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Originally posted by Torvaldr
Perfectly said.. I don't think I could of said it any better.. I always said that raiding is like country line dancing.. It really isnt' hard, you just have to learn the moves as a group.. After that is done, it's a walk in the park you can do blindfolded.. I found raiding to be boring after the first chorus.. lol However, in Rift which lead me to quit was the disparity of rewards when doing open world rifts.. I bought the game for that sole purpose as I wanted to avoid an instance grind game.. The rewards fro rift hunting was crap.. In addition at the time I quit all players that spent their time doing instancing outperformed in PvE rift events, which means I recieved 2nd place rewards.. Because I didnt' have raid gear I could never achieve the reward level of the better "stones"? or whatever you called them..
If Trion would change their PvE rewards so that rift hunting is equally rewarded as raiders, I"d come back.. But if I have to contiue to play 2nd fiddle to a raider while doing a rift events.. I'll stay cancelled..
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Seems I am not so alone in my desire to see different end game activitys rewarded on seperate paths after all :p
Go back a few posts Rydeson and read what I said above each sphere of end-game offering its own progression route !
TY Demarco.. I did go back a few post and read what you said.. I agree completely.. I had offer similar suggestion back when I played, and was told to "get lost" by the raiders.. To me, Rift is comprised of 4 different paths or play style.. You can either 1) PvP, 2) Raid, 3) dungeon crawl or 4) Rift hunting.. I wish each had their own importance.. Most seem to accept and understand that PvP isn't good to use in a Raid, and Raid gear is not optimal in PvP... Well.. Why not use that same logic between Rifts and Raids?
You can now add dimensions to that list and rift hunting has become its own robust content and reward system.
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Originally posted by Torvaldr
You should keep reading the posts after your quote before answering you know... I did say that raids are harder because they take more time and organisation, not player skill. But, that's the 'game' we are playing. The time it takes and organisation are a part of the game. That's like saying civilization could never be hard because all you have to do is organise things properly.
I also explain later why multiple golden paths won't change anything. The investment required to get the best gear has to be the same across all methods, if it wasn't then those who like raiding have a right to complain. Raiding would hardly be worth it if you could get it by doing easier stuff. If you remove raiding then something else becomes the thing you do to get the best gear and another group of players could complain about that if it's something they don't like to do.
You are not thinking about the bigger picture.
They can remove raiding altogether or make raids as easy as Dungeons and getting planar rewards.. that'd make me happy cos I don't raid. But it would also make some other people unhappy and the game would get bashed for being even easier.
It's an even bigger raid game than WoW...
Sure you can do other things but you would be considered a second class citizen.
I don't know about you but I dont like being looked down upon in a game.
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Originally posted by Vannor
Please don't twist my words. I really hate that. It's the second time I've asked this.
No, raids are not harder and I explained why with regards to master modes. Can you say that master mode CR is easier than any raid? It uses the exact same mechanics. They are only considered harder (I hightlighted in red so it would be clear to you) because of the group size. The whole time it takes to organize people doesn't deserve a special place on a pedestal. It's bad game design and one of the mistakes Trion has made with rift. Hartsman had a chance for a do-over after EQ2 and he blew it with raiding.
I also disagree about your assessment of golden paths. If a content method can't survive on its own merits it doesn't deserve artificial life support (locking nice rewards behind it) to prop it up. Survival of the fitest.
I am thinking exactly about the bigger picture, it's just that our visions are different. Raiding panders to a much smaller cross section than any other play style. Many of the raiders in my group preferred master modes because you could play with competent players and not waste 3 hours with scrubs. Not only that but you could escape the hideous power plays and control freaks who like to control large groups of people for ego reasons.
You equate easy mode with raid removal. Have you ever done master modes? If you have then you're not being honest about ezmode dungeon rewards.
Originally posted by Foomerang
Well, to be fair that is the question the OP asked. It is in the heads of us who like to game for nice items. The op wanted to know if the nicest items are all behind raid locks and that answer is yes. From the perspective of "is this gear good enough for me to enjoy myself" then source stone and overland gear is great. From the perspective of "where can I find the ultimate progression gear" then it's about raids and other gear doesn't measure up.
The wow comparison he made makes no sense to me though. They seem about the same with their end game gear focus.
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Originally posted by Torvaldr
lol I'm not twisting your words, you're really cynical. You clearly said they are harder. Doesn't matter why they are harder. If you can't say exactly what you mean, don't blame me. If you think by harder I meant the game difficulty, I didn't. Which is probably where we have our wires crossed. I could say that elite mode in CoD is only considered harder because the enemies have better AI and more hit points, yet they do the same thing to you. Doesn't matter what the only is.. the 'only' is the thing that makes it harder. Adding considered doesn't change anything.. if something isn't hard it is not considered hard. But for the sake of avoiding confusion.. lets change the word from hard to demanding (or something like that). You might not think the raids are harder than other content.. but they are more demanding. More demanding on your time and your patience. That is what I mean by it being harder.
Master dungeons are shorter and smaller than raids, they are less demanding. That makes them easier to approach, easier to organise, easier to get into and easier to finish if you only want to play for a set amount of time. Doing them may be about the same difficulty. Being 'able' to do them is easier. That aspect of raiding definately deserves strong consideration because that's the prime reason we don't to do them in the first place. To us it's the most important factor. If the time it takes to organise raids, the way they are organised and the time it takes to do them doesn't deserve a place on pedestal and should just be ignored, what is it about raids that makes you not want to do them?
I agree with what you said in blue, I think raids are rubbish and that they wouldn't survive on their own merits. I would always pick a dungeon run over a raid if the rewards were the same. That's me though. I don't know a game that has ever removed their raids or made their rewards worth less so we'd just be speculating about what would happen.
Originally posted by Vannor
Ok, I corrected myself by adding that they are considered harder due to the number of people. It's not something I consider a valid factor for difficulty and reward calculations. I'll try and be much more explicit in the future.
Master mode CR is not shorter than either GSB, DH, or GP, especially with the challenges. They can be more demanding and more difficult because you have only 5 people to cover it all and if any one person goes down it's much easier to wipe.
While larger raids can be difficult if more people don't know what they're doing they are actually easier if everyone does know the dance. MM dungeons can just be brutal. Maybe I should change my wording and say raids are easier only because more competent people give you more flex room.
Theres a difference between wanting the nicest gear and being treated like a second class citizen. Thats what I was responding to.
Originally posted by Foomerang
Rift is all about raiding, everything else is secondary.
If you don't have the best items, if you arent in the high tier raid guilds you are nothing.
Its not in my head, it's how progression based raid games have worked since EQ.
OP don't let these guys spin the BS. Rift = Raiding. If you dont want to raid find another game.
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Not sure what the agenda is, but thats simply not true. I dont raid. I dont even do dungeons anymore. I have more things to do in rift than most other current themeparks. Game isnt raid or die. That is a fact.
Originally posted by Foomerang
It's not an agenda...
Its a fact that once you add a progression raid system in your game it becomes the focus.
You say you don't raid, fine but im pretty sure you have an underpowered character that many would consider worthless.
Maybe the OP could play like you? Who knows. Maybe he could play in a bubble and ignore the entire community around him. Maybe he would be happy doing half the DPs a raid tank does, maybe he's cool with getting booted out of groups because all you have is garbage dungeon gear on?
We should ask him.
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i would call the endgame of rift the most "diverse" endgame of today's theme-parks.
raids are a chunk of it but not the whole thing. especially now that there's already afairly competitive community of dimension builders (at least on my server!) there are also crafting. expert 5 person dungeons, world events, IA grinding and faction grinding.
personally i like to raid but only in small amounts... most 2 a week, and rift fits that bill nicely.
now if i could only level all the way from 52 to 60 >_<
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Originally posted by Z3R01
unless things are very very different on your server z3ro1 you will not get kicked out of anything but a raid, for not having raid gear.. IE raid gear is progression to other raids. i've never ever been kicked out of a 5 person group for not having raid gear. once i had a smattering of raid gear and non raid i still never got kicked out of any groups (i never acquired full level 50 raid gear).
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You are over exaggerating to make a false argument. The majority of best in slot gear can be obtained through dungeons and the auction house. The only exceptions are a couple trinkets and weapons. The trinkets are arguable since the best healing trinket is actually a dungeon drop and the pvp weapons are just as good if not better in some cases than the best raid weapons. There is no 50% dps difference its statistically less than 5% and thats after a year n a half and 4 raiding tiers.
You are wrong to assume people treat you like crap from not having best in slot. Especially since most raid gear is useless in pvp and if you stack 400+ hit rating going into a dungeon you are gimping ypuself
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Originally posted by Torvaldr
Hartsman had a chance for a do-over after EQ2 and he blew it with raiding.
This statement is ridiculous on two levels.
First off, few who played EQ2 at the time Hartsman left (right after Kunark) would say he needed a 'do over'. EoF/RoK era EQ2 is as good as MMORPGs get, and he may never get a game to that level again.
Second, raiding blows nothing. They reallly dont spend as much dev time on it as people like to say, and its optional, if you dont like it dont do it. If you are upset because you cant get the gear (which completely trivializes any non raid content anyway), well thats just being silly. Its not a competition, and you have plenty of ways to improve your gear as it is.
No one is still addressing my issue I had with Rift.. Players with raid gear can have an effect on RIFT rewards in the open world? The level of rewards giving to a player after a rift event is based from the NUMBERS right? So when raid and dungeon geared players out heal and out dps a person who likes Rift hunting.. The Rift hunter will NEVER get a fair share or shake of his his efforts.. RIGHT? To prove my point.. how about you can ONLY wear raid gear in a raid instance.. In the open world, you have to wear open world gear :) This way raid gear doesn't give raiders an unfair advantage in Rift hunting.. :)


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The Mustangs got off to a rough start in the game, which was the team's season opener. The team made a couple of key mistakes early on and were never able to recover. In the first few drives, Midland Valley had some big drops by receivers and two fumbles. Head coach Rick Knight knew his team would need to limit those types of mistakes to be competitive.
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Third Period---4, Peoria, Hensick 1 (Syvret, Allen), 6:04 pp; 5, Chicago, Connauton 2 (Erixon, Longpre), 9:55 pp. Penalties---Polasek, Chicago (hooking), 5:41; Shattock, Peoria (high-sticking), 9:49; Ostrow, Chicago (slashing), 12:16.
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Let's also not discount the possibility that the initial drop off some have mentioned, coupled with the expanding base of senior practiioners, could lead to price drops in what is generally a pretty expensive style. This could lead to a resurgence in the art.
I don't think it will overly succumb to mcdojoism. Sure there'll be a couple but how many judo mcdojos do we come across? The more likely problem isn't with BJJ mcdojos but with people with a smattering of BJJ integrating it into their own arts. Claiming to teach the d3adly grapple but shielded from the testing by not being a BJJ school as such, so not competing in tourneys, maybe not even doing a lot of sparring.
There is a danger of it being watered down. All ready we see competition where certain things a disallowed - leglocks etc. As the base of students grows, and there are more competitions, there'll be more injuries, and potentially more rule changes as a result. Without wanting to spark the whole "BJJ is just judo" debate, it is conceivalbe that in 50 or 75 yrs someone comes out with a cool new art which looks pretty close to BJJ before it got changed by changing competition rules.
Style: BJJ/Boxing--Originally Posted by Aristeia
Actually I disagree with you in the case that rules have been more relaxed in recent years. It used to be that leglocks were disallowed in competition but with the advent of ADCC and BJJ fighters being exposed to Sambo fighters the restrictions were eased on leglocks (well, as far as I can tell here in the U.S.). In the last tournament experience from 0-6 months leglocks weren't allowed, from 6-12 you can use a straight leglock (ie. Achillies hold). Then from blue belt and up I believe you can use stuff like kneebars. Granted, we can't use stuff like neck cracks in competition (runs the risk of people being stupid and not tapping out in time to the crank) but they're still taught and allowed in randori.
I think what leads to "fads" in martial arts is mysticism. Kung Fu back in the 70's and Ninjitsu back in the 80's. These were times when there was a stigmata on questioning a teacher, and no real venues to test what techniques work. So people easily fell for "death touches" and "ki". These days, with MMA around a good art won't have any choice but to show that what they teach works. So yes, maybe the popularity is going to end up wanning, but to completely fall off the map? I don't think so personally.
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A MA fad , no.
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Moving more than 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean at the age of 23 would be a daunting prospect for most, but Chicago Wolves left wing Fredrik Pettersson is perfectly ok with the idea.
The native of Gothenburg, Sweden, didn't waste much time contemplating potential homesickness when given a shot to play in North America, and as the Wolves barrel down the final stretch of the regular season, he is proving that he is very much at home in the American Hockey League.
"When I got offered a contract, obviously I wanted to take a shot to go to the NHL. The decision was not hard for me," he said. "I just wanted to take the chance to come here and play."
The speedy forward, who spent the last three seasons with Vastra Frolunda of the Swedish Elite League, already had garnered a head start on the transition to North America, having left Sweden at the age of 18 to play two seasons of junior hockey with the Western Hockey League's Calgary Hitmen. It was then that he tackled arguably the most daunting part of an international move: the language barrier.
"We study English from the first grade in Sweden, but it wasn't one of my best subjects in school," he laughed. "When I went to Calgary, I was by myself. I lived with a host family and a couple other players, but I had no Swedes to talk to, so the only way for me was to learn to speak English. It took me a few months before it really worked out and then after that I got better and better."
The place where Pettersson was confronted with the greatest adjustment upon arrival in Chicago was on the ice.
"First of all, the hockey is played on a smaller ice surface here. It goes a lot faster and the game is more physical than it is in Europe," he said. "Then you've got the fights – we're not allowed to fight in Europe – and I kind of like that. I think it can bring something more to the game.
"In the AHL, my role has been a lot different than it was in Sweden," he said. "It took me a little bit to get into it when I first got here. It was a new system, but I think after 15-20 games, it started to go a lot better. My defensive game has improved a lot over the year, I've played a lot on the penalty kill and I think it worked out really well so I'm happy with that. Lately, I feel like I've been playing really well I think I've just got to keep it up and play my game here and put up some points here in the last few games."
Wolves General Manager Wendell Young agrees that Pettersson has made the adjustment from the European game this season.
"He's learned to play within the North American system," he said. "He needed to learn to play on his side of the ice instead of using the whole ice surface as his own, and he has done that."
"Even though we've worked on his on-ice stuff, we're still working on his wardrobe," Young joked of the stylish Swede. "He says we have no style over here."
Coming from the Swedish league, which features 12 teams, the farthest from Gothenburg of which is less than 900 miles, Pettersson also found the travel in the 30-team AHL to be a noticeable difference – though not necessarily a bad one.
"The trips in Sweden are much shorter. We drive to the game and usually come back the same night," he said. "Here, you can be on the road for two weeks sometimes. In Sweden, the maximum you'd be on the road at a time is like two days, and it doesn't happen that often. So, the traveling here is a little bit worse, but I think it can be good for the team to come together when you're on the road for longer periods of time."
When he's not on the road, taking in new parts of North America, from Austin, Texas, to Abbotsford, British Columbia, Pettersson has a reminder of Sweden waiting for him at home in the form of his roommate, fellow Swede, Chicago Blackhawks forward Viktor Stalberg.
"We've known each other a long time. We're from the same hometown, Gothenburg, and we used to play together when we were like 10 to 14 years old," Pettersson said. "He went to college while I was playing in Calgary and Sweden, so we didn't see each other for three or four years, but then last summer we worked out together and it was an easy decision to live together in Chicago."
"I love Chicago, it's a great city," he added. "There are a lot of good stores and I like to shop. There are a lot of friendly people and I just like that there are a lot of people around walking down the street. It is really nice to live downtown in Chicago, especially with my friend."
While he admits that he is still working on getting Stalberg out to a Wolves game, several of his other Swedish friends have put in significant time at the Allstate Arena.
"I've had a few friends over from Sweden. They came here to visit me, so they kind of followed us everywhere," he laughed. "They went to Milwaukee for games and they went with me to every practice. We had a really good time. I showed them Chicago and we went to outlet stores. Right now, it's really cheap for Swedish people to come here because the dollar is low, so they wanted to shop a lot."
Even as well adjusted as Pettersson is to his new Chicago lifestyle, he does admit to missing one thing.
"I miss the food," he said without hesitation. "There is a lot of the same food here, it just doesn't feel as healthy. If you go to a grocery store, even one of the nicer grocery stores, you buy milk and it's good for a month. In Sweden, we buy milk and its good for three to five days and you have to throw it out. You can just feel how much chemicals are in everything you put in your body here. Everything is a lot fresher there."
Processed food aside, Pettersson has found his stride with the Wolves in the latter part of the season. He racked up 10 points (4G, 6A) in 15 games from Jan. 22 to Feb. 26, after tallying just six points in his previous 15 games, but individual performances aren't the focus this time of year, when the playoff picture becomes clearer by the day. Listening to his assessment of what the team needs to do moving forward, it is clear the forward is right at home with the playoff-minded Wolves.
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- Introduction
- Congenital heart disease
- Abnormalities of individual heart chambers
- Abnormalities of the atrial septum
- Abnormalities of the ventricular septum
- Abnormal origins of the great arteries
- Abnormalities of the valves
- Abnormalities of the myocardium and endocardium
- Abnormalities of the coronary arteries
- Abnormalities of the aorta
- Anomalous pulmonary venous return
- Anomalies of the venae cavae
- Acquired heart disease
- Disturbances in rhythm and conduction
- Heart failure
- Treatment of the heart
- Diseases of the arteries
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cardiovascular disease, any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels. Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of health problems and death in developed countries.
Life depends on the functioning of the heart; thus, the heart is involved in all death, but this does not account for its prominence in causing death. To some degree, as medical science advances, more people are saved from other illnesses only to die from one of the unsolved and uncontrolled disorders of the cardiovascular system. Some forms of cardiovascular diseases are becoming less frequent causes of death, and continued research and preventive measures may provide even greater benefits.
Heart disease as such was not recognized in nontechnological cultures, but the beating heart and its relationship to death have always been appreciated. Sudden death, now usually attributed to heart disease, was recognized as early as the 5th century bc by the Greek physician Hippocrates and was noted to be more common in the obese. The role of disease in affecting the heart itself did not become apparent until the 17th century, when examination of the body after death became acceptable.
Gradually, the involvement of the heart valves, the blood vessels, and the heart muscle was observed and categorized in an orderly fashion. The circulation of the blood through the heart was described in 1628 by the British physician William Harvey. The recognition of the manifestations of heart failure came later, as did the ability to diagnose heart ailments by physical examination through the techniques of percussion (thumping), auscultation (listening) with the stethoscope, and other means. It was not until early in the 20th century that the determination of arterial blood pressure and the use of X-rays for diagnosis became widespread.
In 1912 James Bryan Herrick, a Chicago physician, first described what he called coronary thrombosis (he was describing symptoms actually caused by myocardial infarction; see below Myocardial infarction). Angina pectoris (see below Angina pectoris) had been recorded centuries earlier. Cardiovascular surgery in the modern sense began in the 1930s, and open-heart surgery began in the 1950s.
The exact incidence of heart disease in the world population is difficult to ascertain, because complete and adequate public health figures for either prevalence or related deaths are not available. In the more technologically developed countries of the world—such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and most other European countries—arteriosclerotic heart disease (heart disease resulting from thickening and hardening of the artery walls) constitutes by far the most predominant form. In other areas, such as the countries of Central Africa, other forms of heart disease, often nutritional in nature, are a common cause of death. In Asia and the islands of the Pacific, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, disease involving high blood pressure, constitutes a major health hazard.
Congenital heart disease
The heart's complicated evolution during embryological development presents the opportunity for many different types of congenital defects to occur. Congenital heart disease is one of the important types of diseases affecting the cardiovascular system, with an incidence of about 8 per 1,000 live births. In most patients the causes appear to fit in the middle of a continuum from primarily genetic to primarily environmental.
Of the few cases that have a genetic nature, the defect may be the result of a single mutant gene, while in other cases it may be associated with a chromosomal abnormality, the most common of which is Down syndrome, in which about 50 percent of afflicted children have a congenital cardiac abnormality. In the even smaller number of cases of an obvious environmental cause, a variety of specific factors are evident. The occurrence of rubella (German measles) in a woman during the first three months of pregnancy is caused by a virus and is associated in the child with patent ductus arteriosus (nonclosure of the opening between the aorta and the pulmonary artery). Other viruses may be responsible for specific heart lesions, and a number of drugs, including antiepileptic agents, are associated with an increased incidence of congenital heart disease.
In most cases, congenital heart disease is probably caused by a variety of factors, and any genetic factor is usually unmasked only if it occurs together with the appropriate environmental hazard. The risk of a sibling of a child with congenital heart disease being similarly affected is between 2 and 4 percent. The precise recurrence can vary for individual congenital cardiovascular lesions.
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital cardiovascular abnormalities is still at an early stage. The most promising technique is ultrasonography, used for many years to examine the fetus in utero. The increasing sophistication of equipment has made it possible to examine the heart and the great vessels from 16 to 18 weeks of gestation onward and to determine whether defects are present. Amniocentesis (removal and examination of a small quantity of fluid from around the developing fetus) provides a method by which the fetal chromosomes can be examined for chromosomal abnormalities associated with congenital heart disease. In many children and adults the presence of congenital heart disease is detected for the first time when a cardiac murmur is heard. A congenital cardiovascular lesion is rarely signaled by a disturbance of the heart rate or the heart rhythm.
Congenital cardiac disturbances are varied and may involve almost all components of the heart and great arteries. Some may cause death at the time of birth, others may not have an effect until early adulthood, and some may be associated with an essentially normal life span. Nonetheless, about 40 percent of all untreated infants born with congenital heart disease die before the end of their first year.
Congenital heart defects can be classified into cyanotic and noncyanotic varieties. In the cyanotic varieties, a shunt bypasses the lungs and delivers venous (deoxygenated) blood from the right side of the heart into the arterial circulation. The infant's nail beds and lips have a blue colour due to the excess deoxygenated blood in the system. Some infants with severe noncyanotic varieties of congenital heart disease may fail to thrive and may have breathing difficulties.
Abnormalities of individual heart chambers
Abnormalities of the heart chambers may be serious and even life-threatening. In hypoplastic left heart syndrome, the left-sided heart chambers, including the aorta, are underdeveloped. Infants born with this condition rarely survive more than two or three days. In other cases, only one chamber develops adequately. Survival often depends on the presence of associated compensatory abnormalities, such as continued patency of the ductus arteriosus or the presence of a septal defect, which may allow either decompression of a chamber under elevated pressure or beneficial compensatory intracardiac shunting either from right to left or from left to right.
Abnormalities of the atrial septum
The presence of a septal defect allows blood to be shunted from the left side of the heart to the right, with an increase in blood flow and volume within the pulmonary circulation. Over many years the added burden on the right side of the heart and the elevation of the blood pressure in the lungs may cause the right side of the heart to fail.
Defects in the atrial septum may be small or large and occur most commonly in the midportion in the area prenatally occupied by the aperture called the foramen ovale. Defects lower on the atrial septum may involve the atrioventricular valves and may be associated with incompetence of these valves. In its most extreme form, there may be virtually no septum between the two atrial chambers. Atrial septal defect is a noncyanotic type of congenital heart disease and usually is not associated with serious disability during childhood. A small defect may be associated with problems in young adults, although deterioration can occur in later life. Atrial septal defects, unless small, must usually be closed in childhood.


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Initial Funding Year: FY 2007-2008
New Calaveras County Courthouse
This project created a new four-courtroom San Andreas Courthouse for the Superior Court of Calaveras County, replacing the court's space in the Legal Building and adjacent modular unit. The new courthouse includes space for court administration, a court clerk, court security operations, a holding area, and building support space.
In August 2009, the AOC acquired from the County 6.9 acres north of the county government campus, adjacent to what would become the site of a new county justice facility, for the new courthouse.
This project has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects' Academy of Architecture for Justice, receiving an award of merit in the 2010 Justice Facility Review. Online profile
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Compliance
The County of Calaveras was the original lead agency for the CEQA environmental studies done on the site for the new courthouse. The AOC adopted the county's existing Mitigated Negative Declaration prior to the acquisition of the property.
April 29, 2009: the AOC filed its own Notice of Determination for the courthouse project.
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Why do we need a new courthouse?
Calaveras County is served by one trial courthouse, operating out of the county's Legal Building where it occupies less than half of the space. Lack of space requires the court to use the county Board of Supervisors' chambers and an offsite courtroom in the historic county courthouse, now a museum. The court also leases an adjacent modular unit for administrative space and contracts with a local non-profit organization to host a self-help center. Onsite parking is also inadequate.
The deplorable conditions of the Legal Building and adjacent modular unit, inefficiencies caused by having court services and operations dispersed in four buildings, the public's hindered access to court services, life safety and security problems, severe overcrowding, and the county's projected population growth—nearly doubling in population by 2050—are among the reasons why a new courthouse is needed.
What is the plan for the new courthouse?
This project will solve the current space shortfall, increase security, replace inadequate and obsolete buildings, and consolidate court operations currently located in four separate buildings. It will become a one-stop location for public access to all court services.
The new four-courtroom, 44,660 square foot courthouse will be located near the current court building in downtown San Andreas and adjacent to the new county jail to which it will be connected.
Was renovation considered before the plan to build a new courthouse was decided on?
The county owns the Legal Building. This means that the state does not have title to the Legal Building, which would be necessary to make the needed improvements and bring all court services under one roof. For that reason, renovation was ruled out. Also, the Legal Building has other functional and efficiency problems which include:
Who is the AOC, and why are they managing this project? What is the Judicial Council?
The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is the staff arm of the Judicial Council of California. The Judicial Council is the policymaking body for the California court system, including the trial courts, known as "Superior Courts," based in each county. Among other responsibilities, the AOC is responsible for planning, acquisition, design, renovation and construction of court facilities. The new courthouse will be owned by the judicial branch.
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How has the local community had input regarding the courthouse project?
During the site selection and acquisition phase local members of the Project Advisory Group (including members of the Calaveras Superior Court, local government representatives and other justice partners) viewed and ranked prospective sites based on standard criteria. AOC staff then pursued the acquisition of the top ranked sites.
What will happen to the current courthouse when the new courthouse is completed?
As part of the transfer terms for the existing San Andreas courthouse, the County of Calaveras agreed to provide the site for the courthouse in exchange for the state's equity in the court space to be vacated in the Legal Building.
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Who is the general contractor on the project?
McCarthy Building Company, Inc. is the general contractor. In business since 1864, it is 100 percent employee-owned and operated. It is also one of the top 10 commercial builders in the country and has completed numerous civic construction projects, including courthouses. The company has won numerous awards for its work in the public sector including the California Council on Excellence Award and Department of Energy Excellence Award.
How was the contractor selected?
The AOC's competitive selection process factors in qualitative criteria, such as the firm's experience, as well as the contractor's fee. Selection criteria for the general contractor included an evaluation of the firm's plan for outreach to local subcontractors, ensuring that qualified local firms were fully aware of the bidding opportunity, process, and timeline.
What are the key milestones in building the courthouse?
When will the courthouse be completed and operational?
Construction began in February 2012; the courthouse is scheduled for completion in early fall 2013.
What are the AOC's policies with regard to local hiring and purchasing during design and construction? How did members of the public find out about those opportunities?
Prior to bidding, the general contractor performed outreach to local subcontractors, ensuring that qualified local firms were fully aware of the bidding opportunity, process, and timeline. All qualified subcontractors, lower-tier subcontractors, and suppliers were considered. For this competitive selection, the AOC received seven submissions and conducted interviews of the five most qualified firms, from which McCarthy Building Company. Inc. was selected.
What is the location of the new courthouse?
In August 2009, the AOC acquired from the county 6.9 acres north of the county government campus for the new courthouse. Located in downtown San Andreas, the site is not far from the current courthouse and is adjacent to the county's new jail, which is being built simultaneously.
What was the process used to select the site?
The AOC worked closely with the Superior Court and with a Calaveras County Courthouse Project Advisory Group that included judges and court staff, and county government representatives and officials. The AOC followed a standard site selection policy and process. The process involved objectively evaluating potential sites and selecting at least two sites that met agreed-upon criteria for the proposed new courthouse in providing access to justice for this portion of Calaveras County inside the San Andreas area, within the confines of the project's budget and schedule. The Presiding Judge signed off on a preferred and alternate site, and the site selection was approved by the Administrative Director of the Courts (who heads the AOC) and the State Public Works Board.
The Project Advisory Group for the Calaveras County Courthouse included:
Why does the AOC decide where the new court is built? Why isn't this a county decision?
Historically, trial courts functioned largely as County departments, but that changed in 2002, with passage of the Trial Court Facilities Act. This law made the State of California responsible for court facilities statewide, rather than the counties. The law gave the Judicial Council responsibility for facilities owned or occupied by the courts and made the AOC responsible for operations, maintenance, and repairs, as well as site acquisition, planning, design, and construction of capital projects that replace or renovate courthouses. The AOC works closely with each affected Superior Court and justice agency stakeholders throughout the process of replacing or renovating courthouses. By Rules of Court, the AOC involves the public primarily through the Project Advisory Group, although depending on the needs of the project, the AOC also seeks direct public input at various stages. County officials were closely involved in the siting process.
What environmental review was conducted on the site before it was developed?
The AOC is the lead agency for environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In April 2009, the AOC approved a mitigated negative declaration for the project. The mitigated negative declaration evaluated the potential environmental impacts of the project and identified appropriate mitigation measures. Some of the mitigation measures that will be applied during construction include watering disturbed earth to severely limit dust emissions and establishing protection zones around endangered wildlife and vegetation.
Will the new building be energy efficient?
Yes. The building has been designed with attention to sustainability. Energy-efficiency features include a solar panel array on the roof and a system to store ice at night, taking advantage of off-peak power to minimize energy use in the building's air-conditioning system. The building's sustainability features will qualify it to receive LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
How is the new courthouse being funded?
The courthouse is being funded without impact to the state's General Fund. The funds come from statewide increases in court user fees, authorized by the Trial Court Facilities Act of 2002. This bill approved the issuance of lease-revenue bonds to fund this project, to be repaid by court fees, penalties, and assessments. Bonds were sold for this project in fall 2011.
How did the state arrive at its budget for the project?
The AOC develops each project budget by first determining the building size, site size, and number of parking spaces. Then it provides this information to a professional cost estimating firm that creates a hard construction cost for the building and site work. To this, the AOC adds all project soft costs, which includes all costs associated with evaluating, selecting, and acquiring a site, analysis required to comply with CEQA, the fee for the architecture and engineering team, geotechnical testing, project management and construction management fees, commissioning fees, and the cost of furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
How can the state afford a new courthouse at all, given current state finances?
The San Andreas, Calaveras County courthouse was authorized under the Trial Court Facilities Act of 2002, which transferred responsibility for court facilities—their repair, renovation and construction—from counties to the state. To fund desperately needed renovations and repairs, penalty assessments and parking offense penalties were increased, and civil filing fee surcharges were created. This ensured a revenue stream to finance courthouse construction and renovations, promising these projects would be paid for from within the court system rather than drawing on the state's General Fund or local taxes. The state sold bonds for this project in November 2011. Once the courthouse is completed and occupied, the same revenue stream will repay those bonds over 35 years. This means that funds from other court jurisdictions will support Calaveras County's critical needs in years to come.
What is the impact of the state's current budget crisis on this project?
The recent cost-cutting initiatives on statewide court construction, including reassessment of 13 projects and budget trimming on 24 other projects, will not affect construction already underway on the new Calaveras County courthouse.
Who is the architect on the project?
The DLR Group was the architect for the new Calaveras County Courthouse. Established in 1966, the company is an award-winning architectural firm, experienced in designing civic structures, including courthouses. The DLR Group was ranked first in criminal justice design by World Architecture magazine. The DLR Group was also the architect on the Sacramento Juvenile Courthouse project. The company has worked on many California projects, including the Santa Cruz Justice Complex and the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.
How was the architect selected?
The AOC uses a competitive selection process, factoring in qualitative criteria, such as the firm's experience, as well as its fee. The architectural company is retained early in the project to begin preliminary drawings.
What are the key milestones in designing the courthouse?
Where can I see renderings of the new courthouse?
Renderings are posted on the project web page under the GALLERY tab.
Will the new courthouse be energy efficient and sustainably designed?
All courthouse projects are designed to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. This is a national standard for sustainable design. Energy efficiency is among its key criteria.
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