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Multidisciplinary Inpatient Palliative Care Intervention
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|Cerebrovascular Accident Cancer Coronary Arteriosclerosis Heart Failure, Congestive Diabetes Mellitus Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Failure to Thrive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Dementia Kidney Failure, Chronic Pneumonia Liver Failure Renal Failure Respiratory Failure Stroke
|Behavioral: Multidisciplinary palliative care team met with patient
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Multi-Site Replication of an Inpatient Palliative Care Program
- Quality and cost of care
- Greater patient satisfaction
- Lower ICU admissions
- Lower total costs 6 months past hospitalization
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|Study Start Date:
|April 2002
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2004
The Inpatient Palliative Care Service (IPCS) was implemented at three Kaiser-Permanente sites: Colorado, Portland and San Francisco. The service consisted of a physician, nurse, social worker, and spiritual counselor who worked with the study subjects randomized to receive the intervention. The intervention included symptom control, emotional and spiritual support, advance care and post-discharge care planning, There were no differences in symptom control or emotional support but IPCS patient reported better spiritual support compared to usual care patients. IPCS patients also reported greater satisfaction with their hospital care experience and better communication with their providers. Both IPCS and usual care patients reported improved quality of life during their enrollment hospital stay. IPCS patients completed more advance directives. IPCS patients had more home health visits than usual care patients but significantly fewer ICU admissions. IPCS patients had significantly lower hospital costs and higher pharmacy costs, than the usual care patients. IPCS patients had significantly lower (p= .001) total health services costs (a cost savings of $64.90 per patient per day) compared to usual care patients. This translated to an average total cost savings of $3,185 per enrolled patient. IPCS patients had a significantly longer average hospice length of stay. There were no differences between IPC and usual care patients in the proportion admitted to hospice, time to hospice admission, the average length of survival, or proportion of those who survived to 6 months.
Conclusion: IPCS resulted in better spiritual support, a better hospital care experience, better communication with their providers, increased completion of advance directives, fewer ICU admissions, longer hospice stays and reduced overall health care costs.
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Adults 18 years and older
-admitted to acute inpatient care who had: (1) a medical diagnosis which was life-threatening, and (2) whose attending physician indicated they "would not be surprised if the patient died within one year".
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1) they had impaired cognitive status and no caregiver was available to provide consent, (2) were currently enrolled in hospice or other studies involving palliative care, (3) the attending physician did not approve study participation, or (4) their medical condition impaired participation (actively dying, too ill to participate) and no family member was available to provide consent.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00325611
|United States, Colorado
|Kaiser Permanente of Colorado
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80014
|Study Director:
|Ingrid M Venohr, RN, PhD
|Kaiser Permanente
|Principal Investigator:
|Douglas A Conner, PhD
|Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region
|Principal Investigator:
|Marcia Liberson, MSW,MPH
|Kaiser-Permanente Northwest Region
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|NCT00325611 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CO-02GGade-01 - H
|First Submitted:
|May 12, 2006
|First Posted:
|May 15, 2006
|Last Update Posted:
|May 15, 2006
|Last Verified:
|May 2006
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Palliative care
End of life care
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Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
This has happened to me since I was young..i was thinking about this today and decided to google my conditon and found this site...
I have always wondered why this happens and now I know I'm not the only one..
I know it started when I was very young, but my earliest memory is when my dad would read the paper..The rustling of the paper would relax me...other sounds have done this, and not all paper rustling does this.....it has to be a certain sound..
at times it has been intense to the point where I get goose bumps and the hair on my arms would stick up...It"s a very calming sensation..Like a massage..only internal
I have read most of the comments here and all sound exactly like my experiences..
I hope to find out why this happens, but Im glad to know I'm not alone...
Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
I did another search and found a few videos on You Tube....Check under the name Leviticus45..He has several videos...
Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
Hilarious! We should start a support group! I get it too and have a sister who does also, but I have never met or known anyone else who does - they think you're mad. The sound of rain does it for me, rain and washing machines (when they're on of course). Waves of tingling through my head and spine to entire body, puts my hair on end. Sense of calm and peace etc., all the 'symptoms'. Once it gets going I can sort of control it... clench it (usually from the lower back), and send it rolling again down my arms and through my head. How weird is that?! Great fun.
I thought it was some kind of womb hangover because of the water sounds, and genetic because of my sister... though my parents don't admit to having it. Had it all my life (40+). I'm interested in knowing more about the phenomenon. Does anyone know if it has a name?
Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
Brain is the main controller of the nervous system. And it is situated in the head with the covering of skull and secure to the main sensory apparatus of vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell...this is the main structure of our brain..
Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
Oh this is soo amazing, of course I thought I was a weirdo bc of this reaction! Sucha a relief to know Im not the only weirdo!
I found this forum by googling " is it weird that the rustling of papers makes me sleepy?" lol Idk why the ruslting of papers or even when someone goes through a bag of makeup or pencils, it always makes me sleepy. AND OF COURSE I LOVE THE FEELING!
Idk if it has anything to do with my past or not, but eventhe sound of little kids ages 2-4 with their cute little voices puts me to sleep also.
Well if anyone ever figure out why this happens hit me up for sure!!!
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
Oh my God I thought I had some weird narcoleptic disorder. I have the exact same reaction to rustling papers. When I was in school and kids would be turning their pages of text books, I was in a trance and never wanted it to end. The other sound that did it for me then were kids rifling through pencil cases. The only other sound that comes close these days comes from kids bouncing a basketball outside.
What is this?
Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
I just had to register after finding this topic! I am a classically trained pianist (I do not have perfect pitch), and while that might make me more sensitive to certain sounds, it would seem from the other responses that ear training doesn't necessarily have any bearing on the phenomenon described in this thread.
I think it was Kim who described it as similar to having your head scratched? When I hear certain sounds, I experience a pleasant tingling sensation usually starting near the back of my head and radiating down my spine. Interestingly, music does not particularly elicit this response; if anything, it would be the sounds associated with music making (fingers sliding down the strings of violins/cellos/etc, piano hammers returning to place as you release the keys, the pleasant creak of wood, the timbre of certain voices).
Most often, I react to sounds similar to those others have discussed: the light crinkling of paper or plastic, gentle flow of water, that certain gravel or sediment in the voice (like Morgan Freeman or Ken Nordine), the sound of someone chewing, the laconic percussion of small objects, sometimes even the squelchy sounds made by mud. Perhaps the common factor in all of these things is that they are mostly delicate sounds. A raging river doesn't thrill my ears nearly so much as a ponderous stream (or an oar pulling through still water). It is as if these sounds "tickle" the ear... too much intensity and the nice tickle can become a scratch.
As with many people with this experience, I have found certain particular things that especially tickle my ears. I'm curious to know, has anyone else found these (or others) to really work to set the nerves a-tingling?
- from the film Amistad, the Bible scene and the dinner scene
- Ken Nordine, like in http://youtu.be/k88msPKWkKY
- I don't know if anyone else has found this site already, but http://www.soothetube.com/ seems to have a lot of "ear candy"
- Certain scenes in Good Night and Good Luck
Thanks, nice to know I'm not alone!
Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
I have a similar response to certain sounds that others on this thread have mentioned. One person mentioned that it feels like a "brain massage" and I concur; that is the closest description I can come up with. I get a similar, but not quite the same, sensation when someone brushes my hair. These sounds in particular lead to this response:
- Someone turning pages in a magazine or newspaper
- Another person eating an apple, pear, or peach
- Someone tending to houseplants (snipping dead growth, spritzing and watering)
- Someone gently using a pencil eraser (not so hard that it squeaks)
- My dog sniffing around my face or ears
- Certain scrap-booking activities, such as cutting, folding, or stamping
Like others, it seems key that it is someone else doing it and that the sound is random and not repetitive. People talking, coughing, or electronic noises like phones or computers seem to "break the spell" and wreck the sensation for me.
I did study music as a child and have always been an "auditory learner" - that is, I learn best when someone explains something to me out loud or there are instructions that I can read aloud to myself. I am one of those people who starts talking to themselves when doing a complicated task in order to keep track of my progress (I usually do this silently at work unless I am under a lot of stress.)
I mentioned this to my husband, who is an artist. He mentioned that maybe it's something to do with having an extra sensitive sense of hearing. He said when he looks at things he seems to see more colors than other people and tends to notice patterns that other people don't. He said maybe it's the same thing with my hearing, that I don't just hear rustling papers or plants but that I'm hearing something in the way people respond to the papers and plants or maybe there are extra little vibrations in the air that I'm picking up on, and that's why loud or distracting noises turn the sensation off. I was wondering if other people have a similar idea.
Also - I don't think I have a particularly sharp sense of hearing. In my job I wear a headset all day and I often have to crank the volume on it almost all the way in order to hear what's on the line. But I do think that maybe my hearing is sensitive the same way other people can taste extra flavors in things or smell certain odors better than others.
Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
Not being involved in medical sphere, i'm convinced that reaction to noise is a matter of our anatomy, that enables us to go from a deep sleep to a quick sprint.The brain reacts to sound input because information signals are able to travel from the outside environment, across action potentials and through the neural network into the brain.
Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
Oh, how I love all you people! Finally, finally, finally, I have found information on this phenomenon. Even if there are no answers here, at least I have found others like me.
This has been happening to me since childhood also, and continues to this day (I am 55). I have never found another person who experiences it. They think they do, and come up with all kinds of comparisons, usually related to music, but it isn't the same - you just know it when you listen to their descriptions. With no disrespect to these posters meant at all, I believe that users "fastsandslash" and "MillieKittan"'s responses are the usual type that I have received when I have asked others about it. Yes, you have some reactions to certain sounds, but what most of us are talking about here is something completely different. As mentioned above, for me music is NEVER the thing that causes this sensation, and in fact would cause it to stop.
I'll start with this statement from above: "i get a loverly tingling sensation all over my head, just like when someon is playing with your hair...." - this is the way I might describe it to somebody so they can get a physical feeling for what it might be like.
My reaction has always started with a tingling sensation in the back of my skull and neck, then moving into my shoulders and the top of my head and top of my arms, then down the back of my spine. That's pretty much how far it goes, but if the stimulus continues, the tingling gets more intense all over. I have always called it "chills," but I do not see nor feel actual goosebumps, it is all internal, meaning there is no physical manifestation that can be seen.
At the same time as the tingling starts happening, my entire focus in the world shifts to that sound, and I go into a sort of state of suspension, my breathing becomes shallow and I don't dare move - if I move even slightly, that may be enough to stop the tingling.
I find the state I'm in to be what I would think a trance is like, well, I guess it IS a trance. As others said, I can prolong it and intensify it by will, but only if I remain pretty much non-moving. Then, when the stimulus is removed, I can also prolong it by playing back the sound over and over in my own head, until somehow I can't do that any longer, it just burns out or something. I have also thought that the sensation you get from codeine might be a tad similar, but then again, not really, yet you do feel somewhat "drugged." "Hypnotized" and "euphoric" that people mentioned above are other words I might use for it, but the tingling is the most important part of it.
The feeling is not in any way sexual, but I would call it sensual, and is the most pleasant sensation I have experienced in my life, with the exception of orgasm.
Mine is almost exclusively brought on by certain voices. ". . . that certain gravel or sediment in the voice (like Morgan Freeman or Ken Nordine)" - this rings a bell with me, it is the quality of the person's voice that affects me, not what is being said, for the most part. Mine, however, is almost always women's voices, not men. I used to work as a telephone operator, and every now and then a woman's voice on the other end of the line would put me into this trance state - I would do anything I could to keep them on the line! And as I recall, the voices would have a sort of "gravelly" quality to them. Unlike most others who posted here, I don't recall mine being triggered by rustling of papers or anything like that.
I also have odd times that it happens, and the only example I can think of now is when I was a child, a friend of mine and I sat together at a piano, and she told me she could play. I knew she couldn't play, and wondered why she was lying. So I opened a piece of sheet music, and told her to play. She then sat there and looked very carefully and seriously at the music, and began to play. She was very dramatic about it, and of course she couldn't play at all, but she was determined that I believe that she could play. The whole time she was doing it, at every pause in between notes, the tingling would start, and I know that it wasn't the music, it was something about the whole scenario. I know I have had similar experiences, with it being about actions by other people, just don't recall them now. ". . . watching and listening to a crafts person performing their art. Crafts like carving, pottery making, sewing or painting . . . " - some things like this, for some reason I think watching "The New Yankee Workshop" with Norm Abrams used to do it to me.
Luckily for me, I did find one person who causes the tingling to happen, and it is quite funny, actually. Anybody remember Miss Cleo, the television psychic? She used to have infomercials late at night, and her voice always got my tingling going. Stupid me, I never recorded her, but I did buy some tarot cards that came with a VHS of her, and can play it anytime I want. Also, lots of people have posted short clips of her on YouTube, so whenever I want I can go and zone out. In fact, that's where I just was when I came a'Googling for the umpteenth time to see if I could find an explanation for this phenomenon.
Here is one of my favorite clips of Miss Cleo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3FI0pDQOW4 When she days "it takes honing, it takes gleaning" I go tranced out all over.
I also, luckily, found a free relaxation audio that also puts me into the tingle/trance state, by Bonnie Lambourn. I'm not sure if it is her voice, or her manner of speaking, or her difficulty with the pronunciation of certain words (she has difficulty with the word "abdomen") - well, actually, I think it is all three of those things. I transferred her to my mp3 player, and listen to her almost every night. If I am not really sleepy, I go into the tingle/trance state, if I am really tired, I go right to sleep. Here is her audio, it is the second one listed called "Combination Relaxation Exercise": http://www.hws.edu/studentlife/counseling_relax.aspx
I did listen to the examples that were posted in links by others, and none of them had any effect on me. I think our "cues" are probably specific to ourselves - I doubt most of you will get chills from Miss Cleo.
The only thing I have ever found that I thought was connected was something having to do with the limbic system. From About.com: "The limbic system is a set of evolutionarily primitive brain structures located on top of the brainstem and buried under the cortex. Limbic system structures are involved in many of our emotions and motivations, particularly those that are related to survival. Such emotions include fear, anger, and emotions related to sexual behavior. The limbic system is also involved in feelings of pleasure that are related to our survival, such as those experienced from eating and sex." However, I have never found anything connecting this phenomenon to anything written about the limbic system, I just think that it may be the key to discovering what causes it.
Lastly, I almost don't want to find out what causes it, because I am afraid if I know, it might stop! And I don't ever want to lose it! Finding out there are other people like me may be enough.
Huge thanks to everybody who posted here, especially "Mem" who started the thread, I am glad you kept at it.
Now I'm off to listen to some more Miss Cleo - wish I could find her and get her to made a relaxation tape for me.
Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
I just wanted to bring this back to the attention of the paper rustling fans - thanks riamonger. Leviticus45 has created TONS of sound effects audio. All of them are long (average 15 to 30 minutes) so you have plenty of time to enjoy. Right now I am listening to "Sound of Sorting Mail" - after listening to "Sound of Newspaper Turning Pages" - I think he has audio for every sound you guys mentioned - and he has 2,572 subscribers! Here is the link to his channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Leviticus45#p/u/0/G32JaQqBlIE
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Wine tasting, Nov. 24, from noon to 4 p.m., AeppelTreow Winery, 1072 288th Ave., Burlington. (262) 496-7508, www.burlingtonchamber.org
Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra� "Horizons" concert season performance Nov. 24. Tickets at (262) 359-9072, http://lakegenevaorchestra.org
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Through Dec. 1: Donate for the Walworth County Social Services Toy Drive, at Posh Threads Consignment Boutique, 148 Fontana Blvd., Fontana. Donate new toys or teen gifts and receive 20 percent off.
Through Dec. 13: The CSI Walworth County Sunday food and toy drive now is collecting donations of unwrapped toys and nonperishable food items. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 13. In past years, donations have gone to local groups such as Twin Oaks Homeless Shelter. Donations can be dropped off weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the CSI Media office is located at 120 S. Wright St., Delavan. For more information, call (262) 728-3424.
Through Dec. 14: Matheson Memorial Library is sponsoring a collection of hats, scarves and mittens for those in need in the Elkhorn area. Items can be handmade or purchased and all sizes, baby through adult, are needed. Take donations to the library, 101 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn, by Dec. 14. Items will be distributed through several local organizations.
Through Dec. 30: Help the homeless animals at Lakeland Animal Shelter and, at the same time, reduce your overdue library fines at the Aram Public Library in Delavan. Bring in pet food (both canned and dry) and clay cat litter for the animal shelter. In exchange for your donation, we'll reduce your overdue fines. This program does not apply to fees for lost or damaged items. Donations accepted even if you do not have overdue materials.
Through Jan. 4: The Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce is collecting new or gently used coats, sweaters, hats, mittens and other warm clothing items as part of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism's "The Big Bundle Up" campaign. This statewide collection program runs through Jan. 4.A box will be located in 175 Valley View Drive, Fontana (inside the Fontana Village Hall) for donors to drop off warm clothing items. All items donated at this location will be given to Twin Oaks Homeless Shelter and local area churches.
The Walworth County Visitors Bureau also is inviting residents to drop off new or gently used coats, sweaters, hats, mittens and other warm clothing items at a colllection box in the Visitors Center, 2375 E. Geneva St. (at Lake Lawn airport) in Delavan. All items donated at this location will be given to the Walworth County Homeless Shelter and Twin Oaks.


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Katheryn McCann, 82, Janesville, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home, Janesville. Arrangements are pending at Schneider Apfel Schneider & Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Janesville.
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Rock, Walworth county judges oppose mandatory minimums in drunken driving bill
JANESVILLE—As state legislators consider a raft of bills meant to toughen Wisconsin's drunken driving laws, two local judges bristled at a reform that would require a long prison sentence for people convicted of killing or injuring others while driving drunk.
The Assembly's judiciary committee approved the package of bills last week. If signed into law, the reforms would change third- and fourth-offense intoxicated driving charges from misdemeanors to felonies, and require first-time offenders to appear in court.
They also would create new mandatory minimum sentences for intoxicated drivers who kill or injure others in a crash.
Under one provision, judges would be required to sentence anyone convicted of homicide by intoxicated driving to at least 10 years in prison, something judges in Rock and Walworth counties took issue with.
"You're really tying the hands of the judge if there are unusual circumstances," Rock County Judge Kenneth Forbeck said. "I would prefer to let the judge use their intellectual ability … rather than have a legislator who knows nothing about what's going on in the courthouse make the rules."
Mandatory minimum sentences are a common and controversial tactic in other states and the federal court system, where they are often used in drug cases.
Walter Dickey, a UW-Madison law professor who has studied the laws, said they are "very uncommon" in Wisconsin.
In courts where they are in place, "the trend … is to try to get rid of them," Dickey said in an email.
A common criticism is that the laws limit a judge's authority to decide what sentence is appropriate, instead leaving that power to the legislators who make those laws and prosecutors who decide what charges to file.
Neither district attorney from Rock or Walworth counties responded to a request for comment.
Both Forbeck and Walworth County Judge John Race said they are opposed to any mandatory minimum sentences.
A lot goes into determining how someone should be punished for a crime, Race said, including investigations from the state Department of Corrections and testimony at sentencing hearings.
"It just short-circuits all the discretion that the judges have and all the accumulated knowledge of the entire system," he said. "Why have victim input? Why have a police officer there? Why have an argument by the defense attorney?"
Nina Emerson, the director of the Resource Center on Impaired Driving at UW-Madison, doubted the threat of a lengthy prison term in deadly crashes would stop people from driving drunk.
Though she is also opposed to mandatory minimums in general, Emerson said they would be particularly ineffective in curbing drunken driving because offenders don't consider its consequences.
"Most of them don't think that they're impaired, most of them don't think they're going to get caught and they sure don't think they're going to hurt anybody," she said.
Having cleared the judiciary committee, the package of reforms now moves to the whole state Assembly.
Despite the trend Dickey saw, if the sentences in the package of drunken driving bills is signed into law, it would mark the second time in 18 months that Wisconsin has added mandatory minimums.
The state adopted a mandatory three-year prison sentence in some child pornography cases in April of 2012.
While they have come under fire elsewhere, Emerson said, the laws are still popular among lawmakers who see them as a way to appear tough on crime.


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Sorority house fire near UW-Whitewater causes minor injury, $150,000 damage
WHITEWATER—A morning fire caused one minor injury and at least $150,000 damage at the Tri Sigma sorority house near the UW-Whitewater campus, authorities said.
The fire was reported at 10:44 a.m. Friday at 619 W. Main St., where smoke and flames were visible inside the first floor of the home. All occupants were out of the home when firefighters arrived, Whitewater fire Capt. Joe Uselding said.
One occupant was transported to Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville, as a precaution, he said.
Smoke caused damage throughout the house, and one lower section of the house has fire damage, Uselding said.
The Whitewater police, fire and arson task force is investigating the cause, but Uselding said authorities do not believe it was arson.
Fire crews from Elkhorn, Fort Atkinson, La Grange, Janesville and Jefferson responded.
According to a news release from the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Fire Sprinkler Association, the sorority house did not have an operational fire sprinkler in place.
A state law requires all sorority and fraternity housing to have sprinkler systems installed by Jan. 1 2014. According to the release, the sorority house "did not meet the (January) deadline" to get sprinklers in operation.
Dan Gengler, a coordinator for Fire Sprinkler Association, said the Whitewater Fire Department told him Friday the sorority was in the process of installing a fire sprinkler system, but the work had not been completed prior to the fire.
Gengler said a sprinkler system could have prevented much of the damage the fire caused.
The Gazette could not reach fire department on Friday to confirm Gengler's statements.
About 25 women live in the home, but it was unknown how many were home at the time.
UW-Whitewater Office of Residence Life will provide housing for the displaced students, according to a UW-Whitewater news release. Property owner Michael Katchel was assisting the students with related needs, according to a Whitewater Police Department news release.
The Office of Academic Affairs will work with instructors to accommodate students who missed any exams or coursework. Counseling services are available at University Health and Counseling Services located in the Ambrose Health Center building and appointments may be made by calling 262-472-1305.
The house is near the southeast corner of the UW-Whitewater campus.


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For first time since 2010, Wisconsin gas prices drop below $3
DELAVAN�— This week for the first time since 2010 unleaded gasoline prices have dropped below $3 per gallon at some area gas stations.
The lowest gas prices in the state are in Kenosha, Milwaukee and Wauwatosa where prices were as low as $2.89 per gallon, said Gregg Laskoski, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.
In Delavan, the Delavan Food Mart, 505 Sugar Creek Road, and Shell, 514 Highway 50, listed gas at $2.99 per gallon Thursday, well below the state average of $3.10 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy's consumer reports, two Kenosha gas stations lead the state in the cheapest gas at $2.88 per gallon, Laskoski said. The most expensive gas in the state is in Stanley where one gas station is selling gas for $3.55 per gallon.
The stage average is down 5 cents in the last week, Laskoski said. The national average is $3.24 per gallon, down 2 cents in the last week.
Fuel inventory and refinery output are at a high, contributing to the decrease in gas prices.
The price of gas could continue to drop. Laskoski said he and other analysts expect it to fall until the end of the year.
The cheapest time to fill your tank is in the winter because of the type of gasoline being sold.
"At this time of year, all consumers are getting winter-blend gasoline," Laskoski said. "Because winter-blend is cheaper, that is one of the key reasons why, nationwide, consumers generally see the lowest prices during the fourth quarter of the year."
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JANESVILLE—Janesville police lauded area stores on Monday after a round of checks found no one sold alcohol to underage buyers, according to a news release.
Police and representatives from Janesville Mobilizing for Change did compliance checks at 19 stores that sell alcohol last week, authorities said.
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Why do carrots spark in the microwave?
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Why do carrots spark in the microwave?
Don't ask why I'm posting this at 3:30 am.
Does anyone have any idea WHY in the hell my carrots are sparking in the microwave? I'm not talking little baby sparks here...........I'm saying it looks like someone is mig welding in my microwave!
The carrots arc like mad. They are in a microwave safe glass bowl. No butter or anything of that nature. And FYI, the microwave is a newish (<1 year old) 1100 watt oven.
I've only seen this happen with one other food: diced ham. I attribute the ham sparks to the grease in the ham (although if that's true, why doesn't beef and chicken do that?).
Ideas (other than go to bed, Michelle)?
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Re: Why do carrots spark in the microwave?
That was new for me to know and I think that it was an incident that can't expect. However, this might be a good issue to study how it happens. This is also a factor that needs to know more properties of the microwave.
Re: Why do carrots spark in the microwave?
I am guessing carrot's logic also would work for celery:
If you often cook mixed vegetables from frozen in a microwave, on a microwaveable plate you may notice that carrots produce sparks during cooking and, on closer examination, they display small burns. Why is this? several factors make frozen carrots susceptible to the effect described (although other vegetables also do this).
Firstly, dense vegetables such as carrots have a higher amount of minerals in them - iron, magnesium and selenium - than other food items and sometimes create an arcing effect in a microwave. This tends to happen more in glass dishes. Sparks result as the microwaves reflect or bounce off the metal. the "arcing" does not harm the food, but it does prevent it from heating thoroughly because reflected microwaves will not cook. Also, extensive arcing can damage your oven's magnetron tube. If arcing occurs,turn off the microwave oven and finish cooking the food on the range top.
Arcing may occur in other vegetables, and most often appears in green peppers and green beans.
Secondly, while microwaves are extremely good at heating liquid water, ice is almost totally transparent to them, so it is actually quite difficult to get ice to melt in a domestic microwave oven. The "defrost" option on a microwave oven relies on intermittent heating of a small amount of liquid water present on the food, and heat conduction from these areas into frozen material. By putting frozen material into the microwave oven with continuous energy input, no time is given for thermal conductivity effects, and therefore a colossal heating effect occurs on a very localised surface area. These areas, typically at the extreme point of the carrot, will dry out rapidly and then char, essentially forming small carbon points.
Thirdly, carrots are relatively large objects (compared to, say frozen peas) and because microwaves are essentially varying high voltage fields, a large alternating electrical potential exists between the highly conductive charred sections.
Finally, carrots are generally given quite angular cuts, giving sharp points which will yield the highest field gradients. The combination of a large alternating field across a good electrical conductor with sharp points causes electrical breakdown of the air and the sparks which accompany this. Depending upon the precise conditions, it is equally possible for charring to be a secondary effect, rather than a cause. In this case, the discharge may originate from uncharred points, with charring only occurring as a huge current passes through a relatively small point.
Please have You new answers (RESEARCH) about sparking vegetables in Microwave? I have experienced NOT just sparks but IGNITION when i put Chopped dried Celery into microwave; EVEN AT LOW TEMP. AND for 30 seconds..!!! VERY GOOD TOPIC OF RESEARCH..!!! Master´s Thesis or PH D.
My background is Earth and Biological Sciences, Master´s in Oceanology, Minor in Aquaculture.. so when i say I´m serious about the question it means: ASTONISHING!!! Seaweed do not SPARK OR BURN(ignite) when put in Microwave...!!!
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I don't know about sparking carrots, but I once set a potato on fire in the micro....
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Cameron hints at more devolution
The Scottish Parliament could gain more power over tax if voters reject independence, t he Prime Minister has said.
A No vote on September 18 is "not the end of line" for devolution, David Cameron told the Scottish Conservative party conference in Edinburgh.
He stopped short of spelling out any detail on what those powers could be, but insisted that he and Scottish party leader Ruth Davidson want devolution to "work better".
Mr Cameron said: "Let me be absolutely clear: a vote for 'no' is not a vote for 'no change'.
"We are committed to making devolution work better still.
"Not because we want to give Alex Salmond a consolation prize if Scotland votes No, but because it's the right thing to do.
"Giving the Scottish Parliament greater responsibility for raising more of the money it spends - that's what Ruth believes, and I believe it too.
"So here's the re-cap: vote yes, that is total separation.
"Vote no, that can mean further devolution - more power to the Scottish people and their parliament, but with the crucial insurance policy that comes with being part of the UK."
The pro-independence Yes Scotland campaign group said the promise is a sham.
Chief executive Blair Jenkins said: "The trouble is that we have heard it all before and it is clear from what the Prime Minister said today in his speech that he cannot and will not guarantee more powers for the Scottish Parliament.
"With Labour also hopelessly split on more powers, the message to take from all of this is very clear: that the only way the people of Scotland can be guaranteed to get the powers they want and the country needs is to vote Yes on September 18."
In his 20-minute speech, the Prime Minister insisted there will be "no going back" if voters say Yes to independence.
He praised the "spirit" of the party in Scotland, which has just one MP at Westminster.
And he drew on recent interventions from major businesses, such as BP and Shell, in the referendum debate.
He also vowed to tackle accusations of "scaremongering" over the country's future, saying he wants to "take that myth apart".
"Six months from now the day will dawn, the polling booths will open, the voters will come out and the people of Scotland will decide - stay or go, stick with the UK or walk away," he said.
"If the Scottish people vote Yes in September, then Scotland will become an independent country, there will be no going back, no second chances."
He added: "We face a monumental battle to keep our United Kingdom together."
An opinion poll this week put support for independence at its highest level for more than six months. The Survation poll suggests 39.3% will vote for independence, compared with 47.6% who said they want Scotland to remain part of the UK.
Mr Cameron's opponents argue that Mr Cameron's government does not reflect Scottish "values".
But he told the conference: "Our values are Scotland's values. We've got to make this case fearlessly, passionately, and that is exactly what our brilliant leader Ruth is doing today."
He repeated the warning that the UK Government would not agree to a formal currency union to allow an independent Scotland to keep sterling.
"There are a few myths doing the rounds," he said.
"There's the myth that any talk about the consequences of separation is all bluff and bluster, or even bullying. Warnings on the currency. Warnings on the EU.
"The nationalists say this is a big political conspiracy from south of the border, just ignore it. But that is wrong and, frankly, irresponsible."
He defended interventions from the president of the European Commission, BP, Shell, RBS and Barclays.
"These are not political puppets, they are serious, non-partisan figures," he said.
"So the idea that these are empty warnings and political scaremongering is a myth, and we owe it to the people of Scotland to take that myth apart."
The Prime Minister went on to emphasise the UK's shared history, values, identity and culture, touching on events such as the First World War, the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games.
Remaining part of the UK would also provide many benefits for industry, he told delegates.
Sectors such as oil and gas and defence are ''better off'' as part of the UK, he said.
Having a ''place around the top table'' at European and international organisations also ensures the best trade deals, he told delegates.
''And I always make sure personally that Scottish-based companies are there with me at the top table.
''Like Aggreko, headquartered in Glasgow. I've taken them on trade missions to Brazil, India, South East Asia, shaking hands and doing deals that mean more work and more wealth right here in Scotland.
''Our place in the world matters - and the fact is we matter more as a United Kingdom.''
The nations within the UK are ''a family'', the Prime Minister concluded.
''We're there for each other,'' he said.
''When you look around the world, so often, tragically, neighbourliness has been lost and replaced by wars and feuds.
''We don't do that. We don't slam the doors and turn compatriots into foreigners. We work together.''
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "David Cameron has today torn up any prospect of a meaningful offer of further powers to Scotland, confirming that a No vote offers no firm proposals.
"In a speech that contained half-hearted, vague suggestions of what might happen, Cameron's reluctance to commit to anything spoke volumes. Indeed, the only reason the Tories are even talking about more powers is to attempt to bribe the people of Scotland into voting No - but it is unravelling fast.
"The No camp is clearly getting increasingly rattled as recent polls show more and more people are moving to Yes.
"But for all his talk of fighting, Cameron is still running scared on independence. Despite claiming numerous times in today's speech that he would fight for a No vote, he consistently refuses to debate the First Minister."
The Tories have "no mandate" in Scotland, she said.
"It is time to put an end to Tory governments in Westminster we didn't elect imposing policies that inflict pain on people across Scotland. Only a Yes vote in September can ensure this happens," she added.


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Stomach bloating and weight gain
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There is no clinical evidence that fasting or detox diets serve any purpose what so ever. This sort of diet is nothing more than a fad and unless you have data to contradict what I say then I would not purport that it does indeed do what is claimed.
Fasting causes electrolytes to drop, in turn basic body chemistry fails to operate as needed. Please provide one credible reference that fasting is a good thing. I think you will have difficullty in doing this. Remember to seperate personal opinions and science.
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support this claim. And my idea of fasting is juicing: fresh fruit and vegetables put thru a juicer (containing loads of potassium, sodium, calcium, phytonutrients, fructose, and many other nutrients - not just electrolytes).
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Well that is hardly fasting, is it? From what I know, fasting is to abstain from all food, so our definition of fasting does not agree and this changes things does it not.
Must be good friends if they'd let you eat them
Teasing aside, I agree with Mike. Not everyone is born to be slim fit and "sexy". We're all unique. Stay active, avoid junk-food, and do the things you love.
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I have also had many of the issues that i have read above. Even though I have had many health problems hence my digestive system gets extreemly effective, i have found many aids to help me even if it for a little while before something else is detected.O.K.. here it goes... it may get lengthy...
Im 29 year old female, and my digestive problems started four years ago. I was diagnosed with epilepsy 6 years ago however had been seizure free for two years without medication. I got married four years ago and the change of lifestyle was a build up to a grand mal seizure. I have been on medication since. From the initial seizure i developed a number of health problems including S.V.T attacks, Non epileptic type seizures, reoccouring infections, artheritis, constant kidney infections and the most problematic was my bowels. I suffered from very stubborn constipation. My seizures where happening every few weeks and was constantly in and out of hospital. Nothing would digest, i was hardly eating and when i did, i would suffer... abdominal pains, bloating, breathing difficulties, fatigue, joint pains. brain fogg to name a few. As time went on i learnt i had more then I.B.S it was many food intolorances. Wheat, sugars, oats, grains, soya, dairy. It took a year of trial and error to identify foods that worked for me. It was difficult and the food"allowed" list just seemed to shrink more and more! However when i did workout my own diet plan, my seizures and S.V.T's seemed to calm down however i was still continuing to fall unwell. Id had colonoscopies, endoscopies, scans... and Doctors would not take me seriously! Last year i just new things where very wrong with me as i lost my periods for a year and my weight was just falling off. I had so many abdominal pains and would get so crippeling. Having no luck with the N.H.S in the U.K i flew out to India and got M.R.I scan done(i was refussed many scans here in U.K). It showed many cysts and scanty whomb. I was advised i needed to have this looked into as soon as possible. Being out of my comfort zone, led me to come back to uk for second opinion./ Though my G.P was great all the hospital staff where ignorent and suggested it was waste of money to get M.R,I done as the images of the cystes would be "normal for someone who hadnt had a period for as long as i did. I paid for private consultations and was waste of time and money as they all kept refusing to listen to me and thinking i was one of those people who wanted something to be wrong. In all my medical history had i never been as anxiouse as i was at this point as i knew my symptoms where more to just I.B.S or loss of periods and under weight. I flew back out to India as my last hope and within a week i had all scans and biopsy tests done and results back. It turned out that i had T.B in the uterus! I was started on Anti T.B chemotherepy and H.R.T. Treatment for uterian T.B is between 9-12months as it is much harder and takes longer to treat as opposed to T.B in the chest. Treatment continues in the U.K and with gods grace we have moved home and the hospital here has been superb. Though this was the start to some answers the effects of the chemotherepy on my digestive system sent things havoc. I gained so much weight over night... water retention and constipation. my stomach would grow anything from 4-8 inches over night. i could hardly breath, i felt as though i wanted to break somthing to release the pain. I was craving foods that didnt suit me and coinsidently, suffered another seizure!. After noticeing a change in my discharge, i realised i have Candida- A yeast infection! I went to my G.P and she explained it is almost certain that anyone having cheamotherepy will suffer from candida too as the treatment kills off good bacteria whilst killing the bad. She also said women on the pill are highly likely to get it too. So after researching i started following an anti-candida diet and with in two months my symptoms improved drastically. I was still under chemotherepy so it was more restrictive then it would be for one just doing an anti candida diet to clear up fugus. The fungus thrives of sugars and carbs and molds. I had extensive bloating, worsening neusea, fatigue, muscle and joint pains, crippeling abdomen... so many symptoms... inc unexplained weight gain and allergies. I would have uncontrolable cravings to the point i would wake up in the middle of the night feeling i was going to just drop if i didnt have sugar or carbs. The more i tried to control it the worse it got and this was because the fungi survives of these foods and when your starving it from its food the body recognises it needs something to survive... sugar and carbs! I kept up plenty of probiotics alongside the diet, however two months later things escallated agin. As my constipation got worse and immune system slowed down because of the chemo, it couldnt fight off candida at same time and my sypmtoms went mayhem again this time with anal itch too. My stools continued to be mucussy, offensive gas and stools returned. I had heard of worms and parasites so kept note of what i was passing when i could see anything in the loo! It turned out i had worms too! My g.p prescribed my medication for it, however because how bad my constipation was, i wasnt dispelling them so eggs keep multiplying. it something like.. some thousend eggs per night! You can pass them through touch, air, towels... anything! My symptoms continued to worse... i gained one stone over night... yes a whole stone!. Two weeks ago, i could not cope with the bloat and suffering of sleepless nights and no stool passing in five months so went to hospital. I was hospitalised for 11days as all my scans showed chronic constipation right between my ribcage all the way around my whole digestive system. They gave me absolutly everything to help me go. 3-4 enemas a day alongside movecol (constipation relief) 2 sachet three times a day, Irrigations and Klean prep ( prep used before colonoscopy to clear out gut) for 8 days and none worked. They could not opperate on me to take it out as the chemo leaves tissue and muscle very tender and soft hence any op can cause scaring or tears. They said they can only consider that after 6months being off the tretment. its only been three months for me yet. They could not send me ome as they said constipation that bad and if it does not get moving it is very life thretening. They are suspecting the T.B has not cleared up but again surgons can not do biopsy untill 6months after completion of treatment. Though its all unclear with whats going on jus yet and my constipaion is so bad, my bowels are not working, i have manage to learn many things that may cause these "generalised" symptoms! I would suggest firstly to test for candida and parasites. You can do a home siliva test for candida but as for parasites... it will mean stool testing. If you google candida siliva test, it will give you how to test it. One major suggestion would be to look into Elain Gottschell breaking the viciouse cycle website. It is the specific carbohydrate diet which she devised to treat her daughter through gut healing. Her diet has helped thousends suffering from gut health and autism, chrones, D.V, and found strong corrolations between gut health and neurological conditions such as epilepsy, Autism, schizphrenia..I vouch that gut health has effected my seizures and i have had great rewards from her information, however my treatment will have to be compleatly finished before i can benefit from treating my gut as opposed to treating many other health issues having a knock on effect.
I hope this helps in some way at all
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you are right MichelXY.fasting is not a proper way.
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I have had excessive stomach bloating offfand on for the last 7 yeears. My stomach will go down for a couple of months, then for 4 months or more I look like I am 6 months pregnant. I can not wear pant that I wore 2 months ago. I have to wear a maternity belly band over my pant to hold them up the put a big shirt over it so I can have something to wear to work.
I have been tested fro thyroid, gluten and everything possible that would show up in your system and the doctor says everything is normal. How is everything normal when you go around looking like you are about to deliver a baby.
I have become so depressed with this iIdon't kow what to do. Seems like the doctor is not concerned since they ran all the tests. There has to be something medically wrong. I have tried herbal teas, colon cleansing and everthing you can think of . I even tried not eating and I still swell. I hope someone hurry and find a solution quick. I eat healthy, drin lots of water, don't smoke or drink. No sodas or dessert.
I also have blotting problems. One Doctors said I have GERD,
and a Hernia. I take the medications for the condition but they don't help. Now it's so bad that I have stopped eating. For the last two day I have only eaten two bowls of white rice. I drink lots of water and I take a multy vitamin. I'm going for a ultrasound of the Abdomen and Pelvis tomorrow. Different Doctor different test.
I'll see what he finds, if anything. So far I haven't lost any weight.
But I do drink a lot of diet tea. Thanks for the tip about the Splenda, I used Equal, but not any more. Hope you all feel better soon.
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Have great news!!! I had seen this site almost a year ago, i had the same problems most of u have. You dont' know how many times people ask me if im pregnant, truth is i've never had a child. Anyways i'm 29. For about 5 years i have had severe bloatingm costipations, random diareah, during the last 2 years it seems to have gotten worst. Got to the point that i was waking up at night with horrible pain in my stomach. my doc had done ultrasounds and a bunch of test with no conclusion, would prescribe antacids and fiber and so on. also my Breath had become horrible to deal with, very bad bitter taste in my mouth int he morning. I had pains on the top part of my stomach and almost like a painful hunger but when i would eat i was extremely bloated. Anyways i made an appointment to a Gastroenterologist i had done alot of research online and i asked him to pelase check for any type of worms or bacteria that can be in my stomach, he agreed next day he called. i was positive for H.Pylori which is a horrible bacteria that causes swellign in the stomach lining and ulcers. I began a 14 day medication called PrevPac and it's 3 diff types of antibiotics. OK starting on the 3rd day OMG the difference is amazing, no more pain in my stomach, my breath is compeltely changed, i am wayyyy less bloated and i feel great. I even have Keratosis pilaris which is liek a bunch of tiny pimples behing the arm and leg, i had also done lots of research ont hat and thought i just coudln't do anything about. Well i checked my arms and they are sooooo diff clearing up. I AM SOOO HAPPY AND I WANT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO CHECK FOR THIS COULD ALSO BE YOUR PROBLEM. I'm on my 6th day now and will keep u posted after the 14 days.
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Hi All - I was so relieved to find this site and others who have had the same problem. I have had bloating on and off for the last 14 years. I have had ultrasound and food allergy tests to no avail. Years ago I went to a chiropractor/kinesiologist for help with arthritis. He diagnosed my sugar and yeast levels were very high and after 3 months had not decreased so he put me on the following diet. A result of this diet not only helped the arthritis but I noticed I did not have any bloating. Foods I was NOT allowed were : NO white flour products (bread, pasta) anything made with white flour, no white rice, NO sugar at all - no cakes, biscuits (cookies) chocolate (my altime favourite!). Also NO Potato, sweet potato or cauliflower. NO Alcohol, NO coffee (only decafinated) and herbal tea PLUS 8 glasses of water a day (huge struggle with that one !) If in doubt, don't eat it. After withdrawal headaches for a couple of days - HUGE improvement. After 12 months I was allowed to reintroduce elimination foods in small doses. However, I have now put myself back on this diet as I had been sympton free for months and overindulged recently - result BLOATING where I could not go out to a friend's birthday party. It seemed such a drastic diet, however you do get used to not having the elimination foods. I was allowed dairy, fruit, fish, meat (red meat at least 3 times p.week) vegetables as much as I liked. I find anything made with corn is OK. I have curries without the rice. Breakfast is either fruit and yoghurt or corn thins (a corn type biscuit) with melted cheese. I have salads for lunch and fruit or nuts, inbetween for snacks. Hope this helps somebody out there. Cheers
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PARIS Achronixs new 6 billion-transistor device, the first FPGA to be built on a 22-nm manufacturing process at Intel Corp. and promised to start sampling this quarter, wont arrive in the market until the first quarter of 2013.
The HD 1000, the first in the Achronix family of FPGAs designated Speedster 22i HD, was supposed to reach the market before the end of this year.
Achronix Chairman John Lofton Holt (left) said the delay stemmed from our design issues." He called the delay disappointing.
The Speedster22i HD family are SRAM-based, fully-reconfigurable FPGAs offering a familiar fabric architecture consisting of synchronous look-up tables, flops, muxes, carry chains, memories and multipliers, according to Achronix. Integrated with a variety of high-speed data communications interfaces, the Speedster22i FPGAs are designed to work in networking and telecommunications equipment.
Despite the delay, Holt said he remains confident about the HD 1000s rollout early next year, insisting that the flagship FPGAs remain the companys core business.
The delay, coming as Achronix is rolling out its strategy to enter the embedded FPGA IP business (disclosed several weeks prior to the product delay disclosure), could raise questions about where the eight-year-old FPGA company is headed. A fabless chip company entering the IP business is generally a long shot since the strategy requires an entirely new business model for a much tougher market.
IP licensing is an inherently long-term business. Before IP licensors can even think about royalties, licensees must first successfully design SoCs by using the licensed IP, then their chips must take off quickly when they hit the market.
Asked about it, the Achronix chairman laughed. Yes, I know. The IP business tends to get people worried.
Holt added that Achronix is not altering its business model. Our core business still remains in high-performance, high-density FPGAs."


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BAP, brassinolide, triacontanol, Amino, kelp foliar question
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BAP, brassinolide, triacontanol, Amino, kelp foliar question
Good afternoon,
This is my first post here but I have been 'lurking' for a while, great site.
I want to make a pre-mixed foliar solution in concentrate or 'ready-to-use' form which includes Ascophyllum Nodusum (kelp) liquid extract as a 'base'. I am making this for a few friends who like the idea of my humble home-made solution. I am hoping some of you may offer your opinion on my proposed foliar solution, what it may be lacking or what it may not need.
Ideally I'd like to make a pre-mixed concentrate solution which can be added to water for dilution before use. Here are is a collection of some of my questions you might wish to answer:
a) Can the following components be pre-mixed and then stored or do they have to be used right away after mixing?
b) Can they be mixed together in concentrated liquid form within the kelp as the base?
c) What are 'standard' ratios (ppm?) for these components when used with tomatoes, peppers and other sun-loving vegetables?
d) I was thinking of using kelp as the 'base' for my foliar spray, does this sound wise?
Here is my mix (testing):
benzylaminopurine (dry) (1)
bassinolide 0.1% (dry) (2)
triacontanol (dry) (3)
Amino Acid Complex (dry) (4)
Fulvic Acid (dry) (5)
Yucca Extract (dry) (6)
Ascophyllum Nodusum [via. cold H20 extraction] (liquid) (7)
I have yet to make the solution, I've been busy ready up on hormones, cytokinins, etc. Do you have any quality links or tips on creating a foliar solution? Maybe in regards to mix method or quantities?
Mixing ratios:
The site super-grow (linked below) contains very detailed directions for dissolving the components they sell in H2O. Ratios for ppms are based upon scientific research and usage rates are shown. I intend to start on the lighter doses and work upward. Is this a good plan?
The Yucca extract I found is intended as a dietary supplement (food grade), is this the correct type for foliar applications? Anyone know the correct mixing ratio?
I am not sure if the Ascophyllum Nodusum liquid extract I am thinking of using is in concentrate form or not (I've emailed the company). Is kelp a good component to use as a 'base'? How diluted do you think it should be?
Here is part of the breakdown of naturally occurring acids in "Algamin" (the kelp I want to use):
30 ppm abscissic acid (ABA)
40 ppm cytokinins
70 ppm indole acetic acid (IAA)
Yes, I know this is a synthetic cytokinin and it may be redundant to include this when I'm using cold H20 extracted kelp (as kelp contains 40ppm cytokinins). But, I am assuming that more is better (to a point). I think a light-med application of BAP will be beneficial, acting in concert with the kelp's cytokinins. I am wrong in my uneducated guess?
Another concern I have with this cytokinin is the method used to dilute it. The site super-grow gives directions which do not utilize NAOH (which I think is a good idea), instead they suggest:
Does this ^^ sound correct?
I believe this steriod needs to be mixed just before it is used, is that correct? So I would have to give a friend the pre-mix solution including all the above (except brassinolide) and the correct amount of power brassinolide which they will use to mix with each application?
To dissolve this fatty acid (it's not grandular) super-grow suggests:
(Polysorbate 20 is food grade)
Does this ^^ sound correct?
If anyone wants link or info regarding the cytokinin (benszylaminopurine), steriod (brassinolide) or fatty acid (triacontanol) let me know.
Opps, just found out I can not post links yet, I need 5 posts first. So if you want links post in this thread, help me out and I can reply, thus getting to five posts and you win the links! LOL . I can PM you links if you want them now or google "super-grow", "groworganic" and "biologicsecure" [I hope that doesn't break site rules]
I am kind of excited to test this mix out, all the components will only cost about 150.00 (I thought it would be more expensive).
Thank you,
Re: BAP, brassinolide, triacontanol, Amino, kelp foliar question
I read and I would like to contact you sa as to know if you manage to do your pre-mix solution. If yes, did you apply it on some plants and what are the results.
In fact I am just trying to work with triacontanol.
Thanks for your answer.
If you want you can contact me:
my name is :
BEAL Bernard
+33 623 697 728
Re: BAP, brassinolide, triacontanol, Amino, kelp foliar question
Hi my name is tom, and I handle the customer service for mbferts.com.
After cruising around the internet looking for other peoples direction on how to dissolve and use triacontanol I stumbled upon this thread.
We have just completed a 18 page article on:
1) How to dissolve triacontanol.
2) How to make a triacontanol concentrate.
3) How to use this triacontanol concentrate.
I feel that this will answer any questions regarding how to use triacontanol.
Here is the link:
Grow Well
Re: BAP, brassinolide, triacontanol, Amino, kelp foliar question
I am not sure if this is the correct thread. But I plan to purchase 30% purity Triacontanol to make my own growth juice instead of buying expensive branded ones such as Nirvana of Advanced Nutrients. Why pay extra for the "name" when we should be paying for the active ingredient, anyway.
I was told that 30% purity Tricontanol is inferior to 95% and above purity, and "experts" tested that lower purity has little to no effect compared to high purity Triacontanol although both are at the same ppm. Is this true? Any REAL experts have tried lower purity Triacontanol and have great results?
In case you ask, the "experts" are the sellers. I suspect they are pushing me to buy the high purity one because it costs 3 to 6 times higher than the lower purity one. Higher purity one is a lot more expensive not due to the purity per se, but the technique used to further purity it.
So if a lower purity Triacontanol (30% purity) is just the same as a high purity Triacontanol (95% and above), unless we want to sell it, then certainly there is no better reason for me or anyone to spend unnecessary money to get the high purity Triacontanol.
I really hope there are true experts here on this site who have had actually used and tested with low purity Triacontanol and are able to provide such invaluable knowledge to those who seek to save money and at the same time get maximum effect with low purity Tricontanol and not forgetting getting huge boost with low purity Triacontanol.
Please note that this is purely on Triacontanol and the effect is purely from Triacontanol, and not a concoction of other plant growth regulators. Once we know that we CAN indeed use low purity Triacontanol and CAN indeed obtain the same effect as using high purity Triacontanol, from thereon we can then mix with whatever plant growth regulators according to our heart's desire. Basically "Low purity Triacontanol" is the main star here.
30% Triacontanol. The rest are Octacosanol, Hexacosanol, Tetracosanol, Nonacosanol and other polycosanol that make up to 100%.
There is also a 1.5% purity, water soluble. The price for this one is very high because it is "water soluble". The high price for this water soluble one is due to the process to make it water soluble for the sake of convenience to the end user.
Both aforementioned 30% and 1.5% Triacontanol are in powder form.
Yes, I am more than certain of the data and question that I asked. Maybe my message really could cause people to think that I might be joking because almost all people in forums of which I visited bought high purity Triaconcanol, they bought from people who sell high purity Triacontanol. To date, in forums, I have not seen anyone using less than 90% Triacontanol (powder). Some do not mention what purity they are using but from the amount of Triacontanol powder that they use to make up a certain ppm 1000ml, it is easy to know that they are using high purity Triacontanol, you can actually calculate it.
Low purity Triacontanol is very common in China and in India. All because it is cheaper than high purity one. But I do not know whether or not low purity and high purity Triacontanol differ in their effects towards plant growth.
People have the belief that the higher the purity of a chemical, the better the effect will be. But my thinking is, we are growing plants in pots and not using it for any tests that require extremely precise results nor using it on tissue culture (which also needs precise quantity and quality PGR so that results are constant and not contaminated by other variables). As if spending a lot of money to buy the highest quality car but not willing to drive it outside afraid that the sun, wind, dust and rain will spoil the car. In other words, it does not serve the purpose. If it is for the purpose of decoration and only decoration, it is much wiser to save money not to have the engine included. Similarly, if the effect of low purity Triacontanol on plants is the same as that of high purity Triacontanol, there is no reason for me to spend so much more on high purity Triacontanol. On a road with speed limit and/or a road congested with cars, the speed of a Ferrari can't shine. Unless I am a wealthy spoilt brat who has too much money to flaunt, there is no other better reason to intentionally buy a million dollar car and get stuck in the traffic and look like a fool.
Of course no one will look like a fool buying and using high purity Triacontanol for growing plants. What mentioned is just an analogy of what I am trying to say. May or may not be an accurate analogy but sometimes it is easier to illustrate an abstract idea by analogy with something concrete.
Using higher purity chemical may not have better effect, but probably the effect will be more reproducible and probably also achiavable with lower concentration, because if the other compounds had better effect, you would be using them
However, if your aim is only to grow plants, not to do anything else with them, you could try both purities at several concentrations on few plants and see the effect. The impurities may have similar effect, since they are similar chemicals.
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
Hmmm. I like what you wrote and it make sense to me.
Are you a microbiologist, biochemist or something related to the mainstream science? If you had done practical research with Triacontanol, have you used low purity Triacontanol on your experimentation? Are there any differences between the high purity and low purity Triacontanol, in the laboratory context?
I cannot afford to try different purities of Triacontanol or plant growth regulators because it is very expensive. Which is the reason why I am forced to do my research on the Internet. As my theoretical research has failed, I am forced to ask people on forum to try my "luck" to see if anyone there/here has been using low purity Triacontanol. If someone used it and tried it then I do not need to reinvent the wheel. In forums, I can expect 50/50 (some people merely give suggestions and never use it, some people use it but at high purity). If this also fails, the last best option is me, myself being practical. However, it is not always possible to be practical when plant growth regulators are concern because they are very, very expensive.
I have even asked for the price for Brassinolide and Forchlofenuron. Both of them are even more expensive than Triacontanol, Forchlorfenuron being the most expensive one among plant growth regulators. Maybe there are others that are more expensive, or it is just the sellers putting a high price to something that promises HUGE yield, HEAVY fruits. To business people or growers, they have no issues when it comes to trial and error because they can still get their money back even if something failed on their crops.
Oh, I was told that some chemicals such as Octacosanol may inhibit the Triacontanol effect, albeit Octacosanol is part of the polycosanol family of which they are extracted (beeswax, rice bran wax). There is such test done but it was said that the growth effect has been stimulated before it is inhibited by Octacosanol Messenger. I requested COA of both 30% and 95% purity, both of them show similar amount of Octacosanol. Therefore, I am making an educational guess that both high purity and low purity have not much of a difference except a high purity Triacontanol has higher percentage of Triacontanol, and low purity Triacontanol has lower percentage of Triacontanol. That is only my educational guess, not necessarily reflect reality.
Maybe you could try to order it from here
they could have discount for higher than listed amount
I am biochemist working with cytokinins, but never worked with this class of compounds.
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
Oh, thank you, I will send them an enquiry e-mail to OlChemIm.
They have a wide range of plant growth regulators and there are more than 400 of them. Many of which I have no idea what they are! They do not list out which are cytokinins, which are auxins and so on and so forth. Not even a biochemist like you know them all unless you use them.
It is great to know you are a biochemist working with cytokinins. Do you mind sharing with me what you do with cytokinins? I read that Benzyleaminopurine is widely used in horticulture to increase plant growth. Then again, "plant growth" is vague. Almost every plant growth hormones is capable of stimulating "growth". Sometimes some regulators can have similar effects on plants. Sometimes some regulators cause plants to grow differently than expected that the particular PGR suppose to be stimulating. Predictable yet unpredictable. It is because different species of plants show different effects. I know the headache, time and cost all come together when it calls for testing species by species and PGR by PGR.
I have a bottle of 5% Gibberellin in liquid form. Diluted to 100pmm to 500ppm and foliar sprayed on Stevia raubadiana, Salvia officinalis, Orchid (I do not know the species), and few other plants. They all showed slightly different growth patterns, not merely in height, as a matter of fact not all of them grew any taller than their natural speed of growth in height.
They do, here you have list of categories
(but they have for example adenine under cytokinins, which is quite questionable...)
My specialty is metabolism of isoprenoid cytokinins, I am purifying and identifying several proteins involved in their metabolism.
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
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