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An eating disorder is a complex chronic neurobiological condition where full and permanent remission
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The Eating Disorder Institute is a space of applied science—the research is synthesized and evaluated with complete transparency so that you can make some decisions for yourself. The Eating Disorder Institute is an utterly independent organization with no sponsorship, funding or financial conflicts-of-interest.
The Homeodynamic Recovery Method is the application of the science, research and analysis of the best of what we know both empirically and within the peer-reviewed published research of how an adult might use a treatment approach that has a reasonable chance of generating remission. It is possible to use the information on this site for free; review its relevance to you with your appropriate treatment team; and achieve complete and permanent remission from an active eating disorder.
The only evidence-based treatment protocol available to those with eating disorders today is Family-Based Treatment (sometimes referred to as Maudsley Family-Based Treatment, FBT). And while some effort has been applied recently to expand the use of FBT to the adult space, with programs found at the University of California San Diego Eating Disorders Center as well as The New Maudsley Approach and the Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults, these are intensive programs designed to support those at "the tip of the iceberg" of eating disorders—those who are dealing with a level of severity wherein either meeting or sustaining markers of adult independence and resilience are not happening as a direct result of the severity of the condition. But the vast majority of those with eating disorders sit "below the waterline." While able to meet and sustain markers of adult independence and resilience, they are experiencing progressive deterioration in quality of life and health. These are the individuals for whom the Homeodynamic Recovery Method was developed.
Evidence-based treatment means something very specific and the term is so misused in mental health treatment spaces today as to end up as more of an expression of "assurance-theater" than a reflection of scientific rigor and protection for the patient.
Evidence-based treatment or medicine refers to a process whereby there has been systematic review and meta-analytic assessment of the body of peer-reviewed published (and ideally unpublished) scientific literature determining whether the treatment in question actually provides tangible beneficial outcomes in a dependable and repeatable fashion for most patients. Even with a valid "evidence-based treatment" label, this can often refer to measuring a new treatment approach against a prior treatment approach, often classified as "treatment-as-usual" (TAU).
However, if our TAU is decidedly wrong-headed, then the fact that a new treatment generates better outcomes when compared to TAU is somewhat misleading if the original TAU was so disastrous as to be a poor comparator in the first place.
Here at the Eating Disorder Institute, we believe that patients are capable of becoming the experts on the condition they must navigate. In fact, it is our mission to make the patient the expert in the room. The treatment analysis you'll find across this site will allow for you to make decisions that will support your journey towards remission.
What is full remission from an eating disorder? There's an entire post on the topic Remission Accomplished: What Does It Signify?
Some people take exception to the idea that you cannot recover from an eating disorder. However, this is an issue of semantics and medical terminology. It doesn't really matter how you prefer to identify the state of the condition in your existence as someone who has navigated an eating disorder in your life.
Recovery is a term set aside for infection. If I have recovered from pneumonia, then having another bout of pneumonia at some point in my future is a new illness and not a relapse or flare of the previous bout of pneumonia. However, if I have systemic erythematosus lupus (lupus) and it goes away, then should I have another bout of lupus in my future, it is a flare or relapse of the prior condition and not a new illness.
Eating disorders work like all other chronic conditions and do not appear to have any infectious agents associated with their presence (as far as we know as of today).
That is why we refer to the absence of the condition as remission and not "cured" or "recovered." It is possible to remain in remission permanently. However, should the condition reappear, it is a relapse or flare of the original condition. And very similarly to other physical chronic conditions, the symptoms might be quite distinct from one flare to the next, but it's the same underlying condition throughout.
Remission from an eating disorder is a practice. And as with all other practice behaviors we might adopt in our lives, it gets easier to maintain the practice the more you reinforce its presence in your life.
It's not possible to return to a life before the eating disorder was activated and that can take some adjustment. Yet there are many protective and even beneficial elements that having a remission practice will bring to you, to the point that you might even feel sorry for those around you who blindly accept fattism and healthism in our society. Remission can end up being an enlightening and enriching space in which you can live out your hopefully long and fulfilling life.


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Welcome to Cape Cod Canal Youth Hockey!
We are off to another exciting year of hockey for the youth of Bourne, Sandwich, and Wareham. Come down to John Gallo Ice Arena and cheer us on!
The mission of Cape Cod Canal Youth Hockey is to organize, teach, and stimulate the interest of the youths of Bourne, Sandwich, and Wareham in the sport of ice hockey.
We believe that every athlete has the right and responsibility to exhibit integrity and honesty in life, as well as athletic competition, and are committed to promoting and developing good sportsmanship, peer leadership, teamwork, respect for authority, and self-discipline.
To these ends, we shall strive to provide the most qualified adult leadership and promote programs and philosophies which will assist each participant to excel as citizens in our communities and athletes in our program.
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CCCYH Girls Program out to a strong start! The new girls hockey program @ CCCYH is out to a strong start with our U-12 team doing fantastic! With only one loss in their first four contests they look like they are playoff bound. Several girls on this team play in the boy's program for PW A's or B's and are anchoring this team while helping the newcomers get established. The U-14 team has successfully filled out with the addition of new players coming to CCCYH from the Cape Cod Waves. This team is doing well and is beginning to jell nicely. The U-19 team is working hard and has shown great improvement as many of its players head into High School play. Checkout the schedule section in the website and come on down to cheer on our newest CCCYH teams!
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From the pattern: "This hat is worked in the round from the base to the top. The decorative leaves are worked separately (back and forth in rows), then sewn to the hat, and topped off with a "gumdrop" point."
About 218 yd (199 m) of main colour and 109 yd (100 m) each of two contrasting colours of sport-weight yarn.
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On board Lufthansa aircraft, the Skytrax rating system singled out the superb comfort of the First-Class cabin with ergonomically contoured seats, which convert into a fully flat, two-metre long bed. Top marks also went to Lufthansa in-flight entertainment, which offers movies in up to eight languages, a variety of TV and radio channels as well as a selection of CDs and audio books. Additionally, Skytrax awarded outstanding marks to Lufthansa's First-Class cabin staff for their onboard service quality, which had lent an added note to the 5-Star rating and which had shown marked improvement over the past twelve months.
On the ground, the First-Class Terminal in Frankfurt scored 5-Star ratings across many of the assessment categories. Aside from exclusive service from personal assistants for HONs and First-Class passengers from a greeting on arrival at the airport through to check-in for their flight, the dedicated Terminal won acclaim for its comfortable armchairs and sofas as well as other amenities including quiet rooms with daybeds. A separate cigar lounge, spacious bathrooms offering high-quality toiletries as well as an extensive choice of hot or cold meals, cocktails and fine wines contributed to Skytrax top-tier ranking.
"This gratifying award with top marks is the impressive confirmation that our First Class belongs to the top rank worldwide," said Peter Pollak General Manager UAE and Director Gulf, Afghanistan & Iraq, Lufthansa German Airlines. "Our passengers are delighted with our best class, and the Skytrax rating encourages us to make the exclusive First Class passenger experience with new ideas and additional offers on board and on the ground even more appealing."
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Ricotta Gelato
Fresh ricotta cheese makes for an especially rich gelato with a natural creaminess.
- Yield: Makes about 1 quart
Source: Martha Stewart Living, June/July 1994
- 2 cups fresh ricotta cheese
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
Place ricotta in a cheesecloth-lined sieve set over a bowl. Place in refrigerator, and drain overnight.
Combine milk and nutmeg in a medium saucepan; bring to a simmer.
Combine egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream at medium-high speed until very thick and pale yellow, 3 to 5 minutes. Return the milk to a simmer.
Add half of the warm milk to egg-yolk mixture; whisk until blended. Return new mixture to saucepan with remaining milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
Have ready an ice-water bath. Remove saucepan from heat, and immediately stir in cream. Pass mixture through a sieve set over a medium bowl. Place bowl in ice-water bath, and chill. Whisk in drained ricotta until thoroughly blended.
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Rison, 37, spent 12 seasons in the NFL, his last in 2000. He agreed to join the Argonauts' practice roster and will practice with the team for the first time Sunday. He worked out for the team before being offered a contract.
"I think this is the best move I could have made for myself and my family," he said in a statement released by the team. "I am here to play football."
This month, a Georgia judge ordered his arrest for not paying $107,350 in child support. The judge ruled Rison was in contempt of court and should be jailed for 20 days. She asked that other jurisdictions outside the state assist in the arrest. Rison hasn't paid his $3,500-a-month child-support payment for his 16- and 18-year-old children since August 2002, the order said.
Last month, a judge in Michigan dismissed a felony charge against Rison for failing to pay child support to his ex-wife for their 16-year-old son. Rison owed more than $90,000 to Tonja Rison and had been charged with felony nonsupport in December 2002.
Argos coach Michael Clemons was excited by the signing but said Rison still has a lot of work to do.
"We could see he still has outstanding ability," Clemons said. "I have discussed with him the importance of being a leader and helping to groom our young receiving corps."
Rison, a five-time Pro Bowl player, played for seven NFL teams and won a Super Bowl with Green Bay in 1997. He has 743 catches and 84 career touchdowns in an NFL career that began with Indianapolis in 1989. He finished with the Oakland Raiders four years ago, helping them reach the AFC championship game.
He was suspended for four games in 2001 for a repeat violation of the league's substance abuse policy and has been out of football since.


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ALAN Greenwood has handed out more trophies than he would care to mention and has seen thousands of players come and go during his 22 years as Accrington and District Junior Boys League.
Alan, who was appointed secretary back in 1996, is relinquishing his duties after more than two decades at the helm.
But true to the man who has held the Saturday morning league flourish, he is not walking away entirely and will shadow the new secretary for 12 months.
"I am not the type of person to walk away as I believe it is only right that the new person who takes up the post gets some guidance.
"So for 12 months I will shadow the new secretary in the role of assistant secretary."
Alan first got involved in the league when his son Daniel started playing football for Huncoat United Under Eights.
He went on to manage Huncoat's Under 15s on a Saturday and the club's Under 16s team on a Sunday. After taking up the role as secretary he has help the league grow and it now has teams from under nines to under 16s as well as a development league for those at under sevens and under eights.
"I have really enjoyed my role as secretary," added Alan who ranks seeing his son Daniel winning the Huncoat United Under Nines player of the year as one of his highlights. "I like to organise things and it is nice to see youngsters enjoying football with a smile on their face.
"The league has been running since 1958 and there have been a lot of people who have made it such a success and I am just happy to have been able to play a small part."


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YES, WE CAN! Or that is the impression that the creations of Robin Barcus Slonina give us. I have never seen such kind of dresses anywhere else. Not even on the internet, until now. So if you think that wearing a dress made of pinecons for example or chip cards is cool check out the [...]
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Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity
"Mathew's Passion" first appeared in the September 2005 issue of Touchstone.
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Mathew's Passion
Father Mathew's Crusade by John F. Quinn
Father Mathew's Crusade: Temperance in Nineteenth-Century Ireland
and Irish America
reviewed by Mike Aquilina
Take heart, culture warriors. If you think you can't change public opinion or widespread vices—never mind city hall—read John F. Quinn's excellent study of the nineteenth-century Irish temperance preacher Father Theobald Mathew. In Ireland in the 1830s, per capita annual consumption of beer and whiskey hovered around 3.5 gallons of each. In 1825, when a temperance group in Ulster tried to limit the city's butchers to three glasses of whiskey a day, "most found the rule too burdensome and quickly dropped out."
Habitual drunkenness kept the Irish people impoverished and resentfully dependent on their British overlords, unable to sustain any movements of social change or to progress toward self-rule. A third of Ireland's people in the 1830s were paupers.
It was the general consensus in Ireland at the time that the violent uprisings of 1798, most notably the battle of Vinegar Hill, had failed because the Irish forces were simply too drunk to fight well. Contemporary sources attributed the disunity of Irish nationalists to the same problem. Resistance meetings regularly degenerated into drunken brawls.
Mathew's Miracle
Then, in the mid-1830s, Father Theobald Mathew joined the fray. Father Mathew (as he was widely known) was almost single-handedly responsible for accomplishing what the Irish patriot Daniel O'Connell called "that astonishing moral miracle": the sudden sobering-up of an island that had long suffered from a colossal drinking problem.
A little over two years after he joined the movement, he had brought 2.5 million people into it—30 percent of the total population of Ireland. By the time of the Potato Famine, in 1845, that number had more than doubled, to 6 million, and teetotalers held a clear majority.
Quinn summarizes Father Mathew's success in a dazzling array of statistics:
Mathew's own brother, a distiller, was driven out of business, and he died from the sadness.
Father Mathew's critics were many, and they challenged him on many grounds, from the practical to the theological. Jesus, after all, changed water into wine; why should anyone wish to abstain from this good thing he created? Father Mathew prevailed over his critics and eventually took his message to America, where he administered the total-abstinence pledge to more than half a million of the 23 million people then living in the States and territories.
Mathew was himself something of a miracle. His movement transcended denominations and nationalities. And he accomplished this at a time when the Catholic bishops in both Ireland and America were in a decidedly unecumenical mood.
The Know-Nothing riots in Boston and Philadelphia were a recent memory, and the public-school Bible controversies were just heating up in New York. In the US Army, Catholic men were being flogged for refusing to attend Protestant services. And in Pittsburgh, the citizens elected an illiterate jailbird as mayor; his chief occupation: anti-Catholic rabble-rouser.
Mathew's Lessons
Quinn tells the story of Mathew's triumph with generous use of contemporary sources. The book is abundantly documented, but not excessively so. Quinn is a skillful storyteller with a keen eye for the telling detail, but he never lets minutiae bog down his story.
And the story doesn't stop with Mathew's death in 1856. Quinn traces the further development of the temperance movement in Ireland and Irish America, with the emergence of more enduring groups, like the Pioneers.
Whether we agree or disagree with total abstainers like Mathew, we have much to learn from them. Without their early successes, prohibition never would have become the law of the land. For better or for worse, they shaped history.
And surely, in their personal apostolate, they changed lives for the better. Before Father Mathew's time, many Christians favored moderation rather than total abstinence. But they knew their methods were ineffective for the people they dismissed as "drunks." Mathew showed that teetotalism could cure the people who would one day come to be called "alcoholics." Without Mathew's work, later developments like AA would have been more difficult.
There are cautionary tales, too, in Father Mathew's life. He alienated friends and allies when he refused to speak publicly in favor of the abolition of slavery, because although he was an ardent abolitionist, he thought it unwise to mix causes. Yet neither would he disavow his early statements against slavery. So he lost supporters on both sides.
He infuriated the Catholic hierarchy with his easy fraternization with Protestants and even freethinkers.
And he gravely miscalculated the mercy of his countrymen when, toward the end of his life, having spent most of his own income on his cause, he accepted a pension from Queen Victoria. This made him suspect in the eyes of many Irishmen, as an accomplice in their oppression.
Broken Hero
He died broke, broken in health, and publicly humiliated, feeling very much a failure, but also close to the Cross and seemingly at great peace with his Savior.
We should take notes. If one man could dry out old Ireland, imagine what Christians today might do for modern America.
Mike Aquilina is vice president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology (www.salvationhistory.com) and a general editor of The Catholic Vision of Love catechetical series.
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This month Joe Celko will be presenting Temporal Data and Tricks in SQL
Joe will present to CACTUSS Central on Monday 2/18 and CACTUSS North on Tuesday 2/19
Temporal Data and Tricks in SQL
- The Nature of Time
- The ISO Model of Time
- The ISO-8601 Standards
- The Calendar Table
- Report Periods Table
- Contiguous Time Periods with New Aggregate Functions
Joe Celko served 10 years on ANSI/ISO SQL Standards Committee and contributed to the SQL-89 and SQL-92 Standards. He is author of nine books on SQL for Morgan-Kaufmann. He has written over 1200 columns in the computer trade and academic press, mostly dealing with data and databases.
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Oh, it used to be such a hassle when we needed to get the Benz tuned up. We'd have to cancel lunch with our friends, miss a round of golf at the Club, even set the VCR to tape our favorite soap opera. It was such a stress, we always had to make sure the maid set us up with a spa appointment immediately after the ordeal. So what a relief it was to find Mercedes-Benz of Chandler, where we can schedule an appointment (they guarantee no waiting), or simply show up whenever it's convenient. Not only does the dealership have the best factory-trained and certified technicians, but it has a spacious guest lounge that's almost as pampering as our Club. It starts with shaded portico valet service. Then, we can dine in the Silver Star Cafe, selecting from fresh-made-daily sandwiches and light fare like salads, vegetarian food, croissants, homemade English muffins with Canadian bacon and Gruyère, yogurt and granola, panini, fresh-brewed coffee and iced tea. There's a small putting green should we want to get in a little practice. And we can keep up with As the World Turns watching the lounge's digital satellite televisions. Civilization, we salute you.
Readers' Choice for Best Auto Repair Shop: Sun Devil Auto
Our car was a beauty in its day, a 1960 Cadillac. But it had been so long since we'd been able to find parts to take care of it, it had fallen into a quiet, dusty sleep of disrepair. Then, we found Arizona Vintage Parts, and our pretty car knew it had gone to heaven. The place is hard to locate, down a dirt road with virtually no address, but it's got pretty much everything a vintage auto connoisseur could ever need. Some customers come from other countries just to find that perfect chrome accent, or engine part. The specialty is Cads, from 1930 to 1985. But there's a treasure trove for all makes and models of antique cars, with parts like water pumps, fuel pumps, brake parts, U-joints, bearings, seals, ignitions, front end, gaskets, fenders, panels, hubcaps, bumpers, floorboards, radios, antennas, seat belts, steering pumps and so much more. Another big bonus: Everything is rust-free.
Baby, we can drive our car!
Bottom line: Size matters to miniature collectors, and the small-minded love this shop. At Auntie Em's, we can hold the whole world in our hands -- and decorate it. Doll houses feature furniture and every imaginable accessory, from place settings and appliances to minuscule trees and farm implements, even the teeniest cat food box. And those with big ambitions can pick up the wood, tools, paint and glue necessary to create their own trinkets. Need a little guidance? Peruse the racks of how-to books, videos and crafty magazines.
And for once, go ahead and bring the boys, for also on the premises: Smilin' Jack's Pedal Cars. (We appreciate the noncommittal slogan: "If it's got a pedal or wheel, we may have it.")
Rich Ihle is known as the snake or reptile man. He has a large collection of scaly friends, with names like Freckles, Miss Piggy, Junior, Mrs. Square, T-Bo and Theresa. Freckles is a leopard gecko from India. Miss Piggy is a western hognose snake. Theresa is a tiger-phase reticulated python, the longest snake in the world, growing to 30 feet. Ihle is very interesting. He enjoys educating people of all ages about these often misunderstood animals, and showing his live creatures for schools, libraries, malls, scout and church organizations, youth groups, fairs, and other special events. The animals that he uses in his programs are captive reared and extremely tame, making them perfect for school classroom hands-on presentations (including preschool), birthday and company parties, even as stars in commercials and movies. As Ihle says, the critters actually enjoy the attention as much as we enjoy the show. What a ssssscintillating ssssservice.
Thanks to the superb selection at this cool new shop, our garden now looks like an advertisement for antique dealer Michael Robertson's latest business venture. We dropped in to buy a couple of vintage earthenware pots, and left with a truckload of outdoor decor we couldn't live without. Our garden's gorgeous with Garden Party finds: a stupendous Virgin Mary fountain; a just-weathered-enough Adirondack lounger; and a crate full of like-new gardening tools that double as ornamentation. We plan to go back for another tour of the extra-cool "Shabby Chic White Room," where last trip we snagged an ecru crackle-glazed "Pissing Boy" statue and a marvelous milk glass flower bowl. Fans of campy Catholic art will want to check out the roomful of Jesus junk, and anyone else with a patch of planted soil will surely score something from this marvelous hoard.
Looking for glamour? Looking to shine? Are you a performer? A star? A man who dresses in women's clothing? Well, then . . . Boom Boom LaRue's is the place for you. Located within the shabby chic space of Vintage Interiors, sequined gowns are packed on the racks. Each piece of costume jewelry is hand-picked so there are no duplicates (this ensures that no fashion faux pas occur onstage). Boas, tiaras and wigs (oh my!).
But the true treasures are those elusive size 12 and up stilettos and go-go boots. So all you men who have an upcoming command performance at Pookies, stop in and freshen up your look and avoid looking drag -- we mean, drab.


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Bruce Springsteen,J cole,Mick Jagger! Whats the link?College. Untapped talent lies on campuses. What's the 2nd link? They had to drop out to pursue a music career. Undergrad-Sound answers the young musician's problem of deciding between their dream and school. College doesn't hinder their dreams but guides/shape s them. Undergrad-Sound partners with music companies guiding/molding musicians in hopes within 4 years a star rises. Artists tour campuses worldwide, throughout the year. At the end of the year they perform at undergrad palooza – the huge company concert. Stationed in 6 main areas where talent is most likely found ranging from rap, r&b,country,pop. New artists undergo development,touring,exposure. Why not save time,money,resources ?On campus, the artists take 2-3 courses learning to promote themselves,represent,sell themselves, -essentials needed being an artist.The next dave Matthews,Kanye,GreenDay are in college .We may lose them to a sociology degree, Undergrad-Sound locates, shapes and sends them to you (record company).
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The Nova Scotia Writing Exemplars website provides representative Spring of the year samples of Nova Scotia student writing based on the curriculum expectations defined in student learning outcomes for writing. Teachers, students and families will observe four levels of representative achievement in writing at each grade from one to eight as well as reflective notes by Nova Scotia teachers. These notes inform instructional next steps to support Nova Scotia students' continued improvement and achievement as writers.
In the Nova Scotia Writing Exemplars project, teachers, administrators and students used Ontario Ministry of Education writing tasks and rubrics (scoring scales) with Nova Scotia students. The resulting Nova Scotia writing samples were marked holistically. Those selected for inclusion in this website represent four levels of writing achievement at each grade level, from grades one to eight. The choice of samples reflects the professional judgment of Nova Scotia teachers. The process used for the Nova Scotia Writing Exemplars Project serves as a model for Nova Scotia school boards, schools, and teachers in setting writing tasks in the context of regular classroom work, developing scoring rubrics, assessing the writing of students, and planning for the improvement of student writing. The samples are not intended to be used as standards or bench marks for the province.
The anonymous samples have been reproduced "as is", with no attempt to edit the students' work.
The Nova Scotia Writing Exemplars Project website has been developed to:
Teachers, families, and students are encouraged to examine the student samples, to think about the characteristics and descriptions of work at each level of achievement in the individual grades, and to develop an understanding of how one level of achievement differs from another. Teachers might also wish to discuss the strategies they could use to enhance student learning and to promote student achievement in writing.
Nova Scotia school boards were invited to provide student writing samples for the Nova Scotia Writing Exemplars Project at the end of the 2004-2005 school year. Participating teachers and principals administered the provincial writing tasks and collected classroom samples of student writing. The writing samples were locally scored by teachers using the provincially adopted scoring rubrics. The samples and scoring were reviewed by a provincial working group of teachers and administrators who selected representative samples of each of four levels of writing at each grade level from throughout Nova Scotia. They created Teachers' Notes for inclusion on this website.
The provincial working group reviewed the design and content of the draft website, and will recommend teacher professional, family, and instructional resources for inclusion on the website to support students' writing growth. The participation of Nova Scotia teachers from all regions has been invaluable in developing the Nova Scotia Writing Exemplars website.
In the future, it is anticipated that the Nova Scotia Writing Exemplars Project website will contain:
How the Rubrics Were Developed and Applied
The Writing Exemplars project defines the term rubric to mean a scale. In this case, one that describes levels of achievement for a particular complex task. It guides the scoring of that task according to relevant criteria. To assess student achievement, the teacher chooses from different descriptions of work that are specific to each level of achievement. The rubrics adopted by the Nova Scotia Department of Education for the Writing Exemplars Project provide an effective means of assessing the particular type of student performance, allow for consistent scoring of student performance, and provide information to students on how to improve their work.
Although rubrics were used effectively in this project, they are only one way to assess student achievement. Other forms of classroom assessment include anecdotal records, checklists, tests, and teacher observation. Teachers select and use many assessment tools to assess and evaluate student achievement.
A Writing Exemplars Project rubric accompanies each writing task. The achievement levels for writing focus on four categories of knowledge and skills: reasoning, communication, organization, and conventions. The brief descriptions in the rubrics apply in a general way to all language assessment. Each rubric contains the following components:
The rubrics for the writing tasks are similar to some components of the writing scales used by the Grade 6 provincial English Language Arts assessment which is based on the curriculum expectations and the achievement levels for language in Nova Scotia. Each student participating in the exemplars project prepared one writing sample in response to a single task.
How the Samples Were Selected
Nova Scotia teachers reviewed the elaborated descriptions in the rubrics and then applied them to assess Nova Scotia student writing samples at both the district school board level and the provincial level. The teachers used a process that is sometimes called "consensus marking" or "teacher moderation":
The following should be noted:
Using the Writing Samples
Teachers and Administrators
The samples of student writing included in the Writing Exemplars website will help teachers and administrators by:
Teachers may choose to:
Administrators may choose to:
The Writing Exemplars tasks exemplify a range of meaningful and relevant learning activities that are representative of tasks related to the curriculum in Grades 1-8. In addition, the website invites the involvement and support of families in the writing process, as they work with their children to improve their achievement in writing. Families can use the student writing samples, rubrics and linked resources as:
Students write every day, and written communication in a range of media is a part of learning in all curriculum areas. Student performance improves when students are given clear expectations for learning, clear criteria for assessment, instructional support, and immediate and helpful feedback. The rubrics in this website provide specific criteria that indicate achievement from level to level and from grade to grade. Students' performance improves as students receive instructional support; and as they are encouraged to take responsibility for their own achievement and to reflect on their own progress and "next steps".
It is anticipated that this website will help students in the following ways:
Please select the Exemplars Menu above to view the Writing Tasks, Rubrics and Student Writing Exemplars which are arranged by grade level.
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Drake Previews 'Trophies,' Brings Out Busta Rhymes, A$AP Mob at Brooklyn's Barclays Center
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Toronto took over Brooklyn last night as Drake's 'Would You Like a Tour?' rolled into town. Following sets from PARTYNEXTDOOR, Future and Miguel, who serve as the opening acts on the ongoing fall roadshow, the OVO star performed a plethora of hits from his catalog in front of a sold-out crowd at the Barclays Center.
Drizzy had a few tricks up his sleeve for this show, though. During an intermission, tour DJ Future the Prince treated the audience to an extended preview of 'Trophies,' a Hit-Boy-produced track that was first heard in the trailer for Drake's new album, 'Nothing Was the Same,' and has been eagerly awaited since.
Unlike the first time it was previewed, though, here we get to enjoy a snippet of Aubrey's first verse. "Got hit records on my demo / Did y'all boys not get the memo? / I do not stay at the Intercontinental / And anything I got is not a rental / I own it, motherf–er," he opens over the majestic, horn-driven beat.
Later in the night, Drake mixed it up by bringing out a few hometown heroes. Brooklyn's own Busta Rhymes was met with roaring applause as he hit the stage and played his 1997 classic, 'Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See.' Then, Harlem's finest A$AP Ferg got the place amped with 'Work' and 'Shabba' before A$AP Rocky performed a duet of 'F—in' Problems' with the host.
The OVO leader apparently wasn't shy in praising Lord Flacko in front of his own people, either.
Drake just called ASAP Rocky the most iconic NYC rapper in recent history #wouldyoulikeatour
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text: Agreed. But what I think drives the price of cordovan these days is marketing, exclusivity, and perhaps most importantly, scarcity of material relative to demand. Think about it. There weren't legions of style-conscious dudes on an internet forum clamouring to see pictures of the next version of Wolverine horsehide boots in 1952. I'm willing to bet the guys that bought these in 1952 (probably at a higher price than $5, which was a wholesale price I guess) were carpenters, truck drivers, small-scale farmers. The same goes for the the supply contributor to the price; trade restrictions governing the import of horsehides today probably didn't exist in 1952. Perhaps the hides were domestically sourced. How else do you explain the 200% mark-up on the 721LTD or 744LTD relative to garden-variety 1000 mile styles? Not quality (though arguably much better in terms of longevity than calf/CXL) alone. That said, check my sig. I bought in and continue to buy with other brands - though the markup is not as consistently high in other brands.


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Dryer fire burns Noblesville house
NOBLESVILLE, Ind.
A mother and four children escaped a house fire on Tippecanoe Drive late Tuesday night. None were injured, but the house sustained an estimated $50,000 in damage.
Mellissa Bannon told firefighters that her eleven-year-old son, Luke, woke up and heard a popping and cracking sound. He woke his mother and she noticed that the home was full of smoke, so she woke the other three children and they left.
Crews found smoke and flames coming from the house when they arrived shortly after 10:10 p.m. The fire, which started in a clothes dryer, was out within half an hour.
The Hamilton County Red Cross is assisting Bannon and her family.


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Do they exist?
What do you think about them?
How do you deal with them?
Do they exist?
What do you think about them?
How do you deal with them?
I think Body Thetans are con-fused with Id-entities in someones history.
dismantling the whole package and reconstructing the bits, like lego you get some peculiar shapes that still make some sense.
Carter's law of Productivity. "The amount of work a person does is inversely proportional to the number of suggestions they offer."
My Essay from 1995: http://www.xenu.net/archive/disk/NOTs/djcarter.htm
Hubbard even fooled himself: http://www.forum.exscn.net/showthrea...691#post618691
Body Thetans? - The Ghost Rider, or any Auditor who cared to 'dublicate' Hubbard properly, can help you get rid of 'em.. All your sins and overts will have to be confronted first.. And you, your soul that is, but that's you anyway, will have to burn in hell for an eternity first. That's the deal.. Afterwards you'll really be free!!
Ask not what Scientology can do for you, ask what the F#*¤CK is going on!
Not that I believe that BTs exist...
... In fact I don't believe that any "thetans" exist.
It's hard on OTs when you tell them something like "You were fucked with, and you must come to grips with this simple reality: Body Thetans don't exist"
Middle path is this: body thetans exist. Only they don't "infest" you. - You are in control of those (weird beings).
Let's have it as "BTs are controllable"... It's much better than "BTs possess you".
Tolerance and Diversity about things help.
To tell you the truth, I like what Hubbard invented. (You can call me evil because of that if you want)
- "If there are no more engrams, what's wrong with a person? - Oh, yeah! It's body thetans".
That is one way I am able to explain feeling better from auditing and getting gains.
Depending on how well you do it and how suseptible you are to self hypnosis it may help but they are not real and you won't get immortal spiritual freedom from auditing.
17 washes used to handle the body critters for hubbard
If the Body Thetans are metaphorical, why would you necessarily want to get rid of them?
Steppenwolfe makes a good argument that human have problems when we deny the complexity of our character and try and be only one thing.
BTs are what stands between OTs and reading all the confidential materials put up on the net by SPs, who were able to read them because they didn't have BTs.


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Rockstar Games is giving video game players the first look at the multiplayer component of action title Max Payne 3.
The mode will introduce several interesting match types, including Gang Wars, a team-based battle featuring story-based scenarios tied to the single-player campaign. Objectives change based on how earlier scenarios finish.
Payne Killer is slightly similar to Halo's Juggernaut mode, in which two players assume the role of Max and partner Raul and fight a team of opposing players. When a player kills Max or his partner, he or she becomes that character.
Players will also have access to the signature Bullet Time mechanic, which slows time to dodge oncoming gunfire and take out foes with precision.
The game launches May 15 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Mike Snider began covering the video game industry during the Super Nintendo-Sega Genesis clash in 1992. An original pinball wizard, he eventually was seduced by Robotron: 2084 and Tempest. These days he is a fan of action/shooters and lives out his Keith Moon fantasies playing a mean drum kit on music games. More about Mike.
Brett Molina has been writing about video games for USA TODAY since 2005. He is well-versed in Madden NFL, the fighting genre and first-person shooters. The first video game he played was Asteroids at a local arcade. He has been hooked ever since. More about Brett.


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FrightFest Originals - Original limited edition screen printed film posters from the UK
HELLRAISER - Walking with Demons by Stuart Barr.
The real monster of Hellraiser is not any of the various inter-dimensional entities that seem to exist just behind the walls of 66 Ludovico Street but the house's former resident/squatter, Frank Cotton (played in his pre-resurrection form by Sean Chapman and post-resurrection by Oliver Smith). Frank is the sick, rotten heart of Hellraiser (quite literally so at one point when he exists only as a disembodied heart beneath the floorboards) and it is the story of his ruinous relationship with Julia (Claire Higgins), the wife of his estranged brother, that is the engine of the film's narrative.
Gabryszak renders Frank in a transitional phase of resurrection, recognisably human, but red, raw and skinned (read into this what you like, it is most certainly intended). Eyes gazing upwards, perhaps like Milton's Lucifer in Paradise Lost he is looking for the light of heaven from the pit?
What's your pleasure sir?
At the beginning of the movie we meet Frank in some unspecified foreign location, bartering with a merchant for a mysterious puzzle box. That box, the Lament Configuration, calls The Cenobites when solved. 'Explorers in the further regions of experience' the Cenobites promise to give unimaginable pleasure and pain but the experience results in Franks annihilation, his flesh torn asunder and his soul consigned to hell.
Returning to his long abandoned family home on Ludovico Street, Frank's brother Larry (Andrew Robinson) and Julia find evidence of Frank's recent habitation but think him long gone. Following a minor accident Larry's blood is spilled on the floorboards of a bedroom. The blood resurrects Frank, but it is only a beginning of a painful process of resurrection. Clearly, larger infusions will be required.
Julia is into Frank for the long haul and willing to kill for him, but Frank is a classic user and no earthly pleasure seems to satisfy him. Julia finds unwelcome competition for Frank's interest with the arrival of Larry's daughter Kirsty (Ashley Lawrence). Kirsty is a younger model, and Frank a predator who relishes the tang of depravity. In a flashback where he cuckolds Larry by sleeping with Julia after their wedding it is clear that part of the attraction is purely the transgression of fucking his sister-in-law. An attractive niece? This is irresistible.
Ultimately, it is Frank's lust that is his unmaking. He should be straight out the door without looking back as soon as he has a man-suit to wear but his desire for Kirsty at first sexual, then homicidal, then possibly a mix of both leads him to linger on the 'cat-and-mouse shit' while upstairs where the Cenobites await.
This is the core story of Hellraiser, a story in which a family is torn apart from within. Can it be a coincidence that the family name Cotton is almost shared with the actor Joseph Cotten? In Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Cotten played the classic interfamilial psychopath. Possibly. However strip away the Cenobites, stinger wielding monsters, and grasshopper munching weirdoes, and Hellraiser is as much a noir as it is a horror film. James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice as rewritten by H.P. Lovecraft.
Like many examples of classic film noir, Hellraiser features characters motivated to appalling acts by sex and desire. The interior of the empty bedroom where Frank returns from hell, and where the killings that put flesh on his bones occur is lit in noir fashion with stark contrasts and dramatic shadows. Chiaroscuro lighting erupts again in the hospital room where Kirsty solves the Lament Configuration, as cracks between worlds open allowing shafts of light to invade the gloom. Frank is often shrouded in darkness, emerging out inky darkness like Welles in The Third Man.
Cheap date?
The cynicism and moral ambiguity of noir is reflected in the Cenobites (Angels or Demons? Pleasure or Pain?) In fact heaven is noticeable by its absence, even once the credits roll for the surviving characters the world has become a far more terrifying place. However it is Julia, who is the most classically noir figure in the film.
At the beginning of the film, she is cold and frigid, with Frank's encouragement she becomes a classic femme fatale (albeit one to which an eighties airbrush has been applied) finding in murder a thrill more energising than sex. Even sad-sack Larry notices a change, watching a boxing match he notices Julia is unfazed by the on-screen violence, 'I've seen worse' she dryly remarks. Poor Larry is too naive to pick up on the danger dwelling under his own roof.
Of the cast Claire Higgins is fantastic in the role of Julia, creating a complex character and managing the difficult task of creating a convincing chemistry with a man who has no skin. Oliver Smith, despite significant prosthetics, makes Frank a magnetic villain. There is a delicious scene where he smokes a cigarette, the glistening muscle of his lipless mouth leaving a smear of blood on the filter like lipstick traces. 'I can taste that.' As sadsack Larry, Barker's casting of Andrew Robinson seems initially baffling. Robinson came to notoriety as an actor playing the whiny serial killer Scorpio in Dirty Harry (1971), a performance so good it typecast the actor for decades. Robinson seems cast against type, however a last act twist reveals Barker's intentions. Actually Robinson is such a good actor, that Scorpio is quickly forgotten.
Jesus Wept.
Hellraiser is one of, if not the, best British horror films of the eighties. During a decade when American horror turned increasingly towards horror comedy, Barker's film was a rare example of a genre piece that was both serious thematically and visually. This was not a horror film suitable for children's parties. By introducing imagery from the sexual underground and particularly sado-masochism, Barker gave horror a much needed injection of transgression at a time when it was becoming the stuff of lunch-boxes. You could argue that A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddie's Revenge got there first (although director Jack Shoulder will still look at you blankly today should you bring it up) but that was a fundamentally stupid movie that played its sadomasochistic subtext for laughs.
Hellraiser is not perfect, in fact it has significant flaws. Barker was a first time and unproven director. Two previous films made from screenplays he had written had been unmitigated disasters (Underworld in 1985 and Rawhead Rex in in 1986). Clearly deciding that if his work was to be butchered, he should be the one wielding the cleaver Barker wrote Hellraiser. In order to secure the financing he would have to not only give up the rights but make some damaging concessions.
An attempt to make the film seem more American than British is an annoyance. Some characters have been dubbed or are adopting US accents. It never quite makes sense that the clearly American Andrew Robinson refers to a clearly English house as 'the old homestead'. In fact by the second film Ludovico Street has been relocated to the US. It couldn't look more like NW2 if it tried.
Kirsty is not the most fascinating character, and Barker is clearly more interested in the very adult triangle of Frank, Larry and Julia. One feels the she is intended to appeal to the traditionally youthful and male horror audience (at least according to the demographic data of film studios). Some of Barker's early work before he was open about his personal sexuality does have a tendency to feature rather bland heterosexual characters in leading roles. The lead character of his debut horror novel, the otherwise fantastic The Damnation Game, seems to have parachuted in from a James Herbert novel. By far the least interesting characters in Nightbreed are Craig Sheffer's hero Boone and girlfriend Lori. If Kirsty has a touch of white bread about her, it is as nothing in comparison to her spectacularly rubbish boyfriend Steve (Robert Hines), who looks like he plays bass in The Associates. Steve is the sort of useless hero who charges in to save the girl only to be hit on the head and spend the rest of the scene unconscious.
Despite this, Hellraiser remains a strange and fascinating film. One that despite its low budget and limited setting (most of the film takes place in a single location) has the sort of epic feel that is found in Lovecraft's fiction. That the audience is being given a glimpse of a vast and terrifying secret world almost visible out of the corner of the eye.
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I was really interested in the history of Cold War and decided to book with my friends a full-day excursion. It was amazing!
Maxim knows the places, the history and interesting facts about Cold War and it's weapons. He knows, how it works. The air-defence buildings are really fascinating! Spheric radars, that he showed us almost made me crazy! =)
You can feel the atmosphere of those times, feel it with your own skin. This excursion is really worth trying. If you have an interest in abandoned places, you should remember, that those soviet era buildings won't be waiting for you forever.
Maxim, thank you a lot!


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FORMER York City Knights ace Matt Garside could be favourite to start at centre for Sheffield when they visit Huntington Stadium for Sunday's pre-season friendly.
Eagles boss Mark Aston is poised to field his best available 17 on the day, plus a few fringe players, and, with USA star Lelauloto Tagaloa still awaiting his visa, it means Garside should get action in the outside backs.
Papua New Guinea international Menzie Yere is to line up in the other centre position, while there is a chance winger Misi Taulapapa will also be back in the UK and ready to don the shirt.
Another ex-Knight, Duane Straugheir, could get a run as he is recovering well after a groin operation, while, another, prop Ben Jones, is in line for a debut along with fellow new recruits Jack Blagbrough and on-loan forward Matty Hadden.
Garside played 27 games for Sheffield last year as they retained the Championship title but only eight as a starter. He will face competition from Corey Hanson, who played 18 times as a teenager in 2011 but then dropped out of the first-team picture due to injuries and loss of form, but Aston said: "Matt needs to play more games."
The match – a testimonial for Sheffield stalwart Andrew Henderson – has taken on new importance for the Eagles after strikes by air traffic controllers forced the cancellation of their trip to France last week.
Aston will give priority to the players he expects will make his first-choice 17 for the season opener against Rochdale on the club's return to Owlerton Stadium later this month.
"It's a different game now," he said. "We need to get some of the rust out of the players who will start the season. The emphasis will be on getting them ready and looking where they are. Not as many of the youngsters will play but I still want to give a chance to a few I need to have a look at."


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Imation, a storage and data security company, has acquired Nexsan, a vendor of disk-based storage systems, in a deal worth about $120 million, the company announced.
The acquisition of Nexsan gives Imation a portfolio of disk-based and hybrid disk and solid-state storage systems, Imation said Wednesday. Nexsan, based in Thousand Oaks, California, has more than 11,000 customers worldwide.
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Imation expects the deal to accelerate its growth in the small and medium-size business and distributed enterprise storage markets, the company said.
One of Imation's priorities will be to focus on the "underserved SMB market with purpose-built storage systems and appliances," Mark Lucas, president and CEO of Imation, said in a statement. "This is a market that Nexsan knows well."
The transaction included about $105 million in cash and 3.3 million shares of Imation common stock, worth about $15 million.
Nexsan had revenue of $82 million in 2011.Approximately 200 employees, based in the U.S., U.K. and Canada, joined Imation with this acquisition. The Nexsan business will continue to operate from Nexsan's current headquarters under existing management, Imation said.
Imation will consider integration of Nexsan with its tiered storage and security business in the first quarter of this year.


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FS: 330ci coupe 2001 in Houston / 85K mi / Nav / Roof rack
Hi I've had this car since 2004. Selling it in Houston, TX.
If interested PM me / text or call 702-475-5564.
PDF autocheck report can be downloaded here
2001 BMW 330ci coupe sports package, silver color, 5 speed manual, 85K miles, xenon lamps, black leather interior, moonroof, power seats, power mirrors, power locks, A/C w automatic climate control, ABS, traction control, tilt wheel.
MODS: Short shift kit, Thule roof rack with bike attachment, silver carbon fiber trim on dash and armrests, Alpine NAV touchscreen audio system with stealth subwoofers/XM radio/ipod connector/alpine amplifier, drilled rotors, 18" wheels, painted calipers, dustless brake pads, angel eyes, H&R springs, motorized sports side mirrors, RAD wheel locks, carbon fiber roundel decals, BMW rubber mats, black front grills, HID fog lamps, LED sidemarkers, stealth turn lights (no egg yolk effect).
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EDIT: Updated album to reflect new leather on upper side of driver's seat. Great looking car in excellent overall condition.
Price reduced, asking $10,000 obo.
Thanks for looking!
Not a bad car at all visually after the driver seat is repaired,GLWS.
Thanks! It's a great looking car, very clean, drives great. I also believe its possible to replace the driver's seat leather without too much investment. Saw parts on eBay, also found an oem replacement. Would do it myself if I wasn't selling. Perhaps I will if I don't sell it in the next few days.
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Well not much going on besides a few lowball offers. I'm opting for replacing the leather on the upper part of the seat and will relist. Hopefully will be done tomorrow night.
Leather in seat fixed, car still for sale. Same asking price.
pics updated
Would you be interested in selling the bike mount and deflection fairing with the mounts? I would need it shipped to 48417 in Michigan if you are at all up for the idea. Nice ride by the way, too bad you are getting rid of it.
Still for sale?
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Service men and women of the Arizona Army National Guard, Bravo Company returned home to Tucson after a year long deployment in Afghanistan. I was assigned to photograph the arrival of these troops at the Tucson International Airport.
As I wait with the families in the baggage area I can feel their nervousness and excitement. The troops returning can be a difficult assignment sometimes because the servicemen and women walk down the stairs all at once and the initial hug with emotion can happen very fast all around you.
So I arrived early to talk to families and to try and pick out people who I think will garner the best photos.
I hadn't expected the family of Sgt. Donald Elsas to become so emotional. They seemed pretty calm while we were all waiting. But once they saw him the tears started flowing. I became a little teary-eyed as I photographed Sophia crying on her father's shoulder airport. After taking their photo I waited a few more moments on the side to grab their names for my cutline. This photo was my favorite from that morning.


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Men's Platinum Soft Facet Bandove-f173p
Earthy, casual and on the modern side of traditional, this Rebecca Overmann band has an organic, fluid design. The handsome platinum band subtly curves and undulates along its edges making it an excellent choice for the groom-to-be with an understated sense of style.
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platinum band : 5mm
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Fourth Heart Sound (S4)
S4 is a low-frequency gallop sound that results from a forceful atrial contraction during presystole that ejects blood into a ventricle which cannot expand further. S4 occurs ~90 msec before S1.
Listening Areas
Heard with the stethoscope bell over the LV apex (usually 5LICS) or the RV apex (usually over 4LICS or LMPC).
Associated Conditions
With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH):
- Hypertension
- Aortic Stenosis: Valvar, Sub & Supravalvar
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
With Right Ventricular Hypertrophy (RVH):
- Pulmonic Stenosis: Valvar, Sub & Supravalvar
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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Extra sounds near S1
Compared with an S3, the S4 is somewhat shorter in duration, sounding snappier rather than dull and thudding. The bell of your stethoscope is necessary to hear an S4, lightly applied to the patient's skin. As with an S3, you will not hear an S4 with the diaphragm, and you may not hear it at all with a bad stethoscope.
To improve your chances of hearing an S4, roll the patient on his or her left side (the left lateral decubitus position) to swing the cardiac apex against the chest wall, bringing it closer to your stethoscope chest piece. An irreverent mnemonic: to remember the cadence of S4-S1 S2, think of a percussion sting played on the drums after a bad joke: "ba-DUM bump."
An S4 implies a forceful atrial contraction. Patients with LV hypertrophy become dependent upon this atrial kick to fill their stiff and incompliant ventricles, and can experience dyspnea or chest pain when they lose it with the onset of atrial fibrillation.


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Ulster's van der Merwe insists he is no 'Muller lite'
Ulster's latest Springbok import Franco van der Merwe has a simple explanation as to why he won't be able to step into the shoes of the province's former captain Johann Muller – his feet are too big!
The 31-year-old faces a formidable task in trying to emulate Muller, who left Ravenhill after a stirring four-year career following May's Pro12 final defeat to Ulster, and who transcended his time in the jersey by doubling up as de facto forwards' coach.
Indeed, Muller was touted for such a full-time role until the lure of the farm and family life proved too irresistible; as a result, one of David Humphreys' final acts as Ulster's buyer-in-chief was to secure as near a ready-made a replacement as seemed practicable.
However, Ulster have been in turmoil since van der Merwe inked his future plans; not alone has last year's captain departed, but so too a chief executive and Director of Rugby.
Into this landscape looms the imposing South African who will be under a fair bit of pressure from the supporters to demonstrate he can follow Muller's example.
Capped for the first time in the Rugby Championship last summer, the Lions stalwart, who spent all of last summer's Super Rugby campaign on loan with the Sharks, is highly-respected in his homeland.
And, while van der Merwe will assume many of the line-out responsibilities bequeathed by his countryman, the player is steadfast in his determination not to be viewed as a replacement for Muller.
"I suppose the biggest thing I can do wrong is to try and re-invent the wheel," he says ahead of the province's Friday evening friendly against Exeter Chiefs in the re-named Kingspan Stadium at Ravenhill.
"David brought me here for the line-out and that is one thing I can do well and hopefully put my full input into that. I don't intend to change things that have been working well for Ulster.
"I can see the impact that Johann had on the Ulster squad and indeed in Belfast in general.
"But I would put myself under a lot of pressure if I tried to copy what he did. I think it is important just to be myself. It's not about me stepping into his shoes, or trying to be better than him. I want to be as good as I can be and that's all that matters.
"I just want to continue what I have achieved in South Africa whether that be in a leadership position, work in the line-out, or whatever my experience in rugby."
Van der Merwe captained the Lions during his seven-year stint and the newcomer admits that he, too, can adopt a mentoring role to Ulster's forward tyros.
"It would be nice if the youngsters at Ulster were able to look up to me, indeed a great honour to be a mentor in some respect."
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BBC Northern Ireland have signed a new four-season deal to provide live coverage of any Ulster Guinness PRO12 games that have not already been selected by Sky.
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- Who is a good candidate for laser resurfacing?
- There are many types of laser procedures now. Which one, if any, is right for me?
- There are many types of laser procedures now. Which one, if any, is right for me?
- What is the post treatment course?
- What are the risks?
- How much does it cost?
Who is a good candidate for laser resurfacing?
We age in 3 ways. I discuss this very important concept at length. Most patients are well aware of the effects of gravity on aging. They also realize that dynamic muscle movements cause wrinkles over the time, such as crow's feet and frown lines. However, many patients neglect to consider the skin itself. It is the canvas on which the painting is produced. If the canvas (skin) appears aged then it significantly contributes to the aging process and detracts from even excellent cosmetic surgery. If one has been restored by a facelift to youthful contours but yet the canvas appears older, the result is less than optimal and can give the appearance of being artificial.
Laser resurfacing is, in my opinion, the optimal approach to dealing with aging skin. Other options, such as chemical peels and dermabrasion are reasonable considerations, but are not as consistent and successful as laser in my hands. Therefore anyone who has skin with environmental changes caused by sun damage, wind, dryness, or other environmental factors is a good candidate for laser rejuvenation. These changes would appear as dark age spots or sun spots, broken blood vessels, and of course; mild, moderate, and even severe wrinkles. These wrinkles can occur over the entire face, but are often noticed around the mouth. Although these are often termed "smoker's lines" on the upper lip, many non smokers unfortunately are troubled by this condition.
There are many types of laser procedures now. Which one, if any, is right for me?
Specific Procedures:
There are several types of laser procedures that can rejuvenate the skin from milder forms of treatment that can be delivered at our outpatient medical spa EPICENTRE to more aggressive procedures performed under general anesthesia at our outpatient surgery center Dallas Day Surgery Center.
Here are some terms to better understand the process.
Ablative resurfacing – vaporization; ablative resurfacing is interpreted as vaporizing or eliminating the skin being treated. The vaporization occurs immediately upon contact with the laser. Ablation is caused by heat. Depending on the laser, there is always a non- ablative injury surrounding the ablative injury. See below.
Non-ablative resurfacing – the tissue is heated to various temperatures. High temperatures can kill the tissue in question, but other temperatures can denature protein and damage the tissue which prompts a healing response. This healing response causes the body to produce new collagen in the area.
Lasers therefore can target the obliteration of sun-damaged skin as well as stimulate new collagen. All lasers discussed restore and rejuvenate sun-damage with some mix of these mechanisms.
Erbium laser resurfacing (Ablative) – This procedure offers the best results for rejuvenating the skin. (LiAlthough no guarantees can be made for any individual, the average improvement on difficult upper lip wrinkles is 80%. This technique is an ablative technique and literally takes off total removal of the upper layers of skin. This procedure has replaced CO2 laser resurfacing which was popular in the late 90's. The CO2 resurfacing procedure was almost as effective as Erbium resurfacing in my hands but had a much higher complication rate.
Fractional resurfacing (Ablative and non-ablative options) – I was fortunate enough to be the editor of the first paper produced about fractional resurfacing.
This approach is relatively new in the lasts few years. It is a distinct departure from the mechanism of action from standard Erbium or CO2 resurfacing lasers. A fractional approach means that a fraction (usually 20-40 %) of the skin is treated, but to depths 3 to 5 times deeper than standard techniques. Imagine pixels on your computer and effecting only 20 to 40 % of them. In one square cm of skin there is an average of 2000 microscopic columns of injury, yet so small that 60-80 % of skin remains normal. This sparing of normal skin allows faster healing. Therefore the advantage of this approach is quicker recovery and fewer potential complications. There are two types of fractional resurfacing approaches.
- Ablative fractional resurfacing Usually done with the CO2 Fraxel Re:pair laser which can be used in combination with Erbium. This is the most aggressive of the fractional approaches. The average improvement is 40-50%. Multiple treatments may be advantageous but are not practical at this point due to the need for general anesthesia in almost all cases.
- Non-ablative fractional resurfacing – Fraxel Re:store Our most popular out patient rejuvenative procedure. This can be done under topical anesthesia. Because there are no "open wounds" there is much less downtime. Therefore multiple treatments can be utilized to maximize results yet minimize significant side effects. We recommend 4-5 treatments for maximal results. The average result after multiple treatments is 20% improvement in wrinkles.
What results can I expect with the different procedures?
Final results should be judged at 6 months since all treatments stimulate collagen production and remodeling. This simply takes 6 months to complete.
|Average wrinkle improvement
|Erbium laser resurfacing
|CO2 Re:pair fractional ablative
|Re:store fractional non-ablative
What is the post treatment course?
For each individual results can vary as each person must respond to the treatment based on their own particular immune system and collagen restorative response. Other complicating factors such as diabetes and smoking are known inhibitors to healing and must realize that their results can not be expected to achieve average success. Some patients occasionally see these averages as a guarantee which quite simply they are not.
Laser Resurfacing Comparisons
|Erbium LRS
|Fractional ablative (CO2 re:pair)
|Fractional non-ablative(re:store)
|Open wound/oozing
|5-7 days
|3-4 days
|Dressing covers wound
|3-5 days
|None :topical ointment
|None: topical ointment
|Wrinkle improvement (avg)
|General / (local possible for mouth )
|6-12 weeks avg
|2-4 weeks avg
|2-4 days avg
What are the risks?
We do not feel that it would be appropriate or ethical to post prices for procedures on the internet. We do, however, understand that cost is a factor you must consider. We would be happy to speak with you about this issue so that you may determine whether the procedure you are considering falls within your budget. Our pricing structure is based on the time, complexity, and surgical costs involved. Please feel free to call our office at 214-823-1978 and speak with either Kurthene or Annette for more details.
- Prolonged redness The key word here is "prolonged" as redness occurs as a natural response to heat and is to be expected. The more aggressive treatments such as Erbium and CO2 resurfacing have more redness than fractional treatments. The normal redness is outlined in the table above. If redness lasts significantly longer than these times then it could be considered a complication.
- Hypopigmentation Skin treated with ablative lasers can lose their natural pigment. This is NOT to be confused with the obliteration of dark age spots/sun spots and the natural sun bronzing that occurs with aging. One needs only to look at the sun protected areas to see the natural color of their skin. However, if true skin pigment is lost, the skin can appear unnaturally light. This was very common with CO2 laser and is the main reason I no longer utilize it. Erbium has supplanted CO2 in my practice. Although hypopigmentation may occur with aggressive Erbium resurfacing, it is much less common and less severe than with previous methods such as CO2. Fractional ablative resurfacing produces extremely rare hypopigmentation. Such cases to this point are usually found in areas other than the face. The exception is non ablative fractional laser treatments in which hypopigmentation is virtually non existent.
- Scarring Scarring may occur with any technology in which heat is produced such as lasers. This is rare overall and very rare in my practice with any laser. It is only logical that scarring is more likely with more aggressive techniques.
- Infection Infection is also rare with laser resurfacing and occurs primarily with ablative techniques in which open wounds are created. Again, this is also more common with more aggressive techniques. The most common infection is actually a viral herpes infection. This virus lays dormant in almost everyone and a herpetic outbreak can occur with the stress of laser resurfacing. For this reason, all patients undergoing ablative resurfacing will be given viral prophylaxis medication.
- Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation PIH is a condition in which the melanocytes in the dermis pour out melanin pigment in response to inflammation. This occurs more commonly in darker skin types and is most common in Asian and/or Pacific Rim nationalities. This condition is usually self limiting and fades over time, but can be treated with topical medicines to hasten recovery.
Are there any conditions which would preclude laser treatments?
Contraindications to Treatment
There are several conditions which I believe preclude laser resurfacing with Erbium Laser ablative. Such an opinion may not be shared by some treating physicians. However, I have dedicated over 20 years to the technology of laser science and clinical practice and I feel strongly that it is in the best interest and safety of my patients to hold this position. Such conditions are, but not limited to:
- Intense electrolysis in the area proposed to be resurfaced. This most commonly occurs in the upper lip. Most patients have had only a "few" electrolysis treatments and are fine. However there are patients who have multiple intense repeated treatments who now have no hair growth in an area. The hair follicles are destroyed and play a key role in wound healing with complete ablative resurfacint.
- Accutane usage within the last year precludes treatment. The sebaceous glands are inactivated with Accutane which greatly interferes with wound healing. One must discontinue accutane and wait until oil is detected again on the skin in the area to be treated
- Autoimmune diseases such as Lupus and Scleroderma also preclude treatment due to the inherent effects these diseases have on wound healing
It should be noted that fractional resurfacing non ablative can be used on all of these restricted categories. Even ablative fractional resurfacing can be utilized in patients with a history of electrolysis due to it's mechanism of action. Again every patient needs to be managed individually with a personal consult visit.
As with most procedures, there is a trade off of results verses downtime. You must decide your priorities when considering how much improvement you desire. You can weigh the downtime and potential complications of each procedure. If you desire the best result no matter what the downtime is, then Erbium total ablative resurfacing is a wise choice. If you want to insure the lowest possible problems or recovery and can compromise results, then non-ablative Fractional resurfacing (Fraxel Re:store) is a great option with multiple treatments. Many patients are somewhere in between, therefore Fractional ablative (Fraxel Re:pair) is a reasonable choice.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES and INDICATIONS
To this point, the discussion has been focused on sun damage and wrinkles. However there are other conditions which can be treated with lasers.
- Acne scarring In my opinion and the opinion of many other experts, fractional laser treatment has become the state of the art for the treatment of acne scarring. Non ablative treatment can be utilized as an outpatient with 4 to 5 treatment sessions or fractional ablative can be carried out under general anesthesia.
- "Off Face Treatments" Many patients have concern with sun damage and wrinkling on their neck, chest (décolleté), arms, and hands. These areas can not be treated with standard resurfacing techniques due to safety issues. These areas have less blood supply, and less inherent healing capacity than the face; therefore the fractional approach is the best viable option for these areas. Fractional treatment is extremely useful for patients who have had facial rejuvenation but have previously had no remedy for treating the remaining sun damaged areas below their face. Remember that with fractional treatment only a portion of each area is treated leaving untreated skin to help heal the treated areas. Non ablative fractional is, by far, the safest treatment alternative. Ablative fractional is a treatment choice as well, but must be used judiciously off the face. Individualized treatment plans should be chosen after a detailed in office consultation.
- All Erbiums are not the same I have been blessed to have extensive laser experience as stated. As a result I have worked with many systems and I can say emphatically that not all Erbiums are the same. The best system by far that I have used is the Sciton Profile system, which is the one I utilize currently. All of the results you see shown here (link to results) are achieved only with the Sciton tunable Erbium system. I say this not to be self serving, but only to clearly communicate that this excellent system is available and utilized in our office. It is perfectly reasonable to choose other excellent physicians who utilize Erbium, but one should be careful to ask the right questions about the technology utilized.
How much does it cost?
We do not feel that it would be appropriate or ethical to post prices for procedures on the internet. We do, however, understand that cost is a factor you must consider. We would be happy to speak with you about this so that you may determine whether the procedure you are considering falls within your budget. Our pricing structure is based on the time, complexity, and surgical costs involved. Please feel free to call our office at 214-823-1978 and speak with Leah for more details.


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Reus rules out Dortmund departure
Borussia Dortmund playmaker Marco Reus has moved to end speculation linking him with a move to Manchester United in January, insisting he wants to stay in Westphalia.
• BVB dismiss Gundongan link
• Buczko: Year ends with bitter taste
Reus, 24, had recently been linked with a 50 million euros transfer to United during the winter break, but the Germany international told Bild on Thursday: "I have got a valid contract at Dortmund and I am happy to be here."
The former Borussia Moenchengladbach man has a 35 million euro release clause in his contract, which, according to earlier reports, can only be triggered in 2015.
"I can only say, I don't think about that," Reus told Bild when asked if he would consider triggering his release clause like former teammate Mario Goetze did last year. "Everything other than Dortmund is still far away right now."
Reus did, however, admit that being linked to top clubs like Barcelona or Manchester United is "an honour".
With the midfielder staying put in Dortmund, he is eyeing a good start to 2014 with his current side. Toward the end of 2013, Dortmund dropped numerous points in the Bundesliga and are currently fourth in the standings.
"We have to stay realistic," Reus said. "Bayern are too convincing, and have won nearly all points. We've had our fair share of injury troubles and were not able to compensate that. But I promise: We will attack again.
"Bayern are currently the best side in Europe, but that's also an incentive for us to get better."
Reaching the Champions League and World Cup finals are among Reus' major aims for 2014, with the midfielder saying: "Those are two big goals. And both are not out of reach. It's a big goal for Germany to finally lift the World Cup trophy once again. Right from the start, we need to give it our all."
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SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — Sunderland's memorable season ended on a disappointing note as the Premier League survivors lost 3-1 at home against Swansea on Sunday.
Sunderland, which only secured its place in the top flight for next season earlier this week, fell behind after seven minutes when Nathan Dyer broke free to send the ball past keeper Vito Mannone.
Swansea doubled its lead in the 14th courtesy of Marvin Emnes's shot into the roof of the net from the edge of the penalty area.
Fabio Borini pulled one back after halftime but Wilfried Bony restored his team's lead almost immediately with his 25th goal of the season in all competitions.


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Amazon tablets appear to be addictive, judging from the sales figures, and there's no signs of us going cold turkey soon. The Kindle Fire 2 could be shipping into your twitching fingers as soon as May.
The Amazon Kindle Fire 2, a 10in tablet with greater specs than its predecessor but similar low price, is in the making at Foxconn right now according to Digitimes. It sounds similar to our report of a 7in and 9in Kindle Fire 2 just last week, but suggests there will be only one size for us to look forward to.
We're expecting it to land (hopefully in the UK and not only US) around May 2012 and to cost about US$200.
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