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Hyperchloremic Acidosis Symptoms
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a group of disorders affecting the renal tubular cells that result in hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis with a normal anion gap. Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a group of disorders affecting the renal tubular cells that result in hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis with a normal anion gap. Hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis with a normal anion gap Type I: Distal or classic RTA (H+ retention) Etiology: Underlying cause is usually undetermined, but is generally acquired Renal tubular toxins: Heavy metals, ethylene glycol, drugs (gentamicin, cephalosporins, tetracyclines, salicylate) Type I (distal or classic RTA) is caused by an inability of the distal tubule cells to secrete H+ or to produce acidic urine. There is excessive K+ secretion and severe hypokalemia. Type II (proximal RTA) is caused by a failure of HCO3 resorption in the proximal tubule with subsequent loss of HCO3 into urine. The proximal tubule is the site where the majority of filtered HCO3- is reabsorbed via Na+ and H+ exchange and the breakdown of carbonic acid to carbon dioxide and water under the influence of carbonic anhydrase. Hydrogen ions are usually secreted when HCO3 ion is reabsorbed. Failure to reabsorb HCO3 results in excessive urinary losses, basic urine pH, and systemic acidosis. Hyperchloremia develops because of renal conservation of chloride to maintain electroneutrality consequent to HCO3 loss. Christine E. Kurschat, Seth L. Alper, in Molecular and Genetic Basis of Renal Disease , 2008 Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a failure of renal regulatory mechanisms to maintain systemic pH homeostasis. Patients present with hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis in the setting of an inappropriate inability to acidify urine pH below 5.5. The associated clinical syndrome can Continue reading >>
Hyperchloremic acidosis is a known complication of intestinal bypass, due to both intestinal bicarbonate loss and renal tubular acidosis (RTA). Julian L. Seifter, in Goldman's Cecil Medicine (Twenty Fourth Edition) , 2012 Hyperchloremic Metabolic Acidosis of Nonrenal Origin Associated with Hypokalemia Hypokalemic, hyperchloremic acidosis may result from loss of a body fluid that is low in Cl relative to Na+ and K+ when compared with the ratio of Cl to Na+ in extracellular fluid. For example, stool losses of Na+, K+, and HCO3 in small bowel diarrhea or organic acid anions of bacterial origin in colonic diarrhea lead to hyperchloremic acidosis (Chapter 142). Pancreatic secretions (Chapter 201) or heavy losses from ileostomy sites may lead to loss of bicarbonate-containing fluids. Secretagogues such as vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), which is associated with neoplasms of the pancreas or sympathetic chain (Chapter 201), cause large losses of HCO3 in stool, with a resulting hypokalemic, hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. Concomitant gastric achlorhydria is part of the syndrome known as watery diarrhea, hypokalemic, hypochlorhydric acidosis. Urinary diversions, such as ureterosigmoidostomies and ileal loops, may increase chloride absorption in exchange for bicarbonate in the intestinal segment and lead to hyperchloremic acidosis. Thomas D. DuBose, in Therapy in Nephrology & Hypertension (Third Edition) , 2008 Both uremic acidosis and hyperchloremic acidosis of renal insufficiency require oral alkali replacement to maintain [HCO3] between 20 and 24 mEq/L. This can usually be accomplished with relatively modest amounts of alkali (1-1.5 mEq/kg/day). Sodium citrate (Shohl's Solution or Bicitra) has been shown to enhance the absorption of aluminum from the gastrointestinal t Continue reading >>
Approach To The Adult With Metabolic Acidosis
INTRODUCTION On a typical Western diet, approximately 15,000 mmol of carbon dioxide (which can generate carbonic acid as it combines with water) and 50 to 100 mEq of nonvolatile acid (mostly sulfuric acid derived from the metabolism of sulfur-containing amino acids) are produced each day. Acid-base balance is maintained by pulmonary and renal excretion of carbon dioxide and nonvolatile acid, respectively. Renal excretion of acid involves the combination of hydrogen ions with urinary titratable acids, particularly phosphate (HPO42- + H+ —> H2PO4-), and ammonia to form ammonium (NH3 + H+ —> NH4+) [1]. The latter is the primary adaptive response since ammonia production from the metabolism of glutamine can be appropriately increased in response to an acid load [2]. Acid-base balance is usually assessed in terms of the bicarbonate-carbon dioxide buffer system: Dissolved CO2 + H2O <—> H2CO3 <—> HCO3- + H+ The ratio between these reactants can be expressed by the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. By convention, the pKa of 6.10 is used when the dominator is the concentration of dissolved CO2, and this is proportional to the pCO2 (the actual concentration of the acid H2CO3 is very low): TI AU Garibotto G, Sofia A, Robaudo C, Saffioti S, Sala MR, Verzola D, Vettore M, Russo R, Procopio V, Deferrari G, Tessari P To evaluate the effects of chronic metabolic acidosis on protein dynamics and amino acid oxidation in the human kidney, a combination of organ isotopic ((14)C-leucine) and mass-balance techniques in 11 subjects with normal renal function undergoing venous catheterizations was used. Five of 11 studies were performed in the presence of metabolic acidosis. In subjects with normal acid-base balance, kidney protein degradation was 35% to 130% higher than protein synthesi Continue reading >>
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When your body fluids contain too much acid, it's known as acidosis. Acidosis occurs when your kidneys and lungs can't keep your body's pH in balance. Many of the body's processes produce acid. Your lungs and kidneys can usually compensate for slight pH imbalances, but problems with these organs can lead to excess acid accumulating in your body. The acidity of your blood is measured by determining its pH. A lower pH means that your blood is more acidic, while a higher pH means that your blood is more basic. The pH of your blood should be around 7.4. According to the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), acidosis is characterized by a pH of 7.35 or lower. Alkalosis is characterized by a pH level of 7.45 or higher. While seemingly slight, these numerical differences can be serious. Acidosis can lead to numerous health issues, and it can even be life-threatening. There are two types of acidosis, each with various causes. The type of acidosis is categorized as either respiratory acidosis or metabolic acidosis, depending on the primary cause of your acidosis. Respiratory acidosis Respiratory acidosis occurs when too much CO2 builds up in the body. Normally, the lungs remove CO2 while you breathe. However, sometimes your body can't get rid of enough CO2. This may happen due to: chronic airway conditions, like asthma injury to the chest obesity, which can make breathing difficult sedative misuse deformed chest structure Metabolic acidosis Metabolic acidosis starts in the kidneys instead of the lungs. It occurs when they can't eliminate enough acid or when they get rid of too much base. There are three major forms of metabolic acidosis: Diabetic acidosis occurs in people with diabetes that's poorly controlled. If your body lacks enough insulin, keton Continue reading >>
What Is Metabolic Acidosis?: Signs, Symptoms, Causes And Treatment
What is Metabolic Acidosis?: Signs, Symptoms, Causes and Treatment What is Metabolic Acidosis?: Signs, Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Itis a condition where your body is making too much acid than it is getting rid of. As a result, there is too much acid in the body. Metabolic acidosis usually occurs when your lungs and kidneys are unable to maintain your bodys normal pH balance. Your blood acidity is measured using pH level. If your pH level is low, you have more acid in the blood. The blood pH level in people who are healthy is between 7.35 and 7.45.MA occurs when the blood pH level falls below 7.35. In case your pH level is more than 7.45, then it means you have too many bases in the blood, a condition known as alkalosis. If not diagnosed, MA could result in a condition known as acidemia, where the pH level in the blood is low because the body is producing more hydrogen ions. Acidemia could also arise when the kidney fails to form bicarbonate. It is advisable to consider MA as a sign of underlying medical condition. For MA to be successfully treated, identification of the underlying medical condition is important. There are instances when MA could become serious and lead to coma or even death. However, some patients have mild MA that is not life threatening. There are certain risk factors which increases your chances of getting MA. If you are diabetic, have kidney failure, are obese, are suffering from dehydration, or are using aspirin, you have a higher risk of getting metabolic acidosis. The symptoms of metabolic acidosis usually differ depending on the cause. However, patients with this condition usually experience the following signs and symptoms of MA: If you are experiencing any of the above signs and symptoms of metabolic acidosis, you should book an appointme Continue reading >>
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The kidneys and lungs maintain the balance (proper pH level) of chemicals called acids and bases in the body. Acidosis occurs when acid builds up or when bicarbonate (a base) is lost. Acidosis is classified as either respiratory or metabolic acidosis. Respiratory acidosis develops when there is too much carbon dioxide (an acid) in the body. This type of acidosis is usually caused when the body is unable to remove enough carbon dioxide through breathing. Other names for respiratory acidosis are hypercapnic acidosis and carbon dioxide acidosis. Causes of respiratory acidosis include: Chest deformities, such as kyphosis Chest injuries Chest muscle weakness Chronic lung disease Overuse of sedative drugs Metabolic acidosis develops when too much acid is produced in the body. It can also occur when the kidneys cannot remove enough acid from the body. There are several types of metabolic acidosis: Diabetic acidosis (also called diabetic ketoacidosis and DKA) develops when substances called ketone bodies (which are acidic) build up during uncontrolled diabetes. Hyperchloremic acidosis is caused by the loss of too much sodium bicarbonate from the body, which can happen with severe diarrhea. Poisoning by aspirin, ethylene glycol (found in antifreeze), or methanol Lactic acidosis is a buildup of lactic acid. Lactic acid is mainly produced in muscle cells and red blood cells. It forms when the body breaks down carbohydrates to use for energy when oxygen levels are low. This can be caused by: Cancer Drinking too much alcohol Exercising vigorously for a very long time Liver failure Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) Medications, such as salicylates MELAS (a very rare genetic mitochondrial disorder that affects energy production) Prolonged lack of oxygen from shock, heart failure, or seve Continue reading >>
Sid Hyperchloremic Acidosis
Strong ions are cations and anions that exist as charged particles dissociated from their partner ions at physiologic pH. The SID (Strong Ion Difference) is the difference between the positively- and negatively-charged strong ions in plasma. This method of evaluating acid-base disorders was developed to help determine the mechanism of the disorder rather than simply categorizing them into metabolic vs. respiratory acidosis/alkalosis as with the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. Strong cations predominate in the plasma at physiologic pH leading to a net positive plasma charge of approximately +40: SID = [strong cations] [strong anions] = [Na+ + K+ + Ca2+ + Mg2+] [Cl- + lactate- + SO42-] Disturbances that increase the SID increase the blood pH while disorders that decrease the SID lower the plasma pH. According to the law of electroneutrality the sum of positive charges is equal to the sum of negative charges. Therefore the SID must be equal to the sum of weak anions in the body (such as bicarbonate, albumin, and phosphate). Hyperchloremic acidosis may result from chloride replacing lost bicarbonate. Such bicarbonate-wasting conditions may be seen in the kidneys (renal tubular acidosis) or the GI tract (diarrhea). This may also occur with aggressive volume resuscitation with normal saline (>30cc/kg/hr) due to excessive chloride administration impairing bicarbonate resorption in the kidneys. The strong ion difference of normal saline is 0 (Na+ = 154mEq/L and Cl- = 154mEq/L SID = 154 154 = 0). Therefore, aggressive administration of NS will decrease the plasma SID causing an acidosis. Administering a solution with a high SID such as sodium bicarbonate should be expected to treat this strong ion acidosis. Continue reading >>
Treating Intraoperative Hyperchloremic Acidosis With Sodium Bicarbonate Or Tris-hydroxymethyl Aminomethane: A Randomized Prospective Study
We demonstrated that saline infusion of approximately 35 mL/kg within 2 h during anesthesia and surgery will inevitably lead to hyperchloremic acidosis in a dose-dependent manner (1) . Also, the infusion of saline-based colloid solutions will result in hyperchloremic acidosis (2) . In this context, the seemingly harmless and benign character of this acid-base disturbance was called into question (35) . Still, severe hyperchloremic acidosis should be avoided. One possibility to reach this target is the use of balanced solutions, such as lactated Ringers solution or Hextend (1,3,4) . The second possibility is correcting this acidosis at an early state. Until now, however, there was an open discussion as to the better concept for treating this kind of acidosis: with sodium bicarbonate (BIC) or tris-hydroxymethyl aminomethane (THAM) (6) . Undoubtedly, both drugs may lead to a correction of the acidosis; however, the respective effects on mechanical ventilation aiming at constant Paco2 and serum concentrations of electrolytes or unmeasured ions should be very different. By comparing two groups of patients with intraoperative hyperchloremic acidosis caused by 0.9% saline infusion and randomly assigned to receive equal doses of either BIC or THAM, we assessed the effect of both drugs on all important variables of acid-base chemistry at 0, 10, and 20 min after buffering. For evaluating the causes of the changes in pH after buffering, we planned to interpret the changes in serum bicarbonate concentration [Bic] and base excess [BE] as calculated by the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation and the Siggaard-Andersen nomogram (7) in the light of the Stewart (8) approach to acid-base chemistry. For more clarity of the following passage, all abbreviations (and calculations) are explained i Continue reading >>
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Normal albumin-corrected anion gap acidosis Hyperchloremic acidosis is a common acid-base disturbance in critical illness, often mild (standard base excess >-10 mEq/L). Definitions of hyperchloremic acidosis vary. The best are not based on chloride concentrations, but on the presence of metabolic acidosis plus the absence of significant concentrations of lactate or other unmeasured anions. 2. standard base excess less than -3 mEq/L or bicarbonate less than 22 mmol/L, 3. Albumin corrected anion gap normal (5-15 mEq/L). A normal strong ion gap is an alternative indicator of the absence of unmeasured anions, although rarely used clinically and offering little advantage over the albumin corrected anion gap. The degree of respiratory compensation is relevant. It is appropriate if PaCO2 approximates the two numbers after arterial pH decimal point (e.g. pH=7.25, PaCO2=25 mm Hg; this rule applies to any primary metabolic acidosis down to a pH of 7.1). Acidosis is severe if standard base excess is less than -10 mEq/L, or pH is less than 7.3, or bicarbonate is less than 15 mmol/L. Common causes in critical illness are large volume saline administration, large volume colloid infusions (e.g. unbalanced gelatine or starch preparations) following resolution of diabetic keto-acidosis or of other raised anion gap acidosis, and post hypocarbia. Hyperchloremic acidosis often occurs on a background of renal impairment/tubular dysfunction. It is usually well tolerated, especially with appropriate respiratory compensation. The prognosis is largely that of the underlying condition. If associated with hyperkalemia, think of hypo-aldosteronism (Type 4 RTA), especially if diabetic. With persistent hypokalemia, think of RTA Types 1 and 2. Hyperchloremic acidosis is usually well tolerated in the Continue reading >>
Hyperchloremic Acidosis | Definition Of Hyperchloremic Acidosis By Medical Dictionary
Hyperchloremic acidosis | definition of hyperchloremic acidosis by Medical dictionary Related to hyperchloremic acidosis: Lactic acidosis , hypochloremic alkalosis 1. the accumulation of acid and hydrogen ions or depletion of the alkaline reserve (bicarbonate content) in the blood and body tissues, resulting in a decrease in pH. 2. a pathologic condition resulting from this process, characterized by increase in hydrogen ion concentration (decrease in pH). The optimal acid-base balance is maintained by chemical buffers, biologic activities of the cells, and effective functioning of the lungs and kidneys. The opposite of acidosis is alkalosis. adj., adj acidotic. Acidosis usually occurs secondary to some underlying disease process; the two major types, distinguished according to cause, are metabolic acidosis and respiratory acidosis (see accompanying table). In mild cases the symptoms may be overlooked; in severe cases symptoms are more obvious and may include muscle twitching, involuntary movement, cardiac arrhythmias, disorientation, and coma. In general, treatment consists of intravenous or oral administration of sodium bicarbonate or sodium lactate solutions and correction of the underlying cause of the imbalance. Many cases of severe acidosis can be prevented by careful monitoring of patients whose primary illness predisposes them to respiratory problems or metabolic derangements that can cause increased levels of acidity or decreased bicarbonate levels. Such care includes effective teaching of self-care to the diabetic so that the disease remains under control. Patients receiving intravenous therapy, especially those having a fluid deficit, and those with biliary or intestinal intubation should be watched closely for early signs of acidosis. Others predisposed to a Continue reading >>
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(Video) Overview of Acid-Base Maps and Compensatory Mechanisms By James L. Lewis, III, MD, Attending Physician, Brookwood Baptist Health and Saint Vincent's Ascension Health, Birmingham Metabolic acidosis is primary reduction in bicarbonate (HCO3−), typically with compensatory reduction in carbon dioxide partial pressure (Pco2); pH may be markedly low or slightly subnormal. Metabolic acidoses are categorized as high or normal anion gap based on the presence or absence of unmeasured anions in serum. Causes include accumulation of ketones and lactic acid, renal failure, and drug or toxin ingestion (high anion gap) and GI or renal HCO3− loss (normal anion gap). Symptoms and signs in severe cases include nausea and vomiting, lethargy, and hyperpnea. Diagnosis is clinical and with ABG and serum electrolyte measurement. The cause is treated; IV sodium bicarbonate may be indicated when pH is very low. Metabolic acidosis is acid accumulation due to Increased acid production or acid ingestion Acidemia (arterial pH < 7.35) results when acid load overwhelms respiratory compensation. Causes are classified by their effect on the anion gap (see The Anion Gap and see Table: Causes of Metabolic Acidosis ). Lactic acidosis (due to physiologic processes) Lactic acidosis (due to exogenous toxins) Toluene (initially high gap; subsequent excretion of metabolites normalizes gap) HIV nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors Biguanides (rare except with acute kidney injury) Normal anion gap (hyperchloremic acidosis) Renal tubular acidosis, types 1, 2, and 4 The most common causes of a high anion gap metabolic acidosis are Ketoacidosis is a common complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus (see diabetic ketoacidosis ), but it also occurs with chronic alcoholism (see alcoholic ketoacidos Continue reading >>
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Hyperchloremic Acidosisclinical Presentation
Hyperchloremic AcidosisClinical Presentation Author: Sai-Ching Jim Yeung, MD, PhD, FACP; Chief Editor: Romesh Khardori, MD, PhD, FACP more... Metabolic acidosis, per se, has no specific symptoms and signs, unless it is extremely severe or of acute onset; however, it can produce symptoms and signs from changes in pulmonary, cardiovascular, neurologic, and musculoskeletal function. If the acidosis is marked and/or of acute onset, the patient may report headache, lack of energy, nausea, and vomiting. Neurologic abnormalities such as mental confusion progressing to stupor, when observed, are not usually secondary to the acidosis but are the cause of the acidosis itself. In general, neurologic abnormalities are less common in persons with metabolic acidosis than in persons with respiratory acidosis. An increase in minute ventilation of up to 4- to- 8-fold may occur in persons with respiratory compensation. Persistent tachypnea or hyperpnea (affecting the depth more than the rate of ventilation) may be the only clinical clue to an underlying acidotic state. This type of tachypnea/hyperpnea characteristically persists in sleep or interferes with sleep. Effects on the cardiovascular system include direct impairment of myocardial contraction (especially at a pH < 7.2), tachycardia, and increased risk of ventricular fibrillation or heart failure with pulmonary edema. Patients may report dyspnea upon exertion or, in severe cases, at rest. In advanced stages, overt cardiovascular collapse may occur from impaired catecholamine release. Chronic acidemia, as is observed in RTA, can lead to a variety of skeletal problems. This is probably due in part to the release of calcium and phosphate during bone buffering of the excess protons. Decreased tubular absorption of calcium secondary t Continue reading >>
What Is Metabolic Acidosis?
Metabolic acidosis happens when the chemical balance of acids and bases in your blood gets thrown off. Your body: Is making too much acid Isn't getting rid of enough acid Doesn't have enough base to offset a normal amount of acid When any of these happen, chemical reactions and processes in your body don't work right. Although severe episodes can be life-threatening, sometimes metabolic acidosis is a mild condition. You can treat it, but how depends on what's causing it. Causes of Metabolic Acidosis Different things can set up an acid-base imbalance in your blood. Ketoacidosis. When you have diabetes and don't get enough insulin and get dehydrated, your body burns fat instead of carbs as fuel, and that makes ketones. Lots of ketones in your blood turn it acidic. People who drink a lot of alcohol for a long time and don't eat enough also build up ketones. It can happen when you aren't eating at all, too. Lactic acidosis. The cells in your body make lactic acid when they don't have a lot of oxygen to use. This acid can build up, too. It might happen when you're exercising intensely. Big drops in blood pressure, heart failure, cardiac arrest, and an overwhelming infection can also cause it. Renal tubular acidosis. Healthy kidneys take acids out of your blood and get rid of them in your pee. Kidney diseases as well as some immune system and genetic disorders can damage kidneys so they leave too much acid in your blood. Hyperchloremic acidosis. Severe diarrhea, laxative abuse, and kidney problems can cause lower levels of bicarbonate, the base that helps neutralize acids in blood. Respiratory acidosis also results in blood that's too acidic. But it starts in a different way, when your body has too much carbon dioxide because of a problem with your lungs. Continue reading >>
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Королёво  — деревня в Шарангском районе Нижегородской области в составе Роженцовского сельсовета.

География
Расположена на расстоянии примерно 9 км на юг по прямой от районного центра посёлка Шаранга.

История
Упоминается с 1891 года как починок Королёв, где в 1905 году дворов 35 и жителей 218, в 1926 (деревня Королёво) 51 и 304, в 1950 59 и 193. Основана по местным данным в 1980-е года переселенцами из Яранского уезда братьями Королёвыми, Зориными, Домрачевыми. С 1950-х годов входила в состав колхоза «Заветы Ильича».

Население
Постоянное население составляло 97 человека (русские 97 %) в 2002 году, 84 в 2010.

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Населённые пункты Шарангского района

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Award winning Customier and fashion designer, Obijie Byge Oru took to her Facebook page to advise Americans and Europeans to learn about Africa.
"Dear Americans and Europeans, Africa is a large continent with 54 countries, where exactly in Africa do you like? Or do you want to visit? You cannot stroll from South Africa to Ghana, you get on a plane, for at least 8 hours, Kenya is not a swim from Nigeria, you get on a plane for at least 6 hours.Please stop with the disrespect of my people, stop saying "when I was in Africa" REALLY? take some time to study about culture and history from Africa! You will be happy you did.
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De verzadiging is een maat voor de zuiverheid van een kleur. Kleuren met een hoge verzadiging heten levendig, fel, helder of diep; kleuren met een lage verzadiging heten gedekt, flets of grauw. Monochromatisch licht heeft een verzadiging van 100%. Zwart-witbeelden (grijstinten) hebben een verzadiging van nul.

De verzadiging staat los van de tint (bijvoorbeeld rood tegenover groen) en de intensiteit (bijvoorbeeld donkergroen tegenover lichtgroen). In de HSV-kleurruimte staat de S voor de verzadiging.

Laat μ de intensiteit zijn en R, G en B de genormaliseerde (dat wil zeggen waarden tussen 0 en 1) componenten van de RGB-kleurruimte, dan geldt voor de verzadiging:

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Fallout 76 2019 Update will add Player Vending
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It's been a rough start for Bethesda's Fallout 76. What with a current Metacritic user score of 2.5 it seems fair to say that Todd Howard blatantly lied about the new technologies going in to Fallout 76. Fallout 76 as it stands today is a total mess. The lack of any qualitative quests, shallow NPC dialogue, poor graphics (even on an Xbox One X and high end PC's), stuttering frame rate (as low as 9 fps according to Digital Foundry) and feeling like a skeletal RPG, at best; Fallout 76 leaves a lot to be desired.
Since launch Bethesda updated Fallout 76 to include some improvements. These include C.A.M.P Crafting Improvements, overall stability fixes and more. Even after these arguably mild improvements Fallout 76 feels like a broken mess across all platforms which have led to many gamers questioning whether Fallout 76 will ever redeem its status within a decent Fallout library. More importantly will fans ever trust Bethesda Game Studios again?
Now rest easy wasteland wanderers; Bethesda issued this statement claiming Fallout 76 will be getting a mammoth update very soon. The new Fallout 76 update will include "new Vaults opening, a new PvP mode, Player Vending and much more".
The question now is what will that look like? We've heard Bethesda Game Studios make their promise of greatness prior to the release of Fallout 76 and sadly they did not deliver? As if they did not learn anything from No Man's Sky's Hello Games! So now we wait. We wait to see if new features like Player Vending will be flexible enough to allow gamers to set their own prices? Here's to hoping that the Fallout series will once again become great.
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Dex (PS4 Review) - Cyberpunk Side Scrolling Action
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Dex - Released on PS4, PS Vita, PC and Xbox One
The world is a circuit. Everything is connected, if it's by handheld devices, home appliances and the cloud space. Whether you think it or not, we are all being accessed, evaluated and being led down a path by a marketing machine; if you like this, comment, share… Slowly we are losing our free will and we don't even know it. People fear the machines taking over but they are unaware it's happening right now, we are monetised. The game is question is Dex, developed and published (published physically by Bad Land Publishing) by Czech company Dreadlocks Ltd. Dex is an Action RPG, 2D side-scrolling platformer focusing on non-linear gameplay, exploration and conversing with NPC's.
Set in the future, you play as Dex. A young girl who has been targeted by The Complex, an oppressive security organisation controlled by corporations. Hacker; Raycater, informs you The Complex are coming for you. Upon speaking with Raycaster he tells you that you are the Fragment of Kether whom is a supreme Artificial Intelligence developed by 'The Complex'. You join the resistance in stopping The Complex oppression other Harbour Prime, the games location. But there maybe more to yourself than you originally thought…
Dex also features many side quests that really build Harbour Prime as a living location. Like many RPG's, it's these small contained stories that end up being more impactful than the main quest. Stories such as a young male drugged up working as a sex worker against his will, reuniting two long lost lovers or dealing with a stalker of a famous singer; it's in these side quests that Dex's narrative and world building really shines.
As a cyber-punk title, Dex art direction is heavily inspired by the pop culture reference within that genre such as Blade Runner, Akira and Ghost in the Shell. Light pollution merged with the grit of a contaminated cityscapes drench your screen like a layer of dirt. The team did a nice touch of each area having its own economic class, the further you leave the main city the more gentrification and depravity you come across.
Red Dead Redemption 2 after the first week
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Red Dead Redemption 2 was one of the most anticipated games of 2018. Alongside triple A titles like God of War; Red Dead Redemption 2 was hyped to a monumental level. Unlike God of War; Red Dead Redemption 2 is cross platform on the PS4 and Xbox One. At this stage we know that PS4 players will be privy to exclusive online content before Xbox One players. My personal view on this is one of disregard simply because I've focused more on the main story over, say GTA V Online. Naturally, we can expect a big following for Red Dead Redemption 2 online though; the question is, will it ever be as big as GTA V Online? For now we won't be able to deliver a definitive answer. For now we have around 60 hours worth of main campaign in Red Dead Redemption 2 to become accustomed to.
So far I've streamed every second of my Red Dead Redemption 2 experience. As I write this I am approximately 20 hours in. First impressions of this new Wild West Adventure are overall positive. There's an element of mystery surrounding Arthur Morgan and his gang as Red Dead Redemption 2 kicks off. Literally, it's a mystery. That's because the entire plains are covered in snow. Snow that continues to fall as the early missions play out. The entire first chapter is a snow showered tutorial that was steadily drip fed to us. From this we can conclude that Red Dead Redemption 2 cannot be judged on his beauty, draw distance or wild west appeal. It is not until the snow starts to thaw that we really start to see the beauty that is Red Dead Redemption 2.
Arthur Morgan is part of a gang. A gang that is led by Dutch Van Der Linde. Whilst other NPC's in the camp have key roles to play in missions, robberies and such like; it is clear that Arthur Morgan is the breadwinner of the camp. The Camp becomes an essential place to heal, rest, laugh, re-supply and obtain crucial missions. If anything I would encourage you to get as many upgrades in to your camp as possible. With each upgrade, stalls become more effective at stocking food, medicine and ammunition. Oh and let us not forget the all important Fast Travel. We'll talk more about that later.
Red Dead Redemption 2 takes no prisoners. Well sometimes it does if there's a bounty on your head and you get caught. Joking aside, Red Dead Redemption 2 can seem harsh at times. What do I mean by harsh? For some RDR2 is not interesting at all. Endless horse rides across baron landscape can feel laborious and meaningless. The mini map and large world map gives very little sense of scale so what seems like a short ride cane often be a 15 minute horse ride. Herein lies that little issues of Fast Travel. You must upgrade Arthur's wagon be unlock fast travel and as of yet (a mere 20 hours in) I have only been able to fast travel from camp. As soon as you're out in the wilderness, you're on your own. You might think this is a trivial point! Of course the Wild West is baron. Of course it can seem monotonous at times but you'll be surprised at how many people in my chat have disliked Red Dead Redemption 2 because of this.
RDR2 - Lions and tigers and bears... oh wait
On the whole Red Dead Redemption 2 is a stunning game. I've found there to be a variety of missions and a decent level of challenge to suit all play-styles. Be warned though the combat mechanics are AWFUL. I found then when trying to run in to cover Arthur sometimes stutters and resists! Additionally, the Dead Eye ability is not seamless at all. I've died unnecessarily far too many times due to clunky combat controls. Here's to hoping that Rockstar patch this.
The towns in Red Dead Redemption are breathtaking. There's nothing better than after a long horse ride; approaching St Denis and seeing the large industrial chimney's bellow out smoke. It's in these moments that Red Dead Redemption 2 really shines. Every town is different in terms of social class, wealth, opportunity and looks. Take Valentine for example. Valentine is one of the first towns you come across once the snow thaws. It's a typical Western setting with muddy roads, two saloons, a stable, a bank, a grocery store and a gun smiths. The outer skirts are predominantly farm land. Compare this ti St Denis which has a lot more diversity in social class, shops and more. Now I'm no Western historian but I think Red Dead Redemption 2 contains some of the deepest environments yet.
Another key feature of Red Dead Redemption 2 is the dialogue. Rockstar have always put a lot of time and effort in to delivering a fantastic storyline to their games. Red Dead Redemption 2 is no exception. Of course the familiar character; John Marston returns but there's a wealth of other new characters to. During missions Rockstar cleverly utilised the travelling as key moments to tell story. Arthur and whomever he was travelling with (usually mid-mission) would break out in to conversation for the entirety of the trip. The excellent script coupled with a catchy soundtrack made Red Dead Redemption 2 ooze charm. Charm is something I believed the first game lacked.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is fruitful experience and you need not have played the first before diving in to this. It falls down in the shoddy combat mechanics. Will Red Dead Redemption 2 be 2018's Game of the Year. I do not believe so. Should you buy it now? 100% yes.
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Yakuza: Dead Souls review
As he looked around and lay witness to the chaos that had fostered by his very own doing, he began to understand something he had not yet perceived. That piles of bodies that were only moments ago the undead, that these carcasses were once living people… like him. These now empty shells before him start to show remnants of their past; Doctors, Teachers, Bankers, a Secretary, a Police Officer are now just fragmenting of a world that once was. It was at this point, he decided to get ice cream.
Yakuza over the years has turned from a niche darling to a flagship title, with remakes of the first two games and now PC ports, the eastern answer to Grand Theft Auto has finally broke the western market. And rightly so. Yakuza is a sweet and sour type of game; two opposing flavours combine as one delicious whole. Sandbox design with arcade brawler, dating sim and arcade classic collection, melodramatic story meets self-aware camp comedy genre; the designers want you to be absorbed in the story and world but they -like Kojima's team- know why you are here… too have fun.
All video game series have black sheep in the family. A game that may have been misunderstood at the time or just didn't have the right dance moves to stand out from the crowd, leaving it to walks home alone… with a kebab for one. That game is Yakuza: Dead Souls.
Yakuza: Dead Souls is developed and published by Sega exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Initially schedule for release in Japan March 2011 only to be pushed back to June 2011 due to the earthquakes and Tsunami that hit the country. Here in Europe and the folks in North America wouldn't see the release until the following year in March 2012.
Acting as a spin off/alternate timeline succeeding the fourth game, Yakuza: Dead Souls uses the established sandbox action adventure with RPG elements gameplay but this time adding the genre of Survival Horror with the inclusion of zombies and monsters acting as the threat instead of rival gang members.
Detroit: Become Human Review - High replay value
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Detroit: Become Human Review
Quantic Dream are a game studio with a difference. See choice is everything! That's also true in life too. So why not make a few video games that perpetuate the notion of choice determining the direction? Easy! Actually the concept sounds more logical than easy. Quantic Dream games like Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls and Fahrenheit provide challenges like no other. The latest edition to the Quantic Dream library is Detroit: Become Human. A story that allows players to take control of three main protagonists in a world which views artificial Intelligence both an asset and the enemy. In Detroit: Become Human we play as, Connor; an upcoming aid to police enforcement. Markus; a hired hand (or butler of some kind) to some savvy rich chap and finally, Kara; a maternal type who is hired to be a maid/baby sitter/cook by Todd. You get the picture. The three all have very different backgrounds and motives within the rebellion. I found it enriching to watch each character progress through Detroit: Become Human.
In essence Detroit: Become Human is whatever you want it to be. As I just completed the game on live stream, I tried to play the bulk of Detroit: by making decisions I would make in real life. You may choose a completely different path; to which different outcomes would occur. All three protagonists have very different personalities but at times their traits are tested. Early on in the game Kara has to make decisions on how to deal with her human owner. Without spoiling too much of Detroit: Become Human, Kara not only has her own A:I wellbeing to consider but has to consider Alice's safety too. Alice is Todd's daughter and it is clear from the opening this relationship that Todd is not the best role model for Alice. He drinks too much, smokes too much Pot and clearly does not know how to keep a neat house. Alice is scared of him as Todd often flies off the handle; unprompted. What is Kara's role within this dysfunctional father/daughter relationship? Well A:I done have feelings right? They don't feel sympathy, empathy, fear, anger or love do they? The short answer is: you are wrong. In Detroit: Become Human Artificial Intelligence; it could be argued, is the wrong term. What we realise very quickly is that Kara is able to question Todd's approach. Kara has to make decisions on how to help (or not help) Alice. The rift between humans and Artificial Intelligence is what drives Detroit: Become Human's foundations. The rest is up to you.
Detroit: Become Human has some familiar faces
Detroit: Become Human is a game that will push your decision making. At times your decisions are forced to be made within a certain time limit which adds to the pace of the game. Be prepared for your palms to get sweaty! Ultimately I enjoyed the connection between the game and myself. Detroit: Become Human got my heart racing and at times I felt the devastation of knowing that I made the wrong decision within seconds of making it. By then it was too late. Detroit: Become Human does not give you a second chance so every decision has to be made with certainty. This is not a bad thing. Arguably it makes for great replay value as Detroit: Become Human can be played multiple times with multiple different endings. I believe Heavy Rain had over twenty different endings. It is reported that Detroit: Become Human has over forty different endings!
Does Detroit: Become Human surpass previous Quantic Dream games? I would say that it is not as good as Heavy Rain but it is much deeper than Beyond Two Souls. If you have not played either of those two games then all I can say is that you really will enjoy Detroit: Become Human. If you have played Heavy Rain and beyond Two Souls then I firmly believe Detroit: Become Human will give you a run for your money.
Detroit: Become Human - Expect tense moments
For the most part Detroit: Become Human flows. The pacing can easily slow down at times when the script becomes stagnant. At times certain scenes seem awkward, with stale lines of dialogue. This is a minor detail and perhaps it is something you might not experience when playing. In addition, I found that some tasks did not have a big enough purpose. When Markus played the piano in the mansion it seemed to serve no purpose other than to extent meaningless dialogue. Ultimately these small gripes do not detract from Detroit: Become Human being a fantastic addition to the PS4 library. It might not be on the same gripping level as Heavy Rain but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Is Detroit: Become Human worth buying? Given the replay value alone I would say that it is a must own PS4 game. Even if you chose to play Detroit: Become Human only once you're going to get an experience that stems much further than the crippling generic woes of a, say a Battle Royale game. If you don't buy Detroit: Become Human then I believe you are truly missing out. Happy gaming!
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Red Dead Redemption 2 NEW Gameplay, details and a SECOND TRAILER is coming?
Red Dead Redemption 2 launches October 26th on PS4 and Xbox One
It all started with an explosion in a jail. Now I'm not talking about an Alcatraz style jail breakout. No! This is Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar released a brand new insight in to the upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2 which is set to launch on the PS4 and Xbox One (sorry PC fans) on October 26th 2018. Set in 1899 during the rise of the Modern World; the life of outlaws is dying. Making way for a brand new experience in the hands of Arthur Morgan. Red Dead Redemption 2 promises a "living world" that is "deeper and more interactive and detailed than ever". Rockstar showcased some new details of Red Dead Redemption 2 that makes us pray October 26th will come fast! Both the shooting and fighting mechanics have been redesigned to give us players a sense of immersion. Primitive actions such as hunting seem like a standard activity within Red Dead Redemption 2. Camps can be created, interact with many characters, bond with your horse, choose your path and watch the world of Red Dead Redemption 2 unfold. Don't be fooled though. Red Dead 2 will make us work for our share of the venison. Hunting and killing wildlife will enable us to sell and trade for worthy goods. All of this set across gorgeous new backdrops of forests, desert, mountains, towns and more Red Dead Redemption 2 could potentially be a Game of the Year contender.
Red Dead Redemption 2 has been available for pre-order for a while now. With the new Red Dead 2 trailer dropping I predict even more pre-orders. In fact at the end of this trailer the narrator stated that the second gameplay trailer would include a look at missions in Red Dead Redemption 2. Don't just take my work for. Check out the NEW Red Dead 2 Trailer here:
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Polygod to launch on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC
Polygod will be landing in August 2018
The Indie gaming community continues to stun gamers with unbelievable games like Tanglewood; a Sega Mega Drive 2018 release, the critically acclaimed FEZ, Unbox and a thousand more games! Today I received an email about an upcoming Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC game that looks to be a promising entry to the first person shooter indie titles this year. The following is an unedited press release which gives deeper insight in to the upcoming Polygod.
London, UK — 19th July, 2018: Indie studio Krafted Games today announced its much anticipated minimalist, rogue-like, randomly generated FPS, POLYGOD which features a brutal difficulty curve, epic boss fights with arena-shooter style online multiplayer/co-op and local multiplayer modes, will launch worldwide for Xbox One, PC Steam and Nintendo Switch on 17th August, 2018 for £16.19 / $14.99 / €16.59.
"It's been a long road to release and we're super excited to finally get the game into the hands of our community" commented Dominic Obojkovits, co-founder, Lead Designer & Programmer at Krafted Games. " We firmly believe PolyGod offers a unique take on the FPS genre and are confident that our ideas and game direction will strike a chord with the hardcore fans of the genre worldwide "
POLYGOD features a different gameplay experience with each play session, the studio have implemented randomly generated level system that will challenge even the most hardcore of the hardcore! With incredibly deep weapon customisation and extensive multiplayer features including online and local multiplayer modes, Krafted Games believe gamers will find elements to keep them coming back for just one more run, over and over again.
POLYGOD has already attracted a legion of fans at Early Access on Steam with its distinctive, bold visual style and solid gameplay mechanic. Now poised for launch on XboxOne, Nintendo Switch as well as full launch on Steam for PC, POLYGOD is ready to challenge even the most refined FPS guru.
Our brand new announcement trailer can be found on YouTube here.
Sega Mega Drive Classics Review (PS4 and Xbox One) - Should you buy it?
Blog post by: Gemma @ Juicy Game Reviews / TheGebs24
Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis Classics - A worthy upgrade from the Sega Mega Drive Collection?
It's is fair to say that I love retro games. In fact when you're done go and take a look in my games room to marvel at some of the many thousands of video games lurking in The Lady Lounge. Now recently The Sega Mega Drive Classics (Sega Genesis Classics) was released on the PS4 and Xbox One which bundles in 50 classic Sega Mega Drive titles such as the Streets of Rage trilogy, Sonic 2, The Golden Axe trilogy, Altered Beast and more. Sounds great right? Well a lot of gamers have echoed disappointment at Sega's latest revamping of the 16bit classics! This is mainly down to the lack of Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles (which are both playable on the Sega Mega Drive Collection on PS3 and Xbox 360). I totally get why gamers are frustrated at this but let's try to focus on what the Sega Mega Drive Classics is rather than what it is not. Albeit I predict more games will be added in dlc bundles in due time.
Upon firing up The Sega Mega Drive Classics for the first time you are greeted with a really cool pixelated intro showcasing many characters from the Sega Mega Drive classics. From there we are launched in to an old 90's looking themed bedroom which acts as the game's portal in to the Sega Mega Drive games themselves, challenge logs and more. This is super cool and really pulls on the nostalgia element of my heart. What really matters though are those 50 amazing Sega Mega Drive games. How well do they actually play?
There's no denying the awesomeness of the Streets of Rage trilogy soundtrack. I played all three games on my PS4 Pro and was astonished that there were a lot of audio glitches. At times the sound stuttered a lot and this increased when there was a lot of on-screen action. There's nothing much more to say here really. Perhaps it will be fixed in a future patch?
Far Cry 5 (PS4, Xbox One) Review - Far Cry 5 Controversy gone too far?
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Far Cry 5 - Was Joseph Seed and Co. too much?
Far Cry games have been a prominent feature within the gaming world since the last generation of gaming. I often hear gamers talking about the immersive jungle environments of Far Cry 2 or first being able to fly a helicopter in Far Cry 4. I could type for days on the intricacies and beauties of the Far Cry Games.
Far Cry 5 is set in present day Montana and has a dark cultist backdrop which has drawn significant parallels in to the current climate of certain portions of the U.S. Is this a mistake some ask? Of course not. A source of at alphr.com explain how Far Cry 5's director "is based on how real-world cults spread their roots". In this article the author went on to quite the Far Cry 5 director in his efforts to explain the link between Far Cry 5 and the controversial cult setting: "Imagine that you own a farm and a good portion of land. One day, you realise that the neighbours have sold their land to a bunch of eccentric people. The day after, hundreds of eccentrics are settling down. Their presence impacts the nearby landscape, your farm too. Business is going south and the presence of the eccentrics has devalued your property. Nobody wants to purchase it anymore, except the eccentrics who will buy on the cheap. That's an example of how some cults have operated to acquire a targeted area and spread."
It is understandable at how Far Cry 5's current social relevance can be offensive to some people. In the terrible light of numerous gun tragedies, racism, bigotry and in fact all forms of discrimination; the notion of Far Cry 5's social relevance can seem a little brutal. Ultimately there is no denying the link between certain climates seeming parallel to Ubisoft's latest Far Cry adventure. How do I feel about it? I believe relevance to be a wonderful thing and social relevance can be displayed in a video game then surely that is down to the gamers themselves on whether they want to play it right?
Super Mario Odyssey Review - The Nintendo Switch in its finest hour
Back in 2017 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild was coined Video Game of the Year based on the people's choice. Super Mario Odyssey secured the second spot. The Nintendo Switch had an amazing launch year in 2017 and at the time of writing this the Nintendo Switch sold over ten million consoles world wide. For a video games console that hasn't one been out for 12 months that figure makes my head spin. 2018 is set to be just as good of a year for the Nintendo Switch with some prominent Nintendo Wii U games launching on the console within the first six months.
Having spent a lot of time with Super Mario Odyssey over the last couple of months I feel I've got a lot to say about Mario's latest adventure. In fact I would go as far to say that Super Mario Odyssey should have taken him the title of Video Game of the year (2017). You might not agree but I urge you to read the remainder of this blog then let me know your final thoughts in the comments. Now before we go any further we have to note the Breath of the Wild is a masterpiece. I am a huge fan of it despite initially feeling sceptical. In fact I was also sceptical about Super Mario Odyssey. Some of the earliest footage I saw was with Mario running around a city approaching business men! "This is not a Super Mario game!" Fast forward to now and I can honestly say that I was wrong to judge. Super Mario Odyssey serves up a beautiful 3D experience of ploughing through bustling kingdoms and moon hunts. Odyssey offers up a tasty menu of new characters too with Cappy being the most notable. Cappy amplifies Super Mario's abilities within the kingdom's enabling him to jump higher, morph in to enemies and leap to the highest ledges. Super Mario feels more super than ever before. Again I was apprehensive about Mario's new top man but Happy really does add a lot of value in to Super Mario Odyssey.

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Supporting serial communication devices in Microsoft Access without the use of ActiveX controls.
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A Case Study of using the Windows API to provide RS232 communications capability in Access without the use of Active-X controls.
As time marches on, every once in a while you stumble over an application that simply refuses to die because it does its job so well.
This happened to me recently when a question was posted on Experts-Exchange asking about references in an Access app and how to bring the app forward to a later version. IT was looking to upgrade Office but could not because of this app. The asker was stuck because of the way it had been written and with the original developer long gone, the path forward was not clear.
In this particular case, it was an app that had been used as part of a process to talk to a weighbridge (a scale) via an RS232 serial connection.
After a lot of back and forth, we realized there was a little more to it; a VB 6.0 program was actually doing the RS232 part and talking to the scale, then controlling Access via OLE automation to interact with a form in order to display the weight from the scale.The Access portion of the app was only being used to log and track the weights.
The user would start with the Access app, and at the point of needing a weight, the VB6 .EXE would get fired off by Access, which would then grab a reference to Access, talk to the scale, post the weight directly on a form, and then quit.
After looking at the problem a few different ways, it seemed like the best path forward was to remove the VB6 app entirely as it was just complicating things. Access can talk to RS232 devices, but this has always been achieved by using the MSCOMM32 Active-X control on a form (see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa231237(v=vs.60).aspx for info on this control). Fortunately, this is one of the Active-X controls that does work well in Access (most don't), but there's a rub; that control was distributed with VB 6.0 and is only licensed for use with that product.
In the past when you needed to do RS232 in Access or Excel, developers would (ahem) "borrow" the MSCOMM32 control from VB 6.0. I have never heard of an issue related to this in regards to Microsoft, and it was fairly common knowledge that this was done routinely. Strictly speaking though, it violates the licensing agreement (and this is probably why the application was written the way it was). So the goal was to find a way to do it all in Access without using the Active-X control.
But were there any other ways to do it? Obviously, the MSCOMM32 control itself managed to do RS232 in some fashion, so there must be a way. After some digging, it turns out you can do serial communications through the Windows API, which only makes sense when you stop to think about it. I don't think many in the Access world are aware of this though as all the RS232 solutions I've seen have relied on the use of MSCOMM32.
Under Windows, doing serial I/O is no different really than working with a file. The operations are all basically the same. Out on the net, I found a few examples of VB 6.0 code where this was demoed as a proof of concept type thing giving a general outline of how it was done. There was not a lot of documentation on the code though, leaving some questions unanswered.
It took some time to dig for documentation on the overall technique as I found very little out there. But in the end, I discovered one MSKB (Microsoft Knowledge Base) article (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff802693.aspx) that covered serial communications under Windows and helped tremendously in understanding what I was seeing in the code I had found.
Tip: A sad thing that has occurred in recent years is that articles like the one above have continued to disappear out of the MSKB. Many of these contain general and fundamental knowledge on the way Access, other Office products, and Windows works. But because they are often tagged as version-specific articles, they disappear when the product goes out of support. The above article was published in Dec of 1995 as part of the VB 6.0 doc set, and yet it is still relevant and useful to this very day.
Microsoft to their credit has acknowledged that this is a real problem and in the Access area, thanks to the efforts of some very dedicated people, they are trying to save as much of this content as possible from disappearing. But the tip here is; don't count on it being there tomorrow! If you see an article that helps you and it is more than a few years old, grab a copy of it!
It took an hour or so to re-work the code, but in the end, I had a small test DB which would replace the original
VB 6.0 app and did not rely on the Active-X control.
Since VB 6.0 is so close to VBA and code is a drop-in in most cases, and that the MSCOMM32 control does work in Access, I also created a small test DB using it as well. This was mainly to serve as a double check that we were talking to the scale OK with Access alone, but it also served as a fallback solution in case we could not get the API version working right off. It wasn't easy arranging the time to test as the scale was in production use, and the asker was 100km away from the site where the scale was, so it was important to have something that could fill the gap if needed.
Trying it out:
We finally managed to arrange some time to test things and it didn't take long to get the Active-X version working (which is what we expected). The Win API version though took a few hours to get working. That was mainly due to two things:
We actually didn't know the baud rate, parity, speed, or the number of stop bits of the scale. While the original VB 6.0 source code had these values, we were not 100% sure the .EXE in use had been compiled from that source. Ultimately we determined that indeed the parameters were off. What confused us for a while is that the Active-X version appeared to work even with the wrong parameters, and I'm still scratching my head over that one. But with the Win API version, it didn't work at all with the wrong parameters in place. After playing around a bit, we were able to determine the correct ones.
Timing related to analyzing the data coming in. I had set a form timer for five milliseconds to check for data, and this proved to be too fast. The scale was sending weigh data in blocks of fifteen characters and five milliseconds was not long enough to transmit the full block (which I should have known based on the baud rate). After slowing down the timer, we ended up with multiple blocks and always had at least one full block of data to work with.
Sidebar: I should also note that part of the time it took to get everything working was due to the fact that while I was in the United States, the PC and scale were in Australia! I was using an older version of Team Viewer for remote control, and at times it was a bit slow, but overall it worked far better than I expected.
This was my first time doing remote work outside the US, and I was more than pleasantly surprised at how well it actually worked. I even used the VOIP (Voice Over IP) feature built into Team Viewer so the asker and I could chat while we debugged. Given that we were a half a world apart, it worked exceptionally well. Moral of the story; don't be afraid to take on overseas projects thinking communications will be a problem. You may be very surprised (as I was) on how well you can do.
In the end, we ended up using the API version, so now only Access is involved in the process, which greatly simplified things. Originally in Access 2000, this app can now be brought forward into any of the more recent versions easily without issue.
Both test DB's we used are attached in a zip file along with this article so you can see what was done. I tried to keep the code similar as possible in each so it is easy to compare the two methods. While it still could use some clean-up, it is workable in its current form and provides enough of an outline so that you can do RS232 in your own apps. I used a single form along with a single VBA code module that can be dropped into any application that needs RS232 communications capability. Note that I have not included the Active-X control in the zip file, so the Active-X version is non-working unless you have VB 6.0 installed on your PC (you may need to adjust the references in VBA).
I would also be remiss in not acknowledging and giving thanks to David M. Hitchner, whose VB6 code I found out on the net and used as the basis for this solution. With that code, I actually had to do very little in putting this together.
Jim Dettman
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good article, Jim.
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I feel like I can't even trust myself. As though I don't trust myself to be able to say no when it's right to and yes when it's right to. As if I can't trust myself not to purge or restrict and its so incredibly draining to go through that constant cycle backwards and forwards.
I know people want to help me but sometimes I do need them to tell me 'it's okay' when I slip up. I like what you said about drawing a line because sometimes the negativity does win and the best way to get through it is to accept it and work out what I can do tomorrow instead.


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On The Download: Deborah Cox's New 'Promise'
Published November 21, 2008 • Updated on November 21, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Deborah Cox is back with her first new full studio album in six years, "The Promise," and it's the best full-length disc she's put out to date.
No longer on her old Arista / J label, the Canadian songstress is now controlling the reigns of her own destiny – this is her first album with Deco Records, which, in fact, happens to be her own personal label that she launched with her husband earlier this year.
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Deborah hasn't been idle, though – in the past years she's started a family (she's pregnant with her second child now, which she displays with pride in the "Beautiful U R" video), she's become a staple on the dance music and club scene, and she received strong reviews for her 2003 stage turn in Broadway's "Aida."
The second single from "The Promise," "Beautiful U R," is taking off in Canada right now – it's a female-empowerment anthem for the ages, and could take off in the U.S. too, if DJs and audiences start to catch on.
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The rest of the album is equally strong. Standout tracks include the title track, written by John Legend (who plays keyboards on the track as well), and lead single, "Did You Ever Love Me." She also collaborates with Janet Jackson's longtime producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
Deborah, of course, is best well known for holding the record for the longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 14 weeks in 1998 for her biggest hit ever, "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here." She held that record until 2006.
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The truth is, Deborah is every bit as talented of a vocalist as Whitney Houston (with whom she has dueted in the past; they were former Arista label-mates), just without quite the same flair for the dramatic in her personal life.
She's also about as nice as they come in the music business. I've had the opportunity to meet her and interview her several times over the years, and more quality people don't come around too often.
Here's hoping that Deborah is met yet again by mainstream audiences with the success that she so richly deserves.
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Q: I cannot load the map platform in my android app, and just the logo is shown I want to use the Neshan map platform in my android app. but the map does not load on the emulator and just the logo is shown.
this is the manifest file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          package="com.example.neshantest2">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

    <application
            android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
            android:allowBackup="true"
            android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
            android:supportsRtl="true"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
            android:hardwareAccelerated="true">
        <activity android:name=".routing.MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

this is the gradle project level:
Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.21'
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()

    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        maven { url "https://dl.bintray.com/neshan/neshan-android-sdk" }

    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

this is the gradle module level
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'

apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 28
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.neshantest2"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 28
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner
"android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }

    splits {
        abi {
            enable true
            reset()
            include 'x86', 'x86_64', 'armeabi', 'armeabi-v7a', 'mips', 'mips64', 'arm64-v8a'
            universalApk false
        }
    }
 }

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    implementation"org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.3'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'
    implementation 'neshan-android-sdk:mobile-sdk:0.9.5'

    ///////////retrofit
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.5.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.5.0'
    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.5'
    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:3.10.0'

}

this is the main activity class:
package com.example.neshantest2.routing

import android.os.Bundle
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.view.View
import com.example.neshantest2.R
import com.example.neshantest2.services.dataServices
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*
import org.neshan.core.Bounds
import org.neshan.core.LngLat
import org.neshan.core.LngLatVector
import org.neshan.core.Range
import org.neshan.geometry.LineGeom
import org.neshan.graphics.ARGB
import org.neshan.layers.VectorElementLayer
import org.neshan.services.NeshanMapStyle
import org.neshan.services.NeshanServices
import org.neshan.styles.*
import org.neshan.vectorelements.Line

const val BASE_MAP_INDEX = 0

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(),
RoutingInterface.RoutingViewInterface{
    var presenter: RoutingInterface.RoutingPresenterInterface? = null
    private lateinit var lineLayer: VectorElementLayer
    private lateinit var markerLayer: VectorElementLayer

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
        presenter = RoutingPresenter(applicationContext,this)   //initial
presenter
    }

    fun requestBtnClicked(view: View?) {
        //add origin and dest coordinates
        dataServices.originCoordinates = Pair(originx.text.toString(), originy.text.toString())
        dataServices.destinationCoordinates = Pair(destinationX.text.toString(), destinationY.text.toString())
        //add waypoints
        dataServices.waypoints += Pair(waypoint1x.text.toString(), waypoint1y.text.toString())
        dataServices.waypoints += Pair(waypoint2x.text.toString(), waypoint2y.text.toString())
        dataServices.waypoints += Pair(waypoint3x.text.toString(), waypoint3y.text.toString())
        //call APIs
        presenter!!.sendDistanceReq()
        presenter!!.sendDirectionReq()
        showmapbutton.visibility = View.VISIBLE
    }

    fun showRoutesClicked(view: View?) {
        mapInit()
        drawRoute()
     }

    override fun mapInit() {
        scrollview.visibility = View.GONE
        map.visibility = View.VISIBLE
        markerLayer = NeshanServices.createVectorElementLayer()
        lineLayer = NeshanServices.createVectorElementLayer()
        map.layers.add(markerLayer)
        map.layers.add(lineLayer)
        //set map focus position
        map.setFocalPointPosition(
            LngLat(
                dataServices.originCoordinates.second.toDouble(),
                dataServices.originCoordinates.first.toDouble()
            ), 0f
        )
        map.setZoom(16f, 0f)
        map.options.setZoomRange(Range(4.5f, 16f))

        map.layers.insert(BASE_MAP_INDEX,
NeshanServices.createBaseMap(NeshanMapStyle.STANDARD_DAY))
        setMapBounds()
    }

    override fun drawLineGeom(org: LngLat, dest: LngLat): LineGeom {
        val lngLatVector = LngLatVector()
        lngLatVector.add(org)
        lngLatVector.add(dest)
        val lineGeom = LineGeom(lngLatVector)
        val line = Line(lineGeom, getLineStyle())
        lineLayer.add(line)
        return lineGeom
    }

    override fun drawRoute() {
        lineLayer.clear()
        for (i in 0..dataServices.routeCoordinates.count() - 2) {
            drawLineGeom(
            LngLat(dataServices.routeCoordinates[i].longitude, dataServices.routeCoordinates[i].latitude),
            LngLat(dataServices.routeCoordinates[i + 1].longitude, dataServices.routeCoordinates[i + 1].latitude)
        )
        }
    }

    override fun getLineStyle(): LineStyle {
        val builder = LineStyleCreator()
        builder.color = ARGB(2, 119, 189, 190)
        builder.width = 12f
        builder.stretchFactor = 0f
        return builder.buildStyle()
    }

    override fun setMapBounds() {
        val bounds = Bounds(
            LngLat(43.505859, 24.647017),
            LngLat(63.984375, 40.178873)
        )
        map.options.setPanBounds(bounds)
    }

    override fun showLoading() {
        distanceText.text = "Loading..."
        durationText.text = "Loading..."
    }

    override fun showRes() {
        distanceText.text = "Distance : " + dataServices.responseDistance.getText()
    durationText.text = "Duration : " + dataServices.responseDuration.getText()
    }
}

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Partnership for Growth and Development
detail - South Africa Office
Expert conference
Synergies between the European Union and Africa
This event is available in additional languages
November 1, 2006 9h30-17h00 Clock
09h00-09h30Registration
09h30-09h45Welcome and Introductory remarks
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, National Director, SAIIA
Dr. Werner Böhler, Resident Representative, KAS South Africa
09h45-11h00Keynote address: Co-operation in growth and development
The EU's adoption of the Africa Strategy in 2005, and the decision in May 2006 to work with the AU to develop a joint EU-Africa strategy has energised the cooperation between the two bodies in developing strong partnerships. The EU strategy highlighted a number of possible instruments for working on ameliorating the security, economic and political environment in Africa. This session aims to set the scene for subsequent discussions during the day by reflecting on the initiatives for growth and development, their potential means of implementation and the actors to be involved.
Optimising EU instruments for development in Africa
Michael Gahler, MdEP, Development Committee
Towards a Joint EU-Africa Strategy: A way forward
Ambassador Gert Grobler, DDG Europe and Americas, DFA
11h00-11h30Tea
11h30-13h30Session 1: Opportunities for addressing business constraints
Apart from the resource-rich countries in Africa, such as Angola and Nigeria, that have been able to attract large investments into their oil or gas sectors, the key challenge of African countries is to create the climate that can stimulate both domestic and foreign investment into their economies. The business constraints may include among others weak regulatory systems, poorly maintained (or non-existent) infrastructure, widespread corruption, lack of credit facilities for domestic investors, and for foreign investors insufficient knowledge of the particularities and opportunities in different African countries. A number of development programmes funded either bilaterally or through the EC focus on improving the business climate and providing opportunities for the emergence of small and medium enterprises. More recently the Investment Climate Facility was launched. Clearly there are points of engagement both at governmental and business-to-business level. How effective is aid in addressing business constraints in African countries? What are the kinds of 'low-hanging fruit' that can be picked and ameliorated by governments in addressing supply-side bottlenecks, without waiting for the 'big-bang' approach? How can the skills and expertise of businesses and chambers in Europe be harnessed to assist in this regard?
Linking aid and business development
Ambassador Harro Adt, Federal Republic of Germany
Opportunities for business-to-business co-operation: A view from Southern Africa
Noko Murangi, Director, Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment, SADC Secretariat
The role of the private sector in achieving the Millennium Development Goals within the framework of EU-Africa co-operation
Dr Kasirim Nwuke, Chief, MDGs/Poverty Analysis and Monitoring Section, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Opportunities for business-to-business cooperation: A View from Europe
Matthias Boddenburg, Chief Executive Officer, Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK)
13h30-14h15Lunch
14h15-15h45Session 2: Public-Private Partnerships in post-conflict reconstruction
One of the key challenges in the immediate post-conflict environment in any country is to secure the ceasefire in the transition and the lead-up to elections, as well as in the period after that. Apart from the political imperatives of keeping all combatants committed to the peace agreement by ensuring that the process is fair and transparent, there are also broader initiatives that help to set the foundation for the economic rebuilding of the state and the creation of economic opportunities for citizens. These relate to the role that the private sector may be able to play in such circumstances in support of the political processes. However, for the private sector to be involved might require a close working relationship with the state actors, including public guarantees from governments regarding capital investments. Are such partnerships realistic given the high risks associated with business ventures in states/regions emerging from conflict? When would be the most opportune time for pursuing them – In the immediate post-ceasefire phase or in the post-transition phase? If so, how would such partnerships be formed, and what would the undertakings be of governments? Equally important, who would determine the critical sectors in which investments should take place?
The role of the private sector in rebuilding societies, A view from South Africa
Member of Parliament of the RSA (tbc)
Experiences from Africa: Southern Sudan
Marietha Dos Santos, United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
Experiences from Europe: The former Yugoslav Republics
Miroljub Labus, former deputy prime minister of Serbia and professor at the University of Belgrade
16h00-17h15Session 3: The EU and South Africa: Trilateral partnerships for development
This session aims to explore South African and European perspectives on cooperation in development partnerships in other countries in the continent, what has been billed as 'trilateral partnerships'. South Africa is de facto a donor in Africa, and government ministries are beginning to consider the need for a coherent policy on development assistance. Such a move is not without its political sensitivities, given perceptions about South Africa as a regional hegemon and the possibility of repeating some of the mistakes of Northern aid agencies. Nevertheless, the opportunities presented by such cooperation between the EC, its member states and South Africa are vast if both parties strive to avoid the potential pitfalls referred to above. In its engagement in post-conflict reconstruction South Africa has brought its own political and economic experience of transition to bear. As an African country such experience is regarded as having greater applicability to local conditions than experiences from the North. What are the examples to date in this regard? What areas of trilateral cooperation can be realistically pursued? How would such cooperation ensure buy-in from the host country and mitigate political sensitivities in the rest of the continent?
Opportunities for trilateral partnerships
Hubert Perr, Delegation of the European Commission to South Africa (tbc)
South Africa as a donor in Africa: Challenges and opportunities
Shaheed Rajie, International Development Co-operation, National Treasury
17h15-17h30Closing
This is a draft programme is provisional and subject to change without notice.
9h30-17h00 Clock
Birte Leinius
Strong Cities 2030 - Literature and more


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Alumni Field
Leicester Gymnasium
Rochdale Park
Russell Field
Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center
EADA
Becker Gear
Becker.edu
1000 Point Club
Davis' 28 points leads Men's Basketball over Clark, 92-73
Clark University (2-4) 31 42 73
Becker (3-3) 44 48 92
Pts: Luca McCormick - 26
Reb: Luca McCormick - 8
Ast: Anthony Grzembski - 7
Pts: Kareem Davis - 28
Reb: Dewayne Thomas - 14
Ast: Samuel Durodola - 6
LEICESTER, Mass. --- Junior guard Kareem Davis (Lowell, Mass. / St. John's) scored a season-high 28 points as the Becker College men's basketball team won 92-73 over visiting Clark University on Thursday evening at the Leicester Gymnasium.
Davis shot 50 percent from behind the arc for the Hawks of Becker (3-3), and dished out five assists while collecting three steals and playing all 40 minutes. Junior forward Bernard Broaster (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Charles W. Flanagan) finished with 17 points, six rebounds and four assists. Junior forward Dewayne Thomas (Springfield, Mass. / Lowell) pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds while scoring nine points. Sophomore forward Donzell Cunningham (Linden, N.J. / Piscataway) came off the bench to score 13 points with five rebounds in 19 minutes. Junior guard Jalen Robinson (Queens, N.Y. / Manhasset) came off the bench to score 13, shooting three-of-three from the field and six-of-six from the line. Senior forward Samuel Durodola (Rosedale, N.Y. / Campus Magnet) scored six points with five rebounds, dishing out six assists, matching a career-high. Collectively, the Hawks shot 45 percent from behind the arc.
The Cougars of Clark (2-4) were led by junior small forward Luca McCormick (Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / IMG Academy) with 26 points with eight rebounds while freshman forward Tyler Davern (Webster, Mass. / Bartlett Junior-Senior) came off the bench to score 17 points with four rebounds. Freshman guard Biko Gayman (Fort Pierce, Fla. / Lincoln Park Academy) finished with 12 points.
The first half was hotly contested. Becker went up by 15 with 8:05 to go in the first off a three from Davis, only to watch Clark pull to within eight with the score at 31-23 with 6:35 to go. The Hawks led at the break, 44-31.
In the second, the Hawks were threatening to pull away but the Cougars answered, scrapping their way back into the game with a 13-4 run. Clark got as close as eight before Becker found their stroke again, pulling away down the stretch with superior scoring off the bench.
The 29 points of bench scoring were a season high for the Hawks.
Becker is back on the court when they travel to Worcester State on Tuesday night for a 7:00 p.m. game. Clark plays at Framingham State on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Follow the Hawks all season long! Go to http://www.beckerhawks.com and follow us on Twitter: @BeckerAthletics , Instagram: @beckercollegeathletics and Facebook: @BeckerCollegeAthletics
Becker College | 964 Main Street | Leicester, MA | 01524
Sat, 02/16 | Men's Basketball at Newbury College W, 115-92 (Final) RC | BX
Wed, 02/13 | Men's Basketball vs. Elms W, 85-79 (Final) RC | BX
Sat, 02/09 | Men's Basketball vs. New England Col. L, 112-97 (Final) RC | BX
Wed, 02/06 | Men's Basketball at Dean College L, 94-86 (Final) RC | BX


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I am constantly asked if you can really get divorced for £69.
And the answer is yes. An online divorce can cost you as little as £69 (if you receive a full fee remission).
For those individuals that don't receive a fee remission a court fee is payable of £550. But it is still possible to get divorced for less than the cost of an iPhone.
You will use the same forms, the same process, the same courts and it will take the same amount of time to get your decree absolute.
This is achieved because of the advances that have been made with technology. We have simply passed these on to our client's.
Separation and divorce can be very challenging on a personal level but from a legal stand point it can be as simple as filing the forms. An online divorce can facilitate that for you.
You are in central London and need to get from one side to the other as quickly as possible, so you ask the driver of a Black Cab. What do you expect his answer to be?
It might be quicker by taxi, it might be quicker on the tube, it will depend on the time of day, the traffic, the distance you want to go, and the route taken.
We all instinctively know that 9 times out of 10 the cabbie will recommend that he takes you in his cab, no matter what the conditions are.
Divorce is not a one size fits all situation. But the legal sector promotes it's services this way. You MUST use a solicitor to get divorced.