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The tape, one of more than a dozen "cut-ups" designed to review Manning's 2004 season and lay the groundwork for '05, consisted not of his league-record 49 touchdowns, but of the missed opportunities.
"We counted 17 legitimate misses," Manning said, smiling sheepishly. "You say we threw a lot of touchdowns, but we should have thrown even more."
Well, at least more than 49.
Tight end Marcus Pollard dropped a no-doubt touchdown against Tennessee. Brandon Stokley muffed one against Oakland and, while running alone through the heart of Green Bay's secondary, saw a potential 72-yard touchdown ricochet off his facemask. In a loss at Kansas City, Manning passed for five touchdowns but could have had eight; three times in the first half he overthrew a wide-open Marvin Harrison.
"Let's be realistic," Moore said. "You're always going to leave some (touchdowns) on the field. But why can't we be better? We've got to be better."
That has been the explicit theme as Manning, Moore and Caldwell have met at 7:15 so many mornings during the offseason. Yes, 2004 was a fantasy football fan's wildest dream. The 49 touchdown passes. The 121.1 passer rating, another single-season NFL record. That eight-game stretch during which Manning passed for at least three touchdowns, including five consecutive games with at least four.
Manning conceded the Colts set the bar for passing excellence "pretty high" in 2004, and that exceeding it and satisfying a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately public will be a major challenge.
"I'm getting that a little bit in airports," Manning said. "You know, 'How many you going to throw (in '05)?' You can tell in their tone of voice if you don't throw over 50, it's going to be (a disappointment)."
Better every year
Manning said he isn't obsessed by such external expectations. He is obsessed, as always, with taking his game to another level — which he has a history of doing.
Since enduring a difficult 2001 campaign — 26 touchdowns, 23 interceptions, an 84.1 passer rating — Manning has elevated his game each season, being named league Most Valuable Player in 2003 and '04. His touchdown output has bounced from 27 to 29 to 49; the interceptions have dipped from 19 in 2002 to 10 each of the past two seasons. His completion percentage has improved in each of his first seven seasons, from 56.7 as a rookie in 1998 to the club-record 67.6 last year.
"He didn't do very much wrong last year," said Caldwell, who's worked with Manning since 2002. "But he challenges himself to be even better."
That's the basis for the early-morning video sessions. The cut-ups run the gamut: touchdown passes, interceptions, sacks allowed, the missed touchdowns, throws to the left, throws to the right, plays out of the shotgun formation, play-action, first down, third down, specific routes.
One cut-up might reveal that on a certain pass pattern, Manning completed 15-of-20 passes for seven TDs. Moore's reaction?
"We didn't call that play enough."
Even though Manning has suffered only 20 interceptions the past two seasons, coach Tony Dungy said there's room for improvement there. Of last season's 10, six occurred in the red zone.
That's the reason the offensive brain trust makes certain to discuss what went wrong as well as what went right.
"I'm very cognizant of both," Manning said. "If you go in there and say, 'OK, what did we do wrong?' you come out and feel like you beat yourself up.
"At the same time, you say, 'Hey, these are things we're doing really well. Let's keep this.'"
Bucking history?
History indicates encores after huge quarterbacking seasons aren't easy. After establishing Manning's target number with 48 touchdowns in 1984, Miami's Dan Marino had 30 the next season. San Francisco's Steve Young set the NFL mark with a 112.8 passer rating in 1994, but he slipped to 92.3 in '95.
No quarterback has posted consecutive 40-touchdown seasons, but Moore isn't betting against Manning.
Fifty, or more?
"Why not?" Moore asked. "Nobody had 49 until last year."
Two reasons for optimism: Manning's banner year came despite his attempting a career-low 497 passes and playing the equivalent of 14½ games. (He took only three snaps in the regular-season finale against Denver because it didn't affect playoff position, and he sat out the fourth quarter of two other games because the Colts were so far ahead.)
Plus, with the exception of Pollard, who relocated to Detroit in March, Manning's playmaking options return intact: wide receivers Harrison, Stokley and Reggie Wayne, running back Edgerrin James and tight end Dallas Clark.
Then there's the continuity of consultants: Caldwell, Moore and offensive line coach Howard Mudd. Moore and Mudd have been coaching cornerstones since Manning's arrival in 1998.
"Stability, experience and continuity are great factors," Moore said. "And Peyton's a great quarterback. Hands down, he's special.
"There's no reason we can't be more productive. We've still got a long ways to go. We're never satisfied."


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Tax fraud by the poor amounts to some $9 billion a year. Corporations and the very wealthy, meanwhile, manage to avoid taxes to the tune of some $340 billion a year.
Nevertheless, the IRS spends a disproportionate amount of time and resources hunting down the former set of taxpayerspartly because they don't have high-priced lawyers to argue their case, and partly because it's just easier to determine fraud for the former group. A person claiming undue credits under the EITC isn't going to be resorting to fancy loopholes or ultra-complex financial schemes. In fact, the agency was recently found freezing tax refunds for hundreds of thousands of poor Americans deemed "fraudulent"most of whom were owed all of the money they claimed.
But here's the thing. Part of the problem with low-income tax credits is that they're unreasonably complex, as Dorothy Brown pointed out in the New York Times yesterday. The EITC's instruction book runs to 50 pages, and even seasoned tax preparers often make mistakes calculating it. Nevertheless, low-income families are supposed to have this stuff down coldand if they don't, they risk being labeled "fraudulent" and persecution by the IRS. (Another problem, Brown might've noted, is that a whopping 40 percent of low-income taxpayers have never even heard of the EITC.)
As Brown says, the entire system is perverse, and instead of wasting money prosecuting low-income workers, Congress could simplify the tax credit and spend its time going after the corporations robbing the country of $340 billion a yearan amount, keep in mind, that could essentially close the federal budget deficit. Not that the Republicans in Congress are planning anything of the sort, but still.


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There are some traditions, religious and otherwise, that I can get behind because they make me actively pursue change. Lent is one of them, a "leftover" from my Catholic upbringing that encourages the giving up of something and being conscious of what you have. Although I don't practice the religion anymore, I DO end up sticking to my Lent promises for the 40 requisite days and beyond. New Year's is another time marked with making promises, committing to change and reflecting on the past with a look ahead at the future. In other words, it's resolution time!
My best friend and I used to make "Venn Diagram Goals," drawing a Venn Diagram on poster board with each of our goals or resolutions in each circle, and those that overlapped in the middle. It was a daily visual reminder of what to work towards and we would add to it if something popped into our heads. It was also more fun to make it a joint effort, just as having a running partner or knitting buddy can give you that extra boost.
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I'm amazed how many of my progressive friends seem quite confident Obama will win in November. My clearest memory from the political science courses I took at Oberlin in the early 80's was that the overwhelming determinant of presidential elections was how folks were feeling about the economy (basically, are they worried, or hopeful?). If you are following all this other bullshit, like the constant hype over each candidate's gaffes, then you're living in a pundit-driven echo chamber.
The too-busy-and-too-cynical-for-politics independents that will decide this election will look at their choices about a week before the election, and they'll be worried and frustrated enough to think "this isn't working, let's let the other guy have a go at it." That's assuming the "other guy" doesn't scare them, and you can bet good money that Romney's campaign will do a decent job of making him look like a dull but safe choice from now until election day (including a very safe VP pick).
Here's a graph averaging all the recent polls. None of Romney's gaffes matter. Same goes for his refusal to release tax returns (I'm afraid he's going to get away with this stunning lack of transparency). We've had a terrible month of bad economic news (Europe crashing, China slowing, corporate earnings, domestic economic reports, and a volatile stock market), and that's what's moved this graph.
I'm scared to death of a Romney presidency, and plan on fighting like hell to prevent it. But the complacency on the left has me quite worried. They haven't figured out that Obama is the underdog in this race.


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The following items are among the Bristol police log Feb. 3 - 9, 2014:
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Police responded to a home on Poli Street to deal with a child custody dispute.
A Dolly Drive resident reported that their mailbox was damaged.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
A Charles Street resident reported that their property was damaged as a result of a snow plow.
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A Siegel Street resident reported that their mail was stolen.
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Wednesday, Feb. 5
Police were called to a Wood Street home regarding a landlord-tenant dispute.
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Thursday, Feb. 6
Police responded to Mt. Hope High School for a report that students were threatening each other.
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Just when you didn't think guard captain Scott "The Pink Panther" Butler couldn't sink any lower, he had one of the contract security guards FIRED just because he could. This poor hard working African-American woman trying to feed her family was FIRED because Scott decided he wanted to ruin someone's life. Of course that big p***y Butler wouldn't do it to her face, that would be the manly thing to do. He called the guard company she works for and had THEM do it. She was in tears when the guard company came and told her HACLA didn't want her there anymore. She didn't do anything wrong other than to be in Butler's line of sight when he decided to prove he was a man, which he isn't.
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I must respond to this complaint against my fine guard captain. First of all the police car I spent scarce HUD funding for Scott didn't cost anywhere NEAR $50,000. It was $49,999.99 - well below the $50,000 this phantom guy claimed we paid for it.
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In case you've missed it, it's been raining a bunch lately.
March/April/May in Chicago always seems like it should be nicer
weather than it actually is. Even June can be a buzzkill. For
example, when I went back to work the October after my June baby
was born I was searching for my work ID badge (bawling the whole
time, but that's another story for another day). I found it three
days later - in the heinous maternity fleece jacket/tent. The last
day I went to work, which was June 10, I was wearing a fleece!
But this isn't a post about weather.
We're too far along in our relationship to just chat about the
weather, aren't we? As I was saying, it's been raining a bunch, and
I've started singing to 20-month-old Eli "It's raining it's
pouring, the old man is snoring." And he LOVES it. He asks for it,
and has taken on a role of back-up singer. It goes something like
Me: "It's raining, it's pouring"
Eli: "pouring"
Me: "The old man is snoring"
Eli: "snoring"
Now, it's entertaining enough during
the day, but the real reason for this post is my new absolute
favorite tidbit in this adventure in motherhood.
I've been putting Eli to sleep the
past few nights and he's requested my singing (which is concerning,
because I have the WORST voice in the universe). He's asked for a
particular song "Rock", which is Rockabye Baby. So I have obliged.
Our songs come after books are read and milk is sipped. The lights
are all turned off and Eli is snuggled into me with his blankie.
His head rests on my shoulder and what transpires is the sweetest
of all wonderfulness:
Sung very softly:
Me: "Roackabye baby on the
Eli: whispered "treetop"
Me: "when the wind blows the cradle
will rock"
Eli: "rock"
Me: "when the bow breaks the cradle
will fall"
Eli: "fall"
Me: "and down will come baby cradle
and all"
Eli: "and all"
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Icy Bridges
Note: because Tom wanted to see him drown.
Warnings: AU non, magic, death, violence. Oneshot, spelling and Grammar.
It was a cold February day, snow drifting from the sky and making a light dusting upon the ground. Most people would stay in on this day, due to the icy winds and lack of warmth. But if dressed right you could brave the outdoors.
It was on this day that Tom found him self walking along the road, his feet making footprints behind him, and his breath puffing white clouds in front of his face. The 18 year old scowled at nothing as he made out the on coming bridge, the snow slightly higher due to lack of maintenance and use. Tom let out an aggravated huff wondering if he should just go onto the road. Curling his hands in his pockets he decided he'd rather just precede forward, it wasn't that much snow, and he had heavy warm boots on.
Trudging forward the over whelming boredom became clear to him. It was why he was out in the cold walking around. He had grown bored with his life it was the same thing day in day out. Get up, go to school, study, home, sleep, then repeat the next day. For a while it was fine, and he had found ways to entertain him self. That being his amazing ability to manipulate people into to doing what he said. But now he was growing increasingly bored.
It wasn't enough to make people do his bidding. He wanted something more, something exhilarating, something to make him feel alive. It was with this thought it hit him 'something was missing.' He couldn't figure out what it was he was lacking. Tom paused on the bridge looking down to the powdered snow. What was it he needed? A hand came from his pocket reveling the soft warn black gloves. Pressing a finger to his mouth his frown deepened. He could feel the cold seeping into his motionless body. He stood there just trying to think and coming up blank.
Lowering his hand he place it back into his coat pocket curling the fingers to make a fist. Just as he was going to continue on he made out a commotion of loud booming voices, looking over the bridge and off to the side, he could see a group of boys chasing a smaller boy, cornering him by forcing him to back up to where the ice covered water was, and them all around him.
Tom moved forward his arms moving to rest against the railing as he leaned forward looking at the scene unfolding below him. As he concentrated on everyone he knew they were kids from his school, the local gang he summarized. A bunch of dual boys with more brute strength then brains. As for who they were over powering? He turned his eyes to the small dark hair boy who was now being pushed around by the crowd. His small body easily being over powered by the larger males.
Tom watched as glasses fell and broke on the ground the snow covering them, the biggest boy hit the smaller one in the face. Tom realized who it was getting beating. The horrendous glasses were enough to give it away.
The name 'Harry Potter' fluttered though Tom's mind providing the limited information on the boy. He was a first year, too small for his age of 14. His eyes were a bright green always hidden behind his large glasses. His clothes too big for his abnormally small stature. He was an average student, and he hated to be the center of attention.
The boys grew rougher as the smaller boy tried to defend himself, but it really was a losing battle. Not only was Harry small, but he was pinned up against 4 other boys all immensely bigger then him.
Tom stepped up on the edge of the bridge and leaned over the rail his gloved fingers digging into the snow. His boredom momentarily forgotten; as he observed Harry wondering what made the smaller boy fight back? Tom tilted his head as the huge boy grabbed Harry. –He noted that the boys name was Dudley, Harry's cousin- Jerking Harry forward by his collar he began to whisper things into the battered boys ear.
Things Tom couldn't hear, but Tom didn't need to know rather or not what was being said was nasty he knew, because Harry's face paled and he struggled against Dudley's hold. Then like a firecracker had gone off, Harry's hand came upwards plum up and he smashed it into his cousin's nose. He was released crumpling to the ground. Dudley stumbling backwards; his hand covering his now gushing nose.
Tom smirked admiring Harry for the first time. For such a small boy he had handled that rather well. He gazed at the small body that was trying to get up to flee. That was really Harry's only option, it was flee or get beat. Survival instinct was always a good thing to have. Mentally Tom gave Harry another point for self preservation.
Just as Harry cleared the boys he heard Dudley shout to get him, and they all took off again. Harry was running towards the bridge completely missing the fact that Tom stood on it watching him.
Taking no offense Tom pushed off the railing as Harry made his way under the bridge, Tom raced to the other side of the bridge not caring to look for on coming cars. This was far too interesting to care about such trivia things. He jumped up on the edge his hands gripping the ledge and he pulled himself forward. Harry had already speed out from the bridge and was making good distance.
Tom noted that the small boy was fast, but he was also injured. The burst he had had was now winding down allowing another boy to catch up and tackle Harry to the ground. Harry struggled but it was to no use. Soon Dudley was next to them. Grabbing at Harry's hair, he jerked him up making Harry cry in pain as a punch went straight for his stomach. Dudley then screamed rather loudly, enough for Tom to hear.
"YOU FREAK! HOW DEAR YOU HIT ME!" The work 'freak' echoed around in Tom's mind drawing out an over whelming sense of anger, his hand held the railing in a painful grip, and Tom narrowed his eyes looking at Dudley. More biting words passed and Harry took the abuse. Seemly growing bored from what Tom could tell, Dudley then threw Harry from him, unknowingly tossing the small boy onto the ice.
Harry rolled out into the middle of the body of water, his body trembling from pain and cold.
In that moment Tom anger disappeared. Harry looked up at Dudley as the fat boy laughed at him. Taunted him. Harry went to get up but the loud cracking noise had him crouching down quickly. Distributing his weight on what he now knew was thin ice.
Dudley had stopped mid rant realizing what he had gotten his cousin into. The resulting horror on his face was a moment for Tom relish for a lifetime. Looking back to Harry he could make out that Harry was trying to figure out how to get off without the ice braking, his mind running over everything possible, but every move he made had the ice cracking.
Harry then snapped his head up as Dudley made to make his way onto the ice. Seemingly to help him.
"Stop!" but the damage was already done. The resulting weight of the huge boy had the ice give way Harry let out another scream as he was immersed in icy cold water. His limbs flailing around himself as he tried to keep afloat. Dudley and his gang in their panic ran off.
Tom had been making his way to the side of the bridge and down the slight slop. He paid no mind to Dudley and his pack, even when Dudley brushed past knocking shoulders. He made his way to the waters edge, and looked up seeing Harry trying desperately to cling to the edge of ice he had grabbed a hold of, his legs kicking in the water.
His body trembling with cold, his hands sliding against the ice, both sticking and wet. His breath coming out in pants. Then the ice broke and the currant submerged Harry pulling him under the ice.
Tom let out a breath and ran down the side of the water till he noticed the ice was thicker. Testing it out, he gingerly made his way on to the ice and carefully made his way over the slick surface. Eyes skimming over the frozen water he could see a dark blotch under the clear plane. Getting on his hands and knees he wiped the snow from the ice and looked into wide panicked green eyes.
The color of Harry's eyes were startling, Tom had never noticed just how bright his eyes were tell the glasses were gone and he was looking right at them. They were beautiful Tom decided. He pressed his hands against the ice where Harry's blue tinted once did the same. Looking down to Harry he was mesmerized, even as the small boy gasped for air, water filling his lungs.
Blue finger curled around the ice desperately trying to claw there way out. Tom watched on his mind buzzing and his adrenaline pumping. He breathed across the ice fogging his view for only seconds. Harry chocked on the water his air now completely gone, and wide green eye dulling. The last thing he was seeing was Tom's eager visage, and a fluttering thought of at lest he wasn't alone in closing his life.
His hand trembled against the ice watching the light fade from Harry's eyes. He wanted to see him drown, the green eyes fading and the water fanning the dark black hair out. Harry didn't looked away from him. Fueling Tom on, making his breathing come out in heavy excited pants.
It felt like ages before Harry succumbed to the lack of air, but when he did Tom was taken back. Harry was far too beautiful for this world. Even with the bruises, and taint upon him. Tom's hands curled at the ice and he pushed up. Reeling back Tom kicked at the ice easily breaking it, he controlled the break as by leaning back. Sliding to his side his hand slipped into the water and he grabbed Harry's floating arm, he pulled shuffling back.
Harry was dead, he knew that, the dead weight and lack of breathing clued him in, but still Tom dragged the small boy up out of the ice then across it, till he hit land. He fell to the ground cold and a bit tired. Looking at Harry he grinned then tilted Harry's head back, he lowered he head, connecting their lips he breathed into him, and drew back his hands placed on Harry's chest, he pressed down.
It took a lot of effort on Tom part but after a few more tries Harry sputtered, and coughed his body jerking to try and get the water out. Tom turned him on his side and watched as Harry took in deep inhales of air, his body shaking and trembling. Tom ran a hand up and down his side.
He had watched Harry die, and then brought him back. Tom smirked and leaned down crouching over Harry he raised a hand and gently gripped Harry's face turning it down he looked into confused green eyes. Once they had been dual and dead were now bright and full of life again. His grin turned full on Cheshire cat; he ran a hand threw Harry's wet cold hair. He wasn't bored now, he knew what he wanted, and he would take it.
Watching death had been thrilling and Tom planed on seeing it again. Many more times over and over again, but with Harry having been the first he didn't want to let him go. His fingers toyed with Harry's hair, and he looked right into Harry's eyes, noting the cold trembling body he was leaning over, he quirked his lips. He could see how tired Harry was, he was barely holding on to consciousness, and just before he was completely gone Tom whispered sweetly.
"You belong to me."
A/N and this is what happens when I see drawings of Harry in water. O.O I'm a bit twisted. hahah and this is a oneshot. I don't think it needs any more then whats there. And for everyone who read 'Protecting Yours Truly' sorry I don't have a chapter ready for you. I'm a bit stuck but I'll get out of it. for now I hope you got entertainment out of this oneshot. cheers guys!


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Awesome Forces Earthquake House – self-guided education visit
Feel the earth move and learn how to prepare for the big one on a self-guided visit to Te Papa.
- Education type Self-guided resource
- Suitable for Up to 15 people
On this page:
Why visit?
Things to do
Suggested questions for your class
About earthquakes
Related information
Duration: Allow five minutes – it's a two-minute looping show, but you might need to wait
Where: Awesome Forces, Level 2
Why visit?
Visit our Earthquake House to:
- feel a 6.6 magnitude simulation of an aftershock from the Edgecumbe earthquake of 1987
- see some of the damage earthquakes cause
- get a compelling reminder to quake-safe your own house
- start a broader exploration of earthquakes and volcanic activity in our Awesome Forces exhibition.
A visit to our Earthquake House appeals to those who learn by doing and supports the following topics:
- Disasters
- Earth science – earthquakes and volcanoes
- Pūrākau (storytelling)
Things to do
Once you've booked your self-guided visit, bring your class and try the following activities in Awesome Forces.
- When it's your turn, enter the house and let the shaking begin.
- Find out if there's been a real earthquake in New Zealand today – check out 'What's shaking' and 'Quakes online' next to the Earthquake House.
- Pick up a Quake-safe your home pamphlet from the mailbox at the Earthquake House exit.
- Try our 'Get ready for the Big One' interactive in the 'EQC' section.
- Look at the carved figure of Rūaumoko, the Māori god of earthquakes and volcanoes. Then walk underneath the carving and into our theatrette, Papatūānuku, to watch Māori mythology stories.
Book a guided education visit to get more support and expertise during your time at Te Papa.
Suggested questions for your class
- Do you know of any other famous earthquakes around New Zealand?
- What would be the best materials to build your house with in an earthquake-prone area? Why?
Wood is a good material because it is more flexible than concrete or steel.
- What are the differences between the Modified Mercalli scale and the Richter scale?
Compare the different ways of measuring earthquakes and tremors.
- Do you know what to do if you experience an earthquake at home? At school?
Discuss what to do in an earthquake, for example, hide under a table.
- What kind of damage occurs during a large earthquake?
Discuss what happened to the chimney outside the Earthquake House and decide how you could prevent this kind of damage.
- Has anyone been in an earthquake? Where? When? What happened?
Use tact. Earthquakes can be traumatic experiences.
About earthquakes
- Wellington sits on an active fault – similar to Kobe in Japan and San Francisco in the United States.
- There's at least one shallow earthquake recorded under Wellington every week. Every year, there are over 15,000 earthquakes recorded across New Zealand.
- Rocks in the Earth's crust are stretched, squeezed, and twisted by the movements of tectonic plates. Eventually, they give way to the strain and break, cracking and tearing to form long fractures called faults.
- When the crust is stretched apart, one side of the fracture slips down below the other, filling the gap.
- When the crust is squeezed, rocks crack and one side of the fracture gets pushed up over the other. It was this kind of movement, on the White Creek fault, that caused the Murchison earthquake in 1929. This is called a 'reverse' or 'thrust' fault.
- When two sides of a fault slide past each other horizontally, like at the San Andreas fault in California, it's called a 'strike' slip fault.
- Faults often show a combination of sideways and vertical movement.
- The Modified Mercalli scale is a way of measuring the observable effects of shaking on the environment – the higher the earthquake's rating, the greater the damage. The Moment Magnitude Scale, commonly referred to as the Richter scale (a term no longer used by scientists), is a way of measuring the vibrations of the earthquake to tell how much energy was released at its source.
Related information
- The Earthquake House is free.
- Wheelchair access is at the rear of the house, through the exit.
- Please consider other museum visitors.
Activity trail
Around Te Papa
Quake Braker, outside our main entrance
Go underground to peek at the technology protecting Te Papa from a large earthquake.
NatureSpace, Level 2, through Mountains to Sea
Examine our collection of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, and read books on earth science and geology.
Bush City, Level 1, outside Te Papa Cafe
See the Wellington Fault from our lookout, then explore to discover a layered rock wall and volcanic ash layers.
Golden Days (16-minute show), Level 4, under the Tiger Moth aeroplane
Look back at some of New Zealand's worst disasters, including earthquakes.
Useful resources
Earthquake Commission
Get ready. Prepare for the big one.
Check out the latest earthquakes in New Zealand.
Wellington Fault – GNS Science
Learn about one of the most active faults in New Zealand.
Awesome Forces : The Natural Hazards that Threaten New Zealand
Hamish Campbell and Geoff Hicks, 2012. Te Papa Press in association with the Earthquake Commission and GNS Science.


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Iran's administration increased a guaranteed purchase price of wheat from farmers from 8000 rials to 10500 rials per kilogram (which is about $0.42 based on the official rate of 24,744 rials per each dollar), Iranian government speaker Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said, ISNA news agency reported.
He went on to note that each kilogram of imported wheat costs about 8500 rials for administration, adding that, government intends to take advantage of available opportunities to increase domestic wheat production.
On July 5, Fars News Agency quoted Iranian Deputy Agriculture Minister Jasem Saedi as saying that each kilogram of wheat costs over 8500 rials for farmers.
The State Commerce Company imports wheat at $360-370 (8.9-9.1 million rials) per ton or 11,000 to 12,000 rials per kilogram.
The imported wheat was valued at $400 million. Switzerland, Great Britain, and Turkey were the main exporters of wheat to Iran.
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"Iran also plans to provide 300,000 tons of wheat seed for next year," the ISNA News Agency quoted Tavakoli as saying.
Iran's former Industry Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari said in July that the government has bought eight trillion rials (about $650 million) worth of wheat from domestic buyers since the beginning of the current Iranian solar year, the Tasnim News Agency.
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In my last blog entry, I told everyone five out of seven of my favorite video games. Originally, I intended on posting one the next day, and the top dog on the day after that, but then work happened. That leaves us here, where I'll list my top two in one post, so that we can move along to the next fabulous topic. So, without further ado, I bring you my top two favorite games.
2. Chrono Cross
When I spoke of Final Fantasy IX, I mentioned my uncle bringing me to pick out a present at Toys R Us, but what I didn't mention that in addition to that, I also picked up Chrono Cross. I'll be honest in stating I never heard of it prior. I was attracted to the cover, to the mention of Square, and to that key word 'chrono.' Chrono Cross is a game I insist everyone try at least once in their life.
The possibilites in this game are endless. In the game, you have a 45 different playable characters to attain, that alone is something that's always been a great detail to me. Each of these characters have their own distinct backstory. The characters I adored the most were Kid, Nikki, and Harle.
Chrono Cross Characters
The battle system felt unique. It used elements divided into six paired oppositional "colors." Red (fire/magma) vs. Blue (water/ice), White (cosmos/light) vs. Black (darkness/gravity), and finally Green (flora/wind) vs. Yellow (earth/lightning). These had to be equipped, in a similar sense of how materia was in Final Fantasy VII. Characters also had stamina bars, starting with seven points for it. Stamina is decreased proportionally to the strength of the characters attack/use of an Element. I won't go too far into this, but so let's just leave it at that. The battle system was one I thoroughly enjoyed, even though it confused twelve year old me, just a bit.
Battle System
In addition to it's great cast of playable characters, and insane battle system, one cannot forget that this game allowed you to go through New Game+, and offered an outstanding twelve endings. Everytime I started a new game, as my living room was filled with the beautiful notes of Time's Scar, I felt like an excited child starting a new adventure.
1. Final Fantasy VII
In regards to this game, I could say so much. The thing is though, it's nothing you all haven't heard. The majority of the people I talk with would agree that this game is fantastic. Personally, it's the game that I have to thank for me becoming who I am. It was the first RPG I played, and I loved every bit of it. The battle system was a classic, the characters were amazing, and the nostalgia value is through the roof for me. Everyone knows what this game is about, and how it all works, so what I'm going to say here is more what it means to me.
My cousin who had passed introduced me to Final Fantasy VII, unintentionally. He was playing with his neighbor in his room, and they had just assumed I wouldn't enjoy it. That wasn't the case though, I was glued to his television screen. I kept asking questions, and by the end of that weekend, I was begging my Mom for a Playstation, I NEEDED one! This game opened my eyes to various Japanese things, first the games, then the anime, then more of the cultural side of things. I became a convention goer who appreciated and respected the things Japan brought to life, and really became a nerd of all trades at that point. I started to really enjoy comics, sci-fi shows, and the list goes on. I was open to anything, and all thanks to this game. Plus, it really helped my cousin and I grow up more like siblings than just some cousins.
With that said, I cannot ever express enough gratitude in regards to how Final Fantasy VII was more than a game with a great story, but it was a game that helped my story into something that I feel is great.


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Chapter 4: Part 2Mature
I don't think Julia notices the red and white corvette parked at the end of the parking lot, underneath the shadows of the trees around it. I tense up upon sight of it, immediately recognizing the owner.
"Same time Sunday?" Julia asks, jolting me out of my stupor. I smile, though it probably looks more like a grimace, and nod.
"Sure. See you then." I slip into my car but don't go anywhere, waiting for her to leave. As soon as she pulls away, the door to the corvette opens up and Jane steps out, confirming what I already guessed. I step out as she makes her way toward me, already having my car warming up.
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to see you," she says. Her black hair is pulled back into a braided bun, a few flyaway strands cupping her cheeks.
"No kidding." I sigh, rubbing my temples. "Get in the car then." I slide back inside as she walks around the front, getting into the passenger seat. She huffs and rubs her arms as if she's cold, then adjusts the vents so they're facing upward.
"So, how have things been going since you got back?" she asks. Though she gives me a friendly enough smile, her eyes tell a different story. They speak of anger and hate and loathing....but most of all they speak of pain.
"What do you want, Jane?"
She rolls her eyes, brushing her hair out of her face like she's done so many times before. "Okay, so I'm here to cash in on that favor you owe me. And...it's kind of a big one. I need your brother."
I stare at her. "My brother?"
"Elijah, right? I need him. I have a plan." The hopeful look in her eyes tugs at my heart a bit and I, of course, want to make her happy, but...my brother? He's not on the table.
"No," I say, shaking my head. "I don't know what your 'plan' is, but you're not including Elijah in it."
The faint smile that was left on her face before disappears now. She straightens up in her seat, clenching her jaw. "Look," she starts, "you're my friend, Kai, and I want it to stay that way, but you're going to have to work with me. In case you don't remember, you wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for me. Probably in more ways than one. Your brother is never going to be in any danger."
"Yes, I remember," I mutter, looking down at the steering wheel. I sit there for a moment, feeling her eyes bore into me. My own eyes shut, and I realize that I'm going to have to relent. She helped me. I owe her this. Unless Elijah actually will be in danger, then I'm going to have to work something out. "What is it?"
"Julia. I want her dead. And I'm gonna use your brother to do it."
My heart skips a beat. "What?" Jane goes on to tell me every single detail of her plan, and all the while I'm sitting here thinking about the last interaction I had with Julia. She's...going to be dead in a few months? I..I don't know if I can go through with that. I can't go through with that. I can still remember the first time I met her, and then when I met her again for a second time. That was when I truly met her met her. The words she said then and the words she says now are ingrained into my brain, and they will probably never leave.
"It's okay," she told me."You'll be out of this house soon and you won't ever have to think about him again. He's never coming back. I know you'll never get rid of the memories of him, but you can make new ones. Stop hiding, Kai. Go out and make memories, make good ones. That's the only way. That's what we all have to do when times get hard. We have to keep going, and find something better. Find something to make you keep going."
Before that, I had mentioned something to her about Marshall. How she knew the perfect thing to say to me is beyond me. I don't know why I even told her what I told her before that, but somehow she still knew what to do. That was the moment that I really saw her. And I liked what I saw. She was just a girl who cared a little bit too much for everyone, and I think that, even now, she still has some of that in her. She wanted nothing more than for her sister to live, and she didn't get that. And for a while she shut off. I could see that. Everyone could see that. But now I'm getting to see her come back.
She claims she's having trouble caring for people around her, but I doubt that's true. I bet that she does care, but the problem is that she doesn't want to in case something else happens. Not that I'm any better. Though, I'm thinking she already knows that. She's one of the few people who can see it, and I'm not sure how I feel about her looking at me for a whole of several days and being able to see right through me. It's unnerving how quickly she figured me out, as if I'm something as simple as a child's puzzle that she put together.
Yet, I'm still not sure if I have her figured out. I've watched her for months now, and she's as much of an enigma to me now as she was then. How when I first met her, she could be so caring for people she loved sometimes, yet at the same time she could get angry and fly off the handle very easily, that visible fire of hers lighting up her eyes. How she will come up with some of the most brilliant ideas, but a few minutes later she'll make one of the dumbest comments I may ever hear. How she can sometimes come across as someone more mature than most adults I know, and other times she'll make some irrational decision like she's five. She's like a walking contradiction, and it's both intriguing and annoying at the same time.
After everything I've seen her do, everything I've seen her go through, how am I just supposed to agree with Jane and help kill her? I watched her go from someone who was so angry all the time after her sister's death that I thought she might genuinely hurt someone who made the wrong comment, to someone who would be calm if someone got shot right in front of her. Even though she doesn't have the same kind of rage that she had before, it doesn't make her any less powerful. Something about the way she holds herself; the way she walks, the way she talks….it shows her power on its own. Her posture and walk reeks of confidence and strength. Her words ring with authority when she chooses. The calmness of her now doesn't take away any of that; if anything, it gives to it. Unlike Marcus, she doesn't need an unpredictable temper to make her terrifying.
I can't help Jane. I can't do this.
"Jane," I interrupt. She looks at me with those big brown eyes of hers and slows to a stop in her speech. "I….I'm really, really sorry about your mom and your sisters and everything, but I can't do this. I won't. I'm sorry, Jane, but Julia doesn't deserve this. I know I owe you, but...anything but this."
She clenches her jaw yet again and sighs, and I can practically see the steam coming off of her. "Look, I didn't want to have to be this way, but...I'm not asking. I need this, okay? So I'm giving you a choice. You can help me and Elijah will live, or, you can choose to help Julia and he will die. It's either Elijah or Julia. Your choice."
I gulp and turn away, silence eating at us for a few moments. "What happened to you?" I ask quietly. "Your mom wouldn't have wanted this."
"Maybe she wouldn't have," Jane agrees, surprising me. I glance over at her in time to see her add, "But my dad would've, and we both know that he is the one I take after. So, who do you choose, Kai? Elijah or Julia?"
Sighing, I grip the bottom of the steering wheel to keep myself from turning on her. She knows exactly what she's doing. It's obvious that I'm going to pick Elijah. It's not a contest; my choice will always be my brothers over anyone else. And that includes Julia. I know it'll be devastating to Elijah, but at least he'll be alive. I wish it didn't have to be this way, but I know how obstinate Jane is. There's nothing in the world I could say or do to change her mind.
We should've moved when we had the chance.
"You already know," I say. "Tell me again where you're going to be keeping him?"
She smiles brightly, though it doesn't make her any less intimidating. "You made the right decision." Then she goes on to tell me about the things I missed out on earlier, and all I can think about is that last smile Julia gave me before getting into her car mere minutes ago.
What have I done?


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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - October 15, 2005, New Braunfels, Texas JPage 8A — Herald-Zeitung — Saturday, October 15, 2005RANGERS CONTINUED FROM Page 7ASV playing hard despite injuries "We just plan to put our best foot forward and continue to do what we have to do," he added. After a 14-IO district-opening •loss to Churchill, the Rangers have won two straight, downing Converse Judson and Mac ■in two emotional contests. "You have to be careful in this district," Hill said, referring to how 26-5A teams must stay emotionally ready each j week. "This weeks game isn't iiny more important than the one you played last week." Reagan (4-2, 2-1) has never beaten Smithson Valley since its opening in 2000. Still, the Rattlers had plenty of bite in its 26-5A opening win over MacArthur (22-20) and in a losing effort two weeks ago against Madison (21-9). "They're another team that's 2-1 and has played well," Hill said. "In this district you just hop from one fire and into the next one. But we're real impressed with their players, their coaching staff and what they've done." Smithson Valley, Reagan and fudson are tied behind Madison, which holds a 11/2 game lead following its 29-13 victory over Lee Thursday night. A Rangers win inches them closer to the Mavericks, who will play at Smithson Valley Oct. 28.' Tossing out injuries as an excuse, Smithson Valley hasn't displayed the kind of consistency I fill would like to see. But things being as they are, its a compliment saying they're still in the thick of the race. "Last week we made plays at the beginning and hung on to win and the week before we made plays at die end to win," the coach added. "There's a lot of ways to win. I 'd just love to have a game where we can put it all together."SMITHSON VALLEY (5-1) AT SA REAGAN (4-2) 7 p.m., Comalander Stadium Radio: KNBT-FM 92.1 Tickets: $7 at gate Last year: Smithson Valley 37, Reagan 13 Getting there: Take Texas 46 west to US 281 south. Go past Loop 1604 to the Bitters Road exit. Take a left. The stadium is at the corner of Jones-Malts-berger and Starcrest. ABOUT THE RANGERS District 26-5A record: 2-1 Coach: Larry Hill (124-38 in 13th season at Smithson Valley: 133-49 in 15th season overall) Last week: Smithson Valley 28, MacArthur 21 Offense: l-formation Defense: 4-3 Top players: QB Bryan Hill; WR Cody Beyer; WR Clay Fuller; RB Trent Rios; CB Andrew Sendejo; K David Sweet ABOUT THE RATTLERS Coach: David Wetzel (7-9-0 in second season at school; 53-35 in ninth year overall) Last week: Reagan 45, Lee 0 Offense: Multiple Defense: 4-3 Top players: RB Marcus Wright; QB Greg Jones GAME OUTLOOK Smithson Valley: Hit hard by injuries, the Rangers will be playing in yet another competitive contest. They held off a determined Mac team last week as Rios and Cody McKinney each rushed for 100 yards and Andrew Sendejo and Aaron Hernandez nabbed interceptions. Reagan: The Rattlers are a win away from trying a season-high for victories They had over 400 yards offense in pasting the Volunteers last week, with Wright rushing for 140 yards and four TDs on only 16 carries. The defense forced six turnovers District 26-5A All District SA Madison 6-1 4-0 Smithson Valley 5-1 2-1 SA Reagan 4-2 2-1 SA MacArthur 5-2 ' 2-2 Converse Judson 4-3 2-2 SA Churchill 3-4 2-2 SA Roosevelt 3-4 1-3 SA Lee 1-6 0-4 Last week's games Smithson Valley 28, Mac 21 Reagan 45, Lee 0 Madison 31, Churchill 10 Judson 23, Roosevelt 8 This week's games Madison 29, Lee 13 MacArthur 35, Roosevelt 7 Churchill 14, Judson 0 Smithson Valley at Reagan (Sat.) COUGARS u CONTINUED FROM Page 7A "Canyon suffers first . loss of season ' * 9 rtiomentum and scored on ijs first possession, driving tjie ball 77 yards. Reesing capped the drive when he took the ball into the end zone on a keeper from two yards out with 3:56 left in the third quarter. Canyon would fail to Answer that score, and once again Lake Travis was able tp move the ball through the lair and exploited Canyon's zone defense. "We are not fast enough JKJ man-up against their people," Davis said. "We "tried a few times and got burned. I don't know how you defend that unless you got better athletes, but I wouldn't trade our kids for any of theirs." Canyon had problems passing the ball throughout, but twice the Cougars dropped would-be touchdowns. "I don't know what happened," Davis said. "Those were balls we've been catching all year long. These are kids, and kids are going to make mistakes. It happens." The lone bright spot for the Cougars was the play of Chase Wilke who had his fifth 100-yard game of the season, totaling 111 yards on 23 carries and one touchdown. "What can you say, we had some opportunities that didn't pan out," Davis said. "On the other hand, they took advantage of every one of them they got." In the locker room after the game, Davis spoke to the team about regrouping and regaining focus for the final leg of the season. "We got to learn from our mistakes," Davis said. "We've got three more ball games to play. We can worry about this one and let it fiang over our heads, or we ^an forget about it and go on." LAKE TRAVIS 35, CANYON 14 Canyon 7 7 0 0— 14 L. Travis 0 14 7 14 — 35 First quarter C — Cameron Henk 1 pass from J.D. Kunz (Reece Zunker kick), 1:59 Second quarter LT — Fred Robinson 6 pass from Todd Reesing (David White kick), 8:22 C — Chase Wilke 1 run (Zunker kick), 2:14 LT — Robinson 6 pass from Todd Reesing (White kick), 0:05 Third quarter LT — Reesing 2 run (White kick), 3:56 Fourth quarter LT — Austin Wrinkle 38 pass from Todd Reesing (White kick), 7:52 LT — Robinson 70 pass from Todd Reesing (White kick), 2:14 Team Statistics LT Can First downs 21 9 Rushes-yds. 68 184 Passes-yds. 27-358 13-13 Total yards 426 197 Passes 25-27-0 2-13-2 Punts-avg. 1-47 2-44 Fumbles-lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-yds. 5-35 2-12 Individual statistics RUSHING — Lake Travis: Reesing 19-49; Joshua Joseph 6-19; Canyon: Wilke 23-111; J.D. Kunz 10-83; Jerris Springfield 1-3; Joel Hernandez 1- (-3). PASSING —Lake Travis: Reesing 25*27-0—358; Canyon: Kunz 2-13-2—13. RECIEVING — Lake Travis: Robinson 11-183; Hunter Armstrong 5-74; Austin Wrinkle 3-63; Andrew Nell 2-14; Dan Frey 2-10; Joshua Joseph 2-3; Jason Bird 1-11. Canyon: Cameron Henk 1-1, Adrian Hilburn 1-12. Canyon will try to stay in the chase for the district title next week when it goes on the road to play Dripping Springs.UNICORNS _ CONTINUED FROM Page 7ANB gets second win over the season 22 first downs on only 52 plays from scrimmage. Defensively, New Braunfels allowed the Mustangs (3-4, 0-2) just 161 total yards, including only 49 on the ground in 34 rushing attempts. Marble Falls was led by fullback Lasara Flores' 63 yards on 11 carries, but the bulk of that yardage came on one 34-yard run in the third quarter. Hauss hit on just five of his 15 passes for 70 yards (including a 43-yard hookup to Matt Jay on the game's first play) and was intercepted twice. Marble Falls' lone touchdown came on a 27-yard reverse pass from reserve quarterback Jason Hendrix to Michael Crouse late in the first half that cut the Unicorns' advantage to seven points going into halftime. "We had some momentum with our touchdown there at the end of the first half, and we thought we could keep it and get on top of those guys in the third quarter but it didn't work out that way," Marble Falls head football coachVOLLEY CONTINUED FROM Page 7ASV gets huge win over No. 5 Rattlers the Volunteers. "I don't know if tonight did it or not," Gombert said. "We're two ahead of MacArthur but we beat them twice already so we hold the tie-breaker there. When we started the season, our goal was to win IO games in district. We're two away but we're not counting anything yet. "Lee is a very good defensive team and they played us District 27-4A All District Lake Travis 7-0 2-0 Canyon 6-1 1-J Dripping Springs 5-2 1-1 Burnet 4-3 1-1 New Braunfels 2-5 1-1 Marble Falls 3-4 0-2 Last week's games _____ L. Travis 38, New Braunfels 16 Canyon 35, Burnet 28___ D. Springs 41, Marble Falls 6 This week's games New Braunfels 51, Marble Falls 7 LakeTravis 35, Canyon 14 _ Dripping Springs 27, Burnet 20 Next week's games Burnet at New Braunfels__ Canyon at Dripping Springs Marble Falls at LakeTravis _ Oct. 28 games New Braunfels at D. Springs Marble Falls at Canyon_ LakeTravis at Burnet _ Cord Woemer said. "We have had a hard time blocking and tackling in the past two games, and it is hard to win or even stay close when that is the case." New Braunfels will take on Burnet next week for homecoming, while Marble Falls must square off at Lake Travis. tough the first time. So we'll celebrate the win tonight and then focus on beating Lee tomorrow."Canyon clinches playoff berth DRIPPING SPRINGS — Canyon wrapped up a playoff spot Friday with a 25-18, 25-16,25-17 victory at Dripping Springs. The win improved the Cougarettes to 25-10 overall and 9-1 in District 27-4A, just a half-game behind New Braunfels. Dripping Springs, 17-14 overall, fell to 5-5 in district. Chelsea Zunker had 12 kills NEW BRAUNFELS 51. MARBLE FALLS 7 NB 0 14 30 7 - 51 MF 0 7 0 0 -7 Scoring lummary Second quarter NB — Daniel Cardenas 4 run (Jacob Gallegos kick), 11:15 NB — Jeremy Erben 1 run (Gallegos kick), 4:13 MF — Michael Crouse 27 pass from Jason Hendrix (Crouse kick), 1:12 Third quarter NB — Brooks Radla 99 kickoff return (Gallegos kick), 11:40 NB - Safety - Josepn Hauss tackled in end zone, 9:59 NB — Kurtis Kostan 61 pass from Zach Rhodes (Gallegos kick), 9:35 NB — Erben 2 run (Gallegos kick), 6:57 NB — Cardenas 3 run (Gallegos kick), 1:40 Fourth quarter NB — Erben 9 run (Gallegos kick), 9:41 Team Statistics NB MF First Downs 22 11 Rushes-yds 34-203 34-49 Passing yds 199 112 Total yards 402 161 Passes 10-18-0 8-20-3 Punts 4-29.5 6-35.1 Penalities-yds. 4-42 4-22 Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-1 Individual statistics RUSHING - New Braunfels: Jeremy Erben 11-95; Cardenas 11-74; Zach Rhodes 8-42; Gustavo Robledo 2-1; Derek Quern 2-(-9); Marble Falls: Lasara Flores 11-63; Trey Keasler 2-10; Sammy Aguilar 4-4; Michael Crouse 1-1;Teddy Gray 1-(-1); Joseph Hauss 14-(-29). BASSING - New Braunfels: Zach Rhodes 10-18-0-199; Marble Falls: Hauss 5-15-2—70; Hendrix 3-5-1— 42. RECEIVING - New Braunfels: Kurtis Kostan 4-110; Spencer Jergens 3-42; Jeremy Erben 1-22; Josh Smth 1-13; Dustin Kraft 1-12; Marble Falls: Matt Jay 1-43; Crouse 3-34; Hendrix 2-20; Keasler 1-13, Derek Boyd 1-2. and two aces for the Cougarettes, who got 31 assists and five aces by Kirby Krueger; eight kills by Danielle Mittelstadt; 1.5 blocks by Brandie DeBacker and another block by Lexie Bennett. Nikki Kruse had 11 digs and Lacey Shedrock added IO for Canyon, which finishes out the regular season at Marble Falls on Tliesday and at Burnet next Friday.New Braunfels rolls again MARBLE FALLS — The Unicorns thrashed Marble Falls 25-9, 25-12, 25-19 Friday night.AP TOP 10 RESULTS Here's how the teams ranked I in The Associated Press' high I school football poll fared for I games Oct. 12-15: Class 5A 1. Southlake Cai roll (7-0) beat Denton Ryan 41-0. 2. Longview (8-0) beat Rockwall, 37-35. 3. 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Hospital Jardim Cuiaba, Cuiaba, Brazil
PURPOSE: Specific features of different populations may influence the results of prognostic indexes. Along with its Global Equation, SAPS 3 comprises seven other equations developed to consider such regional features. This study intends to evaluate the performance of these equations in the same population in a general intensive care unit in Brazil.
METHODS: We analyzed prospectively collected data from January 1st to August 31st, 2006. From the 544 admissions, we excluded 42 (7.72%) readmissions. In the 502 included patients, we analyzed the Standardized Mortality Rate (SMR), calibration through the Hosmer-Lemeshow® test, and discrimination through the under the ROC curve area (aROC). The endpoint was death or hospital discharge. Calculations were achieved through the EXCEL 2000 Microsoft Corporation and MedCalc Version 22.214.171.124 Frank Schoonjans programs. The presented Confidence Interval (CI) is 95%.
RESULTS: The calculated SMR for the different equations was: .8182 (CI .6664 –.9944) for Central/South America; 1.0051 (CI .8145 –1.2151) for Eastern Europe; 1.0385 (CI .8459 –1.2622) for Southern Europe; 1.0644 (CI .8670–1.2937) for Global; 1.1415 (CI .9297–1.3873) for North Europe; 1.1608 (CI .9454–1.4108) for Australasia; 1.1760 (CI .9578–1.4293) for North America, and 1.2590 (CI 1.0254–1.5302) for Western Europe. Discrimination was adequate for Eastern Europe (P= .4777), Global (P= .1110), North Europe (P= .0851) Southern Europe (P= .0839) Central/South America (P=.0578) and inadequate for Australasia (P=.0288) Western Europe (P= .0073) and North America (P= .0011). Discrimination was adequate for all studied equations (aROC > .8).
CONCLUSION: SAPS 3 Global, Central/South America, Eastern Europe, North Europe, and Southern Europe equations showed similar performances in the studied population.
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: SAPS 3 Global, Central/South America, Eastern Europe, North Europe, and Southern Europe might be applicable to the studied population.
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NFL Is Refusing To Pay Their Cheerleaders Minimum Wage
Between this and asking performers of the Super Bowl Halftime Show to pay to perform, the NFL are really, really, starting to look like everything that is wrong with this country. Really rich and WAY too damn greedy.
As some of the Oakland Raiders cheerleaders try to fight JUST to get minimum wage as they perform their jobs, the nation's most popular and richest sport is saying they have no intentions on doing so because they say they are "immune to state labor laws."
According to NBC Sports,
The NFL rebuttal, filed on Aug. 5 in Alameda County Superior Court, argues that because the California Supreme Court found that players cannot bring antitrust claims against their teams, the NFL, therefore, is immune from state labor laws.
The Oakland Raiders has responded by revisiting their contracts and giving them minimum wage for the time being.
For the first time this season, the Raiders offered the cheerleaders a new contract, and began paying the Raiderettes $9 an hour – California's minimum wage – for the first time for all the hours they work. Before this, the cheerleaders were paid $125 per game, and hadn't received compensation for anything beyond that.
I understand the business side of things, but part of the problems with the economy in this country is this very thing. Big, successful businesses refuse to pay their workers a suitable pay rate.
Of course their argument probably won't hold up in court, but it is interesting to see their stance on paying the people that allow their product to be the most entertaining of any sport.


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ANTHONY FRANKLINMember
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This was inspired by Jamie Short and his bivy design, which can be seen here: http://lytw8.com/My_Gear.html#LytW8_Bivy
I enlarged some of the dimensions a tad, since I am 6', large framed, and have size 13 feet. I also used a longer mesh window, mostly because I intend this to breathe as much as possible. I used a 56" zipper from Zpacks in an "L" shape for the opening. The top and bottom are both 1.3 Sil, it was super cheap at an online store. It weighs in at 9.4 oz and feels pretty durable. All I need to do is sew the seams to box in the corners and its done, but I could not resist snapping some photos after cranking it out in 1 sitting.
Here you can see how wide it opens, and it with my GG Nightlight torso pad and 20 degree bag inside. Its roomy enough for sleep without feeling too claustrophobic, but if it was any narrower at the shoulders it would probably impede my normal thrashing and rotisserie sleeping movements during the night.
Sep 7, 2012 at 10:36 am #1910069
Nancy TwilleyMember
@goodcaver2Locale: STL
Looks like super clean work, and I love the blaze orange for visibility.Sep 7, 2012 at 12:07 pm #1910110
Michael DukeMember
Looks good, but if that is sil on top, you are going to have some horrible condensation issues.Sep 7, 2012 at 12:43 pm #1910121
ANTHONY FRANKLINMember
@redwood82Locale: Piedmont of the Carolinas
I went back and read more on this orange fabric I had bought, it's been laying around since last year. It says "Lightly Urethane Coated".
I guess if this bivy doesn't breathe and I end up with bad condensation, I am only out less than 20 bucks or I can just modify this. Or consider it a prototype. Maybe I will try it out this weekend.Sep 8, 2012 at 4:22 am #1910289
Jamie ShorttBPL Member
@jshorttLocale: North Carolina
Hi Anthony, Bivy looks great. I am always amazed at how people continue to take this simple pattern and adapt it. When I originally published it, I planned to have full instructions and photos but never got around to do it. People have just run with only the basic layout. I don't think I have seen the zip run the way you did with the extended window.
I agree with Michael that it sounds like you have used a top fabric that will not breath so be careful and expect condensation. The easy way to test this is put the fabric across your mouth and blow. If air passes through you are ok, but the bottom will leak. If air is trapped you have a water proof type of fabric, probably silnylon based on the fabric weight.
Either way you have the right MYOG attitude. How else can you learn such great lessons for so few dollars. And you next one will be even better.
JamieSep 8, 2012 at 9:04 am #1910335
Michael DukeMember
I agree completely with Jamie. Keep at it for sure. You're not out much money even if it doesn't work. If you need help choosing material in the future, feel free to send me (or I'm sure Jamie would mind either) a pm.
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