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Album Summary
- Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
- Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe d'amore)
- Gerd T�rk (Tenor)
- Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe)
- Masato Suzuki (Organ)
- Robin Blaze
- Peter Kooij
- Hana Blazikov�
Notes & Reviews:
BBC Music Magazine, May 2013
[BWV112] is well worth exploring, especially for Robin Blaze's liquid countertenor...Hana Blazikova and Peter Kooij's first duetto might sound distinctly lacking in impatience for the coming of the Saviour, but happily their second is ecstatic and full of life.
Gramophone Magazine, March 2013
BWV112 is universally outstanding. Suzuki draws attention to the strongly directed bass-lines of the chorus, the bucolic effervescence of 'Zum reinen Wasser' - delectably delivered by Robin Blaze - and the carefree, generous coloratura of the wonderfully etched duet...this is a finely characterised reading, celebrating the older Bach in a happy place.
MusicWeb International, April 2013
The acoustic is warm, draws no attention to itself; and the balance of solo singers, solo instrumentalists and ensemble is excellent.
Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (09/2011).
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Works DetailsBach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166)
- Performers: Gerd Türk (Tenor); Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe); Masato Suzuki (Organ); Robin Blaze; Peter Kooij; Hana Blaziková; Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
- Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
- Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
- Running Time: 25 min. 3 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 11/25/1731
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 112, "Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt" BWV 112
- Performers: Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin); Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe d'amore); Robin Blaze; Peter Kooij; Gerd Türk (Tenor); Hana Blaziková
- Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
- Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
- Running Time: 12 min. 34 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Cantata/Oratorio
- Written: 04/08/1731
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29
- Performers: Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin); Masato Suzuki (Organ)
- Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
- Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
- Running Time: 22 min. 31 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 08/27/1731


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Her voice was raspy and after answering questions she paused, as if about to faint.
I hear it again in my ears, as I did that day in October 1971, ardent and raspy, unchanged by the passage of time.
A deep, raspy voice seems the only vestige of the three decades he spent pounding his body with poisons.

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Join my fight against these outrageous taxes. Click on the link below to sign my on-line petition to let Governor Paterson know NO MORE TAXES!!!!! Join the Fight and sign my online petition by clicking here. Click here to see additional images named TAXES in the photo gallery as well. Below you will find a list of tax proposals. •Restructure the Clothing Exemption. Eliminates the sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear priced under $110 and replaces it with two, one-week exemption periods for clothing and footwear priced under $500. Localities will have an option to join the state in offering this exemption. •Extend New York City Personal and Credit Services Sales Tax Statewide. Makes personal services (such as beauty, barbering, manicure, pedicure, massage, health salon, or gymnasium services) and credit rating and reporting services subject to sales tax statewide. Currently, only New York City sales tax applies to these services. •Extend Sales Tax to Entertainment-Related Spending. Imposes a sales tax on entertainment-related consumer spending, including but not limited to, movie theaters and sporting events. Most states tax entertainment-related services (31 states tax concerts, theaters, and movies; 27 states tax participatory sports; 22 states tax health clubs; 36 states tax amusement parks and rides; 34 states tax circus admissions). •Extend Sales Tax to Transportation-Related Spending. Imposes a sales tax on transportation-related consumer spending, including but not limited to, taxis, limousines and buses. Several other states tax transportation-related services (8 states tax taxis; 16 states tax limousine services; 9 states tax chartered flights). •Limit Itemized Deduction for High Income Taxpayers. Limits the ability of taxpayers with incomes over $1 million to reduce their tax liability by claiming itemized deductions. Currently, taxpayers with incomes over $525,000 are allowed to claim 50 percent of the value of itemized deductions. Charitable deductions would be excluded from this proposal and may still be claimed as itemized deductions for the purposes of state income taxes. Additionally, all of these deductions could still be claimed on federal taxes. •Limit the Capital Improvement Exemption. Limits the capital improvement exemption under the tax code to new construction, a new addition to existing construction, or complete reconstruction. Currently, a capital improvement is defined as an addition or alteration to real property that (1) substantially adds to the value of the real property or appreciably prolongs its useful life, (2) becomes part of the real property or is permanently affixed so that removal would cause material damage to the real property or to the article itself, and (3) is intended to become a permanent installation. This provision would apply the sales tax consistently with other purchases that would improve, or be used within, a property but would not be considered to be part of the real property. •Repeal the Sales Tax Cap on Fuel. Repeals the current state sales tax cap of eight cents per gallon on motor fuel and diesel motor fuel. There is no demonstrated evidence that this cap provides savings that are passed on to consumers. •Extend Sales Tax to Cable and Satellite Television and Radio. Imposes sales tax on television and radio services provided by cable, satellite or other similar means. This is the practice of 23 other states. •Repeal Bad Debt Provisions. Closes the current loophole that allows certain vendors such as private label credit card lenders (e.g. department stores) to reclaim sales tax revenues from debts that are not repaid, but prohibits other vendors or lenders to access these revenues. This proposal would limit the credit refund to the vendor only. •Reform the Cigar Tax. Modifies the taxation of cigars to impose a tax of $0.50 per cigar to simplify the administration of the tax. The current tax is equal to 37 percent of the wholesale price or approximately $0.34 per cigar. •Standardize Tax on Flavored Malt Beverages. Increases the tax on flavored malt beverages to levels consistent with the taxes imposed on other alcoholic beverages. •Eliminate Underutilized Tax Credits. Eliminates six credits currently allowed under corporate franchise taxes and the personal income tax. All of these credits are underused, as indicated by the number of claimants and by the small total dollars claimed. The credits that would be eliminated are the automated external defibrillator credit, the fuel cell electric generating credit, the security guards training credit, the alternative fuels credit, the qualified emerging technology company (QETC) capital tax credit, and the transportation improvement contributions credit. •Restructure the Insurance Tax. Simplifies the insurance tax on life insurers to a straightforward 2 percent tax on premiums. Currently, the tax is a complicated calculation of four alternative tax bases on income and capital, adding the highest amount to a premiums tax at 0.7 percent, all of which are subject to a cap equal to 2 percent of premiums. This proposal would also tax all non-life premiums, currently taxed at differing rates, at the same 2 percent rate. •Treat Coupons Consistently. Removes the current discrepancy in sales taxation between manufacturers' coupons and store-issued coupons in grocery stores. This proposal would treat both coupons the same and impose the sales tax on the amount paid by the customer plus the amount of the coupon (as is currently done with manufacturers' coupons) rather than on the net discounted price. •Increase Sales Tax on Luxury Goods. Imposes an additional sales tax on luxury goods. This proposal would impose a 5 percent tax on the price of the following items in excess of the following thresholds: $60,000 for cars, $200,000 for vessels (including but not limited to yachts); $20,000 for jewelry and furs; and $500,000 for noncommercial aircrafts. •Treat Gain from the Sale of Partnerships as Income. Requires nonresidents to include gains from the sale of entity interests as New York-source income if the gain is from sales of real property located in New York. Currently, nonresidents can create partnerships to sell a property located in New York State and then sell their partnership interest, which is not taxable for a nonresident because it is considered intangible income. •Amend the Definition of Presence in New York. Closes the loophole which allows taxpayers to avoid residency in New York (and therefore avoid New York tax liability) by having family members stay at sites other than the taxpayer's primary residence. This proposal would require that spouses and children only be "present in New York" instead of "present at taxpayers' Permanent Place of Abode (PPA) in New York" for purposes of a test of New York residency. •Expand Tax on Nonresident Hedge Fund Income. Expands nonresident personal income tax to include income received from hedge fund management fees. Currently, only a small portion of such income is taxed as compensation, with the remainder deemed tax-free capital gains. This proposal would result in equal treatment of this income for residents and nonresidents. •Address Abusive Tax Avoidance. Ends two sales tax avoidance schemes used during the purchase of motor vehicles, aircrafts (including but not limited to corporate jets), and vessels (including but not limited to yachts). First, this proposal targets business entities that avoid sales tax on their purchases of aircrafts used primarily to transport their corporate executives. Such entities take advantage of a sales tax exemption for commercial aircrafts by having the airplane purchased by a non-resident affiliate, which then charges resident affiliate employees for use of the aircraft. Second, the proposal targets New York residents that avoid sales tax on motor vehicles, vessels, and aircraft used in-state by forming a new corporation or a limited liability corporation that purchases the item in question out-of-state, brings the item into the state, and then allows the New York resident to use the item at will. •Expand Definition of Affiliate Nexus for Internet Sales. Prevents a company from avoiding charging sales and use tax on internet purchases by creating independent but affiliated out-of-state entities to make those sales. Under this proposal, a company would create a "nexus" in the state (and thus be required to collect sales tax) if an in-state affiliate uses a trademark, service mark, or trade name the same as or similar to that of the remote affiliate or if an in-state affiliate engages in activities that help the remote affiliate develop or maintain a market for its goods or services. •Close Digital Property Taxation Loophole. Imposes state and local sales tax on purchases of prewritten software, digital audio, audio-visual and text files, digital photographs, games, and other electronically delivered entertainment services to achieve tax parity. For example, with the passage of this bill, a book, song, album, or movie would be subject to sales tax no matter if it was bought at a brick and mortar store or downloaded online. •Disallow Utility Definition as Manufacturers. Clarifies that electric generation facilities do not meet the definition of manufacturer under the capital base of the corporation franchise tax. This proposal would create tax policy consistency by conforming the definition of manufacturer across the entire corporation franchise tax. • Change Filing Requirement for Overcapitalized Captive Insurance Corporations. Clarifies that captive insurance companies receiving 50 percent or less of their gross receipts from insurance premiums would no longer meet the definition of an insurance business, and would file a combined return with their closest affiliated corporate taxpayer. This provision would close a tax loophole that allows companies to form a captive insurance subsidiary to shelter excessive amounts of income from assets held in pay-out reserves. • Eliminate Exemption for Large Cooperative Insurance Companies. Removes the competitive advantage afforded to certain large cooperative insurance companies that write $25 million or more in annual premiums by eliminating their exemption from taxation. Cooperative insurance companies were intended to provide fire insurance in rural areas with coverage gaps, but in certain instances are competing for business outside of that intent. • Increase Beer and Wine Tax Rates. Increases the excise tax on wine and beer to approximately the average of surrounding states. The tax on wine would increase from 18.9 cents per gallon to 51 cents per gallon, and the beer tax would increase from 11 cents per gallon to 24 cents per gallon. Alcohol excise taxes were last increased in 1991. • Increase Auto Rental Tax. Increases the Auto Rental Tax (ART) from 5 percent to 6 percent. This tax was established in 1990 and has not been increased since that time. II. New or Increased Fees • Increase Feed Tonnage Fees. Increases fees for distributors transporting feed from $.05 per ton to $.10 per ton to help recoup a greater portion of inspection costs. This fee was last amended in 1996. • Increase Food Licensing Fees. Increases biennial food licensing fees from $200 to $400 for food processors and warehouses; from $200 to $900 for complex food processors requiring more frequent inspection; and from $100 to $250 for retail food stores. Revenues will help to cover the costs of conducting inspections. Food processing fees were last amended in 2002, while retail food store and food warehouse fees were last increased in 2003. • Establish Seed Dealer Licensing Fees. Creates new fees of $100 per year and $.25 for every $100 in gross annual dollar volume sales on seed labelers and distributors. In addition, a license will be required before conducting business in New York State, with licensing revenues going towards ensuring the quality of seeds sold by dealers in the state • Increase and Expand Statewide Central Register (SCR) Fees. Increases the SCR clearance fee currently paid by the Office of Children and Family Services and voluntary agency employees from $5 to $25. These fees have not been changed since their establishment in 1990. Foster parents, adoptive parents of foster children and individuals in family care homes serving clients of the Office of Mental Health and the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities will continue to be exempt from paying a fee. This proposal also establishes a $25 fee for certain individuals such as child care providers and their employees. • Increase Civil Service Exam Fees. Increases fees for open-competitive exams by $5 above the existing range of $20 to $40, establishes fees for promotional exams ranging from $10 to $25, and changes the charge for local exam fees to a per-application cost rather than a per-completed test cost. The existing fees were last changed in 2004. • Establish a Local Fee for Hiring a Public Retiree through the 211 Waiver Process. Creates a new $200 application fee charged to local governments requesting a waiver to employ a public retiree, under Section 211 of the Retirement and Social Security Law. This fee would allow the Department of Civil Service to recover its costs for reviewing these transactions. • Increase Public Management Intern Placement Fee. Increases the fee paid by state agencies to recruit and place a Public Management Intern from $5,000 to $7,600 per appointment to fully offset program costs. The last increase to this fee was in 2006. • Expand Fingerprinting to Licensed Insurance Personnel. Requires fingerprinting and background checks at current fee levels of $75 for any individual who is applying for a license under Article 21 of the Insurance Law. • Establish Security Guard Training Fee. Establishes an initial certification fee of $500 to qualify as a security guard instructor, as well as a renewal fee of $250 every five years. In addition, security guard training schools would be required to pay an initial certification fee of $1,000, and a renewal fee of $500 every two years. • Increase Nuclear Power Plant Fee. Increases fees paid by nuclear power plant operators from $550,000 to $1 million. These annual fees support the radiological disaster preparedness efforts of the state and the local communities where the plants are located. These fees were last changed in 1994. • Increase Motor Vehicle Registration Fee. Increases registration fees for most vehicles and fees for distinctive plates by 25 percent. The average vehicle registration fee will increase from $44 to $55. Revenues will be directed to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund. These fees were last increased in 1998. • Increase Motor Vehicle License Fee. Increases original and renewal driver's license fees by 25 percent. A standard 8-year renewal will now cost $62.50, up from $50. Revenues will be directed to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund. These fees were last increased in 1992 •Reissue License Plates. Requires the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to reissue reflectorized number plates starting April 1, 2010. The associated fee is increased from $15 to $25, with revenues directed to the General Fund. License plates were last issued in 2001. •Establish a Fee for MV-278 Certificates. Creates a new $50 fee for a book of MV-278 pre-licensing classroom certificates. Currently, these books are distributed to driving schools at no charge. •Increase State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Fees. Increases 13 permit fees for private, commercial and institutional facilities, industrial facilities and stormwater facilities. A portion of these fees were last increased in 2003. •Establish New Marine Fishing License. Establishes a new marine fishing license at a cost of $19 for state residents, and $40 for out-of-state individuals. The marine fishing licensing would also serve as a registry of New York marine anglers and would fulfill requirements of the National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption Program. •Establish a Trout and Salmon Stamp. Establishes a new trout and salmon stamp at a cost of $10, and requires all persons fishing for trout and salmon to possess a stamp in addition to their standard fishing license. •Restructure the Clothing Exemption. Eliminates the sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear priced under $110 and replaces it with two, one-week exemption periods for clothing and footwear priced under $500. Localities will have an option to join the state in offering this exemption. •Restructure the Clothing Exemption. Eliminates the sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear priced under $110 and replaces it with two, one-week exemption periods for clothing and footwear priced under $500. Localities will have an option to join the state in offering this exemption. •Restructure the Clothing Exemption. Eliminates the sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear priced under $110 and replaces it with two, one-week exemption periods for clothing and footwear priced under $500. Localities will have an option to join the state in offering this exemption. •Restructure the Clothing Exemption. Eliminates the sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear priced under $110 and replaces it with two, one-week exemption periods for clothing and footwear priced under $500. Localities will have an option to join the state in offering this exemption. •Restructure the Clothing Exemption. Eliminates the sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear priced under $110 and replaces it with two, one-week exemption periods for clothing and footwear priced under $500. Localities will have an option to join the state in offering this exemption. •Restructure the Clothing Exemption. Eliminates the sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear priced under $110 and replaces it with two, one-week exemption periods for clothing and footwear priced under $500. Localities will have an option to join the state in offering this exemption. •Restructure the Clothing Exemption. Eliminates the sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear priced under $110 and replaces it with two, one-week exemption periods for clothing and footwear priced under $500. Localities will have an option to join the state in offering this exemption. •Increase DEC Education Camp Fee. Increases tuition at the Department of Environmental Conservation's four education camps from $250 to $325. This fee was last increased in 2005. •Increase Physician Fees. Increases the bi-annual physician registration fee, last raised in 1996, from $600 to $1,000 to support the ongoing activities of the Office of Professional Medical Conduct. •Establish Early Intervention Parent Fee. Establishes a new monthly parental fee, based upon income, for the Early Intervention Program, similar to other states. •Establish Early Intervention Provider Fee. Imposes a new application fee on providers seeking to participate in the Early Intervention Program. •Restructure Clinical Lab Fee. Converts the fee on clinical laboratories to a 1 percent assessment based on annual receipts. •Increase Certificate of Need Fees. Increases 10 fees on health care providers that support the Department of Health's administration of the certificate of need process. These fees were last raised in 2001. •Increase Asbestos Fees. Increases nine fees for asbestos certification, licensing, and project notification. The fees range from $50 to $1,000 and will be doubled. These fees were last increased in 2004 •Increase Boiler Fees. Increases two fees for boiler inspection and insurance industry reports. The fees range from $25 to $200 and will be doubled. These fees were last increased in 2004. •Establishes Explosives Fee and Penalty. Adds explosives handling and pyrotechnics to the explosives licensing requirements, and adds new civil penalties for violation of these requirements. This change would impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day for each violation of licensing and other explosives requirements. •Increase Real Property Transfer Fee. Raises the real property transfer fee that is paid whenever a deed is recorded. Last changed in 2004, the fee would increase from $75 to $125 for residential property, from $165 to $250 for commercial property, and from $50 to $100 for non-deeded transfers (housing cooperatives) in New York City. •Increase Parks Administrative Fees. Raises administrative fees for various park activities, such as camping, cabin rentals, golf, and marina usage, as well as for Empire passports, passes and permits. These fees were last increased at various times between 2003 and 2006. •Establish Horse Entrance Fee. Establishes a new entrance fee of $10 for every horse entered into pari-mutuel races conducted in New York State. •Increase State Licensing Fees. Increases licensing examination fees for 16 disciplines licensed by the Department of State such as notary public, barber, cosmetology and real estate salesperson. These fees have been increased at various times between 1967 and 2005. •Increase Surcharge on Auto Insurance. Increases the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee on auto insurance policies from $5 to $10 to support state police operations. This fee was last raised in 2003. •Establish Processing Fee for Paper Tax Returns. Creates a new fee of $10 for filing a paper personal income tax return, which will encourage individuals to file via the internet. •Establish Bad Check Fee. Creates a new fee of $50 for checks returned due to insufficient funds by the Department of Taxation and Finance. •Establish Installment Payment Fee. Creates a new fee of $75 for taxpayers wishing to establish installment payment agreements to satisfy outstanding tax liabilities. •Establish Tax Preparer Fee. Creates a new fee of $100 to be paid by all persons who are compensated for the preparation of 10 or more tax returns. •Increase Highway Use Tax Renewal Fee. Increase the highway use fee for a replacement registration certificate to the cost of the initial permit. This fee for a replacement registration would increase from $4 to $15 for a motor vehicle, and from $2 to $15 for a trailer, semi-trailer, dolly or other drawn device. The fee was last amended in 1984. •Increase Cigarette and Tobacco Retail Registration Fee. Increases the cigarette and tobacco retailer fee from $100 to $1,000 for retailers with gross sales of under $1 million, to $2,500 for retailers with gross sales of $1 million but less than $10 million, and to $5,000 for retailers with gross sales of $10 million or more. This fee was last changed in 1990. •Establish Non-LLC Partnership Fee. Imposes a new fee on non-limited liability company (LLC) partnerships equal to fee amounts that currently apply to LLCs. Amounts would range from $25 to $500. Unlike the current LLC fee, partnerships with New York-source gross income under $1 million would be exempt. III. Charges and Assessments for Specific Sectors •Increase Utility Assessment. Increases the current regulatory fee on public utilities throughout the state, including electric, gas, water and telephone. This action will pay for state regulatory and management oversight by raising the fee from 1/3 of 1 percent to 1 percent of intrastate revenues, expanding the fee to include energy service companies, and establishing an additional 1 percent state energy and utility service conservation assessment, which will expire on March 31, 2012. •Reinstitute Hospital Assessment. Reinstitutes the 0.7 percent assessment on hospital inpatient revenues. •Reinstitute Home Care Assessment. Reinstitutes a 0.7 percent assessment on total home care provider revenues. •Increase Hospital Surcharges. Proportionately increases the three health care surcharges paid by insurers on hospital patient services. These were last increased in 2006. •Increase Covered Lives Assessment. Increases the covered lives assessment on insurers to $1.04 billion. This assessment was last raised in 2008. •Extend the Covered Lives Assessment. Applies the covered lives assessment to insurers headquartered out-of-state. •Establish Physician Procedure Surcharge. Creates a new 9.63 percent HCRA surcharge to surgical and radiological procedures performed by physicians in office-based and urgent care settings. •Increase Insurance Assessment for Public Health Programs. Requires financing for certain public health programs through assessments on the insurance industry. •Establish Timothy's Law Insurance Assessment. Finances the costs of assistance to small business to implement Timothy's Law from insurance assessments. 132 2009-10 New York State Executive Budget • Increase Insurance Assessment for Tobacco Control and Early Intervention. Finances tobacco control ($70.9 million) and Early Intervention insurance ($44.3 million - 50 percent offsets state costs and 50 percent offsets local costs) costs with an insurance industry assessment. • Extend Insurance Assessment. Applies the insurance assessment to insurers headquartered out-of-state. • Create Third Party Administrator Fee. Establishes a $1 assessment per claim processed by entities that administer self-funded health insurance plans. • Create Sales Tax on Soft Drinks. Imposes an additional 18 percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes on fruit drinks that contain less than seventy percent of natural fruit juice and non-dietetic soft drinks, sodas and beverages. By increasing the price, it will discourage individuals, especially children and teenagers, from excessive consumption of these beverages. Revenues will be directed for health care initiatives. IV. New or Increased Fines • Allow Civil Penalties for Non-Housing Cases. Authorizes the assessment of civil penalties for violations of Human Rights Law. Currently, civil penalties are authorized only for housing discrimination violations of Human Rights Law. These penalties were established in 1997 and carry a maximum civil penalty of $50,000 unless the discrimination is shown to be malicious, in which case the maximum penalty is $100,000. • Remove Cap on Traffic Violation Surcharges. Eliminates the $100 cap on surcharges for violators with two or more convictions arising out of the same traffic incident. • Increase Vehicle Safety Fines. Increases the civil penalty for repair shops, inspection stations, and dealers who falsify safety and emission inspections or falsify vehicle repairs, from a maximum of $350 per violation to a minimum of $350 for the first violation, $500 for the second violation and $1,000 for the third violation. This bill will also increase the civil penalty for dealers from a maximum penalty of $1,000 to a maximum of $1,500. • Establish Uncertified Crane Operation Penalty. Adds a new civil penalty of $1,000 to $3,000 for individuals that operate a crane without a certificate of competence issued by Department of Labor. In addition, employers that knowingly allow employees to operate a crane without certification will be assessed a penalty of $5,000 to $10,000. • Increase License Suspension Fees. Increases fees for license suspension from $25 to $50 for non-alcohol related suspensions, and $100 to $200 for alcohol-related suspensions. This proposal would also increase the scofflaw termination fee from $35 to $70, and increase the license reinstatement fee from $50 to $100. These fees were last increased in 1992 •Increase Food Safety Violation Penalties. Increases the maximum penalty for the first critical health violation of Agriculture & Markets Law from $300 to $1,000, and from $600 to $2,000 for each subsequent finding. This penalty was last amended in 1990. Additionally, the maximum penalty for the first critical health deficiency finding related to a rule or order of the Department will increase from $200 to $1,000 and from $400 to $2,000 for each subsequent finding. This penalty was last amended in 1968. Both increased penalties are intended to improve compliance with statutes and regulations. •Allow Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras. Authorizes the use of cameras to identify vehicles speeding in highway workzones and designated stretches of highway. Tickets of $50 for highway speeding and $100 for workzone speeding would be issued to the registered owners of vehicles captured by the cameras. V. Other Revenue Actions •Expand the Bottle Bill. Expands the nickel deposit to include additional beverage containers and provide for the return of unclaimed deposits to the state. Proceeds would be directed to the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). •Reform the Empire Zones Program. Requires all current and future participants in the program to be recertified before qualifying for tax year 2008 zone benefits, and to meet or exceed a new statutory, 20:1 benefit-cost standard. This proposal would also exclude businesses from certain industry sectors (utilities, retail, and real estate holding companies) from applying for future acceptance into the program. •Allow the Sale of Wine in Grocery Stores. Allows New York to join 35 other states that permit wine to be sold in grocery stores. •Expand Tax Compliance. Provides the Department of Taxation and Finance with a variety of tax enforcement tools to ensure that taxpayers are remitting the taxes they owe, including the ability to verify tax liability through the use of third party information, and increases in the interest rates tied to the underpayment of tax. This package will provide for a more comprehensive audit, compliance and tax enforcement program. •Enact Reciprocal Vendor Offsets. Enacts a reciprocal program with the U.S. Treasury Department and other states to intercept vendor payments to satisfy legally enforceable and past due income tax debts. •Increase Prepaid Sales Tax Rates on Cigarettes. Increase the prepaid sales tax rate on cigarettes from 7 percent to 8 percent, consistent with the sales tax rate in most New York State jurisdictions. This will not change the amount of tax liability, but simply the timing of payments. •Allow for Mailing of Decals To TMT Carriers. Provides the authority for the Tax Department to mail decals to Truck Mileage Tax (TMT) carriers. The state amended its Highway Use Tax law due to a federal law that stated that states were no longer allowed to use a permit/decal system. That law has since been repealed. •Increase Tax Prepayment. Increases the mandatory first installment of tax due from certain taxpayers from 30 percent to 40 percent of the previous year's tax liability. For most taxpayers, this installment is due in March with the filing of the previous year's tax return. This will not change the amount of tax liability, but simply the timing of payments. •Extend Pari-Mutuel Tax. Extends lower pari-mutuel tax rates for one year. This proposal would also extend by one year the rules governing the simulcasting of out-ofstate races and the authorization for account wagering. •Eliminate Quick Draw Restrictions. Removes certain restrictions on the locations where Quick Draw can be played and on the hours of operation. •Extend VLT Hours of Operation. Eliminates the hour restrictions on the operation of VLTs. The elimination of these restrictions will allow the Division of the Lottery to set hours based on facility utilization. •Allow for Additional Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games. Removes the restriction that currently allows the Division of the Lottery to join only one multi-jurisdictional game. This action would allow the Lottery to be part of new multi-jurisdictional gaming associations. •Improve Lottery Prize Fund Investment. Authorizes a wider variety of investment options for moneys held by the Lottery Prize Fund. This will allow the Lottery to achieve a higher return on these investments through a prudent, diversified investment strategy. •Authorize VLTs at Belmont Park. Authorizes the operation of VLTs at Belmont Park, which would generate a franchise payment of at least $370 million in 2010-11. VI. New or Expanded Tax Credits • Expand the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to allocate an additional $4 million in aggregate credit awards to taxpayers that develop qualifying housing projects for low-income New Yorkers. Credits are given in equal installments for a 10 year period, so that the total amount of credits that will be awarded from this new authorization will be $40 million.


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I can assure you, your material was HIGHLY entertaining. My memories of listening to you by the campfire will be among my favorites. I'm smiling now remembering that night.
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Hey guys, here's what I know about filterskins:
I found the filter skins at Cycle Gear, but can't find them on their website, even using one of the 4 diff. part numbers on the package.
They are MSR Filterskins - size small/tall, Diameter 3" - 5", Length 5" - 8"
A search found them HERE, but I couldn't find them on MotorcycleSuperstore either. I'd say check your local Cycle Gear if you have one.
Initially I thought I'd just use them and toss them during a trip, but after buying a 2nd pack for myself I'm realizing it's probably worth it to save them and clean/reuse when I get home. A 3 pack is $20 or so...
I'm happy with the performance, the only trick is getting it all the way down covering the bottom of the prefilter. It's tight in there! I've tried using a plastic bag over my hands to try to keep the oil off, but usually end up getting it on myself anyway. I guess some disposable gloves would be ideal. Like I mentioned in my post, my red prefilter was nearly clean underneath while the dirt and dust was CAKED onto the skin. 'Nuff said. Triple baggin'! (Skin, pre, and main paper. Why not?)
Hope that helps!
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I have spent WAAAAAaaaaayyyy too little time reading through ADVrider - but VIOLA!!! Now I MUST go through from the beginning.
Viola, Cello (but been waay too many years now) - though it made picking up the Mandolin (tuned to "Mandola" tuning) - pretty instinctive.
More later - I GOT SOME READING to do!
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I'll go ahead and borrow/steal some of the others pics to keep the timeline and perspective. Don't mind me fellas!
Jonz pics:
Mommer's cam:
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Hey Viola-tor,
I'm sure you'll agree those last two shots of Mommer's must have been the work of Photoshop.
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The morning brings, well, more riding! Up an at 'em! We get right to some more alternate (tougher) routes.
I wanted to get some helmet cam footage of this first boulder strewn trail, but the mounting foot somehow broke in my luggage, so no footage of my/our bad-ass-ness. You'll just have to imagine.
A pic from Mommer's cam. That is one fun trail, line selection is crucial! A few rocks...
Jonz showing us how it's done:
We agreed the center line was the winner (as Jonz is demonstrating), but for some reason Sven and Mommer wouldn't listen...
As always, it's steeper than in looks, and I got stalled just before the big ledge because of the traffic jam ahead of me. My Rekluse equipped 990 pulled me right up the step from a standstill, no backing down needed to gain momentum. Sweet! [As I recall I did use my velcro strap on the brake lever while helping with Sven's bike. It was steep enough!]
How many guys DOES it take to pick up a 950 anyway?
In Aaron's defence, he rode everything the rest of us did on Scorpion tires (which can hardly be called knobby), and smiled the whole time.
This day gets more and more interesting! The challenges keep on coming with water and mud. Yup, that's Mommer's 950 S, one of the tallest bikes ever, in it DEEP.
What's the lesson of the day? Center line, people, center line. When will they learn?
Jonz veering right, and then stopping. ;-D
Then going. Sorta
Jonz pic:
Our hero exiting the bog. Smooth as silk! (but I was sweating bullets under that calm, poised exterior ).
And then more water, but in a totally different package: A decommissioned train tunnel over a mile long. Crazy! Our guide wasn't sure if it would be frozen in the middle, he'd never actually ridden it. Whoa. We vote to dive in.
It starts out easy enough, just a few puddles over squishy loose gravel.
A pinhole of light is at the far end, and seems to refuse to get any bigger as we ride. The sound of FIVE Austrian V-twins and two singles reverberating in the tunnel is incredible. Steam is rising off of the hot exhaust pipes and the glow of headlights and GPS units is eerie.
As we work our way in farther and farther the puddles get deeper and so does the gravel. The water is ice cold splashing up over the tops of our boots and the sense of urgency to GET OUT becomes stronger.
Another stolen Jonz pic:
The puddles join and turn into a lake, spanning wall to wall concealing the terrain underneath; it's just get on the pegs and smoothly twist that throttle. There is some passing going on as some stall out, some elect to slow down, some to accelerate to the finish.
I decide to gas it, passing a couple riders. Only jjmyzrider is ahead of me, and I'm gunning for the exit, but his bike starts bucking underneath him a bit and he slows for the hidden rocks, and I'm right on his tail, I have to brake. As my front wheel encounters the large rocks my momentum is gone, the forks are already compressed and the chassis is out of balance, so over I go, in super slow-motion. NOOOOOOOO! I really, really don't want to suck water in the engine, truly I do not. I plant my leg and try with all my might to keep the big pig up, feeling the icy cave water pouring in over the tops of my motocross boots (it's that deep in there! Wall to wall!). The best I can manage is a slight angle to the bike with the help of the saddle bags and the crash bars as my RPMs spike near redline, but I manage to keep the filter over the waterline. I SHOULD have hit the kill switch, but one is not exactly PLANNING what to do in a tip-over situation!
So now I've created a traffic jam at the mouth of the tunnel, and several riders create new lines on either side of me as I hoist the bike up. We've made it. What an incredible sensory experience!
More fun after the tunnel too...
Time to eat. We hit up a cool little cafe (where the hell was that? Can't remember the town.), let's just say the service was, errrr, enthusiastic.
Wait, a little closer?
When Davestr is along you never know what is gonna happen! Love that guy.
What a day! And it's only lunch! Onward...
We pick up a few supplies in the next "big" town and our convoy gets a little separated, and Aaron, Mommer and I finally track down the rest of the party, eating AGAIN! Hilarious. All Dave needs is an excuse... Grizzly bear!
There's one more alternate for the day before a high-country campground, and it's an ATV trail that is WAY fun. No pics, too busy on the handle bars, but it was def a challenge on the fully loaded big bikes. We played tag with a group of riders on little singles, and they took OFF in this stuff, their bread 'n butter. I was in the lead and we ALMOST made it to the end, only one last STEEP and LOOSE hill climb, but it was enough to give me pause. When the group finally caught up we were informed that we lost Sven, his radiator filler neck had somehow cracked after hitting a rock somehow, and he had retreated back to town. After inspecting the hill on foot we decided to backtrack down the alternate back to town to find Sven, leaving that hill climb staring at us, smirking. I wanted it, but I think we made the right decision to stick together.
Getting turned around to head back (Mommer's pic of me in the trees):
We try everything we can think of, and it takes a while, but eventually we spy Sven's bike at a hotel. Dave, noble Dave, peels out of formation across multiple lanes of the freeway to join him. We know Sven is safe and will soon have company, so the remainders of us ride away to the campsite, hoping to use the last slivers of daylight.
Who do we find at the campsite? Geek and company! A reunion!
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Man that tunnel sounded awesome, I'm jealous.
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Where was that cafe?
That would be Basin, Montana.
And where's the action sequence of Mommer in the rock garden? Looked cool in the camera.
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I, ummm, have "misplaced" that sequence of Mommer, I have one more place to look, hopefully it's not gone forever. It IS a cool sequence! I swear, this new camera is EATING my computer, I'm always at redline in terms of hard drive space. At 7 frames per second and HD video I guess that's bound to happen. Swimming in data, gahhhh!
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Day breaks on our camp and I shudder, remembering Geek's drunken singing from the night before. Oh, how could such a foul memory tarnish such a beautiful day? Why God, why?
It really is a pretty camp site.
Aaron finds a sleepy friend as I dry my boots out.
After we get rolling I find myself riding along side Dirty Santana and his gal in a construction zone. Hello ole' buddy! It seems like a months ago that we were riding the Continental Divide together... In reality it is only days! Motorcycle camping is like that, time is fluid.
Mommer has a mechanical issue. Two actually, which means it's time for a break! Might as well take some peeektures.
Tiger in the grass...
Dude in the grass!
This stop is long enough for a nap, so might as well take advantage! There's shade and soft grass, and the bugs aren't bad at all.
Mommer works his electrical magic to get his fan going again and we make a tiny old mining town, which is also a poker run card point.
We've been half-heartedly trying to play the game, but it's not really designed for the uber-manly alternate riders! Our bad-ass, boulder-strewn paths mean we'd have to back-track on pavement to pick up cards, and that doesn't seem in line with our group's philosophy. Fine by me!
Mommer's mechanical problems are not over, his water pump is going, going... The Achilles heel of the big KTMs. What to do, what to do...
He's not happy. The bike is still rideable, but for how long??
We're just shy of another potentially challenging alternate trail, and attempting it with a major mechanical issue is not going to happen. From our original group that met so early in the morning outside of Boulder Colorado it's down to Mommer and myself. Gnarly had to fly back to Colorado, Geek and Santana had other plans for the MT1000, Dave is helping Sven (I hope everything is going okay with them!), and so that leaves us two. Not to get too mushy, but I feel that we've developed a kinship, Jasen Mommer and me. We come from totally different worlds and find ourselves here, having the time of our lives. His simple, poignant philosophical points at the ends of conversations resonate with me, almost like those motivational posters or daily affirmation calendars (and I mean that in a good way! ), and when the going gets tough I find myself turning to him first for his take on the situation. He finally announces that he is out, planning to limp the bike back to the next biggest town where there is a motorcycle shop where he can hopefully over-night ship a water pump kit, and that we should continue on without him.
Part of me wants to accompany him, "never leave a man down" and that whole thing which I've been thinking a lot about this trip. Davestr is great about that, who is at this moment sacrificing his own riding enjoyment to help Sven out with his 690. It was Dave and Mommer who spent an entire day tramping up and down a hillside looking for my sorry carcass after all. But he insists that we go on, that there's no sense in any of us ducking out as he knows exactly what to do, unpleasant as it may be. Feeling more than a little guilty I agree. I'll just have to be the one to carry the flag all the way through I guess!
Off we ride. It's jjmyzrider, Jonz, Baja Ho, AB Boy (Aaron), and me.
Jonz got this great helmet camera footage of the alternate in question. He was chasing jjmyzider, and I was not far behind. In fact, I *think* that's my voice and engine at the beginning before he starts his bike.
Exiting the alternate:
The sky is turning angry as we visit a historic town. I've GOT to go in here!
This place is crazy! It's mostly coin operated amusement curios from the late 1800's. Many of them still work!
Player roll
Many different automatic pipe organs.
And a machine billed as "the eighth wonder of the world," a mechanized violin playing machine. It's not a machine that sounds like a violin, it's one built AROUND a real violin. Kooky. I've gotta hear this.
Incredibly this one still works, so I pop in my dime and prepare to be amazed...
I wouldn't rate the sound as a "wonder," but it was cool to see all the little gears and wheels spinning. Clever indeed, but it was SOOO soft by modern standards it is hard to imagine anyone being blown away by this contraption. The tune sounded like a "pop" tune of the day, perhaps one people would've recognized. As I see this I'm reminded of the robots that are programmed to "play" the violin (or other instruments). It's an impressive technological exercise to be sure, but PEOPLE make music. Remember that!
I'm hesitant to even link this up, but I mentioned it, so might as well! Note the robo-death grip on the bow (and the stressed, scratchy sound that results). Also note the "vibrato" on the long notes which they've achieved by little roller balls on the fingertips (which is not the way a string player would do it, obviously). I think it's funny the way a wrong rhythm was programed in, trying to stylize it (like you can stylize a robot playing violin...).
Just for comparison, here's Pinchas Zukerman, one of the greatest living violinists (and he plays viola too!) playing music for real. Tone, vibrato, expression... Nice try Robot, epic fail!
jjmyzrider's brother meets up with us somewhere in here, I can't remember exactly where, I think it's this Wild West tourist trap, right? He's also on a white and purple KTM 620. Brothers unite!
The clouds are dark, the rain is coming down somewhere, but we have plans. Oh yes! These gnarly alternate riders need more, uhhh, gnarly alternate routes! Up to a mountain pass we go. We're not getting rained on per se, but there is water everywhere as evident by the road spray our wheels are creating.
As we pull off the pavement there's a buzz in the air between us, this moisture means tacky dirt! Traction! Oh yeah! The brothers fly away in a purple flash of wheelies while the big bikes follow, right past a sign that reads "Impassable when wet." Surely that doesn't apply to us, right? KTMs can go through anything!
It is beautiful...
I'm running full knobbies, and even so my wheels start slip-sliding all over the place only a mile in. Aaron has the Scorpion dual-sport tires (which are definitely more street oriented) and he is struggling to stay on the track too. And we're not the only ones!
The brothers and Jonz go a bit past this mud puddle and decide "it's just not worth it fellas." Maybe that sign WAS talking to us???
We can't go that way, but there's another track that will take us down out of the hills. The sky is eerily beautiful at sunset after a storm.
Baja Ho and I look back and see Aaron stopped on hill, and eventually go back to see what's up. Oh dear, the old 950 low fender issue strikes: his wheel has locked up from the sticky Montana mud.
We knock some mud loose, remove the fender and attempt to continue on, but the brake line on the older 950s loops over the wheel so it is threatening to be ripped off by the ever expanding mud-shoe around the tire. This is some sticky, nasty stuff.
Eventually we try removing one of the calipers all together, but the brake lines are still an issue. Progress is reduced to feet (or inches!) rather than miles. I have a feeling Aaron will probably be doing a high fender conversion very soon... Of course we're all in this together, but I'm pleased that I took the trouble to install a high fender on my bike this season and it isn't me! Make no mistake, we are ALL struggling in these conditions, high fender or no.
At some point in all the muck and with the turning around I lost my balance and had to abandon ship, but no harm done. Picking the bike up while boots are slipping in the mud is a trick!
The sun is going quickly, and we can't really go forward OR back, so we decide to make camp right there where we stopped. I love it! This is the cowboy way: ride 'till you can't ride any more, then sleep. As tough and frustrating as this riding is, this is incredibly satisfying, living in the moment, dealing with what comes. We have everything we need including food, water, shelter and each other. Brilliant.
Adventure my friends. Adventure.
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Here's a few more from Mommer's cam I unearthed. Good stuff!
No, my bike isn't going off the trail for any particular reason. Nothing to see here, move along...
You can see the mud spray if you look close.
Yeah baby!
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I remember turning my headlamp on and being amazed when the light was Red ("you don't have to turn on that red light"!).
I don't remember much else but I was told by Dire Wolf that it was "my night".
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In the morning we lazily rise and pack our things. Were in no hurry, the longer we wait the more the ground will absorb yesterdays rainfall. And then some real Montana cowboys come along, doing their thing! How cool!
Now I feel that my back-country Montana experience is complete. I couldnt help but note that three out of four real Montana cowboys prefer ball caps to cowboy hats. Silly Texans that dont even own a horse might want to think about that... Just sayin.
Its still a little bit muddy, but with every minute we ride the conditions improve and soon we are out on better maintained roads at a lower elevation. We didnt bag our originally planned alternate (the one with the mud hole), so well just have to come back someday. [If Im remembering correctly THAT alternate wasnt even an official one, it was a "trail-of-interest" of jjmyzrider and his brother. I dont think any of the organized MT1000 route was through there, but I could be mistaken as I wasnt navigating.]
Next up: The Gravelies. Id been hearing about this for days, and the name suggests to me a B-Grade horror flick. What we get is stunning high-altitude dirt touring scenery, and my-O-my is it nice!
I wasnt in photo mode for some reason, I was lulled into a ride-and-enjoy state. It was cold and windy which probably contributed in part to my brain shutting down. We all put on another layer or two as we climbed.
I think some of the other boys got some nice photos. Jonz grabbed these two which capture it really well:
There are Peruvian shepherds in wagon-tents, which looked like a lonely, lonely job to have. One had an iPod. I wonder if he has a solar charger for it? It was cool to see all the sheep and dogs running around over this picturesque landscape filled with color.
On the way down I grabbed this shot, which I like very much, which started a little trend over in the OC. I still like mine best, its the dirtiest.
Another day, another HUGE Montana meal at a local establishment. Sweet. As I dismount it becomes achingly clear that I have obtained flat number four of the trip. Eat first, fix tire second.
The food is great, and pie a la mode for staying power to get me through the rest of the day is a must, and then its wrenching time once again. And Sven is here! He and Dave found a welder and got the 690 radiator back on its feet, and Sven tells me that Dave turned around to help Mommer out with his bike issues, and order a few parts for his own bike since a package was being shipped overnight anyway (I think I scared everyone with my dirty air filter skin demo. Whoopsie! ).
We have shade and even rocking chairs so this seems like as good a place to have a flat as any. Plus beer is only a few steps away, if one is so inclined... As Im breaking the bead who appears? Davestr and Mommer! But... Together on Daves bike.
I cant believe it, its so cool to see them here! If my tire wouldnt have been flat they wouldve missed us by ten minutes, pretty cool how things work out. As I change the tire we trade stories and I find out that indeed Mommers water pump is failing, but no permanent damage, and the parts are on the way. They hopped on Daves bike to come find us for lunch and succeeded! Awesome.
Camping for tonight is only a few miles away, and coincidentally this is terrain Ive already covered as part of the CDT on the way to Darby the first time, so its cool to see it again after all the terrain that has passed under my wheels in the last week. This is the last night out of the MT1000 and were back on the standard route, so were anticipating a large group of riders camping in the same area. To our surprise, it appears that there are only two groups camping that are completing the organized ride. Where we are has a few more inmates that weve been seeing off and on again, and apparently theres another group camping up the road a ways. Id say only about 15-20 riders total.
The guns come out and we take turns shooting across the river which is great fun (I guess they dont have to conserve ammo anymore?? ). Mmmmm, DEagle. Deagle-deagle-deagle.
After dark we make a large fire and I give another recital as we have some previously unenlightened motorcycle campers with us. I got a little bottle of fire-water earlier after the flat and allow myself to get happy.
Tomorrow: The final push.
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The prevalence of oligoclonal bands in the CSF of patients with primary neurodegenerative dementia
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Recent guidelines from the United States and Europe on the diagnosis and management of dementia include advice that younger patients with dementia should undergo CSF examination, which frequently includes analysis for oligoclonal bands (OCB). The presence of CNS specific OCB has traditionally been considered suggestive of an inflammatory aetiology, although the interpretation of such a finding in the presence of a normal CSF white cell count and protein is more difficult.
We reviewed retrospectively the prevalence of OCB, determined using agarose isoelectric focusing, in a series of 131 well characterised patients with a final diagnosis of a degenerative dementia who had undergone CSF examination.
The mean age of the patients was 60.0 (SD 8.4) years. Seventy (53%) patients had Alzheimer's disease (AD), forty seven (36 %) had frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), seven (5%) had Dementia with Lewy bodies and the remaining seven (5%) patients had other rarer neurodegenerative dementias. Neuropathological examination had been performed in fifteen (11%) patients. CNS specific OCB were present in nine (7%) patients in this cohort, all of whom had normal CSF white cell counts: four AD patients (a prevalence of 6%), four FTLD patients (a prevalence of 9%), and one patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (a prevalence of 25%). Investigation of these patients, including two with neuropathologically verified AD and one with post-mortem confirmed CJD, did not reveal an alternative aetiology for their dementia.
A central immune response can occur in primary neurodegenerative dementias, albeit uncommonly.
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- The prevalence of oligoclonal bands in the CSF of patients with primary neurodegenerative dementia
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Journal of Neurology
Volume 251, Issue 2 , pp 184-188
- Cover Date
- 2004-02
- 10.1007/s00415-004-0296-4
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- 0340-5354
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- 1432-1459
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- dementia
- degenerative
- diagnosis
- cerebrospinal fluid
- oligoclonal bands
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- J. C. Janssen MRCP (1)
- A. K. Godbolt MRCP (1)
- P. Ioannidis MD (1) (2)
- E. J. Thompson PhD (3)
- M. N. Rossor MD (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Dementia Research Group, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
- 2. B Department of Neurology, Ahepa University Hospital, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece
- 3. Department of Neuroimmunology, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK


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Maybe it's just me, but I don't know what Biggie saw in Faith. I mean, what was wrong w/ Lil Kim? She was cool, ok maybe you can't take her home to mama but speaking of Kim, I much prefer the old one to this new constructed version. Ew.
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The classic tactical turn-based combat returns in this modern re-imagining of X-COM: UFO Defense.
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Players take control of Buzz, Woody, and Jessie as they explore the world of Toy Story and much more.
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What the Flock...?! Farmers beware! Sheep-stealing UFO's are reported in the area of this funny (almost cute) looking game.
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The third game in the Destroy All Humans! series, Path Of Furon depicts Cryptosporidium 139 in his attempt to save the Furons from an evil alien species
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X-com is re-established to fight alien invasion once again in the third instalment of the series.
Xatrix Entertainment's redneck-themed first person shooter built on an advanced version of the Ken Silverman's Build engine.
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Mayor Jim Schmitt has invited Pope Francis to visit Green Bay. Pope Francis has a deep love for the poor, homeless and destitute. I find it troublesome that the mayor would invite the pope knowing how the mayor feels toward the homeless. He has fought the St. John's homeless shelter every time they tried to increase the number of beds they can have, and accused the deacon of lying about certain things. The mayor questioned how anyone who provided the homeless with meals and a place to sleep, then turned them out on the street, could call themselves Catholic.
Another group wants to open a center for these same people to go to during the day. This group has found two separate places to rent, but the City Council dragged its feet in approving the plan, and then the landlords backed out. Has pressure been put on these landlords?
The mayor stated that he thought the plan was a good one, but not in Green Bay. I end this with a message to the pope, from one Francis to another Francis, please do not come, as you would be disappointed in our "Catholic mayor."
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One night a year, chefs who know their kitchens better than their homes and are nearly unrecognizable without their white jacket, break out their tuxes and formal dresses, party with old friends and gush about their favorite subject. They show up bright-eyed and giddy, even those who aren't nominated, because the James Beard Awards honor all those hours, experiments and messes in pursuit of culinary excellence.
"I just like these awards because they give us a chance as a food community ... to come together to spend some time celebrating the amazing accomplishments of the folks in our own profession," says Rick Bayless, chef of Frontera Grill.
Diners have been feasting on those accomplishments all year, from Dominique Ansel's cronuts, which have spawned spin-offs across the country and earned him Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year, to Blaine Wetzel's foraged fare at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, which landed him Rising Star Chef of the Year.
Restaurants credited by Experience Food and Wine correspondents with putting their cities on the map were recognized when Naomi Pomeroy of Portland's Beast was named Best Chef: Northwest, and Vikram Sunderam of D.C.'s Rasika took home Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.
And of course, the list goes on. Standouts among the standouts include New Orleans, the proud home of five restaurants and chef awards, two of which went to Peche Seafood Grill -- Best New Restaurant and Best Chef: South -- and April Bloomfield, who inspired twitter celebrations over female chefs when she won Best Chef: New York for her work at The Spotted Pig.
"This is the best of the best of the best," says master of ceremonies and Chopped host Ted Allen.
"There's so much excellence when it comes to food in America right now," adds Andrew Zimmern, host of Bizarre Foods. "I find that thrilling."
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I'm fairly sure Luke Skywalker had little to no marquee value when Star Wars was released but that did okay.
There's a difference between the eleventh movie in a series and the first. Kirk and Spock's marquee value was built up over decades. To many people they are synonymous with Star Trek. If this was the first Star Trek movie ever made, with no TV series proceeding it, you might have a point.
Marquee value with who? If they are synonymous with Star Trek, is that good, or just something else the marketing department had to overcome? Personally I think he has point anyway
People who go to the movies. From a marketing standpoint Kirk and Spock are a safer bet than Picard and Data, Sisko and Kira, Janeway and Seven or Archer and T'Pol.
Not really. Star Wars and Luke were unknown in 1977. Folks went in no knowlege of either one. Star Trek has been around for decades and is part of our culture. Even if people call him Dr. Spock, they have a vague idea who Spock is.
And they won't care until you show them stories and people they can or want to care about, just like any other movie or TV show etc. Even marquee value will only take you so far.
And positive reviews and buzz will take you the rest of the way.
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That would just be TNG redux. All TNG did was peal the labels off of TOS and put them on different bottles and then change the dates. Why use the knock off when you can use the originals?
So instead of doing TNG, they should have just remade TOS, back in the day? What I think is being suggested is it would be a Trek for our time, as presumably TNG was when it came out.
Yeah actually they should have, but I doubt the movie folks would have gone for that
What would make it a "Trek for our time"? Any show would reflect the time in which it is made. A rebooted TOS made in the 80/90 is not going to be a copy of the 60s version any more the ST09 was.
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All TNG did was peal the labels off of TOS and put them on different bottles and then change the dates.
Strongly disagree. TOS and TNG are very, very different shows. Both excellent though.
You can still see the TOS DNA in TNG. Saying its 100 years in the future and throwing a Klingon on the bridge isn't much of a difference. It was in many ways Phase II with some name changes. And Phase II was a continuation of TOS.
The differences are mainly from the times they were produced.
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Potential offensive targets for Phoenix Coyotes in free agency
In terms of major priorities, the Phoenix Coyotes have already crossed plenty of their offseason list.
Re-sign general manager? Check. Re-sign head coach? Check. Re-sign goaltender Mike Smith? Check. Get the Glendale City Council to approve a new 15-year arena lease agreement? CHECK, CHECK!
While Renaissance Sports & Entertainment still must finalize both its lease agreement with the City of Glendale and its purchase of the Coyotes by August 5, partner Anthony LeBlanc has already made one thing clear: the team's payroll will be going up and the business of hockey will once again be the focus rather than the secondary story to the team's off-the-ice issues.
LeBlanc's assurance that the team's payroll will increase by "a real number" going into next season is music to the ears of Valley fans, especially given what lies ahead.
NHL Free Agency officially begins Friday morning, and while the Coyotes have arguably had their best stretch of success -- three playoff appearances in the last four seasons -- in franchise history, the team could certainly use some upgrades this summer, particularly if they want to keep fans coming to Jobing.com Arena.
A top-six forward is often a priority this time of year for the Coyotes, but even more so this summer.
During their lockout-shortened 2013 season, Phoenix finished No. 21 in goals per game (2.5) and No. 25 in power play percentage (14.8).
Plain and simple, they need playmakers on offense.
The 2013 Class of free agents isn't exactly loaded with 30 or 40-goal scorers, but talent can still be had. And frankly given their depth defensively (Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Keith Yandle, Zbynek Michalek, Rostislav Klesla and David Rundblad), the Coyotes focus needs to be strictly offensive.
Keeping Boyd Gordon and Kyle Chipchura would be nice, but here's a list of targets that could definitely bolster the team's chances of getting back to the postseason:
THE POINT MAN - Brad Boyes, LW
Boyes, 31, is exactly what the Coyotes could use on the man advantage. The veteran winger isn't the same player he was with the St. Louis Blues back in 2007-2008 and 2008-09 (76 goals and 61 assists), but he has no problem being the point man on the power play and is a very willing and able passer. After a down season in 2011-12 with the Buffalo Sabres, he rebounded in 2013 with an admirable 35-point campaign. Phoenix is still looking for the right guy to replace Ray Whitney and Boyes could be just the man for the job.
THE WILD CARD - Clarke MacArthur, LW
Sticking with the winger theme, MacArthur is a free agent with a lot of upside but not a lot of notoriety. The 28-year-old put up back-to-back 20-goal seasons in 2010-11 and 2011-12 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but because the team was so bad until last season, few have heard of the eight-year veteran. He's a good skater, creative with the puck and has no problem fighting through checks in the offensive zone. A down year in 2013 could make him an affordable, yet attractive target.
THE TIPPETT CHOICE - David Clarkson, C/RW
When looking at the 2013 free agents, few have skill sets more tailor-made to play for Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett than Clarkson. And that's saying something considering center Mike Ribeiro played for Tippett in Dallas. Clarkson, a seven-year veteran, does it all. He can score (30 goals in 2011-12), he can thrive on the power play, he enjoys battling in and around the net and he has plenty of postseason experience. There's a price tag for those qualities, but in Clarkson's case, it might be money well spent.
THE HOLIDAY BUY - Viktor Stalberg, LW
If the Coyotes want to go shopping this Fourth of July Weekend, Stalberg might be their best bang for the buck. His time didn't end well in Chicago, but make no mistake, he's a speedster that instantly puts pressure on defensemen when the puck's on his stick. Twenty six points between the regular season and postseason have likely hurt his value on the open market, but he has top-6 forward written all over him, he just needs the right change of scenery.
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