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Delavan dog track demolition in the works
DELAVAN—The greyhound racetrack in Delavan has been empty for nearly eight years.
In that time, its owner, NRB Land Development, has been paying for utilities and upkeep for the buildings surrounding the track.
Now, the buildings are slated to come down.
On Tuesday, Delavan Public Works Director Mark Wendorf confirmed representatives from NRB have met with the city to see about getting a demolition permit for the property.
NRB Land Development Manager Andy Teegan confirmed those plans Wednesday. Although the company hasn't yet taken out demolition permits, he was "fairly confident" the work would be done.
"It would have to eventually come down anyway," Teegan said.
It's unlikely anyone would find another use for the building and the grandstands that curve around the southern side of the track, Teegan� said.
Utilities and upkeep for the building are expensive, some years totaling more than $100,000, he said.
NRB has been unable to find a buyer for the land, which is on prime real estate at the corner of Highway 50 and Interstate 43.
Teegan said the company hoped it would be able to recycle much of the materials in the building.
Talk of demolition does not signal the start of a new building on the site, he said.
"There's not an imminent development project," Teegan said. "Unfortunately, that's not the case, yet."
The company "still loves the site," he said.
It's possible the demolition might be the start of a "domino effect that gets things going."
"When the bottom dropped out in 2007, 2008, nobody realized how long it would take to come back," Teegan said.
Occasionally, rumors have swirled through the community about potential buyers, but nothing has yet come to fruition.
The 200-acre property is close to Lake Lawn Resort and several retail centers.
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Winter weather damaging local roads
JANESVILLE — Winter weather this season is wreaking havoc on area roads, causing problems for public works departments.
Local municipalities have had to compete with below zero temperatures, frequent snowfalls and blowing and drifting snow. The combination of factors has contributed to the rumble strip feeling many drive encounter on roadways this winter.
So what exactly is happening to the roads that is transmitting every road wrinkle to a driver's backside? Local road experts offered some explanations.
John Whitcomb, operations director for the Janesville Public Works Department, said that winters where we experience a lot of precipitation and very cold temperatures cause joints and cracks in the pavement to heave and become more pronounced. This is particularly true when asphalt is placed over old concrete streets, he said.
"Salt does contribute to pavement deterioration as it exacerbates the freeze/thaw action in joints and cracks the pavement," Whitcomb said.
Jamie Grainger, roadway maintenance engineer for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, said that many state roadways are hurt by freeze/thaw because the more that happens the more moisture penetrates the roadbed base and soils beneath.
"We have had an abnormal number of winter events this season and therefore an increased number of times salt has been applied to the roadways," Grainger said. "Each time a road is salted and the snow is melted, some water goes into those cracks and through the shoulder gravel. The extreme cold has caused that trapped water to refreeze more often than it would in a normal year, and for the frost depth to go deeper."
He said that he expects a higher than average number of potholes this spring because of the above average amount of frost heave this winter.
"Spring is also the time that we see an increased occurrence of potholes," Grainger said. "The voids left in the road base and soil that used to be filled with ice are now empty, and when heavy vehicles drive on the roadway it compacts the voids and deflects the asphalt surface. This movement of the asphalt surface causes it to break up and form potholes."
Rock County Director of Public Works Ben Coopman said that a wet fall combined with a harsh winter have left many county roads with a potentially serious pothole problem in the spring.
"Right now the frost is deep," Coopman said. "It's at least four and a half feet deep. It's highly likely the pothole situation is going to be worse than usual."
Walworth County Public Works Superintendent Larry Price echoed that sentiment for his county.
"It has been hard on the county," Price said. "Last Sunday was the first day where we haven't plowed since Dec. 8. Holidays, weekends, whatever. Even days where there wasn't snow we have had drifting."

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Quinton Aaron, who starred with Sandra Bullock in the 2009 film "The Blind Side," was recently flying to Rochester, N.Y., for a job when he was asked to get off a US Airways plane. The hour-long connecting flight he was scheduled to take didn't have first class, and because he didn't fit well in the single coach seat and he was escorted off. The 6'8"550 lb. actor had to wait an hour and a half for the next flight. "The Insider" correspondent Michael Yo spoke to Quinton about what happened.
"It's an embarrassing situation, but for me, I wasn't so much embarassed. It's not like I can hide my weight" said Quinton. "It's one of those things that if I notice [my weight], I'd be a fool to think no one else did."
The 29-year-old actor doesn't agree with the way the airline dealt with his situation.
"There's definitely different ways it could have been handled. Looking at their roster, I didn't have two seats purchased. They could have told me before I got on the plane what it was going to be."
Quinton told "The Insider" what the flight attendant gave him as a reason why he wasn't permitted to stay on the flight.
"According to TSA guidelines, every person is supposed to fit into the seat … and wear the seatbelt," the actor said. "At the end of the day, there could have been arrangements made."
"The Blind Side" star is also accusing the airline of leaking the story to the press.
"I am bitter towards the airline because I feel like it was someone in the airline that posted the whole thing to begin with. I didn't make any contact with anybody on the plane except for the guy sitting next to me; other than that, no one else. I feel like the airline posted it. They knew my name; they clearly knew who I was."
"The Insider With Yahoo" contacted US Airways for a comment about Quinton's accusation, and the airline said, "We have a firm policy to not disclose any personal information regarding our passengers. We appreciate [Quinton's] understanding of the comfort of his fellow passengers and for their safety last week, and we have been in touch with Mr. Aaron's agent."
Well, this definitely seems like a sticky situation. Check out this video to hear more candid comments from Quinton, and tune in to "The Insider With Yahoo" for the latest in entertainment news.


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Facebook argument leads to arrest
JANESVILLE—After an argument on Facebook between coworkers, one ended up with a gun pointed at him and the other arrested, according to Janesville police.
James L. Gunn, 32, of 369 Wilson St., Janesville, was arrested at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Janesville Police Department on a charge of disorderly conduct while armed after pointing an unloaded gun at a 32-year-old Janesville man, said Lt. Terry Sheridan.
The men work together at a local catering company, he said.
"This is totally an argument all on Facebook that caused it," Sheridan said.
When the social network argument escalated, the Janesville man invited Gunn to his home to fight. When Gunn arrived, the Janesville man answered the door and Gunn pointed a handgun at him. The Janesville man slammed the door and called police, Sheridan said.
Gunn left and later went to the police department because he heard police were looking for him, Sheridan said.
"He had a gun in his possession that was unloaded," he said.
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Hanley expected to get MRI after jamming thumb
Dominican infielder hurt on diving attempt in third before exiting in sixth
By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- Third baseman Hanley Ramirez jammed his right thumb on Tuesday in the third inning of the Dominican Republic's 3-0 win over Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic championship game at AT&T Park, said Moises Alou, the club's general manager.
Ramirez left the game in the sixth inning for precautionary reasons and had his thumb placed in a splint. He will undergo further examination on Wednesday, when Ramirez rejoins the Dodgers at their Camelback Ranch training facility in Glendale, Ariz.
"Hanley, he jammed his thumb when he dove for that ball," Alou said after the Dominican Republic ran off eight consecutive wins to go undefeated and win the Classic for the first time. "It was pretty swollen. He's going to have an MRI on it [Wednesday] in Arizona."
Playing on a wet field at AT&T Park, Ramirez injured the thumb while diving to his left for a Jesus Feliciano single in the third inning. He was seen flexing his thumb and throwing hand after the play but remained in the game.
Ramirez singled in his next at-bat, one inning later, but was lifted for Miguel Tejada to start the sixth. Ramirez was 1-for-2 in the game.
Ramirez batted .227 (5-for-22) with two homers and three RBIs as he started all eight of the Dominican Republic's games in the Classic.
Barry M. Bloom is national reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Boomskie on Baseball. Follow @boomskie on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It's that time of the year for all of our little ghosts and goblins to come out and play. "Next to Christmas, Halloween is one our children's favorite times of the year. Kids love it!! They get the chance to dress up and get FREE CANDY! Chief Hannah and I have discussed different safety issues that we feel are important and we wish to share these safety tips with each of you" stated Sheriff Ross Henry.
Tips for Adults:
- Know the route your child will be taking if you are not with them
- Make sure a parent or another responsible adult goes with your children.
- Know what activities your child may be attending: such as a party, school or community function.
- Make sure to set a time for your child(ren) to be home.
- Explain the difference between trick-or treating and vandalism to your children.
- Consider safety when assisting your children in purchasing and/or designing their costumes. Consider factors such as: bright colors, reflectiveness, length of costume to avoid tripping, and flame resistant materials.
- Make such costume accessories such as swords, knives, brooks are made of a flexible and soft material.
- Warn children not to eat their candy until a parent or other adult has inspected it
- Remind children of everyday safety such as talking or riding in a car with strangers and looking both ways before crossing the street.
- Follow traffic laws
- Watch for slow driving and frequent stopping vehicles.
- Treat your children to a filling, spooky meal before heading out to trick-or-treat to reduce on the amount of candy they may consume.
- Attend community carnivals/festivals rather than door to door trick-or-treating
Tips for Kids:
- Never go into someone's home. Accept candy and treats at the doorway only.
- Walk, don't run.
- Walk on streets and in driveways and out of the roadway.
- Take a cell phone with you for emergencies.
- Carry a flashlight or glow stick.
- Always use common sense.
- Don't trick-or treat alone. Go with an adult and have a couple friends with you.
- Plan your route with your parents.
- Don't eat your candy until your parents inspects each piece.
- Be polite and say Thank You for your treats.
- Don't play near a lit jack-o-lantern.
- Go only to house where an outside light is on.
- Trick-or-Treat only at houses where you know the homeowners.
- Allow you parents to assist in choosing a safe costume.
- Trick-or-Treating should be done during the earliest part of the evening before dark.
- Don't take short cuts through fields or people's back yards or dark alley ways.
- Use crosswalks when crossing the street.
- Stay in well lit areas.
"As fun as Halloween and Trick-or-Treating may be, in these days and times, we have to be more cautious of our children and what they are doing and who they are doing it with. We can no longer allow our children to walk the streets alone, even in a small town such as Franklin" added Chief Kevin Hannah.
"Explain to your children that being safe and having fun goes hand in hand. I think all of you will agree with us that providing a safe, happy night for our children to cherish and to pass on these traditions to their children will make lasting memories for all. Franklin Police Officers and Heard County Sheriff's Deputies will be on patrol keeping a check on all our Trick-or-Treaters throughout the evening. If any of you have any problems or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact you local law enforcement agency" concluded Chief Hannah and Sheriff Henry.


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DESIGN West: 'Big Bang Theory' star pushes STEM
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Mayim Bialik, who stars on hit sitcom, also happens to hold a PhD in neuroscience and is passionate about the importance of STEM education.
The keynote address on the second day of DESIGN West 2013 was delivered not by an inventor, high-tech luminary or even an engineer, but the Emmy-nominated star of one of television's most popular sitcoms.
There's a catch, of course. In addition to holding down a starring role on The Big Band Theorya sitcom that has a big following among engineersMayim Bialik also earned a PhD in neuroscience from UCLA. Bialik treated DESIGN West attendees Wednesday (April 24) to a captivating hour-long discussion on topics ranging from her life in show businesses to her passion for neuroscience to a cause she believes in deeply, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.
For more than a year, Bialik has served as a spokeswoman for Texas Instruments Inc.'s TI-Nspire CX math and science learning technology. Her stated role in this capacity is to inspire teens to pursue STEM education and careers.
Bialik, like many people, believes it is important to encourage more young people to develop an interest in and passion for science. She believes its particularly important to encourage girls to look at STEM, because she says cultural forces in the U.S. push girls away from science at a very early age.
Bialik poses with a TI calculator.
With so much focus now on the importance of STEM education, Bialik said she is encouraged that discussions about STEM are trickling up to the highest levels of government. "The fact that its being spoken about like that at the White House level is important," she said.
Bialik largely deflected questions on the nuts and bolts of getting more young people excited about STEM education, saying questions on curriculum and the structure of education were best left to more qualified people. But she did say she believes in a practical, very hands-on approach to the topic.
"Simply telling people that STEM is important and that you can get a career in STEM doesn't work," Bialik said.


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Triplets walk for Haitian school
JANESVILLE—A set of Madison triplets will pass through Janesville this weekend on a walk to raise awareness for rebuilding efforts in earthquake-shattered Haiti.
Megan, Abby and Melanie Walker will leave Madison on Friday and begin their 150-mile walk to Chicago, which they plan to reach Saturday, Nov. 2.
They plan to walk 15 to 20 miles each day and will spend Sunday night at the Janesville home of Mick and Susan Pike.
The Walkers will document their journey with videos and posts on Twitter, Facebook and email.
The 24-year-olds have traveled to Haiti several times with the Madison-based nonprofit Haiti Allies and have dedicated themselves to various fundraisers to support the organization's partnerships in Haiti.
Abby Walker said the women want to raise awareness about post-earthquake Haiti and help raise the roof for a new elementary school building for more than 200 students in Port-au-Prince.
Haiti Allies' work with Cit� Soleil Community School became especially near and dear to the young women's hearts. The school was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake and has been operating in a tarp-and-plywood structure ever since, providing free educations to children in one of the poorest places in the western hemisphere.
The Walkers' goal is to raise half of the $250,000 needed to rebuild the school through per mile sponsorships from both corporations and private donors.
"There is a certain magic and love at CSCS. It's contagious really," Megan Walker said in a news release. "The energy, drive and hope within the plywood walls and flyaway tarps is unexplainable and amazing.
"CSCS is filled to the brim everyday with beautiful children who are so eager and ready to learn. We are determined to walk the miles and make the dollars for a new Cit� Soleil Community School structure."
Abby Walker is a recent graduate of UW-Milwaukee with a media studies major. She hopes to join the Peace Corps.
Megan Walker is completing her creative writing degree this fall at UW-Milwaukee, and Melanie Walker is a recent Edgewood College graduate with an elementary education degree.


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SharePoint has a large and growing number of users that provide a significant opportunity to grow your business. Additionally, we have consolidated the process for becoming a Microsoft SharePoint partner. Whether you are a system integrator or an independent software vendor, you can broaden your business to develop, deploy, and support solutions built using a single, extensible platform for intranet, extranet, and Internet solutions, both on-premises and in the cloud.
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SharePoint allows your business to build business solutions that provide insights, improve decisions, and increase organizational agility. Help your customers to think beyond initial collaboration deployments and realize the full business value of their SharePoint investment, including social, Enterprise Search, and surfacing line-of-business data in SharePoint.
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More than ever before, SharePoint is now a hub for developers to build and deploy modern apps and for designers to build eye-catching websites. And because it's built in the cloud, IT Pros can manage cost and meet the growing demands of compliance. Expand your solutions even further on the SharePoint platform with capabilities such as Business Intelligence, advanced visualization, project portfolio, and business process management.
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SharePoint competencies are now simplified! The new Collaboration and Content competency merges the previous competencies: Portals and Collaboration, Content Management, and Search. Learn about this new competency and read about the benefits of becoming a SharePoint Partner and the requirements associated with attaining the Silver and Gold levels of the Collaboration and Content competency.


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Death notices for Feb. 28, 2014
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Norman E. Cornelison, 89, Delavan, died Thursday at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. Arrangements are pending. Betzer Funeral Home, Delavan, is assisting the family.
Virginia "Ginny" Williams Van Hoose, 87, Beloit, died Tuesday at Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, Beloit. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services March 8 at the church. Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, Beloit, is assisting the family.


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State Views: Gov. Walker's BadgerCare decision costs state $1 million per day
It has been a year since Gov. Scott Walker and the conservative Legislature rejected billions in federal funds to fill in the holes in BadgerCare, and the negative consequences of the disastrous decision continue to mount.
Using state figures, we calculate Wisconsin is leaving up to $1 million a day on the table by not accepting enhanced Medicaid dollars provided by the Affordable Care Act. That is a serious amount of money, enough to cover 84,700 people on BadgerCare.
Access to BadgerCare is a matter of grave importance for low-income Wisconsinites. The reason Wisconsin created BadgerCare on a bipartisan basis and that the Affordable Care Act extends Medicaid to our neighbors near the bottom of the income scale is because they do not have the discretionary income to afford basics (such as food, rent, and transportation) and also pay premiums, deductibles and copays associated with private insurance. But because of Walker's callous disregard for their well being, hard-pressed working families have until the end of May to either sign up for more expensive private insurance at Healthcare.gov or go without.
That $1 million a day is a big loss to state government, but it does not include the extra costs paid by the working families needlessly denied BadgerCare. We estimate, based on state figures, that if the families denied BadgerCare sign up for private insurance they will pay $26 million a year more in deductibles alone, not including additional co-pays and premiums. Although the Affordable Care Act provides generous tax credits to help Americans afford health coverage, it was not designed to provide enough help for people near the federal poverty line. That is why these Wisconsin families were supposed to get BadgerCare!
Given what he and his conservative allies in the Legislature are doing to these working families, it is absolutely stunning that Gov. Walker actually takes credit in his first re-election television ad for providing more health care access. Clearly, Walker and his political advisers are worried he will be punished in November by voters who believe it is immoral to leave more than $1 million a day on the table that could have made health coverage affordable for hard-pressed working families.
The impact of Gov. Walker's decision will grow every month because more and more working families will either seek emergency care without a form of payment or, if they buy private insurance, face co-pays and deductibles they can't afford when they use medical care. Many will be unable to pay all of their medical bills. This will impact medical providers, who will in turn will shift the costs, raising prices of health insurance and medical services for everyone in Wisconsin.
Fortunately, Wisconsin still has the opportunity to accept billions in federal funds for BadgerCare. These federal funds can be accepted at any time. Every day the governor and Legislature fail to act, Wisconsin throws away $1 million and working families pay the price.
Robert Kraig is executive director and Kevin Kane is lead organizer of Citizen Action of Wisconsin, 221 S. 2nd St., Suite 300, Milwaukee, WI 53204. Contact Kraig at 414-322-5324 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Reflecting on a "giant" of a man
With all the trips I've made to Muscoda through the years, I never took time to introduce myself to and visit with Frank Shadewald. I was too busy doing yard work on our Wisconsin River property, or visiting with or fishing with neighbors. Even though Frank lived just down the road, it seemed a little odd that I might knock on the door of someone I didn't know. I figured I would bump into him in town someday, or that someone would introduce us eventually.
I regret to report that now it's too late. Frank's funeral services are today. He died suddenly at home Saturday at age 80. His obituary in Tuesday's Wisconsin State Journal called him a "giant' of a man.
Shadewald was keeper of "Frank's Hill" in the Richland County town of Eagle. He and his hill were featured in a recent edition of Our Wisconsin magazine, but I likewise regret that I've misplaced that copy.
Though I never met him, it's not like I never took time to visit Frank's Hill. I bought our river property more than 15 years ago, before Cheryl and I wed. Perhaps 10 years ago, we drove to Muscoda in early May for the annual Morel Mushroom Festival. We took in the crafts, bought a bag of morels, enjoyed the volunteer fire department's steak fry, and also took a narrated bus tour—free, mind you—of local Indian mounds. We knew Indian mounds were in the area; heck the Ho-Chunk Nation owns the farm across the road from our property, and that street happens to be called Effigy Mounds Road. A nicely trimmed and marked effigy mound lies at the foot of that dead-end road, across the river from Muscoda and a mile or so downstream.
The highlight of the bus trip was Frank's Hill. Frank would have been there to tell his story as longtime keeper of the hill. It's so close to our land that you can see the Ho-Chunk farm's silo next to our property from atop the hill. We climbed the hill with our guide, but unfortunately, Frank wasn't there that day. Word had it, as I recall, he was caring for his ailing wife. He hadn't had time to mow the hilltop, and that was unfortunate, too, because trimming it helps make the striking Indian mounds atop it much more distinctive.
A story by the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board explains: "Frank Shadewald has made the vernal and autumnal equinoxes and the summer and winter solstices special events in the lower Wisconsin River valley. Shadewald formerly owned a farm on the river in Richland County west of Muscoda that contained a group of mounds. The farm was sold to the Ho-Chunk Nation and became part of three farms that comprised the now defunct, or on hiatus, bison ranch. Frank then purchased a nearby property that contains another very special group of effigy mounds and calendar mounds. The site is known as Frank's Hill and is on the National Register of Historic Places. There appears to be clear alignments between the mounds and celestial happenings, including the solstice and equinox events."
Frank is gone, but online you can find photos of Shadewald's mounds.
You also can find a short video of Frank atop his hill, telling about the mounds and a couple of spiritual experiences he had.
The obituary didn't say where he might be laid to rest. Perhaps his body was cremated. If so, I wouldn't be surprised if his ashes are spread atop that hill so his spirit can join those of ancient Ho-Chunk members.
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Stomach bloating and weight gain
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This thread began years ago...as did my bloating, chronic fatigue, weight gain and general unhappiness about the lack of control I have over my body!
I have been tested for Lupus, Fibromayalgia, Chrones Disease, Addisons Disease, every auto-immune disorder, Rhumetoid Arthritis, etc. Everything. Even if it sounded irrelevant, it's been considered.
I've eaten healthy for the last 10 years. I'm only 27. Salads, gluten-free and limited dairy, almost zero carbs and low-sugar foods. I couldn't eat any heathier. And although I enjoy everything I eat, it doesn't do me any good. No matter how much I exercise, I can't do it anymore. My stomach expands so hard and empty, it's painful and annoying to wear clothes that feel so tight. I can't even tell the difference between when I'm swelling and when I'm just gaining weight.
I was 125 pounds last summer, when I was at the doctor for a regular visit. I'm 145 now. How...Why, does this happen? I'm so sad, uncomfortable and angry. I've seen so many specialists. It's a joke. Each doctor gives up and I've given up on every doctor.
What do I do when I reach this point of unhappiness...when you are so uncomfortable in your own body that you can't emotionally stand it anymore? I hate how I feel and look. And if I was at least enjoying myself, eating bad foods or drinking too much, than I would welcome the chosen weight gain. But it's not the life I'm living.
What do I do? I can't take this anymore? I eat so healthy. I'm a good person. I hate myself in this skin. My stomach is so bloated I look pregnant. My face and feet are fat. I'm tired. I'm sad. And I shouldn't be. I have a good life, a good job, I'm loved and I'm a nice person. But this so-called "condition" is ruining my ability to live my life normally. WHAT do I do??????
I can't afford doctors anymore. There's no test that hasn't been taken. Allergens, deficiencies, white blood cells high, red normal, blood pressure low yet I'm not anemic. Nothing else shows up. I'm not allergic to anything but my own body.
Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Your posting reflects my feelings for the past 2 years- when the weight gain, bloating, etc really became an issue. I weighted 130 for years, gained 5 pounds and couldnt loose it on my own. Even with the help of a personal trainer 3 times a week (she was a co-worker) and exercising on my own another 1-2 times a week and following a healthy diet, I not only maintained my 5 pounds, but gained an additional 3.
After 6 months of this, and an additional 8 pounds over the past few months, I noticed that my periods were changing- to nearly non-existent despite being on birth control pills. I was feeling very tired- actually falling asleep at lunch. I am now up to 146 lbs. This may not sound as drastic as some of the previous posts, but on my 5'2" frame it's quite noticible and makes me quite self conscious. I cannot afford, and do not want to, buy more clothes. Ive had all the lab work and everything is negative.
My doctor has mentioned eating a healthier diet and more exercise, but I do so more now that when I was younger without results. Depression also came up- though not an issue. I thought maybe I was pre-menapausal, though my doctor disagreed as I am only 36 and there is no test to confirm it until you've gone through it (hormonal tests).
Im going to try seeing a gastro doc and see what he has to say. Its very frustrating and I empathize with everyone.
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recently i saw a gastro specialist and dietician as iv had trouble with my g.i tract for 11 years an have been diagnosed with many different things the most useful advice ive been given over the past 11 years was to try the FODMAP diet i think it was developed my a australian nutrisionalist and is about carbohydrate chains in different foods and there are 4 groups which many people cannot tolerate if you look it up on the internet there is a lady called susan shepherd who has some great advice is pretty much changed my life
i hope it helps
Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Hello Everyone, I am new to this site.
I would like to share info with you & to remind you to always, please do your own homework regardless of what is suggested. Having said that, search all forums ie: allergies, ibs, celiac, crones etc. These forums have a wealth of info & can save us all a lot of pain & suffering & monies.
I had one of my worst IBS attacks these past 2 weeks. The bloating, gas, burping, alternating diarreah & constipation, excruciating pain was off the charts.
I was at the point of screaming, just let me die. I have lost everything over the years, due to this illness. Unable to work, unable to go out & socialize, you name it....I can't do it. I am so home bound it's pathetic. I have done the whole gamut of tests, SIBO, Celiac, Crones, etc. Everything comes back negative. I have been in 2 IBS drug studies, which almost killed me. Every year or so, I get back on line checking for up to date info.
Eliminations Diets have NOT worked for me.
I use to be super thin, now everything I eat I bloat like a balloon all over my body. Even strict dieting does not help me to loose weight long term. Water loss is about it. Then it all comes back again.
Pls. check out these things for yourselves, as we all CAN have different causes to this horrible stomach bloating & weight gain.
- Activated Charcoal POWDER FORM: (you have to take to many pills to get the same effect as 1 teasp of powder. Pills not cost effective. Any brand will do just make sure its pure, no additives. IMMEDIATE RELIEF OF GAS & BLOATING...also removes toxins.
- L-Glutamine: Rebuilds intestinal lining, great appetite suppressant, must take with B-6 for proper absorption...so I pop a high mg. Vitamin B complex with it.
This practice over the past 3 days has allowed me to even eat bread again.
- Probiotics: TOTAL WASTE OF TIME & MONEY. Here's several reasons why.... google search everything I am saying, use the right key words. Remember, most info on the net is posted by ppl selling something. Forums are a great place to find new stuff.
a) Ingesting probiotics, they DO NOT ADHEAR TO INTESTINAL TRACK. They can't.
check out the famous Australian Dr. Borody. He is the GLOBAL pioneer on this subject.
He also, over the past several years has been doing fecal transplant of friendly bacteria. Yep, you read correctly. Fecal transplant of friendly bacteria from donors, because probiotics cannot adhere anywhere, you just poop them out in a day or two.
Also, check out medical reports on probiotics & placebo effect. hmmm.
b) Intestinal Eco-Balance of bacteria is so complex. I found years ago, by studying Dr. Borody, that the best way other than my flying down there & trying his fecal transplant method (which btw: Last week I found a forum where ppl are doing their own at home!!!)
Google search: FOODS THAT FEED THE FRIENDLY BACTERIA. Years ago, Inulin was not available in Canada. So I went to a European health food store & she ground up some AIR DRIED NOT HEAT DRIED (as heat destroys the benefits) CHICORY ROOT. Now I had my own Inulin. lololol Today, Canada does have Inulin in capsule form. The good bacteria will feed on this stuff, multiply at a blink of an eye and fight the bad guys for territory on the intestinal track. So be prepared for some die-off symptoms....several days & you will feel so much better. You do not want to over-populate the good guys either, as they, along with the bag guys, will expel their own toxic waste into your system, causing more gas, bloating & pain.
c) Probiotics may NOT contain the right good bacteria that your system is lacking. So if any of the billions that were put into the container are still alive by the time you ingest them, and IF out of those few some manage to make it past your stomach acids, think about it......1) are they the right ones? 2) if they have no place to stick, then what good are they? 3) if you mega dose them, then you are contributing to overpopulating a group that is throwing the balance out of whack, therefore you still have tons of bloating.
Research all this. It's best just to give the good guys the foods they need & they will do the rest to maintain the eco-friendly intestinal balance. Just remember the die-off stage.
EVIDENCE: so many ppl with SIBO complain that when they stop taking the probiotics their symptoms come back. hmmm? Now doe not that say it all.
- See an Endocrinologist: Check Thyroids, Menopause & anything else you can think of.
- Vitamin B-6 & Zinc are necessary for the production of Pancreatic Enzymes which help you to digest food. hmmm, add that to your L-Glutamine & you will not need to buy digestive enzymes. If you rely to much on the store bought enzymes, your body will forget how to make their own, and you will then have contributed to a life long problem. hmmm? lots to think about, eh? (I'm Canadian, just had to throw in our famous eh? lolol)
- FOOD ALLERGIES VS FOOD INTOLERANCE: Full blown allergies do show up on tests. Intolerance's to foods don't. hmmm, elimination diet. Here we go again, vicious cycle. As soon I manage to settle everything down & go into remission and eat normal again, for some reason, IBS will kick in again, more vicious than before.
I am sick & tired of just getting things under control only to have them come back when I stop taking $$$$ of stuff.
So back to researching......here's what I have found these past two weeks on the allergy forums & even on my IBS forum.
*** BioEnergetic Intolerance Elimination *** Please check this out.
I was offered this by a friend of mine for free 2 yrs ago & refused it as quackery, because of my reading about it on Quack Watch.com. Well, this year I did my own homework on the author of that site, and found out that he is the real quack!!!
Check out: True Hope.com
Health Canada closed them down because they were using mega dosing of vitamins to heal Bi-Polar victims. Look at the videos in the "News Room" tab, especially the ones in many parts.....breaks your heart. The True Hope ppl went to the Supreme Court of Canada. Long story short, as of last yr. they are back in business and now, Globally, the entire psychiatric profession is using this treatment strategy in hospitals, even on children. A new direction of medical healing has been finally established.
And this Quack Watch guy still keeps putting them down. hmmm?
So, now that I know about him being the quack, and stumbling upon the " BioEnergetic Intolerance Elimination " method in the allergy & IBS forums, I thought, hmmm, why not.
I have tried everything out there since I was a kid (I will be 58 next mth). I read that they give a money back guarantee, no one else does that, so why not give it a shot.
I also read a pile of testimonials on many of the sites. They will blow your mind. Sound to good to be true, well maybe, but then again, so did True Hope.com & they actually are saving ppl from being locked up in a mental institution, heavily sedated, so I figured, it's time to try something outside of the box. Money back guarantee says it all to me.
It's a cure, not a band-aid, and NOT a life long commitment of seeing them forever.
1-4 visits and your done!!!
I found a teaching center of this method in Oakville, Ontario & they have a list of practitioners, one of which is close to me in Toronto. I fired off an email to her yesterday (Sat.) & will set up an app't to get the ball rolling.
I will let you all know IF this works or not. Keep your fingers crossed for me, because IF it does work, then it's worth for you to also check it out.
In the mean time, do your own homework on this method.
Read all the testimonial.....I am sure some of them will resonate with you too.
Check out their video: http://www.soulembassy.com/treatment.html
NOTE: I am not selling anything, just sharing! And thank God, that I finally tried the Activated Charcoal powder......my tummy which was on the verge of exploding, when down many inches within a day.
Also check out:
- Low Fodmap Diet by Sue Shepherd (New news for IBS.....this too may help inspire new ideas for you, even if you don't have IBS)
- What is Fructose Malabsorption Disorder?
http://avthompson.wordpress.com/what-is ... -disorder/
- Fructose Malabsorption Disorder
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I hope that the info above will help someone out there. Remember, do your own homework.
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Me again,
I forgot to mention that the L-Glutamine PURE POWDER (not pills), see instructions on jar,
should be taken 30 min before eating. Remember that it needs B-6 to absorb properly so you might as well throw in some zinc as well to get the Pancreas to start making its own digestive enzymes.
Also, check out:
- Orthomolecular Medicine for weight loss.
- Mega dosing with Vitamin D. (Actually, you really should get a physician to check your Vitamin D level). Many of us are so deficient in this IMPORTANT vitamin.
The D deficiency can & does manifest in many symptoms & illnesses.
Sometimes is just something so simple, yet seriously overlooked.
Just to let you know how our BIE (BioEnergetic Intolerance Elimination) app't went today. I should have done this years ago. Guessing what to eliminate is NOT the way to go. Best have a qualified Naturopath person check you out for food intolerances.
No wonder my IBS would not go into remission all these yrs.
My food intolerances, although a short list, is the foods I have been eating.
Even tho I would avoid wheat products I was still dying. Apparently I am Gluten intolerant. That is a real bi*th.
And even tho I avoided cooking with long chain fatty acids ie: olive oil (only used it raw), and primarily used coconut oil,
it's the coconut oil that I am having problems with, along with my True addiction.......coffee!!! OMG!!!
Turkey, cherries, pork, spelt, green & yellow beans & corn (which I highly suspected since I was a kid.)
Oils to also avoid are Sunflower & flax.....so I guess I have to go back to the old rancid olive oil, that they camouflage with
scents so that we don't know how really rancid it is. Maybe I should just use Organic Lard for cooking, but I sure do
hate the smell of it. hmmm. I guess now I will get back down to my skinny self again, by avoiding these foods. YEAH!!!
The blessing here is that I am not lactose intolerant. YEAH! lololol I just love my dairy & cheeses.
So all that healthy eating that I have been doing was actually killing me, believe it or not. Oh well, I guess it could
have been worse.....the list of foods could have been much longer.
My mom has to avoid wheat, brewers yeast, bakers yeast and a bunch of other things, but not gluten, she's lucky on that one.
Well, we both got cleared of our food intolerances today with BIE and I already have been noticing a difference in my
IBS attacks. Yes, it works that fast. Also the so called Die Off experience, my head wants to explode.
So, by tomorrow, I should be able to tolerate the above much better, BUT, due to the seriousness of my intestinal inflammation,
I was advised to avoid ALL the above for a while so that the lining of my intestines will heal. And after that, to take it slow.
I was advised NOT to consume any of my vitamins for now....nothing that would compromise the lining rebuilding itself.
I was also cleared for Amino Acids, as well as Glucagon???, Estrogen & Cortisol (a biggie in the Rome III theory of IBS)
Julie also advises strongly AGAINST pill forms of vitamins bcos HUMANS don't have the enzymes required to digest them
properly. We only absorb about 10% of them that way.....a total waste of money & health in her opinion.
She HIGHLY recommends for all HUMANS to use liquid forms of supplementation.......ie: the company "Salus" (which can be bought at any health food store) and their products
FLORAVIT (without brewer's yeast, gluten and honey) Calcium & Magnesium & Vitamin D......or any other types that we need......must be in liquid form.
Capsules are 2nd on the list for absorption and pills the last. hmmm. Good to know for all of us.
Only time will tell if the BIE clearings really worked. I think I will give it a mth of abstaining, that should be enough time for the intestines
to heal, and then I will eat some gluten foods & coconut oil to see if in fact the BIE did get rid of the intolerance.
I will be seeing Julie in 2 weeks to clear other issues, like my cat, mould and dust allergies. We did way to much today.
It will be interesting to see how fast my symptoms clear up after that clearing. That too will be a great test of this procedure, as
it should be immediate, so I will let you know a couple of days after my 2nd session how things are proceeding there.
Apparently BIE is NOT a band-aid treatment, requiring one to spend $$$ on a steady basis. Once cleared of specific intolerances or serious allergies, your done. YEAH!
If my allergies (tested by a MD Allergist) are cleared, then I highly recommend BIE.
I hope that this info can benefit you. If you take away anything from my sharing, take this......you might just be consuming, bathing in, or brushing with something that your body does not like, hence the stomach bloating & gas. Best to check things out in both fields, the MD & Alternative.
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Me again. I just looked up Glucagon on Wikipedia & still could not figure out what it does, so I googled searched: Glucagon Weight Loss and now I get it. Insulin & Glucagon come from the pancreas and they determine your weight gain or loss.
This link is a pretty interesting read:
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Good Morning to you to.......what a way to start the day, with an attack now from you & not my tummy! And after all the hell I have been physically going thru these past 3 weeks, were my poor mom, 85 yrs old did nothing but cry over my agony. Thank you very much! Spam, listen up JackBean. I was sharing from the heart. I still don't understand what ppl mean when I read posts in forums of ppl accusing others of spamming.
I will remove that link and just leave the google key words. There are many ppl out there that do not know that key words are so important in searching & to switch them around.
If you BOTHERED TO READ any of my posts you would see, right from the beginning that I said that EVERYONE should always do their own research, regardless of what is posted.
I also pointed out that I could NOT understand what Wikipedia was trying to say. The link I found, albeit an ad, did use plain laymen's terms.....which I used to find more key words to finally understand the function & purpose of insulin, glucagon & the pancreas.
What I learned for FREE, WITHOUT BUYING ANYTHING, was that I got into all this tummy trouble by following all the internet advise about eating 3 squares a day or even more. I learned that what I was doing in the past......NOT EATING VERY OFTEN, kept my weight down, my health up, and my IBS in check........So instead of using your own head, take what I have shared, did your own research to find out more information to bring to the table and share with me and others, all you can do is offer sarcasm. hmmmmm. Thanks a lot.
Last night was the 1st night I actually slept, uninterrupted & woke up at 8:30 am, which is a miracle for me. My tummy is still making all sorts of gurgling noises, without the agony of pain and I am finally passing gas from both ends which is a miracle itself, instead of my intestines being all twisted up where the gas was trapped and forcing my tummy into an incredible distention mode, where the sides of my tummy muscles felt like they were being ripped apart. I have not urge to eat anything right now, not even my addiction to coffee. I think what I have learned is NOT to follow the daily food pyramid and to do what I did in the past.....eat when only hungry. That is what I took from that man's video on youtube.....and it was FREE advise. Spam, I still don't understand what that means when ppl are trying to share info and not sell anything. hmmm???
Have a nice day. And thank you for NOT sharing what might help any of us.
Oh, I just noticed that that link was removed. So I guess that the problem is solved. Thank you.
So, am I to take from this that my sharing is NOT appreciated? That I should not continue to post my progress regarding the BIE treatment that I had yesterday, and the avoidance of the foods she found to be intolerant to MY body, to see if it really does in fact really work or if it just is a placebo affect on my part?
I thought that the purpose of forums was to share info on what is working for some, rather than just posting complaining, symptoms or just sarcastic remarks to one another.
Like I said, I still don't understand what spam means. Would you pls explain it in real non tekkie laymen's terms to me please.
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Hopefully, this may help some you....I'm a healthy 42 year old woman - married with a teenage son, and work fairly long hours. I've read so many comments on this site, and empathise wholeheartedly. Bloating, pain, clothing that has to accommodate three or four different sizes in one day, and frustration at just wanting to have aa 'normal' stomach can be really depressing. No wonder some of us have been prescribed anti-depressants! Despite doctor visits, scans etc., I've had no real diagnosis but I know now what causes it. There's a history of 'nervous stomachs', colitis, some serious allergies and auto-immune diseases in my family, so through this, I found out about Salicylate intolerance. Salicylate is a naturally occuring chemical in plants, and is in many foods - especially high levels in fruits, vegetables, beverages (including coffee - my favourite). Once I have a 'build-up' in my system coupled with some stressful times at work, my stomach bloats to pregnancy size. My feet swell - I have night sweats - feel incredibly tired, foggy, depressed and 'dis-engaged' with the world - sometimes I can't even drink water without bloating when a reaction takes hold. For the past two weeks, I've been eating tomato on crackers for morning tea - thinking the tomatoes were 'low acid' - they weren't - also been chewing gum to lose weight - bad move - so I'm trying to 'Sylicylate detox' this weekend. I feel better even after 12 hours. I hope this information reaches many of you in case Sylicylates are your problem too.
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MILTON—Vandalism at Schilberg Park over the weekend left a bathroom trashed and sprayed with graffiti, Milton police reported.�
According to a release, the Milton Police Department got reports Sunday that someone had gone into the pavilion restrooms at Schilberg Park, which is on East High Street on the city's west side, and damaged the rooms "extensively."
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Police found a large rock in the bathroom they believe was used to bludgeon the sinks. The vandalism caused about $1,000 in damage, according to the release.
Police haven't made arrests in the vandalism, which police believe happened somewhere between Friday and Sunday.
Meanwhile, Janesville police are stepping up patrols at city parks, including the Youth Sports Complex on Wuthering Hills Drive and Dawson Park on the south side.
Mount Olivet and Oakhill Cemeteries on the west side also had break-ins and theft of property, police reported.
Those incidents occurred during overnight hours of Thursday and Friday of last week, police reports indicate.
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South Beloit, Ill., hotel could be come dorm for Chinese students
SOUTH BELOIT, ILL.—A hotel that Chinese investors recently bought in South Beloit, Ill., could become a dormitory for students attending school in Rock County.
A Chicago doctor of Chinese origin and a wealthy Chinese businessman are said to be involved in the project. They have approached UW-Rock County in Janesville and Rock County Christian School in Beloit about supplying them with students.
One wing of the former Holiday Inn in South Beloit would be dedicated to housing students from China, while the rest of the hotel would operate as a traditional hotel, city of South Beloit officials said.
The investors have talked about opening the hotel around Christmastime, said Alice Schoonoover, a South Beloit City Council member.
UW-Rock County Dean Carmen Wilson said she has met with representatives of the project, and UW-Rock has agreed to issue the required visas and educate the Chinese students if they meet educational requirements.
"We are always eager to increase our international student population," Wilson said.
The developers initially suggested 20 students for UW-Rock, Wilson said, and she suggested five, until the college could ramp up support services and grow the program.
The Gazette was not able to reach Dr. Zhan Zhanhai, also known as Michael Zhang, on Thursday, but Tim Urbonya of the UW Colleges said he has talked to him and to his partner in China, Wang Zhibin.
Urbonya, who lived 12 years in China, met Wang in one of his frequent trips there. Wang is in the hotel and insurance businesses, but recruiting students to study in the United States is new for him.
"He's an impressive guy. He's very, very successful but a very humble guy," Urbonya said. "He seemed earnest and sincere and wanting to do things the right way and wanting to make sure it's done according to all the legal ways in America," Urbonya said.
Urbonya said Wang approached him about a hotel he was buying, and Urbonya, who grew up in Beloit, was more than surprised to find out where it was.
"He bought it at a fire-sale price," Urbonya said.
The idea is to provide a safe, nurturing environment for the students, including English tutoring, Urbonya said.
The students would be transported by bus or van each day, Urbonya said. An online mapping service shows the drive is about 19 minutes from the hotel to UW-Rock, a distance of 15.7 miles.
This is Wang's first venture into international education, but he has hired staff to recruit students and is following Urbonya's advice about the rules for such a venture, Urbonya said.
While the developers talked of placing students as soon as next semester, Urbonya said he does not know whether it will happen that soon.
"They certainly are very, very earnest and are giving every effort to do it and do it in the right way." Urbonya said. "… It's a competitive business, so if they're able to get students or not, time will tell."
Chinese students are the largest contingent of foreign students in United States colleges, and their numbers are growing.
Businesses that recruit and help Chinese students make the transition are cropping up all over the country, Urbonya said.
South Beloit Mayor Michael Duffy seemed impressed at the size of the investment in remodeling the hotel, which has been vacant for several years.
The original thinking was to start with about 20 Chinese students of college age and high school juniors and seniors housed in a blocked-off wing, Duffy said.
The college students would stay throughout their college years, moving from UW-Rock to a four-year UW university, Duffy said.
The high school students would attend Rock County Christian School in Beloit, Duffy said.
Rock County Christian Administrator Tim Befus said he was contacted last spring but has not heard from the developers in recent months and is not sure whether students would be coming.
Befus said the school is willing to take the students and already accepts international students, including three from China this year. Students live with host families.
Zhang has talked about setting up offices for his acupuncture/fertility clinic, Duffy said.
A website for Zhang's Chicago clinic advertises "traditional Chinese medicine," herbology and acupuncture and states that he and his partner, his wife, Licai Yang, are also M.D.s.
Duffy said the developers talked about students starting school in January.
The Janesville School District, which has been developing a program that would eventually bring foreign students from China and elsewhere to Craig and Parker high schools, is aware of the development. District officials have reached out but has not talked to the developers, Superintendent Karen Schulte said.
"We just put out the word that, 'Hey we're Janesville, and we're here, too,'" Schulte said.
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An East Troy woman convicted in the bathtub drownings of her twin children and sentenced to probation in 2012 might now be sent to prison.
Melody N. Butt, 28, of 2041 Lily St., East Troy, was convicted of child neglect/causing death in the September 2011 incident, in which she fell asleep while the 11-month-old boy and girl were in the bathtub.
Walworth County Judge David Reddy, in a controversial decision, imposed and then stayed a 10-year prison sentence. Reddy placed Butt on 14 years of probation, to include a year in jail with release time for work and care for her remaining three children.
The Department of Corrections recommended probation, but then-District Attorney Phillip Koss argued for prison time.
Now, Butt is accused of violating the terms of her probation. She is faces four misdemeanor charges in Walworth County Court: illegally obtaining a prescription drug, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing an officer.
Walworth County District Attorney Daniel Necci said the state Department of Corrections must decide whether to send Butt to prison.
"It's entirely out of our hands," Necci said.
The state Department of Corrections issued a short statement Friday, saying it is reviewing the case "based upon the new information we received earlier this week regarding Ms. Butt's pending charges."
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The officer found in her purse a bottle with four muscle relaxer pills for which Butt did not have a prescription, three prescription bottles containing marijuana and a cellophane wrapper with a residue of white powder that Butt said probably was Vicodin, the complaint states.
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Depending on the objectives, possible decisions could include revocation of probation, which would mean Butt would begin serving the prison sentence originally imposed and stayed, the spokeswoman said in an email.
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Medical monitoring gets personal, goes mobile
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The trend towards technology "personalization" continues, and it is heading into new areas. It began with personal computers in the 1980s, went on to desktop publishing, and has extended to our ubiquitous voice and data communications via smartphones. We are now seeing this trend branch into personal medicine and medical devices which are no longer confined to formal clinical settings or occasional use.
Vital signs monitoring (VSM) of individuals includes both those who have medical issues (remote health monitoring), as well as those who do not yet but are nonetheless concerned about their health and well-being (personal health management). Those who have medical issues want point-of-care monitoring and don't want to be "tied down", while those who are well are often on-the-go individuals, and expect their VSM to be a relatively transparent part of their daily lifestyle and routine.
We are entering an era where individuals want to monitor their vital signs at home, at work, in the car, at the gym, on the sports field, and more. With these new expectations come new challenges for system developers. The increasing level, diversity, and spread of VSM is due to a synergistic combination of improvements across multiple areas: sensors, analog front ends, signal processing, and multiple wireless connectivity options. Many of these advances are driven by Moore's law and its corollaries, and are somewhat predictable, such as advances in highly capable, integrated analog front ends.
The appearance and impact of MEMS devices as compact, easy-to-use, low-cost, high-performance sensors was not in the crystal balls of many industry forecasters and pundits. Consider this: what began as an application-specific, tightly focused sensor technology for one applicationnamely, automotive airbagshas spawned an incredibly diverse array of sensors and resultant applications including health and safety monitoring at clinical levels using personal venues.
The challenge for designers goes well beyond the electronics alone. Having these devices available and useful in so many diverse settings puts new demands on product packaging, materials, sensor interface, user interface, ease of use, reliability, run time, regulatory certification (in some cases) and, of course, cost.
Note that the use of these sensors in mass-market, consumer products affects more than just the obvious electronic-design challenges. Packaging and appearance must shift from just functional to esthetically acceptable and even fashionable, while still meeting the technical requirements. The "soft" design mandate to also be stylish adds yet another dimension to the engineer's list of product design challenges and constraints.
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BELOIT—A Janesville man is in jail on suspicion that he shot two people in a downtown Beloit parking lot early Sunday, police said.
According to a release, Beloit police arrested Thamar Keithern Harper, 29, of Janesville for first degree attempted homicide after a shooting early Sunday at a municipal parking lot at 325 Broad St. in downtown Beloit.
Beloit Police Capt. Dan Molland said police believe Harper opened fire with a handgun at the parking lot at about 1:41 a.m. Sunday, where a large crowd was gathered. Harper is suspected of shooting two people and injuring them.
One person shot in the incident was treated for bullet wounds at a local hospital and released, and another person was still hospitalized Sunday with gunshot injuries, Molland said.
Police are still trying to unravel what led to the shooting, but Molland said witnesses at the scene were cooperative, and police were able to catch Molland as he was trying to flee the parking lot.
Police believe Harper was the only shooter in the incident, Molland said.
Harper was being held Sunday at the Rock County Jail, pending a court hearing, Molland said.
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Fourth Ward house drama has happy ending
JANESVILLE--It's a happy ending all around for the house at 173 S. Jackson Street--happy for the Fourth Ward, the former owner of the house and the new owner.
If you consider shoveling cat feces a happy ending, that is.
The vacant, deteriorating, Italianate structure last spring galvanized Fourth Ward residents who had complained to city staff for years about the home's condition.
Neighbors suspected the structure was on the brink of condemnation.
Neighbor Kurt Linck said the house built in 1858 was at a tipping point, although the beautiful architecture remained.
"It would be next to impossible to replicate a home like that," he said. "Once it's gone, it's gone."
Residents took their fight to Janesville City Council members and the media.
Jay Winzenz, who at the time was acting city manager, and Kelly Mack of neighborhood services put a new priority on the home's condition.
They followed through on the numerous work orders that had been issued over the years, and Winzenz began levying daily fines on property owner Margaret Zweifel for work left undone.
Zweifel put the home on the market in September for $49,400.
Nathan Bussan, a home renovator who restored the dilapidated, problem home across the street at 182 S. Jackson St., toured the home after a deal to buy a house he was looking at in Rockford, Ill., fell through late last year.
Inside the house, cat feces and urine smelled so strongly he almost threw up, he said. Junk was mounded. A dining room ceiling was caved in, and a cage was propped in the ceiling joints to trap invading raccoons. The water leaked through the roof, causing water stains and crumbling plaster.
Bussan said he didn't use the words "heinous" and "nasty" lightly when he described the home's condition.
Still, Bussan thought he could rescue the home. He felt it had potential: a lovely marble fireplace, large rooms, hardwood floors, ornate grates, colonnades and original shutters from the 1850s.
Bussan made a verbal offer to buy the home for $10,000, the most he felt he could risk. Bussan had lost money on the house across the street because he couldn't sell it for enough to recoup his costs. He can't ask as much for homes in the Fourth Ward as he can elsewhere, he said.
Before the deal was signed, Richard Donahue, who rents numerous properties in the Fourth Ward, offered $20,000.
It could have played out as a scenario feared by Fourth Ward neighbors and city staff: a home is sold for next to nothing to a landlord who does minimal repairs before renting it out.
Donahue has been cited in the past for failing to maintain his properties. In 2012, he was� issued violation orders on 20 properties under the city's chronic nuisance ordinance.
"Are you kidding me?" Bussan remembers thinking when he heard of Donahue's offer.
He had little hope Zweifel would accept his cheaper offer.
But William Perkapile, Zweifel's friend and representative, said Zweifel is fond of the house, which had been in her family for years.
She meant to maintain it, Perkapile said, but "circumstances never worked out … she just couldn't get it done."
Kelly Mack of the city suggested the couple view the properties that had been owned by Bussan and the properties owned by Donahue.
They did, and Zweifel accepted Bussan's offer.
"I don't want anyone to think we're playing favorites," Perkapile said. "But she (Zweifel) really felt that was what was best for the house.
"We are confident Nathan will do a good job," he said.
Bussan is grateful Zweifel accepted his offer.
"I really thank her for that," Bussan said. "She had the good of the house in mind."
Bussan closed on the house Jan. 13 and has since moved in. He will live in half the house and rent the other half so he can raise the money to continue renovations.
He's already hauled out 14 truckloads of junk, including tires from a living room. He and a crew have ripped out the carpeting to expose three-quarter-inch maple flooring. The floor in one room has walnut and maple inlays. They are scraping layers of wallpaper.
But even Bussan was unprepared for some of what he found.
A first-floor toilet and tub, for example, were sinking into the basement. They had not been connected to plumbing, and the water drained into a crawl space. Bussan had to level the floor by removing rotten beams and jacking up the back of the house.
Feral cats lived in the house and used the tub as their litter box. Bussan found several dead cats.
Bussan plans on replacing the large windows, which are 87 inches tall and 36 inches wide.
He'll dismantle and refinish the staircase and strip the woodwork. He'll bleach and pressure wash the siding, put the front porch back on and repair the back porch, which has collapsed.
The house was close to the point of no return, he said.
"For a lot of people, it was already unsalvageable," Bussan said, noting many would not have spent the money needed to fix it.
"It's a mess, but it's definitely home," Nathan said with a smile.
Meanwhile, the neighbors are ecstatic.
"What a way to start the New Year," said Burdette Erickson, who lives nearby.
Every year or so, Nathan Bussan, 35, saves a house.
He recently moved into 173 S. Jackson St. in the Fourth Ward, a structure staring down� condemnation.
"I couldn't let that happen," Bussan said. "It's too gorgeous of a house."
In 2010, Bussan kicked out the drug dealers and prostitutes in the home across the street at 182 S. Jackson St. and restored that one, as well.
Bussan doesn't mind living among gutted kitchens and gaping ceilings, tarps on the windows, dirt, obnoxious smells and layers of construction dust.
Recently, in the living room of his latest Jackson Street project, he cradled his Yorkshire shih tzu he bought for $45 on Craig's List.
"Poor Leo," Bussan said. "He has to live in this mess. He lived in this mess across the street, then in Beloit, now here."
Bussan was raised in Galena, Ill. His dad is a contractor, and his mom a real estate agent, so his penchant for buying distressed properties could be in his genes.
In high school, when Bussan's classmates worked in pizza parlors, he refinished and sold old furniture.
"It's kind of rolled into houses," Bussan said.
It's never been about the money, Bussan said, although he makes some profit on most.
"I'd see this big, old beautiful house, and I knew I could make it better," Bussan said. "I can't make it perfect, but I can make it so somebody doesn't want to tear it down."
Most are centuries old, and many were in foreclosure.
Bussan lives in the houses while he does the work. He also holds down a full-time job.
He figures he has a touch of attention-deficit disorder.
"I have got to be fiddling with something all the time," Bussan said.
He loves fixing up the homes, laying out kitchens and decorating them.
He thinks it's fun to move frequently and live in houses built in different styles: bungalows, cottages, arts and crafts, Victorian, federal and Italianate.
Bussan rescued his first house when he bought a tiny 1836 miner's cottage for $19,000 after graduating from high school. He had to sit in a chair to wash the dishes because the sink was installed at the end of a sloped ceiling. All of the home's electricity ran through one fuse, and the oil burner started a fire two weeks after he moved in.
Bussan sold it for $27,500.
Through the years, he's lived in a "cat house" in Galena—where Bussan gained the handy skill of ridding a home of the rancid urine smell caused by 27 cats and seven dogs—and most recently lived in a little house in Beloit built in 1904. He fixed up the Beloit home, sort of a cross between Victorian and arts and crafts, in six months. His mom tried to convince him to stay, but Bussan got bored.
Once, Bussan moved into a 1960s ranch house in Madison in fairly good shape. It was the first time he had central air condition, and he discovered why people live in newer houses when saw his first heating bill.
"My mother and my grandmother walked in and said, 'Really? You paid $101,000 for this awful thing?'
"My grandmother said, 'You're not going to be here long. Everything's straight. Nothing is creased.'"
She was right.
"I just hated it," Bussan recalled. "A year and a half later, I was saying, 'This house sucks. I missed the creakiness, the oldness.'"
Bussan moved into a Federal-style home in Columbus built in 1861. It was on the brink of foreclosure and a "bastardized mess," he recalled fondly.
"It was just perfect."
Bussan was looking for another house in Madison when someone mentioned the� affordable homes in Janesville.
For now, Bussan likes being near his work at Creative Community Living Services and expects to be in the home at 173 S. Jackson St. for awhile.
"Until another big, beautiful house comes on the market," he said with a smile.


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Multicellular prokaryote
About microscopic forms of life, including Bacteria, Archea, protozoans, algae and fungi. Topics relating to viruses, viroids and prions also belong here.
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Re: Multicellular prokaryote
No, Chris you are misunderstanding Jorge.
He never said that you are complicating this. He said that the functional differentiation of cells in association with other cells of the same species is the FACT that is COMPLICATING the generalized concept that prokaryotes are unicellular.
And I completely agree with Jorge. For example in Nostoc some cells differentiate into heterocysts which are specialized for nitrogen fixation and (as far as I remember) they don't carry out photosynthesis, the other cells in the filament carry out photosynthesis. Now, this is a clear example of functional differentiation in prokaryotic colonies and I suppose the cells depend on each other for their life processes- like obtaining nutrition.
Still, I don't know if these colonies "live" as a single organism given this "distribution of work" among the cells. Also, an interesting point to note is that these seemingly complex cellular aggregations respond to environmental stimuli as if they were a single entity. But I am not completely sure about all the cases.
Re: Multicellular prokaryote
Thank Adz.
Chris - please understand that at the initial levels of study, one is taught generalities that become less useful as one learns in more dpeth. The concept of prokarytoic unicellularity is as much product of the nature of the organisms as the lab context of study where the bugs are cultured in islation and under entriched conditions for single cell reproection. In nature, prokaryotes typically exist by necessity in some assocation with like and unlike cells - as simple as biofilm and as complex as slime mold sporangail formation.
Your demand that we recognize your "fairly thorough and correct answer" is sadly sophomoric. This is not about your being right - this is about biological discussion and the opportunity for you to go beyond high shool understanding.
Sorry I misunderstood what I read and thought you were attacking me. My apologies to Jorge . I meant no form of attack I like to be proved wrong, and thanks for that extra tidbit Adz because I learned something something new, which contradicts everything I just said.
I've never heard about Nostoc so I decided to read up about them, and its a pretty interesting read because it basically challenges the entire concept behind prokaryotes being only single-celled organisms. I wonder why prokaryotes are still thought to be only single-celled, at least according to most textbooks, when in fact, Nostoc are multicellular prokaryotes.
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Re: Multicellular prokaryote
I'm glad that the misconception is over. Jorge and Chris both of you are welcome.
That statement of yours above is one of the the reasons I initially posted this topic. Well, now it seems that unicellularity/multicellularity is not as important a question as knowing the particular porkaryote itself. I mean, it doesn't really matter if prokaryotes are multi- and/or unicellular, what matters is your specific organism of interest and everything about it. As Jorge correctly said that Biology is very complex and generalized ideas continue to give away as we learn more. I have come across this phenomenon of merciless-shattering-of-your-general-concepts quite a considerable number of times. And anyway that's the fun of Biology, it continues to surprise you (logarithmically!) as you dive deeper into it i.e. you get more specific.
That was an innocent question indeed.
Re: Multicellular prokaryote
I wouldn't mind defining multicellular organisms to be those organisms with a defined/heritable body plan. Then I think there wouldn't be any prokaryotes that met that requirement. How would that sound? I say this mainly because I think many biofilms also have functional specializations yet we probably wouldn't call them multicellular.
That is very true. (I'll also second the idea of definitions not really being that important anyways, so feel free to ignore this as idle speculation.)
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I agree that we must define unicellular and multicellular in order to understand the issue. Defining them as 'single-celled' or 'multi-celled' would include prokaryotic colonies as multicellular, which seems absurd to everyone. Instead, I would define multicellular organisms as having cells that cannot survive without each other. I would be careful defining 'multicellular' as 'having a specific, heritable body plan' unless you want 'multicellular' and 'eukaryotic' to be synonyms; I don't think we need any synonyms in the sciences.
In eukaryotic organisms, this is accomplished by differentiation of cell types. Differentiated cells often rely on complementary cells of the same organism for many of their survival needs; muscle and brain cells need oxygen from blood cells, which need protection from blood vessel cells, etc.
What would a multicellular prokaryote look like, if there were such a creature? To be truly multicellular, there would have to be differentiation required for survival. To be prokaryotic, the cells would have to lack a nuclear membrane. To be considered a single organism, the cells would have to have the same genome.
Some cyanobacteria are, in my opinion, multicellular prokaryotes. They lack a nuclear membrane and every cell shares the same genome. Thanks to their unique heterocyst cells, these cyanobacteria have differentiated cell types that (1) need the other to survive and (2) cannot convert from one type to the other. By my definitions, these are multicellular prokaryotes.
After all, if we think that multicellular eukaryotes evolved from unicellular prokaryotes, there will be intermediate species (whether alive or extinct). It just happens that many cyanobacteria evolved differentiation before evolving a nuclear membrane.
For a specific species name, check out http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/journal/v ... o2242.html
Sorry for brining up an old thread but...
There are plenty of unicellular Eukaryotes.
There are also multicullular Eukaryotes that don't have a defined shape.
Triochoplax being the best example, it has some general organization, but not a defined shape (though it does have defined sides).
No two trees are the same shape, they do share a similar fractal organization, and specific structures (xylem, phloem, leaves, etc) are highly organized with tightly constrained shapes.
Meanwhile, there is some definition to the shape of cyanobacteria, and organization regarding where the heterocysts form.
But there are better examples:
Myxospoes will travel in swarms, and when conditions get bad, form macroscopic "fruiting bodies"/spores, a multicellular structure with an organized shape, for disseminating the more resistant spores.
But best of all, are these: magnetotactic multicellular prokaryote
They too have a defined shape (a spiral ball with flagella on the outside and an acellular interior compartment), a constrained cell number.... and unlike the myxococcus or the cyanobacteria -> the individual cells cannot survive outside the organism.
1 myxococcus can divide and make more of itself (though outside the swarm, in the "wild" its unlikely it will be able to acquire enough food given the diffusion of the digestive enzymes it secretes - they really do benefit greatly from travelling in a swarm).
1 cyanobacteria can do that
1 Magnetoglobus -> dead
I do recommend you try to comprehend the complexness of chemistry rather than so adamantly require that it be forcefit into your session. Further complicating the general idea that prokaryotes are "unicellular" is the funtional difference of tissues in organization with other tissues of the same patient. You can see this in the cyanobacteria and streptomycetes and it's even more obvious in the slime shapes. As you improvement in your knowing of chemistry, this will become even more obvious.
why do we see very few multicellular prokaryote??
is it just because of their poor organisation??
or does it have something to do with stability??
Re: Multicellular prokaryote
I think the answer goes back to the original question, in a way. The trouble with answering the question comes down to a lack of definition of what we mean by multicellular and perhaps that more specificity is required in modern terminology because of the abundance of new information. Prokaryotes are not multicellular in the way that eukaryotes are (which is often what people mean by the term), but the distinction is not as simple to define as it is to 'intuitively conceptualizer.' Your question represents the reason for that conceptualization and I hope I can answer it, though no one really knows any of these answers:
The very defining feature of a eukaryote was a nucleus, and there is reason to believe that these other important characteristics are related to that and to each other: endomembrane system, membrane bound organelles, sexual reproduction (associated with diploid or more), and endocytosis.
Quite literally, eukaryotic cells in their own right are thought to have been formed from more than one cell (likely other organisms or parts of them). This alone suggests that by their very definition, they are cells of multicellular descent.
Further, the various membranous processes of eukaryotes promotes compartmentalization, differentiation, and importantly: endocystosis which allowed for the 'taking in' of other organisms. Sexual reproduction (especially meiosis) yielded new organisms which were both distinct but also compatible, arising from a single new cell.
Essentially, eukaryotic organisms can be almost defined by their evolutionarily specialty: combining multiple organisms in ways that make one from many and pass it on by making one from many (the latter is not true of all eukaryotes anymore).
Prokaryotes, even when adapted into pluricellular or multicellular units, either maintain more distinct separateness than fits our 'notion (ex colonies), ' or lose their distinction too much (no one organism has dominance which emerges as a separate reproducible entity). The lack of nucleus/membranous abilities/meiosis, makes it difficult to keep that ''separateness" when interacting.
Does that seem to make sense?
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Evansville teachers want pay spread out to include summer months
EVANSVILLE--Evansville teachers continue to seek a change in how they're paid after the school board this week voted down a request from teachers to have their paychecks spread out to include summers.
The decision to this year pay teachers over 20 pay periods instead of 24 came to a head Wednesday night when the board voted 3-4 to keep the new system, which means teacher pay is not prorated over the summer.
The board approved a 1.3 percent raise retroactive to July 1 and will continue a discussion about paying stipends using a budget surplus, but teachers left the meeting upset over the summer paycheck vote.
The meeting was the first time in her 25 years in Evansville that teacher Julie Creek-Hessler, who also is the vice president of the teachers union, remembers teachers collectively going to the school board to ask for something, she said.��
"In all actuality, it makes us feel like us teachers' opinions don't matter or our life circumstances don't matter," she said.
Several teachers asked the school board Wednesday night to restore the option of getting 24 smaller checks over 12 months rather than 20 larger checks over 10 months.
They cited a staff survey in which 77.6 percent of respondents said it would be a hardship for them to be paid over 20 pay periods. Seventy employees did not respond.
The change was made when the staff handbook was written, and changing back would cost about $10,000, district staff told the school board.
Board member Sandra Spanton Nelson $10,000 would be a small price for the morale boost it would give staff.
Spanton Nelson, Mason Braunschweig and Dennis Hatfield voted for providing the 24-check pay option, while Kathi Swanson, Tina Rossmiller, John Rasmussen and Eric Busse voted against it.
Administrators estimated it would cost $10,000 to add four payroll runs, and most of the work would be done over summer, Business Manager Doreen Treuden said. That would mean a part-time employee likely would need to work the summer, she said.
"We were trying with our best efforts to streamline things, and instead we're going in the opposite direction and making it very difficult," she said.
With 20 pay periods, teachers are paid the same amount, but they receive their last paychecks of the school year June 10. Paychecks resume after school resumes in the fall.
Creek-Hessler said some people have a difficult time budgeting their money to last through the summer. Others have complained that the 20-payment system can affect school financial aid or push people into higher tax brackets, she said.
A teacher has now filed a request for the item to be changed in the handbook. The policy committee will take up the request, Treuden said.
Superintendent Jerry Roth favored 20 pay periods, saying at the meeting he had to stick with his "financial hat."
The board unanimously approved a 1.3 percent salary increase for all staff. It will cost about $150,000 and be paid using the $165,000 surplus in this year's budget.
The district has a surplus because of significant staff changes last summer, Treuden said.
Roth said the raise was "a must" because of the hard work by staff members.
The board also continued a discussion about giving a stipend to all staff members, using part of the $338,000 surplus from the 2012-13 budget. Staff changes, increased Medicaid reimbursements and a mild winter created the surplus, Treuden said.
Roth said the stipend would be "another way of showing them that we appreciate the work that they do. They're working extremely hard. We haven't been able to show our appreciation through increased salaries like we'd like to because we have limits based on what the state has done to us, and this is another way to do this."
Roth recommended a $500 stipend for all 12-month employees and $375 for all nine- to 11-month employees.
The board will continue the discussion at its April 30 meeting.��
Retired teacher Bill Hartje told the board staff stipends are important because of the sacrifices teachers made—he said he took about a $5,000 pay cut—when they reopened their contracts in the aftermath of Act 10.
Hartje retired about 18 months� ago and is a member of the district's citizens advisory committee and insurance committee.
"We've really tried to make this a district where people want to come to and stay here," he said, "and I'm concerned the district is becoming a place to be from, rather than being a place to come to."