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You won't believe what they've been dealing with over at the Astoria renovation. Click here to read about unexpected setbacks caused by the DOB's new sprinkler regulations. And they're moving in a few weeks — but the floors and walls are still open, waiting for inspection. If you're planning a major renovation, you've got to read this first.
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Good post that summarizes the sprinkler rules under the 2008 code:
While I'm all for safety, sprinklering the typical 4-story 1,2-family townhouse seems like overkill. From a preservation standpoint, it's a shame the code is really pushing 1- and 2-family houses toward either ultra-high-cost renovation or tear-down for multi-family new build, with no middle ground.
this is why you don't get permits.
Do you think there's any hope the DOB might change the rules? It really seems a little crazy to think every single-family house that gets renovated is going to need an SRO style sprinkler system. And in addition to the expense it looks a little unusual. Or is this really a reasonable safety precaution?
no-p, you'd have to have real b-of-b to do this level of reno without a permit!
But I do have to ask: what's that WW-II era looking sink on pipe legs doing on the pinup board? Is that the real thing?
You dont have to let a DOB inspector into your house. He can ask at your door, and you just say no. Just like if the police knock at your door without a warrant from a judge. Just say no.
The chances of the DOB going to ct. to get an order to enter some family house in Astoria to see if it has sprinklers are virtually zero.
you wouldn't believe some of the sh*t i've done.
Drag, but I'd be happy that the subcontractor knew about the extra laundry floor drains needed – better to find out now, despite the wait it entails, than to find out after they had been installed without the required drains. It is a drag that the architect missed this – hard to imagine they charge more to fix it when it was their mistake originally…
We spent a lot of money on architects (50K) only to have the DOB reject our plans to renovate a 4 family to a 2 family. They said we needed sprinklers. We have a fire escape, a lot of original ceiling detail and a limited budget. We fired the architect, hired a top notch contractor and someone else (who shall go unnamed) to file plans that showed replacement of existing kitchens and bath. So far, so good. We start construction soon. I will let you know how it turns out. I'd rather be legit but the money involved made it impossible…
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Bout a 2 hour colored version of this old thing. Did it today for no good reason. There are some little things that I like about it so I decided to put it up. sall.
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Doc looks awesome!
that is the best design I have ever seen for Ock!
wow thats an unlikely pair
I love ur versions of those guys. Good artwork.
Is that Mac Gargan as Venom?
Yeah I guess. I just liked seeing Venom with the eyes oneday. lol!
Yeah, me too... Mac Gargan Venom is probally cooler than Eddie Brock Venom, in my opinion... He's much more vicious and violent... XDDD
Great pic!
Question, how did you do the texture on this. I tried and will admit that I'm struggling a bit?
Question, how did you do the texture on this. I tried and will admit that I'm struggling a bit?
I love Ock's attitude in this pic XD
nice!! I like the hands on Venom the most! great style! hope to see more!
Awsome stuff guy. Dig THE STYLE....This is how Venom should of looked like it the movie.
I wanna be jus as gud as u when it comes to character designing and coloring it
Very cool Doc Oc! & i love the face design for Venom...
venom looks very cool
yay two of my fave characters out of all the spidey villians ^^
great pic
great pic
GREAT pic!!
thats whats up ...keep pushin
nice twist on venom man
Are these the movie versions of Doc & Venom? If not, then I'd say that Venom's eyes and spider should be lighter, as it's very difficult to read him as Venom.
Yo! Shit is hot brah!
Very cool, the tone of the piece really makes Venom look like a sinister son of a... which is contrasted by the relaxed but still threatening Doc Ock.
Any chance of a colour tute for this one? Lovely subtle stuff!
doc ock looks awesome here dude! and the colors are rockin too!
Do you color directly over pencils? or do you ink first?
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I like the texture use!
I'm glad you didn't make venom's head too small compared to the rest of his hulking body. Awesome!
I like your Venom... it's different and looks more monster like.
Nice work Kizer. Any chance you could post a version a little wee bit larger. Also gotta throw the props atchya for the latest batch of subs. Great stuff
Very cool!
HaHa, Ock looks cool as all hell bro.
Hopefully we'll see ya in N.Y. in April.
Hopefully we'll see ya in N.Y. in April.
really nice tones man
Nice work, lovely colours.
love your take on venom.
how can you render like that with an optical mouse???
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Everyone knows the magnitude of the challenge facing Anderson County on the football field Friday night.
We only thought Anderson County's football turnaround came about when Blake Curtsinger and Matt Sprague blocked a Bullitt Central extra point, in overtime, back on Oct. 8.
Makes sense, you know. The Bearcats were 3-3, teetering on the brink of .500 or less. Since then, they are riding a six-game win streak, managed to win only the third district title in school history and have rolled to a pair of playoff wins for the first time since Kentucky started determining state football champions with a tournament in 1959.
(Editor's note: This article contains some of the writer's personal observations and explanations of the "All-time team" selection process.)
Selecting the best of the best to ever play basketball in Anderson County is not really a new idea. In the 25 years I have been writing about sports, I have been asked countless times, "How does this player compare to that player?"
The question has come from Anderson CountyBearcat faithful and opposing fans alike.
If you ever doubt the importance of a strong middle school sports program, just check back to March 10. That night, the Anderson County Middle School girls' basketball team took on Clay County in the high school state tournament.
Or so went the joke that made its way around Lawrenceburg and found its way to Bowling Green eight months ago.
With seven returning players, including four starters, expectations are high for Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg basketball in 2010-11.
The Rams have already gotten their season underway, splitting their first two games, in a year when the Rams will be playing two Australian national teams and several of the top Christian school teams in Kentucky.
Christian Academy will also be playing Kentucky School for the Deaf, a public school.
Anderson County scored three times in the first seven minutes, then went on to an impressive 42-7 win over visiting Bullitt Central in the Class 5A, Region 2 football semifinal on Friday night.
The Bearcats move on to play John Hardin for the regional championship next Friday. That game will also be played at Anderson.
Not many will say that the current Anderson County football team is the best in the program's history. But Friday, the Bearcats can make their mark on the local annals.
Mark Peach is a football coach, not a driver's ed. teacher. And for one round of the state football playoffs, that suits Anderson County just fine.
"He told us we needed to keep our foot on the gas," said Bearcat senior Todd DeWoody.
There were few three-pointers which meant no three-peat.
For the Anderson County Middle School girls' basketball team, there were not many two-pointers either. Bardstown took advantage with a 32-21 victory in the finals of the Mid-Kentucky Athletic Conference tournament, held Thursday at Anderson County High School.
Some people took the idea of running to the weekend literally on Oct. 22.
That day, some Anderson County runners were part of a 12-person team that competed in the 200-mile Bourbon Chase, running a scenic route from the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, Ky. to Triangle Park in downtown Lexington.
The trip went through Loretto, Bardstown, Lebanon, Springfield, Perryville, Danville, Stanford, back through Danville, Harrodsburg, Salvisa, Lawrenceburg and Versailles.
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Scam operation: Trying to talk your way into a Thunder game
I was sitting at a table with colleagues Tuesday night, having dinner an hour or so before tipoff of Game 4, when Scott Wilson, a Thunder P.R. staffer, came up and said someone was at the media entrance, saying they had an appointment with me.
Two guys were telling the check-in folks that they were scheduled to shadow me during the ballgame and they should have credentials. Scott was on the phone with the people at the credential desk, relaying information. Said a University of Central Oklahoma professor, somebody named Richter, had arranged for two of his students to shadow me during the game.
I had to say, I didn't know anything about it.
Turns out, of course, the entire thing was a ruse. A couple of yardbirds were trying to get into the game and dropped my name.
You had to give them credit for ingenuity. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. But this was a longshot.
The Thunder probably would let me work out some kind of shadowing agreement for students or even someone who purchased something via charity. But it would be for a preseason game against Sacramento. Not Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals.
Unfortunately for the guys, we have all kinds of information at our disposal. For example, when I learned of the escapade, Mark Scott was standing not four feet from me. Mark is a UCO professional media professor who helps Bob Barry Jr. and the Channel 4 crew with a variety of game-night duties. I tapped Mark on the shoulder, asked if anyone named Richter taught journalism at UCO. Nope, was the answer.
So the story fell apart quickly. I said "I know nothing" and the guys were sent on their way.
Later, a Thunder staffer who was at the media entrance told me the guys weren't dressed like they would be in any kind of professional endeavor. Just a couple of yahoos who hatched a plan to get into the game.
But it made me think of how easy it would be for those of us on the inside to gain entrance into games without tickets or credentials. Knowing what we know, there are all kinds of ways to sneak in. I won't really share those, since I don't condone unethical behavior. But football, basketball, baseball, doesn't matter. There are ways into sporting events if you're willing to risk being caught in the act.
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Why do people stare at people like they have 5 heads, when that person is disabled? Or just anyone different...
~Here Comes The Sun~ 2012/08/12 15:32:02
I am in a wheelchair and people just stare at me constantly, I remember a guy walked into a lamppost, he was so engrossed looking at me...
I don't mind if people ask what is wrong with me, I'm totally OK with that.
And I find kids not as ignorant as adults.
I don't mind if people ask what is wrong with me, I'm totally OK with that.
And I find kids not as ignorant as adults.
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- ★misfit★ 2012/08/12 20:52:25Guessing by your picture, I'd say people might glace at you because you're in the chair, but they keep looking because you're pretty. It's always awkward when people stare, but it can be a compliment too.:)
- Vision of Verve 2012/08/12 17:15:54
- Rob 2012/08/12 17:14:00It's not personal. People that do not share your disablity are just curious. Perhaps they are so far removed from that kind of thing. They want to know more about it and how you cope, but are too shy to ask. Maybe at the moment that you detect their stares, they are experiencing shame of the complaints that they make of their own lives after seeing someone who cannot do what they take for granted. As the saying goes, It's not you, it's me."
- Ah yeah, I get it... some people point lol. of course i pointed back hehe :)
- Metaldane 2012/08/12 16:13:06Some people just haven't seen it much before and they can't help but stare I'll admit I did that when I was younger but I've seen loads of disabled people and it doesn't phase me at all now, though having been in a few car wrecks kinda helped change my perspective lol.
- SA 2012/08/12 16:02:45I guess because they are wondering to themselves "What happened" but I'm not sure. Although I am not in a wheelchair I DO have a physical disability. It doesn't bother me anymore.
- It doesn't bother me much but it used to, it bothers my friends lol. They say WTF are they looking at... ha
- SA ~Here C... 2012/08/12 16:16:02 (edited)My friends have learned how self sufficient and witty I am. lol I usually come up with a line(depending on who they are) that makes them walk away fast.
I had a friend in college that would say something like "Want a ride?" to those who stared at him because he was in a wheelchair. Then the rest of his friends would start laughing and the person would walk away. I miss those times....LOL
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While 14-year-old Modern Family Ariel Winter remains entangled in a custody battle, her Mother is suing Mathew Borlenghi - a soap opera actor and acting teacher - who commented on an L.A Times piece.
Borlenghi's comment on the L.A. Times website implied Workman calling the cops to protect her daughter was "a total falsehood. It said, "The mother is grasping and clawing to find a way not to lose her money-maker, and hide the fact that she is an abusive monster," and continues, "Having spent time with her, and seeing the way she acted adoringly towards the boy, these accusations are disgusting, just as she is." Workman says in the suit, as a result of the posting, she suffered a loss of reputation as well as "shame, mortification and hurt feeling," for which she now wants damages to be determined by the court. The L.A. Times, however, is not a defendant. Given the propensity for Workman to sue based on things written on the internet, we're going to be very careful.
Winter, 14, was temporarily removed from the custody of her mother Chrisoula "Chrystal" Workman by a court in October, and her sister Shanelle Gray, a 34-year-old mother of two, was given temporary guardianship. Ariel, who has been acting since the age of seven, plays the character of Alex Dunphy, an intelligent teenager, in the critically acclaimed TV show.


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I was told today that I have a skin infection called impetigo. I was just wondering if any other women have had this and if it can harm my unborn baby? I am 26 weeks on friday..
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I have a rash on my ring finger since I got pregnant, used all sorts of creams and prescribed medication and still there.. if I just think about wearing my wedding and engagement ring it gets all super red, iches like crazy etc... but it is not contagious.. I never heard of what you have, but hope everything will be ok with you and your baby!
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UNION — The Lighted Christmas Parade in Union will start at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, with line up across from the high school. Afterward will be the Christmas tree lighting and a visit with Santa in front of the hardware store. Vendors and food will be available at 3:30 p.m. by the post office. For more information, call Leslie at 541-962-5504.
MS self-help group meets Thursday
The Blue Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Self Help Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Denny's. The change of day and time is for the holidays. In January, the group will be back to meeting at its regular time, at 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month.
Union senior parent meeting set Thursday
UNION — A Union High School senior parent meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Union Family Health Center conference room, not tonight as originally reported.
The group will be finalizing plans for the fundraiser Saturday. Any interested students or parents are invited to attend.
Book fair set for Thursday, Friday
A book fair at Grande Ronde Academy, 507B Palmer Ave., will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Friday.
Friends of Union FFA meet Thursday
UNION — Friends of Union FFA will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Union High School ag classroom
People interested in supporting the education and growth of local young people are invited to attend and find out what Friends of Union FFA can offer.
No previous membership in FFA is necessary.
Parks commission meets Thursday
The Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Conference Room of the Parks and Recreation Department office, 2402 Cedar St. Committee training will be the primary focus of the meeting.
School has holiday poinsettias for sale
ISLAND CITY — Island City Elementary School has poinsettias for sale. For more information, call Melissa Sampson at 541-910-1086.
New Life Center Christmas Bazaar set
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Baked goods, candy sale set Saturday
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Harv and Heather were married recently (the YouTube postings seem to indicate it was June 21), and it's all too apparent that there's some significant love for Texas A&M with this couple.
Harv and his groomsmen were dressed in 12th Man football jerseys. The bridesmaids had A&M logos on their maroon dresses. They each marched in to the outdoor ceremony to traditional Aggie music.
While Heather did enter to "Here Comes the Bride," she met both her husband and the officiant, who might be better referred to as an official, seeing as he was wearing a referee's shirt. He even threw a flag on a person in the crowd who was wearing orange.
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The concert will be held Sept. 19 at Marine Corps Air Station New River near Jacksonville.
It's sponsored by the USO and "One Tree Hill," which is filmed in Wilmington. It's free for military and civilian Department of Defense card holders and their sponsored guests, but it's closed to the public.
Performers will include the alternative rock group, Angels & Airwaves, along with "One Tree Hill" cast members Bethany Joy Galeotti and Kate Voegle. Other cast members from the show also will appear.
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ABSTRACT: To discover serum biomarkers in astrocytoma patients for early detection of glioma and evaluation of prognosis. A total of 140 serum samples were analyzed using the weak cation-exchange (WCX) chips. Among those, 73 were sera from astrocytoma patients, 56 from normal controls, and 11 from other brain tumors. For building a diagnosis model, the samples were randomly split into a training set and a test set with similar distribution of case and control samples. Proteomics profiles were obtained using a PBSII instrument and the data were analyzed with the accompanying software. Seven serum biomarkers were significantly deregulated in astrocytoma group comparing to the normal control group. Among them, four were up-regulated and three were down-regulated. A decision tree classification method were developed using these seven markers. A sensitivity of 84.6% and a selectivity of 84.6% were achieved to discriminate astrocytoma from normal controls. In addition, a correlation of these markers with the astrocytoma malignancy was observed. Proteomics approaches such as SELDI-TOF mass spectrometry could greatly facilitate the discovery of serum biomarkers in astrocytoma. The discovered biomarkers might show great potential for early detection of astrocytoma and evaluation of prognosis for those clinical suspect astrocytoma patients. However, this need warrant further study.
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ABSTRACT: It is currently hypothesised that a combination of genetic and environmental factors underlies the development of idiopathic isolated dystonia (IID). In this study, we examined several possible environmental or other non-genetic factors that may influence the risk for IID in Queensland, Australia. We surveyed several environmental exposures, lifestyle factors, medical and family histories to investigate potential risk factors for IID. Associations between putative risk factors and IID were assessed using a total of 184 dystonia patients and 1048 neurologically-normal control subjects sampled from Queensland between 2005 and 2012. Our analyses revealed that anxiety disorders, depression, tremor, cigarette smoking and head injuries with a loss of consciousness were associated with increased risk for IID (p < 0.05), all of which remained statistically significant following an adjustment for multiple hypothesis testing except for depression. We also observed that the risk for dystonia increased with higher cigarette smoking pack-year quartiles in our analyses. Our results suggest possible environmental factors that influence the development of IID and complement the findings of similar dystonia risk factor studies. Further investigation defining the environmental and other non-genetic risk factors for IID may provide insight into the development of the disorder in genetically-susceptible individuals.
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ABSTRACT: Idiopathic-isolated focal dystonia (IIFD) is a movement disorder characterised by involuntary, sustained muscle contractions, leading to abnormal postures. Psychopathology is frequent in patients with IIFD, and while traditionally this was thought to be a secondary phenomenon, there is emerging evidence for shared neurobiological mechanisms. We conducted a single-centre cross-sectional study of 103 consecutive patients with IIFD and two comparison groups: 78 consecutive patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS) and 93 healthy control subjects. Assessments with regard to psychiatric disturbances were performed using self-report questionnaires, including the self-report version of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS-SR), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Compared to healthy control subjects and patients with HFS, the IIFD group had higher OCS, anxiety, and depression scores as measured by the Y-BOCS-SR, BAI, and BDI, respectively. The Y-BOCS-SR, BAI, and BDI were highly correlated across all the subjects. Logistic regression analysis showed that the main driver of high obsessive-compulsive symptom scores, irrespective of neurological diagnosis, was the BDI, whereas it was BAI (and not BDI), that drives the association between the psychiatric rating scale scores and the neurological diagnosis. Our findings suggest that while clinically significant obsessive-compulsive symptoms are over-represented in IIFD patients relative to controls, the BAI may have better discriminatory power to distinguish between the psychiatric symptoms in IIFD patients.
Article: Managing the generalised tonic-clonic seizure and preventing progress to status epilepticus: A stepwise approach[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Seizures are a commonly encountered medical problem. Seizure protocols have been shown to be effective by avoiding inappropriate over- and under treatment, but are not presently utilized in many centres in Australia. We outline a stepwise approach to effective seizure management based on timely investigation and escalating treatment with an appropriate choice of medications. Because large-scale clinical trials are lacking, we base our approach on the underlying seizure pathophysiology and the pharmacological properties of the available drugs. Early management consists of finding and correcting possible reversible causes and ensuring patient safety. With ongoing seizure length spontaneous resolution becomes unlikely, necessitating administration of anti-epileptic drugs. Benzodiazepines are the agents of first choice, with a preference of short-acting drugs. With ongoing seizures other agents (i.e. valproate, levetiracetam, phenobarbitone, phenytoin) are utilized. Refractory status epilepticus requires aggressive treatment in an intensive care setting. Novel approaches and agents, including ketamine, topiramate, lacosamide, pregabalin and intravenous immunoglobulins are discussed. We provide our own recently developed hospital protocol as a guide. This protocol relies on a time based 4-step escalating approach to seizure management, ranging from supportive management of the initial simple seizure, to the use of multiple agents for established status epilepticus.
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ABSTRACT: Neuroferritinopathy is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding the ferritin light chain polypeptide. It leads to iron deposition particularly in the cerebellum, basal ganglia and motor cortex. The disease becomes clinically apparent in adulthood mainly with extrapyramidal signs and progresses slowly over decades. Patients usually have intact cognition until the very late stages of this disorder. Neuroimaging is the most helpful investigation and shows a very distinctive picture. So far no medication has been shown to have a disease-modifying effect. We present five new cases of this condition and review the current understanding of the pathogenesis and its clinical findings.
Article: 3.056 ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN GCH1 POLYMORPHISMS AND PRIMARY DYSTONIA AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN AN AUSTRALIAN CASE-CONTROL SERIES
Article: Common polymorphisms in dystonia-linked genes and susceptibility to the sporadic primary dystonias[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Genes involved in familial dystonia syndromes (DYT genes) are ideal candidates for investigating whether common genetic variants influence the susceptibility to sporadic primary dystonia. To date, there have been few candidate gene studies for primary dystonia and only two DYT genes, TOR1A and THAP1, have been assessed. We therefore employed a haplotype-tagging strategy to comprehensively assess if common polymorphisms in eight DYT genes (TOR1A, TAF1, GCH1, THAP1, MR-1 (PNKD), SGCE, ATP1A3 and PRKRA) confer risk for sporadic primary dystonia. The 230 primary dystonia cases were matched for age and gender to 228 controls, recruited from movement disorder clinics in Brisbane, Australia and the Australian electoral roll. All subjects were genotyped for 56 tagging SNPs and genotype associations were investigated. Modest genotypic associations (P<0.05) were observed for three GCH1 SNPs (rs12147422, rs3759664 and rs10483639) when comparing all cases against controls. Associations were also seen when the cases were stratified based on presentation. Overall, our findings do not support the hypothesis that common TOR1A variants affect susceptibility for sporadic primary dystonia, and that it is unlikely that common variants around the DYT genes confer substantial risk for sporadic primary dystonia. Further work is warranted to follow up the GCH1 SNPs and the subgroup analyses.
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ABSTRACT: Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular junction. Rituximab (RTX), a monoclonal antibody to CD20, leads to B lymphocyte depletion and has been used in some autoimmune disorders, including small case series of myasthenia gravis patients. A retrospective analysis was performed of all patients with acetylcholine receptor (AChR) (11 subjects) or muscle specific kinase antibody (MuSK) positive myasthenia gravis (three subjects), who had been treated with RTX in Brisbane, Australia. In most patients 1 g of RTX, in two divided doses, was given. Patients were monitored by serial clinical assessments, flow cytometry of peripheral blood B lymphocytes and antibody testing. RTX led to a significant improvement in symptoms in 11 of 14 patients. Doses of immunosuppressive medications were able to be reduced in 12 of 14 patients but medications could be completely ceased in only one patient. A demonstrable reduction of autoantibody levels was found in only three AChR positive patients and one MuSK positive patient, independent of clinical improvement. Peripheral blood B lymphocyte depletion was achieved in 13 out of 14 patients. B lymphocyte recovery occurred between 9 and 30 months post RTX (median 12.3 months) and was consistently associated with worsening of clinical symptoms. Rituximab at a dose of 1 g appears to be beneficial in the treatment of patients with severe myasthenia gravis. Serial monitoring of peripheral blood B lymphocytes appears to be useful in guiding the need for further RTX therapy.
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ABSTRACT: The advent of deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been an important advance in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). DBS may be employed in the management of medication-refractory tremor or treatment-related motor complications, and may benefit between 4.5% and 20% of patients at some stage of their disease course. In Australia, patients with PD are reviewed by specialised DBS teams who assess the likely benefits and risks associated with DBS for each individual. The aim of these guidelines is to assist neurologists and general physicians identify patients who may benefit from referral to a DBS team. Common indications for referral are motor fluctuations and/or dyskinesias that are not adequately controlled with optimised medical therapy, medication-refractory tremor, and intolerance to medical therapy. Early referral for consideration of DBS is recommended as soon as optimised medical therapy fails to offer satisfactory motor control.
Article: Do Polymorphisms in the Familial Parkinsonism Genes Contribute to Risk for Sporadic Parkinson's Disease?[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Recent whole genome association studies provided little evidence that polymorphisms at the familial Parkinsonism loci influence the risk for Parkinson's disease (PD). However, these studies are not designed to detect the types of subtle effects that common variants may impose. Here, we use an alternative targeted candidate gene approach to examine common variation in 11 genes related to familial Parkinsonism. PD cases (n = 331) and unaffected control subjects (n = 296) were recruited from three specialist movement disorder clinics in Brisbane, Australia and the Australian Electoral Roll. Common genetic variables (76 SNPs and 1 STR) were assessed in all subjects and haplotype, genotype, and allele associations explored. Modest associations (uncorrected P < 0.05) were observed for common variants around SNCA, UCHL1, MAPT, and LRRK2 although none were of sufficient magnitude to survive strict statistical corrections for multiple comparisons. No associations were seen for PRKN, PINK1, GBA, ATP13A2, HTRA2, NR4A2, and DJ1. Our findings suggest that common genetic variables of selected PD-related loci contribute modestly to PD risk in Australians.
Article: 204. A case report of reversible leukoencephalopathy associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy
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ABSTRACT: Familial Parkinsonism (PARK) genes are strong candidates for conferring susceptibility to common forms of PD. However, most studies to date have provided little evidence that their common variants substantially influence disease risk. Recently, mutations were described in the gene, GIGYF2 (TNRC15), located at the PARK11 locus (2q37.1). Here, we use a haplotype tagging approach to examine common variation in the GIGYF2 gene and PD risk. PD cases (n = 568) and age and gender-matched control subjects (n = 568) were recruited from three specialist movement disorder clinics in Brisbane (Australia) and the Australian electoral roll. Twelve tagging SNPs were assessed in all subjects and haplotype and genotype associations were explored. Overall our findings suggest that common genetic variants of GIGYF2 do not significantly affect sporadic PD risk in Australian Caucasians.
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ABSTRACT: Motor and non-motor fluctuations are well known sequelae of dopaminergic therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD), particularly during the advanced stages. However, the prevalence of fluctuations early in the treatment course has been less well recognised and may be missed clinically if not specifically probed. We examined the used of a survey for this purpose. Patients to be surveyed were recruited by neurologists and geriatricians at 20 Australian centres. Patients had a diagnosis of idiopathic PD with a duration of fewer than 5 years and were considered by their treating physician to be non-fluctuating or had no change in their treatment plan in the prior 6 months. Patients, with or without assistance, completed a 19-item wearing-off questionnaire to assess the presence of motor and non-motor fluctuations that indicated early wearing-off. Investigators assessed the usefulness of the questionnaire in detecting fluctuations and guiding PD treatment. Of 105 patients recruited, 92 were eligible for analysis. There were 56 (61%) identified as having fluctuations. Patients with wearing-off were younger (mean 67 vs 72 years), and more likely to have had PD for more than 3 years. About half the patients (49%) were able to complete the questionnaire independently. Clinicians perceived the questionnaire as useful for detecting fluctuations and adjusting treatment. A simple and easily administered wearing-off questionnaire may be useful in the early detection of fluctuations in PD patients and assist in guiding therapy.
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My legion of fans and admirers must be tossing and turning in their sleep wondering why I haven't been updating this site. Several reasons… busy lah of course! My teaching semester came to an end and that meant days and nights of marking exam papers and attending exam board meetings.
But more importantly… I've been prepping my trip to the Middle-East! That's right! I'm heading to the land of the Arabs and Jews to shoot my latest documentary film! Its going to be called 'I'm Muslim Too!' and it's going to be great! I'll be leaving this Tuesday (31st July 2007) and you can expect to be updated regularly via this site (they do have Internet access in the desert, right?).
Oh yeah… I'm looking for money for this film. Got some to give?


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BONN: The clock is ticking for countries to lay the foundations of a 2015 deal to tackle dangerous climate change, ministers warned in Bonn on Friday.
A special UN summit in September, followed by a round of talks in Lima in December, must lay the first bricks of a highly complex accord due to be sealed in Paris in December 2015, they said. China's top negotiator, Xie Zhenhua, pointed to traumatic memories of the 2009 Copenhagen Summit, the last time countries tried to forge a worldwide deal on curbing Earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions. The much-touted event became a near-fiasco when heads of state were confronted with a sprawling, fiercely-contested draft agreement at the last minute. "We hope we do not see a recurrence of the Copenhagen scenario... (with) a final agreement that is accepted by some parties but not accepted by others," Xie said.
Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, who will chair the December 1-12 meeting, urged colleagues gathered for an interim round of negotiations in Bonn since Wednesday to "commit to commit"."This train is moving and we cannot wait until Paris to get onboard," he said. The Paris agreement is meant to set the cap on years of haggling among the 195 parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Taking effect from 2020, the pact must curb heat-trapping emissions from fossil fuels that are damaging Earth's fragile climate, amplifying risks from drought, flood, storms and rising seas. Negotiators hope that, at the very least, the Lima deal will agree on rules for vetting and comparing national pledges that will form the core of the pact. The pledges will be a disparate mix of promises to curb emissions, bolster climate defences, boost funds for vulnerable countries and transfer cleaner technology to the developing world. There is a big technical challenge in ensuring that individual national efforts are verifiable and comparable, to avoid accusations that some countries are getting a free ride.
The pact's legal status — whether it should be legally binding or not, and what the term actually means — is also not settled. The United States, for one, has ruled out a format similar to the UNFCCC's Kyoto Protocol, which has a tough and legally-enforceable compliance mechanism. Xie said priority should be given to the content of the pledges, rather than the legal architecture. China would go along with the consensus, he said. He stressed that a key to success in Lima, and then in Paris, lay in developed countries showing good faith in their pledges to act on climate change before 2020. This includes a promise made in Copenhagen to channel up to $100 billion a year in aid by that time. "Unfortunately we are seeing very little of the finance that was pledged," said Ugandan Environment Minister Ephraim Kamuntu, representing the world's bloc of least-developed countries. The 12-day session in Bonn included two ministerial-level sessions meant to give a political boost to the troubled process. Ministers from several dozen countries attended, but there were many absentees from big players, including the US and France, the 2015 host.
Many hopes ride on a summit in New York on September 23 called by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Campaigners for 73 environmental and development causes, meanwhile, formally returned to the UNFCCC process after walking out at the annual conference in Warsaw in 2013. "We have come together to reiterate to all 'leaders' participating in the UN climate negotiations that they are dangerously off track in addressing the climate emergency," the group said in a statement. "We call upon them to listen to the demands and solutions of people."
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Business groups last night criticised the plan that has led to fears of a massive reduction in government work as the country tries to pull itself out of recession.
There are also concerns that many civil servants working from home will also have annual leave booked before or after the Games so work could be backlogged for up to three months.
Originally posted by Lagrimas
Or maybe its a completely innocent move on the government departments part? To just try and keep as much of the unnecessary traffic off the tubes, buses and roads?
Rice and Peaceedit on 15-5-2012 by Lagrimas because: (no reason given)


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"Hakuna Matata!" proclaims Disney, discovering what amounts to an entirely new revenue stream. "The Lion King 3D" has taken the crown decisively for the second straight weekend with $22 million, amidst some otherwise heavy fall competition that was a lot buzzier and, without a doubt, more expensive....Read More »
You can pretty much feel the change in thinking over at Universal with this bit of news. After spending the last year or so cancelling a plethora of potentially risky projects ("At the Mountains of Madness," "Memphis," "In the Heights," "The Dark Tower," "Clue," "Ouija," "Wicked Lovely") and currently smarting from some less than stellar box office returns for films like "Your Highness," "The Change-Up" and "Cowboys & Aliens" this year, it seems the studio is sticking with brands that they know. And one of their biggest catalog titles is "Scarface," and since there are only so many times you can reissue that thing on DVD and BluRay (the most ...Read More »
Anne Peacock has been hired by Universal to write a new take on the "Cinderella" story. Again. We would say that fairy tales are the new superheroes, but it's not like studios are threatening competing "Iron Man" movies. Yep, Snow White has company, as if it wasn't enough that Relativity's "Snow Whi...Read More »
The hype generator surrounding Universal's pricey remake/reimagining/whatever of John Carpenter's 1982 chiller "The Thing" (itself a remake of 1951's "The Thing From Another World") has been on the fritz lately. We first got a fairly impressive look at the movie way back at last year's New York Comic Con. At that point the film was scheduled for an April 29th, 2011 bow, before getting pushed back considerably to the more Halloween-friendly slot of October 14th, 2011. While this new release date is right around the corner, only one trailer and a single mysterious poster for the flick had surfaced in recent months (though we're just happy it's ...Read More »
As the summer winds die down with a flat and uninspired whimper, the realization sets in: the summer of 2011 was for the birds. "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was the last major tent-pole to open, followed by sleeper hits like "The Help" and the not-so-successful R-rated action comedy, "30 Minutes or Less." Many had forecast that the overstuffed summer would prove disastrous, with Jon Favreau predicting that, "There's not a weekend where there won't be teeth on the floor," but ironically it's Favreau's film that proved to be one of the biggest box-office disappointments. Financially, films did very well with three billion-dollar blockbuster...Read More »
Film Now Titled 'Horizon'Throughout all the negative PR of the last few years, Tom Cruise remains undeterred, awesomely acting as if he is still Hollywood's biggest star. After the somewhat-dicey "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" this holiday season, he's got a no-fail supporting role in "Rock Of Ages" followed by crime picture "One Shot" arriving in 2013, a pretty decent slate for a guy some audiences still consider toxic. After that, Cruise is going big, returning to the genre that served him well in "War Of The Worlds" and "Vanilla Sky" with Joseph Kosinki's "Horizon," formerly titled "Oblivion," and its currently casting two lovely ...Read More »
Universal continues their year of cleaning house having already put "At The Mountains Of Madness," "Memphis," "In The Heights," "The Dark Tower," "Clue" and "Ouija" out to pasture, and now yet another project has been given the pink slip.Read More »
Back in 2008, Universal signed a six year exclusive deal with Hasbro to bring their various properties to the big screen. "Battleship," "Candyland," "Monopoly," "Clue," "The Gathering," "Magic" and "Stretch Armstrong" were among the titles that were put into development, but it seems the studio is b...Read More »
Credit a canny expansion strategy that nabbed "The Help" the number one spot at the box office in its second weekend of release. Disney wisely banked on the film having more buzz than the slate of underwhelming new releases (not all of it positive), and after two weekends, it's easily one of the season's big success stories, as the picture has crested $70 million after only twelve days of release. The establishment has been encouraged - stories of the struggles of minorities highlighted by the heroism of a plucky white person of higher social strata are surefire earners, particularly if you market to families. Institutionalized racism at its ...Read More »
All is forgiven between the public and the "Planet Of The Apes" franchise. This relationship seemed on the outs as soon as Tim Burton gave us Apebraham Lincoln a decade ago, but "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" has healed all wounds. While not keeping pace with that last Apeventure, 'Rise' has still...Read More »


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Edna Louise Ellison, 62
Published: Monday, August 29, 2005 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 29, 2005 at 12:00 a.m.
Edna Louise Ellison, 62, of Flat Rock, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005, at her home following a sudden illness.
She was a native of Flat Rock and had lived in Henderson County for most of her life. She was the wife of the late Clyde Junior Ellison who died in 2001, and was also preceded in death by a son, Randy Ellison, who died earlier this year. She was of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by three daughters, Wonda Shook, and her husband, Chad, of Hendersonville, Karen Painter, and her husband, Johnny, of Saluda, and Susan Anderson, and her husband, Jim, also of Saluda; by three sisters and one brother, all of South Carolina; and by many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be conducted at 6 p.m. today in the banquet room of the Best Western Hendersonville Inn, 105 Sugarloaf Road, in Hendersonville. The family will receive friends following the service.
Arrangements are by Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Memorial Center.
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Tomorrow: DDOT to Host Public Meeting for Downtown Bike Lanes
Today we have a guest writer, Lafayette Poet, to whom we passed the pen. Welcome!
Whether you support a new protected bike lane in Penn Quarter, are against it, or just don't know, consider attending the District Department of Transportation's second public meeting on the matter taking place this Saturday, February 6. The meeting will include an open house, a presentation, and a chance to discuss the project and offer public testimony.
The project proposes building a North/South bike lane between Florida and Constitution Avenue, somewhere between 4th and 9th Streets NW. After a research phase, five options are now being discussed, including no build.
The last meeting, in October 2015, became very contentious. Those in favor asserted the life-or-death nature of the situation for cyclists and how a lane could increase property values. Those against said their constitutional right of religious freedom would be infringed if diagonal parking on Sundays – which some church members from Maryland and Virginia use – were taken away. With no easy answer and a frustrated crowd, DDOT said it would arrange for a second meeting.
Now that the time has come, we hope to see you there, taking a stand for your neighborhood – whichever side you're on, and for whatever reason.
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2016
Time: 12pm to 4pm (presentation at 1pm)
Location: KIPP DC WILL Academy, Auditorium
Address: 421 P St NW
More information: www.dccycletrack.com
Foodie Radar: Inn at Little Washington
After all the quality time indoors thanks to the snow, it was time for a getaway. We scooted off to the Inn at Little Washington (Middle and Main Street, Washington, VA) for an escape. Few foodies haven't heard of the Inn and Chef Patrick O'Connell's mastery of cuisine and service. However, general skepticism that somewhere so remote could really be worth the hassle of the hour plus drive had kept us away.
The setting and service of the Inn are impeccable. The decor is beautiful, but a little heavy-handed, and certainly more of what I'd expect at a manor home in the English countryside than Virginia's hunt country. It's worth staying overnight to get the complete experience, but at the prices, it's probably more realistic to do a round trip drive yourself or hire a driver (the wine list is very tempting!)
Most importantly, the dinner did not disappoint and, in fact, exceeded expectations in every way. Chef O'Connell is meticulous and thoughtful in his approach to cuisine, producing dishes that are the epitome of refined while still offering guests whimsy and delight.
The Inn has also has a few lovely options for private parties, weddings and holiday parties for 30-100 people.
Imperial Wine & Spirits Now Open In Downtown DC (620 12th St NW)
Although open for a few weeks now, a new wine, beer, and liquor store caught our attention as newly opened to the public. Imperial Wine & Spirits on 12th Street between F and G Streets is now open offering a selection of wine, beer, liquor, and sodas to the public. We dropped by over the weekend to check out the store and it carries the basics in all three alcohol categories. The staff was friendly to us and Imperial becomes another walkable option for Penn Quarter and downtown DC residents and workers alike seeking to stock their bar. There's no online presence to speak of at this time so you have to visit or use the good old fashioned telephone to reach them.
Imperial Wine & Spirits
620 12th St NW
Monday to Thursday – 10 am to 8 pm
Friday – 10 am to 9 pm
Saturday and Sunday – 12 Noon to 6 pm
Nati'l Law Enforcement Museum Event: Evening With Former DC Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey
The National Law Enforcement Museum let us know about an event they're hosting Wednesday, February 10, with the former D.C. Police Chief, Charles H. Ramsey, in our neighborhood at the Navy Memorial's Burke Theatre. Ramsey was the D.C. Police Chief between 1998 and 2007.
Details are below and you can RSVP here (event is free but registration is required to attend):
Join the National Law Enforcement Museum in welcoming recently retired Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey to the Navy Memorial.
Before serving as Philadelphia's top cop, Commissioner Ramsey was Chief of the Washington, DC police force and recently served as co-chair of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Commissioner Ramsey will join National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund CEO Craig Floyd in a unique discussion of the Commissioner's perspectives on law enforcement, his career spanning almost fifty years, and the future of policing.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Program: 7:00-8:30 pm
Reception at 6:00 pm
Light Hors d' Oeuvres, Beer, and Wine
Burke Theatre at the U.S. Navy Memorial
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Free Admission
Registration is required; space is limited.
Developers (& Tenants) Wanted
We hope you survived and even enjoyed the recent snow days.
We have a handful of prime commercial real estate spots that need new tenants. What do you think the neighborhood needs? If you are in the development business or know someone who is, lets plant some seeds.
Former Native Foods Cafe at Market Square (701 Penn. Ave., NW)
– how about another fast casual lunch spot for the business crowd – maybe a new BeefSteak by Jose Andres?
Former Barnes & Noble (12th and E Sts., NW)
– how about finally bringing a grocery store to the heart of downtown?
Former ESPN Zone (11th and E Sts., NW)
– how about rounding out the shopping options downtown with a mini Bloomingdales or a multi-concept home decor, clothing and restaurant place like ABC Home in NYC or Merci in Paris?
Former Azur/Menu (405 8th St., NW)
– ever since Jose Andres left, nothing has stuck for this charming vertical space. What about a new restaurant and pop-up restaurant/cooking class and co-work/restaurant incubator space?
Former Caucus Room/Social Reform (401 9th St., NW)
– Is there such a thing as too many steak restaurants? Certainly would be the easiest fit. However, we'd love to see an upscale gastropub to get our fish and chips, Sunday Roast and Premier League fixes.
Former Soho Cafe (401 9th St., NW) and neighboring former Penn Camera
– how about a small bookstore and cafe like Kramerbooks in Dupont Circle?
Send us your ideas to email@example.com!
Chinese New Year Family Festival At American Art Museum On Saturday (Jan 30)
The Year of the Monkey is upon us and as DC returns to normal after the major snowstorm, we're looking ahead to the weekend's activities. The American Art Museum (8th and G St NW) will host a free family oriented Chinese New Year's Festival on Saturday, January 30 in the Kogod Courtyard that's perfect for all the kids (and parents) who might have cabin fever. From the Facebook page, here's the line up:
Enjoy a variety of activities and demonstrations throughout the day including: traditional paper cutting, painting, and sculpting by Henan Folk Artists; calligraphy demonstrations with the Confucius Institute at George Washington University; mask coloring and Chinese knot making with the Confucius Institute at George Mason University; stories with the DC Public Library; calligraphy by John Wang; watching Bei Bei on the Panda Cam; plus red paper lantern making, coloring sheets, and making monkey hand puppets.
FREE admission
Kogod Courtyard
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th & G Streets NW, Washington, DC
Full Schedule of Events:
11:30a—12p – Lion Awakening Ceremony and Dance – Yong Han Lion Dance Troupe
12—12:15p – Lion Parade – Yong Han Lion Dance Troupe
12:15p—12:50p – Traditional Chinese Music – Henan Performance Group (China)
1:00p—1:25p – Acrobatics – Henan Performance Group
1:40p—2:15p – Traditional Chinese Music – Henan Performance Group
2:30p—2:50p – Beijing Opera – Henan Performance Group
2:50p—3:00p – Closing Dance – Yong Han Lion Dance Troupe
This program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People's Republic of China.
Snow Is Coming…Check Out Our Twitter Lists To Follow Local Business Updates
DC is supposed to enter blizzard conditions later today through Sunday and Metro announced service suspension for tomorrow and Sunday. The DC Government has a website set up for residents to access information during the snow.
Want to know the latest information about local, downtown businesses such as restaurants and museums? Subscribe to our Twitter lists which categorize downtown and Penn Quarter businesses into different feeds such as hotels, bars, restaurants, and local government. That's the best source to get unfiltered information on what's going on downtown.
Stay safe everyone!