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As the quest for permanent solutions to global warming gains urgency, scientists are working to harness the chemical magic that plants use to produce hydrogen from sunlight and water. Hydrogen fuel produced in artificial photosynthesis units could replace some of the fossil fuels that now account for almost 70 percent of the carbon dioxide released in the United States each year. Imagine if your car had an artificial photosynthesis unit on the roof that converted water to non-polluting hydrogen fuel? Believe it or not, scientists think they might be able to transform this radical idea into reality.
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- In 1880, the first commercial electric lighting powered by water turbine debuted in Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Hydroelectricity accounts for 20 percent of the world's electricity
- The first wind farm in the United States was established in New Hampshire in 1980
- Producing 20 percent of the nation's electricity from wind power would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 800 million tons.
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– MEMPHIS – Another night at the ballpark, another late rally for Ole Miss. The Rebels (19-8) tied Wednesday's game at AutoZone Park with a run in the ninth, then scored one in the top of the 10th to defeat Memphis, 7-6. Ole Miss scored twice in the ninth to beat Jackson State, 8-7, on Tuesday.
Zach Miller led off the 10th with a single. After two fly outs, Miller stole second and scored on Jordan Henry's RBI single. In the ninth, Logan Power (fielder's choice) moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Kyle Henson's RBI single. Henson was 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Jake Morgan struck out five of six Tigers he faced to get the win.
– MSU loses at Monroe: A six-run seventh inning spelled defeat for Mississippi State on Wednesday, in a 7-1 loss at Louisiana-Monroe.
Warhawks junior Don Williams (3-0) threw a complete-game seven-hitter, giving up a Ryan Duffy home run in the third. Williams threw 125 pitches, striking out nine and walking one.
For MSU (15-13), starter Forrest Moore allowed just two hits and struck out 11 in the first six innings before ULM (16-11) got to the Bulldogs' bullpen.
n Southern Miss sweeps: The Golden Eagles (18-9) improved to 8-0 on the road this season, beating Troy 10-4 and 8-0. Senior Brian Dozier, from Fulton, went 2-for-7 with two runs and two RBIs.
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Report on WSM (Ireland) National Conference - Autumn 2013
ireland / britain | anarchist movement | news report Wednesday December 18, 2013 20:50 by Andrew - Workers Solidarity Movement (WSM)
The WSM had its Autumn national conference in Dublin on the 23rd November. National Conference is the ultimate decision making body in the WSM. It happens every six months usually over a day or two. As well as discussing motions time is also spent on discussing the past six months activity and prospects for the next period. Conference also hears reports of activity from all branches, officers and working groups. This covered areas like the Irish Anarchist Review, WSM Website, Dublin Anarchist Bookfair and our pro-choice and anti racist work.
Conference then moves on to an open discussion of perspectives which as with the previous couple of conferences was grounded in the enormous disruptive impact the crisis has had on the left and class based organisation in Ireland. The period since the last crisis had seen the defeat and subsequent disintegration of the Campaign against Household and Water Taxes, it was feared the nature of that defeat would have lasting impact for some time to come.
On the other hand there appears to be a high, if quite passive, level of interest in our politics as illustrated by our large following on Twitter & Facebook ( still the 2nd largest of any political organisation in Ireland). And the fact that about 700 people have trusted us with their contact details via our email contact system ( Not on it? Self register here ) suggests that there is some substance to that interest. On the other hand because we have lost a lot of members its becoming difficult to do everything we want to and financially we are spending more than we are taking in. Both will lead to problems in the medium term.
Points raised in the discussion also included
The perspective discussion isn't set up to come to any particular conclusions, its more of a space for members to speak their mind so we can have an accurate sense of where people are at which can inform discussion on motions. The summary above is just intended to give a rough idea of the discussion.
WSM policy is based on the WSM position papers which can all be accessed on the WSM website at http://www.wsm.ie/content/position-papers-wsm. If a member thinks WSM policy should change in a specific area they should propose a motion as an amendment or an addition to an existing position paper, this means that the decision can be stored for future reference and won't be forgotten about. Delegate council has the power to change the short term sections of position papers, changes to long term sections need to be made as motions to National Conference.
On Membership
On Critical assessment
Project 1: A critical examination of the strategy and theory behind our engagements in social struggle, and an exploration of the best strategy and theory from revolutionaries and social movements around the world.
Project 2: A rewriting of our position papers on gender inequality and race, and a writing of a new paper which in everyday language presents our position on how we relate class to other forms of oppression. If resources permit, other position papers could also be critically re-examined as part of this project.
Each project will involve branch discussions, assigned readings and presentations (decided by the branches), and the collating of discussion notes (not conversation transcripts) on the internal website.
A project coordinator for each branch will be voted for at National Conference. They will be responsible for ensuring the required branch meeting time is committed to these projects, and that reports on progress and developments are presented to Delegate Conference and National Conference. Spring 2014 national conference will review projects and assess results.
On Publications
"WSM Publications will endeavour to represent and analyse the broad range of oppressions felt and resisted by the working class. We therefore try to avoid the sole focus on economic exploitation that is common to many left papers and encourage articles that address the intersections between feminist, queer, race and class issues, as well as the subjective experience of alienation and resistance."
Conference voted to remove references to Workers Solidarity from the publications position paper, therefore in effect ceasing the intention to regularly publish a 'newspaper'. Workers Solidarity had only appeared once since the previous conference.
"The Workers Solidarity newspaper has been discontinued, and its editorial committee has been replaced by the Printed Materials committee. This committee is responsible for producing high quality – both in terms of design aesthetics and depth of analysis – leaflets and other printed materials. Through communication with working groups and branches, the committee will anticipate when such materials would be useful – for example: union marches, strike mobilisations, elections, referendums, queer pride, or key moments in campaigns like important national conferences or periods of extensive pro-choice mobilisation – and commission or write texts that present an intelligent anarchist analysis expressed in everyday language. Working groups and branches can also commission the committee to make specified materials. "
"Guidelines for the printed materials: They are not to talk down to their readers. They are not to assume their target readers identify themselves as working class even though they objectively are. They are not to solely appeal to outrage over injustice, but rather to reason and logic. They are to be honest about the possibilities for social change and the challenges to achieving it. They are to keep lefty cliches to a minimum both in imagery and text."
Conference vote to insert two new sentences into the description of the Irish Anarchist Review. These were
"It will also publish a small number of news analysis pieces. These may be taken from the website or solicited specifically for IAR."
"Each issue will contain one short piece aimed at those with little prior knowledge of anarchism, focussing on a particular aspect of anarchist theory or practice."
Other motions passed at conference included agreeing an Accommodation Protocol to be used for events where members were offering to accommodate guests in their homes and a number of housekeeping motions removing out of date sections of position papers.
Conference then move on to election to all national positions and national committees. No one can hold any of these positions for more than 3 years but in practise positions tend to be rotated more frequently than this, at this conference most of the people holding these positions were changed.
Conference closed with an open discussion that looked at the first steps that we needed to take to implement the motions we had passed before moving on to a feedback circle where members said how they had found the conference. This was overwhelmingly positive. We then had dinner together before joining the Revolutionary Anarcha Feminist groups launch party for RAG 6.
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Hmm. I'm not sure how to take this. Pet Sounds is, in my opinion and in the opinions of many others, the best album ever made, period, end of discussion. And Smile was supposed to be even better. . . until Brian went nuts and burned most of the tapes, leaving only a few fragments (like "Surf's Up," "Heroes and Villains," and a few unfinished scraps that turned up on the Good Vibrations box set).New Brian Wilson Studio Album in June
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Brian Wilson (news)'s first new studio album in six years, "Gettin' in Over My Head," will be released by Warner Music Group's Rhino Records on June 22.
The 61-year-old former Beach Boy recently resurrected and finished his legendary "Smile" sessions, which he debuted live in the United Kingdom. Wilson is expected to tour Europe in the summer in support of "Gettin' in Over My Head" and possibly bring the "Smile" concert to the United States in the fall. He is currently in the studio working on the final version of "Smile," which will likely also be released through Warner.
"Gettin' in Over My Head" features guest appearances by Eric Clapton (news), Elton John (news), Van Dyke Parks and Paul McCartney (news). The album also includes a duet with his late brother Carl Wilson (news) titled "Soul Searchin'."
"Gettin' in Over My Head" features a number songs which Wilson had worked on earlier but had not yet completed, including the title track and "Desert Drive," which are culled from his mid-1990s collaboration with producer Andy Paley. Wilson's last studio album was 1998's "Imagination."
I've wondered what it might be like for Brian to come out of La-La Land and finish the project, preferably with other artists who are his friends and not the lousy cover band currently calling itself the Beach Boys.
But the dude's crazy! And didn't Lifehouse turn out to be a big disappointment when Pete Townsend, as an old pedophile, finally finished it? Will Smile be any different? I hope so. The craptacular garbage Brian's put out in the past thirty years are no way to end a career.


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Qui-Gon Jinn Tatooine (Eopie: exclusive outside U.S.)
Y-Wing Pilot (Y-Wing Fighter: Target exclusive)
Darth Maul (Sith Speeder hand held game: F.A.O. Schwarz exclusive)
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Qui-Gon Jinn (Eopie) - This Quigy had soft goods and very spread legs to sit on the Eopie. The figure did not look that bad, but once again the likeness was not that great.
Y-Wing Pilot - This white Nien Numb pilot was the exact same fig as the previously released Sullustian Pilot that came in the Rebel Pilots three pack. This fig however had less paint detail than the first version.
Darth Maul (Sith Speeder game) - This ultra rare figure is the same Maul that came on his Speeder Bike and has a brighter red face and dirt detail at the bottom of his robes. I saw this once, but good luck finding a picture of this on the internet. Its so rare it doesnt even seem to exist.
Darth Maul (Masters of the Darkside 2-pack) - This Darth Maul was essentially a part replica of the soft goods Darth Maul. The lower body was no longer softgoods, and the arms could pose as if he was ready to engage Quigy and Obi. Enclosed is a picture of this fig for those who are not familiar with it.
Darth Vader (Masters of the Dark Side 2-pack) - This soft goods Vader was quite unique. Note the picture detail included with this post.


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That morning, the local TV weatherman said the fishing calendar called for a "Poor" day and, in some ways, he may have been right, but there's more to any story than what's on the end of the line.
The Old Men and I were headed to the water, dire forecasts notwithstanding. The summer skies were clear and there was no rain on the horizon.
At the time we were fishing several days a week out of Young's Landing at Grenada Lake, and we were nearly to Okolona before someone remembered the trolling motor battery was still on the charger back home in Brewer. After a quick debate, we went back and got it.
The boat we used was a 16-foot aluminum number with a square bow, and with three occupants and as many ice chests, it was both heavy in the water and easily pushed by the wind at the same time. The trolling motor was important to keep it in position for running trotlines and was indispensably handy as long as you kept the hook drops from tangling in the propeller, a tragedy that struck while baiting the first line of the day.
This was after we discovered we'd left the boat paddle at home, and after we'd backed the boat trailer down the ramp with the drain plug out. The paddle was used to pick up trotlines tied a couple feet below water level and we found a suitable stick to serve for that. Only a couple dozen gallons of lake streamed into the boat before we got the plug stuck in, and that was drained by pulling the plug while underway, the rushing water outside pulling the bilge back through the hole like a siphon.
The trotline snarled in the prop, however, was a real headache.
The whirling prop pulled the tangled line through the seam that separated it from the motor's housing, so to fix it the prop had to be removed, the mangled line untangled or cut away, the remaining two ends of the trotline rejoined and the trolling motor reassembled before operations could resume.
This time, the trolling motor operator finished the last repair, put the motor back together, dropped it over the side to resume fishing, turned the motor on and immediately caught the trotline in the prop again, snarling it worse than ever before.
"This was a poor day for fishing," one of the Old Men said and, at the time, I couldn't have agreed more.
Eventually we caught enough fish to prove we'd actually been to the water and made it home without further incident, but the day's collection of events have remained a benchmark for difficulties ever since. More than the high water mark for struggles, though, I remember the way the Old Men faced them, a lesson in character if ever there was one.
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There is a site www.unskewedpolls.com that claims to remove media bias from polling results. Anyone know anything about this? I do find it odd that if it's legit it is just now surfacing.
There is a site www.unskewedpolls.com that claims to remove media bias from polling results. Anyone know anything about this? I do find it odd that if it's legit it is just now surfacing.
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Knowing the MSP as you do, why are you questioning why we haven't heard of this before. I believe it's great to have this lurking 'under the radar', because as one of the articles state, the libs are in for a shock.
It's not given as to the make-up of the voters in the poll, but at least it refers to "likely voters", as opposed to the usual polling the MSP quotes, that is all too frequently loaded up with a large majority of Democrats, and seldom people that are likely to vote.
It's always fun to see polls we want to agree with, especially after watching all the sleezy left-leaning obfuscaters that are constantly rubbing our noses in their "latest findings". We know it's their attempt at trying to sway public opinion. It's absolutely criminal what has become of the American press. How can they even wonder why they are so completely distrusted? For decades they've been attempting to shove their agenda down the throats of Americans. Never again should the public buy into any of their bilge.
When the one you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.
The secular progressive press under samples the right and over samples the left.
He in WI the secular progressives had Barret with a 3-5 point lead in the recall election.
Walker won by 7 points.
When it comes down to it, Walt Disney fantasized, but it wasn't real!
The secular progressives (formerly the Democrats until they BOOED GOD at their convention) sets them selves up for this stuff.
And, when it happens, they will all be bewildered.
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The title of today's post suggests this has been something I've found difficult to do without the help of the lovely lady in the convenience store who obviously thinks I'm as retarded as I look.
However, today the shopkeep's daughter was crying in the store and she was pre-occupied with other customers so I got the card and went on my merry way. Now, the problem with recharging the card is that the English instructions aren't very clear, in fact, they are downright confusing. However, I don't blame China Mobile – I live in a country of a bazillion Mandarin speakers so I really should be able to understand the Chinese instructions better.
But, I don't (yet). So, if you're in the same boat as me then follow these instructions on how to set up and recharge a Chine Mobile pre-pay account. Don't try and understand what is being said…just follow these instructions:
1. Purchase a pre-pay sim if you don't already have one.
2. Put it in your phone
3. Purchase a China Mobile pre-pay recharge card
4. Scratch off the coat to get the PIN number
5. Dial 13800138000
6. The automated service will begin. Press 2 for English, then press 2, then press 1#, and then 1 to confirm.
7. You will now be prompted for the PIN number which is the scratched off bit on your card. After entering it hit the # key.
8. It will say something like 'wait a minute' before it confirms that your card is now charged and ready to go. If you have fat triangle fingers and screwed it up then go back to 7.
That's it. At any time you should be able to ring up 10086 and find out how much credit you have left on the pre-pay account. Normally you'll get 1-2 txt messages a day warning you before it's over as well. If you're expecting important calls it's noteworthy to not let it expire as people won't be able to call you if you don't recharge the card.


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By Michael Aneiro
Pimco's Bill Gross has gone back to paring the Treasury bond holdings from his flagship $288 billion PIMCO Total Return Fund (PTTRX) after ramping up government bond purchases in recent months. Bloomberg's Susanne Walker reports that Treasuries fell to 28% of the fund's assets in February, after reaching a six-month high of 30% in January:
Gross has been advising investors to avoid long-term Treasuries in favor of U.S. five-year notes and inflation-indexed debt as central banks provide unprecedented stimulus.
The world's biggest manager of bond funds cut mortgage holdings to 36 percent, the lowest level since August 2011, from 37 percent in January. It's still the fund's biggest holding. The Total Return Fund (PTTRX) held 42 percent in December.
Gross famously bailed out of the Treasuries market two years ago and missed out on big rally before jumping back in.


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Stopped by Target in Springfield Mall last night and found at least 12 Gunships. No new figs. Potomac Mills Target also had a few Gunships and 1 Deluxe Anakin. No sign of the Deluxe Trooper or Geo. Warrior.
On a side note, with this nutcase running around shooting people, I hope everyone has a safe weekend.


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By Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
OXFORD – Ole Miss will have to wait until signing day to learn if it will officially land two of its most high-profile recruits.
Loganville, Ga., prospect Robert Nkemdiche, the nation's top-rated overall recruit, will announce his choice at a time when many in the central time zone are just waking up.
Local news tends to travel quickly, and Chris Jones, Houston's rising recruiting star, has said he will also announce his choice on signing day.
Jones has narrowed his schools to Ole Miss and Mississippi State, to whom he gave a verbal commitment last summer.
Nkemdiche will be joined by his Grayson High School coaches and teammates in the school auditorium.
He is scheduled to make his announcement at 6:30 a.m. central time.
The agenda says Nkemdiche will then "mingle with teammates" and will take questions from the media after the mingling.
If the Rebels land both five-star recruits it would give them the nation's No. 1 and No. 2 rated defensive ends.
"We're certainly in on the right guys. We have to find a way to close on a good number of them," Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said.
One of those is South Panola defensive back Tony Conner, who Ole Miss coaches visited earlier this week.
Rivals rates Conner as the No. 1 player in the state, the No. 11 safety in the country.
The Ole Miss class of verbal commitments is currently ranked No. 11 by Rivals and includes Laquon Treadwell, the nation's No. 1 wide receiver and No. 5 overall player. Landing any combination of Nkemdiche, Jones and Conner would place the class inside the top 10.
The Rebels' fast finish on the field has fueled recruiting momentum, Freeze said. Having his staff in place for more than a year and the enthusiasm of earlier commitments talking to one another have also been factors.
Player Pos. Hometown/School
Peyton Barber RB Alpharetta, Ga.
Trey Bledsoe Ath Grenada
Daronte Bouldin OL Canton
Eugene Brazley RB New Orleans
Ryan Buchanan QB Jackson
Elijah Daniel DE Avon, Ind.
Evan Engram TE Powder Springs, Ga.
Bobby Hill DB Moultrie, Ga.
Davion Johnson OL Byhalia
Derrick Jones WR Eupora
Devante Kincade QB Dallas
Herbert Moore DT Memphis
Kailo Moore RB Rosedale
Jarran Reed DT East Mississippi CC
Marcus Robinson LB Memphis
Rashawn Smith LB Florence, Ala.
Laquon Treadwell WR Crete, Ill.
Quincy Adeboyejo WR Cedar Hill, Texas
Nick Brassell* DB East Miss. CC
Mark Dodson* RB Memphis
Lavon Hooks* DT Northeast Miss. CC
Quadarias Mireles* WR Hinds CC
Christian Morgan* TE Plano, Texas
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By Carlie Kollath Wells/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – C Spire Wireless plans to launch its fastest data network today in Tupelo.
The Ridgeland-based company said it will activate its 4G Long Term Evolution network today in Tupelo, Verona, Guntown, Saltillo, Baldwyn, Chesterville and Plantersville.
The 4G network is geared toward data users who browse the Internet, watch videos, play music, share photos and send emails from their mobile devices. C Spire said 4G is up to 10 times faster than its previous network.
Customers must have a 4G-compatible device to access the new network. C Spire started selling the Motorola PHOTON Q last week online and in retail stores for $199.99 with a two-year contract. The company said the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Franklin Wireless 2-in-1 smart USB modem and mobile hotspot are coming soon. The press release didn't provide a specific date.
Company and city officials plan to celebrate the new network today at 11:30 a.m. at the C Spire store on West Main Street.
Tupelo is one of 31 Mississippi markets receiving C Spire's 4G LTE services between now and the end of October. Several other Northeast Mississippi communities are on the list, including Starkville, West Point, Oxford, Corinth, New Albany, Pontotoc, Booneville and 21 unnamed communities in Lee, Union, Tippah, Prentiss and Pontotoc counties.
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Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for International Development and the Galen Stone Professor of International Trade at Harvard University, will present a lecture titled "Disease Control and Economic Development: Lessons from History and Future Prospects" on Thursday, April 12. It will begin at 4:15 p.m. in 300 Wallace Hall.
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As mentioned a few times in the past , ''I'm fiddle string tight'' with anxiety in anticipation of the opener . Even though I found only a tiny amount of sign today I am not discouraged in the least . I know them ''HIGH PRESSURED LONGBEARDS '' are in there among the ridges , breaks and hollers of the 4000+acres of public land .
Mast crop is down . Grain crop is minimal inside the area . They're feeding somewhere ! That's half the fun , just locating where they are hanging out and feeding ,and in some cases fighting .
Keep your eyes on the ground and your ears to the woods ,,,,,,,you'll locate them monarchs .
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Hi Tollwest,
I just read one of your old posts about a lab that you tried to FF incorrectly and that the dog never forgave you for that... I am in the process of training my 1.5 old yellow female and i have hit a snag.. She will pick up geese during training sessions in the yard but has yet to pick one up in the field. Everyone says that FF will fix my problem - however this dog is a bit sensitive to her feet (due to improper dew claw removal) and i fear that using an ear pinch method will cause her to 'never forgive me' as well. I just started working on the Hold technique and she has done that sucessfully (without FF technique) a couple of times now (just started this last night). She is a very bright dog and catches on fast. I am wondering if you, having delt with a dog that 'never forgave you', have any alternative methods to the toe hitch, ear pinch methods you could pass along to me... THanks in advance.


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Assateague Island is a barrier island built by sand that persistent waves have raised from the ocean's gently sloping floor. Constant reshaping mirrors a restless origin, as steady winds continue moving trillions of sand grains, each a bit of eroded sediment from the ancient Appalacian Mountains. Occasional storms drive waves and sands so forcefully that the beach and shoreline can change dramatically. Most of Assateague Island is undeveloped and features low average elevation and scrub vegetation. The mean elevation of the island is 2 m above sea level. Some sand dunes however, reach up to 10 m in elevation.
In the early 1900's, Assateague Island was connected to another island to the north. In 1933, a large hurricane occurred which separated Assateague from what is now Fenwick Island. A new inlet was created due to the erosion caused by overwash during the hurricane. Although natural sediment transport processes would have closed the gap between the two islands, the new inlet was kept open in order to provide better navigation to the Ocean City area of Maryland. The change in erosional patterns caused by the new inlet has altered the natural transport of sediment along the shoreline. As a result, the processes taking place on the shoreline of Assateague Island have been altered significantly. Because of this, Assateague Island has started to migrate westward. The presence of endangered species, important migratory habitats, and local communities have caused many agencies to recognize the importance of preserving the island and preventing its landward migration caused by the artificial jetty. The National Park Service along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and others have come together to try and preserve the island by restoring the sediment budget to pre-jetty conditions.
The General park map handed out at the visitor center is available on the park's map webpage.For information about topographic maps, geologic maps, and geologic data sets, please see the geologic maps page.
A general photo album for this park can be found here. For information on other photo collections featuring National Park geology, please see the Image Sources page.
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Sorry boys, (Gavin & Percy) Packers beat the Bears! Now lets see, since I live in Phoenix should it be the Cardinals or the Packers, Cardnials or the Packers..... silly me, the Packers of course. Did you know that the Packers are the only team ever that is owned by the people of Greenbay WI? I bet Teddy was one happy guy tonight.
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The Don Criqui thread is heating up.
The Don Criqui thread is heating up.
I can't believe my contribution to the post a gif thread didn't get a more positive response. Who doesn't think this is funny? Particularly Ren's facial expressions.
Support NAFTA!
Somebody made a thread criticizing Don Criqui's announcing so I invented this completely ridiculous story about his shattered personal life with addiction and murder accusations and his daughter as a stripper and told people it wasn't in the spirit of Christmas to criticize him.
Nobody bit, though. I think I overdid it.
Saw The Hobbit yesterday at Cinebistro. That place is pretty awesome.
What a crazy cover by Cinci in that Belk bowl.
Laying 8.5..........
Tie game with under a min left. Cinci hits an 80 yard or so TD pass. Then with under 30 seconds left they get a shot on the QB near midfield, causing a fumble/int that gets housed for a 14 point win.
I'd like to thank Mike Dee and Dolphins management for actually going through on a logo change so we don't get six threads a day about it potentially happening during the dog days of the offseason


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COMMENTS ON STORIESCommunity of Character award ceremony set for Wednesday
Three individuals and Lynnewood United Methodist Church will be honored Wednesday as this year's recipients of the Juanita...Original post made on May. 12, 2014
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CRIMES & INCIDENTSDublin police shoot, kill FHS student
Dublin police said that a domestic-violence suspect who was fatally shot by an officer on Sunday night after he allegedly...Original post made on May. 9, 2014
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COMMENTS ON STORIESAt last, better housing for Pleasanton's low-income seniors
For the low-income seniors living in Kottinger Place and Pleasanton Gardens, there's better housing in the offing. Read...Original post made on May. 1, 2014
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AROUND TOWNPleasanton Jack-in-the-Box worker stabbed, Dublin woman seized
An employee at a Jack-in-the-Box fast food restaurant in Pleasanton was stabbed multiple times early Sunday by a woman customer. Read...Original post made on Apr. 14, 2014
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AROUND TOWNDublin hosting Mother's Day 'Spring Faire' tomorrow
The city of Dublin will host its 3rd annual Spring Faire at the Dublin Heritage Park and Museums tomorrow, just in time for...Original post made on May. 10, 2014
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CRIMES & INCIDENTSHappy Birthday Cody Hall.....
Hope you enjoy your birthday. I'm guessing you had special visitors today. I bet the family and friends of the woman...Original post made by Someone who values life on Aug. 22, 2013
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COMMENTS ON STORIESFoothill High School teen named Presidential Scholar
Foothill High School senior flutist, Annie Wu, has been named a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, announced Monday by...Original post made on May. 9, 2014
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COMMENTS ON STORIES'A breath of fresh air'
For Marsh Riggs, life has been pretty good in his 22 years as a director of tennis at various facilities throughout California...Original post made on Jun. 19, 2009
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COMMENTS ON STORIESThe Big Draw
Thank you for the amazing coverage on The Big Draw Chalk Art Festival for this Saturday, May 10. There are two wonderful...Original post made by Jill Vellinger on May. 6, 2014
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SCHOOLS & KIDSPD Shooting of Foothill High Student Similar to Fresno case involving Special Education Student
The shooting and killing of Foothill High School student Oscar Herrera bears similarities to Fresno police shooting and killing...Original post made by Again? on May. 9, 2014
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SCHOOLS & KIDSHart Middle School Book Sale Fundraiser
Do you have any children or young adult books lying around your house collecting dust? Why not donate them to Hart Middle...Original post made by Mr. Vergon on Apr. 21, 2014
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONALCommon Core Teaches our Kids That the Holocaust was a Myth!
If you haven't heard about how terrible Common Core is for our kids, please inform yourself! Here is one of many examples... Common...Original post made by wake up on May. 6, 2014
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AROUND TOWNyet another arrogant Tesla owner
Just saw yet another Tesla owner today showing off his new gray colored Tesla near home depot around 7 pm 4/27/2014 by NOT...Original post made by yApR - yet another Pleasanton resident on Apr. 27, 2014
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AROUND TOWNAuditor-controller candidate accused of lying about where she lives
A candidate who says she wants to be Alameda County's next auditor-controller because the office needs to be reformed has...Original post made on May. 6, 2014
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COMMENTS ON STORIESPleasanton Council could require 25% cut in water usage tonight
The Pleasanton City Council is expected to require residents to cut their water usage by 25% over last year's consumption...Original post made on May. 6, 2014
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AROUND TOWNMothers With a Purpose Meets Tonight
Mothers With a Purpose meets at 7 p.m. tonight at Foothill High School Library. Mothers with a Purpose was formed by local...Original post made by Kathy on May. 8, 2014
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Alameda County auditor-controller candidate Kathleen Knox pleaded not guilty Tuesday to six felony counts for allegedly lying...Original post made on May. 7, 2014
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Nominations due Monday for TV30's Tri-Valley 'Coach of the Year' award
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Readers' Choice Ballot is here
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Inspired by a rank 'em on espn.
Post in this thread if you think of any other outfielders that deserve to be in the tournament. I'll put together either a 16 or 32 man bracket depending on how many other names get added to this list. Should be interesting.
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Joe DiMaggio
Roberto Clemente
Frank Robinson
Ted Williams
Mel Ott
Willie Mays
Mickey Mantle
Ken Griffey Jr.
Hank Aaron
Barry Bonds
Tris Speaker
Stan Musial
Rickey Henderson
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Family: Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed view all from this family
Description Native herbaceous perennial. Upright, 3 to 5 feet tall, with thick, fleshy, white roots. Typically, its stems are branched and the clump forming plants emerge in late spring after most other plants have begun growth for the year. Leaves opposite, 2.75 to 6 inches long, narrow and lance-shaped.
Flowers: small, fragrant, pink to mauve (sometimes white) in rounded umbels. The flower color may vary from darker shades of purple to soft, pinkish purple and a white flowering form exists as well. The flowers have five reflexed petals and an elevated central crown. After blooming, green seed pods, approximately 12 centimeters (4.5 inches) long, are produced that when ripe, split open.
Warning All plants in the genus Asclepias are probably somewhat toxic, some fatally so, to both humans and animals. The sap of some causes skin irritation in humans. Sensitivity to a toxin varies with a persons age, weight, physical condition, and individual susceptibility. Children are most vulnerable because of their curiosity and small size. Toxicity can vary in a plant according to season, the plants different parts, and its stage of growth; and plants can absorb toxic substances, such as herbicides, pesticides, and pollutants from the water, air, and soil.
Flower Early to mid-summer.
Flower June - August
Habitat Damp soils in full sun to partial shade; at edges of ponds, lakes, streams, low areas, and ditches.
Range Found throughout North America, except Washington, Oregon, California, and Alabama.
Discussion This plant is a wetland indicator. Other common names: rose milkweed, pink milkweed.
Comments Swamp milkweed can adapt to slightly drier sites. It thrives on sun and neglect.
Exposure Preference Sun to partial sun.
Native Distribution Nova Scotia to Manitoba & Utah (also Carbon County, Montana), s. to Florida, Mississippi & New Mexico
Site Preference Low, moist open woods & prairies; ditches; stream banks
Soil Preference Rich, wet soils.
Wildlife Value Milkweeds are an important food source for the monarch caterpillar.


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Topic 1, Evidence: Instead of trying to define evidence, which would just lead us away from my point, I will rephrase. how can a rational person who hasn't been indoctrinated believe in a god or, more specifically, a Christian god? If so, wouldn't this person also be inclined to believe in Krishna, Allah, and Santa? The level of evidence (defined as broadly as you see fit) is the same... No reliable eyewitness accounts and no physical evidence of their existence. I argue that only people who are indoctrinated would be able to believe in this. If you do a strict comparison between your god and another god, an unbiased observer with no knowledge of either would not be able to decide which is real and would probably arrive at the correct conclusion that neither of them are. You say that you believe it is possible for a rational person to make this distinction... How? I don't think it's possible to address my question of evidence without drawing a comparison with something that you choose to not believe in despite a similar amount of evidence. My standard of belief is rational because its the same across the board... I hold your god to the same standard as Allah. Believers hold their god to a different standard of proof. This is why a belief in a specific god is illogical. That was the basis of my question. Even if you believe the existence of Yahweh is likely, you certainly can't offer any proof or evidence to sway a non-believer. Your belief is based off of faith alone and your faith is derived from indoctrination.
Human brain: If you're familiar with evolution, which I assume that you are, then you know that the general idea is that life started with a single cell organism which eventually became a multi cell organism and so on and so forth all the way up to the diverse flora and fauna that inhabit the earth today. There is overwhelming evidence to support this such as the fact that all living creatures share 23 universal proteins and that the fossil record shows this timeline to be true. The first nervous systems were found in jelly fish and if you look at the structure of each creature that followed them in the evolutionary tree, you will see that the nervous systems gradually get more complex, culminating with the evolution of the cerebral cortex in primates. The four step process put in general terms was: centralization, encephalization, addition, and plasticity. The final step is what makes the brain able to conceptualize and think for itself. Only highly evolved mammals have achieved step 4. Lower mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish have all gone through addition of new components, some more than others. Encephalization (concentration of nervous system components to one end of the body) can be seen in any creature with a head... Eyes ears and nose are all close to each other, leading to a more efficient system. The first step, centralization can be seen in the evolution from sea sponges and jellyfish (no brain, just nerves) to fish and then beyond that. What's so beautiful about this phenomena is that if you look at the way that the components of the brain are structured, the most primitive components that we share with lower species can be observed in the brain stem and the most advanced components are found in the front. This structure is common throughout nature. You can see how the brain has evolved and built on itself through hundreds of millions of years of natural selection.
My brain: I know that my senses are accurate, if that's what you're asking. My sense of sight can be explained by middle school science... Whichever colors in the spectrum are reflected, the human eye's rods and cones can see and whichever are absorbed we can not. Sounds can be explained by frequency, wavelength, amplitude, etc. The physiology of the ear is also pretty simple, relative to the brain. If you're talking about additional dimensions or something of the like then there are theories in quantam science that address this possibility. My brain reflects reality because it has evolved in a manner to maximize the survival of our species. While there are mutations within each species that alter our perception, these traits are naturally selected out of the genetic pool because a creature that possesses a brain that does not accurately perceive threats is more likely to die while one that does is more likely to live and reproduce, passing along the DNA that forms an accurate brain.
If science is wrong and our bodies/ brains did not evolve, but were created by god, then wouldn't one expect a better design? I would have designed a symmetrical heart and a much more efficiently routed laryngeal nerve. Evolution embraces these flaws in our bodies and can even identify the chain of evolutionary events that caused them. It's impossible to justify this if you believe in an infallible, omnipotent creator.


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In California, unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death and hospitalization among children under age 16. With over 24 million vehicles, and over 170,000 thousand miles of roadway, virtually every one of California's 8 million young people are routinely exposed to traffic-related injury, disability and death. Motor vehicle occupant injuries are among the top five causes of both death and hospitalization among children under age 16. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that, controlling for driver seat belt use and the child's seating position, child restraints are 71% effective in reducing fatality among infants and 54% effective among children aged one to four in passenger cars.
Motor vehicle-related injuries are preventable, yet motor vehicle crashes remain a leading cause of death and disability for children. In California, 4,579 children age four years and younger were hospitalized as a result of motor vehicle occupant injuries in 1994. The Vehicle Occupant Safety Program (VOSP), part of the Safe and Active Communities (SAC) Branch of CDPH, strives to prevent injuries and deaths to infants and toddlers in California by increasing the use, and correcting misuse, of child safety seats.
VOSP works closely with local health departments, hospitals, community agencies, child care providers, law enforcement, municipal court systems, and other state and local agencies to develop child passenger safety educational programs that in particular benefit low-income families.
During the past several years, VOSP has successfully developed a statewide child passenger safety infrastructure and network. Via this system, agencies across the state can jointly advocate for stronger policies and legislation; work en masse towards changing organizational practices of hospitals, law enforcement, child care, education, and other institutions; develop stronger local coalitions and networks; receive consistent, accurate, and up-to-date information and impart consistent messages and education; and begin to conduct consistent evaluation which yields valid statewide data. VOSP, in collaboration with numerous partners and the statewide network, provides the structure to create a sustainable child occupant system.
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Almost a Christmas present
"The Project for the New American Century" has been reduced to a voice-mail box and a ghostly website. A single employee has been left to wrap things up.
A more glorious lead sentence has never been written about the Project, which basically created and nurtured the neo-con view of the world, and the policies of the current presidency - 8 signatories have been senior members of the administration.
The Project is apparently going the way of Republicans across America with some fantastic backstabbing…. Kenneth Adelman, one of the signatories of the Project (and considered to be a member of its pro-war faction - a pretty terrifying concept, given the hawkish tendencies of the Project in general) and a member of the Defense Policy Board, has gone from
"I believe demolishing Hussein's military power and liberating Iraq would be a cakewalk."
"I just presumed that what I considered to be the most competent national-security team since Truman was indeed going to be competent.
They turned out to be among the most incompetent teams in the post-war era. Not only did each of them, individually, have enormous flaws, but together they were deadly, dysfunctional."
in just four years.
Sadly, this isn't the death knell sounding for neo-conservatism - but it's always nice to see its edifices crumbling, even just a little.
Merry Christmas!
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By NEMS Daily Journal
FINAL: Ole Miss 9, Lipscomb 8
Parrish Alford
NEMS Daily Journal
The ninth straight win was a different sort of win for Ole Miss, one about offense and hitting and not pitching.
Lipscomb batter, held dormant for much of the series, exploded against Sam Smith for seven runs — all earned — on 10 hits in 4.1 innings.
The Rebels were down 8-4 in the seventh when the put up five runs on seven hits.
Offensive leaders for Ole Miss included Tanner Mathis (3-for-5), Austin Anderson (3-for-4), Stuart Turner (2-for-3 3 RBI), Andrew Mistone (3-for-4).
Click here for more at Parrish Alford's Inside Ole Miss Sports Blog.
FINAL: Central Arkansas 7, No. 3 MSU 3
By Brad Locke
NEMS Daily Journal
Recapping No. 3 MSU's 7-3 loss to Central Arkansas at Dudy Noble Field on Sunday.
• The buzz: MSU (17-2) lost its second consecutive game and lost the series, as the Bears (14-2) got a complete game from Bryce Biggerstaff and continued to frustrated State's pitchers.
• Big inning: It was 2-2 when UCA scored twice in the fourth. A hit-by-pitch, an error, a walk and another error led to one run, and then Forrestt Allday singled home a run with two outs.
• Key stats: MSU grounded into three double plays. … Bulldog pitchers hit five batters after plunking six Saturday. … UCA was 4 of 12 with runners in scoring position, while MSU was 2 of 4. … State committed two errors, leading to one unearned run, while the Bears were flawless in the field.
Click here for more at Brad Locke's Inside Mississippi State blog.
Read more in Monday's NEMS Daily Journal newspaper.


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struct PlanetVertex { float3 Position; float3 Normal; float Temperature; float Humidity; };
That's 10 floats with 4 bytes per float -> 40 bytes per vertex.
A terrain node or patch contains 33x33 vertices, which is 43560 bytes.
At the highest quality setting, the compute shader will output up to 5000 nodes,
so the buffer needs to be 5000 * 43560 bytes, which is
217800000 bytes or ~207mb.
Due to the way I handle load balancing between rendering and terrain generation, I need to have this buffer in memory twice, so I use
~415mb only for vertex data.
This is okay I guess, since a planet is sort of the primary object, but I want to reduce this buffer size if possible.
For example the normal vector: It doesn't need 32bit precision per channel, 16 would be more than enough.
As for temperature and humidity, they could even fit in an 8bit unorm, but I doubt that's available here.
I found that there are f32tof16 and f16tof32 functions in hlsl, which I assume are what I need, but I cannot quite figure out how they're supposed to work:
It says here that f32to16 returns a uint, but isn't that 32 bit as well?


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TAIPEI - Taiwan plans to withdraw troops from two islets near the Chinese mainland and will turn the former battleground into a tourist attraction as relations improve, officials said Wednesday.
The two tiny islets, Tatan and Ertan, form part of the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen island group off southeast China's Xiamen city and are currently manned by around 120 soldiers.
Kinmen county magistrate Lee Wuo-shih Tuesday discussed the plan for the two islands with minister without portfolio Lin Cheng-ze.
"The minister has in principle agreed to our plan of troop withdrawal from the two islets... once the plan is completed, it will be another crucial sign of the improving ties between Taiwan and the mainland," Lee told AFP.
The two islets, which together have an area of little more than one square kilometer (0.4 square mile), are about four kilometres (2.5 miles) from Xiamen at the nearest point.
While the two islets may soon be emptied of soldiers, there is no indication that Taiwan will terminate its garrison on much-larger Kinmen island any time soon. The exact number of soldiers there is a secret.
Lee said he was confident that reminders of a fierce 1950 battle on the two fortified islets would lure visitors from both Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.
"Various sites related to the battle remain intact. This is bound to attract a lot of interest from tourists," he said.
According to Taiwan's military authorities, a 300-strong Taiwanese garrison wiped out more than 700 Chinese troops trying to land on the fortified frontline islets following an intensive artillery bombardment in July 1950.
The battle was part of the Chinese communists' attempts to invade Taiwan, where troops led by Chiang Kai-shek took refuge after being driven from the mainland at the end of a civil war in 1949.
The Chinese army fired more than 470,000 shells on Kinmen and other nearby islets in a 44-day bombardment beginning on August 23, 1958, killing 618 servicemen and civilians and injuring more than 2,600.
As late as the 1970s China still bombarded the island, although by then the shells were stuffed with propaganda leaflets.
Tensions across the Taiwan Strait have eased since China-friendly Ma Ying-jeou became Taiwan's president in 2008, pledging to strengthen trade links and allow in more mainland tourists.
Ma was re-elected in January 2012 for a second and last four-year term.


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Volunteer State Community College is celebrating a 40th Anniversary this year. We mark the occasion by remembering the tradition of academic excellence and celebrating the accomplishments of our many students, faculty and staff over the years.
Groundbreaking for Volunteer State Community College was held on a cold and blustery day in November of 1970. It was culmination of three years of preparation by Dr. Hal R. Ramer, who helped to form the Tennessee community college system as Assistant State Education Commissioner, and then went on to create a community college in Gallatin. He became the founding president of that college and served for 33 years. Vol State opened for classes in October of 1971. That date is the one we are using to mark the 40th anniversary of the college. At first, classes were held in an old hotel in Gallatin and wherever else they could find space, throughout Sumner County. John Newman and Joni Steinhauer, both of Hendersonville, were the first official students. 581 students were enrolled that first quarter. The Gallatin campus opened in the winter of 1972. The first commencement ceremony was held on June 9, 1973 with 57 students graduating.
Vol State has experienced phenomenal growth in enrollment, curricula, staff, program, public service, facilities, and quality, over the last 40 years. The main campus now comprises sixteen buildings. Vol State at Livingston began a major expansion in 2006 and construction was finished in 2010. The Highland Crest learning site in Springfield, built in a unique city, county and business partnership, offers a wide-range of Vol State classes.
Several other off-campus operations extend the College's instruction and public service roles throughout its 12 county area. Currently more than 8,000 students are enrolled in the average fall semester.
We have put together a photo gallery, featuring pictures that reflect both the history and the ongoing mission of the college. We encourage students, faculty and staff, both current and from the past, to contribute remembrances to a series of blogs we have put together. They are organized by decade. Please feel free to visit to see what others have written and share your own memories.
We are celebrating the 40th anniversary with a series of events November 14-19, during Homecoming Week 2011. Please visit the Homecoming Week page, also on the left side of the screen, for details.
Volunteer State Community College Alma Mater
Dear Alma Mater, Pride of Tennessee
We Go Forth to serve humanity,
Pioneers imbued with learning, we
Volunteer State, we pledge our loyalty.
Down through the days, our hearts are filled with cheer.
We recall the joys of college years.
Many times we cheered our colors true.
Singing the praise of red and white and blue.
(Written by Dan Jewell and Dr. Hal Ramer)


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Heart bypass surgery creates a new route, called a bypass, for blood and oxygen to reach your heart.
Minimally invasive coronary (heart) artery bypass can be done without stopping the heart and putting a patient on a heart-lung machine.
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass; MIDCAB; Robot assisted coronary artery bypass; RACAB; Keyhole heart surgery
A heart surgeon will make a 3- to 5-inch-long surgical cut in the left part of your chest between your ribs. This allows the surgeon to reach your heart. Muscles in the area will be pushed apart. A small part of the front of the rib, called the costal cartilage, will be removed. Then the surgeon will find and prepare an artery on your chest wall to attach to your coronary artery that is blocked.
Once the above steps are done, the surgeon will connect the prepared chest artery to the coronary artery that is blocked.
You will not need to be on a heart-lung machine for this surgery, but a device will be attached to your heart to stabilize it. You will receive medicine to slow the heart down.
Your doctor may recommend a minimally invasive coronary artery bypass if you have a blockage in one or two coronary arteries, usually in the front of the heart. When one or more of the coronary arteries become partly or totally blocked, your heart does not get enough blood. This is called ischemic heart disease or coronary artery disease. It can cause chest pain (angina).
Your doctor may have first tried to treat you with medicines. You may have also tried cardiac rehabilitation or other treatments, such as angioplasty with stenting.
Coronary artery disease varies a lot from person to person, so the way it is diagnosed and treated varies. Heart bypass surgery is just one treatment. It is not right for everyone.
Surgeries or procedures that may be done instead of minimally invasive heart bypass are:
Ask your doctor about the risks of surgery. In general, the complications of minimally invasive coronary artery bypass are lower than with open coronary artery bypass surgery.
Risks for any surgery include:
Possible risks of coronary artery bypass include:
Always tell your doctor or nurse what drugs you are taking, even drugs or herbs you bought without a prescription.
During the days before the surgery:
The day before your surgery:
On the day of the surgery:
Your doctor or nurse will tell you when to arrive at the hospital.
You may be able to leave the hospital 2 or 3 days after your surgery. You may also be able to return to normal activities after 2 or 3 weeks.
Recovery from surgery takes time, and you may not see the full benefits of your surgery for 3 to 6 months. In most people who have heart bypass surgery, the grafts remain open and work well for many years.
This surgery does not prevent a blockage from coming back. However, you can do many things to slow it down. Not smoking, eating a heart-healthy diet, getting regular exercise, and treating high blood pressure, high blood sugar (if you have diabetes), and high cholesterol will all help.
You may be more likely to have problems with your blood vessels if you have kidney disease or some other medical problems.
Ferraris VA, Mentzer RM Jr. Acquired heart disease: coronary insufficiency. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 61.
Fraker TD Jr, Fihn SD, Gibbons RJ, Abrams J, Chatterjee K, Daley J, et al. 2007 chronic angina focused update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Writing Group to develop the focused update of the 2002 Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina. Circulation. 2007;116(23):2762-2772.
Møller CH, Perko MJ, Lund JT, et al. No major differences in 30-day outcomes in high-risk patients randomized to off-pump versus on-pump coronary bypass surgery: the best bypass surgery trial. Circulation. 2010 Feb 2;121(4):498-504. Epub 2010 Jan 18.
Thiele H, Neumann-Schniedewind P, Jacobs S, et al. Randomized comparison of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery versus sirolimus-eluting stenting in isolated proximal left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jun 23;53(25):2324-31.
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