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A Quirky Weave
Posies alum and occasional R.E.M. wingman Ken Stringfellow seizes the role of singer–songwriter once again in his fourth solo release, Danzig in the Moonlight, coming almost eight years after a previous entry in Soft Commands, and it shows. This is eight years' worth the content, an album densely packed with manifold networks of information—one that plays the hummingbird and cross-pollinates genres no differently than its pandimensional binaries of love and lust, nature and knowledge and the sacred and profane. At turns well-worn folk ("You're the Gold"), surreal bossa nova ("Superwise") and even Fender-jangling spy music ("Drop Your Pride")—and that's not the half of it—Ken leapfrogs from petal to petal almost dangerously, yet somehow remains safe in the same pond. Context and continuity are maintained in an almost macrocosmic way, like a Google Maps shot of Manhattan and the outer boroughs: Somehow Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx are all New York.
The album's literate groundwork becomes the main attraction in "History Buffs," where dampened piano chords are caressed rather than played and the singer's high, troubled voice waxes rhapsodic about the Rock of Gibraltar and long-lost Aegean virtues. "Come on, old Socrates, give up all your ghosts now," sings Ken, entreating the ancient past to redeem us from an Iron Age modernity. The song's verse melody sounds close to Neil Young's "Old Man," then spins into an urgent, double-time chorus rife with Darwinian references. At the same time erudite and fragile, Ken coheres electronic and pop elements with a ballad of classical romance and Atlantian wonder. It's the whole gyro platter.
A wariness of today's social landscape appears and reappears as one of many threads throughout the album. Opening number "Jesus Was an Only Child" goes half and half with an angel–devil dynamic, beginning with Ken whispering soft words steeped in dovelike beauty, only to head fake into the persona of a greedy Wallstreet vampire. "Oh Christ, lemme run some numbers for you," he slithers. Concurrently, and on a more petty level, Ken offers a hearty "deuces" to all the haters who've since moved on to newer and cooler things in "Shittalkers." Confessional, funny and chock full of words, a Wainwright kind of candidness is shown—either Loudon or Rufus—especially in his direct address to offenders as "unlicensed dog-walkers" and "unpaid beauty thieves." Clever turns of phrase like these are almost without number in Danzig in the Moonlight.
So much can be said of the density of this album. There's the genre-bending tension of "Odorless, Colorless, Tasteless," the irony and self-loathing of the Al Green sendup, "Pray," and the Thoreau-like rusticness of "110 or 220V," where toward the end you're halfway expecting the spectres of Hank Williams and Woodie Guthrie to appear and nod approvingly as Yoda and Obi-Wan at the end of Return of the Jedi. At the risk of being as wordy as Ken can be, the truth is you'd be hard-pressed to run out of adjectives describing the peaks-and-valleys morphology of this album. Its singer–songwriter dimensions glitter silverly, strangely—and with varying strands of pet fascination. Danzig in the Moonlight is a quirky weave, an alt-rocker's personal and convincing vision, and its total digestion calls for more than a few listens.Search for Ken Stringfellow albums on Amazon
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Perseverance is key. People almost always resist change. Yet to turn a business around, everyone within it must abandon the familiar and embrace the unknown. This is a challenging concept, because it involves accepting new responsibilities as well as working in new, untried ways. For non-managerial employees, these new ways include:
- Accepting that the ownership of problems and solutions belongs to everyone in the business.
- Understanding that work must equal value. It's not enough to perform bottom-line duties.
- Realizing everyone must pull in the same direction.
- Caring about the job by displaying integrity and trust.
This change doesn't occur in a vacuum, however. As the business owner, it's up to you to help employees make these crucial changes. Here's how:
- Share information, and provide complete and thorough training.
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- Pick the right people for specific jobs.
- Ask for, listen to and then act on others' viewpoints.
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Your objective is to prevent future problems, not just battle current ones. If you want the changes to take hold, the commitment to change must be shared within the organization. Barriers must be broken, and that must be done by involving everyone. The buzzword here is "empowerment"-getting workers to motivate themselves by reawakening their universal desire to excel and their craving for acceptance.
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Felix Pawlowski, 76, 1580 Brown Deer Lane, town of Linwood, died Sunday evening, June 27, 1999, at his home after a lengthy illness.
Services were held Wednesday at St. Peter Catholic Church. The Rev. Gerald Fisher officiated. Burial was in the St. Bartholomew Parish Cemetery.
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Mr. Pawlowski was born Feb. 8, 1923, in the town of Carson, a son of the late John and Martha (Kubowski) Pawlowski.
He was married to Dorothy Ceplina on Nov.20, 1948, at St. Peter Catholic Church. After their marriage, the couple settled in the town of Carson. They moved to Linwood in 1955, where they have lived at their present address the past 44 years. She survives.
Mr. Pawlowski worked for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as a maintenance engineer for more than 16 years until his retirement in 1985.
Besides his wife, survivors include two sons, Richard (Linda) Pawlowski, Plover, and John (Sheila) Pawlowski, Nekoosa; one daughter, Marcia (Jerry) Ceresero, Rosholt; five grandchildren and two great-granddaughters; two brothers, Raymond (Helen) Pawlowski, town of Carson, and Sylvester Pawlowski, Green Bay; four sisters, Rose Peskie, town of Carson, Helen Marchel, town of Eau Pleine, Theresa (Edward) Jazdzewski, Stevens Point, and Betty Paulson, Oklahoma.


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Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) was the author of a series of popular novels about disadvantaged boys overcoming their circumstances to become successful members of society.Mr. Alger was the son of an Unitarian minister, and after graduating Harvard University, trying teaching and knocking about Europe for a bit, went into the family business. Unfortunately, there was a bit of a scandal when he was caught having sex with teenage boys. He resigned his post, left town, and in exchange for the whole affair being hushed up, agreed to never seek another ministerial post.Alger moved to New York City where he became associated with the Newsboy Lodging House and other charities helping impoverished children. He worked extensively with boys, eating meals and sleeping in the dormitories, and sometimes inviting them to his apartment. There are no further records that he did anything untoward with these acquaintances, and we may take it that he kept his pants buttoned. Whatever helps me sleep at night....Inspired by this work, and his religious upbringing, Horatio Alger decided to write a book specifically to inspire boys. He'd had some success as a writer previously, but this work, Ragged Dick was his first breakout hit, published first as a serial in 1867 and as a collected work in 1868. Ragged Dick is the story of an orphaned bootblack living on the streets of New York, a flawed but basically good boy who has no long term plans. An older man who'd successfully lifted himself from poverty gives Dick advice, and shortly thereafter Dick's initiative and pluck earns him a small nest egg and some decent clothes. By pluck, determination, and some amazing luck (as well as some helpful adults at key points), Dick is able to advance himself into a steady job as a entry-level Clerk.The book was a runaway success, and Mr. Alger pumped out an entire long-running series of similar stories. They weren't considered particularly good literature even at the time, but sold well enough to keep the demand going. Horatio never got rich off the books, however, donating most of the proceeds to the various charities he was associated with. Towards the end of his life, Mr. Alger moved in with his sister, and she destroyed most of his personal papers at his request after he died. The books actually increased in popularity after he died, with new inexpensive editions in the 1910s and '20s, matching the optimism and ambition of the times.The popularity of the books nosedived with the start of the Great Depression, which made the promises of prosperity through hard work seem hollow—and the general public's taste in literature changed, making Horatio Alger's books feel dated and old-fashioned. But the influence of Horatio Alger's work on the concept of the American Dream is indisputable. Indeed, the Rags to Riches storyline he was famous for is sometimes referred to as a "Horatio Alger story".
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It was one of those types of mornings, the kind where it seems all the planets are in alignment, your ch'i is in perfect order, and the motorcycle riding gods are smiling upon you. The 2013
Quail Motorcycle Ride
started on a post-card perfect Friday morning in California's Carmel Valley, the morning still, calm and already warming by 8 a.m. The serenity on this sun-splashed day was soon broken by the cacophony of two-wheeled time machines congregating at the Quail Lodge before a 115-mile ride through Steinbeck country, the resonance a mixture of two-stroke smokers, four-strokers thumpin', and just about every Twin in between.
Riders geared up on an ideal day for a 115-mile ride through California's scenic Carmel Vally and a handful of parade laps on history-rich Laguna Seca during the 2013 Quail Ride.
There were plenty of streamliners and various other oddities prepared to take on the 'Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge' at the 2013 Quail Ride.
Ever seen a flying motorcycle prototype? Rocket scientist Dezso Molnar brought his out to the 2013 Quail Ride.
Many of the motorcycles were museum-caliber collectibles, worthy of being thrown upon a dais and enveloped in glass cases. But this would contradict the spirit of the Quail, the mantra "made to be ridden" our battle cry, so like warriors we mounted our motorcycles and set out to conquer the day.
It's not every day you get to ramble with such an eclectic collection of machinery. In one corner you had Craig Vetter and his air-splitting streamliner next to Fred Hayes' diesel-powered counterpart. We couldn't take our eyes off a racy red, all-original Dunstall Norton and the several Commandos that flanked it. We loved listening to the two-stroke, three-cylinder "Water Buffalo" of Dimitri fire up, the Suzuki GT750's note like an angry tribe drumming as it exited its three-into-four exhaust. Motorcycle Cannonballer Mike Vils was still running strong on trusty old No. 13, a resilient 1929 Harley-Davidson JD that continues to chug away the miles. Then there was Dezso Molnar on the Molnari GT2 flying motorcycle prototype, the rocket scientist trying his hand in the "Vetter Fuel Economy challenge." Where else would you get the chance to ride with such a menagerie - unless you're at the Quail.
Riders were divided into two groups, the vintage motorcycles setting out a half hour earlier than their more modern accomplices. The antique group was kind enough to leave a trail of smelly, burnt two-stroke oil and pillowy smoke clouds for us to follow. Lurking in our group of riders is 1985 Indy winner Danny Sullivan, who fortunately didn't have to pull out a miraculous save like he did in front of Andretti back in '85. Soon the procession was beyond Carmel Valley Village and the road began to twist and bend as it cuts between the rolling hills of Central California. I ride sandwiched between Jeremy Johnstone's 1972 Laverda 750 SF and a 2010 Harley Road King with the duo of Eric and Nancy Andrews aboard. Though the pace is spirited thanks to our California Highway Patrol chaperones, before long I see the red blur of a Magni R3 blow by me. Soon the chap from Bonhams on his Triumph Speed Triple follows suit, and I can't say I blame either rider because if I was on either of those bikes, I'd be wanting to stretch their legs, too.
Twenty-six miles in we take our first break on a scenic crest where East Carmel Valley Road turns into Jamesburg. I lag back behind the lead pack and notice among the bikes in the intimate group I'm riding with is the Dunstall Norton. As we move along, the moss-draped oaks and naturally canopied roads yield to sun-baked hills and immaculately-rowed vineyards. The Dunstall Norton snakes its way past a handful of slower riders until all that lies in its path is open road. I shadow the narrow-framed rocket, watching the rider deftly work the right-side shift lever with his foot, the classic motorcycle cutting through turns with amazing grace. Fortunately, the 2013 Triumph Bonneville I am riding is doing a fine job of holding its own, allowing me to take in the magic of the Dunstall in front of me as I bathe in the wake of its raspy exhaust. Before long we spit out at a steep chasm above a canyon carved out of the landscape by the river that's been running through it for thousands of years. This is followed by wide sweepers through the fertile fields of Salinas Valley as we enter the heart of American agriculture. Workers in the fields pause as our procession rolls by, offering enthusiastic waves and blasts from the horns of work trucks, so we wave back and likewise blip our horns.
We make our way through the valley and arrive at our second pit stop, the lovely grounds of Robert Talbott's Sleepy Hollow Vineyards. Talbott is riding with our group and graciously offers up his estate to allow riders to stretch their legs, get a water break, and pick up a bottle of Cab from the tasting room if so desired. During the break we got a chance to
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talk to
Jim Carducci
about the 883 Sportster-powered dual-sport he created. Carducci designed and built the bike after thinking about the project for about ten years. He extended the bike's wheelbase by making his own swingarm out of 7075 T651 billet material and constructed a rear fender subframe out of aluminum so it's lightweight yet strong. The Dual-Sportster has an eye-catching Evan Williams gas tank, notable for its hand-formed, raw metal finish and its massive 6.3-gallon size. Suspension duties are provided by heavy duty Ohlins units, the 48mm USD fork teamed to a Scotts steering damper while twin external reservoir shocks anchor the rear. Carducci made the triple clamps, bar riser, crash bars and windscreen for it. The foot controls allow for a really good standing riding position according to Carducci, a must-have for off-roading. We saw the motorcycle in action and Carducci was moving right along in the canyons and we applaud him for his out-of-the-box creativity, a theme that is common at the Quail event.
After spending a sociable half hour or so at Talbott's wonderful winery, it was on to the highlight of the day, three laps on the vaunted racing grounds known as Laguna Seca. The fabled track oozes with history, from Rainey's Curve to the Corkscrew and to be able to take to the track where legends have ridden is a great honor. Riders were unleashed in intervals, but because of the disparity in the performance of bikes, it soon became a free-for-all. The Triumph Bonneville we rode set a lively pace and gripped the corners tight as the racing spirit that haunts the grounds crept into riders and what was labeled as "parade laps" quickly had everyone jockeying for position through the turns. For many, it was their first time to get to twist a grip on the world-famous circuit and we heard more than one rider they could now cross it off their bucket list.
The 115-mile ride concluded with a jaunt back to the Quail Lodge for a sumptuous lunch at the Baja Cantina. It was there that we tracked down the owner of the 1971 Dunstall Norton, Brent Lenehan from Alameda, and talked to his friend Jeff who had the pleasure of riding it. Lenehan told us it has the full suite of Dunstall parts. They bought the bike from Michael Billius from Detroit who had a catalog of Dunstall parts and made a "shopping list" of Dunstall components, checking off every box in the catalog, including the five-speed gearbox, alloy rims, the 810 cylinders and big carburetors.
This 1971 Dunstall Norton was all-original and owner Brent Lenehan had the papers to prove it.
Jeff (left) had the pleasure of riding the Dunstall Norton owned by Lenehan (right). He had to work for it though, helping restore and get it in running order.
Innovation is commonplace at the Quail Ride. Case in point, Jim Carducci's Harley 883-powered 'Dual-Sportster.'
"Everything he ticked off in that catalog is on this bike," Lenehan assured us.
The duo shared the story about the original owner, Mr. Billius, who ironically lived on Norton Avenue in Detroit. Lenehan said Billius is about 80-years-old now, so he must have been about 40 when he bought the original Dunstall. Lenehan has photos of the bike in a crate in the back of pickup truck, Billius with crow bar in hand opening the crate and the Dunstall lettering on the tank peeking out. The bike was originally blue the day he received it but has now been repainted racing red.
There's a great back story of getting the bike ready for the Quail as well. Jeff said he walked into Brent's garage last year and saw the Dunstall corroded and dirty, sitting in a corner. He said, "Hey Brent, when you get it running sometime, how about letting me ride it," to which Lenehan replied in standard Australian fashion, "Bugger off, if you want to ride it, you fix it." The idea sat on the back burner for a while but when the 2013 Quail started to roll around, the desire to get it running again started to burn like a flame so Jeff dug into the project. What started out as a few hours on Saturday and Sunday turned into a Thursday-through-Sunday ordeal for three months straight until just before the day of the Quail. Lenehan guesses it hadn't been started in about 25 years and had his doubts if it would turn over but to his astonishment, on the about the third kick it fired up.
When we asked Jeff how it rode, he said "It ran great. A little rough down low but evidently, after talking to other Norton aficionados, it doesn't go until you hit about 3500-4000(rpm) to 7000. It did, on the track, it jetted." Indeed it did, Jeff, indeed it did.
The Quail Motorcycle Ride concluded that evening with a reception and dinner at the lodge. The night was highlighted by many guest speakers, including 1977 Daytona 200 winner and revered motojournalist Cook Neilson, who shared a wonderful story about his favorite motorcycle of all time, surprising the crowd when he announced it was a Harley Sportster. Until they heard the story behind the Sportster and how Neilson had used that Sporty for everything, from touring the country to converting it to a full-blown 160-mph drag bike.
Attendees were also privy to the world premiere pre-screening clip from an upcoming motorcycle documentary called "
Why We Ride
." With James Walker serving as producer and Bryan H. Carroll both producing and directing, the video is said to be the first documentary shot in stunning 4K. The project started about ten months ago in Sturgis and includes footage from the Salt Flats to Daytona Beach. It includes
Immaculate classic BMWs were out in force for the 2013 Quail Motorcycle Ride.
interviews with industry greats, from Brian and Laura Klock and their racing family to larger-than-life personalities like Jay Allen to racers like Mert Lawwill. Carroll said the crew aims to release the film in August and after seeing the brief vignette Carroll shared with us, we can't wait to see the finished project. The footage was incredible and we feel that "Why We Ride" has the potential to be an instant classic.
The Quail Motorcycle Ride left us with a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. Maybe it was the good wine we had at the dinner, but more so it was the camaraderie we got to share with other enthusiasts and the opportunity to share the road with such incredible machinery from the annals of motorcycle history.
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He once told me that he has two reasons as to why he alters his look from season-to-season. One, because while driving back and forth from Montana to L.A and vice versa, he doesn't want other drivers to recognize him and follow him (it's happened), and two, because writers and bloggers have to take new pictures of him every season. They can't use old pictures with new stories.
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- 5.1 Later generations
- 5.2 Current Members
- 6. Further Information
1. Description
The Aston family is situated east of the La Grande River watershed: Wapanoutauw. Following the demise of humans, these reservoirs fell into disrepair and eventually broke. Years after the failure of the reservoirs, the lands began to return to their previous condition. Without the constant pollution that followed the Baie James project, the land recovered slowly but surely. Eventually, wildlife returned to the region, although many stay away from the ruins of the reservoirs due to the mercury in the water and the soil.
2. History
2.1 Origins
The Aston Family is a mix of cultures, but their ancestry is primarily arctic wolf, with smatterings of tundra wolf from earlier ancestors. The arctic wolves originally descended from Victoria Island, Nunavut, Canada. The tundra wolves came from a mixed group in Russia that had ties to German wolves. These tundra wolves lived in a zoo in Montreal before they met up with the Aston arctic wolves. Some German culture remains in the Aston family, notably with names, but otherwise, it had mostly disappeared.
The arctic wolves moved south in 1999, settling in the area surrounding Lac Sakami in Qu�bec. During the move, they met some of the tundra wolves, and moved to Lac Sakami together. When they arrived in the Lac Sakami region, it was completely devastated by the flooding of the lower lands by Hydro-Quebec. The mercury levels were too high to safely live there, and so, they continued east past Lac Sakami. They settled in Wapanoutauw, known traditionally as the lands east of James Bay. Slowly, the land began to recover and as the dams continued to break and erode, some wolves ventured farther west. These wolves inevitably ended up very sick, and so the lands were shrouded in secrecy and children were warned to never venture too close for fear that they would contract mercury poisoning and die.
After moving to Qu�bec, most of the family assimilated with the culture, learned the language and took on French names. Some of their family remained in the more northern town of Salluit, Qu�bec, which is almost entirely comprised of Nunavummiut wolves. However, the majority of the Victoria Islands wolves moved to Wapanoutauw.
2.2 Turn of the millennium
In 2000, Torben Liebe and Amarante Reed were mates, but it was a poor pairing and after Amarante's puppies had grown up, Torben left her. Torben took a new mate, Ad�laide Aston-L'leh two years later and Amarante's fury grew all the more potent. She sought to destroy Torben's life with his new mate and she knew of Torben's love for his children. Ad�laide's second litter was her breaking point and with the assistance of her daughter Liesl, Amarante colluded to destroy their family. Amarante had two children: Liesl and Daedalus, but only Liesl was sympathetic to her cause. Daedalus, instead, befriended Tayui and her siblings while Liesl's jealousy grew. Liesl chased her mother out of the territory after an argument. She executed a part of the plan: she killed Karina, Torben and Ad�laide's daughter from their second litter. She had planned to attack and kill �loise, too, but that piece of the plan never came to fruition. Daedalus tried to persuade Liesl not to hurt anyone else, but ultimately, it was her own conscience that was her undoing: she couldn't handle the guilt and committed suicide. After her death, it looked as though Daedalus had murdered Karina. Tayui, suspecting betrayal from Daedalus, fled the pack.
In the chaos that followed, the deception was revealed. Daedalus returned from chasing after Tayui, but he refused to speak of his confrontation with his sister. He regretted chasing after her and was bitter that she refused to hear his side of the story. Worse, he felt ashamed for attacking her and injuring her when he had been trying to help.
Daedalus' initial silence caused a flurry of questioning, as Liesl's suicide note seemed to paint Daedalus as the villain. However, careful investigation into the matter revealed that Liesl's quickly-fading scent was still apparent on Karina's body and Daedalus' explanation of events convinced the pack of his innocence.
Liesl was revealed as the murderess and when Amarante tried to return to the pack, she was banished from returning.
2.3 Fighting the Curse
In the years that followed Tayui's departure, peace returned--slowly, but surely.
Daedalus lived with his guilt for many years and eventually decided to venture out beyond the pack lands. There, he discovered that word of the turmoils of the Aston family had reached other packs. Hesitant to communicate with the Aston family, these packs avoided the pack for years. Even before news of the incident left the packlands, the land on which the family settled, once an electric dam, was believed to be cursed and ill-fitting for life. As a consequence, nearby packs traded secrets of a "cursed" and "mutated" pack of wolves who spoke neither English nor French and were neither alive nor dead.
Eventually returning to the pack to bring news of these terrible rumours, the Aston family realized that they would have to extend their diplomatic connections if they wished not to be cut off from the rest of the world. Unfortunately, this too was spurred by the departure of �loise and Barth�l�my. �loise had departed when she discovered that Liesl was out to hurt Karina and herself and Barth�l�my took after her, hoping to find his most sympathetic sister.
Hoping to strengthen their communications with neighbouring packs, the Aston family sought to train their children to become traders and ambassadors. Viola bore two sons and a daughter, who were hoped to take on these roles. However, Yehudi and Brahms were seized with wanderlust and sought adventure outside the pack's borders. Antoinette, too, found her trading took her far from her home. While on a trading trip, she found herself pregnant with children of her own. Too far to return to Wapanoutauw, she chose to raise her children in Nova Scotia instead.
Luckily for the Aston family, Antoinette encouraged her children to follow their instincts and this led her two sons back to their birthpack.
Unfortunately for the Aston family, many of the members departed from the pack: Aur�le left in 2007 and Honor� followed suite in 2009. Thus, when Francesch del Fraysse arrived in 2011, the pack leaders immediately launched a campaign to convince him to succeed then-Trader, Ang�lique Valli�res. Ad�laide and Torben were pleased to see their Great-Grandson taking on such an important role. However, their joyful mood soured when Francesch hesitated to take over from Ang�lique when she stepped down from her role. At first, they thought he had found his place in the pack, but Francesch suddenly vanished from the pack, leaving them without a trader once again.
Ang�lique quickly promised to train her own children in the role, but during the interim, they sought to find another individual to represent the pack.
Aur�le surprised the pack when she returned to Lac Sakami with an injury and the intent to live out her golden years among family. She took up the mantle of Culture-Keeper, while her loyal son Anatole settled in as a skilled hunter. Native-born Lutaaq became Anatole's mate, and in August 2012 gave birth to their children: Siginik, Tuktu, and Timmiak. Another AniWayan Aston found their way to the pack in June 2013, when Tayui's daughter Oc�ane arrived in Lac Sakami. Francine Taylor found her with her two young daughters, Amorette and Olivia and took them in to the pack to raise them. Francine swore to Oc�ane to keep her secret until the girls were old enough, and thus Oc�ane departed again to satisfy her wanderlust.
3. Culture
3.1 Species
Within the pack, there are two dominant sub-species and two less-dominant sub-species:
- The arctic wolves (C. l. arctos) were Inuktitut-speaking, originally hailing from Victoria Island. When they joined with the other local wolves, they lost their language, but many of the wolves continued to mate with one another, resulting in a line of wolves with mostly-Arctic Wolf blood.
- The great plains wolves (C. l. nubilis) were the original inhabitants of the lands east of James Bay. They speak Cree and allowed the Inuit wolves to join their pack.
- The common gray wolves (C. l. lupus) and the tundra wolves (C. l. albus) hailed from a zoo in Montreal. The gray wolves were brought to Canada from Germany before the virus, and as a result, spoke German. The gray wolves and tundra wolves set out to find a new home during the chaos of the virus and eventually made their way north. Unfortunately, many of the gray wolves perished, while the tundra wolves joined up with the Cree plains wolves. Some of the tundra wolves learned German, but by the early 2000's, it was mostly lost.
All wolves are luperci. Although the Arctic wolves originally hailing from Nunavut were not luperci, they were quick to contract the virus from their packmates and are now all luperci by birth.
3.2 Technology
Very basic Cree technology is used for hunting and ceremonies. The area is quite remote, so there were few human resources to use even in the beginning. Inhabiting a human house is frowned upon and luperci are encouraged to live in traditional dens.
3.3 Myths
The luperci believe in an interesting mixture of Quebec and Cree myths. Sometimes, this overlap influences the myths and changes them slightly. Some examples include:
- Wesakechak — a benevolent culture hero, called the 'transformer' and the 'trickster.' Unlike other similar Native lore, the Cree see Wesakechak as a positive force.
- Kisemanito — the great spirit and the Creator. Mythology of Kisemanito has merged with Catholic constructs of God to create an omnipotent, non-human and divine force. He has no body, no physical being, no gender, and no physical attributes.
- Witiko — an evil man-eating spirit like the Windigo of the Anishinabe tribes. Witikos play the roles of monsters and bogeymen in some legends; in others, Cree people who commit sins (especially selfishness, gluttony, or cannibalism) are turned into a Witiko as punishment.
- Memekwesiw — small river-dwelling water spirits (or "little people.") They are mischievous and often play tricks but are not usually dangerous, although they sometimes capsize canoes if they are not treated with proper respect.
- Misikinebik — an underwater horned serpent, common to the legends of most Algonquian tribes. Its name literally means Great Serpent, and it is said to lurk in lakes and eat humans.
3.4 Cree Culture
Feasts are among the most important and sacred moments in the Cree tradition.[1] Feasts symbolize the relationship between the luperci and the animals and the importance of sharing, especially food. By carrying the feast out properly, they pay their respects to the animals, who give themselves for the benefit of the luperci.
First, a prayer of thanks is offered. Then, the host throws a small portion of the different feast foods into the fire. All food is sacred, and so no food is to be wasted or spoiled in any form. Food is taken back to the den to be eaten later. To ensure that this food does not spoil, it is wrapped in woven, greased leaves and stored properly.
The Walking Out Ceremony
This ceremony welcomes young puppies into the society.[2] This occurs when puppies are 2 to 3 weeks old. It is traditionally conducted from a ceremonial den facing east toward the rising sun, a symbol of optimism and hope for the future. The puppies are given tools used by Cree hunters: knives and scraping tools. Although humans traditionally gave knives for the boys and scraping tools for the girls, this practice has been forgotten as all genders of luperci hunt together. The puppies are brought to the ceremonial den where elders wait. The elders then send the puppies, with a parent or close relative, from the tent. The puppies bring with them a hunted and decorated animal -- usually a beaver, goose, or small game. They circle around a small, decorated tree. They then brandish their knife or scraping tool -- depending on which they select -- to the sky. They then return to the cave and return the game.
4. Language
The Great Plains wolves from Southern Quebec spoke French and brought this tradition with them. When the Arctic Wolves from Nunavut arrived in Lac Sakami, French and Cree were the two most popular languages. The Arctic Wolves hailing from Nunavut originally spoke Inuktitut, but have since forgotten it.
Quebec French is one of the most popular languages in the Lac Sakami region, though many are bilingual and speak French and Cree. Cree was and is spoken by the wolves traditionally from the Baie-James and Lac Sakami area.
4.1 Qu�b�cois Language
All characters in the Aston family speak Quebec French as their first language, and most are either minimally fluent or conversationally fluent in English. English is spoken mostly with traders and therefore is not necessary for day-to-day use.
Characters speak with a "Northern" accent with long, stretched vowels in the middle of words. While a Quebecker would pronounce "p�re" as "pehr" quickly, with the Northern accent, the 'e' would be stretched out as "p�-~-~-re". For a good example of how this happens, check out this Youtube video comparing Quebec and Parisian accents. When the female Quebecker pronounces "vocabulaire" at 00:49, she stretches the "aire" and there's a slight inflection. It sounds less like "voh-cah-bu-lehr" and more like "voh-cah-bu-lay-ahr".
They also use a lot of slang and generally incorrect grammar, as might any native speaker. For example:
- �a marche — It works
- �a marche pas — It doesn't work
- J'suis pas — I am not (proper French: Je ne suis pas)
Particularly note that many of the vowels are lost and instead, they are more like a series of consonants spoken very quickly. In addition, when written, negation always has two parts:
- NE [verb] PAS — standard negation
- I do not like — Je n'aime pas
- NE [verb] RIEN — nothing.
- Je n'ai rien mang� — I did not eat anything
However, when spoken, the "ne" is dropped and the phrase becomes "J'aime pas" or "J'ai rien mang�".
They also use a lot of Quebec-specific slang that wouldn't make sense to Parisian-French speakers, such as:
Idioms are fun!
And they mash words together a lot:
They also use some joual phrases:
Check the Quebec French lexicon for a full list of words that are used in Quebec as well as comparisons between French and Quebecois usage.
4.2 Cree Language
Many of the older generations speak fluent Cree and some younger generations can speak it, but only minimally. It used primarily in rituals and for certain traditions. While all luperci understand the traditional words and phrases, not all can proficiently create entire sentences. Some can understand the basic words.
4.3 Language Shift
Since the 'original' wolves of the local area were the James Bay Cree wolves, their language is still preserved today. Most of the older generations speak one, or both, languages; while the younger generation prefer a mish-mash of both languages. It is common to hear sentences constructed with French grammar, but use Cree words instead of French words. For example, instead of saying, c'est ma m�re, a child may instead use the Cree word for mother, nikaawii and say, c'est ma nikaawii.
While youth use French grammar and Cree words, the inverse is less popular and is usually only seen with very young puppies who are trying to learn the two languages.
4.4 Naming Conventions
As with the spoken language, it is common for the luperci to give children French names, Cree names, or a mix of both. Some children are given names of traditional mythical creatures to honour them.
5. Significance
Most of the Aston family was born in the Lac Sakami region, with the exception of the younger generations (second- and third-generations).
5.1 Later generations
Children of Tayui Aston and Aur�le Aston were born in 'Souls; Allegro Aston was born somewhere in Nova Scotia; the children of Barth�l�my Aston were born in New Brunswick. However, Barth�l�my Aston later moved to Salluit, Qu�bec, the second northernmost Inuit community in Qu�bec.
5.2 Current Members
Ranks in the pack are quite simple: the leaders are the Alphas, who are assisted by their pair of Betas. However, beyond these four wolves, the rest of the pack are ranked in terms of age and longevity. Most refer to themselves by the tasks they perform. For example, former Trader Ang�lique Valli�res would likely simply refer to herself as a Mother now that she no longer performs her role as a Trader, but would have used her title as her rank when she was still a Trader.
Lac Sakami Ranks
|George Asquabaneskum
|Zo� Bouchard
|Viola Aston
|M�hsette de la Jam�sie
|Secondary role or skill
|Culture-Keepers: (Historians and Advisors)
|Inusiq (Inuit culture)
|Ad�laide Aston L'leh (Quebec culture)
|Torben Liebe (German culture)
|Aur�le Aston (Quebec and English culture)
|The above key is used to track relations within the tribe. Further notes regarding the packs relations, gossip, etc can go here!
|Skilled Ranks: (Members)
|Anatole Aston (Hunter)
|Ang�lique Valli�res (Mother, Former Trader)
|Lutaaq (Aspiring Culture-Keeper)
|Andante Duceppe (Warrior)
|Coda Gagnon (Warrior)
|Tobias Gagnon (Scout)
|Mikak (Story Teller, Singer)
|Paul (Healer)
|Francine Taylor (Scout)
|Cyprien Gagnon (Pup-Sitter)
|Humbert Weapinicappo (Hunter)
|Unskilled Ranks: (Young/New Members)
|Maria Asquabaneskum (Undecided)
|Tuktu Aston (Undecided)
|Timmiak Aston (Undecided)
|Hyacinthe Taylor (Puppy)
|Judikael Weapinicappo (Puppy)
|Orianne Taylor (Puppy)
Significant Families
- The Aston family have had many children and as a result play a large role in the pack. Viola Aston, one of the two Aston sisters, holds rank as Beta.
- The Asquabaneskum family are one of the main Cree families in the pack and often hold rank as Storytellers, Shamans, Healers, and History-Keepers. Their knowledge of the Cree culture is well-respected.
- The Inuit sisters, Inusiq and Lutaaq, play an important role in the pack as the last inheritors of the Inuit way of life. Although much of the knowledge has been lost, they have strong ties with the Aston family, as they too are descendants of the Inuit wolves.
- The Gagnon family is headed by one of the two brothers, Cyprien. He is uncle to Tobias's children, Coda and Andante. Although the Gagnon family does not play a particularly large role in the pack, they make up a small portion of it.
6. Further Information
6.1 Setting
6.2 Species
6.3 Language


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Call to Prayer
I reverence God
who does not fail me in my hope.
Uphold me, O God,
according to your Word.
Psalm 61
O God, hear my cry for help.
From the ends of the earth I call;
my spirit fails.
I pray that you make new this heart.
Lead me to a place of rest,
for you have been my refuge,
my strength against the foe.
Let me dwell in your presence forever;
hide me in the shelter of your wings.
You, O God, hear my prayer.
Grant me the heritage
of all who honor your name.
May your love and faithfulness protect me.
so that I might always praise you
and day after day fulfill my vows.
Now that we have been justified by faith, we are at peace with God through Jesus Christ. Through Christ we have gained access by faith to the grace in which we now stand, and we boast of all afflictions! We know that affliction makes for endurance, and endurance for tested virtue, and tested virtue for hope. and this hope will not leave us disappointed, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts.
(Romans 5:1-5)
As God's Word enfolds it gives hope.
God, how great are your riches for those who hope. Purify the intentions of those who trust in your saving help.


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White Glove Tour of the Dole Archive
Saturday, December 12
10:30 a.m. at the Dole Institute
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China Town Hall
Tuesday, December 8
7 p.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union
A two-part discussion on topics related to China, brought to you by KU's Center for East Asian Studies. At 7 p.m., "Issues in US-China Relations" begins via a live Web cast with Kurt Campbell, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacifc Affairs. Immediately following, Bonnie Glaser will discuss "Chinese Foreign Policy: Continuity and Change." Glaser is a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Co-sponsored by the Dole Institute.
Leadership and Globalization in Sports
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Wednesday, November 18
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Link will talk about the broader economic, social and political impact of sports throughout the world. ABOUT ROBERT LINK: Link began the sport at age 7 when he and his father climbed Mount Adams, Washington state's second highest peak.Since then, he has summited Mount Rainier, also in Washington, more than 300 times and climbed extensively throughout the world, including Nepal, Tibet, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Antarctica, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Italy and Alaska. In 1990, Link summited the North Col Route on Everest with climbers from China and Russia as part of the International Peace Climb, still touted by Guinness World Records as the most successful Everest expedition to date.
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Sunday, November 15
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White Glove Tour of the Robert J. Dole Archive and Special Collections
Saturday November 14, 2009
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Friends of the Dole Institute Private Annual Dinner
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Monday, November 2
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Speaker Newt Gingrich
Wednesday, November 4
7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich visits Lawrence as the inaugural Robert J. Dole Distinguished Visiting Fellow. First elected U.S. Representative from Georgia in 1978, Gingrich became a natural leader in the House. He led the Republican party to regain control of Congress in 1994 and became the first Republican speaker in nearly 50 years. Gingrich served as Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999.
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Discussion of the Global Plight of Children
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Friday, October 30th
10:00am at the Dole Institute
On Friday, Oct. 30, Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN Under-Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, will lead a discussion on the global plight of children at 10 a.m.
Afghanistan at a Crossroads
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Monday, October 26
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A two-part series focused on contemporary politics, featuring three of America's top political journalists
2008: Obama's Victory
featuring Washington Post reporter Dan Balz
Wednesday, October 21
7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute
Balz, author of The Battle for America 2008, will take the audience inside the Obama campaign for a behind-the-scenes look at the one of the best run presidential campaigns in history. He'll also provide details and insider knowledge of the other presidential-hopeful's 2008 bids for the White House.
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2010 and Beyond
featuring USA Today senior political correspondent and Kansas native Susan Page, and Politico columnist Jonathan Martin
Wednesday, October 28
7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute
Page and Martin will share their thoughts about the current Obama administration, predictions for the midterm elections and beyond.
The Top 10 Myths About Health Care Reform
featuring KU Medical Center Vice Chancellor for Public Policy and Planning and noted health policy expert Marcia Nielsen
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute
With the national conversation on health care disintegrating into misinformation and distortions, the Dole Institute steps in with this civil and bipartisan discussion. KU Medical Center Vice Chancellor for Public Policy and Planning and health policy expert Marcia Nielsen and Dole Institute director Bill Lacy will examine the health care reform 'facts' distributed by both Democrats and Republicans in this evening event.
Before returning to the KU Medical Center in July, Nielsen served as executive director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority from 2006-2009. The KHPA is the principle health care agency for the state and is tasked with developing and maintaining a coordinated health policy agenda that combines the effective purchasing and administration of health care with promotion-oriented public health strategies.
While at KHPA, Nielsen oversaw the administration of Kansas Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, MediKan, the State Employee Health Program and the State Self-Insurance Fund that provides workers compensation coverage to state employees.
Nielsen holds a master's degree in public health from George Washington University and a Ph.D. in health policy and management from Johns Hopkins. She spent a decade in Washington, D.C. during which she served as a legislative assistant to former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey during the debate over comprehensive health care reform in the 1990s. She has also served as a health lobbyist and assistant director of legislation for the AFL-CIO.
2009 Dole Leadership Prize presented to Donna Shalala
Monday September 28, 2009
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
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Discussion of Politics and the News Media
Tuesday, September 22
7:30 pm at the Dole Institute of Politics
The Dole Institute will host the host two political journalists for a discussion of politics and the news media in the 2009 Muncy Politics and Journalism Lecture: The Loyal Opposition.
Kathryn Jean Lopez, editor of the National Review Online, and Stephen Dinan, political reporter at The Washington Times, will examine social news media, media bias and other challenges facing journalism today.
The Dole Institute of Politics will be closed on Monday, September 14 for a private event.
Global Solutions for Global Poverty
Tues. September 15, 2009
7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute
Global Solutions for Global Poverty with guest John Page, former Chief Economist for the Africa Region of the World Bank, will discuss the challenges of relieving poverty and promoting growth in the developing world. Page has more than 30 years experience in international development and is currently an adviser to the African Development Bank and the Global Development Network. He has also consulted for a variety of organizations, including the United Nations.
Constitution Day on Wescoe Beach
Thursday, September 17
1 p.m., Wescoe Beach
Student Body President Mason Heilman and Vice-President May Davis will lead Jayhawks in joining the nation in reciting the preamble to the Constitution on Wescoe Beach. Students and faculty are invited to join the celebration. Immediately following, the Campanile bells will ring with patriotic music, played by Carillonneur Elizabeth Berghout.
"Constitutionalism Across the Pond: A Constitution Day Dialogue"
Thursday, September 17
7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute of Politics
Featuring Brian Barker, a circuit judge in London, and Richard E. Levy, Professor of Constitutional Law at the KU School of Law.
Barker and Levy will discuss the history of the United States' and the United Kingdom's constitutional traditions, explore constitutional differences, and debate the significance of each country's constitutional features.
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Constitution Day at Memorial Stadium (Pre-Game)
Saturday, September 19
Before kick-off at 11 a.m.
The constitutional celebration continues with Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little leading football fans in the Preamble to the Constitution at Memorial Stadium before the Jayhawks face Duke University. The Marching Jayhawks will follow the recitation with the national anthem. This event is co-sponsored by the KU Athletics Department and School of Music.
Steel Helmet & Mortarboard: An Academic in Uncle Sam's Army
Mon., September 21, 2009
1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Dole Institute
This book talk and signing of Steel Helmet & Mortarboard with author Francis Heller provides an intimate opportunity to discuss the book that chronicles his military career. Heller is the Roy A. Roberts Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science at the University of Kansas. A native of Austria, Heller joined the KU Law faculty in 1948 after earning his J.D., M.A. & Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. He escaped to America after refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to Adolf Hitler while serving in the Austrian army. Between earning his academic degrees, Heller also carved out a distinguished career in the U.S. Army.


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Jan Chait
January 26, 2010
How 'bout those Colts? If I'd known a few years ago they'd go this far, I would have taken the football Peyton Manning autographed for my granddaughter and kept it in a safe place. However, she slept with it and the writing is all rubbed off.
Frank (the cat) and I settled into the recliner to watch the game Sunday, but I don't think either of us saw the kickoff. Yep. Sleeping again. I slept so long I didn't even see the Saints come marching in, although I did open my eyes long enough to see the Saints and the Vikings were tied near the end of the fourth quarter. For you Jets fans who are gritting your teeth and vowing never to read my blog again, I can explain: I live in Indiana. And the Colts' summer camp is about five miles from my house.
It's been a l-o-n-g week. I have another infection, my grandson has pink eye, and my husband's voice is making an effort to leave him. Antibiotics are working on my infection. How can I tell? My blood glucose is dropping and I'm scurrying to adjust my basal rates down.
This is getting annoying, you know. I take antibiotics and go low. I finish taking them and go high. I'm forever adjusting my basal rates to handle the swings in blood glucose.
One thing that's happening on the bright side, however, is that I seem to be regaining some signs of hypoglycemia.
There are a number of signs of hypoglycemia — shaking, sweating, hunger, confusion — all kinds of neat stuff. Not everybody has the same symptoms and not everybody recognizes when their blood glucose is too low. Somewhere I read that people are pretty much out of it when their blood glucose is in the 50 mg/dl range. As I've said before, I've been known to carry on coherent conversations in the 40's. (Wait a minute. That was in last week's blog.)
Back in the beginning, one of my signs was that I would sit down on the floor and cry. Another was that I would get snarly ("I'm not angry because I'm low, I'm angry because it's hot outside and I've been riding my bike for an hour.") My husband once told me that, when my blood glucose got too low, my eyes would glaze over, I'd get grouchy and look as if I wanted to bite the head off a rattlesnake. Doesn't that paint a lovely picture? Wouldn't you like to be married to that woman?
Not too long ago, I got to the point where it seemed I could look at food and my blood glucose would soar into the 200's and 300's. I'd have to pour about a bucketload of insulin into my body to get my glucose down.
Then I started on antibiotics. Again. A few mornings ago, I woke up at 4:30 AM very thirsty. Wouldn't you know there was nobody awake to get me a glass of water? The slackers! I actually had to wake up enough to hobble into the kitchen and get my own.
While I was sitting on a stool, gulping down ice water, I noticed that the lights had little halos around them. Strange. Things were looking just a wee bit fuzzy, too. Then I got hungry; hungry like I'd never been before. It was an "open the refrigerator and tip the contents into my mouth" hungry. I filled the basket of my walker with a banana and whatever other foods fit into there and made my way into the den, where I checked my glucose. It was in the 50's.
Dang! Hypo awareness! It wasn't just a one-time occurrence, as I thought when I wrote last week's blog. My awareness apparently is coming back. On the one hand, I welcomed it, especially when my continuous glucose monitor was off — which it was that night, as it was warming up.
On the other hand, that hunger thing has got to go! I've vowed to book a cruise through the Panama Canal when I've lost 50 pounds. That was a couple of years ago and I've only lost about 23 pounds so far. If the hunger thing continues, I may have to change that to "if I don't gain more than 50 pounds…"
Hi All, It would be nice to have a sister. All three of my brothers do, and I've always wondered how come they do and I only have brothers. Of course menopause — or perimenopause — can affect your sugars! You have hormones jerking around all over the place. What bothered me most in those days was waking up in a sweat and not knowing if it was a hot flash or if I was low. I tended toward grouchy, too, and had some problems with memory, which is normal. As far as the hot flashes went, drinking a couple of glasses of soy milk a day seemed to help. Tofu, edamame, and flax seed also are high in phytoestrogens (a dietary estrogen). Other foods have phytoestrogens, too. Just look it up. Back to the hormones, which I can't keep straight as to what's doing what. I do know that BGs tend to drop during a woman's period. Even years past menopause, my face will break out and my BGs will drop for no reason once in awhile. You've got to admit that diabetes sure isn't dull, although we often wish it were! Will, men have hormones, too. Maybe that has something to do with your roller-coaster ride. Maybe it's the phase of the moon. Who knows? Jan
Posted by: Jan Chait | Jan 28, 2010 04:48 PM
I too have been having the roller coaster ride, especially lately and I have to wonder if menopause is affect my sugars. My doctor's office just notified me yesterday that (at 49) I'm going through menopause. It's not only messing up my sugars, but my career, and mental/cope skills. This is not the time (economically anyway), to leave a job, but I have to admit that as additional duties are added to my already overloaded job list, I consider it everyday - even knowing it's (at least in my head) the wrong thing to do. But it's a struggle. If anyone has suggestions, please let me know what they are.
Posted by: Lori | Jan 28, 2010 08:46 AM
Jan, I really enjoyed reading your blog. My BG bounces too & for me it is really frustrating! It's nice to know I'm not the only one with that problem. I am not on insulin or medication for my diabetes but trying to control it with diet & exercise.
Posted by: Jo Ann Hynds | Jan 27, 2010 01:40 PM
When I was pregnant with my twins 20 years ago , my husband learned to recognize my lows.He also learned after the first low that he should not verbally confront me, so he would say things like ' I know I am the skum of the earth, but could you drink this while you tell me how bad I am'. Soon my bloodsugar would be back in the normal range and I would no longer be saying how terrible he was.He understood that the bloodsugar levil affected my reasoning, and never got mad at me for saying terrible things. In fact we would laugh about it after I felt better. We were blessed with two healthy boys who are now college students, so our work to stabilize my bloodsugar levils did pay off. Joyce
Posted by: Joyce | Jan 27, 2010 02:01 PM
Jan - could we be twin daughters from different mothers? After reading every one of your blogs, I swear that I could have written it myself ... word for word. Thanks fr being there and for having the courage to be so blantantly honest about about what you are going through and dispersing it with humor along the way. Take best of care and please continue with your blogs ...
Posted by: Mary | Jan 27, 2010 02:14 PM
Thanks for your post, Jan. It's reassuring to hear another diabetic talk about the BG roller coaster. For the past week I've been more challenged than ever before. My BGs have been all over the place and I'm not aware of any direct cause. So, like you I'm taking major insulin doses along with trips to the refrigerator.
Posted by: Will Ryan | Jan 27, 2010 05:27 PM
With all that "bouncing around" have you ever developed a fungus on your skin because of high BG?
Posted by: Deb Dixon | Jan 29, 2010 10:33 PM
Hi Deb, No, not that I recall. When my BGs were consistently high, about 15 years ago, I had a recurring vaginal infection. Right now, my problem seems to be recurring infections and slow healing related to my recent surgeries. Jan
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Sympathetic axons are most frequently injured by trauma affecting major motor sensory nerves. Direct injury to the sympathetic chain may also occur, including iatrogenic or traumatic injuries, and usually consists of a Horner's syndrome or a dry limb. Major peripheral nerve injuries cause an absence of sympathetic innervation, which causes dry, warm, mottled, suffused, red skin secondary to an absence of sweating and vasoconstriction in the cutaneous territory of the nerve. Patients with sympathetic dysfunction can also have swelling of dependent portions of the limbs secondary to vaso-motor irregularities. Pain is a common finding and is usually quite severe, worse in the evening, and instigated by non-noxious stimuli. Chronic sympathetic denervation causes dystrophic changes in the affected limb. These include taut, hyperhydrotic, cyanotic skin; alopecia or hypertrichosis; and fingernail thickening, brittleness, and/or discoloration. For major motor-sensory nerve or severe brachial plexus injuries, the above findings are readily evident with observation of the extremity skin, especially in comparison to the normal limb. For more distal or focal nerve injuries, autonomic abnormalities may be subtle.
The sympathetic innervation originates with the preganglionic fibers of the first through the 12th anterior thoracic roots, gaining access to the sympathetic chain by way of the white rami; postganglionic fibers exit sympathetic ganglia joining the spinal and cranial nerves. Resection or injury of the second thoracic ganglion results in nearly complete sympathetic denervation of the upper extremity and has been considered to provide satisfactory sympatholysis for treatment of hyperhydrosis and causalgia.
Horner's syndrome occurs when the sympathetic outflow to the orbit and face are damaged or disconnected. In brief, the sympathetic fibers originate in the hypothalamus and synapse in the intermediolateral column of cells between C8 and T2. The majority of the oculosympathetic fibers exit along the T1 spinal nerve, while sudo-motor fibers to the face exit with the T2-T4 spinal nerves. Of note, this is why patients with Horner's syndrome from brachial plexus avulsion do not manifest hemi-facial anhydrosis; they only have anhydrosis along the affected superior orbital rim. The sympathetic fibers synapse in the superior cervical ganglion, which is located between the internal carotid artery and jugular vein at the skull base. Sudo-motor fibers to the face travel with the external carotid artery, which oculosympathetics follow the internal carotid artery to subsequently pass along the abducens and V1 division of the trigeminal nerve via the superior orbital fissure into the orbit. Damage to the oculosympathetic fibers anywhere along this pathway may cause Horner's syndrome.
Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis
The physical examination of sympathetic injury begins with observation of the affected limb compared to the normal one. Vaso-motor, sudo-motor, and dystrophic changes should each be documented. Sweating on the volar surface of the hand may be evaluated by focusing on the skin with an ophthalmoscope. Small beads of sweat should be present with normal sympathetic function. Alternatively, a somewhat heavy metal spoon can be passed along the skin; if it passes easily then sweating is likely absent. Next, any joint abnormalities (e.g., Charcot joints) should be noted, including joint range of motion, crepitus, and misalignment. Both allodynia (pain from non-painful stimuli) and hyperalgesia (painful stimulus appears more painful than expected) should be evaluated with light touch, pinprick, and a cold tuning fork. The temperature of the affected limb should be compared to the normal limb, either subjectively or with a surface thermometer. When indicated (e.g., brachial plexus injuty), a pupillary examination in dim light (to exclude Horner's syndome) should also be performed. Qualitative and quantitative laboratory tests may also be ordered to document sympathetic function, including:
- Sympathetic skin response (SSR) - This simple electrophysiological test evaluates the sympathetic response to a mildly noxious stimulus by recording the efferent electrical response to the sweat glands.
- Thermoregulatory sweat test (TST) - This qualitative test visually documents regions of sweating on the body.
- Quantitative sudo-motor axon reflex test (Q-SART) - This test is a very sensitive and reliable measure of post-ganglionic sympathetic (sudo-motor) function. This test is useful in peripheral nerve injury patients because a negative response only occurs when there is a postganglionic injury present.
- Skin wrinkling on water immersion - This deceivingly simple beside test documents a lack of wrinkling in the sympathetically denervated hand after immersion in water.
- Microneurography - A microelectrode can be placed directly into a major motor-sensory nerve to directly record sympathetic potentials without relying upon an effector organ (e.g., sweat gland), which is unique from other tests.
Horner's Syndrome
This classic syndrome was first described in detail by Johann Friedrich Horner in 1869 and consists of ipsilateral miosis, ptosis, and hemi-facial anhydrosis. Horner's syndrome per se, may not not very bothersome to the patient, however, it may be the sign of significant pathology (e.g., neoplasm), and therefore its etiology should always be confirmed. The neurosurgeon can encounter Horner's syndrome in a variety of circumstances, including T1 rootlet avulsion during brachial plexus injury, T1/T2 foraminal compression of the T1 spinal nerve secondary to an osteophyte or herniated disc, gunshot or stab injuries to the upper thorax and neck regions, cervical tumors including neurofibromas of the sympathetic chain, carotid dissections, skull base fractures and tumors, and disorders of the cavernous sinus.
Treatment and Outcome
Repair or decompression of injured peripheral nerves allow regeneration of sympathetic axons and subsequent recovery of function. The likelihood of recovery is uncertain and depends on a multitude of factors (e.g., chronicity of injury, type of repair, etc.). Because of their size and location, injuries to the sympathetic ganglia or chain is rarely indicated or performed. Receptor hypersensitivity is a common problem after significant sympathetic injury, including clammy hands, erythema, and allodynia. When sympathetic nerves regenerate, they may establish aberrant connections to sensory receptors, muscles, or other sympathetics receptors; this may lead to an over-response or abnormal response.


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