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Product Details
- Installation Type: Wall Mount
- Faucet Centers: 4-1/8"
- Handle Type: Lever
- Features: Waterfall
- Rough In: 1-3/8"
- Design: Modern
- Faucet Material: Brass
- Length: 4-1/4"
- Width: 6"
- Height: 9"
- Height To Spout: 4-1/2"
- Spout Reach: 5-7/8"
- Base Plate Length: 4-1/4"
- Base Plate Width: 8-5/8"
- Handle Length: 3-1/8"
- Height to Bottom of Handle: 2-3/8"
- Ceramic Disc Cartridges: Yes
- Hot and Cold Indicators: No
- Drain Included: Yes
- Drain Size: 1-1/2"
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- Attractive Design
- Sturdy Materials
Best Uses
- Family Bathroom
- Half Bathroom
- Master Bathroom
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In a powder room
- Attractive Design
- Sturdy Materials
- Brushed nickle finish comes off.
- Colors With Age
- Hard To Keep Clean
Best Uses
- Master Bathroom
Comments about Willis Wall-Mount Bathroom Waterfall Faucet:
I loved the look, but after only being installed less than a year the brushed nickle finish is coming off of the waterfall spout. It now looks like it's years old. It's also hard to clean for people with water that has high mineral content. I try cleaning with little results. I can get some hard water deposits off, but the finish came off with it. Also it's impossible to get the deposits out of the cracks and crevasses.
Comments about Willis Wall-Mount Bathroom Waterfall Faucet:
This faucet was well made & beautiful, but we had to exchange it because it was to big for the area, so we got one that was similar.
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We have 2 of these in brushed nickel , and they really add to the modern look we were trying to achieve. Our plumber was impressed with the quality as well!
Comments about Willis Wall-Mount Bathroom Waterfall Faucet:
We bought two of the waterfall faucets in oil-rubbed bronze to go with our copper basin sinks. The faucets are well made and the wall mount is a great look on our glass mosaic backsplash. Installation was easy and the water flow is much greater than most faucets. Perfect for low water pressure or simply reduce the flow from the shut off valve to get the flow you want. Highly recommended!
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I just ordered this waterfall faucet, I haven't received it yet. But I have ordered a tub waterfall faucet and teak shower panel that I received from Signature Hardware! The quality and craftsmanship of the products is heavy and well made (better then home depots or lowes, they have cheaper quality made products). We plan on ordering a stone vessel along with a vanity from Signature Hardware. We are so pleased with there products. When our shower panel came, it had a slight crack in the teak, I called and within three days we had a replacement panel. They are an excellent company and I have been extremely pleased with there products & service. Thank You Signature Hardware!
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This is a lovely faucet, but a word of warning: adjust your water flow valves before turning on, or you might get blasted! At full pressure, it shoots straight out! This faucet could be used as a tub filler as well, with so much water flow. Now that we've restricted the flow, we're really enjoying it. :)
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This is an all metal sturdy beautiful high quality product that is offered at an excellent price point. It was delivered fast and well packaged to avoid any damage during shipment. Technical support was knowledgeable and helpful about any installation questions that we had. Although we have not started using it yet, I am almost certain it will work well, considering the fine workmanship that created this faucet. I have been recommending Signature hardware to all of my friends ever since.
Comments about Willis Wall-Mount Bathroom Waterfall Faucet:
This is a pretty cool bath faucet, which is hard to find in stores. Compared to the average looking faucets, this one is not a bad price either. One thing to mention, it holds water in spout. So a design with a slight slant would of helped. You may also need to turn down the water pressure as I did. I got the brushed nickel and love it


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After my last post and the Christmas Day outfit post where I was really dressed up, it's nice to get back to casual jeans and comfy sweaters. I bought this raccoon sweater from ASOS before Christmas, so I guess I've finally jumped on the animal-on-my-sweater bandwagon... I couldn't resist.
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Originally posted by: Atrament
Caller may return before the thread is killed cleanly while calling Stop. An exception may be raised.Reply
Originally posted by: Sancy
this isn't bad
Originally posted by: Fabio
Actually, in my opinion, scenarion 1 is more OO than scenario 2.
Scenario 2 is function oriented.
Scenario 1 sees a funcion/method as a object, in wich you can stable in a stack, copy, move, delete, exchange.
Scenario 2 requires a change in the class structure, because you have to override from CThread.
Scen1 is more OO and more OO friendly in my opinion.
Sorry for being picky, I really like such classes, because they bring us closer to OO.Reply
Originally posted by: phattius
I'm learning C++ by myself and these type of projects are very helpful. I just wanted to say thanks for spending the time to help out beginners like me. One thing i've been struggling with as of late is using threads with mfc. It seems the more i learn the more i would like to get away from mfc and this will be a great help.Reply
Originally posted by: Tyson Solberg
The OO based thread system I have been using in my development efforts lately is call ZThreads. I think you will find that it covers just about everything you would need, and is cross platform to boot!
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Originally posted by: Tomaz Stih
When you call something a thread, I expect it to encapsulate the thread. Something in the lines of:
class Thread
overridable method Run
overridable method Pause
overridable method Stop
Your code would be called Thread manager, because it is not actually a thread, but an API wrapper, that manages worker threads.
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The use of CreateThread in method Start is ill advised as this direct system API call bypasses the C runtime and breaks certain automatic C runtime functionality such as memory leak detection when debugging. It would be more appropriate to use _beginthread or _beginthreadex.Reply
Originally posted by: Darkay Li
On internal class CThreadContext,you using the follow method:
as everybody known sizeof(this)==4 not the sizeof(CThreadContext).
and BTW:use _beginthread will be better than CreateThread, because it is C runtime thread-safe.
Originally posted by: Daniel P.
This can be easily done(messages to all threads).
You can construct a double linked list where nodes are the CThread declared objects. And then just use ur own function for the message sending like:
// Description
// SendUp - send message up one level of hierarchy in double linked list (e.g send message from node 2 to node 1)
// SendDown - same, but send down one level
// lParam, wParam - messages to be passed
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Suicide attempts in a prospective cohort of patients with schizophrenia treated with sertindole or risperidone
The incidence of suicide attempts (fatal and non-fatal) was analysed in a prospective cohort of patients with schizophrenia randomly assigned to sertindole (4905 patients) or risperidone (4904 patients) in a parallel-group open-label study with blinded classification of outcomes (the sertindole cohort prospective study - SCoP). The total exposure was 6978 and 7975 patient-years in the sertindole and risperidone groups, respectively. Suicide mortality in the study was low (0.21 and 0.28 per 100 patients per year with sertindole and risperidone, respectively). The majority (84%) of suicide attempts occurred within the first year of treatment. Cox's proportional hazards model analysis of the time to the first suicide attempt, reported by treating psychiatrists and blindly reviewed by an independent expert group according to the Columbia Classification Algorithm of Suicide Assessment (both defining suicide attempts by association of suicidal act and intent to die), showed a lower risk of suicide attempt for sertindole-treated patients than for risperidone-treated patients. The effect was statistically significant with both evaluation methods during the first year of randomized treatment (hazard ratios [95% CI]: 0.5 [0.31-0.82], p=0.006; and 0.57 [0.35-0.92], p=0.02, respectively). With classification by an independent safety committee using a broader definition including all incidences of intentional self-harm, also those without clear suicidal intent, the results were not significant. A history of previous suicide attempts was significantly associated with attempted suicides in both treatment groups.
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Crocq, M.A, Naber, D, Lader, M.H, Thibaut, F, Drici, M.D, Everitt, B, … Moore, N. (2010). Suicide attempts in a prospective cohort of patients with schizophrenia treated with sertindole or risperidone. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 20(12), 829–838. doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2010.09.001


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Then, deploying software used in the defense industry, she taps functions such as "triangulated irregular network" and "viewshed analysis" and something that "determines the raster surface locations visible to a set of observer features." I'm simplifying here. Imagine pixels and grids swimming across the screen in response to keystroke commands that are about as easy to follow as the badly translated instructions that came with your last electronic device. "There's a steep learning curve to GIS," Knowles acknowledges.
What emerges, in the end, is a "map" that's not just color-coded and crammed with data, but dynamic rather than static—a layered re-creation that Knowles likens to looking at the past through 3-D glasses. The image shifts, changing with a few keystrokes to answer the questions Knowles asks. In this instance, she wants to know what commanders could see of the battlefield on the second day at Gettysburg. A red dot denotes General Lee's vantage point from the top of the Lutheran Seminary. His field of vision shows as clear ground, with blind spots shaded in deep indigo. Knowles has even factored in the extra inches of sightline afforded by Lee's boots. "We can't account for the haze and smoke of battle in GIS, though in theory you could with gaming software," she says.
Scholars have long debated Lee's decision to press a frontal assault at Gettysburg. How could such an exceptional commander, expert in reading terrain, fail to recognize the attack would be a disaster? The traditional explanation, favored in particular by Lee admirers, is that his underling, Gen. James Longstreet, failed to properly execute Lee's orders and marched his men sideways while Union forces massed to repel a major Confederate assault. "Lee's wondering, 'Where is Longstreet and why is he dithering?'" Knowles says.
Her careful translation of contours into a digital representation of the battlefield gives new context to both men's behavior. The sight lines show Lee couldn't see what Longstreet was doing. Nor did he have a clear view of Union maneuvers. Longstreet, meanwhile, saw what Lee couldn't: Union troops massed in clear sight of open terrain he'd been ordered to march across.
Rather than expose his men, Long- street led them on a much longer but more shielded march before launching the planned assault. By the time he did, late on July 2, Union officers—who, as Knowles' mapping shows, had a much better view of the field from elevated ground—had positioned their troops to fend off the Confederate advance.
Knowles feels this research helps vindicate the long-reviled Longstreet and demonstrates the difficulties Lee faced in overseeing the battle. But she adds that her Gettysburg work "raises questions rather than providing definitive answers." For instance: Lee, despite his blind spots, was able to witness the bloody repulse of Longstreet's men that afternoon. "What was the psychological effect on Lee of seeing all that carnage? He's been cool in command before, but he seems a bit unhinged on the night of the second day of battle, and the next day he orders Pickett's Charge. Mapping what he could see helps us ask questions that haven't been asked much before."
Knowles says her work has been well received by Civil War scholars. But that's partly because military historians are more open than others to new geographical techniques. Many historians lack the technical know-how and assistance to master systems like GIS, and are accustomed to emphasizing written rather than visual sources.
"The old school, in history and geography, dug up records and maps, but did not pay much attention to the spatial aspect of history," says Guntram Herb, a colleague of Knowles' in Middlebury's geography department. "And there's this lingering image of geography as boring and pointless—what's the capital of Burkina Faso, that sort of thing."
Knowles' work has helped reshape this outdated image. To students who now arrive at college with computer savvy and familiarity with Google Earth and GPS, geography seems cool and relevant in a way it didn't in my long-ago social studies class. Knowles has also brought GIS, once a fringe methodology mainly used by planners to plot transportation routes and land-use surveys, into the historical mainstream. And she's done so by creating teams of scholars from different areas of expertise, which is common in the sciences but less so among historians. "Technical expertise, archival expertise, geographic imagination—no one has it all," Knowles says. "You have to work together."
This embrace of collaboration, and willingness to cross academic boundaries, stems from the unusual path Knowles has followed since her girlhood in Kalamazoo. If she were to map her own career, it would show loops and islands rather than a linear progression. At first, her love of family journeys through the American past didn't translate into an academic interest in history. "I wrote poetry and loved literature," she says. As an English major at Duke, she started a magazine and was also a talented modern dancer, which led her to New York City after college.


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As TV viewers are no doubt aware, directories group Yell has revamped its old JR Hartley ads to star a former DJ called Day V Lately using a smartphone app, to reflect the shiny new digital age we live in. However the company is struggling to revamp its business in the same way.
In nine month figures showing a slump in profits £75m to £38m, the company also warned that full year earnings were likely to be below market expectations. After key boardroom changes in November, it has also created the new post of chief operating officer, and appointed Mark Payne from Cisco Systems to fill the role.
Shares in the debt laden business - £2.8bn at the last count - have fallen nearly 2.5% to 9.66p. Chief executive Mike Pocock spelled out the problems:
Yell's challenges stem from both economic pressures and, more fundamentally, from the shift to digital media. We expect print to continue to decline steadily.
But he believed Yell could build on its brand and its relationship with 1.4m business customers, including its apps for mobile and the iPad. It is also beginning to explore social networking, but admits it has to change its "structure, products, systems, culture and prospects" to succeed. Pocock added:
It will take time to change the revenue trajectory and to secure the available synergies but we can see a course for Yell to return to sustainable profit growth and we believe Yell has the business base and financial strength to achieve this.
Analysts believe the company could launch another cash call to cut its debt, or perhaps sell some of its overseas businesses.
Lorna Tilbian at Numis cut her price target from 13p to 9p and expects to reduce her full year pretax profit forecasts from £225m to around £200m. She said:
The new management will outline its strategy for the group later in the summer. We expect further investment in digital and believe the group would use any cyclical upswing in the share price to launch a much needed second rights issue.
The group has reported its European and Latin American businesses separately which suggests that one or more assets could be put up for sale, although we view any disposal as unlikely until there is greater revenue stability. On our lower target price our recommendation remains hold.
Richard Curr, head of dealing at Prime Markets, was more negative, with a sell rating. He said:
Prime Markets have long been bearish on Yell due to two key factors that together serve as a major and ongoing fundamental drag on the share price. The business is fundamentally rooted in print, where the trend is moving inexorably toward online and mobile solutions. The Yell online offering seems to have made little impact alongside the likes of Google, and in spite of the brand and customer base, as of yet nothing has emerged to give Google a run for its money.
Secondly, there is the huge debt pile, which last November stood at £2.9bn and has subsequently been reduced to £2.83bn. At this rate it will take Yell 10 years to pay down it' debt, by which time the market will have moved to the next level of technology. The continuing fall in profits and revenues tells its own story, and with major boardroom changes accompanying every results announcement, there is absolutely nothing to recommend Yell shares other than an asset sale.


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Bexhill High Academy is making "reasonable progress" towards coming out of special measures.
That's the view of Ofsted inspectors on their third visit to the school since last February.
Interim Principal Andy Mortimer said, This is excellent news for Bexhill High and we are all over the moon about it. The news is such a positive reflection on the dedication, commitment and sheer hard work by so many people."
The three main focus areas have been to improve teaching, enhance the curriculum, and aim for better leadership, management and governance.
The inspectors found that progress of students is getting better and quicker. Targets are more challenging, young people are enjoying lessons more and learning more as a result. Better teaching has led to the pupils having a better grasp of key ideas.
The inspectors said teaching is improving with more good and outstanding practice. However staff turnover in some subjects and the continued challenge of teaching in the pods means too much teaching is still not good enough. Too many teachers struggle to communicate ideas, engage students or check their progress, notably when teaching the large groups, but also in smaller classes.
More staff are providing work to match pupils' varied abilities but this needs to be more consistent.
Students' progress is more closely checked and better additional support in place for those who need to catch up.
Year 11 students welcome more detailed teaching they get in extra support sessions. They are clearer about target grades, and appreciate feedback about their progress.
Additionally the inspectors looked at the behaviour and safety of pupils and felt the academy retains its pleasant atmosphere in social spaces and between lessons, with good relationships between staff and students.
The great majority of students feel well cared for by staff. Most are keen to learn and remain focused.
The academy now has better systems to deal with students who do not behave well and this has led to a reduction in poor behaviour.
Also addressed to was quality of leadership in and management of the school.
Working together, the interim principal and the head of school have provided clear direction for improvement and are supported by other senior colleagues, many taking on extra work.
Senior leaders have improved the school development plan by adding measurable targets for students' achievement, clearer actions to bring change in key areas such as teaching, and by involving staff more in drafting it.
It still has too few measurable targets for different groups of students, and too little evaluative reflection to identify the next steps.
Crucially, the plan now needs to show how a transition will be effected to the leadership of the new principal so as to build on what the academy is achieving.


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There's been a break in the case involving vandalism at Bronners Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth. Four young men have been arrested. The four are from Genesee Township — about 30 miles south of Frankenmuth.
Police say they received a number of tips and worked with Genesee Township police to find a the "persons of interest." Further investigation turned up the four suspects who range in age from 17 to 21. Charges are pending.
An estimated $40,000 in damage was done to 75 Christmas Displays. Bronner's Spokeswoman Maria Sutorik says what was most upsetting to see was the Nativity Scene destroyed.


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Score of 5 reviews: 7.5
Hotel Botterweck lies in the city centre on the banks of the river Geul, one of the most beautiful locations in Valkenburg. All of Valkenburg's attractions can be reached on foot. The hotel has a friendly staff who will do their utmost to make your stay as comfortable as possible. This hotel is a family-run business, ensuring a long and solid tradition of hospitality.
The hotel rooms are equipped with a shower, toilet, flatscreen television and a telephone. There are also more spacious double rooms, which come with a bath. The apartments, located next to the hotel, offer a kitchen, a sitting area, and a shower and toilet. There are several luxury suites with a spacious sitting area, a flatscreen television and a DVD-player. The suite has a luxury bathroom with a bath, separate shower, bathrobes, and a hair dryer. The suite also has a modern kitchen, fitted with an array of utensils.


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Actor Paul Walker was laid to rest Saturday at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Hollywood Hills during a private family service.
Walker's ashes were interred during a brief service for family and friends, according to multiple reports.
The 40-year-old actor died two weeks ago in a fiery car crash in Santa Clarita, along with his longtime friend and business partner Roger Rodas.
There are reports that a second memorial service is planned for Walker but that it will also be invitation-only and for family and close friends.
Last weekend, thousands of fans visited the crash site for a memorial to the Glendale native, best known for his work in the "Fast and Furious" franchise. The memorial was loosely organized through Facebook and other social media, and it drew fans and mourners from out of state as well as locally.
A private memorial at the crash site organized by Universal Pictures for Walker's family and friends, including co-stars, took place Dec. 4.
Walker was killed when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT the two men were in struck a light pole and tree before exploding into flames, killing both within seconds. The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation.


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If you want to be sure your data is secure on your Mac, Apple has provided an easy way to do so. They've created File Vault, accessed via the System Preferences, to encrypt your startup drive with some heavy duty file security.
You'll need OS X Lion or later, and you'll have to have an OS X Recovery partition on your drive. This last bit is typically installed on newer Macs, anyway, but to test it out, reboot your Mac and hold the Command-R key down. If you see an OS X Recovery screen, you're good to go.
Setting up FileVault is even easier than that. Just launch System Preferences and click on Security & Privacy to get started.
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Many of us pass our Macs and some external devices on to others when we upgrade. Family and friends may get our hand-me-downs, but quite frequently we'll sell an old Mac, printer, or external drive on eBay or some other venue. Regardless of where our computers and related technology end up when we outgrow them, it's important to make sure we scrub any personal data from them.
The importance of securely erasing personal and/or business data from hardware that is being passed on, sold, or even recycled was highlighted in a recent study by Britain's Information Commissioner's Office, which discovered that half of all used hard drives contained information from their previous owners.


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Do You Wear Sunscreen Every Day?
Summer is right around the corner, which means it's time to start stocking up on sunscreen. With all of the SPF-enhanced products on the market these days, it's easy to wear sunscreen every day — I, for one, never leave the house without SPF 15 moisturizer on my face. What about you?


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By Andrew Stern - Analysis
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The next government stimulus effort is likely to target America's crumbling infrastructure, and experts say the funding is sorely needed with bulldozers ready to roll on scores of projects.
"We have projects that are shovel-ready -- the designs are complete, the environmental permits have been obtained, the right-of-way has been obtained, and the state is waiting to get funding," said Wayne Klotz, the Texas-based president of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
For years, engineers and planners have cited a shortage of money and the absence of a national strategy to shore up America's deteriorating roads, bridges, sewer systems, schools and airports that are traditionally planned and built locally with substantial federal funding.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors identified more than 4,500 infrastructure projects that could begin immediately and could be completed by the end of 2009 -- seeking to quell criticism that such projects take too long to help the struggling economy.
President-elect Barack Obama, who takes office on January 20, said he would propose quick passage of a stimulus plan large enough to give the economy a "jolt," with the goal of creating or preserving 2.5 million jobs.
"Let's figure out what projects, what investments are going to give the American economy the most bang for the buck," Obama told a news conference on Tuesday.
"We are going to have to make sure that we are investing in roads, bridges, other infrastructure investment that lays the groundwork for long-term economic growth."
Obama did not specify the size of the stimulus plan that some predict would be between $400 billion and $700 billion or more, but emphasized the money needs to be spent wisely with an eye toward shrinking the bloated federal budget deficit later.
Every $1 billion in spending on infrastructure generates 47,000 direct and indirect jobs, said Terry O'Sullivan, head of the 500,000-member Laborers' International Union of North America. His members have experienced a 10 percent drop in working hours, which are likely to fall further as local governments cancel projects and private construction slows.
The National Taxpayers Union says federal taxpayers should not foot the bill for infrastructure projects that cash-strapped state and local governments are unable to fund. Other critics cite projects such as Alaska's infamous, and unbuilt, "bridge to nowhere" as examples of the risks of wasteful spending.
Total government spending on the nation's transportation networks is currently roughly 40 percent of the $225 billion that is needed annually for the next 50 years, a government commission said in January.
A report card by the Society of Civil Engineers in 2005 gave poor marks to the nation's infrastructure and estimated it would cost $1.6 trillion to fix. The price tag will be higher when the group updates its report card in March, Klotz said.
Supporters of infrastructure spending argue the stimulus plan should have come earlier and possibly instead of the $150 billion summer tax rebate and last month's $700 billion allocation to bolster the financial system.
"I don't think people are looking for a rebate check, they're looking for a paycheck," O'Sullivan said.
In contrast to bailing out a failed bank, infrastructure spending creates something tangible like a road, a bridge or a building, Northwestern University engineer and infrastructure expert Joseph Schofer said.
Infrastructure spending will put construction workers idled by the housing downturn back to work, he said.
Globally, Europe has been steadily upgrading its infrastructure and China just announced $600 billion in infrastructure spending to stimulate its economy.
"Our infrastructure is falling apart. There are strong issues of economic competitiveness and ... we haven't been spending at a reasonable rate," Schofer said.
Editing by Cynthia Osterman


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If done correctly, hair looks fantastic! Shiny, soft, healthy! You will feel like a celebrity!
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You wont notice the bad points until later on.Excessive shedding of hair!
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Ok, If you are thinking about getting the Japanese Hair Straightening done, read this first.I had the "Yuko" Japanese Hair Straightening done to my hair in October 2003. I found a Japanese Salon in West Los Angeles, California, that was on a list of top salons that offer this unique service. Yuko is the original patented formula..So this is the only version I would go with if you are going to get it done. Google search Yuko System to find out more. Any how, my normal hair is extremely long, thick and semi wavy. Slightly frizzy...just overall not manageable. So, after hearing about so many celebrities getting this done, I decided to try it myself. The salon I went to was completely Japanese owned and all of the stylists were from Tokyo. The owner had been trained by the original people of "Yuko" in Japan and had even had a few articles written about her in the L.A. area. Many celebrities go to this salon for the treatment, so I knew I'd be in good hands. My first treatment in October 03 came out perfect. As did the next 6 times I had it re-done/touched up. And just so you know, if the salon that is doing this straightening is doing the original "Yuko" version, there really is no such thing as a "touch up". They actually have to re-do the entire hair in order to make sure it all looks the same. Any place that only does the roots for a touch up , You should expect to pay full price each time you get a touch up. This is typically every 6 months as the regrowth of curls start to show. Now, keep this in mind. Each of the 6 times I've had it done since 2003, it has been heaven sent. Straight, sleek, soft, shiny hair that honestly looks like you've just walked out of a salon every single day. People couldn't believe how great my hair looked. On occasion, I would maybe touch up a few strands with a flat iron, but for the most part...it was wash and go - literally! Anyhow, here's the catch. After about the 4th time I had it done (keep in mind this is every 6 months), I started shedding hair like crazy!! The problem was, I didn't realize that it was the hair straightening that was making my hair shed for another year after that. I thought it was stress, shampoo, the air quality, illness! I was beside myself. And the kicker was that my hair didn't look bad in anyway. It wasn't dry or breaking off. It was the normal straight, shiny beautiful hair I'd had since I started the treatments. However, the shedding of hair was really bizarre. It would always shed from the root, so there was dozens of long hairs everywhere. Not to be confused with breakage. This was actual shedding...as if my body was trying to rid itself of these treated hairs. And the really crazy part was, behind all these dozens of shed hairs...were new hairs growing in right behind it (curly). So it wasn't as though I was losing hair in patches or it was thinning. My scalp was literally ridding itself of these hairs and regrowing new ones right behind them but at an accelerated rate! And let me tell you, this was not normal shedding! This was excessive...and it is still excessive! All of my friends find hair on their clothes, in their cars. My house is like a hairball! Anyhow, I've haven't had it done in over a year now. I'm trying to grow it all out. But it is so horrible to see hairs all over the house, tub, floors! Hairs are everywhere! And it's been like that for the the last few years. My hair still looks fine in the areas where it's still straight. But all the new hairs that are growing in are short and curly, so I literally have to tie my hair up everyday so you can't see all the new short hairs growing in.Well, the moral of this story is...carefully think about this before paying $$$ for something that after a few years will put you right back where you were before you had it done. Yes, it looks fantastic for the first few years. Yes, if you have it done by a proper place (Japanese owned is the only way to go) it will not fry or dry your hair out in any way if it's done CORRECTLY! But, after a few years....it wont be worth it. Take it from me. I just have to stick out the misery of having half curly, half straight hair with shedding like a damn animal until it grows out completely. Not fun! I've also found a few other reviews online where other people have noticed excessive shedding after a few years of getting this done. Please, do your research and talk to people who have had it done more than once or twice to find out the long term effects.


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This is a big week for young adult fiction. As we've pointed out multiple times this week, The Hunger Games will be arriving in theaters tonight at midnight, but that's not all that's going on. As previewed a couple days ago, the first trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II will be attached to the Suzanne Collins adaptation. But we're not done yet. Stephanie Meyer has yet another one of her books heading towards the big screen soon and today we have our first look.
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INTL: Bryan Ferry Chooses BMG To Release Next Three Albums And Publish 40 Year Song Catalogue
LONDON/BERLIN, 31 October 2012 – Bryan Ferry has signed a worldwide deal with BMG Chrysalis UK which will see the company release his next three albums and publish the majority of his 40 year song catalogue. Bryan Ferry is one of the most influential and successful UK singers, musicians and songwriters of all time, with a career stretching back 40 years to the release of Roxy Music's debut album in 1972. Bryan Ferry's work created an entirely new aesthetic in popular music and has inspired artists as varied as David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Franz Ferdinand and The Killers. In total, Bryan Ferry has sold over 30m albums worldwide across eight Roxy Music and 13 solo album titles. Among his compositions are Roxy Music perennials such as 'Love Is The Drug', 'Avalon' and 'More Than This'. He remains one of the most active and creative artists of his generation with a busy touring schedule, which has included in the past 18 months a worldwide solo tour supporting his last album Olympia and an arena tour with Roxy Music in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. To celebrate and mark the 40th year anniversary of his incredible career both as a solo artist and as the creator of Roxy Music, Ferry has recently re-recorded some of his own compositions, performed by The Bryan Ferry Orchestra in the style of the 1920s. The collection will be the first of three new albums to be released by BMG. The new album – The Jazz Age – will be released on November 26 in the UK and Scandinavia, November 27 in Italy, November 30 in GSA, December 3 in Spain and Benelux and December 10 in France, with the US following in the New Year. Ferry's agreement to release his next three albums through BMG is the highest profile signing yet to BMG's innovative alternative to the traditional record deal. The BMG partnership model is designed to give artists more transparency, greater control and a bigger share of revenues. Said Ferry, "I have always liked to be hands-on with every aspect of the release of my records, and the BMG deal offers a new way of doing things." The agreement was concluded by BMG's UK operation with Ferry's manager Alistair Norbury. BMG Chrysalis UK SVP Alexi Cory-Smith said, "Bryan Ferry is a consummate artist with an incredible command of detail and understanding of how he wants his music to be presented to the world. We are delighted that he has chosen to partner with BMG as custodian of his rights." Ferry's manager Alistair Norbury said, "From the moment we met with Hartwig and Alexi it became clear that the BMG model was very well suited to work with Bryan's creative team at Studio One in London. Being able to put a bespoke team around future releases is very attractive to an artist and we are delighted to have partnered with BMG internationally on both publishing and masters." BMG is a partnership between Bertelsmann and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. started just three years ago as a new kind of music company: representing the traditionally separate music publishing and record company rights. BMG is already the world's fourth largest music publishing company. Earlier this year it announced its intention to double its revenue in 2012 from releasing records. BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch said, "The signing of Bryan Ferry is a clear sign of the seriousness of our intent in the record business. BMG is the fastest-growing music company in history, something we have achieved both through organic growth and by acquisition. In our next stage of development, we are committed to ratcheting up our activity in recording rights. The key to our growth is offering artists an alternative which recognises that the world has changed. We believe artists deserve better – and we are determined to give them the 21st century resources and service they demand."


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1:05 p.m. Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium
The Chargers won't be the only hot team playing Sunday at Qualcomm. Check out the Chiefs — winners of two whole games in a row. OK, so the first one came against the Raiders, but last week Kansas City actually knocked off Pittsburgh, a team that clobbered the Chargers earlier this season.
So, should the Chargers be concerned? After all, it was only a month ago today that they clobbered Kansas City 37-7 in a game that wasn't even that close.
Well, the Chiefs definitely have been playing better since the Chargers game, almost winning at Jacksonville before beating the Raiders and Steelers. Their confidence certainly is at a season high. But it's hard to believe the Chiefs could be that much better. They still rank 30th in the league in total yards gained and allowed, and their rankings in several other major statistical categories are in the bottom quarter of the league.
Chris Chambers, WR. Pretty obvious, right? After catching just nine passes in seven games for the Chargers, Chambers was claimed off waivers by the Chiefs, and suddenly he's turned into Jerry Rice. Or at least vintage Chris Chambers. In three games, he has 10 catches for a whopping 249 yards and two TDs, and don't you think he might want to prove something Sunday?
Jamaal Charles, RB/KR. This week's version of Eddie Royal, capable of hurting the Chargers in multiple ways. A week ago Charles rushed for 103 yards against the Raiders, and last week he returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a TD. He's averaging a healthy 4.9 yards per carry and 25.7 yards per kickoff return. He also has 23 receptions.
Andy Studebaker, OLB. Making his first career start last week, the second-year player from Wheaton College produced the first two interceptions of his career, including one he returned 94 yards. The takeaways set up 10 Chiefs points.
On a rainy day in Kansas City last month, the Chargers jumped out to a 20-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 37-7 victory. Philip Rivers passed for 268 yards and three TDs; Vincent Jackson caught five passes for 152 yards and a TD; Darren Sproles had a 58-yard TD reception and Jacob Hester blocked a punt and recovered it for a TD. Matt Cassel passed for just 97 yards and was intercepted three times, and the Chiefs were held to 203 yards and were 3-of-15 on third down.
Two injured starters returned to practice yesterday (the Chiefs worked yesterday and will take Thanksgiving off) — linebacker Mike Vrabel and guard Andy Alleman. Backup running back Kolby Smith sprained his ankle against Pittsburgh but was practicing yesterday. Absent from practice were safety Maurice Leggett, who left Sunday's game with a shoulder injury, and linebacker Justin Rogers (thigh), who was inactive Sunday.
The Chiefs lead 50-48-1, although the Chargers have won five of the past six and eight of the past 11. San Diego also has won four of the past five games played at Qualcomm Stadium, losing only in 2007. Last year's game, however, wasn't decided until a two-point conversion pass failed with 23 seconds to go. The Chargers won 20-19.
It's not going to happen this year, but Chiefs rookie coach Todd Haley has won division titles with each of his four previous NFL teams. He was an assistant with the Jets (1998), Bears (2001), Cowboys (2006) and Cardinals (2008).
"There was a buzz. And like I've said a bunch of times, everybody works too hard to not get results. And when you do get good results, it makes it a little more fun." — Coach Todd Haley, on the different atmosphere in K.C. following the win over the Steelers
11 Turnovers by the Chiefs this season, tied (with the Chargers) for fourth-lowest in NFL
14 Takeaways by the Chiefs this season, tied for fifth-lowest in NFL
38.9 Career net punting average for Dustin Colquitt, second in the NFL since the AFL-NFL merger behind only Mike Scifres (39).
51-40 Margin by which Chiefs have outscored their opponents in their past three road games, winning twice


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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Biggest collection of cigarette packs
Igor Sergeev most probably has the world's largest collection of unopened cigarette packs. He has been collecting them since 1976 and currently has more than 16,000 cigarette packs. He posted photos of more than 5,000 cigarette packs on his website. You can view some of the common ones like Marlboro and Davidoff and even strange brands like Bali Star, Zorro and Dove. Looking at them makes me want to light up and puff.
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Join a provocative discussion about the shortcomings of our criminal justice system. Among the participants is Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Dwyer, author of False Conviction: Innocence, Guilt & Science, which details the shortcomings of forensics with shocking examples of justice denied. Other participants include Peter Neufeld, co-founder and co-director of the Innocence Project; Saul Kassin, professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Eric Siegel, director and chief content officer of NYSCI; Mechthild Prinz, associate professor and the director of the Master in Forensic Science Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice; and Ekow N. Yankah, professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. The event will be moderated by Jami Floyd, an American journalist, legal and political analyst, television and radio host, and former anchor of Court TV.
Presented by NYSCI and the World Science Festival, this special event will take place at the Benjamin Cardoza School of Law in Manhattan. $30 for adults; $15 for students with ID.
Tickets available at worldsciencefestival.com.
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Ashdod Residents Unfazed by Report of Rising Hamas Threat
Ashdod security head: Evacuation plans are in place, but city lacks an early-warning system against rockets.
The report by Shin Bet security service chief Yuval Diskin at the cabinet meeting Sunday, stating that Hamas has the capability to launch rockets at Ashdod and Kiryat Gat, did not surprise people in that area.
"It's to be expected. We knew in the end that they would reach Ashdod, too," said local resident Avi Dvir. Dvir was at the Mei Ami beach with his family and sister, who was on a visit from Holland.
"Of course, I'm worried about the lives of my four children, but there's not too much we can do. We're not going to leave town, but the government has to make some decisions," Dvir added. "It is going on everywhere in the country. First Sderot, then Ashkelon and now Ashdod."
Ashdod's population of approximately 230,000 lives in impressive apartment houses and its shopping centers are bustling. Mayor Zvi Zilker noted that the city has some 80 so-called strategic facilities - including a power station, oil refineries and the port. "One successful rocket strike at the port will destroy all the imported and exported merchandise there," Zilker said.
The mayor added, however, that the city is ready for emergencies. Indeed, according to the municipality's head of security, Colonel (res.) Aryeh Itah, most local homes have a reinforced room, and "about 56 of the city's 70 shelters are ready for residents, and the others are in good condition."
Itah said evacuation plans have been drawn up, and schools and rescue services are prepared for emergencies, but he admitted the city did not have an early-warning system against rockets.
Leon Friedland, owner of the Integral, a downtown restaurant, said he went into debt after serving in the reserves during the Second Lebanon War.
"I had just opened the restaurant and I'm the only cook. It took me a year to get out from under. If there's another war, I'm selling everything and leaving," declared Friedland, who has a four-year-old daughter. "We'll go somewhere quiet. If the government doesn't do something to stop the rockets, I won't wait until they hit my house."
Dvir's sister Esther, who has lived abroad for 25 years, said she is in favor of a "strong" military operation in Gaza. "My vacation is ruined," she said. "I don't understand how people can live this way in fear. There's nothing like this in Holland."
The family asked to have a smiling group picture taken at their table on the beach at sunset.
"Send this picture to [Prime Minister] Olmert," said Esther, "and tell him we want to keep enjoying ourselves."
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday slammed Hungary's treatment of migrants as unacceptable after police fired tear gas and water cannon at asylum-seekers at its border with Serbia.
"I was shocked to see how these refugees and migrants were treated. It's not acceptable," Ban told a news conference in response to a question about the border clashes.
The U.N. chief stressed that "these were people fleeing war and persecution" and that the response must be one of "compassionate leadership."
"We must show them caring hands," he said. "They must be treated with human dignity."
On Wednesday, Hungarian police clashed for hours with hundreds of migrants after the government sealed its southern border with Serbia, one of the biggest entry points into the European Union.
Police fired at least 20 tear gas grenades as the crowd chanted slogans in Arabic with their fists in the air.
Children were crying from the effects of the tear gas and several ambulances were dispatched to the border crossing.
"It's not a crime to cross a border," the head of the U.N. refugee agency Antonio Guterres said in a statement, which warned that some refugee deterrence measures being implemented by Hungary violated international law.
Guterres demanded that Hungarian authorities "ensure unimpeded access for people in need of protection in line with its legal and moral obligations."
The United Nations has made repeated appeals to European leaders to uphold human rights as the continent grapples with its worst migration crisis since World War II.
Europe's migration crisis is expected to loom large over this year's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, which kicks off on September 25 with an address by Pope Francis.
Meanwhile, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he hopes to build a new wall along his country's border with Croatia to keep migrants out, he told French newspaper Le Figaro in an interview to be published Thursday.
After Hungary fenced off its border with Serbia in a bid to shut off a massive influx of refugees and migrants, Orban said people smugglers would simply change their routes and find new ways into the European Union.
"Since they can no longer pass through Hungary, they will change route and go through Romania, probably," Orban told Le Figaro.
"That's why we also decided to build a fence at the Romanian border, along the Mures River. And we will probably build another along the Croatian border. We are following their trail," he said.
"The fact is the migrants keep coming. We managed to stop them at the Hungarian border, but this did not stop the influx itself."
The Hungarian leader reiterated his staunch opposition to any bid to make EU members accept set quotas of refugees, vowing to do "everything I can to oppose it".
Riot police in Hungary — which has received over 200,000 migrants this year, almost all of them heading to other EU countries — fired tear gas and sprayed water cannon on Wednesday at huge crowds of migrants desperate to cross the border from Serbia.
Also on Wednesday, the Romanian foreign ministry said it had summoned the Hungarian ambassador to express concern over Budapest's unilateral decision to erect a fence on their shared frontier.
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The City Council's unanimous decision Tuesday to repeal massive hikes in the "linkage fee" on commercial and industrial development — increases intended to sharply enhance funding for affordable housing — was a welcome display of a legislative body coming to its senses. But several members may have gone along with this decision for the wrong reason: They feared they would suffer a lopsided loss in a pending referendum on the immense fee hikes.
Instead, there were two powerful reasons why the council was right to reverse course.
One is obvious. The vast fee hikes, which would vary depending on the type of development, really were a jobs tax. California has the second-highest percent of adults unable to find full-time employment. It never made sense on economic grounds for San Diego to become the only city in San Diego County with this type of fee on nonresidential projects.
The second reason is less understood but just as compelling. California has a sad history of valuing good intentions and clear processes for funding affordable housing over actual results.
This certainly holds for San Diego. The linkage-fee hikes would have gone to a program that spent more than $53 million since 1992 while putting up less than 4,000 affordable-housing units. Supporters — not critics — noted that the massive increases would have only yielded 80 to 100 new units a year.
We need to do much better than that. As a city, San Diego can't get there without state leaders' help. The present mishmash of tools provided by state law to create affordable housing — subsidized housing, tax credits and limited developer incentives — aren't doing the job.
Other states have a much better record. In Massachusetts, state lawmakers drastically simplified the approval process for residential construction projects in which at least 25 percent of the units had permanent affordability restrictions. In New Jersey, the state has a far more aggressive version of California policies that give developers concessions in return for creating affordable housing — and has achieved far better results. In Minnesota, an emphasis on coordinated regional programs has gotten good marks.
San Diego needs to emulate policies that work — not stick with a failed approach.
Mayor Kevin Faulconer has expressed dissatisfaction with the affordable-housing status quo. In an interview Wednesday afternoon, City Council President Todd Gloria said he would welcome the city being given new tools by the state to tackle the problem.
And Gloria noted San Diego's good fortune in having one of its Assembly members — Toni Atkins — about to be installed as speaker. "She could be a game-changer," Gloria said.
We hope so. We badly need a powerful Democrat in Sacramento who's willing to be a policy innovator on affordable housing.
If Atkins could be that Democrat, we may finally start moving toward a day in which affordable-housing programs draw praise for their results — not their good intentions.


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Bank of England cuts rates to 5%
Move to offset strains on borrowers
The Bank of England has cut UK interest rates from 5% from 5.25% amid signs of gathering economic gloom.
It is the central bank's third cut in interest rates since early December.
In a statement the Bank said: "Credit conditions have tightened and the availability of credit appears to be worsening.
"While the recent depreciation in sterling will support net exports, the prospects for output growth abroad have deteriorated.
"This should help to keep domestic inflationary pressures in check in the medium term."
The Bank faces a balancing act to keep inflation on track for 2% over the medium term.
It said: "On the upside, above-target inflation this year could raise inflation expectations so that, in the absence of some margin of spare capacity, inflation would remain above the target.
"On the downside, the disruption in financial markets could lead to a slowdown in the economy that was sufficiently sharp to pull inflation below the target."
David Kern, economic adviser to the British Chambers of Commerce, said: " It is vitally important to ensure that problems in the financial sector and in the housing market do not damage wealth-creating businesses.
"Undue delay in acting threatens to reduce the effectiveness of interest rate cuts that the MPC itself has anticipated already."
Several mortgage lenders, including Halifax, Nationwide and the Woolwich, said they were cutting their standard variable rate in line with the Bank's move. However many banks have just raised rates on the fixed rate products popular with borrowers.


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Bissorã, town located in northwestern Guinea-Bissau. It lies on a tributary of the Cacheu River and is surrounded by the Casamance woodland, which provides hardwoods for export. A power station supplies the town's industry, which includes a sawmill. Subsistence agriculture predominates in the surrounding area, and corn (maize), sorghum, millet, sweet potatoes, cassava (manioc), and beans are the principal crops. Bissorã is connected by road with Bissau, the national capital. Pop. (2004 est.) 50,774.
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Ever been in the middle of a recipe and don't have an ingredient? So have we. The Food Substitutions Bible (Robert Rose, 2nd edition) is for people like us. This 695-page reference book by David Joachim offers substitution solutions for ingredients, equipment and techniques when you're in a pinch—or not. Out of salt? Joachim's got it covered. No coriander root? No problem. With over 6,500 substitutions covered, the everyday and the esoteric are all here. This book doesn't target food allergens per se but it does include replacement options for eggs and a chart on alternative (gluten-free) flours. Packed with practical advice, including a comprehensive guide to choosing varieties of foods from pears to potatoes (two pages just on fresh chilis), this is a handy go-to reference for anyone who spends time in the kitchen.
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Rush supervisor bids farewell
CHRIS PARKER/TIMES NEWS Rush Township Supervisor William Sanchez Jr. bade farewell Tuesday as he ended a six-year term of office.
Rush Township Supervisor William Sanchez Jr. bade farewell on Tuesday, marking the end of his six-year term in office.
Robert Leibensperger Jr., who was unopposed, will replace Sanchez on the board come January.
"It's been a pleasure to serve Rush Township. Like they always say, when one door closes, another opens. I can definitely say that for the past six years, many doors closed, and many doors opened.
"It's been one hell of a ride," he said. "We don't always agree with each other, but we try to get" things done.
Sanchez said being a supervisor is not always easy, and officials often bear the brunt of harsh criticism.
"A lot of times, we have to make a decision that is unpopular with the public," he said. "There was only one perfect person, and they hung Him on a cross."
But he encouraged residents to continue to attend meetings and voice their opinions.
"As long as people keep caring, I do think this township has a future," he said.


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Vampire World - Mayhem Unveils New Name
A name-change has brought Vampire World to our attention, indicating that the previous title of Vampire Story was indeed easily confused with the unrelated adventure title A Vampyre Story.
Vampire World is Mayhem's latest title (Neverend, Shadowvault, Empire of Magic) and here is the description from their site:
Looks pretty good, although i'd like to know how much of an RPG it is, the screenshots show mostly the combat.
finally a new vampire rpg :D
yeah, let's hope it can be as creepy as VTM: the bloodlines
Hmmm, from the available info (and screenshots), I don't think we'll be seeing anything near the complexity or depth of Bloodlines. Not that it couldn't be a fun game regardless.
As a side note: RIP Troika.
"Vampire World" ?
First sponaneous thought : "A world full of Vampires ? Entirely ? Do they suck blood from one another when there's no-one else but Vampires anymore ?"
Don't get your hopes up too much at this point…Mayhe,m has yet to get a game right. By most accounts, Neverend was OK, which is a forward step…but Shadowvault and Empire of Magic were both disasters. We might try to organise an interview or something.
@Dhruin-which version of neverend did you play? the north-america or u.k. version. shadowvault didn't even run on my rig or any other 6000's series apparently. they do have spunk though so heres to hoping. i like adventure rpg's so it has and will stay on my radar thanks for the news.
I didn't get around to playing it - I was suspicious of Mayhem and the early reviews were poor. A few people have said it ended up decent but I haven't gotten around to buying it.
I am intrested but hesitant for both titles, too bad more reviewers dont do after patch updates to their reviews, which is actually weird now I think about since it would bring more readership to each piece. :S
Similar system is used for example in the Final Fantasy series…
Lost me right there.
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The more I see of Assassin's Creed Rogue the less interested I am in playing Assassin's Creed Unity. Both games couldn't be further apart in how they're depicted and being promoted, with one showcasing a very fascinating and complex character-story and the other seemingly retreading ground from Assassin's Creed II. The gameplay for both games are also miles apart, with Rogue sporting a lot of upgraded features from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, where-as Unity is kind of a fresh start for the series on the new-gen consoles. It's really hard to like the latter when eight minute videos featuring some nifty naval gameplay taking place in the Arctic make Assassin's Creed Rogue look like the definitive AC game due for release this year.
The video moves along at a pretty quick pace and there are even tons of content that manages to get skipped over for the sake of time constraints. Even still, we learn about the new naval weapons that will be at the player's disposal, including the ram for colliding with other ships, the burning oil for putting other boats on fire and the front cannons to slow down or weaken ships before getting in close.
All the standard naval weapons featured in Assassin's Creed III and Black Flag will also make return.
Settlements lined along the coast will be available as well, giving players something to do in between larger missions.
We also get to see one of the boss fights in the game, featuring a showdown between Shay and an enemy Assassin... that's right, Rogue will have players donning the role of a Templar, but it's not so cut and dry. The complexity of the story opens the game up for some really good twists, assuming that the writing stays consistent and on par to the concepts introduced within the game.
What's more is that we also find that there are additional animals to hunt in both the water and on land, including but not limited to a new kind of whale and polar bears. Hunting animals will enable players to unlock new crafting items, armor and more.
There are also hidden items players can unlock while traveling around and randomly destroying icebergs. It's a neat little way to keep players entertained and interested while they sail across the great expanse of the Arctic ocean.
Right now, Assassin's Creed Rogue is definitely looking like the better Assassin's Creed for this year. Is it possible that the game could appear on the Xbox One, PS4 and PC? Well, let's hope so because gamers are already geeked to play Rogue, even if it's only for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Knowing Ubisoft, it's likely that we'll see Rogue appear on the new-gen consoles sometime next year.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - 74th Annual Meeting was held in San Diego, February 14-18, 2007. The following is a briefing of some of the articles presented at the conference.
Gene Therapy and Tissue Engineering: Tomorrow is Today
San Diego, CA
Gene therapy and tissue engineering conjure up thoughts of futuristic science fiction. But this biotechnology is developing rapidly and could be at your nearby orthopaedic surgeon�s surgical suite before you know it, according to Regis O�Keefe, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Orthopaedics with the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York State and spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and �Gene therapy using stem cells is a lot closer to clinical use in orthopaedics than most people think,� said Dr. O�Keefe. �These tissue engineered products could be on the market in five to ten years.�
�Gene Therapy and Tissue Engineering� will be presented at a media briefing to be held at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at the San Diego Convention Center on February 14, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 23C. Regis O�Keefe, MD, Ph.D., will be joined by Johnny Huard, Ph.D. and Steven A. Goldstein, Ph.D., Research Professor, Henry Ruppenthal Family Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The University of Michigan Medical School., Ann Arbor, MI.
The goal of tissue engineering is to create living tissue to replace or repair diseased tissue. Tissue engineered products for orthopaedics, may facilitate repair or serve as a �functional replacement�. There are countless applications in orthopaedics �replacement for bone, cartilage, muscle and ligament loss and to increase or promote bone formation in spinal fusions and with some fractures. Biological approaches are being used to improve muscle healing for sports injuries including menisci and ligament injuries.
Researchers have found that muscle stem cells are more plentiful than bone marrow stem cells, for example. �Muscle cells have emerged as promising vehicles for gene therapy and tissue engineering in the musculoskeletal system,� said Johnny Huard, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Bioengineering, and Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and is also the Director of the Stem Cell Research Center at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. One study showed that 95% of muscle stem cells were incorporated into the bone.
O�Keefe points out that the #1 reason that people go to the doctor is for issues with the musculoskeletal system. In a society where many �baby boomers� expect to stay active longer with a high quality of life, physical fitness has become a priority. �A person cannot be fit from a cardiovascular and pulmonary standpoint without having a musculoskeletal system that is healthy and can support increased activity,� added Dr. O�Keefe. �There is a tremendous opportunity to use tissue engineering for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and bone repair to help keep that musculoskeletal system in good condition.�
Allowing Children to Grow while Treating Chest and Spine Deformities
Orthopaedic surgeons are optimistic about recent improvements in operative treatment of very young children suffering from scoliosis severe enough to consider surgery, even for those under the age of five years. For decades, spinal fusion surgery has been the prescription for severe scoliosis. The significant drawback of early fusion is that growth of the spine stops and this, in turn, interferes with the development of the lungs and chest cavity.
�Scoliosis surgeons are exploring opportunities to treat a child�s chest and spine to allow continued growth,� reports B. Stephens Richards, MD, moderator of a media briefing on scoliosis treatment advances on Friday, February 16 at the Academy�s 74th Annual Meeting. �Although the majority of scoliosis surgical patients present in early adolescence when spinal growth is no longer an issue, there are some very young children with severe deformities who need surgery but also need to maintain growth potential of the spine.�
Fusion involves inserting a series of rods, hooks and screws to straighten the spine. Side effects, in addition to cessation of growth, may include increased stress on the unfused segments which could lead to the need for more surgery as an adult.
Several surgical options give today�s very young patients brighter prospects than earlier generations. One technique includes the use of �growing� rods attached to the spine that are increased in length at least twice per year to guide straighter growth. Another technique expands the chest cavity in children with missing or fused ribs, thus providing an opportunity for better lung development. A third evolving procedure uses staples in the convex side of a spinal curvature which allows growth to potentially straighten the spine.
Scoliosis is a condition of side-to-side spinal curves, and affects about two percent of the population. Bracing is the standard treatment for less severe patients, generally in adolescence, with scoliotic curves between 25 and 40 degrees.
No More Ugly Orthopaedic Shoes!
Remember the kid in your class who had to wear those ugly orthopaedic shoes? Worse yet, perhaps you were that child. Those days are long gone as is the understanding of what flatfoot is and how to fix it. It was once thought that the bony architecture of the foot could be changed with shoes or positioning a bar between the shoes to hold the feet in the �correct� position. Research has shown that assumption is not true. Great strides have been made in understanding and treating flatfoot.
People with flat feet lack the proper �arch� in the foot. If a child or adult is not experiencing any pain, having difficulty walking or wearing shoes, treatment may not be required.
If the foot becomes painful and/or it becomes difficult to wear shoes, some type of treatment is appropriate. Patients may even experience back, hip, or knee pain related to their flatfeet. According to Steven L. Haddad, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon with the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Ltd. and a spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, conservative treatment works for a large percentage of those with flatfeet. �Many patients do very well in an athletic-type shoe with an orthotic.� Conservative treatment is used almost exclusively with children, though some children with severe flatfeet require surgical reconstruction to improve their quality of life.
Haddad cautions that not all adult patients with flatfoot experience foot pain. �Sometimes a patient presents with lower back pain, or pain in the hip, leg, knee or ankle.� It is the lack of an arch in the foot that causes the foot to roll inward. This pronation causes the person�s gait to change, which can then produce problems elsewhere in the body or locally within the foot itself. Pain refractory to conservative care (i.e. orthotics, physical therapy, and medication) is the indication for surgical reconstruction of a flatfoot. If you are experiencing these symptoms, it is important to seek the advice of an orthopaedic surgeon.
Acquired flatfoot (those who are not born with a flatfoot) may be the consequence of a traumatic injury to the ankle, according to Dr. Haddad. �Adults can rupture or injury their posterior tibial tendon, which if the primary tendon supporting the arch. This can be the result of sports that require �pivoting� � like soccer or football, and are often mistaken for a severe ankle sprain. This type of trauma can lead to a flatfoot deformity in up to 25% of all acquired flatfoot patients.�
Haddad admits that this type of injury is hard to prevent. If there is a congenital abnormality, a fracture or dislocation, torn or stretched tendons, or degenerative or systemic conditions, surgery maybe indicated for persistent pain and/or significant deformity from acquired flatfoot.
The treatment of rotator cuff disease
The treatment of rotator cuff disease has gone �arthroscopic�. For years, the treatment of torn and ruptured rotator cuffs required �open surgeries� -- large incisions so the surgeon could visualize the area to be repaired. Then came the use of arthroscope � revolutionizing rotator cuff surgeries. The orthopaedic surgeon could use two small incisions. The device, with a small camera on the end, was inserted through one of the incisions. This allowed the surgeon to get a clear view of the injured area, magnified on a screen. Gone was the pain from an open surgery, longer hospitalization and recovery time.
All is not well though, according to Jon �JP� Warner, MD, director of The Harvard Shoulder Service, based at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Hospital and spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. �There is an �elephant in the room� that no one wants to talk about. A large portion of my practice is fixing failed surgeries. I am increasingly concerned that the demand, from patients, for arthroscopic surgery is driving this trend. Not all cases are suited for this type of surgery. There is an epidemic of rotator cuff problems with �baby boomers�. They want arthroscopic surgery on an outpatient basis so they can get back to work the next day. As surgeons, we want to meet our patients� requests. It�s a challenging situation.�
This controversy and other issues related to rotator cuff disease will be discussed by an international panel in a media briefing, �Topics in Rotator Cuff Disease�, at the Academy�s Annual Meeting to be held at the San Diego Convention Center on February 16, 2007 at 3:45 p.m. in Room 23C of the convention center. Dr. Warner believes that assembling an international group allows orthopaedic surgeons in this country to learn from their colleagues who have other types of health care systems and often less bureaucracy. Unlike the United States, information can be disseminated much more rapidly. �The Europeans, in particular, bring �heat and light� to this discussion.�
Damage Control Orthopaedics: Patient Stabilization, Early Mobilization
Severe orthopaedic trauma care has advanced beyond the Golden Hour - the first 60 minutes after injury � with new techniques to allow some delay while more critical injuries are treated.
Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD, moderator of a symposium on this subject at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, comments that, �Damage control orthopaedics allows delaying the definitive orthopaedic treatment to a time when the patient�s overall condition is stabilized. External fixators can be used quickly to temporarily stabilize fractures. This approach allows time for patients to improve and for soft tissues around the fracture to partially heal.�
The changing face of trauma includes new ways of treating trauma in the elderly, the obese and among those patients who suffer high-energy fractures.
The energy of an injury is related to mass times velocity squared; high energy injuries involve a large mass, such as motor vehicles or high velocity like high speed crashes and gunshots. Minimally invasive techniques for use in trauma patients has lessened the large exposures previously needed. Locking plate and screws allows more secure fracture fixation and early mobilization in the elderly. This is a crucial improvement because the elderly often are unable to keep weight off a broken leg or use crutches. Early mobilization prevents problems associated with prolonged bed rest, helping to prevent pressure sores, pulmonary problems and blood clots (DVT).
Recovering from trauma takes time. Dr. Tejwani advises, �The biggest misconception about fractures is the length of recovery time. Fractures generally take 12 weeks to heal and most patients are unable to resume normal activities or sports participation for three to six months.�
Women�s Sports Injuries: It�s Not Just the Hormones
The long-held belief that women have more sports injuries than men because of the difference in hormones is just not true. Hormones certainly play a role according to orthopaedic surgeon Kimberly J. Templeton, MD, spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Associate Professor with the University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Orthopedics. �There is definitely input from the hormones but there are other musculoskeletal differences between men and women.�
Dr. Templeton points out how men land differently than women after taking that basketball shot. �Men flex their hips and knees when they land. Women tend to land with their hips and knees straight � causing increased tension on the ACL. That�s one of the reasons why women have more ACL (�anterior cruciate ligament�) injuries than do men.� Templeton points out that these types of injuries can be �career enders� to young female athletes and may lead to an increased risk of degenerative arthritis later in life, so it is critically important for girls to understand what they need to do to stay healthy. There are very specific neuromuscular training programs that have been shown to reduce the incidence of serious knee injuries. Templeton advises parents to work with their daughter�s coaches � particularly ones who understand the differences in training for girls vs. boys.
Neuromuscular training programs are now being introduced in the schools so young female athletes can learn the right way to land, among other things, and protect themselves from serious injury. According to a study conducted by Timothy E. Hewett, Ph.D., comprehensive neuromuscular training is effective in improving measures of both performance and lower extremity biomechanics in adolescent female athletes.
Dr. Templeton also underscores the importance of girls understanding bone health. There is a common misconception that a woman protects herself from osteoporosis only by engaging in weight bearing exercise. Dr. Templeton encourages her patients to participate in weight-bearing exercise and to lift weights but cautions that exercise must be balanced with enough calories and nutrition. She emphasizes that, �Engaging in weight bearing exercise without adequate calories and nutrition doesn�t do anything for systemic bone mass.�
Without a balanced diet with enough calories, including adequate amounts of Vitamin D and calcium, girls and women run an increased risk of injury. Templeton also helps her patients learn the right way to lift weights for to gain maximum benefit and to minimize injuries.
Technology Helps Surgeons Get Near-Perfect Knee Implant Alignment
Using image-guided technology, orthopaedic surgeons are able to align knee implants with near pinpoint accuracy. For patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, close to perfect alignment should translate into longer durability of joint replacements, according to a renowned panel of orthopaedic surgeons who discussed advancements in computer-assisted total knee replacement (TKR) surgery at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Approximately 300,000 knee replacement surgeries are performed each year in the United States. Standard knee replacements require the use of an intramedullary (IM) rod, which is inserted up the length of the femur to determine proper knee implant alignment. No IM rod is necessary for the computer-assisted approach, reducing the risk of fat embolization, a complication that can cause acute respiratory distress. The quality and accuracy of the image guidance may enable surgeons to use smaller incisions while achieving the same successful outcomes.
�Computer assisted total knee arthroplasty surgery is making rapid progress,� said Dr. Daniel J. Berry, professor and chairman of Orthopedics at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. �Contemporary methods of computer-assisted surgery now have been proven to provide a high level of accuracy in experienced hands. Current efforts are focused on making the process simpler, more efficient, and more cost effective. As these methods evolve, it seems likely some form of computer assistance will eventually become a routine part of total knee arthroplasty,� Dr. Berry said.
Computer-assisted TKR involves extra time and additional difficulty because it still is in its infancy. As the power of the technology and techniques become more established, it will become a more common procedure and an option for more surgeons and patients.
Training Technique Offers New Hope for Female Athletes
In the past 30 years, there has been an explosion in the number of girls and women participating in all types of sports. There has been a 10-fold increase in high school and 5-fold increase in collegiate sports. With this massive upsurge comes a disturbing trend � a much higher incidence of injuries for female athletes when compared to boys and men playing at the same level of sports.
Studies have shown that girls and women have a four to six times higher incidence of ACL (�anterior cruciate ligament�) injuries than their male counterparts. This can have a devastating impact on the female athlete including being sidelined for the season, loss of scholarships, a decrease in scholastic performance and a 100 times greater chance of being diagnosed with osteoarthritis. Some put the total cost of health care upwards of $625 million.
�Pivoting� and �cutting� sports � such as basketball and soccer -- put female athletes at greater risk of ACL injuries. Many theories have been forwarded for this disparity. They have ranged from hormonal differences between females and males to women landing with more inward collapse of the knees � putting undue stress on the ACL.
Various solutions have been proposed including plyometrics (high-intensity jump training) and technique training. According to Timothy E. Hewett, Ph.D., director of the Cincinnati Children�s Hospital Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, �Both strength and balance training are potentially effective but only as an adjunct to these other types of training.�
Hewett found that the reason for these serious injuries was how well the female athlete �controlled� her landing. Dr. Hewett conducted a meta-analysis of six studies on �neuromuscular training� to prevent ACL injuries. He found that all the studies advocated use of this method.
In a six-week pre-season neuromuscular training intervention program performed three times a week (60 to 90 minute sessions), the rate of non-contact ACL injuries decreased 72%. All of the studies supported combining different types of neuromuscular training to prevent injuries and enhance performance.
Another important component of neuromuscular training is having a coach or trainer analyze an athlete�s movements and provide feedback on proper position of the body and her technique. This type of feedback helps the athlete �feel� the proper positions and moves she should be making. In the Hewett study, they asked a trainer to work with the athlete so she could develop an awareness of her movements and make modifications when indicated. A strong neuromuscular program is multi-faceted. Hewett recommends using several different programs. �Off-season and pre-season conditioning programs are critical to preventing these types of injuries. A program needs to combine high intensity jumping exercises and movement, resistance, speed and balance training as well as core strengthening.�
With more than 29,000 members, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is the premier not-for-profit organization that provides education programs for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals, champions the interests of patients and advances the highest quality of musculoskeletal health. Orthopaedic surgeons and the Academy are the authoritative sources of information for patients and the general public on musculoskeletal conditions, treatments and related issues. An advocate for improved care, the Academy is participating in the Bone and Joint Decade - the global initiative in the years 2002-20011 - to raise awareness of musculoskeletal health, stimulate research and improve people's quality of life.
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World: Africa
Botha trial examines bombing
PW Botha refused to answer questions
The BBC's Greg Barrow reports from George, where PW Botha is on trial.
Officials from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission have been trying to demonstrate that the former South African President, PW Botha, has been evasive in written answers submitted to explain his role as chairman of the State Security Council during the 1980s.
They called two witnesses to a bomb explosion at the headquarters of the South African Council of Churches in Johannesburg in 1988.
The witnesses explained that although there were no fatalities, the explosion caused widespread distress among local residents and resulted in many injuries from flying glass and masonry.
The South African Council of Churches played a high profile role in the anti-apartheid struggle during the 1980s. Senior security force personnel have already testified to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that the bomb was planted at the request of the State Security Council headed by Mr Botha.
But the former president has refused to answer questions about the explosion. He argues that it falls outside the remit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission because nobody was killed.
But Commission officials hope the evidence of the human distress and injury caused by the bomb may yet prove that the incident does represent a gross human rights violation and that Mr Botha has been obstructive in refusing to testify before the Commission on this and other matters.