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"Well it'd be lovely to have the company." Aria was now excited to spend sometime with someone new. After Bette explained that she was normally busy, Aria called over to the dressing room with a question. "What do you do that has you so busy?" This woman was very interesting to Aria. She seemed power, like a lawyer or an executive of sometime. Bette definitely looked like she could boss people around and they would listen.
"Well I guess we should head to the register and then to another store." Aria didn't want to seem like she was hurrying Bette along or anything, but she was ready to head to something a little more her style. It wasn't that this store wasn't nice, the clothes were beautiful and exquisitely made, it just wasn't exactly what Aria wanted. She didn't need anything close to the fancy dresses in there. "Where should we go?" Aria asked, knowing that Bette would know the shops better than she did.
"I'll be that company, although don't mind me if I have some calls to make and receive, work is still work." she said seriously changing her clothes inside, she didn't expect the girl to ask a question while she was dressing though, but as she removed the dress and changed back into her work clothes she spoke "I, work at the CAC Art Gallery as an Art Director, you might want to come and visit sometime there, if I'm not tight with projects, meetings, some bits and pieces of arrogant clientele, some unsure workers or problematic students, I can give you a tour - although tough luck sometimes, I'm usually busy." she shrugged on her blazer and ruffled her hair back to it's normal curl before opening the door.
"What about you then? What do you do, schooling? Dancing perhaps?" she asked as she was fixing her things only giving a glance and a small grin at her mention of dancing. She hoped she was right on the spot. They both went towards the cashier and while Bette paid she asked "What kind of clothes do you like to wear? I'm guessing from what you have now, well, let's find something to mix and match?" she took out her card to pay and thanked the cashier afterwards walking out the store. "There are some blouses down at the second floor together with nice skirts, I think there's a good place down at Antoine's Apparel, we can try there." she walked along the mall, heels clicking on the tiles with a purpose as she pushed buttons on her phone. "There are some nice shoes over just a few shops on the right from Antoine's, so if you like boots or heels they would have- of course if that's still their place." she smiled "as I said, busy, I haven't been shopping for a long time."
With a smile, Aria nodded and waited patiently as Bette headed to the dressing room. She looked at the other dresses in the shop, her fingers lightly touching one or another to feel the fabric against her skin. Some were silky and soft, others were coarse but elegant, and all of them were beautiful. As she touched the few that she was considering, Aria wondered who this woman was. She knew her name was Bette, but why was she in such a dire need for this dress? Was it for work? Or maybe the ballet or a night at the opera.
When Bette exited the dressing room, Aria noticed that her hair had changed. She looked lovely and Aria waited a second before saying so. "You're right, it is perfect." Looking over the way the dress fit Bette's body snuggly, but not too tight, Aria was reminded of when her mother would get ready for a night out with her father. Her mother was a sophisticated woman, who took her time getting ready, wanting to look flawless.
When Bette asked Aria about where she was from, she smiled politely and answered. "I am new to LA. I moved her a short time ago. I'm from London actually, so your guess was spot on." Aria shook her head, her eyes cast downwards, "I haven't found anything yet. I'm sure you're busy." She shrugged. While she wanted the woman to help – it was more fun to shop with someone than alone – Aria didn't want to keep her from whatever she should be doing.
"The whole street is filled with shops, we can probably find something there." There was something about the girl that intrigued Bette, maybe it was the accent, which reminded her of Helena, and in which Bette shrugged that thought out, Helena was still a sore topic, at least it was for her. Or something about the way the girl moved, it wasn't so obvious, but she was sure the girl was a dancer of sorts, she'd seen many quirks and body shapes all too well from the creative seen.
Bette excused herself to the dressing room to change back, one she was outside she nodded towards the girl. "Ready to go and find something for you?" she smiled as she went towards the counter to pay. "I'm normally busy, but I'm not for a few fours, helping you find something is the least I could do after you've allowed me to have this garment. Oh speaking of the garment and since of course I owe it to you really." she measured her words not wanting to sound too friendly already.
"Let's well, shop for a while.." Bette smiled in her head she really wanted to know what this girl does. "Then maybe have some snack before my meeting at 4?"
Aria thought about whether or not she really was going to buy the dress. She had really just seen it hanging there and thought it was pretty. She didn't feel about it the way this lady seemed to. This woman seemed to have formed a very strong emotional attachment to the garment already. "I was looking at it…" Her voice trailed off as she thought about it. The scenario she had envisioned she would wear it to was so unlikely to happen. "But you can take it." She finished. It wouldn't be fair to take the dress when this lady clearly needed it, as she had stressed a few times since their encounter.
Reaching out, she offered the dress, still on its hanger to the woman. Aria knew she could find something else. She wasn't looking for something for that evening, or even a special occasion coming up. "But you absolutely must let me see you try it on. I can't leave until I know for sure that it looks just perfect." Aria smiled, hoping that her forwardness wasn't too weird. "I'm Aria, by the way." She said reaching her hand out again, this time offering a hand shake instead of a dress.
Bette continued to just look at the girl and the dress and when the girl did offer the dress, Bette couldn't help but smile. "Thank you" she said almost breathless, taking care to let the dress softly caress her hands. "This is definitely what I need." she smiled and said the words more to herself.
When the girl asked if she could see that Bette would try it on, Bette almost balked at the forwardness, she didn't think that it would be something usually said by just anyone. Rather than telling the girl off or saying something else she nodded. "I guess that's a good deal." she smiled "Hello Aria, I'm Bette nice to meet you." she said meaning it as she shook the girl's hand— it wasn't normal to get kids to actually be nice - kids meaning anyone younger than 30, and the girl definitely seemed to be not that old.
"I'll just uh, try it on." she said, and went towards the dressing room. For a moment, Bette thought about the girl, the forwardness made her think for a moment and then it hit her, the accent was there too. Making sure she had the dress perfectly on, Bette looked at the top to bottom mirror, it fitted quite nicely, it wasn't that revealing, but most importantly it was definitely classy in it's own style, with both shoulders exposed and a strap forming from the left side that looped along the right part of her neck. The dress came down nicely on her ankles, it might have been a little bit too long, but since she'd be wearing heels, that wasn't an excuse. Pulling her hair back up in a messy bun, she took a breath and went outside.
"I think it's good." she said towards the girl. "This will be a good buy for me. Although of course this is just a peek and not the whole thing." she smiled and extended an invitation. "I can't help but wonder, are you new in LA? The accent is pretty much from England." she smiled, sharing a bit of her curiosity to the girl who oh so allowed her to get the dress she wanted. "Have you also picked a dress for you? In turn I can help you with it, let me just finish fixing myself up for this one."
Aria had her headphones in her ears as she walked along the streets of West Hollywood. After attending her first hip hop dance class, she couldn't help but smile. It hadn't been easy – in fact it was probably the hardest dance class she'd ever taken – but she loved the challenge. The informality of the style caused her to feel more comfortable about making mistakes. She hadn't felt that behind and overall really enjoyed herself.
Walking along a row of stores she had walked past with Coraline a few days before, she bopped along to the beat of her music and looked in the windows. One store caught her eye and she stood in front of the window looking at the different displays before walking in. It was exactly her style, but some of the pieces were very intriguing. Aria loved clothing and often mixed and matched things that most people wouldn't normally put together. She waved politely at the sales woman who smiled at her, still bobbing her head along with her playlist.
In the very back of the store, Aria saw a stunning green dress. It was a bit dressy for her taste and she wasn't even sure she had somewhere she could wear it to. But then she imagined it with a leather jacket over it, maybe a thin golden chain and ankle boots. If styled correctly it would be perfect to wear to Hit some night… possibly. Aria imagined walking into the bar and having perhaps a certain someone see her in that dress. In her mind she was picturing the scenario as she reached for the dress. She didn't notice that someone else had been looking at it. It wasn't until she saw the woman out of the corner of eye. Aria reached up and pulled the out her earbuds.
"I'm sorry, we're you looking at this?" She gestured towards the dress hanging from the hanger in her hand.
Bette stopped because the girl was pretty, she was eye catching, but the biggest reason is because she knew she spotted someone who did art, using the body, it was in the girl's form, or at least that's her first impression, blinking to get her bearing straight she nodded. "Yes, I was, are you looking for to buy it?" Bette asked aware that she had to have the dress and can only hope the girl wouldn't buy it. "Because I really, really need that dress." she hoped the girl wouldn't put up a fight, because she did need that, and Bette was willing to give something, if not anything just to get that dress.
"There are pretty much a lot of other dresses around, uh, maybe you can find something else?" she said as she closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose "I'm sorry, that was insensitive, but really, I need that and I can't stress it enough." she gave a shrug, biting her lower lip in anxiety - , half thankful that she didn't have to go anywhere for the moment since her meeting was by dinnertime. She had time to look for clothes, granted she could go and find some other dress or some other place to shop as well, but there was something about this shop, and that dress that she knew she had to get her hands on.
Bette had clothes. She has a lot of clothes, ranging from the usual home clothes, to the power suit she would use when the gallery was meeting someone important. This time, she was pissed. A lot. there was no denying it as none other but Bette Porter drove around the whole West Hollywood, just barely above maximum speed limit, trying to find the perfect dress for the big gallery meet in another competitor art museum.
"No James, I don't need an early appointment, I need Mr. Lefruge to re-schedule the meeting.. I don't care - anywhere! As long as it's in LA!" she said to the microphone, almost missing a red light. "I don't care what he says - … okay, okay" she calmed down "just tell him, we'll give him something of a boon, for cooperation or something - I just need to go - and oh please, ready the driver for this Friday night, I really need to get those art pieces." finally at her destination, Bette was able to park and breathe "Thank you James."
Just outside the apparel shop her colleague told her about, she went in, it wasn't the most fanciest of places, it wasn't something that many famous people would go to, but the shop was being owned and most of the clothes were being tailored by a very well crafted individual. That was what Bette was after- if not the name, then the craft of the dress. She wanted to see it for herself, if there was really something about it.
Looking around the aisles for the certain dress that was said to be "picked with just one sense" she looked around desperately trying to let her "inner self" try and see it, turning around the corner there it was, att he end of the aisle, a cool green dress from one of the wall hangings. "I need that…" she whispered to herself, in a trance like state, she knew she needed it and almost ran towards it, but let her heels click the tiles in a practiced walk as to not lose her grace, just as she was so close to it, a hand came out of no where.
Either Bette would have stuttered or seriously got mad, but she settled on taking a deep breath, eyes closed, and spoke "Mam, can I pleas-" she opened her eyes at the last word stopped -.
Looking down at her feet for a moment. "Well, I'm not that kind of dancer. I wish, I mean I've done a little bit but I couldn't afford that if my life depended on it." Smiling up at the woman. "I'm Samantha, it's a pleasure to meet you Bette." She said as she shook her hand.
Oh, I didn't mean it that way, I appreciate any kind of dances, there are so much- as long as the dancer of course shows their passion in it, then that's the important thing.. [Bette smiled with the girl] Have you ordered? My sister Kit, owns the place. If you want to, I have a few minutes before I meet a client - unless of course you're with someone else?
Samantha looked at the intimidating brunette in front of her. "I come here at odd times. Usually before work so I have energy to dance.." She smiled, and bit her lip. "I've seen you here though."
Wow a dancer, i'm impressed what kind? I know someone who dances too, ballet and dancer's are always needed in the art forte. It's great to meet someone who is interested in the creative languages of the body. I'm Bette Porter. [she offers out her hand, the dancer that this girl is, might prove fruitful to the students she had at CAC one day]
Raising a brow to her slightly, before nodding. "Didn't think I was being loud…sorry.."
[Bette blinks and nods] I'll call you back something came up, yes, yes you can use the main gallery for two days, no not three, two, 48 hours and not an hour more. [she closes her phone and turns to the girl]
You're new here aren't you? Or I haven't been in the the Planet for so long, I don't know the regulars.
"This drives me nuts!"
[talking with a client on the phone while waiting on the line at a cafe] Well then you've got me interested - please don't shout, there are people on the phone.
Do you want to meet at The Planet, Bette?
Thank you Jenny, that's nice of you.
Aren't we just neighbors? Come on, we'll go there in my car. God knows I need a break from imbeciles at work.


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It was a privilege to chair today's Extraordinary Convention. Along with Convention Returning Officer Beatrice Raffoul and General Secretary Ian McKay, I would like to extend our thanks to all Liberal members who participated in this historic event.
I hope you will agree that this telephone conference resulted in an accessible and open dialogue about our Party's direction that reflects the values we all share as Liberals.
Today, delegates voted on two amendments to the Liberal Party of Canada Constitution. With these Special Resolutions, the delegates of the Extraordinary Convention decided the following:
- To delay the Leadership Vote to a date between March 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013; and
- To set the date of the next biennial convention of the Party to 13 – 15 January 2012 in Ottawa.
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Born: July 30
Barbara Montgomery has been making a life and a living in the entertainment field as a jazz vocalist, music industry executive, music producer and publisher, as well as working in production for film and television as a director/producer, film editor, camera operator, lighting director, property master and stage manager. She began performing as a jazz vocalist but took a detour in her music career by joining the NBC/Westinghouse television station that produced the "Mike Douglas Show", working for that program and others. During this time she also freelanced, working on the seminal PBS series, "The Constitution: That Delicate Balance", as well as touring as a lighting designer for international popular music groups. She was also the managing director of a major recording studio servicing the music, television, advertising and film businesses....
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It's so odd how at first during a break up your whole world falls apart. You fear you can't live without this person and that you will never be happy again.
Months/years later you look back and grin because a little voice in your head says "You idiot". And you stand and you look at yourself in the mirror and youre smiling ear to ear, happier than ever, and looking back you snicker at how niave you were.
Never be happy again?
Time is all it takes baby girl. Just take the emotions, the heartbreak, the anxiety, and just let it roll. Soon enough you'll be okay.
I promise.
This is the love of my life. I've never been so happy.
I love coke
on days that end in 'y'.
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Aniston said that with each episode it got "harder just to read the lines." She explained that the cast was "all just nerves and raw emotions. No one knows how to feel. We may need to be sedated on the last night." The producers promised a tearful ending, and the cast admitted their crying was not faked when they filmed their scenes.
LeBlanc revealed it had been too much for him and the rest of the cast; he said Kudrow started crying first, and when he looked at Aniston and Cox they also appeared emotional. Schwimmer, who LeBlanc thought was the "consummate professional", was also upset, so LeBlanc "just lost it." MaggieWheeler, who was Chandler's "on and off" girlfriend Janice, told People Magazine, "the entire cast had to go back and have their makeup redone before starting," and that Perry broke the tension by saying, "Somebody is gonna get fired." Perry told the New York Daily News that he did not cry, "but I felt like I was about to for like seven hours."
why is it that mood swing medicine
makes your moods go all over the place?
my psych added on lamictal to the depakote i'm already on
i started of on 25mg then 50 and now 75 and in 2 month's time i will be at 100.
it doesn't dound like a lot but i am super sensitive to medicine and apparently the depakote doubles the dosage of lamictal.
fun times.
why is it that mood swing medicine
makes your moods go all over the place?
my psych added on lamictal to the depakote i'm already on
i started of on 25mg then 50 and now 75 and in 2 month's time i will be at 100.
it doesn't dound like a lot but i am super sensitive to medicine and apparently the depakote doubles the dosage of lamictal.
fun times.
Read my last post about lamictal
I started taking Lamotrigine about 2 months ago and because it's such a hard drug they started me off on the lowest possible dose which was 25MG.
I am now all the way up to 100MG and I don't know how I feel about it…
If you don't know, Lamotrigine is a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder. Before they medicated me, and by they I mean my team of doctors (Yes, I have an entire team of doctors working on my case because I am SO FUCKED UP) discovered that I was in a rapid cycling state of mind. The higher my ups, the lower my downs and I would experience this all day everyday. Sometimes they would last the course of a couple of days. I would be so happy and then out of nowhere I would want to drive my car off the road and kill myself.
But as I mentioned, I am now up to taking 100MG a day of the lamotrigine and I am not rapid cycling AS BAD as before I was medicated but I can feel my moods being stabilized…just not the way I wanted them to be. I feel as though i've been stabilized into depression with no way out. I no longer have up and down wave patterns but i'm leveled out on a depression and I can't stand it. It almost hurts to get out of bed every morning, I have no energy to do anything. There is like something weighing me down that makes doing anything impossible. I feel like a prisioner in my own body and it scares the shit out of me.
I wish I could be leveled out on the manic side. That would make things os much easier. The doctors say it comes with being on the medication, soon they will have be up to 300MG of Lamotrigine to see if it started to level me out to a healthy rate. My fear is that the higher the dosage the lower I'm going to get. What if I get to 300MG and I become so depressed I actually kill myself? I'm terrified.
Has anyone ever had this experience, or any other experience on this drug? I would love your feedback, comments, and suggestions.


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Major League Baseball's regular season ended on Sunday and with it, paid attendance for the league (the number of tickets sold) came in at 73,739,622 with average attendance per game at 30,346. Year-over-year attendance was ostensibly flat, down 0.3 percent from the 2013 season when average attendance was 30,442. Overall, it ranks as the seventh most-attended season ever behind 2007 (79,503,175), 2008 (78,588,004), 2006 (76,042,787), 2012 (74,859,268), 2005 (74,702,034), and 2013 ...
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What follows is a list of all those same players, sorted by their WAR totals from August and September combined — which is to say, the two-month period since the trade deadline:
Small sample sizes alert!
But interesting. The A's acquisitions (Samardzija, Lester, Fuld, Hammel, Gomes) added 4.3 WAR so even if you deduct the full 1.3 WAR that Cespedes gave Boston, that's a 3 win improvement. The M's acquisitions (Denorfia, Morales, Jackson) put up -1.1 WAR. I wonder if they'd ...Read More...
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"If Mike Trout walked into your neighborhood bar, would you recognize him?" The New Yorker's Ben McGrath raised that question in a provocative essay last month.
I'm reasonably certain that I would recognize the MLB outfielder if he walked into One Star. But McGrath's point is well-taken. Despite being (as McGrath aptly calls him) a "once-in-a-generation talent," Trout is relatively anonymous. Based on Google search traffic so far in 2014, Trout is only about as famous as Henrik ...
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Gardenhire joined the organization in 1987 and was added to Kelly's staff in 1991. His record as Twins manager was 1,068-1,039. He won the AL Manager of the Year award in 2010, the last time the Twins not only made the playoffs but had a winning record.
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C.L. Herzog, manager of the Cincinnati Nationals, was indefinitely suspended by [National League] President Tener because of an "insulting telegram" received at the office of the league in New York from the Cincinnati manager.
Gov. Tener…stated that Herzog would remain under suspension until he has made a suitable apology.
"Governor Tener. Stop. You're a big stinky poopy head. Stop. Your mother wears army boots. Stop."
So, what do you think is written in the stars this year?
It was more than a year ago that Harvey emerged from an MRI tube in Manhattan, setting the Mets on their current path. Testing that day revealed a partially torn ligament in Harvey's right elbow. He underwent surgery. The Mets lost their best pitcher and—though they shied away from admitting it at the time—their greatest chance at a quick return to playoff glory.
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The team also announced the entire coaching staff will be back. That includes bench coach Rob Leary, pitching coach Chuck Hernandez, hitting coach Frank Menechino, infield/first-base coach Perry Hill, outfield/third-base coach Brett Butler, bullpen coach Reid Cornelius, bullpen coordinator Jeff Urgelles and Major League administrative coach Pat Shine.
Have the Nats peaked too soon???
After having his final regular season start pushed back due to a bruised shoulder – an injury suffered on a line drive that bounced off his arm eight days prior – Jordan Zimmermann took the mound Sunday hoping to dispel any doubts about his health before the playoffs. Boy, did he.
The Nationals right-hander tossed the first no-hitter in club history, a one-walk performance of pure beauty that began with 4 2/3 perfect innings and featured 10 strikeouts…
the brewers owner had some frank things to say over the weekend
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Yes, the New York Yankees legend will go down as one of the greatest players in baseball history, but he's also hit it out of the park when it comes to women.
Derek Jeter's last professional at-bat is sure to elicit love, admiration, and decades of treasured memories for baseball fans across the country. The 40-year-old Yankee living legend has compiled 3,463 hits (and counting)—ranking sixth all-time—and has contributed too many iconic moments to mention. "The Flip." "The ...
BOSTON — Even before Derek Jeter plays his final game for the Yankees, which is scheduled to take place here Sunday, the focus has turned from Jeter to Alex Rodriguez — from a cherished star to a tarnished one….
With Rodriguez, there never seems to be a question of whether he is working hard. Cashman said Rodriguez had been working out diligently on his own in Miami and at U.C.L.A. and was eager to return. He said Rodriguez did not express an interest in playing winter ball, although ...Read More...
This year's playoff race is like a game of hot potato.
Unlike earlier this year, the Red Sox have a lot of good outfield options going into the off-season.
Asked about the possibility of a long-term future in Boston, Cespedes for his part said he hadn't thought much about it yet.
"I'm still not sure if I want to sign an extension or if I want to be a free agent," Cespedes said through interpreter Adrian Lorenzo. "It's still too soon."
OK, Joe Girardi said it was all Jeter's fault and he's glad Derek will be gone next year.
"I'm not going to go into what I talked about," Girardi said. "Write whatever you want."
And how dare the post-punk crowd and others try to diminish Joe "Fingers" Carr's "Portuguese Washerwoman" greatness!
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We never get to know Derek Jeter's innermost feelings, but we know his pride, and that is why it is not hard to imagine, as he slapped that game-winning base hit to right field in his final Yankee Stadium act Thursday night, it was, in his mind, a middle-finger salute to all his Johnny-come-lately critics among the analytics bunch who have deemed his WAR credentials vastly ...
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I think of a time when a genial man named Herk Robinson, as general manager, wanted to hire an artist to paint the Royals players in action in order to help the scouts. When told that the scouts already had something called video, which rather precisely transferred reality to a television screen, Robinson said yes, but art, true art, can transcend reality…
The drought wasn't the thing. Yes, it had been 29 years since the Royals last reached the postseason — and baseball has completely ...
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For the few who doubt Jeter deserves a place in baseball's Olympus on a statistical basis, don't use the stats. Use the eyes. The catches, the smart plays, the timely hits, and the way his teammates reacted to him all combine to put him among the handful of dominant players of his era. He never had the power of Albert Pujols, but he wasn't supposed to. Shortstops outside of the ...
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2 gamedays remain (including today). Today is the final Saturday of the regular season.
Angels (AL West Champions, best record in AL)
Orioles (AL East Champions, home-field in ALDS)
Nationals (NL East Champions, best record in NL)
Dodgers (NL West Champions, home-field in NLDS)
Cardinals (Clinched Playoff Spot)
Pirates (Clinched Playoff Spot)
Tigers (Clinched Playoff Spot)
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"I feel so full of . . . what's the opposite of shame?"
"No, not that far from shame."
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The ball hovered in the air for only a few moments. For the diehards, perhaps, it felt like a lifetime. At last, at 9:51 p.m. on Friday, the final out of a 3-1 victory over the White Sox landed in the glove of Royals catcher Salvador Perez, and a generation of waiting was over.
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Jack the Ripper is appropriately named for being a "killer" cannabis strain. It has an incredible lemon smell and heavy resin production. The strain produces strong and thought-provoking effects that will creep up on you and leave you feeling meditative.
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WEDNESDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- Girls may be more
resistant to the spontaneous genetic mishaps that explain some
cases of autism in families with no history of the disorder, two
new studies suggest.
Everyone carries a certain number of duplications or deletions
of one or more sections of DNA, something known as copy number
variants, explained Dr. Christian Schaaf, an assistant professor in
the department of molecular and human genetics at the Baylor
College of Medicine, who wrote an accompanying editorial. If you
accumulate enough of them, and the duplications and deletions occur
on certain important areas of the chromosomes, those variants may
lead to autism and other conditions.
In the studies, published in the June 9 issue of
Neuron, researchers searched copy number variants in genetic samples from more than 1,000 families with an autistic child who were recruited as part of the Simons Simplex Collection project.
Autism spectrum disorders are neurodevelopmental conditions
marked by impaired social interaction and communication, unusual
interests, repetitive behaviors and, in some cases, intellectual
In cases where only one child in a family is affected, it has
been difficult to pinpoint new copy number variants. Researchers
believed that was because the available technology did not allow
them to view the genetic material at a high enough resolution to
see what had gone wrong, Schaaf said.
The new studies made use of newer, high resolution array
analysis to seek out copy number variants that differed between the
child with autism and the parents and siblings without autism.
"Before, it was like looking at the map of the United States. There was good enough resolution to tell the states and the big cities," Schaaf explained. "Now, the resolution is so much higher, you can look at individual streets."
They were searching such "streets" for the genetic mutations
that lead to autism spectrum disorder in "simplex" cases -- those
in which only one sibling is diagnosed with the disorder -- which
researchers have long thought may be different from those that lead
to multiplex cases. "Multiplex" means that more than one child in a
family has the disorder and that the condition seems to be
In simplex cases, it's thought that new variants -- known to
scientists as "de novo" variants -- arise spontaneously when the
child is conceived and are to blame for the autism disorder, as
opposed to variants that are passed from one generation to the
The presumption was that by using a higher resolution
technology, researchers would turn up more copy number variants,
said Andy Shih, vice president of scientific affairs for Autism
But researchers didn't find a remarkable increase. In the study,
led by researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York,
researchers found de novo events in 8 percent of children with an
autism spectrum disorder, compared to 2 percent of the unaffected
That's relatively consistent with other work in which the range
is anywhere from 7 to 20 percent, said Schaaf said, who added that
the studies did confirm that children with autism carry de novo
copy number variants at a higher frequency than their parents and
unaffected siblings.
The researchers also made some intriguing discoveries. In this
study and a second one led by scientists at Yale University,
researchers found that children with autism were more likely to
have copy number duplications on an area of Chromosome 7 known as
Prior research has shown that
deletions on 7q11.23 is associated with Williams or
Williams-Beuren Syndrome, a rare disorder in which children are
hypersocial and have no inhibitions about talking to strangers, as
well as cardiovascular disease and developmental delays.
"That's really interesting," Schaaf said. "It appears when you're missing a little bit, you are too social, and when you have too much, you are anti-social."
In addition, it's been well-documented that boys are at least
four times more likely to have autism than girls, and the new
research hints at why this may be.
The study led by the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researchers
found that girls with autism are more likely to have detectable de
novo "events," that is, larger copy number variants and more genes
involved in the deletions or duplications.
This suggests that it takes more, genetically speaking, to cause
girls to have autism.
"It seems to take more hits or more damage to the genome to lead to autism in girls than in boys," Shih said. "That may start to explain some of the sex biases, that boys are more vulnerable genetically."
Interestingly, Schaaf added, most of the autistic kids in the
Simons Simplex Collection were relatively high-functioning, Schaaf
said. Among high-functioning autistic people, there's an even
greater gender difference, he noted.
Still, much is unknown, including what might make boys more
susceptible, Schaaf added.
In addition, the research does little to explain the vast
majority of autism cases. Prior research has shown that about 5
percent to 7 percent of autism cases can be explained by a single
gene disorder. Another 5 percent seems to be caused by metabolic
conditions that affect brain function.
De novo copy number variants explain anywhere from 7 percent to
20 percent of autism cases with no known cause. But for the other
70-plus percent, there is no genetic explanation.
"It doesn't mean we'll [never] know the risk factors for the other 70 percent. Some could be environmental, some could be other genetic mechanism not yet discovered or that our current technology doesn't allow us to identify," Shih said.
It seems, he added, that "we are fast approaching the limitation
of this particular technology."
More information
Find out more about autism spectrum disorders at the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
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Thankful For Furry Friends – 28 Days of Thanks
I am thankful for furry friends, one in particular because I see him everyday at work, my good friend Ranger. We've gotten really tight over the last year.
Coach Kevin Davis Is Thankful For Family – 28 Days Of Thanks
It is obvious that Pleasant Grove High School's head football coach and athletic director Kevin Davis is grateful for a Friday night touchdown, but there's something even more meaningful in his life than the big game.
John Williams is Thankful for Faith and Family – 28 Days of Thanks
I was asked by our digital editor to do a blog about what I am thankful for during this Thanksgiving season. I'ts very easy for me to talk about what I treasure in this life.
Captain Kurt Breitfeller Is Thankful For Wife and Family – 28 Days of Thanks [PHOTOS]
In reviewing all the worldwide calamities and negative stories that have been published so far in 2013, I have come to realize that there are really quite a number of things to be thankful for.
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Sometimes what we are most grateful for is what others may take for granted! An excellent example of this was shared by one of our advertising executives, Russ Jester.
I'm thankful for my vision, but equally as thankful that I couldn't see well at all until the sixth grade
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My earliest memory of food is tasting my mother's fresh bread as it came from the oven.
Thankful For Friendship – 28 Days of Thanks [PHOTOS]
Although we are all born to a family, our friends are the family we choose, the ones who bring out the best in us and who willingly stand by our side when they would really rather be anywhere else. For those friends, I am most grateful.
Thankful For Grandchildren – 28 Days of Thanks
There are a lot of things to be thankful for during the month of November. Not a day goes by that I don't think about my grandchildren. I have been blessed beyond belief to have three beautiful grandkids and another on the way for 2014.
Principal Brandy Debenport Is Thankful For Christ – 28 Days of Thanks
I am most thankful for my faith in Christ!
Teacher Tiffany Hamilton Is Thankful For Students – 28 Days of Thanks
What am I thankful for? This could take awhile.