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Case Reports in Medicine
Volume 2014, Article ID 530239, 5 pages
Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident Paves Way for Neurorestoration: A Case Report
1Department of Medical Services and Clinical Research, Neurogen, Brain and Spine Institute Private Limited, Surana Sethia Hospital and Research Centre, Suman Nagar, Sion Trombay Road, Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400071, India
2Department of Research and Development, Neurogen, Brain and Spine Institute Private Limited, Surana Sethia Hospital and Research Centre, Suman Nagar, Sion Trombay Road, Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400071, India
3Department of Neuro-Rehabilitation, Neurogen, Brain and Spine Institute Private Limited, Surana Sethia Hospital and Research Centre, Suman Nagar, Sion Trombay Road, Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400071, India
Received 4 July 2013; Revised 9 October 2013; Accepted 2 December 2013; Published 5 January 2014
Academic Editor: Nicola Smania
Copyright © 2014 Alok Sharma et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In response to acute ischemic stroke, large numbers of bone marrow stem cells mobilize spontaneously in peripheral blood that home onto the site of ischemia activating the penumbra. But with chronicity, the numbers of mobilized cells decrease, reducing the degree and rate of recovery. Cellular therapy has been explored as a new avenue to restore the repair process in the chronic stage. A 67-year-old Indian male with a chronic right middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke had residual left hemiparesis despite standard management. Recovery was slow and partial resulting in dependence to carry out activities of daily living. Our aim was to enhance the speed of recovery process by providing an increased number of stem cells to the site of injury. We administered autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells intrathecally alongwith rehabilitation and regular follow up. The striking fact was that the hand functions, which are the most challenging deficits, showed significant recovery. Functional Independence Measure scores and quality of life improved. This could be attributed to the neural tissue restoration. We hypothesize that cell therapy may be safe, novel and appealing treatment for chronic ischemic stroke. Further controlled trials are indicated to advance the concept of Neurorestoration.
1. Introduction
A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the rapid loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain tissue. It may be classified as ischemic (thrombotic or embolic) or hemorrhagic [1]. The clinical presentation corresponds to the area of brain damage. Ischemic stroke results from a loss of blood supply to a part of the brain, initiating the ischemic cascade [1, 2]. Brain tissue ceases to function if deprived of oxygen for more than 60 to 90 seconds which after approximately two to four hours leads to irreversible injury and infarction. The core area of infarction is called the "umbra" and the surrounding partially viable neuronal cortex is referred to as the "ischemic penumbra" [1, 2].
The mainstay in the management of ischemic stroke is early restoration of blood supply to the affected brain areas. This includes thrombolysis with agents such as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), streptokinase, urokinase, and others [3]. These are effective modalities with limitations such as a short window period (three hours) for administration, narrow indications, contraindications, and complications. Despite early restitution, residual sensorimotor and cognitive-perceptual deficits are commonly seen which require rehabilitative management. Some neurological function recovers in these patients within the first three months, but only 40 to 60% of cases regain functional independence anytime between three months to ten years [4]. With most of the daily functions being dependent on hand functions, its recovery is crucial. It is seen that the recovery of the hemiplegic hand is often slow. Several mechanisms are presumed to determine recovery. These include the penumbral tissues, neural plasticity, rehabilitation, and behavioral compensation strategies [4].
As recovery of function is a slow and long drawn process and lacks definitive treatment, it becomes necessary to explore the possible options that may accentuate the restorative process. Cellular therapy has been reported to have beneficial therapeutic effects in stroke [5, 6]. The following case study aimed at observing the effects of intrathecal autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNC) in chronic ischemic stroke.
2. Case Presentation
A 67-year-old male from Mumbai, India, developed sudden left-sided weakness with speech disturbance, approximately three and a half years back. During onset he was conscious, oriented, and ambulatory. His admission to a hospital was delayed by almost 12 hours after symptom onset, due to which thrombolytics could not be administered. On investigations magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain (Figure 1) showed an acute nonhemorrhagic right middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory infarct with the putamen extending to the corona radiata. There was no significant narrowing in the arteries of the circle of Willis. Chronic ischemic foci in the cerebral white matter, basal ganglia, thalami, and pons were noticed besides a chronic infarction of the corona radiata.
At nine months after-stroke and following physiotherapy the patient showed some recovery but had residual deficits. He was ambulatory with a cane and dependent for most of his ADLs. He was unable to use his left hand for his daily activities, perform isolated movements on the left side, open and close his fist, grasp objects, climb stairs, and so forth. Due to these limitations he sought to avail alternative treatment options. He came with increased tone in most muscle groups on the left side (grade 1 spasticity as measured on the Modified Ashworth Scale-M.A.S.). His voluntary control (graded based on Brunnstrom's stages of voluntary recovery after-stroke) was stage 1 to 2 in the left hand, stage 3 in left arm, and stage 3 in the left lower limb. Pain around the left shoulder had developed due to tightness of the flexor and adductor muscle groups. This resulted in limited, painful ranges of extension, abduction, and rotations. Both static and dynamic balance in sitting and standing were affected. His sensations and cognitive-perceptual functions were well preserved. Speech was slurred and fast indicative of mild dysarthria. His speech intelligibility was at level 2, that is, he required 1 to 2 repetitions.
Functionally, the patient was minimally dependant for his activities of daily living (ADL) as seen from his Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score of 109/126. He performed most activities one-handedly but preferred minimal assistance, whenever accessible. Performance of lower body dressing required moderate assistance. He had difficulty in bed mobility, transfers, and climbing stairs. He was using an aid (walking stick) for indoor ambulation. Outdoor mobility was limited and he required minimal support. Also, he experienced fatigue after walking for ten minutes or speaking continuously. His major concern was the absence of voluntary movements in the left hand, that is, his hand always remained partially fisted with thumb adducted and wrist in flexion. He was unable to reach out for, hold, or pick up objects with his left hand.
Considering his neurological and functional status nine months after-stroke, he was enrolled for intervention using intrathecal administration of autologous bone-marrow-derived stem cells followed by intensive rehabilitation. Detailed examination and assessments were conducted before intervention, at the time of discharge (i.e., one week after-stem cell administration) and at 3- and 6-month follow-up visits. In view of the improvements (described below) seen after the first intervention, he underwent the procedure for the second time 19 months after stroke. The patient was followed up at regular intervals for two years after intervention.
The patient was selected for intervention based on the inclusion criterion as per the World Medical Associations Helsinki declaration [7]. The treatment protocol is approved by the Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research and Therapy (IC-SCRT). A signed informed consent from the patient was obtained. G-CSF (300 mcg) injections were administered subcutaneously, 48 hours and 24 hours prior to the bone marrow aspiration. Bone marrow (100 mL) was aspirated from the iliac bone under local anesthesia. A density gradient separation method was used to separate mononuclear cells (MNC). A viable count of the isolated MNCs was taken and checked by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis. Percentage of CD34+ cells was identified using PE antibody. A total of 80 × 106 cell were transplanted intrathecally and intramuscularly. Half of the MNCs fraction was then injected intrathecally into the L4-L5 level via a lumbar puncture using an 18-gauge Tuohy needle and catheter, over a period of 5–10 minutes. Intravenous methylprednisolone was administered (30 mg/kg over one hour) during the MNC transplantation. The remaining MNCs were then injected intramuscularly in various motor points.
The procedure was identical for both shots. During the second round of cellular therapy along with intrathecal administration, MNCs diluted in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained via lumbar puncture were injected intramuscularly into the motor points. A motor point is a point over the skin which corresponds to the entry of a motor nerve into the muscle where electrical stimulation (via electrode) causes contraction of the muscle. The motor points of the following muscles on the left side were injected with mononuclear cells: quadriceps, tibialis anterior, peronei, extensor digitorum, deltoid, extensor carpi radialis, extensor carpi ulnaris, triceps, lumbricals, opponens pollicis, and dorsal interossei.
Cellular therapy was followed by neurorehabilitation including regular physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and counseling to reduce his impairment and improve function. The voluntary control grading based on Brunnstrom's stages and FIM was repeated after the intervention and at every followup. These were used as outcome measures. The following changes were observed after the stem cell intervention and rehabilitation.
Clinical examination and functional assessments were analyzed to identify the neurological and functional changes in the patient. One week after cellular therapy and rehabilitation there was reduced intensity of pain and increased range of motion, both passive and active, in the left shoulder joint.
At the one-month follow-up assessment, static and dynamic balance were improved. He was able to rise from a chair easily and stand stable without support for 5 minutes. Lower body dressing was easier. Spasticity in the left upper and lower limbs decreased slightly. Hand grip was better and his ability to walk and climb stairs improved. Generalized fatigue was reduced. Improvement in speech was noted in terms of increased duration without fatigue.
At three months the above improvements were sustained and he was also able to walk indoors without the cane for 8 to 10 meters and commute independently using public transport. He was able to walk an outdoor distance of approximately 1500 meters in 20–25 minutes. His fatigue levels had further decreased.
At ten months, his functional status was maintained. Hand functions showed mild improvement. A second shot of cellular therapy was administered intrathecally and intramuscularly. Following the second round of cellular therapy, he showed improvements in the repertoire, control, and quality of left hand movements. Isolated movements of the elbow joint and abduction of the shoulder joint could be performed by him. He was able to bend down towards the floor and pick up a pen using a lateral pinch. Voluntary opening of the fingers made the release of gripped objects better (Brunnstrom's stage 4 of hand recovery). Active control was achieved in the movements of wrist extension, finger opening, and thumb abduction-adduction. Quality of gross grasp and release of large objects was better. His FIM score improved from 109 to 111. All the improvements persisted at the two-year follow-up visit.
3. Discussion
The incidence of CVA has greatly increased over the last decade. It is known to impact motor function and independence in ADL in a majority of the patients for a significant length of time. In this case, prior to the stem cell intervention some degree of recovery was noted but he was still dependant for his ADLs, causing major distress to the patient and his family. With the intervention and rehabilitation, we aimed at furthering and speeding the recovery process. We chose autologous BMMNCs as the mode of intervention because of the safety profile, absence of ethical issues, and easy availability in abundance. The intrathecal route of administration is a focused route which directly inserts the cells into the CSF. Thus, the accessibility of stem cells to the brain is enhanced. Intrathecal route is easy to administer and is devoid of any major side effects [8]. A second shot of intrathecal and intramuscular injections of MNCs was administered to further the improvements in hand functions. The intramuscular injections of MNCs help in the recovery of the weak muscles. The G-CSF administered before the transplantation helps in stimulation of CD34+ cells and also in the survival and multiplication of the stem cells [9].
Within an hour of an ischemic insult, there is a core area of infarction surrounded by an oligemic zone called the ischemic penumbra (IP) where autoregulation is ineffective. Cerebral blood flow to the penumbra is approximately 25% to 50% of the normal. It is said that reperfusion of these partially preserved areas within 2–4 hours after onset ("window period") can partly or completely arrest and/or reverse the neurological deficits [3]. This area otherwise may have preserved cellular integrity and function for variable periods of time, making it a potentially salvageable area [1]. This patient missed the narrow "window period" for administration of tissue prothrombin activator. Due to this he was treated with standard medical and rehabilitative therapy. But even with this treatment, there was residual neurodeficit indicating incomplete functional recovery of neurons. Recently, bone marrow stem cell transplantation (BMSC) has been shown to have remarkable potential to repair the ischemia-damaged neural networks and form new synaptic connections [10]. The restoration of neuronal circuit activity likely contributes to better long-term recovery of sensorimotor function after BMSC transplantation [11]. We hypothesize that the administered mononuclear cells could have helped in the activation of the penumbral area. Earlier studies on BMSC transplantation have shown that directional migration of neuroblasts and their homing onto the injury site are enhanced [12, 13].
The transplanted cells secrete trophic factors and cytokines such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) that play a vital role in neovascularization. This neovascularization improves the oxygen supply to the site of injury which rejuvenates the marginally surviving cells or may enhance the local environmental factors that improve their function [11, 13]. Animal studies have exposed the various mechanisms through which BMSC exert their effects like increased expression of stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the peri-infarct region, increased expression of the axonal growth associated protein-43 (GAP-43), and decreased axonal growth inhibiting proteins-ROCK II and NG2. In the peri-infarct area, they also improve survival of doublecortin (DCX) positive neuroblasts [13].
Following activation of these dormant neurons, the processes of neural plasticity, axonal sprouting, and neuronal reconnections may be accelerated by intensive rehabilitation including occupational therapy and physiotherapy [14].
The site of infarction in this patient was the territories of the middle cerebral artery in the right hemisphere. The middle cerebral artery supplies to the motor cortex (areas 4 and 6) wherein the representations of the arm, hand, and proximal lower limb are present. Focused motor improvements seen as reduced tone, decreased pain, increased ranges, and better voluntary control and quality of movements along with functional gains (pick up and release of objects and climbing stairs) correlate with the site of ischemia. This could indicate that the transplanted stem cells are driven to the site of injury. They probably replicate a neurorestorative mechanism similar to that which is achievable during the acute phase or "window period." It has been shown that during the acute phase of injury after stroke, the inert bone-marrow-derived stem cells are mobilized and home onto the site of damage via the CXCR4/SDF-1 signaling pathway. But during the chronic phase, the quantity of mobilized bone-marrow-derived stem cells decreases tremendously [12]. Therefore provision of an increased number of stem cells has probably helped hasten and improve the recovery. Also, the rehabilitation interventions following cellular therapy seek to promote recovery and independence through neurofacilitation [15].
There were no short-or long-term adverse effects in this patient, two years after cellular therapy. The improvements in FIM scores, voluntary control, hand functions, and ADL independence can be attributed, though partially, to the cellular therapy.
The extent of injury and a correlation between clinical and investigative findings were not studied in detail for this case. Future studies could use imaging to address these factors for understanding the internal functional and structural changes rendered by the stem cells in view of the clinical findings.
4. Conclusion
We postulate that BMMNC along with rehabilitation may enhance the recovery in the chronic phase of ischemic stroke. The above reported case could be a beginning of a new paradigm for achieving neurorestoration in chronic stroke patients. It reestablishes the safety and viability of the intrathecal and intramuscular administration of autologous BMMNCs while indicating that more controlled, detailed, and systematic research in large group trials is required for greater applicability.
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Snakes alive
A week or so ago, still in the U.S., I was swimming with the grandkids in the pool at son Dan's house. And swimming along with us was a snake.
Mind you, this was no anaconda. It was a tiny snake, about ten-inches long and as thin as a shoelace. Still, it was enough to make the kids jump screaming from the pool.
As far as I could recall, I had not seen this species of snake before. It was distinctive: brown with a bright yellow ring around its neck. Easy to identify. I typed "ring-necked snake" into Google and there it was, Diadophis punctatus. Slightly venomous, but non-aggressive and of little threat to humans. Secretive and nocturnal, which probably explains why I had not seen one before. Dan says they occasionally end up in his pool, unable to get out.
We gave it an assist.
The neck ring has a role to play in Diadophis sex, according to Wikipedia: "Once the male finds a female, he starts by rubbing his closed mouth along the female's body. Then, the male bites the female around her neck ring, maneuvering to align their bodies so sperm can be inserted into the female's vent."
Why did the kids jump screaming from the pool? No one likes snakes, no matter how small. Or almost no one. Snakes and humans have a long myth-wrapped mutual history, which Ramona and Desmond Morris cataloged nearly fifty years ago in a book called Men and Snakes. Our fear of snakes is deeply cultural; it may even be genetic.
Way back in the mid-17th century, the Italian physician and scientist Francesco Redi wrote a book on vipers. He begins: "Every day I find myself more firm in my intention of not trusting the phenomena of nature if I do not see them with my own eyes and if they are not confirmed by iterated and reiterated experience, since I realize always more what a difficult thing it is to pry into the truth often obfuscated by falsifications." A more apt description of the spirit of the Scientific Revolution could hardly be found.
Redi assembled everything that had previously been written about vipers and subjected that "knowledge" to experimental observation, shredding serpent myths in the process. Most men are sheep, he said, choosing to believe what they have been told is true.


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In 1994, two geologists turned the world of archaeology upside down. A Javan fossil led them to claim that man's ancestors left Africa nearly 1 million years earlier than experts had previously thought. Two years later, they struck again: This time with a study suggesting that three distinctly different human species lived on earth at the same time, as recently as 30,000 years ago.
By itself, each finding is significant. Together, they paint a picture of human evolution vastly different from accepted theories and infinitely more complex.
Now, the geologists - Carl Swisher and Garniss Curtis - have decided to tell the story of these discoveries and their implications, and they've teamed up with established archaeology author Roger Lewin.
"Humans have been asking questions about their origins and their place in nature ever since true self-awareness began to flicker in the human mind," they write. "Java Man" is an attempt to help answer some of these questions. Specifically, it addresses the long-standing dispute about how we evolved into the species we are today.
"Java Man" has the makings of a wonderful tale. It begins in Java, Indonesia, in the presence of a revered Homo erectus fossil, a child's skull found in 1936. As the fossil's keeper looks on in horror, Swisher borrows a knife from a colleague and begins to scrape away at the skull's surface in an attempt to determine its true age.
The book closes with a discussion of their second discovery: a group of Homo erectus fossils that may be hundreds of thousands of years younger than scientists had previously believed, and may have lived at the same time as the Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens.
These findings suggest that rather than being a direct, linear progression from one species to the next, human evolution was incredibly messy and involved lots of dead-end species: "There was no inevitability to the evolution of Homo sapiens.... Almost certainly, everyone in the world today is a descendant of a population of newly emerged humans who, in their inexorable spread across the world, caused the extinction of species of humans that were like us, but weren't us."
Unfortunately, the pages between the opening scene and the intriguing conclusion are packed with lab politics and trivial details. What begins as an engaging narrative quickly turns into a colorless catalog of events. Clear, lucid prose gives way to awkward and unnecessary descriptions. In the span of two pages, for instance, the authors move from Indonesian schoolrooms to fossil dig sites to an oddly misplaced discussion of Java's birth-control policies.
Unlike most of Lewin's previous books on bones ("Origins Reconsidered," "Bones of Contention"), "Java Man" is not so much a cogent story as an insider's look at the field of archaeology. The authors devote entire chapters to wearisome details about their lab's collapse, funding issues, and a barrage of scientists who are quickly introduced and just as quickly forgotten. They fill their pages with irrelevant scientific rivalries and odd homages, and their descriptions of laboratory techniques are cluttered with historical minutiae.
Swisher's and Curtis's discoveries are fascinating, and their implications profound. By the time I had finished "Java Man," I knew more about pre-historic man than I had ever expected. However, the lack of a strong storyline creates a lack of coherency, which in turn leaves me guessing as to the authors' exact purpose. And after all of my digging, I still haven't found the meat of their argument - only the skeleton.
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Due to divorce and joint custody arrangements, many children live in two environments. One may be orderly and calm. The other may be haphazard and chaotic. What is done with children in one home can carry over to the other. If one parent understands the empathic child's sensitivity and the other doesn't, it can create a huge discordant problem for the empathic child.
In working with parents who are separated or working out a divorce plan for their families, one parent might feed the child sugar and junk food and then send them to the other parent where it takes quite literally a week to help the child change their behavior and get back on course again. It is imperative that parents teach their children how to take care of their own energy. For example, there was one child high on the autism spectrum, who went to his father's where he was teased for his sensitivity. He would go to bed in tears. He wet the bed and the problem continued to escalate. The mom was a very savvy and smart woman, so rather than keeping him in the victim mode she quickly taught him resilience. She taught him how to strip the bed before he could be teased. She taught him how to wash his own sheets and make his bed again before they would jump on him for doing something wrong. She basically taught him how to take care of himself and he did a very good job. Definitely being in a home environment where there are emotional connections requires some very specific management.
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Balticovo: speculative feed grain prices complicate situation in the industry
Although due to speculative feed grain prices the situation in the sector is complex, Latvia's population have returned to the tradition to cook at home, boosting the eggs sales. For example, last year 500 million eggs were produced, Balticovo head Arnis Veinbergs points out.
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Situated amidst the snow-clad mountains, the beautiful city of Dharamshala is an ideal place for a perfect holiday with loved ones. Tourists can avail regular flights to Dharamshala from Delhi, Bangalore, Jaipur and various other places across the country. Dharamshala flights are offered by a number of airlines at different time slots on regular basis.
With a number of tourist attractions, Dharamshala is a popular destination among holiday-makers. Home to His Holiness Dalai Lama, the city has earned the sobriquet ÔÇÿThe Little Lhasa in IndiaÔÇÖ and attracts innumerable devotees every year. Some of the popular places to visit in the destination are the Kangra Art Museum, War Memorial and Kunal Pathri Temple. Those interested in shopping can head towards Kotwali Bazaar and McLeodganj, especially for Tibetan handicrafts. Nature walks and trekking are quite popular among tourists as these activities give them an opportunity to get close to Mother Nature.
For visiting this beautiful destination, tourists can look for affordable air tickets to Dharamshala. The nearest airport is situated at Gaggal, which is located at a distance of 13 km from the city centre. There are buses and taxis available from the airport to reach the city. Tourists can get the best airfare deals to reach Dharamshala on www.makemytrip.com.
Dharamshala is situated in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. People majorly visit this place to study about Tibetan culture and Buddhism. The airlines flying to and from the city include Kingfisher airlines. Dharamshala city is connected to Delhi via air route. The nearest airport to the city is Gaggal airport which is located 15 km south of Dharamshala. There are many cheap/ budget hotels as well as luxury hotels available near the city airport.
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About ChennaiChennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu, situated on the Coromandel Coast along the Bay of Bengal. It is the fifth largest urbane settlement in India, a hub for culture, commerce, and education in all of South India. The main city and its adjoining regions form the limits of what was initially known as Madras, presently called the Chennai Metropolitan Area. Chennai is visited by many foreign and domestic tourists. While one of the reasons is that Chennai is considered among the safest cities in India, many tourists come here seeking health.
How to reach Chennai
• Chennai By Air– Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA) is the main airport serving people taking flights to Chennai or from Chennai. Located in Meenambakkam, the airport is 21 km from Chennai's city centre. Major domestic carriers operate direct flights to Chennai and from the city, while all major international carriers fly from and to the city too.
• Chennai By Rail– Chennai houses the headquarters of Southern Railway, one of the 17 zones of the Indian Railways. Three of the major railway stations in the city are Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore (2 km from the city) and Tambaram (which lies in the suburbs). Most super-fast and express trains travel to Chennai on a daily basis, with direct connectivity to top metropolitan cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Kochi, Hyderabad, and Kolkata.
• Chennai By Road– The Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminal (CMBT) connects cities like Tirupati, Pondicherry, Coimbatore, and Tirunelveli. Among the bus services offered, one could select between deluxe, semi-deluxe, hi-tech, Rajahamsa executive, and sleeper buses; they also connect major cities like Bangalore and Calicut to Chennai.
Chennai is well connected to most neighbouring cities by a network of highways. The five major highways connect Kolkata, Bengaluru, Madurai, Tiruvallur, Nellore, Vellore, and Pondicherry to Chennai.
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Chennai has some very classical looking structures and is one of the metropolitan cities in the country, which has the largest number of heritage monuments. The Marina Beach has a 6 km coastline, the longest coastline in India. The San Thomas Cathedral Basilica, built by the Portuguese in 1523 and designed in the Neo–Gothic style, is one of the only 23 Basilicas in India. Chennai is also about 74 km away from spiritual destinations like Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram. Pondicherry and Vellore are two cities that are a drive's distance from the metropolitan capital city. This city is combination of experiences that bring in foreign and domestic tourists on a daily basis. One must-explore beyond the obvious to really soak in that well-preserved southern culture of the country. If you also want to experience the famous Pongal festival, try to travel here around January. Following places should form your list of must-see places when in Chennai.
1. Mylapore temple
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8. Kalakshetra Arts Academy
9. Vivekananda House (Vivekananda Illam)
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11. The Ripon Building
The best time to visit the city is from November until February, when the temperatures range between 20°C and 25°C. During the day, cool breeze from the sea provides relief from the regular sultry weather. Pongal, celebrated in the month of January, makes this a special season to travel to Chennai. From March to June, summers make the city extremely hot and humid, with temperatures rising to a whopping 40°C and above. However, the city is less crowded then, and one can expect good hotel deals during this time. Monsoons in Chennai last from July to September, with the city being engulfed in heavy rainfall and strong winds.
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Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA) is the main international airport, serving people taking flights to Chennai or from the city. It is located in Meenambakkam, which is 21 km from Chennai. The airport is ranked as the fourth busiest airport in India. The Chennai International Airport has two adjacent domestic and international terminals, which were the first of its kind back in the day. They are named after former chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, K. Kamaraj and C. N. Annadurai.
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Police in New Jersey say four men robbed a 7-Eleven store and left the clerk in the freezer.
Moorestown police tell the Burlington County Times that two men in hooded sweatshirts and ski masks entered the store around 4 a.m. Friday and forced the clerk into a freezer.
Meanwhile, two other men came in with a hand truck and tried to wheel out the store's ATM.
Police say they couldn't get the ATM but did leave with the clerk's wallet, which they say contained about $400.
They say the clerk was eventually able to get out of the freezer and dial 911 and was not hurt.


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After an average follow-up of 7.5 years, diabetic patients with evidence of small cerebral infarctions at baseline later suffered death or kidney failure at more than twice the rate seen in patients who had not had silent strokes, reported Takashi Uzu, MD, of Shiga University of Medical Sciences in Shiga, Japan, and colleagues.
Silent strokes are a consequence of cerebral microvascular disease and thus may logically accompany the development of similar abnormalities in renal blood vessels, ultimately leading to kidney failure, the researchers explained online in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
"It is important to identify individuals who are at risk of progression of diabetic renal disease," Uzu and colleagues wrote.
The current standard prognostic test is the albumin-creatinine ratio, but it is not entirely adequate for the purpose, they suggested: "Recent clinical studies have shown that renal insufficiency can occur in the absence of microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes."
But they acknowledged that brain MRI scans would be too expensive and inconvenient for routine prognostic testing.
"New strategies are needed to determine the presence of renal and/or extrarenal microvascular diseases," Uzu and colleagues wrote.
Their study involved 608 patients with type 2 diabetes who had no clinical signs of cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease or overt nephropathy. Their mean age at baseline was about 60 and the average glycated hemoglobin level was about 8.6%.
Participants underwent cerebral MRI scans at baseline, with 177 showing evidence of silent cerebral infarctions, defined as focal lesions of at least 3 mm in diameter with low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and high intensity with T2 weighting. Dilated perivascular spaces were distinguished from infarcts with proton density scans. Patients with positive findings who had a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack were excluded.
Those with silent infarctions at baseline differed significantly from other participants according to several parameters. Not surprisingly, patients with cerebral infarcts on average were somewhat older (63 versus 57), had had diabetes for a longer period of time (9.8 years versus 7.6), had higher blood pressure (146.8 mm Hg systolic versus 136.5 ), and were more likely to have a history of smoking (58% versus 46%). All differences were significant at P<0.01.
On the other hand, baseline fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobin levels were both significantly lower in the patients who'd had silent infarctions: mean 163 mg/dL versus 176 for glucose and 8.3% versus 8.7% for HbA1c (P≤0.01 for both).
Patients were followed for up to 10 years, with a mean of 7.5. The primary outcome was end-stage renal disease or death, and Uzu and colleagues chose a secondary outcome combining dialysis with doubling of serum creatinine.
Kaplan-Meier curves for the patients with and without silent infarctions at baseline indicated that the primary outcome occurred at equal rates through the first four years of follow-up, but then the curves diverged abruptly.
At year eight, approximately 6% of the noninfarcted group had experienced the primary outcome, compared with 21% of those who'd had silent strokes (P<0.0001), according to Uzu and colleagues.
Curves for the secondary outcome began diverging by year three. At year eight, about 6% of the noninfarct participants had gone to dialysis or had serum creatinine levels double, whereas these endpoints occurred in nearly 30% of the infarct group (P<0.0001).
Overall, the hazard ratio associated with baseline silent cerebral infarctions for the primary outcome during follow-up was 2.44 (95% CI 1.36 to 4.38).
The hazard ratio for death alone was somewhat smaller (1.61, 95% CI 0.71 to 3.62), indicating that most of the risk measured by the primary outcome was actually in end-stage renal disease.
For the secondary outcome, the hazard ratio was 4.79 (95% CI 2.72 to 8.46).
All the hazard ratios reflected adjustments for age, sex, duration of diabetes, body mass index, smoking status, HbA1c, blood pressure, serum lipids, and standard lab indices of kidney function at baseline.
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) during follow-up also decreased faster in patients with silent strokes. After five years, mean eGFR had fallen by 8 ml/min/m2 in the patients without silent infarcts at baseline compared with 10.5 ml/min/m2 in those with cerebral microvascular disease.
The researchers noted that the study was conducted at two clinical sites, which used somewhat different MRI procedures. But they also indicated that the prevalence of silent infarctions did not differ between the sites.
Other limitations included use of an older creatinine assay, inclusion of larger silent infarcts which could reflect macrovascular disease, and more patients in the cerebral infarct group who were taking renin-angiotensin system blocking drugs, which have renal impairment as an adverse effect.
External funding for the study was not reported.
No potential conflicts of interest were reported.
- Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
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Journal of the American Society of NephrologySource Reference: Uzu T, et al "Cerebral microvascular disease predicts renal failure in type 2 diabetes" J Am Soc Nephrol 2010; DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2009050558.


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A Guardian "Agent" to Protect You From Digital Fraud
Today, maintaining privacy without guided assistance is an onerous task, whose initial costs are high, immediate rewards low and solutions fragile and constantly evolving.
Today, maintaining privacy without guided assistance is an onerous task, whose initial costs are high, immediate rewards low and solutions fragile and constantly evolving.
In many ways "big data" and "encryption" are antithetical. The former involves harvesting, storing and analyzing information to reveal patterns that researchers, law enforcement and industry can use to their benefit.
Looking back at the surveillance all around us--from wiretapped phones to security cameras
I want so badly to love Pinterest, but we just don't seem to be compatible lovers. My initial objection to their service was the cavalier way in which they claimed rights to creative work displayed on their site (almost certainly a relic of being a new startup and writing the broadest terms of service they [...]
One of the Internet's greatest assets is also perhaps its biggest curse—it never forgets. Except in the European Union, where a court last month ruled that people have the right to have certain sensitive information about themselves deleted from Google search results.
Is online anonymity important to you? How far are you willing to go to protect your privacy? These two the key questions are examined in a report released Thursday by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.
Web and mobile phone users willingly share personal data in exchange for free stuff, but not everyone is ready to throw in the towel on privacy
Automatic gear shifting for safer and more efficient wheelchairs; a technique for harnessing terahertz spectroscopy; "humanized" lab mice; and cheaper, more accurate malaria testing--meet this year's crop of Lemelson-M.I.T. collegiate student prize winners
Airport security breaches on and after 9/11 have led to the continual advancement of technologies such as millimeter wave imaging and backscatter scanners to prevent future tragedies
Details about where and when you use your credit card could help reveal your identity to data thieves—even if they don't know your name, address and other personal information.
Revelations of the U.S. National Security Agency's PRISM program continue to have worldwide ripple effects. Nearly two months after U.S. federal prosecutors charged NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden with espionage and theft of government property for blowing the lid off of the clandestine surveillance program, the company that secured Snowden's electronic communications with journalists and international [...]
It's a marvelous time to be a photographer. The blossoming tech industry has made us all kids in a candy shop, suddenly realizing the whole street is candy shops, on a street with peppermint cobblestones and licorice fountains.
Many of the Web sites we visit every day are under cyber attack by malicious hackers looking to disrupt business transactions, discourage people from using a particular online service or exact payback for some real or perceived slight.
The Heartbleed Internet security flaw has made a mess that might not be cleaned up for awhile
A satellite imaging company provides clear new pix of features on Earth's surface as India mulls the role played by such imagery in the deadly Mumbai attacks
A recent shift in U.S. military strategy and provocative actions by china threaten to ignite a new arms race in space. But would placing weapons in space be in anyone's national interest?
A recent report from Europol's European Cybercrime Center includes a forecast that the world's first "online murder" will likely occur before the end of 2014.
Kylie ran towards her fallen dragonfly and knelt beside it. One of its four wings had snapped nearly in half. She rummaged through a toolbox until she found a small tube of accelerseal, bit off the cap and squeezed a generous amount onto the wing's fracture, holding the two pieces together.
To protect your financial and personal data, most mobiles come with PIN-based security, biometrics or number grids that require you to retrace a particular pattern to access your device.


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KBA notes perceptible upturn in printing press sector
Friday, June 18, 2010
Press release from the issuing company
At the 85th annual shareholders' meeting of press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) in Würzburg, president and CEO Helge Hansen reported that demand for both sheetfed and web presses had picked up strongly since March. According to preliminary figures, the order intake of €500m for the first five months of the current business year was almost 23% up on the prior-year figure. Since 1 January the order backlog has increased by a good €160m to almost €500m.
Race to regain lost ground in the second half-year
Higher pre-tax profit targeted for 2010
Successful trade fairs in England and China
KBA has also booked some major web press orders from commercial and newspaper printers in Europe and the Middle East. One example Hansen mentioned was a big order from the UK for two web presses with a total of 22 towers.
Rumours of mergers and acquisitions
Said Hansen: "While we are always open to constructive approaches for resolving the industry's problems, our primary focus is on pursuing an independent course.
Mergers or acquisitions without consolidation do nothing to resolve capacity issues, but individual players can make a signal contribution by rigorously adjusting their resources. In this respect KBA has done more than many others."
Tighter focus on packaging technology and digital print
No dividend for 2009
Detailed figures for the first six months of 2010 will be published on 13 August 2010.
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Not Just for Games
Figure 1: The Mexican by Seid Tursic using 3ds Max
It seems today's entertainment is so saturated with visual effects and near-perfect resolution that sometimes it's easy to miss the art that sparks the imagination. But every once in a while I come across something different that catches my attention. Lately, it has been the work of Seid Tursic.
If you Google Tursic you might find a pirate, a master of mice, or perhaps a musketeer. You would even find Oliver Twist, which he describes "a character that endured a miserable existence," noting he portrayed him in his own way. One thing is certain, if you're like me you will find a masterpiece and be astonished to know it was created using Autodesk® 3ds Max®.
Figure 2: The Little Mice Master by Seid Tursic
The Interview
Brian: Would you tell us about yourself?
Seid: I am a CG Artist from Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I am a self-taught 3D artist, but I also finished traditional printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts last year. I always look at the traditional art as the inspiration and forerunner of the modern digital arts and effects; it is probably connected with my educational background. I previously worked in some creative agencies and studios, but I am now working as a freelancer on some various interesting international projects with some good artists.
Brian: When did you realize character illustration was something you wanted to pursue?
Seid: I have been inspired by people and all different characters since I attended my studies at the Academy of Fine Arts. I always like to draw and paint portraits. I realized soon that 3D computer graphics offers all the same tools and possibilities, and even more, so I decided to give it a try. Since then I stuck with all 3D characters. It was a long journey to be able to spend time modeling characters for a living, but it is definitely something I would like to do more in the near future."
Brian: What, or who, inspires you?
Seid: Traditional art, modern CG art and design, music, interesting books, and so on—quite a few things. You can never get enough inspiration. Traveling is also very important for collecting inspiration. Inspiration is everything in the actual process of creation, it gives you the strength to start new things and push it until you are satisfied with the results. Inspiration is everywhere.
Brian: What do you think is the most important quality to have as a 3D character artist?
Seid: I think it is the understanding of people, their behavior, and appearance. Maybe it does not have much to do with drawing, but it actually does in some way. Concentrate on what you intend to do, not how you want to do it, and new possibilities will open up in front of you. Of course a good fundamental understanding of forms, shapes, anatomy, and motion are also very important aspects of a good characters artist.
Figure 3: Oliver Twist by Seid Tursic using 3ds Max
Brian: What is your favorite project and why?
Seid: Private projects that are done in my spare time are always more fun than the everyday tight deadline projects. I really do not have a favorite project on my mind, but I favor projects if there are many good artists involved in different aspects of art and design. It feels good to contribute with my skills to a bigger picture and have a great team to work with and learn new things through the process.
Brian: When did you first start using 3ds Max, and is there a particular feature you like most?
Seid: I think 3ds Max was the first 3D software I came across and since then it is the most important piece in my workflow. Since I spend most of my time modeling, I particularly like the new Graphite modeling tools. It is really easy to use and gives you perfect control over all the polygons and vertexes, especially when it comes to retopologizing.
Brian: Would you describe your basic workflow or process for creating characters when using 3ds Max?
Seid: I use different software through the process, but I always start in 3ds Max. As I mentioned the Graphite modeling tools, it is easier for me to add or remove the basic objects from the start. It gives you the perfect overview of the shapes and forms consisting of different objects that are easy to create inside 3ds Max. From building up the base objects to further sculpting and detailing to the final tweaking and retopologizing, this software gives you the best possible control.
Brian: Can you remember or describe a particular problem that you were able to solve with 3ds Max?
Seid: There are always new problems that jump out during work, but luckily, there are so many features to solve them. There are no big problems that I remember, since I was able to solve them through some exploration. I remember doing the mice for my art work, "The Little Mice Master." I was able to create very easily realistic fur and hair with the built-in plug-in Hair and Fur, and I was not dependent on expensive third-party plug-ins for the realization.
Brian: Do you have any advice for 3ds Max users who might be following in your footsteps?
Seid: I recommend 3ds Max to everyone—it is a great piece of software with new great features every year. But no matter what great software you use, it is always important to practice your artistic skills and let the software follow your habits and workflow.
Brian: Can you tell us about the projects you are working on now?
Seid: I am working on some new characters with a very good international team for a short animation advertisement. I am responsible for the overall visualization in 3D. Also, I am starting with some friends our own creative game studio—it is really a long-term plan with a promising start. We have a great team with very talented people and we want to pitch the game to the CG industry here in Bosnia and Hercegovina. Check out tripleclaim.com!
Figure 4: Knight Girl by Seid Tursic using 3ds Max
One Small Step for Max Kind
Tursic used programs such as Photoshop, Zbrush, and plug-ins such as Hair and Fur with 3ds Max to complete his pieces. Today I'll demonstrate Max's Hair and Fur plug-in on a mouse of our own which can be downloaded by clicking here. [Mouse Without Fur.Zip]
To start, you select the mouse body, locate the Modifier Tab in the Command Panel, and select the drop-down Modifier List. If the Hair and Fur plug-in is installed correctly, it will be located under 3ds Max Hair. When you select it, fur will be added to the body with its default settings.
To continue we'll adjust several settings including Hair Count, Cut Length, Root Thick, Frizz Root, Frizz Tip, and Display Hair properties to match the settings displayed in Figure 5 (Tip: You may wish to start with a much smaller Hair Count than 250,000 depending on the graphic capabilities of your computer).
Figure 5: Hair and Fur Settings for mouse rendering
Next, in the style roll-out, select Style Hair. Here you can choose several options, but we'll want to select ReComb to comb the hair how we see fit. When complete, select Finish Styling and proceed to render. As a general tip to obtain a finer look with the hair increase the Hair Count and decrease the hair Root Thick properties.
Figure 6: Our mouse with fur


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Only hours before President Trump's revised travel ban on terror prone countries was set to take place, a federal judge in Hawaii issued a ruling which prohibits any state from enforcing the order, effectively dictating immigration policy for the entire country from a small island in the Pacific.
Judge Derrick Kahala Watson on Wednesday ruled in favor of a local Muslim Imam, determining that Trump's new travel ban would cause undue hardship on employers, universities and Hawaii's tourist industry. He also ruled that the order would prevent residents of Hawaii from receiving relatives in the 6 countries that Trump's order applied to.
Essentially, the judge determined that Hawaii would "suffer financially" due to the temporary ban, which in his opinion appears to overrule any safety considerations for its citizens.
It's important to note that Trump's order applies only to new visas from Somalia, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya and Yemen as well as temporarily shutting down the U.S. refugee program. It does not apply to those who already have visas and have legal authority to enter America.
Now, reports have emerged of Barack Obama possibly having a hand in this ruling, as he was spotted in Hawaii just days before the court shot down Trump's travel ban.
Former President Barack Obama was spotted in Hawaii on Monday. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that the former president, who sometimes vacationed in Hawaii while he was still in the White House, ate dinner on Monday night at the restaurant Buzz's Lanikai.
Obama was traveling alone, without Michelle or his daughters at the time of his unannounced visit to Hawaii.
Judge Derrick Kahala Watson and Barack Obama were also classmates and both graduated together from Harvard Law School in 1991. Years later, Obama nominated Judge Watson to his current position as U.S. District Judge in 2012.
1 Hawaii Judge Derrick Watson graduated WITH Obama at Harvard in 1991.
2 Nominated by Obama.
3 Obama was seen in Hawaii yesterday.
— Tennessee (@TEN_GOP) March 16, 2017
Internet sleuths have discovered that Obama's visit to Hawaii suspiciously coincided with Judge Watson's ruling against Trump, but not only was he in the same state, Obama was also within 5 minutes of the judge's home.
A local news outlet in Hawaii, Khon 2, reported that Obama was playing a round of golf (of course) at Mid Pacific Country Club in Kailua on Tuesday. Later that evening he was spotted with friends in a "private room" at Noi Thai Cuisine. According to the report Obama did his best to keep the meeting as private as possible and only a handful of people even knew he was there.
Former President Barack Obama is back in the islands.
We heard rumors that he would be in town, and on Monday night, a viewer sent us proof.
Obama returned to one of his regular stops for dinner, Buzz's Original Steak House in Lanikai. The former president was seen with a much smaller entourage than his last visit, though it still includes a Secret Service detail.
On Tuesday, Obama played a round of golf at Mid Pacific Country Club in Kailua. He's known to hit the links whenever he's in Hawaii. He was accompanied by good friend Bobby Titcomb, and onlookers told us he seemed more relaxed this time around.
Later Tuesday evening, the former president dined with his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, and friends in a private room at Noi Thai Cuisine at Royal Hawaiian Center.
"We wanted President Obama and his party to have a nice, quiet dinner at Noi Thai, and did our best to keep it under wraps the whole day — even diners on the other side of the restaurant had no idea the president was eating here," said Ying Rosawan, the restaurant's general manager. "Only a handful of people knew he was coming. We only told our staff just before he came. In the end, it was so worth it and we really hope to see him on his next visit back home to Hawaii."
Sleuths on Reddit used online maps to determine the location of Obama's leisure activities and discovered that his dining location was only a 5 minute drive from Judge Derrick Kahala Watson's home.
(Credit: The_Donald)
Now we have a judge who went to school with Obama, was appointed by Obama and also was within 5 minutes of a private dinner that Obama was hosting with close "friends". The only piece of evidence that is lacking is a photo of Obama shacking hands and sharing a secret wink with Judge Watson, acknowledging that he's completely on board with undermining President Trump's authority.
It should come as no surprise that Obama has his hands in obstructing Trump's every move, as earlier reports have shown that Obama is openly conspiring to impeach or force the president out of office (See: Obama Plans to Force Trump Out of Office, Valerie Jarrett Moves In).
What are the odds of Barack Obama, sworn enemy of President Trump, turns out only minutes away from the home of a judge who a day later makes a landmark ruling against Trump's travel ban? Apparently the odds are good, as that is exactly what just happened.


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All the stuffing and feeding has paid off: I'm finally looking like my idol, Miss Piggy. :) Watch me sit down with a Reese's ice cream cake and do the only thing I'm good at: stuff carbs, and fat, and sugar, and cream into my overstuffed belly. My friends have made comments that I eat like I'm a pig… well maybe I am :)
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District Managers begin their ALDI career by completing a thorough year-long training program. The program is a hands-on learning experience that immerses new hires in the day-to-day operations of ALDI and exposes them to the entire business. While in training you will work closely with a peer advisor and executives throughout the division.
We have important requirements for all potential ALDI employees. Some expectations of a District Manager are:
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