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I live in Berkeley and it looks like while I get most of my networks from SF, I need to also point toward San Jose, 57 miles away, to get NBC. I've been looking at the Channel Master antennaes, but I can't tell if you have one station in the blue range and the rest in the green or yellow ranges, whether you can just point your directional antennae at the blue and pick everything else up off the rest of the antennae, or whether you'd need two directionals or one that can point in two directions.
Also, on antennaeweb, it has a column that's supposed to read "live now" for digital channels that are being broadcast, yet none of the bay area channels say "live now." Most are blank. I take it for granted that the digital broadcasts are available right? You can't get HDTV from an analog broadcast, can you, and I know that's available OTA. Also, I assume that all the digital channels are UHF, so I need to buy the antennae that can reach 60 miles on UHF to get NBC, don't I?
If I go the HD route, I'll be using Directv plus OTA, so I will need to get all the networks in HD to really make the investment worthwhile (as directv will give me either none, or only CBS HD). I'd appreciate if anyone in Berkeley, Oakland, Albany, etc. can sound off on their OTA experiences.
Thanks for the input.
UPDATE: I was asked to add the info below to my post. I now live in a hilly area in Oakland and can't get OTA reception any more. Too bad for me.
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I live in Oakland and have had OTA high-def running for about a year now.
The nice thing about the east bay is that Sutro is an easy shot. All the digital channels coming off of Sutro are UHF. I have a Channelmaster 4-bay bowtie that gets plenty of signal (and is nice and small to boot).
NBC is the trick, though. At first I tried pointing a combo antenna at Loma Prieta (KNTV), hoping for enough signal from Sutro to get everything. Didn't work, on either count. KNTV digital is VHF, actually, at channel 12, unlike most DTV stations.
After some more research, I wound up with a 10-element channel-cut (for channel 11, but 12 is close enough) Winegard Yagi pointed at KNTV, merged (with a clever box called a join-tenna, basically a band-pass/notch filter/combiner in one) with the UHF antenna pointed at Sutro. They share a ten-foot mast on my roof. Works quite well, with only the rare hiccup.
Both antennas and the jointenna were purchased in San Jose at a shop called Schad electronics. There may well be a closer place to get this stuff, but I like to drive more than I like to make phone calls.
I should mention that I am in the Oakland "foothills" so I have enough vertical elevation to get (I think) line of sight to Loma Prieta. Depending on your local topography getting KNTV may be impossible.
Another option is Comcast HDTV, which (if available in your area) now carries pretty much everybody (they're adding CBS shortly, I think).
Yet another thing to think about - KNTV is working with the FCC to move its antennas to Sutro, so this all may get a lot easier. Also, the local Telemundo affiliate (owned by NBC) with an antenna on Mount Allison (Fremont area) is apparently providing KNTVs DTV feed on its second channel, again to provide wider coverage. I haven't tried this as Loma Prieta works for me.
There you go, pretty much everything I know about HDTV in the east bay. Whew! Hope it helps.
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In Mountain View you are probably close enough to Mt. Allison that an antenna pointed at Sutro will still do the job.
I am also in Mtn View and NBC off channel 12 is the strongest signal I get
It takes 2 antennae, but with a channel 12 combiner there is no need to switch antennae...
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KNTV has applied to the FCC to move their channel 11 and 12 transmitters to Mt. San Bruno, not Sutro Tower.
KNTV's programming on channel 49.2 (virtual 48.2) is probably listed in your guide as KSTS-Telemundo. That's the main channel on 49.1 (48.1) and KNTV is just hitching a ride.
For a complete guide to all of the stations that are on the air in Northern California, including transmitter channel, virtual (PSIP) channel, call letters, network, transmitter location and more, check out my web site:
There are also lots of other HDTV information pages and links at:
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My complete SF Bay Area DTV Station Lists: http://www.choisser.com/sfonair.html
Lots of Broadcasting links and information: http://www.choisser.com/broadcast.html
Check out photos and info on my antennas: http://www. larrykenney.com/tvantennas.html
My complete SF Bay Area DTV Station Lists: http://www.choisser.com/sfonair.html
Lots of Broadcasting links and information: http://www.choisser.com/broadcast.html
Check out photos and info on my antennas: http://www. larrykenney.com/tvantennas.html
Good luck!
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It looks like you have two options. Either get a single large UHF antenna with a good beamwidth and try to pick up sutro (which is close) and Mt. Allison which is about 33mi away or buy one large vhf antenna for ch12 and one small uhf antenna. Sutro should be very easy for you to pick up unless there are some major obstructions. Bridges can cause reception hell in very localized spots so check with neighbors.
If I were you, I would try the single large uhf. Buy a CM4228 or WineGard HD9095p. Both have high gain but their patterns are a bit different. The 9095 is a yagi/corner_reflector which has a very interesting rear gain profile especially if tilted up slightly. According to antennaweb, Mt Allison is approx 124 deg at 33mi and Sutro is approx. 222 deg at 13mi. If you angle your antenna slightly up from horizontal and point it directly at Mt Allison, you get very similar gain forward toward Mt Allison and a nice gain profile from 100 deg to about 260 deg (see link below) which should be more than enough to pick up Sutro. You can also try this with the 4228 but it looks like the 4228 has more nulls expecially behind which can be tricky to find the right angle.
The only reason to consider option 2 (big VHF with small UHF) would be if there were mountains, trees, or buildings at 120-140degrees since Mt Allison and Loma Prieta are in the same general derection.. VHF has better defraction characteristics which may make it easier to pick up if there are unavoidable obstructions.
See here for gain plots and other info:
Good luck.
There's no guarantee that D* will ever have all of the networks in HD and they may not be local (like CBS now) if they do. If you can find a 4228 at Fry's like I did, you can try it out and return it if it doesn't work. I'm actually not all that far from you (west San Jose near Prospect and Saratoga) and I've got some big trees all around as well. I get solid signal for 14+ stations including all of the networks. I get NBC on 12 eventhough I don't even have a VHF antenna. I have a great signal on all of the sutro stations. I need to rotate it a bit more north to get better reception of Mt Allison though. If you can, get up to the roof with a compass and check line of sight at around 320 degrees. Walk around the roof because you can often fine gaps between trees or buildings.
I bought an AC9 to pull in VHF/FM since it is less than $25 shipped. I was planning to point it to Loma Prieta now and if they get the ok to move to San Bruno, I would then turn it in that direction. That was my plan before mounting the 4228 and finding out that I can get ch 12 right now fine with no vhf antenna. So, I may just point the AC9 toward SF and use it as an FM antenna since two of main the stations my wife and I listen to most are up there. Those in SJ we can get with an indoor.
Go to the fcc site to get information about the fm station you listen to:
To see the location on a map:
1. Enter the call sign and click "Submit Data"
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I am stuggling as to what type of antenna I should try. I think to start, I just want to try and focus on picking up ABC, CBS, FOX and not worry about NBC (just confuses me).
Given that, have any recommendations on antennas for being 40 miles away with a few tall trees in the general direction I would need to point the antenna?
Anyone else in Livermore successful in picking up Sutro tower?
Larry Kenney has a great site that has a bunch of info. You should check it out. He posted the url above but here it is again:
http://www.choisser.com/sfonair.html - list of stations and were they broadcast from
http://www.choisser.com/broadcst.html - links to some very good information
There is a survey at this site that you can check out to find others in your area and what they are seeing. Of course, the best way is to ask neighbors or try it out yourself. Here's his survey page:
I found the antenna info link that I posted earlier (http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/types.html) off of his site.
At your house you may get nothing, and a nearby neighbor could get everything. And there could be every permutation in between these extremes.
One of the key questions is whether you have direct view of the transmitters or if you have obstructions in between you and the transmitters (obstructions are common in the Bay Area). Then the questions are how high are the obstructions, how close are they to you, and what are they (metal or dirt).
Likewise, there can be one location on your property, and one height of your antenna, at which you get good reception and another location/height at which you get poor reception.
Also, the particular antenna you use can affect the results.
The bottom line is that you may have to be prepared for a fair amount of trial and error of different locations/heights/antennas. You may put something up and get lucky the first time and have it work fine. You may not.
In my case, I've been through a dozen antenna installations on my property (in the difficult East Bay behind mountains) with widely varying results. I currently use two antennas at two locations/heights to get all the Sutro stations and Sacramento stations. Also, reception can be affected by many other factors, such as time of day, time of year, and airplane flight patterns.
In Livermore you may have better luck getting the Sacramento stations than the San Francisco stations, depending on your particular location.
The best approach would be to start with something simple and inexpensive and see how it works. You can try different locations and heights. If needed, you can increase the cost and complexity if needed (in my case I use two horizontally stacked yagi's to reduce multipath).
You can hire someone with the proper equipment to conduct a site survey at your location to determine feasibility of reception and the best location/height, or you can experiment yourself.
Hope this helps.
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I live in Rockridge [flatland section of oakland], and work in SF. Just got an EDTV, gotta get on the full HD bandwagon...
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I am able to tune with the following signal strengths as of this moment in time:
Digital 2[KTVU] 100% 32.6dB
Digital 4[KRON] 100% 29.5dB
D5(KPIX) 100% 29.5dB
D7(KGO) 98% 26.5dB
D9(KQED) 100% 29.5dB [and my fav - dang there's good stuff here]
D20(KBWB)87% 23.5dB
D26(KTSF) 100% 32.6 dB
D38(KCNS/shop-at-home) 100% 27.8
D47 70% 19.1dB
Can't quite get D35(??) 16% 3.2dB
There was one more, but it was a foreign language one and I deleted it out of my guide and can't remember which one it was. I also get the following analog channels:
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I don't see KNTV, the NBC affiliate in San Jose, in your list.
You must be waiting on that cut-to-channel 12 yagi.
Your buddy should have no issues with KNTV, though, the lucky bum. My wife thinks OTA HD is phenomenal, but almost every show she watches is on NBC.
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KTSF-DT - Independent
KKPX-DT - Independent
KCNS-DT - Independent
No KNTV NBC, either on the primary or alternate (48-2) feeds. Currently we have three options for getting HD NBC in our house:
1. Wait for KNTV to move their transmitter to Mt. San Bruno and hope the Silver Sensor works.
2. Wait for NBC to cut a deal with DirecTV to provide a national HD feed (similar to the CBS deal)
3. Test drive more powerful antennas to try to pick up the current KNTV feed.
We only regularly watch two network shows (Letterman and Arrested Development), neither one of which is broadcast in HD or on NBC, so our motivation to get HD NBC is very low.
However, as a huge track and field fan I am highly motivated to get this working prior to the Olympics. Or at least I was highly motivated until yesterday. That was when I came across the thread discussing NBC's decision to broadcast all Olympic HD with a 24 hour delay. With that I have lost all interest in lifting a finger to get HD NBC.
Saves me a bunch of money for a new plasma and HD TiVo that were going to part of my Olympic upgrade, though!
Actually, in August [by olympics] they're moving to San Bruno mountain . . .
The last I heard (in a local paper a few days ago) the move to Mt. San Bruno was far from a done deal. Apparently the owner of the tower there has booted (one of) the current tenants (KCSM) to make room for KNTV, but the FCC was still reviewing the deal and KRON and KTVU were both seeking to block this move. Based on that I would not hold my breath about getting this done in time for the Olympics.
Or maybe you have other/better info that you can share???
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North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams, center, touches his face during a memorial service for former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith, Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. Smith died at 83 earlier in February. Also pictured are, from right, former UNC players Phil Ford, Billy Cunningham, and Antawn Jamison. (Ted Richardson)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) hangs from the basket in front of Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson (3) following a dunk in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, Feb. 22. Oklahoma City won 119-94. (Sue Ogrocki)
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Ursula Ward, mother of Odin Lloyd, cries as photographs of her son's body are shown as evidence in the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez at Bristol County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Fall River, Mass. Hernandez is charged in the murder of Odin Lloyd in 2013. (Brian Snyder)
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Lady Falcon Softball Selected 7th in Preseason Coaches Poll; Season Opener at Catawba on February 15th
January 20, 2012
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Erskine College takes this years top position on the softball preseason poll as voted on by league head coaches. Erskine was 24-17-1 and 13-5 in conference play last season and returns their nucleus that includes the Conference Pitcher of the Year and four other all-conference players that won the schools first ever softball conference championship last season and advanced to their first NCAA Regional Tournament. Pfeiffer University was picked tied for seventh with conference newcomer North Greenville.
Led by last years Conference Pitcher of the Year, Kelsey Spurrier, the Erskine pitching staff will be counted on to power the Fleet to a repeat finish as Conference Champions. Last season Erskine finished second in the conference with a 2.03 ERA, just .02 behind conference leader Coker College. Spurrier, also the Conference Tournament MVP, finished third in the league with a 1.89 ERA while striking out 136 batters in 154 innings pitched. In addition to Spurrier, fellow junior Heather Richey returns. A two-time all-conference honoree, Richey surrendered just one home run in 124 innings pitched while winning 11 games last season.
Offensively, the Fleet struggled to score runs at times last season. Junior catcher/designated player Larissa Shannon will again shoulder the burden of putting runs on the board for the Fleet. The two-time all-conference honoree hit .344 with 10 home runs and 30 runs batted in to lead the Fleet. All-Conference centerfielder Morgan Purcell will again be asked to protect Shannon in the lineup. Last year the Duncan, South Carolina native hit .292 with 5 home runs while driving in 23 runs. Bailey Thornton, a versatile defender who has played the outfield and third base, has displayed power potential her first two years by hitting three home runs each season and could make a profound impact offensively for the Fleet. Erskine needs sophomores Whitney Brown and Ashlyn Hicks to improve offensively on their strong freshmen campaigns while continuing to provide excellent defense at key up-the-middle positions of shortstop and catcher respectively.
The biggest concern though for Coach Hawkins is her depth. With only 13 players on this years squad, Coach Hawkins will need her key players to remain injury free in order for the Fleet to have a shot at repeating as conference champs.
Limestone College enters the 2012 season after posting their third consecutive Conference Carolinas Regular Season Championship in 2011. The Saints did not drop a doubleheader in conference play as they finished with a 14-4 record against Conference Carolinas competition and held a 24-30-1 overall mark.
The Blue and Gold return four of their top five hitters from a season ago which includes All-Conference selections senior Jenna Guse and sophomore Taylor Wigmore. Both outfielders hit exactly .321 a season ago and Guse is the teams leading returner in stolen bases (16-for-21) and fielding percentage (.989). Senior third baseman Jordan Smith and her clutch bat also return. Smith hit a smidge under .300 for the season (.296), but when runners were in scoring position she answered the call with a sparkling .390 (23-for-59) average.
While the Saints lost First-Team All-Conference pitcher Emily Wallace to graduation, they return junior standouts Leah Quant and Shelby Webb. Quant was the conference Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2010 and Webb will once again reprise her role as spot starter and closer. Limestone will also count on freshman Dallas Heaton to be a key contributor to the pitching staff.
Lees-McRae College is third in this years preseason poll after advancing to the championship game of the 2011 Conference Carolinas Tournament last season. Last years Lees-McRae went on to post the programs highest win total in league play since 2002. The Bobcats, under the leadership of reigning Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year Merritt Yackey, return all-conference first-teamers Lindsey Huntsinger, who is a senior third baseman from Asheville, N.C. and second baseman Karli Robb hailing from Hayes, VA.
Rounding out the softball preseason poll 4-11 was: Queens, Coker, Mount Olive, North Greenville & Pfeiffer (tied), Belmont Abbey, King, and Barton respectively.
Conference Carolinas Preseason Coaches Poll (First Place Votes)
1. Erskine - (9) 99
2. Limestone - (2) 86
3. Lees-McRae - 69
4. Queens - 68
5. Coker - 59
6. Mount Olive - 52
T7. Pfeiffer - 51
T7. North Greenville - 51
9. Belmont Abbey - 34
10. King - 19
11. Barton - 17


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|History of Freediving
Across generations and experience levels, freedivers are commonly lost for words to recount the feeling of moving effortlessly underwater in one breath. One thing they all agree on is that freediving is addictive.
It's no surprise that freediving (apnea diving) has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the world! Freediving allows divers to explore the beauty of the underwater world in one breath the way nature intended, without the encumbrance of or investment in expensive equipment. Freediving forces us to be present in the moment. When you slide underwater, your "land life" is put on hold, and the instant calming effect of a quiet mind becomes convincingly obvious. Not sure it's for you? Almost anyone can learn to freedive! It's no wonder this fun and exciting sport continues to gain popularity worldwide.
What many don't know is that freediving is a skill-based sport. Your FII certified instructor can teach you in a matter of days what could take years to learn by extensive experience. FII has identified the core skills needed for effective freediving, which are implemented into our curriculum, offering students the most effective learning experiences and enabling them to freedive confidently and safely. Our curriculum has proven results, whether you are interested in swimming on the reef, freediving with dolphins, mastering the art of spearfishing, or maybe are even interested in the competitive aspects, FII has a course that will have you freediving like a pro in no time!
Freediving is the oldest and purest form of diving. Our ancestors held their breaths and plunged into the waters to gather and hunt since we have existed as a species. Besides being a means of sustaining ourselves, freediving has proven useful throughout history in military applications and, of course, as man's favorite way of measuring strength in sport.
The reason freediving has been with us as long as time is because it comes very naturally to us. More than modern man realizes or sometimes wants to admit, it is part of our genetic code.
In evolutionary theory, life came out of the ocean. It started with single-cell organisms, which evolved over time into more complex and sophisticated life forms. Eventually, these organisms evolved into fish and other creatures who stuck their heads out of the water in search of new living spaces. This, over millions of years, resulted in the development of lungs and terrestrial animals. A few million years later, some of the most evolved creatures, called mammals, decided to return to the oceans and enjoy the environment their ancestors once called home. However, being warm-blooded animals, they have kept their lungs and therefore must freedive to survive in the aquatic world. Whales, dolphins, and seals are all mammals just as we are. We share our evolutionary ancestors, and therefore also share parts of our genetic code, carrying a set of physiological responses called the mammalian diving reflex.
When whales are breathing on the surface, their physiology is not much different from that of any terrestrial animal, but when they start their dives and hold their breaths, changes begin to happen. The heart rate slows down to preserve precious oxygen and the blood is redistributed from unimportant parts of the body, such as flippers, to more important places such as the brain and heart. These, and additional responses of the mammalian diving reflex, allow them to become much more efficient freedivers. Because the mammalian diving reflex is also a part of our own genetic code, we are also much better freedivers than we ever imagined!
From extensive freediving research conducted at universities such as the Karolinski Institute and Harvard, we are now developing a better understanding and learning the true value of the mammalian diving reflex. Integrating this groundbreaking research with ten years of extensive teaching experience and training of world class freediving athletes, FII has identified the key knowledge and essential skills to effectively train individuals in the sport of freediving. FII has developed a specialized curricula that trains students, utilizing their own inborn mammalian dive reflexes to move efficiently underwater on one breath.
Many freediving education agencies place less importance on technique and knowledge and more importance on performance. This ineffective teaching method offers the diver a quick performance increase that is quickly limited by poor technique and discomfort. FII's principles are based upon developing core techniques and understanding that, from this solid foundation, performance follows—and the true freediver evolves.
FII has gone on to become the fastest growing freediving education agency in the world, with its professional and elite trained instructors in high demand worldwide.
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Steve Cooper, the Federal Aviation Administration's deputy chief information officer, is retiring from federal service Jan. 31.
Cooper confirmed his decision to Federal News Radio, saying he was taking an early buyout from the FAA.
"I'll probably take the weekend and move back into the private sector," he said. "One of the things I will do is go back into the Strativest group. I had to take a leave of absence from that when I came to the FAA. The other thing I want to explore further, which I enjoy, but don't know if I can make a lot of money at, is teaching. I've been doing it as an adjunct professor or guest lecturer."
Cooper said Tina Amereihn, who has been the FAA's CIO since last summer, may not appoint a new deputy CIO as she is reorganizing the agency's technology management infrastructure.
He's been the FAA deputy CIO since October 2011 and has been with the agency since September 2009 when he joined as the CIO of the Air Traffic Organization (ATO).
Cooper has been in and out of government since 2002 when President George W. Bush appointed him as a special adviser in the White House and then the first CIO for the Homeland Security Department.
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by Laurie Rosenblum, MPH
Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder that causes tumors in the nervous system. Tumors develop in the nerves or the tissue that surrounds the nerves, called myelin sheath. Neurofibromatosis is divided into three types, neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), and schwannomatosis. The type is determined by the specific genes that are affected.
This articles discusses NF1, the most common neurofibromatosis. It affects the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, called peripheral nerves.
Causes TOP
NF is caused by a change in a specific gene. The gene normally makes proteins that help control growth in the nerves. Since the gene is defective, these proteins are not able to control growth, and tumors develop.
In many cases, the abnormal gene is inherited from a parent. A person with the inherited form of NF has a 50% chance of passing the abnormal gene to each child. Any parents, children, and siblings of an affected individual should be considered at risk for NF. However, the gene change can occur in a person with no family history of NF.
Risk Factors TOP
The main risk factor for NF is having a family member with the disease.
Symptoms TOP
Most symptoms begin between birth and age 10. NF1 may cause:
Other medical conditions that are associated with NF1 include:
Diagnosis TOP
The doctor will ask about your medical and family medical history. It may take a few years before NF1 is diagnosed. NF1 may be suspected if there is a history of:
A physical exam will also be done. The diagnosis is generally made based on your history, symptoms, and the physical exam. You may also been sent to specialists to look for signs of tumors of the nervous system.
An MRI scan may be done to create images of the nerves and brain to look for tumors. Samples of tumors may also be removed and sent for a biopsy.
Genetic testing may be recommended for families with a history of neurofibromatosis. Prenatal diagnosis may also be possible with amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling.
Treatment TOP
There are no current treatments to stop these tumors from growing. Treatment may not be needed since these tumors are rarely cancerous, grow slowly and may not cause problems. Regular exams are recommended to check for new tumors or symptoms.
Treatment may be needed to control symptoms. Surgery may be done to remove painful or disfiguring tumors. Medications and therapies may also be needed to manage other symptoms such as seizures and learning disabilities.
Rarely, some tumors can become cancerous. These tumors may need to be treated with surgery, chemo-, or radiation therapy.
Prevention TOP
There are no current guidelines to prevent neurofibromatosis.
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Neurofibromatosis Network
The British Columbia Neurofibromatosis Foundation
NF Canada
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Neurofibromatosis type 1. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at:
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Neurofibromatosis (N1, N2). Your Genes Your Health website. Available at:
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NINDS neurofibromatosis information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website. Available at:
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Accessed October 21, 2013.
Last reviewed February 2015 by Rimas Lukas, MD
Last Updated: 5/11/2013


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Cat Food
Cat Food
Cat food is specifically formulated in order to provide the precise nutritional requirements that are needed by cats. Whilst cats are obligate carnivores, a majority of commercial cat food contains both animal and plant material, which is supplemented with vitamins, minerals, and nutrients.
A majority of store bought cat food is either in the form of dry food, which is known as kibble, or wet food which comes in a can. There are manufacturers who do sell frozen raw diets and premixed products to cater for owners who feed their cats a raw diet instead.
Dry Food
Dry food, which contains 8-10% moisture, is typically prepared by extrusion cooking under high heat and pressure. In order to increase the taste, fat may be sprayed onto the food, and other ingredients may be added such as heat-sensitive vitamins, which would ultimately be destroyed in the extrusion process.
Major brand-name cat food manufacturers often use grain-based ingredients with added animal protein by-products or animal digest in order to cut their manufacturing and production costs. Higher end foods, which are offered as 'premium', 'natural', or 'holistic' formulas, contain less or no grain, and have a higher percentage of animal protein as well.
Wet Food
Canned or wet food, which has 75-78% moisture, typically comes in cans of 3 oz, 5.5 oz, and 13 oz. It is also sold by some manufacturers in single serve foil pouches.
It is thought that wet food, in comparison to dry food, can help to treat or noticeably reduce the likelihood of numerous health issues such as Cat Lower Urinary Tract Disease, Cat Diabetes, chronic renal failure, constipation, and even obesity.
Prescription Food
Prescription foods are available from your veterinarian's office or online pet pharmacies for specific diseases such as Cat Lower Urinary Tract Disease and chronic renal failure. However, it is vital to remember that most prescription diets have no clinical studies behind them to support their use in the treatment of these various diseases.
Homemade Food
Many cats are fed a homemade diet by their owners. These diets typically consist of some form of cooked or raw meat and vegetables. Additional taurine supplements and other multivitamin supplements should also be offered in the homemade meal as well.
Vegetarian or Vegan Food
For many years, vegetarian or vegan food has been available for our feline friends. Many cat owners believe that a vegetarian diet is healthier than a conventional, store bought diet.
As obligate carnivores, our feline friends require nutrients found in meat sources that simply cannot be obtained sufficiently in plant sources. Vegetarian pet food companies attempt to rectify these deficiencies by over-supplementing their products with synthetically produced nutrients.
Whilst there is evidence that cats do well on a vegetarian diet, it has been shown through recent studies that commercial and homemade vegetarian cat foods have an inadequate amount of nutrients. Even when vegetarian food is adequately supplemented, the diet may present other risks, such as urine acidity problems. There are a few vegetarian cat food brands that are labeled by their manufacturers as meeting the Cat Food Nutrient Profile, whilst other manufacturers recommend that their products are supplemented and not used alone.
Dehydrated Food
One of the best types of cat food varieties today, many cat owners prefer to feed their cats a dehydrated food, instead of a conventional dry kibble. The majority of this type of cat food comes in protective packaging. A little bit of water is all that is needed to re-hydrate the food. Dehydrated food can fed as is or mixed in with other food to provide your cat with a well-balanced meal.
Regardless of what type of food cat owners wish to feed their feline friends, the most important thing is that they enjoy what they are eating whilst at the same time receiving the correct amount of vitamins and nutrients.


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John Denver: Country BoySaturday | 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Discover the man behind the music in this intimate profile of the legendary popular singer-songwriter.
His life and legacy are explored with friends, former wives and managers, family members, and musicians who toured with him for decades.
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Rock My SoulSaturday | 6 p.m.
Join the Fairfield Four, the McCrary Sisters, Amos Lee, Buddy Miller, Lee Ann Womack, Van Hunt and Lucinda Williams to celebrate one of the most popular musical genres. Enjoy interviews with Robert Plant, Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne and more.
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Ancient Roads From Christ to ConstantineAge of the Apostles | Sunday, 8 p.m.
Travel with Jonathan Phillips on Paul's third and final missionary journey as the Apostolic Age comes to an end. Witness how the remaining apostles, except for John, are martyred for their unwavering beliefs. In Rome, Paul and the Apostle Peter will both meet their fate at the hands of one of the cruelest tyrants in history.
Best of 50s PopFriday | 7 p.m.
The Best Of 50s Pop presents the top pop hits of the Fifties, full of smooth harmonies, joyful melodies and warm vocals by singers and groups who brought songs of love and optimism to listeners tuned to their AM radios. It was a simpler, romantic time with classic tunes and immortal voices that bring back those happy memories with songs and artists such as Patti Page, The Crew Cuts, The Four Lads, The Four Aces, Frankie Lane, Mel Carter and more.
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A Night of GivingThursday, Nov. 20 | 7 p.m.
Showcasing Local Artists -- Supporting Local Public Television
Local artists include:
- Randy & Joy Turner from Larkfield Glass (Paris, IL)
- Jerry Rhoads (St. Joseph, IL) - Woodtuning
- Jeanette Huisinga (Casey, IL) - The Yarn Shop
- Pottery from Dwain Naragon (EIU Faculty)
This night of giving allows our viewers to give to their local public television station and in return WEIU will offer viewers a wonderful handmade thank you gift from a local artist.
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Effortless Healingwith Dr. Joseph Mercola | Friday, 10:30 p.m.
A well-known physician, Dr Mercola's website is one of the most visited natural-health sites in the world – a site dedicated to educating readers about ways to improve their health.
He is one of the world's leading advocates for using food as medicine. In this program he helps people struggling with their weight and chronic conditions to make the connection to their food and lifestyle choices.
He's an educator committed to teaching people how to cultivate their own power to heal. He believes the body is designed to be healthy without drugs, and in giving it what it needs to thrive, so it can regenerate itself without any outside interventions. This innate restorative tendency is what he calls "effortless healing."
Rather than suggesting people rely on expensive and potentially dangerous drugs Dr. Mercola empowers people to become their own healers and helps viewers understand how they can effortlessly modify their diet to achieve their health goals.
He covers the impact of gluten and sugar on the body, the benefits of intermittent fasting and exercise, and provides Effortless Healing Action plans throughout. He clearly outlines changes viewers can make in their lives, from eliminating certain foods to adding others, and illustrates the changes that could result.
He puts forward principles of healing to arm viewers with information to choose more skillfully what and when to eat, what to drink, how and how often to move, and how to remove the roadblocks to wellness – such as subpar food and contaminated beverages – so that their body can do what it was designed to do effortlessly: stay well.
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My Yearbook: 1960-63Saturday | 9 p.m.
Travel back with hosts Bobby Vinton and Tina Cole to a golden time of joy and romance with songs of hope and heartbreak. Archival performances include the Everly Brothers, Paul Anka, Connie Francis, Neil Sedaka, Patsy Cline and Rick Nelson.
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30 Days to a Younger Heartwith Dr. Steven Masley | Friday, 9 p.m.
Did you know that it's possible to make your heart 10 years younger? Regardless of your body composition, genetics, or age…you can turn back time. And when you do…you will feel healthier, trimmer, fitter, sexier, mentally sharper and better than you have in a decade.
Does it sound too good to be true? It isn't.
Dr. Steven Masley and his three simple steps have helped thousands of patients turn back the clock…and reverse the onset of aging and disease. He is a board-certified physician, nutritionist, longevity researcher and award-winning educator who is also a highly acclaimed chef, trained at the Four Seasons.
In "30 Days to a Younger Heart", Dr. Masley shares the surprising news that Metabolic Syndrome, also known as pre-diabetes – not high cholesterol – is the number one cause of cardiovascular disease. Since the term metabolic syndrome is new to most, the doctor describes how easy it is to determine your risk, and why so many Americans have it.
Dr. Masley also educates viewers about the dangers of invasive, often unnecessary cardiovascular procedures. His 3 step Heart Tune-Up program is a guide to making lifestyle changes that significantly reduce the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease. He specifically discusses the impact food, nutrients and exercise have on making a measurable difference in the reduction of arterial plaque.
Discover five new categories of heart-healing foods, learn how the amount of time you exercise isn't as important as you may think plus ensure you receive the five key nutrients many lack but are truly necessary for a younger heart.
No matter how old you are, or how much you weigh or even the health battle you are facing, no one has to be on a one-way street to aging and disability. Patients' lives every day have been saved and transformed with this heart tune-up program that explores the three easy lifestyle corrections that can take 10 years off of your heart's age in just 30 Days.
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Classic GospelHomecoming Picnic | Saturday, 6 p.m.
The Homecoming Picnic at Fiddlers Grove Historic Village in Lebanon, Tenn., is featured. Included: performances by Michael English, TaRanda Green, the Hayes Family, Dottie Rambo, the Isaacs, Gordon Mote and the Gaither Vocal Band.
A Taste of GullahFeaturing Janice Collins | Wednesday, 9 p.m.
A Taste of Gullah, featuring former EIU faculty member Janice Collins, is an online/broadcast television product focusing on stories of some of the Gullah "folks" who decided to stay on their land. The Gullah people -- descendants of enslaved Africans who live in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina and Georgia -- have always been and are still marginalized in many ways.
"I wanted to capture and record special moments of the Gullah culture from down south. This culture, heritage and its people are a special and rare part of the American fabric, a story that needs to be preserved. " - Dr. Janice Collins
If you'd like to watch this program online, it'll be simulcast on our website while it airs on television! Just click here for our streaming page!
INBA Award Winners!News Watch Brings Home Three First-Place Trophies
The Illinois News Broadcaster's Association handed out its student broadcasting awards Saturday evening in Bloomington, and News Watch took home top honors! We are happy to announce WEIU took home first-place honors in the following categories:
- Outstanding TV Newscast
- Outstanding TV News Reporting – Nate Page
- Outstanding Videography – Kole Rushmore
Congratulations to the entire team for your continued support and dedication to the product!
Frances Murphy - Charleston, IL
"I'm very happy to support Classic Gospel ... it is important to me."
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Sandy Roberts - Champaign, IL
"I enjoy watching Heartland Highways because the two women on that show take you all over the state. You always learn a lot by watching that show."
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Jack Neal - General Manager
When Did You Start at WEIU? 2010
Favorite Show on WEIU-TV: This is a tough one! I'm a fan of everything we do both on the air as well as in the world of education. But truth be told, my favorites are locally produced programs. Heartland Highways gives me a chance to see some of the many amazing places in this wonderful area we call home. I've seen places on Heartland Highways that lifelong east central Illinois residents didn't know existed...and then made the short drive to see those places up close and personal myself. And I've learned so much about some of the most interesting people who are our neighbors.
Another of my top three would be Four Rivers Ag Report. Though I'm not a farmer, I live on a working farm and see the daily ag activity that drives our area. No matter what we do, we are a part of agriculture. And I find that fascinating. The things I've learned about our farm community as a result of Four Rivers are pretty amazing. And as much as Four Rivers Ag Report focuses on the farmers in our area, it does just as good a job of celebrating our rural lifestyle.
Last but not least is News Watch. There is nowhere else to find the kind of coverage News Watch provides our area. Even in a world of 24/7 online and cable/satellite news services, I find News Watch the only place to watch and learn what's happening in OUR community. It's unique.
What have you learned while working at WEIU? This could be a chapter in itself!In my case, I came to WEIU after working in public broadcasting for decades.I'd worked for many stations in many parts of the country. My fascination with WEIU was two-fold: The fact that WEIU is MORE than a PBS station, and the opportunity to live in this incredible community. Being a part of a non-commercial TV station that goes so far beyond programming what most PBS stations provide has allowed me to learn an amazing number of new things about our world. And being in the east central Illinois community has taught me just how special and unique this place is. I've learned that what may appear on the outside to be an unchanging environment becomes a wealth of different sights, sounds and experiences with the march of the seasons, the constantly varying weather and the beautiful lighting variations of each passing day.
Why should someone become a member of WEIU? WEIU is certainly not like most TV stations. We're obviously nothing like a commercial TV station which is funded by commercials based on the number of people watching each program. Yet, we're also different than most non-commercial TV stations, as well ... both in what we air and who we aim to serve. And that's important to me. As I've seen more of the media universe surround us with an array of programs, news, shopping channels and pretty much anything you could imagine, I still find WEIU the ONLY place where I can learn about MY neighbors and MY community. I know such a service is not going to be supported by other communities or by commercial sponsors. I frankly wouldn't expect it to be. So I find it important to support that service that serves me and the people who are my neighbors. It seems to be part of the American way of taking care of those things that are important to us. At least that's how I see it!
WEIU is very important to me and I hope to you, as well.
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I support WEIU because I know that at any time, day or night we can tune in and we can count on good, quality entertainment and good wholesome programming made available to us. WEIU is what I consider to be a family friendly television station because I know that if my children or grandchildren are visiting and they enter the room where I'm watching TV, I don't have to worry about anything inappropriate being on my TV screen. I know that I can trust WEIU and I love that!
-- Sam, Ashmore
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Bernie deBuhr - The Mayor of Western Avenue
Bernie deBuhr recounts memories and stories about his father known as The Mayor of Western Avenue
Bernie would love for you to tune in to Effingham: This is Our Story on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. We hope you'll join us!
Chris Considine - Mattoon: A Baseball Town
Chris Considine talks about why Mattoon is a baseball town.
Chris would love for you to tune in to Effingham: This is Our Story on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. We hope you'll join us!


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Jetty is a project at the Eclipse Foundation.
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private support for your internal/customer projects ... custom extensions and distributions ... versioned snapshots for indefinite support ... scalability guidance for your apps and Ajax/Comet projects ... development services from 1 day to full product delivery
Embedding Jetty
Quick Start
Quick Start - Handlers
The following code implements an anonymous hello handler and starts a jetty server with it:
Quick Start - Servlets
Here is a simple example of embedding Jetty using a Hello world servlet:
Quick Start - jetty.xml
You can programatically create a jetty Server, and still use a jetty.xml file to configure it:
Quick Start - Servlets and .jsp pages (hosted within the same .jar as the embedder)
Here is a simple example of embedding Jetty using a Hello world servlet:
More Examples
These examples are all included as part of the standard Jetty distribution in the $JETTY_HOME/examples/embedded sub project.
- FileServer - simple HTTP file server
- OneHandler - Embed a single handler - useful when there is only a single simple source of content.
- ManyHandlers - Embed multiple handlers, one called after the other on each request.
- OneContext - An example of a handler within a context, which allows a contextPath, resourceBase and class loader to be set.
- MinimalServlets - An example of a ServletHandler without a context.
- OneServletContext - A servletHandler within a context, which has been constructed with a session handler.
- ManyServletContexts - Multiple servlet contexts using context path to select the context.
- LikeJettyXml - a code example that mimics the configuration of the standard jetty.xml file
- FromXmlConfiguration - a example that shows how XML fragments may be used to build a server and/or context.
- OneWebApp - an example showing a single webapp being added programmatically.
Setting up the classpath
To run Jetty you need only the following jars on the classpath:
- servlet-api-2.5-6.x.jar
- jetty-util-6.x.jar
- jetty-6.x.jar
This gives you the capability to handle HTTP with handlers, servlets and webapplications.
Additional features such as JSP and AJP require additional jars (normally found in subdirectories of $JETTY_HOME/lib).
Java Server Pages
This is the jsp version mandated by servlet specification 2.5. You will need these jars:
- ant-1.6.5.jar
- core-3.1.1.jar
- jsp-2.1.jar
- jsp-api-2.1.jar
JSP 2.0 is used with version 2.4 of the servlet specification. Depending on the functionality you require, you may be able to use this version rather than the newer JSP2.1
These are the dependencies when JSP 2.0 is used:
- ant-1.6.4.jar
- jasper-compiler-5.5.15.jar
- jasper-runtime-5.5.15.jar
- jsp-api-2.0.jar
- commons-el-1.0.jar
- jcl104-over-slf4j-1.0-rc5.jar
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I have written an open-source application that uses Jetty6 embedded:
Maybe this could be useful for others to get a start.
As long there is not tutorial you might want to have a look at: Quick Guide to Embedding Jetty
In the jetty.xml example, the argument for the XmlConfiguration constructor should be: new FileInputStream("myJetty.xml").
Thanks for pointing this out. Fixed now.
The example for MinimalServlets has an error. It never calls:
Tim, fixed in svn trunk. BTW the fix was in the ServletHandler class to ensure that the ServletHolders get initialized in the absence of any associated Context. Thanks for noticing this.
I have ported my application from Jetty5 to Jetty6 and while doing so I "discovered" a few things that I wish to share with all of you.
You can find the log and comments of it at the following
I hope you find it useful.
For my test rig, I found the examples provided in the links a bit confusing. I have an expanded, single webapp that I need to test. It has a web.xml that has specifications to set up Spring MVC, etc.
The good news is that, from the comments above, I found Christian's source very brief and understandable. For my single-context test rig, I simplified even more:
Consider adding an example which just does this most simple invocation.
I want to use Hessian protocol http://www.caucho.com/hessian/ between Server and Client. For server i need servlet container (Tomcat, Jetty...). I choose Jetty and write next code to realize Hessian Server into Jetty Embeded servlet container:
But i need to to pass 2 parameters for com.caucho.hessian.server.HessianServlet Servlet - this parameter i to pass over simple web.xml in simple deploy servlet:
How i can to pass this parameter for servlet over usual code (for example in my code in higher)???
For use of Jetty as an embedded container, where the full power of Servlets is not needed, ContextHandler is an extremely useful lightweight class. In particular it allows defining custom error handlers for the application.
Running Apache Axis in Embedded Jetty
Also server-config.wsdd has to be in the classpath, i put it in the top level of my src jar.
We've been using Jetty in an embedded application for over five years, but upon upgrading to 6.1.x it is now running in a separate JVM from the parent application, which is causing all sorts of headaches (e.g., we can't pass our own objects across the JVM boundary). Is there a way to force use of the same JVM as the parent app? We're currently using Jetty 6.1.5 with Java 5.
Thanks for any help! -- Ichiro Furusato
Is it possible to add servlets to a context when the server is running ?
Can someone help me put together an example of creating a URL rewriting handler in embedded mode? I need to have a URL like:
rewrite to
The "pattern" argument confuses me because it seems to be proprietary to Jetty vs. being based on regular expressions. I couldn't find documentation on this anywhere, and there are not many comments in the code.