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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To help diagnose the cause of peritonitis and/or peritoneal fluid accumulation (called ascites)
When to Get Tested?
When a doctor suspects that someone with abdominal pain and swelling, nausea, and/or fever has a condition associated with inflammation of the peritoneum (peritonitis) or peritoneal fluid accumulation
Sample Required?
A peritoneal fluid sample obtained by inserting a needle into the abdominal cavity
Test Preparation Needed?
You will be asked to empty your bladder prior to sample collection.
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Peritoneal fluid is a liquid that acts as a lubricant in the abdominal cavity. It is found in small quantities between the layers of the peritoneum. Produced by mesothelial cells in the abdominal membranes, peritoneal fluid acts to moisten the outside of the organs and to reduce the friction of organ movement during digestion.
A variety of conditions and diseases can cause inflammation of the peritoneum (peritonitis) and/or excessive accumulation of peritoneal fluid (peritoneal effusion or ascites). Peritoneal fluid analysis is a group of tests that evaluate this liquid to determine the cause of the increased fluid.
The two main reasons that fluid may collect in the abdominal cavity are:
- An imbalance between the pressure within blood vessels—which drives fluid out of blood vessels—and the amount of protein in blood—which keeps fluid in blood vessels. The fluid that accumulates in this case is called a transudate. Transudates are most often caused by congestive heart failure or cirrhosis.
- An injury or inflammation of the peritoneum, in which case the fluid is called an exudate. This type of fluid may be the result of conditions such as infection, malignancies (metastatic cancer, lymphoma, mesothelioma), or autoimmune disease.
Differentiation between the types of fluid is important because it helps diagnose the likely cause of fluid accumulation. Doctors and laboratorians use an initial set of tests (cell count, albumin level, and appearance of the fluid) to distinguish between transudates and exudates. Once the fluid is determined to be one or the other, additional tests may be performed to further pinpoint the disease or condition causing ascites.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A sample of peritoneal fluid is collected by a doctor with a syringe and needle using a procedure called paracentesis.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
You will be asked to empty your bladder prior to sample collection.
The Test
Common Questions
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Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
Shlamovitz, G. and Shah, N. (Updated 2012 May 9). Paracentesis. Medscape Reference. [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/80944-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed June 2012.
Dugdale, D. (Updated 2011 February 4). Peritoneal fluid analysis. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003626.htm. Accessed June 2012.
Daley, B. et. al. (Updated 2011 March 29). Peritonitis and Abdominal Sepsis. Medscape Reference [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/180234-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed June 2012.
Zieve, D. (2011 October 16). Ascites. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia . [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000286.htm. Accessed June 2012.
Wolf, D. and Raghuraman, U. (Updated 2011 March 21). Chylous Ascites. Medscape Reference. [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/185777-overview#showall through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed June 2012.
Herrine, S. (Revised 2009 July). Ascites. Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals. [On-line information]. Available online through http://www.merckmanuals.com. Accessed June 2012.
Sources Used in Previous Reviews
Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (© 2007). Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 8th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pp 694-699.
Wu, A. (2006). Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, Fourth Edition. Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri. Pp 1535-1536.
Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition]. Pp 1448-1449.
Forbes, B. et. al. (© 2007). Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, Twelfth Edition: Mosby Elsevier Press, St. Louis, Missouri. Pp 904 – 913.
Van Voorhees, B. (2007 January 22, Updated). Peritoneal fluid analysis. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003626.htm. Accessed on 6/21/08.
Lehrer, J. (2006 November 14, Updated). Peritonitis – spontaneous. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000648.htm. Accessed on 6/21/08.
(2002 May 13). National Cancer Institute. Mesothelioma: Questions and Answers [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/sites-types/mesothelioma through http://www.cancer.gov. Accessed on 7/3/08.
(2008 March 22, Updated). ACS. Malignant Mesothelioma Detailed Guide [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_7x_CRC_Malignant_Mesothelioma_PDF.asp through http://www.cancer.org. Accessed on 7/3/08.
Carl Kjeldsberg and Joseph Knight. Body Fluids. Third edition. ASCP Press. Pp. 223-253.


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Results vs. Coker (2007-02-10 19:30:00)
February 10, 2007
|Men's Basketball Wins 82-71
|Saturday, 10 February 2007
Misenheimer, NC---Pfeiffer defeated Coker 82-71 in CVAC men's basketball action Saturday night. Pfeiffer improves to 14-8 over-all and 8-7 in the CVAC. DeMario Grier led Pfeiffer with 26 points and 9 rebounds. Pfeiffer 's defense was tough holding Coker to 42% shooting and forcing 25 turnovers.
Coker jumped out early taking a 12-6 lead after six minutes.
Pfeiffer tied the game at 14 on a Robert McGriff three-pointer with 13:30 to go.
Coker led for the rest of the half but a DeMario Grier three-pointer in the final seconds of the half brought the Falcons within one, 29-28, going into halftime.
Pfeiffer scored the first basket of the second half to take the lead. A lead they would hold for all but one minute the rest of the game.
A DeMario Greir three-pointer gave Pfeifer a ten point advantage with 12:26 left.
Coker fought back and went up 65-64 but Pfeiffer came back to reclaim the lead on a Grier lay-up and they stretched it out over the final three minutes and won 82-71.
Grier led Pfeiffer with 26 points and 9 rebounds. Tavares Cooper aded 18 points and 7 rebounds. Logan Call scored 15 and Derek Moore ten.
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"Giving a Voice to Youth" was more than just the motto of the 7th World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture, to be held in Durban, South Africa, from 5 to 7 December 2010. During a youth session, organised within the conference, young participants at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) that were held in Singapore in August, talked about their personal experience at this very first edition and also exchanged with their South African peers. Young people were also given the floor in other sessions to offer their first-hand input on learning experiences in the fields of sport, education, culture and society.
Other discussions, taking place in plenary and parallel sessions, focused on values-based education, the Cultural Olympiad, education for sustainable development and how to develop a culture of healthy lifestyles, to name just a few.Learn more about the programme here.The event was organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in partnership with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), and will bring together representatives from the world of sport, universities, NGOs, governments and intergovernmental organisations.
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Daniel Lavely was found guilty Thursday in Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett of having sex with a woman in his custody.
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Daniel Lavely (right) embraces his defense attorney, Bradley Johnson, after the guilty verdict was read Thursday afternoon in Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett.
Daniel Lavely is facing up to a year in jail. He will be required to register as a sex offender for a decade.
Lavely, 48, shook his head in disbelief after the verdict was announced. His girlfriend collapsed to her knees.
Jurors spent about 2 1/2 days deliberating after a nearly two-week trial. Two jurors were visibly upset Thursday afternoon, crying as the judge polled each person to confirm the verdict. They could be seen hugging each other as they were led back into the jury room.
Jurors convicted Lavely of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct. It is against the law for a police officer to have sex with somebody they are detaining, even if the contact is consensual.
On Thursday, a judge allowed Lavely to remain free until he's sentenced on Sept. 23. The former military police officer resigned from the Edmonds Police Department in January after his bosses completed an internal investigation into the May 7, 2012, incident.
The criminal case boiled down to whether jurors believed Lavely's version of events, or the testimony of the victim.
The woman, 30, told jurors that Lavely removed her from an Edmonds motel room and drove her to the parking lot of a clothing store along Highway 99. She admitted she agreed to have sex with him, but said that she was afraid of the officer. She testified that a earlier in the night a Lynnwood police officer chipped her tooth during a struggle.
Jurors were told that the woman had a lengthy criminal history and is currently serving time in prison. They also learned that she was high on methamphetamine when she encountered Lavely.
"He was counting on her to not tell, but more importantly he was counting on people not believing her because of who she is, who she was in May 2012," Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Adam Cornell said in closing arguments.
The prosecutor said Lavely targeted the woman because she was a homeless drug addict whom the officer believed was a prostitute. Her dropped her off behind a clothing store "like a piece of garbage," Cornell said. He refuted Lavely's claims that he intended to help the woman.
Lavely testified for about three hours Monday and adamantly denied having sex with the woman. He told jurors the woman propositioned him for sex while she was in the back of his patrol car. He said he dropped her off behind the store just to get her out of his car. He admitted he could have arrested her for soliciting him for sex, but he said he was too upset and uncomfortable.
The defense called Lavely a victim of a "modern-day witch hunt." His client, an ambitious police officer, spent his career upholding and enforcing the law, defense attorney Bradley Johnson said. It doesn't make sense that he would jeopardize his career or his relationship with his girlfriend to have sex with a meth addict, Johnson said.
"It's completely inconceivable and inconsistent with what you know officer Lavely to be," Johnson said.
Lavely, however, admitted that he'd lied to protect his self-interests. Everett police investigated the allegations and discovered that Lavely had falsified the record about when he took the woman from the motel and when he dropped her off.
Video footage showed the woman inside a convenience store at the time Lavely told a dispatcher he dropped her off at the bus stop. He testified that he had simply forgotten to let dispatchers know when he picked up the woman from the motel. He said he lied because he was worried his mistake would cost him a possible promotion.
Cornell argued that Lavely lied to cover up his crime. He said when the officer was confronted with the truth he "zigged and zagged and bobbed and weaved" because he couldn't keep his lies straight.
"The truth is easy. The truth is a straight line," Cornell said. "This case is about the truth."
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The spread of breast cancer is responsible for more than 90 percent of breast cancer deaths. Now, the process by which it spreads -- or metastasizes -- has been unraveled by researchers at Johns Hopkins. Reporting in two papers, the researchers have discovered the switch that enables breast cancer cells to travel to and be received in the lungs.
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BELMONT – In the late fall of 2010, Ryan Conrad's "basketball homecoming" appeared to have only one final chapter remaining.
An all-state basketball player at Charlotte's Providence Day School in 2009, Conrad had left NCAA Division I Wagner University after one season to transfer to Belmont Abbey College.
But after the first of three surgical procedures for a degenerative hip, Conrad had been advised not to continue with his basketball career.
Only an exhibition for Belmont Abbey at Clemson University – or where his father Bobby Conrad had been a legendary point guard for the Tigers from 1976-80 – appeared to remain in his playing career.
And while Ryan Conrad played in that 96-57 Clemson victory and thought he'd taken his final curtain call, so much more basketball remained after more medical opinions (and surgical procedures).
It's also why Ryan Conrad couldn't be happier about not only playing for Belmont Abbey in this week's NCAA Division II Southeast Regionals, but in playing a key role in why the Crusaders are there.
"It feels amazing," said Ryan Conrad, whose Crusaders face host USC-Aiken Saturday at 5 p.m. in the eight-team tournament's quarterfinals. "I've never felt anything like this. Ever since I transferred and all the surgeries, I didn't know what was going to happen. But I knew God had a plan for me and I trusted that. He shows you how much he cares at times like this."
Ryan Conrad's contribution to last Saturday's Conference Carolinas 67-55 tournament championship victory at Limestone that ensured the Abbey's spot in the NCAA Division II national tournament?
Grit, defense, determination and an unexpected season-high of 12 points, including 10 straight Crusaders' points when Limestone was trying to make a comeback.
"The guy we've got to talk about is Ryan Conrad," Belmont Abbey coach Stephen Miss said. "He hasn't played a lot and yet he's a Division I signee coming out of high school who's had major hip surgeries. And he looked like himself of old. I didn't anticipate him playing as well as he played today.
"But when we didn't have the normal rotation, we had all these guys that had to step up a little more – and Ryan was certainly one of them."
Ryan Conrad, who averages 2.3 points and 5.7 minutes in 21 games this season, got his opportunity to shine after starting point guard Terrone Sheffey injured his hamstring in last Thursday's 105-87 conference tournament semifinal win at Barton.
"Terrone's been talking all week that we need to leave everything out there," Ryan Conrad said. "Terrone did that (in his) last game (against Barton) so we know we had to carry him this game."
For someone who was set to walk away from the game after that Clemson exhibition in November 2010, it's remarkable just to be able to play the game.
Not that there haven't been frustrations along the way.
A four-year standout at Providence Day who scored more than 1,600 points in his career there, Ryan Conrad was an all-state selection for Class 3A of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association in 2009. Among the others on that all-state team were current Duke standouts Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee and Virginia Tech's Jarell Eddie.
But despite averaging 6.7 points per game in 19 games at NCAA Division I Wagner, Conrad simply longed to play closer to home.
What he didn't anticipate was the seemingly endless round of medical examinations and even surgeries just to be able to play.
After sitting out the 2010-11 season and spending the year as a student assistant coach, he got another medical opinion that indicated he could play again.
And last season, he averaged 3.4 points in 27 games for a 15-12 Abbey team.
But another surgery – this one last September – slowed him this season and he missed both preseason exhibitions and the first six regular season games before settling in as a backup behind point guards Sheffey and Justin Kuhlman.
"It's been like the most frustrating thing I've ever been through," said Ryan Conrad, who has torn the labrum in his left hip twice. "I am hurting a lot and want to take days off. But I remind myself that every day is a blessing and every day is something I want to take advantage of dating back to when they told me Clemson would be the last game I'd ever play."
With that in mind, being a part of Belmont Abbey's third Conference Carolinas tournament title in school history – joining the back-to-back titles in 2002 and 2003 – has created excitement and enthusiasm around the school and the program.
But it's created even more than that for Ryan Conrad.
"It just feels great to be here," he said. "It's truly amazing and it's truly a blessing I'm able to be a part of it."
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Here is my roster prediction for SSB4. I chose based on realism with a bit of my own personal tastes. Please see some notes below before commenting. Comments/criticism appreciated!
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Veterans: All return
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*I expect one Pokemon newcomer in SSB4: It will either be Mewtwo or a sixth gen representative. I would honestly love both but I don't see that happening. I think Mewtwo will take this spot if the sixth gen does not give us any Lucario-esque Pokemon, that being a popular, heavily promoted Pokemon with a design and abilities that are well suited for Smash. To put this in perspective: in my opinion, Zoroark did not really meet this description. In other words, had sixth gen not debuted, I would have included Mewtwo over Zoroark, but impossible to tell with sixth gen yet given lack of revealed Pokemon.
**While I have included Ray here, I do not feel he is likely given the lack of a Custom Robo game in several years. I think he would be an excellent addition to Smash, but his lack of exposure could hinder his chances. Rather, this spot represents either Ray or a potential new franchise which could pop up between now and Brawl's release- Dillion is included in this category, for example.
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Replace Balloon Fighter with Takamaru.
Replace either Mewtwo or Lucario with a Gen 6 rep. (Basically a Question Mark (I'd prefer if you too out Mewtwo personally)).
Take out Ray and Balloon Fighter for Lip & Dillion. He would be better.
I will then accept it.
My SSB4 Roster: http://imageshack.us/a/img543/3938/potentialsmashreps3rost.png
UberPyro64 posted...
Replace Balloon Fighter with Takamaru.
Takamaru is included. See my notes which directly address your other two points.
Check out Pokemon - The Abridged Series at:
SmashBro25 posted...
UberPyro64 posted...Replace Balloon Fighter with Takamaru.
lol I saw and forgot to take that out lol
Forget the first sentence.
My SSB4 Roster: http://imageshack.us/a/img543/3938/potentialsmashreps3rost.png
Ghirahim is overrated.
The lack of a 5th or 6th gen Pokemon rep is questionable.
At least you have Ridley and no more Star Fox reps.
More villains need to be protagonists. BiS proves it can work.
Ridley, Ganondorf, Fawful, Bowser, and Dimentio all for their own games!
Replace Toon Link with Majora's Mask Link and you have a deal.
I had a bowl of milk for breakfast. Without any milk. People who agree:1 People who don't agree:0
53 characters is too many. You can't just not count transformations. And no 6th gen Pokemon makes it ridiculously unlikely IMO. And we really shouldn't have 9 sword users.
Palutena, Isaac, Ridley, King K. Rool, and Anna for SSB Wii U and SSB 3DS!
SSB is the best series ever made!
Not bad :)
One of the better rosters I've seen
If you're going for prediction, I'd recommend adding Mii and replacing Ghirahim with someone else, maybe Tingle. Mii is near-guaranteed, while Ghirahim's chances are low at best.
Twilight Sparkle is best pony.
3DS Friend Code: 2234-7169-9510
Replace Bowser Jr. with Waluigi.
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Hello Everyone, Largo minus/Kris here. I just want to thank you all for such great words of encouragement and praise. I don't think I am quite there yet but I am working hard to get my art and story to a professional quality. The nice comments only assure me that I am still headed in the correct direction. Thank you very much and I look forward to the future, especially with readers like you hanging with me the whole way ^^
you should give up your personal ife, cxhain your self to your computaer, and spend your every waking moment making us more pages. your comic is that good.
Largo04' you have some sort of ungodly talent there. I've been surfin' around this site for hours now, reading comics on the featured comic list. That is until I came to yours. That flame girl hikari one or whatever is pretty sweet too but your EL comic is far superior in every way. Espeically the artwork wow! The only thing that the guy/girl that does that hikari comic accels at is putting the heroine in those tightass pants giving her a nice yet blatant CT. Thats honestly the only thing thinking back that I would say caught my attention. Your story, personas, art, and all out hotness of the characters reigns absolute over all the other comics here. How are you not the #1 comic on this thing? Well its a mystery to me and I say keep up the killer work. I'm giving my first 5 star to you. The other comics I've read on the featured list barely deserve a 3 to 4 max now having read yours.
Gorgeous artwork Largominus2004! I luv the artwork! To say that ur talented is an understatement. I really luv the red head and that blond girl chasing her. They have spunk, sass, and sex appeel that I can personelly relate to!
What happens to the red head and blond when they go through the portal together? They arent going to die are they? I hope you won't kill off my 2 fav. chars. :(
Good luck on #1 here. #32 is really good I think. I cannot wait for what you put up next!!
You Must go and check out the latest ethereal website update!!!!!
Sorry to be late with a new comic page everyone. I am currently going through a divorce and had to move to a new job in Oregon all in the same couple of weeks. I am also without any of my furniture and that includes my PC so I will be down for a few more weeks. Please dont give up on me though. As soon as everything is sorted out I will be posting a very cool new page.
I forgot to say but did you know that you are on the featured comics and banner thingie for this site? If you didn't know then you should because that's pretty cool. Well it's how I found you at least.
Hi Hi Largominus2004. I have only recently been introduced to your artwork. You have a really good eye for detail and a style that I haven't seen before. It seems many are commenting about the character's boobs, but to be honest I don't see what all the fuss is about. The characters are pretty and their clothing designs well thought through. Are there any male hero types in your comic beyond the female elf girls? I'm just curious. I bookmarked your page and I think I'll look at your deviant site next. You can count on me reading from now on.
Shak there's a lot of art that's not on the comic site, which you can find on Kris' DA (Deviant Art) site. Some of it's sketches and such, while others are related to the comic. Kris (Largominus) has some pretty cool stuff on there, so go check it out :).
http://largominus2004.devian tart.com/
Awesome comic update this week Kris. The art is nothing less than stellar as per usual :).
Hey Shak, go to deviant art and look up largominus2004 and go to my gallery ^^ Thanks for the support man!
Coo coo brotha. I be makin sure to check that out fo real. Yeh dia be hot for real. Yur shiz definitley tight so Im all about pluggin yer site to ma boyz. I mean the more sucess you get the more kickin stuff I gets to see.
So you dont have no nudes of just dia and dat blond chick? Yo you shuld because that deviant art place is all about full on nude stuf. Dat way its not detractin the comic. Ma bro gots a login to that deviant place so i'll check yo stuff out soon.
Hope I check your shiz out in da future and get to see those two chics full on. Id be like dam! This dudes hands down da best fo real.
keep it real dawg
To Heathers: Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate the kind words. Sharlise is trying to get Una's sword from Bianka. I may not have made that clear enough. You are the second person to ask that. Michael and I are going back through and redoing some of the pages and panels for the print version of our comic. I will keep that in mind. Thank you
To Shakazulu: If you go to my deviant art site, you will get quite an eyeful of Diamanda. She's my fav too. I tend to drool too much while drawing Diamanda Lol. The website is http://largominus2004.deviantart.co m/ I did this requested new years image of the crew. It's 18+ though so you may need to create a deviant account. You could also go to DrunkDuck.com and look back a couple pages to see the same image.
Thanks alot for the cool comments Devious I appreciate the feedback man!
heather s
Hiyas Largo,
I wanted to say that I love your comic and I'm really excited for you to be making your physical version of it. I hope it does well ^^.
Bianka is my favorite! I've been wondering why that blonde elf is chasing her though? Maybe I'm lost, but will that get explained?
Take cares and bye byes ^^.
Yo what up Largo?
So yeah been readin this comic for awhile now, like 2 months or so. I figure I would finally post somethin. First I gotta say you have some pretty dedicaded fans brotha, and I like seein that with a man of your talents. You be deservin that.
I also just watned to say to ya that I totally agree with lamer, umbris, and dev man. Don't listen to that ol wench talkin smack about your art styles and stuff alright? She don't know jack man. Sures you got nudity and stuff, but you know what? It ain't all like derty and stuff, so I don't know what her dealio is. she dont even know.
Oh and hey that charlize chick and that diamond chick are f-in HOT. Did you desine those outfits yourself or what? Those 2 be on the top of my list of best comic chicks ever and they look sazzy. I do reckon that dia chick could use a see throguh verzion of that dress and char some skimpiar bottoms though. Thaz what I've been hopin to see. what are the chances of that huh? Yeah and whens that dia chick show up?
Have a happy new year man and keep it real man
NICE! A buddy of mine just showed me your comic and I gotta say it's pretty kick butt. The story is pretty cool and after checking out your main site I am definitely excited to see all of that background stuff and character art you say you are creating.
Oh and did I mention I'm a big fan of how you draw those sexeh ladies :)? Everything from their shapes, attitudes, even their hair. Oh and any guy would be stupid not to like the red haired chick's corset, the blondie's thong and thigh highs, and the hilarious hand prints on that big chick's chest LOL!
You should seriously consider doing some tasteful nudes (but like not that smutty stuff, something sexy and artsy).
Later yo!
P.S. Yeah and totally keep up that sexy and deadly thing with those chicas. Gotta love a chick that can look that sexy and still whoop ya booteh.
Thanks a lot Umbris! I love to see that you appreciate the hard work that goes into the comic. As far as the history goes, Michael and I are already working on a series of background info pages that outline the history of Ethereal. It's great to see that you feel the same way we do about the history. The story will begin to reveal more about the sister's past as well. The story really does deserve more clarification. Michael suggested we go back and rewrite the older pages as well. Again, you were right on track. It's obvious that you know your stuff, which makes your comments on the comic so valued and appreciated. I would like to send you a piece of art that is only meant for those fans that have shown a lot of passion for the comic by voting for me on this page and the wonderful comments on the website. If you go to my web page look for the contact option and leave me an email. I will send you a cool piece that I just finished of Bianka.
This goes for all of the other fans who added me to their favorites on the web comic list. This also includes people who haven't added me yet but intend on doing so. Going forward we will send those fans exclusive material such as update info and art. Thanks a lot Umbris!
Wow, I have to say that after thoroughly viewing this comic, reading all of the responses, then coming here to see someone actually flame Largo for what I consider nothing less than stellar... I'm just blown away.
Anduin... I don't know if you are a guy or girl, but you obviously have a serious inability (not to mention lack of cognizance) on how to state an art-based opinion or argument. Does nudity really bother you that much...? Seriously, because last I checked it is our natural state of being.
You're offended, we get it. Sadly 99% of the readership views Largo's comic as a gorgeous collection of artwork, which is based mostly off of heroines vs. heroes. Shall I therefore be irrate about the fact that majority of men in comics or fictional pieces are depicted as muscle-headed bafoons? Because that's about the extent of it with most artists who draw males. Going forward do us all a favor and please keep your criticism and obviously one-sided, tunnel visioned opinions to yourself. That is unless you can exhibit some shred of constructiveness or tact, which is doubtful... Thanks ;).
Having said that I wanted to thank Largo for spending so much time preparing these comics from week to week. I just learned about the comic from a buddy of mine, who noted that I should check it out. All I have to say is WOW Largo.
Kid you've got talent. I think you've really nailed a style and story here, but I'll be honest I'm finding that I have a lot of questions about the story as a whole. Have you thought of writing a whole back story or doing some sort of style guide for fans like me to check out? I think I'm not alone in wanting something along these lines... oh and a set of desktop backgrounds would be TIGHT (like a fan kit). It's just a thought.
I do have some constructive feedback for you, which I hope will serve as a good set of things to mull over going forward. Firstly I agree with what majority of the other people are saying. This comic definitely tailors more towards an adult audience, but the comic bounces between two realms a lot it seems. It'll go with a little bit of sex and violence, but hamstrings it instead of embracing it. Both categories are fine, so long as they are "tasteful" (which is good) and aren't just completely "gratituous" (which turns people off). To be honest I believe you do both adequately, but as you say, having a balance is key. I think that no matter what you should feel comfortable expressing youself how you see fit. To me it just seems as if you might be holding back a little from what you personally want to do. Sometimes a tease (like sheer or semi-sheer) is better than outright nudity.
Secondly I also have felt that it'd be a great idea to go and rewrite some of the older cells. The artwork is beautiful, and the writing should match closely with the feeling of the art. You openly admitted that this is your first time writing, and I think it shows that you tried hard at it. Heck it's better than I could have done. Now that you have a writer though, I believe it'd help the comic out a lot (I noticed that in a cell with Una it says, "week" instead of what you really meant, which was "weak"). It's just a thought.
Lastly I seriously believe that you should flesh out the backstory more (as mentioned above). What's the history of this place and what creatures live there? Maybe I overlooked it, but what does the name of the comic even mean? Just out of curiosity.
Well enough of my ramblings. I just wanted to say thank you for putting all of this effort into something that I have found quite enjoyable. Your art style (especially the trolls, goblins, and without a doubt the elves) is amazing. I hope that you keep up the good work, and listen not to the narrow minded critics out there.
Thanks a lot William ^^
Comic series started not long ago but is deffinately worth a look and the wait.
There's a new update to the Ethereal Legacies comic. Thanks and Enjoy ^^
Hey Everyone! The comic is almost ready. By the way if you would like to get some Ethereal Legacies stuff in the meantime go to my Deviant art page. It has some really cool extras. Here's the link:
http://largominus2004.devi antart.com/
Sorry about the comic delay. I am currently working on a demo for my game company and have been here at work more than usual. The next comic page is about 80% complete and I hope to have it up this week. Thanks for the patience everyone!
Sure it is mature(As in containing nudity and what not), but what the hey. It is still a pretty interesting fantasy web comic filled with some pretty cool monster designs and violence. Of course, it can be hard for some to get past the fact that a comic contains some sexual content, but then again, Better Days contained sexual content. It could use a little bit more story, though.
Anyways, the artwork is fantastic and nicely colored. Many artists seem to avoid coloring since it could ruin their lineart, but Largominus2004 seems to know what he is doing.
However, the story seems to be the weak point. Of course it has fantasy elements, but perhaps it can be more developed as the comic is updated more. Also, it can be a little text-heavy at times. I understand it has a narration, but it could benefit from using vocabulary words that can replace most of the words in normal sentences. Or, better yet, let the characters and their actions speak for themselves a little bit more. This way, readers will not feel disconnected.
Despite flaws, this is a pretty cool fantasy comic with potential to sit right next to Better Days and New Worlds in character development with improvements. Keep up the good work, but also remember to push yourself a little more.
Here we go! The actual characters and story begins to take shape! Ethereal legacies is going to really pick up! Enjoy ^^
sorry about my temperamental rant I posted last night. I had been working non-stop for well over two weeks, without a break and lost my cool.
I hope this isn't taken wrong by many of you. This is a response to to a comment below.
I have had time to think about a comment from Anduin. I have an actual response for Anduin and people like you. I have just worked all weekend on my actual job. Being a game designer is a constant time draining job. There's so much to keep up on while keeping up with the team's needs. Keeping teams in check and constantly proving yourself as a confident creator is very hard work. After that I have a beautiful family that requires a lot of hard work and attention to details. I certainly wouldn't want my children to say things like you did, just because they can. I would like them to consider their words and be good people. Your review was rude right from the start. I am not sure what it was that set you off but please be a bit more considerate about your words. I bet you can't say that you have sacrificed so much. Your family time, care for your job. I bet you dont have the drive, the desire, to do something else with your life (except right dumb reviews). I work 50+ hours a week at my regular job, come home and provide for my wife and my children, then with what little time I have after that, I create this comic book. Its a way to vent some creativity, need, and desire to do something else. You chewed my effort up like this project was some pay or professional site. Like I really feel like I could charge right now. I am not that good, not yet... I will be, but I and you (obviously, you couldn't make that any more clear) feel like there's much improvement needed. I have a word of advice to people like you and anyone willing to really read this. A real artist will never be perfect, we are constantly learning, struggling to get better. As a great artist you have to let go of any thoughts of being perfect. Perfection is a glorified ideal for halfwits. As a creative person, there is far too much to draw, to master, create, and to write about. I cant figure out your comments, they had no real value, just criticism with no reason. Thanks and next time try offering some advice. Any idiot can point out the problems; a genius comes up with solutions.
These are some very valid points. I do have to admit that I have room for improvement. That's why I dug down deep and started the comic. It took a lot of time and effort to convince myself that it was simply time to do the comic. I am new to this and I expect to get criticism like this. I will address some of these issues and continue to march forward. Una's appearance was intensional by the way and you called me on it. The style difference comes from having fun. I love to play around with anime/manga and traditional comic art. That will probably continue due the fact that this supposed to be a fun project for me. I have studied the human form. I am writing and drawing, coloring this by myself. I have no team and I have a family and work full time. This leaves very little time to catch everything but I am working hard at it. Thanks for the comment Anduin, I will take your advise and improve, just be a little less harsh on us newbies if you could. Thank you
Every once in a while you come across a tasteful comic that features beautiful art. Unfortunately, this is definitely not one of them.
From the very first page on, and without warning, blatant nudity is shown of what is supposed to be the main character- it is quite apparent the artist considers his dream blow-up doll a suitable lead. There is literally nothing but page after page of this "woman" striking awkward poses baring either her tush or enormous, hand-printed breasts. Needless to say, it's doubtful the artist has any experience with actual human anatomy, as like I've mentioned, each of the lead's breasts are as large as her head, and her middle is only just wide enough to accommodate what seems to be a ribless spine made of rubber. Furthermore, her face's appearance changes every single time you see her, leaving open the thought that there might be a dozen or more of these bizarre creatures running around!
Lamentably, the whole piece of work is presented in art skills that would do SO much better in a comic NOT to serving as "fap" material to the monkeys who must read it. Indeed, the only thing letting this comic escape from a poor rating by me is the absolutely fabulous goblin and "Rigor Mortis" character designs. When they and the main character are in the same panel, it's apparent that they are indeed "from different planes of existence." One must wonder what could have been, if only a competent writer was brought in (to put it simply, the writing and dialog are inconsistent, illogical, and poorly transitioned), and if the main focus (AKA, gigantic secondary sex characteristics) was changed to something that wouldn't have to distract readers away from the story. It's a shame to see so much potential go to waste.
Hello Everyone! This weeks page is one of my favorites. As a matter of fact the next series of pages are going to get exciting. I hope everyone enjoys my comic and please feel free to comment or give me some ideas! Thanks
Sorry about the page delay, I will be posting tonight. I was out of town and could not update so please look for the new page tonight at 7pm central time. Thanks everyone!
Just wanted to say that the next comic is going to be great! Things have been getting more streamlined and I am excited. This has been a wonderful experience and I want to thank you all for the support!
Ok, so the lower the better, thanks to everyone on the forum and thanks to everyone who enjoys my labor of love. New page update Sunday ^^
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About the site
Every year, hundreds of millions of people play video games on a console, computer, phone, or web browser. These games are carefully constructed and slyly marketed according to research on motivation and decision making. This website offers something unique: a discussion of how the psychology behind games shapes our behavior, manipulates our beliefs, and rigs our purchasing decisions.
Each entry reveals research on questions that all gamers wonder about. Examples include how online anonymity releases our inner jerks, why violent games are so satisfying, and how supposedly "free to play" iPhone apps leech our money away 99 cents at a time. The list of Top 10 Articles is a good place to start.
If you would like to use any of the material on this site for educational purposes such as sharing with students, I think that's awesome. Please let me know about it and how it goes.
About the author
Jamie Madigan has a Ph.D. in psychology and has become an expert on the psychology of video games. He has been published in refereed scientific journals and presented at conventions for psychologists. He also co-authored a column for several years in The Industrial Psychologist, the quarterly magazine for the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists. He has written on the topic of the psychology of games for PsychologyToday.com, Edge Magazine, Gamasutra.com, Gamesindustry.biz, and GamePro magazine. He has the strength of ten tiny men, each of which has 1/10 the strength of one normal man.
On the gaming side, Jamie is a life-long gamer who participated in the gaming industry boom for several years with a company called GameSpy Industries where he built web-based services and products related to video games. He has also written dozens (hundreds?) of game reviews, previews, and related articles, as well three books on the subject. Well, they were strategy guides, but still books. Jamie has covered trade shows and conventions like E3, Game Developer's Conference, Quakecon, and others as a member of the press.
Finally, Jamie has appeared as an expert on the psychology of video games in over a dozen print, web, and radio outlets, including The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, BBC Radio 5, the BBC, The Guardian, Official Playstation Magazine UK, The Verge, Livescience.com, The Escapist, MMORPG.com, Kotaku, The Gameological Society, Sky News HD, The Jace Hall Show, and Polygon. He has also contributed content to the 2012 book Playful Design: Creating Game Experiences in Everyday Interfaces and delivered a lecture on the psychology of online game behavior at the 2010 Login Conference in Seattle, Washington.
Oh, and you should totally follow him on Twitter and the Psychology of Games page on Facebook. Studies show that this is awesome.
Occasionally I write articles on the psychology of video games for places other than here. It's like I'm a mercenary. A mercenary of words. And some numbers. Small ones.
Articles I've Written For Magazines and Other Sites
- Edge Magazine #243 August 2012: The Psychology of High Scores
- Edge Magazine #242 July 2012: The Psychology of Game Nostalgia
- Edge Magazine #241 June 2012: The Psychology of Game Genres
- Edge Magazine #240 May 2012: The Psychology of Avatars
- Edge Magazine #239 April 2012: The Psychology of Free-to-Play Games
- GamePro Magazine: The Psychology of Horror Games
- GamePro Magazine: The Psychology of Anonymity
- GamePro Magazine: The Psychology of Shooters
- GamePro Magazine: The Psychology of Immersion
- GamePro Magazine: The Psychology of Fair Play
- GamePro Magazine: The Psychology of Buying Games
- GamePro Magazine: The Psychology of Loot
- Gamesindustry.biz: The Psychological Appeal of Violent Shooters
- Gamesindustry.biz: The Psychology of the Uncanny Valley
- Gamesindustry.biz: The Psychology Behind Steam's Trading Cards
- Gamesindustry.biz: Does Respeccing Your Character Buildin Diablo 3 Make You Less Happy?
Gamasutra.com has also reprinted selected articles from this blog, and I write a similar blog for PsychologyToday.com called Mind Games.
Articles and Books I've Been Quoted In
- The Washington Post: Game Creators are in the Eye of the Video-Game Storm
- The Chicago Tribune: A Closer Look at "Grand Theft Auto V" and "Angry Birds Star Wars II"
- Oprah.com: How to Finally Put Down Candy Crush (and More Ways to Kick Unwanted Habits)
- The Guardian: My Favourite Waste of Time: Why Candy Crush and Angry Birds Are So Compulsive
- Playful Design: Creating Game Experiences in Everyday Interfaces by John Ferrara
- Official Playstation Magazine UK: Why Your Review is Wrong: the Psychology of Internet Commentary
- Livescience.com: Virtual Behavior Labs Discover What Gamers Want
- The Escapist: Curing the Noobonic Plague
- NewScientist: The Best Video Games of 2010
- MMORPG.com: What's for Sale and What's at Stake
- Kotaku: Lessons of the Mario Kart Cheaters
- The Jace Hall Show: Why The World Should Think Twice About Getting Rid of Violent Video Games
- The Gameological Society: Lords of Chaos: Cheating in Xbox Live's Dungeon Defenders
- The Escapist: I Want It All
- New Scientist: Kinect Sensors Allow Games To Feed Off Your Fear
- Gamer.nl: What Kind of Gamer Are You? The Four Types of Gamers (Dutch)
- Mashable: These Neopets Have Been Alive for 13 Years
- CNET: Candy Crush: You Play, You're Hooked. Now What?
- Gamers With Jobs: Ad Infinitum: Are We Really Escaping? (In GWJ Magazine Issue #1)
- Lifehacker: The Psychology of a Fanboy: Why You Keep Buying the Same Stuff
- Interational Business Times: Why Do Gamers Obsess Over Review Scores?
- The Sims Official Newsletter: The Psychology of The Sims
- Medium: Inside the Largest Virtual Psychology Lab in the World
- Today.com: How Games Like Trivia Crack Get Inside Your Head
The nifty game controller/brain logo used on the site was created by Kristopher Purzycki.


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L&R;, if you are reading this, this is why there is no mention of the historic Jesus in the epistles. He is out of the picture, like the founder of a successful corporation voted out by the board of directors seeking a "new direction".
I see your point MC…but that posit fascinates me. Paul's whole story and apostleship is based on the revealed Jesus Christ, yet, of all of his writings, he never mentions the historic Jesus' ministry or never quotes him. Without the historical Jesus tales of the gospels MC, what was the "new direction" Paul was taking? Another curiosity about Paul, why did he write Romans 13?


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Several new Collection classes are added in Java 5 and Java 6 specially concurrent alternatives of standard synchronized ArrayList, Hashtable and synchronized HashMap collection classes. Many Java programmer still not familiar with these new collection classes from java.util.concurrent package and misses a whole new set of functionality which can be utilized to build more scalable and high performance Java application. In this Java tutorial we will some of useful collection classes e.g. ConcurrentHashMap, BlockingQueue which provides some of the very useful functionalities to build concurrent Java application. By the way this is not a comprehensive article explaining each feature of all these concurrent collections, Instead I will just try to list out why they are there, which Collection class they replace or provides alternative for. Idea is to keep it short and simple while highlighting key points of those useful java.util.concurrent collections.
1. ConcurrentHashMap
ConcurrentHashMap is undoubtedly most popular collection class introduced in Java 5 and most of us are already using it. ConcurrentHashMap provides a concurrent alternative of Hashtable or Synchronized Map classes with aim to support higher level of concurrency by implementing fined grained locking. Multiple reader can access the Map concurrently while a portion of Map gets locked for write operation depends upon concurrency level of Map. ConcurrentHashMap provides better scalability than there synchronized counter part. Iterator of ConcurrentHashMap are fail-safe iterators which doesn't throw ConcurrencModificationException thus eliminates another requirement of locking during iteration which result in further scalability and performance.
2. CopyOnWriteArrayList and CopyOnWriteArraySet
CopyOnWriteArrayList is a concurrent alternative of synchronized List. CopyOnWriteArrayList provides better concurrency than synchronized List by allowing multiple concurrent reader and replacing the whole list on write operation. Yes, write operation is costly on CopyOnWriteArrayList but it performs better when there are multiple reader and requirement of iteration is more than writing. Since CopyOnWriteArrayList Iterator also don't throw ConcurrencModificationException it eliminates need to lock the collection during iteration. Remember both ConcurrentHashMap and CopyOnWriteArrayList doesn't provides same level of locking as Synchronized Collection and achieves thread-safety by there locking and mutability strategy. So they perform better if requirements suits there nature. Similarly, CopyOnWriteArraySet is a concurrent replacement to Synchronized Set. See What is CopyOnWriteArrayList in Java for more details
3. BlockingQueue
BlockingQueue is also one of better known collection class in Java 5. BlockingQueue makes it easy to implement producer-consumer design pattern by providing inbuilt blocking support for put() and take() method. put() method will block if Queue is full while take() method will block if Queue is empty. Java 5 API provides two concrete implementation of BlockingQueue in form of ArrayBlockingQueue and LinkedBlockingQueue, both of them implement FIFO ordering of element. ArrayBlockingQueue is backed by Array and its bounded in nature while LinkedBlockingQueue is optionally bounded. Consider using BlockingQueue to solve producer Consumer problem in Java instead of writing your won wait-notify code. Java 5 also provides PriorityBlockingQueue, another implementation of BlockingQueue which is ordered on priority and useful if you want to process elements on order other than FIFO.
4. Deque and BlockingDeque
Deque interface is added in Java 6 and it extends Queue interface to support insertion and removal from both end of Queue referred as head and tail. Java6 also provides concurrent implementation of Deque like ArrayDeque and LinkedBlockingDeque. Deque Can be used efficiently to increase parallelism in program by allowing set of worker thread to help each other by taking some of work load from other thread by utilizing Deque double end consumption property. So if all Thread has there own set of task Queue and they are consuming from head; helper thread can also share some work load via consumption from tail.
5. ConcurrentSkipListMap and ConcurrentSkipListSet
Just like ConcurrentHashMap provides a concurrent alternative of synchronized HashMap. ConcurrentSkipListMap and ConcurrentSkipListSet provide concurrent alternative for synchronized version of SortedMap and SortedSet. For example instead of using TreeMap or TreeSet wrapped inside synchronized Collection, You can consider using ConcurrentSkipListMap or ConcurrentSkipListSet from java.util.concurrent package. They also implement NavigableMap and NavigableSet to add additional navigation method we have seen in our post How to use NavigableMap in Java.
That's all on this list of concurrent Collection classes from Java 5 and 6. They are added on java.util.concurrent package as concurrent alternative of there synchronized counterpart. It's good idea to learn these Collection classes along with other popular classes from Java Collection Framework.
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backport175 has been designed to work in highly dynamic environment (such as load-time and runtime weaving for AOP). In environments like this the bytecode on disk is not the "current" one being executed. Since the bytecode has been transformed during the execution of the application. What this means is that annotations can have been added or removed.
We therefore need two things:
- a way for the vendor/user to define a bytecode provider since the current one is not available on disk
- an API for refreshing/updating the annotation reader, so we know that the annotations we have reflects the annotation in the latest bytecode
Defining the bytecode provider
This is done by implementing the
org.codehaus.backport175.reader.bytecode.spi.BytecodeProvider interface. This interface is a strategy with one single method you need to implement:
Registering the bytecode provider
The bytecode provider implementation class is registered in the
org.codehaus.backport175.reader.bytecode.AnnotationReader class by invoking:
Refreshing the annotation reader
When a change to the bytecode has been made it is needed to refresh the annotation reader, so that it can pull the new bytecode from the
BytecodeProvider, parse it and update the reader with the new information about the annotations.
This is done by invoking one of the
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Gable Lakes Area: Special approval is required for commercial use. The trail is not recommended for stock.
- No campfires above 10,000 ft.
- Food and refuse must be stored so that animals cannot get into the food or trash.
- Check the area map for the correct trail name. Trips going toward Pine Creek Pass, Italy Pass or Morgan Pass are a different reservation.
- John Muir Wilderness regulations apply.
- Deadline: Reservation will be canceled unless the permit pick up instructions are completed before the deadline. Instructions are in the confirmation letter.
- Only the group leader or alternate leader may pick up the permit; the person picking up the permit must be going on the wilderness trip.
- BE SURE YOUR DATES AND TRAIL ARE CORRECT - The entire group must start on the trail on the entry date listed. Reservations cannot be changed or transferred
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Michigan Mandatory School Funding Initiative, Proposal 5 (2006)
Proposal 5' or the Mandatory School Funding Initiative would have established mandatory school funding levels on annual basis in Michigan.
Other aspects of Proposal 5 include:
- Increase current funding by approximately $565 million and require State to provide annual funding increases equal to the rate of inflation for public schools, intermediate school districts, community colleges, and higher education (includes state universities and financial aid/grant programs).
- Require State to fund any deficiencies from General Fund.
- Base funding for school districts with a declining enrollment on three-year student enrollment average.
- Reduce and cap retirement fund contribution paid by public schools, community colleges and state universities; shift remaining portion to state.
- Reduce funding gap between school districts receiving basic per-pupil foundation allowance and those receiving maximum foundation allowance.
The Michigan Education Association, the proponents of the bill
Dexter Community Schools released a document supporting the measure:
- Any pension requirements above 14.87% will be paid by the state, saving the district $465,000 a year
- An increase of by-pupil funding
- For schools with declining enrollment, a three year average will be used
- If there are deficiencies to pay for the mandatory increase, it will be covered by the State's General Fund
- If this is not passed the budget must be cut by $3 million through employee layoffs and program eliminations[1]
Michigan Catholic Conference
The Michigan Catholic Conference opposes Proposal 5 due to its "potentially devastating effect on state programs and services that assist Michigan's poor and vulnerable population, as well as its failure to address the real needs of public school students."[2]
Other arguments the group noted include:
- The requirement to either raise taxes or cut other state programs
- Alleges the only intention is to increase pension benefits.
- No accountability on how the money is spent
- Only monetary requirement written in the initiative is $380 million for pension programs
- Would require 3/4 majority vote by both the House and Senate to change the amount of funding if the bill passed.
Political Community
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy wrote a report that concluded that the initiative would be harmful to state policy and budget. Some of the conclusions of the report included:[3]
- Proposal 5 would leave lawmakers with less flexibility during future declines in state revenue growth.
- Proposal 5 would provide lawmakers an incentive to cut state spending on certain primary and secondary education programs, such as adult and vocational education, by an estimated $141.7 million in fiscal 2007.
- Tax increases could also be used to raise some or all of the first-year spending required by Proposal 5.
- Economist Richard Vedder recently found no association between state spending on higher education and economic growth, and therefore no support for increasing education cost.
- Proposal 5 could produce unintended educational effects. Granting additional money to districts with declining enrollment could insulate poorly performing districts from the financial consequences of their failures.
Other Community Opposition
Citizens for Equity, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Michigan County Social Services Organization, Michigan Health and Hospital Association, Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Osteopathic Association, Michigan Professional Firefighters Union, Michigan Restaurant Association, Michigan Sheriff's Association, Michigan's State Police Command Officers Association, Michigan State Police Troopers Association, Michigan Townships Association, Police Offers Association of Michigan, Small Business Association of Michigan, Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, Health Care Association of Michigan, Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, Michigan Association of Counties, Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs, Michigan Association of Health Plans, Michigan Association of Local Public Health, Michigan Business and .[4]
Opposing Schools
Professional Association, Community College Association, President's Council of the State Universities of Michigan, Traverse City Area Public Schools[5]
Fiscal Statement
Would cost the state between $566.6 million and $1.1 billion during the first year, according to the Michigan Board of Canvassers.[6]
External Link
- ↑ Dexter Prop. 5 FAQ
- ↑ Proposal 5-Unreasonable, Unfunded, and Unnecessary, Michigan Catholic Conference, Oct. 2006
- ↑ An Analysis of Proposal 5: The 'K-16' Michigan Ballot Measure, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
- ↑ Proposal 5-Unreasonable, Unfunded, and Unnecessary, Michigan Catholic Conference, Oct. 2006
- ↑ Ballot proposal's impact pondered, Traverse City Record Eagle, Oct. 11, 2006
- ↑ Proposal 5-Unreasonable, Unfunded, and Unnecessary, Michigan Catholic Conference, Oct. 2006


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Does anybody have experience with these accounts or with this provider? There doesn't seem to be much literature on them, so what are the pros and cons?


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Sorry, I've spun off topic. This pending trial is disturbing. Perhaps given the large influx of Muslims and events like the murder of Theo Van Gogh and the threats on Ayaan Hirsi Ali's life, the Dutch authorities are running scared. They may be justifying this action in their heads by telling themselves they are preventing a race/culture war.
Not sure if I can be of much help here.
I've been gone for ten years now and I don't keep up on Dutch affairs , mainly because I don't care much for Holland. If I didn't have family there I'd never visit the damned place. The land of my forefathers…they can keep it. But I digress.
WW2, and the Holocaust still casts its paralyzing shadow over Europe. Much more so than in the USA where we fight wars all the time. In Europe we refer to WW2 as The War and it has had a more profound effect on us since all this nastiness happened in our back yard and we've had to deal with the additional problem of numerous 'collaborators' and sympathizers to the Nazi cause.
We don't like to talk about these unpleasant details but there were entire Waffen SS divisions comprised entirely of Scandinavian volunteers who very much liked the Nordic, blue-eyed mythology of the Nazis.
Because of this ugly past the Dutch are petrified to give extreme right an inch. I think this knee-jerk reaction is not serving them at all.
Another reason for this totally outrageous decision to press charges against Wilders is that the Dutch, with the strong sense of security that comes from having your head lodged firmly in your own rectum, have forgotten that some elements in human nature respond only to brute force.
In other words, they are a bunch of pussies who have lost the desire to fight for what they claim is most precious to them; their notorious tolerance.
By the way, although it is true that the Dutch have been rather tolerant of others over the years (not counting their colonies) it must be mentioned that much of Holland's famed attitude (towards pot and hookers for example) also has a monetary reason behind it. Massive sex and weed tourism and tax Euros from both.
But in the end they have become soft and think they can discuss their way out of an encounter with a crocodile.
The added problem that the politicians face is an indigenous population, the vast majority of which (yours truly included) does not want the immigrants from Morocco in their midst.
Give any Dutch person about two beers and they will all tell you they do not like these people and the enormous crime-wave that has come to Holland along with the second generation of these immigrants. Whether the unpleasant behavior of these Moroccan kids has anything to do with Islam I can not say though.
For the spineless politicians, however, this does not seem to matter, but I can not believe that this would ever happen in my country of birth.
What is forgotten in all this hullabaloo is that this short film is nothing but the cataloguing of explicitly Islamic violence and the Koranic verses that are used to justify it.


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Former teammates, coaches, friends and family packed the pavilion at Carolina Colours in New Bern to honor Kevin Reddick.
Reddick, a 2008 New Bern High graduate and former North Carolina linebacker, nervously awaited for his career path to begin.
The 6-foot-3, 240-pound defensive stalwart will have to wait another day before getting chosen in the 2013 National Football League Draft.
Reddick sat through Friday's second and third round without receiving a phone call from an NFL team.
He was at the head table. A large screen was in front of him and a whole bunch of supporters were behind him.
Reddick expects to get the nod on Saturday when the fourth through seventh round picks are announced.
"Being here with my family is big for me because in a couple of months or weeks I won't be with them for a while," Reddick said.
"It's another step in my life and a part of the journey."
Many experts had the former UNC inside linebacker projected to be selected anywhere from the second to fourth round.
Reddick had 85 tackles (6.5 solo) and 6.5 sacks last season. He earned an invitation to play in January's Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.
Four other Tar Heels were chosen in the first three rounds. Offensive lineman Jonathan Cooper was taken by the Arizona Cardinals with the seventh pick overall. Defensive lineman Sylvester Williams was drafted 28th in the first round by Denver. Running back Giovanni Bernard was selected 37th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round. Offensive lineman Brennan Williams was picked up 89th overall by the Houston Texans in the third round.
Reddick had hundreds of supporters show up to celebrate his moment.
Former North Carolina teammates Quinton Coples, Robert Quinn, Havelock product Bruce Carter and West Craven alum Erik Highsmith were among the hundreds on hand.
"I'd tell him to keep faith in God and let God have his way," Coples said. "At the end of the day, as you can tell, he has a lot of people behind him. Whether he gets picked today or tomorrow, we are going to be supportive of Kevin. This is all about Kevin and we are going to support him."
Coples was a first round pick by the New York Jets in 2012, Quinn was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the first round in 2011, Carter was a second round draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys in 2011 and Highsmith is hoping to hear his name called on Saturday.
"You just have to try to keep calm as much as possible," Carter said. "I think he is doing a great job. Kevin is probably feeling the same way I did. He will do good."
Reddick was a member of New Bern High School's 4-AA state championship team in 2007. He was the game's Most Outstanding Offensive Player as the Bears knocked off Charlotte Independence, 28-17.
Several of Reddick's coaches, namely head coach Bobby Curlings and assistant Taurence Williams, attended the event.
His brother, Canden, was a starting offensive lineman on the Bears' 2012 4-A state title squad.
"There have been a lot of outstanding players and people come through, but Kevin is one that set himself apart from the other guys, not just with talent but also with his work ethic and determination," Curlings said.
"We didn't have to do a whole lot to motivate him. He is a well-rounded player, a leader and great to be around."
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