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KYYAAA! There's a Novel that has come out...What do you guys know about it....?
Here are some images from it...
SP ouuut. BUSY.
i wish i could read the novel!
I want to read the novel too... but sadly, i have no information to share with you guys. this is the first time i heard of it. T_T
is that yuki's best friend hugged by hanabusa????????? where did you get it????????
where can i get my hands on it?
✿★☆♦ is it too much to ask???...JUST DUN SEND ME CHAIN LETTERS!!!!✿★
that's cool hopes it gets licensed ^^
Zettai daijobu da yo
takuto4mitsuki wrote:
is that yuki's best friend hugged by hanabusa????????? where did you get it????????
I know that its definately not yori-chan but its a new character in the novel that likes kaname and the story is set just after the night class was established...
and i got the pictures randomly...
SP ouuut. BUSY.
I want to read it!
Doing whatever i can
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KYYAAA! There's a Novel that has come out...What do you guys know about it....?
Here are some images from it...
Those pics look cool
Doing whatever i can
i thought it looked like the manga --"
okay. maybe i'm wrong.
my ass is closed for business all year round XD
i want it!!!!!!!!!!!!
nice sketch
anime is my world.. my life, a part of me, its who i am
where can found it !? =P
Here is a translated preview that I downloaded, somewhere...I kind of edited some bits cause it didn't make sense...
Vampire Knight – Sin of Ice Blue
Original: Matsuri Hino
Author: Ayuna Fujisaki
Translated: Tomi
If she did not have that encounter…
How things would have been different for her now…
His mind wonders idly like that as the rain keeps falling on him.
It's meaningless to think all those 'If's…
Because it's too late since it did happen already in the past…
Since I've already met her…
Falling rain stings his eyes. Pieces of ice break away…and the sand melts away to nothing along with the rain.
And he just keeps standing there…unmoving…
It all started...just a few months ago...
Wow… Why does everyone seem to so high?
That's what she, Fuuka Kisaragi, was thinking.
It was the night before the entrance ceremony for Cross Academy. She and the other new students were attending an event called "An Evening of Socializing". However, the level of excitement among those students was bit too much for such a get-together, she thought. As she looked around, she noticed that most students who were noisy with their excitement seemed be the girls who graduated from Junior High.
"Finally, I can see those in the Night Class in person~!"
"Rumor says, they are all elite and good-looking. What should I do? I'm so nervous~!"
"Hey, is it true that there are only gorgeous people in the Night Class?"
"Yeah! My sister is in high school division but according to her it is true. They are unreal!"
"Gash, I'm so looking forward to see them~!"
People in Night-Class division…?
Fuuka, who attended a different Junior High, was wondering what those girls were talking about when lights on stage came alive.
And there appeared…
"Hello to all you freshmen. Thanks for attending this event tonight. I'm Hanabusa Aidou."
Under the bright light, he lightly brushed his hair and posed for a moment.
"I'm Akatsuki Kain," said Kain as he stood there looking uninterested.
Waah~! It's true. They are so handsome!
Fuuka was awestruck.
"They are really, truly handsome!"
"I'm so glad I chose to come here!"
The appearance of those two gorgeous guys was enough to cause excitement in the audience - Aidou smiling brightly, and Kain trying to hold his yawn.
"Which blood type is more common among this year's freshmen?"
With Aidou's this sudden question, people fell silent for a moment.
"Is he a type who believes in the Blood-type and Personality compatibility?"
"I wonder if he likes some fortune-telling."
"Ah, that's so cute!"
Girls who are out-going started to respond to him immediately.
"I'm a punctual A-type!"
"I'm a rare AB-type!"
"I'm a laid-back O-type!"
"I see. I prefer…A and O-type…, and B and AB, too. Guess I like them all so it doesn't matter. Seems there are lots of cute girls this year. So let's make our school life fun one!"
With that, it seems a fan-club for all those girls who fell in love with Aidou was created. Also, the temperature in this auditorium rose about 5 degree, it seems.
"Can't keep up with this…" Kain said with a sigh, as girls let out another scream for Aidou's bright smile. That's when another handsome guy appeared onto the stage.
"Hey, Aidou. Take it easy. I'm Takuma Ichijou, the vice chairman for the Night Class and also a vice officer for the Moon dormitory."
"He looks like a Prince~!"
Hearing more delighted screams in the audience, Fuuka couldn't suppress her surprise.
Another handsome guy! What is this? Is a rumor of NC consists only the beautiful people really true? Are they choosing who attend Night Class by their looks?
Ichijou continues. "Unfortunately, you, the Day-Class and we, the Night Class have very little contact with each other which I'm sad to tell you."
With this comment, Fuuka noticed the mood of audience fell crashing down. She imagined that most girls in audience wished they, too, were in Night Class.
"Thus, I hope we can still get along well. So, it was great to meeting you! Now, I understand you will all be a student of Cross Academy after tomorrow's entrance ceremony..." continues Ichijou with a smile.
"I hope you will enjoy the fulfilling school life… Hey, what? Kaname?"
With a shock, he almost dropped his microphone.
At that precise moment, she was hit with such intense ecstasy she almost felt dizzy.
What is this?
Seems my heart could stop now…
Fuuka couldn't take her eyes off from the person who just appeared on the stage - she didn't even blink.
What a beautiful, black-hair - a splendid color of darkness.
He was like the ruler of the night. Standing there smiling gently with elegance and dignity. And Fuuka was at loss. Lost in his beauty, she couldn't help but to be drawn to him…
What a beautiful person…
The world was turning to his color… I can hardly breathe now… But I feel such happiness at same time…
What is this feeling?
My heart is pounding so hard now… My cheeks feel hot… I'm embarrassed see him straight… but can't look away, because it's too precious…
This feeling….What is it?
Mean while on stage, Ichijou tried to gain a control of himself even though it was obvious that this person's appearance did shock him greatly.
Why Kaname is here? This is just a social gathering for the show and there is no need for him to come…?
Then, just as he read what was in Ichijou's mind, Kaname smile and said, "I just wanted to congratulate all new students… Shouldn't I have come?"
"No, way~!" replied girls in the audience, before Ichijou could.
Next, there appeared other members of Night Class - Ruka, Shiki, and Rima - Seeing such gorgeous faces, it was almost a dream-like view on the stage.
"Hey, Ruka. Why didn't you stop Kaname?" whispered Ichijou.
"I did think that Kaname-sama should not be bothered by these low-life humans, but…" started Ruka angrily.
"…Well, there is nothing we can do to stop him anyway…", added Shiki.
"Gee…" With a sigh, Ichijou finally put his smile back on his face and turned to audience.
"…As you can see, our Night Class's chairman came to say his congratulation to you all. Kaname, take it away!"
Kaname took the microphone from Ichijou's hand, and slowly moved it to his attractive red lips.
"…I hope you have a wonderful time at this school."
And that was the end of the evening gathering. Members of Night Class left the stage leaving girl audiences in love-struck mood and boy audiences in silence.
"Ah~ They went back…" The atmosphere suddenly got depressing as Night Class disappeared from view.
"That's right. We do use the same classrooms as Night Class. If we wait for them to come out of their dorm, we can see them again!"
"I'll be there everyday!"
"Me, too. For Aidou-senpai!"
"What? I'm all for Kaname-senpai!"
"I like Kain-senpai the best!"
"Me~! Ichijou-senpai~!"
As girls started their confession to each other…
Fuuka was still left in her dream-like state.
Was it Kaname's beauty she was attracted? Or was it his beautiful blood?
This was the day that changed Fuuka's destiny forever…
On the way to Moon dorm, Kaname suddenly stopped in midway.
"What's the matter, Kaname?"
Then, he looked up at the night sky as though something was in his mind.
The wheel of fate began to spin…
No one could stop it now...
A few months later...
With a tiny hope burning in her heart, Fuuka hurried down to the Moon Dorm…
Her fate…shall begin...now...
Continues with VK – Sin of Ice Blue Novel
Novel "Vampire Knight – Sin of Ice Blue" will continue from here on.
What kind of fate awaits for Fuuka, a girl who fell for Kaname?
Because her heart was completely taken by Kaname's presence, a Day Class first year student, Fuuka Kisaragi, decided to sneak into Moon Dormitory a night before The Saint Chocolatle Day. There, she met her fate…and…
It happened a year before Yuuki and Zero entered high school. Aidou, Ichijou, Kain, Shiki, and other students in Night Class show their true self as…
Who the vampire is… or human? What kind of relation between these two can exsist? Revealed in first time, one of legends of Kurosu-Gakuen that was sealed in the past!!
The Second Story – Setsuna no Toki (A moment in time)
It's a story of young Zero. How was he when he was young?
(Young Zero said) "Why vampires always harm human?"
"Setsuna no Toki" is the second story in the book along with "Ice Blue no Tsumi". It's a story of an incident which Zero experienced when he was 11. At that time, he was entrusted under Master Yagair's guidance, to become a professional hunter. At there, he meets a boy named Kaito, who is 4 year older than Zero and also was training to become a pro-hunter. It's a story from hunter-side that has never been told before…
What was a hunter apprentice, Kaito, facing in his life???
SP ouuut. BUSY.
But doesn't kaname like yuuki?im totally confused right now...
☆Have a blessed new year everyone!! (:
So it's a novel, but it's full of pictures?

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Courses in arts and sciences are offered for the first time. Thirty-five students are taught by two full-time faculty. University of Buffalo Havana Cigars sell for 5 cents.
Townsend Hall at Niagara Square is given to UB by the Women's Education and Industrial Union of Buffalo. The college's home for seven years, the building is later sold and the name transferred to the current Townsend Hall on the South Campus.
UB issues historic non-discrimination statement: "For all Buffalo Boys and Girls regardless of race, creed or class." Ad in Iris yearbook for Lutz's Barber Shop promises "Electric Hair Cutting, Facial Massaging and Cranium Manipulating done with Ambidextrous Facility."
Samuel P. Capen, the first director of the American Council on Education, is inaugurated as university chancellor. Capen will lead the university for 28 years, demonstrating a profound commitment to the arts and sciences.
Dean of Women Lillias MacDonald oversees dramatic increases in female enrollment, especially in the College.
Library director and English professor Charles D. Abbott founds the UB Poetry Collection, cultivating a wide network of English-language poets.
Immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, UB reorganizes its programs of instruction to allow students to finish their courses in shorter periods.
Total enrollment at UB is 7,045. The number of veterans enrolled reaches a peak at 2,511, with the majority in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Clifford C. Furnas is inaugurated as chancellor; he later becomes the State University of New York at Buffalo's first president. Olive Lester takes the helm of the psychology department, becoming the first woman to chair an arts and sciences department at UB.
A Buffalo couple, Frederick and Alice Slee, leave their entire fortune to support music at UB, including the playing of Beethoven's string quartet cycle in perpetuity. Vic Carbone of Alpha Phi Delta and Loretta Minsterman are listed as being "pinned" in The Spectrum.
Art department (now Visual Studies) merges with the Albright Art School. The university establishes the Slee professorship with composer Aaron Copland as its first holder.
UB joins the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Full professors' salaries begin at $9,300.
Albert Cook is named chair of the English department, and over the next four years transforms the faculty, bringing in such visiting authors as Allen Ginsberg and Robert Duncan.
In a legendary hoax, the "Thallus of Marchantia" arrives at Buffalo Airport. Alleged potentate is a UB student who hoodwinks local media.
The College of Arts and Sciences is divided into three faculties: Arts and Letters, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social Sciences and Administration. Martin Luther King Jr. gives a speech on "The Future of Integration" at Buffalo's Kleinhans Music Hall.
UB's English program is ranked 19th in the country by the American Council on Education. Construction begins on the Amherst Campus. Spring semester ends earlier than usual after four months of demonstrations and strikes focused on the Vietnam War, civil rights and other social issues.
Elizabeth Kennedy teaches the first women's studies course at UB. "The Greening of America" by Charles Reich and "Future Shock" by Alvin Toffler are the best-selling books on campus.
Poets Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gwendolyn Brooks read from their works in Norton Hall (now Squire Hall) on the South Campus.
The Amherst Campus officially becomes the university's central campus, with the completion of the Capen/Norton/Talbert complex along the academic spine. Blizzard of '77 blasts Western New York with record snowfalls and high winds.
Steven B. Sample is appointed 12th president and immediately announces his goal to develop UB into one of the nation's top 10 public research institutions. He also pledges "to reaffirm the liberal arts and sciences as the core of the academic enterprise." The Honors Program (later Honors College) is established.
The Undergraduate College is created to improve general education, especially for underclassmen. A sign posted at Undergraduate Library stipulates "No food or drink/Smoking in designated areas only."
In an address to the academic community, President Sample urges a reintegration of the Arts and Sciences and "a reestablishment of the intellectual leadership of the liberal arts within the academy."
The Center for the Arts opens with a three-week festival. Performers include the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Tanzfabrik, the Berlin Dance Company.
UB enrolls 25,000 students, offers almost 300 degree programs and has an operating budget of almost $600 million. Fred "Chico" Lager, former CEO of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, shares ice cream and expertise at an open house for freshmen.
University Libraries acquires its three millionth volume, Jacob Rueff's "De conceptu et generatione hominis." It's added to the Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection.
UB's arts and sciences departments are reunited in a reestablished College of Arts and Sciences.
New York City art dealer David K. Anderson donates the Anderson Gallery building to UB. He also establishes a $2-million trust to assist with exhibitions and upkeep.
Carl Dennis, professor of English, is named recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his eighth collection, "Practical Gods."
John B. Simpson becomes UB's 14th president. Novelist Joyce Carol Oates lectures as part of the Distinguished Speakers Series. President Simpson launches UB 2020, the strategic planning initiative to build the university's prominence as a world-class public research university.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, UB opens its doors to students from four schools in New Orleans forced to suspend classes because of the storm. The UB Humanities Institute is established to help "question, comprehend and transform an increasingly complex world."
The 14th Dalai Lama delivers an address at UB Stadium on the theme of promoting peace across borders through education.
The university launches "Building UB," a comprehensive physical planning process. UB introduces undergraduate learning academies in research exploration, civic engagement and global perspectives.
Annette Cravens (MSW '68) donates her priceless collection of nearly 700 archaeological and ethnographic objects for a permanent exhibit at the UB Anderson Gallery.
President Barack Obama delivers a major policy address on college affordability in Alumni Arena. Twenty-three new faculty members join the College of Arts and Sciences.
Sources include University Libraries timeline of UB history, 1846-2011; UB Archives reports and materials; "75 Years of Arts & Sciences," UB Today, spring 1989.
Photography courtesy of University Archives, Douglas Levere and Nancy J Parisi


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Salutations! I'm the bearded brewer. Writer of bearded brewing. Obviously, I have a beard. A big, gnarly, natural beard. And I'm proud of it. Some might say perversely proud.
As you might imagine, I also love beer, and I've been known to brew my own. This blog will chronicle my adventures in home brewing.
In addition to being a bearded brewer, I am also a bearded contractor/handyman specializing in restoration. It's possible that from time to time I'll post about that, too.


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About Michele Oka Doner
Michele Oka Doner has been called "nature's scribe." The sculptures and decorative objects—candelabras, tableware, and accessories—she creates recall organic forms, resembling bark, tree roots, microscopic molecules, and the human body. Over the course of her career she has created several important pieces of public art, including Radiant Site (1991), a groundbreaking tile installation in the New York subway system, and A Walk on the Beach (1995), a two-and-a-half-mile-long concourse at the Miami International Airport of dark terrazzo inlaid with bronze and mother-of-pearl. A recurring theme in her work is the marine flora and fauna of her native Miami. "Miami Beach is primal in my work," she has said. "It was a place that fascinated and nurtured me, with the forces of nature, the dramatic thunderstorms, the extraordinary light."
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Well-made wooden toy guitar designed for small hands:
Bright American flag graphics are painted on this sturdy wooden toy guitar. Its durable finish will stand up to hard pretend rockin.' 6 metal strings are tunable. Guitar pick included. Sized just right for kids.
Rockin' in the USA Guitar Dimensions: 20.5" x 6.5" WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children younger than three.


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Madame Jojo's
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Brewer Street
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Average User Rating
3.8 / 5
Rating Breakdown
- 5 star:2
- 4 star:0
- 3 star:1
- 2 star:1
- 1 star:0
It's a great venue with good music, atmosphere and wonderful show. However, I rang the place in advance to ask if cameras were allowed on the show, and made clear what kind of camera I had, they confirmed I was going to be allowed to take pictures during the show and not to worry. I made the effort to take a camera, only to be told right there that cameras were NOT ALLOWED. I was very disappointed as they could have told me that on the phone and I would not have bothered with a nice Nikon to look after.
I just had my hen night at madame jojo's we had the package with food and we all enjoyed it with some sing along tunes the drag queens looked amazing a real fun night out with the girls and all my friends have been raving about it since i will definitely be going there again soon!
Almost a two hour drive to get there for a pre-booked table and meal only to be told lastminute.com hadn't sent on our booking to them. Right now I should be annoyed with lastminute.com, but when the staff said they were not surprised and that it happened often then you have to ask yourself why Madam JoJo's are desperate enough to use the inept services of lastminute.com. Some of the other reviews here sound like they've been written by fanboys/girls. I'm sure they had a great time, but my bad booking experience aside, some acts are good, some are not so good. Typical cabaret I guess. The venue is OK, but a bit small, certainly smaller than expected. Quite a few people were standing due to lack of seats so I recommend not pre booking, getting there early, and avoid the toilets as much as possible. I may go again, but I'm not planning it.
Just spent New Years Eve at madam Jojo's ....... Fantastic! The Burlesque was fantastic fun and the girls were excellent! The music was great ....just right for the party! Looking to go again soon


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Nexus 5 Rumors: Specs to Feature Same 13MP Camera as LG G2
The upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone could feature the same 13-megapixel camera as the LG G2.
There have already been several regulatory filings that support this assumption. It would basically be following in the footsteps of its predecessor the Nexus 4 as that device came with the same camera as the company's 2012 flagship, the LG Optimus G.
Android Authority compared the camera modules for the LG G2 to the device that has shown up in the recent FCC docs that is said to be the Nexus 5, and they appear to be strikingly similar.
The two look identical to one another, however; that still does not mean that the Nexus 5 will have the exact same shooter as the LG G2.
The G2's 13-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization would greatly help the company to sell the new Nexus model.
Chances of the Nexus 5 being made by LG have greatly improved as Motorola was also in the running for manufacturing it at one point in time.
A newly discovered regulatory filing revealed that the device with the codename LG D820 is not a CDMA version of the LG G2.
This relates to a story from last week that involved a device with the codename LG D820 that popped up in an FCC filing. Many enthusiasts believed this could be the next-generation Nexus since its hardware was very close to that of the G2, the smartphone it is expected to be based on. This new report reveals that it will not be a G2, which means that it is most likely be some kind of Nexus device.
@evleaks tweeted out on Monday that the LG D820 is actually a CDMA variant of the LG G2 and not a Nexus, but today's report proves they were wrong. One of the main criticisms with the assumption at the time was that the D820's dimensions were quite different from the LG G2's.
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Let Tom Cruise know that you still care about him, even if he wasn't nominated for an Oscar, by taking up Alltel's offer. Purchase a Samsung Delve before April 16 and receive a free 2GB microSD card loaded with the Mission Impossible trilogy. We guess that Samsung and Paramount couldn't quite coordinate on this one as you have to mail in a redemption card and will receive your MI prize in 4 to 6 weeks. In the meantime, you can play with Samsung Mobile's fun site that they set up.
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Even though Paula Abdul is leaving the show, American Idol will still have four judges, Fox chairman Peter Rice told the FOX Television Critics Association on Thursday.
"There is going to be a search," he said. The search is for a permanent replacement, while there will be guest judges taking her place during the auditions.
According to Peter, the producers "were hoping" Abdul would come back. "We love Paula. She's been a really wonderful part of the show for eight years."
Sources say that Paula asked for a $20 million deal which producers were unwilling to meet. She also rejected a thirty percent raise.
According to FOX, guest judges including Victoria Beckham and Katy Perry will join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi in the seven weeks of audition rounds, which starts Friday in Denver.
"We'll have these guest judges do one week each during the audition [period]… there is no thought right now that any of these judges will be long term judge for us," Rice said. "All of the people we are talking to have successful careers. I don't even think they'd be available to judge full-time. We have now until January to introduce a new energy to the panel."
There are also rumors that Kandi Burruss of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is being considered as a judge, but those are simply rumors for now.


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AB 144 - Concealed Weapons Bill - California Key Vote
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Title: Concealed Weapons Bill
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Vote to pass a bill that makes it a misdemeanor offense to openly carry an unloaded handgun on one's person or within one's vehicle in public places.
- Specifies that the penalties for carrying an unloaded handgun in public include a jail sentence of up to 1 year and a maximum fine of $1,000 (Sec. 15).
- Exempts certain persons, organizations, and groups from being subject to the provisions of this bill related to the open carry of an unloaded handgun including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 15):
- A peace officer or retired peace officer that is authorized to carry a firearm;
- A person who is making a lawful arrest;
- A person who is licensed to engage in the business of manufacturing, importing, repairing, or dealing in firearms, while engaged in the lawful course of business;
- Members of an authorized military or civil organization who are parading or rehearsing for a parade at the meeting place of the organization;
- Members of any club or organization practicing shooting at an established shooting range;
- Licensed hunters, while engaged in hunting or transporting the handgun when going to or returning from a hunting expedition; and
- An authorized agent, employee, or participant of a motion picture, television production, or entertainment event, when the participant uses the handgun as part of that production.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 13, 2011
Title: Concealed Weapons Bill
- Tom Ammiano (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Anthony J. Portantino Jr. (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin de Leon (CA - D)
- Jared William Huffman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
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EMR Documentation Pitfalls, EMR Adoption Numbers, and from the Hospital EMR
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
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— Heidi Roman MD (@hkroman) November 23, 2012
This article is one of the most thoughtful pieces I've read about the challenges and benefits of EMR versus paper charts. It hits the nail on the head of the opportunities that are available with EMR, but also the stark realities of what's happening with EMR implementations as well. Go read it and I think you'll agree.
International survey shows two-thirds of US primary care docs using electronic medical records, up from 46% in '09 ow.ly/fttKR #EMR
— Commonwealth Fund (@commonwealthfnd) November 24, 2012
I'm always suspicious of EMR adoption rates that are put out there. This one puts EMR adoption at 69%. What I think is more significant is the change in EMR adoption rate from their previous survey in 2009 where EMR adoption was at 46%. A 23% increase in EMR adoption is definitely a trend, but we didn't need a survey to tell us that shift was happening.
Ok if one more nurse writes "please see!!!!!" in the EMR next to a stable pt who's simply annoying I'm going to set fire to this place.
— Dr Killpatient (@Talesfromtheer) November 25, 2012
You should probably just go read all of Dr. Killpatient on Twitter. Yes, I'm sure many of you will cringe at what's tweeted. I did in some cases too, but it is a really transparent look into one ER doc's views. I wonder what his nurses would think of the tweet above. It's also interesting what's documented in the EMR. I wonder what Dr. Killpatients note looked like. Probably not as specific as the tweet.


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John Cunningham is Joe, Douglas Sills is John and Jordan Lage is Sam in William Mastrosimone's new play, "Ride the Tiger" slated for New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre.
And if you want to assume they're Joe Kennedy, JFK and mobster Sam Giancano, well, there won't be anyone around the theater to disuade you.
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Government retains UK's strict animal testing regime
The UK says it will retain stricter animal testing standards than required by a new European Union Directive.
The Home Office Minister, Lynne Featherstone, said that special protection for dogs cats and primates would be maintained.
Ms Featherstone also said that a centralised system for approving research licenses would continue.
The statement was welcomed by the research community and animal welfare organisations.
But the RSPCA's senior scientific officer, Barney Reed said that he was concerned the government was initially prepared to accept EU regulations which would have allowed smaller cage sizes, the use of less humane killing methods and the watering down of the powers of ethics committees which oversee animal research.
"It's been unfortunate that we've had to battle for 18 months to pretty much stand still and maintain the standards that we currently have," he told BBC News.
Professor Roger Lemon, a prominent medical researcher at University College London and spokesman for the campaign organisation Understanding Animal Research, said the UK had the highest welfare standards in the world for animal experimentation.
"We applaud the Home Office decision to hold on to those high standards," he said.
The EU has set minimum standards for the care and welfare of animals used in research in a directive which has to be implemented by the beginning of next year. The regulations are largely in line with UK directives which are policed and administered by the Home Office. But in a small number of areas, the standards are slightly lower.
The chief executive of one of the organisations that funds animal experiments, Prof Douglas Kell, said he welcomed legislation that he believes aims to improve welfare standards across Europe.
"Harmonising standards ensures that researchers collaborating across European borders are working together to achieve animal welfare with a common understanding," he said.
"This is increasingly important in areas like livestock diseases where researchers are working together to combat emerging threats".
Kailah Eglington, the chief executive of the Dr Hadwen Trust, which funds research into alternatives to the use of animals in research, said that the amended act will enshrine the principles of reduction, refinement and replacement of animal experimentation in law, making it harder for scientists to use more animals in future research.
"The current 'gentlemen's agreement' of replacing animal experiments with non-animal alternatives will be reinforced by transposition of key new EU provisions into UK law," she said. "The new regulations will help replace the use of animals in all medical research and enable more scientists to focus on developing human-relevant alternatives throughout Europe."
Troy Seidle, director of research & toxicology at Humane Society International/UK, said that the Home Office's response offers little in the way of reform in the way that animal experiments are regulated in Britain.
"(It) is unlikely to do anything to significantly reduce the number of animals subjected to experiments. This response seems largely about maintaining the status quo which means maintaining an already flawed system that is insufficiently scrutinised with independence or scientific rigour," he said.
Dr Tony Peatfield, Director of Corporate Affairs at the Medical Research Council (MRC) noted that the Home Office had responded to calls by the research community to reduce the bureaucracy involved in regulating animal experimentation.
"The MRC strongly supports any effort to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy where there is no benefit to the welfare of research animals. We particularly welcome the commitment to simplifying the personal licensing system, aimed at ensuring that all those who work with research animals are properly trained and fully competent; we look forward to working with the Home Office to develop a simpler system."
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In 1991, at age 17, I fled Bucks County, an overwhelmingly white, working-class region in southeast Pennsylvania where I grew up. I left because the life of the working class was brutal and I wanted no part of it. I cringed at the racism and xenophobia that seemed to rise out of the anxieties of precarious labor. I desperately hoped there was some alternative to coming home each day looking as battered as did so many grown-ups I would catch staring blankly into TV screens or half-empty glasses of beer.
My father was laid off twice in the 1980s, two recessions ago, first from his job at a mustard factory, which packed up and moved south, and later from a company that produced tractor-trailer doors and side-view mirrors. I've only seen him cry twice. The first time was during his brother's funeral; Uncle Jim was killed in a drunk-driving accident. The next time was when he and I had an argument about my skipping a night of work at my first dishwashing job. He demanded I go; I spit back that at least I had a job–cruel words from a 14-year-old with a Mohawk. Recently, the tip of one of his fingers was shorn clear off while working with a shrink-wrap machine with defective safety gear. He didn't push the issue with the employee compensation folks, though, for fear of creating problems.
My mom has worked in the same factory for more than thirty years. Along with about a hundred others, some immigrants from Southeast Asia, she makes small motors that can be used in dialysis machines, rotating advertising signs or those amusement park games where you maneuver a metal claw hoping to extricate a small fuzzy animal. I'm amazed this type of production still exists in the United States. So is she, especially since a holding company took over from the original family owners and, in turn, sold the firm to a tight-fisted corporation that's been cutting corners–and jobs.
Statistics tell us that Bucks County–one of those places Nixon's "Southern strategy" hit hard when, under Ronald Reagan, it moved north in the 1980s–has been undergoing a political sea change. The pressure of the Obama campaign and its well-organized "ground game," as well as the global economic meltdown and diminished support for the war in Iraq have all had their effect.
For the first time since the 1960s, registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in the county. Since April the Democratic Party has outpaced Republicans in registering voters by a margin of almost two to one. In fact–and this should stun anyone–the total number of new voters who choose "Independent," "no affiliation," "the Green Party" or other even smaller third-party options surpassed Republican Party registration in those months. Think of that as just one more small indication of the utter bankruptcy of the Bush years and, of course, of the Grand Old Party.


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When people think of strenuous physical activity, they likely think of hitting the gym, running a few miles, playing a pickup game of their favorite sport. They likely don't think of landscaping, planting, weeding, and all other parts of the gardening world. And although gardening may be no half marathon or championship game, it can certainly take a physical toll on your body – especially if you don't know what measures to take to prevent an injury.
Brett Peters, one of the physical therapists with ATI Physical Therapy, warned that individuals must know how to prevent injuries before spending long hours in their gardens.
"The most important thing is to do something to warm-up before heading to the garden," Peters said. "It can just be walking for five or ten minutes, just something to get your muscles loose first."
In addition, Peters advised individuals to regularly switch up their positions while gardening.
"No matter what you're doing, it's important not to stay in a single position too long," Peters said. "Whether it's standing up straight or bending down, gardeners need to switch their positions so they don't negatively affect their back and posture."
He said that the most common gardening injuries are back injuries, including herniated or bulging discs. Although treatment for spine injuries varies from patient to patient, it's important to consult a medical professional whenever you experience an injury.
"If you feel back pain, your first step is to get to a doctor as soon as possible," Peters said. "Your next step is to get to a physical therapist early to help prevent your injury from becoming chronic."
To help ward off injuries, the following stretches can help loosen your muscles and prepare you for the rigors (yes, rigors!) of gardening. Peters suggested the following stretches…
- Lumbar truck rotation: Lie on your back with your knees bent and up in the air. Rock knees from side to side.
- Single knee to chest: While still lying on your back, bring right knee up to your chest and then lower. Repeat with left knee.
Despite regular stretching, injuries can still occur. If you experience pain in your back (or anywhere else) during gardening, be sure to consult a physician and get it checked out.


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February 02. 2014 9:24PM
Weare voters weigh in on proposed operating budget
By NANCY BEAN FOSTER
Union Leader Correspondent
WEARE — There was lots of discussion, but few changes made to the proposed warrant presented at Saturday's deliberative session at the middle school.
In March, voters will be asked to weigh in on the proposed operating budget, a new public works facility, two collective bargaining agreements, and a slew of other proposals that, combined, would raise the tax rate to $4.47 from its current level of $3.30. The increase would equal an additional $234 on a house appraised at $200,000.
The first order of business at the deliberative session, attended by around 50 people, is a $967,000 bond for a new facility for the Department of Public Works. Voters have struck down the new building request four times, according to Director Tim Redmond, but the employees are still facing safety problems and the town is paying more for repair and maintenance costs for vehicles left out in the elements.
The revised plan for the facility increases the length of the building by 40 feet, adding space for an additional bay, a ventilation system so vehicles can be run indoors, and a fire suppression system.
"If you don't go along with this now, sooner or later you're going to be forced to," said resident Del Rice. "These guys deserve a safe place to work."
The town's operating budget is proposed at $5,110,673 (default budget is $5,040,892), which marks a 2.25 percent increase over last year's budget.
There are collective bargaining agreements on the ballot for public works employees and police officers.
The three-year public works contract, which would cost an additional $20,198 in the first year, and would then actually save the town $11,334 in the second year, and $34,642 in the third year will help prevent Weare from being a "training ground" for employees who then find work in other towns for more money, said Redmond. The savings would come from higher contributions to the employees' health care plans.
The police contract would give officers raises while at the same time increasing their contributions to their health care plans. The finance committee refused to support the article because the raises could total 5 percent, which they felt was too high. But board Chairman Tom Clow said the contract also changes important language regarding management rights, shift assignments and overtime — changes the town has been trying to negotiate for years.
"It would be devastating to see it slip by," he said. "You've got to give something to get something."
Voters will also weigh in on two new police officers, raises for non-union employees, road reconstruction, replacement of several vehicles, including an ambulance and a police cruiser, and smaller ticket items like fireworks, cemetery fencing, and computers for the library.


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When Durango resident James Calvin Holmes III woke early last Friday to a text message from his friend, Shavontae Hunter, he had no idea the barrage of the social-media madness that awaited.
Are you OK? it read.
Another friend wrote on his Facebook page: Please tell me youre in San Diego.
Holmes was, in fact, in Southern California visiting family and friends, but that didnt stop hundreds of Twitter users from labeling him a killer.
I must have gotten 1,000 messages. It was like hate mail, he said Monday at Radio Shack on Main Avenue, where he works.
A different James Holmes James Eagan Holmes is in police custody in connection with the shooting of 12 people during a midnight premiere showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora last Friday.
Physical characteristics aside the Holmes in Durango is black the two men share an uncanny amount in common. The suspected shooter is 24 years old; the Holmes here just turned 25 a few days ago. The suspected shooter grew up near San Diego and now lives in Colorado. The local Holmes grew up near San Diego and now lives in Colorado.
The former Fort Lewis College student said his Twitter feed was overwhelmed with hateful comments during the weekend. One even accused him of changing his profile photo to a black man to deflect suspicion.
Others came to his defense.
Why is this guy getting harassed? It wasnt him, Holmes said one person tweeted.
Another Twitter user decided to play detective and claimed the local Holmes posted evidence of his nefarious plot weeks in advance.
A fan of the ESPN2 show First Take, Holmes tweeted Who was Batman tonite? to host Skip Bayless on June 21 after LeBron James turned in a dominating NBA Finals performance. Bayless and co-host Stephen A. Smith had compared Miami Heat stars Dwayne Wade and James to Batman and Robin, respectively.
In another bizarre coincidence, the local Holmes was in the vicinity of the Century 16 movie theater just days before the massacre occurred. While en route to California, his flight out of Denver was postponed. He spent the night at a friends house in Aurora.
We drove right past the theater, he said.
Holmes is hopeful the Twitter maelstrom will simmer down as details about the man arrested for the assault emerge. But he said the incident has opened his eyes to the Internets power to distort reality.
(Online) everybody is interacting with everybody, with complete strangers. The truth gets tangled up, he said. I guess social media can be used for good or bad.
Twitter users arent the only ones guilty of jumping to conclusions in the aftermath of Fridays shooting spree.
News outlets have come under criticism for speculating on James Eagan Holmes political views based on nothing but rumor and hearsay.
On Good Morning America Friday, ABC News investigative correspondent Brian Ross suggested that the gunman may have connections to the Colorado Tea Party based on the affiliations of a different Holmes. ABC has since apologized and issued a retraction after a severe backlash.
Also Friday, the conservative website Breitbart.com insinuated that the shooter could be a Democrat, using La Plata County voter registration lists as proof.
The website had not corrected the mistake as of Monday afternoon.
Local news stations in Tampa, Fla., were fooled as well. James Holmes Jr. had to fend off reporters demanding to hear how his son could commit such an appalling crime.
An Internet search revealed more than 2,900 people named James Holmes living in the United States.
Im trying not to let (the Twitter reactions) get me down. Peoples emotions are running high, which is understandable, the local Holmes said. My prayers go out to the victims families.


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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Syria's main opposition group in exile elected a left-wing veteran dissident born into a Christian family as its new president on Friday, a choice that could help counter Western concerns about possible Islamist influence over the group.
George Sabra, a Communist-turned-social-democrat and former high school teacher who once wrote for the Arabic version of Sesame Street, said his election as head of the Syrian National Council is proof that Syrians are not beholden to sectarianism.
"This day is a victory of the Syrian people to prove all over the world the reality of the Syrians ... as young people shouted in the streets, 'Syrian people are one, one, one,'" he said moments after his victory was announced at a conference in Doha, Qatar.
Sabra's election came on the eve of a crucial decision for the SNC.
The Istanbul-based group, widely seen as out of touch with activists fighting the regime of President Bashar Assad, must decide Saturday whether to join a broader opposition leadership, an idea promoted by Western and Arab backers of those trying to oust President Bashar Assad.
Under the plan, the new group would form a transitional government in rebel-held areas of Syria and presumably serve as a conduit for foreign aid to the opposition. The rebels' Western backers have declined to send weapons to the rebels, for fear they will fall into the wrong hands.
Syria's opposition says it needs weapons to break the military stalemate in Syria and defeat Assad. Asked Friday what he wants from the international community, Sabra said: "Weapons, weapons, weapons."
Meanwhile, SNC members have expressed reservations about the new leadership group, fearing that the SNC's influence would be diluted. The SNC, still the largest political opposition group, would get only about one third of some 60 seats in the new group to make room for activists inside Syria.
The SNC was to give its answer on Friday, but asked for more time after its own leadership elections dragged on and divisions arose among the members over whether to join the internationally backed initiative.
The SNC had promised its Qatari hosts and the author of the new plan, Syrian dissident Riad Seif, to decide quickly whether to accept the idea in principle. However, Sabra suggested Friday that negotiations over an acceptable formula could continue beyond the weekend.
"The problem is, there is no answer by yes or no," said Sabra, a 65-year-old father of three. "This is politics," he added with a laugh.
The gray-haired, jovial Sabra said earlier this week that he and Seif are longtime friends, and even shared a jail cell at one point. Sabra, a veteran dissident and leftist activist, said he was jailed for eight years starting in 1987 and for two brief stretches in the summer and fall of 2011, under Assad and his father and predecessor Hafez.
He said he was a leading member of Syria's Communist party, but in 2005 his group became social democrat.
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...
I have spent the last several months by doing some heavy reading and contemplating on the 1000s of choices out there. I have come to the ultimate conclusion that I have spent too long making a decision and have ended up in a serious predicament.
I have a small list of items that are of high priority to me on my first AR: mid length gas system, 1:7 twist chrome lined barrel, adjustable stock, and some type of fixed front sight.
A build is something I have considered and is definitely not out of my realm in terms of mechanical ability but at this point I rather get a rifle and go shoot.
After traveling to every LGS within 75 miles of my home I have realized that this is not going to be a reality for me in the near future with, what seems to be, an impending shortage of rifles.
So here is my questions, should I wait for a rifle that has all the above items or should I sacrifice one or more of those items in order to have the rifle now?
If I opt for a rifle now it seems I will either sacrifice the mid gas tube or the 1:7 twist.
Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I'd work backwards, I guess. The first issue is the intended use. The stock and sight are no big deal, SFAIK. The twist is appropriate for heavy bullets and long-range target shooting. I don't have a clue about the reason for the mid-length gas system.
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If it were me, I would sacrifice Mid-Length gas system in favor of good quality 1-7 barrel and other milspec components.
The mid length gas system has some theoretical advantages, but there is no "spec" for it. Everyone does it differently.
Interestingly the Mid-Length gas system was invented quite a few years ago by Armalite based on work done at Crane by the new owner Mark Westrom.
It wasn't even on the radar until BCM started making them and getting them "pimped" by several famous trainers and then getting word of mouth marketing on internet forums.
Having a barrel that will shoot any weight or gas pressure round out there is more important to me than having a gas system that might get me 18,000 instead of 15,000 rounds before I break something in the upper. (Some midlength gas systems don't shoot low pressure .223 rounds well) By the time I shoot that many rounds out of it, I can afford to buy a whole new upper.
15,000 rounds at $.30 a round is $4,500 in ammo....
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If you don't plan on competing in three gun, shooting DCM matches, or hunting varmints, it probably really doesn't make much of a difference.
Assemble a lower half yourself and buy the complete upper from a reputable manufacturer. I wouldn't wait forever though, the market seems to be getting hotter and hotter...
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David Sullivan is trying to find the two National Guard soldiers who saved his life by freeing him from his burning vehicle after a crash on Interstate 93 in Bedford.
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David Sullivan doesn't know, but he wants to thank them.
Sullivan was driving home to Massachusetts from the family's weekend home in Lincoln on March 9 with three of his own kids in the car and three of their friends.
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He went to a hospital for treatment.
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Sullivan, too, would like to find the men who helped his family that evening. He said his kids think it was "Navy Seals" who saved them.
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Lt. Col. Greg Heilshorn, state public affairs officer for the Guard, said finding out the men's identities is complicated by the fact that that was a drill weekend for the Guard. "So they could have been heading to any number of armories," he said.
They could have been going to Pease Air National Guard Base, the Army National Guard armory in Manchester, Londonderry Reserve Center or even Fort Devens in Massachusetts, Heilshorn said.
Sullivan said he hopes to meet Cronen and the others who saved them that day. "What I'd like to say to them all is . I would like to give you all a big hug and thank you very much for being there and helping me and, more importantly, all the young kids in the car."
"Whoever hasn't come out, don't be shy," he said. "You were true heroes."Sullivan suffered a concussion and two fractured vertebrae in the crash; he spent a night in Elliot Hospital. He's also been undergoing tests to see if some sort of medical episode made him black out and crash the SUV.Police charged Sullivan with reckless driving and he has to appear in court April 10 in Merrimack.
The last thing Sullivan remembers before the crash was stopping at a McDonald's in Lincoln. His next memory is of the emergency responders cutting off his clothing.
None of the six children in the vehicle, ages 10 to 16, had even a scratch.
And Sullivan said that's all that matters.
"We've told the kids God obviously was looking after us that day and he'll look after you the rest of your life. And just be thankful."
If anyone knows the identities of those who helped at the crash scene on March 9, call the NHNG public affairs office at 227-1468.