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AT&T's Nassaur Talks Container Strategy
Douglas Nassaur, GM & Lead Principal Technical Architect, Technology Design & Architecture, AT&T, 3/1/2017
What if your brain and your heart were in two different bodies? A gruesome, Shelleyesque proposition, to be sure, but Doug Nassaur uses this visual to point out that greater efficiency can be achieved by way of virtually isolating and moving functions to parts of a network where they are in greater demand, and that virtual containers, aided by microservices, are an ideal way of accomplishing this.
Indeed, AT&T CTO Andre Fuetsch famously announced in August 2015, "We have an ambitious goal of virtualizing 75 percent of our network by 2020. Containers and microservices are key to reaching that goal."
Thus, while he might not make for an ideal surgeon, Telco Transformation reached out to Nassaur, a lead systems architect for AT&T, to get more insights into the telco's approach to containerization.
In Part 1 of this Q&A series, Nassaur talked extensively about AT&T's open container format endeavors and philosophies. (See AT&T's Nassaur: Keep an Open Mind on Containers.)
Now, in Part 2, he gets into meatier topics of the actual import of containers to both AT&T itself and the network-operation industry as a whole -- while offering some tips along the way for network operators interested in deploying containers.
Telco Transformation: From the telco and operator perspective, and assuming virtualization is a given, why containers?
Doug Nassaur: It's a great question, and, unfortunately, it's one that isn't asked, or it's misunderstood. There are a lot of folks that focus on containers as something brand new, and obviously those of us that have been around for a while know otherwise. So asking the question, "Why are we talking about containers?" really needs to be asked.
Why are we talking about containers now? Since a lot of the folks involved in the conversation come from the virtualization space, they view containers as the next incarnation of the virtual machine, so they look at it as a resource allocation.
The reality is that while that stuff is important, the real reason that we're talking about containerization as a verb is that we really need to take business and technical functionality that we implement in software and be able to deploy it in an atomic manner, and be able to scale it independently of other functions and of infrastructure that may happen to be powering it.
TT: Last time, in Part 1, you mentioned that AT&T "knows what questions to be asking" about containers. (See AT&T's Nassaur: Keep an Open Mind on Containers.) So if this last question was an important one to ask, what other questions should we be asking -- and is AT&T asking -- about containerization?
DN: If you go back to this simple rule-of-three outline:
TT: To what extent are containers important to operator environments today?
DN: The way we like to think about it, and the way I like to lay it out in an analogy, is that traditionally we've looked at a deployment model where we've put the brain, the heart, the lungs and the other vital organs always in the same body. So all the organs performed as a set, they behaved as a set, they were deployed as a set, they were scaled as a set, and they failed over as a set.
The incarnation of the next generation of containerization and microservices will allow us to take the brain and deploy that independently of the rest of the vital organs and not have to have it reside within the same body structure. So the way to do that -- the way to elementally insulate and isolate the software that implements those pieces of functionality -- is to containerize them. In order to do that, you also have to have a container support structure and you have to pivot the way you look at software, the way you define it, the way you distribute it, and the way you execute it.
TT: What is the role of containers in current and upcoming AT&T projects?
DN: Open container formatting is the first pathway. In that scenario, the architecture strategy remains the same. The packaging/distribution/execution strategy differs, and there's benefit there, but it's not the home run. There's still meat left on the bone. So the second pathway is the microservice pathway. In that pathway, you not only decompose the application into its functional elements, but you also re-factor the application logic so that application component becomes part of a bigger ecosystem. I can now deploy the brain in a different place as I did the heart and the lungs, but I can still make it look like it's still all in the same body, and I got the benefit of relocating fundamental elements either closer to demand -- closer to operational elements that are important. That microservice orientation is very important and is probably the biggest enabler in being able to scale fundamental business and technical pieces independently from infrastructure.
So those two pathways are what we're working on now, and we've got projects that are implementing them. This isn't about putting Lego together; it's about playing Tetris. There's an element of time because these building blocks are continuing to evolve, and what we think is very important from an architecture and strategy perspective is to know where to place our investment, to know whether to bank on a particular product or project or to get behind an effort to standardize an interface agreement in a layer of abstraction that will allow innovation to happen below that abstraction point. That will allow us to make intelligent investment where the return will be tremendous, and it doesn't lock us into a particular project, product, stack, or technology.
— Joe Stanganelli, Contributing WriterTelco Transformation
In part two of this Q&A, the carrier's group head of network virtualization, SDN and NFV calls on vendors to move faster and lead the cloudification charge.
It's time to focus on cloudification instead, Fran Heeran, the group head of Network Virtualization, SDN and NFV at Vodafone, says.
5G must coexist with LTE, 3G and a host of technologies that will ride on top of it, says Arnaud Vamparys, Orange Network Labs' senior vice president for radio networks.
The OpenStack Foundation's Ildiko Vancsa suggests that 5G readiness means never abandoning telco applications and infrastructures once they're 'cloudy enough.'
IDC's John Delaney talks about how telecom CIOs are addressing the relationship between 5G, automation and virtualization, while cautioning that they might be forgetting the basics.
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CoinTerra indicated this news update on its website. It appears the the email address belong to cointerra support billing etc. has been compromised. The hacker access the email address and communicate with customers to make payment via Bitcoin to the BTC address belong to the hacker, not cointerra. Potentially many people were at risks if recently transacted Bitcoin payment to cointerra you might be sending it to the wrong Bitcoin address that belong the hacker using cointerra support email. This indicate that cointerra not doing well managing its websites securely, avoid potential compromised or hacked.
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text: The contemporary academic study of religion has its roots in conceptual and theoretical structures developed in the early to mid-20th century. A particularly important example of such a structure is the concept of the "numinous" developed by the theologian and comparativist Rudolf Otto (1869–1397) in his work, The Idea of the Holy: An Inquiry into the Non-Rational Factor in the Idea of the Divine and its Relation to the Rational (1923). Building on the work of Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), Friedrich Schleiermacher (1772–1834), and Jakob Fries (1773–1843), Otto developed the concept of the numinous—a "category of value" and a "state of mind"—as a way to express what he viewed as the "non-rational" aspects of the holy or sacred that are foundational to religious experience in particular and the lived religious life in general. For Otto, the numinous can be understood to be the experience of a mysterious terror and awe (Mysterium tremendum et fascinans) and majesty (Majestas) in the presence of that which is "entirely other" (das ganz Andere) and thus incapable of being expressed directly through human language and other media. Otto conceives of the concept of the numinous as a derivative of the Latin numen, meaning "spirit," etymologically derived from the concept of divine will and represented by a "nodding" of the head. Otto argues that understanding the numinous in a satisfactory way requires a scholar to draw upon their own experience of religious sentiments, given its non-discursive and direct nature; this becomes a point of contention among later secular scholars of religion. In later works, such as Mysticism East and West: A Comparative Analysis of the Nature of Mysticism (1932), Otto gives numerous examples of the ways in which the concept of the numinous can be applied cross-culturally to traditions beyond Christianity, such as Hinduism and Buddhism. Otto's theories regarding the numinous have been extremely influential in the development of the academic study of religion in the 20th and 21st centuries, as evidenced by the impact they had upon scholars such as Carl Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Ninian Smart, whose works were instrumental in the formation of religious studies as a discipline. Jung cites the concept of the numinous extensively with regard to his theories on the breakthrough of unconscious material into conscious awareness. Eliade's work The Sacred and Profane: The Nature of Religion (1959) takes Otto's concept of the numinous as a starting point in the development of its own theory; Eliade's use of the category of the "sacred" might be considered derivative of Otto's larger conception of the "holy" (das Heilige). Eliade's work, like Otto's, has been extensively criticized for postulating a sui generis nature of both the numinous and the sacred, which are viewed by Eliade as irreducible to other phenomena (historical, political, psychological, and so forth). Smart's influential "dimensional analysis" theory and his scholarship on the topic of world religions is highly informed by his utilization of Otto's theory of the numinous within the contexts of his cross-cultural reflections on religion and the development of his "two-pole" theory of religious experience. The concept of the numinous continues to be theorized about and applied in contemporary academic research in religious studies and utilized as part of a framework for understanding religion in university courses on world religions and other topics in the academic study of religion. In part through the work of Eliade, Smart, and other scholars—Otto included—who have found a popular readership, the term has been disseminated to such a degree as to find common usage in the English language and popular discourse.


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What happens when the slow-to-change US healthcare system embraces the Internet of Things? A potential $30 billion industry is born. Goldman Sachs Research's David Roman, senior US Medical Technology equity research analyst, explains where we may see connected care take hold and how it could improve efficiency and outcomes.
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Dedicated students push for a new sports club
Ermias Hagos, Sports Editor
Originally published February 16, 2018
It's a normal after-school day and most students have either left school or are preparing to play sports, but on the first floor of the building you can hear laughter and birdies being hit. What you're hearing is unexpected, but as you approach the scene you can see three friends joyfully playing badminton in the hallways as if nobody's watching.
Senior Eissa Karimi, and sophomores Hanchi Gao and Amanjeet Singh have been playing badminton in the halls since the beginning of this school year. Their captivating, skillful moves and high energy playing the game has turned heads from both students and teachers.
"So basically we got some friends to play with us and we started to play some normal games. Then one day I brought my racket to play badminton and we started to enjoy it and kept on with it," Karimi said.
However, Karimi didn't expect the three of them to gain such wide recognition. Not only did it surprise them but it even pushed them to start a new club.
"I like the attention, and everyone has been able to help me start the club," Karimi said.
While most people who start clubs in high school leave it at that and don't continue it, Karimi and his friends have sought to expand it. The fun that they have playing with each other and the joy they experience has pushed their boundaries of playing badminton past high school and into adulthood. "We will continue to play the game for fun because badminton means a lot to us," Karimi said.
But it isn't just for the fun or for their personal happiness only that they want to expand the game of badminton here. They have bigger goals for future students who might want to whack a birdie once in a while.
"I'm doing this club so more people can be interested in badminton and so I can teach people about badminton. When I leave high school, Amanjeet and Hanchi will still be here and they can continue the club," Karimi said.
It's not often that you hear such a story like this. Its something that attracts new athletes to a brand new sport. The club meets before school every Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
These three students have begun a club that will last for the coming years. So the next time you hear such sounds after school don't be alarmed, you might just be witnessing the beginning of a new school sport.


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Granada Hills Estate Sale
Italian Treasures in Granada Hills
Attention estate sale shoppers,
This weekend we are proud to present the estate of Mrs. Gloria (Fappiano) Longo, located in Granada Hills California. Gloria worked with her daughter Angela in the music Industry on numerous TV shows movies, trailers and videos. Gloria loved to cook, craft, play cards, sew and had a passion for traveling. With over 35 years of living packed into this home you are sure to find a treasure. There is an impressive collection of antique Capo di Monte Italian porcelain, including large centerpieces and a chandelier. Here's a list of items you can expect to find:
- Oak China cabinet
- Pink Depression glass
- Gilt. Tea set
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- Italian inlay corner cabinet
- Teacups and saucers
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- Pair of lusters with Crystal
- Vintage sofa settee and chair set
- Pair of Italian inlaid side tables
- Queen Anne style cabinet
- Antique Capo Di Monte plaques
- Original oil art
- Pair of Capo Di Monte lamps
- Framed mirrors
- Lots of Italian figurines
- A lot of pedestals
- Round pedestal table with four chairs
- Italian pedestal and pot
- Curio cabinet
- Hummel figurines
- Tons of costume jewelry
- Italian inlaid tea cart
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- Italian stoneware set
- Mikasa china set
- Very Full kitchen
- Lots of kitchen appliances
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- Ceramic teapot collection
- Keurig coffee machine
- Holiday Decor
- Cookbooks
- Adjustable bed with lift
- Lots of CDs
- Garage tools
- Patio furniture
- Painted tallboy and dresser
- Birdbath and fountain
- Visio flat screen TV
- 25 light bisque porcelain lamp
- dresser and mirror
- Console table
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- Dividing screen with four panels
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- Antique arm chairs
- Oak curio and cabinet
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This month, the Vancouver Public Library is presenting two lecture and discussion events in conjunction with a virtual screening of "The World is Bright", a documentary film that chronicles the journey of the grieving parents as they navigate a new culture and a complex web of bureaucracy to uncover the truth behind their son's death by suicide.
Join director Ying Wang and Anthony Truong Swan, Outreach Director of Story Money Impact, as they discuss some of the themes explored in the film, such as the stigma surrounding mental illness, resources available to immigrant families, the dislocation and disconnection arising from global migration, and the importance of culture competence in mental health care.
The conversations will take place on October 22 (in English) and 29 (in Mandarin), and the film will be sent to registrants one week in advance.


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Click here to view a complete listing of Rheumatoid Arthritis stories on this site with disclaimer.
Middy's Rheumatoid Arthritis story
Nancy M's Rheumatoid Arthritis story
Sarah O's Rheumatoid Arthritis story
This is Middy's onset of Rheumatoid disease story, in her own words.
I have always been a pretty active gal. I love to travel, love to learn, adore my kids and loved my career in nursing. I planned my life and future around caring for others. I got married young at 19 in 2003, and had my first child at 20. All during the early years of my marriage I had pain in my joints. I had horrible fatigue, I would wake in the morning and find it nearly impossible to get up and keep going. Doctor after doctor diagnosed me with depression, sprains, carpal tunnel, bursitis, and idiopathic injury. I even had one tell me that it was in my head. My labs were always normal aside from an elevated WBC and the only clinical signs I ever showed was redness and swelling in the joint I was having checked out at the time.
I worked 2 jobs at a time, raised 3 kids, and ran a household. Over the years the fatigue and night fever and pain would worsen and worsen. After losing my oldest son in 2008, my physical aches pains slipped into the background and I learned to deal with them. In 2010 my youngest child was born and his father and I separated the same year, along the way I was diagnosis with gastro paresis. All along my joint pains and fatigue were slowly becoming worse and worse and worse. In 2011 I was at my nursing job working the night shift and I fell injuring my knee. After a long fight with the companies insurance I gave up the fight and severed my ties with the company and tried to deal with the injury on my own.
The grinding sensation and pain in that knee not only never subsided, but seemed to intensify; the other knee began feeling just as painful. I began to notice severe pain in my hips, wrists and hands as well. In my case it was like I went to bed healthy aside from a sprained knee and awoke feeling like I had the flu. I was very tired, in a lot of pain, and often ran fever at night. As a last ditch try I decided to see a doctor and for once demand that they finally find a way to help me. My PCP ran labs and put me on ibuprofen and antibiotics (once again suspecting injury or the flu). The labs came back and everything was normal aside from an elevated WBC, he sent me home with nothing, no answer, no treatment, no explanation, no hope. I began to feel that this was my life and no one could ever help me. I was devastated, here I am a single mother, who had been out of work for a year for a phantom illness that no one could seem to diagnose much less treat.
After a week of crying and literally begging God for death I called my PCP back and broke down on the phone. At this time, he agreed to send me to see a specialist. My first visit to the rheumatologist was nerve wracking, I felt overwhelmed with blood work, x-ray, ultrasound, questions and paperwork, but also relieved that he seemed to truly be looking for the answer I so desperately needed. It took 4 weeks for the clinic to review all of the labs and tests and a month later there I was back in his office. The moment he told me I had RA was both devastating and relieving. I WAS NOT crazy. After all this time that I felt so bad here was an answer. It was a diagnosis that I was terrified to face, but in my opinion, knowing the enemy is a huge part of the battle. I started methotrexate and prednisone, along with Lortab, ibuprofen, and Aleve, for pain. I take folic acid every day and a multivitamin. I have never been one to need medication so swallowing pills and giving myself injections has been a new thing for me to get used to. Most days feel like my schedule revolves around which meds to take at what time.
The doctor had to add Nexium and Phenergan for the GI problems I have because of the methotrexate. I am about 12 weeks in and do not feel any different. At my follow up my doc increased my mtx, as well, he ordered new x-ray of my hips and knees and gave me cortisone injections in my hips, the knees will be injected in my next appointment. The grinding feeling in my knees and hips has never gone away, the injections seemed to help in my hips a little, they take a bit of the edge off of the pain but the feeling that my joints are lined with sandpaper has never really gone away. I am 27 years old now and face the fact that stairs are my arch enemy; I cannot climb them without getting on my hands and knees. I cannot stand for long periods; I cannot sit for long periods. My knees and hips give out so I have frequent falls.
I am a single mom and my son is two. I cannot get in the floor with him; we both have to wear clothes with primarily no snaps or buttons. My father opens all of my jars and bottles for me, and at times brushing my teeth is nearly impossible. I am at a frustrating time in my treatment and I wonder if this is my life, I wonder if it will get better or if I need to just accept it as it is. I long for some of the treatments that others write about, the "miracles" that they made. I long for a life when RA is not a daily consideration, where pain is not a fact of like, and where I can get enough sleep to feel rested.
I continue to take online courses at a community college because I cannot stand the thought of doing nothing. I lament for the loss of my health in my 20's. I miss the days when all I had to worry with was which next job offer to consider, what movie I want to see on Friday, what I want to plan for my kid's birthday. I long to be 27 and not living with a chronic illness, but that is not the life I was given, and I refuse to give up just yet. I am ready for the next phase of treatment, hopeful that they will finally find which meds work for me. I teach people as often as I can about RA, there is such a misconception that it is "just arthritis". I go forward daily filled with hope, not only for myself but for everyone who joins me in this struggle. Knowing that others have been here and made it to a better quality of life inspires me to keep trying everything. My prayers and thoughts are with anyone battling with RA, together we can educate the world about this illness and help prepare the next group of doctors and scientists who will be searching for our cure or someone else's prevention. My biggest motivation is the belief that better things are to come. <3
This is Nancy M's onset of Rheumatoid disease story, in her own words.
My name is Nancy M. and I am a newly diagnosed patient with RA. I was diagnosed in late April 2012. I, like many newly diagnosed patients, went through a series of doctor visits to finally come to the RA diagnosis. At the end of December 2011, I tore the meniscus in my right knee. I saw an orthopedist who ordered an MRI to confirm the tear and wanted to do surgery. Since I am 50 and no longer the athlete I once was, I asked for a more conservative treatment, and he said he could give me a one-time only cortisone injection in the knee for pain. He told me it could work for 6 months or it could only last a short time.
Well, it stopped working around mid-March. I made an appointment to see a new orthopedist, one who would give injections into the knee to repair cartilage (SynVisc-series of 3 weekly injections). I saw him in early April. He took x-rays of both knees before the injections and said I barely had any cartilage in both my knees. I had played volleyball 4 days a week in my 20s, and then after having kids, took it up again in my 40s. He asked me if I wanted an injection in my left knee (seeing as I had no cartilage in that knee), and I said no, it wasn't bothering me. He injected me in my right knee and I was on my way.
Within a week I had a lot of pain and swelling in my left knee, so when I went back for my weekly injection for the right knee, I asked him to give me an injection in both knees, which he did. That was on a Tuesday. By Friday morning, my left knee had swelled up double its size, and I could barely walk. I limped into the ER of my local hospital thinking I had an allergic reaction to the injection. They couldn't find anything wrong after doing a whole bunch of tests, ultrasound on my leg, thinking I might have a blood clot, blood test to check my white blood cell count and everything came back normal. They chalked it up to osteoarthritis, wrote a prescription for Vicodin and sent me home. The swelling never went down, and I was on crutches going to work because I could not walk without them.
I started doing some research, put my symptoms in a symptom checker website and came up with rheumatoid arthritis. At that point, I made an appointment with an internist. I saw my internist about a week later telling him of my story, and he ordered blood work for rheumatoid arthritis. The test came back positive for RA, and I made an appointment with a rheumatologist for a few weeks later. In the meanwhile, my doctor prescribed Prednisone to decrease the inflammation. It helped but I was still on crutches. I saw the rheumatologist who had some x-rays taken of my hands, my heart and ordered more blood work because she was going to prescribe methotrexate and folic acid, the standard RA treatment.
While waiting for the results of my blood tests, I started to do a lot of internet research about RA. I found a blog that claimed RA and pretty much all autoimmune diseases are because of diet; how if you cut out red meat, sugar, caffeine, processed foods, ie. foods that inflame joints, everything would be fine. This was being advocated by a doctor who was pushing a "functional medicine" approach, which is finding the cause of a medical problem and not just treating the symptoms, i.e., throwing medication at a problem to suppress symptoms. Well, this made sense to me and that very day cut out the foods he spoke of. Within a very short time, I started to feel much better, the swelling and pain in my knees were drastically reduced. I set aside my crutches and was able to walk without them. Meanwhile, my blood tests came back and they showed some irregularities, and my rheumatologist had me see an infectious disease specialist. I saw the infectious disease specialist in late June and told him my story, told him about how I had changed my diet ever since the diagnosis of RA and I felt much better. I told him I was surprised that my rheumatologist mentioned nothing to me about dietary changes. He told me he wasn't surprised because diet is not taught in medical school. Pretty shocking.
My blood tests came back normal, and I thought, I feel fine so I am just going to continue eating right, which I was losing weight because of the new diet, thus less weight on my knees, etc. I am not going to have to go on the nasty methotrexate.
That brings me to last week when I woke up one morning and my right knee was swollen, my left shoulder and neck were painful when I moved them. I was so tired I could barely make it to work each day. That is when I realized I was having my second "flare," and sad to say, my new diet wasn't going to be enough to see me through this disease. I was pretty depressed until I found the RA Warrior website where Kelly said that methotrexate is a "powerful weapon, and a RA warrior needs every weapon that proves useful." I have emailed my rheumatologist today to confirm that I want to start the methotrexate and folic acid medication and am waiting for a confirming email. I am scared to take the medication, but my quality of life during these "flares" is just not acceptable to me, and I am not going to give in to this disease without a fight.
This is Sarah O's onset of Rheumatoid disease story, in her own words.
I'm writing this now because I finally accept that I live with this disease. I went through all the stages of grief, and have arrived at the final one, acceptance. This gives me strength and clarity in my perception of myself. Instead of feeling weak and damaged, I recognize how strong I am, to continue living my life on my terms instead of my illness' demands.
A year and a half ago, I started to have significant pain in my left hand. I remarked to my husband that my hand must have "book fatigue," and attributed the pain to how much I read and how I hold my books in my left hand! Now, I know it was the beginning of RA symptoms. My back had also begun to ache so severely, which I noticed but wrote off as getting older (although, only 34 at the time!) My left foot was very stiff every morning, and hurt to walk upon for about an hour.
About six months later, roving joint pain began. I didn't research or go to the doctor. I didn't want to face another complication in an already too-complicated life. I ignored it, as much as I was able when not suffering in pain. A joint would be sore, ranging from annoying tinges to overwhelming pain, but would only last for a couple of days, then go away as if it had never been. These episodes occurred only once a week at first, then became more frequent, two times a week. I was fascinated by it (as a scientist), more than worried, because it was so odd (and I was in a fair bit of denial.) The pain was not debilitating at this time, just annoying. It moved from joint to joint, never two at the same time. It felt like a virus or bug in my body that moved around and struck one joint for a couple of days, then moved on to another.
The joints affected were consistent with the overall pain I have today, which is no longer roving, just there. My left shoulder and hand. My right elbow, hand, hip, knee, foot and toes. The pain began to increase, causing individual joints to be useless for at least 36 hours or more. When I had to call into work one day because my right wrist was unusable, swollen and incapacitated, literally as if it was broken, I made an appointment to see my doctor. She ordered a blood test to check for lupus and RA. The RA factor was a strong positive, along with the anti-CCP.
She started me on 17.5 mg oral methotrexate (MTX) once weekly, folic acid 1mg daily, Mobic 15mg daily, and a week-long prednisone dose to temporarily help my pain and swelling. I met my rheumatologist a month later, and she added Plaquenil 400 mg/ daily. I was sick from the MTX for two days a week. This subsided over time, to become a kind of anorexia for a couple days instead, or loss of appetite. But my symptoms abated, the tradeoff was worth it.
I saw my rheum (doctor) a week ago, and told her my pain was starting to increase again. She changed the MTX to 20mg/weekly via self-injection. My husband administers it for me. I am very active, with two small children and working as a floor nurse part-time. I cannot slow down; it's not a possibility. I nap a little more, my house is a little less clean and organized, and I depend on my husband more. I will be vigilant and honest about my symptoms, and count on my rheum (doctor) to help me. This is all I can do.
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It's very sad to me that in the national hip hop arena, Texas rap has recently sagged in relevance and popularity. Slim Thug's new album came and went with little impact, ABN released a great record but they didn't get the shine they deserved, and then earlier this week, Paul Wall put out an album that no one even knows exists. Also, have you noticed that everyone, including most Texas artists, hate Mike Jones? I know he wasn't the most talented dude in the game, but lord, he gets nothing but bad looks.
Despite this national (and local?) neglect of the south's most vital music, DJ Chuck T is still fighting the good fight and bringing us Deep in the Heart of Texas 5 to remind everyone of how how great all these rappers and producers are. Here are all the artists I mentioned above plus Tum Tum, Chamillionaire, UGK, Lil O, Big Tuck, Killa Kyleon and many more, all putting it down for the Lonestar State. This one's for all my people out there who know what Blue Bell ice cream tastes like, you feel me?
Trae Tha Truth ft. Krayzie Bone, Twista, "I Won't Change"
Yung Texas ft. Money,"Cheese and Dope"
Download the whole tape here and start leanin'.
DJ Chuck T Deep in the Heart of Texas 5 track list
01 Everybody Wanna Ball – UGK
02 Houston Oilers – Mike Jones
03 I Run (Remix) – Slim Thug (Feat. Chamillionaire + Z-Ro)
04 Swag Thru The Roof – Mike Jones
05 Betcha Can't – Lil' O (Feat. Lil' Flip + Z-Ro)
06 My Cash Long – Chamillionaire
07 Ice Cream Paint Job (Remix) – Dorrough (Feat. Chalie Boy)
08 Fresh – Fat Pimp
09 My Projects – Tum Tum + TBGz
10 Work Out – Lil' Will
11 Lemon Drop – Paul Wall
12 Walk That Walk – Dorrough
13 Jack In The Box – Big Suave
14 Cheese + Dope – Yung Texxus (Feat. Money)
15 Fuck You – Slim Thug
16 Steal Your Mind – UGK (Feat. Too Short)
17 6 Feet Up – UGK Posse
18 I Love College Freestyle – Bun-B
19 Maybach Music 2 Freestyle – Chamillionaire
20 I Know – Mike Jones
21 I Wont Change – Trae Tha Truth (Feat. Krayzie Bone + Twista)
22 Perfect 10 – Slim Thug
23 Relax – Chamillionaire (Feat. J. Holiday)
24 Hustler – Hezeleo
25 Swagger 101 – Don Money
26 Lil Daddy – ESG (Feat. KeKe)
27 Gettin' Money – Killa Kyleon (Feat. Big Tuck)
28 Awesome – Chamillionaire


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September 28, 2017
Canadian securities regulators announce ban on binary options
Calgary – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announce the implementation of Multilateral Instrument 91-102 Prohibition of Binary Options, which makes it illegal to advertise, offer, sell or otherwise trade binary options shorter than 30 days with any individual.
"Binary options are the leading type of investment fraud facing Canadians today, and the impact of this kind of scam on individuals is staggering," said Louis Morisset, Chair of the CSA and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Autorité des marchés financiers. "This ban positions the CSA among the world leaders in fighting back against binary options fraud and represents an important step in protecting Canadians. It conveys a clear message that these products are unsuitable for individuals because of their risky characteristics and that their trading is illegal."
The CSA's Binary Options Task Force was formed in 2016 as a proactive means to fight this form of fraud. "From day one, our job has been to find every avenue to protect Canadians from this particular fraud," said Jason Roy, the Task Force's Chair and Senior Investigator with the Manitoba Securities Commission. " This ban supports our efforts, which include working with credit card companies, tech companies and advertisers that binary options fraudsters rely on to carry out their schemes. It will all add up to fewer Canadians being exposed, and fewer Canadians being cheated."
Binary options take the form of a wager in which investors bet on the performance of an underlying asset, often a currency, commodity, stock index, or share. The timeframe on this bet is typically very short, sometimes hours or even minutes. When the time is up, the investor either receives a predetermined payout or loses the entire amount. In many instances, however, no actual trading occurs and the transaction takes place for the sole purpose of stealing money. In addition, those who have provided credit or personal information to binary options sites frequently fall victim to identity theft. Binary options are sometimes marketed under other names, including "all-or-nothing options," "asset-or-nothing options," "bet options," "cash-or-nothing options," "digital options," "fixed-return options" and "one-touch options."
The firms and individuals involved in the operation of binary options trading platforms are often located overseas. Investing offshore is a common red flag of fraud, as it may be impossible for investors to get their money back if something goes wrong. Anyone who has invested with, or has concerns about, an offshore binary options trading platform should immediately contact their local securities regulator. For more information on binary options fraud, and tips on how to protect yourself, please visit http://www.binaryoptionsfraud.ca/.
The new instrument can be found on participating CSA members' websites. For more information on the regulation of binary options in BC, please see BC Notice 2017/02 – Binary Options.
Before making a decision to invest in any product, the CSA encourages all investors to visit aretheyregistered.ca to check the registration of a person or company offering the investment. There are no registered individuals or firms permitted to trade binary options products in Canada. Any firm or individual selling investments or offering advice must be registered in the province where they do business. Registration helps protect investors because regulators will only register firms and individuals that are properly qualified.
For more information:
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Janine Allen
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McDonald's Adding Steak To List Of Meaty Breakfast Ingredients On The Menu
While we highly doubt that the new "thick, juicy steak" will be on par with say, a fine Kobe cut of beef, it'll still likely attract morning munchers who like expanded options but can't necessarily dine out on steak usually.
Bloomberg News confirmed the offering's details with a spokeswoman (it's also listed online), noting that the steak option was rolled out gradually in a smattering of locations last month and is still on the march. Eventually steak will be sold in about 9,600 of Mickey D's more than 14,100 U.S. locations.
For those with an eye on their waistlines, it's good to know that a steak, egg and cheese biscuit with grilled onions comes with 540 calories, while a steak patty on an English muffin will run you a cool 430 calories.
The steak additions are likely going to cost a bit more than your average breakfast fare, as the meat is one of the more expensive proteins out there. But it'll still be less expensive than going to the steak house and ordering up a filet mignon, that's for sure.
McDonald's Selling Steak for Breakfast in Menu Overhaul [Bloomberg News]
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The big Mortal Kombat re-boot lands on April 19 for the 360 and PS3. You mauve have already known that. But did you also know that Performance Designed Products has created a fancy fight stick to go alongside the game? It's called the Mortal Kombat Fight Stick—that's easy enough to remember—and it'll be used in the big Mortal Kombat tournament in Las Vegas in May.
I'm not going to waste your time explaining what a joystick is, but I will mention that the game's developers, NetherRealm Studios, worked with PDP to create the stick, so we can probably assume it's at least halfway decent.


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Venture capital investment in Oregon leaped 114.5% in 2010.
By Brandon Sawyer
Venture capital investment in Oregon leaped 114.5% in 2010 to $196.0 million from 35 deals, though in the first quarter of 2011 investment was $43.2 million, a 6.6% drop versus first quarter 2010. Venture capital has been nowhere near the heights achieved during the dot-com boom. Nationwide in 2010, $19.4 billion was invested in 4,447 deals, while Washington companies received $637.5 million from 119 deals and California venture capital totaled $11.6 billion from 1,366 deals. In most quarters, Oregon investment represents less than 1% of total U.S. venture capital, less than 2% of California's deals and less than one-third of Washington's.


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A lot of people have been asking for updates on the current Madison County Sheriff's situation.
Right now there has been an official complaint filed with the Attorney General's office. Ultimately they will have to decide whether or not to pursue the investigation further. A binder full of evidence was sent to the AG's office to supplement the official complaint.
Gun owners in Madison County deserve answers to many questions surrounding this case. There is a lot of back and forth between the commissioners, the county attorney, and the sheriff. None of it is adding up. An op-ed was recently written by ISAA President, Greg Pruett. You can read that op-ed here in the Rexburg Standard Journal on why the AG must investigate this issue:


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The Divorce Process: What To Expect
There is no "one-size-fits-all" divorce in Texas. The needs and interests of the parties differ greatly from case to case, and the procedures can vary from county to county. But the Texas Family Code establishes the basic framework of the divorce process for all cases, regardless of their individual differences.
At Short Law Firm, PC, in Plano, I have years of experience helping clients understand and deal effectively with divorce issues. When you come to me, l will make sure you know where you stand and how best to achieve your goals when your marriage is ending. I serve clients in Collin County, the Dallas Metroplex and throughout North Texas.
Initiating Divorce Proceedings In Texas
The process of getting a divorce starts with a petition to the court. Even if a couple has already physically separated, Texas law does not allow for a status of legal separation. So the first step in getting a divorce is making a filing with the court, with service of process on the other party.
Of course, before taking that step, you will want to consider what kind of divorce you seek. The scope of the issues to be resolved sometimes makes a simple uncontested divorce unrealistic. It may still be possible, however, to make the process of a contested divorce go more smoothly through alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation or collaborative divorce.
Temporary Vs. Permanent Orders
Once the divorce petition is filed, the court will typically enter a temporary order. The goal of this order is to establish basic ground rules against conduct such as hiding assets, harassment or moving children to a different location without mutual agreement. Once the divorce becomes final, the court will issue a permanent order setting forth the parties' rights and responsibilities regarding issues such as spousal support and child custody.
It is possible to modify a permanent order, but only upon changed circumstances. An example would be reducing the amount of a child support obligation when the party paying it has a significant change in income.
Answering Your Divorce Questions
As an experienced divorce attorney, I will help you clarify your goals and guide you through the process. Call 972-813-9959 or contact me online to schedule a consultation.


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January 12, 2009
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Forgive the cuss word, but is anyone else fed up with "bipartianship" politics destroying this country? I continue to get emails from the herd who say Barack Hussein Obama aka Barry Obama or whatever his real name might be, is now the president and we should support him. Support a Marxist? Support an impostor who is constitutionally ineligible to serve as president? I don't think so. You see, for me the U.S. Constitution matters, as well as all the sacrifices and blood spilled on the battle field to birth this republic.
But, I guess that's the norm these days in America. Go with the flow, don't resist. Get over it. My advice to those folks: Get down on your knees and try not to let the clanking from your chains of bondage reach your cowardly heart.
This recent headline made me want to gag:
Republicans on Obama: 'Like what they're hearing'
"Here's some change you might find hard to believe in. Republican Congressional leaders Mitch McConnell & John Boehner say they like what they are hearing so far on Obama's economic plans.
"I think we are being listened to," McConnell told reporters. "I'm pleased with what the new president's had to say so far. I don't have any complaints about the communication at this stage." McConnell said that Republicans have consulted with economists "who would be considered more conservative" and "Each of them agreed with the president, the incoming president, that we need to do a stimulus."
More McConnell: "It's clear to me from listening to the president, the new president, that he wants to include Republican ideas and among them, that I've laid out in the last few days, are reducing the middle-class tax rate."
Obama's so called plan for the economy is another massive disaster in the making. It will throw kerosene on the bond fire already burning red hot. Stimulus package, Mitch? The U.S. Treasury is OVERDRAWN nearly $11 TRILLION dollars and you want to write more hot checks? That's the new bipartianship? In the words of a brilliant man who puts Obama's limited intelligence to shame:
"Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital, an investment firm specializing in overseas investments, wrote in a research note the stimulus debate has not done enough to focus on the cost to taxpayers that will come from the programs. "The truth is that the only way out of this mess is less government, more savings, and increased production," Schiff wrote. "Obama's plan is a recipe for economic ruin."
Peter Schiff, like Congressman Ron Paul, Dr. Edwin Vieira and so many others, predicted years ago there would be a financial collapse as the perfect storm was building. I recommend you watch this video interview with Schiff because he tells you straight and without all the frills that the results of the global elites economic plan to be implemented by impostor president-elect Barack Hussein Obama will be devastating.
Now, Republicans like what they're hearing? Only a fool or someone completely ignorant of what's right in front of their face in 20' neon lights could "like" what they're hearing from impostor elect Obama and his Clinton retreads. Reach across the isle and work together? That's a grand idea. Walk to the edge of the cliff, boy and girls. Hold hands and jump in a bipartianship fashion.
Merrill Lynch says the rich are flocking to gold as the financial collapse picks up speed. No one said the rich were dumb, but Mark Twain hit it right on the money when he said, "Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." Tragically, it's no laughing matter. Millions of Americans are being driven into poverty. The American dream is being stomped into the ground by Congress after Congress regardless of which party holds "power."
How about a legitimate president in office before those crackers out there in Congress get giddy over bipartianship? You can't tell me members of Congress haven't been bombarded over the past few months in one of the biggest, most sustained grass roots efforts (besides stopping the illegals invasion) I've seen in almost two decades over the cover up regarding Obama and his true citizenship. And, still, they remain silent. The electoral college votes were counted on January 8, 2009. Electoral college votes derived from massive vote fraud and herds of cattle going to the ballot box to vote for the "cool" dude.
This bipartianship rhetoric is hooey while the freight train to hyperinflation and crushing unemployment picks up speed across this country. Remember when Congressman Paul Broun accurately called Comrade Obama a Marxist? A little incoming flak and he folded. There's an old saying, "Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas." It looks like the Republicans are going to be doing a lot of backside scratching in the upcoming days.
Several things on the Obama cover up regarding his constitutional eligibility to hold the office of president. I watched the counting of the electoral college votes on C-SPAN last Thursday. A real gag fest. The count took place. The vile Chuck Schumer proudly grinned over the final count. Dick Cheney grinned. Nancy Pelosi was trying as much as her plastic surgery would allow. One thing I did not know which has been brought to my attention: It appears Tricky Dick violated the law at the end of the counting.
Not one single member of the House or counterfeit Senate made an objection to the count nor did Dick Cheney ask if there was an objection. Is he supposed to? Words have meaning and 'shall' doesn't mean should or could:
3 USC 15 - Sec. 15. Counting electoral votes in Congress
"Upon such reading of any such certificate or paper, the President of the Senate shall call for objections, if any. Every objection shall be made in writing, and shall state clearly and concisely, and without argument, the ground thereof, and shall be signed by at least one Senator and one Member of the House of Representatives before the same shall be received."
Realistically, the fix was in before the session even opened. You can watch the counting of the vote here; the pertinent part of the process begins at about 30:10. Cheney does not ask if there is an objection. As I read the code, he violated the law. The only ones who care are you, me and Americans like Dr. Edwin Vieira, who said this: "Another anomalous illegality. They do not even bother to dissemble any more."
The Broe v Reed lawsuit was dismissed; see details of the lawsuit here. That case will now head to the U.S. Supreme Court. I do encourage you to take the time to read some additional facts about the Broe v Reed lawsuit, including the affidavits regarding the birth certificate on FactCheck.org; click here. It's a forgery, no question about it and the cover up continues.
While looking at a web site that contained information on Broe v Reed, I happened upon another interesting thing that others have been looking at: The Commission on Presidential Debates. They state this on their web site:
on Presidential Debates
B. 2008 Nonpartisan Selection Criteria
The CPD's nonpartisan criteria for selecting candidates to participate in the 2008 general election presidential debates are:
Evidence of Constitutional Eligibility <>
The CPD's first criterion requires satisfaction of the eligibility requirements of Article II,
Section 1 of the Constitution. The requirements are satisfied if the candidate:
a. is at least 35 years of age;
b. is a Natural Born Citizen of the United States and a resident of the United States for fourteen years; and;
is otherwise eligible under the Constitution.
I wonder what documentation Barack Hussein Obama aka Barry Soetoro and so forth, provided to the CPD? Today I will be sending a letter to them requesting all documentation, emails, hard copy letters, forms and applications submitted by the impostor elect in order for him to participate in the debates. CPD is a private organization with the usual new world order advocates, so a Freedom of Information Act request would not be applicable here. However, Dr. Vieira has advised me should they fail to respond:
"If they, too, claim the material is somehow privileged from disclosure, the pot will really have reached the boiling point. As a 501(c)(3) they could be sued for disclosure by any contributor, who could claim his contribution was obtained by a fraudulent misrepresentation that they were actually vetting the four candidates, when in fact they were not (or were hiding what they found)."
As my readers know, my State Records Act to the Illinois State Board of Elections produced one letter from their General Counsel (addressed to the wrong person) who stated they have not one single piece of paper from Obama for his 1996 candidacy for the Illinois State Senate. In other words, what Sandvoss is saying is that a candidate for the Illinois State Senate simply got on the ballot without any notification or application to the state. The Secretary of State responded they have no documents, but the State Board of Elections does. I have already filed a complaint with the Director.
Let me see if I have this straight. Impostor president-elect, Obama, has sealed all of his records except what he can't that are a matter of public record. His sealed Occidental College records are of great interest. Obama traveled to Pakistan in the 1980s when it was illegal for U.S. Citizens to enter that country. I believe his records will show he is designated as a foreign student without U.S. citizenship. This would be a result of his mother, Stanley, and her marriage to Indonesian citizen, Lolo Soetoro. As for Harvard and Columbia, ever wonder what this guy's grades look like? I don't. He graduated without honors. The great flim-flam man has sold the American people an image; an illusion. Oh, yeah, he taught constitutional law. And, what constitution would that be? Not the U.S. Constitution by any stretch of one's imagination.
Phil Berg's lawsuit was heard in secret by the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 9, 2009. The order for that should come this morning. Phil's second Distribution for Conference will be this Friday, January 16, 2009. Dr. Orly Taitz' lawsuit, Lightfoot v Bowen, is scheduled for January 23, 2009.
Will the Federal Elections Commission audit the hundreds of millions of dollars that flowed into the Messiah's election coffers? The impostor elect's handlers know the law and that is why Obama did not take "public" funds for his campaign. However, do remember that Al Capone wasn't brought down over the murder and mayhem he was responsible for, it was the tax man that got him. Regular readers to my column know I have been forwarding information to James Burrus, Chief, Election Fraud Division, FBI, Washington, DC with a polite request that Obama be fully investigated. Between the campaign funds which flooded in from overseas, Obama's shadowy dealings with crooks like Rezko and others, and his soliciting donations when he knew he was not eligible to run for the office of president, trouble is brewing for Mr. Cool.
Oh, I know. Comrade Obama is going to create two million new jobs. Dec. 6, 2008: "President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday he has asked his economic team for a recovery plan that saves or creates more than 2 million jobs, makes public buildings more energy-efficient and invests in roads and schools."
Wait! It's three million new jobs with 600,000 of them paper pushers for the government. Jan. 3, 2009: "The president-elect says he wants to "create three million new jobs" -- this is a change from a few weeks ago, when he said he wanted the plan to create OR SAVE two million jobs."
Wait! It's 3.5 million new jobs. Jan. 10, 2009: "Facing growing criticism of his economic recovery plan, President-elect Barack Obama made public Saturday a detailed analysis by his economic advisers that estimates the $775 billion plan of tax cuts and new spending would create 3.5 million jobs over the next two years."
Wait! It's 4.1 million new jobs. January 10, 2009: "President-elect Barack Obama countered critics with an analysis Saturday by his economic team showing that a program of tax cuts and spending like he's proposed would create up to 4.1 million jobs, far more than the 3 million he has insisted are needed to lift the country from recession."
All this hustling and creating jobs will be done under his "new" grand scheme called the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan."
There is nothing new here. It's a repeat of the massive government intervention shoved down America's throat by FDR when he created the National Recovery Act which birthed the National Recovery Administration.
Tonight on my radio show I go into what FDR did in depth. You will see that Obama is trying to take us down the same path of stupidity and financial collapse. FDR's insane policies prolonged the depression and should the impostor get sworn into office, Obama's "plan" will hit the American people like a tsunami. But, let's not forget: Republican "leadership" in Congress likes what they're hearing! See what I mean about bipartianship? Working together to implement constitutional solutions is one thing. Sleeping with the enemy is quite another.
You can hear my show tonight at 6:00 pm PST, 8:00 pm CST and 9:00 pm EST; click here to listen.
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3 - Will Glenn Beck ask Obama the big question?


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In our sample today we create an extension that renders a bar chart on HTML5 Canvas. It can be bound to a data source from the server side or be assigned data source from the client side.
Building a Html Helper Extension
Html Helper extensions are easy to build. Just follow the steps below to create our helper skeleton.
Step 1: We start with an MVC project and pick the Blank template.
Note we could pick a class library project template too and add package references as follows (via the Nuget package manager as follows)
a. PM> install-package Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
b. Add reference to System.Web.dll from the 'Add References' dialog for the project
Step 2: Add a static class called ChartExtensions. Extension methods, by design, have to be defined in Static classes.
Step 3: Next add a static method Chart whose first parameters is this HtmlHelper and subsequent parameters are values required for rendering the chart.
a. The dataSource is a list of integer arrays. For the example we have assumed a two dimensional array would be provided as a data source. We can make it more sophisticated by making it an array of objects and binding to different properties of the object.
b. xTitle: The text to be displayed on the x-axis.
c. yTitle: The text to be displayed on the y-axis.
Step 4: Next we setup two methods, one to convert the dataSource to JSON and the other to generate the required HTML.
a. The GetDataSourceFromIntArray method uses the System.Web.Helpers' Json static class to convert the input data source into a Json String. This string is assigned to a variable called arrDataSource and the whole string is returned.
b. The SetupHtml method implements the rendering logic
Step 5: Using TagBuilder to build the Html: ASP.NET provides us with the TagBuilder class that has helper methods to help create HTML elements easily. We use the TagBuilder to create our HTML layout as follows
<canvas …> … </canvas>
<script …> … </script>
<noscript> … </noscript>
The actual code is as follows
a. As seen above, the TagBuilder object has an Attributes collection to which we can add the HTML attributes we need. To set text between the opening tag and closing tag, we use the SetInnerText. However unlike an XmlTextWriter, we can't nest tags. To nest tags we simply assign the string representation of the TagBuilder to the InnerHtml of the parent TagBuilder. So the 'container' Tag Builder has the <div> that encapsulates the Canvas and the Script tags.
b. We have created a 400x600 canvas area. The chartName parameter is used for the id of the canvas element.
e. Point to note is the HtmlString object that is returned. The HtmlString is a special object that indicates to the Razor view engine that it should not Html Encode this string any further. If we use string instead of HtmlString, the Razor engine automatically Html Encodes the string and we see the markup as text instead of rendered Html.
Step 6: The SetupScript method: The setup script method has the JavaScript that actually renders the chart on the canvas. The original code is borrowed (with permission) from this project. A demo for it is available here. We have to make the following changes so that it accepts any data source instead of the fixed data source assigned to it in the demo. We have also updated the code to use the strings passed in for x-axis and y-axis labels. Beyond this the animation and rendering code is pretty much the same.
a. The variable initialization change
Earlier we had a hard-coded array of strings that was rendered on the canvas. Now we have the Json string that is created from the data source that was passed to the helper.
b. Changes to the barChart() method to set data source on the client side.
In the barChart method we earlier had no parameters and the elementId was hard-coded, now we use the value that's passed into the helper.
We also pass a data parameter that is assigned to the data source of the graph.
c. Changes in drawMarkers() method to use the values passed into the helper for the x-axis and y-axis label
d. Changes to handle two-dimensional array of points instead of one-dimensional array of comma separated strings.
In the original code, the data source is an array of strings. Each element in the array has two comma separated values, represent the year (at index-0) and number of hits (at index-1). We have updated our data source to be a two-dimensional array and hence we don't need to do a string split to get the value. We directly access the value using appropriate indexes. This change is at three places in the code. One of them is shown above.
With these changes in place our Chart, HtmlHelper is ready to be tested in an ASP.NET Web Application
Integrating the Custom Helper in a MVC Web Application
With our Helper all set, we add an MVC Web Application to our solution and call it DotNetCurry.HtmlHelpers.WebHarness. We use the Internet template that gives us a default Index.cshtml to put our Helper in. The following steps guide us through the integration effort
Step 1: Add Reference to the HtmlHelper project.
Step 2: Add a Model class in the Models folder.
This is our view model that will hold the data to be rendered in the Graph.
Step 3: Update the HomeController to create and pass sample data model.
As seen above, we create an instance of our ViewModel class and add some test data into it. We pass this data on to the Index view, where the HtmlHelper will use it.
Step 4: Update the Index.cshtml markup to use the helper
The changes in Index.cshtml highlighted above, from top to bottom are as follows
a. Declare the model to be used in the page.
b. Add using to include the custom HtmlHelper
c. Added the HtmlForm inside which we use our Chart Helper extension. We give it an id='sampleChart', pass it the Model.Data and provide the labels for the x and y axes.
d. Finally in the jQuery document ready function, we initialize the chart by calling the barChart() method.
e. Our final effort looks as follows.
To change the graph change the data set coming from the controller.
That brings us to the end of this tutorial. We round off with some of the improvements possible.
Possible Improvements
1. Update the script to be able to bind to any Json object.
2. Use jQuery plugin syntax so that more than one helper can be created per page.
3. Allow more flexibility like passing parameters for bar colors, size of chart etc.
4. Allow multiple data sources to show comparison side by side.
5. Add more chart types like Pie etc.
Though they sound esoteric HtmlHelper extensions is a rather simple mechanism to inject rich functionality in a componentized way in ASP.NET MVC applications. We converted an existing HTML5 chart, originally created using plain HTML5 and JavaScript into a Chart HtmlHelper with very little code. For large projects, HtmlHelpers are a neat way to encapsulate small pieces of re-usable UI functionality.
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MVC4 is really trying to break new ground in helping developers get to market more quickly and with a product that adheres to the emerging standards of today. A tough thing to ask of any technology, to be sure, but it's making some decent strides in the right direction.
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Jon Galloway goes into some significant detail here about some of the changes coming our way in the new version. He talks about the new default templates that come out of the box and the reasoning behind them.
He also talks about the new adaptive rendering taking advantage of CSS media queries and the usage of the viewport meta tag to help improve the mobile user experience. Overall a solid post that will stand the test of time. Check it out...
ASP.NET MVC 4 Bundling and Minification
Bundling and Minification of assets have to be two of the most tedious things to setup on a new web project. In this excellent post, David Hayden goes through exactly what you need to do to make the process as seamless as possible in MVC4.
Don't make the mistake of leaving this to the end of the project. You'll have deployment nightmares you didn't dream of and you'll be kicking yourself for not smoothing out the wrinkles. Do it early, and you'll thank yourself everyday for that small mercy...
Micro ORM Data Mapping with PetaPoco and ASP.NET MVC 4
Getting tired of working with the verbosity of Entity Framework classes and mapping? Well, you're not the only one, and in this quality post, Greg Arroyo takes us for a lap around the track using PetaPoco as your Micro ORM in MVC4.
Micro ORMs really are here to stay, and in some ways, more broadly applicable to web applications of today where everyone is trying to keep things more simple. If you haven't tried one yet, take this opportunity to get clued up on these fantastic tools.
ASP.NET MVC 4 Web API Routes and ApiController
Once again David Hayden masterfully takes us through a key piece of architecture that is going to be very important to anyone who will be working with MVC4. He details what seems to be a very slick piece of integration work between the new Web API framework and MVC4, and he throws in some OData queries for good measure.
It's short and sweet, and just enough to get you going, and whet your appetite for how to architect your solutions around your own APIs, allowing for more decoupled designs with less possible points of failure.
Getting started on your first Single Page Application
As with the introduction of any new method now encompassed in a technology, it's best to start with what comes straight from the horse's mouth. This Walkthrough put together by Brad Severtson gives you a great introduction, and leaves the mind boggling as to the possibilities.
If you've ever wanted to build your own Gmail and specifically wanted to do it with MVC, then go ahead, knock yourself out! (no pun intended)..
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ASP.NET MVC 4 was released in beta by the Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Developer Team and it comes with a number of really cool features: Bundling and Minification Support of CSS and JavaScript, Database Migrations using Entity Framework 4.3, Web APIs, Mobile Web with support for jQuery Mobile, Real Time Communication via SignalR, and Asynchronous Support. The Database Migrations using Entity Framework Code-First is really cool and is very much like Rails where you can change your code and then via Package Manager add migrations and update your database as your code evolves. Because the EF Migration Files and Configuration get added to your Visual Studio Solution, all the database migration changes get added to source code.
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ASP.NET MVC 4 and Entity Framework Code-First
ASP.NET MVC support for EF Code-First has been there since ASP.NET MVC 3. To jump start playing with Database Migrations start an empty ASP.NET MVC 4 Project and use Package Manager to install or update Entity Framework to the latest version that includes Database Migrations.
Install-Package EntityFramework
Add a simple Product Class that represents a product in your E-Commerce Website. Let's intially make Product simple by just providing an Id and Title to it.
public class Product {
public int Id { get; set; }
publis string Title { get; set; }
Run the Add Controller Recipe in ASP.NET MVC 4 to add a Products Controller that uses Entity Framework to read/write to the Database of your E-Commerce Website.
Once the Add Controller Recipe is finished you will have a working ASP.NET MVC 4 Website that reads and writes products to the Database using Entity Framework. The ProductsController was created along with all actions and views that display, create, update, and delete products.
Enabled Database Migrations to ASP.NET MVC 4
Now we want to enable database migrations to ASP.NET MVC 4 by using the Package Manager Console.
Enabling database migrations creates a new Migrations Folder in your Visual Studio Solution as well as an InitialCreate Target Migration that has both an Up and Down Migration. The Up Migration creates the Products Table while the Down Migration drops the Products Table.
public partial class InitialCreate : DbMigration {
public override void Up() {
c => new
Id = c.Int(nullable: false, identity: true),
Title = c.String(),
.PrimaryKey(t => t.Id);
public override void Down() {
Add New Database Migration to ASP.NET MVC 4 Website
Now let's say we want to add more properties to the Product Class as well as make Title a Required Property and a length of 255 characters.
public class Product {
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
public decimal Price { get; set; }
One can now add a data migration as well as update the database via the Package Manager Console.
Add-Migration AddDescriptionPriceToProduct
The Add-Migration command creates another file in the Migrations Folder of our ASP.NET MVC 4 Project and the Update-Database command updates the database with the new Description and Price Columns as well as modifies the Title Column to be only 255 characters and not nullable.
If you look at the ASP.NET MVC 4 Database before and after issuing this Database Migration you will notice the effect.
And, of course, the new Database Migration File has the approprite Up and Down Methods.
public partial class AddDescriptionPriceToProduct : DbMigration {
public override void Up() {
AddColumn("Products", "Description", c => c.String());
AddColumn("Products", "Price",
c => c.Decimal(nullable: false, precision: 18, scale: 2));
AlterColumn("Products", "Title",
c => c.String(nullable: false, maxLength: 255));
public override void Down() {
AlterColumn("Products", "Title", c => c.String());
DropColumn("Products", "Price");
DropColumn("Products", "Description");
If you are a Rails Developer moving to ASP.NET MVC 4, you will find the Database Migrations support in Entity Framework a nice addition to the tooling. And, of course, those ASP.NET MVC 4 Developers that love Code-First Development with Entity Framework will love the new Database Migrations support in EF 4.3. Don't forget to check out other ASP.NET MVC 4 Features such as bundling and minification of CSS and JavaScript, Web API's, Asynchronous Support, and the mobile web templates. ASP.NET MVC 4 is still in beta at this point, but it has a go-live license.
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First of all I want to make clear that most features aren't MVC-specific features. However, MVC does implement most of them out-of-the-box, while Web Forms needs some more installation and configuration work.
There are some really neat features on the front-end part of MVC 4, first of all there's minification. Minification means that all spaces, enters and comments are removed from your CSS / Javascript files (including coffee, SASS and LESS), and that variable names are replaced with shorter variable names (such as a, b, c, etc.). This means that less data needs to be transferred to the visitors of your website, resulting in a faster page loading time, etc. Probably a feature that any front-end developer will love.
Another cool feature that is often mentioned in one sentence with minification is bundling. Bundling means that you can have separate CSS files (e.g. one for your content, one reset style sheet, one for your layout) that are 'bundled' into one CSS file. ASP.NET does this by convention (but it's also configurable), for example: the reset.css will be placed in the bundle first, etc. This means that you only have one request instead of multiple requests, again resulting in a faster page load time.
Mobile web
Much has been done to improve the way MVC 4 behaves on mobile devices. There's now a mobile application project type that creates a nice lay-out that uses JQuery mobile to do all kinds of fancy stuff. MVC 4 also tries to render your lay-out in a mobile compatible way. This means that your elements are properly resized to fit inside the screen of mobile devices. But this is not the only feature, nor is it the most exiting feature. The most important mobile web feature (in my opinion) is the fact that you can now create device specific views. This allows you to create specific views for Windows Phone 7 devices, for Android devices, etc.
Project templates
For those who just want to make a quick prototype there are new project templates that look pretty fancy compared to the old project templates. Below is an overview of the new templates, the left template is the default template when you choose the 'internet application' project type, the second is the 'single page application' type and the third, obviously, the mobile type. The new project types also support AJAX login and OAuth.
Web APIs
A very exiting new feature of ASP.NET is the introduction of Web APIs. This is another name for the new controller type, namely the ApiController. The ApiController makes creating an API much easier compared to WCF. Just like the default MVC controllers you can mark methods to be HttpPost methods, HttpGet methods, etc., but there are many new features to this.
The ApiController now allows users to perform queries against the API with OData if the ApiController method returns IQueryable<T>, it's possible to return specific HTTP codes to the consumer of the API, there's improved testability and IoC support, and more features that you will love.
Since the ASP.NET team and the WCF team have been merged, the new ASP.NET Web API wil replace some parts of WCF. This is a good things because the Web API is really easy (and flexible) to work with.
If you want to know more about ASP.NET's Web API I recommend Scott Guthrie's blog post about it.
There was Async support in MVC 3. This meant that you need to have two methods: an Async method and a Completed method. MVC 4 removes the need for two methods and simplifies the way tasks are defined. Below are two examples:
The MVC 3 approach:
public void IndexAsync(string city) {
NewsService newsService = new NewsService();
newsService.GetHeadlinesCompleted += (sender, e) =>
AsyncManager.Parameters["headlines"] = e.Value;
SportsService sportsService = new SportsService();
sportsService.GetScoresCompleted += (sender, e) =>
AsyncManager.Parameters["scores"] = e.Value;
public ActionResult IndexCompleted(string[] headlines, string[] scores, string[] forecast) {
return View("Common", new PortalViewModel {
NewsHeadlines = headlines,
SportsScores = scores,
The MVC 4 approach:
public async Task<ActionResult> Index(string city) {
var newsService = new NewsService();
var sportsService = new SportsService();
return View("Common",
new PortalViewModel {
NewsHeadlines = await newsService.GetHeadlinesAsync(),
SportsScores = await sportsService.GetScoresAsync()
As you can see the MVC 4 approach is much shorter and much easier, probably leading to more people using asynchronous methods. The code is still compiled into the same intermediate language, it's just syntactic sugar.
Real-time communication
There's also support for WebSockets and a new open source framework called SignalR that allows you to set up a real-time multi-user interactive website in a real easy manner. I highly recommend reading Scott Hanselman's blog post about SignalR and the official SignalR Github project.
Database migrations
The last feature that I wanted to mention is probably the coolest new feature. However, it's rather an Entity Framework feature than an ASP.NET feature. I'm talking about Entity Framework 4.3's new Database Migrations.
What it means is that Entity Framework can generate classes with Execute/Unexecute (actually they are called Up and Down, but I don't think those names really describe what they do), performing any database modifications that you've made. For example: let's say we have an entity called Person. If I wanted to add a property called 'Age' to Person entity, Entity Framework would generate a class for me with two methods: the Up method that adds the Age property to the Person table in the database (or whatever we've mapped the Person entity to) and the Down method that removes the Age property from the Person table. This allows us to rollback any changes, or easily perform updates on the database.
Entity Framework also allows us to generate SQL so we don't have to write change scripts manually any more. Automating the generation of change scripts can significantly reduce the time it takes to deploy your application, allowing the developers to focus on developing new features.
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One good news is that MVC 4 is also available via NuGet. To install MVC 4 via NuGet, type following in the Package Manager Console.
For more detail regarding NuGet package please visit http://www.nuget.org/List/Packages/AspNetMvc
ASP.NET MVC 4 for Visual Studio 2010
If you are using Visual Studio 2010 then you can use MVC 4 with Visual Studio 2010. To install MVC 4 via Web Platform Installer for Visual Studio 2010 please visit following link: http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/install.aspx?appid=MVC4VS2010&prerelease=true
ASP.NET MVC 4 for Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview
If you are using Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview then you can install MVC 4 in Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview via following link: http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/install.aspx?appid=MVC4VS11&prerelease=true
ASP.NET MVC 4 Direct Download Link
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MVC 4 Direct link for Visual Studio 2010
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Useful Links
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- http://forums.asp.net/1146.aspx ASP.NET MVC forum
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With release of ASP.NET MVC 4 Developer Preview, ASP.NET MVC team introduces a new default project template for MVC 4. New template has following improvements.
Cosmetic Improvements
New MVC 4 project template has cosmetic improvements prior to MVC 3 project template. And it will help community to create good looking modern websites with the default template itself without investing more in template designing.
Adaptive Rendering
Along with cosmetic improvements, new MVC 4 template used technique called Adaptive Rendering which will help in proper rendering in desktop browser as well mobile browser also without making any changes. To see Adaptive Rendering in action, resize browser window to be smaller and accordingly MVC 4 template layout will be changed to fit with screen size.
Rich UI
Another major improvement with MVC 4 default project template is use of JavaScript and jQuery plugins to provide rich UI. Click on Register and Login link to see rich UI in action.
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With ASP.NET MVC 4, it's even easier to setup and carry out
a project which target mobile and tablet device. Yes MVC team introduce a new
project template with MVC 4 which target mobile and tablet platform. This
project template is build on the base of jQuery Mobile. And hence it is also
optimized for better experience for touch screen
To get started with Mobile Project Template in MVC 4
Create a new ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Application
Select Mobile Application template when it ask to select project template
As far as the server side code (Controller, Model) is concern, it is same
structured as Internet Application template. But responsibility of well
rendering and well behavior for touch media is left on jQuery Mobile.
Inspecting Script folder of Internet Application Template and Mobile Project
Template, you will find additional jquery.mobile-1.0b2.js file which is core
script of jQuery Mobile included in Mobile Project Template of MVC 4.
Another major difference between Internet Application Template and Mobile
Project Template is in its view. Inspecting _Layout.cshtml, you will notice
some additional script reference and script in Mobile Project which is used by
mobile or template device. In addition to script, another major difference in
MVC 4 Mobile Project Template View is use of data-role and other attribute
which is required for Mobile page structure and it used by mobile device and
jQuery Mobile for proper rendering and behavior in touch screen and Smartphone
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