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Our original plan was to travel to the flatbridge at Sadler Ford, but after our journey of about 2 1/2 hours led us past beautiful rock walls and numerous wildlife, and the stream that joined the creek seemingly from beneath one of the walls (breathtaking), we decided to journey to the next takeout being the Woody Atkinson flatbridge on Barnes School Rd.
During our float we encountered several small rapids and a few deaddrops but not having to portage around anything made the float even more enjoyable.
In all our journey took right at 4 hrs combined. I dont know the actual distance but if your looking for a nice 4hr float come down to Simpson Co. and try the West Fork of Drakes. It's not on any trail guides but if you access Google earth you can get a real feel of the many put in and takeouts along the path starting at the community park in Franklin and continuing northward to the Simpson/Warren line.


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A Yamaha Expansion Pack is a package which adds more content to the keyboard:
- Voices
- Styles (optional)
Voices and styles are merged into a file, having a "yep" or "ppi" extension.
Some expansion packs contain Registrations and/or MultiPads. These data are not included in the "yep/ppi" file.
Expansion Packs can be obtained from Yamaha Shop at http://www.yamaha.com.
Besides the Expansion Packs for sale, some free Expansion Packs can be found at Free Expansion Packs
Expansion Packs for Tyros 4, Tyros 5, PSR S970, PSR S770 and PSR S670 is a new common format. File extension "ppi".
Expansion Packs for the PSR A2000, PSR S750 and PSR S950 have the same format. File extension "yep".
Expansion Packs for PSR S650 is another format. File extension "yep".
The size of Expansion Packs is limited by the keyboards storing capacity.
The "ppi"/"yep" file is the installation file of the pack which goes into the keyboard.
Only one "ppi"/"yep" file can be installed in a keyboard at the same time.
However more "ppi"/"yep" files can be merged into one "ppi" file. See more below!
Yamaha Expansion Manager (YEM)
For creating "ppi" files from different expansion packs; both "ppi" and "yep" file formats can be used - but only the styles of "yep" files.
The software creates a "ppf" file, which is the project file.
When you save this, the expansion manager software creates the "ppi" file.
Yamaha Expansion Manager (win)
Yamaha Expansion Manager (mac)
Styles In YEP/PPI Files
This software will extract the style files from Expansion Packs. No voice extraction!
YEP Voice Manager
This software is for managing "yep" files. Adding/removing voices and/or styles.
If the voice is in wave format you can use Goldwave or another Digital Audio Editor.
If it is uTG format... Sorry, no luck...
Expansion Voice Editor
This software is for creating "yep" files. This is a Yamaha software program. The program and the manual are not available for public. Sorry...
More about "yep"
A lot of information about "yep" files can be found here.


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Richard Strauss brought an extravagant intensity to his adaptation of Oscar WildeÆs play Salomé. The glitter of HerodÆs palace, the flicker of torches and the pale light of the moon are all vividly evoked in a sumptuously rich score. When Salome had its premiere in Dresden in 1905 it received 38 curtain calls and established Strauss as a first-rank opera composer. Gustav Mahler called it æone of the most important works of our dayÆ.
Strauss' Salome is one of the most eagerly anticipated opera productions of the season. Probably many Russian lovers of opera still recall the two Mariinsky Theatre productions of 1995 and 2000, staged on the initiative of Valery Gergiev by directors Julie Taymor and David Freeman. Not long before that, in 1989 Salome was presented during a tour to Leningrad by the Oper Stuttgart. That performance broke a sixty-year-long period of the lamentable absence of Strauss' works at the theatre, because in the 1920s the GATOB (today the Mariinsky) hosted performances of Salome and Der Rosenkavalier, while in 1913, four years after the premiere in Germany, Vsevolod Meyerhold staged Elektra here, the rehearsals being attended by the composer himself. The Strauss repertoire of the Mariinsky Theatre today has been cultivated by Valery Gergiev's love of this music that is highly complex in terms of structure. In addition to Salome, the conductor has worked on a production of Elektra and the Russian premieres of the operas Die Frau ohne Schatten and Ariadne auf Naxos. A sound performance foundation of the new Salome is guaranteed by the casts announced, among them Musikdrama soloists Mlada Khudoley, Yevgeny Nikitin, Larisa Gogolevskaya and Andrei Popov as well as the promising young singers Elena Stikhina, Evgenia Muravieva, Lesya Alekseyeva and Alexander Mikhailov. The new production will also intrigue through its unexpected directing and design decisions. Drama director Marat Gatsalov, for whom Salome marks his first work in opera, admits that "In our version of Salome it is not a story about a fornicatress who passionately desires Jokanaan. We see the collision of great ideas, between which the protagonists find themselves as if between a rock and a hard place. Salome's passionate desire to kiss Jokanaan is probably the desire to drown out the voice of new truth." Working with Gatsalov are designers from Latvia: set designer Monika Pormale and the design duo MAREUNROL'S, who have already created the elegant visual designs for Eugene Onegin at the Mikhailovsky Theatre. Also playing a major role in the production are the video graphics, which have been created by the experienced artist and set designer Katrīna Neiburga.
TheĀyoung captain of theĀguard Narraboth's gaze lovingly follows Salome, who is feasting with theĀguests of King Herod. Herodias' page, amazed at theĀunusual moon, warns his friend of danger. From theĀdungeon theĀvoice of theĀprophet resounds, announcing theĀbirth of theĀSon of God: "When He comes theĀdesolate places shall rejoice, theĀeyes of theĀblind shall see theĀday and theĀears of theĀdeaf shall be opened."
Followed by theĀlustful glances of her step-father, Salome leaves theĀfeast. TheĀthreatening speeches of Jokanaan awaken her curiosity, and theĀprincess wishes to see theĀprisoner. She gently asks Narraboth to do this and he, unable to resist her charms, breaks theĀtetrarch's orders. Jokanaan denounces Herod and Herodias, covered inĀsweat and tears, and he calls on them to repent. Desiring to be caressed and kissed, Salome tries to approach theĀprophet, but he spurns theĀ"daughter of Sodom". Amazed at what he has seen, Narraboth killed himself. Cursing, Jokanaan retreats to his cell.
Haunted by nightmarish visions bordering on hysteria, theĀtetrarch seeks out his step-daughter. He offers Salome wine and exotic fruit as well as aĀseat at theĀfeast next to him. Yet she coldly rejects his advances. Again theĀthreatening prophecies of Jokanaan are heard. Herodias asks for him to be given to theĀJews, but Herod is fearful of issuing such an order as he considers Jokanaan to be aĀholy man. TheĀNazarenes speak of theĀmiracles of theĀMessiah which they have witnessed. InĀtheĀhopes of distracting himself from his gloomy thoughts, theĀtetrarch convinces his step-daughter to dance for him and, for theĀpleasure, he will grant her every wish. Taking Herod on oath, Salome begins her dance of theĀseven veils.
Herod is delighted and he asks what theĀreward should be. Salome demands theĀhead of Jokanaan. Sensing impending doom, Herod tries to pay by other means, but theĀprincess insists. TheĀtetrarch is forced to fulfil his promise. Salome is given Jokanaan's head.


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Safety and Effectiveness of D-Serine in Schizophrenia
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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|Drug: D-serine
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|PK/PD Study of Escalating Dose D-Serine as Adjunctive Treatment in Schizophrenia
- Renal safety measures (serum, UA) [ Time Frame: Measured at Week 4 ]
- Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS) [ Time Frame: Measured at Week 4 ]
- Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia (MATRICS) Battery [ Time Frame: Measured at Week 4 ]
- Clinical Global Impression (CGI) [ Time Frame: Measured at Week 4 ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: A
Participants will receive treatment with D-serine
Drug: D-serine
D-serine at following dose levels: 30 mg/kg, 60 mg/kg, and 120 mg/kg. PK/PD studies done at day 1. Medication will be administered as powder dissolved in liquid given in two divided doses daily for 4 weeks.
Detailed Description:
Schizophrenia is a life-long brain disorder affecting approximately 1 percent of Americans each year. Schizophrenia can be extremely disabling, causing people to hear voices, experience paranoia or hallucinations, believe that others are controlling their thoughts, and even fail at maintaining a job or caring for themselves. Current medications help to relieve most of these symptoms, but not all. Some people with schizophrenia still suffer from negative symptoms, such as difficulty with talking, expressing emotions, and motivation; they may also suffer from cognitive impairments, such as decreased concentration and memory loss. D-serine, an amino acid found within the body, activates brain cell receptors that appear to play a role in learning and memory. This study will determine whether adding a D-serine solution to a stable antipsychotic medication regimen will decrease negative symptoms in people with schizophrenia.
Participants in this open-label study will remain on their regular medication regimen for at least 2 weeks. During this time and before starting treatment, participants will be interviewed about their emotional problems, marital status, education, family background, employment history, and any drug or alcohol problems. Participants will also undergo a physical exam, an electrocardiogram (EKG), vital sign measurements, psychological tests, cognitive tasks, and an electroencephalogram (EEG). Participants will then begin 4 weeks of treatment with D-serine. In addition to participants' regular medication regimen, they will drink a D-serine powder mixed with water twice daily. Every 2 weeks, participants will undergo a physical exam and an interview about any changes in symptoms or emotional problems that they may be experiencing. Blood and urine samples will be taken throughout the study. After 4 weeks, participants will undergo an EKG, EEG, and the same psychological tests and cognitive tasks completed prior to treatment. A follow-up visit will occur 2 weeks post-treatment to monitor any changes in negative symptoms.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
- PANSS 3 factor negative symptom inclusion score greater than 20 prior to study entry
- PANSS total score between 60 and 110
- Simpson-Angus Scale total score of 12 or less
- Calgary Depression Inventory total score of 10 and suicide score less than 2
- No change in Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) Scale score prior to study entry
- Chlorpromazine (CPZ) equivalent of 1500 or less
- Willing to use an effective form of birth control throughout the study if sexually active
Exclusion Criteria:
- High extrapyramidal symptom (EPS) levels
- Began, discontinued, or adjusted psychotropic medication within 2 weeks of study entry
- Taking investigational medication within 2 weeks of study entry
- Contraindication to study medication
- Serious or unstable medical illness
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Alcohol or drug abuse within 6 months of study entry
- Diagnosed with neurodegenerative disease or a seizure disorder
- History of a kidney impairment
- Currently taking clozapine
- Currently taking more than two antipsychotic medications
- Currently taking stimulants or cholinesterase inhibitors
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00322023
|United States, Connecticut
|Yale University School of Medicine
|New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06512
|United States, New York
|The Zucker Hillside Hospital
|Glen Oaks, New York, United States, 11004
|The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
|Orangeburg, New York, United States, 10962
|Principal Investigator:
|Daniel C. Javitt, MD, PhD
|Nathan Kline Institute
|Responsible Party:
|Daniel Javitt, Nathan Kline Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00322023 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U01MH074356 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|May 2, 2006
|Last Updated:
|October 27, 2008
Keywords provided by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):
Negative symptoms
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Mental Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017


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Georgia travelers choose from 43 Best Western hotels.
Rich history and deep southern roots greet Georgia's summer travelers. Begin in Savannah, Georgia's oldest city, set on the southeast coast of the US, where a stroll through Forsyth Park is a must. Travel to Macon, the song and soul of Georgia, where Little Richard as born, and childhood home of Otis Redding. Discover Georgia on your summer vacation.
Golf fans know Augusta for The Masters and the annual start of tournament season. Frequent fliers have likely made stops at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and gateway to the state capital and Georgia's largest metropolitan area. Over 5 million and counting, Atlanta is non-stop summer fun, from the Georgia Aquarium and World of Coca Cola, to Stone Mountain. Then cool off with a paddle down the Chattahoochee River.
And be sure to plan for two exciting and adventurous driving tours – the North Georgia Tour, and the Georgia Coast Tour.
Atlanta, with all of its culture and attractions, features unparalleled hospitality. Plan a visit today and experience the warmth and comfort Atlanta yields. Whether it's the popular Georgia sports teams, any of the fantastic Georgian festivals, or a tour of Atlanta, enjoy Georgia in any direction summer's roads take you.


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In an online survey conducted by BBC, Amitabh Bachchan has beaten Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and others and became the actor with the biggest brand value. Big B was in the top spot with 37% votes while SRK got 14% and Salman Khan got 12%.
The veteren 71 year old actor was attributed with qualities like Talent(18%), Excellence in his craft(12%), Intelligence(11%) and versatility(6%). The actor who has won many numerous awards in Bollywood in addition to winning many accolades internationally, started his endorsement career with BPL TV, for which he was paid the highest fee in South Asia.
The actor is known for his influential presence on screen and has worked wonders in resurrecting brands which were practically dying, like Cadbury; which was in some controversy over some worms found in a chocolate. He is also the brand ambassador for Gujarat Tourism and he also featured in ads which promoted Polio Vaccine; a result of which is the present polio-free India.


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Although it may seem like a shoo-in, Treme will not be eligible for any music-related Emmys this year, despite being the most music-oriented show on television that doesn't involve increasingly silly caricatures of teenagers. Treme's earworm-you-want-to-dig-out-of your-brainpan theme song was not composed for the show—you can find it on John Boutte's 2003 album, Jambalaya—and there's not much in the way of dramatic underscore, plus it doesn't qualify for music direction. In fact, the only thing it might qualify for would be some sort of "music supervision" Emmy for Blake Leyh's work overseeing all the many, many New Orleans musicians who have contributed live performances to the show. Unfortunately, that's a category the Academy doesn't recognize. Leyh, who's no doubt used to being ignored after five years of The Wire, shrugs off the fact that he won't be coming home with any awards, telling Variety, "If winning Emmys was what we were focused on, we'd all be working on a different show."
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A plan to add bicycle and pedestrian lanes to Atlantic City's streets are moving along but still have some way to go after a first presentation to City Council this week.
Beginning early last year, Department of Transportation has been working with city officials and residents through the DOT's Local Technical Assistance program to find out the issues of biking and walking in the city and what can be done.
"'Our next step is to complete a draft of the final plan outlining our study's findings and recommendations," said Denise Chaplickcq, DOT consultant with the Michael Baker Jr. Corp. "The final plan will include proposed recommendations to improve conditions for biking and walking."
There will also be engineering, education, enforcement and evaluation components for the city to consider, she said.
City Planning Director Keith Mills CQ could not be immediately reached for comment on specifics of the plan.
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Expectations are definitely high from Sudhir Mishra who has given Bollywood masterpieces like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (writer), Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi (director/writer), Is Raat Ki Subha Nahin (director/writer) and he won't let you down this time also with his latest flick Inkaar. Inkaar is a well-crafted script with an intriguing back-and-forth narrative and power packed performances by Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh.
Rahul Varma (Arjun Rampal) is the CEO of an advertising agency, who is accused of sexual harassment by his colleague Maya Luthra (Chitrangada Singh). In a series of flashbacks, you will get to know that Rahul's hard work and the values inherited by his father has made him what he is today. Maya Luthra (Chitrangada Singh) is a small town girl who wants to make it big in life. Rahul meets Maya at an advertising festival, and offers her a job in his agency. Maya soon leaves her small town and reaches Mumbai to work with Rahul. Rahul mentors Maya and nurtures her to get to the post of the National Creative Head of the same agency. Soon the two come too close on a business trip in Thailand. What follows later is a story full of suspense, drama, contradictions and conflicts.
So, whose story would you believe - Maya's, who blames Rahul for sexually harassing her, or Rahul's who claims Maya has used her sexual charm to move up the corporate ladder?
The actors do complete justice to their brilliantly etched out characters. Inkaar is a tight slap on Arjun Rampal's critics face who say that the actor can't act. He has given an outstanding performance in the movie. And this is definitely Arjun's best performance by far. On the other hand, Chitrangada Singh is definitely someone to watch out for. She is a complete natural and is splendid in her performance. The supporting actors - Vipin Sharma, Deepti Naval and Gaurav Dwivedi have also performed brilliantly.
Shantanu Moitra's music does full justice to the movie. The background score heightens the impact of several sequences and songs like 'Maula tu malik hai', 'Darmiyan', etc., are really melodious to hear.
Inkaar has a good story that holds you till the end. But it's doubtful whether you wanna walk back in for another viewing mainly because of its climax. In a nut shell, it's good for a one time watch for Sudhir Mishra's knack of storytelling and brilliant performances from its actors.


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As impressive as Chris Wondolowski's goal totals have been in recent years, it is his penchant for delivering clutch goals that makes his exploits all the more impressive.
Wondolowski provided crucial goals in both of San Jose's matches last week, coming off the bench to score both goals in the Earthquakes 2-2 draw vs. Portland before delivering a game-winning finish against Seattle on Saturday. Those performances made Wondolowski this week's choice for SBI MLS Player of the Week honors.
Wondolowski beat out worthy candidates like Chris Rolfe, Juninho and Lionard Pajoy for this week's honor.
What did you think of Wondolowski's performances last week? Who was your pick for MLS Player of the Week?
Share your thoughts below.
It's Wondo's world…
as a neutral observer of West Coast teams, it's hard to not root for the year San Jose is having…
Edwin in LA
I really don't like the quakes as a Galaxy fan and well in some ways I don't like that Wondo keeps making a case for himself as a goalscorer since people still think he can do something in the national team, but I have to say I think SJ will end up with the Supporter's Shield unless they have some massive fall of EPIC proportions the last 5 weeks and for sure Wondo is MVP no Ives?
The Three Chris's (Wondolowski, Rolfe and Pontius) deserve call-ups and some serious playing time from Klinsmann to show what they can (or cannot) do for the USMNT. No one is going to convince me that Juan Agudelo or even one of my faves, Terrence Boyd, is higher on the forward depth chart at the current time than Wondo or Rolfe, who we might need next year to make it through the Hex (assuming we make it to the Hex). We need more attacking power in the line-up than Klinsmann has been giving us.
Wondo might be the smartest striker to ever play in the MLS outside of Henry. His record over the last three seasons is clear. Even when San Jose as a team fell well short of the playoffs in 2011, Wondo still tied with DeRo for MLS top scorer, and did so while taking less penalties (which should be the first order tie-breaker for the golden boot if you ask me).
As for Wondo on the Nats, I think Wondo does deserve more call-ups. However, it is important to think about how a player like Wondo fits into the system. When they play a 4-4-2, he should be competing for a starting spot in the second striker role (especially if Dempsey is out wide). However, in a 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 he doesn't fit the role of the center-forward. In many of his brief appearances for the USMNT he was used spuriously as a CF and of course this is why so many of his critics feel convinced that he isn't "international quality". Wondo is the kind of goal-poacher that the US needs, but only in the right formation, otherwise they might as well leave him in SJ.
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This PSP emulator for Android actually works (kind of)
Some titles, however, are considered playable, according to the developer of PPSSPP. Puzzle Bobble Deluxe and Pinball Fantasies can be played, as long as you don't mind the glitches that are yet to be ironed out. 3D games are also mostly a no-go, and the great majority of other titles will not take you much further than their main screen.
Still, if you are a die-hard PSP fan, keep an eye out for more reliable versions of PPSSPP. Also, you can grab version 0.2 of the emulator from the Play store and give it a try. ROMs, however, you'll have to find yourself.
source: PPSSPP, Android Market link
8 Comments
1. Cyan3boN (Posts: 446; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
5 years from now I'll be lying in a couch playing gears of war 3 on my "super phone".
2. alterecho (Posts: 1099; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
True. Looking at GTA3 Anniversary edition i'd agree. Yet i'd still play it with a joystick on the cosole or PC. I couldn't bring myself to play GTA 3 on handhelds since it didn't feel good with on screen controls.
3. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
dualshock 3 has bluetooth connectivity.. does it pair with bluetooth enabled devices?
5. alterecho (Posts: 1099; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
I doubt it. Drivers would be an issue.
6. sum182 (Posts: 229; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
actually yes, theres an app called sixaxis. You have to be rooted tho
4. Captain_Doug (Posts: 1035; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Match this with the Archos Gamepad, sweet.
8. yousef8824 (Posts: 36; Member since: 28 Jul 2012)
i will do that
7. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
I would like to see more game oriented phones. Im kind of disappointed that the Xperia Play was the only one. Sony purposely released it with crap specs and old PS1 games that didnt sync with our PSN accounts (so we had to rebuy them if we already owned them on PSN) to tell us hardcore gamers that people dont want dedicated game controls. If they released a TOP OF THE LINE phone and gave us quality games to go with it, and them maybe also release a no contract version of it for kids and such so they dont have to play with your phone valued at $600, I think the outocme could have been quite different.
(oh, and the N-gage, LOL)


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Will your earphones soon charge your Apple iPhone?
In the filing, Apple compared the technology with the way that an electric toothbrush uses inductive charging. But the latter only requires a small amount of inductive charging because most of the day, the brush is in a stand being recharged. A device that spends most of the day untethered to an outlet would require a significantly larger charging coil and while Apple says it can be built into the iPhone, the handset would have to be made much larger to accommodate the technology.
To keep its mobile devices at current sizes, Apple came up with the idea to wrap an audio cable around a charging station which would create a magnetic field through the charging mechanism, a current in the receiving coil, and a recharged battery in the mobile device. While being charged, the earphones would remain wrapped around the charging station. The user would take a contact from the earphone and connect it to the device to create the inductive charging coil. The longer the receiving cable, the longer the charge and because earphones have a long cable and are already used for audio, its like getting the tools for inductive charging for free.
Apple used the inductive charging method used by the HP Pre as an example of how "bulky" and "cumbersome" other methods can be. Pre users need to change the battery cover on their device in order to use the inductive charging system for the phone. The application noted that grooves could be put on the charging tower to allow the earphone cable to easily wrap around it without slipping. And Apple added that a wire mesh placed on earphones that would come with the mobile device could be used to function as an electrical contact to provide power for a conventional non-inductive charging system.
source: freepatentsonline via AppleInsider
23 Comments
1. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
Very cool but i don't see how this is practical at all, or for that matter wireless. I'd rather Apple just make their USB charging cable twice as long. I hate how short it is.
3. nacixem (Posts: 32; Member since: 05 Jan 2011)
...dude now thats some to rave about...
5. iankellogg (Posts: 155; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
iPhone now comes with a 6 foot USB cable! REVOLUTIONARY! WHY HAS NO ONE THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE?
2. i dont get it (unregistered)
That's really dumb and not wireless at all.
In fact, its more complicated than just plugging it in...
4. ayephoner (Posts: 850; Member since: 09 Jun 2009)
the pre required a replacement back cover for conductive charging, but the pre plus came with it. either way, it did not add to the size of the device at all, so cumbersome and bulky would not apply.
6. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
Hey, the touchpad and pre 3 already has this and without having to change the cover at all.
If im not wrong its called sandstone docking ???
7. airbear360 (unregistered)
this is the worst idea i have ever seen...the Pre way was one of the first inductive charging systems and it did it well and was not bulky in the least...it was a simple small hockey puck you put on your desk and could easily throw your phone on and take it off....apple user "what, it doesnt look like a hockey puck?...its the best idea ever" average consumer "whaaaaat?, i have to fandangle my headphones around this thing to charge my phone, then UNfandangle them off it to leave.....worst idea ever"
8. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
but that thing apple has seems totally unpractical
9. duder (unregistered)
Airbear no pubic hair , i concur
10. Dec0der (Posts: 9; Member since: 11 Jun 2011)
Commence suing every other (older and better) inductive charging technologies in, 3, 2, 1...
11. G-Reg (unregistered)
"wireless" charging tech really needs to be scrapped or just lay low until they have something worth while.
Change your back plate, play tether ball with the ear buds.. wtf is the differance. Its all a pain in the a__ compared to "grabbing wire, plug in"
Here is some food for thought... The tech. is out there to wirelessly charge your just from radio freq. thats all around us.... We wont have it because they cant figure out a good way to rape.. i mean charge us for it.
12. Hallucinator (Posts: 387; Member since: 24 May 2010)
Just because Apple put a patent on it doesn't mean they are going to use it. Most companies patent pretty much every idea they have.
13. duder (unregistered)
because im sure every company wants to jump on this LOL
14. Mobile-X-Pert (Posts: 565; Member since: 20 Dec 2010)
That explains why my friend is so stupid, the earphones are draining his brain to charge the phone!!!!!!!
15. luis_lopez_351 (Posts: 951; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
haha expect cancer forming in your ears.
16. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Cool idea, though the application seems way more cumbersome than other inductive charging methods, and if there's ever some kind of back surge or something, BOOM! instant electrocution.
17. dionddc (Posts: 129; Member since: 19 Jul 2011)
I'll give Apple this one. This is pretty cool.
18. NeXoS (Posts: 292; Member since: 03 May 2011)
This feature is really revolutionary. I really hope that they make this the default and only way to charge the iPhone. It's truly thinking outside the box and iFans are gonna eat it up. Way to go Apple!
If this feature isn't in the iPhone 5, then I'm not buying it!
19. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Lol, I see what you did there.
21. bayhuy (Posts: 320; Member since: 23 Jun 2011)
So this is the Apple's answer to Google's claim, that they not innovate?
FAIL! Try something different, Apple!
22. SteveJobsIsDog (unregistered)
Apple is just filling patents for the sake of their sheeps. It isn't practical and they just patent it and hope that in future, when someone develops it, Apple benefits.
23. dandirk (Posts: 187; Member since: 04 Aug 2011)
Yeah I don't get the thought process that this is anymore helpful then just plugging in your phone. Sure you get rid of the cable but thats all?
People complain about changing their backplate? Well I can see iphone users complain since they don't have one.
The backplate modification is not ideal but it is similar to virtually any new tech like this... Some add-on to make it work before a couple of major companies start to get vendors to built the functionality right in.
Inductive charging is beyond Apples control, I don't think even Apple could change the methods currently being used. I think its almost to the point of going mainstream. I think there are a few different ways yet, and vendors in a next few years will start to back them.
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Introducing the iStrangle-hold... now with the inability to listen to your music while you're charging your iDevice feature!


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Worries are increasing that some managers will have a tough time finding buyers for their bonds if a flood of investors tries to pull out of their funds at the same time. It's a concept called liquidity, and a lack of it can accelerate losses for bonds when prices are falling, at least in the short term. It would likely have less effect on fund investors willing to hold on through the volatility than those who sell amid a storm. But it's another risk that all bond fund investors need to consider.


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Rasmussen College started as a Practical Business School in 1900 in Minnesota. Its intent was to provide secretarial and accounting courses for those looking to begin professional careers. By 1950, the school had already gained a reputation for business training; over the next decade, the school expanded to meet the demands of the market for technically-trained men and women and built new colleges in other locations.
By 1986, Rasmussen College was granting AAS degrees, and the business school began to incorporate aspects of the health care field. The school now offers over 40 programs all over the United States and online.
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©2004 Joe R. Lansdale; (P)2004 Books on Tape, Inc.
"The book opens with a cyclone, ends with a plague of grasshoppers and in between there's insanity, extreme violence, sex, grotesques aplenty and an excellent dog. What's not to like?" (Publishers Weekly)
If I could give this book 6 stars I would. It's an amazing story - some of it a bit "fantasy" but overall a very good tale. And the narrator was incredibly good. I've been with Audible for a year and this is the best one I've read yet.
As with all of Joe's books that I've read, this was a top-notch story told with a "from the hip" style that draws you in and keeps you on your toes with twists that sneak up on you - there are clues and you may even figure out the gist of it but there's almost always some little something you've overlooked - some thread that helps tie it all together that much tighter that you overlooked even though the clue was sitting there to be seen.
And Joe is great at transporting the reader to a different time and place. It's not always a comfortable time or place and it's not always prett but it's always a fun ride that you're not quite ready to leave when it's run its course.
"Raw, Violent, and Exciting"
Joe R. Landsdale seems to specialize in stories that depict Texas as a Hell on earth. While he is a wonderful storyteller and has wonderful characters his novels are set in poverty, dreariness, violent, prejudice, and the desolation of a flat heat baked sqaulid land. It's nice to have a mystery that not about the rich and famous set in beautiful places Joe swings the pendulum all the way to the other side. It's important to be exposed to the side of America we don't like to see but it is a bitter pill to swallow.
If you can get past that, this is a great story. His use of language will prove offensive to most be it is honest down to its most raw. The mystery keeps you guessing, character's surprise, the bad guys are original, and the ending is an oll out orgasm.
Reader is tops.
"Not Hap and Leonard"
I'm just beginning to discover Mr. Lansdale's novels. I enjoyed the Hap-and-Leonard novels, because of their humor. "Sunset and Sawdust" emerges from a different wellspring of Mr. Lansdale's imagination -- a more serious and sober wellspring -- which doesn't provide the laughs that Hap and Leonard elicit. "Sunset and Sawdust" takes place during the Great Depression, among people enduring hard times. The story kept me wondering, "Could this have really happened, even during the Depression?" Having not lived through the Depression, and not having studied about it much, I don't know; but some of the events in "Sunset and Sawdust" strained my credibility a bit. I don't mind when a funny story strains my credibility; but when a serious story does so, it troubles me. On the other hand, the reader, Deborah Marlow, does a wonderful job narrating this audiobook ... to the extent that, in my opinion, she rescues it. She has a beautiful voice which she can command into a wide variety of characters. I would recommend this audiobook to anyone who has an interest in the Great Depression, feminism, or east Texas hardscrabble folk.
"Entertaining Book1"
Overall its an entertaining book. It had very interesting characters and a good story. It occasionally got bogged down because the reader was a little sub par.
"Texas time"
Elements of "Sunset and Sawdust" reminded me of the stories my parents and grandparents told of the depression in rural areas in Texas. This book evokes that period better than any historical rendition. But the cultural and social details are just the foundation of a solid mystery, with characters as finely drawn as hairs on a frog's chin. This book may not appeal to everyone, it can be as slowpaced as an August day on the Brazos, but if you want to be placed in a different time and, probably, in a different part of the country, I cannot think of a better book.
"Good Story and Book with Gnawing Drawling Narrator"
I'm not sure why two of Lansdale's novels (non-Happ and Leonard) rated such poor narrators.
The story is pretty good. I listened to this one after all the Happ and Leonard books and it was a relief from his formulaic approach in the Happ and Leonard books.
This is the first in a two part series about "Camp Rapture", a town / settlement in East Texas. There is no need to take them in order as they are virtually unrelated.
I'm not much of a fan of female narrators because there are so few good ones, so there may be a bias here, but listen to a sample first to make sure you can stand her droning slow and irritating voice.
Overall, I recommend the story, just be cautious with the narrator.
Dan P
"Good story"
Good story interesting characters. Metaphors and similes abound. Lansdale never disappoints. Racial terms may offend.
"Good Story, Lame Reader"
I would give it 5 stars if not for the reader. Her style is much better suited to children's books. Every sentece was delivered in a slow, deliberate voice as if reading to children, and when characters were conversing, each stament she read, her voice inflected up as if the statments where questions - much the way a 5 or 6 y.o. speaks when nervously telling a story. Or if you've seen American Pie "one time, at band camp..." It was exactly like that.
If you can get past the reader, the story itself is great.
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"I don't think that there is any added pressure. We are the underdogs coming into the season, and the only pressure we have is the pressure we put on ourselves."
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"I'm so incredibly proud of this team. We've been the underdogs most of the season. I think we'll be just as strong (in 2006-07)."
"Everybody likes the underdog, because everybody feels like the underdog. No matter how successful you are, you always think, No one's being nice enough to me!"
"I think it's better we downplay our chances. I think we should cherish this role as the underdog, because it's the perfect way to ride this race."
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NSU Hosts FBI Presentation on National Cyber Security Awareness
Nova Southeastern University College of Engineering and Computing
Thursday, October 3, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Join Nova Southeastern University's Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) in celebrating National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
GSCIS Hosts the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agents special presentation on "National Cyber Security Awareness," on Thursday, October 3 at 6:00 p.m.
The presentation will be followed by networking amongst attended with light food and refreshments.
About National Cyber Security Awareness Month:
Recognizing the importance of cybersecurity, President Obama designated October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). NCSAM is designed to engage and educate public and private sector partners through events and initiatives with the goal of raising awareness about cybersecurity and increasing the resiliency of the nation in the event of a cyber incident. October 2013 marks the 10th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center(MS-ISAC).
When & Where
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3301 College Avenue
Carl DeSantis Bldg. Knight Auditorium
Thursday, October 3, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
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NSU's College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) provides educational programs of distinction to prepare students for leadership roles in its disciplines. It is distinguished by its ability to offer on-campus, online, and combined on-campus/online formats that enable technology professionals and those new to the field the opportunity to pursue bachelor's, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.


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Celebrity Splits of 2017
The family that plays together stays together! Simpson and Johnson's house is full of laughter, thanks largely to Maxwell. "She's our little entertainer, a real ham," her mom told Us Weekly. "Her favorite person right now is Steve Harvey! She gets fixated when Family Feud is on. We have to watch it every night. She laughs and dances, just staring at the TV. It's hilarious!"


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So now the question becomes is this rally for real or just another fake-out. Scott Redler, chief strategic officer at T3Live.com, says if the SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD) closes above $131.50 "it
is very bullish for gold." Gold will have some headwinds on Friday. Big rallies tend to spur profit taking and the U.S. Labor Department will release the jobs number for January. Expectations are that the unemployment rate will rise to 9.5% while the private sector will add 163,000 jobs. Weekly initial jobless claims fell 42,000 in the week ending Jan. 29th which is also setting the bar high. "The jobs number is going to be good and the stock market will react to the number very positively" says Randall Warren, chief investment officer at Warren Financial Service. Warren says gold will become even less attractive and will continue to lose its luster until the "doomsayers" get out of the market. Gold has struggled with its role as a safe haven asset but better economic data in the U.S. is drawing investor interest away from gold and into stocks. "We are sort of stuck in the middle between this revolutionary situation that we are seeing in North Africa and the Middle East versus improved economic outlook here in the U.S.," says Will Rhind, head of U.S. operations for ETF Securities. Rhind says an inflation jolt in western countries is really needed as a catalyst for gold prices. Central banks keep warning of inflation but haven't taken aggressive action in combating it. The European Central Bank kept interest rates at 1%, choosing to focus on growth and signaling that price increases aren't serious enough, yet, to fight inflation. Eurozone inflation rose to 2.4% in January. The euro's speedy decline, however, underscored that investors are skeptical of this approach and are concerned about rising prices. Despite the SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD) 53 ton decline in January, Rhind says its ETFS Physical Gold ( SGOL) has seen minimal outflows and its newly launched ETFS Physical Asian Gold ( AGOL) has added 40,000 ounces since mid-January. Rhind attributes gold's recent decline as triggering modest investor selling of other assets to buy AGOL, which stores its gold in Singapore. The GLD is often used as a trading tool because it is bigger and more liquid with $52.7 billion worth of gold currently in the trust. Gold's struggle could wind up being a blessing for platinum, palladium and silver, all precious metals associated with "recovery" as they are used in cars, construction and technology. ETF Securities has individual ETFs for all three metals as well as a ETFS Physical WM Basket ( WITE) comprised of all three but more heavily weighted to silver.


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Stick Eraser is a simple game
Micromax Bolt A69 smartphone was launched in May 2014. The phone comes with a 4.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 pixels by 854 pixels.
The Micromax Bolt A69 is powered by 1GHz dual-core Broadcom BCM21663 processor and it comes with 512MB of RAM. The phone packs 4GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Micromax Bolt A69 packs a 5-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 0.3-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The Micromax Bolt A69 runs Android 4.2 and is powered by a 1800mAh removable battery.
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- Click the download button to download Stick Eraser Game in Micromax Bolt A69.
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I administer a church website where every sermon (1-2 per week) is published as a separate post. I have been using various plugins in the past, and have recently switched to podloveaudio.
However, the deprecation of the the 'audio' shortcode is causing a major headache, since to get past posts (several dozen) to work, I would have to go back and edit each one. Which is not quick or fun.
Please can you bring back the 'audio' shortcode? Or is there a hack I can use to get round it? Otherwise I'll have to switch plugins. Again.
It's pretty inconvenient for existing users to change such a fundamental function of the plugin.
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Erratum-December 17, 2003
The following name was listed in the Official Gazette as being removed from the register. The name was published in error. We regret any inconvenience the publication may have caused.
McCarthy, Kevin D., Roach Brown McCarthy & Gruber, P.C., 420 Main St., 1620 Liberty Bldg., Buffalo, NY 14202
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I am already neutered, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Taco is a super cute little guy who showed up in the pound in the nearby City of Mesa. He is male, about ten pounds, has tan and white fur, and is a Chihuahua possibly mixed with Terrier. He is crate trained and almost housebroken. He is a very sweet little dog, and although he can be shy for the first few seconds, loves to be held and petted. Taco has done fabulously with both adults and children. He gets along with the other dogs and should do just fine around cats.
Taco's adoption fee is $250 and includes his neuter, up-to-date basic vaccines, up-to-date rabies vaccine, and microchip. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com for an application to adopt this sweet dog. Taco is currently in foster in Bothell, WA.
Taco - very quiet & sweet boy, a Kirkland Chihuahua dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Chihuahua for sale in Kirkland, or seeking a Chihuahua dog from a breeder in Kirkland.


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Good time on the Elation: Carnival Elation Cruise Review by royce1971
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Good time on the Elation
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: New Orleans
Once onboard, we went straight to the Lido deck to get lunch. Being that I've said Carnival before I knew what to expect: burgers, chicken strips and hot dogs. I was also looking forward to that awesome salsa and pita chips they serve. YUMMY! I also love their potatoe salad for some reason, quirky I know. I never ate from the Tiffany Buffet because none of that food appealed to me. I did, however, take advantage of the dessert bar and ice-cream machines several times.
Okay, back on track.... After lunch we found our cabin.. 220 on the Upper Deck. This was on the back of the ship. I have always had a cabin mid-ship and now I know why. I felt every gear that was shifted and lots of movement. More Not too bad since I don't get sea-sick but if a person does, this would be a problem. Our cabin Steward was I Putu and he was very good. There was only one electrical outlet in the room, and since I use a C-PAP and run a fan at night, plus needing to charge my iPod, I Putu brought me an extension cord with 3 plug. It was very much appreciated. The room was adequate for the two of us. It was clean and cool, which is my two main things. The bathroom was roomy enough and stocked with clean towels at all times. Yeah, the decor is outdated but so what. I wasn't in my room alot except for sleeping and showering anyhow.
Night one we skipped the dining room and went back to the Lido Deck and had a burger. We watched the Superstar Karaoke show and this was a highlight of the cruise. I can't remember the ladies name who hosted it, but she was a riot. She acted out every song with dance, facial expressions and was just hilarious. GREAT CHOICE CARNIVAL. All of the folks who performed with the live band that night were just exceptionally good singers.
After this show, we went to the Welcome Aboard show. It was a waste of time and we left. We are country music lovers and found a goldmine across from the Drama Bar. Ron, the one-man band, was performing classic country and souther rock-n-roll. He was just amazing to me because he could make his guitar sound like any instrument. We enjoyed him so much the entire cruise.
We caught the casino for a while and I actually won about $50 the first night. After that, we retired to the cabin to find our beds turned down and the towel animals. So cute!
The next day was a day at sea. I got up around 9 and had breakfast on the Lido deck. French toast was very good. I also had an omlette. Yummy! Their grapefruit wedges are also awesome. After breakfast, I showered and strolled around the ship. We did a trival game, played and lost my $50 casino winnings, and met some new friends. Lots of laughter. We had early dining, and it was formal night, so off we went all dressed up. We took lots of pictures enroute to the dining room which was fun. I was not impressed with the food in the dining room any night we went. I don't care for seafood, so that was out. I tried the steak two nights and it was never cooked well done enough for me. The wait staff was good. Not having teriffic food in the dining room is not a big deal for me, although of the 6 cruises I've been on this was the worst. Oh well. There's always pizza and it was good!
After dinner, went to the see the Rock-N-Roll show and it was just terrific. We ending the night with Ron.
Next day was Cozumel and I didn't even get off the boat. I've been so many times. My companions went to Paradise Beach and had a great time. I stayed onboard and slept until 10 am, had breakfast, lunch, had plenty of room in the pool and hot tub and took a nap before the others came back around 3. At 6 we did the dining room again and that night we went to see Ron, casino and then the Fiesta on Lido with Mexican buffet. Yummy! We had a great time.
On the final day at sea we just relaxed and followed the same routine as the prior days with breakfast, lunch and dinner. It was great weather and we enjoyed the deck. We did catch the late comedian who was not very funny in my opinion.
We were up early for disembarkation. We ate a good breakfast and waited for the cruise director to call our deck name so we could get off the boat and head home.
I had sailed on the Elation back in 2005, right after Katrina. It was just as I remembered. She's a little weathered, but still a beautiful ship. I would recommend it.
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Then it was off to Elliott Bay Books for our poetry reading. What a great bookstore! The staff there was excellent; can't thank them enough for their support.
Susan and I have now read together in Cambridge MA, Miami, and Seattle. We're looking to do our next reading in the Southwest corner of the United States but have not ruled out Hawaii.
We had a great crowd, which included Martha Silano and daughter Ruby.
|Ruby and Martha
|Martha and me
Then off to the Richard Hugo House to attend the party for the winners and finalists for the 2011 Washington State Book Awards. Thilled to celebrate the occasion with Susan and Oliver de la Paz (both were award finalists), and to meet members of Seattle's writers' community. I have lots of books from the event take back with me to Boston.
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Today, we're off to Highline Community College for my reading and talk with Susan's students. (No Starbucks yet, but you know it's coming!)


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George Michael has revealed that he plans to marry long-term partner Kenny Goss when he finishes touring in July.
There will be another celebrity same-sex marriage when George Michael puts into action his plan to marry longtime partner Kenny Goss by the time he finishes his upcoming concert in London.
The troubled singer has revealed that he plans to marry Kenny when he finishes touring July later this year, in a low-key wedding.
"When this tour is over and everything has died down we can think about that," George told the News of the World's Sunday magazine. "Like me, Kenny wants our day to be special. I'd take no pleasure in entering a civil partnership if there was any publicity around it."
George and Kenny have been in gay relationship since 1996. Despite his fame in music industry, George made media headlines when he was pleaded guilty on May 8th to driving while unfit through drugs.


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Primary Care Update: Celiac Disease: Could You Be Missing This Common Problem?
Primary Care Update: Celiac Disease: Could You Be Missing This Common Problem?
Until recently, celiac disease
was considered a rare disorder.
However, new evidence
suggests that about
1% of Americans are affected.
As serologic tests that detect autoantigens
involved in celiac disease
become more widely used, more
cases will likely be identified.1
In response to these recent developments, the NIH convened a conference on celiac disease earlier this year. The highlights are presented here.
Symptoms of celiac disease occur when gluten--a dietary protein present in wheat, barley, and rye--is ingested. In persons who have celiac disease, gluten activates an abnormal mucosal immune response, which damages the small intestine by inducing chronic inflammation of the mucosa. Untreated, celiac disease can cause atrophy of the intestinal villi, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, osteoporosis, and other extraintestinal problems.
Clinical features. The clinical manifestations of celiac disease are myriad. Although primarily a disorder of the GI tract, celiac disease is a multisystem disorder and it commonly presents with many non-GIrelated symptoms--or it may even be completely asymptomatic.
GI symptoms of celiac disease include diarrhea; weight loss; vomiting; abdominal pain, bloating, and distention; anorexia; and constipation. The presence of obesity does not preclude a diagnosis. A common extraintestinal symptom is dermatitis herpetiformis, an intensely pruritic rash on the extensor surfaces of the extremities. Other non-GI symptoms include iron deficiency anemia, failure to grow, short stature, delayed puberty, recurrent fetal loss, osteoporosis, vitamin deficiencies, fatigue, protein-calorie malnutrition, recurrent aphthous stomatitis, elevated transaminase levels, and dental enamel hypoplasia. Celiac disease is sometimes associated with autoimmune endocrinologic disorders, such as thyroiditis. Also, several neuropsychiatric conditions have been reported in persons with celiac disease, such as depression, anxiety, peripheral neuropathy, ataxia, epilepsy with or without cerebral calcifications, and migraine headaches.
The Table lists the putative subphenotypes of celiac disease. Complications are generally only observed in adults, after many years of having the disease.
Diagnostic tests. There is no one test that can definitively diagnose celiac disease; instead, a continuum of a combination of laboratory and histopathological results may lead to diagnosis or exclusion of the disorder.
All diagnostic tests must be performed while the patient is on a gluten-containing diet. If you suspect celiac disease, the first step is to order serologic testing. Because of their high sensitivities and specificities, the recommended studies are IgA antihuman tissue transglutaminase (TTG) and IgA endomysial antibody immunofluorescence (EMA), which both have an equally high level of diagnostic accuracy.
Multiple biopsies of the small bowel obtained from the second duodenum or beyond are recommended for patients who have a positiveceliac disease antibody test. Multiple biopsies are recommended because histologic changes may be focal. A biopsy is not necessary in those patients who have proven dermatitis herpetiformis.
If a patient has symptoms suggestive of celiac disease, but has negative findings on serologic testing, there are generally 3 possible scenarios:
- The patient has a selective IgA deficiency, and an IgG-TTG or IgGEMA test should be performed.
- The serologic test results could be a false-negative--in which case the test can be repeated, or a different serologic test could be performed.
- The patient may not have celiac disease.
When the diagnosis is uncertain because of intermediate test results, testing for certain genetic markers can be useful. Ninety-seven percent of persons who have celiac disease have a DQ2 or DQ8 HLA haplotype genetic marker, compared with 40% of the general population. Thus, the absence of these 2 genetic markers has a high negative predictive value for celiac disease.
Patients with symptoms. Test persons who have characteristic GI symptoms, including chronic diarrhea, malabsorption, weight loss, and abdominal distention. However, since celiac disease is a multisystem disorder, it is important to keep non-GI-presenting symptoms in mind. Consider testing patients without alternate explanations for conditions such as persistent transaminase elevations, short stature, delayed puberty, iron deficiency anemia, recurrent fetal loss, infertility, irritable bowel syndrome, persistent aphthous stomatitis, autoimmune diseases, peripheral neuropathy, cerebellar ataxia, and dental enamel hypoplasia.
Persons at risk for celiac disease. These include persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus or other autoimmune endocrinopathies, Down syndrome, and Turner syndrome and first- and second-degree relatives of those with celiac disease. Routine screening is not recommended because current data do not show a clear outcome benefit. However, if one of your patients has any of these syndromes, and presents with at least one symptom of celiac disease, testing is recommended.
Start treatment of celiac disease only after the diagnostic evaluation, including serology and biopsy, has been completed. To successfully manage celiac disease the patient must adhere to a gluten-free diet for life. Such a diet excludes wheat, rye, and barley because these grains contain the peptides or glutens that are known to cause celiac disease. Even small quantities of gluten may be harmful to the patient. Note that although oats are technically glutenfree, they are often contaminated with small amounts of gluten.
The following anagram demonstrates the key elements in the management of patients with celiac disease:
- Consultation with a skilled dietitian.
- Education about the disease.
- Lifelong adherence to a gluten-free diet.
- Identification and treatment of nutritional deficiencies.
- Access to an advocacy group.
- Continuous long-term follow-up by a multidisciplinary team.
Patient education about celiac disease and about how to identify gluten-containing products is associated with improved self-management. Encourage your patients to participate in a celiac disease advocacy group, because it can be an effective means of adhering to a gluten-free diet and can also provide emotional and social support.
Celiac disease is often associated with deficiencies in iron, calcium, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B12, and fat-soluble vitamins. Consider supplementation if necessary. Persons with celiac disease should be screened for osteoporosis since the prevalence of osteoporosis is high among those with celiac disease.
A team-based approach to managing celiac disease is important. In addition to treatment by a physician and participation in a support group, patients with celiac disease should meet with a dietitian to plan a nutritionally balanced gluten-free diet.
Regular follow-up is essential so that you can assess symptoms and monitor for complications. In children, this also includes monitoring their growth and development.
Stress to your patients the necessity of maintaining a strict gluten-free diet for life.


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I selected this piece written by Samantha Hosenkamp for PR Daily because it's easy to get burned out managing social networking (aka Social Business) and this article has a good plan to help you pace yourself so it doesn't drive you crazy.
Here are a few of the 5 strategies to keep you sane and savvy
Create a social media cheat sheet.
**This will take some experimenting.
**Start by determining how many times you want to post to your social networks per day.
**Do this through trial and error to learn how your audience responds.
**Then determine what type of content to share.
Dedicate time to your favorite sites:
**Staying abreast of social media news can be trying.
**Figure out which sites you find most useful and dedicate at least a half hour every morning to review them
Carve out time for measurement
**you need to keep track of your social media efforts. help you identify your audience, what kind of posts they respond to, and how you can be more efficient in your efforts
**Start with an understanding of what your company needs and make sure you measure and track how social media is helping push these goals forward
**Are you hoping to increase sales? Are you trying to reach a new audience? Are you re-branding your company image?
**Know your KPIs or "key performance indicators."
Curated by Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"
For tools, resources and full article read here: [http://tinyurl.com/7e9bzlu]
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Cheddar Garlic Biscuits Recipe
- 2 cups biscuit/baking mix
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon dried minced onion
- 2/3 cup 2% milk
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1. Preheat oven to 450°. Combine biscuit mix, cheese and onion in a large bowl. Stir in milk until a soft dough forms; stir 30 seconds.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Combine butter and garlic powder; brush over biscuits. Serve warm.
Freeze option: Freeze cooled biscuits in resealable plastic freezer bags. To use, heat in a preheated 350° oven 15-20 minutes. Yield: 15 biscuits.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 113 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 260mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
Reviews for Cheddar Garlic Biscuits
Average Rating
"I found this recipe a long time ago & they have become a favorite for my family."
"I had to make these gluten free so they came out a little denser and a little dryer, but the taste was fantastic!"
"This is a staple recipe for us now, everyone loves them! I shake a few real bacon bits in for a special flavor!"
"These didn't turn out well for me. Not sure if I will try again. They seemed rather dry."
"Delicious and easy. So fast! These were fluffy and the oozing cheese looked enticing. Great with Creamy Vegetable Chowder."
"Absolutely delicious! These are almost as good as the Cheddar Garlic Biscuits at Red Lobster."
"This is a quick and easy biscuit recipe. I used to buy the cheese biscuit mix from the store to keep on hand but these are just about as quick and just as good. I'm glad I found this recipe and my family loves them with a good dinner. The only additional I made was a bit more cheese and a tad more garlic. Other than that it's a GREAT make!"
"I've made these many times. They're quick to make and taste terrific!"
"Found the magazine at a 2nd hand store & tried the recipe last week. Just great! Made the taco bean soup on the same page today & will be serving both for a small luncheon. I did add garlic to the batter. Dee Dee"
"I'm not a huge biscuit fan, but my family loves the cheddar garlic biscuits they get at a local seafood restaurant. This recipe looked like the restaurant version they love -- so I tried it. They LOVE them! I'll definiately be making these again. They are delious piping hot!"
"This is a definite must-have for my family! Everyone who tries them asks for the recipe!"
"I added a little garlic to the biscuit mix and my family loves these. I make them often the kids ask for them."


text: Kanawha health officer marks five years By Marcus Constantino March 14, 2014 Story Share Craig Cunningham Dr. Rahul Gupta, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, has been on the job for five years. Craig Cunningham Dr. Rahul Gupta, Health Officer and Executive Director of the Kanwha-Charleston Health Department, talks to Brenda Isaac, president of the board about medical statistics regarding the recent chemical spill and water crisis. Charleston Daily Mail/Craig Cunningham 03/10/14 Craig Cunningham Craig Cunningham/Daily MailGupta treats a patient at West Virginia Healthright Tuesday. He said he enjoys treating patients on a volunteer basis at free clinics. From the H1N1 flu outbreak to the MCHM tap water contamination, Dr. Rahul Gupta has faced some complex situations as the health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.The challenges have been immense, but Dr. Gupta welcomes them."The things that get me going are the interesting problems," he said. "The more difficult the problem is, the more I like to tackle it. It's just nature."Gupta started his tenure in Charleston on March 16, 2009. Tomorrow marks his fifth year at the helm of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.Gupta has been thrust into the spotlight recently as the Jan. 9 chemical leak that tainted the tap water flowing to 300,000 West Virginians garnered national attention. Gupta appeared on television nationally explaining the health risks associated with the chemical leak, but he became somewhat of a hero locally by erring on the side of caution early on during the crisis, even though state and federal officials often talked over him to say the water was safe."I think that goes back to his ability to look at the whole situation, find out the facts, and try to talk to people on their level," Kanawha-Charleston President Brenda Isaacs said. "This was a very difficult situation because no one knew what they were dealing with.Dr. Gupta was the first to admit we don't know what we're dealing with. This has not happened before and no one really knows what to do here. But I think he really listened to the people's concerns."The West Virginia Senate adopted a Senate Resolution 54 Saturday honoring Gupta for his work with the public after the chemical leak. Sen. John Unger said many people breathed easier during the crisis because of Gupta, and Sen. Evan Jenkins noted that public health officers are often overlooked and unsung heroes who struggle for funding.Gupta first became involved in public health while studying for his Doctor of Medicine degree at Delhi University in India. He volunteered in a 750-bed tuberculosis hospital where he saw polio and plague outbreaks firsthand."There was sort of a breadth, width and depth of public health that was sort of ingrained in me as part of what I did," Gupta said.After earning his degree in 1994 and completing specialized training on pulmonary medicine, Gupta moved to Chicago and began his residency at Saint Joseph Hospital. There, he continued volunteering at public health clinics in inner city Chicago until he earned his board certification in 1999."I've always done that, taken time out to volunteer, because it does give you a view into the real life, which is real people suffering real illnesses," Gupta said.Gupta's wife wanted a warmer place to live, so Gupta, his wife and kids moved to rural Alabama in 2000 where he went into private practice. In rural areas, Gupta said fewer resources are available to public health officials, so every doctor and pharmacist becomes a key player in public health."How you work is you network," Gupta said, explaining that pharmacists, doctors and nurses work together to find out the source of an outbreak of an illness.He also learned a grim reality about public health: there are often disconnects between public policy and the residents the policies are meant to protect. "What was happening on the ground was I was seeing a lot of our senior folks having to choose between their medication costs and their food," Gupta said. "Medical school, wherever you are, doesn't teach you a whole lot about health systems. It doesn't teach you a whole lot about public health, generally speaking." Gupta pursued his passion of public health in 2004 when he became an assistant professor at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and began studying for a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Healthcare Organization and Health Policy. He earned his degree in three years while teaching full-time and keeping up with his private practice."I had two little kids and it was tough," Gupta said.He moved to Nashville in 2007 where he joined Meharry Medical College, a public hospital, as a professor, with a secondary appointment at Vanderbilt University. There, he said, he immersed himself in public health policy while still taking care of patients.He found out about the opening for the top job at Kanawha-Charleston in late 2008. Isaacs said two candidates, including Gupta, were interviewed, but Gupta was chosen because of his deep understanding of public health and the specific health issues West Virginia faces."I think it was his passion, the fact that he really wanted to do this," she said. "He actually took a small pay cut to come work with us because he really wanted to be on the local level doing public health. "Because he had been a physician in private practice, he didn't see things from the ivory tower perspective. He actually knew what it was like to work with low income people and middle income people, and he saw things from the practical perspective," Isaacs said.Within a week on the job, a child died of the flu, and the next month, the H1N1 flu pandemic spread across the nation. Gupta and his colleagues went to work and formed the Kanawha County H1N1 Task Force. About 150 organizations and individuals teamed up to obtain a higher vaccine coverage in Kanawha County than at the state or federal levels. An in-school flu vaccine drive, which continues to this day, offered Kanawha County's 30,000 schoolchildren the H1N1 vaccine in 2009."There weren't a lot of protocols. There weren't a lot of written things you could just follow a particular procedure. You had to come up with stuff, and I think that's where this particular agency excels," Gupta said. "They came up with things, and as a result, we were able to process 250 people an hour in our clinics with shots."The school immunization program was such a great success, Gupta wanted to continue it after the H1N1 pandemic. The problem? H1N1 vaccines were free, but regular vaccines would cost money and the school immunization program had no funding. Rather than absorb the costs of buying the flu shots, the health department bills each student's insurance provider.The idea makes sense, Gupta said, because if the health department buys a flu shot for someone who has insurance, "we are only subsidizing insurance companies and taking away money from taxpayers."Letters are sent home with schoolchildren, and parents can voluntarily write down their health insurance information so their child can be given the flu shot in an annual in-school flu immunization clinic.Gupta said 90 percent of parents provide their information.In 2011, the health department billed health insurance companies for 6,942 flu vaccines and received $84,000. The health department spent about $69,500 on the school flu clinics - $45,000 for vaccines, $18,000 for staff and $6,500 on supplies - and ended up with a surplus of $14,500.Year-after-year, the surpluses are enough to cover immunizations for children not covered by health insurance."Kids are the ones that transmit bugs, and the grandparents are the ones that get sick and are at risk of dying in a hospital," Gupta said. "If we can stop that transmission at the kid level, we can keep elderly people from having complications like the flu."Kanawha-Charleston won a model practice award from the National Association of County and City Health Officials in 2012 for its school immunization program, the highest award a public health department can receive. The department also received a model practice award the same year for its Clean Living Environment in Appalachian Neighborhoods - or CLEAN - initiative that banned smoking in public places, including bars and restaurants.Gupta said there has been a 37 percent reduction in heart attack cases at local hospitals since the smoking ban was enacted.Gupta has also overseen the combination of the Kanawha-Charleston and Putnam health departments. The Putnam County Health Department laid off its 14-person staff in June, 2013 amid financial problems. Kanawha-Charleston has provided clinical services for Putnam County since July 1, a move that has reduced expenses for Putanm County by about 40 percent, Gupta said Meanwhile, services have increased by 283 percent.The Freedom Industries chemical leak presents a unique challenge; more than 300,000 people may be affected by a chemical with little scientific data known about it, and a guaranteed funding source for long-term medical monitoring from the state or federal level is nowhere in sight."To me, it is a moral imperative that we do conduct long-term monitoring in our population," Gupta said. "There is no excuse for not doing it."The question becomes if we don't invest in this population surveillance and medical monitoring, if there is even a small, remote chance that people could get sick in the future, that could be a much more expensive proposition because we could have prevented that from happening," Gupta said."That's the moral imperative we all face. Some people are willing to live with it. People like me are not."Gupta criticized the lack of new scientific data produced in the nine weeks since the chemical spill, and said he will find funding for long-term medical monitoring however he can."This is so historic and unprecedented in the history of this nation, you have to wonder if there isn't a better way to do this type of work," Gupta said. "It's gotten me a lot of thought as to, 'is the best we can do?' A lot of times I think if this happened in any other country, and it was a chemical exposure of some kind, wouldn't we be calling them and saying 'Hey, you need to do something to protect your people.' I think we would be the first ones to do that as a nation, to call on the other country to fix their issues."There are countless other chemical tanks along other waterways in the country. Gupta worries that a bad precedent is being set here."History will be written, and it's up to people and those who have the power to make decisions (about) which side of history they want to be on," he said.Gupta says he understands the health department may not get the "Cadillac plan" from the government when it comes to long-term medical surveillance. He has accepted that, and has devoted resources to finding other funding sources."I've got our employees here and some leaders within the agency searching day and night to find those grants, to search them up, to make contacts and apply for them," Gupta said. "We're going to do it. We're not going to give up on the people."Gupta said he has had a "phenomenal" five years in Charleston, and his family has grown to love the city and state they live in. Aside from the two model practice awards, Gupta said Kanawha-Charleston is currently awaiting national accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board. The department became the first West Virginia public health department to apply for accreditation when it applied last year, and Gupta said he hopes Kanawha-Charleston can be nationally accredited by the end of this year.As Gupta begins his sixth year in Charleston, he plans to keep pushing the envelope of public health in Kanawha County."My challenge to folks is simple: lead, follow or get out of the way," Gupta said. "We are going to try to make (long-term medical surveillance) happen if others can't or won't or are unable to. There's no disrespect or critique of anybody, it's just that I've got to take care of our people."To me it's very simple. I'm in a position that I have taken an oath to do whatever I can to protect the people of this county and Putnam County, and that's what I am going to do."Contact writer Marcus Constantino at 304-348-1796 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him at www.twitter.com/amtino. 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friendly and accommodating staff; location was beautiful and scenic, just what i was hoping for; good food at the restaurants for a reasonable price; clean rooms and excellent cleaning staff; great snorkeling! Somewhat isolated - we knew it would be, but found it to be more so with a baby and staying for a full week; no wifi in the rooms (only in common areas) and no air conditioning in these common areas was a hassle with a baby; definitely required a car for the week and not a lot to do if it is raining, which it did for a day and a half - ended up going back to Willemstad for this time.


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LeonMSPT wrote:Had the oil system torn out and replaced while working in Homer, AK, for the summer. It was up and running for a month before I saw it. Dad's a retired oil burner man/master plumber. Has Parkinsons and can't handle a huge job like that now. He did go check it out when it was done. Mom said he walked into the basement and his jaw dropped. Stunned, was what he was. Said he would have done it the same way, wanted to know who the piper was, who laid it out.
Going to make a plug, because fair is fair. Webster Heating in Farmington, the town I live in.
Wondering what other people are getting for burn times on coal, and wood if they're using it. Have set high limit to 180-185, with 20 degree differential. Have slightly higher stack temperatures with wood that way and it seems to draft better. I like the circulator between the boilers set at 140 degrees, with the check valve once it shuts down no water change between the two boilers occurs. If the WC90 goes out, the fan keeps running... not sure I like that.
Didn't put the barometric damper in. I know, I know. Contractor fears them with burning wood, and my cousin who sells and installs fireplaces, chimneys, woodstoves, and is getting into boilers and furnaces isn't keen about them. If there is a chimney fire, and I do not see how there cannot be without cleaning biweekly with the reduced stack temperatures, it's going to be a bad one. Unrestricted airflow through a chimney fire could resemble Chernobyl within a short time.
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LEBANON -- A memorial service was conducted Tuesday afternoon, January 27 at the Sellars Funeral Home on the Baddour Parkway for Mr. McDaniel, 50, of Lebanon.
He passed away Jan. 24, 2009. Services were conducted by Brother Mike Reid.
Survivors include: wife Carol Watson McDaniel of Carthage; children Rae Dawn McDaniel (Jordan) Riker of Gallatin, Courtney Hansen of Smith County and Daniel Hansen of Lafayette.
Also surviving sisters Linda (Chuck) McDaniel and Patti Burnett of Gallatin; grandchild Crimson Nevaeh Dawn Riker; father-in-law Ray Watson of Lebanon; sister-in-laws Janet (Michael) Presley of Carthage and Melanie (Steven) Young of Lebanon; nephews and nieces Gordon Storke, Charles McDaniel, Melissa Reel, Michael Storke and Zachary Storke.
He is preceded in death by father Al McDaniel and mother Sue Goforth McDaniel.
Pallbearers: Chuck Akemon, Jordan Riker, Gordon Storke, Charles McDaniel, Michael Storke and Zachary Storke.
Arrangements by Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon.


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Time runs short as Jeannette seeks to restructure debt
Jeannette is running out of time to obtain a loan to restructure its debts and could face another budget deficit by year's end, solicitor Scott Avolio said.
Jeannette has been trying to avoid protection through Act 47, which allows financially ailing cities to be managed by a state-appointed overseer.
City officials want to restructure debt through a general obligation bond after learning they will not be able to refinance a bond issue to raise money.
A general obligation bond is a common venue for local government to borrow money. The bonds are backed by a municipality's power to dedicate tax revenue or increase taxes to pay bondholders. Jeannette has reached the limit it can raise taxes under the Third Class City Code. Any future increases would require court approval.
The city faces other financial pressure in the form of a court-ordered judgment to pay Jeannette businessman Frank Trigona and his attorney, Robert Lightcap, $271,000 in damages and fees after losing a lawsuit. A county judge ordered the city to pay the award even if it requires raising taxes.
The city hasn't paid, and Lightcap may seek to hold the city in contempt of court, Avolio said.
"If we don't pay, the way to enforce it is to seek an order of contempt," he said.
Avolio said if Lightcap seeks a contempt citation, Jeannette would have no recourse but to seek protection through municipal bankruptcy or Act 47. By filing for bankruptcy, an automatic stay is imposed, preventing creditors from seeking payment for debts.
Avolio said if Jeannette is forced to pay Trigona, it may not have money at year's end to meet the payroll or pay bills and likely would default again on mandatory contributions to the police pension fund.
Councilman Bill Bedont, who oversees the budget, said council planned to pay the remaining $164,000 pension payment for 2012 this month but will withhold the payment until the Trigona issue is settled.
The city is waiting for several "legal matters" to be resolved before paying Trigona, Bedont said, because a final figure hasn't been determined. But the city will be able to make the payment, he said.
"We still have the financial means to meet the (Trigona) obligation," Bedont said. "I still fully expect to get (the bond restructured). I'm not hearing anything negative (regarding the bond)."
Richard Gazarik is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-830-6292 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.