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Washington new embassy in Israel will be Eastern Jerusalem, after completing a purchase of a hotel there
According to the Israeli Channel 7 said that the US government has bought a hotel in occupied southeast Jerusalem in preparation for the transfer of its embassy to it, in an implementation of the decision of US President Donald Trump, who recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Israeli Knesset member (parliament), Xenia Svetlovna, from the "Zionist camp" bloc, confirmed that the US administration recently purchased the building of the hotel.
In the same context, the Israeli Channel 2 revealed recently that an American delegation, headed by a personal representative of Trump, is coming to Israel to complete the transfer of the American Embassy, which will be based in East Jerusalem. The American delegation is to inspect field preparations to expedite the transfer of the embassy
The Israeli channel said that the US embassy will be transferred to the "Diplomat" in the "Arnona" Jerusalem, temporarily until the completion of the establishment of the place dedicated to the embassy, where a team of technicians and cameras and electronic guard doors at the entrances.
According to the same channel, the planning department of the occupied Jerusalem municipality approved an engineering plan for the construction of a building belonging to the US Embassy in Jerusalem, which includes fortified rooms, a shelter and security walls surrounding it.
For his part, the head of the planning department in the Jerusalem Municipality, Meir Turgeman, the second channel said that "the architect of US embassies came to Jerusalem a week ago to oversee the construction plan."
He added: "The building standards presented in the US engineering plan for the embassy are different from those adopted in Israel. The plan includes the construction of a short building to avoid an attack by air."
On December 6 Trump, despite extensive international warnings, signed a presidential decree recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel and instructed the US State Department to begin the process of transferring the embassy to Jerusalem, denouncing and rejecting the Arab and Islamic countries and the overwhelming majority of countries. the world.
The fell down of Turkish stock and lira after the suspension of visas with Washington
By|Christian Megan
Turkey's stock and local currency indexes fell down during trading since last Monday ...The fell down is following differences between Ankara and Washington and the suspension of visas between the two countries.
The United States and Turkey decided to suspend entry visas for citizens of the two countries after Anfra arrested a US citizen accused of having links with opposition leader Abdullah Gulen.
Turkey's BEST 100 index fell 3.05%, after falling 3.6% earlier in the session, down 100,000 points for the first time since June 21.
The Turkish lira fell 2.3% against the dollar, with the greenback rising to 3.6997 lira at 11:15 am GMT.


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The Community Foundation's Rural Schools Partnership initiative announced the 2010 Student Wellness Grant recipients for projects that promote good nutrition and active lifestyles.
The Student Wellness Grants are made possible by the Ed and Virginia Heer Family Foundation Fund. Several of the grants were made to chapters of the Youth Empowerment Project, a CFO initiative to encourage youth philanthropy and community service. The recent YEP conference was profiled in the Nov. 12 "Making a Difference" segment on Springfield public radio station KSMU, 91.1 FM.
The grants were awarded to:
- Fair Grove High School Youth Empowerment Project: $1,300 to create informational markers for distance intervals and circuit training at a new walking track around school property.
- Purdy High School Spanish Club Youth Empowerment Project: $900 to expand its research on food sustainability, including visits to a large Farmer's Market, like Springfield's, natural food stores, and other areas of interest.
- Gainesville Schools' Youth Empowerment Project: $1,500 for the YEP group to assume responsibility for the school's weekend backpack program, which provides nutritious food for about 57 eligible students.
- Carl Junction High School Youth Empowerment Project: $1,500 to begin a weekend backpack program providing nutritious food to about 65 eligible students throughout the district.
- Hermann Elementary School: $1,500 for an "Art from the Heart" project combining nutrition education with printmaking skills using the vibrant colors of heart-healthy vegetables and fruits.
- Valle Catholic School in Ste. Genevieve: $625 to purchase pedometers for students participating in a morning walking program to track their target goal of 10,000 steps a day.
- Cuba All Aboard Learning Center: $1,275 to support the annual "Turkey Trot Fun Run" that serves as a primary fundraising effort to defray rates to parents participating in its day care and before- and after-school programs.
"We are eager to see the results of these grants to our Rural Schools Partnership and Youth Empowerment Project members who are using both creativity and community service to encourage healthy lifestyles and good nutrition," said Julie Leeth, CFO executive vice president.

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On a snowy day in New England it is fun to say it is hot somewhere. What makes Oakland hot? This post on the City's Open Oakland site summarizes it very well - give it a read!
I had the pleasure of participating in the CityCamp Oakland event earlier this month. For those unfamiliar with City Camp, it brings together local government officials, municipal employees, developers, designers, citizens and journalists to share perspectives and insights about their city. The sessions for the event are suggested, selected and run by the attendees.
Having grown up in the Bay Area and attended high school in Oakland, I am a huge Oakland fan (and yes, it is awesome to have The Warriors relevant again :). While Oakland certainly has its challenges, this event reminded me why it is a great city. The diversity of topcis and attendees at CityCamp Oakland was only outshined by the postive energy and constructive discussions.
At the event, the City announced the first Oakland Civic Innovation Awards to recognie five of Oakland's public servants doing excellent work. We want to give a huge shout out to John McCabe - and the entire public works team - for winning the Digital Innovation Award.
7,000, 15,000 and 21,000+.
This is how many requests were submitted via the SeeClickFix platform in 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively in Oakland. The public works team works very hard and believes strongly in the value of citizen participation and effectively communications. Citzens of Oakland: Keep those reports coming (photos are always helpful).
Go Oakland! Go Golden State Warriors!


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- Research article
- Open Access
- Open Peer Review
Disappearance of myocardial perfusion defects on prone SPECT imaging: Comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients without established coronary artery disease
© Hedén et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2009
- Received: 04 December 2008
- Accepted: 10 August 2009
- Published: 10 August 2009
It is of great clinical importance to exclude myocardial infarction in patients with suspected coronary artery disease who do not have stress-induced ischemia. The diagnostic use of myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in this situation is sometimes complicated by attenuation artifacts that mimic myocardial infarction. Imaging in the prone position has been suggested as a method to overcome this problem.
In this study, 52 patients without known prior infarction and no stress-induced ischemia on SPECT imaging were examined in both supine and prone position. The results were compared with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) with delayed-enhancement technique to confirm or exclude myocardial infarction.
There were 63 defects in supine-position images, 37 of which disappeared in the prone position. None of the 37 defects were associated with myocardial infarction by CMR, indicating that all of them represented attenuation artifacts. Of the remaining 26 defects that did not disappear on prone imaging, myocardial infarction was confirmed by CMR in 2; the remaining 24 had no sign of ischemic infarction but 2 had other kinds of myocardial injuries. In 3 patients, SPECT failed to detect small scars identified by CMR.
Perfusion defects in the supine position that disappeared in the prone position were caused by attenuation, not myocardial infarction. Hence, imaging in the prone position can help to rule out ischemic heart disease for some patients admitted for SPECT with suspected but not documented ischemic heart disease. This would indicate a better prognosis and prevent unnecessary further investigations and treatment.
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
- Prone Position
- Attenuation Correction
- Perfusion Defect
- SPECT Imaging
Myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is widely used to diagnose or exclude coronary artery disease. A normal perfusion SPECT result is associated with excellent prognosis [1], and the sensitivity and specificity are high for detection of stress-induced ischemia [2]. Imaging is traditionally performed in supine position, which may cause attenuation artifacts, mostly located inferiorly in men and anteriorly in women [3]. The attenuation artifacts may simulate perfusion defects, leading to false-positive identification of myocardial infarction [4].
Since it is of great importance to exclude infarction in patients without previously identified coronary artery disease who do not have stress-induced ischemia, different techniques such as gated SPECT and attenuation correction are used to differentiate artifacts from infarction [5, 6]. In addition, imaging in the prone position has been suggested as a method to prevent misleading interpretation of myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging [4, 7–9]. Compared to the supine position, acquisition in the prone position generates higher counts from the inferior wall [8, 10, 11]. Clinical studies have shown that prone imaging has significantly higher specificity and accuracy for right coronary artery disease compared to supine imaging [11, 12]. Patients with inferior-wall defects on supine images that are absent on prone images have been shown to have a low risk of cardiac events, similar to that of patients with normal supine-only studies [13]. Therefore, a defect present in the supine position that disappears in the prone position may well be assumed to reflect attenuation and not myocardial infarction [3]. However, there are no studies specifically showing the absence of myocardial infarction in patients with "disappearing" defects in prone imaging. Delayed contrast enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has emerged as the gold standard for infarct detection in recent years [14, 15]. The ability of CMR to detect, localize and quantify fibrosis and infarction offers the opportunity to examine if prone SPECT imaging can be used to exclude myocardial infarction.
Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate to what extent fixed defects in the supine position that disappear in prone position, and fixed defects that persist in the same location on both supine and prone images, represent attenuation or myocardial infarction in patients without known coronary artery disease and no stress-induced ischemia. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with delayed contrast enhancement was used as the "gold standard" for identifying myocardial infarction and fibrosis.
Study population
Patients referred to Lund University Hospital for elective myocardial perfusion SPECT because of suspected coronary artery disease, i.e. due to intermittent chest discomfort were considered for the study. Patients were included if they had a defect on the SPECT stress image in the supine position that could represent myocardial infarction but no history of myocardial infarction on ECG or in the patient history. Patients with stress-induced ischemia were excluded because they revealed evidence of coronary artery disease, as were patients with left bundle branch block, cardiac pacemaker, severe arrhythmia, or claustrophobia. Prone images were acquired post stress only, which in principle yields the same result concerning fixed defects as resting images, since patients with stress-induced ischemia were excluded. No patients were excluded due to problems with lying in the prone position. The local medical ethics committee approved the study. All patients gave written informed consent, and 52 patients were included in the study.
SPECT imaging protocols
A 2-day protocol was used. On day 1, after physiological or pharmacological stress, supine acquisition was obtained, immediately followed by prone acquisition. Within 4 days, supine acquisition was repeated at rest according to the routine clinical procedure. Patients were injected intravenously with a body-weight-adjusted dose (450 to 820 MBq) of 99mTc-tetrofosmin during stress. Physiological stress was induced using a bicycle ergometer. Patients exercised to peak ability and to at least 85% of the maximum predicted heart rate. 99mTc-tetrofosmin was injected 1 minute before peak exercise. Pharmacological stress was performed with adenosine infusion (140 μg/kg/min) for 5 minutes, 99mTc-tetrofosmin was injected after 3 minutes of infusion. Exercise on bicycle during adenosine infusion was performed when possible, to diminish the side effects of adenosine. A 12-lead ECG was acquired during the whole stress procedure.
Acquisition was performed about 45 to 60 minutes after tracer injection, using a dual-head gamma camera (Vertex, ADAC Corporation, Milpitas, CA, USA) equipped with high-resolution, parallel-hole collimators. Data were collected at 32 projections over a 180° orbit, 40 seconds per projection, and 64 × 64 matrix zoomed to a pixel size of 5 mm. ECG-gated SPECT acquisition in eight phases (bins) was performed on 50 patients. In 2 patients gated SPECT could not be acquired because of atrial fibrillation. The acquisition protocol has previously been described in detail [16]. Attenuation correction was not used. SPECT images were reconstructed and post-filtered (Butterworth order, 5.0; cut-off frequency, 0.6 for supine images and 0.66 for prone images. The supine images were gated and the prone images un-gated). The SPECT reconstruction and reorientation were automated (AutoSPECT+™ using Instill motion correction, ADAC, Milpitas, CA, USA), but checked by an experienced operator who made corrections when needed.
Acquisition and analysis of CMR
At a mean of 31 ± 29 days after the stress supine/prone SPECT imaging, the patients underwent CMR in the supine position using a 1.5 T system (Philips Intera CV, Philips, Best, The Netherlands) with a cardiac synergy coil. Short- and long-axis delayed contrast-enhanced CMR images covering the left ventricle were acquired 15 to 20 minutes after administration of 0.2 mmol/kg of an extra-cellular gadolinium-based contrast agent (Magnevist®, Gd-DTPA, Schering Nordiska AB, Järfälla, Sweden). Acquisition was performed during breath-hold, using an ECG-triggered segmented inversion-recovery gradient echo sequence. Typical imaging parameters were: repetition time 4.2 ms, echo time 1.3 ms, flip angle 15°, SENSE factor 2, slice thickness 8 mm. Myocardial infarction/scarring were detected as hyper-enhanced regions in the left ventricle visualized in two perpendicular imaging planes [14, 15]. Cine images in the short-axes plane and three long-axis planes; the two-chamber, four-chamber and left ventricular outflow tract views were obtained in all subjects during end-expiratory apnea using a steady state free precession sequence. Typical imaging parameters were: repetition time 2.9 ms, echo time 1.5 ms, flip angle 60°, SENSE factor 2, slice thickness 8 mm. Cine images were used to determine regional and global function.
Image analysis
Two physicians evaluated the supine and prone SPECT images in consensus and blinded to patient data and CMR results. The criteria used for describing defect location on the supine images was the model proposed by Cerquiera et al [17]. However, for clarity the results are presented as the anterior, lateral, inferior and septal wall as well as apex, where the anterior wall represents segment 1, 7 and 13 according to Cerquiera; the lateral wall 5, 6, 11, 12 and 16; the inferior wall 4, 10 and 15; the septal wall 2, 3, 8, 9 and 14; and the apex segment 17. Thereafter, the prone images were evaluated and the defects on the supine images were classified as remaining or disappearing. The improvement from supine to prone had to be complete to be considered as disappearing. If the defect seen in supine imaging disappeared but a new defect was seen the defect was classified as disappearing; a biological perfusion defect is not likely to change localization from supine to prone imaging. One additional experienced physician, blinded to patient data and CMR results, also evaluated all supine and prone SPECT images. Assessment differed in 3 cases, and these were resolved by adjudication in conference. The gated SPECT images were evaluated on the supine SPECT images in consensus by two physicians. If a perfusion defect had normal regional function it was classified as artifact and if the regional function was decreased it was classified as infarct. Two experienced physicians, blinded to patient data and SPECT results, evaluated the CMR images visually in consensus. The regions of myocardial fibrosis/infarction and regional dysfunction were determined as anterior, lateral, inferior, septal or apical. Myocardial fibrosis/infarction was quantified using Segment v1.6 http://segment.heiberg.se/[18].
Statistical analysis
Defects on Supine Imaging: Correlation with Presence on Prone Imaging and CMR in the Same Region
n = 63 supine defects
No Fibrosis/infarction by CMR
Fibrosis/infarction by CMR
Disappearing Defect by Prone SPECT
Remaining Defect by Prone SPECT
Defects on CMR Imaging: Correlation with number of patients with abnormal function on SPECT gated acquisition.
n = 50 gated patients
No Fibrosis/infarction by CMR
Fibrosis/infarction by CMR
Normal function by gated SPECT
Abnormal function by gated SPECT
Characteristics of the Study Population
Data (n = 52)
Age (y)
59 ± 10
Female sex
29 (56%)
Body-mass index (kg/m2)
27.4 ± 3.9
15 (29%)
20 (38%)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
12 (23%)
Calcium blockers
12 (23%)
14 (27%)
12 (23%)
22 (42%)
When assessing the data with regard to location of the defect, 22 (71%) of the 31 inferior defects disappeared on prone imaging, as did 9 (64%) of the 14 apical defects. For the 17 anterior defects, however, only 6 (35%) disappeared in prone position. These defects were mostly seen in females.
There were 26 defects that remained in the same location in prone position (Table 1). In only one of these, CMR confirmed myocardial infarction with ischemic pattern in the corresponding inferior region. In addition, three patients showed abnormalities on the CMR; one patient demonstrated infarction in an adjacent region, one patient showed inferoseptal and inferolateral epicardial fibrosis as in myocarditis, and one patient showed signs of non-compaction cardiomyopathy with apical thinning, dysfunction and an abundance of trabeculation. The positive predictive value of a remaining defect for myocardial infarction was therefore 8% (CI 1%–25%). The positive predictive value for a remaining defect being caused by any myocardial fibrosis/infarction was 15% (CI 2%–34%). The other 22 defects were thereby considered artifacts, even though there were defects in both supine and prone images, since CMR showed no sign of myocardial fibrosis/infarction and there was normal function in that area (Figure 2). Therefore, despite the very high value of a disappearing defect by prone SPECT to predict no injury, the kappa value for the concordance between SPECT and CMR is only 0.18 (CI -0.10 – 0.45), with 65% correctly classified defects (CI 52 – 77%). The concordance between SPECT and CMR concerning fibrosis/infarction and regional function was 0.33 (CI -0.04 – 0.70) with 80% correctly classified patients (CI 66 – 90%).
CMR also identified fibrosis at the site of the right ventricular insertion to the septum in two patients which can be seen in pulmonary hypertension and dilated cardiomyopathy. These patients had normal perfusion on SPECT imaging, as did one patient that was read normal in both supine and prone imaging, but showed a small inferior infarction on CMR.
When gated SPECT were used to differentiate between myocardial infarction and artifact, 4 of the 7 patients with fibrosis/infarction detected with MR had either regional or global dysfunction in the SPECT images, thus SPECT correctly indicated myocardial fibrosis/infarction. However the remaining 3 patients with fibrosis/infarction on CMR had no regional wall dysfunction on gated SPECT, thus 3/7 (43%) of the fibrosis/infarction would be missed. Furthermore 7 of the other 45 patients who showed no scars on CMR, had global or regional wall motion abnormalities in the SPECT images (Table 2).
There were no visual differences in defect size in the patients reconstructed with and without motion correction.
This study has demonstrated that defects on supine SPECT imaging that disappeared on prone imaging were not caused by myocardial infarction. However, defects that remained from supine to prone SPECT imaging reflected myocardial fibrosis/infarction in only 15%, in this population of patients with no history of myocardial infarction. There was no gender difference in the usefulness of prone imaging, even though the location of the defects differed between males and females.
There is an ongoing debate on whether attenuation correction, gated SPECT or prone imaging is the best technique to avoid artifacts in clinical patients [5, 6]. Prone imaging does not require any additional hardware but on the other hand an additional scan. Gated SPECT is acquired during the perfusion scan and can be used in conjunction with prone imaging and attenuation correction in most patients. Attenuation correction requires specialized hardware and may prolong the acquisition. Of the three, attenuation correction is the most expensive technique.
This study has shown the previously unproven notion that defects in the supine position that disappear in the prone position represent attenuation artifacts. This is valuable knowledge in the clinical setting, since it is of great importance to exclude myocardial infarction in patients without previously identified coronary artery disease and who do not have stress-induced ischemia.
A study by Hayes and colleagues showed a similar, low risk of cardiac events among patients with inferior defects on supine imaging that disappeared on prone imaging compared with those who had normal supine only studies [13].
Previous studies have explained the disappearance of artifacts in the prone position. Acquisition with the patient in the prone position generates higher counts from the inferior wall than when the patient is in the supine position [8, 10, 11, 19]. It has been shown that there is a change in the cardiac axis between prone and supine positioning of approximately 9 degrees in the trans-axial plane [20]. This change correlated with differences in cardiac wall activity between supine and prone position, indicating that the attenuation in the heart itself (myocardium and blood pool) could be a contributing factor. The level of the left hemi-diaphragm and the visceral organs are also altered, which may change the attenuation pattern.
Inferior attenuation artifacts are known to be most common in male patients [3]. This was seen also in this study, in which 22 of the 26 defects among the men were located inferiorly. Among the women, however, one-third of the defects were also located inferiorly. Inferior defects disappeared in prone images to a great extent (71%) in the whole study population, and in all but one of the women. This is in agreement with a recent study by Nishina and colleagues, which showed significantly higher myocardial uptake in inferior segments in the prone versus supine position in both men and women [19].
Attenuation artifacts in the anterior wall were predominantly seen in women. Only 35% of the anterior defects disappeared in the prone position in this study, which is considerably less than the disappearance rate for inferior defects. The left breast, which overlies the left ventricular myocardium, probably contributes to these attenuation artifacts [3, 21].
Of the 63 defects on supine imaging, 26 remained on prone imaging. Only 2 of these persistent defects was a defect caused by ischemic myocardial infarction as determined by CMR. This suggests that prone imaging is not always sufficient to differentiate between attenuation artifacts and myocardial infarction.
However, there were 2 patients with remaining defects in the prone position that did not have myocardial infarction in that area confirmed by MRI, but showed signs of thinned myocardium and depressed regional myocardial function or epicardial fibrosis. This would suggest that these patients had a true decrease in myocardial perfusion in that area showed by SPECT. No patients with defects that disappeared in the prone position showed regional dysfunction or epicardial scarring on the MRI.
In patients without previously documented coronary artery disease, it is important to be able to confirm or exclude myocardial infarction, since patients with infarction should enter a more aggressive medical treatment. CMR can distinguish between infarctions/injuries and artifacts and might be used in further evaluation of SPECT defects, as suggested by McCrohon et al [22].
In this study, 3 patients had small areas of fibrosis/infarction by CMR that were not visible by myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging. One of these had a subendocardial location which indicates ischemic origin, and hence could represent silent minor myocardial infarction. The other two were represented by epicardial fibrosis which would rather suggest inflammatory origin e.g. perimyocarditis. Such small myocardial injuries could not be expected to be detected by SPECT, since the spatial resolution is lower than that of CMR [23]. The existence of these areas of myocardial fibrosis/infarction missed by SPECT, however, is an important finding.
In our study population with patients without recorded myocardial infarction and a mean age of 59 years, 15% showed fibrosis/infarction on MRI. These findings are in line with the results from 2 recent MRI studies which showed that unrecognized myocardial scars are more frequent than earlier expected in elderly. In approximately 20% in a 70 year old population with no prior history of infarction, myocardial scar was found by CMR [24, 25]. Furthermore the origin of the scars may quite often not be associated with atherosclerosis [24, 25].
Various systems, such as those using radioactive substances as external transmission sources or computed tomography (CT), can provide attenuation maps for correction [19]. These systems are improving, but they do not always provide accurate correction, and not all hospitals have access to them [26].
The use of computed tomography (CT) for transmission scanning has proven to be of value for correction of attenuation artifacts in SPECT imaging [27]. CT can also be used concomitantly for calcium scoring sometimes in hybrid settings [28]. However, these systems have disadvantages in the potential for misregistration of emission and transmission scans due to the fact that the images are obtained sequentially [29]. This may happen in the case of patient movement or if the device is improperly positioned.
The advantages of using prone acquisition to detect attenuation artifacts are that no extra hardware or software is needed, it is inexpensive, and it does not deliver any extra radiation to the patient. The risk of technical misuse and software bugs which would affect the result is minimized, as there are no extra devices or software. [30].
Using wall motion and thickening in the ECG gated SPECT acquisition has been proposed as a means for differentiation between a true defect and attenuation. In this study this would have led to a relatively high number of false positive indications of fibrosis/infarction while at the same time some of the true defects would have been missed (Table 2).
There are some limitations to the study; one is the fairly limited number of included patients. However, using MRI as gold standard in this study showed that all disappearing defects exclude infarction or fibrosis in that area. This indicates a correct validation of attenuation defects even with this number of patients
No quantitative measurements such as summed stress score (SSS) nor summed thickening score (STS) were used. However, visual analysis of gated SPECT images is used in the clinical setting and therefore the study was designed accordingly.
It may be argued that severe stenosis with no coronary flow reserve (hibernating myocardium) can explain fixed defects at SPECT. Therefore, cine MR images were analyzed in addition to the delayed enhancement (DE) MRI. Hibernating myocardium will be detected as non-infarcted regions on DE-MRI with decreased regional wall motion on cine MRI and a perfusion defect on SPECT. In our material there were no patients with signs of hibernating myocardium on the combined MRI and SPECT images. Therefore there was no need for coronary angiography data in this study
Defects observed in this study on supine SPECT imaging that disappeared in the prone position were likely caused by attenuation artifacts and not by myocardial fibrosis/infarction. This finding could help to rule out ischemic heart disease for a number of patients admitted for SPECT examination, preventing unnecessary further investigations and treatment, and also indicating a better prognosis. This would save time, money and enhance the diagnostic accuracy, while at the same time saving patients from the risk involved in unnecessary tests.
To the biomedical technicians Ann-Helen Arvidsson and Christel Carlander for helpful assistance with contacting and filing patients and for performing some of the SPECT and CMR procedures.
This work was funded by the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, the Medical Faculty of Lund University, and the Region of Scania.
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June 4, 2011: Today was the great experiment to combine the absurdly popular beer can chicken recipe with the tried and true cast iron dutch oven. First, the BAD NEWS: if you're a hardcore believer in beer can chicken, you are going to be disappointed -- the method I used goes against the rules of beer can chicken. That's why I'm calling this "Dutch Oven Beer Chicken." I can't call it "beer can chicken" because I didn't even use a can! The GOOD NEWS is that despite the whole "beer can chicken" idea being a fraud (see below), I applied the beer directly to the bird and ended up with a surprisingly moist, tender, and tasty chicken! In fact, to do this recipe all you really need to do is add the rub and baste the chicken with beer...you don't even need the can.
When I did a little research I discovered the whole idea of "beer can chicken" is, in fact, a myth. Check this site out, which does a good job of scientifically busting the theory of beer can chicken: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/beercanchicken.htm As you can see here, the method of cooking with a beer can inserted into the cavity does not result in the beer boiling into the chicken. That's why there's still a lot of beer left in the can itself when the chicken is done.
In addition, I considered the advice given on the Cast Iron Cooking Facebook group by William H. Robyn: "I'm leery of aluminum cans being cooked in my food (especially sitting on an iron skillet). The other issue with cans is the ink or the liner. I dont think the ink burns until well above any reasonable cooking temp, but some micro brew companies use some kind of liner on the inside of their can to protect the beer from the aluminum. That liner does burn and turn your chicken toxic." I decided to follow his advice and get a glass jar to mount on the stand instead. I went looking for one, and at Target I unexpectedly found one that fits *perfectly* into the beer can stand -- it's not a jar, but rather it's a votive candle holder. When filled to the brim it holds 2/3 cup of water, or just under 6 ounces. Since most of the beer can chicken recipes call for you to either pour out half of the beer or "take a big swig from the can," then use the rest, I figured that should be enough.
Most of these recipes call for a 3 to 4 pound chicken, i.e. your typical rotisserie-sized chicken. The chicken I had in my freezer was 6 2/3 pounds. As for the beer, I got a 12-ounce can of Budweiser at the liquor store. After reading that debunking of the beer can chicken urban legend, I decided to change things around and directly apply the beer to the chicken, which would hopefully give it a good taste. I'd had the beer in my fridge for freshness, but I took it out of the fridge at about 6:00 this morning and left the can on the counter, unopened, to warm it up to room temperature.
To prepare the liquid for insertion into the bird, I preheated the oven to 350 degrees F. As it was heating up, I put dashes of kosher salt, sugar, paprika, and black pepper into the glass container, then filled it with beer; I then poured the remaining beer into a small bowl for basting, and tossed the can into the recycle bin. I made a rub for the bird using the same mixture of 1 teaspoon each of kosher salt, sugar, paprika, and black pepper (twice as much as would be needed for a smaller bird). As per the Web instructions for beer can chicken, I sprinkled 2 teaspoons of the rub inside the body cavity, and the remainder inside the neck cavity of the chicken. After this, I placed the beer can mount with the glass container of liquid and herbs into the dutch oven, then lowered the chicken onto it in a standing position. Using a basting brush and the bowl of extra beer, I rubbed the liquid over the outside of the chicken, and then poured the remainder of the beer over it, letting it pool at the bottom of the dutch oven, so that hopefully it would evaporate and be absorbed into the bird that way. Because the typical beer can chicken recipe simply instructs you to stick the bird onto the beer can and then place the whole thing in the grill, I left the dutch oven uncovered.
And into the oven it went...and I waited 90 minutes. At that point, I measured the chicken with a meat
thermometer and read it at just over 140 degrees, so I put it back in for another 30 minutes. The skin was very crisp, and it took some effort to get the thermometer in. (Of course, I was using a larger bird than the one called for in the recipe, in an uncovered dutch oven.) At approximately two hours, I inserted the thermometer about an inch to the side of the previous point, and the temperature climbed to just over 180 degrees . The liquid at the bottom of the pan, where the beer had pooled and the juices had dripped, was bubbling nicely. Finally, after letting the bird sit for somewhat more than ten minutes, I was able to take it out. As predicted by the mythbusting Web site, most of the beer was still there in the glass container; it had not boiled into the chicken. Some of it had also spilled out when I was revoving the chicken from the stand.
The end result of making chicken with beer, in the dutch oven for two hours at 350 degrees Fahrenheit: the skin was very crispy, but the meat was moist and tender...but still slightly pink at the joints. This recipe still needs adjusting before it can really be seen as a *good* roast chicken method. The *inside* of the bird definitely has a beer taste, but the outside is a generic roast chicken -- which still tastes fine, and it's definitely juicy and not dried out at all. I don't care for the taste of the beer myself, and it was better after I sprinkled pepper on it (but then, I love lots of pepper), but this recipe gave me an easy-to-make roast chicken that will certainly tide you and your family over.
I'd like to ask that if or when you use this recipe, try it at 400 degrees instead of 350 to get a thoroughly well-done chicken...without the beer can in the bird. You may also want to go for two and a half hours or more. Using a stand to keep the bird in a vertical position is a good way to roast it, and I'll probably do it again in this manner. Simply use the rub, baste the chicken with beer, and then pour the rest of the beer over it to cover the bottom of your dutch oven with an alcoholic baste. That will definitely flavor the chicken with beer, and you'll have a more genuine "beer chicken" than you'd get by sticking an open beer can into it. I'm especially glad I paid all of $1.99 at Christmas Tree Shops for the beer can rack, as opposed to spending $45 for the Emeril cast iron "vertical poultry roaster!"


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As we were driving home, I grieved for my parents. Dementia is so cruel because it robs a person from the inside out, and it inflicts such loss, not just on the sufferer but on the surrounding family too. But as I was praying, I asked myself - is this life and its eventual deterioration all my parents have to look forward to? And as I asked the Lord to comfort us, the first question of the Heidelberg Catechism came to mind:
What is your only comfort in life and in death?As providence would have it, a few Sundays after returning home, my pastor preached a sermon on this very catechism question and answer. While this is not Scripture, it encapsulates so many scriptural truths and the blessings and security they bring. It speaks of the unmerited love of God that would save sinners at the cost of the blood of Jesus. It speaks of full forgiveness of sins and deliverance from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of God. It speaks of a loving Father who will not let a single one of his children fall through the cracks and that all things work together for our salvation. So whether in life or death or in the face of dementia, we are not left to fend for ourselves, but we belong to a faithful Savior. And in the end, we will be with him forever, fully healed from every effect of the fall.
Since that sermon, I've returned to these words again and again as I pray for my family. I can't think of any source of lasting comfort unless we find it in God and the hope of our salvation. Your situation may be different than mine, but I hope you will draw comfort from these words as well.
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(F-K) Guide to SXSWMarch 10th, 2011 by Siegz | Alternative/Indie, Dance, Hip-Hop/Rap, Pop, R&B, Rock |
Another edition of my guide to SXSW 2011 continues with artists starting from F through K. Monday I did A-B and Tuesday I did C-E artists.
Just a reminder that almost all the artists I blog about on these guides I have never blogged about and many I haven't heard before until I downloaded this SXSW 2011 torrent.
Fake Problems has a chill indie rock feel, "Soulless" is a catchy song, that I could easily hear on a film soundtrack. However this Florida-based rock band is influenced by a variety of rock music and is a band that you will probably hear more of on here.
Fake Problems – Soulless
Canadien band The Flatliners remind me a big of Less Than Jake with their punk rock sound but with a bit less ska. "Monumental" is a catchy rock song, I like the instrumentals, the lyrics ain't band and the chorus is super catchy.
The Flatliners – Monumental
Indie Electro band Gemini Club has an interesting sound. Not the biggest fan of the vocals except for the chorus. Mostly a huge fan of their electronic rock/pop instrumentals.
Gemini Club – Mirrors
God-Does and She is an interesting hip-pop/soul duo from the Midwest that has music I can see a lot of people dancing to at SXSW.
God-Does & She – Love Machine
Guitar Shorty is a 71-year old blues aritst with a rocking sound. If you can't jam with Guitar Shorty, you need to dig down and find yourself some soul.
Guitar Shorty – We The People
Hadag Nahash is my favorite artist from Israel, which isn't saying much since I know of probably 4-5 other artists in Israel. Even though the song is in Hebrew, not English, the instrumentals are great, you can tell Hadag has some good rap skills much like Tony Parker in French.
Hadag Nahash – Not Enough
Hector Ward & The Big Time has a chill jam band kind of vibe. You might stumble upon them if you were going to SXSW and be surprised how much you like them.
Hector Ward & the Big Time – Dirty Soul Shaker
Jesse Malin & The St Marks Social have an alternative punk feel. "Burning The Bowery" takes a little time to pick up but once you get to the chorus you will be singing along at the irish pub. Remind of of Dropkick Murphys, which remind me of getting drunk at an irish pub or partying in Boston.
Jesse Malin & The St Marks Social – Burning The Bowery
JIM-E-O is an R&B/Rap artist. More a fan of his R&B vocals and the chill lounge beat than the rapping.
Lastly Kid Carnaveral gives us a fun alternative song with what sounds like children singing in the simple chorus. I love the title of this song and the instrumentals are cool and you can along to the chorus.
Kid Canaveral – You Only Went Out To Get Drunk Last Night
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Pablo Puente credits multiple mentors
When Pablo Puente receives his bachelor's degree in management in spring 2013, he'll have many people to thank.
The list begins with his mother, who brought her family to the U.S. from Bolivia in 1998 in search of a better life. And his father, who ingrained the values and morals his youngest son still holds today. The list continues with his four older brothers, Juan Carlos, Raul Andres, Jorge Eduardo and Mauricio. Both Jorge and Mauricio earned undergraduate degrees in industrial engineering from Purdue.
"They've all been great role models for me," says Pablo, who is also quick to credit Darren Henry, director of diversity initiatives at Krannert, who recruited him into the school's Business Opportunity Program (BOP).
"He spends every minute of every day helping students who reach out to him," the youngest Puente says. "He is the single most unselfish person I have ever met, and I'm thankful to have him as a mentor."
In fact, when his brother Mauricio decided to return to Purdue for a master's degree, Pablo encouraged him to contact Henry about the BOP program for graduate students. Mauricio, who received his MBA from Krannert in May, shared an apartment with his sibling for two years and is now a corporate strategic planner for Emerson in St. Louis, Missouri.
Pablo, who plans to attend law school and become a corporate attorney, has also received valuable guidance from Cliff Fisher, clinical associate professor of management and academic director of Krannert's undergraduate program.
Knowing that law schools put an emphasis on grade point average and test scores, Fisher –– who serves as coordinator for Krannert's business law area –– encouraged Puente to broaden his focus by changing his concentration from finance to general management.
That allowed Puente to expand his extracurricular activities and sharpen his dual interests in finance and business law through coursework in legal contracts, torts and crime, business process controls, financial analysis and negotiating. At the same time, he has put those lessons into practice through summer internships with General Motors and JPMorgan Chase.
At GM, Puente worked under the financial process risk management team auditing North American factories, using his Spanish language skills to assist the Central America team as well. At JPMorgan, he helped the location strategy team produce cost benefit analyses and worked with senior management to develop a real estate strategy for the firm's global technology infrastructure.
Today, as a senior, Puente finds himself serving as a role model for younger management undergraduates.
In addition to BOP, he is active in numerous student organizations and holds leadership positions in the School of Management Employers Forum (SMEF) and the Purdue chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, a national business fraternity. He also serves as a board member for the Student Organization Grant Allocation (SOGA) Board, and was recently admitted into the Barbara Cook Chapter of Purdue's Mortar Board class of 2013.
"What I enjoy most about both Krannert and Purdue is the fact that it is so easy to meet people," he says. "There are countless opportunities to socialize and network."


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'Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan' is the most complete display of Leonardo's rare surviving paintings ever held. This unprecedented exhibition – the first of its kind anywhere in the world – brings together sensational international loans never before seen in the UK.
While numerous exhibitions have looked at Leonardo da Vinci as an inventor, scientist or draughtsman, this is the first to be dedicated to his aims and techniques as a painter. Inspired by the recently restored National Gallery painting, The Virgin of the Rocks, this exhibition focuses on Leonardo as an artist. In particular it concentrates on the work he produced as court painter to Duke Lodovico Sforza in Milan in the late 1480s and 1490s.
As a painter, Leonardo aimed to convince viewers of the reality of what they were seeing while still aspiring to create ideals of beauty – particularly in his exquisite portraits – and, in his religious works, to convey a sense of awe-inspiring mystery (National Gallery)


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All thanks to a cheap cooking oil we find in our supermarket products everyday.
Palm oil is a cheap and common ingredient in many foods and household products, but as with everything apparently 'cheap' – it comes at a terrible cost. Vast swathes of pristine rainforest are razed to the ground every minute to clear the way for palm oil plantations in countries such a Borneo, Sumatra, Indonesia and Malaysia. The scale and speed of this deforesting operation is staggering.
It tragically appears those people who are managing the palm oil business and the workers carrying out the forest clearing work do not care if they destroy the abundant and endangered wildlife that lives in the forests. In fact deforestation workers are told to dispose of any wildlife that gets in the way – no matter how inhumanely – which includes running over orangutans with logging trucks.


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Since I promised my mom to find a wife in the next 42 month, I am kind of in Panic Mode... I got so much stuff to do, no time for the lovely ladies...
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Is your child interested in learning an instrument?
Instrumental lesson sign up is now open for January 2017.
The Music Institute are now enrolling students for instrumental music lessons! Instrumental lessons will take the same format as term 1 , where pupils will leave their classrooms for 30mins to be taught by a specialist music teacher from the Institute.
Lessons will work on a rotation system so that pupils are not missing the same lessons every week and timetables will be given to your child's class teacher as well as sent home. To sign up for instrumental lessons please go to www.musicart.ae or you can contact the Music Institute directly on 025577602.
If your child requires an instrument then they can also take part in our instrumental rental programme here at BIS Abu Dhabi. For the first term the rental of the instrument is free. For any other term after that there is a small rental fee of 200Dhs per term. Any questions or for more information on either the instrumental rental programme or instrumental lessons, please email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Spousal Support Law In Orange County - Common Grounds Covered Under spousal support law
Having an Experienced Orange County Spousal Support Lawyer is Essential
While going through a divorce, an Orange County Spousal Support Lawyer will be able to guide you through the separation process. This individual will help you and your former spouse to divide property and to work out financial items like child and spousal support. These will be based on California guidelines, so the spousal support lawyer in Orange County you use, shouldn't have too many variances.
Support Types an Orange County Spousal Support Lawyer Can Assist With
Once they have completed their spreadsheet and have calculated the totals that have been set in the state of California, the spousal support lawyer in Orange County will then provide a copy to both you and your ex. It is their goal to ensure that the information is accurate and that you aren't left with an amount of money that will be unreasonable.
At this point, it will be determined if the support provided is temporary or if it will be considered permanent.
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What one finds through this process, is that with the right representation, the amounts awarded based on the law and you will have a person who is verifying the accuracy of the work. That will mean that support is going to be hassle free and only fair amounts of money will be paid out.
Another benefit is that your time and money will be protected. The Orange County Spousal Support Lawyer will ensure that your case stays on track. They will also see to it that there aren't any lengthy delays.
At all times, your legal rights will be protected. This individual will pay close attention to what the opposing side has to say and they will step in on your behalf, if anything unethical should come up.
How to Find a Spousal Support Lawyer in Orange County
Once you have determined that the lawyer will be in your best interest, you can begin to look for the right individual. As a rule, you will want them to be:
•Fairly experienced in spousal support law.
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•A deep understanding of the law and continues to update their training.
•Is positively reviewed and has been recommended by someone you trust.
•Will give you a free case evaluation and to discuss the options that you have.
Much of this information can be found on websites that focus on the professionalism of attorneys in the area. Additionally, websites like Yelp can further expand on your efforts, so you can see what a majority of people have to say.
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While you might get lucky enough to find the best Orange County Spousal Support Attorney on your first try, you need to see what other attorneys have to say. The goal is to locate someone that has the knowledge and expertise to handle your case, while selecting someone who you are comfortable working with, no matter how long the process may take.
With a little effort on your part, you can find a trusted spousal support lawyer in Orange County that is going to meet all of your needs. Just make sure you look through each option, that way you can pick a law firm, based on a logical approach.


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The Public Protection Service enforces trading standards legislation in the Borough, including fair trading, weights and measures, product safety and food standards.
We recommend that businesses seeking advice on trading standards legislation should use the Business Companion website. This is an excellent resource which provides details of consumer protection legislation which businesses are required to comply with, and provides this information in an easy to use format.
Business advice is also available on our online information resource.
Consumers seeking information on their rights or wanting to make a complaint should contact the Citizen's Advice Consumer Service, or call 0345 4040506.


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Martin Storey Opticians, Beccles, is a modern and friendly practice providing professional eyecare in the Waveney Valley area. It was opened in April 2009 by Martin, who has lived in the area (in Loddon) for more than 20 years.
Martin endeavours to provide excellent eyecare and eyewear to the local community with the help of hi-tech equipment, a belief in clinical excellence and a great range of quality frames, lenses and contact lenses, all with a cost to suit most budgets and an availability of great offers. The practice is NHS registered for those eligible including over 60s, children and people claiming certain benefits with private eye examinations also available.
The practice is in a beautiful location near the quay in Beccles in an historic building with plenty of character. The antique features in this listed building compliment well the modern feel of the electronic equipment, flat screen television in the waiting area and the comfortable leather seating.
With each patient being allocated a minimum of 30 minutes examination time in Martin's clinics, the pressure is off and you can look forward to a relaxing visit with the reassurance of a very thorough eye examination backed by experienced and friendly staff.
The practice on Northgate has disabled ramp access, is all ground floor and there is nearby free parking.
We offer you a warm welcome and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Martin Storey, the owner and practitioner, qualified as an Ophthalmic Optician / Optometrist in 1997. He trained at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London after gaining his honours degree and has broad experience in both high street and private opticians as well as Hospital Eye Service experience.
Markus Schadt has been an associate at Martin Storey Opticians since August 2016. Markus trained and worked at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London around the same time as Martin. He has a wealth of hospital and private practice experience and has been registered with The General Optical Council since 1996.
Company name: Martin Storey Limited
Registered in England: company number 5932415
Company name: Martin Storey (Bungay) Ltd
Registered in England: company number 10815687


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What kind of funny? In response to a choir of "Heil Hitler!" an actor posing as Hitler says "Heil myself."
It may not sound like much, but it works.
Meanwhile, a non-actor Nazi officer attempts to seduce the beautiful actress Maria Tura (Carole Lombard) with increasing desperation, "I'll give you a bracelet, I confiscated a beautiful one today. I'll give you extra butter rations. I'll give you three eggs a week."
Again, it may not look like much but it totally works.
Another thing that seems to have changed with time is our acceptance of flawed marriages. There are a number of screwball comedies that belong to the sub-genre comedy of remarriage. These films feature a recently divorced couple, a couple on the brink of divorce, or a situation when one or both are involved in an affair. It's likely the fact that the affairs don't actually happen and are just assumed based on circumstance, but it's notable how cool screwball characters deal with it. Not James Dean cool, but James Bond cool. Controlled emotions, no drama and a bit of acidic humor. It all seems so grown-up and mature.
Contemporary movies seem to go straight to the gazing out a rain drenched window, and the wrong-doer needs to do a whole lot of penance to regain the favor of the audience.
The couples in classic screwball comedies didn't have the romantic notion of finding one person who "completes" you. Without the pressure of destiny these couples are able to maintain their good humor. Essentially, if there isn't just one person for you, then when you lose whoever you're with, well, you've just lost one, not The One... which means there's another one out there. Easy. Shrug it off and move on.
"To Be or Not To Be" includes many elements of screwball, but cast just slightly off kilter and to strong, dark effect: The fancy hotel is being used by the Nazi's as a headquarters, the actress has a bias cut satin dress but it's a stage costume, and though cocktails and caviar are offered it is only to convert a civilian into a spy.
Plus, in screwball there's always people for the leads to bounce off, slow witted people who are mindlessly doing what is expected (the cranky newspaper editor, the wealthy housewife running a high profile home, the workaholic banker demanding results regardless of circumstances). Here, it's the Nazi's who are blinded by regimented behaviors. It's not a parallel comparison. The Nazi's aren't a stand-in for the idle rich, but they are definitely the clueless, dopey ruling class.
"To Be or Not To Be" is screwball, but it isn't light and breezy. It is Nazi's in Warsaw, after all. And, the heroes do kill a man. Still, somehow, Lubitsch uses shaving the beard off a day old corpse as the set-up for laughs... And it works.
Released: 1942
Director/Producer: Ernst Lubitsch
Leads: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack
Writers (screenplay): Edwin Justus Mayer
Writers (story): Melchior Lengyel


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The five boroughs of New York City are infamous for having some of the highest rents in the nation. In order to combat this situation, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) provides affordable housing for low to moderate income residents throughout Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island.
When a resident wants to add a new family member on the family composition public property, a number of conditions must be met first. The NYCHA refers to this process as "Occupancy and Succession of a Remaining Family Member." The NYCHA has specific policies set in place to address these types of situations; a summary of the policy can be reviewed below:
According to the NYCHA, nobody is allowed to live in an apartment building owned by the NYCHA unless they are an authorized family member. When it comes to occupancy, an authorized family member includes:
1) One of the original family members to live there
2) A family member who joined as the family grew
3) A family member who is given the written permission from the development housing manager to live in the home
If a family member decides to move out of the apartment, he or she cannot return. They must first receive written permission from the NYCHA before they return to the apartment.
There will be times when a primary resident will want to put a new family member down as the primary resident on the lease to the apartment; the NYCHA refers to this process as "succession," which essentially means transferring or handing down the rights of the lease to another family member. A tenancy typically ends because of one of two scenarios: the resident moves out or they pass away.
An individual can succeed to a NYCHA lease providing he or she qualifies as a Remaining Family Member (RFM) and is otherwise eligible to acquire a NYCHA apartment. An individual qualifies as a RFM providing he or she was an authorized family member during the course of the tenancy, and this includes:
For individuals who received written permission from the development housing manager on or after November 24, 2002, the RFM claimant must have lived in the apartment from the date the permission was granted in writing for no less than one full year immediately prior to the date the tenant either moved out of the apartment or died.
A remaining family member (RFM) is able to take over and reside in a NYCHA apartment providing that they meet the qualifications. The remaining family member must possess the legal capacity to sign a lease, and that they must have a clean criminal record. Additionally, the remaining family member (RFM) or one or more of their family members must have verifiable income on which rent can be calculated. Lastly, any RFM's who qualify under these standards are required to move to another apartment that is considered the correct size according to the Occupancy Standards of the NYCHA.
On occasion the development housing manager may deny an occupancy permission request. Once a tenancy has ended, a Remaining Family Member (RFM) has the right to request an RFM grievance hearing if he or she was not granted a lease to the apartment. The grievance hearing is a three step process, it involves a formal hearing with the grievance hearing manager and then the manager will review their decision. Lastly, if the RFM provided evidence to support his or her claim to succession yet he or she was still denied the lease, then the claimant has the right to file an appeal with the Impartial Hearing Office for an administrative grievance hearing.
With all grievance hearings, the burden of proof is on the RFM claimant to demonstrate that he or she is eligible to take over the NYCHA lease. Considering the fact that New York City rents are exorbitant, many people cannot afford to live and work in the City without living in affordable housing; therefore, enlisting the services of a New York City landlord tenant lawyer to help you can prove invaluable.
At The Law Offices of Tamara J. Jordan P.L.L.C., we are very familiar with the New York Housing Authority and grievance hearings. We can inform you of your rights and responsibilities, and we can help you gather all the necessary documentation to support your case at the grievance hearing. We understand how important it is that the lease to the NYCHA apartment is transferred to you, and we would take great pleasure in helping make that goal a reality.
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This is the Carpenter Family (accarp04) signature tag for geocaching. My wife and I deisgned this tag together. I wanted to help her disign a tag that was personal and something that she wanted to see. This tag is to honor my family and wife.
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