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Aplasia Cutis Congenita
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Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) [1, 2, 3] is a heterogenous group of disorders characterized by the absence of a portion of skin in a localized or widespread area at birth. First reported by Cordon in 1767, aplasia cutis congenita manifests as a solitary defect on the scalp in 70% of cases, but it may sometimes occur as multiple lesions. Although most commonly seen on the scalp, aplasia cutis congenita can affect any part of the body, including the trunk and limbs.
Aplasia cutis congenita on the scalp (most common location) shortly after birth.
Triplet areas of aplasia cutis congenita are common in infants with trisomy 13.
See 13 Common-to-Rare Infant Skin Conditions, a Critical Images slideshow, to help identify rashes, birthmarks, and other skin conditions encountered in infants.
The lesions of aplasia cutis congenita are noninflammatory and well-demarcated, ranging widely in size. They may be circular, oval, linear, or stellate in configuration. Aplasia cutis congenita occurring in a blaschkoid distribution has also been reported in 3 cases. [4, 5, 6] At birth, the lesions may have already healed with scarring or may remain superficially eroded to deeply ulcerated, occasionally involving the dura or the meninges. Defects in the skin that form early in gestation may heal before delivery and appear as an atrophic, membranous, [7] bullous, [8] or parchmentlike scar with associated alopecia, whereas less mature defects present as ulcerations. The membranous type of aplasia cutis congenita is most common.
Most lesions of aplasia cutis congenita occur on the scalp vertex just lateral to the midline, but defects may also occur on the face, trunk, or limbs, sometimes symmetrically. The defect may involve only the epidermis and upper dermis, resulting in minimal alopecic scarring, or it may extend into the deep dermis, subcutaneous tissue, or rarely periosteum, skull, and dura. Extension to deeper structures should be suspected in large, irregular lesions of aplasia cutis.
Aplasia cutis congenita is most often a benign isolated defect, but it can be associated with other physical anomalies or malformation syndromes.
Frieden [1] created a classification system for aplasia cutis congenita consisting of 9 groups based on the number and location of the lesions and the presence or absence of associated malformations:
This is scalp aplasia cutis congenita without multiple anomalies. [9] Nearly 86% of all solitary lesions occur on the scalp. A collar of hair is often seen around the defect, particularly with membranous aplasia cutis. It can be autosomal dominant [10] or sporadic. [11]
This is scalp aplasia cutis congenita with limb anomalies. [12] Adams-Oliver syndrome [13, 14, 15, 16, 17] is a distinct disorder in which distal limb reduction abnormalities are found in association with solitary midline scalp defects. Adams-Oliver syndrome exhibits both autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive patterns of inheritance. In recent years, mutations in EOGT and DOCK6 have been identified as causes for autosomal recessive Adams-Oliver syndrome, and mutations in DLL4,ARHGAP31, RBPJ, and NOTCH1 have been observed in autosomal dominant forms of the syndrome. [18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23] In this group of aplasia cutis congenita, the scalp lesions tend to be large. The most common limb malformation is hypoplastic or absent distal phalanges, but the severity of limb anomalies ranges from minor defects such as an absent nail or broad fingertip to more severe involvement. Limb anomalies are usually asymmetric and more commonly involve the lower extremities. [24] Other anomalies may include cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, hemangiomas, cranial arteriovenous malformation, congenital heart defects, skin tags, supernumerary nipples, and woolly hair.
This is scalp aplasia cutis congenita with epidermal and sebaceous (organoid) nevi, [25, 26] also involving the scalp usually adjacent to the aplasia cutis. Some patients have also had ophthalmic and neurologic findings typical of epidermal nevus syndrome, including seizures, mental retardation, corneal opacities, and eyelid colobomas. SCALP syndrome has been proposed as an entity to describe the constellation of nevus Sebaceus, Central nervous system malformations, Aplasia cutis congenita, Limbal dermoid, and Pigmented nevus. [25] Inheritance is sporadic.
This is aplasia cutis congenita overlying deeper embryologic malformations. [27, 28, 29, 30] Examples include meningomyelocele, porencephaly, leptomeningeal angiomatosis, cranial stenosis, spinal dysraphism, gastroschisis, and omphalocele. A hair collar is often present in the scalp lesions overlying neural tube defects. Intracranial arteriovenous malformations and fistulas have also been reported in association with scalp aplasia cutis congenita in rare cases. [31] The inheritance pattern in this group varies with the associated underlying condition. There is often a need for abdominal wall defect repair with this type of aplasia cutis congenita. [32]
This is aplasia cutis congenita associated with fetus papyraceous or placental infarct. [33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39] Fetus papyraceous is found at the time of delivery and results from the death of a twin fetus in the late first or early second trimester. The surviving fetus is affected with extensive truncal and limb aplasia cutis congenita in a linear or stellate configuration but is usually otherwise normal.
This is aplasia cutis congenita associated with epidermolysis bullosa (EB), [40, 41, 42] , also referred to as Bart syndrome. Aplasia cutis congenita can be seen with any type of EB (simplex, junctional, or dystrophic). Many reports describe aplasia cutis congenita usually occurring on the lower extremities. A subgroup includes the association of pyloric or duodenal atresia, ureteral stenosis, renal abnormalities, craniofacial abnormalities, nail dystrophy, and aplasia cutis congenita.
This is aplasia cutis congenita localized to the extremities without EB. [43, 44, 45] At least two families have been reported in which multiple members have had extensive aplasia cutis congenita on the pretibial lower extremities and the dorsal aspects of the hands and the feet.
This is aplasia cutis congenita due to teratogens. A few cases of aplasia cutis congenita have been linked to intrauterine infection with herpes simplex virus or varicella zoster virus or to exposure to methimazole [46, 47, 48, 49] in the treatment of maternal thyrotoxicosis during pregnancy. Imperforate anus has been associated with methimazole or carbimazole exposure during gestation.
This is aplasia cutis congenita associated with malformation syndromes. [50, 51] Aplasia cutis congenita has been reported as a characteristic in many syndromes, [52, 53, 54, 55] including trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) with large membranous scalp defects; 4p- (Wolf-Hirschhorn) syndrome with midline scalp defects; Setleis syndrome with bitemporal aplasia cutis congenita and abnormal eyelashes; Johanson-Blizzard syndrome with stellate scalp defects; focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome); amniotic band disruption complex; oculocerebrocutaneous (Delleman) syndrome; scalp-ear-nipple syndrome (Finlay-Mark syndrome) [56] ; Kabuki syndrome [57] ; and 46XY gonadal dysgenesis. Reticulolinear aplasia cutis congenita on the face and neck is a distinctive cutaneous manifestation in several syndromes linked to band Xp22.
The exact pathophysiology of aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is unclear. The most commonly accepted theory focuses on the tension that prevents the skin from converging during development in utero. Proposed mechanisms include intrauterine trauma, vascular compromise, infection, and medications. It has been theorized that stellate or angulated lesions in particular result from vascular abnormalities or intrauterine ischemia.
Aplasia cutis congenita is typically sporadic; however, autosomal dominant and, less commonly autosomal recessive, cases have also been reported. Mutations in the ribosomal GTPase BMS1 have been identified as one cause of autosomal dominant aplasia cutis congenita. [58] Familial aplasia cutis congenita on the scalp is generally nonmembranous, whereas membranous aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp is usually sporadic. [59]
No unifying theory can account for all lesions of aplasia cutis congenita (ACC). Because this condition is the phenotypic result of more than one disease process, it is likely that more than one mechanism is involved. Mechanisms include genetic factors, teratogens (eg, methimazole, carbimazole, misoprostol, valproic acid), compromised vasculature to the skin, infections, neural tube defects, and trauma. Of particular note is the association of fetus papyraceous with bilaterally symmetric aplasia cutis congenita.
The proximity of scalp aplasia cutis congenita to the scalp hair whorl, which is thought to be the point of maximum tensile force during rapid brain growth, has led to the hypothesis that tension-induced disruption of the overlying skin occurs at 10-15 weeks of gestation when hair direction, patterning, and rapid brain growth occur. This may also explain the increased incidence of aplasia cutis congenita on the vertex scalp.
Early rupture of the amniotic membranes, forming amniotic bands, has appeared to be the cause of aplasia cutis congenita in several cases.
The bullous or membranous variants of aplasia cutis congenita reveal a distinct histologic pattern identical to those in encephaloceles and meningoceles. This supports a hypothesis that these types of aplasia cutis may represent the forme fruste of a neural tube closure defect.
Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is an uncommon anomaly of newborns. More than 500 cases have been reported since it was first described, but because of significant underreporting of this generally benign disorder, the precise frequency is unknown. For example, one estimate of incidence is approximately 3 cases in 10,000 births and another shows 0.3%. [60]
No racial predilection is reported for aplasia cutis congenita.
Unless associated with an X-linked malformation syndrome, no sexual predilection exists in aplasia cutis congenita.
Aplasia cutis congenita lesions are present at birth.
The prognosis for aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is usually excellent. If the defect is small, recovery is uneventful, with gradual epithelialization and formation of a hairless, atrophic scar over several weeks. The average length of recovery for patients treated conservatively is 27.9 days. [61] Small underlying bony defects usually close spontaneously during the first year of life. Surgical repair of large or multiple scalp defects with excision and primary closure, if feasible, or with the use of tissue expanders and rotation of a flap, may be considered. Truncal and limb defects, despite their large size, usually epithelialize and form atrophic scars, which can later be revised if necessary.
If aplasia cutis congenita is associated with other anomalies, the prognosis is dependent on the severity of the associated abnormalities. Underlying or associated defects may significantly affect mortality and morbidity. Full-thickness defects of the scalp, skull, and dura are associated with a mortality rate of greater than 50%. Even large defects on areas other than the scalp usually heal well with conservative skin care using topical antibiotic ointment. The rare larger scalp defects are prone to complications of hemorrhage and infection, placing patients at risk for death. Extensive aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp may be associated with an increased risk of sagittal sinus thrombosis. For these reasons, surgical intervention may be required for large, full-thickness scalp defects.
Genetic counseling is advised for parents of affected individuals if there is a strong family history of aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) or if the affected children have aplasia cutis congenita in association with a malformation syndrome.
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This area of healed aplasia cutis congenita is located in an area of nevus flammeus. Note the collarette of coarser hair at the margin of the defect.
Extensive aplasia cutis congenita on the scalp, extending down to the skull.
Bilateral involvement of the lower extremities in aplasia cutis congenita associated with fetus papyraceous.
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Фалилеево — деревня в Можайском районе Московской области в составе сельского поселения Бородинское. Численность постоянного населения по Всероссийской переписи 2010 года — 1 человек. До 2006 года Фалилеево входило в состав Синичинского сельского округа.

Деревня расположена в северо-западной части района, примерно в 25 км к северо-западу от Можайска, на правом берегу реки Лусянка, высота центра над уровнем моря 202 м. Ближайшие населённые пункты — Поминово на противоположном берегу реки, Черняки и Подсосенье в 0,5 км севернее.

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I'm with you on being underwhelmed by pumpkin pie. The closest I've gotten to finding something I like was actually a layered pie- bottom layer was cheesecake, then a thin layer of pumpkin pie. I'm sure that doesn't count.
It does look very pretty, though :).
What a pretty pie slice!
I like pumpkin pie well enough, but I'll agree that there are better pies out there.
This looks really good. I'm curious about what you did with the rammekin of pumpkin pie? Did you just cook it until it set? Did you put pie crust on the bottom? Thanks!
Mel - I put some of the extra gingersnap/pecan mixture in the bottom, and just cooked the ramekin until it was set, probably 10-15 minutes before the pie was ready.
Jenny-- Thanks for the ramekin info! I know I will have leftover pumpkin pie mix when I make mine tonight. Glad I have something to do with it now!
I made the pie according to directions, and it was WONDERFUL! The ginger snap/pecan layer on top of the crust is actually enough to make 2 pies.
Hey Anonymous - Did the recipe say that the gingersnap mixture was for 2 pies? It definitely seemed to be!
Jenny thank you so much for the ramekin info! It worked perfectly- the ramekins actually tasted better than the pie! I owe you!


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Special Victims Unit 12 A killer season
Posted by Joanne in Mariska Hargitay, special victims unit, tv series
Definitely the best season of the series. Episodes of Law and Order Special Victims Unit Season 12 gathered in order of how much I liked them, and the first 21 from my list are to die for.
We lose Elliot.
Totem 12.20
Elizabeth Mitchell rocks this one, you had no idea what is going on, thinking the mother raped the girl, and suddenly little sister confesses.
Rescue 12.10
Olivia lost Calvin, this scene is still haunting me.
Not everyone can be helped, Olivia, some of us are just too damaged.
Delinquent 12.23
14 year old serial rapist. Rita Wilson should have gotten a bigger role. Ending sucked, he was justified.
Possessed 12.12
Olivia and Elliot in search of pedophiles. Fat pervert rapes a girl at the hospital, Elliot beats the crap out of him, Olivia comes looking for them. Shocking face of a grown up victim of abuse, which I clearly did not expect. I though he would be dead, or maybe even a magical reunion, but not the devastating truth.
Locum 12.1
Joan Cusack is doing her job, surprisingly girl is found in the woods out of nowhere, though she is supposed to be dead.
Mask 12.13
Masked sex addict rapes victims of rape. Jeremy Irons plays a psychiatrist who is assured he raped his 17 year old daughter when he was under the influence of alcohol. Elliot goes undercover to the sex anonymous treating facility.
Flight 12.15
Famous pervert gets massages from underage girls.
Spectacle 12.16
A young man forces Elliot to find his brother, pretending the abduction of a young woman.
Gray 12.9
Campus rape.
Pop 12.11
Drea de Matteo plays the victim of abuse, we have no idea who killed the abuser.
Bully 12.18
Kate Burton screaming get out of my way. To my business partners – Screw you for abandoning me in my time of need. To my customers who cancelled orders and left hateful messages – You can all go to hell too, To the press, who turned on me and to the NYPD, who hounded me mercilessly – You're scum, all of you. And to my family, my lying, backstabbing, and ungrateful family, you are all fired, each and everyone of you. You're as lazy and as useless as that bitch was drugging me down. I just want you to remember one thing, you made me do this. Then she pulled out her gun. Tampons with vodka. So she rejected you. Can you believe it, a woman like her, probably never been laid in her life. I had to make it look like and accident like she was drunk off her ass.
Bang 12.22
A prick has 47 kids all over the world, is murdered by a procurator.
Pursuit 12.17
A psychopath kills 43 women and Sonia.
Bullseye 12.2
A girl who's mother says her daughter has been replaced with a clone is raped by a mentally ill pervert at the jungle gym. So who's that a volunteer pervert? 'Laffy time. Land of laugh, fun and sexual abuse.'
Agent Lewis is raped, and needs Olivia's help.
Olivia gets Calvin.
I'm nobody, who are you. Are you a nobody too?
Kids were kidnapped.
Repararations 12.21
Girl says she is raped, her granpa hates blacks and raped a black woman, and SVU thinks is revenge.
Behave 12.3
Jennifer Love Hewitt guest stars.
Bombshell 12.19
Olivia and Elliot go undercover as a couple, thank you very much, brother and sister are sleeping together. Guy from Greys is being super naive and played by the character of Rose McGowan.
Dirty 12.14
A cutter is pushed off the roof. Olivia has gun put to her head and a girl attacks her with a knife.
Guy wants to cut Liv's hair.'I've got a lullaby. You wanna sing it for us? That's an alibi, not a lullaby, you moron.' The squad room is being renovated. And we meet another new ADA, again. I get Sonia, Jo and Greylek, but the rest of them, hell no. 'It wouldn't be so bad if it was me and that lady cop instead of you. You wanna do to my partner what you did to that blond girl last night? 'The sex was consensual, okay, she even took out a tampon before we did it.' Blaming coke for suicide. 'Was poisoned.' 'By who, the smerfs?' Olivia smells mushrooms, and faints on Elliot. Guy poisons Liv and then screams. And Elliot goes you wanted her to DIE, DIE, DIE.
Total grade: 9.9/10
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'When I lived in Porpoise Spit, I used to sit in my room for hours and listen to ABBA songs. But since I've met you and moved to Sydney, I haven't listened to one Abba song. That's because my life is as good as an Abba song. It's as good as Dancing Queen.' (Muriel's Wedding)
'I used to think about
your life in New York. I tried to imagine your room. I kept track of the time difference, so I knew when you were awake and when you were asleep.' (Disobedience)
'Nothing's clean, Howard. But we do our best, right?' (The Aviator)
'No, I'm not quitting. I don't quit things.'
'No, actually you do. Your mother quit your father. Your father quit you. You quit your boyfriend and if I read your hospital chart correctly you quit your life momentarily on a couple of occasions. You quit. It's what you know how to do.' (Greys)
'Where the hell was I that year?'
'Your were watching television'. (Everybody Loves Raymond)
'It's impossible to worry about anything else when there's blood coming out of you.'
(Short Term 12)
'I wanted it to happen. And when we were girls… Even then, it was the same. It's always been this way! I have always wanted it.' (Disobedience)
'Sometimes it's easy, sometimes you play games in your head. You make up someone, someone good.' (Greys)
'There comes a moment when our lives change forever. The moment we admit our weaknesses, the moment we rise to a challenge, the moment we accept a sacrifice, or let a loved one go. And sometimes the change in our lives is an answer to our prayers.' (Desperate Housewives)
'Yesterday I went to the movies all day by myself. One after the other. I've never done that before. I had a really happy day.' (Doing Time for Patsy Cline)
'I just need something to happen. I need a sign that things are going to change. I need a reason to go on. I need some hope. And in the absence of hope, I need to stay in bed a feel like I might die today.' (Greys)
'She saved me my whole life. Without her, I'm nothing.' (The Favourite)
'Don't wonder why people go crazy. Wonder why they don't. In face of what we can lose in a day, in an instant, wonder what the hell it is that make us hold it together.' (Greys)
'Bree sobbed quietly in the restroom for five miutes, but her husband never knew, because when Bree finally emerged, she was perfect.' (Desperate Housewives)
'I am not food, you cannot just eat and eat.' (The Favourite)
'I don't love him.'
'Of course you do.'
'No!'
'Don't take me for a fool Olive, I'm many things but I'm not a fool.'
'I know that, you're brilliant.'
'Don't you see, it's over. Whatever this is, was, it's over.'
'I love You.' (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women)
'At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing, is reason enough to celebrate.' (Greys)
'Many years ago, a neighbour and a good friend of ours took her life, and that left us all heartbroken and perplexed. But somehow, when I was alone in that hotel room, I forget about all the pain that she caused. In those awful moments, I thought maybe she had the answer.' (Desperate Housewives)
'What happened last year when you fell in the water?'
'I almost drowned. Do you think I did that for kicks?'
'You put your hand in a body cavity that contained unexploded ammunition.'
'I was trying to save a patient!'
'Why is it that every other person in that room had the sense to hit the deck? You know people run away from this line between life and death. You seem to stand on it and wait for a strong wind to sway you one way or the other. You're careless with your life. You're not slitting your wrists but you're careless. Probably because your mother told you you were a waste of space on this planet. The problem is you believed her. And if you don't want out one of these days you're going to die because of it.' (Greys)
'This is the street where I used to live and these were the people with whom I shared my life. I met them the day they moved in. And I saw what they brought with them. Beautiful dreams for the future. And quiet hopes for a better life. Not just for themselves, but for their children, too. If I could, would I tell them what lies ahead? Would I warn them of the sorrow and betrayal that lie in store? No. From where I stand now, I see enough of the road to understand how it must be traveled. The trick is to keep moving forward, to let go of the fear and the regret that slow us down and keep us from enjoying a journey that will be over too soon. Yes, there will be unexpected bends in the road, shocking surprises we didn't see coming, but that's really the point. Don't you think?' (Desperate Housewives)
'Was your life not working when you let that slip out from under you?'
'When are you going to stop suggesting that I'm suicidal?'
'When you start acting like someone that wants to be alive.'
'Give me my chart.'
'Why?'
'Because I'm not suicidal, and if it says that I am, then it's wrong.' (Greys)
'There is nothing wrong with me.'
'Then show me your arm.' (Degrassi)
'Look, my whole life, I have been the freak. The girl who nobody picked for dodgeball. The girl who didn't have a mom. The girl who dressed funny because it was her dad buying her clothes. And then, tonight I looked at these people, and I thought maybe there's a future where I don't have to be a freak. Maybe I can be who I am and that's okay.' (Everything Sucks)
'Dr, I have been this way since…since I can remember. There is no cure.' (American Horror Story)
'He was so crazy about me, I couldn't breathe. So we tried drinking our way back into love, but it never made sense in the morning. So I ran. And every time I came back, he was here. And he was still crazy about me.' (My Blueberry Nights)
'Bree van de Kamp had always wanted to live her life with elegance and grace. That is also how she wanted to die. Her plan was to pour herself a glass of her favorite chardonnay, put on her most stylish nightgown and leave behind a note on embossed stationery.' (Desperate Housewives)
'All we have is this moment. The future is just a fucking concept that we use to avoid being alive today. So be… here…. now.' (Six Feet Under)
'On the train coming here, we were in the same cart, I saw you, you were reading and you feel asleep. I didn't dare to look at you, you were so beautiful, it was scary. Afterwards, I couldn't stop thinking about you. It made me smile. Then I thought of all the men who would get to hold you, who'd make you laugh. How lucky they were.' (Enemy at the Gates)
'It was a good day. Maybe even a great day. Even when it was hard, I was the me in my head. There was a moment when I thought I cant do this, I cant do this alone. I close my eyes and imagine myself doing it, and I did, I blocked out the fear, and I did it.' (Greys)
'There comes a time when we must expose our weaknesses. When our secrets can no longer remain private, when our solitude can no longer be denied, when our pain can no longer be ignored, but sometimes we feel so alone that a weakness we thought we'd overcome suddenly becomes too strong to fight.' (Desperate Housewives)
'Why did you get married, Esti? Why didn't you just leave? So everything was all right when I left?'
'No. I was ill.'
'What sort of ill?'
'In my head.'
'If I had to sleep with a man, why not with our best friend?'
'Oh, Esti…'
'It hasn't been a complete disaster.'
'And that's enough?! Do you have to have sex every Friday?'
'It's expected.'
'It's medieval. What happened to you?'
'Nothing. You happened to me. And then I started teaching and that became important. I give them ambition.'
'To do what? Push out seven babies and be a good wife?'
'Don't. Don't. I help them to value themselves.'
'Okay, but what about you?'
'That is me. And you? Are you happy?'
'Yes, I am.'
'Have you been with other women?'
'No. Not really. And you?'
'No.'
'But, Esti… Do you still
only fancy women?' (Disobedience)
'OK, then, listen. Let's not get caught.'
'What are you talkin' about?'
'Let's keep goin'!'
'What d'you mean?'
'Go.'
'You sure?'
'Yeah. Yeah.' (Thelma & Louise)
'She let me live at Nora's house. She let me believe that I was a part of their family. I fell in love with that family. What am I supposed to do, just sit there, pretend I'm related to them? I was happy. For the first time in my life I was happy.' (Brothers and Sisters)
'You will be left all alone with your bitterness and your rage and your knowledge that you loved her and she loved you and you threw it away for them.'
'Do you love her?'
'Yes.'
'And Have you always?'
'So then ask her.'
'Olive, will you forgive me?' (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women)
'No razors, no scissors, no fucking freedom.'
'You can't take a picture of this. It's already gone.' (Six Feet Under)

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After a period of neglect, efforts have grown to rescue the Oklahoma City theater that Harvard Five architect John Johansen considers his masterwork.
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In Oklahoma City, John Johansen's 1970 Mummers Theater has long been one of those love-it-or-hate-it buildings. Now called the Stage Center, the structure is a whimsical assemblage of brutalist concrete forms and brightly colored steel ramps. Hovering above it all are three corrugated metal boxes containing the building's mechanical systems. A member of the Harvard Five, Johansen, now 95, called the theater "not a building as we have known it, but a fragment," and claimed it was inspired by the complex beauty of electronic circuit boards. In 1971, Time magazine critic Robert Hughes praised it as "an exquisitely human building in its scale, organization, and intriguing unpredictabilities."
But the future of Johansen's controversial masterpiece is uncertain. Built for a local theater company that went bankrupt after just one season in its new home, the theater hosted a series of tenants until a 2010 flood forced it to close. The current owner, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, says it costs more than $100,000 a year just to maintain the empty building, which no longer has a functional heating, ventilation, and cooling system and has suffered from occasional vandalism. Meanwhile, Oklahoma's tallest office building, the new 50-story Devon Energy Tower, designed by Pickard Chilton, sits directly across the street. With the city's downtown district booming, Stage Center seems a likely candidate for demolition and redevelopment.
But not if the AIA's Central Oklahoma Chapter has anything to do with it. In December, the group, whose office was once located in the Stage Center building, convinced the community foundation to allow it to issue a request for proposals to redevelop Johansen's building. The foundation agreed, but only if the proposals were "economically viable," says Melissa Hunt, AIA Central Oklahoma Chapter's executive director. She says the most promising idea so far (the deadline for RFP's is February 29) is to convert the theater into a children's museum.
That plan is being proposed by Tracey Zeeck, a mother and public relations consultant, and Farooq Karim, vice president of Rees Associates Architects. The Stage Center building, Zeeck says, "is perfect for a children's museum. It's so kinetic. When I was little, I used to look at it and think that it was a machine from a Monty Python cartoon." Karim adds, "If there is a building on this planet that looks like it was designed for kids, it's this building." Working pro bono, his firm has come up with preliminary designs to convert the building without making significant alternations. The $30 million estimated price tag, however, could be a stumbling block. "We have some promises from several small family foundations and some private donors," Zeeck says, "but nothing that's going to get us over the edge." She hopes the community foundation will allow more time to secure funding for the project. (A separate proposal to turn the theater into an architecture and design museum may be incorporated into the children's museum plan.)
Johansen, reached at his Cape Cod home, says contemplating the possible demolition the stage center has been depressing. "I've been bracing myself," he says. "Ten of the 27 houses I designed have been torn down, and others have been threatened. I've lost more buildings than many other architects."
But the architect is heartened by efforts to save the Stage Center, and he is happy to see it turned into a children's museum if that's what it takes to preserve his masterwork. "I think it's the finest thing I've ever done," he says.
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HomeNews in PerspectiveWhere is Sierra Leone's missing deputy high commissioner to Nigeria?
Where is Sierra Leone's missing deputy high commissioner to Nigeria?
July 5, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas News in Perspective 1
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2016
It is seventy-two hours since the former head of Sierra Leone's military and now the deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, was reported to have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen along the Abuja – Kaduna Highway in northern Nigeria, yet no word has been heard about his whereabouts.
But today the government of Sierra Leone has issued a public statement to quell growing speculations, and stem criticisms of its lethargic and poor response to this shocking tragedy.
President Koroma has been accused of failing to make a public broadcast to the nation to reassure the people of Sierra Leone that everything possible was being done to secure the release of the deputy high commissioner.
He is also being criticised for not convening an immediate cabinet meeting to discuss and plan the government's concerted and co-ordinated response in support of the Nigerian authorities.
Furthermore, Koroma's silence and failure to send a high level delegation to Nigeria to meet with the Nigerian authorities has caused dismay among many Sierra Leoneans.
Since the publication of a statement by the ministry of foreign affairs and the subsequent media interview with the minister of information, there has been complete information blackout about this national crisis, or as many would argue – international crisis. (Photo: Kidnapped retired head of Sierra Leone military – Alfred Claude Nelson Williams).
The kidnappers are believed to be demanding a $40 million ransom payment, which Sierra Leone can ill-afford. The country is close to bankruptcy.
The IMF last week approved a $34 million loan to help the government meet some of its basic spending commitment, which does not include the payment of ransom to Nigerian criminals.
The government of Nigeria too is keeping tight-lipped about the kidnapping. But judging by its grotesque failure to secure the release of 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, few have faith and confidence in the Nigerian government's ability to successfully negotiate the release of Sierra Leone's deputy high commissioner.
Tonight, the question that continues to be asked is whether the kidnapping of deputy high commissioner retired major general Claude Nelson Williams was random, or a planned operation by people working at the Sierra Leone high commission in Abuja? (Photo: Missing Nigerian girls).
Although Nigeria is becoming notorious for the increasing number of high profile kidnappings, it is of little comfort to the family of retired major general Claude Nelson Williams, whose safety and health is now a cause for serious concern.
How well is he being treated by his kidnappers? If he is on medication, is he being allowed to take them? He is being emotionally and physically tortured?
While the answers to these questions may be unknown, what is clear is that after seventy-two hours of his kidnap, the Nigerian nor the government of Sierra Leone are any wiser about his whereabouts and when the retired major will be released.
This is what State House in Freetown said in a statement published this evening:
"Following confirmed reports of the kidnapping of Sierra Leones deputy high commissioner to the federal republic of Nigeria, major general (rtd) Alfred Claude Nelson-Williams on 1st July, 2016, the government wishes to inform the general public that:
"Government is working with the competent authorities in the government of the federal republic of Nigeria with a view to securing the release of the deputy high commissioner;
"The Nigerian government has assured the government of Sierra Leone that it is doing everything possible to ensure the deputy high commissioner's safe return;
"Government continues to maintain direct contact on the matter with our high commission in Abuja as well as the family of the deputy high commissioner in Freetown;
"Government is dispatching a high-level delegation to Nigeria led by the minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, for the purpose of pursuing collaborative efforts with the government of the federal republic of Nigeria in resolving the problem.
"Please be assured that government will endeavour to update the general public on new developments concerning the situation as they unfold."
State House sources told the Sierra Leone Telegraph that the government's high level delegation to Nigeria will include top operatives from the police, the secret and intelligence services and the military.
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Kidnapped Sierra Leone deputy high commissioner has been released
Yvonne Williams says:
I am surprised this matter has not been brought to the international arena. We all know Sierra Leone is not equipped for circumstances such as this. The Nigerians have not even been able to secure the release of the 200 school girls kidnapped in Nigeria.
The people who kidnapped the deputy High Commissioner have asked for a ransom to be paid. We all know this type of bargaining for the release of hostages has never been acceptable to any government.
Also, I reiterate what I said in my last comment i.e the snail's pace at which things are done in Sierra Leone. I am walking in this man's shoes right now when it comes to getting things done. It takes forever, and never gets done in the end. May God be with him at this critical time.
I end by saying my thoughts and prayers are with the deputy High Commissioner and his family at this critical time.
Yvonne Williams


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Austin Fit > Articles > Lifestyle > Special Olympics Superstardom
Special Olympics Superstardom
By Lauryn Lax – March 1, 2016
Photgraphy by Jessica Frey Photography
Most athletes typically have a niche.
Some are born to dunk basketballs.
Some run in touchdowns.
Some cross the finish lines in marathons or in 5Ks.
And some set world records in swimming.
Special Olympics athlete Alex Miller, 26, has several niches.
Over the past 20 years, he's competed in everything through the Special Olympics, from bowling, to aquatics, soccer, basketball, figure skating, golf, tennis, and most recently, powerlifting.
In fact, this past January Miller set a new personal record in his deadlift with 175 pounds, and prior to that, he competed at the 2013 Special Olympics World Games in South Korea in level 2 men's figure skating—defying all odds that he, a "kid born with special needs," would go on to become an athlete.
"Alex has a dual diagnosis of autism/Down syndrome," his mother, Marcia Miller, said. "He grew up receiving special services in school from kindergarten through 12th grade, but that's never really stopped him from participating in anything."
Miller may be pre-emptively classified as "challenged" by some standard of medical jargon, but his successes and victories in his athletic career prove he is anything but that.
"The Special Olympics present opportunities for Alex to improve himself. When Alex successfully meets a physical, mental or social challenge, I observe positive attitudes in his demeanor," said his mother.
This was most evident at the recent Winter Special Olympics.
"Alex was all smiles after his deadlift," Marcia Miller said. "I saw him from the stands at Round Rock High School where the 2016 Winter Games for powerlifting were held. After completing his three rotations and lifts successfully and achieving a personal best in the final lift, his hands went up high in celebration. He 'woohoo-ed', looked for affirmation from his spotter and then found his coach, Gerry Beauchesne," she said.
In addition to physical accomplishments, Marcia Miller said the Special Olympics has also impacted her son's social life, as well as his personal development.
"Socially, I have watched Alex grow too," she said. "He is able to appreciate and notice people around him more now. That happens because Alex has become more comfortable with who he is and what his abilities can be from successful participation in sports. Competitions have also given Alex travel skills. He is comfortable flying, driving or taking a bus to a competition. He has an eclectic food palate and is not averse to trying a new or culturally different food. His experience in South Korea had him eating soup for breakfast and bites of kimchi for lunch," Miller said.
So what does a typical day in the life of a Special Olympics athlete look like?
Busy.
Miller is up by 7:30 a.m. most mornings to shower, eat breakfast, and get his day started. He works at Lifetime Fitness two days per week—helping oversee the weight room floor and assist members with training and facility questions.
Tuesdays and Thursdays are his structured weight lifting days and by 5:45 p.m., he's back home, finishing up homework for an Informal Class offered at the University of Texas and grabbing some dinner before heading back out to campus, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. for his class.
Down time follows suit—accompanied by plenty of music, reading and of course, rest.
On Saturdays, Miller trains with his power lifting team under the direction of Coach Beauchesne.
Saturday practices last about an hour to an hour and a half and consist of the team warm up, followed by stretching exercises. The team then goes through bench press rotations, free weights with dumb bell exercises, and deadlifting. They wrap up with a cool down session that includes stretching and finally, the team cheer.
Miller hopes to keep healthy and continue to train and compete in multiple Special Olympics sports. He plans to golf, play tennis, ice skate and powerlift for many years into the future.
"Sports participation for Alex means exercising for lifelong wellness and cheering his fellow Special Olympic athletes. Special Olympic athletes want to win but their Athlete Oath says it best: Let me win. But if I cannot win let me be brave in the attempt," Miller said.
And, above all, "Competition has taught him that a huge smile is understood in any language," she said.
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