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Okay that is all for now because I am so tired. Many many things to report soon like as in "as soon as Ryan Howe tells me it is time to report them."
In addition to the brand-new, never-before-seen story "The Jealous Dead," WMS also offers another GSG story, "Where It All Began," for free on the iPhone App Store, for new readers to try out the Gun Street Girl experience free of charge, featuring the secret origin of GSG's main characters, bodyguard Liz Pendragon and down-on-his-luck magician Eddie Caution. All one needs to do is visit the iPhone App Store and search under "applications" for Wicker Man Studios, and then download the stories– "Where It All Began" is free, and all others are 99 cents.
For those who do not own either of these devices, regular PDFs are also offered at the new GSG site of each respective story, to be purchased, in the case of "The Jealous Dead," using a PayPal payment of 99 cents.
Gun Street Girl's archives will still be mirrored at the main Wicker Man Studios site of www.wickermanstudios.com.
With a high concept that feels like La Femme Nikita meets Grosse Pointe Blank with a little dash of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Gun Street Girl has won praise from a variety of reviewers, such as Curve Magazine: "Our current rave [for digital graphic novels] has to be Gun Street Girl . . . Sassy, smart, and socially subversive…"
When Gun Street Girl's Eddie Caution, a heavyset magician and supernatural investigator, meets tough-girl Liz Pendragon while she's getting herself in trouble defending her girlfriend from the roving hands of some relations of the local mob, he offers her a job as his bodyguard and muscle, and she accepts, having wanted all her life for there to be a way to encounter magic on a regular basis. The two of them investigate ghosts, rescue those kidnapped by monsters, try to stay out of trouble (often difficult), and generally enjoy life.
Barbara Lien-Cooper and Park Cooper, the creators of Gun Street Girl and owners of Wicker Man Studios, have a column on popular culture at the website Comics Bulletin, found at www.comicsbulletin.com/pb. Barbara has written for many websites, and served a one-year stint as Managing Editor of the multiple-Eisner-award-winning print magazine Comic Book Artist. Park is the Editor-in-Chief of indie comics company Septagon Studios, and of the website MangaLife. Together, they also co-wrote the graphic novel Half Dead, published by Dabel Brothers Productions and Marvel Comics, and later picked up again by Desperado Publishing, and the New Media project The Hidden for manga publisher Tokyopop. They both also adapt manga and edit manga and comics for various companies.
Ryan Howe is the illustrator of Gun Street Girl, and the Art Director for Wicker Man Studios. He is also currently drawing the third of his three issues of the political comics project Female Force for BlueWater Productions. The previous two issues he drew both sold out and went to multiple printings.
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Okay, this is it… it's really happening. Or, rather, it's all set to happen. The obstacle to what I have been waiting on just cleared, and now it's time to get press releases, ads, interviews, and other stuff ready… and Ryan says he just finished the new ads yesterday…
Much as I've been putting off updating news here because of getting ready for Big New Thing, we've also been working on various stuff, clearing the decks to work on Life After The Big New Thing. So…
GSG artist Ryan Howe posted this nifty thing he drew of himself being interviewed by a local Canadian newspaper about the Female Force comics he's drawn and is drawing:
Let's see… over at MangaLife, Barb and I wrote a lot of stuff: http://www.mangalife.com/
Here, I talk about Hunter x Hunter the anime:
Here, Barb talks about the MangaBible:
I have fun talking about dingoes in my review of Vertical's Black Jack v3 and 4:
Barb is deeply moved by Viz's Real v3 and 4:
Barb uses an excellent metaphor during her discussion of Slam Dunk v3:
Barb worked hard on this review of Gantz v2:
I get to talk even more about the intersection of manga and the spirit of the samurai warrior while discussing Hunter x Hunter v25:
I got a little punchy here:
Barb got inspired talkin' about that there Death Note:
Oh yeah, and people just can't stop being inspired by Naruto in my spotlight on volumes 34 through 40.
See what I mean? We've been clearing the decks, catching up on stuff, getting ready, battening down the hatches, battening them down again… That's not even every single thing we've written for ML lately– it's just the most entertaining stuff. Okay wait it might be every single thing Barb's written lately, but same thing.
Now, other important news is that Wicker Man Studios members Steven G. Saunders and Fictio– I mean Josh Wagner are at the Emerald City con RIGHT NOW AS I WRITE THIS. I command you to HUNT THEM DOWN and BUY THEM AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF DRINKS.
Wicker Man Studios (and Septagon Studios for that matter) ally Dave Baxter is also there. He doesn't drink as much as the other two– he runs on solar. Or he's some kind of hybrid or something, at least. Anyway, instead of buying him drinks (he helps keep an eye on Josh too, after all), ask him how to kill a grizzly.
Let's see what else… here, look at this:
Look down there at number 216! Right above Civil War! It's Nora, the Viz manga that Barb and I adapt! But consider that this is not a list of things ordered by BOOKSTORES– it's a list of things ordered by COMIC BOOK STORES. Dude.
Oh, and look! There's Kamichama Karin Chu, one of the Del Rey mangas I edit! #172, two slots above Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8.
And, again, this is NOT a bookstores list. This is a COMIC BOOK SHOPS list. Golly.
Okay that is all for now… off I go to prepare letters announcing Big New Thing… check back here in about… 12 days or so.
BlueWater's site:
"On the heels of last weeks [sic] announcement about the FEMALE FORCE: SARAH PALIN comic selling out, Bluewater Productions is proud to announce that the Hillary Clinton issue has also now sold out and will be going back for a second printing.
"We are excited to be going to a 2nd printing on the Hillary Clinton title," said Bluewater Productions publisher Darren G. Davis. "We thought when we overprinted these issues there would be enough for the demand. We had no clue how well these books would be received in the marketplace". Comic book stores that have ordered this title will have them on the release date of March 11.
The 2nd printing of the comic will feature the same painted cover of Hillary Clinton by Vinnie Tartamella. It will be available now to bookstores with a new ISBN: 978-1-4276-3886-1."
America's Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blogged about this here:
Also, a trade collection is coming out in July.
Let's see… over at MangaLife, Barb and I wrote some stuff: http://www.mangalife.com/
I also bought some issues of Naruto because the guy from Viz who sends me review copies didn't. Then the guy at Viz who sends me review copies sent them to me. So the moral of this story is: It is never a mistake to buy Naruto, no matter what happens.
I edited these things you can buy: http://tinyurl.com/auqysd http://tinyurl.com/dzt3gt http://tinyurl.com/czv78x
Okay that is all for now… very soon Ryan Howe will tell me it is time to report awesome new things. He thinks maybe Wednesday, so if you know him, and awesome new things do not happen yet Wednesday, email him and tell him he was wrong
Let's see… over at MangaLife, Barb wrote a thing:
Also WMS member Steven Saunders has a new info page about himself: http://www.baconlord.com
I wanna see him fit all that onto a business card like I keep trying to do for myself…
Oh yeah, and FYI Nora volume three must be about to come out, because they sent us our comp copies for adapting it… so watch for it…
Okay that is all for now because I am so tired. Many many things to report soon like as in "as soon as Ryan Howe tells me it is time to report them."
So let's see what's up lately… Mangalife. I've finished interviewing Chynna Clugston, and Part Two, the conclusion is up at my column right now, as well as over at Mangalife, too.
Also, someone linked to the first part of the interview, and the discussion that broke out over the topic of sexism in comics was apparently so irritating that the discussion was removed and the thread locked. Yay!
I say "Yay!", but I'm not being snide about "Yay locking threads!" I'm just Yay because the whole thing meant that some more people maybe went and read the interview. And, because it was mentioned in the comments, even more people became aware that there's new Blue Monday out (maybe they became aware of it because they read the interview)… so yay Chynna!
Also, Stefan Blitz of Forces Of Geek pointed out that you can read some of Half Dead on our site! Also, you know, there's like a couple of dozen Gun Street Girl Stories for free to read, too, I'm just saying.
But yay linkage! Also, I helped Stefan fix a Java thing. So, helpful, me! Yay!
In other news, WMS member Steven Saunders became the new PR Director for Chimaera Studios (www.chimaerastudios.com), and one of two Marketing Coordinators with Studio 407 (www.studio-407.com).
He also says this:
"Studio 407 is putting together a hardbound, prestige format anthology with the theme 'Heroes and Superheroes.' If you have a 5-25 page story you would like to submit, please contact Steve Saunders, firstname.lastname@example.com, and let him know. Please note that stories are expected to be fully-written soon after pitching, with art soon following. The time the full story should be submitted is by late March of this year. If you have a cool story already written out and no artist, Steve can help you try to find one– but keep in mind that this would not be Studio 407 finding you an artist. For more details on the book, what's planned and how everything will be handled, please drop Steve a line."
That's what the man said.
Okay that is all for now because I am so tired. Many many things to report soon.
That it's time for a new news update, that's what.
First, you'll notice that I haven't added any new items in the Writing section. I ran out of articles for Barb, and wasn't sure what to do about it for a while. Barb has written more stuff, but not articles… You'll be hearing more about this soon, but not quite yet.
I finally decided that, as much as I liked each of us updating at the same time, I'll go onward with adding my articles to the site on my own… but not today… today is Inauguration Day, and I'm a little wound up, and can't settle down and work on things like the meager html that Ryan's taught me…
Next, Mangalife. I've interviewed Chynna Clugston, and my interview is up at my column right now, and I just put it over at Mangalife, too. Part One, that is. I'll probably put the conclusion up before the end of the month…
And then Barb and I have done more stuff for MangaLife lately, like:
That's my reviews of Osamu Tezuka's BLACK JACK (v1 and v2), of the latest Hunter x Hunter, of the big collection of Dragon Ball Z… and Barb's recent article "Manga Goes To Hollywood"…
Oh yeah, and the other day Septagon started running my latest Septagon Briefing that I do for them…
That's the one.
Barb's birthday is this Saturday if you want to write and wish her well… or send her Amazon gift cards…
An additional note: I plan to attend NYCC this year… anyone else going?
So anyway: NewGSGStoryAndExactlyHowItWillBecomeAvailableToYourComputingDevice-Watch: When I last updated you, Secret Facilitator Man told me that The Plan will once again start being Facilitated again Secretly as soon as he gets back into the office on Monday.
Well, The Plan is still not in place and I've stopped waiting on Secret Facilitator Man. Ryan Howe knows a guy who has the skill sets we need… yesterday, I was told that he's already 90% done… we're moving forward with, or more likely without, Secret Facilitator Man.
More on this news as it develops, but expect things to start happening faster…
First, in honor of my new bud Dave Baxter, I decided to run my San Diego Con report from 2006, it was a really good report, one of my personal favorites, plus it talks all about the long tail-ness that Dave talks a lot about these days…
Meanwhile, I posted barb's "Manly Manga" article from over at MangaLife… she wrote it back in April, I think that ML's had that baby as an exclusive for long enough now…
Still, I am starting to run out of Barb-only written things… that… won't… get us in trouble for bringing back up again… but I have a solution… and you'll be amazed by what it is… more on that later this month, I hope.
Hmm, let's see… since I last posted here, WMS member Josh Wagner posted a blogthing that I thought was kinda interesting… http://goodagainstremotes.blogspot.com/
Oh yeah, and the new MangaLife is up… I wouldn't bring this up, but this week it features some stuff from Barb and me, like my spotlight on Vertical, Inc's BLACK JACK volumes 1 and 2, or the MangaLife RoundTable End-of-Year Wrap-Up, or Barb's review of volume 2 of Dark Horse's Ghost Talker's Daydream…
Aw, just go there. If I may make a suggestion, try going there in Chrome, that seems to work super extra faster than the usual ways. If you take my meaning.
Oh, wait, it occurs to me also that since I was here last I also updated The Park and Barb Show: http://www.comicsbulletin.com/pb/122970856293987.htm
It's Christmas Newsletter time all over again, it's Christmas in January whee.
So anyway: NewGSGStoryAndExactlyHowItWillBecomeAvailableToYourComputingDevice-Watch: As you know, I have been negotiating with Orcus from Orcusville to hunt down Secret Facilitator Man and ascertain when exactly the new story will go live. Orcus told me that he didn't have time to find him, much as he'd like the finder's fee, because he's on the run from an insane lemur.
However, little did he know, that he did PASS Secret Facilitator Man on the street and didn't recognize him, which spooked Secret Facilitator Man into getting in touch with me. Secret Facilitator Man said that The Plan will once again start being Facilitated again Secretly as soon as he gets back into the office on Monday.
Okay, fine. So we should have more news on this story by the next time I post here.
I'm just glad I didn't have to pay Orcus.
More on this news as it develops. I will post all new information the second it becomes functional, so stay tuned for news of this next time, in the news posting we must surely call:
Beautiful Lemur, Wake Unto Me
Two more Barb DVD reviews, namely THE HEIRESS and ARTHUR…
Meanwhile, I posted my Paul Dini interview. You may have seen him in the geek news lately as being a or the prime mover behind this new WONDER WOMAN cartoon I hear is coming…
Next up, another one of my SEPTAGON BRIEFING columns, which I write in my capacity as editor-in-chief of Septagon Studios, went up this week:
Also: WMS member Steven Saunders has a 5-page preview for that project of his, and Stephen Lindsay's, and Dominic Vivona's– THE SECRET CROSS. The 5 page short features guest artist Breno Tamura.
More about this here:
Also, like, the thing itself is there. Yeah.
So anyway: NewGSGStoryAndExactlyHowItWillBecomeAvailableToYourComputingDevice-Watch: I am negotiating with Orcus from Orcusville to hunt down Secret Facilitator Man and ascertain when exactly the new story will go live. More on this news as it develops. It should develop quickly– Orcus is currently having some cash flow problems.
And he knows that I know this. In fact, I KNOW that he knows that I know.
And he, in turn, is aware of that fact.
I will post all new information the second it becomes functional, so stay tuned for news of this next time, in the news posting we must call
Dork The Bounty Hunter
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I was going to do a couple more Barb DVD reviews, but after that I wanted to run a nice article Barb once wrote about Night of the Living Dead… and I'm sorry, the closer it gets to Christmas, the less I think zombies are appropriate. I know, I know, I'm probably WAY out of synch with everyone reading this…
But this bizarre policy on my part means you get zombies NOW! Yay for you! Barb DVD reviews will resume next week…
Meanwhile, I decided to go with my essay "Ballad of a Thin Man," which is an essay I really like and yet it is so heavy on cultural references, you'd have to read all the same comics and movies and anime and stuff as me to get every single reference in it. For once, I don't care, I did it anyway, and I really like it. So here it is, Dylanophiles.
I wrote one extra review this week at Mangalife…
There you go.
So anyway: NewGSGStoryAndExactlyHowItWillBecomeAvailableToYourComputingDevice-Watch: The new file was given to Secret Facilitator Man today. When I see him tomorrow, as I expect that I shall, I shall ask Secret Facilitator Man about an ETA on when, exactly, NewGSGStoryAndExactlyHowItWillBecomeAvailableToYourComputingDevice-Watch might end…
I will post this information the second it becomes functional, so stay tuned for news of this next time, in the news posting we must call
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Officials at the United Kingdom's Foreign & Commonwealth Office declined to comment on the report when contacted by OGJ.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have been involved in a long-running military standoff over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Competing claims to Nagorno-Karabakh sparked a 5-year war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the early 1990s, which left about 30,000 dead and forced a million people to flee their homes.
The area is under de facto Armenian control, and its rulers are pressing for it to be recognized as an independent entity, but Azerbaijan insists Nagorno-Karabakh is part of its territory and wants it back.
In April 2002, Azerbaijan's President Heidar Aliyev ordered the creation of a special state security service to protect the BTC pipeline, along with the existing Baku-Novorossiisk and Baku-Supsa pipelines and the massive Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) offshore oil field.
Baku-Supsa line damaged
Meanwhile, Giorgi Chanturia, president of the Georgian International Oil Corp. (GIOC), said on Sunday that the Baku-Supsa oil pipeline was deliberately damaged Jan. 18 in an effort to create obstacles for implementation of the 244 km sector of BTC pipeline project in his country.
"The only aim was to harm the operation of the Baku-Supsa oil pipeline project, which would have had consequences for the BTC oil pipeline," Chanturia told Georgian television.
"Our guess is that, after that, the investors would have been told that Georgia was incapable of dealing with security issues, (and) that the (BTC) oil pipeline would be damaged," he said.
The attack, which Chanturia said was the "second incident of this nature," took place in the village of Sveneti in the Gori District. Chanturian said only a small amount of oil was lost due to the quick response of pipeline technicians.
The attack could be seen as an embarrassment to Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze, who announced on Jan. 14 that the Georgian Special Protection Service (GSPS) would guard Georgian sections of the BTC pipeline and the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline.
Shevardnadze said GSPS protection of the Baku-Supsa oil pipeline had proven "efficient," and he was hoping that "it will be possible to attract additional resources from companies engaged in those projects and interested in their security."
Shevardnadze's statement coincided with a scheduled visit to Georgia by BP political advisor John Gerson concerning measures being undertaken to guarantee the security of the Georgian stretch of the BTC pipeline.
Gerson said the purpose of his visit was to become acquainted with the situation in Georgia and the steps being taken by authorities to guarantee security of the pipeline's construction and operation.
Gerson, who met with Georgian Minister of State Avtandil Dzhorbenadze and Security Council Secretary Tedo Dzhaparidze, said he had familiarized himself with the authorities' plan and that Georgia was doing everything possible to ensure the pipeline's security.
GIOC's Chanturia earlier announced that the protection would involve Georgian servicemen trained by US military instructors (OGJ Online, Jan. 7, 2003). He said the US would allocate $11 million to the project, in addition to a $64 million "Train and Equip" program already under way.
According to Chanturia, the training of the 400-man special pipeline protection battalion, which will coordinate with the GSPS, is due to begin in February.
Georgia also is involved in talks with Northrop Grumman of the US over electronic surveillance systems aimed at increasing security of the pipeline and its adjacent areas.
A NG spokesman told OGJ that officials of the firm's Baltimore-based Electronic Systems sector and GIOC signed an MOU in September 2001 to investigate "possible cooperation" on the development of technology-based security measures for the BTC pipeline.
"Discussions by both parties have been under way since that time and are continuing," the spokesman said, adding that "it would be premature to speculate as to which technological solutions may ultimately be agreed upon."
US, Japan visits slated
The alleged attack on the Baku-Supsa pipeline also coincided with plans for the departure of Georgian Security Minister Valeri Khaburdzania on a 9-day visit to Japan and the US for discussions with security officials over cooperation on anti-terrorism measures.
Khaburdzania said he would meet with FBI Director Robert S. Mueller to discuss the issue of technical assistance to Georgia's Security Ministry, while he expected to discuss BTC pipeline security with Japanese colleagues.
Khaburdzania told local media that several Japanese nationals have been arrested in Georgia, one of whom is suspected of links with terrorist organizations and has been handed over to the Japanese.
Shared responsibilities
Under terms of the BTC agreement, individual firms are responsible for the operational integrity of the pipeline, while host government agreements for Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey commit the governments to a number of open-ended expenditures.
These include the full costs of ensuring security for the pipeline and the costs of compensating the BTC consortium for any losses incurred as a result of the introduction of new social and environmental laws over the next 40 years.
Work on the 1800 km BTC pipeline is scheduled to start this spring, with completion set for the beginning of 2005. When complete, the pipeline is expected to carry 1 million b/d of crude oil from Baku to Ceyhan via Tbilisi.
Participants in the BTC project are: Operator BP Group LLC 30.1%, State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) 25%, Unocal Corp. 8.9%, Statoil ASA 8.71%, Turkish Oil Corp., i.e., Turkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi (TPAO) 6.53%, ENI SPA 5%, TotalFinaElf 5%, Japan's Itochu Corp. 3.4%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, Tokyo-based Inpex Corp.2.5%, and Amerada Hess Corp. 2.36%.


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- 1Aug 26, '12 by mustlovemarsHello, I am in the RN program. I worked very hard to get in and was one of the thirty nursing students selected out of 400 applicants. The program I am in is just so overwhelming. I thought that if I could make it in and beat out all the other applicants I could do this.
However, on my first day I was told any grade lower than a 78% is flunking and if I receive 3 or more 78% or lower scores I will be dropped from the program. I put my two weeks in at my job to allow me to focus on school solely. I am blessed that I still live at home and don't have to pay rent.
I also have to pass a practicum in October with at least a 93% or I fail out. I am so scared I can't do this. Does any one have any tips on how to keep calm and study or any advice on how I can succeed? I want this so bad.Last edit by Joe V on Aug 26, '12 : Reason: spacing
- 6Aug 26, '12 by BostonFNP, MSN, DNP, NP GuideThese are typical requirements of nursing schools. Think of how many people per year graduate from NS: you can do this. Put in the time studying and you will pass.
- 7Aug 26, '12 by willowitaI'm there with you. At the end of my first week I pretty much went into full panic mode about all the things that would lead to my failure. I think it's normal to see the mountain of work that you're responsible to master, feel like you won't meet the expectations, and totally freak out. You just have to take it one day at a time and just stay on top of your reading and studying.
If you haven't done it yet, then you need to organize your days. Make a schedule. You have 24 hours to work with. How many do you need to devote to sleep? Don't skim on it. It's important to keeping you healthy, focused, and feeling mentally good. So after sleeping hours, split up the hours left to organize your waking time. There are fixed hours like class time and traveling to class. Work with the rest of your hours to set up a routine for eating time, play time (you still need some fun!), other life responsibilities, exercise time (at least a walk for your overall well being), and then of course hours of study time. When you set up a routine where you know you will study between, say, 4pm and 6pm with 10 minute breaks within each hour, then you will make a point of studying every day. This is what's worked for me. Especially because I quit my job and it felt like I had both too much time and not enough time. A schedule was just muddy in my head but after I broke it down on paper it put more focus on my strategy. I think I felt overwhelmed at first because I had a vague idea of what I needed to do and not enough direction on how to do it.
I have several study chunks in my day with other activities in between. So I study for about 5-7 hours a day, on average. I felt so overwhelmed with the amount of reading but after I set up a schedule for myself, it felt like I was making progress. I'd check off the chapters in my syllabus and I felt like I was moving forward. So that would be my advice to you. Organize!
Ok, so I've rambled on a bit but bear with me a little longer. Because the second thing I felt was that even though I was doing all the reading, it didn't seem like I was retaining enough info or actually understanding it. So when I get to a point where I feel caught up with the reading, I devote some of my study time to review. I make flash cards to review on my own, ask someone to quiz me, and do all the critical thinking and multiple choice q's at the end of every chapter. Do I remember every single little thing and definition in the book? No. Did I think I had to? Yes. But those were my own expectations, not my instructor's. So I got over it and started to focus more on mastering the material in lecture and in the power points. Read the chapter for an overall idea, hone in your studying to the material your instructor focuses on.
Finally, I started a study group and that's been helpful to verbalize my understanding of the material and to get other perspectives. One of the girls in the group is so good with those NCLEX types of q's so it helped me start to understand that kind of style when she explained her thinking and rationale. Oh, and there are two book I found helpful in just understanding the structure of those types of q's. They're called Fundamentals Success and Test Success. They have previews of the book on Amazon and even the stuff you can see without buying is really eye opening. So that might also help with your anxiety.
And breathe! Good luck!
- 3Aug 26, '12 by learning as i goYeah, this is not uncommon. Just take it one day at a time. Your instructors want you to succeed, and they will teach you what you need to know. Just remember, you were accepted out of 400! That means admissions liked what they saw in your application. Good luck!
- 1Aug 26, '12 by rubatoYou need to figure out an organization system and a plan for yourself. All NS have this type of grading system. I have been in school 1 week as well, and have taken 2 tests, 2 lab checkoffs and am studying for the 2 tests that I must complete in 1 and 1/2 weeks. This is fast paced and hard. But, you are smart to remind yourself that you beat out 370 other people. Never forget that when you are struggling mentally!
- 1Aug 26, '12 by mustlovemarsThank you for all of your very insightful information Willoita! It was very helpful as was everyone's replies so thank you to everyone.
I do have the book Fundamentals of Success and a Rationale book. They are very helpful.
5-7 hours a night is very intense. I was told about 4 hrs a night and thought that was crazy! I definitely need to be studying more.
I seem to retain information when I am very interested in it. Anatomy is pretty easy so far but my Fundamentals Class is killing me so far. It is a bunch of Nursing Theories and Paradigms. Not so interesting and very hard to study.
I'm most nervous about my practicum that I have to pass in October with at least a 93% or I fail. Luckily, we get 3 tries.
So I will definitely need to be studying more. Thanks for all your help!
- 2Aug 26, '12 by PatMac10,RNIve found out that the first week of every new semester if nursing school is overwhelming, trust me as the first 2 or 3 weeks pass it be ones routine and less stressful.
- 1Aug 26, '12 by Katie71275, ASN, RNYou can do it! We have to make an 80% or higher in my program. Good luck!
- 3Aug 27, '12 by nik415I, too, know the feeling of absolute panic that sets in once nursing school starts. I have had to retake more pre-reqs that I'd ever want to admit, and I still passed my 1st semester of nursing school. It was not easy, and for awhile I was on the fence worrying I would not get the required 80 or better needed to pass.
The best thing you can do is stay on top or ahead of your assignments. Reading is the best study method for me; so figure out what works best for you if haven't already. Then make a list of all the readings you have to do and when you want to have them done by. Do the same for all other assignments, such as drug cards, care plans, or papers. If your readings list says, read: Chapters 1-3; watch DVD module 1-4, Skills workbook 1-6 (demonstrates how to do skills like insert a catheter) - do ALL of it. All the information will be the same, presented 3 different ways for you to retain the info which you will be tested on eventually.
Also (this will vary depending on your school) but we had quizzes every week in lab, and there were at least 4 quizzes I could have gotten hundreds on had I just triple checked my answers. Even though I did check twice, it wasn't until we were going over the answers that I realized I didn't fully answer the question, or the answer was wrong and I just didn't realize it. My quiz grades are what saved me at the end of the semester; so do as well as you can on those - they are relatively easy. (Ours were 10 questions with varying question types; such as fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, 2 parts, etc).
I had to retake my medication practicum 3x before I passed! But I'm glad I had to do it that many times because I learned something new each time; something that I will remember forever now. Our practicums were pass/fail - how do they grade you on your practicums?
Before I started, someone a semester ahead told me they lost about 20 students out of 60. When I told my uncle this he said: "Well, there's still more people in than out." (My class ended up losing about 20 people after the end of the semester, but judging by the pictures from previous graduating classes only about half of us will graduate. At least when we were supposed to, you can repeat and only end up a semester behind, but you can only repeat twice before being dropped from the program) The people who aren't going to make it are the ones who just don't do the work; others will have unexpected life events that force them to drop. It doesn't mean they won't eventually become nurses. I have a learning disability, if I can do this - you can do this. Even if you don't make it the first time around, you'll get there eventually. Good luck!
- 1Aug 27, '12 by nik415Just wanted to add something quickly, that I found to be very helpful. I color coded my text books on the reading list. Every time it was Fundamentals, I highlighted it yellow, Lab text, Skills book, and DVD all got another color. So every time I wrote the assignment in my planner/agenda/calendar it got the corresponding highlighter color. So instead of having to read what I wrote I could just see I needed the yellow text book, and then I focused on completing whatever the assignment was for the book. Once it was done I crossed it out. Then I went to green book assignment, then pink, and so on.


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I bought a wireless mouse and keyboard that have fallen short in the whole "durable battery" aspect.
I don't know if its because i bought a refurbished version of them, but right now i think i need better batteries, but i don't know how to pick the best one.
I'm looking for the best AA rechargeable battery for my k800 keyboard, i don't mind spending a little for those. Can i pick a lithium one? Or will it not work ?
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I would suggest some NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) rechargeable batteries, plus a charger.
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Eneloop cells are the best for cost effectiveness and capabilities. (They're a kind of low self discharge NiMH cells.) Most cumulative lifetime capacity potential, but not the highest capacity per charge. For higher capacity per charge but unfortunately lower (but still relatively high compared with other cells) total lifetime capacity potential there are the "XX" Eneloop cells.
The newest version of the regular Eneloops get up to 1800 cycles down to 80% usable capacity per charge, and have a very low self discharge rate, holding up to 70% of a charge after 5 years, if they're just sitting on a shelf, or similar, if I remember these numbers correctly. This means more of their charge can get used rather than wasted from self discharging over time. This also means that they can be stored charged and ready to use.
What I do is have extra sets of cells charged and ready to use so that when the cells I'm using in a device get low, I'll take them and put them on the charger, and use the charged ones that are waiting. No waiting for the cells to charge. As convenient as primary cells (actually more convenient, since you don't have to keep buying more of them), and a lot more cost effective in the long run. (1 Eneloop AA cell approximately equals 1000 or more name brand alkaline AA cells in total cumulative lifetime capacity potential.)
Not sure if these 1800 cycle ones are common in the US yet (they're made in Japan). It might still be the 1500 cycle ones over here that are more common. Either way, they're still great batteries.
They make both AAs and AAAs.
A great charger is the MH-C9000. And of course, to get the most out of your rechargeable cells, you should learn how to properly take care of them and how to optimally use your specific charger for them. Rechargeable batteries are kind of like an investment. Candle Power Forums is a great place to look for more info. Maybe do a Google search for Candle Power Forums Eneloop MH-C9000 or similar for more into.
Also, I believe that the Duracell pre charged/stay charged NiMH cells with the white insulation on the top of the cells around the positive contact are rebranded Eneloops. They're often referred to on-line as "Duraloops." I haven't tried them personally though. I just order my Eneloops on-line from either Amazon or Thomas Distributing. Might be a good idea to stay away from ebay though, since there are reports of some counterfeits out there.
Can i pick a lithium one? Or will it not work ?
As mentioned, NiMH cells are your best bet.
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First-half goals from Oscar and Frank Lampard were enough to secure a 2-0 win for Chelsea against Swansea in the Barclays Premier League. The Brazilian struck on 43 minutes while Lampard, a substitute, dispatched his penalty just before the half-time whistle, much to the delight of the home faithful.
Chelsea recalled defender Gary Cahill to the starting XI after a long injury lay-off while Demba Ba replaced Fernando Torres upfront. Rafael Benitez also chose to move David Luiz into midfield with Branislav Ivanovic dropping to the bench. For Swansea, Ki Sung-Yueng and Wayne Routledge returned with Nathan Dyer and Luke Moore starting on the bench as a result.
Both sides began brightly but chances were at a premium, with Eden Hazard's tame long-range effort the only talking point in the first 10 minutes. The action picked up on 15 minutes as Ba stung Michel Vorm's palms, while a better ball from Wayne Routledge half an hour in would have put Michu in with a good chance on goal.
As it was, the first half-hour was mostly one of frustration in the final third, with both sides largely limited to long-distance strikes. However, things improved in the two minutes before time, as a neat exchange between John Terry and Lampard, who arrived as a substitute for Ramires 20 minutes in, set up Oscar to strike coolly past Vorm into the far corner.
Chelsea subsequently piled on the pressure right up until half-time and got their reward when Juan Mata was upended in the area by Leon Britton on 46 minutes. Lampard stepped up and dispatched neatly to send his side in 2-0 up at the break.
Chelsea continued to apply pressure in the second half, with Hazard teeing up Ba to again test Vorm just before the hour mark. But Jonathan de Guzman could have brought his side back into the match when through on goal after Lampard had given the ball away.
Mata then should have made it three on 72 minutes but his first touch gave him too much to do as he tried to fire across Vorm, eventually seeing his effort roll just wide.
But Chelsea did not need a further cushion to earn a result which boosted their top-four aspirations while extending Swansea's winless run to six games.
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez: "Always to win is good. To score two goals and a clean sheet at this stage of the season with so many games and to play very good football in attack with our combinations, I am really pleased.
"We could have scored a third and finished the game but we didn't. You could see sometimes Swansea had a threat between the lines but to get three points and do it in this way we have to be really pleased.
"Frank is a great player. I'm really pleased because he scored another goal. Hopefully he can score five before the end of the season and he will be much happier. He was important for us; he is a good player and has quality when you control possession. I was talking with him before the game. He is a great professional and really focused. He would like to play more games but understands the main thing is the team.
"Ramires has a dead leg but I think he will be fine for [the UEFA Europa League tie against Basel on] Thursday."
Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup: "For the first 40 minutes there weren't too many chances. They are a great team, with great players, but five crazy minutes changed the game.
"We came back into it during the second half and we played well until the last third - that final pass just needed that extra bit of quality. Sometimes that's the difference, but when you play the top teams you have to be realistic. But in the end the last ball is so important and it's something we have to work on in the future."
"We still have the top two teams to play, so it won't be easy. It's always nice to end the season well, but the incredible thing is that we are still ninth in the table."
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With the standing series completed, the party begins. Bikram says the real yoga commences with the floor postures, each separated with a 20-second Savasana. The standing postures warm up the body, and the floor postures intensely stretch and twist different parts of the body. The first of the floor poses, Wind Removing Pose or Pavanmuktasana, massages the abdomen, specifically the ascending, descending and transverse colon.
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- This posture follows the 2 minute Savasana. Lay with your back on the ground.
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- Draw the knee out and down towards the chest, keeping both elbows close to the body and shoulders relaxed and flat on the floor.
- Keep the chin tucked into the chest. Embrace all your chins in this posture.
- Keep the left leg firmly on the floor. If the left calf muscle lifts, flex the foot.
- Freeze here, breath and hold for 10 seconds, allowing the pose to work into the right hip and ascending colon.
- Repeat left side, relaxing into the left hip and massaging the abdomen and descending colon.
- Finally, lift both knees up towards the chest and grab onto opposite elbows, hooking the arms just under the knees. Grab the forearms, wrists or fingers if you cannot reach the elbows.
- As the knees pull down into the chest, try to get every vertebra of the spine on the floor.
- Keep the chin in to the chest to lengthen the neck. Flatten the shoulders to ground the upper spine. Push the hips and tailbone down to work the lower spine.
- Freeze, hold and breath for 20 seconds, while massaging the transverse colon.
- Lower both legs slowly.
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Wind Removing Pose is aptly named, as it compresses and massages the ascending colon, descending colon and the transverse colon, improving the entire digestive system and preventing flatulence. The posture also compresses the thyroid gland, improving immune system function and metabolism. It stretches the shoulders and spine, strengthens the arms and firms the abdomen and thighs.
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Daniel Day-Lewis. Tommy Lee Jones. Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Sally Field. Tim Blake Nelson. Hal Holbrook. James Spader. John Hawkes. Steven Spielberg has officially pointed his bat at the far bleachers when it comes to casting his upcoming film Lincoln.
It's telling when the Oscar talk can begin fairly nonchalantly during the casting phase.
We already knew that Sally Field was set to play Mary Todd Lincoln and Daniel Day-Lewis would don the top hat and beard to play the iconic 16th President. Now, according to LA Times Blog, Jones has joined the cast as abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens and Gordon-Levitt is on board as Lincoln's son. While The Conspirator focused on the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination, Spielberg's take will look at slavery from the view point of Lincoln and his political advisers.
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