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Jerami Grant figured he would play a minor supporting role on this years Syracuse University basketball team while learning the ropes and getting more comfortable with the talent and physical play at the big-time basketball level.
But circumstances beyond his control have thrust the freshman forward into the spotlight in recent weeks. And hes not only embraced the opportunity, hes thriving at a time when the Orange need him most.
The sudden ineligibility of senior James Southerland, SUs valuable sixth man, at the start of the semester meant Grant would see more time immediately.
The recent notice that freshman center DaJuan Coleman, who had started all 20 games, would be sidelined for at least a month with a knee injury that required surgery, assured that Grants presence going forward will be even more important.
Jerami has shown that he can play and compete, said SU assistant coach Mike Hopkins, who works with the SU forwards. But now, hes going to find out what it really means to play meaningful minutes with James and DaJuan out.
Grant, a 6-foot-7, 190-pounder who came to SU from one of the top high schools in the country, DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, Md., has already produced when thrown into the fray. In the past four games, with Southerland unavailable, he has stepped in at power forward and given SU a huge lift on both ends of the court.
Playing 29 minutes a game, Grant has averaged 10 points and 5.4 rebounds in a pair of games against Villanova, Louisville and Cincinnati. Hes hit double figures three times, has improved his shooting percentage by 15 points and has gone 13-for-15 at the foul line during that period.
Its safe to say without Grants production, the Orange could have lost all four of those games instead of winning three of four.
Hes meant as much to us as anybody else in the last four games, SU senior guard Brandon Triche said. Jerami was thrown into a tough spot, and hes handled it beautifully. Hes proven hes a big-time player, and hes only going to keep improving.
Grant said he was always ready for a bigger role. He just wasnt sure when it would happen.
With James playing so well, there really wasnt a lot of court time for me, said Grant, one of four sons of former NBA star Harvey Grant. I feel so bad for James because this was his last year and he was really playing well. But it gave me the chance to show what I can do. Ive worked really hard to get to this point.
Ranked 37th overall and 11th among power forwards on the ESPN 100, Grant was a Jordan Brand All-American and was one of 24 athletes invited to the USA Basketball Under-18 national team training camp last summer.
He arrived at SU, however, with a lot less fanfare that his fellow freshman, Coleman.
Jeramis game needed some work, so we were going to bring him along slowly, Hopkins said. But one mans misfortune is anothers opportunity. Hes really been one of our main guys the last two weeks.
Grant has shown a toughness that belies his slender build. Hes stuck his nose into the battle underneath and done some solid work. Not known as a great outside shooter, Grant has shown an expanded range on his jumper. He has also not been afraid to take the ball hard to the basket in traffic.
He looks kind of thin and brittle, sophomore guard Michael Carter-Williams said. But weve seen in practice how tough he can be.
SU coach Jim Boeheim played Grant sparingly through the first few games of the Big East season after seeing what he could do in limited time in the pre-conference season. But he hasnt hesitated going to Grant of late, even starting him the second half the past two games.
Jerami deserves what hes getting because hes played well, Boeheim said. Hes given us some much-needed scoring, has been a tough rebounder, and I really like what hes doing on the defensive end in our zone.
Grant also has five blocked shots to his credit while patrolling the baseline in the Orange zone.
The defensive part has been the toughest to learn, said Grant, whose older brother Jerian is a junior at Notre Dame. Guys are so strong and quick at this level. Its taken some time to learn how to react in the zone and be in the right position.
Hopkins said Grants potential is limitless.
Hes just scratched the surface of what he can be, Hopkins said. Although weve kind of thrown him into the fire, this will only speed up the process and help him be a very good player down the line.
Orange depth now a problem
When the season began, Syracuses depth was one of its biggest assets.
With nine players in his game rotation, Boeheim mixed and matched at different positions, keeping players fresh and making it tough for the opposition to concentrate on one or two guys.
But with the absence of Southerland and now Coleman, the Orange bench consists of just two players.
Grant is expected to step into the starting lineup when the Orange play at Pittsburgh Saturday. Sophomore Rakeem Christmas will move from forward to center to take Colemans spot. That leaves only junior center Baye Moussa Keita and redshirt freshman guard Trevor Cooney as reserves.
What it really means is that the starters will have to play more minutes, and avoid getting into foul trouble.
The starting guards, Brandon Triche and Carter-Williams, are already averaging 34 and 33 minutes per game, respectively, the most on the team. That will likely increase.
And starting small forward C.J. Fair is logging 32 minutes per contest. However, he played all 45 minutes against Villanova and did not come out of the games against both Louisville and Cincinnati.
Were all in good enough shape to play more, Triche said. Hopefully, we wont get burnt out with all these tough games left.
Boeheim reportedly has told walk-on Matt Lyde-Cajuste, a 6-4 powerfully built forward, to be ready to see some action against Pittsburgh. He has seen only time at the end of games, but may have to be on the court if the other forwards get into foul trouble as they did vs. Villanova.
Its not an ideal situation, Boeheim said. But we have to make the most of it. Weve still got good players who know how to win.
Its not like SU has not had to deal with such issues before.
Last season, the Orange played without starting center Fab Melo for three games during the season, and then saw him declared ineligible for the NCAA Tournament as the Orange made a run to the regional finals where they lost to Ohio State.
In 2010, center Arinze Onuaku was hurt in the Big East Tournament and could not play in the NCAA Tournament when SU lost in the Elite Eight to Butler.
This time, the Orange must play smarter, especially on defense, and make some adjustments on offense to overcome their bench woes.
n The Syracuse Post-Standard reported that Southerland will have his appeal to regain eligibility heard next week.
He has missed Syracuses last four games after being declared ineligible prior to the Oranges game against Villanova on Jan. 12. Southerlands ineligibility is due to an unspecified academic issue. The paper said Southerlands appeal will be in front of a Syracuse University panel, not NCAA officials.
Syracuse and Georgetown play in the Carrier Dome for the final time under the umbrella of the Big East Conference on Feb. 23. The 4 p.m. game will be televised by CBS.
The university has already sold more than 32,000 tickets for what will likely be an emotional game for SU coach Jim Boeheim. SU will also retire the jersey of Carmelo Anthony at halftime.
The Carrier Dome attendance record is 34,616, set in February 2010 vs. Villanova. SU spokesman Pete Moore said the Dome has the opportunity to exceed that amount because a couple of changes were made with seating inside the building since the Villanova game.
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How is the "quant" job market today? How are the mathematical finance and financial engineering programs fairing during the crisis? In this article by Phil Wahba (Reuters) market practitioners, professors and program directors (Gregg Berman, Rick Bryant, Emanuel Derman, Petter Kolm, Andrew Lo, Matt McCormick, Peter Morici, Nassem Taleb) respond.
As I am sure you have noticed, we are currently undergoing a serious financial crisis. How did we end up here - and how could the financial experts be so wrong? This article from Science (December 2008, Vol. 322) featuring Andrew Lo, Jeffrey Wurgler, Bjorn Flesaker, Lee Maclin, and Petter Kolm addresses this and related questions.
To access the eBriefing "Anatomy of a Bubble: Lessons from the Credit Crisis" held on 11/6/08 at the New York Academy of Sciences with Petter Kolm (Courant/NYU), Bjorn Flesaker (Bloomberg), and Stephen Figlewski (Stern/NYU) please click on the button below.


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Anyway, I finally got a hold of someone today and they're negotiating with the city to let them back in, but they don't have any information at the moment for me. They're taking names and will call if and when they are back.
What this means is, a lot of parts are in there and a lot of people depend on Harry and Dixie for parts. If they are evicted, there is going to be a void in the market until they can find a new location. I know I buy quite a few things from Dixie and now all orders are on hold until I hear something. In some cases, there is no alternative source......and if there is.....it's usually over twice the price.
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Does the model have energy saving features? Be sure to compare the energy efficiency of refrigerators, freezers, and dishwashers because they often use a lot of energy. Other appliances vary little in energy use between models and brands. Appliances should be designed to permit case of use and maintenance. Safety is another critical issue as more children are using appliances.
Installation: Take into account power, space and size of the new appliance. How much space is available for the appliance? Are doors and passageways wide enough to move the appliance in and out of the room? What fuel source is required, available, and most cost-effective? What additional wiring, plumbing, or other hookups are required for the new appliance? What is the cost for this? Are there additional charges for delivery, installation, and service calls?
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Flow is still great. The mid defender is at a disadvantage though. The mid defender will have a hard time defending base, and any offense will have a hard time justifying using the shard/rail entrance. Given that it only offers 20armor, a rail gun, and an INCREDIBLY hard jump over to what amounts to an easier entrance into the base. Have you ever tried running mid defense with a green armor and 20armor in shards? It's sort of a smack in the face, and you might as well close off the entrance, as a spot for the mid to rail from exclusively.
Perhaps more armor accessible to mid. I really can't think of any maps that offer armor to players for sucessfully defending mid since it really places alot of pressure on the mid defender to never make a mistake.
Much of this map will really fall on the mid defender's ability to communicate to the base defender entries or hit every single shot on the enemy mid defender to acquire the red armor. I don't know of any maps that make the goal of midding grabbing a non-symmetrical piece of armor. Most of them often play so well because the offense/mid's goals change depending on whether or not offense is able to steal pickups from the other team's defenders. Focus on this sort of play, because it is the most common type, and its the most interesting to watch.
Maybe make the jump from RG to High SG easier, so the mid can help base depending on his state of affairs.
Also, consider making the drop for GL to PG/ChainGun a little bit more visible. It's there, but it may go unnoticed by less-skilled players, since it is indeed an incredibly viable route, and it will keep people off of base-d's YA.
Indeed a very good map, but base still feels a bit sprawling, scale-wise. Often optimal paths to desireable items are unclear, visually.
This is non-standard but maybe consider putting 2 RA's at mid, and making them spawn in a minute to help chunk plays more clearly. It certainly isn't a huge advantage considering the difficulty one might have getting down there. And on that note it should be more clear that the teleporter is there as a more convenient route for mid, and not a way for offensive attackers to skip over the jump pad from quad/regen platform to high right base entry.
Still better, more sensible entries. I think it is time to start graphically making things a little bit more obvious. But watch the values of less obvious base entries, since high is a harder place for mid to defend, on this map. Give high more reward for hitting all the rockets they will surely need to use.


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Washing Your Mouth out with SoapMonday, December 20th, 2010
It's one of the best scenes in "A Christmas Story". You know the one, when the main character Ralphie says a bad word and has to sit in the bathroom with that red bar of soap in his mouth and fantasizes about how awful his parents will feel when he becomes blind from soap poisoning. He is definitely not alone. As children, many adults feared and dreaded having their mouths washed out with soap – and with good reason. This foul tasting punishment might actually have worked!
According to momlogic.com, there was a study conducted by the University of Michigan to see if lying would make people want to buy certain cleaning products to rid themselves of the dirty lies. 87 students were asked to pretend they were lying or telling the truth to a coworker via email or phone. The students then had to rate how much they wanted mouthwash or hand sanitizer.


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Swimming Pool Blog
by John, March 5, 2009
It is the time of year that many pools have frozen.
If you have a mesh cover, solid cover or any other cover, and if the water on top has frozen, the only thing to do is wait until a thaw.
If you try to remove ice from your cover, you will damage the pool cover. Just a small sliver of ice can damage your pool cover - ruining it or causing an expensive repair job. So, if there is ice on the cover, just wait it out, Let it thaw, and then pump off the water.
If the water level in your pool is low, and the pool needs water, you can safely add water to the pool by sticking the hose in the skimmer, or under the cover and turning it on, and bring the water level up to the proper winter level.
The water level in the pool helps to support a pool cover. If the water falls too low under the cover, a solid cover can fall into the pool, and a mesh cover can be stressed to the point of damaging straps and springs.
If the water in the pool is too high, as is often the case with mesh pool covers, again wait until the water inside the pool thaws before lowering the water level. If you poke through the ice sheet to pump some water out, the falling sheet of ice can damage vinyl liners as the sharp edges of the ice sheet scrape along the walls, or fall suddenly at the wrong angle.
Lesson of the Day ~ wait for the snow and ice to melt, then once it does: go get your cover pump and gently, slowly pump off the rain and snow melt. Using your pool brush on the telescopic pool pole can help push the water towards the pump. Another tip is to "tighten up" the cover, removing wrinkles, so that the water on the pool cover will "pool" effectively. Switching from pool brush to leaf rake, you can make easy work of removing leaves and debris from the cover, which may clog the pump.
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PROVIDENCE — Cumberland High senior co-captain Andrew Bauer took a specific but incredibly-optimistic plan into these R.I. Boys Swimming Championships on Monday night.
It was his lofty goal to break his own school mark in the 200-yard freestyle, then set new CHS marks at the 500 distance, not to mention the 50 and 100 freestyles.
Head coach Heidi Josephson had indicated prior to the meet that the tall, lanky Clipper could set those latter sprint marks if he led off the 200 and 400 relays of the same stroke, the reason being he'd initiate the events from a "dead" (as opposed to a "rolling") start.
As lofty as those hopes were, Bauer remained undaunted. In his first race, the 200 freestyle, he achieved a high school-best clocking of 1:43.59, and bettered his own school mark by 2.74 seconds while defeating runner-up Mike Fedorenko of Hendricken by nearly five ticks.
Then, in the 500, he stroked to yet another individual title in a PR of 4:50.07, and made it look easy, as he crushed second-place finisher Mike Toolin of North Kingstown by 8.14 ticks. In the process, he also shattered Mark Bonneteymard's former mark of 4:53.00 (manufactured in about 1984-85) by 2.93.
He also opened the 200 freestyle relay with a stunning 50 freestyle split of 21.80, and that eclipsed the legendary Kurt Langborg's 36-year-old clocking by .02. The quartet, also consisting of kid brother Jack Bauer, Lucas Rundlett and Mike Constantino, finished fifth overall in 1:35.38.
Finally, the elder Bauer initiated the 400 freestyle relay with a 100 split of 47.61, and shattered Don Hunt's previous CHS record (from the mid-1980s) by almost a half-second. That foursome ended up fourth in a season-best 3:32.86.
When all was swum and done, Bauer and Co. manufactured a fifth-place team placement with 160 points, nine shy of fourth-place Barrington and just 4.5 more than sixth-place Cranston East (155.5).
Hendricken sailed to its 24th straight team crown with 309, outdistancing runner-up Smithfield by 84.5 points. North Kingstown managed third with 196.5.
"I honestly don't know how I did it," the soft-spoken, consummate gentleman Bauer grinned after setting the four CHS marks in the span of not quite three hours at Brown University's new Coleman Aquatics Center. "I thought, in my heart, I could get three of the four records; the one I didn't think possible was the 50 (freestyle), because I was just coming off the 500.
"It really hasn't sunk in yet," he added. "I didn't see myself in this spot right now. That feeling of victory, it just overcomes you. I don't feel that beat or tired because of the adrenaline, it's still pumping. That last 100 free, and to lead off that relay and get the record, it was just emotion and adrenaline.
"I'm so pleased! I don't know how I did it."
Stated head coach Heidi Josephson: "In the 200, Andrew went out fast; you could tell he wanted to shatter it. He swam against some top-flight guys, and they were all confident going in. I didn't think he'd swim that fast, but he was spectacular.
"For him to do what he's doing, it's astonishing," she continued. "Almost all of our boys swam their personal-best times; they just swam great."
Actually, while Bauer the older was making Ocean State aquatic history, sophomore Jack was achieving some special moments for himself. After garnering fifth in the 100 butterfly with a lifetime-best 56.17, he took fourth in the 100 backstroke with another best-ever 57.64.
Between the two, he bettered his times by over two seconds.
"What a year he's having!" Josephson exclaimed afterward. "He didn't even swim for us last season, he was playing basketball, and now he's the fifth-best butterflyer in the state. The future in front of this kid is boundless. He didn't swim the fly initially. When he first came out for the team, I had him swimming the 50 freestyle and the 100 back because those are the easiest to teach.
"The only previous experience he had was swimming for Sher-Le-Mon (a summer cabana club squad)," she added.
The younger Bauer also achieved PR splits of of 22.99 in the 200 freestyle relay and 51.65 in the lengthier version.
There nevertheless other sterling performances, and two came from senior co-captain Constantino, who after taking 14th in the 200 individual medley in 2:18.62 (he bested his previous personal mark by nearly eight seconds), placed ninth in the 100 butterfly (PR of 58.44).
"What he did in those two events, it could make me cry," Josephson smiled. "He wanted to break a minute in the fly so badly; he's been waiting about three years for this. He's been so close – 1:00.3, 1:00.7 – and now he's done it. He not only broke a minute, he shattered it."
East Providence High may have finished 13th overall (52), but senior Andre Silva accounted for 29 all by his lonesome. He took third in the 200 individual medley in a best-ever 2:05.48, then collected seventh in the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.19.
"I'm pretty happy, no doubt," Silva stated after warning down from the butterfly race. "This season hasn't been that great for me; I've had a lot of 'down' moments, but this gets me pumped up for more (competitions) with my USA Swimming club (Seacoast Swim Association of Seekonk) down the road."
In other notable outings, Tolman sophomore Stephen Jameson tied for 11th in the 100 freestyle (52.03) by crushing his previous top clocking by well over six tenths of a second.
R.I. Boys Swimming Championships
At Coleman Aquatics Center, Brown
Team standings – 1. Hendricken 309; 2. Smithfield 224.5; 3. North Kingstown 196.5; 4. Barrington 169; 5. Cumberland 160; 6. Cranston East 155.5; 7. South Kingstown 137; 8. Westerly 115; 9. East Greenwich 108; 10. La Salle 80; 11. Middletown 77; 12. Classical 66; 13. East Providence 52; 14. Prout 41; 15. Narragansett 40; 16. Portsmouth 39; 17. Rogers 36; 18. North Providence 32; 19. Tolman 29/5; 20. (tie) Exeter/West Greenwich, Coventry 20; 22. Toll Gate 18; 23. Mount St. Charles 10; 24. (tie) Lincoln, Rocky Hill 6; 26. Mount Hope 4; 27. Johnston 1.
Area placements
200y medley relay – 10. Cumberland (Killian Canavan, Steve Tower, Eric Henderson, Ben Emery) 1:56.89; 11. East Providence (Andre Torres, Andre Silva, Aaron Amaral, Chris Mastrangelo) 1:56.98; 14. MSC (Carl Ciullo III, Liam DeBeasi, Tyles Giles, David Bowen) 1:59.59; 15. Lincoln (Cameron Kimball, Spencer Good, Andrew Hebert, Austin Martel) 2:02.49.
200y freestyle – 1. Andrew Bauer (CUMB) 1:43.59.'
200y individual medley – 3. Andre Silva (EP) 2:05.48; 14. Mike Constantino (CUMB) 2:18.62.
100y butterfly – 5. Jack Bauer (CUMB) 56.17; 9. Mike Constantino (CUMB) 58.44; 16. Eric Henderson (CUMB) 1:04.00.
100y freestyle – 11. (tie) Stephen Jameson (TOL), Austin Harris (CE) 52.03.
500y freestyle relay – 1. Andrew Bauer (CUMB) 4:50.07.
200y freestyle relay – 5. Cumberland (Andrew Bauer, Jack Bauer, Lucas Rundlett, Mike Constantino) 1:35.38; 10. Tolman (Rafael Drake, Jonathan Chaisty, Zeth Tucker, Stephen Jameson) 1:41.92; 11. East Providence (Kevin Lethbridge, Chris Mastrangelo, Aaron Amaral, Andre Silva) 1:42.32; 13. North Providence (Brady Erickson, Trestin Wehbe, David Santamaria, Sean Crawley) 1:43.85; 15. MSC (Carl Ciullo III, Liam DeBeasi, Tyler Giles, John McCarthy) 1:45.02; 16. Lincoln (Cameron Kimball, Spencer Good, Austin Martell, Andrew Hebert) 1:45.33.
100y backstroke – 4. Jack Bauer (CUMB) 57.64.
100y breaststroke – 7. Andre Silva (EP) 1:06.19; 11. Steve Tower (CUMB) 1:09.15.
400y freestyle relay – 4. Cumberland (Andrew Bauer, Mike Constantino, Lucas Rundlett, Jack Bauer) 3:32.86; 12. Tolman (Rafael Drake, Jonathan Chaisty, Zeth Tucker, Stephen Jameson) 3:55.82; 14. North Providence (David Caracciolo, Kevein Yepes, Justin Alecio, David Samtamaria) 4:12.35.
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LAKE PLACID In the storied hockey rivalry between Clarkson and St. Lawrence, this time it was a pair of relative newcomers who led the way.
Freshmen Simon Bessette and Jeff DiNallo each scored a goal in the second period, and goalie Greg Lewis made 25 saves as the Golden Knights downed the Saints, 3-1, on Saturday night in a nonconference meeting before a crowd of 5,000 in the Festivus-Faceoff at historic Herb Brooks Arena.
Clarkson, which beat St. Lawrence, 4-1, on Wednesday in ECAC Hockey play, continued its recent dominance of their north country rival by again denying the Saints bid to record the 1,000th win in the history of the program.
To sweep St. Lawrence is huge, especially for our town, DiNallo said. Having two back to back great games is big for us after those losses to Cornell and Colgate last weekend. Its good for the guys and our morale as well.
I thought it was a really good hockey game, said Clarkson coach Casey Jones, whose team has won seven of the past eight meetings with St. Lawrence. We capitalized on our chances and Greg Lewis played really well in net. It was a physical game and was an entertaining one on the bigger ice surface. It was really a good win for us.
Bessette and Jeff DiNallo, along with Todd Christian, comprise an all-freshman checking line for Clarkson (4-7-5).
Its fun playing in Lake Placid, Bessette said. Playing with Jeff DiNallo and Todd Christian, we know what our role is – bringing energy, just winning battles and putting pucks on net.
Lewis, also a freshman, made 19 of his saves over the final two periods, including denying a breakaway bid by Kyle Flanagan of St. Lawrence (7-7-2).
The Golden Knights fourth line erased St. Lawrences only lead of the game with two goals in the middle period.
Its definitely frustrating, said senior assistant captain and defenseman George Hughes. I think we had a lot of chances offensively and put a lot of shots on net. But we had some defensive breakdowns that cost us.
After the Saints struck for the games first goal on Gunnar Hughes tally 2 minutes, 1 second into the second period, Bessette responded by scoring a rebound goal at 4:54.
Being on the fourth line, every time youre on the ice you want to show your teammates what you can do, Bessette said. We got two big goals (that) were huge for us. Its also a big win because we wanted to sweep them.
After St. Lawrence goalie Matt Weninger made an initial save on defenseman Sam Labrecque, Bessette fired the puck between the netminders legs.
Just minutes after Lewis stopped Flanagans breakaway backhander, Weninger denied DiNallo in close after the forward worked his way through a pair of defenders.
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Tonight, they had a really good game for us, Jones said of the freshman line. Were comfortable having them on the ice at any time, we dont have to worry about matchups and they gave us a really good game.
Each team made mistakes, St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel said. But our positioning was so poor that we werent able to recover from the mistakes we made.
Junior Jarrett Burton provided Clarkson with a 3-1 lead with his rebound goal 8:36 into the third.
The outcome was the third consecutive loss for St. Lawrence, which has won only twice in its past 10 games (2-6-2).
We just know we have to be better, Hughes said. Obviously were not happy where were at right now and we have to win a way to climb back from the hole were in right now.
The Saints also went 0-for-4 on the power play after managing just one man-advantage goal from six chances against Clarkson on Wednesday.Our teams in a place right now where I thought we created enough offensively, said Carvel, whose team remained winless in Saturday games (2-5-0). But we couldnt bear down and finish our chances. And when we made mistakes with the puck we got caught and paid for that.
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Permanent. You can't remove the patches with a toothbrush or with another oral care tool
Sometimes, the patches cause discomfort and taste changes.
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The interdigital lesions of foot-and-mouth disease can, in some instances, be confused with other diseases causing lesions of this region (see Foot-and-Mouth Disease and see Vesicular Stomatitis).
(Interdigital phlegmon, Foul in the foot)
Footrot is a subacute or acute necrotic infection that originates in the interdigital skin, leading to cellulitis in the digital region. Footrot has a worldwide distribution and is usually sporadic but may be endemic in intensive beef or dairy cattle production units at pasture. The incidence varies according to weather, season of year, grazing periods, and housing system. Footrot is less common today than it was decades ago probably because dairy cows spend much less time at pasture. However, on average, footrot accounts for up to 15% of claw diseases.
Injury to the interdigital skin provides a portal of entry for infection. Maceration of the skin by water, feces, and urine may predispose to injuries.
Fusobacterium necrophorum is considered to be the major cause of footrot. It can be isolated from feces where it may survive as a saprophyte, which may explain why control is difficult. This organism can survive in moist soil.
F necrophorum is a gram-negative, nonspore-forming, nonflagellated, nonmotile, pleomorphic anaerobic bacteria. It has a lipopolysaccharide endotoxin that is capable of necrotizing activity. There are 3 subspecies and a number of genotypes, each of which targets different tissues. When PCR assays become more widely available, the genotypes will be more readily identifiable.
Other organisms, such as Dichelobacter nodosus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Arcanobacterium pyogenes, and possibly Bacteroides melaninogenicus can also be involved.
Research suggests that the incubation period of footrot can be a week. The fore or, more commonly, the hindlimbs can be affected, but more than one foot is rarely involved at the same time in mature cows. However, footrot can occasionally develop in several feet in calves. The first sign is swelling and erythema of the soft tissues of the interdigital space and the adjacent coronary band. The inflammation may extend to the pastern and fetlock. Typically, the claws are markedly separated, and the inflammatory edema is uniformly distributed between the 2 digits. The onset of the disease is rapid, and the extreme pain leads to increasing lameness. In severe cases, the animal is reluctant to bear weight on the affected foot. Fever and anorexia are seen. The skin of the interdigital space first appears discolored; later, it fragments with exudate production. As necrosis of the skin progresses, sloughing of tissue is likely to follow. A characteristic foul odor is produced.
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If the disease proceeds unchecked, weight loss is severe and milk yield is significantly reduced. Milk production may not recover during the current lactation. Open lesions can be infected with secondary invaders. If the necrotic lesion is located in the anterior region of the interdigital space, the distal interphalangeal joint can become infected.
Hematogenous infection of the tissues of the interdigital space may account for peracute cases of footrot, which are referred to as either "blind" or "super foul." This form of footrot is characterized by the initial absence of a skin lesion, extreme pain, and the tendency to progress despite aggressive therapy.
Most treated animals recover in a few days. Good results are obtained with penicillin G, IM, for 3 days. Treatment should be administered as soon as signs are observed. However, the label dosage may be inadequate to effect a rapid resolution, and increased dosages may be needed, requiring increased withdrawal times. Treatment of "super foul" must be particularly aggressive. Early cases respond well to single doses of long-acting oxytetracycline.
Sodium sulfadimidine solution IV or trimethoprim/sulfadoxine IV or IM, bid for 3 days, can also be used. A single oral administration of a long-acting bolus containing baquiloprim/sulfadimidine may be suitable for treating beef cattle.
High concentration of an agent in the target tissues can be achieved by a regional IV injection. Positive results have been obtained with penicillin or oxytetracycline.
Local treatment is essential for some longstanding cases and in all instances in which the anterior region of the interdigital space has been compromised. The lesion must be thoroughly cleansed, but it is inadvisable to curette or otherwise remove necrotic tissue surgically. The dorsal pouch of the distal phalangeal joint is very superficial at this point. A nonirritant bacteriostatic agent (such as nitrofurazone or a sulfa preparation) should be applied as a topical dressing. The application of gauze, cotton batting, or bandages is contraindicated. However, the lesion can be protected and immobilized by binding the digits together with a bandage. The entire digital region can be protected from contamination if it is enclosed in a plastic bag that is fixed in place with an adhesive bandage. However, prolonged protection is not advocated because the enclosed lesion tends to macerate further. Bandages, if used, should be replaced daily.
Animals that are actively shedding infectious organisms should be isolated until signs of lameness have disappeared. If this is not possible, a waterproof dressing or protective boot should be applied; however, animals wearing protective boots should be monitored carefully to avoid additional damage. Boots should be disinfected between use.
Because busy traffic areas are invariably heavily contaminated, steps should be taken to ensure that areas around drinking troughs, gateways, and tracks are adequately drained. Animals at pasture might be moved to a clean, dry area, or possibly housed during periods of heavy rainfall. Contaminated concrete must be frequently cleaned and scraped free of manure.
Preventive use of a footbath with an antiseptic and astringent solution (eg, copper or zinc sulfate [7–10% in water]) has given beneficial results. Formaldehyde solution (3–5% in water) can also be used, but in some areas it is considered to be an environmental hazard if discharged into natural waterways.
Ethylenediamine dihydroiodide has been used as a feed supplement for prevention, but the results are extremely uncertain. Vaccines against F necrophorum have failed because of the weak immune response to the bacterium. High levels of zinc fed as a supplement have a beneficial effect by improving epidermal resistance to bacterial invaders.
(Stable footrot, Slurry heel, Scald)
Interdigital dermatitis is diagnosed today much less frequently than it was prior to digital dermatitis reaching epidemic proportions (see below). It is a low-grade infection of the interdigital epidermis that causes a slow erosion of the skin with discomfort but no lameness unless the lesion becomes complicated. The distribution is worldwide. Morbidity is usually high in housed animals, particularly toward the end of the winter. The disease is most commonly seen when humidity is high, in temperate climates, and under poor hygienic conditions, especially in housed dairy cattle. When animals in such herds are examined, it is not unusual for 100% to have lesions of varying degrees of severity.
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Interdigital dermatitis
In tied systems, the hindlegs are affected more often than the forelegs. In loose housing systems, the distribution between fore and hindlegs is about equal. Animals on slatted floors are affected less often than animals on solid floors.
Interdigital dermatitis is caused by a mixed bacterial infection, but Dichelobacter nodosus has been considered to be the most active component. D nodosus is an anaerobe and exceptionally proteolytic. The source of the infection is the cow itself, and the infection spreads from infected to noninfected animals through the environment. D nodosus cannot survive for more than 4 days on the ground but can persist in filth that is caked onto the claws. The bacteria invade the epidermis, but the organisms do not penetrate to the dermal layers. As the condition progresses, the border between the skin and soft heel horn disintegrates, producing lesions similar to ulcers or erosions. At this stage, the lesions cause discomfort.
The first stage of the condition appears to be an exudative dermatitis. The exudate oozes to the commissures of the interdigital space and forms a crust or scab, which may be observed occasionally on the dorsal surface of the digits. As the condition progresses, the animal shows discomfort by "paddling," ie, constantly moving from one foot to the other. If the heels of the hindfeet are especially painful, the limbs are held further back than normal. True lameness does not develop until a complicating lesion is present. After a prolonged period, during which the animal has avoided bearing weight on the heel, the horn beneath the heel increases in thickness and some aberrations of gait result. In dairy cows, interdigital hyperplasia (corns, fibroma) may be caused by the chronic irritation of the interdigital space. Often, the fibroma develops on one side of the interdigital space.
Systemic therapy, including the use of antibiotics, is not cost effective. In severe cases, the lesions should be cleaned and dried, after which a topical bacteriostatic agent is applied, eg, a 50% mixture of sulfamethazine powder and anhydrous copper sulfate. Alternatively, an animal can be confined in a footbath for 1 hr, bid for 3 days.
Good management and housing systems to keep claws dry and clean are most important. Regular foot trimming helps avoid complications. Foot bathing, beginning in late fall and before clinical cases can be identified during high-risk periods, is essential in herds known to be infected. Weekly foot bathing may be sufficient in the late fall, but the frequency may have to be increased in late winter.
(Hairy warts, Papillomatous digital dermatitis)
Digital dermatitis is a highly contagious, erosive, and proliferative infection of the epidermis proximal to the skin-horn junction in the flexor region of the interdigital space. Morbidity within a herd can be >90%. It can affect any breed or age group, although young animals with a poor immune response are most susceptible. It spreads rapidly from newly acquired animals, or it may be introduced by any mechanical vector, eg, boots or hoof trimming instruments.
The condition was first reported in Italy in 1974 as a large outbreak, although it was reported in isolated animals many years before. Since 1974, the disease has spread across the dairy-producing areas of Europe and the USA. The incidence in beef cattle appears to be minimal. The incidence is highest in loose-housed herds that are not kept clean. The prevalence is highest in the fall and winter and is lowest if the animals are pastured.
Two main types of lesions are seen. The erosive/reactive form is seen more commonly in Europe while the proliferative or wart-like form is more prevalent in North America. Both forms cause varying degrees of discomfort and may give rise to severe lameness. Both forms can be seen in the same animal. The two forms likely represent different stages of the same disease process.
Explosive outbreaks can occur when affected cows are introduced to herds previously unaffected by the disease. In herds in which the disease has become established, young cattle are particularly susceptible.
The etiology of digital dermatitis is uncertain, although it is widely believed that more than one bacterium is involved. It has been postulated that the ubiquitous Dichelobacter nodosus first destroys the epidermis, allowing Treponema spp such as T phagedenis, T vincentii, and T denticola to gain entrance to deeper tissues. At all events, deep in the epidermis of erosive/reactive lesions, 2 types of spirochetes can be demonstrated using Warthin-Starry stain. One is a long, spiral, filamentous organism 12 × 0.3 μm, and the other is a shorter, thicker spirochete 5–6 × 0.1 μm. Other bacterial species isolated from lesions are Fusobacterium spp, Campylobacter spp, and Prevotella spp. Strong circumstantial evidence suggests that a virus plays a part in the pathogenesis of the disease, but none has been isolated to date.
Lesions are most common in the region of the flexor commissure of the interdigital space. Less typically, lesions have been seen on the dorsal surface of the foot as well as around the dewclaws. One or both hindfeet are most commonly involved, although forefeet can be affected.
Digital dermatitis or hairy wart
Lesions vary considerably in size and appearance both within a herd and in different parts of the world. An "M" system has been developed to classify the stages of this disease: M0 = Normal skin. M1 = Early, small circumscribed red to gray epithelial defects of <2 cm in diameter preceding the acute stage, appearing between acute episodes, or within the margins of a chronic M4 lesion. M2 = Acute, active ulcerative ("strawberry-like") or granulomatous (red-gray) lesions >2 cm in diameter and sometimes surrounded by white halo-like tissues, which may be slightly papillomatous. M3 = The healing stage occurring within 1–2 days after topical therapy. The lesion is covered with firm scab-like material. M4 = The chronic stage in which the epithelium is thickened and/or proliferative and several centimeters in diameter. The proliferations may be filamentous or scab-like.
Digital dermatitis is different in appearance from footrot because swelling and fever are normally absent.
Acute lesions are initially treated topically. The lesion should be scrubbed clean with a stiff brush and soapy water, rinsed, and dried. An antibiotic powder, such as oxytetracycline is applied and protected by a gauze pad or a small feminine hygiene pad held in place by a waterproof bandage or a reinforced nylon device (booties) that can be affixed with Velcro® closures. Multiple treatments are usually necessary. Oxytetracycline treatment has not resulted in detectable residual levels of the antibiotic in blood or milk. Extremely high parenteral antibiotic dosages have been reported to help resolve severe lesions.
Once a lesion has started to heal, topical dressings may be sprayed on the lesion with a pressurized backpack spray unit. Soluble oxytetracycline or lincomycin-spectinomycin (66 g and 132 g/L of water, respectively) produces the best results.
Topical sprays can be applied when the cows are recumbent. The nozzle of the wand of a portable unit can be applied directly to the lesion. This is a useful followup technique to either foot bathing or direct application of medication. With extreme care, formalin may also be used to reinforce antibiotic therapy.
The key to controlling digital dermatitis is a biosecure herd. That is, if digital dermatitis is not present, replacement animals should not be introduced and the herd should not be exposed to vectors such as unsterilized instruments or visitors' dirty boots. Slurry removal and improved standards of hygiene are also essential for control.
Footbaths containing oxytetracycline or lincomycin-spectinomycin were commonly used in the past. For optimal effect, the animals must be first walked through a bath containing clean water. Footbaths containing copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, or formalin have been found to be useful in some countries and may have a beneficial effect in reducing the prevalence of interdigital dermatitis, thus decreasing the susceptibility for digital dermatitis.
There are no effective vaccines.
(Slurry heel)
Heel horn erosion is observed as a change in the appearance of the surface of the bulb of the heel. Because heel horn erosion alone does not cause lameness, the true incidence is unknown. However, subjective observations suggest that once cows have been exposed to copious slurry, the incidence of heel erosion rapidly approaches 100%. In some animals, heel horn erosion advances to a point at which complications develop and lameness may be apparent.
The etiology of heel horn erosion is not known. It is perhaps more commonly seen in herds in which subclinical laminitis has been diagnosed and in herds affected with digital dermatitis. Heel horn erosion is also more commonly seen during the winter, particularly when the claws are exposed to an unhygienic, moist environment (eg, intensively managed dairy units).
The first lesions observed are small circular erosions <0.5 cm in diameter. As the condition advances, these lesions merge and ridges form parallel to the hair line on the axial surface of the bulb. Invariably, the color of the roughened area is black. At this stage, the animal is not lame. A common lesion is a deep, black V.
Heel erosion
Heel erosion and black necrotic horn
In the secondary phase, the appearance of the heel varies. In some cases, there is a buildup of horn beneath the heel. Simultaneously, there may be a loss of horn under the axial part of the bulbs. The excessive accumulation of horn is often more pronounced in the lateral claw and causes the hock to turn in (cow-hocked stance). This stance resolves after therapeutic claw trimming. Generally, the condition is progressive unless corrected. The disturbance interferes with shock absorption, and the animal throws more and more weight forward. A common concurrent lesion is a sole ulcer. In other cases, erosion completely denudes the heel of horn—a process that also interferes with shock absorption and can be associated with a sole ulcer.
Both heels should be reduced to the same height by paring away excess horn. Careful attention must be paid to maintaining the bearing function of the abaxial wall and sloping the sole toward the axial border.
Attention to hygiene and the reduction of slurry are essential. The claws of dairy cows should be trimmed twice each year. A weekly footbath (where permitted, 3–5% formalin), starting no later than October in the northern hemisphere, should be provided.
Interdigital hyperplasia is a firm, tumor-like mass located in the interdigital space. It is not common, except in certain breeds (eg, Herefords, in which it is considered to be heritable).
In heavy beef breeds, the condition is thought to result from stretching of the insertions of the distal interphalangeal ligament. The claws splay, and the interdigital skin is stretched. When not involved in weight bearing, the skin folds outward and subcutaneous scar tissue develops. In these cases, the mass tends to develop in the axis of the interdigital space. The mass may become so large that it touches the ground and may become necrotic. In dairy cows, in which the feet are continually exposed to slurry, chronic irritation or dermatitis in the interdigital region is seen. Organization of areas of irritated skin accounts for the development of masses close to the skin line on the dorsal commissure of the space.
Interdigital hyperplasia can be found in one or more limbs, although hindlimbs tend to be affected more frequently than forelimbs. Lameness results more often than not. As the lesion becomes larger, its surface may become excoriated, sore, and infected.
Interdigital fibroma, or "corn"
In simple cases, treatment may be unnecessary. For surgical removal, the animal should be sedated, and dorsal and flexor regional nerve blocks administered. Surgery can be performed with the animal standing or in lateral recumbency. After preparation of the surgical site, a tourniquet is applied and the claws separated manually or with retractors. The mass is removed, leaving as much of the interdigital skin as possible. If any fat protrudes when the claws are pressed together, it should be removed. Care must be taken to avoid cutting deep structures such as the distal interphalangeal ligament. After surgery, the wound should be dressed with an antibiotic powder and the claws bandaged closely together. Some field reports suggest considerable success with wiring the toe together. Movement of the wound or separation of the claws must be avoided until ∼10 days after surgery. Cryosurgery is also an option.
Last full review/revision March 2012 by Paul R. Greenough, FRCVS
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According to the Department of Labor document, the Westridge mine experienced a series of three separate "bounces" on Jan. 24, 26, and 31. The mine was issued a "k-order" or work stoppage following each event. After the third "bounce," which resulted in the injury of a miner, MSHA issued an order to withdraw from the affected section until Feb. 7 at which time the safety and health administration modified but did not lift the closure order to allow a longwall shearer to be operated remotely from a specific location.
"The modification allowed for an additional 240 feet of mining," said the release. "Once that area was mined, MSHA re-evaluated the effectiveness of the company's plan and determined that there was still significant evidence that the likelihood of continued bouncing on the face would have the potential of injuring miners."
Comments released from UtahAmerican's consultants disagree with the MSHA ruling.
"The company's engineers and experts believe that removing the longwall at the location directed by MSHA would be very dangerous," said their Feb. 14 statement.
According to the UtahAmerican release, the safety and health administration's senior agency representative has been given incorrect information from MSHA representatives at the mine site, which could jeopardize the safety of their employees.
Syd S. Peng the current professor of mining engineering at West Virginia University spoke on the company's behalf, stating, "it is safer for the Westridge Resource employees to mine the remainder of longwall panel rather than to recover the longwall in the current location as mandated by MSHA officials in Washington, D.C. "Based on the current conditions in the tailgate and considering the success of the company's remote mining system, I believe the safety of the miners is better served by continued mining."
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Just check out DA Form 4100. Each category aside from evaluation has 75 potential points. The easiest category to max is probably correspondance course hours. SSD 1 is mandatory for anyone wanting to advance. It's 80 hours worth of credit. Every 5 hours completed is 1 promotion point. SSD 1 as well as 3,4 and 5 are worth 16 points. I did SSD 1 and 3 which gave me 32 points. You'll have to complete the courses for advancement anyways so I decided to go ahead and knock two of them out. There are any E-Learning courses available that anyone with slight knowledge of a variety of practical subjects can complete in 10 minutes. The 1 hour courseware is the quickest category for this. So, in effect, you can get one promotion point for probably 30 minutes of work. I set aside weekends for these courses and maxed out the category within a matter of weeks. These courses also are worth retirement points. Military resident hours is another category most people overlook. Volunteer or let your readiness NCO know that you are willing to go to any school he can get you. I'm going to an ASI course at Leonard Wood in June. Upon completion, my resident training hours will be at 70 out of the possible 75. Ofcourse college hours are important also. Resources are readily available to fund enrollment and courses. Again, most people overlook this category. Every hour is worth a point. And the education is free. It's a win win. Ofcourse the APFT, IWQ and Awards speak to themselves. But the 3 categories that most soldiers, particularly guardsmen, overlook are Correspondance hours, Resident Training hours, and College Credit hours. If you max these categories you stand to gain 250 points from these alone, which in my experience puts you about 200 points above the average guardsmen. Invest in a CAC reader and max out ACCP hours. It is the most readily available source of promotion points. You could get 10 points strictly from ACCP before you go to bed tonight. The system is geared towards promoting soldiers who actively engage in self development. I'm an E-4 so my comments may seem void. But I've already maxed out 2 categories. And those categories will remain maxed for the rest of my career. Once my TIG is sufficient to warrant promotion I'm confident in getting my 5. Hopefully this info helped. If you have any questions about ACCP feel free to ask. I practically made it my life for 5 weeks.


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The Rangers assigned Tim Kennedy, 24, to the Hartford Wolf Pack today. Kennedy would have had to leapfrog several players to see the ice for the Rangers especially with Chris Drury returning. This move ends Kennedy's career with the Rangers in all likelihood. He didn't appear to be in the Rangers' plans anyway, but if the Rangers did recall Kennedy from the Pack he'd be subject to re-entry waivers, where a team could could claim him and only pay half his salary as the Rangers did with Sean Avery a couple years ago. I was surprised that Kennedy went unclaimed when he was first subject to waivers, but at half the price he'd almost certainly be snatched up. If that happens, the Rangers would pay $225k along with the team that makes the claim. Its not surprising that the Rangers have moved past Kennedy, but it is surprising that he was sent to Hartford before Todd White.
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As you've surely heard by now, the NHL suspended Islanders defenseman James Wisniewskifor two games today as punishment for his obscene gesture directed at Sean Avery during yesterday's game. If you haven't seen it yet, you can view the video here.
For his part, Avery had a good sense of humor about the incident:
"Can you imagine if I did that?" he said. "They sent me to rehab the last time I did something. It's crazy."
The NHL had no choice but to punish Wisniewski for the incident. NHL games are supposed to be family friendly and the gesture was not exactly appropriate for younger viewers. Still, I think it's kind of amusing that Wisniewski received the same penalty as Nik Hjalmarsson, who, whether it was legal or not, delivered a vicious and extremely dangerous blow to Jason Pominville's head last night. The NHL is nothing like the "No Fun League" that is the NFL, in fact it allows players a decent amount of individuality and expression on the ice. But a simple hand gesture that didn't even make physical contact with an opponent doesn't seem as bad as a concussion hit with debatable intent to injure. I know that hits are part of the game and I am a big fan of physical play. I'm just saying I think it's amusing that the league is paranoid about a sexually explicit gesture to the same extent as a devastating hit that could have seriously injured one of its players.
Nevertheless, Avery is right. He's one of the few players that the league almost expects to misbehave, and even minor incidents by Avery get the full attention of NHL executives. Wisniewski is developing a bit of a bad-boy reputation of his own and will be watched with more scrutiny from here on out.
The other big development of the last 36 hours has been the uncertainty surrounding Erik Christensen. The severity of his leg injury is unknown, but he's been tagged with the all too ambiguous day-to-day tag. The question is whether Christensen's injury is really a day by day thing, or whether the Rangers are buying time to see whether Chris Drury will be ready to go on Friday night. Obviously the Rangers want to insert their captain into the lineup as soon as possible, but his return will come at the expense of someone else. Artem Anisimov isn't going anywhere, and obviously Derek Stepan has earned a longer look and may well be in New York for good. Brian Boyle's spot really isn't in jeopardy because none of the Rangers' other centers are suited for a fourth line role. Which leaves Christensen, who may have been the odd man out before his injury. But is it really wise to remove the team's No. 1 center? Christensen hasn't been particularly special just yet, but I still think he's the best choice to play between Marian Gaborik and Alex Frolov. The Rangers don't want to break up their second line of Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky, and Ryan Callahan because they've been so good this season so far, but they also realize that Drury probably isn't the best choice to center the first line. Which means the Rangers could move Stepan to the top line and insert Drury into his spot on the third line, but that also disrupts the chemistry Stepan has had with Sean Avery and puts a lot of pressure on the youngster.
One option is to move someone, most likely Drury, to wing for the time being and drop someone, likely Avery, to the fourth line in Derek Boogaard's spot (unless the match up dictates that he should play). Drury could still take face offs at wing while keeping the other centers in the lineup. This also might be the best way to avoid disrupting chemistry. But really there is no clear best choice of how to juggle the roster with Drury's inevitable return. Christensen's injury just buys the Rangers a bit more time to try out certain combinations they've been forced into before making the difficult decisions that will come when everyone is healthy. And this will only get more difficult and confusing if and when Vinny Prospal returns. Oh boy.


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