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A recent survey by Mimecast, a supplier of cloud-based email archiving, continuity and security for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365, has revealed that BYOD – Bring Your Own Device is becoming a hot topic among enterprises, especially due to data security concerns. Mimecast carried out this survey on around 500 IT professionals and administrators in the IT industry, which revealed that 47 percent of respondents believe that consumerization of IT is very important to enterprises, while 21 percent considered BYOD as a risk for businesses. Another important finding that came out of the Mimecast survey is that 26 percent of respondents admitted that their business does not allow them to use their own device for official tasks.
"Employee support for consumerization of IT is in full swing, whether business leaders are ready to admit it or not," said Orlando Scott-Cowley, senior product marketing manager of Mimecast. "These results show a massive divide between employee sentiment and what the enterprise is actually willing to support when it comes to personal devices. It's time enterprises fully enable their employees' productivity by not only supporting the range of mobile and tablet devices, but also providing the solutions that ensures corporate data remains secure."
The survey also reported the type of operating system used by workers, with 56.3 percent of users working on Windows PCs. The rest use Apple iOS and Android-run devices.
BYOD has always been a debatable topic for enterprises across the world. It's because the mobile workers, which have become quite common in corporate settings, are now presenting new security challenges for IT. According to an IDC report, there were more than 105 mobile workers present in the US in 2010 alone. The global number will increase to more than 1.3 billion by end of 2015. Despite this growth, enterprises are facing unique challenges for the security and management of mobile devices, as many users either bring their own devices into the workplace or use their business devices for personal use. Many enterprises lack the ability to adequately support and extend access to various consumer devices, like the iPhone, iPad and Android devices, which puts both corporate data and business communications at risk.
This trend is important in the growing need for providing secure information through identity, protection and context, in addition to the best approach to mobile security and management. In fact, providing secure information is a key extension of protection for enterprises. And by providing mobile security and management for smart devices, enterprises can allow their employees to use their device of choice without putting corporate data at risk.


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Mozilla released updates to its Thunderbird and Firefox programs. The new version 220.127.116.11 fixes security issues and some others:
- Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities
Note: Firefox 2.0 is the newest version. Support for v1.5 is until April 24, 2007. Users are encouraged to upgrade to v2.0 of Firefox browser.

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Laminectomy is surgery to remove the lamina. This is part of the bone that makes up a vertebra in the spine. Laminectomy may also be done to remove bone spurs in your spine. The procedure can take pressure off your spinal nerves or spinal cord.
Lumbar decompression; Decompressive laminectomy; Spine surgery - laminectomy
Laminectomy opens up your spinal canal so your spinal nerves have more room. It may be done along with a
Laminectomy is often done to treat spinal stenosis. The procedure removes bones and damaged disks, and makes more room for your spinal nerve and column.
Your symptoms may be:
You and your doctor can decide when you need to have surgery for these symptoms. Spinal stenosis symptoms often become worse over time, but this may happen very slowly.
When your symptoms become more severe and interfere with your daily life or your job, surgery may help.
Risks of any surgery are:
Risks of spine surgery are:
If you have spinal fusion, your spinal column above and below the fusion is more likely to give you problems in the future.
You may have an MRI or CT myelogram before the procedure to confirm that you have spinal stenosis.
Tell your doctor or nurse what medicines you are taking. This includes medicines, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription.
During the days before the surgery:
On the day of the surgery:
Your doctor or nurse will encourage you to get up and walk around as soon as the anesthesia wears off, if you did not also have spinal fusion. Most patients go home 1 - 3 days after their surgery.
Laminectomy for spinal stenosis often provides full or some relief of symptoms.
Future spine problems are possible for all patients after spine surgery. If you had laminectomy and spinal fusion, the spinal column above and below the fusion are more likely to have problems in the future. If you needed more than one kind of procedure in addition to laminectomy (such as
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Weinstein JN, Tosteson TD, Lurie JD, et al. Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis four-year results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. Spine. 2010;35(14):1329-38.
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Yeah if we don't watch it they'll over-take us the way the "Thee Thread" overtook "AGfHC"......
come on AGfHC'ers, get in the game !!!! LOL
We had so many users on this thread 3 years ago. Little by little we lost each one. As if we were in a battlefield and only a few came back....I guess we're left holding the fort!!!
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Oh and theres a little known rule................if you change the name of the thread , which they did 3 times at least , they have to start over with page 1 and try again with 1 thread name lol it's kinda like theQB "tuck rule" in football...........nobody understands it but it is what is!!! jk So if those guys start today they may be able catch us about the time Plaxico is released!!![]</P>


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#11 Wed 25 Apr 07 3:53pm
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the pics are amazing! i want to go so so bad.. one day...
and that elephant is gorgeous!
although, Pete promised to bring my back a pygmy elephant to have in the office...
#12 Wed 25 Apr 07 4:20pm
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Welcome back Pete-------how come YOU didn't ride the elephant?
According to him he might have :
"and there was an elephant at our hotel for mrs pete to ride round on.. or was it the other way round?"
#13 Wed 25 Apr 07 7:15pm
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Welcome back Pete! Your holiday sounds great.
Georgie, Let us know how you get on with receiving that elephant.
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Round 1, Pick 19 - Arthur Brown LB [Kansas State] - I'm beginning to think Brown is the overall best 4-3 LB in the draft. Althletic and Rangy; Will cover sideline to sideline without much effort. He plays the run adequately and doesn't get lost in coverage. 3 down backer who could play all three positions. Solid tackler and adequate block shedding skills. I consider Arthur Brown a very safe pick. To me, that is one of the most important factors in the 1st round. Hakeem Nicks-esque demeanor. Additionally, I think Alec Ogletree and Arthur Brown are similar prospects from a physical standpoint. I just see more in every other aspect from Brown.
1st round alt - Johnathan Cooper G
Round 2, Pick 49 - David Amerson CB [NC State] - There are lots of questions about how good this draft is for defensive backs. Giants need to shore up their secondary and they're probably best served getting it done here. Amerson isn't the most polished corner in this draft, but he definitely fits their scheme. It doesn't hurt that he is the biggest corner in the draft. Good ball skills. I want to point out that Amerson was put here mainly because he is a scheme fit and fits the draft range. I was also kicking Logan Ryan, Xavier Rhodes and Desmond Trufant around but ultimately settled on Amerson because he hasn't moved on the big boards as much as the others and has been consistently pegged as a mid 2nd rounder.
Round 3, Pick 81 - Larry Warford G [Kentucky] - Finally the Giants address their aging offensive line and Warford becomes Reese's highest picked OL since William Beatty. This guard from Kentucky is big, and plays the same way. Dominates in the run game, plays to the whistle. Mean. Warford falls due to his lack of versatility. He doesn't move well enough to fit a zone blocking scheme. He's a throwback kind of lineman with really questionable pulling ability. Good value in 3rd, but he could go earlier
Round 4, Pick 113 - Jordan Hill DT [Penn State] - Consistent run defender. Underrated.
Round 5, Pick 145 - Michael Williams TE [Alabama] - Stole this from Enigma's mock. He fits the "Giant" mold for TE's.
Round 6, Pick 177 - Marcus Lattimore RB [South Carolina] Contrary to some opinions on this board I believe this guy is a sure thing 3rd day pick.
Round 7, Pick 209 - Dustin Hopkins PK [Florida State] - Thank you for your time Lawrence, you kicked some good ones.
I think right now this seems like a bold mock draft. Mainly because its hard to predict where Arthur Brown will go. He is currently rising and I predict he will solidify himself as a 1st round talent at the combine.
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Yes that is a Takeda Nakiri in this old photo, it was a great one and I somewhat regret selling it to another forum member. However, he proudly now calls it his favorite knife, so that makes me feel good.
I am going to have to replace it soon...
This one is sold guys
Have not received knife. Did I mess something up on my end.
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Join us in spending an evening discovering the world of the shy and secretive Asian elephant as we present BBC Natural World's "Sri Lanka: Elephant Island". The program features Martyn Colbeck (film maker who shot scenes in "BBC Planet Earth" and the "Echo" series on the Amboseli elephants), and Dr. Shermin de Silva (director of the Uda Walawe Elephant Research Project in Sri Lanka). It will be followed by a short lecture by Dr. de Silva herself about the elephants she studies, the conservation issues facing Asian elephants, and how you can help.
This is a fundraising event to benefit research and conservation efforts on behalf of wild Asian elephants and their habitats. The entire amount of your ticket will go to Trunks & Leaves Inc.* (http://trunksnleaves.org [2]) and will be spent on science and education activities centered on this enigmatic species.


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I would add if you sit down and put a pen and paper to it the income against the amount of capital you have to pour in can be sizeable if you grow fast. If you can work diligently but grow steady you can let the business pay for building itself.
http://www.honeybeeworld.com/ It is quite an insight into running a big commercial operation. It takes a couple of months to read through it if you take an hour or two every night - aside from the personal trivia that is interesting mainly to people close to Allen, woven through the diary is a pretty good log of what it is like to run a large operation. Broken down trucks, finding people to do extracting (there's the job to hire out), hiring the guy who is as good as two good men who don't show up, dealing with the weather and honey prices. It's interesting - go back to when he was running thousands of hives. Worth the time.


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The University of Maryland School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award was established to honor and recognize alumni for their dedication to excellence and exceptional professional achievements. The award is presented at the annual Alumni Reunion.
Growing up, Elizabeth "Liz" Ness, MS '93, enjoyed playing "school" with her Suzy Smart Doll, so she thought she might have a future as an educator. However, as time went on, she fell into a career that would become her passion.
Ness, the immediate past president of the University of Maryland School of Nursing Alumni Association, recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award at the 2016 Alumni Reunion. The annual award honors an alumnus for their dedication to excellence and exceptional professional achievements. A 35-year nursing professional, Ness serves as a nurse consultant for education at the Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute. She is responsible for developing and implementing orientation and professional development programs related to clinical research for CCR. But a career in nursing almost didn't happen. Ness first considered nursing as a high school student, but quickly began to have a change of heart.
"I wanted to be a nurse midwife, but that desire passed after my first semester of anatomy and physiology," Ness said. "But I didn't know what else to do, so I stuck with nursing, which has worked out."
Ness went on to earn her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Boston College. Following graduation, she began working as a staff nurse at what is now Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) while pursuing her master's degree at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. After completing her master's degree in nursing education, Ness began weighing her options. She didn't want to leave GUMC, but a golden career opportunity fell into her lap.
"A nurse that I knew was looking for more research nurses for a new Phase I clinic. I was becoming a Phase I research nurse at the Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University; not that I really knew what that meant," Ness recalls. "That was 23 years ago and I'm still involved in clinical research, which is my passion – working in some capacity as a nurse in clinical research."
Although she was initially unsure about her career path, she is thrilled about how everything has fallen into place. Ness simply learned all that she could about research nursing and incorporated it with her educational background. She encourages other nurses to consider what they can contribute to the field as well.
"There is a whole world of opportunities for nurses in clinical research. I had a blank canvas to work with and have developed an educational curriculum for research nurses," Ness said. "I challenge nurses to learn more about clinical research, as it is through clinical research that we achieve our strongest level of evidence to practice."
Ness is not only an advocate for clinical research but is also a strong supporter of the School of Nursing. She has been a generous donor since 2000 and recently endowed a scholarship, The Eva Carlson Ness Scholarship Endowment. Additionally, she has been a dedicated volunteer since 2008, participating in countless alumni events, including the Alumni Speaker Series, student-alumni speed networking, and career services workshops and seminars.
Marla De Jong, PhD, MS '96, RN, CCNS, FAAN, was a lieutenant colonel when she deployed to Iraq in 2006 to serve as program manager for the Joint Theater Trauma System. While there, she was an integral part of a team of physicians and nurses that transformed the military's trauma care system, saving a higher percentage of wounded personnel than in previous wars.
De Jong is the recipient of the 2014 University of Maryland School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award. An Iowa native who earned her BSN at Grand View College before signing on as an Air Force nursing intern at Offutt Air Force Base in eastern Nebraska, she attended the School of Nursing from 1994 to 1996, earning a master's degree in Trauma-Critical Care Nursing. She earned her PhD in nursing from the University of Kentucky in 2005.
There's not much Darlene Curley, MS '82, BSN '80, has not accomplished in her career.
Over the last 30 years, she has been a nurse, a businesswoman, a politician, and an executive. Curley says her career has taken her wherever she felt like she could make a difference—something she doesn't believe would have been possible without the education and foundation she received at the School of Nursing.
Curley, who earned her BSN in 1980 and her MS in community health nursing/administration in 1982, was recognized for her accomplishments as the recipient of this year's Distinguished Alumni Award.
"I've been very fortunate in my career, and it starts with attending the University of Maryland, which shares a common mission with me in wanting to improve the health of the community," Curley says.
Since 2009, Curley has served as the executive director of the New York-based Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, a philanthropic program dedicated to tackling today's most pressing nursing workforce issues.
She also served as a state representative in the Maine legislature from 2002 to 2007, where she established herself as one of the legislature's top health policy experts. There, she was appointed to the Health Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures and the State's Long-term Care Oversight Committee.
"My experience in health care helped me become an advocate for patients, especially those who need help with Medicare and Medicaid. There's just insufficient support in those areas," says Curley.
Prior to entering politics, which also included a run for Congress in 2006, Curley was founder and CEO of a home health care and medical staffing business, Community Homecare, Inc. She also served on the faculty of the University of Southern Maine and was Director for Strategic Planning for Healthsouth Corporation/Advantage Health.
"I've always had an interest in community health and home care," Curley says. "I saw there was a growing demand for home care in the 1980s and worked to help address that need, especially in rural areas where there were often shortages of primary care physicians."
Today, at the Jonas Center, Curley is able to tackle some difficult issues head-on. This includes a recent initiative at the Jonas Center to direct close to $14 million of its own funds (and secured pledges of another $10.5 million in leveraged funds) to prepare 1,000 nurse faculty members and clinical leaders for training, with an emphasis on mental health issues. Mental health is a growing issue nationally, she says, especially as it pertains to veterans returning from war.
Curley encourages today's nurses to explore continuing educational and advanced-degree opportunities to help them keep pace with the ever-changing health care landscape.
"There continues to be a growing need for health care workers, and there are so many more opportunities for nurses today to fill those specialized roles," she notes.
The 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to Dorrie K. Fontaine, PhD, MS '77, RN, FAAN, dean, University of Virginia School of Nursing, and Sadie Heath Cabaniss Professor of Nursing. A passion for critical care nursing underlies Dr. Fontaine's distinguished career as a clinician, scholar, researcher, educator, and nurse leader. At the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Nursing, Dr. Fontaine has implemented appreciative inquiry methodology as the basis for the school's strategic planning and launched an interdisciplinary process to create a transformational model to provide compassionate end-of-life care across the health care spectrum. In addition, she has been a strong advocate for interprofessional education, engaging both medical and nursing students in collaboration with the dean of the UVA School of Medicine. During her tenure, the Macy Foundation awarded both the UVA School of Medicine and the UVA School of Nursing $746,000 for a two-year grant focusing on educating third-year nursing and medical students with an interdisciplinary approach. Her priorities as dean at UVA include continued work in promoting healthy work environments, building more interprofessional collaborations, and increasing diversity in both the faculty and student populations.
Prior to her 2008 appointment at UVA, Dr. Fontaine was associate dean for academic programs and clinical professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing (UCSF). Before going to UCSF, she held associate dean positions and taught at Georgetown University School of Nursing.
In 2003–2004, she served as president of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the largest specialty nursing organization in the world. That association recognized her contributions with its Lifetime Member Award.
Dr. Fointaine was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in 1995, is a recipient of the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Presidential Citation, and is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. One of her alma maters, Villanova University, honored her with a Medallion for Contributions to the Profession in 1999. Dr. Fontaine received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Villanova University, a Master of Science from the University of Maryland School of Nursing, and a PhD from the Catholic University of America.
The 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient was Donna Sullivan Havens, PhD '91, RN, FAAN, a professor in the University of North Carolina School of Nursing at Chapel Hill, where she teaches and mentors doctoral students in health care systems and outcomes.
Dr. Havens delivered the Distinguished Alumna Lecture, "Designing Systems to Shape Desired Outcomes: It All Began in Maryland "at the April 30, 2011 Alumni Reunion.
For more than 20 years, Dr. Havens has studied and published about the organization of nursing and outcomes in hospitals; the nursing work environment; nurse executive leadership, turnover, and outcomes; staff nurse decisional involvement; magnet hospitals; and frontline staff engagement in quality and safety initiatives.
She describes the purpose of her work as "Designing systems to promote desired outcomes (how to do it and how to make it stick)." She developed the Decisional Involvement Scale, an instrument used in the U.S. and internationally to identify levels of actual and desired staff nurse decisional involvement and to monitor change and associated outcomes over time. She is the principal investigator on two five-year initiatives funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop hospital capacity to implement what research teaches health care professionals about the organization of the nursing work environment and outcomes in 11 Pennsylvania hospitals (Building Capacity for Better Work & Better Care and Spiraling Upward for Nurse Retention & Quality Care). These action research studies are built on a foundation of partnership with hospitals to implement features of evidence-based nursing work environments to improve the quality of nursing practice and patient care.
Dr. Havens is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) as well as a member of AAN's Expert Panel on Quality and Expert Panel on Magnet Advancements. She is a member of the American Nurses Association; the American Association of Nurse Executives, from which she received the 2009 Nurse Researcher Award; and Academy Health. She serves on the National Advisory Board of the Forum for Shared Governance and the American Organization of Nurse Executives Future Care Delivery Committee, and she is a commissioner on the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Commission.
Dr. Havens earned a diploma in nursing from the Grace New Haven School of Nursing at the Yale Medical Center in New Haven, Conn., a BS in nursing from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Penna., an MSN from Villanova University, and a PhD in nursing with an emphasis in health services research from the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She completed post-doctoral research on the organization of nursing and outcomes in the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
The 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient was Myrna Eileen Mamaril, MS '93, RN, CPAN, CAPA, FAAN, nurse manager, Pediatric Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Johns Hopkins Hospital.
At the Alumni Reunion on May 1, 2010, Mamaril delivered the Distinguished Alumna Lecture, "Legacy of Leadership."
Myrna Eileen Mamaril, MS '93, RN, CPAN, CAPA, FAAN, is nurse manager of the Pediatric Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and has more than 30 years of clinical expertise in perianesthesia nursing. A captain in the Naval Reserves, Mamaril was instrumental in opening the Pre-surgical Testing Unit and the Ambulatory Procedure Unit services at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.
Mamaril is recognized as a leader in nursing, which is apparent through the numerous honors she has received during her nursing career. Most recently, she was awarded the JoPAN Mary Hanna Journalism Award for Research and the University of Colorado President's Award. In 2007, she was named a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Mamaril began her nursing education at the Lutheran Hospital of Maryland's School of Nursing, where she received her diploma in nursing in 1968. She received her BSN from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1988 and her MS in Trauma/Critical Care Nursing from the University of Maryland School of Nursing in 1993. Since graduating from the School of Nursing, she completed a post-master's certificate in administration, as well as post-graduate research studies in inferential statistics.
Margaret (Peggy) Chamberlain Wilmoth, MS '79, BSN '75, was on the floor of the House of Representatives on March 23, 2010—the night the nation's momentous health care reform bill was passed.
In her role as a Robert Wood Johnson Policy Fellow, Wilmoth worked closely with Wendell Primus, senior policy adviser to Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, throughout the months the health care negotiations were occurring. Since President Barack Obama signed the health care bill into law, most of the effort has shifted to the Administration to implement the new law. However, Congress remains engaged in the process.
Wilmoth treasures the experiences she has had in this process. "I think nurses bring a different perspective to this discussion because we're grounded in a holistic, humanistic profession," says Wilmoth, a professor of nursing at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and a Brigadier General in the Army Reserve.
"It's an incredible educational opportunity for a Fellow who comes from a nursing background to not only learn a tremendous amount about how the federal policy process works, but to also further understand the nuances of our health care system. I also think we add a lot in that we bring [the focus] back to the patients, and to the family, raising the question: How is this going to affect real people?"
Wilmoth says her academic experience at the School of Nursing prepared her well for the important work ahead. "I'm always proud to say I'm a Maryland [Nursing] graduate. My foundation for the 'thought' work of nursing was laid there," she says.
"[The School] certainly allowed me the ability to be adaptable and to think critically about the world we live in. One thing that is clear in this health reform era is that while skills certainly are important—the key piece is: When and how do you apply those skills? How does nursing make a difference? What more do we need to know about the work of nursing? What is the value in both economic terms and quality of the work of nurses?
"The decisions that nurses make need to be grounded more in the reasoning behind the things we're doing and not just doing things by rote." —Lauren Geldzahler
As Director of Nursing for NeuroCare and Behavioral Health Services at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), Greg Raymond, MS '10, BSN '05, MBA, RN, has far-reaching responsibilities.
Under broad administrative direction, he plans, organizes, directs, controls, and evaluates the delivery of patient care services within NeuroCare and Behavioral Health for UMMC; collaborates in setting long term strategy for clinical program development and service delivery; assumes responsibility for the design and implementation of patient care delivery systems that promote collaboration with other health care disciplines; facilitates the cost effective utilization of available resources; and supports the achievement of corporate quality and business objectives.
Key to being prepared to handle such a vast array of responsibilities, he says, is preparation he received through the MS/MBA program offered jointly by the School of Nursing and the University of Baltimore's Robert G. Merrick School of Business.
The programs, he says, were "incredibly complementary to each other." At the School of Nursing, he says, he learned "how to engage frontline staff and how to gain confidence in decision-making," as well as "how to better appreciate frontline staff as the greatest asset to the organization, and use that understanding to influence excellence in patient care."
The teaching certification he received at the School, he says, has been "particularly helpful in identifying the needs of employees, in terms of their education and development."
Concludes Raymond: "I believe my academic preparation within this specific program, which is designed to provide the expertise for leadership in the hospital setting, was an important part of my consideration for advancement to the director role." —Lauren Geldzahler


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Royal London, a Cultural Escape
go-today • London, United Kingdom
Escape Kit
- A Four-Night Stay at the Five-Star Grange Tower Bridge Hotel
- Round-Trip Flights from New York City, Washington DC, or Los Angeles (See Below for Dates and Prices)
- One Ticket for the Red River Rover Hop-On/Hop-Off Cruise
- One Ticket for the EDF Energy London Eye
- Daily Breakfast
- Round-Trip Airport Transfers
- Taxes and Surcharges Included
- Complimentary Wi-Fi, plus Gym, Sauna, and Pool Access
- All Rates Are Per Person Based on Double Occupancy (See Fine Print)
The Destination
London. Nearly 2,000 years ago, it was a bustling city of 60,000 and the capital of the Roman province of Britannia. Today it remains a capital city, though its influence has spread far beyond the borders of Great Britain. A mecca for fine art, fashion, and food, this teeming megalopolis is, arguably, the world's financial and entertainment capital. Here, centuries-old history mingles with the avant-garde, and cultures from around the world coalesce in a melting pot that never seems to stop boiling. Experience it all, courtesy of go-today.
The Digs
Just around the corner from iconic Tower Bridge, the five-star Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, an eco-friendly property, puts you in the middle of the action. Opened in 2011, this luxury hotel features 370 guest rooms over 14 floors, a restaurant and bar, a pool, a steam room and sauna, a spa, a fitness center, and more. And you'll have access to all of it. Rooms, many of which feature excellent city views, are appointed with a plush king- or queen-size bed, marble and granite bathrooms with luxury bath amenities, and an LCD flat-screen TV. All are equipped with complimentary Wi-Fi.
The Diversions
Most of the trip is left up to you. When you aren't perusing the boutiques of Shoreditch, standing for an ovation at a theater in Soho, ogling art in Trafalgar Square, or snapping photos of Westminster Abbey, be sure to make use of your included ticket on the EDF Energy London Eye, which affords awe-inspiring views of the city from high above the River Thames. Another must-do is the hop-on, hop-off Red River Rover cruise, which takes passengers past some of the city's most iconic sites and is also included in your package.
Flight Departures
March 13 from JFK or IAD ($1,499) or LAX ($1,549)
April 17 from JFK or IAD ($1,599) or LAX ($1,849)
May 1 from JFK or IAD ($1,599) or LAX ($1,699)
July 24 from JFK or IAD ($1,999) or LAX ($2,299)
August 14 from JFK ($1,899), IAD ($1,999), or LAX ($2,299)
"I have to say this hotel is fantastic! The rooms are excellent, very comfortable, and super clean with a luxurious feel."-- TripAdvisor
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- All prices are per person and based on double occupancy; single supplement is $500 due at booking
- Voucher includes round-trip air travel best available carrier & 4 nights accommodation
- Tour prices include all fuel surcharges and US departure taxes
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The Road to Relaxation in Rarotonga
Air New Zealand Vacations • Arorangi, Cook Islands
Escape Kit
- A Six-Night Stay for One Guest in a 5-Star Courtyard Pool Suite with Roundtrip Economy ($2,499) or Business Class ($3,999) Air New Zealand Airfare from LAX to Rarotonga Airport
- Meet-and-Greet Arrival Transfers
- Bottle of Wine and Fruit Cocktail Upon Arrival at the Hotel
- Daily Breakfast
- Captain Tama's Lagoon Cruise and Lunch
- Raro Mountain Safari Tour and Lunch
- Island Feast and Cultural Dinner Show
- 50-Minute Couples' Massage
- Late 7 p.m. Checkout on Final Day Plus Transfer to Airport
Mapping out a memorable getaway has a way of transforming your attitude as well as your latitude—especially when your coordinates line up with Air New Zealand Vacations and one of the lushest destinations on the globe: Rarotonga in New Zealand's Cook Islands.
Point your compass toward an unforgettable six-night adventure for one guest, based on double occupancy, complete with roundtrip economy ($2,499) or business class ($3,999) Air New Zealand airfare from LAX to Rarotonga airports. Navigate your way to the five-star Crown Beach Resort & Spa and maroon your vessel in a luxurious Courtyard Pool Suite when you depart any Sunday from April 15 to July 29. A late 7 p.m. checkout and all ground transfers, taxes, and fuel surcharges are included.
Discover everything the Southern Hemisphere has to offer starting with this Escape that's ripe with fruitful amenities including daily breakfasts and a welcome bottle of wine and fruit cocktail upon arrival. Chart a course through crystal-clear waters with a tour of the island's iconic lagoon one day and embark on a safari tour of Raro Mountain the next. A galley of tour lunches are provided.
As for wellness, the on-site spa professionals really know their knots—and they'll get rid of yours with an included 50-minute couples' massage making your worries seem 20,000 leagues away.
Add to your atlas an authentic island feast and cultural dinner show on your last night on the island, and you'll have plotted your way to paradise.
'X' marks the spot for vacation-package gold that's just waiting to be uncovered.
"Find a thousand years of Polynesian culture... [amid] some of the most spectacular natural scenery in the South Pacific. The jewel in the crown is Rarotonga—a bewitching blend of craggy mountains, dense jungle and glorious bone-white beaches."-- Lonely Planet
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Role of Cerebral Oximetry In Reducing Delirium After Complex Cardiac Surgery
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
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The Last of Us Multiplayer Prediction: DayZ Style?
Hey, so we all know that The Last of Us is going to have a multiplayer mode as it was confirmed with the pre-order pack. A few months ago as well Naughty Dog stated that The Last of Us will have a completely different and revamped multiplayer experience, but it wont impact the true single player experience (I lost the link of the post, it was on IGN or something). Since TLOU is based around a Survival, Post Apocolyptic world is it possible they may add random loot spawns around the world, a few real life threats like hunger, thirst, temperate, (if they're not already implemented into single player) and microphone access only for proximity and possibly create a game like DayZ for consoles? im not sure, i thought about this before and it may be true as a DayZ type multiplayer would suit this game. Tell me your opinions in the comments down Below.
Re: The Last of Us Multiplayer Prediction: DayZ Style?
Highly unlikely. Sorry to poop in your cornflakes bud. That kind of game style is fairly detached from the core mechanics of the story mode, and had it been the case they'd probably have to spend more time making the multiplayer than the story itself.
As much as we'd all love this idea, running amuck with friend's over headsets, determining whether or not to kill that lonely survivor over the hill, who is responsible for carrying the flashlight batteries and food - all of that would be AMAZING. But the sheer scale of it all is too much for a standard multiplayer.
Don't expect this kind of multiplayer because your hopes will probably be shot down. I'm assuming it'll be very similar to the norm of multiplayer, standard game modes, xp and poor servers blah blah blah.
Re: The Last of Us Multiplayer Prediction: DayZ Style?
yeah i mean i guess your right, i had the strongest feeling it was wrong but i just wanted to share my opinion on the forums to see what other people though. I'm really curious of what they're going to do with multiplayer, they most likely wont do a regular TPS shooter with team deathmatch.
Re: The Last of Us Multiplayer Prediction: DayZ Style?
I'd love it to be like a smaller version of DayZ but it's unlikely
I just hope it's not going to be standard objective based MP.
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Sorry to poop in your cornflakes
LOL is this an actual expression where you live??
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When the end of the work week approaches and clock strikes 10AM PST, our community coordinators gather in a blaze of Firefall glory for the best web show of all time, FFlive. Overstatements aside, if you missed today's installment with special guest Sara aka Zhivas, don't drive your LGV into the Melding! We have all the need-to-know tidbits, news, and announcements right here in the FFLive Recap.
Red 5 News
With our Tuesday patch we introduced three new wandering encounters: Bandit Cache, LGV Ambush, and LGV Minefield. Acting as mini-missions, these spontaneous encounters introduce a variety of different gameplay mechanics such as surviving a Tanken ambush or looting a bandit camp. As shorter experiences, wandering events are intended to showcase just how alive and dangerous New Eden can be.
It's officially Thanksgiving time in Firefall and we're offering a bunch of awesome items this time around. To pay homage to tradition, we're offering fan favorite cosmetics such as the Turkey Hat and Capotain, along with several festive new items like the Holo Headdress and The Beak. Get your gobble on before it's too late, these items will only be available until December 2nd.
Adding to the festivities, on Wednesday November 27 at 11 AM PST, Tony and Sara will be hosting a Thanksgiving themed live-stream Firefall style. Put on your holiday cosmetics and join them for a celebratory trip around New Eden in-game and on Twitch.
To touch on development, we are hard at work implementing new features and building a better, more entertaining Firefall. Each patch is leading to even larger releases and reveals, things that we've only touched on in the weekly Development Updates. January marks our biggest milestone, and we are beyond excited to showcase everything that we've been working.
Community News
This week we have several community events for you to explore.
• Craseder's Firefall History
Crasedar released a new episode of his Firefall patch history video series. This week delves into the changes and improvements of version 0.7.1725.
• FCOM Meeting Saturday November 30th, 11 AM PST
Our friends over at FFANZ.com are hosting their fifth community meet up this weekend. If you're interested in getting more involved with other Firefall players, make sure to check it out.
• Community of Chaos Live Stream
As always, join Lord Lamina, Cass and Ash, and Noizy Cricket for Firefall streaming goodness five days a week. Visit their website for a schedule and more information.
• Herp a Derby Every Saturday 8 PM PST
The weekly uber-exciting destruction derby hosted by the COG army is right around the corner. Did I mention Crystite prizes?
• Special Herp a Derby featuring Tony aka ThaCheez Monday November 25th, 3PM PST
This Saturday Tony aka ThaCheez will join the COG army's LGV destruction derby for a special Herp a Derby event.
Ask a Dev
Tony interviews Red 5 Release Manager Ben Turner to discuss the process and challenges of preparing for a milestone and sticking to a release schedule.
This week's extend Q&A touched a wide variety of topics. Starting off, our first caller inquired about new bosses and whether any would be coming for the big January milestone. One thing we're working on at Red 5 is to create more dynamic boss encounters; battles that necessitate strategy and skill, not duels against bullet sponges. The developers are working to make this a reality and players should start to see more interesting fights including battles against mini-bosses in the coming months.
Shaira continued the discussion with a question about the Chosen Warfront. In terms of work on the warfront, we've made changes to watch towers instances but not yet to SIN Towers. Our goal is to make sure the Chosen Warfront feels less random and more focused so we will continue to push in this direction as we move forward.
Craester kept the ball rolling with a query about campaign missions and replayability. Phobos explained that replayability is always a concern for our players. While the first five minutes will not be replayable, the campaign missions can be played through multiple times.
Our next Q&A participant focused his question on decay rate and durability. This has been a hot topic in the community recently because people are angry that their items will no longer last for two or more months. The idea is that we don't want that kind of longevity on items, weapons, and equipment. As it stands now, an average player receives far more Crystite and resources than they'll ever need for creating new equipment. The system is out of balance but we are in the process of introducing new systems such as salvaging to level out the game economy. The current decay rate is set to ensure that players' cannot keep their equipment for months on end.
Another FFLive viewer requested information on visual customization for battleframes. Phobos described multiple systems that have been discussed to encourage physical customization and variety. With the ornament system, as players advance their battleframes, the suits acquire different attachments and look increasingly 'cooler'. There is also a system that would allow players to customize their chassis and backpack, which welcomes a much higher level of customization. The concepts for these ideas are there, it's just a matter of getting them into the game while prioritizing other features.
The matter of durability returned in a highly sophisticated real-world economics discussion between Phobos and our last caller. To summarize, durability is necessary to remove items from the economy and generate demand. With players receiving so many rewards in game, there are not enough mechanisms in the economy to utilize those items. Durability is just one of those mechanisms to promote a stable economy. We have plans for more systems in the future and will continue to tweak things until everything is balanced and stable.
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Business owner offers facility to Madison Mobile Food Pantry
REXBURG, Idaho - The Madison Mobile Food Pantry provides food to more than 500 families every month, but those families were going to go without donations this month until a local business owner stepped up.
Madison Cares operates the Madison Mobile Food Pantry. They coordinate distribution once a month with donated food brought to Rexburg from Pocatello. It started at the Madison Education Center's parking lot, until it grew. Then, it was held at Madison Junior High's parking lot until it was moved into the school's gym for winter.
"People show up and they're waiting for hours, and we just can't let them do that outside when it's this type of weather," said Madison Cares' Jessica Goudy.
Madison Junior High's gym was only a temporary option. The gym floor needed to be preserved and monitoring 500 random people during school hours wasn't ideal.
"It filled the need at the time, but it was never anything that could take place for years," said Goudy.
The pantry distributed 50,000 pounds of food in January, but until Monday afternoon it looked like not even a pound would be given out this month.
"The stars aligned today," said Goudy. "If things didn't go our way we were going to have to do what we didn't want to do, which was cancel for this month."
After a month of searching, Madison Cares prayers were answered. The Zone, a training center, was offered by its owner Jeff Roderick.
"I said, 'hey, we might have an answer to your problem,'" said Roderick. "We have the space, and whenever you have a big space there's a lot you can do with it."
The Zone offers sufficient parking, a loading dock and 40,000 square feet of space. Roderick said he was excited to extend the offer.
"You just never know when you need something in life," said Roderick.
The distribution day will remain 10 a.m. to noon - the third Tuesday of every month.
"This is looking like, if everything works out, a long term solution," said Goudy.
Goudy said Madison Cares is always looking for volunteers, so if you'd like to help, you can go to The Zone between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Call 359-3300 ext. 3434 with any questions.


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My first Bernina was a 730 record that I bought back in May of 1968. I wore the thing out & replaced it a few years ago with Bernina's 1008, Love my Bernina's. Even my serger is by Bernina.
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My first Bernina was a 730 record that I bought back in May of 1968. I wore the thing out & replaced it a few years ago with Bernina's 1008, Love my Bernina's. Even my serger is by Bernina.
I also have a Bernina and love it. I bought it about 6 months after I started quilting when I realized this was something I would pursue. It was a demo, so I got a good price. I say if the LQS is close to you and you can go to them for guidance/instruction, that is a huge benefit. Check to see if they have any demos for sale.
I have three Berninas, one over 20 yrs old and I love all three. I do agree, you do not want a Bernette. The are not made by Bernina. I wonder if your dealer has a used Bernina?
Berninas are wonderful machines...be sure it is not a Bernette that is a horse of a different color. It is not as good as any Bernina.
The Bernette is total junk. The high price Bernia r really good. They have tons of neat feet. But they r really expensive. My choice would be a Janome. They have the best manuals.
I have a Bernina I bought used, an Aurora 430. I do love it, but it is what I have been sewing on. My guess is that I would love whatever I was sewing on! I do wish the harp space was larger, but it is a great machine. See what is locally available so that you can have service and parts handy for your machine and make sure you like the dealer as well.
I have a couple of Berninas and I can't say enough about them! I love mine and would trade any of them for the world.
I have been reading the comments on this post, and I agree, I try not to "trash" another brand. Everyone has a reason why they love their machine. So why am I sold on a Berniana? I have been sewing since I was 8 years old for 4-H. I had sewn on many different brands even my mom's top of the line Singer, as she was a singer die-hard. Every last machine I would have to fight with to sew, it was always something, the tension, the bobbin, always something. It was work to just keep the machine happy. I started sewing on my Bernina 930 and I was in heaven. Not a cough, or sneeze from the machine, if there was a problem, it was my fault and I knew exactly what it was. I made the comment to my mom shortly after my purchase, that sewing on her machine after sewing on my Bernina was like going from a Cadillac to a toyota, boy was she mad, but 6 months later she bought a Bernina 930 and was sold on them. As it has been said before, "Nothing sews like a Bernina". If it is truely a Bernina at that price, buy it, you can not go wrong. If you don't buy it but want a new machine, try different machines out, make a list of the features you want and what is you price range. Shopping for a machine is like shopping for anything else, don't be trying on, test driving, or trying out something you can't afford, only try out the ones you can afford, or you wont be happy with anything.


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Re: What direction I think Uncharted 4 multiplayer should take.
UC4....the super-hot Ryan Gosling era
UC4....the super-hot Ryan Gosling era
UC4....the super-hot Ryan Gosling era
I'm crying omg.
Personally I don't mind PP. Sure, they're annoying, but I think it's just a way to say, "hey you're doing super/awful, work man." Or something to that effect. And a majority of the time, it brings the teams together, especially during MM and even DD.
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Re: What direction I think Uncharted 4 multiplayer should take.
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UC4....the super-hot Ryan Gosling era
UC4....the super-hot Ryan Gosling era
UC4....the super-hot Ryan Gosling era
I'm crying omg.
Personally I don't mind PP. Sure, they're annoying, but I think it's just a way to say, "hey you're doing super/awful, work man." Or something to that effect. And a majority of the time, it brings the teams together, especially during MM and even DD.
Can't they just give a medal that says "Your Team is Lame" or "God, you're a **bleep**. LOOK AT THAT SCORE. LOOK AT IT. YOU MORON."
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Re: Uncharted 4's Multiplayer Direction.
Yes Ryan Gosling was super hot when he was stomping that guy to death in the elevator or drowning Ron Perlman in Drive.
Re: Uncharted 4's Multiplayer Direction.
12-player Competitive Multiplayer
Ranking System: Apply this to Uncharted: http://www.halocouncil.com/community/index.php?/topic/13768-ideal-ranking-system/
Maps: Less re-used maps. Only bring back one or two of them. Also, screw the dynamic elements as they prevent good competitive gameplay. All maps should be made from scracth (instead of being re-used SP environments) with competitive and balanced play in mind. The game should launch with at least 10 maps. Make maps vary between asymmetrical and symmetrical (UC2 only had symmetrical and UC3 only had asymmetrical). Maps should have clear power positions that players want to hold to win the game.
New Game Modes:
-Domination: 3 Capture Points, 1 at both teams' initial spawns and 1 at the middle of the map. The objective is to control more capture points than the enemy team. Teams earn 1 point every 5 seconds for every flag they own. The score limit is 200 points. It should only be played on symmetrical maps.
-Multi-Flag CTF: Both teams have a flag at their initial spawn point. The objective is to capture the enemy team's flag and bring it back to your base. Flags have a 15 second respawn timer after being dropped. If a player stands next to his team's flag, then the reset timer only lasts 3 seconds. A team cannot score if its flag isn't at home. Games are won by capturing 5 flags or having more flags than the enemy at the end of the timer. If there's a tie at the end of the timer, then the match goes into Overtime. The first time to score during OT wins. If no team scored at the end of the OT then the match ends in a tie. It should only be played on symmetrical maps.
-Neutral-Flag CTF: Works like Multi-Flag but there's only one neutral flag which is located in the middle of the map. It should only be played on symmetrical maps.
-One-Flag CTF: Works like Multi-Flag except that only one team has a flag. One team is the attacking team, the other one is the defending team.
-Search & Destroy: Just copy Black Ops 2.
Map Editor: Have a map editor similar to Forge in Halo. You could allow us to make great looking maps or only let us use the block mesh pallets. Allow us to edit default maps by adding weapons, turrets, closing off routes,etc... Community maps should then be implemented into MM.
Levels: No more Legacy levels. Instead, there should be a leveling system similar to UC2.
Progression System: UC4 should use a progression system similar to the first Black Ops. Every weapon,booster and clothing option should be unlocked from the start. However, they should still cost money.
Buddy System: Ditch it.
Red X over dead bodies: In UC Multiplayer, when a player dies, an x appears next to his username at the location of death. I think this should be replaced to a red X similar to what is in older Halo games to make it more visible and make callouts easier.
Blindfire: There shouldn't be a reticule when blindfiring, like in Gears. Also, there shouldn't be aim assist for blindfiring.
Assists: In Battlefield 3, when you make an assist, the amount of points you get equals the percentage of health, you took away from the enemy. A similar system should be used in UC4:
If you deal 0 to 12.5% of damage, you don't get anything.
If you deal 12.5 to 37.5% of damage, you get $25.
If you deal 37.5 to 62.5% of damage, you get $50.
If you deal 62.5 to 99% of damage, you get $75.
Customization/Skins: Follow Luxis' thread as it is simply perfect. No stats on items. No skeleton skin. Skins should be affected by water,snow,sand,etc. We should be able to purchase (both with in-game and real money) cosmetic items and weapon skins. There should be a lot of weapon skins (including dynamic ones) and new micro-transactions should be added every week.
Loadouts: I think that loadouts should be removed. There were too many balance issues in UC3 MP and I think I'm not the only one that would rather go back to the more balanced and simple style of play in UC2 where all of us start with AKs and fight to control the power weapons. Another option would be to have loadouts again but not have attachements as they offer too many variables which impact weapon balancing. But I think I'm not the only one who'd rather go back to UC2 style.
Store: Microtransactions but only for Cosmetic items. You might not like Micro-transactions but think about it. They'll fund the game post launch, allowing ND to maintain the Dedicated Servers and give us FREE map packs, which means no more population split.
4-player Split-Screen
Separate Hitboxes
Same Graphics as the story mode.
Dedicated Servers: This will solve the big lag problem we've had in Uncharted multiplayer. If it's too expensive then at least have them for the Ranked Playlists (lag doesn't matter much in a social playlist).
Server Rental: Allow users to rent servers like in Battlefield 3. This would make it easier to have scrims without lag. It would also facilitate online tournaments.
Search Options: Ability to search for players with Good Connections only and/or who use mics. No Skill option since there's a Ranked playlist.
Join in Progress: Join in Progress should return but in Social only.
Groups: We should be able to create groups similar to crews in Max Payne 3. We should be able to customize the groups's emblem (and have it on your char), organize Group battles and have rival groups.
Custom Games: Give us the same amount of option as in Halo games (best custom games in gaming). We should also be able to use bots in custom games.
Respawn Times: 5 second in all gametypes.
Static Spawns: The game should use Static Spawns to allow for map control instead of Dynamic Spawns seen in UC3 (can't remember how they were in 2).
Power Plays: Remove them ASAP. It is simply stupid to reward a team for losing.
Power Weapons: There should be waypoints over the weapon's location (kind of like Power Hunter but for everyone) but the range of the icon should be limited. Power Weapons should respawn a set time after pick-up.
Challenges/Missions: UC4 should have daily and weekly challenges similar to Halo 4. Missions should be replaced with something similar to Commendations in Halo 4.
BotZone: It would be cool to have a BotZone like in KZ3 where we could use max-leveled characters to train against bots, practice different maps and preview future unlocks. We should be able to bring our parties in BotZone. BotZone should be available offline.
Medal Kickbacks: REMOVE THEM
Boosters: No cheap boosters like Revenge. No levels for boosters. No booster that gives away the enemy's position. No Paid Boosters.
Grenade Throwback: Remove it but for competitive only.
Emblem Editor: The emblem editor should be as advanced as the one seen in Black Ops 2.
Announcer: Less annoying one this time. Make him (YES, HIM) similar to the Halo one (the best one ever). Better yet, make Kevin Butler the announcer (a man can dream).
Testing: The game should have extensive pre-launch testing. That way we'll have less weapon balance issues.
Machimina: This was a really fun mode in U2. It should make a return, but with some adjustments. We should be able to change our characters animations like U2 (Stealthy, upright, etc…). It would also be cool to see sort of a "level editor" added to the map. Here we could add different types of weapons to the maps. Say one map we'd like to make a video on doesn't have the pak 80. We'd be able to spawn a pak 80 for the video. This would be a great mode for UC4. It would help us bring so much more fan generated content to the uncharted universe.
Cinema: Cinema should have a "Highlight Reel" option that would automatically put together two minutes of the player's best moments in a match. We should be able to upload everything from small clips to full matches to YouTube in 1080p. We should be able to commentate over a match directly from the game. The game should also record the live voices and communications in a match. Finally, we should be able to watch a match/clip/whatever with a full party.
Spectator/Shoutcast Mode: Simply copy everything from Black Ops 2's Spectator Mode. It is perfect.
Treasures: Make them more frequent and remove Just Cash. Or have Just Cash but only when we would've gotten a treasure we already had.
Uncharted TV: It should come back because it's a great feature. I think that there should be an official Top 5/10 series made by ND so that there's room for other videos. There should be an option in the Cinema to submit a clip directly to ND for a chance to be featured in the Top 5/10. Also, the vids shouldn't only be about Kills. Every week, there should be a different theme like Top Kills, Top Fails, Top Snipes, Top Pistol kills,etc. Players featured in the vids should win prizes. It should have Machimina, Live-streams and other community content.
Official Tournaments: Along with my suggestions that make Uncharted more competitive, I think that ND should host official competitive tournaments for Uncharted 4. E-Sports has proven to be really popular (look at games like LoL,Dota 2,BO2) and are pretty much free advertisement for the games. I think that there should be LAN tournaments that could have online qualifiers and be live streamed on the PS4's front page. That would increase sales of the game.
Downloadable Content: I think Downloadable content should return as it's a great way to extend the game. Since there'll be microtransactions, I think the DLC packs should all be free. That way, the player population won't be split like in Uncharted 3. As for the packs themselves, I have two suggestions.
-Suggestion 1: DLC packs are released every 3 month. Packs contain 3 competitive maps and 1 Survival maps.
-Suggestion 2: New DLC every month. alternating between 2 MP maps and 1 Survival maps. (that's my preferred suggestion)
Team Deathmatch (4v4)
-Team Deathmatch
-RPGs only
-Shotguns only
-Grenade Launchers only
-Pistols and Grenades only
-Snipers and Pistole only
-Mag-5 Shootouts
Multi-Team (4 Teams of 2)
-Team Deathmatch
-Treasure Hunter
-RPGs only
-Shotguns only
-Grenade Launchers only
-Pistols and Grenades only
-Snipers and Pistole only
Free-For-All (6FFA)
-RPGs only
-Shotguns only
-Grenade Launchers only
-Pistols and Grenades only
-Snipers and Pistole only
Team Objective (these gametypes appear as voting options alongside maps, not like TO from UC3) (4v4)
-Neutral-Flag CTf
-Multi-Flag CTF
-One-Flag CTF
-Treasure Hunter
-King of The Hill
-Chain Reaction
The Lab (6v6)
RANKED (uses ranking system mentioned above)
Team Deathmatch (4v4)
Double Team (2v2)
-Team Deathmatch
-Neutral-Flag CTF
-Multi-Flag CTF
-One-Flag CTF
-King of The Hill
Free-For-All (6FFA) (Counts as victory if you're in the top 3)
Team Objective (these gametypes appear as voting options alongside maps, not like TO from UC3) (4v4)
-Neutral-Flag CTF
-Multi-Flag CTF
-One-Flag CTF
-Treasure Hunter
-King of The Hill
-Chain Reaction
Team Hardcore (4v4)
-Search & Destroy
COOPERATIVE (should be 4-player)
Melee should use the same system as the SP mode. It should also use the advancements from the campaigns and look exactly like it. There should also be an Aggro system, like in Army of Two (without the bar of course). For those who don't know how it works, it means that one or two players could draw the attention of enemies thus getting all the aggro. Meanwhile the third player can flank the enemies. Another example would be if there's Player 1's down, Player 2 could draw the Aggro, letting player 3 revive player one.
Downed State: In Co-op, when you lose all your health, you become downed. In this state you can't do anything besides hoping somebody will revive you. I think in this state, we should be able to use our secondary weapon to cover our allies while they rush to revive us. Here's situation where I think that would be useful:
Let's say you're downed and an ally rushes to revive you but a choker grabs him. It would be awesome to be able to shoot the choker, allowing your friend to revive you.
Survival 2.0: Survival 2.0 should be a 4-player co-op wave-based mode. When playing a custom-game, the host should be able to save the game, allowing the players to resume at the same point at a later date. It would use the following enemy types:
-Pistols (would start with .45 Defenders, then Para 9 and have Arm Micros)
-Burst enemies (would start with Raffica pistols and then have G-Mals)
-Shotgunners (Pistole, Sawed-Off and then SAS-12, not able to snipe with Shotties anymore)
-Long gunners (AK 47, M9)
-Snipers (Tau Sniper, Dragon Sniper)
-Suicide Bombers
Players would start with an AK 47, a 92FS-9mm and two grenade. There would be weapon depots (where you'd buy and mod weapons and buy grenades) and booster/equipment depots (where you'd buy boosters, armor to take more bullets, self revives,etc.). The Players would earn money by killing enemies and completing challenges. Every 4 wave, there should be a challenge (get x headshots, melee kill x enemies, etc.) that players in the team should contribute to. When completing a challenge, players should be rewarded with money, weapons, ammo, etc. There should be a 30 second wait time between each waves to let players refill and set up. That timer should be skippable.
Every tenth wave should be a boss wave. Bosses would be:
-Group of Juggernauts
-Group of Kickback Bosses
After completing a Boss Wave, players would get points as if they had completed a game of Survival. They can then leave and the progress earned after the last boss wave won't count.
After every boss wave, there should be a Djinn transformation given to the enemies when they die with different bonuses:
-Wave 11: More health since they transform after dying (Djinn with yellow fire)
-Wave 21: Bonus of previous wave + 2x more accurate (Djinn with yellow/orange fire)
-Wave 31: Bonus of previous waves + 2x more damage (Djinn with orange fire)
-Wave 41: Even more health, 2.5 x health, accuracy and damage (Djinn with red fire)
Whenever a player is downed, he should be able to use his secondary weapon. If a player dies, he has the option to wait until the end of the wave or buy himself back into the game. If all the players are dead at the same time then the game ends.
Finally, allow us to choose which faction to use in this mode.
Survival Maps: The Survival maps shouldn't be the competitive maps because those are built with PvP in mind (camping, spawns,etc...). Instead, Survival should have it's own maps like Zombies in Call of Duty and Firefight in Halo. The enemy faction should depend on the chosen map (mercenaries,pirates,etc.). There should be 4-5 maps at launch. There could also be maps based on other PS games. Here are some examples:
-Sandover Village from Jak and Daxter. Enemies would all wear Jak goggles or something like that (didn't play Jak so I can't think of too much)
-Killzone: Shadow Fall map (chose that because it's a PS4 KZ). Enemies could wear the outfits of their KZ equivalents (regulars wear Helghast trooper armor, snipers wear Helghast infiltrator armor, Juggernauts wear Heavy Trooper armor,etc.)
-Starhawk map. Same as KZ but with Outcast skins.
-Metropolis from Ratchet and Clank
These maps would work very well with the DLC scheme I proposed.
Re: Uncharted 4's Multiplayer Direction.
@supermoc Yeah.... I'd still want HC mode (boosters, kickbacks, weapons mods disabled). Preferably with PW spawns disabled as well.
Yep. That's my ideal game. Me, other people, and my gun. No fancy-schmancy boosters upping your moves. No magic stuff. Just pure game.


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Public invited to meet superintendent candidates
The search for a new Pequot Lakes Schools superintendent will culminate Monday night, April 8, in a meeting for the public and final interviews in front of the school board.
An entire evening of events is slated April 8, beginning with presentations by each of the four finalist candidates at 3:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
The four finalists the school board has selected are, in no particular order, Chris Lindholm, Kevin Wellen, Dave Endicott and Brian Koslofsky.
Photos and a paragraph about each candidate were to be available on the district's website as of Tuesday, April 2.
While each candidate gives a 15-minute presentation in the auditorium, the other three will be in the cafeteria to answer questions and meet with the public.
Candidate presentations will include an address to the audience and answers to predetermined questions.
Lindholm will present at 3:30 p.m., Wellen at 3:50 p.m., Endicott at 4:10 p.m. and Koslofsky at 4:30 p.m.
Information from the board states that anyone who attends is encouraged to complete a feedback form, either on paper or at computer stations in the cafeteria, from 3:30-4:50 p.m.
After the presentations and meet and greet in the cafeteria, the board will conduct its final interviews for each of the four finalists. Those will be held in the Gathering Room, beginning at 5 p.m., and are open to the public.
Lindholm's interview will be at 5 p.m., Wellen's at 6:10 p.m., Endicott's at 7:20 p.m. and Koslofsky's at 8:30 p.m.
Endicott is the current principal of Eagle View Elementary School in Breezy Point. Koslofsky is a former dean of students at Pequot Lakes Schools and current superintendent of Bertha-Hewitt Schools.
Lindholm is the assistant superintendent at Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, and Wellen is listed as superintendent of New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Schools on the district website.
The board also stated that a team of 10 district representatives planned to conduct site visits to each candidate's district Thursday, April 4, and Friday, April 5.
By email, board member Kim Bolz-Andolshek said that group will include three board members, a member from each of the three bargaining units at the school (Diane Hays, Scott Willer and Kim Johnson), high school principal Chip Rankin, curriculum director Laurie Wig, business manager Lea St. Onge, and middle level teacher Karen Rubado.
Current superintendent Rick Linnell submitted his resignation effective in June.


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Essentia Health emergency team completes Rural Trauma Team Development Course
Nearly 30 healthcare providers including surgeons, emergency department physicians, registered nurses, pharmacists, laboratory staff, radiology staff, respiratory therapy staff, and paramedics participated in the Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC) at Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center. This course was provided by the American College of Surgeons and instructed by Level 1 Trauma Center North Memorial trauma staff.
"The American College of Surgeon's Committee on Trauma understands that few people realize that while only 25 percent of our population lives in rural regions, more than 60 percent of the trauma deaths in America occur in these remote geographic segments of the country," said Michael F. Rotondo, MD, FACS, Chair of Committee on Trauma for the American College of Surgeons.
Developed by the Rural Trauma Committee of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, this course focuses on three main points in both lecture and scenario: organization of the trauma receiving area, utilization of available resources, and regional system relationships for the most optimal outcomes for patients.
Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd is a Level III Trauma Center, providing emergency medical services 24 hours a day, seven days a week through urgent care, emergency rooms and trauma surgery. Emergency specialists and physicians form a life-saving team caring for more than 26,000 patients per year through any situation, from minor injuries or illnesses to life-threatening conditions requiring immediate surgery.
"It was a great opportunity to reinforce the current standard of trauma care and strengthen the teamwork needed to provide optimal trauma care," said Dr. Ross Bengtson, Trauma Medical Director, Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center. "We participate in this extensive training for our patients and their families, so they can be confident that they are receiving the best care in emergency situations."


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People with a cough have been urged to stay away from Gisborne Hospital to protect vulnerable patients from a whooping cough epidemic that continues to affect the region.
The measures were announced yesterday to minimise the risk to patients at the hospital, a Tairawhiti District Health spokeswoman said.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, was declared a national epidemic last year, with Gisborne one of the worst-affected regions.
TDH medical officer of health Bruce Duncan said he had received new notifications of the disease this week but these cases were just the tip of the iceberg.
"We know there is more pertussis in the Tairawhiti community," he said.
"We are asking anyone with a cough not to visit the hospital. In particular, please do not come to the neonatal and post-natal wards.
"Bringing infections into the hospital puts patients at risk."
While for most people the infection was just an irritation, for young children - especially those too young to be immunised - it could be fatal. It produces a cough that can last for weeks, sometimes called the 100-day cough.
Gisborne Hospital has already had visitor restrictions in place at the neonatal and post-natal areas, allowing in only parents and immediate carers. This is now extended throughout the hospital.
"We know that asking people not to come seems harsh, but we need to do everything possible to help reduce the risk of babies and young children picking up pertussis," Dr Duncan said.
- The Gisborne Herald


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It's billed as "a friendly message to camp summer staff." But the six-minute video, targeting Orthodox summer camps, is far from amicable.
"This is your first and final warning," Meyer Seewald threatens camp counselors. "If you touch a child even once you have destroyed him for the rest of his life."
"We will make sure that the tables are turned and your life will be destroyed," adds Seewald, founder of the anti-abuse group Jewish Community Watch, a Chabad-oriented organization.
The video, which was viewed more than 16,000 times the first three days after it was uploaded to YouTube, is intended to combat sexual abuse during summer camp season, a particularly vulnerable time for children.
Potential molesters are warned by rabbis and anti-abuse advocates that their actions cause "untold levels of misery and pain and suffering" and that if they act on their "intense instinct and craving" they will be caught.
"Prison is no place for a frum child molester," warns Benny Forer, a deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office and an Orthodox Jew.
But missing from the video is a crucial and, in the Orthodox community, controversial point — that those who suspect abuse must report it to police.
Instead, Forer, the only law enforcement official in the video, tells counselors to report suspicious activity to a camp director or to Jewish Community Watch who will ensure "it will be investigated."
"You touch a child and we will find out about it," Seewald adds.
The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, which works closely with Seewald, and Forer's bosses at the LA County District Attorney's Office declined to comment on the video.
Following a call by the Forward to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office, Forer contacted the Forward to "clarify" his message in the video.
Forer said that it was probably a "simple oversight" that the video did not advise those who suspect abuse to contact police. He also stressed his publicrecord of urging Orthodox Jews to turn to law enforcement in cases of abuse. "I guess there should have been more words on that matter," he said.
Seewald said the omission was "a mistake" in a video that was hurriedly produced.
He said the primary goal of the video was to warn molesters that abuse would not be tolerated and to educate inexperienced camp counselors to report their suspicions.
The video was produced to publicize Jewish Community Watch's Project E.M.E.S. — Educating Mosdos [institutions] on Eradicating Sexual abuse.
The program targets camps affiliated with North America's Hasidic Chabad Lubavitch community. It has been endorsed by leading Chabad rabbis and anti abuse advocates such as Rabbi Yosef Blau and Asher Lipner.
Participating camps ask staff members to sign a responsibility agreement, which states that camps will "thoroughly investigate" suspicion of abuse. "We will report any legally mandated violations to appropriate authorities and take necessary steps to remove individuals who violate these principles," the form says.
Camps also share their list of prospective staff with Jewish Community Watch, so that the watchdog group can check whether prospective counselors present a threat to children.
Jewish Community Watch, which publishes an online list of alleged and convicted molesters, has built up a database of suspected pedophiles around the world, Seewald said. He added that two names it received from camps during the past two years as prospective counselors matched people in its database, so they were not employed by the camps.
But camps are reticent to sign up with Project E.M.E.S., he added.
According to Seewald, only one camp signed up for the program last year. This year, two camps, one in Pennsylvania and the other in Vermont, participated.
That's why, Seewald said, he rushed the video out onto Youtube, so that its message could reach a wider audience.
"If we can't [educate people about abuse] through the camp we have to a send message to people that we are not tolerating this," Seewald said.
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