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Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)
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Archive Item Code: 3600-C
Item Name: Pediatric Cytopathology: Common Entities and Diagnostic Dilemmas
Sara E. Monaco, MD
Presentation date: June 24, 2014; Expires: June 24, 2017
The webinar will be a practical review and discussion of selected cases in pediatric cytopathology; illustrating a variety of common and uncommon entities seen in young patients. Each case will be presented with a review of the cytopathological findings, followed by the differential diagnosis and pitfalls to be aware of in children. There will also be a discussion of the utility of different ancillary studies in select cases. The cases will cover common infectious, lymphoid, and small round blue cell tumors that occur in pediatric cytopathology, in addition to uncommon entities that one should be aware of and consider in the differential diagnosis.
Archive Item Code: 3600-D
Item Name: FNA Biopsy of the Liver
Gladwyn Leiman, MD
Presentation date: July 22, 2014; Expires: July 22, 2017
This archive addresses the usual and some unusual hepatic lesions encountered in FNA. Concentrating on primary HCC, the presentation will then compare that entity with the more frequent metastasis seen in the liver. Unusual entities will be seen to assist in recognition of morphology rarely seen. Finally, the more recent changes in immunocytochemical adjunctive studies will be mentioned, together with those circumstances in which molecular pathology impacts on collection of appropriate material obtained from liver FNA.
Archive Item Code: 3600-F
Item Name: Importance of Rapid On-site Evaluation (ROSE) for EUS-FNA: Endoscopist Observations and Pathologic Diagnosis
Benjamin L. Witt, MD
Douglas G. Adler, MD
Presentation date: September 23, 2014; Expires: September 23, 2017
This archive will begin with an overview of the literature on the impact of rapid on-site evaluation of EUS-guided pancreatic FNAs. A case-based discussion focusing on specimen triage and intra-procedural communication will follow. The cases will center on common entities and their inherent diagnostic challenges. Both the endoscopist's and pathologist's perspectives will be presented.
Archive Item Code: 3600-G
Item Name: Pancreatic Cysts Evaluated by EUS-FNA: Current Status
Michele D. Reid, MD, MS
Presentation date: October 28, 2014; Expires: October 28, 2017
This is an overview of the challenges and practical clues for the cytologic diagnosis of non-neoplastic and neoplastic cystic pancreatic lesions encountered in every day practice. The lecture will include a brief overview of pancreatic fine needle aspirations (FNAs) and endoscopic ultrasound guided-FNA, its associated pitfalls and limitations, as well as the cytopathologist's role in rapid on-site evaluation and specimen triage. This will be followed by a detailed discussion of the most commonly encountered low- and high-risk pancreatic cysts. A review of the key cytologic and clinical features, with histologic correlation, and diagnostic terminology will be included. The cytologic features of low- and high-grade atypia in neoplastic mucinous cysts will be included. The judicious use and interpretation of ancillary studies in diagnosing and distinguishing pancreatic cysts from common mimics will also be discussed.
Archive Item Code: 3600-J
Item Name: New Approaches and Common Problems in Soft Tissue Neoplasms Diagnosed by FNA Biopsy
Paul E. Wakely, Jr., MD
Presentation date: January 27, 2015; Expires: January 27, 2018
This archive will provide a platform for the review of the cytopathology of some of the major soft tissue lesions in adolescents and adults using a case-based format. The discussion will cover the major categories of myxoid, small rounded cell, pleomorphic, and spindled lesions. It will include the diagnostic perils and differential diagnoses associated with this unfamiliar and infrequently explored sphere of FNA biopsy cytology.
Archive Item Code: 3600-K
Item Name: Telecytopathology: Opportunities and Challenges
Brian T. Collins, MD
Presentation date: February 24, 2015; Expires: February 24, 2018
Telecytopathology is an exciting and emerging digital image service involving technologies which enable the cytopathology service to provide on-site immediate interpretation of FNA biopsies. It is becoming easier to implement and deploy systems utilizing currently available hardware and software solutions. Growing demands on health care providers will encourage more efficient use of the time required for managing and evaluating FNA biopsies. The specific hardware and software solutions available will be discussed. Plans for acquisition, validation, implementation, and work flow considerations will be covered. An overview of the current state of the art will be provided.
Archive Item Code: 3600-L
Item Name: Diagnostic Difficulties in Pulmonary Cytology and Optimal Use of Ancillary Testing
Hormoz Ehya, MD
Presentation date: March 24, 2015; Expires: March 24, 2018
Major diagnostic difficulties in pulmonary cytology include the differential diagnosis of benign/reactive conditions versus carcinoma and classification of neoplasms. The new targeted therapies require accurate classification of lung tumors. Improved survival in cancer patients has led to the increased occurrence of second and third primaries, necessitating the use of immunocytochemical stains to determine the primary source. Furthermore, the increasing need for molecular studies mandates prudent use of immunostains in order to conserve tissue. In this webinar the morphologic criteria to distinguish benign from malignant lesions and appropriate use of immunostains in the differential diagnosis of lung tumors will be discussed.
Archive Item Code: 3500-L
Item Name: Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Head and Neck Lesions with Update on Molecular Diagnostics
Vicky Y. Jo, MD
Presentation date: March 25, 2014; Expires: March 14, 2017
Head and neck FNA practice includes a heterogeneous group of lesions, including salivary gland neoplasms, cervical lymph node metastases, and soft tissue tumors. This webinar focuses on a differential diagnosis-based approach to head and neck FNAs, and includes discussion of the application of ancillary studies and recent molecular advances in the field of head and neck pathology.
Archive Item Code: 3500-H
Item Name: Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy: The Contribution of Case Review and Second Opinions
Patricia G. Wasserman, MD
Presentation date: November 26, 2013; Expires: November 26, 2016
Inter-institutional consultation in pathology has shown to improve patient safety by detecting interpretative errors that may significantly impact clinical management. Opponents have alleged increased costs due to this consultative practice without considering potential cost of surgical complications, litigation expenses and cost avoidance from lost wages. This webinar will review the mayor sources of discrepancies in thyroid aspirations and explain the clinical impact of second opinions. A review of molecular testing as an adjunct tool to subjective morphologic criteria will be summarized.
Archive Item Code: 3500-A
Item Name: Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration: Evaluating the Lung and Mediastinum
Barbara E. Chadwick, MD
Presentation date: April 23, 2013; Expires: April 23, 2016
Endobronchial ultrasonography with transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy (EBUS-TBNA) is a minimally invasive technique, increasingly being used to sample paratracheal, hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes or mass lesions for staging or diagnosis. EBUS-TBNA consists of fine needle aspiration performed with the assistance of a bronchoscope with an integrated ultrasound probe, often followed by rapid on-site cytologic evaluation. This webinar discusses the indications and limitations of this technique, appropriate handling of the cytologic specimen, and cytomorphologic diagnoses commonly encountered in this context
Archive Item Code: 3400-A
Item Name: Breast Cytopathology: Diagnostic Pitfalls
Amy Ly, MD
Presentation date: April 24, 2012; Expires: April 24, 2015
Breast FNA specimens may be diagnostically challenging and it can be tempting to diagnose "atypical" or "suspicious for malignancy." However, cytopathology is most useful if we can minimize the use of grey-zone diagnostic categories. During this webinar, we will briefly review morphologic features of commonly encountered breast lesions. We will then address how to distinguish between various specific diagnostic mimics in the context of a pattern-based approach.
Archive Item Code: 3400-F
Item Name: EUS-FNA of the Pancreas: Finer Points of a Thin Needle Point
Nirag Jhala, MD, MIAC
Presentation date: September 25, 2012; Expires: September 25, 2015
This webinar will highlight areas of challenges and pitfalls to avoid on common EUS-FNA samples obtained from the pancreas. In addition, it will highlight salient morphologic features of common solid and cystic pancreatic lesions. Furthermore, the webinar will also highlight differential diagnosis and where indicated how to judiciously use ancillary studies that could help to further confirm the diagnosis on these limited samples.
Archive Item Code: 3400-K
Item Name: Morphologic Assessment and Ancillary Testing of Primary Lung Carcinomas by Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
Rodolfo Laucirica, MD
Presentation date: March 26, 2013; Expires: March 26, 2016
This webinar will review the cytologic features and ancillary tools used to differentiate primary lung carcinomas. We will also discuss the current status of molecular markers used for therapeutic decision making in non-small cell lung cancers assessed by fine needle aspiration biopsy.
Archive Item Code: 3300-L
Item Name: Redefining Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Cytopathology
Prabodh Gupta, MB BS, MD, FIAC
Presentation date: March 27, 2012; Expires: March 27, 2015
Onsite FNA is the accepted standard of care. Issues of communication, preparations, interpretation and reporting, essential for the accurate and precise diagnoses shall be addressed. In the shifting healthcare paradigm, topics of the point-of-care FNA service, compliance with regulations, FNA cart (Penn-A-Cart) with remote access capabilities and real time telecytopathology (TeleCyP) shall be introduced.
Archive Item Code: 3300-K
Item Name: What's All the FLUS About? An Update on Experience with Bethesda System Reporting of Atypical Thyroid FNAs
Jeffrey F. Krane, MD, PhD
Presentation date: February 28, 2012; Expires: February 28, 2015
The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology provides for an atypical category variously termed atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) or follicular lesion of undetermined significance (FLUS). This webinar will review criteria for this controversial designation, provide an update on published experiences with AUS/FLUS, and suggest future directions for refining this category.
Archive Item Code: 3300-I
Item Name: Fine Needle Cytology of Pancreatic Tumors: an Integrated Approach.
Mostafa M. Fraig, MD
Presentation date: December 13, 2011; Expires: December 13, 2014
This webinar focuses not only on the cytopathologic criteria for making the right diagnosis and avoiding pitfalls in pancreatic tumors, but also how to integrate the clinical and radiologic findings to reach this diagnosis with confidence and accuracy. Practical and logistical issues will be addressed as well.
Archive Item Code: 3300-A
Item Name: Fine Needle Aspiration of Deep-seated Masses with Histologic Correlation
Grace C. H. Yang, MD
Presentation date: April 26, 2011; Expires: April 26, 2014
Cytologists are familiar with criteria of malignancy in Papanicolaou stain. The goal of this webinar is to correlate that with H&E sections of various tumors in lung, mediastinum, liver, pancreas, adrenal, kidney, and retroperitoneum. Tumors include various types of carcinoma, sarcoma, melanoma, germ cell tumor, and lymphoma. The technique of smear preparation, clues from gross inspection, clues from Diff -Quik stain, and low power microscopic examination will be emphasized. Following the webinar, participants will have the tools to interpret FNA in the framework of histology, radiology data and clinical presentation.
Archive Item Code: 3300-F
Item Name: Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin B-cell Lymphomas
Guoping Cai, MD
Presentation date: September 27, 2011; Expires: September 27, 2014
Diagnosis of non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphomas by fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy can be difficult and remains controversial. This webinar outlines an approach to improve the diagnosis by including on-site evaluation and combining cytomorphologic features with ancillary studies such as flow cytometry and fluorescence in-situ hybridization. Diagnostic pitfalls and limitations are also discussed.


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Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The first part of 2012 will be "risk off" as Europe's sovereign-debt crisis encourages demand for safety, said Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co.
"The ECB has made it very clear that it doesn't believe in the bazooka," El Erian said in an interview on Bloomberg Television's "Surveillance Midday" with Tom Keene. "It believes in the national governments' and other institutions' getting their acts together first."
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi damped speculation among some investors that policy makers will step up bond purchases to tame rising borrowing costs, telling the Financial Times in an interview published today that the bank can't overstep its mandate.
The euro fell 0.2 percent to $1.3016 at 2:47 p.m. New York time. The 17-nation currency touched $1.2946 on Dec. 14, the lowest level since Jan. 11.
Euro-area governments met a target for boosting their Anti-crisis war chest with a pledge to provide 150 billion euros ($195 billion) to the International Monetary Fund.
Four non-euro users -- the Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland and Sweden -- will also pitch in, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said in an e-mailed statement after chairing a teleconference of finance ministers today. Britain will "define its contribution" in early 2012, according to the statement.
'Being Challenged'
"The only argument for the IMF there is that it can impose conditionality that Europe cannot impose on itself," said El-Erian, 53, whose company, based in Newport Beach, California, runs the world's biggest bond fund. "Europe is being challenged on the economic front, the political front and on the social front."
Fitch Ratings lowered France's credit outlook and also put other euro-area nations on review Dec. 16, saying an overall crisis solution may be "technically and politically beyond reach." Belgium's rating was cut two levels to Aa3 by Moody's Investors Service on the same day.
Next year will be characterized by de-levering, de-globalization and policy inconsistencies, El Erian said. "The second phase of 2012 is yet to be determined. The system is being de-risked, and therefore the system as a whole is de-levering."
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For those of you looking for a new fight, visit my website to grab the latest scenario.
Posted 09 August 2012 - 06:52 AM
For those of you looking for a new fight, visit my website to grab the latest scenario.
Posted 09 August 2012 - 01:59 PM
Thanks Brummbar, I have downloaded it and hope to give it a go soon.
Posted 10 August 2012 - 03:23 AM
Feedback is appreciated.
Note; this is a demo of what I am looking to do with some campaign booklets I have in mind. I would like to convince FFG that this is a viable product and that there is demand for it from the community (which I think there is)…so if you are in favour of more like this, let your voice be heard!
Posted 10 August 2012 - 03:47 AM
Thanks for sharing another scenario. Will download it and give it a try.
Posted 13 August 2012 - 10:19 PM
Looks good. I like the layout, way better than the overloaded FFG layouts. The vehicle cards are a very nice touch.
Posted 14 August 2012 - 04:55 AM
Thanks. I enjoyed putting it together.
I would refine the format were it a commercial product…but wanted a quick easy to print one for these purposes.
Posted 15 August 2012 - 10:49 PM
Brummbar said:
I would refine the format were it a commercial product
That is OK, but please keep the layout as clean as possible. FFG's layouts seem to be getting worse. I find the Gears of War rulebook very hard to read, for example.
Posted 17 August 2012 - 03:25 AM
Less is more! Agreed.
Posted 18 August 2012 - 03:25 AM
Ray Guns at BGG had some good points on the scenario so I thought I would make some mention of those here with my clarifications.
Concealed - The 88mm can be concealed as long as it is in the same hex as the squad with the concealed marker (see my Bridgehead Bretteville scenario for details). I had planned to include a Haus rules in the campaign this scenario was supposed to come out with….this would have been included.
German Reinforcements - Should their entry hexes be blocked, they may enter on any hex adjacent to the entry hex.
Find the scenario too easy as the Allies? Give the Axis the starting initiative.
Thanks again to Ray Guns at BGG for bringing these points up.
Posted 22 August 2012 - 07:56 PM
I don't visit this site (FFG forum) as much as I would like to, but here is the link Malcolm (Brummbar44) is talking about:
Also, you will find some tactical notes, but try to play the scenario first before you read the tactical notes.
Posted 05 September 2012 - 05:44 AM
My friend and I got a chance to play the scenario over the weekend.
We played it through once and then switched sides and played it through again.
He used an interesting tactic against me in the second game, by parking a Panther on the hill hex in front of the house and a Tiger on the other hill along the road. That enabled those units to view the Victory Point hex to pin units there and also to call in shots from the double mortar team. I had 2 teams dug in on the victory hex hoping to hide them there until near the end of the scenario, but that didn't work out as I had hoped.
Posted 17 September 2012 - 08:14 AM
Thank you!
Scenario work just fine with both sides.
No complain about layout was heard, allthou we played with four players.
Good scenario!
Posted 19 September 2012 - 04:04 AM
Thanks for the feedback volks, glad you enjoyed!
Posted 05 October 2012 - 06:58 AM
Well, only positive feedback so far. A welcome change from most of the initial feedback to many official FFG scenario!
Good job, Brummbar! (Though I still have to try it out myself!)


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Actual plurals are often tricky to get right, so why bother? Just stick to the single form and use an apostrophe – that'll be fine. However, in this example, at least the apostrophe abuse is consistent in its application. As Kat points out, it's the classic Capitalisation Of Every Single Word Just Because It's A Sign that irritates.
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He should be careful, I hear she kicks like a mule.
Also, writing the whole invitation in inconsistent Title Case makes it hard to read. I particularly hate the following "sentence".
And put, Aprils Name on it.
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In addition, using contamination data by testing particular commodities is problematic. For one thing, the FDA doesn't have a lot of contamination data. The other reason is that testing can be a self-fulfilling problem. "If you think you have a problem with cucumbers and you start testing cucumbers, you will probably find problems with cucumbers but if you haven't chosen cucumbers you probably never find a problem with cucumbers," he said.
Two significant challenges are apparent to evaluating risk based on agronomic practices, he said. One of those issues is the application of raw manure, and the time needed between application and harvest. The other is water directed to the edible portion of the crop and how that correlates safe harvest practices.
So the FDA has no easy task. In particular, I wonder how the FDA will devise a regulatory framework that is meaningful to grower operations of varying size throughout the country.
We shouldn't be surprised, I supposed, that the FDA wants to avoid targeting of particular commodities as "high risk." That would be a millstone for growers and invite litigation.
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Have you heard the myth that black cats are unsafe in October, in part because witches may try to adopt them for rituals? We sure have. But guess what? Top ASPCA experts agree that it's just not true.
At the ASPCA, we LOVE black kitties. (Some of our friendliest cats, like Marissa, are black—yet Marissa has waited more than nine months to find a family. What's up with that?)
Aside from the most important reason to adopt black kitties—that they really need extra help finding homes—here are a few reasons to take home one or two:
- Their fur won't show on your little black dress.
- You can tell your kids you adopted a mini panther.
- Black cats go with everything.
- In most cultures, black cats are a sign of good luck.
- You already know black cats are awesome—you have one at home! If you've got a great black kitty, tell us about him or her in the comments. You just might persuade someone else to give these felines a little extra attention.
I found my black cat when he was a few hours old and raised him with a bottle. We are still together after 18 years. In fact, he is sitting on my lap, purring , as I write this. He is a gorgeous, loving and intelligent family member. I wish he would stay with me forever.
I love black cats. I have had four black cats in my lifetime (since I was a teenager) and am now in my 60's. Annie, Archie, Kizzie and Sootie. My last black cat, Sootie, was 17 years old when he passed away from complications due to diabetes in 2009. I still miss him. I was looking for another one but am now renting and am only allowed one cat which I already have. Until now, I cannot think of a time that I have not had one in my household. Black cats are intelligent, (Archie used to fetch a ball and bring it back to me and would also come back home if you whistled for him). They are sweet-natured, friendly and very loving. I really miss having one in my life.
My Java Bean was left on my balcony by his mama! He was so little when I found him he thinks he's a person and in no way shape or form a cat!! He has an amazing personality and he loves to cuddle up next to me every chance he gets! He's a great cat and I would recommend to anyone and everyone GO BLACK when adopting you will not regret it!!
I adopted my black cat, Bear, when my father and his wife passed away over ten years ago. He is from Las Vegas so I refer to him as my Las Vegas Cool Cat. He is very affectionate and loving to all my animals. He has never met a cat or dog he didn't like. One of his nicknames is Mr. Mellow and nothing seems to faze him. His younger feline "sister" adores him and is always grooming him much to his delight. Everyone loves Bear!
my dad prefers to have a black cat but loves all kitties as do i. I am not a big fan of orange cats but have had one in the past. I find colour doesn't matter they are all adorable. But dad's black cat Bruce is a big 25lb suck.
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I have 2 tuxedo kitties and 3 black cats. Our most recent furry black family member showed up at our house in August as a tiny kitten. I have no idea where he came from, but I wondered whether someone culled him from a litter because he's black. Our black cats have brought us nothing but good luck and much, much love.
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No one can agree precisely when it started, let alone where it starts.
South of Houston Street? 14th? 23rd? Does it include the farther-flung galleries of Chelsea? The Financial District? Do the leafier blocks of the West Village still count, or are check-cashing joints and graffiti a prerequisite? Some say Downtown New York is less a place than an idea, more about sensibility than geography. (For the purposes of our discussion, let's call it the swath between 14th and Chambers Streets, from the Hudson to the East River.).
The one thing New Yorkers can agree on is that Downtown just feels different. You sense it the minute you cross that disputed border. Few cityscapes have such recognizable iconography—the cast-iron façades of SoHo, the Belgian block–paved lanes of TriBeCa, the water towers punctuating rooflines like squat wooden rocket ships, the hoardings plastered with dance-mix ads, the congee joints and Puerto Rican bodegas, the bodega that last Tuesday became a bistro.
Funky. Gritty. Hip. Eccentric. Indie. Irreverent. Cool. The prefix Downtown has come to connote all sorts of things, not all of them endemic to Lower Manhattan. Downtown's attitude and aesthetic have been codified, commodified, and sold in a million pieces, such that any clued-in kid visiting from the mainland can dress the part and pass as a local. And while it's still the de facto hub, Downtown no longer corners the countercultural market in New York. Artists, designers, and musicians—and the galleries, shops, and clubs that support them—are increasingly drawn to the cheaper reaches of way-Uptown and the outer boroughs. It's a sign of the times that most of New York's top rock acts (MGMT; TV on the Radio; the National; the Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Santigold; the Hold Steady) are based in Brooklyn.
You might conclude that the bohemian culture Downtown nurtured as its own has up and moved elsewhere. No question, this isn't the Lower Manhattan of your uncle's hard-core band. Money, both corporate and private, plays more of a role here than ever: the median price of a two-bedroom condo is $1.37 million, compared with $315,000 in 1993. Not even 9/11 could knock Downtown off its gentrifying trajectory. Today, the area has far fewer art galleries, far fewer poetry clubs, and six American Apparel stores. It is markedly easier to buy eye shadow than a New York Dolls record.
Yet underneath the spit-shine gloss—in the cracks between La Perla and L'Occitane—that churning, inventive, pioneering spirit improbably surges on. You can see it in the young provocateurs of fashion, art, and design who followed their muse to Lower Manhattan, in spite of the costs. You can hear it at experimental music venues like (Le) Poisson Rouge and the Stone (run by avant-garde hero and longtime Downtowner John Zorn). You can knock it back in the innovative new breed of cocktail bars—including PDT, Pegu Club, Mayahuel, and Death & Co.—that are transforming New York nightlife. Downtown has become the anchor of the city's restaurant scene, as well as the preferred location for new hotels. And after decades in the doldrums, New York is finally back to creating bold new architecture, much of it below 14th Street: Witness the fabulous New Museum, opened in 2007 on the Bowery, and, nearby, the soon-to-rise headquarters for the Sperone Westwater gallery, designed by Norman Foster. Even those interloping luxury brands and national chains are copping a Downtown edge: consider Derek Lam's striking new SoHo store, by Japanese firm sanaa (who also designed the New Museum), or J.Crew's actually-quite-hip men's emporium in TriBeCa, the Liquor Store (co-conceived by Andy Spade).
"If one reads anything about the history of New York, one sees that it's a whole different city every ten years," says Sean MacPherson, who, with the Bowery Hotel, has done plenty to define the current phase. I'd say his timetable is off by about, oh, 10 years. These days, Downtown changes itself every other week.


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Feb 11th 2012 6:32PM why is this post categorized as "Humor"? Is the author suggesting that even the question of asking if people play games on a mac is funny?
I think game developers who scoff at mac are missing a growing chunk of their target market, and its only getting larger.
Go to a coffee shop near a college campus. At least near me it is overwhelmingly mac in that demographic (college age kids)
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While that might be great in theory, when you pair difficult dungeons with LFG pugs it's just not fun.
Puggers can get downright nasty when it's not an easy speedy run. I am not interested in doing something in a "game" thats not fun.
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Dec 23rd 2011 10:02PM @samlowry I agree with you about ghostcrawler and his infamous blog post about dungeons are supposed to be hard, and how the public didn't agree and left the game.
That blog post is what made me quit wow. While I don't mind a challenge, complex or difficult dungeons paired with random LFG pugs isn't only painful but unplesant. People get rude and just plain nasty.
My feeling is save more complex/harder fights for raids. I don't want to have to read strats or watch videos to run a heroic. If I need to do that, it should be for raids. Since I don't have the time or inclination to do "homework" to play the game, I have given up raiding and I am fine with that.
I am optimistic that blizzard seems to being making changes for mists. But they went so far off track in cata I am uncertain. They certainly haven't done enough to fix cata and anytime they give me free time and I try to play I just still hate it all soo much.. and it sucks because I can't find another game I enjoy either.
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Apr 18th 2011 11:32PM I totally disagree with #1 "take them head on"
Don't stoop to their level, they are doing it to get a rise out of you. If you don't respond they may stop because they aren't getting a reaction. If they don't stop submit a ticket and report them for harassment. The first couple of times a gm will probably just tell you "they will look into it" but the more it happens and the more tickets on the matter the log of complaints will begin to show a pattern. Quite a while back the guild I was in had someone who would do this in trade to our guild. We'd submit the tickets, instead on responding to the bashing in trade.
If they are really into bashing you and your guild, check out your realm forums as well, our basher would trash talk on there as well. I don't know how far it went but I do know he got at least a 48 hour ban from the game. Upon his return he and his friends kept to themselves.
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Nov 29th 2010 2:18PM opps I meant to say they were duped (I typed wasn't)
I really wish I could blame iphone auto correct, but alas I can't.. it was a brain fart.
Doesn't really much to me now, the guild I am in now is full. We can't take in any new alts.. lol.
Officers' Quarters: Managing the alt invasion {WoW}
Nov 29th 2010 2:16PM security can be an issue. Back in BC we had someone pretend to be an officer and ask to be guilded by another officer. The officer in question wasn't duped guilded and promoted the alt. Who didn't wait long before they started emptying the guild bank in the middle of the night.
Blizzard luckily replaced all the stolen items, which surprised me, I fully expected for them to tell us tough luck, you gave the person access. But nope, they mailed every last stolen item to our GM.
After that, we required people to identify themselves via their already guilded toon in game or via vent if we knew their voice.
It's pretty easy to /tell *officername* hey, I have a new alt, mind taking a min to guild them, their name is *altname*"
then switch to the toon.
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This is my first post on the forums but I have been playing for a while now, im level 21. I play as Lux(5v5 solo queue) mostly, 12-3-10 being a good score in a game for me (happens pretty often). The problem is that even if I do well, my team still winds up losing. I try to stay with everyone, call mia's, and pretty much everything a good teammate should do. My real question is where can I get help on my playing besides just practicing, because I know I must be doing something wrong if I lose 70% of my games. Also I can never do well at all with any physical attackers (Twitch, Twisted Fate, Malphite) but I do well with champs like Katarina, Veigar, and Lux. Im sure I just need practice with these types tough. Any help would be great thanks.
The thing with the champs that you play with is that they're terrible tower pushers. Sure, you may go 12-3, but towers wins games. Also, being a mage/support kinda champ, taking all of the kills isn't always the best thing. Sometimes, it is better to let your physical carry take some kills every now and then. From what I see, a 5-3-15 Lux and an 8-3-2 Yi is better than a 10-2-5 Lux and a 3-3-7 Yi. Yi can BD and push towers faster than you, and when it comes down to late game, all the other team needs to do is stack Mresist and you're almost useless aside from your snares, shields, slows, etc. You may be a good teammate in the aspect that you call MIAs, etc, but hogging all of the gold/kills is never a good thing once you're dead and your underleveled, gold-deprived team is the only thing standing in the way of the nexus against a balanced team because then it becomes GG. Also, you haven't mentioned anything about wards. Get them. Advise your team to do the same and if they don't, you get more. If you go a game without buying at least 5-10 wards before it's over, you're doing something wrong. I never leave base without a ward. It helps so much against ganks, dragons, barons, jungle, everything. My two cents. Hope I helped.
That does make sense to me, I guess some of what you said is part of the reason I want to try to use champs who can push towers more effectively. Although I wind up doing awful with them.
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Well here's the deal sparky, if you have a positive score with Lux, and stay and support your team... You are doing your job, if your team still loses, it's because someone else ISN'T. Now, if you always pick Lux, even if the other 4 people on your team autolock as some ****ty caster (Kinda funny how those people that play Malzahar, Twitch, Eve, AP Teemo, and Swain all auto lock that champ, despite the limited use to a team those champs represent), then yes it's your fault that the team didn't stand a chance. On the other hand though, if you pick, but don't lock in, Lux and say "I'd rather play Lux, but I will tank, even though I'm not that good at it." and the rest of your team locks in a Teemo, Lanewick, and a Malzahar, then you're going to lose anyways might as well play a champ that you enjoy playing. IF you are actually a good Lux, and your team picks a suitable composition, you are mid. Don't EVER give in to the *** that wants to play a Tryndemid, and buys a Hextech Gunblade as his first item (before boots even), if you do that, your team will lose. Yes, I have seen that before, and I let him take mid even though I was Anivia, and because I was under farmed and under leveled, it cost us the game. That and the Tryndemere with a Gunblade. If you happen to be that person... YOU ARE NOT ****ING SQUALL, YOU ARE A ****ING BARBARIAN, YOU DON'T HAVE A GUN, NOR DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE ONE EVEN IF YOU DID. Morons.
That type of stuff really sucks hah, and yes it bothers me when people lock in as fast as they can. I think Riot should get rid of the whole lock-in system and replace it with a ready button or something.
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Wait until you reach level 30, it might change. I had loads of lost than win before level 30, but after that, I reach 50-50% win/lost ratio. You might only need more experience, and more games. Also K/D/A actually means nothing, before 30 it's not unusual to get about 20 kills a game, but now, I got only below 10 kills.
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Kills are utterly meaningless unless you're a hard carry. Want to judge a player's skill? Look at their assists and tower kills. But yes, wards are key.
The problem with those champs, as someone above has said, is that they can't push towers. I won't go on repeating TehKaster's post, but I'll give you some suggestions. Try more champs. You seem to have the same problem that I used to - that you don't play a champion that relies on auto attacks very well and are more comfortable with a caster. Try champions with a different feel. Ezreal, Shaco, Janna, and Shen are all good tower pushers, though they play differently than the average carry. They also each play a different role. Carry, Jungle/ganker, Support, and Tank.
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Yea, it sounds to me like you just need to play a more game changing champ. Don't get me wrong Lux is awesome, but when your teams barely keep up in kills or you are just KSing them, you being fed alone will hardly change the game.


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Two easy ways to prevent SQL Injection in PHP
To many people still execute sql queries using methods which does not prevent SQL Injection, and many tutorials out there give bad example of doing so.
SQL Injection? What? -> SQL Injection explained
There are two easy aproachs to prevent SQL Injection:
- Using PDO:
stmt = $pdo->prepare('SELECT * FROM employees WHERE name = :name'); $stmt->execute(array(':name' => $name)); foreach ($stmt as $row) { // do something with $row }
- Using mysqli:
$stmt = $dbConnection->prepare('SELECT * FROM employees WHERE name = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('s', $name); $stmt>execute(); $result = $stmt->get_result(); while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) { // do something with $row }
If you are using MySQL and PDO the usage of prepared statements are emulated by PDO and you have to disable this feature to use REAL prepared statements.
Example of creating a connection using PDO:
$dbConnection = new PDO('mysql:dbname=exampledb;host=127.0.0.1;charset=utf8', 'user', 'pass'); $dbConnection->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES, false); $dbConnection->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); |
In the above example the error mode isn't strictly necessary, but it is advised to add it. This way the script will not stop with a Fatal Error when something goes wrong. And gives the developer the chance to catchany error(s).
What is mandatory however is the setAttribute() line, which tells PDO to disable emulated prepared statements and use real prepared statements. This makes sure the statement and the values aren't parsed by PHP before sending it the the MySQL server (giving a possible attacker no chance to inject malicious SQL).
Although you can set the charset in the options of the constructor it's important to note that 'older' versions of PHP (< 5.3.6) silently ignored the charset parameter in the DSN.
What happens is that the SQL statement you pass to prepare is parsed and compiled by the database server. By specifying parameters (either a ? or a named parameter like :name in the example above) you tell the database engine where you want to filter on. Then when you call execute the prepared statement is combined with the parameter values you specify.
The important thing here is that the parameter values are combined with the compiled statement, not a SQL string. SQL injection works by tricking the script into including malicious strings when it creates SQL to send to the database. So by sending the actual SQL separately from the parameters you limit the risk of ending up with something you didn't intend. Any parameters you send when using a prepared statement will just be treated as strings (although the database engine may do some optimization so parameters may end up as numbers too, of course). In the example above, if the $name variable contains 'Sarah'; DELETE * FROM employees the result would simply be a search for the string "'Sarah'; DELETE * FROM employees", and you will not end up with an empty table.
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Classical Association of the Empire State Newsletter: Vol. XLII, Issue 2, Nov. 2008
Skidmore Classics alumnus Alex Carballo honored
"The June U. Stillwell Founders Award for the Outstanding Latin Program in New York State gives us a chance to celebrate a special Latin program and to recognize a teacher who is in the trenches every day, seeking success for every student using effective differentiated instruction and alternative assessments. This year's recipient of the Outstanding Latin Program Award is the Ardsley Union Free School District, and its Latin teacher is Alexander Carballo.
Six years ago the Ardsley School District program consisted of only a Latin I and II class in the high school. Since 2004 every 5th and 6th grader in the middle school takes Latin as a component of the exploratory language program. The district has placed the study of Latin before the study of modern Romance languages. Also at the 5th and 6th grade level, the inclusion of ancient Greek as an additional Comprehensive Academic Period has helped further the study and knowledge of Classical culture in the program.
The district attributes much of the increase in enrollment and interest to the changes implemented by Alex Carballo. The Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction writes, "He is a gifted teacher and is proficient in differentiating both the content and his instructions to best meet the needs of his learners." His department chairperson states, "The dedication and efforts of Mr. Carballo cannot be overlooked. While he is new to our district this year (2007-08), he has demonstrated an incredible ability to motivate students in learning about Latin history and culture beyond the classroom. He is devoted to enlarging the program and making it more meaningful for Ardsley students and the community." I'm sure Ardsley students certainly look forward to his first annual Ardsley Olympics and the spring Ardsley Chariot Race this year. We may want to check online to see how the attempt to create their own online textbook in Latin is coming along.
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When I cook beef, I want it very tender indeed, and very savory.
I like it slow-cooked, so a knife cuts through richly and smoothly. Thinking of something festive for Rosh HaShanah, something different from the usual chicken and turkey, my mother's pot roasts came to mind. Abita cooked pot roast in traditional American style: the beef, in a little broth, with onions, carrots, and a couple of bay leaves. But I've lived in Israel so long, I can't keep Mediterranean herbs out of my pots, and beef always seems to call for wine.
The beef I bought is called fileh medumeh in Hebrew. My son, Eliezer, assures me that the cut was London tip.


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I have always liked the story of the CEO who sends two shoe salesmen to Africa. When they report back, one says "Bad news, they don't wear shoes here". The other reports excitedly "Wonderful news boss, they have no shoes".
Ahead of the Senate Finance Committee's long-awaited vote on its health care bill, I thought it would be helpful to once more comment on its effect on our entrepreneurs. The status quo in healthcare undermines entrepreneurship: small businesses are paying a higher cost to offer health insurance to their employees because of the smaller size of their workforce and the lack of competition in the small group market. Some entrepreneurs are dropping this benefit entirely not because they don't want to provide insurance to their employees, but because the survival of their startups requires it. According to one estimate, 52 percent of workers in businesses with less than 50 employees were uninsured or underinsured during 2007. Even worse, many potential entrepreneurs and the talent they need to launch their ventures feel trapped in jobs that offer affordable health coverage for themselves and their families.
The Doing Business 2010 report highlighted how the financial crisis has prompted governments to act in areas where regulatory reform may be more difficult and require more time. The report states that in times of recession, "the more quickly the assets of nonviable firms can be freed up, the easier it is to remobilize those assets." While the U.S. remained ranked 4th in the 2010 ease of doing business list compared to its 2009 rank, other countries have implemented several reforms that improved their ranking. How has the EU fared?
If you have ever been around somebody trying to start or grow a business, you know that entrepreneurs don't have time for much else, especially not for going to Washington to help keep policymakers up to date on how to encourage high growth entrepreneurship in America—not hurt it.
Last week, I participated in the NASVF Annual Conference in Oklahoma City where experts discussed again how to ensure that credit crunches do not negatively impact start-up performance. The good news is that those gathering at this conference started from a common appreciation that entrepreneurship cannot be on the sidelines of economic and financial policy.
Youth unemployment rates are soaring worldwide. That rate recently reached 15% in the UK, a record 25.5% in the U.S., and much higher numbers in other countries where economic growth and opportunity have long failed to keep pace with the growing number of young people entering the labor force. However, youth unemployment rates don't have to translate into catastrophe for that generation and those it sustains. The very victims of the situation might actually benefit from it if policymakers can incentivize them to follow their dreams. In the U.S. alone, four in ten young people ages 8 to 21 have or would like to start their own business someday. These two statistics spell opportunity to me.
In the past few months, we have highlighted through articles and factsheets how public policy can make the path easier for entrepreneurship and innovation. With the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship, we hope to emphasize not only how policies can foster entrepreneurs, but also how entrepreneurship can directly be part of the answer to so many public challenges.
Before the August congressional recess, key Senators anticipated that an immigration reform bill will be ready for the Senate to consider this fall. Given that congressional action on immigration could start soon, it is time again to highlight why the U.S. needs a smart immigration reform that considers high-skilled immigrants' contributions to the economy.
Last week, I highlighted the need for a smart regulation framework that doesn't inhibit entrepreneurship. Today, I would like talk about liability litigation in more specificity. All businesses should be concerned about the inherent risk of bringing a new product or service to the market. However, entrepreneurship can suffer if liability litigation is pursued in ways that create too much uncertainty.
As with any politically loaded term, any attempt at honest discussion of 'regulation' risks getting caught up in a web of assumptions and intellectual shortcuts. One common fallacy is to put government regulation (e.g. patent laws, health care, tax compliance regulations, etc.) on one end of a continuum in which innovation and entrepreneurship are the opposite policy preference. However, a new approach seems to be emerging in innovation discussions: that the freedom to innovate is not governed by how much or how little regulation innovators face, but how smart it is.
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My wife and I rented the house because our son was getting married at a mountain top home a few miles away. The four large bedrooms gave us plenty of room for my mother, my son and daughter-in-law and grandson. The master bedroom was huge. The beds were very comfortable. The property was spacious and very private. We loved every minute we were there!
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My husband and I took my nephew and niece, 15 and 16 respectively, to this well appointed and lovely lake house for a week. Upon our arrival, we were horrified to discover there was no cell service and no internet access. Help! What would we do to amuse these two teens who are constantly bickering with each other? The answer: leave them alone! It took only 30 minutes for them to adjust and it was a joy to watch my nephew push his sister on the swing out back. My niece fashioned a bow an arrow by finding sticks in the woods out back and a piece of string. They even made a badminton set out of nearby materials. SHOCKING. From there, we decided to walk across the street to the crystal clear lake and do some swimming and fishing. Good luck was had in the fishing arena but not so much for "Uncle Glenn". He lost an oar in the middle of the lake and had to resort to a canoe type maneuver to get back to shore. This provided many laughs, even for Uncle Glenn. Nearby,hiking trails lead to a magnificent waterfall. One evening, we took a 30 minute ride to a go cart race track where the kids had fun knocking each other around. And the best discovery was the local ice cream stand with a line 25 deep but no one seemed to care. I can only imagine it was because 3 scoops of rich creamy ice cream cost about $2.50! I cannot emphasize our shock when we realized that teens can carry on conversations, cook for themselves, clean the dishes and giggle until their bellies hurt when they are not glued to their cell phones and tv. It's been a year but we are all still talking about our wonderful week at the tranquil lake house retreat on Crystal Lake. Don't hesitate to visit this serene property. Elizabeth and Brian ensured we had all the information needed to make this vacation spectacular.
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Maine Restaurant Week is just around the corner! Restaurants will offer three-course meals during Restaurant Week from March 1-10, 2014. Maine Restaurant Week is a statewide celebration of restaurants taking place March 1-10. In its sixth year, the week features restaurants offering three-course meals priced at $20, $30, or $40. A number of restaurants also offer three-course lunches for $15. For more information go to www.mainerestaurantweek.com. Event tickets are available through www.mainerestaurantweek.com/events or www.brownpapertickets.com. You can even download the new MRW app for free!
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- Conference date: 13-15 March 2002
- Location: Shonan Village, Hayama (Japan)
The transport of relativistic electrons in solid targets irradiated by a short laser pulse at relativistic intensities has been studied both experimentally and numerically. A Monte‐Carlo collision code takes into account individual collisions with the ions and electrons in the target. A 3D‐hybrid code takes into account these collisions as well as the generation of electric and magnetic fields and the self‐consistent motion of the electrons in these fields. It predicts a magnetic guiding of a fraction of the fast electron current over long distances and a localized heating of the material along the propagation axis. In experiments performed at LULI on the 100 TW laser facility, several diagnostics have been implemented to diagnose the geometry of the fast electron transport and the target heating. The typical conditions were: E1 ⩽ 20 J, λ = 1 μm, τ ≈ 300 fs, I ≈ 1018−5.1019W/cm2. The results indicate a modest heating of the target (typically 20–40 eV over 20 μm to 50 μm), consistent with an acceleration of the electrons inside a wide aperture cone along the laser axis.
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Steve Bicknell from publishers Maverick Arts is the designer behind these festive and hilariously odd guinea pig calendars.
Bicknell was quoted in The Telegraph saying,"Guinea Pig Games is one of our most successful calendars. We hired the guinea pigs from Palace Piggie Rescue in Crawley in exchange for a donation. The owner of the rescue site handled the guinea pigs."
The calender features the tiny, cuddly creatures competing in all the Olympic sports. Some of the more hilarious include guinea pigs participating in synchronized diving, javelin throwing, relay, rhythmic gymnastics and marathon running.
These lighthearted and joyful calenders are a perfect host gift to anyone that will be throwing an Olympic-themed party this year.


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[441] Role of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy and Imaging in the Preoperative Workup of Salivary Gland Mass Lesions
Geir Tryggvason, Michael Gailey, Stephanie Hulstein, Lucy Karnell, Chris Jensen, Douglas Van Daele. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Background: Although not without controversy, fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and imaging are commonly used in the preoperative assessment of salivary gland mass lesions. Interestingly, few studies have examined the relative clinical value of these two assessment modalities. The goal of this retrospective study was to clarify the role of FNA and imaging in the workup of salivary gland masses.
Design: A computer-based search identified all patients with FNA of a salivary gland lesion during a ten-year study period. Only patients who had subsequent excision of their tumor with histologic diagnosis were included in the study. Chart review of all study patients was performed and information on lesion site, age, gender, radiologic diagnosis, pain in the tumor area, and facial paralysis was recorded and analyzed.
Results: 543 patients had FNA and subsequent histopathology. The majority of the tumors were in the parotid gland (n=492; 90.9%), followed by submandibular gland (n=45; 8.3%). The incidence of malignancy across all sites was 29.5%. The mean age was 54.1 years; 54.1% being female. The sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy rates for FNA were 84.4%, 99.2%, and 94.8%, respectively. 464 patients had available radiologic studies. The sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy rates for imaging were 80.7%, 67.3%, and 71.7%. Older age, facial pain, and facial paralysis were independent predictors for malignancy (p-values <0.001, 0.006, and <0.001 by univariate analysis, respectively; odds ratio 1.470, 1.960, and 14.674 by multivariate analysis, respectively.)
Conclusions: Contrary to previous reports, FNA is more reliable than radiologic imaging in evaluating benign and malignant salivary gland lesions and is helpful in surgical planning and counseling. Routine imaging may not be necessary and may be most appropriately suited for anatomic definition of the lesion and assessing for metastatic disease in selected cases. We emphasize:
1. FNA is a reliable tool in the preoperative workup of both benign and malignant salivary gland lesions.
2. Preoperative imaging has a lower sensitivity and specificity than FNA and is not as accurate at differentiating benign from malignant lesions.
3. Older age, facial pain and facial paralysis are independently associated with malignancy.
Category: Cytopathology
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