text: American College of Surgeons Media Press Releases Journal (JACS) Press Releases Allowing Part-Time Surgeons May Help Address Workforce Shortage Journal of the American College of Surgeons African-Americans May Live Longer After Liver Transplant if Their Donors Are the Same Race Recommendations to Reduce Firearm Injury, Death, and Disability Released by ACS Workgroup Global Surgeons Provide Value Through Innovation, Professionalism, and Education Reducing Opioid Prescriptions for One Operation Can Have a Spillover Effect to Other Procedures Most Surgical Residents Want Personal Financial Education Offered During Medical Training Military-Civilian Partnerships Aim to Help Meet Military Medical Readiness Needs Safety Program for Surgical Patients Sharply Drops Surgical Site Infections ACS Advocates a Consensus Strategy to Prevent Injury, Disability, and Death from Firearms Tourniquet Practice Adopted from the Military Saves Lives and Limbs in Civilians New accreditation program sets 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Distinguish Benign Pancreatic Lesions Trauma Centers with American College of Surgeons Verification Have Fewer Complications Phone-based Transitional Care Program Has High Engagement Among Surgical Patients Assay of Clotting Ability Accurately Predicts Need for Transfusion in Trauma Patients Training Surgeons to Teach the Public Is Effective in Advancing Bleeding Control Knowledge Pancreatic Cancer Patients May Live Longer by Traveling to Academic Hospital for Operation Helpful Tool Allows Physicians to More Accurately Predict Parathyroid Cancer Recurrence Pregnancy Does Not Increase Expectant Mothers' Melanoma Risk More Patients Can Avoid Hospital Admissions after Emergency Room Visits for Diverticulitis Outpatient Laparoscopic Appendectomy is Feasible in a Public County Hospital ACS NSQIP®-Based Pancreatic Fistula Risk Score Identifies At-Risk Patients Before an Operation ACS NSQIP® Surgical Risk Calculator Is Not Affected by Studies Challenging Its Accuracy Brief Module Effective in Teaching Hemorrhage Control Basics to Staff in a Large Workplace Arkansas Trauma System Saves Lives and Taxpayers' Money Predictive Tool Helps Evaluate Likely Outcomes for Elderly Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury In Select Patients with Gunshot Wounds, No Operation is Sometimes a Better Option Kidney Transplant Success Rates Improve in Children and Infants Regional Chemotherapy Technique for Extremity Sarcoma Salvages Limbs from Amputation Patient Self Checks Are Critical to Avoid Potentially Deadly Melanoma Recurrence Critically Ill Children Who Undergo Liver Transplantation Achieve the Same Survival Benefit from it as Children in Stable Health ACS and Surgical Infection Society Announce Guidelines for Prevention, Treatment of SSIs Allowing Part-Time Surgeons May Help Address Workforce Shortage Journal of the American College of Surgeons Study Finds Part-Time Employment Models for Surgeons Promote Retention NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO (September 12, 2011): More part-time employment for surgeons, particularly retiring older male or young female surgeons taking time off for their families, may considerably reduce the surgeon shortage in the United States by 2030, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Opting to work part-time is gaining popularity among Generation X (currently ages 30 through early 40s) and Millennial physicians (currently mid to late 20s) who want to achieve a better work-life balance by working fewer hours than their predecessors. The study authors found that having the option of a part-time schedule could encourage them to practice more years rather than outright retiring, a situation that would help address the looming shortages in several key surgical specialties. "Health care workforce paradigms are changing rapidly," said Bhagwan Satiani, MD, FACS, vascular surgeon and professor of surgery at The Ohio State University Medical Center, and the lead author of the study. "The trifecta of surgeons working fewer hours, sub-specializing even more, and retiring earlier, will make it difficult to address the shortages we currently face. This study demonstrates that efficient part-time employment models can begin reducing shortages almost immediately." Interestingly, recent physician polls validate these current trends across the spectrum of providers and specialties as well. In an unrelated survey of almost 12,000 physicians, only 51 percent said they would maintain their current work schedules. Eleven percent stated they planned to retire, and 30 percent planned to cut back or work part-time.1 Recent assessments by the Association of American Medical Colleges also found that among physicians over the age of 50 (one-third of physicians), 42.6 percent stated they would remain active past retirement if part-time work were available.2 According to the survey, part-time male physicians over 50 worked an average of 16.6 hours per week, and part-time female physicians worked an average of 21.3 hours per week. The authors of this study used a 2005 workforce baseline of 99,000 surgeons in general surgery and the sub-specialties of obstetrics and gynecology, thoracic surgery, otolaryngology, orthopaedic surgery, urology, and neurosurgery. Study authors assumed 3,635 Board Certificates are earned per year and that the average surgeon will practice for 30 years, with 3,300 retiring each year. Assuming variables are unchanged, researchers calculated that if one-quarter (scenario one), one-half (scenario two), or three-quarters (scenario three) of potential retirees worked half-time for an additional 10 years, the United States would have 4,125 (four percent increase), 8,250 (eight percent increase) or 12,375 (16 percent increase) additional part-time surgeons, respectively, thereby alleviating the predicted surgeon shortage by 14.2 percent, 28.3 percent, or 42.5 percent, respectively. The study authors also concluded that employment models should address flexible work schedules, malpractice premium adjustments, academic promotion, certification and licensure maintenance, and employment benefits. All the evidence indicates that part-time surgeons perform just as well as full-time surgeons do. In order to succeed, health care systems must change their view of part-time surgeons, and proportional reduction of liability premiums must be addressed. ___________ 1. The Physicians' Foundation. The physicians' perspective: medical practice in 2008. http://www.mendocinohre.org/rhic/200811/PF_Report_Final.pdf. Accessed July 20, 2010. 2. Erikson C. Preliminary results of survey of physicians over 50. Association of American Medical Colleges. The complexities of physician supply and demand: projections through 2025. http://www.aamc.org. Accessed June 2, 2011. # # # About the American College of Surgeons The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the quality of care for all surgical patients. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 79,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. For more information, visit www.facs.org. Contact Sally Garneski 312-202-5409 email@example.com


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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Kristallnacht, Berlin 1938
The many thousands of broken plate glass windows resulted in the term Kristallnacht or Night of Broken Glass to describe the events of November 9 lasting into the early morning hours of the 10th. Although the Nazis didn't get the popular uprising they had hoped for, they did notice that the overall population of some 60 million Germans showed remarkable indifference toward this first mass persecution of the Jews. Those who were shocked or outraged knew enough to keep their thoughts to themselves or risk being sent to a concentration camp. Full story is here, from HISTORY PLACE.
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Gifoie or gifoi (Japanese: ギ・フォイエ) is an intermediate damage technique common to Phantasy Star games.
Phantasy Star series
Phantasy Star II
In Phantasy Star II, gifoi costs 6 TP to cast. It deals 33 to 46 damage to a single enemy, with a 90% chance to hit.
Rolf, Hugh, and Shir are the only player characters who can use gifoi. Rolf learns gifoi at level 5, Hugh learns gifoi at level 12, and Shir learns gifoi at level 15.
Phantasy Star IV
In Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, gifoi costs 6 TP to cast. It deals fire damage to a single enemy equal to 72 plus the caster's mental stat, modified by the enemy's fire sensitivity and mental defense stat. Slugs, clawed flies, mermen, zombies, rappies, and monsters in Dezolis and Myst Vale are especially sensitive to fire damage.
Gifoi can be combined with a zan type technique or a hewn skill in any order to do a fire storm combo, or used after Wren's burst rockets skill to do a shooting star combo.
Alys, Rune, and Kyra are the only player characters who can use gifoi. Alys learns gifoi at level 14, and Rune learns gifoi at level 19. Kyra already knows gifoi when she joins the party.
Phantasy Star Online series
Phantasy Star Online
In Phantasy Star Online, gifoie is a medium-level offensive technique of fire. When cast a fireball appears and spirals out from the caster along the ground, damaging any targets that wander into its range. Higher levels improve the damage dealt, the length of time the fireball lasts, and the radius of the spell.
Gifoie does not require a target to be cast, and it hits multiple enemies, but only once per enemy. It also has fairly long start-up and cool-down periods, and should be used with caution.
Gifoie is often used as a method to receive items from several rag rappies at once. A hunter will gather all of the rappies into a tight group and defeat them all. While they lie on the ground the hunter will then cast gifoie and move far enough away for the rappies to get up. When all the rappies regain consciousness, they immediately take damage from being inside the gifoie's radius, and all drop items at once.
Red Merges and Fire Scepter:Agni will boost all fire techniques, including gifoie, by 20% when equipped.
Twin Blaze's special attack is a low-level gifoie.
Phantasy Star Online 2
- Main article: Gifoie (Phantasy Star Online 2)
Gifoie is a fire elemental damage technique in Phantasy Star Online 2. Only characters with force or techtor as their current class or sub-class can use techniques.
|Character Classes
|HUmar - HUnewearl - HUcast - HUcaseal - RAmar - RAmarl - RAcast - RAcaseal - FOmar - FOmarl - FOnewm - FOnewearl
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|Alicia Baz - Ash - Bernie - Calus - Elenor Camuel - Elly Person - Heathcliff Flowen - Kireek - Montague - Red Ring Rico - Rupika - Sue
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The Lab - VR Temple - VR Spaceship - Central Control Area - Seabed
Crater - Subterranean Desert
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Katanas - Claws - Double Sabers - Twin Swords - Fists - Launchers - Cards
|Weapons - Frames & Armour - Units - Barriers & Shields - Mags - Support Items
| Foie - Zonde - Barta - Gifoie - Gizonde - Gibarta - Rafoie - Razonde - Rabarta - Grants - Megid
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KAMERS/Makers 2018: Our Year of The Open Hand
2018 is our "Year Of The Open Hand." Because we truly believe that is the KAMERS/Makers difference. We're all about the handcrafted… Each of our shows is "handmade" in the sense that every show offers something different.
To that end we unveiled two brand new venues for our Autumn Shows – St Joseph's Marist College in Rondebosch, Cape Town from 28 February – 4 March and St David's Marist Inanda in Sandton, Joburg from 25-29 April. Two stunning historic buildings to which we brought that inimitable KAMERS/Makers twist – 150+ Makers selling everything from hand-carved wooden bow ties and hand-turned wine-barrel furniture to hand-crafted porcelain jewellery and hand-spun scarves… add fashion, food and music and it's the coolest stuff you've never seen!
The KAMERS/Makers team took a much needed breather after our record breaking Jozi show, where 16000+ people came through the doors to experience the best of SA's artisan creativity! And now…
3 Brand New Venues for the Second Half of 2018
Our summer starts early in Bloemfontein end September where we return after years of requests from the Free State faithful. The Monte Bello Estate should prove a stunning venue for our treasure trove of local fashion, jewellery, homeware, décor and lifestyle products.
Then it's on to our Winelands Summer Show – which moves from Anura to the fabulous Blaauwklippen Vineyards between Stellenbosch and Somerset West. We will break records again here, with almost 180 Makers on show – our biggest ever KAMERS/Makers! And, by popular demand, we will be bringing back our live music stage for this show.
As always, we close the year in Pretoria – with yet another amazing new venue – Cornwall Hill College in Irene. Just around the corner from the Open Window Institute where we've been for the past 6 years, this beautiful school offers us wonderful open spaces, easy access and, very importantly, plenty of secure off-street parking. The Maker Mix is still in the planning for Irene but we are looking at an even more phenomenal 200 Makers for this show.
We also believe in doing business with an open hand – one cannot give, nor receive, with a closed fist. Our proud record of launching new SA artisan entrepreneurs into the consumer market continues with dozens of never-before-seen Makers being showcased at each venue. Mzansi Makers, our non-profit initiative, got off to a fine start in 2017 with five successful projects up and running, and at least a further half-dozen scheduled and funded for 2018.
KAMERS/Makers remains a completely cashless environment, thanks to our great partners, ABSA. All credit and debit cards are accepeted, making it safer than ever to fill your free, limited edition shopper bag with unique KAMERS/Makers products.
And if the wait is getting just too long, the new and improved KAMERS Online Marketplace now makes it even easier to shop your favourite Makers right through the year at shop.kamersvol.com.
KAMERS/Makers Summer 2018
KAMERS/Makers 2018 Bloemfontein
Back by popular demand!
26 – 30 September 2018
Monte Bello Estate
KAMERS/Makers 2018 Stellenbosch
30 October – 4 November 2018
Blaauwklippen Vineyards
KAMERS/Makers 2018 Irene, Pretoria
4 – 9 December 2018
Cornwall Hill College
KAMERS/Makers Autumn 2019
Save the dates!
KAMERS/Makers 2019 Cape Town
16 – 19 March 2019
Jan van Riebeeck High School
Kloof Street
Cape Town
More info coming soon
KAMERS/Makers 2019 Joburg
26 April – 1 May 2019
St David's Marist Inanda
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We have been creating innovative solutions for projects in pipeline and plant construction together with our customers for 60 years. As a leading supplier for the gas and oil industry, also renowned companies in the chemical and water supply industries are among our customers.
Our scope of professional services include engineering, delivery, construction, and commissioning of pipelines and plants in the sectors of pumping, transport, storage, and distribution of oil, gas, and other media. As a general contractor, we also take on an important market position for large-scale projects all across Europe.
As a part of the HABAU Group and as your partner, we can also deliver to other construction projects.
Currently PPS group employs approximately 730 workers domestically and internationally, and posted construction sales of about 74 million euros for the fiscal year 2012/13.
Founded in 1954 as a service company for the natural gas and crude oil exporting and processing industry, Winter & Co., the core of today's PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH, built and assembled gathering stations and operating terminals and laid connector lines for the growing oil and gas industry in northern Germany.
Over the years new customers from the sector of refining industry and tank farms, natural gas distributors, supply utilities, city utilities and industrial plants in a broad range of business branches have joined our customer base.
In 1965 the company was taken over by Preussag AG, and the company developed as a national and international pipeline and facilities constructor.
Following a strategy overhaul in 1999, Preussag Wasser und Rohrtechnik GmbH expanded its scope of business and subsidiary companies into various limited companies.
PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH arose from the Pipeline Construction, Facilities Engineering and the subsidiary WINTER ROHRBAU in Quakenbrück, Germany.
PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH was a 100% daughter company of Preussag Wasser und Rohrtechnik GmbH, which became a daughter company of the Deutsche Babcock AG in Oberhausen, Germany on 1 October 1999.
HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft mbH in Perg, Austria acquired all the shares of PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH in September 2002


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Game 5 starter Bumgarner is a proven workhorse
SAN FRANCISCO -- Thanks to Giants manager Bruce Bochy avoiding knee-jerk temptation, the World Series is tied 2-2, and Madison Bumgarner will start Game 5 today at AT&T Park (4 p.m. PT air time on FOX, 5:07 p.m. first pitch) on normal rest.
Bumgarner is a proven workhorse, but he also turned 25 in August, a young age for a pitcher to carry the workload and produce with the consistency of Bumgarner.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Thanks to Giants manager Bruce Bochy avoiding knee-jerk temptation, the World Series is tied 2-2, and Madison Bumgarner will start Game 5 today at AT&T Park (4 p.m. PT air time on FOX, 5:07 p.m. first pitch) on normal rest.
Bumgarner is a proven workhorse, but he also turned 25 in August, a young age for a pitcher to carry the workload and produce with the consistency of Bumgarner.
Since he stepped into the Giants' rotation on a permanent basis on June 26, 2010, Bumgarner has pitched 1,017 innings, including the postseason, which is sixth among big league pitchers. Justin Verlander of the Tigers has worked a Major League-leading 1,118 2/3 innings during that span, and James Shields, who starts for the Royals against the Giants in Game 5, is second at 1,065 1/3.
Bumgarner's workload has produced results. He has won 73 games in that stretch, tied for fourth with Jered Weaver of the Angels. Verlander is the leader with 85 victories, followed by Max Scherzer of the Tigers (82) and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (79).
Bumgarner's 74 1/3 postseason innings since 2010 are second to Verlander (76 2/3).
Bumgarner and Shields, who turns 33 in December, will both be making their 159th start since June 26, 2010. They will be tied for third behind Verlander (163) and C.J. Wilson of the Angels (161).
Bumgarner's 2.61 postseason ERA is the sixth lowest among starting pitchers since 2010. Doug Fister leads starters with a 1.78 ERA in that stretch. In the World Series, Bumgarner is 3-0 with a 0.41 ERA, lowest among starting pitchers since 1995 with at least 22 innings pitched.
Shields has proven to be durable, but the postseason has not been a highlight for him. His 5.74 ERA is the fourth highest among pitchers with at least 50 innings of work. Jaret Wright has the highest ERA at 7.07, followed by Tim Wakefield (6.75) and Todd Stottlemyre (5.91).
Shields is 3-5 in 10 career postseason starts, and he has had his challenges this postseason. The Royals have won three of his four starts -- the exception being a Game 1 World Series loss to Bumgarner and the Giants -- but he has a 7.11 ERA. Shields has given up 28 hits, walked six and hit a batter in 19 innings.
Video: WS2014 Gm5: Shields discusses focusing for next start
Yusmeiro Petit has provided a vital middle-inning link for the Giants' pitching staff in the postseason. He had made one appearance in each of the three rounds and has earned the win each time.
Francisco Rodriguez with the Angels in 2002 set a postseason record of five wins as a reliever, but he did suffer a loss in his 11 appearances.
Petit is one of seven relievers tied for second with three postseason wins, and one of six who is 3-0. Petit, however, is the only one who is 3-0 while making just three appearances. Sparky Lyle came the closest, going 3-0 in six appearances for the Yankees in 1977.
Petit has not only worked 12 shutout innings in his three appearances, but he has allowed only four hits and four walks and has struck out 13.
Video: WS2014 Gm4: Petit tosses three scoreless innings
The Royals' bullpen is 7-1, tied with the 2003 Marlins for the best record in a postseason, and the 6-1 Giants' bullpen is one of five teams with six wins. The 1996 Yankees, 2002 Angels, '11 Cardinals and '11 Rangers also had bullpens with six wins.
The Royals' bullpen ERA is 2.91, compared to 3.73 for the 2003 Marlins; the Giants' bullpen has a 1.80 ERA, compared to 1.81 for the 1996 Yankees.
Video: Holland's seven 2014 postseason saves ties MLB record
It was in Game 5 of the 1956 Fall Classic that Don Larsen of the Yankees threw the only perfect game in World Series history in New York's 2-0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Mickey Mantle homered in the fourth, and Hank Bauer singled in a run in the sixth, scoring Andy Carey, who had singled and been sacrificed to second by Larsen.
Larsen was given the start despite the fact that the year before -- when the Dodgers beat the Yankees for the first World Series championship in franchise history -- Larsen gave up five runs in four innings of an 8-5 loss in Game 4, and then he struggled in Game 2 of the 1956 World Series. Given a 6-0 lead going into the bottom of the second in Game 2, Larsen retired two batters in the frame before being forced to exit. Larsen was charged with four runs, all unearned because of an error, but he did walk four batters and gave up a hit in a game the Yanks lost, 13-8.
That made the perfect game even more perfect for Larsen.
"When it was over, I was so happy I felt like crying," said Larsen. "I wanted to win this one for Casey [Stengel, Yankees manager]. After what I did in Brooklyn, he could have forgotten about me and who would blame him? But he gave me another chance and I'm grateful."
Larsen threw 97 pitches in the perfect game, the last one a called third strike to pinch-hitter Dale Mitchell. Larsen had a three-ball count once -- to Pee Wee Reese in the first inning
Video: Don Larsen throws perfect game in 1956 World Series
Tracy Ringolsby is a columnist for MLB.com.


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Once we got to the hospital it didn't take long to get checked in and get comfy in my room. The nurse was quick to get me settled and ready for the Physician's Assistant who had been called in to take care of me. When he came in the very first thing I wanted to know is what happened and why. I really liked the way he explained it. Your lungs are held within your chest cavity much as they would be held in a glass jar. Your lungs should always be pressed firmly against the inside of the jar (or chest wall). In my case somehow there was an air leak from my lung into the chest cavity and since there is no place for the air to escape the chest cavity it forced my lung to collapse. In order to get the lung re-inflated we have to remove the air from the cavity. "Makes sense to me" I said, "so can I belch or something to remove the air?"
Obviously that was not the answer so the PA described to me the process he would use. First I would get some "Happy Juice", a combination of pain killers and anti-anxiety that would relax me to help me through the procedure. When those have kicked in he would start anesthetizing the area where the tube would go in between the 5th and 6th ribs on the left side. To do this he would insert a needle and inject a little anesthetic in the area which BURNS for 5-10 seconds, then work it in by rubbing the area, then inject a little more. Further and further in he would repeat this process until I was deadened all the way in to my chest cavity. When I was good and deadened he would drill a hole and insert a tube the size of a garden hose (almost) all the way through my body (or so it seemed). After the tube was in place they would hook it up to a water box, which acts as a one-way valve, allowing air and fluid out but not letting back in. The tube would stay in place for a day or so, allowing all the air and the small amount of fluid that was in there as well to escape. And so he went ahead and did everything the way just the way he had described. I will confess this was not the most pleasant medical procedure I have ever gone through but I will also confess that he did a good thing by giving me the Happy Juice first because I can recall very little of the actual procedure right now. What I do remember is it hurt like a son-of-a-gun.
Jessica was at my side while they did this, holding my hand and basically trying to keep me from squealing like a baby. She told me that when the tube pierced the chest wall and entered the cavity they heard a "woosh" of air coming out. That was the clue the PA was looking for - he was in the right spot. Once he was there it was a matter of securing the tube in place with a couple stitches and a wad of tape. After they had me wrapped up they attached the valve box to suction so that it would work more efficiently for a while. Then I was told "We're all done" and I could sit back and relax for a day or so. Relax - yea right. You try to relax with a garden hose hanging out of your side that is attached to a valve the size of a tackle box. Fortunately they only kept it attached to the suction line for a short time, then it was only the valve box I had to move around with me.
That's it for now - Next Episode coming shortly. Ken goes home again.
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Duplicating a thread from reddit.
I couldnt think of a name for him. He has an energy staff. I think Grohk 2.0 is appropriate.
Health: 2600
Role: Support
Speed: 370
LMB: Sucking Orbs
Shoots energy-stealing orbs from your staff every 0.6s that stick to a surface or an enemy dealing an immediate 150 damage and an additonal 375 damage over 3 seconds. All damage dealt is absorbed as energy by your staff up to a maximum of 4000.
- 6 ammo count. Takes 1.2 second to reload and doing so resets your energy absorbed.
- Has a projectile speed of 160 and travels in a straight line much like Seris' orbs. Does not have damage falloff.
- The damage over time ticks in a rate of 25 damage every 0.2s and it stacks if you place multiple orbs at the same place/enemy.
RMB: Healing Wave
Release all the energy absorbed by your staff in a healing wave, affecting allies in a 20 meters radius.
- 9 seconds cooldown. The healing has an AoE dropoff like pip's potion.
- This skill does not self-heal.
Q: Refill
Generates 5 orbs in your staff and heals you for 700 HP.
- 6 seconds cooldown. Has an activation time of 0.4s.
F: Levitate
Hold up your staff, levitating yourself for 5 seconds and gaining 15% speed increase for the entire duration.
- 12 seconds cooldown (it starts when the effect ends). Cannot attack or use other skills besides Refill while airborne.
- You can cancel this ability by pressing F anytime.
- Full air control during the levitation.
E: Magnetic Field
Creates an sphere of energy with your staff, blocking enemy fire for 4 seconds and healing allies inside the field for 450 health each second. Enemies inside the sphere have 30% reduced speed.
- Moves 30% slowlier while channeling this ability and cannot use any other skill during the effect.
- Has the same size and shape of Makoa's Shell Shield and enemies cannot shoot throught the sphere (but they can still shoot your allies if they're inside the field).
Electric Field:
(Magnetic Field)
Enemies inside the magnetic field take 200 damage per second and have their rate of fire decreased by 15%. The ultimate charges 15% faster.
You receive 20% damage reduction while levitating and using this skill decreases the active cooldown of Healing Wave by 2 seconds.
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Using healing wave now gives you CC immunity for 2 seconds and heals allies for an additional 50% of the effect over that time.


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An outstanding community, The Meadows offers a level of service, comfort and convenience that is first rate in all respects. The beautifully landscaped grounds include additional barbecues, three laundries and paths for taking leisurely strolls. There are two swimming pools and spas. The Meadows kitchens are complete with dishwashers, microwaves and disposals. The interiors are decorator-coordinated and include plush carpeting, mini-blinds, marble-top vanities, and spacious walk-in closets with organizers. * The professional staff takes care of all the details, making your days and evenings at The Meadows pure enjoyment, East Valley living with the accent on quality. (Last Updated: 2016-08-15)
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* January 8 – 12 – Confirmation Interviews as scheduled, St. Hugo Parish Office
* Tuesday, January 10 – Deadline to register for after school Chess, see attached flyer for more information
* Friday, January 13 – End of 2nd quarter
* January 12 – January 23 – Power School shut down
* Friday, January 13 – Deadline to order February lunches
* Monday, January 16 – No school
* January 19 OR January 26 – Confirmation Rite Meeting for 8th grade parents, 7:00pm-8:30pm, Church
* Saturday, January 21 – First Reconciliation
* Sunday, January 22 – Prospective family Open House, 11:00am-2:00pm
* Monday, January 23 – Report cards available at 4:00pm
* Thursday, January 26 – Kindergarten Information Night, 7:00pm
* Friday, January 27 – Science Exchange
* Friday, January 27 – No PM bus service
* Jack Nelson. Jack was last week's TRACK winner. Jack was observed by Miss Bitzinger for showing initiative in the art room. Congratulations, Jack!
* All who participated in the Geography Bee! A special congratulations to those students who placed: 6th place – Marylin Kowalewski, 5th place – Paul Silaghi, 4th place – John Torok, Peter Burg, Maggie Scott, and Xavier Chow, 3rd place – Michael Blaszczak and Thomas St. Andre, 2nd place – Elena Schwegman, 1st place – Mia Mojares. Thank you to Mrs. Zelek and all who helped with the Geography Bee!
SAVE THE DATE! Parenting with Love & Logic workshop will be coming to St. Hugo in February/March. This six week program will provide you with simple and practical techniques that will make you more effective at raising your children and will provide you with tools to effectively handle challenging behaviors for children of any age. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Bartoli, firstname.lastname@example.com. Child care will be available. To reserve a spot contact Mrs. Bartoli, firstname.lastname@example.com. Child care will be provided by junior high students.
THE NEXT CLAY CLASS will be Thursday, January 12 and 19 from dismissal until 4:45pm. If interested, please contact Ms. Bitzinger at email@example.com or send a check made payable to Anna Bitzinger in the amount of $45. The art room would graciously accept any donation of baby wipes to help keep our young artists clean. Thanks for your support!
THANK YOU FOR clipping, saving, and sending in those Box Tops! We received a check in the amount of $1,245.40!
ALL-IN FOR ST. HUGO AUCTION 2017 is quickly underway. We are still in need of category Leaders/Captains for the following committees. Please consider joining a super fun team of remarkable women for our largest fundraiser of the year!
> St. Hugo Gift Shoppe: NEW this year. Work with acquisitions for fun items to purchase at the auction, plan and execute set up and process, arrange for any raffle
> All in for St. Hugo Pets: NEW this year – plan and execute an in-school photo showcase of St. Hugo families pets. Also to be in the keepsake book
> Volunteers: Organize all volunteers for committees and for the night of the event
> Live Auction/paddle raise: plan and execute entire process including securing the auctioneer, stage set up, etc.
> Silent Auction: Work with acquisitions to package items together, write descriptions, take photos, distribution if necessary
> Cashier: Oversee exchange for casino chips for funny money
> Reservations: Provide name tags and other guest list accommodations, work check-in the night of the auction
> Family/Corporate/Alumni Sponsors: Contact last year's sponsors and acquire new sponsors for event and keepsake book
> Business Ads: Contact last year's advertisers and acquire new ads for event and keepsake book
> Keepsake Book: NEW this year. Plan and execute book to include all sponsors, business ads, family ads, St. Hugo Pets, and more. Work with printer and designer. To be distributed to the entire school. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or Suzanne Tosto, 248.408.0660. Any/all help is greatly appreciated! Thank you! Auction Chairs: Suzanne Tosto, Nicole Pawczuk, Kristin Bujoll
BBFA PRESENTS: Youth Anxiety & Depression on January 12 at 10:00am at the Booth/Doyle Center (7275 Wing Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills). Pamela Minelli will present the signs and symptoms for youth anxiety and depression as well as how symptoms present differently than they do in adults. This is a free presentation and pre-registration is not required. BBFA's book club will be meeting on January 26 at 10:00am at the Bloomfield Township Library. The book club is reading Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dwek. This event is free but pre-registration is required as space is very limited. And finally, BBFA presents What's With the Boys? On February 9 at 10:00am. Led by Ted Braude, learn how to guide your quiet, withdrawn son through the challenges of social media, risk taking and making good choices, following directions, and much more. This is also a free event and pre-registration is not required. The program will be held at the Booth/Doyle Center.
THE NEXT SCRIP ORDER is due Tuesday, January 10 by 10:00am. Pick up will be at the office in the afternoon of Friday, January 13. Order online at www.shopwithscrip.com. Your login is your email address and it can email your password. Pay by check (payable to St. Hugo PTG) and send to the office in an envelope marked "SCRIP" no later than Wednesday, January 11 or pay with Prestopay (debit from your bank account). Contact Beth Nunning, email@example.com, for more information. Thank you for supporting our school!
ALL-IN FOR ST. HUGO AUCTION 2017 donation update:
> First grade families have donated 35 bottles of wine, so far. We are looking to have 100 bottles of wine donated for the "wine wall" at this year's auction. If you are able to donate a bottle (or more!), please drop off at the office marked "Auction" – include your name, address and phone number for donation purposes. We are looking for $15-$25 per bottle value for this project. Thank you for your generosity to reach 100!
> Calling all Catholic School Alum…..Every year we recognize the appreciation for Catholic School Education in our Auction. You will be recognized, along with the high school you attended.
A $50 donation to St. Hugo to have your name (include maiden name if applicable), Class of "____ ". and school listed. Boast about your college for an additional $20.
A$50 donation to St. Hugo to have your name, (include maiden name if applicable), if you or a family member is a St. Hugo Alum.
Send your check (write "Auction" in the memo line) and information to the office in an envelope marked "Auction". You may also go on line to the St. Hugo website auction section to pay direct. Please contact Carolyn Still-Love with any questions,firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you for participating and making a difference!
Open House – St. Hugo's Facebook page has our Open House Flyer. Click "share", and share this post with your Facebook followers! Please also write a comment of what you like about St. Hugo below your share. Anyone who shares this post from today until Friday at 5:00 p.m. will be entered in a drawing for some new St. Hugo spirit attire. Open House takes place Sunday, January 22 from 11:00-2:00.
4 Year-Old Kindergarten Readiness Program -We are excited to launch a 4-year old Kindergarten Readiness Program for the 2017-2018 school year. Students MUST be 4 by September 1, 2017. Mrs. Przygocki will be teaching this program. Families will have the option of a five full-day or five ½-day (AM) program. All families interested in the program should submit their application to the office as soon as possible. A minimum of 12 students must be registered for this program to be launched. The deadline to register is Friday, March 31. We are confident this will be a great way for our young students to learn that "As followers of Jesus, it must be different with us."
Music Concert – I was so impressed by our talented Viking musicians at this year's Christmas Concert. They really got everyone that heard them in the Christmas Spirit. Mr. Pacifico does a fantastic job with the band and his music students. Ms. Calvaneso does an amazing job with the Vocal Vikings as well. We truly have an outstanding music program at St. Hugo of the Hills.
ST. HUGO VIKINGS BOX SCORES (weekend of January 7):
6th grade boys #1 v St. Pat's L 17-27 8th grade boys #2 v St. Pat's L 20-36
6th grade boys #2 v St. Pat's W 19-15 8th grade girls #2 v St. Pat's W 16-10
8th grade girls #1 v St. Pat's W 32-23 6th grade girls #1 v St. Pat's L 4-14
8th grade boys #1 v St. Pat's W 31-24 6th grade girls #2 v St. Pat's W 15-4
The Mission of St. Hugo of the Hills School is to provide students with an educational experience in which the teachings of the Catholic faith are instilled, nurtured, and demonstrated. These teachings constitute an integral part of the school's academic program and the St. Hugo community. Strengthened by the values inherent in these teachings, students and staff are challenge to live with the conviction that,
as followers of Jesus, it must be different with us.


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NORTH Korea`s bizarre coded radio messages have returned to the airwaves ahead of the Winter Olympics sparking fears over what the signals might mean.
Gentle music followed by a stern voice reading out orders apparently from a spy`s code book have once again been drifting over on shortwave radio from Kim Jong-un`s kingdom.
Known as numbers stations, this activity has reappeared in the weeks before the so-called Peace Olympics takes over Pyeongchang, Daily Star Online can reveal.
Recorded by an amateur radio operator all the way over in the US, the unsettling radio message seems meaningless to anyone but the intended listener.
North Korea has been on a "charm offensive" as it cozies up to the South ahead of the games, with the two enemies due to march together at the opening ceremony under the banner of a united Korea.
Fears remain over Kim`s intentions however, and the reappearance of the numbers station will only fuel suspicions of the North.
Daily Star Online has obtained audio of the latest transmission from the numbers station – known as V15 – which has been sounding off ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Orchestral music plays on the broadcast, which is carried by Radio Pyongyang, before a woman`s voice begins to speak.
She begins to bark repetitive orders, appearing to give questions and answers from a textbook with corresponding numbers and page numbers.
The voice is not automated, and appears to be a real North Korean operative reading out the numbers live.
Four of these messages have been recorded over the past 20 days in the run-up to the Olympics.
For around six-and-a-half minutes the woman reads out the repetitive codes before signing-off and being replaced by eerie distorted operatic music.
This was recorded back on January 20 and came drifting across the 2.5 mile-wide wasteland that separates North and South Korea.
It was captured at around 11.45pm, according to the radio operator who made the recording.
Numbers stations are designed to give spies secret orders using a cipher book, which is full of codes that allow them to work out their orders.
Another two messages were also detected, one on January 25, February 3, and February 8.
This practice was prolific during the heady days of the Cold War, but it appears Kim still keeps his agents tuning in.
North Korea is believed to have spies operating in neighbouring South Korea, with which it has remained technically at war with since the end of the Korean War in 1953 (via Mike Cooper, Feb 12, DXLD)


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Hey Friends! For the past month, Tim Holtz has been hosting a challenge - and providing LOTS of inspiration as well. The challenge was to take his Sizzix Tattered Floral Die and to come up with a project that uses the flowers you create with it! Sounded like FUN to me!
One of the things I discovered, is that stamping with Distress Paint will allowed me to use that image as a resist - so when I sprayed my flowers with Dylusions Spray... my white stamped pattern showed up! Super Cool Right?!?!? I have taped a tutorial and will edit this post to include it as quickly as I can! The flowers were so bright and "springy" - that I decided I just HAD to do a project that would let me bring a little Spring into my house...since it was SNOWING this morning!
I had this little birdhouse and it seemed like the perfect base for my happy "deluded flowers" as I am calling them!
I began by adding some Tim Holtz Tissue Paper (Symphony) to the wooden birdhouse. I used Matte Gel Medium to collage the tissue paper onto the house. Then I used Distress Paint in a couple of colors to cover the the paper...and here is the COOLEST thing...when you spray water on Distress Paint...it reacts like all the other products in the Ranger Distress Collection! While Distress Paint is still wet - it will react with the water, blend and even becomes somewhat marbled. Love it! You will have a blast working with it on some of your projects.
I also added some Clear Rock Candy Crackle paint over it - to age the background while still keeping it bright for the springy flowers that I was getting ready to add. And you know me...it didn't stop there! LOL While the Crackle Paint was still damp - I sprinkled a dusting of Dry Rock Candy Glitter over it. Hey, you know I like a little sparkle!
I added this sweet little bird...she seems to be especially happy to be building her nest with all these beautiful festive flowers all around. She is going to have the "best dressed nest" of all her girlfriends this spring!
I had been wanting to play with my new Dylusions Sprays and Distress Paints. My oh my! I had inky fingers and a BLAST!
Here is a tutorial of how I created these fun flowers. I know you will enjoy using this resist technique on some of your projects too! You can watch it here or on YouTube.
Thanks for the challenge, Tim! It was a blast!
Happy Spring - my dear friends!
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