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[eUSA] Why Follow Orders?
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Citizens of the eUSA,
Take a moment to watch the origin of break dance.
~ Enjoy. Excellent things come of a Cossack dance and an American music mix. ^_~
Anyway, today I'd like to
It goes roughly like this:
1. I click 'accept' to post a standard 'won a BH/CH medal' shout.
2. Some folks I know and like get upset over who I fought for.
3. ???
So, case in point:
My comments above pretty much sum up my view in it's entirety.
~ If you don't like TL;DR just skim the parts in bold font.
It doesn't matter to me which side the eUSA fights for.
I'll fight where the daily orders say to fight.
Would I sometimes prefer one side over another? Yes, sure.
Does that stop me from fighting for whoever my orders say to fight for? No, definitely not.
We are all of us together stronger than any of us apart.
We are all at our best when we stand united for the national team.
Personally I liked the old status quo...
...the military leaders didn't run in elections or political circles.
...the political leaders didn't run any national military units.
Once we started to let folks blend the two roles we ran into trouble.
We're past that now. Damage done. Now I see comments from folks wearing American banners getting upset at medals won fighting for American allies. I don't like it. I do still like the people I see making those comments.
We might eventually face another breaking point.
We might face some AFA President who cannot be impeached.
What then? The eUSAF breaks away as the JCS broke away?
Personally, so long as they try to shepherd the nation well, I'll continue to fight where the nation says to fight.
Anyway... ask yourself this:
Is it more important to support your own nation even in the hard times?
Or is it more important to support your old foreign allies once the nation moves on?
The answer is different for each of us. I know my answer.
I don't always tank. But when I do, I know the damage goes where the nation needs it. I follow orders.
I'm a Nationalist. Actually, it might be more accurate to say Fascist, at least in eRepublik.
Parties and movements change.
The military should be better than that.
The military should fight for the nation regardless of parties or alliances.
The point is simple... I'd rather we all just get in line, join the appropriate rank/strength MU inside the national system, and fight as directed. If we did this, we'd concentrate our firepower much more effectively.
Some folks like to cry foul over the very notion of the eUSA being inside Circle of Trust. That's just silly.
The past two unity elections have been about foreign policy as much as about anything else. In Fingerguns vs John Jay, it was a choice between the Circle of Trust alliance and a policy favoring EDEN nations. In John Killah vs Jason Statham Jr it was a choice between the Circle of Trust alliance and a citizen's referendum on staying in CoT or moving back to independence and possibly building a new small alliance. Both times the active intra-party communities within the 2nd-5th parties chose Circle of Trust.
The past two general elections have also been about foreign policy. In the general elections, Fingerguns vs RGR isn't a good example since animosity against RGR/AFA colours the decision, but it was clear that Fingerguns favored Circle of Trust and RGR favored a mixed batch of old friends. In contrast, the election between John Killah and Candor offered another chance to set a different course. John Killah was obviously for the Circle of Trust alliance, whereas Candor's take on direct democracy might have moved us in any direction.
As the Narrator said,
Our foreign policy is incomprehensible,
our party politics is laughable,
and our reputation abroad loathsome.
My point here is this... everyone had a few chances to change the course of our foreign policy in recent months. Everyone let the shift to Circle of Trust happen. Everyone could have rallied more voters in the primaries and the elections. Through action or inaction, everyone chose. We're in a new alliance now. Let's make the best of it.
Anyway... yeah.
For anyone who thinks I have an agenda here, let me make my history plain:
At first, I was ignorant of the alliances. As I learned more, when in Congress I voted to take the eUSA out of EDEN. As our relations with EDEN stabilized, while Vice President I argued for swapping resource regions with EDEN for free to strengthen our collective power. Over time as the relationships with some EDEN nations soured, I grew to dislike EDEN and pushed for a change in alliance. I was purged from government. I left. I returned.
The main lessons I learned over time are this...
1. We should all fight together as directed by the national leaders each month.
2. We should be very, very careful when joining or leaving any alliance.
3. We should strive to be a bedrock member of any alliance we do join.
As it stands, we are in CoT now, like it or not.
I personally think our wayward cousins in the JCS and elsewhere should come home.
I personally think that if the AFA is truely dedicated to the eUSA, their units should join the eUSAF.
In the words of CJCS Eugene Harlot, STFU AND FIGHT.
Cheers. ^_~
Max McFarland 3
~ Party President, Stardust Crusaders USA.
As a politician, I've hated the transition towards CoT.
As Commander of the Special Forces, I set orders where told and shut up and fight.
On top of all that Max, you were fighting DIRECTLY for America, in a campaign the US started.
So what's up with that "no shame fighting for CoTWO" comment? Makes no sense.
Man, I just plain like Max.
I'm not wild about the new set up myself. It reminds me a little of rl, when sometimes I voted for the new POTUS and sometimes I didn't. Sometimes my country acts in a way that brings us all honor and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes we deserve respect and sometimes we deserve criticism.
But it's still my country, right or wrong.
I agree with the premise that people should specialize but I disagree with the notion that people should isolate as you suggest in this article. Factions are inevitable in any sort of environment, but this game is fundamentally simple and isolation breeds polarization and miscommunication. The solution, of course, is a nationalist movement that encourages and facilitates unity in a country that is not intrinsically nationalistic in-game. I know of one such movement and it is great.
Excellent points Max; I too am a vehement nationalist who is sick and tired of those attacking the military in the game we all know as ePolitics All governments depend on tax collection in order to fund their military; and yet here political wigs wanting part of the military pie demand the "right" to fix what wasn't broken in the first place.
Fast forwarding to today many of those same politicians today ridicule members of our community for advocating lower income taxes when they themselves hide within the MC's claiming the rest of us are doing it wrong for having regular job market wages.
Personally I find such stances from government appalling.
"Personally I liked the old status quo...
...the military leaders didn't run in elections or political circles.
...the political leaders didn't run any national military units.
Once we started to let folks blend the two roles we ran into trouble."
"As the Narrator said,
Our foreign policy is incomprehensible,
our party politics is laughable,
and our reputation abroad loathsome."
Quotes of the fracking year! Baaa o7
Great article I personally love the switch to CoT and expect anyone within the country to do whats best for the country O>
On all these points, I agree with you Max.
I know alliances can be tricky, but we must strive to be best allies we can in whatever alliance we are in.
i'm calling you all to read this article and see all eUSA's MPPs. Our Gov betrayed almost every of our old allies (except eAlbania). Now, we have MPPs with countries we fought against just few weeks ago...i'm not saying that's bad. MY opinion is we should have as many MPPs as we can sign. It's better to have them on our side, than on oposite...
But, Gov backstabed all old and good friends of ours..why? do we have bonuses..NO? do we have decent campaign...NO? those friends fought for us in every situation, even we started war with Canada,a nd even now we fignting against TEDEN..but trust me, that will be changed soon if we keep doing this crap..
Can anyone tell me why TEDEN still should fight for us?
We screwed them so many times...
so...say NO to this Gov, and support new one. I dont want to screw eUSA, i just want to make some fun with it...and you will enjoy too...
regarding the USAF...
You guys need to separate politics and military...but you don't.
Every single AFAer fight for eUSA and you know that, but you want to punish us cuz we have different political view. That's not democratic and that's not good for eUSA. But we don't care, if you want to be marked as guy who screwed eUSA...you are welcome...
Great article completely supported!
Military don't have to like orders but we follow orders.
As Commander of the eUnited States Citizen's MU, I set orders where told and shut up and fight.
I also choose to play as a Nationalist, despite any real life views I may or may not hold.
I am often disappointed in my leaders but I understand some things should be dynamic while other things will remain static. Keep on moving forward.
As Commander of a eUS private militia. We follow 99% of where we are told to fight by POTUS. We are still a eUSA MU and will fight for our country.
Great article and completly supported.
Cool story, bro. Now go out and get a BH for brazil against ZERO Allied South Africa, then go get one for FYROM aganist Greece.
Fight for the US is great, fight for a bad alliance against former allies is bad. Just because you are doing what you are told does not make it right, nor does it absolve you of fault.
No wrong doing here though, like I said fighting for the US is great.
AFA President? Its me! U calling?
Just follow DOD orders biatches.... AND FIGHT FOR AMERICA!
START INCLUDING AFAers!
RGR was talking up a move into CoT back when the eUS was still in TERRA to be fair. Was My Bad being serious, seems more like a joke imo.
Ronald Gipper Reagan Day 1,906, 12:17
"We can't join the eUSAF, we are banned"
Gee I wonder why *sarcasm*
^^^ Corvolerc: eRepublik birthday: Jan 18, 2013 -- And yet already rabid anti-RGR? Sounds legit.
You made it perftectly clear Max.
But imho you dont need to explain anything at all.
Some people will never understand that its just a game and sometimes we need to change the way we play it, otherwise the game becomes boring and boring and eventually everyone will lose interest.
briefly about your music theme:
This is Cossacks' dance invented by them while Ukraine (or Southern Ruthenia at that time) was a part of Poland. They might actually get offended for calling it Russian ; )
First, let me say that I think group messages have ruined the discussion that normally takes place in article comments. I thought I was saving time by mass-messaging (1) the folks/factions I mentioned in the article, and (2) MU leaders, asking them to comments here.
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@ Agent T,
Thank you, I am clearly mistaken in my history here.
So... to which exact culture should I attribute it correctly?
Try harder. Try again. You have shown remarkable perseverance in other things. I don't buy that you just gave up in this area. If not you, then Viarizi, I think he has the best odds of success. If not him, then at least Hanibal, or Sidarta, or heck even send Thorin. Better yet, all of you. Talk to the eUSAF Commanders. Find common ground. Do *not* ask for funding, at least for the first few months. Just get in the discussion for battle orders, cooperate, coordinate, work together to win our wars. No matter if it is fair or not from your view, just do what you can to build trust, fighting for the nation. Don't give up in this area. Your best odds for ever being accepted are to subordinate your military units to the national defense system.
@ Everyone with comments in support,
Thank you.
@ Upset EDEN folks,
Times Change. Tell me, do you decry Turkey, Italy, etc, for being villains once they abandoned Phoenix to join you? I think not. You cannot have it both ways.
In the words of CJCS Eugene Harlot, STFU AND FIGHT.
In my time in this game, nobody has done more for our country than Max McFarland.
Except possibly Eugene Harlot 🙂
Yes, and whatever floats yer boat I suppose.
~pickle goes back to some very important trivial something er other~
This sums up my point of view completely. While I am not a member of our military, I do lay down my damage in the same battles they do. Presently that means when I decide to do some tanking, I will be fighting for CoT. If our national policies change then I too will change where I fight to match it. I do not try to hide the fact that I think EDEN is a worthless garbage alliance. However if it is in the eUSA's best interest to fight for EDEN I will do so gladly. Right now our best interests are with CoT, so I gladly tank for CoT. All Americans must put the eUSA first and our personal opinions second.
The politicians politicized the military when they decided to rewrite the Constitution and delete the military as a separate third tier of government, equal but separate.
In my opinion, the nation would be far better off if we combined MU's into a single fighting force again, with clear lines of distinction between politics and military.
What's been done can be undone. As many times as is necessary to get it right, or right for the times.
And is it just me, in example, or is the USAF now pretty much an AMP-centric militia? A political creature, and very much opinionated ofc. Not to knock either the USAF or the AMP, just one example.
Take the politics back out of the military. And fight as a nation,. not 50 MU's with 50 international strategy opinions.
AND while we're at it, bring the AED in and fund those guys like anyone else. But as you do this, it's time to realign and combine!
One hole in that Candor. The AED guys are not here legally. They did not follow our rules and come here through the proper channels. They were not approved by immigration. They were brought in by AFA congressmen who themselves wormed their way in. The only way they could be intergrated into us, would be for them to abandon their pto, return to their home countries then apply to return the proper way. But we all know that won't happen. The AFA is a pto party and the AED is a military unit for the pto players of the AFA. I like a lot of what you say, but you completely lose me when you insist on treating these AFA folks like they are part of our country. They are not. All it would take is one battle with Servia and you would see them fighting on the opposite side of the battle. They are loyal to their home countries not the eUSA. You persisting in acting like they are part of us is precisely the reason that no matter how many times you run you will never be president as long as you see them that way. And that's a shame too since you would make a great president if we were not under this pto threat.
What sense does it make to talk about a PTO or PTO party or militia. Our own politicians have sold us to the same enemy that they decry is attempting to PTO us?
^LoL, what!!??! AED has been around since April, 2011, xD. Nuts.
"proper way"
according to who, the owners of the eUSA forums?
Not according to the Admins.
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Still stuck on baby #3!!!
Beyond frustrated in our search to name our third boy, who will join brothers Griffin and Corbin. Their -in endings were a coincidence but now I am really torn about whether this baby should also have the same ending. At first I thought definitely not because I am not really a fan of matching names for siblings, plus if I ever had a fourth (which I am not planning on) then I would definitely feel obligated to continue with that. However, non -in names just seem very out of place. For instance, my top two right now are Lincoln and Silas. Of the two, I think I prefer Silas but I feel like Lincoln fits better in the sibset. Am I reading too much into it? Thoughts and opinions appreciated.
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Personally I love the name Lincoln and I think it fits with the sibs but if you prefer Silas I'd say go for it and don't worry about whether it fits with the rest or not. I think the baby is an individual who will grow with/into the family so by the time he's a year old (or less) it'll feel like his name fits in perfectly!
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CALGARY, AB – Canada's National Women's Team defeated the National Under-22 by a score of 5-0 on Tuesday night at Father David Bauer Arena.
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The Women's team was only able to get one by the Under-22 standout, Brittony Chartier in the first period as veteran Danielle Goyette converted on a nifty pass from Caroline Ouellette.
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With a comfortable 5-0 lead heading into the third, the Under-22 team did not go quietly as they continued to pressure the veteran players and make them work for any open ice. Neither team scored in the third, with full marks going to the Under-22 for never giving up. Brittony Chartier made 48 saves on the night, while counterpart Charline Labonte made 14 saves for the shut-out victory.Both teams will play again on Thursday and Friday at Father David Bauer Arena.


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CFCA President Bob Hentzen and his wife, Cristina, arrived June 24 in Guatemala after completing Walk2gether, a nearly 8,000-mile walk through 12 Latin American countries to show solidarity with those living in poverty. Gerver Churunel from the Guatemala communications center sent us his reflection of the homecoming.
June 24: Over 500 CFCA employees from all regions of the Hermano Pedro project were at the airport to welcome Don Roberto (Bob) and Cristina. CFCA coordinators from other Central American communities were there, and they were surprised to see the amount of people waiting.
Finally Don Roberto appeared, and everyone sang. Teams showed so much joy, with hugs, cheers, songs, banners and percussion instruments. Some cried from excitement because the CFCA co-founder and his wife were returning home.
After the welcome, a caravan of buses made its way from the airport into "La Democracia" Park where the CFCA staff had planned many activities.
Each region conducted a chant when the pilgrims entered. Brother Jorge Armas, Hermano Pedro project coordinator, welcomed them. We had a party with "Guayac·n," a band of marimba players; some musicians are CFCA scholars.
Everyone also enjoyed the more than 600 snacks prepared by mothers of CFCA students. Then the regions gave awards to thank Bob and Cristina for completing the walk.
The project also presented awards to Israel Itzol and Ricardo Ajpuac (Hermano Pedro staff) for their personal sacrifice along the walk; they were separated from their families for several months.
Bob said, "This walk is only the beginning. Our journey is to continue walking together with the poor and those in need." Bob also stressed the importance of caring for our environment; he said he saw much pollution throughout his journey.
Cristina said, "We can all reach any goal in our lives, no matter the obstacles we encounter along the way; we can always reach our goal."
June 25: About 15,000 sponsored friends and their families came to "La Democracia" stadium in Guatemala City to welcome Bob and Cristina with songs, applause, firecrackers and music. We had music, cultural events and a Mass of gratitude to God for having the Hentzen family back home.
June 26: In the morning, we traveled to greet other CFCA families in the Chimaltenango and Occidente regions (more than 4,000 sponsored friends and families). A choir of sponsored children and their mothers celebrated with songs, applause and shouts of joy. Families offered gifts to Bob and Cristina.
The caravan continued toward the Patz˙n region where around 2,000 sponsored friends and their families walked with us to a basketball court for more celebrations.
At that time the light morning rain became more intense, but it didn't dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of sponsored friends and families waiting from the South and Solol· Regions, our next stop.
At the end of the day a countless multitude of CFCA families, both sponsored and non-sponsored from San Lucas Tolim·n, waited along the streets for the caravan and Bob.
The CFCA staff in San Lucas Tolim·n and Project Atitl·n welcomed the caravan with the inauguration of a park, called "Roberto y Cristina Hentzen."
During the park's inauguration, Bob, Cristina and the CFCA Central American coordinators planted 18 trees, representing 18 months of Walk2gether.
A photo was also revealed in honor of our founders (Bob and Cristina), accompanied with marimba music, rockets and fireworks.
We ended the celebrations with a Mass and thanksgiving dinner.


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Recently, I watched the movie, Apollo 13, again, this time with my four children who had never seen the cinematic classic. I've personally seen it too many times to count; it's one of my favorites—primarily because it's based on actual events. Perhaps my favorite scene in the movie is the one where Gene Kranz (played by Ed Harris), NASA flight director of the Apollo missions, is confronted with the harsh reality that three American astronauts were trapped inside the crippled command and lunar modules, unlikely to reach their destination and needing a difficult, if not impossible, rescue. Back at Mission Control, Kranz and those around him confronted the likelihood of mission failure and loss of three lives. But Kranz was a rock of sanity and determination. As the movie depicts, it was in this moment and faced with a mountain of pressure that Kranz uttered the words, "Failure is not an option!"
Interestingly, however, Kranz never actually uttered that phrase during the Apollo 13 mission. Rather, it was written by screenplay writers after interviewing former flight controller Jerry Bostick. As the story goes, while interviewing Bostick for the movie, writers Al Reinart and Bill Broyles asked, "Weren't there times when everybody, or at least a few people, just panicked?" Bostick answered, "No, when bad things happened, we just calmly laid out all the options, and failure was not one of them. We never panicked, and we never gave up on finding a solution." Reinart and Broyles so liked that sentiment they coined it as, "Failure is not an option," and gave it to Kranz in the screenplay.
Admittedly, most controls engineers will never be confronted with such a life-and-death dilemma, yet we do face problems that demand the same determined ethic. Perhaps the most critical challenge facing the automation industry is that of aging control systems at or near the end of their product lifecycles. Many refineries, chemical plants and paper mills are more than 50 years old, and most of them have been running on the same control systems for more than three decades. This is particularly the case with DCS systems, though there are certainly a multitude of mature PLC, SCADA and DDC systems likewise nearing the end of their lifespans. According to one recent report, there is $65 billion of obsolete control systems installed worldwide. Assuming that a third of those (approximately $20 billion) are DCS systems, the result is that over 10 million DCS I/O points will need to be migrated over the next 10+ years. Multiple platforms are no longer approaching the end of their lifecycles; they are already there. For many systems, the can simply cannot be kicked further down the road.
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However, while obsolescence is certainly a real and pressing concern for owners of older control systems, it is not the only issue they face when considering the challenge of platform migration. The objective should not be to simply replace and replicate, but rather to innovate. DCS migration is an opportunity to design, implement and maintain a 21st-century control system that will enable the manufacturer to operate more efficiently and safely; position it for market growth; and firm up its stability for a quarter-century or more. Further, it is an occasion for process improvement and expansion, as well as a much needed opportunity to address the gap between how the plant is currently operated and controlled and how it should be.
For example, refineries in North America are running above design capacity, some as much as 135% above. The youngest refinery in the United States is the Exxon-Mobil refinery in Joliet, Ill., which is 43 years old. The control systems installed at most refineries and other process facilities were designed to requirements developed years before actual construction began. Further, the systems in these plants have been upgraded and modified over the years, but in most cases the upgrades and modifications have been done to continue the basic operational functionality of the plant. Rarely has an upgrade been done that took deviations in design requirements into account, nor implemented with a goal of improving process efficiency and productivity.
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Aberdeen Group, a major consultancy that works in manufacturing, divides companies into: Leaders, who set the pace and implement new strategies; Followers, who do what leaders do, but later; and Laggards, who do not do what Leaders or Followers do until it is nearly too late or already too late for them to continue to be competitive without major change. The issue of DCS upgrades and 21st -century competitiveness clearly lends itself to Aberdeen's method. For industrial manufacturers with a significant DCS installed base, the problem is daunting, and they face the real challenges of limited resources and capital.
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Improving the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Brian Gehlbach
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Brian Gehlbach, University of Iowa
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 19, 2011
Last updated: February 16, 2017
Last verified: February 2017
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The goal of this project is to determine whether the sleep and circadian rhythms of critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation can be improved through practical strategies that can be employed at the bedside.
|Critical Illness Sleep Deprivation Respiratory Failure Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
|Behavioral: Sleep and circadian rhythm promotion Behavioral: Usual care
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Improving the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Further study details as provided by Brian Gehlbach, University of Iowa:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Circadian timing [ Time Frame: Day 3 ]The magnitude of the phase change in 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion between Day 1 and Day 3 will be compared between the intervention and usual care groups.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Normal circadian timing [ Time Frame: Day 3 ]The percentage of subjects who exhibit normal circadian timing of 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion on Day 3 will be compared between the intervention and usual care groups.
- Circadian amplitude [ Time Frame: Day 3 ]The amplitude of the circadian rhythm of 6-sulfatoxymelatonin on Day 3 will be compared between the usual care and intervention groups.
- Spectral edge frequency 95% [ Time Frame: Day 2 ]The difference between the polysomnographically derived daytime and nocturnal spectral edge frequency 95% parameter will be used as a measure of increased diurnal sleep/wake activity. This parameter will be compared between the usual care and intervention groups.
- Delirium [ Time Frame: Day 3 ]The percentage of patients who are delirious at the conclusion at the study will be compared between the intervention and usual care groups.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Sleep promotion protocol
Behavioral: sleep and circadian rhythm promotion including timed light exposure.
Behavioral: Sleep and circadian rhythm promotion
This multifaceted intervention will attempt to enhance sleep and circadian rhythmicity through improved scheduling of nursing procedures, enforcement of a day/night routine, increased light exposure during the day, and decreased light and sound exposure during the night. Supplemental bright lights and eyeshades and noise cancelling headphones may also be employed.
Active Comparator: Usual care
Behavioral: usual care.
Behavioral: Usual care
Usual care.
Detailed Description:
Nearly 1 million patients develop respiratory failure annually in the United States; yet, the sleep of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation has received little attention. This project is designed to characterize sleep and circadian rhythmicity in critically ill patients and to explore the efficacy of a non-pharmacological intervention to improve sleep and normalize circadian phase. The study will examine the effect of a protocol employing noise reduction and enforcement of a robust light-dark cycle on sleep quality and circadian rhythmicity. A secondary analysis will examine the relationship between delirium and sleep disruption and loss of circadian rhythmicity. Circadian rhythmicity will be characterized through the measurement of urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels at frequent intervals, while sleep will be assessed using continuous polysomnography.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years or older
- Receiving mechanical ventilation and intravenous sedation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Debilitating central nervous system disease or degenerative disorder
- Active seizures
- Persistent coma
- Renal failure requiring dialysis
- Expected to be extubated within 24 hours
- Currently receiving neuromuscular blocker
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01284140
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01284140
|United States, Illinois
|University of Chicago Medical Center
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
|United States, Iowa
|University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
Sponsors and Collaborators
Brian Gehlbach
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Principal Investigator:
|Brian K Gehlbach, MD
|University of Iowa
More Information
Keywords provided by Brian Gehlbach, University of Iowa:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Brian Gehlbach, Associate Professor, University of Iowa
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01284140 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
5K23HL088020 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|January 19, 2011
|Last Updated:
|February 16, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by Brian Gehlbach, University of Iowa:
Critical illness
Respiratory failure
Circadian rhythm
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Respiratory Insufficiency
Critical Illness
Sleep Wake Disorders
Sleep Deprivation
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Mental Disorders
Chronobiology Disorders
Occupational Diseases
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Halftime founder Bob Buford reflects on Peter Drucker
Photo: Bob Buford is to the left and Dean Niewolny, director of the Halftime Institute, is to the right.
Bob Buford, former CEO of Buford Television and founder of the Halftime Institute, visited the Lipscomb University campus Wednesday, May 7, to discuss lessons learned through his personal relationship with management pioneer Peter Drucker.
An audience of local businesspeople, students and faculty heard Buford discuss his latest book "Drucker & Me: What a Texas Entrepreneur Learned From the Father of Modern Management" at a luncheon hosted by Lipscomb's College of Business.
Buford took leadership of Buford Television after taking over for his mother when he was 30 years old. During this time, Buford and Drucker, professor of social sciences and management at Claremont Graduate School, began a very close friendship that lasted until Drucker passed away in November 2005. Buford's book details the long friendship between the two men and all that Buford learned along the way from Drucker.
The author of the book "Halftime" has become well-known in his own right for his approach to life, encapsulated in the phrase "from success to significance," the slogan for his Halftime Institute, the leading authority on creating a lifetime's second half defined by joy, impact and balance.
Governor of Tennessee, Bill Haslam, who was in attendance to introduce Buford, his personal friend of 25 years, credited "Halftime," with inspiring him to run for public office. He spoke very highly of Buford during his introduction. "Bob sees life as a gift and doesn't want to waste it," said Haslam.
During his talk, Buford said Drucker passed on three questions everyone should ask themselves during different seasons of life: "Who am I, now?" "Where do I belong?" "What's my contribution now?"
Buford also spoke about what to look for in a great mentor. "Being a mentor is a two-way street," he said, and advised potential mentees to find a mentor who will get as much satisfaction out of the relationship as the mentee.
Although Buford said that Drucker provided much wisdom over the years, he highlighted four specific things he contributed to his life.
"He gave me permission to be me," Buford said, and he gave encouragement, acknowledgement, and accountability.
Buford wrote "Halftime," in 1994 and launched the Halftime organization in 1997. He also was the motivation behind the launch of The Drucker Institute in 2005 after Drucker's death.
Buford is a graduate of the owner/president management program at Harvard Business School. Among other things, Buford is actively involved in the Young Presidents' Organization and World Presidents' Organization. He and his wife, Linda, live in Dallas.


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BOSTON — The Packer's Eastern Editor, Doug Ohlemeier, gathered these news items from the expo floor at the New England Produce Council conference and exposition April 3.
MAURICE A. AUERBACH: Bruce Klein, marketing manager of Maurice A. Auerbach Inc., Secaucus N.J., says the company is rolling out triple-washed diced garlic. The 3-pound resealable and refrigerated bags for foodservice or for retail repacking are packed by The Garlic co. in Bakersfield, Calif., he says.
EAST COAST FRESH: Ross Forca, president of East Coast Fresh, says new 8-ounce Nature's Kitchen brand salad toppers feature ready-to-eat cut vegetables. The toppings are available in tropical, New England, Asian, Italian, Californian and French offerings. Also, the Savage, Md.-based East Coast Fresh is distributing taco ingredient trays that include cheese, cabbage, lettuce onions and are accompanied by guacamole or salsa.
HUDSON RIVER FRUIT DISTRIBUTORS: Pat Ferrara, sales representative at Hudson River Fruit Distributors, says the Milton, N.Y.-based grower-shipper is co-packing New Zealand Sonya apples with Sage Fruit Co., Yakima, Wash. Ferrara says Hudson River began distributing the fruit in early April.
THE LITTLE POTATO CO.: Paul Vento, Eastern sales manager of The Little Potato Co., and Kelsey Fournier, demonstration assistant, display microwaveable trays of creamer potatoes being introduced by the Edmonton, Alberta-based grower-shipper. The 1-pound trays of Potato Jazz-branded potatoes are available in yellow and red potatoes and a mix. The trays include Italian seasoning on the yellows, garlic and parsley seasoning on the reds and herb seasoning on the mix.
NORTHEAST PRODUCE: Michael Melninkaitis, Northeast Produce Inc.'s director of operations, says "ripe 'n later" trays of tomatoes in different stages of ripeness are designed to help end consumer complaints about tomatoes spoiling. The Plainville, Conn.-based tomato repacker's three-count packages feature one each of green, medium and red field-grown tomatoes.
ROCKHEDGE HERB FARMS: John Alva, president of the Pleasant Valley, N.Y.-based grower-shipper of herbs and leafy greens, says it is releasing a full line of baby vegetables in retail packs. Before, Rockhedge sold those items in bulk to wholesalers.Rockhedge is repacking the baby broccoli, carrots, corn, leeks and broccoli crowns in 8-ounce to 12-ounce packages.
SUPREME CUTS: Merle Axelrod, president of Supreme Cuts LLC, says the Mawah, N.J.-based fresh-cut processor is rolling out a line of 16-ounce clamshells of fresh-cut fruit. Supreme Cuts sold the items in trays before. The fruit includes chunks of pineapples, cantaloupes, honeydews, mangoes, papayas and a fruit medley. Supreme Cuts also is selling individually wrapped halves of butternut squash, Axelrod says.
VERMONT HYDROPONIC PRODUCE: Jeff Jones, managing partner at Vermont Hydroponic Produce LLC, said the Florence, Vt.-based grower-shipper in late March began harvesting cherry tomatoes for clamshells of its "cherry bombz" tomatoes. The greenhouse tomatoes are available in 10.5-ounce clamshells.
SID WAINER & SON: John Reis Jr., salesman for Sid Wainer & Son, displayed a retail line of microgreens, micro-vegetables and baby vegetables. Matt Poulin, regional sales manager of the New Bedford, Mass. distributor and grower-shipper, said the microgreens are available in 4-ounce clamshells and the baby vegetables are marketed in 8-ounce clamshells. The Southcoast Farms-brand product line includes petite peas, greens, tender basil, stevia, golden peanut shoots, orchids and a mix.


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PONTIAC, Mich. - Tucker Cipriano, 19, and his friend Mitchell Young, 20, appeared briefly in court Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing.
The pair are charged with murder for their alleged roles in the April 16, 2012 attack that killed Tucker's father Bob Cipriano and critically injured his mother, Rose, and 17-year-old brother, Sal, at the Cipriano home in Farmington Hills.
Tuesday an Oakland County judge gave defense attorneys more time before the hearing for two young men charged with the baseball bat beating death of a Farmington Hills father and the severe beatings of his wife and son.
On Wednesday, Judge Shalina D. Kumar asked both the defense and the prosecution to confirm that they did not conduct a pre-trial in chambers yesterday.
~Mitchell Young, 20, in court Wednesday for pre-trial hearing~
A trial date has been set for June 10. Meanwhile, the suspects remain behind bars.
Read back: Cipriano says he took several drugs before, after beatings
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Our ability to deal with domestic abuse has once again been brought into question.
Over the 25 years I've been a journalist, we've improved our response to this plague in our society. When I first started it was very common to hear police officers and court officials talk about 'just another domestic'.
Domestic violence is thought to be behind almost a quarter of all violent crime. However, it's disheartening to hear that Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) has concluded that our police forces are still not dealing with this issue effectively. A report was published earlier this month and said there was 'alarming and unacceptable weaknesses' in policing this crime.
In my experience Wiltshire Police has been one of the better forces in dealing with domestic violence. It's often been something of a pioneer in terms of national policy.
It piloted Clare's Law – where interested parties can find out if someone has a history of convictions for domestic violence. It was also at the forefront of Domestic Violence Protection Orders which provide for a violent person to be removed from an inflammatory situation immediately.
Even our police force has come in for some serious scrutiny. The report said: "Although HMIC found effective work being done, there are several areas of improvement which the police need to address before they can have confidence that they are providing a consistently good service to victims."
It said that while officers understood the effects and risks around physical violence, they were not as fully trained in understanding coercive or controlling behaviour.
It also said that control room operators do not always "succeed in identifying if a caller is a repeat victim". About four per cent of all calls to Wiltshire Police in the period up to August 2013 were domestic violence related. This makes up eight per cent of recorded crime. For every 100 domestic abuse crimes reported in Wiltshire, there were 82 arrests. Other forces' figures vary between 45 and 90.
Of the 2,720 domestic abuse crimes reported in the year up to August 2013, 20 per cent resulted in a charge, 17 per cent resulted in a caution and one per cent in an out-of-court disposal such as a fixed penalty notice. What about the remaining 62 per cent? The answer to that is – no further action was taken.
In a statement, Wiltshire Police said: "Despite positive work around domestic abuse, we recognise that there are still ways we can improve."
Angus Macpherson, Police and Crime Commissioner said: "I will be discussing the report with the Chief Constable and with the local HMIC next month."
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Those organizations either named as anti-gay hate groups or profiled for their tendency to defame the lgbt community via lies are running scared. On Tuesday morning, they brought out the "big guns"
From People for the American Way's Right Wing Watch:
. . . FRC announced that it was running this open letter [PDF] in both Politico and The Washington Examiner and that the effort had the support of dozens of Republican members of Congress and conservative leaders:
Family Research Council (FRC) announced the placement of a full-page open letter in today's print editions of Politico and the Washington Examiner responding to the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) recent attacks on FRC and other groups.
SPLC has targeted FRC and other organizations that uphold Judeo-Christian moral views, including marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The open letter, signed by more than 150 organizational leaders, Members of Congress and other elected officials, calls for a "vigorous but responsible exercise of the First Amendment rights of free speech and religious liberty that are the birthright of all Americans."
The open letter was signed by many current and former elected and government officials including Speaker-designate John Boehner, Majority Leader-elect Eric Cantor, U.S. Reps Mike Pence (R-IN), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), John Carter (R-TX), John Fleming (R-LA,) Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX,) Gregg Harper (R-MS), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve King (R-IA,) Don Manzullo (R-IL), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Joe Pitts (R-PA), Peter Roskam (R-LA), Lamar Smith (R-TX,) Steve Scalise (R-LA,) Fred Upton (R-MI), U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK,) David Vitter (R-LA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Sam Brownback (Gov.-elect, Kansas), Governor Bobby Jindal, former Governor Mike Huckabee, Governor Tim Pawlenty, former Senator Rick Santorum, Edwin Meese III, former Attorney General of the United States, and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
Those look like some pretty heavy hitters, don't they? Personally I am not impressed. The vast majority if not all of these individuals have been very vocal with their tendency to stigmatize the lgbt community whether it be Mike Huckabee with his insults to lgbt households, Tim Pawlenty via his unnecessary and coldhearted vetoing of a bill that would allow same sex partners to make end-of-life decisions for their partners, or Jim DeMint who doesn't believe in the hiring of any gay teachers.
But it would seem to me that FRC, through its need to deny the obvious (that its hate group status does not come from upholding "Judeo-Christian" moral beliefs but its desire to smear the lgbt community via lies and junk science), have now expanded the bullseye placed on its back by the Southern Poverty Law Center to include Congressional leaders who have signed this madness.
If the lgbt community and our allies take advantage of this situation, we would communicate with any and all of these Congressional leaders via email, phone, or whatever and ask:
Congressman or Congresswoman so-and-so,
Do you really stand with groups who proclaim that:
•Gays should be exported from the country;
•The federal government must be overthrown if it allows gay marriage;
•"Moral perverts" need to be kept out of the military;
•There is nothing "conservative" about "one man violently cramming his penis into another man's lower intestine and calling it 'love'";
•Homosexual behavior ought to be outlawed;
•Gay sex ought to carry criminal penalties;
•Gays ought to be prohibited from serving in public office;
•Gay sex is domestic terrorism;
•"Hitler recruited around him homosexuals to make up his Stormtroopers … [because] homosexual soldiers basically had no limits [to] the savagery and brutality they were willing to inflict."
Or how about organizations who will intentionally cite discredited research in order to smear lgbts the same way the Klan cites FBI statistics to smear African-Americans?
We need those questions continuously until we either receive an answer or, at the very least, send a message to these leaders that maybe they should know all of the facts behind a situation before interjecting themselves into it.
UPDATE – the Southern Poverty Law Center issued a what can only be described as devastating response to FRC's campaign. This is my favorite part:
Despite the claims made in today's statement, the SPLC's listings are not in any way intended to suppress these groups' free speech. We're not asking that these groups be silenced or punished in any way. What we are doing is calling them out for their lies. There is nothing wrong with labeling an organization a hate group based on what they say. A simple example illustrates the point: If a neo-Nazi group said all Jews are "vermin," no one would argue with our characterizing it as a hate group.
Neither are we mounting an attack on individuals or "groups that uphold Judeo-Christian moral views," as today's statement suggests. In fact, as we say in our article dissecting the views of these groups, "Viewing homosexuality as unbiblical does not qualify organizations for listing as hate groups." Instead, as we explained there, "the SPLC's listings of these groups is based on their propagation of known falsehoods — claims about LGBT people that have been thoroughly discredited by scientific authorities — and repeated, groundless name-calling."
For another good list to ask Congressional leaders about, go to:
FRC's 'Start Debating, Stop Hating' effort: Let's look at some of those aligned debaters, shall we?
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Use this link, and then click the search button, and then search the user created teams, then when you find one, click add to game.
My team from the one we did last year is still on there, so if you still have a team on there from last year, and didn't delete it, it should still be there.
I simulated a game with my old team, against the Magic Rat Pacers from last year, and everything worked fine.
The site looks a little different than it did last year, but it still appears to work the same, and it still has the option to generate play-by-play for the boxscore.
It does appear that if we make exhibition teams to simulate with, we will have to use the $42 million salary cap, the only way to get around that is to have a paid league.
If you already have an account on there, use this link below, then click the Manage My Team(s) button at the top, and it will take you to the League Overview, and you can click on the link to the Draft Center.
If you don't have an account on there, just sign up real quick, it's free, then you can go to the above link to create your exhibition team, then use the link I put at the very top of this post to simulate against other user created teams.


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The wet weather is proving to be a real drain on Guiseley's finances.
The Lions have not played at Nethermoor since their 2-2 draw with Altrincham on December 21.
Their last four home matches have all been washed out, and now officials are hoping for a break in the weather.
The Lions are due to play two Skrill North home games against Worcester City on Saturday and Harrogate Town on Tuesday and don't want further postpone ments.
Chairman Phil Rogerson said: "I cannot remember such an exceptionally wet period.
"The pitch just hasn't had chance to recover. Hundreds of gallons of water have been pump-ed off the pitch and we have also had it verti-drained to ease the problem.
"I really hurts the finances when you have no gate receipts coming in."
Guiseley have had a total of five league games and a West Riding County Cup semi-final at Eccleshill called off in the past five weeks. Manager Mark Bower admitted: "It is frustrating but we cannot control the weather.
"All we can do is keep preparing for games as normal. Having Saturday home matches called off is bad for the club as they bring in the best gates.
"Players find it disappointing when they have to train or go shopping with their wives on a Saturday rather than play."