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Christmas: Alone & Kickin' It

"I looked up at my family, and all that I could mutter was 'Thank You'".

It was Christmas Eve; I was 14 years old at the time. I had just discovered ska music, and I had really homed in on the gaming scene around that time. The day had begun with a roaring vacuum ringing in my ears, with my mother attempting to shout over it. That was her classic way of trying to wake me up. Anyways, she was shouting at the top of her lungs:

Of course, I was a teenager who had been forced to wake up at 8 AM, so of course, this sounded more akin to this for me;

"Blahblahblahblah blahblah blahblah 5 O' CLOCK blahblahblahblahblah".

I shouted "OK", and dozed back off to bed. My mother shut off the vacuum, grabbed the rest of the family, and went off on their way. I was alone. I never once questioned why they were leaving me home alone on Christmas Eve, but that didn't matter, I got to go back to bed. I had a terrific dream about Twinkies and flying CD players (you really had to of been there), and I had yet again awoken from my "eternal slumber". I checked the clock & saw the hour hand on "11", so I basically said "screw it" and ate lunch. I mean, it was kinda too late for breakfast at that point, wouldn't you agree? Whatever, I'm getting sidetracked. So, it was Christmas Eve, and I wanted a more Christmas-y meal to celebrate, so what I think I did was I just threw marshmallows in my Chef Boyardee, but perhaps that's one thing in this story we maybe shouldn't elaborate on, I don't want you to vomit.

"That is probably the grossest thing I EVER ate growing up".

Now, you're probably wondering; what is with that desperate attempt to feel the Christmas mood? Well, I was going through a semi-dark time of my life, and I really wasn't feelin' the Christmas mood. So, I made a lot of desperate attempts to get in the Christmas mood. This was one of them. However, nature was what really helped get the yuletide cheer going. I opened the door to grab the newspaper for my parents, and right as I took a look outside, I shouted...

The snow was EVERYWHERE. Some might have considered it a blizzard, I considered it heaven. So, I was feeling the Christmas joy crawl through my blood stream, and I decided that I NEEDED to do stuff today. I was getting older, and if I learned anything from my parents, it'd be that soon, I would begin to HATE Christmas, so I had to make it last. So, I wrote out a schedule for myself for that very day.

1: Watch a Christmas film! (12:00)
2: Comic book mayhem! (2:00)
3: Watch A Year Without Santa Claus! (2:30)
4: Invite [Mike] Over for Playing in the Snow! (3:30)
5: Hot Cocoa! (4:15)
6: Walk to Gas Station and Buy Candy (5:00)

Then I stopped dead in my tracks with a sudden realization; I ONLY HAD 'TIL 5 O' CLOCK! This was gonna RUIN the night for me! I jumped into action, and dashed up those stairs faster than The Flash, Sonic the Hedgehog, & Bruce Lee! I opened the door and peaked inside my brother's room. See, my brother was (and still is to this day) a HUGE movie buff. So, his collection was packed to the brim with films [whether or not they were good or bad was out of the question.] I saw all the VHS tapes sticking out on the shelf, and one specifically caught my eye. I hadn't watched the movie since I was 5, so I popped it in and hoped for the best. I stared in shock at the imagery that was shown on screen, and I remembered why my parents hated this movie. For the curious, that film was Gremlins.

"FUN FACT: I watched Batman Returns earlier that week".

I was REALLY feeling those Christmas vibes, Christmas was kickin' in, man! However, all emotions are short lived, and I COULDN'T LET THE DREAM DIE! I was off schedule now, by about 15 minutes to be exact. So, I looked back at the schedule to see what other "fun" Christmas things I had planned.

2: Comic book mayhem! (2:00)

A-ha! I was such a genius! I had a HUGE collection of Christmas-related comic books for some arbitrary reason, so I grabbed my glasses and had a look. I can't EXACTLY remember what I read, but I do know that I read like 20 Disney comic books (they did a lot of Christmas stuff) and I swear to God I read a Hulk comic book where he beats up Santa Claus, that was something that happened, right? Then again, Batman also met Santa Claus once, so I guess anything is possible. Oh, and of course I read the classic Alf Christmas comic book from the early 90's. Seriously, I've read that one recently enough to know that they're still enjoyable. Whatever happened to Alf anyways?

"Upon research, I actually found the Hulk VS. Santa issue [far right]. It's really just the Rhino in a costume, which is incredibly disappointing"

So far, so good! I was back on schedule, and the yuletide cheer was stronger than Hulk Hogan...brother. I figured I could keep the fun going, and I decided to see what I had ready to do next.

3: Watch A Year Without Santa Claus! (2:30)

Oooh, this was the fun one! This was always my favorite Christmas special growing up, so I decided to find our bootleg VHS copy from last year (that's another story for the future), and pop it in! It was a lot sadder than I remembered it being, there really aren't any moments that cheer you up, it just kinda snowballs downhill until the ending gets more uplifting. Not gonna lie to you, I cried when I watched this. And I was 14. Did you know there was a sequel? I never saw it, and I haven't seen any reviews, but I doubt it has the emotional tug the original had.

"Everybody is getting their Rudolph game on and I'm just like '...Really?'"

So far, so good. I was about 10 minutes ahead of schedule, and as much as I wanted to watch Frosty the Snowman, I simply didn't own a copy. However, I DID have a TV Guide for that week, so I decided to shuffle through it. And there it was; Frosty the Snowman...at 6 O' Clock. Ugh, I FIGURED things wouldn't work out. I would never have time to watch it! Close relatives were gonna be over, and my mother was always about that cursed "family time", so I guess I just had to forget about that movie, and go on to the next event on my schedule.

4: Invite [Mike] Over for Playing in the Snow! (3:30)

Ah, Mike. Mike [who's name has been changed to protect the innocent] was my best friend at the time. Nowadays, I hate his guts. However, at the time, we always hung out. So, playing in the snow sounded like a fun thing to do. Right down the street, one of my neighbors had a HUGE sled hill, so I figured we could go over there and have a grand ol' time. I gave him a quick call, and this is somewhat how the conversation went;

Me: Yo, Mike!
Mike: What do you want, man?
Me: You wanna come over and go sled riding?
Mike: No, uh, COUGH COUGH, I'm very, COUGH, sick. Uh, I can't today.
Me: You sound like you're faking it.
Mike: Yeah bye dude.

I'm pretty sure Mike was just being a jerk, maybe he didn't wanna hang out, maybe his family was already over, or maybe he really WAS sick, I honestly never figured that one out. "Whatever, more time for me," I thought to myself. So, I took out my notebook paper and rescheduled the remainder of the day.

4: Invite [Mike] Over for Playing in the Snow! (3:30)
5: Hot Cocoa! (3:40)
6: Walk to Gas Station and Buy Candy (4:00)
7: Christmas Music Dance Jam! (4:30)
8: Last Minute Christmas Cards! (4:50)

I was (thankfully) still able to drink some Hot Cocoa and buy some candy, but I ALSO got to jam out to music and make Christmas cards for my family so I didn't come off like an awful person. I ran into the kitchen and got ready to make some Hot Cocoa, when one fatal flaw reared it's ugly head; I had ZERO clue on how to even make Hot Cocoa. My mother always cooked it up for me, so I, quite frankly, didn't even know where to start. However, I did the best I could and got to work on making a solid product. I dug through our food cabinet and pulled out two basic ingredients; milk...and Cocoa Puffs.

"This was legitimately the best thing I could think of at the time".

Now, this OBVIOUSLY wasn't enough to fuel my amazing hot cocoa meal, so I looked inside our refrigerator to see what was up. There was both Hershey's Chocolate Syrup and a frozen Crunch bar. Obviously, these were the perfect ingredients. I stole some marshmallows from the same bag that I used earlier that same day, and put the thing together piece-by-piece. I tossed the Crunch bar in a bowl and melted it into the grossest liquid-y substance on Earth. That was then poured into another bowl full of the Hershey's syrup, marshmallows, and the Cocoa Puffs. I lastly poured half a gallon of milk into this huge bowl/abomination and threw it into the microwave for three minutes. Keep in mind I still thought this looked appetizing at the time. So, I left to go to the bathroom while it microwaved. Mid-piss, I heard a loud sound. It'd be hard to describe with words, but, it sounded kinda like this;

"Keep in mind, Sloosh is a pretty gross sound effect".

I looked inside the microwave, and...well, you know the scene in Gremlins when the mother microwaves one of the gremlins, and it just explodes into a bloody mess? Yeah, that sums it up pretty well, and considering I JUST watched that movie, that's all I could think of, and I couldn't help but laugh at it all. However, cleaning that was far from funny. In fact, it was a pain in the...back. Despite that, that image of the exploding Gremlin kept making me chuckle throughout it all. It took forever to clean, but I didn't wanna get TOO off-schedule, so I just kinda hastily cleaned it up near the end and went on to the next thing in this Christmas bonanza.

6: Walk to Gas Station and Buy Candy (4:00)

OK, this one was a lot simpler than the Hot Cocoa disaster. Walk down the street in the snowy wonderland, buy some Wonka bars or whatever, and walk back home. Easy-peazy, lemon-squeezy. I threw on my skull cap, grabbed my $200 dollar jacket (long story, one not worth telling), and I strolled on my merry way. I walked past Mike's house on the way down, and I was about to check on him, but I'd already wasted too much time making my failure of Hot Cocoa, so I ignored him. It was a fairly pleasant stroll however...until the gusts of wind started knocking me around like a Kiss Pinball machine. I actually lost my hat amidst all of the wind, which kinda sucked considering it technically wasn't mine, but I didn't let my unfortunate loss get to me. I really didn't get angry until I walked up to the gas station. That place was locked up pretty tightly. In fact, they were closed for the evening.

"I looked up 'snow gas station' and this is what showed up on Google".

I wasn't just annoyed at this point, I was MAD! I ran back to my house at break-neck speeds and as soon as I entered the door, I ripped off my shoe and threw it at the wall. Or, I tried to. It hit a mirror, knocking it to the ground. I then went from "mad" to "frightened" in milliseconds. The only thoughts pumping through my head at this point sounded akin to "OH MY GAWD OH MY GAWD OH MY GAAWWD!" My parents were gonna freak, as if the chocolate nightmare in the microwave wouldn't send them over the deep end. I figured "hey, maybe they wouldn't notice this," and I threw the broken mirror away and replaced it with a red one. I didn't get caught for about 2 weeks, which, you gotta admit, is pretty impressive. Once I'd gotten that dilemma cleared up, I was back on schedule yet again like the maverick I was. Thus, I checked out what I had to do next with pride.

7: Christmas Music Dance Jam! (4:30)

Oh YEAH. Christmas music, how could this go wrong? The CD collection was in my parent's room, so I pulled out our "Christmas Classics" CD, and plugged it into our stereo system. I then cooked up a genius plan; a plan  to make a Christmas music video. I pulled out the VHS camera, and cut the camera over and over while dancing for 5 minutes. I then synced up the CD with my sick dance moves and it was probably the stupidest thing I ever did at that age. At the time though, I thought this was hilarious. I then realized with my extra time that THIS would be my Christmas present for my parents. I had enough time to record more radical dance moves throughout different areas of the house, and I then recorded the CD audio directly onto the tape. Let me tell you; all of these modern filmmakers didn't have anything on that masterpiece.

"Making VHS movies is harder than...uh...insert a witty comparison here".

After one final look-over of my filmmaking masterpiece, I took the tape, wrapped it tightly, and then realized; it needed a card. With about 10 minutes left, I went on to my last item on the list.

8: Last Minute Christmas Cards! (4:50)

This was one of my favorite Christmas traditions. See, I'd like to (egotistically) say that I'm somewhat of a decent artist. Thus, I would always draw my loving family some random pictures, write "Merry Christmas" on the other side, and give them it as a present. Cards would often contain such classic drawings like...

"Keep in mind; this was CHRISTMAS".

However, this year was different. I wanted these drawings to actually matter. So, I drew rather festive & heartwarming images to really make up for how badly I screwed up for the past 10 years. None of the drawings from that year have survived to this day (and for the curious, neither did the aforementioned tape), but with 10 minutes to do 3 pencil drawings, I imagine they turned out really bad as well. However, they had heart put into them, and in all fairness, that's what matters the most here. It's what symbolizes the Christmas season! Giving somebody your heart!

"If I were actually giving you my heart, it'd be like Castlevania 2 where you BUY THINGS WITH HEARTS!"

With my drawings all shaded in, I suddenly heard the roaring of a car engine; it was my family pulling up. My older brother and sister came out holding a big box, and I was VERY curious. My mom and dad walked up and said,

"Here's our big family investment. Merry Christmas".

I took the box from my brother's hands and, without even thinking what was in the box, I just kinda tore it open. Looking back, that was probably extremely rude, but I didn't care, for what lied under the wrapping paper on that day was truly a sight to behold. I stared in awe. I looked up at my family, and all that I could mutter was "Thank you". Full of bewilderment, I then realized one thing; while the present I got was beyond amazing, the experience I created for myself on that day was something I KNEW I wouldn't ever forget. Life gave me a day to do nothing, and I sure made something out of it. However, I also saw the love that my parents had for me, going out of town to buy one of the best presents EVER. To be fair, I was relegated to my own home, but I put my heart and soul into my gifts, and I think that was enough to balance the scales on this one. Now, what WAS inside that aforementioned box? Well...

"What else could it have been?"

The End

Written by SegaFanatic for Retro-Daze!

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SegaFanatic Posted on Feb 21, 2015 at 03:04 PM

I honestly forgot I put them in until the other day.

Vaporman87 Posted on Feb 21, 2015 at 02:08 AM

I didn't know there were any. Now I will have to mouse over everything to find them.

SegaFanatic Posted on Feb 20, 2015 at 09:48 PM

I'm wondering if anyone here has ever found every hidden hyperlink in this article; they're mostly on pictures and certain words.

comic_book_fan Posted on Dec 04, 2014 at 03:24 AM

lobo beat down santa as well.
but he earned it in that book anyone else ever read lobo a paramilitary Christmas.

vkimo Posted on Dec 03, 2014 at 07:09 PM

Fun article with a ton of witty anecdotes!

Vaporman87 Posted on Dec 03, 2014 at 02:43 AM

Man, everybody wants a piece of Santa. Do they just hate how jolly he is? LOL

Hoju Koolander Posted on Dec 02, 2014 at 08:56 PM

Really fun ride you took us on. I loved the KISS pinball metaphor (KISS Army unite!) and the fact that reading Christmas themed comics was part of getting you in the spirit of the season puts a smile on my face. You know the Ultimate Warrior (R.I.P.) fought Santa Claus in comic book form too...it was pretty messed up.

echidna64 Posted on Dec 02, 2014 at 05:07 PM

Awesome article!!! I dig the list/quest format.

Also, the surprise Dreamcast at the end was amazing! I love that machine and the bouncing ball squiggle load up screen.

Vaporman87 Posted on Dec 02, 2014 at 04:38 PM

I love this story. I have a feeling this would make for a really entertaining Christmas movie (more so than any Home Alone movie).

Hilarious things about this:

-Chef Boyardee and Marshmallows? Ugh man! Of all the crazy things I attempted to mix together for a "treat", I can't ever envision making/eating that.

-Mike is a douche. Didn't you always hate it when you were really excited about doing something together with a friend, then when the time came they were like, "Yeah, I'm not doing that."

-You went back to "experimenting" with homemade concoctions a SECOND TIME. Seriously?

-You still hadn't let off enough steam between the walk from the gas station to home to NOT break something. Was there nothing to break on along the way... that, say, WASN'T owned by your parents? LOL

-I want to see the dance video. You know it still exists (but are too afraid to admit it).

So you got the Dreamcast. That's an awesome Christmas gift. A very underrated system, that one. Sega's last attempt at a console was actually a redeemer, in my book, for the 32X SegaCD, and gazillion other "add on" systems they had been pumping out.

Thanks for this SF! Have a Merry Christmas (but leave the cooking to the adults this year). LOL

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In the Beginning

In January 2007, the Philharmonic  administrative staff moved into new offices in East Providence. The campus at 667 Waterman Avenue includes seven acres and two buildings: a 51,000-square-foot building constructed in 1958 and a 9,000-square-foot building that was added in 1988. A reception and registration area joins the two buildings. We have been able to use the 1988 building almost “as is” for Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School administrative offices. The 1958 building, through major renovations, opened in September 2008 as the Carter Center. The result is the best community music center in New England.

 Carter Center Before

The Carter Center building includes:

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• Expand our Music Therapy program through collaboration with various health centers and schools
• Offer instruction between 9:00am and 9:00pm on weekdays
• More ensembles can practice simultaneously
• Showcase students, faculty and professionals
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Ketamine: Angel Dust in Pediatric Dental Sedation.

Jency Samuel Johnson*, and Savitha Sathyaprasad

Department of Pedodontics, KVG Dental College and Hospital, Sullia, Karnataka, India.

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Department Of Pedodontics
KVG Dental College and Hospital
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Received:16 February 2014 Revised: 03/03/2014 Accepted: 13 March 2014

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Child visit to the dentist’s office can elicit fear and anxiety which can cause chaos to both the dentist and the child patient and, which in turn subvert the delivery of quality dental care, thus posing a challenge to oral health care practitioners worldwide. As pedodontists, our motto is to strive to relieve pain and suffering, and pledge to do no harm. Anxiety if not handled with tender love and care can be very devastating which has led to exploring new frontiers in behavior management. Behavior management with aversive methods using forced restraints, is no longer acceptable and may compound the hospital— and needle—phobia throughout life. Non pharmacological behavior management procedures like effective communication, distraction techniques, play therapy, modeling and adequate analgesia coupled with TLC may be sufficient to produce a cooperative, relaxed child. Assuming that the aforementioned non pharmacological behavior management techniques have failed, alternative pharmacological dental sedation methods is usually sought, in spite of moderate sedation with nitrous oxide being the safest mode of sedation, sedation with IV or IM ketamine remains one of the most used sedation technique popularly known as angel dust because of the unique magical experience of both the patient and the anesthesiologist using it. Bearing in mind that the perks of ketamine dissociative sedation are not free off its risks, the purpose of this article is to give the readers, an in depth knowledge of this agent. To deliberate; is ketamine sedation the answer for the inconsolable anxious child requiring a painful procedure in the pediatric dental department?

Fear is a primitive response developed in an individual; to protect him from harm and self-destruction; however fear should be channelized to only the harmful situation. Ironically, the child is not mature enough to differentiate the dental office from other fear producing stimuli, resulting in devastating manifestation of fear and anxiety especially when they perceive a decreasing modicum of control over the dental situation [1]. In fact, much dental fear is a manifestation of a simple lack of control and the actual physical discomfort is of secondary importance [2]. As the general protocol, at least one or two attempts are made using all available conventional behavior management techniques before the decision is made to utilize pharmacological behavior management protocol [3,4]. Pedodontists are trained with an array of psychological and non-pharmacological techniques of managing a child with dental fear and anxiety but some unmanageable children may need the use of pharmacological management, conscious sedation and general anesthesia and pharmacological-sedative treatment modalities may be absolutely vital for the compassionate and effective treatment of dental phobic and special needs patients.

Sedation dentistry is indicated, is recommended and is the treatment of choice when the dental disease is interfering with, or has the potential to interfere with, the health and general wellbeing of the patient, and the patient does not have the capacity to tolerate reasonable, routine, and customary dental care in the state of consciousness. The paradox is the trend changing more towards pharmacological dental sedation strategies. It is a need of the hour and especially important is to weigh the risks of not providing dental care for a child with dental disease against the inherent risks and complications of utilizing sedation dentistry.

The Versatile Drug: Ketamine/Angel Dust

Ketamine is one of the most commonly used anesthetic agents available, with potent analgesic, hypnotic and amnesic effects [5]. When used correctly, it is a very versatile drug as complete analgesia permits performance of extremely painful procedures and amnesia is very helpful in helping the child forget the after effects of the dental procedures.

Ketamine is a phencyclidine derivative described in 1965, and first used in clinical practice in the 1970s. According to American College of Emergency Physician, ketamine sedation/dissociative sedation is defined as A trancelike cataleptic state characterized by profound analgesia and amnesia, with retention of protective airway reflexes, spontaneous respirations, and cardiopulmonary stability [6,7].

Routes of Administration

Ketamine may be administered by a variety of routes as it is both water and lipid soluble. Intravenous, intramuscular, oral, rectal, subcutaneous, epidural and transnasal routes have all been used [8].

Rather than displaying the dose-response continuum observed with all other procedural sedation and analgesia agents, ketamine dissociation appears at a dosing threshold of approximately 1.0 to 1.5 mg/kg intravenously (IV) or 3 to 4 mg/kg intramuscularly (IM). In smaller doses, ketamine exhibits analgesia and disorientation [9]. Once the dissociative threshold is reached, administration of additional ketamine does not enhance or deepen sedation, as would be the case with opioids, sedative-hypnotics, or inhalational agents. It should be noted that ketamine is not administered until the physician is ready to begin the procedure because onset of dissociation typically occurs rapidly [10,11].

Table 1: Comparison of IV and IM Administration.

Pre sedation

As with all sedation regimens, stringent standard presedation assessment must be performed and documented with specific emphasis on prior hospitalizations, drug allergies, cardio – respiratory status, ASA classification of the patient and NPO. Educate accompanying family about the unique characteristics of the dissociative state if they will be present during the procedure or recovery. Frame the dissociative encounter as a positive experience. Consider encouraging older children to plan specific, pleasant dream topics in advance of sedation (believed to decrease unpleasant recovery reactions). Emphasize, especially to school-aged children and teenagers, that ketamine delivers sufficient analgesia, so there will be no pain [12].

Characteristic Features of Ketamine Sedation:

Coadministered Medications/ Poly Pharmacy [9, 13-17]

• Prophylactic anticholinergics are no longer recommended.

• Prophylactic benzodiazepines are no longer recommended for children; however, they should be available to treat rare, unpleasant recovery reactions, should they occur. Prophylactic midazolam 0.03 mg/kg IV may be considered for adults.

• Prophylactic ondansetron can slightly reduce the rate of vomiting (number needed to benefit 9 or more).

Major Changes in 2011 Guideline by Clinical Practice Guideline for Emergency Department Ketamine Dissociative Sedation: 2011 Update.

Respiratory System

During ketamine anesthesia the airway is usually well maintained with some preservation of pharyngeal and laryngeal reflexes [7,9,11]. Extreme caution is advised thence during procedures that trickle the posterior oropharynx like intubation and extubation and the care should be taken to prevent aspiration nevertheless. Ketamine however, in addition to the general complications of sedation dentistry like cardio – respiratory depression, bronchospasm, apnoea, tracheal collapse, edema or infection of larynx/trachea aspiration of gastrointestinal contents and vocal cord paralysis, has had a reputation for increased rates of laryngeal spasm. Many of these reports may be due to partial airway obstruction with blood, saliva or emesis, which is very common with ketamine and usually responds to simple airway manoeuvres. Pooled data have shown that laryngospasm with ketamine sufficient to require intubation occurred in only 0.02% of cases compared with 1.75% of cases performed with agents other than ketamine [17]. Ketamine is to be infused slowly because rapid intravenous injection causes transient apnoea occasionally; this is easily managed with a brief period of bag-mask ventilation. These apnoeas are thought to be due to a reduced responsiveness to carbon dioxide with the high peak concentrations of ketamine seen after rapid injection. There is evidence that this apnoea may be seen more frequently in neonates [18].

Ketamine acts as a bronchodilator probably by two different mechanisms – firstly, via a central effect inducing catecholamine release, thereby stimulating b2 adrenergic receptors, resulting in bronchodilation, and secondly, via inhibition of vagal pathways to produce an anticholinergic effect acting directly on bronchial smooth muscle [19]. Whilst there is positive randomised controlled trial evidence for the use of ketamine for moderate to severe asthma in children [20], this has not been demonstrated in adults, although there are many case reports and small series attesting to its effectiveness.

Cardiovascular System

Ketamine produces an increase in blood pressure, stroke volume and heart rate whilst maintaining systemic vascular resistance. These effects usually reach a maximum about 2 min after injection and settle over 15–20 min. There is a wide variation in individual response, and occasionally there can be a large rise in blood pressure, unrelated to a pre-operative history of hypertension [21]. It is thought that these adrenergic responses are mediated centrally and the use of centrally depressant premedication such as benzodiazepines can blunt this effect. Whilst ketamine has been shown to increase coronary blood flow, the benefit of this is probably negated by its effect on increased myocardial oxygen demand [22].

Central Nervous System

Ketamine produces dissociative anaesthesia (detached from surroundings). This is characterized by the patient often having their eyes open and making reflex movements during anesthesia and surgery. Frequent repeated sedation or anesthesia with ketamine such as that often experienced by burns patients can lead to tolerance with increasingly large doses being required. This tolerance generally lasts for 3 days. In recovery the patient may become agitated – this is due to hallucinations following ketamine anesthesia. The reported frequency of these hallucinations varies widely from 5 to 30%. The incidence of hallucinations is lowest in children. Increased incidence is associated with female sex, large doses of ketamine and rapid intravenous boluses. Hallucinations can be reduced by premedication with benzodiazepines (usually diazepam 0.15 mg/kg) orally 1 h pre-operatively or 0.1 mg.kg)1 intravenously on induction) or, alternatively, promethazine, which has the added advantage of an anti-emetic effect. Promethazine may be given as an oral premedication (age 2–5 years 15–20 mg per os (p.o.), 5–10 years 20–25 mg p.o.) or intravenously at induction (25–50 mg intravenously in the adult). It is not recommended for use in children less than 2 years old due to the risk of severe respiratory depression. Other benzodiazepines that have been used successfully include midazolam (0.05– 0.1 mg/kg) intravenously) and lorazepam (2–4 mg intravenously in the adult). Small doses of propofol and thiopental have also both been used successfully to attenuate hallucinations [7].

Ketamine has been shown to have both pro- [25] and anti-convulsant [26] effects. Due to the uncertainty of its effect in any one patient it is probably best avoided in epilepsy. In patients with schizophrenia, ketamine may reactivate no long-term psychotic reactions from the use of ketamine. Ketamine should be avoided in patients with a history of psychosis.

Gastro-Intestinal Tract

Ketamine increases salivation, which can lead to airway problems such as laryngeal spasm or obstruction. It may also make the taping of tracheal tubes more difficult. To reduce salivation, atropine is usually given either as premedication (20 mg/kg) intramuscularly to maximum 0.5 mg) 30 min pre-operatively or at the time of induction intravenously (10–20micro g/kg to maximum 0.5 mg). Alternatively, glycopyrrolate may be used (0.01 mg/kg) to maximum 0.2 mg intravenously).

Ketamine has a greater propensity to cause nausea and vomiting compared to thiopental or propofol; however, due to its opioid-sparing effects in the peri-operative period, the overall incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting is reduced [7].

Skeletal Muscle

Ketamine increases skeletal muscle tone. This is most noticeable after the initial intravenous bolus and gradually decreases. It may be improved by administration of benzodiazepines [7].

Induction with ketamine produces a small rise in intraocular pressure which is still sustained 15 min into anaesthesia. In human studies this rise has not been found to be clinically significant and is smaller than that produced by laryngoscopy. The putative mechanism for this rise is increased tone of the extra-ocular muscles coupled with increased blood flow due to the increased cardiac output and a rise in arterial pCO2 seen with ketamine. Balanced anaesthesia with controlled ventilation helps to reduce these effects and in addition reduces the nystagmus otherwise commonly seen with ketamine anaesthesia.

In the case of the open eye or glaucoma, ketamine is still best avoided in favour of agents that produce no rise in intra-ocular pressure and that can attenuate the response to intubation [7].

Ketamine has been reported to produce hypertension and supraventricular tachycardia in patients who are hyperthyroid or receiving thyroxine. For this reason it is recommended to avoid ketamine in these patients [7].

Ketamine produces a serum rise in porphyric markers but no clinical evidence of porphyria. If an alternative, nonporphyria- inducing agent to ketamine is available, it should be used [7].

Ketamine causes an elevation in intracranial pressure by producing cerebral vasodilation and increased perfusion pressure. Ketamine is therefore relatively contraindicated in patients with serious head trauma, hydrocephalus, and intracranial lesions, since medullary compression may cause apnea. Finally, ataxia and dizziness may persist for up to 4 hr after ketamine administration. Therefore, rapid independent ambulation is not recommended following the use of ketamine [7].

Potential Adverse Effects

The ketamine literature in children is robust enough to support fairly reliable estimates of the frequency of specific adverse events, as detailed further in this section. This is not yet possible in adults; however, their experience can be predicted to roughly parallel that of children unless contrary evidence is cited below.

In the large meta-analysis, airway or respiratory complications were observed in 3.9% of children overall, including transient laryngospasm in 0.3% and transient apnea in 0.8%. Misalignment of the airway may occur at any time during dissociative sedation, and stridor or hypoxemia should be initially treated with airway repositioning. The large meta-analysis showed no association of laryngospasm with any clinical factors, except a slightly greater risk with unusually high IV doses. A case control analysis found no association of age, dose, oropharyngeal procedure, underlying physical illness, route, or coadministered anticholinergics associated laryngospasm is rare (0.3% in a large meta-analysis), and the evidence supports it as largely idiosyncratic. However, clinicians administering ketamine must be prepared to rapidly identify and manage this adverse event. Although some patients may require bag-valve-mask ventilation, tracheal intubation because of ketamine-associated laryngospasm is rare [27,28].

Respiratory depression

Respiratory depression and apnea are unusual with ketamine and are transient when they do occur. Although most commonly associated with rapid IV administration, they can rarely occur with the IM route. When respiratory depression is noticed, it is invariably at the time of peak central nervous system levels (ie, 1 to 2 minutes after IV administration or 4 to 5 minutes after IM administration) [29].

Early adolescence is the peak age for vomiting, with lesser risk in younger and older children. The literature supports it as being more frequent with the IM route compared with IV and supports no evidence of a dose relationship within the usual range of clinically administered doses. When emesis occurs, it is typically late during the recovery phase when the patient is alert and can clear the airway without assistance. Vomiting does occur in some patients after discharge, including some who do not vomit in the ED. The incidence of vomiting in adults can be expected to be 5% to 15% [30].

The first and most practical of non-pharmacological behavior management techniques consists of good general communication practices aimed at calming all dental patients. Its defining qualities include an appropriately slow pace, careful selection of specific positive language and the avoidance of specific negative words, a calming tone of voice, and alignment of the entire office staff. It is essential that fearful patients are told the truth and that any promises made to them, casual or formal in nature, are kept. Psychological methods, insofar as they can be shown to be empirically effective, must be seen as an essential skill of the ethical dental practitioner1. Assuming that the non-pharmacological behavior management techniques have failed, alternative pharmacological dental sedation methods is usually sought, in spite of moderate sedation with nitrous oxide being the safest mode of sedation, sedation with IV or IM ketamine remains one of the most popularly used sedation antidote in the era of pediatric dental sedation.


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I have been breeding spotted skaapsteekers since the mid-90,and grow all the hatchling up. year in/year out.Just set yourself up with wall gecko's breeding stock.Then you'll never have a problem feeding them again.The gecko must be used as the hatchling skaapsteekers first meal.To stimulate the stomach to want food.Then after that micro-mice new born pinks will work if scented only once.The next time they will take them as is.I breed chinese dwarf mice,they produce large litters of up to 18 young at a time around 1-1.5cm(10-15mm) long X 0.5cm(5mm) thick.They grow extreemly quickly once feeding,and should be breeding in two-three years.
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I am curious about your Chinese Dwarf Mice that you are breeding.

Could you please start a topic in the "Reptile Cuisine" sections showing some pictures of how you keep them and a little write-up of the basics?

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Blink And You’ll See It

Have you ever been looking at the sky at night and seen what you thought was a blinking star? It probably only took a moment or two for you to recognize that it was the navigation lights on an airplane.

Of course in the summertime, when the air is laden with moisture and tumultuous, hot and cold air masses crash together and swirl, so we see the stars twinkle. It’s much less like that in the wintertime when the cold, dense, and steady air is much more stable and makes the stars look like hard little points of light that barely twinkle at all.

Except for the Sun, all the stars are so distant that the tiniest little bit of disturbance in the atmosphere will scatter their light. In fact to the casual observer, that’s the best way to identify when you’re looking at one of the planets in our solar system. Planets never twinkle because they’re reflecting so much light, over such a short distance (compared to a star) that our atmosphere can’t affect them significantly.

Getting the message out

But let’s say that you wanted to communicate with another star. How would you go about it? We are getting very good at isolating planets surrounding other stars. We’ve actually found some that are Earth-sized, and look like they have water. Fantastic news!

Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri

We now know that, much like the planet Tatooine of Star Wars fame, it is possible for binary or trinary star systems to have planets. It even looks like our nearest neighbor, Proxima Centauri, has an interesting planet.

So how would we send a message? Yes we could send a radio signal, but that requires that these potential neighbors have an antenna set up, ready to receive, and set to the right frequency. Isn’t there something that might be easier to do and more difficult to miss? Oh yes there is!

Laser, laser, burning bright…

If you’ve ever accidentally caught a glimpse of a laser pointer from across the room you know how insanely bright they appear. Those are typically very poorly focused (because people are careless and “accidentally” shine them at other people) and they usually have a power level of 5 milliwatts or less. Some SETI researchers have already done studies in this area, including one from the Astrophysical Journal, and another from Acta Astronautica.

These “observational” studies are not sending signals, but rather are looking at as much of the sky as possible, to see if any stars are flickering. They are looking for any unnatural pattern. My favourite is the blink-pattern 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 (prime numbers, endlessly cycling).

We could send a signal with just a one watt purple laser delivering 2 × 1018 photons per second to any star within 10 light-years (which we could detect with our current instruments). Of course it would be against the background of our white Sun (sorry to disillusion you, but it’s not yellow, as often stated), so to help them see it we might choose a laser color like purple (400 nm), blue (475 nm), or green (530 nm) but probably not yellow (580 nm), orange (600 nm) or red (700 nm) since atmospheres tend to block up to 20% of that part of the spectrum and make it much harder to observe.

If we confine ourselves to systems within 10 light years, our current best technology should be able to confine the beam to 160 kilometres across (100 miles) or less. So since we know where the target star is, and we have a good idea of where the target planet is, we should be able to hit them with the equivalent of a brilliant spotlight of collimated, pure, monochromatic light.

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Most every star has an ideal distance where the insolation (energy received from the star) will not boil off all of the water (red area), or freeze in it to a solid state (blue area). We call this the Goldilocks Zone (GLZ, the area in purple). In our solar system that area would include Mars and Earth, both home to liquid water.

Of course, I propose we don’t use our best technology and a 1 watt laser. We should craft the beam, so that it is doughnut-shaped and large enough to cover the entire GLZ with a custom-built megawatt device. Or we could cover the GLZ with a commercial 500 watt laser, a slice at a time to focus more power, and make sure we didn’t miss an undetected planet.

More importantly, such powerful lasers would not require high tech photomultiplier telescopes to be seen. A short enough high-powered pulse could effectively make our Sun appeared to double in brilliance momentarily. It would be as obvious to a casual observer as blinking lights on an airplane are to you.

What would you do if you were looking at the constellation Leo and noticed that the star Wolf 359 (a mere 7.7 light years away) was going blink… blink blink… blink blink blink… blink blink blink blink blink… blink blink blink blink blink blink blink You would probably mention it to someone, wouldn’t you?

While it’s entirely possible that on the entire planet no astronomer happened to be observing Wolf 359, it would be almost impossible that a casual observer somewhere on the planet would not see it.

The Takeaway

It’s certainly not hopeless to look for radio signals from the sky. Radio offers a number of possibilities looking at a very broad area. Once a signal is isolated we can focus very intently on a particular portion of the sky and find out all sorts of interesting things about that signal.

High intensity signaling by light might be seen by someone lying casually on a hillside regarding the night sky, but human eyes aren’t necessary with new automated observations. Those done by the Astrophysical Journal and Acta Astronautica demonstrate that the process can be automated.

Maybe it’s time for us to start signaling a few of our closest neighbors and see if anyone is home. Just because it is a long distance relationship doesn’t mean that it won’t work out…


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putin's fiercest critics who dreamed of democracy over dictatorship. boris nemt the kremlin considered to be one of the area's skur securest. today, president putin vow personally oversee the investigation even as other critics of the kremlin are expressing fear for their own lives. we begin tonight with nbc's kelly cobiella. >> reporter: to russians it was unthinkable. boris nemtsov, former deputy prime minister, now prominent opposition leader, shot four times in the back, gunned down 200 yards from the kremlin. police say the shots were fired from this abandoned white car. it's not clear who's behind the attack, but russian investigators floated several theories. it was a contract killing. the work of islamic extremists. or a provocation to destabilize the country politically.
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to nemtsov's friends, it's a political assassination. >> he's a martyr now. he was killed for staying there and trying to prove that russia could move into the brighter future without violence. and the man paid for his belief with his life. >> reporter: president vladimir putin promised nemtsov's mother to have the perpetrators brought to justice. he was a thorn in putin's side, a vocal critic with credibility. for years he spoke out about corruption and putin's hold on power telling nbc news in 2000. >> he strongly believes in market economy, but he doesn't believe in democracy. >> reporter: he received death threats and was worried about his safety. and for good reason. a long list of kremlin critics and journalists have been killed or imprisoned since 2003. hours before his death, nemtsov spoke out on radio promoting an opposition rally he was supposed to lead this sunday.
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[ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: calling for political reform and denouncing putin's ukraine policy as unbelievably aggressive and fatal for our country. ukrainian president petro petro poreshenko said had evidence from kiev to new york st. petersburg to moscow mourners lay flowers. president obama condem brutal murder of boris nemtsov and offers condolences to his family and the people. have lost one of the most eloquent defenders of their rights. nemtsov was friends said, and that's what made him a target. kelly cobiella, nbc news, london. >> the killing comes at a time of continuing tensions between russia and the west over ukraine. for more right now we're joined by michael mcfaul, he's a former u.s. ambassador to russia and now an nbc news analyst. ambassador, we appreciate your time.
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this was russia's biggest advocate for democratic change. what are the real consequences of this loss? >> reporter: well, the consequences for u.s.-russian relations, i think, are minor in that it won't change policy. but i think this terrible tragedy, the killing of my friend, underscores a country that feels unhinged right now. russia has created enemies everywhere, in ukraine, in the united states and calling people like nemtsov traitors. and now it feels like the government is losing control. i don't want to judge the investigation beforehand. i hope that president putin will be true to his words and follow through on this. but it really is a tragic moment somebody i consider a great champion for democracy has now been lost. >> you yourself a target of death threats most from russian nationalists. what's the climate like right now in russia? >> reporter: well, for the last two years propaganda on television every night says that
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the united states wants to destroy russia, wants to a revolution there and boris or those like him are marianettes to do this. every was mr. nemtsov, when he would visit at my house, we would watch the people trail him and then watch them trail him as he left. that's a hysteric atmosphere. i hope the people that have created it will think twice before they pursue it in the future. >> ambassa appreciate your insight. also new details about the isis executioner known as jihadi john in the years leading up to his radicalization and conversion to a life of terrorism. we get more onfr keir simmons in london. >> reporter: a new photo reveals mohammed emwazi, aka jihadi john, a teen in high school, within a decade he would be the front man for isis killings.
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holding a knife in videos where hostages were murdered. but in e-mails from 2010 released tonight, mohammed emwazi complains of violence against him by a british security officer. he says he "throw me on to the wall" and he was subject t strangling by my neck. in high school, a former teacher is quoted in a news report saying mohammed emwazi underwent anger management therapy. his university in london was according to some a hotbed of extremism. >> we've all seen evidence of jihadist videos being shared at the islamic society of the university including those calling for the deaths of coalition soldiers overseas. >> reporter: by the time o university picture he was on the road to radicalization. he wears a pittsburgh pirates cap. it is absolutely sickening, the pirate said in a statement, to see this murderer wearing a pirates cap in this old photo. after he left university he began traveling to kuwait where some of his family members live. tonight, nbc news has learned kuwait has been helping the
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worldwide investigation into emwazi's movements. some british lawmakers are questioning how he was able to travel to syria to join isis. but criticizing the uk security agency is unfair, britain's prime minister says. >> all i can say is even in the last few months their dedication and work has saved us from plots on the streets of the united kingdom. >> reporter: 3,400 westerners have now joined isis, according to u.s. officials. home grown extremists like mohammed emwazi. >> the home grown violent extremists pose the most likely threat to the homeland. >> reporter: authorities say they now have investigations in all 50 states. and tonight one senior lawmaker is questioning the uk's approach asking how many more people must die before we look more closely at the strategy of our intelligence services and calling for tougher action to prevent young people from joining isis. peter.
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>> keir simmons in london tonight. thank you. in this country more uncertainty tonight over funding for the department of homeland security after congress was able to extend financing and avoid a shutdown of the department for at least one week. for more on this we're joined by our political director and moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. congress basically kicked the can down the road on this for another week. aren't w shutdown next frid house republicans behind speaker john boehner untangle this immigration dispute with the president and fully fund homeland security? >> here's hoping for at this point. he's hoping to get some resolution in the courts. why do i say that? there is of course the president's executive action immigration, it was challenged called unconstitutional by a federal court in texas. the administration i stay on that ruling so that they can begin implementing these new immigration policies right away. if the fifth circuit does not grant the administration that stay and basically says, no, you got to resolve this in the
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supreme court, well then speaker boehner has a get out of jail free card. he can go to conservatives, let's fully fund homeland security, you don't have to worry about his immigration policy because it's now in the hands of the supreme court. but if in the next seven days we don't get resolution or as far as boehner's concerned they get approval to begin implementing this policy, peter, i have no idea how he does this. because the conservatives are very upset about it and he could be risking his actual speakership if he puts a clean bill on there and funds it without any chance of conservatives having a way to make a statement. >> chuck, quickly, it feels like nothing has changed in congress to most americans. can congress agree on anything? >> i think this tells you even though congress is in all republican hands, senate republicans are fighting with house republicans. so if you think we're going to get trade deals, tax deals, it is hard to imagine in this climate that it's going to happen. >> chuck, we'll have much more of this on tomorrow with "meet the press." house majority leader kevin mccarthy will be among chuck's guests tomorrow on "meet the press".
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you may notice that gasoline prices are on the rise again. in california they've shot up almost a dollar over last month and the rest of the country may be headed in that direction. we get our report tonight from nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: well, that was fast. >> just pulled up and started watching as the price went up and up and up. >> reporter: in just one week average gas prices in california have soared 42 cents from $2.90 to $3.32. >> jumped like 12 cents overnight. and i don't understand it. >> reporter: in los angeles it's been especially brutal. a 49-cent spike in a week. so what's the reason for these higher prices? there are several. earlier this month a dispute shut down a refinery in northern california. and then this happened. an explosion at another facility cut off even more production. those two refineries process 17% of the state's crude oil. adding fuel to the fire environmental regulations here
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mandate a specialized blend of gas not used anywhere else in the u.s. >> the quality of the gasoline is more stringent. it's harder to make and more expensive. >> reporter: not long ago many states saw gas below $2 a gallon. so what is california's spike mean for the rest of the country? analysts say directly not much. but the cost of crude oil is slowly starting to rise. and nationwide the price of fuel has soared 36 cents in the past month. despite a surplus, speculators are driving that price up. >> it's just sometimes the oil market's like any commodity. it reacts more on perception and emotion rather than reality. >> reporter: that reality now hitting home for tonya butler. she has a daughter who lives two hours away, and it just became harder to visit her. >> disappointed it's going back up so fast. >> reporter: after months of relief at the pump is suddenly over. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, los angeles.
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and the weather caused some big problems on the road once again today. this was the scene in texas where more snow made travel hazardous. a winter weather advisory was in effect most of the day. conditions are expected to improve tomorrow. and in south florida today torrential rain and strong winds interrupted play at the honda classic golf tournament. it also led to flooding in miami with some areas getting as much as six inches of rain. in san diego the second largest drug bust ever at a u.s. border crossing. more than 15 tons of marijuana were seized at a border crossing with mexico. u.s. customs officers made the discovery inspecting a mattress truck. there were a few mattresses as well as 1,300 packages of pot worth $19 million. also in mexico, authorities are trumpeting a huge arrest in the drug war. their latest catch, servando gomez, known as la tuta said to be extremely violent.
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here's nbc's mar >> reporter: following arrest, the notorious drug kingpin and former schooltea known at "la tuta" was paraded past the cameras before being flown to a high security prison. the d.e.a. says the 49-year-old servando gomez was the head of the knights templar, a violent cult-like drug cartel and ruled parts of mexico with an iron fist. >> if you took al capone in the wouldn't be a fight. al capone would be out cold. >> reporter: mexican authorities say they grabbed gomez as he left this house wearing a hat and scarf as a disguise. though long been a fugitiv wanted by mexico and the u.s., gomez boldly granted interviews criticizing the government. in an audio message believed to be gomez and posted on social media last year he also said, i'm not looking for clemency or benevolence for me. i'm a criminal. gomez bragged he would always
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fight and never be taken alive. but mexican officials here say he was captured without incident, no shots fired. the arrest was announced by mexican president enrique pena nieto faced protest for failing to control drug violence especially since the disappearance and apparent mass murders of 43 teacher trainees last year. the d.e.a. praised the mexicans saying gomez's arrest will weaken the knights templar. but with new cartels being formed, many believe it's unlikely to stem the flood of drugs across the u.s. border or reduce the violence. >> often those who take the place of the fallen cartel leader are more vicious than the one who bit the dirt. >> reporter: in mexico though the arrest is seen as a hard-fought victory for the authorities. with a kingpin who taunted them now behind bars. mark potter, nbc news, mexico city. when "nightly news"
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continues on this saturday, the next phase for the missionaries stopped short by ebola. why they're heading back to africa. and later, the man who sees green in all that white. yep, he's selling snow. white. yep, he's selling snow.
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anne thompson. >> reporter: before they head to liberia nancy and david writebol have one important stop, at atlanta's emory university hospital. just seven months ago nancy arrived here seriously ill with ebola while she did missionary work in liberia. now nancy has a different purpose. >> i'm very thankful to be able to give back. >> reporter: nancy's donating her plasma to be stored for future ebola patients and research. david, who did not contract ebola, is a volunteer for an experimental vaccine. together they are helping doctors find a way to prevent the next epidemic. >> we're looking for antibodies to ebola that will bind to the virus and neutrize it. >> reporter: bound by a deep faith in god and 40 years of marriage. >> i'm still thankful that nancy is still with us and i still have her. >> reporter: they are excited to return to liberia.
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and anxious. >> those were very stressful days. and, you know revisiting that will i'm sure have a bit of an impact on us. >> reporter: but unlike when they left the epidemic has subsided. the u.s. military ended its mission there this week. >> we're thankful for what god's doing and for the way the numbers are coming down. >> reporter: and though it's believed her survival has made her immune nancy says she will not take any chances. >> you know there's still a respectful fear of ebola no matter if you've had it or if you haven't. >> reporter: another chance that just months ago seemed impossible. anne thompson nbc news new york. when we come back an update on the case of the missing dress. when the moment's spontaneous, why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night.
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former new york knick anthony mason has died. best known for tenacious defense here in new york in the mid-90s. mason was nicknamed the enforcer. despite some troubles with the law, he helped the knicks reach the nba finals in 1994 and played for five other teams in his 13-year career. mason reportedly suffered a heart attack last month. he was 48 years old. a stolen nascar race car has been found. it was discovered early today abandoned in an atlanta suburb about 20 miles from where it was taken. someone drove away with the trailer carrying the car from a hotel parking lot near the atlanta motor speedway
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yesterday. valued at $250,000 the number 44 chevy wasn't damaged, but it was found too late for its driver to compete in tomorrow's race. and now about that dress. not that one, but the other one stolen from actress lupita nyong'o after she wore it last saturday night at the academy awards. it apparently turned up yesterday under a bathroom sink in the same hollywood hotel it was taken. the custom calvin klein valued at $150,000. a tradition gnat garment for prince william. earlier the prince dressed up as a 16th century samurai war lord on the set of a television studio in tokyo. look at him there. william also found a little time to show off his juggling skills for kids at a school. all part of his official visit. and there was another tribute to actor leonard nimoy today, this one from the final frontier.
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one a day 50+ finally tonight, most of us have had enough of the snow this winter. but if you live in a part of the country where it's a novelty, a
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man in massachusetts may just be able to help you. he lives in boston or as you likely know they've had more than 100 inches of snow. and he'd be happy to send plenty of it your way, for a price. a boston-based correspondent ron mott has the story. >> reporter: there's no business like kyle wearing's snow business. >> it's booming right now. >> reporter: like no business we know. mail-order snow. >> shoveling a front walkway with my wife and we were just kind of joking around and just talking about shipping it to our friends and family just to get it out of our front yard. and when we started thinking about it decided to launch a simple joke website. >> reporter: his company, yo is getting off the ground literally. scoop by scoop. and with this much snow something had to give. more precisely, some of you paying $19.99 for a bottle or nearly $90 for a styrofoam container of kyle's snow. sales are heating up.
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more than 130 orders and counting. he can hardly keep up. >> so we bought some. you're welcome. you're part of history now with us. >> reporter: though we can't exactly promise it won't melt before arrival. >> we're struggling to pack the snow and get it shipped out as fast as possible. so i had to bring in my brother. >> reporter: still, business is solid. even as the product itself is flaky. some here have advertised free snow with few or any takers. kyle has figured out a basic secret of commerce. >> i'm just really excited but at the same time how is it possible? >> reporter: while the best things in life might be free sometimes you can take them to the bank. ron mott nbc news boston. little bit of good news for you would-be entrepreneurs in boston more fresh snow is expected tomorrow. that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm peter alexander reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night.
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This freehold development which is located at Saint Thomas walk which is district 009 and also located just in the middle of Orchard and it’s also a short walk from the upcoming Great World Station which is on the Thomas- East Coast Line. This development will comprises of 250 units with 2 blocks with 36 and 35 storeys respectively. This therefore means there will be many amenities that will be at 8 Saint Thomas once it’s launched in 2018. 8 Saint Thomas Condo Bukit Sembawang Estates is a high end development right in the heart of the city

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This condo is developed by Bukit Sembawang that started its business as a rubber company and later become one of the best and leading rubber companies. But it later diversified its business into real estate development which it also became publicly listed in.

8 St Thomas is one of the highly sought after estates as it is in the orchard region where there are many freehold condos which are prime areas.

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It is located near the Great World City Shopping Centre which is an integrated shopping mall and an office building and a service apartment. It is popular shopping center with shuttle bus services to Orchard, City and Chinatown station provided. It is also family oriented due to the fact that it has a baby room which is located within the wall. This shopping center is huge since it covers around 400000 square feet that can accommodate the cosmopolitan crowd in the vicinity.

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8 Saint Thomas is also located near Cathay Cineleisure a popular shopping center due to its trendy tenants who located in the heart of the city. Has a youth kind of lifestyle mall that consist of tenants like koufu food court and karaoke lounge and other food and beverage outlets. This therefore makes the mall to be popular with the youth since it conducts event like dancing competitions and countdown parties that brings more crowd.

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Meghalaya On Dengue Alert

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: Health authorities in Meghalaya Sunday sounded a dengue alert after 18 people from Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills, tested positive for the virus in about the last four days.

"We have sounded a dengue alert in the district after 18 people, who were down with flu-like symptoms for the past few days, tested positive for dengue," Pravin Bakshi, the district magistrate of West Garo Hills, told IANS.

Initially, the patients were admitted to the Tura civil hospital. They were later discharged, but are still under medication, the official said.

Bakshi said health officials have been issuing public notices to alert the people on the disease, while a team of medical officials from Shillong, Meghalaya state capital, rushed in to Tura to monitor the situation.

"A team of epidemiologists will also visit the district to study the pattern of the disease," Bakshi, who is also the chairman of the district health society, said.

Health officials will also undertake fogging in various localities to ensure that aedes mosquitoes, which are responsible for the outbreak of dengue, do not find breeding ground.

Bakshi said that he has directed hospital authorities across the state to provide adequate treatment and medicines to those suffering from the disease.

Dengue is a tropical disease. Common symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains and skin rash. There is no vaccine for dengue and the only way to reduce infections is to improve hygiene levels so as to prevent mosquito bites and stop mosquitoes from breeding.

It is particularly difficult to create a vaccine because the disease is caused by different viruses and there are no animal models available for testing.

The disease kills over 5,000 Indians every year, and remains a seasonal threat, particularly during the monsoon.

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Today's the day that the Mayan Long Count calendar either rolls over to a new cycle or, well, ends, taking the world with it. We can think of no better way to celebrate this auspicious day than with a rousing game of Munchkin Apocalypse.

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Board: Libtech Stump Ape

Size: 157

Camber Option: C2x. Lengthened camber with a shortened rocker zone.

Bindings: K2 Indy

Stance: 21.5 Wide 15 Negative 12 Goofy

Boots: K2 Thraxis Size 10

My Weight: 195lbs

Resort: Arapahoe Basin

Conditions: Sunny bluebird skies, cooler temps, 1 to 3 inches of hot pow everywhere, and perfectly groomed corduroy.

Flex: This board isn’t overly stiff, it’s definitely a freeride flex but it’s about a middle of the road flex. You do have a slightly directional flex to it meaning softer nose and progressively stiffening up. There is some torsional give to it as well.

Stability: The width gives this board all the stability you need. It’s one of those decks that’s not dead and damp but not lively and chattery. You might feel some chatter if you plow into frozen moguls or death cookies at full speeds.

Ollies/Pop: There is snap in this board if you know how to activate it. You pop predominately off the rear camber zone right outside the back foot. It has to be loaded up and the rebound is there when it engages. It’s not overly snappy, but it is enough to make you pleasantly surprised.

Butterability: There’s a flex point right out at the far reaches of the camber zones that you want to make sure you hit. When you do this board will butter and it will butter well. The big thing to note is that it does rebound a bit so be prepared for that.

Carving: So having a size 10 boot and this thing being a behemoth how was it getting it on edge? Actually not bad at all, it’s not the nimblest board I’ve been on but it wasn’t a slouch, it never felt like there was a delayed reaction. You do have to drive it more off the back foot and it does take a bit more effort, but not much. On edge this board rails a turn and you can feel it plowing through everything in its path.

Rider in Mind: Big footed Sasquatch that wants a volume shifted snowboard.

Personal Thoughts: I think if I had a size 11 or larger foot this board would have ridden a bit differently. Not that it rode bad for me, it just needed to be finessed a bit more than I thought it would. This board is super stable in variable terrain and actually carves well for its width and size.

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WebKut is a screen-capture application for Adobe AIR. The application is more than anything focused on capturing parts of websites. Basically, WebKut is an Internet browser which allows you to use a tool to select parts of the website to capture. There are three ways in which you can capture content. You can capture the whole webpage, you can capture a selection, which you have to select the same way you do in Photoshop, or you can capture what you are viewing at the moment. The application does a good job of telling what is inside the area you are capturing. But there are some limitations. Some times, when you capture something, if there is any flash content or a PDF file embedded there, the capture might return white spaces to you, as if nothing were on the area you selected. This bug has not been fixed yet. Since this is an Adobe AIR application, it works on any operative system that supports Adobe AIR. The application itself is nice, but the limitations that I mentioned make me not trust this a lot. Also, other screen-capture applications are more complete than this and offer the same functionality.

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