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Do Scopes Spread Disease?
by Denise Steffanus | 04.25.2016 | 6:16pm
Examination with an endoscope is a routine procedure for racehorses. Scoping can reveal exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (bleeding), airway obstructions, paralyzed arytenoid cartilage (flappers), guttural pouch infections, and the cause of coughs or nasal discharge. Pre-purchase examinations include scoping to assess the health and correctness of the throat and airways.
It is not unusual for a veterinarian, especially at horse sales, to scope a list of horses for multiple clients. As with any medical instrument, disinfection between uses and proper handling is paramount to prevent the spread of disease.
Former WinStar Farm co-owner Bill Casner suspects a dirty scope knocked 9-2 morning-line favorite Colonel John out of the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap in 2009 (G1).
"We cannot definitively be certain that the exposure came from the scope, but the timing was apparent," Casner said. "There were no other horses in the entire barn, front and back, that had temps or got sick except him. He had his own bridle that was not used on other horses. Knowing that incubation periods are generally two to five days, we backtracked through his schedule. He worked five days before the Big 'Cap and was scoped afterwards. This was four days before the fever spike. It was probably coming on the evening before the race."
After that incident, Casner purchased an endoscope for his trainer, Eoin Harty, and he had all of Harty's assistants who would handle the scope trained in the proper disinfection, handling, and storage of the instrument. All veterinarians who work on Casner's horses are required to use only that endoscope on his horses.
"That was in 2009, and we have not experienced an infection since then that we could attribute to a contaminated scope," Casner said.
He also is concerned about the cavalier way some veterinarians handle endoscopes at horse sales, which he said is a huge concern of consignors.
"The general procedure is to wipe them off with a Handi-Wipe and then throw them back over the shoulder and handle them with unwashed hands – you will never see them use latex gloves," he said.
Dr. Fairfield Bain, D.V.M., former clinical professor of equine internal medicine at Washington State University, is now equine technical services veterinarian for Merck Animal Health. Bain is board certified in veterinary internal medicine, veterinary pathology, and emergency and critical care.
"This is something that needs discussion in veterinary circles," Bain said. "Most respiratory diseases can be transmitted by fomites, such as an endoscope, particularly equine herpesvirus, influenza, and strangles. Thus, it is extremely important to disinfect endoscopes between each patient."
Bain said effective disinfection is easier to manage in a hospital setting than it is at the sales, on the track, or at a training center, where it is more likely that large numbers of horses would be scoped in succession.
He explained the proper procedure veterinarians should follow for disinfecting endoscopes:
"In situations where multiple patients are being examined, as in a production line, chlorhexidine cleaning of the external aspect, as well as flushing the channel should be done," he said. "Scopes usually have a small channel that runs the length for passage of catheters, biopsy devices, etc. Chlorhexidine is considered the 'standard of care' in most situations, but true disinfection would require more extensive, time-consuming sterilization using other products requiring prolonged contact time. Most institutions would likely use a glutaraldehyde solution."
After receiving reports of cross-contamination with human bronchoscopes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety communication in September 2015 that emphasized the failures in cleaning and disinfecting that could spread disease:
►Lack of pre-cleaning at point of use. Pre-cleaning typically includes surface wiping and channel flushing to prevent drying of blood, tissue and other biological debris;
►Failure to perform thorough manual cleaning before high-level disinfection or sterilization;
►Failure to flush or brush channels;
►Use of expired detergent or high-level disinfectant;
►Insufficient flushing, rinsing, and/or drying after high-level disinfection.
►Continued use of devices despite integrity, maintenance, and mechanical issues, including:
–Persistent device channel kinks or bends;
–Channel wall scratches, divots, or crevices;
–Holes, cracks, or other imperfections in the distal end;
►Use of repaired or refurbished devices using out-of-specification parts; and
►Use of devices despite residual material in the instrument or suction channels.
In human medicine, disposable plastic sleeves for endoscopes are used to avoid the spread of disease, but no such sleeve is available for equine endoscopes. Trainer Glenn Thompson and veterinarian Heidi Homze are developing such a sleeve to protect horses.
"For years it has bothered me a great deal that veterinarians are called to scope horses when they are sick or to check for bleeding," Thompson said. "After the horses are scoped, the scope is quickly wiped down with disinfectant and put back in the case. I cannot imagine the germs and infections that are spread from horse to horse using this method.
"Our sleeve is a disposable one that slides over the scope, and when the job is completed, you slide it off and throw it away."
Thompson and Homze have applied for a patent and are working on a prototype to submit to veterinary experts for evaluation.
This entry was posted in Vet Topics and tagged 2-year-old sales, Bill Casner, colonel john, dr. fairfield bain, dr. heidi homze, endoscopes, eoin harty, food and drug administration, Glenn Thompson, winstar farm by Denise Steffanus. Bookmark the permalink.


At Scott-Clark Medical (scott-clarkmedical.com) we are committed to ensuring that your medical laptop carts are functional and safe for patient needs.
One of the areas of concern in the provision of a medical cart for laptop use is having Germicide Resistant Computers. What does this mean?
What Are Germicide Resistant Computers?
Hewlett Packard (HP has recently released its new lineup of laptops, display monitors, and desktop machines.
This hardware is guaranteed to be resistant to the intense cleaning materials used in hospitals, clinics, and offices of healthcare providers.
What Do We know about Germicides and Healthcare?
Within a hospital or healthcare facility, the presence of germs is very clear. Healthcare-associated infections number 1.7 million annually. This data demonstrates a need for devices which can withstand repeated sanitization.
This all-in-one system includes a 27" HP Healthcare Edition Clinical Review Display. It also contains an EliteBook 840 Healthcare Edition notebook.
Placed in nurse's stations, patients' rooms, and even public areas of a medical facility, this system can be cleaned with existing sanitizing cleaners.
The system meets the requirements of both safety and performance with its Windows 10 Pro and 7th Gen Intel® Core™ processors.
The system enhances communication among healthcare professionals. It is easy to view information on this larger, clearer monitor. The system boasts HP Audio Boost and HP Noise Cancellation. This means dictation supported by FHD webcams makes real-time consultations easy and instantaneous.
You can separate the laptop keyboard from the touchscreen. This ensures that while you are cleaning, nothing gets accidentally inputted.
Screen, keyboard, and laptop are all tough. They can withstand potential deterioration from germicidal wipes and harsh cleanser used to curb the spread of infections.
This system has other safety features. The touchscreen touchpad will recognize touch surgically gloved touch. Healthcare professionals can sign in simply by tapping their work badges on the touchpad. There's also a fingerprint reader.
This is the first clinical review display that integrates an RFID reader with single-sign-on authentication.
The 27-inch diagonal, 3.7-megapixel clinical review display boasts excellent quality display. The 27" screen size makes it easier to see images clearly.
The display has been optimized for image-enabled EMR. With these displays, medical professionals have a solid basis for accurate viewing of clinical images and patient information so that confident, well-informed diagnoses and treatment programs can be made. A privacy screen makes it impossible for anyone nearby to read the screen.
Luminance uniformity is guaranteed with an automatic backlight, auto image rotation, and the ability of the healthcare professional to calibrate medical images.
In the era of teleconferencing and tele-patient diagnosis, having a monitor that provides an almost-like-being-there clarity for patient tele-examination and conferencing is priceless.
This is the first notebook built specifically for healthcare professionals and facilities. It has been specially engineered for sanitization with aggressive chemical materials used by health care.
There are also security measures to ensure that the HP EliteBook. The system contains a security controller that make it harder for hackers.
The new system allows for sanitization of the screen and keyboard using germicidal wipes with the change of shift each day the laptop or screen or keyboard is used. The EliteBook comes equipped with "Easy Clean" software. This allows for keyboard, touchscreen, and keypad to be disabled from one another to make it easier to clean with germicidal wipes. This can be done while the laptop is still running. HP claims its new laptop can withstand 10,000 wipes with germicidal Towelettes in a three-year span.


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Previous Manager Seamus Heath was forced to resign his post due to ill health in August. Powell, who has been Director of Football at the Club since March 2018, is applying to attend a Pro Licence course in order to enable the Club to satisfy UEFA Licensing requirements.
Everyone at the Club welcomes Nev back into the First Team Manager role, which he will fulfil with Gavin Allen as his Assistant Manager.


The Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation Towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem of 2009 is the main policy document of the United Nations guiding action by the international community in this field. It reaffirms the principle role played by the CND as one of the United Nations organs with prime responsibility for drug control matters. In line with its mandates, the CND monitors the world drug situation, develops strategies on international drug control and recommends measures to address the world drug problem.
The Commission adopted at the High Level Review in March 2014 the Joint Ministerial Statement, which identifies achievements, challenges and priorities for further action.
In the Political Declaration and Plan of Action of 2009, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs recommended that the General Assembly hold a Special Session on the World Drug Problem. The CND led the preparations for the General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) in 2016 and negotiated the outcome document. The Commission works on the follow-up to the UNGASS, implementing the recommendations made in the outcome document, on the way to the target date of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action in 2019.
The CND meets annually when it considers and adopts a range of decisions and resolutions. Intersessional meetings of the CND are regularly convened to provide policy guidance to UNODC. Towards the end of each year, the CND meets at a reconvened session to consider budgetary and administrative matters as the governing body of the United Nations drug programme.
Subsidiary bodies of the CND are the Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East and the meetings of the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (HONLEAs) for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe respectively. The purpose of these meetings is to coordinate activities and to monitor new trends within the respective regions. The recommendations of the subsidiary bodies are submitted to the sessions of the CND for its consideration and follow-up action.


Keith Richard wasn't fooled. Conference play is a fickle endeavor, where all that glitters isn't close to being gold and a team is only as good as its last jump shot, block out or inbounds play.
Or, to put it another way, Louisiana-Monroe's ninth-year basketball coach knows what happens when you assume.
Two weeks ago, the Warhawks had the look of a contender at 4-2 in the Sun Belt Conference. That was before a three-game losing streak, culminating in another one-point loss on the road exiled ULM (11-10, 4-5 Sun Belt) to the middle of the standings.
"These are the highs and lows of conference play and our team understands that now that they've gone through it," Richard said. "We've gotten some tough breaks along the way, but we've also had some go our way at times.
Bereft of a dominant team, no one in the Sun Belt has come close to matching Louisiana-Lafayette's run from last season. First place Georgia State (16-6, 7-2 Sun Belt) — ULM's Wednesday night opponent at 7 p.m. inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum — has a one-game lead on Texas State, Coastal Carolina and Texas-Arlington, a two-game advantage on Georgia Southern and three-game edge on the logjam of the Ragin' Cajuns, Warhawks, South Alabama and Arkansas State.
A controversial one-point loss aside, what separates ULM from Georgia State is the ability to win close games. The Panthers are 4-2 in conference contests decided by two-possessions or less, where the Warhawks are 2-4.
For the first time this season, Richard felt like ULM wasn't ready to compete at tipoff in last Thursday's 92-81 loss at Coastal Carolina. The Warhawks did cut the deficit to six points with 47 seconds remaining, but never recovered from falling behind by 20 points in the second half.
On Saturday, Appalachian State handed ULM its third road loss of the year by a single point. Michael Ertel's potential game-winning layup was blocked on the game's final possession and JD Williams missed a desperation jumper at the buzzer.
Richard may have found a solution to ULM's defensive woes at Appalachian State, mixing in a 3-2 zone with his trademark man-to-man that helped the Warhawks come from 10 points down and lead twice in the second half.
Since last month's 74-73 win over ULM at the buzzer — a result that led to the Sun Belt suspending the officiating crew — Georgia State has won three-out-of-five, losing back-to-back games to Troy and Texas State in late January.
The Panthers are 5-4 on the road, while the Warhawks are 9-1 at home on the season.
Guard D'Marcus Simonds, the beneficiary of the no-call that beat ULM in the first matchup, averages 19 points and one block per game. Both marks are good for seventh overall in the Sun Belt.
After back-to-back road losses, guard Daishon Smith fell to fifth in the conference in scoring (20.2 points per game).
ULM continues to lead the Sun Belt in free-throw percentage (.784) and sits at second in 3-point shooting percentage (.395). Georgia State is the top shot-blocking team in the league at five per game.
Richard said what's important is how both teams are playing now, not what happened in Atlanta.
"The players tend to just remember the end of the first game and that's human nature. It becomes my job as the coach to help them remember the other things that determined the outcome of the game," Richard said.


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Q: Load Text File Into Table Widget in Qt If I load a text file into a QTextStream, how would I then populate a TableWidget with its data? The text file is tab delimited. Here is what I have so far:
void MainWindow::startParsing()
{
            QStringList stringList;

            int countRows;

             QTextStream in(&textFile);
             QString line;
             if (textFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
             {
             do
             {
                 line = in.readLine();
                 stringList << line.split("\t", QString::SkipEmptyParts);
             }
             while (!in.atEnd());
             }

             QSet<QString> set = stringList.toSet();
             foreach (const QString &value, set)
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            countRows = stringList.count();

            //--- define the table's shape ---
            ui->tableWidget_inputPreview->setRowCount(countRows);
            ui->tableWidget_inputPreview->setColumnCount(6);

            //--- create the horizontal (column) headers ---
            QStringList horzHeaders;
            horzHeaders << "HostName" << "Host IP" << "Area" << "Host Interface"
                        << "Router to Ext Network" << "Ext Routes";
            ui->tableWidget_inputPreview->setHorizontalHeaderLabels( horzHeaders );

            //--- create the vertical (row) headers ---
            QStringList vertHeaders;
            ui->tableWidget_inputPreview->setVerticalHeaderLabels( vertHeaders );

            //--- populate the table widget with data from txt file ---

            // TODO: insert data into table
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Here is a sample of the text file that I'm working with:
#TEST 1
#HostName   HostIP  Area    Host Interface  Router to Ext NW    Number of Ext Routes
test1   9.1.1.1 0.0.0.0
OMG_LOL_101 128.12.101.2    0.0.0.0
OMG_LOL_102 128.12.102.9    0.0.0.0 128.112.102.9   128.112.102.10  100
WTF_BBQ_149 128.20.180.2    0.0.0.0

#HITL 2
#HostName   HostIP  Area    Host Interface  Router to Ext NW    Number of Ext Routes
test2   9.1.1.2 0.0.0.0
WTF_BBQ_111 128.15.110.2    0.0.0.0
WTF_BBQ_112 128.15.111.2    0.0.0.0
WTF_BBQ_113 128.15.112.2    0.0.0.0 128.115.112.9   128.115.112.10  100

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Q: Sub-second intervals in AP scheduler I am running a process in APScheduler that needs to run at a half-second interval, but the 'interval' trigger seems to only accept values down to 1 second (just basing that on the documentation, the second parameter takes an int). Is there a way to get sub-second scheduling on APScheduler, or is there another scheduling library that will allow me to schedule at sub-second intervals and then change that interval midway through.

A: I ended up creating the process as a separate thread with an event.
def measure_value(self, meas_list, start_time, interval_time, stop_event):
    random.seed()
    while(not stop_event.is_set()):
        stop_event.wait(interval_time)
        measurements = [random.random(), random.random()]
        meas_time = time.time()
        '''
        meas_string = self.inst_ref.query('MEAS:CURR?;VOLT?') #grab the output current and voltage
        measurements = meas_string.split(';')
        '''
        meas_time = meas_time - start_time
        measurements.append(meas_time)
        meastuple = tuple(float(m) for m in measurements)
        meas_list.append(meastuple)
        print(meastuple)
        self.fp.update(meastuple)

There is another thread that is eventually called that sets the stop event so that this loop stops executing and the thread closes.


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A business is ideally suited for using backup mass data storage as it will generally own a lot of important data that must be stored across various systems. A loss or even tampering of any of the business's important data can lead to considerable losses – financially, and in terms of time lost and certainly will also end up hurting the business.
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CDs as well as DVDs lend them well as a backup mass data storage medium and they also allow for better compression of the data and so can store more information than tapes and will not easily fill up very quickly either. Another backup mass data storage option is using USB ports as well as external hard disc drives because these two options help to make it a lot more convenient to restore information in case your computer breaks down.
Today, online data backup and storage is a means that is being used by many individuals as well as by businesses because this means helps to provide a number of advantages over other forms of backing up and storing vital data.
Backup mass data storage was first used by stock industry as well as by the banking sector since these industries needed to backup high volumes of data and the sensitivity of information was such that they required absolute insurance against corruption or loss of such data. With almost everyone using computers these days it is easy to see that backup mass data storage has emerged out of the shadow of those industries and has become a common practice today.


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Succeed in following the twists and turns of Circus and you'll deserve a medal. Quite literally, this film is one of the most perplexing caper pictures I've ever seen -- which likely explains its mysterious disappearance from theaters, practically before it ever arrived.
It is certainly not a film without some merit. With its surprisingly apt cast, including notables John Hannah (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Famke Janssen (Rounders), Peter Stormare (Fargo), and Eddie Izzard, it's hard not to like this bunch of clowns (no pun intended) as they stumble through a double-, triple-, even quadruple-cross plot ultimately involving a great deal of money that one lucky crook will end up with. But who?


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The move took the soon-to-be family of six (Sue was pregnant with Evie, now 6) and their truckload of furniture—chosen for its suitability to the 18th-century abode they were leaving—to a Pacific Palisades, California, spec property full of generic appointments that didn't display a speck of the family's personality.
Patterned pillows on the entryway bench add a dose of color to the white space.
Unexpectedly, the O'Connors found their design solution on the sidelines of a soccer field. That's where they met Lara Fishman, the mother of one of their daughter's teammates and, more important for the look of their home, an interior designer.
The mirrored panels of a white console reflect the colors of the family room.
The traditional part was easy. The furniture that trekked across the country was traditional indeed. The edge Sue wanted was missing, but Fishman knew she could modify the existing pieces into new forms that were imaginative and appropriate for the light and modernized vibe of California design.
Throughout the house, spaces convey the playful attitude that Sue and Matt wanted for their children. In the family room, the clan piles on the sectional, covered in a forgiving blue velvet, to watch movies.
Yellow snakeskin-look vinyl and silver nailheads blast high-wattage energy onto the ottoman, one of the family's repurposed pieces.
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Moroccan-style table "Imia Polished Metal": Four Hands; fourhands.com.
Rug SOH424B in Blue and Green: Modern Rugs; modernrugs.com.
Blue-and-white pillow at corner of sectional "Artichoke" in Prussian Blue, red-and-purple patterned pillow "Chinoiserie" in Prune Red and Violet, green patterned pillow "Ombré Tribe" in Blue and Frost Green, all by Adam and Viktoria: Lisa Fontanarosa Collection; lisafontanarosa.com.
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The pale blue-and-white living room finds spirited contrast in its orange accessories that include artwork, pillow fabric, and a piece of pottery.
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Glass cube sculpture: Accessory Preview; accessorypreview.com.
Orange-and-cream pillows on chairs "Medallion" in Melon and Camel on Cream Linen: Home Couture; homecouture.us.
Blue pillows on chairs: West Elm; westelm.com.
Arranged with the matching chairs, a settee is covered in an oversize chevron pattern, a white cocktail table features a smoky mirror top, and a seagrass rug can manage the traffic of four kids.
One example of an A-plus transformation: the French farmhouse dining table that was adorned with intricate embellishments. Fishman removed the trimmings, stripped its distressed finish, painted its base black, and shellacked the top in a durable high-gloss white finish. Teamed with Louis chairs manufactured in contrasting materials—four are acrylic, and two are covered in striking white lacquer and orange geometric fabric—the look is cool, current, and California.
In the dining room, a turquoise, blue, and gold rug delivers intense color. Enhancing the room's drama, five single pendants hang at varying heights.
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Window shade fabric "Tyrone Marine": Pindler; pindler.com.
Area rug "Bombay": Surya; surya.com.
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Host chairs "Stella": Four Hands; fourhands.com.
Fabric for host chairs "Wavelength" in Orange and Shrimp by Alan Campbell: Quadrille; quadrillefabrics.com.
Side chairs "Ghost Chair" by Kartell: Lumens; lumens.com.
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Harding County was founded on March 4, 1921 from Mora County and Union County.
Locations bordering Harding County are Union County, Quay County, San Miguel County, Mora County, Colfax County.
Harding County vital records can be found at the New Mexico Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in New Mexico for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
You can search online for Harding County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for New Mexico Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Harding County has Federal Census Schedules to aid in looking into your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1930, 1940. You'll find free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Researchers often forget the significance of Harding County court, probate, and land files as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy details. Buried away in New Mexico courthouses and archives everywhere tend to be the desires and worries of many New Mexico inhabitants.
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The below details indicates what birth, death, marriage, land, wills, and legal records are in Harding County. The years New Mexicod listed below could be the first recognized documents for this county.
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Harding County. A lot of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some call for a payment. This is just a directory that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to suggest your own preferred Harding County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
New Mexico Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the New Mexico men and women that served. Just the thing for Harding County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.


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The Secret Origins of the Batcave's Best Trophies
By Meg Downey Monday, March 25th, 2019
So why DOES Batman have a T-Rex in the Batcave? How did he get a letter from his dad? And seriously, what's with the giant penny? In honor of Batman's 80th anniversary, we're taking a look at some of the more unusual stops on the Batcave tour. Watch your step!
You don't need me to tell you that the Batcave is a pretty cool place. Even apart from being a top-secret superhero base full of the latest tech, vintage Batmobiles and best security known to man, it also houses some of Batman's most iconic "trophies"—bits of paraphernalia he's picked up over the years fighting super-villains that probably wouldn't be safe (or fit) down at the GCPD evidence lockers.
Though the Batcave's layout and design are constantly being updated and revamped, some of the trophies have become major staples of the landscape…but do you know where these classic Bat-Family fixtures actually came from, or why Bruce keeps them around?
Well, if you've ever been curious, wonder no more! Here are the secret origins of some of Batman's most prized possessions.
The T-Rex
The giant, animatronic T-Rex is probably one of the most immediately recognizable things in the Cave. How could it not be? It's a massive dinosaur. Of course it's a little bit eye catching.
The real story of the T-Rex actually dates way, way, way back to Batman #35, published in 1946. It featured a story in which an eccentric hunter offered Batman and Robin a massive charitable donation for their appearance at his hunt on the mysterious Dinosaur Island. Unsurprisingly, it turned out to be a trap and Bruce and Dick found themselves fighting for their lives against angry, robotic reptiles. When the dust settled, Bruce took the T-Rex home as a prize of his own.
I mean, wouldn't you?
Much later, during a stint of amnesia, the T-Rex was donated and turned into a play slide for kids at the Gotham City Community Center, though it eventually was returned to Wayne Manor. After all, a good T-Rex is pretty hard to come by these days. It's best to keep yours someplace safe.
The Giant Penny
Hot on the T-Rex's heels, the giant penny is another iconic, immediately recognizable Batcave fixture. It's shown up in countless comics and even had some featured moments in various animated and live-action series moments. It might honestly be the most famous penny in the world, truth be told, if anyone kept track of things like that.
The penny's origins date all the way back to 1947 in World's Finest #30 where a villain named Joe Coyne, the Penny Plunderer, perpetrated a whole slew of penny-themed crimes.
Look, it was kind of a lot of money back then. Inflation and what not. You know how these things go.
Jason Todd's Costume
A far more recent (and more tragic) addition to the Cave's trophy store is the display case housing Jason Todd's retired Robin costume. The Batcave has housed plenty of uniforms in its day, but none of them quite hold the same weight of symbolism, making this one a definite display piece.
Strangely enough, the display case actually first appeared in The Dark Knight Returns, but eventually made the leap from that alternate timeline to the main DC Universe, where it became a melancholy symbol for various members of the Bat-Family to visit. Unlike the penny or the dinosaur, the Jason memorial tends to be kept relatively out-of-view in shots of the Batcave, unless of course it is being specifically highlighted for dramatic effect.
The Giant Joker Card
Another definite eye-catcher, the giant Joker playing card first appeared in Detective Comics #114, back in 1946. The origin of the card shifts around, depending on the incarnation of the Cave and the tone of whatever story is being told, but it's typically used as a not-so-subtle reminder of the Dark Knight's never-ending feud with...well, Joker. Surprise!
More often than not, the card is assumed to have been lifted directly out of one of Joker's hideouts, making it a bit of a power play on Batman's part. Sometimes it can be seen hanging as a display, but other times Bruce puts it to far more utilitarian use and sets it up as a walkway or a bridge between various parts of the Batcave.
The Letter from Thomas Wayne
One of the smaller icons of the Batcave's collection is a very mundane looking letter, kept secure in a display case. It's unsurprisingly pretty easy to miss, and even if you do happen to notice it, chances are you won't immediately recognize what makes it so special.
The truth is, the letter holds a massively sentimental place for Bruce—and a surprisingly cosmic significance for the DCU itself. It's actually from Thomas Wayne, Bruce's father, and was given to him during the events of Flashpoint, which temporarily allowed an alternate reality in which Thomas survived that night in Crime Alley to intersect with the life of the Batman we know.
Look, no one said superhero comics were simple.
Anyway, the letter tends to be given a spotlight in major moments that deal not just with Batman, but the larger fate of the DC Universe at large. In fact, it's been a featured player in more than one very recent Rebirth story.
The Kryptonite Ring
This one is both a trophy and a weapon, so you probably won't see it anywhere outside of its lead box unless Bruce intends to use it. The ring itself was actually taken from Lex Luthor, who had it made as a way to face off against Superman.
Obviously, Bruce is concerned that someday that will be the case for him as well, which led to him keeping the ring rather than destroying it…much to Clark's chagrin. The ring has actually come in handy a few times, however, making it one of the most well-used (and arguably, most dangerous) trophies in the Batcave's collection.
Meg Downey covers movies, TV and comics for DCComics.com, and writes two monthly columns for the site, "Gotham Gazette" and "Relationship Roundup." You can follow her on Twitter at @rustypolished.
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Pregnancy is a weird time. My body is changing radically but only incrementally. I can't bear to be out of sight of my husband. The world is full of advice and stories of their own experiences (which I need but is mostly misplaced). I'm full of worries that seem ridiculous but mean everything—if I can't feel the baby moving is it okay? will I ever write again? And I'm too tired, mostly, to read properly and too tired to do anything but read.
So when someone recommended The Blue Jay's Dance: A Memoir of Early Motherhood by Louise Erdrich, it sounded like the answer to all my needs, and as I read this book, I realized its open, meditative nature makes it a book that can be enjoyed by parents and non-parents, writers and non-writers, and anyone who loves nature.
I wanted this baby so much. My husband and I have been talking about starting a family for a couple of years now and in many ways the last nineteen years have been us getting ready to be parents. But neither of us had any idea that we'd get pregnant so easily. So I felt less prepared embarking on this adventure than I wanted to, even acknowledging that there wasn't going to be much I could do to prepare. Hell, I'm still convinced that conception, rather than science, is magic.
I very much enjoyed that many of the essays in the book are actually an amalgam of Erdrich's three pregnancies. She never names which daughter a section is about, but acknowledges how different her children are. This gives the book a stunning openness because it's non didactically about what a pregnancy or parenting should be, it's about that moment with that child. But because the child is never named, the essays can be about any child, and unlike so much of the advice offered by others (which carries an air of justifying that person's own choices) these stories and fragments can be taken in part or in whole—however the reader wants.
So reading about the way Erdrich balances the parent self and the writing self—and the ways she copes with what will not balance—was extremely helpful to me. This book showed me it's possible, at times, to write with a baby in one arm when neither urge will retreat. It showed me too how much the act of raising a child can feed the writing self, even when writing is not possible. Perhaps the hardest part of this—my biggest fear—has been about losing myself to the pregnancy, to the child, to parenting, but Erdrich has shown me that I will make this my own and that who I am actually shapes my own experience. It's reassuring.
My biggest fear throughout this pregnancy and really in life is that I will at some point fail to be a writer (and thus lose myself). Because writing is the one way in which I express my true nature. The page is the place where the complexities, ambiguities, and conflicts of my thoughts can coexist and complement and make sense. Writing helps me think. It calms me. It's made me who I am.
I stepped down from the board of Hugo House to prepare for having a family. My reading slowed down when I got pregnant because all I could do was sleep. I even felt like I stopped writing except for these silly scraps of what I thought were drippily sentimental pregnancy poetry. Now I'm finding that pregnancy has given me a new vocation, one I tried at in high school and then abandoned—pregnancy is turning me into a poet. And while I don't yet have the skills to polish those scribblings, I cherish this new project and the idea that while my writing might be changing, I am still a writer.
I've had a couple of inquiries in the past couple of days about where I've been and if I'm okay—inquiries that meant the world to me. I am okay, if you call okay spending most of my available hours either napping, sleeping, or planning when next I'll get to do one of the two. Turns out that growing another human is EXHAUSTING. But I'm a champion sleeper from way back, so I'm trying to relish the excuse. Even when it takes me away from things I love.
That's to say that these reviews will continue to be erratic. And they may continue to focus on pregnancy for awhile. See, I tried to write a review that wasn't about pregnancy (because I know other people have other things on their minds) but it's where I'm at. It's the biggest thing going for me right now. And I can't really think about anything else.
We heard our baby's heartbeat for the first time on Friday. A rapid little 130bpm. And afterwards I couldn't think of any other thing.
You may have first heard of Edan Lepucki and her novel, California, when Stephen Colbert featured the book on his show as part of his coverage of the Amazon-Hachette debacle. California was not being sold on Amazon at the time and he wanted to push the book to the top of the New York Times bestseller list by getting people to buy it from independent bookstores.
But as much as I was watching that battle and I support buying books from indies, that is not why I wanted to read California. See, I'd read Lepucki's debut novella, If You're Not Yet Like Me, which is reason enough to buy her next book, but in addition, she's been really kind to me on Twitter in the few instances where I've had a reason to reach out to her (even when I somewhat brashly questioned the use of the term "debut novelist" for someone who'd previously written a novella), plus I love dystopian fiction.
Little did I know that I would love California for a completely different reason and that I would be reading it at the exact right moment in my life. Because the story focuses around Cal and Frida who have made their way out to the woods to live off the land after a series of weather and social events disrupted the societal core. And not too far into the book, Frida discovers she is pregnant.
The timing on my reading this book really couldn't be more perfect. My husband gave me my copy (diligently sourced from a local indie and autographed to boot) on Christmas day this year–the day after the doctor confirmed we are pregnant with our first child. So while there are loads of interesting things to talk about regarding California, I can't quite get over how much it spoke to me right where I was at in that moment.
I've read books before and since where pregnancy was a plot point, but never have I seen it used so effectively as a catalyst to action. Cal and Frida are relatively comfortable living in their small shack with their garden. They have no contact with the outside world except for a nearby family who befriends them and August, a trader who stops by on a semi-regular basis with all sorts of odds and ends. When the family vacates their home (for reasons I'm not going to reveal here) Cal and Frida move in.
But other than that move, they are leading a comfortable (enough) life and there is no reason for the story to move forward. Until Frida suspects she is pregnant. And suddenly, whether it's for want of resources, fear of birthing her child on her own, or just the sheer desire for community, she sets out after August one day on her own. That quest, although she does return to take Cal with her, sets the two of them on the path to see what life is like outside their Eden. And I can't tell you any of the things that happen or who they might meet along the way, but it's so worth reading. I didn't love love the ending, which is why I only gave the book four stars, but it was right for the story, and you have to respect that.
The thing that was different from how pregnancy is handled in other books is that Lepucki got inside the (somewhat complex) hormonal changes and related motivations of the characters. It wasn't just "pregnancy=change." And as a result, I could relate to Frida's sense of vulnerability and her quest for community. I feel vulnerable all the time right now in a way I never thought I would. I also feel fiercely protective of myself as a guardian of this little bean (who is less of a bean and more of a baby every day) inside of me. Those feelings are so strong, so primal, and Lepucki does a beautiful job of using them to their best narrative potential.
While a lot of things happen in this book, it's this really rich character development that I enjoyed most and where Lepucki finds her own blend of literary and genre fiction.
I'll admit, one of the most fascinating parts of this book for me was Cal's reaction to Frida's pregnancy. It mirrored and helped me understand my husband's reaction to ours. Cal is someone who is relatively comfortable living off the land and he was the instigator for getting the two of them out of the city in the first place. There were definite echoes of The Parable of the Sower in how crucial cultivation was to survival. But what was interesting was how much his provider instincts were triggered by the pregnancy and how protective he became of Frida.
I know (because my husband tells me, because he's the one reading the pregnancy books right now) that his hormones are changing too to accommodate for our new situation, but I did not realize how much he would feel compelled to take care of me (whether it's fetching that 40th glass of water or making basically all the meals based on whatever weird requirements I have that minute) and how visceral his need to protect me would become (don't barrel up and down 12th Ave, really, please). I didn't realize how much he was ready to be a dad or what that would even look like.
As much as I feel like I need to understand that what I'm going through is normal, it was equally helpful to me to understand more of the context for what he's experiencing right now and I learned so much from Cal.
That isn't some weird, mystical prediction or assertion that everyone should go have babies now, but one of the things I've most wanted to do since getting pregnant is to sit down and watch Children of Men again. Because while I very much wanted to have a family with my husband, I could never quite articulate why, and I thought that movie would help. See, Children of Men touches on one of the same point that California does, which is that without kids, the world ends with us. And I know some people are okay with that (and I am not at all one to judge) but it's something that I'm realizing matters very deeply to me.
California helped me understand that although I love living in my little Eden with my husband–we've been very comfortable here for over 19 years–we're ready for the catalyst into the next phase of our relationship, our lives, and the world.
Regardless of where you're at in your life of what your next steps might be with kids or otherwise, read this book. It's one of those rare ones that I'd recommend to nearly everyone.
If this review made you want to read the book, pick up a copy of California from Powell's Books. Your purchase keeps indie booksellers in business and I receive a commission. If this review made you want to go make babies, you're welcome?


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Q: What is easiest solution for twisted cable connection between two PCs running Ubuntu I plan to change OS on my other PC from Windows XP to Ubuntu and want to have access to it.
Basically please imagine two PCs, each running Ubuntu 11.04 and connected together with twisted cable (Ethernet).
I want to be able to access filesystems in both directions (from either PC to other) in the easiest possible way.

update: I just installed Ubuntu (decided to dual-boot as first), and the process went flawlessly, Gparted resized partions with ease and overall everything was smooth, which I did not expect when computer tasks are in question.

A: Connect the 2 pcs directly using a cross network cable and use the ifconfig command to assign the fixed addresses between the pcs.
ie:
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255

for pc1, and
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255

for pc 2, where eth0 is your network interface name (check ifconfig -a for all your interfaces).
Use ping to see if you have connection between pcs: from pc1 > ping 192.168.1.2, from pc2 > ping 192.168.1.1
If you can ping you can connect, the use of NFS is really simple and fast to use, check it here: Ubuntu NFS howto

A: Just Connect the two PCs with UTP and give each unique IP address. Then you can share folders and access them from Nautilus. I have done this from ubuntu to windows using samba and I don't have reason why it should not work with ubuntu.
So share the folders that you need to be accessible to both PCs


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Comitas elegans est un genre de mollusques gastéropodes marins de l'ordre des Neogastropoda et de la famille des Pseudomelatomidae.

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