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Importance Outcomes associated with use of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) in children with acute respiratory failure have not been established.
Objective To compare the outcomes of HFOV with those of conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) in children with acute respiratory failure.
Design, Setting, and Participants We performed a retrospective, observational study using deidentified data obtained from all consecutive patients receiving mechanical ventilation aged 1 month to 18 years in the Virtual PICU System database from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2011. The study population was divided into 2 groups: HFOV and CMV. The HFOV group was further divided into early and late HFOV. Propensity score matching was performed as a 1-to-1 match of HFOV and CMV patients. A similar matching process was performed for early HFOV and CMV patients.
Exposure High-frequency oscillatory ventilation.
Main Outcomes and Measures Length of mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, ICU mortality, and standardized mortality ratio (SMR).
Results A total of 9177 patients from 98 hospitals qualified for inclusion. Of these, 902 (9.8%) received HFOV, whereas 8275 (90.2%) received CMV. A total of 1764 patients were matched to compare HFOV and CMV, whereas 942 patients were matched to compare early HFOV and CMV. Length of mechanical ventilation (CMV vs HFOV: 14.6 vs 20.3 days, P < .001; CMV vs early HFOV: 14.6 vs 15.9 days, P < .001), ICU length of stay (19.1 vs 24.9 days, P < .001; 19.3 vs 19.5 days, P = .03), and mortality (8.4% vs 17.3%, P < .001; 8.3% vs 18.1%, P < .001) were significantly higher in HFOV and early HFOV patients compared with CMV patients. The SMR in the HFOV group was 2.00 (95% CI, 1.71-2.35) compared with an SMR in the CMV group of 0.85 (95% CI, 0.68-1.07). The SMR in the early HFOV group was 1.62 (95% CI, 1.31-2.01) compared with an SMR in the CMV group of 0.76 (95% CI, 0.62-1.16).
Conclusions and Relevance Application of HFOV and early HFOV compared with CMV in children with acute respiratory failure is associated with worse outcomes. The results of our study are similar to recently published studies in adults comparing these 2 modalities of ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome.
CMV indicates conventional mechanical ventilation; HFOV, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation.
A, ICU LOS for conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) patients (death times are marked in the plot). The median ICU LOS was estimated to be 14.6 days (95% CI, 13.8-15.2 days) for CMV patients and 21.9 days (95% CI, 20.9-23.4 days) for HFOV patients. A significant difference was seen in the ICU LOS between CMV and HFOV patients based on the frailty model (P < .001). B, Duration of mechanical ventilation for CMV and HFOV patients (death times are marked in the plot). The median duration of mechanical ventilation was estimated to be 10.3 days (95% CI, 9.5-10.9 days) for CMV patients and 16.8 days (95% CI, 15.7-18.1 days) for HFOV patients. A significant difference was seen in the duration of mechanical ventilation between CMV and HFOV patients based on the frailty model (P < .001).
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NFC Update: Hall Of Fame Game Opens NFL Preseason
This weekend witnessed its first preseason game, and in no time the bid for the Super Bowl will be well under way.
Top 10 Most Anticipated NFL Matchups
There are plenty of matchups to get excited about for the 2013 season, such as the Ravens' season-opening trip to Denver. Here are 10 other games that should be as exciting on the field as they are intriguing on paper.
NFC Update: Injuries Sideline Key Players Ahead Of NFL Season
The good news is, arrests and court cases did not dominate NFL news this week. The bad news is that injuries to key players overwhelmed the news cycle instead.
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This is a rematch of a Week 15 game where the Broncos won 34-17 in Baltimore, and it was a pretty dominating performance by the Broncos. Denver was winning that game 31-3 by the middle of the 3rd quarter. I expect more of the same this week.
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Sunny South Africa
Escape to South Africa's sunshine coast. Year round warm temperatures invites travelers alike to experience the hospitality, warm waters, and cultural uniqueness Durban and KwaZulu-Natal has to offer.
Day 1
Depart from New York (JFK) or Washington Dulles (IAD) for your South African Airways flight to South Africa.
Day 2
On arrival in Johannesburg you will connect onward for you 1 hour flight to Durban.
On arrival at Durban's King Shaka International Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel on the Durban Beach front.
Overnight on a bed and breakfast basis at the Southern Sun Elangeni
Day 3
Let us introduce you to Durban with a half day city tour today, a multicultural City shaped by a complex collaborative history involving the early colonial settlers, the indigenous Zulu population, and the Indian community who arrived as indentured laborers in the 19th century.
To call it a city of contrasts is often an understatement. Our tour begins as we travel along the brand-new Golden Mile, the revitalized beachfront promenade which hugs the beckoning beaches of Durban. We move through the City, viewing the majestic City Hall, and enjoying its humorous history!
Then we uncover the past's harsh system of labour control at the original offices of The Kwa Muhle Museum (closed Sundays).
From history to nature, we visit the peaceful Durban Botanic Gardens founded in 1849, a treasure trove of massive trees from Asia, Africa and America, and a magnificent orchid house.
Lastly, in harmony with Indian culture and history, you're going local...taste a unique Bunny Chow, traditional 'take-away' food of the Indian community... indeed of all South Africans!
We then conclude with a visit to an icon of Kwazulu Natal, the Moses Mabhida Stadium where you will have the option of experiencing the cable car ride (own account) to the top of the Stadium for that phenomenal view of Durban and its surroundings.
Overnight on a bed and breakfast basis at the Southern Sun Elangeni
Day 4
Today you will depart on full day tour of Shakaland.
Shaka, legendary King of the Zulus! Experience traditional Zulu culture and customs at the largest Zulu kraal in all of Zululand, look into the future with an iSangoma or traditional healer...all this and more, packed into one exhilarating day.
We've laid on some traditional Zulu beer for you to sample, while the craftsmen and community who make the spears, shields, beadwork, pots, and their huts, open their doors so you can witness their skills and artistry.
The Zulu dancers will thrill with their grace and energy, and we've made sure you're treated to a most satisfying lunchtime feast!
Come live a day in the life of a traditional community – you'll find it informative and a far cry from anything you've ever experienced!
Overnight on a bed and breakfast basis at the Southern Sun Elangeni
Day 5
Today is at leisure to spend as you wish.
Overnight on a bed and breakfast basis at the Southern Sun Elangeni
Day 6
Today is at leisure to spend as you wish.
Overnight on a bed and breakfast basis at the Southern Sun Elangeni
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After a morning at leisure you will be met for your transfer to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg and onwards connection to North America.
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Arrival in the United States at New York JFK or Washington Dulles airports.
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Dordt College News
Mixed Blood Theatre's "Dr. King's Dream" visits Dordt College
December 30, 2010
"I have a dream." These moving words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., helped inspire some of the most profound changes in American history. King's stirring vision will come to life at Dordt College in a production by Mixed Blood Theatre.
Dr. King's Dream will be performed at the B.J. Haan Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Drawn from King's own letters, sermons, books, and speeches, including the timeless "I have a dream" speech, Dr. King's Dream celebrates King's life and career in this acclaimed performance.
This powerful biography demonstrates why King is recognized as one of the greatest leaders and orators in American history, and why he is honored with a national holiday each January.
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It is my opinion that speculation and conjecture offer some of the most interesting reading. I also think that the delay of the AtS Adventure Cycle has presented a great opportunity for just that.
I put forth the challenge to try and guess the four remaining heroes of the cycle. We will see who has the most foresight or luck amongst us.
- The Steward's Fear – Denethor (Leadership) – One, it's called The STEWARD's Fear. Two, it's based in Minas Tirith. Three, it's a wild guess.
- The Drúadan Forest – Ghân-buri-Ghân (Lore) – Chieftain of the Drúedain? Anybody? Well if not, maybe as an ally.
- Assault on Osgiliath – Faramir (Tactics) – The long-awaited son of Gondor makes his debut in retaking Osgiliath with his brother.
- The Blood of Gondor – Sam (Spirit) – Hunting through forest roads of Ithilien on the way to Mordor? Sounds like a perfect place to find another hobbit. Also, if you are going to be building a hobbit deck, you want more variety than just three hobbit heroes. Merry isn't going to show his face till the Rohan cycle, so it's got to be Sam, right? (So the emergence of Sam might be a stretch, but look at the handle… I have some bias)
Well there are my guesses and feel free to critique them. Let's hear your guesses. Bonus points for sphere and game mechanics/stats.
P.S. – I also tried to justify any other sphere for Sam, but couldn't do it. I think leadership and tactics deserve some hobbits, but I am not sure if Sam would fit the bill (no, not the pony). I bet if you stretched, you could make a tactics argument. Any ideas of who the leadership/tactics hobbits would be if there were any?


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Classic Soundtracks Are a Trailer's Greatest Weapon
Features By Adam Bellotto on December 4, 2014 | Be the First To CommentNostalgia is a powerful thing (don't believe me? Ask Don Draper). If no one felt any pangs of remembrance for cool old movies where people shot proton torpedoes into thermal exhaust ports or giant lizards ruined a theme park test tour, nobody would have given last week's Star Wars: The Force Awakens or Jurassic World trailers a second thought (also, if nobody was nostalgic for them, there wouldn't be a The Force Awakens or a Jurassic World in the first place). But people love their Star Wars and their Jurassic Park, and so last week was an undeniably huge nostalgiafest. Yet in watching those trailers again (like everyone else, I've seen each a good five or six times), something sticks out. That sense of nostalgia — that all powerful, sequel-producing, Don Draper-forced-to-tears urge — seems to stem from one source above all others. The music.
'Tracks' Trailer: Mia Wasikowska Romances Adam Driver In the Australian Outback
Movie News By Dustin Hucks on March 7, 2014 | Be the First To CommentDirector John Curran's Tracks had solid showings at both Telluride and Venice film festivals, and with The Weinstein Company having snagged the epic Aussie adventure for US distribution rights, a theatrical drop date should be forthcoming. For now, we at least get our first look in a new trailer. The movie is adapted from Robyn Davidson's autobiography of the same name, telling the story of her solo trek through almost two thousand miles of Australian desert, from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean. With only the companionship of four camels and her dog, Diggity, during her adventure she met the unique folk you'd only find making a home of the desert and also, eventually, National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan, who documented her journey. Screenwriter Marion Nelson handled screen adaptation duties.
'The East' Trailer Has a Warning For All the Rich People in the World
Movie News By Nathan Adams on January 21, 2013 | Comments (2)So far it has only been seen at Sundance, but The East is giving those of us not in Park City a glimpse of what it has to offer, in the form of a trailer. This is the latest collaboration between director Zal Batmanglij and his co-writer/star Brit Marling, the duo who brought us the weird and interesting cult movie Sound of My Voice last year. The East casts Marling as a private intelligence operative who protects the interests of big corporations and sends her off on a mission to infiltrate and take down a cell of dangerous eco-terrorists. Sounds easy enough, right? Not when you start to fall in love with the operation's charismatic leader and your loyalties begin to be pulled in two different directions. The trailer for the film doesn't tell us all of this, though. Instead it masquerades as a sort of propaganda video/audio-visual threat aimed at rich people and big business. A mission statement gets read as we see images of big companies polluting the Earth and oppressing the poor and of this organization of revolutionaries making preparations to fight back. Threats are made and creepy masks are worn. If you're a business owner with a bursting bank account, you might want to skip this one for fear of it making you squirm in your seat. But for everyone else, prepare to catch glimpses of Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgård, and Patricia Clarkson. For an indie movie, The East boasts a pretty impressive cast.
'Happy People' Trailer Sends Werner Herzog to Siberia to Bring Us Back Some Wisdom
Movie News By Nathan Adams on January 14, 2013 | Be the First To CommentAfter spending time the jungle to film Fitzcarraldo, legendary director Werner Herzog came away from the experience with the unique perspective that instead of being a landscape that represents life and beauty, the lushness of the jungle was an obscene, vile place that exhibited interconnection only in its collective murder. Given his apparent distaste for the jungle's denseness, which leads to the screeching of the birds and the screaming of the trees, maybe he would have a better time traveling in the frozen vastness of Siberia? Seeing as that's where he's gone to film his latest documentary, Happy People: A Year in the Taiga, we're likely to get our chance to find out. We're going to have to wait until the film is actually released to get his full impressions of this gigantic expanse of wilderness, however, because while the film's new trailer does open with the soothing sounds of that patented Herzog voice over narration, he mostly just introduces the setting and then let's the gorgeous landscape photography he and co-director Dmitry Vasyukov have captured do the rest of the talking.
'42' Trailer Hits an Oscar Bait Trifecta
Movie News By Nathan Adams on January 10, 2013 | Comments (1)The historical drama, the meditation on race relations, and the inspirational sports story: separately they're all crowd-pleasing film genres that tend to do well at the box office and earn plenty of recognition during awards season. But put them all together and you get some kind of unstoppable super movie. Or, at least, that's probably what writer/director Brian Helgeland was hoping when he made 42, a biopic of baseball player Jackie Robinson. For anyone out there whose nerdom doesn't travel over into the sports world, Robinson was the first black player to cross the color line and play in Major League Baseball during the modern era. Which, you might imagine, was something that a number of tobacco-spitting ballplayers and drunken fans in the stands didn't take kindly to back in the late 1940s. 42 seems to focus on the struggle of going somewhere you're not wanted, so that you might pave the way toward opportunity for those who come after you; a noble goal that's ripe with dramatic potential.
The Latest 'Wrong' Trailer Is a Movie Trailer You Can Dance To
Movie News By Nathan Adams on January 9, 2013 | Be the First To CommentIf you don't recognize the name Quentin Dupieux at first glance, you may better know him as the totally strange film director who made Rubber, a movie about a car tire that could kill people with its mind. The last time we heard about his latest film, Wrong—which appears to be a movie about a character played by Jack Plotnick losing his dog and discovering more than he was bargaining for during the quest to find him—it was wowing people after playing at Sundance, but it had yet to find itself a North American distribution deal. Now the film is back, and not only does it have a VOD premiere date of February 1 and a limited theatrical release date of March 29, it's also brought along a fancy new trailer that makes it look a little less like an abstract art film like the first one did, and a little bit more like an absurd though hilarious romp instead. But maybe romp isn't putting it strongly enough. This trailer takes the rhythms of Plotnick's character's experiences and mixes them into a funky electronic beat that's likely to make you wiggle in your seat while you're watching it. That's just fun.
'Aftershock' Trailer Sends Eli Roth on the Worst Vacation Ever
Movie News By Nathan Adams on December 27, 2012 | Comments (2)Normally when pretty young people are getting tortured and mutilated in a horror movie it's because they've run afoul of some sort of creature, spirit, or at least a mass-murdering psycho who's developed a unique gimmick. The things doing all of the killing are just fantastical enough, just far enough apart from reality, that you can disengage your moral compass and have a good time watching the slaughter. Director Nicolás López's new film, Aftershock, takes a different approach. It takes an earthquake, the sort of natural calamity that would usually be the jumping off point for a disaster movie, and uses it as its big scary monster. In the process, he's made a movie in a sub genre that feels unique and fresh next to recent horror offerings: a disaster horror. The basic story of this one seems to be that Eli Roth is some dopey American bro looking for a good time down in Chile. His problems start when his ogling of scantily clad ladies at the local nightclub gets cut short by an Earthquake. Suddenly lighting rigs are collapsing on dancers, shards of glass are cutting up people at the bar, and the whole place is turned into a gory splatter fest. That isn't the end of the horror that López and Roth have in store for us, though.
'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' Trailer: Now You See It
Movie News By Nathan Adams on December 21, 2012 | Be the First To CommentIf there's anything that The Incredible Burt Wonderstone has going for it that makes it look really exciting, it's that it offers us up the opportunity to watch Jim Carrey getting completely off the wall with character work for the first time in forever. In recent years we've seen his attempts to do dramatic work, we've seen his attempts to star in corporate, family films, but none of these efforts have been able to touch the manic energy of his first few projects—the goofy shit like Ace Ventura and Dumb and Dumber that people fell in love with, and that made him a star. From the looks of this trailer for Burt Wonderstone, it seems like his work as a douchey, Criss Angel lookalike here might be the first taste of classic Jim Carrey we've gotten in a long time.
'Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor' Has Ludicrous Title, New Trailer
Movie News By Nathan Adams on December 20, 2012 | Comments (2)Given its incredibly long, semi-coloned title, you would probably think that Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor was a sequel to something, or at least an adaptation of one in a series of popular books, right? Nope. It turns out this movie is just an original story by Tyler Perry, and its title is just the latest monument that this master of self-promotion has built in honor of himself. Perry's ridiculous promotional tactics aside, how does the movie look? He's not starring in it himself, and there's no cross-dressing humor, so maybe it's not going to be all that bad, right? Nah, actually, from the looks of this trailer, it seems like Confessions of a Marriage Counselor is probably going to be one of the early contenders for worst movie of 2013.
'The Great Gatsby' Trailer Is the Grandest Episode of 'TMZ' Ever
Movie News By Nathan Adams on December 20, 2012 | Comments (1)If there's one thing our culture never gets tired of, it's tabloid news. Taking a promising young pretty person, anointing them with almost mythic stature, and then feasting on their misery like psychic vampires when they eventually succumb to scandal and fall from grace…that's the name of the game! Seeing as the new trailer for Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby sticks pretty closely to this formula, and presents things with the flashy, kinetic visual style that the director has become famous for, chances are it's going to do a good job of selling this story to a wider audience than was willing to read Fitzgerald's novel in their high school English class. When it was first announced that Luhrmann was going to be tackling material as generally dry as Gatsby, and filming it in 3D no less, the entire notion seemed kind of absurd. But after watching this trailer, it starts to make a bit of sense. Leonardo DiCaprio's character is getting what he wants by entering and mastering a world of artifice. The main drama in the story is generally concerned with who's sleeping with who. Plus, this is a period piece that affords its director the opportunity to stage several lavish parties. All of that isn't too far off from what Luhrmann has already done with Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!
Second 'Identity Thief' Trailer Features Even More Attempted Vehicular Homicide
Movie News By Nathan Adams on December 18, 2012 | Comments (2)Given the fact that Identity Thief stars Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, it wasn't all that much of a surprise that its first trailer was full of laughs. But what kind of came out of nowhere was how many cars got crashed in it and how much serious physical trauma Bateman and McCarthy endured during just two minutes of footage. It got to the point where it started to look like they were starring in an action movie. The second trailer that just got released for the film doesn't do anything to contradict that notion either. As a matter of fact, it gives us another scene where McCarthy gets hit by a car, and one where she gets her head smacked against a passenger seat window; and that's in addition to the part where Bateman hits her with an acoustic guitar. Is it possible that this year's rekindling of the Three Stooges franchise was so inspiring to people that it's going to usher in a full-on slapstick revival in comedy?
'Welcome to the Punch' Trailer Banks on the Star Power of James McAvoy and Mark Strong
Movie News By Nathan Adams on December 11, 2012 | Be the First To CommentOver the last half-decade or so James McAvoy (Atonement, X-Men: First Class) has proven himself to be one of the most relatable young lead actors currently making a name in the film world. Conversely, Mark Strong (The Guard, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) has spent his time playing a steady stream of dastardly villains. What would happen if you took the positive and negative forces of these two guys' careers? It turns out you'd get a trailer for an action movie called Welcome to the Punch, and, honestly, the results look to be pretty generic. Sure, this movie seems to be full of enough gun fights and explosions to keep your attention, and there's a mystery about some scribblings on a hand to add some extra intrigue, but other than that Welcome to the Punch seems to be the same urban crime drama with tough cops and slick robbers scowling at each other—all presented in an icy blue color palate—that you've seen a thousand times before.
'Black Rock' Trailer Theorizes That Men Are From Mars and Women Are From Venus to a Deadly Degree
Movie News By Nathan Adams on November 28, 2012 | Be the First To CommentAs if relations between the sexes weren't strained enough already, along comes Black Rock, a new thriller from writer Mark Duplass (from everything) and director Katie Aselton (The Freebie) that looks like it's going to fan the flames further, ensuring that we get at least another year of clueless nincompoops publicly declaring their unsettling opinions about rape. The basic story follows three ladies (Aselton, Lake Bell, and Kate Bosworth) who trek out to an isolated island where they used to have camping trips when they were young; you know, to rekindle lost youth or something. When they're out there though, the island proves to not be as isolated as they thought. They happen upon a group of three very male hunters (Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson, and Anslem Richardson), one of the ladies gets a little frisky with a bearded gentleman around the campfire, and then he gets way handsy and his buddies suddenly turn super-psychotic. While it doesn't seem like this story ever reaches Straw Dogs or I Spit on Your Grave levels of grossness, things then degenerate into a battle of survival between the sexes that seems to have more than a little bit of that revenge movie/backwoods horror vibe crossed with a smidge of the Surviving the Game/Hunger Games man-being-hunted trope.
'Dark Skies' Trailer Answers the All-Important Question: "What Would Happen If E.T. Were Evil?"
Movie News By Nathan Adams on November 26, 2012 | Comments (1)Over the years we've seen so many alien home invasions in movies that we've grown to believe that visits from extraterrestrial beings aren't necessarily a big deal. Maybe the alien who comes for a visit could even be a cute little friend who lives in your closet and develops an addiction to Reese's Pieces! And heck, worst case scenario you get pulled out of your bed, anally probed up on the mothership, and then they drop you right back off like nothing happened, right? Maybe not. Scott Charles Stewart's (Priest) new thriller Dark Skies asks what it would be like if the aliens stuck around for a while and tortured your family. If the new trailer for this film is to be believed, an extended occupation of your home by extraterrestrial forces would not just include objects in your kitchen being mysteriously stacked and dazzling lights glimmering off of your ceiling, but it would also bring an unwelcome plague of birds, brandings and blackouts. Oh my. Keri Russell and Josh Hamilton are starring here as a suburban couple who get tormented by the little green menace, and watching them deal with flocks of birds mysteriously slamming into their windows, strange marks being burnt into their kids' skin, and their minds getting repeatedly taken over by some mysterious force can be some pretty harrowing stuff.
'Admission' Trailer Forces Tina Fey and Paul Rudd Into a Series of Comedy Clichés
Movie News By Nathan Adams on November 19, 2012 | Be the First To CommentHow could a modern woman possibly handle becoming a mother when it already takes all of your focus to reach your goals in the professional world? It's a question that's been one of the major preoccupations of Tina Fey's work as an actress, and while there are no easy answers to it, watching Fey struggle is usually fertile grounds for comedy. It will always be true that taking someone who's generally bumbling and self-centered and forcing a kid upon them—while traumatic for the child—is hilarious for the casual observer. But, by the looks of its new trailer, it seems like Fey's new starring vehicle, Admission, might be treading on familiar ground one time too many. The deal here is that Fey's character gave up a kid when she was in college, and now that said kid is teenaged and attending a hippie school run by Paul Rudd, Rudd has taken it upon himself to reunite mother and son. While Fey is generally incredulous about the idea at first, eventually she finds herself becoming attached to her long lost progeny…and she might even be developing some feelings for that charming and handsome guy who brought them back together.
'Now You See Me' Trailer: Can Mark Zuckerberg Outsmart Bruce Banner?
Movie News By Nathan Adams on November 19, 2012 | Be the First To CommentSeeing as it's a Louis Leterrier movie, of course the first trailer for Now You See Me is high energy and loud. Jesse Eisenberg is yelling into a microphone, people are disappearing with flashes of electricity, Isla Fisher's smile is blinding you, and the contents of a bank's vault are raining down on a jacked up theater audience. And this is all before the action starts. Then you gets showdowns and chase scenes, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine trading dialogue about grizzled old man doom and gloom, and Mark Ruffalo looking like he's right in his wheelhouse playing a frazzled and out of sorts police inspector trying to keep up with a team of ultra-competent, bank robbing magicians. Sounds like this movie has something for everyone, no? Check it out after the break, and let us know what you think.
'On the Road' Trailer Invites You to Meet the Mad Ones
Movie News By Nathan Adams on November 15, 2012 | Comments (1)If you've ever spent any extended time in a coffee shop or a freshman dorm, chances are you've seen a good number of young people with open hearts and confused eyes dutifully thumbing through the pages of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road." It's one of those books you just have to get into when you're coming of age, like "The Catcher in the Rye," or, if you're a sociopath, Ayn Rand's stuff. Given the book's enduring popularity, it's strange that it's taken so long for Hollywood to make a big screen adaptation, but, nevertheless, the wait is over, and the first trailer for the film is here. How does it look? Well, it looks like director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) and his camera crew have shot a beautiful film. And seeing as the narration put over this trailer quotes one of the most famous passages from Kerouac's novel, it looks like he's made a film that's very much On the Road. This seems to be a straight adaptation; the essence of the book put up on the screen, without any unexpected detours.
'Any Day Now' Trailer Dares You to Watch It Without Crying
Movie News By Nathan Adams on November 13, 2012 | Comments (3)Every once in a while a movie gets made that's quite clearly designed for the express purpose of making everyone who watches it bawl their eyes out. Any Day Now is one of those movies. The first few seconds of its new trailer make it look like it might be a fun, '70s-set romance about a newly out of the closet gay man learning something about life and love thanks to a new relationship with a free spirit – a manic pixie dreamboy movie, if you will – but once it introduces the drama, it goes full bore with it and just refuses to stop. More than being a simple tearjerker, this one looks like it's going to leave your tear ducts sore and feeling violated. The basic story is that Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt are a gay couple trying to navigate the murky and prejudiced waters of the '70s court system so that they can adopt a mentally challenged boy who lives down the hall from them and is being neglected by his crappy, awful mother. I know, right?
'The Canyons' Trailer Is Weird and Bad and Features Lindsay Lohan
Movie News By Nathan Adams on November 13, 2012 | Be the First To CommentPaul Schrader's next film, The Canyons, was written by famed author Bret Easton Ellis and stars Lindsay Lohan and some male porn star, which earned the project some hype right from the very moment it was announced that held straight through its production. But, despite all of its marquee talent, the movie put out a weird teaser trailer that didn't seem to have any actual footage from the film and was mostly just a bunch of abstract images shot around L.A. Well, now the film has released a full trailer, and instead of being street photography stuff that doesn't feature Lindsay Lohan, it's…something else that's completely weird as well. It would seem that either The Canyons was shot in black and white, its images have been altered to make this vintage-style trailer, or what we're looking at still isn't actual footage from the film. Which of these possibilities sounds most believable?
'21 & Over' Trailer Realizes That Teenagers Buy Tickets to Party Movies
Movie News By Nathan Adams on November 12, 2012 | Comments (2)Jon Lucas and Scott Moore hit a goldmine when they wrote the script for The Hangover. It turns out young people like to watch movies where the characters on screen are partying so much that they'll even buy tickets to retreads like The Hangover Part II, or movies that barely even qualify as being movies, like Project X. It's gotten to the point where party-gone-out-of-control is pretty much a genre onto itself. Enter Lucas and Moore's new film, which they've both written and directed, 21 & Over. Jeff Chang is newly turned 21, and despite the fact that he has an important interview tomorrow morning, a couple of his crazy friends have decided to take it upon themselves to take him out drinking and give him the night of his life. The results are a derivative mix of those aforementioned party films, a little bit of the journey aspect of the Harold & Kumar films, and a sprinkling of the way they kept repeating the name McLovin in Superbad (though here it's repetition of the protagonist, Jeff Chang's, name, Jeff Chang).
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Art Nouveau Zodiac
Alphonse Mucha – Zodiac- 1896
Mucha was a sensationally successful and adored Leo & Czech Art Nouveau artist…some peeps say he originated all things art nouveau.
Zodiac was one of this most popular pics ever. As he was also a Freemason, of course he was interested in the Occult.
Remember, the word "occult" merely means hidden.
Mucha had a terribly sad ending, the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia, took him in for "questioning" and he died shortly afterward.
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Dining after DarkScaling Down—Why Size Matters in Dutch Paintings
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Join Curator of Northern European Art Dennis Weller as he tours the cabinet-sized paintings in the Dutch galleries. In an illustrated lecture to follow, Weller focuses on even smaller paintings, those included in his upcoming Small Treasures exhibition. The show, opening mid-October, displays pictures by Hals, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Dyck, and many of their contemporaries. This event is designed for those age 40 and over, and features a lecture, tour, and buffet-style dinner, which includes a glass of wine.
For more information or credit card reservations, call (919) 715-5923, or register online. Seating is limited; advance registration is required.
Image: Johannes Vermeer, Young Woman Seated at a Virginal, circa 1670–72, oil on canvas, 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in., The Leiden Collection, New York
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Blending the work of contemporary local designers, the Grand Daddy Hotel is best known for its rooftop trailer park: seven vintage Airstream trailers, each designed with a different theme—for instance, the "Ballad of John and Yoko" includes a host of musical instruments, while "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" has a bear suit, and old-fashioned rocking chair, and three different-sized bowls. The 26 standard guest rooms are more classic, although they do incorporate South African motifs like aloe-print headboards. The hotel also has a Mediterranean restaurant, a rooftop cinema, and two cocktail bars (including one on the roof).
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For a quiet stay, avoid rooms facing noisy Long Street, as well as rooms above Daddy Cool Bar, which plays loud music until 11:30 p.m.
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Open / ClosesNumber of Rooms: 32
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How & Nosm's Houston Street Tribute to Tony Goldman
This article was posted by Martha Cooper 2 years, 2 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 10 hours, 32 minutes ago.
Identical twins How & Nosm, were born in Spain, raised in Germany and permanently moved to NYC in 1999. After joining the legendary TATS CRU in the Bronx, they honed their spray painting skills on a wide variety of surfaces all over the city. For the past few years, they've experimented with a limited palette of black, white and shades of red, adding brushes and stencils to their repertoire.
The twins are upbeat but their intricate compositions often depict death and destruction with accents of blood throughout. They began painting their mural on Houston Street just two days after Hurricane Sandy hit NY. The neighborhood around the wall was without electricity, shops were shuttered and even the traffic lights were off. Unfazed, the twins finished the mural in record time. They titled their piece, "The Day After".
Watching them paint was fascinating. Working from a rough sketch, they started at opposite ends of the long wall outlining complicated figures within figures in black with tiny brushes and spray paint. They rarely spoke to each other or even looked at each other's work but it was impossible for me to distinguish a difference in style. Their combined style is original and instantly identifiable and somehow they both can paint in exactly the same way. Must be a twin thing.
The Houston Street wall has become the most prestigious and famous street art site in the world. In 2008 Jeffrey Deitch teamed up with the owner of the wall, Tony Goldman to recreate a mural Keith Haring painted in 1982 for what would have been Keith's 50th birthday. Tony decided to continue the project by inviting prominent street artists to put work there. Since 2009 the wall has been painted or wheat pasted by Os Gemeos, OBEY, Barry McGee, Kenny Scharf, JR, Faile, Retna and Aiko. In the process, Tony became one of street arts' biggest fans and supporters. Sadly he did not live to see How & Nosm's wall but I'm pretty sure he would have loved it. It is a spectacular mural and a fine tribute to his legacy.
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Christian Conservative Terrorist Causes Havoc in Norway
July 28, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Dr. Aslam Abdullah
Norway is a liberal democracy. It is ruled by Labor Party. It has liberal policies on on a number of social issues. On July 22, it was hit with the worst terrorist attack on its territory by a right wing Christian conservative. Even though the so-called terrorist experts claim that he acted alone, the hand of other right wing Christian conservative individuals and groups should not be ruled out. With what is being taught in several conservative churches against liberalism, socialism, non-Christian religions (especially Islam and Judaism), the action of the Norwegian terrorist is not out of line of the dominant thinking. The 32-year-old Norwegian man who allegedly went on a shooting spree on the island of Utoya has been identified as Anders Behring Breivik, according to multiple reports.The gunman was dressed as a police officer and gunned down young people as they ran for their lives at a youth camp, which means that he might have some Christian conservative sympathizers in the police force.The possibility of receiving support from some Christian conservative individuals or groups from the US should also not be ruled out. After all, Christian conservatism emerged as a major force in the US.
Breivik belongs to "ring-wing circles" in Oslo. He has been known to write to right-wing forums in Norway and is a self-described nationalist who has also written a number of posts attacking Islam On July 17 he posted a quote from philosopher John Stuart Mill on his twitter account saying: "One person with a belief is equal to the force of 100 000 who have only interests." On a Facebook account Breivik describes himself as having Christian conservative views.
Obviously, not all Christians subscribe to the theology of Christian conservatives who regard everyone who does not believe in their doctrine as pagan and destined for hell. They regard liberalism as the major threat to their way of life. Christian conservative talk show hosts in the United States fill the airwaves with hatred against all those who have liberal attitudes.
The initial reaction of the media was to point fingers at Muslim extremists. Initially, several experts concluded that either Libyan backed terrorist groups or pro- Afghan Taliban groups might be the culprits. However, as details emerged, those experts went into hiding. When it became known that the gunman was a Norwegian ultra right wing extremist, few spoke about the theology of Conservative Christianity or the danger it poses to democracies or free societies all over the world. Not one recalled Timothy Mcveigh, responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing. It is not a coincidence that this terrorist attack came at a time when the champion of right wing ideas, the media empire of Rupert Murdoch is in terrible shape facing challenges for its survival.
Terrorism in all its forms and shapes is wrong and must be condemned. One cannot blame an entire religion for the terrorist act of a few. Had it been a Muslim perpetrator, the experts might have already concluded that Islam is a religion that cannot find itself at peace with the West and Democracy and Muslims living in Europe and America cannot be trusted.
What Breivik did in Norway is the natural outcome of the theology of arrogance and hatred that is taught in several churches around the world in the name of Christianity. We must realize that terrorism is not related with one religion or race or ethnic group. It is a threat every religious community and country faces. Instead of pointing fingers at religions, we must all come together to stand all those who believe that violence is the only method to ensure that point of view is heard. Violence must be rejected by all who believe in the sanctity of human life and with a clear understanding that the Divine will is not seek the destruction of the human race but to help people find common ground–to create a world where people can live the faith of their choice without any coercion.
'Intolerant' Christians Are More Militant than Muslims, Says Equality Chief
June 23, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Daniel Martin
Christians are more militant than Muslims in complaining about discrimination, the head of Britain's equality watchdog has claimed.
Trevor Phillips said Muslims are better at integrating into society, while Christians often complain about bias for cynical political gains.
Mr Phillips, the head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, blamed the increasing influence on mainstream churches of African and Caribbean immigrants with 'intolerant' views.
In contrast, he said Muslims 'are doing their damnedest' to develop 'an idea of Islam that is compatible with living in a modern liberal democracy'.
He added: 'I think there's an awful lot of noise about the Church being persecuted but there is a more real issue that the conventional churches face – that the people who are really driving their revival and success believe in an old-time religion which, in my view, is incompatible with a modern, multi-ethnic, multicultural society.
'Muslim communities in this country are doing their damnedest to come to terms with their neighbours to try to integrate and they're doing their best to try to develop an idea of Islam that is compatible with living in a modern liberal democracy.
'The most likely victim of actual religious discrimination in British society is a Muslim, but the person who is most likely to feel slighted because of their religion is an evangelical Christian.'
Senior churchmen, such as former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, have attacked equality laws for stifling Christianity.
However, Mr Phillips said many of the legal cases brought by Christians over homosexuality were motivated by an attempt to gain political influence. He told the Sunday Telegraph: 'I think for a lot of Christian activists, they want to have a fight and they choose sexual orientation as the ground to fight it on. I think the argument isn't about the rights of Christians. It's about politics.
Religious differences: Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has in the past attacked equality laws for stifling Christianity
'There are a lot of Christian activist voices who appear bent on stressing the kind of persecution that I don't really think exists in this country.'
But Mr Phillips, who was brought up in a Salvation Army background, said he could 'understand why a lot of people in faith groups feel a bit under siege'. 'There's no question that there is more anti-religion noise in Britain,' he said.
He also said equality laws should not apply to the internal organisation of religious groups.
'It's perfectly fair that you can't be a Roman Catholic priest unless you're a man,' he continued. 'It seems right that the reach of anti-discriminatory law should stop at the door of the church or mosque.'
Tory MP Philip Davies suggested Mr Phillips was attempting to 'take the spotlight off his domestic difficulties' at the beleaguered body. Home Secretary Theresa May has vowed to reform the organisation after a report branded it a costly failure.


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Date: 14 Mar 2013
I'd been wanting to do something outside my comfort zone for some time but even so I was slightly surprised to hear myself asking the guys at Audio Network if I could speak at any events or seminars they had coming up.
I guess it was either public speaking or hang gliding but it was too cold for hang gliding.
I'm pretty sure I was expecting them to say "no thanks" but instead, I heard, "Great. Would you like to speak at the upcoming Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) at the Excel Centre then – we're holding a seminar about production music?". "Err, yes" I heard myself reply ... but what the hell was I going to talk about? "Well, just speak about what you do, " they said.
As is often the case with creative stuff, it's very difficult to describe what it is that you do when in fact you don't really think about it that much when doing it, but I reasoned that as it's me that does what it is that I do I should know what that is ... right?
And so it was that I found myself standing in the drawing room of a Public Speaking Coach in Notting Hill, running through my script in a French accent - one of the more bizzarre scenarios I have ended up in over the years. I was told to project, use my arms, stand straight, make eye contact and smile, all at the same time, and all without passing out, which is fine in front of two people but ... "hang on, how many people are you expecting at these seminars?". "Oh, usually between 150 and 200 people".
The funny thing is that as soon as I got up on stage at the BVE it was absolutely fine. Maybe it was the lectern acting as a shield between me and the audience, a bit like my drums used to, but I felt strangely at home, especially when I noticed that people not only seemed to be listening to me but also seemed to be getting something from what I was saying. I talked about how I did what I do, how to choose music for film and being imaginative, but most of all how music is subliminal and can totally change the meaning of a film, all vital information for composers and editors.
But it was the bit afterwards that was the most amazing, talking face to face with the composers who had actually taken the time to come to the event and put themselves out there, just as I had done all those years ago. For each of the composers that attended (and there must have been thousands who didn't), these guys talking to me had the advantage. They were demonstrating that they had the determination, drive and ambition to know that they should be there, talking to Audio Network, and presenting their CVs in person. I found that to be very inspiring.
I think I'll do more of this ... after all, I didn't pass out - did I.
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After living for 25 years with nary a colic nor a cough, my senior Thoroughbred gelding, Annapolis, suddenly experienced two episodes of choke in one weekend. In the first case, the barn owner where I board him was able to load him into a trailer and rush him to a local veterinary clinic for emergency care. In the second case, she was able to dislodge the obstruction with the first aid response of gentle massage, and the on-call vet met me at the barn for a follow-up. In both cases, I made the usual 30-minute drive to the barn in record time, expecting the worst on my arrival.
What is Choke? So what exactly is choke and what causes it? Basically, choke is when partially chewed food gets wadded up and stuck in the esophagus. The horse coughs excessively, trying to shift the mass. Saliva and particles of food exit the nostrils, since the horse is unable to swallow. Depending on where the obstruction is, you may or may not be able to see a lump from the outside.
Causes of Choke A number of factors can lead to a choke.
In Annapolis' case, the vets at the clinic summized that his choke was probably caused by his not chewing properly because of some points that had developed on his teeth and that he was overdue for a visit from the equine dentist. They also "scoped" his esophagus once the choke had been cleared, and were able to confirm that he had no obstructions from scarring, tumors or other causes.
Treating Choke As soon as you suspect your horse is choking, remove all feed and hay, so he can't eat anything else, adding to the problem. Call the vet immediately.
While you're waiting for the vet, encourage the horse to stand quietly, with his head down. This will lessen the chance that anything he coughs up will find it's way into his trachea and lungs and possibly cause aspiration pneumonia, a complication that sometimes arises after a choke has cleared.
When treating choke, the vet's objective is to clear the obstruction from the esophagus. He does this by passing a tube through the horse's nostril and down into the esophagus, to the point of the obstruction.
The vet then flushes water into the tube and syphons it back out again. This usually has to be done many times, sometimes taking two or more buckets of water. Each time, a bit more of the matted food is washed away and the mass gets smaller.
This can be an extremely messy operation, especially if the horse is coughing and shaking his head around, as Annapolis did in spite of being sedated. Wet food matter can get flung everywhere.
By carefully working the tube back and forth in the esophagus, the vet can move the obstruction down into the stomach and clear the choke. Care has to be taken that the esophagus is not damaged or ruptured in the process.
Preventing Choke There are a number of ways in which the horse owner can help prevent a choke. Here are the tips my vet gave me after treating Annapolis.
By using one or more of the above management techniques, you should be able to successfully prevent choke. In my case, I had thought that getting Annapolis' teeth floated would solve the problem, but when he choked a third time, about a month later, we also added a large rock to his feeder, to slow down his eating and stop him from gulping large mouthfuls of food.
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Abortion and Life 2 Prayer for unborn children & their parents
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Our Father who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
On Earth as it is in Heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
Hail Mary full of grace
The Lord is with thee
Blessed art though among women
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus
Holy Mary Mother of God
Pray for us sinners
Now and at the hour of our death
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -
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cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.
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DEWALT DCK475L Heavy-Duty 18 Volt XRP™ Lithium-Ion 4-Tool Cordless Combo Kit
Product Description
DeWalt's XRP Lithium-Ion Technology delivers longer life. Delivering 2,000 recharges per life cycle, DeWalt's Nano™ Phosphate Lithium Ion cells deliver an industry leading durability and life cycle. With batteries that last two to three times longer then other formulas of lithium ion batteries tested! Nano™ Technology, raising the standard of lithium ion and bringing more power to your Dewalt collection!
Heavy-Duty 1/2" 18V Cordless Hammer Drill with NANO™ Technology (DCD970)
- Patented 3-speed all-metal transmission matches the tool to task for fastest application speed and improved run time
- High power, high efficiency motor delivers 450 unit watts out of maximum power for superior performance in all drilling and fastening applications
- Heavy-duty 1/2" self-tightening chuck tightens throughout operation providing superior bit gripping strength
- Best-in-class length for improved balance and better control
- LED work light provides increased visibility in confined spaces
Heavy-Duty 1/4" 18V Impact Driver with Nano™ Technology (DC827)
- The frameless motor along with the durable magnesium gear case and all metal transmission gives your tool extended durability and life
- With a more compact size and lighter wieght you will be able to work in tighter spaces and reduce user fatigue
- With 1,330 In-Lbs of torque you have the ability to perform a wide range of applications
- With the anti-slip and comfort grip you'll have less strain on your hand and more control during use
- The exclusive NANO™ technology is a combination of phosphate and lithium cells that will offer longer battery life and durability resulting to about 2,000 recharges
- With replaceable brushes, serviceability for this tool is convenient and hassle free
- The heavy duty impact mechanism will direct the torque to the fastener without causing a kickback
Heavy-Duty 18V Cordless Reciprocating Saw (DC385)
- Having 1 1/8" stroke length and 0-3,000 SPM will give you a greater cutting speed
- With a 4-position blade clamp you'll have increased versatility that will even allow for flush cutting
- Blades changes are quick and easy with the keyless lever-action blade clamp
- With the anti-slip and comfort grip you'll have less strain on your hand and more control during use
- The pivoting adjustable shoe will give you maximum visibility while the variable speed with trigger lock will give you increased control over the blade
Heavy-Duty 18V Cordless Flexible Floodlight (DW919)
- Flexible neck will allow for hands free use and the ability to light a project in any direction
- The wide angle beam will give you added light versus traditional flashlights
- The lockable head clip offers versatility and convenience of a lantern
- Specialty Xenon bulb is extra bright to help maximize the brightness of the flashlight beam
NANO™ Technology Batteries
- Exclusive NANO&trade-phosphate lithium ion cells offer long battery life and durability
- Lightweight design-1.5 lbs
- No memory and virtually no self-discharge for maximum productivity and less downtime
- Requires NANO™ technology compatible charger (DC9310,DC9320,DC9319)
Nano™ Technology Charger
- Charges all DeWalt 7.2V - 18V NiCd/NiMH/Li-Ion batters (except Univolt batters)
- Charges the battery in hour or less minimizing down time
- 3-stage charging system provides maximum run-time and extends overall life of the battery
- Diagnostics with LED indicator communicates battery charge status
In The Box
In The Box
- One (1) DCD970 1/2" 18V Hammer Drill/Drill/Driver
- One (1) DC827 18V Impact Driver
- One (1) DC385 18V Reciprocating Saw
- One (1) Dw919 18V Flexible Floodlight
- One (1) One Hour Charger
- Two (2) 18V XRP NANO™-Phosphate Lithium Ion Battery Packs
- One (1) 360 Degrees Side handle
- One (1) Contractor Bag
- Drilling
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Additional Information
Manufacturer's SKU | DCK475L |
Brand | DEWALT |
Additional | No |
Safety Info | No |
Shipping Weight | 25.0000 |
Battery Voltage | 18 Volts |
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1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoi'akim the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah: | 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: |
2 "Go to the house of the Re'chabites, and speak with them, and bring them to the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers; then offer them wine to drink." | 2 "Go to the Recabite family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms of the house of the LORD and give them wine to drink." |
3 So I took Ja-azani'ah the son of Jeremiah, son of Habazzini'ah, and his brothers, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Re'chabites. | 3 So I went to get Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons--the whole family of the Recabites. |
4 I brought them to the house of the LORD into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdali'ah, the man of God, which was near the chamber of the princes, above the chamber of Ma-asei'ah the son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold. | 4 I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the room of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah the man of God. It was next to the room of the officials, which was over that of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper. |
5 Then I set before the Re'chabites pitchers full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, "Drink wine." | 5 Then I set bowls full of wine and some cups before the men of the Recabite family and said to them, "Drink some wine." |
6 But they answered, "We will drink no wine, for Jon'adab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, 'You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons for ever; | 6 But they replied, "We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jonadab son of Recab gave us this command: 'Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine. |
7 you shall not build a house; you shall not sow seed; you shall not plant or have a vineyard; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.' | 7 Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these things, but must always live in tents. Then you will live a long time in the land where you are nomads.' |
8 We have obeyed the voice of Jon'adab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters, | 8 We have obeyed everything our forefather Jonadab son of Recab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine |
9 and not to build houses to dwell in. We have no vineyard or field or seed; | 9 or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops. |
10 but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed and done all that Jon'adab our father commanded us. | 10 We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jonadab commanded us. |
11 But when Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon came up against the land, we said, 'Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chalde'ans and the army of the Syrians.' So we are living in Jerusalem." | 11 But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded this land, we said, 'Come, we must go to Jerusalem to escape the Babylonian and Aramean armies.' So we have remained in Jerusalem." |
12 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: | 12 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying: |
13 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words? says the LORD. | 13 "This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, 'Will you not learn a lesson and obey my words?' declares the LORD. |
14 The command which Jon'adab the son of Rechab gave to his sons, to drink no wine, has been kept; and they drink none to this day, for they have obeyed their father's command. I have spoken to you persistently, but you have not listened to me. | 14 'Jonadab son of Recab ordered his sons not to drink wine and this command has been kept. To this day they do not drink wine, because they obey their forefather's command. But I have spoken to you again and again, yet you have not obeyed me. |
15 I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending them persistently, saying, 'Turn now every one of you from his evil way, and amend your doings, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and then you shall dwell in the land which I gave to you and your fathers.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to me. | 15 Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said, "Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your fathers." But you have not paid attention or listened to me. |
16 The sons of Jon'adab the son of Rechab have kept the command which their father gave them, but this people has not obeyed me. | 16 The descendants of Jonadab son of Recab have carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not obeyed me.' |
17 Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing on Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them and they have not listened, I have called to them and they have not answered." | 17 "Therefore, this is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'Listen! I am going to bring on Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem every disaster I pronounced against them. I spoke to them, but they did not listen; I called to them, but they did not answer.' " |
18 But to the house of the Re'chabites Jeremiah said, "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the command of Jon'adab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done all that he commanded you, | 18 Then Jeremiah said to the family of the Recabites, "This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'You have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have followed all his instructions and have done everything he ordered.' |
19 therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Jon'adab the son of Rechab shall never lack a man to stand before me." | 19 Therefore, this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'Jonadab son of Recab will never fail to have a man to serve me.' " |
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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BALTIMORE — The tall, lanky patient enters the room bent over and shuffling like a man twice his age. He climbs on a gurney and lies back, head throbbing. Then Carlton Haywood pulls out a bottle of Tums, relief-in-waiting for the nausea he fears will come.
"You never know how bad it's going to get," he says with a cordial smile.
Haywood, 37, belongs to the 0.003 percent of the U.S. population that suffers from sickle cell disease, which predominantly affects blacks. A health care team at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center is about to remove 75 percent of his blood and replace it with donated units, a procedure he undergoes monthly.
As rare as the blood disorder is, Haywood's situation is even rarer. A bioethics and hematology professor at the Johns Hopkins University, he's one of the few academicians who has built a career studying the illness he has battled since birth.
Haywood the scholar knows Haywood the patient, a fact that imparts a special meaning and power to an often lonely mission.
"There's so much Carlton brings to our work that no one else can," says Dr. Sophie Lanzkron, the director of the Adult Sickle Cell Clinic at Hopkins. "He has significant illness, lives with this discomfort every day and manages it incredibly well. It's one reason he knows as much about [sickle cell] as anybody I've met."
On this June morning, Haywood reclines in fatigue as the bad blood flows from his body and the good enters through tubes in his chest. If he's lucky, he'll be well enough soon to return to a schedule of lecturing, writing and researching the state of sickle cell treatment in the United States.
On that last subject, he turns learned professor.
Most sufferers, Haywood says, have horror stories of locking horns with their health-care providers. Many in the general population still believe the "black disease" they heard so much about 40 years ago has been cured. Worse, funding for research is 1/300ths of that available for comparable genetic illnesses.
"Sickle cell disease represents a uniquely bad confluence of problems," he says.
Haywood pops a Tums. "We have a long way to go, mm-hmm," he says.
Medical historians have traced sickle cell disease to four regions of Africa, where they say it developed thousands of years ago and was first described in medical literature in 1870.
The medical system calls it an "orphan disease" — that is, like muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis and other disorders, it affects fewer than 200,000 people. But to those who have it, the numbers are more than big enough. And the problems start early.
For the first three years of Haywood's life, he screamed so often and so terribly that his parents, Carlton Sr., and Harriett Haywood, thought they must be doing something wrong. By 1979, when his sister Tammy was born, they had moved from Atlanta to Alabama, a state that mandated sickle cell testing for all newborns. She didn't have the disease but carried some of its traits, so doctors suggested they test their son.
The results were "devastating," says Harriett, now 61. "The doctors told us Carlton wouldn't live through childhood."
The condition refers to misshapen red blood cells, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Normal red blood cells are doughnut-shaped and malleable, and contain hemoglobin, a protein that allows the cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. Hemoglobin-A — the normal kind — is ball-shaped, allowing the cells to move smoothly around even the sharpest turns in the body's vascular system, reaching every organ.
Those born with sickle cell disease, though, inherit from both parents hemoglobin-S, which causes the cells to develop a crescent shape. The cells clump together and get stuck in curves and crannies, causing dangerous blockages that can last for hours.
As he explains the impact, a gentle smile crosses Haywood's face. "During those crises, otherwise known as vaso-occlusive episodes, my organs are being starved of blood and oxygen," he says. The emergency is immediate — and has wide-ranging implications.
The pain is overwhelming, often so severe that only extremely powerful opioids can touch it. The affected organs can fail, sometimes fatally. And possibly most maddening, there exists no medical test to prove any attack is happening.
"Imagine you're a 20-year-old African-American male in Baltimore City. You're having intense pain. You go to the ER, where you're appropriately pleading for narcotics, but you can't prove anything is wrong," says Lanzkron, who has treated Haywood as a patient and co-authored some of his research work. "You can imagine how that goes — often, not well."
Haywood's unsure why, but he always got fair treatment from physicians when growing up. It wasn't until later that he realized how lucky that was.
Sickle cell disease is so painful, complicated and poorly understood that for generations, medicine men in certain parts of Africa believed it was a curse.
Many Western patients use that word to describe it, Haywood says. He doesn't blame them.
He remembers childhood as a blur of pain crises, breathing tubes and oxygen masks. The weeks he spent in hospitals were lonely and frightening.
The episodes struck 10 or 12 times a year, usually starting in his chest or arms and spreading like a slowfire to other parts of his body.
"Think of the worst pain you've ever had — a broken bone or a migraine — and imagine it as a steady rainfall," he says. "Then it blossoms into a thunderstorm that lasts for hours."
Nothing could kill the pain, but doctors prescribed morphine and other opioids to reduce it — just enough to bring relief without causing organ failure.
Haywood loved sports, and he inherited a competitive nature from his father, the first African-American to win a full football scholarship to the University of South Carolina.
But those who have sickle cell must monitor their activity. Overexertion, like dehydration, extreme weather, poor diet and stress, can spark attacks.
He landed in the emergency room so often that his mother drew a line. "I told him, 'If you can't strike a balance, I'm going to keep you in the house,' she recalls. Between the ages of 11 and 14, he watched through a window as his friends played ball.
He threw himself into reading: Science fiction, Stephen King and especially comic books, his preference during hospital stays. His parents discouraged him from delving into sickle cell, but he couldn't help it. What he learned shocked him.
"Thinking about dying [as a child] is a nightmare," Haywood says. He'd cry and scream and ask his parents, "Why?" They didn't know, they said, but their answers gave him a bit of hope.
Carlton Sr., a manager for a credit company, taught him statistics. "Those are broad figures," he'd say. "If 17 is the median [life span], some people live longer."
"Everyone has an issue they're dealing with," said Harriett, a homemaker and devout Baptist. "This is yours. The question is, how will you deal with it?" Both told him to trust God.
They fetched his school assignments and made sure he kept up when he was out sick. He became a straight-A student.
When he was 13, a doctor in yet another emergency room asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. Carlton wasn't sure, but he did know that many comic-book superheroes were born of physics accidents.
"A physicist," he said.
"Well, you already know more about sickle cell than I do," the doctor replied. "What about medicine?"
Years later, Haywood narrows his eyes at the memory.
"Isn't it interesting," he says, "how a well-timed question can change the way you view what you might be able to do?"
Sickle cell overwhelmingly affects the urban poor, a demographic that suffers disproportionately from social instability, many studies show. That means, among other things, that they often lack support when crises come.
As Haywood grew older, he realized he'd never had to drop out of school as so many with sickle cell do. He'd never had the disabling strokes that ruin school careers and wipe out futures by the thousands. His grades got him into the University of Virginia, where his plan was to pursue a career in medicine.
Harriett had always told him God gave him sickle cell for a reason. The idea used to make him angry. Now he wondered whether she had a point.
The attacks never went away — the day before his freshman year began, he suffered his worst crisis ever, causing him to miss a semester — but once he enrolled, even failure seemed to give him direction.
Early that first year, for instance, when he realized he disliked working in laboratories, an adviser suggested a subject he'd never heard of.
"Intro to Bioethics changed my life," Haywood says. "I loved reading about ethical dilemmas in medicine. It presented a whole new way of asking questions."
He earned a master's degree in bioethics from Virginia and his doctorate in public health from Hopkins.
He saw — as few others could — the expanding impact of sickle cell, a disease at the molecular level.
Take socioeconomics. Most patients, he learned, receive government medical assistance, which means their health-care providers are undercompensated. This discourages others from going into the field, one reason so few primary-care physicians know the rudiments of sickle cell.
That problem reinforces another: Lacking knowledge, health-care providers are less likely to empathize with the patients' unique needs, causing poorer treatment and more stress.
Worse, he found, funding for sickle cell research is abysmal. In 2004, Haywood came across a federally supported study that compared how well the U.S. funds research into two comparable genetic disorders: Sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis. The results shocked him.
In 2003, it turned out, sickle cell disease attracted about $500,000 in private charitable funding. Cystic fibrosis, which affected fewer than a third as many people (nearly all of them Caucasian) attracted $150 million — 300 times as much.
That year, there were also 115 federally funded comprehensive care centers dedicated to cystic fibrosis. There were 10 for sickle cell disease, according to the study, which later appeared in the journal Pediatrics.
Experts say the figures haven't changed much. Sickle cell, it's clear, is an orphan disease in more ways than one.
"The disparities are jaw-dropping," says Lanzkron, who in 2008 founded the Sickle Cell Infusion Center at Hopkins, the only facility in Maryland that treats both children and adult patients. "The reasons, of course, are complicated. But when you show people these figures, it stuns them. We're doing our best to spread the word."
After two hours in a small room at HATS — the Hemapheresis and Transfusion Support Center at Hopkins Hospital — Haywood has had little nausea, a common side effect of his treatment.
Dr. Jay Brooks Jackson, a pathologist, and three nurses are draining most of Haywood's blood and replacing it with 15 fresh units — about 1.18 gallons, or more than the average person has in his or her body.
In three weeks, he'll have generated enough of his own blood to need a repeat.
Relieved that the end of the treatment is near, he says he wears three hats: Patient, professor and advocate.
Haywood the patient says medicine has made uncertain progress in his lifetime.
When he was a child, a patient's median life span was 14 years and few lived to age 18.
By 2006, all 50 states had adopted universal newborn screening, which means every sufferer can be identified and given penicillin daily to head off infections. That has boosted the median life span to about 45 years, and 96 percent live at least 18 years.
But the Food and Drug Administration has approved just one drug, hydroxyurea, for use against sickle cell, and while it can reduce complications and pain in some patients, the treatment regimen is so complex that few who can use it do. Bone-marrow transplants have cured about 200 people, but they're so invasive that few patients qualify.
Haywood the professor says patients and health-care providers are still mutually wary. He has studied, among other things, what factors contribute to mutual trust in sickle cell-related doctor-patient relationships and how that level of trust compares to those in other disease populations. (Answer: Not well.)
Can the gap be traced to race? After all, most patients are black, and most health-care providers are not. Lanzkron calls the question "the elephant in the room." Haywood is delicate on the subject. "It would make little sense to exclude [race] as a possibility," he says, adding that any firm conclusions are a long way off.
Haywood the advocate heads a monthly research group at Hopkins that looks at disparities in sickle cell disease care. He travels often to share his findings and speaks to each new class at the medical school.
Haywood hopes to stumble on a donor or a celebrity who can take up a cause that, for whatever reason, has zero A-list spokesmen and little national visibility.
Haywood the man? He's single. His mother keeps tabs on him via cellphone (his parents are separated), and his comic-book collection is bigger than ever. But the illness that shapes him still lurks like a shadow.
He knows some patients live into their 70s and beyond these days, and he realizes he has lived longer than some expected, given his case's severity. But some nights he dreams of being in a strange, colorless void, a place of nothingness, and he wakes up, heart pounding.
He believes in God, he says, though maybe not enough. Next morning, he gets up, pops his pain meds and heads out the door. There are others like him who need help. "I'm a lucky man," he says.


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Preliminary Investigation of Tracer Gas Reaeration Method for Shallow Bays
Holley, Edward R.; Baker, Sarah H.
Accurate estimates of surface exchange rates for volatile pollutants in bays are needed to allow predictions of pollutant movement and retention time. The same types of estimates can be used to calculate reaeration rates. The tracer gas technique has been used to measure surface gas transfer rates in rivers, and to a lesser extent, in estuaries. Application of the technique to bays would be extremely useful, but it is complicated by differences in the hydrodynamics and the density stratification that can exist due to fresh river water overriding heavier saline ocean water. The objective of this research has been to investigate field procedures for application of the tracer gas technique to shallow bays. The modified tracer technique was used with propane for the tracer gas and Rhodamine-WT, a fluorescent dye, for the "conservative" tracer. The propane was injected through porous tile diffusers, and the dye was released simultaneously. The propane acts as a model for the surface exchange of other gases and volatile compounds. Three four-day field trips to Lavaca Bay on the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico were made during the course of the study. A variety of experimental techniques was investigated. One was to make a short-duration injection (10-30 minutes) and sample the dye cloud as it moved through the bay. Another was to use a long-duration injection (3 to 4 hours) to obtain quasi-steady conditions. The long injections were discontinued because there appeared to be no practical method of determining the travel time for the samples taken from the tracer plume. Drogues (floats) which are normally used for this purpose consistently drifted downwind from the tracer plumes. Pulses of a second fluorescent dye for determining time of travel became too diffuse to be used for this purpose. The most promising method appears to be the short-duration injection method with a large pulse of the second dye released during the injection to mark the middle of the tracer cloud. A special injection device was designed to prevent mixing of the tracers with heavier saline water near the bed of the bay during injection. A field fluorometer was used both in the field to track the tracer cloud and in the laboratory to measure dye concentrations in the field samples. Propane concentrations were determined with gas chromatography. The same equipment was used to perform laboratory studies to test performance of the equipment in the field and to aid in understanding field test results. These were apparently the first tests to be performed using the tracer gas technique in bays. As a result, the emphasis was on the development of techniques rather than on obtaining data. It appears that workable techniques have been developed, but they now need to be tested under a variety of conditions. Also, the preliminary results which were obtained for gas transfer coefficients indicate some anomalous results. After the completion of the project, it was learned that the addition of formalin to the field tracer gas samples may be affecting the samples adversely. Thus, some laboratory tests are now needed to investigate the behavior of tracer gases in bay water. In summary, the method appears to be very promising, but some additional developmental work is required before it can be used on a routine basis
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