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The Jefferson City Council will discuss a proposal to nearly eliminate the pay for city elected officials, but whether the bill will gain momentum is questionable.
Committee still discussing JCTV's future
One week after the city opted not to terminate its contract with JCTV, council members are continuing discussions on what the future may hold for the station.
Councilman considers offering bill to reduce elected officials' pay
One Jefferson City council member is considering whether to offer a bill to nearly eliminate the salary of the city's elected officials.
Why is Jefferson City's budget short?
E-mails note incorrect projections, falling sales tax revenues to blame
A series of city emails obtained by the News Tribune note incorrect projections and falling sales tax revenues are to blame for Jefferson City's $1.68 million shortfall in the current fiscal year budget.
City has dipped substantially into reserves
But fund balance still within normal ranges, city officials say
Jefferson City's fund balance has shrunk substantially in the past few months, but its current balance is not out of the norm for previous years.
E-mail: Successor for city administrator was sought
Public works director was asked to step in as interim
Last month, Jefferson City Mayor Eric Struemph presented his evaluation of City Administrator Nathan Nickolaus' job performance in closed session. The city's public works director had been approached about replacing Nickolaus.
7 city workers opt for early outs
Jefferson City officials are getting more response than they counted on from the city's early retirement program. By Thursday, it had seven employees retiring.
Cynova takes early retirement from JCPD
Police captain has served for 30 years
When he started work at the Jefferson City Police Department in 1983, Bob Cynova's goal was to make captain and work 30 years in the department.
Reader Poll: How should Jefferson City make up for the budget shortfall?
What's your opinion on the budget shortfall? How should Jefferson City begin closing the $1.68 million deficit?
City seeks to boost morale of employees
In the midst of tackling a $1.68 million budget shortfall, Jefferson City officials are trying to address the morale of city employees.
Council, staff define what they see as most important city services
The Jefferson City Council on Monday night is preparing to approve $1.68 million in budget cuts, which has caused some discussion about what city services are essential.
City departments outline how they'll handle cuts
Every department in Jefferson City Hall is looking at cuts of some kind to help manage a $1.68 million budget shortfall, but some departments have been hit harder than others.
Our Opinion: Turn off city government contribution to JCTV
News Tribune editorial
The Jefferson City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to shut off its contribution to the public access channel, JCTV. We encourage council members to do so.
Latest Package of Budget Cuts
The latest budget-cut package to address a $1.68 million budget shortfall will come before the City Council on Monday.
Initial budget-cut package
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MiraclesMW Jan 16, 2013 10:05 PM
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Your post are from some time ago. Hopefully you all found a solution, but if not, I have one that works most of the time. I am not sure of everything, but on the dock, if I right click and pause for a few seconds, the pop-up menus shows.
Damack Jan 18, 2013 5:09 AM
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Thanks for your suggestion of deleting the AppleHIDMouse.kext from the folder. I rebooted and shazam! That worked!!!! Wohooo!!!
By the way, I like many others tried the USB overdrive software and while it does resolve the issue, I felt a lot of quikyness from the mouse and irratic movements using this software. At the end of the day, it got the job done, but as long as you're willing to accept it's not perfect. I myself prefer the native Apple control for the mouse. Hope this helps others as I've been searching for a LOOONG time now for a solution to this problem.
Till von Reumont Jan 28, 2013 8:50 AM
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I just talked to German Apple telephone support. They fixed the problem for me! With fresh installs of 10.7.5 the problem is that two files are missing that are needed for the mouse. In my case I could get them from another computer I own that ran Lion and did have the files. To get to the files you need do this:
Go to
control-click that file and choose "show contents"
now in the finder window navigate to
In this folder should be two files named
If you don't find these files, you need to get them and put them in.
Dfhughes Jan 28, 2013 10:12 AM
in response to Till von Reumont
Posted this on the other thread as well,
Thanks Till this does work!
Since October Apple has no fix and claim they could not duplicate the problem but following your solution I find I did not have the files listed, I took the files from my Macbook from the same location running Lion 10.7.4, copied them to the plugin file, had to authenticate, rebooted and it works!
Now how do I indicate your post solved my problem?
marcusreese Jan 28, 2013 11:36 AM
in response to NG7
YES!!! That worked. I was missing those two files and I copied them from an older version of Lion and restarted. I have my right click on my mouse again in Lion 10.7.5. Till von Reumont, thank you so much.
Philip Keller Jan 28, 2013 12:12 PM
in response to NG7
Add me to the list of happy customers. I was able to restore those two files from a Time Machine backup. Now I even get battery-level reports again... right after having to replace dead batteries in extremis, of course.
I hope NG7 is still following this thread, since I imagine that it's the original poster who has to mark the issue as resolved.
Thanks for posting, Till!
PERockwell Jan 28, 2013 5:13 PM
in response to Till von Reumont
Add me as well to the list of people that now have a working Magic Mouse. Recovered the files from a Time Machine backup and all is well again.
Would love to know how Till got the German Apple folks to figure this out when the US Apple crew couldn't - or didn't want to bother.
You can bet I will have a few things to say on my open bug report.
Joe Zollner Jan 28, 2013 7:15 PM
in response to Till von Reumont
Thank you, Till! Looks as though this is the solution, at least until Apple issues an "official" fix. I checked the folder indicated in your post and indeed, I'm missing the two files.
However, I purchased 10.7.5 direct from the App Store, meaning I can't get copies of the two files from 10.7.4.
Dfhughes Jan 28, 2013 10:48 PM
in response to Joe Zollner
Hey Joe!
If you want I can email you the two files, they are only 3k or so. I can enable my email address on my profile if you so desire.
RG777 Jan 28, 2013 11:02 PM
in response to Dfhughes
Hi Dfhughes, can you please email this files for me too?
(using appstore version, have not TM backup)
piratx Jan 29, 2013 2:13 AM
in response to NG7
Nice fixes and alternatives! I think though that the right way is to remove the extension so you can put it back when Apple officialy relase something that will fix it!
Dfhughes Jan 29, 2013 7:18 AM
in response to RG777
Sure RG, you either have to turn on your email under your profile \privacy settings or click on my name as I have enabled my email address to be shown to registered users. I checked your profile while signed in and I don't see an email address.

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I've never worn a bike helmet
I used to wear a helmet, but have stopped
I've always worn a helmet
I didn't wear a helmet, but now do
I sometimes wear a helmet depending on the conditions
"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
Funny about helmets, motorcyclists for years have lobbied to repeal helmet laws because they show stats that helmets while riding a motorcycle do nothing to protect the brain, yet year after year motorcyclists die due to not wearing a helmet and the EMT and the med staff will say that most could have survived had they been wearing a helmet. What's really funny is I remember when seat belts were required, there were many drivers doing the same thing, showing stats that seat belts caused more deaths then not wearing them.
It's all kind of silly the things we believe.
"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
"The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind. I love the bicycle. I always have. I can think of no sincere, decent human being, male or female, young or old, saint or sinner, who can resist the bicycle."
- William Saroyan
The perhaps most interesting about the available statistics about bike helmets is that the newer they are, the less advantage there seems to be in wearing a helmet. It also seems that with refined methods, it's possible to tell that, yes, some groups do benefit from wearing a helmet, namely children and elderly. Not the 85% found by the much-quoted paper, but still a slight benefit.
I wonder if you'll read, not to speak of understand what I'm saying.
Now, that fact didn't stop me from occasionally telling people that their helmets saved their lives. It's embarrassing in hindsight, but frankly, you feel kind of cool when you say that to somebody, and everybody has a little shiver. Doubtless those patients went home and told everybody that "The paramedic said if I hadn't been wearing my helmet I would have died!!!" Maybe some of them even post to that effect on the internet. My bad.
Sorry, but there are advocates in the motorcycle industry that can prove helmets don't work, here's one such example: http://www.forbes.com/forbes-life-ma.../0503/041.html Nor am I saying their right, just saying that for many years people proved with false evidence that seat belts caused more harm then good, then the same with MC helmets, and now bicycle helmets, next will be snow skiing...you see, that's the next helmet frontier due to rising head injuries and thus will come the doubters with their proof proving skiing with helmets won't work.
The same facts you quote that MC helmets save lives are the same facts that say quite clearly state that bicycle helmets save lives, yet bicycle forums like this one always have those who don't believe the facts if those facts are against their own special interest.
You can always find evidence with the miracle of the internet to support any position you want to take just as I did with MC helmets.
... And the conclusion you draw, therefore, is that only the evidence supporting helmets is valid? That's a two-way street if you really want to be so distrusting of evidence, you know.
Playing the ol' game of "my facts count, yours don't" doesn't take the discussion anywhere further and sort of poisons the well. No point in even participating anymore if no amount of evidence can get you to change your mind.
"The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind. I love the bicycle. I always have. I can think of no sincere, decent human being, male or female, young or old, saint or sinner, who can resist the bicycle."
- William Saroyan
Actually, anti-helmet have complete-faith in anti-helmet "studies" and no-faith in pro-helmet studies.
And certain kinds of studies (regardless of the position they support) have certain typical problems. For the anti-helmet camp, these typical problems magically disappear.
And when someone criticizes an anti-helmet study for the same sort of problems the anti-helmet people find in pro-helmet studies (and reasonably criticize them for), you get irrational spews (like skye's).
And, of course, there's bias on the anti-helmet side as well (the anti-helmet camp just doesn't see it).
The basic problem is that the "skepticism" is one sided.
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However, these figures might have changed if parents had bought correctly fitting helmets (which means regular replacements) and children had worn them correctly (which means being even less comfortable - very few adults wear their helmets right.)
And, in general, arguing that people have to be prejudiced because they think the evidence on one side of an argument is stronger than the other, frankly, extremely silly. Lots of arguments are such that the sanity rests entirely with one side: neither Barak Obama or George Bush is not an alien, perpetual motion machines don't work, the Holocaust really happened - and a beer cooler hat won't protect you if a ton of metal hits you at 30mph. (However, one of the new - and very expensive - anti-rotational designs MIGHT have a measurable benefit if it has a strong enough shell.)
As I've said before, when I started researching this issue I expected the best helmets to be reasonably effective - I didn't set out with the urge to prove that it was pointless to wear a helmet at all, just to find out which helmet to buy. Any bias I had was pro-helmet, but the evidence shows that for general use they make little to no contribution to safety.
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For reasons I cannot fathom the anti helmet clik keeps plugging away at anyone that has come forward and said a helmet saved them from injury. Why I dont know. They in effect are calling these people liars.
As I have pointed out before there are several other safety aspects of a helmet. How do they discount them. First of all they are allowed to ride in organized rides that require them. Helmets provide sun and glare protection. Helmets provide a place to mount mirrors, lights, and video cameras.
I still say the anti helmet people must have been tramatize by a turtle at a very young age.
Yeah. What the helmet cam crowd don't realize is that anything you mount on a helmet will pretty much cancel its positive effects... Helmets provide sun and glare protection. Helmets provide a place to mount mirrors, lights, and video cameras.
Mounting lights or a camera to a helmet adds weight in an unbalanced location which adds significant rotational forces on ones neck in an accident, making the weighted helmet much less safe than a ball cap.
So it is good that you have come to terms that a bicycle helmet has the same safety as a ball cap if the user does not attach any weighted objects to the helmet, thus making it less safe than a ball cap.
Land of the Free, Because of the Brave.
In reality, someone who is in accident and who doesn't incur serious brain damage, and who then ASSUMES that the helmet was responsible, is in fact merely silly and a tinge hysterical, NOT a liar. The reasoning being that such injury is in fact an incredibly rare outcome, so a lack of it is what you should be expecting, with or without a helmet. Lack of intelligence, knowledge and common sense are too blame, not (as poor 'bent assumes) deliberate deception.
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You've made this point before and people tried to explain to you this crazy new invention called a "hat".Helmets provide sun and glare protection.
Yes: no one could possibly mount a video camera on their bicycle. The Gods would curse them!Helmets provide a place to mount mirrors, lights, and video cameras.
Plus, yes, the rotation. Although I'd hope the attachable gizmo makers ensure these things break away relatively easily under a glancing hit.


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"I've worked at both the hospital and the kennel. Both sides are rewarding, but I really enjoy the kennel most because we get the fun side of working with animals. Many of our boarders enjoy their stay and we get to have fun with them while they are here. I've always been an animal lover and truly adore the people and animals I get to work with."
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"I am an animal lover and love the fact that they are all different with individual personalities."
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Only reason people like US history...
even though he was long dead by the time of the cold war.
People like US history no more then they like any other history.
yeah i remeber this from history class, this was right after Roosevelt punched his way across panama to build the canal, since everyone else was complaining about "dying of malaria"
Is that fucking Bigfoot?
This is now head-canon.
the german history is still better i only say karl der große
Because America ends wars!
That then started/and or/dragged them selves into to fight past enemies!
Haha, I love these, these make me laugh, I believe that the person who did this did one for most of the presidents ^_^
He's the Best Trollin' President, blowing up Panama and (technically) deviating North & South America.
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To all you mechanics on this site:
I just wanted to say thank you for the help you provide every day. I have been repairing and building bikes for the last 6+ years and I have found this forum extremely helpful over the years. The info I've recieved on this forum has been invaluable and I trust it hands down over the info from almost any LBS mechanic I have spoken with(most of them don't really know much).
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This a continuation of application Ser. No. 213,889, filed Mar. 16, 1994, abandoned which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 072,897, filed Jun. 3, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 945,544, filed Sep. 16, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 819,306, filed Jan. 9, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application of application Ser. No. 670,843, filed Mar. 18, 1991, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 429,667, filed Oct. 31, 1989, now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 301,200, filed Jan. 24, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,960,866, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 128,855, filed Dec. 4, 1987, now abandoned.
The invention relates to catalyst-free resorbable homopolymers and copolymers and processes for preparing them.
In recent years, interest in the use of resorbable polyesters has increased sharply; for example in the field of surgery, for use as stitching material or clamps, in osteosynthesis or as active substance carriers with a delayed controlled release of active substance. As is already known from numerous publications, the major advantage of resorbable polyesters, particularly those based on lactic or glycolic acid, is the fact that they are broken down completely in human or animal tissue to form compounds which occur naturally, in the body. These breakdown products pass into the normal biochemical metabolism and are eventually metabolized to form water and carbon dioxide. A disadvantage of the use of resorbable homopolymers and copolymers is the catalyst content. When the polymers are resorbed, a finite quantity of catalyst is left behind in the tissues, since the catalyst cannot be broken down here. Consequently irritation may occur in the tissues, and depending on the catalyst, there is even a possibility of poisoning. Furthermore, the catalyst remaining in the homopolymer or copolymer may also lead to transesterification or even to the uncontrolled breakdown of the polymer and thus, for example, result in an unpredictable rate of release of an active substance from a delayed-release form. Uncontrolled release may also lead to fracture of an implant in the case of osteosynthesis.
Catalyst-free copolymers based on lactic and glycolic acid are known. By direct condensation of lactic and glycolic acid or by co-condensation of these two compounds it is possible to obtain low molecular weight polymers, preferably with a molecular weight of from 2000 to 4000. Attempts at achieving high molecular weights by direct condensation have, however, resulted in the cleavage of lactide or glycolide. A possible cause of this is the fact that in order to separate off the water of condensation resulting from the polyester formation, which is, in any case, only present in traces, the pressure and temperature have to be adjusted so that the reaction conditions approximate to those of lactide or glycolide synthesis, so that there is at least some depolymerization.
The use of strongly acidic ion exchangers for preparing a catalyst-free copolymer from glycolide and lactide is known from European Patent 26 599. Using the process described therein, it is possible to produce copolymers with a molecular weight of from 6000 up to a maximum of 35000.
It is also known from European Patent Application 171 907 to prepare copolymers of lactic and glycolic acid with molecular weights of up to about 20700 by "dehydration polycondensation".
As has been found in recent years, the use of resorbable polyesters is very strongly linked to the chemical and physical properties of these polymers. By varing the composition of the comonomers, the method of polymerization and the choice of suitable catalysts, it was possible to prepare polymers which were suited to their intended use (e.g. stitching material, resorbable or partially resorbable osteosynthetic material, galenic preparations), but these polymers still contain finite quantities of catalyst.
Hitherto, the only catalyst-free copolymers of lactide and glycolide known from the prior art are those having an average molecular weight of up to 35000, at most. However, this significantly restricts their use, since in many cases it is essential to use polymers with higher molecular weights.
The invention provides resorbable homopolymers and copolymers which are substantially free from catalyst. Suitable polymers in accordance with the invention are those which are soluble in an organic solvent, optionally after suitable pretreatment, e.g. tempering. Homo- and co-polymers based on hydroxycarboxylic acids, such as polymers of glycolide, lactide, methylglycolide, dimethylglycolide, polymethylglycolide, diethylglycolide, dibutylglycolide, caprolactone, valerolactone, decolactone, propiolactone, butyrolactone and pivalolactone; polymers based on trioxane, 1,3-dioxan-2-one or 1,4-dioxane, substituted 1,3-dioxan-2-one or 1,4-dioxanone, trimethylenecarbonate, ethylenecarbonate and propylenecarbonate are preferred.
Other suitable comonomers include the following compounds: lactic acid, glycolic acid, pentaerythritol, sorbitol, adonitol, xylitol, fructose, epichlorohydrin, isopropylmorpholine, isopropylmethylmorpholinedione, β-propiolic acid, tetramethyl glycolide, β-butyrolactone, q-butyrolactone, pivalolactone, a-hydroxybutyric acid, a-hydroxyisobutyric acid, a-hydroxyvaleric acid, a-hydroxyisovaleric acid, a-hydroxycaproic acid, a-hydroxyisocaproic acid, a-hydroxy-a-ethylbutyric acid, a-hydroxy-β-methylvaleric acid, a-hydroxyheptanoic acid, a-hydroxyoctanoic acid, a-hydroxydecanoic acid , a-hydroxytetradecanoic acid and a-hydroxystearic acid.
Catalyst-free homopolymers of lactide, catalyst-free copolymers of different lactides and catalyst-free copolymers of lactides and glycolide with inherent viscosities of between 0.1 and 10 dl/g are particularly preferred.
The lactide used may be l-, d-, meso- or dl-lactide or mixtures thereof. With copolymers of glycolide and lactide, the solubility of the particular copolymer is strongly dependent on the glycolide content.
Homopolymers of l-lactide with an inherent viscosity of 0.1 to 10 dl/g are also preferred. From the inherent viscosity, the corresponding average molecular weight is calculated at 2000 to 1.4 million (see. W. Dittrich and R. C. Schulz, Angew. Makro. Chem., 15 (1971) 109-126).
Also preferred are homopolymers of dl-lactide with an inherent viscosity of 0.1 to at least 5 dl/g, corresponding to average molecular weights of 2000 to at least 1.5 million, calculated from the inherent viscosity by approximation of the Staudinger index according to Solomon and Ciuta (see. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 6.24 (1962) 683-6) and putting into the Mark-Houwink equation on the parameters K=6.06�10-4 and a=0.64 (see. J. Rak, J. L. Ford, Ch. Rostron and V. Walther, Pharm. Acta Helv., 60, 5-6 (1985) 162-9).
Copolymers of l-lactide and glycolide are also preferred having inherent viscosities of from greater than 1.4 to at least 4.5 dl/g (wherein, on account of the fact that the copolymers containing a high proportion of glycolide begin to be insoluble, the glycolide content generally does not exceed 50%). Using the method described above and the Mark-Houwink parameters K=5.45�10-4 and a=0.73 (see. S. Gogolewski and A. J. Pennings, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 28, 1045-61) average molecular weights of from 50000 to at least 250000 are calculated. (As used in this specification, the term "average molecular weight" refers to weight average molecular weight.)
Other preferred copolymers are those of dl-lactide and glycolide with inherent viscosities of at least 1.5 dl/g, corresponding to average molecular weight of at least 55000, calculated using the above Mark-Houwink parameters for copolymers;
also copolymers of epsilon-caprolactone with l- or dl-lactide and glycolide and inherent viscosities of up to at least 4 dl/g;
also poly(l-lactide-co-dl-lactide) in the ratio 9:1, poly(l-lactide-co-glycolide) in the ratio 7:3, poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) in the ratio 3:1, poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) in the ratio 1:1, poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) in the ratio 45:55.
For example, homopolymers and copolymers of lactic and glycolic acid are preferably prepared by ring-opening polymerization of the cyclic diesters of lactic and glycolic acids, namely the lactide and glycolide. Owing to the chirality of lactic acid, the optically active l- and d-lactides and the optically inactive meso-lactide and the racemate (dl-lactide) may be included in the ring-opening polymerisation.
The conditions of this polymerization are known. A variety of compounds mostly containing polyvalent metal ions are cited in the literature as suitable catalysts for polymerization. Tin(II) or zinc compounds are preferably used. Of the tin compounds, tin(II) di(2-ethylhexanoate) (tin octoate) is preferred.
The homopolymers are prepared in solution or emulsion or in a melt. The copolymers of any desired composition may be prepared in emulsion owing to the different reactivities of the two comonomers but are preferably prepared by bulk polymerization in a melt. During the polymerization, the desired molecular weight and the corresponding molecular weight distribution may be achieved by varying the reaction parameters of temperature, time and catalyst concentration and by adding one or more co-catalysts.
The catalyst-containing polymers prepared by known methods are dissolved in a suitable organic solvent or in a mixture of various organic solvents which must not be fully miscible with water. Generally, the concentration of the dissolved polymer in the solvent should not exceed 10% since otherwise the solution would become too viscous and satisfactory processing would no longer be guaranteed. A content of between 0.5 and 4.0%, particularly between 0.5 and 2.0%, is preferred. The organic solution of the homopolymer or copolymer is then brought into intimate contact with water, an aqueous solution of an inorganic acid, a water-soluble organic acid or a water-soluble complexing agent. After a contact time sufficient to allow the catalyst to go into the aqueous phase, the phases are separated and the organic phase containing the catalyst-free polymer is dried. Finally, the polymer is recovered from the organic phase by known methods.
Suitable solvents are those which dissolve the homopolymer or copolymer but are immiscible or only slightly miscible with water or at least form a 2-phase system in a specific mixing ratio. Preferred solvents are halogenated hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride or chloroform. The solubility of the polymers depends substantially on their composition and can be determined by simple tests. In some cases, mixtures of solvents may also prove particularly suitable. In cases of polymers of limited solubility, e.g. copolymers containing a high proportion of glycolide, pretreatment, for example by heating or irradiation of the polymer, is advantageous in order to increase its solubility. Suitable inorganic acids include for example hydrochloric, sulphuric or phosphoric acid, but monofunctional or polyfunctional water-soluble organic acids such as acetic or citric acid may also be used. A suitable complexing agent is EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetate) in the form of the free acid or the sodium salt. The concentration of the acids or complexing agents used is not critical. Conveniently, a 0.1 to 5% aqueous solution, preferably 0.1 to 1% aqueous solution, is used. If strongly concentrated acids are used, however, it is impossible to rule out the possibility that the inherent viscosity of the polymer will decrease. Processes for establishing intimate contact between the two immiscible phases are sufficiently well known. On a laboratory scale, simply stirring or shaking once or several times has proved completely adequate. On an industrial scale, contact between the two immiscible phases is appropriately established by uniflow or counterflow extraction. Such processes are part of the prior art and need not be explained in detail here. Extraction is continued or repeated until no further metal or metal ions can be detected in the homopolymer or copolymer by the method of atomic absorption or any other suitable analytical method.
After the phase separation, the organic phase is dried and the homopolymer or copolymer is recovered, for example by a suitable method of precipitation, and, after being dried, is characterized by measurement of the inherent viscosity. Suitable methods of precipitation include the addition of an adequate quantity of precipitation agent, preferably a low-boiling petroleum ether fraction, The inherent viscosity is measured in a suitable solvent, e.g. chloroform or hexafluoroisopropanol, at temperatures of 25� or 30� C. The term "inherent viscosity" is taken to mean the quotient of the natural logarithm of relative viscosity and the concentration of the measured solution, given in [g/dl]. Using equations known from the literature, it is possible to calculate from the inherent viscosity the Staudinger index (intrinsic viscosity) and, if the corresponding parameters are known, using the Mark-Houwink equation, the average molecular weight. The molecular weight distribution and the polydispersity of the polymers and copolymers is preferably measured by exclusion chromatography such as high pressure size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) in chloroform, methylene chloride, dioxan, THF, or HFIP. Calibration is carried out: by known methods against narrowly distributed poly(styrene) standards. It was established that the process according to the invention for removing the catalyst did not adversely affect the properties of the polymer or copolymer (e.g. expressed by the inherent viscosity).
Owing to the fact the polymers according to the invention are virtually free from polymerization catalyst, they are particularly suitable for the manufacture of objects which can be resorbed in human or animal bodies. These include, in particular, surgical stitching material, objects for use in osteosynthesis and carriers for pharmaceutical active substances. The latter may, for example, be in the form of tablets or capsules but may also take the form of implantable or injectable delayed-release forms.
The following are some typical products for medical use which may advantageously be made from catalyst-free polymers.
Catalyst-free products made from resorbable polymers:
______________________________________1. Solid products, compression moulded or machined: Orthopaedic pins, clamps, screws and plates, clips (e.g. for vena cava), staples, hooks, buttons and press-studs, bone replacements (e.g. jaw prostheses), needles, non-permanent intrauterine inserts (spermicidal), temporary drainage or exploration tubes or capillaries, surgical instruments, blood vessel implants or supports, vertebrae, extracorporeal tubes for kidney and heart-lung machines, slowly disintegrating ion exchange resin, slowly disintegrating products which release active substances (pills, pellets), reinforced bone pins, needles etc., implantable pellets, sticks, films and other shaped objects charged with pharmaceutical compositions for the controlled release of active substance.2. Fibre products, knitted or woven, including velour burn bandages, fracture pads, absorbent paper or swabs, medicinal dressings, items used in plastic surgery, gauze, tissue, cloth, felt or sponge for haemostasis, gauze bandages, dental fillings, stitching material including ligatures. Arterial transplants or replacements, bandages for the surface of the skin, burn dressings (combined with other polymer films).3. Powdered products produced by spray drying, grinding, precipitation or microencapsulation. injectable or implantable powder charged with drugs for the controlled and delayed release of the active substance. Microporous shaped objects, films, powders and granules for charging with active substances.4. Miscellaneous Flakes or powders for treating burns or abrasions, foam as an absorbable prosthesis, substitutes for wire in splints, film spray for prosthetic elements and for the treatment of wounds.______________________________________
16 g of poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) in a molar ratio of 1:1, with a tin content of 550 ppm and an inherent viscosity of 0.37 dl/g in chloroform at 25� C. are dissolved in 80 ml of acetone at boiling temperature, filtered and then precipitated in water. The copolymer is removed by suction filtering, washed with cold water and dried in a vacuum or circulating air drier. The tin content of the sample is determined by atomic absorption spectrometry and the inherent viscosity is measured in chloroform at 25� C.
Yield: 89.8% of the starting quantity Inherent viscosity: 0.40 dl/g Tin content: 415 ppm
100 ml batches of a 1% chloroform solution of a poly(l-lactide) with an inherent viscosity of 1.47 dl/g and a tin content of 254 ppm are stirred with 100 ml of 0.1N hydrochloric acid for various lengths of time.
After phase separation and drying of the organic phase with sodium sulphate the poly(l-lactide) is reprecipitated by the addition of petroleum ether with a boiling range of 40�-60� C. and dried in a vacuum drying cuboard at about 40� C. until a constant weight is achieved.
The tin content of each sample is determined by atomic absorption.
______________________________________Stirring time tin content[minutes] [ppm]______________________________________0 2545 2915 2______________________________________
100 ml batches of a 1% chloroform solution of a poly(l-lactide) with an inherent viscosity of 1.47 dl/g in chloroform at 25� C. and with a tin content of 254 ppm are stirred once, twice and three times each time with 100 ml of a 0.1N hydrochloric acid for 5 minutes. The phases are separated, the aqueous phases are discarded and the organic phases are dried with sodium sulphate. The poly(l-lactide) is reprecipitated by the addition of petroleum ether with a boiling range of 40�-60� C. and dried in a vacuum drying cuboard at about 40� C. until a constant weight is achieved. The yield in each case is 85% of the starting amount.
The tin content of each sample is determined by atomic absorption.
______________________________________Stirring time tin content[number of times] [ppm]______________________________________0 2541 292 23 2______________________________________
100 ml of a 1% solution of a poly(l-lactide) in chloroform with an inherent viscosity of 1.47 dl/g and a tin content of 254 ppm are stirred with 100 ml of water, or of a 1% aqueous solution of an organic acid, an inorganic acid or complexing agent for 15 minutes. The mixture is left to stand for 10 minutes and then the phases are separated. The aqueous phase is discarded. After phase separation and drying of the organic phase with sodium sulphate, the poly(l-lactide) is reprecipitated by the addition of petroleum ether with a boiling range of 40�-60� C. and dried in a vacuum drying cupboard at about 40� C. until a constant weight is achieved.
______________________________________Aqueous Yield [% of Sn contentsolution material used] [ppm]______________________________________water 90 2sulphuric acid 94 2hydrochloric acid 91 2acetic acid 92 2phosphoric acid 88 2citric acid 90 2EDTA 95 2______________________________________
100 ml batches of a 1% solution in chloroform of a poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) with a tin content of 550 ppm are stirred for 15 minutes with 100 ml of a 1% hydrochloric acid solution.
After phase separation and drying of the organic phase with sodium sulphate the copolymer is reprecipitated and dried in a vacuum drying cupboard at about 40� C. until a constant weight is achieved.
______________________________________ Yield [% of Sn contentMolar Ratio material used] [ppm]______________________________________50:50 99 275:25 96 2______________________________________
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|Jan 22, 1985
|Jun 17, 1986
|Hexcel Corporation
|Medical putty for tissue augmentation
|May 1, 1986
|Mar 1, 1988
|Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
|Polymer, production and use thereof
|Dec 18, 1992
|May 10, 1994
|Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated
|Polyhydroxycarboxylic acid and preparation process thereof
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|Sep 25, 2001
|Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|Resorbable pin systems
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|Synthes (Usa)
|Poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) copolymers, methods for making and using same, and devices containing same
|Apr 30, 2004
|Jan 13, 2005
|Verkade John G.
|Titanium alkoxide catalysts for polymerization of cyclic esters and methods of polymerization
|May 23, 2012
|Jan 20, 2016
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|528/354, 525/411, 528/357, 525/450, 525/415, 528/361
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Just this gulp must have been five or six bucks' worth.
There are a number of brands of cannabis-infused sodas in town. Enough, in fact, that I've done a "Top 5" of them. Dosing-wise, most of the drinks are pretty similar; they contain the equivalent of about a gram to a gram and a half of cannabis, that is to say about 150 to 200 milligrams of main active ingredient THC, and they usually go for a donation of $8 to $15. But Puffless Productions, known not only for their sodas but also increasingly for their tinctures and medibles, has broken the mold, and has pioneered some new territory that will greatly please those patients among us who have developed tolerance to customary doses of marijuana.
Just this gulp must have been five or six bucks' worth.
"WARNING: FROM THIS POINT FORWARD YOU ARE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EVENTS OCCURRING FROM THIS BEVERAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OVER-MEDICATION," the label charmingly reads. (Consider me sold.)
The cannabis used in The Scary One, according to Puffless, is a blend of 50 percent indica and 50 percent sativa. Besides the five grams of marijuana, The Scary One contains a little caffeine (60 milligrams). The soda is made with 100 percent natural sugar.
Given that cannabis typically goes for around $10 a gram locally, it should come as no surprise that you're gonna have to cough up 50 bucks for a bottle of this stuff. Yes, I realize that's not something that most patients will be able to afford with any regularity. Patients, like everyone else, deserve the occasional luxury, if you can even define "luxury" as being pain free or nearly so.
When I tried my first Scary One over the weekend, I was surprised by just how good the soda -- in this case, the Orange flavor -- tasted. I'd say "despite" the five grams of marijuana, but as I never tire of pointing out, unlike some patients, I actually like the taste of weed. The very noticeable essence of ganja didn't detract from my enjoyment of this delicious orange drink -- it very much added to it.
The Orange Scary One was so potent, I was feeling its effects before I finished the bottle. I couldn't stop myself from chug-a-lugging its ganja goodness; if I could afford it, I'd almost certainly have one of these every night. Within 30 minutes of finishing my Scary One, I was very medicated, in almost no pain, experiencing no stress at all, and feeling pleasantly silly. (Word: you really oughta stay home after drinking one of these; don't inflict your silly self on the world).
You can find The Scary One by Puffless Productions for $50 a bottle at medical marijuana access points including Olympic Wellness and GreenWorks.


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Can you imagine Monta Ellis and Nate Robinson in the Warriors locker room, pregame.
What're you wearing, Nate?
Playoffs again, man. What're you into tonight?
Um… … I'm wearing Playoffs, too!
Maybe that's how they both came to wear Jordan 13 "Playoffs" last night against the Grizz. Maybe not. But these two have been the Jordan Brothers so far this year. Between them it's been a steady diet of Playoff 13's, Flint 13's, Concords, Spacejams, Silver Anniversary's and Air Jordan 8.0's. With Gilbert Arenas still not seen on court this season, Monta and Nate are making a case for 2011-12 Sneaker Co-Champs.
Check them out ahead along with Derrick Rose returning from his big toe owwie in Rose 2's, Rip Hamilton passing the 15k point mark of his career in Jordan 3 "Black Flips", Jordan Crawford running back to Bordeaux 7's, Courtney Lee in Chicago 10's, Jason Thompson trying out a Kings PE of the Nike Air Max Sweep Thru and more…


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Harkness, Sara, Super, Charles M., Natural History
You are an American visitor spending a morning in a pleasant middle-class Dutch home to observe the normal routine of a mother and her six-month-old baby. The mother made sure you got there by 8:30 to witness the morning bath, an opportunity for playful interaction with the baby. The baby was then dressed in cozy warm clothes, her hair brushed and styled with a tiny curlicue atop her head. The mother gave her the midmorning bottle, then sang to her and played patty-cake for a few minutes before placing her in the playpen to entertain herself with a mobile while the mother attended to other things nearby. Now, about half an hour later, the baby is beginning to get fussy.
The mother watches her for a minute, then offers a toy and turns away. The baby again begins to fuss. "Seems bored and in need of attention," you think. But the mother looks at the baby sympathetically and in a soothing voice says, "Oh, are you tired?" Without further ado she picks up the baby, carries her upstairs, tucks her into her crib, and pulls down the shades. To your surprise, the baby fusses for only a few more moments, then is quiet. The mother returns looking serene. "She needs plenty of sleep in order to grow," she explains. "When she doesn't have her nap or go to bed on time, we can always tell the difference-she's not so happy and playful"
Different patterns in infant sleep can be found in Western societies that seem quite similar to those of the United States. We discovered the "three Rs" of Dutch child rearing-rust (rest), regelmaat (regularity) and reinheid (cleanliness)-while doing research on a sample of sixty families with infants or young children in a middle-class community near Leiden and Amsterdam, the sort of community typical of Dutch life styles in all but the big cities nowadays. At six months, the Dutch babies were sleeping more than a comparison group of American babies-a total of fifteen hours per day compared with thirteen hours for the Americans. While awake at home, the Dutch babies were more often left to play quietly in their playpens or infant seats. A daily ride in the baby carriage provided time for the baby to look around at the passing scene or to doze peacefully. If the mother needed to go out for a while without the baby, she could leave it alone in bed for a short period or time her outing with the baby's nap time and ask a neighbor to monitor with a "baby phone. …


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Posted: 11/11/2015 - As we celebrate Veterans today with ceremonies and memorials, many area restaurants and establishments have also come up with some ways to honor our service members.
Updated: 11/09/2015 - Gov. Pat McCrory attended and spoke Monday at the dedication of the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery outside of Goldsboro.
Updated: 11/09/2015 - In its "Best Colleges for Vets 2016" listing released Monday, the Military Times ranked ECU 28th out of 125 four-year schools.
Updated: 11/08/2015 - A weekend of celebration and honoring veterans wrapped up Sunday in Kinston.
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Updated: 11/07/2015 - Pirate Nation was out in full force for the activities leading up to the game against the University of South Florida Saturday night.
Updated: 11/05/2015 - The luncheon is an annual recognition of their service ahead of Veteran's Day.
Posted: 11/05/2015 - Videos recorded by a Marine killed in Iraq offer a connection to the son who was born after his death.
Updated: 11/01/2015 - Officials say a soldier tried to come on base Friday dressed as a suicide bomber.
Updated: 10/31/2015 - A special craft crew arrived around 7:15 a.m. to find a 54-year-old man holding on to a capsized boat and showing possible signs of hypothermia.
Updated: 10/30/2015 - Carmen Russoniello, founding director of East Carolina University's Center for Applied Psychophysiology, was given the honor today in Chapel Hill by UNC President Tom Ross.
Updated: 10/30/2015 - Senior U.S. officials say a small number of U.S. special operations forces will be deployed to northern Syria to work with local ground forces in the fight against Islamic State militants.
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