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This research guide introduces basic concepts of statutory research, and provides introductory information on how to locate the statutes of U.S. federal and state jurisdictions.

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A statute is a written law enacted by a legislature. The statutes you will deal with most frequently in United States law are federal and state statutes. There are also local (i.e., city or county) statutes, usually called ordinances.

When a bill is passed by the legislature, a statute is issued in a form called a slip law. The slip laws of a session of the legislature are collected in a chronological publication known as session laws. Finally, the laws are arranged by subject in a code. Codes are kept up-to-date in print by pocket parts and supplements. There are both federal and state versions of slip laws, session laws, and codes, though they may go by different names in different jurisdictions.

If you have a citation to a statute, you can use the citation information to quickly locate it in print or electronically. If you don't have a citation, however, you may be able to find a statute by its title (e.g. "Affordable Care Act") by using a popular name table for your jurisdiction. Otherwise, you can use the subject index to the jurisdiction's code, which is nearly always found in the last volume(s) of the code. It is also possible to search the full text of federal or state statutes online using Lexis or Westlaw. Lexis and Westlaw may even provide electronic versions of a popular name table or index for your jurisdiction. For most jurisdictions, current statutes are also available for free on the web, although this approach is best if you have either a citation or some exact language from the statute. Ask a reference librarian for more information, or refer to our federal legislative history research guide or our individual state research guides.  For some states, we also have an "in depth" research guide.

Our Statutory Research Tutorial has additional information about federal and state statutes.

Federal Statutes

Federal laws are issued by Congress in slip law form immediately after they become law, and are made available on the web, Lexis, and Westlaw immediately after they are passed by Congress.

After the slip laws are issued, the laws of each session of Congress are printed together in volumes called "session laws." The official version of the federal session laws is called the United States Statutes at Large. Another version of the session laws is a series called the United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (U.S.C.C.A.N.)

Finally, federal statutes are officially "codified" (meaning they are compiled and arranged by subject) in the United States Code (U.S.C.). The U.S. Code also comes in two annotated versions called the United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.), and the United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.). The unofficial versions come out much more quickly than the official versions, and contain notes, references and certain other features which are designed to make them easier to use. However, in scholarly and court documents, you must cite to the official version, provided it has the current text of the statute. Refer to your Bluebook for further citation information.

State Statutes

States also issue slip laws, session laws, and codes in print. State laws are available on Lexis andWestlaw shortly after they are passed by the state legislature. In addition, most states have recent session laws and the state codes on the web. Some states have both an official version and unofficial code. Others have only one version.

Citations & Sources

Here are some examples of statutory citations that you might encounter as you do your research, as well as select locations where you can find them. More information is available in our federal legislative history research guide (and in the legislative history reference chart), as well as in our state research guides. For complete listings of citations and sources of statutes and laws for each state, refer to your Bluebook

Abbreviation What it Means Location
Pub. L. Public Law Internet: Congress.govFDsys

Also printed in the United States Statutes at Large (below).

Stat. United States Statutes at Large
(session laws, official)

KF50 .U5

Internet: FDsys

U.S.C.C.A.N. United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (session laws, unofficial)
(published by West)

KF48 .U54

U.S.C. United States Code (official code) KF62 2012 .A2

Internet: United States Code (Office of the Law Revision Counsel); Popular Name Tool
U.S.C.A. United States Code Annotated (published by West) KF62 1927 .A3

Westlaw (U.S.C.A. IndexPopular Name Table)
U.S.C.S. United States Code Service (published by Lexis) KF62 1972 .U5

Selected States

Abbreviation What it Means Library Location
Cal. Stat. Statutes of California (official session laws)

First Floor, Media Services (microfiche)

Cal. Legis. Serv. California Legislative Service (unofficial session laws) KFC 30.5 .W41
Cal. [subj.] Code (West [year]) West's Annotated California Codes (code) KFC30.5 .W4

Cal. [subj.] Code
(Deering [year])
Deering's California Codes, Annotated (code; published by Lexis)

D.C. Stat. District of Columbia Session Law Service (session laws)

KFD1230 2001 .A23

D.C. Code  West's District of Columbia Code (code)

KFD1230 2001 .A2
D.C. Code (LexisNexis [year]) Lexis District of Columbia Code (code) KFD1230 2001 .A4

Del. Laws Laws of Delaware (session laws)

First Floor, Media Services (microfiche)

Del. Code Ann. Delaware Code Annotated (code) KFD30 1953 .A24
Ill. Laws Laws of Illinois (official session laws)

First Floor, Media Services (microfiche)

Ill. Legis Serv. Illinois Legislative Service (unofficial session laws)

KFI1230 1934 .A41

Ill. Rev. Stat. Illinois Compiled Statutes (official code) KFI1229 .I44
Ill. Ann. Stat. West's Smith-Hurd Illinois Annotated Statutes
(unofficial code)
KFI1230 1993 .A4
Md. Laws Laws of Maryland (session laws)

KFM1225 .A213

Md. Code Ann. Maryland [subject] Code Annotated (code)
KFM1230.5.M6 M37
Va. Acts Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia (session laws)

KFV 2425 .A213

Va. Code Ann. Code of Virginia Annotated (code) KFV2430 1950 .A3

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Update History

Revised October 2007 (SK)
Updated August 2010 (TV)
Updated April 2015 (AG)


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Samsung grabs lion’s share of European market

Android-based smartphones accounted for over 70 per cent of sales in the top five European markets in the three months to the end of May

Gulf News

Almost half of all smartphones sold in major European markets in recent months have been made by Samsung, underpinning the growing dominance of Google’s Android operating system across the region.

Android-based smartphones accounted for more than 70 per cent of sales in the top five European markets in the three months to the end of May, compared with 61 per cent in the same period the year before.

Comparatively, Apple’s iPhone sales have a share of less than a fifth and Windows phones comprise about 7 per cent.

However, this rapid pace of growth was not replicated elsewhere in the world, with Google’s platform holding steady with a share of about half the US market over the past year. Instead, Apple’s iPhone was the clear winner when it came to growing market share in the US, which was up 3.5 per cent to 42 per cent.

Paul Moore, global director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, said: “Across Europe, Android growth remains strong. However, in the US Apple’s expanded distribution agreement with T-Mobile is helping the iPhone keep Android growth at bay.

“T-Mobile is the smallest of the big four US carriers but it does have the capacity to give iOS a boost, particularly as 28 per cent of its customers plan to buy an iPhone when they next upgrade.”

Windows phones are starting to build sales, with heavy support both from Microsoft, which develops the software, and device makers such as Nokia. In the top five European countries, Windows phones comprised almost 7 per cent of sales in the three months to the end of May, up from 4.3 per cent in the year before. There was only a modest growth of 0.9 per cent in the US, however, while sales dropped in Australia.

BlackBerry was the worst performer, adding to the woes of the Canadian handset maker that last week disappointed investors with poor initial sales of its relaunched smartphone range. Sales in the European markets tracked by Kantar dropped to just 2.5 per cent, from 7 per cent last year, with a market share in the US now of less than 1 per cent.

Sony’s relaunched smartphone range has met with more immediate success, according to Kantar, in particular in the UK where it is the country’s fourth-largest handset manufacturer. Sony’s Xperia range also uses the Android operating system.

Moore said: “The flagship Xperia Z has driven Sony’s growth in Britain by successfully appealing to Samsung customers. Some 38 per cent of Xperia’s users are ex-Samsung owners, the majority of whom have upgraded from the Galaxy S2.”

Moore said Samsung needed to focus on retaining its existing base of customers “after two years of relentless growth” given improved products from competitors such as Sony, HTC and Huawei, pointing out that brand loyalty for Samsung is still lower than for Apple.

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Paptimus Scirocco

  • The Man from Jupiter

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Voice Actor

Genetic Type
  • Newtype
  • 180 cm5.906 ft
    70.866 in
Hair Color
  • Purple
Eye Color
  • Purple
  • 26
Birth Date
  • February 21, 0088 (U.C.)
  • Killed in Action
  • Male
  • Jupiter
  • Jupiter Energy Fleet representative
  • Leader of the Titans
  • Lieutenant
Mobile Weapons
Command Ships

Paptimus Scirocco (パプテマス・シロッコ Paputemasu Shirokko?) is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

He is a sinister genius who joins forces with the Titans. Known as "The Man from Jupiter," Scirocco is a member of the Federation's Jupiter Fleet, whose huge transport ships collect helium fuel from the outer planets. Not only is he a gifted mobile suit designer, skilled pilot, and powerful Newtype, but Scirocco's keen intellect and overwhelming charisma enable him to easily manipulate those around him - particularly women. Though his goals and ideology are utterly alien to those of the Titans, their leaders recruit Scirocco to bolster their fighting power, foolishly thinking that his oath of loyalty will protect them from this dangerous renegade.

Paptimus Scirocco is a man with a lot of intellect and has the charisma to persuade people around him, mostly women, to join his side.

Gryps Conflict

Scirocco, also known as "The Man from Jupiter", is a very powerful Newtype summoned by the Titans for his excellent piloting and mechanical skills. He also exhibits great charisma, which allows him to easily manipulate women such as Reccoa Londe and Sarah Zabiarov. Reccoa would eventually betray the AEUG due to his influence and Sarah would later sacrifice herself by taking a blow that was meant for him.

Scirocco first appeared while pursuing Bright Noa and several civilians in his Messala. He withdraws after Kamille Bidan and Char Aznable intervene, but he exhibits great piloting skills that are virtually on par with Char's. Later he attempts to destroy the AEUG's main force as they prepare to attack Jaburo and destroys one of their ships with a single blow from his mobile suit. He withdraws again to avoid being pulled into Earth's gravity after Emma Sheen engages him in battle followed by Kamille and Char.

It is later revealed by Jamitov Hymen that Scirocco signed a contract pledging his loyalty to the Titans with his own blood. His quick ascension up the ranks earned him the wrath of several other Titan officers such as Bask Om, Jerid Messa, and Jamaican Daninghan. Even Jamitov has grave reservations about where Scirocco's loyalty lies, but he still keeps him on as an officer.

Throughout the course of the series, Scirocco along with his minions executed all kinds of underhanded plots to help him assume control over the Titans and eventually the Earth Sphere. When Jamaican attempts to drop a colony on the lunar city Granada, he sends Sarah to the Argama and alert the AEUG so that they can successfully thwart Jamaican's plan. He inexplicably allows Reccoa to leave his ship, the The Jupitris after sensing that she was a spy, an act that continues to dog Reccoa until she finally defects from the AEUG and joins him. He also successfully forges a brief alliance with Axis Zeon, but Haman Karn later disables the Gryps 2 Colony Laser and sends the Axis asteroid flying into the Titans' stronghold at the Gate of Zedan.

Eventually, Scirocco pulls off a coup d'état by assassinating Jamitov and blaming Haman for it. While engaged in a battle with Haman, Katz Kobayashi tries to kill him out of hope that it would free Sarah from his influence, but she takes the shot that is meant for him and dies. Although Scirocco mostly saw Sarah as a means to an end, he forgets all about Haman and targets Katz, but Reccoa gets in his way, puzzling him. However, Kamille, Char, and Fa Yuiry intervene, forcing him and Reccoa to retreat.

He later sends Reccoa out on a mission to destroy the Dogosse Giar, which by this time was commanded by Bask. By removing Bask, Scirocco finally assumed complete control over the Titans, which brought him one huge step closer towards realizing his goal of world domination.

Final Battle at Operation Maelstrom

In his final appearance, Scirocco fights a four-way battle with Kamille, Char, and Haman that ultimately breaks off with him fighting Kamille. Towards the end of this fight, Kamille calls upon the spirits of several other characters, AEUG and Titan alike, to lend him their strength in order to defeat Scirocco. The power exhibited by Kamille's Zeta Gundam causes Scirocco's mobile suit The O to stall. Kamille quickly transforms the Zeta into its Waverider form and rams it into The O, impaling Scirocco on the top.

However there are two versions of the events that occur in the next few minutes. In the TV version, Scirocco vows he won't die alone and uses his last ounce of strength to deliver a crippling blow that leaves Kamille insane. However, the movie version scraps this entire sequence.

In Other Media

Scirocco has shown up in many other games, including the Super Robot Wars franchise, the SD Gundam G Generation franchise and Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2. Many of his game appearances go about the same way it's happened in the original series, with Scirocco attempting to take down Kamille's mind before he dies. However, ever since Super Robot Wars 3, players have always been given the option to prevent that from happening by having Four Murasame kept alive, thus allowing Kamille to stay grounded as Scirocco dies.

  • Scirocco originated from the Greek word "σιρόκος" (sirokos). Scirocco is also the name of a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and reaches hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe.
  • Scirocco is the first villain to not wear a normal suit in his final battle.
  • He is also the only Newtype antagonist to not use any form of wired or wireless weaponry in his mobile suit, and one of the very few in the entire franchise to not do so.

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Gamechanger was a real game changer

I had this excellent post by Tim Phillips on Research-Live bookmarked for quite some time, and actually there is not too much that I can add to it. His notion that ‘game changing’ has been rapidly on the rise was something that I noticed as well. I hope he doesn’t want to slap me for the title I’m using for this article (must be really good SEO for me) but I was reminded about his article when I was using Google trends to review some hype words.

It’s actually quite hard to do that because most word combinations like ‘pro active’ have been in use for quite some time, sometimes in a different context as well. A methodology like scrum, on the other hand, is mostly used in rugby to describe something different and doesn’t show up on the radar as clear as ‘game changer’. As Tim showed is has been rapidly on the rise, thus raising the question if there is really anything game changing or if it’s maybe just good old marketing.

Using ‘game changing’ in your bingo game at works seems to have been pretty pointless before 2005, and game changers themselves only appeared in 2007. What is interesting is the ‘game changing’ rapid way these words seemed to have spread.

Images are screenshots taken from Google Trends


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iPad hacked to include a Verizon MiFi

Finally, some hardware hacking on an iPad.  Finding the 3G connection that came with the iPad lacking, this industrious hacker yanked it out and replaced it with the guts from a MiFi. At the cost of his GPS, he’s gained a better connection and is now a wifi hotspot. It wasn’t horribly complex, but he did have to do a tiny bit more than just plug and play.

[thanks Smilr]

25 thoughts on “iPad hacked to include a Verizon MiFi

  1. At long last is right. Does anybody know if there is a hack out there to upgrade a non-3g ipad with a 3g module? Im sure someone out there must have givern it a try instead of paying apple the extra $200.

  2. So, he has taken out the 3G board, lost GPS and audio quality to fit the internals of a mifi into it. What is wrong with keeping the 3G board, sat nav and sound quality, keep the mifi in his pocket (they aren’t big) and connecting to it through the wifi.

    Would have taken 30 seconds and not disabled anything on the iPad. Smells like a fail to me.

  3. He mentions in his build log that the reason he chose the 3G iPad also included the fact that it has the plastic antenna knockout on the back, reception would have been much worse with a regular iPad’s full metal back.

  4. @zzz: No, it does. This is MiFi. The device communicates with Verizon’s cellular network (they call it 4G now, right?) and creates a small WiFi hotspot. This internal hotspot is what the iPad connects to. The 3G iPad connects to AT&T’s 3G network (which is…lacking) or a WiFi network.

    You know….. wireless communication between components in a device seems kindof inefficient, doesn’t it? Then again, the alternative could be really complicated. Also, I didn’t think about the part where it also shares the network.

    It sure would suck if Verizon stopped supporting his MiFi device, though!

  5. Dudes!, This modder freakin’ RULES!! But the name should be >>> MyFiPad! A VERIZON CONNECTED IPAD THAT’S ALSO A WIFI HOTSPOT?! FREAKIN’ MIND BLOWING!! IF U ARE READING THIS, SUPERMODDER, EMAIL ME SO WE CAN TURN YOUR MODDING EFFORTS INTO A $$$$ BUSINESS SELLING THESE MyFiPads, at least until Verizon sells iPads, if ever! (I will be your first adoring customer!!) Screw the warranty and GPS. Modders don’t need no stinkin’ GPS! And when Verizon moves to LTE and the next iPad has a 2GHz A5 Apple chip, we can make/sell 4G MyFiPads!!!!!!! -holycat

  6. @turbodude

    If I am not mistaken, most of these cellular cards interface to the host using the USB interface pins in the Mini-PCI slot, and not the actual PCI-E signals, themselves. I think this would appear to the system the same as any generic USB serial communication device would…

  7. This is a GREAT idea.
    Not everyone has AT&T nor wants it. If he already has Verizon, then he can get a discount on the MyFi unit for service. Plus Verizon has far better coverage and speeds than AT&T. Also nobody has realized that not everywhere has WIFI signal, so as long as he has VZW’s signal, he can use it.

  8. Thanks for the details, I am truly looking forward to the Samsung Epic 4G, although I have constantly been very interested in cool gadgets, for a long time I have already been looking for my very first smartphone and I did not get it yet. The explanations are very simple: each and every several of months there is a revolution in the marketplace (tough to decide!) and prices here in Brazil are very abusive. Maybe I would enter this world in wonderful style with a Samsung Epic 4G. I hope so.

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Learn to code at Lifehacker

[Adam] over at lifehacker is putting together a series on the principles of programming called “Learn to code”. They are using Javascript as a basis to teach the fundamentals that would allow you to get stuff done in any similar language, like actionscript. After you’ve got these basics down, even moving to an object oriented language shouldn’t be too difficult. We absolutely love educational resources and hope they continue this series pretty far. They’ve already released part one and part two. We have supplied the video from each after the break, but there’s more info at the links.

25 thoughts on “Learn to code at Lifehacker

  1. Not to be mean, but I seriously doubt anyone who reads hackaday on a regular basis needs such an introductory intro to coding. While the tutorial series is nice and perfectly fine for say, my designer friends who want to learn a bit of coding, it isn’t going to do much for anyone interested in the sorts of things hackaday posts.

    Also, python is a much better language to start people in for coding.

  2. @Orkie,
    Yes, JavaScript is an Object Oriented language.

    IE : document.getElementById(‘id’); //You call the method ‘getElementById()’ on the ‘document’ object.

    You can also create objects, for example in the JSON way (JavaScript Object Notation)

    Peace !

  3. Not to be mean, but I read hackaday daily and know nothing about coding, so this type of thing is for me. It’s possible I am the only one, but I would wager that I am not.

  4. I don’t think a language is better than an other to learn how to code.

    I started with PHP/MySQL myself, then I learnt with ADA language at school and finally, in the order : C & C++, Java, .net Framework.
    I used to make some scripts with Python but it’s awful the way you have to keep the indentation…

    I’m now web programmer and I assume that the best way to code is to begin with a high level language, oriented for your purpose, if you wanna do websites, go learn PHP, if you want to create professional application, don’t mis the C and C++ for the OOP, you can taste Java too (eternal struggle).

    Now if you really want to learn a scripting language, I would go with Perl or Python, with a preference for Perl as it doesn’t differ of the others languages in the way of programming.

  5. I too am not sure why they picked JavaScript as a starter. Due to JavaScript’s prototypical inheritance, I think a dynamically typed language like Python would have been a better choice.

  6. i took some classes in pascal, c++, c#, and matlab back in the day, but i wouldn’t consider myself well-versed in the world of code by any stretch of the imagination.

    thanks HaD for posting those. it was interesting! there are those of us who actually hang around the site while really not knowing a lot of the basics.

  7. @Same
    The indentation used in Python helps readability, and teaches the programmer to indent properly which is very useful in other languages.

    It’s funny, because they are teaching JavaScript without teaching HTML first :p

  8. As much as I hate python, I would agree that it’s a great beginner language. It’s so powerful with so little code and has tons of freely available packages/tutorials.

    While I mostly agree with your statements, I frown upon how you have delivered said information. Some parts are articulate and poignant, while others are vulgar and slathered about the page.

  9. Spork: Please feel free to choose, from the following options, the tone you prefer in my response:

    a) While I understand that the deeply profane manner in which I chose to express myself may strike some as not merely offputting but actively repulsive, I choose nonetheless to employ that particular style as a means of indicating the depth and breadth of the contempt with which I find myself overwhelmed in the face of such widespread and utterly unthinking disinterest in that which is, after all, only the single most fundamentally necessary capacity one must have to present any information which is not purely visual: that is, the ability to speak in such a way that one’s intended audience is not driven away by the aesthetically abhorrent experience of perceiving the particular tones in which you choose to pitch your voice.

    b) Oh, take your tone argument and shove it up your ass sideways, you bourgeois whiner.

  10. Oh, and expansion to a): unless I’m fool enough to imagine I really *can* empty the ocean with a bucket, why should I worry too hard about whether or not I choose to wallow in the vernacular? If people gave enough of a rat’s ass to be worried at all about how they present themselves vocally, then I wouldn’t be so fed up with it that I’m ready to shoot boiling blood from my eye sockets every time I click on a “how to” link and see that goddamned embed, now would I?

  11. Which is why there needs to be a separate, obvious path for “I want to start working in the industry” rather than “I want to spend a decade and a half becoming a Numbers God, then the rest of my career writing papers and seeking tenure”. Haskell’s great for the latter (I guess) and scares the hell out of the former, which I don’t think is such a great thing.

    And Pascal? Are people still *teaching* that? Didn’t it go out with punched cards and IBM vs. DEC jokes?

  12. Javascript is a pretty good starter language because everyone has access to it with out having to install anything, the results are easily shareable and it can easily do very visual output with images and interacting with the screen to build little applications which is pretty rewarding.

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Common Core State Standards and the School Librarian

A major focus of one of my School Media Studies classes this semester has been how the implementation of the Common Core State Standards will affect the role of the school librarian. As one of my classmates aptly pointed out, the Common Core State Standards are a way for school librarians to demonstrate their indispensable work in a  school and to take on a leadership role in implementing these new standards. In other words, in a time when fewer and fewer school library positions exist,  leading the charge when it comes the Common Core State Standards proves to our schools how important and necessary we are.

The Common Core State Standards are a movement to create the same set of standards for schools in every state across the United States. Previously, the  standards that were taught in each school were dictated by the state where a student lived, with what students were being taught varying greatly from state to state.  Ideally, having country-wide standards ensures that more students are held to high standards and graduate from school “college and career” ready.  The Common Core State Standards also update how information literacy is taught in schools.

One of the biggest pushes of the Common Core State Standards is to use more non-fiction in classrooms. Teachers are expected to teach students how to analyze non-fiction books, make connections between different types of non-fiction information and understand how to locate and use non-fiction text features. This, of course, correlates strongly with what the school librarian’s role already is-  to teach students how to search for information and use resources. Because these standards connect so strongly to what a school librarian already does, school librarians  can be a great resource for teachers in recommending non-fiction resources and sharing best practices. With librarians often at the forefront of using new technology, we are also instrumental in helping roll out the technology literacy aspects of the Common Core State Standards. The Common Core State Standards are more inquiry based than many previous standards, meaning learning is more student guided than teacher guided.  (Less of what we think of as old school teaching with the teacher standing at the front of the room and lecturing to the class.) This reflects what is usually a librarian’s belief in  leading a user based approach to information discovery.

Most excitingly, some school librarians have taken on leadership roles by leading in-service or  professional development seminars for teachers about information literacy and technology literacy in the Common Core State Standards. Sharing the knowledge that school librarians have about these topics puts a public face to the often anonymous work of what school librarians do and is a concrete example to administrators and teachers about how important we are, all in the framework of increasing rigor and expectations for students. Doing this is a great way to get the word out about what we do and what we’ve always done and why this is so important.  I look forward to seeing all the amazing things school librarians are able to do in the huge task of implementing the new standards.
Here are some links ( found thanks to my professor and classmates) about the Common Core State Standards and school librarians:

Some school librarians have also put together book lists of books that connect with specific Common Core Standards on NoveList, that can be accessed if your graduate program  has a subscription.

There are many others too. Please feel free to share!

7 thoughts on “Common Core State Standards and the School Librarian

  1. Celia, glad you liked the EdWeek piece on the Common Core & school librarians! I work in the library at EdWeek and was pretty excited to see both the article and the fantastic response it’s gotten.

    If anyone reading is curious about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), wants some background or to keep up with developments, check out our Common Standards topic page here.

    Curriculum Matters, one of EdWeek’s mushrooming roster of blogs, also reports quite a bit on CCSS. I’ve linked to the blog landing page there, but the Standards category is also a good follow–it’s mostly, though not exclusively, related to Common Core.

    Obviously there are a ton of resources out there, but please feel free to get in touch (@awickner) with any questions! Reference for fellow librarians is my favorite.

  2. Pingback: Common Core Scoop | iYouth Blog

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Review: Delphi 2007 for Win32 (Beta) - part two

Read part one here first.

What more is new in the compiler?

New published vs $M+ behavior

The new "W1055 PUBLISHED caused RTTI ($M+) to be added to type '%s' " warning is interesting. It solves one of the issues we discussed earlier. In earlier versions of the compiler, if you compiled code like this:

TMyClass = class
FName: string;
property Name: string read FName write FName;

The published property would not have RTTI generated, but would be silently treated as a public property. This is because TMyClass does not derive from a class compiled with $M+ enabled (such as TPersistent) and $M+ is not specified for the TMyClass itself. When you compile the same code in Delphi 2007 you will now get a warning:

[DCC Warning] ThSort.pas(13): W1055 PUBLISHED caused RTTI ($M+) to be added to type 'TMyClass'

This indicates that despite the missing $M+, the compiler has promoted the published properties to published and generated RTTI fro them. To remove the warning, add a $M+ directive in front of the class - or change published to public - if that is what you really meant. Nice touch!

The compiler accepts a new $DYNAMICBASE ON/OFF compiler directive, and a corresponding command line parameter called "--dynamicbase". This is a shortcut for the existing $SetPEOptFlags directive. $DYNAMICBASE ON corresponds to $SetPEOptFlags $40 where $40 is defined by Windows as:

// The DLL can be relocated at load time.

The SetPEOptFlags directive sets a field in the PE header that is also called DllCharacteristics. It is used by the Windows loader to determine capabilities of a loaded module (DLL or BPL, for instance). The bit $40 seem to have a specific meaning in Windows Vista and enables a feature called Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). It means that the OS loads the module at a more or less random address (actually a random offset between 0 and 255) instead of trying to load it at exactly at the specified imagebase address. This is a security and anti-remote-hack measure making it harder to construct buffer overflow attacks that call known system DLL routines at fixed addresses. You can read more about it here.

--description command line option

The compiler also has a new command line option --description:<string> that corresponds to the $DESCRIPTION compiler directive. It lets you set the module description entry in the PE header.

What's new in the RTL?

The run time library contains the lowest level building blocks in the Delphi eco-system above the compiler. The special SysInit and System units are tightly bound to the internals of the compiler and linker. When using packages, SysInit is compiled into every module (EXE and package BPLs), while the System unit is only compiled into the rtl100.bpl. That is the reason they are split into to physically different units.

That's enough nitty-gritty background. What is new, then? Well, SysInit hasn't changed. I guess this is an indication that it has stabilized and don't need any changes for fixes. So, good news. Let's dive into the inner secrets of the System unit changes.

The System unit changes

There is a new interfaced boolean global variable with the catchy name NeverSleepOnMMThreadContention. It is used in the new FastMM based memory manager (courtesy of Pierre le Riche) that resides in the getmem.inc file that is included in the implementation section of System.pas. Here is the comment that accompanies the variable declaration:

{Set this variable to true to employ a "busy waiting" loop instead of putting
the thread to sleep if a thread contention occurs inside the memory manager.
This may improve performance on multi-CPU systems with a relatively low thread
count, but will hurt performance otherwise.}
NeverSleepOnMMThreadContention: Boolean;

When the FastMM memory manager needs to protect shared resources, it uses light-weight atomic operations (such as the lock cmpxchg assembly instruction) instead of the more heavy-duty OS-level critical section APIs. If there is contention (the resource has already been locked by another thread), it normally sleeps to release the CPU and allow the other thread to finish its work and release the lock.

As the comment above alludes to, in some situations on multiprocessor machines (that is becoming mainstream) it may be more efficient to just keep looping and checking the lock availability (also called a spin-lock) while waiting for the other thread to execute on one of the other processors to release the lock. Here is an example of how the Pascal version of this logic looks like:

    while LockCmpxchg(0, 1, @MediumBlocksLocked) <> 0 do
if not NeverSleepOnMMThreadContention then
if LockCmpxchg(0, 1, @MediumBlocksLocked) = 0 then

Another improvement to the assembly versions (which gets used by default) of these spin-locks is usage of the pause x86 instruction to be more processor and OS-friendly:

{The pause instruction improves spinlock performance}

In addition the FastMM code size has been slightly reduced (I haven't measured) by using the equivalent of a method-extract refactoring on some of the assembly code (the logic for resizing a large memory block has been refactored into an internal ReallocateLargeBlock routine).

Finally, it looks like there is some improved logic to support segmented large blocks. Pierre's comment in the code about this is:

{Is this large block segmented? I.e. is it actually built up from more than
one chunk allocated through VirtualAlloc? (Only used by large blocks.)}

Optimized RTL routines

As Steve Threfethen has already blogged about there are now updated and new FastCode replacement functions included in the stock RTL. The compiler magic System routine _LStrCmp is used whenever you compare strings, so it is a performance critical piece of code. Pierre le Richie wrote a new, faster version of this routine (based on the FastCode winner of the CompareStr challenge) and submitted it to Quality Central #31328. This routine has now been incorporated into the RTL.

Note that _LStrCmp is a general routine that is called for all string compares, including the string compare operators >, >=, =, <>, < and <=. In Pierre's QC entry he suggests changing the compiler so that it calls a different, more specific function (_LStrEqual) - in most cases, it would be able to determine non-equalness simply by comparing the strings' lengths. As this change would probably break binary .dcu compatibility, it is not included in Spacely, but it is a possibility for Highlander (that will probably become BDS 2007).

The other FastCode replacement functions reside in SysUtils. The UpperCase and LowerCase were already FastCode functions (by Aleksandr Sharahov) in BDS 2006 - there are now even faster versions by John O'Harrow in Delphi 2007. In addition CompareStr and StrLen are new FastCode functions from Pierre le Riche.

In addition the FileAge and FileSearch functions have been optimized. FileAge now calls the more efficient GetFileAttributesExA API (when available) instead of the FindFirst/FindClose pair. FileSearch now leaves early if the Name parameter is an empty string. These two changes also helps improve the speed of the compiler and linker.

Finally the hash-table logic used in the CheckForDuplicateUnits routine during loading of packages has been further optimized. This code was greatly improved in BDS2006 and it is now even faster. This helps reduce the startup time of applications that loads lots of packages dynamically (such as the Delphi IDE itself).

Desktop Window Manager API

There is a new DwmApi unit (in the source\Win32\rtl\win directory) that dynamically binds to the Windows Vista specific APIs exported by DWMAPI.DLL. On other platforms the routines are stubbed out to return the E_NOTIMPL error code. The constants and routines in this unit is the basis of all the new Windows Vista and Glass specific functionality added to the VCL and Delphi IDE. It has exiting sounding routine names like DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea and DwmUpdateThumbnailProperties. Most of the time the VCL shields you from using these nitty-gritty APIs directly, but its handy to know where to find them.

Math unit and complete boolean evaluation

The math unit has had a couple of interesting changes to the trio (Integer, Int64 and Double versions) of the InRange functions. Basically, the code has been rearranged from (BDS 2006 version):

function InRange(const AValue, AMin, AMax: Integer): Boolean;
Result := (AValue >= AMin) and (AValue <= AMax);

to (Delphi 2007 version):

function InRange(const AValue, AMin, AMax: Integer): Boolean;
A,B: Boolean;
A := (AValue >= AMin);
B := (AValue <= AMax);
Result := B and A;

The code changes forces the compiler to evaluate both boolean expressions before setting the Result variable. This reduces the number of conditional jumps and thus typically improves performance (particularly in the cases where InRange returns true - then it has to evaluate both expressions anyway). The generated code differences are as follows - here is the assembly code generated for the old BDS 2006 version of InRange:

Result := (AValue >= AMin) and (AValue <= AMax);
//0040841C 3BD0 cmp edx,eax
//0040841E 7F04 jnle $00408424
//00408420 3BC8 cmp ecx,eax
//00408422 7D03 jnl $00408426
//00408424 33C0 xor eax,eax
//00408426 C3 ret

and here is the assembly code for the new version:

  A := (AValue >= AMin);
//0040842C 3BD0 cmp edx,eax
//0040842E 0F9EC2 setle dl
B := (AValue <= AMax);
//00408431 3BC8 cmp ecx,eax
//00408433 0F9DC0 setnl al
Result := B and A;
//00408436 22C2 and al,dl
//00408438 C3 ret

As you can see the second version does not have any branches, while the first one has two conditional branch instructions. Modern processors work better with branchless code, so the net effect is better performance. We might revisit this topic in the future - and the alternative way of accomplishing the same thing - using the $B+ compiler directive to enable complete boolean evaluation.

That concludes part two of this review - part three will follow shortly. Stay tuned! ;)

Anthony Mills said...

Very interesting, Hallvard.

By the way, you might want to update your shortlist of blogs. Chris Brumme hasn't blogged for almost three years now, Danny Thorpe is off in Microsoft Live-land, and the Delphi team isn't really Borland any more. :)

Anonymous said...

Very interesting. Thanks for posting!

Alexey said...

Very interesting. Thanks.

Jim McKeeth said...

Great details! I love it.

BTW, you say "Highlander (that will probably become BDS 2006)" but BDS 2006 is already available. I suspect Highlander will either be BDS 2007 or BDS 2008.

Leonel said...

Highlander (that will probably become BDS 2006)

I suspect that's not what you meant there.

Anonymous said...

GetFileAttributesEx fails if the file is locked. I hope they auto fall-back to FindFirst which doesn't have that limitation.

Heiko Behrens said...

Nice, Hallvard.

A small typo though: "that will probably become BDS 2006" should have been "2007", right?

Hallvard Vassbotn said...

Jim: Thanks - I've fixed it now.

Hallvard Vassbotn said...

Anthony: You're right - I need to fix that list RSN.

Anonymous said...

Wasn't using 8 bits register (al, dl) lead to a partial register stall? Or is this problem solved in latest P4 processors?

Larry Hengen said...

Great to see CodeGear is leveraging contributions from externasl developers to make Delphi a better product. The Delphi community has always been an important factor in Borland's success, yet it didn't seem to get the kind of treatment it deserved. IMHO, Codegear needs to leverage the community contributions and flesh out the bundled VCL to keep Win32/64 development as attractive as possible to prevent eventual defections to .NET due to it's massive FCL.

Anonymous said...

very nice review, thanks ! :)

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13. Mr. Dixon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many inspections by the wages councils have taken place in the last 12 months; and how many prosecutions there have been as a result of such inspections.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

In the 12 months ending 31 October, the Wages Inspectorate checked the pay of workers at 43,079 establishments. One of the employers was prosecuted.

Mr. Dixon

Is it not a disgrace that all these inspections resulted in the prosecution of only one employer of the many who are robbing the lowest paid, while in the miners' strike hundreds of miners are arrested, handcuffed and put into gaol, simply for standing on the pavement, or simply for shouting "scabs"?

Mr. Bottomley

The hon. Gentleman will realise that the level of prosecution is roughly the same as in the early years of the last Labour Government. I prefer to leave the rest of his question to a different debate.

Mr. Fallon

Does my hon. Friend know that the arrears paid in wages as a result of these visits was £1.8 million, whereas the Wages Inspectorate costs £3 million to run? Would it not be better if, instead of fussing about regulating wages and conditions, we allowed young people in the north to price themselves into work?

Mr. Bottomley

As my hon. Friend knows, the Government are considering the future of the wages councils system. The point about young people will be taken on board, but even my hon. Friend will recognise that not every young person in every region will get a job, at whatever level of wages.

Dr. McDonald

Why are the Government so keen to listen to their hon. Friends who suggest that they should abolish the wages councils on the pretence that this would greatly increase the number of jobs available, particularly for young people? Is the Minister not aware that even if the wages councils were abolished, at best only 8,000 more jobs would be created—a tiny proportion of the number of jobs needed to deal with the 3 million unemployed?

Mr. Bottomley

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Halloumi Kebabs

Although I am drawn towards eating meat I think sometimes vegetarian dishes can look nicer – I mean they just try harder (perhaps to make up for the lack of chewy flesh or something).

One revelation since meeting my wife is halloumi cheese. In my world if you cook cheese it melts. And you certainly can’t fry cheese – it just turns into a brown crisp. But halloumi has strange, maybe even mystical, properties. You can nuke that stuff and it keeps itself together. You can treat it like a lump of tenderloin pork and it will come out singing.

I got some halloumi cheese and made some kebabs:

  • 1 block halloumi cheese
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 red chilli
  • 6 shallots
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • 1 punnet of button mushrooms
  • 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
  • Olive oil
  • Lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp mint jelly

First off mix the oil, chopped up chilli, garlic, lemon juice and mint jelly in a bowl:

Now chop up the pepper into big chunks, halve the shallots and add to the bowl together with the cherry tomatoes, mushrooms and the chunked halloumi:

Mix the ingredients together and then leave to marinate in the fridge for a half hour. Get a couple of long skewers (metal preferably) and alternate vegetables and cheese chunks till you reach the ends:

Place your kebabs on a baking tray lined with silver foil and place under a grill. Cook for about 10 to 15  mins, turning frequently to prevent the cheese from catching too much:

Once done to your liking serve with some garlic ciabatta, sour cream with chives, and some salad (if your in a really healthy mood):

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  1. Really interesting & now I’ll have to see what this halloumi cheese is all about. Curious that it doesn’t melt all over the place.
    How’s the reception on that pepper?
    p.s.: friends don’t let friends eat tofu.

  2. Loved the space alien peppers. Where is the other worldly wine glass? Actually, you can fry cheese. I’ve deep fried mass quantities using an egg wash and crumb coating. Cleanup is ugly. Better yet, stick to Halloumi kebabs or go to your local State Fair for the latest in fried things.

  3. I have only eaten kebabs with meat. But this is even better and healthier. I really need to get out more, I have never eaten halloumi cheese! And it sure sounds and looks delicious. Your recipe is such a great idea for the holidays!

  4. Another of your faithful readers stumped by your “new” ingredient. I feeel like the first one out on the American show, “Chopped.” Now – where to find it?
    PS: I especially like the red pepper space alien.

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This is not to say that things are falling apart in the Rockies-Yorvit Torrealba talks, but there has been no movement this far today. The Rockies have a soild idea of what they want to spend. Torrealba’s reps still are testing the market to make sure what he signs is of proper value. So this may take awhile. It’s still most likely that Torrealba will sign, but the Rockies see Miguel Olivo and Josh Bard as other options.

But Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd allowed that retaining Torrealba, who has been with the club since 2006, and Iannetta beyond this year is important to the Rockies. The Rockies are negotiating with Iannetta, who is eligible for arbitration, on a multi-year deal.

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Conjuration Charm

Creates a line that is impassable by people below a set age

Hermione: "It's not going to work... You see this? This is an Age Line. Dumbledore drew it himself...a genius like Dumbledore couldn't possibly be fooled by a dodge as pathetically dim-witted as an Ageing Potion."
Fred: "Ah, but that's why it's so brilliant!"
George: "Because it's so pathetically dim-witted."
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The Age Line is a spell which creates a line that is impassable by people below or above a set age. The incantation is unknown.

It was used by Albus Dumbledore to stop underage students from placing their names into the Goblet of Fire as potential candidates for the Triwizard Tournament. In this case, that was anyone was under the age of 17, as this is considered the age of adulthood in the wizarding world. Subjects who attempt to breach the line are repelled, and grow long, white beards, regardless of gender. The Age Line is impassable even by users of an Ageing Potion, which was proven when Fred and George Weasley attempted to bypass the Age Line to enter the Triwizard Tournament. Thus, it works for calendar age, not physical age. Others affected by the age line were Summers of Hufflepuff and S. Fawcett from Ravenclaw.

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BLOGSCAN - Direct-to-Consumer Device Advertising on YouTube Sans Adverse Effects Information

On the PostScript blog, the Prescription Project announced the discovery of direct-to-consumer marketing videos released on YouTube by three device companies. The video from Abbott advertised the XIENCE-V drug eluting stent. That from Medtronic advertised the Prestige cervical disc. That from Stryker advertised its Cormet hip resurfacing technology. Apparently none of these brave new advertisements bothered to put in the discussion about adverse effects mandated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new media obviously presents new opportunities for marketing, including marketing that gets around rules usually applied in other media. Kudos to the Prescription Project for blowing the whistle on this one.

According to this post, soon after the three companies pulled these ads. The issue of new media DTC advertising produced quite a bit of internet buzz. Amazingly, among those agreeing with the Prescription Project's position was none other than Mr Peter Pitts of the DrugWonks blog, the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, and the Manning, Selvage and Lee public relations firm.

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מאת sbacker 22 ביולי, 2010
A catfish is a person whose IQ is at least 200 points lower than his or her body weight in lbs.
The female catfish (beached whale) believed that the hot, happening guy with the 6-pack was desperately in love with her even though they had never met or talked in person.
מאת honstopinionxxx 23 ביוני, 2015
Despite what the other definitions on here say, a person who catfishes online is not a catfish. The term "catfishing" (online) derives from real-world fishing. The person who is catfishing puts the bait out there, and waits for someone to bite. The person who falls for the bait and believes the catfisher is the catfish.
I love to catfish for hot girls so I can break their stupid catfish hearts.
מאת monkey0506 18 בנובמבר, 2013
a fish that looks like a cat
i was getting my narbin sucked while i was eating a cat fish
מאת cody stover 18 בדצמבר, 2008
1 bottom feeder
2 not a filet
After I ate a whole catfish with the head on before the Nascar race, I stabbed Mark, Dak and Kelly with my catfish bones.
מאת hippity hoo 3 באוקטובר, 2007
Someone who pretends to be someone or not using facebook or other social media outlets to to create false identitys.Particularly to pursue a deceptive online romance.
Internet person: Hey wanna meet up at central park?
Internet person: HEY BITCH.
מאת waterdude125 1 בספטמבר, 2010
Bearded Lady, hairy woman, women with lots of facial hair
Check that catfish out she's hairier than Jesus
מאת tonydenver 6 במאי, 2010
A male who waits until all the hot girls at the bar have left and then proceeds to hook up with the fattest ugliest skank that may or may not have herpes. The term refers to the catfish which is a bottom feeder and slurps up all the grime, fish poop, and dead waste at the bottom of the lake.
Hey Rob, look at that girl Dave is with, haha.
Holy shit that bitch is weights a deuce and a half.
Fucking catfish.
מאת Vatonyjmu 13 בנובמבר, 2007

דוא"ל יומי חינם

הקלידו את כתובת האימייל שלכם למטה כדי לקבל בחינם את מילת היום של המילון האורבני כל בוקר!

אימיילים נשלחים מהכתובת לעולם לא נשלח לכם דואר זבל.


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Highlights of the Report

This report is divided into five sections, which individually and collectively track events that have occurred since the 1993 USPHS report on dental amalgam. Provided below is a "snapshot" of the report's text and key points.

The first section outlines the progress by USPHS in carrying out the interagency risk management plan presented in the 1993 report.

The second section reports on the trends in dental restorative care and utilization of commonly available materials.

In the third section, the report summarizes the state of science with respect to dental amalgam and alternative materials, in addition to describing the efforts of the USPHS to stay up-to-date on relevant research developments.

The fourth section of the report represents a global view of the dental amalgam issue. It examines legal actions taken against dental amalgam in the U.S. and the outputs of several risk assessments performed by individual nations and international bodies. It also documents the considerable outreach in which USPHS officials have been engaged in order to complement and add credibility to the work of USPHS agencies.

The fifth and final section departs from the amalgam focus of this report and takes a wide-angle look at the future directions of oral health care and dental research from the perspectives of senior USPHS officials charged with program responsibilities in these areas. The section also examines how these new horizons in dental practice relate to the ongoing controversy regarding dental amalgam and the future role of EHPC's Working Group on Dental Amalgam.

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Oxycontin withdrawal home remedies

Common Questions and Answers about Oxycontin withdrawal home remedies

i dont have a mental addiction to the pill i dont crave the high but i have a strong physical addiction to oxy. are there any home remedies that seemed to help? or other drugs i should ask about from my doctor? please list anything and everything u have to ease the pain that is to come. please help like the person above me said i cant remember how i was happy before but i know i was...
Has anyone had any experience with herbal or homeopathic remedies for home withdrawal. I'm very scared of what's to come?
Are there any home remedies for oxycontin withdrawl? And how long does it last? I was kind of tappered down and still taking an other med to be soon tappered down as well. But I am having withdrawl from the Oxycontin. Any advise so I dont take to much of the other med to mask the symptoms?
I got so heavy into my dependance on the pills that I continued to take them during my last pregnancy and purposely went cold turkey before a scheduled c-section so the baby wouldn't go into withdrawal. She did anyway but the nurses just thought she had gas. Of course I was on demerol after the section so I vaguely remember being concerned for her. Now that I'm clean things come back to me and I feel like it was a bad dream. My daughter just turned four Dec.
MY PERSONAL DIARY OF OXYCONTIN WITHDRAWAL. May I briefly fill in a little background.I am David aged 55 and employed as a postman/driver/sorter, well up until 38 months ago I had never been into hospital,well boy was that about to change.
i guess i just wanted to know how much longer i have to endure this until it starts to go away? and is there anyone out there that has any home remedies for the WD that would be great! thanks!
I have been taking Oxycontin for probably the last 4 weeks anywhere from 80-160 mg a day, and in the past week I have probably ingested 400 mcg of fyntnal. Ya I know what an idiot. I want to lead a normal life, I'm hurting so many people. I've kicked a hydro habit of about 20 norcos 10mgs a day in the past and it was tough, the most brutal WD symptoms were the cold sweats, waking up having to change my shirt and sheets.
Does anybody have any home remedies or secrets that doctors, etc. just will not tell you (unlike Suboxone) that will help me get through the withdrawal side effects of taking 200mg/day or more of Oxycontin for over a year now? Trust me I have tried alot including Suboxone and tapering, nothing really works. Even rehab, made it through but then right back on after a month.
MY personal opinion is to try NOT to resort to taking sleep remedies of any kind...and let the sleep restore itself naturally. Adding sleep remedies into the mix (even natural ones) can slow the overall process of normalizing your sleep patterns. As long as you're not going many days on end with NO sleep, you'll be okay. Tired, but okay.
I am sure they will agree. Let us know when you will be beginning and we can recommend some home remedies that will help ease the process. Hang in there and post any questions you may have.
i am digging through drawers to find anything and everything and i feel like i am going to flip out and the bad things is my kids are home for spring break!! what do i do! i am very nervous about being in here..but i am 27 and i have 2 small kids.
I am just curious as to how bad withdrawal can be? It has been 60 hours now since my last dose and I believe I am starting to feel normal again. The last 2 days were very uncomfortable, but I didn't experience any throwing up or other symptioms that other talk about, just cold sweat and boredom and a general discomfort. It wasn't like I was on a small a small dose either. I was snorting 240 mgs of oxycontins for the past 2 - 3 months straight. Anyone have any comments??
While tapering, in order to continue work and not suffer withdrawal, I was given xanax. I became addicted at one time up to 25 mg.s a day, down to 15 now. It's been close to a year. What is the best way to detox without losing my job? If I take a medical leave for 30 days in December and take no xanax, will that be enough time or should I continue to slowly taper? Also, my rehab doctor has given me Prozac to help withdrawal from the xanax.
I mean think about it, what did they do in the olden days for medicine? They used home remedies, herbs, and etc. So I know that it works. But I would NOT go to a GNC and expect to get what ya need. I'd go to a hole in the wall, small herbal shop somewhere..make sure that they have taken some kind of classes or that they are certified in herbs. Because I went to a small herbal store and thats how I come to find my special regimen.
I have to cut down and recently cut down to 10 a day and have experienced physical and emotional withdrawal symptoms. I have some clonidine and don't know how much to take for withdrawal. What is the recommended dosage. My goal is to eventually cut down to 4 a day, but have been very uncomfortable at 10. I also take effexor and trazadone for depression, but I am so depressed right now. Hydrocodone, believe it or not has helped my depression and has given me something to look forward to.
I am convinced that these are the symptoms of codeine/hydrocodone withdrawal. WHAT do I do about this? I can't STAND it!!! I have three children to take care of (two of them are babies). I can't take care of myself now because I am "sick" so to speak. I have been completely honest with my husband about this. He agrees that this is probably withdrawal, I need to do "cold turkey" (what choice do I have anyway?) and tough it out for the next week or so.
My husband is currently in a detox/rehab facility for oxycontin abuse. My question is, that they are using Methadone to detox him, supposedly to "save" him from going thru the withdrawl symptoms. But, from everything I'm reading the methadone is just as hard to get off of, and some people end up on it for years........... Should they be using Methadone to detox him, and will he have to continue taking the Methadone once he is home?
After I finished the project in mid-may, I decided that I needed to stop using a drug to get through the day, so I tried to just stop taking it. WOW! Serious withdrawal symptoms including joint and muscle pain, stomch issues, fatigue, depression and a strange hollowness in my nerves ensued. I didn't feel I could just stop functioning for a week or two or whatever it would take, so I used some hydrocodone that I had to help me get my tramadol use down to 100mg per day over the course of a week.
I've only been on the oxycontin for 2 months and I've been taking more and more every day to avoid feeling withdrawal. This past weekend I decided enough was enough and started cutting down to just the oxycontin and then just the oxycodone the past 24 hours. I flushed everything except 2 oxycontin because all of these threads say to get rid of it before trying to go cold turkey. I made it about 24 hours before i felt like I was going to die.
I've been doing a fast taper and experiencing withdrawal like cold turkey. (not a novice) My question is what works best for the pain in my neck and head? I do not have access to excedrine and live 30 minutes away from a store which sells herbal remedies. It's a burning pain. I have nabumatone and baby aspirin as well as ibuprofen and celebrex. I alao considered imitrex. Any advice is truly appreciated. I am drinking water and Gatorade.
Other medication you can take to help counteract it, home remedies, anything over the counter, anything really. I don't want to go all nutty like I did last time. Thanks for reading :) - Gustavo.
Can anyone give me some help. I'm new to this. I was in a severe car accident that left me with 3 herniated discs and an annular tear in my l4-l5 disc. I have been on narcotic treatment for about 18 months. I was on methadone for about a year, and by the time I stopped it I was up to sometimes 80mg a day. I would take percocet for breakthrough pain, but I had a huge tolerance (I would take at least 3 10/325's at a time).
I was taking 5 (as prescribed ) 30 mg oxycodone a day ,and 3 -40mg oxycontin extended release daily for 2.5 years .I havent run out ever and i am sick , i have so much pain and fatigue and vomting and leg spasms ,etc..
Thanks. But I'm pretty sure I won't be stopping on the way home anyway. I see myself going straight home & pretending I have the flu. What kind of thing is that to do to a great guy & the best kid in the world. But being on drugs is fake, too isn't it? I know I'm being awful to myself & I don't deserve it, truly. I guess I'll get better.
I spent almost 3 years on sub maintenance, went through a months-long withdrawal just to relapse as soon as withdrawal ended. I thought and was told repeatedly that it would be a lvery mild withdrawal. That information couldnt have been more wrong. The point I am trying to make is there is NO miracle cure. There is no get out of jail free card when it comes to this disease we have. Addiction is a lifelong battle.
What are some of the best home remedies for stopping Oxycodone use? I have no money for the suboxone. I have been taking 5/325 8-10 a day for around 2 years prescribed by my VA doctor and I want to quit and I have tried but the withdrawals got the best of me? Any help is much appreciated.
Oh - I suppose these are my intentions - and I guess I am looking for someone to agree and make be feel better about it! Nurofen is a lot less powerful than vicoden and I hoped that withdrawal might be easier...............
If you just stop the physical withdrawal will be over in 5 or so days instead of dragging it out. Either way, let us know what you are going to do and we can recommend some home remedies to ease the process. We will be here for moral support as well.
Thanks I am so glad i found this forum I never have used drugs in the past and really didnt use oxycontin for the high i used it to deal with pain from a two level fusion on my lumbar spine the reason i choose to come off the oxycontin was my soon to be wife does not like the drug and works in the medical feild my sex drive fell to nothing and i started withering away from activity, I choose to try the summer with no oxycontin and try other remedies for pain, with the help of you guys and girls


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Sore muscles growing

Common Questions and Answers about Sore muscles growing

Hey ladies! How early did you start getting like sore muscles in your belly? I guess growing pains..
I have been sooooo tired and sick for the last couple of years....thank god this is a slow growing cancer. Good Luck to you - I wish you good health! It sounds like you have been through the "waiting game" sorry you are having to do it again. Keep posting and let us know how it goes.....Lots of support here!
As far as the growing belly.....I am 6, almost 7 months, and feel growing pains every single day. My muscles are sore (almost like I have been working out and doing sit ups or something)...and the stretching was getting so intense I went to the doc because of it to make sure it wasnt labor!!! I keep trying to picture my stomach when all this is over....not a pretty sight!! haha:o) My comfort level has gone almost to zero already, and I have 2 1/2 months to go!!
I'm 26+3 and mines sore. So is my butt muscles and hips and legs! No idea why but they're all definitely really sore.
This sounds like ligament pain. Baby is now growing pretty fast and stretching the muscles in your uterus pretty fast. Ligament pain is very common. Try streching your legs out to strech the muscles.
Anybody experiencing a sore spot on their belly?
Your hips will widen and relax a bit more while pregnant in order to make room for your growing uterus. If it's hurting to the point that you are having a hard time walking then you may want to try a chiropractor to get an adjustment. I had to do it 3 times during my pregnancy but it was more toward the end.
They are not swollen at all, and I have had them checked, but I am worried why they would occasionally be sore. I also sometimes feel like I still have growing pains in my arms and legs even though I'm 19 years old. I do get occasional chest pain as well. Does anyone know if these are signs of something serious? Thanks for your help.
they tighten your tummy and can sometimes leave it feeling sore..... and your tummy muscles are probably growing and stretching (ligament pain) and that adds to the pain......Im sure all is normal.... But like the nurse said if your back starts to hurt or they tightening gets painful definitely call the doc back!
Periodically I feel stabbing pains all through my breasts. Or does it just feel sore like when you workout and your muscles are sore and tired??
I am 32w,2d and I feel it more when I'm getting up and also when walking. It feels like my muscles are being strained. My Dr says it's growing pains and that area of the body is getting itself ready for childbirth.
Could my breasts be growing? My breasts (not nipples) had been really sore a few weeks ago and I chalked it up to a new sign before my period. But now they are sore again, and it gets worse when I take my bra off, and I'm only an A cup. But I am now two weeks away from having my next period and they are really sore again. And I know that I am not pregnant, tested earlier today because my ankles were also swelling. Any ideas?
My left ear was also slightly stiffer then the other. Up to now, it's spread down my neck..It feels like I strained the entire set of muscles on the left side, and it's slightly swollen. I have an ear ache, and in the past day, I've developed a large swollen tonsil in my throat. It stings every time I swallow, but other then that it's just a mild irritation/sore feeling. In the past hour, I developed a fever.
Hi ladies, I have a quick question. I'm 12 weeks 1 day and last night the muscles in my stomach started to ache. Like I exercised to long. This morning the achiness is worse. Could it just be stretching and growing of my uterus? It's mostly on my sides and a little in my lower abdomen. Anyone ever experience this?
I have seen posts were those that were/are hypo have had problems with sore or stiff joints....well add me to that group. My right wrist started bothering me yesterday to the point that I put a brace on last night and its killing me this morning... I didnt do a single thing that might have injured my just pops,creaks,and cracks when I move it Was wondering how/why being hypo causes so many problems in the joint or bone area???? Is there anything that we need to do to help?
I have had early in the mornings sore neck muscles, palpitation, tremor and sweating. I have no sweating during daytime. I don't know whether these are due to overmedication (Thyroid Erfa) or undermedication. I am hypercalcemic. The neck muscles are also weak and stiff when I have those other symptoms. Ihave also a slightly enlarged lymph nodule(?) in the neck. The parathyroids were not seen in MRI scannin for parathyroids. I have a lung tumour (not specified what it is).
My doctor just drew blood based on my symptoms but never felt my neck. Is sore throat and neck soreness a symptom of thyroid disorders? Thanks!
The second day I moved into my new place I had a sore throat. Within 72 hours I was in the ER with a temp over 103 and my muscles ached, ears, and I lost my appetite. I had white spots too. The strep and mono tests came back negative. They hooked me to an iv and gave me miracle drugs intravenously. Then prescribed antibiotics. I've finished them and my sore throat is back. I know I have allergies, but they told me this was brand new carpet!
My thyroid gland swelled up and I would get a sore throat as if muscles were squeezing around my throat. The doctors reduced my dose but the symptoms remained until I totally stopped taking it. If always felt like a muscle was squeezing around my wind pipe. It really hurt. After I have been off of the synthroid and another symptom appeared and lingers. Sometimes when I am sleepling my throat collapses and I wake up choking and gasping for air.
I am going to be 17 weeks tomorrow,for the past week or two my hips been feeling sore most of the time my left hip. But now its to the point when I lay down then get back up I feel pain in my hips when I walk for the first few minutes. Is this normal?? This is my second baby, with my first I do not remember this happening to me lolz.
I am 2 weeks away from getting through the first trimester successfully. The past couple of days I have had a slightly sore back. DOes anyone think this is reason for concern? Or does it probably go back to growing and stretching?
Basically, for about 24 - 48 hours, an area of skin (generally from the size of a softball to basketball) will become extremely tender and sore to the touch ... almost as if it were bruised significantly. It is so tender that clothes brushing against it is painful. The problem is, there is no visual evidence of it. I went to the doctor and felt as though he was insinuating that I was making up the symptoms because he could not see anything. Very, very frustrating.
3 days ago I woke up without the bump, but throughout the day the area around the left side of my vagina became increasingly sore. It wasnt till i came home that i took a look at it. Its a hard pea-sized bump under my skin, and can be pushed around a bit. I was thinking it was a cyst, but is it normal for it to develop within 8 hours? I normally have a bit of vaginal discharge, but it seems to have increased the past few days. Any ideas for what it might be?
I am 23w3d and have had a cold for a couple of weeks. I've been coughing and my ans are sooo sore. The sides of my belly are also sore. I'm glad to know I'm normal!!! Good luck!
A few days ago I noticed a sore, reddish swollen lump on my left inner thigh, right along my bikini line. It has since gotten larger (about the size of a nickel, and more elongated now). It only feels sore if I press on it or rub against it. It seems like a soft lump that moves around with the skin. Last night I applied a warm washcloth to it for about 30 minutes, which made it feel better. Could this be a swollen lymph node, or maybe an ingrown hair?
For the last few weeks I have been suffering from incredibly sensitive eyes/eyelids which are red, dry and sore, similar to sunburn. I initially thought it was because of some cheap make-up remover wipes that I used to take off my mascara. Although I had been using them for a while, they soon started to sting and burn the area around my eyes whenever I used them. The use of any eye make-up other than mascara would result in a stinging sensation, which varied in terms of severity.
Just uterus growing and streching things :-) just as long as it's a little sore enough to be felt and noticed not hurt I don't think it should hurt. But what you said sounds normal.


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Campylobacter Infections

Campylobacter are a type of bacteria that produce infections in the GI tract. They are a major bacterial cause of diarrheal sickness among children in the United States. You may hear your pediatrician use the names Campylobacter jejuni or Campylobacter coli, which are the most common Campylobacter species associated with diarrhea. Common ways that a child can get the infection are from contaminated food, especially undercooked chicken; unpasteurized milk; and household pets, most often puppies, cats, hamsters and birds. Infection can also spread by person-to-person contact. The incubation period is usually 2 to 7 days.

Signs and Symptoms

Illness caused by Campylobacter infections includes diarrhea, stomach pain, and fever. Blood may be present in the stools. In young infants, bloody diarrhea may be the only sign that an infection is present. Severe diarrhea can cause dehydration, with symptoms such as excessive thirst and a decline in the frequency of urination. Campylobacter can also enter the blood stream and infect other organs, though this is not common.

In rare cases, complications caused by the body’s immune system may develop. The antibodies made against Campylobacter can react against the child’s body, causing an uncommon form of arthritis called reactive arthritis, a skin sore called erythema nodosum, and a serious condition of the nerves called Guillain-Barré syndrome. With Guillain-Barré syndrome, the child develops weakness that usually starts in the legs and moves up the body.

What You Can Do

If your child has blood in his diarrhea or stools, you should call your pediatrician. Children with Campylobacter infections tend to get better on their own without any particular treatment. Until your child’s diarrhea goes away, make sure he drinks lots of fluids. Rehydration fluids are sold in stores, but can also be made at home. Talk to your pediatrician about how to include the proper amount of salt and sugar.

How Is the Diagnosis Made?

The blood and feces can be tested in the laboratory for the presence of Campylobacter bacteria. This will help your pediatrician give you an exact diagnosis of the cause of your child’s diarrhea.

Sometimes, particularly when a Campylobacter infection is severe, antibiotics may be given. If taken early in the course of the illness, antibiotics such as erythromycin and azithromycin can eliminate the bacteria from the stool in 2 to 3 days and shorten the length of the illness. When your pediatrician gives these medicines, make sure your child takes them as instructed. Over the counter antidiarrheal medicines may make your child sicker and should not be taken if there is blood in the stools.

What Is the Prognosis?

If your child has a mild Campylobacter infection, the illness may last only for a day or two. In other cases, youngsters may recover within a week, although about 20% have a relapse or a prolonged or severe illness.

Many cases of Campylobacter infections are connected with touching or eating undercooked poultry. Therefore, proper food handling and preparation are important.

To prevent these infections in your family:

  • Wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw poultry. Also, wash cutting boards and utensils with soap and water after they’ve been in contact with raw poultry. It is important to cook poultry thoroughly before eating.
  • Drink only milk that has been pasteurized.
  • Because pets can be carriers of Campylobacter bacteria, members of your family should wash their hands thoroughly after having contact with the feces of dogs, cats, hamsters, and birds.
  • Wash your hands carefully after touching the underclothes or diapers of young children and infants with diarrhea.
  • Children should always wash their hands before eating.
  • If a child that attends child care has diarrhea, you should tell the caregivers right away.

Preventing Gastroenteritis

  • Wash your hands.
  • Don’t share utensils.
  • Wash and/or peel raw fruits and vegetables.
  • Cook meats thoroughly.
  • Avoid contaminating foods eaten raw (eg, fruit, salad) with foods that get cooked (eg, chicken, turkey, beef, pork).
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Adapted from Immunizations and Infectious Diseases: An Informed Parents Guide (Copyright © 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics) and updated 2011
The information contained on this Web site should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your pediatrician. There may be variations in treatment that your pediatrician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances.
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Jon Heder, the actor who played movie icon Napoleon Dynamite, sent cancer patient Mary Elizabeth a YouTube message in-character after hearing she is a fan.

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