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Is Anemia a Cause of Radiation Treatment Failure in Patients with Squamous Carcinoma of the Cervix?
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: October 19, 2005
Presenter: P.J. Eifel
Presenter's Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Gynecologic Oncology
Type of Session: Scientific
- Previous studies have shown that anemia is an independent poor prognostic factor in cervical cancer.
- In addition, anemia may affect a patient's quality of life in ways that impact upon patient compliance with and/or ability to tolerate therapy.
- The basis for the impact of anemia on prognosis or outcome of cancer is complex. In vitro and animal models have shown that cellular hypoxia, the consequence of anemia, may help select for tumor cells that have a higher rate of mutation, ultimately resulting in increased metastatic potential, increased cellular growth, and increased therapy resistance.
- There is also evidence to indicate that anemia itself may induce a feedback mechanism that results in angiogenesis.
- Finally, the effect of anemia on the pharmacokinetics of chemotherapy agents may be an underestimated parameter for therapeutic outcome.
- The purpose of the study was to determine whether the relationship between anemia and outcome of cervical cancer patients treated with radiation therapy is independent of tumor volume and other clinical factors.
- The medical records of all the patients treated at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center between 1960 and 2001 for stage I and II squamous carcinomas of the cervix were reviewed retrospectively.
- Patients who had initial or adjuvant hysterectomy, or who were treated with palliative intent only, were excluded.
- The remaining 2988 patients formed the basis of this study.
- All patients were treated with radiotherapy only, with curative intent.
- Four anemia-related variables (pre-RT hemoglobin, or Hgb; minimum Hgb during RT; transfusion before RT; and transfusion during RT) and three descriptive tumor variables (clinical tumor diameter; clinical lymph node status; and FIGO stage) were recorded.
- Tumor diameters were recorded in 94% of patients and were categorized as < 4 cm (38% of patients), 4- 4.9 cm (14% of patients), 5- 5.9 cm (18% of patients), 6- 6.9 cm (11% of patients), or >/= 7 cm (13% of patients).
- 1670 patients had tumor size > 4 cm, and the size was analyzed as a continuous variable in this subgroup.
- Comparisons between actuarial curves were made using the log-rank method.
- A proportional hazards regression model was used to evaluate the relative importance of predictive factors.
- The median follow up of surviving patients was 14 years.
- The minimum Hgb during RT was <10 in 19% of patients, 10- 10.9 in 19% of patients, 11- 11.9 in 27% of patients, 12- 12.9 in 21% of patients, >/= 13 in 10% of patients, and unknown in 3% of patients, respectively.
- Transfusions were administered before RT in 8.3% and during RT in 12.8% of patients.
- The rates of central disease recurrence, pelvic recurrence, distant metastasis, and disease-specific survival were all strongly correlated with each of the four anemia-related and three descriptive tumor variables.
- However, patients with large tumors, advanced stage (IIB), or clinically positive nodes, were significantly more likely to have transfusions or low Hbg before or during RT.
- Minimum Hgb during RT was < 10 in 9%, 15%, 26%, 32%, and 39% of patients whose tumors were <4, 4- 4.9, 5- 5.9, 6-6.9, or >/= 7cm in diameter, respectively.
- On Cox multivariate analysis, none of the four measures of anemia had a significant independent correlation with the central, pelvic, or distant recurrence rates. Only the tumor size and lymph node status were independent predictors of central recurrence.
- Disease-specific survival was independently correlated with tumor size, lymph node status, and FIGO stage, and marginally correlated with transfusion during RT. However, there was no significant relationship between disease-specific survival and pre-RT Hbg, pre-RT transfusion, or minimum Hbg during RT.
- In this large, single institutional study, anemia was not an independent predictor of poor outcome in patients with stage I or II cervical cancer.
- In previous studies that did not consider the influence of tumor size or that dichotomized this variable, anemia may have acted as a surrogate for advanced disease.
- The data presented here suggest that anemia is a symptom, rather than a cause, of radiation treatment failure in stage I or II cervical cancer.
- A large number of studies have demonstrated that anemia is an independent poor prognostic factor in several cancer sites, such as head and neck, lung, and cervical cancers.
- Patients with carcinoma of the cervix often experience anemia before and during radiation treatment, and its origin is complex, representing a combination of hemorrhages, iron deprivation, inflammatory reactions and infection. Concomitant chemotherapy regimens with cisplatin are standard, and they can largely increase the risk of inducing anemia.
- The frequency of anemia (hemoglobin < level 12g/dl) is correlated with the clinical stage of cervical cancer and varies from one publication to another.
- Anemia is correlated with patient survival and appears to be one of the most powerful prognostic factors in cervical cancer, after clinical stage and tumor size, in most studies.
- In this large, single institutional study, anemia was not a poor independent prognostic factor in stage I or II cervical cancer. The presenter concluded that the old theory, that severe anemia causes poor results of radiotherapy in cervical cancer, should perhaps be reversed to a new hypothesis, that radiotherapy causes severe anemia. Anemia seems to act as a surrogate for advanced disease (large tumor size, biologically resistant tumors, and poorly responsive tumors), rather than as an independent prognostic factor.
- Ultimately, whether it is an independent or non-independent poor prognostic factor, it is clear to everyone that ANEMIA does not have a good augur in cervical cancer.
- Large controlled trials are needed to clarify the role of this important confounding variable in the treatment and outcome of patients with cervical cancer.


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Known for her innovative theoretical physics advances and her best-selling books on scientific ideas and ways of thinking, Harvard professor Lisa Randall is adept at explaining forefront physics advances as well as connecting her research to broader domains.
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Reb Rebele is a researcher for Wharton People Analytics and teaches in the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program at the University of Pennsylvania.
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More young adults should be interested in FTM
Walking into my first fi- nancial town meeting last Monday night, it was quite intimidating.
I was the youngest person in the room, and probably one of the only ones who did not find the opening instructions a refresher.
As time went on and I got a better understanding of how things worked, it got much easier to follow along. I even got up and spoke, something I hadn't planned on, for once.
What I had hoped to see, and was disappointed not to, were my classmates. Perhaps they were busy, confused by all the numbers and procedures, or maybe felt they were not affected by this.
I understand being busy, unsure, but please realize, this affects you, too. Math may not be your strong suit (it's not mine either), but all these numbers add up to two things; how much you (or your parents) will pay in taxes, and where those tax dollars end up.
Call me a nerd, but this means something to me. Especially in these tough times, as federal aid shrinks, and strained taxpayers refuse to pay more, something has got to give.
That may mean being sent to a different high school, having programs and services cut, or mom and dad having less to fund your graduation gifts with. Maybe that's when it will catch your attention.
Register to vote, read the flyer on the budget, and get to the meeting. I do not doubt the ability of our town council, school committee or citizens to make decisions, but would like to see a greater input from all sides. Your opinion matters as much as theirs, and there are things you can bring to the table that will help make the budget, and the town more well rounded and better able to serve everyone's needs.
I hope to see more of you next year.
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MOSCOW (AP) — The U.N. chief's decision to rescind the invitation to Iran to join this week's Syria peace talks was a mistake but not a catastrophe, Russia's foreign minister said Tuesday.
Sergey Lavrov said that Ban Ki-moon's decision to withdraw his last-minute offer to Iran to attend the conference set to begin Wednesday in the Swiss resort of Montreux would have a negative impact on the United Nations image.
The invitation to Iran extended by Ban on Sunday put the talks in jeopardy, with the U.S. pushing for rescinding the offer and the Syrian opposition threatening to skip the event entirely.
"This story hasn't helped strengthen the U.N. authority," Lavrov said at a news conference, adding that recalling the offer looked "unseemly."
The controversy over Iran's participation in the talks reflected deep differences over Syria between the United States and Russia, which has been a key ally of Syria, shielding Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime from the United Nations sanctions and continuing to supply it with weapons throughout the civil war that has killed more than 130,000.
He reaffirmed Russia's stance that the presence of Iran was essential for the success of the talks.
Iran has been Assad's main regional ally, supporting his regime with advisers, money and materiel since the uprising began in 2011.
Lavrov warned that spurning Iran would deepen division lines in the Islamic world and would have a negative impact on global efforts to fight terrorism.
"The absence of Iran isn't going to help strengthen the unity of the world's Muslims," he said.
Lavrov insisted that Russia is not supplying Syria with any weapons that are "banned (by international agreements) and could destabilize the situation in the region."
At the same time, Lavrov voiced hope for the success of the talks that would put the government and the opposition at the same table for the first time since the start of the conflict three years ago.
"There is no catastrophe. We will push for a direct dialogue between the Syrian parties without any preconditions," he said.


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Stockton, CA
Jesse Fitzgerald
Aug. 7, 1993 - February 22, 2013
Jesse Fitzgerald 19, born Aug. 7, 1993 went to be with God Feb. 22, 2013 at home of natural causes. A
bright, intelligent, gifted young man. The proudest
moments in his short life was the birth of his precious son. Words cannot express how much he'll be truly missed and cherished.
Survived by son Niko, fiancé
Mercedes Puga, parents Roland and Sharon Noche, Jim and Tracy Fitzgerald, sisters Staci and Taylor and a loving family.
Services will be held Wed. Feb. 27, 2013 at 3 pm at Stockton Baptist Church off Hwy99/Hammer Ln.


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On a beautiful Monday afternoon, ground was broken on a new Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) campus that will house not only the Advanced Manufacturing Center for high-skills jobs training in Central Kentucky, but will also support higher education in Georgetown and Scott County and the surrounding communities.
Two University of Pikeville student teams are advancing to the state finals after winning at the Idea State U regional business plan competition in Hazard, Ky.
Competition included written formal business models and business plans and a 15-minute oral presentation. UPIKE joined Morehead State University, Eastern Kentucky University, Berea College and Union College in the event.
Fast Start is a program designed to allow students, a free one week intensive study in Reading, Writing, and Math if the student has a score on the COMPASS that require them to take developmental classes. At the end of the course, students will retake the COMPASS exam to see if they have now tested out of a subject area.
This workshop will be offered at the Licking Valley Campus this summer Monday through Friday, May 18-22 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free lunch and a snack will be provided.
April 20-24
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MONDAY: Sausage gravy and biscuit or cereal and yogurt, juice or fruit, choice of milk.
TUESDAY: Mini cinnis or cereal and yogurt, juice or fruit, choice of milk.
WEDNESDAY: Breakfast pizza or cereal and yogurt, juice or fruit, choice of milk.
THURSDAY: Mini pancakes, strawberry splash or cereal and yogurt, juice or fruit, choice of milk.
April 13-17
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The Harrison County Middle School Honor Roll for the third nine weeks includes:
Sixth Grade - All A's
Kendall Box, Katie Coghill, Ava Craig, Emily Crowther, Alec Davisson, Jazmin Dietrich, Jason Gant, Liza Jane Gossett, Hailey Herrington, Madalynn Jones, Amber Kern, Adyson Lakes, Benjamin Lemmings;
Morgynne Lunsford, Caden Maners, Patrick Marshall, Mary Mastin, Laurel McDaniel, Sara McLoney, Kaylee Brooke Northcutt, Austin Pack, Molly Perkins, Aaron Pickett, Hope Stiltner, Jensen Sullivan, Bryce Zumwalt.
Sixth Grade - All A/B
The Harrison County Farm Bureau Board announces multiple scholarships available through Kentucky Farm Bureau.
Information and deadlines are:
• Paul D. Everman Fund for Lifetime Learning: Up to $3,000 scholarship ($250 sent to college each semester), available to non-traditional students (at least 23 years old, pursuing an undergraduate degree). Must be a Kentucky high school graduate (GED accepted), and a member of KY Farm Bureau. Application post marked by April 24, 2015.
The Harrison County Soil and Water Conservation District has scholarships available for the 2015-2016 school year. Through the local conservation district office $1,000 scholarships are available to apply for. These scholarships are open to any high school senior or graduate who is a resident of Harrison County and will be enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours at a two or four year accredited institution in a conservation, environmental, and/or science program of studies. Applications are due to the conservation district by April 10, 2015.
Approximately 100 MCTC/Licking Valley Campus and Kiser Extension graduates will wear caps, gowns and tassels on Monday, May 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Harrison County High School Auditorium.
In the 25-year history of the Licking Valley Campus, this will be the first year that commencement ceremonies have taken place here in Cynthiana.
Dr. Stephen Vacik, president of Maysville Community and Technical College announced the change.
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G4638, Reviewed October 1993
Red clover (Trifolium pratense L), a short-lived perennial, is the most widely grown of all the true clovers. Classifying red clover is sometimes confusing, but the red clovers grown in the United States may be grouped into two divisions — early flowering and late flowering
The more useful of the two types grown in Missouri is the early-flowering type, usually referred to as medium red clover. This type produces two or three hay crops per year and is usually treated as a biennial although it is actually a short-lived perennial. Some new medium varieties will produce to their full capacity for three years or more. An example is Kenstar, which was released by the University of Kentucky.
The late-flowering types are referred to as mammoth red clovers. They usually produce one hay crop plus an aftermath growth. Mammoth red clover has yielded from 15 to 40 percent less hay in tests throughout the lower Corn Belt. Mammoth red clover is not recommended for use in Missouri; its best performance is in areas with short growing seasons such as Canada.
Red clover is effective as a pasture legume and for hay. It can withstand more shading in the seedling stage than most other legumes, making it easy to establish in grass sods.
To make red clover more effective, follow these management practices:
Medium red clover is most productive on soils of medium to high fertility levels with a soil salt pH of 5.5 or higher with good internal drainage. It is better than alfalfa at tolerating and growing on soils of low pH and low fertility with poor drainage.
Always use medium red clover rather than mammoth.
Two varieties of medium red clover — Kenland and Kenstar — are superior to others in Missouri. Buy certified Kenland or Kenstar seed to guarantee it is not contaminated with mammoth red clover or with varieties not adapted to Missouri.
Use resistant varieties to control diseases that can seriously damage red clover, such as northern and southern anthracnose, powdery mildew, and root and crown rots.
Kenland red clover was released several years ago. It has good resistance to southern anthracnose, which is especially destructive to red clover stands in the southern Corn Belt. It has superior yielding ability over most other varieties and has a longer life than common red clover. It reportedly has more resistance to crown and root rots than seed originating from the northern United States.
Kenstar is a new variety of medium red clover released by the University of Kentucky. It is very similar to Kenland in its area of adaptation and its resistance to southern anthracnose and powdery mildew. It is slightly superior to Kenland in yielding ability during its first and second harvest years.
Kenstar's greatest advantage over Kenland is its ability to persist and produce during the third harvest season.
When sufficient seed is available, Kenstar is expected to replace Kenland for general use in Missouri. Kenstar is protected under the Plant Variety Protection Act, and use of the name Kenstar is prohibited beyond the certified seed class.
Common red clover
This refers to all classes of seed of unknown varietal origin. Unless a variety is certified, it might not be genetically pure.
One of the great concerns about using mammoth clover, aside from the yield reduction to the first grower, is the propagation of this inferior strain by seed harvest. It might find its way back to Missouri farms as common red clover seed.
Although there is a greater advantage to using certified red clover seed compared to other commonly grown forages, many pounds of common red clover are seeded in Missouri each year. If you must use common seed, locally produced seed (although there is no way to tell its genetic purity) is usually superior to seed produced outside the southern Corn Belt. If you purchase from an individual or neighbor, have a sample tested for germination and for the presence of troublesome weeds. Avoid seed low in germination that contains a high percentage of troublesome weed seeds.
When buying common seed from dealers, check the tag to verify its purity and origin.
Red clover seed sold under a brand name with no specified variety has no guarantee as to its genetic purity.
Table 1
Red clover yields
You can seed red clover in late summer or early fall. This usually increases total yield for red clover during its lifetime as compared with spring or winter seedings.
One of the most common ways to establish red clover is to broadcast the seed on winter wheat fields during late winter. Freezing and thawing will work the seeds into the soil enough for germination to occur. One of the drawbacks of this method is that good clover stands may be difficult to obtain in heavy wheat stands that are harvested for grain. To avoid smothering the clover, clip the straw and remove it as soon as possible after the wheat harvest. Shredded straw can also aggravate seedling diseases.
You can also seed red clover with spring oats.
Red clover is well adapted to sowing on a prepared seedbed, either in the early spring or late summer (Aug. 15 to Sept. 14). The seedbed should be firm, and the clover seed should not be covered with more than 1/4 to 1/2 inch of soil.
Fertility treatments are best recommended on the basis of a soil test.
In the absence of a soil test, use a fertilizer treatment of about 20 pounds of nitrogen, 60 pounds of phosphate and 40 pounds of potash at seeding time when you are seeding on a prepared seedbed in the fall.
When red clover is seeded on small grains during winter, some phosphorus (about 60 pounds) topdressed at the time of seeding has proven beneficial, especially if the soil is low in phosphorus. You can also mix seed and fertilizer together and apply them at the same time.
Red clover is best grown with a grass. The stand will remain longer and will continue to be productive when the legume has thinned. Also, the danger of bloat with red clover is greatly minimized when it is grown with a grass.
All of the cool season grasses adapted to Missouri can be used with red clover. Timothy has universally been used, and it is an excellent choice. It is a quality grass, and it matures at about the same time as red clover.
Usually about 8 pounds of medium red clover seed per acre is used in association with a grass.
Examples of red clover-grass mixtures:
Red clover seeded in winter or early spring may be grazed the first summer. If it blooms before Sept. 10, it should be removed. The most practical way to prevent this is to graze during August.
Do not graze from Sept. 10 to Nov. 1 or frost, whichever occurs first. Root reserves are important for building up winter hardiness and disease resistance.
Usually some fertilizer applied in fall or winter will benefit a new stand of red clover. This is especially true if the crop was not adequately fertilized at seeding time. Potash does not stimulate higher yields in red clover to the same degree as it does in alfalfa, but some potash is beneficial in maintaining stands.
In the absence of a soil test, apply a mixed fertilizer such as a 0-30-90 each year to red clover fields used for hay.
Grazing red clover in pre-bloom stage doesn't harm the crop. Because red clover is high in magnesium, it can be used for early spring grazing in the fight against grass tetany.
Practice rotation grazing to get the highest yields and stand persistence into the third year. Removing the forage with three grazings will result in better third-year stands than four grazing harvests. If used for hay or hay and seed, two cuts or harvests are desirable.
If possible, always rest the field in September and most of October. The fall growth need not be wasted. It can be grazed after Oct. 25 or frost, whichever occurs first.
Red clover is an excellent choice for seeding in grass sods. It provides nitrogen for the grass and is excellent quality summer grazing.
Red clover seeded into fescue sods has increased yields about 35 percent above those plots receiving 120 pounds of nitrogen per acre.
Red clover is one of the easiest legumes to re-establish in predominantly grass sods. This may be done in one of several ways, but the grass must be controlled until new clover seedlings become established. High seeding rates (10 to 12 pounds per acre) have resulted in better stands than lighter seeding rates.
Method 1
Use a disc or field cultivator to disturb the grass sod from November through January or early February. Broadcast the clover seed early enough during winter so that freezing or thawing will cover the seed. Seedings made in mid-February have a 50 percent better chance of success than those made in mid-April. When early grass growth begins, graze or clip the new growth. Fertilizer containing phosphorus and/or potash may be broadcast prior to seeding. Don't use nitrogen in the fertilizer mix because it will stimulate the well-rooted grass more than it will benefit the young clover seedlings.
Method 2
This method is similar to method one, but the sod is not tilled. For this method to be successful, several management details are necessary. The grass should be weakened as much as possible by grazing prior to seeding. The seeding should be made no later than Feb. 15 in the northern part of the state and before Feb. 1 in the southern part.
New spring growth should be grazed early in the growing season. This step cannot be overemphasized because early, repeated heavy grazing is a must to control the grass growth and retard its production while the young clover plants are establishing their root systems. It is best to use large numbers of cattle and to overgraze the grass quickly. This procedure should be repeated as necessary throughout late March (in South Missouri), April and early May.
Nitrogen fertilizer should not be used; it is best if the grass was not topdressed with nitrogen during the previous late summer or fall period. Adequate phosphorus and potash should be applied prior to seeding.
Method 3
This method eliminates a number of tillage operations, reduces soil erosion and can be done later in the spring than methods one or two.
This method uses a chemical to retard grass growth. In most cases the chemical used has been paraquat. Since the chemical is a contact killer, seeding must be done after the existing grass has started its growth. Thus, it must be done either in early spring or late summer. Rates of one to two pints of paraquat has proven satisfactory.
Some type of grassland drill or seeder must be used to incorporate the seed into the undisturbed sod. Seedings made during the early spring after grass growth has started cannot be broadcast onto the soil surface with any great chance of success for a new seeding.
Missouri farmers have the opportunity to produce both certified and uncertified red clover seed.
For details regarding certified seed production, contact the agronomist at your local MU Extension center; the Foundation Seed Stocks organization, Department of Agronomy, MU; or the Missouri Seed Improvement Association at Columbia, Mo.
Seed harvest is best taken from the second growth of red clover in the year following the year of seeding.
Highest seed yields usually are obtained from red clover when the first growth is used for hay. Hay should be harvested no later than 15 days after the earliest heads appear; this is normally early full bloom.
Seed yields average about 1 or 1-1/2 but can be doubled or tripled with proper cutting management if sufficient pollination occurs.
Red clover must be pollinated by insects for producing seed. Bumblebees are usually depended upon for pollinating but they usually are inadequate in number. This is probably the number one reason for low seed yields in Missouri.
Honeybees can and should be used to increase pollination of red clover. The notion that honey bees do not pollinate red clover because it has deeper florets than other legumes is false. Pollination of the flower occurs on each visit of the bee regardless of whether it gets nectar.
Provide at least one hive of honey bees per two acres of red clover. Don't place them in the field too early or they will tend to orient to other clover. Place colonies in or near the field as soon as 5 to 10 percent of the second crop is in bloom. In Missouri, this is usually sometime in July.
For highest seed yields, windrow red clover for drying. Although it is occasionally harvested in the standing condition, yields obtained in this method are usually low.
Red clover should be cut for seed when the interior of the heads is brown, the stems show a yellowish tinge and the seeds show color ranging from yellow through purple. Cutting the seed crop sooner than this results in light seed of poor viability and germination. If cutting is delayed much beyond this point, heavy seed losses occur as the dead-ripe heads are broken and lost by weather and harvesting operations.
Windrow the crop immediately after mowing. If it is allowed to dry in the swath, rake it in the morning while it is damp and tough.
Seed is sometimes harvested from a new seeding of red clover made during the winter but it is usually not a desirable practice because yields are low.
If red clover is harvested for hay when no more than one-half of the plants are blooming, the feeding value approaches that of alfalfa.
The protein content of red clover can be nearly as high as that of alfalfa. Red clover cut for hay at the 50 percent bloom stage usually exceeds 14 or 15 percent protein. Many times red clover is not harvested soon enough; it is under these conditions that unfavorable quality results. Don't wait until it is in full bloom. Also, when harvested too late, new growth from the crown has started to elongate. When these young shoots are removed, a sharp reduction in the second growth often occurs.
Livestock sometimes slobber excessively when feeding on second-cutting red clover hay. This condition, caused by a fungus, is rather rare and usually does not harm animals. A good way to avoid this is to pasture the second growth.
Insects are extremely troublesome to red clover in Missouri. They reduce yields and quality, interfere with seed production and, in some cases, destroy the stand.
Unfortunately there is no practical, efficient overall control for all red clover insects.
In particular, little can be done to control insects in seed fields. Because bumblebees and honey bees are largely responsible for seed pollination, chemical treatment to control insects would also destroy the pollinators.
There is opportunity for economic control of some insects such as army worms and grasshoppers. Both of these are capable of completely destroying red clover stands, and when populations of these insects begin to build, extreme damage may be imminent. It is then best to contact your county MU Extension center to determine the latest control methods.
Early recognition of insect damage and the insect causing it is the key to effective control. The pests are generally grouped according to the location and type of damage they inflict on the clover plant. These groups are root infesting species, stem and leaf feeders and flower head- and seed-eaters.
The root infesting species include:
The stem and leaf feeding species include:
The flower head and seed eating insects include:
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Jessica Alba: Paris Vacation for Pal Lauren's Birthday!
Jessica Alba wheels her Rimowa suitcase through Roissy Airport after landing in the City of Light on Saturday (January 19) in Paris, France.
The 31-year-old actress is in town with her makeup artist pal Lauren Anderson, who is celebrating her birthday during the vacation.
"I'm in #Paris 4 a cpl days w @lauren_Andersen -what's the happs mah tweeples," Jessica tweeted. "Wish my sweet @lauren_Andersen #HappyBirthday! Most genuine-sweet-down2earth chica ever!"
Also pictured: Jessica, wearing Ash Bowie wedge sneakers, leaving her office building the day before after attending a party with her Honest Company co-workers in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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We know they're different, but why?Xenobiotics pass through two phases in the liver during metabolism. Phase one involves oxidation, reduction, and hydrolysis, and phase two involves conjugation. For most species, this means mostly glucuronidation. However, for cats, which have limited glucuronidation capabilities, this phase is accomplished mostly through sulfation. This difference in liver metabolism means that substances that are safe in other species can be deadly in cats and that the toxic dose of many substances may be much lower in this species.
"But I just gave him half of a pill because he wouldn't eat!"
Acetaminophen can produce both hepatotoxicosis and hematotoxicosis in cats. Most acetaminophen ingested is conjugated by sulfation and glucuronidation to form inactive metabolites. However, a small amount of the metabolite N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI) is produced and then conjugated with glutathione to an inactive product. In cats, glutathione stores can be quickly depleted, resulting in an accumulation of NAPQI. This metabolite is highly reactive and can cause hepatocellular damage.
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The RAP Protocol is the JSON-based format used within the HTTP-Requests from a RAP-client to a RAP-server. Compared with the previously used JavaScript and HTTP-fields based communication is will provide a number of advantages:
- It allowes to move all client-specific code from the server to the client.
- It produces human readable messages, easing debugging.
- It allowes the client to create more informative error messages.
- It allowes to replace either ends as long as they process and create valid RAP-protocol messages.
The protocol is currently beeing developed in CVS HEAD. While not fully implemented, the communication will be mixed between old and new format, e.g. JavaScript-code with embedded JSON-objects. We expect to fully switch to the new format (at least the client-to-server direction) with the 1.5 release.
Protocol Format
The protocol is based on the JSON fromat as described here: [ http://www.json.org/ ]
{ "meta" : MetaObject, "operations" : [ (OperationObject)* ] }
There is one message per request and one per response. (May differ while in development.)
{ "requestCounter" : int }
Data Type Reference
In additoin to the datatypes recognized by JSON itself, the RAP protocol also uses these composed types:
[ int left, int top, int with, int height ]
Note that left and top may be negative. No value may be null.
[ int red, int gree, int blue, int alpha ]
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Menu Plan Monday
June 18, 2012
Now that my schedule has calmed down after planning and executing my dream wedding, it's time to get back to cooking and blogging! I'm not sure who is more excited, myself, because I've missed the kitchen (leading up to the wedding I jumped from one diet to the next, clear liquids, Atkins, etc. so my appliances have been dormant for a bit) or my hubby, because he was on his own and pretty much lived off hot dogs and sandwiches the past three months. Sorry babe!
Anywho, I have a few things going on this week, but am excited to put together my first weekly menu plan in awhile!
#SundaySupper: Father's Day Dinner of Minestrone, Lasagna and Garlic Bread. Dessert was a Strawberry Buttercream Cake from The German Bakery
Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: Junior League Social at Square Pub (and my one month anniversary!). It's appropriate we'll be here since this is where my wedding "after-party" was held. Their menu goes above and beyond the typical bar food. (Hint: anything with Hatch Chiles is ah-mazing.)
Wednesday: Dinner at a friend's house, menu TBD
Thursday: Fried Green Tomato Sammies w/ Sweet Potato Fries (I made Fried Green Tomato BLTs last week and they were so good, I thought I'd expand on the basic recipe and add a few more ingredients.) Also, super-excited to use my new mandolin to make home-made fries.
Friday: I'm headed to Athens, GA for a Junior League Conference for the weekend, which means I'll be eating at some of the best restaurants (in my opinion) around! I'm hoping to hit The National, Speakeasy and The Grit…not to mention see some good music, as it's AthFest weekend.
Besides getting back into the swing of menu planning, grocery shopping, cooking and researching new recipes, I'm excited to announce that "The Hand" will be getting a whole new look in the very near future. Stay tuned for updates on the big reveal!
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November 14, 2011 - Austin Porter
A guy is wintering in Sarasota. He has a rash that covers his right arm from the tip of his fingers to the bend in his elbow. He makes an appointment with a doctor. Doctor gives him some salve and tells him to come back in a couple of weeks. Two weeks later the rash is worse. "What do you do for a living?" the doctor asks. "I work in the circus," he says, "Whenever an elephant is out of sorts, I administer a suppository." The doctor tells him that if he finds another job, his rash will disappear. "What," he replies, "And give up show business?" -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I email L to see how he's doing. Does he and his wife want to get together with me and my spouse to see "In the Next Room" at Shepherd University? Maybe catch a bite to eat before the show. He'd like to, but his daily radiation treatments make him tired. Prostate cancer. Call me in a couple of months, and by the way, G needs some people to do construction on a Steven Spielberg movie. You should give him a call.
Long story short, next morning I meet G at 5:30 in front of the Apollo Theater in Martinsburg. We pick up someone else, stop at Sheetz for coffee, and drive to Harpers Ferry. When we arrive at base camp in satellite parking, we eat breakfast. I read the Washington Post. I read the Journal. I stare at my nails. I regret not bringing a book; looks like the only work I'll be doing is eating breakfast. I amuse myself telling off color jokes until I start to bore myself.
The guy we picked up, I'll call him Bill because I can't remember his name. Like most actors, even actors who haven't acted in over 20 years, I'm self-absorbed. Self-absorption is an occupational hazard for thespians. In my defense, there is an actor from Reading who is SELF-ABSORBED, if you know what I mean. He can't take a trip to the Porto Potty without making it sound like the second coming. Let me point out, he's an extra.
Bill has a remarkable dad – RIP. He regales us with vignettes about his father. He tells a story, slaps his thigh and laughs. Unfortunately, he has so many of them that after a while his cornucopia of tales grows stale. Quantity lessens quality. I consider telling more jokes. I resist the impulse.
Why didn't I bring my MP3 player?
At noon, we eat lunch: beef stroganoff and baked trout. I figure I'm paid $12.50 for eating. Construction is a $25 an hour gig. I later find out that extras earn $100 a day. A day might last 12 hours.
Around 1:30 in the afternoon, I'm asked if I want to take on a recurring role as a business executive. They give me a costume. I put it on. I wait.
At 4:30, I'm in a van heading down town. There are 4 execs. They film us in various combinations walking in front of a green screen. We'll be electronically inserted into various scenes throughout the film as background. Less expensive than hiring hundreds of extras. The film is called something like "The Men Who Made America." It's a low budget, non-union, History Channel production. The young director is English. I guess Spielberg had other commitments.
G is hired to play a thug. He earnes an extra 100 bucks for jumping out of a carriage and grabbing a couple of people. Stunt work gets you additional moola.
I am in a scene at the train station. I ad-lib four lines. 1) "One hundred and four thousand miles to be exact." 2) "Lucky you." 3) "Five cents." 4) "Deal."
Then they let us go.
On the drive home, I start worrying about how well I'd done. Were the lines I'd come up with right for the era in which the scene took place? Did I say them convincingly? Did I underplay the scene? Did I over act? Dig I mug? What about my hands? Would they like what I did well enough to expand my role? Will this be the start of something big?
The Buddhists call this monkey mind. I call it crazy talk.
A week later, the four of us are sitting at a table in the John Brown house in Charlestown. An exec, not me, says, "We'll take a vote." We each nod then get up and leave.
Then they let us go.
Two days later, I receive an email from the company doing the casting. They want to know if I want to audition for a film called "The Men Who Made America." Obviously, I made an impression.
And that's show biz as I know it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've known 4 people in the biz. Thirty years ago, I was good friends with Steve Sweeny, a Boston comedian, radio host and actor. In "There's Something About Mary" there is a scene where Ben Stiller catches his privates in his fly. Steve is the policeman who comes in through the window.
I was also friendly with Lenny Clarke. He was the fireman who says, "What do we have here, beans or franks." Lenny had his own TV show. I'm told that he lives on the Vineyard married to an islander who captains her own fishing boat. Good old Lenny.
Bill Solo, a close friend from college, was Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. He opened the show in Boston and LA. He also performed the role on Broadway. Then he did a lot of touring: Sunset Blvd., Phantom and the like.
A dear friend Susan Goldberg is a bass player out of Provincetown, MA. Lately she's been working with Scream Along with Billy. You can catch them in New York form time to time.
One might ask, and I have, why them and not me? I like to think I had some talent. Thinking this helps me sleep at night, except when it doesn't. That a 61 year old man has to hold onto this belief proves that I still have a screw loose. Having a screw loose is often mistaken for talent, especially in a third rate drama department. Bill has a degree from that same drama department. He is also an extraordinary tenor. And he can act.
I know for certain that I lacked the self-confidence, the single-mindedness, the monomaniacal ambition and the emotional stability to give it a go. I was too afraid that I might get ill and not be able to afford medical care, that I would end up in the gutter, alone and unloved. And I carried around in me this belief that anything I attempted would end in failure.
Not a recipe for success. I made a living in computers. Just makin' a livin'.
The road less taken made all the difference says Robert Frost. But the poem makes clear that at their split, both roads looked pretty much alike! And so every choice makes all the difference or no difference at all.
Vonnegut said that we are put on this earth to fart around. I wish I had done as much, you know, farting around. The Dark Ages of my life might have been less dark. Maybe not.
I'm being melodramatic.
In truth, we cannot waste our lives, we can only live them. Still there is that lump throated, dull stomach longing that plagues me with the heavy lidded sorrowful thought that I have, I have indeed, wasted my life.
It is a comfort that my wife thinks otherwise.
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Metalocalypse: Season 2 (US - DVD R1)
Gabe practices his dia dorian scales in order to write the most brutal review ever
Dethklok is the biggest band in the history of the world. Members include Skwisgaar Skwigelf (lead guitar, and taller than a tree), Toki Wartooth (rhythm guitar, and not a bumblebee), William Murderface (…Murderface Murderface, bass), Pickles (the drummer doodily doo ding dong doodily doodily doo), and Nathan Explosion (lead singer). After attempts were made on their lives the band finds themselves afraid of their fans and too listless to make a new album. But in their absence the world threatens to spiral into total chaos, so there is a job to be done.
Is it a real sign of the Apocalypse when the best working metal band in the world is made up of cartoon characters? I'm not aiming to argue taste with other metal fans (most of which are probably much more rabid then myself), but I honestly think that Brendan Small's Dethklok is the best metal band making new metal music today. Despite the silly lyrics, Small's compositions and skills are second to none right here, right now.
Metalocalypse is more than freakin' brutal metal though, it's also a nearly brilliant lampoon of celebrity, and celebrity obsession. Spinal Tap is the obvious comparison to make, and there're more than a few similarities, but Small and company takes things to such a delightful extreme memories of Rob Reiner's groundbreaking mockumentary begin to melt away about half way through the first season.
There's not a lot of plot to the show, but there's enough that starting with season two might prove slightly confusing. Mostly acceptance is a matter of getting used to the show's sense of humour, which isn't exactly average for mainstream television. Small was partially responsible for Home Movies, Soup 2 Nuts Dr. Katz follow-up, which was largely improv based (not unlike Spinal Tap). Personally speaking Home Movies is second to nothing, but the style was distinct enough that there were a whole lot of detractors. Metalocalypse is more plot based, but retains a lot of the improv style that made both Home Movies and Dr. Katz so popular. I definitely can't guarantee that everyone will love this show.
But gorehounds and horror fanatics should also take notice. In case you guys missed it, Metalocalypse is the goriest thing since Peter Jackson stopped making horror movies. The animation is Flash based, and not exactly 'realistic', and the violence is always a big part of the show's over-the-top teasing of heavy metal music, but the imagination that goes into the grue produces some really memorable doozies of ultra-violence.
Adult Swim had the good sense to present Metalocalypse season two in anamorphic widescreen. For some reason, even though the show is presented in 1:78:1 widescreen on television, the first season DVD was not anamorphically enhanced. Unfortunately, this is an interlaced transfer, and the interlacing effects are noticeable. It's not a terrible transfer by any realist means (it is a low-budget show, from a low-budget studio), but the thick white edge enhancement is a problem.
Though I'd of course prefer a 5.1 remix similar to the one that accompanied Venture Bros. season two, this is a solid 2.0 mix, with a thick low-end, and a definite sense of spacing. The show uses the stereo field quite often to separate the uncomfortable dialogue, making it easier for us to discern specific characters amongst the babble. The music takes precedence in most cases, though there are a few really big audio effects, like the Dethcopter destroying the rainforest with machine guns. There are a few cases where I wished the music was a little less processed, as it misses some of the raw aggression of the CD tracks. I should also note that despite warnings of bad language on the box, all the forbidden curse words are still censored with electric guitar harmonics.
Like last time every single one of the set's extras are presented as main menu Easter Eggs, and like last time, a great deal of these extras are really long extended scenes and improvs. Small's love of uncomfortably long and awkward jokes might've made for an impossible to watch show, had he not been wrangled by the eleven to twelve minute run time per episode. Most of the extras are pretty painful to sit through.
Starting with disc one. In Pickles' right eye is a seemingly never ending clip (two minutes) of the Dethboat as it's dragged up an Amazonian mountain, from the episode Dethcarraldo, an episode that spoofs Werner Herzog's classic Fitzcarraldo. In Skwisgaar's right eye is another elongated scene from the episode where Dethklok's men inadvertently shoot an anthropologist to pieces while clearing a spot for the Dethboat on the Amazon. In Nathan's left eye is a link to an impossibly long scene (eleven and a half minutes) of the band's manager talking on the phone in his office as the camera pushes in impossibly slowly.
Those still looking for the really good extras can try Toki's right eye for a few seconds of Toki playing a vector based shooting arcade. The most brutal of these scenes is twenty-five minutes of the band in a dark closet (animated eyes on black only) as they try to think of famous band names, found in the Metalocalypse logo's right eye. The logo's left eye features a man watching a special on Dethklok, which we cannot see, but can hear. The funniest too-long-to-really-be-funny extended improv is six and a half minutes of Murderface talking on the phone at the Opera, which can be found hidden in Murderface's right eye.
The disc's good extra, for those of you looking to skip the extended scenes and improvisations, is in Toki's left eye—a music video for the band's debut album opener 'Mermaider', a song about what is required to kill a mermaid. Clicking on Skwisgaar's left eye leads to 'Facebones' showing us a bunch of the show's animated props for almost five minutes.
Then onto disc two. If you click on Murderface's left eye you can watch a five minute scene of the Tribunal's psychiatrist setting up his video presentation concerning Murderface with a computer tech. Toki's right eye is a boom box in a grassy field playing Toki and Murderface's co-written song, complete with the audio of the characters presenting the song to Dick 'Magic Ears' Knubbler. In Skwisgaar's left eye you will find the DVD's credits.
The bottom spike of the Dethbeast above Skwisgaar features an 'in memoriam' of various Klokoteers (Dethklok employees) set to easy listening muzak. The middle spike features a real deleted scene of Dethklok getting wasted with their manager. In the Dethbeast's eye you'll find another genuine deleted scene of the band watching NASCAR's going in circles. The other Dethbeast's eye (the one above Murderface) is a very short scene of fans being crushed by giant turbines. Then, in that Dethbeast's top spike is a pretend special effects preparation. And to finish it all off is another music video, this one for 'Bloodtrocuted', in Toki's left eye.
Metalocalypse isn't for everyone. Actually, it runs on a very sectish sense of humour, and the all important music is pretty abrasive. If you like heavy metal, Home Movies, and celebrity satire, you might want to give the show a try. The rest of you are probably already fans, and because I'm so far behind on my reviews, you probably already own this second season set.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Watching the second season on Adult Swim left me thinking that the second season sucked, badly. Sure I was blaming the writers strike and the live tour Small was doing, but when I finally sat down and watched this on dvd I came to realize it wasn't that bad. It's nowhere near as "monumental" as the first season, but it's not bad at all. The third season will really define if this series is an instant classic or a flash in the pan, so to speak
Just got done watching both season sets in one day, and I want more! I've been walking about talking to my self in the character's voices for a couple days now, lol.
My favorite show to come out in a long time!
btw, I actually loved the easter egg of yelling out band names in the closet, I want to play!
My favorite show to come out in a long time!
btw, I actually loved the easter egg of yelling out band names in the closet, I want to play!
Simply Brutal! Quite amazing and Brutal. I don't usually and hardly ever agree with Gabe on his reviews but this time, he's spot on. As a lifelong fan of the Metal, this show is by far the most hilarious and ironic of it's kind. The music, for any fan of the Metal is top notch and the character parody's are nothing short of genius. The animation can be brutal at times but the inside jokes are way too funny sometimes. I was and am disappointed that the forbidden words are covered up but that also adds something but I still wish there were 2 versions to choose from.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 2nd December 2008
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Deleted Scenes, Extended Scenes, Videos, Other Stuff
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Jon Schnepp
Cast: Brendon Small, Tommy Blacha, Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell
Genre: Comedy
Length: 210 minutes
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Federal service is the cornerstone of the Boren Awards program. Recipients of Boren Scholarships or Fellowships accept a Service Requirement to work for the federal government in the national security arena. Award recipients are not guaranteed a federal job after graduation - they must secure a position themselves. This individual-driven approach means that Boren Scholarships and Fellowships application essays must include a compelling case as to why the candidate is, or will be, qualified for federal employment with national security responsibilities. Successful applicants make this case by relating their professional, academic, extracurricular, and volunteer experience to duties required of federal employees in national security positions. The onus is on the applicant to make this connection.
The NSEP Service Requirement stipulates that an award recipient work in the federal government in a position with national security responsibilities. The priority agencies are:
If an award recipient demonstrates to NSEP that no appropriate position is available in one of these agencies, the award recipient must seek to fulfill the requirement in a position with national security responsibilities in any federal department or agency.
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Insomniac Explains the Sad Reality Behind Retrospective Trophy Patches
Since trophies were added to the PlayStation Network in July 2008, PlayStation 3 owners of all shapes and sizes have expressed interest in older games having trophies patched in. Metal Gear Solid 4 has been the most popular item of interest, but Resistance: Fall of Man, the game that got the PS3 rolling into the next-generation, has been a major target as well. Now Insomniac Games has commented on the matter, and unfortunately it's only bad news.
The PlayStation community showed a large amount of interest in retrospective trophies for Resistance: Fall of Man after the exciting Resistance bundle was announced. Senior community manager James Stevenson of Insomniac Games had the following to share:
Not nearly as easy as you think (involving re-opening long dormant code, assigning people to it, testing it, sending it through certification, etc etc) – meanwhile, all of those resources code, and are being used to make Resistance 3 the best game possible
After being called lazy, Stevenson replied:
It's not lazy at all. The amount of resources to patch a AAA release, especially when you are talking massive cross-game trophy functionality, is much larger then something like a small downloadable title.
If it was at all feasible, we would do it. It would significantly take from Resistance 3, therefore we will not do it.
It's probably accurate to say that the same applies to other games on the "please trophy patch" list. However, what about once the current project is finished? It'd be difficult for me to believe that all of the resources available are instantly moved to a new project and/or DLC. Trophy patches draw attention to not only a game, but the series as well, so here's to hoping that Insomniac Games and other developers can find some spare time in their busy schedules to show trophy love.


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Who'll win Monticello Raceway's 'Race for the Matzos' on Thursday afternoon, March 28? Also known as the Passover Pace, the event for drivers of Jewish heritage, will be the third leg of the tracks Heritage Drivers Series-2013 and comes on the heels of the St. Paddy Pace which was presented on March 13,
The Passover Pace race date varies annually depending on when the Passover Holiday begins. This year the Holiday starts at sundown on March 25 and continues for eight days, many of which are holy days.
"So in order not to ask any of the participants to drive on a holy day we have scheduled this year's race on March 28; a date we were told that would not put any of the drivers in jeopardy (if they decided to compete) and a date which the religious order can come to cheer their favorites," noted Shawn Wiles, the track's general manager.
Last year, for only the second time since its inaugural in 1999, the 'Race for the Matzos' happened to be a trot when not enough pacers were entered for the event. And for the second time in the past three years, Alan Charles won the contest when he guided Digital Photo to a 2:05.2 victory over Four Starz Ransom and driver Alan Schwartz.
"This race may be a little unusual but believe it or not those who compete annually in our Passover Pace have been calling to make sure that we are doing it again this year," Wiles added..
Charles is set and ready to defend his title and ready too, is three-time Passover Pace winner, Alan Schwartz. Unfortunately, Schwartz's nemesis (and good friend), Mike Kimelman, also a three-time Passover Pace champion, will not be able to compete this year because he and his family will be vacationing during the time the event is to be raced.
The Passover Pace is open to any licensed harness driver of Jewish heritage who holds a full (A) or a provisional (P) license from the United States (or Canadian) Trotting Association.
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MultiLNB Switch Setup
If you want to receive channels from more than one satellite then you have a number of options. Two of the more common ones are:
Regardless of which of these you decide to persue, you'll need some way of getting all the signals from the various LNBs into your MythTV box. This is where a Multiswitch comes in.
The EMP-154AP Multiswitch allows 4 receivers to switch between 8 LNBs. This is necessary to be able to tune to channels from different satellites. In New Zealand there are 8 satellites with beams pointed in useful directions
The image below shows how this switch can be used to access all KU-Band satellites visible in the New Zealand sky.
Port Layout/Selection
The ports on the 154 are selected as follows:
- Port A = DiSEqC A - No 22kHz Tone - 13V (Vertical Polarisation)
- Port B = DiSEqC A - No 22kHz Tone - 18V (Horizontal Polarisation)
- Port C = DiSEqC A - 22kHz Tone - 13V (Vertical Polarisation)
- Port D = DiSEqC A - 22kHz Tone - 18V (Horizontal Polarisation)
- Port E = DiSEqC B - 22kHz Tone - 18V (Horizontal Polarisation)
- Port F = DiSEqC B - 22kHz Tone - 13V (Vertical Polarisation)
- Port G = DiSEqC B - No 22kHz Tone - 18V (Horizontal Polarisation)
- Port H = DiSEqC B - No 22kHz Tone - 13V (Vertical Polarisation)
So you can see that we are going to need to control the DiSEqC 1.0 switch, the 22kHz Tone and the voltage (polarisation) to select which LNB we want to receive from.
DiSEqC Tree
Myth builds this sort of switching mechanism using a tree structure under the Card Input section of mythtv-setup. Where you would normally configure a simple LNB, we are going to configure much more. Here is how the DiSEqC tree should look. Notice that there are only 4 LNB's configured. This is because the H/V ports on the switch make two LNBs look like a single one.
As you can see we have 3 levels of switching here. The top level is a DiSEqC switch, the second level are Tone switches and the final levels are LNBs which will perform the voltage switching.
DiSEqC Switch
This top level handles switching between the 2 groups of 4 ports on the switch. These groups are labled SatA and SatB and you switch between them using DiSEqC 1.0 commands. The configuration screen looks like this.
Tone Switches
The next level uses Tone (22kHz) switches to switch between paris of the remaining 4 ports. The two tone switches are configured as follows.
LNB Configuration
In a perfect world we would then be able to put the LNBs on the end of the switches and all would be good. I could never get this working, so I've come up with a bit of a hack. In order to ensure that the Tones are turned on for some LNBs and off for others, I have used the "Custom/Voltage&Tone" option to build the right configs.
All the LNBs are the same (standard 11300) with the exception of the ones on SatA-Tone which is a Universal Dual (10600). The configs are as follows.
Video Sources
Now that we have all the physicals worked out in MythTV, we need to configure all the other sections in to integrate our setup into the system. First we'll configure some new Video Sources.
Configure a source for each of the LNBs you configured in the DiSEqC section (4 in all if you are using a full switch. I have 3 configured here.)
You can see from the image that I have 5 Video Sources:
- Sky Digital (STB captured by PVR-500)
- Optus D1 (Dual Universal LNB)
- UHF (Captured by PVR-500)
- Optus B3 - Optus C1 (Two LNBs, one on Vert and one on Horizontal)
- PAS 8 - PAS 2 (Similar setup to above)
We need to set these multiple sources as each of these will control the switching tree at a later stage. Because I populate my program data manually (roll my own scripts), I don't actually have any grabber data defined. Here is an example from the Optus B3 - Optus C1 source.
Input Connections
Ok - So now we have a complicated switch setup (DiSEqC Tree), and some places to put channel and program data (Video Sources), we are now at the stage of linking these together. It is at this stage that we tell the switch setup how to configure itself for each of the Video Sources. Lets start by seeing what the Input Connections screen should look like.
You can see that there are 3 connections for the DVB card. You will need to create each of these in turn, selecting "New Input" each time. You can see here two examples of these connections.
Device Configuration Screens
This is where the magic happens. Now that we have a connection from a Video Source to a Capture card, we need to tell the switch how to behave for each one. The switch needs to know which DiSEqC and Tone settings to use for each Video Source. On the Input Connection screens above you seill see a DVB-S button. Clicking on that will present you with the "Device Configuration" screen like the examples below:
On these screens you will configure the switch to access the different LNBs.
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What Dean Elmore's Reading – and the App He is Loving
A few books I'm reading that I think might be relevant to...
The Lifebook covers BU's nonacademic policies—everything from the rules of the residences and replacing a Terrier Card to your privacy rights and records, as well as BU's policies related to alcohol, hazing, weapons, and sexual misconduct. BU also has academic policies, which are available on the Academic Policies page.
BU does its utmost to ensure the safety of its community and promote an engaging and secure learning environment.
Some of the language here may be strict, but it's the mark of how seriously we take our role in fostering the well-being of all our students, faculty, and staff.


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They have always reveled in being Home Wreckers, and there is no home Eli Manning and the Giants want to wreck more right now than Jerry Jones' palatial home. The home where more than 100,000 howling Cowboys fans have been invited and implored by their championship-starved owner to help their desperate team kick Big Blue butts.
The Giants have made it a habit of being Home Wreckers at Cowboys Stadium these past three seasons, but this is the first time they get to strut in there as defending Super Bowl champions.
And for this home invasion that they know can go a long way toward the eventual burying of the Cowboys, the Giants have decided that the best way to keep their eyes on the prize, that precious Lombardi Trophy, is not merely to see no evil and speak no evil, but to hear no evil as well.
Best Team in Football?
Can't hear you.
"We try our best not to listen to that. You'll probably see me not responding on Twitter and things like that," Justin Tuck said Wednesday. "You come to my house, you'll notice that my TV is never on any news channel as far as 'SportsCenter' during weeks like this because I don't want to hear that nonsense. Because that's what it is."
You just heard it.
"I know. This'll be the last time I talk to y'all this week, too," Tuck said. "So hopefully we understand what we're getting ourselves in going down there. And everybody tells [the Cowboys], 'You never beat [the Giants] down here.' You best believe we're gonna get their best shot, and I feel as though they're gonna get ours. That's why I think it's gonna be a great football game."
Best Quarterback in Football?
"I'm gonna just try to be the best quarterback for the Giants and get wins," Manning said, and chuckled.
Is it flattering when people say that?
"Sure. I'll enjoy the compliments, but it's not gonna go to my head," he said, and smiled.
On the other end of the spectrum is Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall adding to the garbage pile of anti-Giants comments from players (Packers, 49ers) around the league that could make a team feel like Rodney Dangerfield: That game-winning, 77-yard Manning-to-Victor Cruz touchdown pass?
Hall: "I feel like we gave them that. It wasn't something where he (Manning) was a rocket scientist and figured something out."
Manning: "I appreciate him giving it to me. I didn't think it took a rocket scientist to figure it out either. You got a guy running open, you hit him. … You just laugh at it, and you shake your head."
Luckiest Team in Football?
Can't hear you.
"I could care less," Cruz said. "I mean, guys take shots at us all the time. San Fran took shots at us. It is what it is.
"We just make plays to win the football game, and whatever they say after they take a loss, I could care less."
But Victor Cruz a game-breaker? Victor (Bleeping) Cruz?
"It's definitely a little disrespectful, but we can't dwell on it," Cruz said.
Tony Romo hasn't played quite that well since he beat the Giants on Opening Night?
Can't hear you.
"You can throw all that out the window when he plays us," Tuck said. "I believe he'll have his 'A' game against us. Games like this, it's kinda like an Alabama-Auburn game or Notre Dame-SC game, or those big rivalry games between college teams. It really doesn't matter what teams have done in previous weeks, it just seems like games like this, everyone gets up for and everyone kinda brings their 'A' game and plays better, so that's what I'm expecting down there from both sides."
Romo shredded the Giants the first time.
"That slant play hurt us a lot and they kept going back to it so we'll have something to kinda give him some different looks, hopefully make him hold it a little bit longer to give our rush the time to get there," Tuck said. "But there's no excuses about it, whatever they decide to do, we gotta find a way to take 'em out of it.
"I know a lot of people give him grief when he gets on a streak where he's not playing well, but when he's on a streak playing well like he was that night, he's one of the best in the league hands down. I've seen to where he's completely [taken] over games, whether that be with his scrambling for long plays or just standing in that pocket, he can do it all.
"The times we've had success against him have been the times we've been able to get some hits on him and get him rattled a little bit, or take away some of his first and second reads, and get him second-guessing what he looks at."
The Cowboys fanatics?
They'll hear them.
"Their crowd's gonna be into it, they're gonna be amped up about it and excited, and I know for a fact that can propel you to play a little bit above your head, so hopefully we can kinda take that crowd out of the game early," Tuck said.
When the Home Wreckers are finished?
Can't hear them.


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MINNEAPOLIS—Discount retailer Target Corp. said Thursday that a key revenue measure rose more than expected in July, as more shoppers visited its stores and spent more on their purchases.
The Minneapolis-based chain said revenue at stores open at least a year rose 3.1 percent in the four weeks ended July 28.
The increase was greater than Wall Street predicted. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected 2.7 percent growth.
Revenue in stores open at least one year is a key gauge of a retailer's health, because it excludes results from stores recently opened or closed.
Total sales for the month rose 3.2 percent, to $5 billion.
Gregg Steinhafel, Target's chairman, president and CEO, credited the company's merchandizing strategy, store remodeling and rewards programs with boosting store traffic and sales, despite a tough consumer spending environment.
The results echoed data from other retailers like Costco that showed solid gains in July sales. The gains may reflect a report Tuesday that said consumer confidence edged up last month, the first increase in five months, as the job market eased a bit and gas prices slipped.
Target said food was its strongest category last month, posting a "low double-digit" comparable revenue increase, while health and beauty recorded "mid single-digit" same-store revenue growth.
Comparable July revenue from both home and hardline products, such as household items, fell by mid single-digits, Target said.
For August, the company projected a "low-to-mid single-digit increase" in revenue at stores open at least a year.
For the second quarter, revenue at stores open at least a year rose 3.1 percent, while total sales increased 3.5 percent to $16.45 billion. That fell a bit short of the $16.81 billion in quarterly sales forecast, on average, by analysts surveyed by FactSet.
For the first six months of the year, revenue at stores open at least a year rose 4.2 percent, while total sales increased 4.8 percent to $32.99 billion.
Target is expected to report full quarterly results on Aug. 15.
In premarket trading, Target shares added 66 cents to $61.28. The stock closed Wednesday at $60.62, up 18 percent since the start of the year.


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More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting an unwinding of adjustments for seasonal swings at the start of a quarter.
Jobless claims increased by 46,000 to 388,000 in the week ended Oct. 13 from a revised 342,000 the prior period that was the lowest since February 2008, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 49 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a rise in claims to 365,000.
The typical pattern of large increases in unadjusted claims at the start of the quarter seems to have shifted by a week in one state, causing the adjusted data to become volatile, a Labor Department spokesman said as the figures were released to the press. Through the ups and downs, the level of firings has been little changed, indicating that a lack of hiring is the main reason payrolls have failed to strengthen.
"When you get to the turn of a quarter, the seasonals jump a lot," said Brian Jones, a senior U.S. economist at Societe Generale in New York, who projected claims would rise to 375,000. "The labor market is getting better, but at a glacial pace. Claims are going sideways."
Stock-index futures extended earlier losses after the report. The contract on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index maturing in December dropped 0.2 percent to 1,453.6 at 8:48 a.m. in New York.
Survey Results
Estimates in the Bloomberg survey ranged from 345,000 to 390,000. The Labor Department revised the previous week's figure up from an initially reported 339,000.
Today's report showed unadjusted claims in California dropped by 4,979 in the week ended Oct. 6. Last week the Labor spokesman said claims typically surge at the start of a quarter as people receiving benefits reapply in order for the government to recertify their eligibility.
In the most recent week, all states reported and none were estimated, the spokesman said.
The four-week moving average, a less volatile measure than the weekly figures, rose to 365,500 last week from 364,750. The average number of claims over the past two weeks was in line with the four-week average, indicating little change in the pace of firings outside the seasonal swings.
Last week included the 12th of the month, which coincides with the period the Labor Department uses in its survey of employers to calculate monthly payroll growth. The employment report for October will be released on Nov. 2, four days before the presidential election.
Presidential Vote
Economic issues including jobs are central to the race. Gallup's daily tracking of registered voters conducted Oct. 10 through Oct. 16 showed President Barack Obama with 46 percent and Republican challenger Mitt Romney with 48 percent support. The margin of error is two percentage points.
Payrolls rose 114,000 in September after a 142,000 increase the prior month, according to Labor Department figures released earlier this month. The unemployment rate dropped to a three- year low of 7.8 percent from 8.1 percent.
Today's report showed the number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits fell by 29,000 in the week ended Oct. 6 to 3.25 million.
The continuing claims figure does not include the number of Americans receiving extended benefits under federal programs.
Extended Benefits
Those who've used up their traditional benefits and are now collecting emergency and extended payments decreased by about 7,200 to 2.13 million in the week ended Sept. 29.
The unemployment rate among people eligible for benefits dropped to 2.5 percent from 2.6 percent in the prior week, today's report showed.
Forty-nine states and territories reported an increase in claims two weeks ago, while 4, including California, reported a drop. These data are reported with a one-week lag.
Initial jobless claims reflect weekly firings and tend to fall as job growth -- measured by the monthly non-farm payrolls report -- accelerates.
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), the world's biggest online retailer, is among employers taking on workers for the holiday season. The Seattle-based company said on Oct. 16 that it will add more than 50,000 seasonal positions, and didn't specify how that compares with 2011. Macy's Inc., the second-biggest U.S. department-store chain, plans to hire about 2,000 more workers than the 78,000 it hired last year.
Some companies cite the lack of faster progress in the job market as a reason for weak demand. Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR), the U.S. operator of more than 4,500 discount stores, said third-quarter sales will be at the low end of its forecast.
"We'd like to see better employment," Bob Sasser, chief executive officer, said on an Oct. 11 teleconference with analysts. "I'd prefer to have people with money in their pocket to spend."


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Friday, December 30, 2011
Create a Timelapse Street View Movie
The brilliant Address is Approximate mixes stop-motion animation with some timelapse images from Google Maps Street View.
If you want to create your own timelapse movie from Street View then you can follow Digital Inspirations online tutorial How to Create a Time-Lapse Movie with Google Street View. The tutorial explains how to create an AutoHotkey text file that will help you capture a series of Street View images automatically. You can then import the images into Windows Live Movie Maker (or any other video editing software) to create your timelapse movie.
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It's that time of year again—Valentine's Day. For most, it simply means paper hearts on walls, candy dishes filled with red and pink treats, and love in the air. But for the business-savvy clinic, Valentine's day can be the ultimate marketing tool.
Make the most of this holiday by sending your clients these oh-so-cute valentines. The thoughtful message on the front will fill their hearts with joy. And if done correctly, adding a strategic message to the back will help fill your waiting room with clients. Not sure what to write? Here are a few of our favorite ideas:
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Sure, we loved Rustin Cohle and Marty Hart on "True Detective." Standup guys. Well, at least at the office. Away from their police work, they could be ... well, let's just say "difficult." Just ask Maggie Hart, who was married to Marty and eventually used Rust to permanently dissolve that union.
Michelle Monaghan, who played Maggie, a woman not to be underestimated, stopped by The Times' office recently for a live Web chat to talk about her work on the HBO drama. The series was a long shoot — six months and change — and an eventful one, as midway through Monaghan discovered she was pregnant. Monaghan kept the news to herself — at least until she was five months along, at which time, she needed to tell the costume designer. Then, on her last day, she "let the cat out of the bag" to McConaughey and Harrelson.
Reaction to Marty's persistent betrayals ("Why doesn't Maggie take Marty back? He's just going through a tough time"), Monaghan says, were divided along gender lines, as were viewers' feelings toward the way Maggie decided to end her marriage to Marty.
Monaghan also talks about Maggie's emotional connection (connection, not attraction) with Rust and the tension that comes when one man mows another man's lawn ("Nobody mows my lawn" became an ongoing joke, Monaghan says). She also discussed her first foray into period storytelling and what it's like to play a character who ages physically and emotionally.
"I found I looked a lot like my mom," Monaghan says, laughing. "I was looking in the mirror as we did the aging process, I had my hair in a bob, and I thought, 'Oh, my God, I look a lot like my mom!'"


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