http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ms/ en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:45:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414069/posts Microsoft Word is now scheduled to be prohibited from sale beginning January 11, 2010. That's less than three weeks away. The good news: Microsoft has promised a fix, one which will be rolled out before the deadline arrives. If you don't understand, you might have simply missed this story, or dismissed it as something that Microsoft would ultimately use its considerable clout to have pushed under a legal rug. But it's no joke. In August of this year, a court sided with a small Canadian company called i4i that holds a 1998 patent on the way the XML language is... Yahoo! Tech http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414069/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:45:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412844/posts HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - A stabbing in Hattiesburg Thursday left one man dead and the accused claiming self-defense. Zachary Doughtery, 20, was arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedly stabbing and killing Tony Lee Ducksworth, 46, of Taylorville. Police said Ducksworth drove himself to Forrest General Hospital where he collapsed and died. Doughtery claims he killed the man in self defense. "I mean that dude was giving me a brutal ass beating," said Doughtery. "If I didn't stab him, I was going to be hospitalized." Doughtery claims Ducksworth tried to force him to give oral sex, which led to a fight. wdam.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412844/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:44:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407983/posts An Australian man who was confined to a wheelchair by multiple sclerosis has made a remarkable recovery after receiving a groundbreaking stem cell treatment. Ben Leahy, 20, was diagnosed with the disease in 2008 and lost the ability to stand within a few months. However, a new procedure to combat the disease has helped him regain his health and he is now walking again. Telegraph UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407983/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:24:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402334/posts Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) will round out Sen. James Inhofe's (R-Okla.) "truth squad" at December's climate change summit in Denmark. Inhofe, a noted global warming skeptic, will bring along Wicker and Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), whose attendance had been announced previously. The trio will join a number of other members of Congress and President Barack Obama at the United Nations' Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this month. Inhofe had previously been tight-lipped on the identity of his third travel companion, waiting until this morning to name Wicker as the person. Inhofe had rejected speculation on a conservative talk radio show... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402334/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:38:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399090/posts Recently Jim Robinson posted two threads declaring Free Republic’s determination to see Conservatives elected and ousting Rino's from government. Jim and a great many Freepers believe that we need to take back control. But the RNC is not hearing us. Activism is called for NOW. 2010 is nearing and we need Conservative candidates to run. The time is ripe and people are ready for another 1994 type election. But we need to make the RNC hear us loud and clear. This is the Rino Free America Project. Get involved. Make them listen. Write a letter and MAIL it. Republican... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399090/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:31:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392264/posts Elena Ravalli was a seemingly healthy 37-year-old when she began to experience strange attacks of vertigo, numbness, temporary vision loss and crushing fatigue. They were classic signs of multiple sclerosis, a potentially debilitating neurological disease. It was 1995 and her husband, Paolo Zamboni, a professor of medicine at the University of Ferrara in Italy, set out to help. He was determined to solve the mystery of MS – an illness that strikes people in the prime of their lives but whose causes are unknown and whose effective treatments are few. What he learned in his medical detective work, scouring dusty... Globe and mail And other http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392264/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:15:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391255/posts A group of doctors in Italy is investigating a fascinating new treatment for multiple sclerosis, based on a theory that, if proven true, could radically alter the lives of patients.... Patients seen in the documentary relate how, after the simple procedure, their MS symptoms suddenly stopped and, in some cases, they were able to resume normal lives.... W5/CTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391255/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:19:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391177/posts WASHINGTON, DC, November 19, 2009 — The Mississippi Court of Appeals has granted a retrial for Covington & Burling LLP client Cory Maye, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2001 shooting of a police officer that occurred during a narcotics task force search of Mr. Maye’s home. In its opinion of November 17, the Court of Appeals found that Mr. Maye had been denied the right to be tried in the county where the offense occurred, and that the trial court had improperly rejected Mr. Maye’s attempt to withdraw a prior motion to transfer venue. The shooting... cov.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391177/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:52:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370092/posts • ACLU Working to Chip Away Code of Discipline with DeSoto County Schools Editorial by Milton Kuykendall, Superintendent, DeSoto County Schools The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is attacking the Code of Discipline in DeSoto County Schools. The ACLU has just filed the 3rd lawsuit against our school district. What some may not realize is that they are challenging our safe and orderly environment--the one characteristic that separates our school district from districts near us. The ACLU can make charges against the school district saying we have done something to a student. We cannot respond because of privacy issues. In... Desoto County Schools http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370092/posts#comment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:32:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2350896/posts Microsoft plans to release the final version of its free-of-extra-charge anti-malware scanner later on Tuesday The application, Microsoft Security Essentials or MSE (formerly Morro), is designed to provide consumers with basic protection against Trojans, computer viruses, spyware and rootkits. The product lacks the personal firewall, backup and PC tuning features found in OneCare, the paid-for consumer security software discontinued by Microsoft back in June. Cliff Evans, head of security and privacy at Microsoft UK, said he was personally sorry that OneCare was discontinued, but argued that MSE offered a better chance at improving overall internet hygeine. “We want everyone to... The Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2350896/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:27:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345668/posts Since passing tort reform in 2004, Mississippi has seen the number of medical malpractice claims plummet by 91 percent from its peak. The state's largest medical liability insurer dropped its premiums by 42 percent, and has offered an additional 20 percent rebate each year since tort reform went into effect. That is the story that Mississippi's Republican, governor, Haley Barbour, offered on Friday, speaking at the Heritage Foundation. He also made an observation about President Obama's decision to offer only token "demonstration projects" on lawsuit abuse rather than address it meaningfully in his health care reform proposal. Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345668/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:29:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341841/posts Starkville Police Department detectives say they are tracking several leads in the early Saturday morning robbery attempt that saw the victim fire gunshots at the suspect who tried to hold him up. Around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, the owner of Starkville Ready Cash on Highway 12 West was arriving at the business to prepare to open for the day when a black male approached him, pointing a handgun at him. The owner, whose name SPD detectives would not release amid concerns for his safety, then pulled out a handgun of his own and fired multiple shots at the suspect, but none... Starkville Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341841/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:50:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329587/posts JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Jackson police have identified the armed burglar who was shot and killed while trying to break into a closed business Sunday. The man who died in the shooting was 33-year-old Lorenzo Rodriguez Jones of Jackson. The shooting happened at the Gipson Discount Foods, in the 14 hundred block of Highway 80, near Terry Road Sunday evening. When officers arrived, they found Jones with a gunshot wound to the chest, at the rear of the grocery store. Assistant Police Chief Lee Vance says he was breaking in when an employee who lives in the building, opened fire... wlbt http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329587/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 17:55:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329583/posts Jackson police are investigating a shooting that may fall under the "Castle Doctrine," Mississippi's law governing justifiable homicide in the defense of a home or business. The shooting took place at approximately 5 p.m. Sunday at Gipson's Discount Foods on Highway 80 in West Jackson. Police say that a man carrying a large knife and a handgun attempted to enter the store through a back door. A relative of the store's owners shot and killed the intruder. Jackson Police Department spokesman Lt. Jeffery Scott said this morning that the shooter lives on the premises, but would not release his name.... jacksonfreepress.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329583/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 17:52:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305795/posts Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) has called Grover Norquist’s anti-tax group Americans for Tax Reform “lying sacks of scum” for lumping him in with other moderate Democrats who support the House health reform bill. “Americans for Tax Reform are lying sacks of scum, and anyone who knowingly repeats this false information is also a liar,” Taylor said in an unusually blistering statement for a member of Congress. The incident has so incensed Taylor, he’s pointing out Americans for Tax Reforms past ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The Americans for Tax Reform release said Taylor had agreed to a “backroom deal”... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305795/posts#comment Sat, 1 Aug 2009 05:49:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269012/posts Scientists have been able to reverse the symptoms of multiple sclerosis using stem cells from patients' own body fat. Some have been left free from seizures and better able to walk after the treatment. Researchers said that the results suggest that the "very simple" injection of their own cells can stimulate the regrowth of tissue damaged by the progression of the disease. The preliminary findings add to the growing evidence that stem cells could be used to treat the crippling neurological disease, which affects about 85,000 people in Britain. Last year experts suggested that stem cell therapy could be a... telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269012/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:42:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265245/posts How the humble hydrangea shrub could hold the key to curing MS, diabetes and arthritis By FIONA MACRAE 05th June 2009 It's bright and beautiful flowers bring a splash of colour to gardens all over Britain. But it seems the hydrangea is more than just a pretty bloom. A drug made from its roots could be used to treat a raft of common diseases, researchers say. The colourful shrub - a staple of Chinese medicine - has the power to 'revolutionise' the treatment of multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and some forms of diabetes and arthritis, scientists claimed yesterday. Hydrangea: The common... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265245/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 05:36:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250602/posts Marks & Spencer has admitted to making a mistake by charging extra for bras with a DD cup or larger. The retailer had been the target of a campaign from Facebook group Busts 4 Justice, which orchestrated a protest against the "tit tax". Marks & Spencer said: "We boobed. It's true our fantastic quality larger bras cost more money to make, and we felt it was right to reflect this in the prices we charged. "Well, we were wrong, so as of Saturday May 9, the storm in a D cup is over! We will reduce the price of our... China Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250602/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 06:11:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241089/posts Courses of a common cancer drug can dramatically reduce the risk of a patient with multiple sclerosis having a relapse or deterioration, work shows. Taking cladribine a few times a year more than halved the chances of a relapse, with few side-effects, the UK study of 1,300 patients found. UK expert Professor Gavin Giovannoni said the drug could revolutionise the treatment of MS. Its manufacturer Merck Serono hopes to seek licensing for its use this year. The drug is already licensed for treating leukaemia. Prof Giovannoni gave his assessment of its potential value to MS patients at a meeting of... BBC News (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241089/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:31:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2240328/posts Changes in Windows to Meet Changes in Threat Landscape Customers have heard us say over the years that the threat environment is an ever-evolving one. That means that one of our jobs in working to keep customers safe is to continually monitor the threat environment and make changes to adapt to it. Today, we're announcing modifications in Windows that adapts to recent changes in the threat environment. Specifically, wee announcing changes to the behavior in AutoPlay so that it will no longer enable an AutoRun task for devices that are not removable optical media (CD/DVD.). However, the AutoRun task will... Microsoft http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2240328/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:16:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240228/posts PASCAGOULA — A woman, awakened by the sound of someone removing the screen from her bedroom window, got out of her bed at 1 a.m. Friday, walked to her son’s room and quietly woke him. “She said, ‘Snigg get up,’” the son said in an interview later Friday morning. “I got up, grabbed my gun and went to the corner there by her room,” he said, standing at the door of the apartment, on the bottom floor of the last in a row of Spanish-style buildings in the Granada Apartments on Chicot Road. It was dark in the apartment, but... sun herald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240228/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:56:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236810/posts Scientists have been able to reverse the symptoms of multiple sclerosis using stem cells from patients' own body fat. Some have been left free from seizures and better able to walk after the treatment. Researchers said that the results suggest that the "very simple" injection of their own cells can stimulate the regrowth of tissue damaged by the progression of the disease. The preliminary findings add to the growing evidence that stem cells could be used to treat the crippling neurological disease, which affects about 85,000 people in Britain. Last year experts suggested that stem cell therapy could be a... Telegraph (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236810/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:21:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2219115/posts People with multiple sclerosis may have a lower overall risk of developing cancer, Swedish researchers report. The study, which tracked the medical records of more than 20,000 MS patients for 35 years, "found that they had some 10 percent decreased overall cancer risk compared with those without the disease," said lead researcher Dr. Shahram Bahmanyar, from the Clinical Epidemiology Unit at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. The study did find an increased risk among MS patients for certain malignancies, such as brain and bladder cancers. Prior studies into the risk for cancer for people with MS has produced a hodgepodge... U.S. News & World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2219115/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:07:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2197304/posts Archbishop-elect Roger Paul Morin Vatican City, Mar 2, 2009 / 11:35 am (CNA).- Archbishop-elect Morin, who will turn 68 next Saturday, will replace Archbishop Thomas Rodi, who was made the Archbishop of Mobile last April.Bishop Morin has been active in ministry to the poor since 1967, when he worked in the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ summer Witness program. Following his summer experience, Bishop Morin became the director of The Center, a neighborhood social service organization run by the archdiocese. While he served as the full-time director of The Center, Morin enrolled in the seminary, studying in the evenings and... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2197304/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:46:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2178644/posts Multiple sclerosis could be prevented through daily vitamin D supplements, scientists told The Times last night. The first causal link has been established between the “sunshine vitamin” and a gene that increases the risk of MS, raising the possibility that the debilitating auto-immune disease could be eradicated. George Ebers, Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Oxford, claimed that there was hard evidence directly relating both genes and the environment to the origins of MS. His work suggests that vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and childhood may increase the risk of a child developing the disease. timesonline.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2178644/posts#comment Thu, 5 Feb 2009 03:15:24 GMT