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I think that's how I've seen it classified here. I think Blake specified the 2 driving techniques as the Sweedish version that uses leverage and such vs. the American version that's more snap... Then broke down the American version to Full Reach Back and Bent Elbow.
How does someone know which one works better for them? All I really see around here in instructional articles seems to be the American stuff. Where can I learn more about the Sweedish version to see how it works and see if it works better for me? Is there something here on the site that I'm missing?

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Monday, September 25, 2017
Urinary and Genital Disorders (Children)
Small Wee Hole
My son (2 yrs) was born with an odd foreskin, not complete. He has not been circumsised. Now we are up to toilet training we have noticed he wees straight up, even when we try to bend his penis down. My husband noticed his wee hole looks really small in comparison to his twin, fraternal, and his other brothers, you can`t open it at all. What could this be?
It sounds like he has meatal stenosis, in which the opening at the tip of the penis narrows, causing a thin stream, a deflected stream, UTI, painful urination, or frequency. This condition usually is seen in boys who underwent newborn circumcision, so your son's situation is unusual. He may have a developmental problem relating to his "odd foreskin". I would have him seen by a pediatric urologist.
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Monday, September 25, 2017
HIV testing is done by two different types of tests: screening and confirmatory. These tests are meant to be very specific for HIV. Both tests should be positive before a result is called positive for HIV.
There is a small chance that one or either of these tests will be falsely positive. That is, the test is positive but the person really does not have HIV. Some diseases or vaccinations (Influenza shots) can occasionally turn the test positive but then on repeat it becomes negative.
An example of this is a patient I once had that received antibodies (immunoglobulins). They had a positive result that ultimately turned out negative once retested. The best advice is for anyone with a positive test to go see a doctor qualified to test and counsel them on HIV and be retested to confirm the results.
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I am guilty of being busy.
I forget to call people. I make simple mistakes. I get anxious. I feel spread thin and obnoxiously obligated.
It's because I'm busy.
Busy with school. Busy with building a house (and everything that goes along with it.) Busy trying to make a place for myself at a company I genuinely enjoy. Busy with people, places and things – many of which I don't even want to be busy with. Busy speeding through the Buffet of Life and adding more and more stuff to my plate.
When I "complain" of my busyness, I don't mean to sound pretentious or important. If anything, I'm confident that I sound like an incapable child with terrible priority management skills.
I'm driven by deep seeded complexes and the urgency to go go go – for what kind of person would I be if I had time to fill with nothingness?
I'd feel guilty. Lost. Soft. Bored.
But when I think about it – maybe after some time, I'd feel calmer. Lighter. More focused.
I'm not unhappy. I'm not ungrateful. I'm not wishing anything away. I'm just tired of going 100 miles an hour every day. I need to learn how to pump the breaks.
This is simply something I'm working on. I'm terribly flawed and I have no answers. This is merely a reflection. Maybe you can relate?


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Hey, I neglected to mention one of the key side excursions that I made during Penguicon -- a trip to REI to pick up a pair of trail shoes that'll drain easily and dry quickly after a dunk in the water.
Up here in the Sault (and through a fair swath of Northern Ontario), we have an amazing wilderness hiking trail -- namely, the Voyageur Trail. I don't think the word 'low-impact' is used anywhere, but that's very much the spirit in which the trail's built. There are very few man-made improvements anywhere, and most importantly, no bridges. The trail builders either send you across on a fallen log (dodgy), a beaver dam (muddy), or just bring you to a ford and let you have a go. Thus, the obvious need for something like these:
Last Monday, I took them for a a very brief run along the banks of the creek near my house. It's been flooding lately, so things were fairly soft and muddy, but the teeth on these bit so convincingly that the idea of slipping didn't even occur to me. I didn't have my running socks on, so I elected not to see how quickly they'd drain or dry out.
I'm definitely going to have to see about working an early morning trail run into my routine a couple of times a week. I'm not a big fan of gratuitous capitalism or anything, but when I pair of shoes encourages me to go out for a run, who am I to argue?


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NCSE's executive director Ann Reid was featured in Scientific American's report "Trump's First 100 Days: Science Education and Schools" (December 5, 2016).
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I can't take the credit though, because the recipe is from Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day, the new book from the talented team of Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois. (Full disclosure: I received this book from the publisher, although I did get to meet the adorable Zoe from Zoe Bakes in September at the BlogHerFood Conference in San Francisco.) Jeff and Zoe wrote this book after fans of their first book, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, asked for bread recipes with whole grains, and I know readers of Kalyn's Kitchen who are avoiding white flour will be thrilled to hear about this healthier way of making bread. One batch of dough will keep in the refrigerator for many days, so check back tomorrow to see what else I made from the rest of the dough.
100% White Whole Wheat Bread with Olive Oil
(This is half of original recipe for 100% Whole Wheat Bread with Olive Oil from Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day and makes enough dough for 2 loaves of bread. Recipe very slightly adapted by Kalyn to due to lack of correct equipment and no kosher salt!)
3 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour (or use whole wheat flour)
3/4 T yeast (I used active dry yeast, not instant)
3/4 T fine sea salt (original recipe used kosher salt, which I didn't have. I increased the salt a little.)
2 T vital wheat gluten
1 3/4 cups lukewarm water
1/4 cup olive oil
Cover the dough (not air tight) and let sit at room temperature until the dough rises and collapses or flattens out on top (about two hours.) Then you can use the dough right away, or for easier handling, refrigerate for a few hours or as long as ten days.
To prepare dough to bake, sprinkle the surface of the dough with flour, then remove a grapefruit sized piece of dough. Sprinkle with flour again, shape the dough into a ball by folding the sides under and stretching the top to a smooth surface. You can leave it as a ball or make more of a loaf shape like I did. Put dough on a pizza peel, parchment paper, or cookie sheet to rest. (I was supposed to cover it loosely, but I missed that part of the instructions!)
To bake the bread you need a pizza stone or baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat, plus another metal baking dish to pour the water used to make steam. (The steam crisps the surface of the bread. You can put the metal dish anywhere that it won't interfere with the bread rising, and in a regular oven I'd put it on a rack under the bread.) The dough needs to rest for 90 minutes, but after 60 minutes, begin preheating the oven to 450F/230C (and heat pizza stone if you have one. I didn't have one so I heated the baking sheet.)
After dough has rested for almost 90 minutes, use a pastry brush to brush the surface with water, then using a serrated knife, cut parallel slashes into the surface of the bread. Then slide the bread (and parchment paper if using) on to the hot pizza stone or baking sheet, and immediately pour 1 cup hot water into the other baking dish and shut the oven door. (My baking dish would only hold 3/4 cup water, but it seemed to work.) Bake bread for 30-35 minutes, or until firm and nicely browned. If you're baking on parchment paper or silicone mat, remove them after 20 minutes so the bottom of the bread will brown. (I baked the loaf in the photos for exactly 30 minutes and it was perfectly done and even a tiny bit overly brown.)
Try to force yourself to let the bread cool before slicing and eating it!
South Beach Suggestions:
Of course bread is reserved for phase 2 or 3 of the South Beach Diet, but every ingredient in this bread is South-Beach suitable.
Zoe's Gluten-Free Brioche from Canelle et Vanille
100% Whole Wheat Bread from Zen Kitchen
Five Minute Artisan Bread from The Splendid Table
No Knead Bread in Five Minutes from My Cooking Quest
Chocolate Prune Bread from Andrea Meyers
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When it comes to Grape-Nuts-related desserts, I'm decidedly pro. My very first American Classics entry was a recipe for Grape-Nuts pudding—a spiced Down East treat similar in taste to Indian Pudding but requiring about a third of the investment in time and effort. Naturally, I also gravitate towards Grape-Nuts ice cream, a vanilla-based ice cream with those crunchy cereal bits mixed right in. It's rare to find Grape-Nuts Ice cream outside of New England, so I've taken to stalking around the City where I've spotted it only in a few places, namely on board a Mister Softee truck in Flatbush and at the former Uncle Louie G's, now JT Ices in Windsor Terrace.
Given my obsession, it's surprising that it took National Ice Cream month to help me realize that I don't have to sulk about the limited availability of Grape-Nuts ice cream, I can just make my own at home.
What's so great about Grape-Nuts ice cream? Besides the fact that it's the perfect breakfast food (hello, cereal and milk!), those little cereal nuggets make a great crunchy mix-in. The Grape-Nuts soften slightly while in ice cream suspension, but still hold some crunch as well as a malted flavor that nicely complements the rich, custardy vanilla base. If you like your ice cream with "stuff", then as far as accompaniments go, Grape-Nuts are a pretty awesome choice. They're loaded with whole grains, fiber, and more vitamins than you can shake a stick at. While I'm not going to fool myself into thinking that they make super premium ice cream into a health food, they sure make it taste good. To up the crunch factor, I recommend serving each scoop with a healthy sprinkle of Grape-Nuts on top.
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About the author: Alexandra Penfold is mild-mannered children's book editor by day, food ninja by night. Never one to skip dessert she's the Brownie half of Blondie & Brownie and a Midtown Lunch contributor. You can follow her on Twitter at @blondiebrownie.


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Cool (and Not so Cool) Phone Watches
Is It Wrong to Want a Phone Watch?
Is It Wrong to Want a Phone Watch?
If I were to describe my favorite gadget from when I was younger, it would have to have been Penny's wrist watch from Inspector Gadget that also doubled as a videophone, a laser beam, a magnet, and a small computer. What geek girl wouldn't want that?! Although we are a ways off from incorporating lasers and full blown computers in our watches (and who would want that anyway?), we have had the pleasure of seeing an uprising of the phone watch combo. Is it wrong to want one of these for my birthday every year, and shed a little tear 'cause I never get one? Take a look at the coolest (and some not so cool) phone watches I could find.
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The Powerjet SaM146 received its EASA certification yesterday, June 23, some six years after Snecma of France and Russia's NPO Saturn founded the joint venture to build the engine and more than seven years after Sukhoi Civil Aircraft chose the engine to power the Superjet 100. Patrick Goudou, EASA's executive director, presented the type certificate to Powerjet chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Ebanga during a ceremony in Cologne, Germany, attended by Snecma chairman and CEO Philippe Petitcolin and Saturn chief executive Ilya Fedorov.
Powerjet said it expects to receive certification from Russia's Avia Register "within a few weeks."
"This certification shows that the SaM146 engine fully complies with EU safety regulations," said Goudou. "It is the culmination of a particularly successful collaboration [among] PowerJet, the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia and EASA. It marks the first certification of an aircraft engine jointly designed and produced in France and in Russia."
"This is also a landmark in relations between the European and Russian aerospace industries," said Ebanga. "We are now looking forward to seeing the SaM146 enter revenue service in the next few months."
The SaM146 completed its certification tests on May 26, when it passed its final bird ingestion test. The SaM146 engine has logged 7,100 hours of testing, including 3,500 hours in flight.
During late May's Regional Airline Association Convention in Milwaukee, Ebanga reported that the company expects to build 12 production engines this year in Rybinsk, Russia, allowing Sukhoi Civil Aircraft to honor its commitment to deliver the first production Superjet 100s to Aeroflot and Armavia by year-end.


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Since September 1 barrow and gilt slaughter has averaged roughly 0.7% above the level implied by the September market hog inventory. That report implies December daily hog slaughter would be down 1.2 percent.
Thus far in 2012, barrow and gilt slaughter is up 2.0 percent compared to last year. Sow slaughter is down 0.6 percent despite a slight increase in cull sow imports from Canada. This data imply modest growth in the breeding herd. Our gilt slaughter data indicates the breeding herd was declining in late summer and early fall when corn prices were climbing. The last few weeks imply some herd growth.
Thursday afternoon calculated pork cutout value was $85.15/cwt, up 96 cents from the previous Thursday. Hams and butts were lower, but loins and bellies were higher this week. The pork cutout value is $4.15/cwt lower than a year ago.
The national average negotiated carcass price for direct delivered hogs on the morning report today was $81.85/cwt, up $1.09 from last Friday. The eastern corn belt was $1.56 higher than last Friday at $82.00/cwt. Neither the western corn belt nor Iowa-Minnesota had enough early morning sales for a price quote. Peoria had a top live price this morning of $54 and Zumbrota had a live top today of $55/cwt. The top for interior Missouri live hogs Friday was $60/cwt, up $2.75 from the previous Friday.
The average hog carcass price is 96.1 percent of the cutout value, which is quite high for this time of year. Don't be surprised if packers slow buying early next week to try to restore their profit margins.
Hog slaughter this week totaled 2.364 million head, down 1.5 percent from the week before, but up 1.5 percent compared to the same week last year. Year-to-date hog slaughter is 1.9 percent above 2011.
The average barrow and gilt live weight in Iowa-Minnesota last week was 275.2 pounds, 0.8 pounds above a week earlier, but down 1.0 pounds from a year ago. This was the tenth consecutive week with weights under the year-ago level.
Friday's close for the December lean hog futures contract was $82.30/cwt, down $1.77 from the previous Friday. February hog futures ended the week $3.45 lower at $83.47/cwt. April hogs settled at $88.47/cwt; June at $98.20/cwt.


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Southern Exposure
I spent some more time last night reading the Milken Institute's list of best-performing U.S. cities. I consider it a must-read for investors who are tracking job growth, real estate and banking investments. It contains valuable information, and I'd go so far as to suggest visiting the Milken Institute regularly for its wealth of information and research on markets, healthcare, energy and other topics that could help make us all better investors.
As I review the list, I see that Austin, Texas, is second -- a perennial top-10 city that has become a center of technology, with Dell (DELL) and IBM (IBM) its largest employers. Many Austin residents are about to become cash rich if the Dell go-private deal goes through. The problem with Austin, however, is that almost all the smaller banks there are privately held. The largest banking presence is Wells Fargo (WFC), followed by Bank of America (BAC), so it's hard to find a bank to buy and get an Austin-specific play....504 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Too many two-out runs are costing the Halos
ANAHEIM -- Following the Angels' 11-4 loss to the Royals on Monday, both starter Joe Blanton and manager Mike Scioscia mentioned Kansas City's ability to score with two outs.
"Joe had a rough outing to say the least," Scioscia said after the game. "He just missed spots. When you're missing spots, innings are going to continue. He had a couple chances to minimize damage and couldn't get out of it."
Six of the seven runs the Royals scored off Blanton -- and eight of their 11 -- came with two outs.
"There was just maybe a couple innings where I was just one pitch from getting out," Blanton said. "They had a couple two-out hits that cost me."
While Blanton may have been the latest victim, two-out runs are something that have plagued the Angels all season.
Of the 197 runs the Angels have allowed, 47 percent of them have been scored with two outs.
As for the rest of the runs, 18 percent have been scored with no outs and 36 percent have scored with one out.
For comparisons sake, the rest of the American League West has only allowed 35 percent of their runs with two outs.
"It's probably just one of those things," pitcher Barry Enright said. "A little [bad] luck along with a good job by the other team, but I think all the pitchers feel pretty confident that they are going to keep doing what they're doing and we're going to get better as we all mesh together."
The last time the Angels gave up 40 percent or more of their total runs with two outs was 2010 -- also the last time the team finished with a sub-.500 record.
In 2012, 39 percent of runs allowed came with two outs, and in '11, it was 36 percent.
When things go wrong, people typically look for someone to blame, but no area of the Angels' pitching staff stands alone when it comes to struggling to close innings.
The rotation -- C.J. Wilson, Blanton, Jason Vargas, Jerome Williams and Enright, along with Jered Weaver and Tommy Hanson -- has given up 47 percent of its runs with two outs. The bullpen has given up 45 percent.
Opposing batters are hitting .274 with two outs, and .276 with two outs and runners in scoring position.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. William Boor is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Coon Rapids Police Department has launched an online crime mapping and crime analysis project.
Partnering with BAIR Analytics Inc., headquartered in Highlands Ranch, Colo., the police department has provided a new way for residents to stay informed about crime in Coon Rapids.
And it gives the police department a new tool to analyze crime trends and determine how best to use its patrol and investigative resources.
"It gives us a better way of doing our business," said Capt. Cary Parks, who has spearheaded the police department's partnership with BAIR.
And it will be another crime prevention tool for the department, he said.
"For residents it provides a snapshot of serious crimes in their neighborhood," Parks said.
"They can see what's going on in their neighborhood."
Through the partnership, the police department now has an online crime map called RAIDS Online that maps and analyzes crime data and alerts Coon Rapids citizens about crimes in their area which remain on the RAIDS online website for up to a year.
As well, by signing up via the website, residents will get crime alerts by email when one of the publicly reportable crimes takes place within a specified distance from their home, according to Parks.
To visit the Coon Rapids crime map, go to http://www.raidsonline.com/?address=Coon%20Rapids%20MN.
A link to the website can also be found on the Coon Rapids Police Department page on the city of Coon Rapids website.
According to a press release from BAIR, Coon Rapids citizens can view a map and grid with all of the crimes in their area, sign up for reports that automatically email a breakdown of recent crime activity in their neighborhood and submit an anonymous tip about a crime directly to the police department.
RAIDS Online automatically syncs with the police department's records system to keep crime information updated online and in the mobile app, the press release states.
RAIDS Online cleans and geocodes the crime data, then displays all of the incidents on a map, grid and analytics dashboard along with some basic information about the incidents, including the type of crime, location type, block-level address, date and time, it states.
"The Coon Rapids Police Department's participation in RAIDS Online highlights their commitment to proactive communication with the public they serve," said Sean Bair, founder of BAIR Analytics.
"We're excited to partner with the Coon Rapids Police Department to provide this free service for their public."
BAIR provides the service free to both the city and members of the public, according to Parks.
But not all crimes will be tracked on the mapping system, Parks said.
"The data that we are providing in the mapping program is only felony level FBI UCR Part I offenses with the exception of sex crimes," he said.
The crimes that are currently mapped on the website are:
• Homicide
• Aggravated robbery
• Burglary – commercial
• Burglary – residential
• Aggravated (felony) assault
• Theft (felony)
• Vehicle theft
• Arson
The police department was dispatched to 38,761 radio calls in 2012, resulting in 35,923 police reports, according to Parks.
It would be overwhelming to map each of these incidents and the FBI UCR Part II and Part II, IV and V offense categories, Parks said.
The crime mapping service is not only available online via computers, but also on iPads and iPhones, Parks said.
According to its press release, RAIDS Online is ad free and BAIR Analytics does not sell the data to third party vendors, thus the agency remains in complete control over their data.
"We wanted to do something to help law enforcement in these tough economic times," Bair, a former police officer and analyst, states in the press release.
"We consider this a basic service that we are more than happy to provide to the public and our law enforcement friends."
Coon Rapids is only the second city in the state to implement the BAIR crime mapping system, according to Parks.
Golden Valley was the first, but other communities, including Mounds View and Plymouth, have started work on the project, Parks said.
BAIR has its crime mapping system in place in other states, especially in southwest, western and eastern states, he said.
There are other vendors offering crime mapping services, but many of them charge, Parks said.
Parks became aware of the BAIR system through his work on the Anoka County public safety data project.
Besides the fact that there is no charge, Parks likes the system's capability and functionality and is also impressed that it has mobile app availability for iPad and iPhone users, he said.
But the online crime mapping system is only the first phase of the project, according to Parks.
In February, the department will be purchasing two software systems that will provide more in-depth crime analysis and two members of the department will be receiving training from BAIR on the use of the software, Parks said.
"The department will have the ability to further analyze crime trends in the community and the region," he said.
The department will be able to "drill down" to identify crime trends, for example, types of crimes and their locations as well as the hours of the day crimes are being committed in certain areas so that resources can be better utilized, Parks said.
It will also give the department the capability of going into the records of other police agencies, he said.
This comes at a cost, however.
According to Parks, the acquisition of the software, which includes a one-time fee, will cost some $9,550.
There is money in the 2013 police department budget to pay a portion of the expenditure, while forfeiture funds will pick up the balance, Parks said.
In addition, there will be a $4,000 annual cost for the software systems, which will be included in the department's annual budgets, he said.
Established in 1997, BAIR Analytics is an analytical software and services company providing innovative tools and subject-matter expertise for public safety, private security, national security and defense agencies, according to the press release.
Peter Bodley is at [email protected]


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Buckwheat wrote:I still meditate, and I look more or less like a Buddhist to outsiders.
david.sojourn wrote:I once practiced Zen, and Thai Forest tradition, but then I let them all go.
I created my own way, then I let that go too.
It works better, because No-Way seems to be the best way for me.
But what do I know.
Sometimes I still miss the toilet when I'm thinking too hard and I try to take a pee.
So I wouldn't take my word for anything.
Sambojjhanga wrote:I'm curious why so many people seem to have an affinity for the Thai Forest Tradition? I have a great affinity for this tradition as well, especially the Dhammayut sect.
There are a few reasons which I will state. ...
lyndon taylor wrote:For men, the question is not whether or not we miss the toilet sometimes, but whether or not we expect someone else to clean it up for us!!! responsibility.....
There appears to be huge differences between cultures in elimination positions, especially regarding urination. What we found most startling is that the respective urination positions for men and women that we take for granted in modern society appear to at least historically been reversed! For example, Herodotus claimed that in Egypt, "women stand erect to make water, the men stoop." In Ireland, "the men discharge their urine sitting; the women standing." Among Muslims, at least historically, both genders "squat to defecate and urinate." And European women, until quite recently, would often stand up to urinate, as their clothing almost dictated that position, and they could do so quite discreetly. Finally, many women today, because of the lack of cleanliness in public facilities, will not sit on the toilet seat to urinate, and instead either hover or stand up.
Choden wrote:I don't turn down either the study of Mahayana. I am curious to see if it's really a heresy as some say.
paul wrote:Mahayana believes that samsara and Nibbana are ultimately one, whereas Theravada has the view of duality, where even for the Buddha and the arahants, samsara and Nibbana are always separate. Spiritual seekers commonly assume that the highest spiritual teaching must be the one which posits a metaphysical unity, but this doesn't correspond to the suffering of actual existence. The merging of techniques grounded in incompatible conceptual frameworks is fraught with risk, so practice should be confined to the one vehicle.
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The Jodi Arias trial, after years of delay, will finally begin January 2, 2013. In what many are already calling the trial of the year, Jodi is accused of brutally killing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. Investigators say Arias shot Alexander in the face, stabbed him at least 29 times and slit his throat from ear to ear.
Arias' story of what happened that day has changed a few times. Originally, Jodi said she wasn't in the apartment at all. Then she changed her story saying she was there but two masked intruders burst into the home and attacked them, killing Travis. Finally, Jodi Arias admitted to killing Travis but claims she did it out of self-defense.
Jane Velez-Mitchell gives a preview of the trial.
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Spirit SearchLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
You are an expert on paranormal activity and have been hired to locate a spirit haunting an old resort hotel. Strong signs indicate that the spirit lies behind one of four doors. The inscriptions on each door read as follows:
Door A: It's behind B or C
Door B: It's behind A or D
Door C: It's in here
Door D: It's not in here
Your psychic powers have told you three of the inscriptions are false, and one is true. Behind which door will you find the spirit?
AnswerThe spirit lies behind Door D.
If the spirit is behind Door A, then both B and D are true.
If the spirit is behind Door B, then both A and D are true.
If the spirit is behind Door C, then A, C, and D are all true.
If the spirit is behind Door D, then the statements on all the doors are false, except for that on Door B. This matches the rules, and therefore, the resort hotel spirit lurks behind Door D.
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Conservation International's Carbon Fund invests in sustainable landscapes that help combat climate change by reducing deforestation and conserving critical ecosystem services — the services we need to grow and prosper as a society. These include food and timber, as well as clean water, livable climates, recreation and renewable forms of energy.
These multiple outcomes are achieved through the development of a strong pipeline of demonstration projects coupled with innovative financing and mechanisms meant to ensure long-term sustainability and private sector participation. The fund focuses on results-based financing to develop early stage forest conservation projects, including REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation "plus" conservation) and complementary activities, such as efficient fuel wood use and improved agricultural practices.
To provide a measureable, holistic approach to monitoring the status SLP projects they progress toward sustainability goals, the Carbon Fund developed the Landscape Accounting Framework (LAF). Unlike existing Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks, which limit their scope to mainly monitoring biodiversity and nature conservation, the LAF monitors landscape sustainability with quantifiable indicators that enable informed decision-making and investment prioritization.
Current partners include:
We are also looking for corporate, multilateral and major donor partners to support the Carbon Fund in developing sustainable landscapes. Corporate partners can contribute philanthropic funding to the project development fund or structure contributions as part of a corporate greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy. Contributions or offset-related financing of the Fund will achieve the following objectives:
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving brings Phoenix residents together for the Annual Walk Like MADD on March 16, to eliminate drunk driving.
The Phoenix Chapter of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving, (MADD), is a non-profit organization that supports victims of drunk driving and spreads awareness of the heartbreaking effects drunk driving can have in the community.
In Arizona alone there were over 260 people killed in drunk driving related accidents in 2011 and that number continues to rise. Walk Like MADD helps further the organization's life-saving mission to campaign to eliminate drunk driving and is held in 36 cities this year.
"We encourage families, and groups of friends and co-workers, to lace up their sneakers and join us for this year's walk," said Susan Kavanaugh, executive director of MADD Phoenix. "With everyone's help, we can and will eliminate drunk driving — a 100 percent preventable crime."
Walk Like MADD is a non-competitive 5K walk in Phoenix. Check-in for the walk is at the Phoenix Zoo and all proceeds will raise funds and rally support for MADD's campaign. Registration is $15 for ages five to 20, and $20 for those 21 and over.
If you want to get involved in the MADD organization there are three ways:
- Register to walk as an individual or a team
- Sign up online to raise money as a virtual walker
- Give a one-time donation to Walk Like MADD
For more information on the event please visit walklikemadd.org/phoenix.
What: Annual Walk Like MADD
Where: Check in at Phoenix Zoo
When: Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 7 a.m., registration/check-in at 6:30 a.m.
Prices: Ages five to 20 – $15, Ages 21 and older – $20


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With more and more Sooner fans wanting to know more about the players that will soon take to Owen Field there is always an element of bewilderment for some when a young high school prospect pledges his future to the Sooners with a verbal commitment.
'Who is this kid, is he a big deal?'
For long-time SoonerScoop.com readers the terms 'star ranking', 'Rivals100' or 'early offers' are accepted parts of the vernacular. For those just acquainting themselves with the recruiting chaos of Rivals.com and, in particular, SoonerScoop.com we offer you 'Trail of Talent' a brief guide to give you an idea just what Oklahoma's most recent commitment means to the Sooner coaches and program.
Due to his quiet nature, there isn't a lot of 'on the record' information on San Antonio Reagan's current quarterback, and Josh Heupel's future pupil, Trevor Knight. However as one of Texas' top quarterback prospects and a member of top 250 prospects in the country, also known as the Rivals250, as well as holding offers from Oklahoma, LSU, Clemson, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, and TCU among many others it's clear he has been highly thought of for quite some time.
Knight first burst onto the scene by taking the reins of Reagan's offense as a sophomore and accumulating almost 2,000 yards of total offense while leading the Rattlers to an 8-3 overall record, including going 7-1 in district play. Following his strong sophomore campaign he camped at Texas, the school he grew up following, along with SMU, TCU, and Texas Tech.
Unfortunately following a great sophomore season and a great summer of camps, Knight's junior year never fully took off due to injuries to his star receiver and a collection suffered by the Rattlers entire team ending in a disappointing 5-5 season. However if you ask Knight what the problem was, he leaves no doubt and offers no excuses.
"If you ask him, he'll put it all on his shoulders and just tell you he needs to get better," said one Rattler source.
However that junior year, in which he threw 11 touchdowns against eight interceptions, didn't slow down his recruiting process as one school after another tossed their hat in the ring for a player many thought to be in the conversation for Texas' top quarterback prospect in the class of 2012. In fact Oklahoma hosted Knight for their own junior day in late January and it became clear after Heupel, Bob Stoops, and Bobby Jack Wright stopped by in the early spring that the Sooners had real interest in Knight.
That belief was furthered when Heupel returned to watch Knight throw just a few weeks later. However, it seemed the Sooners interest was all for not as they continued their pursuit of Gunner Kiel at roughly the same time Knight pulled the trigger on a commitment to Texas A&M on March 3.
Due to that commitment and Oklahoma's pursuit of Kiel it seemed the Sooners and Knight were a done deal. But as things became crazier and crazier with Kiel's recruitment and no end in sight to his decision process the Sooners started to change course. Almost as quickly as the plans changed for the Sooners night, and his brother Connor Knight, started thinking of changing their future reservations from College Station to Norman.
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Great ball movement.
That was superb ball movement to get that open 3pt shot.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I thought West got away with one for a second.
Good job, Lance
annd the starters bring us back... we really need a solid bench... frustrating
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Free Lance. ......
Roy and West can't run worth a damn.
lol some of these shots West hits over guys with absolutely no elevation are just hilarious
Oh oh Faried and Mcgee together.
Mike Bibby, please hurry up your comeback. Pacers need you.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Denver's been pretty solid in spite of Iggy being kinda bad. Didn't expect that.
Iggy has been bad for some games this year.
David West is using rim magnets.
enough with those damn flip shots PG
Aaaaaargh. That one should go in.
Hibbert is ****ing garbage noow !
Hill +11
Augustine - 12
I expected him to be better but at the same time Karl's system needs players that can shoot the 3 and Iggy is not good at it.
Is David West the most underrated power forward in the NBA at the moment?


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MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Kohl's is continuing its partnership with TED, the nonprofit organization that provides a platform for innovative thinkers, with a donation of $1.5 million to continue its education-based opportunities for youth.
The additional funding will allow TED to further advance the TED-Ed platform, a platform created in 2012 to provide free educational content for educators and students. The donation comes from the Kohl's Cares cause merchandise program, which sells special merchandise, including plush toys and books, and donates 100% of the net profit to benefit children's health and education initiatives nationwide.
"Kohl's is committed to children's education, and we are pleased to continue our partnership with TED to help further advance the TED-Ed platform," said Kevin Mansell, Kohl's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "TED and TED-Ed offer a new, creative way to learn, and Kohl's is honored to help provide a free educational resource for teachers and parents that is also compelling for kids."
TED-Ed launched in March of 2012 with a $1.25 million commitment from Kohl's Cares, optimizing TED content for use in educational settings.
The continued partnership between Kohl's and TED will support the following youth-focused educational initiatives in 2013:
TED2013 / TEDActive: Kohl's will host an education-themed interactive exhibit at TED2013 which will feature some of the lessons created as part of the Lessons Worth Sharing program, which awarded 18 educators across the country with the opportunity to have their most impactful and influential lesson featured as an animated video on TED's global TED-Ed website. TED2013 will take place in Long Beach from February 25 – March 1, 2013.
TED-Ed Community Forum: An online platform, expected to launch later this year, will be developed to serve as a resource hub for educators, allowing them to connect using web-based collaboration tools and share best practices for TED-Ed.
The partnership also supported the following youth-focused educational initiative in 2012:
TEDYouth: During TEDYouth in New York City on November 17, Kohl's hosted an activation space offering a series of hands-on how-to's for students attending the event. Participating students received toolkits featuring a project they could complete at home with the everyday materials included in the kit.


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PUPILS at St Augustine's Catholic College celebrated in style at the Year 11 dinner at Cumberwell Park on Friday, with two even arriving in a vintage Triumph motor car.
The end-of-year dinner saw pupils from the Trowbridge school dress up in their best gowns and suits for one big final get together, before heading off to sixth form or college.
Many wanted to make their mark with a memorable arrival, with Rebecca Bracey and David Figueira arriving at the Bradford on Avon venue in a vintage Triumph, while others arranged for eye catching vehicles of their own to arrive in.
The event included a three-course meal and speeches from pupils about their time at the school, before finishing the evening off with a dance.
Head of Year 11 Sue Tanner said: "It was a lovely evening and everyone looked stunning. They made their own arrangements to get there and many arrived with friends.
"They still have to go back to school after the half term holiday for their exams and many will stay on at the school's sixth form, but for some of the pupils it will be their last time together as a year group.
"Cumberwell Park is always a great place to hold events such as this and they catered the three-course meal really well. After the meal, the pupils gave some excellent speeches reflecting on their five years at the school."


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Get set for a Shroomapalooza at a school near you.
During the week of Jan. 27, the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, will be mushroom central, with samples of mushroom and mushroom-blended dishes appearing in all dorms and food outlets.
"We'll have nutrition information and mushroom giveaways, and we're giving out shirts with a list of dishes you can find throughout the campus," said Kathleen Preis, marketing coordinator of the San Jose, Calif.-based Mushroom Council, the event's sponsor. "They'll be going mushroom crazy."
A similar mushroom-focused event is scheduled for the University of North Texas, Denton, in February, she said, and Harvard, Cornell and Stanford universities are all blending mushrooms with meat to lighten up menu items.
"Yale has made a commitment to reduce their meat consumption in foodservice by 50%," she said. "College and university students all crave more options for plant-based food."
The council also is celebrating its success getting mushrooms on the approved list of food items schools can purchase using their USDA entitlement dollars.
"This was a huge win because not every commodity group can go to the USDA and say we want to be added to your list," Preis said.
She said schools and states can now order frozen mushrooms and divert them to processors that make their ground beef or poultry blends. Schools can also specify the percentage of mushrooms used, which could be as high as 40%.
Fletcher Street, director of marketing and sales for Olympia, Wash.-based Ostrom's Mushrooms, said the problem with trying to get kids to eat more vegetables is you can't just put carrots and broccoli on a plate and think they're going to eat them.
"You have to make them into foods they already like, such as a burger or a spaghetti sauce that's half mushrooms, half ground meat," Street said.
"It still tastes good and looks familiar, and the portion size doesn't shrink down to nothing because you're still meeting the criteria by lowering the fat and sodium."
To keep up the momentum, the mushroom council is advertising in school nutrition magazines and attending school nutrition conferences with blended mushroom meatballs and taco bars at the ready.
The council also has launched a website for institutional cooks called Mushrooms in School, and posters are going up in cafeterias across the country encouraging kids to top their burgers with mushrooms.
"It's been fun working with students because they're so excited about the concept," Preis said.
"We love it because introducing mushrooms to young people will create a lifelong customer."


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AFC Wimbledon have signed Peter Sweeney from Bury on a free transfer.
The 28-year-old midfielder comes with a vast experience of almost 250 league appearances at seven clubs.
Sweeney, who played for Millwall in the FA Cup final defeat to Manchester United in 2004, has also turned out for Stoke City, Grimsby Town and Bury - scoring 16 career goals.
Dons boss Neal Ardley said: "We were looking at signing him in November on loan, but we had a lot of players on loan then.
"We have kept tabs on him since then and Bury manager Kevin Blackwell has been a big help in making this happen."
Sweeney is available for selection for this weekend's visit of Wycombe Wanderers.
Although not a prolific goalscrorer, Sweeney won the Bury goal of the season last year for his strike against Walsall.


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New York -- Former Target EVP stores Troy Risch and former Sam's Club senior VP and general merchandise manager Huey Long have joined RadioShack.
Risch will serve as EVP operations at RadioShack and oversee the company's network of 4,700 stores and 1,500 wireless phone centers in the United States and 1,100 dealer and other outlets worldwide. Long will serve as EVP strategy and consumer insights and be responsible for marketing, business development and omnichannel.
Both will report to Dorvin Lively who was named RadioShack's interim CEO after James Gooch resigned from that position several months ago.
Risch is a veteran of the operational ranks at Target where he spent 19 years before leaving the company last year. Risch began his career as a store manager and by 2006 had been elevated to the role of EVP stores. Long's retail background is more varied. He spent the past two years in a merchandising capacity at Sam's Club, but prior to that was director of global merchandising at Amazon for two years, president of Premier Resources International, COO of AB&T Sales various merchandising roles at Circuit City where he spent eight years.
Both men joined RadioShack in the wake of a disappointing financial performance during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, an ongoing search for a permanent CEO, unclear prospects for the future and a stock price that has sunk to the low single digits. Sales during the third quarter declined slightly to $1 billion, but the company reported a loss of $47 million, or 47 cents a share, compared with a meager profit the prior year.


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I'm learning about animation, and vertex skinning for normals usually goes like this:
for(int i = 0; i<m_VecIndices.size(); i+=3) {
VertexPosColNorm* triVertex[3];
triVertex[0] = &m_SkinnedVertices[m_VecIndices[i]];
triVertex[1] = &m_SkinnedVertices[m_VecIndices[i+1]];
triVertex[2] = &m_SkinnedVertices[m_VecIndices[i+2]];
D3DXVECTOR3 triSide[2];
triSide[0] = triVertex[1]->pos - triVertex[0]->pos;
triSide[1] = triVertex[2]->pos - triVertex[0]->pos;
D3DXVECTOR3 triNorm;
D3DXVec3Cross(&triNorm, &triSide[0], &triSide[1]);
D3DXVec3Normalize(&triNorm, &triNorm);
triVertex[0]->normal += triNorm;
triVertex[1]->normal += triNorm;
triVertex[2]->normal += triNorm;
for (int i= 0; i < m_VecVertices.size(); ++i)
D3DXVec3Normalize(&m_VecVertices[i].normal, &m_VecVertices[i].normal);
Basically recalculating all the normals. The reason you can't do a simple matrix transformation (float3x3(BoneBindPoseT)*float3x3(boneMST)) is because translation of a bone also affects the orientation of the normals.
But the problem is implementing this in hlsl. Can anyone tell me how I would do this?
Atm I have this:
VS_OUTPUT VS_Skinned(VS_INPUT_SKINNED input){
VS_OUTPUT output = (VS_OUTPUT)0;
float4 vertex = float4(input.iPosL,1);
float4 normal = float4(input.iNormal,0);
float4 tVertex = 0;
float3 tNormal =0;
for (int i =0; i < 4 ;i++)
int id = input.BoneIndices[i];
float4x4 bT = gBoneMatrices[id];
float bWeight = input.BoneWeights[i];
tVertex += mul(bT,vertex)*bWeight;
tNormal += mul((float3x3)bT,normal.xyz)*bWeight;
tVertex.w = 1.0f;
output.oPosH = mul(tVertex,matWorldViewProj);
output.oNormal = normalize( mul(tNormal, (float3x3)matWorld));
return output;
But this isn't correct because it doesn't take into account the translation part. How do I fix this?
EDIT: actually, I have a second question about animation. Why do we store the bindposetransformation of all the bones, and the world transformation per bone per animation frame and then after that recaluclate each vertex of the model? I would think it is more performance friendly to just store all the vertices per frame per animation, since we don't need to do any computing afterwards. Or would this take up too much memory?
Re: your second question, yes, it would likely take up too much memory to store every vertex of every frame for every animation on a high-detail character. Besides, you'd lose any possibility of doing any runtime animation that manipulates bones, such as IK-ing a character's feet onto the ground, or his hands onto an object he's interacting with in the environment such as a button, etc.


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Junior defensive end Justin Thornton (Prichard, Ala./Vigor) is one of the top defensive line prospects in the country and has the offers to prove it.
South Carolina, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Nebraska, and Southern Cal are just some of his offers.
He does have an early top four.
"Florida, Florida State, Southern Cal, and Auburn," Thornton listed in order to GamecockCentral.com. "Florida is my leader because of their academic program and they have a good coaching staff. I've been able to talk with their whole defensive coaching staff and I like them. They treat me like family. It is a good environment and I'm comfortable there. I've been a big fan of Florida since I was a little boy and it was an honor to get that offer."
Where do the Gamecocks stand?
"I haven't had a chance to visit them yet but I know they could be in my top five," Thornton said. "I want to go up there and see what it is like. I was to get around the coaches and talk with them more. My friend Deshaun Davis was up there recently and he told me that he had a great time. I want to see what it is like for me."
Thornton said that a visit to South Carolina will probably happen at some point next month.
"I know they have a great program up there," Thornton said. "They have (Jadeveon) Clowney and he is a big part of the team from the defensive line position. He is going to be a top pick in the draft next year. I want to get up there for a visit and check it out myself."
South Carolina linebacker coach Kirk Botkin is recruiting Thornton for the Gamecocks.
"He is a real cool dude," Thornton said. "He wants me up there and play defensive end. He has talked to me about how they would use me on the defensive line. He told me to take my time and make sure I'm comfortable with my decision."
If you have any questions about this feature or wish to discuss it, please visit The Insiders ForumClick The 6-foot-5, 215-pounder has visited Florida, Florida State, and Alabama recently. He will be visiting Auburn this weekend. He said that he plans on making a decision before his senior season starts.Here to view this Link., Gamecock Central's members-only message board for Gamecock fans.


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Fill the pan with water and put it on a table next to a window.
Put the mirror on one side of the pan so that you can see the water reflected in the mirror.
Explain to your child that water splits sunlight into its seven different colors. The mirror reflects these colors on the wall in the form of a rainbow.


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Marking a moment of almost unprecedented bipartisanship in Congress, the House today passed a short-term budget bill aimed at funding the government through the end of September - with a whole six days to go before the federal government is slated to shut down.
In a bipartisan vote of 318-109, the bill, which originated in the House but was amended by the Senate, will now go to the president's desk for a signature. And for the first time in recent memory, there will ne no late-night, 11th-hour negotiations to stave off a government shutdown and avert a fiscal crisis. At least for the time being.
"It's a good day for the American people," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in a press conference shortly after the bill was approved.
Now, both parties will move forward with ongoing negotiations over their separate - and exceptionally distinct - full-year budget proposals, as well with negotiations over raising the debt ceiling, which will require action this spring.
This morning, shortly before passing the stopgap spending measure, House Republicans passed their 2014 budget proposal, a controversial plan that overhauls the nation's Medicare program and balances the budget over the course of 10 years. Democrats, who fiercely oppose this plan, are expected to pass their own budget proposal in the Senate by the end of this week. Theirs repeals the sequester and seeks $1.85 trillion worth of savings over 10 years through an equal combination of tax revenue increases and spending cuts.
Despite the seemingly epic gulf between the two parties' plans, both sides insist they're serious about passing a full-year, congressionally-negotiated 2014 fiscal budget, and are expected to hunker down for those talks after the coming two-week recess, even while they continue to lambast the other side's plan.
"As we look at what we need to do here in the budget, I was appalled, first of all, to see what the Ryan budget did," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., in remarks today on the Senate floor. "Women across America have to balance their family budgets. They know America also has to get its fiscal act together. But the entire Ryan budget places the whole burden of drawing down our public debt on discretionary spending, preserves tax breaks and tax earmarks, and further squeezes those fiscal priorities that impact women and children, impact education, impact empowerment. And i think what we have to offer here offers a far greater vision."
Whether the parties' newfound willingness to act serious about working together - that the process will bear fruit still seems dubious - is a product of the president's recent GOP charm offensive or an overriding exhaustion with a strategy the White House has criticized as an endless cycle of "manufactured crises," is hard to say. Certainly, recent polls suggest that Congress's ongoing inability to work with each other hasn't done its members many favors in the realm of popular opinion.
A CBS News poll from earlier this month showed that more than 70 percent of voters want both Republicans and Democrats to compromise on ongoing budget battles like spending cuts and the sequester. The same poll showed that Republicans in Congress are bearing more of the blame than Democrats. Meanwhile, a recent poll from CNN/ORC showed Boehner in the red when it comes to favorability: 39 percent of voters view him unfavorably, and 34 percent view him in a favorable light. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., had a bigger gap: 38 percent viewed him unfavorably, compared to just 23 percent who viewed him favorably. (According to this survey, Reid is substantially less well-known than Boehner: 27 percent said they'd never heard of him, compared with 17 percent who said the same of the Ohio Republican.)
The next test for Congress comes in May on whether or not they can come up with a plan for raising the debt ceiling without taking the nation to the brink of a credit default - as had happened in August of 2011, and which led to a downgrade in the nation's credit rating.
At this point, though, the prospects for another swift - and relatively painless - compromise are looking dim.
Boehner suggested Republicans will seek a "dollar for dollar" plan in negotiations over the debt ceiling, an idea that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., shot down in a subsequent briefing of her own.
"I you keep saying dollar for dollar, pretty soon you have very little in terms of public space ...for cops on the beat to see what's going on on Wall Street, for clean air, clean water, food safety, public safety, public education...it just keeps unraveling and unraveling and that is their point," she told reporters, also taking a swipe at what she called the GOP's "Romney"-inspired budget.
"It's about being handmaidens for the special interests," she said. "It's about having a revenue policy that is not about fairness, but about special interests and I think that is a sharp contrast."
As much as establishment leaders want to avoid a repeat of the 2011 debt ceiling battle, some conservative lawmakers are already digging their heels in for an ideological fight on the issue.
"We have got to start addressing the mandatory side of the spending equation, and I think we would probably do that in the debt ceiling debate," said Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., told reporters yesterday.


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Busulfan (Myleran®, Busulfex®)
Pronounced: bue-SUL-fan
Classification: Alkylating Agent
About Busulfan (Myleran®, Busulfex®)
Busulfan exerts its anti-cancer affect by a process called alkylation. Alkylation damages the DNA of cells, which prevents them from dividing, and causes them to die. Since cancer cells, in general, divide faster and with less error-correcting than healthy cells, cancer cells are more sensitive to this damage.
How to Take Busulfan
Busulfan is a tablet, taken by mouth. It also comes in an intravenous (IV, into a vein) form. The dose of the medication is based on body size. It can be given alone or with other drugs.
Storage and Handling
Store your medication in the original, labeled container at room temperature and in a dry location (Unless otherwise directed by your HCP or Pharmacist). This medication should not be stored in a pillbox. Keep containers out of reach of children and pets.
If a caregiver prepares your dose for you, they should consider wearing gloves or pour the pills directly from their container into the cap, a small cup, or directly into your hand. They should avoid touching the pills. They should always wash their hands before and after giving you the medication. Pregnant or nursing women should not prepare the dose for you. Ask your oncology team where to return any unused medication for disposal. Do not flush down the toilet or throw in the trash.
Where do I get this medication?
Busulfan is available through select specialty pharmacies. Depending on your prescription coverage this medication may be available through your local retail or mail order pharmacy. Your oncology team will work with your prescription drug plan to identify a pharmacy for distribution of this medication.
Insurance Information
This medication may be covered under your prescription drug plan. Patient assistance may be available to qualifying individuals without prescription drug coverage. Co-pay cards, which reduce the patient co-pay responsibility for eligible, commercially (non-government sponsored) insured patients, may also be available. Your care team can help you find these resources, if they are available.
This medication is covered under Medicare part B for Medicare recipients. Make sure your pharmacist knows to process this prescription through your Medicare part B and NOT part D.
Possible Side Effects
There are a number of things you can do to manage the side effects of busulfan. Talk to your doctor or nurse about these recommendations. They can help you decide what will work best for you. These are some of the most common side effects:
Low White Blood Cell Count (Leukopenia or Neutropenia)
White blood cells (WBC) are important for fighting infection. While receiving treatment, your WBC count can drop, putting you at a higher risk of getting an infection. You should let your doctor or nurse know right away if you have a fever (temperature greater than 100.4), sore throat or cold, shortness of breath, cough, burning with urination, or a sore that doesn't heal.
Tips to preventing infection:
- Washing hands, both yours and your visitors, is the best way to prevent the spread of infection.
- Avoid large crowds and people who are sick (i.e.: those who have a cold, fever or cough or live with someone with these symptoms).
- When working in your yard, wear protective clothing including long pants and gloves.
- Do not handle pet waste.
- Keep all cuts or scratches clean.
- Shower or bath daily and perform frequent mouth care.
- Do not cut cuticles or ingrown nails. You may wear nail polish, but not fake nails.
- Ask your doctor or nurse before scheduling dental appointments or procedures.
- Ask your doctor or nurse before you, or someone you live with, has any vaccinations.
Low Red Blood Cell Count (Anemia)
Your red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to the tissues in your body. When the red cell count is low, you may feel tired or weak. You should let your doctor or nurse know if you experience any shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or pain in your chest. If the count gets too low, you may receive a blood transfusion.
Low Platelet Count (Thrombocytopenia)
Platelets help your blood clot, so when the count is low you are at a higher risk of bleeding. Let your doctor or nurse know if you have any excess bruising or bleeding, including nose bleeds, bleeding gums or blood in your urine or stool. If the platelet count becomes too low, you may receive a transfusion of platelets.
- Do not use a razor (an electric razor is fine).
- Avoid contact sports and activities that can result in injury or bleeding.
- Do not take aspirin (salicylic acid), non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) such as Motrin®, Aleve®, Advil®, etc. as these can all increase the risk of bleeding. Unless your healthcare team tells you otherwise, you may take acetaminophen (Tylenol).
- Do not floss or use toothpicks and use a soft-bristle toothbrush to brush your teeth.
Lung Changes
This medication may cause pulmonary fibrosis (a scarring and stiffening of the lung tissue). This can occur several months to many years after starting this medication. Symptoms include cough, shortness of breath or low-grade fever and may increase slowly over time or come on rapidly. Report any symptoms to your healthcare team.
Nausea and/or Vomiting
Talk to your doctor or nurse so they can prescribe medications to help you manage nausea and vomiting. In addition, dietary changes may help. Avoid things that may worsen the symptoms, such as heavy or greasy/fatty, spicy or acidic foods (lemons, tomatoes, oranges). Try antacids, (e.g. milk of magnesia, calcium tablets such as Tums), saltines, or ginger ale to lessen symptoms.
Call your doctor or nurse if you are unable to keep fluids down for more than 12 hours or if you feel lightheaded or dizzy at any time.
Mouth Ulcers (Sores)
Certain cancer treatments can cause sores or soreness in your mouth and/or throat. Notify your doctor or nurse if your mouth, tongue, inside of your cheek or throat becomes white, ulcerated or painful. Performing regular mouth care can help prevent or manage mouth sores. If mouth sores become painful, your doctor or nurse can recommend a pain reliever.
- Brush with a soft-bristle toothbrush or cotton swab twice a day.
- Avoid mouthwashes that contain alcohol. A baking soda and/or salt warm water mouth rinse (2 level teaspoons of baking soda or 1 level teaspoon salt in an eight ounce glass of warm water) is recommended 4 times daily.
- If your mouth becomes dry, eat moist foods, drink plenty of fluids (6-8 glasses), and suck on sugarless hard candy.
- Avoid smoking and chewing tobacco, drinking alcoholic beverages and citrus juices.
Your oncology team can recommend medications to relieve diarrhea. Also, try eating low-fiber, bland foods, such as white rice and boiled or baked chicken. Avoid raw fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals and seeds. Soluble fiber is found in some foods and absorbs fluid, which can help relieve diarrhea. Foods high in soluble fiber include: applesauce, bananas (ripe), canned fruit, orange sections, boiled potatoes, white rice, products made with white flour, oatmeal, cream of rice, cream of wheat, and farina. Drink 8-10 glasses on non-alcoholic, un-caffeinated fluid a day to prevent dehydration.
Nail and Skin Changes
Your fingernails/toenails may become dark, brittle or fall off. You may notice dry skin or changes in the color or tone of your skin. Your skin will be more sensitive to the sun, which can result in severe sunburn or rash. Sun sensitivity can last even after chemotherapy is completed. Avoid the sun between 10-2pm, when it is strongest. Wear sunscreen (at least SPF 15) everyday, wear sunglasses and long sleeves/pants to protect your skin. Keep your fingernails and toenails clean and dry. You may use nail polish, but do not wear fake nails. If any nails fall off, clean the nail bed well with soap and water and cover with a bandaid.
Seizures can occur when Busulfan is given in high doses. Your doctor or nurse should be called immediately if you experience a loss of consciousness, twitching, tremors or uncontrollable shaking. If seizure activity begins others should help you to the ground, place pillows around you and place you on your side if possible. Nothing should be forced into your mouth.
Reproductive Concerns
This drug may affect your reproductive system, resulting in the menstrual cycle or sperm production becoming irregular or stopping permanently. Women may experience menopausal effects including hot flashes and vaginal dryness. In addition, the desire for sex may decrease during treatment.
Exposure of an unborn child to this medication could cause birth defects, so you should not become pregnant or father a child while on this medication. Effective birth control is necessary during treatment and for at least 6 months after treatment, even if your menstrual cycle stops or you believe you are not producing sperm. You may want to consider sperm banking or egg harvesting if you may wish to have a child in the future. Discuss these options with your oncology team.
Other Side Effects
This medication can cause adrenal insufficiency, which is a disorder in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough of certain hormones. Symptoms of adrenal insufficiency include: abrupt weakness, unusual fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, or a darkening of the skin. Although some of these symptoms can be caused by things other than adrenal insufficiency, they should be reported to your healthcare team so they can determine the cause.
This medication may increase the risk of developing cataracts. Report any changes in vision to your healthcare provider, including cloudy or blurry vision, difficulty seeing at night, sensitivity to light, seeing "halos" around lights, and/or yellowing of colors.
There is a very low risk of developing a secondary cancer, including solid tumors and leukemia, due to treatment with this medication. This can occur many years after treatment.


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A Detroit man turned himself in and was arraigned Monday for his role in a Rochester jewelry store robbery that happened in July, according to the Rochester Police Department.
The July robbery involved two suspects smashing a glass display at Lucido Fine Jewelry and stealing three Rolex watches.
Detectives quickly identified Curtis Dontez Webb, 22, from a fingerprint left at the scene, say officials.
A warrant was issued for his arrest, and a search was launched by the Oakland County Fugitive Apprehension Team and the Rochester Police Department.
Webb turned himself in to the Oakland County Jail, and appeared in the 52-3 District Court for his arraignment.
Magistrate Melinda Balian set a $25,000 bond for Webb, who was then returned to the Oakland County Jail.
The investigation remains open as authorities hope to find the stolen property and other possible suspects.
-- Staff writer John Turk�


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Venue Address (Get Directions)Edgefield
Date and Time
Sunday, December 9th, 2012 at 5:00pm
Lewi Longmire - James Low Lewi LongmireJames LowEdgefield Winery | Sunday, December 9 Lewi Longmire has built a reputation as Portland's multi-instrumentalist "go-to guy." In the years since relocating to Portland from Albuquerque, New Mexico, he's been included on shows and recordings by national acts like Michael Hurley, Victoria Williams and Tara Jane O'Neill as well as many of the Northwest's finest bands and songwriters – Fernando, James Low, Little Sue, Casey Neill, Michael Jodell, the Freak Mountain Ramblers and The Peasants included. More recently, though, Longmire has taken all the things learned from working with these fine performers and has been spending his time leading a roots-rock/Americana band of his own, singing his own original songs. The group owes much to the American tradition of good songs played with high energy, deep roots and an unpretentious sense of fun. Their sound finds the connection between the basement feel of The Band, the raspy blue-eyed soul of Joe Cocker, the desert space of Giant Sand, the "without a net" deep space improvisations of the San Francisco Ballrooms, the punk abandon of The Stooges and the quiet contemplation of Johnny Cash playing solo.Helping the songwriter achieve his sound is the Lewi Longmire Band, a stalwart group of Portland musicians. Bill Rudolph (bass and vocals) played with the Crackpots and Little Sue for years, driving their home crowd into an energetic frenzy with his low tones. Ned Folkerth (drums) has toured the world over with many groups, including the midwest's Pinetop Seven, always laying down the perfect groove to cure whatever ails ya. The band is at times augmented by some of the other fine players in Portland's rich musical family: Bingo a.k.a. Kevin Ritchey (guitar), David Lipkind (harmonica), Jenny Conlee (keyboards), Paul Brainard (steel guitar, trumpet), and Eddie Lakkaidan (percussion).Longmire can also be found playing in an acoustic duo with Annalisa Tornfelt, a fine fiddler blessed with a beautiful voice and an arresting presence. The two trade off songs , harmonizing and generally amusing each other on stage.website:http://www.lewilongmire.com/About James LowCheck the laconic myspace bio for James Low - a county/folk-rock artist who cites "usually just alcohol" as an influence but would certainly tip his hat to John Prine, Townes Van Zandt or Richard Buckner - and you should have a good idea of what you'll get from the praised singer-songwriter: "Raised in rural Oregon. Traveled the world. Wrote a few songs and recorded a few albums. Fell in love. Fell out of love. Got a dog. Got ready to slip off quietly into the sunset until one late night James was slouched at the bar mildly intoxicated..."MySpace:http://www.myspace.com/jameslowMap & Directions