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Structural heart defects
Heart valve disease presenting in adults: investigation and management
1.1 Referral for echocardiography and specialist assessment
1.2 Pharmacological management
1.3 Indications for interventions
1.4 Monitoring when there is no current need for intervention
1.5 Interventions
1.6 Repeat intervention
1.7 Anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy
1.8 Monitoring after an intervention
1.9 Information and advice
Terms used in this guideline
People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care.
Making decisions using NICE guidelines explains how we use words to show the strength (or certainty) of our recommendations, and has information about prescribing medicines (including off-label use), professional guidelines, standards and laws (including on consent and mental capacity), and safeguarding.
Referral for echocardiography
1.1.1 Consider an echocardiogram for adults with a murmur and no other signs or symptoms if valve disease is suspected based on:
the nature of the murmur
age (especially if over 75), or
medical history (for example, a history of atrial fibrillation).
1.1.2 Offer an echocardiogram to adults with a murmur if valve disease is suspected (based on the nature of the murmur, family history, age or medical history) and they have:
signs (such as peripheral oedema) or symptoms (such as angina or breathlessness) or an abnormal ECG, or
an ejection systolic murmur with a reduced second heart sound but no other signs or symptoms.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on referral for echocardiography.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review A: symptoms and signs indicating need for echocardiography or direct referral to a specialist.
Referral for urgent specialist assessment or urgent echocardiography
1.1.3 If valve disease is suspected (based on the nature of the murmur, family history, age or medical history):
Offer urgent (within 2 weeks) specialist assessment that includes echocardiogram or if not available an urgent echocardiogram alone to adults with a systolic murmur and exertional syncope.
Consider urgent (within 2 weeks) specialist assessment that includes echocardiogram for adults with a murmur and severe symptoms (angina or breathlessness on minimal exertion or at rest) thought to be related to valvular heart disease.
1.1.4 For guidance on referral and assessment for adults with murmur and non-exertional syncope, follow the recommendations in the NICE guideline on transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') in over 16s.
1.1.5 For guidance on referral and assessment for adults with breathlessness but no murmur, follow the recommendations in the NICE guideline on chronic heart failure in adults.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on referral for urgent specialist assessment or urgent echocardiography.
Referral to a specialist after echocardiography
1.1.6 Be aware that mild valve disease is common and rarely progresses to become clinically significant.
1.1.7 Offer referral to a specialist to:
adults with moderate or severe valve disease of any type
adults with bicuspid aortic valve disease of any severity (including mild valve disease).
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on referral to a specialist after echocardiography.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review B: indications for referral to a specialist following echocardiography.
Information, referral and specialist assessment for pregnant women and women considering pregnancy
1.1.8 Be aware that most women with valve disease can have a pregnancy without complications.
1.1.9 Offer advice on the implications of treatment choices on any future pregnancy to women who need heart valve intervention.
1.1.10 Offer advice on family planning to women with severe valve disease, particularly aortic and mitral stenosis.
1.1.11 Refer pregnant women or women who are considering a pregnancy to a cardiologist with expertise in the care of pregnant women, if they have any of the following:
moderate or severe valve disease
bicuspid aortic valve disease of any severity (including mild disease) and associated aortopathy
a prosthetic valve.
Refer whether they have symptoms or not.
1.1.12 Consider seeking specialist advice on the choice of replacement valve if heart valve replacement surgery is being considered for women of childbearing potential.
1.1.13 For guidance on intrapartum care, follow the recommendations on heart disease in the NICE guideline on intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on information, referral and specialist assessment for pregnant women and women considering a pregnancy.
Management of heart failure in people with valve disease
1.2.1 Consider a beta-blocker for adults with moderate to severe mitral stenosis and heart failure.
1.2.2 When adults with heart valve conditions and heart failure also have left ventricular dysfunction, refer to the NICE guideline on chronic heart failure in adults.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see rationale and impact section on pharmacological management of heart failure in heart valve disease.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review C: pharmacological management.
1.3.1 Offer an intervention to adults with symptomatic severe heart valve disease.
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation and how it might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on indications for interventions.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review H: transcatheter intervention, surgery or conservative management in heart valve disease.
1.3.2 Consider referring adults with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis for intervention, if suitable, if they have any of the following:
Vmax (peak aortic jet velocity) more than 5 m/s on echocardiography
aortic valve area less than 0.6 cm2 on echocardiography
left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than 55%
B‑type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) level more than twice the upper limit of normal
symptoms unmasked on exercise testing.
1.3.3 Consider referring adults with symptomatic low‑gradient aortic stenosis with LVEF less than 50% for intervention if during dobutamine stress echocardiography the aortic stenosis is shown to be severe by:
a mean gradient across the aortic valve that increases to more than 40 mmHg and
an aortic valve area that remains less than 1 cm2.
1.3.4 Consider measuring aortic valve calcium score on cardiac CT if the severity of symptomatic aortic stenosis is uncertain.
1.3.5 Offer enhanced follow up (for example, more frequent reviews) and further assessment (for example, stress echocardiography) to monitor the need for intervention if mid‑wall fibrosis is detected on cardiac MRI in adults with severe aortic stenosis.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on indications for interventions for adults with aortic stenosis.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in:
evidence review D: indications for intervention
evidence review E: stress testing and stress echocardiography in determining need for intervention
evidence review F: CT and MRI indications for intervention.
1.3.6 Consider referring adults with asymptomatic severe aortic regurgitation for intervention, if suitable, if they have either of the following:
LVEF less than 55% or
end systolic diameter (ESD) of more than 50 mm or end systolic diameter index (ESDI) more than 24 mm/m2 on echocardiography.
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation and how it might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on indications for interventions for adults with aortic regurgitation.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review D: indications for intervention.
1.3.7 Consider referring adults with asymptomatic severe primary mitral regurgitation for intervention, if suitable, if they have any of the following:
LVEF less than 60%
ESD more than 45 mm or ESDI more than 22 mm/m2 on echocardiography or
an increase of systolic pulmonary artery pressure to more than 60 mmHg on exercise testing.
When making decisions about referral for surgery, take into account the suitability of the valve for repair and the presence of atrial fibrillation or systolic pulmonary artery pressure of more than 50 mmHg on echocardiography at rest.
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation and how it might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on indications for intervention for adults with mitral regurgitation.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review D: indications for intervention and evidence review E: stress testing and stress echocardiography in determining need for intervention.
1.4.1 Offer clinical review every 6 to 12 months, with an echocardiogram, to adults with asymptomatic severe valve disease if an intervention is suitable but not currently needed. Base the frequency of the review on echocardiography findings and shared decision making with the patient.
1.4.2 Consider echocardiographic assessment every 3 to 5 years for adults with mild aortic or mitral stenosis.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on monitoring where there is no current need for intervention.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review G: monitoring of people with heart valve disease and no current indication for intervention.
See the recommendations on indications for interventions.
Decisions about interventions
1.5.1 Discuss the possible benefits and risks of interventions with adults who have an indication for valve intervention. Include in the discussion:
the benefits to quality of life (both in the short and long term)
prosthetic valve durability
the risks associated with the procedures
the type of access for surgery (median sternotomy, minimally invasive surgery or, for people at high surgical risk, transcatheter)
the possible need for other cardiac procedures in the future.
Follow the recommendations in the NICE guidelines on shared decision making and patient experience in adult NHS services and base decisions on the type of intervention on patient characteristics and preferences.
1.5.2 When surgery is agreed, base the decision on the type of surgery (median sternotomy or minimally invasive surgery) on patient characteristics and preferences. If minimally invasive surgery is the agreed option and is not available locally, refer the person to another centre.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on decisions about interventions.
For NHS England and NHS Improvement's position on transcatheter aortic valve implantation for people at low or intermediate surgical risk, see the implementation strategy for transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
1.5.3 Offer surgery, if suitable (by median sternotomy or minimally invasive surgery), as first-line intervention for adults with severe aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation or mixed aortic valve disease and an indication for surgery who are at low or intermediate surgical risk. TAVI is not cost effective for people at low or intermediate surgical risk at the current list price.
1.5.4 Offer TAVI, if suitable, to adults with non-bicuspid severe aortic stenosis who are at high surgical risk or if surgery is unsuitable.
1.5.5 See the recommendations on using TAVI in the NICE interventional procedures guidance on transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis, including entering the details of all people undergoing TAVI into the UK TAVI registry. See also the NICE interventional procedures guidance on sutureless aortic valve replacement in aortic stenosis and balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis.
See NHS England's clinical commissioning policy on transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on interventions for aortic valve disease.
1.5.6 Consider transcatheter valvotomy for adults with rheumatic severe mitral stenosis, if the valve is suitable for this procedure.
1.5.7 Offer surgical mitral valve replacement to adults with rheumatic severe mitral stenosis if transcatheter valvotomy is unsuitable.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on interventions for mitral stenosis.
Primary mitral regurgitation
1.5.8 Offer surgical mitral valve repair (by median sternotomy or minimally invasive surgery) to adults with severe primary mitral regurgitation and an indication for repair, if surgery is suitable.
1.5.9 Offer surgical mitral valve replacement (by median sternotomy or minimally invasive surgery) to adults with severe primary mitral regurgitation and an indication for surgery, if the valve is not suitable for repair and surgery is suitable.
1.5.10 Consider transcatheter edge-to-edge repair, if suitable, for adults with severe primary mitral regurgitation and symptoms, if surgery is unsuitable.
See NHS England's clinical commissioning policy on percutaneous mitral valve leaflet repair for primary degenerative mitral regurgitation in adults and the NICE interventional procedures guidance on percutaneous mitral valve leaflet repair for mitral regurgitation and thoracoscopically assisted mitral valve surgery.
Secondary mitral regurgitation
1.5.11 Consider surgical mitral valve repair (by median sternotomy or minimally invasive surgery) for adults with severe secondary mitral regurgitation who are having cardiac surgery for another indication, if surgery is suitable.
1.5.12 Consider surgical mitral valve replacement (by median sternotomy or minimally invasive surgery) for adults with severe secondary mitral regurgitation who are having cardiac surgery for another indication, if the valve is not suitable for repair and surgery is suitable.
1.5.13 Offer medical management to adults with heart failure and severe secondary mitral regurgitation, if surgery is unsuitable.
1.5.14 Consider transcatheter mitral edge-to-edge repair for adults with heart failure and severe secondary mitral regurgitation, if surgery is unsuitable and they remain symptomatic on medical management.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on interventions for mitral regurgitation.
Tricuspid regurgitation
1.5.15 Consider surgical tricuspid valve repair at the time of mitral valve surgery when tricuspid regurgitation is moderate or severe.
1.5.16 Consider surgical tricuspid valve repair at the time of aortic valve surgery when tricuspid regurgitation is severe.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on interventions for tricuspid regurgitation.
1.6.1 Consider transcatheter or redo surgical intervention for adults with severe aortic degeneration of a biological prosthetic valve and symptoms. Take into account the following factors to inform a shared decision about the choice of intervention:
the short- and long-term benefits
type of valve dysfunction and prosthesis
the risks associated with the procedure
See the NICE interventional procedures guidance on using transapical transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve implantation for a failed surgically implanted mitral valve bioprosthesis, transapical transcatheter mitral valve-in-ring implantation after failed annuloplasty for mitral valve repair and valve-in-valve TAVI for aortic bioprosthetic dysfunction.
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation and how it might affect practice, see rationale and impact section on repeat intervention.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review I: repeat intervention for failure of biological or repaired valves.
1.7.1 Do not offer anticoagulation after surgical biological valve replacement unless there are other indications for anticoagulation.
1.7.2 Consider aspirin, or clopidogrel if aspirin is not tolerated, after TAVI.
1.7.3 If people have other indications for anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy, follow the recommendations in the NICE guidelines on atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndromes.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review J: anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet therapy for biological prosthetic valves and after valve repair.
1.8.1 Base decisions on the frequency and type of monitoring for adults who have had an intervention (valve repair or replacement) for valve disease on:
durability of the prosthetic valve or durability of the repair
the presence of another condition, including other heart disease
residual valve abnormality or consequences of the procedure, for example, paravalvular leak
concerns about abnormal function of the prosthetic valve
the patient's wishes.
Advise people and their family members or carers (as appropriate) to seek advice if the heart condition deteriorates.
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation and how it might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on monitoring after an intervention.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review K: monitoring in people with repaired or replaced heart valves.
1.9.1 Follow the NICE guideline on shared decision making and the recommendations in the NICE guideline on patient experience in adult NHS services on:
involvement of family members and carers
tailoring healthcare services.
1.9.2 Consider providing a point of contact for accessing specialist advice between appointments.
1.9.3 Be aware of the psychological impact on the person receiving a diagnosis of valve disease, whether or not they have symptoms. Consider the person's needs for additional information and support.
1.9.4 Provide information and advice to adults with valve disease about:
the expected progression and prognosis of their condition, including the likely length of an asymptomatic stage
any need for intervention, including the type of intervention
pregnancy, if appropriate
the possible effects of other conditions on long-term outcomes
rehabilitation and long‑term outcomes
palliative care, if appropriate, including how to access this.
1.9.5 Provide information and support to young adults about transition from paediatric to adult services, in line with the NICE guideline on transition from children's to adults' services for young people using health or social care services.
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on information and advice.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review L: information and advice.
This section defines terms that have been used in a particular way for this guideline.
Degenerated
Degenerated covers progressive degeneration and does not include failure of the valve due to endocarditis or thrombosis.
Risk of surgery
This is calculated using EuroSCORE II. People have low surgical risk if they score less than 4%, intermediate risk if they score between 4% and 8% and high risk if they score more than 8%.
Severe valve disease
Severity of valve disease is defined in line with the British Society of Echocardiography guidelines on the assessment of aortic stenosis, the tricuspid and pulmonary valves, and mitral valve disease.
Specialist assessment and advice
This could include assessment and advice from a cardiologist with expertise in heart valve disease, a multidisciplinary team or a heart valve clinic.
Suitability for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Suitability for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) depends on:
an appropriate access for inserting the TAVI catheter
the morphology of the valve, aortic root and ascending aorta
the degree and distribution of calcium in the aortic valve.
It is an option for:
All people expected to have an unacceptably high risk of mortality or morbidity as a result of surgery (for example, because of a risk of infection in people who are immunosuppressed). See also the definition of high risk of surgery according to EuroSCORE II.
All people expected to have unacceptably strenuous and prolonged recovery from surgery and an extended need for rehabilitation because of frailty, reduced mobility, or musculoskeletal conditions.
All people with low life expectancy, either because of their age or because they have life-limiting comorbidities.
Suitability for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair
Suitability for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair depends on:
the morphology of the person's valve
the feasibility of using transoesophageal echocardiography to guide the procedure
the person's fitness for general anaesthesia.


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Q: Hide a button in SwiftUI to use its keyboardShortcut on MacOS I have Buttons with a keyboardShortcut in my view to receive keyboardShortcuts, but I don't want the Buttons to be visible.
Ho do I hide them best?
I tried like this, but if I add .buttonStyle(PlainButtonStyle()) to the group, the buttons with the arrows don't work anymore (default and escape do).
import SwiftUI

struct HiddenCommandbutton: View {
  @State var showMiniDialog = false

  var body: some View {
    VStack{
      Text("Hello, world!")
        .padding()
      Button("show"){showMiniDialog = true}
      .sheet(isPresented: $showMiniDialog){
        MiniDialog()
      }
    }
  }
}

struct MiniDialog: View {
  @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss
  @State var sel: Int?

  var options = ["Opt1", "Opt2", "Opt3", "Opt4"]
  var rEdge:Int { options.count-1}

  var body: some View {
    ZStack{
      Group{
        Button(""){dismiss()}.keyboardShortcut(.cancelAction)
        Button(""){dismiss()}.keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
        Button(""){left()}.keyboardShortcut(.leftArrow)
        Button(""){right()}.keyboardShortcut(.rightArrow)
      }//.buttonStyle(PlainButtonStyle())
      .padding(0)
      HStack{
        ForEach(options.indices) { index in
          option(options[index],pos: index)
        }

      }

    }
    .padding(4)
  }

  func left(){
    if sel == nil {
      sel = rEdge
    } else if sel! > 0 {
      sel = sel! - 1
    }
  }

  func right(){
    if sel == nil {
      sel = rEdge
    } else if sel! < rEdge {
      sel = sel! + 1
    }
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  @ViewBuilder func option(_ title: String, pos: Int) -> some View {
    if (sel != nil && sel! == pos) {
      Text(title)
        .padding(4)
        .background(Color.red)
        .cornerRadius(5.0)
    } else {
      Text(title)
        .padding(4)
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    }
  }
}

A: Try this
  Group{
    Button(""){dismiss()}.keyboardShortcut(.cancelAction)
    Button(""){dismiss()}.keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
    Button(""){left()}.keyboardShortcut(.leftArrow)
    Button(""){right()}.keyboardShortcut(.rightArrow)
  }
  .opacity(0)     // << here !!

A: I am using the following View extension to add an underlying, hidden button to the View hierarchy:
extension View {
    /// Adds an underlying hidden button with a performing action that is triggered on pressed shortcut
    /// - Parameters:
    ///   - key: Key equivalents consist of a letter, punctuation, or function key that can be combined with an optional set of modifier keys to specify a keyboard shortcut.
    ///   - modifiers: A set of key modifiers that you can add to a gesture.
    ///   - perform: Action to perform when the shortcut is pressed
    public func onKeyboardShortcut(key: KeyEquivalent, modifiers: EventModifiers = .command, perform: @escaping () -> ()) -> some View {
        ZStack {
            Button("") {
                perform()
            }
            .hidden()
            .keyboardShortcut(key, modifiers: modifiers)

            self
        }
    }
}

This can be used conveniently in your code like this:
NavigationView()
    // on cmd+W
    .onKeyboardShortcut(key: "w", modifiers: .command) {
        // hide the app
        MainPanelController.shared.windowShouldClose()
    }

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Subject: VGG QOTD 2019 April 10 - Do you like to use DLC items when you play a game that look cooler and have better stats than the basic stuff you often get at the start of a game? Or do you prefer to play plain vanilla and work your way up?
Today's question was suggested by Simon. Thank you for your contribution!
Do you like to use DLC items when you play a game (e.g., more powerful weapons and/or armour) that look cooler and have better stats than the basic stuff you often get at the start of a game? Or do you prefer to play plain vanilla and work your way up?
I find these DLC items often upset the balance a little and break the sense of progression in the early game. But it's hard to say no the them. I'm finding that at the moment with Dragon Age Inquisition Game of the Year Edition, where my party is kitted out mostly with DLC gear at level 5. Although I know it'll become obsolete before too long.
If you have a question you'd like to submit for the QOTD, please feel free to send me a GeekMail or use the suggestion thread.
DV: Anakin Skywalker was weak. I destroyed him. AT: Then I will avenge his death. DV: Revenge is not the Jedi way. AT: I am no Jedi.
I'll almost always stick with the normal/basic starting stuff for the first play through, unless there's some major issue with them that had to be fixed to make it playable (can't think of any specific examples of this, though).
DLC and mods and such (including cheat codes) will get used for repeat plays, or at least in a separate save file.
Most recently, I think I got some sort of bonus for picking up a Day One edition of Red Dead Redemption II, but I never used it. I've probably missed out on some cool stuff by ignoring a lot of that stuff. Now that Simon has asked the question, perhaps I'll pay more attention to the DLC items that come with the games I buy.
Vanilla the first time through, OP DLC gear the second time, mostly to take revenge on obnoxious bosses.
That kind of DLC is new to me. In the strategy games I play, DLC is typically a game upgrade/expansion that (to me and most players) is indispensable. So, if I'm playing Civilization IV, of course it's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword. And if I'm playing Age of Wonders III, of course it's with everything including the latest expansion, Age of Wonders III: Eternal Lords.
An exception, so far, for me is Darkest Dungeon. I haven't bought either of the DLC packages for it, as the vanilla game is plenty challenging and interesting for me.
I occasionally take advantage of those DLC items, though I'm often motivated more by the aesthetics of them than any sort of utility or advantage they offer.
I don't know many games that I play that have this. I do occasionally play the Sims 3 since that's what my girlfriend mostly wants to play, and there I care more about the aesthetics rather than the stats of the item. So I'm gonna go with Gabe here on this.
In multiplayer games you always go with the best gear possible. There is no point in playing vanilla when everyone is running around one-shotting you to death.
This. Though I don't do it out of revenge so much as to even out upping the difficulty level from normal or hard to hard or nightmare.
Gets more and more blurred every year.
I tend to use whatever comes with the game. But I frequently buy "complete" or "GotY" editions that were compiled a year or more after the original release, and include all of the DLC content. I don't bother trying to sort out what was originally an add-on. I was 20 hours into the Royal Edition of Final Fantasy XV before I realized that it had removed all sorts of nuisances from the original release, often using gear as the means to do so.
Honestly, I don't think the developers always have a clear idea, either.
The measure is totally arbitrary, but I will wait until I "earn" DLC gear before letting myself equip it. If it has no stat boosts, fine, It is part of the starting kit. But if there is any bonus, I try to wait until it seems to fit in with the other stuff the game is giving me.
If it is purely cosmetic, I typically wait until the game gives me that "go on, buddy, have some fun" nod indicating it's side quest time and I don't have to worry about my character being dressed up like a superhero in what should be an emotional cutscene.
I generally dislike the presence of DLC gear and try to avoid using things when they affect the game.
I try out DLC items if they come with the game, but usually not on my first playthrough. For example, I played through Resident Evil 2 remake with the regular original outfit, then started playing it more with some of the DLC/bonus costumes.
I rarely buy cosmetic DLC. If I ever do, it's moreso because I want to support the company and the game, so they'll make more games in the series. For example, I've bought every Disgaea DLC item they've ever released, no matter how goofy it is. Usually they aren't cosmetic things for Disgaea, but additional characters or items.
I will wear a DLC costume if I like it, but starting out with an overpowered weapon or armor seems like it would make the game less fun.
The preorder DLC stuff that you can get at the start mostly seems like a punishment for people who didn't preorder.
I'm a vanilla guy. I will download DLC to add content and to improve graphics. Bit I cannot recall ever downloading DLC just for the extra loot or equipment. I prefer to work my way up.
I like DLC because it usually enhances game play.
I don't buy DLC, but if it's something that came packaged with the game, I may or may not use it (I don't remember any games I got where this was the case).


For the last 20 years of my life I have been a student.
And now I am not.
This little guy down below changed everything.
Wait what was I talking about...oh right....things they are a changing.
For 20 years I have been told almost every single day when to wake up and where to go.
Because I had a specific purpose.
My main job was to go to school and soak up as much knowledge as possible while following the mostly simple rules set before me.
Which being that natural rule follower that I am, this was easy.
I am an excellent student.
I was told what to learn and what to read.
Why it was important for me to calculate the angle of a triangle and have read Shakespeare.
As I grew older there was some more flexibly in this, the good old suggested reading lists that never got touched because the required reading was plenty, thank you very much.
In college I could choose not to go to class (although I rarely chose not to), I could pick which classes I want to take. But there was still some sort of overarching academic body guiding me.
I had always been a student.
But all of that changed two months ago when I graduated from grad school.
And while I recognize that at this point in my life to be or not to be a student is entirely in my control.
I could always go and get a PhD.
A suggestion to which I say, no thank you!
But after 20 years of living within a very structured system designed by people who I always assumed were older and wiser and eventually would tell me the secret to growing up, life seems quite dull and strange.
In fact it seems somewhat empty.
I have large quantities of unstructured time.
Something that I have never been good with.
What I guess I am trying to say is life is weird.
That era is more or less over.
And while yes I can be a lifelong learner (which I full intend on).
My "occupation" status of student, as the French would say it, c'est fin.
So here is to the next era.
I have absolutely no idea what it will bring.
But I welcome it eagerly.
Being a student has brought me great adventure and joy.
And I hope what follows next does the same (minus the all night paper writing sessions).


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Tony Divozzo
Tony teaches percussion & drumset, marching band, and bells. Tony's experience drumming started very early! Born into a family of musicians, Tony's home was filled with the sounds of Jazz, Big Band, R&B and even Rock 'n Roll 24/7. Tony started drumming around 2 years old. Tony played all through school and he attended music camps and brought home 27 1st place medals before 9th grade! In 9th grade he attended Interlochen Camp where the best of the best from around the world would meet and play music. Tony played in the Jazz Band and Marching Bands all through high school. After high school Tony joined the Navy for 10 years. His primary responsibility was drumming in the prestigious Navy Band. The Navy Band is more than a marching band, they are also a concert band, jazz band, rock 'n roll band, etc., so Tony was able to keep well versed in various styles – something he still does today.
Tony has been teaching private lessons non-stop since 1989, and much of that time has been here at Music Source. Tony has helped thousands of percussion students become accomplished and successful. Drummers, be sure to watch for Tony's free drum clinics held here at Music Source. A family man, Tony loves to cook pasta and makes his own pasta sauce when at home. He loves Big Band Swing: 1940 to present, and is the author of "The Snare Drum Book, The Basic 26". As busy as he is, Tony always finds time to play for his own enjoyment and plays weekly at his local Church and with his own band now: Stone Black/Stone Blue.
Voice Instructor
Susan Lundholm
Susan has been a professional voice instructor for over 34 years. She is an active opera, concert and oratorio singer throughout the United States and with such organizations as the Chicago Opera Theater, Fox River Valley Symphony, the Maine Opera Association and Florida's Brevard Opera-in-concert. She received her masters degree in vocal performance at the Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois and her bachelor degree in Music Education at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN. She has received several awards, including being a regional winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Auditions.
Susan is associated with several professional organizations such as the Musicians Club of Women in Chicago. She loves teaching voice students of all levels and has been an adjunct professor at several schools. Susan delights in helping her students master their talents.
Violin Instructor
Michelle McManus Welch
Michelle received a B.M and M.M from American Conservatory in Chicago. While in college, she played with Civic Orchestra of Chicago, as well as many other ensembles in the area. She continued to perform after college, and played in the Northwest Indiana symphony for a year, as she began to teach. Michelle has registered eight units of Suzuki training with the Suzuki association of the Americas, and has been teaching both traditional and Suzuki violin lessons to both children and adults for over twenty years.
Michelle feels a solid foundation in music reading and technique is important to the development of all violinists, and hopes to foster a love of music within each individual musician.
Guitar & Ukulele Instructor
Tyler Hanson
Tyler has been playing guitar for over 17 years and has been teaching for over 9 years in Lake and McHenry Counties. He has been with Music Source for over 9 years now and teaches guitar, lap steel, and ukulele to all levels of students from beginner to advanced. While Tyler teaches all styles of music, he specializes in classical guitar playing and teaching such favorites as J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Tarrega, and Fernando Sor, all arranged for the guitar by Tyler.
Kids love Tyler and adore having him as their teacher. They appreciate his patience and his belief in their abilities.
Piano Instructor
Jason McNeill
Jason is a professional musician who has perfected the art of teaching for all ages and levels. A classically-trained pianist who grew up in a professional musician's household, Jason's been playing for over 27 years and believes in starting kids young. While Blues and Jazz are personal favorites, Jason teaches all styles of piano including Gospel, Rock, Contemporary and New Age styles.
We've been very fortunate to have Jason teaching here at Music Source for the over 16 years. He consistently develops students beyond their expectations, whether they start off as beginners or come to Jason as advanced students wanting to broaden their skills.
Trumpet, French Horn, & Flute Instructor
Cyndi Salata
Cyndi specializes in both brass and woodwind instruments, teaches flute, trumpet, french horn and recorder. She offers instruction in basic technical and rhythmic skills with a focus on classical, jazz and commercial styles. Cyndi adheres to basics and fundamentals and has the solo awards and honors to attest to their value.
Cyndi has played several roles throughout her musical journey. She received a full scholarship to the Interlochen Arts Academy at age 16, graduated among the highest ranked chairs, and was one of the few freshman to get into both the premier wind ensemble and top jazz band at the University of Iowa. She was also a finalist for the Washington D.C. Navy band at just 20 years old. She also has several other local, nation and international solo awards on all three instruments.
Cyndi describes one of her most memorable "wow" moments as when she heard her flute and trumpet solos being aired over local radio in 2008!In 2012 Cyndi made her Carnegie Hall debut as the first place winner in the amateur division of an international flute solo competition. Not afraid to rise to a challenge, just one year later she competed again in a different international arena, earning a 2nd place and yet another opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. Cyndi was not only the lone wind player to get above a 3rd place, but did it on flute, French horn, and trumpet while performing her own arrangement of the Carnival of Venice! Cyndi feels that if there isn't a piece written for all three instruments to be performed by one person, why not write it yourself?
Guitar & Bass Instructor
Todd Steffenhagen
Todd teaches bass and guitar, with a specialty in guitar. He is very successful with all age groups and is proficient in teaching Rock, Funk, Blues, Country and Reggae. Todd is a classically trained professional musician and learned all the basics at an early age. He's been performing with live bands for 17 years, including gigs at U.S. Cellular Field and fun venues like Milwaukee County Fair, Lake County Fairgrounds, McHenry County and Southeastern Wisconsin festivals and fairs!
Todd has a real passion for songwriting and devotes time to that in addition to his own band NoOneSouldier which performs his original songs. NoOneSouldier has gigs lined up from Kenosha, Wisconsin to Lake County, Illinois, in addition, Todd also plays with Old Brown Shoes which is known for Blues and Soul music. When Todd isn't playing, teaching or writing songs, Todd loves watching other live bands or curling up with a good set of headphones.
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Dan Settle
Dan began learning how to play guitar when he was 10 years old with metal as an influence. After a while he began to broaden his skills by branching out to many genres like: Country, Rock, Classical, Jazz, and Funk. Dan is a veteran of Music Source and has been a part of the store for many years. He took guitar lessons here and played many recitals with his own compositions in his youth. Since then he has continued to expand his playing abilities and taught himself new instruments such as: banjo, bass, and the ukulele.
Dan has played in a few local bands ("Impressions" and "A Dying Ultimatum"). Dan also works on his own solo compositions and plays locally as a Country singer and guitar player. He began teaching privately in 2011, and then brought his teaching techniques to Music Source. His big brother bonding experience method of teaching allows his students to feel comfortable and enjoy music instead of making it a chore to practice. Dan is an all around great musician and a great teacher.
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Today I spent some of my lazy Sunday doing some embroidery. It was only a partially lazy Sunday as I also did a 'spill and fill' on the boys room. That's where I tip everything off their bookshelves, and out of their cupboards, sweep it into the hall and only put back those things that are worthy to keep. There's only a small pile left in the hall which I have to deal with in the morning as Finlay has a kinder friend coming over.
I've been wanting to do some embroidery for ages, so I started today on a scrap of calico I had hanging around the place. I had bought some embroidery cotton on special last week whilst taking my post chiropratic ten-minute walk (y'know I think he put something out in my back, instead of putting something back in this time!), so anyway… I was keen to get started. I don't really know where I was going with it, I just did a few things to see if I could.
I love embroidery, but I need a plan. Last night I was trying to crochet stuff but I didn't have a plan (and can't read patterns very well) so nothing was coming out right and that's something I really don't like. Caelan was keen for me to give him this embroidery, but I really don't know what a five year old boy would do with it. We decided that I would probably embroider something from one of his pictures soon. Maybe a hankie?
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Home » Metal » Sevendust - Time Travelers & Bonfires (2014)
Sevendust - Time Travelers & Bonfires (2014)
Genre: Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock
© 2014 7Bros Records
AllMusic Review by Gregory Heaney
Revisiting a concept that they first explored a decade previously on their 2004 live album Southside Double-Wide: Acoustic Live, Sevendust shed their metal side for Time Travelers & Bonfires. Stripping away the massive, crunchy guitar work that drove their sound on other albums, Sevendust have found a way to convert raw aggression into something more nuanced. The band attacks the songs here -- made up of half new tracks and half re-recorded versions of older songs -- with the same intensity that fans are used to, so while the volume might be lower, the passion is still there. Much like Black Label Society's similar experiment with the live album Unblackened, Time Travelers & Bonfires gives fans of the band a clearer look at the emotional core that lives at the heart of Sevendust's music, further stressing the importance of singer Lajon Witherspoon's vocal performances. While Witherspoon always seems to put everything he's got into his performance, the acoustic setting finally gives fans a clear view of the passion the singer injects into Sevendust's hard-hitting sound. With an album like this, there's always a worry that the band has just turned its powerful rock songs into lowly power ballads, but with Time Travelers & Bonfires, Sevendust have managed to tame their fiery songwriting without extinguishing it altogether. In the end, the album feels like an experiment in restraint, with Sevendust casting aside the crutch of distortion to see if their songwriting can stand up on its own. Fortunately for fans, they seem to doing just fine without it, making for an album that provides a welcome diversion from the rest of the band's hard-rocking back catalog.
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Blood Farmers - Blood Farmers (1995) ☠
The Buggles - Adventures In Modern Recording (1981)
The Cranberries - Something Else (2017)
The Cranberries - Bury The Hatchet (1999) ☠
The Cranberries - To The Faithful Departed (1996)
The Cranberries - No Need To Argue (1994) ☠
Mudvayne - Lost & Found (2005)
Mudvayne - The End of All Things To Come (2002) ☠
Mudvayne - L.D. 50 (2000) ☠
Groove Theory - Groove Theory (1995) ⚓
Brownstone - Still Climbing (1997)
Brownstone - From The Bottom Up (1994)
The Corrs - Home (2005)
The Corrs - Borrowed Heaven (2004)
The Corrs - Talk On Corners (1998)
The Corrs - Forgiven, Not Forgotten (1995)
Flash & The Pan - Lights In The Night (1980)
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Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges (1999) ☠
Arch Enemy - Stigmata (1998)
Arch Enemy - Black Earth (1996)
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Join hands (1978)
Lamb of God - Ashes of The Wake (2004) ☠
Lamb of God - As The Palaces Burn (2003)
Lamb of God - New American Gospel (2000) ☠
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A*Teens - The ABBA Generation (1999)
Oleander - February Son (1999) ☠
Oleander - Unwind (2001)
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Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fear (1991)
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Toad The Wet Sprocket - Coil (1997)
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Belly - Star (1993)
Los Cumbieros Del Sur - Al Estilo Norteño (1996)
Jessica Simpson - Irresistible (2001)
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Can New York City end homelessness by 2020?
Homelessness in America's most populous city has reached an all-time high. Advocates say their directives could eliminate the problem permanently in five years. - photo by Lane Anderson
The biggest city in America is known for bright lights and big money, but it's also known for a problem that takes a little sheen off the Big Apple homelessness.
With 60,000 living in shelters, including 25,000 children, New York has reached its highest number of homeless people ever. But a coalition of advocate groups, called Homes for Every New Yorker, released a new report last week to Mayor Bill de Blasio that they say would eliminate homelessness permanently in just five years.
Most of the nine directives are aimed at providing affordable housing something that has increasingly disappeared in the city as market rents have climbed and wages have stagnated.
Its appalling and shocking that one-third of all homeless families in the New York City shelter system tonight are working, some of them two jobs, and yet they cannot afford market-rate rents, Patrick Marquis of the Coalition for the Homeless told CBS New York. If they were earning a $15 minimum wage, many of them would be able to escape homelessness.
Public advocate Letitia James joined de Blasio and a 12-year-old homeless girl on inauguration day in 2013, According to CBS2, de Blasio promised to help children like her. Since then, the shelters have reached maximum capacity, and the number of children in them has soared.
Homelessness in our subway system is at record levels, youve got homeless in our malls, streets, all over. Shanty towns, individuals in trailer parks, we have a problem, James told CBS2.
But the good news is that both the city and state budgets are in surplus, so advocates are hopeful that now is the time to take action to end the problem. The nine strategies they recommend include setting aside 10 percent of all new city-assisted housing for homeless New Yorkers, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, expanding rental assistance to people living with HIV, and enhancing city-state rent subsidies to prevent homelessness and rehouse the homeless.
Jennifer Flynn, executive director of VOCAL-NY an advocacy group behind the report said the strategies could present real solutions if taken seriously by policymakers.
The point is to get a real, deep commitment to ending homelessness, she told New York Daily News. "Its not an entrenched problem. We think theres people in [the mayor's] administration that recognize this.
In a plan to address affordable housing, the mayor's office noted that more than half of rental households in New York were "rent burdened" in 2012, meaning that more than 30 percent of household income went to rent. The mayor also pointed out that NYC rents rose by 11 percent between 2005 and 2012, while incomes flattened.
Ending homelessness in America's biggest city is a big undertaking, said Brooklyn City Councilman Stephen Levin. But it's not impossible.
It would take a lot of resources," Levin told the Daily News. "But this is solvable.


Create and use Lambda expressions.
Suppose we have a program that has a list of cars and we need to search for all compact cars.
Easy. But the next day, the users realize they also need to search for cars that cost more than 20,000 USD.
What if we need to filter by another condition in the future?
It's wrong to have duplicate or copy-pasted code, it's not very flexible to change and error-prone.
Since Java is an object-oriented let's leverage this by solving the problem using a popular design pattern, Strategy.
This pattern does just what we need, encapsulate the behavior that varies (algorithm) and makes all these behaviors interchangeable.
We don't have duplicate code anymore.
If the user wants another way to search for a car, instead of copy-pasting a search method, now we just implement another class with a condition.
We are now more flexible to change.
But it's still a COMPLEX solution. Instead of having two methods we have two classes and one interface.
Basically, in Java we work with two types of value, primitive values, and references to objects.
So if we want to pass some piece of code to a method, we have to wrap it in an object (like in the previous example).
But in Java 8, we can pass that piece of code directly through the use of a lambda expression.
The starting point to learn about lambda expressions is learning about functional interfaces.
A functional interface is any interface that has exactly ONE ABSTRACT method.
This is a tricky definition. Many people think that just having one method makes an interface functional (since interface methods are abstract by default), but it doesn't.
If an interface declares an abstract method with the signature of one of the methods of java.lang.Object, it doesn't count toward the functional interface method count since any implementation of the interface will have an implementation of the method (since all classes extend from java.lang.Object).
By the way, neither is an empty interface considered functional.
The key here is to have EXACTLY ONE ABSTRACT method; that's why these interfaces are also called Single Abstract Method interfaces (SAM Interfaces).
To make things easier, Java 8 also introduced the @FunctionalInterface annotation, which generates a compile-time error when the interface you have annotated is not a valid functional interface.
But remember, this annotation is just to help you; having it won't make an interface functional.
In the next chapter, we will see how functional interfaces and lambda expressions are related.
4. Which of the following interfaces of the Java API can be considered functional?


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One man is facing drug-trafficking charges – including one related to fentanyl – in connection with an incident last May in White Rock.
Navjot Cheema appeared in Surrey Provincial Court Wednesday (Feb. 6) and is set to return on March 6.
Officials with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada told Peace Arch News last month that two charges were sworn against Cheema on Jan. 16 – one for the possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and the other for possession of fentanyl and a derivative of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking.
Officers arrested a 31-year-old man and seized nearly a kilogram of cocaine as well as "17 street doses" of fentanyl on May 20, 2018, while responding to a report of a break-and-enter in the 800-block of Stayte Road.
RCMP's Clandestine Synthetic Drug Laboratories unit was called to assist with the investigation, and the two-storey white house remained surrounded by yellow police tape for 24 hours.
It took nearly eight months for charges to be laid due to the "pretty complex" nature of the file, Sears said after charges were confirmed.
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Port Lincoln High School
Planning is underway at Port Lincoln High School for their upgrade.
Plans are being considered and reviewed in line with the transition of year 7 into high school by 2022.
Among the upgrades being considered for Port Lincoln High School are:
Additional learning areas for capacity where required.
Removing aged transportables and establishing new facilities for arts, design, technology, special education, and the school canteen.
Refurbishing learning areas, including modernising facilities for home economics, creating outdoor learning areas and a refurbished amphitheatre.
Creating new buildings along Ruskin Road to enhance the visual look and connection of the school to the community.
These plans are subject to further consideration and may change.
Major School Upgrades Team
Email: education.BuildingBetterSchools [at] sa.gov.au


as decedents of the Chichimeca's.
because that is what is on my husbands paper work.
between North American Indians and the European armies; the war lasted for 50 years.
The Chichimecas were a powerful force to be reckoned with.
and they refused to give up. This makes them a very powerful people.
endure and live on forever.
way of speaking. The schools are trying to teach the children the proper way to speak.
I told him it wasn't slang that it is the language of his people, of course he knows that.
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The defining features of open-end real estate funds are well matched to investors with long-term needs for stable, predictable returns, as seen in the largely institutional mix reported in the survey.
Co-living: the key to unlocking higher cap rates
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Smart, life-saving fire safety solutions
Keeping up with Ontario's Electrical Safety Code
Innovative ways to fill units faster
As rents continue to climb in Canada's major metropolitan areas, "creative" and "collaborative" solutions will be needed to tackle the challenges of urban growth.
Housing Now officially kicks off in Toronto
RioCan completes acquisition of ePlace apartments in Toronto
Quebec's largest mixed-use residential project breaks ground
Affordable housing for all
Quadrangle recognized for accessible design
Quadrangle was recently presented with a Silver Award in the Architecture category at the sixth annual International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) Awards for its work on 100 Broadview Lobby.
The awards recognize individuals and firms from around the world that "contribute to the healthy development of society, and improve the welfare of humanity as a whole, through further disseminating and actualizing of universal design." The 16 entry categories celebrate the proposal and creation of new products, systems and urban development initiatives that promote accessibility.
100 Broadview started out as a storage facility that was converted into a commercial rental building. However, the building's entranceway was inaccessible and lacked street presence and visibility. The building's owner chose to give up leasable space to overhaul the entranceway to include a bold design featuring ramps that distinguish the property as a creative hub open to strollers, bicycles and mobility devices.
To encourage accessibility, Quadrangle used universal design on various levels to accommodate those with vision loss and all levels of mobility. Vibrant, high-contrast pathways and tactile ground surface indicators greet those that enter the lobby, along with a bold, orange feature ramp to accommodate mobility devices of various widths. Quadrangle also included colourful, custom-designed way-finding elements throughout the building's hallways to provide clear navigation and branding throughout the space.
"100 Broadview is a physical manifestation of openness, breaking down both physical and psychological architecture through inclusivity – actively demonstrating the benefits of a more accessible city," said Quadrangle principal Richard Witt in a press release. "We're thrilled to be recognized internationally by the IAUD for our unique solution to the retrofit of an existing building."
This is the second IAUD honour for Quadrangle, which received a Universal Design in a Studio Environment Award for its own studio in 2013.
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Missing Daughter
By: Rick Mofina
Narrated by: Mark Owen
Categories: Crime & Thrillers, Suspense
The Lying House
Lisa Taylor had friends, family, and a job she loved back in Cleveland. But when her husband, Jeff, lands the promotion of a lifetime, she gives it all up to stand by him. Their whirlwind move to Miami feels like an adventure, and their idyllic new neighborhood is the perfect place to start a family. But their dreams are shattered when a stranger breaks into their house, holding a knife to Lisa's throat before Jeff can chase him off.
The Dying Hour
Jason Wade, Book 1
Jason Wade struggles with his haunting past as he pursues the story of Karen Harding, a college student whose car was found abandoned on a lonely stretch of highway in the Pacific Northwest. How could this beloved young woman with the altruistic nature simply vanish? Wade battles mounting odds and cut-throat competition to unearth the truth behind Karen Harding's disturbing case. Her disappearance is a story he cannot give up, never realizing the toll it could exact from him.
Narrated by: Graham Rowat
Police officer Karl Styebeck has been called a hero, but his badge takes on an ugly tarnish when he's linked to the deaths of two women. Driven by personal demons, reporter Jack Gannon lays it all on the line to get to the truth - even if it means rolling the dice with his own life.
If Angels Fall
Narrated by: Christian Rummel
Tom Reed is a crime reporter with The San Francisco Star whose superb journalistic skills earned him a Pulitzer nomination. But years later Reed's life is coming apart. His editor wants him fired. His wife has left him to wrestle with his demons. Alone, Reed is tormented by the fear he may have caused the suicide of an innocent man suspected of murdering a two-year-old girl.
Narrated by: Susie Berneis
Cal Hudson knows the world can be an ugly place. As a reporter for a big Chicago newspaper, he's journeyed into the darkest corners to expose the vilest crimes, but the world he and his devoted wife, Faith, share is much nicer. They've made sure of it, creating a tranquil haven in suburban River Ridge to protect their precious nine-year-old son. But then the unthinkable happens: he vanishes. In a split second at a local carnival, their storybook world begins unraveling.
They Disappeared
Narrated by: Andy Paris
Jeff Griffin, a mechanic, and his wife, Sarah, travel from Montana to Manhattan to give their nine-year-old son, Cole, his dream vacation as they secretly face the heart-wrenching turmoil that has them teetering on divorce. In the wake of their heartbreak, a mother and son disappear. While sightseeing near Times Square, Jeff steps into a store to buy batteries for their camera - but upon returning to the street he finds that Sarah and Cole have vanished. Battling his anguish and police suspicions, Jeff fights to rescue them.
A speedy listen
By Mary on 02-10-12
One Dark Night
By: Tom Bale
Narrated by: Tim Bruce
Driving home after a day in the countryside with his wife, Katy, and their two kids, doting father Adam Parr gets cut up by a speeding silver car, nearly causing him to crash. Shocked and upset that his kids could have been killed, he pulls over. That's when he sees a struggling woman in the back seat of the silver car, her eyes pleading for help, and he knows his family are in terrible danger. In the blink of an eye, the Parrs' ordinary lives are plunged into an unimaginable nightmare....
Glad when it was over
Don't Even Breathe
By: Keith Houghton
Narrated by: Karen Peakes
Florida homicide detective Maggie Novak has seen hundreds of brutal murder cases, but when she is called out to investigate the charred remains of a young woman one Halloween night, she is confronted with a twenty-year-old secret. The body is formally identified as that of school counselor Dana Cullen, but a distinguishing mark makes Maggie look again. She believes it is the body of her school friend Rita, who perished in a fire twenty years ago. Maggie's hunt for the truth behind the murder takes her back to a cruel high school trick she's desperate to forget.
Vanishing Girls
Detective Josie Quinn
By: Lisa Regan
Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
Everyone in the small town of Denton is searching for Isabelle Coleman, a missing 17-year-old girl. All they've found so far is her phone and another girl they didn't even know was missing. Mute and completely unresponsive to the world around her, it's clear this mysterious girl has been damaged beyond repair. All Detective Josie Quinn can get from her is a name: Ramona. Currently suspended from the force for misconduct, Josie takes matters into her own hands as the name leads her to evidence linking the two girls.
A solid start
By Mr. S. M. Elliott on 10-03-19
By: Mary Burton
Length: 10 hrs
After multiple women go missing, Agent Melina Shepard of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation makes the impulsive decision to go undercover as a prostitute. While working the street, she narrowly avoids becoming a serial killer's latest victim; as much as it pains her to admit, she needs backup. Enter lone wolf FBI agent Jerrod Ramsey. Stonewalled by a lack of leads, he and Melina investigate a scene where a little girl has been found abandoned in a crashed vehicle.
By: Lisa Gardner
Length: Not Yet Known
In a small town in the Deep South, Flora Dane, is part of a task force committed to hunting down every last trace of notorious serial kidnapper, Jacob Ness. As his last victim, imprisoned by Ness in a small box for over a year, she knew him better than most. Even after his death, his evil still lingers. But this is the kind of town that doesn't take kindly to strangers asking questions. The kind of town where dark secrets lurk just beneath the surface. The kind of town she might not leave alive.
Gone by Midnight
By: Candice Fox
Narrated by: Lani Tupu
They left four children safe upstairs. They came back to three. On the fifth floor of the White Caps Hotel, four young boys are left alone while their parents dine downstairs. But when one of the parents checks on the children at midnight, they discover one of them is missing. The boys swear they stayed in their room. CCTV confirms that none of them left the building. No trace of the child is found. Now the hunt is on to find him, before it's too late - and before the search for a boy becomes a search for a body....
Better and better!
By Bar54bar on 20-03-19
By: Jessica Barry
Narrated by: Karissa Vackers, MacLeod Andrews, Hillary Huber
Surviving the plane crash is only the beginning for Allison. The life that she's built for herself - her perfect fiancé, their world of luxury - has disappeared in the blink of an eye. Now she must run, not only to escape the dark secrets in her past but to outwit the man who is stalking her every move. On the other side of the country, Allison's mother is desperate for news of her daughter, who is missing, presumed dead. Maggie refuses to accept that she could have lost her only child and sets out to discover the truth.
A REAL Thriller
By HARRIETBELLE on 09-03-19
The Only Human
Narrated by: Monroe Clark McBride
Thirteen-year-old Tyler Price is struggling with his parents' divorce as he pinballs between their apartments in Manhattan. One day after school a troubled old man sits next to him on a city bus. His voice filled with fear, the man says, "the awakening" has begun. The man thrusts a satchel at Tyler, telling him to never let it go, minutes before he is killed in a traffic accident while fleeing police. Against the backdrop of a series of strange happenings in New York City, Tyler and his friend, Ella Shaw, become fugitives hunted by police who want the satchel.
By: C. J. Box
Narrated by: Holter Graham
Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. At first it looks like the suicide of a man who's fallen off the wagon, but Cody knows Hank better than that....
Detective D.D. Warren, Book 6
Narrated by: Lorelei King, Kate Harper, Todd Boyce
At 8pm on 21st January, 28-year-old Charlie Grant believes she is going to be murdered, and she wants Boston's top homicide detective, D.D. Warren, to handle her death investigation. Confronting D.D. at her latest crime scene, Charlie lays her cards on the table. For each of the last two years, one of her childhood friends has been murdered, leaving Charlie as the only one of three friends to remain alive.
Very enjoyable
By mollyeyre on 06-10-14
A Criminal Profiler Novel
Narrated by: Bailey Carr
FBI special agent Zoe Spencer uses skeletal remains to recreate the faces of murder victims through sculpture. Though highly scientific, the process is also sensitive and intimate; she becomes attached to the individuals she identifies, desperate to find justice for each. As Zoe examines old remains, she sees a teenage girl looking back at her - the victim in a cold case from over a decade ago. Zoe wants nothing more than to tell this young woman's story and to bring her killer to justice.
By: Lisa Jackson
Narrated by: Sarah Borges
Twenty years ago, Rachel Gaston accidentally shot and killed her brother in a teenage game that went horribly wrong. Today, Rachel is moving on and trying to put the guilt of what happened behind her. But then she receives a text on the anniversary of her brother's death: I forgive you. This text is the first of many, all seemingly from beyond the grave, and at the same time she is receiving midnight phone calls from a blocked number. Are these happenings malicious? Are they genuinely forgiving? Is she in danger? Or is Rachel just being paranoid?
Life can change in an instant. For Ryan and Karen Lane, it happens on the morning they discover their 12-year-old daughter's window open, their beloved Maddie missing from her bed. Police investigate. Suspicions swirl. A teenage boy admits he was outside her bedroom window the night she disappeared. A halfway house for convicts recently opened in the neighborhood.
The Lane family is thrown into turmoil, and then the detectives turn their sights on them. No one is ruled out - not Karen, with her tragic past, who argued with her daughter; not Ryan, with his violent streak; not Maddie's 13-year-old brother, Tyler, who heard voices in her room the night she vanished. Days, weeks, months, then agonizing years go by without answers, the Lanes fearing that Maddie is gone forever...until a stunning twist shocks everyone, plunging the family deeper into a world of buried secrets that's revelations threaten the very foundation of their lives.
©2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Every Fear
The Bell-Tower
Teenagers with secrets...
I think I've either read or listened to every book Rick Mofina has ever written. I think he's one of those authors you can count on to consistently write a book you would want to curl up with for the day.
So, this book deals with a missing child as you can read in the publisher's summary. It's also believable in the narrow sightedness of law enforcement's treatment of close relatives when a person goes missing and their inability to look farther.
This book has some nice twists and you don't actually find out "who done it" until almost the end. There are vague hints along the way but they are easily missed.
If you've never listened to anything by Rick Mofina this stand alone is a good place to start but I do think his Reed and Sydowski or Jason Wade series are better.
Mark Owen does a very good job narrating. This book is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Ann M
Best book I have listened to in a long time!
Awesome book! Couldn't stop listening! Everything about it was great! I would definitely buy it again!
Really enjoyed this book. Twists and turns and surprising ending. Checking more of the authors books.
Martha G.
We thought the narrator was very flat. It made the story hard to listen w.
Schrodingersdeadcat
Got enough cliches?... Ugh
" kids these days" seriously? And one of those dad's who thinks his daughter is an angel abd every male in the county wants her. Yuck. Mr. Mofina this reads like the worst lifetime movie with Daddy wanting boys arrested... daddys little girl is an angel blah blah.
If you like cliches, corny lines etc. This is the book for you.
Nothing fresh here nothing new or with an edge either. And it really should be under religious books.
A different kind of crime mystery storyline. There's a lot of surprises and twists and turns. I think you'd really enjoy it. JC


Hallooo dear Dodopadlers! It's Miss Peabody.
Those of you using your Dodo Pad and/ or Acad-Pad diary will notice on Saturday 8 May the 84th birthday of Sir David Attenborough, naturalist and television broadcaster.
Whilst I was in London I saw an excellent film of David Attenborough's best on-screen moments in the Attenborough Studio at the Natural History Museum's Darwin Centre.
He's had some amazing animal encounters! His television programmes are the standard by which all nature documentaries are measured. No animal is too small to be insignificant, no environment is too harsh or remote to be explored. His infectious delight at the wonders of the animal world make every programme a joy to watch.
Sir David is also passionate about wildlife conservation and respecting the environment, and does wonderful work to educate the public about these topics. He is outspoken on climate change (even publishing newspaper articles to urge readers to take action). He has won numerous awards for his work both on and off screen, and has a fascinating perspective on the world.
Sir David shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. He will host a new television series, on the very first life forms on Earth, next year. How terribly exciting! I will certainly plan to turn on and tune in.
A very Happy Birthday Sir David! Wishing you many more wonderful years to come.


Do you know why you can't hear the ugly ahem sounds on the podcast Data Science at Home?
Because we remove them. Actually not us. A neural network does.
Slides and technical details are provided provided here.
Before getting to the details, a few concepts should be clarified.
Are you looking for advise about your data analytics strategy?
While the detector works for the aforementioned audio files, it can be generalized to any other audio input, provided enough data are available. The minimum required is ~10 seconds for the positive samples and ~3 minutes for the negative cohort. The network will adapt to the training data and can perform detection on different spoken voice.
A GPU is recommended as, under the conditions specific to this example at least 5 epochs are required to obtain ~81% accuracy.
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From the Penumbra Group; your complete resource for training and development solutions.
Listening to leaders share their frustrations about disappointing team performance is an every day occurrence. However, hearing leaders strategize and brainstorm about how to generate the performance they desire from their employees is a surprising rarity.
According to a joint 2006 study by The Hackett Group and Human Resources Executive magazine, only 17% of organizations have a formal learning and development strategy. A survey by Leadership IQ involving more than 70,000 employees in over 116 organizations found that only 31% of employees clearly understand their goals.
Leaders are waiting for employees to perform while employees are waiting for leaders to tell them what they want and to provide the tools to get there. It's no wonder both parties are often unsatisfied. In this month's Performance Pointer we'll consider the difference between expecting performance (managing) and creating performance (coaching) and the impact each has on employee engagement.
We'll take a look at a few fundamental differences between managing and coaching but first, let's consider what's at stake when a performance improvement focus is absent in an organization.
87% of employees say that working with a low performer has made them want to change jobs.
93% of employees say that working with a low performer has decreased their productivity.
Only 17% of middle managers say they feel comfortable improving or removing low performers.
Only 14% of senior executives say their company effectively manages low performers.
Clearly employees are significantly impacted by this hands-off, watch-and-see performance culture yet leaders feel unequipped to do anything about it. But does the absence of a performance improvement strategy just affect the low or average performers? According to the same study, 47% of top performers are actively looking for other jobs (submitting resumes and going on interviews) while only 18% of low performers are actively looking for other jobs.
So how does a company move from just expecting performance to creating performance? The first step is to understand the difference between managing and coaching and then acknowledge which one is driving your leadership culture.
To manage an employee requires an understanding of their job functions and expectations, job description boundaries, and productivity minimums. However, coaching-to-create-performance requires an in-depth understanding of the person and their unique motivation factors, talents, interests, and development needs. One is focused on the inner workings and needs of the job, while the other is guided by the inner workings and needs of the person doing the job. A talent focus is based on the belief that a job is merely what the person makes of it. Like a race car without any gas or a great job without the talent to match - what's the point?
In a managing mindset, training and development is often turned to as the answer for dealing with less than desirable performance. Employees are counseled on their skill deficiencies and warned about the consequences of not improving. Performance development is associated with punishment. "Since you continue to fail to meet expectations, I'll now have to focus on doing whatever it takes to pull you up to standards". Conversely, coaching is a strengths-centered approach, where training and development is a perk for low, average, and high performers. It is designed to enhance everyone's performance, not just fix the broken ones.
Contrary to common belief, coaching is not about having the right answers, it's about asking the right questions. In a managing mentality, development is an extension of oversight and measurement. When one fails to meet expectation, alignment is sought through careful explanation of how they are missing the mark and instructions on how to remedy the situation. On the other hand, a coach understands that in order to create lasting change the development process must be collaborative.
"What are some of the challenges you've been dealing with?" "What resources do you need that you feel are missing?" "What are your goals in this area?" "How do these performance goals contribute to your professional growth and career path?" "How can I be of support to you?" These are some common questions you will hear when coaching-to-create-performance is taking place. Managing is manager-centered, getting employees to reach your goals. Coaching is employee- centered, helping employees reach their goals. By connecting into what's-in-it-for-them, you transform obligation into engagement, employee into owner.
Where do you stand on the managing vs. coaching distinction? How would your team rate you on these areas? What holds you back from creating the results you desire?
By expecting instead of inspiring, ignoring instead of intervening, or instructing instead of asking, organizations are losing the keepers and keeping the losers. Today's the day to ask, which one are you - manager or coach?
Learn How To Leverage The Power of Coaching To Build High Performance Teams. Find Out How to Bring Penumbra's "Coaching For Results" Program to Your Company.


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'Dark Red' Is a Vampire Comic With a Twist
December 18, 2018 9:00am by Graeme McMillan
Aaron Campbell/AfterShock Comics
Tim Seeley explains the series, which centers on a vampire living in rural America.
AfterShock Comics' upcoming March launch, Dark Red, intends to be a horror comic like none other — on a number of levels.
The series, created by Tim Seeley and Corin Howell, centers around Charles "Chip" Ipswich, one of the so-called "forgotten men" in the United States — a man with a dead-end job who lives in a rural area in the middle of the country with no prospects — until a very special woman comes to town. There's just one twist: Chip is a vampire.
"He has to make sure his shift is over before the sun comes up," Seeley tells The Hollywood Reporter about his latest leading man. "It's a pretty miserable existence, because he doesn't have access to any of the flourishes and community urban vampires do. And that pisses him off, because he also knows what those fancy bloodsucking fops think of people like him. Then, of course, a stranger comes to town, the bodies start piling up and Chip is forced to confront everything he thinks he knows about himself, vampires, his home and America itself. It's a story influenced by current events but told with a down-on-his-luck vampire and a cast of some of the best characters I've ever managed to make up."
The writer, who co-created fan-favorite horror comic Hack/Slash and also worked on DC Entertainment's Hellblazer, said the new series is drawn considerably from his personal experience. He admits that's "probably strange to say in a story about a vampire."
"But we're used to seeing vampires as this very glamorous, urban phenomenon, and I wondered what it would be like to be the bloodsucker who got left out in the country," he says. "I grew up in a rural area, near a medium-size town. But I've lived in major rural areas now for 20 years, after I had to leave my hometown in search of opportunity. I've watched the politics and lifestyles of rural people and urban people become vastly different from each other. I've seen the mutual resentment they share for each other firsthand. So this book seeks to look into that, using a vampire as a metaphor."
Dark Red is, Seeley says, "a horror-crime title that takes a new look at what it would be like to be a legendary monster, and it takes it really seriously, with a lot of heart. I'm getting to combine the crime aspects of [Seeley's Image Comics series] Revival with the genre examination of Hack/Slash, and it's awesomely reinvigorating. Plus, I get to work with Corin Howell, who is doing some really beautiful work on the interiors, and my old friend Aaron Campbell on covers, who has become an absolute master at creeping people out."
Dark Red No. 1 will be released March 20 in comic book stores and digitally. Below, Seeley's character designs and Howell's pencils and inks from the first issue.
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