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Playlist issue: Dealbreaker for Ex-ipod-users?
My situation is this:
I had an ipod 60GB since 2005, and got more and more dissatisfied with that company for reasons such as proprietary BS, cultism, the image their products have... I always hoped that my ipod would survive until any company other than apple had a flash-based 64GB DAP out, so I can have a good part of my library on me without the hassle of sorting everything. I also have been heavily using playlists on my ipod.
Well, on the day Steve Jobs died, he seemed to have taken my ipod with him. Right now I'm left with a Sony Ericsson with a stupid headphone jack that loses contact when you breathe too deep, so I need a new one.
All Signs point to the J3, but the playlist thing left me hesitating... From all I read here, playlists are a major issue on the J3. Also, I have many AAC files (none of them have DRM), and I read somewhere (I think it was in the review, thanks for that) that Cover Art from AAC is not supported.
How are your experiences with these issues? Would you say that they spoil the fun out of an otherwise great player? Have you found ways to avoid/deal with these issues? Is the playlist thing only an issue when you have playlists spanning both internal and external files?
Oh, and merry christmas, if you're into that kind of thing.
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I am "anything but iPod", so I never owned one. In fact I don't own one single product from Apple. Don't have any experience whatsoever with any of that equipment in any product genre.
Don't use iTunes to purchase music (or anything) that way, preferring to make my own MP3/FLAC files from true CDs that I still purchase (because I like to hold and collect them in racks, alphabetically arranged by artist)!
I have zero AAC files. And I do not imbed album art into the tags of my MP3/FLAC files, as I prefer to simply have one single "cover.jpg" external album art file in the single album folder in which all tracks I've made for that album/CD live. My PC (and matching J3) music collection is organized by \Music\Artist\Album, so the single external "cover.jpg" approach works perfectly (including on the PC where Winamp is my player and its Album Art window opens with "cover.jpg" just as album art ("cover.jpg" or imbedded in MP3/FLAC tags) displays on the J3's screen.
In fact, the J3's user manual shows that AAC itself is not an officially supported music file format (but I cannot confirm that):
So... that said, I can NOT provide you with any firsthand experience coming from iPod to J3. I'll leave that to others for specifics and considerations.
The J3 supports two types of official "external" playlist files: (1) M3U, supported when the J3 is configured in its default MSC USB-connection mode, and (2) PLA, when the J3 is configured in its alternative MTP USB-connection mode.
MSC is the preferred and far more useful and usable USB-connection mode since it causes Windows to assign drive letters to the J3's internal and external storage, and 100% of all Windows and 3rd-party players and programs will be able to directly access the J3 completely.
However M3U playlists (required when in MSC mode) as supported by the J3's firmware do NOT support referencing music files that are located on BOTH internal and external storage in the same M3U file. It supports one location or the other for referenced music files, depending on whether the M3U file itself was stored (i.e. on internal or external storage). Wherever the M3U file lives, that's where the reference music files must also live.
In contrast, PLA playlists (required when in MTP mode) DOES support referencing music files on both internal and external storage within the same single PLA playlist. However because there are no Windows drive letters assigned to internal/external J3 storage in MTP mode, virtually no Windows 3rd-party player and organizer programs will work when the J3 is in MTP mode. You are essentially restricted to only Windows Explorer to do all maintenance on the J3, rather than using your favorite Windows and 3rd-party programs.
Furthermore, Windows Explorer is the ONLY program known to actually understand PLA playlist files completely (that is, along with the J3's firmware) and is truly capable of creating and modifying PLA playlists to reference music files on both internal and external storage of the J3.
Furthermore, if you are in MTP mode and you've built lots of PLA playlists, and you now revert the J3 back to MSC mode, you've just clobbered all of your PLA files and they have been destroyed. They cannot be repaired or reused even if you revert the J3 back to MTP mode. You'll have to delete and rebuild them, if you want to get them back.
Furthermore, both M3U and PLA playlists have a built-in maximum of 400 referenced music files.
All that said, if using M3U playlists segregated by only-internal or only-external referenced music files in a single M3U file works for you, and if the 400 referenced music file maximum is acceptable, then for sure stay in MSC mode and M3U playlists will work perfectly on the J3 subject to these described limitations.
Alternatively, there is a workaround approach based on the use of tag field data items (genre being the most common, but year will also work) where if you don't ever need to see the true tag field value for true browsing by that value (e.g. you want to play music by genre = "jazz", or you want to play music by year = "1985") you can use that data field as your own "playlist name".
In other words, say you wanted all of your FLAC files to be in one large playlist (as I do, so that I can set my J3 to "random/shuffle" mode and just play all of my FLAC files randomly as my FLAC files are my "favorite favorites" and I could listen to them forever). You could say set the "genre" field for all of your FLAC files to a value of "FLAC" instead of its true genre.
Then, you could browse using the J3's tags-based browsing method, to produce a playlist of all files (on both internal and external storage) whose genre = "FLAC". This tags database generated playlist has NO limit in size (i.e. it can exceed the 400 maximum for M3U/PLA playlists) and can include music files from anywhere.
==> the "genre-playlist" trick works perfectly to accomplish the stated goals. No maximum file limit, and files can be on both internal and external storage. You can simply invent any number of "genre-playlist" values and modify the tags in each MP3/FLAC file accordingly to thus insert them into that "genre-playlist", and then you'll be able to play any of these "genre-playlists" by using the J3 to browse for that specific genre value, and you're actually specifying that "genre-playlist".
However, there is only one "genre" tag field, so a given single music file can obviously only have one "genre" value, and thus can only be in one "genre-playlist". If this is acceptable to you, then this workaround solves your problem.
If you want to support a single music file being in TWO separate tag-playlists, you could also use the "year" field in addition to the "genre" field to define a second "year-playlist", which would thus be independent of the "genre-playlist" for the same music file. If this is acceptable to you, then this workaround adds at least a bit more flexibility to this overall solution.
But deep down, the J3 does NOT support external M3U or PLA playlist files larger than 400 music file references.
M3U requires MSC mode, which restricts referenced music files to either internal-only or external-only but allows 100% of Windows and 3rd-party programs access to the J3. PLA requires MTP mode, which allows referenced music files on both internal or external storage but restricts Windows and 3rd-party programs accessing the J3 to specifically only Windows Explorer.
That's just the way it is.
Hope this helps.
(and the SOUND of the J3 is why I bought my 32GB+32GB=64GB J3, so that I could carry around my entire MP3/FLAC collection with me and play it through my car's audio system AUX input)
Thanks Dsperber, I've read your thread, and it seems likee you're a pioneer on the playlist front.
The thing is:
For everything that is wrong with Apple (and I got really sick of them), their stuff is really comfortable. Itunes is an intuitive tool to organize your music library, and to create playlists which are synchronized with your ipod automatically (You can choose which ones you want on your ipod though).
So this is where I come from. You can also create several On-the-go playlist on your ipod and edit/rename them on the computer.
I am afraid Cowon failed at this point, and every workaround is a nasty piece of work. If my old ipod was still up and running I'd give this player a pass and wait for the next generation, but like this, I don't know what to do.
The AAC thing:
I think Martin mentioned that the player inofficially plays AAC, but doesn't read cover art, so I will have to find a tool that extracts cover art and saves it to the folders...
So how much of a hassle is it? It sounds like a nasty piece of work...
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There are user-written UCI's (i.e. user-developed Flash replacements for the Cowon factory-provided user interface, using the same underlying Cowon firmware funcitonality but running with a different top-level software that drives the presentation you see on the screen) which have tried to overcome this deficiency. The trio of UCI's from Kizune (Lynx for main menu, Leaf for browser, and Sense for music) make for quite a pleasant and enhanced experience on the J3.
In particular, Leaf/Sense support an unlimited number of Favorites-implemented playlists, which you can save/restore by name. They get stored on J3 storage by name as .SOL files (which are binary files readable by Flash programs, and cannot be edited on the PC). They are swapped in and out of the one "Favorites" used by the firmware, by the Leaf UCI. They can also be edited, appended-to, renamed and deleted by the Leaf UCI.
So there are some limitations, but effectively Leaf/Sense from Kizune gives you an unlimited number of 250-max on-the-go playlist files which can reference music files on both internal and external storage.
However the very fine and highly recommended tag editor MP3Tag supports AAC and its tags. It also supports MP3/ID3 and FLAC/OGG tags as well as virtually all other commonly used music file formats and their tags.
Using MP3Tag it is a very simple function to extract/remove imbedded album art and save it somewhere... say in a particular folder, with a name of "cover.jpg" which would then give you your desired album art as well as playing AAC files (if that's true).
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Visiting Pakistan, Hagel Seeks to Shore Up Alliance
Link to New York Times article
Probably the best example of how obvious "aid" money is used as bribe money in recent months:
"Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel cautioned Pakistan's prime minister on Monday that if Pakistani regional officials followed through on their threats to block NATO supply lines for the war in Afghanistan, it could jeopardize hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance to the military here, Pentagon officials said."
The Pakistanis respond by being outraged at American drone strikes on Pak soil while secretly providing targeting information. Everybody knows what is really going on, and the US government goes right on maintaining the situation indefinitely. The government claims that America is getting out of Afghanistan in 2014, a claim that absolutely no one believes. The force size will evidently be reduced but that's only smart. Another 100,000 Marines would not make a difference because Marines are not suitable to fighting in Afghanistan.
Here's the most sickening quote:
"The talks covered 'mutual and common interests,' Mr. Hagel said after the meeting, and underlined that the militaries of both nations were trying to strengthen a relationship that General Sharif described as 'long-lasting.'"
It is meant to be long-lasting because the plan is to let Pakistan swallow up Afghanistan and, together with Islamabad, Washington seeks to exploit the place for its mineral riches and energy and provide an excuse for an extended need for military expenditures on ships to patrol the Pacific, mess around in South Asia, and generally project itself in a part of the world where America has never had bases before. It is a secret, morally bankrupt policy that will unfold in the coming years slowly.
The truth is there is no need for any of this. There is no moral or strategic basis for this other than naked greed, and with Pakistan for a partner, there is no chance of this coming off without tremendous bloodshed. Every single senior government official who helps lie, cover up, and steal for this policy has a chair in hell waiting for them.
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Kelly Ripa finds Reggie Bush to be "delightful" in guest host role
Reggie Bush revealed some secrets Monday morning in his one-off, guest-host role on "Live With Kelly!"
While sharing the screen with Kelly Ripa for the full hour during Athletes Week, the Miami Dolphins star running back admitted weaknesses for Dunkin Donuts, Fruity Pebbles, Frosted Flakes and Cap'n Crunch.
He also admitted he hasn't been to Hawaii in "a long time" but Ripa did not make the Pro Bowl connection and Bush didn't push it.
Ripa, for her part, didn't let Bush interject enough of his personality in the show, which included guest turns by actor Mark Wahlberg and diet guru Jorge Cruise. She missed an opportunity to ask him about Packers assistant Joe Philbin — get it? — who interviewed with the Dolphins last week.
Ripa did, however, praise Bush repeatedly, calling him "amazing" and "incredible" and, at the very end, "delightful."
So he's got that going for him.
Bush was resplendent in a gray suit, silver tie and light-colored shirt. He didn't trip over his words for the most part but spoke too softly, probably didn't smile enough and was a little too deferential to Ripa, who never shuts up.
A few more thoughts from my Twitter account on Bush's crossover into the strange world of morning TV:
– Kelly Ripa seems pretty pleased with #Dolphins RB Reggie Bush as he makes his "Live With Kelly" hosting debut. When actor Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg gave Bush a compliment on his fill-in work, Kelly gushed, "He's amazing! He's incredible!" A few seconds later Kelly Ripa suggested they had reached the point in the show where both Reggie Bush and Mark Wahlberg should stand up and "rip off your shirts." Audience went wild.
–Mark Wahlberg shot his latest film "Contraband" in New Orleans. Reggie seems to want to pipe in with some thoughts on the city, but Wahlberg — a big sports fan — doesn't seem to want to let him speak
– Kelly Ripa jokingly offered to rip off her shirt as well. Reggie Bush interjected, "That's what they really wanna see." She didn't seem to like that. Just ignored it and moved on with another question about tattoos for Mark Wahlberg
– Keep waiting for Reggie to say something silly and Kelly to grab his arm and go, "Oh, Reg!" There are standards to uphold on this show, you know. Traditions to respect!
– Some diet "guru" named Jorge Cruise just interrupted Reggie, who wanted to talk about how much he "loves cereal." Reggie Bush confesses he eats Fruity Pebbles, Frosted Flakes, Cap'n Crunch during this segment on Breakfast Makeovers.
– Reggie Bush just tried to make a comment about Charles Barkley and Weight Watchers but they went to commercial before he could share his thought with America. Must be frustrating to be the eye candy on a TV morning show. Let the man speak!
– So it's a bad idea to eat pancakes at McDonald's? Thanks, Jorge Cruise. I never considered that! … Reggie just admitted he loves Dunkin Donuts too. Always chasing that next endorsement deal!
– Reggie's one and done on this gig, by the way. NASCAR's Carl Edwards goes Tuesday, followed by Boomer Esiason, Jesse Palmer and speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno.
– Kelly is giving away February trips to Hawaii. "You should get in on that," Kelly tells him. Reggie agrees he'd "like to get in on that. I haven't been to Hawaii in a long time. I'm serious. I want to go."
– Guessing Kelly Ripa isn't a very big NFL fan. She seems to have no idea the Pro Bowl is also in Hawaii in February. Reggie didn't bring it up, which was probably just as well. Would have confused the studio audience beyond belief.
– I can tell Kelly Ripa is just dying to drop a Kim Kardashian reference. Out of respect to her guest host, however, Ms. Ripa is keeping that morning-show impulse in check.
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– Kelly just wrapped up the show by telling Reggie, "You are delightful! Will you come to do this again?" Reggie said he'd be glad to, but I think he was lying about that. They never let him talk!
– Lastly some girl named Georgette, wearing an aqua "Bush 22″ jersey, was invited to run up to Reggie Bush and "feel the guns," as Reggie put it. At least that's what I think he said. Outro theme and forced applause were drowning him out. Again.
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Anyone playing War Rock?
Hi All,
I downloaded War Rock yesterday and installed but have not been able to find any servers. I have registered and logged in etc, just does not seem to be any servers up anywhere.
I went to check the war rock forums but the link appears to be dead. Can anyone please help me out, I have no idea what I have done wrong?
And no I have my firewall off so that cant be the problem :(
ok the Official client is out now, however they still have no Aus servers :(
I was playing this a bit at the end of last year. Have not played in a while though so I am not sure about the server issue.
One thing I do not understand though. K2's games are free to download and play. Yet, they are also selling retail boxes for them. Do the retail boxes come with something "extra" that you would normally buy via the in game system?
yeah they have this Premium account idea now that gives you extras above and beyond what you get on a free account. I think the retail box gives you a code that gives you a premium account for 30 days or something like that.
I was just having a read in the internode forums and there are a couple of people having the same problem. when no servers display its because there are none in your region. of course you cant change to say you are form america though because they blank it in...
Internode have asked about hosting servers but havent heard anything.
if someone can point me in the way of some server files theres a possibility i can get something up and running as i quite enjoyed this game too.
cheers aliyah.
I imagine they woudl keep a close reign on the servers being setup specially now they have the whole Premium account stuff??
i tried to register a while back but never received a response
if they can't even get that right then i have doubts on them making a game
I finally got a response, it was a simple We do not have any servers in your region at teh moment response and they closed the support query without even a hint as to whether (and if so when) they may have servers down this way.
I give up for now, if anyone finds that they do indeed have servers down here at some stage let me know as I am still interested in playing it, but I give up for now.
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You may have heard about the exciting changes coming in delivery! The end result of these changes will be more service for you, our member. I wanted to provide you an overview of what is happening and a general timeline. There are a couple of external factors that are driving IHLS to re-evaluate and modify our delivery service.
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Earlier this month IHLS received $626,746 of its FY2016 Area and Per Capita Grant Funding. This first payment brings us to about 31% of the total $1,989,670.48 allocation for FY2016. As a reminder, in FY2016 our System Area and Per Capita funding was reduced to 58% due to the state budget crisis.
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Illinois Library Delivery Service (ILDS) is the courier service that distributes library materials between academic libraries (who are members of Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois…CARLI) and the Illinois Library Systems (IHLS, RAILS and CPL). Since it is a courier service, periodically that contract has a Request for Proposal (RFP) managed by the University of Illinois Procurement Division. The current contract for the ILDS expires on June 30, 2016.
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Lifted out of the AHL to fill in for an injured Ryan Carter, Reid Boucher made a quick impression by becoming the first, and to this day the only, player on the New Jersey Devils roster to notch a shootout goal. All he needed was one try in his first NHL game.
That impression would soon fade though, as would his scoring touch.
In fact, other than that shootout goal, Boucher has been quite illusive in his rookie campaign in the National Hockey League.
He hasn't exactly been the "special" player coach Pete DeBoer was expecting, to say the least.
"I think we know what he is," DeBoer said in December when Boucher first arrived. "He's got to play in your top six, top nine forwards. He's not going to be a checker, he's not a big guy, but he has a special talent that we could use in the organization."
Since his debut with the Devils on Dec.4, the 20-year-old forward has one goal and four assists, putting him on pace to finish up the season with three goals and 14 points. At best the rookie forward has been given 15:33 of ice time but typically falls between the 10-12 minute range, including some power play time that he wasn't getting when he first arrived from Albany.
Aside form his lack of production, which some may argue isn't all that matters, Boucher has done nothing for the Devils to become a stand-out player. He has blocked five shots, dished 14 hits and has taken two penalties.
Collecting 18 points with the Albany Devils, the call up may have seemed like a good choice in December. But for a team desperate for goals and wins with 34 games left on the schedule, there's not a lot of time for patience with a player that just has potential.
Is Boucher NHL ready? The answer right now is no.
Of all of the players the Devils have not wanted to rush into the big league, it's a wonder at this point why Boucher is one of the exceptions.


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College basketball's weekend ended in blowouts, large scoring outbursts, and upsets on Sunday. After some very intriguing and heart stopping games on Saturday, yesterday's games did not live up to billing, although, the results may have been somewhat predictable.
Syracuse survives with last second lay-up to beat North Carolina State.
Big 10 Recap
Wisconsin dominated Michigan behind a strong first half that gave the Badgers a 15 point lead at the break. After Michigan made their run, Wisconsin finished the game strong to keep the Wolverines at bay. Frank Kaminsky led Wisconsin with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Kaminsky was working his magic in the post and from three point range.
The win gave put Wisconsin two games back of Big 10 co-leaders, Michigan and Michigan State. The Spartans had a chance to go up a game on the Wolverines, but they suffered a home loss to Nebraska.
Even with quite a few injuries, Michigan State has dropped a couple games that they should have won. Michigan State is now (10-3) in the Big 10, tied with Michigan.
Surprisingly, the Huskers are right in the thick of the NCAA tourney talk this week. Nebraska is in sixth place with a (6-6) record in the Big 10. We'll see if they can build off of some big wins.
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After getting upstaged, on their home court, by Creighton a month ago, it was evident that Villanova would be ready for the rematch. Well, it turns out that Villanova is no match for the Creighton Blue Jays. Doug Mcdermott scored 39 points to match the bench's production in a 101-80 victory on Sunday. McDermott hit 13-17 shots and passed Larry Bird on the all time scoring list.
The Blue Jays took a half game lead on Villanova for the Big East lead, and they hold the tie breaker.
St. John's was also in a revenge game against the Georgetown Hoyas. Earlier in the season, Georgetown put on a "Demolition Man" type beating on the Johnnies, but it looks like the Red Storm is a much different team right now.
St. John's started the game on a 15-0 run and held off a Georgetown run midway through the second half. Led by Rysheed Jordan's 24 points. The St. John's starting back court accounted for 48 points. He matched D'Angelo Harrison's 24 points in the 22 point win.
The win moved St. John's to (17-9, 7-6) in the Big East. Georgetown dropped to (15-10, 6-7). This was the Hoyas' first loss in five games.
One week after entering the Top 25, SMU had an interesting travel week, and they ended their extended stay in the Northeast with a loss to lowly Temple. SMU fell to (20-6), but they suffered a terrible loss on Sunday. We'll see if the Mustangs remain in the poll after their shocking loss.
Wichita State won their 27th straight game to start the season. Their second victory over Evansville was easier than the first, but Wichita State still had to work for their undefeated season.
Once again, the Shockers dominated defensively, and put the clamps on another opponent. Ron Baker poured in 26 points, while Fred VanVleet had 18 points and eight assists.
Louisville scored more points in the second half than Rutgers scored for the whole game. The Cardinals also scored Rutgers by 19 points in the first half. That's how Louisville won by 48 points on Sunday. Luke Hancock led the Cardinals with 25 points.
The much maligned Cardinals have been under the radar all season, but they only have four losses. Now they need to beat some of the better teams left on the schedule. Louisville is all alone in second place of the AAC.
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This fugly little guy is Axolotl and his species hails from the lakes of Mexico, including that elusive lake Xochimilco that lies beneath Mexico City.
The Axolotl is a salamander -- a group of amphibians that are not known for their good looks anyway. Add the bushy stalks and albino features and things get downright fugly. Those stalks are actually external gills that stir through oxygenated water for underwater breathing. They can also "gulp" air when on the surface. They come in four basic color schemes, two natural -- brown and black, and two mutant -- leucistic and albino. They have a neat trick of being able to regenerate limbs that makes them a prime target for human study.
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Both groups were evaluated when they started the second therapy and again six months later. Improvements in one subgroup were measured using the Disease Activity Score, or DAS28, an assessment based on 28 tender and swollen joints. Improvements in the second subgroup were measured using the Health Assessment Questionnaire, or HAQ, a patient-reported measure of physical function and disability levels.
In the group with DAS28 scores, 54.8 percent of those who took rituximab reported a "good" or "moderate" response (according to the European League Against Rheumatism criteria) six months after they had switched, compared to 47.3 percent of those who took a second anti-TNF. In the group with HAQ scores, 38.4 percent on rituximab reported they experienced a clinically important improvement compared to 29.6 percent in the anti-TNF group. In both subgroups, the differences in improvement between the rituximab and the anti-TNF groups were considered statistically significant.
"We are continuing to learn about the nature of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, and for some patients it may be better to try to block their inflammation using rituximab, which inhibits B-cells, as opposed to anti-TNF therapies, which block the cytokine tumor necrosis factor, which is an important protein involved in inflammation," says Dr. Hyrich. This research builds on a previous, smaller study that found similar results when rituximab was used as a second-line therapy, he added.
But there is still much to learn. She says researchers are still trying to understand why some patients respond better to one drug than another. "I don't think we fully understand the way in which rituximab is controlling symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis. There is some evidence that patients who are positive for rheumatoid factor or anti-CCP antibodies will respond better to rituximab compared to those who are negative for these antibodies," she says. "In other patients, TNF may be less important in their inflammation and other proteins or cells more important."
Dr. Hyrich says the most important thing patients should do is discuss their individual treatment options with their rheumatologist.
Daniel E. Furst, MD, the Carl M. Pearson Professor of Rheumatology at UCLA Medical Center, believes some imbalances may exist in the patient groups in this study because patients were not randomly assigned a second biologic. That could have biased the results to favor rituximab, he says. For example, among the DAS28 group, nearly 60 percent of patients who switched to a second anti-TNF stopped the first one because of inefficacy. "If that group stopped because of primary inefficacy – rather than for loss of response or adverse event – one wouldn't expect the second [anti-TNF] to work, but they switched to the [anti-TNF] anyway," Dr. Furst explains. "There's a chance these [results] were biased because of the reasons patients switched."
Dr. Furst, who was one of the lead authors of the ACR's revised guidelines for DMARD therapy, believes one must understand why a patient failed the first anti-TNF to get a sense of how well he or she will do with the medication they try next. That's what he and his colleagues tried to keep in mind when they were revising the guidelines, thus allowing for greater flexibility and choice, he says.
The updated guidelines recommend that patients who have no response or an inadequate response to an anti-TNF after three months try either a second anti-TNF or a different type of biologic. If a patient experienced a serious adverse event, the guidelines recommend switching to a biologic that isn't an anti-TNF.
"If the patient 'failed' because they had absolutely no response, it makes good sense to try a drug like Rituxan or another non-TNF biologic," Dr. Furst says. "This approach is supported by the medical literature."
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Senior Stephanie Kono led a contingent of four current or former UCLA players after the first round of Stage Three at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in Daytona Beach, FL.
Kono fired a first-round 67 (-5) and was in second place, one shot behind professional Christine Song, who posted a 66 (-6) at the Champions Course.
Former Bruins Maria Jose Uribe (71, -1) and Hannah Jun (73, +1) were tied for 13th and 37th, respectively, followed by current senior Brianna Do, who was tied for 116th after posting a 78 (+6).
Kono bogeyed No. 2 after she failed to get up and down for par from a bunker. But the three-time, first-team All-American rolled in birdies on her next three holes from three feet, 12 feet and one foot, and then completed her round with birdies on her last two holes to draw within a shot of the lead.
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Germany coach Joachim Löw came out with his preliminary World Cup roster and the two glaring absences for Die Nationalmannschaft where those of Fiorentina striker Mario Gomez and Borussia Mönchengladbach goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
The German-Spaniard striker suffered through fitness issues all season long and finally Löw could not wait for him any longer. Gomez injury bug and his lack of playing time was a major factor for him to not be called up, yet at the same time Löw called up Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira to the squad despite having been out
Another absence was Hamburg's Rene Adler who has been in some complications and is currently in a battle to avoid relegation. His form, in combination with the emergence of Borussia Dortmund shot stopper Roman Weidenfeller in the national team pecking order saw Adler drop off from being the back up to Manuel Neuer to being off the squad completely.
Another goalkeeper that was left off the squad was Gladbach's Marc-Andre ter Stegen goalkeeper, he was in the middle of a media storm after being targeted by FC Barcelona and had even signed a contract with the Catalan side before they ended up being handed a transfer ban that was then taken away. Despite not being on the World Cup roster, ter Stegen was called up to be part of the squad that will face Poland on May 13 against Poland. Löw selected him and several other alternate players as both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund would be taking part in the final of the DFB Pokal on May 17 in Berlin.
A mild surprise was the addition of both Sampdoria man Shkodran Mustafi who received his first call up to the national team earlier this year in the match against Chile. The same goes for Freiburg man Matthias Ginter as well as Augsburg's Andre Hahn.
Lazio's Miroslav Klose will have a chance to break the all-time scoring record in the World Cup as he earns a fourth trip to the tournament. Meanwhile the second striker that was called up was long overdue in Hoffenheim's Kevin Volland.
Germany will head to Brazil to their custom built camp in Santo Andre. From there they will play Portugal in Bahia on June 16. Five days later, they will face Ghana at the Arena Castelão in Pernambuco. They will wrap up their group play the US in Recife on June 26.
Goalkeepers: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover)
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Midfielders : Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Schalke 04), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Leon Goretzka (Schalke 04), Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich), Andre Hahn (Augsburg), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Max Meyer (Schalke 04), Mesut Özil (Arsenal-ENG), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich) Lukas Podolski (Arsenal-ENG), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Andre Schurrle (Chelsea-ENG), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
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Jhaniele Fowler: Born to play netball
DESPITE the huge role which has been foisted upon her within the last year, there is no sign of fear of responsibility for national netball goal-shooter Jhaniele Fowler.
Fowler has been the principal goal-shooter for the Sunshine Girls in the absence of Romelda Aiken who has been away from the team for much of the last year playing in the ANZ Championship in Australia.
At only 21 years old, her height would signal that she was born and bred for the role of goal-shooter.
"Some people have it. Some people have to acquire it. I'm one of those who has not had to go ahead and look for it. It's just in me," Fowler told the Observer.
"It's a little more responsibility. With me I know I have to get it done. So no pressure," she added.
"I see a lot of things happening for me once I just take the concentration (and) work towards what I want."
Originally from Montego Bay where she started playing netball at Farm Primary School, Fowler travelled more than half way across the country and now calls the parish of St Thomas home. She lives there with her one-year-old daughter Rihanna and her daughter's father.
"A part of me wanted to relocate. Coming from Montego Bay to play and to train is kind of hectic and I have family in St Thomas and I love (St Thomas) so I moved," she said.
"I'm not really the outgoing type. Where I live is quiet, so I adapted well to it. It wasn't any big transformation for me," she explained of the change from big city life to the rural confines of St Thomas.
Fowler had to leave her job to focus on her duties as a national player, but says it has been worth it, especially with the support of her family.
"I have more time to focus on the goal of what we are going towards," Fowler said, adding that she does not regret the sacrifice.
"It gives me more time to help at home. It gives me more time to be with my little girl and in regards to training it helps to build me more."
Fowler attributes her confidence and self-belief to her mother. She also spent a lot of her time as a child taking care of her eight-year-old younger sister.
"I have to give all of that to my mother because from I was young she taught me to stand on my own. She taught me to take care; I learnt how to manage a household. You can learn how not to make mistakes that you see people around you making. That's what helped me to develop," she stated.
As Fowler, who represents Waulgrovians in the local league competitions, prepares for next month's World Netball Championships (WNC) in Singapore, she is focussed on the task ahead.
"My personal goal is to make sure I have my teammates' back at all costs. But I have to fulfil my end of the bargain in order to have their back... to shoot all goals that come down to me and to contest any that have to be turned back."
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A few weeks ago, I made one of my two or three trips per year to beautiful Utah, my former home. It was a productive visit that included teaching a writing workshop in Provo, business meetings with American Idol alum Carmen Rasmusen, a tour of the Governor's Mansion from delightful first lady Jeanette Herbert and a round of golf with three friends who should not be allowed to drive a golf cart.
Nor should they own clubs, for that matter.
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I met a hero there.
I met Mason Savage.
One of his teachers, Michelle Denson, asked many months ago if on my next visit to Utah I would drive north to meet this extraordinary young man. Perhaps like you, I assumed that when we finally met eye-to-eye, I'd hear the story of saving a sibling from a house fire, or raising a million dollars for cancer research by selling fruit punch on the sidewalk, or any of the other stories more likely to garner headlines.
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Fortunately, that's not his decision to make. You can judge for yourself.
During a school basketball game this winter, a classmate was injured and carted away in an ambulance. How many kids, without hesitation or fear of teasing or embarrassment, would gather together a large group of fellow players and students to offer a prayer for the young man?
Mason would.
How many junior high students would start a Christmas Jar without prodding or involvement from mom and dad? After simply hearing of the tradition, without needing to research or even read the book, Mason started a jar for a specific family he knew was struggling.
Not content to serve just one family, Mason adopted the Seventeen Second Miracle mentality of daily service. Mason's mother says his list of daily service miracles already amounts to a lifetime for most of us.
How many other students speak up bravely, but politely, when others use profanity and ask them to stop? Not many.
How many other students encourage friends to try to understand and tolerate a particular classmate who is socially challenged? Not many.
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When the world would prefer him to be nearsighted, selfish, self-centered and more interested in music, movies, video games and dating, Mason chooses to be farsighted. His vision is locked on personal growth through service.
I wish I'd been more like him as a kid. Actually, I wish I were more like him as an adult.
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Letters To Let Folks Know About Higher Taxes Will Be Sent Out Next Week
Written by Your 5News Team
Last updated on January 03, 2013 @ 7:41PM
Created on January 03, 2013 @ 7:13PM
Just at a time when folks in Monogalia County thought they would be done with all those headaches surrounding property reappraisals it looks like some folks might have to get ready for round two.
That's because the State Tax office if sending letters to more than 5,700 residents next week.
The letters will let folks know their property taxes have increased by at least 10 percent.
Last year they sent out out more than 40,000 of the same letters to folks in Mon County.
Mark Musick, the county's assessor, told 5 News the decrease shows how much progress they've made in a year.
If you get one of the letters and have any questions you can call the assessor's office. Their number is (304) 291-7222.
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Jimmy Butler is a game-time decision for Tuesday night's game vs. the Atlanta Hawks as he continues to recover from a rib injury.
He missed the Bulls Tuesday morning shootaround and there is some optimism that he could still play.
"It hurts," Butler told reporters. "I guess you've got to deal with it. This is the life we chose. Gotta play through it."
"There's been a little bit (of improvement), but with your ribs, it's just tough. You can't move, you get hit and it's hard to breath at times."
Butler injured his ribs during a collision last Friday vs. Denver and missed the Bulls 93-79 loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday.
Butler said the final decision will be made before tip-off once he's gone through some cardio and his pregame routine.
"He's still sore. We'll see where he is tonight," coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters. "Just day-to-day. It's basically bruised ribs, so it's just pain tolerance."
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National Lifeguard Championships returning to Daytona
Published: Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 8:21 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 8:21 p.m.
Delighted Volusia County officials announced Thursday that the National Lifeguard Championships will return to Volusia County in 2015 and 2017.
The four-day events are expected to draw between 1,500 and 2,000 competitors, with their families and supporters. Sponsored by the U.S. Lifesaving Association and the Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association in conjunction with the county's Beach Safety and Ocean Rescue department, the championships are scheduled for August 2015 and August 2017 on the beach in front of Ocean Walk in Daytona Beach.
The county previously hosted the championships in 1982, 1996 and 2004.
Local businessman Charlie Lydecker, a former county lifeguard and previous association competitor, will co-chair the event with Mark Swanson, the county's beach director.
County Manager Jim Dinneen said Lydecker, who recorded a video message to play at the County Council meeting Thursday, will donate $25,000 to help publicize the event.
The county "should be proud" of the changes it's made to the lifeguard corps and its beach department in recent years, Lydecker said in the video. "The county has done a wonderful job of affecting change," he said.
The championships "will give us something to work toward," and restore a long tradition that seems to have "evaporated," Lydecker said.
Lydecker and Swanson, who county officials said were instrumental in landing the championships, hailed the announcement from the U.S. Lifesaving Association as good news for tourism and local businesses.
The lifeguards and their families "will stay in our hotels and eat in our restaurants," said Lydecker.
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Why not put a little gemutlichkeit into your weekend at the 35th annual Germanfest in Muenster, Texas? Sample some fabulous ethnic German cuisine, including tasty German sausages, scrumptious strudel and gorgeous German cheeses. Grab a beer and join the expected 20,000 festival goers in toasting Muenster's German heritage at Germanfest, April 23 through 25 in the North Texas town of Muenster.
If you're worried you won't be able to work off that wurst dancing to the oompah bands or climbing the rock wall, the annual Germanfest Fun Run starts Sunday, April 25 at noon. Race day registration starts at 10:30 am at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Muenster. The first 1000 participants will receive a free t-shirt, free entrance into the Germanfest grounds and 2 free beer or soda tickets to use at the festival after the race.
Muenster's Germanfest promises tons of fun for the whole family. Watch out for the mimes while you enjoy the entertaining magicians, clowns and storytellers roaming the Germanfest grounds. Children will love the Karneval and Kinder Theater, and kids of all ages will enjoy the music, dancing, arts and crafts, folk dancing, and two stages with non-stop entertainment.
Or check out the traditional German contest called Nagelshlagen: Contestants take turns pounding a spike into a tree stump; the contestant who does it with the fewest number of hits wins. Compete yourself, or be content to grab a beer and German sausage and settle in to watch the action. Either way, the Nagelshlagen is a Germanfest tradition that should not be missed. Other annual Germanfest events include a Barbecue cookoff and a bike rally, both on Saturday.
The small North Texas town of Muenster was founded in 1889 by German Catholic immigrants. Every year on the last full weekend in April, the residents of Muenster celebrate the culture and cuisine of Germany and their wonderful, close-knit community with Germanfest. Muenster is located about an hour north of the Dallas Metroplex. Germanfest runs today until 12 midnight and Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm. Admission is $6. For more information, see this informative article from the Dallas Culture & Events Examiner. Muenster's Germanfest website.
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Mark Zuckerberg and his colleagues last week announced major redesigns to the Facebook News Feed. In a live stream press statement, they outlined three main areas of change which they hope mirror the ever-changing ways in which people around the world use the network.
- Facebook want to create a richer, more beautiful News Feed, without the 'clutter' surrounding the stories which bring people to the platform
- Photos become central to the stream, which is now two, not three, columns wide. This allows all posts, whether image, text, video or ad, to take up the majority of screen space, with more prominence given to visual assets
- Links to articles/news sources are displayed in a magazine format, with more prominent headlines, longer summaries and a publisher's icon
- The News Feed will continue to highlight news and events from liked Pages
- A drop down menu will allow users to choose which stream of content they want to view
- Demand for all news to be collated in one place has resulted in the 'All Friends' feed, so you never miss a single movement
- New feeds include Music, Photos and Following, which will show only the news from the Pages and public figures that you have liked
- Much of the design has come from Facebook's work on mobile, using minimal screen space to prioritise key features and utilities
- The pop-out black bar, which many are used to seeing on the left hand side of their mobile app, now comes to desktop, eliminating the right hand bar (previous home of Ticker, Chat and ad space)
- Facebook have worked hard to create consistency across numerous devices and screens, which should create a better user experience for all users, wherever they are and whatever they're using
These three aspects come together to form what Zuckerberg calls 'a personalised newspaper' – drawing on both personal and public news sources, in various formats, to create a more colourful feed. These are the stories without clutter; note too that Facebook no longer use their full name as a logo, but a more simple, streamlined 'f' to demonstrate their back seat role.
Rollout will be slow and considered – users can sign up now, but it will be some time until we see the new designs on the majority of profiles.
For advertisers and Page owners, whose Reach has been significantly damaged in recent months due to Facebook's internal mistakes, questions mainly surround the anticipated effectiveness of paid media on the new News Feed. Facebook maintain that nothing about how users interact with ads has changed – however the sheer prominence of posts in the new feed, in terms of pixel space, is undoubtedly a bonus.
The algorithm which determines who sees your Page's news will remain unchanged, although the focus on images discussed here might suggest a return to image-led assets, after a period of experimentation with text-only updates.
Advertisers should also consider the placing of their brand's posts in the new Following feed. Brand posts used to sit intermingled with personal news; however they can now be viewed in stark contrast to each other, within the same forum. For advertisers with major competitors within similar Facebook demographics, it is more important than ever that Facebook content is creative enough to engage and enthuse both current and potential fans.


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Through College Journey's 5-day residential program located the University of Texas at Dallas, girls will be mentored by successful STEM professionals currently working in STEM careers, be exposed to a range of STEM related coursework, and receive training on professional skills such as resume writing.
While at camp, girls will choose from and experience hands-on, interactive curriculum based activities facilitated by STEM role models in areas such as electrical engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, and much more. The College Journey program is designed to not only to give girls the opportunity to visualize themselves pursuing and achieving goals in higher education and/or successful STEM careers, but it instills in them the confidence and gives them the tools to make their future dreams a reality.
Cost: $350/girl. All expenses are included in the cost (including 2 t-shirts, College Journey patch, meals, evening activities and housing). Scholarships are available (application required).
Details: All girls will live in the dorms for the week. Adult chaperones are provided by Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. A signed doctor's physical that is within 12 months of the event is required in advance.
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Waukesha's American TV & Appliance closing its doors
An "unforgiving" economy cited as reason
The closure of American TV & Appliance will leave two properties valued at more than $20 million sitting vacant.
The store announced this week that, after 60 years in business, it would close all its operations, including its Waukesha store and Pewaukee distribution center.
"While this is a sad moment, it is also a proud moment," said president and CEO of American Doug Reuhl in a news release. "It's a moment to be proud of our efforts and to be proud of what we have delivered to the community.
"Words cannot adequately express how grateful we are to our millions of loyal customers, and to the incredible, dedicated family of employees that we have been blessed with over our 60 years of business."
The closure leaves 989 employees out of work.
Reuhl cited an "unforgiving" economy over the last five years as a reason for the closing.
An operator from the Waukesha store declined to comment on the closure, and a representative at American's Madison-based headquarters referred all comments to the news release.
American's website on Tuesday morning, indicated that a going-out-of-business sale would start at 9 a.m. Thursday.
In addition to the Waukesha store at W229 N1400 Westwood Drive, American TV & Appliance has four other stores in Wisconsin — in Appleton, Madison, Brown Deer and Oak Creek — as well as two stories in Illinois and two in Iowa.
Services and distribution centers that will close include the Corporate Service Center in Madison and the Distribution Center at W228 N2801 Duplainville Road in Pewaukee.
According to Waukesha County online tax records for 2013, the Waukesha retail location, on 9.713 acres of land, is assessed at $7.515 million.
The 2013 tax records indicate the distribution center in Pewaukee, is assessed at $13.070 million.
The stores were closed Tuesday and Wednesday to mark down prices for the Thursday sale.
According to its website, all sales will be final during the going-out-of-business sale, with no returns. It notes that during the next four days, gift cards will be honored.
All extended warranties will remain valid and insured through a third-party insurance company. It also says that all products in its service center will be repaired or returned to the customer before the closing.
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Pivoting exoplanets could harbour life
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Tilted orbits might allow water to remain liquid on the surface
International performance mixed for UK physicists
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Publishing output emphasizes quality over quantity
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Apr 4, 2014
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By Greg Barbera
Driving long distances in a car is always a good time for conversation. And sometimes that conversation comes in the form of good counsel.
The first Christmas after separating (it had only been a few months), my wife and I put up a good front, play-acting a "family" morning opening presents at the house I no longer lived in. The following year, now officially divorced, I was determined to drive five hours from North Carolina to Maryland with my two boys—ages 7 and 4—to see my parents and siblings and their families. I had planned to leave Christmas morning, but a major snowstorm was headed our way, so if we didn't set out the night before the trip would have to be scratched.
We left around dinnertime just as it started snowing. My boys weren't too happy at the prospect of missing snow games. It rarely snows enough for sledding and snowballs in central NC. "It'll melt and be gone by noon," I reminded them, and felt I'd quelled their anger. But there were other things to be angry about. Like why weren't we still a family unit?
"Everything is going to be okay, I promise," I told my boys, not knowing myself if it actually would be. (Sometimes all you have is hope.)
As I crossed the state line into Virginia, I suddenly found myself driving in a blizzard—in what they call "white-out" conditions. This was totally exhilarating for the boys. They'd never seen anything like it. For me, not so much. It was pitch black and swirling white all around me.
We stopped in Petersburg, VA (roughly the halfway point between my place and my parents' house) for a pee break. There were probably six inches of freshly packed snow on the ground. We had an impromptu snowball fight and hastily made a little snowman at the rest stop for those who would come after us. "That was fun, Dad!" said my youngest.
By the time we got north of Richmond, we'd outrun the storm and were joined by plows salting the highway. My knuckles were no longer as white as the snowballs we'd thrown at each other. The boys soon drifted off to sleep. When we arrived, I carried them into the house and put them to bed.
The next day they woke up to find that, much to their surprise, Santa had come for them all the way up in Maryland. "Hey, he knows when you are sleeping and he knows when you're awake," I told them, "so he's gotta know where you are, right?" Then my sister's family came from Cleveland with more presents, followed shortly thereafter by my brother's family from West Chester, PA, with still more presents. So many presents, as a matter of fact, that my youngest son pondered how we were going to get them all into the car for the drive back home.
And with that, surrounded by presents and an extended family, thoughts of divorced parents became a fleeting memory for them. If only for a moment.
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Players are ready - O'Neill
by Stuart Vose
Squad all set to go again, says boss.
Martin O'Neill says his squad are raring to go once again as they prepare to meet in-form Spurs on Wearside.
Andre Villas-Boas' side head north following a fine 4-0 win at Aston Villa – their third clean sheet in a row.
Only Manchester United have taken more points than the White Hart Lane club over the last six games, but Sunderland head into Saturday's fixture on a high of their own.
The Black Cats saw off champions Manchester City on Boxing Day thanks to Adam Johnson's goal, and O'Neill feels his players are ready for a second outing in four days.
"We're thrilled to have won the [City] game – it was a tough one but we created some great chances and could have won it with something in hand at the end," he explained.
"That's despite their manager saying we were lucky – I didn't see that at all.
"The result gives us great heart going into a difficult period. We've done very well to get points on the board pre-Christmas and on Boxing Day.
"We saw Tottenham the other day playing brilliantly with some free-flowing football; looking to score at every opportunity.
"It will be a tough game for us but the players are ready for it and in great heart."
Spurs are the only side to have scored in all of their away league games so far, netting 20 times on the road.
Gareth Bale has been leading the way, with a hat-trick at Villa Park taking his tally to seven goals in his last seven games.
"Gareth is a fantastic footballer who has improved immensely over the last couple of years," O'Neill said.
"His exploits in the Champions League have shown he can produce at any given level at all, and he's a terrific player."
Meanwhile, the Sunderland manager says it's vital his side have time to switch off in the midst of a busy festive period.
And his sole focus is on valuable league points having seen his charges win three of their last four games.
"We must try to get as much rest as possible," O'Neill explained. "Any of the teams with smaller squads find the games come thick and fast – there's basically no respite.
"If players want to play and you feel you're not going to do any damage in terms of some sort of injury, I don't think you can look much further than the following game.
"We need points on the board. League position doesn't really matter to me – I've said that before – and it's about points on the board.
"When you have those everything else takes care of itself."