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Wahoo War of the Minds 1997 Round Fifteen 1. The first volume begins in the 1880s when a solicitor buys land at Robin Hill to build a house for his family. His wife Irene falls in love with the architect, Bosinney, but returns to her husband after Bosinney is run over and killed, only to have a n affair with her husband's cousin, Jolyon, who she divorces her husband to marry. The last book ends with Irene and her son, Jon, going to America, leaving Soames behind in England. FTP, identify this sequence of novels, including Awakening, To Let, In Chancery, and The Man of Property, written by John Galsworthy. Answer: the Forsyte Saga 2. His son Martin was also an astronomer who did pioneering work on the range of stellar masses. At the age of 16, he published a paper on binary orbits, and went on to made advances in photographic methods. FTP, name this German scientist, who proposed the first solutions to the partial differential equations of the general theory of relativity in papers written while he served on the Russian front in 1916, and who is best known for theorizing that a star contracting under gravity will reach a limit be yond which nothing can escape, a radius beneath which stars become black holes. Answer: Karl Schwarzchild 3. The British negotiator, Lord Grenville, granted compensation for damage done by British ships, and in return secured payment of debts owed English merchants and most-favored nation trading status. The American secured British evacuation of forts and fur posts on the northern U.S. border. Arbitration would settle boundary disputes, and no mention of impressment was included in the provisions, FTP, of what 1794 treaty? Answer: Jay's Treaty 4. He returned to Jerusalem after reaching Perga with Barnabas and Paul on their first mission, though he went on to evangelize Cyprus with Barnabas. He was known as the "interpreter of Peter" since he was Peter's disciple in Rome, where he wrote betwee n the years 60 and 70. FTP, name this patron saint of Venice, the first of the Gospel writers. Answer: Mark 5. He started out as a government engineer working on bridges and roads, but retired from his position in 1892 to devote himself to writing. He believed that science could only tell us about artificial nature, not "natural nature," and that man's proble ms in modern times resulted from his viewing every problem as solvable by technological means. FTP, name this French thinker, who created the myth of the general strike in his Reflections on Violence, a founder of syndicalism. Answer: Georges Sorel 6. In 1851, he made an agreement with E. P. Christy to put Christy's name on his Ethiopian Melodies. Born near Pittsburgh, he had no formal training, but composed his first work, Sadly to Mine Heart Appearing, at the age of 13. FTP, name this composer, best known for Songs of the Sable Harmonists, including Uncle Ned, Old Folks at Home, Camptown Races, and Oh! Susannah. Answer: Stephen Foster 7. After the main character is disinherited by her aunt, she takes a job as a milliner and dies from a sedative overdose. At the age of 29, she sets out to find a husband, but loses out on Percy Gryce when she goes out with Lawrence Selden instead of ac companying Percy to church. FTP, identify this 1905 novel, the story of Lily Bart's tragic social life, written by Edith Wharton. Answer: The House of Mirth 8. His namesake father was the United States' World War I era ambassador to Turkey. He himself was born in New York City, educated at Cornell, and publisher from 1922 to 1933 of the monthly periodical American Agriculturalist. In 1945, his book Germany Is Our Problem, a tract advocating reduction of the German economy to that of a completely agricultural state, was published. FTP, name this man who served for 11 years as FDR's Secretary of the Treasury. Answer: Henry Morgenthau, Jr. 9. Languages spoken there include Maithir and Bhojpuri, and minority ethnic groups include the Bihari, Tamang, Tharu, and Newar. The only officially Hindu state in the world, it is a constitutional monarchy, ruled by Birenda Bir Bikram Shah Deva and a b icameral parliament. FTP, name this kingdom of 20 million, whose cities include Patan, Dhankuta, Silgarhi, and Katmandu. Answer: Nepal 10. He retired after the failure of Pertharite, although he returned to the theater with Oedipe in 1659. A translator of The Imitation of Christ into French verse, he first gained success with Melite, but failed with comedies like Clitandre before writi ng his first tragedy, Medea. FTP, name this author of Cinna, Horace, Polyeucte, and Le Cid. Answer: Pierre Corneille 11. After his death in 1778, his collections were purchased by Sir James Smith, who brought then to London and founded the society named for him. He began his studies at the University of Lund, but dropped out after his father was unable to continue sup porting him, returning to study at Uppsala when a benefactor helped him out. FTP, name this scientist, who proposed that plants have sexual characteristics, which led to his division of flowering plants into classes and to his classification of plants ac cording to his system of binomial nomenclature. Answer: Carl Linneaus (accept Carl von Linné) 12. After he led a failed rebellion in Strasbourg in 1836, he was deported to the United States. Returning to France, he was sentenced to life in prison for starting a rebellion in Boulogne, but escaped after five years. FTP, identify this man, who ret urned to France in 1848 to be elected president, and who went on to spend 19 years as emperor. Answer: Napoleon III or Louis Napoleon 13. Squarks, selectrons, photinos and gluinos are some of the particles which appear in string theories possessing this property, as introduced in 1976 by the French physicist Joel Scherk. Bosons are imagined to have counterparts with half-integer spin, and fermions to have counterparts with integer spin, yielding a fundamental symmetry between the two. FTP, name this property sometimes referred to by the acronym SUSY. Answer: Supersymmetry (accept superstring theory on early buzz) 14. Swinburne thought that he was the "greatest song-writer ever born of English race." After serving as an apprentice to his uncle, a goldsmith, he went to London, becoming a friend of Ben Jonson and chaplain to Buckingham. FTP, name this poet, whose religious verse is collected in Noble Numbers and whose Hesperides contains "Oberon's Feast," "The Lily in a Crystal," and "To the Virgins, to make much of time." Answer: Robert Herrick 15. After the rules of Al-Muizz and Al-Aziz, it reached its height under Al-Hakim, who was known as the Mad Caliph. After his death in 1021, Syria was lost under Az-Zahir, and North Africa threw off their rule during the 58 year reign of Al-Mustansir. FTP, identify this Moslem dynasty, which ruled until Saladin established the Ayyubid line, which began in 968 when the capital moved to Cairo, which claimed descent from Ali and the daughter of Mohammed. Answer: the Fatimid dynasty 16. She introduced the Demeter cult to Egypt, and was herself identified with Isis because of the devotion she showed in searching for her son, Epaphus. After Zeus killed the Curetes, she found her son, and went on to marry Telegonus, becoming an ancest or of Perseus and Hercules. FTP, identify this daughter of Inachus and priestess of Hera who was supervised by Argus until Hermes killed him, a woman who slept with Zeus and was turned into a cow. Answer: Io 17. His lesser artistic achievements include a treatise on aesthetics, The Analysis of Beauty, and paintings like Pool of Bethesda and Sigismunda. Although he was influenced by the French Rococo, he was strongly anti-French, and was arrested as a spy in 1748 for drawing the fortifications of Calais. FTP, name this English artist, who got a copyright act passed in 1735 to protect engravings like his Marriage a la Mode, Harlot's Progress, and Rake's Progress from pirating. Answer: William Hogarth 18. Abundant in tide pools and coral reefs, they are also common in soil down to a depth of a meter or more, and are often among the first colonizers of bare rock. Grown in rice paddies in Southeast Asia in lieu of fertilizer, they are technically class ified as bacteria, but their popular name derives from the color produced by chlorophyll and phycobilin, a blue pigment. Evolving some three billion years ago, FTP, what organisms profoundly altered earth's atmosphere by liberating oxygen in the first wa ter-based photosynthetic reactions? Answer: cyanobacteria or blue-green algae 19. Born in 1954, he studied at the University of Minnesota before starting a career in music. A former member of the Greek national swim team, he has toured with the band Chameleon, and released his first solo album, Optimystique, in 1986. FTP, identi fy this New Age star, who has had a long term relationship with Linda Evans and whose first name is Chrysomallis. Answer: Yanni 20. He was born Emmanuele Conegliano, but converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism, and became a professor of rhetoric at Treviso. He sold boots in London before coming to America in 1805, where he worked as a grocer before becoming professor of Ital ian literature at Columbia. FTP, name this poet, who worked for the Vienna Court Opera in the 1780s, writing the libretti for Cosi fan tutte, Don Giovanni, and The Marriage of Figaro. Answer: Lorenzo Da Ponte Boni: 1. For the stated number of points, identify the following associated with Prague. 1. 5 points: He was the Czechoslovakian leader during 1968's Prague Spring. Answer: Alexander Dubcek 2. 10 points: The 1866 Treaty of Prague ended what European conflict? Answer: Austro-Prussian War or Seven Weeks War 3. 15 points: The Praguerie was a 1440 revolt by French nobles against this king. The French dauphin became the figurehead of the revolt, and later succeeded the revolted-against King as Louis XI. Answer: Charles VII 2. You may want to have pencil and paper ready as you answer the following questions FTP each. 1. The quiz-bowl club at East Podunk University has seven members, and just enough money to enter one four-member team at Wahoo War. How many different team compositions are possible? Answer: 35 (=7 choose 4) 2. For good luck, the EPU team decides to play each game sitting in the same order from right to left. How many orders do they have to choose from? Answer: 24 (=4 factorial) 3. After a loss, the team decides to rearrange their seating order so that no one is sitting in the same seat in the new arrangement as he or she was in the old. Is the number of ways they can do this equal to 1, 3, 9, 20, or 45? Answer: 9 3. Identify the following concerning a Russian novel FTP each. 1. Set during the reign of Nicholas I, this 1840 novel tells the story of an army officer in the Caucasus who has an affair with a native, falls in with smugglers, and kills another officer in a duel. Answer: A Hero of Our Time or Geroy nashego vremeni 2. Name the author of A Hero of Our Time. Answer: Mikhail Lermontov 3. Name the hero of A Hero of Our Time. Answer: Grigory Aleksandrovich Pechorin 4. Given facts about team records in the NCAA men's basketball championship, name the team on a 10-5 basis. 1. 10 points: They lost the championship to Wyoming in 1943, though they are better known for two championship losses in the 1980s. 5 points: Those losses came to North Carolina and Villanova. Answer: Georgetown 2. 10 points: They won three titles in four years by defeating Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State. 5 points: More recently, they won by beating Syracuse. Answer: Kentucky 3. 10 points: They lost the title game to Kentucky and Louisville, and were the first team beaten by UCLA en route to its dynasty of the 60s and 70s. 5 points: After losing to UNLV in 1989, they came back to win consecutive titles. Answer: Duke 5. FTP each, answer these questions about crystal structure. 1. A dimensionless number which depends only on the structure, it is a constant of proportionality between the lattice energy of an ionic crystal to the separation of atoms in the lattice. Answer: Madelung constant 2. In any real crystal, a small fraction of lattice sites remain unoccupied by atoms. This name is given to such vacancies, after a German solid-state physicist who is also the namesake of a type of diode. Answer: Schottky defects 3. If an ionic crystal is irradiated, some atoms may lose an electron. The resulting ion escapes from the crystal, but the electron migrates to an Schottky defect, where it is held electrostatically. What name, derived from the German for "color center ", is given to these defects which impart color to ionic crystals? Answer: F-center (from "Farben-Zentrum") 6. Answer these questions about Eastern Christianity FTP each. 1. In 863 he and his brother Cyril were sent by Emperor Michael III to convert the Slavs. Answer: Methodius 2. Cyril and Methodius translated scripture into this alphabet. Answer: Glagolitic 3. In the 10th century the Glagolitic alphabet was replaced in Slavic texts by this alphabet based on the Greek one. Answer: Cyrillic 7. Identify the following plays by Arthur Miller FTP each. 1. This 1964 work was controversial because the character of Maggie was allegedly modeled on Miller's wife, Marilyn Monroe. Answer: After the Fall 2. Miller gained his first success with his 1947 play, which looked at the effects of World War II. Answer: All My Sons 3. Characters in this 1953 play include Mary Warren and Giles Corey. Answer: The Crucible 8. Name the terms from Hinduism FTP each. 1. The term for devotion to a god. Answer: bhakti 2. Word designating salvation, release, or emancipation. Answer: moksha 3. The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. Answer: samsara 9. Identify the following Supreme Court decisions from the first decade of this century FTP each. 1. This Insular Case upheld De Lima v. Bidwell and asserted the principle that "the Constitution follows the flag." It was subsequently reversed by Downes v. Bidwell. Answer: Dooley v. United States 2. This decision ruled unconstitutional a state law limiting maximum working hours for bakers. Answer: Lochner v. New York 3. This decision ruled constitutional a state law limiting the maximum number of hours a woman could work. Answer: Muller v. Oregon 10. Identify the following concerning a certain musical device, FTP each. 1. The first factory to make them, using a design created by Winkel, was established in Paris in 1816. The first ones consisted of an oscillating steel rod suspended in a wooden case. Answer: metronome 2. This German inventor created the Panharmonicon, a mechanical orchestra for which Beethoven composed the Battle Symphony, though he is better known for inventing the modern metronome. Answer: Johann Nepomuk Maelzel 3. This contemporary Hungarian composer wrote a symphonic poem for 100 metronomes in 1962. Answer: Gyorgy Ligeti 11. Identify the following science terms that begin with the letter "L" FTP each. 1. Examples of this are oil cavities in citrus tree leaves. It is the disruption of plant cells to form a cavity in which secretions accumulate. Answer: lysigeny 2. Found in tears and saliva, it disrupts the polysaccharides in bacterial cell walls, making them easier to destroy. Answer: lysozyme 3. It is the general term for anything that has an affinity for a solvent. If the solvent happens to be water, the more specific term "hydrophilic" is used. Answer: lyophilic 12. Identify the Americans from their nicknames for ten points. If you need an additional clue, you will only receive 5 points. 1. 10 points: The Cast-Iron Man 5 points: Vice-President to John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, he authored the South Carolina exposition, which advocated the doctrine of nullification. Answer: John Calhoun 2. 10 points: Ol' Snappin Turtle 5 points: He was the victorious Union general at the Battle of Gettysburg. Answer: George Meade 3. 10 points: The Superb 5 points: He earned the moniker for his able direction of Union troops in the Civil War, and in 1880 polled just 7,018 popular votes fewer than James Garfield. Answer: Winfield Scott Hancock 13. Identify the following pertaining to the First Crusade for the stated number of points. 1. 5 points: What Pope called the Crusade? Answer: Urban II 2. 10 points: At what 1095 Council did Urban II call the Crusade? Answer: Clermont 3. 15 points: Appeals for aid by what Byzantine emperor alarmed by the Seljuk Turks' conquests in the region moved Urban to call the Crusade? Answer: Alexius I or Alexius Comnenus 14. FTP each, answer the following about muscle tissue in vertebrates. 1. Muscle filaments come in two varieties, the thin, which consist of two strands of a certain type of molecule coiled together, and the thick, which are staggered arrays of another type of molecule. For five points apiece, name these two proteins respo nsible for contractile properties of animal cells. Answer: actin and myosin 2. Skeletal muscle is also called striated muscle because the regular arrangement of the myofilaments creates a repeating pattern of light and dark bands, punctuated by dark stripes called the Z lines. FTP, what is the basic functional unit of muscle wh ose boundaries are defined by the Z lines? Answer: sarcomere 3. The area near the edge of the sarcomere contains only thin filaments, and is the part of the sarcomere which changes length during muscle contraction. FTP, what is this "band"? Answer: the I band 15. Identify the "C" initialed English poets on a 10-5 basis. 1. 10 points: His lesser known works include The Revenge, a burlesque, and Apostate Will, a satire. 5 points: Prior to his suicide at the age of 17, he gained fame for poems he claimed were written by Thomas Rowley, a fifteenth century monk. Answer: Thomas Chatterton 2. 10 points: His lesser known works include The Newspaper and The Parish Register. 5 points: He is best known for The Borough, a series of tales that includes "Peter Grimes," and The Village. Answer: George Crabbe 3. 10 points: His lesser known works include "The Progress of Error" and The Diverting History of John Gilpin. 5 points: This often insane eighteenth century poet is best known for The Task. Answer: William Cowper 16. Identify the following Australian political leaders FTP each. 1. Governor of the colony from 1806 to 1808, he was removed from office by the Rum Rebellion, but is better known as the ill-fated captain of the H.M.S. Bounty. Answer: William Bligh 2. The leading figure in Australia's federation movement, he served as the nation's first prime minister from 1901 to 1903. Answer: Edmund Barton 3. Organizer of the Liberal party as a successor to the United Australia party, he was prime minister from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1966, when he retired after having served the longest unbroken term as prime minister in the nation's history. Answer: Robert Menzies 17. Identify the following things from economics, FTP each. 1. This curve shows possible combinations of rates of inflation and unemployment. Answer: Phillips curve 2. It states that people supply resources to the market because they want to buy something, meaning that quantity supplied creates quantity demanded. Answer: Say's law 3. This type of curve shows all the efficient combinations of two resources, like labor and capital, which produce a given amount of output. Answer: isoquant 18. Name the art terms, FTP each. 1. A two-paneled hinged altarpiece. Answer: diptych 2. A full-size prepatory drawing for a painting. Answer: cartoon 3. Oil paint applied thickly. Answer: impasto 19. Name these Wonders of the Modern World, as determined by the editors of Readers Digest, for the stated number of points. 1. 15 points: This city was begun around 300 BC and rediscovered in Guatemala in 1848. Answer: Tikal 2. 5 points: This temple complex is the only such wonder in Cambodia. Answer: Angkor 3. 10 points: This French cathedral, begun in 1194 and consecrated in 1260, is known for its stained-glass windows, many of which are a distinct shade of blue. Answer: Chartres (SHARTR) Cathedral 20. Identify the following concerning Don Quixote, for the stated number of points. 1. 5 points: What province does Don Quixote come from? Answer: La Mancha 2. 10 points: This skinny nag is Don Quixote's horse. Answer: Rocinante 3. 15 points: After this knight beats Don Quixote in a duel, he returns to La Mancha and gives up chivalry. Answer: the Knight of the White Moon
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What you're looking at could be the 2056 Alfa Brera with the optional hover package. Called the Alfa Romeo Spix flying concept car, it was designed by a 2-D/3-D artist from Belgium (we think) who posted pics of his creation along with an absolutely stunning video on CGfolks.com. Can you believe he does this for fun? (Actually, it appears he's begun a small design firm, but we can't confirm that due to the language barrier.) Known as Creatix on the CGFolks forum, the artist explains his attempt to fuse an impression of power and robustness in a design that reflects what Alfa Romeos might look like in 50 years. The concept is very creative and just goes to show how much untapped creative talent is out there. We're just saying, an automaker could do worse than having someone like Creatix on the payroll.
(Follow the jump for a rear shot and an amazing cgi video of the Spix flying concept car)
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ABSTRACT: Embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived astrocytes have several theoretical and practical advantages as gene therapy vectors in the treatment of malignant gliomas. The aim of this study was to test the proapoptotic effects of ES cell-derived astrocytes expressing transgenic tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) in human malignant glioma cells. Mouse ES cells containing a doxycycline-inducible transgene were engineered with human TRAIL (hTRAIL) and then directed to differentiate into astrocytes. The ES cell-derived-TRAIL-expressing astrocytes were cocultured with human malignant glioma cells. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, immunocytochemistry, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling, and flow cytometry were used to quantify results. In vitro coculture of ES cell-derived astrocytes expressing hTRAIL with A172 human malignant glioma cells after doxycycline induction caused a significant decrease in cell viability from 85 +/- 2% at baseline to 8 +/- 2% posttreatment (p < 0.001). Labeling with apoptotic markers showed that cell death occurred by means of apoptosis. A significant increase in apoptotic rate (88 +/- 3%) from baseline (4 +/- 2%) was found in A172 cells after doxycycline induction (p < 0.005). This effect was superior to the apoptotic rate seen after treatment with recombinant TRAIL (57 +/- 2%). A decrease in cell viability and an increase in the apoptotic rate were not found in TRAIL-expressing-ES cell-derived astrocytes after induction with doxycycline or in A172 cells exposed to doxycycline alone. Engineering of transgenic hTRAIL by using ES cell-derived astrocytes induced apoptosis in human malignant glioma cells while sparing nontumor astrocytes. The apoptotic effects of transgenic hTRAIL are greater than those of recombinant hTRAIL. Analysis of these results suggests that hTRAIL-expressing-ES cell-derived astrocytes should be considered in the development of new in vivo strategies to treat malignant human gliomas.Journal of Neurosurgery 07/2006; 105(1):88-95. DOI:10.3171/jns.2006.105.1.88 · 3.23 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Pituicytomas are rare tumors. Previously reported pituicytomas all presented with signs and symptoms relating to mass effect or endocrinological dysfunction. We report a 47 year old man who presented with sudden, severe headache and was found to have a hemorrhagic suprasellar mass with hemorrhage into the third ventricle. A mass arising from the pituitary stalk was found at surgery, and thorough pathological analysis revealed a pituicytoma. Pituicytoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a hemorrhagic suprasellar mass.Pituitary 02/2006; 9(1):53-8. DOI:10.1007/s11102-006-8070-5 · 2.22 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: For gene therapy strategies currently in clinical trials, viral vectors are used to deliver transgenes directly to normal and tumor cells within the central nervous system (CNS). The use of viral vectors is limited by several factors. The aim of this study was to assess whether embryonic stem cell (ESC)-derived astrocytes expressing a doxycyclineinducible transgene can be used as a vector for gene therapy. The authors generated a pure population of ESC-derived astrocytes carrying a transgene, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), inserted in the chromosome under the control of a highly regulated doxycycline-inducible expression system. Fully differentiated ESC-derived astrocytes were stereotactically transplanted in the mouse brain, and then cell migration and transgene expression were studied. The ESC-derived astrocytes started to migrate from the transplant site 48 hours after the procedure. They were found to have migrated throughout the brain tissue by 6 weeks. Transplanted ESC-derived astrocytes expressed the TRAIL transgene after doxycycline induction throughout the duration of the experiment. Teratoma formation was not observed in long-term experiments (12 weeks). These data show that ESC-derived astrocytes can be used as delivery vectors for CNS tumors. This technique might have a major impact on the treatment of patients with malignant gliomas and a wide spectrum of other neurological diseases.Neurosurgical FOCUS 10/2005; 19(3):E6. DOI:10.3171/foc.2005.19.3.7 · 2.14 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Embryonic stem cell (ESC)-derived astrocytes have many theoretical and practical advantages as vectors for delivery of gene therapy to the central nervous system (CNS). The aim of this study was to generate highly pure populations of ESC-derived astrocytes expressing drug-inducible transgenes, while minimizing contamination by undifferentiated ESCs Embryonic stem cells carrying a doxycycline-inducible green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgene were induced to differentiate into astrocytes by using feeder cell-free conditions that are completely defined. More than 95% of these cells expressed the astrocyte markers glial fibrillary acidic protein and GLT-1 glutamate transporter, and the morphological characteristics of these cells were typical of astrocytes. The expression of additional astrocyte markers was detected using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Undifferentiated ESCs comprised fewer than 0.1% of the cells after 10 days in this culture. Positive and negative selection techniques based on fluorescence-activated cell sorting were successfully used to decrease further the numbers of undifferentiated ESCs. Fully differentiated astrocytes expressed a GFP transgene under the tight control of a doxycycline-responsive promoter, and maintained their astrocytic phenotype 24 hours after transplantation into the mouse brain. This study shows that transgenic ESCs can be induced to differentiate into highly pure populations of astrocytes. The astrocytes continue to express the transgene under the tight control of a drug-inducible promoter and are suitable for transplantation into the mouse brain. The number of potentially hazardous ESCs can be minimized using cell-sorting techniques. This strategy may be used to generate cellular vectors for delivering gene therapy to the CNS.Journal of Neurosurgery 08/2005; 103(1):115-23. DOI:10.3171/jns.2005.103.1.0115 · 3.23 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Intraoperative brain shift may cause inaccuracy of stereotactic image guidance on the basis of preoperatively acquired imaging data. The purpose of our study was to determine whether factors predicting brain shift affect the success of image-guided resection of malignant brain tumors. We retrospectively studied 54 patients who underwent image-guided resections of histopathologically confirmed malignant brain tumors (9 metastases, 45 high-grade gliomas). Precautions were taken during surgery to minimize brain shift, but intraoperative imaging was not performed. The following factors predictive of intraoperative brain shift were assessed: tumor size, periventricular location, patient age, prior surgery or radiation therapy, patient positioning, use of mannitol, and length of operative time. Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging was obtained in all cases within 48 hours of surgery to assess extent of resection. Perioperative mortality was 0% in our series; perioperative morbidity was 3 of 54 patients (5.5%); 1 patient required reoperation for a hematoma, and 2 had transient neurological deficits. Successful resection was accomplished in 93% of tumors less than 30 cm(3) compared with 63.6% of tumors greater than 30 cm(3) (P = .026, Fisher exact test). This difference was more pronounced for patients with malignant gliomas. However, other factors predictive of intraoperative brain shift were not associated with unsuccessful resection. Intraoperative brain shift does not significantly affect the likelihood of successful resection of malignant brain tumors smaller than 30 cm(3). Larger tumors are less likely to be successfully resected, although factors other than brain shift can contribute to unsuccessful resection.Surgical Neurology 07/2005; 63(6):542-8; discussion 548-9. DOI:10.1016/j.surneu.2004.11.025 · 1.67 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: In this paper the authors describe the indications for and the results and complications of repeated transsphenoidal surgery (RTSS) to treat recurrent or residual pituitary adenoma. A retrospective review was conducted of 96 consecutive patients who underwent RTSS to treat recurrent or residual pituitary adenoma. Ninety-six patients underwent RTSS: 42 to treat a recurrent or residual pituitary mass and 54 to treat a recurrent or persistent hormone hypersecretion. There was no case of perioperative death and there was a 1% incidence of major complications. Postoperative endocrinological deficiencies were uncommon unless planned total hypophysectomy was performed to treat Cushing disease. Clinical remission occurred in 93% of patients undergoing RTSS to treat a tumor mass, and 15% of patients initially experienced remission only to face a relapse after a mean of 32 months. Endocrinological remission occurred in 57% of patients undergoing RTSS to treat hormone hypersecretion; most of these patients had Cushing disease. Thirty-five percent of patients with an initial endocrinological remission experienced a relapse of their symptoms after a mean of 31 months (thus, 37% of patients achieved sustained endocrinological remission). We failed to identify factors that accurately predicted initial symptom remission or delayed relapse following RTSS. Ten patients in our series eventually underwent a third transsphenoidal surgery without major complications. Repeated transsphenoidal surgery is a more effective treatment for recurrent or residual mass than it is for hormone hypersecretion and has acceptable rates of morbidity and mortality. If hypophysectomy is not performed, endocrinological deficiencies are unlikely following RTSS.Journal of Neurosurgery 07/2005; 102(6):1004-12. DOI:10.3171/jns.2005.102.6.1004 · 3.23 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to identify the optimal surgical goals and techniques for managing symptomatic Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs). The authors conducted a retrospective study of 62 consecutive patients who had undergone surgery for RCCs. Postoperative follow up was a mean of 28 months. Fifty-six patients underwent transsphenoidal cyst decompression and biopsy procedures, and six underwent cyst wall resection. Postoperatively, symptoms improved in 91% of patients with headaches and 92% of patients with visual deficits. Decompression and biopsy were associated with a 10% incidence of new anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies and a 6% incidence of new permanent diabetes insipidus; the incidence of new hormone deficiencies was significantly higher in the few patients who had undergone cyst wall resection. The incidence of relapse, defined as cyst regrowth with either recurrent symptoms or chiasmal compression, was 16%. Resection of the cyst wall was associated with a trend toward a decreased risk of relapse. Sellar packing, sellar floor reconstruction, and irrigation with absolute ethanol did not affect the likelihood of relapse. Squamous metaplasia and inflammation increased the risk of relapse. Residual cyst demonstrated on postoperative magnetic resonance imaging was associated with an increased risk of subsequent asymptomatic cyst regrowth. Seven patients (11%) underwent repeated operation with symptomatic improvement and minimal morbidity; only one patient relapsed following a second surgery. Decompression and biopsy procedures in the treatment of RCCs lead to improvement in signs and symptoms, with low morbidity rates. Repeated operations will be required in as many as 16% of patients but are also associated with symptomatic improvement, low morbidity, and durable remission. Decompression and biopsy may represent the optimal surgical management of RCC.Journal of Neurosurgery 11/2004; 101(4):577-84. DOI:10.3171/jns.2004.101.4.0577 · 3.23 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Neurosurgeons are often involved in the care of patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). Medical management of CVST includes appropriate diagnostic imaging studies, evaluation for potentially treatable causes of thrombosis, and control of increased intracranial pressure with medications and cerebrospinal fluid drainage. Seizure prophylaxis is indicated in the acute phase of disease and should be continued indefinitely in selected patients. Systemic anticoagulation with heparin and warfarin is the mainstay of medical treatment of CVST; anticoagulation is safe and effective even in the presence of intracerebral hemorrhage. Patients who deteriorate neurologically despite appropriate medical treatment are candidates for endovascular treatment. Endovascular interventions include infusion of thrombolytic agents directly into the thrombosed sinus and mechanical thrombectomy with balloons or rheolytic catheters. These interventions are effective and generally safe, although local thrombolytic infusions increase the risk of new or worsened intracranial hemorrhages. Chronic CVST with stenosis of the venous sinuses may be treated with balloon angioplasty and stenting. Under rare circumstances, open surgical interventions may be considered, including open thrombectomy and decompressive craniectomy. Neurosurgeons should also be prepared to treat late complications of CVST, including pseudotumor cerebri and dural arteriovenous fistulas. In summary, CVST is a serious but treatable disease, and effective medical, endovascular, and open surgical therapies exist.Neurosurgery Quarterly 02/2004; 14(1):27-35. DOI:10.1097/00013414-200403000-00005 · 0.09 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Frameless image-guided stereotaxy is often used in the resection of high-grade gliomas. The authors of several studies, however, have suggested that brain shift may occur intraoperatively and result in inaccurate resection. To determine the usefulness of frameless stereotactic image-guided surgery of high-grade gliomas, the authors correlated factors predictive of brain shift, such as tumor size, periventricular location, and patient age (as an indicator of brain atrophy) with the extent of resection. Inclusion criteria included the following: 1) stereotactic volumetric craniotomy for resection of tumor; 2) histologically proven high-grade glioma; 3) preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstration of an enhancing portion of tumor; 4) postoperative MR imaging within 48 hours to assess the extent of resection; and 5) preoperative intention to perform gross-total resection of the enhancing tumor. Fifty-four patients met these criteria between September 1997 and November 2002. Accurate resection was considered to be indicated by a lack of nodular enhancement on postoperative Gd-enhanced MR images obtained within 48 hours of surgery. Frameless stereotactic image-guided surgery resulted in the successful resection of 46 (85%) of 54 high-grade gliomas. Accurate resection was significantly more likely with tumors less than 30 ml in volume than with those greater than 30 ml (93 and 58%, respectively [p < 0.05]). In addition, small periventricular tumors were associated with significant less successful resection compared with nonperiventricular tumor (77 and 96%, respectively [p = 0.5]). Patient age did not affect the likelihood of successful resection. Frameless image-guided stereotactic techniques can be reliably used for accurate resection of high-grade gliomas when the tumor is less than 30 ml in volume and not adjacent to the ventricular system. In cases involving tumors larger in volume or located near the ventricles, intraoperative ultrasonography or MR imaging updates should be considered.Neurosurgical FOCUS 03/2003; 14(2):e5. DOI:10.3171/foc.2003.14.2.6 · 2.14 Impact Factor
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Cleveland Heath
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Publishers note: Edwardsville Scene is an online events, news, and reviews magazine. About a year ago we decided to take a break and concentrate on other projects. Over the next few weeks and months we are going to try and get this site back up and running. Hope to see everyone out soon. Enjoy the story!
by Jesse Gernigin
It is Sunday night and I am out for the soft opening for Cleveland Heath the newest edition to Edwardsville's downtown dining scene. Cleveland Heath is owned and operated by Jennifer Cleveland & Edward Heath two warm and well trained restraunteours. Cleveland Heath is located downtown next to Township Grocer. Its grand opening will be on Monday, November 28.
Inside you are met with a warm interior, a long copper topped bar and an inviting dining room where the music is as fresh as the food you are served. With me I've brought my editor and a good friend, they are both well traveled and know enough about food for me to value their opinions and input. We show up early and grab a seat at the bar. I take in a few cocktails, and while their prices are very reasonable, they offer nothing new to the curious cocktail drinker. They make up for this by stocking a full soda fountain with vintage lines ranging from Ski Soda to Frosty's Root Beer. Their beer and wine selection is very good, offering high quality for every taste at great prices. Their bottle selection is also fair and is obviously put together by an individual who pairs bottles of wine with their meals.
The bar is great and we pass an hour talking to both the staff and Jennifer Cleveland. I ask her about how the soft weekend went.
"It was a busy weekend." Jennifer says.
I mention my amazement at how fast the restaurant was put together and opened. Jennifer and Edward both agree it was amazing.
"The space was there and the time was just right." Edward said.
So they took the chance and bought into the space. Cleveland Heath went up quickly as I'm sure you've seen driving by these past weeks as Jennifer and Edward worked diligently inside. And the work they have done is amazing. Jennifer and Edward took the space and made it a warm and inviting place using soft browns and warm copper colors.
After a few drinks we grab a seat in the corner and proceed to order half the menu. Our starters come out quickly assuaging any worries about slow service. The food is friendly, simple and delicious. We start our meal with brussels sprouts that were cooked to a crisp but delightful finish with capers, ham and cheese sliders served on fresh baked rolls topped with fruit compote and this was finished with a simple deviled egg. Each of these are great starters but the brussel sprouts were my favorite. Their fresh green taste was perfectly balanced by the salty fresh finish of the capers. The ham and cheese sliders were a close second with their sweet and savory flavors balanced so finely together. It was the sprouts freshness that won me over.
We skipped the salads (which I regretted because the Kale salad looked amazing) and went straight to the entrees. First up was the grass fed hamburger which was served on a grilled pretzel bun with fresh arugala, a horseradish aioli and grated cheddar. The hamburger was cooked to perfection (which I was worried about because they didn't ask us how we wanted our burger, but it didn't matter because it turns out they only cook burgers one way at Cleveland Heath, and that's awesome) and the usual chewiness that comes from the low fat content of grass fed burgers wasn't present. The burger was also served with the best fries I've been served in Edwardsville, crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside, thin but not crunchy and served with a great dipping sauce. The whole thing came out on a large wooden tray looking as good as it tasted.
Next up was the pork chop. I am not a pork fan but my buddies enjoyed it thoroughly and suggest ordering it if you are a fan. I did try the sides that came with it and I was surprised by how good the grits with cheese and potatoes were and I am sure its rich flavor balanced well with the traditional lean flavor of pork. The last entrée was beer can chicken street tacos. The tacos were served with a slaw and grilled onion mixture that brought texture and pop to the flavor of the taco. The tacos were filling without being heavy and flavorful without being overly dense from sauces or salsa. The chicken was what made the tacos rock. The meat was moist and fresh and obviously just cooked (unlike some restaurants which cook enough chicken for three days and serve accordingly). Alongside the tacos was a mixed greens salad which sat awkwardly beside the tacos on those large white plates restaurants seem to enjoy serving people on. Awkward or not the mixed greens did a great job of balancing the savory flavor of the tacos with a slightly tart and fresh lemon dressing making the overall experience of the entrée delightful and not flavor drab.
After dinner we all split a bread pudding. This was a tough decision on my part as I am not a bread pudding fan. The mushy and overly sweet dessert often goes well past the comfort stage of comfort food substituting excess for excellence. So you can imagine my surprise when out comes two cake cut squares that changed my opinion of bread pudding. The dessert was served with a charred top that had caramelized the sugar locking in the flavor of bread's natural sweetness. The bread pudding was dense and moist but not overly so (a mistake bread pudding often suffers from) and served besides a ribbon of chocolate dipping sauce. I loved it and it was the perfect after dinner finish.
The service at Cleveland Heath was great. Jennifer and Edward have worked hard on making a restaurant that is as much about the quality of the food as it is about the quality of its service. Their restaurant should become a local favorite for Edwardsville and Madison County. So after we had paid my friends and I had a long walk. During our walk we had a serious but sincere discussion at the end of which we all agreed that Cleveland Heath stands to become the best restaurant in Edwardsville.
WHAT?! I can hear you crying. We have so many good restaurants, why is this the best? You are just excited for the new guy. You may say. And you would be right. Edwardsville does have a great many awesome restaurants. You want great pizza hit up the 222 Bakery on Friday, you want a great cheap brunch hit up Mr. Curry's. And yes, I am excited for the new guy, how can you not be? They moved into a historic building, made their space beautiful and brought jobs and good food into downtown. Cleveland Heath does great food that is fresh, well prepared and served professionally by a courteous staff. They do this without cutting corners or passing the price along too you. Jennifer and Edward are people trained in the art of details and it shows. Hands down, no question, best restaurant in Edwardsville. Four stars. Please share this story on Facebook and Twitter!
Update: Cleveland Heath now has a Mini Menu at Global Brew!
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For Walker, it's about protection.
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Iowa cop shot in forehead, calmly describes gunman
The rookie officer called dispatchers with a detailed description of the suspect seconds after he was shot in the forehead
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa — An officer shot eight times — including once in his forehead — Monday afternoon during a traffic stop managed to describe the suspect to police despite his injuries.
The manhunt for Jamal Dean, 22, has put one neighborhood on lockdown as police comb the streets, according to the Sioux City Journal.
Officer Kevin McCormick was administering a traffic stop because a female passenger was not wearing a seat belt when Dean, the driver, exited the vehicle and immediately began firing before McCormick had left his squad.
McCormick, who joined the force a year ago, put the cruiser in reverse, ducked down and called the communications center, according to WCF Courier.
"I can't believe I'm talking to you guys right now because I've got a bullet in my forehead," he said.
Dean was last seen running from the scene carrying a rifle. McCormick described him as a six-foot-one black man with the word "outlaw" tattooed on the right side of his neck. Police believe he has gang connections.
He's served prison time for weapons charges and is suspected in several area shootings.
McCormick was released from the hospital Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery, according to police chief Doug Young.
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Next Time, I'll Just Order Take-Away Pizza
The problem with making my own pizza from scratch is two-fold: 1) I've enjoyed so many good pies over the years that anything I produce is bound to disappoint, and 2) I know people who know how to make terrific pizza and are willing to offer up their dough recipe.
The picture to the left, believe it or not, is my recipe for two pounds' worth of pizza dough. It's based on a recipe forwarded by Mark Furstenberg, the master baker late of G Street Food. He suggested I reduce the hydration by five percent so the dough would be easier to work with. I felt like I was back in algebra class, trying to figure out the baker's math on this baby.
My headaches didn't stop there, either. Once I did the math, I had to convert it into ounces, since my home scale doesn't weigh in grams. Then I had to find a place in our old Takoma Park bungalow that was warm enough to let the dough rise — but near enough to a TV set so I could watch college football and occasionally fold the goddamn dough. My chosen spot, the basement, was not ideal.
Oh, the compromises of a home baker who grew up in Nebraska.
The Y&H pie in all its salty and crispy glory.
The next day, I pulled the dough from the fridge, let it warm and rise some more, and then shaped the ball into the closest thing to a pizza round. (This is when I learned about "resistant" dough and how to deal with the reluctant bastard.) I ladled on the home-cooked sauce (long cooked to sweeten the sauce and cut down on tartness) and applied the basil leaves, fresh mozzarella, Italian sea salt, and olive oil.
I took the prepared round to some friends' house for New Year's Eve and baked the thing on a stone. Ten minutes later, I practically had to pry the pizza off the stone because it had sat too long before we popped the pie into the oven. My fellow partiers said they enjoyed the pie; they marveled that it was my first pizza ever made from scratch.
My own review?
I loved the thin, crispy crust, which remained horizontal even when held aloft. I didn't love its lack of flavor, which I blame on the cold basement and my addiction to college football. I also wanted more chew to the dough; it was crispy, all right, but not chewy the way all good crusts are.
Finally, the whole thing was too salty (though not absurdly so). I made the classic rookie mistake: I salted everything to taste, not taking into account the pizza as a whole, how the salt would become too overpowering when I brought the dough and the sauce together and shaved a little umami-loving Parm over the top.
This is why superb pies take weeks and weeks (months and months? years and years?) to perfect. My hat is off today in humble recognition of D.C.'s best piemakers.