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There was no measure of his paine. The frying venim hent
His inwards, and a purple swet from all his body went.
His sindged sinewes shrinking crakt, and with a secret strength
The povson even within his bones the Maree melts at length.
And holding up his hands to heaven, he sayd, with hideous reere:
O Saturnes daughter, feede thy selfe on my distresses heere.
Yea feede, and, cruell wyght, this plage behold thou from above
And glut thy savage hart therewith. Or if thy fo may move
Thee unto pitie, (for to thee I am an utter fo)
Bereeve mee of my hatefull soule distrest with helplesse wo,
And borne to endlesse toyle. For death shall unto mee bee sweete,
And for a cruell stepmother is death a gift most meetc.
And is it I that did destroy Busiris, who did foyle
His temple floores with straungers blood? Ist I that did dispoyle
Antaeus of his mothers help? Ist I that could not bee
Abashed at the Spanyard who in one had bodies three?
Nor at the trypleheaded shape, O Cerberus, of thee?
Are you the hands that by the homes the Bull of Candie drew?
Did you king Augies stable clenze whom afterward yee slew?
Are you the same by whom the fowles were scaard from Stymphaly?
Caught you the Stag in Maydenwood which did not runne but fly?
Are you the hands whose puissance receyved for your pay
The golden belt of Thermodon? Did you convey away
The Apples from the Dragon fell that waked nyght and day?
Ageinst the force of mee, defence the Centaures could not make,
Nor yit the Boare of Arcadie: nor yit the ougly Snake
Of Lerna, who by losse did grow and dooble force still take.
What? is it I that did behold the pampyred Jades of Thrace
With Maungers full of flesh of men on which they fed apace?
Ist I that downe at syght thereof theyr greazy Maungers threw,
And bothe the fatted Jades themselves and eke their mayster slew?
The Nemean Lyon by theis armes lyes dead uppon the ground.
Theis armes the monstruous Giant Cake by Tyber did confound.
Uppon theis shoulders have I borne the weyght of all the skie.
Joves cruell wyfe is weerye of commaunding mee. Yit I
Unweerie am of dooing still. But now on mee is lyght
An uncoth plage, which neyther force of hand, nor vertues myght,
Nor Arte is able to resist. Like wasting fyre it spreedes
Among myne inwards, and through out on all my body feedes.
But all this whyle Eurysthye lives in health. And sum men may
Beeleve there bee sum Goddes in deede. Thus much did Hercule say.
And wounded over Oeta hygh, he stalking gan to stray,
As when a Bull in maymed bulk a deadly dart dooth beare,
And that the dooer of the deede is shrunke asyde for feare.
Oft syghing myght you him have seene, oft trembling, oft about
To teare the garment with his hands from top to toe throughout,
And throwing downe the myghtye trees, and chaufing with the hilles,
Or casting up his handes to heaven where Jove his father dwelles.
Behold as Lychas trembling in a hollow rock did lurk,
He spyed him. And as his greef did all in furie woork,
He sayd: Art thou, syr Lychas, he that broughtest unto mee
This plagye present? of my death must thou the woorker bee?
Hee quaakt and shaakt, and looked pale, and fearfully gan make
Excuse. But as with humbled hands hee kneeling to him spake,
The furious Hercule caught him up, and swindging him about
His head a halfe a doozen tymes or more, he floong him out
Into th'Euboyan sea with force surmounting any sling.
He hardened into peble stone as in the ayre he hing.
And even as rayne conjeald by wynd is sayd to turne to snowe,
And of the snow round rolled up a thicker masse to growe,
Which falleth downe in hayle: so men in auncient tyme report,
That Lychas beeing swindgd about by violence in that sort,
(His blood then beeing drayned out, and having left at all
No moysture,) into peble stone was turned in his fall.
Now also in th'Euboyan sea appeeres a hygh short rocke
In shape of man ageinst the which the shipmen shun to knocke,
As though it could them feele, and they doo call it by the name
Of Lychas still. But thou Joves imp of great renowme and fame,
Didst fell the trees of Oeta high, and making of the same
A pyle, didst give to Poeans sonne thy quiver and thy bow,
And arrowes which should help agein Troy towne to overthrow.
He put to fyre, and as the same was kindling in the pyle,
Thy selfe didst spred thy Lyons skin upon the wood the whyle,
And leaning with thy head ageinst thy Club, thou laydst thee downe
As cheerfully, as if with flowres and garlonds on thy crowne
Thou hadst beene set a banquetting among full cups of wyne.
Anon on every syde about those carelesse limbes of thyne
The fyre began to gather strength, and crackling noyse did make,
Assayling him whose noble hart for daliance did it take.
The Goddes for this defender of the earth were sore afrayd
To whom with cheerefull countnance Jove perceyving it thus sayd:
This feare of yours is my delyght, and gladly even with all
My hart I doo rejoyce, O Gods, that mortall folk mee call
Their king and father, thinking mee ay myndfull of their weale,
And that myne offspring should doo well your selves doo show such zeale.
For though that you doo attribute your favor to desert,
Considring his most woondrous acts: yit I too for my part
Am bound unto you. Nerethelesse, for that I would not have
Your faythfull harts without just cause in fearfull passions wave,
I would not have you of the flames in Oeta make account.
For as he hath all other things, so shall he them surmount.
Save only on that part that he hath taken of his mother,
The fyre shall have no power at all. Eternall is the tother,
The which he takes of mee, and cannot dye, ne yeeld to fyre.
When this is rid of earthly drosse, then will I lift it hygher,
And take it unto heaven: and I beleeve this deede of myne
Will gladsome bee to all the Gods. If any doo repyne,
If any doo repyne, I say, that Hercule should become
A God, repyne he still for mee, and looke he sowre and glum.
But let him know that Hercules deserveth this reward,
And that he shall ageinst his will alow it afterward.
The Gods assented everychone. And Juno seemd to make
No evill countnance to the rest, untill hir husband spake
The last. For then her looke was such as well they might perceyve,
Shee did her husbands noting her in evil part conceyve.
Whyle Jove was talking with the Gods, as much as fyre could waste
So much had fyre consumde. And now, O Hercules, thou haste
No carkesse for to know thee by. That part is quyght bereft
Which of thy mother thou didst take. Alonly now is left
The likenesse that thou tookst of Jove. And as the Serpent slye
In casting of his withered slough, renewes his yeeres thereby,
And wexeth lustyer than before, and looketh crisp and bryght
With scoured scales: so Hercules as soone as that his spryght
Had left his mortall limbes, gan in his better part to thryve,
And for to seeme a greater thing than when he was alyve,
And with a stately majestie ryght reverend to appeere.
His myghty father tooke him up above the cloudy spheere,
And in a charyot placed him among the streaming starres.
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Since my last post, I've done a bit of travel. It's always difficult for me to decide which makeup products will make the cut when it comes to packing. I try to keep heavy foundation bottles out of the mix, and I'll make use of my travel eyelash curlers (Koji)--giving myself just a tad more room to add an extra lipgloss or two.
The cosmetics bag that i've been using recently is one that Alice Temperley designed last
Summer for Elemis. It's sturdy enough to keep its structure, yet moldable enough to squish into my carry-on luggage. I prefer to travel with my makeup bag on me, as airplanes do a number on my skin, and I like to have it all handy.
In preparation for our most recent trip, these were the items that I packed. We were headed back to the islands, so I knew that the reality of applying heavy layers of anything, were little to none. Chantecaille's Just Skin Tinted Moisturizer (in Glow), Urban Decay's cream highlight (in Sin), and NARS' Multiple Stick in the peachy Turks & Caicos seemed to fit the agenda. Also, when traveling to warmer areas, I tend to either pack blotting papers or blotting powder. I can't stand the idea of being in thick humidity, and caking on a colored powder to my nose. Once I've done my makeup for the day, I'm only going to blot excess oil.
I do have some favorites (and if I were to do a Current Favorites post, these would absolutely be listed). First, is Sue Devitt's Gel Bronzer in Beau Dore. In comparison to Soleil Tan de Chanel, I much prefer the Sue Devitt. It doesn't come across as muddy, has a beautiful thin texture, and can be built up without looking overdone. It's a bit fail-proof in application, and I would even say fail-proof when used as a contour gel. In general, Sue Devitt's products are formulated with such high quality natural ingredients, that my skin has yet to be irritated by them.
Kevyn Aucoin's Creamy Moist Glow in Bliss, is another lightweight product. This one is superb for adding a bit of flush to cheeks, but much like with many of his products--it seems to be impossible to make a dent in the pot. I've been using it for well over a month, and you'd never know by looking at it. Kevyn Aucoin products tend to be winners for me. They feel fresh on the skin, and are offered in a color range that is safe yet flattering.
I may review some of these in more depth on a future post, but there you have it...my travel makeup case! Are you planning a holiday, or at least have one in mind? What are your travel makeup must-haves?


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Vend-Trak necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 42 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
Well I'm a marketing guy and my buddy is a software designer. We're teaming up together to make a good business great.
This is something we've both put a lot of effort into and we're really exited to see the outcome!
Our target audience is Vending Operators. There are tens of thousands of vending operators in the United States alone. Most of these are small business owners that have a small vending route. Our software allows them to make A LOT more money! By making their business ULTRA efficient they are going to be able to GROW their business FAST! We're all about helping the small business owner to realize his or her dreams.
Selling software, helping people grow their business, that's what we're about. We need you to turn our marketing prowess into a gorgeous beauty. We are going to redo our entire site!
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We only want you to design the home page to start. If we like your design then we may ask you to mock up some other pages for us.
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steve_corinne necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 113 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
Edge Planning & Property
Edge Planning & Property is a boutique consultancy that provides city and town planning and related services to the private sector and government agencies.
The aim of Edge Planning & Property is to offer professional, hands-on, pragmatic, strategic and insightful advice.
Edge Planning & Property provide the following services:
subdivision applications;
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project management;
due diligence;
strategic planning;
preparation of planning schemes and planning strategies;
policy development and review;
preparing submissions;
community consultation; and
locum work.
Edge Planning & Property provides city and town planning and related services to the private sector and government agencies within Western Australia.
Our market therefore includes the business sector, property developers,the general public and government agencies.
We are seeking to differentiate ourselves as a consultancy of choice and to provide a business edge for our clients.
We require an innovative logo for our city/town planning consultancy.
We are seeking a logo that is professional/classic, yet pushes the boundaries with regard to its design.
In particular,
1. we require the title "Edge Planning & Property" to be incorporated as part of the logo;
2. we do not want the use of cartoons or clipart/stock images;
3. we do not want the use of green;
4. the logo needs to be in both print and web file format.
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|Hi! I'm taking a little break and it might take me a few days to reply to comments and emails. I'll be back soon! :)
Monday, October 8, 2012
Quesadillas with Coconut Milk Cheddar
This amazing recipe comes via Sweet Roots. I thought it would be very coconutty, because my tastebuds can detect the smallest hint of anything, but that's really all the coconut flavor there was in this cheese - the smallest hint. And that's being super picky. The liquid smoke, smoked paprika, and nutritional yeast take over and replace the coconutty flavor with smoky cheesy goodness. It's made without any added oils, but the coconut milk fat makes this cheese plenty "melty" and gooey all by itself. This recipe has absolutely made it to my favorite recipes binder! Thank you, Mary!
Get in mah belleh!
Today's Netflix find is the one and only Doc Martin! Poor Doc Martin was a big shot surgeon in London until an incident at the OR left him unable to operate because he couldn't stand the sight of blood anymore. He packed his stuff and moved to the fictional town of Portwenn (Port Isaac in real life) in Cornwall where he now practices general medicine. The town is beautiful. The very friendly characters who don't know how to stay out of other people's business drive the poor doc crazy. Doc Martin is not particularly fond of other people and he is often annoyed by all the quirky locals. He is actually quite vile. There is a certain someone that he does like, even though he manages to ruin every possible romantic moment by saying something inappropriate. I must warn my fellow vegans that episode one has a horrible scene involving a chicken.
Happy rain duck is happy!
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- AnonymousOctober 8, 2012 at 2:55 PM
oh my gosh that cheese is genius! looks so good!ReplyDelete
omg - i need to make this! :)ReplyDelete
I am so glad you enjoyed this! It's one of my favorites as well. Thanks for the wonderful review.ReplyDelete
OH the not too coconutty thing is So good to know. I'm Not a fan of coconut (a true horror in the vegan world) and was about to just walk away from these beautiful quesadillas.ReplyDelete
That looks amazing, I'll have to try the cheese. In fact I'll have to try a quesadilla, I've never had one before!ReplyDelete
Whoa. I'm staying here just long enough to thank you for the link and heading off to get the recipe. Great duck photo, by the way!ReplyDelete
Holy not cow, that melty, gooey cheese! It looks like the most delicious miracle ever.ReplyDelete
And that duck, he looks so thrilled about the rain. What an awesome shot!Replies
It is pretty miraculous! Ducks sure love their water - which reminds me that tomorrow I need to share the video of the rescued ducks at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary being introduced to water - you know, in case there is one person in the whole world who hasn't seen it yet! It's gone viral!Delete
Oh wow, that cheese, and the quesas, look SO good, River! I must make this, STAT!ReplyDelete
And aww, it's like he's doing the duck equivalent of sticking your tongue out in the rain!
Looks just like the real thing, so I'll probably stay away, because feeding the cheese monster becomes a real problem for me!ReplyDelete
Whoa, indeed. Thanks for pointing me in this direction.ReplyDelete
Yum, that looks amazing.ReplyDelete
I love happy ducks. :)


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We were feeling a bit nostalgic for the old times where a new altcoin with a fresh algorithm and a new miner will launch and we would just go and mine it. Signatum (SIGT) has just offered what we needed to feel nostalgia over the old mining times no more. It is a new coin with no premine, ICO, dev fee or any of these and it comes with a new algorithm and thus new miners to support it. It is a POW/POS coin, though POS with 5% annual will start after block 98500 and POW mining will end at block 100000. The initial block reward is 2500 SIGT, down to half after block 3000 then halving again after block 60000. The total PoW coins that will be mined are 137,500,000 with block time of 2 minutes, after that POS is 5% annual on staked coins. There are no big promises being made for big and bright future with this one, though there is a lot of user interest already and a lot of miners are jumping on board, so who knows…
There is a CPU miner available, though with the release of AMD GPU miner (forked sgminer) and Nvidia GPU miner (forked ccminer) there is not much point mining with CPU anymore. SIGT is already being traded on Cryptopia with more exchanges probably following soon with the user interest apparently growing for this new altcoin, so you might want to check it out and give it a try mining if you have some spare GPU power available. Even Mining Rig Rentals has added support for selling and buying SkunkHash-Raptor hashrate.
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Web Site: http://iraniancyberarmy.tumblr.com
Estimated Membership: 5000
Description: Ultra Nationalist hackers who support the current Iranian regime. They have conducted
dozens of high profile and very destructive cyber raids in the last few years.
Relationship Designation: Enemy
Notes: A Google search will reveal the details of the most recent high profile attacks by this group.
The PLF became aware of this group shortly after we joined with Anonymous in Operation Iran. I
sent them a personal appeal to leave off and join us instead, their reply was received a half hour
later in the form of massive attacks upon the web assets of the PLF and Anon Ops. It is beleived that
the IRC receives considerable assistance from the Revolutionary Gaurd Cyber Defense Command.
The Iranian Cyber Army is a potent and effective enemy and should be treated with a high level of
respect and caution. The IRC is known to make use of huge botnets to launch devestating DDoS
Web Site: http://www.CyberArmy.in
Estimated Membership: 1000
Description: A moderate leaning hacker group from India. While not overtly nationalistic in nature
they do have a running hot cyber war going with the Pakistani Cyber Army over poloitical disputes
between these two nations. While this group is small, they are very competent hackers with
hundreds of successfully documented hacks to their credit.
Relationship Designation: Potential Ally
Notes: The IRC has performed hundreds of successful and high profile hacks. While they will fight
against any slight by the PCA, they are not exclusively nationalistic in nature. They have joined with
Anonymous on certain Ops, and are therefore not considered a possible adversary at this time. The
Indian Cyber Army is a small but potent and effective force to be reckoned with.
Web Site: http://www.pakcyberarmy.net
Estimated Membership: 500
Description: A distinctly politically motivated group whose focus is Pakistani nationalism and
freedom for the Kasmirians and the Palestinians. They are arch-enemies of the Indian Cyber Army
and spend most of their time in open conflict with this group. They should also be considred
distinctly anti-Israel.
Relationship Designation: Neutral
Notes: This group could pehaps be persuaded to help in some of the mideast conflicts. They are
extremely savvy and effective hackers with many hundreds of successfully documented hacks to
their credit. However the running feud between them and the Indian Cyber Army make any possible
relationship virtually impossible at this time.
Web Site: http://www.ChinaHonker.com
Estimated Membership: 25,000
Description: Formed in 1999 in response to the United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in
Belgrade, Yugoslavia. HUC is a group known for hacktivism, mainly present in Mainland China.
Literally the name means "Red Guest", as compared to the usual Chinese transliteration of hacker
(黑客, hēikè, literally Black Guest as in black hat). The The Honker Union of China is a nationalistic
group bent on defending the Government of China from all enmeis both perceived and actual. They
are also the largest known Cyber Militia in the world.
Although there is no evidence of Chinese government oversights of the group, with the official
government stance against cyber crime of any kind, the Honker Union and other freelance Chinese
hackers have a complex relationship with the Chinese government. Greg Walton noted in his studies
that Chinese government has been able to use the Honker Union as a "proxy force" when Beijing's
political goals converge with the group's nationalist sentiment. He also noted instances of members
profited off the Chinese government for their skills and the Chinese government recruited members
into security and military forces. Finally, Greg Walton pointed out that there are some calls within
the group to be officially recognized and integrated into the Chinese government.
Relationship Designation: Potential Adversary
Notes: The HUC is the driving force of nationalistic hacking in China today. An amalgamation of
several earlier groups, they continue to grow and add members and absorb rival groups at an
astonishing rate. I personally rate this group as the single most powerful cyber warfare force on the
planet. This cyber militia is listed as a potential adversary because of the PLF's Dark Operations
Snow Lion and Red Dragon, both of which will pit us directly against the Chinese Government and
the PLA.
Members have launched a series of attacks on websites in the United States, mostly government-
related sites. They also routinely target pro-Tibetan Freedom groups and individual activists. The
name also suggests that a hacker in red, the color of the Communist party, is in combat with hackers
in the dark. The HUC recently joined together with the Red Hacker Alliance to become the single
largest hacker force on the planet.
Web Site: http://www.PeoplesLiberationFront.org
Estimated Membership: 1000
Description: Formed in 1985. A highly organized militant group of hackers who use the original
American Militia form of organization. While members are free to come and go and sign up for any
Op they want, once signed on to an action there is a tight command and control structure based
around commissioned officers known as Commanders. Politically motivated, this dedicated group
primarily fights for freedom of information, speech – and expression. This group is transnational and
global, with members in over 50 countries. Founded in 1985 this one of the oldest Cyber Militias in
the world.
Relationship Designation: N/A
Notes: This small but incredibly potent group contains some of the best hackers in the western
world, and is most famous for small and surgical, yet incredibly effective actions around the world
on behalf of freedom and justice. The group is diversified into various units dedicated to
intelligence, penetration – DDoS attacks and more. This group has a particular expertise in counter
intelligence, cyber warefare – and mass media dissemination. The PLF played an important role in
the 2011 world wide uprisings which have been termed the Transnational Global Cyber Insurgency;
that saw major operations in Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Ivory Coast – and Yemen just to
name a few. This group comes at it's enemies from every direction at once, and is known for
eviscerating entire government networks litteraly over night.
Web Site: http://www.facebook.com/Albanian.CyberWar
Estimated Membership: 500
Description: What can you say, rabidly nationalistic, pro-Kosovo – and extremely anti-Serbian.
Relationship Designation: Neutral
Notes: This group is small and sort of shadowy. There is a known roster of leaders, and many
member followers. Their political motivations are crystal clear, they love Kosovo Independence and
hate Serbia, Greece and Macedonia with a passion. They have been responsible for a handful of
high profile hacks, and I think they bear watching as a possible future force. I see no possible attack
vector between our groups.
Web Site: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14968102,00.html
Estimated Membership: 1000
Description: In 2007, when Estonia's government, financial and media computer networks were
attacked by unknown Russian hackers following the government's decision of relocating a Soviet
war memorial, it must have been hard to believe that something good would come from it at the
With that attack, Estonia became the first country ever to actually be engaged in a cyberwar, but
that didn't make them despair. If anything, that incident was what spurred them to institute their
own Cyber Defense League – an organization that gathers computer scientists, programmers,
software engineers and cybersecurity specialists and would, in time of war, be under the direct
command of the military.
Relationship Designation: Neutral
Notes: Estonia, often referred to as "E-stonia," is one of the most connected nations of the planet –
it's a place where three quarters of the population use the Internet and nearly all of the 1.3 million
people pay their taxes online.
The tiny Baltic country was not only the first in the world to enable its citizens to vote online – and
as of earlier this year, it now it has its own wired troops too. The new Cyber Defense League was
created in response to massive cyberattacks that Estonia sustained four years ago this month. In
April 2007, dozens of Estonian financial, media and government websites were rendered unusable
for nearly two weeks.
This particular Cyber Militia is unique in that it is now commanded by approximately 100 full time
cyber soldiers in the Estonian military. Therefore there is no question of government invovement
with this group. My sense is this group will be primarily concerned with defensive measures and in
any case it's most natural enemies will probably come from Russia. However this group could
conceivably become a true and potent adversary if there is ever an "Op Estonia".
Web Site: http://www.AnonServ.org
Estimated Membership: 10,000
Description: Anonymous is the second largest hacker group of this kind in the world, and they have
been responsible for some of the most historical cyber actions and battles ever. Anonymous is a
trans-national and global organization with members in over 100 countries around the world.
Relationship Designation: Allied Group
Notes: While I have listed Anonymous as a Cyber Militia, it is a concensus building co-op. The
leaders as much as they exist are primarily the people who run the network platforms upon which
Anonymous acts. That said, Anonymous does have many Cyber Militia's with a more martial
organization who do fight under their banner, and their operations are vast and well organized
attacks. By offering dozens of different groups and tens of thousands of individuals the
unprecidented opportunity to wage cyberwar in a co-ordinated fashion, they meet the criteria of
being a Cyber Militia.
Web Site: http://www.SoldierX.com
Estimated Membership: 2000
Description: Founded in 1997. This was Project 25SX or SOLDIERX version 2.5 as it has become
known as. This project was to take SOLDIERX back to its roots – information insemination. This idea
removed much of the secrecy behind SX and the difficulty to get involved. Anybody who wanted to
help with the site was able to. If a piece of work met criteria, it was posted onto the site by one of
the admins. This was kind of like an early version of wikipedia for hackers if you think about it. It
was all part of a dream RaT had of a site filled with programs and information which people
frequented without incurring a charge. Those people learned from the site, and in turn gave back to
it. The site would never be the same. If you look at the current site, all people are welcome to
contribute to it. It is increasingly apparent that the wheels of Project 25SX are still in motion.
Relationship Designation: Ally
Notes: This group began as a group of game hackers, and evolved over time into the full fledged
Cyber Militia it is today. SOLDIER X was founded by Clinton H. Weir (Kefka/Ordune/Shto) in 1997 as
a RPG group known as "SOLDIER". RaT was appointed as the leader of the group. Other notable
members included Blake and RPGMaster. "SOLDIER" quickly became the largest group as RaT
started to get into programming. He got into programming with the help of "MaGuS", the the
infamous creator of the "Fate X" program series. SOLDIER wanted to make the whole AOL RPG'ing
scene completely automated. He decided that they would do this with a test game application he
created dubbed "RaT Fighter 1.0 Beta". The program was a huge success and "RaT Fighter 1.0″ was
eventually created. After his creation was finished, he was pleased that the games in the RPG scene
now had the option to be automated – so he worked with his fellow programmers to decide what
should be done next.
This dossier was compiled by Commander X and the Intelligence Unit of the Peoples Liberation Front. It was last updated on Monday – May 16, 2011.
Web Site: http://www.CCC.de
Estimated Membership: 10,000
Description: Founded in 1981. Chaos Computer Club is the oldest and largest hacker group in the
world. The CCC describes itself as "a galactic community of life forms, independent of age, sex, race
or societal orientation, which strives across borders for freedom of information…." In general, the
CCC advocates more transparency in government, freedom of information, and human right to
communication. Supporting the principles of the hacker ethic, the club also fights for free access to
computers and technological infrastructure for everybody.
Relationship Designation: Ally
Notes: The CCC hosts the annual Chaos Communication Congress, Europe's biggest hacker congress,
with up to 4,500 participants. Every four years, the Chaos Communication Camp is the outdoor
alternative for hackers worldwide. The CCC started a new yearly conference called SIGINT in May
2009 in Cologne, Germany. Members of the CCC also participate in various technological and
political conferences around the planet.
The CCC publishes the quarterly magazine Datenschleuder (data catapult), and the CCC in Berlin also
produces a monthly radio show called Chaosradio which picks up various technical and political
topics in a two-hour talk radio show. The program is aired on a local radio station named Fritz.
There is also a podcast spin-off named Chaosradio Express, an international podcast called
Chaosradio International (which has been inactive for a couple of years now), and other radio
programs offered by some regional Chaos Groups.
Web Site: http://www.blackhat.be
Estimated Membership: 500
Description: Founded in 1996. With four fulltime founding leaders and hundreds of supporting
members, Crewl Underground Madness (cum) is a belgian blackhat group specialized in network in
security, hacking, coding and phreaking.
Relationship Designation: Potential Ally
Notes: This group has been quiet lately, although they have gotten some press for some impressive
work they did helping people in Africa. Generally this is a small and dedicated group of very highly
skilled hackers and their supporters. We have reached out to this group several times over the years
but have received no response. I still feel however that they would make excellent allies.
Web Site: http://www.cultdeadcow.com
Estimated Membership: 500
Description: Founded in 1984. Based in Lubbock, Texas, CULT OF THE DEAD COW (cDc) is one of the
most accomplished and oldest hacker groups in the computer underground. Widely considered (by
themselves) to be the most elite people to ever walk the face of the earth, this think tank has been
referred to as both "a bunch of sickos" (Geraldo Rivera) and "the sexiest group of computer hackers
there ever was" (Jane Pratt, _Sassy_ and _Jane_ magazines). The cDc is a leading developer of
Internet privacy and security tools, which are all free to the public. In addition, the cDc created the
first electronic publication, which is still going strong.
Relationship Designation: Ally
Notes: The cDc Grand Imperial Dynasty includes a former Presidential Advisor on computer security,
a Harvard researcher, a former U.N. official, an assistant district attorney, a professor of logic, an
award-winning filmmaker, several published authors, a video game developer, an Eagle Scout,
programmers of every sort, graphic artists, musicians, currency traders, and a Merovingian. And
these are just the members who have chosen to make their association with the cDc known to the
For over twenty years, the cDc has proven itself as an innovative force in the computer
underground. In 1984, the cDc invented the electronic publication. In 1990, the cDc's HoHoCon
defined the modern computer underground convention. In every U.S. Presidential Election since
1992, the cDc has run a candidate. In 1994, the cDc became the first computer undergound group
to have its own Usenet newsgroup. In 1996, the cDc coined the term "hacktivism." Also in 1996, the
Ninja Strike Force (cDc's elite cadre of cheerleader-assassins) was founded. In 1997, years before
everyone and their dog had jumped on the file sharing bandwagon, it was distributing original mp3-
format music on its website. In 1998 and 1999, the cDc's "Back Orifice" series was launched to open
the eyes of consumers regarding the security of their computer operating systems. To this day, Back
Orifice and BO2k are among the most popular remote system administration tools among both
hackers and IT professionals. Since 1999, Hacktivismo (a special projects group within the cDc) has
been at the forefront of the ongoing struggle for human rights in and out of cyberspace. In 2002, the
cDc and Hacktivismo drafted their own human rights-friendly software license and earned further
distinction as the only underground computer groups to ever receive U.S. Department of Commerce
approval to export strong encryption in software. In 2004, the cDc and the NSF launched the Bovine
Dawn Dojo Forum, the greatest on-line community of all time.
Web Site: http://lulzsecurity.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/LulzSec
Estimated Membership: 500
Description: Founded in 2011. This group splintered off from Anonymous in spring 2011 in order to
form a group which concentrated less on geo-politics and more on taking on adversaries that were a
little more humerous.
Relationship Designation: Neutral
Notes: This group I still finding it's way, but has already launched some impressive and well
publicized attacks. Some of the leaked data stolen in these attacks can be found here
This dossier represents four of the most powerful Hacker Groups in the world and some 11,000 of the worlds best hackers. This dossier was compiled by Commander X and the Intelligence Unit of the Peoples Liberation Front. It was last updated on Sunday – May 15, 2011.
Web Site: http://www.stratcom.mil/factsheets/Cyber_Command
Estimated Personel: 5000
Description: Founded in 2010. United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is an armed forces
sub-unified command subordinate to United States Strategic Command. The command is located in
Fort Meade, Maryland and led by General Keith B. Alexander. USCYBERCOM centralizes command
of cyberspace operations, organizes existing cyber resources and synchronizes defense of U.S.
military networks.
USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the
operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to,
and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions
in all domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to our
Relationship Designation: Neutral
Notes: The text "9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a", which is located in the command's emblem
– is the MD5 hash of their mission statement. The command is charged with pulling together existing
cyberspace resources, creating synergy and synchronizing war-fighting effects to defend the
information security environment. USCYBERCOM is tasked with centralizing command of
cyberspace operations, strengthening DoD cyberspace capabilities, and integrating and bolstering
DoD's cyber expertise.
Some military leaders claim that the existing cultures of the Army, Navy and Air Force are
fundamentally incompatible with that of cyber warfare, and have suggested a fourth branch of the
military, a cyber-warfare branch. LTC Gregory Conti and COL John "Buck" Surdu (chief of staff of the
United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command) stated that the three major
services are "properly positioned to fight kinetic wars, and they value skills such as marksmanship,
physical strength, the ability to leap out of airplanes and lead combat units under enemy fire.
"Unfortunately," the two officers write, "these skills are irrelevant in cyber warfare. Technical
expertise isn't highly valued in the three services. Just look at military uniforms: no decorations or
badges honoring technical expertise", the officers point out. These officers suggest that "Ultimately,
the role of fighting and winning in cyberspace is a military mission, which demands a military
organization – one that can recruit, train and retain highly qualified cyber-warfare combatants."
Web Site: http://www.gerdab.ir/fa/content/3
Estimated Personel: 1000
Description: Founded in 2010. This is the Cyber Defense Command of the Revolution Gaurd Corp of
Iran. One of the first acts of this Command was to declare war on Anonymous. A potent force not
averse to the use of offensive tactics that other Commands would flinch from employing.
Relationship Designation: Enemy
Notes: After the protests in 2009, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps established a cyber
defense command to counter online political activism, making Facebook and Twitter inaccessible to
those without filter proxies bought in the West.
Web Site: http://asian-defence.blogspot.com/2010/08/chinas-cyber-command.html
Estimated Personel: 5000
Description: Founded in 2010. The development of China's cyber warfare program has captured
worldwide attention in recent years. While evolving doctrines and incidents of cyber intrusions with
alleged links to the Chinese government have helped China watchers glean the development of
China's growing cyber warfare capabilities, far less certainty surrounds the command and control
side of this enigmatic operation.
Relationship Designation: Potential Enemy
Notes: Professor Meng Xiangqing from the PLA's National Defense University Institute for Strategic
Studies stated: "It is really hard to distinguish attacks and defenses in Internet war. In traditional
wars, there was a definite boundary between attacks and defenses. However, in the war of internet,
it was hard to define whether your action was an attack or a defense. If you claim to fight against
hacker attack, it is hard to say that you are just defending yourself." Meng added, "To fight against a
hacker attack, you might attack other Internet nodes, which leads to the Internet paralysis in other
countries and regions. Moreover, the Internet is a virtual world. It is hard to say that acquiring
information from other countries is a defense"
Web Site: http://defensetech.org/2008/05/27/russias-cyber-forces
Estimated Personel: 7,500
Description: Founded in 2007. This was Project 25SX or SOLDIERX version 2.5 as it has become
known as. This project was to take SOLDIERX back to its roots – information insemination. This idea
removed much of the secrecy behind SX and the difficulty to get involved. Anybody who wanted to
help with the site was able to. If a piece of work met criteria, it was posted onto the site by one of
the admins. This was kind of like an early version of wikipedia for hackers if you think about it. It
was all part of a dream RaT had of a site filled with programs and information which people
frequented without incurring a charge. Those people learned from the site, and in turn gave back to
it. The site would never be the same. If you look at the current site, all people are welcome to
contribute to it. It is increasingly apparent that the wheels of Project 25SX are still in motion.
Relationship Designation: Potential Ally
Cyber Warfare Budget: $127 Million USD Offensive Cyber Capabilities: 4.1 (1 = Low, 3 = Moderate
and 5 = Significant)
Cyber Weapons Arsenal in Order of Threat:
Large, advanced BotNet for DDoS and espionage
Electromagnetic pulse weapons (non-nuclear)
Compromised counterfeit computer software
Advanced dynamic exploitation capabilities
Wireless data communications jammers
Cyber Logic Bombs Computer viruses and worms
Cyber data collection exploits Computer and networks reconnaissance tools
Embedded Trojan time bombs (suspected)
Cyber Weapons Capabilities Rating: Advanced
Cyber force Size: 7,300 +
Reserves and Militia: None
Broadband Connections: 23.8 Million +
Close ties with Russian Business Network (RBN), who is thought to own and operate the second
largest BotNet in the world. Intelligence suggests there are organized groups of hackers tied to the
Federal Security Bureau (FSB).
The FSB is the internal counter intelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the
Soviet KGB. Russia is often overlooked as a significant player in the global software industry. Russia
produces 200,000 scientific and technology graduates each year. This is as many as India, which has
five times the population. This is hard to believe since their software industry can be traced back to
the 1950s.
A study by the World Bank stated that more than one million people are involved in software
research and development. Russia has the potential to become one of the largest IT markets in
Europe. The Russian hacker attack on Estonia in 2007 rang the alarm bell. Nations around the world
can no longer ignore the advanced threat that Russia's cyber warfare capabilities have today and
the ones they aspire to have in the near future.
From this information, one can only conclude that Russia has advanced capabilities and the intent
and technological capabilities necessary to carry out a cyber attack anywhere in the world at any
This dossier represents four of the most powerful Cyber Commands in the world and some 18,500 of the worlds best hackers. This dossier was compiled by Commander X and the Intelligence Unit of the Peoples Liberation Front. It was last updated on Sunday – May 15, 2011.


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Verizon to launch 4G service in Denver in 2010
UPDATE : For a map of initial Verizon 4G markets, click here. The company didn't disclose 4G service rates today.
Verizon Wireless plans to launch 4G service in the Denver area by the end of the year as part of a national rollout covering 38 major metro areas.
4G-capable smartphones and tablets will be available in early 2011 (including perhaps the Motorola Stingray?). The initial 4G rollout will only feature a laptop/computer USB card.
Verizon says average download speeds for 4G service will range from 5 megabits per second, or Mbps, to 12 Mbps. Upload speeds will range from 2 Mbps to 5 Mbps. 3G download speeds generally top off at about 1.4 Mbps.
In metro Denver, the service will be available from Commerce City to C-470. The coverage area will include Boulder and Denver International Airport.
Sprint has said it will officially launch 4G in the Denver area by year's end. The service is already available in some pockets of the metro area. Sprint has two 4G-capable phones in the market, the Samsung Epic and the HTC Evo.
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Is Your Child Sick?
Medical Library
What is prematurity?
What is important to know prior to the birth of a premature infant?
What is the chance of survival for a premature infant?
What is the delivery room management of the premature infant?
What problems can be expected in the nursery?
What needs to happen for my baby to go home?
What is the outcome for survivors of the intensive care nursery?
by Adam A. Rosenberg, M.D.
Director of Newborn Services at University Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, Colorado
Any infant born at less than 37 weeks gestation is by definition "premature." Most
infants born at 35 to 37 weeks gestation are relatively healthy, and they often
have only brief hospital stays in normal newborn nurseries. The problems associated
with premature infants occur with greater frequency in those of lower gestational
age at birth, typically less than 35 weeks gestation.
Some treatments may be used in mothers who are at risk of having their baby early.
Anyone who has had a previous preterm infant is at a "high risk" of having another
preterm infant. Therefore, prenatal care should be sought with a caregiver who is
up to date and comfortable with the management of a mother who is at risk for a
preterm delivery.
When a mother is in preterm labor, she should be admitted to the hospital and placed
on drugs to slow the progress of labor. Although these drugs will not delay delivery
for very long in many cases, they often allow enough time to receive a full course
of steroids (betamethasone or dexamethasone) to accelerate the maturation of the
fetus. Steroids have been shown to decrease the rate of death of preterm infants,
as well as decrease the rate of lung, intestinal, and brain complications.
When there is a risk of delivering a baby early, it is appropriate to ask if the
nursery at the hospital is able to take care of a preterm baby. If not-if it is
safe for the mother and fetus-they should be transferred to a facility that is capable
of caring for the baby after birth. In addition, an expectant mother should talk
with the hospital staff members who will care for the baby after birth. Issues to
discuss include a review of the problems associated with prematurity, chances of
survival, and the anticipated long-term outcome.
The survival of premature infants is determined by gestational age at delivery and
birth weight. Infants born after 28 weeks gestation and 1,000 grams, or 3 pounds
3 ounces (454 grams equals 1 pound), have more than a 90% chance of survival. The
rate of survival at 27 weeks and 900 grams is 80% to 85%, at 26 weeks and 800 grams
is 75% to 80%, and at 25 weeks and 700 grams is 60%. Rates of survival drop off
rapidly at less than 25 weeks, and they vary quite a bit among different nurseries.
The long-term outcome also is dependent on gestational age and birth weight. For
babies of 26 to 32 weeks gestation, the rate of severe neurodevelopmental problems
among survivors is about 10%; at 23 to 26 weeks, the rate increases gradually to
25% of survivors. Other long-term complications, including lung problems, vision
disturbances, and hearing loss, are more common in babies of lower gestational age
at birth.
Staff members who are experienced in the management of premature infants should
be present in the delivery room. The infant must be kept warm; provided with adequate
oxygen; and helped with breathing, if necessary. Most infants who weigh less than
1,000 grams at birth will require a breathing tube in their airway.
Preterm infants are not able to maintain their body temperature without an external
heat source. Initially, heat will be provided with an overhead warmer that responds
to the baby's temperature and provides adequate warmth to maintain a normal body
temperature. The warmer provides easy access to the baby for necessary cares during
the early, "unstable" period. When more stable, the baby will be moved into an incubator
to maintain a warm environment. Most infants are able to move into an open crib
at a weight of approximately 1,800 grams.
Initially, premature infants are given all the necessary fluid, calories, protein,
sugar, and fat in their veins. When their condition stabilizes, a feeding tube into
their stomachs can start. The amount of feeds starts at a very low level, and it
is advanced slowly over 3 to 7 days to "full" feeds. At this point, the infant no
longer needs fluids or nutrition into their veins. Once full feeds are achieved,
anticipated rates of weight gain are 10 to 25 grams per day. Breast milk is the
food of choice, but formulas developed for preterm infants are an acceptable substitute.
A baby will be able to begin "nipple" feeding from a bottle at about 33 to 34 weeks
post conception.
All babies in intensive care nurseries have their heart rates, breathing, and, in
some cases, blood pressure monitored continuously. Blood oxygen also can be monitored
with a pulse oximeter in infants with lung and heart problems. A pulse oximeter
uses a light source, wrapped around the infant's foot or hand, to measure the amount
of oxygen carried by the hemoglobin in the red blood cells. At the start, a sick
baby will usually have an indwelling tube in an artery (usually the umbilical artery
in the cord that was connected to the placenta in the uterus) to sample blood for
tests without having to draw blood from the infant. A tube also may be placed in
the umbilical vein to give fluids and nutrition. These tubes are usually kept in
the infant for 3 to 10 days depending on how sick they are.
Lung problems
Hyaline membrane disease (HMD) or respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). By 24 weeks
gestation, there is adequate surface for gas exchange (bringing oxygen to the blood
and removing carbon dioxide) in the lung; however, a necessary element for survival
is missing. The natural tendency of a lung is to collapse when a person breathes
out. Once collapsed, it is very difficult to reopen the lung. A chemical called
surfactant is produced in the lungs to lower surface tension as the lungs get smaller
during exhalation. This chemical prevents a total collapse of the lungs and allows
easy re-expansion with inhalation.
Preterm babies have little or no surfactant in their lungs, and they would die from
respiratory failure without intervention. The frequency of surfactant deficiency
ranges from nearly 100% at 24 weeks gestation, to 60% at 28 weeks and 25% at 32
weeks. To treat this condition, babies are given surfactant substitutes through
their breathing tubes into the lungs and to help them breathe with breathing machines
called ventilators. Depending on their gestation at birth, premature infants will
remain on the ventilator from a few days to up to about 6 weeks.
When babies are ready to come off the ventilator, they are "extubated" (removal
of the breathing tube) to either nasal CPAP (provides low pressure through a device
placed in the nose to help keep the lungs expanded) or to a bubble with extra oxygen
placed over the head. Ultimately, supplemental oxygen can be delivered with a small
hose under the nose called a nasal cannula.
Apnea and bradycardia (A&B spells). At the time of birth, preterm infants have an
immature respiratory drive. This results in spells when they "forget" to breathe
(apnea). If these spells are long enough, they result in a decrease in blood oxygen
and then a slowing of the heart rate (bradycardia). Sometimes, these episodes resolve
themselves, while, in other cases, the infants need to be stimulated to restart
breathing. If the spells are bad enough or occur with a frequency of more than 6
to 10 times per day, they can be treated medically with caffeine (like in coffee)
In most infants, this is successful; however, if this treatment fails, it is sometimes
necessary to place the infant back on nasal CPAP or the ventilator. Infants born
beyond 28 weeks gestation generally outgrow these spells by 37 weeks post conception.
In infants born at lower gestational ages, the spells may last longer.
Chronic lung disease (CLD) or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). The combination
of prematurity, oxygen exposure, and mechanical ventilation can result in lung injury
to preterm babies. The consequence of this lung injury is chronic lung disease.
CLD can prolong ventilator courses in small preterm infants (less than 1,200 grams)
and result in a long-term oxygen need that can sometimes extend to home care. The
frequency of this complication is greatest in the least mature infants, and, in
those infants less than 26 weeks gestation at birth, it can occur in over 75% of
cases. However, the lungs still generate new gas exchange surface until adolescence
so the vast majority of infants outgrow this problem.
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
The major heart-related problem in premature infants is PDA. The ductus is a structure
that is present in a fetus connecting the main blood vessel that goes to the lungs
from the heart to the main blood vessel that goes to the rest of the body. In the
fetus, very little blood goes to the lungs because the fetus does not breathe air.
The ductus allows the majority of the blood that is headed from the heart to the
lungs to cross to the circulation to the body, bypassing the lungs. At birth, it
is supposed to close.
In preterm babies, this closure may not occur. After birth, if this vessel is open,
too much blood ends up going to the lungs, making it harder for an infant to breathe
or to be ventilated. To close this blood vessel, the medication indomethacin is
used. This works over 75% of the time; however, if it fails, a surgical closure
is needed. Fortunately, it is a brief procedure that can be done at the bedside
with almost uniformly good results.
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
The most important intestinal complication in preterm babies is NEC. This disease
is the result of periods of low blood flow to the intestine, intestinal immaturity,
and infection. When a baby develops this problem, they cannot be fed into the intestine
and require 10 to 21 days of nutrition in their veins. In addition, a large tube
is placed in the stomach to keep air out, and antibiotics are given. Many of the
cases respond to this treatment, but, in some cases, surgery is needed to remove
parts of the intestine that have died.
Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)
The internal structures of the brain in a preterm infant are at risk for hemorrhage.
The bleeding is usually the result of a previous period of low blood flow, and occurs
in the first four days of life. Diagnosis of the bleeding is performed with bedside
ultrasound exams. The degree of bleeding is graded from 1 to 4. Grade 1 and 2 bleeds
are small, and they do not increase the infant's risk of neurodevelopmental abnormalities,
while 33% of the babies with grade 3 and 4 bleeds will suffer severe neurologic
injury, and another 33% will suffer lesser deficits. The final neurologic complication
in preterm babies is injury to the motor tracts in the brain called periventricular
leukomalacia (PVL), which causes cerebral palsy-a movement disorder with spasms
that can impair the ability to walk.
Retinopathy of prematurity
The retina of the preterm infant is not fully "vascularized"(i.e., the blood vessels
are not fully developed) at birth. The infant is at risk for a process called ROP,
which, in its worst form, can lead to detachment of the retina and blindness. In
babies born at less than 28 weeks or 1,500 grams, an ophthalmologist will perform
a screening exam at 6 weeks of age.
Follow-up exams will then be performed until any ROP resolves, and the retina is
fully vascularized. ROP is graded from 1 to 5 for severity. The process resolves
spontaneously in most infants, but those infants who reach an advanced stage 3 of
disease are at a high risk for detachment of the retina. These infants require treatment
with laser therapy, which often can save the vision in the affected eye(s).
Anemia of prematurity
Because of blood sampling for tests and conditions that cause blood loss, such as
inventricular hemorrhage, many preterm babies will require red blood cell transfusions.
To decrease the number of transfusions given and to minimize donor exposure, preterm
babies can be treated with the hormone erythropoietin, which stimulates red blood
cell production in the body.
Hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice)
Virtually all preterm babies will develop jaundice. Jaundice is caused by an accumulation
of the yellow pigment "bilirubin," which is the breakdown product of hemoglobin
from the red blood cells. A preterm infant cannot effectively clear the bilirubin
in the liver. If too much bilirubin accumulates in the blood, it can cause brain
damage. To help these infants in clearing the bilirubin to prevent brain damage,
they are placed under phototherapy ("bilirubin lights").
Some preterm deliveries are the result of an infection in the uterus, which also
can lead to an infection in the baby. In addition, infants in the intensive care
nursery are at an increased risk for infection due to indwelling lines and tubes,
as well as a compromised immune ("infection fighting") system. Thus, the risk of
infection is high. If there is concern that an infant might be infected or there
is a proven infection, the infant is treated with antibiotics-an event that is likely
to occur more than once during the nursery stay.
Most preterm infants are ready for discharge at or a few weeks before their due
date. The criteria for discharge include the ability to maintain body temperature
in a crib, adequate oral intake to sustain consistent growth, and resolution of
apneic and bradycardic spells. Occasionally, infants who are otherwise doing well
may be sent home on partial tube feedings.
In addition, if A&B spells are not completely resolved, but are not felt to be life
threatening, some physicians will send a baby home on a heart monitor. If an infant
needs supplemental oxygen at discharge, a test needs to be performed prior to going
home to be sure if the oxygen were to fall off that the blood oxygen does not drop
to dangerously low levels.
Neurodevelopmental handicaps may occur in survivors of the intensive care nursery.
These handicaps include cerebral palsy, which can be severe enough to prevent a
child from walking, and cognitive deficits, which can be severe enough to prevent
a child from learning to talk or read. Fortunately, deficits this severe occur in
the minority of survivors, but others may have lesser deficits that cause delayed
motor development, learning disabilities, and behavioral disorders, such as attention
deficit disorder (hyperactivity).
The rates of abnormalities are higher in babies of lower gestational age at birth,
particularly those born at 25 weeks or less. Although ROP rarely causes blindness,
vision problems may still occur. The frequency of hearing loss is increased compared
to term infants. The consequences of chronic lung disease are an increased rate
of hospital readmission during the first two years of life, a continued oxygen need,
and an increased incidence of asthma-like symptoms.
Finally, preterm infants are at an increased risk for poor weight gain, and they
may require nutritional supplements or special formulas. Most premature infants
who "graduate" from an intensive care nursery do quite well; however, coordinated
follow-up to address all of their needs is of paramount importance.
Fanaroff A.A., Martin R.J. (editors): Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Diseases of the
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Hopkins University. He is the Director of Newborn Services at University Hospital
in Denver and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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There are several medical studies linking vegetarian diets to lower incidences of certain types of cancers, heart disease, Type II diabetes and other chronic diseases. Many news headlines say vegetarians live longer than meat eaters.
Thinking about going veggie? Before permanently clearing out the steak knives from your kitchen, consider some of the following possible side effects of becoming vegetarian:
1. Low cholesterol levels: Virtually every medical study on vegetarian populations, including the prominent Oxford Vegetarian Study of 5,000 vegetarian subjects, have concluded that vegetarians have lower cholesterol levels than non-vegetarians. Most in the mainstream medical community, including the American Heart Association, recommend keeping total cholesterol levels under 200.
However, another study by the Honolulu Heart Program — which focused on the cholesterol levels more than 3,500 Japanese-American men aged 71-93 years, not necessary what eating trends produced those cholesterol levels — concluded that "Only the group with low cholesterol concentration … had a significant association with mortality." The Heart Program study, according to at least one medical doctor, demonstrates that having continuously, extremely low levels of cholesterol may lead to an early death.
2. Increased risk of colorectal cancer: One would assume that heavy meat eaters would have a higher risk of developing colorectal cancer but a review published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition of the aforementioned Oxford study reveals, "Within the study, the incidence of all cancers combined was lower among vegetarians than among meat eaters, but the incidence of colorectal cancer was higher in vegetarians than in meat eaters."
Vegetarians demonstrated a 39 percent higher incidence of colorectal cancer, which is confounding, given that eating red meat leads to higher colorectal cancer rates. The study's researchers, although not unequivocal in being able to explain the findings, theorize that the vegetarian participants were perhaps not eating sufficient amounts of fruits and vegetables.
3. Lower bone mineral density: While it's possible for vegetarians to consume adequate amounts of protein, calcium, iron and vitamin D (if supplementing properly or getting enough sunlight) to ensure proper muscle and bone development, one study concluded that vegetarians had approximately 5 percent lower bone-mineral density (BMD) than non-vegetarians. The results of the study, the authors conclude, suggest that vegetarian diets — especially vegan diets — are associated with lower BMD. But don't despair if you're a vegetarian or thinking about becoming one. The authors claim that the "magnitude of the association is clinically insignificant."
4. Lower levels of vitamin B12: A study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry says that omnivores have a significantly higher cluster of cardiovascular risk factors than vegetarians. But one potential risk of becoming a vegetarian seems to be the preponderance of lower vitamin B12 in the blood. B12 helps with metabolism, converting food into stable energy, utilizing iron, producing healthy red blood cells, and a host of other benefits.
The risk of low B12 levels, according to the study's authors, can result in arteriosclerosis. Several vegetarian-friendly foods such as cereals are fortified with vitamin B12. If you're a lacto-ovo vegetarian and eat dairy and eggs, you are likely consuming adequate amounts of B12. Yeast extracts are a good choice for vegetarians abstaining from dairy and eggs.
Walnuts are a great source of omega-3 fatty acids for vegetarians. (Photo: Pauline Mak/flickr)
5. Insufficient levels of omega-3 fatty acids: A paper published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition claims that vegetarians have lower levels of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, particularly EPA and DHA. Sufficient levels of long-chain omega-3s are beneficial for cardiovascular health, say the study's authors, who also concluded that DHA supplementation at a dose of about 2 grams per day eventually decreased plasma cholesterol.
Katie Minor, a senior instructor of nutrition at the University of Idaho, tells MNN.com, "Nuts and flaxseed can supply enough sources of essential fatty acids. I haven't seen evidence that vegetarians are lacking in essential fatty acids. They seem to be adequate."
Based on the conclusions of numerous medical studies, eating a vegetarian diet offers numerous health benefits. However, the same advice can be offered for vegetarians as for omnivores: exercise regularly, eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit every day and avoid processed foods.
One last morsel for thought: if you're concerned at all about side effects of becoming vegetarian, Minor says to consider being a "flexitarian."
"Flexitarians are people who are vegetarian most of the time, but once in a while will consume an animal protein," she says. "The more restrictive you are with your diet, the more you'll have to closely monitor what you're consuming and the more likely your need will be to supplement. Work with a registered dietitian to make sure you're not at risk for dietary deficiencies."


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by Lou Mancinelli
A good book can be a lucrative project. After scrambling between working as a wedding singer, telethon fundraiser, short-order vegan cook and more, local author and illustrator Amy Ignatow pitched her "The Popularity Papers" series to publishers. Their successful reception enabled her to go from a small center city apartment ($450 a month), where she had lived since college, to purchasing a Mt. Airy home with her husband.
Amy will release the fourth book in her series, "The Rocky Road Trip of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang," (Amulet Books) this month. The story finds the two girls driving across the country with Julie's two fathers, Papa Dad and Daddy, the summer between sixth and seventh grade.
There are thousands of children's books, but how does an adult write in a child's voice that actually resembles how a child might think? "Oh," said Ignatow, in between talking baby talk to her six-month old daughter, her first. "Because I'm not that mature."
"The Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang," (Amulet Books, 2010) the first book in the series, published in the spring of 2010, began by introducing the series' characters and following the two girls' quest for popularity as they prepared to enter middle school. It received positive reviews from the New York Times, and Ignatow was featured on NPR's "Goodbye From Listeners," saying goodbye to her old apartment and hello to her new home.
Amy will be hosting an author's event at Big Blue Marble Bookstore, 551 Carpenter Lane in Mt. Airy, on Friday, April 13, 7 p.m., followed by a pizza party and book signing to celebrate the release of the new book. Amy's appearance is part of the store's Mt. Airy Kids' Literary Festival.
With each book, The Popularity Papers chronicle Lydia and Julie's days as they pass through their formative preteen years. The second and third books, both released last year, saw the two girls through middle school.
Ignatow's children's books are different from most. The Popularity Papers are laid out like a scrapbook a preteen girl might keep, complete with its hand-passed notes. Ignatow found inspiration in the collection of notes she still has from her grammar school days, and she consulted with many of her friends from that time to develop scenes and dialogue. "It's sort of easy to access those memories of what it was like to go to middle school," said Ignatow.
The entire text of each story is handwritten, and a youthful style permeates Ignatow's drawings which accompany the text. It is clear the 34-year-old mother is as in touch with her inner-child as the writers and animators at Pixar must be. If speaking baby were a measure of the flexibility of one's psyche, she'd be an acrobat.
Amy finished her most recent book during her pregnancy, and when her water broke, she figured she had an extra 15 minutes to make the final edits, a tedious Adobe Photoshop process. Ignatow said she has plenty of ideas for more books, is writing the fifth in the series now and suggests she will be writing for years to come.
After leaving SUNY Oneonta, the Long Island-raised girl went abroad to the Middle East and Europe. She began her college career studying English literature thinking perhaps she could write or possibly become an academic. But she wasn't sure. When she returned to the U.S., she knew she wanted to be an illustrator and enrolled in art school. In 2002, she graduated from the Moore College of Art & Design, where she would later teach, with a degree in illustration.
After school she lived in Philly, played in bands and began an internet-based web-cartoon, "Ig City," a sort of adult web comic. "It's very easy to not practice your art, especially if you're not making money from it," said Ignatow. "['Ig City'] was something I could point to and say, 'I can do this.'"
But as Amy approached her 30s, the reality of paying bills and her desire for health insurance and such became more apparent. In 2005 she contacted Daniel Lazar, a literary agent at the New York-based Writers House. "Ig City" appealed enough to Lazar to take a keen interest in Ignatow's talents and sell-ability. While he thought "Ig City" would not sell, he worked with Ignatow and later found writing children's books lent itself to Ignatow's playful character.
"It's kind of who I am," she said. "I'm not a very serious person."
A few years later, "The Popularity Papers" were born, and they earned her a two-book deal with a financial advance. "Popularity is relative," said Ignatow. "If you have friends who love you, who think you're cool, then who cares if people think you're popular? Your friends should be the coolest people you know."
More information at www.abramsbooks.com/popularitypapers or www.bigbluemarblebooks.com/kidslit12.html. Books in the "Popularity Papers" series are available online at Amazon.com and at Blue Marble and other bookstores.


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Hello everyone; been awhile dealing with many rather more critical issues but it is time I revisited my nitrate removal project from hell.
Since my wellwater has developed nitrates (now about 10 ppm) and while this was starting to happen, I decided, since I had discus, to remove these using an off-the-self bio-based filtering system (for ease of water changes and to get pure water again.) As I posted this was a VERY bad move on my part - learned a bitter lesion. That commercial system killed all the discus in the tank (their instructions are very poor and make no mention of any danger like what occurred.)
What happened was an oxygen loss in the water due to a bloom because of the device's own special bacteria got into the tank and started to feed on nitrates in the tank water (they were between 10 ppm and 15 ppm.) I had a canister running but stopped my HOB as per their instructions - that was an extremely bad move but hindsight now.
Well, some months later now, and since I own the unit and have a spare tank (the one where all the discus were killed) I continued to monitor it and test the unit more for information than desire to use it. After a few MONTHS(!) the unit has started to operate properly (this required months of feeding the damn thing both ammonia and alcohol.)
Maybe it is now fooling me but for the last month it has been consuming nitrates (but started producing nitrites for one week(?!) Yes, that is normal when such a unit is newly cycling but this thing had cycled before I added the original discus; why it did that again is just another reason to avoid these units.)
That all said and done, I decided to move it to my existing discus tank (with lesions learned!) and the thing has within a few days pulled the nitrate level down to 1 ppm from the 10 ppm reading in the discus tank. As per lesion learned, I now have a long bubble strip and an algae scrubber running to be sure there is enough oxygen (besides a canister with some active bio media to be ready if the darn thing tries producing nitrites again.)
The algae scrubber is far too small to remove the nitrates but works very nicely for the phosphates. I guess the nitrate filter works but all I can say is only a very experienced and hyper careful user should consider these killers. Algae scrubbers are far, far safer but require a good bit of room (which is hard for some to make) and do require weekly or bi-weekly cleaning. Still, if I had it to do over, I'd go with a big enough algae scrubber.
Of course, some here use hydroponics (!) and that is a really, really a cool idea (and Id love to try it but that would entail having a bit too much work for me that I can't currently handle and the space required would be an issue, too) but one could not get a more natural (nor balanced!) aquarium setup as well as a fantastic garden with their aquarium.
That is the latest update. I'll add pics soon when I get my camera charged. Still have a lot of house repair items that have built up the last few months to complete now that I'm getting close to being 100% again. Still, my remaining discus have been doing good - I gave away the neons and hatchet fish due to the need to give them different food than the discus which required my having to clean up after them independent of the discus - also, others feed them and didn't clean up the extra food - the Cories could handle only so much.
Hope to post more on other topics and hopefully, will not need to post nothing bad on thiis unit again ... .


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You've called in sick six days this year already and it's only February. Last week you passed out in the lunchroom, because you had to wait in line for the microwave. Your blood sugar took a tumble. There is no doubt this is all getting overwhelming for you. First, the diagnosis. Next, you need to deal with checking blood sugars. Taking medicine. Eating on time. Now, you need to learn to balance work and diabetes.
With all of these factors, no one told you how diabetes can affect your job. This article outlines some of the things you may face at work.
Disabilities Act
Before we look at some of the hurdles you may need to jump, let's take a look at your rights as an employee with diabetes.
As long as your employer as 15 or more employees, they need to adhere to the Americans With Disabilities Act. Unless your health condition "threatens" the safety of you or others, your employer must give you all the same benefits as other employees and you cannot be fired. They also must make reasonable accommodations for your health like; breaks to check your blood sugar and eat. They also have to give you adequate time off for doctor's appointments and they must offer sick leave under the FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act). Keep in mind that each individual state in the U.S. may have other laws, and other countries may have different laws.
Also, there are some jobs you may be restricted from doing if you take insulin. These include; truck drivers on long haul, and airline pilots to name a few.
Diabetes in the Workplace
It was concerning to hear how some diabetics deal with the issue. I was doing diabetic teaching and asked one of my regular patients, "How do you get through your work day with diabetes?"
Her answer terrified me!
"Well, I rarely eat breakfast because I'm always late. I take my meds and head for the door with a granola bar. At work, I check my blood sugar whenever I can. We grab lunch out, and lately I've been stressed. We don't get much time for anything but work." I explained to her that she needed to take time out of her workday to take care of her diabetes.
Her next answer scared me even more!
"My boss understands that I am allowed to take time to check my blood sugar and eat. But last week, I asked for a day off to go see my nutritionist and his answer was, "you eat fine and it seems like your playing the diabetes card again for time off."
This is a huge issue that needs addressed. You have to become one with diabetes in all areas of your life. It has to be fluid. It goes with you wherever you go. Here are some of the issues you may find:
A Boss That Doesn't Get It
Whether you work for a company of hundreds of employees or five employees, you need to have a boss that understands. Your boss needs to understand that in order for you to stay healthy and be at work, you need to manage your diabetes properly while you are on the clock. That may mean allowing you to:
- Take break periods to check your blood sugar and eat
- Take time off to visit the doctor or diabetic education appointments
- Use sick days to manage your diabetes or rest when you are ill
- Have a private and quiet space to check blood sugar and take medications
- Have a right to your privacy about your health (need to know basis)
When you are diagnosed, make sure you check your company policy on disability in the workplace. Know your state and federal laws on this and print up information for your boss if necessary.
No Time For Breaks
Things get busy. It's totally understandable. Two workers called in sick, your boss is in meetings all day. You seem to be the only person in your department that can do most of the work. How are you supposed to fit breaks in?
When you have diabetes 24/7 and you work 8, 10, 12 hours of that time, diabetes goes with you. This means you will need to figure out a way to still check your blood sugar, take your medication and most important, eat.
This can be tricky if the whole office is "out-of-commission." Unfortunately, diabetes doesn't take breaks, so you have to. While you are plugging away doing all these tasks, your blood sugar could secretly be higher than it should be. Or, missing a snack or meal could crash your sugar levels.
Diabetic Emergencies
This is one very serious issue you need to be prepared for at work. It depends on how much you want to share with your boss and co-workers, but this is really important. You may have a diabetic emergency at work, and people need to know how to handle this. Here is a scenario:
You start feeling dizzy at your desk, so you take your kit and go into the bathroom to check your blood sugar. As soon as you walk through the bathroom door, everything fades. You just passed out from low blood sugar. Now what?
A) The next person to come in has no idea what is going on. Still, they call 911 and it takes 15 minutes for help to get to you. You have no medical alert bracelet identifying your condition. It takes another 15 minutes to get you to ER and the doctor's to figure out that your blood sugar was B) Your wearing a medical alert bracelet.
Your co-worker walks through the door and sees you passed out on the floor. They take a look at the bracelet and see that you are diabetic. They see the kit on the floor. In it you have an emergency glucose rescue pen. Your boss has all the information on using it and your co-worker quickly finds them to give you the shot.
Prepare yourself and your co-workers for diabetic emergencies that can happen during the workday.
Restricted Types of Work
One downfall of how diabetes can affect your job, is what type of job that you do. Certain occupations have restrictions on diabetics that take insulin or do not have their blood sugar under good control. Occupations that may be restricted include:
- Active Duty Military
- Long Haul Truck Drivers
- Police Officer
- Firefighter
- Ambulance Drivers
- Air Traffic Control
- Public Transportation Drivers
- Railway Workers (near the track)
There have been advances for diabetics in some of these job positions. It depends on the city, town, state. It also depends on the employer. Some companies or government agencies have adopted, "blanket policies," regarding diabetics.
Advances in rights for diabetics are making breakthroughs everyday. Some areas are allowing public servants to work as police or fire with physical clearance from a doctor, and strict blood sugar control.
About Author
This post was written by Nadia Kim from NYC. She is a certified diabetes educator and a Registered Nurse at Bronx. Nadia has contributed for various websites such as ADA, WebMD, HealthLine, HowStuffWorks and you can find her recent post which was featured on diabetes community website. You can find more about Nadia on her facebook or her twitter profile here.


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