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Million Dollar Listing New York Recap: Spit or Swallow?
Howdy, Trashmii!! I hope you all enjoyed your week away from the City and the looniness of our beloved agents.
This week, it looks like Ryan will have to humble himself at the Altar of Freddi. Can't wait to see how that goes, so let's get to it!
We begin with Fredrik. He is on his way to Bowery after having sold the other units on Mercer for a total commission of $369K. Fredrik has a listing appointment at 250 Bowery. He is meeting with Zach, the developer selling the "isn't that in Chinatown" property on Park last season. The Bowery building has 24 units to sell.
The Bowery building is designed with an industrial feel. Fredrik explains that, while most developers are building larger, more exclusive apartments, Zach is putting smaller, more "affordable" (using that term loosely) units into this building, starting at two bedrooms, 800 square feet. He is also including four huge penthouses.
Apparently, there is something called an "Offering Plan," a "promise" to the buyer that needs to be approved by the government. Being ever diligent for you, my Trashmii, I looked it up. Apparently, this Plan tells a buyer about the types of facades, amenities, materials, etc., that are being offered/used in the building. Prices will not be set and Fredrik cannot sell until the Plan is approved, so he tells Zach he will leak out preliminary estimates and on the day the Plan is approved, throw a big, non-Speakeasy themed party to introduce the building.
Zach tells Fredrik he has been speaking to other brokers, despite the sales Freddi has brought him in the past.
Zach agrees to give Fredrik the listing, for a potential commission of over $1.3 million.
Luis, our hapless little Belizean, is once again
getting someone else to do his work for him collaborating with another broker in his firm, Antonia. He is pitching a property on Riverside Boulevard because Keller Williams has seen how bad Luis is making them look she has seen his temper tantrums passion and wants him to help her lose with the sale. The seller is an actress whose parents are fleeing to Florida.
We meet Jewel, whom I have never seen before. I guess she is an "actress" kind of like I am "Kate Middleton." The apartment has amazing water views and some Oscar winners living there.
OOOO – LET'S HOPE IT'S DRUNKY McDRUNKERSON!!
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Jewel's parents bought the apartment nine years ago. She wants to sell it for $10 – 10.5 million. Luis tells Jewel that price ain't-a gonna happen. Jewel, opportunist little name dropper that she is, says A-Rod's apartment isn't nearly as well laid out as this one, so it should go for more than comp. Jewel calls Luis a pussy and tells him to sell the damn apartment. Luis suggests $7.2. Antonia suggests $9.25. Luis thinks Antonia is an idiot, but Jewel agrees to that price.
Fredrik is having broker consultations regarding the Bowery building. One broker introduces Fredrik to his client, Passion. Yeah. I shit you not. Bet she's done pageants since she was in uteri.
Fredrik reminds them that there is no Offering Plan yet, so he can only give them estimates and bare bones information. Passion tells Fredrik that she is looking to buy one apartment to live in and one
to turn tricks in for investment. Fredrik is getting the brokers excited about the property so the buyers will be lining up when the Offering Plan comes through.
Ryan is meeting with John, an investment buyer. John is seeking a one bedroom for about $750K. John mentions 250 Bowery. Fredrik's buzz is working and everyone is asking Ryan about it. Ryan is guessing that Fredrik would not like to do business with him. Ryan tries to dissuade John to no avail.
TIME FOR SOME OF THIS. (Super Supreme With Nuts and Sprinkles Tiara if you get the reference!)
Ryan asks Olivia to
slit his wrists give him Fredrik's number. Flashback to Ryan dissing Fredrik in the past – and present when he wonders aloud how many bathroom walls Fredrik's number is written on. Ryan acts like a pussy steels himself and calls Fredrik. Ryan tells him he has a buyer that wants in on 250 Bowery. Fredrik strings him along for a while before asking for an email and time to think.
Ryan says that Fredrik is a DICK, that working with him will SUCK, and that he will have to SWALLOW his pride, but that will be the only thing he swallows.


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TITLE: Making Whoopee
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AUTHOR: Kuria Dalmatia
Characters/Pairings: Hotch/Reid
SPOILERS: Post S5 "100"
RATING: R (profanity, sexual situations)
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Twelve straight days on the road wasn't a record for the BAU team, but it was the longest since Hotch had become a widower. It wasn't a pretty sight.
On Day Five, Hotch's morning jog went from thirty minutes to forty-five, because he was pissed off and it was one of the few ways to cool his temper. His pace was brutal and, for the first time since they started running together, Morgan hadn't been able to keep up.
On Day Seven, Krispy Kreme raspberry jelly donuts took some of the edge off only because he knew Reid had driven an hour and half round-trip to the only convenience mart in the town that carried them. The quart of strawberry milk kinda helped as well.
Day Eight? Fucking Reid long and hard enough to earn rug burn on their knees (and the tops of Hotch's feet) did the trick, although overhearing Rossi's snarky 'taking one for the Team, literally' the next morning irked the hell out him.
Days Nine and Ten were a repeat of Eight (sans rug burn), complete with Rossi making inappropriate comments (now within earshot).
The morning of Day Eleven included a hemorrhoid pillow left at the front desk with Reid's name on it. Hotch was astounded that Reid hadn't turned scarlet when he'd received it; his lover had simply nodded thoughtfully and tucked it in his satchel.
Hotch, of course, hadn't found it amusing and confronted Rossi in the SUV. It led to a ferocious argument as the two profilers verbally duked it out, and Rossi ended the conversation with, "At least you have a place to put your dick, Aaron. The rest of us have to settle for either dating Rosie Palmer and her Five Sisters or Good Vibrations."
Hotch got out of the SUV before he'd slugged Rossi. Thankfully, the damn thing wasn't moving.
The restaurant for Day Twelve's Dinner was one of the nicest ones in town, the type that people dined at to celebrate special occasions. It was a strategic move on JJ's part, forcing the Team's manners to kick in and they would less likely to snipe at each other when on public display. They still hadn't caught the UnSub and while the reporters would probably have a field-day with a group of FBI agents dining in luxury while the body count increased, JJ didn't give a shit. It was either forced civility or one of the team becoming the next victim.
They were seated a round table and, as usual, Hotch and Reid didn't sit next to each other. Hotch was flanked by JJ and Morgan, while Reid sat next to Morgan with Prentiss on Reid's other side. That left Rossi between the two ladies and directly across from Reid. Tensions were still pretty high, but once the salads had been devoured, the conversations became a bit less stilted.
Rossi even (reluctantly) signed a few autographs as he made his way to the men's room. On his way back, he clasped Hotch on the shoulder and murmured an apology for being out of line the day before; Hotch nodded and they shook hands, finally looking a little less grim.
Then, Rossi sat down.
And a noisy, disgusting and long-lasting fart sound filled the air.
The entire restaurant went silent.
Rossi paled, a look of surprised horror etched on his face.
The Team stared at him (as did the rest of the patrons).
Quips were on the tips of people's tongues, but they held back. JJ's eyes were wide in shock. Prentiss pressed her fingers to her lips. Morgan and Hotch cleared their throats. Reid simply sat there.
Slowly, Rossi reached under his ass and pulled out a large whoopee cushion that had been draped with a black napkin. He held it up over his head—by God, David Rossi was not going to be reported for stinking up a joint, damn it—and asked quiet loudly, "Okay, which one of you jokers is responsible?"
Everyone at the table held up their hands in innocent defense…except for Reid. Rossi lowered the cushion and gaped.
"You?" Rossi asked in disbelief. He then glared at the rest of the team. "And you got the rest of them in on it?"
"Oh no," Reid cooed primly as he took a casual sip of his water. It was a tone and an attitude that the Team rarely saw. He had an air of superiority about him and his smile just a tinge on the condescending side. "They're completely innocent." He leaned forward and stage-whispered, "Didn't you know, Rossi? I was a twelve-year-old child prodigy in a Las Vegas public high school. I'm also an amateur magician. I don't get mad, Rossi." His grin was shark-like. "I get even."
At first, Hotch coughed. Then, he put his hand up to cover his mouth and coughed again. And then, for the first time in a very very long time, he laughed. Hard. Loud. Obnoxiously. Gasping for air and slapping the table hard enough that the silverware rattled. Suddenly, the rest of the team, even Rossi, erupted with laughter.
Reid sat back in his chair, crossed his arms, and softened his smile. "Totally worth it."
They caught the UnSub the next day.


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Ex-Milan boss Fabio Capello feels it would be risky to man-mark Lionel Messi in this week's Champions League game against Barcelona.
Rossoneri President Silvio Berlusconi advised boss Massimiliano Allegri to shadow the Argentine wizard in Wednesday's game, but Capello is cautious.
"Berlusconi likes to coach," the Russian CT smiled. "The thing is that you need two men on Messi, not one.
"If you do that then they would be devoted only to this task and the problem is that Barcelona have other great players."
The Spanish giants will start the last 16 tie as favourites and Capello concedes that the Diavolo will need Lady Luck on their side.
"To beat Barcelona, Milan are going to need a little bit of good fortune," he added.
"There's too much of a difference at the moment between Barcelona and Milan – and between Barcelona and many other teams."
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AFTON – The first-ever "Awake the Lake" benefit concert event, hosted by the Sidney Moose Riders motorcycle club, will kick off today at Echo Lake in Afton, with gates opening at noon. Patrons will be afforded live performances from some of the region's finest entertainers, as well as biker games, mudding events in Echo Lake's 175' mud pit, camping, tattoo expos, vendors, and lots more, with all of the weekend's proceeds going towards the much-needed restoration of the Echo Lake family campground facility.
Performers scheduled for the "Awake the Lake" event represent an eclectic mix of musical genres, and upwardly-mobile, regional artists. The bill features hard-rock acts Liquid Me, Brass Knuckle Intercourse, and GROT, outlaw-country mainstay Tim Ruffo, rappers Half OC, and CMJG, indie bands Holiday, and Shake Shake Shake, and a slew of other up-and-coming bands, DJs, and will even include karaoke, with sound provided by Ground Zero Productions of Sidney.
Artists Liquid Me had to convince their producer, Jeff Da Bella (Mansion Audio, Johnson City, NY), to give them a little time off from their pre-production schedule so as to prepare for, and perform in, the Awake the Lake event. "Things have been going really well, and I didn't want us to lose that momentum," Da Bella explained. "But, Echo Lake restoration is a good cause. My son and I need more good fishing spots, too." Liquid Me is slated to perform at Awake the Lake Saturday at 11 p.m. Da Bella stipulates that the band is "chomping at the bit right now," and will "rip the place apart" on Saturday night.
Saturday's non-musical entertainment at Awake the Lake will include a variety of biker games, with registration from 9-10 a.m. Games will include Plank Race, Keg Push, Slow Race, and Egg Drop.
The "Awake the Lake" benefit event idea was born after two members of the Sidney Moose Riders motorcycle club, Jeremy Lord, and Dwayne Wright, recently brought their families to camp at Echo Lake. "Sidney Moose Riders decided to organize this weekend in an effort to rebuild Echo Lake as a local family campground again," Lord explained.
"Awake the Lake" organizers invite patrons to "bring out the trucks and toys" for a series of mudding events on Sunday, which will take place in Echo Lake's 175-feet-long mud pit. Patrons are asked to register their trucks, ATVs, snowmobiles, etc., Sun morning between 10-11 a.m. (ATV 2W, ATV 4W, misc. class, street class, mod class).
Echo Lake is one of the larger Lakes in Chenango County (the only privately owned lake of its size), and it is a fishing and wildlife preserve. Echo Lake became a popular get away spot during the prohibition era. In 1952, a massive development project converted the property into a campground facility, which included a restaurant, a dance hall, and a seasonal bar. Through the early '70s, The Echo was a frequent performance venue for many famous, touring country artists.
Recent decades have seen the Echo Lake facility fall into disrepair, however. Most recently, neglect on the part of Echo Lake's previous leasee, culminating in a failure to complete repairs required by county and state officials, and a 2 year abandonment (and subsequent vandalism), left the facility in dire need of repair, and restoration.
Since April of this year, new operator, John Phelan, had been working tirelessly to restore Echo Lake to its previous splendor. Miles of water piping has been repaired, the lake, and the 140 acre property, has been cleared and cleaned, a new electrical system, and chlorinated water system, has been installed, repairs to roadways, lots of general landscaping and maintenance, and numerous projects on the physical plant, have already been completed. Many more related projects will soon be underway, including a roof replacement on one of the buildings, work on cabins and cabinettes, the opening of the remaining campsites, beach construction, indoor music venue and dining hall construction, and the completion of the dam. Echo Lake presently offers 35 RV and 57 tent sites, and Phelan states he intends to incorporate alternative energy and eco-friendly projects and policies throughout the facility's continued growth.
"Awake the Lake" day-passes are $10/day Friday-Sunday. Admission to the Sat night concert event is $5. Camping is available, all weekend. For reservations and camping information, contact Phelan at 639-2666. Large groups are asked to call ahead and make reservations. Visit EchoLake607 on facebook for more information on the Awake the Lake event.


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Every Oscar Winning Film Ever
List Criteria: All films that have won at least one Academy Award in any category
This list of Academy Award winning movies is ordered by the number of statues each of these films brought home, so you can easily glance and see which films have won the most awards.
To many, the Academy Award, also known as the Oscar, is considered the most prestigious award in Hollywood. The awards are given to individuals for their various roles within the production of their films. Somebody involved in all these films won an Oscar. For people who worked on these award-winning movies, the recognition is a career changer, and for a movie it can mean a surge in additional profits at the box office.
Take a look at this list of Oscar winning movies and let us know which ones are your favorites in the comments.
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Titanic Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates Awards Won: 11
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler Awards Won: 11
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Ben-Hur Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith Awards Won: 11
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West Side Story Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, John Astin Awards Won: 10
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The English Patient Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth Awards Won: 9
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Gigi Eva Gabor, Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan Awards Won: 9
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The Last Emperor Peter O'Toole, Joan Chen, Vivian Wu Awards Won: 9
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On the Waterfront Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger Awards Won: 8
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Slumdog Millionaire Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan Awards Won: 8
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Amadeus Jeffrey Jones, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Ebersole Awards Won: 8
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Gone with the Wind Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland Awards Won: 8
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Gandhi Daniel Day-Lewis, Ben Kingsley, Martin Sheen Awards Won: 8
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My Fair Lady Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Jeremy Brett Awards Won: 8
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Cabaret Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey Awards Won: 8
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From Here to Eternity Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Ernest Borgnine Awards Won: 8
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Patton George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Paul Frees Awards Won: 7
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Shakespeare in Love Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench Awards Won: 7
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Gravity Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris Awards Won: 7
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Schindler's List Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Awards Won: 7
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The Sting Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw Awards Won: 7
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The Bridge on the River Kwai Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins Awards Won: 7
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Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Charles Rocket Awards Won: 7
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Lawrence of Arabia Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness Awards Won: 7
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Out of Africa Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Iman Abdulmajid Awards Won: 7
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Going My Way Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, William Smith Awards Won: 7
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The Best Years of Our Lives Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Fredric March Awards Won: 7
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The Godfather Part II Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall Awards Won: 6
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Star Wars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill Awards Won: 6
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Forrest Gump Tom Hanks, Kurt Russell, Sally Field Awards Won: 6
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Mad Max: Fury Road Charlize Theron, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tom Hardy Awards Won: 6
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All About Eve Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Anne Baxter Awards Won: 6
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The Hurt Locker Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Renner Awards Won: 6
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A Man for All Seasons John Hurt, Orson Welles, Vanessa Redgrave Awards Won: 6
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Chicago Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lucy Liu, Renée Zellweger Awards Won: 6
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An American in Paris Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Nina Foch Awards Won: 6
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A Place in the Sun Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Shelley Winters Awards Won: 6
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Mrs. Miniver Greer Garson, Teresa Wright, Walter Pidgeon Awards Won: 6
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The Deer Hunter Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken Awards Won: 5
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The Silence of the Lambs Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Chris Isaak Awards Won: 5
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd Awards Won: 5
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The Apartment Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray Awards Won: 5
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The Sound of Music Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker Awards Won: 5
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Saving Private Ryan Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel Awards Won: 5
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Braveheart Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Brendan Gleeson Awards Won: 5
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Kramer vs. Kramer Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, JoBeth Williams Awards Won: 5
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Oliver! Oliver Reed, Leonard Rossiter, Hugh Griffith Awards Won: 5
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The Aviator Kate Beckinsale, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gwen Stefani Awards Won: 5
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Doctor Zhivago Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Alec Guinness Awards Won: 5
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American Beauty Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Mena Suvari Awards Won: 5
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Gladiator Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Sheen Awards Won: 5


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How to Keep a Lawn Lovely
Use these maintenance tips from the people who keep golf course greens looking pristine:
• Lawns mown in the same direction every time develop stripes that may grow back irregularly. Alternate mowing one way across the lawn the first time and then at right angles to this direction the next time. If you are really keen, follow the diagonals, too.
• For the best cut, mow in mid to late morning, when it's cool but the morning dew has dried off.
• Don't rush mowing, because you may miss spots.
• Using a sit-on mower, keep the mower at a medium speed. Throttle down to lower speeds when turning corners and trimming borders for a closer cut.
• For a healthy lawn, never remove more than a third of the grass blade at one time.
• Grass no less than 1-inch high usually looks better, encourages a deeper root system and helps to prevent weeds and moss from invading.
• Sharp lawnmower blades help to create a well-manicured lawn, and cleaner cuts promote healthier grass. Use a metal file or a grinding wheel to sharpen the blade, maintaining the blade-surface angle that came from the manufacturer.
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My cat just walked up to the paper shredder and said, "Teach me everything you know."
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I have bought a NFS-Rival (PC) from Poland but after coming back home, I found that only game language available is Polish and Russian. Does anyone know how to change the language to English? I am an international student and do not know any single Polish word! The shop won't take the game back.
Thanks in advance!
If those are the only available languages that you are able to choose from then sadly I think you might be out of luck
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Heya @salit1316, sadly those are the only languages avaliable for your copy, if you activate the game in origin and install it using origin some MAY become avaliable dependent on your edition otherwise it's time to start learning Polish or Rusian XD.
From a legal perspective if the shop stated it is the English version they legally must take it back and in some countries as long as the game has not been activated they must also legally accept a return.
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text: Check Out the 20 New Songs in Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2ndRichard Eisenbeis4/15/14 6:00amFiled to: Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2ndHatsune MikuProject DivaProject Diva F 2ndvocaloidkotakumelodickotakucorekotakueast389EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink The newest music game filled with the songs of Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid pals hit shelves in Japan a few weeks back. And as you would expect, Project Diva F 2nd comes with a load of songs—20 of which are new to the games. So let's give them a listen. Akatsuki Arrival – Last NoteGlory 3usi9 – NanouTwo Breaths Walking – DECO*27Like Dislike – HoneyWorksYubikiri – ScopBlackjack – Yucha-PKarakuri Pierrot – 40mP Spoofing Genga – KulfiQKnife - ReruririThis is the Happiness and Peace of Mind Committee – Utata-PCantarella ~grace edition~ – Kurousa PHello, Worker – KEIMeteor – John ZeronessKowase Kowase – ELVNSoundless Voice – Hitoshizuku x Yama△Erase or Zero – Crystal P Kagerou Days – JinEnvy Catwalk – TomaDECORATOR – livetuneNijigen Dream Fever – PolyphonicBranchHatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd was released in Japan on March 27, 2014, for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. It's scheduled for a Western release this fall. Advertisement Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.To contact the author of this post, write to email@example.com or find him on Twitter @BiggestinJapan.Reply38 repliesLeave a reply


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Ubiquitin System: The Next Class of Drug Targets?
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Researchers Turn to Cloud Computing as Genomic Sequencing Data Threatens to Overwhelm Traditional IT Systems
Merck & Co. Passes Late-Stage Onychomycosis Therapy Back to Anacor
Merck & Co. is giving up its worldwide development and commercialization license to Anacor Pharmaceuticals' onychomycosis candidate, AN2690. The drug is poised to start in Phase III trials, and Anacor says that it will initiate the late-stage studies as soon as the process of passing back the AN2690 program has been completed. The firm will also investigate new partnering opportunities for the drug.
Merck says that the decision to give up AN2690 resulted from a reassessment of its pipeline as a result of its $41.1 billion merger with Schering-Plough, which was completed in November 2009. "We are conducting a comprehensive and rigorous prioritization of our newly combined pipeline," comments David Nicholson, svp and head of worldwide licensing and knowledge management at Merck. "This process has required us to make some challenging decisions."
AN2690 is a topical antifungal drug that Anacor claims works by inhibiting a validated drug target in a novel manner. It was identified utilizing the company's small molecule, boron-based chemistry platform.
The worldwide development and commercialization deal for AN2690 was originally signed with Schering-Plough in 2007. The agreement was worth $50 million up front and $10 million in financing to Anacor. Schering-Plough took on the responsibility for all costs associated with AN2690's development for onychomycosis and other indications. Anacor retained an option to co-promote the drug to dermatologists in the U.S. and was eligible to receive regulatory and commercial milestones payments potentially exceeding $575 million.
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Anacor is separately developing a series of systemic anti-infectives in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline. The deal covers the discovery, development, and worldwide commercialization of boron-based systemic therapeutics for up to four targets. One of these will target HCV, and the others will be antibiotic candidates.
Under the terms of the 2007 agreement, Anacor received $12 million up front and a $10 million equity financing commitment from GSK. Anacor retains responsibility for the development of products through clinical proof of concept, at which point GSK will have an exclusive option to license each compound for further development and commercialization on a worldwide basis. Phase I trials with the lead candidate, AN3365, were initiated in November 2009 in patients with hospital infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria.
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Clinical application of elevated platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase in patients with hepatitis B
- Limin Feng1,
- Ying Zhao1,
- Guofang Feng2 and
- Yu Chen1Email author
© Feng et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
Received: 7 March 2014
Accepted: 26 June 2014
Published: 28 June 2014
The aim of this study was to investigate the variation of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) in patients with various stages of hepatitis B infection and evaluate the association between PAF-AH activity and chronic severe hepatitis B (CSHB) and mortality in patients with hepatitis B.
Serum PAF-AH activity was measured in 216 patients with hepatitis B and in 152 healthy controls using an automatic biochemical analysis system. Spearman correlation was used to investigate the correlation between PAF-AH activity and other biochemical indicators. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to evaluate the ability of PAF-AH activity to predict CSHB and mortality in patients with hepatitis B.
The PAF-AH activities in patients with CSHB (1320 ± 481 U/L) were significantly higher than those in healthy controls and in other hepatitis B groups (all P < 0.01). In patients with hepatitis B, PAF-AH activity correlated with total bilirubin (r = 0.633), total bile acid (r = 0.559), aspartate aminotransferase (r = 0.332), apolipoprotein B (r = 0.348), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (r = −0.493), and apolipoprotein AI (r = −0.530). The areas under the ROC curves for the ability of PAF-AH activity to predict CSHB and mortality in patients with hepatitis B were 0.881 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.824–0.937, P < 0.001) and 0.757 (95% CI: 0.677–0.837, P < 0.001), respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed PAF-AH activity to be an independent factor predicting CSHB with an odds ratio of 1.003 (95% CI: 1.002–1.005, P < 0.001).
Elevated PAF-AH in patients with hepatitis B was significantly associated with liver damage. Thus, serum PAF-AH could be used as a novel indicator for predicting CSHB and mortality in patients with hepatitis B. Further, PAF-AH activity was an independent factor predicting CSHB.
KeywordsHepatitis B Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) Chronic severe hepatitis B (CSHB)
Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) is a Ca2+-independent catalyst of serine-dependent phospholipid hydrolysis and belongs to the superfamily of phospholipase A2 [1]. Also known as lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), the plasma PAF-AH is a single 45-kilodalton polypeptide composed of 441 amino acids encoded by the PLA2G7 gene [2]. Because PAF-AH hydrolyzes platelet-activating factor (PAF) and oxidizes phospholipids with a modified short fatty acyl chain esterified at the sn-2 position [3], PAF-AH plays an important role in human diseases such as severe anaphylaxis [4], rheumatic diseases [5], acute respiratory distress syndrome [6], necrotizing enterocolitis [7], and atherosclerosis [8]. Previous epidemiologic studies demonstrated that increased PAF-AH activity had a prognostic value and was associated with a high risk of future coronary and cerebrovascular events [9, 10]. Additionally, Kamisako et al. reported increased PAF-AH activity in patients with hyperbilirubinemic hepatobiliary disease [11]. However, to our knowledge, the role of serum PAF-AH in hepatitis B has not yet been well defined. More importantly, whether serum PAF-AH activities are associated with different disease states of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection such as acute hepatitis B (AHB), chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and chronic severe hepatitis B (CSHB) remains unknown. Thus, in the present study, we aim to determine the activity of serum PAF-AH in patients with various stages of hepatitis B and to evaluate the association of PAF-AH with different hepatitis B disease groups and with mortality in patients with hepatitis B.
A total of 216 hepatitis B patients, including 155 male and 61 female patients aged 13–82 (45.1 ± 13.4) years from the Department of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China, were enrolled in our prospective study. Of these patients, 23 were diagnosed with acute hepatitis B (AHB), 67 with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), 49 with chronic severe hepatitis B (CSHB), and 77 with liver cirrhosis (LC). All patients were diagnosed according to the criteria of the 2000 Xi'an viral hepatitis management scheme [12]. The standardized diagnosis of AHB, CHB, and CSHB has been previously described in detail [13–15]. The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, calculated from the patient's serum total bilirubin (TBIL), creatinine level, and international normalized ratio (INR) of prothrombin time, was used to quantify the severity of liver disease [16]. A total of 152 healthy control patients with HBsAg negativity and normal liver and renal function and blood lipid levels at their annual health examination at the healthcare center of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University were also recruited. The control group comprised 102 male and 50 female patients aged 17–78 (46.0 ± 12.9) years. Patients with a concurrent infection of hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus, hepatitis G virus, and/or human immunodeficiency virus and any autoimmune liver disease were excluded. There were no statistically significant differences in gender and age distribution between the case and control groups (both P > 0.05).
Ethics statement
This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine at Zhejiang University in China and was performed in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. All participants provided written informed consent. For participants under 18 years of age, oral informed consent was obtained from the participants, and written informed consent was signed by their parents.
Specimen collection
All specimens for blood indicators and PAF-AH activity measurements were collected by venipuncture into 5-mL drying Vacuette vacutainers (Greiner Bio-One GmbH, Kremsmunster, Austria) in the morning after a 12 h fast on the second day after admission. The samples were sent to the laboratory, and serum was isolated by centrifugation (10 min, 3000 × g) and preserved at −80°C.
Laboratory techniques
Biochemical indicators of liver function, such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total bilirubin (TBIL), cholinesterase (ChE), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (Tch), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), apolipoprotein AI (apoAI), apolipoprotein B (apoB), glucose (Glu), and total bile acid (TBA), were assessed on a Hitachi 7600 automatic biochemical analyzer (Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) using reagents from Roche Diagnostics (Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, Germany) for ALT, AST, TBIL, ChE, TG, and Tch measurements and reagents from SSUF (SSUF Ltd., Shanghai, China) for LDL-c, HDL-c, apoAI, apoB, and TBA measurements. PAF-AH activity was measured by a previously described spectrophotometric assay using the Azwell Auto PAF-AH kit (Azwell Inc., Osaka, Japan). We used a combination of 3-[(3- cholamidopropyl) dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate (CHAPS) and sodium 1-nonane sulfonate to avoid measuring nonspecific esterase activity in our assay [17]. In brief, PAF-AH hydrolyzes the substrate 1-myristoyl-2-(4-nitrophenylsuccinyl) phosphatidylcholine at the sn-2 position, producing 4-nitrophenyl succinate, which is immediately degraded to 4-nitrophenol and subsequently measured spectrophotometrically at 405 nm at room temperature. The enzymatic activity was expressed as IU/L.
Statistical analysis
Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software version 13.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Data are presented as mean ± SD, and categorical data as percentages. For continuous variables, the differences between two groups were assessed with the independent samples t-test or the Mann–Whitney U test as appropriate. Multiple comparisons were performed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) or Kruskal-Wallis H tests. Categorical variables were analyzed using the chi-square test. Spearman's rank correlation test was used in correlation analysis. For the univariate and multivariate analyses to identify independent predictors, the measurements for PAF-AH activity, biochemical parameters, and hematological parameters were presented as quartile ranks, with the lowest quartile being used as the reference category. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was generated and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated to identify the best PAF-AH activity and/or MELD score for predicting CSHB and mortality in patients with HBV infection. Stepwise regression was performed to determine factors associated with the incidence of CSHB. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate PAF-AH activity and the MELD score as predictors of CSHB by adjusting for gender, LDL-c, and TBIL in the model. Statistical significance was defined at P < 0.05.
Detection of PAF-AH in patients with various clinical stages of hepatitis B
Clinical characteristics of enrolled participants
Control (152)
P- value
Age (year)
45.1 ± 13.4
40.2 ± 14.9*
39.1 ± 12.2*
50.7 ± 13.4*
44.2 ± 11.8
BMI (kg/m2)
22.9 ± 2.9
23.1 ± 2.8
23.1 ± 2.9
22.5 ± 3.3
22.9 ± 3.3
TBIL (μmol/L)
13.1 ± 4.4
126.9 ± 108.5*
58.5 ± 105.2*
76.6 ± 110.8*
423.5 ± 194.6*
TBA (μmol/L)
3 ± 2
133 ± 86*
46 ± 69*
65 ± 76*
156 ± 80*
19 ± 9
1289 ± 590*
402 ± 478*
82 ± 165*
309 ± 353*
19 ± 6
516 ± 398*
190 ± 197*
83 ± 74*
242 ± 203*
ChE (U/L)
8364 ± 1521
6003 ± 2012*
6887 ± 2235*
3072 ± 1468*
3477 ± 1370*
TG (mmol/L)
0.95 ± 0.33
1.95 ± 0.97*
1.45 ± 0.86*
0.95 ± 0.73*
1.42 ± 0.79*
Tch (mmol/L)
4.17 ± 0.58
3.46 ± 0.71*
3.67 ± 0.87*
3.16 ± 1.67*
2.62 ± 1.49*
HDL-c (mmol/L)
1.33 ± 0.24
0.42 ± 0.41*
0.86 ± 0.45*
0.67 ± 0.45*
0.11 ± 0.15*
LDL-c (mmol/L)
2.41 ± 0.47
1.46 ± 0.94*
1.90 ± 0.68*
1.64 ± 0.71*
1.09 ± 0.87*
apoAI (g/L)
1.18 ± 0.25
0.61 ± 0.35*
0.95 ± 0.38*
0.64 ± 0.30*
0.21 ± 0.16*
apoB (g/L)
0.69 ± 0.15
0.87 ± 0.27*
0.74 ± 0.24*
0.57 ± 0.25*
0.71 ± 0.33*
Cr (μmol/L)
71 ± 13
99 ± 156*
74 ± 17
80 ± 69
102 ± 77*
Glu (mmol/L)
4.76 ± 0.41
4.79 ± 0.81
4.79 ± 0.85
5.45 ± 2.42*
4.86 ± 2.53
PT (s)
12.7 ± 1.48
12.2 ± 2.59
16.3 ± 5.2
23.5 ± 9.6
450 ± 125
872 ± 355*
614 ± 315*
666 ± 267*
1320 ± 481*
MELD score
11.9 ± 5.9
6.9 ± 5.7
10.7 ± 7.0
24.7 ± 9.1
Mortality (yes/no)
Correlation analysis between PAF-AH activity and other laboratory indexes
Association of PAF-AH with CSHB and 3-month mortality in HBV-infected patients
Clinical characteristics of patients with hepatitis B according to serum PAF-AH percentiles
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
P- value
< 477
Age (year)
44.6 ± 12.4
42.3 ± 12.5
45.1 ± 13.6
45.9 ± 16.1
BMI (kg/m2)
22.8 ± 3.6
22.8 ± 2.5
22.7 ± 2.3
23.0 ± 3.5
TBIL (μmol/L)
337.4 ± 206.9
139.1 ± 161.9
85.6 ± 148.3
59.1 ± 137.2
TBA (μmol/L)
151 ± 79
110 ± 99
51 ± 56
37 ± 59
365 ± 456
507 ± 699
333 ± 454
243 ± 374
276 ± 264
223 ± 280
174 ± 201
121 ± 150
ChE (U/L)
3766 ± 1905
4400 ± 2631
5000 ± 2716
5470 ± 2436
TG (mmol/L)
1.68 ± 0.94
1.35 ± 0.90
1.19 ± 0.59
1.04 ± 0.89
Tch (mmol/L)
3.11 ± 1.48
3.51 ± 1.76
3.37 ± 1.23
2.94 ± 0.90
HDL-c (mmol/L)
0.22 ± 0.37
0.54 ± 0.49
0.69 ± 0.43
0.83 ± 0.44
LDL-c (mmol/L)
1.28 ± 0.97
1.73 ± 0.91
1.80 ± 0.70
1.53 ± 0.57
ApoAI (g/L)
0.30 ± 0.27
0.60 ± 0.35
0.79 ± 0.40
0.85 ± 0.37
ApoB (g/L)
0.82 ± 0.34
0.73 ± 0.31
0.67 ± 0.21
0.53 ± 0.16
Cr (μmol/L)
89 ± 69
87 ± 84
94 ± 104
70 ± 13
Glu (mmol/L)
4.49 ± 1.84
5.67 ± 2.87
5.16 ± 1.57
4.86 ± 1.97
PT (s)
20.5 ± 9.4
17.2 ± 7.6
13.8 ± 3.9
13.9 ± 4.3
MELD score
20.7 ± 9.9
14.0 ± 9.1
10.1 ± 8.2
7.0 ± 5.5
Mortality (yes/no)
CSHB (yes/no)
Cutoff values, sensitivity, and specificity of serum PAF-AH and the MELD score in predicting CSHB and mortality in hepatitis B patients
Cutoff values
Sensitivity (%)
Specificity (%)
Prediction of CSHB
MELD score
PAF-AH + MELD score
Prediction of mortality
MELD score
PAF-AH + MELD score
Gender, LDL-c, TBIL, the MELD score, and PAF-AH were found to be associated with the prevalence of CSHB (P = 0.016, 0.038, <0.001, 0.007, and <0.001, respectively) by stepwise regression in which variables were selected from age, gender, PAF-AH, ALT, AST, TBIL, ChE, TG, Tch, LDL-c, HDL-c, apoAI, apoB, and TBA. Further multivariate logistic regression analysis following adjustment for gender, LDL-c, and TBIL showed that PAF-AH activity and the MELD score were independent factors predicting CSHB, with odds ratios of 1.003 (95% CI: 1.002–1.005, P < 0.001) for PAF-AH and 1.152 (95% CI: 1.037–1.279, P = 0.011) for the MELD score.
PAF is a potent inflammatory lipid mediator that, by binding to a high-affinity G-protein–linked receptor, can be activated to exert diverse actions including stimulating secretion and aggregation of platelets, initiating neutrophil and macrophage chemotaxis, and inducing release of cytokines such as interleukins, tumor necrosis factor, and proteolytic enzymes, and thus may be involved in the development of circulation disorders and inflammation [18]. PAF accumulation has been implicated in pathological processes and diseases including inflammation, endotoxin shock, acute pancreatitis, and cardiovascular disease. PAF is also involved in acute liver damage, cirrhosis, severe hepatitis, and ischemia-reperfusion–induced liver injury [19, 20]. As a major mediator of PAF inactivation, PAF-AH plays a crucial role in the regulation of serum PAF levels and in reducing PAF-induced damage [8, 21–23]. In experimental models of acetaminophen-induced liver injury in rats, PAF activities increased significantly between 24 and 32 h after acetaminophen administration, along with increases in other biochemical indexes (ALT, AST). The PAF-AH activity peaked between 72 and 96 h after acetaminophen treatment [24], indicating that PAF plays an important role in acetaminophen-induced liver injury and subsequent liver tissue repair, while PAF-AH can increase liver recovery and reduce liver damage [25, 26].
The pathological mechanism of hepatitis B is complex, and patients' symptoms are often complicated by intestinal endotoxemia, the incidence of which can reach 80%–100% in severe hepatitis cases [27]. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the major chemical endotoxin capable of stimulating PAF and PAF-AH secretion from monocytes and macrophages. Kupffer cells, specialized macrophages located in the liver, account for 80%–90% of the total monocytes and macrophages in the body. Kupffer cells are the primary mediators of endotoxin clearance and detoxification in the liver. By injecting bacterial LPS into the rat mesenteric vein, Howard et al. [28] observed a 20-fold increase in the PAF-AH mRNA level in Kupffer cells and a 2-fold increase in serum PAF-AH activity after 24 h. Svetlov et al. [29] reported that cultured primary Kupffer cells could express more PAF-AH mRNA than hepatocytes and had a 20–25-fold higher PAF-AH secretion rate than hepatocytes, indicating that Kupffer cells may be the main source of PAF-AH during liver damage.
We found that the activity of circulating PAF-AH in patients diagnosed with hepatitis B was positively correlated with TBIL, TBA, ALT, AST, TG, and apoB, negatively correlated with ChE, HDL-c, and apoAI, and not correlated with Glu, BMI, Tch, and LDL-c. However, the PAF-AH activity in healthy controls was positively correlated with TBIL, ALT, TG, Tch, LDL-c, and apoB, negatively correlated with HDL-c, and not correlated with Glu, BMI, TBA, AST, and apoAI. The differences in correlations between hepatitis patients and controls, especially in the correlation of PAF-AH with lipids and bile acids, could be explained by a change in the source of PAF-AH during the development of hepatitis. PAF-AH can be classified into intracellular types I and II and the plasma type [3]. Plasma PAF-AH exists in the blood and is predominantly produced by monocytes, macrophages, T lymphocytes, mast cells, and hepatocytes [30–32]. Under normal conditions, the main source of circulating PAF-AH is hematopoietic cells [31], and the main source of PAF-AH in bile juice is hepatocytes [29]. However, during hepatitis bile excretion disorder, the retention of bile components such as bile acid can cause the retention of hepatocyte-secreted PAF-AH [33, 34]. This relationship could explain the association between serum PAF-AH activities and the TBIL and TBA levels in hepatitis. Another potential factor is the impact of liver damage on Kupffer cell PAF-AH secretion, leading to an increase in PAF-AH during hepatitis. Circulating PAF-AH mainly exists in complexes with lipoprotein particles [35]. During hepatitis, however, liver damage causes dysfunction in the synthesis of cholesterol and other lipids [36], resulting in the altered correlation between PAF-AH and blood lipids we observed. These findings indicate that serum PAF-AH may be involved in oxidative stress and inflammation of the liver.
We also found that serum PAF-AH activities in patients with various stages of hepatitis B were significantly higher than those in healthy controls, and serum PAF-AH activity was significantly positively correlated with TBIL. The greatest elevation in serum PAF-AH was observed in patients diagnosed with CSHB, suggesting that the PAF-AH activity is involved in pathological liver damage, and that the detection of PAF-AH may serve as a surrogate marker for hepatic inflammatory activity, allowing disease progress and prognosis to be monitored. Similar to our study, the study of Ma et al. found that among CSHB patients, serum PAF activities were significantly higher in the death group than in the control group and were positively correlated with the prognosis of CSHB, and thus can be used as a prognostic factor in CSHB [37]. However, Guerra et al. found that HCV-infected patients showed a significant decrease in PAF-AH activity, and PAF-AH activity recovered only in patients who cleared HCV after antiviral treatment [38]. Most of the circulating HCV is associated with VLDL and LDL, and the circulating HCV lipoprotein complexes may reduce the amount of free LDL available for PAF-AH activity. Since HBV does not circulate in blood bound to LDL, HBV-infected patients did not show any reduction in PAF-AH activity [38, 39].
In this study, we show that serum PAF-AH may be used for predicting CSHB and 3-month mortality in HBV-infected patients. We evaluated the predictive power of PAF-AH and the MELD score by ROC curve analysis. The MELD score is a prospectively developed and validated scale for the severity of end-stage liver disease that uses the quantitative, objective values of serum TBIL, serum creatinine, and INR of prothrombin time to predict patient mortality in patients with advanced liver disease [16, 40]. Mao et al.'s study reported that the MELD score was related to the prognosis of patients with HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure [41]. We found that although the AUC of PAF-AH was lower than the AUC of the MELD score for predicting CSHB, the AUC of PAF-AH combined with MELD score was higher than that of PAF-AH or the MELD score alone. This finding showed that combining PAF-AH with the MELD score further added to predictive power for CSHB. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that PAF-AH activity and the MELD score were independent factors predicting CSHB. We also found an association between PAF-AH and mortality in HBV-infected patients. The AUC of PAF-AH was lower than AUC of the MELD score for predicting mortality, and the AUC of PAF-AH combined with the MELD score was similar to that of the MELD score alone. Although this result shows a lower predictive power of PAF-AH than of the MELD score for mortality, PAF-AH activity is an easier and more convenient measurement than the MELD score. However, a potential limitation in our study was that we did not consider the influence of drugs taken before admission that may modulate PAF-AH activity.
In summary, the PAF-AH activities of patients with CSHB were significantly higher than those of patients with AHB, CHB, or LC, and higher PAF-AH activities were associated with a higher prevalence of CSHB. Spearman correlation showed that PAF-AH activity correlated positively with TBIL, TBA, ALT, AST, TG, and apoB and negatively with ChE, HDL-c, and apoAI in patients with hepatitis B. Moreover, serum PAF-AH may be used for predicting CSHB and mortality in patients with hepatitis B, and PAF-AH activity was an independent factor predicting CSHB.
Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase
Platelet-activating factor
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis C virus
Acute hepatitis B
Chronic hepatitis B
Chronic severe hepatitis B
Liver cirrhosis
Model for end-stage liver disease
International normalized ratio
Alanine aminotransferase
Aspartate aminotransferase
Total bilirubin
- ChE:
- Tch:
Total cholesterol
- LDL-c:
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
- HDL-c:
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
- apoAI:
apolipoprotein AI
- apoB:
apolipoprotein B
- Glu:
Total bile acid
Receiver operating characteristic
Area under the curve
Body mass index
This work was supported by grants from the Department of Education Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (Y201330146) and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (No. 2011ZA064).
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The woe focuses on the sordid character of Nineveh. The words blood, lies, plunder, and victims summarize the wickedness of the inhabitants of Nineveh. Nineveh fully deserved her punishment.
Skillfully Nahum used poetic structure to enhance the violence of the assault. The siege took about two and a half months, but it is condensed here as a moment of time.
The city had become so depraved that it is named a harlot filled with wanton lust and skilled in the tactics of seduction, sorceries, prostitution, and witchcraft.
God cries out, "I am against you," and promises that he will expose her nakedness and display her as a spectacle to the world. Horrified travelers will marvel at the city's extensive ruins.
In 663 b.c. Assyrian armies leveled Thebes, the capital of Egypt. Other nations would do the same to Nineveh.
The Ninevites may have regarded their plight as a tragedy, and their conquerors may have regarded it as evidence of superior military power. By divine revelation, Nahum understood the fall of Nineveh as an act of God, the Judge of nations.
The ultimate reason for Nineveh's demise was the verdict of the divine Judge. However frantically the defenders labored to save the city, all was to no avail, for the Judge had declared that fire and sword would wipe them out and that the city's enemies would be like grasshoppers and locusts in number.
The simile of swarms of locusts is extended to Nineveh's guards and officials who had exploited their own people without mercy.
The ravaging of the city comes to an end, and the Lord unveils the underlying anguish that always accompanies his acts of judgment.
Nahum mourns with the vanquished who have become wandering refugees, for the blow of punishment had left an incurable wound. Nineveh was never to rise again.
Wherever the news of the fall of Nineveh is heard, those who listen will rejoice. To them, justice has at last been executed. The multitude of Nineveh's victims had suffered untold agonies, but now the international monster is laid low.
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Smith, Ralph L. "Nahum." WdBC. Waco: Word, 1984.
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The Life of a Needle (Continued)
When to Dispose of Needles
The other sharp that many of us use, and in the fullness of time most people with diabetes need to use, is the dreaded "needle." I can hear people wailing and gnashing their teeth and running for the hills at the mere use of the word.
Although I know you won't believe me until you experience it for yourself, taking a "shot" involves much less discomfort than lancing your finger.
So today's needles are not your Grandmother's needles. The evolution of the needle is one of shrinkage. They've gotten thinner and thinner and shorter and shorter. Needles come attached to syringes, come attachable to syringes, and come attached to little hubs that screw or snap onto pen delivery devices. Some modern needles look no bigger than an eyelash.
It's really pretty amazing, especially if you compare them to what we dFolk used in the olden days. Back then (after boiling your glass syringe on the stovetop to sterilize it) you sharpened your needle on a whetstone. No, really, you did. Then you used steel wool to remove burrs from the tip.
But reusable needles have gone the way of the Raphus cucullatus (the Dodo bird). All insulin needles—the same ones used for all other liquid diabetes medications—are now the disposable variety.
So when to dispose of them?
Well, it'll come as no surprise that the folks who make them will tell you to pitch them— in a properly certified sharps disposal container, of course—after one injection.
Of course, no one does. The people who make the needles know this too. One manufacturer even has before-and-after microscope images on their web site to show you just how ripped up their needle tips get after a single use. I dunno. If you have to use a microscope to show us the difference, is there a difference you can feel?
Now of course, injection needles don't and can't have the lifespan lancets do. For one thing, not only are they generally thinner, they're also hollow. That means the "skin" of the needles are mighty thin indeed. The tips get dull quickly, and they bend very, very easily. They can also "clog" if the medication dries up inside them between uses. So needle lifespan is governed by two separate issues: how many times do you stick it into your body (dulling the tip); and how long is it between uses (clog risk)?
Again, how thick your skin is comes into play, as does whether or not you inject through your clothing. There is nothing wrong with injecting through your shirt or jeans, but it'll most definitely trash your needle tip faster.
Beyond pain, the risks of overuse of a needle are bruising, and more importantly, the risk of not getting the right amount of medication. Especially if you're taking small dosages from a pen device, you'll probably have no way of knowing if you got the full amount of your medicine if the needle is partly plugged.
So, in weighing all those variables, how many shots can you get out of a needle? My rule of thumb for you here is based on time rather than pain. If you are a type 1 carrying a pen of fast-acting insulin, I think you'll be fine using one needle all day long for your 3-4 shots. You're shooting up enough to avoid clog risk on one hand, but not enough to totally trash the point of the needle on the other hand. But if you are a type 2 taking a single daily injection of basal insulin, you should probably just go ahead a use a fresh needle each time because even though the point could last a couple more shots, the clog risk for the needle between the widely spaced injections is pretty high.
Bottom line, if you're taking several shots throughout the day, go ahead and use one needle again and again; but if it's 12 hours or more since the last shot, change the damn needle.
Wil Dubois is the author of four multi-award-winning books about diabetes. He is a PWD type 1, and is the diabetes coordinator for a rural non-profit clinic. Visit his blog, LifeAfterDX
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Ferndale overviewFerndale is special for its gardens and sports, and known for its spas and college atmosphere. You'll enjoy the ample coffee and bar options, along with outdoor areas for running and walking. Learn about local heritage at popular landmarks in the area like White Rock Pier. Don't miss your chance to see attractions like Hovander Homestead Park and North Bellingham Golf Course. A family- and business-friendly area, Ferndale also has something for everyone.
Where to stay in FerndaleWhether you're planning to stay for a night or for the week, Ferndale has accommodations to fit every need. There are 54 hotels in the Ferndale area and you can shop as many as 12 deals for rooms on Hotels.com, some with discounts of up to 35%.
- • 19 2-star hotels with an average price of $56 per night
- • 25 3-star hotels with an average price of $75 per night
- • 6 4-star hotels with an average price of $85 per night
Here are the top hotels based on 6233 user reviews of Ferndale hotels:
- • Super 8 - Bellingham Airport/Ferndale (Ferndale)
- • Motel 6 Ferndale WA (Ferndale)
- • Orca Inn Suites (Ferndale)
How to get to FerndaleFly in to Bellingham, WA (BLI-Bellingham Intl.), 4.4 mi (7.1 km) from downtown Ferndale. Abbotsford, BC (YXX-Abbotsford Intl.) is the next closest major airport, 15.5 mi (24.9 km) away.
What to see around FerndaleFun activities such as sporting events, running, and pampering at the spa are at hand, along with attractions such as:
- • MSA Arena
- • Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre
- • Milner Downs Equestrian Center
- • Cloverdale Fairgrounds
- • Langley Event Center
- • Marine Life Center
- • Birch Bay Waterslides
- • Glen Echo Garden
- • Greater Vancouver Zoo
- • Krause Berry Farms
- • Bellis Fair Mall
- • Highstreet Shopping Centre
- • Willowbrook Shopping Centre
- • Western Washington University
- • Jansen Art Center
- • Summit Learning Center
- • Trinity Western University
- • Hovander Homestead Park
- • North Bellingham Golf Course
- • Sardis Raptor Center
- • Grandview Golf Course
- • Whatcom Museum
When to visit FerndaleWondering what time of year to travel, or what clothes to pack? Here are seasonal norms to help you with your planning:
Seasonal temperature averages
- • January-March: 55°F day, 32°F night
- • April-June: 69°F day, 38°F night
- • July-September: 73°F day, 44°F night
- • October-December: 63°F day, 31°F night
- • January-March: 10.9 inches
- • April-June: 7.0 inches
- • July-September: 4.2 inches
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