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On tonight's 11th season finale of TWO AND A HALF MEN titled Oh WALD-E, Good Times Ahead,' Alan confesses his true identity to Larry and has to face the consequences.
The episode airs tonight. Thursday, May 8 (9:01-9:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Kimberly Williams-Paisley returns as Gretchen, Alan's fiancée, and her real-life husband, Brad Paisley, makes a cameo appearance. Get a sneak peek below!
About TWO AND A HALF MEN
Another year of bachelorhood brought many new adventures for roommates Walden Schmidt and Alan Harper. After his girlfriend turned down his marriage proposal, Walden was thrown back into the dating world in a serious way. He got invited to a threesome with Alan and his girlfriend, Lindsey, and then created a false identity in order to find a girl who wasn't after his money. When Walden's old friend Missy came to visit, Jake fell so head-over-heels for her he went AWOL from the Army. The guys may have thought things were going to slow down once Jake got transferred to Japan, but they were proven wrong when Jenny, a niece of Alan's who shares more than a few characteristics with her father, showed up at the beach house.
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ABSTRACT: Methylmalonic acidemia with complete mutase deficiency (mut(0) type) is an inborn error of metabolism with high mortality and morbidity. LT has been suggested to be a solution to this disease, but elevation of urinary and blood MMA was still observed after LT. In this study, we measured dry blood spot MMA and its precursor propionyl-carnitine (C3-carnitine) for mut(0) patients. The results revealed that when C3-carnitine rose during metabolic stress, MMA rose exponentially (up to 1000 micromol/L) in patients who did not undergo LT. In patients who underwent LT, MMA rose to 100-200 micromol/L when C3-carnitine reached 10-20 micromol/L. However, when C3-carnitine rose further to 40-50 micromol/L, MMA levels just stayed put. Therefore, LT stabilized blood MMA level, though there might be a threshold for blood MMA clearance by the donor liver. This finding should be critical to understand the long-term outcome for LT in methylmalonic acidemia.Pediatric Transplantation 08/2009; 14(3):337-41. DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01227.x · 1.63 Impact Factor
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Article: Hepatitis B virus infection in children and adolescents in a hyperendemic area: 15 years after mass hepatitis B vaccination.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is hyperendemic in Taiwan. Before universal HBV immunization was started in Taiwan in 1984, the carrier rate for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was 15% to 20% in the general population. To quantify the population impact of a mass vaccination program for HBV 15 years after its implementation. Descriptive analysis of serologic markers of HBV in healthy children and adolescents. Chung-Cheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan, in 1999. 1357 persons younger than 15 years of age, who were born after the implementation of universal HBV vaccination, and 559 persons 15 to 20 years of age, who were born before the program began. Repeated serologic surveys similar to those done before and 5 and 10 years after the national vaccination program was implemented. All participants were tested for serum HBsAg, its antibody (anti-HBs), and hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc). During the 15 years since the vaccination program was implemented, the prevalence of HBsAg among persons younger than 15 years of age decreased from 9.8% in 1984 to 0.7% in 1999; among persons 15 to 20 years of age, the 1999 prevalence of HBsAg was 7% (P < 0.001). Hepatitis B core antibody seropositivity, which represents HBV infection, was found in 2.9% of persons younger than 15 years of age and in 20.6% of persons 15 to 20 years of age (P < 0.001); in the same age groups, the rate of anti-HBs seropositivity was 75.8% and 70.7%, respectively (P = 0.02). Universal vaccination significantly decreased the HBV carrier rate and infection rate among children and adolescents born since the program began. By decreasing the carrier pool, continuation of the national HBV immunization program should prevent HBV infection in the children of Taiwan, and, subsequently, adults as well.Annals of internal medicine 11/2001; 135(9):796-800. · 16.10 Impact Factor
Article: Cytomegalovirus infection and proinflammatory cytokine activation modulate the surface immune determinant expression and immunogenicity of cultured murine extrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Murine extrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells (MEBEC) were isolated from extrahepatic bile ducts of BALB/c mice and established in primary culture. The epithelial origin was confirmed by positive cytokeratin 19 staining for these cells and the presence of microvilli and tight junctions under electron microscopy. By immunofluorescent staining with monoclonal antibodies and flow-cytometric analysis, MEBEC in culture constitutively express low levels of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, class I and class II major histocompatibility (MHC) antigens. The expression of ICAM-1 was significantly increased by interferon gamma (INF-gamma) or tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) stimulation. Class I and class II antigen expression were significantly enhanced by INF-gamma and in vitro murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection. MEBEC infected with MCMV revealed a progressive cytopathic effect. MEBEC activated by INF-gamma or infected by MCMV induced a low but significant proliferation of allogeneic T cells and displayed a significant decrease in the absorbance at O.D. 550 nm in a microtitre tetrazolium assay after these treated cells were co-cultured with allogeneic T cells. These results suggest that following the up-regulation of surface MHC antigen and adhesion molecule expression with cytokines or MCMV, the MEBEC can function as antigen-presenting cells and initiate T-cell proliferation, which in turn trigger the recognition of MEBEC by effector T-cell-mediated cytotoxic responses. These findings may be implicated in the pathogenesis of virally induced, immune-mediated extrahepatic bile duct damage disorders.Clinical & Experimental Immunology 11/2001; 126(1):84-91. DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01558.x · 3.28 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Bacterial cholangitis (BC) is a common complication in patients with biliary atresia (BA) and is characterized by fever, acholic stools and positive blood cultures. The diagnosis is often empirical because the yield of blood cultures is low. It is difficult to differentiate BC from other febrile episodes. In order to characterize the clinical and laboratory features of BC in patients with BA, identify risk factors, and correlate cholangitis with outcome, 37 patients with BA from 1993 to 1998 who underwent a Kasai operation in our hospital were studied. The follow-up period ranged from 6 to 59 months. A total of 107 febrile episodes were documented in these patients. The diagnostic criteria for cholangitis were fever, increased jaundice, or acholic stools. The clinical features, laboratory data, results of bacterial cultures, and outcomes were analyzed retrospectively. A total of 107 febrile episodes, including 78 bouts of cholangitis and 29 non-cholangitis infections, were found in 34 patients. Patients with BC had higher postoperative bilirubin levels (P = 0.02) and less frequent use of prophylactic antibiotics (P = 0.05) than those with non-cholangitis infections. Abnormal white blood cell counts (> 12,000 or <4,000 mm3) tended to be present in patients with BC (P = 0.08). There were no statistical differences in the risk factors and laboratory data between culture-positive (n = 16) and -negative (n = 62) cholangitis cases. The occurrence of cholangitis significantly reduced survival in both patients with good (P = 0.03) and inadequate bile flow (P = 0.03). All 9 patients who had never had cholangitis survived during the follow-up period. Repeated attacks of BC further decreased survival probability. The responsive organisms were mainly enteric bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumanni, and Salmonella typhi. The sensitivity tests justified empirical therapy with ceftriaxone. The effectiveness of prophylactic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or neomycin warrants further studies. BC was a highly prevalent postoperative complication in patients with BA, especially those with inadequate bile drainage. It significantly affected early mortality. Aggressive and complete treatment with empirical ceftriaxone was appropriate.Pediatric Surgery International 08/2001; 17(5-6):390-5. DOI:10.1007/s003830000573 · 1.06 Impact Factor
Article: Prevalence and rapid identification of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori isolates in children[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Little is known about the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Helicobacter pylori infection in children. Culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing are generally time-consuming and not a routine in many hospitals. To investigate the prevalence of clarithromycin-resistant H. pylori strains in children, to identify those isolates via rapid methodology and to examine the severity of gastritis caused by the antibiotic-resistant H. pylori isolates. Enrolled were 245 children investigated for H. pylori infection by endoscopic examination. The gastric antral specimens were subjected to DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) with primers specific to the H. pylori 23S rRNA gene. Conventional bacterial cultures were performed simultaneously as the diagnostic standard. Minimal inhibitory concentrations of clarithromycin and metronidazole were determined by E test. This was used as a standard to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the above PCR-RFLP assay. The specimens were processed for histologic examination and evaluated by the updated Sydney system. H. pylori was isolated in 67 of the 245 children; 12 (18%) of them were clarithromycin-resistant and 6 (9%) were metronidazole-resistant. No difference in histologic examinations was noted between the antibiotic-resistant and -susceptible strains. We performed PCR-RFLP with all 12 clarithromycin-resistant isolates: 10 had a 23S ribosomal RNA A2144G point mutation; 1 had a mixture of an A2143G point mutant and susceptible strains; and 1 had neither of the 2 mutations. The prevalence of clarithromycin-resistant H. pylori isolates in Taiwanese children is 18%. PCR-RFLP had a high sensitivity (92%) and specificity (100%) for the clarithromycin resistance gene mutation determination. The dominant mutation is A2144G. PCR-RFLP provides a rapid and accurate approach to detect clarithromycin-resistant strains within 24 h.The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 08/2001; 20(7):662-6. DOI:10.1097/00006454-200107000-00005 · 3.14 Impact Factor
Article: Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis with high gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase levels in Taiwanese infants: role of MDR3 gene defect?[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: MDR3 P-glycoprotein mediates canalicular phospholipid transport in hepatocytes. Defects in the MDR3 gene have been found to cause a subtype of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) with high gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) levels. Affected children develop proliferation of biliary epithelium, portal inflammation, and biliary cirrhosis. The frequency of MDR3 mutations in patients with high GGT-PFIC is unclear. There have been no Asian patients reported to carry MDR3 mutations. To determine the role of MDR3 defects in chronic cholestatic patients, we studied six Taiwanese children from five families who presented high GGT-PFIC among 47 patients with infantile onset chronic intrahepatic cholestasis. Sequence analysis of MDR3 cDNA from liver tissues was performed. Only one patient had mutation in the MDR3 gene. This patient had a homozygous 719-bp deletion (nucleotide 287 to 1005) of liver cDNA encompassing exon 5 to 9 and leading to protein truncation. The onset age was 1 y in contrast with the other five patients who presented neonatal cholestasis. Four patients without mutation, including one sibling pair, exhibited histologic features of prominent portal fibrosis leading to advanced biliary cirrhosis that were indistinguishable from the case of MDR3 mutation. We concluded that mutations in MDR3 accounted for approximately 2% (1/47) of infantile onset chronic cholestasis in Taiwan. Those patients presenting high GGT-PFIC with early onset cholestasis but without MDR3 mutation probably had inheritable disorders remaining to be clarified.Pediatric Research 08/2001; 50(1):50-5. DOI:10.1203/00006450-200107000-00011 · 2.84 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Volvulus of the sigmoid colon is rare in children. An early, accurate diagnosis can avoid unnecessary surgery and reduce the risk of complications. This condition is mainly due to a redundant sigmoid colon with a narrow mesosigmoid attachment. We describe two cases of sigmoid volvulus, which showed different clinical severities and were treated with different methods. Patient 1, a 9-year-old boy, presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Patient 2, an 11-year-old boy, presented with abdominal pain, abdominal distention, and bloody mucoid stool. Plain abdominal radiographs revealed a distended colonic loop extending upward from the pelvis in patient 1 and a typical "coffee bean" sign in patient 2. Barium enema examination was used to confirm the diagnosis in both cases. The volvulus was reduced by insertion of a rectal tube in patient 1 and surgically in patient 2. Sigmoid colon volvulus should be included in the differential diagnosis of childhood abdominal pain or distention. This report suggests that nonsurgical reduction should be attempted first for uncompromised sigmoid volvulus in children, unless bowel ischemia or perforation develops.Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 03/2001; 100(2):134-6. · 1.70 Impact Factor
Article: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography diagnosed pancreatitis associated choledochal cyst: report of one case.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This report describes a 6-year-old girl with a choledochal cyst associated with recurrent pancreatitis. A cystic dilatation of the common bile duct was detected by abdominal ultrasound and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). She displayed only one of the classic triads: abdominal pain plus pancreatitis. Cyst excision and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy was indicated in this case. MRCP can be considered as a unique non-invasive tool and the first choice in evaluation of choledochal cyst in pediatric group.Acta paediatrica Taiwanica = Taiwan er ke yi xue hui za zhi 01/2001; 42(6):363-6.
- Transplantation Proceedings 12/2000; 32(7):2179-81. DOI:10.1016/S0041-1345(00)01624-9 · 0.95 Impact Factor
Article: Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of the combined hepatitis A and B vaccine in young adults.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The combination of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccinations can offer convenience, increased compliance and cost saving. We have studied the immunogenicity, reactogenicity and safety of combined hepatitis A and B vaccination in young adults (16-35 years old). Eighty healthy young adults were divided into two random groups. One group received the combined hepatitis A and B vaccine (HAB) in one arm while the other group was administered concomitant hepatitis A and B vaccines (HAV + HBV) in the right and left arms, respectively. The immunogenicity, reactogenicity and safety were assessed after each dose in both the groups. In local symptoms, the percentage of the combined HAB group was lower than the HAV + HBV group, and the general symptoms were noted in approximately 30% of each group without any significant difference. No serious adverse effects were noted. All the subjects were seropositive for antibody to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV) after one dose of vaccine, and remained seropositive after three doses in both groups. The seropositive rate for antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) was significantly higher (84%) in the combined HAB group than the concomitant HAV + HBV group (62%), (p<0.05) after dose two, and all the subjects were seropositive (100%) after the third dose. The GMTs of anti-HAV and anti-HBs were not significantly different between groups 1 and 2 (p>0.1) except in month 6 when the GMT of anti-HBs was higher in HAB group (p=0.0039). The combined HAB vaccine was found to be safe, well tolerated and had less local symptoms in young adults. The immunogenicity and reactogenicity were similar to the concomitant HAV + HBV vaccines.Vaccine 11/2000; 19(4-5):437-41. DOI:10.1016/S0264-410X(00)00205-X · 3.49 Impact Factor
Article: Long-term follow-up study of core gene deletion mutants in children with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Core gene deletion mutants of hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been identified in adults. Because the acquisition of HBV occurs mainly in infancy and childhood in hyperendemic areas, this study aimed to learn the temporal profile of such mutants in children with chronic HBV infection. We have followed up 365 HBV-infected children for more than 10 years and screened out HBV core gene deletion from their sera. Serial serum samples of positive cases were subjected to HBV-DNA nucleotide sequence analyses and quantification. Deletion mutants were found in 18 of the 365 patients (4.9%). Most cases (15 of 18) with deletion mutants heralded hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion phase, while the other cases (3 of 18) remained in HBeAg-seropositive phase. Deletion mutants disappeared after HBeAg seroconversion except in 1 child. Decreased HBV-DNA levels accompanied deletion mutants for those who finally underwent HBeAg seroconversion, but the HBV-DNA level did not decline if there was no seroconversion. Deletion mutants were not associated with a particularly high peak liver enzyme. Core gene deletion mutants could appear as early as the age of 5. The duration of their appearance was 0.5 to 5 years. Horizontal rather than perinatal transmission of HBV was a favorable factor for these mutants to develop. Deletion fragments were located in the middle part of core gene. The emergence of the mutants was likely the result of host-viral interaction and mostly signified HBeAg seroconversion within 1 year. Core gene deletion mutants appeared preferably in children acquiring HBV by horizontal transmission.Hepatology 08/2000; 32(1):124-8. DOI:10.1053/jhep.2000.8529 · 11.19 Impact Factor
Article: Accurate diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection by stool antigen test and 6 other currently available tests in children.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Invasive and noninvasive tests have been developed for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection. Because H pylori infection is acquired in childhood and adolescence, accurate diagnosis of the infection in the pediatric population is important. We conducted a study to compare invasive tests: culture, biopsy urease test, histology, and polymerase chain reaction on gastric biopsy specimens, with noninvasive tests: serology, (13)C-urea breath test, and a new diagnostic modality, stool antigen test to diagnose H pylori infection. A total of 53 children with symptoms were enrolled in this study, and all had completed the 7 diagnostic tests for H pylori. All the diagnostic tests except serology were excellent methods of diagnosing H pylori infection in children; the diagnostic accuracy was as follows: stool antigen test 96.2%, biopsy urease test 96.2%, histology 98.1%, polymerase chain reaction 94.3%, culture 98.1%, (13)C-urea breath test 100%, and serology 84.9%. The stool antigen test, being highly sensitive and specific, will be potentially very helpful in diagnosing H pylori infection in children.Journal of Pediatrics 07/2000; 136(6):823-7. DOI:10.1016/S0022-3476(00)00880-5 · 3.74 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Several metabolic disorders such as encephalopathy and hepatic dysfunction have been described as Reye's-like syndrome because they present with similar clinical manifestations that mimic Reye's syndrome. We performed a retrospective study to explore the underlying metabolic etiologies of Reye's-like syndrome in patients treated at National Taiwan University Hospital. From January 1991 to June 1998, 19 children with a syndrome fitting the Reye's-like syndrome description were identified for study. Urine organic acid analysis, plasma amino acid analysis, liver pathology, and skin fibroblast enzyme assays were studied during the acute stage of illness. The etiologies of patients' syndromes included urea cycle disorders (n = 7), glycogen storage disease type Ia (4), primary carnitine deficiency (2), hereditary fructose intolerance (1), methylmalonic acidemia (2), and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acidemia (1). Fatty acid oxidation defects were suspected in the remaining two cases. A significant number of patients who present with Reye's-like syndrome have an underlying inherited metabolic disorder. In patients with Reye's-like syndrome, an accurate diagnosis is essential to ensure normal growth and development and to prevent recurrence of the condition.Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 05/2000; 99(4):295-9. · 1.70 Impact Factor
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The plot follows that of the renowned legend: Beauty selflessly agrees to inhabit the Beast's castle to spare her father's life. Beauty's gradual acceptance of the Beast and the couple's deepening trust and affection are amplified in novel form. Robin McKinley's writing has the flavor of another century, and Beauty heightens the authenticity as a reliable and competent narrator.
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Winners And Losers From The Sports World In 2012
2012 was a great sports year. I guess we can say that after every year, but I thought 2012 had an interesting mix of drama and flat out insanity. We can thank the rise of social media for making sports such a powerful entity. Since we are in 2013, I feel like it is a perfect time give you our winners and losers from sports in 2012.
It would have been way too easy to focus on teams, so most of these slides are about individual athletes or coaches. Some of these guys made our winners list for finally breaking through and becoming stars. Others set records that might last for a long, long time. Finally, one of the guys on our list is an inspiration for all of us. If he ends up winning the big one, you will remember his 2012 for a long time.
Since there are winners, there has to be a list of losers. None of the names on the list should surprise you. There are multiple guys from one team on here. I won't tell you the names or the team, but you should be able to figure it out fairly quickly. There are some guys who tarnished their reputations so badly that they lost a ton of fans. There is a sporting league that loves messing with its fans and finally, there is one school that was hit with a hammer from the governing body that looks over it.
If you feel like we missed something on this list, let us know in the comment section. This list is not comprehensive by any means, which means the debate surrounding it should make for some very fun commentary. Although if you do choose to comment, let us keep it respective. Got to start 2013 out on the right foot.
With all of that being said, it is time to dig into the list. These guys either won or lost in 2012, but it was memorable whichever way you choose to look at it.
LOSER: Mark Sanchez
2012 was not the year of the Sanchize. He struggled mightily all year, ended up getting benched but somehow got his job back. Even after all of that, it looks doubtful that he will be a starting QB in 2013.
WINNER: Johnny Manziel
Great nickname? Check. First freshman to win the Heisman? Check. A smoking hot girlfriend? Check. 2012 was the year of Manziel. Will he ever top it?
LOSER: Tim Tebow
Tebow went from a starting QB on a playoff team to a benchwarmer on a joke of a team. Not exactly how 2012 was drawn out in his book. We will see if he can rebound in 2013.
WINNER: Peyton Manning
The man who replaced Tebow had himself a pretty good year. Manning showed that he was still an elite quarterback and he looks primed to win the MVP award and possibly another Super Bowl.
The league that loves angering its fans was at it again in 2012. A lockout that is still ongoing has taken away a lot of hockey with no end in site. Will fans come back in 2013?
WINNER: Lionel Messi
Soccer is not my sport, but even I can appreciate the skills of Messi. He set the record for most goals scored in a calendar year. That sounds like a good 2012 to me.
LOSER: Dwight Howard
Was there a bigger villain in sports than Howard in 2012? He antagonized almost every NBA fan before forcing a trade. He then proceeded to come back from injury too fast and he looks like a shell of himself.
WINNER: LeBron James
The King finally won his ring. James finally made the leap in 2012 as he captured a title. He also developed a post move and basketball fans everywhere are excited for what he can do in 2013.
LOSER: Deron Williams
Williams may have gotten paid in 2012, but his reputation took a major hit. Williams is becoming known as a coach killer and his team is looking extremely mediocre. Not a good look.
WINNER: Adrian Peterson
Coming back from a torn ACL is one thing. Missing the record for most rushing yards in a single season by nine stinking yards is incredible. Either Manning (mentioned earlier) or AD are bringing home the MVP this year.
LOSER: Mike Brown
Getting fired five games into a season is not something we see ever year. Brown simply wasn't cut out to handle the new look Los Angeles Lakers. We will see if he can bounce back in 2013.
WINNER: Usain Bolt
The fastest man alive kept his word at the 2012 Olympics. Bolt dominated every event he was in and it looks like he could still hold onto his title by the time the 2016 games roll around.
LOSER: Kurt Busch
Busch had quite the interesting year. He ended up getting suspended for threatening a reporter, which was just one of the many odd instances that happened to him. He should bounce back but will his temper hold him down?
WINNER: Robert Griffin III
RG3 had your average 2012. That is, if your average 2012 consists of igniting a fan base, taking your team to the playoffs and being the favorite for the Rookie of the Year award. Other than that, it was a pretty quiet year for him.
LOSER: Royce White
White was a risky draft pick due to his anxiety disorder. White wants to help awareness of the disease, but his public feud with his employer is not helping. His Twitter account is a walking disaster. Can White make peace with his team in 2013? I doubt it.
WINNER: Miguel Cabrera
People have come close to the elusive Triple Crown award, but Cabrera was the one to get it. He had an amazing 2012, which ended with him winning the MVP award. Can he win a World Series next year?
LOSER: Melky Cabrera
Melky went from hero to goat in the middle of 2012. He had a great start to the season, but a PED suspension blew up those hopes. He went from a possible big contract to a much smaller one while shaming the game of baseball. Not a good year.
WINNER: Mike Trout
The darling of the SABR world, Trout had himself an okay rookie year. I mean, having one of the best seasons ever according to WAR while missing a month of the season is child's play, right? Let's see if he can win his rightful MVP award in 2013.
LOSER: Penn State
Penn State football shocked a lot of people on the field in 2012, but the off the field crap is what gets them this spot. The NCAA hammered them with bowl bans, scholarship reduction and all sorts of other stuff. Currently, the state of Pennsylvania is suing to get these punishments overturned.
WINNER: Chuck Pagano
Of course, this list is going to end with #CHUCKSTRONG. Pagano missed most of the season as he was fighting cancer, but the Indianapolis Colts head coach inspired a lot of us in 2012. Can his team continue their dream ride and win the Super Bowl in 2013? I know a lot of people will be rooting for him.
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Sep 14, 2005
Client attained all her goals in the case.
Client was given sole custody of child with only supervised contact for the father due to abuse that occurred shortly before the trial. The spouse was ordered to pay the client half the net equity in the house sale for which he forged her signature and had kept the money for himself.
In re the Parentage of A.S.
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I met the client through the Volunteer Lawyers Program and was his "coaching" (I helped him represent himself) attorney for three years. I then decided to represent him because it appeared he was getting unfair treatment by a particular commissioner of the court. All he was seeking was the "Local Rule Parenting Plan" (as described in the Clark County Superior Court Rules). We had a trial in December and the court ordered weekly parenting time. At least 50% of the visits, the mother either does not show up or calls five minutes before the parents are to meet at their local police station to exchange the child and leaves a message with an excuse why she won't be there. We have another review in March, 2011. Since the trial, Child Protective Services has been investigating the mother for neglect, based on a mandatory reporter (perhaps the child's day care?). I believe it is possible that eventually my client will be named the primary residential parent (custody) of the child.
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The non-parental custodian retained custody without visitation for the mother.
Client, the child's aunt, had obtained non-parental custody of her niece because the child's parents were both involved heavily in drugs. This occurred prior to meeting the client. The child's mother filed for contempt and modification of the residential schedule because the custodian had cut off visitation due to the child's extreme anxiety when she visited the mother. The child was age 5 when we started the case. Initially, the court ordered supervised visitation for the mother, but cut off all contact when the child started pulling out her hair and vomiting in her sleep before and after visits with the mother, based on recommendations of the child's counselor. As the child got older, she was able to tell her counselor why she was so bothered by her mother and this was reported to Child Protective Services due to the report being child sexual abuse. At trial, neither parent was given residential time. The father was permitted supervised residential time upon showing to the court that he had completed his drug probation requirements.
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Jan 01, 2009
Completed estate planning for client before he died of terminal cancer
I was hired by a middle-aged gentleman who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. He needed a will, durable power of attorney, and medical directive done as quickly as possible. He was very worried he would die before this was completed. I pushed everything else aside and completed his documents and sent them to him to review. He approved them, and I arranged to meet him at his house with witnesses for him to execute his estate planning documents. At that time, he had lost a great deal of weight and was weak but still able to walk. We got it all done and I delivered his original and copies to him a couple of days later. I offered to meet with his daughter after he died, without charge, to help her figure out what she needed to do. He died about six weeks later and I did meet with his daughter for about two hours at my office.
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Jan 31, 2011
Successful--Client Got His Day in Court!
Highly contested dissolution for a long-term marriage with a great disparity between the wife's and husband's earning abilities. A trial was held in the absence of my very ill client, the result of which was the other party being awarded most of the community property, along with her greater income. I was successful in my motion for a new trial, with the second trial dividing the property in a more equitable manner. However, due to the intransigence of the other party, who was particularly unhappy with the turn of events with the new trial, had I not stopped billing the client at a certain point, my fees would have exceeded his share of the property settlement--an outcome I could not live with.


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on Jul 11, 2008 at 6:52 pm
That's funny. I thought there weren't any gangs in the schools? No there are? So I guess he'll now be arresting them as a cop?
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No one said there weren't you kook.
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Music Director Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will open the 2014-15 season on September 25, 2014, at 8:00 p.m. Additional performances will take place September 27, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. and September 28, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. These concerts will mark the beginning of the Orchestra's 70th season and the 14th year of artistic partnership between Mr. Spano and Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles.
The program will include Mozart's Symphony No. 35, "Haffner," and Strauss' Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel. Pianist Jeremy Denk will join the Orchestra for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20. Additional concert details are available at aso.org.
Throughout the 2014-15 season, the Atlanta Symphony will perform three world premieres, including two new works by Atlanta School of Composers members Christopher Theofanidis and Michael Gandolfi. The third world premiere will be by Jonathan Leshnoff.
Jonathan Leshnoff's new work, Symphony No. 2, "Innerspace," is an ASO commission and will be premiered November 13 and 15, 2014. Christopher Theofanidis' new work, Creation/Creator, will be premiered April 23 and 25, 2015. The world premiere of Mr. Theofanidis' piece will mark the culmination of a unique partnership between the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Emory University and the Georgia Humanities Council. Interweaving text and ideas from philosophy, science, religion, poetry and literature, Mr. Theofandis says the work will provide a "profoundly deeper understanding of the relationship between these two subjects and will remove a limiting sense of a passive relationship between 'God' and humanity." Michael Gandolfi's new work, Sinfonia Concertante, will be premiered April 30 and May 2, 2015, and has been commissioned to honor Robert Spano's parents. The work will feature four ASO musicians: Principal Oboe Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, Principal Bassoon Keith Buncke, Principal Clarinet Laura Ardan and Principal Horn Brice Andrus.
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Gwyneth Paltrow is eyeing a future celebrity wedding between her son, Moses, and the daughter of country couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.
Paltrow stars alongside McGraw in the new movie "Country Strong," and she grew close to his wife Hill and their three children while they were filming in Nashville, Tenn.
Paltrow says her 4-year-old son with husband Chris Martin grew close to McGraw and Hill's 9-year-old daughter, Audrey, and that she's convinced a future romance could be brewing.
During an interview with Hill for InStyle magazine, Paltrow says, "Moses ... we might really become family when he marries Audrey! My son is in love with your daughter!"
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Article: The Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence: A Phylogenetically Widespread and Phenotypically Variable Phenomenon[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The discovery of fluorescent proteins has revolutionized experimental biology. Whereas the majority of fluorescent proteins have been identified from cnidarians, recently several fluorescent proteins have been isolated across the animal tree of life. Here we show that biofluorescence is not only phylogenetically widespread, but is also phenotypically variable across both cartilaginous and bony fishes, highlighting its evolutionary history and the possibility for discovery of numerous novel fluorescent proteins. Fish biofluorescence is especially common and morphologically variable in cryptically patterned coral-reef lineages. We identified 16 orders, 50 families, 105 genera, and more than 180 species of biofluorescent fishes. We have also reconstructed our current understanding of the phylogenetic distribution of biofluorescence for ray-finned fishes. The presence of yellow long-pass intraocular filters in many biofluorescent fish lineages and the substantive color vision capabilities of coral-reef fishes suggest that they are capable of detecting fluoresced light. We present species-specific emission patterns among closely related species, indicating that biofluorescence potentially functions in intraspecific communication and evidence that fluorescence can be used for camouflage. This research provides insight into the distribution, evolution, and phenotypic variability of biofluorescence in marine lineages and examines the role this variation may play.PLoS ONE 01/2014; 9(1):e83259. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0083259 · 3.53 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: h D epartement Syst ematique et Evolution, Mus eum national d'Histoire naturelle, CP 51, 55 rue Buffon, 75231, Paris, France; i National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, No. 2, Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan; j Department of Science and Education, The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605, USA; k D epartement Syst ematique et Evolution, Mus eum national d'Histoire naturelle, Abstract Recent commentary by Costello and collaborators on the current state of the global taxonomic enterprise attempts to demon-strate that taxonomy is not in decline as feared by taxonomists, but rather is increasing by virtue of the rate at which new species are formally named. Having supported their views with data that clearly indicate as much, Costello et al. make recommendations to increase the rate of new species descriptions even more. However, their views appear to rely on the perception of species as static and numerically if not historically equivalent entities whose value lie in their roles as "metrics". As such, their one-dimensional por-trayal of the discipline, as concerned solely with the creation of new species names, fails to take into account both the conceptual and epistemological foundations of systematics. We refute the end-user view that taxonomy is on the rise simply because more new species are being described compared with earlier decades, and that, by implication, taxonomic practice is a formality whose pace can be streamlined without considerable resources, intellectual or otherwise. Rather, we defend the opposite viewpoint that profes-sional taxonomy is in decline relative to the immediacy of the extinction crisis, and that this decline threatens not just the empirical science of phylogenetic systematics, but also the foundations of comparative biology on which other fields rely. The allocation of space in top-ranked journals to propagate views such as those of Costello et al. lends superficial credence to the unsupportive mind-set of many of those in charge of the institutional fate of taxonomy. We emphasize that taxonomy and the description of new species are dependent upon, and only make sense in light of, empirically based classifications that reflect evolutionary history; homology assessments are at the centre of these endeavours, such that the biological sciences cannot afford to have professional taxonomists sacrifice the comparative and historical depth of their hypotheses in order to accelerate new species descriptions. © The Willi Hennig Society 2013.Cladistics 11/2013; 30(3). DOI:10.1111/cla.12045 · 6.09 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: Troglomorphic fishes provide excellent comparative models for studying eye evolution. We describe the gross and microscopic anatomy of ocular structures of the depigmented, blind cichlid, Lamprologus lethops, and its putative sister species, Lamprologus tigripictilis collected from the lower Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. PROCEDURES: Both species were fixed, paraffin-sectioned and stained. Immunohistochemical staining for rhodopsin markers was also performed. RESULTS: The globe in L. lethops is smaller than its sighted congener and recessed beneath bone and skin. The scleral profile maintains a wrinkled spherical shape, and the choroid is occupied by adipose tissue containing no rete mirabilis. The globe in L. lethops is foreshortened in the anterior-posterior dimension and deviated dorsally toward the midline with no extraocular muscles. At the posterior pole of the globe, there is an open periocular space containing no cell bodies. In L. tigripictilis, no choroidal adipose tissue is seen and a rete mirabilis is present. The retina of L. lethops is thinner compared with L. tigripictilis. Both species have scleral cartilage and fully developed lenses. Rhodopsin is present in the inner and outer segments of both species. CONCLUSIONS: Ocular adaptations evolve over time as a response to a life in darkness. Combining ocular anatomy, developmental data, and genetics will lead to insights about evolution in these fishes and contribute to understanding how ocular evolution works in other vertebrates.Veterinary Ophthalmology 11/2012; 16(5). DOI:10.1111/vop.12006 · 1.09 Impact Factor
Article: Evolutionary history of the Lake Tanganyika cichlid tribe Lamprologini (Teleostei: Perciformes) derived from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Lake Tanganyika comprises a cichlid species flock with substrate-breeding and mouthbrooding lineages. While sexual selection via mate choice on male mating color is thought to boost speciation rates in mouthbrooding cichlids, this is not the case in substrate-breeding lamprologines, which mostly form stable pairs and lack sexual dichromatism. We present a comprehensive reconstruction of the evolution of the cichlid tribe Lamprologini, based upon mtDNA sequences and multilocus nuclear DNA (AFLP) markers. Twelve mtDNA clades were identified, seven of which were corroborated by the AFLP tree. The radiation is likely to have started about 5.3 MYA, contemporarily with that of the mouthbrooding C-lineage, and probably triggered by the onset of deep-water conditions in Lake Tanganyika. Neither the Congo- nor the Malagarazi River species form the most ancestral branch. Several conflicts in the mtDNA phylogeny with taxonomic assignments based upon color, eco-morphology and behavior could be resolved and complemented by the AFLP analysis. Introgressive hybridization upon secondary contact seems to be the most likely cause for paraphyly of taxa due to mtDNA capture in species involving brood-care helpers, while accidental hybridization best explains the para- or polyphyly of several gastropod shell breeders. Taxonomic error or paraphyly due to the survival of ancestral lineages appear responsible for inconsistencies in the genera Lamprologus and Neolamprologus.Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10/2010; 57(1):266-84. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.06.018 · 4.02 Impact Factor
Article: Genetic isolation and morphological divergence mediated by high-energy rapids in two cichlid genera from the lower Congo rapids[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: It is hypothesized that one of the mechanisms promoting diversification in cichlid fishes in the African Great Lakes has been the well-documented pattern of philopatry along shoreline habitats leading to high levels of genetic isolation among populations. However lake habitats are not the only centers of cichlid biodiversity - certain African rivers also contain large numbers of narrowly endemic species. Patterns of isolation and divergence in these systems have tended to be overlooked and are not well understood. We examined genetic and morphological divergence among populations of two narrowly endemic cichlid species, Teleogramma depressum and Lamprologus tigripictilis, from a 100 km stretch of the lower Congo River using both nDNA microsatellites and mtDNA markers along with coordinate-based morphological techniques. In L. tigripictilis, the strongest genetic break was concordant with measurable phenotypic divergence but no morphological disjunction was detected for T. depressum despite significant differentiation at mtDNA and nDNA microsatellite markers. The genetic markers revealed patterns of philopatry and estimates of genetic isolation that are among the highest reported for any African cichlid species over a comparable geographic scale. We hypothesize that the high levels of philopatry observed are generated and maintained by the extreme hydrology of the lower Congo River.BMC Evolutionary Biology 05/2010; 10:149. DOI:10.1186/1471-2148-10-149 · 3.41 Impact Factor
Article: Revision of the Congo River Lamprologus Schilthuis, 1891 (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with Descriptions of Two New Species[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The Congo River Lamprologus are revised and two new species are described. Lamprologus teugelsi, n.sp., from Malebo Pool and the lower Congo River rapids, and L. tigripictilis, n.sp., from the lower Congo River rapids, are readily distinguished from the remaining Congo River Lamprologus based on counts, measurements, osteology, and color pattern. Monophyly of the Congo River Lamprologus species is tentatively accepted and a key to the group is provided. All available collection localities for re-identified Lamprologus material from the Congo River are plotted for each species. Maps of collection localities reveal large distributional voids, suggesting that Congo River lamprologine diversity remains incompletely sampled.American Museum Novitates 09/2009; DOI:10.1206/0003-0082(2004)451<0001:ROTCRL>2.0.CO;2 · 1.64 Impact Factor
Article: A New Alestes (Characiformes, Alestidae) from the Mpozo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A new species of Alestes from the Mpozo River in the Bas Congo Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo Is described and diagnostic characters for the genus are presented. Alestes inferus, new species, is differentiated from all other members of the genus by its lower and non-overlapping lateral-line scale count (31-33 versus 36-51) and its reduced and non-overlapping vertebral count (39-40 versus 41-49). Within Alestes, the new species appears to be most closely related to A. macrophthalmus and A. liebrechtsii, based on the shared possession by these three species of a tubular, bony extension enclosing the olfactory nerve on the lateral ethmoid, and bifurcated lateral-line canals terminating in two pores. Alestes liebrechtsii and A. inferus are the only species of the genus known from the lower Congo River.Copeia 02/2009; 2009(1):110-116. DOI:10.1643/CI-07-252 · 0.90 Impact Factor
Article: Taxonomic Impediment or Impediment to Taxonomy? A Commentary on Systematics and the Cybertaxonomic-Automation ParadigmEvolutionary Biology 12/2007; 34(3):140-143. DOI:10.1007/s11692-007-9011-6 · 3.27 Impact Factor
Article: The first case of aggressive mimicry among lamprologines in a new species of Lepidiolamprologus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Lepidiolamprologus mimicus n. sp. is described from material collected along the Zambian coast of Lake Tanganyika. It is distinguished from congeners by its unique color pattern of bright yellow fins, a brownish-tan flank coloration and large, dark brown spots along the flanks, in addition to a series of meristic and morphometric characters. Lepidiolampro-logus mimicus n. sp. exhibits an interesting feeding ecology, in which individuals blend into schools of their prey, yel-low-finned cyprichromines, with the aid of similar coloration. This is the first instance of aggressive mimicry reported for lamprologines.
Article: A New Species of Raiamas (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Lower Congo River, with a Phylogenetic Assessment of the Generic Limits of the Predatory Cyprinid Genera Opsaridium, Raiamas, and Leptocypris[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In the course of ongoing survey work in the lower Congo River, two collections of an undescribed species of the predatory cyprinid genus Raiamas have been made; one in the Congo main channel in the vicinity of Inga, and a second in the Inkisi River, a large south bank tributary of the Congo. Discovery of this new taxon has prompted a reexamination of potentially related taxa of adjacent regions and an attempt to provide generic diagnoses for the morphologically similar cyprinid genera Leptocypris, Raiamas, and Opsaridium. Based on a series of derived features of the neurocranium, pectoral girdle, jaws, and suspensorium, anatomical diagnoses for the three cyprinid genera are provided. We reassign Opsaridium christyi to Raiamas and Raiamas weeksii to Leptocypris. These two generic reassignments and the discovery of the new Raiamas bring the number of species of Raiamas confirmed from the lower Congo River to four: R. salmolucius, R. buchholzi, R. christyi, and the new species, R. kheeli, described herein. The reassignment of Opsaridium weeksii to Leptocypris raises the number of species of Leptocypris recorded from the region to four: L. modestus, L. lujae, L. weynsii, and L. weeksii.Copeia 09/2006; 2006(3):370-377. DOI:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[370:ANSORT]2.0.CO;2 · 0.90 Impact Factor
Article: Phylogenetic relationships of the lamprologine cichlid genus Lepidiolamprologus (Teleostei: Perciformes) based on mitochondrial and nuclear sequences, suggesting introgressive hybridization.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Using sequences of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 gene (ND2, 1047bp) and a segment of the non-coding mitochondrial control region, as well as nuclear sequences including two introns from the S7 ribosomal protein and the loci TmoM25, TmoM27, and UME002, we explore the phylogenetic relationships of Lepidiolamprologus, one of seven lamprologine cichlid genera in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. Analyses consisted of direct optimization using POY, including a parsimony sensitivity analysis, and maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference for comparison. With respect to Lepidiolamprologus, the results based on the mitochondrial dataset were robust to parameter variation in POY. Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni was resolved in a large clade sister to ossified group lamprologines, among which the remaining Lepidiolamprologus were nested. In addition to L. attenuatus, L. elongatus, L. kendalli, and L. profundicola, Neolamprologus meeli, N. hecqui, N. boulengeri, N. variostigma, and two undescribed species were resolved in a two-pore Lepidiolamprologus clade sister to Lamprologus callipterus and two species of Altolamprologus. Lepidiolamprologus nkambae, in marked conflict with morphological and nuclear DNA evidence, nested outside of the two-pore Lepidiolamprologus clade, suggesting that the mtDNA signal has been convoluted by introgressive hybridization.Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 03/2006; 38(2):426-38. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.023 · 4.02 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new labeonine cyprinid, Labeo fulakariensis, is described from material recently collected in rapids on the lower Congo River near the mouth of the Foulakari River, a large north bank tributary, in the Republic of Congo, and from the Yelala rapids in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The new species is readily distinguished from other Congolese Labeo except L. greenii and L. reidi by the following combination of characters: plicate lips, characteristic striping of the flanks, and a dark spot on the base of the caudal peduncle. Labeo fulakariensis is distinguished from L. greenii by dorsal fin shape and snout without a deep transverse furrow or upwardly directed fleshy anterior appendage, and from L. reidi by the position of the eyes, the circumpeduncular scale count (16 vs 17 to 20 in L. reidi) and maxillary barbels hidden and smaller than in L. reidi.
Article: Revisiting the taxonomic impedimentScience 02/2005; 307(5708):353. DOI:10.1126/science.307.5708.353b · 31.48 Impact Factor
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