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1-800-IDEA-MAN: Camel packs for surgeons
As I was holding retractors one day this week, an awful fit of hunger hit me. I looked at the OR's clock and realized that I hadn't eaten in about 9 hours. I also realized that this operation was going to run another 2-3 hours and I would probably miss lunch again. In order to fight off the hunger, I propose that surgeons wear a camel back under their sterile gowns. Commonly used by long distance runners and hikers, a camel back is a back pack that contains water for the purpose of keeping hydrated on the go. A tube runs from the bag, over the wearer's shoulder, and directly into his mouth. Whenever the runner wants a sip of water, he simply tilts his head toward the flexible straw, takes a drink, and keeps moving. In a similar fashion, surgeons could benefit from these devices during long procedures.
I could use a camel back to hold a can of soup to deliver it to me whenever I start to get hungry. I've got three whipples scheduled next week and I'm already thinking of ways to get fed during the surgeries. If I'm going to get varicose veins and hemorrhoids from standing for so long, at least I should be able to fight off the constant hunger pains.
To make matters worse, the bovie-the devices that melts human flesh and cauterizes wounds-makes everything smell like barbecue. A few of my readers might get turned off by the reference to cannibalism, but I call a smell like I sense it.
Perhaps my greatest frustration with surgery is that so many of the residents and students want to perform operations without ever thinking of the reasons why a particular procedure works, or why certain medications are used before and after major procedures. The chief cracks on internists by saying, "They're only concerned about mechanisms of action and susceptibility." What he doesn't realize is that those mechanisms are extremely important. There's a reason why diabetic patients take ACE inhibitors and not beta blockers. Unfortunately, our attending seems to follow the same line of thought and puts every patient on Reglan and prophylactic triple antibiotic therapy, meaning that all of those whipple patients now have super infections and are at risk for Parkinson's disease. He could prevent the former problem from ever occurring if he would just wash his hands and use sterile gloves whenever he digs into a patient's abdomen to look at the surgical site.
As part of the never ending line of assignments that I have to fulfill, I had to go to the residents' lecture this week. The topic was on fluid management and reviewed all of the material that I had to learn last year as a 2nd year medical student. I was surprised as how elementary the material was. I was even more surprised during the review section when so many senior residents got questions wrong about basic electrolyte balance. It was like watching retards compete in the math Olympics.
Question: what will a high glucose level due to the patient's sodium level?
Actual surgeon answer: if a person eats a lot of sugar, he must also eat a lot of salt. Therefore, it would be elevated.
Surgeons shouldn't strive to be only knife jockeys. Anybody can cut stuff out of a patient. Even the scrub nurses have seen enough operations to know how to remove an appendix without causing too many complications. What makes surgeons unique is the "M.D." after their names. If nothing else, they should at least know more about fluids and electrolytes than a fresh third year medical student.
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REO SpeedDealer said,
Long surgeries are like long flights. Always poop before you get into one. Hunger isn't nearly as bad as trying to hold back a turd that desperately wants to get out during those damn whipples.
REO SpeedDealer said,
This is why it is of critical importance to find a good out of the way bathroom that most people don't use. Even as an overloaded ultra busy intern, it was worth a few extra minutes to take a crap in solitude. As for why surgeons don't raise the seat or take many steps to provide common courtesy to others… most of them have the humanity beaten out of them during their residency training. If you are treated like a dog for long enough, you start behaving like one. I have seen classmates and good friends go through surgical training and come out the other side as totally different people. It is like growing up in an abusive household. When you have kids, you'll beat them too, because it is all you know about parenting. I seriously considered surgery as a career, but couldn't see myself joining such a dysfunctional family.
aspiring surgeon said,
how exactly DOES high glucose cause high sodium? seriously, i don't know…
thanks halfmd
pre-md said,
I've been reading through some of your comments about the hand-cleaning and basic precautions that the surgeons you're working with should be practicing, but aren't…
and it scares the living daylights out of me. I'm never, ever, ever, ever ever ever getting any kind of surgical procedure done in the States! Guaranteed.
Christine said,
I believe the answer to the high sodium question is that high glucose can cause dehydration and thus a concentrational hypernatremia. But I'm not positive, and I've never read anything to that effect, it's just me reasoning it out.
Stalwart Hospitalist said,
Hyperglycemia causes hyponatremia. The osmotic effect of the very high glucose level pulls more water into the vascular space, reducing the sodium concentration.
A rough estimate of the effect on the serum sodium is as follows: the sodium level will drop 1.8 mEq/dL for each 100 mg/dL the glucose level is above 100 mg/dL. (For example, a glucose level of 600 would be expected to drop the sodium level 5 x 1.8, or 9 points.)


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Mike: Original Apex 40 w/ 10mm Surf-Rodz INDeeSZ (also the test setup for below)
Billy: Original Apex 40 w/ Caliber 50 Cals
So, even after you've watched the video you have some questions? Didn't have time to watch the video? I'll do a short written review, too — just to cover all our bases.
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The biggest change you'll notice right away is the big exposed blue core that Orangatang is using for the Balut. The bigger core means that you'll have a more consistent wear pattern right down to the last bit of 'thane. It will also help keep your slides feeling super consistent. (If you remember my reviews on the 80a Stims and 86a Durians you'll remember me talking about how much the slide changed once I started really getting them small, something that I have yet to experience with the Baluts.) Orangatang didn't just stop there, however. They also decided to change the placement of the core within the wheel. Unlike any of their other wheels, which are all offset (not side-set like I said in the video, that was my goof), the Baluts feature a center-set core. This means you can flip the wheels when you notice you're getting some coning and don't have to worry about them riding any different, it also drastically changes the way they ride. And for the record, these are not the same cores used in 4prez/Inheats.
Instead of the "grip/slip" control that the Stims and Durians brag about with due to their fat, rounded lips, the center-set Baluts offer a very different ride. The first thing you notice when you get on the Baluts is just how easy they are to break out into a slide. You really don't have to put a whole lot of "umph" into them to get them to break out. That being said, I have yet to really experience a situation where I've been ultra worried about them icing out from under me. While I haven't been skating any technical downhill with them (…that'd just be silly) that would require me to take sharp turns at speed, hard carves and corners feel like you have just enough grip to keep you from going over the edge. A big part of that might be the new 'thane they're using and the fact that these are the softest Orangatang is offering, the 80a.
The new 'thane, dubbed "Euphorathane," is probably where I got most concerned when I first heard about these wheels. Why? Because I'm quite in love with 80a Happy Thane after I got intimate with it for the review I did a little while back. Fear not, though, because the new 'thane really rocks. It's tough to really tell just how different the Euphorathane is compared to the Happy Thane wheels because we haven't seen a Euphorathane Stimulus yet and the Baluts are SO different overall that it's like comparing apples and oranges at this point. How does it skate? Super smooth, as I said before the wheels break out exactly when you want and offer what I think is one of the most buttery slides I've ever experienced. Unlike what we've been hearing about the 83a Baluts (I have yet to ride them myself), the 80a duro is soft enough to actually shed some speed and leave some 'thane on the pavement, but not to the point where you loose too much momentum. I've noticed the new 'thane to be a little more durable too. Coning has been more than manageable and I haven't had any significant problems with flatspots (so far…), although I know Billy has had a little trouble with them. I've actually had less issues with preventing/getting rid of flatspots and coning with the 80a Euphorathane than I did riding the 83a Stimulus wheels.
I've really enjoyed these things so far and have had a much easier time learning some new tricks because of how easy they are to break out and how consistent and predictable they are. The 80a 'thane is soft enough to kill some speed when you want it, grip enough when you need it, and still leave some 'thane lines while actually being pretty friggin durable. Orangatang addressed a lot of the qualms people had with the Stims and, in my opinion, hit the nail on the head with the changes.
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Criminal Profiling Case Study: Ted Bundy Introduction The case of Ted Bundy, full name Theodore Bundy whom was known as one of the most unpredictable mass murderers and was executed in Florida on Jan 24, 1989. The day before his execution Dr. James Dobson, a Christian talk radio host interviewed him. Analyzing the information Bundy shared and his environmental background I will view the case from an objective perspective to gather contextual evidence to form a psychological evaluation and diagnosis. Using the DSM-V I was able to find a diagnosis which met the emotional lack of empathy yet ability to remain functional and perform planned homicides....


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No Gold Star (@nogoldstar) Written and Performed by Alison Lynne Ward (8 Monkeys Productions) Co-created and Directed by Tara Travis (Monster Theatre) Vancouver, BC.
This new play in creation is the unofficial sequel to Alison's hit "1/4 Life Crisis" ("Revealing, relatable and had the audience falling out of their chairs with laughter..." Plank Magazine, TO).
True to her signature style, Alison's autobiographical tale of being a late-blooming lesbian is fabulously frank and candid, with moments of poignancy amid the laughs. Don't miss this inspiring show about finding truth in the first day of the rest of your life.
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The aim of this page is not to fully explain KDE's Semantic Search technology and every detail, but to give a short overview, some examples, share the vision behind it and link to relevant information on the web.
From KDE Applications 4.13 onwards, the 'Baloo' file indexing and file search framework replaces Nepomuk. Read details on the changes for Applications 4.13 here. Semantic Search no longer uses a single, big database, but separate, specialized databases for each type of data. The new search databases are in $HOME/.local/share/baloo. If you upgraded to KDE Applications 4.13 from an earlier KDE release, you can delete $KDEHOME/share/apps/nepomuk.
As the Glossary mentions, Semantic Search is about classification, organisation and presentation of data. It is not an application, but a component which can be used by developers within applications.
For example, the Dolphin file manager makes use of Search. In KDE Applications versions prior to 4.13 Semantic Search must be enabled from . The information sidebar of Dolphin ( , or press F11) presents information extracted by Search about the selected file, and also allows you to assign tags, ratings and comments to files. This information is then stored and indexed by Search. You can then search for metadata using the navigation bar in Dolphin. Click to , or press Ctrl+F, and search for file names or file contents.
KDE's Semantic Search offers several 'layers' of functionality to applications. The first and most simple of those is manual tagging, rating and commenting, as used in Dolphin. This helps you to find your files faster, but is also a lot of work.
To make finding files containing text easier, Search offers a second functionality: indexing the text of files. You can find files by entering some words which you know are in there, or just (part of) their title.
The third layer is a very complex one, and the reason why the underlying technology, Nepomuk, was conceived as a research project of several companies and universities in the European union. This is where you will find difficult words like 'semantic desktop' and 'ontologies'. Basically, it is about context and relationships.
Search does not index every file on the hard drive. Its default configuration in most Linux distributions excludes some common patterns for backup files and configuration directories. You can change this in. Add folders to be excluded. If you want to turn off indexing of files entirely, just add your home folder there.
In System Settings you can also control whether Search indexes files on removable media such as USB drives and CD-ROMs. In KDE Applications 4.13 this is not available, removable media are not indexed. Future versions are planned to reintroduce this functionality.
Let me try to explain what Semantic Search offers using two examples. These features are not available fully yet - the base is there but application developers need to integrate this in their applications.
Say you received a photo from a friend of yours, 2 weeks ago. You saved it somewhere on your computer. Now how to you find that file? If you don't remember the location, you're out of luck.
Now Semantic Search aims to help you. You know this file came from that friend of yours, your computer does not know. Search, however, can remember this relationship. Searching on the name of your friend will therefore pop up the photo!
Another potential relationship is between a web page you copied text from and the document you pasted it into, or two images showing the same car. Such relations can sometimes be extracted from the files themselves (you could analyze photos and see who or what is on there) or supplied by the applications involved (as in the above email example). This part of Search is still under heavy development, and needs integration in applications, so you can expect it to take a few more years to really shine.
All in all, this part of Semantic Search is about making search smart. Think about how Google tries to be smart with your searches: when you search for a hotel and a city name, it shows above the website results a google map showing hotels in the city you mentioned! It might even suggest a better name in case you made a spelling mistake. Google also tries to put the most relevant information on top of the list of results, using complex calculations on relationships (links) between websites. Semantic Search will be able to offer such smart results and order them on relevancy using relationship information.
These relationships can not only help you while searching for files, but also have an influence on applications and what information they present. Note that this way of using Search is still more a vision than reality! Many of the components are in place, but it is not yet integrated in applications and the desktop as a whole.
So here an example of bringing context awareness to your desktop could help you work more efficiently.
Say you are working on finishing some notes you took in a meeting. The phone rings, and somebody asks you to find that spreadsheet with prices, adjust it for a customer. After a few more interruptions you find your desktop full of files and windows...
It'd be nice to be able to organize all that a bit better, right?
Enter 'activities'. These have been introduced in Plasma, and currently offer different 'desktops'. They are a bit like virtual desktops, except that the desktop itself changes, not the set of applications. Different widgets, background, things like that. Of course, since Plasma 4.3, each virtual desktop can have its own activity, bringing the two in sync.
If applications and desktop were aware of activities, you could create an activity for each of the tasks you regularly work on. So if you often have to change a spreadsheet with prices, you create an activity for that: put a Folder View (or several) widget on the desktop, add a calculator and a todo-widget to keep track of what you still have to change. Maybe even an email folder widget showing the mails with questions regarding these prices spreadsheets!
As soon as somebody asks a question about prices, you switch to this activity. Fire up your spreadsheet application. It is aware of your activity so it shows recent price spreadsheets, not the recent list of inventory you were working on in another activity! Kopete, the chat application shows your colleague who knows all about prices, as she is the person you always chat with when working on this activity.
When you are finished, you go back to another activity, and once again all applications adjust their behavior to fit what you are doing.
The benefits of such an activity-based work flow go further than you might at first expect. It not only helps you find files and contact persons, but also helps in switching tasks itself. The human brain isn't very good at multi-tasking - it takes most people several minutes to get up to speed after switching tasks. Changing the 'environment' helps a lot in speeding this up, even if it's just on the screen. Compare it with getting in the mood for your holiday by packing your bag!
Of course, the above is mostly relevant to people working behind their computer in the office or at home. A gamer or a casual user would probably not use these activities much.
The scenario described above is already partially implemented in the Activities but much work is still left.
The following is taken from a KDE forums post. Please feel free to add/remove/modify details if you have the time!
In versions of the KDE Applications before 4.13, Semantic Search would have components running separate from applications. This functionality could be disabled by unchecking Desktop Search section of System Settings. In case you want to turn off all semantic features, uncheck . Notice that this will turn off search in Dolphin as well.in the
Virtuoso is no longer used by Semantic Search starting the Applications 4.13 release.
There is one thing I need to touch on before pointing to other sources of information: sharing Nepomuk data. It'd be great if your tags, ratings and comments would be shared with others when you send them files. However, if you tagged a contact with a slightly embarrassing tag ('boring in bed') and send that persons contact information to a mutual friend you probably don't want that tag to be send as well...
This issue is of course being considered and an important subject of research by the Nepomuk researchers. For the time being, these privacy concerns, combined with technical challenges, are the reason Nepomuk context is private. Rest assured the Nepomuk team does all it can to make sure your privacy is respected.
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While almost certainly not intended to do this, yesterday the Council of Chief State School Officers – one of the creators of the Common Core – held a revelatory panel discussion with four state superintendents. Revelatory, because two Core-supporting state superintendents said pretty much what many Core opponents have long explained: Even if the standards are of outstanding quality, the Core won't work because "accountability" won't be rigorously implemented.
Starting around the 30-minute mark of the event video you can start catching comments from Tennessee Supe Kevin Huffman, and New Mexico's Hanna Skandera, lamenting past failure to translate high standards into performance, and the abandonment of Common Core testing by teacher unions. Huffmann seems especially shocked and angry that state unions he thought were on board with the Core and all its attendant accountability measures are suddenly fighting tooth and nail against it.
Said Huffmann, whose state is on the brink of delaying Core testing: "Our union leadership, which started out…in support of the standards and the assessments…has quit on the process. And they have come out against the transition to more robust assessments….I find that a shocking deviation from the past."
Alas, had Huffman and other Core supporters been listening to opponents such as myself, or Jay Greene at the University of Arkansas, they would not have been the least bit shocked by this. For instance, as I wrote in the 2010 report Behind the Curtain: Assessing the Case for National Curriculum Standards:


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Well I've got so many clients to track keywords for, most of which don't have a blog so I cannot use the WordPress plugins that would make this part of the job easier. But thankfully a fellow Linkbuildr reader and now friend, Will Reinhardt, gave me access to his SEO Keyword Ranking tool. I asked if I could review it out of the kindness of my heart, so this in no way influenced by money what-so-ever(so f%$! off Google :).
This tool is for one thing and one thing only…tracking your position in the search engines. I've used a bunch of free tools, paid tools and doing it by hand but the simplicity of SEO Keyword Ranking takes the cake. The tool tracks all the major search engines and provides reports on a time schedule, depending on how you want it. The reports are handled two ways, one within your account and secondly, straight via email all packaged in a nice and easy to read report. This is great because I can send my clients the reports automatically without worrying about it, and if I ever need to review them they're only a few clicks away.
So lets talk about the pricing. A lot of the other keyword rank tools out there cost quite a bit but you won't have to worry about that here. William has included 3 different pricing structures, the first being 100% free and the ability to track 3 projects with 5 keywords per project. The standard package is only $9/month and allows you to track 10 projects with 50 keywords per project. The highest package available is only $24/month which tracks 20 projects and upto 200 keywords per project. I encourge you all to sign up for a free account and give it a whirl and then report back in the comments here.
Cons: These cons only effect you if you are using this for clients as well, and I can imagine would be a lot of you. First up I would like to see some sort of unlimited account option because I sometimes do work for 20 clients/projects a month and would quickly run out of space. Secondly I would REALLY like to see an option to send reports via email to my client as well, or just my client. This would allow me to sit back and not worry about sending reports…I'm kinda lazy sometimes! I doubled checked to make sure this feature wasn't in there, and if it is and I missed it Will….I appologize.


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Release Date: 2012 |
Album Rating: 3.5No, there is nothing at all creepy about this review!
"yours truly is a grumpy old man"
Album Rating: 3.5Well, I'm no Oscar The Grouch like you are, but there is a notion around Sputnik that I am your 2IC.
wtf since when did this happen, and why wasn't I notified?
Album Rating: 3.5I said it was a "notion"... Or maybe that was just the "old" part. I forget.
So anyway, this album is surprisingly good. Go in with an open mind & many will be impressed.
Awesome review as ever, not sure I'd like this, though. May give it a listen eventually.
Album Rating: 3.5Thanks Ali. Difficult to tell how much you'd like this... & it may depend on your expectations.
Still can't believe that 15 year olds can make an album as good as this.
Album Rating: 3.5I checked this out on Spotify and I like it. Good find, Davey.
Album Rating: 3.5I thought you might Trey. Your favorite genre is: Female-fronted so-and-so!
It's probably not as good as the debuts from Dead Sara (or even The Pretty Reckless), but it's pretty close.
Album Rating: 3.5You know me too well ;)
Davey Boy sporting a Southampton FC crest is just what.
Album Rating: 3.5Dave, I've rather closely been following the mighty Saints ever since Le Tiss was schooling those that got paid 10 times as much as he did.
Loved the way they have returned to the promised land with back-to-back promotions without buying the world.
Really enjoyed reading this review sir, sounds like this is headed for some radio play time.
Album Rating: 3.5Why thank-you Monsieur Acanthus.
And yes, it definitely deserves some airplay by any station that plays Foo Fighters-like rock.
This grumpy old man is going to give these young'uns a listen.
Davey - dominoes in the park later?
Album Rating: 3.5Enjoy Pedro. You should like them.
And I'm an intellectual... I prefer chess. ;-)
Chess it is then
Does this sound anything like The Donnas/Shonen Knife? I'm imagining something along those lines...
heard of this band a while back
Digging: Burial - Claustro/State Forest
Hello Daddy, hello Mom
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherri bomb
Album Rating: 3.5Yes, The Donnas is a decent comparison. I have not heard of the other band you named.
"...a while back" fishy. They're 15! Had they been conceived when you had heard of them? ;-)
"Hello world I'm your wild girl, I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb"... They claim that they did not get their name from that song, but rather some book.
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John Biretta is an Associate Astronomer at the
Space Telescope Science Institute. He has been at
STScI since 1993 and is currently in charge of the
Wide Field / Planetary Camera group, which is the
primary imaging instrument on-board the Hubble Space
Telescope. Dr. Biretta's scientific interests are
in the area of "active" galaxies and the jets they
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how these jets are formed, and how they propagate
across enormous distances in their host galaxies.
John grew up in Greenhills, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.
One of his early recollections was his family going
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Wicked Sons of Judah
Paul tells us that anyone who fails to provide for his family has denied the faith and is "worse than an unbeliever" (1 Tim. 5:8). Onan was killed when he would not give a son to Er or a ...Read More
Desperate Measures
Our role in redemptive history does not hinge on us acting boldly to raise up physical offspring for Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. However, this has not eliminated His call for us to take daring moves of faith. Like Tamar (Gen ...Read More
Judah Repents
Judah's disobedient refusal to give Tamar a husband showed his faith was weak (James 2:14–26). We likewise show our faith to be wanting when we sin. Like Judah, we should be willing to confess our sins before ...Read More
God's Grace and Reward
Judah is one of many figures in history who shows us that there are no sinners too wicked for God to redeem. Those who commit the most horrific crimes can still be transformed and renewed when they repent and turn ...Read More


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Myths in GTA San Andreas
| The subject of this page is unofficial.
It does not form part of GTA canon and is not produced or endorsed by Rockstar Games.
There are a variety of myths revolving around Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Most are misconceptions, made up, or simply glitches or bugs. These stories revolve around actual locations and events in the game. Due to the popularity of these myths, people have spent countless time searching for or wanting to know about something that does not exist.
- 1 Bigfoot
- 2 Loch Ness Monster
- 3 UFOs
- 4 Sharks
- 5 Rusty Wheelchair
- 6 Ghost Cars
- 7 Girl from the TV/Samara
- 8 Horses in Las Barrancas
- 9 Panopticon Killer/Leatherface/Chainsaw Killer/Piggsy
- 10 Serial Killer
- 11 Screaming Voices
- 12 Epsilon Cult
- 13 Door in the Sky
- 14 Others
- 15 References
Bigfoot is one of the most popular myths associated with the game. Although many people claim that they have seen Bigfoot, there is no proof that he exists, and many videos captured of Bigfoot are either glitches, mods, or made-up. Moreover, Rockstar confirmed in an interview that Bigfoot doesn't exist in the game. Refer to the main article for more information on Bigfoot.
Loch Ness Monster
The legend of the Loch Ness monster was one of the first myths to emerge. It was believed that it appears in the Fisher's Lagoon, one of the few lakes accessible by the player at the very beginning of the game. Like many other myths, this had a strong support back in 2005, but lacks any evidence or in-game references, which would seem to classify this myth as fake. It was later confirmed by a Rockstar spokesman that the 'Nessie' myth is fake.
UFOs are another popular myth of GTA San Andreas. As of this time, a Rockstar spokesman was interviewed and when they asked him about UFOs he changed the subject. Later in another interview, a Rockstar spokesman said: "We did not initially put UFOs in-game. However, there may be some data still in the game we thought to have deleted." This has aroused suspicion among certain areas of the fanbase.
Sometimes on the streets, you can hear a pedestrian discuss about a UFO attack on their car.
People have claimed to see sharks in the waters of San Andreas. They are said to be just mods, but others claim they're just rare. It is unknown if these sharks actually exist in the game, otherwise. Some have stated that sharks actually attack Carl Johnson and kill him, others say they just swim away frightened. People have actually mistaken Dolphins for Sharks because they look similar in game. Like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the sharks in GTA San Andreas are invincible and will not die from gunfire. People have said that sharks are only found underneath the Gant Bridge. The IMG tool for gta3.img on San Andreas actually proves that sharks are in San Andreas because it states the shark.dff file is in the game. As seen in numerous videos, the shark doesn't even attack Carl Johnson and highly resembles a White Tip Shark.
Rusty Wheelchair
There's an abandoned wheelchair at the end of the wharf in Fisher's Lagoon. It uses the same texture as a waste skip in Bayside Marina. The wheelchair was believed by many to be a reference to the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as one of the youths in this movie is in a wheelchair, but is in fact more likely a reference to the Rockstar game Manhunt, where it can be seen at the beginning. The following pedestrian dialog can be heard in Palomino Creek:
- Have you seen this disabled person chair moving?
- No, have you?
- Neither have I, bye-bye!
- Bye-Bye!
Some people see timings on the front wheels of the chair and assume that something will happen at those times. The "mystery of the chair" was never solved in the standard GTA game, and it is believed the chair doesn't carry any hidden meaning. Although, when two members of GTAForums launched their own competition called GTA Treasurehunt, in which the last mission involved solving the wheelchair mystery. After the lake was filled up with rocks and stones a dead body was found floating in the middle. This is, however, strictly non-canon.
Although many people try to connect the skip with the wheelchair, It is obvious that Rockstar Games did not bother to create a new texture dedicated to this simple useless model, the skip texture appeared rusty, so that used that instead of creating a new one.
Ghost Cars
The Ghost Cars myth is essentially based upon the misinterpretation of a minor glitch. The myth centered on the abandoned cars, which spawn in the rural areas of San Andreas. If they spawn on a slope, they roll down it as if they're being driven. Some curious players investigated the cars and found that there was nobody in it, thus leading them to believe that the car was driving itself. However, there is nothing particularly strange about the vehicles themselves, as they were simply put there in case the player got stranded in the countryside without a vehicle. There is a mod involving the Glendales in the Back o Beyond. Once activated, players that go near a parked Glendale, the car's lights will turn on, and start attacking players (this mod also applies to the beat-up Sadler near the ghost car area).
Some people have also claimed to have seen a ghostly Vortex shrouded by a "ghostly mist" in the San Fierro bay area. The reason that it moves is because, like the Glendale, it spawns on a slope, and the "mist" is the result of the sand being kicked up as it slides down the beach.
There is also a random car parked in a driveway in Playa del Seville that sometimes rolls down into the road (this depends on the car).
Also, from time to time, a certain glitch may occur. If the driver shoots and kills the driver of a car, sometimes, the person's body may not fall out. When this happens, the car still drives itself as if the driver was never killed. The only way to stop the car is to carjack the owner and take the car as shooting the already dead body will not work.
Girl from the TV/Samara
This myth is also the one that did not get much support - in fact, it all has started with a video uploaded onto YouTube in 2006, featuring CJ in his living room looking around when the black girl appears from the television in the corner and disappears a second later. There is no other proof of this girl. It is believed that it is either a glitch which caused a pedestrian to spawn in the house by mistake and was removed by the game immediately, or it was a mod for the PC version of GTA San Andreas. The dark figure looks very similar to a homeless pedestrian from San Fierro which has a sign that reads "God is playing with us!" on his chest - there was even a video on YouTube comparing both the TV girl and the tramp pictures.
Horses in Las Barrancas
The reference to horses can be found on the Rockstar website, on the Tierra Robada section of the map. When the cursor is positioned over the Las Barrancas icon, the following text can be seen at the bottom of the map:
A quaint desert town steeped in local history, home to preserved Hopi ruins and the terrible setting of the Barrancas Mass Grave. In 1842, the 66th Cavalry, under the command of Colonel Henry Bolt, was stationed in nearby Fort Carson when they answered a call for help from homesteaders under attack from bandits. Riding to the rescue, the whole force fell down a hole. It is said that the sound of a hundred horses can be heard riding through the town at midnight...
Though there is little support/speculation, some people spent some time trying to hear the sound of horses at midnight, but failed to do so. It is unclear which hole was mentioned in the legend and whether it still exists. So far no evidence has been found about the presence of any type of anomaly in Las Barrancas.
Many people have taken the "hole" referenced here to be the mass grave near Las Brujas. This would seem incongruous however, as they are on opposite sides of the river, and the hole in question is both up against a wall and too small for an entire cavalry division to fall into.
Panopticon Killer/Leatherface/Chainsaw Killer/Piggsy
Another strong myth of GTA San Andreas is a Chainsaw killer. He has many names such as Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Piggsy from another Rockstar game, Manhunt, and even Hitler, but to avoid confusion this article will refer to him as The Killer. The whole idea of The Killer started when somebody said that they heard a chainsaw in The Panopticon area. Many have assumed this to be true due to the nature of the area - it looks scary when it is foggy, is full of small sheds and cut down trees and contains a chainsaw pickup. The strange sound can be heard during rainy weather on the first version of the game as a glitch. Over time, the myth has evolved, people started to find out more clues and weird objects. It is said that The Killer lives in the countryside, near the Shady Cabin in the Panopticon, he uses a chainsaw or a firearm to kill his victims, and he appears from behind the player (usually from the house) and kills him almost instantly. Although many people have claimed they have seen the killer, there is still no strong evidence to his existence. There are also many descriptions of the killer, they all differ which makes it difficult to believe that killer's existence is plausible. His existence has also been reported at Mount Chiliad, Fisher's Lagoon, Shady Cabin, and other farms. But there was a video on YouTube posted on August 06, 2008 by the user Cfox306 which some players who have watched it think it's true. After a little searching Piggsy appears with a chainsaw and kills CJ. There have been sightings of Leatherface in Fisher's Lagoon near the wheelchair or the little house on the shore. 2 dead bodies (a man and a woman) can be found on the road going up Mount Chiliad, implying that the killer killed them during sex.
Recently it has been proved that a Pedestrian spawns with a chainsaw in the Mission "The Meat Business" and it is believed to have been used by Rockstar Games outside of that mission.
Serial Killer
This myth is very similar to the Panopticon Killer. The only difference is that this man lives in the desert and uses a rifle to kill his victims. The majority of people tend to think that he lives in a small house in Tierra Robada, not far from a Cluckin' Bell. Some people have posted videos of him in Fort Carson with a combat shotgun or unarmed. He is believed to be the same man as "Mr. Trenchcoat" (see the UFOs article for more information). He can often be seen on the small dirt road next to the river, just meters away from his house, and in the Lil' Probe Inn. People have claimed that this person starts randomly shooting and kills other pedestrians - at this moment, no evidence has been found. It is believed that this myth started when someone had a riot cheat enabled without realizing it. The Myth of the serial killer is sometimes linked with the myth of the Las Venturas desert Mass Grave.
Screaming Voices
This, just like Bigfoot and Leatherface, is another myth that some people have claimed to have encountered while playing the game. The most common hearing of these horror voices is on Mount Chiliad, in a shack halfway up the mountain, used in a mission in the game. It was midnight and stormy when these hearings happened. Some believe that it is just a mod or a hoax. Other people claimed to hear the screaming voices in Panopticon area and in Back o' Beyond. However, it was later discovered that in one case the "screaming voice" was the sound of an abandoned Quadbike's tires screeching against the rock, as it was stuck in the ground. It's also possible to hear a loud groan near Gant Bridge, mostly at nights. This has been attributed to Bigfoot, but has been identified as the fog horn of one of the ships around the bay.
Epsilon Cult
Map references
One place, "The Farm. Cult location", is shown on the map provided with GTA San Andreas. The farmhouse windows are glowing blue at night, unlike any other window in the game which glow yellow.
Another place associated with cult is located near The Big Ear. When looked at closely, the pattern of light and dark areas of sand form an image very similar to the one featured on the web-site, and indeed looks like a face of Krant's descendant. There are ghost town and abandoned vehicles nearby, which made the theory that Epsilon is somehow connected to this place even stronger.
There is a house in the desert, which was connected with Epsilon by various people. It is so-called "bunker", which is located west of the abandoned airstrip. The house is interesting, because there are no people or cars nearby - the force of Epsilon is believed to keep them away and only cult members can go closer. The house was featured in famous 4 AM series.
Many people have claimed seeing a yellow entrance triangle in the sky over the Cluckin' Bell take-away in the desert, which is believed to be the entrance to the Puerta Amarilla Valley, which means Yellow Door Valley in Spanish. However, as can be seen from this video all triangles lead to abandoned houses, which supposedly were made to be used in burglary missions, but later were taken out. (Note: There are two markers visible high above the sky in the desert. These are difficult to see during gameplay as they are above the ceiling limit for aircrafts. These markers lead to nowhere and are thought to be test markers as the names of the markers are S1TEST and OFTEST).
The Epsilon website gives players the opportunity to "become one of the children of Kraff" by visiting a particular location:
Join us in something special and become one of the children of Kraff.
Travel through the dawn to the pass pictured in our brochures. Look for a red truck with a dent on the right fender. Raise your left hand and recite the words: "Take me to to my father-father, brother-uncle. Kifflom." We'll do the rest. Because we all know, there is Kifflom and there is Krant, and both be praised.
Blindfold required.
Travel through the dawn to the pass pictured in our brochures.
Dawn means that it has to be morning or an evening. As there are no brochures available, many refer to Rockstar's book for San Andreas. The only picture taken at dawn there is the picture of Sherman dam. Apparently, it fits the idea ideally, as it is a "pass" at the same time - it links two islands. Another proof of possible connection to Epsilon is the official GTA: SA trailer. First few seconds feature red truck (Walton, not Sadler) travelling across the dam. This is seen by some as a possible hint to the solution to Epsilon secret. "Pass" could also mean a valley between hills or mountains.
Look for a red truck with a dent on the right fender.
There are a number of Sadler trucks, found around San Andreas which have been smashed. One of them can be found next to the fisherman's hut north from the abandoned airstrip, another in the forests of Back o' Beyond, there are few more in other places. Picking the one near the airstrip makes more sense, as it is located most closely to the dam. Please note, that Sadlers always spawn in different colours, so you may want to come back again to make sure you have got a red one.
Raise your left hand and recite the words: "Take me to to my father-father, brother-uncle. Kifflom."
CJ can raise his hand, if he is aiming his gun and then looks back. In that case the gun will be pointed upwards and so will be his arm. CJ cannot be made to talk, and so no players have managed to make anything happen, nor gain access to the Puerta Amarilla Valley. Also, when using hand-to-hand combat CJ puts his left arm up when he blocks.
There are a number of rumors, most of which are believed don't have any backup. Some popular myths have originated from jblend's blog where he stated a number of things, the most popular being:
If you see the number one, then you're on your way. Only true believers of Kifflom (praise!!!) can enter the portals. So Keep listening to the trees and I am sure that you'll find your path. If you learn the true meaning of Kifflom (praise him!!!) then you can enter the golden portals of Puertas Amarillas Valley.
Although it is not very plausible, the author claimed to be working for Rockstar, thus making many players looking for number 1 in game or looking for the trees with weird shapes in the woods. It was believed that under certain circumstances you will be able to hear the tree talking; or, once you saw the tree ("number one" in the sequence) everything else will be revealed by the game itself without the need for player's interaction. This is often linked with floating tree, walk-through tree and LOD trees which do not have anything to do with Epsilon.
A noticable fact is that jblend's statement appeared a few weeks prior to official release of San Andreas on PS2.
Another famous rumor describes what you have to wear (or to do) in order to trigger the mission start.
- Desert Eagle
- Camera
- Cane
- Blue clothes and hat from Didier Sachs
- Blue sneakers from Prolaps
- Night Vision Goggles
- Joke Mask from Binco
- Red Truck (Sadshit)
- Red Haircut
- Cross chain from Didier Sachs
- Cross, R.I.P, and Grave Tattoos (there is only one combined R.I.P. and Grave tatoo in the game though)
- Spend $10,000 at a casino
- Go with 9 prostitutes in a week
The "9 prostitutes" are related to one of the tenets of Epsilon: "Lie with 9 partners a week". In Lazlow's talk show Cris Formage also says: "Lie with 9 partners a week, it explains everything."
Having a cane in weapons slot seems to be based on another Cris's quote: "Touch my cane" which he orders Lazlow to do.
In the teaser video, which can be found on The official GTA SA web-site under Media>Video>First trailer a red Walton can be seen driving across the Sherman Dam. This enforces the speculated theory that the Dam is the pass mentioned on Epsilon web-site and that this is somehow related.
Another Rumor is that of Blueberry, Redcounty Where it also is beleved that Epsilon takes place because of
the many blue lights that can been seen at night e.g inside the barns at EasterBoard Farm, at the side of hill on the west side of Blueberry Acres, under the bridge at the south end of Blueberry and the truck terminal also in the south end of Blueberry. The suprising thing about the Red County Truck Terminal is that it is the only place in the whole of San Andreas that has the words red and trunk, this could be another reference to the red truck that is mentioned on the Epsilon website .
Door in the Sky
The Yellow door secret is explained in the Epsilon Program article.
The doors in the sky are actually yellow markers that allow you to walk through and end up inside of a building.
The only two yellow markers that are found in the sky are above Cluckin' Bell in the desert. They are far up in the sky and only reachable with cheats or hacks.
Reports say the two doors are only houses that were meant for Robbery Missions. Rockstar hides these interiors for a reason for nobody to find or reach. In San Andreas, Rockstar hides these marks above San Andreas.
- Beverly Johnson's ghost
This myth may have started when a "ghost graffiti" texture glitch was discovered at Los Santos cemetery. Many people claim that Beverly Johnson's ghost appears in the kitchen/living room of CJ's house in Ganton.
- Phonebooth and an unknown caller in the desert
A popular story about a mystery phone booth in the desert are circulating around the Internet. It is claimed that the phonebooth rings and that if the player approaches it, no one responds to the call. This myth may have its root in a real life phone booth that was located on an isolated road in the Mojave Desert between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. There is, however a Phone booth mod available which places phone boxes in random places around the desert.
- "Ghost person"
People have posted videos on YouTube claiming that they've seen a ghostly person in an abandoned town's cemetery. Lack of evidence support this claim. The videos were showing heavily modded games on the PC and the "ghost person" is usually a black-textured pedestrian.


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I posted recently a simple introduction to the mock library. Today, I'd like to show you some of its indirect uses, that I found helpful in my everyday testing needs.
Custom patcherIt is very easy to set up mock objects to respond to events. You just access attributes and set either them or their return value. When using the patch decorator, a mock instance is provided to your test method as the last argument, so you set it up just before excercising your production code.
def test_stdin_reader(mock_stdin):
mock_stdin.write.return_value = "hello" # setting up mock_stdin
In this example the setting up part is really easy - just a single line. But in real-life projects, you might find yourself setting whole attribute hierarchies on mocks, repeatedly in every many test methods.
That's when a custom patcher allows you to implement the DRY principle in an elegant manner.
class MyTest(unittest.TestCase):
def test_one(self):
def test_two(self):
It's very easy to write a custom patcher.
def patch_db(func):
def wrapper(*args):
mock_db = args[-1]
# ... perform complicated setup on mock_db
return wrapper
Cutting offThe cut_off patcher is useful when you need to mock out several objects, and don't care about the mock instances. Say you want to deactivate internet access in a module that uses both urllibs.
@cut_off("mymodule.urllib", "mymodule.urllib2")
def test_something():
The implementation of cut_off is very simple too.
def cut_off(*patches):
def decorator(meth):
def wrapper(self, *args):
return meth(self, *args[:-len(patches)])
for obj in patches:
wrapper = mock.patch(obj)(wrapper)
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As with any design trend, you do need to adhere to some simple guidelines, which we will outline below. This is to ensure that you create a clearly defined style, so that both you and your guests know exactly what you are trying to achieve. From the bathroom to the garden, we're going to show you how to bring the country style to life in your home. Take a look…
Stone walls and stunning country style details make this a kitchen to covet. With a view of the garden through the windows, you can feel inspired as you cook and create meals for yourself, your family or guests. The stunning workmanship has gone into the cabinetry and worktops is a marvel – the exposed wood grain adds a certain warmth and rawness to the space. Light filled and charming, this is a quintessential example of a country style kitchen. The heart of every home, it looks delicate and sturdy all at the same time. If your thoughts are anything like ours, we're imagining the smell of a roast or freshly baked loaf of bread permeating the space.
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An! I'm back in socal for like 2 weeks, you're in Ontario now??
Hi, I am new here, can I join your group?? When you guys going to play??
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i am so sorry i didn't see your message until right now!
of course, i'd love to hit with you.
i'm playing in hollywood tomorrow morning around 9 or 10. pointsettioa rec center near pointsettia and santa monica blvd. if you'd like to come, please do.
text me and just say it's an from tennisopolis. 619-241-4472
PS in general i'm out in the inland empire not hollywood/LA. i just happen to be here for a few days.
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thanks for inviting me. So when do you guys play on Wednesdays and Fridays?
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The recipient of this year's Stackhouse Memorial Scholarship honors one of Jerry Stackhouse's deceased sisters.
It says something positive about an individual who makes it big and still remembers heritage and roots. It says something a little extra when that something involves family.
When Jerry Stackhouse left Kinston High School to play basketball for UNC, many kept track of their hometown star. They continued to follow him after he was drafted into the NBA by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1995.
It goes without saying that most of us will never enjoy the lifestyle of an NBA star. Likewise, if we are fortunate, we�ll never experience the loss of three siblings in the prime of life. Stackhouse knows both and he has used the success from one to pay homage to the other.
In September of 2008, Stackhouse pledged $50,000 to the Lenoir Memorial Foundation to name the Lenoir Memorial Hospital Diabetes Center for his mother, Minnie Stackhouse. His gift also established a nursing scholarship in honor of three sisters, two of whom died from diabetes � the late Clema Jean Dawson-Peterson, the late Bertha Delois Meadows and Mary Magdalene Thomas, who suffers from the disease.
The scholarship is designed to honor one sister per year and to rotate sequentially. This year, the Foundation awards its first Stackhouse Memorial Scholarship in memory of Peterson.
Jequetta Thomas is the first recipient of the Stackhouse Memorial Scholarship. She demonstrates high standards of performance in the classroom and high moral character, both conditions of the scholarship. In her reference letter, Assistant Clinical Professor Melissa Schwartz said, �I only wish that I had more like her,� adding that she is �truly motivated and determined to be the best nurse she can be.�
Perhaps part of that motivation comes from growing up with a mother who is a registered nurse. In her application, Thomas sited being inspired witnessing her mother being �rewarded daily by positively impacting her patients� lives.�
Outside the classroom, Thomas is active in her church as a youth dance leader. She is a member of the Black Student Union at ECU, and is the historian of the Multicultural Student Nursing Association. She expects to graduate from university�s College of Nursing in May 2013.