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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is pledging to
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary
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spoken to their Pakistani counterparts to express their condolences
for the loss of life.
The incident was a major blow to American efforts to rebuild an
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Afghan war.
Islamabad called the bloodshed in one of its tribal areas a "grave infringement" of the country's sovereignty.
A NATO spokesman said it was likely that coalition airstrikes
caused Pakistani casualties, but an investigation was being
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Hamilton College Junior Year
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The Hamilton College Junior Year in France (HCJYF)
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by the Program.
Visit: www.hamilton.edu/france
Visit: www.hamilton.edu/france
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Middlebury College School in
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Contact: www.middlebury.edu/sa/france
Contact: www.middlebury.edu/sa/france
6-week intensive program set in the Loire Valley, with full
language immersion. Students live with French families.
Contact: Penn Summer
Abroad, Univ. of Pennsylvania; www.sas.upenn.edu/summer/programs/abroad/tours.
Contact: Penn Summer
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The American University of Paris (AUP) is an urban institution
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7160 Keating Ave, Sebastopol, CA 95472 USA; Tel. 800-655-8965; email@example.com; www.saiprograms.com.
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Following is a brief summary of West Suburban's chapter (MMOTA) activities to celebrate MULTIPLE BIRTH AWARENESS Month this past April. Our chapter sponsored a large "Early Childhood Alliance Fair" held in downtown Framingham Memorial Bldg. featuring over 40 tables of "brain building" hands-on activities and all types of hand-outs relating to early childhood education and resources including multiple birth connections and help.
A young teen-age performing group from the BOSTON MUSEUM also presented a musical program dealing with preparation for Kindergarten and various issues concerning families.The affair was very successful and a number of multiple birth families were present. Large bright yellow carry bags were also given out to each family- with our chapters' name and logo printed on bag. (see picture sent separately- with tag sale pictures from Julia Russ Neff - Publicity). 'BRAIN BUILDING" In Progress was the slogan!!
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Stonewall Kitchen new
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The sweet and elegant taste of raspberry and peach is perfectly balanced with Champagne. This refreshingly flavorful jam is wonderful on toast, croissants and other breakfast breads. Warm and dollop on French toast, pancakes or waffles. Jam can also be used in desserts as a garnish on cheesecake or mixed into brownie batter. Made in the USA.
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I LOVE all stonewall products and I've used all their jams and I have also always been wanting to try this one but have always found a way to talk myself out of buying it somehow. Today I finally decided to pick this up after looking for someway to incorporate more peaches into my spiced pumpkin vodka cupcakes which uses peach flavored ciroc vodka without using an essence or actual peach. First thing I did when i opened the jar was to smell the contents to see if the smell of the champagne would be over powering, it wasn't. There really is no other way or word to describe the flavor is the wonderful jam than elegant. You can't taste too much of one flavor, and the champagne is just enough to know it's their. The only downside are the seeds. I plan on giving everyone in my family a jar for christmas
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Fruity and thick. Like having the seeds as in the fresh raspberries. Sweet without being sugary.
Have bought a few more jars. Wish Stonewall made cherry or that W-S carried it if they do
Have bought a few more jars. Wish Stonewall made cherry or that W-S carried it if they do
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I travel 225 miles just to have my hair cut and highlights done at Hair Studio! They are so very professional and the salon is very nice! Debbie does an excellent job cutting my short, thin hair. Makes it look very good. Melissa does my highlights and she is a doll! She is so very helpful, professional and soothing. I say that because at all the other salons I have been to I end up having to sit and listen to the sta... view moreLike this review?Yes|Flag Abuse
Where do I start... I was fortunate enough that the receptionist that answered the phone that morning told me that Yvonne could see me. I called because I had a horrible experience with a stylist that colored/highlighted my hair on Saturday. No need to go into all of that. The important thing is that Yvonne effortlessly brought my hair back to its natural tone and color, and made it look better than it has in a long ... view moreLike this review?Yes|Flag AbuseProvided by Citysearch
Greetings. Let me begin by saying ""WOW!"" I can't begin to tell you how much I love my Ombre highlights by Patricia. Before I booked my appointment, I knew that I wanted Ombre highlights, but had read the horror stories about hairstylist who say they know how to create this style and they come out looking a hot mess. Well, after careful research, I found Hair Studio Sonterra. From the moment I walked in the door, ev... view moreLike this review?Yes|Flag AbuseProvided by Citysearch
Today I went in for a hair cut and I was THINKING about coloring it. I have never had my hair colored before so I was very nervous. I spoke with Mary about it and she was amazing, we talked about whether I should color my hair completely or just do highlights. She brought out all of the colors that she thought would look good on me. We finally decided and then we moved onto the cut. I explained to her what I was look... view moreLike this review?Yes|Flag AbuseProvided by Citysearch
I've been to this salon before and was happy with the service I received from Lauren. This time, I was very dissatisfied with the service I received from Melissa. I called to set up an appointment with Lauren but was offered one with Melissa, whom I hav read positive reviews of, so I took it. I came in for color and a simple cut. Melissa sat with me and asked what I was looking for then said very little after that. I... view moreLike this review?Yes|Flag AbuseProvided by Citysearch
I recently had an obligation suddenly arise at which I needed to look good. Although it was her day off, Elsa came to the salon and spent hours doing my eyelashes, coloring my hair and giving me a new style. It made such a difference in the meeting the next day. Even the opposition told me that I looked great, and I am convinced that the extra bit of confidence that my appearance gave me allowed me to perform better ... view moreLike this review?Yes|Flag AbuseProvided by Citysearch
I came to this salon after more than a dozen years of salon hopping. I was never quite satisfied at any other salon. Either I received a great cut or a decent (livable) color. But never both.\r \r UNTILLike this review?Yes|Flag AbuseProvided by Citysearch
First of all, let me just say how happy I am that you can make appointments online and get a prompt email reply from Hair Studio Sonterra! I have a toddler and find it difficult to sneak away during the day to make phone calls, so this is especially convenient for me! Anyway.... I cannot say enough good things about this salon! First of all, everyone who works here is so nice! From the minute you walk in the door, th... view moreLike this review?Yes|Flag AbuseProvided by Citysearch
I'm in constant pursuit of finding ""the salon"" that will make me come back for more, and I believe it's just ended. I left Studio Sonterra in love with my hair for the first time in a long time. I went in there desperately wanting to fix my color but with no idea of what I wanted as the end result and open to suggestions. Lauren was awesome! She is excellent with color. Before we started she talked with and explain... view moreLike this review?Yes|Flag AbuseProvided by Citysearch


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"For those who can't travel to the wilderness of Northern Sweden, this book is an excellent look into that region's bounties and the brilliant vision of Magnus Nilsson. And, this is just the beginning." – David Chang, Momofuku
"Magnus is one of the brightest chefs that I have ever met – and this comes through so clearly when flicking through the pages of this book." – René Redzepi, NOMA
"Phaidon, lately, has led the way in quirky, uniquely designed, international cookbooks. The press raises the bar dramatically here with 100 recipes taken from Fäviken Magasinet, a restaurant in a remote area of Sweden, some 375 miles north of Stockholm, that serves only 12 people a day, but is fast becoming a bastion of New Nordic Cuisine, thanks to head chef Nilsson." – Starred Review, Publishers Weekly
"This collection of recipes and stories from Nilsson's experimental, hyperlocal restaurant in west‐central Sweden is a beautiful reminder of what 'farm-to-table' really means. . . The impact of his creative vision is undeniable." – Bon Appétit
"Nilsson's new book. . . is part treatise and part instruction manual. It also makes for some sublimely consciousness‐altering reading if you love to cook." – The Globe and Mail
"Just as the best travel books describe an internal and external journey, Fäviken tells the story of a chef discovering his cuisine in the woods of Sweden. The sense of place is palpable and this is both an aspirational and inspirational ode to nature." – The Huffington Post
"An ode to a fantastical place and a type of cooking that has mostly disappeared from the Western world." – The Daily Beast
"Its heavy‐stock pages open a door into one of the hottest restaurants in the world right now." – Time Out New York
"Beautiful and enlightening. . . [Nilsson] has grown into a fine and even inspiring writer." – Jeffrey Steingarten, VOGUE
"I want to go there." – Fine Cooking
GQ Magazine's Cookbook of the Year 2012
"The book contains dozens of recipes, as well as Nilsson's fascinating and incisive musing on food." – Departures
"Nilsson is routinely counted among the world's greatest chefs." – TIME Magazine
"At Fäviken Magasinet, the food is cutting‐edge and hyper‐local. But the Swedish restaurant's new cookbook is full of practical tips." – The Wall Street Journal
"The 28‐year old chef Magnus Nilsson contrasts the sweet simplicity of foraged and farm‐fresh ingredients with a kind of Viking bloodlust." – The New York Times
"The year's most talked about restaurant‐based cookbook. . . a stunner." – Minneapolis Star‐Tribune"
Magnus Nilsson (b.1984) is the head chef of Fäviken Magasinet restaurant in Sweden. After training as a chef and sommelier in Sweden he worked with Pascal Barbot of L'Astrance in Paris before joining Fäviken as a sommelier. Within a year he had taken over the running of the restaurant. He is featured on the most recent season of "Mind of a Chef" on PBS, originally aired November 2014."


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Had a great tour of San Diego on the Old Town trolley. Convenient pick up location at Seaport village. Got to see all the sights of San Diego - even crossing the Coronado bridge for an almost-bird like view. Our driver Philip (1 L - still Phil!)was very entertaining and knowledgeable. We had a nice long stop in the Old Town which was full of restaurants and shops with lots to do. I would definitely recommend this trip to everyone
Doing what: San Diego Tour: Hop-on Hop-off Trolley
This is a great way to see a lot in a short time (2 hours on the trolley). More importantly, your guide gives you much interesting information that you just would not know otherwise. We have taken this tour in other cities like Washington D. C. There is a free parking lot at the hub in Old Town San Diego, which had space in the morning (9:30). We took the tour in the morning, got off at Seaport Village and the Coronado Hotel to look around. At the end of our tour, we were at Old Town, so we looked around a few hours and had lunch which included the famous fish tacos.
Doing what: San Diego Tour: Hop-on Hop-off Trolley
Geoff Gillam
New Zealand
Tour interesting but could do with some stops to get out and take photos, if not doing cruise then to long at seaport village. Tijuana was enough time to have a look around and were shown other areas apart from main tourist area. Tourist area clean and safe, not like many years ago Overall worth the time and cost
Doing what: Best San Diego and Tijuana Combo Tour with Optional Harbor Cruise
Tour was very educational and all the drivers were courteous . The hop on and hop off is great but avoid the seaport village. Everything is expensive ***** a burger will cost you around 8 to 9 dollars insane Well that's California. San Diego is the capital for all kind of Conferences. Without the numerous people from conferences spending money the city will go bankrupt.Besides all that the weather is great
Doing what: San Diego Tour: Hop-on Hop-off Trolley
Enjoined much.Had hard time finding trolley stop at seaport village.Spent too much time looking for parking then finding the trolley stop.Should include map of stops as well as name of places.
Doing what: San Diego Tour: Hop-on Hop-off Trolley
Great tour to get started on your trip to San Diego. The only thing we didn't like was the seating in the back 3 rows, where the windows were open and the wind coming through made the trip not enjoyable. Couldn't adjust the windows, but understand that it probably would have been too warm not to have some windows open. Maybe open only one side at back and then open others on the other side in front. I don't know if that would cut down on the wind coming through so fast. Great service and tour guides, very accommodating. We were on the tour and were waiting for the trolley at Balboa Park and they had to send in a relief bus since the first was full. We happened to mention to the driver that we were on our way back to the hotel (Bayfront Hilton), picking up our jackets and then on to Seaport Village for the SEAL Tour that we had already paid for. The driver, Ken, checked with the office to see if once he dropped off the other 4 riders, if he could drop us off at the hotel and then Seaport Village. He found out that due to a Padre's game that after noon and a big University graduation ceremony at the conference center next to our hotel, traffic was at a stand still. He said he could get us to the hotel in a round about way, but wouldn't be able to take us to Seaport Village. He did get us to the hotel and we saw some of the other town that we would have missed otherwise. My husband had sprained his ankle getting off the first trolley a couple of days before getting off a trolley and he couldn't walk long distances. We were lucky to find a pedicab right outside of the hotel and he got us to the SEAL Tour on time. Thanks Ken for being so nice. The other drivers, Capt Bob, Vidal and a couple that we can't remember their names were great!
Doing what: San Diego Tour: Hop-on Hop-off Trolley
I am an avid traveler and I did my research really well before I booked this trip. What I did not know/find out until later in the day was that you have to get off the bus and stand in line with other travelers to pass through immigration on the US-Mexico border, by foot, and then get on the bus on the other side. The time you wait varies by the day although it took us about 2 hours to go through the whole process. Sometimes it could take up to 8 hours too. If I had known, I would have preferred to take my car and just drive through the border and it would have been a lot quicker. Only got to spend about 2 hours in Tijuana which wasn't enough.
Also, the San Diego tour is more of a drive-by rather than stop, take a look and take some pictures. If you want an extensive San Diego tour, then this is not for you.
The harbor cruise was boring, for me. I would have rather skipped that and just spent some extra time at Seaport Village instead.
Doing what: Best San Diego and Tijuana Combo Tour with Optional Harbor Cruise
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There is limited evidence of Damiana's stimulant effects. It has not been shown to treat cancer in humans.
Damiana is a wild shrub found in Mexico, Central America and parts of South America. It is used as a diuretic, laxative, stimulant, aphrodisiac, and also to treat diabetes and venereal diseases. Animal data show that Damiana can reduce anxiety and affect sexual behavior but there is no human data. Patients with diabetes should avoid Damiana because it may increase effects of drugs that reduce blood sugar.
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Damiana may affect blood sugar level based on animal studies.
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Damiana is a wild shrub prevalent in South America. It is used in traditional medicine as a diuretic, laxative, stimulant, aphrodisiac and for treating diabetes and venereal diseases. Studies done in mice have shown that Damiana acts as an anxiolytic (1), stimulates sexual behavior (3) (13), and has hypoglycemic activity (7) (9). It is used in the botanical formulation ArginMax (4), which is marketed for the treatment of sexual dysfunction in women. Data from studies of damiana's estrogenic activity are conflicting (8) (12).
Oral intake of capsules containing a mixture of Damiana, Yerba Mate, and Guarana led to weight loss in healthy volunteers (5).
Diabetics should use Damiana with caution as it may potentiate the effects of hypoglycemic drugs.
Damiana has not been studied in cancer patients.
Damiana extract and two of its compounds, pinocembrin and acacetin, could significantly suppress aromatase activity. Other compounds including pigenin 7-glucoside, Z-echinacin and pinocembrin showed estrogenic activity (12).
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Hemp to Replace Unsustainable and Expensive Electronics Materials?
A part of the cannabis plant which is normally discarded in industrial hemp production processes has been discovered by researchers to be useful in electronics.
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The Coming Conflict with China (Paperback)
From two former Beijing bureau chiefs with long experience in Asian affairs comes a clear-eyed and uncompromising look at the potentially disastrous collision course now taking shape in U.S.-China relations. Aggressively anti-American, China has nuclear weapons deliberately targeted at the United States. Recent confrontations between Chinese and American military forces indicate that China may try to take Taiwan by force. While our trade deficit rises to unprecedented heights, the powerful new china lobby shapes U.S. policy with the support of American businesses eager for a share of its booming markets. The Coming Conflict with China is required reading for those who wish to understand the tense global rivalry that is already shaping the course of the 21st century.
"Plunges harpoons into the tenderest interstices of the Chinese-American relationship."--New York Times
"Disturbing and provocative...There is plenty to worry about."--Wall Street Journal
About the Author
Richard Bernstein, a book critic for the "New York Times," served as "Time" magazine's first Beijing bureau chief. At the "Times," he has been UN bureau cheif, Paris bureau chief, and national cultural correspondent. He has written five books, including two other books on Asia: "From the Center of the Earth" and, with Ross H. Munro, "The Coming Conflict with China," He lives with his wife in New York City.
Munro was Beijing Bureau Chief for the Toronto Globe and Mail and is Director of the Asia program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.


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San Antonio, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The last time the San Antonio Spurs played the Portland Trail Blazers, both teams were engaged in a triple overtime thriller with the Blazers coming out on top.
The Spurs made sure no extra time was needed on Friday night.
Kawhi Leonard returned to the lineup to lead the Spurs with 20 points in a 110-96 win over the Blazers at AT&T Center.
Leonard returned after a 15-game absence due to a torn ligament in his right hand. He had not played since Dec. 15.
Danny Green deposited 19 points and Patty Mills added 18 points off the bench for San Antonio, which has won four of its last five.
"He's going to play aggressive and create stuff for us," Spurs guard Tony Parker, who finished with 17 points and seven assists, said of Leonard.
LaMarcus Aldridge tallied 24 points with eight rebounds and Damian Lillard, who scored 43 points in the 129-119 triple overtime win on Dec. 19, went for 23 points and five assists in this one.
"We didn't do a good job keeping them off the boards," said Alrdidge. "We didn't do a good job of finding bodies. We'll learn from it."
Mills scored 10 points off the bench in the first quarter to help the Spurs grab a 35-28 lead after 12 minutes.
San Antonio led by as many as 12 in the second quarter before taking a 60-52 lead at the break.
Then it took over in the third and cruised to the victory in the fourth.
Manu Ginobili scored on back-to-back possessions to stretch the Spurs' margin to 15, then Mills knocked down successive 3-pointers later in the quarter to make it a 91-73 game.
Portland ended the third on a 6-0 run to close the gap to 12 entering the fourth, but Mills opened the final quarter with a runner that kicked off a 9-2 run.
San Antonio led by as many as 23 in the fourth.
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double-double ... San Antonio held a 49-32 edge on the glass ... Portland
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I feel so old-- when this show was current, I had a major crush on Reese Bennett! Between him and Artemus Gordon and Manolito Montoya I was hard-pressed to chose a favorite cowboy!
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I can't explain even to this day why someone who was around 11-12 (me) found Reese Bennett such a facinating character. I collected the comics and I watched the show, and I wrote my own stories revolving round him. Neville Brand was just so cool, as far as I was concerned. I don't know how to explain it.
I guess I've always been the odd one-- Reese Bennett, Illya Kuryakin, Artemus Gordon, Manolito Montoya-- I've always been a fan of the "side kick", or the anti-hero type!
And as someone once told me, being the "character actor" is really cool-- you get to do so much, and it's more meaningful when someone really appreciates your work!moreless
To be a teenager in this day in age is hard enough yet alone trying to bring up our kids now.
To be a teenager in this day in age is hard enough yet alone trying to bring up our kids now. Home and Away gives that sense of confidence to be able to cope and understand what can and could happen to any kids or adults in real life. I myself have had a few experiences like anyone else and too have this show in my life it is like a blessing.
Adventures of three Texas Rangers told with humor in post Civil War Texas.
An excellent western that is at it's best when Reese, Chad and Joe are featured. They had a Gunga Din like friendship. Actors are very good in this. It is a cult western, many fans around the country and several Laredo sites on the web. Give this show a chance, especially when Neville Brand is allowed to shine as Reese you'll enjoy it. Peter Brown and William Smith are also fun as Chad and Joe.


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"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."
Legendary poet, author, activist and musician Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928. In honor of her great life, we are taking a look at some of her best quotes.
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Treatment of Acute Renal Failure
General Therapy for Acute Renal Failure
Treatment of acute renal failure usually should be conservative and largely supportive.
It requires careful and precise management. All patients will require close monitoring, many of
them within intensive care settings.
Supportive care includes stabilizing the patient, monitoring input and output strictly,
weighing daily, determining electrolyte values frequently, preventing sepsis via reducing the
number of intravenous lines and removing an indwelling urinary catheter, culturing periodically,
and using antibiotics when indicated clinically. It is important to adjust medication dosage
according to renal function and to avoid nephrotoxins whenever possible. Because serum
creatinine values increase daily, it is best to calculate drug doses based on GFR <10 mL/min per
1.73 m², rather than on the serum creatinine level.
Conservative therapy may be symptomatic or specific. Symptomatic therapy consists
of treating the underlying prerenal conditions that led to renal failure; maintaining the fluid and
electrolyte balance; initiating therapy for complications such as hyperkalemia, hypertension,
acidosis, and infection; and instituting appropriate nutrition. Specific therapy consists of using
medications for specific underlying causes and may include steroids (conventional or high-dose
pulse steroid therapy) and other immunosuppressive agents, anticoagulation agents,
plasmapheresis, or intravenous immunoglobulin.
Rapid volume replacement and treatment of the underlying condition that resulted in
prerenal failure are the cornerstones of therapy. Initial fluid administration of isotonic saline
(0.9%) or 5% albumin (10 to 20 mL/kg per dose) should be used to restore intravascular volume.
This can be both a diagnostic and a therapeutic trial. Fluid administration also can convert oliguric
to nonoliguric renal failure in its early stage.
Unless a patient is suffering congestive heart failure (CHF), fluid administration should
be repeated, followed by the use of loop diuretics, including furosemide (2 to 5 mg/kg per dose)
or bumetanide (0.25 to 0.5 mg/dose IV). After each bolus, the patient's volume needs to be
reevaluated. Response to the therapy will be indicated by a urine output of greater than 1 to 3
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mL/kg per hour.
Patients who have CHF will need inotropic support, such as dopamine (5 μg/kg per
minute IV), dobutamine (5 to 20 μg/kg per minute), or digoxin. Therapeutic digitalis values should
be achieved slowly and the maintenance dose reduced as dictated by renal function (Table 6).
Therapy for postrenal failure includes removal of obstruction by decompression or
diversion of the urinary tract, stabilization of electrolyte abnormalities, management of
postobstructive diuresis, and therapy for voiding dysfunction and for urinary tract infection.
Surgical intervention will require urologic consultation. The site of the obstruction will determine
the approach: placement of a Foley catheter, vesicostomy, ureteral catheters (stents), or
nephrostomy tubes. Prompt relief of a partial obstruction is indicated in cases of severe pain,
where the possibilities for severe renal damage predominate, and whenever there is a history of
frequent urinary tract infections.
Postobstructive diuresis is characterized by marked polyuria. The excessive excretions
of salt and water may result in hypokalemia, hyponatremia, and hypotension and lead to collapse.
Fluid replacement should be guided by what is excreted and based on frequent measurements
of urine volume, urinary electrolytes, and serum electrolytes, including calcium and phosphorus.
Maintaining Balance of Fluid and Electrolytes
In a euvolemic state, fluid intake, including water generated from endogenous
metabolism (insensible fluid gain), is balanced by fluid output. Most of the fluid output involves
sensible fluid losses by urine, stool, and sweat and insensible losses by water evaporation from
the skin and respiratory tract. Only small amounts of water normally are lost in the stool (100 to
150 mL/d), and fluid loss by sweat is minimal. Therefore, patients who are in ARF should have
fluid restricted to net insensible water loss (insensible losses minus endogenous water production,
which is 400 mL/m² per day or 25% to 30% of caloric expenditure) plus all measured fluid losses
(urine output, gastrointestinal losses, chest tube drainage). Net insensible loss should be restored
with 5% to 10% dextrose in water (D5%W - D10%W). Urine output should be replaced with fluid
that has the composition and quantity of these losses. Usually, normal saline (0.45% NS) mL for
mL of losses every 4 to 6 hours is appropriate. If this therapy is sufficient, the patient will lose
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0.5% to 1% of body weight per day over the initial few days. The patient should be weighed at
leastonce daily, and input and output should be monitored strictly, with clinical status assessed
constantly. Once urine output begins to rise, fluid intake should be increased. Fluid balance is
easier to manage in children who have nonoliguric renal failure. Dialysis is indicated in the case
of a severe fluid overload (Table 6).
Metabolic acidosis will change the activity of cellular enzymes and depress cardiac
function. A serum bicarbonate (HCO3) of less than 12 mEq/L may require correction. The goal
is to keep the serum pH greater than 7.2 or serum bicarbonate level above 16 mEq/L. The amount
of NaHCO3 needed to correct metabolic acidosis can be estimated by using this formula:
Base deficit (BD) = 0.6×BW (kg) × (desired - observed serum HCO3)
The base deficit can be added to the urine output or maintenance fluid. Half of the
replacement can be given within the first 2 to 3 hours and the rest evenly over 24 hours. Caution
must be taken to avoid salt and fluid overload. In the patient who has hypocalcemia, sodium
bicarbonate must be administered cautiously because it may lead to tetany.
Patients who have CHF will not tolerate a large sodium load, and the use of intravenous
tromethamine (THAM) can be considered; it is available as a 0.3 M solution. The dose of THAM
in mL can be calculated as:
mL of 0.3 M THAM = BW (kg) × base deficit (mEq/L)
THAM can be given only in intensive care settings. If the patient has respiratory acidosis
(increased pCO2), administration of base will not be effective and it is not indicated.
Hyponatremia can lead to cerebral overhydration and neurologic symptoms. It is
necessary to keep the serum sodium in the range of 130 to 135 mEq/L, restricting excessive free
Hyperkalemia is the most life-threatening condition in ARF, resulting in muscular
weakness and abnormal cardiac conduction, which can lead to fatal arrhythmias. Potassium must
be monitored by serial determination and electrocardiogram. A peaked T wave, prolongation of
the PR interval, widening of the QRS, disappearance of the P wave, and ventricular fibrillation are
electrocardiographic (EKG) changes associated with an elevated serum potassium level.
The effects of hyperkalemia can be reversed by direct antagonism of its membrane
actions and by lowering of the serum K^+ concentration either by promoting K^+ uptake into the
cells or by removing K^+ from the body. Severe symptoms usually do not occur until the serum
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level is above 7.5 mEq/L, but acid-base disbalance and a low serum Ca^++ level can modify the
toxicity of hyperkalemia. In the absence of obvious artifactual changes (extravascular hemolysis,
thrombocytosis, leukocytosis), an asymptomatic elevation of the serum K^++ to >5.8 mEq/L
should be treated via a cation exchange resin (sodium polystyrene sulfonate). All sources of
potassium should be eliminated in ARF. Usually ignored sources of K^+ are blood transfusions
and drugs (penicillin).
If serum K+ is greater than 6.5 mEq/L and is accompanied by EKG changes, emergency
steps must be instituted to lower the potassium level (Table 6).
1. Calcium gluconate--10% solution (0.5 to 1.0 mL/kg per dose) will oppose the effect of
hyperkalemia on the heart and stabilize myocardial membranes. It should first be given
intraveneously (IV) slowly over 10 to 15 minutes under careful EKG monitoring. The protective
effect of Ca++ is relatively short and can be repeated within 5 minutes if indicated by EKG.
2. Glucose and insulin will promote the cellular uptake of potassium by increasing the
Na+-glucose cotransport and Na+-K+ ATP-ase. Regular insulin in a dose of 0.1 to 0.2 U/kg and
dextrose 0.5 to 1.0 g/kg are given after calcium gluconate. One can mix 100 mL D25%W with 6
U of regular insulin and administer slowly (1 to 2 mL/kg per dose IV).
3. Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3 7.5% 1 to 2 mEq/kg per dose IV slow push or fast drip)
will raise the blood pH and shift potassium into cells. An increase of serum pH by 0.1 will lower
serum K+ by 0.6 to 1 mEq/L, but this effect in ARF is transient; there is only a moderate,
unpredictable response on the serum potassium concentration, which often is accompanied by
significant volume expansion.
4. Albuterol aerosol and other beta2-adrenergic agonists can be given in an emergency.
Like insulin, the beta2-adrenergic agents will cause a shift of potassium from the extracellular
space into the cells. In some patients, albuterol aerosol can lower the serum K+ level by 1.0 to
1.5 mEq/L within 30 minutes. This measure is safer than giving sodium bicarbonate. All of these
steps are only temporizing measures and must be accompanied by removal of potassium from
the body.
5. Sodium polystyrene sulfonate, an ion exchange resin, will bind potassium in the gut in
exchange for sodium (1 mEq K+ for 1 mEq Na+) and remove excess potassium from the body.
The usual dose is 1 g/kg orally or by nasogastric (NG) tube given with 70% sorbitol or rectally (1
g in 2 to 4 mL of 25% to 30% sorbitol or 10% dextrose in water) as a retention enema placed
through a Foley catheter for 30 to 60 minutes. Doses can be repeated every 2 to 4 hours.
When all of the aforementioned therapies fail to control plasma K^+ excess adequately,
dialysis, usually in the form of hemodialysis, should be initiated.
Mild hyperphosphatemia does not require therapy. Higher levels of phosphate in serum
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can be controlled with calcium carbonate as a phosphate binding agent (300 to 400 mg/kg per
day orally). The dose should be adjusted to maintain the serum phosphorus level in the 5- to
6-mg/dL range. In general, magnesium or aluminum phosphate binders should be avoided in
Hypocalcemia does not require therapy unless tetany is present. If the child has tetany,
10% Ca gluconate (0.5 to 1.0 mL/kg per dose IV) should be administered.
Treating Hypertension
ARF in any form can present as hypertension and hypertensive encephalopathy. It is
essential to lower the blood pressure quickly and safely. The blood pressure should be reduced
by at least 25% within 1 hour with an antihypertensive medicine whose onset of action is rapid.
It is advisable to start with one antihypertensive medicine and increase the dose to its maximum
recommended level. Therapy is individualized and needs titration (Table 6). In most cases,
hypertension is the result of sodium and fluid retention, but other factors, such as activation of
the renin-aldosterone-angiotensin II and/or the alpha-adrenergic system, may have roles as well.
For immediate control of blood pressure, orally administered medication is less feasible
in severely sick patients. Rather, a dose of the following should be considered:
1. Nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker (0.25 to 1.0 mg/kg per dose sublingually
intrabuccally) usually is very effective. The dose can be repeated within 30 minutes and then
every 3 or 4 hours as needed. Maximum is 30 mg/dose or 180 mg/24 hours.
2. Diazoxide, a vasodilator, given as a rapid IV infusion (3 to 5 mg/kg per dose) will lower
blood pressure effectively within a few minutes. Its effect lasts several hours. Slow infusion should
be avoided because it allows diazoxide to bind to plasma proteins and lose its efficacy. If the first
dose is ineffective, another higher dose (maximum 10 mg/kg per dose) can be given. Doses can
be repeated every 30 minutes. The maximum dose is 150 mg.
3. Hydralazine is a peripheral vasodilator that acts within 5 to 20 minutes when
administered as 0.1 to 0.5 mg/kg per dose IV bolus or IM. Doses can be given every 4 to 6 hours
as needed, but subsequent doses usually will result in undesirable side effects, such as headache,
flushing, and tachycardia. The maximum to be given is 3.5 mg/kg per 24 hours.
4. Labetalol, with its alpha1- and nonselective beta-adrenergic blocking characteristics, can
be used in a single dose. The starting dose is 0.25 mg/kg IV. It should be increased by 0.5 mg/kg
per dose after 10 minutes, if needed, to 1.0 mg/kg IV, or it should be given as a continuous
infusion (1 to 5 mg/kg per hour). The maximal dose is 300 mg/day.
5. Sodium nitroprusside continuous IV infusion (0.5 to 10 μg/kg per minute) will correct the
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blood pressure rapidly, but close monitoring of vital signs, lactic acid, and the thiocyanate level
are needed. This agent probably should be used only in an intensive care setting. The maximum
dose to be used is 800 μg/min.
Treating Anemia
There is no need for transfusion unless the patient is symptomatic and the hematocrit
falls below 25%.
The provision of adequate and appropriate nutrition is a fundamental part of the
nondialytic therapy of ARF, regardless of the etiology. Generally, enteral nutrition is preferred,
either by oral intake or gastric tube. In many cases, the oliguric phase of ARF is short and
self-limited, and special nutritional support is not needed. Some experimental studies suggest that
infusion of nutrients (amino acids) in the early phase of ARF may increase oxygen requirements
and aggravate tissue injury. The goal is to provide sufficient nutrients and adequate caloric intake
to restrain the catabolic response and to hasten renal recovery. About 400 kcal/m² per day (45
to 50 kcal/kg per day) are required mainly as simple carbohydrates (>70%) and fats (<20%) orally
and/or glucose solution (10%) parenterally. A patient whose nutritional status is normal and in
whom ARF is uncomplicated may resume a normal diet within 5 to 7 days. If renal function is
below 30% of normal (GFR <50 mL/min per 1.73 m²), the nutritional requirement should be
adapted to renal failure. There are special formulas designed for enteral feedings in patients who
are in renal failure.
Hyperalimentation should be considered early in the hypercatabolic patient. With
dialysis, daily protein and caloric intake can be more generous (0.5 to 1 g/kg per day high biologic
value protein), but more frequent dialysis may be necessary to control azotemia. If the BUN is
greater than 50 mg/dL, a patient can benefit from special "nephro" solutions (essential amino
acids and various nonessential amino acids). Depending on serum electrolyte concentrations,
solutions should contain minimal amounts of sodium and no potassium or phosphorus.
Nutritional therapy requires monitoring for potential metabolic complications, such as
fluid and electrolyte derangements, excessive BUN accumulation, hyperglycemia, and
Renal replacement therapy (dialysis) usually is needed in about 20% of patients. The use
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of dialysis always should be individualized, but in general, the indications include severe fluid
overload resulting in severe hypertension, CHF, pulmonary edema, and/or metabolic derangements
refractory to therapy, such as severe acidosis, severe hyperkalemia, hyponatremia,
hypernatremia, hyperuricemia, or hyperphosphatemia. Dialysis is indicated when the BUN is
greater than 100 mg/dL and there are symptoms of uremia, usually manifested in children as
central nervous system depression. Preemptive dialysis can be used to prevent rather than treat
uremic symptoms, as in the case of rapidly decompensating hemolytic-uremic syndrome and
acute uric acid nephropathy or for removal of toxins as in oxalate overload. Early dialysis can
simplify management and help in the administration of a specific therapy (chemotherapy) or diet
(hypercatabolic cases).
The choice between hemodialysis, continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration, continuous
venovenous hemofiltration, continuous arteriovenous hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis will
depend on the availability of the technique, the etiology of the renal failure, and specific
indications and relative contraindications. In patients whose major problem is excess extracellular
volume (eg, in patients who have cardiac problems), hemofiltration offers some distinct
advantages because this technique removes excess fluid quickly.
Prevention of ARF, obviously, is the best form of therapy. Certain clinical situations may
predispose to the development of ARF and should be recognized. Some preventive measures
1. Monitor the patient at risk.
2. Provide adequate hydration and maintenance of extracellular fluid volume (ECV) prior
to the administration of radiocontrast material, amphotericin B, or aminoglycosides.
3. Administer nephrotoxic drugs in appropriate doses and monitor drug levels carefully. If
possible, use alternative medication and limit the length of patient exposure.
4. Alkalize urine (pH >6.5) and adequately hydrate patients who have hyperuricemia or
5. Use xanthine oxidase inhibitors to prevent hyperuricemia, such as in tumor lysis
6. Treat prerenal conditions promptly via intravenous fluid to expand ECV and via osmotic
and loop diuretics to increase blood flow and decrease cast formation if cardiovascular status
7. Administer low-dose dopamine infusion (3 to 5 μg/kg per minute) to patients who are in
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cardiac failure and have other conditions that compromise renal perfusion.
8. Ameliorate ARF with nutrients and hormones; vasodilatators and cytoprotective agents
can help. Experimental studies have indicated a role for the following agents in animal studies and
limited clinical trials. However, the beneficial effects of thyroxine, atrial natriuretic factor, insulin
growth factor, prostaglandin analogs, adenosine triphosphate-magnesium chloride, calcium
channel blockers, and dopamine need to be established more firmly.


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Study: History Of Cannabis Use Associated With Reduced Cancer RiskFebruary 3, 2015
Cannabis use is inversely associated with incidences of bladder cancer in males, according epidemiological findings published in the February issue of the journal Urology.
Investigators at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Department of Neurology assessed the association of cannabis use and tobacco smoking on the risk of bladder cancer in a multiethnic cohort of more than 80,000 men aged 45 to 69 years old over an 11-year period.
Researchers determined that a history of cannabis use was associated with a decreased risk of bladder cancer. By contrast, tobacco use was associated with an increased risk of cancer.
"After adjusting for age, race or ethnicity, and body mass index, using tobacco only was associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer (hazard regression 1.52) whereas cannabis use was only associated with a 45 percent reduction in bladder cancer incidence (HR 0.55)," investigators reported.
Subjects who reported using both tobacco and cannabis possessed a decreased risk of cancer (HR 1.28) compared to those subjects who used tobacco only (HR 1.52).
The study is the first to indicate that cannabis use may be inversely associated with bladder cancer risk.
Authors concluded:
"In this multiethnic cohort of 82,050 men, we found that cannabis use alone was associated with a decreased risk of bladder cancer. … [M]en who used tobacco alone were 1.5 times more likely to develop bladder cancer when compared with men who did not use tobacco or cannabis. … However, among men who used both substances, this risk of bladder cancer was mitigated. … If this represents a cause and effect relationship, this pathway may provide new opportunities for the prevention and/or treatment of bladder cancer."
In 2009, Brown University researchers similarly reported that the moderate long-term use of marijuana was associated with a reduced risk of head and neck cancers in a multi-center cohort involving over 1,000 subjects. Investigators further reported that marijuana use "modified the interaction between alcohol and cigarette smoking, resulting in a decreased HNSCC (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma) risk among moderate smokers and light drinkers, and attenuated risk among the heaviest smokers and drinkers."
Read the abstract of the study, "Association between cannabis use and the risk of bladder cancer: Results from the California Men's Health Survey," online here.
Study: Long Term Cannabis Exposure "Not Associated With Significant Effects On Lung Function"January 14, 2015
The inhalation of one marijuana cigarette per day over a 20-year period is not associated with adverse changes in lung health, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Investigators at Emory University in Atlanta assessed marijuana smoke exposure and lung health in a large representative sample of US adults age 18 to 59. Researchers reported that cannabis exposure was not associated with FEV1 (forced expiratory volume) decline or deleterious change in spirometric values of small airways disease.
Authors further reported that marijuana smoke exposure may even be associated with some protective lung effects among long-term smokers of tobacco. Investigators acknowledged, "[T]he pattern of marijuana's effects seems to be distinctly different when compared to that of tobacco use."
Researchers also acknowledged that habitual cannabis consumers were more likely to self-report increased symptoms of bronchitis, a finding that is consistent with previous literature. Separate studies indicate that subjects who vaporize cannabis report fewer adverse respiratory symptoms than do those who inhale combustive marijuana smoke.
Authors concluded, "[I]n a large representative sample of US adults, ongoing use of marijuana is associated with increased respiratory symptoms of bronchitis without a significant functional abnormality in spirometry, and cumulative marijuana use under 20 joint-years is not associated with significant effects on lung function."
This study is the largest cross-sectional analysis to date examining the relationship between marijuana use and spirometric parameters of lung health.
A separate study published in 2012 in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) similarly reported that cumulative marijuana smoke exposure over a period of up to 7 joint-years (the equivalent of up to one marijuana cigarette per day for seven years) was not associated with adverse effects on pulmonary function.
A 2013 review also published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society acknowledged that marijuana smoke exposure was not positively associated with the development of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, or bullous lung disease. It concluded: "[H]abitual use of marijuana alone does not appear to lead to significant abnormalities in lung function. Findings from a limited number of well-designed epidemiological studies do not suggest an increased risk of either lung or upper airway cancer from light or moderate use. … Overall, the risks of pulmonary complications of regular use of marijuana appear to be relatively small and far lower than those of tobacco smoking."
You may view an abstract of the study, "Effects of marijuana exposure on expiratory airflow: A study of adults who participated in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Study," here.
Poll: Younger Voters Say Marijuana Is Less Destructive Than AlcoholSeptember 19, 2014
Younger voters overwhelmingly agree that marijuana is less damaging than alcohol, according to the findings of a Rare.us/Gravis Marketing poll released yesterday.
Among those voters age 18 to 40, 47 percent ranked alcohol as the most harmful substance to society, well ahead of both tobacco (27 percent) and cannabis (13 percent). (Thirteen percent of respondents were undecided.) Respondents among all age and ethnic groups were consistent in ranking marijuana as the least harmful of the three substances, as were self-identified Democrats and Independents. (Republicans rated tobacco to be the most harmful of the three products.)
"[These] numbers suggest younger Americans are upending societal conventions, which have long seen alcohol as an acceptable drug while condemning marijuana," stated Rare.us in an accompanying press release.
The results are somewhat similar to those of a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released in March which reported that most Americans believe tobacco to be most harmful to health (49 percent), followed by alcohol (24 percent), sugar (15 percent), and marijuana (8 percent).
Under federal law, marijuana is classified as a schedule I controlled substance, meaning that its alleged harms are equal to those of heroin. Both tobacco and alcohol are unscheduled under federal law.
According to a study published in 2004 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the leading causes of death in the United States ware tobacco (435,000 deaths; 18.1 percent of total US deaths), poor diet and physical inactivity (365,000 deaths; 15.2 percent), and alcohol consumption (85,000 deaths; 3.5 percent).
Poll: Americans View Pot As Less Harmful To Health Than Tobacco, Alcohol, Or SugarMarch 12, 2014
Americans believe that consuming cannabis poses less harm to health than does the consumption of tobacco, alcohol, or sugar, according to the findings of a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released today.
Respondents were asked which of the four substances they believed to be "most harmful to a person's overall health." Most respondents said tobacco (49 percent), followed by alcohol (24 percent) and sugar (15 percent).
Only eight percent of those surveyed said that they believed that marijuana was most harmful to health.
The poll possesses a margin of error of +/- 3.10 percent.
Commenting on the poll results, NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano said: "These results once again reaffirm that an overwhelming majority of the American public understands that any potential risks associated with the use or abuse of cannabis are relatively minor to those associated with many other legal and regulated substances. Criminalizing cannabis and those who consume it responsibly is a disproportionate public policy response to what is, at worst, a public health issue but not a criminal justice concern."
Under federal law, marijuana is classified as a schedule I controlled substance, meaning that its alleged harms are equal to those of heroin.
Study: Cannabis Compound Reduces Cigarette Consumption In Tobacco SmokersJuly 3, 2013
The inhalation of the non-psychoactive cannabinoid CBD (cannabidiol) significantly mitigates tobacco smokers' desire for cigarettes, according to clinical trial data published online in the journal Addictive Behaviors.
Investigators at University College London conducted a double blind pilot study to assess the impact of the ad-hoc consumption of organic CBD versus placebo in 24 tobacco-smoking subjects seeking to quit their habit. Participants were randomized to receive an inhaler containing CBD (n=12) or placebo (n=12) for one week. Trial investigators instructed subjects to use the inhaler when they felt the urge to smoke.
Researchers reported: "Over the treatment week, placebo treated smokers showed no differences in number of cigarettes smoked. In contrast, those treated with CBD significantly reduced the number of cigarettes smoked by [the equivalent of] 40 percent during treatment." Moreover, participants who used CBD did not report experiencing increased cravings for nicotine during the study's duration.
Investigators concluded, "This is the first study, as far as we are aware, to demonstrate the impact of CBD on cigarette smoking. … These preliminary data, combined with the strong preclinical rationale for use of this compound, suggest CBD to be a potential treatment for nicotine addiction that warrants further exploration."
Previously published clinical trials on CBD have found cannabidiol to be "safe and well tolerated" in healthy volunteers.
Separate investigations of CBD have documented the cannabinoid to possess a variety of therapeutic properties, including anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-epileptic, anti-cancer, and bone-stimulating properties.
Full text of the study, "Cannabidiol reduces cigarette consumption in tobacco smokers: Preliminary findings," appears online in the journal Addictive Behaviors.


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Ezekiel's Vision of God
1Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by #Ezek. 3:1523Eze 10:15the River Chebar, that #Matt. 3:16Mark 1:10Luke 3:21Acts 7:56Acts 10:11Rev. 4:1Rev 19:11the heavens were opened and I saw #Ex. 24:10Num. 12:6Is. 1:1Nu 6:1Ezek. 8:3Dan. 8:12visions of God. 2On the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, 3the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and #1 Kin. 18:462 Kin. 3:15Ezek. 3:1422the hand of the Lord was upon him there.
4Then I looked, and behold, #Is. 21:1Jer. 23:19Jer 25:32Ezek. 13:1113a whirlwind was coming #Jer. 1:14out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5#Ezek. 10:151720Rev. 4:6–8Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And #Ezek. 10:8this was their appearance: they had #Ezek. 10:14the likeness of a man. 6Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. 7Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves' feet. They sparkled #Dan. 10:6Rev. 1:15like the color of burnished bronze. 8#Ezek. 10:821The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings. 9Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight #Ezek. 1:12Eze 10:20–22forward.
10As for #Ezek. 10:14Rev. 4:7the likeness of their faces, each #Num. 2:10had the face of a man; each of the four had #Num. 2:3the face of a lion on the right side, #Num. 2:18each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, #Num. 2:25and each of the four had the face of an eagle. 11Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and #Is. 6:2Ezek. 1:23two covered their bodies. 12And #Ezek. 10:1122each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.
13As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, #Ps. 104:4Rev. 4:5like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning. 14And the living creatures ran back and forth, #Zech. 4:10(Matt. 24:27Luke 17:24)in appearance like a flash of lightning.
15Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, #Ezek. 10:9a wheel was on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces. 16#Ezek. 10:910The appearance of the wheels and their workings was #Dan. 10:6like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 17When they moved, they went toward any one of four directions; they did not turn aside when they went. 18As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were #Ezek. 10:12(Zech. 4:10)Rev. 4:68full of eyes, all around the four of them. 19#Ezek. 10:1617When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, #Ezek. 10:17for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
22#Ezek. 10:1The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome #Rev. 4:6crystal, stretched out #Ezek. 10:1over their heads. 23And under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body. 24#Ezek. 3:13Eze 10:5When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, #Ezek. 43:2Dan. 10:6Rev. 1:15like the noise of many waters, like #Job 37:45Ps. 29:34Ps 68:33the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings. 25A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings.
26#Ezek. 10:1And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, #Ex. 24:1016Ezek. 8:4Eze 11:2223Eze 43:45in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above #Ezek. 8:2it. 27Also from the appearance of His waist and upward #Ezek. 8:2I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. 28#(Gen. 9:13)Rev. 4:3Rev 10:1Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. #Ezek. 3:23Eze 8:4This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Ezekiel Sent to Rebellious Israel
So when I saw it, #Gen. 17:3Ezek. 3:23Dan. 8:17Acts 9:4Rev. 1:17I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.
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184.108.40.206: fix with-pinned-objects stack corruption potential
* In the old WITH-PINNED-OBJECTS implementation we pushed pointers
onto stack explicitly (without telling the compiler), executed
the body, and _prior_to_returning_values_of_body_ popped the pointers.
If the values from the body were in progress of being returned via
unknown-values convention we would (try to) pop the pointers while
the last callee stack frame (where the values to be returned are)
is still on the stack. In many cases this was harmless, as the correct
SP was restored soon enough, but there were bad interactions as well.
* Solution: instead of explicitly pushing pointers, use a LET to
add binding to the current stack frame for the objects, and further
use a magic TOUCH-OBJECT function implemented with an empty VOP
to trick the compiler into keeping the variables live till the end
of the body.
Probably not perfect, but seems to do the job. Of the added test-case,
the MULTIPLE variants used to fail prior to this.
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-(defknown sb!vm::pop-words-from-c-stack (index) (values) ())
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One-touch buttons select the mode, allowing you to switch quickly and seamlessly among them. Pop in a DVD to keep the kids entertained while you're making dinner, or listen to a CD or MP3 disc during meals, homework, or anytime. Watch your favorite cable show or catch up on the morning news. The 12.1" flat anti-glare LCD screen provides exceptional picture quality.
The iCEBOX supports three types of Internet connectivity: dial-up, broadband or wireless broadband. Internet access means you can send an email while you're waiting for the water to boil or check the local traffic before heading out the door. You can even turn the iCEBOX into a monitor for your home by simply attaching a video camera to the device. Watch your sleeping infant upstairs, check to see who's at the front door, or keep an eye on the kids in the backyard. The unit has three-way speakers with enhanced bass response, and uses passive acoustic amplifying techniques for remarkable audio quality, but you can also route the sound through your home stereo or other amplified audio system.
This FlipScreen eliminates the need with its touchscreen display that easily wipes clean. While in Internet Mode, use the stylus to tap links, select items, and scroll pages. The wireless keyboard and remote can even be washed with a mild detergent and water and then rinsed under the kitchen faucet.
iCEBOX video clip.
The iCEBOX FlipScreen is also available in black.
The iCEBOX FlipScreenSlate measures 23 5/8" x 10 13/16" x 3 3/4" and weighs 24 pounds.
Beyond Product No.: FS04 Dimensions: 23 5/8" x 10 13/16" x 3 3/4" (600mm x 275mm x 95mm) Weight: 24 lbs. (10.9kg) Power Source: 110 V AC, 60 Hz Display: 800 x 600 pixels 12.1 TFT-LCD with backlight Contrast Ratio: 400:1 Brightness: 350cd/m2 Viewing Angle: 160 degrees Activation Force: <130 g Speaker Power: 10 W per channel Speaker Impedance: 4 Ohms Memory: 128 MB of SDRAM, not expandable Inputs/Outputs: Coaxial CATV Tuner (F-type); dual PCMCIA; progressive scan DVD, CDDA, MP3, WMA; FM Tuner (F-type); S-Video in; stereo audio in/out (RCA type); composite video in (red type); dual USB port; RS-232; dual infrared receivers Software/Hardware: Windows CE.NET, AMD CPU SC3200, Internet Explorer 5.5, Macromedia Flash v 6.0 Keyboard Housing: Washable molded, high-impact, ABS plastic, wireless IR technology, injection Remote Housing: Washable molded high-impact, ABS plastic, wireless IR technology, injection Disc Player Formats: DVD, CDDA (Audio CD), MP3 Television: 125 channels, cable ready Compliance: FCC compliant Warranty: 1 year
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- iCEBOX FlipScreenSlate
- FM radio antenna
- 2 AA batteries
- 2 AAA batteries
- 110 V AC power cord
- iCEBOX FlipScreenSlate