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By Mayo Clinic staffOriginal Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypothermia/DS00333
Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature. Normal body temperature is around 98.6 F (37 C). Hypothermia (hi-po-THUR-me-uh) occurs as your body temperature passes below 95 F (35 C).
When your body temperature drops, your heart, nervous system and other organs can't work correctly. Left untreated, hypothermia can eventually lead to complete failure of your heart and respiratory system and to death.
Hypothermia is most often caused by exposure to cold weather or immersion in a cold body of water. Primary treatments for hypothermia are methods to warm the body back to a normal temperature.
Shivering is your body's automatic defense against cold temperature — an attempt to warm itself. Constant shivering is a key sign of hypothermia. Signs and symptoms of moderate to severe hypothermia include:
- Shivering
- Clumsiness or lack of coordination
- Slurred speech or mumbling
- Stumbling
- Confusion or difficulty thinking
- Poor decision making, such as trying to remove warm clothes
- Drowsiness or very low energy
- Apathy or lack of concern about one's condition
- Progressive loss of consciousness
- Weak pulse
- Slow, shallow breathing
A person with hypothermia usually isn't aware of his or her condition, because the symptoms often begin gradually and because the confused thinking associated with hypothermia prevents self-awareness.
Hypothermia not necessarily related to the outdoors
Hypothermia isn't always the result of exposure to extremely cold outdoor temperatures. An older person may develop mild hypothermia after prolonged exposure to indoor temperatures that would be tolerable to a younger or healthier adult — for example, temperatures in a poorly heated home or in an air-conditioned home.
Symptoms of mild hypothermia not related to extreme cold exposure are nearly identical to those of more severe hypothermia, but may be much less obvious. Signs and symptoms of mild hypothermia may include:
- Shivering
- Faster breathing
- Trouble speaking
- Confusion
- Lack of coordination
- Fatigue
- Increased heart rate
- High blood pressure
Hypothermia in infants
Typical signs of hypothermia in an infant include:
- Bright red, cold skin
- Very low energy
When to see a doctor
Call 911 or your local emergency number if you see someone with signs of hypothermia or if you suspect a person has had unprotected or prolonged exposure to cold weather or water. If possible take the person inside, remove wet clothing, and cover him or her in layers of blankets.
Hypothermia occurs when your body loses heat faster than it produces it. The most common causes of hypothermia are exposure to cold-weather conditions or cold water. But prolonged exposure to any environment colder than your body can lead to hypothermia if you aren't dressed appropriately or can't control the conditions. Specific conditions leading to hypothermia can include:
- Wearing clothes that aren't warm enough for weather conditions
- Staying out in the cold too long
- Unable to get out of wet clothes or move to a warm, dry location
- Accidental falls in water, as in a boating accident
- Inadequate heating in the home, especially for older people and infants
- Air conditioning that is too cold, especially for older people and infants
How your body loses heat
The mechanisms of heat loss from your body include the following:
- Radiated heat. Most heat loss is due to heat radiated from unprotected surfaces of your body.
- Direct contact. If you're in direct contact with something very cold, such as cold water or the cold ground, heat is conducted away from your body. Because water is very good at transferring heat from your body, body heat is lost much faster in cold water than in cold air. Similarly, heat loss from your body is much faster if your clothes are wet, as when you're caught out in the rain.
- Wind. Wind removes body heat by carrying away the thin layer of warm air at the surface of your skin. A wind chill factor is important in causing heat loss.
Risk factors
A number of factors can increase the risk of developing hypothermia:
- Older age. People age 65 and older are more vulnerable to hypothermia for a number of reasons. The body's ability to regulate temperature and to sense cold may lessen with age. Older people are also more likely to have a medical condition that affects temperature regulation. Some older adults may not be able to communicate when they are cold or may not be mobile enough to get to a warm location.
- Very young age. Children lose heat faster than adults do. Children have a larger head-to-body ratio than adults do, making them more prone to heat loss through the head. Children may also ignore the cold because they're having too much fun to think about it. And they may not have the judgment to dress properly in cold weather or to get out of the cold when they should. Infants may have a special problem with the cold because they have less efficient mechanisms for generating heat.
- Mental problems. People with a mental illness, dementia or another condition that interferes with judgment may not dress appropriately for the weather or understand the risk of cold weather. People with dementia may wander from home or get lost easily, making them more likely to be stranded outside in cold or wet weather.
- Alcohol and drug use. Alcohol may make your body feel warm inside, but it causes your blood vessels to dilate, or expand, resulting in more rapid heat loss from the surface of your skin. The use of alcohol or recreational drugs can affect your judgment about the need to get inside or wear warm clothes in cold weather conditions. If a person is intoxicated and passes out in cold weather, he or she is likely to develop hypothermia.
- Certain medical conditions. Some health disorders affect your body's ability to regulate body temperature. Examples include underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), poor nutrition, stroke, severe arthritis, Parkinson's disease, trauma, spinal cord injuries, burns, disorders that affect sensation in your extremities (for example, nerve damage in the feet of people with diabetes), dehydration, and any condition that limits activity or restrains the normal flow of blood.
- Medications. A number of drugs, including certain antidepressants, antipsychotics and sedatives, can change the body's ability to regulate its temperature.
People who develop hypothermia because of exposure to cold weather or cold water are also vulnerable to other cold-related injuries, including:
- Frostbite, or freezing of body tissues
- Gangrene, decay and death of tissue resulting from an interruption in blood flow (possible complication of frostbite)
- Chilblains, damage to nerves and small blood vessels, usually in the hands or feet after prolonged exposure to above-freezing, cold temperatures
- Trench foot (immersion foot), damage to nerves and small blood vessels due to prolonged immersion in water
Tests and diagnosis
The diagnosis of hypothermia is usually apparent based on a person's physical signs and the conditions in which the person with hypothermia became ill or was found.
A diagnosis may not be readily apparent, however, if the symptoms are mild, as when an older person who is indoors has symptoms such as confusion, lack of coordination and speech problems. In such cases, an exam may include a temperature reading with a rectal thermometer that reads low temperatures.
Treatments and drugs
Seek immediate medical attention for anyone who appears to have hypothermia. Until medical help is available, follow these hypothermia treatment guidelines.
First-aid care
- Be gentle. When you're helping a person with hypothermia, handle him or her gently. Limit movements to only those that are necessary. Don't massage or rub the person. Excessive, vigorous or jarring movements may trigger cardiac arrest.
- Move the person out of the cold. Move the person to a warm, dry location if possible. If you're unable to move the person out of the cold, shield him or her from the cold and wind as much as possible.
- Remove wet clothing. If the person is wearing wet clothing, remove it. Cut away clothing if necessary to avoid excessive movement.
- Cover the person with blankets. Use layers of dry blankets or coats to warm the person. Cover the person's head, leaving only the face exposed.
- Insulate the person's body from the cold ground. If you're outside, lay the person on his or her back on a blanket or other warm surface.
- Monitor breathing. A person with severe hypothermia may appear unconscious, with no apparent signs of a pulse or breathing. If the person's breathing has stopped or appears dangerously low or shallow, begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) immediately if you're trained.
- Share body heat. To warm the person's body, remove your clothing and lie next to the person, making skin-to-skin contact. Then cover both of your bodies with blankets.
- Provide warm beverages. If the affected person is alert and able to swallow, provide a warm, nonalcoholic, noncaffeinated beverage to help warm the body.
- Use warm, dry compresses. Use a first-aid warm compress (a plastic fluid-filled bag that warms up when squeezed), or a makeshift compress of warm water in a plastic bottle or a dryer-warmed towel. Apply a compress only to the neck, chest wall or groin. Don't apply a warm compress to the arms or legs. Heat applied to the arms and legs forces cold blood back toward the heart, lungs and brain, causing the core body temperature to drop. This can be fatal.
- Don't apply direct heat. Don't use hot water, a heating pad or a heating lamp to warm the person. The extreme heat can damage the skin or even worse, cause irregular heartbeats so severe that they can cause the heart to stop.
Medical treatment
Depending on the severity of hypothermia, emergency medical care for hypothermia may include one of following interventions to raise the body temperature:
- Blood rewarming. Blood may be drawn, warmed and recirculated in the body. A common method of warming blood is the use of a hemodialysis machine, which is normally used to filter blood in people with poor kidney function.
- Warm intravenous fluids. A warmed intravenous solution of salt water may be injected into a vein to help warm the blood.
- Airway rewarming. The use of humidified oxygen administered with a mask or nasal tube can warm the airways and help raise the temperature of the body.
- Cavity lavage. A warm saltwater solution may be used to warm the stomach, bladder or colon. To deliver the warm solution, a small tube is inserted down the throat to reach the stomach, through the urethra to the bladder or through the rectum to the colon.
Staying warm in cold weather
Before you or your children step out into cold air, remember the advice that follows with the simple acronym COLD — cover, overexertion, layers, dry:
- Cover. Wear a hat or other protective covering to prevent body heat from escaping from your head, face and neck. Cover your hands with mittens instead of gloves. Mittens are more effective than gloves because mittens keep your fingers in closer contact with one another.
- Overexertion. Avoid activities that would cause you to sweat a lot. The combination of wet clothing and cold weather can cause you to lose body heat more quickly.
- Layers. Wear loosefitting, layered, lightweight clothing. Outer clothing made of tightly woven, water-repellent material is best for wind protection. Wool, silk or polypropylene inner layers hold body heat better than cotton does.
- Dry. Stay as dry as possible. Get out of wet clothing as soon as possible. Be especially careful to keep your hands and feet dry, as it's easy for snow to get into mittens and boots.
Keeping children safe outdoors
The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests the following tips to help prevent hypothermia when children are outside in the winter:
- Dress infants and young children in one more layer than an adult would wear in the same conditions.
- Limit the amount of time children spend outside in the cold.
- Have children come inside frequently to warm themselves.
Winter car safety
Whenever you're traveling during bad weather, be sure someone knows where you're headed, and at what time you're expected to arrive. That way, if you get into trouble on your way, emergency responders will know where to look for your car. It's also a good idea to keep emergency supplies in your car in case you get stranded. Supplies may include several blankets, matches, candles, a first-aid kit, dry or canned food, and a can opener. Travel with a cellphone if possible. If you're stranded, put everything you need in the car with you, huddle together and stay covered. Run the car for 10 minutes each hour to warm it up. Make sure a window is slightly open and the exhaust pipe isn't covered with snow while the engine is running.
Drinking alcohol
Take the following precautions to avoid alcohol-related risks of hypothermia.
Don't drink alcohol:
- If you're going to be outside in cold weather
- If you're boating
- Before going to bed on cold nights
Cold-water safety
Water doesn't have to be extremely cold to cause hypothermia. Any water that's colder than normal body temperature causes heat loss. The following tips may increase your survival time in cold water, if you accidentally fall in:
- Wear a life jacket. If you plan to ride in a watercraft, wear a life jacket. A life jacket can help you stay alive longer in cold water by enabling you to float without using energy and by providing some insulation. Keep a whistle attached to your life jacket to signal for help.
- Get out of the water if possible. Get out of the water as much as possible, such as climbing onto a capsized boat or grabbing onto a floating object.
- Don't attempt to swim unless you're close to safety. Unless a boat, another person or a life jacket is close by, stay put. Swimming will use up energy and may shorten survival time.
- Position your body to minimize heat loss. Use a body position known as the heat escape lessening position (HELP) to reduce heat loss while you wait for assistance. Hold your knees to your chest to protect the trunk of your body. If you're wearing a life jacket that turns your face down in this position, bring your legs tightly together, your arms to your sides and your head back.
- Huddle with others. If you've fallen into cold water with other people, keep warm by facing each other in a tight circle.
- Don't remove your clothing. While you're in the water, don't remove clothing. Buckle, button and zip up your clothes. Cover your head if possible. The layer of water between your clothing and your body will help insulate you. Remove clothing only after you're safely out of the water and can take measures to get dry and warm.
Help for at-risk people
For people most at risk of hypothermia — infants, older adults, people who have mental or physical problems, or people who are homeless — community outreach programs and social support services can be of great help. If you're at risk or know someone at risk, contact your local public health office for available services, such as the following:
- Assistance for paying heating bills
- Check-in services to see if you and your home are warm enough during cold weather
- Homeless shelters
- Community warming centers, safe and warm daytime locations where you can go during cold weather
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- McCullough L, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of hypothermia. American Family Physician. 2004;70:2325.
- Jurkovich GJ. Environmental cold-induced injury. Surgical Clinics of North America. 2007;87:247.
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- Winter safety tips. American Academy of Pediatrics. http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/decwintertips.cfm. Accessed April 1, 2011.
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My lip is swollen because of a cold sore. I'd love to get rid of the swelling and find the right medication for my cold sore.
In order to reduce swelling of any kind, there are some simple remedies you can use at home. If your lip is swollen and accompanied with cold sores, and if the sores are open as well, there are some additives you can add to the remedial measures you take which will help to heal your sores to a very large extent. The first thing you must do for swelling is to apply an ice pack to it. This should be done as many times as you like. The coolness will automatically bring down the swelling of the lip. However, after trying this for 24 hours, if you see that it does not work. You must stop. Alternatively, try to apply a hot pack to your swelling. Sometimes, hot packs also work. The heat will distribute the blood accumulated in the area and disperse it, thus causing the swelling to subside and subsequently recede as well. After you have managed to reduce the pain associated with the inflammation, you can also try some healing measures to see if it works.
Make a mix of Fuller's Earth and water, to which you can add a teaspoon of turmeric powder. This can be applied to swollen areas and left till it dries. Then, you can either brush it off, or simply wash it off. Fuller's Earth has some excellent healing properties that will also help to bring down swelling. It is very cooling in nature and will aid in reducing inflammation by reducing the temperature of your body in the particular area. You can also try another old remedy if your lip is swollen. Make dough of plain flour, rose water, milk and a strand of saffron. This should be kneaded well and applied to the inflamed surface. Leave it on for at least an hour. This will bring down the swelling dramatically and will also help to heal the sores, if there are any open ones. A mixture of all of these remedial measures can help to bring down the swelling of swollen lips. For your cold sores, you can also apply fresh and cool yogurt to the area. This will also work at curing your sores. Yogurt contains live and active bacteria that will feed of the viral infection on your lip and help to cure. It is also known to be one of the fastest and most effective cures for cold sores that are visible on any part of the body. Try all the remedies for at least a week before you see results.
I get cold sores too, so I know how irritating they can be! You never know when one is going to appear and then there it is, right smack on your face for all to see! You might just have a swollen lip because of the cold sore, but it also might be that you used a cold sore treatment that you're allergic to — so I can see why you might want to try something new. I've tried a lot of different things for cold sores, and here are a few I think could work for you:
Seriously! Put an ice pack on your swollen lip to reduce the swelling. The is the most basic way to stop swelling, but it probably won't do much to clear up the cold sore. It might be the first step to helping your problem — and if the swollen lip is at all painful, this will make you feel better because your lip will get a little bit numb.
Herpetrol Gel
This gel has an awful name (because cold sores are caused by the herpes virus) but it's really good. Once, it literally cleared up my cold sore overnight! And if you can get rid of your cold sore quickly, your swollen lip will probably clear up faster.
If you have any pain or burning associated with your cold sore or swollen lip, I recommend Anbesol. It's a little tube of gel that you put on to numb up the area — and it totally works! I'm not sure it will help your cold sore or swollen lip heal any faster, but it can definitely help you feel better while you're waiting.
This is the best stuff! It's made for chapped lips and cold sores. Whenever I get those really dry, patchy cold sores, it works wonders. When you put it on, it's kind of tingly, so don't worry if it feels a little funny.
Herpetrol Tablets
These are oral tablets you can take — they're a new one for me, but I love the idea! Basically, they have lots of antioxidant vitamins in them and you take them whenever you feel a cold sore coming on — they can help increase the healing time. A cold sore usually happens when your immune system is working overtime because you're getting sick or you're stressed, and what's better than vitamin C and zinc (and other vitamins) for helping you get better? Go ahead and try it — it might really help your sore and your swollen lip!


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? my family, I am known as the "cheesecake queen."
I held a desserts and drinks housewarming once. I made 10 different kinds of cheesecakes. Yes, 10.
I That is not a typo.
For another occasion, a family reunion at my parents, I made six different kinds (that was when I was crowned and given my title) and I have always considered cheesecake to be my go-to dessert.
My secret is that for many of the cheesecakes I make, I have a standard base, to which I add a variety of things.
So whether I'm making an eggnog cheesecake with rum sauce, a pumpkin cheesecake, an Oreo cookie cheesecake, or a mango citrus cheesecake, they all start with the same base.
But, a challenge cropped up a few years ago when my dad was diagnosed as having Celiac disease. I needed to modify my base crusts. Now, I make glu-
ten-free cheesecakes all the time, and no one ever notices they are any different.
½ cup butter 1 bag gluten-free arrowroot cookies crushed into crumbs (or 1¼ cups gluten-free graham wafer crumbs)
2 blocks Philadelphia cream cheese softened
½ cup sugar
¾ cup sour cream
2 eggs
½ tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. lemon juice
Set oven at 350ºF. Grease a 9-inch springform pan. Line with waxed paper, grease waxed paper.
In a medium bowl, melt ½ cup butter. Mix crumbs into butter. Press into bottom of springform pan, pushing the extra up around the edges in a lip. Refrigerate.
In large mixing bowl, using electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sour cream and sugar and beat until incorporated. Add eggs, vanilla, and lemon juice, mix until incorporated. Stop mixer, scrape sides and bottom of bowl, mix for 30 seconds to ensure all ingredients are fully mixed.
Pour mixture into prepared spring-form pan. Bake 45 minutes or until firm. Remove from over, let stand 10 minutes. Run knife around edge of pan. Cool completely, then chill for minimum 3 hours.
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He was supposed to be one of the fastest players in the game.
So how the hell does veteran Yeremiah Bell run him down when Charles has a good lead on him and Bell running from an angle get him?
Yeremiah is a starter and Charles a backup...so I dont want to hear crap bout fatigue or the weather on this one.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street details
Formats: | 18 DVD, Blu-ray |
Starring: | John Saxon, Robert Englund, Lin Shaye, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Ronee Blakley, Johnny Depp |
Director: | Wes Craven |
Genre: | Horror |
Studio: | WARNER |
Collections: | 100 Eighties Greats, 100 Horror Films, The Ultimate Halloween Collection, Ultimate Halloween |
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A Nightmare on Elm Street |
18 Feature |
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Run time: | 1 hour 28 minutes |
Rental release: | 25 Jun 2001 |
Main languages: | English |
Subtitles: | English |
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Seminal eighties horror film
By Adam H. Gallimore from the middle of Dorset , 15 Dec 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
A Nightmare on Elm Street manages to still be scary after 20 years, and was probably much more so at that time. The film has not worn well and looks dated, and it's not just the hair. Although it is part of the eighties horror revival it is not the best example of a classic from this time, with The Evil Dead and Friday the 13th more likely candidates. The plot, about a child murderer stalking teenagers in his dreams is effective enough, and better thought out than most teen horror flicks of the eighties. The acting is average with Ronee Blakley being out-acted by an obviously blow-up job at the finale. It is laughable at times and this is not deliberate, recaling Freddy's extendable arms. Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a cunning twist on the genre and the Jazzy Jeff/Fresh Prince song 'A Nightmare on My Street' is also amusing.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(91)The best Freddie movie
By Bazzz (1 review) , 27 Nov 2013A genre classsic. Lost some of its scare power over 30 years and aged a little around the edges. But much better than its diminishing sequels. I won't even entertain the remake.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Still great after all these years
By Debmax100 (1 review) , 29 Aug 2013Still good after all this time. My daughter asked me what was good scary movies when I was young, I came up with this one, and sang her the '1 2 Freddies coming for you' rhyme that I can still remember after all this time.....Her friend came round and we all hunkered down under blankets for a good scare....it still doesn't disappoint. Yes its dated due to the effects and technology being used, but some of the effects for the time it was made as still fantastic, and the bath scene is still as scary. Both of the teenagers in the room with me both loved it, and totally got into the not falling asleep thing....BTW, Jonny Depp teen performance is a classic, and worth watching just for this. Enjoy.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Classic 80's Cult Horror
By Alexander-UK (128 reviews) , 02 Jul 2013Nightmare On Elm Street Part 1 was one of the best of the Freddy movies and it launched the cult franchise off. I still find the Nightmare On Elm Street plot freaky and the thought of a man killing you in your dreams as scary. Freddy has usual is funny as well as scary with his punchy one liners. I love this movie and if you have never seen it before and this first time, you are lucky as i think you will love it if you love the old style horrors.- Was this review helpful to you?
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By Cookieboy (1 review) , 23 Nov 2012This is my review for the Blu-Ray edition of the film.
Not to be confused with the awful cash-in remake released in 2010, this is the original version of the nightmare that started it all, directed by Wes Craven way back in 1984.
Despite its age if you are a horror fan and have somehow not already seen this or for those like me who may only ever have seen a VHS / DVD copy, you're in for a treat as the HD transfer on this disc really shines. It almost felt like I was watching the film for the first time, especially during dark/misty scenes (of which there are many!) where the picture detail has been improved dramatically compared to previous versions. However, bear in mind this was always a low budget film and some of the effects do not hold up well in HD, although on the whole the film has aged well.
This disc also includes 2 commentaries, one from Wes Craven and the main actors (except Robert Englund), the other from Robert Shaye who produced the film. I enjoyed both!
I would recommend this to anyone, its a classic!!- Was this review helpful to you?
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good classic horrer
By a customer , 13 Oct 2012this film is a good film to watch even today.
when this 1st come out in 1984 this film was a very scary film one of the worst horrors you can can see.
now er days it is still a bit scary and gory not to much tho.
this dose have a relay dose have a good story line tho.
so if your a fan of classic horrors this is the one for you.
but i do have the feeling that the other 4 orrigial ones are gonna be rubbish lol
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Stuie wrote:I really, really want to like this game, but its just not doing anything for me. The presentation is blah, the gameplay doesn't grab me - no "one more turn" feeling, and the more they change the more it feels the same.
I suppose I'll try again over the weekend, but every time I play a few turns I start thinking about the other games I have installed that would be *fun* to play.
ColdSteel wrote:Stuie wrote:I really, really want to like this game, but its just not doing anything for me. The presentation is blah, the gameplay doesn't grab me - no "one more turn" feeling, and the more they change the more it feels the same.
I suppose I'll try again over the weekend, but every time I play a few turns I start thinking about the other games I have installed that would be *fun* to play.
For me it's just the opposite. At least as far as the .86 beta went. I had a very hard time pulling myself away. It has everything I like in these kinds of games and I thought it was a lot of fun despite all the beta issues with broken quests, balance, etc. I haven't played Beta 3 enough to have an opinion about how it' plays yet. I like the decisions they're making but I need to play it some more to see how they work in practice.
Fallen Enchantress 0.91 changelog
By Derek Paxton on April 20, 2012 10:10:36 AM from Elemental Forums
Released on 4/20/2012 wrote:
+ Fixed an issue with the strategic version of the Wellspring spell
+ You can no longer choose the Iron Golem animation pack when creating a custom sovereign
+ Fix for white screen issues
+ Fixed the compass bonus so it correctly applies to the entire army
+ Fixed an issue with Hunters and Mercenaries having no unit models when they take damage in tactical
+ Fixed the Heartseeker reward on the Arena of the Slakhanan quest
+ Fixed an issue keeping the Abandoned Dig quest from progressing
+ Dispel Enchantment now correctly requires the tech to unlock it
+ Berserk correctly does 1 damage per round to the target
+ Fixed an issue where designed units don't get a sound pack assigned
+ Fixed an issue where designed units don't get their tech requirement set
+ Corrects the provides tag on the Guardian abilities.
+ Mana Maintenance is displayed on Enchanted Hammers now (and it doesn't have a cooldown anymore)
+ Fixed a typo in town halls provides tag
+ Shrunk Fire Elementals in tactical slightly
+ AI will expand more aggressively
LordMortis wrote:Oh and yeah to Silverail, there has been on going problem with open dungeons that spawn critters on to mountains or in the ocean where they can't move and I can't get to them. Annoying.
LordMortis wrote:Why does the green area stay green after completing some of the real big quests? Isn't that land reclaimed, like it is when you finish the Titans quest?
I found I had to end the turn for the Game to update itself to the point that those borders disappeared.
Brad Wardell wrote: (guardian creatures almost never attack cities but will attack nearby units occasionally).
Kael wrote:0.915 is out: http://forums.elementalgame.com/425056
edit: one of these days I'm gonna have to update my sig line
Sepiche wrote:Man, looks like some great changes in there Kael! I think you're definitely on the right track with giving each faction a powerful ability like that.
Although when I think about it Tarth's seems like it might be a slightly double edged sword. Sure they have the bonus of being able to sneak around monsters and use them for protection, but eventually they are going to want to kill creatures off I would think to get the loot and resources from them. Seems like that would give their ability diminishing returns as the game went on.
Also Gilden and Yithril's abilities sound a bit similar. Is there more to it than each just having a big creature they can summon?
Lastly, how do those abilities apply to custom factions? I assume you just get to pick which faction bonus you want?
MadMarlin wrote:Specifically, is the AI much better?
MadMarlin wrote:I played Warlock-MoA a few times, but it is dead simple to beat and was hoping this game was closer to where Stardock game AI normally are. Guess I'll have to fire up Gal Civ for the time being...
Stardock is in the process of re-evaluating its global retail strategy with future games. As a result of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion's success, The Political Machine 2012 and Elemental: Fallen Enchantress will be released digitally through Steam, GameStop and other digital distributors, skipping retail.
Smoove_B wrote:Unfortunately, I don't think money is the issue for most of us anymore. When I was younger, I had no money and lots of time....now it's the other way around.
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Vera and her husband Frank started with a concession at Dundarave Pier in 1977, where they gained both reputation and renown. After retiring 33 years later, the fate of the legend was in the hands of someone who could take over. Gerald Tritt, a long time family friend and food-service business veteran, agreed to take the reigns in 2000 and he opened several more locations. In 2001 Noah Cantor, the professional football player, became Tritt's business partner and the Kits location was opened. The group franchised its first location at U.B.C. in 2005 and is watching the chain grow rapidly.
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In Brief
- The brain's plasticity—its ability to change in response to stimuli from the environment—is well known. What has been less appreciated is how the expanding use of technology is shaping neural processing.
- Young people are exposed to digital stimulation for several hours every day, and many older adults are not far behind.
- Even using a computer for Web searches for just an hour a day changes the way the brain processes information. A constant barrage of e-contacts is both stimulating—sharpening certain cognitive skills—and draining, studies show.
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The current explosion of digital technology not only is changing the way we live and communicate but also is rapidly and profoundly altering our brains. Daily exposure to high technology—computers, smart phones, video games, search engines such as Google and Yahoo—stimulates brain cell alteration and neurotransmitter release, gradually strengthening new neural pathways in our brains while weakening old ones. Because of the current technological revolution, our brains are evolving right now—at a speed like never before.


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Thailand Police & Military Step Aside As Anti-Government Protesters Reach PM's Office; Declare Victory
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 23:56As the "peoples' coup" in Thailand gets the blessing of the country's Military leader (who stated he would not intervene), the police have also undertaken an unexpected reversal of strategy by removing barriers from the heavily fortified police and government buildings. The government no longer wants to confront the protesters in the 3rd of fighting with 3 dead and at least 230 injured. As AP reports, the protesters have made no attempts (yet) to enter Government House but are milling around the entrance. The government has 'asked' people to stay inside and police helicopters are reportedly dropping leaflets warning demonstrators to move out of the rally sites (on grounds of insurrection and possibel death penalty). The anti-government protesters have declared "victory" as the police state "there will be no tear gas today."
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Obamacare Website Costs Top $1 Billion
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 22:58Although the GAO has made clear the limitations of its data, its $394 million tally for work through March 31 has been widely cited as the price tag for the entire launch of the "Affordable" Care Act. However, as Bloomberg's Peter Gosselin finds, looking at the full range of ACA-related contracts for just 10 firms, more than $1 billion worth of contract awards. Perhaps even more mind-blowing is that more than one third of the funds going to the top contractors working on the federal exchanges were awarded in the last six months - even as it was clear the project was failing.
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Ron Paul Rages "'Easy' Money Causes Hard Times"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 22:35One economic myth is that paper money is wealth. The proponents of big government oppose honest money for a very specific reason. Inflation, the creation of new money, is used to finance government programs not generally endorsed by the producing members of society. It is a deceptive tool whereby a "tax" is levied without the people as a whole being aware of it. Since the recipients of the newly created money, as well as the politicians, whose only concern is the next election, benefit from this practice, it's in their interest to perpetuate it. For this reason, misconceptions are promulgated about the "merits" of paper money and the "demerits" of gold. Simply put, "Easy" money causes hard times.
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Chinese Yuan Surpasses Euro, Becomes Second Most Used Currency In Trade Finance
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 22:08Slowly but surely the Chinese currency is catching up to the world's reserve and moments ago, according to SWIFT, the Yuan just surpassed the Euro in trade (remember trade: that's how countries once upon a time would generate capital flows in a time when central banks weren't there to literally print domestic funding needs) finance usage leaving just the USD in front.
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Artist's Impression Of What A" Fed Exit" Would Look Like
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 21:45One of the following is a festering over-stuffed rotten-at-the-core pool of entrails due to pop any second; and the other is a huge dead aquatic animal. While the explosion following the London Whale's exposure was impressive, we suspect the following (graphic) clip of a real sperm whale may be more analogous to what follows in stocks after the Fed tries to exit...
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How The "1%" Will Escape?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 21:19It seems only apropos the current exuberance that, having been put on hold due to the economic crisis, an ambitious project to build the world's biggest ship and create "a community that offers unique lifestyle opportunities" is back on track and seeking investors. With calls for wealth taxes increasing and "the 1%" becoming increasingly separate from the rest of the world, what better way that the ironically named "Freedom Ship," which as IBTimes reports, will be a vast floating city that will be more than a mile long and 25 storeys high. It will cost $10bn to build and will constantly circumnavigates the globe; and while US residents may still need to pay taxes, residents of other countries "may realise tax savings by residing in or running businesses in the Freedom Ship Community."
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Venezuela Plunges Into Darkness As President Maduro Lays Out Socialist Vision On National TV
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 20:44A mere two months after the last widespread blackout to hit Venezuela, major parts of the nation are once again dark tonight as a power outage hit during President Maduro's evening address laying out his new economic philosophy (the inverse of Bernanke's):
The blackoutt has affected some of the nation's oil refineries (even though they are often powered by separate generator plants). Maduro himself said this evening's blackout cause was "strange," hinting at "sabotage" and not caused by excess demand (since the same substation that was sabotaged in September has failed). Perhaps it is time to spend what little discretionary reserves the nation has left on infrastructure instead of Samsung trinkets and military bonuses to keep the people at bay.
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Birinyi, Sonders, & Rukeyser Celebrate The "Magical Stock Market Environment" In 1999
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 20:36"Surely this can't go on forever", asks a pensive Lou Rukeyser on New Year's Ever 1999, to which a youthful Liz-Ann Sonders replies ever-exuberantly, "this is a magical environment for the stock market, for the year 2000, things look terrific." The other guests in this wonderfully brief moment of deja vu from the peak of the previous bubble are just as cock-a-hoop, "the danger signs are still a ways off," and none other than Laszlo Birinyi concludes, "the individual is flush with cash, and continues to be positive," confirming once again that the money-on-the-sidelines fallacy is just that.
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War On Democracy: Spain And Japan Move To Criminalize Protests
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 20:03As might be expected as political and economic policy failures pile up and citizens become increasingly mad, the status quo is becoming increasingly authoritarian. In the latest disturbing news from a desperate power structure, the conservative government in Spain has passed an Orwellian bill titled the Citizens' Security Law, which allows for fines of up to 600,000 euros ($816,000) for "unauthorized" street protests, and a 30,000 fine for merely having signs with "offensive" slogans against Spain or for wearing a mask. This law is a perfect example of the increasing neo-feudalism being implemented across the globe by a corrupt, decadent and depraved status quo.
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Gold Drops Below Cash Cost, Approaches Marginal Production Costs
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 19:32As we showed back in April, the marginal cost of production of gold (90% percentile) in 2013 was estimated at between $1250 and $1300 including capex. Which means that as of a few days ago, gold is now trading well below not only the cash cost, but is rapidly approaching the marginal cash cost of $1125... Of course, should the central banks of the world succeed in driving the price of gold to or below its costs of production (repressing yet another asset class into stocks) then we fear the repercussions will backfire from a combination of bankruptcies, unemployment, and as we have already seen in Africa - severe social unrest (especially notable as China piles FDI into that region).
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"NSA's Mission Is Of Great Value To The Nation" - The Complete "Authorized" NSA Thanksgiving Dinner Talking Points
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 19:00It seems getting an 8 pm "escape" from friends and family this Thanksgiving to rush into the nearby World Wrestling Federation Walmart may have been a welcome reprieve for some. Those some in question being NSA agents, and just in case their friends and family got a little too pesky, boisterous or simply inquisitive, all the employees of the National Security Agency and the Central Security Services received a prepared memo with preauthorized talking points designed to "guide" conversations over the Thanksgiving dinner table. Plastered at the head of the 2-page propaganda is a Douglas Adams-like (or was that Isaac Asimov) in its simplicity bullet point: "(1) NSA's mission is of great value to the Nation." How was it that "defenders" of the fatherland during the Third Reich were being brainwashed again? But we digress.
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Why Equity Bulls Are Hoping for Bad Macro News
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 18:36Until early May of this year, trends in US macro fundamentals and US stock markets were 'relatively' well correlated. However, since the first stirrings of Taper concerns, the relationship has seemingly explicitly inverted. Day after day we see markets react to "good" or "bad" news but over time, as the following chart shows, the Fed's total farce has been exposed. Simply put, if the last 7 months of market-macro relationships hold (which makes sense in a world entirely driven by Fed liquidity), the Bulls should be praying for the economic fundamentals to collapse or things will get painful fast for stocks.
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The Retail "Half-Off" Mystery Explained In Two Simple Bullet Points
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 17:54The two bullet points below from a just released update by Yum Brands explain all you need to know about the "magic" of half-off retail discounts.
So, sales were up 16% for the 10 days in which margins were crushed, then down 8% for the remaining 20 regular margin days. And the net impact on the bottom line is...
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Guest Post: The Cargo Cult Economy
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 17:41As far as our well-being is concerned, government intervention in the economy is no more effective than the straw aeroplanes and wooden headphones of some bewildered "cargo cult." In truth, it probably does more harm.
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Welcome To The Riskless Market
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 - 17:06The markets seem to think we live in a largely riskless world. Are risk assets now riskless assets or are they risk assets disguised as riskless?
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Antibiotics are commonly prescribed during pregnancy. The specific medication must be chosen carefully, however. Some antibiotics are OK to take during pregnancy, while others are not. Safety depends on various factors, including the type of antibiotic, when in your pregnancy you take the antibiotic, how much you take and for how long.
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Yeah... I´m sure Boehner and McConnell will make good on that threat. They´ll make a lot of noise, do the debt ceiling death dance, and then cave like a bunch of weenies, just like they always do. Too bad there is barely a spine amongst them.
Sure, ok, let´s shut down the anti-American side of the aisle.
May not be necessary, but definitely desireable.
OK, can I set the priorities??First, close any office or department (and furlough all employees) that spends a majority of their time in creating regulations.Second, close all offices (and furlough all employees) of each and every Czar.Third, close all departments (and furlough all employees) that do not enjoy specific authorization in the Constitution.
I bet they´ll kick the can again. Any takers?
To # 4´s list, add, Ground AIr Force 1.
I agree with Cornyn and think the pubs ought to start getting that message out NOW and keep hammering it home.
Start with the executive branch, leave Obama in Hawaii with no plane, no staff all he has is his snow cone.
LOL, #6, and can we do that while he´s still in Hawaii??
Oh, the humanity.
Ignore this. He´s running for re-election in 2014 and if a candidate like Ted Cruz emerges, he could be toast. he supported TARP and the just passed Senate Fiscal Cliff legislation including the $76 Billion of Crony Capitalism in it.Semper Fi
The headline should actually read: ´It may be necessary to partially shut down the government permanently´.
I have usually liked Cornyn and would agree with home here, but it really chaps my hide when guys like him voted to support the fiscal cliff deal adding 6 trillion on new debt and essentially csving to Obama then try to come out and talk tough. Eat it guys. If you haven´t figured it out yet many like me are beyond trusting anything you say.
I donated big when Cornyn first ran for Senate but over the years I´ve watched him support Arlan Specter, Charlie Christ, & rush to hypothesize that parts of Obamacare could be worked with right after its passage. gag.#11 has it right too about him. I am guessing that many who felt like me called in after his latest vote and turned up the heat on him. Plus, Cruz coming to the Senate is quite a comparison & not in a good way for Cornyn.Meanwhile....., YES, shut down the government.
We´ve seen this movie before. The Republicans fold like a cheap tent.
Partial shut down? Make my day!But #5 is right.The deficit can only be tamed by two things:1) Entitlement spending must fall. Period.2) Washington must eliminate activities and programs.But both of those require cooperation and realism by the House, Senate, and President. We don´t have it and there is no sign of a change.
Oh please the Republicans won´t shut down the government! You got to be kidding, the bad press they would get will get them to raising the debt ceiling limit faster than they agreed to raising taxes on the evil "rich" in this country. I can´t stomach Cornyn and his type who talk a good game and fold when tested and he is my Senator. Nothing will happen we will continue to spend a trillion dollars a year we don´t have on projects and department we don´t need. So get used to it.
Do they have the cajones?
#4 is right. Allow Air Force One to fly only if equivalent expense savings are identified beforehand. Lets see how far that goes.
Sounds like a plan, anything to stop the playground bully, we the People are sick of it!
If I remember acurately, even thru the shut down, the dems still paid all the fed workers in full.Any non-essential agency should run at bare bones... and then the house can delay, delay, delay funding them!
You could shut down half of the gov permanently and nobody would notice.Do we really need a VP or any czars ?
To Cornyn: Keep only the military essential jobs and retirement/medicare funded. Drop the rest. If you really want to make waves, put forth a bill to completely wipe out the EPA, Dept of Ed and other useless agencies as well as cutting down UN funding to 5%. Another thing you can do is go to the OMB website and look at their program ratings for discretionary programs and wipe all those useless programs out.


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Soon after the exciting discovery of a method to transform human skin cells into stem cells in 2007 came the frustration of actually trying to make a sufficient amount of these induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.* The process is so inefficient that scientists typically only get 0.01 percent of a sample of human skin, or fibroblast, cells to form iPS cell colonies after they infect fibroblasts with the retroviruses used to induce pluripotency. "We almost gave up three years ago," says Dr. Duanqing Pei, director general and professor at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health in Guangzhou, China.
But Pei's group at the Chinese Academy of Sciences plugged away and now has found that a simple chemical can give iPS cell transformation a big boost. By adding vitamin C to the medium in which human skin cells are grown, the researchers managed to turn 1 to 2 percent, compared to 0.01 percent, of cells into iPS cell colonies. "Once you reach the single digit frequency, that is no longer an infrequent event," Pei says. This yield, he believes, could allow scientists to finally study what is happening inside the cells as they undergo transformation. The results were published December 24 in Cell Stem Cell.
The ultimate goal is to make iPS cells a valid therapeutic option by replacing the potentially dangerous retroviruses with a safer cocktail of proteins and chemicals, including vitamin C.
The path that Pei's group took to identifying the beneficial role of vitamin C started with the realization that the factors that induce cells to become pluripotent were causing the cells to make the free radicals known as reactive oxygen species (ROS). "A high level of ROS is definitely very bad for the fibroblasts," Pei says, because it induces cell death at a faster rate.
To enhance the survival of cells and their likelihood of becoming iPS cells, Pei's team tested a variety of chemicals with anti-oxidant properties. The researchers started with fibroblast cells from mouse embryos, which have been shown to revert to iPS cells at a higher frequency than human fibroblasts. First, they infected the cells with retroviruses that trigger the expression of four embryonic cell-specific genes in the cells. Then they let the cells grow, either with or without vitamin C.
Ten days later, when cells typically begin to be reprogrammed into iPS cells, Pei's group found that 30 percent more mouse cells were alive in the Petri dish that contained vitamin C than in the one that did not, suggesting that the vitamin helps keep cells alive. One possible mechanism to explain this improved survival is that the cells exposed to ascorbic acid had lower levels of a tumor suppressor protein called p53, which can elicit cell death.
Surprisingly, the researchers found that vitamin C not only helps cells survive, but it enhances their progression to pluripotency by a factor of 100 . After 14 days, when cells start to become fully pluripotent, 10 to 20 percent of the mouse cells that were grown with vitamin C expressed genes associated with pluripotency compared with only 0.1 to 0.2 percent of the colonies grown without vitamin C. The group saw a similar improvement in human fibroblast reprogramming, from 0.01 percent in the absence of vitamin C to 1 percent in the presence. When other anti-oxidants were tested, none boosted the development of pluripotency.
Pei believes that ascorbic acid is spurring the induction of pluripotency in mouse and human cells through both its anti-oxidant properties as well as an as-yet unknown mechanism. Too much ROS and the reprogramming "machine" won't start, he says. But once ROS is reduced, the machine starts, and vitamin C makes it run more smoothly. "If you have too much ROS, the whole [reprogramming] machine will not move, but then once you [reduce] ROS, I think vitamin C does something [else] to make the machine move more smoothly," he says.
"Overall I think this is quite impressive progress," says Kwang-Soo Kim, director of the Molecular Neurobiology Lab at Harvard Medical School. Kim has developed a system to improve the safety of iPS cells by delivering the four proteins that induce pluripotency directly into cells. Because it avoids retroviruses, which integrate their genomes into cell chromosomes, his system carries less risk of potentially cancer causing mutations. But the efficiency is low—one to 10 percent of the viral method—and it's much slower. "We need a different kind of approach," he says.


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Carina Brendel
Order processing & handling
"I've successfully finished my apprenticeship at clearaudio in July 2008. My tasks mainly include service, accounting and ordering. I share the Clearaudio goal: "to satisfy our customers and to provide the best possible service.""
Peter Daut
Production Manager
"I`m working in the production since the year 2000. My fields of work are organisation & manufacturing of clearaudio products."
Ralf Rucker
Acting Production Manager, Trainee Manager for foreman
"Since 1998 I`m a member of the clearaudio production team.
As the trainee manager in the production section I build up the basics for the clearaudio future"
James Rose
Head of shipment department, Quality management
"Since July 2002 my team and I have done everything possible to en-sure that all customer orders, from all over the world, arrive on time and in the right place."