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The Facts
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints of the spine. The most common areas affected are the sacroiliac joints, which are the joints at the base of the spine that connect the spine and the pelvis, as well as the joints between the vertebrae. Other joints, such as the hips and shoulders, may also be similarly affected. AS causes pain, stiffness, and inflammation at the affected joints.
AS is the most common of the arthritis conditions known as spondylopathies. The second most common spondylopathy occurs in people with psoriasis.
About 1% of Canadians have AS. Having a family member with AS increases your risk of developing the condition, since the disease is at least partly hereditary. People with a certain molecule called HLA B27 on the surface of their cells are also more likely to get AS. Having both HLA B27 and a family history further increases your risk if a first-degree relative (e.g., a parent) has it. However, if you carry this molecule without a family history, the chance of getting this condition is lower. Over 95% of Caucasian patients with AS are HLA B27-positive, compared to only 50% of people of African descent.
AS affects about three times as many men as women, but it may be that the disease is less recognized among women. Most people are first diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 40 years. However, younger and older people can also be affected.
The cause of AS is not completely understood, but it's believed to be at least partly related to genetics. AS is more common in people with a family history of the condition. One theory is that AS is "triggered" by something in the environment, such as an infection, for people whose genes put them at risk of AS. The immune system responds to this trigger by producing chemicals that cause inflammation in the spine and other joints of the body. There is no evidence, however, that an infection causes the disease.
It is also known that people with a molecule called HLA B27 on the surface of their cells are at higher risk of developing AS. HLA B27 can be passed down from parent to child. Although it increases the risk of AS, not everyone with HLA B27 will get AS.
Symptoms and Complications
AS can cause a variety of different symptoms, but most people with AS have low back pain and stiffness. The stiffness is often worst in the morning and after you have been inactive for a while. The back pain and stiffness can prevent you from moving around comfortably and getting a good night's sleep. Most people with other kinds of low back pain feel better after a night's rest, but a hallmark of AS is that people usually feel worse and stiffer in the morning after sleeping.
Other joints can also become affected by AS, such as the hips, shoulders, and knees. The involvement of the spine is called axial; involvement of other joints is termed peripheral. People with AS can experience fatigue, weight loss, and loss of appetite. The symptoms of AS tend to come and go, with periods of no symptoms followed by flare-ups.
AS can cause complications both in the joints and elsewhere in the body, including:
- bent-over or unusually straight posture
- limited mobility (ability to move around)
- eye inflammation (uveitis, which can cause eye pain, irritation, and sensitivity to light and requires immediate medical attention)
- breathing problems due to stiffness in the joints between the spine and the ribs
- arthritis and sometimes significant damage to hip and shoulder joints (and occasionally to other joints)
- inflammation in places where ligaments and tendons attach to the bone (called enthesitis)
- anemia
Very rare complications can include:
- inflammation of the aorta, a large blood vessel that brings blood from the heart to the rest of the body, and secondary aortic valve insufficiency (when the aortic valve is weakened, preventing the valve from closing properly)
- spinal cord injury due to fractures (breaks) in the spine
- cauda equina syndrome, where AS damages the nerves at the base of the spinal cord, leading to loss of sensation in the buttocks, rectum, thighs, and bladder; or loss of bowel or bladder control
Making the Diagnosis
Your doctor will make the diagnosis of AS based on your symptoms and an X-ray or another type of imaging of your affected joints. The earliest sign is sacroiliitis (inflammation of the sacroiliac joint). It can be seen on an X-ray of the pelvis, or it can be detected at an even earlier stage with a MRI scan.
If you have AS, the X-ray will show areas where the bone has been worn away by the condition. The vertebrae of the spine may start to fuse together because the ligaments between them become calcified. The term for bones growing together due to inflammation is ankylosis, and this is where the name ankylosing spondylitis comes from. ("Spondyl" refers to the spine and "itis" means inflammation.) A physical exam for AS includes the Schober test to assess the flexibility of the spine, which can be abnormal even when it's not obvious to the person.
Your doctor may also do a blood test called erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or a C-reactive protein test (CRP). A high ESR or CRP is a sign of conditions with inflammation, such as AS. However, it does not definitely mean that you have AS, since many other conditions can also cause a high ESR or CRP, and two-thirds of people with AS have a normal ESR.
Since back pain and osteoarthritis are common and AS comes on gradually, there is often a long delay in recognizing AS, especially among doctors who are not specialized in rheumatology (the study and treatment of arthritis and other diseases that affect joints, muscles, and bones).
Treatment and Prevention
Currently, there is no cure for AS, but it can be managed using medications, surgery, and physiotherapy.
Rheumatologists are the most specialized and experienced doctors in the diagnosis and management of AS and other spondylopathies.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; e.g., ibuprofen*, naproxen) work by reducing inflammation, which helps relieve the pain, stiffness, and swelling of AS. They do not slow down the progression of the condition; in other words, they don't stop the disease from getting worse. Possible side effects of NSAIDs include nausea, abdominal pain, asthma, liver damage, heart problems, high blood pressure, stomach ulcers, and bleeding.
Corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone, triamcinolone, methylprednisolone) work by reducing inflammation. They are used to relieve symptoms but do not affect spinal changes. Corticosteroids do not slow down the progression of the condition. They may be injected into an affected joint or taken by mouth. Side effects of the injection include joint damage (if the injection is used too often) and infection. Short-term side effects of the pills include increased appetite, weight gain, menstrual changes, emotional changes, and stomach irritation. Long-term use of high doses can lead to diabetes, cataracts, glaucoma, increased risk of serious infection, high blood pressure, osteoporosis (bone thinning), moon face (rounding of the face), mood changes, acne, joint damage, reactivation of hidden infections, muscle weakness, or increased body hair.
Biologics, (e.g., adalimumab, etanercept, golimumab , infliximab) are used to relieve signs and symptoms of the condition, including symptoms in the spine. Some biologics can also help to improve physical function for people with AS. They can slow or stop the progression of the disease, but they may not work for everyone. They work by neutralizing a molecule called tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), which is involved in causing inflammation. Biologics are given as an injection under the skin (a subcutaneous injection) or as an injection into the vein over a period of time (an intravenous infusion). Possible side effects include infusion reactions (e.g., rash, flushing, headache, and difficulty breathing), irritation at the injection area, nausea, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, joint pain, or an increased risk of serious infection (including brain infection). There have also been reports of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Disease modifying antirheumatoid drugs (DMARDs; e.g., methotrexate) are used to relieve AS symptoms and slow down the progression of the condition. DMARDs may be beneficial to people with peripheral AS (AS that involves other joints). They do not relieve inflammation in the spine. Possible side effects include nausea, diarrhea, increased risk of infections, liver damage, lung damage, and bleeding.
Make sure you understand and discuss all the risks and benefits of taking any medications before you start them.
Surgery may be used to repair joint damage or replace damaged areas. For example, some people with AS may need a hip replacement.
A physiotherapist can show you special exercises to improve your flexibility, strength, and mobility. If the disease is not slowed or stopped, regular exercise and supervised physical therapy are essential to maintain a working posture once the spine becomes fused - it is far better to be stiff upright than bent over.
*All medications have both common (generic) and brand names. The brand name is what a specific manufacturer calls the product (e.g., Tylenol®). The common name is the medical name for the medication (e.g., acetaminophen). A medication may have many brand names, but only one common name. This article lists medications by their common names. For information on a given medication, check our Drug Information database. For more information on brand names, speak with your doctor or pharmacist.
All material copyright MediResource Inc. 1996 – 2020. Terms and conditions of use. The contents herein are for informational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Source: www.medbroadcast.com/condition/getcondition/Ankylosing-Spondylitis


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The Flash MSS Reference guide may seem overwhelming to you. It covers everything about the Flash MSS movie in order to hopefully answer any questions you may have. If you need assistance we will be glad to fast track you at no additional cost to speed up the process of ordering. Ordering your Flash MSS movie over the phone takes 15 minutes. Call 805-651-8516 and we will be glad to complete your order by phone.
Included In The Total Cost of The Flash MSS Movie
Adding your 9 images or up to 27 images to your movie
Resizing, cropping, combining and image clean up of Images
Customizing the Flash MSS movie with the Flash special effects options you chose
Resizing the MSS Main Movie Area to match your specifications (width and height dimensions)
Resizing the entire movie size to match your specifications (width only – resizing the height of the MSS Movie Thumbnails Area is not included in the cost)
Resizing and adding MSS Movie Thumbnail images (resizing the actual images in Photoshop – not resizing of the MSS Movie Thumbnails Area design structure)
Adding links to your MSS Movie Thumbnail images (up to 9 at no additional charge)
Adding additional MSS Movie Link Buttons (up to 10 at no additional charge)
Adding additional MSS Movie Master Buttons (up to 10 at no additional charge)
Adding the URL hyperlinks that you have specified in your Flash MSS movie order
Adding sound effects to your Flash MSS movie
Not Included In The Total Cost of The Flash MSS Movie
Resizing The MSS Movie Thumbnails Area Design Structure
– The current default size dimensions are 275 pixels in width and 200 pixels in height
– The Flash MSS 270 Movie Thumbnails Area is 275 pixels in width and 270 pixels in height by default
– Modifying the height will require additional time to modify the components contained within the MSS Movie Thumbnails Area – thumbnail frame sizes and thumbnail image sizes.
– Modifying the width may or may not require an additional cost depending on what you require.
Increasing or Decreasing The Default Size (86×60) of The Thumbnail Images Contained In The MSS Movie Thumbnails Area
Installation of The Flash MSS Movie
– We have provided complete installation instructions – Installing The Flash MSS Movie
– Flash MSS movie installation should only take you 5 to 15 minutes.
– If you want AITpro to install your Flash MSS movie we offer installation at $40/hr
* If your Flash MSS movie specifications require additional design or coding work outside of the scope of the allotted 4 hour Flash MSS movie creation time we will provide you with an exact cost estimate before performing any work on your custom Flash MSS movie. Design or coding work outside the scope of the allotted 4 hour Flash MSS movie creation time is billed at $40/hr. It is very rare that additional charges will apply. If you are actually looking for a custom Flash MSS movie that requires extensive design or coding modifications then that is of course a totally different case and will require submitting a quote request instead of the flat fee.
Planning and Designing Your Custom Flash MSS Movie
Choose image files that showcase your products and services that you want to focus the most attention on first.
The Flash MSS movie is a showcase movie not a movie designed to display every single product and service that you offer. We can create a custom Flash movie like that for you, but we currently do not have such a pre-built movie already made. The primary function of the Flash MSS movie is to grab someone's attention and interest so that they spend more time on your website and decide to look around at all of the products and services you offer that interest them.
Choose the best high quality photo pictures or graphic images that you have to submit to AITpro.
We ask that you send us pre-sized image files to match your Flash MSS movie dimensions, but if you do not have professional graphic design software like Photoshop then we will crop, resize and clean them up (sharpen) for you at no extra charge. Do not attempt to resize, crop and clean up your images with applications like Word, PowerPoint, etc. Be sure to submit images to AITpro that are at least the height and width of your specified movie dimensions. Significant image enlargements will cause the images to appear out of focus and blurry.
Choose the most interesting images of your product and services that you have.
If you are not sure which are your best image files to showcase your products and services in your custom Flash MSS movie you can of course submit additional image files to AITpro so that we can assist you in choosing the best image files to use in your movie. Please keep this realistic and do not submit 100 image files to us. Something like 2 or 3 possible images for each movie section or thumbnail would be acceptable. 4 hours is alloted to the completion of each unique custom Flash MSS movie.
Flash Movie Special Effects – Uniformity Vs Random Special Effects
In the AITpro Flash MSS movie we are demonstrating some of the available Flash special effects in a Random sequence. View and test Flash MSS movie special effects – Flash MSS Movie Effects Chooser.
Advantages and Disadvantages of using Uniformity Vs Randomness
This would depend on each unique movie in our professional opinion. For example some products and services might be best displayed with Uniform transitions as opposed to Random transitions. The overall psychological impact is the most important factor to consider. Of course personal preference is important because you should enjoy your movie as much as your visitors will. Don't get too caught up in the technical right and wrong decision here. The core Flash MSS movie in itself accomplishes several very important goals so choosing the custom transitions that you want in your custom movie is more of an icing on the cake thing.
An example where Uniformity might be the better choice could be this example:
A custom Flash MSS movie showcasing products and services having to do with books or book related products. Choosing to have all the Flash image transitions appear to be turning the pages of a book would be a logical choice that would most likely make more sense to your website visitors.
Overall Flash MSS Movie Play Time
The entire Flash MSS movie plays in under 1 minute (55 seconds). This is the other main reason not to increase the movie transition times between images displayed in the main movie. 1 minute is plenty of time, and more importantly not too long, to showcase your product and services. If the movie transition times are increased throughout the entire movie then the overall play time of the movie is increased. The average television commercial spot lasts around 30 seconds and even 10 seconds in some cases. TV commercials can be irritating and so can Flash commercials if used in the wrong way.
Choosing Dimensions: The Height and Width of Your Custom Flash MSS Movie In Pixels
The Flash MSS Movie comes in 2 default sizes, which you can of course have modified to your particular dimensional requirements. The MSS Main Movie Area can be resized independently of the MSS Movie Thumbnails Area as they are actually 2 separate movies. This is not advisable, but it can be done at your request.
We chose the height of 200 pixels for the core Flash MSS movie design because we feel that it would be the most universally acceptable and popular height. 200 pixels in general is a very nice height visually, not too overbearing and not too narrow. We also offer a prebuilt core Flash MSS movie that is 270 pixels in height – Flash MSS 270 movie screenshot. Changing the height dimension from anything other than 200 pixels or 270 pixels in height in the left MSS Movie Thumbnails Area will require customizing the design structure of the left MSS Movie Thumbnails Area to meet your specifications. That cost is not included in the price of $149.95. Changing the width on the other hand is included in the cost of $149.95, as it does not require extensive time in redesigning the core Flash MSS movie design structure. If changing the width includes adding or resizing the dimensions of the movie thumbnail images then additional redesign structure changes are necessary. 4 hours is alloted to the completion of each unique custom Flash MSS 200 and 270 movie. If you are looking for a Flash MSS movie requiring extensive design or coding modifications please submit a quote request.
We need the overall dimensions for your entire movie. Using the AITpro Flash MSS movie as an example.
The AITpro Flash MSS movie dimensions are 900 pixels wide by 200 pixels in height.
We need the dimensions for your MSS Main Movie Area.
The AITpro Flash MSS Main Movie Area dimensions are 618 pixels wide by 200 pixels in height.
We need the dimensions for your MSS Movie Thumbnails Area.
The AITpro MSS Movie Thumbnails Area is 275 pixels wide by 200 pixels in height.
Thumbnail Image Dimensions
The Thumbnail images are framed in a border image that is 90 pixels wide by 64 pixels in height. The actual Thumbnail images themselves are 86 pixels wide by 60 pixels in height. If you would like different sized thumbnail images or extensive changes to the Thumbnail movie area design please submit a quote request.
* General cost estimate for extensive design modifications – If you would like customization to the core design of the MSS Movie Thumbnails Area then you would also probably need customizations to the Thumbnail image sizes as well. Resizing the dimensions, framed border images and Thumbnails would take somewhere around 3 hours to complete and would cost an additional $120. Please submit a quote request for Flash MSS movies requiring extensive design modifications.
Thumbnail Image Linking Options – Choosing Dynamic Image Loading or Links To Website Pages?
Clicking on the MSS Movie Thumbnail images dynamically loads external image files. The Dynamic main movie images that you see in the Main MSS Movie Area when clicking on the Thumbnail images are loaded from a folder located on your website where you have uploaded your personal products and services movie images. Thumbnail images can have URL links added to them instead of dynamically loading image files so that website pages are loaded instead of image files. Thumbnail images all function independently so some thumbnail images could dynamically load images while other thumbnail images could be links to website pages.
Choosing Images (photos and graphic images) – Image File Naming, Numbering, Sselection, Choices and Details For Your Custom Flash MSS Movie
The AITpro Flash MSS movie is utilizing 27 images in total. 9 Thumbnail images, 9 Main movie images and 9 Dynamic movie images. The Dynamic movie images are externally loaded movie images that are dynamically loaded when clicking on the Thumbnail images. The 9 Dynamic movie images in the AITpro Flash MSS movie are copies or duplicates of the 9 Main movie images. They are stored on your website in an image folder and can be changed at any time by uploading new images to that image folder. You could have 9 completely different Dynamic movie images loaded externally instead of having them be copies of the 9 Main movie images. We will use the 9 Main movie images or the 9 Dynamic externally loaded images that you provide to us to create your Thumbnail movie images or you can create those Thumbnail images yourself if you prefer (thumbnail image dimensions are 86×60). All movie image files are uploaded to AITpro at the end of the Flash MSS movie order form.
MSS Main Movie Images
Make copies of all the image files you want used in your MSS Main movie. Rename the image files in movie play sequence order. Example: 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg, etc. 1.jpg will be the first image that is displayed in your Flash MSS Main Movie Area.
Combining MSS Main Movie Images
If combining images to make one make 1 MSS Main Movie image, name the image files in left to right order. Example: 1-1.jpg, 1-2.jpg, 1-3.jpg, etc. Combining 3 images to make the first image that is displayed in your Flash MSS movie.
|Image 1-1.jpg will go here
|Image 1-2.jpg will go here
|Image 1-3.jpg will go here
The end result of combining your image files will be one image file named 1.jpg. The same method should be used for any other image files that you want combined. Simply combining images is included in the total cost of the Flash MSS movie. If you require additional Photoshop design work such as adding layers, masks, filters, gradients, etc. then additional charges may apply. The order form has a description area where you can specify any special design requirements that you want for your combined images. If your specifications require additional work outside of the scope of the allotted 4 hour Flash MSS movie creation time we will provide you with an exact cost estimate before performing any work on your custom Flash MSS movie.
Dynamic Main Movie Images
These are the image files that are dynamically loaded into your MSS Main movie area when clicking on Thumbnail images. The naming convention used to name your Dynamic main movie images is the same as the naming convention used for your MSS Main movie images. Example: 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg, etc. 1.jpg will be the image that is loaded dynamically into the MSS Main movie area when Thumbnail 1 is clicked. You have the option to dynamically load images or add links to the thumbnails to load website pages instead of images. Thumbnail images all function independently so some thumbnail images could dynamically load images while other thumbnail images could be links to website pages.
|Thumbnail 1 loads Image 1.jpg
|Thumbnail 2 loads Image 2.jpg
|Thumbnail 3 loads Image 3.jpg
|Thumbnail 4 loads Image 4.jpg
|Thumbnail 5 loads Image 5.jpg
|Thumbnail 6 loads Image 6.jpg
|Thumbnail 7 loads Image 7.jpg
|Thumbnail 8 loads Image 8.jpg
|Thumbnail 9 loads Image 9.jpg
Images for the Flash MSS 270 movie version (270 pixels in height)
The Flash MSS 270 version is pre-sized for 12 Thumbnail images in the left MSS Movie Thumbnails Area. This means that you could have a total of 36 different image files if you decide to use different images for the Main movie images and the externally dynamically loaded images. The cost of the Flash MSS 270 version is $189.95 due to the additional hour required to handle the additional images and complete the Flash MSS 270 movie. Screenshot of the Flash MSS 270 movie.
Flash MSS Movie Buttons
There are 2 types of buttons in the Flash MSS movie – MSS Movie Link Buttons and MSS Movie Master Buttons. The main difference between the 2 buttons is that MSS Movie Link Buttons are created within your movie and the MSS Movie Master Buttons are "on top" of your movie and are visible throughout movie play. The Thumbnail images could also be considered buttons if you choose to add links to them instead of loading images.
MSS Movie Link Buttons
MSS Movie Link Buttons are buttons inside of your Flash MSS movie at the very end of the movie and will are also be displayed when someone clicks the Stop button. Up to 10 buttons are included in the total cost. Examples of the MSS Movie Link Buttons are the Design, Coding, Flash and SEO buttons that you see at the end of the AITpro Flash MSS Movie. If you would like more than 10 buttons added to your custom movie please submit a quote request.
MSS Movie Master Buttons
Movie Master Buttons are used for your MSS Movie play and stop controls. Additionally, Movie Master Buttons can be hyperlink URL buttons like the Info button in the AITpro Flash MSS movie. Up to 10 additional buttons (besides Stop and Play) can be added at no additional charge. If you would like more than 10 buttons added to your custom movie please submit a quote request.
Hyperlinks – URL Links For Your Website and Website Pages
Hyperlinks in your Flash MSS movie are URL links pointing to your website pages. We will need the URL address for any links that you are adding to your movie. Links should be added during the ordering process in this format www.ait-pro.com/examplefolder/yourwebpage.html
Sound Effects Files – Sound Effects Files For Buttons, Images or Overall Flash MSS Movie
You can choose to have mouse over sound effects applied to your buttons, images or overall movie. If you have sound files that you would like to use in your movie you can upload them at the end of the ordering process. We ask that you send us sound files in mp3 format, but we will also accept wav files. The sound files should be ready to use meaning no editing of the sound files is required on our part. If you do require editing of your submitted sound files please submit a quote request. We currently do not offer default sound files. We will be adding some default sound effects files to choose from in the future.
Flash MSS Movie Installation – Installing Your Custom Flash MSS Movie On Your Website
Prep and Uploading
You will receive 2 Flash SWF movie files from AITpro. One is the custom AS3 Flash Preloader movie that will preload your custom Flash MSS movie. Your Flash MSS movie file will be named using the naming convention of "your website domain name + FlashMSS" unless you specify a different name for your Flash MSS movie file. If you manually rename the Flash MSS SWF movie file name then the AS3 Flash Preloader movie will no longer be able to preload your Flash MSS movie.
An example Flash MSS movie name would be AITproFlashMSS.swf The Flash Preloader movie is named preloader.swf
What Is The Flash Preloader Movie For? What Does It Do?
The Flash Preloader movie displays the Flash MSS movie loading time in a percentage displaying what percentage of the movie is loaded. The most important feature of the Flash Preloader movie is that it eliminates any website or web page load delays when a person clicks on a link to your website and also once they arrive at your website. Your website loads as fast as it normally would while the Flash Preloader is loading your Flash MSS movie.
1. Create a folder in the root of your website called flash and within that flash folder create a folder called images. In the example screenshot below the flash folder is created in the root of the ait-pro.com website domain. The path to the flash folder is www.ait-pro.com/flash. The path to the images folder is www.ait-pro.com/flash/images.
2. Upload the 2 flash SWF movie files that we send you to the flash folder.
3. Upload the AC_RunActiveContent.js file that we send you to the flash folder.
4. * Upload your externally loaded image files to the /flash/images folder.
* If AITpro handled resizing, cropping, clean up, etc. of your image files then we will also be sending those image files to you when we send you your custom Flash MSS movie and your Flash Preloader movie. That completes Prep and Uploading
Flash Embed Code Installation Instructions For Dreamweaver, HTML, PHP, ASP, CFM and WordPress Websites
Dreamweaver HTML Website Flash MSS Movie Installation
1. Open the website page that you want to add the Flash MSS movie to in Dreamweaver.
2. Place your cursor where you want to insert the Flash MSS movie in the Design view window.
3. Click the Insert Menu, go to Media and click Flash.
4. The Select File window will pop up. Type in the URL path to your custom Flash MSS movie in the URL window. Example: http://www.ait-pro.com/flash/AITproFlashMSS.swf and click the Ok button.
5. The Object Tag Title window pops up. This is not critical and can be changed later. For now just type in Flash MSS Movie.
6. By default Dreamweaver will make the dimensions of your Flash movie 32×32 pixels. You need to now change the dimensions to the actual dimensions of your movie. Click on the Flash movie and then you should see the Flash properties window at the bottom of your Dreamweaver window. Type in the actual Width and Height of your movie.
7. In the head section of your website page modify the javascript path to the path shown here <script src="flash/AC_RunActiveContent.js"></script>.
8. We include the AC_RunActiveContent.js file when we email you your custom Flash MSS movie. You can either use this copy or a local copy of this .js file from your DW program files. You will now need to upload the AC_RunActiveContent.js file to your /flash folder on your website if you have not done so already. Another option is to use SWFObject.js instead of the provided Flash Player detection file AC_RunActiveContent.js. SWFObject download and installation instructions. http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/
That completes the Dreamweaver HTML installation
HTML Website Flash MSS Movie Installation – Without Using a Website Page Editing Program Like Dreamweaver
This raw Flash Embed code below is the same raw code that you would also use for PHP, ASP or CFM web pages
1. You will need to copy this code below to the website page where you want to install your Flash MSS Movie.
2. All the text in Blue needs to modified / changed to add your particular Flash MSS movie name, your movie dimensions and your website address URL.
<script> AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version =9,0,28,0','width','900','height','200','title','Flash MSS Movie','src','http://www.ait-pro.com/flash/AITproFlashMSS','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/ download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','http://www.ait-pro.com/flash/AITproFlashMSS' ); //end AC code </script> <noscript> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="900" height="200" title="Flash MSS Movie"> <param value="http://www.ait-pro.com/flash/AITproFlashMSS.swf" /> <param value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.ait-pro.com/flash/AITproFlashMSS.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" width="900" height="200"></embed> </object> </noscript>
3. This line of code needs to be added to the head section of the website page that you just added this Flash Embed code too. <script src="flash/AC_RunActiveContent.js"></script>
4. We include the AC_RunActiveContent.js file when email you your custom Flash MSS movie. Upload the AC_RunActiveContent.js file to the same /flash folder that you uploaded your custom Flash MSS movie to if you have not done so already. Another option is to use SWFObject.js instead of the provided Flash Player detection file AC_RunActiveContent.js. SWFObject download and installation instructions. http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/
That completes the HTML Flash MSS movie installation
WordPress Website Flash MSS Movie Installation
1. Install the Kimili Flash Embed WordPress Plugin (You can also use the raw Flash Embed code installation method shown above if you do not want to install the Kimili Flash Embed Plugin)
2. In order to have your Flash MSS movie displayed on all of your WordPress website pages you will need to modify your Theme's header.php file. See the coding method we used on the AITpro website below (Step 3). *** In your particular Theme's case you may want to create a new div id tag to hold your Flash MSS movie instead of using the header div tag. ***
Example: create a div id tag name called <div id="flashmss"> put the div id tag where you want it in your header.php file. You will now need to create this div tag in your Theme's style.css file. Example CSS code: #flashmss{float:left; width:900px;height:200px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; margin:0px; 0px, 0px, 0px;}
3. Change the text in Blue to match your Flash MSS dimensions and website name. Also we added a CSS class to the table class="flash_movie_table" shown in Green. This is optional if you want to add CSS styling to the table that holds your Flash MSS movie.
<div> <table width="900" height="200" border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="flash_movie_table"> <tr> <td> kml_flashembed movie="http://www.ait-pro.com/flash/preloader.swf" height="200" width="900" wmode="transparent" fversion="9" useexpressinstall="true" <!-- Begin Alternate Content --> <p> <a href="http://adobe.com/go/getflashplayer/" rel="nofollow"> <img src=" http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash player" /></a> </p> <!-- End Alternate Content --> kml_flashembed </td> </tr> </table> </div>
Code Explanation: We put the Kimili flash embed code inside of our header div tag and created a table to hold the Flash MSS movie SWF preloader file. The preloader.swf Flash movie preloads the Flash MSS movie so you want the preloader movie name here not the Flash MSS movie name. Closing brackets [ ] have been removed from the Kimili embed tags so that the code will display correctly.
4. Configure Kimili Flash Embed within your WordPress Dashboard. The recommended Kimili settings that you should use:
Javascript Options
Create a reference to SWFObject.js? Yes
Where do you want to reference SWFObject.js from? Google Ajax Library
Do you want to use SWFObject's autohide function? Choose Yes or No depending on your preference
5. You may need to modify or add CSS code to your Theme's style.css file for the #header div tag. This is an example of the CSS header div style used on the AITpro Theme style.css file: #header{align:left; width:900px; height:200px; padding:0px 0px 7px 42px; margin-bottom:0px;}
That completes the WordPress Flash MSS movie installation
Flash MSS Movie Design Concept, Planning, Research and Testing
A lot of careful thought, planning, research and testing has gone into the design and impact factors of the Flash MSS movie. You may feel that the movie transitions happen too quickly. That is actually intentional and the primary reason for the left MSS Movie Thumbnails Area navigational design concept. The average attention span for most people is estimated at around 10 seconds. What you want to happen in those first 10 seconds is to grab someone's attention. Once you have their attention then you can expect that their interest and focus will follow. The pace of the movie is designed to stimulate that interest, not pause too long between movie transitions and try to explain everything you want to get across all in one shot. The thumbnail images in the left MSS Movie Thumbnails Area navigational Area can either be used to load images or to send visitors to your website pages.
Sequence of Movie Events And Focus
The 10 Second Window
When a visitor arrives at your website the Flash preloader starts loading your Flash MSS movie. A loading percentage countdown timer is displayed. As the movie is loading attention is drawn to the MSS Main Movie Area. Loading should take no more than 6 seconds to complete. Once your movie is loaded it starts automatically playing. After a brief delay of 1 to 2 seconds a MSS Movie Thumbnails effect is triggered. In the AITpro MSS movie it is the center AIT blue orb thumbnail image that increases in size dimensions and rotates / spins at a high rate of speed. This pulls the attention to the left MSS Movie Thumbnails Area, which is the primary navigational area for the movie.
Test Results
During testing 9 out of 10 people immediately moused over the AIT blue orb thumbnail image after it finished rotating. Those people then spent an average of 3 seconds mousing over the rest of the thumbnail images before their attention was drawn back to the main movie area.
– A large number of people tested clicked the "stop" MSS Movie Master Button at this point. This is the best response that we had hoped for. It indicates that not only has interest been captured at this point, but also that people felt that they might miss something in the main movie by not stopping it.
– 98% of all people tested played the Flash MSS movie at least twice.
– Overall appeal was very high. Some people get irritated by Flash or any type of animation in general. Out of 100 people tested and surveyed, 98 said they found the movie interesting and fun. 2 people said they found the movie irritating.
Overall Flash MSS Movie Effect and Impact
The ultimate desired effect and impact that the Flash MSS movie achieves is interest and even provides interactive amusement. One of key factors of the Flash MSS movie effectiveness is that it is interactive. Most people will mouse over Flash movies that do some special effect that is interesting. Flash movies that do nothing except blast you with some kind of advertisement have a very low impact factor, leave no lasting impressions and actually create an overall negative impression about your website.
How Effective Is The Flash MSS Movie?
A custom Flash MSS movie has been used on a client's website for over a year now and has been a major factor in bringing in around $450,000 in new business in a one year period. Of course the Flash MSS movie could not do this alone. This particular AITpro client also has SEO work done by us so we get the new customers to the website and the Flash MSS movie seals the deal.
Advertising and Marketing Tips For Your Custom Flash MSS Movie
Positive Vs Negative Sales Approach
We advise that you don't waste a single second of your movie play time on any negative statements.
If you have good solid products and services then just pointing out everything that makes your products and services good should be enough to win a customer over. By taking a positive approach to selling your products and services you will have people thinking in a positive mindset. Taking a negative approach will obviously get people thinking in a negative mindset. There is another common factor that comes into play in sales and that is desperation. Websites where products and services are advertised and marketed in a negative way usually also contain all the tell tale signs that indicate that the site owner or business is desperate for customers. Even if you are desperate for customers the last impression you want to send to potential customers is that you are desperate for their business. This is an unfortunate, but true business fact.
Comparing your products and services to competitors products and services
Pointing out what makes your products and services better is smart.
Pointing out why your competitor's products and services are inferior to yours is a huge mistake.
If someone wasn't thinking about or considering your competition before they are now.
Obviously if you offer a product or service that is less expensive than the competition than using a comparison chart is usually the best way to go. It is an indirect and factual way for you to allow someone to see that your products and services are clearly the best choice. The key thing to note is that you are not telling someone that your products and services are a better choice. You are showing them the facts and leaving the decision up to them. If you offer the cheapest products and services with the most bennies then a comparison chart is definitely a smart Advertising and Marketing strategy to use.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
AITpro offers 2 prebuilt core movies the Flash MSS 200 movie and the Flash MSS 270 movie that can be customized to your specifications. Extensive design or coding changes to the core Flash MSS movie is considered a Custom Flash MSS movie and will require a quote request for a cost estimate before any work is performed. We will work with you to create a Flash MSS movie that matches your exact specifications. If your specifications require additional design or coding work outside of the scope of the allotted 4 hour Flash MSS movie creation time we will provide you with an exact cost estimate before performing any work on your custom Flash MSS movie. Design or coding work outside the scope of the allotted 4 hour Flash MSS movie creation time is billed at $40/hr. If you are not 100% satisfied with your Flash MSS movie we offer a 30-Day Money Back Guarantee.
30-Day Money Back Guarantee
To be eligible to receive a full refund we only require that you remove the custom Flash MSS movie from your website and destroy all copies of the Flash MSS movie that AITpro has provided to you. The Flash Preloader movie must be removed from your website as well as any image files that we provided to you. Any and all files that AITpro has sent to you must be removed from your website and destroyed by deleting them.
All products and services provided by AITpro become copyrighted property of AITpro once a 30-day money back guarantee refund has been issued. Unauthorized use of any AITpro copyrighted products or services is not allowed under any circumstances.
Flash MSS Movie Technical Assistance
For technical assistance regarding questions specific to your Flash MSS movie contact us by email at email@example.com or by telephone at 805-651-8561 or by checking the FAQ, Questions and Comments page.


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Better Gums May Mean a Better Mom? #YourGumsMatter11:07 AM
So, here's the deal. I've struggled with gum health (you know, the ones that hold you teeth in your mouth) for the past 5 years. Being pregnant so many times had taken a toll on my gums, and I decided to fight back by seeing my dentist not just 2 times a year, but three, and we managed to get the problem under control with a plan of action that was easy to implement but oh-so-important to my future health.
Why is gum health such a big deal?
Gums play an important roll in keeping your teeth where they need to be. Diseased gums can lead to tooth loss, which can lead to changes in your overall health. Gum disease has been linked to all kinds of scary things like diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses. Plus, not having teeth is one of my biggest fears; the shape and appearance of your mouth really depend on a good tooth structure.
Thankfully, there are so many great products out there to keep my gum health routine simple and effective. I have been using G.U.M products for as long as I could brush, and between the brushes and flossers, it's been possibly to stop the gum damage pattern that was happening after pregnancies and get my oral health back on track.
What's even better is that my kids are learning good habits, too! If I can help them avoid some of the issues I've gone through, they'll have a happier, healthier adulthood. Better gums for me is just one way that I'm able to inspire them and make sure I'm around for a good, long time.
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My biggest challenge is remembering to do it.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is taking the time to care for them properlyReplyDelete
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My biggest challenge is to do it on a consistent basisReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is keeping breath fresh all day.ReplyDelete
My biggest problem is remembering to floss. I brush at least twice a day, but my flossing habits are less consistent.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge to keeping teeth and gums healthy is to continue to remind and encourage my granddaughters to brush teeth after all meals especially in the am and pm and the importance of drinking a glass of water after eating to rinse off some of the food stuff left on or between our teethReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is that it hurts my gums and sometimes toothpastes make my teeth too sensitive, but I push through!ReplyDelete
Biggest challenge is finding the time to keep my oral hygiene up!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge in keeping teeth and gums clean is flossing. I have a habit of forgetting too often.ReplyDelete
I think it has to be flossing. No matter how much we tell our kids to do it, we have to remember ourselves.ReplyDelete
Taking the time to clean teeth properly has always been a problem for me.ReplyDelete
the biggest thing is flossing for me need to continue to do this. thankyou ken firstname.lastname@example.com
My biggest challenge is that I procrastinate...I think I will brush my teeth (or rinse, or floss) as soon as I get this done...and then I get distracted by something else and I think I will do it after I get that done, etc. Just not at the top of my priority list....like I tell my dentist, unlike him and his staff, I have other things to worry about besides my teeth!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is how fast tartar builds up on my teeth and the fact that my teeth are really close together in spots.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is keeping my teeth white and clean after a long day of coffee and tea! I try to brush them after lunch and after work... extra tooth brushes are always great to have around :)ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is keeping brushing my teeth after meals. Brittney HouseReplyDelete
flossing is my biggest challengeReplyDelete
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My biggest challenge is grinding :( no matter how well i do brushing/etc i always forget my mouth guardReplyDelete
I always am in a hurry so I forget to take time and clean throughly email@example.com
My biggest challenge is flossing. I don't really like to do it so I don't do it enough.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge was flossing daily but so far this year I have doing great.ReplyDelete
Flossing - I hate it but know it needs done.ReplyDelete
- StephanieMay 19, 2015 at 6:37 PM
My biggest challenge is flossing my tight and compacted teeth, which I do several times a day!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is trying to be gentle on my gums when brushing since they are receding now.ReplyDelete
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The biggest challenge is finding time to floss and getting a good floss to floss with!ReplyDelete
No problems … just takes effort to reach behind back molars … I love the clean feelingReplyDelete
My biggest issue is sticking to a routine.ReplyDelete
My biggest issue is flossing between a bridge!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2015 at 11:39 PM
My biggest challenge is feeling motivated enough to floss, I know it's important!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge with taking care of my gums and teeth is that my gums are receding and it makes for really sensitive teeth. I also don't have a dentist, and you reminded me how important that is to oral health! There are some things we just can't take care of ourselves.ReplyDelete
mrsbrockavich48 (at)gmail (dot)com
My biggest challenge is when I am away from home I don't always floss since I usually forget it.ReplyDelete
Flossing is my biggest challenge. I just don't want to do it!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is getting everyone to floss consistently. It seems we all don't like doing it.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is remembering to floss. I've really been trying to do better but some nights, I still forget.ReplyDelete
mikebelindaconnor at hotmail dot com
My biggest challenge is not brushing so hard that I damage my gums.ReplyDelete
Flossing. Hate flossing, forget to do it.ReplyDelete
My biggest issue is brushing thoroughly - I cut corners sometimes when I am tired.ReplyDelete
my biggest challenge would be to floss dailyReplyDelete
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
My biggest challenge is not flossing enoughReplyDelete
I just got a permanent retainer and flossing is a little more difficult now and I'm still getting used to it.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is getting into those harder to reach places in my mouth. Losing teeth is one of my biggest fears also.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is finding a toothbrush that works for me! Right size/right bristle hardness/softnessReplyDelete
- Jessica TMay 20, 2015 at 2:22 PM
My challenge is to floss every day.ReplyDelete
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I'm very good about brushing my teeth twice a day but I hate to flossReplyDelete
Flossing is my biggest challenge.ReplyDelete
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My biggest challenge is crowns. Going around the gums is a pain. Plus being diabetic means I have to put in extra care.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is being able to open my jaw wide enough to get to my back teeth due to an injury over 2 years ago.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2015 at 10:51 PM
My biggest problem is cleaning around a permanent bottom arch wire.ReplyDelete
I have a hard time remembering to floss. I hate cleanings so I'm trying to be better.ReplyDelete
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- SunnieMay 21, 2015 at 9:49 AM
MIne is I don't floss enough, Im not really into itReplyDelete
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My biggest is finding time to brush at work after lunch.ReplyDelete
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My biggest challenge is brushing and flossing when I'm suppose too. dwelchert at yahoo dot comReplyDelete
flossing, especially around my permanent retainer...and brushing for the length of time that you're supposed to. I'm a quick brusher.ReplyDelete
i have an issue with the far back top teeth the toothbrush just doesn't fit there comfortablyReplyDelete
My challenge is flossing, I like to floss several times daily!ReplyDelete
kimberlybreid at hotmail dot com
My biggest challenge is flossing!ReplyDelete
- Judith
My biggest challenge is remembering to do it.I also have a hard time flossing daily.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 22, 2015 at 9:36 PM
My biggest challenge is flossing every day. I just don't like taking the time to do it!ReplyDelete
madelinebrubaker {at} gmail [dot] com
My biggest challenge is getting in between my back teeth. Its hard to reach back there!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenges are reaching behind my back teeth and flossing through a couple of teeth that are very close together!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is remembering to brush after every meal. Usually when I remember I haven't eaten and after I eat, I never remember.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is remembering to buy a new tooth brush every 3 months.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is remembering to flossReplyDelete
Rembering to make time and remember that it is just as important and neede as anything else to brush and floss twice a day. Guilty of once a day and done, and no flossing sometimes.ReplyDelete
I grind my teeth in my sleep, so my biggest challenge is protecting my enamel and dealing with sensitive teeth.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is to remember to smile because of my teeth.ReplyDelete
I have periodontal disease and my gums are sensitive and bleed =, so I need to floss more.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is remembering before I am all comfy in bed.ReplyDelete
My biggest issue is remember to floss. And I probably use mouth wash more than I should. Thanks for the chance to win. email@example.com
My biggest challenge is remember to floss enough.ReplyDelete
Brushing and flossing for me is pretty ritual, but when I go backpack for weeks or months at a time, it's a bigger ordeal to get it down.ReplyDelete
It hard to floss the back of the teeth for me.ReplyDelete
The back teeth are hard to get to - both sides and backReplyDelete
My biggest challenge with flossing my teeth is that they are so close together - it takes quite a while to accomplish the task properly. However, the go-betweens do make it a little easier.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is definitely flossing. I'm horrible at it because my teeth are very crammed together tight. So even with the more expensive brand floss.. it often shreds. So I skip it a lot. I have a huge sweet tooth so I get a lot of cavities.ReplyDelete
- TheresaMay 24, 2015 at 11:44 AM
My biggest challenge is brushing my teeth for 2 minutes everytime I brush my teethReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is flossing, I hate to do it because my gums are so sensitive.ReplyDelete
my biggest challenge is bleeding gumsReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is remembering to floss! Thanks for the opportunity.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is trying to floss after meals. I am so busy.ReplyDelete
I agree that it's finding the time (and remembering!) to do it. It seems I'm too busy after meals, and too tired before bed.ReplyDelete
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mine is remembering to floss. eclairre at ymail dot comReplyDelete
I have a hard time flossing as the spaces between my teeth are very tight.ReplyDelete
I have perio, so its a constant daily annoyance...that reminder of teeth are important. But it needs to be doneReplyDelete
Flossing is always an element that is a concern. I have a tooth that is capped and I always pay particular attention to that tooth. I use a water pic as well as flossing for those difficult areas which helps.rene chartier (joan)ReplyDelete
I can't reach my back teeth when flossing!ReplyDelete
My biggest problem is that I am on aspirin therapy so my gums bleed very easily. That makes it hard to brush for a long period of time.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is getting my son to do it without gagging. He starts and then I start. Gross!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is to floss enough as I know I just do a quick job of it instead of more in-depth than I do now.ReplyDelete
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My challenge are the back teeth and in between them. It is hard to do.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is remembering to brush my teeth before bed... I get sleepy and forget!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is flossing my teeth. I put it off and then forget to do it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2015 at 8:49 AM
My biggest challenge is that I have very sensitive gums! firstname.lastname@example.com
Remembering to floss is always a challenge for meReplyDelete
In my teens & 20s, I had so many problems with my oral health. As a result, I had a LOT of work done...crowns, bridges, implants. So now it's so important for me to keep it all clean & in good health. The hardest part of that is getting in between a lot of the dental work, especially the bridges.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is consistently and properly flossing.ReplyDelete
I am an over-the-road Trucker. The truck is always rolling. My biggest challenge is to find a place to properly care for my teeth and gums every day.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is simply taking the time to do the necessary care properly.ReplyDelete
The biggest challenge is to find time to keep brushing.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is flossing since my teeth are very close together.ReplyDelete
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flossing is a challenge sometimes.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is getting between teeth with floss because they are so tightly together. Need to spend a lot of time on it.ReplyDelete
Being consistent is probably my biggest challenge.ReplyDelete
I just get bored of flossing.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is remembering to fliss everyday!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is to do it on a consistent basis.ReplyDelete
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My biggest challenge is with flossing. I have a few teeth that are so close together it's hard to floss between them.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is flossing because I have sensitive gums.ReplyDeleteReplies
flossing is the biggest problem. thankyou, ken firstname.lastname@example.com
My biggest challenge is bad genes! I floss daily, use a prescription toothpaste, and I still have lots of problems!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is having the time to do it correctly. I do it but often am in a hurry.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is cleaning my teeth while not at home.ReplyDelete
- Kimberly OMay 25, 2015 at 6:14 PM
My biggest challenge is flossing. Thanks. -firstname.lastname@example.com
I am horrible about remembering to flossReplyDelete
Finding toothpaste without neurotoxins.ReplyDelete
Finding toothpaste without neurotoxins.ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is to remember to floss before I go to sleep at night!ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is flossing in between the teeth that are very close together. Email: cuse_softie(at)yahoo.comReplyDelete
I'd have to say the biggest challenge for my daughter is flossing. It's so hard to remember to do it. I had a hereditary gum disease and had to get all my teeth pulled out. Having dentures for the past 22 yrs hasn't been too bad. Less time at the dentist is nice for me. Thank you for the chance :)ReplyDelete
It's difficult because a lot of whitening treatments are expensiveReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is having enough time to brush properly without being interrupted.ReplyDelete
My biggest problem is remembering to do it in the first place.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2015 at 9:37 PM
my biggest challenge is keeping them brushed properly and flossed and stained free ty for this chanceReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is flossing!! Food gets stuck between my teeth very easily, and it seems like I'm always flossing. firstname.lastname@example.com
My biggest challenge is flossing, my teeth are so close together that flossing is painful...and I don't do it as often as I should. firstname.lastname@example.com
My biggest challenge is flossing without bleeding :(ReplyDelete
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Thank You for the giveaway…biggest challenge is flossing one of my upper molars i.e. I have big fingers !ReplyDelete
My biggest challenge is that I wear a partial and it scares me to pull it off, because I worry about it damaging my teeth. This causes me to not take as good care of my gums that I should.ReplyDelete
Brushing as often as I should.ReplyDelete
m biggest problem is being consistent on brushing my teethReplyDelete
I would say flossing at least once a day.ReplyDelete
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Microsoft said Friday that it would release a new service that would sync information on a user's cell phone, like contacts, text messages, and photos with a password-protected Web site.
With the service, called My Phone, cell phone users will no longer need to worry about losing data stored on their phone, which could be an issue if a phone is lost or breaks. By logging in online, users will immediately be able to restore the information on the same phone or a new one.
Users could also post information on the My Phone Web site that will then appear on their cell phone.
My Phone, which will be free, will only work on phones that run Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 operating system. Microsoft is offering up to 200 megabytes of free storage on the My Phone site.
Full details will be released at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which will start Feb. 16.
The service is a key part of Microsoft's "software plus services" strategy, which maintains that while there will continue to be a market for software, such as Windows Mobile, it will increasingly be supplemented by online services, such as the new My Phone.


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No, I wasn't old enough to get into CES twenty years ago, so I've never seen this stuff in action. EGM ran a preview of Swamp Thing from CES (Winter 1990 I think?), which is the only info I've seen on it, and all the Bean Ball Benny info online prior to this thread came from the CES flyer I bought on eBay years ago.
Nuvision only released Bimini Run, but to answer your question yes, they did announce one other game, based on the Guardian Angels. I don't know if any actual work was done on it though.


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Richard Strauss's father Franz Strauss (1822–1905) was a highly esteemed horn player and composer.
He married twice: first to Elise Maria Seiff, who died, along with both of their children; and then to Strauss's mother, Josephine Pschorr, the daughter of a wealthy brewer in Munich. Franz held the position of principal horn in the Munich Court Orchestra for 40 years and he played in the premieres of Das Rheingold, Die Walküre and Tristan und Isolde in Munich as well as Parsifal at Bayreuth. Richard Wagner reportedly consulted Franz Strauss about the famous 'Siegfried' horn call in Der Ring des Nibelungen. Yet despite these experiences and Franz's steadfast professionalism, he loathed Wagner, calling him 'the Mephistopheles of music'. His dislike was duly reciprocated when Wagner said that 'Strauss is a detestable fellow, but when he plays the horn you can't be angry with him'.
Guided by his traditional musical tastes, Franz kept a keen eye on his precocious son Richard's musical education, instituting a strict diet of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. The young Richard eventually broke away from his father's edicts and pursued an operatic career. Strauss's father, having died in May 1905, did not live to see the first performances of Salome that December.
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Francis H. Straus, MD, SM, 1932-2014
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Francis H. Straus, MD, SM, 1932-2014
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Francis H. Straus, MD'57, SM'64, professor emeritus of pathology at the University of Chicago, died at his home at Mackinac Island, Michigan, on Wednesday, January 8, 2014. He was 81 years old.
Dr. Straus spent his entire career, from medical school to retirement, at the University of Chicago. He helped train many of the leading surgical pathologists in the country. He was nationally known for his work, together with Drs. Leslie De Groot and Edwin Kaplan, on thyroid pathology. He also made significant contributions to the understanding of other endocrine and urologic disorders.
Although he published two books -- Hypoparathyroidism and Essentials of Surgical Pathology --authored 12 book chapters, and contributed to nearly 100 research papers, Dr. Straus thought of himself primarily as a teacher and a clinician. He taught the courses in basic pathology and surgical pathology to medical students for decades and was selected by the medical students as one of the school's 20 best teachers 15 times in the 1970s and '80s. For three decades he and his wife, Lorna, developed and co-taught a popular course on mammalian anatomy and physiology for third- and fourth-year students in the College. His philosophy of life, he wrote in a letter to the alumni association, was to help society "by being creative and precise in my practice and teaching."
Straus's colleagues consistently praised his professional skills and treasured his friendship. "He was an outstanding pathologist, a valued colleague, a wonderful friend and the kindest and most thoughtful person," said endocrine surgeon Edwin Kaplan, MD, professor of surgery at the University. "He played an important role in defining the pathogenesis of several endocrine diseases. One of our papers on papillary thyroid cancer, for example, has been cited nearly 900 times."
"Francis was an excellent teacher, thorough and encouraging with the students, as well as a valued member of the thyroid clinical care and research teams," said endocrinologist Leslie DeGroot, MD, professor emeritus of medicine. "I worked with him for 35 years and he was always available to help with the research or to review pathology specimens. No matter what time, day or night, he did his job with kindness and thoughtfulness."
Francis Howe Straus II was born in Chicago on March 16, 1932. He graduated from the Francis W. Parker High School in 1949 and from Harvard University in 1953. He completed medical school at the University of Chicago in 1957, followed by an internship, United States Public Health Fellowship, and residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics. In 1963, while serving as the chief resident in pathology, he was appointed an instructor in pathology. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1965, associate professor in 1971 and professor in 1978.
Throughout his career, Dr. Straus took on many additional professional roles. He served as president and on the board of directors for the Chicago unit and the Illinois division of the American Cancer Society, for which he was honored with the 2006 St. George Medal, the society's highest distinction for volunteer service. He also lectured widely on endocrine and surgical pathology.
He was active in the University's Medical Staff Organization, serving as its vice president from 1977 to 2001 and as associate director for surgical pathology from 1977 to 2003. He was a member and, for one year, chairman of the medical school admissions committee. He also was a key player on many hospital quality-assurance and laboratory-services committees.
Dr. Straus also had strong interests outside of medicine, including travel, art, architecture, history, classical music and gardening. He was chairman of the faculty advisory committee to the University's Smart Gallery of Art from 1972 to 1984 and a member of the gallery's board from 1984 to 1988.
He also was devoted to his family, which had multi-generational connections to the University of Chicago, medicine and biology. His father was a surgeon and his mother graduated from the University's former joint medical program with Rush Hospital in 1926. In 1955, while in medical school, Straus married Lorna Puttkammer, daughter of a University of Chicago Law School dean and professor. While he completed his MD and residency, she began work on her master's and doctoral degrees and is now a professor emerita in organismal biology and anatomy. She also served as dean of students in the College, dean of admissions, and University marshal.
Francis Straus is survived by his wife; their four children: Francis III, a senior member of the legislative staff for the Illinois Speaker of the House; Helen, SB'86, MD'90, an emergency department physician at Cook County's Stroger Hospital; Christopher, AB'88, MD'92, an associate professor of radiology at the University of Chicago; and Michael, a physician assistant in Lansing, Michigan; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service is being planned. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Eleanor Humphreys Visiting Professorship Fund, care of the University of Chicago Department of Pathology, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Room AMB S-329 (MC 3083), Chicago, Illinois 60637.


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(Kitco News) - With the recent earthquake in Japan and the civil war in Libya, many investors expected gold to soar easily to $1,500. Experts said, however, that gold does not necessarily rise during wars or crises; it all depends on a series of factors including the economic context of the time.
"The generalization is, there is no generalization. When there is a catastrophe - people sell everything," said Mark Leibovit , a chief market strategist for VRTrader.com. "I'm not banking on the disasters. When bad news hits, I'm afraid everything will drop," he told Kitco News.
In a March 15 report, HSBC said, "Historically, estimates of drops in commodity demand due to natural disasters or other economy tend to be exaggerated. This was the case with previous earthquakes in Japan, attacks in the US on September 11, 2001, and the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean."
The yellow metal has become a new currency but that doesn't prevent it from dropping when there is a disaster said Leibovit. "Basically since 2001 if you look at the stock market and gold they more or less track each other - which is sort of interesting you'd think it would go the other way," he said.
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Leibovit was surprised by gold's performance during the crisis of October 1987 when stock markets around the world crashed. "Gold really didn't do that well - it had an initial pop but it really didn't provide the hedge…I wish I could tell you categorically that gold is a hedge," he said.
The price of gold was pegged in London at $465.50 on Friday, Oct 16, explained technical analyst, Peter DeGraaf.
"When the stock market dropped precipitously on (Black) Monday October 19, gold initially rose to $481.00, as investors sold stocks and searched for a 'safe haven.' Surprisingly, the following day the price fell back to $464.30, as the need for cash became greater than the demand for a 'safe haven.' When things settled down gold slowly rose, to end the year at $484.00," said DeGraaf.
The conclusion drawn from gold's reaction to the market crash in 1987 is that the price of gold in the long term is dependent upon the integrity of the currencies that represent gold, rather than upon the political and economic events that dominate the news of the day, said DeGraaf.
George Gero , Senior Vice President-Financial Consultant for RBC Wealth Management said it all depends on the type of crisis. Gero reflects back on the Iraqi war. "The next day after the shock and awe bombing, oil dropped $40 bucks, and so did gold," he said.
He cited last summer's debt crisis in Greece as another example, noting that gold dropped $50 dollars that day. "Everybody thought that the ECB and Greece were going to sell gold to finance the bailout which didn't happen. So the behavior of gold during a crisis depends on the type of crisis and whether gold is needed for liquidity purposes to finance war or a bailout," he said.
Gero also looked back to the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1981. "The media kept telling the world there was no assassination until the next afternoon. Gold acted totally contrary to what everyone thought because of the withholding of the actual assassination news. "
So in the wake of the Libyan civil war and Japanese earthquake, why has gold not moved upwards? Gero replied, "The ultimate safe haven has turned out to be the liquidity and the safety of the United States and Canada." He said that gold has been so well publicized and so well-owned that people are now looking at silver as having more volatility left than gold.
Jeff Christian , Managing Director of New-York based commodities research firm, CPM Group said, "We have always been kind of snotty about this - what we said is that those political events that are important to gold are important to gold, and those that are not are not."
For Christian, a pivotal event occurred during the Iran-Iraq war in 1987 when Iraq attacked a Kuwaiti oil tanker near Bahrain. The Kuwaiti government eventually went to the US government asking for protection of their oil tankers, said Christian. The US ultimately established a massive military presence in the Persian Gulf and most, himself included, expected this to be bullish for gold, said Christian. To the surprise of most, the price of gold fell.
"We called some of our clients in the Persian Gulf, in Kuwait and said, 'why aren't you guys buying gold?' And they said, 'our problem is solved… from our perspective the US navy sailing into Persian Gulf, represents a massive reduction in political and military risk,'" he said.
Christian also referred to 1982 when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. This precipitated the two-month-long undeclared Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom and resulted in the defeat and withdrawal of the Argentine forces.
"There were people in the gold market who said, 'why is gold not responding to this?' and we said, 'because it is Argentina over Britain in the South Atlantic in the Falkland islands which do not produce gold,'" he said.
Christian said that Chile could go to war with Peru again and it probably wouldn't really affect the price of gold because it is not central to the gold market. "If something happened in a place like Pakistan versus India - where you have two people who are very much gold and silver oriented then you probably would see a reaction."
Frank Holmes , CEO of U.S. Global Investors, said gold will go up if there is a prolonged war regardless of the country. "If it is under siege for a long time that country's currency gets destroyed, so gold in that country's currency will take off," he said.
The country must raise money through taxes or issued bonds to fund the conflict, he said. "A quick, slam bam, thank you M'am - is not really a sustainable reason for gold to rally," he said.
Like Christian, Holmes was also expecting gold to spike during Operation Desert Storm. "That was a factor that surprised me and that is when I started doing a lot of research and looking at that fear trade," said Holmes.
The "fear trade" according to Holmes, is driven by negative real interest rates-where inflation is greater than the nominal interest rate-and deficit spending. Whenever you have negative real interest rates coupled with increased deficit spending, gold tends to rise in that country's currency, he said.
When examining the recent earthquake in Japan, Holmes said the impact on gold may not be felt short-term but long-term it could be bullish. The $500 billion needed to be spent in Japan will inevitably be good news for gold, said Holmes. "We are going to see some unique social spending on housing which will put big demand on all commodities," he said.
By Daniela Cambone of Kitco News; firstname.lastname@example.com
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SANTA CRUZ — Bob Dunn spent Monday showing people to sharpen their long-since-dulled knives using a sharpening stone and honing oil as part of the first Fix-It Cafe at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Santa Cruz.
The event was just a number of events around the county held in honor of the 18th National Day of Service in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Residents were invited to come to ReStore, located in a warehouse tucked off Swift Street, to get help fixing their broken household items and learn how to fix things themselves. ReStore, which opened in August, sells old doors, windows, shelving, cabinets, tile and other building materials. The money raised helps the nonprofit build affordable housing in the community.
Dunn read about the planned Fix-It Cafe in the Sentinel and decided to help out by offering his knife-sharpening skills. He"s been sharpening his own knives for more than 40 years.
"That woman whose knife I just sharpened," he said, gesturing toward the door, "she said she"d never sharpened her knives before."
Dunn also sharpened gardening shears and other tools, while volunteers helped one woman rewire an old lamp and showed visitors around.
Ginger Haggerty, an AmeriCorps volunteer with the Santa Cruz County chapter of Habitat for Humanity, said the event was put together quickly and she was happy to see a good turnout.
Earlier, she said, volunteers helped a woman fix some faulty extension cords and another to glue a broken mug with sentimental value.
The event was "put together as a way to sort of help us all get over the idea of being a throwaway society," said David Foster, executive director of Habitat for Humanity in Santa Cruz County.
Foster said it"s a concept the organization hopes to implement again, perhaps partnering with another local organization such as California Grey Bears.
Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday as a National Day of Service in 1994, tasking the Corporation for National and Community Service with leading the effort.
Each year, Americans around the country participate in volunteer projects to help build bridges, strengthen communities and work toward solving national problems.
Elsewhere in Santa Cruz County, volunteers planned to help restore the Antonelli Pond area, while the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz collected coats, blankets and toiletries to be distributed to low-income, disabled and homeless clients of local nonprofits.
Volunteers also helped prepare and serve meals at Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes, clean up the gardens at the Boys & Girls Club and tidy the area of the Evergreen Cemetery in Santa Cruz, among others.
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The University of Texas at Tyler men's and women's tennis teams were nothing shot of dominant on Saturday as the two squads combined for five wins at the Summers Tennis Center.
The 21st-ranked men posted two shutouts in two matches. The day started with a 9-0 win over Millsaps in non-conference action, followed by a 9-0 win over Louisiana College in American Southwest Conference play.
The 29th-ranked women picked up three wins and posted two shutouts on the day as well. The Patriots earned an 8-1 win over Millsaps and then opened ASC action with a pair of 9-0 wins over Texas-Dallas and Louisiana College.
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In January of 1990, a 6-year-old boy named Christopher wrote to Fred Rogers — host of the widely-adored children's programme, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood — and asked if he could visit the show's studio. The lovely rejection he soon received can be seen below, as can both a letter of thanks subsequently sent to the studio by Christopher's impressed father and, as if to confirm the kindness of Rogers, yet another heartwarming response from the host.
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(Source: Christopher himself, aka FlyingCowOfDoom at reddit.com; Image above: Fred Rogers, via.)
January, 1990
Dear Christopher,
You are growing and learning so many new things every day. Now you are 6 years old, and you're learning how to type. You did a fine job on your letter! I know it can take a lot of practice to be able to type well. I'm proud of that way you're growing, and I hope you are, too.
It meant a lot to me to know that you would like to visit with me at my house. Christopher, I wish it were possible to meet with the boys and girls who want to visit, but I am busy with my work, and I need to spend my relaxing time with my family. There is also no area for guests in the studio where my television house is. Even though we can't have a real visit, it is good that we can have television visits and a letter visit like this one. You might want to pretend about a visit we'd have together. When you pretend, things can be any way you want them to be.
Since you mentioned that you'd like to play with our Trolley, I thought you might be interested to know that we have heard from many children who have made their own trolleys out of play materials at home--cartons or boxes and construction paper. Children can have such good ideas!
Christopher, I'm glad to have a television friend like you. Here are pictures for you and your sister with best wishes from all of us here in the Neighborhood. Each of you is special just because you're you.
You television friend,
(Signed, 'Mister Rogers')
February 8, 1990
Dear Mr. Rogers,
My six year old son, Christopher, recently wrote you to invite himself to your house and to your television studio! You are so kind to have written him back such a special letter. I was away on business when he received it, but my wife told me he "was beaming" all afternoon the day he received it.
Your message to children that they are good, and capable, and "special" unconditionally is very important to them. Thank you for sending that message to all your "television friends" during your broadcasts and, in particular, to Christopher with your thoughtful letter.
Sincerely yours,
February, 1990
Dear Mr. [redacted],
What a pleasure it was to hear from you. It meant a great deal to us that you wanted to take the time to write and let us know about Christopher's warm reaction to our letter. Feedback like that helps us in many ways.
Thank you, too, for your thoughtful comments about our program. We're particularly glad to hear from fathers.
You've further confirmed something we've long believed. We are very much aware that the children who seem to like our Neighborhood best are the ones who have already experienced the deep investment of their own families in their development, and thus are able to understand what we offer. I heard that in your letter, too, and I couldn't help but think how fortunate Christopher is to have such a caring father.
Please give our regards to your son. We will remember with great pleasure that your family is watching.
(Signed, 'Fred Rogers')


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I literally hung on every word he said (misspellings and all), lol.
He had all that practical, hands-on experience, a brilliant mind, and the engineering degree. He also taught HVAC. And he was so very willing to give of his time to teach us anything for free. He had a knack for making things understandable, and helping you to see the big picture.
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Parallels has enhanced its bare metal offerings by launching its bare metal hypervisor for Apple XServe.
The company launched its bare metal hypervisor for other operating systems last autumn but the product didn't support Apple servers. Parallels had already launched a hypervisor for the Mac but as Jack Zubarev, Parallel's marketing and alliances president explained, the new product was another level higher. "That was hypervisor type 2, running within operating system, this is a Type 1 hypervisor installed straight on the hardware itself."
Zubarev said that the new hypervisor will allow companies who want to standardise on Apple gear to get rid of other platforms and will mean that cloud services provider will be able to offer Mac OS X services.
He added that another benefit of the new hypervisor, that the previous Mac offering didn't have , was improved management. "We've developed a set of management tools called Parallels Virtual Automation that offers users more functionality. This includes advanced troubleshooting and monitoring options as well as the use of a powerful dashboard that can manage the whole server farm."
He said that Apple had been very supportive of the initiative seeing it as a way to increase the spread of Apple servers within the enterprise market."The Xserve offers unbeatable performance, and Mac OS X Server is the world's easiest to use server operating system," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "With ... Parallels' new virtualisation tools, there has never been a better time for entire organisations to switch to Macs."
Zubarev said that at the moment the company had a lead in this particular market. "We're the only company offering virtualisation for Apple servers, I don't expect this lead to last but we've got at least 12 months before the competition catches up with us."