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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease. It causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in the joints.
RA is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors that trigger an abnormal immune response. Possible causes include:
- Genes—people with rheumatoid arthritis may have a specific genetic defect that increases their risk for developing this condition
- Defects in the immune system may cause the immune cells to fail to recognize the body's own tissues
- Infection with specific viruses or bacteria that kick off an abnormal immune response
- Chemical or hormonal imbalances in the body
Risk Factors
RA is more common in women, and in people between the ages of 30 and 60. Other factors that may increase your chance of developing RA include:
RA usually presents with joint symptoms
- Symptoms involve 2 or more joints which are usually:
- Smaller joints
- The same joints on both sides of the body
- Symptoms include:
- Increased pain and stiffness in the morning and after inactivity that lasts more than 30 minutes
- Red, swollen, warm joints
- Deformed, misshapen joints
RA may also cause:
- Intense fatigue, decreased energy
- Muscle aches
- Decreased appetite
- Weight loss
- Fever and sweats
- Insomnia
- Small lumps or nodules under the skin
Inflammation may also occur in
- Eyes
- Mouth
- Skin
- Lungs
- Blood and blood vessels
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. RA is sometimes difficult to diagnose because there are several diseases with similar symptoms. Part of diagnosing RA is to rule out other diseases.
The American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism have created a system for diagnosing RA. To start, symptoms need to be present for 6 weeks or more. The system then uses a 10-point scale assessing specific symptoms. The higher the score, the more likely RA is present. Considered factors include:
- The number of swollen or sore joints with any associated damage. This includes both small and large joints. Which joints are affected, how many joints are affected, and for how long they have been affected all help with the diagnosis.
- Blood tests that look for markers of RA. Specific substances, such as those associated with autoimmunity and inflammation, may be present in the blood.
- Imaging tests to look at the affected joint and surrounding structures. These may include:
- Tissue samples include:
- Synovial biopsy—Removing a piece of the synovial membrane that lines the joint capsule.
- Arthrocentesis (joint aspiration)—Removal of synovial fluid from the joint with a needle.
There is no cure for RA. The goals of treatment are to:
- Relieve pain
- Reduce inflammation
- Slow down joint damage
- Improve functional ability
There are a variety of medications to treat the pain and inflammation of RA. In some cases, medications may be used in combination. These may include:
- Over-the-counter or prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, cyclooxgenase-2, or COX-2 inhibitors. They may be applied to the skin or taken by mouth.
- Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are injected under the skin or taken by mouth. DMARDs include:
- Nonbiologics suppress the immune system. The most common is nonbiologic DMARD is methotrexate.
- Biologics attempt to repair, stimulate, or enhance the immune system. Common biologic DMARDs include adalimumab, etanercept, and abatacept.
- Corticosteroids—injected into the joint (less common)
Rest and Exercise
Rest reduces active joint inflammation and pain and fights fatigue. Exercise is important for maintaining muscle strength and flexibility. It also preserves joint mobility.
These steps may help relieve stiffness, weakness, and reduce inflammation:
- Maintain a balance between rest and exercise
- Attempt mild strength training
- Participate in aerobic exercise, such as, walking, swimming, or dancing
- Avoid heavy-impact exercise
- Control weight
- Participate in a physical therapy program
Joint Care
Splints applied to painful joints may reduce pain. Devices that help with daily activities can also reduce stress on joints. Devices include:
- Zipper extenders
- Long-handled shoehorns
- Specially designed kitchen tools
Stress Reduction
Stress reduction can ease the difficulties of living with a chronic, painful disease. Participating in an exercise program or joining a support group are 2 strategies you can use to reduce stress. Cognitive behavioral therapy , a form of talk therapy, and meditation may also offer benefits in reducing your pain and improving your ability to cope with RA.
Joint replacement and tendon reconstruction help relieve severe joint damage.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 11/2016 -
- Update Date: 05/13/2016 -


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Girl Power: Hollywood's young heroines come to their own rescue. (Universal Pictures; Columbia Pictures; Lionsgate)Link
Jennifer Lawrence, "The Hunger Games": A heroine for economic end-times: She steals glory from the rich, gives hope to the poor. (Murray Close/Lionsgate)Link
Chloë Grace Moretz, "Kick-Ass": An 11-year-old killing machine who could beat Samuel L. Jackson in a cussing contest. (Dan Smith/Lionsgate)Link
Saoirse Ronan, "Hanna": A Jason Bourne for the high school set -- but she was homeschooled in frosty Finland's wilderness. (Alex Bailey/Focus Features)Link
Emma Watson, "Harry Potter" films: Smart, ethical, loyal, outspoken and courageous? Yes, a magical mix. (Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.)Link
Noomi Rapace and Rooney Mara, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2007 and 2011): Gets control back through dark revenge, but scars remain. (Knut Koivisto/Music Box Films; Baldur Bragason/Columbia Pictures)Link
Kristen Stewart, "Snow White and the Huntsman": Armored up, she's more Joan of Arc than Bella Swan. (Universal Pictures)Link
Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit": Braids and brains, Mattie Ross is the best of the Old West. (Paramount Pictures)Link
Emily Browning, "Sucker Punch": Exploitation or liberation? Babydoll's real fight might be against her own script. (Warner Bros.)Link
Kelly Macdonald, "Brave": Cranky forest-girl with a bow? Maybe Scotland is District 14? (Disney/Pixar)Link
Scarlett Johansson, "The Avengers": Holds her own with an Asgardian, a super-soldier and Tony Stark. ("Iron Man 2"/Francois Duhamel/Marvel Entertainment)Link
Not without fanfare, Katniss Everdeen has taken her place in a pop culture lineage of new millennial vintage. Like Harry Potter and Bella Swan before her, the protagonist of "The Hunger Games" transfers from the pages of young-adult fiction to the big screen as nothing less than a pre-engineered box-office phenomenon. And as with all such YA juggernauts, the merits of the first adaptation of novelist Suzanne Collins' trilogy are debatable (and for many fans, beside the point).
Less in doubt is Katniss' place at the forefront of a growing number of movie characters who happen to be tough young women and who don't need to be rehabilitated for it.
From the no-nonsense muscularity of her name to her peerless skills as an archer, Katniss (portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence) is an avatar of strength and purpose — without the once-requisite "for a girl" qualifiers. That's no small thing in an age of Kardashians as role models (one of Collins' most penetrating conceptions is the way "Hunger Games" pushes reality-TV inanity to the darkest extreme), or at a time when even educated people still use such antediluvian phrases as "woman doctor."
It also marks the stirrings of a potential sea change for Hollywood, which in recent decades has tended to punish female independence or temper it with the ribbons and bows of romantic bliss.
Even among the frillier and more tradition-steeped elements of this emerging band of heroines, girls are engaging in hand-to-hand combat as they take on injustice, hypocrisy and all-around evil. Whether they're ordinary girls thrust into extraordinary circumstances or princesses cast out of the castle, they're not waiting for a shiny-armored knight to save the
No less an iconic princess than Snow White is flexing muscle in her latest big-screen incarnations, one of which finds Kristen Stewart transitioning from Bella's mooning and swooning in the "Twilight" series — essentially a Gothicized romance novel — to an action hero. They're in works of disparate tone, but Lily Collins' Snow White in the recently released "Mirror Mirror" and the one played by Stewart in the upcoming "Snow White and the Huntsman" are both evolutionary leaps from the folk-tale character's angelic passivity. Righteous and wronged, Grimm's Snow White spends a considerable length of time preserved in a glass coffin — "as still as a gold piece," as the poet Anne Sexton described her.
Such suspended animation is not a viable option for Katniss, who's forced into gladiatorial combat. But even for characters facing less violent coming-of-age struggles, sitting pretty is not an option. The headstrong teen at the center of the summer release "Brave," a cartoon princess who's also an archer, will do nothing less than "challenge destiny to change her fate."
And in "Pennyroyal's Princess Boot Camp," a kids' fantasy book optioned for the screen by Reese Witherspoon, girls learn to be warriors, the better to battle a coven of wicked witches. No doubt they're picking up the fiery baton of grass-roots grrl power, but rocking a crinoline and tiara isn't enough for today's princesses.
In our fictions, if not in our tabloids, to be blinged out is to be less than genuine. Katniss, a character defined by her unwavering inner compass and not her appearance, stands in opposition to those who worship at the church of fashionable conformity and celebrity-branded consumerism.
It's not merely because she lacks the means to indulge, but because she has the intelligence and self-possession to see through the vanity. The garishly girlie Effie Trinket is her antithesis. Humanized on the pages of "Hunger Games," she's a gargoyle of a government stooge in Gary Ross' film, portrayed by Elizabeth Banks with the frenzied emptiness that puts Katniss' old soul in sharp relief.
These girls grow up fast. "Huntsman" costume designer Colleen Atwood has said that her guiding concept was "someone who is tough and who had had a journey already at a very young age." That notion of hard-earned wisdom so early in life is the essence of Katniss Everdeen, a character famously summarized by another as "sullen and hostile."
It's hardly an unusual description for a 16-year-old girl, but the particulars of Katniss' situation turn an intended insult into a compliment of the highest order. How else would a thinking, feeling person respond to the realities of a brutal authoritarian state and a devastated home front? Katniss' unsentimental edge is her most striking quality, more so in Collins' books than in the first installment of the four-movie franchise. She's a hunter, in sync with nature, her instinct for survival a rebuke to the cruelty of the man-made world. But although she's guarded, she hasn't lost the capacity for kindness.
Her maternal side — though she would cringe to hear it described that way — is expressed primarily in her tenderness toward younger children, not in a fussy way but with a sturdiness that's grounded and reassuring. It's one of Katniss' chief strengths and surely her most poignant.
Like the Ozark teen Lawrence played in "Winter's Bone," she had to step into the void left by the loss of a father and a mother's inability to cope. She does it without complaint, even as she's fueled by anger. She possesses a marrow-deep understanding of the rottenness that surrounds her and is understandably wary.
For characters facing life-defining tests, like Katniss, such suspicion is key to self-preservation. It can also be a defining strategy of adolescence, a way of gauging not just external truth but personal identity, which is no doubt a big part of why the "Hunger Games" books have connected so resoundingly with tweens and teens, both male and female.
Translated from inner monologue to onscreen action, Katniss' untamed quest for justice has lost some of its potency, which is no surprise in an event movie like "Hunger Games." The risk remains that Katniss — and her inevitable imitators — could turn into distaff versions of gunslinger clichés, their very particular fury traded in for a more generic and accessible brand.
The outrage that drives unlikely Katniss compatriot Lisbeth Salander, a.k.a. the girl with the dragon tattoo, has so far defied reduction in the move from bestsellers to screen (particularly in the ferocity of Noomi Rapace in the trilogy of Swedish films). Lisbeth is by no means a YA heroine, but she is, like Katniss, an unprecedented creation of take-no-prisoners intensity. And she, too, is a kind of hunter in a world gone mad.
For this new breed of young female characters, the serious business of resisting malevolent or controlling forces is not all dystopian doom, however, and it doesn't have to express itself in stoicism, ruthlessness or murderous rage.
There's magic, too, in those trials and tribulations. Emma Watson's Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" films might not seem an obvious precursor of Katniss — a wand-wielding witch to her coal miner's daughter. But she, more than the adolescent killing machines of "Hanna" and "Kick-Ass," is a paradigm of strength in conflicted emotional territory.
Hermione never tunes down her braininess for the sake of being more unthreateningly "ladylike" or less annoying, no matter how many rolled eyes she provokes. She stands her ground, learns to focus her exceptional powers and proves essential to Harry's, and Hogwarts', epic struggle against darkness.
Hermione finds romance, too, but it's not the grand prize that satisfies all her longings. And when Collins makes romantic yearning a key thread in "The Hunger Games," she gives it a postmodern twist by adding layers of reality-TV performance and self-awareness: young love as both media fodder and real awakening. But romance sells, and in the big-screen version that angle is sweetened, its edges smoothed, even if Katniss isn't awaiting a princely kiss as the final, puzzle-solving piece of her story.
From her ravaged future world, Katniss arrives in the multiplex as a fresh emblem, if not a fully realized cinematic creation. Through the books she already has staked a claim in the imaginations of girls and boys, women and men. And for now, she holds the mainstream movie spotlight as a vision of youthful defiance — feminine, unorthodox and unapologetic.
— Sheri Linden
Josh Hutcherson on Peeta, Jennifer Lawrence
Hermione Granger through the years gallery
Photos: Hogwarts professors and first-class actors
'Hunger Games': Woody Harrelson talks Haymitch
Gary Ross on hunting the job, Jennifer Lawrence
Matt Lewis: Neville becomes a resistance leader
'Hunger Games': See Katniss, Rue and more
Collins: Jennifer Lawrence is 'beautiful'
Jason Isaacs says Draco Malfoy is 'true hero'
Alan Rickman looks back on decade of dark magic
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California's Total Farm Production Expenditures totaled $31.2 billion in 2011, up 3.2 percent from the 2010 estimate of $30.2 billion. California had the largest percentage of the U.S. total at 9.8 percent. Expense items showing the largest increases from the previous year were: Feed, up $640 million; Fertilizer, Lime and Soil Conditioners, up $290 million; and Livestock, Poultry and Related Expenses, up $220 million; The three largest decreases occurred in: Labor, down $390 million from 2010; Interest, down $260 million; and Farm Services, down $240 million.
Expenditures per California farm averaged $382,699 in 2011, compared with $369,767 in 2010. On average, California producers spent the most per farm on Labor at $93,620, Farm Services at $66,871 and Feed at $62,209.
U.S. production expenditures
U.S. Total Farm Production Expenditures were $319 billion in 2011, up from $289 billion in 2010. The 2011 Total Expenditures rose 10.3 percent compared to 2010 Total Expenditures. Expense items showing increases from the previous year were: Feed, up $9.20 billion; Livestock, Poultry and Related Expenses, up $4.20 billion; Fertilizer, Lime and Soil Conditioners, up $4.10 billion; Fuel, up $2.40 billion; Farm Improvements and Construction, up $1.70 billion; Tractors and Self Propelled Machinery, up $1.60 billion; Seeds and Plants, up $1.50 billion; Farm Services and Other Farm Machinery, both up $1.40 billion; and Agricultural Chemicals, up $1.10 billion.
The four largest expenditures at the United States level totaled $147.1 billion and accounted for 46.2 percent of Total Expenditures in 2011. They were Feed, 17.1 percent, Farm Services, 11.6 percent, Livestock, Poultry and Related Expenses, 9.0 percent and Labor, 8.4 percent.


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CAIRO – Egypt's prime minister says his country will resume talks in January with the International Monetary Fund over a $4.8 billion loan, after they were suspended during this month's political turmoil over the now-adopted constitution.
Egypt is grappling with a crippling budget deficit and dwindling foreign reserves. The government hopes the loan will attract needed foreign investment.
Talks with the IMF were derailed amid large rallies organized by opponents of the constitution. The protests turned violent, leaving at least 10 dead.
The government suspended the talks which would have resulted in austerity measures, surely to add to public discontent.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Hesham Kandil said his government will start a public discussion of the plan and hopes that there will be "no drastic changes."


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What we're about
Boston Indies is a community of dedicated independent game developers in Massachusetts and the surrounding area. We define ourselves in connection with our community spirit and our group objectives. We gather in person once a month to talk about the art and craft of making video games, and to share our work with each other.
Our goals are to:
• Foster a sense of community among Boston's independent game developers
• Facilitate the monthly meetup and other related community events
• Encourage developers to create games independent of large budgets and large company ties.
• Provide a safe environment to obtain critical feedback on game development works in progress.
• Serve as a brain trust for important information sharing among local independent developers
We are completely agnostic with respect to technology, development platform, game type, and scope of game development. As long as you show up with an open mind and a helpful attitude and you are committed to making your own games, on your own terms, you are welcome to join us.


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LocationBrownstown, MI
17277 Racho Rd
Brownstown, MI 48193
New 2019 Keystone RV Springdale SS 2020QB
Keystone Springdale SS travel trailer 2020QB highlights:
- U-Shaped Dinette
- Tub/Shower
- Split Kitchen
- Queen Bed
This Springdale SS travel trailer 2020QB features everything you need to make your time away from home convenient and comfortable. You will have a private front bedroom with a queen bed to lay your head at night and wardrobes for storing your things. It will be easy to prepare light meals and snacks in this kitchen and in the rear there is a u-shaped dinette that is perfect for meal times or just hanging out. You can easily view the entertainment center nearby. The dinette can also be made into additional sleeping space if needed at night. You can also enjoy the front pass through storage compartment for all of your exterior camping gear.
Take a look at these Springdale SS travel trailers by Keystone! Each one of these models are built with a powder coated I-beam frame, and the hurricane straps reinforced structure will keep your unit structure strong and safe. There are EZ lube axles, nitro filled tires, and an outdoor shower for a little bit of convenience throughout your trip. The two interior speakers and two outdoor speakers add a little bit of fun as you are on vacation. You can use them while you are washing dishes or out enjoying the great outdoors. Whether you need a smaller unit with no slide or a bigger unit with up to two slide outs, then take a look at these travel trailers today!
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Within a few short months after opening the doors, Keystone produced its very first camper. Delivering big on quality, features and value, the public fell in love with it. A star was born! As the appetite for the camper increased, new Keystone models were added to satisfy growing customer demand. Along with this tremendous growth came the need for expanded production. To meet this need more manufacturing plants were built and staffed.
From new floor plan designs to patented inventions, Keystone leads the way in product innovation. One reason is our mission to stay close to the customer. When talking with campers or visiting dealerships, our sales, product development, and service teams, are always looking for ways to improve the camping experience. And we don't stop there.
Every member of the Keystone family is encouraged to contribute to making our campers absolutely the best possible. Through something we call Kamp Keystone, our employees camp free of charge at local campgrounds in the Keystone trailers we supply. Each year hundreds of our production workers, administrative staff and service team enjoy a day (or a week) at Kamp Keystone. Their evaluation of the experience and the feedback they provide results in continued product improvements. Ask us if we use our RVs...the answer is YES!
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text: UPDATED: Body recovered from four-alarm blaze in Laconia By PAT GROSSMITH and DAN TUOHYNew Hampshire Union Leader February 26. 2014 8:43PM LACONIA — One man was killed in a four-alarm fire that destroyed a small apartment building at Davis Place on Tuesday night. The fire remains under investigation by the state Fire Marshal's Office and Laconia fire and police departments. State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan said Wednesday night that the fire victim's identity would not be released until the Chief Medical Examiner's Office completes an autopsy. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday, he said. Laconia Fire Capt. Bob Landry said flames were showing from the rear porches of the two-story, six-unit building at 66 Davis Drive when firefighters arrived after being called at 10:45 p.m. Landry said between 12 and 15 people were inside when the fire broke out. He said firefighters made an aggressive interior attack and helped people get out. They were told then, he said, that there were people still inside the burning building. Fire crews battled the blaze inside the building for 40 minutes, but still flames reached the attic and traveled the length of the building. Portions of the roof and the second floor started collapsing under the weight of the water; firefighters were ordered out for their safety. At the height of the fire, about 75 firefighters were on scene, some arriving from as far away as Concord, Holderness and New Hampton. The fire proved to be tough to put out. Landry said after about two hours, firefighters began having problems with the equipment — hoses and nozzles froze in the 2-degree Fahrenheit temperatures. Firefighters, too, had to be rotated out frequently because of the frigid cold. The Citizen Emergency Response Team, a group of volunteers, arrived to provide food and coffee to the fire crews. They also convinced the owner of a building next door to open it and allow the firefighters to use it as a warming station, Landry said. The fire was finally brought under control about 2 a.m., more than three hours after it was reported. One firefighter suffered second-degree burns to his neck and ears, but Landry said he stayed at the scene and kept fighting the blaze. Landry said the building is destroyed; he estimated damage at $750,000. He said the building was fairly old, but the interior was nice, with oak stairways and bannisters. The fire, he said, started in the middle of the building. Flames destroyed one second-floor apartment and heavily damaged the entire second floor. Smoke and water damaged the rest of the apartment building. The state has seen three other fire fatalities this February. On Feb. 10, Paul Morrill, 72, and Jane Morrill, 68, died of smoke inhalation in their Bridgewater home. On Feb. 11, Sarah Robinson, 72, of 83 Bowman St. in Manchester, died in a fire. firstname.lastname@example.com Public Safety Laconia


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Oct. 23, 2012 - Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board will hold its marketing committee meeting on October 24, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. at 2021 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 310, New Orleans, La. The agenda is as follows.
I. Call to order
II. Financial Report
A. FY14 Budget Discussion
III. Approval of minutes from August 20, 2012 meeting
IV. Old Business
A. Update on sponsorships and partnerships
B. EDRP Funds
i. Nicholl's State University partnership
ii. K-12 Initiative
C. Calendar Year 2013 Media Plan
D. Seafood Marketing Campaign Continuity Plan
i. The Food Group
ii. Graham Group
iii. GCR Consulting
V. New Business
A. Nunez Community College proposal
B. Louisiana Restaurant Association
i. GASCO proposal
ii. We Live to Eat Restaurant Week proposal
iii. Education Foundation/ProStart proposal
C. Friends of the Fishermen
i. Gear Grant proposal
ii. Education Outreach proposal
D. Louisiana Office of Tourism proposal
E. Louisiana Travel Promotion Association proposal
F. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation/Saltwater Series proposal
G. Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce
H. Louisiana Hospitality Foundation/Louisiana Seafood Festival
I. St. Bernard Seafood & Farmers Market
J. Acme Oyster Eating Challenge
K. Bayou Classic proposal
L. Café Reconcile
M. 610 Stompers proposal
N. Celebrity Golf Invitational proposal
VI. Public Comment
VII. Set Next Meeting
VIII. Adjourn


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Watch how to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Brush 3 (12 1/2 by 9-inch) rimmed baking sheets (otherwise known as quarter sheet pans) with melted butter. Line the pans with parchment paper, leaving a few inches of overhang on opposite sides. Butter the top of the parchment paper as well, then set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the almond paste and sugar on medium speed until well combined, about 5 minutes. Add the almond extract. Roughly cut the room temperature butter into pats and gradually add to the almond paste-sugar mixture. Beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl if needed. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating to combine after each addition. Add the flour and salt and beat until just combined.
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared baking sheets, about 2 1/4 cups each sheet, smoothing the batter out with an offset spatula. Gently tap the baking sheet on the table to remove any air pockets in the batter. Air pockets will cause holes in the baked cake and give a ragged look to the finished product. Bake until just set, but not browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Give the baking sheets a turn halfway through baking, after about 8 minutes, for even baking, if needed, but don't worry too much because we're covering the cakes. Test with a toothpick or skewer and if clean, remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool.
To make the jam easier to spread and to prevent tearing the cake, puree the raspberry jam in a food processor. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Turn 1 cake layer out onto the lined baking sheet. Spread half of the raspberry jam in an even layer over the cake. Carefully flip the cake out of the baking sheet and top with a second cake layer. Spread with the remaining jam. Carefully flip the final layer out of the baking sheet and top the cake. Place a piece of parchment paper over the final layer and top with a second baking sheet. Weigh down with 2 large (28-ounce) cans. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
Remove the cake from the refrigerator and cut into 1-inch squares. Place onto a wire racks over at least 2 baking sheets, leaving at least 1-inch between each cake piece.
Place each of the tinted royals icings in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, with the bottom of the bowl not touching the water, until pourable. You should have about 8 cups total. You'll be using about 1 heaping tablespoon icing on each. Carefully place a cut cake on a chocolate fork/dipper (or a small fork). Place the cake over the icing and spoon the icing onto the cake. If the cake drops into the icing, carefully pick it up with your spoon and place back onto your fork/dipper. Place back onto the wire rack using another dipper or fork to slide onto the wire rack. Top with decorative dragees, as desired. Repeat with the remaining icing and cakes. Alternately, for each tinted frosting, set 3 cooling racks over baking sheets and divide the cut cake pieces evenly among the racks. Pour the tinted frosting slowly over the cake pieces. If you need extra frosting, just remove the cooling rack, scrape the excess frosting from the baking sheet, melt or microwave until pourable and touch up any area that the frosting didn't coat the first time. Let stand until set, about 30 minutes at room temperature or cover and place in the refrigerator for up to 1 week until ready to serve.
Put your raspberries and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan over medium heat. Once it's at a simmer, partially cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes. Pass the berry mixture through a food mill and measure the liquid that remains. You need 3 1/2 cups. Add more water if there isn't enough.
Put the berry liquid into a new saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer again. Once it simmers, start adding your sugar in 1/2 cup increments. Give it a stir to incorporate and bring it back to a simmer before adding of the next 1/2 cup sugar. Once the last 1/2 cup is added, bring the liquid to 216 to 218 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Stir constantly.
Let this cool to room temperature prior to using. If not using right away, refrigerate for up to 1 week. Yield: 2 cups.
In a large heatproof bowl, combine 1 1/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon water, corn syrup and almond extract. Once incorporated, slowly whisk in the sugar until fully combined. Alternately, slowly mix together in a stand mixer and transfer to a heatproof bowl prior to icing cakes.
Divide the icing into 3 heatproof bowls. To make a pale green color, add a little less than 1 drop green food coloring to the first bowl. To the second bowl, add 1 drop purple coloring for a lavender color. And leave the final bowl white, or add another color, as desired.
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Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A., is a leading HIV treatment advocate, author and founder of the Body Positive Wellness Center in Houston, Texas.
The effects of HIV and highly active antiretroviral therapy [HAART] on gut health were highlighted recently at the 13th International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Co-Morbidities in HIV in Rome, Italy.
There were two gut-related presentations that I'd especially like to make note of: One was given by Collin Ellis on gut bacteria changes before and after HAART initiation. The other was given by Michael Dubé, M.D., on the effect of microbial translocation on metabolic and body shape measures.
I have a special interest in this topic because, like many of my HIV-infected peers, I have not had a normal bowel movement since I got infected with HIV -- that's before I even started antiretrovirals. Digestive issues such as bloating, soft stools and gas are some of the other main complaints among many of us. In my case, these problems have not improved much, even after switching to protease inhibitor/ritonavir (Norvir)-free antiretroviral combinations.
Ellis, from the University of California-Davis, explained that we house more than 100 trillion microbes, most of which are bacteria and reside in the gut (researchers in this area refer to it as the "gut microbiome"). A normal gut is host to vast quantities of "friendly" bacteria that actually protect the surface of the gut from inflammation and unwelcome pathogens. These bacteria also break down complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides) into fatty acids and amino acids, synthesize vitamins and comprise 10% to 15% of the nutrients absorbed by humans. They also prevent the overgrowth of harmful yeast and bacteria that can cause disease. A healthy gut has a variety of bacteria in a healthy balance. Disease, antibiotics and diet can affect this balance.
We have heard from previous reports that leakage of microbial products from the gut into the blood stream (called microbial translocation), as a result of damage to the wall of the gut caused by inflammatory responses to HIV, may be one of the major causes of the immune activation that drives immune dysfunction even when HIV viral load is controlled with antiretrovirals. When this leaky-gut problem occurs, circulating levels of microbial products in the blood, such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and bacterial DNA, may increase. LPS have been linked to immune activation and dysfunction, metabolic disorders, bone disease and obesity.
Not all species of bacteria in the gut have been identified because most cannot be cultured. However, through the application of next-generation sequencing technology such as pyrosequencing -- and, specifically, an approach called 16S ribosomal RNA gene-targeted sequencing -- Ellis and his team have been able to characterize bacteria to determine if there are any gut microbes (microbiota) that increase or are depleted in HIV disease. Interestingly, they found a large number of unidentified bacteria in the guts of HIV-infected patients -- bacteria that, importantly, comprised only a small proportion of the microbiota in seronegative subjects.
Stool samples and biopsies were obtained from 14 HIV-infected patients by upper endoscopy before and nine months after they initiated HAART. Three control patients without HIV were included.
Compared to the controls, pre- and post-HAART stools had greater proinflammatory gammaproteobacteria (GP). These bacteria can cause inflammation of the gut lining, gastrointestinal issues and may be associated with increased microbial translocation, although Ellis' team will be looking for further proof of that as they proceed with more studies. HAART provided little restorative effect to return the microbiota to a healthy profile.
The dominating bacteria in all samples were in the G(+) Clostridia and G(-) Bacteroidetes species. In one person, increased cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) was found prior to starting HAART. These blue-green algae appear to have anti-HIV activity; Ellis postulated that the increased population may be an adaptation by the mutualistic microbiota to try to fight HIV infection in the gut.
The second gut-related presentation was given by Michael Dubé from the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine. He performed a study to determine if microbial translocation products such as LPS and soluble CD14 levels (a marker of monocyte immune activation) increased metabolic and body changes (fat and bone) in HIV disease before and after initiation of HAART. He found no strong association between these two parameters and increased metabolic issues, with the exception of a trend toward increased visceral fat and triglycerides in patients on prolonged HAART.
So, at least in Dubé's preliminary study, microbial translocation does not seem to be driving body and metabolic-related changes before and after starting HIV antiretrovirals. However, the jury is still out about the role of microbial translocation in immune system senescence (i.e., aging of the immune system) caused by years of hyperactive immune response to microbial products that enter the blood stream from the gut.
Now that this field is getting some attention in HIV, I encourage researchers to perform studies to determine if giving prebiotic and/or probiotic supplements to HIV-infected people improves friendly gut bacteria diversity and decreases inflammation and immune activation.
I am definitely looking forward to more presentations in the future on this fascinating area of the relationship between our bodies' health and the trillions of microbes that we carry inside of us.
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In clinic conversations with young women, I am always surprised by the amount of misinformation out there on oral contraceptives—aka birth control pills.
So let's clear some things up. Here are the 10 most common myths I hear about birth control pills, and the facts that contradict them.
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A classic game making a welcome return on a new platform. This is nothing new, but it's still great to see. It's especially awesome when the game is a cult classic like Jet Set Radio. A game that suffered from the curse that was the Dreamcast, Jet Set Radio managed to build a following with an extremely unique look, insane tricks, memorable moments, and a pitch perfect soundtrack. All of that is back and as good as it ever was in this mobile re-imagining. It's one of the only times where you can describe a game as "grinding" and it's a good thing.
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January 06. 2013 10:42PM
Monarchs play waiting game as NHL strike winds up
By IAN CLARK
New Hampshire Union Leader
The NHL lockout is over and most hockey fans - at least those willing to forgive the lost games, lost Winter Classic and lost All-Star Game - are eager to see their teams back on the ice.
But the good news brings with it some uncertainty for the AHL teams such as the Manchester Monarchs. With NHL training camps likely to open sometime in the coming week, just what the roster situation will be for teams like the Monarchs remains to be seen.
"I can only speculate like everybody else," said Monarchs head coach Mark Morris. "I haven't received any news from the Kings yet as far as the game plan."
Monarchs director of hockey operations Hubie McDonough echoed Morris' feelings that Manchester would have to wait and see what happens and said that no word from L.A. had been sent down to him.
While the obvious names for call-up to L.A. would be the four players who were with the Kings during the Stanley Cup run - Andrei Loktionov, Slava Voynov, Dwight King and Jordan Nolan - their play during the AHL season and the rise of other Monarchs means that the slots in L.A. might not be set in stone for anyone.
"We're not quite sure what to expect," Morris said. "We've had an opportunity as an organization to evaluate some of the guys that were up at the end of last year and compare them with some of the newcomers that have obviously made some strides and made an impression with the evaluators and scouts that have been in the building."
The Kings have maintained a presence in Manchester throughout the lockout, with everyone from L.A. general manager Dean Lombardi to Kings assistant coach John Stevens spending time watching the farm team.
The play of the four Cup winners has not been exceptional in Manchester. Each of them has shown flashes from time to time, but none has played at the high level that was expected coming off so much time spent with the Kings last season.
Loktionov has six goals and 12 assists for 18 points in 26 games. King has 5-12-17 in 28. Nolan, who was injured earlier in the season, has just 2-4-6 in 21 games. The defenseman Voynov has 7-9-16 in 35 games.
Meanwhile, other young players in Manchester have stepped up and could get a chance with L.A. sooner than expected.
The entire line of second-year man Linden Vey (8-19-27 to lead Manchester) and rookies Tanner Pearson (7-15-22 in 34 games) and Tyler Toffoli (team-high 16 goals with 10 assists in 34 games) should expect some consideration, as might Brandon Kozun (9-14-23 in 33 games).
Additionally, a veteran like captain Marc-Andre Cliche should get a look from the Kings.
A workhorse who can play in all phases of the game, Cliche is overdue for a chance to expand on his single game of NHL experience.
It could also finally be time for defenseman Thomas Hickey, a Kings first-round pick in 2007 (fourth overall) who has overcome early career injury woes to develop into a steady and reliable blue-liner and leader.
Kings standout Anze Kopitar, who was playing in Sweden during the lockout, suffered a knee injury and could be out for a few weeks, meaning the Kings will need another body.
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Voters' guides go digital…sometimes
Most jurisdictions still send out paper guides in addition to online guides
Across the nation, elections offices are moving further and further away from a paper society and allowing residents to do everything electronically, whether it's registering to vote, requesting an absentee ballot, or in some recent experiments, even voting online. One stronghold remains though: the printed and mailed voters' guide.
Moving to online-only voter guides is seen by many as the obvious response to budget cuts for an electorate living with 21st century technologies. Printed voter guides are a tradition that voters across the nation have come to expect in the weeks leading up to an election, yet they are costly to compile, print, and mail, and their information is often duplicated online at lower costs.
A recent case study in California by the Pew Center on the States' found that "by disseminating voter information through e-mail or the Web, counties could save up to nine percent of their election expenses if a portion of their voters agreed to cancel paper mailings." While cost savings depend on the number of voters who opt out, research estimates that counties in California could cut back up to 9 percent of their election expenses if a portion of voters agreed to cancel paper mailings.
Election offices are one provider of voter guides in a sea of nongovernmental organizations that provide voter guides online, through civic groups and mailings. Most prominent amongst this group are the League of Women Voters, Project Vote Smart, the Voter Guide,eVoter and Imagine Election. These groups, in addition to dozens of others, provide supplements to official information from election offices.
"The League covers everything in an election, but chapters have to pick and choose when to cover," said the League of Women Voters' director of elections and e-democracy, Jeannette Senecal, explaining that voter guides length and coverage are determined by the amount of funds raised by local chapters.
Senecal pointed out that civic organizations don't have the capacity and resources to make up the difference when election offices are unable to mail printed voter guides to registered voters.
Even as jurisdictions rely more and more on electronic transactions in their elections offices, voters' guides seem to remain a bastion of paper and ink.
"We have a long way to go," Summer Nemeth, founder of Imagine Election, admitted, "but only a couple of states provide good online voter guides," doing a disservice to the increasing numbers of voters who prefer to get their information online.
Nemeth argues that voter guides produced through public-private partnerships between election offices, nonprofits and for-profits are the future of online and printed voting information. Nemeth plans to expand her site to "bring social knowledge to the voter guide space" by adding a user review component similar to Yelp to help voters learn about candidates through peer reviews.
In practice, election officials are attempting to strike a balance.
"We send the voters pamphlet to every household in the state with a registered voter, but costs are kept down because mailings are not personalized," said Steve Trout, director of elections of Oregon State, a state where nearly all election manuals are online only publications.
Depending on budgets and cost in the future, Trout would consider an opt out option for mailed guides and hopes to offer customized functionality online with personal polling place location and candidate information.
Just how useful a voters' guide is--online or printed--seems to vary. Johnson County, Kan. has never produced a voters' guide for residents. Instead the county relies on sending a postcard to each registered voter remind them of the upcoming election and relying on GOTV efforts at grocery stores, the library, and popular local venues in addition to sending text message alerts with election information prior to an election.
"Once you do it, you must do it again," said Brian Newby, elections commissioner
At least one voting rights advocate had a bad initial reaction to this shift in trend of how voter guides are provided.
"We can't assume that all voters have access to online information," said Marcia Johnson-Blanco, co-director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law's Voting Rights Project. Johnson-Blanco argued that "it is comforting to voters to have something in hand when they go to the polls," and that printed voter guides "help voters feel confident at the polling place."
Sometimes a jurisdiction's move to online-only voting guides is a necessity. The District of Columbia will conduct a city-wide special election on April 26 and due to severe budget constraints, the city will not be sending out a voters' guide.
"D.C. has mailed voter guides to registered voters for each election since HAVA was signed into law in 2002," explained D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics (DCBOEE) Executive Director Rokey Suleman. "Voter guides are often the only means of contact between us and voters prior to an election and require minimal effort from voters."
Instead the District has put their guide online and will send a postcard to every individual registered voter to notify them of the upcoming election.
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Failing Language Arts... Help me...
Failing Language Arts... Help me...
Today in Grade 9 L.A class,
There was this question
"their head salesman was a shark"
figurative device: Metaphor
Meaning: (I decided to try something new) Nice and shy, because sharks generally don't hurt and avoid people. Dogs kill more people than sharks.
(didn't write this, but should of, I learned this from geographic channel, and majority opinions is the correct answer ? What about other worldview like mine about sharks ?
Do you guys think, if keep on doing this, I will end up failing class ? This is like my 1st time answering more scientifically, hate metaphorical.
I think next time, I'm going to say, it depends what kind of shark, like those small gentle sharks, or those big sharks. Being more Specific and having it Scientifically answered.
L.A(B's) feel's like a biased class now, no wonder why I failed it, and pass Science(A's), Math(A's).
I think we should change the L.A program now.
"don't jump to conclusions until your 99%"
"dreams are the best source of creativity" me
RE: Failing Language Arts... Help me...
(02-03-2011 05:58 PM)Cdf50 Wrote: I think you're being a bit... extreme. Why post scientific things like that when the point of the question is obvious? Unless you're trying to piss your teacher off and fail. In which case, you're not trying hard enough.
Follow the first bit, laugh at the second.
"Owl," said Rabbit shortly, "you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it."
- A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
RE: Failing Language Arts... Help me...
RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms
Well to be honest, It's like we are subjected that there is only 1 answer. This kind of destroys creativity. I mean if kids watch cartoons that sharks were good and fish were evil. There is a conflicting worldview and answer with that.
The Answer is not really obvious, Robots and some people who take this world literally or don't know what your talking about, and having a difficult time knowing it's some kind of figurative devices.
How do you know sharks are bad ? I mean the Epaulette shark is the most common household shark pet. People may like them a lot, you know. The Nurse Shark never attack human. Some divers can swim with the nurse shark and not get hurt. Sharks can be gentle creatures which mean the sales guy can be gentle ?
I can't take this biased education, answers based on opinions....
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RE: Failing Language Arts... Help me...
L.A. That means Language Arts. If you take everything literally, you may as well remove the art all together. I must say, it sounds to me like you're just trying to be argumentative. Now don't get me wrong here. You're in grade nine. It wouldn't be normal if you weren't challenging authority, but this is a case of "pick your battles." This shouldn't even be a battle, let alone one that you choose to fight.
You know darn well what is meant by "shark" in this case, and it's meaning is not an affront to sharks. Besides, by calling a salesman a shark, it's saying they are crafty, successful salesmen. Crafty and successful are compliments in my book!
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RE: Failing Language Arts... Help me...
In Language Arts, as long as you supply an answer that you can defend, nobody can tell you that you are wrong. It is all subjective, the only time it is objective is formatting, specific rubrics, shit like that, otherwise you maintain creative freedom, at least, in the U.S. you do, I'm not sure about Canada. Btw, I wrote "I predict that the Nick Carraway will have a wild dream about Gatsby and pursue him sexually of the course of the rest of the novel, not knowing that Gatsby is a closet homosexual who will sooner die than come out of the closet, which might foreshadow Gatsby's death" and my teacher could not question it because Nick sounds like a raging homosexual lol. I also got Gatsby's death right too >.<
I BS my way throught Comm. Arts (Language Arts) and get an A. Just be smart about it.
RE: Failing Language Arts... Help me...
(02-03-2011 05:50 PM)Laxion Wrote: Today in Grade 9 L.A class,
Well look at it this way. It could be worse, your metaphorical opinion regarding real sharks in relative comparison. You could have a Feminist professor and the metaphorical sentence could have read:
"their head salesman was a praying mantis."
I'll let that set as is so as to allow those who know to take the inference. While you may want to await a new installment on Discovery Science channel.
In all seriousness, if your failing language arts how do you think a forum full of smart ass strangers is going to guide you through? Take it seriously, if you have to and ask for a tutor or a guidance councilor in your school to help you figure it all out. If it's an elective class, you may want to consider waiting until you're more versed in allegory and metaphor before investing in something it sounds like you're taking out of context already.
Hint: Sharks compared to salesmen relate in that a good salesman smells blood (profit, perks, percentages) and doesn't stop until he's fed. Just like Sharks. Sharks feed on movement and track vibration and are drawn to blood because blood in the water means weakness stands to profit their appetite.
However, as one who has swam in open water with sharks, I'll tell you that it's the swimmers energy that very often affects the sharks temperament. That goes for the salesman and his contemporary opposite the client as well.
It's a relationship communicated through the eyes and the energies one sends to the other. If you can't swim best not to get into the deep water just yet.
Good luck.
RE: Failing Language Arts... Help me...
Nice replies, but the answers the teacher accepted was the salesman is deadly, fearful, dangerous. Well Those were the answers some people suggested that were consider right....
GassyKitten There are no council in this school, that's in high school. At least I think there are none in Jr.high. I don't really get it, it is suppose to be called middle school, oh well.. Probably same thing.
TheKetola Thanks, I think I'm going to write a very descriptive scientific answer, and be as unbiased as possible. Then only to fail it, wish me luck on my L.A test next monday. I don't really understand deeper meaning in texts, usually the scientific meaning.
Stark Raving Hm... yeah your right, I was being argumentative. Oh well, I just gotta learn how to write good Essays, and scientific stuff. Maybe story too which I probably won't do it. I don't like reading anymore, I found no joy in it, usually find more joy reading scientific entries and journals.
I don't really like metaphorical questions a lot, might as well fail that aspect of L.A
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Author Notes: Not Jewish herself, my Grandma Val (who used to sleep with jug of bathtub gin to hide them from raiders) married into a Jewish family in the early 40's. I think she struggled with acceptance at first, as many new brides still do. She never converted (lapsed Catholic herself) but she did embrace many traditions, mostly in food. Her Passover sponge cake was legendary, passed from her sister in law (Great Aunt Edna) to her and made without fail every year. It often showed up on Passover and Easter because it is just that good. She has a 9 egg and a 12 egg version, I present the 9 egg version here. It was always served with strawberries that had been steeped with little sugar for a few hours and whipped cream. My mom makes it and so do I. —testkitchenette
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cup potato starch
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- Separate the eggs and place the whites in the refrigerator. Beat the yolks until lemon colored and thick. Add the sugar gradually.
- Sift matzoh meal and potato starch together. Gradually add to the yolk and sugar mixture. Beat the egg whites until they hold a stiff peak and fold them into the yolk mixture.
- Bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and invert (carefully) pan immediately. Cool completely before removing from pan
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