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Outdoor adventures
At the center of the Inland Northwest, Moscow is within a day's drive of some ofthe greatest wilderness in the United States. Whether you take advantage of the local rails-to-trails bike paths or add a side trip to Glacier National Park, Evolution 2009 is an opportunity to see the natural world up close.
For more suggestions, see the Moscow-Pullman Daily News visitor's guide for Latah and Whitman Counties, and a selection of independently-run field trips and activities tailored for conference attendees.
Moscow area
For exercise between symposia, or an easy day trip.
The diverse landscape of the Inland Northwest provides a fairly rich bird community and the meeting coincides with high breeding season. Opportunities to visit a variety of conifer forest types and remnant Palouse Prairie are within a close drive of town. For birding info, maps, and checklists, see:
- Charles's Swift's online birding map
- The Idaho Birding Trial north region
- The Palouse Audubon Society
- The eBird list of Latah County birds
Maps of Moscow Mountain trails can be found on the Moscow Area Mountain Bike Association site. Many other running routes are mapped at the Palouse Road Runners' site.
- Moscow Mountain: Paradise Point, Idler's Rest. Maps can be found at Moscow Area Mountain Bike Association.
- Kamiak Butte, just north of Pullman, with native vegetation, good birding, and views of the Palouse.
- Rose Creek Preserve: Nature Conservancy preserve, excellent riparian restoration in somewhat intact Palouse Prairie - good birding.
- Elk River Falls trail, east of Bovill, Idaho: A short hike through north Idaho forest to nice falls.
- Spalding Park and the Nez Perce Museum, Lapwai, Idaho: Birding in Spalding for forest and riparian birds along the Clearwater River.
- Fields Spring State Park: 50 km south of Clarkston, WA. A number of short day hikes with views south into the canyons of the Grande Ronde and Snake Rivers.
Road and mountain biking
Bike rentals are available ($20-30/day) at Paradise Creek Bicycles in downtown Moscow.
- Moscow Mountain: Maps can be found at Moscow Area Mountain Bike Association.
- The Palouse has miles of rolling country roads and paved trails for long bike rides, including the newly-completed Latah Trail from Moscow to Troy (approximately 19 km one way). Search MapMyRide for a full list.
- The Trail of the Coeur D'Alenes: 115-km paved rails-to-trails path runs east out of Plummer, Idaho (approximately 1.5 hr north of Moscow on U.S. 95), along the shore of Lake Coeur D'Alene and into the mountains. Multiple trailheads for a variety of hikes, or take a day to ride the whole trail.
If you have a day or two extra, try a backpacking trip, whitewater rafting, or fishing.
Although it will be a bit early for any high mountain backpacking, several excellent low elevation backpacks should be possible:
- Selway River. Hike up the Selway River from Selway Falls. Pleasant walking along a Wild and Scenic River in the heart of the Selway Bitteroot Wilderness. Can hike out and back, or if a car shuttle can be arranged (depends on snowpack), can extend this into a one way hike through the wilderness to Paradise Ranger Station on the Montana side, taking anywhere between 3-6 days.
- Wenaha River. Hike up the Wenaha River into the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness. Best for an overnight as this is limited to an out and back.
- Rapid River. Another hike up a wild and scenic river bordering the Seven Devils Wilderness. Best for an overnight as this is limited to an out and back
- Chinook Salmon. Depending on the run, the meetings may well coincide with a salmon season. The fish that return to the Clearwater (35 minutes from campus) and Salmon (2.5 hours from campus) Rivers range from 12-40 pounds. They're best pursued from a boat and several licensed outfitters charter half or full day trips.
- Trout. Northern Idaho has the best fishing for westslope cutthroat trout in the world. However, fishing for these beautiful fish in June is entirely dependent on run-off and wintersnow pack. If the snowpack is below average this winter, fishing will be excellent just after the meetings on the St. Joe, Lochsa, and North Fork of the Clearwater. These are all ca. 3 hrs from campus. Regardless of snowpack, several lakes in eastern Washington fish well through June, primarily for rainbows, but some have large brown trout as well. Float tubes were invented for fishing some of these lakes, which may require hiking > 1 km to reach.
- Smallmouth Bass. Dworshak Reservoir (1.5 hrs from campus) and the Snake River reservoir provide world-class fishing for smallmouth bass. The meetings may coincide with the spawning season, which can provide opportunities to catch several fish over 35 cm.
- Sturgeon. Catch-and-release fishing for gigantic sturgeon (> 3 meters!) is available in Hells Canyon if flows are low enough. Even in late spring/early summer, sturgeon fishing is available below Lower Granite Dam. Sturgeon fishing pretty much requires an outfitter (unless you have your own boat).
An excellent source of general information on all the rivers below is American Whitewater. NRS, an outfitter located in Moscow, can provide a variety of necessary supplies.
Single-Day Roadside Rivers
These rivers offer great opportunities for a day float or paddle and are all within an easy 2-3 hour drive of Moscow. No permits required for day use. Information on each of these rivers is available through American Whitewater. There are lots of outfitters who take parties down these runs, and who will provide a wetsuit and lunch. Alternatively, Beamers Hells Canyon Tours offers a variety of all-day and half-day cruises and float trips.
- Lochsa River (3 hour drive from Moscow)
- Main Salmon (Riggins area; 3 hour drive from Moscow)
- Lower Selway River (Selway Falls to Lowell; 2.5 hour drive from Moscow)
Multi-Day Wilderness Rivers
Permit Required (Lottery opens December 1): The four rivers below all offer world class whitewater in the heart of the Idaho wilderness. For private party launches these rivers require a permit issued through the Forest Service lottery system. Information on the lottery is available from the U.S. Forest Service. If you don't win the lottery or want to be guided down one of these rivers, a list of outfitters and guides is available through the State of Idaho.
- Middle Fork of the Salmon
- Selway River (Paradise to Selway Falls)
- Main Salmon (Corn Creek to Vinegar Creek)
- Hells Canyon (Hells Canyon Dam to Pittsburgh Landing)
Permit Required (Self-Serve): Two rivers offer the opportunity to experience Idaho's wilderness whitewater without the hassle of the lottery. Although both parallel roads at some points along their lengths, for the most part they offer great opportunities for wilderness floating/paddling. Information on the Grande Ronde is available from the U.S. Forest Service, and information on the Main Salmon is available from American Whitewater.
- Grande Ronde (Multiple possible launch and landing sites)
- Main Salmon (Hammer Bar to Snake River confluence)


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How's the weather? TMP102 + Raspberry Pi + plain old C/C++
Measuring temperature is very easy when you have a Pi and a temperature sensor like the TMP102. What's great about the TMP102 is that
- it's tiny
- it doesn't require a lot power (1.4V to 3.6VDC)
- accurate (senses differences up to 0.5°C)
- it communicates via the I2C bus
The Raspberry Pi let's you easily communicate with the TMP102 using I2C. There are a lot of examples about how to test the sensor but actually there's not much out there if you want to write a C/C++ executable that would use the I2C bus to communicate with the sensor. This post is exactly about playing around with a temperature sensor and the Raspberry Pi I2C bus from a very simple C executable.
Configuring the Raspberry Pi I2C port
The Raspberry Pi I2C port is not enabled by default. First You need to enable it by removing it from the blacklist with one of the Pi's config files:
$sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/raspi-blacklist.conf
Once this file is open find this line blacklist i2c-bcm2708 and comment it out by adding a # to the front of it.
#blacklist i2c-bcm2708
Save the file and reboot. To use the I2C bus from userspace you'll need to load the i2c-dev module by running this command:
$sudo modprobe i2c-dev
Now if you check your /dev/ directory you should see the i2c devices listed among the others. On the Raspberry you should see /dev/i2c-0 and /dev/i2c-1 listed. To be able to use these ports you need to give yourself permission to access them.
$sudo chmod o+rw /dev/i2c*
Now you are ready to proceed. However once you reboot the Pi you will have to do the last two commands again. Therefore you can add them to the /etc/rc.local script. To learn more about the Raspberry Pi Kernel modules and how to write your own modules check Chris's blog here
The Wiring
I2C is a 2-wire serial connection, SDA (Data) and SCL (Clock) – On your Raspberry Pi SDA is on GPIO 0, and SCL is on GPIO 1. Have a look at the schematics here. Here is a picture:
I2C allows you also to have connect more than 1 sensors to your Pi. Note that the TMP102 sensor has a ADD0 pin. If you connect this pin to Ground the address of the device on the Pi would be 0x48. If you connect it to VCC it would be 0x49. We would need these address later in the code. Here is how we can wire two temperature sensors on a breadboard.
The Code
Here is the code. Note that to communicate with through the I2C bus we are using the built in libraries. To do this we need to know the device we want to use and the address. Here the address is 0x48 and the wiring follows the first image above. The sensor has 4 registers that are accessible through the I2C bus:. Register #0 is the Temperature Register, it is Read Only and is the one we will be using. Other than this we have Register #1 which is a Read/Write register used for configuration. When we start reading from Register #0 we are interested in the first two bytes, which are:
- Byte 1: Full degrees
- Byte 2: Fraction degrees
To convert to °C, we use these two bytes, shift right by 4, convert to decimal and multiply by 0.0625. Read more about the Registers details at Donal's blog post here
#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <linux/i2c-dev.h> #include <fcntl.h> #include <string.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/stat.h> #include <unistd.h> int main(int argc, char **argv) { unsigned int temp = 0; unsigned char msb, lsb; printf("**** Tmp102 test program ****,\n"); int fd; // File descritor char *fileName = "/dev/i2c-0"; // Name of the port we will be using int address = 0x48; // Address of TP102 unsigned char buf[10]; // Buffer for data being read/ written on the i2c bus if ((fd = open(fileName, O_RDWR)) < 0) { // Open port for reading and writing printf("Failed to open i2c port\n"); exit(1); } if (ioctl(fd, I2C_SLAVE, address) < 0) { // Set the port options and set the address of the device we wish to speak to printf("Unable to get bus access to talk to slave\n"); exit(1); } buf[0] = 0; // This is the register we wish to read from if ((write(fd, buf, 1)) != 1) { // Send register to read from printf("Error writing to i2c slave\n"); exit(1); } if (read(fd, buf, 1) != 1) { // Read back data into buf[] printf("Unable to read from slave\n"); exit(1); } else { msb = buf[0]; printf("0x%02X ", msb); if (read(fd, buf, 1) != 1) { // Read back data into buf[] printf("Unable to read from slave\n"); exit(1); } else { lsb = buf[0]; temp = (msb<<8) | lsb; temp >>= 4; printf("The temperature is: %f \n",temp*0.0625); } } return 0; }
What's more
In the next post there would a lot on how we used the tiny temperature sensor in Agilart for prototyping with visuals(no coding required):

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The 2014 BCS National Championship is just hours away as the Florida State Seminoles prepare to face the Auburn Tigers tonight to determine college football's newest National Champion.
According to CBS Sports on Jan. 5, tonight's championship game will be a bittersweet one for fans. On one hand college football will be crowning a new champion, on the other fans will be elated to see the BCS system come to an end.
Tonight's championship will be the 16th and final BCS Championship game as a new playoff system will be implemented next year, but that's next year - tonight is all about this year's championship.
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Vegas odds makers have Florida State as a 10 point favorite with the over/under number set at 68.
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Surprising announcement for fanboys and fangirls in Fresno and all over the world today as the very first trailer for the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot has premiered online.
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and produced by Michael Bay, the film is a reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise, based on the characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, that has so far seen three previous live action theatrical films as well as the animated 2007 film TMNT. It is also the first film in the series to be produced by Nickelodeon after the company purchased the rights to the franchise in 2009, which so far has led to their hugely successful Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series that they have run on their network since 2012.
The trailer, which can be viewed here, opens with a narration by actor William Fichtner, who in this film plays the man who is secretly the Shredder, about how crime, violence and fear have run rampant in New York City, and that the people want justice restored to the world, namely, that the people want heroes. The person he is saying this to is the young April O'Neil (played by Megan Fox), with whom Shredder acknowledges that, apparently, he and April's father had worked together of some secret project to create such "heroes." We see footage of armed soldier, presumably members of the Foot Clan, being tossed around by an unseen force as April tries to get a photo of it on her phone. As Shredder addresses how heroes are not born, but created, we see some images of the mysterious green ooze inside a canister labeled "TCRI." What follows in the usual Bayham we can all expect, but with more collapsing towers than literal explosions. There is even a brief shot of Fichtner looking at what is clearly his Shredder armor for the film. But most important of all, we get our first official look at the Turtles themselves, very clearly actually, as Leonardo drops on front of April and Michelangelo approaches her from behind, thinking that taking off his bandanna will not make her faint at the sight of a giant mutant turtle. The one big reveal they have not made in this trailer is the new look for Splinter, the turtles rat sensei, but that would have been far too much, too early.
The trailer itself is only a minute and a half long and reveals quite a lot in that limited amount of time. I serious thought that this film would build things up like the first Transformers film in that they went out of their way to reveal as little of the robots as possible until the film's release. But here, we get to see at least two of the Turtles very clearly and even get to hear them speak. The turtles themselves look very different than we are used to, looking much buffer and with more accessory garments than the norm. Plus, of course, they are being represented as motion capture CGI characters this time instead of actors in rubber suits. The implication that April's father and Shredder are now, apparently, both directly linked to the turtle's origins is an idea I've never seen explored before, so I am curious to see where that angle will take this latest re-imagining.
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For the fourth year in a row, the Greenfield-Central boys cross-country team triumphed at the Richmond Invitational on Saturday.
Led by junior Zach Bishop, who finished second with a time of 16 minutes, 23 seconds, Greenfield-Central defeated 13 other schools on the IU East course and pushed its season record to 13-0.
Other top-ten finishers for the Cougars were seniors Jason LaFord (fifth, 17:46) Taylor Wright (eighth, 18:04) and Syrus Fletcher (10th, 18:09).
Rounding out the top five behind the Cougars were Centerville, Connersville, Cowan and East Central.
Mt. Vernon boys finish 4th, girls 6th at Bloomington
The MV boys took fourth place at the Bloomington Invitational on a hot Saturday morning at Terre Haute, while the Mt. Vernon girls finished sixth.
Leading the way for the Marauders girls was senior Morgan Hayse, who came in 18th. In the boys' race, junior Aaron Rush medaled, finishing fifth with a time of 16:42.
"It was really great to get on the state course," Mt. Vernon cross-country coach Bruce Kendall said. "Now the hard work is earning the right to get back on it."
For the MV boys, senior Jake Russell came in 15th, and junior Christian Noble finished 19th.
For the girls, sophomore Macie Dungan came in 20th, while Erin Lyda finished 38th.
Dragon boys finish 4th, girls 6th at Brebeuf Invite
The New Palestine cross country teams competed Saturday at the Harvey Invitational at Brebeuf, and had two medalists — fifth-place Samuel Voelz in the boys race and ninth-place Marissa Crosby in the girls race.
Voelz ran 16:57 to lead the Dragon boys. He was 41 seconds back of winner Zack Snider of Brebeuf. Crosby finished the 5K run in 21:56 to finish ninth.
The Dragon boys placed fourth of nine teams, tallying 130 places. Brebeuf (25) was the winner, with Fishers and Guerin Catholic also placing ahead of the Dragons. NP outpaced Heritage Christian, Chatard, Covenant Christian, University and Herron.
In addition to Voelz, Riley Wilson was 27th (18:13), Chase Crowder 30th (18:20), Drew Legan 40th and Tyler Carrie 48th.
The Dragon girls were sixth in a 10-team field with a team score of 165. Guerin Catholic and Brebeuf took the top two places. In addition to Crosby's top-10 finish, Bailey Wallace was 28th (23:37), Mattie Waggoner 34th, Natalie Lindsay 49th and Kenzie Privette 60th.
Ethan Westrate's 35th-place finish led the Dragon boys in the JV race. Izzy Fleetwood's 13th-place run led the Dragon girls in the JV 5K.
The Dragons next compete Wednesday at the Pendleton Heights Arabian Roundup.
Eastern Hancock runners compete in weekend invite
On Saturday, the Eastern Hancock girls and boys teams competed in the Brian Meister Memorial Invitational at Monroe Central High School.
Although the boys team was incomplete with only four runners, all four finished in the muggy conditions on a soggy course.
Senior Parker West improved on last year's 27th place to finish 10th this year with a season's best 18:46. Gabe Blake was 30th in 20:08, and Mitchell Scott placed 35th with a time of 20:31. Kenny Bunnell ran a career best 25:01 and placed 114th in the field of 140 runners.
The girls team, running without two key juniors, managed to place seventh in the 13 team field of 121 female runners. Hope Spaulding was the top Royal finisher at 36th, followed by freshman Annie Floyd at 39th, Cara Johnson 40th, freshman Liberty Durham at 44th, and Paige Schuyler was 87th in her first competition of the year.
The Royals will next compete in the Rushville Invitational on Saturday.
Boys tennis
Eastern Hancock wins 2 of 3 at Hagerstown Invitational
The Royals were runners up in Saturday's Hagerstown Invitational. After defeating Union City and Greensburg 4-1 in their first two matches, the Royals were shutout 5-0 against Silver Creek.
Using the tournament to add a pair of wins to their overall records were sophomore and No. 2 singles player Corbin Jennings, as well as the doubles team of junior Garek Ferguson and senior Kirby Petry.
Both Jennings and the doubles team own 3-1 overall records for the season. The team's record moves to 2-2.
Pendleton Heights 4, Mt. Vernon 1
Mark Alvarado at No. 1 singles scored the Marauders' lone victory. Alvarado improved to 3-0 while MV dropped to 2-1 overall.
Girls golf
Noblesville 176, Fishers 177, Greenfield-Central 215
The Cougars girls lost a three-way tournament against Noblesville and Fishers Thursday at Harbor Tree in Noblesville.
Junior Makenzie Fisk led Greenfield-Central with a 48. Freshman Lindsey McCord was next, shooting a 51, followed by sophomore Amanda Edward (54) and junior Clara Bogan (62).
The Cougars record is now 23-12.
Mt. Vernon shoots 383, finishes 6th at Connersville
The Marauders fought through a muggy Saturday on the golf course to finish sixth out of 15 at the Connersville Invitational.
Mt. Vernon was led by junior Molly Yee, who shot an 88. She was followed by junior Briley Wills' 91, senior Bailey Fleming's 98 and sophomore Maeve McCafferty's 106.
Columbus East won the tournament, shooting a 349. They were followed by Madison (354), Connersville (361), Guerin Catholic (370) and Greenwood (376).
Connersville's Lindsey Hackleman's took home the individual crown, shooting an invitational-best 71.
On Monday, the Marauders took care of Alexandria 190-228 in a nine-hole match.
Yee and Fleming tied for top honors with 44s.
"We've hit that mid-season wall. It happens every season about this time," MV coach Caleb Zelencik said. "We don't have any other matches this week, so we can slow down and regroup. This gives us a chance to refresh our mental approach to the game and get focused for the final three weeks of the season."
Girls soccer
New Palestine 5, University 1
NP 3, Franklin Central 0
The Dragon girls soccer team won the New Palestine Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
New Palestine claimed the championship with a 3-0 victory against Franklin Central. Meaghan Matus had two goals for the Dragons, including a second-half penalty kick. She also scored on a feed from Amy Hilton earlier in the game to put the Dragons up 1-0.
Hilton factored in on all three Dragons goals. She scored the team's second goal, assisted on Matus' first, and drew the foul that led to the penalty kick that made it 3-0. Goalkeeper Gabbi Pierson recorded the shutout.
"This was a well deserved win by the Dragons," coach Gina Fannin said. "We played hard and didn't let down despite the wretched heat. The girls wanted to win this game bad, having lost the invitational last year to Franklin Central. The Dragons played very well together in this game.
"The girls were very excited to win the invitational trophy and immediately had their picture taken with it. A long, hot, muggy day had a satisfying end."
The Dragons also won the morning game, beating University 5-1. Katie Villiger and Amy Hilton gave the Dragons an early 2-0 lead. After University answered, Madison Parish scored a goal and Meaghan Matus buried a penalty kick to give NP a 4-1 halftime lead. The Dragons switched positions and played a number of players in the second half. Danielle Matus — normally a defender — came up to striker and scored a second-half goal.
NP (2-1) traveled to Batesville for a Monday game.
Boys soccer
Mt. Vernon 4, New Castle 1
Senior Matt Powell led the Class 2A No. 20-ranked Marauders, notching a goal and an assist in the team's win against New Castle.
Seniors Bobby Clone, Dylan Griffey and Jacob Thomas also each tallied goals for unbeaten Mt. Vernon (2-0).
G-C invite postponed
Due to inclement weather and poor field conditions, the Cougar Varsity Cup was cancelled Saturday. Officials will attempt to make up the event at a later date.
Dragons' game postponed
The Dragons boys soccer game at Warren Central scheduled for Saturday night was postponed due to inclement weather.
A makeup date has not been announced.
The Dragons' first three scheduled games have all been called due to weather-related reasons. They'll next play today, opening the season at home against Whiteland with a 5:30 p.m. JV kickoff.
Royals 1-3 at Union Modoc
Eastern Hancock went 1-3 in Saturday's Union Modoc Invitational.
In their first two match, they fell 2-0 against Cambridge City Lincoln and Tri. The Royal rebounded in their third match, defeating Randolph Southern 2-0. Finally, in their fourth match, the Royals lost 2-1 against Union Modoc.
Senior Melissa Bedell led the Royals offensive attack with 24 kills in the tournament. Sophomore Kaysi Gilbert tallied 26 digs, and sophomore Eva Stephenson piled up 45 assists.
The Royals are now 2-4 this season.
Mt. Vernon 2-1 at Ritter
The Marauders won their final two matches of Saturday's Ritter Invitational. After falling against undefeated Western Boone to begin the tournament, Mt. Vernon bounced back to claim their next two matches against Guerin Catholic and Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, winning 2-0 and 2-1 respectively.
Junior Mary Grace Ertel provided 24 kills in the three-game span to lead the Marauders. Other leaders included sophomore Julia Wayer, who had 30 digs, and sophomore Ashton Barr, who tallied 30 assists.
The weekend's outcomes lift the Marauders to 4-1 on the season.


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The Beaver Dusters motto has been "We Believe" under 15th year head coach Mike McVay. But they are adding to that motto this year. The Dusters want to "Restore Order" after back-to-back 2-8 seasons. Senior tailback and linebacker Gus Skaggs says he's looking for the Dusters to turn things around this year. "The last couple of years we've been on a downfall," Skaggs said. "People are used to the usual Beaver Duster spirit coming out and whipping up on people. We just haven't followed through with that lately. It's time to restore the order."
Senior tight end and defensive end Daniel Reed knows the past two years haven't been up to par. "We haven't lived up to their (Beaver fans') standards the past couple of years. Hopefully this year we can turn it all around. We've come together this offseason. We should do a lot better this season."
The Dusters return nine starters on both sides of the ball. McVay says experience will help. "They've not only started last year but they were the starters the previous year too," McVay said. "They've grown up in the system and have a lot of playing experience under their belt. We're hoping that translates into more wins for us this year."
Senior offensive lineman and lineback Jordan Estalla says he'll take the bull by the horns. "In certain situations you'll see certain people freak out," Estalla said. "But when you see it you have to step up and go to the point. When someone's out there and does something wrong, you've got to show them who's the leader and follow up."
The Dusters also return senior wb/wr/s Jacob Bridwell, senior wr/wb/de Zac Rife, junior qb/db Samuel Becker, junior Michael Mathis, and junior fb/lb Jeremiah Campbell. Senior center Will Parker is recovering from injury. Pierce says the line will be everything but big. "We don't have much size but we have a lot of experience and we have been working together," Pierce said. "Speed, agility, and heart...we've got it all."
McVay's teams have made it to the playoffs in 11 of his 14 years as head coach. Duster fans hope Beaver restores the order in 2009. The Dusters will be featured during the Sportsguys Friday morning on Talkradio 1270 and kscb.net.
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$$ \frac{\sqrt{x^2-y}}{\ln(1-x^2-y^2)} $$ I see, that the domain is real, but: $$ 1) x^2\geq y $$ and $$ 2) x^2+y^2<1 $$ and $$ 3) x^2+y^2 \ne0 $$ I can draw 1 and 2, but how to draw 3) ?
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Well, the domain is real in the sense that it's the real plane $\mathbb{R}^2$.
3) is the easiest of them all... it's all of the plane except the origin!
The last step would be to look at what the intersection of all three regions would be. Thta is, all three regions determined by your constraints.
The first one gives you the region under a certain parabola, the second one gives you the interior of a certain circle, and the last one we have discussed.
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Gotta love Moxley's debut but hope this match will not be on TV. Hope his debut is on Raw or Smackdown with more hype or a bigger angle.
Terribe match. Hopefully see him against someone better soon.
Dark match are never televised. Based on the last set of FCW episodes, Dean Ambrose was starting something with WilliamRegal. I say start him off in Smackdown with Mick Foley or NXT with Regal.
It's not a debut, it's a DARK MATCH… and he's done several of those already. As for the quality? Terrible for a Moxley (Ambrose) match, but probably the best match Riley's ever had. We need him against somebody the calibre of the people he's been facing on FCW (Rollins, Regal, etc.) on TV.


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Photos taken during the winter of 2009-2010 when the greater Washington, D.C. area had the largest snow accumulation in its history. It was also very cold and icy. The U.S. Federal Government was closed for 4 1/2 days because it was very difficult to get around with any kind of transportation.
I was a historian and social science researcher for the U.S. Federal Government and wrote books and articles on environmental topics. I am also the author of "Rhythm Vision" and "Oozing the Moon".
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In any business--large or small--a high standard of Customer Service is that business's best competitive advantage. There are some who feel that the ability to sell the service or product which the company offers is the be-all and end-all to a company's success. It really is not. What waves the magic wand is the experience customers have with a company before the sale (pre-sale), during the sale (point-of-sale), and the care and satisfaction that continue after the sale (naturally, after-sale). Some companies excel in one, sometimes two, of these requirements; but as customer service providers, companies need to excel in all three.
A word of caution
"Customer service provider" is not a term affixed solely to the chest of the hapless front-liner. All are involved. At whatever level employees of a company operate, they are all customer service providers in one way or another. You may not be directly ministering to the needs of the external customer, but there is always the internal customer. For, as the entrepreneur, Karl Albrecht said, "If you're not serving the customer, you'd better be serving someone who is [and in a professional manner.]"
Important here is the customer's experience and the areas in which we could work to make it memorable for the customer (in a good way) and profitable to our business. In this article, we will deal with two areas, which may be considered part of the pre-sale scenario. Four others areas will be offered in a subsequent article.
Telephone 'etiquette' (the greeting)
Companies refuse to admit how much frustration they heap upon customers when calls are not answered within three rings, or, even more frustrating, when calls are answered by recorded robots. Not only do the latter situation compel callers to press every key on the key-pad for one reason or another, they also regale callers with more sales information than is necessary at the moment. Invariably, as a result of all this, many callers hang up and try the competition. Avoid this by having a live person answer calls using the three-part greeting--salutation, identification and solicitation-- in a pleasant, well-modulated voice; one that is neither too loud nor too soft. Telephone greetings are critical.
Salutation: "Good morning" or "Good afternoon" ( "Hello" is best used at home.)
Identification: This is ______ _________ (Use first and last names.) For different reasons, some companies ask that the employees use only first names, although the full name is definitely more professional. Take the time to pronounce your name clearly. Remember that you may know it well, but the customer does not. You may also be required to name your company or department.
Solicitation: Let's get to the point here by asking "How may I help you?" There really is no need to ask, "How are you doing today?" especially since you are not really interested in an answer to this question. But asking how you could help invites the caller to give the reason for the call. This is what you really need, and now you will listen.
Active listening skills
In face-to-face situations, listening involves good eye contact and a pleasant countenance. However, in all situations active listening skills also include an attentive presence and the ability to block out all surrounding distractions--even that of an athletic colleague swinging from the ceiling--as we focus only on the customer. There will then be no chance of annoying your customer by asking a question for which you were just given the answer. Give verbal feed-back to show that you are not merely hearing, but understanding and are ready to help. Never under-estimate the importance of a pad and pen for notes. They make recording easy and portray you as an efficient customer service provider.


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In his novel "Life Among Giants" Bill Roorbach stirs up a potent blend of murder and revenge, madness and lust, that's peppered with ballet, rock and roll, professional football, financial scandals, celebrities, sex, food and a perfectly dysfunctional family. What more could a reader ask for?
"Plenty of secrets in our family," writes David "Lizard" Hochmeyer, the narrator of this tall tale. The 6'8" star of the Westport, Connecticut high school team's relatively conventional suburban life comes to a screeching halt one day in his senior year, when his father and mother are murdered before his eyes. Decades pass, as Lizard and his brilliant but probably bi-polar sister Kate, seek to find out who really killed them and why.
Along the way, Lizard goes to Princeton and enjoys a mildly successful career as a Miami Dolphin, before returning to Westport to open a popular restaurant that's presided over by a gay vegetarian chef and his transvestite lover.
The Hochmeyers live across a pond from the High Side, a mansion belonging to rock legend Dabney Stewart-Stryker, who will die in a tragic accident, and his wife and widow, ballet great Sylphide. David's relationship with Sylphide is a kind of constant in his life. She, in turn, is at the heart of the mystery surrounding his parents' death.
Lizard's dad Nick Hochmeyer had worked for Dolus Investments, a sketchy firm. Arrested for his involvement in some of their schemes, he had turned state's evidence before being gunned down outside a restaurant. As he lay dying, he identified the gunman as "Kaiser." Kaiser and Nick's boss Perdhomme visit Lizard's restaurant one evening:
. . . they were there, definitely they, two devils who'd figured large in my imagination for over twenty years, my father's old boss, all right, same old air of command, in his early seventies perhaps, erect and polished. And accompanied by the man my father in surprise had called Kaiser – really he, indisputably he, the very Kaiser, my parents' killer, a perfectly nice-looking man in a very expensive suit. . . . But their appearance at my restaurant wasn't a mistake, and it wasn't a confession, either. Instead, it seemed a calculated threat: We know where to find you.
At the center of everything is the great Sylphide. Emily, a successful dancer and protégé of Sylphide's who was Lizard's high school girlfriend and lover, tells him years later:
We were the two. We were the ones who were different. With special talents, you know. None of our own doing. These capable bodies. Anyway. She picked us out. Sylphide picked both of us out. It was all choreography.
"Life Among Giants" is a perfectly choreographed tale. While it is a terrific mystery, it is also a compelling and brilliant account of a life lived large. Lizard opens the door to a world of excess and egos as he searches for the truth – and for love. This is one readers won't soon forget.
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"I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical."
Nothing better sums up our penchant for knowing the unknown like the above quotation. Astrology can be used as a powerful-and fun-tool for understanding ourselves, others, and the world around us. Well, no one can really predict the future with perfection but then a forecast- good or bad- can alert us about the impending events in our life and help us brace up for the uncertain. What does astrology have to say about us, our loved ones, is pure fun. The forecasts often help us discover ourselves.
(Jan. 21 -Feb. 19)
You can enjoy entertainment if you join in and follow the crowd for a change. Enlist coworkers in order to get the job done on time. You can make changes to your living quarters, but not everyone will be pleased with your efforts. Focus your efforts on your work.
Your lucky day this week will be Monday.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)
Don't let someone try to bully you into doing things their way. Property purchases should be on your mind. You could come into extra cash. Help if you can, but more than likely it will be sufficient just to listen.
Your lucky day this week will be Sunday.
ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20)
Secret affairs will eventually backfire on you. You will meet new romantic partners through the company you keep. Self-improvement projects will payoff in more ways than one. Don't count on getting any help from those you live with.
Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday.
TAURUS (Apr. 21- may 21)
Sudden changes regarding your domestic scene are probable. Insincere gestures of friendliness are likely to occur. Only bite off what you can chew. A need to express yourself may come out in creative ways.
Your lucky day this week will be Monday.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)
Your intellectual charm will win hearts and bring opportunities that you least expect. Catch up on your reading and correspondence. Trips should be your choice. Make plans to meet again in the near future.
Your lucky day this week will be Monday.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
You will have to control the way you feel. Don't be angry, but be on your guard. Try to do things with children that will enable you to bond closer to them. Spend some quality time with your lover.
Your lucky day this week will be Friday.
LEO (July 23-Aug 22)
It might be best not to spend your money on luxuries this week. Set the ball in motion and be relentless until you complete the project. You will find that money could slip through your fingers. Do not let them blow situations out of proportion.
Your lucky day this week will be Monday.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23)
Some situations may be blown out of proportion. Calm down and take a step back. Keep your feet on the ground, if you can. Don't overlook that fact that someone you care about may be hiding something.
Your lucky day this week will be Monday.
LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23)
Plan a nice evening for two. This may not be the day to get involved in risky joint financial ventures. Be careful when dealing with female members of your family. Opportunities for romance will develop through activities with large groups.
Your lucky day this week will be Wednesday.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)
Travel should be on your mind. Problems with in-laws may cause friction in your personal relationship. You can take advantage of opportunities if you are quick to make a move. Moneymaking opportunities will surface.
Your lucky day this week will be Monday.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21)
Family members may feel anxious if you make promises you don't deliver. You will make new friends through physical activities. You can expect changes at your work place. Someone you live with may feel totally neglected.
Your lucky day this week will be Thursday.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20)
You will be confused about the intentions of someone you work with. Be diplomatic and honest, and that person will only be made to look bad. Don't bother trying to make someone you live with see your point of view. Don't depend on coworkers to help; they may only hold you back.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - After losing Game Two of the series, 7-2, the Northern Illinois baseball team took the rubber match, 8-5, in 11 innings to claim a Mid-American Conference-opening series win over Bowling Green (7-11-1, 1-2 MAC), Saturday, at Warren E. Steller Field in a doubleheader on a sunny, mild afternoon.
"Our attack plan for Mid-American Conference weekends starts with protecting our home turf, then winning series," said NIU head baseball coach Ed Mathey, who has won each of his last three league openers. "We have five on the road, four at home in the MAC. Going on the road in this league is not easy. To get a win this weekend against the Bowling Green Falcons, who were the 2009 MAC regular season champs, is a solid accomplishment."
In the series clincher, the Huskies (7-15, 2-1 MAC) appeared to overcome a first-inning four-run deficit with a score in the fourth on Jake Hermsen's 6-4-3 bases-loaded double play, two in the fifth on a Jordin Hood double down the left field line and Dave Reynolds' single to right, and a two-run error off an Alex Beckmann one-hopper through the first baseman's legs in the eighth, but closer Andy Deain was unable to hold it in the ninth.
"Game Three started pretty ominously for us," Mathey said. "They swung the bats well on Jeremy and he added fuel to the fire with walks and an HBP, getting us down early. I give Jeremy a lot of credit for being efficient the rest of the way because he gave us a chance to get back in the game.
"Those runs in the middle innings got some momentum back, along with the help of Jeremy's pitching."
After two of the first three Falcon batters reached base in the ninth, Deain rolled up a tailor-made double play ball to second but Marvin Sanchez's throw was wide left , forcing Alex Jones to step off second to make the catch, allowing a run to score to knot the game, 5-5. Following a fly-out to left, Deain then took a sharp liner off his upper-left side, quickly regrouped, and underhanded a toss to first to escape.
"I thought we had a great chance to win it in the ninth but didn't get it done, unfortunately," said Mathey. "Deain did a good job to get us out, we missed that double play ball, and gave them momentum. I give Andy credit for hanging in there as long as he did."
NIU then won the game in the 11th after Troy White's one-out, two-run jam-shot single over the short stop on a drawn-in infield plated Tom Kotis, who pinch-ran after a Beckmann walk, and Hood, who singled up the middle past the Falcons' diving short stop. White moved to second on the throw home and later came around to score on a wild pitch that caused the catcher to throw wild to left field, trying to catch White at third.
"Beckmann did a great job getting on base in the 11th, we let Jordin hit, and Dave Reynolds made a great bunt," said Mathey. "Troy had a great approach and fought off an inside pitch for the hit. He then made some nice base running decisions and hustled to score an important run."
In the bottom half, Bowling Green loaded the bases with one out but failed to score as a weak liner to first turned into an unassisted double play for Dave Reynolds.
"Our kids showed a lot of resiliency, and I hope it's something that we continue to repeat," Mathey said. "I talked the kids after the game about how the conference season is a lot like a baseball game: We have nine weekends, and just because you did well in the first, doesn't mean you'll do well in the others."
Deain (1-0) gave himself the win after 3.2 innings of work, allowing the run on two hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Starter Jeremy Gonzales recovered from the tough four-run first frame to post shut-out ball over the next five, surrendering just four of his eight hits during that span, while he gave up his only two walks in the first and struck out a pair of Falcons. Kyle Glancy registered a harmless 1.1 innings, allowing three walks, before Hermsen made an amazing over-his-right-shoulder catch after tracking a hard-hit ball over his left shoulder to bail out Deain, who relieved Glancy in the eighth with one out.
"Kyle Glancy did a nice job picking up where Jeremy left off," Mathey said. "Then, at that point in time, we went to Andy Deain, and Hermsen made a tremendous catch."
Patrick O'Brien (1-2) took the loss after giving up three runs, two earned, on three hits and two walks in three frames. BGSU starter Kevin Leady surrendered five runs, three earned, on 12 hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
Hood led NIU with four hits, two runs and an RBI, while White extended his career-best hitting streak to 15 games with three hits and a pair a runs and RBI. Additionally, Brett Frantini and Hermsen knocked two hits each.
In the former contest of the day, the Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the third after an error by the second baseman on a Reynolds batted-ball allowed Beckmann to score from second after reaching on another error at second base.
However, the Flacons rallied for three in the fifth and four in the eighth to even the series.
Michael Frank (1-1) earned the win, giving up two runs, one earned, on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings. Charles Wooten got credit for his second save by throwing three perfect innings with two strikeouts.
NIU starter Chuck Lukanen (1-5) was given the loss, despite a solid outing that Tom Zelasko could not hold in the eighth. After giving up only three runs in the first seven innings, Lukanen ended up with a line of six runs on nine hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 7.2 frames.
"In yesterday's game, we hung in there and won it late," Mathey said. "We got off to an OK start today, but gave away some runs on our inability to make a few bunt plays, but ultimately, we couldn't put a stop to it. Chuck did a good job getting late into the game but the bullpen didn't get it done. I thought there was a little momentum swing after that game. I talked to the guys and said we were still in position to win the series, and we did."
White paced the Huskies with a hit and a run, while Joe Etcheverry (double), Hermsen, Hood and Brian Riegler (double) each added a hit.
"Troy had a solid weekend for us," Mathey said. "His fifth-spot in the batting order is pretty important, with all the RBI opportunities he gets and hitting to contact that he needs to do. Sometimes it's hard for me to remember that he's just a sophomore in the middle of his second season. Some of the plays he's made at third this season are some of the best I've ever seen from a college kid in my coaching years. If he continues to progress like this, he's going to be an outstanding all-around player."
With Sunday off, NIU will get some rest before traveling to Peoria, Ill., Wednesday, March 31st, for a 4 p.m. CDT first pitch against the Bradley Braves.


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How do I unlock the playable character Judas? As the unlocking requirements are unknown. What exactly are the unlocking requirements?
You can unlock Judas by first beating Mom, which will unlock two new dungeon levels called "The Womb". Then you have to beat The Womb, by killing the boss Mom's heart.
There seems to be an answer to this in the Steam achievements of the game. First, lets look at a couple of achievemnts that seem to support this guess.
Maggys Wig
Collect 7+ container hearts in one play through
Cains Eyepatch
Collect 50+ pennies in one play through
Thus, I feel it's reasonable to assume that the requirement to unlock Judas is connected to the achievement
Judas's Fez Complete the full game
What exactly this means, I do not know, as I haven't yet beaten Mom.
to unlock judas you need to kill moms hearth-use we need to go deeper in dephts II or kill mom and the next time you play the game when you kill mom a trapdoor will apear taking you to the womb. The best way to get there is to search every room, give money to beggars or blast them to increase the chances of meeting the devil
If this helps I unlocked him by killing "satin" to get to him you have to kill "moms heart" and a room will appear in the room with the large gold chest after betting her, keep in mind its realy hard. if possible use "Azazel" he is a bit overpowered.
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I believe killing blue baby or Satan (IE, beating the game) will unlock Judas as a playable character
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Arthritis In Dogs
Prescription Joint Medications
Dog Joint Supplements
Deramaxx Cost
Deramaxx Reviews
NSAID Meds Explained
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Products & Pet Medication Index
Guide To Buying Pet Prescription Meds Online
Deramaxx For Dogs
The Current Manufacturing And Supply Shortage Of Deramaxx
Novartis temporarily halted production of certain products at its Lincoln, Nebraska plant several months ago. We have heard some speculation within the industry regarding the cause but have not talked to any veterinarians that were concerned about the products that have already been produced and there have been no recalls on any items. According to a Novartis website, "several quality and regulatory reviews determined that system upgrades and other improvements were needed to enhance the facility's processes and functions so that it could better meet the needs of our customers in the future". Personally, we feel comfortable with the quality of their products, past, present and future. Several Novartis medications, flea and heartworm control products have been effected by the shutdown including deramaxx, sentinel, interceptor, capstar and program. DiscountPetMedicines.com has been one of the best sources to locate the remaining supply of Deramaxx and other Novartis items, as the stores we work with usually buy in larger quantities. However, even these pharmacies have eventually run out of stock and there are no providers we know and feel comfortable sending shoppers to for this arthritis medication at this time. However, we expect that once production begins again that we will be one of the first to identify who has the first supply.
Sample Online Discount & Deramaxx Cost
- starting at just
for 30 chewables, for an estimated savings of over
40% off retail cost
* Cost and discounts are as posted by pharmacies on an earlier date and are subject to change without notice.
Deramaxx Alternatives:
Choosing an alternative to a specific medication usually means looking for similarities between drugs. First, what
of drug is it? Next, what does it treat? The main ingredient is also important. Other considerations include flavor and wether or not it is chewable. Potential substitutes to Deramaxx identified by online pharmacies include Rimadyl and its generics, Previcox, and Metacam. They all contain different ingredients from one another, but all medications are considered to be an NSAID drug, also known as a Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory. All of them are sometimes prescribed by veterinarians to treat canine arthritis, pain and inflammation, osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia, fever and surgery pain. Deramaxx, Rimadyl and Previcox all offer chewable varieties. Some of the Rimadyl generic alternatives are non-palatable caplets rather than chewables they might consider tasty. Rimadyl is pork flavored and the others are beef. Aspirin is also sometimes used to help with inflammation and some pet owners prefer cosequin or glycoflex supplements as safer choices.
Related Information:
Chewable Aspirin
Information On Deramaxx - Use, Sizes, Side Effects, Drug Interactions and Generic Deracoxib
Many dogs develop osteoarthritis as they go through life, often initiated by age or injury. Some potential signs to watch for that might indicate your dog is developing
include difficulty jumping or climbing stairs, difficulty squatting, limping and stiffness after exercise. If your dog shows any of these signs you may wish to ask your veterinarian about Deramaxx.
Deramaxx for dogs was made by Novartis as a treatment to help battle the everyday chronic pain that osteoarthritis can bring. It is also used sometimes used to help treat post operative arthritis surgery related pain. The generic ingredient in deramaxx is
, however there is not currently a deracoxib deramaxx generic alternative available as a substitute for the brand name medication. Deramaxx comes in several dosage
mg and
mg chewables in an easy to administer, tasty, beef flavored, scored, palatable tablet. About 94% of dogs that try a deramaxx treatment for arthritis have shown positive signs of improvement. However, it is important to know that
side effects
are possible including potentially serious liver, kidney or digestive problems. Side effect symptoms include, but are not limited to, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite or bloody stools.
There are also certain medications, including
prescription and non-prescription items, even some supplements, that can have serious consequences if taken concurrently with deramaxx or other NSAIDs. Once again, a very important reason to visit with your veterinarian first regarding wether or not deramaxx is right for your specific pet. Your dog's doctor should be able to help you with determining a safe combination of health products for your pet's overall care. For the discussion to be productive, be sure and discuss with them
other medication and pet health products currently being taken including non-prescription items, flea, heartworm and tick control, your dog's daily habits and lifestyle, the expected cost of a deramaxx treatment regimen, and potential risks & side effects.
Summary Of Online Deramaxx Reviews:
Most of the reviews regarding Deramaxx arthritis medication were positive with most pet owners mentioning quick results and a restored freedom of movement for their pets including less stiffness, enjoying walks, jumping, chasing toys and a general increase in mobility. Deramaxx can have some serious side effects and it was interesting to see how many pet owners realized this and still felt the product's benefits were worth the risk, but they were also astute enough to advise the proper testing, monitoring and strict adherence to their dog's veterinarian's instructions. Many pet owner's advised proper screening before starting Deramaxx to make sure the liver and kidneys were healthy enough to use the drug. One pet owner believed their dog had died due to using Deramaxx and felt that if they had done the proper screening to find out that it had impaired kidney function
they started Deramaxx that the death could have been avoided. It is always important to visit thoroughly with your veterinarian about your own pet's health and related medications before beginning any drug treatment regimen. Proper screening for undiscovered existing health conditions that your dog may have can be very important before using deramaxx.
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Surprisingly, no. Cow's milk is simply, just that, for cows. Man is the only animal that drinks milk into adulthood. Milk is higher in iron and sugar than humans need. Although milk is high in calcium, only approximately 30% of it is bioavailable (easily used by the body) as compared to 60-70% for fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, roots, seeds, and vegetables. On a calorie rather than an ounce to ounce basis, the latter beats the former for bioavailable calcium, by a long shot. In industrialized nations, milk is fortified with vitamin D, to enhance calcium absorption-this being almost totally unnecessary as 10-15 minutes in the sun, two to three times a week, in healthy individuals, is sufficient to stimulate the body's skin to produce sufficient vitamin D, for calcium absorption. The magnesium-calcium ratios in milk are about 33% of the one-one ratio necessary for the most efficient absorption of calcium. After age 4, in most humans, lactase, the enzyme in the body, that breaks down lactose, the milk sugar, a disaccharide (two sugars) to galactose and glucose, monosaccharide (one sugar) sugars, declines drastically to near zero. Lactose then passes undigested, into the large intestine, where bacteria ferment it into gases and lactic acid. Symptoms produced by this process, are: abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, gas, and nausea- known as lactose intolerance. Galactose has been linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer in women. Milk proteins have been linked to several autoimmune diseases-diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, allergies, asthma, Celiac's Disease, Colic, Crohn's Disease, heart disease, and obesity. In the diabetes link, bovine serum albumin (BSA) mimics closely, a protein on the beta cells, the insulin producing cells of the body. When the body develops an allergic reaction to BSA, it is also stimulated to destroy the beta cells through an autoimmune attack, causing diabetes. Milk also contains the two major proteins causing allergic reactions, casein and whey. If a person is allergic to the casein, then the milk of all animals is forbidden as this protein is identical in all animals. If a person is allergic to the whey of the milk of one animal, the milk of another animal may be tolerated as the whey structure varies from animal to animal. The milk proteins also contain phosphorous and sulfur compounds which acidify the blood. To alkalize the blood, the body draws calcium out of the bones - incidentally, the countries with the highest rates of osteoporosis, also have the highest consumption rates of milk and dairy products. The calcium is then filtered through the kidneys and may produce kidney stones. Milk in its natural state, is not homogenized (broken down into fat globules of equal size). When not homogenized, the milk fat globules cannot cross the intestinal barrier, into the bloodstream. Homogenized,the milk fat globules can cross the intestinal barrier into the bloodstream where they become part of the body's fat stores, along with any carcinogens, drugs (especially antibiotics producing increasing drug - resistant bacteria in humans), hormones, pesticides, and anything else that is stored in the fats. When milk is added to coffee, kurds are formed from the tannins in coffee mixing with casein in milk, and, are hard to digest. In short, if milk is to be used in the diet, moderation should be the guide.
DISCLAIMER: The information in this column, is NOT intended to diagnose and/or treat any health related issues and is provided solely for informational purposes only. Consult the appropriate healthcare professional before making any changes to your healthcare regime. Even what may seem like simple changes in the diet for example, can interact with, and alter, the efficiency of medications and/or the body's response to the medications. Many herbs and supplements exert powerful medicinal effects. Neither the author, nor the website designers, assume any responsibility for the reader's use or misuse of this information.


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HTML Tables Import into Excel
Some of the software applications we use daily involve really smart engineering. Take word processors: The algorithms and computation involved in positioning every word of your text according to the justification, font, size, bidirectional alignment, embedded pictures,... It's a really tough problem requiring smart people to solve it. (D)HTML rendering and spreadsheet updates are other example of hard computational problems that are so difficult to solve yet we take it for granted that these programs just work. And let's not even speak about games!
What usually amazes us is not these smart pieces of codes but slick ones. Such as HTML tabular data import into Excel! Let's say you have this nice HTML report produced by someone else and you want to get it back into Excel:
Don't try to copy/paste it from your browser, there's much better: The Web Query dialog.
In the main menu (Excel 2003. Don't know for earlier versions. Excel 2007 is coming tonight to a computer near me), choose Data / Import External Data / New Web Query and type the URL in the address bar. The dialog opens the page and puts a small black on yellow arrow in front of each HTML table in the page.
Click the arrow to select a table and click Import. And here you go: Your table is now in Excel!
Being smart doesn't pay off. Be slick!
There's no rocket science in there: Just a DHTML script to inject the arrow heads and some code to parse the table layout and contents. But it's damn slick if you want my opinion.
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The fibromatoses represents a wide spectrum of locally infiltrative clinicopathologic processes characterized by the proliferation of generally mature fibroblasts associated with mature collagen. Some of these entities are present at birth or develop in early childhood (eg, juvenile fibromatosis [JF]). Others may appear in adulthood.[1]
The term plantar fibromatosis (PF) is used for different conditions, as follows: (1) a relatively common plantar equivalent of Dupuytren palmar contracture named Lederhose disease (LD); (2) a more uncommon plantar superficial fibromatosis that, unlike deep fibromatosis (eg, abdominal, extra-abdominal, and visceral fibromatosis) generally has a less aggressive and recurrent tendency; and (3) an extremely rare, benign cerebriform mesodermal hamartomatous proliferation that, in a plantar location, appears to be a clinicopathologic marker of Proteus syndrome (PS).
Juvenile aponeurotic fibroma (JAF) and aggressive infantile fibromatosis (AIF) can also be considered to be in the plantar fibromatosis group when lesions are present on the sole of the foot.
Plantar fibromatosis represents not a single entity, but rather, a heterogeneous group of conditions with the common characteristics of plantar location and histologic features of mature collagen and fibroblasts with no malignant cytologic features.
In Lederhose disease (described in 1897), as in Dupuytren contracture (DC) (first reported in 1831), repeated trauma, long-term alcohol consumption, chronic liver disease, diabetes, and epilepsy have been reported in association with the development of the lesions in middle-aged or elderly people. Often, patients with Lederhose disease also have other fibrosing conditions such as Dupuytren contracture, knuckle pads, or induratio penis plastica (ie, Peyronie disease, first reported in 1743 by François de la Peyronie, physician of Louis XV of France). Heredity is also a clear factor in many patients.
Superficial fibromatosis (SF) in a plantar location includes a variety of soft-tissue tumoral proliferations of fibroblasts. However, it has been shown that some forms are not due to fibroblast overgrowth but to myofibroblast proliferation; superficial fibromatosis is more common in children and young adults than in older people.
Cerebriform mesodermic hamartomas on the soles represent a kind of mesodermal nevus and are usually associated with Proteus syndrome. This syndrome was named after the Greek god Proteus, the "Old Man of the Sea" and son of Poseidon who was able to change his shape to protect himself. Proteus syndrome is a complex malformative or asymmetric hypertrophic syndrome associated with multiple cutaneous and musculoskeletal manifestations such as epidermal verrucous nevus, vascular hamartomas, and exophytic cerebriform fibrolipomata and scoliosis, kyphosis, and exostosis, respectively.[2] Hamartomatous cerebriform plantar fibromatosis may develop on the soles before other manifestations of Proteus syndrome appear, and it is considered a marker for Proteus syndrome.
Fibromas and desmoid tumors (eg, intestinal polyps, osteomas, soft-tissue tumors, epidermal cysts) are common in Gardner syndrome, which was described in 1950. These tumors often arise over previous surgical scars. By means of direct DNA sequencing, recent studies show that somatic beta-catenin or adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene mutations are present in virtually 100% of cases of Gardner syndrome–associated fibromatosis (GAF), as well as most cases of deep fibromatosis (DF). On the other hand, no somatic mutations were identified in beta-catenin or APC genes in superficial fibromatosis. Therefore, the divergent behaviors of superficial fibromatosis in relation to deep fibromatosis and Gardner syndrome–associated fibromatosis, despite their similar clinical and histologic morphologic features, are based on genetic differences.[3]
Lederhose disease is relatively common, and plantar contracture develops in approximately 25% of middle-aged or elderly individuals (1 of every 4 with Dupuytren contracture). Superficial plantar fibromatosis (SPF) is uncommon, and the hamartomatous form associated with Proteus syndrome is rare. The exact incidences of superficial plantar fibromatosis and the hamartomatous form associated with Proteus syndrome are unknown.
The different varieties of plantar fibromatosis may be asymptomatic. However, the feeling of a mass in the foot, difficulty fitting in shoes, and pain with weight bearing often affect patients' ability to stand or walk.
Only aggressive infantile fibromatosis has an invasive course, as does fibrosarcoma; however, it does not metastasize.
Recurrent forms are not uncommon, although plantar fasciectomy has a relatively reduced rate of recurrence in Lederhose disease.
Whites are affected more often than other groups.
Lederhose disease affects men approximately 10 times more often than it affects women. Juvenile aponeurotic fibroma is more common in boys than in girls. No sex predilection is evident for the other forms of plantar fibromatosis.
Lederhose disease is seen in middle-aged and elderly people. Superficial plantar fibromatosis and juvenile aponeurotic fibroma are most common in children and youths than in adults. The exceptional aggressive infantile fibromatosis begins in an infant's first year of life. The rare hamartomatous variety also develops in infants.
Note the various history findings below:
Note the various physical findings below:
As with many tumors, the causes are not known.
MRI is useful in detecting plantar fibromatosis. Images show some signal intensity heterogeneity and, usually, infiltrative margins.[4] MRI can show the degree of deep invasion of the plantar fibromatosis, which often reaches the aponeurosis.[5]
The MRI signal intensity and the consistency of the clinical location of Lederhose disease enable the diagnosis to be made with reasonable confidence. However, one must consider the diagnosis of clear cell sarcoma in the differential. In effect, the 2 entities can have similar MRI findings and clinical locations.
For fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) imaging, see Scheler et al.[6]
All types of plantar fibromatosis have a dense fibrocellular tissue with mature collagen and fibrocytes in various stages of maturation, but they do not have prominent atypical features or abnormal mitotic activity. The overlying epidermis and superficial dermal tissue are usually normal, but the neoformation, which grows upward and downward, generally replaces the adipose tissue. The proliferation often involves many cellular foci surrounded by fibrous scarlike connective tracts.
In superficial plantar fibromatosis, the limits are usually undefined. Some areas may be almost acellular, with a scarlike appearance. In other areas, or in the most active early cases, the fibrocytic component can be dense, with cells closely packed together; the differential diagnosis with fibrosarcoma can be difficult in these cases. The reticulin network is often prominent. Usually, inflammation-associated infiltrate is not present. The connective stroma may involve various aspects. The stroma may be dense and fibrous; less commonly, it is loose. Sometimes, myxoid or chondroid areas can be seen. Vascularization is not a prominent feature. Local nerves and Vater-Pacini corpuscles can seem to be increased in number or size.
In juvenile aponeurotic fibroma, the cells are round or oat-shaped, and the stroma is chondroid (cartilage analogue fibromatosis). Aggressive forms are usually more cellular and have increased mitotic activity. Peripherally, the proliferation is poorly limited and penetrates the neighboring structures. Hamartomatous cerebriform plantar fibromatosis has a variable fibromalike, lipomatous, angiolipomatous, or combined structure.
The myofibroblast is the key proliferative cell in some so-called fibromatoses; therefore, these might be better named myofibromatoses. In these fibromatoses, results of tests for cytologic markers in muscle cells are positive.
In recurrent plantar fibromatosis, as in aggressive fibromatosis, tumoral cells express platelet-derived growth factor-B (PDGF-B) proto-oncogene.[7] This proto-oncogene encodes the B chain of PDGF-B, a mitogen for fibrocytes, whereas normal plantar fascia, nonrecurrent plantar fibromatosis, and scars do not. Thus, the detection of PDGF-B may be a useful adjunct to the pathologic evaluation of invasive plantar fibromatosis for prognostic purposes.
Osseous metaplasia and distinct multinucleate giant cells have been reported in Lederhose disease.[8, 9]
No medical care is effective in plantar fibromatosis, and reported success probably is due to the possible spontaneous involution of superficial plantar fibromatosis. Early treatments have included anti-inflammatory medication, orthotics, and physical therapy. Other modalities have included methotrexate and radiation after surgery.
For Lederhose disease, the intralesional injection of corticosteroids has been tried, but its usefulness is doubtful, and these injections may have some utility at only the initial stage.
For Lederhose disease, fasciectomy and excision of the fibrous tissue are the only possible treatments, if needed. Fasciectomy has been shown to reduce the rate of recurrences.[10]
For the other forms of plantar fibromatosis, surgery is the only therapeutic alternative. However, in infantile forms, physicians should evaluate the need for surgery before performing it.[11]
Many juvenile fibromatoses spontaneously regress, and biopsy may be performed to induce their involution. Some lesions can grow, and others can recur after excision that appears complete. Because tumor growth characteristics may be relatively important before surgery, physicians should consider the possibility of an expectant control.
Hamartomatous plantar fibromatosis does not regress spontaneously; therefore, surgical removal is appropriate.
Modification of activity, the use of orthotics, and physical therapy have been used as therapeutic modalities for the treatment of plantar fibromatosis.
Lederhose disease has a favorable prognosis, although slow progression is not uncommon. Patients who undergo plantar fasciectomy have been shown to have a lower recurrence rate.
Superficial plantar fibromatosis is usually benign and may regress spontaneously. Rare cases that are relatively progressive and recurrent occur. The hamartomatous form is also benign, and problems are related to difficulties in standing or walking or to associated Proteus syndrome.
Juvenile aponeurotic fibroma is benign, but recurrences are common.
Aggressive infantile fibromatosis must be considered a locally aggressive fibrosarcoma.