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Tissue dissociation is a critical first step to obtain single cells in a lot of applications like cell and tissue analysis, drug development and cancer research. These cell suspensions are generally prepared by mechanical, chemical and enzymatic methods. Currently, tissue dissociation is being performed using manual methods or with some of the existing automated systems on the market. The entire process of tissue dissociation – right from harvesting the tissues from animals to obtaining single cell suspensions is laborious.
Researchers at University of Arizona developed a novel system that automates the tissue dissociation process thereby reducing manual intervention and process variability. This automated technology reduces sample processing time and could facilitate high throughput R&D or drug development applications.
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Its Wednesday and time for our Weekly Wedding Post at ClassyBlackGirl.com We usually have a Top 10 List, but this week we received an email that we HAD to address it to our readers!...realizing that this is probably an issue that is commonly faced. The dreaded Ex!
The names and information have been changed to protect the innocent and the guilty!
--- From Subscriber: Jeanee
Dear ClassyBlackGirl:
I see that you have been posting on Weddings a LOT more lately. I never thought that I would have a need for an Etiquette Expert...but now I do. I am getting married in July and things are generally going very well. However, my husband has a son, Trey, from a previous relationship, who is 7 years old. His sons mother, Misha, is a typical "Baby Mama." Misha is basically demanding, through my fiancé, Quan, that she should be allowed to be there because Trey is in the wedding. I have had some issues with Misha, she has been what I would consider disrespectful to me and our relationship through their son. Point Blank, I dont want Misha at my wedding. I cannot understand why Quan's mother cant care for Trey through the celebration? I do not want to be a Bridezilla but at the same time I do NOT want to see this heffa's scowling face as I walk down the aisle on MY day or at my reception. Nor do I want her taking pictures of us.
How do I handle this situation without offending my fiancé and maintaining the peace?
Just fabulous in July, Jeanee ---
Greetings Just Fabulous,
First of all-Congratulations! This is a time that you and Quan should be enjoying and I hope that you both are!!
I would like to start off by saying, this is a conversation that you need to be having with Quan. There is no reason that there should be anybody at your wedding that you do not want there-including his Baby Mama. Besides the fact that her meal will cost you extra, the anxiety will cost you more. While your husbands son is a new part of your life and family, Misha, if not a positive factor, needs to begin to understand your NEW place. You are no longer just the girlfriend, but you will now be the wife and you must be respected. Your disrespect in the past entitles you to say that you do not want Misha at your party. Yet, you will need to come up with a solution. I believe that your suggestion of Trey's grandmother or one of his sisters(somebody not in the wedding) would be a perfect choice to care for your new son during the celebration.
Your husband is going to have to take the lead in having this conversation with his Baby Mama. And if he cannot get this situation under control, this is going to be a thorn in your married life forever. And could potentially lead to its demise since Trey is only 7. Ask Quan if HE would be invited to Misha's wedding? It's all about real life and respect.
I hope that this helps your day be the brightest that it could possibly be!
--- Okay, so I know that Jeanee is going to read this BlogPost, but really...she has got to line this heffa up! The only reason that Misha wants to be at your wedding is to be hateful, spiteful and probably wear white. The fact that you even know that she wants to be invited leads me to believe that this situation is bigger than her son, its about Quan and still wanting to remain a "relevant" part of his life. Besides being his Baby's Mama, she has no relevance unless Quan wants her there. And if he wants Misha to be a part of his life, Jeanee might want to take several seats and figure out if Quan is THE ONE?
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US beats Russia to extradite 'Merchant of Death'
AN alleged arms dealer nicknamed "The Merchant of Death", who has been pursued by global law enforcement organisations for years, is to be extradited to the US to stand trial.
The news comes amid allegations that the authorities in Thailand succumbed to persistent pressure from Washington.
A court in Bangkok ruled that Viktor Bout, a Russian who prosecutors say sold guns to dictators and militants in war zones across Africa, South America and the Middle East, should be sent to the US to face charges that he tried to sell arms to outlawed Colombian rebels.
Wearing leg irons and a colourful prison uniform, the 43-year-old Russian, whose exploits have inspired Hollywood movies, vowed to prove his innocence.
"We will face the trial in the US and win it," he told reporters in Russian. Hugging his wife and fighting back tears, he was then led from the courtroom. His wife Alla declared: "This is the most unfair decision possible."
Yet the courtroom drama over the extradition of a man suspected of selling arms to everyone from Liberia's Charles Taylor to Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi, has been overshadowed by a heated row between the US and Russia, both of which had been lobbying the Thai authorities.
While the US wanted the former Russian military translator to be sent to America for trial, Moscow urged that he be released from the maximum security prison he has been held in for two years and allowed to return to Russia.
Mr Bout, said to be the inspiration behind the 2005 film Lord of War, starring Nicolas Cage, has been held in Thailand since he was arrested two years ago in a joint US-Thai sting operation in which agents posed as arms buyers for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Held on an Interpol warrant, the US had argued he be extradited to face terrorism charges.
Underlining the US's determination that he be sent for trial, the State Department this week summoned the Thai ambassador in Washington to "emphasise how important this judgment is".
The US ambassador in Thailand made similar requests to the Thai foreign ministry. Thailand is a regional ally of the US and receives millions of dollars in aid from Washington. Indeed, the court had asked for a report on the political implications of releasing the prisoner.
Against such a backdrop, Russia reacted with anger, describing the Thai court judgment as "unlawful and political". Without referring specifically to the US, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, said the decision to overturn a lower court's previous decision rejecting extradition "was made under very strong pressure".
He added: "This is lamentable. I assure you that we will continue to do all that is necessary to ensure his return to his homeland."
Though he has always denied the claim, Mr Bout is widely considered one of the world's most prolific arms dealers, selling to both governments and rebels -- and sometimes supplying to both participants in a conflict at the same time. The head of an air transport empire, he has long evaded efforts by the US and UN to freeze his assets and stop him travelling. He has always insisted he runs a legitimate business.
The full circumstances of Bout's arrest in 2008 -- he was seized in a luxury Bangkok hotel -- remain unclear. He was detained by US agents posing as arms buyers for FARC, considered a terrorist organisation by Washington, and indicted on four terrorism-related charges.
He had allegedly offered to sell FARC more than 700 surface-to-air missiles, thousands of guns, high-tech helicopters and aeroplanes fitted with grenade launchers and missiles.
But other witnesses told the court that he was in Thailand in connection with a project involving a Russian submarine.
The 'New York Times' reported that Thai intelligence officials said he was part of a deal to provide Thailand with a small but sophisticated nuclear submarine, to be named in honour of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the country's monarch.
When this hearing began, Mr Bout's lawyer submitted a list of witnesses that included advisers to Thailand's royal family and also presented copies of speeches in which members of the royal family called for closer military cooperation with Russia. Any embarrassing revelations for the country's royal family would be hugely awkward for the Thai government.
Experts have said the court's decision in Bangkok represents a considerable victory for the US and an embarrassment for Moscow. (© Independent News Services)
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Hello Ebayers my name is Gordon. I live in a little community called Springville that is out in the country in beautiful Tennessee . It is just outside Paris Tennessee, home of the worlds largest fish fry, held every year during the 3rd week of April. I have been carving since 1985 as a hobby carver and full-time since 2007. I enjoy carving the Native American Indian face so you will see more of them than other carvings, but I am trying to branch out. I don't carve women very well so I don't carve them very often. I carve mostly cottonwood bark from Arizona. I carve cottonwood bark for several reasons; it is easier on my body, it is pretty, I like it and it doesn't crack. Cottonwood bark being bark and not hardwood doesn't move so it doesn't crack. Anything on any of my cottonwood bark carvings that looks like a crack is just where the bark separates or is just a defect in the wood. I also sell books and my wife has a used bookstore, so if you are looking for a book maybe I can help. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
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Washington Wizards (10-13) at San Antonio Spurs (21-5)
NBA Basketball: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 8:30 pm (AT&T Center)
The Line: San Antonio Spurs -12 -- Over/Under: 198.5 See the Latest Odds
The Washington Wizards and San Antonio Spurs square off Wednesday night at the AT&T Center.
The Washington Wizards need a victory after losing five of their last eight games. The Washington Wizards are averaging 101.5 points on 44.8 percent shooting and allowing 105.6 points on 46.7 percent shooting. John Wall is averaging 19.6 points and 8.8 assists while Marcin Gortat is averaging 12.2 points and 9.1 rebounds. Otto Porter Jr. is grabbing 5.5 rebounds and Ramon Sessions is dishing 2.4 assists. The Washington Wizards are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 74.7 percent from the free throw line. The Wizards are allowing 41.1 percent shooting from deep and are forcing 16.6 turnovers per game. The Washington Wizards have split their last six road games.
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The San Antonio Spurs look to remain red hot after winning eight of their last 10 games. The San Antonio Spurs are averaging 101.1 points on 48 percent shooting and allowing 87.9 points on 41.8 percent shooting. Kawhi Leonard is averaging 20.8 points and 7.6 rebounds while LaMarcus Aldridge is averaging 15.8 points and 8.8 rebounds. Tony Parker is dishing 4.9 assists and Tim Duncan is grabbing 8.3 rebounds. The San Antonio Spurs are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 78.2 percent from the free throw line. The Spurs are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game. The San Antonio Spurs have won 22 straight regular season home games.
The Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest. The Spurs are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 vs. Eastern Conference and 39-19 ATS in their last 58 games overall. The Wizards are 2-12-1 ATS in the last 15 meetings in San Antonio and 7-20-2 ATS in the last 29 meetings overall.
The Wizards are banged up and missing one of their top scorers in Bradley Beal. That's not good going up against one of the more consistent and hottest teams in the league. While I hate big chalk, the Spurs by double digits seems like the play here. Washington is too injured to hang here.


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Wichita Festivals names Mary Beth Jarvis its new CEO
Mary Beth Jarvis is going to work in the nonprofit sector as the new president and CEO of Wichita Festivals Inc.
The move is effective Nov. 1.
Most recently, Jarvis worked for Koch Industries Inc. and its subsidiary Invista. She worked at Koch from 1996 to 2011.
At Wichita Festivals, Jarvis will succeed Janet Wright, who plans to retire at the end of the year after 13 years as the organization's leader.
The change in leadership comes as Wichita Festivals is working to reinvent its signature event, the Wichita River Festival.
This Wichita Festivals news release details more about the organization's pending leadership change:
Wichita Festivals, Inc., a non-profit corporation with the purpose of creating diverse community celebrations, has hired Mary Beth Jarvis as its new President and CEO, effective Nov. 1. "We are very happy to welcome Mary Beth as our new CEO and President," said Bill Gardner, current chairman of the WFI board of directors. "She is an experienced leader with a strong background in project management and strategic communication, as well as a proven ability to bring parties together to make things happen successfully. Based on her accomplishments both as a professional and as a volunteer leader of some of Wichita's largest civic organizations, we believe she will bring tremendous value to WFI and its events." "It is an honor to be a part of Wichita Festivals," Jarvis said. "I believe what WFI does is vital; we need these opportunities to unite our community and be proud of all that Wichita has to offer. I'm excited to get back to my roots in service and look forward to working with the WFI board and staff, our great event sponsors and the many dedicated volunteers that make it all possible." Jarvis, a Pittsburgh, Penn., native, moved to Wichita in 1994 as a captain in the United States Air Force to serve as the chief of public affairs for McConnell AFB, a position she previously held at bases in New York and Saudi Arabia. In this capacity, she gained public relations and event planning experience while executing regional and national events and large-scale annual air shows. From 1996-2011, Jarvis held various positions within Koch Industries, including Director, Public and International Affairs for Koch Companies Public Sector LLC; Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, for INVISTA; and Communication Director for Koch Industries, Inc. In those roles, she led communication, community relations and public affairs strategies and was the public face for many Koch businesses and issues, both locally and around the world. Community service is nothing new to Jarvis, as she has served on a multitude of boards and committees, including the Greater Wichita YMCA, Greater Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau (now GoWichita), Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, and Notre Dame Alumni Senate. Jarvis will replace Janet Wright, who announced her retirement in July. Wright was the longest serving CEO in the organization's history, having led WFI since 1999. "This is a very exciting time for Wichita Festivals and Riverfest, specifically," added Gardner. "We have received great public feedback through our call for new events and our recent public forum. I know Mary Beth is eager to hit the ground running and will continue to encourage the public to get involved and share their ideas." Those interested in bringing new events to the 2013 Riverfest should visit the official Riverfest website, wichitariverfest.com. For more information about Wichita Festivals, Inc. or its events, contact Brett Foltz, Director of Marketing, at (316) 267-2817 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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|Dec 2, 2003
|Filing date
|Feb 9, 2001
|Priority date
|Feb 16, 2000
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|Yong-San Yoon
|Original Assignee
|Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (12), Non-Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (10), Classifications (44), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a plastic jacket for a cementless artificial joint stem, and particularly to a plastic jacket for a cementless artificial joint stem, with jacket secured to the bone in such a manner that the cementless artificial joint stem can slide relative to the bone and the plastic jacket enclosing its stem.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Generally, an artificial hip joint, for example, consists of an acetabular part and a femoral or thigh bone part, wherein the acetabular and femoral parts are made of either metal, plastic, or ceramic, independently.
The human femur is formed of the soft cancellous bone in the metaphyseal region and hard cortical bone in the diaphyseal region. Therefore, in order to insert an artificial joint into the human body, operation is performed in such a way that the bone canal is reamed out at the proximal site, the stem of artificial joint is inserted and finally the anchorage is conducted by using cement, or in other case of not using cement, a stem having a porous or roughened surface layer on the outer circumference is inserted so as to allow the surface to get physiological interlocking with the bone as it grows.
The art for surgical operation based on the artificial joint using cement out of the two methods as described above is disclosed in the Korean patent publication 1814/1985 to the present applications as the patentee, titled "Torsion resistant artificial hip joint".
Referring to FIG. 1, the art published in the Korean patent publication is briefly reviewed as below.
FIG. 1 shows the perspective view of an artificial joint using cement according to the conventional art. As shown in the drawing, the artificial joint 1 is integrally composed of a head 2, neck 3, collar 4 and stem 5, starting with the top. The leading end of the collar 4 is curved to be secured tightly in the inner top edge of the cortex of the femur. The stem 5 is in a curved column with the top cross section resembling an ellipse which gradually varies to a circle at the bottom. Such a shape of the stem 5 is intended for protection from rotating due to the compressive force applied vertically from the top of the joint and the lateral force applied in perpendicular direction to the stem 5 of joint at the head 2.
Further, on the upper external surface of such a stem 5 a blade 7 with an appropriate thickness is provided protrusively in longitudinal direction to prevent the joint from turning in the femur even in the case of a torque generated in an arbitrary direction after a surgery, wherein a fixing hole 8 is formed in the center of the blade 7.
On the inward side of blade 7, the stem 5 is formed with a number of lateral grooves at certain longitudinal intervals, in which grooves iron wires 9 in chain form are inserted in a manner of wrapping the stem 5. On the surface of the stem 5 including the surface with chain-like wires 9, cement 6 is coated to a certain thickness. Such a process of pre-coating with cement 6 is to facilitate adhesion with the cement used in the surgical operation and to reduce the heat generated during curing period through the reduced use of cement.
In order to introduce such an artificial joint in a human long bone, reaming is carried out at the bone canal beforehand so that the artificial joint 1 may be inserted with the stem 5, after appropriate amount of cement is injected thereto. Subsequently, the stem 5 is inserted in the cement-injected area, so that this cement may adhere with the pre-coated cement layer 6 on the surface of the stem 5, with the result that the stem 5 can be firmly secured in the femur.
However, the artificial joint using the cement as described above has the drawback in that the connection region is weak due to the fragile cement connection between the joint stem and the bone canal.
In order to compensate for such a drawback, the connection between the femur and the joint stem was modified so as to be physiologically interlocked at the joint stem with the ingrowth or ongrowth of the bone into the porous surface of the stem.
FIG. 2 shows a partially cut-out front view of an artificial joint without using cement according to a conventional art. As shown in the drawing, the artificial joint 10 has a metallic stem 11 coated with a porous plastic 12, the surface of which is porous. Therefore, if the artificial joint coated with the porous plastic is inserted into the bone canal, as mentioned before, then, with gradual in-growth of the femur, the bone physiologically gets interlocked with the surface layer of the porous plastic 12 so as to fix the metallic stem 11 to the bone.
In the course of use of such cementless artificial joint which is fixed to a bone in a physiological manner, the axial force applied to the head 2 of a joint stem acts as a shear force at the interface of the bone and the stem to cause a micro sliding movement between the bone and the porous plastic 12. Owing to resulting stress concentration, the porous plastic 12 attached to the surface of the stem is separated from the bone to make a gap between the stem and the bone, into which gap wear particles are infiltrated to accelerate osteolysis.
Therefore, the present invention was created to resolve the problem with the conventional art as described above and the object of the present invention is to provide a plastic jacket for a cementless artificial joint stem, wherein shear force detrimental to the service life of an artificial joint can be markedly reduced, by constructing the plastic jacket so as to be fixed to the bone and simultaneously to enclose the surface of the stem to thereby allow for the stem of the artificial joint to slide vertically relative to the bone, and wherein osteolysis of a bone due to the infiltration of wear particles can be minimized by curbing the gap formation between the bone and the stem.
Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a cementless artificial joint in which a stem is covered by a plastic jacket for the artificial stem.
To achieve the above first object, there is provided, according to an aspect of the invention, a plastic jacket for cementless artificial joint stem that is made of plastic and is so formed as to enclose at least a part of the stem of the cementless artificial joint, the stem and jacket being inserted longitudinally in the opening formed in the bone of a human body, and the plastic jacket has roughened surfaces so that the bone can interlock with the plastic jacket as the bone grows onto the porous surface.
To achieve the above-described second object of the invention, according to another aspect of the invention, there is provided an artificial joint with a plastic jacket for a cementless artificial joint stem, which has a head, neck and stem so as to be inserted in an opening formed by reaming out some part of the bone canal in a human body, wherein the plastic jacket is formed that it may enclose at least a part of its stem and is made of plastic, the surface of which characteristically is porous or roughened so that the bone can easily get interlocked by in-growth of the bone into the porous surface of the plastic jacket and wherein the end part of the jacket encompasses a redundant space to allow for the stem to slide down.
In the case of using an artificial joint equipped with a plastic jacket for a stem according to the invention, shearing stress is drastically reduced and proper amount of compressive stress is instead secured at the interface between the bone and the plastic jacket to prevent the sliding movement at that interface and simultaneously to suppress the formation of a gap between the plastic jacket and the bone, so that the osteolysis of femur due to the infiltration of wear particles can be minimized.
Further, in the case of using an artificial joint equipped with a plastic jacket for a cementless artificial joint stem according to the invention, the vertical load is partly converted into a hoop stress, which includes strain large enough to physiologically activate the bone (Wolfe's law) even at the proximal region of the femur bone, alleviating the phenomena of stress shielding drastically.
Furthermore, the plastic jacket for a cementless artificial joint stem according to the invention has a porous or roughened surface for easy physiological interlocking of the jacket with the bone, and on the other hand, the part in contact with the bone consists of plastic, so that it can be separated easily from the bone to minimize the damage on the bone, when its removal is required.
FIG. 1 shows the perspective view of an artificial joint using cement according to a conventional art;
FIG. 2 shows a partially cut-out front view of an artificial joint without using cement according to a conventional art;
FIG. 3 shows a plastic jacket for a cementless artificial joint stem according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 shows a cementless artificial joint stem as inserted in the jacket shown in FIG. 3; and
FIG. 5 shows an artificial joint shown in FIG. 4 as inserted in the bone in a human body.
A preferred embodiment of a plastic jacket for a cementless artificial joint stem and an artificial joint equipped with that plastic jacket will be described in detail below by referring to accompanying drawings.
As can be seen in FIG. 3, the plastic jacket 20 for a cementless artificial joint stem according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is in the form adapted for enclosing the stem of the cementless artificial joint when the stem is inserted, or in the form of a bag. The plastic jacket 20 is so formed that the stem may slide down vertically in the jacket when it is inserted thereinto and dimensioned in its diameter to match the outer diameter of the stem.
In addition, the plastic jacket 20 is formed a little longer than the stem so that a predetermined space between the lower end of the stem and the lower end of the plastic jacket remains to prevent the lower tip of the stem from touching the lower end of the plastic jacket 20 when the stem is placed in the plastic jacket. The formation of such a prescribed space is to prevent a damage on the plastic jacket 20, if the stem sinks downward.
Further, the plastic jacket 20 is generally made of plastic, wherein the outer surface of the plastic jacket is porous or rough. The reason for the formation of such irregularities on the surface of the plastic jacket 20 is to make it be easy that the bone interlocks with the plastic jacket surface with the in-growth of the bone.
Now, the procedure of inserting a plastic artificial joint into the plastic jacket mentioned above will be described as below.
As can be seen from FIG. 4, the stem 31 of an artificial joint 30, the surface of which stem is previously polished, is first inserted into a plastic jacket 20 according to the invention. Then, a prescribed space between the lower end of a stem 31 and the lower end of a plastic jacket 20 is formed, so that the stem 31 can slide down relative to the plastic jacket 20, as mentioned earlier.
Now, the artificial joint 30, wherein the plastic jacket 20 is placed over a stem 31, is to be inserted into the bone canal in a human body. To that end, the bone canal is reamed to form an opening, so that the plastic jacket 20 in which the stem 31 of artificial joint 30 is placed may be inserted into the opening, and thus the artificial joint 30 housed in a plastic jacket 20 is inserted thereinto, as seen in FIG. 5. Then, the plastic jacket 20 having a porous or roughened surface gets interlocked physiologically with the bone 41, as the bone 41 makes in-growth onto the porous plastic jacket surface. Consequently, the bone 41 and the plastic jacket 20 are stoutly combined, while the stem 31 can slide down in relation to the plastic jacket 20.
The plastic jacket according to the present invention can be applied to all kinds of artificial joint including the hip joint, knee joint, shoulder joint and the like.
It is to be understood that, while the invention was described only with respect to a preferred embodiment of a plastic jacket for cementless artificial joint stem and an artificial joint having the same jacket, the invention is never restricted to that embodiment and a variety of modifications and alterations would be possible to a man skilled in the art by referring to the description or drawings presented here and within the spirit of the invention and thus those modifications or alterations are to fall within the scope of the invention, which scope should be limited only by the attached claims.
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m sent me a link to another dismal Lindows is going to destroy Microsoft review.
I've been out of the "Linux space" for a long time now… almost nine months, and I still feel a stirring of outrage over Lindows.
Michael says it "seems to be a 'dumb people's Linux,' like a Swiss Army knife with a few major blades missing and random charges for using others…"
I had a few thoughts, too, on both the product and the review…
- When you run Lindows, you're root. Period. In other words, WinXP
has a better security model.
- They want $99 to subscribe to their click-n-go library. What's the
lifecycle on WinXP? And if Robertson is right and computers are
commodifying to the point of being appliances, where's the benefit
of paying $99/year to use apt-get on their servers when you've
already got an OEM-bundle of Windows for much less than $100 on
your "toaster" PC? At $119 for the box + your $99 year for
click-n-go, they've got you for the price of WinXP Personal if you
buy it on the shelf for full price (and who does that?) Robertson
says the value proposition is in not paying $450 for OfficeXP.
O.k. Remind me again of why I'm not going to just run OpenOffice
under Windows if I can't pay for MS Office?
- They've finally admitted WINE is a miserable bet for low-powered
machines (which is where they're pushing Lindows) so they're trying
to claim OpenOffice is "just as good" as Microsoft apps. They'll
be right 90-95% of the time when it comes to opening MS OFfice
Other areas where those low-powered machines running Lindows will make
life hard: gaming, multimedia (I've run QuickTime via Crossover on
machines that are similarly spec'd to what WalMart's pimping… it
sucks), and, of course, peripheral support.
A Lindows user wandering into CompUSA or Fred Myer's software section
won't know whether the stuff lined up on the shelf will run or not, or
how well. Robertson says they don't worry about running Windows
software anymore and the reporter lets him get away with it. Ironic,
considering the entire point of Lindows when it was announced was that
it would allow users to pop in a Windows-based CD and start running
its contents. It's like LandRover announcing that it's not worrying
about the part where its trucks don't bust an axle going over small
I guess I think it's bullshit. If I were that reporter's editor, I'd
tell him to take his advocacy elsewhere and I'd send him back to his
word processor. Claiming objections to Lindows are some sort of geek
elitism is just a cheap way to beg a lot of questions.
Lindows is the maybe/maybe not software and (peripheral) hardware
support of Linux with the rotten security and dumbed-down
straight-jacket interface of Windows… worst of both worlds,
guaranteed to alienate end users who will eventually come to despise
being told that their $50 software purchases and cheap peripherals
won't work and piss off nerds who simply don't need anything this
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Mainsoft for Java EE, Developer Edition, 2.5 (a. k. a. Grasshopper™ 2.5) gives you the freedom to build C# and Visual Basic® Web applications using the Visual Studio® 2008 development environment and host them on open Java platforms. Like its predecessor, Grasshopper 2.5 provides full support for ASP.NET AJAX and integrates seamlessly with Microsoft's® ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions and the AJAX Control Toolkit. In addition, 2.5 supports new language features for C# 3.0 and Visual Basic 9, such as Local Type Inference, Object and Collection Initializers, Anonymous Types, and Auto-Implemented Properties.
Below, we'll show you how easy it is to build a basic AJAX news reader using ASP.NET, Visual Studio® 2008, and Grasshopper 2.5 and run it locally on a Tomcat server.
Figure 1: Create a new ASP.NET project targeting Java.
First, download and install Grasshopper 2.5, a Visual Studio®-based SDK we developed with the Mono open source community.
To get started on the AJAX news reader, we'll create a new project based on the Visual C# for Java EE > ASP.NET Web Application template and name it Mainsoft News Reader [Figure 1].
Now we'll begin designing the application's user interface. Visual Studio® 2008 features a new and vastly improved Web Designer, including a Split View that lets you use the Source and Design Views side-by-side. Changes in one pane are synchronized with the other. Since HTML coding typically relies on hand-tuning the source code, the old edit-save-view development cycle is now a thing of the past, as you can immediately visualize your markup changes [Figure 2].
Figure 2: View the Web Designer using Split View.
Let's add an Image and a Label control using drag-and-drop from the Toolbox to the design surface. We'll use these two elements as the logotype and header, and we'll associate the Mainsoft logo with the Image control and write a Label caption.
Below the header, we add a list of LinkButton controls to the design surface, where each item is a news source. Clicking on a link should display the latest articles from this source. We'll choose a DataList for presenting the articles because it's simple, and it contains all the functionality we need.
Next, we'll design the layout for the added controls. The DataList supports auto-formatting based on pre-defined layout templates. We simply choose the "Slate" format in the DataList's Auto Format... context menu and get a much more attractive list of news sources. We'll design the rest of the layout using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
Visual Studio® 2008 introduces some useful additions for working with CSS. For example, the CSS Style Manager gives you the flexibility to manage all CSS styles, regardless of whether the styles are defined in the current page or in an external file. Let's start by formatting the banner text, the top Panel, which says "Mainsoft News Reader."
Figure 3: Use the CSS Style Manager to create a new style.
With the Label element selected, we choose View > Manage Styles from the Visual Studio® menu. Now we can view all available styles and see whether they're being used on the current page. This feature eliminates the otherwise time-consuming guesswork needed to understand how complex inheritance flows are calculated. We'll create a new style in the Manage Styles pane and name the new style .header, where the dot indicates a class in CSS. By selecting the Apply new style to document selection checkbox, we ensure that this style will be applied to the current control. Then we define the font properties and other styling attributes to apply to the header class [Figure 3]. We follow the same process to define CSS styles for the news feed list, as well as a global CSS format for the body element.
Now we need to identify a data source and retrieve the news content that will populate the DataList. Because DataList binds to any .NET data source, we want to find a data source control that exposes news. RSSToolkit, an ASP.NET control hosted on CodePlex, exposes RSS feeds as data sources and is perfect for the job. I already ported the RSSToolkit to Java in another article, so both .NET and Java binaries are available to us.
Figure 4: These are the RSSToolkit controls.
To use the RSSToolkit, we'll choose Add Java Reference... from the Project menu and browse to the RSSToolkit.jar file. Then we'll add RSSToolkit.dll to the Visual Studio Toolbox by right-clicking the toolbox and selecting Choose Items... This adds two new Web controls: RssDataSource and RssHyperlink [Figure 4].
Next, we'll add the RssDataSource to the design surface and associate it with the DataList.
The DataList has an Edit Templates action menu, where it's straightforward to add standard controls and bind them to the data source [Figure 5].
In the Item Template, we'll add two Panels, one for the article title and another for the article text, and bind them to the appropriate field from the RssDataSource.
Figure 5: Add DataBindings to the DataList's Item Template.
In the code-behind on the server side, we'll register an event handler for the LinkButtons' command event using the controls' property pane. In this case, the command event is preferable to the more standard click event because it lets us send an argument from the originating HTML element. All LinkButton elements share the same event handler and send their news feed URL to the event as a CommandArgument, which is then bound to the RssDataSource:
protected void NewsSources_Click(object sender, CommandEventArgs e)
RssDataSource.Url = e.CommandArgument.ToString();
Today, JavaScript is an essential part of any Web site, but historically, writing and testing JavaScript was often left to tools outside of Visual Studio. With Microsoft's® 2008 release, JavaScript has become a first-class citizen in the IDE.
In order to highlight the selected news feed, I define a .current CSS class. When the user opens a news feed, a JavaScript function applies the .current class to the selected <li> element. The development of the JavaScript function is super-easy in Visual Studio® 2008, with the added support of JavaScript IntelliSense and formatting.
Figure 6: Grasshopper supports AJAX Extensions controls out-of-the-box.
While the solution compiles and runs at this point, we still haven't used any AJAX features. So let's go ahead and add AJAX functionality to our application for a richer and more responsive user experience. For example, when the user switches news sources, we would like to reload just the article list. As seen in Figure 6, the AJAX Extensions' UpdatePanel control supports partial page rendering and ensures that only the controls inside it are reloaded when the page refreshes.
We'll wrap the DataList with an UpdatePanel and set the LinkButtons as triggers in the UpdatePanel's property pane. It couldn't possibly be simpler than that!
To make each header in the article list clickable to show the full news article, we'll use a CollapsiblePanel control, which allows us to click on a panel that toggles the visibility of a second panel (similar to reading items in Google Reader). The CollapsiblePanel control is included in the AJAX Control Toolkit, which contains many useful AJAX controls. The AJAX Control Toolkit is included in the Grasshopper installation under Samples\CS\Tomcat\AjaxControlToolkit. Before we can add it to Visual Studio's® Toolbox (in the same way we added the RssToolkit), we need to build the toolkit with Visual Studio and Grasshopper. Here's the markup code that glues RssDataSource, DataList, and CollapsiblePanel together:
<cc1:RssDataSource ID="RssDataSource" runat=""server"" MaxItems="0"
<asp:DataList ID="ArticleList" runat=""server"" DataSourceID="RssDataSource"
BackColor="White" BorderColor="#E7E7FF" BorderStyle="None" BorderWidth="1px"
CellPadding="3" GridLines="Horizontal">
<FooterStyle BackColor="#B5C7DE" ForeColor="#4A3C8C" />
<AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="#F7F7F7" />
<ItemStyle BackColor="#E7E7FF" ForeColor="#4A3C8C" />
<SelectedItemStyle BackColor="#738A9C" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="#F7F7F7" />
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#4A3C8C" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="#F7F7F7" />
<asp:Panel ID="ArticleTitle" runat=""server"" CssClass="article-header">
<asp:Image ID="ExpandImage" runat=""server""
ImageAlign="Middle" /><%# Eval("title") %></asp:Panel>
<asp:Panel ID="ArticleDescription" runat=""server"">
<%# Eval("description") %></asp:Panel>
<cc2:CollapsiblePanelExtender ID="CollapsiblePanelExtender1" runat=""server""
TargetControlID="ArticleDescription" ExpandControlID="ArticleTitle"
SuppressPostBack="True" Collapsed="True" CollapseControlID="ArticleTitle"
CollapsedImage="images/minus.png" ExpandedImage="images/plus.png"
Finally, we'll add an UpdateProgress control to indicate when the page is fetching news articles. Once it's added to the design surface, the control automatically becomes visible during partial page updates using the UpdatePanel.
From Visual Studio, building the ASP.NET solution's Java binary target is as simple as selecting the Debug_Java configuration and hitting Ctrl-F5.
Just make sure you first start the bundled Apache Tomcat application server (Start > All Programs > Mainsoft for Java EE > Start Tomcat) or you'll get a deployment error. MSBuild compiles the application and then, behind the scenes, fires up Mainsoft's bytecode cross-compiler to generate JAR files that can be deployed on Java Web application servers.
Figure 7: This is the JavaScript debugger.
When we launch the Web application, it quickly becomes apparent that there is a bug. The initially selected news feed never gets unselected when the user changes feeds. Likely, the problem is in the JavaScript function that deals with the feed highlighting. To find out, we'll add a breakpoint to the start of the linklist_onclick() function and launch the debugger with F5. Debugging Java from Visual Studio® using Grasshopper is no different from debugging a traditional ASP.NET application. Breakpoints, the ability to step through code, and variable watching are fully supported in your C#/Visual Basic code when you debug JAR targets.
When the user changes the news feed selection and we hit the breakpoint, we see that the selectedNewsSource variable is null, even though it should have been set in the global scope two lines above it [Figure 7].
Figure 8: Here's the ASP.NET AJAX news reader deployed on Tomcat.
Actually, the variable initialization is executed prior to the time when the Document Object Model finishes loading. As a result, the variable is null the first time the user changes news feeds. In order to solve this problem, let's change the logic inside the function to explicitly set selectedNewsSource to the default news item. Running the application again verifies that everything works well [Figure 8].
And there you have it!
As you can see, Mainsoft's Interop solution makes it easy to build a basic RSS Java news reader on the powerful ASP.NET platform and target Tomcat or other Java EE Web application servers.
Bear in mind that no Java-specific code was written here. This means you get two immediate benefits when you use Grasshopper. First, you don't need to learn Java coding skills to deploy Web and server applications to Java. And second, you maintain the freedom to use the same source code to target both Java and .NET.
So now it's your turn to give Grasshopper a try. Remember, Grasshopper is free, although you'll need a commercial license if you want to target multi-CPU deployments or IBM middleware such as WebSphere® Portal Server, WebSphere Application Server, Lotus Expeditor®, or other open platforms.
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Favorite Treats: TriPom Chews: I like them cut up real small so I don't have to work too hard to eat them! I also love cream cheese. Mom & Dad think that I don't realize that they put my pills in there (I have chronic bronchitis), but I know they're in there. I just pretend I don't know to make them think this is the ONLY way I can take a pill!
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I spent about 6 months just sleeping all the time--even more than I do now--and getting to know my new family, but I had an immediate connection to the Mom. I loved Dad, but it took me about a year to really trust him because of my past. But I know how lucky I am, and I try to be a good daughter. Mom and Dad seem to think I am! They keep giving me lots of love! I never want to be without them!
Although she had such a beautiful coat, we knew how hot and heavy that coat was on her. After we trimmed her, we knew we made the right decision. She started running around like a puppy. It was like her new cut took 10 years off her life, both in looks and personality! We decided to keep her that way. She looks absolutely adorable, and there's no doubt that she loves it. She does have a sweater we put on her when it gets a bit chilly around the house.
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Xena, ever curious, is wondering who slipped Roxy some catnip because she's acting too weird!
We tear Roxy's Chicken Chews into little pieces not because she's lazy (maybe a little) or spoiled (more than a little), but because her teeth weren't well taken care of in the puppymill and she's missing quite a few. That said, if she's in the mood, she can tear through a piece of Jerky faster than you'd give her credit for!


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"However I hope that this does not signal an end to the use of freight on the railways North of Inverness. This service could be expanded to the stores in Caithness. The Georgemas junction used to handle goods from Safeways I hope in future that it could again handle goods from other supermarkets.
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Leinster must take the positives from Toulon defeat and finish season strongly
Leinster's performance last weekend was the one that everyone involved had been waiting for all season.
All of the familiar attributes that we have enjoyed for the last few seasons were evident. Some familiar sights even got better with age.
Jamie Heaslip's leadership, player and referee management throughout the week, and including the match, will put him in line to be the next Lions captain.
Matt O'Connor, who has been under pressure, while not unfairly due to the nature of the game, will live to fight another season.
Unfortunately for Leinster, saving the best performance for last will not help them gain silverware this season but will restore pride in the jersey.
Due to the hard work of all in this group of players, Leinster will remain a European heavyweight in this competition.
Like every big performance in a season, when the dust settles Leinster will have to review the fact that it took until the end of the season to produce it.
They can take some solace from the fact that even after a sloppy campaign, they managed to compete against the current Champions Cup holders and made them dig deep for their win.
The Leinster team that we currently know with the success they have achieved would not just be content with living with Toulon and in the last five minutes of the second half of injury-time, they showed a dogged ruthlessness that resulted in Sean O'Brien's try.
It's likely that Joe Schmidt and Ireland will benefit from this long-awaited Leinster rejuvenation and, like every other loss this season, another game awaits on the horizon.
Pride and performance will amount to nothing without a comprehensive performance and win against Ulster.
It's obvious that the Pro12 finals are out of Leinster's grasp but proving to all that they are still the dominant province in Ireland is crucial to next season's confidence, as a team and individuals' World Cup selection hopes.
There are always plenty of dissections of games and last weekend's game will live long in the memory of the analysts.
Toulon were never going to be the giant European force that people expected to crush Leinster and the abnormal underdog tag suited them temporarily.
Their urgency in defence put Toulon under pressure off the first phase, and the Jack Charlton idea of putting the ball in the air was a good ploy to frustrate a team that was keen to get into second gear while not being allowed to get out of first.
Leinster matched Toulon physically, an area the French team expected to dominate. Every time Luke Fitzgerald got the ball, he put Toulon on the back foot defensively; the same for Ben Te'o.
The Leinster pack performed beyond European standard. Sean Cronin has to be getting close to first choice for Ireland and this evening will give him an opportunity to prove that against Rory Best.
The scrums and lineouts were solid and individually, Jamie Heaslip, Sean O'Brien and Jordi Murphy are at a level to compete with the best in the world.
A working back-row that complements each other will be hard to break up come World Cup time.
With the World Cup looming, it doesn't look like Matt O'Connor will get an easy ride next season either.
This season's injury list will have him prepared for a lack of player availability next season, which is a frustration he should vent in the media consistently to back his cause in continuing as Leinster's head coach.
The World Cup, apart from the spectacle, is a world rugby trade show for both international players and coaches.
Both can stand or fall depending on performances during the campaign and any thought of rocking the boat in Leinster between now and then would just be reactive.
Through a season of highs and lows in Leinster, both players and supporters have lived through turbulent times.
Last weekend's game proved there is a hunger and a need for success in the province.
Leinster need to prove that with a consistency for the rest of this season.
They can definitely correct the errors made throughout and getting this right might just prove that this current season isn't over yet!
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I should admit straight away that I don't know much about eco-villages, but I want to learn. Because I feel that lots of things gone wrong with today's living. Because I've seen how some things could be done better.
I am talking about my childhood and student memories. It's not just me: I've heard stories of people joining or starting eco-villages and intentional communities for the similar "nostalgic" reasons.
When me and my friends were kids in 1970s-1980s Russia, our grannies and grandads were WWII survivors. They mended clothes, cooked homemade meals, never would waste anything. In summer, when they stayed with us at the countryside, they would grow fruits, herbs and vegetables (and also of course flowers), they would burn all paper and wood for heating and cooking, they would compost all organic waste, they would pick wild berries, herbs and mushrooms, which they would preserve, can or dry. Nobody had to do all this, but it was perceived as a part of good healthy life.
We were free range kids, in summer playing in the forest and loving exploring wild nature. We never had any "play dates" – we could knock on each other door at any time. We shared books and things. We learned skills from our "survivalist" grandparents. We were inventing our own games and making our own toys. Later we would create our own plays or sing our favourite songs around campfires. I thought this was how life supposed to be. It was far from perfect, but it was good.
Then came isolation and disconnection… Some of my grown up life package was actually great: like the possibilities to learn anything through the Internet, to travel, to start my own family or to try creating an online business (although this didn't quite worked out yet).
I am wondering if it is possible to have the best of both worlds? To live closer to Nature, to each other, be efficient and environmentally friendly but without giving up the privileges of being also close to the whole wide world and of doing our dream jobs according to our abilities and interests.
I am going to research how this could be done. What I suspect already is that we can't build a good community without honestly, transparency and respect of different ways in which people would want to contribute and to do good things. Because a good deed done by order stops being a good deed. This is why I think that instead of creating strict rules and regulations (which happens in some communities) it would be better to give people opportunities, examples, incentives and encouragement. Let the good life win because it is better.
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Birmingham Museums Trust has brought together the wonderful, whimsical world of the magnificent machines created by the fertile mind of Rowland Emett in a not-to-be-missed summer exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG).
This is the first exhibition for decades of the work of the man made famous by his wild inventions for the scientist, Caractacus Potts in the classic children's film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".
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Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is a chronic inflammatory disorder that happens when your immune system attacks your own body's tissues. Rheumatoid arthritis attacks the lining of your joints and causes painful swelling. It can affect different body systems and may damage the skin, eyes, heart, lungs, and blood vessels.[1] There is no cure for RA and treatment is usually with medications and therapy as well as surgery.[2] However, doctors are increasingly using a treatment called treat-to target therapy (TTT) for RA. Treat-to-target therapy switches out medications and therapies every few months until your doctor identifies one therapy that helps control your RA.[3] You can use treat-to-target therapy by establishing goals with your doctor and following your doctor's treatment regimen.
Part 1
Establishing Goals with Your Doctor
1See your rheumatologist. A rheumatologist is a doctor who specializes in treating arthritis. If you have RA and would like to try TTT, schedule an appointment with your rheumatologist or rheumatic disease expert. The doctor can discuss your TTT options with you and help formulate the best treatment plan for your specific case of RA.[4]
- Locate rheumatic disease experts who may practice TTT online by consulting organizations such as the American College of Rheumatology.[5]
- Keep in mind that early detection and recognition of RA is essential for treatment, so see a rheumatologist as soon as you notice symptoms.
2Discuss your goals with your doctor. Whenever you meet with your doctor to discuss TTT for RA, you'll undergo a multi-part examination. This helps establish the baseline for measuring your progress. During your first visit, talk to your doctor about your specific goals for TTT, which often include complete RA remission.[6]
- Ask your doctor questions about his or her goals for you. Make sure that you and your doctor are on the same page about your TTT. For example, "I would like this TTT to significantly decrease my symptoms. What do you envision the treatment protocol doing for me? Oh… you think remission is possible? That would be my ultimate goal."
- Let your doctor know about any concerns you have or how the TTT protocol will look for you. For example, "Are there possible negative side effects?"
3Provide a self-assessment of your RA. Any initial or follow up appointments with your rheumatic disease expert should include a self-assessment of your RA. For this, you will talk to your doctor about how you are feeling and any issues that you may be experiencing.[7]
- Keep a daily journal to note your symptoms and how you are feeling. This can serve as a useful tool for you to track your own progress. A journal can also cue your doctor in to how you're doing on a daily basis and determine effective treatments. For example, "I feel a lot of inflammation and burning in my hands and feet today" or, "My joints were really stiff when I got up from my desk after work."
4Answer the medical questionnaire. The second part of any exam for TTT is a medical questionnaire. This is standardized and your doctor will ask you a specific set of questions about your symptoms. From this and your self-assessment, the doctor can make a determination about your symptoms and begin formulating the best targeted treatment for you.[8]
- Be honest when you answer the doctor's questions. You shouldn't feel ashamed of any of your answers. Remember that your doctor is trying to relieve your RA. For example, "Dr. Bob, I spent most of last week in bed. I had a fever and was so tired that I couldn't move. Then this made my joint stiffness worse. I really feel like once I get one symptom, then more quickly follow it."
5Get baseline testing. Your doctor will prescribe laboratory tests as the third part of your exams. These tests measure things such as the amount of inflammatory proteins in your blood. They'll help your doctor set a baseline against which to track your progress during treatment.[9]
Part 2
Following the TTT Protocol for RA
1Take prescribed medications as directed. In most cases, target-to-treat therapy for RA is a combination of medications that you take. Over time, these are adjusted as necessary to control your RA symptoms. It's important to follow your doctor's instructions on how to take your medications to get maximum benefit from the treatment.[10]
- Recognize that TTT and conventional medical treatment for RA usually includes so-called DMARDS, or disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, as the initial medication. Early use of DMARDs is important when treating RA. Methotrexate is the most common DMARD used.
- For example, a TTT drug protocol for RA might include: a weekly 15-milligram dose of methotrexate that is increased to 25 milligrams if you respond poorly to it. Your doctor may add sulfasalazine after 12 weeks if it is necessary. If you are still not responding at 6 months, your doctor may replace the sulfasalazine with an anti-TNF biologic agent such as etanercept (Enbrel) or tofacitinib (Xeljanz).[11]
- You may also want to discuss anti-inflammatory agents with your doctor, such as steroids and over the counter NSAIDs like ibuprofen and naproxen.
2Track your progress at home. Your doctor will schedule a follow up visit to check your progress every one to three months. Tracking how you feel at home during treatment can help you identify progress, however small, in your RA symptoms. It can also help your doctor track your progress between visits.[12]
- Write how you are feeling and any issues in a notebook every day. Provide your doctor with it at each visit, which can inform decisions about treatment going forward.
3Respond to the standardized questionnaire again. At each checkup, your doctor will ask you the same questions about your symptoms from your first visit. This clinical tool can also help measure your progress with specific medication protocols.[13] Some typical questions your doctor may ask at follow up visits include:[14]
- Do you notice any difference in your symptoms with the medication?
- Where do you have pain? Has it gotten better or worse since your last visit?
- Do you have difficulty performing daily activities such as bathing or dressing?
4Determine progress with testing. Your doctor will use your baseline tests and counts to gauge your progress with a specific treatment protocol. This requires undergoing subsequent rounds of testing. Lab tests will again measure the inflammatory proteins in your blood, which can show how treatment is affecting your RA.[15] In addition, examining your joints can provide a "disease activity score," or DAS, that can indicate any progress.
- Joint counts examine a specific set of joints and counts how many are swollen and/or tender. When combined with other factors, the tally of the joint count generates the DAS. This can provide further tangible evidence that your treatment is working or may need tweaking.[16]
5Switch medications as necessary. If your medication relieves your RA symptoms for three months without needing to be switched, your doctor may consider you in remission. However, you may not have any measurable progress with your current treatments. If this happens, your doctor will adapt your treatment protocol to try a new medication. You may take the new drugs for another one to three months to see if your RA gets better. If not, your doctor will continue to try new medications until one puts your RA in remission.[17]
- Ask your doctor to switch any medications that cause you uncomfortable side effects. These may include: nausea, vomiting, mouth sores, rash, or diarrhea. Seek prompt medical attention if you develop shortness of breath or a chronic cough.[18]
6Schedule a follow-up visit with your rheumatologist. Effective treatment of RA includes regular appointments with your doctor. This can help manage symptoms, adjust treatment as necessary, or simply check to ensure you're in remission. Your doctor may suggest appointment every month to every six months.[19]
Community Q&A
- Don't be afraid to give your health provider details. It's easier to make a full diagnosis and help a patient if everything is accounted for.
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/home/ovc-20197388
- ↑ http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/diagnosis-treatment/treatment/txc-20197400
- ↑ http://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/treatment/treat-to-target-therapy-for-ra/
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012860/
- ↑ http://www.rheumatology.org/Directories/Find-a-Rheumatologist
- ↑ http://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/treatment/treat-to-target-therapy-for-ra/
- ↑ http://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/treatment/treat-to-target-therapy-for-ra/
- ↑ http://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/treatment/treat-to-target-therapy-for-ra/
- ↑ http://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/treatment/treat-to-target-therapy-for-ra/
- ↑ http://www.healthtalk.org/files/upload/Rheumatoid%20Arthritis%20Q%20and%20A.pdf
- ↑ http://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/treatments/medication/drug-types/biologics/drug-guide-biologics.php
- ↑ http://www.t2t-ra.com/recommendations/treat-to-target-algorithm
- ↑ http://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/treatment/treat-to-target-therapy-for-ra/
- ↑ http://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/life-stages/remission/measuring-disease-activity.php
- ↑ http://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/treatment/treat-to-target-therapy-for-ra/
- ↑ http://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/life-stages/remission/measuring-disease-activity.php
- ↑ http://www.t2t-ra.com/recommendations/treat-to-target-algorithm
- ↑ http://www.healthline.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis/treatment-side-effects#NSAIDs1
- ↑ http://www.t2t-ra.com/recommendations/treat-to-target-algorithm
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Tyrone Mears is hoping his promising start at Burnley will launch him into the England spotlight.
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Last Updated: 23/10/09 11:48am
Burnley defender Tyrone Mears is hoping his promising start this season will launch him into the England spotlight.
Mears, 26, has enjoyed a promising start at Turf Moor since signing from Derby earlier in the summer.
And the former West Ham and Manchester City right-back has now set himself a new target - to break into Fabio Capello's England squad.
Mears has already tasted international football with Jamaica having played against Nigeria at Millwall in a friendly tie back in February.
He is, though, still eligible to play for England, which he admits would be his preference.
"I'm pleased with my start, definitely," Mears told the Burnley Express of his early season form.
"In previous seasons I've wanted to stand out and be the best player.
"I realise it doesn't work that way. I just need to do my job, take care of my job and hopefully that will be enough to start in the team.
"And I want to play for my country, I want to play for England."
Burnley lost to Blackburn in the derby tie at Ewood Park last time out but can still boast a respectable start in England's top flight.
And Mears insists the Clarets will bounce back from last week's defeat to continue their impressive run on home soil.
Moving on
"We came in really disappointed on Monday," said Mears.
"I'm sure the gaffer would have been the same and it got to him over the weekend, but he comes in smiling, happy and he helps us forget it."
He added: "For me, I enjoy playing against the big teams - the Manchester Uniteds, all the teams at the top. They're big games for me.
"But as a club, the next two games are the biggest games because they are the games we need to win."


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Unanswered: Using VB Code, how to filter records from a query underlying a crosstab query?
Posted this on Usenet, but had no responses - hoping I have better luck here...
I am trying to create a report that uses a crosstab query as its recordsource. The crosstab query in turn is based on another query. My question is how to filter records (via VB Code) from the underlying query? (i.e., the fields I want to filter by do not appear on the crosstab so am trying to figure out a way to do the filtering (using a form's listbox) with the query that underlies the crosstab query. Thanks in advance for replies.
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In the criteria section of the field to be filter in of the stored query (that the crosstab is based on), put a reference to the listbox control on the open form.
ie Forms![frmName]![lstBoxName]
Note, the value of the Bound Column (not necessarily the visible value) of the listbox should be compatible with the field being filtered.
Also, this will limit the use of this query (and the crosstab) to that specific form !
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Thanks MTB,
Would that work for criteria from multiple boxes? - there's more than one field that I'd like to filter, and some listboxes are set up for multiple selections. Thanks for your help.