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At first I believed it was heat of the moment, but I am not so sure any more. This seems a little too well planned out. To make someone vanish without a trace is hard enough when planned. To believe this could happen without any premeditation is hard for me to believe.
At the very least I believe he had thought through killing her, had some sort of plan (here's how he would pull it off). Then they get into an argument, she dies, and he goes back to his imagined plan. Everything I have read and heard about Dale indicates to me that he is vindictive, violent, and controlling. This is a very dangerous type.
His lack of respect for human life also leads me to believe jealousy, revenge, and financial trouble could lead him to physically solve his problems. A prearranged plan seems far more likely than an argument gone wrong. Where is there evidence of a struggle?
Additionally, i don't see any plausible way Dale could have pulled this crime off by himself. Too many pieces and there would have been far more mistakes - IMO.
Do you think his family could continually lie without tripping up somewhere? It's possible, but I believe if Dale wanted to pull this crime off, he needed an accomplice that the police would not get to. This to me means a friend of some sort. He has military training - stonewalling is his specialty. Don't give them anything they can use against you.
I believe his family would have caved by now!
Thats a good point I guess it would depend on whether he has had many claims. It might really jack up his insurance.
Ive been thinking that there is a possibility there was an argument over the hummer that he may have wanted it back for some reason, ie, she had missed a payment and it was in his name he had witnessed her boyfriend driving it he didnt like that she was advertising her business. None of these reasons, of course would make a rationale person want to kill someone, but he seems to have a hair trigger temper, so who knows.
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I think it was all of the above. I think he contemplated getting rid of her for awhile. Maybe not that particular day, but he may have lost his temper and then was forced to put his plans in motion.
And I think what you said about the Hummer was true, but mostly it was about HIS kids, imo. She had a new bf and she was looking to buy a house apparently. And her bf was about to meet her father. So I think he was upset about the new bf driving around in HIS Hummer, with His baby mama, with HIS kids in the back seat. imoo
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If its true that he had been contemplating it for some time, he may have already had a disposal site mapped out, and it wouldnt be near his own or his families properties.
Its possible that he left the kids watching tv saying he would be back shortly, and drove to the place where he disposed of Michelle, then drove to the place where he left the hummer and walked back to his place. Hopefully LE checked security cameras along that route, to see if anyone matching his description walked by (probably wearing a hat and sunglasses).
He also could have immobilized Michelle and bound and gagged her, moved the Hummer into his garage, driven the kids to his parents. Then he could have returned and put her in the back of his work truck, disposed of her far away, then returned and driven the Hummer to the dump site after dark.
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LOL!!!! 2funny...not to get off topic,,now you all got me curious :P...it seems divers are armed in case of this sort of thing...seems some divers use a device called a bangstick...and it looks like they also make Underwater Defense Guns.
but back to topic....I feel there was a very good reason why there was a raid by a swat team at Sr's...I wish I knew more details with why though..maybe the police believe two or more people had to be involved...JMHO's
I have been following this case and threads closely, but have only posted once many many threads ago...I'm generally more of a lurker and very frequent thanker LOL
Here are my thoughts as of now, in no particular order:
- The first day or two of the case, before we knew of Dale Jr.'s past, I thought he was certainly just incredibly unlucky or possibly even being framed. I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. However, after hearing about the murder when he was 21 or so, I began to reconsider, and am absolutely of the thought that he is the culprit, with the possible (probable even perhaps) assistance of an accomplice, most likely after the fact.
- I am certainly not going to be convinced to feel guilty for coming to that conclusion, although I'm not married to the idea. I am not writing off the idea of someone else, but my reasoning powers and Spidey Senses tingling tell me Dale Jr. is the Prime Suspect for a very good reason. I agree that it seems rare that LE publicly names someone that and I trust they are doing a fabulous job.
- I appreciate that LE has been choosy in giving out information. *Sigh* I know this infiltrates every thread on WS, but oh boy the FCA trial 'bout did me in! While I appreciate access to information, being curious as we all are, I appreciate more anything that may help rightly convict the rightful culprits in the future.
- I don't really have a problem with the Star Wars/Sci-Fi thing. I started using the web back in 1993 to play a text-based online game based on Star Wars, and I'm a generally un-nerdy female *shrug*. People have hobbies. I coupon because I'm an underpaid and undervalued early childhood educator. My husband reads graphic novels and plays video games (he's really a rather mature person and plays mature games). Other people garden, shop, collect everything from bottle tops to yachts and everything in-between, are involved in church, politics, or, like my dad, get so excited going to a conference on Noxious Weeds twenty years ago that we're still remembering it today And really, the Star Wars stuff could be looked at as an investment, seeing as those items can be/become quite valuable. Now that guy I dated back in '97 who actually played with his Star Wars figurines daily, that was a bit much for me personally, but some other woman ended up marrying him, so? As long as Dale Jr. can afford to care for his children, I don't have a problem with the Star Wars stuff...do I think he should go ahead and sell some of it instead of asking for money on FB? Hecks yeah! At the very least, he needs to have the appearance of doing something. I doubt he's caring for the twins 24/7 as it is...I'm sure his family is assisting.
- Speaking of family assisting, I'm incredibly suspicious of his parents. I don't think either one necessarily participated in a murder, assuming one took place. However, I do think they helped him afterwards...it's possible, IMO, that dad knew much more of the details and helped with actual dirty work while mom took care of the kids and may or may not have all the details...not at first, at least. Maybe now.
- I really do not in any way believe this is a case of her running off. The only way that would be remotely believable for me is if she was in a soap opera and got amnesia and is in some remote area that has no access to media. Of course people says nice things about the victim in these sort of situations, but now there's been enough time that, IMO, there would have been some mention, in comments on the Orlando Sentinel articles at least. There never seems to be a shortage of trolls there.
- Every day, I'm amazed at Michelle's physical beauty, and the glow of inner beauty she emits in every single photo.
- I'm glad I don't live where there are toll roads. I can only remember seeing a handful of toll booths in my entire life and I'm okay with that
- I'm not convinced he couldn't have done this alone and with the twins present. As many have noted, when people become homicidal, they often do not that their children into consideration. I work with preschoolers who are, at such a tender age, considered "at-risk" for a variety of issues in their futures. So many of my students have witnessed horrible violence, perpetrated on their mothers in front of them in domestic violence situations. I've taught kids who has both parents in prison for both participating in murdering the mom's extracurricular boyfriend (!) I've seen the proof that people commit violent acts in front of their children.
- Also, he's an ex-marine. Their training extends beyond handing out toys for tots every year.
- Hmm...is that all? I think for now it is...this post is long enough as it is
- Thank you for your time and I appreciate all the posts and sleuthing and modding going on around here! WS is the best
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Yes...I think with the military training he's had, and the lifestyle he has lived (people "turning up dead"), that he had already scoped the area for a disposal sight, even if it wasn't intended specifically for MP. It just sounds like something he would do by almost second nature. So, even IF the skirmish was enacted in the "heat of them moment", he probably had some ideas in place, almost as an instinct.
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It weirds me out a little bit when I think about just how long I've been gaming. I still like to picture myself as a young guy. I'm 24, I'm only a couple of years out of college, I'm still in that delightful stage where my current life goal is to find a life goal for myself. I still can't grow a full, proper beard yet, just a bit of patchy hipster stubble.
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Here's something important you need to know: Up until the age of around 7 or 8, I lived in the remotest, most far flung part of the UK imaginable. Go to the northernmost part of Scotland. Then go about 100 miles into the North Sea, until you're just starting to get close to Norway. Welcome. You've officially arrived at the Shetland Islands. A region that Wikipedia officially describes as 'sub-Arctic'. A region where the majority of people still make a living by going out in knackered old boats into horrifically stormy conditions to catch fish. It is as remote a place as you will ever find in Europe, and naturally that means there isn't always a huge amount of trade or large amount of supplies from the mainland. Looking back, therefore, it's a minor miracle that my parents were able to find a Master System II. I imagine there can't have been many to purchase in the first place. Finding something like a Mega Drive on that inhospitable hunk of rock would have been like trying to find an iPad in the Mines Of Moria.
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But find me a Master System II they did. And come Christmas day, I was ecstatic. No, it wasn't a Mega Drive. It was better. You know why? Because the Master System II, or at least the version my parents picked up, came with a specific game ROM pre-loaded into the system. Sonic The Hedgehog. My videogame console came with Sonic built in. As a five year old growing Sonic addict, that was like being given an everlasting gobstopper. Made out of crack. And dopamine.
Looking back, the Master System II wasn't a great system, and the MS version of Sonic wasn't a particularly great entry in the series. But I was five. I didn't care. It didn't matter to me that the graphics weren't as nifty, or the side-scrolling as smooth. It was Sonic, it was mine (and my sister's) to play, and it kept me entertained and in the warm on the days when the weather decided to turn Baltic, and the wind sharp enough to shred tarmac. Soon enough, I also started playing other games (again, sourced from I can only imagine where): Ninja Gaiden, Spiderman, even Trivial Pursuit. None of them gave me the same sort of fix as Sonic, but they were entertaining nonetheless, and Ninja Gaiden would later go on to become one of my favourite games with the Xbox reboot.
So that's it? That's the story of how I came to love videogames? With Sonic The Hedgehog and the Master System II?
No. Well not quite. See, here's what you need to understand: my enjoyment of Sonic wasn't love. My need to play that game was the need of a five year old junkie. I had an addiction to flashing lights and bleepy-bleepy sounds, and that game provided me with a fix. I didn't
gaming at that point. I was too young. I wouldn't have known how to love the entire gaming medium. I was just a young addict hooked on collecting rings. It would take something very special indeed to make me fall in love with gaming as a medium.
Final Fantasy IX
I still remember the first time I ever played FFIX. I'll need to fill you in on a little more backstory now. My family had moved down from the inhospitable wastes of Shetland to the far more pleasant climes of rural England. We still had the Master System hooked into the TV, but being a young child out in the countryside, I was blessed to be able to spend a lot of my free time playing outside in the woods and fields, as I think all young children should. I still occasionally played Sonic or Ninja Gaiden, but I wasn't hooked on them anymore like I had been a few years prior. It wasn't until I was eleven years old that gaming would finally sink its claws into me.
My dad used to be a physical labourer. At that time, he was doing lots of work on a nearby farm. And as sometimes happens with heavy physical work, one day he injured himself. A torn cartilage in his knee. It stopped him from working for a good while. Hell, it stopped him from
for a good few months at least. And, NHS waiting times being what they were back then, it took a while for his leg to get operated on. As I recall, there was a four month or so waiting list in that area for someone to get their leg operated on for torn cartilages. Four months of not being able to walk. In order to save my dad from going nuts in the interim, my Mum decided to splash out and buy something to keep Dad occupied. She bought him a Playstation.
Technically it was for the family, but we all knew at that time that it was mainly to stop Dad going stir-crazy while waiting to get patched up by the doctors. And it did the job. The console came bundled with Gran Turismo and Spyro. My dad being something of a racing fan, Gran Turismo kept him occupied right up until his operation. Spyro actually became something rather special for my Mum, being the only videogame she ever ever really got into. It's a game I hold a lot of love and affection for myself, even to this day. But it's now what made me love gaming.
I can't remember what it was that made me buy Final Fantasy IX. All I remember is my twelfth birthday. I'd been given the princely sum of £40 from my grandparents to buy myself a present, and we'd gone for a day trip to town to go to the cinema, eat ice-cream and to find something I'd like. We were in an Asda supermarket, or superstore in American parlance. They had, at that time, quite an extensive entertainment section. I'd already picked up a Kerrang CD, because it had the new Linkin Park song I really liked, which left me with about £30 to spend on something else. And I remember going through the PS1 games on display, and for some reason pulling out FFIX.
I wasn't at all acquainted with the Final Fantasy series at that point. I had no idea that FFVII had come out a few years earlier and revolutionised the gaming industry. I had no idea that I was looking at the ninth instalment in (at that time) probably the most critically acclaimed gaming series in the entire medium. To my shame, I think the reason I ended up buying the game was for two very basic reasons: 1) I was getting into The Lord Of The Rings books, and had discovered an appetite for fantasy fiction, and 2) the back of the game box promised over 1 hour of high quality CGI cutscenes.
What can I say? As a twelve year old kid, and a fan of ReBoot, 1 hour of CGI cutscenes was one hell of a sales pitch.
The nostalgia. I can feel it flowing through you as you read this...
I won't get into the specifics of just how FFIX affected me. I'd like to save that for another blog, one where I can go into specific details of just how much genius is contained in those four discs. What I will say is that Sonic was the first game to get a physical reaction out of me, a physical need to see flashing lights and fancy lasers and robots that blow up when you jump on them. FFIX was the first game to get an
response out of me. It presented me with a world I truly wanted to get lost in. It gave me a story that seemed incredibly intricate, labyrinthine even. It showed me characters I truly cared about. It massaged my ears with a soundtrack that was truly incredible to behold. And, at all the right moments, it hit me with emotion. It gave me scenes of incredible comedy. It punched me in the gut with scenes of overwhelming tragedy. It gave me horror, drama, and introduced me to surrealism. Before I'd ever gotten into literary fiction, before I'd ever watched a film by Scorsese or Coppola, seen a Shakespeare play or read an F.Scott-Fitzgerald novel, FFIX showed me what could be achieved through storytelling, through drama.
That was when I fell in love with games. From there, I started playing other games like Breath Of Fire III. A friend of mine used to invite me over to play rounds of Mario Kart, and there I discovered the joys of Nintendo, of Golden Eye, of Ocarina. Ever since then I tried to keep up-to-date with the gaming medium, to stay abreast of the games that were coming out. It's a relationship that has waxed and waned, as any relationship does, but it's one that has continued to this day. And I owe it all to Final Fantasy IX, and the world Squaresoft created in a mere four discs of gaming treasure. Sega may have been my gateway, Sonic my introduction, but it was FFIX that showed me all that is possible in games. One day soon I hope to write an article explaining just how incredible that game is. For now, I'll finish by saying that while my gaming prologue began in the remotest parts of the Shetland Islands with an 8-bit version of Sonic, the first chapter resolutely begins in Alexandria, with a play being staged by a group of thieves on a theatre ship, and a young black mage trying his little best to try and see it...
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The train and metro stations were only a block away. It was walkable to a lot of places.
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The Hotel Agora was in a very good location, close to the RER/Metro stop at Chatalet Las Halles. Great help for us to get around Paris. The people at the desk were very helpful w/info etc. Great that we were able to leave luggage prior to & after check out as we did our sightseeing.
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On a pedestrian street in the heart of Paris, this hotel is 320 yards from the Pompidou Centre. It features guest rooms with a TV and free Wi-Fi access.
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The train and metro stations were only a block away. It was walkable to a lot of places.
It was an older, small hotel. Wallpaper was straight out of the 50's!
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Elevator fits 1 person with 1 suitcase at a time (not from street level, first you have to climb one flight of stairs). Room 63: Tiny shower. For those of you who want updated decoration: not here. Somewhat shabby look, but clean. Comfortable bed.
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I booked a room with a double bed and I was provided with a room with two single beds not very comfortable for a married couple
Very good location
The smallest room I have ever stayed in.
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slow at preparing a room to book into
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give more instruction to find the hotel.
The Staff are helpful and kind,open minded and ready to help at any time. the rooms/toilets are very clean.
the internet connection is poor.
Location, location, location. Small and tired room but all that was needed....couldn't wish for better location.
There was nothing I didn't like but don't have high expectations about this being a fancy hotel - its basic but everything is close by.
The location is at the center of Paris attraction, so easy to reach places of interest. Halal restautant is also available nearby.
The elevator is extremely small, hallway is very narrow and difficult to move luggage from elevator to room. The room is quite cramp.
- good location for sightseeing - many restaurants around
It is near the metro / RER stations which have lots of lines, Châtelet and Les Halles
The receptionist guys very rude. Rooms and beds are very very small and cold. And I can not say that it is clean. We were very disappointed and got cold. Never go there.
Good location, spent most days out so only stayed there to sleep- did the job!
A console above the bed head - just for trauma.
staff very welcoming at front desk and helpfull
Good location very close to RER to airport
A bit old fashioned
They had carefully though through the services a client would need and performed the all very well - and with friendliness.
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charmingly furnished with nice wallpaper and antiques, soundproof windows in spite of a busy location.
The wifi was EXTREMELY slow. Breakfast so-so.
Cery very good location. Just a short walk from the metro and thst metro is in the center of everything. The staff are so nice. The room is small but who needs a big room if you are outside exploring the city. Although the room is small it has everything you need. Will check in here again if I ever go to PARIS.
The staff were very helpful and friendly the location of the hotel was good for walking to the musee du lourve and musee D'orsay
very noisey area at night but that could be a bonus if you like to go out until late it usually quietened down by 2am
The hotel is very quiet and yet central, close to wonderful sights and an easy journey from the train station. The room was of a good size and furnished in a homely manner. A very pleasant and comfortable stay.
Price for the location. Breakfast at 10.50e seemed expensive however was not compared with others in the area
1. Not suitable for international travellers with medium to large bagage. The lifts are 20x20cm. Only suitable for 1person and bags at a time 2.Hotel needs serious maintance. 3.Corridors are dark and narrow.
the agora hotel is excellently situated. just one step outside you can find a lot of restaurants, cafes and stores. the hotel itself is charming, clean and the staff very friendly.
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one way or another it will give you more space, and if the original hdd has that horrible phoenix oem os recovery system(or whatever it was called), it can be the primary drive you install the os to when you put the new board in.
mobo cpu bundles may be a route for you to investigate.
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ABSTRACT: To examine the impact of the plasma homocysteine level on the anti-atherosclerotic effects of pitavastatin treatment, we retrospectively examined 59 patients who had a history of stroke and had been prescribed pitavastatin for the treatment of dyslipidemia at the Neurology department of Toho University Ohashi Medical Center Hospital. The patients were classified into two groups according to their homocysteine levels. Carotid artery plaque progression was determined before and after pitavastatin treatment. Plasma levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, platelet molecular markers, and von Willebrand factor were measured. Pitavastatin treatment had beneficial effects on the lipid profiles of these patients and slowed atherosclerosis progression. These effects were observed in both the high and low homocysteine groups. Proactive lipid intervention using pitavastatin may inhibit the progression of atherosclerosis and contribute to secondary prevention of stroke in high-risk patients. We conclude that this statin could inhibit progression at any stage of disease and should therefore be proactively administered to these patient groups, regardless of disease severity.PLoS ONE 11/2014; 9(11):e113766. · 3.53 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
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ABSTRACT: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2B and Miyoshi myopathy are characterized by muscle fiber necrosis caused by a defect in dysferlin and inflammatory changes. SJL/J mice are deficient in dysferlin and display severe inflammatory changes, most notably the presence of cytokines, which may be related to destruction of the sarcolemma. We tested the hypothesis that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) contributes to myofibril necrosis. Administration of etanercept, an agent that blocks TNF, resulted in dose-dependent reductions in inflammatory change, necrosis, and fatty/fibrous change. These findings indicate that TNF does indeed play a role in the damage to muscle in SJL/J mice and that etanercept has the potential to reduce such damage.Experimental and Molecular Pathology 02/2011; 90(3):264-70. · 2.88 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
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ABSTRACT: The clinical features of familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with a codon 200 point mutation [fCJD (E200K)] are similar to those of sporadic CJD (sCJD). MRI diffusion-weighted imaging (MRI-DWI) has been reported to be useful for the early diagnosis of CJD. We describe a Japanese fCJD (E200K) case in which thalamic symptoms were the initial manifestations. On admission, electroencephalography (ECG) showed no periodic synchronous discharge (PSD), and MRI showed no abnormalities. However, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using (99m)Tc-ethyl cysteinate dimer ((99m)Tc-ECD) revealed hypoperfusion in the right thalamus. We conclude that the thalamic form of CJD tends to show no high-intensity area (HIA) by MRI-DWI, and that SPECT may be more useful for visualizing the affected area responsible for the thalamic symptoms at an early stage.Internal Medicine 02/2008; 47(1):65-7. · 0.97 Impact Factor - Internal Medicine 01/2008; 47(1):65-67. · 0.97 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We report a case of myasthenia gravis (MG) associated with autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (AITP) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), and after that gastric cancer appeared. A 51-year-old man began to suffer from fluctuated muscle weakness in 1985. Muscle weaknesses became exacerbated, and he was admitted to our hospital in 1989. He was diagnosed as MG associated with AITP. After a thymectomy (hyperplasia), prednisolone therapy was started, subsequently his condition was satisfactory. In March 1995, he developed severe anemia and icterus. He was diagnosed as Evans' syndrome (AIHA and AITP) with MG. High-doses of immunoglobulin administration improved the anemia, but thrombocytopenia continued. In November 2002, he suffered marked petechia; the platelet count decreased to 1000/microl. Methylprednisolone pulse therapy and platelet transfusion were started. Gastrofiberscopy was performed and biopsy specimens revealed signet cell-type adenocarcinoma. On December 19, 2002, subtotal gastrectomy and splenectomy were performed. After that, his condition has remained satisfactory, without MG symptoms or thrombocytopenia. This is the first such case report in the literature.Internal Medicine 02/2006; 45(7):479-81. · 0.97 Impact Factor - Internal Medicine 02/2006; 45(9):667-8. · 0.97 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We report a rare case of subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord concomitant with gastric cancer. A 67-year-old man was admitted because of posterior column symptoms, pyramidal tract sign and peripheral neuropathy with severe hyperchromic anemia. He was treated with mecobalamin 1 mg IM, after which his anemia and neurological signs recovered. He was diagnosed as having subacute combined degeneration with pernicious anemia. Subsequent stomach biopsy revealed gastric cancer, and the patient underwent gastrectomy. It is a well known association that chronic atrophic gastritis is associated with gastric cancer or subacute combined degeneration. Our findings suggest that in this case subacute combined degeneration and gastric cancer are independent of each other; rather, both resulted from chronic atrophic gastritis.Internal Medicine 02/2006; 45(14):875-7. · 0.97 Impact Factor -
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ABSTRACT: Autoimmune diseases are frequently associated with malignant tumor. In addition, prolonged immunosuppression may favor the development of malignancy. While the coincidence of myasthenia gravis and extrathymic tumor has been reported, the risk and features of these tumors are not well understood. We treated 305 patients with myasthenia gravis from 1968-2003, including 48 thymoma cases. Two hundred twenty-nine patients had undergone thymectomy and 76 had not. We examined cancer risk, tumor characteristics, and associations to medications. We encountered 9 cases of extrathymic tumor. Cancer risk in the thymoma cases was 6.3% and 2.3% in the nonthymoma cases, a statistically insignificant difference. Azathioprine was administered to only 14 in this series of patients; however, 2 patients developed cancer. Cancer risk in patients with myasthenia gravis is 2.6%, similar to that of the general population in Japan. We neurologists need to be aware that prolonged immunosuppression may favor the development of malignancy.The Neurologist 02/2006; 12(1):53-5. · 1.08 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In order to find some appropriate medicine to suppress myotonia without decreasing muscle strength experiments were performed on myotonic (mto) mice whose Cl channel does not develop due to stop codon and serves as an animal model of myotonia. In myotonic dystrophy dehydroepiandrosterone is low in the serum and it has been reported that intravenous injections of DHEAS to human cases improves myotonia and activities of daily living. Three pairs of heterozygote mto mice, SWR/J-Clcn1(adr-mto/+) and ten Wistar rats were used. We performed intracellular recordings of myotonia from mto mice and the drug effects on insertion myotonia were recorded from the hemidiaphragm preparations of mto mice with different concentrations of DHEAS. Isometric twitch tension was recorded from rat hemidiaphragm preparations in Tyrode's solution and the effect of DHEAS on the muscle twitch tension was measured at different concentrations of DHEAS from 100 mg/l to 300 mg/l. The effect of mexiletine on ITT was also measured. In mto mice insertion myotonia was recorded as soon as the microelectrode was inserted in the muscle cells. When DHEAS was added to Tyrode's solution, insertion myotonia was suppressed. DHEAS decreased ITT up to 70% of the original value, though mexiletine decreased ITT to 30% of the original value. Therefore, the decrement of the muscle strength in DHEAS solution is much smaller than that of mexiletine. Since myotonic dystrophy shows progressive muscle weakness in addition to myotonia, medications like DHEAS are more favorable than the typical Na channel blocker.Internal Medicine 01/2006; 44(12):1247-51. · 0.97 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Many patients with variant forms of Guillain-Barré syndrome (vGBS) associated with anti-ganglioside antibodies, including Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS), sometimes exhibit miniature endplate potential (MEPP) frequency increases (MFI, described as alpha-latrotoxin-like effects in a previous report) and the factor to produce this effect is present in their sera. MFI-positive sera increase the frequency of MEPPs, then block neuromuscular transmission at the mouse neuromuscular junction. A connection between this effect at the neuromuscular junction and some vGBS symptoms is suspected. We measured MFI directly at several points during the clinical course of 8 vGBS patients who had various symptoms and courses. Six patients had confirmed MFI and this activity decreased with convalescence. In 3 clinically mild cases, we were able to elicit MFI using normal serum to supply complement after exposure to the patient's serum. The anti-GQ1b/GT1a IgG titer, the extent of ophthalmoplegia and the extent of MFI were significantly correlated. They did not correlate with the severity of limb weakness or the occurrence of respiratory failure. These results support the hypothesis that MFI caused by anti-ganglioside antibodies is the pathogenic mechanism responsible for ophthalmoplegia in vGBS; different mechanisms or antibodies may explain limb weakness and respiratory failure. Furthermore, MFI may be an important indicator of how serum injures the nerve terminals. The symptoms of vGBS may result from multiple pathogenic factors.Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System 07/2003; 8(2):82-90. · 2.50 Impact Factor
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We analyze the second-order sensitivity effects of a polarimetric temperature sensor and a strain sensor. Such effects are shown to be important for a larger temperature change or strain and are demonstrated by the analysis of the errors between the experimentally measured data and the curves of linear and second-order polynomial regressions, respectively. It is also shown that for a small temperature change or strain, higher accurate values of the two parameters can be obtained only from linear regression. The cross-sensitivity effect is also studied experimentally.
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Jianjun Ma and Weizhong Tang, "Second-order sensitivity effects on optical fiber polarimetric temperature sensor and strain sensor," Appl. Opt. 36, 9010-9013 (1997)
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1) When you enter your dates use Friday & Saturday to reserve the weekend correctly – it will book you from Friday – Sunday
2) Select a site from the drop down menu in the "Category" field
3) Enter dates in the "Show Availability From" and "To" fields. Click "Go."
4) Select a specific unit or All from the drop down menu in the "Filter by" field
5) View the available dates
6) Click on the available date you want to reserve to make a reservation
7) Weekend bookings are for Friday thru Sunday even if you don't arrive until Saturday


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