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CONCORD, N.C. (ALL PHOTOS BY SEAN BUUR / GORACING MAGAZINE) – The World Karting Association Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series closed the doors on its 2012 campaign this past weekend at New Castle, Indiana's New Castle Motorsports Park, where the McLaughlin Motorsports Grand Nationals took center stage in the 2-cycle sprint karting world at one of the premier karting facilities in the country.
Approximately 530 entries filled the New Castle paddock, giving the series over 500 overall entries at five of the six nationals this season. The largest divisions were Yamaha Jr Lite and Heavy, which both started 45 karts. Sunday's TaG 2 boasted 39 entrants while 35 drivers started Saturday's Parilla Leopard contest.
A sideshow to the on-track action was the race for the 2012 Manufacturer Championship, the award that goes to the chassis that wins the most finals in a season. In recent years, Birel has run away with the title, but this season Top Kart and Arrow waged a heated battle that came down to the weekend's final main event.
After leading the chassis points since round three at Wampum, Pa., Top Kart entered the Grand Nationals with a four-win advantage over Arrow. When the races concluded Saturday, Arrow had posted four wins to Top Kart's one, closing the points to a mere one-win advantage for Top Kart.
Sunday opened with Arrow winning two of the first three mains, giving the Australian make its first lead in the chassis points since round two at Kershaw, S.C. Arrow nearly took a two-win lead when Cody Robinson led the Yamaha Supercan Heavy main until getting passed on the final corner. If Robinson could have hung on, most likely Arrow would have won the title.
Two races later Scott Ferris wheeled his Top Kart to the TaG Masters Final 2 victory, once again tying the two chassis manufacturers. Ashley Rogero won the last race of the weekend on her Tony Kart, and both leading manufacturers ended with 24 wins on the season.
Highlights in the 20 McLaughlin Motorsports Grand Nationals main events included Connecticut's Neil Verhagen, Pennsylvania's Jacob Donald and Chicago's David Malukas winning two races apiece. Verhagen won Yamaha Sportsman 1 and Cadet Final 2 while Donald swept the senior Komet classes. Malukas captured wins in Cadet Final 1 and Yamaha Sportsman 2.
Four different drivers won the four Junior finals. Mike McAndrews and Derek Dignan won Saturday's Junior mains and Tony Kart racers Joel Jens and Rogero triumphed in Sunday's races. Dignan and Rogero were awarded tests in a McLaughlin Motorsports-owned F3000 car at the Putnam Park (Ind.) Road Course later this year in a special program promoted by the event's sponsor.
Tommy Andersen, Jacob Knueven and Colton Ramsey won the three senior TaG races; John Dixon and Scott Ferris split the TaG Masters contests; Sam Beasley and Patrick Olsen won in a couple of wild Yamaha Supercan races; Zach Holden won Komet Sportsman; Sam Mayer and Alex Verhagen were victorious in Yamaha Rookie Sportsman.
Here's a rundown of each race.
Pole Award winner James Brock (Birel) faded in the main and finished fifth. Donald also was the eight-lap prefinal.
Malukas timed fastest over Anthony Gangi Jr. at a 1:15.311 around New Castle's 1.0-mile course. He bested Merlin racer Brandon Lemke in the prefinal in a close race before leading every lap in the 14-lap final to win by a 1.3-second margin over fellow Birel racers Jared Cordova and Michael Cruz. Michael D'Orlando was fourth on his Kosmic and Leonardo Stoia rounded out the top five on his PCR.
Another last lap, last turn pass would decide the final. With some contact made, McAndrews muscled his way past Jens in turn 17 and grab the score and deny Jens of his second win of the WKA season. Jens came home second and Merlin racer Kyle Kalish third. Top Kart driver Ryan Raffa had one of his best runs since moving up from the Sportsman classes at the beginning of the season; he finished fourth. Ashley Rogero rounded out the top five.
PCR racer Robert Bujdoso was 1.2 second back of the winner in third, Sam Beasley fourth and Jacob Donald fifth. Twenty-nine drivers started the final.
Verhagen, who's younger brother Alex has been on a tear in Yamaha Rookie Sportsman this year, won the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award and finished third to David Malukas and Jared Cordova in the prefinal.
When the final began, Verhagen's closest competitors were Cordova and Arrow pilot Zach Holden. Cordova led the mid-part of the race before Verhagen and Holden raced past. Holden dogged Verhagen over the last four laps until the final corner, where Holden raced side by side with Verhagen. In a photo finish, Verhagen edged Holden by 0.013 seconds for the win, however, Holden would unofficially claim the national championship. Cordova was third, Brandon Lemke fourth and Malukas fifth.
Kaeser crossed the stripe in third, only 0.178 seconds late of the winner. Nic Sheppard was fourth and Samuel Paley completed the top five of 24 starters.
Dignan kept Tony Kart racer Joel Jens at bay in the final laps of the main. Jens worked on the Arrow but Mike McAndrews stuck his nose in the action on the final trip down the I-70 straight, giving Dignan a push and keeping him ahead through turn 17 and to Denny Long's checkered flag. Jens was second, Kyle Tilley had a fine run for third, McAndrews fourth and Skylar Robinson fifth.
Kyle Kirkwood won the Streeter Pole Award and McAndrews claimed the prefinal victory.
The final would be decided on a penalty as Beasley and Wehrheim were involved in a last-lap, last-turn incident that sent Beasley into the grass and Wehrheim across the finish line first. However, Wehrheim was penalized to 13th in the final rundown for his contact with Beasley, handing the win to Merlin pilot Colton Ramsey. Mark Boos was awarded second, Beasley third, Jacob Donald fourth and Billy Lewis fifth in the wild race.
Pesek faded in the final, ultimately finishing seventh. On the last lap, Darin Marcus, Billy Lewis and local runner Jimmy Simpson raced three-wide for the lead into the treacherous turn 17. Heavy contact was made with Lewis and Simpson sliding off the track. This allowed Arrow racer Sam Beasley, who was running fourth and looked to be out of the running for the win at several times in the race, to sneak past the lead trio and throw his hands in the air on the big Supercan score.
Olsen was second and Marcus recovered from the turn 17 melee to take third. Colton Ramsey was fourth, Simpson fifth and Lewis sixth.
In the final Holden put his No. 2 out front with Stoia and David Malukas in tow. Stoia stayed tucked in behind Holden, knowing that a second-place result would be good enough to net him the Komet Sportsman national championship. Coming down the I-70 straightaway on the final lap, Holden protected the bottom groove and Stoia opted to follow, giving Holden his second win in a row in the class and Stoia his first WKA championship. Malukas was third, Brandon Lemke fourth and Jared Cordova rounded out the top five.
The chassis swap looked to be a good one as Dixon swept the Saturday TaG Masters program. Things got interesting about halfway into the final when brothers Scott Ferris and John Ferris III began to run down the Indiana veteran. John Ferris III made his move on the inside into turn 13 on the final lap, but couldn't make it stick, allowing Dixon to scoot away through the final handful of corners and score his first Man Cup win of the season and give Top Kart its only win of the day. John Ferris III was second, Scott Ferris third, Jeff Jewell fourth and Bobby Cummings fifth on his Birel.
Darin Marcus (Merlin) won the Streeter Pole Award before TJ Koyen looked stout aboard his Merlin on his way to the prefinal win. Koyen, however, had mechanical issues and dropped out of the final on lap seven, leaving Donald to battle Top Kart racer Mason Chelootz to the finish.
Donald crossed the stripe only 0.064 seconds ahead of Chelootz for the win in an important race in the Manufacturer Championship battle. Jonathan Kotyk was over three seconds behind in third, James Brock fourth and Marcus fifth.
The main event saw Saturday Cadet winner David Malukas muscle his Birel to the front and put himself in position to win the race, and a shot at a championship. However, on the last lap Gangi and Malukas made contact in the green corner, sending Malukas off the track and out of the event a half-lap from the finish. Gangi would be penalized in the running order to finish behind Malukas, although it was little consolation for the HMD Trucking racer as the incident cost him his first national title.
The green corner incident left Verhagen and Brandon Lemke to battle it out for the win. Verhagen bested Lemke by a mere 0.090-second gap for his second win of the weekend, while Gangi crossed the stripe third but was relegated to 21st for the aforementioned penalty. Three PCR chassis completed the top five with Leonardo Stoia third, John Paul Southern Jr. fourth and Adam Sturgill fifth.
Wehrheim jumped out to the lead in the final, but after a few laps he had three Arrows chasing him in Jacob Donald, Sam Beasley and Knueven. As the race progressed, it was evident the trio of Arrows weren't going to let Wehrheim get away as he did in the prefinal. At the halfway point, the Arrows made their move on the Top Kart pilot. Knueven and Donald shot past Wehrheim on the inside on entrance to turn 17. Beasley attempted to follow but made heavy contact with Wehrheim, sending Beasley airborne and both karts hard into the fence.
Beasley and Wehrheim exchanged some heated words before exiting the track, and Beasley was suspended from competition for the rest of the day.
Back on the track, more drama ensued. Donald and Knueven battled wheel to wheel to the finish and entered turn 17 side by side. Donald crossed the stripe in front of Knueven but was disqualified in post-race tech for his bumper being detached. This gave the win to Knueven, who was just ahead of PCR racer Robert Bujdoso. Jonathan Kotyk was third, Mark Boos fourth and Mason Chelootz fifth.
After winning the Streeter Pole Award and the prefinal, Jens battled hard with Rogero throughout the 14-lap main. On the final corner, Rogero ducked to the inside of Jens and the two made contact, sending the 2011 WKA Triple Crown champion off the track and Rogero across the finish line first. However, officials found fault with Rogero's overtaking move and relegated the Florida racer to a second-place finish, and declared Jens the winner.
Rogero's day didn't get any better a few minutes later when her Tony Kart tipped the scales too light, disqualifying her from the race. This gave MRP Birel racer Grant Quinlan the runner-up spot, Gresham Wagner third, Kyle Kirkwood fourth and Matt Solarczyk fifth in the 32-kart field.
The win marked Jens's first since triumphing in Yamaha Jr Heavy at the Daytona season opener last December.
In the main, Sam Mayer, Max Kaeser, Samuel Paley, Connor Ferris and Kaylen Frederick were able to hang with Verhagen in the early laps. But as he has many times this season, as the race progressed Verhagen pulled away from the field and ran uncontested to another victory. The win was Verhagen's eighth of the 2012 Man Cup campaign and put the finishing touches on a national championship.
Mayer was second and Kaeser crossed the line third for the second day in a row. Paley finished fourth to finish off an ultra-consistent campaign that comprised 11 top-five podium finishes in 12 starts. Connor Ferris completed the top five with Frederick right there in sixth.
Robinson secured his Arrow at the top of the leader board for most of the second half of the race, and with one lap to go, Robinson was in position to give Arrow another victory and most likely the Manufacturer Championship trophy.
As expected, the final straightaway and turn 17 settled the race. Robinson still led off turn 15, but kart fanned out behind him to make it three and four wide. No fewer than four karts went side by side into turn 17, and nearly all of them made contact. The driver in the right position was Patrick Olsen, who was behind the multi-abreast racing into the last corner, and shot his Birel to the inside off everyone on exit to beat eight karts to the finish stripe by less than a one-second gap.
Probably no one watching could tell you who crossed the stripe second and on back. According the AMB timing and scoring, Olsen beat out Chase Jones by 0.078 seconds. Simpson was third, Robinson fourth and Lewis fifth. Crepin took sixth, Colin Griffin seventh, James Brock eighth and Jackson Mears ninth, all within one second of the winner.
Verhagen qualified fastest and won the prefinal, while Malukas was third in both rounds of competition. Malukas and Verhagen battled hard in the final with Braden Eves, Michael D'Orlando and Brandon Lemke right there in the five-kart breakaway. Lemke spent time leading, as did D'Orlando. But Malukas grabbed the lead away from D'Orlando on the final lap and fended off challenges from Verhagen in turn 17 to win the race by a half-kart length over Neil.
Eves claimed third, D'Orlando settled for fourth and Lemke rounded out the top five in the excited race.
Dixon made it all the way up to third in the prefinal to start behind Ferris and Jeff Jewell. He immediately passed Jewell for second and proceeded to pass Ferris for the lead on lap six. But Ferris would have too much for Dixon on this day. He dogged the Indiana driver throughout the middle of the race and with two laps to go, worked his way back by Dixon to retake the lead.
Ferris pulled away for a 1.3-second win over Dixon. Jewell was over nine seconds back in third. Steve Schiewer was fourth and Tim Bannon fifth. Ferris's win gave Top Kart two on the weekend to tie Arrow in the final Manufacturer Championship standings.
In the final Rogero, Cate and MRP Birel racer Mike McAndrews waged a clean three-kart battle for the win. Rogero led the final laps with McAndrews and Cate right there. In turn 15 on the last lap, Cate negotiated an impressive crossover move on McAndrews to steal second, but as the two raced hard for the runner-up spot, Rogero hid up front and ran uncontested to the win. Cate secured second and McAndrews settled for third. Joel Jens was fourth and Kyle Kalish rounded out the top five.
Next up for the WKA Mazda / Bridestone Manufacturers Cup Series is the annual Sprint Championships at Daytona Int'l Speedway. WKA will release more information on this year's Daytona KartWeek festivities in the coming weeks.


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Ruth C. Reid, of rural Columbia City, died at 3:54 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, where she had been admitted Thursday evening.
She was born June 16, 1927, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Cecil and Jessamine (Tobin) Fosnaugh. Her formative years were spent in the Roanoke area. She attended Roanoke High School.
On Dec. 29, 1944, she married Marquis Junior Reid. They made their home in Richland Township, Whitley County. Mr. Reid died June 28, 2012.
She was a full-time homemaker and assisted on the farm.
Surviving relatives include two daughters, Karen S. Gamble of Palestine Lake and Vickie A. Linton of Pierceton; a son, Ricky A. (Deborah) Reid of Columbia City; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sisters, Naomi Bowman of Columbia City, Geraldine Crabill of South Whitley and Dawn Mauk of Atwood; and brothers, Charles Fosnaugh of Columbia City, Harold Fosnaugh of Warsaw, Steve Fosnaugh of South Whitley and Dean Fosnaugh of Huntington.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by an infant brother, Gerald Fosnaugh; a brother, Richard Fosnaugh and a sister, Martha Streby.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. The visitation will be from noon until service time Tuesday at the funeral home. The burial will be in Lake View Cemetery, Larwill.
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Despite two-fight skid, Lavar Johnson avoids UFC pink slip | News
With the UFC in roster-trimming mode, heavyweight Lavar Johnson likely was on shaky ground following a lackluster decision loss to Brendan Schaub this past weekend at UFC 157.
For now, though, it appears Johnson has gotten a reprieve.
"Thank God, I still have a job with the ufc!" he tweeted overnight.
The UFC doesn't usually release a list of cuts, but for now, the Strikeforce vet remains on UFC.com's active roster.Roster cuts have become a hot topic since 16 fighters, including former title challenger Jon Fitch, were axed on Feb. 20. The organization ultimately plans to trim its roster by 100 spots overall.
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RealPlayer seems to be first third-party application used to promote Google Chrome. The browser has replaced Firefox in Google Pack and it's installed along with Google Earth if you're not paying attention.
Despite being the most aggressively promoted Google product, Chrome's market share is still low: according to Net Applications, the global market share for Chrome was 1.15% in February, compared to 0.78% in September 2008. "The biggest challenge all [browsers] face is that most people don't even know what a browser is or that there's choice," told Wired.com Brian Rakowski, director of product management at Google.
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Dentist sues patient for $300,000 for bad online review
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. – A Lake Oswego dentist is suing his former patient because the patient posted negative reviews about him on the Internet.
Dr. Mo Saleh wants $300,000, saying his patient, Spencer Bailey, harmed his reputation. But Bailey said he shouldn't pay the price for telling the truth.
Bailey now has a lawyer and an expensive court battle ahead of him after his fallout with Saleh who works at Optima Dental in Lake Oswego.
Bailey suspected he was getting questionable care.
"I had never had a cavity before I set food in his office," he said. "He told me the day that I saw him that I had 10 or so cavities, which threw me for a loop – I was nervous that I had some other health problem."
Bailey posted a negative review on the website Yelp. He said three weeks later Saleh demanded Bailey take down the posting or be sued. Bailey said he removed it immediately.
"In hindsight it didn't matter because even though I took down the opinion online I'm still right here," he said.
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But just a month ago a Beaverton church pastor seeking a half million dollars from three former members for negative statements they posted online had his case thrown out by the judge.
Saleh is seeking $300,000 from Bailey for lost profits, emotional distress and damage to his reputation.
"The insinuation that this negative opinion, one of many, cost him $100,000 a week in lost business, I think it is a stretch," Bailey said.
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Lauren Dobish enters her second season as an assistant coach for the MIT softball program. She is also an assistant coach on the women's basketball team. She comes to MIT from Newton North High School, where she worked as a behavior therapist.
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TGIF! With a full day of Views from the Avant-Garde offerings, directors Michael Haneke, Olivier Assayas, and Michael Cimino attending screenings, and a midnight creeper to close, the 50th NYFF is poised to kick off a great middle weekend!
The Extravagant Shadows
David Gatten's real-time experiment in (literally) watching paint dry is a beautiful discourse on language and time, and just one of many vibrant and essential offerings in this year's Views from the Avant-Garde.
Inconceivable! "The Princess Bride" Reunion in Photos
Director Rob Reiner, screenwriter William Goldman and cast members Billy Crystal, Cary Elwes, Carol Kane, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn and Robin Wright were reunited at NYFF for a 25th anniversary screening of cult classic The Princess Bride!
NYFF: Behind the Posters
Learn more about the history of New York Film Festival posters and art collector Vera List, who pioneered the idea of posters as art at Lincoln Center and commissioned work from the likes of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein for early NYFF posters.
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Five years after his highly political Palme d'Or winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (NYFF '07), Cristian Mungiu returns with a film that once again epitomizes the current focus of the Romanian New Wave, the morally ambiguous Beyond the Hills.
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On the seventh day, we rested. Just kidding! NYFF is as busy as ever with free Amphitheater screenings to kick off Views from the Avant-Garde, docs on Buñuel and Cassavetes in our Cinéastes section, some heavily anticipated films from the Main Slate debut, and much more!
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At the 49th New York Film Festival it was Martin Scorsese's Hugo. At this year's New Directors/New Films it was Beasts of the Southern Wild. What film will be surprising our audiences when it hits the Alice Tully Hall screen Monday, October 8 at 6:15pm?
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The first weekend of the 50th New York Film Festival was packed with screenings, appearances, and live events. Check out our behind-the-scene photos of the directors, writers, presenters, actors and storytellers who made the weekend so special!
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Praise, laughter and questions filled the Walter Reade Theater as the Italian filmmaking brothers sat down to share their experiences in creating Caesar Must Die at an NYFF press conference. Watch the full video here!
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- Spike-timing dependent plasticity (STDP) has been studied extensively in a variety of animal models during the past decade but whether it can be studied at the systems level of the human cortex has been a matter of debate. Only recently newly developed non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) have made it possible to induce and assess timing dependent plasticity in conscious human subjects. This review will present a critical synopsis of these experiments, which suggest that several of the principal characteristics and molecular mechanisms of TMS-induced plasticity correspond to those of STDP as studied at a cellular level. TMS combined with a second phasic stimulation modality can induce bidirectional long-lasting changes in the excitability of the stimulated cortex, whose polarity depends on the order of the associated stimulus-evoked events within a critical time window of tens of milliseconds. Pharmacological evidence suggests an NMDA receptor mediated form of synaptic plasticity. Studies in human motor cortex demonstrated that motor learning significantly modulates TMS-induced timing dependent plasticity, and, conversely, may be modulated bidirectionally by prior TMS-induced plasticity, providing circumstantial evidence that long-term potentiation-like mechanisms may be involved in motor learning. In summary, convergent evidence is being accumulated for the contention that it is now possible to induce STDP-like changes in the intact human central nervous system by means of TMS to study and interfere with synaptic plasticity in neural circuits in the context of behavior such as learning and memory. Keywords: spike-timing dependent plasticity, long-term potentiation, long-term depression, paired associative stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, human, cortex, translational neuroscience
- Safety and clinical outcomes of rituximab therapy in patients with different autoimmune diseases: experience from a national registry (GRAID) (2011)
- Introduction Evidence from a number of open-label, uncontrolled studies has suggested that rituximab may benefit patients with autoimmune diseases who are refractory to standard of care. The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and clinical outcomes of rituximab in several standard of care-refractory autoimmune diseases (within rheumatology, nephrology, dermatology and neurology) other than rheumatoid arthritis or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a real-life clinical setting. Methods Patients who received rituximab having shown an inadequate response to standard of care had their safety and clinical outcomes data retrospectively analysed as part of the German Registry of Autoimmune Diseases. The main outcome measures were safety and clinical response, as judged at the discretion of the investigators. Results A total of 370 patients (299 patient-years) with various autoimmune diseases (23.0% with systemic lupus erythematosus, 15.7% antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitides, 15.1% multiple sclerosis and 10.0% pemphigus) from 42 centres received a mean dose of 2440 mg of rituximab over a median (range) of 194 (180 to 1407) days. The overall rate of serious infections was 5.3 per 100 patient-years during rituximab therapy. Opportunistic infections were infrequent across the whole study population, and mostly occurred in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. There were 11 deaths (3.0% of patients) after rituximab treatment (mean 11.6 months after first infusion, range 0.8 to 31.3 months), with most of the deaths caused by infections. Overall (n = 293), 13.3% of patients showed no response, 45.1% showed a partial response and 41.6% showed a complete response. Responses were also reflected by reduced use of glucocorticoids and various immunosuppressives during rituximab therapy and follow-up compared with before rituximab. Rituximab generally had a positive effect on patient well-being (physician's visual analogue scale; mean improvement from baseline of 12.1 mm). Conclusions Data from this registry indicate that rituximab is a commonly employed, well-tolerated therapy with potential beneficial effects in standard of care-refractory autoimmune diseases, and support the results from other open-label, uncontrolled studies. Additional file 1: Supplemental tables. Table A1. Duration of follow-up from first rituximab infusion to last control visit by diagnosis. Table A2. Number of rituximab infusions by diagnosis.
- Monitoring cortical excitability during repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in children with ADHD: a single-blind, sham-controlled TMS-EEG study (2012)
- Background: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) allows non-invasive stimulation of the human brain. However, no suitable marker has yet been established to monitor the immediate rTMS effects on cortical areas in children. Objective: TMS-evoked EEG potentials (TEPs) could present a well-suited marker for real-time monitoring. Monitoring is particularly important in children where only few data about rTMS effects and safety are currently available. Methods: In a single-blind sham-controlled study, twenty-five school-aged children with ADHD received subthreshold 1 Hz-rTMS to the primary motor cortex. The TMS-evoked N100 was measured by 64-channel-EEG pre, during and post rTMS, and compared to sham stimulation as an intraindividual control condition. Results: TMS-evoked N100 amplitude decreased during 1 Hz-rTMS and, at the group level, reached a stable plateau after approximately 500 pulses. N100 amplitude to supra-threshold single pulses post rTMS confirmed the amplitude reduction in comparison to the pre-rTMS level while sham stimulation had no influence. EEG source analysis indicated that the TMS-evoked N100 change reflected rTMS effects in the stimulated motor cortex. Amplitude changes in TMS-evoked N100 and MEPs (pre versus post 1 Hz-rTMS) correlated significantly, but this correlation was also found for pre versus post sham stimulation. Conclusion: The TMS-evoked N100 represents a promising candidate marker to monitor rTMS effects on cortical excitability in children with ADHD. TMS-evoked N100 can be employed to monitor real-time effects of TMS for subthreshold intensities. Though TMS-evoked N100 was a more sensitive parameter for rTMS-specific changes than MEPs in our sample, further studies are necessary to demonstrate whether clinical rTMS effects can be predicted from rTMS-induced changes in TMS-evoked N100 amplitude and to clarify the relationship between rTMS-induced changes in TMS-evoked N100 and MEP amplitudes. The TMS-evoked N100 amplitude reduction after 1 Hz-rTMS could either reflect a globally decreased cortical response to the TMS pulse or a specific decrease in inhibition.
- Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration associated with lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the tonsil (2013)
- Background: Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is a classical tumor-associated, immune-mediated disease typically associated with gynecological malignancies, small-cell lung-cancer or lymphoma. Case presentation: Here we present the case of a 38-year old male with an over 12 months rapidly progressive cerebellar syndrome. Extensive diagnostic workup revealed selective hypermetabolism of the right tonsil in whole-body PET. Histological examination after tonsillectomy demonstrated a lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the tonsil and the tongue base strongly suggesting a paraneoplastic cause of the cerebellar syndrome. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case of an association of a lymphoepithelial carcinoma, a rare pharyngeal tumor, with PCD. Conclusions: In cases of classical paraneoplastic syndromes an extensive search for neoplasms should be performed including whole-body PET to detect tumors early in the course of the disease.
- Cerebellum to motor cortex paired associative stimulation induces bidirectional STDP-like plasticity in human motor cortex (2012)
- The cerebellum is crucially important for motor control and adaptation. Recent non-invasive brain stimulation studies have indicated the possibility to alter the excitability of the cerebellum and its projections to the contralateral motor cortex, with behavioral consequences on motor control and adaptation. Here we sought to induce bidirectional spike-timing dependent plasticity (STDP)-like modifications of motor cortex (M1) excitability by application of paired associative stimulation (PAS) in healthy subjects. Conditioning stimulation over the right lateral cerebellum (CB) preceded focal transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the left M1 hand area at an interstimulus interval of 2 ms (CB→M1 PAS(2 ms)), 6 ms (CB→M1 PAS(6 ms)) or 10 ms (CB→M1 PAS(10 ms)) or randomly alternating intervals of 2 and 10 ms (CB→M1 PAS(Control)). Effects of PAS on M1 excitability were assessed by the motor-evoked potential (MEP) amplitude, short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI), intracortical facilitation (ICF) and cerebellar-motor cortex inhibition (CBI) in the first dorsal interosseous muscle of the right hand. CB→M1 PAS(2 ms) resulted in MEP potentiation, CB→M1 PAS(6 ms) and CB→M1 PAS(10 ms) in MEP depression, and CB→M1 PAS(Control) in no change. The MEP changes lasted for 30-60 min after PAS. SICI and CBI decreased non-specifically after all PAS protocols, while ICF remained unaltered. The physiological mechanisms underlying these MEP changes are carefully discussed. Findings support the notion of bidirectional STDP-like plasticity in M1 mediated by associative stimulation of the cerebello-dentato-thalamo-cortical pathway and M1. Future studies may investigate the behavioral significance of this plasticity.
- Contrasting disease patterns in seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica : a multicentre study of 175 patients (2012)
- Background: The diagnostic and pathophysiological relevance of antibodies to aquaporin-4 (AQP4-Ab) in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) has been intensively studied. However, little is known so far about the clinical impact of AQP4-Ab seropositivity. Objective: To analyse systematically the clinical and paraclinical features associated with NMO spectrum disorders in Caucasians in a stratified fashion according to the patients' AQP4-Ab serostatus. Methods: Retrospective study of 175 Caucasian patients (AQP4-Ab positive in 78.3%). Results: Seropositive patients were found to be predominantly female (p < 0.0003), to more often have signs of co-existing autoimmunity (p < 0.00001), and to experience more severe clinical attacks. A visual acuity of ≤ 0.1 during acute optic neuritis (ON) attacks was more frequent among seropositives (p < 0.002). Similarly, motor symptoms were more common in seropositive patients, the median Medical Research Council scale (MRC) grade worse, and MRC grades ≤ 2 more frequent, in particular if patients met the 2006 revised criteria (p < 0.005, p < 0.006 and p < 0.01, respectively), the total spinal cord lesion load was higher (p < 0.006), and lesions ≥ 6 vertebral segments as well as entire spinal cord involvement more frequent (p < 0.003 and p < 0.043). By contrast, bilateral ON at onset was more common in seronegatives (p < 0.007), as was simultaneous ON and myelitis (p < 0.001); accordingly, the time to diagnosis of NMO was shorter in the seronegative group (p < 0.029). The course of disease was more often monophasic in seronegatives (p < 0.008). Seropositives and seronegatives did not differ significantly with regard to age at onset, time to relapse, annualized relapse rates, outcome from relapse (complete, partial, no recovery), annualized EDSS increase, mortality rate, supratentorial brain lesions, brainstem lesions, history of carcinoma, frequency of preceding infections, oligoclonal bands, or CSF pleocytosis. Both the time to relapse and the time to diagnosis was longer if the disease started with ON (p < 0.002 and p < 0.013). Motor symptoms or tetraparesis at first myelitis and > 1 myelitis attacks in the first year were identified as possible predictors of a worse outcome. Conclusion: This study provides an overview of the clinical and paraclinical features of NMOSD in Caucasians and demonstrates a number of distinct disease characteristics in seropositive and seronegative patients


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-Black felt.
-A silver dress (since Daleks come in so many colors, you can get pretty much any dress you want. I got a silver one. I could not even attempt to make my own dress).
-32 or so plastic Easter eggs.
-Spray paint that sticks to plastic.
-Somewhere to spray paint things (I used my old creepy basement).
-One giant quilting pin.
-Needle and thread.
-A plunger.
-A whisk.
-Black leggings (optional).
-Black boots.
Step 1: Make sure your dress is straight.
Step 2: Poke holes in your easter eggs.
Use that giant quilting pin I told you about earlier and poke two holes on opposite sides of the easter eggs.
Oh yeah, I put duct tape on the undersides of the semi-spheres because they came with holes in them, which annoyed the crap out of me. Anyway, the duct tape didn't help/hinder anything so pay no attention to that.
Step 3: Spray paint
Also, spray paint the plunger handle silver, make sure not to paint the black part. My plunger unscrewed from the handle so it was easy, though I'm sure you could cover the plunger part with plastic and tape and that would work.
I'm sorry I didn't see your comment sooner! I got my dress at Forever21, but it was about 3 years ago so I don't think they sell it anymore. You might be able to find something there that's similar, though, and they're pretty inexpensive so you won't mind altering it.
... I think I may have fallen in love...
I love this dress.
its my goal in life to watch all still existant episodes of dr who love it so much
It's so nice seeing younger people enjoying this show!!
I started watching in the Tom Baker years (1980's) and have made it a point to go back and watch the older stuff too - it's cheesy and hard to watch some times, but still pretty good.
(cue laser sound effect)
(PS this would be a great place to add soft circuits)


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Happy Cows make Happy Play! The Cow Wall Panel by Anatex will bring fun from the farm and liven up the walls of any play area, classroom, waiting room, or home while providing hours of play! It boasts adorable artwork and features colorful spinning gears that "turn and churn" for an "udderly" fun experience!
This panel is part of a series of smaller wall panels intended for individual play. Make sure to check out the other cute Bear, Frog and Parrot Wall Panels to complete your set! Each panel sold separately.
- Ages 12 months+
- 24" x 16" x 1"
- Made in USA
- Self-contained
- Wall mounting hardware included
- 5 lbs
Shipping Note: This item ships directly from the manufacturer within contiguous United States only. Cannot be shipped to AK/HI, PO boxes, US territories, or APO/FPO addresses.


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Hey parents: if you've been taken in by anti-vaccine discussions on the internet, you might want to look at the newest report from the Institute of Medicine. After a lengthy and thorough review of the evidence, the IOM issued a report last week that found that the current childhood immunization schedule in the United States is safe.
The IOM committee specifically looked for evidence that vaccination is linked to "autoimmune diseases, asthma, hypersensitivity, seizures, child developmental disorders, learning or developmental disorders, or attention deficit or disruptive disorders", including autism. Their finding: no evidence suggests a link to any of these conditions.
The motivation for the report is the growing incidence of parents who worry that there are "too many, too soon" – a catchphrase that was the basis of an anti-vaccine campaign led by Generation Rescue and its spokesmodel, Jenny McCarthy. This concern, which sounds reasonable on its face, never had any evidence to support it.
Anti-vaccine activists have pointed out, correctly, that the number of vaccines has increased significantly over the past several decades. The current schedule has as many as 24 immunizations in a child's first two years, and up to five injections in a single visit. The reason for this is simple: the scientific community has developed vaccines against a growing number of childhood illnesses. As a result, many diseases that used to infect millions of children each year, killing or permanently injuring thousands of infants and toddlers, have almost disappeared from modern societies. This is a good thing.
Many parents have been convinced to "slow down" vaccines after hearing advice from self-proclaimed vaccination authorities, such as "Dr. Bob" Sears. Sears has published his own alternative vaccine schedule (which he apparently just made up – he certainly didn't do a scientific study) and whose has gotten rich selling his book and offering other advice. Journalist Seth Mnookin calls Sears "a first-rate huckster."
Noted vaccine expert Paul Offit, in a peer-reviewed article in the journal Pediatrics four years ago, explained how Sears ignores all the science on vaccine safety, sometimes simply replacing objective evidence with his own "facts." Offit also called out Sears for his advising parents not to vaccinate their kids, but then not to tell their neighbors:
"I also warn [parents] not to share their fears with their neighbors, because if too many people avoid the MMR, we'll likely see the diseases increase significantly." [wrote "Dr. Bob" Sears]
In this astonishingly selfish comment, Sears admits that herd immunity works, but then says don't tell your neighbors, because then their kids might get sick and infect your unvaccinated kids.
Offit's article is a thorough, point-by-point rebuttal of Sears' numerous claims, many of them either misleading or downright false. I highly recommend it. Or read the IOM's report online, for free. Don't waste your money on Dr. Bob's book.
Let's hope all parents will follow the recommended vaccine schedule and ignore the voices of fear and unreason who are trying to scare them. If you're still in doubt, read the heartbreaking story, from just a few days ago, of 7-year-old Alijah Williams in New Zealand. Alijah's well-educated parents thought they were doing the right thing by withholding vaccines, after reading some scary material on the internet. Alijah was infected with tetanus last year and fought it for months, nearly dying in the process. His recovery will take 12 months, during which he will have to re-learn how to eat and walk on his own. His parents have now become activists trying to spread the word among their community that infections are the real threat – not vaccines.


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ABOVE: Alton Voigt receives a teal from Yappy during an opening morning hunting near Aransas Pass. BELOW: A flock of redheads settles near our blind. Of course we had already bagged our limit of redheads at the time.
photos by DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Larry Grove levels his shotgun on an incoming flock of teal while hunting one of the flooded field of the Thunderbird Hunting Club, which leases property in Jackson, Colorado and Matagorda counties.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES A flock of redheads settles near our blind. Of course we had already bagged our limit of redheads at the time.
Bailey awaits his next assignment during an opening week duck hunt on the Pierce Ranch near Wharton. Good dog.
Pierce Ranch guide and taxidermist Brandon Zahn returns with a bird that tried to escape the enthusiastic jaws of Rio, his fine young yellow lab.
Waterfowl habitat, especially during drought, needs help. Programs promoted by Ducks Unlimited often provide the means for private landowners to enhance and manage waterfowl habitat for the health of the birds and the benefit of hunters.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Sometimes if you watch them long enough their seem to almost show off for the camera. Redhead numbers this season are up 6 percent over last year and are 89 percent above the long-term average for the species.


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This is a wc from Sarah. She has a new system on her computer and has to get used to it.
She couldn't upload anything so here it is.It's called 'Wasted'.
C&C always welcome
Sarah, this is a perfect title for your wc, I love the colours, they go well with my avatar (LOL)-
When you get back online and able to post you have to tell us more about it.
Geri, nice pears sketch , the green paper is wonderful it adds to much to the sketch. Also why draw a straight line? use a ruler!!! Have a nice day.
All C & C's always welcome
Hello Claudia,
thank you so much for uploading the painting...it was based on a still life ref.photo which could be treated in any way so I decided to have a cat's paw pulling it down from the table!!!!
I shall now try to paint again and hopefully upload successfully.
Been a long haul but...no gain without pain.........and thanks again Claudia.
feel free to make constructive c/c...no digital alterations please
Claudia and Sarah, this is VERY beautiful!!! I especially like the colors and contrast.
Charlie Gunn
C&C welcomed
http://www.facebook.com/CharlieGunnArtist My Art Work
I call this finished, evenso and I have to agree with Geri, as soon as I have a painting uploaded I see the mistakes.
Hi guys, I will comment on everyone soon. I will have to write it all down now as I am so behind but will comment on the recent ones before I get any more behind. At least the sun is shinning and warmer weather is on it's way. Oh yea! Gerri keep that snow at your place!
Gerri I liked you slightly wonky candle sticks and still life. You did well on a tricky subject.
Sarah, glad you are back online. New programs are such a learning curve every time. I dread it when Howard wants to "improve" mine! Hope you can get it worked out soon. Painting looks great!
Okay the mind has gone will come back after I write it down
Claudia, sorry I have not participated so far. The canoe painting has taken what time I have at the Studio and I didn't feel in the mood to fight the cat to sketch at home. He is getting much better though.
Jen C & C's always welcome
Hello all...hope this uploads and fits the theme...this is a watercolour sea/landscape off the coast of Sutherland. A place I love dearly.
OOPS! should have uploaded 90degrees right and cropped to show only the painting!!! Back to the drawing board!!!!!!!!
I didn't want to turn my laptop so i upload it again;)
Claudia & Sarah - Wow, it does look like you two shared the same palette for your avatar and "Wasted" ptg.. Love those colors.
Sarah, I recall seeing this before (diff. forum) and I had a hard time seeing the paw at first. Same this time, but I love the concept of it and it's such a fun ptg.. Unique and tricky to attempt this - love it. Your seascape is lovely - it's simplicity fits the peaceful atmos..
Claudia, your fin. ptg. has some great colors, text., and movement, which fortunately were retained from its earlier stage. Can see you made improvements so you did well. I esp. like the pretzel and breadstick, but I may be biased since those are what I would choose to eat first.
Good job turning Sarah's ptg..
Am going to try very hard to work on a chall. photo. (By printing this, I'm trying to commit.)
Kim T (Kim513)
C&C welcome!
Geri, very nice still life with the candle and fruit. I really like your choice of the green paper. Although your candlestick is a little off on the bottom it has a wonderful crystal appearance and your apple and pear are also well done.
Sarah, glad to see you back, your "Wasted" is interesting and certainly captures the viewers attention. The cat's paw and claws gives this a good story. Love the colours.
Claudia, great beer and pretzel ptg. They look good enough to eat for sure, nice foam on the beer. Also love the colours in this one too.
Sarah, your sea/landscape is lovely. I agree it has a calm feeling about it. Lovely colours in the land and good detail. Very nice painting and I can understand why it would be a place dear to you
Bonnie C & C most welcome / appreciated
Sarah, VERY nice watercolor!!! I especially like the water and the mountains.
Thank you Claudia...I didn't expect to see 'turned around' so quickly.
Thank you to those who have commented already...I hope everyone will understand why I am not c/c'ing...I am still learning to cope with this new PC and I am certainly not a computer geek!!!!
Sarah, Beautiful watercolor, the water and the mountains are very well done. It does look like a wonderful place to be.
One mistake I made for sure on my encaustic. I forgot the sweet mustard. ooops. I won't be able to sell this piece to anybody in Bavaria;)
Finished this colored pencil today.
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Things you'll need,
- Snow of the right consistency. Not too dry, not too wet. Packable.
- Cool temperatures. This arch was built in warm temperature, which led to its short life of about an hour.
- Support braces. We used a series of sawhorses, boards, and snow.
- Ladder
- Block mold. We used kitty litter buckets. It should have flat sides and have a slight taper.
- Some sort of scrapping tool.
Snow Arch from Paul Maiorana on Vimeo.
Step 1: Foundation
Step 2: Stack and Fix
As the arch builds it's important to step back and adjust the pillars. It's snow, so it will shift and compact. Make sure you help the snow pillars get back to a true state, perfectly straight up and down from left to right. Obviously, keep the arch arching, but the front to back may need to be straightened.
By the way, I don't live in an igloo, there is only snow here for one of the seasons!
join my group!
How many attempts did your first arch take?
that one of the blocks has a stick with string around it!
So that when someone walks under it *yank* it all falls on top of them!


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The Stadium of Light club have received a reported £9million from Premier League rivals Liverpool for the Belgium international, who was their Player of the Season in 2012/13.
Fans have been worried by the departure of star man Mignolet but head coach Di Canio has taken steps to try and ease those concerns.
The Italian is planning a summer overhaul of the squad he inherited from Martin O'Neill in the latter stages of last season and he is ready to use the Mignolet cash.
"Our aim is to build a competitive squad for the new season and this [Mignolet] deal will give us further ability to strengthen the side," Di Canio is quoted as saying by The Guardian.
"I would like to assure our fans that there is a huge amount of work going on behind the scenes."
Sunderland have been linked with Le Havre full-back Benjamin Mendy and Inter Milan midfielder Alfred Duncan.


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CONCORD, N.C. – WKA is mourning the loss today of Robert "Bobby" Haun of the Lansing, Mich.-based Haun family, the owners and operators of the East Lansing Kart Track.
Bobby Haun, 46, was killed in Orlando, Fla., early Sunday morning when he was hit by a Ford van while attempting to walk across International Drive. Haun was in Orlando for the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show.
The Haun family has owned and managed the East Lansing Kart Track, a past WKA Gold Cup Series venue and longtime WKA-sanctioned sprint track, since the 1960s. Bobby Haun worked as the principal operator and manager of East Lansing in recent years.
According to family friend and WKA Road Racing competitor Mike Tracy, Bill Haun Sr., Bobby's father, was WKA's first paid official and one of WKA national racing's earliest sprint competitors. Haun Sr. also is a past WKA Trustee.
Bobby raced in the Manufacturers Cup Series for a number of years and is a past Grand National champion.
Bobby leaves behind a wife, two daughters and a son.
Arrangements are as follows: Saturday, December 8 at Pennway Church of God; 1101 E. Cavanaugh; Lansing, MI 48910. Viewing hours Saturday from noon to 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, if you wish to offer support, please send donations to Benjamin Haun; Lisa Haun 02 College Fund, administered by the CASE Credit Union at the Okemos branch, 2055 W. Grand River Ave., Okemos, MI 48864. The contact center number for CASE is 517.393.7710 (toll free 1.888.393.7716) https://www.casecu.org/.
WKA sends its sincerest thoughts and condolences to the Haun family during this difficult time.


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Help through art: LeSo helping East Toledo fight blightWritten by Tom Konecny | | firstname.lastname@example.com
The winds of change are blowing through East Toledo, with newcomer LeSo Art Gallery providing a strong, fresh breeze.
Having been open for barely two years, LeSo has not only helped revitalize a neighborhood's love of art, but has inspired others to work together — city officials, artists, musicians, businesses, and more — to kick-start efforts designed at making the East Side, Toledo's new cool spot.
"We have done 20 shows in two years, which is roughly one a month," said Brad Scherzer, LeSo's assistant director. "We already have a reputation for being one of the more active galleries in Toledo."
LeSo makes its home in a 111-year-old fully restored building on Starr Avenue with a rich history. Its owners — Amber LeFever and Adam Soboleski, whose last names combine to give LeSo its name, and also live upstairs — commissioned Toledo native and artist Matt Taylor to paint its east exterior wall with a bold, intricate mural that instantly achieved local iconic status.
"We kind of landed in East Toledo by chance, but we consider ourselves extremely lucky," said LeFever, who lives above the gallery with Soboleski. "Everyone in the neighborhood is so giving and accepting and loving. The East Toledo community is everything to us."
LeSo deals mostly with emerging artists, and those who do not necessarily have a national reputation. The gallery has also worked with the college ranks, inviting graduate level students and professors to display their work. Their shows vary, but the pair believes in nontraditional, shorter, month-long runs to keep the displays ever-changing and original.
Their East Toledo neighborhood has embraced their work and mission, but the people behind LeSo realize it's just as much about what goes on outside their walls as inside.
"I grew up in Waterville, and understood that East Toledo was singled out as a place that's more rough," Scherzer said. "It was perceived as not being in a safe area. Adam and Amber found this building on their own, and they're not from the area.
"They looked for a building they could afford, and made it happen. It wasn't necessarily a choice made on a specific area; it was based on their need. We've been really working to change that, and a lot of people now identify on Main Street as a positive influence in the arts community."
A learning center is also part of the gallery's mission, where classes for youth and adults take place. Their goal is simply to get people engaged with the arts as they're looking at art. Both LeFever and Scherzer are art school teachers by day, so their work comes naturally.
LeSo is consistently listed as one of the signs of East Toledo's rebirth. Their association with other partners in the East Toledo Creative Corridor has spawned a new free arts and music festival, titled "The Main Even," planned for Sept. 13.
"East Toledo is a live music hub for Toledo," Scherzer said. "It's probably the most consistent live music in the area. So, we're basically trying to tap into what's already there and announce it a little more grander."
Its combination of music and arts may remind visitors of Bowling Green's successful Black Swamp Arts Festival, which is no coincidence given the BGSU diplomas belonging to all of LeSo's staff.
"It's a lot like the Black Swamp. We want to keep the class of the art up and have a refined gallery experience," Scherzer said. "We want to engage people with an open concert and really access the East Toledo area. It's not what people necessarily have in their minds when they think of East Toledo. It's a lot more walkable and accessible. It's a good community."
LeSo also generated an outreach project where 18 trash cans, eight benches and eight planters along Main Street were repainted by local artists. A total of 18 public murals are also being completed, some by local 8th grade students, which will be used on boarded up windows of buildings. The entire project is through a partnership with the East Toledo Family Center, East Toledo Club, local business owners and Owens-Illinois employee volunteers. LeSo also received strong support from City Councilman Mike Craig.
"Last year I went to conference in Columbus and attended seminars on neighborhood economic development," Craig said. "They were talking about a guy from Canton, and how he used art and music to revitalize downtown Canton.
So I came back all excited and wanted to talk to LeSo. They were all enthusiastic. We sat down and started talking about how to change the business climate, how to revitalize Main Street."
Craig has been especially impressed how LeSo's staff has had an immediate regard for their neighborhood despite no direct ties to the east side.
"They're not the ones going around, 'how can you help us do this?,' Craig said. "They're really self-sufficient. They just figure out what we need to do to get it done. They just care. They want where they're living to be a nice place, and they're willing to put in the hard work to make it that way. That's why I was drawn to what they were doing, and I think everybody's excited."
Craig isn't the only one who is excited. Both businesses and residents have also been quick to recognize the positive work LeSo offers besides just art.
"We receive positive feedback constantly," Scherzer said. "The neighbors have been extremely supportive, and help us out however they can. A lot of people recognize who we are and identify it as a positive business in the area."
So far, plans seem to be coming to fruition with a spruced up Main Street, a supportive business community and an arts and music festival all at once. Craig believes these signs, combined with citizens who want to see their neighborhood flourish, mean that East Toledo is gaining momentum.
"We want it to be a nice place for people to come, spend some time, spend some money, and I hope when other people see them spending their time there that they'll look to open businesses there and keep it that way," Craig said. "If you get enough of those types of businesses there, you'll get more restaurants, more entertainment venues, and they may be active every night instead of just the weekend."
For now, all the success may be due to the fact that LeSo is approaching it by putting others and its community first.
"We're just doing it to do it," Scherzer said. "We're not necessarily in it for the profit. We're in it for the community, to help other artists. We're creating a solid area of art for the public, and to try and raise the profile. The gallery itself is a labor of love. We all pitch in our money and our time."
"We want to do it, we're passionate about it," LeFever said.
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Here is the run down of whether or not there's a good chance you'll like The Secret World:
-If you roll your eyes and cringe to the idea of watching Die Hard or Terminator movies again, or similarly cringe and roll your eyes every time a new X men or Transformers movie is announced, BUY THE SECRET WORLD. You will have something more epic to do when your less patient friends are cramming into the movie theatre to watch shovelware movies.
If one of your favorite movies are one of these, buy The Secret World:
Memento, The Machinist, The Prestige, The Green Mile, 12 Monkeys, Unbreakable, (because the stories are mind f***s some times) EQUILIBRIUM (as you can play like a Grammaton Cleric in this game) - and just about every mystery movie ever. And of course Enemy of the State and other conspiracy-themed ones.
You like(d) any conspiracy show of old like the X-files, The Pretender, Now & Again or Fringe (though the latter doesn't measure up to TSW's writing at all, but at least it's in the genre).
Also, game-wise, you must enjoy, or be willing to learn to enjoy:
-No hand holding
-Adventures, in the true sense of the word
-Dungeon content (of which this game is the best in genre)
-Complex interactions between every system in the game, you can not choose not to PvP, not to PvE, not to craft. (If you want to not spend twice as long to get geared at end game as those who spread their time well)
-To be focused on one task at a time
-Not playing on auto pilot (you will be frustrated if you don't remember details, because the game will challenge you to remember them)
-stat crunching and build tuning (because if you don't, you will struggle)
-Semi-themepark. The Secret World is a sandpark. The first area you encounter in every zone isn't necessarily the best place to start missions. In fact, it's usually the WORST and most DIFFICULT. Developertrollface.jpg
-Both grouping and soloing. TSW has both, in spades.
But above all:
Don't expect to love the game in an hour. There is quite a bit to learn before you hit the "love" point. At least you need to get through the first 3 zones of the game. Blue Mountain is your exam. The faction mission shortly after and then Scorched Desert will seal the deal for you.
From a different thread:
Like I and others explained in other threads, this game grows on you. That is the weird feeling you are having. The game starts out with a lot of unexplained mechanics. For instance, crafting, a tool that would help just about anyone have an easier time in the game, hardly gets used by people in the early game. Get used to clicking the "?" button in the top right corner of things you don't understand (hit "Y" to open assembly)
The second is a good build and the right stats. Most of those I've helped out in game who struggled with the game had completely dysfunctional builds and stats. They just assumed you need a bit of every stat and went on cruise control.
Above all, The Secret World is a game of specialization. There is no way you will ever have one deck and gear set that will do everything for you in the game. the game does not allow it, it is the core, alpha and omega about the game. So you need to think "how can I specialize to THIS particular extreme that I need right NOW?"
After you get more and more small "eureka!" moments in the game, the game will become better to you. Trust me on this.
So since you have the game, make it a point to get to Scorched Desert and learn how every mechanic works. Then you can judge if it is for you or not!
Good luck!
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I'll do it shorter. If you liked The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, you will love TSW.
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GTwander how's it feel not having an MMO to enjoy? Miserable, ain't it. I should know, I had a long void between cataclysm and TSW, where no MMO could entertain me. Don't worry, you'll find the MMO that will captivate you again, eventually. In the meantime, keep trollin'!
I thought it was funny.
~and if you got the memo from HQ, you'd know what I'm playing lately.
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This can be summed up pretty easily, tbh.
- If you like the standard MMO gear grind, but are sick of the standard fantasy atmosphere: you will like TSW.
- If you enjoy quests that require a bit of creative problem solving / thinking puzzles every now and then: you may like the TSW
- If you are looking for a new experience from the standard MMO: you will not like TSW passed a few weeks of play. (or however long it takes you to get through the short amount of content)
Definitely a good game with it's own qualities, but it also manages to hang on to all the problems we've seen with games such as SWTOR.
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"Pablo Picasso said art is a lie that tells the truth."
I like the Secret World.
I also love Die Hard and Terminator....
Originally posted by CujoSWAoA
Hence the qualifier "OR" between paragraphs :)
This is not an "all or nothing" deal.
Edit: And I never said anything about loving or hating it the FIRST time you saw it :P
Originally posted by aesperus
short amount of content
You haven't played the game. Or, at least, you have skipped something. No one can claim a game with 200 hours of content is "short" whether it's an MMO or not. A theme park will NEVER have the hours that a grindy sandbox can "give" you. If you even consider that content, which I don't.
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I really hate this game now, solely because people seem to think you have to be intelligent to play it.
I enjoy playing the game it is indeed fun but the amount of bull behind it from random people is quite unbelievable.
If you are a Human and you enjoy MMORPGs then try the game you may like it.
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Originally posted by Cantorage
I love that fanbois of this thing really feel smarter because they have to use google to solve quests in game. I personally did not enjoy TSW at all (and yes I liked all those movies, I love a challenge and I love reading) but if I didn't like the game in and of itself these arrogant posts that indirectly call everyone else stupid for not liking the game would be enough to put me off it.
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I came to this this thread thinking it would be another Troll post but was pleasantly suprised and quite funny , thanks OP :-)
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There is also nothing "sandbox" about the game, it has a pre determined path you pretty much have to follow all the way through, the only thing you get a choice with is your builds but they are also limited because if you don't synergise then you are gimped massively, requiring synergies limits the amount of builds you can actually make.
The game can be played on auto pilot quite easily.
The dungeon content is bog standard, move from the AOE type stuff, if you are not familiar with MMO dungeons maybe it is a challenge for you.
It's not hard to come up with a good build the synergies make it really easy to see what goes with what.
Most of the quests are great but the ones that are fetch and kill whatever are really dull and they stick out like a sore thumb because the other quests are so good.
The game in the end like most themeparks is a gear grind, once you have finished the story you will grind to fill out the skill wheel and get the best gear you can as that is what determines your characters power. Think of it like WoW but you are already max level, the gear you equip is what makes you more powerful.
There are many nice things about the game but its not ground breaking nor is it in any way sandboxy.
Also loading screens between every zone and solo instances on loads of quests.
I can agree that the shovelware movies comment was a tad rough, and does take it to an extreme, but I won't remove it (will instead change it to "less patient") because it sets the tone to explaining a deeper truth. Simply that this game is an aquired taste. I do not think I am smarter than anyone who didn't like The Secret World. This thread contains many qualities one person can have and any one of them can propel them into love with The Secret World.
It is not an "all or nothing" list. I already said this once.
Also, if you can't read an entire post on a forum, The Secret World may not be for you (but I may be wrong, like in the entire rest of my thread) Overlap exists.
Originally posted by SlickShoes
1: Wrong. I skipped Blue Mountain, went straight to Scorched Desert like a boss, got QL 6 gear, went back and finished Blue Mountain (starting at the "end" of the zone) Then did City of the Sun God, repeated some of Scorched Desert, and went to Shadowy Forest before I even did one mission in Besieged Farmlands. It very much isn't as clean of a theme park as you seem to be disillusioned it is.
2: Yes, the game can be played on auto pilot, but it will punish you for it later. You missed a detail. Here, have a turd sandwich of back tracking because you can't remember the names of locations you've been to. Just an example.
3: Have you done any Nightmare dungeons? Actually, that was a retorical question. And maybe Polaris and Hell Raised are what you describe, but the better and later dungeons have a lot more interesting mechanics. Two words: Contact Core.
4: It's not hard once you know what to look for. You just basically said, "Knitting is easy, you just have to learn it".... Man, are you really serious? Really?
5: If you are referring to item missions, they are side quests and there are actually fewer of those in the game than there are scripted story missions. And they're supposed to be easy XP padding that you can do simultaneously with a story mission. Most of the time, the only reason they're there, is to lead you to a new character that has a story mission.
6: Yep there's a gear progression. Problem? It's an MMO. Gear progression is there for a reason. At least you get them from interesting, fantastically well designed dungeons with no trash pulls to waste your time.
7: The last bit is to be expected, so....
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Originally posted by Cantorage
Nice try.
Faction rank 13, beat all 3 storylines, done all the dungeons (and most in NM mode), and have most of the zones 100% cleared. Only thing I'm missing are various lore pieces I either forgot to get or haven't found yet.
I even tried rolling a templar alt, to see how the main story changes faction - faction. It doesn't.
Fact: A large amount of people cleared this game in the first week. Most of the players have cleared the game already, and are either sitting in Agartha, running dungeons (while their NM timers reset), grinding lairs for signets, or doing Fusang.
I even took a group of people to try and help some lowbies clear some of the earlier dungeons, because it's difficult to find enough people to run them now. Just 2 weeks after the game has launched. 2 Weeks.
Can you honestly think of another MMO that you can say that about?
And what's all this talk about sandbox vs. themepark. That has nothing to do with anything. The game has 8 PvE zones, EIGHT. 2 of the zones are insanely short (egypt). Most people played through kingsmouth & savage coast in the beta / weekend event, and blue mountain is decent, but doesn't take all that long either. This is not even getting into the fact that you can clear each zone in half a day if you stop to smell the roses.
Every MMO I can think of that has launched before now, has had more content. The only one I can think of that might be an exception would be Global Agenda, or possibly Planetside (though both games are more shooters than RPGs).
This shouldn't even be a surprise. Why does TSW have less content? Simple. Nearly all their quests are voiced, mission-oriented quests. That is both expensive, and takes longer to pull off than a traditional quest. It doesn't mean it's more content, but it is presented better. Basically, for the amount of money you would spend on voice actors, animators, and programmers to implement these quests, you could have a writer-programmer team do 100s.
Oh, and the main storyline, IS very short (like SWTOR). Again, if you don't count the artificial roadbloacks set in place (ie. Level barriers), the entire thing can be done in a few hours. That's the problem with story-driven MMOs. They don't have as much content as a single player story-RPG, and they don't have as much replayability as a traditional MMO. They are more exciting the first time around, definitely. Heck, I really enjoyed TSW's storyline, inspite parts of it being completely random (some of the characters don't have any follow-ups, and each storyline is completely different from the next, to the point of being almost irrelevant, but I won't spoil anything). That doesn't change the fact that once you play the story, it's over. There's really no reason to play through it again.
Originally posted by aesperus
Now, using the in-game chat type /played and hit enter. Post a screenshot of your result. I am so excited about you volunteering to bury your entire point all on your own! Do share!
On to your last point: I am one of those people working on Nightmare, farming signets, filling out the AP wheel and you know what? I love it. I even did the very same things in beta. I am not getting bored of this game.
But I do admit, my fantastic cabal is most of the reason why burnout is non-existant.
I will at least have the common decency to ADMIT that I am a LOCUST. No developer will ever make a game for us mate. You just got to accept that. You either stop being a locust and devour content so fast, you start finding ways to entertain yourself (good guild is an idea, min/maxing is another) when you've devoured most of the game, OR you keep jumping games like you will with Guild Wars 2, like you will with World of Darkness, like you will with ArcheAge like you will ZZZzzzzz......
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Just started TSW over the weekend. Read a lot about it before jumping in, so was prepared for the differences.
But have to admit it's still a struggle at the moment to get to like the game. I'd say this is down to not recognising the familiar mmo format - which is no bad thing for people looking for something different.
I'm definitely out of my comfort zone, which gives good and bad feelings. The good side is that someone has decided to try something different, and I'll try to give this game a real effort over the coming weeks.
The bad is that the discomfort I'm currently feeling may not go away in time for me to decide that's it, and just await the second coming in August.
And although there are a wide range of differences, at the end of the day you will still be confronted with groups asking for tank, healier, dps - must have min xxx to join.
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Originally posted by tom_gore
Did. Still not liking TSWs combat. Can't be helped. I just get bored the moment I hit a quest that asks me to kill 15+ mobs that aren't much of a threat and i just spam build up skill followed by consume till they fall. If not those quests or more exciting combat system I'd love TSW, as it stands tho, I just love the setting but not the game itself.
Originally posted by Cantorage
Uh, maybe with GW2.
WoD and AA are looking to be the kinds of games you either hate or get absorbed in for a looooong time. As in, there is other stuff to do than 'max lvl > repeat raid'.
*cough* sandbox *cough*
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https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mm...201358066.htmlConor McGregor has become one of the UFC's biggest international stars, in short order. On Saturday, just two fights into his UFC career, McGregor will headline a card in his home town of Dublin.
Despite his rapid rise, the 26 year-old featherweight doesn't feel as if the trip is surreal or unexpected. "It doesnt seem surreal. I believed it in when others would not," he recently told MMA Fighting.
"I had that clear, clear vision..I seem to have the habit of predicting the future. I have these visions and they seem to come true. Im never going to doubt them and no one else should, either."
McGregor's audacious visions of grandeur include becoming a world champion as well. In fact, the brash Irishman doesn't just believe that he'll one day become a champ - he's sure that he'll be the 145 pound title-holder by the end of this year.
"I have a clear, clear vision that that gold belt is around my waist by the end of the year," he said.
"By the end of 2014. And, I dont know why but its clear as day that that belt is wrapped around my waist.
"Im coming for all of it. Im coming for the gold. Im taking over the game. You just sit back and relax and watch me take over the game."