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International Journal of Rheumatology
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 239894, 6 pages
Radiological Classification of Glenoid Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan
2The Upper Extremity Center of Joint Replacement and Endoscopic Surgery, Hokushin Orthopedic Hospital, Sapporo 003-0823, Japan
3Katayama Orthopedic Rheumatology Clinic, Asahikawa 078-8243, Japan
4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
Received 30 June 2011; Revised 22 August 2011; Accepted 22 August 2011
Academic Editor: Ronald F. Van Vollenhoven
Copyright © 2011 Naoki Miyoshi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
We report a classification system based on the changes in shape of the glenoid fossa and on an evaluation of the upward migration of the humeral head, because a simple classification based on X-ray evaluation would be of great assistance to physicians dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of RA. We evaluated 150 shoulders of 118 RA patients who showed changes in the glenoid fossa after radiological examinations. The morphology of the glenoid fossa of the RA shoulder was classified into 3 types and we were able to classify a total of six types of deformities by adding the problem of upward migration of the humeral head. An additional investigation on the difference in the type of deformity between the right and left shoulder, the changes in type during the course of the study, and the relationship between this particular classification and certain patient characteristics was also included.
1. Introduction
There are many studies evaluating the changes in the shape of the glenoid fossa of the scapula in patients with osteoarthritis of the shoulder [1–7], but few discuss the changes in the shape of the glenoid fossa in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [8–10]. In recent years, biologics and immunosuppressants have increasingly become the drugs of choice for treatment of RA, and these are drugs with serious side effects. Conservative treatment consisting mainly of drugs administered by rheumatologists and physicians outside the field of orthopedic surgery is another approach for treatment of RA. A simple classification based on X-ray evaluation would be of great assistance to physicians dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of RA, especially to those physicians and rheumatologists who are unfamiliar with radiological evaluation of the shoulder joint. The aims of this study were to evaluate the characteristic changes in shape of the glenoid fossa of RA patients using radiological examinations in the coronal plane and to report a classification system based on the changes in shape of the glenoid fossa and on an evaluation of the upward migration of the humeral head.
2. Materials and Methods
150 shoulders of 118 RA patients who showed changes in the glenoid fossa after radiological examinations were included in this study. There were 22 men (31 shoulders) and 96 women (119 shoulders), aged 21–81 years (average age: 61.3 years). The glenoid fossa deformities on the basis of the most recent anteroposterior (A-P) X-ray scans were evaluated. And also, an evaluation of the existence of upward migration of the humeral head was included in the previous classification. In the classification provided by Oizumi et al. [11] (Figure 1), those with grade III or higher upward migration of the humeral head were classified as Type U and the grades 0, I, and II were as Type N (Figure 2).
The difference in the type of deformity between the right and left shoulder and the changes in type during the course of the study for cases which could be observed for 2 years or more were also investigated.
Furthermore, the correlation with this particular classification and certain patient characteristics were also studied. The evaluated patient characteristics were age, duration of illness, use of a cane or wheelchair, Steinbrocker functional classification (class) [12] (Table 1), history of leg surgery, range of motion (flexion, external rotation, etc.), Japanese Orthopedic Association shoulder score (JOA score), existence of rotator cuff problems in cases which had an MRI, and the availability of surgery findings in cases which had undergone surgery.
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) Fisher's protected least significant difference (PLSD) test was used for a statistical analysis, and a risk of 5% or lower was taken to be a significant difference.
3. Results
The morphology of the glenoid fossa in patients with RA of the shoulder was classified into 3 types (Figure 3).
Type I was characterized mainly by arthritis-like changes such as loss of joint space and signs of osteosclerosis of the joint surface. There were 45 shoulders in 37 patients in this group. Type II was characterized by absorptive changes occurring at the center of the glenoid fossa but with a residual fossa upper margin. There were 57 shoulders in 43 patients in this group. Type III was characterized by absorptive changes at the upper margin of the glenoid fossa with an upward slant to the fossa. There were 48 shoulders in 38 subjects in this group.
When upward migration of the humeral head was added to the list of changes, 36 shoulders in 29 patients (5 shoulders from 4 men, 31 shoulders from 25 women), aged 33–77 years (average age: 60.6 years), were classified as Type I-N, and 9 shoulders in 8 patients (4 shoulders in 3 men, 5 shoulders in 5 women), aged 55–75 years (average age: 67.3 years), were classified as Type I-U. In Type II, there were no cases of Type U; all were classified as Type II-N, consisting of 57 shoulders in 43 patients (12 shoulders in 7 men, 45 shoulders in 36 women), aged 21–80 years (average age: 61.7 years). Sixteen shoulders in 14 patients (2 shoulders in 2 men, 14 shoulders in 12 women), aged 25–81 years (average age: 62.5 years), were classified as Type III-N and 32 shoulders in 24 patients (8 shoulders in 6 men, 24 shoulders in 18 women), aged 50–78 years (average age: 61.8 years), were classified as Type III-U (Figure 4, Table 2).
Of the 42 patients in which both shoulders were involved, both shoulders belonged to the same group in 32 patients (Type I-U: 1, Type I-N: 7, Type II-N: 14, Type III-U: 8, and Type III-N: 2) (Figure 5).
Of the 33 shoulders that could be monitored for 2 years or more, 20 shoulders changed type during that time. Of the 7 Type I-N shoulders, 3 changed to Type II-N, 2 changed to Type III-N, and 1 changed to Type III-U. In Type I-U, all 6 shoulders changed to Type III-U. Of the 13 Type II-N shoulders, 2 changed to Type III-N and 3 changed to Type III-U. Of the 6 Type III-N shoulders, 3 changed to Type III-U. The 1 Type III-U shoulder did not change (Figure 6).
In the study, when we focused on the patient characteristics such as the use of a cane or wheelchair and the Steinbrocker functional class, we found a significantly higher number classified as Type III-U. A history of leg surgery tended to be more common in Types III-U and -N than in Type II, although the difference was not significant. The range of motion in flexion and external rotation was greater in Types I-N and II-N than in Types I-U and III-U. More cases of Type I-U had rotator cuff problems than was the cases in Type I-N and II-N (Table 3).
4. Discussion
Previous studies on classification of RA in the shoulder have often used the Larsen classification to grade the degree to which joint destruction has advanced. On the basis of the mode of joint destruction, Neer II classified the pattern of RA shoulder structural destruction into 3 types: wet, dry, and resorptive [8]. Hirooka et al. also classified the pattern of RA shoulder structural destruction into 5 types, including non-progressive, arthrosis-like, erosive, collapse, and mutilating-type patterns, on the basis of a study on the natural course of 166 RA shoulders from 83 subjects [9]. They further describe a classification system that in addition to serving as a prognostic indicator, makes it possible to evaluate the characteristics of the degree of severity and mode of destruction. Lévigne and Franceshi focused on retention of the spherical shape and migration of the humeral head [10]. They classified as defined on two criteria: the sphericity and upward migration of the humeral head into 3 types, ascending form, centered form, and destructive form, in 55 shoulders from 44 RA patients and evaluated the rotator cuff status and improved range of motion after total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) or humeral head replacement (HHR). Sirveaux et al. classified four types of glenoid erosion associated with cuff tear arthropathy. In type E0, the head of the humerus migrated upwards without erosion of glenoid. Type E1 was defined by a concentric erosion of the glenoid. In type E2, there was an erosion of the superior part of glenoid and in type E3 the erosion extended to the inferior part of the glenoid [7]. They investigated distribution and size of the scapular notch according to the type of glenoid. Compared with this study in patients with RA shoulder, E0 is similar Type I, E1 is Type II, and E2/3 is Type III. Although, there are few shoulders (6 of 48 shoulders in Type III) of E2 in RA shoulder, we decided E2 and E3 in Favard's classification as Type III in this study. Our study focused mainly on the morphology of the glenoid fossa. We classified the characteristics into 3 types with the objective of creating a simple classification that could be used by physicians who are unfamiliar with radiological evaluation of the shoulder joint. While creating the classification, we recognized that there are differences in each type depending on whether there is upward migration of the humeral head. Considering previous studies on the significant influence of the postoperative results of TSA or HHR and the role of rotator cuff function [13], we added the classification of upward migration of the humeral head (initially proposed by Oizumi et al.) as a simple indictor to evaluate rotator cuff function, and thereby developed a new classification.
In cases involving both shoulders, most shoulders belonged to the same type. Factors distinguishing the status of the patient were therefore assumed to play a role in each type. Since Type III was common with cane or wheelchair use, the Steinbrocker functional class, and a history of leg surgery, there was a probable relationship of the magnitude of weight bearing on the arms and the type of glenoid deformity. Type I-N and II-N tended to display a greater range of motion (flexion, external rotation) and lower incidence of rotator cuff problems. The fact that Type I changed to II or III, Type II changed to III, and Type N changed to U in cases of patients who were observed during the course of the study indicated the possibility that a decrease in the range of motion and progressive damage to the rotator cuff are related to the advance from Type I to II or III and from Type N to U.
Many cases of Type III-U showed upward migration of the humeral head, thereby indicating a relationship with rotator cuff tear. Rotator cuff tears could only be evaluated, however, in patients who had undergone an MRI or from the surgical findings in patients who had undergone surgery. No significant difference could be detected, perhaps because of the small number of cases.
We plan to conduct further studies evaluating the relationship between each classification type and the surgical results and differences observed after assessing the A-P X-ray scans and performing three-dimensional evaluation using CT/MRI.
5. Conclusion
There are three types of characteristic changes in shape of the glenoid fossa using radiological examinations of the RA shoulder. We were able to classify a total of six types of deformities by adding the problem of upward migration of the humeral head.
Both shoulders were of the same type in many cases. Factors distinguishing the patient in determining the classification appeared to be use of a cane or wheelchair, Steinbrocker functional class, and leg surgery.
Many cases changed from Type I to II or III during the course of observation, and a classification to evaluate grading of the advance of joint destruction appeared to be possible as well.
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Storm owner Dawn Trudeau has never stopped learning
Storm owner Dawn Trudeau, a former Microsoft employee, has made a career of learning on the job. Now she's the Storm owner who takes the closest look at the team's business.
Seattle Times staff columnist
About the series
Four years ago, four Seattle women bought the Storm, saving the team from relocation. Jerry Brewer's series profiles the three remaining owners and details the struggles of owning a WNBA team.Monday: Storm owners are driven by passion, not profits. Also, Lisa Brummel, the agile thinker.
Tuesday: The self-education of Dawn Trudeau.
Wednesday: Ginny Gilder's breathtaking resolve.
Thursday: The Storm owners have a plan that will keep the team in Seattle and, eventually they hope, turn a profit. But why is it so hard?
Thirty-six years ago, Storm owner Dawn Trudeau left Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with two suitcases and $200 to pursue an education she never received.
She had a crystallized plan: Work for a year, gain in-state status for cheaper tuition and enroll at the University of Michigan. It was a solid plan, except for one problem.
She excelled at work.
She worked so hard that she was carving her own path. The grind kept delaying her college education. Trudeau, the daughter of a schoolteacher mother and a truck-driver father, had been working since she took a job busing tables and washing dishes at age 14. When she first arrived in Michigan, she didn't have a car, so she paid someone to drive her to work.
Today, Trudeau is retired at 54 and lives in a way she couldn't during all those years of deferring a dream and making a career out of learning on the job. She resides in a sky-high Belltown condo adorned in glass, with views that make her seem like Seattle's lifeguard. Her grocery store is Pike Place Market, which is an easy walk away. She sips beverages in coffeehouses blaring music that pleases her eclectic tastes. The woman who grew up on an Iowa farm basks in city living.
Her life isn't all high rises and leisure, however. As the chairwoman and managing partner of Force 10 Hoops LLC, Trudeau sets the metrics for judging the Storm's business, and she's the part-owner who takes the closest look at how the franchise functions from end to end. The former Microsoft executive is learning the nuances of sports business, and she's doing it in her typical fashion: feeding the expectations of instant gratification in a competitive arena while absorbing practical lessons.
Trudeau has been successful in spite of not having a college degree. In truth, she never stopped learning. She created her own diploma, which certifies that education can be more versatile and fluid than advertised.
She climbed from testing keyboards for an "awful" company in Michigan to managing Ivy Leaguers at the world's largest software maker. And she did it in incremental steps, taking jobs in Michigan, Florida and New York before settling in Washington, learning about computers from their most fundamental functions to the most complex ways they can assist people. It helped her develop an understanding of consumers that enabled her to thrive at Microsoft.
"I just love learning," Trudeau said.
She doesn't need a degree to prove it.
"In its own weird way, it has been an asset for me," Trudeau said of not attending college. "For me, I've always had to blaze my own trail. That's what innovation is all about. You don't have to operate within the pie chart you've been given. You can create your own pies."
Lisa Tiedt, Trudeau's niece, works at Microsoft. Her aunt is also her mentor, and for the past eight years, they have met monthly for lunch to discuss her career. Trudeau simply listens to her niece and helps Tiedt frame her challenges to achieve success.
"I don't know anybody who has a mentor that goes so above and beyond," Tiedt said. "What she means to me, it's amazing. I feel truly blessed to have her in my life.
"I've always thought of her story as being against all odds. She inherently has everything she needs. She's smart and driven, and though she didn't have the financial support to go to college, she's made herself into more than just a girl from a small town in the Midwest without a college education. She has really enriched the lives of people around her."
Trudeau has a passion for philanthropy, and she focuses most of that energy on causes for education. She's on the board of several organizations: the Economic Opportunity Institute, the University of Washington Women's Center, the Microsoft Alumni Foundation, the Business Partnership for Early Learning and Social Venture Partners International. She spent three years on the Seattle Girls' School board.
More than anything, Trudeau believes the nation should focus more on early childhood learning. Trudeau visited the University of Washington Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences recently, observing its revolutionary research about how infants learn. She was nearly moved to tears.
She never had a child of her own, though she has stepchildren and grandchildren from a previous marriage. But you should know by now that Trudeau doesn't need traditional experience to stir a passion.
"It's my dream that, at some point as a society, we invest in the youngest children," Trudeau said. "We need to realize how much that will pay off down the road. We shouldn't just look at it from a social justice standpoint. It's powerful from an economic standpoint, too. It's crazy that we don't make that kind of investment in society."
Paul Shoemaker, the executive director of Social Venture Partners Seattle, once worked for Trudeau at Microsoft. He liked her management style because "she could tell you that you screwed up, but not make you feel like you got the crap beat out of you." Their relationship is different now that Trudeau works to help Shoemaker's nonprofit organization assist a network of philanthropists, but his admiration remains.
"When Dawn is interested in something, she doesn't dabble in it," said Shoemaker, who is also the founding president of his organization. "She's all in. By the time she leaves this world, she will have given so much more to this world than she took from it."
The self-education of Dawn Trudeau is a never-ending process. If she figures out how to make the Storm a financial success, it just might be her capstone achievement. She'll attempt to do it her way, by diving into the work and soaking up lessons along the way.
"I haven't had a grand plan," Trudeau said. "I've been very opportunistic. And I've always had a good gut that I can trust."
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->''Cuz I'm a blues cat''
->''And I'm broke from paying my dues''
->''Cuz when you got nine lives''
->''You got nine ways to lose''
->- '''theme song of the AnimatedAdaptation'''
''Garfield: His 9 Lives'' is a [[ComicBooks Graphic Novel]] (Graphic ShortStory {{Anthology}} if you want to get picky) based on the NewspaperComic ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', written and illustrated by Jim Davis and Paws, Inc. The central concept of the book is that, since cats have nine lives, Garfield must have a bunch of past lives that made him the lazy, sarcastic cat that we know and love (or not) today, and each of those lives gets its own story.
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'''The stories present in the book are:'''
* "In The Beginning ...": A prologue about how God and his design team created cats.
* "Cave Cat": Garfield's first life as the world's first [[spoiler:(and last)]] sabre toothed cave cat, living in the [[OneMillionBC age of cavemen and dinosaurs]].
* "The Vikings": The story of how Garfield the Orange and his band of HornyVikings are [[HumanPopsicle unfrozen from an iceberg]] and attack St. Paul, Minnesota.
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* "Lab Animal": Garfield (a.k.a. Specimen 19-GB) tries to escape being dissected by scientists.
* "The Garden": A girl named Cloey and a certain orange kitten live in what may or may not be the Garden of Eden and confront what may or may not be Pandora's Box. Diabetes flavoured.
* "Primal Self": A cat named Tigger lives as an ordinary housecat until a memory from the past triggers a frightful transformation.
* "Garfield": The origin story for Garfield's present life as portrayed in the comic strip, starting from his birth and including his first encounters with Jon and Odie.
* "Space Cat": Garfield struggles to survive when he's lost in space in the galaxy's crappiest spaceship.
Was also [[AnimatedAdaptation adapted into an Animated]] [[MadeForTVMovie Television Special]], which removed some of the stories and added a few new ones. "Babes and Bullets" was also made as a separate special. The new lives ("In The Beginning ...", "Cave Cat", "Lab Animal", "The Garden", "Garfield" and "Space Cat" remain) of the AnimatedAnthology are:
* "King Cat": In AncientEgypt, the Pharaoh's sacred cat discovers what happens to him if the Pharaoh dies.
* "Court Musician": The king demands a concerto from "Freddie" Handel, and if the king doesn't enjoy it ... Under the pressure of a deadline, "Freddie" delegates part of the work to his pet, a blue cat.
* "Stunt Cat": A DeliberatelyMonochrome segment where Garfield is (briefly) a stunt double for ComicStrip/KrazyKat.
* "Diana's Piano": A young girl, Sara, receives a cat, Diana, who goes with her everywhere, especially to piano lessons. Told in flashback, has a realistic art style and tone, and is depressing as hell.
May be distantly related to ''WesternAnimation/TheNineLivesOfFritzTheCat''. Between this and the licensed parody ''Webcomic/GarfieldMinusGarfield'', it seems, Jim Davis is a pretty cool guy.
!!The book provides examples of:
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: "Bought the farm for failing to field a fetched frap tree."
* AnachronismStew: In "Cave Cat" cavemen exist at the same time as dinosaurs, real-estate salesmen, and Creator/GeorgeBurns.
* ArtShift: Occurs often, as it was written and drawn by various artists.
* BookEnds: "The Vikings" begins and ends with two almost identical scenes, just set 1000 years apart.
* CatsAreMean: "Primal Self".
* CatsHaveNineLives: Though it's more {{reincarnation}}. The book justifies by having God with feline features.
* CelestialBureaucracy: "In The Beginning ..." portrays heaven as having an entire design department for creating new species.
* ChainmailBikini: Helga the Viking.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Some of the stories go to much darker places than standard ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' fare.
* DistantFinale: "Space Cat". [[spoiler:Subverted; the short, at least in the book, ends with modern-day Garfield exiting a video game simulation booth.]]
** "The Vikings" and "Garfield" can also be considered to have self-contained ones (with the former ending in the year 2984, and the latter ending with Garfield and Odie's old age, telling stories to a new generation of kittens).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Incredibly Huge Galactic War Fleet.
-->"We of the I.H.G.W.F. have no hearts. We do, however, appreciate a tidy ship. We will give you 7 minutes instead of 5. Then we atomize you.
* {{Expositron 9000}}: The beginning of "Space Cat":
-->'''Computer:''' Welcome to space, Mr. Cat. I suppose you were wondering why you are here.\\
'''Garfield:''' [[DeadpanSnarker A keen grasp of the obvious.]]\\
'''Computer:''' Well, it is really quite simple. You see, all we require is that you survive, Mr. Cat. We are monitoring the survival instincts of a cat in his last life.\\
'''Garfield:''' ''(shocked)'' In his la... la-last life?\\
'''Computer:''' [[AsYouKnow As you are well aware]], a cat has nine lives.\\
'''Garfield:''' And, uh, don't tell me... I'm living life number nine?\\
'''Computer:''' I tell it like it is, baby cakes.
* FilmNoir: Parodied in "[[NoirEpisode Babes And Bullets]]".
* ForbiddenFruit: In "The Garden", Cloey's uncle Tod tell her and her cat not to open a crystal box he left in the garden. They inspect the box's easy-to-open latch... [[spoiler:and then avert this trope when they decide to respect Tod's wishes and never think of the box again. [[FridgeHorror Then again... this was during Garfield's third life... and it HAD to have ended somehow...]]]]
** [[spoiler: Garfield mentions in the introduction that he dies of old age, but remained young at heart his entire life which was the point of the segment]]
* FreudianExcuse: In the book, most lives explain traits of Garfield.
** Cave Cat = fear/hatred of dogs
** Vikings = [[CatsAreMean mean behavior]]
** Babes and Bullets = "The most significant thing I learned from this life was that I swore off work."
** Exterminators = not eating mice
** Lab Animal = fearing the veterinarian.
* FurryDenial: In Garfield's introduction to Space Cat:
-->'''Garfield:''' I'd like to think I'll live forever, but hey, I'm only human.
* GenreRoulette: Comedy is the main jest. But there's also noir, sci-fi, and horror.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Being a private dick isn't easy with a name like Sam Spayed."
-->'''Attractive Female Cat:''' Are you Spayed?
-->'''Spayed's Narration:''' I never know how to answer that question.
* HaveAGayOldTime: "Big Bob come!"
* HornyVikings: "The Vikings"
* LegCling: Parodied. In "The Vikings", Helga strikes a classic pose as one of her subordinates clings onto her leg.
* MediumAwareness: In "The Vikings," Helga threatens to kick an employee "halfway into the next frame" -- and ''does''.
* MoodWhiplash: The extremely dark story "Primal Self" comes in between the childishly sweet and innocent "The Garden" and the almost purely comedic "Garfield".
* OneMillionBC: "Cave Cat", complete with [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology dinosaurs.]]
* PrivateEyeMonologue: Sam Spayed does this throughout "Babes And Bullets", even {{lampshad|eHanging}}ing it when he wonders "why am I talking to myself?"
* {{Retcon}}: The origin story of the strip version of Garfield (his eighth life) shows Jon picking Odie up for the first time, contradicting the strip itself which established that Odie was brought into the house as the pet of Jon's former roommate, Lyman.
* {{Slapstick}}: "The Exterminators". It's a ''[[Film/TheThreeStooges Three Stooges]]'' homage, what did you expect?
* SpaceOpera: Parodied in "Space Cat".
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''WesternAnimation/TheNineLivesOfFritzTheCat''. Which is ''Definitely'' [[WesternAnimation/FritzTheCat not for kids]].
* StealthPun: Bjorn in "The Vikings" wears football gear and his group invade St. Paul. Minnesota Vikings.
* {{Stripperific}}: Helga's preferred outfit for pillage and plunder is a pair of panties, a [[ChainmailBikini gold bikini]], and nothing else.
* SugarBowl: Uncle Jod's garden.
* TransformationSequence: The Vikings after Garfield shouts "Booga!" Also present in "Lab Animal".
* TransformationTrauma: Lab Animal. Garfield (19-GB) goes from a tabby cat to a Jack Russell Terrier, complete with werewolf-style spine-cracking back arch and erupting claws.
* UngratefulBastard: In "Garfield" after Odie saves Garfield from being hit by a truck, Garfield promises that he'll always be grateful to Odie. Cut to the two in their senior years, and Garfield is recounting the events to his grandchildren, but [[SelfServingMemory paints Odie as the one who was nearly hit by the truck to make himself look good]]. Odie is ''not'' amused.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: "The Vikings" and "Garfield" both have this.
* WretchedHive: St. Paul, Minnesota. At least from the Vikings' perspective.
!!Aside from the tropes carried over from the book, the special provides examples of:
* AscendedExtra: Odie has a much bigger role in the TV version of "Space Cat" than he did in the original book's story.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The "King Cat" Pharaoh is killed by a dynamite stick (which Garfield tosses aside as he doesn't recognize - [[LampshadeHanging "Whatever it is, it probably hasn't been invented yet"]]).
* ArtShift: Often, as just like the book, the special was directed by many people.
* BadBoss: Garfield supervising the pyramid-building slaves in "King Cat".
* BigDamnHeroes: Subverted in "King Cat." [[spoiler: Odie saves Garfield from the tomb at the end, but only to serve as his slave.]]
* BigSleep: [[spoiler:After hearing her last piano concert from married mother Sara, Diana jumps down onto the piano keyboard, yawns, and drifts off into a deep sleep from which she never wakes up.]] So heartbreaking.
* BookEnds:
** It opens and ends with God (in the opening segment, creating cats; [[spoiler:in the ending, talking to Odie and an out-of-lives Garfield]]).
** Crossing with IronicEcho: "King Cat" opens and closes with the Pharaoh sending his pet to supervise the construction of the pyramids. [[spoiler: First, Garfield carried by dogs and whipping Odie. Later, Odie - the pharaoh's brother pet - carried by cats and whipping Garfield.]]
* CainAndAbel[=/=]EvilChancellor: The Pharaoh's brother wants to take over his place as ruler of Egypt. [[spoiler:Eventually he does.]]
* CatsHaveNineLives: God lampshades this ("Well, let's just say it'll make for a great plot of a story, okay?")... [[spoiler:though the special ends with a reveal of blinking cat-like eyes.]]
* CelestialBureaucracy: Takes it one step further, by [[spoiler:having God's computers 'on the blink' and not being able to keep track of the number of lives.]]
* DeathByAdaptation: ...sorta. In the book, "Space Cat" is [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation a simulation]]. In the TV special, [[spoiler:Garfield really dies and has to meet God as he ran out of lives.]]
* EmbarrassingSlide: The "[[OffWithHisHead decapitation]] slideshow" in "The Court Musician" is briefly interrupted by a slide of the jester in a pool party.
* {{Face Framed In S|hadow}}tatic: God. And apparently he was modeled after Garfield's voice actor Lorenzo Music.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The opening theme song at the beginning of the film says, "When you've got nine lives, you've got nine of them to lose." Guess what happens at the end of "Space Cat"...
* FreudianExcuse: Court Musician wasn't exempt. "I learned to think on my feet in my fourth life. Thinking was okay, I guess. [[AntiIntellectualism But now I avoid it whenever possible.]]"
* FunWithAcronyms: "Space Cat" has '''O'''perations '''D'''ata '''I'''ndex '''E'''lement.
* GenderBender: Apparently Garfield was female in one of his past lives ("Diana's Piano")
* JustifiedExtraLives: In the TV special [[spoiler:God lets Garfield return because in his last life he was put in an "unfair position". And he gets all 9 because of the defect listed in CelestialBureaucracy. Garfield even gets the same deal for Odie by claiming ''he's'' a cat. (Or maybe God knows exactly what life Garfield's on and that Odie's a dog; He's just playing favorites. "We have to stick together you know...")]]
* KarmaHoudini: In "King Cat", [[spoiler:evil Pharaoh Black Bart kills his good brother and gets away with ruling Egypt. He now has the slave dog (Odie) in charge in place of King Cat at the end!]] Could also count as LaserGuidedKarma as Garfield wasn't the kindest of royalty around.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A... [[EpilepticTrees thought-provoking]] use in the epilogue. [[spoiler:Garfield and Odie happily return to life to music from "The Garden" - then God says "We have to stick together, you know" to a musical sting from "Lab Animal", while sporting glowing cat eyes also seen in that segment.]]
* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: Twice in the Space Cat portion -- once when the vending machine malfunctions, and again when Garfield's secret weapon is "declawed".
* LighterAndSofter: Though the special is still a bit darker and more dramatic than the average Garfield special, a lot of the book's much darker elements were notably removed.
* LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: "Babes and Bullets" was made to a separate TV special. But there Garfield's a detective cat in a human world.
* MediumBlending: "The Beginning" is live action, and the return of God in the ending too.
* MoodWhiplash: Two comedic segments, "The Garden", two comedic segments, the [[TearJerker sad]] "Diana's Piano", the scary "Lab Animal", and more comedic segments (though the ending of the last is kinda dark).
* OffWithHisHead[=/=]DecapitationPresentation: Discussed one too many times by the VillainousHarlequin [[TheJester Jester]], not only before George Handel's concert, but also during said concert in which said jester uses the guillotine teeth to slice an apple, rips off the head of the picture of Handel, pulls off the head of the Handel doll, and even showing a slideshow of [[LosingYourHead cutting off each other's heads]], which is both scary and funny!
* PassedInTheirSleep: [[spoiler:Happens to Diana herself at the end of "Diana's Piano".]]
* RummageFail: As Garfield ducks under the console to work on getting his guns online during his final minute, he tosses away a dog bone, a banana peel, a boot, and fuzzy dice.
* ShadowDiscretionShot: The {{painful|Transformation}} and scary TransformationSequence of "Lab Animal"
* ShaggySearchTechnique: "King Cat".
* ShoutOut:
** The story and animation of "Lab Animal" is a Shout Out to ''Literature/ThePlagueDogs''.
** While likely coincidental due to the special airing around the same time as the film's release, the "Lab Animal" version of Garfield bears a striking resemblance to [[Disney/OliverAndCompany Oliver]].
* TrrrillingRrrs: The VillainousHarlequin does this on addressing Handel and on the introduction of the concerto to the audience.
* {{Tuckerization}}: The alien captain is called "Commander [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578882/ Mendelsen]]".
* UnexplainedAccent: One of the Egyptian slaves speaks with a [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents Cockney Accent]] despite the fact that this was Ancient Egypt in the first place.
* VengefulVendingMachine: Garfield attempts to use a vending machine aboard his spaceship to order lunch, in the form of a cup of coffee and some pie, during his [[CatsHaveNineLives ninth and final life]]. The machine drops the pie, squashes it with a plate, pours coffee on it, and then crushes it with the coffee mug.


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This research, which explored three times more cancers than analyzed by Sir Richard Peto from the SEAS, SHARP and IMPROVE-IT studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine, September 2, 2008, is consistent with Peto's final report supporting no credible evidence that ezetimibe or ezetimibe/simvastatin increase the risk of developing cancer.
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The 2014-2015 speaker series has arrived and the Central New York Association of Professional Geologists is looking forward to exciting presentations by some of the top Geologists in New York. Please visit our schedule page to look up our upcoming presentations or visit our news page to download our latest newsletter.
During 2014, bills A4753D-2013 and S3810D-2013 passed the New York State Assembly and Senate respectively recognizing the profession of geology in the State and laying the groundwork for the licensure of professional geologists by the Empire State. On November 21, 2014 Govenor Cuomo signed the bill into law. Many thanks should be passed onto the countless professional geologists, legislators, and the Govenor that made the passing of this bill a possibility. For more information please visit the New York State Council of Professional Geologists website.


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A lap around one of Italy's historic racetracks.
The International Motorcycling Federation has updated its homologated model list for the 2013 World Superbike, Supersport, Superstock and Endurance racing seasons. The list is largely unchanged from the list released in February with the exception of a couple of additions.
The Superstock 1000 and Formula Endurance World Championship list now includes the 2013 Ducati 1199 Panigale R and the MV Agusta F4 RR. On the previous list, the F4 RR's status was listed as being "in progress" while only the S version of the Panigale was initially homologated for Superstock 1000 and Formula Endurance.
Also worth emphasizing is the 599cc Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R remains homologated for the FIM's Supersport and Superstock 600 championships but the 636cc version is not eligible for those classes. The homologation list distinctly includes the Ninja as the "ZX 600 R F" but not "ZX 636″. AMA Pro Racing differs in this regard, including the 636cc version on its list of eligible racebikes for 2013.
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NEC Fault-Tolerant Linux Server
The best benchmark is the load you plan to run, and a lot of benchmarks can be used. Each captures some limited view of what a system can do. As benchmarks become popular, manufacturers tweak hardware and installations to optimize benchmark results, and results thus become less applicable.
At Linux Journal we perform a rough evaluation of servers based on results of bonnie++, kernel build and the PostgreSQL regression test. These are run several times and the results averaged. We compared this server to a spare generic server having a single Athlon XP 2100+ processor using two different disk configurations, a single IDE drive and IDE hardware RAID-5. The results are shown in Tables 1–5.
The NEC unit held up well against the IDE RAID system in I/O tests, beating it handily in block output and block rewrite and narrowly in block input. In creating large numbers of zero-size files, the generic machine having the faster CPU won. The NEC server fell between the two configurations of the generic machine on elapsed time in the PostgreSQL regression test, while devoting a higher proportion of its CPU time, though at a lower load average—a measure of number of processes ready to run but not running. The kernel build test saw the NEC unit fare not nearly so well. Perhaps this is because compiling a kernel is computationally more intensive than the other two tests, but it doesn't adapt as well to multiple CPU operation, even though multiple processes are at work.
We did dry runs of these tests, and the relative loads on the two CPUs swung widely back and forth during the bonnie++ and kernel compilation tests. The PostgreSQL test showed fairly stable load allocation between the two CPUs. This is not entirely surprising, as the PostgreSQL test splits processing between client and server, offering better possibilities for distributing load between two CPUs.
Overall, the NEC machine was not blazingly fast as compared with our generic computer, a middle-of-the-road machine of recent vintage. But, it held its own nicely. The NEC machine's claim to fame, in any case, is its fault tolerance. In this, our generic machine offers not much comparison.
The NEC server comes equipped with NEC Linux, derived from Red Hat 7.1. It is text-only at the console, with no X server included. X libraries and clients are furnished for use from remote displays. Installation was reasonably complete, although I found somewhat annoying the absence of certain programs I rely on, such as procinfo.
Software re-installation is accomplished using Red Hat's kickstart method. When we tried it, re-installation from the provided CDs went without a hitch.
Some of the installed dæmons are very old releases and contain serious security holes. Examples include Sendmail 8.11.2, Apache 1.3.19, OpenSSL 0.9.6 and OpenSSH 2.5.2p2. We were unable to learn of concrete plans to ship newer versions. John Fitzsimmons of Aspire Communications, who served as our liaison with NEC during this review, indicated NEC expects its customers will customize the distribution to their own liking, clearing the final setup with NEC prior to deployment. Upgrading these things is likely to be the least part of the customization. Notwithstanding, an upgraded NEC Linux may be available later this year. It may contain an X server; we hope it contains security upgrades.
NEC supplies extensive proprietary software for configuration and monitoring of the server. This allows setup and configuration of the redundant hardware and monitoring and reporting over SNMP or other means to remote systems.
At press time, quite a bit of work remained to be done on the software load. For the price, starting at $24,000 US for the server reviewed, it would be nice if the customer did not immediately need to begin significant security-related upgrades.
We have some concern about the future of the kernel on which this server's fault tolerance depends. There have been many changes to the 2.4 kernel since 2.4.2, the version this server's kernel is based on. We were unable to obtain a clear reading of NEC's plans with respect to carrying forward its changes to later 2.4. Although there is a plan to carry forward these changes to kernel version 2.6 and beyond, and to offer Linux on other NEC fault-tolerant servers, there seems to be no announced dates associated with this plan.
NEC told us they are firmly committed to releasing all changes to the public under GPL. Until this happens, some time after this article goes to press, there is no way to evaluate how extensive NEC's changes are or what their likely fate might be, as to integration into the mainline sources for the kernel.
Our overall evaluation is favorable, but with caution. This server has more than adequate processing capacity for many applications. It is nice to be able to replace failed hardware without bringing down a system. It is nicer still to have hardware that takes itself out of service, without interrupting anything, pending a convenient time for repairs. That said, we'd advise a company considering purchase of a number of these servers to ask careful questions concerning ongoing kernel development. Also, ask about NEC's demo or "try 'n buy" programs under which you may be able to obtain one of these machines and test it hard against its intended application.
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Visitors are likely to spot seagulls, great blue herons and other types of birds that are native to the area.
Tucker's Point offers a scenic view at the water's edge where the St. Marks River joins the Wakulla River and flows out into Apalache Bay. The point is an excellent spot for fishing. Species commonly caught at this unique spot where fresh and salt water come together include redfish, speckled trout, sheepshead and even largemouth bass.
A self-guided interpretive trail will take you on a journey past the historic ruins throughout the park.
The museum at San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park houses displays, programs and artifacts to allow visitors to experience the past. Established as a state park in 1964, this site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966 and is also a National Engineering Landmark and National Historic Landmark. The museum was built in the 1960s atop the foundation of the Civil War-era Marine Hospital, which was constructed from materials from the original Spanish fort. Please see the History section for more information.
A video recounts the days of the Spanish, English, American and Confederate forces that once occupied this site. A self-guided interpretive trail is open to visitors. Guided tours are available with two week's notice.
The museum at the park displays pottery and tools unearthed near the original fort. Interpretive displays explain the history of the San Marcos site.
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17 Keeping instruction is the path to life; but he that forsaketh reproof goeth astray. | 17 He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. |
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11 and Jesus who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These are my only fellow workers to the kingdom of God, men who have been a comfort to me. | 11 Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me. |
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Ready in 25 minutes. Carbs: 42.4g | Fat: 24.1g | Fiber: 1.1g | Protein: 30.9g | Calories: 514.5
Very Good 4.6/5
(7 ratings)
I found this recipe someplace online over a year ago and tweaked it to taste. VERY EASY, very juicy and goes great with green beans and applesauce. Submitted by KELLYCHICAGO Carbs: 8.8g | Fat: 6g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 32.6g | Calories: 228.2
Incredible! 5.0/5
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Submitted by JENNIEB75 Carbs: 17.5g | Fat: 12.3g | Fiber: 0.8g | Protein: 13.8g | Calories: 238.4
Incredible! 5.0/5
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Submitted by KENDRADIANNE Carbs: 28.1g | Fat: 24g | Fiber: 11.6g | Protein: 33g | Calories: 456.7
Incredible! 5.0/5
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This roast is great on french rolls. But we like to eat it by itself, or with baked potatoes or rice. Submitted by SUNSHYNE25 Carbs: 1.5g | Fat: 6.2g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 37.7g | Calories: 224.2
In the morning, throw all the ingredients for this simple recipe in the slow cooker. A hearty and healthy dinner will be waiting for you when you get home! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 7.9g | Fat: 3.7g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 26.8g | Calories: 176.8


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Weymouth New Testament (WNT) | New International Version (NIV) |
33 And if you are kind to those who are kind to you, what credit is it to you? Even bad men act thus. | 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. |
The Weymouth New Testament is in the public domain. (Weymouth New Testament - Holy Bible ) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Proper Villains has been making murderous tunes for years. His dubstep remix of Dev's "Dancing In The Dark" was that one record that I heard out every time I left my house in 2011, and rightfully so. It combined all of those elements that make a hit song. Wonderful melody, a hint of popular culture, an incredible mixdown, and a free download. And though people probably know him more for his dubstep than anything, Proper Villains is making club, twerk, house, moombahton, garage, hip-hop, and trap that's as good as his more popular dubstep tunes. This package is more about celebrating influence than anything else, though.
He made a few edits combining EDM records and rap vocals and released it as a fun freebie called "Proper Edits". The collaboration between Carvar & Clock and UFO! was matched with Busta Rhymes vocals. XVII's "Kaiju" has been flipped into a remix of the classic Dem Franchize Boyz hit "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It." And Cratesz' remix of Yellow Claw & The Opposites "Thunder" now dons the hook from Rick Ross' "Hustlin". It's a trio of party tunes that are fun for the broad audience and great for a DJ's digital crates. You can stream below and snag by clicking the "Buy" link, which will redirect you to Proper Villains' Facebook page for free download.


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noun \ˈkris-tē\ plural christies
Definition of CHRISTIE
: a skiing turn used for altering the direction of hill descent or for stopping and executed usually at high speed by shifting the body weight forward and skidding into a turn with parallel skis
Variants of CHRISTIE
chris·tie or chris·ty \ˈkris-tē\
Origin of CHRISTIE
by shortening & alteration from christiania
First Known Use: 1925
biographical name \ˈkris-tē\Definition of CHRISTIE
Dame Agatha 1890–1976 née Miller Eng. writer
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