Post news Report RSS	0.5.0 Released!
Alpha 0.5.0 released. Important features combat overhaul, a targeting system, smoother movement, new cows, and bug fixes!
Killing NPCs now grants experience! Go forth and conquer!
The input system module in charge of handling keys was improved to support multiple keypresses in unison, as well as better support for repeat-triggered key events.
Party unit frames have been improved in that they now indicate when a party member is offline as well as when a party member is in a separate instance.
An NPC and player targeting system was finally implemented. Players may target characters by simply clicking on them, however NPCs with quests or dialog cannot be targeted in this way currently. NPCs and non-party player characters can also be targeted by pressing the TAB key. This will cycle through all NPCs in the general vicinity of the player. Likewise, players can cycle through their party members by pressing the '`' key.
Combat received a complete redesign this release cycle. Combat functions similar to how consuming food works: via pressing the assigned action button / hotkey. Melee attacks are treated as a directed area of effect centered around the player. More damage is typically applied to the characters in front of the player, but this can vary from weapon to weapon. Ranged attack require a target to perform. Once a target is selected and the weapon is launched or fired, the projectile or missile will travel in a straight line to the target. If there is another attackable target in the line of fire, they will take the attack instead of the intended target.
Movement via the keyboard should be much smoother now. Also, players will find that both WASD and the arrow keys work for movement, as an alternate keybind set has been added for movement.
Cows got a visual upgrade this release. Moo.
Axes are now usable as a weapon in addition to their intended purpose. They do more damage than bare hands, but less than their sword counterpart.
The candle recipe has been redesigned to more resemble a candle.
Upon initial login, the unit frames may not render correctly. A simple reload and login should fix the issue.
Fixed an issue that was causing net.lugdunon.state.sprite.Sprite.animateOnce() to animate for roughly eternity.
Fixed an issue that could leave a player with no action selected if an item was removed programmatically from the action bar.
If an action is performed by a character and the main player is further than 40 tiles from the point of action, the client will not be notified. This will keep those pesky zombies from announcing their attacks from half a world away.
Fixed an issue that made ranged combat on unsuspecting, yet agressive NPCs akin to shooting fish in a barrel. Default aggro drop radius increased to 30 tiles (max bow range is 20 tiles).
Stone outcroppings are now susceptible to pickaxes as well as bare hands. Pickaxes are faster and more efficient, yielding on average more items per attempt.
Sand piles and clay deposits are now susceptible to bare hands as well as shovels. Shovels are faster and more efficient, yielding on average more items per attempt.
Due to popular demand, the candle recipe has been fixed to be more 'candle like'.
Quest 'A Light in the Darkness.' updated to reflect new candle recipe.
Quest 'Hot Potato.' now grants the player a bronze sword, a bronze bound bow, and 64 stone arrows upon completion. Happy adventuring!
Killing NPCs now grants experience!
Added /who and /online aliases for the /list online players console command.
Fixed some issues with party location / status discrepancies when relogging.
Refactored input system with respect to key events. Multiple key events at a given time are now allowed, and repeated trigger of keydown events are processed in the same way (and with the same 3 frame / 51ms interval) as mouse and tap retrigger events.
Target cycling now has a retrigger interval of 255ms.
Chat console history cycling now has a retrigger interval of 255ms.
Added a blur event to the input system. This event is triggered if the main window loses focus or if an in game dialog is opened.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the default action to be triggered (bare hands attack) when leaving a dialog.
Added net.lugdunon.ui.unitFrame.TargetFrame.updateIndicatorType() to the client side API. This will update the target indicator if the target's state has changed.
Added a CharacterSerializer.INSTANCE_ID_FLAG for serializing the player's current instance id.
Added excludePortraitless property to assetManager.listSpriteDefinitions().
Fixed an issue with orientation setting on path completion.
Added net.lugdunon.character.NonPlayerCharacter.isHostile() to client side API. Returns true if the NPC in question will attack a player on sight.
Refactored sprites to increase their usefulness beyond that of just characters.
Sprite selector dialog will now only show sprites that have portraits (are capable of being associated with a character).
Added defaultFrameSet property to sprite definitions.
Refactored unit frame code to make things more modular and extendable. Unit frames now must adhere to a specific API (defined in net.lugdunon.ui.unitFrame.IUnitFrame) in order to respond to events that are of importance to maintaining a unit frame's state.
Target and player unit frames should now properly handle a player's instancing.
Added game.callUnitFrames(fun,args) to the client side API.
Added game.listUnitFrames() to the client side API.
Added game.getUnitFrame(id) to the client side API.
Added game.registerUnitFrame(unitFrameClass) to the client side API.
Added a target indicator that appears when a player has targeted a character. The target indicator has three states to indicate the danger of a targeted character: friendly (green), neutral (gold), hostile (red).
When a player is activated on the server, their target property is cleared.
Client side prediction implemented for free movement. This should help to alleviate the jerkiness that has been present in that method of movement.
Added a set of alternate keybinds for free movement.
WASD and arrow keys are now bound to free movement by default.
Implemented 'enemy' NPC and party 'tab' targeting. By repeatedly pressing the tab key (or '`' key in the case of party members) you can cycle through available targets.
Added net.lugdunon.input.keybind.target.CycleEnemyTargetKeybinding to client side codebase.
Added net.lugdunon.input.keybind.target.CyclePartyTargetKeybinding to client side codebase.
Stubbed out support for a treatAsTakeOne method for stack interaction in the inventory screen.
Default volume setting for master volume reduced to 50% of maximum.
Default volume setting for music volume reduced to 75% of maximum.
Added net.lugdunon.ui.unitFrame.PartyFrame.nextMember(member) to client side API.
Unit frame portrait canvas now has rounded corners.
Added a portrait object to the sprite definition. This defines the frameSet and viewing rectangle for rendering a portrait based on the sprite definition.
Both ranged and melee attacks completely refactored. The attack itself is triggered via hotkey or action button press. Ranged attacks also require the presence of a target.
Fixed an issue with not setting the character's orientation on the client side during free movement.
Fixed an issue with the net.lugdunon.state.sprite.Sprite.animateOnce() function always returning to the idle sets instead of the current frame set.
actionHandler item property moved to the root props object, insted of the tool def.
net.lugdunon.ui.ActionButtonType.isRetriggerable() added to client side API.
net.lugdunon.states.tiledGame.actions.ItemAction.isRetriggerable() added to client side API. An item action is considered retriggerable if it is a macro, a simple or a complex trigger.
Axe melee animation added to default art assets.
Added net.lugdunon.math.Point.wrap(int max, Point p) method to the server side API.
Removed the code for turning when attacking if the effectiveness modifier is 0 as this is no longer needed due to the AOE nature of melee attacks.
Fixed orientation setting code in net.lugdunon.command.core.player.PlayerFreeMoveCommand in the client side code base.
Added net.lugdunon.state.character.Character.setOrientation(int orientation, boolean noUpdate) method to client side API to disable client updates when setting orientation.
Added the concept of trigger methods to the net.lugdunon.state.item.action.IActionHandler. This helps differentiate between an action fired by hotkey or clicking on the action button, vs an action fired by clicking on an item in the game world.
Added an inputMethod property to the net.lugdunon.state.item.action.IActionHandler.handleUse() function call in the client side API.
Characters can now set a 'target' character.
Completely refactored cursor display and action when cursor is over a character. The cursor will display as the default pointer, and clicking on a character will now target them.
Characters can also target party members by clicking on their unit frame in the party window.
Fixed an issue that was resulting in window location properties being stored incorrectly.
Hitting the options toggle key (escape by default) with a target selected will instead clear your target. Hitting the key with no target will cause the options window to open.
Added net.lugdunon.item.Item.prototype.getToolDef() to the client side API.
Added net.lugdunon.item.Item.prototype.getWeaponDef() to the client side API.
Added net.lugdunon.state.item.Item.hasActionPresenceInstance() to the server side API.
Added an inputBegan property to net.lugdunon.state.item.action.IActionHandler.IActionHandler.handleUse() in the client side API.
Added net.lugdunon.states.tiledGame.TiledGame.overChar property to the client side API.
Added a net.lugdunon.ui.unitFrame.TargetFrame class and html def to the client side API.
Both net.lugdunon.state.character.Character and net.lugdunon.state.item.PlaceableItemInstance extend net.lugdunon.math.Locatable (in the case of net.lugdunon.state.character.Character it is actually net.lugdunon.math.SubTileLocatable).
net.lugdunon.state.item.action.IActionHandler.isSimpleTrigger() replaced with net.lugdunon.state.item.action.IActionHandler.getTriggerMode() and returns one of three modes: TRIGGER_MODE_NONE,TRIGGER_MODE_SIMPLE,TRIGGER_MODE_COMPLEX.
Axes can now be used as tools and weapons.
net.lugdunon.character.Character.prototype.actionPerformedWith() on the client side now takes an action type in addition to the itemDef.
ActionPresence split into two classes, ActionPresence and ActionPresenceInstance. ActionPresence now acts as a dictionary of sorts for various ActionPresenceInstances.


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Un traumatisme cervical désigne tout traumatisme atteignant les structures du cou. Un tel traumatisme peut être isolé ou associé à d'autres dans le cas d'un polytraumatisé. Un traumatisme cervical est potentiellement grave car le cou est une partie du corps où de nombreuses structures jouant un rôle physiologique important sont présentes et relativement exposées : carotide, larynx, moelle épinière. Lorsque ces structures sont atteintes, le recours urgent à une prise en charge chirurgicale est impératif.

Types de lésions
Les lésions traumatiques de la colonne vertébrale cervicale sont des causes communes de décès et de handicap.
Elles varient en gravité de :
 simples lésions des parties molles ;
 à la paralysie ou au décès ;
 avec ou sans fractures ou luxations graves.

Les lésions traumatiques de la colonne vertébrale cervicale ne sont souvent reconnues qu'en salle d'urgence. Elles doivent faire l'objet d'un bilan soigneux et être prises en charge de manière à en minimiser les séquelles (pas de minerve routinière).

Un diagnostic sans retard, une contention vraie plutôt qu'une « immobilisation », la préservation ou la restauration de la fonction de la moelle épinière et des racines, et la stabilisation définitive de la lésion sont les clés de la réussite de la prise en charge de telles lésions.

Les fractures et « instabilité » du rachis cervical supérieur (zone du cou) présentent des caractéristiques un peu différentes des fractures et luxations du rachis cervical de C3 à C7.

Épidémiologie
Au moins (Bohlman HH et Boada E., 1993) :
 un tiers de toutes les lésions de la colonne cervicale sont en rapport avec un accident à véhicule motorisé ;
 un tiers en rapport avec une chute d'un lieu plus ou moins élevé, et ;
 le reste est le résultat d'accidents lors de pratiques sportives, de chute d'objets ou de blessures par arme à feu.

La majorité de ces lésions est observée chez le sujet jeune et actif, adolescents ou jeune adulte.

Le deuxième grand groupe (en termes d'incidence) concerne l'adulte sexagénaire ou septuagénaire, avec la spondylose ou la sténose qui exposent à de graves lésions en dépit de la faiblesse des forces mises en jeu au niveau de la colonne elle-même.

Conditions et objectifs de traitement
La création de centres dédiés aux lésions traumatiques de la moelle épinière est seule susceptible de faire progresser les soins en urgence, la qualité du traitement médical et chirurgical et de la reprise des activités du blessé qui souffre de lésion traumatique de la colonne vertébrale et/ou de la moelle épinière.

Une équipe de prise en charge est un facteur important de résultat optimal.

Les objectifs du traitement sont :
 préserver la vie ;
 préserver ou restaurer la fonction neurologique ;
 assurer la stabilisation de la colonne cervicale ;
 permettre une reprise des activités optimale.
De tels objectifs sont raisonnables si des soins adéquats sont assurés.

Principes généraux de prise en charge
Évoquer le diagnostic, c'est le faire dès les tout premiers soins.

Soins initiaux
 Immobiliser le patient et surtout contenir la lésion : pas d'hyper flexion, pas de rotation, pas de traction axiale excessive.
 La minerve plastique préfabriquée routinière expose à une fausse route en cas de vomissement souvent précoce (trauma cérébral très souvent présent).
 Si la mise en traction n'est pas indiquée, dangereuse dans certaines lésions, un maintien manuel en traction axiale douce sur la tête de la colonne cervicale sans rotation et sans flexion dans la colonne est rarement contre-indiqué et à plusieurs mains permet parfois de maintenir sans risque (pas de rotation, pas de flexion) le sujet en décubitus latéral position dite de sécurité (vomissement, non intubé).

Examen physique
 Recherche des points douloureux.
 Palpation de tout le corps.

Examen neurologique
 Recherche de :
 déficit moteur des membres et du tronc ;
 déficit sensitif ;
 troubles périnéaux : incontinence urinaire, tonus anal, réflexes périnéaux ;
 troubles du tonus à type plutôt d'hypotonie que syndrome pyramidal ;
 Présence de troubles neurologiques.

Patient ambulatoire, conscient, troubles radiculaires de type douloureux, déficitaires sensitifs ou déficitaires moteurs.
Ces troubles peuvent être d'apparition retardée de plusieurs heures après le traumatisme.
La douleur et le déficit sensitif suivent un trajet « irradié » précis vers l'épaule, le bras ou l'avant bras, jusqu'à la main selon le territoire. Le déficit moteur au membre supérieur est concordant. La topographie motrice au membre supérieur est indiquée dans le tableau suivant :

 Mouvements clefs du score ASIA et leur correspondance métamérique :
 flexion du coude : C5 ;
 extension du poignet : C6 ;
 extension du coude : C7 ;
 flexion de P3  : C8 ;
 abduction du  : T1.

 Les lésions le plus souvent responsables de névralgie cervico-brachiale post-traumatique sont les fractures d'apophyse articulaire, les fractures – séparations d'un massif articulaire, les hernies discales post-traumatiques, les luxations unilatérales. Le diagnostic est basé, outre les radiographies standard, sur le scanner en urgence.

 Troubles médullaires aigus post-traumatiques. Il s'agit le plus souvent de paraplégie flasque dans un contexte dramatique. Il est capital d'apprécier le caractère complet ou incomplet en examinant le périnée. La persistance d'une sensibilité, même ténue, ou d'un tonus sphinctérien sous la lésion signe le caractère incomplet, en sachant que quelquefois la phase de "choc spinal" initial masque les métamères épargnés sous lésionnels pendant plusieurs heures après le traumatisme. Les lésions le plus souvent à l'origine de troubles médullaires sont les fractures "tear-drop", les fractures éclatement, les luxations bilatérales. Le caractère incomplet de l'atteinte fait envisager immédiatement la réduction en urgence soit en traction après diagnostic radiologique, soit chirurgical par réduction et stabilisation instrumentée, soit les deux dans le délai le plus court possible. Les lésions médullaires complètes, compte tenu de l'importance des troubles et du taux de mortalité, et compte tenu de la morbidité de la chirurgie en urgence, sont plus des patients pris en charge par le réanimateur que par le chirurgien dans l'immédiat.

Retard du diagnostic
 Patient présentant des troubles de la conscience dans un contexte post-traumatique, ou origine des troubles de conscience indéterminée. L'étiologie traumatique est à évoquer systématiquement. Il est utile de réaliser des clichés du rachis cervical, mais aussi dorsal ou lombaire si le contexte est évocateur ou inconnu. Le cas du patient hospitalisé en état éthylique aigu après une chute dans les escaliers passée inaperçue est un classique récurrent. Il y en a beaucoup d'autres.
 Le diagnostic de lésion du rachis cervical est celui qui est le plus souvent manqué après un traumatisme. La lecture des clichés est difficile, le contexte clinique trompeur. La pathologie effectivement bénigne est extrêmement fréquente. L'examen clinique aux urgences est le geste qui donne le plus d'informations, et le plus à même de redresser un diagnostic de bénignité abusif. Les clichés standard, s'ils ne permettent pas de voir les lésions ligamentaires en urgence, ni même toutes les lésions osseuses, doivent permettre d'éliminer une lésion instable à risque neurologique. Le but immédiat étant de ne pas laisser repartir un patient avec une lésion potentiellement à risque de déplacement avec survenue de troubles neurologiques.

Imagerie

Réaliser des clichés de bonne qualité
 Rachis cervical de profil : est le cliché de loin le plus utile ; il doit permettre la visualisation de l'occiput au disque C7 –D1. Dans le cas contraire, il faut le refaire. Chez certains patients au cou court, la visualisation de C7 – D1 est impossible. On réalise un cliché dans la position du nageur, mais on court le risque de déplacer une lésion instable, et surtout en cas de contexte clinique évocateur (douleur, troubles neurologiques) on passe directement au scanner de la charnière cervico-dorsale ;
 Rachis cervical de face : montre bien le rachis cervical bas, mais pas le rachis cervical haut. L'interprétation est gênée par la superposition des articulaires ;
 Cliché dit « odontoïde bouche ouverte » ;
 Clichés de rachis cervical de 3/4 : sont utiles, mais non indispensables.

Les clichés de rachis cervical sont difficiles à interpréter. Un cliché interprété comme normal peut se révéler pathologique après relecture lorsqu'on recherche une anomalie précise. Un cliché normal et relu comme tel n'élimine pas la présence d'une lésion osseuse ou des parties molles découverte sur des clichés ultérieurs.
Cependant, les lésions instables du rachis cervical présentant des risques neurologiques sont visibles sur les clichés initiaux après lecture sérieuse avec un minimum de soin. Le cliché initial de rachis cervical de profil doit permettre d'éliminer un risque de survenue de lésion neurologique s'il est lu correctement. En cas de doute diagnostic, le scanner dont le niveau est orienté par les radiographies est l'examen de choix.

Interprétation des clichés
Les lésions sont souvent petites et mal visibles ; c'est leur répercussion sur l'équilibre de l'ensemble rachidien cervical qui est souvent le plus évident.

Cliché de profil
de loin le plus important. Sur ce cliché on apprécie :
 la régularité des 7 lignes repères longitudinales :
 Espace clair pré vertébral,
 Alignement du bord antérieur des corps,
 Parois postérieures des corps,
 Bord antérieur des massifs articulaires,
 Bord postérieur des massifs articulaires,
 Limite postérieure du canal (bord antérieur des lames, bien visible),
 Alignement des extrémités des apophyses épineuses ;
 la régularité de l'empilement des massifs articulaires sans découverture localisée, et la régularité de l'espacement inter épineux. Surtout, la conjonction des irrégularités à un même niveau fait fortement suspecter une lésion osseuse ou ligamentaire.

Il faut insister sur la détection d'un antélisthésis (déplacement d'un corps vertébral en avant sur le corps vertébral sous jacent) bien visible sur l'alignement des bords postérieurs des corps vertébraux. Un antélisthésis de plus de  en dessous de C4 et  au-dessus de C4 est pathologique chez l'adulte. La plupart des lésions osseuses s'accompagnent en règle d'un antélisthésis.
Les associations de fractures à des niveaux différents sont fréquentes et il faut les rechercher systématiquement.

Cliché de face
on apprécie à l'identique la régularité des différents niveaux. Une irrégularité à un seul niveau fait fortement suspecter une lésion. En particulier, les interlignes articulaires des massifs latéraux ne sont pas visibles car superposés et obliques ; lorsqu'un interligne isolé devient visible, donc trop horizontal, il faut suspecter une lésion osseuse.

Clichés de 3/4
permettent à chaque niveau de voir le foramen et son éventuel comblement par du matériel fracturaire ; on apprécie également très bien l'alignement des bords postérieurs des corps vertébraux en conjonction avec le cliché de profil.

Cliché dit odontoïde bouche ouverte
Permet de voir les traits de fracture de l'odontoïde, en se méfiant des superpositions dentaires, et d'apprécier la symétrie des massifs latéraux de l'atlas.

Devant un patient qui a des cervicalgies, une raideur du rachis cervical, aucun trouble neurologique et des clichés normaux, on est donc prudent et on immobilise de façon relative par une minerve plastique pour quelques jours avec un traitement antalgique et AINS. Si le contexte clinique est évocateur, c'est-à-dire :
 Douleur importante et focalisée, ou ;
 Raideur importante, ou ;
 Névralgie cervico-brachiale systématisée, névralgie d'Arnold.

On réalise de nouveaux clichés de face, de profil et de trois quarts et un scanner dont le niveau est guidé par les clichés ou, à défaut d'indice radiologique, par les données de l'examen clinique (niveau de la névralgie).

La plupart des douleurs cervicales d'origine traumatique cèdent après quelques jours d'immobilisation : un rachis cervical parfaitement souple et indolore ne nécessite pas d'exploration complémentaire.

Après un délai de quelques jours permettant la sédation de la raideur initiale et de la douleur, on réexamine le patient. Si persiste une gêne et/ou une raideur, ce qui est fréquent, on réalise des clichés dynamiques afin de détecter une instabilité due à une lésion des parties molles (dite entorse cervicale grave par opposition aux entorses cervicales bénignes qui ne s'accompagnent pas d'instabilité). Ces clichés sont réalisés avec une méthodologie précise : profil strict, mobilisation par le patient lui-même en position assise, flexion et extension maximales permises par la douleur. On peut réaliser ces clichés de façon plus précoce, mais devant un rachis douloureux et enraidi on n'obtiendra que des clichés en amplitude sous–maximale qui n'apporteront pas d'informations et risquent d'éliminer à tort le diagnostic.

Les clichés dynamiques sont lus de la même manière que les clichés standard en appréciant de plus la régularité de la courbure. Il arrive que certaines lésions traumatiques osseuses ne se démasquent que sur les clichés dynamiques (fractures d'articulaires, certaines fractures d'apophyses épineuses).

Lorsque les clichés dynamiques sont normaux et de bonne qualité, et que persistent douleur et raideur non systématisées, on porte le diagnostic par défaut d'« entorse bénigne ». Il s'agit probablement de lésions discales ou ligamentaires à l'origine de douleurs irradiées. La symptomatologie est habituellement riche : céphalées, insomnies, douleurs nucales, dorsales, pseudo-Lhermitte… et peut évoluer vers la sinistrose et la revendication. La durée d'évolution est en général prolongée, jusqu'à 18 mois. La mobilisation précoce sous forme d'exercices quotidiens et le sevrage de la contention dès la sédation de la contracture musculaire améliorent l'évolution de ces patients de façon statistiquement significative. Il n'y a pas d'autre traitement efficace. En particulier, il n'y a pas de traitement chirurgical en l'absence d'instabilité.

Lorsque la symptomatologie est prolongée, il est surtout important de ne pas passer à côté d'un autre diagnostic, sans médicaliser de façon excessive. Il arrive, en effet, qu'un ostéome ostéoïde soit responsable de douleurs cervicales qui sont mises sur le compte d'un ancien traumatisme. À noter que, quelquefois, certaines entorses « graves » se démasquent de façon retardée, plusieurs semaines ou plusieurs mois après le traumatisme, avec constitution d'un bâillement inter-épineux localisé et découverture des articulaires. Ces instabilités retardées sont en règle responsables de cervicalgies et torticolis à répétition et peuvent nécessiter une stabilisation chirurgicale.

Clichés de luxation et/ou fracture
 "Bonnet d'âne", une analogie qui évoque parfaitement la visualisation anormale des deux apophyses articulaires supérieures à un même niveau sur le cliché de profil, ceci est pathognomonique d'une luxation unilatérale du rachis cervical.
 "Massif carré" sur le cliché de face, visualisation de deux interlignes articulaires adjacents due à la bascule du massif articulaire, typique des fracture – séparation du massif articulaire, peut être vue également dans certaines fractures – avulsion du massif articulaire.
 "Tear drop", image de séparation "en goutte de larme" du coin antéro-inférieur d'une vertèbre :
 habituellement C5, C4 ou C6, correspondant à une fracture très instable fréquemment accompagnée de troubles neurologiques graves ;
 existe également en C2, correspondant à une fracture moins gravement instable, sinon associée à autre lésion, instable.

Algorithme de prise en charge

Fractures et instabilité du rachis cervical supérieur
 Fracture de l'odontoïde : non déplacées, sont difficiles à voir, mais il est important de ne pas manquer le diagnostic. Le risque est moins le déplacement soudain et incontrôlable, qu'un risque de pseudarthrose qui, elle, pourra être instable et se déplacer à l'occasion d'un nouveau traumatisme, avec des conséquences graves. Déplacées (> ), très instables, nécessitent une prise en charge spécialisée, avec des indications opératoires assez larges. Les fractures déplacées sont en général bien visibles sur les radiographies, mais il faut une lecture soigneuse du profil et de la face " bouche ouverte ", sur un cliché de bonne qualité exempt de superpositions dentaires ou de l'occiput.

Fractures et luxations du rachis cervical de C3 à C7
 Luxations. Elles peuvent être uni ou bilatérales. Les luxations unilatérales peuvent être difficilement visibles sur les clichés initiaux (antélisthésis modéré, image en " bonnet d'âne ") et s'accompagnent plutôt de troubles radiculaires. Les luxations bilatérales sont plus facilement diagnostiquées (antélisthésis bien visible sur le profil), et s'accompagne plus fréquemment de troubles médullaires.

 Fractures éclatement : sont en règle facilement diagnostiquées sur le cliché de profil, mais il faut se méfier en C7. Elles sont plus rarement accompagnées de troubles neurologiques que les fractures "tear-drop".

Anatomie

Classification des lésions

Lésions traumatiques du rachis cervical inférieur

Indications thérapeutiques

Notes et références

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Hong Kong, China (BBN)– The yuan is trading at about 6.46 to the U.S. dollar, its lowest level since 2011. Also called the renminbi, the currency has lost 3.5 per cent against the dollar this year.
It all started back in August, when China stunned markets by announcing a 2.0 per cent devaluation — the biggest one-day fall in the yuan in more than two decades, reports CNN.
The slide has continued since, and further losses are likely — analysts say — following the International Monetary Fund's decision to promote the yuan to its elite basket of global currencies from October next year.
That's because China will face more pressure than ever to show its commitment to economic reforms, and further relax its grip on the yuan.
The IMF decision "should see the People's Bank of China having a more hands off approach," wrote HSBC's Paul Mackel in a research note.
China's central bank said it engineered August's shock fall because it believed the yuan was overvalued.
Slowing economic growth, and the loss of confidence caused by the summer stock market crash, means the currency is likely to remain under pressure.
Beijing still sets a midpoint value for the yuan each day, allowing it to fluctuate within a 2.0 per cent range above or below that rate.
But the central bank now takes greater consideration of the previous day's closing price when setting the midpoint, meaning the currency can move lower — or higher — in a controlled fashion.
The yuan could be forced lower still by a rise in key U.S. interest rates next week.
The volatile environment has already prompted massive capital outflows from China — $500 billion this year through October.
Still, a cheaper yuan isn't all bad news — it could help China's manufacturers. Exports from China have fallen for the past five months.


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By Amit Roy on October 31, 2022
Caroline Rowett
In a thriving announcement, British Deputy High Commissioner – Caroline Rowett recently shared about the Chevening scholarship that "offers people an unparalleled opportunity to experience the best of the UK, with full financial support."
The last date to apply for the UK Government's prestigious Chevening Scholarships is November 1 and the applications can be submitted via chevening.org/apply.
The Chevening programme in India is the largest in the world, benefiting over 3,500 scholars and fellows since 1983. The number of awards on offer in India has increased further, with the Adani Group co-sponsoring 15 additional scholarships in artificial intelligence over three years.
Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals who can demonstrate that they have the commitment and skills required to create positive change and can show how a UK master's degree will help them do that.
The scholarship offers full financial support for scholars to study for any eligible master's degree at any UK university while also gaining access to a wide range of exclusive academic, professional and cultural experiences.
Over 40% of the selected scholars from India in recent years have come from smaller towns, and not metro cities. Significantly, 50% of the cohort are women.
"I would be very happy to see more applicants from this region including Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. I encourage even more people from across India to apply for a Chevening Scholarship," Caroline Rowett, British Deputy High Commissioner, Chandigarh concluded.
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Q: Power Bi - Integrate a Report into an app - Export functionality When I show a Power Bi report in an iframe within my web app there's no Export functionality available. Is there a workaround for this?

A: Export of data and Print are two pieces of functionality that appear to not be supported by Embed or authenticating with Azure Active Directory.
The good thing about the PowerBI team is that they release updates to PowerBI online regularly so overnight it might just start working..
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... But BR's article about CAL RIPKEN'S 2131st GAME is worth a read.
Lou Gehrig's record stood for a half-century, and it felt like it had been there forever. Cal Ripken Jr.'s record has stood for 20 years, and it feels like...wait, has it really been 20 years since that fabulous night when he passed Gehrig by playing in his 2,131st consecutive game? "It seems like yesterday in one way," Ripken said. "And then there's the realization that it's been 20 years."
Twenty years. It's a lifetime for the guy who might be the best shortstop in baseball today. Carlos Correa was born two weeks after the game that changed Ripken from a great player headed to the Hall of Fame into a legend with a nickname. When Ernie Johnson says "Iron Man" on those TBS baseball telecasts, we all know who he's talking about. We all remember. It's about that streak. It's about that night—that magical night that lives on in history. "There's never been another game like it," Rex Hudler said. "And there'll never be another game like it."
Hudler was the starting second baseman for the California Angels that night at Camden Yards. He went 0-for-2 with a strikeout, before Spike Owens pinch hit for him. "By far the greatest moment in my career," he said. "And it had nothing to do with me." It truly was a game like no other ever played. And this Sunday, September 6, 2015, will mark the 20-year anniversary.
Even before Sosa, McGwire and their kilos of 'roids, the real Iron Man resuscitated baseball from the '94 Strike. If there's a better streak in sports - with all due to respect to Unbreakable Orel H - I don't know about it.
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How can businesses accelerate circular economy progress beyond Covid-19?
Earth Overshoot Day - the date at which humanity has used all available natural resources for the year - came almost a month later in 2020, largely as a result of Covid-19. But how can companies innovate and actuate to deliver lasting, holistic reductions in their environmental impact going forward?
Published 25th August 2020
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The hour-long session, which is now available to watch on-demand, saw senior sustainability professionals and resource efficiency experts exploring how the relationship between business and nature can be transformed to deliver a low-carbon, resource-efficient "new normal".
Earth Overshoot Day 2020 fell on 22 August – more than three weeks later than in 2019, when the earliest ever date was recorded. While this push back is welcome, it was ultimately caused by the economic slowdown resulting from Covid-19, rather than any transformation in approach from governments or businesses. Moreover, many organisations are concerned that the pandemic has caused some backtracking on previous circular economy commitments and trends, with single-use plastic increasing over health and hygiene concerns.
So, what steps should businesses and other organisations be taking to ensure that they are one-planet compatible as we emerge into a new normal? Here, we round up the key pieces of advice given by speakers during the webinar.
Throughout the session, every speaker emphasised the importance of collaboration and partnerships. Linear models of production and consumption require an array of participants across the value chain, from designers and extractors, to manufacturers and, finally, waste management firms. As such, circular models of production and consumption will also entail multiple moving parts, which must be coordinated to fully close the loop.
The Ellen Macarthur Foundation's senior analyst Marilyn Martinez highlighted a number of successful partnerships in the fashion sector, including Stella McCartney's work with US-based luxury consignment store the RealReal, the North Face's repair service with The Renewal Workshop and various corporate partnerships with EcoNyl, which recycles discarded fishing nets into nylon. EcoNyl is now used by the likes of Burberry and Napapijri.
"It is sometimes very hard for single companies or organisations to do everything necessary to be fully circular," Martinez summarised. "[Your approach to collaboration] depends on your aim and where you are placed within your ecosystem. You need to self-assess your strengths and weaknesses before assessing who can help you best, in terms of an SME or a start-up."
"It helps to have a really strong central partnership with an organisation where you can connect with likeminded people, learn from others and share expertise," DS Smith's head of government, community affairs and sustainability Wouter van Tol added. "At the same time, it's important to have partners… all the way along the value chain."
Engage meaningfully with policymakers
Policymakers also play a key role in creating and reshaping systems of consumption. Incentives and fines can be designed to either support virgin materials or recycled content, for example, or can encourage consumers to purchase new or to repair their items. Businesses can also be mandated to improve their sourcing practices, use recycled content, or ensure recyclability and reusability.
As nations seek to finalise and deliver their Covid-19 recovery packages, policymakers will be consulting with businesses to ensure that their proposed plans have the desired economic impact. Many nations are also looking to deliver a 'green' recovery, placing the onus on businesses to co-develop packages which deliver benefits for people and planet as well as profits.
In the UK specifically, a string of consultations on the Resources and Waste Strategy are tabled for the coming months, while the Environmental Audit Committee is already undertaking an enquiry into a circular economy for electronics.
When asked to give their key policy wish, the speakers outlined the benefits of:
Better collection and segregation infrastructure for mixed recycling (DS Smith)
Better data collection and reporting on waste streams, along with improved education (Toast Ale)
Mandates for currently voluntary schemes on energy reporting and efficiency improvements (Centrica Business Solutions)
Incentives for rental and resale businesses (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
Redefine 'waste'
Addressing the over-exploitation of natural resources is not just a moral imperative for businesses – it comes with potential financial benefits. Around $80-$120bn of value is lost annually through packaging that is landfilled, littered or burned. The figure stands at $57bn for e-waste. In the UK alone, £30bn of clothing remains unused and £140m are binned annually.
By framing waste as an opportunity not just to re-capture some of this material value but to accelerate innovation and enter new, rapidly-expanding markets, businesses can make the circular economy a board-level priority, the speakers concluded.
Martinez spoke of how resale marketplace ThredUp has experienced a 20% increase in transactions over the past four months, as lockdown prompted wardrobe clear-outs and gave consumers more time to consider the environmental impact of their fashion habits. Fashion retailers selling new items have, in contrast, seen sales fall by 25% within the same period.
Rental and resale models for clothing are both economically and environmentally advantageous. Compared to buying new, one pre-owned purchase is said to save on average 1kg of waste, 3,040 litres of water & 22kg of CO2 https://t.co/uhojl20Ldj#circulareconomy #circularfashion pic.twitter.com/TMN2ahRTWn
— Ellen MacArthur Fdn. (@circulareconomy) August 11, 2020
Eslewhere, Toast Ale's substitution of virgin grains for surplus bread in the brewing process was once challenging to market but has now been picked up by Brewdog. And DS Smith's moves away from plastics and to increase paper recycling have increased demands for its services from businesses.
As a small business, we can only have a limited direct impact, but if we get other breweries onboard we can change the world, together.
So we're delighted that a business as big as Brewdog is now a companion (which literally means someone you share bread with. Nice hey!).
— Toast Ale (@ToastAle) August 23, 2020
Avoid greenwashing
Many brands are advertising products which have recycled content, or reusable packaging, or simply calling their products and models "circular" or setting "100% circularity" targets. But, according to think tank Circle Economy, less than 9% of the 100 billion tonnes of materials extracted in 2019 were recycled or reused.
As such, and with information about business' environmental and social efforts (or lack thereof) now available widely through social media and digital news, consumers are growing confused and sceptical about business claims. A recent survey by Essity found that 26% of UK consumers think that corporations are 'attempting to bury' concerns about sustainability.
This reputational risk is only likely to grow and businesses will soon face larger physical or transition risks if they do not act now, according to Ziane. Toast Ale has notably achieved B-Corp status and, like all firms with this certification, must regularly provide updates on its work to deliver positive environmental and social outcomes.
"Greenwashing is a short-term way of gaining custom and positive impact, but, in the longer-term, a lot of fossil fuel assets are going to be stranded and businesses are going to have to take real action, whether they want to or not," Ziane said. "A lot of greenwashing is being called out by the public now… businesses should be looking to take action and maybe seek third-party certification for those actions."
Martinez agreed, discussing how much business action to date have not changed linear systems to closed-loop ones, but simply slightly decreased the amount of virgin materials passing through them.
Acknowledge that energy is also part of one-planet compatibility
Discussions to mark Earth Overshoot Day often focus solely on resources, but with the world on track for more than 3C of warming this century, businesses must be mindful that 55% of annual global emissions can be attributed to energy use, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
The good news is that a growing cohort of businesses are setting 100% renewable energy targets or are increasing their ambitions around energy efficiency. Now, Centrica Business Solutions' head of consultative services Tim Wynn-Jones said, an increasing number of businesses are seeking full traceability of the renewable energy they source.
"Increasingly, people want to source energy from new-build generation assets, including solar or wind farms that haven't yet been constructed," he explained. "That works brilliantly for the renewable energy developer community because they need to know that they can sell the power from those assets in order to make them financeable to investors."
Aside from ensuring additionality and credibility when sourcing clean energy, Wynn-Jones explained, businesses should fully consider their role in the energy transition, which will result not only in more renewables and greater efficiency but in increasingly decentralised and digitised systems. They should also help suppliers to decarbonise their energy, given that many organisations' Scope 3 (indirect) emissions are higher than those attributable to their operations and direct energy use.
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We were fighting with this continuous filamentThis is the plastic which is used as a source for the printRead more sticking, so we thought maybe a good cleaning of the hobbed bar could help solve our problem.
As it turned out the hobbed bar was truly filled with plastic grain, but that was not a big surprise as it was not cleaned since we built the printer eight months ago. The biggest surprise was the lots of broken teeth on the bar. We knew the PLA is a really hard plastic, but never though it could damage the bronze bar. But it did, evidently.
Unfortunately this cleaning didn't solve the problem, so we were waiting for the new stronger motor to arrive.
So we started to look for a stronger motor to order again, even though that would mean we have to wait a few weeks again to the motor to arrive. And during that search we realised there are a few different kind of motors there, and all of them have a different input voltage range from 2.5V to 12V. It hit us that we never tuned our motor drivers to work with our motors - so all of them were set to the factory default: the lowest possible. Which means we supplied our motors with 2.5V instead of the necessary 3.6V, as it turned out our motors have a 3.6V input.


So I bought a V6 Mustang convertible and I love it. It's a bone-stock base model with one exception: the previous owner put a Roush axle-back exhaust on it. In general this is loads of rip-snorting fun and works wonders if you like to feel like you're 18 instead of oh, say, 47.
But there's a catch. Between 1500 and 2000 rpm (that's between 60 and 80 in top gear) it produces a deafening drone/resonance that gets inside my skull and has me avoiding interstates. Avoiding interstates is not good, especially in a car that makes an on-ramp feel like a block party.
So I caved. I found a pair of take-off GT mufflers on Craigslist for 25 bucks. A local shop is adapting the inlets to the V6 pipes (2.5 inches to 2.25 inches) for me tomorrow. Hopefully they'll sound a little meatier than the stock V6 mufflers, but I still feel like a wuss.


Today, I am going to Share With You, A Complete List Of Cross Site Script Payload, Collected From Various Online Resources, like Github, Security Researchers Blogs, Sites... Etc.
So, let's Start With Some Basic Knowledge.
Q 1. What Is XSS?
Ans. According To Owasp "Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks are a type of injection, in which malicious scripts are injected into otherwise benign and trusted websites. XSS attacks occur when an attacker uses a web application to send malicious code, generally in the form of a browser side script, to a different end user. Flaws that allow these attacks to succeed are quite widespread and occur anywhere a web application uses input from a user within the output it generates without validating or encoding it.
An attacker can use XSS to send a malicious script to an unsuspecting user. The end user's browser has no way to know that the script should not be trusted, and will execute the script. Because it thinks the script came from a trusted source, the malicious script can access any cookies, session tokens, or other sensitive information retained by the browser and used with that site. These scripts can even rewrite the content of the HTML page. "
Q 2. How Much Dangerous It Can be?
Ans. According To Owasp "The consequence of an XSS attack is the same regardless of whether it is stored or reflected (or DOM Based). The difference is in how the payload arrives at the server. Do not be fooled into thinking that a "read-only" or "brochureware" site is not vulnerable to serious reflected XSS attacks. XSS can cause a variety of problems for the end user that range in severity from an annoyance to complete account compromise. The most severe XSS attacks involve disclosure of the user's session cookie, allowing an attacker to hijack the user's session and take over the account. Other damaging attacks include the disclosure of end user files, installation of Trojan horse programs, redirect the user to some other page or site, or modify presentation of content. An XSS vulnerability allowing an attacker to modify a press release or news item could affect a company's stock price or lessen consumer confidence. An XSS vulnerability on a pharmaceutical site could allow an attacker to modify dosage information resulting in an overdose."
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Read picture books about Israel to learn about Israeli culture, famous places, what to expect when visiting. Ella's Trip to Israel, Good Night Israel, and It's Israel's Birthday are among many books available.
Play with toys that are blue and white. For example, ask kids to pick out all the blue and white blocks or Legos from a set and use those to build a tower or a wall. Bounce, kick, roll, and play with blue and white beach balls.
Craft Israeli paper flags and pinwheels. Find family activities for other holidays on ReformJudaism.org.
Bake a pizza, a chocolate cake or some techina cookies and throw a party to celebrate Israel's birthday. Find other great recipes for Israeli cuisine on ReformJudaism.org.
Watch Shalom Sesame videos to learn about Israel's past and present.
Yom huledet sameach, Israel – happy birthday!
This blog post was inspired by ideas suggested by Emily Teck, a.k.a. Miss Emily, who helps families with young children engage joyfully with Judaism.


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>>    Question:  For what use is an unenforceable agreement?
>>    Answer:    The same use as an unenforceable GPL license. Toilet paper.
> Everything is now crystal clear. It all makes perfect sense.
what copyright law allows him.
receive or run a copy of the Program" in a license from Microsoft.
That's why _those_ licenses are actually contracts.


Ayuda House is available to let for individual and group retreats either with your own retreat leader or we can provide facilitation for you.
Ayuda House owner, Melinda Beckett-Hughes MA, MCIPD is an experienced Coach and Counsellor who has worked extensively with individuals and teams in transition for over 30 years. The corporate face of Ayuda House can be seen at www.ayuda-group.com.
An individual who may be facing a life crisis triggered by an event such as divorce, redundancy or business stress may wish to book a one or two week holistic retreat with a programme individually designed to help rebalance you, restore your 'mojo' and to find your new life purpose. We recommend a combination of such interventions as detox, nutritional support, daily exercise within your own limitations, mind and body work, all carefully integrated to achieve your goals in the the shortest period. This can often be sponsored by your own employer where the company is also concerned about your wellbeing and your performance.
Small business teams may also wish to check into Ayuda House for a typical 2 day retreat or 'Away Day' experience where the team members can not only get to know one another better and build stronger relationships but also work on solving strategic and operational problems away from the work place and in a much more intimate and authentic environment that a corporate hotel - and at a reduced cost. Various break out exercises may involve cooking competitions, riverside walks, virtual golf lessons etc.
Finally we plan to provide a range of small workshops for women at intervals throughout the year the theme of these will be 'Life After'. Life after divorce, redundancy, kids leaving home etc. in these empowering workshops we enable women to reinvent themselves and take the next steps forward confidently to a new future.


Hi, my name is Vreneli. I am pleased to show you how the Gold coin currency affect Mr. and Mrs Swiss, in everyday life. Today is August 1, 20XX, two years after the adoption of the popular initiative.
One thing in advance: The Gold coin currency has of course a name, which was chosen by the Swiss Parliament and included in the Constitutional text. I am not allowed to tell you, but you may guess: Is he the re-introduction of an old name like Vreneli, ducats, florins, Batzen, or an entirely new name? I shall call them simply "gold coin".
"And as always, at the end of the news, today's exchange rates: one dollar costs such and such, one gold coin such and such" is what I hear from the radio during breakfast. My son has learned in school how the Gold coin exchange rate is determined. Gold coins are a bit more expensive per pound than gold bullion, on the one hand because more work goes into gold coins than in gold bullion and gold coins on the other hand are more practical in everyday life, which increases the demand for gold in the form of gold coins.
I give my son money to buy fireworks, and that's still only paper francs. Also on the kitchen table are only francs and no gold coins. The gold coins in our budget are all in the piggy banks of our two children. For children saving plans the rule of thumb is 20% in gold coins and the rest in the bank. If it were up to the kids, the ratio would be the opposite. They prefer to save gold in the piggy bank to saving in anonymous bank accounts.
Gold coins are almost never held in your wallet, unless you go to a business or an occasion when one knows that they accept gold coins. But this is quite rare and special. I've read that in some countries this is sometimes quite different. Especially in areas of conflict Swiss gold coins are used in exchange, they are more fake proof than paper money.
The counterfeiting issue keeps popping up. To be able to tell you something about this issue I have to inform myself first. So let us go to my neighbor Hans, because Hans is a banker and not working on August 1.
"I am glad, Anna, that the topic interests you," says Hans. "Come in. Will you take a cup of coffee?"
"Yes, please, but I will not stay very long."
"Too bad, because on gold coins, I can talk for hours," Hans continues, in a passionate tone. "About forgery: The banks and other sellers of the coins naturally have the greatest interest in anti-counterfeit coins, because we have to declare our names on the coins and the reputation of the coins falls back on us. To date, counterfeiting in Switzerland is hardly an issue. Todays coins are carefully produced and still relatively new and therefore simply too complex to copy. But when in the future the coins get worn through intensive use, it will be different. We work closely with the coin producers to improvine security against forgery, so that we are prepared when the problem arises. The hologram technology is at the forefront, but also electronic components are being examined. The result is a complete new hi-tech industry in Switzerland, an exciting development! So far, however, the competition took place mainly among manufacturers in the design of the coins, because everyone wants to shape the most beautiful coins."
"That even I have noticed," I say. "To me it's a pleasure to study the new coins. When we're on the subject: how does this work with the Gold coin institute that supervises the gold coins?"
Right. The Gold coin institute is an association which has the federal mandate to supervise the design and the production of the gold coins. It is financed by the coin producers and sellers."
"Are there no conflicts?" "The institution has a monopoly, but it works very well so far, because it is still new and the members have the same interests. They want the coins to circulate as widely and as much as possible, that they are easily recognizable and convenient to use and of high quality. If there is in the future too much conflict, the federal government could create more institutions. The mere possibility of this competition, disciplines the Institute very well. A question for you as a consumer, Anna, what do you think about our new coin collection?"
"Do you have the collection here?"
"Yes, here is the complete collection. Our bank issues a new set every half year. Here the smallest coin with 0.1 grams of gold in the middle, the so-called "core gold coins". Have you noticed that this coin is the same size as the Fünfräppler? "
"No! Is that a coincidence?"
"Hardly, but I do not know the reason. Here are the other core gold coins with 0.2, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 grams of gold and here the smallest pure gold coin, 5 grams. "
"Wow, you even have the largest coin of 50 grams in your collection. May I touch it?"
"Sure, after all it is a coin for use, even if it is not as widespread. You see, here, the anti-counterfeiting is already made quite costly. "
"What do you think, where is the gold price heading" I ask. The price of gold is an ongoing issue nowadays, because every time people save, the question arises, what part to put in gold coins, and which part should be saved in Swiss francs.
"Dear Anna, nobody knows. It comes down to supply and demand. Do you really want details? "
"Sure, if I already have an expert at hand!"
"The amount of gold in existence in the world is relatively stable, increasing by 1.5% a year. To double this percentage would take many years, if that is ever possible. On the demand side, if the demand for gold coins rises, so does the gold price, and this happens when people worry about the future of paper money. When the regain confidence, on the other hand, the price of gold can go down as well. But we may assume that gold will remain an important part of long-term saving, and this more and more all over the world. This will stabilize the price of gold and give it a tendency to rise. "
"Except if paper money will regain the stability it had before the financial crisis."
"Yes and no. The most striking development of recent years is not the increase of the goldprice itself, but the fact that the price fluctuations are becoming less and less. Experts attribute this to the larger volume that the gold market has gained through the Swiss gold coin. The lower the volatility, the more uses for gold arise - for example, for large international contracts - and that in turn stabilizes the price, etc "
"Well now, I should go do my shopping, will I see you at the fireworks tonight?"
"Quite possible, thanks for the visit!"
I stroll to the village shop, past the regional bank.
"Tax-privileged retirement savings 3c with gold coins - Get advise today", I read in the window, with large photos of gold coins and even larger golden plastic coins. The slogan before - "for a golden future" - I found a bit clumsy and not tangible. But retirement saving in gold coins, which I can deduct from the tax bill, I want to use now.
In fact, gold coins as a part of retirement planning is perhaps its greatest practical impact on everyday life. The law allows you to convert up to 15% of the pension fund annuities into gold coins. My father has done just that - "just because, and for safety and fun" - if not quite 15%. The conversion of a pension into gold coins is easy and can be done with any insurance. It is a simple annuity policy with a single payment and without interest. My father is happy every time he gets physical coins, or when they are credited to his Gold coin account. So far, he has also done very well through the increasing price of gold.
When I noticed my friends reflection in the bank's window, I already heard her voice, "Anna, since when are you interested in banks?" "Oh, just like that. I'm on my way to shopping for tonight, we go to the neighbors barbecue," I reply and continue: "Did you by chance have any idea what should I bring him? Besides wine, that I have already thought of. "
"Let's try the ATM. I have read that it gives out gold coins now. You can bring him some coins and I have something to talk about at home. "
Said and done. The ATM now offers three choices: Swiss francs, Euros and gold coins, kinda cool! And how the coins sound when they are issued also. However, the coins of the regional bank are somewhat unimaginative in comparison with other designs.
Two Indian tourists have probably seen our lack of enthusiasm and ask in English: "Madam, where can we find beautiful gold coins of the Rhine Falls, Matterhorn and such?" "Not here, unfortunately," said I. "Either at the Rhine Falls or maybe in the jewelery store."
The most beautiful designs actually come from the tourist areas and are often exclusively sold there, at vending machines, so-called "Goldomaten". The coins depict mountains, landscapes, animals, hotels, castles, art, a diversity almost like a stamp collection.
At first the design rules were strict, today the rules are simple. One side of the coin is standardized, with a Swiss cross, the amount of gold in grams and the manufacturers name. The flip side is available to the issuer. The inspection board of the Gold coin institute is obviously efficient and approves countless designs.
Coin producers wildly try to outdo each other with ever new ideas of subjects for events, sponsorships etc. etc. Some critical voices are being heard, but so far the vast majority of the customers like the diversity of the designs.
Dear readers, I hope you have gotten some ideas for dreams and visions. One thing is certain: The reality will be even more exciting than we can ever imagine today with our limited knowledge.
Thanks for your interest and help us turn this vision into reality!


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The Power to Inspire
"Inspirational" is probably one of the most overused accolades of our era. Its so often used for people who achieve great things in sport, business or in the public eye. However the people I consider to be the most inspirational speakers on our list have overcome obstacles or achieved greatness through pure strength of will
They are people who have made a lasting contribution towards creating a better world through their actions. These people have inspired others not only by their achievements but also their attitude and values. To hear their stories is a truly humbling experience. If you want to make your next event a memorable experience for clients or staff I strongly recommend you book a speaker from our list that have 'The Power to Inspire'
Walter Mikac
Walter Mikac's story touched the world. His wife and two little girls were amongst 35 people shot dead at Australia's worst ever massacre, at Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996.
Walter's courage and dignity in the face of unimaginable horror had a profound and far reaching effect. It was a journey requiring unimaginable strength and courage, played out under the unrelenting glare of the media spot-light. His desire to create something positive from the devastation won him universal acclaim and led to extraordinary outcomes, including:
National gun law reform
The thriving children's charity The Alannah and Madeleine foundation.
The recent patronage of HRH Princess Mary and an adaptation of AMF's programs throughout Denmark.
He guarantees to leave audiences with a renewed perspective on life that can translate into many diverse corporate and personal benefits. In this volatile financial time, where the business landscape changes on a daily basis, one of Walter's keynote presentations has particular relevance. Under the theme of "Resilience for Life" he demonstrates through his own poignant story, the importance of being prepared for change.
Damien Thomlinson
After losing both his legs in a bomb explosion in Afghanistan in 2009, Special Forces soldier Damien Thomlinson was determined not only to survive, but to meet life head on. By all medical accounts he should have been dead, but he fought back against his injuries with perseverance, strength and a true Aussie larrikin spirit. Within six weeks of his accident, Thomlinson was standing on two new prosthetic legs, and later went on to complete the gruelling Kokoda Track. Today Damien is one of Australia's most prolific and inspiring public speakers, with his experiences, irresistibly positive attitude and passion for life inspiring people of all ages
Li Cunxin
Li Cunxin's journey is simply remarkable. He was born into utter poverty in Mao's Communist China and selected, at the age of ten, to train at Madame Mao's Beijing Dance Academy. Seven years of stringent training at the Beijing Academy taught him discipline, resilience and perseverance. Li's astounding drive and work-ethic made him one of the best dancers in the world.
Li's extraordinary and inspirational autobiography, Mao's Last Dancer, was published in 2003, and quickly rose to number one on Australia's bestseller list. An inspirational and motivational speaker, Li Cunxin's story is a beautiful account of his extraordinary journey, told with honesty, dignity and pride
Kurt Fearnley
Kurt Fearnley has always been determined. Being born without the lower portion of his spine has never held him back, from backyard games of football to crawling along the Great Wall of China. Kurt's exploits both in and out of sport saw him recognised as the 2009 NSW Young Australian of the Year.
Kurt is now in demand as a inspirational and motivational speaker, with his overarching theme of overcoming adversity and achieving any goal.
With a record five world titles, 39 World Cup medals, 24 World Cup wins and three major World Championship medals, Jacqui Cooper is indisputably the greatest aerial skier of all time. Jacqui's sport, however, is unforgiving; she has multiple reconstructions for her knee, elbow, shoulder and hip. In 2001 she broke her back in an attempt to win a record third World Title; she went on and won it. In the 2002 Winter Olympics Jacqui shattered her knee and broke her leg just two days before scheduled to compete, destroying a dream year's in the making. Jacqui's story is one of self-belief, passion, triumph, tragedy and the ability to overcome adversity against the odds.
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I am looking for small fireproof safe. Just to keep important documents and papers, maybe small gun. After looking over youtube how easy any electronic safe can be open in 15 sec with magnet, probably I need mechanical lock.
Any recommendation, experience, word of wisdom?
Get a real one used from a locksmith. It'll be more expensive, but will actually work.
Matt, what do you mean -will actually work?
The ones sold in big box stores have a lot of plastic parts, including often in the latches. Really not fireproof. And they often offer virtually no burglar resistance.
You have to decide if you want a security safe or a fire safe. You can get some that are both, but they are really expensive.
I kinda made one by putting a security safe inside a truck box and stuffing insulation between them. I think it should survive a fire, and bolted to the floor it isn't going anywhere. I am sure a professional can break in, but I don't expect to be burglarized by a professional. And they would be very disappointed if they did.
If you are just looking for a small safe I would go with what Matt suggested and check out used safes at locksmith shops. Any time I've been in local locksmith shops they have 2 or 3 small used safes for sale. Folks always buy safes too small for their needs and then have to upgrade. For many years I've had a large Liberty safe for guns, cameras, etc. It's 12 gauge steel with mechanical lock, 8 locking door bolts, fire rated for 30 min at 1200F. Liberty is the largest manufacturer of safes in the country. Many companies buy Liberty safes and put their names on them. The fire rating is a function of how much insulation is installed in the unit. With thicker insulation some are rated up to 90 minutes at 1200F. Consider your future needs carefully before purchasing. Again, Matt had a good suggestion if you feel like you only need a small safe.
I have a floor model from Cannon. It is guaranteed to be replaced if damaged in a fire, along with a promise to come open it if you ever can't. I think they make small ones also. If you buy one small enough that two guys can carry it, be sure to bolt it to something solid.
Our local county fair always has several safe companies with booths.
I have had a couple of $100-200 fireproof safes. They have lasted between 5 and 10 years before something went bad. The plastic handle broke off one of them. Another one just stopped working. Both of them were easy to pry open in less than 10 minutes. Even with 2 lockbolts on all 4 sides of the door, it was easy to pry the frame past the lockbolts. They are nothing but 2 layers of tin with fire retardant. I suspect that they would do a great job in protecting valuable paperwork from any normal house fire, but they won't stop a professional thief.
If you want a theft deterrent, you need to step up to something with thick welded plate steel. Good ones are probably many thousands of dollars.
Not used. We payed $350 and its big enough to hold several laptops. Had my choice of a few sizes and features in that price range. Won't stop a professional forever but an amateur is going to work pretty hard to get in. Cost another $150 to have 4 guys deliver it.
The local lockmsith has a few of the big box ones that have been through fires. They don't do well.
Note that one to protect magnetic media in a fire will be much more expensive.
I have a big old Victor that belonged to my Grandfather. It probably weighs a ton or a little more. I took the inside cover off the door to lubricate the lock mechanism, Most of the weight is in fire clay-not metal.
Also, fire ratings are often done by the safe company themselves and can be highly exaggerated. (kind of like how my craftsman shop vac has a "5 hp motor") If you want real fire protection, look closely at the ratings and who did them. The better fire safes will be UL listed for fire protection.
Friend, I find it humorous that you think a safe made from 12 gauge steel "is nothing more than a thin metal box." Your video is a infomercial, I would love to see those bad guys walk up to my "thin 12 ga, 980 lb. steel box" and push it over. If they ever managed to pry the hardened steel 1" locking door bolts loose, I would love to see the bad guys try to lift the door by themselves from a horizontal position as in the video. There are certainly some cheap economy safes on the market but those are made of steel more in the 18-20 gauge range like the one in your video.
Didn't mean to high jack Ed's thread.
My brother used to pick up 4 drawer file cabinet fire safes from Navy Surplus auctions. This was many years ago. The going price was usually about $100.
I went to the biggest safe dealer in Anchorage. Told them I was looking for a small fireproof safe. He kind of laughed and said, there's no such thing as a fireproof safe, just fire rated.


All real estate markets, even strong ones, bring their own set of challenges. As markets continue to strengthen, what must SIORs do to ensure optimal success?
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The destination branding rewards are high in terms of investment, jobs, development, tourism, exports, domestic and even international influence. But building destination brands is harder today than ever before. There are over 1,000 national and regional economic development agencies in South East Asia alone and the ongoing global economic crisis, political interference and a fragmented, tactical approach to a strategic initiative all help complicate the process.
It's also hard because most destinations attempt to build their brands on a platform of familiar marketing and advertising campaigns that include one-size-fits-all positioning strategies driven by advertising in mass media, that do little more than add to the advertising clutter increasingly ignored by consumers. And more often than not, those campaigns are led by tourism.
Tourism maybe about to become the number one industry in the world, but did Indonesia's 2008 tourism campaign and the tagline "Celebrating 100 years of nation's (That is not a typo) awakening." influence South Korea's Hankook Tire when it was looking for a location for a US$1.2 billion tyre plant? Of course it didn't.
Hankook Tire sought a good location close to transport hubs, a secure source of quality rubber, abundant and cheap labour and probably the opportunity of an early crack at Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Indonesia is on something of a roll at the moment and is expecting as much as US$10 billion of investment from South Korea alone over the next four years. And it's not just Korean firms that are looking hard at the country.
The steel company Arcelor Mittal is currently considering a US$5 billion investment and China Investment Corp is rumoured to be considering an investment of as much as US$25 billion. A number of other deals are also in the works but although details a sketchy, one thing is for sure, none of them will be swayed by positioning statements or slick advertising campaigns featuring white sandy beaches, azure skies and crystal clear seas.
These companies will make their destination decisions, and this is particularly true of Indonesia but also applies to other Asian destinations, on political stability, a clearly defined long term plan to invest in railways, roads, power plants and distribution networks, ports, transportation and more as well as concerted attempts to tackle bureaucratic red tape, graft, and unfriendly labour laws.
Indonesia understands this and regional competitors would be wrong to ignore this sleeping giant. President Susilo recently instructed the relevant federal and state or regional authorities to speed up spending, particularly on infrastructure. Assurances from the central bank that it would not impose outright capital controls will do a lot more to convince potential investors than any expensive tagline or one-size-fits-all positioning statement.
Don't get me wrong, tourism has an major role to play in the development of many destinations but an international one-size-fits-all positioning statement that attempts to speak to potential investors, tourists, talent and others from diverse parts of the world with one message is not the way forward.
So what can regions, states or cities do to build destination brands that will attract investors, businesses, talent and tourists?
Once the infrastructure is in place or the blueprint outlining the infrastructural development with timelines, responsibilities and milestones is determined, destinations must carry out research to identify channels, communities and influencers within those channels and communities and develop content that resonates with those influencers and those communities.
Prospects from different industries from different parts of the world have different requirements for value. Sarawak corridor of renewable energy (SCORE) on Borneo is targetting ten core industries. Those industries are as diverse as Aluminum, Aquaculture, Fishing, Glass, Timber and Tourism. Such diverse industries with their different requirements for value, will seek information from and be influenced by completely different environments.
Identifying those requirements is mission critical, without it destinations are guessing and the success of a destination brand should not rely on guesswork. So destinations must talk to prospects and customers from each segment. Find out what value they seek and determine if the destination can deliver that value.
To avoid wasting valuable resources on advertising and marketing that is lost in the clutter, it is important to determine what online communities they inhabit and who or what influences them. Also identify why investors chose the destination. And talk to lost customers and find out why they chose another destination over yours.
At the same time, internal brand research must identify what are the core brand values of the destination and how will they be communicated internally so that the whole organization is on brand and understands the role they play in the successful implementation of the brand. And it is critical that the core brand values are developed with customers in mind and not from the destinations point of view.
The analysis and data from this key research will form the foundations of the destination brand strategy. And only once the brand strategy is developed can the implementation begin. The implementation must not neglect citizens and their communities who will be impacted by the changes to their environments.
There will be positive and negative implications for communities and these must where possible be predicted and dealt with accordingly. If they cannot be predicted, they must be dealt with in a consistent, transparent and confident manner. It is important for destinations to understand from the outset that without citizen and other stakeholder buy in, the destination will not succeed.
Increasingly fragmented media, the Internet and an increase in leisure time activities make it harder to reach consumers via traditional media. Destinations must look past the traditional broadcast approach to generate interest in the destination.
One destination in South East Asia purchased a double page spread in the International Herald Tribune to market the destination. The feature was really well written, with top quality images and provided a comprehensive overview of the destination. But the feature made the common mistake of trying to tell everyone about everything.
This approach hopes that the advertisement or feature will be seen by the right people at the right time and that they will invest the time required to read through the substantial feature in the hope that there will be something relevant to them. The problem is that there are lots of competitors doing the same thing and moreover, how many senior executives are willing to invest time reading such articles?
This particular feature also made the mistake of not including any tracking tool to identify the number of responses. Any marketing efforts must include tools to measure their effectiveness because if you don't track the effectiveness of your marketing efforts, how do you know which ones are working and which are not?
Communications must also take into account changes in consumer behaviour and look past the traditional media channels with an emphasis on the Internet and Social Media. And this will require a comprehensive change in the thinking of CEOs and others tasked with developing a destination brand as it requires ongoing engagement with consumers rather than a traditional broadcast approach.
To be successful, destination brands must now adapt to these emerging business and customer imperatives. Imperatives that include a special emphasis on the right research and the right data collection and analysis, effective customer, channel and employee communications, operational excellence, accountability, service and the ongoing ability to meet customer requirements.
The potential rewards are huge but the stakes too are high and with competition coming from all angles, destinations will only get one shot at building a successful destination brand.
Hi, thanks for directing me to your blog. Your posts are very interesting, especially how you are looking at Asia also.
I very much agree with your point about how destinations actions must consider the customers in terms of citizens and communities, as these are the people who are going to be affected. They are also representing the character of a destination and crucially play an important role in attracting tourism, investors and business.
Another vital change is social media, as you also mentioned, is changing the way brands are working and how they connect with customers. This is proving both a positive and negative in regards to tourism / destination branding, as it offers easier access to a global audience, but then it also opens reality and boards for criticism for certain places.
Thanks and look forward to future posts!


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