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Why is it that residential deep well submersible pump system malfunctions are notoriously hard to diagnose? For one, a pump/motor assembly suspended 10 feet from the bottom of a 300-foot well brings new meaning to the word "inaccessible." The symptoms also have a troublesome way of overlapping so that precise diagnosis can be elusive at first. Invariably, however, persistence and logic prevail for skilled electricians.
In this article, we'll take a look at the 3-wire 240V single-phase submersible pump system for drinking water applications, typically set between 50 feet and 300 feet below grade. The pump is fed down a steel well casing that extends through the earth until bedrock is encountered — at which point the rock itself becomes the casing.
The wiring system
A 3-wire system (actually there is a fourth equipment ground conductor that is not counted in the number of wires) implies there is a control box inside the house, containing a large electrolytic capacitor, microprocessor, and other electronics (Photo 1). In contrast, a 2-wire system omits the in-house controller so that the capacitor is inside the hermetically sealed underwater motor. Although this arrangement makes for a cheaper initial installation, when it comes to repair, options are limited.
To efficiently diagnose one of these systems, it's necessary to clearly understand the wiring arrangement you're dealing with — at least external to the control box and motor. A 240V branch circuit from a double-pole breaker within the entrance panel is run to an off-the-shelf double-pole pressure switch, which is actuated by low cut-in and high cut-out water pressure inside the pressure tank. This switched power goes to the input terminals of the control box.
The control box output exits the building, is buried in the same trench with the water pipe, and emerges from the ground in metal or PVC raceway where it enters the well cap through a passage designed for the purpose. Inside the well cap, it's usually spliced with twist-on wire connectors, and then goes down along the water pipe to the pump motor, which comes furnished with a pigtailed set of three wires (plus equipment ground). These are connected to the pump cable by means of crimp-on connectors and heat-shrink tubing, which is the same as an underground splice kit. The spliced wires should be routed inside the torque arrester — an expandable rubber cylinder that keeps the pump/motor assembly centered and minimizes counter rotational motion and wire chafing.
The pump cable, which comes from the control box output terminals, consists of red, yellow, and black (plus green) twisted conductors. Because they are not jacketed, you must run the indoor segment in raceway. As for the outdoor portion, you can direct bury it, as far as the NEC is concerned. However, state and local well installation regulations may call for UL-listed gray RNMC or similar protection to the wellhead.
Many people assume that the well cable is made up of two hot legs with a neutral; however, that is not the case. The red is start, the black is run, and the yellow is common. One of the functions of the control box is to energize the red for a short period of time so that the pump motor can get up to speed, after which black is switched online.
One large manufacturer offers the motor and control box, which are used by many pump manufacturers. The pumps are bolted onto the motors (with matching splined shaft). However, one major manufacturer makes its own motor and control box, which are not interchangeable. As for the others, motors and control boxes may be interchanged as long as horsepower, phase, and voltage are a match.
The great advantage in the universal control box is that the cover contains the electronic components so you can replace them without doing any rewiring.
Stepping through a diagnosis
In troubleshooting a nonfunctioning submersible pump system, you must strive to diagnose and repair the problem without unnecessarily pulling the pump out of the well or digging up the buried line.
Let's say a homeowner has a drilled well with a submersible pump located 500 feet from the house set at a depth of 300 feet. The complaint is that when a faucet is turned on, there is no water. The homeowner says the system has been in place for several years, and there has never been a problem. Because it has rained a lot all summer, lack of water in the well can be ruled out. There is a good probability the pump has failed due to sand preventing the impeller from turning or because the motor has seized up. But because pulling a pump that is set at 300 feet is a fairly difficult task, other possibilities are pursued first.
It is a 3-wire system, and all electronics are mounted inside the control box cover. After verifying with a voltmeter that there is power to the input terminals — indicating house wiring and pressure switch are functional — a new cover of the correct horsepower rating is acquired. The cover contains a capacitor, relay, microchips, and other electronic components (Photo 2 on page C26). When it's snapped in place, it supplies power to the pump motor via 3-wire (plus equipment ground) underground pump cable. Unfortunately, this procedure did not cause water to flow to the pressure tank, so other avenues must be pursued.
At this point, it's time for the "divide-and-conquer" troubleshooting technique. The idea is that when a system consists of a number of components connected serially — and the endpoint is not receiving power — the most efficient strategy is to perform a test at the midpoint to narrow the focus, not necessarily spatially but in terms of probable causes. The bad half can be tested in turn at its midpoint, allowing the technician to methodically zero in on the problem location. This technique is especially useful when working on large complex machinery or wiring systems.
In the case of the pump system, it is decided to take measurements at the wellhead. The well cap is removed. The three wires at that point are frequently spliced with twist-on wire connectors, which can be removed to access test points. If not, the conductors can be cut with power locked out and later reconnected using silicone-filled twist-on wire connectors. Although it's found that voltage is present, a clamp-on ammeter reveals no current flow with the wires reconnected. Thus, an underground line fault is eliminated. Before pulling the pump, go back to the control box and take additional resistance and current measurements, referring to the information printed inside the control box.
With a good helper and power locked out, you can pull a pump-motor assembly in about an hour. Now is a good time to visually check the cable for abrasion or other damage. Separate the motor from the cable, and do meter tests to the cable to further isolate the problem. Let's assume the cable turns out to be in good condition. If the earlier clamp-on ammeter test had indicated excessive current flow — and there is no line damage — it looks like the motor has one or more shorted windings, is seized, or the pump will not turn. Before giving up completely on the motor, consider the possibility that the motor pigtail has acquired a short circuit, possibly due to lightning damage. This wiring harness has a plug-in connector right on the motor and can be unplugged after removing the protective metal channel. If that is not the problem, unbolt the pump from the motor, and see if the motor shaft will turn by hand. If it is seized, you must replace the motor. This is because it's a sealed unit; therefore, it's not possible to rebuild it. If it will turn, then you can conduct a brief dynamic test.
Another piece of advice is to make sure you have a good equipment ground connected. You should clamp the motor to a large, dry piece of plywood. Do not touch the metal case while the motor is energized. Fire it up very briefly, because it is designed to be run submerged in water for cooling purposes.
If the motor runs, there is the possibility that the pump has become sand bound. It is a simple matter to take it apart and clean it, reassemble the unit, and retest. You can inspect the pump impellers and replace them if worn or damaged. If it runs and meter readings are good, reset the pump a few feet higher so the problem does not recur.
Usually, the foregoing procedures will result in a successful repair. If not, you'll have to retrace your steps, and see if you made a false assumption or misread data somewhere along the line. It's also possible there is partial damage to the cable that did not show up during your visual inspection. This can be misleading and cause you to go around in circles. Another curve ball that may be thrown your way is when there are two or more faults. Finding and correcting one of them will not restore normal operation. The answer to both of these problems involves using patience, persistence, and perception. You have to go over the whole system, keep isolating stages, and apply logic to each one.
Beyond the basics
One mistake many beginning electricians make is they think they're going to find the problem in 5 minutes. If the above described procedure doesn't pinpoint the problem, then you'll need to turn to other troubleshooting techniques.
Suppose the readings at the well cap indicate there was no fault in the cable going down inside the well casing, and the pump motor was good. Ohm readings from the wellhead back to the control box — with wires disconnected at the wellhead and control box cover removed — indicate a short between yellow and black conductors. Then you know the fault is in the underground portion of the circuit, which is buried at a depth of 4 feet, for example. At this point, you know some digging is required.
Because backhoe time is costly, careful planning is essential. What is the minimum digging required to locate the fault? Can cutting the wire to take readings at various points along the cable be avoided? If you use the divide-and-conquer method again, it's possible to dig at the midpoint of the underground portion of the line and take readings to ascertain which half of it contains the fault. Then repeat this process by digging at the midpoint of the faulty half of the line — further narrowing down the problem segment. This limits the amount of digging you'll have to do to locate the exact point of failure. As for cutting the wire to take measurements, that is not necessary. Apply a voltage in series with a heavy load and use a clamp-on ammeter to perform the test.
You might also consider what some view as an even better method — one that involves a more sophisticated test and less digging. Take ohm readings from both ends to locate the short. If the reading at the house is double the reading at the wellhead, then you know the short is one-third the distance, or about 166 feet, from the well.
Herres is a licensed master electrician in Stewartstown, N.H. He can be reached at [email protected].


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The word's out that Disney Interactive's working on a musical sequel to Epic Mickey and new details have emerged about what to expect.
Last night's episode of Spike TV's GameTrailers TV debuted new footage from the game, showing off new sidescrolling levels and teases of the new environments that players will be exploring.
The game returns to the Wasteland, the alternate reality where abandoned Disney ideas wind up. Earthquakes and other calamities plague the Wasteland and Oswald-as the lost dimension's leader-decides to trust, of all people, The Mad Doctor. The crazy scientist says he wants to be a hero and grants Oswald a remote that gives him the power to shoot electrical bolts and control animatronic objects.
In investigating the earthquakes, you'll investigate what the Wasteland built on top of-which is apparently a trove of Disney memorabilia—via Gremlin-constructed side-scrolling levels. Unlike the strictly jump-based play in Epic Mickey 1's the filmstrips, you can use your powers (paint/thinner and presumably electricity) in the 2D portions of the game this time. Co-op moves will work there, too.
The sequel will revisit some areas from Epic Mickey 1 and Junction Point design director Chase Jones says that players will go in places that were only shown in movies in the first game. You can catch glimpses of a Fantasia level in the GTTV segments, so it's a safe bet that some mops will be coming to life in the fall release. You can see the whole GameTrailers episode right here.

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Freshman Laura van Peursem led BSC and established a new career high with 14 points as well as an impressive six blocks. Senior Elizabeth Bromirski added 13 points, and sophomore Ashley Curry had 12. Bromirski also led with six rebounds.
The Colonels maintained a modest lead throughout most of the first half, staying just a step ahead of the Panthers until the 5:36 mark when a layup by freshman Camillia Carter put BSC up 29-28. The teams traded baskets a few times before the Panthers were able to pull out to a seven-point 41-34 lead with 31 seconds left before Centre made a free throw and a jumper at the buzzer to cut it to 41-37 at halftime.
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Techno-pup: Watching your cats and dogs by remote control
The death of a pet is something you never forget.
It separates the pet owners, who understand the wrenching pain and sense of loss, from those that live a life without small, loyal, four-legged life companions.
Ben Jacobs is a pet owner.
"It is one of the things that as a dog lover, it really stays with you," he says.
Growing up he had a German Shepherd called Bear.
"Bear passed away when he was only five years old," he remembers.
"It was one of those seemingly sudden issues to our family. He seemed fairly healthy one day, and then all of a sudden Bear had an intestinal issue where his intestines were twisting and sadly we had to put him down."
Dogged determination
That experience stayed with him, leading many years later to the creation of his start-up, Whistle.
"Over four in 10 UK households have a dog, here over six in 10 US households have a dog or cat," says Mr Jacobs.
"They are such part of the family, and yet we don't have the information to take good care of them. So my goal was to help people with dogs like Bear try to understand their day-to-day patterns of health, and maybe some long-term trends as well."
Whistle records your dog's movements, and flags up any unusual behaviour that could indicate illness. A small activity tracker containing an accelerometer is attached to the animal's collar, and transmits the data gathered to the company's servers over wi-fi.
This is then analysed, comparing it to your dog's normal behaviour - and a database the start-up is building of typical behaviour. You can also send a full activity report to your vet.
"We can know if your dog went for a walk or played in the park, and you can see that activity in an fun timeline-like format on your mobile phone," he says.
The app means you can follow what your pet is up to when you're not around, as well as add comments and photos to the timeline to share with family members or friends.
The pet industry is worth over $50bn (£33bn) in the US alone each year, so it's not surprising a growing number of start-ups are targeting the market, especially when you consider the love affair between furry animals and the internet.
There is the eminently useful, like Pintofeed, a remote feeding system controlled using your smartphone. Or New York's Swifto, which lets you book dog walkers online and track your pet's walk using GPS.
There's philanthropic endeavours like iPet Companion - you can play with abandoned cats living in shelters across the US, online.
And then there's the quirk, like Snapcat, which lets your kitty take selfies - photos of themselves - by themselves.
A dog's life
Many have been inspired by the love their founders have for their pets.
When Alex Neskin and his girlfriend moved to a new apartment in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, their canine roommate Rocky wasn't happy.
The new surroundings didn't suit him. And as he's a very small dog, and his owners have to work, there wasn't a lot he could do about it. Mr Neskin was worried about him.
"He [decided] to hack something with an Arduino, which is like a prototyping board for geeky people. He mounted a camera, connected it to the computer," says Yaroslav Azhnyuk, Mr Neskin's friend and co-founder.
Watching what happened when Rocky was on his own made for grim viewing. He spent his days sitting in front of the door, barking. He was bored and lonely.
Being a programmer with an interest in robots, he decided to improve on his robot by attaching a low-light laser pointer that moved with the camera. He linked it up to a website so that he and his friends could play with Rocky from anywhere in the world.
To the relief of his neighbours, Rocky loved it.
"Everyone was saying: 'Well I want this thing for my dog or for my cat' and that's how an idea to make it a business appeared," says Mr Azhnyuk.
The two friends and their third co-founder Andrey Klen created Petcube, and started to work out how to make their idea a reality.
It launched for pre-order in May, and already 2,000 people have signed up. The plan is to launch a Kickstarter campaign in August to raise the production capital.
The device can be accessed from the web or a smartphone app, and the laser has been checked by a vet to make sure it's perfectly safe.
Cubes can be made public, so anyone can play with your four-legged friend.
"You can message other people and ask them about different stuff about their pets, what they doing and so on. So the grand vision behind this is to make this kind of a social network for pet owners," says Mr Azhnyuk.
Holiday home
If keeping your pet properly occupied when you're a little farther from home is the problem - a beach in the Philippines for example - then Seattle-based Rover.com might be for you.
The start-up and its main competitor, DogVacay, let you book pet-sitters online.
The idea is that dogs are happier staying in a home rather than kennels. Rover founder Greg Gottesman had the idea for the service after his golden retriever, Ruby Tuesday, developed health problems after a kennel stay.
Prospective sitters have to go through a rigorous selection process, that now includes background screening.
"To qualify as a Rover.com sitter, an applicant must have experience with dogs and obviously love them," says the company's Susan Koehler.
"We require that each sitter demonstrate a care plan for Rover dogs, and we look for and highlight advanced skills and affiliations such as medical/vet training, CPR certification and associations with Humane Societies, Pet Rescues and other charitable organisations."
Sitters also have to provide a reference from a reputable third party.
While on holiday owners receive daily photos and updates on their pets, so they know they're being taken care of.
"It's a lot less stressful on the pups because they are in a real home, so it's easier to keep a dog on their general routine for walks, playtime, eating, cuddling on the couch and even sleeping in a bed with the sitter," she says.
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Next to critical illness, one of the most worrying moments in a pet owner's life is when their small friend decides to go walkabout - alone.
Pethub started in the US, and now operates in 22 countries. It produces collar tags that have a QR code, website address, phone number and more recently an NFC (near field communication) chip that connects people that find stray pets with their owners.
By reading the QR code or the NFC chip with a smartphone, a profile for the lost animal is brought up, with a list of emergency contacts. An alert is sent either to you or to Pethub to say that the tag has been scanned, as well as an email with GPS coordinates so you can track Spot down.
"It can help the pet get home before they even get to the shelter to be scanned from microchip," says Pethub's Lorien Clemens.
"In the United States only 5% of pets have microchips and about 58% of those are out of date."
Pethub can also sends details of lost pets to local shelters and vets.
As well as dogs and cats, Pethub has horses, goats and even two "escape artist" tortoises as customers.
"Last year we looked at all of our pet recoveries, and we found that 97% of them had gone home on the same day that they were missing, and 25% have gone home within an hour after going missing," says Ms Clemens.
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WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley reckons Floyd Mayweather Jr would "flatten" Manny Pacquiao if they ever fought.
It is the latest in a series of inflammatory comments from Bradley, who seems to be on a mission to goad Pacquiao in a bid to convince him to agree to a rematch. Bradley took the WBO title on a disputable judges' decision when they met earlier this year.
His claim has some relevance because there is fresh hope that Pacquiao and Mayweather can agree terms for an April 2013 meeting, with Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter, expressing a willingness to negotiate with 50 Cent, who it is assumed will play a more significant role in promoting Mayweather in future, having helped establish TMT Promotions.
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"I have options. I'm the champion," Bradley said to Ring TV. "I feel as if I'm the No. 2 fighter at 147 pounds, and that's behind Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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Pacquiao is expected to announce who his November opponent will be at some point next week. As well as Bradley, Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel Marquez are believed to be in the mix.


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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The military judge who ordered the Fort Hood shooting suspect's beard to be forcibly shaved has been thrown off the case, a ruling that should end lengthy delays in the trial of the Army officer charged with the 2009 rampage that killed 13 people.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ruled Monday that Col. Gregory Gross did not appear impartial while presiding over the case of Maj. Nidal Hasan.
Hasan faces the death penalty if convicted in the 2009 shootings on the Fort Hood Army post in Texas that killed 13 people and wounded more than two dozen others.
The court said it was not ruling on whether the judge's order violated Hasan's religious rights. Hasan has argued that his beard is a requirement of his Muslim faith, although facial hair violates Army regulations.
"Should the next military judge find it necessary to address (Hasan's) beard, such issues should be addressed and litigated anew," judges wrote in the ruling.
Fort Hood officials said late Monday that proceedings in the case will resume after a new judge is appointed by the Army's highest legal branch. That indicates Army prosecutors will not appeal Monday's ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Hasan appealed after Gross ordered that he must be clean-shaven or be forcibly shaved before his military trial, which had been set to begin three months ago. It has been on hold pending the appeals.
An Army appeals court upheld the shaving requirement in October. But Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces said the command, not the judge, is responsible for enforcing grooming standards.
Gross had repeatedly said Hasan's beard was a disruption to the court proceedings, but the military appeals court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to show that was true.
Gross found Hasan in contempt of court at six previous pretrial hearings because he was not clean-shaven, then sent him to a nearby trailer to watch the proceedings on a closed-circuit television. The appeals court's ruling also vacated the contempt of court convictions.


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The justice system might be flawed and might be manipulated at times, but its capacity to entertain fairness cannot be denied.
I had a front-row seat to this Tuesday in Judge Janet Kenton-Walker�s courtroom at the Worcester Superior Court, where arguments were heard to establish the competence of Nicholas Guaman to stand trial on a second-degree murder charge.
Mr. Guaman, 35, was charged with running over 23-year-old Matthew Denice with his truck in August 2011 and dragging the Milford resident, who was riding a motorcycle at the time, under his truck for several blocks.
Tragically, this is really another one of those all-too-frequent cases in which a drunk driver used his vehicle to cause the death of another person.
But because Mr. Guaman is an illegal immigrant, the case became a cause c�l�bre for those who believe he represents the worst of their fears about the roughly 11 million illegals in this country.
In the court of public opinion, these individuals would argue that this particular tragedy would not have happened if Mr. Guaman, an Ecuador native, was not able to come and to live here illegally.
Fortunately, the American judicial system is not predicated on such broad-brush reasoning; as such Mr. Guaman�s illegal status will and should have no bearings on whether he is guilty or not guilty of the crimes for which he is charged.
Interestingly enough, however, his journey as an illegal immigrant is being used by the prosecution to establish his competency to stand trial.
Essentially, the prosecution position is that a person who can survive the poverty of his upbringing in Ecuador, fend for his family there, and then navigate his way into the United States to continue taking care of his family here and at home should have no problem handling the U.S. judicial system.
This dispassionate use of Mr. Guaman�s illegal status might be wrenching to some, simply because it seems to overlook a greater truth � the length to which a person will go to survive and to take care of his family.
One of Judge Kenton-Walker�s tasks will be to determine whether Mr. Guaman�s competency to participate in his economic survival is the same competency necessary to participate in the judicial process.
Clearly his defense lawyer, Peter Ettenberg, does not think so.
Mr. Ettenberg provided the court with an expert witness, Paul Spiers, who testified that despite Mr. Guaman�s prowess in taking care of himself and his family, a battery of intelligence tests indicate he is mentally disabled, and coupled with his illiteracy in his own language, would not be able to consult with his counsel in a rational and factual way.
The prosecution�s own expert witness, Hanya Bluestone, who did not perform any standard intelligence tests but has reviewed the testimony of the defense expert and has personally interviewed Mr. Guaman, acknowledged that the defendant has gaps in his knowledge of how the system works.
That weakness, however, is not related to mental illness or mental deficit, she said, but to his cultural background, language and lack of experience with the legal system at the level at which he is being prosecuted.
Given the necessary support, such as an interpreter, he should be able to move through the legal process.
Nevertheless, when asked by Mr. Ettenberg whether Mr. Guaman is competent to stand trial, she was noncommittal in her answer.
Those who think Mr. Guaman�s illegal status should have a bearing on this case will no doubt be upset with the lengths to which the court is going to establish his competency to stand trial.
But what I witnessed yesterday was a process that honors our expectations of a just judicial system.


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If you made the hand painted bottle stoppers you might want to make this Homemade Irish Cream to fill your bottles!
Here is another really yummy treat, Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur! I love it added to a cup of coffee!
Irish Cream Liqueur
from Bon Appetit
1 – 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup Irish whiskey
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals
1 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon canned sweetened cream of coconut (such as Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut) My can was solid at the top, so I placed the can about 2 inches of water in a skillet and heated until the cream of coconut was liquid)
Combine first 5 ingredients in blender; blend until coffee crystals dissolve, about 1 minute. Add whipping cream and cream of coconut to mixture and blend 10 seconds. Pour into glass bottles, add a tag and you have a perfect gift. On the back on the tag include instructions to keep refrigerated and that it should last two weeks.
You can pour chilled mixture over ice cubes, pour over chocolate or coffee ice cream too. This recipe make about three cups with just a enough to leftover to have a nice cup of coffee (or two)!
I used 8oz tall skinny bottles from Germany (sorry). I have tried to find them online with no luck, they were not expensive about $1.00 or so each. I did think these Round Ball Reed Diffuser Bottles would also make a beautiful presentation. They are 8.5 ounce, so if you forgo your cup of coffee it might work — or you could add and extra 1/4 cup of cream and I don't think it would alter the recipe too much. There are many bottle supply companies online where you can find 8 oz bottles. You might also try World Market or the Dollar Store.
You could dress the bottles up even more with a hand painted bottle stopper! Another festive and delicious drink you can make for gift giving is a bucket of Frozen Tumbleweeds.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Kevin Love had 42 points and 16 rebounds, Ricky Rubio added a career-high 17 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat Paul George and the Indiana Pacers 104-91 on Wednesday night.
J.J. Barea scored 12 points off the bench as the Wolves took control early against the Eastern Conference leaders.
George led Indiana with 35 points, but managed just two in the fourth quarter as the Pacers lost for the third time in five games, never once taking a lead.
It was Love's eighth straight game with at least 25 points and 10 rebounds, the longest streak since Shaquille O'Neal accomplished the same feat Jan. 3-19, 2005. Love has an NBA-best 14 games with 30 points and 10 rebounds this season.
TORONTO – Carlos Boozer scored 20 points, D.J. Augustin had 19 against his former team and Chicago edged Toronto to win its fourth straight game.
Kirk Hinrich scored 19 points, Jimmy Butler had 16 and Taj Gibson fouled out with 10 as the Bulls won for the fifth time in six games and halted Toronto's winning streak at three. Joakim Noah had eight points and 13 assists for the Bulls.
DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 32 points but had a couple key misses at the end. Kyle Lowry fouled out with 16 points and seven assists.
Augustin, waived by Toronto in December, hit two 3-pointers early in the third as Chicago took a 76-66 lead at 9:34.
CLEVELAND – Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and Cleveland won its sixth straight by beating Orlando.
Irving, chosen MVP of the NBA All-Star game Sunday, paced a balanced offense that extended the Cavaliers' longest winning streak since they won eight in a row in March 2010. That was LeBron James' final season in Cleveland.
Luol Deng scored 17 points, while Tyler Zeller and Tristan Thompson each added 16 for Cleveland.
Arron Afflalo led Orlando with 23 points. The Magic have lost 14 consecutive road games and are an NBA-worst 3-25 away from home.
The Cavaliers built an 18-point lead in the first quarter that was trimmed to two early in the fourth.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Al Jefferson scored 29 points, Kemba Walker had 24 points and a career-high 16 assists, and Charlotte defeated Detroit for the second straight night.
The win gave the Bobcats (25-30) a sweep of the three-game season series and a 2½-game lead over the Pistons in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
It was Walker's best all-around game since returning from a sprained ankle.
Jefferson, who had 32 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in Tuesday's win at Detroit, went 12 of 20 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds. He has scored at least 20 points in 16 of the last 18 games.
Brandon Jennings had 20 points for Detroit before being ejected with 1:13 left after picking up his second technical foul. The Pistons have lost nine of 14.
SALT LAKE CITY – Joe Johnson scored 27 points, Andray Blatche had 25 and Brooklyn beat the Jazz for the Nets' first win in Utah since 2008.
Deron Williams added 19 points and seven assists. His 3-pointer with 2:11 remaining gave the Nets their largest lead of the game.
Brooklyn snapped a three-game road losing skid. The surging Nets have won five of their last seven overall.
Reserve guard Alec Burks led the Jazz with 23 points and Enes Kanter, starting in place of Derrick Favors (hip), had 18 points and 10 rebounds. But the Jazz wasted a 13-point, third-quarter lead and a chance to extend their winning streak to a season-best four games.
ATLANTA – John Wall scored 21 points and Washington recovered to beat reeling Atlanta after almost blowing a 20-point lead.
Paul Millsap had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Elton Brand, a fill-in starter at center, had 20 points and 11 boards for the Hawks, who have lost seven straight.
Trevor Ariza and Bradley Beal each scored 19 for the Wizards, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Washington ended an 11-game skid in Atlanta, winning for the first time since Jan. 11, 2008.
The Hawks, who trailed by 20 in the first half, made a third-quarter charge to twice cut the deficit to one.
NEW ORLEANS – Carmelo Anthony capped a 42-point performance with three clutch baskets in the last two minutes, and New York snapped a three-game skid with a victory over New Orleans.
A night after losing at Memphis, New York blew a 13-point, fourth-quarter lead before Anthony, coming off a 30-point outing in the All-Star game in the same arena Sunday, took over by hitting a pair of pull-up jumpers from the left side of the lane. He hit the first of them over Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis, who blocked five shots in the game, and the second over Luke Babbitt.
J.R. Smith had 19 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 16 for New York, which lost Iman Shumpert to a sprained left knee in the third quarter. Tyson Chandler had 11 rebounds and a pair of blocks.
Eric Gordon scored 28 for the Pelicans, but was shut out in the fourth quarter. Davis had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
PHOENIX – Markieff Morris scored 18 points to lead six Phoenix players in double figures against Boston.
Goran Dragic and Gerald Green added 17 points apiece for the Suns. Channing Frye scored 15, among them a crucial 3-pointer with 1:20 left.
Markieff's twin brother, Marcus, scored 10 of his 11 points in the second half, including a 32-footer at the third-quarter buzzer. P.J. Tucker had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Suns, who took the lead for good with a 17-0 second-half run, then used free throws to hold off the Celtics at the end.
Rajon Rondo had 18 points and 10 assists for the Celtics. Brandon Bass also scored 18 and Jeff Green added 17.


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Women seem to fare less favourably than men following total hip replacement surgery, according to a large medical analysis that comes in the wake of continuing US scrutiny into certain types of implants.
Researchers in California who studied more than 35,000 cases of artificial hip implants found that women have a slightly higher risk of implant failure compared with men regardless of the type of device that was implanted.
"One of the main reasons for failure (in women) is dislocation and this can lead to a revision surgery," said Maria Inacio, an epidemiologist with Southern California Permanente Medical Group in San Diego, who studied patients' outcomes for three years after their initial surgeries.
The research, she added, is ongoing and will continue. Statistics were culled from her HMO's registry of hip-implant patients nationwide.
Although the failure rate for women during the three years of study was 2.3 per cent compared with 1.9 per cent for men, Inacio said it is unknown whether problems will continue at an elevated rate for women compared with men.
About 57 per cent of patients in the investigation were women.
Hip implants are medical devices, made from a range of materials designed to restore mobility and relieve pain associated with arthritis or injuries.
"This is a very successful operation that provides a lot of relief to the patients who receive it," said Inacio, underscoring that her research should not dissuade patients from hip-replacement surgery.
The analysis involved patients who had received implants made from a range of materials, which included metal-on-polyethylene, a device in which the ball is made of metal and the socket of plastic; ceramic-on-polyethylene; ceramic-on-ceramic; ceramic-on-metal; and metal-on-metal.
The latter type of device was implanted least frequently in women but tended to cause the most problems, Inacio said.
All-metal devices, known as the ASR XL, were developed by DePuy, a division of Johnson & Johnson, and can leach chromium and cobalt particles into patients' blood, studies have found.
The ASR XL was recalled in 2010, but possibly as many as 500,000 patients - men and women - may still have them, federal experts say.
Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration updated its alert to physicians about the implants, saying problems with them include pain, loosening, malpositioning, allergic reactions and dislocation. The problems occur regardless of gender.
Dr. Geoffrey Westrich, director of research at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, said while the California analysis is intriguing, it is far from the be-all and end-all of gender differences in hip implant surgeries.
"We have tens of thousands of cases (in a database) and when I looked at our registry, we did not see that women fared worse than men in the short run," he said, referring to a three-year period similar to the California research.
However, in a 2011 study, he and his collaborators found in a project including Long Island, New York, patients, that women tended to wait longer before hip- or knee-joint replacement surgery and that they report greater pain than men.
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The Arcadia firefighter who went missing and was later found dead in Los Padres National Forest had ecstasy and alcohol in his system when he died, according to a toxicology report.
Michael Herdman was found June 27 at the bottom of a cliff after going missing during a camping trip with fellow Arcadia firefighter Taylor Byers. The Ventura County Medical Examiner's report states detectives found evidence at the campsite that suggested alcohol, ecstasy and Adderall use. Sgt. Denise Sliva could only confirm that evidence of drug and alcohol use was found but not the specific type of drugs.
"He had alcohol and ecstasy in his system," Sliva said. "With the toxicology results, it would be tough for us to argue that it wasn't a contributing factor."
Herdman was found about two weeks after he was last seen by his hiking partner. The coroner's report shows that at the time he was found he had amphetamine and MDMA — two primary compounds in ecstasy — in his liver and muscle tissue.
Sliva said investigators were told by the coroner that the drugs were low amounts, but Chief Deputy Administrator Armando Chavez, of the medical examiner's office, declined to comment on the toxicology report.
"In Mr. Herdman's case, just because he has that drug or something in his system, that doesn't mean it is considered as his immediate cause of death," Chavez said, referencing the blunt force trauma that killed Herdman in his fall. "From our office's standpoint, we're only required to release the immediate cause of death."
The sheriff's department has closed the case and does not plan to investigate whether the drug use led to Herdman, a trained survivalist, falling to his death, Sliva said.
"Hiking that height in the middle of the night, there is a lot of danger in that — altered or not," she said. "(Investigators) don't believe there is any criminal activity in how he fell. They are going with the coroner's report that this was an accidental death."
Arcadia Fire Department officials could not be reached for comment Friday.
While the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner did not carry out the investigation into Herdman's death, Chief of Operations Craig Harvey provided insight into the complicated science of postmortem toxicology.
Concrete conclusions can be difficult or impossible to draw when examining a body already well into the stages of decomposition, he explained.
The Ventura County autopsy report noted Herdman's body was recovered in a state of "moderate postmortem decomposition and mummification," also noting that animals had depredated the remains.
Chemicals within a human body tend to redistribute following death, making it increasingly difficult as time passes to determine the amounts and significance of drugs in a person's body at the time of death, Harvey said.
As a result, when a drug such as ecstacy is discovered within the system of a decomposing body, it's difficult to know how much the person had in their system when they died, or whether a person was intoxicated, Harvey said.
The amount of Adderall reported in Herdman's body also did not necessarily point directly to abuse, as such an amount could all within the threshold of a "therapeutic level," he added.
Adderall is a stimulant often used to treat conditions such as narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Alcohol poses it's own set of challenges in the scope of a postmortem medical examination.
"The body naturally released ethanol as part of the decomposition process," Harvey said.
Ventura County medical examiners noted a blood-alcohol level of .056 percent. While such an amount does not rule out the consumption of alcohol prior to death, it could also be accounted for by the decomposition process.


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As the Mississippi River reaches its highest level in more than 70 years, threatening to inundate dozens of cities and towns, a hero has emerged: the region's $13 billion flood-control system.
Some 35 million acres of floodplains were eliminated as farms that feed Americans and the world moved in. The elimination of this natural release valve meant the potential for more catastrophic floods.
"This is history repeating itself," Andrew Falhund of the group American Rivers, told NBC News. "We've lost our floodplains and wetlands and people are at risk again. We can't let that happen."
The answer from government — federal and state — was not to uproot those farms, but to rely on an elaborate system to protect the four million people now living in the potential flood zone.
Managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, the system got started after a 1927 flood that killed hundreds.
The nation vowed to never again see Americans suffer in a flood of that kind, so following the disaster, Congress authorized the Army Corps of Engineers to build a 2,203-mile long levee system on the river.
The Corps now has an annual budget that hovers between $300-$400 million — some for maintenance and some to complete the system by 2030. It's about 95 percent built out, says Corps spokesman Bob Anderson.
The viability of that system was called into question after Hurricane Katrina, when when corps-built levees busted and water filled most of New Orleans, killing more than 1,600 people. But so far, the levees have been holding back the water.
"When you have a series of failures as you see with Katrina ... people are going to ask, 'What's happening?'" said Gerald Galloway, a University of Maryland civil engineer and former Army Corps officer. "The thing to do is to modernize and upgrade our infrastructure."
The nation's defense system against the Mississippi does not protect everyone: small towns and many farms get swamped every time a spillway is opened to protect more populated areas. That's likely to be the case soon along the Mississippi Delta, the flatlands that stretch about 200 miles from Memphis, Tenn., to Vicksburg, Miss.
And there's another hitch: the levees that keep the Mississippi River from flooding end up pushing water back up into tributaries, many of which aren't protected by the levee system. Towns there are pretty much on their own.
Still, for the major population areas along the lower half of the Mississippi, the system has done its job. Anderson says third-party estimates place the value of protected property over the years at $370 billion.
In addition to the thousands of miles of levees, here are the four key floodways, or spillways, as they are called:
- New Madrid Floodway. The Corps last week blew up a two-mile stretch of levee, diverting water that could have swamped the historic town of Cairo, Ill., and other communities by flooding 130,000 acres of Missouri farmland. It was only the second time the floodway was opened; the first was during the 1937 flood. Missouri had sued to block the opening this time, but lost in court.
- Bonnet Carre Spillway. In Louisiana, the Corps on Monday opened some of the spillway's gates, diverting some of the Mississippi into Lake Pontchartrain to ease pressure on New Orleans' levees. Built about 30 miles upriver from New Orleans in response to the 1927 flood, it was last opened in 2008. Monday marked the 10th time it has been opened. From the lake, the water flows east into the fertile fishing and oyster grounds of Lake Borgne and the Mississippi Sound, and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico.
- Morganza Spillway. The Corps has asked for permission to open some of the gates on this spillway, located 35 miles north of Baton Rouge, for the first time since 1973. Officials warned residents that even if it is opened, they can expect water 5 to 25 feet deep over parts of seven parishes. Some of Louisiana's most valuable farmland is expected to be inundated and towns like Houma and Morgan City would have to be evacuated. Already, communities are sandbagging as a precaution.
- West Atchafalaya Floodway. This last line of defense for New Orleans was built to take half of the Mississippi's highest flows and divert that to the Gulf. So far the Corps has not said it is considering opening this system.
In Memphis, Col. Vernie Reichling, the Army Corps commander for the region, declared victory there on Tuesday.
The protection around Tennessee's largest city is impressive: While the river crested at just under 48 feet on Tuesday, levees in the Memphis area are 58 feet high on average, and the floodwalls downtown are 54 feet.
"The levees are performing as designed I'm happy to report," he said on CBS's "The Early Show."
But Reichling noted the river isn't done yet. "I think we'll breathe a sigh of relief once this crest has passed and is in the Gulf of Mexico," he said.
NBC's Anne Thompson, msnbc.com's Miguel Llanos as well as The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.


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I have ischemic colitis. I was in the hospital for four days and got better. But a week later, the pain came back. Will I have this for the rest of my life?
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Ischemic colitis is an acute condition. In an attack, the large intestine or colon is not getting enough oxygenation due to decreased blood flow.
Symptoms of ischemic colitis are vague. They include: mild to severe abdominal pain and diarrhea, often bloody diarrhea.
The physician may consider many other illnesses before making the diagnosis. Ischemic colitis can have symptoms similar to infectious colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, appendicitis and colon carcinoma.
Ischemic colitis is most commonly caused by a reduction in blood flow through a mesenteric artery. The superior and inferior mesenteric arteries supply oxygenated blood from the aorta to the small and large intestine respectively. The inferior mesenteric artery is most commonly affected.
The decrease in blood flow can be due to blockage or spasm of the mesenteric artery or decreased blood pressure. The decreased blood pressure is usually due to a heart problem or an over-reaction to a medication to lower blood pressure.
Ischemic colitis is rare. When it is found, it is usually in an elderly patient with a number of underlying illnesses. There are some cases described of long-distance runners developing it as their body shunts blood flow away from the bowel to muscle.
For the majority of patients (85%) the ischemic attack is transient, or temporary. Patients are treated with hydration and bowel rest, meaning nothing to eat or drink for several days. Ischemic colitis usually resolves without later problems.
A small portion of the 85% develop long-term complications after an attack. This can include prolonged inflammation of the bowel and a narrowing stricture of the bowel. These complications can seem like a prolonged attack of ischemic colitis. They may have to be treated with surgical removal of the affected part of the bowel.
While most have one time limited attack and it gets better, a few patients have repeated attacks. In this case, prognosis really depends on the cause of the ischemia. When there is a single occlusion of the artery, it might be treated with stent placement.
About 15% of patients with ischemic colitis have a severe complication. Most common are systemic infection (sepsis) and death of a part of the colon (bowel infarction). These patients often have gangrene of the bowel. These complications can make surgery difficult to perform and can be catastrophic and cause death in a matter of hours.
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has issued guidelines on the diagnosis and management of intestinal ischemia.
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"[Grahamston] derives its name from Sir John the Graham, who was killed here in the battle which Wallace fought with Edward I." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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"Mind the difference" Does it make sense? OR Does it mean " see the difference and be careful for the next! " ?
Thank you guys.
Last edited by Rover_KE; 08-Dec-2012 at 23:30. Reason: Deleting textspeak.
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Sometimes I see a question popping up on the Questions page (10 seconds ago it wasn't there) and when looking at that question it's already answered. Actually this question is one or two minutes old, but it didn't appear to the public until now.
How can it be that this question is already answered? Is there a faster way to see new questions other than looking at the feed or the Questions page?