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Officials with Colorado-based Oskar Blues Brewery say the company is on track to fire up the kettles by December at its new facility in Brevard.
Officials with Colorado-based Oskar Blues Brewery say the company is on track to fire up the kettles by December at its new facility in Brevard. And perhaps the only ones as eager for the opening as thirsty craft-beer lovers in Western North Carolina are the handful of employees relocating from Oskar Blues' home base of Longmont, Colo., who will lead the launch of the WNC expansion.
"It's a super-motivated group, and we're really excited to make it out there," company spokesman Chad Melis said.
In fact, some have already moved here because, as Melis said, Transylvania County is "not a foreign place to us."
The Oskar Blues folks — well-known for their love of mountain biking and cycling in general — have been frequent visitors to the area this year. Back in the spring, Melis and other brewery employees spent a three-day weekend here, during which they hammered out three mountain-bike rides in the forest as well as the 62-mile Assault on the Carolinas road ride.
In just a few months, however, it will be time to crank out Dale's Pale Ale, Old Chub, Mama's Little Yella Pils and other canned products that are already available in WNC.
The company is expected to sign a lease next week on a building at 342 Mountain Industrial Drive, just off Old Hendersonville Highway, that will serve as the brewing production facility. Melis said Oskar Blues plans to brew about 40,000 barrels — or 1.2 million gallons — of beer in 2013 at the Brevard plant.
At just more than 30,000 square feet, the brewery will be similar in size to the one in Longmont, where Oskar Blues expects to produce about 90,000 barrels this year and more than 100,000 barrels in 2013. Melis said annual capacity at the Brevard facility could eventually reach up to 85,000 barrels with room for expansion.
Meanwhile, the company is actively searching for a nearby location for a restaurant and music venue.
A good fit
Oskar Blues' expansion here is being viewed as another coup for the area after Sierra Nevada and New Belgium brewing companies — the nation's second- and third-largest microbreweries, respectively — chose WNC to expand their operations.
Oskar Blues, which announced in early May that it will employ about 75 to 100 people — nearly all local jobs — as part of its expansion, brings with it many of the same qualities that have won over local officials with regard to Sierra Nevada and New Belgium. That includes not just highly acclaimed beer but also environmental sustainability and a commitment to enhancing quality of life here.
"They wanted to come in and be a part of the community, not just in Brevard but Western North Carolina, and contribute to it — economically, socially — and help support everything that's going on here," said Brevard native John Felty, owner of Looking Glass Productions, which produces the annual Mountain Song Festival, and a close friend of Oskar Blues founder Dale Katechis.
"So what I think people can look forward to is someone that's not just coming in to take advantage of the resources here, but someone that's also going to give quite a bit back, beyond the jobs and all that kind of stuff ... Everything they do, they understand the impact that it could have on the community and the surrounding areas. It's going to be a great thing for our region."
Even Kyle Williams, owner of Brevard Brewing Co., is embracing Oskar Blues' arrival. Williams got a jolt when Oskar Blues announced its expansion plans just one week after BBC opened its doors, but his fears have since subsided. Williams said he's met some of Oskar Blues' leaders who frequent his taproom, and he even serves Dale's Pale Ale at the bar.
"I'm a lot less worried than I was then," Williams said. "I was just super-stressed; I was just opening and then I hear they're going to move basically across the street from me. Since then, it's been great. The more I think about it, I can't imagine losing a ton of business to them, especially because they're going to promote me. They say they will, and I believe them — they're going to do everything they can to help my business. They certainly don't want to come into town and run me out or anything. They're good people."
Williams said his business is thriving well beyond expectations and that "the whole town is just 100 percent behind me." Oskar Blues' presence should bring Brevard's craft-beer culture to a new level.
"I run into people all over Lomgmont that when you ask them why they are here they'll say, 'Well, we're on a Colorado craft-beer tour and you can't miss out on Oskar Blues,'" said Joe Ward, executive director of the Longmont Area Visitors Association.
Ward added that the brewery is a major draw for Longmont, which competes for tourists with nearby Denver and Boulder and Rocky Mountain National Park. He said Oskar Blues "really hits it out of the park" with capturing the Colorado culture and lifestyle by offering a complete visitor experience that includes "stellar beers," a farm-to-table dining experience and, of course, cycling.
The company even produces its own line of hand-welded mountain bikes called REEB Bicycles.
"Outside of the tourism impact," Ward said, "it's really just the fact that they're such a successful company here and have grown so rapidly that it's actually a key driver in many ways to the economic development landscape we have here."
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fivedragons wrote:Did your instructor ever have to use his martial arts training in the course of prosecuting his missions? Or was it more of a mental training type of thing?
Feur wrote:I've a friend with a Ridgeback, they are amazing dogs Bill. I can see why you admire them. Saw today someone on the Alberta hunting forums offering one to give away. The guy was willing to give it to anyone who wanted it as long as they come and picked it up within 24 hours. If no one claimed it he was going to take it into the forest and shoot it. Apparently it bit a neighbors kid who tried to pet it thru the fence. The dog also growled at the new baby twice in the last week. Sad some breeders will sell to anyone.
Feur wrote: If one lives in areas with cats it's not a great idea to let your kitty of dog run loose, it's not a great idea to leave them tied up outside at night, they are a wildlife attractant.
Feur wrote: We have had cats and wolves and coyotes go on to decks to steal fifi and fido in the wee hours. Most owners that let their pets out at night around here don't have pets any more.
Dog was clawed up and had 2 puncture wounds in the skull. Dog had a severe infection in the bite wound , But it lived. It never was the same dog however and was pretty much afraid of it's own shadow.
Van Canna wrote:Feur wrote:Dog was clawed up and had 2 puncture wounds in the skull. Dog had a severe infection in the bite wound , But it lived. It never was the same dog however and was pretty much afraid of it's own shadow.
This also happens to most victims of crime or street beatings.
I had one such case involving someone being attacked and beaten pretty bad in the workplace.
He had difficulty functioning in all aspects of life. I had the worker's compensation claim on this. We had shrinks upon shrinks and work rehab on this hapless victim. Pretty bad.
Could happen to any of us.
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1 Things to Come 6:56
2 Star Billard 5:26
3 The Motionless Bird 6:54
4 Malvina 5:59
5 Arm Jourth 5:46
6 The Archer 2:31
7 The Tall Building 5:18
8 Room No 6 7:36
9 The Intermediate Zone 8:02
10 Megalithic City 11:28
11 Altered Reality 6:53
12 Room No 9 6:58
SynGate | CD-r AN07 (CD-r 79:47) **** (Hard and heavy e-rock)
Agile sequences are having some sudden starts and shape deep oscillations in a sonic corridor stuffed of creaking doors and by tremulous rustles of fears. And bang! Shy percussions gather up the intro of "Things to Come" to propel it in a universe of electronic hard rock where the heavy lines of bass are teaming up with hatched guitar riffs and sequences which roll at full speed. While the synth throws its harmonies, which are transformed into very musical solos, the rhythm breathes more freely and allies its fury to some quieter passages which float on the foggy wings of a very inspiring Mellotron. It's a whole shock wave that invades our ears with this new musical madness of Alien Nature. "The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius" is an album of pure electronic rock, nibbled by brief ambiospherical interludes, built around a sci-fi novel written by Jean Giraud (Moebius) in the late 70's for the French-Belgian magazine; Metal Hurlant. And as much tell it to you straightaway; the music is as so totally mad as Jerry Cornelius' improbable weird stories.
Everything is well tied up around this sonic novel. The ambiences are rich and Wolfgang Barkowski succeeds to put in music Jean Giraud's very adventurous visions through a symphony of synth solos which sing the adventures of the dark hero on musical themes which stick marvellously with the unrealities of this cult BD. So "Star Billard" unfolds its intense black intro with strata of violin which notch the drama. If the movement is slow, it's also very heavy. Drafts of a viral Mellotron transports it in a sublime lento that riffs and percussions are splitting up by lively and subtle attacks. Soft on heavy which ends by hurtle down the slopes of a rhythm now galloping at a brisk pace on the sinuous vapors of the solos from a synth and its very harmonious cooings. Riffs! Always these riffs out of Thomas Droste's guitar which feed a fury sustained by unbridled percussions of which the discretion of the rollings condenses the rhythm in a morphic envelope too heavy to make us sleep. "The Motionless Bird" offers the first real ambient moments of "The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius" with Martin Rohleder's dreamy guitar which makes his solos stroll on a structure which is developing quietly in order to dive insidiously into a kind of mid-tempo flooded by an electronic aura of mystery and anxiety. It's like hearing Jarre on Manfred Mann's Earth Band's structures of Solar Fire. This is very good and rather contagious. And it's at the image of "The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius" which makes parade its 12 tracks into a long sonic fresco of 80 minutes.
Whether it is with "Malvina" and its rhythm skipping like an intersidereal gallop, the heavy and Babylonian "Arm Jourth" with its powerful percussions, the black and Dantesque "The Archer" or still the dynamic and lively rhythms like on "The Tall Building" and "The Intermediate Zone", this last work of Alien Nature combines marvellously its sonic arrangements in a story embellished by images on fragile melodies and steady rhythms, sometimes to the limits of the fury. There are also a couple of tracks which breathe of this complexity very inherent to the EM of Wolfgang Barkowski. I think among others of "Room No 6" and its fusional rhythm where the loud stabbing heavy rock is flooded in ethereal mists and riffs of a guitar which shares its tearings between its solos and those of a very vindictive synth. I hear Tool, just as much in the very curt and sharp edged "Altered Reality", orchestrations less, fed in riffs like a way of fattening a turkey for the Christmas Eve. "Megalithic City" presents also a more complex structure where the rhythm, sometimes organic, evolves in structures as so unpredictable as the ghostly solos which overfly it, while "Room No 9" concludes this Jerry Cornelius' great sonic adventure on an evolutionary structure of rhythm where the ambient is slyly captured by a galloping melodic rhythm.
With its intersidereal ambiences so disturbing as imaginative, "The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius" is to EM what Music for Jilted Generation from The Prodigy was to electro-punk. It's a strong album to the dimension of Alien Nature who was never afraid of going out of his comfort zone with the aim of offering works as attractive as unexpected (remember Anna?) and where the soundscapes of EM play effectively the card of ambiences, letting Wolfgang Barkowski's imagination building pure and hard rhythms with synths which braid solos and very catchy harmonies in envelopes of rhythms sometimes explosive and sometimes melodious. In brief, what you have here is a powerful, striking album where the rock and EM merges in a perfect harmony.
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I am not a huge fan of Halloween. Never have been. Wanna know my reasons? No dissing on the list (yes, I am making another list cuz I'm all about the lists).
- For 364 days a year we teach out children not to beg. Then magically on Oct. 31 we decide to make our kids go out, door to door (or however you do it in your family) and make people give them candy.
- I am not an actress. I don't enjoy dressing up. I don't enjoy pretending to be someone else.
- I don't like the competition of "who has the best costume."
- People hand out the crappy candy. If I want candy I am not going to waste time or money on the crap like smarties. I want the chocolate. GIVE ME THE CHOCOLATE!
- I am the biggest scaredy cat you will ever meet. I don't like horror films, I hate haunted houses, and don't like to have to crap scared out of me.
I have to say, it was probably the most fun I have had in years... especially at a halloween party.
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Love this pair! The Joneses
No, he isn't Obama... he is too dark. He is Buckwheat of course! The Harrisons.
The Burger King with his Dairy Queen... the Macbeans.
So much silver! The Johnsons
The Barretts... my super hero and super star.
A pair of blue jeans (and genes)... The Belkas.
The Thurbers... I mean Cruella and her dalmation.
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Ubisoft released the first video of Assassin's Creed 2.
basically, it has the same problem I found with GTA4, there is nothing to do after you are done with the missions.(only that GTA4 had multiplayer)
So I guess I'll pass on this one,there too many great games already like GOW3, MW2, Infamous, and Battlefield 2.
so you "heard" alot but didnt try it yourself?
And you say would pass on this game without ever seeing anything of it ?
It's still worth a play through. Repetitive for sure but around mission 5 or 6 you get some cool ass moves, that make you want to finish the game.
It is repetitive, but for some reason i can play hours straight doing similar activities. The story is nice, and each time you kill a target and the story moves forward it sucks you right in (IMO). Good buy for less than $20 (bought it last week :)
I got the first one for $11 and I thought it was alright for that price. It's repetitive, but it's not abysmal. I think the sequel has potential to be much, much better.
In other news at the end of the teaser, for those who were wondering, the reversed text confirms we'll be getting more info in Game Informer on the 16th.
i enjoyed the first one. I think everyone can agree that the main problem was the repetitiveness of the "missions". But i still liked the game. Only enough for one playthrough though. Assassins Creed was hyped in the ass majorly. That damn Jade Raymond >_>
Anyway I'm sure I'll like this...hopefully
If you played the first mission you basically have seen what the game has to offer in terms of "gameplay".
Of course if you are interested in the story it progresses.
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A flawed masterpiece...
If they want to avoid this they need to keep the gameplay fresh,and at all costs avoid anything even remotly close to repetition...
Some added MGS style stealth to go with what they had,more varied weapons,and a more refined combat/mission objectives...OK,wish list over....
I don't care what anyone else thinks, Assassin's Creed was one of the freshest and most enjoyable gaming experiences to come out this generation. Yes, it was repetitive but the game was so good otherwise that it didn't really hurt the game that much. Gears of War (or practically any shooter) is just as repetitive when you think about it, yet get a free pass. I guess some people just don't like the style of gameplay found in Assassin's Creed. Me? I love it.
The narrative, the atmosphere, the scale, the animations, the ability to freely traverse up buildings and over rooftops, planning assassinations, the size of the cities, so many things about this game made it totally enjoyable and a one of a kind experience.
I literally can't wait for the sequel. One of my most anticipated games, along with Uncharted 2.
I really, really liked the first one. The only thing it really needed was more variety in the way of side missions before you unlocked the assassination attempts. That and give me the damn crossbow! Loved the story.
I can see why people say its repetitive, but the game doesnt force you to do too much of those things before the assassination missions. The climbing and fighting was pretty cool. My main problem was that it was INSANELY easy. There was no other difficulty and as soon as you get counter attack and the combo move you can kill all the guards with no effort at all and they will just run away eventually. I actually started to just do the hidden blade counter attack because it was the only move that was actually somewhat of a challenge to do.
the second game could be great with more variety in the side missions, some cooler enimies/bosses, and maybe make it actually a challenge. that way you can actually feel like an assassin, and not like your playing dynasty warriors with blood on very easy.
Yeah, i wish there was more to do. But i did buy the game at full price so... if you're not willing to spend that much money. Just rent it or borrow it from a friend. The game is awesome at all the killing... you just wish there were more missions since it's such a big place.
It seems like they spent more time with the engine (good thing) but they didnt spend enough time with content of what the game had to offer.
The first game was lame though. Good graphics, glitches here and there, terrible storyline, very repetitive missions, last-gen gameplay. A 7 at best.
I absolutely loved Assassin's Creed and everything about it. Don't listen to the fanboys, go play this game. Can't wait for AC2.
Cinematic Teaser trailers don't do it for me anymore. I need to see some game play footage to peek my interest now.
1st one had a good enough story for me to want to play this one. Game was pretty sweet, but repetitive. Some parts were annoying (people pushing you on the docks and you instantly die in the water). Then the whole killing someone in front of a whole crowd, but then walking around like you are praying there is no possible way you could of done it. It's worth a play through for the story alone though imo, then hopefully they fix the problems the 1st one had.
its the video on the teaser website, not really a video of ac2
Indeed, this video shows absolutely nothing at all. It MIGHT be implying a renaissance setting, but it could just be implying nothing at all. It could just as easily be a promo for the first AC as the second...
I'm on a tight budget btw.
it's not even worth renting it imo. It's very very repetitive. I bought it thinking that it won't be that repetitive as reviwers said it would be. But it was!
rent anything like prince of persia or something. And don't think that you're missing out or anything with Assassin's creed.
I like POP, but didn't like Assassin's creed at all.
If yes, then you might get the idea of how repetitive Assassin Creed is.
No wonder both games have the same devs.
Im thinking you are a huge KZ2 fanboy with that avatar. THing is, you want to talk about repetitive, talk ALL FPS games because they all boil down to run, shoot, maybe jump, wash rinse repeat.
If you want repetition, play ANY FPS game. Take it from a FPS fan.
"talk ALL FPS games because they all boil down to run, shoot, maybe jump, wash rinse repeat. "
Not really. Take Bioshock for example. There's tons of different ways to shoot, as well as the interesting way it progresses the gameplay and storyline. Heavy emphasis on progressing the gameplay. You get new additions all the way to the end of the game.
The difference between that and AC, in AC you basically do the same kills in the same missions. The gameplay doesn't progress like it should. Sure, the story progresses, but that's about it.
hope you were being sarcastic, in AC you get upgraded weapons after each mission, and new fighting moves. I loved both bioshock and AC but every game boils down to the same ammount of repetetive actions. I just loaded up AC to get all the flags yesterday and I cant wait to get AC2, I agree it does have problems and I hope they will fix them.
How are you gonna tell me altair can scale buildings all day but he cant dog paddle.
yeah the gameplay was repetitive but the story of the game was good. if they will change the gameplay ...make it better ...then AC2 will be a good game.
Check out the augmented reality via the webcam. Shows the hidden blade!
This looks complicated.... but i am sure....assassins creed2 will live upto the expectations of million of its fans..........
Wings = hang gliding. Cool. I really liked the first one. Still one of the best looking games this gen. Certainly the best looking sandbox game.
I hope they read the reviews and the issues of repetitiveness and come around this time with more aspects and different variations. The story is really good, so I am hoping they just don't throw the same game out there with new cities and slightly better graphics. This will probably be a rent or a goozex.com type of game, with Mass Effect 2, Operation Flashpoint 2, and Modern Warfare 2. Those games should consume all my extra spare time.
holy crap so many people are trying to view this it's not even funny. i thought people hated the first one? guess not.
I hated the first one, but I was still curious about this vid.
You have poor taste if you hated the first one. Sorry, but if you are entitled to your opinion, I am entitled to think your opinion sucks.
Quite a few game mags and sites gave Assassin's Creed scores of 9 or above. I happen to agree with those reviewers. Everybody else has crappy taste, in my opinion.
I would really like to know which games you think are good...
I'm sorry, I think your opinion sucks as well. :) I happen to agree with 1up, EGM, Games(TM), and The New York Times when I say the game is ridiculously boring. As for games that I think are good; I would have to say any game with good gameplay that isn't ridiculously repetitive and bland like Assassin's Creed. You pointed out that "quite a few" publications game the game 9's or higher, but more of them actually gave it less than 9's with one being as low as 4.8/10. Perhaps Assassin's Creed should've introduced some innovation in gameplay and some fun missions. I guess I just didn't fall into the hype like old SaberEdge here.
AC is fun at start but gets really boring quick after doing the same stuff over and over again. The story is pretty much slim to none and it felt like it could have been soooooo much better with alittle more thought behind it.
Same thing with the latest prince of persia. That game could have been epic but the repetiveness destroyed it.
Think of it as a movie. If you payed 10$ to go and see a movie only to find out after 10 minutes of watching it that the movie started to go in to a loop showing the same 10 minutes over and over again. That would suck right? It's the same thing with games too but people seem to forget about that.
that this game is repetitive and it can get boring, I found it to be fun. My problem was after I beat it there wasnt that much to do but collect flags. There were other problems as well but I liked the story and the open environments.
Florance italy during the renaissance
What a boring ass place to be an assassin
My god ubisoft sucks , rome or japan would have been 10000 times better
not showing up for me...
Non non apparire, che ha torto?
is that apart of a wing or something towards the end with the whatever dude in the circle.... (whatever its called dont know the name name of it....well anyways i somewhat liked the first 1 even though it was repeating itself but we will see what this 1 brings to the table this time
That's what I thought... seeing as it showed a skeleton with Altair's pointy stealth kill weapon, it kinda seems to suggest you may get some weird wings... not sure whether that could actually work or not.
well not very much shown...however im excited its been announced!
Finally, original had one of the worst cliff hanger endings ever, even worse than Halo 2's IMO. Loved the gameplay and free running though. Can't wait.
may i remind everyone here that this game is multiplatform. that means, it will be held back by a inferior system just like gta 4 was. it will be plagued with issues and be very limited in game content due to lack of disc space . imagine this game on a 50gb blu ray disc while making use of 7 SPUs or the 6 that are accessible now. i wonder which game will look better, this or infamous ? the 1st assassins creed was crap and plagued with glitches because it went multiplatform. this should be better, hopefully it wont suffer from the gears 2 syndrome where the second game is plagued with way more issues than the 1st.
this site will probably be shut down after the first video of alan wake cause since its an open world game , it will suffer because of xbox 360s hardwares power. think gta 4, or think of all the big games on xbox, they are always plagued with issues. look at M A G, the game supports 256 people, that game should look like pac man but due to the ps3, its able to look better than xbox's exclusive top games. when will xbox have a better looking game than 2007 ps3 game called uncharted ? ps3 is the future and the future is ps3.
ps. the talon stands for talented
....Assasin's Creed was originally supposed to be an exclusive to the PS3 and had the PS3 as the lead platform....hmmmmmm
By the way, grow up. If you will take your head out of your ass, you will actually find out that both systemsare pretty similar as most developers would tell you. At any rate, who cares if the PS3 is a bit better on paper than the 360. I mean last gen, on paper (and as you can see from multiplat games) the xbox was better than the ps2 and look who won out there.
Anyway, grow up please. You are sounding like a freaking 9 year old who says "My brother is bigger and strong then your brother." Its quite childish really.
You have right about his mood and the way he fanboyily describe the 360 power and stuff but in 3 full years 360 doesnt even come close to grafix as uncharted,GT5 prologue,killzone2, and the photorealistic grafix of LBP! All these games are on a system that has just entered in its 2 full year (at least in Europe)...
As for the winner of the previous gen,lets not forget that PS2 and PS3 are playstation products...They are highly linked in that aspect...Of course ps2 absolut success influences ps3 market share!!No other brandname would have sold 22 mill in 2 years in that price with an awful first year(i mean 2006-2007...)
As for the weaker console that you proclaimed that 360 is in parralel, lets not forget that MS doesnt have THIS GREAT first party support that SONY has built patiently all these years of the PS brand domination in video games market... MS's only hope is multiplatforms...They are doing fine in this gen,but for how long?? They do everything to earn marketshare!
What about when ps3 is on 299 $ for example?? Ps3 then will be the best deal in consoles history !!Just think the capabilities,the exclusives,and the rock solid HW of this console...
AC2 will be located geographycally and temporary on the RENAISSANCE, maybe Italy.
NICE... uhh
im gonna go ahead and say the enlightenment period in Europe
I hope the game is less repetitive and longer than 6 hours this time.
I hope it is longer but making it less repetitive is a good thing but I hope there is no major change to the gameplay. It would become the Warrior Within of this gen.
judging by the two disagrees
those people would like the game to be MORE repetetive and less than 6 hours?
It wasn't 6 hours. That's what's wrong with his comment.
Are very repetitive ( Assassin' s Creed, Farcry 2, Prince of Persia also ).
Ubisoft could hit a masterpiece, but it won' t happen. Ever.
I don' t know what' s wrong with them.
They got great capabilities, but everytime they find out how to ruin the game experience. "Just" good games.
Ps: the storyline of Assassin' s Creed was pretty dumb IHMO.
its true, Rainbow Six Originals were far by the best games that came from Ubisoft. That at the original RayMan games.
i got AC 1 for 20 bucks and it was okay. still not even close to finishing it though, and i dont feel compelled to beat it. im glad i didnt pay the full 60 bucks cuz to me it wasnt worth it.
edit: im gonna pass on this unless its absolutely amazing.
Im really looking forward to this game, but also feel like I just wasted 42 seconds of my life.
is jade raymond involved in this project?
Even though it's repetitive I still think it's one of the best game :D, I like this more than GTA4.
assassin creed 1 was boring as hell... I hope ubisoft will not overrate this pieces of crap like the 1st one
Confirmed Altair this time round it Leonardo da Vinci.
I wonder if it will have anything to do with the royal blood story.
The first Assassin's Creed sucked and was too repetitive (not in a good way like SotC either) so I won't even bother playing the 2nd one.
Your an idiot... The playstation version of Assassins creed was way inferior when compared to the xbox version.
Lacked visual quality and had plenty of framerate lag. Your just a moron!!
Ignorant to facts, and base your arguments on pure sh!t... !
No one mentioned anything about playstation vs xbox or anything of the sort until you came along, typical sony fanboy and felt like you had to defend your precious console...
Playstation 3 score (7.5 overal, 8.0 For Graphics) http://uk.ps3.ign.com/artic...
Xbox score (7.7 overall, 8.5 For Graphics)
pwned sir!!!
Lots of stuff, but nothing there... I only see the wings and the different stealth blades at 00:10.


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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Red - Ta Da!
Here is Red. Finished, washed and at her cottage home. Red will hang out with the comfortable leather sofa for cuddling in after a day at the beach or in the garden.
This quilt began with a bunch of Oakshott shot cottons. I pulled the warmer colours from my ColourBox and cut a bunch of strips. I made these blocks with no real plan. I laid out some of the strips on my table and when I liked what I saw I sewed some together. Then I laid out some more. I need to have the pile of strips to do this, it is not my process to work with drawings and coloured pencils or computer images, although I know that works for some.
You can see the shimmer of the shot cottons in this photo. They are woven with a different warp and weft thread which provides the depth of colour and interest to the solid fabrics.
Once I had three blocks of shimmering shot cottons I pieced them with putty coloured Essex linen/cotton blend. The size was determined by how much of the linen was on hand. I found a piece of putty coloured Kona cotton for the back too. I guess you would say that the pattern is my own. You can read more about the process of making Red to this point here.
This picture is of the quilting before I added the binding. I quilted the coloured panels in very dense straightish lines using a red/purple variegated Sulky thread, which I also used in the bobbin to add just a bit of colour to the plain back. Then I quilted the solid part in straightish lines using a putty coloured Valdani thread.
You can see the quilting on this shot of the back after washing. All the negative space made me worry that my lines would tip to one side, so first I drew guidelines about 3" apart with my hera marker. I quilted the guidelines first and then went back and added more lines until I was happy with the effect.
Here is an indoor picture, after washing and travelling. You can see that the different density of quilting on the coloured panels gives the outside edge a bit of a flare. But since people are not flat, I am not worried at all.
Here is the quilting out in good outdoor light. The texture added to the negative space from the wash and dry is one of my favourite parts.
Red is posing for the artsy shots in the field (you can see the 200 year (or something like that) old Oak tree behind her). I bound her with Essex linen in putty. I am thrilled with the impact created by that little bit of bright lipstick red binding. Red continues to have the sassy, unpredictable nature that sums up red for me.
Red looks good lying horizontal too. She is about 48" by 65" after washing and drying.
And one last shot. She likes the deck, which is good, as it is a great place to stargaze as it gets really very dark here away from the city. The nights here are chilly enough, even in the summer, that a quilt is necessary for star watching - and it is worth staying awake and bundling up, the milky way is easy to see and meteor showers are spectacular.
I almost forgot, Red is my first finish in this quarter of Rhonda at Quilter in the Gap's Finish-A-Long!
I am out to garden today - it looks like it will be a sunny day, and then I go back to the city tomorrow. Enjoy your weekend.
ps. I am linking this finish up to Fabric Tuesday over at Quilt Story, where you can find other wonderful projects. The button is over on the right of this blog.
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I love how much you love this quilt. It's the greatest feeling to complete a project that means so much - congratulations on a beautiful quilt and enjoy your last day in paradise (sun!!!).ReplyDelete
It's beautiful! Red is my favourite colour! I find, like your quilt, that it's a beautiful colour in small bits. The reds look fabulous with the linen. Beautiful quilting too. So glad you love it!ReplyDelete
I like playing with real fabric too - I can't really plan them beforehand.ReplyDelete
Loved the comment about Red having the bit of a flare - and people not being flat. Too true love!
I loved it the first time Red appeared on your blog and I love it even more now - it is simply gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
Don't the colours really complement each other and the quilting is right up my alley! love it!ReplyDelete
Still doing crazily amazing things with solids, leanne! Red really is awe-inspiring! Love her and it's lovely that you clearly love her too. Like your comment that her flare is okay 'cos people aren't flat! LOL!ReplyDelete
I really, really love how this came out. Do you mind if I use your idea? I've been thinking of making a quilt for a family member and this design would be perfect. Great work!ReplyDelete
Love that..and love how your quilted it, it really gives it structure and texture...if that makes sense ;o)ReplyDelete
This is really stunning! I love the warm shades all together, so striking against the Putty. And that bit of red binding--perfect!ReplyDelete
gorgeous... its simple, sleek and looks so snuggly with that quilting. Brava!ReplyDelete
There really is so much to love about RED! The awesomeness that is shot cotton. And I totally love your quilting in both directions. AND the red in the binding.....very very nice!! (great photos too!)ReplyDelete
This came out so beautifully, Leanne! I love how you chose to quilt it and you plans for its use sound fabulous, too!ReplyDelete
Really love how this finished up Leanne, it is very beautiful. Love the coloured strip in the binding!ReplyDelete
Oh she's absolutely fab! Love the combination of Oakshotts in the coloured panels, plus the nice, neutral background for them, and the quilting looks great :o)ReplyDelete
Leanne, what a beauty this Red is. I love all the details you put in, and your description and plans for it made me feel like I'm right there getting ready to stargaze with you.ReplyDelete
It's fabulous, Leanne! Those Oakshott cottons are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Oh it is absolutely gorgeous Leanne - wonderful and worthy photo-shoot too xxxReplyDelete
Oh Leanne, I know I sound like a broken record but it actually gives me a lump in my throat - it is so beautiful. I really do think you are one of the most talented quilters `out there` and I just love Red so much. I have to make my bestie a blue quilt and would like to use Oakshott cottons and this will certainly be an inspiration.ReplyDelete
I love all the fabulous pictures you took of this beautiful quilt...I just love it.ReplyDelete
Wow! Red is stunning, and what a wonderful story she has to tell! Beautiful! JxoReplyDelete
Oh, I really love your quilt - and the fantastic quilting.ReplyDelete
That is such a beautiful quilt! I really like that you quilted the colour block areas in a different direction.ReplyDelete
Superb quilt. Love the colours, the quilting everything. And I agree...no computers, no colouring drawings...just be inspired with the fabrics you have to hand and go for it!ReplyDelete
Your amazing photos of "Red" makes me love it even more. I noticed the red in the binding right off and it gives it such a great finishing touch. Another beauty, Leanne!ReplyDelete
"Red" is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I truly love the additional texture the quilting provides this quilt. It's so beautiful Leanne!ReplyDelete
Red is wonderful Leanne, I love the simplicity of it and the quilting is absolutely perfect. The texture it adds completes it. The flash of red on the binding is perfect too. I quite often like to have one piece of the binding stand our from the rest.ReplyDelete
Congratulations on a truly beautiful quilt.
That quilt is spectacularly lovely! It's simple, beautiful...I could keep going on and on.ReplyDelete
Faboo job!
I love this. Did you pre-wash the Oakshotts? I have not cut into mine yet and wondered about the bleed.ReplyDelete
This quilt is stunning and the quilting is really beautiful.
You take the most beautiful pictures. Gorgeous quilt but no surprise there.ReplyDelete
what a fantastic finish: it looks amazing. And thanks for the star gazing imagery, sounds lovelyReplyDelete
You never fail to amaze me and I wish I could conjure up quilts the way you can. This is stunning.ReplyDelete
I've been enjoying everyone's projects with oakshott, and this is no different.ReplyDelete
Except that it is. Because it is so INCREDIBLE. I absolutely love this. I scour flickr and quilt blogs, so this is no small thing when I say that this is by far, my favorite quilt I have seen this year.
Absolutely stunning. I love everything about it!
Beautiful, Beautiful! Love the lined quilting as well.ReplyDelete
It is utterly gorgeous. I have worked with Oakshott for the past two years and know how wonderful these fabrics are.ReplyDelete
Beautiful!! I just love the quilting and that touch of red in the binding. :)ReplyDelete
She's a real beauty, I love everything about her - the colours and how they are combined in the red rectangles, the amount of negative space, the quilting and the touch of red in the binding. And the photos on the sunny deck make her shine :)ReplyDelete
Red is stunning, I love everything about her! Wow!!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations on a lovely finish. Red is beautiful!ReplyDelete
I love this quilt - it's so yummy and serene. I've pinned it to my "Quilty Goodness" board on Pinterest (with proper credit, of course!). Feel free to follow me if you'd like: http://pinterest.com/lipglass/quilty-goodness/ReplyDelete
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Update: Now with video below
This was recorded at tonight's meeting of your Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee.
John Georges goes rabid at OPDEC endoresement forum from Eli Ackerman on Vimeo.
Apparently, Georges flew off the handle.
There should be even crazier audio or video floating out there. I will see if I can get it.
And by the way, OPDEC has officially endorsed:
Troy Henry for Mayor
Arnie Fielkow and Cynthia Willard-Lewis for Council at-large
Susan Guidry for Council District A
Corey Watson for Council District B
Kristin Giselson Palmer for Council District C
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell for Council District D
Austin Badon for Council District E
Dwight McKenna for Coroner
and Karen Carter Peterson for State Senate District 5.
Now, here is some video of John Georges exhibiting no shame whatsoever. It is amazing.
John Georges untethered from Eli Ackerman on Vimeo.


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I have one I can bring as well...
JesseI have a temp basket that I can bring with.....Thor
If you have a portable grill you can bring please let me know. I also still need some baskets for the temp holes.
Quote from: Disc71 on October 12, 2011, 09:02:30 AMIf you have a portable grill you can bring please let me know. I also still need some baskets for the temp holes.I have a Weber Q I'll bring.
Town Fest 2011 Saturday - October 22, 2011Highland Park, JulietBelmont Athletic ClubLocated on the north side of hole #4.The big pavilion in the back. 11-11:30 a.m. Random Draw Doubles (ALL DIVISIONS COMBINED)0NE round of 20 - 24 holes $10 entry - $2 ace fund - $2 50/50 CT The Town Disc Golf Doubles League &Frank & Bean's Singles Handicap LeagueWe will hand out plaques & trophies to the winners after the round.The Gary Lewis Achievement Awardwill also be awarded.Gary Lewis will present the award.food & drink will be served all dayHUGE RAFFLES!!For more Info: Jesse Sanes H-(630) 759-6818 C-(630) 312-9477 or firstname.lastname@example.com Darrin Johnson C-(815) 823-6079 H-(815) 730-3188 A PD is attached or download from the sidebar
Jesse, Darrin & all your help, a lot of work is put into this fall festival & that's an understatement. It has turned into a celebration, You & your people do a fantastic job!!!


text: I am starting on a pretty ambitious but accomplishable goal of creating a text based game with a great storyline, very large world(first map will be roughly 10000*10000 steps) a lot of rules will follow D&D but some will not. I also plan to add network support so up to 8 people(or maybe more) can play with/against each other. In other words this will evetually be like a MUD on a smalleer level. Will people even be interested in this, or will I find that 2 or more months of programming will be all for naught? If this would be playable for you, what are some features that you would like to see in such a game that would help make you play it?


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A proven winner in the rowing community, Leeanne Crain has brought immediate success to the University of Oklahoma rowing program. Named the program's first head coach in 2008, it took just five years for Crain and the Sooners to be crowned conference champions and reach the NCAA Rowing Championship, repeating the feats again in 2014 in the program's sixth season.
Crain has led the Sooners from a first-year program to a national contender. A five-time conference Coach of the Year at OU, she was named the CRCA South Region Coach of the Year in 2013. Under Crain, eight Oklahoma rowers have been named to CRCA All-Region teams and OU earned its first Elite 89 Award winner across all sports at the 2013 NCAA Championships.
A graduate of UCLA and a member of the U.S. National Team in 1988, Crain came to OU after four seasons at the University of Central Florida. She was previously the head coach at the University of San Diego for 10 years.
In 2015-16, the Sooners earned second place at the Big 12 Championship for the second consecutive season, and junior Maegan Neihart was named Big 12 Rower of the Year, the fourth such award in just eight years as a program.
In 2013-14, Crain led OU to its second straight sweep of the Big 12 and C-USA titles, earning both conference's Coach of the Year awards. The Sooners again qualified for the NCAA Championship were they finished No. 19 overall. The 1V8 also won both conference titles led by senior Kristin Clift, a CRCA All-Region selection and both the Big 12 and C-USA Rower of the Year. OU rowers took home a total of 12 All-Conference honors.
The 2013 season was one for the record books. The Sooners won their first Big 12 and Conference USA titles and earned their first NCAA Championship appearance. Crain was named both the Big 12 and C-USA Coach of the Year and the CRCA South Region Coach of the Year. In the two conference championships, six boats won league titles and OU's Nikki Furmanek was named the Rower of the Year in both the Big 12 and C-USA. At the NCAA Championship, the Sooners capped off the year with a No. 17 finish.
The 2012 season saw OU finish second at the Big 12 Championship by just one point and third at the Conference USA Championship. The varsity eight capped a perfect season against Big 12 competition with a first-place finish at the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City. At the Conference USA Championship, the novice eight won their event, as Crain's third recruiting class was named conference champions. The varsity eight earned Boat of the Week honors twice and the Big 12 Boat of the Month award once. No other team earned more than two conference honors that season.
During the 2011 season, the Sooners continued to show growth, finishing second at the Big 12 Championship and third at the Conference USA Championship. At the Longhorn Invitational, OU's varsity eight defeated Iowa, Louisville, and UCF; losing only one race to Wisconsin by a narrow margin. The San Diego Crew Classic was highlighted by a third place finish in the varsity four and a varsity eight win over no. 14 ranked UCLA in the petite final of the prestigious Jessop-Whittier Cup.
OU completed its third season with numerous academic and athletic honors. Fourteen athletes were named to the Big 12 All-Academic At-Large Team, six athletes named to the Big 12 All-Academic First Team, and two earned Big 12 All-Academic Second Team honors. The team also had 12 Conference USA Academic Medalists and 10 CRCA National Scholar-Athletes. Nicole Furmanek and Kelsey Witten, both from the varsity eight, were selected to the Capital One Academic All-District Team. Three athletes earned C-USA All-Academic team recognition and two were named to the C-USA All-Conference team. In addition, Witten and Furmanek received the Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award presented by the Big 12.
In the program's second year, Crain led the Sooners to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championship. Rebecca Staff and Chelsea Moore were named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association All-South Region team. Three Sooners earned All-Conference USA honors in 2010.
In the inaugural season of Sooner rowing, OU finished no lower than second in events entered at the first Big 12 Rowing Championship. OU placed fifth in the varsity four and sixth in the novice eight at the NCAA South/Central Region meet.
Under Crain, the Sooner have not only excelled on the water but in the classroom as well. Sophomore Kim Moldenhauer became the first OU student-athlete in any sport to earn the prestigious Elite 89 Award from the NCAA in 2013. In 2012, a nation-high 14 OU rowers were named CRCA Scholar Athletes by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. Five rowers have been named to the Academic All-District team and OU is typically among the leaders in academic honors from the conference.
At UCF, Crain developed the Knights into one of the nation's premier programs. During her four seasons, UCF rowers compiled two All-America honors and seven all-region honors, while 20 Knights earned CRCA National Scholar-Athlete recognition, including a nation-leading seven honorees in 2006.
Her 2006-07 team recorded the best season in UCF history, opening the season with nine consecutive victories and earning the school's first NCAA Championships berth. The squad also claimed the overall trophy at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships and earned UCF's highest all-time national ranking (No. 9) in the US Rowing/ CRCA Coaches Poll.
Crain's 2005-06 varsity eight squad earned the program's first top-20 ranking in the US Rowing/CRCA Coaches Poll and claimed the team's ninth Florida Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship while finishing fourth in its region at the South/Central Regional Championships. The Knights also claimed the program's first All-American in Krystina Sarff.
During the 2004-05 season, Crain's team received its first ranking in the NCAA South Region Poll, won the Petrakis Cup and Metro Cup regattas and won the overall points trophies at the FIRA and SIRA Championships.
In her first season at the helm, UCF's varsity eight team earned a the silver medal at both the FIRA and SIRA Championships, while the lightweight eight finished third at the San Diego Crew Classic and advanced to the finals of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship.
Not only were Crain's team successful in the competitive realm, they were strong academically. Women's rowing had the highest grade point average of all 17 teams at UCF in 2006. In the fall of 2007, five of the team members carried 4.0 GPAs, while 14 were on the dean's list and 33 of the 44 listed on the varsity roster made athleticdirector's honor roll.
Prior to her arrival at Central Florida, Crain spent 10 seasons as head coach at the University of San Diego, where she was named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 1997 and 2003. While at USD, she coached two All-Americans and had two rowers named to the CRCA All-Region Team.
Her student-athletes accounted for 15 All-WCC honors and six Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association all-conference honors. In addition, 16 earned WCC All-Academic distinctions, 13 received CRCA National Scholar-Athlete recognition and two were named All-Americans by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
At USD, Crain coached 2004 Olympic silver-medalist Ali Cox, a four-time U.S. National Team member who competed in the women's eight at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Crain began her coaching career in 1990 as an assistant coach at UCLA, helping the Bruins to a Pac-10 title.
She joined the UCLA coaching staff after an outstanding four-year career as a member of the Bruins' varsity team from 1985-88. As a senior, Crain was named team captain and was selected to the Pac-10 All-Conference Team.
Crain was a member of the gold medalist women's four at the 1988 Cadbury International Regatta in Australia and was a grand finalist in the women's pair at the 1990 World Championship Trials.
An active member of the rowing community, Crain served on the NCAA Rowing Committee from 2001-05, and has been chair of both the NCAA West (2001-03) and South (2003-07) Regional Advisory Committees. She also served as Vice President of the FIRA from 2003-04, the WIRA Board of Stewards from 2002-03, and the SIRA Board of Directors from 2003-07.
Crain earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from UCLA in 1988. She received her Level III US Rowing Coaching Certification in 2001.


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Huntington's disease is an inherited disease that causes the progressive breakdown (degeneration) of nerve cells in the brain. Huntington's disease has a broad impact on a person's functional abilities and usually results in movement, thinking (cognitive) and psychiatric disorders.
Most people with Huntington's disease develop signs and symptoms in their 30s or 40s. But the disease may emerge earlier or later in life.
When the disease develops before age 20, the condition is called juvenile Huntington's disease. An earlier emergence of the disease often results in a somewhat different set of symptoms and faster disease progression.
Medications are available to help manage the symptoms of Huntington's disease, but treatments can't prevent the physical, mental and behavioral decline associated with the condition.
Huntington's disease usually causes movement, cognitive and psychiatric disorders with a wide spectrum of signs and symptoms. Which symptoms appear first varies greatly among affected people. During the course of the disease, some disorders appear to be more dominant or have a greater effect on functional ability.
The movement disorders associated with Huntington's disease can include both involuntary movement problems and impairments in voluntary movements, such as:
Impairments in voluntary movements — rather than the involuntary movements — may have a greater impact on a person's ability to work, perform daily activities, communicate and remain independent.
Cognitive impairments often associated with Huntington's disease include:
The most common psychiatric disorder associated with Huntington's disease is depression. This isn't simply a reaction to receiving a diagnosis of Huntington's disease. Instead, depression appears to occur because of injury to the brain and subsequent changes in brain function. Signs and symptoms may include:
Other common psychiatric disorders include:
In addition to the above symptoms, weight loss is common in people with Huntington's disease, especially as the disease progresses.
The start and progression of Huntington's disease in younger people may be slightly different from that in adults. Problems that often present themselves early in the course of the disease include:
See your doctor if you notice changes in your movements, emotional state or mental ability. The signs and symptoms of Huntington's disease can be caused by a number of different conditions. Therefore, it's important to get a prompt, thorough diagnosis.
Huntington's disease is caused by an inherited defect in a single gene. Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant disorder, which means that a person needs only one copy of the defective gene to develop the disorder.
With the exception of genes on the sex chromosomes, a person inherits two copies of every gene — one copy from each parent. A parent with a defective gene could pass along the defective copy of the gene or the healthy copy. Each child in the family, therefore, has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the gene that causes the genetic disorder.
After the start of Huntington's disease, a person's functional abilities gradually worsen over time. The rate of disease progression and duration varies. The time from disease emergence to death is often about 10 to 30 years. Juvenile Huntington's disease usually results in death within 10 years after symptoms develop.
The clinical depression associated with Huntington's disease may increase the risk of suicide. Some research suggests that the greater risk of suicide occurs before a diagnosis is made and in the middle stages of the disease when a person has begun to lose independence.
Eventually, a person with Huntington's disease requires help with all activities of daily living and care. Late in the disease, he or she will likely be confined to a bed and unable to speak. However, he or she is generally able to understand language and has an awareness of family and friends.
Common causes of death include:
People with a known family history of Huntington's disease are understandably concerned about whether they may pass the Huntington gene on to their children. These people may consider genetic testing and family planning options.
If an at-risk parent is considering genetic testing, it can be helpful to meet with a genetic counselor. A genetic counselor will discuss the potential risks of a positive test result, which would indicate the parent will develop the disease. Also, couples will need to make additional choices about whether to have children or to consider alternatives, such as prenatal testing for the gene or in vitro fertilization with donor sperm or eggs.
Another option for couples is in vitro fertilization and preimplantation genetic diagnosis. In this process, eggs are removed from the ovaries and fertilized with the father's sperm in a laboratory. The embryos are tested for presence of the Huntington gene, and only those testing negative for the Huntington gene are implanted in the mother's uterus.
A preliminary diagnosis of Huntington's disease is based primarily on your answers to questions, a general physical exam, a review of your family medical history, and neurological and psychiatric examinations.
The neurologist will ask you questions and conduct relatively simple tests in the office to judge:
The neurologist may also perform standardized tests to assess:
You'll likely be referred to a psychiatrist for an examination to judge a number of factors that could contribute to your diagnosis, including:
Your doctor may order brain-imaging tests for assessing the structure or function of the brain. The imaging technologies may include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computerised tomography (CT) scans that provide detailed images of brain structures.
These images may reveal structural changes at particular sites in the brain affected by Huntington's disease, although these changes may not be apparent early in the course of the disease. These tests can also be used to rule out other conditions that may be causing symptoms.
If symptoms strongly suggest a diagnosis of Huntington's disease, your doctor may recommend a genetic test for the defective gene.
This test can confirm the diagnosis, and it may be valuable if there's no known family history of Huntington's disease or if no other family member's diagnosis was confirmed with a genetic test. But the test won't provide information that might help determinine a treatment plan.
Before undergoing such a test, the genetic counselor will explain the benefits and drawbacks of learning test results. The genetic counselor can also answer questions about the inheritance patterns of Huntington's disease.
A genetic test can be given to someone who has a family history of the disease but shows no signs or symptoms. This is called predictive testing. The test result has no treatment benefit, and it doesn't indicate when disease onset will begin or what symptoms are likely to appear first.
Some people may elect to do the test because they find it more stressful not knowing. Others may want to take the test before they make decisions about having children.
Risks may include problems with insurability or future employment and the stresses of facing a fatal disease. In principle, federal laws exist that make it illegal to use genetic testing information to discriminate against people with genetic diseases.
These tests are only performed after consultation with a genetic counselor.
No treatments can alter the course of Huntington's disease. But medications can lessen some symptoms of movement and psychiatric disorders. And multiple interventions can help a person adapt to changes in his or her abilities for a certain amount of time.
Medication management is likely to evolve over the course of the disease, depending on the overall treatment goals. Also, drugs to treat some symptoms may result in side effects that worsen other symptoms. Therefore, the treatment goals and plan will be regularly reviewed and updated.
Drugs to treat movement disorders include the following:
Tetrabenazine (Xenazine) is specifically approved by the Food and Drug Administration to suppress the involuntary jerking and writhing movements (chorea) associated with Huntington's disease. A serious side effect is the risk of worsening or triggering depression or other psychiatric conditions.
Other possible side effects include drowsiness, nausea and restlessness.
Antipsychotic drugs, such as haloperidol (Haldol) and chlorpromazine, have a side effect of suppressing movements. Therefore, they may be beneficial in treating chorea. However, these drugs may worsen involuntary contractions (dystonia) and muscle rigidity.
Other drugs, such as risperidone (Risperdal) and quetiapine (Seroquel), may have fewer side effects but still should be used with caution, as they may also worsen symptoms.
Other medications that may help suppress chorea include amantadine, levetiracetam (Keppra, others) and clonazepam (Klonopin). At high doses, amantadine can worsen the cognitive effects of Huntington's disease. It may also cause leg swelling and skin discoloration.
Side effects of levetiracetam include nausea, stomach upset and mood swings. Clonazepam may worsen the cognitive side effects of Huntington's disease and cause drowsiness. It also has a high risk of dependence and abuse.
Medications to treat psychiatric disorders will vary depending on the disorders and symptoms. Possible treatments include the following:
A psychotherapist — a psychiatrist, psychologist or clinical social worker — can provide talk therapy to help a person manage behavioral problems, develop coping strategies, manage expectations during progression of the disease and facilitate effective communication among family members.
Huntington's disease can significantly impair control of muscles of the mouth and throat that are essential for speech, eating and swallowing. A speech therapist can help improve your ability to speak clearly or teach you to use communication devices — such as a board covered with pictures of everyday items and activities. Speech therapists can also address difficulties with muscles used in eating and swallowing.
A physical therapist can teach you appropriate and safe exercises that enhance strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. These exercises can help maintain mobility as long as possible and may reduce the risk of falls.
Instruction on appropriate posture and the use of supports to improve posture may help lessen the severity of some movement problems.
When the use of a walker or wheelchair is required, the physical therapist can provide instruction on appropriate use of the device and posture. Also, exercise regimens can be adapted to suit the new level of mobility.
An occupational therapist can assist the person with Huntington's disease, family members and caregivers on the use of assistive devices that improve functional abilities. These strategies may include:
Managing Huntington's disease is demanding on the person with the disorder, family members and other in-home caregivers. As the disease progresses, the person will become more dependent on caregivers. A number of issues will need to be addressed, and strategies to cope with them will evolve.
Factors regarding eating and nutrition include the following:
Eventually, a person with Huntington's disease will need assistance with eating and drinking.
Family and caregivers can help create an environment that may help a person with Huntington's disease avoid stressors and manage cognitive and behavioral challenges. These strategies include:
A number of strategies may help people with Huntington's disease and their families cope with the challenges of the disease.
Support services for people with Huntington's disease and families include the following:
Because Huntington's disease causes the progressive loss of function and death, it's important to anticipate care that will be needed in the advanced stages of the disease and near the end of life. Early discussions about this type of care enable the person with Huntington's disease to be engaged in these decisions and to communicate his or her preferences for care.
Creating legal documents that define end-of-life care can be beneficial to everyone. They empower the person with the disease, and they may help family members avoid conflict late in the disease progression. Your doctor can offer advice on the benefits and drawbacks of care options at a time when all choices can be carefully considered.
Matters that may need to be addressed include:
If you have any signs or symptoms associated with Huntington's disease, you'll likely be referred to a neurologist after an initial visit to your family doctor.
A review of your symptoms, mental state, medical history and family medical history can all be important in the clinical assessment of a potential neurological disorder.
Before your appointment, make a list that includes the following:
You may want a family member or friend to accompany you to your appointment. This person can provide support and offer a different perspective on the effect of symptoms on your functional abilities.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, including the following:


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At a press conference Monday, Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, said Senate Bill 0196 has been revised and "narrowed" to mirror domestic partnership registries outlined in 18 Florida jurisdictions, including Sarasota and Pinellas, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
A state law would "end the patchwork" of domestic partnership registries around the state and "provide legal protection," said Sobel, who has tried to get a bill heard the past four years.
She presented a more sweeping bill at a Feb. 19th meeting of the Children, Families and Elder Committee, which she chairs, but delayed a vote when it became clear the bill didn't have the backing to pass.
Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, said she thought the original bill was too broad but said she would support the rewritten version. "It needed to be changed and I think it's fine."
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The revised version primarily covers visitation rights in hospitals, correctional and healthcare facilities, the right for couples to room together if they're in the same assisted living facility, be notified in the case of emergency, own property together and make funeral arrangements.
"What we've tried to do is get it to the most basic, human rights," Chumbler said. "How can someone be denied the right to visit their life partner of 30 years."
Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida, which advocates for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community said "those protections are few but they're vital."
"If you live on the border between a municipality that has these protections and one that doesn't, in that urgent moment when seconds matter, do you have to consult a GPS to determine which hospital you're going to race to? Which place will respect you as a family and which one will treat you as a legal stranger," Smith said.
According to the group, 6.7 million Floridians currently live in jurisdictions that grant access to domestic partner benefits and protection either through registries or public employee benefit programs.
If the bill passes the Children, Families and Elder Committee Tuesday, it still has to pass four other committees in the Senate. A companion bill in the House (HB 259), sponsored by Rep. Mark Pafford, D-West Palm Beach, will have to clear four committees but hasn't yet been heard.


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