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Gulzar Calligraphic Panel
This calligraphic panel executed in black and red on a white ground decorated in gold contains a number of prayers (du'a's) directed to God, the Prophet Muhammad, and his son-in-law 'Ali. The letters of the larger words are executed in nasta'liq script and are filled with decorative motifs, animals, and human figures. This style of script, filled with various motifs, is called gulzar, which literally means 'rose garden' or 'full of flowers.' It usually is applied to the interior of inscriptions executed in nasta'liq, such as ...
"Munajat" of 'Abdallah Ansari
This calligraphic fragment includes a maxim drawn from the Munajat (Supplications) of the great Persian mystic and scholar Khwajah 'Abdallah Ansari (died 1088). The two lines describe the benefits of prayer and generosity. The two lines of text are executed in black nasta'liq script on beige paper and framed by delicate cloud bands on a gold illuminated background. The text panel is framed by a variety of borders and pasted to a sheet of purple paper decorated with gold interlacing flower motifs. Between and below the two main lines ...
Safinah Fragment
This calligraphic fragment is the first page of an album in a longitudinal shape (safinah). At the top are a fine illuminated panel and finial (sarloh) with gold and blue flower and vine motifs. In the upper and lower corners, two gold and blue illuminated triangles (or thumb pieces) fill the spaces between the rectangular frame and the diagonal lines of text. The text is written in black nasta'liq on beige paper. It includes three bayts (verses) praising God and describing humans' inability to comprehend His power: "Praise ...
Verses in Persian and Chaghatay
This calligraphic fragment includes a number of verses in Persian and Chaghatay Turkish (Turkish spoken in Central Asia). A continuous Persian lyrical poem (ghazal) is written in the top and bottom horizontal rectangular panels. Another ghazal appears written in diagonal in the right and left vertical columns. Both ghazals are by the famous Persian poet Shaykh Sa'di (died 1292) and address moral issues. In the central text panel, verses in Chaghatay Turkish are written in black nasta'liq script on beige paper, surrounded by cloud bands on a gold ...
Verses by Jami
This calligraphic fragment includes verses composed by the Persian poet Jami (died 1492 [897 AH]), whose full name, Mawlana 'Abd al-Rahman Jami, is noted in the topmost panel. In larger script appears a ghazal (lyric poem) in which a lover sighs about the lack of news from his beloved. The central text frames are bordered on the right and left by illuminated panels and contain a ruba'i (iambic pentameter quatrain) written in smaller script. The quatrain encourages true and eternal love of God rather than passing infatuations: "Every beautiful ...
Ghazals of Asifi
This calligraphic fragment includes a variety of ghazals (lyric poems) from the Compendium of Poems (Divan) of the Persian poet Asifi. A student of the famous poet Jami (died 1492 [897 AH]) in Herat (present-day Afghanistan), Asifi remained in the Timurid capital city until his death (1517 [923 AH]), even during and after the Uzbek invasions. These particular verses on the fragment's recto and verso portray a lover's madness and his complaints about the pains of separation from the object of his affection. At the end of the ...
Black Practice
This calligraphic sheet includes a number of diagonal words and letters used in combinations facing upwards and downwards on the folio. The common Persian cursive script nasta'liq is favored over the more "broken" shikastah script. These sheets--known as siyah mashq (literally "black practice") in Persian--were entirely covered with writing as a means of practicing calligraphy and conserving paper. In time, they became collectible items and thus were signed and dated (this fragment, however, does not appear to be signed or dated). Many fragments such as this one were given ...
Prayers for Safety and Success
This calligraphic fragment includes verses in Persian praying for the patron's personal well-being and the prosperity of his kingdom. The verses read: "May the world be (your) fortune and the firmament (your) friend / May the World-Creator (God) protect (you) / May all your works be successful / May God of the World look after you / May your heart and your kingdom be collected and well-frequented / May division stay far away from your realm." The verses are executed in black nasta'liq script on beige paper. They are framed by cloud bands ...
Qur'anic Verses
This calligraphic fragment includes verses 10-11 of the 48th chapter of the Qur'an, entitled Surat al-Fath (Victory). This surah dates from the Medinan period and contains 29 verses. It describes how triumph comes from courage, faith, and patience if the believer stays true to God: anyone who violates His [God's] oath, does so to the harm of his own soul, and anyone who fulfils what he has convenanted with God, God will soon grant him a reward (48:10). The text is executed in Kufi script with black ...
Qur'anic Verses
This calligraphic fragment includes verses 85-88 of the 6th chapter of the Qur'an entitled Surat al-An'am (The Cattle). This late Meccan surah describes the nature of God and how He reveals Himself. Verses 85-88 in particular describe a number of prophets such as Jesus, Elias, and Jonah as capable of guiding believers to the "straight path" (al-sirat al-mustaqim). The text is executed in Kufi script in black ink, at six lines per page, surrounded by a gold painted frame. Verses on the fragment's recto have worn off ...
Wall Hanging
This découpage panel in the shape of a closed altar piece includes a central roundel decorated with interlacing letters whose stems form a central six-pointed star. The round inscription is difficult to decipher, and may comprise a wise saying or a verse from the Qur'an. In the middle of the upper arch, a round hook suggests that it was used as a wall hanging. The extractive technique of découpage is known in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish as qit'a, or literally "cutting out," and artists specializing in this ...
Mihrab Découpage Panel
This piece of white paper has been carefully cut out to produce an elaborate image of interlacing vines and flowers. In the central panel, two columns border the right and left vertical frame and appear to hold an almost baroque arch in which hangs a lamp. This motif may be identified as a mihrab, or the prayer niche in the qibla wall of a mosque (i.e., the wall facing Mecca), illuminated by a hanging mosque lamp. Above the mihrab, a rectangular frame contains the words Allah, Muhammad (peace and ...
Three Bayts (Verses) to a Loved One
This calligraphic fragment includes three bayts (verses) of poetry in the main text panel and ten verses around this panel, creating a textual frame decorated with gold vine and leaf motifs. The entire calligraphic piece is pasted to a paper decorated with blue geometric and vegetal motifs highlighted in gold. The central text panel is topped by an illuminated rectangular panel and includes a decorative triangle in the upper left corner. The verses in the central panel are written in nasta'liq script on a white ground decorated with ...
This ijazah, or diploma of competency in Arabic calligraphy, was written by 'Ali Ra'if Efendi in 1791 (1206 AH). The top and middle panels contain a saying (hadith) attributed to the Prophet Muhammad. It reads: "Secret charity quenches the wrath of the Lord. / The best of you is the best for his family. / The best of the followers is Uways." In the two lowermost panels are the signed and dated approvals of two master calligraphers, Mustafa al-Halimi and Husayn Hamid. Each section of writing appears on a separate piece ...
Qur'anic Verses
This eighth century calligraphic fragment from the collections of the Library of Congress is most likely the oldest Islamic text in North America, one that could have been touched by the youngest companions of the Prophet Muhammad. The fragment includes verses 53-54 of the 34th chapter of the Qur'an entitled Surat Saba' (Sheba), as well as the first ten verses of the 35th chapter of the Qur'an entitled Surat al-Fatir (The originator). Surat al-Fatir is an early Meccan surah that deals with the mystery of creation and angels ...
This 19th-century manuscript Qur'an is in a Nashki script with diacritical marks in black. Nashki was the calligraphic style used for the most beautiful Qur'āns of the period, because of its small size and great delicacy. The first two pages are elaborately illuminated in green, blue, and red on a gold background. The titles of the surahs (chapters) are in gold. The borders are in gold, blue, and red. The colophon is illuminated in gold and colors. Probably of Persian origin, this Qur'an was copied in Arabic ...
Bihari Qur'an
This folio contains, on the right side, verses 2–8 of Surat al-Kahf (The cave) of the Qur'an and, on the left side, verses 67–70 of the Surat Bani Isra'il (The children of Israel), also known as Surat al-Isra' (The night journey). The text is in Arabic with interlinear Persian translation in red ink. The borders include a commentary in Persian, written in black ink and laid out diagonally in the margin. On the rightmost margin of the verso appears a note cross-referenced to the sixth ayah ...
Interlinear Qur'an: Surat al-Nisa'
The recto of this Qur'an fragment contains parts of the first three verses of the fourth chapter of the Qur'an, Surat al-Nisa' (Chapter of the women). At the top left side of the folio are the chapter title and the number of its verses (176) in bold gold Kufi letters. The title is in a gold-painted rectangular band ornamented with a gold medallion outlined in blue projecting into the left margin. Below the surah heading appears the first half of the first verse in large black muhaqqaq script ...
Tughra of Sultan Ahmed III
This tughra (imperial emblem) belonged to the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III and appears on the verso of a 16th-century Safavid Persian single-sheet fragment of a Fal-i Qur'an, used for divination by means of letters selected at random. Ahmed III ruled from A.H. 1115–43 (A.D. 1703–30), so it is probable that the Qur'an came from southwestern Iran to the Topkapi Palace Library in Istanbul sometime in the 17th century. The largely effaced date of 1111 (1700) on the verso supports the hypothesis that the Qur ...
Divination by the Qur'an
This single sheet of a Fal-i Qur'an lays out in rhyming Persian distichs (couplets) the means of fal (divination) by letters selected at random when opening to a page of the Qur'an. This folio originally was included at the end of a Safavid Persian Qur'an, immediately after the last surah (chapter), Surat al-Nas, and a closing prayer on behalf of the Prophet and his family. The layout of the divination text, the script, and the remaining original illumination in the text frame are typical of fals placed ...
Interlinear Qur'an (5: 89-95)
This interlinear Qur'an fragment of Surat al-Ma'idah (The table/the repast) is believed to belong to a manuscript dating from A.H. 1207 (A.D. 1792–93). The Qur'an includes translation in Persian written in complete sentences in red ink between each verse of the Arabic original. The late 18th-century practice of translation (or even paraphrasing) reflects the development of the production of interlinear Qur'ans over the centuries. Some of the earliest bilingual Qur'ans include only word-by-word translations; this is especially the case for Qur ...


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POSSESSION: Jonathon M. Grant, 24, of Robert Drive, North Tonawanda, was charged Tuesday with criminal possession of stolen property and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. He was held for court.
WARRANT: Rosalia A. Mayes, 31, of Steiner Street, surrendered Tuesday on a warrant for petit larceny. She was held for court.
WARRANT: Frank J. Bredt, 25, of Ideal Street, Buffalo, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for criminal contempt. He was held for court.
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MISCHIEF: Thomas M. Danwin, 28, of Minerva Street, was charged Sunday with criminal mischief and second-degree harassment. He was held for court
CONDUCT: Michael J. Rodriguez, 19, of Tracy Lane, Grand Island, was charged Sunday with two counts of disorderly conduct. He was held for court.
DWI: James L. Bolden, 38, of Purdy Street, Buffalo, was charged Sunday with DWI, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle and driving without an inspection. His blood alcohol content was 0.15 percent and he was held for court.
DWI: John S. Long, 34, of Cayuga Drive, Niagara Falls, was charged Sunday with DWI, criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle, possession of a loaded firearm in his vehicle, unlawful possession of marijuana, drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle and three equipment violations. He refused a breath test and was held for court.
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Fantastic Voyage - Perennial Artisan Ales
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Ratings: 272 | Reviews: 50 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by rodkin:
New York
4.38/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Perennial.
Pours a dark, dark black, some visible carbonation. 1/2 finger head, really, really dark tan. Pretty good lacing.
Smell is excellent. Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, bit of vanilla, hint of coffee roast, some coconut, maybe a hint of spice. Like a mounds bar, only good. Really good.
Taste is pretty much like the smell, though a bit less sweet and a bit more roast. Still, you get a lot of really interesting flavors that mix together really well, creating a delicious chocolate experience.
Mouthfeel is easily the best part of this beer. Wonderfully rich and smooth, it's very creamy and full-bodied. Coats the mouth really well. It's described as being like silk, and honestly that's about right.
Perennial shows once again that they're making the best beer in St. Louis, hands down. If you find yourself at the brewery, make sure to get a pour of this. If you've got a bottle, don't drink it: send it my way.
Serving type: on-tap
08-17-2012 03:27:54 | More by rodkin
More User Reviews:
3.5/5 rDev -8.4%
07-31-2014 00:08:48 | More by Oakenator
4.25/5 rDev +11.3%
07-25-2014 15:56:02 | More by IpeeA
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
07-24-2014 17:52:19 | More by drmcleod10
Alberta (Canada)
4.5/5 rDev +17.8%
07-20-2014 06:31:55 | More by Howlader
3/5 rDev -21.5%
07-19-2014 01:48:53 | More by anhigdon
3.25/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pour is black with a tight mocha head. Nose is heavy roast with a moderate sugary sweetness and a faint coconut touch. Taste is less roast but far more sweet. The coconut is more present and there is still some roast up front. The sweetness is overpowering and sugary. Full bodied and strong carbonation with an oily slick feel.
Serving type: bottle
07-17-2014 14:49:38 | More by cpetrone84
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
07-14-2014 19:26:02 | More by 22Blue
1.5/5 rDev -60.7%
07-12-2014 21:40:34 | More by DarthKostrizer
1/5 rDev -73.8%
07-10-2014 23:17:42 | More by Kevincredible
4.25/5 rDev +11.3%
07-03-2014 20:39:18 | More by SteveDoeschot
New York
4/5 rDev +4.7%
06-24-2014 00:38:05 | More by VaTechPhilly
3.25/5 rDev -14.9%
06-19-2014 18:40:19 | More by thufflife
3.2/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This was the 2013 edition
I have been excited about this traded beer for a while
I've noticed a lot of variety in the reviews and think the recent reviews may be effected by the year of bottling since the 2013 edition tastes infected to me.
Appearance is nice carmel brown w/ nice lacing in the glass
Smells like a stout, can't appreciate the coconut, but wouldn't expect to 14 months after bottling.
Taste: Well again expected coconut to diminish, but the bite afterwards was definitely lacto to me.
Mouthfeel: smooth
Overall: Well, I would love to have expected the lacto bite, but didn't know. Otherwise this beer clearly is well past the prime from the 2013 edition.
Serving type: bottle
06-19-2014 01:03:12 | More by TheGreatFozzini
3.5/5 rDev -8.4%
06-17-2014 18:37:17 | More by Slatetank
4/5 rDev +4.7%
06-08-2014 19:58:14 | More by DooshBagalow
4.5/5 rDev +17.8%
06-07-2014 08:10:03 | More by KevMo84
3.25/5 rDev -14.9%
06-05-2014 22:22:47 | More by TheBeerAlmanac
4/5 rDev +4.7%
06-04-2014 15:08:31 | More by BuckTuckian
4.15/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle, with the label reading bottled 07/2012. I managed to snag one of the last two bottles of this that was lying around at the local beer store. My first beer from Perennial Artisan Ales, and it sounds like a delicious one at that - 'milk stout brewed with coconut'. I'm pretty excited, either way.
Poured into a clear balloon snifter.
A - Pours a beautiful dark silky black colored body with about two and a half fingers of fluffy bubbly mocha head, with nice staying power even at almost two years old. Some pretty nice spotty lacing clinging to the glass. Looks pretty nice.
S - Smell is comprised of lots of sticky boozy chocolate, fudge, lactose, vanilla beans, almost a bourbon / woodsy / barrel sort of character going on. Underlying notes of dark fruitiness. The coconut is in there, but I wouldn't automatically assume it was brewed with coconut just by the smell.
T - The taste has lots of dark bitter chocolate / coffee bean roast going on. Some mild char. Creamy, sticky, lightly boozy. Silky vanilla, cream, lactose, milk chocolate, cacao. Pretty damn delicious, but I still wouldn't know it was made with coconut without being told. Mild alcohol warmth is noticeable on the finish, but it's not overwhelming.
M - The feel is smooth and creamy, with medium bodied carbonation still strong and present nearly two years after bottling. Mild alcohol heat present, but it's extremely drinkable at 8.80% abv. Bitter and roasty on the finish.
Overall, a fine imperial stout, and a fine introduction for me to this brewery. I would be more than interested to see what the bourbon barrel aged variant tastes like, seeing as how this has held up so well. Highly recommended if you can still get bottles of this.
Perennial Artisan Ales Fantastic Voyage ---4/5.
Serving type: bottle
05-16-2014 01:33:28 | More by mfnmbvp
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
05-12-2014 13:22:54 | More by ToadiesForCody
4.25/5 rDev +11.3%
05-11-2014 02:00:24 | More by MNPikey
District of Columbia
3.25/5 rDev -14.9%
05-06-2014 23:13:44 | More by yourefragile
New York
3.48/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Found this bottle in the cellar the other day, not sure why I would've bought a milk stout with coconut since I loathe coconut, but this was bottled in 7/2012, so hopefully whatever coconut that was there has faded...take all of this into consideration when reading this review. Enjoyed from a perennial snifter.
a - brew poured pitch black with a generous dark tan head. I waited, let it dissolve some and then filled the remainder of the glass. Head hung out as at least a skin of dark tan bubbles on the surface, slippery lacing.
s - nose is milk stout with chocolate and roast and an ever so slight hint of coconut and cream.
t/m - taste is pretty good. Mbig chocolate with a nice amount of roast and no discernible coconut to speak of...probably more vanilla than coconut. Soft souring dark fruit in the back ground. A bit fizzy but an easy drinker.
o - overall, pleasantly surprised based on the reviews of a newer batch. The 2012 seems to be doing okay right now, though I would say drink them if you got them.
Serving type: bottle
04-23-2014 01:09:29 | More by cosmicevan
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
04-05-2014 21:43:00 | More by smokeypeat
Fantastic Voyage from Perennial Artisan Ales
86 out of 100 based on 272 ratings.


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High-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant for Hodgkin disease
Stem cell transplants (SCTs) are sometimes used for Hodgkin disease that is hard to treat, such as those that don't go away completely after chemotherapy and/or radiation, or those that come back after treatment.
The doses of chemotherapy drugs normally are limited by the side effects these drugs cause. Higher doses can't be used, even if they might kill more cancer cells, because they would severely damage the bone marrow, where new blood cells are made.
A stem cell transplant lets doctors use higher doses of chemotherapy (sometimes along with radiation therapy). After getting high-dose treatment, the patient receives a transplant of blood-forming stem cells to restore the bone marrow.
Blood-forming stem cells used for a transplant come either from the blood (for a peripheral blood stem cell transplant, or PBSCT) or from the bone marrow (for a bone marrow transplant, or BMT). Peripheral blood stem cells are obtained from a procedure similar to a blood donation, while bone marrow donation is usually done in an operating room with the marrow donor under general anesthesia (in a deep sleep). Bone marrow transplants were more common in the past, but they have largely been replaced by PBSCTs.
Types of transplants
There are 2 main types of stem cell transplants. They differ with regard to the source of the blood-forming stem cells.
Autologous stem cell transplant
In this type of transplant, a patient's own blood stem cells are removed from his or her bone marrow or peripheral blood. They are collected several times in the weeks before treatment. The cells are frozen and stored while the person gets treatment (high-dose chemotherapy and/or radiation) and then are given back to the patient by infusion into the patient's blood. This is the more common type of transplant for Hodgkin disease.
Allogeneic stem cell transplant
In this type of transplant, the blood stem cells come from someone else. The donor's tissue type (also known as the HLA type) needs to match the patient's tissue type as closely as possible to help prevent the risk of major problems with the transplant.
Usually the donor is a brother or sister if they have the same tissue type as the patient. If there are no siblings who are a good match, the cells may come from an HLA-matched, unrelated donor — a stranger who has volunteered to donate their cells.
Sometimes umbilical cord blood stem cells are used. These cells come from blood drained from the umbilical cord and placenta after a baby is born, which is rich in blood stem cells. These are more often a source of blood stem cells for transplants in children.
Regardless of the source, the stem cells are then frozen and stored until they are needed for the transplant.
Allogeneic transplants may be more likely to rid the body of lymphoma cells, but they are also more likely to cause serious complications that could be life-threatening. In treating Hodgkin disease, an allogeneic transplant is generally used only if an autologous transplant has already been tried without success.
Non-myeloablative transplant: This special type of allogeneic transplant may be an option for some patients who couldn't tolerate a regular allogeneic transplant because it would be too toxic. This type of transplant uses less chemo and radiation, so it is also known as a mini-transplant or reduced-intensity transplant.
The lower doses of chemotherapy and radiation do not completely destroy the cells in the bone marrow. After treatment, the patient gets the allogeneic (donor) stem cells. These cells establish a new immune system in the body, which sees the lymphoma cells as foreign and attacks them (called the graft-versus-lymphoma effect).
Even though it uses small doses of certain chemotherapy drugs and low doses of total body radiation, this type of transplant can still sometimes work and have less serious side effects. In fact, some patients can receive a non-myeloablative transplant as an outpatient.
Doctors aren't yet sure exactly how effective these types of transplants are for patients with Hodgkin disease, but studies are now being done to find out.
The transplant procedure
The patient may be admitted to the stem cell transplant unit of the hospital or receive treatment as an outpatient depending on a number of factors.
If they are going to be treated in the hospital, the person is usually admitted to the hospital the day before the high-dose chemo is to begin. He or she will usually stay in the hospital until the stem cells have started to make new blood cells again, which often takes several weeks.
If the transplant is done as an outpatient procedure, patients and families must be able to spot complications requiring their doctor's attention. Unless they live close to the transplant center, they will be asked to stay in a nearby hotel.
Treatment starts with high-dose chemo and may include high-dose whole body radiation. The chemo and radiation treatments are meant to destroy any remaining cancer cells. They also kill the normal cells of the bone marrow and the immune system. Once treatment is complete, the new stem cells (autologous or allogeneic) are given through a vein, just like a blood transfusion. The stem cells then migrate to the bone marrow.
In an allogeneic SCT, the person getting the transplant may be given drugs to keep the new immune system from attacking the body. This is known as graft-versus-host disease or GVHD. For the next several weeks the patient is likely to have very low blood cell counts, so they are given as much supportive therapy as needed. This may include antibiotics, red blood cell or platelet transfusions, other medicines, and help with nutrition.
Usually within a couple of weeks after the stem cells have been infused, they begin making new white blood cells. This is later followed by the new platelet production and new red blood cell production. Because of the high risk of serious infections right after treatment, patients remain protected in isolation (where exposure to germs is kept to a minimum) until a measure of their white blood cells, the absolute neutrophil count (ANC), rises above 500. They can usually leave the hospital when their ANC nears 1,000.
Patients then typically make regular visits to the outpatient transplant clinic for about 6 months, after which their care is continued by their regular doctors. At this point, they may only come back to the clinic for their regular exams or if they have symptoms that should be checked by their doctor.
Practical points
A stem cell transplant is a complex treatment that can cause life-threatening side effects. If the doctors think a patient may benefit from a transplant, it should be done at a hospital where the staff has experience with the procedure and with managing the recovery phase. Some stem cell transplant programs may not have experience in certain types of transplants, especially transplants from unrelated donors.
SCTs often require a long hospital stay and can be very expensive (costing well over $100,000). Because some insurance companies may view it as an experimental treatment, they may not pay for it. Even if the transplant is covered by your insurance, your co-pays or other costs could easily amount to tens of thousands of dollars. Find out what your insurer will cover before deciding on a transplant so you will have an idea of what you might have to pay.
Possible side effects
Early or short-term effects: The early complications and side effects are basically the same as those caused by any other type of high-dose chemotherapy (see the "Chemotherapy" section of this document), and can be severe. They are caused by damage to the bone marrow and other quickly growing tissues of the body and can include:
- Low blood cell counts (with fatigue and increased risks of infection and bleeding)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Loss of appetite
- Mouth sores
- Hair loss
One of the most common and serious short-term effects is the increased risk for infection. Antibiotics are often given to try to prevent this from happening. Other side effects, like low red blood cell and platelet counts, may require blood product transfusions or other treatments.
Long-term side effects: Some complications and side effects can last for a long time or occur many years after the transplant. These can include:
- Graft-versus-host disease, which occurs only in allogeneic transplants (see next paragraph)
- Menstrual changes, early menopause, and loss of fertility in female patients (caused by damage to the ovaries)
- Loss of fertility in male patients
- Damage to the thyroid gland, causing problems with metabolism
- Cataracts (damage to the lens of the eye that can affect vision)
- Damage to the lungs, causing shortness of breath
- Bone damage called aseptic necrosis (if damage is severe, the patient may need to have part of the affected bone and the joint replaced)
- Development of leukemia or another cancer years later
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD): This is one of the most serious complications of allogeneic (donor) stem cell transplants. It occurs because the immune system of the patient is replaced by the donor's immune system. The donor immune system then may "see" the patient's own body tissues as foreign and may react against them.
Symptoms can include severe skin rashes, itching, mouth sores (which can affect eating), nausea, and severe diarrhea. Liver damage may cause yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice). The lungs may also be damaged. The patient may also tire easily and have muscle aches.
GVHD is either acute or chronic, based on how soon after the transplant it begins. Sometimes GVHD can become disabling, and if it is severe enough, it can be life-threatening. Usually, immune-suppressing drugs can be used to help control GVHD, although they can have their own side effects.
On the positive side, the graft-versus-host disease also leads to graft-versus-lymphoma activity. Lymphoma cells remaining after the chemotherapy and radiation therapy are often killed by donor immune cells since the lymphoma cells are seen as foreign by the donor's immune system as well. Mild graft-versus-host disease can be a good thing.
For more information, see the American Cancer Society document, Stem Cell Transplant (Peripheral Blood, Bone Marrow, and Cord Blood Transplants).
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By MIRANDA ORSO
---- — PLATTSBURGH — If you see Alyce and Lyle (Waldon) DeLong bantering back and forth, don't mistake their dialogue for a dispute.
It's simply how they managed to make it through 71 years of marriage.
Friends and family gathered in the recreation room at the Clinton County Nursing Home Aug. 30 to help the cute couple celebrate their longstanding love for one another over cake and conversation.
Alyce, 88, of Peru, said she first set her sights on Lyle, 87, of Schuyler Falls, when they were just young children while their parents practiced together for a play.
She remembers wanting to take Lyle's tricycle for a spin around his parent's kitchen, but he was not quite ready to share.
"I really wanted a ride, but he didn't want me to get on it," she recalled, glancing over at her husband.
But it was the tricycle tiff that supposedly sparked Lyle's enduring love for her, as he proudly proclaimed to his mother later that evening, "I'm gonna marry her."
The couple remained close growing up, seeing each other regularly on the school bus.
As they got older, Alyce started seeing less of Lyle, not because they weren't attracted to each other, but because he was skipping class.
Instead of asking him where he had been, Alyce, 17, asked Lyle, 16, if he wanted to get married.
On Aug. 30, 1941, the lovebirds wed at St. Augustine's in Peru with only the pastor and Lyle's brother as witnesses.
"It was nothing to get excited over," Alyce said of the special day.
She also claimed that there aren't too many things that Lyle does get excited about, except for dill pickles.
Lyle could not argue with that.
"Oh yeah, that is true," he agreed.
After they were married, the happy couple moved into a home on Champlain Street in Plattsburgh before settling in Schuyler Falls.
They were together about two years before the birth of the first of five children.
Over time, Alyce spent her days caring for their children along with foster children while Lyle worked at the Georgia-Pacific mill, doing "anything and everything they told me to do."
Years later, the couple retired and moved to Florida.
"We found a campground there that we liked and stayed for 23 years. I miss Florida. I really like it there," Alyce said.
Due to health issues, the couple eventually headed back to Plattsburgh and found an apartment in Beekman Towers before moving to the nursing home.
Their daughter, Lynn Stebbins, of Peru, said no matter how much her parents may "argue" that they are actually are inseparable, even after 71 years together.
She is thankful the nursing home helped make sure they could share a room together.
"I insisted they had to be together. You can't be together all these years and then be apart. They constantly worry about each other," Stebbins smiled.
She recalled a time when her parents were both hospitalized at CVPH Medical Center, but on separate floors.
"They were a floor or two apart, but they did not see each other for about two and a half weeks. We finally brought mom to see dad and he winked at the nurse saying, 'That's my sweetie,'" Stebbins said. "They may forget names but they don't forget each other."
Daughter-in-law Kathy DeLong of Plattsburgh is also proud of the happy couple for keeping it together for as long as they have.
She visited their party to pay her respects along with Stebbins.
"They are doing just great. They don't have many kids left, so we are here to celebrate this with them," Kathy said.
But Stebbins and Kathy are still trying to figure out the recipe for a long-lasting marriage.
"Bless them because I don't know how they did it," Stebbins said.
Whatever their secret is, Alyce and Lyle are still in love after all these years.
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DANVILLE — A donor has covered the remaining money needed for an Eagle Scout's $4000 pavilion construction at the Gate House homeless shelter.
Mark Hilkert, 16, of Danville's Troop 39, had previously raised about $850 from a spaghetti dinner hosted on June 2 at the St. Joseph School cafeteria. He made approximately $400 more in donations and had been planning to contact local businesses for financial assistance before he met with his donor on June 13. His new donor, who did not wish to be publicly named, covered the remaining cost of approximately $2750.
Mark said he is very thankful for their assistance in completing the project, which will give Gate House residents a place to hold get-togethers and cook outs.
"I figured this would be a worthy organization to come to first," said Mark of the Gate House. Not a lot of Eagle projects consider the Gate House, he said, and instead focus on organizations they are already a part of, such as sports groups or churches.
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The Following Episode 105
"The Siege"
Written By: Rebecca Dameron
Directed By: Phil Abraham
Original Airdate: 18 February 2013
In This Episode...
While the adults are basking in the afterglow of a threesome, Joey sneaks downstairs and steals the phone from its hiding place. He calls his mom from under the kitchen table, begging to come home. Claire is overjoyed to hear from Joey. He doesn't know where they are, but gives the best description he can: a big, two-story house on a farm, white with black shutters, set far back from the road. Then Paul drags him from under the table and the line goes dead. The FBI do their best to track the call, but the phone is so scrambled Mike is having a hard time sorting it all out. Emma explains to Joey that the police are trying to hurt him, mommy sent him away to keep him safe, and his father isn't bad, just misunderstood.
Joe's former attorney, Olivia Warren, goes to see him. She is clearly frightened by him and does not want to be in the same room with him. Her firm represented Joe in 2010 but let him go as a client when they "couldn't do anything more for him." Joe has her scared enough to deliver a few messages. The first is to the media, a passage from Poe's Masque of the Red Death, which triggers two more followers, Hank and Roderick, into action. The second is to deliver a message to Claire. If she wants to see Joey, she must go to a specific intersection, alone, at a specific time. Claire agrees, and sets up lunch with a friend as a cover. The FBI still goes with her, but she sneaks out the back after the main course.
Mike has figured out that the cell signal is coming from Dutchess County in upstate New York. Ryan is frustrated and insists they need to get on the ground, so he and Mike take a chopper up and work out of the local precinct. They decide they are going to canvas the area, despite it being about 150, well-spaced properties in rocky terrain.
While Emma and the boys are arguing over what to do with Meghan, Joey escapes. He doesn't know where he is going, he just runs. An older man named Clark Sullivan finds him and takes him back to his house, where he promises he can call his mom. There is nothing sinister going on here. Clark's wife, Nora, recognizes him from the news. Before they can take Joey inside, Emma shows up, breathless and grateful to the couple for finding him. She promises Joey he can call his mom from home, and he goes with her. The Sullivans, feeling unsettled, go in to call the police. They file the report before Paul shows up to "thank them" - with an axe.
Joey is excited that he is going to get to call his mom. Emma locks him in his room while she "goes to get the phone." In actuality, Hank is there, sent by Roderick, to collect them. They have 10 minutes to pack, then they have to get out of there. Roderick is the one sent to kidnap Claire, which he does, though she gets into his car voluntarily, under the belief that she will be taken to see Joey.
The police get enough from the Sullivans to send Ryan and a local cop named Lopez to pay them a visit. When they arrive, they find the Sullivans slaughtered in their living room chairs. The blood is still fresh - they just missed Paul, but now they have a damned good idea where the trio is hiding out with the kid. A half-mile through the forest, and Ryan and Lopez come across the house matching Joey's description. They call for backup, then split up to survey the property. Lopez is clearly out of his league with this case, and doesn't do surveillance well. Hank, while packing up the car, sees him sneaking around and chases him into the barn. He plays dumb when Lopez pulls his gun, but he quickly attacks. The men struggle, and Hank gets the gun and fires into Lopez's gut. He steps back but before he can land the killing blow into Lopez's brain, Ryan finds him. He doesn't hesitate and kills Hank with a single shot. Lopez dies from his wounds anyway. (The moment he appeared on-screen you knew he was toast.) Emma, Paul, and Jacob hear the shots, arm themselves, and go out looking for a fight.
Ryan breaks into the house through the basement window. He finds Meghan, alive and terrified, and promises to return for her. Ryan then sneaks up to the main level of the house. Joey had gotten frustrated and scared and broke down his door to escape. He peeks down the stairs and sees Ryan - and gets scared. Ryan doesn't help his case by telling him "I'm a friend of your mom's, remember me? She sent me to get you." I don't know about you guys, but that was the exact script my parents told me that kidnappers would use on me as a child. Anyway, there isn't any time to contemplate: Paul comes up behind Ryan with a gun to his head.
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I enjoyed this episode. It was tense and gripping and had me glued to the TV, but nothing stood out about it. There was nothing stand-out good or stand-out bad. I find that so far, all the episodes of The Following have been just that: gripping, intense, but just all blurring together. It sounds bad, but I don't think there is anything wrong with that.
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The reason that Olivia is so terrified of Joe dates back to 2010. Hank goes to see Olivia under the pretense of wanting to hire her, but instead he has a message from Joe Carroll. That message is to cut off her pinky and ring fingers.
Roderick is Claire's "follower." A standoff is underway at the farmhouse, and Ryan promises to break a lot of spines. Also, I am fairly certain that a young female deputy named Ava, who has been paired up with Mike, is one of Joe's followers.


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We develop a political economy model where loss aversion and reference dependence are important in shaping people's preferences over trade policy. The policy implications of the augmented model differ in three ways: there is a region of compensating protection, where a decline in the world price leads to an offsetting increase in protection, such that a constant domestic price is maintained; protection following a single negative price shock will be persistent; and irrespective of the extent of lobbying, there will be a deviation from free trade that favors loss-making industries. The augmented model explains protections of the US steel industry since 1980. (JEL F13, F14, L61)
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ometimes in reading through blogs and forum posts, I see people wonder why we're not making faster progress on the game. Realistically, if we wanted to hurry things along, we could have all the classes and races out in playtest form, hordes of monsters, and piles of treasure. Instead, we've seen six classes and four races, and I can assure you that we're a couple of iterations away from seeing more. So, what gives?
We know based on surveys we've done and data from the 4E online tools that the four basic classes are by far the most popular options. The more we can do to get them right, the happier everyone will be. Those four classes also cover a far wider conceptual area than our other classes. A lot of character types live within them, so they need to be more flexible than the other classes we'll create.
Also, there's something that I've noticed in working on anything creative. The more time you can spend actively working on and thinking about something, the more likely you are to have a eureka moment that leads to a big breakthrough. If you want to become a better distance runner, you start running. By the same token, the best way to produce a better fighter is to keep plugging away at the class, trying out new ideas and either embracing them or setting them aside based on how they work out. For every personal best time you set while running, there are plenty of days that you don't come close to setting a new mark. Game design is similar. For every idea that ends up in the packet, we have dozens that never even make it past a conversation.
So, how is this really interesting beyond maybe justifying why we don't have a monk or ranger in the playtest? Well, I wanted to share some basic concepts with you that might not end up in the game, but are hopefully an interesting experiment. They relate to spellcasting and how it functions.
Last week I wrote about the results of our playtest, and I wanted to save specific comments on the warlock and sorcerer for a later date. There's still more to talk about regarding those classes, but this week I want to look at this idea: each class embraced a different spellcasting mechanic. Our original idea was that each class would use magic in a different way. Trying to cram several different magic systems into one class proved problematic and confusing. The thought was that you could use the classes to explore different styles of magic.
While we were working on the classes, the concept of using different styles of casting in one class remained in the background. You might have noticed that the wizard hasn't changed too much between the different packets, since the arcane traditions we wanted to add to the class have taken some time to coalesce. Then, at one point, we decided to try using the traditions to embrace different casting mechanics. I actually went as far as to write up a tradition that used spell points and another that used the 3E sorcerer's mechanic. That approach proved to be a dead end, since once again we were left with a class that had sprawling mechanics that could prove problematic in play.
It seemed like we had an intractable problem on our hands. How could we possibly present multiple spellcasting options for one class without turning the class into a Frankenstein's monster? The answer actually proved fairly simple, but it required a change of perspective.
Rather than put multiple casting mechanics into a class for a player to choose, we could simply move those mechanics to the DM's side of things. After all, a magic system is big. It defines part of a fantasy world, and building the world is mostly (in many groups, entirely) the DM's job. Why not let the DM pick and choose, and then make those options available to the players? A player who wants to use a specific system could just ask the DM, in much the same way a player might ask to play a lizardfolk wizard or a warforged character in the Greyhawk setting.
This shift solved our seemingly intractable problem. All we have to do now is create a core magic system that focuses on a set of key concepts that all the systems would have to cover. For instance, all the systems have to work within the idea of spells and spell levels. We don't want to recreate the entire spell list for each system. The systems would also need to handle at-will spells, signature spells, saving throws, and so on—game elements that the wizard and the arcane traditions refer to. In essence, this approach embraces what we want to do with modularity, where we build a simple core that relies on a few key concepts to function. As long as an optional system plays correctly within those assumptions, swapping in one system for another or even using multiple systems in the same campaign works smoothly.
The only thing that changes is the table for the wizard's spell progression. Using spell points, slots, or traditional D&D casting does require some modification, but at the table you could run several casters, each using a different system, and the game functions fine. Those casters could share magic items, trade spells, and so on, without any issue.
As part of making sure that the modular approach to casting is easy to use, we'll provide world background and flavor for each system. This approach makes it easy to use all of the systems at once in your campaign—perhaps competing empires or arcane academies use markedly different approaches to magic—with a minimum of work. If you want to reskin things or change the story, you can do that if you want to.
This breakthrough took place recently enough that you won't see it in the very next playtest packet, but you should see it in the one following ones. If we do a good job with it, it should also provide a good model for what rules modularity will look like in D&D Next.