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The 190-room Upper East Side hotel takes on the nearby Carlyle with unique luxuries: a private rooftop garden with butler service, Daniel Boulud room service, and custom Dux by Duxiana beds.
The Denihan hotel group (Affinia, the Benjamin) takes on the iconic, grand-dame hotels of New York's Upper East Side with The Surrey, an elegant prewar building less than a block from Central Park and around the corner from the Whitney Museum. After a $60 million renovation in 2009, the 190-room Surrey boasts a five-room spa that does custom treatments, an English rooftop garden with butler service, and -- here's the kicker -- 24-hour room service courtesy of three-Michelin-star chef Daniel Boulud, from his on-site restaurant Café Boulud.
In lieu of the gilded-to-the-gills lobbies and extensive features you'd find at the Plaza or St. Regis -- not to mention the daily battalion of tourists wandering in to snap photos -- the Surrey offers a private, more intimate experience, more like the Carlyle. But instead of the Carlyle's hushed lobby full of Louis-XV-inspired decor, expect a hushed lobby full of Art-Deco-inspired decor. Wall sconces that would look right at home in the Empire State Building share space with a graffiti-scrawled armoire in the hallway. Hanging behind the leather-upholstered front desk are stark black and white images from conceptual artist Jenny Holzer. A metal elevator that looks like it's straight out of the 1920s futuristic film Metropolis whisks guests up to their luxurious rooms, where marble baths with French Cote Bastide toiletries, Pratesi bathrobes, and incredibly comfortable custom Dux by Duxiana beds await.
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Nightly turndown and a house Benz
Attentive and fairly extensive -- enough to make you feel like minor royalty: Porters open every door for you, the front desk receptionist personally escorts you up to the room when you arrive, and there's a nightly turndown service and a complimentary house car. Still, you'd feel even more royal at the Carlyle, where there's a white-gloved elevator operator and twice-daily maid service.
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Located on a posh block just off Central Park on the Upper East Side, the Surrey shares the street with multimillion dollar townhouses. The luxury boutiques of Madison Avenue are just around the corner (as is the Whitney Museum of American Art, one block down), and there's a restaurant from star chef Daniel Boulud downstairs. While traffic on Madison Avenue and the occasional party at the Whitney can get loud, this by and large remains a very quiet, sedate neighborhood in the evenings. New York doesn't get much more exclusive than this.
Some of the most luxurious beds in the city
Starting at a spacious 330 square feet, rooms are bigger than at the Carlyle and the Waldorf Astoria, and feature extraordinarily comfortable custom Dux by Duxiana mattresses topped with Sferra linens. The occasional weird design choice (a cheap-looking armoire, pillows embroidered with corny poetic quotes) take the rooms down a notch from those at the make-no-mistakes Carlyle. Still, with ebony oversize desks with inlaid vanity trays, Bulova alarm clocks, and handsome coffee table books (the fashion of Lanvin, the portraits of Vanity Fair), rooms are much more stylishly contemporary than those than those at the Waldorf or the New York Palace.
A unique private rooftop garden with butler service -- but you still have to pay for Wi-Fi
The Surrey's most distinctive feature, its 2,200-square-foot English rooftop garden with butlers serving food and drinks from Café Boulud downstairs, is open only during the warmer months. The garden, which opened in the spring of 2010, is available only to guests and members of the hotel's exclusive patron club. Aside from that, there's a 24-hour Life Fitness exercise room with luxury amenities (Hildon bottled water, Mascioni hand towels), a business center with two computers (which, for these high room rates, should really be free to use but aren't), and a spa with five treatment rooms.
Bring the dog -- and your wallet.
Pets are welcome, and there's no weight or size limit. The only catch: You'll be charged a pricey daily fee. The hotel furnishes pet owners with bowls and treats.
A bit too formal for most families. Try the Plaza instead.
Although cribs are free at the Surrey and Central Park is just a block away, it's hard to see this hotel as particularly kid-friendly. The hushed lobby and the formal French restaurant don't really lend themselves to relaxed family getaways. There's no separate kids' menu, and there are no rollaway beds. Try the Plaza instead.
Room service and restaurant dining from famous French chef Daniel Boulud.
When the hotel restaurant and room service are managed by world-renowned three-Michelin-star chef Daniel Boulud, you have to take advantage. Surrey guests receive priority seating at the restaurant, Café Boulud. I was able to get a reservation for two that night, just by putting in a request at the front desk.
After a $60 million renovation in 2009, this 190-room hotel on the Upper East Side is ready to pull guests away from the nearby Carlyle with room service by Cafe Boulud, a private rooftop garden with butler service, and some of the most comfortable hotel beds in New York.
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Don't want to step on anyone's toes here, but it is a game, either you like their rules and play it, or don't like them and don't play it. Personally, if you have to have a sexual relationship of any sort in a game, you have greater issues than discussing this silly issue.
And anyone asking why this is inappropriate for kids probably should not be playing this game if you have trouble figuring that out.
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Joined: 3/03/06
you do know not everyone who will look for a relationship in a game has relationship issues in real life. i have a loving boyfriend and both of us look for male partners in game all the time. Whats wrong with it? nothing its merely enhance the individual players gameplay experience. If a game doesnt have homosexual npc relations big woop ill find another player. most likely my boyfriend but if i find another male player whos into homosexual RP by all means ill play along. What a player does with his time in a game should not be important to any of you. What you should worry about is how to make your own gaming experience a great one. To worry about others is just plain stupid. unless they are your real life friends or a close friend in game.
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Joined: 1/29/06
There are a number of players you might be responsible for this decision-
Bioware- Unlikely given their past support for their gay players
EA- Possible but then again this is the same company that hired actors to protest Dante's Inferno. EA hasn't been one to shy away from controversy or raising a rucus to get attention. On the other hand EA needs a big win. John Riccitiello the CEO of EA put a lot of eggs in the WAR basket and that didn't turn out well. Add in some other failures under his tenure, and you have a guy that is on the verge of losing his job. Riccitiello needs a big win and he might be willing to make a decision that offends a small group of people to please the larger group, might even get some press over the decision.
Lucas- Look at the newer trilogy and The Clone Wars, Lucas is heavily marketing Star Wars to the youth. He doesn't seem to care much about older fans or giving his own creation justice, he just wants that money.
Player demographics- Gay players make up a very small portion of the gaming community. If companies aren't willing to cater specifically to women why would they bother with another minority group? It's all about pleasing the larger segment which is primarily straight males, thus the continuation of the chain mail bikini in its many forms.
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Originally posted by Leoghan
Having homosexual references in a book is far away from allowing them into an MMO game or a movie accessed by millions of people. Judging from Bioware's approach in ME and DA regarding this matter i am pretty sure that Lucas Arts gave them a red light about homosexual relations in TOR.
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Joined: 5/06/06
1. Were not talking 'sexual relationship'. Just a relationship.
2. Relationships involving two people of the same gender are 100% appropriate for kids. Its not like SWTOR would be their only exposure to it. Get with the times is the appropriate phrase here.
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Joined: 1/31/05
I will Survive
I can understand Bioware choice
People on the internet can be so mean its crazy
Imagine 2 guy kissing emo and flirting and all... all the homophobe would start picking on them with things like "fucking gays, you like licking shit" blah blah blah and so on... the fight it could result woulb be crazy and Bioware would spend a lots of time dealing with that shit
So they are playing safe to keep some nasty mouth from doing their thing and poison the entire game
Still i would have love some girl on girl show but meh whatever
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Joined: 5/31/04
Hey look, R&P is back!
Only the Sith deal in absolutes...
Honestly though, who gives a damn?
Don't like what's on offer? Don't go through the content.
You were never forced into any sort of relationship in other Bioware games; you needn't think you'll be forced into having one now.
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Joined: 4/17/11
I would leave out all sexuality. I can't name a single MMO where these relationships have added anything of value to the MMO.
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Joined: 6/20/08
Well if I am going to RP / Lore my main Jedi Consular, I am best to avoid these relationships with npcs (sounds like Dark Side temptation points) as well as other characters.
On the other hand, I'll be having an Imperial Agent and the npc aspect could be quite interesting.
Overall, I'm an advocate for if you need relationships in a game, form them with other players like all other mmos. I woulnd't be surprised if Bioware did ask this question years back, and the word came down from George Lucas quite clearly 'No".
MMOs with multiple player options already have species w/ species relationships, as will TOR...that's a significantly differant step in itself.
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Joined: 3/12/04
I agree with the OP's statement that there are "bigger fish to fry". Honestly, romancing companions is a very tangential part of the game... even space combat is more significant from an overall perspective.
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Joined: 7/29/11
People simply can't create fun for themselves!
Why is everyone saying homosexuality is acceptable in games without actual ties in that create value? Make a logical value to being homosexual other than pleasing you with eye candy, and then ship the official document to bioware and tell them to put it in. Even with regular Heterosexuality we clearly see it doesn't add anything other than eye candy to the game. What's cattering 0.05% more to a game with just eye candy going to do? I do not support gay marriage, but I support the people, not their choices. So what? If you gave me a valid reason and system of homosexuality to place in a game other than eye candy, maybe perhaps it would innovate game mechanics or something, I'd consider putting it in. If not, go nerd rage at the wall. :P You can rage on here, but you will just prove even more of how immature you are when the dev team won't ever read your posts. Email it to them, and see if they even resond back after the first acknowledgement email.
I struggle not with life, money, emotions, and world, but against old mindsets and selves to be proven obsolete in a age and time of rapid changes. Go create fun, so you can have fun.
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Joined: 4/23/09
I thought what I'd do is I'd pretend I was one of those Deaf-mutes.
Originally posted by SlothnChunk
Though I don't see a reason to exlude anyone from anything when its being offered as content... so it hardly seems fair that they are being excluding of the homosexual community, which makes up on average 1 out of every 10 people. 10% of the world population is more people than there are Native Americans, or Central Americans, or Middle Easterners. To act like these groups mater and yet some how homosexuals don't is just simply outrageous.
Equality for everyone.
edit: upon quick research if you include bi-sexuals the numbers are more like 15-16% of the world popuation, making it about equal with the percentage of white people in the world... hmm... so If homosexual's aren't allowed an opinion, who should be allowed one?
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Originally posted by Laughing-man
Which is a good point, though you didn't mean to make it. Why bother creating something for such a small demographic? It is a waste of money in the long run. It would be like going to the trouble of creating a system of "extreme death penalties" that people can opt out of if they want. Why go to the trouble when so few would use it?
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Originally posted by SlothnChunk
That is only because this is the first MMO to feature a story and characters deep enough to form relationships. Its more than reading a wall of quest text, you actually have choices. You choose how you deal with companions and in some cases can end up in a romantic relationship if you choose. Never been able to do that in other traditional AAA MMOs.
They can't add value if they don't exist in the first place.
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Joined: 4/23/09
I thought what I'd do is I'd pretend I was one of those Deaf-mutes.
Originally posted by GMan3
Well considering they bothered to do so in their past games, several times, and many people who are straight enjoy flirting with a male elf from time to time... I dunno it just seems silly to be exclusive when honestly it wouldn't take much work to include such a thing, as they have proven before...
Ultimately I don't see a point in having sexually related content in a star wars game...
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Joined: 7/24/03
As a male MMO player who tends to play mostly female characters, I can say with pride that almost all my female characters are gay!
I would be more worried about someone playing a Human character wanting to romance a Wookie (thats just wrong!) than someone romancing a same sex character.
Joined: 8/12/09
Urgle blurgle geflurgle.
I think the main issue with this is something that BioWare brought on themselves. When I started gaming relationships between characters in video games were surface-only plot-driving things. Then the concept of romancing characters came in. BioWare were at the frontline on this - in KOTOR there was Juhani for a female Revan to flirt with. In Jade Empire there was a male to male realtionship option. Don't ask me to remember character names, been a long time since I played it.
In Mass Effect the romance possibilities for female characters with their female companions was expanded upon, in DA:O there was Zevran for the guys who like guys and the freelove mod to allow women to get it on with Morrigan. DA:2 went a little OTT with Anders flinging himself at the protagonist regardless of their gender, but it had stronger LG options than any game before it.
BioWare earned themselves a very very loyal audience of gay gamers, male, female, transgender, the lot. They are a company that have consistently and loudly shrugged off any homophobic criticism of their game content.
For those who still don't "get it" - imagine that everything in the world around you was targetted at gay people, and there was only a small, underfunded, neglected by the mass media section of the arts dedicated to straight people. Imagine you loved playing video games as an escape from the stress of being "different" and had never ever seem a game where males could romance females or vice versa. And then one day this company that make kick-ass, massively selling games include a relationship option that fits you. If you're a teenager at this point the validation that brings is immense.
And then you look at their next game, and lo and behold there's more - and they even stand up publically for your right to be represented in games (and thus, by extension validating you still more). And they keep on doing it - wouldn't you just love them? Wouldn't you look forward to their next game?
And then they're about to launch their biggest project ever.... and they've forgotten about you. Or maybe they're done with the whole validation thing and just don't want to come out and say that in public. You don't know because they won't say why. In fact, they're not engaging with your community at all despite a firestorm raging on the web.
Wouldn't that feel kinda like a kick in the teeth?
That's what this is about - the expectations are not built on this being an MMO, they're based on BioWare's track record and the deafening silence from them on an issue they're normally happy to champion. If BioWare are bringing the romance from their SPGs to their MMO, then they should be bringing all romance. And if they aren't (well, we know they're not), then the least they can do is explain why. And they haven't done that.
I'm not going to get all drama llama about this, I'm just trying to help people see why this is actually more than a tempest in a teacup to a lot of people who have supported BioWare as BioWare has supported them over the past decade and change.
They really need to break their silence on this one.
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Joined: 7/02/04
Originally posted by Verterdegete
If they don't want the controversy, then leave both sides out. I didn't say it was right, I said that's what they should do. What I am saying is don't pick a side. And please, next time, don't exclude the part of my quote which basically says what I just repeated.
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Joined: 9/05/05
Personal Preference is a conditioned choice, theres no way to argue against it except for the ignorant who refuse to accept logic.
I think its rediculous that people feel "they" were left out, just because a company puts out games where they have certain features, doesnt mean all of their games should share those features, no one was ignored, or left out, or any of that stuff, simply a design decision and yet so many people take this stuff personally. If you dont like the choice, dont get the game, we dont need you making topics whining about the injustice of life.
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Joined: 8/23/11
If people are truly "loyal" followers of Bioware because they on so many occasions offered the freedom to have homosexual relations then I would think those same people should understand that there must be some fairly dynamic/important reason it isn't allowed here.
What I find funny is that these in game romances are so lame it boggles the mind that people care and this is coming from someone who has played out every type of relationship possible in DA:O including having a male character date Zev and a female who dated Leliana.
Oh wow we get some stupid pg rated sex scene that more often than not ends up looking like something you turn your eyes away to avoid than actually watch what is happening due to the sheer embarassment of it all after that you can keep getting that same stupid cutscene but there is nothing else to it if TOR relationships are the same I'm having a hard time seeing why people care so much could those shallow elements really effect someones gameplay that much?


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Most of you probably know my sister-in-law has been recently diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer. Well, I thought that I knew quite a bit about the subject for a lay person, but I've learned a few more things that seem important to know, and I'm listing them below, along with a bunch of other things I already knew but which some people might not. This is need-to-know stuff, y'all.
- Men can get breast cancer too. It's much rarer, something like 1 in 100,000, but it does happen. (I knew this but do forget about it; thanks for the reminder, LadyPain.)
- Although having a first-degree relative (mother, sister, daughter) who has been diagnosed with breast cancer does increase your risk, it is not THE factor. More women who do not have that family history are diagnosed than those who do have it. I repeat: More women who do NOT have a close family history of breast cancer end up being diagnosed with it than women who do have that history. Just because no one in your family has had breast cancer does not mean you are immune. There are other risk factors.
- One in eight American women is diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. You can see your own risk by going here: http://www.cancer.gov/bcrisktool/
- Often, the first symptom a woman has is pain centered between the shoulder blades. This has to do with the fact that some breast cancers like to grow back at the chest wall. (This was a revelation to me; if I had pain between my shoulder blades before I knew this, I probably would have shrugged it off for a long time as a simple backache.)
- Not every breast cancer is the typical tumor. My SIL has lobular cancer, which causes changes in the appearance of the breast surface, but there never was a tumor she could feel, per se. So ANY changes in your breast that you notice, such as changes in appearance, discharge, anything--get thee to a doctor.
- Speaking of doctors, the simple act of getting a second opinion after diagnosis raises your survival chances by 15%. FIFTEEN PERCENT. Get a second opinion.
- Most insurance companies are required now to cover mammograms beginning at age 40 at no cost to you. That's part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
- Huge strides have been made in treating cancer in the past several years. Already had breast cancer a decade ago and think you know what treatment is like? You know what it used to be like, but not what it's like now. It's better. It works better, and it's easier on the patient. Not easy, but easier.
- Breast cancer, when caught early, is one of the most survivable cancers. That's why early detection is so important.
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Enjoy Durham's Great Outdoors
Nature reigns supreme across much of Durham, the area's striking scenery provides a retreat into peace and tranquillity or the perfect opportunity to get outdoors and active. The landscapes are so inspirational that their light and atmosphere attracted 19th Century artist J.M.W Turner to paint them.
Walking or cycling are the best ways to experience the county's beauty. Discover breathtaking views as you explore the Durham Dales and North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Enjoy a woodland walk from the Bowlees Visitor Centre to the impressive sight of High Force, one of England's most spectacular waterfalls and also visit the neighbouring Low Force Waterfall. Or head to Hamsterley Forest, a delightful 2,000 hectare oasis offering walking and cycling routes galore.
If you prefer coast to countryside, enjoy a walk among wild flowers and imposing headlands, and experience the dramatic views of the Durham Heritage Coast, with a welcome stop in the lively harbour town of Seaham with its cafes, heritage centre, marina and beaches.
Visit one of the county's many nature reserves and country parks including Hardwick Park, or spot wildlife from the water's edge at one of Durham's many reservoirs or enjoy stunning views of one of Europe's most dramatic skylines with a riverside walk in Durham City.
And when it's time to refuel you'll find great places to eat and drink, get a real taste of Durham as you explore the county with our tasty new food trails. Look out for the Taste Durham mark – a sign of great food and service. And for the perfect place to stay you'll be spoilt for choice with luxurious hotels, friendly B&B's and idyllic cottages and campsites.


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Iam happy as the granddaughters are on the way to their new home and a new start at life.
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Iam happy as the granddaughters are on the way to their new home and a new start at life.
I am happy today because it's my last day at this job. And I just handed my last drawing in with an epic typo by accident. Had to fix it.
It was a parts's list that was supposed to read "Pan wash for slurry" Mine was big as day.. "Pan wash for slutty" :blush:
Just three more days until I know my schedule for next week. I've been getting my butt kicked at work so I really need a day off sometime soon. I've already made more hours this month then I did all of the first half of January. Here's to hoping I'm off Monday. :y:
I am happy today because after a long time I have a work schedule starting this Thursday.
I am unhappy today because I have to go back to work this Thursday.
I am happy today because I found a really nice place to move to. I am also happy that I had to check my credit score and it's do-able. Gotta write some letters. But I thought it was much much worse.
How did they not include Medical bills?
I'm not sayin nothin........... :zip:
I am happy today because my wonderful grandson, whom I adore, will have a little sister in June!!
I am happy today because yesterday I met my best friend that I have not seen for like half a year, so missed him...


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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
I got my hand stuck in my guitar.
The only place where you can get your hand stuck is in the little hole in the center. One would think that one would have enough sense to know not to stick his bearpaw hand with the hotdog fingers into the little hole in the center of the guitar because chances were better than not one would get his hand stuck.
I did.
And I dont.
I suppose I could offer an explanation.
I was cleaning my guitar and changing my guitar strings. I had the strings and the little guitar string changing kit so I figured Id change the strings and clean up my guitar and then play some.
The first string I removed just fine. I used the little wrench thingie on the kit and popped the string peg out just fine.
The second string though, I wasnt so fortunate.
The string peg broke and there was no way to remove it from the little string hole.
I was left with a conundrum, and for the record, I dont do so well with conundrums.
When I ponder, bad things happen.
Like when I set myself on fire... three times. The last time the only reason I didnt go up in flames was because I smelled bacon frying.
I imagine my surprise when the pork belly frying turned out to be me.
There was also the time when mowing the lawn that I came upon a patch of unruly looking weeds along the back fence.
Do I leave the weeds or trim them down?
If I left the weeds my dad would surely fuss at me for not finishing my job properly.
So I weed-whacked the weeds that turned out to be my moms herb garden of chives, parsley, oregano and thyme.
I didnt know what Id just weed-whacked but I had a strong hankering for a baked potato and Italian food.
It probably would have served me better had I removed the remaining strings first because my hand got stuck.
I pressed harder to reach the broken peg, which I was successful at unsticking it popped right out.
But like trying to refold a road map, my hand would not retreat from whence it came.
I thought about Lucille Ball and her hand stuck in the brass flower vase, and then how she tried to hide it from Ricky. This was a guitar and not a flower vase.
It was not easy to hide at all.
Plus, because I didnt remove the guitar strings, they acted like a garrote wire you see in spy movies. The more I wiggled my hand trying to get free, the more the guitar string sawed into my forearm.
A thought hit me: WWMD.
What Would MacGyver Do?
MacGyver was that super spy from the 1980s who could escape from a jail cell using a tablespoon, a wad of chewing gum and a toothpick.
He was the Mac Daddy of escape wizardry.
So I figured Id be like MacGyver and escape from my guitar.
I assembled my ingredients necessary for my escape - one handed, mind you - fingernail clippers and a bath towel. The towel was to drape over my head just in case there was some recoil from the snapped guitar string.
Just like Id seen MacGyver do on TV.
So I slipped the towel over my head and commenced to clipping the guitar strings.
Probably not how MacGyver would have done it.
He would have had the sense not to put the towel over his head first.
Never underestimate the value of proper vision and sight lines.
I clipped everything that night but my fingernails.
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Ultimate UK Property Website - This new Google Maps Mashup contains 1.4 million UK properties claiming 93% of total UK residential property online. It also has 2 million listings lined up for the U.S. and elsewhere in the future. The site acts as a property search engine driving traffic to various property portals through the search function. Excellent for the UK real estate market!
UK Orienteering Fixtures Map - This map mashes up a database of future orienteering events happening around the UK with Google Maps. It is derived from the BOF standard fixtures page (the "official list") but is unofficial and not sanctioned by the BOF. [Thanks Fraser!]
Google Map for the West Highland Way - Brian Rutherford has set up a Google Map for the West Highland Way, which is a popular walk in Scotland. Filter the map by Places of Interest, Hotels, Camping and B&B's. Brian maintains The Alternative West Highland Way Guide as a companion to this Google Map.
Don't forget that the recent update of Google Maps satellite imagery means even closer zoom levels around the UK!
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Happy Thanksgiving from Canada, tet members!
Brian, I don't see our Jake all dolled up for Oktoberfest and Harvestime (and I usually do...) ?
OH there he is---That is so cute! Thanks, Brian :laugh:
Marsha, please cancel last post!
Thanks, Brian!
One way I get the image to change is to right click on it and open just the image in a new window. I hit refresh there to reload the image. Then it appears on the main website from that point forward.
Happy Thanksgiving neighbors!
(Blunt - I don't see the change until the thread comes up, then I refresh)
Happy, Happy Thanksgiving to our northern neighbors!! :love:
Thank you, Sir Brian, for providing our Jake with the appropriate holiday cheer. Hope this means you are really on the mend.:love:
Jake has a Halloween costume all ready to wear but, unfortunately, Superstorm Sandy has put a crimp on his holiday celebration so he won't be able to do his trick or treating today. We're hoping that next week we'll be able to let you have a look at what he would have worn today if not for technical difficulties. In the meantime he sends his best wishes for everyone to have a safe Halloween!
Thank you MsMod. We do understand. For now, we'll just use our "imaginations". Uncle Steve has taught us well how to picture things in our minds. Superstorm Sandy can just go sit in the corner and take a Time Out.
In my imagination, he's this guy. http://meggardiner.files.wordpress.c...disco-head.jpg
Google's set-up is very cute today. Keep clicking on the doors and other items.


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|Home > Tutorials > Getting Started > Exception Handling
In this tutorial we'll explore how to enable the Struts 2 framework to handle any uncaught exceptions generated by a web application. Struts 2 provides robust exception handling, including the ability to automatically log any uncaught exceptions and redirect the user to a error web page.
Using the Struts 2 framework you can specify in the struts.xml how the framework should handle uncaught exceptions. The handling logic can apply to all actions (global exception handling) or to a specific action. Let's first discuss how to enable global exception handling.
To enable global exception handling you need to add two nodes to struts.xml: global-exception-mapping and global-results. For example examine struts.xml from the exception_handling project.
The global exception mapping node tells the Struts 2 framework what to do if an uncaught exception of the type specified (or a child of that type) is thrown by the the application. For example if a SecurityBreachException is thrown but not caught, the Struts 2 Action class will return a result of "securityerror". All other uncaught exceptions will cause the Struts 2 Action class to return a result of "error".
The global results mapping node relates the result value to a specific view page. For example the result "securityerror" will cause the framework to redirect the user's browser to the securityerror.jsp view page.
If you need to handle an exception in a specific way for a certain action you can use the exception-mapping node within the action node.
The above action node from the example application's struts.xml file specifies that if method throwSecurityException throws an uncaught exception of type SecurityBreachException the Struts 2 framework should return a result of login. The login result will cause the user's browser to be redirected to login.jsp.
You can see that an action-specific exception mapping will take precedence if the same exception is also mapped globally.
You can configure the Struts 2 framework to log any uncaught exceptions. To enable logging of the exceptions being handled by the Struts 2 framework you must specify some parameter values in struts.xml. If you examine the ExceptionMappingInterceptor class API there are three parameter values you can set to enable logging (logEnabled), the log level to use (logLevel), and the log category (logCategory) to specify in the log message.
To set these parameter values for all actions that use a specific stack of interceptors in a package include the following in struts.xml just after the opening package node.
The above interceptors node configures a new stack of Struts 2 interceptors named appDefaultStack. This stack of interceptors is based upon the defaultStack of interceptors (which are the Struts 2 interceptors that execute by default whenever an Action class method is called by the Struts 2 framework).
The ExceptionMappingInterceptor is one of the Struts 2 interceptors that is part of the default stack. In the definition of the struts defaultStack, the ExceptionMappingInterceptor is given the name of exception. By specifying a param node with the name of exception.logEnabled and a value of true, I'm setting the logEnabled parameter of the ExceptionMappingInterceptor class to true.
Now when the application throws an uncaught exception, the Struts 2 framework will handle it and will also write an entry to the log that includes the stack trace. In the example above, I've set the level to log these exceptions to be ERROR.
In the example applications, the logging is just to the Servlet container's console (see the log4j.xml file for the log settings).
You can display information about the exception in the browser if you want by using s:property tags with a value of exception and exceptionStack. For example in error.jsp is this markup.
When the exception interceptor is triggered it adds to the fields available for display the exception message and the exception's stack trace.
Struts 2 provides a easy to use configuration for handling uncaught exceptions and redirecting users to appropriate view pages. You can configure exception handling to be global for all actions or to just for a specific action. You can also enable the Struts 2 framework to log the uncaught exceptions.
In our next tutorial we'll cover how to configure Struts 2 to make debugging a Struts 2 application simpler.
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Altvater: The Golf PIT teams up with Toledo Traditions of GolfWritten by Fred Altvater | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Toledo Traditions of Golf encompasses four of the finest public golf courses in the Toledo area. South Toledo, Ottawa Park, Detwiler Park and Collins Park all provide outstanding value to Toledo golfers.
The original nine holes at Ottawa Park opened for play in 1899 and it is one of the most unique golfing experiences in the Midwest. Detwiler Park Golf Club is an early Arthur Hills design located at the southern edge of Point Place, near Maumee Bay. South Toledo Golf Club was built in 1925 and is one of the busiest golf courses in the Toledo area. S.P. Germain, who was instrumental in the construction of Ottawa Park and Inverness, also was involved in the design and construction of Collins Park Golf Club in 1932.
These four courses have deep historical significance in the growth of golf throughout the Midwest as well as Toledo.
Through the month of March area golfers can purchase a Traditions Trail Pass that allows one 18-hole round of golf at South Toledo, Detwiler Park and Ottawa Park, plus an additional two 18-hole rounds at any of the four Toledo Traditions of Golf courses.
That is five 18-hole rounds of golf for $149.95.
Toledo Traditions of Golf has also teamed up with The Golf Performance Institute of Toledo (The Golf PIT) in Maumee to bring an additional benefit to the Traditions Trail Pass this year.
Included in the Trail Pass is a $50 value good for use at The Golf PIT. Play the executive course, use the driving range or short-game area at the PIT and the cost is included in the $149.95 pricing.
There is no better way to improve your golf game in Northwest Ohio or southeast Michigan. Shake off the winter shanks at The Golf PIT and then play five 18-hole rounds of golf at four of the area's most historic and enjoyable courses.
Turn off that television, get off your couch and work out the kinks in your golf game.
This offer has a deadline. It is only good until March 31.
The Traditions of Golf Trail Pass is one of the best deals in golf. Five 18-hole rounds of golf and $50 worth of use at the area's No. 1 practice facility, The Golf PIT.
Fred Altvater offers golf tips and videos at www.toledoohiogolflessons.com. Email him at BackNine@toledofree press.com or follow him on Twitter @tolohgolfr.
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Friday, April 18, 2014
A woman from Exodus Drive said her 13-year-old son was playing basketball at Plantersville Park April 11 when a 12-year-old pulled a knife on him. The two students attend school together at Carvers Bay Middle.
The victim said he and the 12-year-old got into an argument and the teen pulled out the knife and stuck it in his face.
The woman said she did not want to press charges but wanted the incident documented.
Accidental shooting
A deputy met with a 33-year-old Georgetown man at the hospital emergency room Monday because he had accidentally shot himself.
The man said he was cleaning his 9mm handgun and it discharged as he was trying disassemble it.
He shot himself in the left hand.
Smasher cuts himself
A woman from Oatland Lake Road in Pawleys Island said she and her boyfriend got into an argument April 13 and he started to smash things and ended up cutting himself with broken glass creating a pool of blood.
The woman said he pushed her against the wall and left before deputies arrived.
The woman was very uncooperative, the report states. She declined to prosecute for the broken items.
Daughter bites mother
A 69-year-old Murrells Inlet woman said her 46-year-old daughter cooked dinner April 12 and then accused her mother of not caring about her.
Her daughter then approached her and started slapping, biting and pulling (her) hair, the report states.
A neighbor heard the older woman screaming for help and called 911.
The deputy noted a bite mark on the victims arm and other minor injuries.
Her daughter admitted to the violence and was arrested for simple assault.
DeBordieu burglary
A burglary was reported at a home on DeBordieu Blvd. April 12.
A pair of earrings, reportedly valued at $7,000, were reported stolen. Nothing else was reported missing.
There was no sign of forced entry into the home so the owner believes someone used a key they keep hidden to get inside.
Bouncer attacked
A man who works security at the Riverview Club in the northern section of the county called 911 at about 3 a.m. Sunday because of a fight in progress.
He said he walked in the restroom and saw several men using marijuana. He told them to stop using the drug on the property. A 30-year-old Georgetown man told the guard he ran the place and the guard could not tell him what to do.
Later, the suspect began to tussle with the guard which escalated into him hitting the guard on the head twice before running from the scene.
The suspect reportedly said he was going to get a gun and others at the club stopped him from taking the gun inside.
Information was expected to be presented to a magistrate for possible prosecution.
Woman grabbed
A 42-year-old Georgetown woman said she was walking alongside North Fraser Street at about 4 p.m. Monday when an unknown man grabbed her buttocks and would not let go.
The woman said she pushed the man twice in the chest in order to get free.
When she said she was calling police, the man ran down Prince Street.
The area was searched but the man was not located.
Towed cars angers man
Deputies were sent to the Island Bar in Pawleys Island April 7 because of a fight in progress.
A man said he walked upstairs to play pool when he was confronted by a 30-year-old man who was mad because the victim had towed the mans vehicle several times.
The man grabbed the victim by the shirt and struck him in the face with a closed fist. Someone separated the two and the victim walked downstairs. The suspect followed and hit the victim again.
The victim said he left the bar to avoid further conflict.
The suspect, according to a bartender, fled out the back door and was not located.
Grease and feces vandalism
A manager at Phoenix Services in the 8700 block of Highmarket Street met with a deputy April 7 because of a messy vandalism.
Someone came on the property and spread grease all over the rungs of a ladder. The person also placed grease on an I-beam. The grease was shaped in the form of the letters J and M,
The suspect who has not been identified also defecated into the grate where the gravel is conveyed.
It appears, based on footprints, there is only one suspect.
Information is subject to change as the investigation proceeds. Individuals arrested and/or charged have not been convicted.
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COLUMBIA — Bob McNair's affinity for the University of South Carolina has continued over the decades.
The Houston Texans owner graduated from USC in 1958. He met his wife in Columbia. He stayed in contact with his alma mater, even traveling to Orlando, Fla., to attend South Carolina's game against Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl on New Year's Day.
Now, McNair has an opportunity to draft the best college football player to come out of South Carolina. The Texans will select first in the NFL Draft this May, and defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is there for the taking.
Naturally, McNair is interested.
"He is a remarkable player," McNair said Tuesday in a short video statement on the Texans' team website. "He's one of these players that's really a once-in-every-10-years type of physical specimen that comes along. Mario Williams was that way. I think Clowney is actually a better athlete than Mario. So that tells you what kind of player he can be."
The Texans have several dire needs, typical for a team drafting first. Most significantly, they have a quarterback void, and there will be quarterbacks to take atop the draft.
But, if Houston selects Clowney, it would not be the first time the franchise chose a dynamic pass rusher over a quarterback. The Texans drafted Mario Williams with the first pick of the 2006 draft, taking the defensive end from North Carolina State over Houston native and former Texas quarterback Vince Young.
Young was fresh off a national championship, the Longhorns' first in 35 years. His popularity within the Lone Star State was unrivaled. Yet, sharing a division with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, the Texans opted for a player that could wreak havoc on the passer.
The Texans are in a similar situation this offseason. With Colts quarterback Andrew Luck in the same division, there's a premium on a strong pass rush. Could Houston opt to add Clowney to a defensive line that already includes Pro Bowl tackle J.J. Watt?
Earlier this month, Clowney's agent Bus Cook told The Post and Courier his client's goal is to be the draft's No. 1 pick.
"Everybody wants to be the best they can be, and be No. 1," Cook said. "He has indicated to me, he and I have talked about it, that he's going to commit himself to do the work necessary to put him in that position and not be concerned with a lot of the other off-the-field stuff.
"I think absolutely he's got the talent. He will make an immediate impact with some NFL team that's lucky enough to take him."
McNair doesn't question Clowney's talent. The star's work ethic is another matter.
McNair drew a contrast between Clowney and Watt, a blue-collar tackle from Wisconsin. He also laid out what Clowney's expectations would be in a Texans uniform.
"Like many of these fellas that have great physical attributes, they didn't have to work as hard in junior high school and high school and college to be a superlative athlete because they had this natural ability," McNair said. "He's not a J.J. Watt. J.J. didn't have his natural ability. He worked. He developed it.
"One of the things I said to J.J., I said, 'J.J., I don't know what will happen, but if we get Clowney, we want you to instill in him the same kind of work habits that you have.' He said, 'Well, if he's in the same room as me, then he'll have them.' "
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (7) warms up before the start of an NCAA college football game against Coastal Carolina, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)×
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During January Debbie and I will be in Asia visiting our colleagues and works on that side of the world. As a result the house will be closed for the month. However Staci will be living here taking care of Sam. She has the following activities planed. If you have any questions give her a call.
4 Jan (Friday): Dinner at 18:00 in Downtown Baumholder at the Statkrug.
RSVP to this email so I can make reservations.
8 Jan (Tuesday): Bowling at 18:00 at Strikers Bowling Alley. 50 cent
game night!
11 Jan (Friday): Pizza 18:30 and Movie Night at the Festaburg. The movie
is to be determined. There is NO van pick up at the chapel so please
plan accordingly.
18 January (Friday): Potluck at 18:30 followed by Bible Study (again, no
van pick up). This may also be a training holiday for soldiers as it is
the beginning of MLK weekend. MLK Day is Monday the 21st.
25 January (Friday) is still up in the air. All I know for sure is that
this is a No School day for students (woohoo!). Also, B & D will be
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Dana White Would Like To See Anderson Silva Make Run At Light Heavyweight | MMAWeekly.com
Id love to see Anderson at 205, said White at the UFC 156 media day on Thursday. If Anderson moved up to 205-pounds, it would be so fun. I mean, people would go crazy over that, if he started to work his way up in the 205-pound division, take on a number one contender and if he wins he fights for the title.


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As Neapolitan-style pizza prices rise and a rise, former Restaurant Michael Mina Chef Anthony Carron dreamed up a restaurant concept that would bring the prices back down. How cheap? $6 for a 12 inch Margherita cheap! Instead of skimping on ingredients or wood fire ovens, Chef Carron partnered up with Adam Fleischman of Umami Burger and Allen Ravert of Mexicali Cocina Cantina, to create an authentic as possible fast-casual Neapolitan pizzeria. More


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Hello everyone! I'm new to the site and sorry if I post in the wrong thread, but General Disscussion seems appropriate :)
I have a question regarding dollar babies and film festivals. I'm thinking about making a dollar baby, but first wanted to make sure that I can submit it to film festival.
I know that film festivals submission forms usually have a question - Copyright Owner of Entry
In Dollar baby film credits should be written © Stephen King Used by permission. All rights reserved, as far as I know.
But who is the owner of entry?
And can Dollar Baby be submitted to Film Festivals.
Thank you very much for any help regarding this question :-)


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A woman's breasts increase in size and fullness during pregnancy. Tender and painful breasts with a tingling sensation in the nipples is often one of the first signs of pregnancy. As the due date approaches, hormone changes will cause your breasts to get even bigger to prepare for breastfeeding. Your breasts may feel full, heavy, or tender.
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Judge accepts language for proposed Bradley Manning guilty plea
A military judge has accepted the language for Army Private Bradley Manning's proposed guilty pleas to some of the charges filed against him in connection with alleged leaks of military reports and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks, according to the Associated Press
(Also on POLITICO: Bradley Manning testifies on harsh jail conditions)
Army. Col. Denise Lind announced her decision Thursday during a pretrial hearing at Fort Meade, Md. She said he could face punishment of up to 16 years confinement on the charges he's admitting to including disclosing a battlefield video, Iraq and Afghanistan war logs and storing classified materials improperly, AP reports.
While the defense move appears to be a bid to resolve the case, the plea offer is not a plea bargain. The military officer who ordered Manning's court martial has the authority to proceed with the filed charges, which include a charge of aiding the enemy and carry a potential punishment of life in prison.
Hearings are continuing at Fort Meade this week into a defense motion asserting that Manning wasunlawfully punished during more than eight months of confinement at a Quantico, Va. brig under conditions his supporters say amounted to solitary confinement.
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Albert SavageMarch 27,2013Albert Savage
ORWELL Albert Savage, 82, a longtime resident of Orwell, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, March 24, 2013, at the Shard Villa in Salisbury, with his wife by his side.
He was born May 22, 1930, in White River Junction, the son of George and Laura (Woodward) Savage.
Mr. Savage graduated from the Hartford High School in 1948.
He married Janet Gray on October 19, 1952.
For several years he was a dairy farmer in White River, prior to relocating to Orwell in 1971, where he continued farming. The farm continues to be operated by his son Allen.
He was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons Independence # 10 Lodge in Orwell.
Mr. Savage served on the board of the Eastern Milk Producers and the Eastern A.I. Sire committee. He selflessly served the Town of Orwell as a lister for over 25 years, and as a consultant lister for years after. His knowledge of the State of Vermont Statutes, and his honesty and integrity have served the town of Orwell immeasurably.
He enjoyed watching sports and was a fan of the New York Giants and Yankees.
Mr. Savage liked being outside cutting wood, using his faithful Ford tractor.
Survivors includes his wife Janet Savage of Orwell; a daughter Jill Bourassa and her spouse Guy of Enfield, CT; three sons, Andrew Savage and his spouse Joyce of White River Jct., Allen Savage, and Aaron Savage and his spouse Willy of Orwell; six grandchildren, Corinne Blair and her husband Doug in the U.S Navy stationed in Norfolk, VA, April Savage of Newport, VA, Dr. Stefanie Bourassa and Kathleen Bourassa, both of Enfield, CT, Faaron Savage of Belgrand, MT, and her fiancé Jeff Washburn, and Todd Savage of Orwell; two great-grandchildren, William and Olivia Blair of Newport, VA.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Ruth Simpson and Florence Ayer, and two brothers, Hiram Savage and Kenneth Harlow.
Friends may call on Thursday, March 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Durfee Funeral Home, 119 North Main Street, Fair Haven. Private burial will be at a later date in the Hartford Village Cemetery.
The family would like to thank the staff at Shard Villa for the extraordinary care he received; the staff are all angels. Thank you to Miles and Cheryl Tudhope for being special friends, and Leah Coutermarsh and Barb LaDuc for help with his care and driving to appointments.
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Imaging of Brain Amyloid Plaques in the Aging Population
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This is a prospective, open label, non-therapeutic, diagnostic imaging study. The purpose of this study is to utilize Pittsburgh Compound B positron emission imaging (PiB PET) to ascertain the relationship between change in amyloid burden over time, and concurrent change in clinical status.
Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Frontotemporal Dementia
Vascular Dementia
Drug: Pittsburgh Compound B (C-11 PiB)
Drug: F-18 FDG
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Brain Amyloid Imaging With Pittsburgh Compound B in Normal Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia
- To understand the predictive ability of PiB PET imaging for neurodegenerative diseases. [ Time Frame: up to 20 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Using PiB-PET, to ascertain cross-sectionally the magnitude and the spatial distribution of amyloid deposition in the brain in subjects who are clinically classified as CN, MCI, and demented. [ Time Frame: up to 20 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To identify the relationship between amyloid burden and the risk of progression from CN at baseline to MCI. [ Time Frame: up to 20 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To identify the relationship between amyloid burden and the risk of progression from MCI at baseline to dementia. [ Time Frame: up to 20 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To measure longitudinal change in amyloid burden and cognition and characterize the correlation between change on serial PiB-PET measures vs. FDG measures and concurrent change on continuous measures of cognitive performance. [ Time Frame: up to 20 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|April 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: PiB PET, FDG PET
Drug: Pittsburgh Compound B (C-11 PiB)
C-11 PiB, 10-20 mCi every 6 months for up to 20 years; PET imaging agent to identify brain amyloid.Drug: F-18 FDG
F-18 FDG, 10-20 mCi every 6 months for up to 20 years; PET imaging agent to identify brain amyloid.
Detailed Description:
Identification of risk factors and biomarkers of neurodegenerative disease is essential in caring for the growing numbers of elderly. Imaging biomarkers provide non-invasive ways to look at brain function. A new PET imaging agent, Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB), that identifies brain amyloid is an exciting development in brain imaging that needs to be studied. We plan to study this imaging technique in normal volunteers and patients with a variety of neurodegenerative diseases to determine its utility. Long term followup of these subjects will allow us to understand the predictive ability of this new test.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 40-100
- Subjects who have completed or are scheduled to undergo the neurological evaluation procedures in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, Mayo ADRC, or Mayo neurodegenerative disease clinics.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects unable to lie down without moving for 10 minutes
- Women who are pregnant or cannot stop breast feeding for 24 hours
- Claustrophobic patients unable to tolerate the scans
- Standard safety exclusionary criteria for MRI such as metallic foreign bodies, pacemaker, etc.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00950430
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|Principal Investigator:
|Val Lowe, M.D.
|Mayo Clinic
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Val Lowe, Consultant - Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00950430 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 29, 2009
|Last Updated:
|July 29, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by Mayo Clinic:
Alzheimer's Disease
Brain Amyloid
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dementia, Vascular
Frontotemporal Dementia
Lewy Body Disease
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Alzheimer Disease
Aphasia, Primary Progressive
Pick Disease of the Brain
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Communication Disorders
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Intracranial Arterial Diseases
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
Language Disorders
Mental Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Movement Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Parkinsonian Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 30, 2015