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Bacteriophages and Acne?
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Bacteriophages and Acne?
While I can find a wealth of information on the theory of bacteriophages, I can't seem to find anything useful on their actual use(though I hear they're used with frequency in Georgia[the country]). Ever since I've known what they are, I've thought that bacteriophages would be perfect to treat acne. When I saw this article, I was slightly hopeful that I might find a clinical trial(at clinicaltrials.gov), but I found exactly bupkis.
So this leads me to my questions: Would it be a bad idea to culture the bacteriophage PA6? Is there somewhere I could purchase some of it?
If it's not a Bad Idea™, can you guys help me with the basics of culturing(I a vague idea of what to to)?
It might seem a good idea, but as far as i know the problems are:
-stability is not the greatest quality of bacteriophage cultures. In things like phage typing (strain discrimination of bacteria by sensitivity to a panel of phages), the hard part is to get consistent batches of phages.
-Sensitivity of bacteria to phages is not 100% so there might be some problems here. And unlike antibiotic here, there is no dose response.
-Phages are not really stable, so they are not as easy to use as anitibiotics that can be used in creams or pills.
As for protocol to grow phages, there are tons on the net, but the basics is you start a culture of your favorite target bacteria, and when it is starting to grow well, you mix it with phages and wait. In the end you hopefully have much less bacteria, but tons more of phages.
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Do you think you could direct me to protocols for culturing P. acnes? Or is there a place I could buy an already established culture? I hear P. acnes is hard to grow...
EDIT: Where does one get phages in the first place? Do you just try stuff from the environment(or from your face, because thats where P. acnes lives) and hope for the best?
I read this article, and found something concerning:
Those are endotoxins, right? And can you get rid of them with a centrifuge? (Or do you even need to? I know the body can handle them when bacteriophages work in the body.)
Can be bought at ATCC, although I doubt they would sell to anyone else than an institutional account, like any other company selling bacterial strains. The medium is simple and listed on their website:
As for fragments, it probably depends how they are used (topical vs ingestion) but I suspecta density gradient centrifugation might help separate the different fragments. But other methods might beb better/safer/more complete.
As for the detection of phage, I suspect you first start to test environmental samples on plates containing the targeted species and then make some plaque purification.
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any proof. (Ashley Montague)
I think you cannot remove endotoxins solely by centrifugation, at least in any practical way. However, some substances allow you to precipitate them and the remove by centrifugation. Even this doesn't guarantee 100% endotoxin-free product - something that even industrial high-purity systems cannot usually reach.
This being said, I've understood that low levels of endotoxins are problematic only if you're planning to inject your phages intravenously or maybe subcutaneously (which would just get them destroyed by the immune system anyway).
If you administrate the phages orally they likely get inactivated as well, but endotoxins shouldn't be a problem.
So, to me, some sort of cream or lotion sounds like the only practical way of administrating the phages. Endotoxins shouldn't be too big a problem this way, but the phage stability probably would, as well as their ability to reach the bacteria, not just the skin.
On a side note, that article about the phages was quite funny, the author managed to make the whole phage/bacteria thing like a horror story fused with science fiction
Thanks. I was also wondering about any other impurities one would need to consider, though it sounds like endotoxins are not too much of a problem.
Lysis reminds me of the movie Alien.
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I just saw this forum about Bacteriophage therapy... all posts are pretty old,but I just wanna tell you something important... First of all, users "biohazard" and "canalon" don't know **** about Bacteriophages at all... so if you don't know - just keep your f..cking mouth shut!!!
I've been in many countries and I can see the difference in medical field very clear!!!
They make all kinds of Bacteriophages to treat all kinds of health problems! They've been using Bacteriophages since 1940s... they used Bacteriophages in 2d World War!!! Many countries actually do care about progress in medical field and people!!! They sell all kind of Bacteriophages in regular drug stores! Bacteriophages are very unique and fantastic medicine!
If you think U.S the best country in the world??? may be, but not in medical field... FOR SURE!!!
Pharmacies make billions profits by selling antibiotics(chemicals) to people,but antibiotics cause new diseases and all kinds of side effects... antibiotics kill you slowly inside!!! American doctors are business doctors - they don't give a **** about people,all they need from you is MONEY!!!!
Bacteriophages are the best alternative to antibiotics!!! Bacteriophages kill all kind of bad bacteria inside of human body & has no side effects... Wake up people! all world uses Bacteriophages,herbs,
herbal balsams and many other non traditional methods to treat people... Actually I'm in SHOCK
to see how american government don't care to invent any new medicine or technologies to make a huge progress in medical field. It's 2012 ALREADY!!!! and you can see there's not much progress in
the country.... special thanks to computer and cell phone technology... other than that, there's
NO progress!!! Some idiots may tell you that Bacteriophages are not so effective or some other
crazy **** - it's because they just want to cover their shitty useless lazy asses... innovations, progress,development takes big money & huge will to create progress and help people... Now days
careless doctors and pharmacies are too comfortable sitting on their fat crappy asses and making
billions dollars on selling those nasty antibiotics & other chemicals to very naive people...
Government don't even let anyone to bring Bacteriophage from Europe... they don't want people
to find out about new technology, new medicine which works very effective in many cases... regress!!!!
Bacteriophage Therapy for Patients Across the Globe!!!
An Effective Treatment for Many Difficult Bacterial Infections
Phage Therapy Center specializes in three particular situations where bacteriophage therapy tends to be superior to standard and advanced treatments (including antibiotics) in the US and Western Europe:
Acute and Chronic Infections
Bladder Infections
Cystic Fibrosis (co-infections)
Dysbiosis / Pathogenic Intestinal Flora
Ear Infections (Otitis Media)
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Some but not all of these infections involve situations with poor circulation (such as those mentioned above), where insufficient antibiotic doses foster the growth of resistant bacteria. There are other cases, however, where poor circulation is not an important factor. Such cases can include:
Staphylococcus spp. (more than one species) including Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Community Associated Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).
Streptococcus spp.
Enterococcus spp.
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Several Other Bacterial Strains that are Emerging as Significant Challenges Even to the Most Advanced Antibiotics
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Propionibacteria are Gram postive - so no classic endotoxin (LPS) tho' debris could still be a concern. But assuming topical application, this may be less of a worry.
Bacteriophage therapy also suffers from host rimmune response to the phage itself, and those who have worked with bacteriophages will recall the typical appearance of colonies of resistant bacteria appear in plaques. No doubt phage therapy has some indications but it's not a miracle therapy.
Victory - come on - that list is silly. Sure like to see clinical data for ALL those indications, esp. the reference to
"Infections Complicated with Candida and Other Yeast / Fungi." Bad enough they don't know that yeatsts are fungi but implying bacteriophages are effective against fungi impeaches the whole site.
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Are PCB layout designers as a group poised to fade into the sunset? If so, can design engineers pick up the slack, or are we all doomed to failure?
There have been a spate of recent announcements about astoundingly cunning PCB layout technology. Two proclamations in particular spring to mind: New Cadence TimingVision Technology Speeds PCB Interface Design and Mentor's Xpedition: Putting More Power Into Your Mouse.
When I was being briefed by the guys and gals at Mentor Graphics, one topic really struck a chord. They were saying that a lot of the technology their company was developing was intended to make the layout tools understandable and usable by design engineers. One reason for this is that PCB layout now involves a lot of tradeoffs that require a mix of design engineer and layout designer knowledge. Another reason is that layout designers are starting to retire, and not many young folks are stepping forward to take their place.
According to Mentor, within a decade or so, layout designers may have to be placed on the "endangered species" list. Ever since I heard this, a number of thoughts have been rattling around in the back of my mind.
How did we find ourselves in this situation? Here's how I remember things. I would be really interested to hear if you agree or disagree. Also, my knowledge is based on what I've seen in England and America. I'd be very interested in input from people in other countries.
Just to make sure we're all tap dancing to the same drumbeat, I use the term "design engineers" to refer to the guys and gals who design the circuit and capture the schematics. The term "layout designers" refers to the chaps and chappesses who place and route the components and tracks on the PCB.
When I was starting my career, circuit board layout was often done by hand by sticking colored tape on transparent sheets of plastic. (See How It Was: PCB Layout from Rubylith to Dot and Tape to CAD.) At that time, one way to spot layout designers -- in addition to the hunched shoulders and nervous twitches -- was the fact that they never wore wooly pullovers. Errant fibers could become incorporated into the design and cause short circuits when the board was fabricated.
In those days of yore, to the best of my knowledge, there wasn't any formal training in layout design. Oftentimes it was a case of someone being in the right (or wrong) place at the right (or wrong) time and being told, "You look like you'll make a good layout designer. This can be your desk." It was not uncommon for the person to have little or no knowledge of electronics, but that typically didn't matter. These people treated the components as black boxes. Their only interest was in placing the components on the boards and routing the component pins together.
In some respects, I really don't think things have changed that much. On the bright side, there's now much more training at universities in the stuff one needs to know to become a design engineer. On the downside, universities still offer relatively little training (if any) on the tools and techniques one needs to know to become a layout designer.
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Creationism is not scientific
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Creationism is not scientific
This forum has been invaded with creationists, so instead of spamming tonnes of threads claiming evolution is a hoax etc. Please explain these questions/points creationists:
1. Please explain how creationism is scientific. You claim evolution is not scientific becuase it has not been observed but you are happy to accept that microevolution HAS been observed, so wether you like it or not, you DO actually accept evolution. Are you happy to admit this?
A scientific hypothesis must be naturalistic, relying only on principles of cause and effect and laws of nature to explain observed phenomena. An idea that is not naturalistic - i.e., that incorporates supernatural intervention and miracles - cannot be part of science, because it is impossible to test, disprove, or further investigate.
Science only deals with the natural but creationism is supernatural so how can creationism be scientific?
2. Creationism itself is supernatural and not scientific, hence it can not be observed. If a creator has created all species on earth supernaturally why is he/she/it/them not creating more species now?
A hypothesis about the supernatural creationism cannot be tested, and so is not scientific. So the concept of God, or supernatural creator(s), capable of designing the whole universe, can neither be proved nor disproved.
3. A scientific hypothesis must be testable and falsifiable. That is to say, a hypothesis must make predictions that can be compared to the real world and determined to be either true or false, and there must be some imaginable evidence that could disprove it. How can supernatural creationism be testable or falsifiable?
4. Creationism makes no testable predictions at all it makes no checkable or testable claims about how to identify creation, who the creator is, what the creator's goals and motives are, what the mechanism of creator is, or when and where the creation takes place. This is why creationism is outside of empirical science.
5. A scientific hypothesis, in addition to being testable, must actually be tested. The essence of science is its self-correcting mechanism, in which hypotheses are constantly revised and refined to comply with new evidence. Creationism fails here becuase it attempts to explain everything, is not testable and has never been tested.
6. Creationists start with their assumptions with the Bible. This is not how science works. Religious creationists are dishonest becuase their personal religious beliefs have a bias on science, creationists claiming the Bible must be true will tend to override and color everything they observe. Creationists have no objective outlook on science. Real scientists, by contrast, must always follow where the evidence leads, regardless of whether that evidence overturns a generally accepted theory or even a cherished personal belief.
A scientific hypothesis is almost always fertile, suggesting new areas to study and expand our knowledge and giving rise to new hypotheses in turn. Creationism does not do this; it is scientifically sterile. It explains observed facts in an ad hoc way but suggests no surprising consequences, nowhere to focus our efforts on next, and cannot be used to derive further predictions. Whatever we find, whatever patterns or evidence we uncover, the creationist explains it simply by assuming that that is how God must have wanted it, for unknowable reasons of his own. This does not add to our knowledge and does not lead to new avenues of research.
In conclusion creationism is not scientific becuase it has never been observed, it is not testable or falsifiable, it has never been tested, it does not make predictions and it remains outside of the scope of empirical science. Creationism is metaphysics not science.
Now before anyone decides to personally attack me and call me an atheist I am not. I have been a pantheist/theist for many years and I also have an interest in the supernatural. I am just honest enough to admit these things are beyond science. Anyone claiming creationism is scientific is clearly being dishonest. Evolution is a fact which is supported by loads of evidence. The only people who deny evolution are people who have a strong religious bias, they are not objective when it comes to science. Considering creationists still claim creationism is scientific then perhaps you can explain why you believe this on this thread.
I agree creationism has never made sense to me, I'm glad to hear you think it's anti- scientific too.
A young earth creationist user on this forum called jinx25 has been spamming threads with the same comments that evolution has not been observed and that evolution is not scientific, he has not explained why he thinks this. His comments are contradiction considering creationism has not been observed and does not qualify as science. There is tonnes of evidence for evolution which he ignores. This is the problem when you have a religious bias. His assumptions start with the bible, this is not how science operates. He has clearly read this thread but chooses not to comment. He would need to explain why he believes creationism is scientific when it clearly is not.
Spamming lol. Yes of course anything contradictory to Darwins myths is 'spamming'.
'There is tonnes of evidence for evolution which he ignores.'
Which definition of 'evolution'? Change in gene frequency? Speciation? Descent with modification? Genetic drift? Any change in any living thing ever? The myth that the most complex thing man has ever obtained knowledge of (DNA) came about by mistakes and accidents in an undirected process?
'He would need to explain why he believes creationism is scientific when it clearly is not.'
'Evolution' (when i say 'evolution' i mean neodarwinian theory-all life on earth shares a common ancestor with a primordial prokartyote 3.5 bya through random mutation+natural selection) is (conveniently) a process that is alleged to have both started an stopped happening in the unobserved and unobservable (not empirical science) past. Empirical investigation into both 'evolution' and Genesis 1:1-31 is unobtainable. Creation has written history (Genesis) where as 'evolution' has none.
'His assumptions start with the bible, this is not how science operates.'
Given that abiogenesis has some SERIOUS SERIOUS scientific problems (lolz?) and the complete absence of a mechanism for adding NEW nucleotides coding for NEW proteins (aka new genetic information) to me, that leaves 'evolution' as something that never happened. So yes my 'assumptions' now start with Genesis 1:1-31 as the origins of the universe. Evolutionists assumptions starts (usually by the height of blind faith) with 'EVOLUTIONVIANATURALSELECTION' did it despite usually having not even read the cornerstone book of the evolutionism doctrine (Charles Darwins 'On the origin of myths i mean species') or understanding how the process is (alleged) to work.
Creation antiscientific? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH Newton? Keppler? Faraday? Pasteur? Galileo? Neodarwinian 'theory' is the most dogmatic inhibitory paradigm to science in the history of mankind. Despite atheists cult leaders claims (Dawkins 'DNA is the knockdown evidence for evolution') molecular biology killed 'evolution'. DNAs existence proves it never happened. Again we are dealing with a process that has NEVER BEEN OBSERVED.
No, but bringing this subject everytime you post something is spamming. And you know you have been warned about that already. With such frequency it will not take much time until you will be banned.
Why do you write about evolution if you answer question about creation? Again? (and this is the spamming)
Evolution has as much good history as creation, if man-written book is enough for you.
(peer-nonreviewed book is sufficient proof for you? LOL)
And again the spamming...
In what specifically is the Genesis better than evolution-books except it was written by complete amateurs who knew nothing about science and were high?
So? What do their names prove? If they claimed there is no God, they would be burned by Inquisition. They couldn't afford something like that. Think about Giordano Bruno
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
I was asked a question and i answered it. NDT is the most dogmatic inhibitory force EVER as witnessed by your comment. I expect to get banned soon. Goodbye everyone.
Written history goes back 6,000 years.
In all 6,000 years of eye witness testimony/written history has anyone ever observed a fish bring forth something other than a fish. If someone wants to believe it can happen, contrary to every observed law of nature in written history (6,000 years) that is their religious belief. Another name for 6,000 years worth of mans investigations/eye witness testimony of earth would be 'science' though i will not use that word as it is used dogmatically by atheists without understanding of its meaning.
Science (oxxfordictionaries.com)
the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through OBSERVATION and EXPERIMENT:
Written history (6,000 years worth AKA SCIENCE) confirms Genesis, that animals bring forth 'after their kind' and shows NDT to be without foundation. Goodbye everyone.
Type in 'recorded history' on google, the wiki page. If someone believes Genesis it is inherent they believe there was an eye witness (God). I added up the genealogies in Genesis 5 and got 1656 years from creation week to Noahs flood.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se ... ersion=KJV
I have not added up the other genealogies but apparently they yield ~4,300 years from Noahs flood to today (obv only have to get to Jesus then +2k). Oldest tree
BTW Newton and those other names mentioned above were CREATIONISTS and science is based on what those giants found out. At its foundation science is based on an orderly, logical and uniform universe ie. CREATION!
Sir Isaac Newton PRS MP (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton
Johannes Kepler (German: [ˈkʰɛplɐ]; December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kepler
Michael Faraday, FRS (22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Faraday
Louis Pasteur (play /ˈluːi pæˈstɜr/, French: [lwi pastœʁ]; December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895)
Galileo Galilei (Italian pronunciation: [ɡaliˈlɛːo ɡaliˈlɛi]; 15 February 1564[4] – 8 January 1642) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo
Charles Robert Darwin, FRS (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin
Can you be so kind and tell me, how can they be for something that was written at least 100 years after their death?
So you rely on testimony of your imaginary friend instead of real people. Yeah, no further discussion really needed.
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Fall 2014 Class Descriptions
Real Estate Transactions (Duane Horning)
2 credit(s), Standard Letter Graded
This course covers the practical aspects of real property transactions, both residential and commercial. Topics include purchase & sale transactions, escrows, title insurance, options, deeds and title issues, leases, basic financing transactions, brokers and agents, and applicable documents. The course builds on the broader conceptual concepts covered in the Property course, and examines the application of those concepts used by practitioners in advising their clients in transactions.
Remedies (Michael B. Kelly)
4 credit(s), Standard Letter Graded
Concentration(s): Public Interest Law (JD), Civil Litigation (JD), Children's Rights (JD)
Legal and equitable remedies under statutes and the common law are examined and compared. The course focuses on methods of evaluating alternative remedies and arguing for or against their creation or use in a given case. The course objective is to enable the student not only to identify all available remedies but also to choose the preferred remedy from among them. The principal subjects covered are equity, restitution and damages.
Note: This is a required course for the Civil Litigation Concentration (JD).


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Grand jury indicts Dr. Richard N. Barney of Janesville on prescription drug charges
MADISON--A federal grand jury indicted a Janesville doctor Wednesday, alleging he fraudulently used a hospital vending machine to get prescription painkillers last year.
Dr. Richard N. Barney, 53, Janesville, is facing 15 counts of obtaining prescription drugs by fraud, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Madison.
Barney acquired Percocet by sending prescriptions to an InstyMeds machine at Beloit Memorial Hospital in the names of 15 patients without the patients' knowledge between January and October of 2012, authorities said.
The InstyMeds machine, which is about the size of a soda vending machine, dispenses medication to patients who have obtained a patient drug voucher from a prescribing physician. Each voucher has a number that is entered into the machine, along with the patient's personal code, for the drugs to be dispensed, according to the news release.
Barney was a physician at Beloit Memorial for 18 years, from 1995 until his resignation in April 2013, Beloit Memorial spokeswoman Sarah Starmer said. Barney was a physician with Southern Wisconsin Emergency Associates, she said.
The alleged fraud was discovered by Beloit Memorial Hospital staff in early April, Starmer said, and the hospital alerted law enforcement, which began an investigation.
"During that time, we also did accept his resignation," she said.
A hospital review of patient issues and records revealed an "absolute determination no patients were harmed, and patient safety was not compromised," she said.
Starmer said it was "very sad" to hear the news of the indictment.
"He served our hospital and community well, and he was very involved in great things in our community," she said.
Barney is the associate medical director of the Mercy Regional EMS Training Center, Mercy Vice President Barb Bortner said. Bortner said Barney was hired earlier this year, but he didn't actively start working until this month.
In an April story for The Gazette, Barney was referred to as Mercy's associate medical director.
Bortner said she could not comment on when Mercy became aware of the indictment or if Mercy was involved in the investigation.
Mercy also has InstyMeds-type machines at its emergency locations, Bortner said.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Altman, who is prosecutor for the case, said the prescription machines are relatively new technology, and she was unaware of any other cases in federal court for the Western District of Wisconsin involving them.
ATM-style prescription dispensing machines such as InstyMeds were designed to address the shortage of pharmacists and drug stores closing in small towns.
The point-of-sale machine is generally used by outpatients. The machines can be located in hospital lobbies, where they are accessible 24 hours a day.
Barney was first licensed as a physician in Wisconsin in April 1989, and his license remains valid until Oct. 31, according to state Department of Public Safety and Professional Services website.
In the early-2000s he served as the state EMS medical director, according to Gazette archives.
Barney is not in custody and no court dates had been set in the case of as Wednesday afternoon.
If convicted, Barney faces a maximum penalty of four years in federal prison on each count. The charges are the result of an investigation by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Roscoe, Ill., police; and Beloit police, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Beloit police Capt. Daniel Risse, public information officer for the department, declined to comment, referring questions to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Altman declined to answer any questions about Barney's case beyond what was in the press release.
According to the drugs.com website, Percocet contains acetaminophen and oxycodone and is administered to relieve modern to severe pain. Oxycodone is in a group of drugs called opioid pain relievers, and may be habit forming. Acetaminophen increases the effects of oxycodone.
--Reporters Gina Duwe and Nico Savidge, and freelance writer Kevin Murphy contributed to this story.


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Death notices for Jan. 18, 2014
Elmira M. Cerny, 91, of Delavan, formerly of Walworth, died Thursday Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Fontana. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Toynton Funeral Home, Walworth.
Shirley P. Kildow, 76, Milton, died Thursday at Rock Haven Nursing Home, Janesville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Milton. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Albrecht Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Milton, and from 10 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the church.
Mary Edna Kleeman, 69, Waukesha, died Thursday at Linden Grove Nursing Home, Waukesha. Arrangements are pending at Monroe Funeral Home, Delavan.
Evelyn O'Brien, 103, Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Delavan, died Friday in Sarasota, Fla. Arrangements are pending at Betzer Funeral Home, Delavan.
Susan M. Schimek Alt, 45, Menomonee Falls, formerly of Janesville, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Brian Hansen Funeral Service, Janesville.


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Officials from the Chicago Park District and City of Chicago honored Veteran's Day today with representatives of the Coca-Cola Foundation and community members at Fosco Park, 1312 S. Racine St., by kicking off the Park Families Wellness Initiative and announcing Coca-Cola Troops for Fitness.
"The Chicago Park District puts children and their families first," said General Superintendent and CEO Mike Kelly, "and these programs will help attract more people to our parks as we give them additional options for recreation, making Chicago a city with more active citizens."
A grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation backs the Park Families Wellness Initiative, which will offer fitness and nutrition education classes for Chicagoans of all ages. The program work on increasing a family's minutes of physical activity as well as its knowledge of a healthy lifestyle by emphasizing nutrition, dietary habits and exercise.
The program will strive to be the leading provider of affordable wellness programming in the City of Chicago as it impacts 125,000 patrons. The number of fitness programs and locations will also be increased citywide as the Chicago Park District offers consistent class options in-line with national trends.
The grant will also fund Coca-Cola Troops for Fitness, a program that features military-style fitness classes led by U.S. veterans. The program will be available at Chicago Park District field houses next year.
The Chicago Park District's wellness division oversees 71 citywide fitness centers, 10 outdoor fitness courses and six citywide parks that are designated wellness centers (Broadway Armory, Douglas, Humboldt, Palmer, Pottawattomie and Sherwood Parks). The wellness centers offer fitness and nutrition programs and amenities for the whole family.
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Best of The Gazette, Dec. 24: Fraud, film and an army of Grinches
The Gazette publishes a lot of news in a week. Combine that with all the distractions a weekend brings, and that means there's a good chance you might have missed some important stories. Here's a look at of some of The Gazette's best content from the last week or so:
Experts: Scrutiny can help fight credit card fraud
Target said Thursday that about 40 million credit and debit card accounts might be affected by a data breach for customers who swiped their cards at Target stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. Consumer advocacy and financial experts say customers worried that their credit or debit card information has fallen into the wrong hands should pay close attention to their monthly financial statements, among other suggestions.
Rock County Courthouse office is home of The Grinch
In the depths of the Rock County Courthouse, past the vending machines and vaults, lives a creature—actually, several—who hates Christmas a lot. In the purchasing office he lurks on the walls, he covers the billboards, the shelves and the floor, he's the Grinch who stole Christmas, a guy Jodi Millis adores.
No 'i' in Trewyn: Whippets senior eyes team goals
Whitewater guard Brooke Trewyn has her name all over the Whippets record books, but she wants to help lead the team to the state tournament. The team has never reached that goal. With the all-everything Trewyn leading the way, this could be the season the Whippets finally punch their ticket.
Although Lake Mendota appears to be frozen, anglers can't be too careful
There is no way to tell 10 inches of good ice from 1/10 inch from shore with binoculars. This is where the old adage about fools walking where angels fear to tread screams scary and appropriate overtones, sports columnist Ted Peck writes.
Editor's Views: Well-designed page serves as roadmap for content
In most cases, readers don't consciously notice how a newspaper page is arranged. In the end, though, a good page design makes a difference in how people read a page and how much they take from it, Gazette Editor Scott Angus writes.
Our Views: Service clubs do great things for Janesville as times change
Leaders of local service clubs sound hopeful about the clubs' futures, but maintaining membership is a constant struggle for most of them. We live in a mobile society, where families are less likely to put down roots than in decades past. Yet these clubs still have much to offer to their communities—and their members, The Gazette Editorial Board writes.
10 changes you'll see at the Beloit film fest
Though the curtain hasn't risen yet on the 2014 Beloit International Film Festival, it's safe to say big changes are waiting offstage. The event officially opens Feb. 14 in Beloit, but much is happening before then—especially in Janesville. Here are 10 new things to know about the film fest.
Madison's Ha Long Bay Restaurant stimulates senses
Ha Long Bay Restaurant is thriving after five years on Williamson Street. The kitchen continues to turn out delectable plates of Thai, Vietnamese and Laotian food, all of which awaken the senses and are well suited to warm hibernating palates, restaurant reviewer Bill Livick writes.
John W. Eyster: Why not a "living wage" for ALL workers?
Community blogger John W. Eyster agrees with a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel column supporting an ordinance that requires workers be paid a living wage. What do you think?
James Martin: I went Christmas shopping—and lived to tell about it
After skipping Christmas shopping because of his health for the last two years, community blogger James Martin dove back in this season. He wasn't missing much, turns out.
Glen Loyd Video: A cardinal Christmas card
Community blogger Glen Loyd offers viewers a video Christmas card in the form of some close-ups of a female cardinal enjoying lunch at his backyard birdfeeder.
Editorial cartoons for Dec. 15-21, 2013
Rep. Paul Ryan, Pope Francis and Phil Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" find themselves among the topics of The Gazette's editorial cartoons for Dec. 15-21.


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An overview of the LTE physical layer--Part II
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Downlink Reference Signals
To allow for coherent demodulation at the user equipment, reference symbols (or pilot symbols) are inserted in the OFDM time-frequency grid to allow for channel estimation. Downlink reference symbols are inserted within the first and third last OFDM symbol of each slot with a frequency domain spacing of six sub-carriers (this corresponds to the fifth and fourth OFDM symbols of the slot in case of normal and extended cyclic prefix, respectively) as shown in Figure 6 for an LTE system with one antenna in normal CP mode. Furthermore, there is a frequency domain staggering of three sub-carriers between the first and second reference symbols. Therefore, there are four reference symbols within each Resource Block. The user equipment will interpolate over multiple reference symbols to estimate the channel. In case of two transmit antennas, reference signals are inserted from each antenna where the reference signals on the second antenna are offset in the frequency domain by three sub-carriers. To allow the user equipment to accurately estimate the channel coefficients, nothing is transmitted on the other antenna at the same time-frequency location of reference signals.
The reference symbols have complex values, which are determined according to the symbol position as well as of the cell. LTE specifications refer to this as a two-dimensional reference-signal sequence, which indicates the LTE cell identity. There are 510 reference signal sequences corresponding to 510 different cell identities. The reference signals are derived from the product of a two-dimensional pseudo-random sequence and a two-dimensional orthogonal sequence. There are 170 different pseudo-random sequences corresponding to 170 cell-identity groups, and three orthogonal sequences each corresponding to a specific cell identity within the cell identity group.
Uplink Reference Signals
There are two types of reference signals for uplink in LTE. The first is Demodulation Reference Signals (DM-RS) which are used to enable coherent signal demodulation at the eNodeB. These signals are time multiplexed with uplink data and are transmitted on the fourth or third SC-FDMA symbol of an uplink slot for normal or extended CP, respectively, using the same bandwidth as the data.
The second is Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) which is used to allow channel dependent (i.e. frequency selective) uplink scheduling as the DM-RS cannot be used for this purposes since they are assigned over the assigned bandwidth to a UE. The SRS is introduced as a wider band reference signal typically transmitted in the last SC-FDMA symbol of a 1 ms subframe as shown in Figure 7. User data transmission is not allowed in this block, which results in about 7% reduction in uplink capacity. The SRS is an optional feature and is highly configurable to control overhead--it can be turned off in a cell. Users with different transmission bandwidth share this sounding channel in the frequency domain.
A User Equipment wishing to access the LTE system follows a cell search procedure which includes a series of synchronization stages by which the UE determines time and frequency parameters that are necessary to demodulate downlink signals, to transmit with correct timing and to acquire some critical system parameters.
There are three synchronization requirements in LTE: symbol timing acquisition by which the correct symbol start is determined; carrier frequency synchronization, which mitigates the effect of frequency errors resulting from Doppler shift and errors from electronics; and sampling clock synchronization.
There are two cell search procedures in LTE: one for initial synchronization and another for detecting neighbor cells in preparation for handover. In both cases, the UE uses two special signals broadcast on each cell: Primary Synchronization Sequence (PSS) and Secondary Synchronization Sequence (SSS). The detection of these signals allows the UE to complete time and frequency synchronization and to acquire useful system parameters such as cell identity, cyclic prefix length, and access mode (FDD/TDD). At this stage, the UE can also decode the Physical Broadcast Control Channel (PBCH) and obtain important system information.


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Your Views: African-American kids in state need help, not more of Paul Ryan cuts
Saturday, April 5, 2014
It is heartbreaking to learn that our dear state now ranks at the very bottom of all U.S. states for treatment of African-American children.
So what does our very own congressman, Paul Ryan, propose? Of course—make cuts to any service that might benefit our kids. They are our kids, Paul. Wisconsin's kids. So wrong.
This just doesn't feel good in my gut. You know it is immoral. Please reconsider your position.


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Slideshow: How knockoff nation mastered ecosystem
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SHENZHEN, China Da Fen Village, where replicas of Van Gogh, Rembrandt or Monet are mass-produced by Chinese artists and art students, represents everything that gives China a bad name: Knockoff nation.
But the oil-painting village, consisting of some 1,100 galleries with more than 8,000 artists, and suppliers /makers of brushes, paints, canvases and frames, located not far from Shenzhen, also illustrates the vitality of China.
The prolific copycats of Da Fen have come to an instinctive understanding of a larger ecosystem, similar to the high-tech industry in Shenzhen (and the Pearl River Delta), which thrives and prospers by building Android-based smartphones and tablets.
Da Fen is a microcosm of China today both good and bad.
I recently visited Da Fen, an extraordinary experience. Ive never seen so many cheap imitations of great Western art (and copies of famous Chinese art) gathered in one place. The paintings some done in slightly different colors from the originals were proudly hung on floor-to-ceilings walls. Each gallery, housed in a tall pencil building, displayed a vast number of knockoffs on multiple floors.
A woman working at a gallery kindly showed me around floor by floor, switched on the electricity every time when we entered a new floor, making sure the faux art appeared in the best possible light. She was diligent and friendly.
But when I wanted to take snapshot of an entire wall of phony Rembrandts, my hostess drew the line. She sternly warned me that photography in her gallery is absolutely forbidden.
Wait. You sell fake art produced by artists who copied them from books. But I am not allowed to take a picture of your fake art?


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Margaret Lee Schroeder Green, Janesville, WI (1931-2014)
November 13, 1931 - March 14, 2014
Margaret Lee Schroeder Green, age 82, of Janesville, went home to be with the Lord on March 14, 2014. Her departure was a peaceful one with loved ones by her side. Margaret was born on Nov. 13, 1931, to Verle Shetler and Mildred Hall in Milton Junction, WI. Margaret lived a very productive and rewarding life. She devoted her life to God by teaching Sunday School and at the Bible Baptist Temple. Her grandchildren have fond memories of her teaching Bible School in the basement of her home, which Margaret transformed into a classroom. She loved teaching so much that she attended UW-Stout to become a Head Start teacher for Rock County. Not only was she a vigilant prayer warrior, Margaret never grew tired of helping others. Her doors remained open to anyone who needed her; whether it was a shoulder to cry on, a heartfelt prayer, a good laugh, a bear hug, a delicious homemade "dough-gots" and chocolate cookies. Her kitchen was rarely empty and everyone's stomach was always full. Whoever came to know Margaret quickly realized what an amazing humanitarian she was. Although her heart became very weak the last part of her life, she continued to open it up and share her love with anyone that would receive it. Despite the ravages of her health, Margaret remained an inspiration to everyone that came into contact with her. She will forever be remembered in our hearts and minds as the courageous, loving, humble and God-fearing woman that she was.
Margaret was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Schroeder; her parents; four brothers: Deek, Gussy, Homer and Jerry; and one sister, Pat. She is survived by her second husband, Clinton Green; 13 loving children: Judy, Bobby, Debbie, Sheila, Randy, Sue, Kevin, Brenda, Diane, Jackie, Cindy, Ricky and Lisa. In addition, she is survived by four step-children; Christopher, Victor, Kathy and Michael. Other surviving family members include three sisters: Faye, Jackie and Vivian; as well as 39 grandchildren; and 49 great-grandchildren, whom she loved dearly.
Margaret's visitation will be from 11 a.m. until Noon Monday, March 17, 2014, at HENKE-CLARSON FUNERAL HOME, 1010 N. Wright Rd., Janesville. Funeral services will follow at 12 Noon Monday at HENKE-CLARSON FUNERAL HOME with her son-in-law, Pastor Howard Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
"Margaret's family wishes to extend a special thank you to the Mercy Hospital ICU staff and doctors for the excellent care they gave her and her family."


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Wife's illness, husband's addiction led to robberies
MADISON—Jeane Taylor held her head in her hands as Judge William Conley sentenced her husband to two years in federal prison Thursday afternoon.
Throughout the hearing, Taylor had dabbed at her eyes with tissues she held by a thumb—the only digit left on each hand. A floor-length black and white dress covered her prosthetic legs.
When Jeane Taylor started having abdominal pains five years ago, she and her husband, Tony D. Taylor, 36, were happily married in Utah, where they lived with their two young sons.
That pain spiraled into a devastating medical crisis that would cost Jeane her legs and fingers and leave Tony so desperately addicted to painkillers that he would rob more than 20 pharmacies across three states for the drugs, according to police.
Tony Taylor's string of robberies, which authorities said included five in Rock County, began when he moved the family to Delavan for a job last winter.
It ended when Taylor was arrested in April after he tried to rob a DeForest pharmacy for oxycodone.
"He just couldn't kick it," Jeane Taylor said of her husband's addiction. "He's a good man … but drugs really mess you up."
The two-year sentence handed down Thursday in U.S. District Court in Madison came after a hearing in which Conley openly wrestled to reconcile what he called a "heartbreaking" story with the "stunning series of brazen robberies" Tony Taylor committed.
In one exchange with Taylor's attorney, William Lieberman, Conley said people still need to be punished, even if addiction led to their crimes.
"Punishment is only one factor" to consider in determining a sentence, Lieberman pointed out.
"Agreed, counselor," Conley responded. "That's why we're struggling here today."
Lieberman detailed the family's story in a memorandum submitted to the court before Thursday's hearing.
Jeane Taylor fell ill in 2008, but it took six visits to doctors before they realized she had suffered from ovarian torsion. She contracted toxic sepsis and spent months in the hospital, eventually leading to the amputations.
When she returned home, Tony Taylor took care of Jeane, regularly carrying her and her wheelchair up and down stairs or around their house. That's what started Tony's back pain.
"He began self-medicating with opiates prescribed, in abundance, to his wife," Lieberman wrote.
That soon accelerated into a full-on addiction.
Taylor sought help to get off the drugs, his attorney wrote, but when he lost his job in Utah and had to move the family to Wisconsin for another one in 2012, it threw off the methadone treatment he had been receiving.
Desperate to avoid the debilitating effects of an opiate withdrawal, Taylor began robbing pharmacies around Wisconsin to get his fix.
He would go on to rob pharmacies around Dane and Rock counties, as well as ones in Illinois and Nebraska.
One of the Janesville pharmacies Taylor struck in the spring, a Walgreens on Milton Avenue, was robbed again last week by another man, police said.
In many of the robberies, Taylor walked into stores wearing a hood and handed pharmacists a note demanding oxycodone or other opiates.
"It's the stupidest thing I ever did in my life—flat out," Taylor said, sitting at the defense table in a blue Dane County Jail jumpsuit Thursday.
Federal prosecutors charged Taylor with nine counts of robbery of a pharmacy soon after he was caught in April. He pleaded guilty to one count as part of an agreement that saw the other eight dismissed but considered at sentencing.
Lieberman asked that Conley sentence Taylor to six months in prison, citing his family's history and Taylor's profound regret for what he did.
"I can't help but think of my family across that counter," Taylor said. "I grew up without a father, and that cycle was supposed to end with me."
Conley did not want to discount Taylor's addiction or the pain he and Jeane had been through in the past five years, but he said the family's plight was not the only thing he had to weigh.
While the two-year sentence he ultimately handed down was well below what federal guidelines call for, it was closer to the 27 months prosecutors requested.
Taylor also will spend three years on extended supervision after his prison time and pay more than $18,000 in restitution for the value of the medication he stole from area pharmacies.
Conley further ordered that Taylor spend his time at a federal prison close to his family, which has since moved back to Utah.
With Taylor still facing charges outside the federal court system for robberies committed elsewhere—including an open case in Rock County Court—Conley decided his federal prison time should run concurrent to any sentence imposed by another judge.
Conley then spoke directly to Taylor, telling him that while time in prison was the "price for your conduct," Taylor should remember the family that will depend on him when he gets out.
"You need to look forward," Conley told Taylor.


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With Victor back, victories should follow for Tigers
Detroit's offense should improve with return of top DH Martinez
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Let the record show that the knee injury that cost Victor Martinez his shot at a 2012 season was not a total loss. The benefit of all that extra time at home arrived two weeks ago, in the form of little Barbara Victoria Martinez, the third child of Victor and his wife, Margret.
And though Barbarita, as she'll be called, is only days old, Victor and Margret are already talking about working on No. 4.
"I need to get out of the house," Martinez said with a smile, "or I'm going to end up with a volleyball team."
By the looks of things here in these nascent days of Spring Training camp, Martinez won't be spending nearly as much time at the house in 2013, and that's a good thing for the defending American League champion Detroit Tigers.
Adding Torii Hunter to the No. 2 hole was one thing. But reacquiring Martinez's plate presence and pairing it with middle-of-the-order mashers Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder is arguably as big an addition as any in the AL Central this season.
"It changes the dynamic of our lineup a lot," Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "You put three guys in the lineup that can drive in 100 runs. One from the right-hand side, one from the left-hand side, one from both sides. All of a sudden, we've got a lot of guys who can pick up the pieces. It strengthens us significantly."
Fielder, of course, wouldn't even be here if not for the devastating knee injury that put Martinez on the shelf. And given that Fielder turned in a .313/.412/.528 slash line and provided protection for the AL MVP and Triple Crown winner, I'd say that signing has worked out wonderfully, to date.
But the Tigers, as a unit, saw their level of run production drop last season -- from 787 in '11 to 726 to '12. The latter half of the lineup largely didn't deliver. Specifically, the Tigers' No. 5 hitters (primarily Delmon Young) hit just .252 with a .671 OPS. Only the Royals (.661) got less production from that spot.
We don't know what to expect from a 34-year-old former catcher coming off multiple knee surgeries. But it seems reasonably safe to assume Martinez can do better than that.
"I'm not projecting he'll hit .330 again," said Dombrowski, "because he's at a point in his career where you never know. You can be in the prime of your career and not hit .330. But he looks good and, from what they tell me, the ball is jumping off his bat."
Martinez was practically jumping around the room Tuesday morning, as the Tigers prepared to hit the field for their first official workouts of the spring.
"I feel like I'm getting to the big leagues for the first time," he said. "I was having a tough time sleeping last night, I was so excited."
This is a distinct study in contrasts from the Martinez seen outside that same clubhouse one year ago. Walking with crutches, with sunglasses hiding his sad eyes, Martinez had come to camp only out of obligation to his son, Victor Jose, who loves being around the game. In the 2012 season that followed, Martinez made just two trips to Detroit -- none during the playoffs -- because the pain of being unable to participate was too much to bear.
"I couldn't go to the ballpark," he said, "because I would start doing stupid things, grabbing a bat and start taking swings when I wasn't supposed to. I said, 'You know what? You better stay away, because this isn't good.'"
As the Tigers ascended to the World Series, the televisions in Martinez's Orlando home were tuned elsewhere. He said he'd watch an inning here or there and then shut off the screen.
Maybe it seems strange that a guy so thoroughly regarded as one of the best teammates in the game today would go out of his way to distance himself from the action. But the Tigers understood.
"One thing I learned many years ago -- and I never understood this when I was not in the game -- is that some injured players that can't play, it's very painful for them to be around the team," Dombrowski said. "They want to push it too much, and it's really not healthy for them to be around."
Martinez is healthy now. He completed his rehabilitation program last week and has been given 100 percent clearance for spring activity. The Tigers, though, will still exercise caution with regard to his catching, and they'll monitor his at-bats in a Grapefruit League season extended by the World Baseball Classic.
"If there are days where he gets a little sore, we may have to back off," manager Jim Leyland said. "So we'll just play that by ear."
Martinez is slotted in as the Tigers' designated hitter. But with 10 road Interleague games on the regular season schedule, Leyland is not ruling out the possibility of Martinez getting back behind the plate on a limited basis.
"You know when Interleague play comes up, Victor Martinez has something in the back of his mind," Leyland said. "My first baseman is Prince Fielder, my third baseman is Miguel Cabrera and, when we play Interleague play, we'll see how things are going with Victor."
No matter the particulars of his position, Martinez is an high=impact piece at the plate and off the field. His personality is infectious, and his will to win is second to none.
Of course, Leyland is more caught up in his more tangible qualities.
"He's a great guy, he's a great teammate," Leyland said. "I could go into all those adjectives. But what I like most about Victor is the 112 RBIs and hitting .300 and getting big hit after big hit. I'm not going to be phony about it. That's why I love Victor."
Leyland is going to love writing down this lineup on a daily basis: 1. Austin Jackson, 2. Hunter, 3. Cabrera, 4. Fielder, 5. Martinez. That's as good a top five as you'll find in the game today, and it could take a Tigers team that was actually middle of the road, in terms of run production last year, back into the ranks of the elite.
"We were talented enough to overcome [Martinez's] absence last year," catcher Alex Avila said. "But whether you're a good team or a bad team, when you take a guy out of the lineup with Victor's ability to hit, to drive in runs, to work a pitcher, you're taking out a big piece there. The fact that we have him back, plus Prince and the rest of the guys in our lineup, we're going to be pretty tough."
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Mike Sheridan files for candidacy for Senate seat
JANESVILLE—Former state Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan of Janesville has filed papers to run for state Senate this fall.
Sheridan said earlier this week he planned to publicaly announce his candidacy early next week. He filed paperwork to run for the 15th Senate District seat Friday, according to the state Government Accountability Board's website.
The seat will come open in November because incumbent Tim Cullen is stepping down.
Sheridan, who filed as a Democrat, is running along with Evansville Democrat Janis Ringhand and Austin Scieszinski, a Janesville native, for the Democratic nomination. One poll out of California conducted in March by several labor groups put Sheridan in a "dead heat" with Ringhand in the August primary.
Sheridan was elected to the 44th District of the state Assembly in 2004 and rose through the ranks to become Assembly speaker in 2009, only to lose his seat in 2010 to� Republican challenger Joe Knilans.
Sheridan, a former General Motors employee who is now a lobbyist for the state AFL-CIO, disclosed in 2010 that he was dating a lobbyist for the payday loan industry. At the time, he was going through a divorce and had relaxed his positions on regulating the payday loan industry.
Sheridan has said he'd run on a platform of "family-supporting jobs" and improvements to public education and local infrastructure.
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Janesville Police searching for man, minivan after approaching young girl
JANESVILLE—The Janesville Police Department is searching for a man and his vehicle after he reportedly approached a 13-year-old girl.
Around noon Sunday, the girl was walking behind Ace Hardware, 2720 E. Milwaukee St., when a man stopped his vehicle and asked if the girl wanted to get in, according to a Janesville Police Department alert.�
The girl walked away and was not injured.
The man is described as white, about 60 years old, and has grey hair. He was wearing a black or brown baseball cap, a blue shirt, and a white shirt underneath.
The van is tan and has dark windows. The van could be a Chevrolet Venture minivan.
If you have any information about this incident, please call Rock County Communications at 608-757-2244 or Crimestoppers at 608-756-3636.
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Registration open for Whitewater's Main Street Festival
WHITEWATER — Artists and craftspeople can register for Whitewater's Main Street Festival through Tuesday, April 1.
The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, throughout the city.
The event promotes the city's arts community.
Arts and crafts booths will be open all day, hands-on activities for the family and special events will be held throughout the day, food booths will be available, and local retailers will hold sales, according to the festival's news release.
Sponsors of the event are Studio 84, Whitewater Arts Alliance, and Whitewater Chamber of Commerce.
People interested in displaying and selling art should visit www.wwmsfestival.blogspot.com and contact the festival at firstname.lastname@example.com. Spaces are available for: $35 for 10-by-10-foot space; and $60 for 10-by-20-foot space.
Proceeds from the event support community arts programming and are used to help fund local high school and college scholarships.
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Visions of Sugar Ameixas: When Is a Plum Not a Plum?
When is a plum not a plum? When it is a sugarplum or a plum pudding! Judging by the names of these traditional British Christmas treats, one would think that both include some quantity of plum. Not true! For centuries, the term 'sugarplum' has referred to any type of dried fruit, made into a small, vaguely plum-shaped sweet. During Victorian times, these sugary candies sometimes contained raisins or currants which were called plums.
Similarly, traditional plum puddings, including the famous Mrs. Beeton's Christmas Plum Pudding, Excellent Plum Pudding, and Unrivalled Plum Pudding (Beeton's Book of Household Management, London, 1861) contain not a trace of plum. Instead, these noble desserts are packed with plump raisins (in the case of the Unrivalled Plum Pudding, specifically muscatel and sultana raisins). Mrs. Beeton does, however, make mention in her book of boxed candied plums, stating that they are best served in a pretty glass dish in the wintertime when fresh fruit is not available.
Which brings us to our recently-arrived, candied plums from Elvas Portugal. Elvas plums, also known as Greengage plums, have been grown and candied for preservation for centuries in the Upper Alentejo region of Portugal. Greenish in color, these plums are prized in many countries for their rich, sweet flavor. Indeed, they have been popular in England since their introduction by Port merchants in the 1800s. In the Alentejo, they are a DOP or origin-protected fruit, officially titled Ameixas d'Elvas – a 'sugarplum' in the truest sense of the name.
On our trip to southern Portugal in February, Tim and I visited Confibor, a small Ameixas d'Elvas producer in Estremoz. The harvest had long since passed (the plums are harvested between June and August) and all of the beautiful, green plums were soaking in vats of sugar cane syrup. As with all candied fruits, sugar was initially used as a natural preservative, allowing ripe summer fruits to be enjoyed year round in the days before trains and trucks. The process of blanching and candying the fruit takes several weeks, after which they are stored in their sweet syrup until they are needed. Before they're shipped to us by boat, they are simply drained, dried and packed in wooden boxes.
While these plums could be eaten on their own for dessert, we began importing them primarily for their presence on a cheese board. They act in the same way as a fruity jam, a sweet honey, or a tangy membrillo when paired with cheese. I prefer my plums paired with firm, salty cheeses, like Calcagno and Manchego, or with rich, farmy cheeses like Laguiole and Avonlea Cheddar. Try a few slivers of candied plum atop a fluffy pile of Hillman Farm's fresh goat cheese or MitiCrema fresh sheep's milk cheese. Consider also a single plum alongside a slice of Stilton and a glass of Ruby Port.
At our South End store, we're presenting our plums in a glass jar on the cheese counter, so you can buy them by the piece. In Cambridge, they are available in the chocolate case in the bakery. Just one or two will be the perfect amount to perk up a cheese platter for a small group. If you're tempted to pop one of these plums in your mouth to experience their sweetly rich flavors – just be warned… they contain pits!
Julie Cappellano is the General Manager and wine buyer at Formaggio Kitchen South End, Boston.


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Janesville Dr. Richard Barney pleads guilty in federal court to prescription fraud charge
MADISON--A Janesville doctor pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to one count of obtaining a prescription drug by fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Dr. Richard N. Barney, 53, Janesville, had faced 15 counts of obtaining prescription drugs by fraud. Federal prosecutors say he acquired Percocet by sending prescriptions to an InstyMeds machine at Beloit Memorial Hospital in the names of 15 patients without the patients' knowledge between January and October of 2012.
As part of a plea agreement, Barney pleaded guilty to one of the 15 counts. He admitted obtaining Percocet illegally Jan. 13, 2012, said Myra Longfield, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Madison.
Percocet contains acetaminophen and oxycodone and is administered to relieve moderate to severe pain.
When Barney wanted to get painkillers, he wrote out prescriptions in the names of patients and picked up the drugs for himself, according to the indictment.
Barney will face a maximum of four years in prison when he is sentenced at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 6.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Altman, who is prosecutor for the case, said earlier that the InstyMeds prescription machines are relatively new technology, and she was unaware of any other cases in federal court for the Western District of Wisconsin involving them.
ATM-style prescription dispensing machines such as InstyMeds were designed to address the shortage of pharmacists and drug stores closing in small towns.
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Evansville collective offers health, wellness services
EVANSVILLE--When Allison Becker moved her practice last year, the naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist wanted to be closer to her Evansville home.
"Now, I live only three blocks away," she said, seated in her new downtown office. "I wanted to be part of the Evansville community where I can talk to my neighbors."
Thanks to a unique collaborative effort, she also talks regularly with other wellness professionals in her building.�
Her business is one of eight that make up the new Good Care Collective in the historic Eager building on East Main Street. Like-minded entrepreneurs line the perimeter of the building's lower level and offer services, including physical therapy, yoga, massage and health coaching, within steps of each other.
They meet monthly and share a common goal: to help people feel better.
"We believe what we are doing is the future model of health care," Becker said. "What we are providing is what many small towns—and big ones—don't have and would like to have."
If Becker thinks a patient needs to increase flexibility, she can advise the patient to take a yoga class just across the hall. If she thinks someone needs stress relief, she can recommend the massage therapist next door.
"We are addressing the whole person—body, mind and spirit," she said. "Our patients love it. They come from all over Southern Wisconsin and Illinois."
Becker is a physician trained as a specialist in natural medicines.
"People see me for a variety of conditions," she said. "I am trained as a primary care provider."
When she moved her office to Evansville, so did physical therapist Christine Koth, who practiced at the naturopathic clinic in Janesville with Becker for seven years.
"When everyone is under one roof, we can share ideas and cases," said Koth of Wellness Physical Therapy. "It feels so much more comfortable to be referred to someone nearby."
Susan Frikken, a physical therapist and massage therapist, works with Koth.
"I joined the group to spend quality time with my patients," she said. "If I don't have the answers or the resources, chances are someone in the collective can help. It's a great model for the delivery of health care."
Naomi Beth Corridon is a licensed massage therapist at Healing Tree Massage and Wellness Center. She and Frikken presented a free workshop in November on effective ways for people to manage pain.
"We have a perfect niche, here, where a client can come and get all needs met," she said. "We are a group of like-minded people who want to focus on the client's whole body."
Corridon is about to celebrate one year in Evansville.
"It is great to be with other women with similar missions to help others," she said. "We are creating a safe space for people to take care of themselves."
Corridon discovered the building where she now works when she came inside to visit her insurance company, which is on the main level.
"I thought this building is amazing," she said. "It felt welcoming and like coming home."
Peggy Frain, a certified yoga teacher, was the first business on the lower level. She opened her studio a year ago in April.
"Yoga transformed me," she said. "I believe in its healing properties. It helped me deal with stress and helped me connect to mindfulness. As it became clear how yoga helped me, I wanted to share it with others. Each woman in the collective does something different to help people feel their best. We are here to take care of people."
Christina Slaback of the Evansville Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism called the collective "a great story of entrepreneurship and collaboration."
"Each of these women came from different locations following different paths but found an opportunity to grow and nurture each other," she said. "It is a wellness oasis where an individual can visit one location and get a 360-degree view on their health."
An Evansville woman, who did not want to be identified, said she was a patient of Becker when her office was in Janesville.
The woman has sought help from several professionals in the collective.
"Everyone is easy to talk to," she said. "They make me feel that I can open up and communicate. It's nice to walk in and feel like I am somebody."
She appreciates that so many services are in the same building. She also appreciates the atmosphere.
"Each office is homey," she said. "I walk in and feel relaxed right away."
The client is grateful for the wellness providers so close to home.
"They have helped me with so many different things," she said. "They are the ones I turn to."
Anna Marie Lux is a columnist for The Gazette. Her columns run Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call her with ideas or comments at (608) 755-8264, or email email@example.com.


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Haunted night lights in the neighborhood
Christmas may take the lights when it comes to holiday decorating, but look around local neighborhoods, and you might think Halloween comes in a close second.
Among the more creative holiday light displays around Walworth County is the home of Rich and Kari Schroeder at 843 Chelsea Drive in Elkhorn.
This is the second year for the Schroeders' Halloween lights and the third for their Christmas lights. Both displays have become a popular tradition for viewers.
And—since these are charity light shows for which the Schroeders accept donations—they've also become a way to boost funds for needed equipment for the Elkhorn Area Fire Department, of which Rich Schroeder is a volunteer. All the money goes to the department, Schroeder said, noting that over the last two years, they've raised more than $800.
The holiday displays are a collection of lights synchronized to music that viewers can listen to from their cars.
This year's Halloween show, already in progress, runs nightly until October 31. It features two "talking" faces made from lights and a six-and-a-half-minute music montage that's a mix of old Halloween classics and contemporary pop music.
Rich Schroeder, a licensed insurance underwriter, got the idea for the display about five years ago after seeing similar light shows on YouTube.
"I thought this looked like fun," he said. "And since it's customary to have a donation box for charity, we do that, too."
As much fun as the shows are, they're also an effort to create.� Schroeder and his wife started hanging lights Oct. 1.
"We've got it down to a science," he said, estimating it took the two of them about 35 hours to set up the display, which features some 10,000 lights.
The Christmas display—which the couple will begin working on November 1, after the Halloween decorations come down--uses 40,000 lights, so it takes longer to set up. For that one the Schroeders enlist help from other volunteers.
The thought of handling all those lights might bring flashbacks of "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" and character Clark Griswold's mishaps in decorating his house for the holidays. Thus far, Schroeder has avoided falling from gutters or overloading circuits.
Surprisingly, too, he said his electric bill went up only about $60 during the height of the holidays.
Schroeder also spends about 20 hours programming the music for the display on his laptop computer. He and his wife sat down weeks ago, deciding which songs to pick for the Halloween montage. Their two sons, 6 and 4, offer their input as well.
His kids were very excited when the displays first started, but now, he said, they've kind of come to expect it.
But over the years, Schroeder has noticed the numbers of viewers to the displays growing, although his only advertising is through word of mouth.
The Halloween light show begins at 6:30 p.m. daily, ending at 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and at 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.�
Does the nightly traffic upset the neighborhood?
"The neighbors are used to it," he said, noting that some neighborhood kids like to stay up and listen to the music. He added that mixed among the recorded songs are "commercials" reminding viewers to be nice to the neighbors—not to trample over lawns or litter.
Most viewers simply watch the lights, entranced.
"My favorite thing to do is to be outside, behind the scenes, but listening to the kids singing along with the songs in their car, or hearing the giggles, and the oohs and aahhs," Schroeder said. "That's really neat."
See more photos of the display on the Walworth County Today Facebook page HERE.
See photos of other Halloween decoration displays around Walworth County in the October 20 print or e-edition of Walworth County Sunday.