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Pseudoephedrine/ chlorpheniramine/ dextromethorphan
Generic Name: pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan (SOO-doe-e-FED-rin/KLOR-fen-IR-a-meen/DEX-troe-meth-OR-fan)
Brand Name: Maxichlor PSE DM
Pseudoephedrine/ chlorpheniramine/ dextromethorphan is used for:
Relieving symptoms of sinus congestion, runny nose, sneezing, and cough due to colds, upper respiratory infections, and allergies. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan is a decongestant, antihistamine, and cough suppressant combination. The decongestant works by constricting blood vessels and reducing swelling in the nasal passages. The antihistamine works by blocking the action of histamine, which helps reduce symptoms such as watery eyes and sneezing. The cough suppressant works in the brain to help decrease the cough reflex to reduce a dry cough.
Do NOT use pseudoephedrine/ chlorpheniramine/ dextromethorphan if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan
- you have severe high blood pressure, severe heart blood vessel disease, rapid heartbeat, severe heart problems, stomach ulcer, or narrow-angle glaucoma
- you are unable to urinate or are having an asthma attack
- you are taking droxidopa or sodium oxybate (GHB), or you have taken furazolidone or a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (eg, phenelzine) within the last 14 days
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Before using pseudoephedrine/ chlorpheniramine/ dextromethorphan:
Some medical conditions may interact with pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have a fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat
- if you have a history of adrenal gland problems (eg, adrenal gland tumor); heart problems; high blood pressure; diabetes; heart blood vessel problems; stroke; glaucoma; a blockage of your stomach, bladder, or intestines; ulcers; trouble urinating; an enlarged prostate or other prostate problems; seizures; sleep apnea; mental or mood problems (eg, depression); or an overactive thyroid
- if you have a history of asthma, chronic cough, lung problems (eg, chronic bronchitis, emphysema), or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or if your cough occurs with large amounts of mucus
- if you have a history of alcohol abuse, are in poor heath, are very overweight, or are confined to a bed
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
- Beta-blockers (eg, propranolol), catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors (eg, tolcapone), furazolidone, indomethacin, MAOIs (eg, phenelzine), sodium oxybate (GHB), or tricyclic antidepressants (eg, amitriptyline) because they may increase the risk of pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan's side effects
- Digoxin or droxidopa because the risk of irregular heartbeat or heart attack may be increased
- Bromocriptine or hydantoins (eg, phenytoin) because the risk of their side effects may be increased by pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan
- Guanadrel, guanethidine, mecamylamine, methyldopa, or reserpine because their effectiveness may be decreased by pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use pseudoephedrine/ chlorpheniramine/ dextromethorphan:
Use pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Take pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan by mouth with or without food. If stomach upset occurs, take with food to reduce stomach irritation.
- Take pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan with a full glass of water (8 oz/240 mL).
- If you miss a dose of pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan.
Important safety information:
- Pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan may cause drowsiness, dizziness, or blurred vision. These effects may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medicines. Use pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Do not drink alcohol or use medicines that may cause drowsiness (eg, sleep aids, muscle relaxers) while you are using pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan; it may add to their effects. Ask your pharmacist if you have questions about which medicines may cause drowsiness.
- Do not take diet or appetite control medicines while you take pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan without checking with your doctor.
- Pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan has pseudoephedrine, chlorpheniramine, and dextromethorphan in it. Before you start any new medicine, check the label to see if it has pseudoephedrine, chlorpheniramine, or dextromethorphan in it too. If it does or if you are not sure, check with your doctor or pharmacist.
- Do not use pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan for a cough with a lot of mucus. Do not use it for a long-term cough (eg, caused by asthma, emphysema, smoking). However, you may use it for these conditions if your doctor tells you to.
- Do NOT take more than the recommended dose or use for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor.
- If your symptoms do not get better within 5 to 7 days or if they get worse, check with your doctor.
- Contact your doctor if you have a sore throat that is severe, lasts more than 2 days, or occurs with fever, rash, headache, nausea, or vomiting.
- Tell your doctor if you have a fever that lasts more than 3 days or becomes worse.
- Contact your doctor if you have a cough that lasts more than 7 days or occurs with fever, rash, or persistent headache.
- Pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan may cause you to become sunburned more easily. Avoid the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths until you know how you react to pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan. Use a sunscreen or wear protective clothing if you must be outside for more than a short time.
- Pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan may interfere with skin allergy tests. If you are scheduled for a skin test, talk to your doctor. You may need to stop taking pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan for a few days before the tests.
- Pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan may interfere with certain lab tests. Be sure your doctor and lab personnel know you are taking pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan.
- Tell your doctor or dentist that you take pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan before you receive any medical or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
- Use pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan with caution in the ELDERLY; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, dry mouth, nervousness, sleeplessness, and trouble urinating.
- Caution is advised when using pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan in CHILDREN; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially excitability.
- Pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan should not be used in CHILDREN younger than 6 years old without first checking with the child's doctor; safety and effectiveness in these children have not been confirmed.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan while you are pregnant. It is not known if this medicine is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while taking pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan.
When used for long periods of time or at high doses, pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan may not work as well and may require higher doses to obtain the same effect as when originally taken. This is known as TOLERANCE. Talk with your doctor if pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan stops working well. Do not take more than prescribed.
Some people who use pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan for a long time may develop a need to continue taking it. People who take high doses are also at risk. This is known as DEPENDENCE or addiction.
If you stop taking pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan suddenly, you may have WITHDRAWAL symptoms. These may include mental or mood changes (eg, depression).
Possible side effects of pseudoephedrine/ chlorpheniramine/ dextromethorphan:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Constipation; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth, nose, or throat; excitability; headache; increased sweating; loss of appetite; nausea; nervousness or anxiety; trouble sleeping; upset stomach; vomiting; weakness.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); chest tightness; clumsiness or unsteadiness; difficulty urinating or inability to urinate; fast or irregular heartbeat; fever, chills, or sore throat; flushing or redness of the face; hallucinations; mental or mood changes; numbness or tingling; seizures; severe dizziness, drowsiness, lightheadedness, or headache; severe dryness of mouth, nose, and throat; severe or persistent trouble sleeping; shortness of breath; tremor; unusual bruising or bleeding; vision problems (eg, double vision, severe or persistent blurred vision).
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately. Symptoms may include blurred vision; confusion; hallucinations; mental or mood changes; muscle spasms; seizures; severe dizziness, lightheadedness, or headache; severe drowsiness; trouble breathing; unusual eye movements; unusually fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat; vomiting.Proper storage of pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan:
Store pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan at room temperature, between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using pseudoephedrine/chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan.
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.
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The good news about renewable energy jobs is that you don't have to be an engineer or a chemist to be able to get a job in the renewable energy industry. Â Case and point: Â Among the 51 renewable energy jobs advertised on our Justmeans Job Board since November 1, 2010, only 6% of the job opportunities required an engineering or science background. Â Here is a sample of the responsible career choices you have if you want to launch a career in renewable energy no matter what your function of interest is:
Communications and public relations: Development and Outreach Manager (Power to the People), Managing Editor (American Solar Energy Society), Development Assistant(Union of Concerned Scientists)Education and Community Outreach: Outreach and Event Coordinator (Green Market Solutions), and Resource Conservation Education Coordinator (Northwest Conservation Academy).
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MILWAUKEE -- A day after the death of Josh Hancock, the St. Louis Cardinals tried to move on. They had a game to play.
But for Scott Spiezio, it was too much to handle. He was overcome with emotion just before the first pitch when he saw Hancock's jersey and the black No. 32 patch the team would be wearing Monday night, and manager Tony La Russa pulled him from the starting lineup.
"I got a little caught up right before gametime," Spiezio said. "Seeing the patch, seeing the jersey. It's hard to escape, you know? Usually, you've got stuff going on and when you get to the park, you can escape it. Here, you can't."
With Hancock's jersey hanging in the bullpen and the dugout, and Milwaukee fans observing a moment of silence, the Cardinals went back to work, trying to focus on the task at hand.
They lost to the Brewers 7-1, struggling at the plate and in the field.
Kip Wells (1-5) balked in a run in the second and gave up seven runs in six innings to take the loss. Adam Kennedy was thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double in the fourth, and shortstop David Eckstein was left holding the ball with nowhere to throw as a second run crossed the plate after a triple by Milwaukee's Kevin Mench in the sixth.
La Russa wasn't willing to use the loss of a teammate as an excuse.
"I think the whole first month, we've been a little fuzzy," La Russa said. "We just need to sharpen our focus."
But former Cardinals pitcher and Hancock teammate Jeff Suppan (4-2) was stellar for Milwaukee, giving up only one run and eight hits in his 16th career complete game.
"I am not going to say it was easy," Suppan said. "I don't know how to describe it. It's tough. I am not a Cardinal anymore, so I don't know what it is like in that locker room."
Right-hander Dennis Dove, who was called up from Triple-A Memphis to fill Hancock's roster spot, made his major league debut in the seventh.
"I hate it happened like this, but it's a dream come true for me," Dove said before the game.
The Cardinals will wear the patches on their sleeves for the rest of the season. Pitcher Tyler Johnson held one of Hancock's jerseys during the national anthem and outfielder Preston Wilson draped his arm around teammate So Taguchi's shoulder in the dugout.
La Russa did not open the Cardinals' clubhouse to the media before the game. He warned his players to be wary of the "insincerity" of media members who "have their own agendas."
"The first time I hear insincerity, man, I'm going to start swinging this fungo," he told reporters, resting on a practice bat.
The 29-year-old Hancock was killed shortly after midnight Sunday when his SUV struck the rear of a flatbed tow truck on a St. Louis highway. The Cardinals' scheduled home game against Chicago on Sunday night was postponed.
Around the majors, Hancock was remembered.
Atlanta Braves ace Tim Hudson pitched Monday night with the letters "JH" ironed onto the left chest of his jersey -- Hancock was his former college teammate at Auburn. There were moments of silence at several ballparks.
"Obviously, everybody's grieving and sad about the loss that we have," Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter said. "Josh was a great player, a great teammate, a great guy in the clubhouse."
Center fielder Jim Edmonds and a few others in the Cardinals' clubhouse have experience playing under such difficult circumstances. Nearly five years ago, St. Louis pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in his Chicago hotel room. Kile died at 33 of a coronary artery blockage.
"Those of us who were here in '02 remember how difficult it was," La Russa said. "But I think the best approach is: There are a lot of people who aren't in professional baseball that suffer family, friends that are lost, have died or hurt seriously in an accident. That kind of suffering and sadness is part of life."
Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan said dealing with Kile's death did not make it any easier to handle Hancock's loss.
"I don't think it helps me," Duncan said. "Maybe understanding you will get through it, it will pass in time. But it never goes away."
Hancock is the second active major leaguer to die in the last six months. Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle died in a plane crash in October.
Hancock, who previously had pitched for Boston and Philadelphia, joined the Cardinals in spring training last season. Cincinnati had released him for violating a weight clause in his contract.
"He was trying to prove to everybody that he could get back into shape and be a contributor to this team," Edmonds said. "And he worked really hard, and I give him a lot of credit for the things he went through."
Edmonds said the team is "still in shock," but was gradually moving on by sharing stories about him.
"He was such a great guy and such a happy guy, just such an original personality as far as a jokester and a competitor and friend," Edmonds said. "You just can't help but think of all the funny things that used to go on in the clubhouse. So guys are trying to pull each other together with some stories -- and trying to be professional, and trying to mourn at the same time."
La Russa praised Hancock for his hard work.
"I respect and miss Josh, and want to honor his memory by competing like he did for us," he said.<
AP Sports Writers Colin Fly in Milwaukee, R.B. Fallstrom in St. Louis, Paul Newberry in Atlanta, Mike Fitzpatrick in New York, and Janie McCauley in San Francisco contributed to this report.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 19/3/2014 (1248 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
[Edit, note on March 20, 2014: I erroneously assumed the AG's findings, presented below, were the full meal deal on the Adult Corrections departmental audit. This was incorrect. The full, full report is embedded below. Thanks to collegue Bruce Owen for the correction and the link. -- JT.]
So, the auditor general of Manitoba dropped this today. I highly reccomend reading it in full.
Special attention required in section on "adult offenders in the community" section.
Among the biggest concerns among the many raised that I can see: "In 2012, citing unmanageable workloads, the Department reduced offender supervision standards in 3 regions, allowing staff to meet less frequently with offenders and for shorter periods of time than would otherwise be required."
In general, the Department had no means of determining if rehabilitation programs were achieving positive outcomes for offenders. Tracking of program offerings, enrolments, completions, and outcomes was limited and, in some cases, non-existent. (H/T Mike McIntyre)
From the report:
"Chapter 6: Managing the Province's Adult Offenders
The Department of Justice manages approximately 10,000 adult offenders. About 24% are in provincial correctional centres; the other 76% are supervised in the community. The audit examined how adequately the Department managed adult correctional centre capacity, adult offenders in the community, adult rehabilitation programs, and related public performance reporting.
The audit found that the Department's management of its adult correctional centre capacity was inadequate for its long-term needs. Although it had increased capacity by 52% since 2008, overcrowding in centres was on-going; offender population forecasts were not always reliable; there was no comprehensive long-term capital plan to address either the forecast bed shortfall or the deterioration in aging correctional centre infrastructure; and initiatives to help reduce bed demand required greater attention.
There were also problems in managing adult offenders in the community. While the Department had a number of policies in this area, the audit found that offenders were not always adequately supervised; their rehabilitation plans needed improvement; supervisors were not regularly reviewing staff's work to ensure it complied with standards; and management had reduced offender supervision standards in 3 regions to resolve workload issues.
In addition, there were gaps in planning and monitoring adult rehabilitation programs, and limited public information provided on how well the Department was managing its adult offenders.
Taken together, these issues affected the Department's contribution to public safety and reduced the likelihood of successful offender rehabilitation.
A more detailed listing of findings in each area follows:
Adult correctional centre capacity
The Department was struggling to deal with a growing offender population. The overall occupancy rate in correctional centres on May 15, 2013 was 126% (and ranged from 110% to 145% in different centres) - even though the Department had increased capacity by 52% since 2008, adding 651 beds at a cost of $182 million. Measures to accommodate overcrowding (such as double-bunking, triple-bunking, and adding dorm-style bunk beds in space previously used for recreation and treatment programs) had several negative impacts, such as restricting offenders' access to rehabilitation activities and increasing security risks.
The Department's system of ad hoc capital planning was inadequate for its needs. It had no system-wide, clearly defined accommodation standards and the rated capacity of centres was determined subjectively. Offender population forecasts were not always reliable or sufficiently detailed for management purposes. There was no comprehensive long-term capital plan to address the shortage of 2,744 beds anticipated by 2019/20, the deterioration in aging correctional centre infrastructure, or the likely significant costs. And the Department did not use a rigorous or transparent process in the recent selection of a new correctional centre site.
The Department also needed to give greater attention to initiatives with the potential to reduce bed demand, such as those reducing the average time to trial and case disposition, diverting offenders with drug and mental health problems to treatment programs, and supporting lower risk offenders in meeting bail requirements.
Adult offenders in the community
The Department had a number of policies in place for managing offenders in the community, but they were not always embedded in operational practice. There was a lack of effective and consistent supervision of offenders, affecting the Department's contribution to public safety. And deficiencies in case management decreased the potential effectiveness of offenders' rehabilitation plans.
While risk assessments were prepared for all offenders in the files examined, 34% of those completed in the community were late, causing some offenders to initially receive less supervision than they otherwise would have. In several cases, probation officers were not scheduling on-going meetings with offenders as frequently as required by Department policy for offenders' risk profiles. They were also sometimes inconsistent in monitoring offenders' conditions (such as attendance at programs), verifying offenders' self-reports about compliance, and responding to offender non-compliance. Case management plans were present in only 63% of the files examined; were not always done within required timeframes; and often lacked meaningful or measurable goals, specific planned interventions, or timeframes for achieving these. And supervisors were not regularly reviewing staff's work to ensure it complied with standards.
In 2012, citing unmanageable workloads, the Department reduced offender supervision standards in 3 regions, allowing staff to meet less frequently with offenders and for shorter periods of time than would otherwise be required. Tracking additional data related to caseloads and the use of probation officers' time would improve the Department's ability to assess workload reasonableness.
Adult rehabilitation programs
The Department offered various adult rehabilitation programs through its correctional centres and community supervision offices, but gaps in the planning and monitoring framework for these programs hindered their potential effectiveness. The Department had started to provide more consistency and central direction, but more work was needed to identify offender needs and then align rehabilitation programs accordingly. The Department also needed to work with Aboriginal stakeholders to ensure that rehabilitation materials were culturally appropriate and met the unique needs of Aboriginal offenders, who accounted for about 60% of the adult offender population. And inter-agency coordination needed strengthening, particularly for shared, very high-risk clients.
In general, the Department had no means of determining if rehabilitation programs were achieving positive outcomes for offenders. Tracking of program offerings, enrolments, completions, and outcomes was limited and, in some cases, non-existent. And a broader range of recidivism measures about the level of re-offending was needed for management purposes, including tracking results over longer times, for specific programs, and by offender risk categories.
Public performance reporting
The Department provided little public information on its management of adult offenders. This limited the ability of legislators and citizens to assess the results being achieved. Some jurisdictions reported much more information, particularly on overcrowding levels and impacts, and rehabilitation programs and outcomes."


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 18/1/2013 (1677 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It has been 10 long years since cattle producers in the communities surrounding Riding Mountain National Park learned they were "special" in the eyes of tuberculosis-eradication experts.
Manitoba's cattle herd has been considered free of bovine tuberculosis since 1985, but that designation came under scrutiny in the late 1990s after small pockets of TB were found in wildlife and the area's cattle herds.
In 2003, the TB-free status of all Manitoba's cattle was threatened, so officials moved to identify a smaller zone, dubbed the Riding Mountain Eradication Area (RMEA) and embarked on an aggressive campaign to wipe out the disease.
The RMEA spared most Manitoba cattle producers costly testing before they could export, but it was a hellish turn of events for the area's producers, who are required by law to co-operate with Canadian Food Inspection Agency veterinarians coming in to test their herds.
During the past decade, some 2,600 herds of cattle and bison were tested, more than 220,000 animals in all. Among those, 14 herds were found with TB-positive animals, the last of which was identified in 2008.
Testing involves rounding up the herd, running the animals through a chute, injecting them with purified dead TB bacteria and checking the injection site after 72 hours for swelling, which indicates a positive reaction.
Sounds simple, but mustering cow-calf herds is a stressful and costly exercise. Some put the cost at about $18 per head each time. Producers received one-third of that in compensation.
Abortion losses and accidental deaths due to injury are not uncommon during these roundups, not to mention the stress on the owners. There was no compensation for that. If a positive reactor was found in the herd, the farm was quarantined. If TB was confirmed, all animals, even family pets, were destroyed. Although producers were compensated, it rarely covered the cost of replacing the animals.
Some farmers, pushed to the breaking point, tried refusing to go along with all this. They were hauled into court and fined. The law on this point is clear, and it's not on the side of individual producers.
To add to their frustration, they argued TB existed in the area through no fault of their own. Producers suspected -- and those suspicions were later confirmed -- that their cattle were becoming infected by mingling with wildlife leaving the park to mooch off their haystacks.
Limiting that intermingling means they must install barriers, and they can't use money-saving strategies such as winter grazing and bale grazing that are now the norm in other parts of the province. It's an added cost in a slim-margin business, and there is no payback.
Park officials reluctantly admitted the resident elk population was part of the problem after 11 diseased elk were identified in 2003. They implemented a testing and selective culling program that has reduced the elk population by more than half from its peak of 5,000. Of the 1,400 elk captured, collared and tested, 33 were found to be TB-positive. It has also been found in the white-tailed deer population, but at even lower levels.
Late last year, area producers were encouraged to learn Dr. Allan Preston, a cattle producer, veterinarian and former provincial assistant deputy minister of agriculture, has been appointed to co-ordinate the eradication effort between two levels of government, four departments and producer groups.
Preston is seen as a level-headed middleman who can cut through red tape and perhaps defuse tensions between federal officials and local producers.
He's optimistic the end is in sight. The domestic cattle herd is now considered disease-free, although uncertainty over the status of the wildlife in the area will necessitate continued testing, albeit on a much-reduced scale.
This year, only 26 herds in the region, involving 3,400 head of cattle, are being tested by CFIA vets compared with 625 herds involving 50,000 head a decade ago.
But that's partly because there are fewer cattle to test. The rate of attrition in local cattle operations is four times the provincial average, Preston says.
As a serious disease that affects multiple species, TB is worth eradicating, and much progress has been made. Just a generation ago, people were still at risk of getting it from drinking milk from an infected cow.
But the fight to wipe out TB has been expensive -- about $20 million spent by governments so far -- and not without casualties.
Laura Rance is editor of the Manitoba Co-operator. She can be reached at 204-792-4382 or by email: email@example.com


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Letters to the Editor for April 7, 2013
Published: Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 11:50 p.m.
Support for all
I hope that Mayor Craig Lowe, during his very short stay at the Alachua County Jail for his drunk driving arrest, noticed and will remember some of the other inmates. Many are there for alcoholism and substance addiction, which often is the underlying cause of their crimes.
Commissioner Thomas Hawkins was quoted as saying that he supports Lowe "not just as a politician but as a person." I think Hawkins should expand his public declaration of support to all in our community who suffer from this illness, including those still at the jail.
Cindy Rosenfeld,
Not pet projects
Biomass power and better infrastructure for pedestrians and bicyclists save money in the long term.
Gainesville houses numerous students and others whose disposable income would grow if they could forego the expenses of owning a car. Bicycle-friendly roads and better bus transit provide more freedom for residents to spend their money. Also, less automotive traffic means less road construction and maintenance in the long term, which amounts to tax savings.
A biomass power plant burns locally grown fuel, which means Gainesville Regional Utilities can buy less fuel from its suppliers. Utility costs are never going to be low enough to make waste affordable but at least biomass power makes it possible to become locally self-sufficient (or as close as possible) given enough conservation.
Critics of these public projects ought to propose ways to lower their costs instead of rejecting them outright. These are not pet projects but a means to save money and grow prosperity.
Adam Garcia,
Same rights
A civil union is a legally recognized partnership similar to marriage. Civil unions have been established in several countries to provide legal recognition of relationships formed by same-sex couples and afford them rights, benefits and responsibilities similar (in some countries, identical) to those of married couples.
There is no problem if society wants to create a civil union for people who desire to be in a partnership with someone of the same sex. There is no problem with allowing the same rights to same-sex partners that are afforded to married couples.
There is a problem with changing the definition of marriage for political correctness reasons. If you desire to give equal protection under the law to those interested in a civil union, I'm agreeable to equitable treatment for all.
Yet, I adamantly disagree with changing the definition of marriage. You can give the same rights to same-sex couples without changing the definition of marriage.
Lisa Satcher,
Gun-free zones
The Sun's March 30 editorial, "No place for guns," evidences a gross misunderstanding of why schools are selected as locations to kill innocent people. Only two changes in the way the law addresses mass shootings offer any real chance for reducing such violence.
First, laws must be changed so that people who evidence violent tendencies are identified, and their access to firearms eliminated. Second, the concept of gun-free zones must be totally banished from our political thought, and, more specifically, our laws.
Gun-free zones are now, and always have been, well known to be locations where one will be least likely to encounter armed resistance, and thus, a choice location at which to kill innocent people.
The Sun's objection to having trained and certified persons with firearms in our schools is also misplaced, either because of ignorance or political bent, as it is irrefutable that the only meaningful way to quickly stop a bad person with a gun is a prompt encounter with a good person with a gun.
C. Gary Moody,
Watch for do-gooders
Our Florida Legislature is proposing to criminalize as a misdemeanor for the first time, and a felony for the second, the sale of pipes. That's right: your grandpa's wooden pipe or any smoking device, whether "metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic, or ceramic." Whoops, they left out corncob.
God forbid we should restrict our criminal punishments to actual evil intent and actions. Let's include innocent behavior as well. We wouldn't want some bad person to get around our laws!
Where will our insatiable, ignominious passion to pass another law end? Oh, that's right, we have to fill all those prisons we paid to build.
What would my father (from the World War II generation) think of this? Well I know what my grandfather would think about criminalizing the sale of his pipe, about the same thing he thought about prohibition: "It's the damned do-gooders you have to watch out for."
Barbara Blount-Powell,
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Hello,Greetings to everyone here. I'm new on this forum. I've always wanted to build a site that people can list places they want to rent out in my city here. Also, an online bookstore for authors in my country. Need help on which course(s) to undertake. Thank you for your anticipated quick response.
This question has been asked so many times... Start with HTML, CSS and then PHP or similar. Learn to use a good CMS (Wordpress is probably the most popular)
And if you want to design it yourself (although is rare to be a good programmer and designer, there are some cases), then learn color theory, design, UX, etc.
Thank you, Molona!
If you want to learn web design then you have to start with HTML its the basic thing that you have to start to learn. After that CSS and goes on ...
Like the others have said, HTML, CSS, JS, PHP and so on. If you would just like two sites though you could use Wordpress. It would be quicker and a smaller learning curve.
The fastest way to achieve what youre aiming for is use a specific already built CMS for that. Just search for "keyword" script, and you will find. No need to learn anything if its just to create one site.
re aiming for is use a specific already built CMS for that. Just search for "keyword" script, and you will find. No need to learn anything if it
This is pretty bad advice, especially "No need to learn anything".
That's a high functioning site. I would just find a Wordpress site that would do that out of the box. There are quite a few.


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Senior Media and PR Officer - Leading UK charity
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Dynamic Senior Media and Public Relations Officer sought for national UK charity
Are you looking for your next PR challenge and would relish the opportunity to help promote one of the UK's leading charities?
Our client is looking for an experienced and dynamic Senior Media and PR Officer to help drive its media work.
The role:
Reporting to the Head of Press, the role will focus on driving proactive media work to promote the charity, as well as supporting other external communications work.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Designing and implementing PR plans for key projects and campaigns
- Generating creative ideas for media coverage to help increase public awareness about the charity
- Working with members to develop stories and case studies
- Producing vibrant, well written copy for communication materials for key stake holders
This is a permanent role.
The candidate:
You will have solid experience in media relations and possess high quality writing skills, with a strong track record of achieving positive media coverage for an organisation's key projects and activities. You will be creative, dynamic and bursting with ideas, as well as having excellent judgement and strong emotional intelligence, with a well-honed ability to deal sensitively with a range of stakeholders.
This is a really rewarding role for the right candidate - charity experience is a must!


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Farm Animals!Math brain teasers require computations to solve.
Your objective is to buy exactly 100 farm animals with exactly 100 dollars. You must buy at least 1 of each animal. You may need some paper!
The Costs:
Cows: $10 each
Pigs: $ 3 each
Chickens: $0.50 each
HintThere's a lot of chickens; over 85, but under 95.
Answer5 cows=$50
1 pig=$3
94 chickens=$47
100 animals=100 dollars
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ENMORE Park men overcame a strong Taunton and Pickeridge side last Saturday in a hardfought contest.
With the match finely balanced at 2.5 points each, everything depended on the final game in which Keith Wilson and Doug Read came out on top over former captains Martin Rotheram and Dave Powell by 4&3.
In the other games, captainelect Nigel Musgrave-Brown and partner Phil Parker conceded their game on the 17th after a late run from opponents Ian Robertson and Mike Fudge while Chris Marsh and Andy Criddle for Enmore Park went to the 18th before losing one down.
Howard Neal and Pete Clarke halved their match – while both the remaining matches were won 3&2 by Enmore Park stalwarts Paddy Maclennan with partner Derek Kelly and Rob Loder with Paul Henson.
Kieran Windsor shot a great round of 41 points to claim Division One stableford, ahead of Derek Bremner and Iain Stewart in second and third places, respectively.
Division Two was won by Steve Rolph, with Wayne Edmondson in second and Tim Ramsay in third.
Forty-one points was also the score that saw Peter Valders take top spot in Division Three, ahead of Daniel Markland in second and Richard Close in third.
Captain Ken would like to thank everyone for the amazing support on August 3 for his Charity Day.
Over 200 played in glorious sunshine and helped raise in the region of £4,000 for St Margaret's Somerset Hospice. The final figure will not be known until later in the year.
Ken says that your generosity has been much appreciated by not only him but, of course, by all those at St Margaret's Somerset Hospice.
Finishing in first place was the team of Anthony Ashton, Alan Peek, Jack Dray&Mike Lee with a score of 96 points.
Megan Dennett won her second club championship in three years – winning by a similar margin that Bernard Langer did at Royal Porthcawl!
Jill Simpson came runner-up and, in the 18 hole nett event (Brown Cup), Bernie Dennis shot an impressive 66 with Megan's mum runner-up on 67.


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How do I apply for financial aid?
You should start by filling out the federal government's aid application--the FAFSA. This application is used by both the federal government and colleges when federal money is being dispersed.
You can obtain a paper FAFSA at your child's high school guidance office, or an on-line version at the Department of Education's website (see below). The earliest date you can file the FAFSA is January 1 of the year your child will be attending college. This is because the FAFSA relies on your family's tax information from the previous year.
To complete the application, follow the instructions in the FAFSA carefully. You may need to gather several documents to complete the FAFSA, similar to preparing your tax return.
Once the information is filled in, a FAFSA can be filed in one of four ways
- Mailing it to the regional processing center listed on the paper FAFSA
- Filing it electronically through the college your child will be attending (not all colleges have this capability)
- Filing it electronically using the U.S. Department of Education's FAFSA Express software, which can be downloaded from the Department of Education's website (www.ed.gov)
- Filing it electronically by filling out the FAFSA directly on the Department of Education's website (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
Paper FAFSAs take approximately four to six weeks to process; electronic FAFSAs take one week.
Regarding college financial aid, colleges use either their own institutional application or a common type of application known as the PROFILE application. The PROFILE application may duplicate some of the questions on the FAFSA. You will need to find out which application your child's college requires and then submit it by the deadline.


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Model Predictive Control -- Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going -- Part 3
McMillan, Weiner and Darby Discuss Practical Considerations in MPC Setup, Maintenance and Improvement to Meet Economic Objectives
Stan: In this multipart part series, Mark Darby of CMiD Solutions will share his thoughts on the scope of model predictive control (MPC) applications. The focus in Part 3 is on some practical considerations in MPC setup, maintenance and improvement to meet economic objectives.
Greg: Measurement, analyzer and final control element resolution and threshold sensitivity limits can cause limit cycles. In a PID we can set an integral dead band to turn off integral action when the process variable (PV) is within the limit cycle amplitude of the setpoint (SP). Also we can use external reset feedback of actual valve position to prevent the PID output from changing until the valve moves. How do you prevent the MPC from responding to these cycles?
Read Also: When do I Use MPC instead of PID for Advanced Regulatory Control - Tips?
Mark: Valve stiction is a frequent challenge. In the pretest phase of work, we need to identify and resolve control valves with excessive stiction; if necessary, delaying the project or portions of it. The problem is that the effect of a valve limit cycle can appear in multiple controlled variables. Consider when a cycle is present in a variable at a constraint limit. This will translate into cycles in multiple MVs. Detuning and the use of dead bands are not usually effective. If stiction is present, but is not extreme, there are techniques that are sometimes helpful. This includes more sophisticated filtering of either the measurement or the model bias filter. Also, some MPC controllers have a feature which enforces a minimum move limit for a manipulated variable, which can be set to correspond to the amount of stiction present (otherwise the move is accumulated). If MPC is configured to directly manipulate a valve signal, and the actual valve feedback is available, it should be used to update the model bias. This would be similar to external reset feedback. In testing, it is important that the change to a MV result in a valve change greater than the stiction value; otherwise this will introduce error into the identification results.
Greg: For cascade control with PID, we use external reset feedback of the secondary loop PV to prevent the primary loop from driving the secondary loop SP faster than the secondary can respond causing a burst of oscillations. In the cascade control of an MPC to a PID or even another MPC, how do you prevent driving the secondary PID or MPC faster than it can respond?
Mark: Move suppression, reference trajectory time constant and the length of the control horizon affect how fast or aggressively MPC will adjust manipulated variable PID setpoints. A point to make here is that the response of the PID loops is embedded in the MPC models, which is reflected in the future move plan calculated by the MPC. One can introduce model mismatch if a PID loop is retuned to achieve a significantly different response.
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Stan: How do you help the MPC achieve the most benefits?
Mark: You need to understand how planning and scheduling people establish targets for the plant and make sure the MPC is in sync and consistent with them. This requires good communication and documentation. A key issue is what degrees of freedom to give an MPC. For example, should it maximize feed rate? If so, good communication and coordination is required, since it can impact logistical issues associated with feed stock and product volumes. In configuring the MPC, it is critical to get the economics right so it pushes the correct constraint sets. Some limits may depend upon the time of the year based on product demand. An example is a shift from gasoline to diesel in winter. While this is not a huge issue, the completeness and accuracy of this task must not be overlooked.
Greg: We tended to use small MPC focused on a unit operation, whereas in the literature, you see the use of huge and even plant-area wide MPC. We found the MPC to be easier to develop and maintain with time horizons more tailored to the unit operation. We also we did not have to worry about the washout of the effect of process inputs downstream by the filtering effect of volumes. The washout caused an extremely low process gain for downstream CV, resulting in a low condition number for the matrix. In some cases, the model had the wrong sign because of interrelationships. We used disturbance variables between MPC and, if necessary, a cascade of MPC to MPC to increase MPC scope. What are the advantages of increasing the MPC size?
Mark: There are different opinions in the industry on this issue of controller size. Some of this depends on the process objectives as well as the number and location of the constraints. You see differences, for example, between refining and specialty chemicals. It can also depend on the specific MPC controller and the specific MPC practitioner. Bigger is better for the LP or QP in terms of maximizing profit when constraints are present. Dynamic coordination is another reason. Consider two controllers, where a particular MV in an upstream controller is a FF in a downstream controller. The downstream controller would only consider the current value of the FF when it calculated its future MV move plan. If the two controllers are combined, the MVs in the downstream would automatically be coordinated with the upstream MV in the calculation of the future move plan. This trend to bigger controllers began in the 1990s with the increases in computer power and better algorithms. One of the lessons learned is that bigger controllers are more difficult to implement and maintain, as there is a higher requirement of model consistency—for example, the importance of accurate gain ratios, as mentioned earlier. Depending where constraints are in the plant and whether they are plant-limiting can help decide on the number of MPCs. With the configuration capability of the newer tools, one can also start small and grow/combine controllers over time.
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We have had so much fun with the Monthly Photo Challenge in the past, it would be a crime if did not continue into the NEW YEAR.
Since this is Two-Thousand-Twelve, I thought it appropriate to offer the following challenge:An image that depicts either TWO or TWELVE.
Many things appear in pairs. Be creative in spotting them and photographing them.
{If you can produce something that depicts TWO-THOUSAND (or even TWO-THOUSAND-AND-TWELVE) that would be awesome!}
We have always had many, many rescued animals in my house (not quite two-thousand of them!). So I can supply these examples.
Two Black Dogs
Two Cats
Two Motorcycles
12 stubby holders - some used more than others
@Max Height ; nice assortment, nicely arranged. You are either quite the traveler or quite the yard-sailor!
wow, who abandons motorcycles like that!!
Two green tree pythons
Two tortoises
Not nearly as exotic, but two sleeping pigs:
Edit: Just remembered I also have Two Royal Personages :
I used to be a bit of both in my younger days :). Nowadays being older, wiser and slower, I don't do much of either (:
Max, how did you attach the image?
I tried to attach mine, but was not successful... or am i supposed to paste link of my images uploaded at imageshack?
1) I clicked 'Reply To Thread'
2) I then clicked the 'Go Advanced' button
3) Then click the 'Manage Attachments' button
4) Then click 'Add Files'
5) I then clicked 'Basic Uploader'
6) I then clicked 'Browse' to go to the folder on my pc the image I want to upload is in.
7) I then selected the image I wanted to upload
8) I then clicked the 'Upload' button and the image was attached to my post[/ot]
I think there is a requisite number of posts before you are permitted to upload images.
We are anxious to see your images. Contribute to some of the other discussions on Sitepoint and, before you know it, the upload capability will appear!
2012 bicycles (really, count them if you don't believe me... )
And 2 lizards (I don't remember the correct name right now):
@guido2004 ; I'm going to take your word for the bikes. I can't count that high! (:
The lizards are one of my favorite species. They are bearded dragons.
I counted only 2011 :headbang:
Darn, somebody stole my bike! :lol:
one thousand, two hundred and twenty four...............one thousand, two hundred and twenty five...............one thousand, two hundred and twenty six..........I'm recounting just in case I missed it. Hopefully it's still up the back somewhere ...............one thousand, two hundred and twenty seven...............
Would it help to know what color it was?
damn :headbang: ........now look what you've done......you made me lose my count........now I'll have to start again :mad: :bouncy3: :mad:............one............two............three............grrrrrrrrr :mad:............four....oh btw, only if I don't get 2012 this time :find:............five...............
The 12 Apostles on Victoria's Great Ocean Road.
Some are behind where the photo was taken and I think there are only about 8 in total left standing. But originally there were 12 (erosion has got the better of some of them :()
@Max Height ; Wow! they are absolutely gorgeous. Maybe a dumb question here, but are they part of the Great Barrier Reef?


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TROY, Mich. - The Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled the death of a 55-year-old Troy father a homicide, saying he died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Patrick Mikes was reported missing at the end of July after his two sons said he left for a bike ride and never came home.
His body was found Friday in a cornfield in Montrose Township.
The medical examiner used dental records to confirm his identify.
His bike was also found just feet from his body.
Police had said they thought Mikes was killed in his basement before being dumped in the cornfield, which is north of Flint. They also said they had found evidence that there had been a struggle and large amounts of blood spilled.
Son facing murder, credit card fraud charges
Mikes' son, 21-year-old Patrick Mikes Jr., was arraigned is charged with open murder in his father's death. He's also charged with three counts of illegally using a financial transaction device for allegedly using his younger brother's credit card.
--Patrick Mikes Jr.
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The best coconut cupcake I've ever had was at Jones on 3rd. in LA. I know there is Sprinkles and Yummy, but you can't beat the ones at Jones. Since I don't live in LA, and I often crave coconut cupcakes, this cupcake mix from Barefoot Contessa is a delicious substitute.


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It looks like the Mass Effect trilogy is indeed heading to the Xbox One and PS4, if listings posted by Chilean retailer Zmart Games are anything to go by.
First spotted by eagle-eyed NeoGAF user Rushersauce, the listings aren't accompanied by any solid information regarding release dates or prices. You can, however, sign up for notifications when more becomes available.
emerged in March, when general manager of BioWare's Edmonton and Montreal studios Aaryn Flynn revealed that the topic had been "discussed."
If a port of the popular sci-fi trilogy is indeed in development, it would be far from the first time a game had been leaked by a retailer (The Last of Us: Remastered anyone?). But to err is human, so as always, take this with a grain of salt.
By all accounts, BioWare is hard at work on the next installment of the franchise. While release date details have yet to be revealed, we're due an update sometime this year. So far all we've had are a few teaser images, a promise that it will be fresh but recognisable, and may have nothing to do with Shepard.
We'll update you with more information as it comes.
Looks like another remaster(???) is on its way to next gen.
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Mass Effect Trilogy on PS4 & Xbox One Listed by Retailer
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man, when does next-gen start!?
However, they could've chosen worse games to remaster. It's one way of circumventing the lack of backwards compatibility...granted, the prices are..damn.
Mass Effect has some fantastic characters. Was near tears when mordin went.
not sure what good they can do to the unreal engine though. outside of texture and screen res, i don't see much of a visual bump with this one.
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Companies choosing to remaster titles into next gen doesn't bother me at all. In fact, I applaud it. For minimal effort, the dev team can potentially further their revenue stream on a title that probably isn't generating much anymore for them currently.
They have 2 target groups.
-those that played it, loved it, and want to replay it in a better form
-those that missed it, now use the opportunity to jump on the train as it passes by the second time (or third :P)
In some cases the best way to get someone to jump on board with the 3rd or 4th installment of your series when they haven't played the first installments....is to give them those installments. So for what little cost they incur on a re-release they in turn expose themselves to a larger consumer base for future titles.
side note:
I fully expect to see an Uncharted trilogy remaster produced in prep for U4
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I'd buy this in a New York minute!
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Having played through all three already, I'll not bother. But would recommend the trilogy to anyone that hasn't played them previously.
I'm pretty sure he did die in my game too, and really didn't care. I also didn't care when Wrex died. But I didn't like having to kill Legion
There aren't many - if any - other games that I've got as emotionally attached to the characters.
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Ehh, I don't know.
Will the DLC for the games be included? What amount multiplayer in ME3, will it be supported again?
Doesn't seem to make much sense to buy this at (assuming $60) when you can get the games on PC's/previous gen consoles for half that much. (or even less) I'd rather bioware put all their effort into the next mass effect game and post release content/support.
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If it is cheap I might get it.....It would make three systems I have these games on.
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I only played ME2 and finished it, but wasn't very impressed. They market the game as an RPG while it's clearly just a third person shooter with some upgrades.
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Mass Effect 2 was the game with most of the character development though. I quite liked my trips to Mordin just to hear the humorous stuff he'd say. I liked his view on art, culture and how he did not like the damage he'd caused with the genophage....
I also liked my trips to legion. he was interesting just to listen to, whoever cooked up his dialogue obviously has some interesting views on human society. the different perspective was very welcome on my part.
Did not like grinding for weapons though. that was BS.
I also liked how it had that twisted perspective with you working for cerberus. And Ashley being an alliance nutt, being incapable of seeing the bigger picture. It set up the climax very well imo.
if you were paragon, she'd be all over you. if you were neutral, she'd leave you alone, and if you went renegade, she'd romp your lights out for a single session. I would've liked the paragon without the strings personally :/
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04-30-2014 #16I hated Jack in 2. It was sooo blunt how they wanted to make her 'bad ass' and cool. And she was practically naked to show of her wicked ink! But I definitely warmed to her in 3. She was wearing clothes! And they matured her, so now she had an edge, without ramming down your throat how hardcore she is.
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Is is really necessary for spoiler tags for games that came out years ago?
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if you haven't played this game and like huge space epics this is a good game.
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T/Sgt Irving J Schaffer
1944 — Italy
"Red Skies at Night"
***** Exerpt from Irving's BOOK "RED SKIES AT NIGHT"
Our 321st bomb group moved from Corsica to Falconara, Italy, in early April of 1945. British ground troops had captured this airfield where Mussolini trained his air cadets. It is about fifteen miles west of the city of Ancona, on the west coast of the Adriatic Sea. Our crew was part of a mission that targeted railway bridges on the west coast of Yugoslavia (Matobar).
To reach the target, we flew across the Adriatic Sea. Because the bridges were absolutely vital to the Germans to transport war materials to their troops, the targets were heavily defended from the ground. They knew we were coming and they were ready. Flack filled the sky and was pummeling our entire formation of planes. No matter what, when on a bomb run, you have to stay on course until you reach the designated target and the bombs are dropped; there can be no deviation to avoid flak. And on any mission, it is a bomb run where we lose most of our planes, sustain the most injuries and deaths. So with enemy fire filling the sky all around you, tension intensifies as you get closer and closer to the target, with the enemy firing everything it has.
After we dropped our bombs, our ships dived out of formation to scatter and try to avoid the heavy ack ack ground fire All the planes on this mission was pretty well shot up. Limping home to base, we all heaved exhausted sighs of relief when our plane touched down in one piece. We crawled out and stood with the other crews that had landed safely, and watched the other planes straggle in one by one, wanting to make sure everyone got back, and in one piece. And until we saw a plane, we did not know if that crew had made it out alive or not. Tension was high.
Suddenly an incoming plane sent up a red flare in the distance. We all knew what this meant. They had seriously wounded or dead men on board. We could see the pilot was struggling to bring the plane into some kind of a landing pattern, but he was having trouble. Then we saw his right engine had been shot out and, in fact, the whole plane was shot to pieces.
When a plane is so crippled that the pilot thinks he may crash on landing, he informs the crew and they are given the choice to bail out or stay with the ship. And to their credit, if there are wounded men who can't bail out, their comrades don't abandon them. If the crew does bail out, the pilot is left to bring the ship in by himself, at great risk.
This entire crew stayed with the ship. We all waited, holding our breath. We watched him fighting to bring the plane around to line up with the runway, with only one engine. To do so, he had no choice but to bank toward the right, the side with the dead engine. To do so was almost suicide. The plane could go into a tailspin and kill everyone. Tension high and holding our breath, we watched him fight to control the plane. Miraculously the plane leveled off and he made a perfect landing. (The old man upstairs was certainly guiding the pilot.) We yelled and cheered ourselves hoarse to witness a "win" in the midst of so much tragedy.


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Hi all, I am new to Python and I am not sure if this is the right place for me to place my thread too.
Nonetheless I am encountering a problem in regards to the program I am writing.
I am trying to create 2 QListWidgets, mainList and refList. Both List are folder names derived from directories (main from user com and ref from server)
mainList - Tally its items against the refList and displays the items it has in common with the refList. Other miscellaneous items will not be displayed
refList - Displays the correct info (acts more like the reference); no info will be changed here, it's fixed
Thus, when the user executes/run the program, the ListWidget will displays the items on startup, especially for mainList where it tallies against the refList
For examples (All T0X are folder names):
mainList has - T01, T02, T03, test.txt and test.mp3
refList has - T01, T02, T03, T04, T05
So when user runs the program, the List Widget will display
mainList has - T01, T02, T03
refList has - T01, T02, T03, T04, T05
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DESPITE taking a small squad of just six players to Southampton, Weymouth Bandits sunk the Sharks, who played in SABA League Division One last season.
Due to logistical issues the game started 15 minutes later than the already late tip-off time of 8.30pm putting Weymouth out of their stride from the off.
The game proved to be a very tough and physical affair, against a young and full Uni squad.
The Tandoori Bandits enduring a gruelling total of 32 fouls throughout the course of the game. It was the Bandits who took first blood, taking a convincing 10-2 lead within the first five minutes with baskets from Dzintars Kalkis, Ian Manley and Julien Lawes.
Some fierce man-to-man defence by Weymouth also held the Uni side to two points in six minutes of play as they struggled to deal with the pressure.
Once they found a way through, the Sharks' side went on a scoring streak.
Some impressive shooting from three-point territory saw the home side take the quarter 18-14 to leave the Bandits scratching their heads wondering what went wrong in the last four minutes of the period.
The two teams were evenly matched for much of the second, exchanging the lead until three minutes from the end when the Bandits took control. Points from Alex Fuhrmann, Manley, Kalkis and Brett Dunster saw the Bandits end the half ahead by seven points, 37- 30.
The second half was a test of nerve as the home side continued to give the Bandits a hard time in the scoring lane. The visiting side were taking punishment in the form of fouls all game, but refused to let it affect them.
Relentlessly threatening the Uni basket and converting the resulting free throws, the third quarter ended with Weymouth in the lead by 11.
Then came a key moment, two minutes into the fourth quarter, Chris Canham was fouled under the basket to put him at the line for two free throws. As the frustrated home side lost their temper and fiercely disagreed with the games' officials, they incurred extra penalties. Another four free throws were awarded to the Bandits for technical fouls due to player dissent, one of which saw a Sharks' player ejected from the game.
Lawes stepped up and converted three out of the four free throws.
The incident had stretched the Weymouth side's lead to 17 points and although the contest was not over, Bandits knew that Uni had a big job ahead to turn this game around. As the clock ticked away the Bandits commanded the final minutes of the game with great composure and took the final quarter 27-12.
Coach Che Osborne said: "It was tough out there and the Sharks refused to give up easy baskets.
"They made us earn a lot of our points from the foul line, and I think we can be happy with making 31 of the 50 free throws we were awarded. "The players adjusted well to anything the Sharks threw at them and kept their cool when everyone else on court was completely losing the plot.
"We stuck to the plan and continued to play the type of basketball that has seen us win our first three games of the season.
"It took a great performance and attitude towards the game from the whole team to take this win and I can feel the whole team is buzzing and eager to carry this momentum forward into our next game."
Bandits: Dzintars Kalkis, Ian Manley, Chris Canham, Alex Fuhrmann, Julien Lawes, Brett Dunster Game MVP: Dzintars Kalkis


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Sunday, February 3, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
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What: XLVII SUPERBOWL BLOCK PARTY HOLLYWOOD
Where: Hollywood Blvd @ N. Wilcox Hollywood CA 90028
When: Sunday, February 3rd , 2013 @ 3PM
Media: TBD
Contact: Ismael Salazar 310-734-8623
For more information the media can contact an event organizer direct at 562-277-7174
Backstage passes are available to members of the media, pleases contact Carl Edgar: 310-751-8744, email@example.com and please forward link to your press page/media section on your website.
The VIP arrival entrance will feature a huge green football field turf where various media outlets, sports bloggers, photographers, and film outlets can cover arrivals or interview various football fanatics. Credential information is below.
Volunteers and staff interested in participating in the Hollywood Super Bowl Block Party should email resume to Moonbridge Productions directly at email@example.com
This is event is free and open to the public. VIP Packages start at $15 and include appetizers and wristbands.
Sponsors, Food Trucks, Art & Craft Vendors interested in participating should visit the website to reserve online or contact our office at 310-734-8623
Tickets are available at www.hollywoodsuperbowl.com
When & Where
Sunday, February 3, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PST)
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HOUSTON - A caregiver has been accused of stealing from a 96-year-old woman.
According to court documents, Freda Arthur, 34, was hired by the elderly woman living at a senior living facility.
Records show that on June 8, the 96-year-old asked Arthur to open the safe in her apartment in order to get her checkbook so that she could pay her.
The following day, the woman opened the safe herself and noticed that several pieces of jewelry were missing, including a more ring worth more than $20,000 that the woman's husband had given her on their 25th wedding anniversary.
On Monday, police arrested Arthur at her apartment. She has been charged with theft.
Investigators said Arthur pawned everything but the wedding ring, and she turned it over to officers.
Detectives said they have recovered most of the jewelry from area pawn shops, however, they will have to hold on to the pieces as evidence.
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Ragin' Cajuns Fall Fan Day
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Heads up to all of our UL Ragin' Cajuns sports fans — this Sunday, August 25th, MidSouth Bank presents Ragin' Cajuns Fall Fan Day at the Cajundome.
Fans will be able to meet and get autographs from football players, the soccer and volleyball teams, plus UL cheerleaders and the Ragin' Jazz.
Doors open at 5pm and admission is free.
MidSouth Bank will be giving away 5,000 commemorative t-shirts to the first fans in the door and Ragin' Cajuns pennants will be handed out to young fans to get their autographs.


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PROCTORVILLE, Ohio -- Authorities suspect that a house fire that killed a couple in southern Ohio may have been sparked by illegal use of fireworks in the area.
The state fire marshal's office said Saturday that a man and woman, both in their 70s, were killed in the fire reported about 1:30 a.m. Saturday in Proctorville.
Investigators believe hot embers from illegal aerial fireworks fell into combustible material at the back of the house.
The state fire marshal's office says debris from fireworks was found in the neighborhood.
Witnesses said the man came out of the home, but went back inside to try to rescue his bedridden wife.
Investigators are asking anyone with information that may assist their investigation to contact the state fire marshal's office.