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ABSTRACT: Background: Interleukin-16 (IL-16), a pleiotropic cytokine, plays a fundamental role in inflammatory diseases. This study investigates the association between IL-16 polymorphisms and the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in a Chinese population. Methods: The IL-16 rs11556218, rs4072111, and rs4778889 polymorphisms were determined in 150 knee OA cases and 147 healthy controls through polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Results: The results suggested that the variants in IL-16 gene rs11556218 site were associated with a decreased knee OA risk after adjusting for age, sex, BMI, and smoking and drinking status (TG vs. TT: OR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.53-0.89; P = 0.006; GG vs. TT: OR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.45-0.90; P = 0.042; dominant model: OR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.29-0.87; P = 0.002; G vs. T allele: OR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.66-0.90; P = 0.003). Similarly, subjects bearing the rs4072111 variant genotypes and alleles also had a lower susceptibility to knee OA compared with those bearing the wild-type (CT vs. CC: OR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.53-0.83; P = 0.002; TT vs. CC: OR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.40-0.82; P = 0.027; dominant model: OR, 0.65; 95%, CI 0.52-0.80; P <0.001; T vs. C allele: OR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.58-0.81; P <0.001). Further, the C allele and the combined genotype (CC+CT) of rs4778889 were associated with a slightly decreased risk of knee OA. In addition, we found two high-risk haplotypes: TTT (OR, 3.70) and GCC (OR, 6.22). Finally, serum IL-16 levels of knee OA patients were significantly higher than those of controls (P = 0.001). Conclusions: Despite the small sample size, this is the first study suggesting IL-16 gene polymorphisms to be associated with the risk of knee OA.PLoS ONE 05/2015; 10(5):e0123442. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0123442 · 3.23 Impact Factor
Article: Andrographolide Enhances Proliferation and Prevents Dedifferentiation of Rabbit Articular Chondrocytes: An In Vitro Study[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: As the main active constituent of Andrographis paniculata that was applied in treatment of many diseases including inflammation in ancient China, andrographolide (ANDRO) was found to facilitate reduction of edema and analgesia in arthritis. This suggested that ANDRO may be promising anti-inflammatory agent to relieve destruction and degeneration of cartilage after inflammation. In this study, the effect of ANDRO on rabbit articular chondrocytes in vitro was investigated. Results showed that not more than 8 μM ANDRO did no harm to chondrocytes (P < 0.05). DNA content and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) /DNA were, respectively, improved in ANDRO groups comparing to the control (P < 0.05). ANDRO could promote expression of aggrecan, collagen II, and Sox9 genes while downregulating expression of collagen I gene (P < 0.05). Furthermore, hypertrophy that may result in chondrocyte ossification could not be detected in all groups (P > 0.05). The viability assay, hematoxylin-eosin, safranin O, and immunohistochemical staining also showed better performances in ANDRO groups. As to the doses, 3 μM ANDRO showed the best performance. The results indicate that ANDRO can accelerate proliferation of rabbit articular chondrocytes in vitro and meanwhile maintain the phenotype, which may provide valuable references for further exploration on arthritis.Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 02/2015; 2015:984850. DOI:10.1155/2015/984850 · 1.88 Impact Factor
Article: Effect of a novel synthesized sulfonamido-based gallate-SZNTC on chondrocytes metabolism in vitro[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The ideal therapeutic agent for treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) should have not only potent anti-inflammatory effect but also favorable biological properties to restore cartilage function. Gallic acid (GA) and its derivatives are anti-inflammatory agents reported to have an effect on OA [1]. However, GA has much weaker antioxidant effects and inferior bioactivity compared with its derivatives. We modified GA with the introduction of sulfonamide to synthesize a novel sulfonamido-based gallate named sodium salt of 3,4,5-trihydroxy-N-[4-(thiazol-2-ylsulfamoyl)-phenyl]-benzamide (SZNTC) and analyzed its chondro-protective and pharmacological effects. Comparison of SZNTC with GA and sulfathiazole sodium (ST-Na) was also performed. Results showed that SZNTC could effectively inhibit the Interleukin-1 (IL-1)-mediated induction of metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and MMP-3 and could induce the expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), which demonstrated ability to reduce the progression of OA. SZNTC can also exert chondro-protective effects by promoting cell proliferation and maintaining the phenotype of articular chondrocytes, as evidenced by improved cell growth, enhanced synthesis of cartilage specific markers such as aggrecan, collagen II and Sox9. Expression of the collagen I gene was effectively down-regulated, revealing the inhibition of chondrocytes dedifferentiation by SZNTC. Hypertrophy that may lead to chondrocyte ossification was also undetectable in SZNTC groups. The recommended dose of SZNTC ranges from 3.91 μg/ml to 15.64 μg/ml, among which the most profound response was observed with 7.82 μg/ml. In contrast, its source products of GA and ST-Na have a weak effect in the bioactivity of chondrocytes, which indicated the significance of this modification. This study revealed SZNTC as a promising novel agent in the treatment of chondral and osteochondral lesions.Chemico-Biological Interactions 08/2014; 221. DOI:10.1016/j.cbi.2014.08.002 · 2.58 Impact Factor
Article: Mobile bearing or fixed bearing? A meta-analysis of outcomes comparing mobile bearing and fixed bearing bilateral total knee replacements[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To compare outcomes between mobile-bearing (MB) and fixed-bearing (FB) in bilateral total knee replacements. The MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Library databases were searched. Randomized controlled trials of bilateral total knee arthroplasty with one of each design implanted were identified. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) and pooled risk ratios (RRs) were calculated using fixed- or random-effects models. Twelve studies were identified with a total of 807 patients and 1614 knees. All RCTs were of high quality with a low risk of bias. No statistical difference was found between MB and FB at 2- to 5-year follow-up in terms of America Knee Society score (WMD: -1.29, 95% CI: -5.65 to 3.06), pain score (WMD: -3.26, 95% CI: -10.45 to 3.93), range of motion (WMD: -4.16, 95% CI: -9.97 to 1.66), reoperation (RR: 1.00, 95% CI: 0.28 to 3.60), and radiolucent lines (RR: 1.51, 95% CI: 0.70 to 3.24). The results were similar at 1-, 5- to 8-, or >8-year follow-up. Patient's satisfaction (RR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.54 to 1.34), and complication (≤2-year, RR: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.29 to 1.04; >2-year, RR: 1.0, 95% CI=0.73 to 1.38) also showed no difference between two groups. Based on this meta-analysis we are unable to detect the superiority of MB as compared to FB. More randomized trials with a larger sample size and longer follow-up are needed to evaluate these two kinds of prosthesis. Therapeutic Level II.The Knee 10/2013; 21(2). DOI:10.1016/j.knee.2013.10.002 · 1.94 Impact Factor
Article: PIK3CA and AKT Gene Polymorphisms in Susceptibility to Osteosarcoma in a Chinese Population[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Purpose: To explore the association between PIK3CA and AKT single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNP) and osteosarcoma susceptibility. Methods: TaqMan polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was used to detect the genotypes of SNPs (rs7646409, rs6973569 and rs9866361) in peripheral blood samples from 59 patients with osteosarcoma and from 63 healthy controls. Unconditional logistic regression was used to analyze the correlation between SNPs and osteosarcoma risk. Results: No statistically significant difference was found between osteosarcoma patients and healthy controls in the genotype of AKT rs6973569 (P = 0.7). However, after stratified analysis, the genotype AA of AKT rs6973569 carried a higher risk of osteosarcoma metastasis (OR:2.94, 95%CL:1.00-8.59); the difference of rs7646409 genotype distributions between the case and control groups was statistically significant (P = 0.032). Taking genotype TT as a reference, the risk of osteosarcoma increased three fold in patients with genotype CC (OR:3.47, 95%CL:1.26-9.56). A statistically significant difference was found between the alleles C and T (P=0.005). Further analysis showed that the risk factor was more pronounced in male patients with Enneking's stage IIB and osteoblastic osteosarcoma. PIK3CA rs9866361 did not fit Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Genotype CC in locus PIK3CA rs7646409 may increase the risk of osteosarcoma in the Chinese population.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 09/2013; 14(9):5117-22. DOI:10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.9.5117 · 2.51 Impact Factor
Article: Myeloperoxidase Polymorphism, Menopausal Status, and Breast Cancer Risk: An Update Meta-Analysis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a metabolic/oxidative lysosomal enzyme secreted by reactive neutrophils at the sites of inflamed organs and tissues during phagocytosis. MPO has been either directly or indirectly linked to neoplasia, which is a well-established risk factor for many types of cancer. A large number of studies have reported the role of MPO G-463A polymorphism regarding breast-cancer risk. However, the published findings are inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to determine more precise estimations for the relationship. Eligible studies were identified by searching several electronic databases for relevant reports published before June 2012. According to the inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria, a total of five eligible studies were included in the pooled analyses. When the five eligible studies concerning MPO G-463A polymorphism were pooled into this meta-analysis, there was no evidence found for a significant association between MPO G-463A polymorphism and breast-cancer risk in any genetic model. We also categorized by ethnicity (Caucasian or Asian) for subgroup analysis; according to this subgroup analysis, we found no significant association between MPO G-463A polymorphism and breast-cancer risk in any genetic model. However, in the stratified analysis for the premenopausal group, women carrying the AA genotype were found to have a significantly reduced risk (OR = 0.56, 95% CI 0.34-0.94, p = 0.027). Under the recessive model, there was a significant association between MPO G-463A polymorphism and breast-cancer risk (OR = 0.57, 95% CI 0.34-0.93, p = 0.025). We conclude that MPO-G463A polymorphism might not be a good predictor of breast-cancer risk, though menopausal status modified women's risk of developing breast cancer.PLoS ONE 08/2013; 8(8):e72583. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0072583 · 3.23 Impact Factor
Article: Association between PAI-1 4G/5G Polymorphisms and osteonecrosis of femoral head: A Meta-analysis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The polymorphism of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) 4G/5G gene has been correlated with susceptibility to osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH), but study results are controversial. The aim of this study was to derive a more precise estimation of the relationship between the PAI-1 4G/5G Gene polymorphism and ONFH by performing a meta-analysis. The meta-analysis was based on five eligible case-control studies involving 419 cases and 969 controls and summarized data indicating the association between PAI-1 polymorphism and risk of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were used to assess the strength of this association in the random-effects model or fixed-effects model. A significant association between PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism and ONFH susceptibility was observed for 4G4G+4G5G vs. 5G5G (OR=1.766, 95% CI 1.279-2.437, P=0.001), 4G/4G vs. 4G/5G+5G/5G (OR=2.050, 95% CI 1.581-2.657, P=0.000), 4G/4G vs. 5G/5G (OR=2.553, 95% CI 1.345-4.846, P=0.004), and 4G vs. 5G (OR=1.758, 95% CI 1.236-2.500, P=0.002). No significant association between PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism and ONFH susceptibility was observed for 4G/5G vs. 5G/5G (OR=1.327, 95% CI 0.939-1.877, P=0.109). This meta-analysis suggested that 4G/5G polymorphism of the PAI-1 gene was a risk factor for ONFH. This study also suggests that the PAI-1 4G4G genotype may indicate a risk for ONFH.Thrombosis Research 07/2013; 132(2). DOI:10.1016/j.thromres.2013.06.023 · 2.45 Impact Factor
Article: Meta-analysis of Associations of the Ezrin Gene with Human Osteosarcoma Response to Chemotherapy and Prognosis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Various studies examining the relationship between Ezrin overexpression and response to chemotherapy and clinical outcome in patients with osteosarcoma have yielded inconclusive results. We accordingly conducted a meta-analysis of 7 studies (n = 318 patients) that evaluated the correlation between Ezrin and histologic response to chemotherapy and clinical prognosis (death). Data were synthesized in receiver operating characteristic curves and with fixed-effects and random-effects likelihood ratios and risk ratios. Quantitative synthesis showed that Ezrin is not a prognostic factor for the response to chemotherapy. The positive likelihood ratio was 0.538 (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.296- 0.979; random-effects calculation), and the negative likelihood ratio was 2.151 (95% CI, 0.905- 5.114; random-effects calculations). There was some between-study heterogeneity, but no study showed strong discriminating ability. Conversely, Ezrin positive status tended to be associated with a lower 2-year survival (risk ratio, 2.45; 95% CI, 1.26-4.76; random-effects calculation) with some between-study heterogeneity that disappeared when only studies that employed immunohistochemistry were considered (risk ratio, 2.97; 95% CI, 2.01- 4.40; fixed-effects calculation). To conclude, Ezrin is not associated with the histologic response to chemotherapy in patients with osteosarcoma, whereas Ezrin positivity was associated with a lower 2-year survival rate regarding risk of death at 2 years. Expression change of Ezrin is an independent prognostic factor in patients with osteosarcoma.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 05/2013; 14(5):2753-2758. DOI:10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.5.2753 · 2.51 Impact Factor
Article: XRCC1 Arg399Gln, Arg194Trp, and Arg280His polymorphisms in esophageal cancer risk: A meta-analysis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The X-ray repair cross-complementation group 1 (XRCC1) protein plays an important role in base excision repair. AIM: To elucidate the role of XRCC1 Arg399Gln, Arg194Trp and Arg280His genotypes in esophageal cancer risk, all available studies were considered in the present meta-analysis. METHODS: Eligible studies were identified by searching several electronic databases for relevant reports published before June 2012. RESULTS: According to the inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria, a total of 21 eligible studies were included in the pooled analyses. Among the 21 studies, 18 focused on Arg399Gln polymorphism, 11 described the Arg194Trp, and 4 articles investigated on Arg280His. Our analysis suggested that there was no evidence of significant association between XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism and esophageal cancer risk in any genetic model. In the stratified analysis by ethnicity for Arg399Gln polymorphism and esophageal cancer, the results showed that Arg399Gln polymorphism was not associated with esophageal cancer risk. Only 4 studies analyzed the relationship between XRCC1 Arg280His polymorphism and the risk of esophageal cancer. The Arg/His and His/His genotypes were not significantly associated with increased risk of EC. A similar negative association was maintained in dominant and recessive models. However, for XRCC1 Arg194Trp polymorphism, our study showed individuals carrying the variant genotype Trp/Trp had a significant increased risk of esophageal cancer (OR = 1.295, 95 % CI 1.053-1.591, P = 0.014). In addition, increased associations were found in recessive model (OR = 1.332, 95 % CI 1.093-1.624, P = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS: Our meta-analysis suggested that Arg194Trp Trp allele might act as a risk allele in its association with esophageal cancer.Digestive Diseases and Sciences 03/2013; 58(7). DOI:10.1007/s10620-013-2569-1 · 2.61 Impact Factor
Article: Genetic polymorphism of interleukin-16 influences susceptibility to HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma in a Chinese population[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Interleukin-16 (IL16) as a multifunctional cytokine, plays a key role in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases as well as tumour growth and progression. Recently, genetic polymorphisms of IL16 have been reported to be associated with susceptibility to a range of cancers. This study was undertaken to investigate the IL16 gene polymorphisms and determine whether these genetic factors are related to the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a Chinese population. We analyzed three polymorphisms of the IL16 gene (rs11556218T/G, rs4072111C/T and rs4778889T/C) in 206 patients with HBV-related HCC, 270 chronic hepatitis B patients and 264 healthy controls, using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method and DNA sequencing technology. IL16 polymorphisms were not associated with risk of HCC when compared with healthy controls. However, IL16 polymorphisms were significantly associated with susceptibility to HBV-related HCC when using chronic hepatitis B patients as controls. The rs11556218T/G TG and GG genotypes were associated with significantly increased risk of HBV-related HCC compared with the TT genotype (OR = 1.96 and OR = 3.33). The data also revealed that subjects with the G allele appeared to have higher susceptibility to HBV-related HCC than those with the T allele (OR = 2.10). Under the dominant model genotype TG+GG appeared to be associated with an increased risk of HBV-related HCC (OR = 2.18). The rs4072111C/T TT genotype was associated with a significantly increased risk of HBV-related HCC compared with the CC genotype (OR = 6.67). Polymorphisms of the IL16 gene were significantly associated with susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B when using healthy subjects as controls. The rs11556218T/G TG and GG genotypes were associated with significantly decreased risk of chronic hepatitis B compared with the TT genotype (OR = 0.49 and OR = 0.29). The data also revealed that subjects with the G allele appeared to have lower susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B than those with the T allele (OR = 0.46). Under the dominant model genotype TG + GG appeared to have lower susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B (OR = 0.44). This study showed that the genotypes and allele of IL16 SNPs were associated with chronic HBV infection and HCC. However, further investigation with a larger sample size and haplotype analysis with other SNPs may be required to validate the genetic effects of the IL16 polymorphisms on chronic HBV infection and HCC.Infection, genetics and evolution: journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases 12/2011; 11(8):2083-8. DOI:10.1016/j.meegid.2011.09.025 · 3.02 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Whether high-flexion prostheses are superior to conventional prostheses after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains controversial. Therefore, this meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effects of these 2 different designs. After a comprehensive search, 11 trials with 1204 knees were eligible for data extraction and pooled analysis. The results demonstrated that there were no differences in range of motion of high-flexion posterior-stabilized vs standard posterior-stabilized TKA (weighted mean improvement, 0.93°; 95% confidence intervals, -0.75° to 2.60°; P = .28), range of motion of high-flexion cruciate-retaining vs cruciate-retaining TKA (2.06°; 0.06°-4.17°; P = .06), weight-bearing flexion (2.05°; 0.99°-5.08°; P = .19), Knee Society Scores (1.59 points; 0.42-3.60 points; P = .12), and Hospital for Special Surgery Scores (0.84 points; 0.37-2.04 points; P = .17) with at least 1-year follow-up. No infection, loosening, and osteolysis were found. The current evidences cannot confirm that high-flexion prostheses are superior to conventional prostheses.The Journal of arthroplasty 11/2010; 26(6):847-54. DOI:10.1016/j.arth.2010.09.008 · 2.67 Impact Factor
Article: Meta-analysis: Diagnostic value of serum anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin antibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Conventional tests are not always helpful in making a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed to comprehensively and quantitatively summarize the evidence on the accuracy of anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (MCV) assay in the diagnosis of RA. A comprehensive meta-review of data on the accuracy of MCV concentrations in the diagnosis of RA were carried out from 16 published studies. Furthermore, receiver operating characteristic curves were used to summarize the overall test performance. The summary estimates for MCV in the diagnosis of RA were: sensitivity 0.77 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.75-0.78], specificity 0.89 (95% CI 0.87-0.90), positive likelihood ratio (LR+) 7.24 (95% CI 5.60-9.36), negative likelihood ratio (LR-) 0.28 (95% CI 0.23-0.34) and diagnostic odds ratio 29.66 (95% CI 21.09-41.71). The area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curves was 0.92. Data from meta-analysis suggest the accuracy of MCV assay in the diagnosis of RA is high, but ultimately clinician must consider the results of MCV tests combing with other conventional examinations and the clinical feature.Rheumatology International 03/2010; 31(6):785-94. DOI:10.1007/s00296-009-1343-3 · 1.52 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: No satisfactory biomarkers are currently available to screen for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). We have developed and evaluated surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF MS) for detection and analysis of multiple proteins for distinguishing individuals with NPC from control individuals. A preliminary learning set and a classification tree of spectra derived from 24 patients with NPC and a group of 24 noncancer controls were used to develop a proteomic model that discriminated cancer from noncancer effectively. Then, the validity of the classification tree was challenged with a blind test set, which included another 20 patients with NPC and 12 noncancer controls. A panel of 3 biomarkers ranging m/z 3-20 k was selected to establish Decision Tree model by BPS with sensitivity of 91.66% and specificity of 95.83%. The ability to detect NPC patients was evaluated, a sensitivity of 95.0% and specificity of 83.33% were validated in blind testing set. This high-flux proteomic classification system will provide a highly accurate and innovative approach for the detection/diagnosis of NPC.Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 07/2009; 28(1):85. DOI:10.1186/1756-9966-28-85 · 4.43 Impact Factor
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Three teams of small-time criminals decide to rip off an irascible pawnshop owner's legendary riches. Hilariously, each group's plan is more ridiculous than the next, and everybody is planning the Big Job for the same night! A stellar cast including Danny Masterson (That '70s Show), Leon (Get Rich or Die Tryin') and Dominique Swain (Lolita) brings to life this stylish spoof of the beloved heist comedy genre.
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Great movie though it never really saw daylight. A fun watch.Published 12 months ago by Brian T. Vita
I didnt expect this to be a comedy, why I would think that after seeing the cover I'll never know, but its actually funny. My only regret is waiting so long to actually watch it.Published on March 18, 2011 by David Santos
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The Los Angeleno writer and director Stephen Sachs has written a play about authenticity. And yet it lacks any, even though it is based on a true incident. Quite how or why it attracted the infinitely watchable Kathleen Turner back to the London stage is hard to say. She plays Maude, a hard-drinking, splendidly foul-mouthed former barmaid whose home - a trailer in California - is furnished with junk picked up for a few bucks.
Her belongings include a painting which may or may not be a Jackson Pollock. Ian McDiarmid is Lionel, the British-born, public school educated art expert who has travelled from New York by private jet, and then by chauffeur-driven limo, to Maude's incredibly modest home to pass judgment on the painting's authenticity. And because he is a disdainful snob, on Maude, too.
Although most of Polly Teale's production follows on from Lionel's verdict, it would be wrong to loosen what tension it generates by revealing it here. But it doesn't much matter. It's that, even though we only see the back of it, it's not the painting that comes across as fake but the play.
Sachs asks us to believe that such broadly drawn characters as an art expert who makes Brian Sewell look like Del Boy and the kind of trailer trash dame that made Jerry Springer a good living would end up downing shots of bourbon as if they were old drinking buddies. Or that in the relatively few minutes after his arrival, the reserved and formal Lionel would end up on his knees passionately extolling the virtues of Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon before flailing around on the floor like an epileptic seal as he describes Pollock's paint-flinging technique. Really?
I don't mind the predictability of two entirely opposite characters finding common ground through each other's humanity. But it has to be done well. "Be a person," says Maude, encouraging Lionel to loosen up - one of several good one-liners in the dialogue. But they are spoken by characters whose behaviour is almost impossible to believe. Part of the problem is that the action unfolds over real time - just 80 uninterrupted minutes - and all the while the unseen chauffeur waits outside.
Turner does convince us that Maude and her homespun wisdom learned from the school of hard knocks is the real thing. Not so McDiarmid. Though I also blame Sachs for that. His version of a British public school prig is a charmless cipher created to embody snobbery. Though in my experience, whatever you think of the public school system, the one thing its former pupils invariably have in droves is charm. But then Sachs, you get the feeling, is kind of faking it on that score.
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Police bust cigarette smuggling syndicate
Police vow to keep chasing bikies, despite courts putting cases on hold due to VLAD review
Queensland anti-bikie law a costly failure: lawyer
Police Close Nomads Clubhouse in NSW
Charges dismissed
against alleged bikies detained under Queensland's anti-association laws
Alleged bikie bailed on 50 charges
Bidders go the whole hog as Harley-Davidson makes $600,000 at Melbourne auction
Nerang man charged with drug trafficking after bikie taskforce raids his home
Bikie rats on ex-sniper boss to slash jail sentence by eight years
Geoff Deakin faces losing his Richmond tattoo business
From bikie to prison chaplain: the priest offering comfort in our harshest jails
Legal screws turn on bikies
Hinterland check point as mourners arrive for Fink member
Former Rebels bikie Shannon Althouse allowed out of jail to help mum and dad around house
Police raid Rebels Motorcycle Club headquarters in Christchurch
Ten Nomads bikies face court in Adelaide
Hells Angels gang member arrested for alleged possession of meth and weapons, including nunchucks
Gold Coast bashing victim begged for help to leave ex-partner
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Cold Case Files: Bikie gang linked to unsolved murder of Earl Mooring
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Peter Dutton orders deportation of former bikie boss Sam Ibrahim
WA bikie faces deportation
Michael and Wade Basanovic guilty over Sydney bikie killing of Zeljko Mitrovic
New Victorian anti-consorting laws to stop bikies and criminals meeting in person or online.
Bikie gangs in police sights as Victoria introduces new anti-consorting bill
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Outlawed Satudarah bikie gang from the Netherlands starts SA chapter
Bikie charged over NSW prison stabbing
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Accused ringleader of Broadbeach bikie brawl Jacques Teamo handed suspended sentence at Brisbane court
Police bikie focus allows free ride for international crime gangs
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Police arrest man involved in outlaw motorcycle gang shooting
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Former Comancheros
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Botched Red Devils case cost $1 million
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The Aging Rebel on upcoming mongols patch forfeiture case.
SA Government removes 17 interstate gangs from controversial bikies bill
Comancheros boss Mark Buddle arrested at Newcastle Airport, accused of money laundering
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Former Bandidos face sentencing over Broadbeach brawl
Bikie charged over naked
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Rebels boss Alex Vella, stranded in Malta, speaks out over legal battle to return to Australia
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Bronco-turned-bikie Michael Spence freed after serving 18 months for drug trafficking
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Rebel bikie's body found in Sydney bush
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Outlaw bikie gang president charged with murder of NSW Central Coast man Laurie Starling
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Tasmanian Pig put NZ bikie behind bars
Anti-bikie laws: Attorney-General John Rau makes changes to properties listed as illegal
Bandidos members have extortion charges dropped
Queensland police harassed witnesses into giving false statements against bikies, court hears
Bikie arrested on weapons and drugs charges
Rebels Motorcycle Club drops legal battle with Tea Tree Gully Council over Ridgehaven clubrooms
Rebels bikie gang members in WA charged with gun, drug offences
Mafia figures, bikies and sex fiends to be kicked out of Victoria under visa cancellation laws
Police broker peace between Rebels and Comanchero bikies
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South Australia Parliament to be used to declare outlaw motorcycle gangs illegal
Alleged Comancheros bikie gang members arrested over Kurri pub brawl
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WA Lone Wolf bikies charged for holding captive man at gunpoint: police
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Queensland bikie gunman launches appeal
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Consorting Confusion
By Wayne Baffsky
There is still an enormous amount of confusion about the consorting laws. The following is the only way you can be convicted for consorting under section 93 Crimes Act:-
First- the police must give you a warning, oral or in writing, about consorting with, at least 2 persons, who have indictable convictions. Indictable offences are usually the more serious offences, however, possession of a joint is indictable, assault is indictable and some other seemingly less serious offences are indictable.
The police must tell you that the person you are being warned about is a convicted offender and consorting with a convicted offender is an offence. The police can warn you about as many 'convicted offenders' as they like or even just 1. The warning lasts forever. Consorting with a convicted offender is NOT an offence, despite what the Crimes Act requires the police to tell you. If the police warn you about consorting with only 1 'convicted offender', you can consort with that person as much as you like because you can ONLY be convicted for consorting if you consort with 2 'convicted offenders' on 2 occasions each after being warned about both of them.
Second- if you consort with 2 of the 'convicted offenders' that the police have warned you about AND you consort with each of them TWICE then, and only then, can you be convicted of consorting.
It does not matter whether the person who is being warned has a conviction, indictable or otherwise. It only matters that the person being warned about has an indictable conviction.
If you accidentally bump into someone whom you have been given a warning to not consort with, it is not consorting. However, if you remain with that person it may become consorting.
Don't overthink the consorting offence. To be convicted you must consort with 2 persons the police have warned you not to consort with (who are called convicted offenders as they must have an indictable conviction) AND you must consort with each of those persons twice each, at least.
If it does not meet what I have said above, it is not a consorting offence.
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Epsom: Chopin to mark Germany's debut in 'Derby of Derbies'
When it comes to sport in Germany, football, Formula 1, tennis and golf receive the biggest attention, ahead maybe of swimming, athletics and skiing.
Horse racing rates as something of an 'also-ran'.
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"Historians have been trawling through the 233-year history of the premier Classic, and believe there has never before been a Teutonic challenger in the line-up"
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After a searching workout before a final decision was made, it was reported that the winner of two races to date, the most recent at Group 3 level by eight lengths, "could not have worked better".
Jamie Spencer, who won the Qataris their first Classic when Just The Judge took this season's Irish 1,000 Guineas, will ride Chopin, leading light of Woehler's powerful 100-plus string.
A definite step up on what's been achieved so far is required, but Woehler, 51, based in the city of Guetersloh sounds confident his charge will take it all in his impressive stride.
He said: "He's really good, and he's improved since his last race, and I'm really happy with him. But how good he is compared to the good Irish, English and French horses, we don't know yet.
"He couldn't win easier than he's won his races and the company was good as well. I mean, the horse that was second last time was then second in the 2,000 Guineas in Germany, not beaten very far.
"And, I'm sure that he can stay this [mile and a half] distance - I wouldn't worry about that."
Historians have been trawling through the 233-year history of the premier Classic, and believe there has never before been a Teutonic challenger in the line-up, something not lost on Woehler.
First ever runner to represent Germany in the Derby at Epsom
Trainer: Andreas Woehler
Owner: Sheikh Fahad Al Thani
Jockey: Jamie Spencer
"It's a very exciting thing," he said, "not only for me, but for the German racing industry. We have the Deutches Derby in Hamburg, but your Derby is the Derby, the Derby of Derbies.
"It's the original race, and more than exciting for us. It'll be a special day, with a big crowd, and quite a lot of pressure: the one who does not feel any pressure on that day is not in the right place."
Woehler, trainer of 1990s star Lomitas, hasn't ever attended Derby day before, but still has experience of Epsom, and of another Derby.
It was in the 1980s, when champion amateur jockey at home, and he took part in the 'Gentlemen's Derby' staged over the twists and turns of the big-race course, but in August.
It turned out not be the most comfortable of experiences. Laughing, he recalled: "Going down to Tattenham Corner, we were probably going a bit too quick, and there were four or five of us in a line, quite wide, so it was a bit too exciting.
"I remember I thought I was going to go straight on, to the ferry [home], but I managed to finish fifth or sixth."
Supporters will be hoping for a less dramatic passage as the horse named after a Polish-born composer, Qatari-owned and Irish-ridden, looks to be a big winner for Germany in this year's "Derby of Derbies".
Comment number 21. Posted by Andrew Evzonaon 29 May 2013 19:53
@20 Indeed..and in those far off days the Derby was usually covered on both BBC1 and ITV and had a much higher profile than it has ever had since C4 came on the scene. It was also a regular scenario to have office Derby sweepstakes just as they do with the Grand National.Who does that nowadays ?
Comment number 20. Posted by Berbearon 29 May 2013 09:27
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Where do the figures come from, no turnstiles out there, if they are Police figures forget them too, always will up them so they can get more resource on the ground
Hopefully it will be a good day & we may make the 100k
My original point is we will never hit the volume of the Wednesday pre & post war when (it seems) most of London & the SE played hookey to attend
Comment number 19. Posted by Redmanon 29 May 2013 08:40
@18 considering there were 130,000 there last year I would be surprised if there were less than 100,000 this year. attendances for the big race days are more than holding up at the moment.
the weather is also not looking too bad compared to the last month!
Comment number 18. Posted by Berbearon 29 May 2013 08:11
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I would be surprised if there was circa 100k there, very weather dependent, I live in the area there is nothing like the volume of buses that used to pass through, this is an element of the marketing men 'bigging' the day up, I do however think attendances in the enclosures are up as the facilities have improved vastly over the years
Gents I think a little EW on Mars ??
Comment number 17. Posted by Andrew Evzonaon 28 May 2013 20:36
I most certainly did forget about Danedream racing here...though Acetenago was rated very highly before he came to the UK .Who is your money on in the Derby then ?
Comment number 16. Posted by Galaxyon 28 May 2013 19:46
I will be surprised if he is as good as Acetenago was..the last top German horse to race here
Acetenago was 3rd in the Coronation cup...lol
Have you forgotten Danedream who won the Arc by 5l on the bridle in 2011 and then won the King George at Ascot last year..(No comparison the two)
Comment number 15. Posted by Andrew Evzonaon 28 May 2013 19:32
Very sporting of the Germans to have a go and he is certainly not a forlorn hope for being placed in the race,though I will be surprised if he is as good as Acetenago was..the last top German horse to race here...still fully expect Dawn Approach to oblige with the French raider looking his biggest threat, if any !
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Comment number 13. Posted by Ben Hawkinson 28 May 2013 16:08
@ - 11 Berbear. Good point re: attendances, certain they were higher overall in the Wednesday era despite what TV producers told us when it was moved to Saturday.
Re: The Member's Enclosure. Have to say last year was a lovely and fairly tattoo free environment. Unfortunately I'll miss it this year, so I won't be able to fill you in on the clientele.
More importantly, good luck with your bets.
Comment number 12. Posted by Redmanon 28 May 2013 15:19
@11 the Derby still attracts over 100,000 people so it is still a big event.
The problem is that football dominates the sporting media these days so it is not so well known. I also think it would help if it was better publicised that it is FREE to go and watch the Derby on Epsom Downs still.
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Bank of America Corp. former Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lewis last week asked a judge to throw out the New York attorney general's lawsuit accusing him of fraud when he led the bank's purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co.
The allegations by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo are "implausible," Lewis's lawyers said in documents filed Aug. 18 with the state Supreme Court in Manhattan. The Merrill Lynch acquisition, they said in the answer to Cuomo's complaint, has been proven to be of "major financial benefit to shareholders."
"Some have looked to assign blame for every aspect of the financial crisis, even where there is no evidence of misconduct," Lewis's lawyers said. "This case is a product of that dynamic and does not withstand either legal or factual scrutiny."
Cuomo sued Lewis, Bank of America and former Chief Financial Officer Joe Price in February, accusing them of misleading investors by failing to disclose losses at Merrill Lynch. The complaint also claims they manipulated the federal government into saving the deal with a taxpayer-financed bailout.
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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has closed a six-month inquiry into a February dinner with traders, where some allegedly had swapped ideas on how to profit from shorting the euro, Reuters reports, citing 3 people close to some of the funds. The funds reportedly included Soros Fund Management, Greenlight Capital, Paulson & Co, SAC Capital Management. The Department of Justice declined to comment.
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The Brazilian units of BASF SE and Royal Dutch Shell Plc were fined a total of 622 million reais ($354 million) after former workers suffered health problems because of contamination at a plant in Paulinia, Sao Paulo state, from the 1970s to 2002.
BASF SA and Shell do Brasil will also have to pay 64,500 reais in damages to each former worker and any children born during or after their service at the plant, according to an e-mailed statement from the Paulinia Labor Court August 19. The payments cover medical treatment, exams and individual damages.
Shell and BASF must publish a statement this week on the decision on Brazil's two largest television networks, according to the court. Former workers at the Paulinia plant then have 90 days to present health documents. BASF and Shell both said they will appeal the decision.
"We are of the opinion that the environmental damage was caused by Shell, and we will appeal the decision," Jennifer Moore-Braun, a spokeswoman for BASF in Ludwigshafen, Germany, said in a telephone interview August 19.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler said U.S. regulators won't succumb to Wall Street efforts to weaken financial-market oversight as they implement the biggest rules overhaul since the Great Depression.
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Gensler, 52, said the SEC, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will be as open as possible in publicly disclosing meetings with banks and their lobbyists related to the rules overhaul. The FDIC has already announced plans to post reports of meetings on its website.
"We are still sorting through this," said Gensler, a Democrat who worked at the Treasury Department during President Bill Clinton's administration. "We are already posting any memos or documents that are handed to us by the various outside parties, so we are very similar. I think that the next step is just to post the actual meetings."
Efforts to boost oversight of derivatives follow the collapse of the U.S. housing market, which sparked a credit-market freeze in 2008 that led to the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. Private swap deals complicated efforts to stem the meltdown, because regulators couldn't easily determine how much the contagion had spread among different firms.
Wall Street will be motivated to continue lobbying over the derivative provisions in the Dodd-Frank law, because they have a duty to shareholders to maintain profits, said Gensler, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner.
Gensler also addressed the May 6 market crash, in which $862 billon was erased from U.S. stocks in 20 minutes before equities rebounded. Regulators must ensure that markets dominated by computers trading thousands of shares in seconds "work for small investors," he said.


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John Wientjes, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 at the Heritage House in Pequot Lakes. A memorial service is planned at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Perham, with the Rev. Matthew Kuhn officiating. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery in Perham.
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