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83rd BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY'S NEWS
Posted on July 7, 2018 by keywestlou
My 83rd birthday came and went too soon. Hopefully, I will be here to celebrate my 84th next year. Sounds foreboding. There is always a concern at this age.
A nice day.
The many Happy Birthdays received appreciated. The internet a wonderful thing. Keeps us connected and remembering each other.
Lisa and family woke me early. All on the phone singing Happy Birthday Poppa! A good way to begin the day.
Celebration time not over. I am having dinner with Lisa and the family tonight. By special request, my cake will be white with chocolate frosting.
Last night, Donna and Terri took me to dinner. We celebrated at Tavern 'n Town. George and Artie were with us. A good time.
It was still early when dinner ended. Decided to stop at the Chart Room for a drink. Glad I did. Ran into Dorothy Downs. We talked quite a while.
Dorothy's husband Maurice passed on last year. He was a Miami orthodontist. They had homes in Miami and Key West.
In previous meetings, we never chatted more than five minutes. Last night, quite a while. Turned out to be fortuitous. Dorothy discovered I was a nice guy. She told me she always thought I was arrogant. I probably was. Time softens us.
Several times yesterday, I heard people talk about the new hurricane on its way. Beryl.
I can see concern is going to set in early this hurricane season. Irma left people with a touch of fear.
Beryl is not coming anywhere near Key West. It has been described by the weather folk as a tiny one. About 1,000 miles south of the Lesser Antilles. It may run over Puerto Rico. Should not be a problem. Predicted to be winds of 40 mph at that time.
This morning's Key West Citizen notes in its Keys History section that the John Kennedy World War II movie PT-109 was being filmed at Munson Island. Cliff Robertson played the title role.
Let me add some additional local color. Munson Island is today known as Little Palm Island. One of the world's most famous and expensive resorts. It was wiped out by Irma and is still under reconstruction. It will return!
The island at the time was owned by John Spottswood. A Key West legendary figure. Sheriff and State Senator for many years.
President Kennedy was in Key West checking out fortifications during the Cuban missile crisis. Spottswood accompanied him. They were already friends. Hollywood had decided to do the movie. A search for a location was underway. Spottswood suggested Munson Island. The rest is history.
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt finally resigned. About time. He probably contributed to the swamp condition more than any other Trump appointee.
The man replacing him not much better. Andrew Wheeler. Wheeler is a former coal lobbyist. He spent much time working for Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla). Inhofe denies climate change. Refuses to accept it exists.
Trump has appointed another winner!
The blind cannot see. Or if sight is possible, then as Forrest Gump was wont to say…..stupid is as stupid does. I refer to the tariff war with China. Should not be. The irresponsible brain child of Donald Trump.
In one year's time or less, two major U.S. industries will take a big hit economically. Jobs lost big time. Soybeans and lobsters.
The U.S. is the biggest supplier of soybeans to China. Several farm States depend on selling their soybeans to China. China's attitude is don't screw with us. China is already entering into agreements to purchase soybeans from Brazil.
China is a major importer of U.S. lobsters. Multi-millions of dollars involved. Maine and Florida lobsters. The lobster industry will be destroyed. This includes Florida's spiny lobsters. Many are fished off the Keys.
I have said this before and repeat it again. Recall when Hoover became President. The stock market was at an all time high. Booming. Hoover for some unfathomable reason decided the U.S. should impose tariffs with regard to certain countries. Within one year, the Great Depression of 1929 was upon us.
Expect no less from what Trump has initiated.
Water is sacred. Not enough. Insufficient concern unfortunately. The U.S. must watch how it uses its water.
Recall several years ago California. Bottled water companies were buying municipal water big time. The companies got a break cost wise because they were buying in bulk. Homeowners paid a hell of a lot more for water than the bottled water companies per unit.
Governor Brown has been working on the problem.
Today, the problem has reared its ugly head in Chiapas, Mexico. Coca Cola the culprit. Coca Cola bottles and sells water.
Wells are the primary source for water. Homeowners dig down only so far. Accustomed to getting all the water they needed. Coca Cola comes in and digs wells deeper. Significantly deeper. Cause the homeowner wells to go dry.
Coca Cola's bottled water has now become the water supply for homeowners.
The following sickening. Occurred in a Houston school. Twenty two sixth grade girls were in a music class. Fifty dollars was missing. School administrative officers were called in. A resource officer, also.
The resource officer said, "Girls like to hide things in their bras and panties."
A strip search followed. Each girl was separately taken into a bathroom with a nurse. The nurse checked around the panty waistbands, loosened bras, and lifted the girl's shirts so that the young ladies were exposed shoulder to waist.
Parents were never called for permission. Some of the girls asked to call their mothers first and were denied permission.
What possessed the principal. assistant principal, nurse and resource officer is beyond me. Some things your gut tells you cannot be done.
The girls sued. The court threw out their case. Said the facts did not permit a lawsuit. An appellate court decided otherwise this week. Ok to sue the bastards! Not reported in such indelicate language, of course.
My KONK Life column is on the street. This weeks title: Hurricanes and Key West Cemeteries. Irma got me into hurricanes with both feet.
BOB says you must wait another day.
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ANDREWS INN…..IRMA AND ME BOOK SIGNING NEXT TUESDAY
Posted on April 6, 2018 by keywestlou
Irma and Me my second book. My first book signing. Next tuesday from noon to 3 at Andrews Inn.
I have a degree of fear and trepidation. Will anyone talk with me? Will anyone buy the book?
Three more experienced authors are participating also.
I visited Andrews Inn yesterday. First time. A quaint small complex where you would expect to find nothing.
I gave directions yesterday. I was wrong. Let me give them again.
Andrews Inn is located at Zero Whalton Lane. Finding Whalton Lane a mystery. It is located off Duval. Across the street from Viva Cafe. A half block off Truman going towards the Gulf.
Drive straight in.
Michael and Albena Dana proprietors. Bought the place 8 months ago. Put it in idyllic shape.
I met Albena. A young beautiful women from one of the southern European countries. She is all excited about the book signing. Their first. Told me food and drink would be available.
Albena an interesting name. My grandmother on my father's side was named Albina. Excited Albena. My grandmother arrived from Italy. Met my grandfather in Stamford, Connecticut. They fell in love, married and moved to Utica.
If time permits, drop by the book signing. Sounds like a party in the making.
Besides the Andrew Inn visit, my yesterday busy. A haircut with Lori, lunch with Catherine at Sandy's Cafe, and a manicure with Tammy. My afternoon.
Last night, the Chart Room first. Glad I made it. Interesting people and conversation.
I was chatting with John, Steve and Cindy at the bar. Got into my earlier blog concerning Key West homosexuality the winter of 1979-80.
Steve jumped right in. He and Cindy settled in Key West in 1975. Steve knew exactly what I had written about. A bad time for gays, a bad time for Tennessee Williams.
He described it as a war initiated by a religious faction who wanted gays out of Key West.
I was chatting with David at the round table when Debbie and Eric came by. From Rochester, NY. Ninety miles from my home town Utica.
Debbie is a grammar school cafeteria administrator. Eric runs a liquor store.
Parents of two, grandparents of two.
Debbie and Eric visit Key West once a year. This trip they were staying at the Pier House.
Two guys came in. From Tampa. Visiting for a few days. One originally from Rochester.
It was a Rochester night.
The Rochester visitor a die hard Syracuse fan. We were in all our glory talking about Big Orange basketball and football.
John told me Morgan was stopping by. I wanted to see her again. My stomach said no. I was hungry.
It was off to Tavern 'n Town for my diet prime rib. I am stuck at 32 pounds. Should have lost a couple more by now. I cannot complain, however.
Trump is destroying our country. Wake up America!
This tariff thing a disaster waiting to happen. Recall Herbert Hoover. The US was sliding into economic problems in 1929. Hoover knew he had to curtail it. He thought a tariff program similar to Trump's would do the trick.
It did. But not the way he anticipated. The tariffs led the US into the Great Depression.
Trump is the Herbert Hoover of 2018.
Fifty years from now, Trump will be remembered as the person who destroyed the US economy, brought the US to its knees.
Unless he is stopped.
I meet the world in the Chart Room. Over the years, I have met three soybean farmers who own homes also in Key West. The soybean market has been great for them. They are luxuriating in money.
I can't wait to see them again. All three told me China was their best customer. With the Trump tariff problem, China will no longer be their best customer. Not even their customer for that matter!
Trump cannot see the reality before him. He hit China with $50 billion in tariffs. China came back immediately and hit the US with $50 billion in tariffs.
Trump is not to be screwed with. He just announced he is considering another $100 billion in tariffs re China.
Trump's head is in his ass. China does not scare. They are a major power. Probably the second in the world. Soon to take the US's place as number one
Trump also forgets China is the US' banker. The US borrows money easily as needed from China. The US presently owes China $1.3 trillion. China the US' second largest creditor.
Suppose China gets pissed off. They could call in US notes, refuse to loan any further monies to the US, etc.
Then what?
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox was on Morning Joe earlier today. He took Trump apart.
Recall in January, Fox told Trump: "Your mouth is the foulest shithole in the world." This was after Trump referred to African countries as "shitholes."
This morning Fox referred to Trump as a liar, said NAFTA was working for Mexico that was experiencing full employment, was not aware of the horrible rapes by immigrants in Mexico that Trump has been talking about the past few days.
Money. Everything comes down to money. Fox said Mexico buys $40 billion a year of corn from the US. Because of the tariffs levied, Mexico was looking to Argentina and other South American nations with whom to do corn business.
As to drugs, Fox says the cartel problem exists in the US. He admitted drugs move through Mexico to the US. However, it was the American cartels running the show since the drugs were primarily sold in the US. He could not understand why the US never approached eradicating the drug problem by declaring war on the American cartels.
Fox added that Mexico was opposed to the military deployment along the border that Trump was pursuing in recent days. Not needed, he said
His position basically was that Trump is crazy, does not know what he is doing. Mexico will not be stepped on. He mentioned as evidence that the Mexican Senate very recently passed a resolution calling for suspension of Mexican cooperation with the US re immigration and drug trafficking. Retaliatory to Trump's moves re tariffs.
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HEART OF AMERICA
Posted on March 22, 2018 by keywestlou
The heart of America was represented in the Chart Room last night. The very spirit and essence. Family businesses.
One, the Bair family. Ohio people. Have owned and operated Bair's Concessions, Inc. for 60 years. Three generations. Business headquartered in Lancaster, Ohio.
Bair's Concessions provides food services to traveling carnivals. Hot dogs, cotton candy, etc. They move around as the carnivals do. Bair's has its own staff, vehicles, equipment, etc.
Hard workers. The season six months. No time off.
Key personnel include this generation's parents Brent and Nikki, their son Trent and his wife Annie.
The family spends 3 of the other six months annually in Key West resting up and enjoying.
Met them through the blog. Annie and Nikki regular readers. Love 'em! Bought Irma and Me, also.
John told me Annie had been in and out of the Chart Room for two weeks looking for me. She and mother in law Nikki wanted to meet, Annie wanted her book signed.
The Bair men quiet. The Bair ladies talkative. Vivacious women.
The other family business involved Phil. From Milford, Connecticut. Phil here with Christina for Don and Chris' wedding. Don's company and Phil's do business together.
Phil has a home in Tuscany.
I have no further information re Phil and Christina. We were seated at the round table with Don and Chris. The wedding was primary conversation. The Chart Room noisy. And I was on my way to one drink too many.
Fortunately, Phil and Christina will be here for the wedding. I will probably see them tonight at a pre-wedding party. Definitely at the wedding saturday night.
At the bar was the new love of my life, Morgan. John's lady. A hug, a kiss and great conversation.
Ted from Wampsville still in Key West. We have to get a dinner in.
His friend Ken with him. Ken from Canastota. Both small towns in central New York. Thirty miles from my home town Utica.
Chatted a bit about onions. Canastota is the onion capital of the world.
When Anna would drive me around rural Novara, we were surrounded by rice fields. As far as the eye could see in every direction. Same in Canastota, except they are onion fields.
I left the wedding group. Had enough for the evening. Headed to Tavern 'n Town for dinner. Lamb chops. That's all.
Lynda and Bob Frechette came in for dinner. Two of the loveliest people in Key West. Friends. I enjoyed my coffee with them. We chatted about things going on in Key West.
Some of the Key West roads are in abominable shape. Depressions, not holes. Come upon you suddenly, however. I hit one hard the other day. Something broke under the car.
George at Zip Automotive does my repair work. Dependable and reasonable. I dropped the car off to George yesterday. He drove me home. Later in the day he returned to deliver the car back. Need a part. Has to come from Miami. Three days wait. No problem. Car can be driven.
Zip Automotive is on Maloney Avenue on Stock Island. Three or four doors up from Roostica.
George a working man. Owns the garage. His hands and clothes coated in grease. Fiftyish. A conservative. Knows what he is talking about. Especially, numbers. Better than me. Loves Trump.
We are diametrically opposed politically. Love talking with him!
Today, a Louis day. A haircut, manicure and pedicure. With a lunch in between at Sandy's cafe. Cuban cheese toast with tomato and a large Cuban coffee. A favorite meal.
Today, World Water Day. Purpose to raise awareness re water scarcity, how to preserve it, and how to use it safely.
W. H. Auden said, "Thousands have lived without love, not one without water."
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TONIGHT…..KATE MIANO FOR MAYOR KICKOFF CAMPAIGN PARTY
Posted on March 9, 2018 by keywestlou
The day has arrived. Kate Miano candidate for Key West Mayor. Her campaign kickoff party. Six tonight at The Gardens. Friends, music, food and drink. Everyone come!
People are asking why I support her. Simple. I know her, her character, her business acumen, her concern for others. She is the best of the best. Key West has long been waiting for the type of political leader Kate would make.
See you at the Gardens tonight!
Busy day yesterday. Haircut and manicure. Lunch at Sandy's Cafe. Cuban cheese toast with tomato and a large Cuban coffee.
Last night, the Chart Room and Tavern 'n Town.
Kevin was there as I had anticipated. I have not seen him in a few months. Kevin had the misfortune of a scooter accident. All kinds of bad injuries. Twenty four days in intensive care.
He is on the mend. Still a way to go.
Looked good. Lost a lot of weight. One shoulder lower and smaller than the other. His face shiny from the several plastic surgery operations. Several pins in various parts of his body. Appeared a bit tired. Anxious to be on the move, however. He was planning an afternoon bocce party for several of us.
His wife Holly sitting next to him. His pillar, his strength. A strong woman.
Hunger befell me. Stopped at Tavern 'n Town for dinner. My protein meal. A prime rib. Nothing else. No veggies, etc. Sounds strange, but has been working. Twenty pounds lost so far.
We are experiencing a cold spell. When cold up north, cold in Key West. Sixty one degrees last night.
My air conditioning/heating unit went on the blink yesterday. Going to be completely replaced inside and out. New unit not available till wednesday.
I froze last night. Even under a thick quilt. Will be cold tonight also. The day and evening in the 60's. Kate's party will be cold. Long pants and a leather jacket for me.
School attacks always occur somewhere else. You rarely think of them happening at a place you know or where you are.
My home town is Utica. In the heart of central New York. Home of Utica College. Utica College the home of two terroristic threats. One monday, one tuesday. No shooting or bombing. Telephone threats. Violence threatened. Taken by administration and police as "a real credible threat." Everyone asked to shelter in place.
The perpetrator arrested the second day. A senior student. Twenty three year old Fahriedin Omerovic. He will do time, a long time.
Omerovic used a cell phone app that prevented his identity being discovered. The police a step smarter. They used something that was able to determine who was making the calls.
Trump spoke at a rally on December 1, 2016 in Cincinnati. His words: "We will pursue a new foreign policy that finally learns from the mistakes of the past. We will stop looking to topple regimes and overthrow governments, folks. Our goal is stability, not chaos….."
Trump's Budget Funding Request for 2019 has been submitted. He seeks Congressional funding for a 60,000 man army to defeat ISIS in Syria.
Strange. Trump claims the U.S. has defeated ISIS in Syria. He tells us every other day. Considers it one of his major accomplishments.
Experts say the money is not being requested to defeat ISIS. They are already beat. It is to overthrow Assad.
That my friends is regime change. Something he said he would not do. It is also going to pit us head to head against Russia who has been supporting Assad.
I sometimes think Trump wants to be a war President.
Robots should have been a part of the steel conversation. Never mentioned. Trump's concern for those who lost their jobs because of foreign competition. The unfair balance of trade.
Not quite correct. The two not really related.
Thirty years ago, the steel industry employed 188,000. Today, 86,000.
One problem, however. No one seems to look at realities. A significant one: The United States produces as much steel today as it did 30 years ago. And does it with less than half the employees of 30 years ago "primarily because of technological advances – or, to oversimplify, robots." So wrote Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell recently. She further wrote: "Don't blame China and bad trade deals, Mr. President – blame the robots."
Remember, The Gardens tonight for Kate's party!
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SUPREME COURT MAY BE MOVING AWAY FROM NRA POSITIONS RE GUNS
Posted on February 22, 2018 by keywestlou
I consider the Justice Building Blog one of the finest on the internet. Published once or twice a week. I read it religiously.
The blog is written by someone at the Miami Courthouse. Generally right on re legal issues.
Guns the big news these days. Understandably so. The Justice Building Blog dealt with one phase of the issue in its 2/20/18 publication.
The blog reviewed Justice Clarence Thomas' 14 page dissent in Sylvester v. Becerra, 583 U.S.__(2018).
The Supreme Court as a whole, except for Thomas, had decided to deny certiorari and not hear the appeal in the Sylvester case. Involved was California's 10 day waiting period in order to purchase a firearm.
The appellant was a gun owner who already had a firearm and had been earlier approved during a 10 day waiting period for that firearm. Since he was purchasing a second firearm and had already been approved re the first, he felt it was wrong to apply the 10 day waiting period to him.
The Supreme Court, except for Thomas, opted to pass on the issue and not entertain it.
Thomas is considered an NRA supporter.
I do not hold Thomas in high esteem. I have always considered him inept. A mistake on the Court.
Thomas was upset because the Court would not hear and rule on the matter. He wrote a lengthy dissent. An educational one from my perspective. Brought to my attention facts I was unaware off.
The U.S. Supreme Court has not heard a gun case in almost 8 years. Thomas criticized the Court's "continued direction in this area." Meaning the Court has not wished to hear gun cases in almost 8 years.
Some other Thomas comments: "The right to keep and bear arms is apparently the Court's constitutional orphan…..We have not heard argument in a Second Amendment case for nearly eight years…..And we have not clarified the standard for asserting Second Amendment claims for almost 10."
He compared the Court's failure as he viewed it comparable to not having heard in many years Third Amendment cases. The Third Amendment involves the prohibition against quartering of soldiers in homes. He also invoked the Eighteenth Amendment which prohibits the sale and manufacture of liquor.
I suspect the Supreme Court has avoided gun cases because it wants federal or state legislatures to move on the issue first.
Burt Bacharach was one of the premier song writers back when. In 1965, he published What The World Needs Now Is Love. Let the tune play through your mind.
The Justice Building Blog ended with a take on Bacharach's tune. One printed with tongue in cheek I am sure: What The World Needs Now Are Guns, more guns…..not just for some, but for everyone.
A tough emotional day yesterday. I was glued to the TV set. Douglas High School children and others appearing in Tallahassee and Washington. The Washington group with the President.
Moving. The tears flowed freely on occasion.
I want to share some at random thoughts re what I observed.
Initially, I thought the Trump meeting was a political ploy and nothing more. He and the NRA are hand in hand. Turned out differently. I now suspect the President did it with sincerity and sorrow.
The high schoolers and some of the parents spoke with an eloquence even Shakespeare could not have composed. From the heart. Gut feelings. "My daughter is dead. Nine bullets in her body." "My daughter killed from a bullet in her back which shattered her spine."
The high schoolers most definitely a sleeping giant awakened. Beware NRA and those who blindly support the NRA for dollars.
The shooting itself the beginning of the end of the NRA.
My fear is Trump will not go far enough. Ban assault weapons should be the first issue up front. An AR-15 only good for two things. War and killing school children.
Trump's thought that teachers should carry useless. Probably the NRA's idea. Would sell more guns. What good is a pistol going to be against an AR-15?
Enough for today. No more soap boxing.
Last night Tavern 'n Town for an early dinner. Then to the Chart Room to watch Syracuse/North Carolina. Syracuse lost 78-74. Came close to winning at the end. Had it all tied up with 1 1/2 minutes left. Blew three chances to win.
North Carolina the superior team. I was impressed that Syracuse came back at the end.
Have to hustle. A haircut with Lori at noon. A manicure with Tammy later in the afternoon. Glad I called Tammy for an appointment yesterday. She leaves on vacation tomorrow.
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TWO GREAT COUPLES
Last night unusual. Spent time with two great couples. One I had met last year. The other, new.
I was at Aqua for Dueling Bartenders. Crowded. I was sitting alone at a small table. All of a sudden Tom and Clare Keller appeared. Took me a few seconds. We had met last year.
They joined me.
Tom and Clare new residents to Key West. Closed on a condominium in January. All excited. Properly so.
Both retired. Time to enjoy and play. Life without concern. They are ready.
Tom is a former Washington DC attorney. We have a mutual friend. He knows her much better than I. Former Ambassador Amy Bondourant. An Ambassador under Clinton and Bush 2. Amy and her husband relocated from Paris to Key West last year.
Tom and Amy were law partners in Washington.
Tom and Clare two new friends.
The other couple Kristina and John. I stopped at Tavern 'n Town on the way home. I had not intended. However, my stomach was growling. Enjoyed my diet prime rib.
Sitting at the bar next to me were Kristina and John. A vacationing couple from Mays Landing, New Jersey. Near Atlantic City. A very enjoyable couple. We talked of many things. From the beauty of Jersey beaches and their bikini clad women to whatever.
Both at with the FAA. Kristina a research manager with drones. Sounded interesting. John not at liberty to tell me what he did.
Married. Two children.
They return home this morning. I can't wait to meet up with them again next year.
Now back to Aqua and Dueling bartenders.
Terri the guest artist.
Two weeks ago, Terri received favorable news from her cancer hospital in Tampa. She is in remission. Her singing last night exhibited a gusto I attribute to the news. She also danced and pranced about. Terri was a Broadway hoofer as well as singer.
She was singing a love song. Came over and threw her arm around me in what was intended as a hug. It was not. My face became imbedded in her left breast. I could not breathe. She did not know.
Bear at Aqua also. His first time. Only 10 weeks old. What a good boy! Sat under a chair and ignored everyone. Probably scared seeing all the people. A never before event for him.
Donna came in later. She has been dieting. Looked good. Tall and thin.
I met at the Aqua bar last year a man from Utica. Not Utica, NY. Utica, Michigan. He was back last night. This time with an oxygen tube in his nostrils. Made no difference, he was whooping it up at the bar having a good time.
While at the bar at Tavern 'n Town, Fred Tillman stopped by to say hello. Tillman a Key Wester for years. Owned Kelly's and two other restaurants for years. He catered Lisa's wedding.
His outstanding achievement from my perspective were the years he was married to Hollywood actress Kelly McGillis. The Kelly McGillis of Top Gun/Tom Cruise fame. Kelly lived in Key West with Fred and they operated the three restaurants together.
Now, long divorced.
I last saw Fred in December at David Wolkowsky's 98th birthday party. Go David!
I have spoken of David many times. He is the father of modern Key West. Key West would not have developed as it has were it not for David.
An example is the Pier House. David built the Pier House. A section at a time. On the gulf end of Key West that was nothing but a mud puddle. On this day in 1967, David began construction of the Pier House Motel. A few rooms to become a gigantic resort. Big trees from little acorns grew.
Tonight, Lynda Frechette's Aqua Idol. Five thirty at Aqua. Singing galore. A fundraiser for Lynda's beloved Waterfront Playhouse.
Mary Lou Hoover busier than normal. She is running for Key West Commissioner. She will be the best Commissioner ever! Her campaign kick-off is February 26 at Salute's.
Tonight, my podcast. What I describe as an internet radio show. You can see my picture and hear my voice. Nothing moves. Somewhat similar to radio.
I am into my third year. Impressed. I have advertisers. Not solicited by me. They come because of the size of my listening audience. Two of my favorites are GEICO, Ins. and Old Navy.
Showtime tonight is 9. The show a quick moving half hour. I talk about everything. A lot of politics. I am a political junkie.
My opinion generally shared. Love being able to share my thoughts on an issue without concern or permission.
Join me. Guaranteed you will enjoy. www.blogtalkradio.com/key-west-lou.
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TRUMP NOT MAN ENOUGH FOR LISTENING SESSION WITH DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
The kids from Parkland's Douglas High School are tough. The buck stops with them! They appear committed to bringing the gun issue to a head.
Trump hears their cries. He has to do something. His nature.
It was announced yesterday that the President plans listening sessions this week with students and teachers. The announcement did not say what students and teachers.
Those from Douglas High School where 17 were killed? I doubt it. The students would make him look foolish. For two reasons. First, from the mouth of children comes truth. Second, the students know bullshit when they hear it.
The confrontation would be interesting.
I do not believe it will occur, however. A losing proposition for Trump. He would come out of it looking bad.
I believe that where ever and with whom ever the listening sessions will be held will be from another area. Trump will be working at rigging the meeting.
Remember rigged from the election?
Staying with the Douglas High School shooting a moment longer, there is a need for blood. O negative.
Enough blood was available to care for the injured victims. The supply is now tapped out. A request has gone forth to anyone who should wish to donate to help replenish O negative. Instructions direct traveling to their usual donation sites to give.
The AR-15 rifle in the news other than in Parkland.
Levi Patterson coaches a 9 and under baseball team in Nesoho, Missouri. Third graders. The team needs to raise money. The father of one of the players sells guns. He donated an AR-15 rifle for a raffle prize.
The team players, age 7-9, are selling the raffle tickets.
Coach Patterson sees no problem with the AR-15 being used. He believes people think differently about guns in his area. In effect, the AR-15 is ok.
Tyler Tannahill is a Kansas Congressional candidate. A month ago, he decided to have a giveaway contest. Someone to win an AR-15 rifle.
Douglas occurred last week. Tannahill refuses to withdraw the AR-15 as the prize. He is a passionate defender of gun rights.
Sometimes we see the same person over a period of several years and yet never get to know their names, etc. Always a smile and cheerful hello in passing.
My situation with one of the concierges at the Marriott Beachside.
We discovered each other on a more personal basis yesterday.
My photo and announcement of Irma and I covered the front page of KONK Life last week. The concierge called out to me yesterday morning by name. She said she had not known it before, but had seen my pic and read the article. Told me she has begun reading my blog.
Her name, Toni Tarracino. Last name sound familiar? She is one of the daughters of now deceased Captain Tony. Key West Mayor, saloon keeper, icon, etc. Toni proudly told me she is known as Little Toni.
My day began with the stop at the Marriott Beachside. Followed by a business lunch at the Geiger Key Marina. At noon, hardly a seat. No question the season has arrived.
Back to my home. I had no hot water. A two day wait for a plumber. Called a friend who stopped over. Problem resolved in 15 minutes. After two days and three cold showers, it was a pleasure later in the afternoon to enjoy a hot one.
Last night, the Gardens. A comfortable way to finish sunday.
Many people.
Ran into Jenna Stauffer. A love of my life for 10 years. Jenna was the producer for the TV show I did for three years. She was all bubbly and excited. Just returned from Paris.
Also ran into June Hudson. A couple of years since we have seen each other. Unchanged. Charming and lovely.
Stopped at Tavern 'n Town for a late dinner. A rack of lamb. Nothing else. Diet still holding at 19 pounds.
Iguanas are an exotic species. Look like small dragons. To Key West residents, disgusting.
The iguanas are not native. They started their invasion about 15 years ago. Now, all over the island.
They deficate all over, including in the pools. They eat your expensive planted flowers.
They fear not. You can walk up to one and it will not move.
All of a sudden, the State has become aware there is an iguana problem. Don't know where the State has been. However the State does not wish them killed. The State has scheduled clinics to advise how to capture and arrange for their removal to another part of the State.
Capture and remove? How stupid. Authorize their killing.
A State representative said, "We do not know the extent of the threat." Live here and you will know. They are all over the place.
The State should recall how it handled the python invasion. Too little, too late. Now number in excess of 1 million. They can only be controlled, not eradicated.
Can you imagine 1 million plus iguanas? They will be living in our homes. Laugh not.
Dueling Bartenders tonight at Aqua.
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TRUMP IMPOTENT
Trump is impotent in three regards: (1) Putin, (2) guns, and (3) respect for women.
Information is leaking out re Nickolas Cruz the Parkland High School murderer.
ABC News reported Cruz told authorities he heard voices in his head to carry out the massacre. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law claims Cruz was affiliated with a white nationalistic militia and that he received paramilitary training with them.
I couldn't wait to get to the Chart Room last night. Enjoy the banter that fills the room. Spent some time chatting with bartender friend John and several customers.
Then to Tavern 'n Town for dinner. I was back on the diet after one day of cheating. I am on Atkins. High protein, low carb. Enjoyed a rack of lamb. Just lamb. No vegetables, nothing.
Met an interesting woman at the bar. Yvonnie Ametin. She has resided in Key West 20 years, has three children, a home on Olivia Street, and is involved with social media.
We got into social media a bit. She helps people market via the internet. I found her very knowledgeable.
Interestingly, Yvonnie's children go to the same Montessori as Robert and Ally. Her oldest daughter and Ally are probably in the same class.
The Side Door at Aqua will be fun tonight. The Sons and Daughters of Italy are having a fundraiser. The monies raised to go for scholarships for locals moving on to college.
There will be a silent auction. Also, a drawing. Tickets have been sold the past few months to add monies to the scholarship fund. The winner to receive an Italian dinner for 8 at his/her home. Everything provided, including dishes, silverware, clean up, etc.
Food free. A cash bar.
The event begins at 5:30.
Chopin was a sick man when he played his last concert in Paris this day in 1848. He would die of tuberculosis 18 months later at age 39.
Chopin is one of the musical greats. Both as composer and concert pianist.
Words describing his piano talent sensitive and descriptive. One wrote that his piano playing was "…..like the sighings of a flower, the whisper of the clouds…..the murmur of the stars." Another, "…..the slyph of the piano…..attached to this mortal world by the merest touch of a finger and nourished by a dream from on high."
Sad days followed by notable ones. The Bataan Death Marched is ever seared in the minds of Americans and Filipinos. In 1942, the Japanese captured Bataan. The U.S.'s last stronghold in the Philippines.
Americans and Filipinos were force marched 55 miles. Along the way, 600 Americans and 5,000 Filipinos died. From the extreme brutality of the Japanese. They were starved, beaten, kicked, and bayoneted.
Americans and Filipinos recaptured Bataan three years later on this day in 1945.
No death march for the Japanese captured. American and Filipino values different from that of the enemy.
The $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels may turn into a problem for Trump and Michael Cohen. Cohen was Trump's attorney and claims he paid the $130,000 settlement monies to Stormy Daniels out of his own pocket.
Hard to believe. Does not make sense. Lawyers don't do that.
The Federal Election Commission is looking into the matter. The issue as to whether the $130,000 payment constituted an in kind political contribution.
If anything should come of this, it would be like Al Capone going to jail for tax evasion instead of the more popular criminal activity he may have been engaged in.
My Syracuse. Having difficulty winning this season. Needs to win all or one less than all of its remaining games to make the NCAA Tournament.
Syracuse plays Miami tomorrow at noon.
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WHO IS THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?
Posted on February 4, 2018 by keywestlou
The woman who uttered the words while looking in a mirror…..Who is the fairest of them all? The Wicked Queen. Snow White, the response.
So began Walt Disney's great film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The animated movie made its film debut this day in 1938.
An instant hit! Quickly grossed $8 million. Big bucks in 1938. The $8 million represented the most money made by a film up to that time.
I saw the movie in 1938. My mother took me. I was 3 years old. We watched it at the Rialto Theater in Utica. Two movies were shown in those days for the price of one ticket. I recall the other film, also. Gunga Din.
The seven dwarfs blew me away. The Wicked Witch scared me at the beginning of the film. A mean looking woman.
Of all the dwarfs, Dopey received the most accolades. Charlie Chaplin said that Walt Disney "created in him one of the greatest comediennes of all time."
Watched Syracuse go down to defeat yesterday. Lost to Virginia 59-44.
I hurt when Syracuse loses. I especially hurt this year for Jim Boeheim. A class act. In his last years as a coach.
I know Boeheim personally. We initially came together because of the University. I was a heavy contributor. It was sort of a requirement that he play golf with me once or twice a year. His club in Syracuse, mine in Utica.
At first, I was embarrassed. Boeheim was a 2 handicap. Me, a 35 plus. He never complained. Spent time in the woods helping me look for my ball, etc. Even took the time on occasion to recommend a change in swing or grip. Teaching as he does with his players during a game.
Unfortunately, I was a hopeless cause.
Tavern 'n Town for dinner last night. I had planned on a quick one. Turned into 3 hours.
Sat at the bar next to Jill and Steve.
Vacationing from the Point Pleasant area in New Jersey. Both avid fisherman, especially Steve. They have a 62 foot custom made fisherman. Steve understood what I meant when I said he considered fishing a battle of man against nature.
Jill can only be described as an enthusiastic conversationalist. She kept me glued to my seat.
Jill has been involved with Johnson and Johnson for 25 years as part of its vision care division. Contact lenses and contact solution. She is a top sales performer.
Steve, a demolition contractor. I did not have the opportunity to talk with Steve that much. I would have been interested in what he did as a demolition contractor. A wrecking company? I worked for one the summer between high school and college. The hardest job I ever had! I started at 7 in the morning and was exhausted by 7:05. A bit of an exaggeration. Believe you get the point, however.
If I had any thought of not going to college, that job remedied it.
An Irma update. Debris removal continues to be a problem. Irma hit September 10. It has taken that long and will take longer to collect the trees, shrubbery, busted up homes, trailers, etc. piled on roadsides.
The Lower Keys of concern. Upper Sugarloaf, Lower Sugarloaf, Ramrod, and Summerland Keys completed. A final pass will be made this coming week to Cudjoe, Little Torch, Big Pine, and No Name Keys.
Other problems still exist. Some remain without housing. Families still living in tents. Food and water in short supply. FEMA rebuilding money coming in slowly.
Harry Truman. Harry Truman loved Key West and Key West loves Harry Truman. He spent 175 days covering 11 separate trips enjoying Key West. The Admiral's quarters where he stayed renamed the Harry Truman Little White House.
The first time Truman visited Key West he had a bad cold he could not get rid of. His doctor recommended a "heart starter bourbon drink." The prescription, bourbon and orange juice. Between the bourbon and sun, Truman recovered quickly.
Presidents Day Weekend around the corner. Friday to sunday February 16-18. Part of the celebration includes a bourbon and barbecue cook off.
Super Bowl today! Game time 6:30 on NBC. Love it!
I have been invited to several parties. Normally, I would watch the game a Don's Place. I have already decided I will watch the game alone at home. The reason being my diet. I would drink a bit too much and definitely eat too much were I out.
I started with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which opened in movie houses this date in 1938. I close with another art form. the written word. On this day in 1826, James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans was published.
Cooper was born, raised and spent most of his life in what is Cooperstown, NY. The Home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, also.
His home stands to this day. Known as the James Fenimore Cooper House, aka James Fenimore Cooper Museum.
Cooperstown is a mere 40 miles from Utica. I have visited theHouse many times. Professionally and socially.
The House sits on a modest hill overlooking lovely Otsego Lake. The House can only be described as magnificent! Cooper's father built it.
He was a man of means. His son never really worked, other than his writings. He considered himself a gentleman's farmer which meant servitude was not part of his life style.
Cooperstown when the father Cooper built it and during the years his son lived there was the frontier. Initially, nothing west of Cooperstown.
The frontier life and Indians making up The Last of the Mohicans accordingly familiar to Cooper when he began writing the book.
Enjoy your Sunday! Enjoy the Super Bowl!
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DESTRUCTION FROM WITHIN
Posted on January 30, 2018 by keywestlou
Wisdom from the lips of Abraham Lincoln: "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
So much for what is going on in Washington.
Monday night is Dueling Bartenders time at Aqua! There I was sitting with Liz and Mary enjoying the singings of Tom Luna and Rick Dery.
Liz looked her best in a long time. She has been recovering from several illnesses. A sparkling woman at 83. A new hairdo. No more cane. Like being born again!
Then to Tavern 'n Town for my Atkins diet meal. A juicy prime rib. Nothing else. No veggies,etc. Seventeen pounds lost so far. Next level, 20.
Glad I stopped at Tavern 'n Town. Met Pam. A major fan of my writings. We had never met before. Seriously excited. I was afraid she was going to have a heart attack!
Pam, it was my honor to meet you. May we run into each other again!
Pam was with Paul. And Lynda and Bob Frechette. Lynda introduced me to Pam. The four were having dinner together.
I was seated at the bar. Heard Louis from behind me. It was Aaron and Karen. On their way to the Randy Roberts show at the Tennessee Williams Theater.
One more. As I was finishing my coffee. Melissa Kendrick. I have not seen Melissa in a couple of years. Melissa is the President/CEO of the Mel Fisher Museum.
She was excited. Properly so.
On August 8, 2010, a gold bar valued at $550,000 was stolen from the Museum. The thief or thieves never apprehended. Till the past few days.
Melissa told me she had received a call during the day from the authorities. The thieves had been caught. One in West Palm Beach. The other, Rio Linda, California.
No word yet as to whether the gold bar had been retrieved.
The gold bar was an important exhibit. People could touch and lift it. The bar was secured in such a fashion it could not be stolen. It was.
The bar was discovered in 1980 by Mel Fisher. It was from the Santa Margarita. The Santa Margarita sunk in a 1622 hurricane off the Florida Keys.
As I was sitting at the bar, I marveled at what I saw.
Getting old and looking old are two different things. For example, some at 80 look 60. Others at 80 look like they are ready for the grave.
An elderly couple were dancing by the bar. For the whole hour and a half I was there. One song after another. Rarely sat. If they did, only for a sip or two of wine.
Looked 100! Old and bent. Dressed today, however. The lady in shorts. The man's clothes up to date sporty.
The two obviously enamored. The touchings, holdings and smiles.
They knew all the dance moves. Especially the woman.
God bless them! May we all achieve what they have. The ability and desire to dance and enjoy our way through the years.
The William Tell overture in the background, the masked man on his horse shouting "Hi-yo, Silver! Away!"
The Lone Ranger!
I knew the Lone Ranger, his Indian friend Tonto and horse Silver from the radio till the late 1950's. Then television into the late 1960's. My children as children, the 1960's shows.
I mention the Lone Ranger because today is the birthday of the show. It debuted this day in 1933 on a Detroit radio station. The Lone Ranger became one of the most popular western heroes of the 20th century.
He personified all that was good and noble. He did not smoke, swear, or drink alcohol. He used grammatically correct speech. He never shot to kill.
Television was relatively new in the early 1950's. The Lone Ranger became ABC's biggest hit.
Key West has a Tonto. A different sex from the Lone Ranger's Tonto. I have known her 20 years. She works the outside bar at La Te Da.
Trump's State of the Union at 8 this evening. My podcast at 9. I suspect my podcast will be more interesting. I will be listening to the State of the Union address, never the less.
Tuesday Talk with Key West Lou at 9 this evening my time. www.blogtalkradio.com/key-west-lou. Interesting topics. Some eye opening revealing. A fast moving half hour show.
Grab a drink, sit back and enjoy.
The best of days to you!
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This is a guest post by Ekaterina Ramirez of Energy Match.
Entrepreneurship isn't a high school course. It's the real-world pursuit where your each and every move is momentous.
Like most of us, I learned to fly when I jumped off the cliff.
Frankly, no regrets at all.
You want it or not, but we don't make progress when resting in our comfort zone. And the only way to actually create something meaningful is to begin doing it.
Recently I've been thinking about what I consider as my mistakes and what changes I made after my not-so-pleasant experiences.
I'm sure you have a lot to recount too. So after reading this post, share it in the comments below. It would be beneficial for you to reflect on the past and for all of us to learn from you.
Ouch! That hurts. Why did I talk about that with such bravado?
I realized that my husband isn't the one I need to over-inspire or impress. More than anything he wants me to be humanly vulnerable. He doesn't need my bravado. And more than anything I want to be humanly real with him.
This little shift gave us space to breathe and instantly refreshed our relationship. It might sound like not a big deal but having strong support from family does make a difference when you already have enough pressure to deal with.
Questions for you to think about: Do you feel extra pressure in your family dynamics? If yes, what can you do about it?
One of my mistakes was abandoning my IT background. I was so thrilled about mindset that I completely refused to include the analytical part of me in my marketing. It got back to me in lost opportunities, weak brand positioning and extra anxiety.
I wish my analytical skills and IT background were integrated into my marketing way earlier. Now I understand that's the right way to go about it.
Another thing that I'm starting to realize is that I should have focused specifically on targeting online entrepreneurs. It makes so much sense because (1) there is a natural connection – I get them; (2) I'm providing extra expertise to them; and (3) I'm building an online business myself – I can add value in numerous ways.
Could I see it right from the beginning? Maybe. But I didn't. Now I look at it as a valuable learning experience.
Questions for you to think about: What is it that you aren't using to your advantage? How can you exploit it in your small business?
I've been writing even before starting my business. But until this year I didn't do it regularly enough and didn't strive to create outstanding content.
My content was ok but not close to being outstanding. My gaffe!
Martina talked about the importance of blogging. I so agree. Not blogging enough is what I'd say I certainly regret.
Blogging regularly is a huge commitment. It takes a lot of time and effort. Payback? In the long run it pays off handsomely cause once your content is created, it becomes evergreen.
Questions for you to think about: Do you have a content marketing strategy? How do you see it impacting your bottom line in the future?
Now it's your turn. Please share your thoughts. What do you consider as your mistakes? What do you wish you'd start doing much earlier in your business?
Ekaterina Ramirez is a pro when it comes to mindset. She writes about it on her blog and vigorously researches how mentality influences our experiences in business, including performance, creativity and profitability. She loves helping entrepreneurs upgrade their mindsets so they can make progress in business with ease.
You're spot on with your blogging comment. I started my blog pretty early on in my business and I'm so glad that I did. It was a little disheartening at first with virtually no traffic or activity. But the benefits in the long run have been huge in terms of helping me grow my audience and get search traffic to my site. So if you're blogging, keep at 'er. And if you're not, might be time to get on it!
Martina, I'd love to take a look at your scroll of things you learned as a marketing consultant. You should definitely make a blog post about it!
I've heard from many people similar comments on blogging. Those who started a while ago and kept writing consistently usually say, "I'm so happy I did it." Folks who didn't begin that early have big regrets about it.
Thank you, Martina, for the opportunity to share my two cents on your blog!
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DAYTON, OH.- Winslow Homer is best known as a great American painter, but he was also a prolific and expert wood engraver. Most of Homer's engravings were published in Harper's Weekly where Homer worked as a freelance illustrator between 1857 and ...
Getty Research Institute Welcomes Exceptional Group of Scholars this September
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Artists mobilize a variety of intellectual, organizational, technological, and physical resources to create their work. This scholar year at the Getty Research Institute will delve into questions bearing upon the theme Artistic Practi...
Cleveland Museum of Art Appoints Barbara Tannenbaum as New Curator of...
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CLEVELAND, OH.- Barbara Tannenbaum, a prominent contemporary art and photography scholar as well as an accomplished museum leader, has been tapped as the next curator of photography for the Cleveland Museum of Art, following a national search. Tannenba...
Metropolitan Museum's Ian Wardropper Named Next Director of The Frick Collection
NEW YORK, NY.- The Board of Trustees of The Frick Collection announced the appointment of Ian Bruce Wardropper as the next Director of the institution. Mr. Wardropper, currently Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Chairman, Department of European Sculpture and ...
Extremely Rare Portrait of Famous Kabuki Actor Highlights Important Private Collection...
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LONDON.- Following the success of Part 1 of the Edward Wrangham Collection in November 2010, which realised over £2 million and included a world record price for an inro** sold at auction, Bonhams is delighted to announce the second sale of the collec...
Alex J. Taylor Receives Second Annual Terra Foundation for American Art...
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Alex J. Taylor has been awarded the Smithsonian American Art Museum's 2011 Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize. Taylor's winning essay "Unstable Motives: Propaganda, Politics and the Late Work of...
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute To Show "Pissarro's People"
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Williamstown, MA.- A new exhibition at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, "Pissarro's People" offers a fresh look at the Impressionist painter by examining his portraits, harvest scenes, and market views through the lens of his personal...
Konrad Ng Named Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Konrad Ng, a scholar of Asian American cinema and digital media, has been named director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, effective May 22. Ng will report to the Smithsonian's Under Secretary for History, Art, a...
Bert Green Fine Art Shows "Randall Cabe: Revealed Secrets: New Paintings"
Los Angeles.- Until April 27th, Bert Green Fine Art is showing "Randall Cabe: Revealed Secrets: New Paintings" at their gallery in Los Angeles. This is their second solo exhibition of the works of Randall Cabe, a Los Angeles-based painter, college ...
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NEW YORK, NY.- On March 10, Swann Galleries conducted their most successful sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana to date. The auction totaled just under $1 million. Institutions and private collectors competed for the majority of the top lots...

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Is Sexuality A Choice? An Analysis Of The Facts And Factors That Influence One'S Sexual Orientation, Brandon Scott Hodges Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Is Sexuality A Choice? An Analysis Of The Facts And Factors That Influence One'S Sexual Orientation, Brandon Scott Hodges
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Sexual orientation is often viewed as the sex or gender to which one is attracted to; however, it is not that simple. Also, though many believe the default is for one to be attracted to the opposite sex and any other claim of sexual attraction is a choice; that is not true. Sexual orientation is the result of a complex combination of one's genes, environment, and hormones. As a result, not only is sexuality not a choice, but just as there are so many different colors, there are so many different sexual orientations beyond heterosexual, such as homosexual, bisexual, and …
Effects Of Methamphetamine On Sexual Behavior, Karla S. Frohmader The University of Western Ontario
Effects Of Methamphetamine On Sexual Behavior, Karla S. Frohmader
Methamphetamine (Meth) is a highly addictive psychostimulant associated with enhanced sexual desire, arousal, and sexual pleasure. Moreover, Meth abuse is frequently linked with the practice of sexual risk behavior and increased prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Currently, the neurobiological basis for this drug-sex nexus is unknown. Moreover, there is a lack of studies investigating the effects of Meth on sexual behavior and more importantly, compulsive sex-seeking behavior, under controlled experimental settings in animal models. First, using immuhistochemistry for mating- and Meth-induced neural activation it was demonstrated that Meth administration in male rats activates neurons in brain regions of the …
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Neurocriminology: Implications For The Punishment, Prediction And Prevention Of Criminal Behaviour, Andrea L. Glenn, Adrian Raine
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Criminal behaviour and violence are increasingly viewed as worldwide public health problems. A growing body of knowledge shows that criminal behaviour has a neurobiological basis, and this has intensified judicial interest in the potential application of neuroscience to criminal law. It also gives rise to important questions. What are the implications of such application for predicting future criminal behaviour and protecting society? Can it be used to prevent violence? And what are the implications for the way offenders are punished?
Headache And Its Association With Adhd/Add And Stimulant Medication, Claire Nitzsche University of Connecticut - Storrs
Headache And Its Association With Adhd/Add And Stimulant Medication, Claire Nitzsche
Honors Scholar Theses
Years of research has shown that headache (in terms of frequency, duration, and severity) is perpetuated by dysregulation of lifestyle behaviors such as sleep habits, eating habits, level of stress, physical activity etc. Our project aims to explore the potential combined and independent impacts that having ADHD/ADD and taking stimulant drugs have on disrupting one's lifestyle and examine whether dysregulated lifestyle behaviors contribute to one's headache experience. No research has investigated how both ADHD/ADD and stimulant drug use effect headache experience. In this cross-sectional study, 177 UConn undergraduate students completed a 10-minute survey regarding lifestyle behaviors and headache experience. Participants …
Assessing Sleep Quality In Young Adult College Students, Aged 18 - 24 In Relation To Quality Of Life And Anthropometrics, Douglas Mathews The University of Maine
Assessing Sleep Quality In Young Adult College Students, Aged 18 - 24 In Relation To Quality Of Life And Anthropometrics, Douglas Mathews
Little is known about the impact of sleep on quality of life and anthropometrics in young adults. College students (n=218) were recruited through a variety of methods for a study on weight management for obesity prevention and randomized into control (n=108) or treatment (n=110) groups. Of those, 152 (71%) completed pre- and post-tests, including the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), scored 0-4 =normal and 5-21=disordered, (a=0.80), the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ), scored from 0-14=good quality of life to 15-36=poor quality of life, (ct=0.87), and anthropometrics. Statistical analyses included linear regression, one way ANOVA, chi-square analysis, and Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation. Significance …
Embracing Multiple Definitions Of Learning, Andrew B. Barron, Eileen A. Hebets, Thomas A. Cleland, Courtney L. Fitzpatrick, Mark E. Hauber, Jeffrey R. Stevens Macquarie University
Embracing Multiple Definitions Of Learning, Andrew B. Barron, Eileen A. Hebets, Thomas A. Cleland, Courtney L. Fitzpatrick, Mark E. Hauber, Jeffrey R. Stevens
Eileen Hebets Publications
Definitions of learning vary widely across disciplines, driven largely by different approaches used to assess its occurrence. These definitions can be better reconciled with each other if each is recognized as coherent with a common conceptualization of learning, while appreciating the practical utility of different learning definitions in different contexts.
Learning is a major focus of research in psychology, neuro- science, behavioral ecology, evolutionary theory, and computer science, as well as in many other disciplines. Despite its conceptual prevalence, definitions of learning differ enormously both within and between these disciplines, and new definitions continue to be proposed [1]. Ongoing disputes …
Neuroscience, Free Will, And Criminal Responsibility, Stephen J. Morse University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Neuroscience, Free Will, And Criminal Responsibility, Stephen J. Morse
Faculty Scholarship at Penn Carey Law
This chapter argues that the folk-psychological model of the person and responsibility is not challenged by determinism in general or by neurodeterminism in particular. Until science conclusively demonstrates that human beings cannot be guided by reasons and that mental states play no role in explaining behavior, the folk-psychological model of responsibility is justified. This chapter discusses the motivations to turn to science to solve the hard normative problems the law addresses, as well as the law's psychology and its concepts of the person and responsibility. Then it considers the general relation of neuroscience to law, which I characterize as the …
Is It Ethical To Hold A Person Culpable For His Actions If He Cannot Recognize Right And Wrong, Tabitha E.H. Moses George Washington University
Is It Ethical To Hold A Person Culpable For His Actions If He Cannot Recognize Right And Wrong, Tabitha E.H. Moses
The field of neuroscience has opened up a proverbial can of worms when it comes to questions of free will and culpability. The more we know about the mind the more it appears that no one has any real choice in their actions. The ethical implications of this assumption are astronomical. Guilt and culpability come into question; it would seem unjust to punish a person for a crime if he had no choice but to commit it. While these are interesting questions for an ethicist they are impractical for society as they might affect how society functions. As such, the …
Mechanisms Of Seizure During Pregnancy And Preeclampsia, Abbie Chapman Johnson University of Vermont
Mechanisms Of Seizure During Pregnancy And Preeclampsia, Abbie Chapman Johnson
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
Eclampsia is defined as de novo seizure in a woman with the hypertensive complication of pregnancy known as preeclampsia (PE), and is a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The pathogenesis of eclamptic seizure remains unknown, but is considered a form of hypertensive encephalopathy where an acute rise in blood pressure causes loss of cerebral blood flow (CBF) autoregulation and hyperperfusion of the brain that results in vasogenic edema formation and subsequent seizure. However, eclamptic seizure can occur during seemingly uncomplicated pregnancies, in the absence of hypertension and PE, suggesting that normal pregnancy may predispose the …
The Clinical Relevance Of Ectopic Axonal Sensitivity, Geoffrey Bove University of New England
The Clinical Relevance Of Ectopic Axonal Sensitivity, Geoffrey Bove
Biomedical Sciences Faculty Presentations
Dr. Geoffrey Bove gives a presentation on the translation into clinical practice of his research on the effect of inflammation and altered axoplasmic flow on nociceptor axons.
All Articles in Neurosciences
Motor Cortical Excitability And Pre-Supplementary Motor Area Neurochemistry In Healthy Adults With Substantia Nigra Hyperechogenicity, Gabrielle Todd, Caroline D. Rae, Janet L. Taylor, Nigel C. Rogasch, Jane E. Butler, Michael Hayes, Robert A. Wilcox, Simon C. Gandevia, Karl Aoun, Adrian Esterman, Simon J. G. Lewis, Julie M. Hall, Elie Matar, Jana Godau, Daniela Berg, Christian Plewnia, Anna-Katharina von Thaler, Clarence Chiang, Kay L. Double 2023 Edith Cowan University
Motor Cortical Excitability And Pre-Supplementary Motor Area Neurochemistry In Healthy Adults With Substantia Nigra Hyperechogenicity, Gabrielle Todd, Caroline D. Rae, Janet L. Taylor, Nigel C. Rogasch, Jane E. Butler, Michael Hayes, Robert A. Wilcox, Simon C. Gandevia, Karl Aoun, Adrian Esterman, Simon J. G. Lewis, Julie M. Hall, Elie Matar, Jana Godau, Daniela Berg, Christian Plewnia, Anna-Katharina Von Thaler, Clarence Chiang, Kay L. Double
Substantia nigra (SN) hyperechogenicity, viewed with transcranial ultrasound, is a risk marker for Parkinson's disease. We hypothesized that SN hyperechogenicity in healthy adults aged 50 – 70 years is associated with reduced short-interval intracortical inhibition in primary motor cortex, and that the reduced intracortical inhibition is associated with neurochemical markers of activity in the pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA). Short-interval intracortical inhibition and intracortical facilitation in primary motor cortex was assessed with paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation in 23 healthy adults with normal (n = 14; 61 ± 7 yrs) or abnormally enlarged (hyperechogenic; n = 9; 60 ± 6 yrs) area …
Empowering Nurses To Recognize Post-Stroke Depression In The African American Community, Deidra Frisbie, Robin Simon 2022 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Empowering Nurses To Recognize Post-Stroke Depression In The African American Community, Deidra Frisbie, Robin Simon
African Americans (AA) have the highest prevalence of stroke and death compared to other racial groups in the United States. Post-stroke depression (PSD) affects approximately 1/3 of all stroke patients and is underdiagnosed in the African American community.
Aim: By using a mHealth mobile app and a Psychiatry provider list at discharge, PSD can be identified, and interventions initiated, thus decreasing the sequela of PSD in AA.
Methods: Nurses were provided education on PSD, expressions of depression in African-Americans, cultural humility, implicit bias, and the importance of the nurse's role in developing a therapeutic relationship.
Results: Quantitative analysis revealed the …
The Bidirectional Relationship Between The Circadian Clock And Alzheimer'S Disease, Patrick Sheehan 2022 Washington University in St. Louis
The Bidirectional Relationship Between The Circadian Clock And Alzheimer'S Disease, Patrick Sheehan
Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The circadian clock and inflammation have a well-described bidirectional relationship in the peripheral immune system: the circadian clock regulates inflammatory responses, but inflammation also impacts oscillatory gene transcription controlled by the clock. The purpose of this thesis work is to understand if manipulation of the circadian clock can impact Alzheimer's disease pathology, and if pathology itself can alter the circadian clock and its outputs. Here, I show that astrocyte-specific disruption of the circadian clock via deletion of the clock gene Bmal1 surprisingly decreased intra-neuronal protein pathologies. Further investigation found that deletion of the circadian clock resulted in a transcriptomic profile …
Sik3 & Wnk Signals Through Fray To Regulate Glial K+ Buffering And Seizure Susceptibility In Drosophila Models Of Hyperexcitability, Lorenzo Laronn Lones 2022 Washington University in St. Louis
Sik3 & Wnk Signals Through Fray To Regulate Glial K+ Buffering And Seizure Susceptibility In Drosophila Models Of Hyperexcitability, Lorenzo Laronn Lones
K+ homeostasis is important for maintaining healthy, physiological levels of neuronal activity. Glial cells play a central role in maintaining homeostatic ion gradients. In previous work from our lab, we unravel a glial K+ buffering program that is centered on a key kinase, salt-inducible kinase 3 (SIK3). SIK3-HDAC4 signaling in glial regulates the transcription of channels and transporters involved in water and ion transport. Defects in this pathway lead to peripheral nerve edema, neuronal hyperactivity, and seizure sensitivity. In an hyperexcitability mutant, eag Shaker, we show this pathway is downregulated and genetic activation suppresses seizure behavior. In this thesis, I …
Extensive Behavioral Phenotyping Of Williams Syndrome Locus Relevant Mouse Models To Assess Contributions Of Oxytocin And Gtf2ird1, Kayla Rose Nygaard 2022 Washington University in St. Louis
Extensive Behavioral Phenotyping Of Williams Syndrome Locus Relevant Mouse Models To Assess Contributions Of Oxytocin And Gtf2ird1, Kayla Rose Nygaard
The Williams Syndrome Critical Region (WSCR) at chromosome 7q11.23 provides a unique opportunity to untangle the relationship between genotype and phenotype in complex behaviors, from fear and anxiety to sociability and sensorimotor processing. Copy number variations (CNVs) in this region result in two syndromes, Williams Syndrome (WS) and Duplication 7q11.23 Syndrome (Dup7), which display phenotypes that may align, indicating a common disruption of a system, or diverge, reflecting an underlying gene dosage-dependent effect. While case studies of atypical deletions resulting in WS have implicated telomeric genes Gtf2ird1 and Gtf2i in the cognitive and behavioral profiles of WS, proving causation requires …
Nursing Considerations For Post-Traumatic Amnesia After A Traumatic Brain Injury, Hannah Grant 2022 Liberty University
Nursing Considerations For Post-Traumatic Amnesia After A Traumatic Brain Injury, Hannah Grant
A period known as post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) often follows a traumatic brain injury (TBI). PTA is characterized by anterograde and retrograde amnesia, confusion, disorientation, and agitation. The duration and severity of PTA is a key indicator of the long-term prognosis after a TBI, so proper assessment and nursing care of a PTA patient is crucial. TBIs range from mild to severe, but primarily affect the fronto-temporal lobes. In PTA, both neural lesions and white matter damage within the parahippocampal region can cause PTA. A nurse must perform a thorough assessment of a TBI patient, but, since PTA is a key …
Data-Driven Neuroanatomical Subtypes In Various Stages Of Schizophrenia: Linking Cortical Thickness, Glutamate, And Language Functioning, Liangbing Liang 2022 The University of Western Ontario
Data-Driven Neuroanatomical Subtypes In Various Stages Of Schizophrenia: Linking Cortical Thickness, Glutamate, And Language Functioning, Liangbing Liang
The considerable variation in the spatial distribution of cortical thickness changes has been used to parse heterogeneity in schizophrenia. We aimed to recover a 'cortical impoverishment' subgroup with widespread cortical thinning. We applied hierarchical cluster analysis to cortical thickness data of three datasets in different stages of psychosis and studied the cognitive, functional, neurochemical, language and symptom profiles of the observed subgroups. Our consensus-based clustering procedure consistently produced a subgroup characterized by significantly lower cortical thickness. This 'cortical impoverishment' subgroup was associated with a higher symptom burden in a clinically stable sample and higher glutamate levels with language impairments in …
Sex Differences In The Disease Progression Of Ftd Vs Ad, Abigail Mitchell, Danielle Frances, Chase Metzger 2022 Belmont University
Sex Differences In The Disease Progression Of Ftd Vs Ad, Abigail Mitchell, Danielle Frances, Chase Metzger
Science University Research Symposium (SURS)
Abigail Mitchell, Danielle Frances, Chase Metzger
Sex Differences in the Disease Progression of FTD vs AD.
Neurodegenerative diseases are on the rise in aging populations due to the upper tier of the population getting larger in that age group (Zheng & Chen, 2022). Knowing this, there is great benefit in more accurate and early diagnosis of conditions like frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Particularly, it is important to understand which variables may contribute to differences in disease burden and progression of associated sequalae, with one of those variables being biological sex. The current study investigated sex differences …
Facilitation–Inhibition Control Of Motor Neuronal Persistent Inward Currents In Young And Older Adults, Lucas B. R. Orssatto, Gabriel L. Fernandes, Anthony J. Blazevich, Gabriel S. Trajano 2022 Edith Cowan University
Facilitation–Inhibition Control Of Motor Neuronal Persistent Inward Currents In Young And Older Adults, Lucas B. R. Orssatto, Gabriel L. Fernandes, Anthony J. Blazevich, Gabriel S. Trajano
A well-coordinated facilitation–inhibition control of motor neuronal persistent inward currents (PICs) via diffuse neuromodulation and local inhibition is essential to ensure motor units discharge at required times and frequencies. Present best estimates indicate that PICs are reduced in older adults; however, it is not yet known whether PIC facilitation–inhibition control is also altered with ageing. We investigated the responses of PICs to (i) a remote handgrip contraction, which is believed to diffusely increase serotonergic input onto motor neurones, and (ii) tendon vibration of the antagonist muscle, which elicits reciprocal inhibition, in young and older adults. High-density surface electromyograms were collected …
Uncovering The Biological Basis Of Control Energy: Structural And Metabolic Correlates Of Energy Inefficiency In Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Xiaosong He, Lorenzo Caciagli, Linden Parkes, Jennifer Stiso, Teresa M. Karrer, Jason Z. Kim, Zhixin Lu, Tommaso Menara, Fabio Pasqualetti, Michael R. Sperling, Joseph I. Tracy, Dani S. Bassett 2022 University of Science and Technology of China
Uncovering The Biological Basis Of Control Energy: Structural And Metabolic Correlates Of Energy Inefficiency In Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Xiaosong He, Lorenzo Caciagli, Linden Parkes, Jennifer Stiso, Teresa M. Karrer, Jason Z. Kim, Zhixin Lu, Tommaso Menara, Fabio Pasqualetti, Michael R. Sperling, Joseph I. Tracy, Dani S. Bassett
Department of Neurology Faculty Papers
Network control theory is increasingly used to profile the brain's energy landscape via simulations of neural dynamics. This approach estimates the control energy required to simulate the activation of brain circuits based on structural connectome measured using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging, thereby quantifying those circuits' energetic efficiency. The biological basis of control energy, however, remains unknown, hampering its further application. To fill this gap, investigating temporal lobe epilepsy as a lesion model, we show that patients require higher control energy to activate the limbic network than healthy volunteers, especially ipsilateral to the seizure focus. The energetic imbalance between ipsilateral and …
Living With Brain Cancer: From Researcher To Patient, Stephen P. Chelko, Daniel L. Fay Ph.D. 2022 Florida State University College of Medicine
Living With Brain Cancer: From Researcher To Patient, Stephen P. Chelko, Daniel L. Fay Ph.D.
Patient Experience Journal
As an academic researcher, my work-life revolves around testing the efficaciousness of pharmaceutical drugs on the prevention of cardiac dysfunction, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death in animal models of heart disease. I never thought I would go from someone studying a life-threatening disease to a patient living with one in twenty-four hours. Yet, that transformation occurred October 8, 2019. I was just appointed to Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM), yet after sitting for my professional headshot I had a grand mal seizure. I cannot recall this event, but I bit the tip of my tongue …
Possibilities Of Using Neuromarketing Tools In The Hospitality Industry, Serdar Bulbul 2022 Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
Possibilities Of Using Neuromarketing Tools In The Hospitality Industry, Serdar Bulbul
University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing
Usage of neurosciences in social sciences has emerged new perspectives and methods for marketing and tourism marketing. Neuro-marketing and Neuro-tourism are some of those concepts. In the hospitality industry, marketing is in a complex state because the decision-making processes of the guests are unpredictable. For this reason, hotel managements are unable to satisfy guest's requests and demands with traditional methods. Therefore, Neuro-marketing has importance because this new way of marketing has a high chance to replace currently used methods. Usage of Neuro-marketing in the hospitality industry could satisfy the guest requests while generating new marketing perspectives on hotel management. This …
Transcriptional Profiles In Olfactory Pathway-Associated Brain Regions Of African Green Monkeys: Associations With Age And Alzheimer'S Disease Neuropathology, Jacob D Negrey, Dorothy L Dobbins, Timothy D Howard, Karin E Borgmann-Winter, C G Hahn, Sergey Kalinin, Douglas L Feinstein, Suzanne Craft, Carol A Shively, Thomas C Register 2022 Wake Forest School of Medicine
Transcriptional Profiles In Olfactory Pathway-Associated Brain Regions Of African Green Monkeys: Associations With Age And Alzheimer'S Disease Neuropathology, Jacob D Negrey, Dorothy L Dobbins, Timothy D Howard, Karin E Borgmann-Winter, C G Hahn, Sergey Kalinin, Douglas L Feinstein, Suzanne Craft, Carol A Shively, Thomas C Register
Department of Neuroscience Faculty Papers
Introduction: Olfactory impairment in older individuals is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Characterization of age versus neuropathology-associated changes in the brain olfactory pathway may elucidate processes underlying early AD pathogenesis. Here, we report age versus AD neuropathology-associated differential transcription in four brain regions in the olfactory pathway of 10 female African green monkeys (vervet, Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus), a well-described model of early AD-like neuropathology.
Methods: Transcriptional profiles were determined by microarray in the olfactory bulb (OB), piriform cortex (PC), temporal lobe white matter (WM), and inferior temporal cortex (ITC). Amyloid beta (Aβ) plaque load in …
Motoneuron Excitability Dysfunction In Als: Pseudo-Mystery Or Authentic Conundrum?, Sherif M. Elbasiouny 2022 Wright State University - Main Campus
Motoneuron Excitability Dysfunction In Als: Pseudo-Mystery Or Authentic Conundrum?, Sherif M. Elbasiouny
Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology Faculty Publications
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), abnormalities in motoneuronal excitability are seen in early pathogenesis and throughout disease progression. Fully understanding motoneuron excitability dysfunction may lead to more effective treatments. Yet decades of research have not produced consensus on the nature, role or underlying mechanisms of motoneuron excitability dysfunction in ALS. For example, contrary to Ca excitotoxicity theory, predictions of motoneuronal hyper-excitability, normal and hypo-excitability have also been seen at various disease stages and in multiple ALS lines. Accordingly, motoneuron excitability dysfunction in ALS is a disputed topic in the field. Specifically, the form (hyper, hypo or unchanged) and what role …
Does Integrated Information Theory Make Testable Predictions About The Role Of Silent Neurons In Consciousness?, Gary Bartlett 2022 Central Washington University
Does Integrated Information Theory Make Testable Predictions About The Role Of Silent Neurons In Consciousness?, Gary Bartlett
All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Arts and Humanities
Tononi et al. claim that their integrated information theory of consciousness makes testable predictions. This article discusses two of the more startling predictions, which follow from the theory's claim that conscious experiences are generated by inactive as well as active neurons. The first prediction is that a subject's conscious experience at a time can be affected by the disabling of neurons that were already inactive at that time. The second is that even if a subject's entire brain is "silent," meaning that all of its neurons are inactive (but not disabled), the subject can still have a conscious experience. …
Retinal Degeneration In Mice Devoid Of Membrane-Type Frizzled-Related Proteinor Adiponectin Receptor 1 Results In Selective Fatty Acid Synthesis Impairments, Alise J. Aucoin, Marie-Audrey Kautzmann Guerin, William Gordon, Eric Prestenburg, Jeff Ji, Rasangi Perera, Nicolas Bazan 2022 LSU Health Sciences Center- New Orleans
Retinal Degeneration In Mice Devoid Of Membrane-Type Frizzled-Related Proteinor Adiponectin Receptor 1 Results In Selective Fatty Acid Synthesis Impairments, Alise J. Aucoin, Marie-Audrey Kautzmann Guerin, William Gordon, Eric Prestenburg, Jeff Ji, Rasangi Perera, Nicolas Bazan
Medical Research Day
Abnormal lipid metabolism is the derivation of multiple retinal degenerative and blinding diseases. The membrane-type frizzled-related protein (MFRP), and adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1) were shown to be vital to the maintenance of a healthy retinal lipidome. The two mice models of retinal degenerations Mfrprd6 and Adipor1 -/- resulted in a reduction of phospholipids containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6) and very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (VLC-PUFAs). In a pathway involving the ω-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6), the fatty acid elongase-4 (ELOVL4) elongates the fatty acid 28:6 into VLC-PUFAs, which are precursors to potent neuroprotective …
Chronic Stress May Disrupt Covariant Fluctuations Of Vitamin D And Cortisol Plasma Levels And Placentome Formation In Pregnant Sheep During The Last Trimester: A Methodological Approach And Preliminary Report, Colin Wakefield 2022 Drexel University College of Medicine
Chronic Stress May Disrupt Covariant Fluctuations Of Vitamin D And Cortisol Plasma Levels And Placentome Formation In Pregnant Sheep During The Last Trimester: A Methodological Approach And Preliminary Report, Colin Wakefield
Tower Health Research Day
Tunable Action Potential Repolarization Governed By Kv3.4 Channels In Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons., Tyler D. Alexander, Tanziyah Muqeem, Lianteng Zhi, Stephen R. Tymanskyj, Manuel Covarrubias 2022 Thomas Jefferson University
Tunable Action Potential Repolarization Governed By Kv3.4 Channels In Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons., Tyler D. Alexander, Tanziyah Muqeem, Lianteng Zhi, Stephen R. Tymanskyj, Manuel Covarrubias
The Kv3.4 channel regulates action potential (AP) repolarization in nociceptors and excitatory synaptic transmission in the spinal cord. We hypothesize that this is a tunable role governed by protein kinase-C-dependent phosphorylation of the Kv3.4 cytoplasmic N-terminal inactivation domain (NTID) at four nonequivalent sites. However, there is a paucity of causation evidence linking the phosphorylation status of Kv3.4 to the properties of the AP. To establish this link, we used adeno-associated viral vectors to specifically manipulate the expression and the effective phosphorylation status of Kv3.4 in cultured dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons from mixed-sex rat embryos at embryonic day 18. These …
Thirty-Six Months Recurrence After Acute Ischemic Stroke Among Patients With Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes: A Nested Case-Control Study, Lu Wang, Hongyun Li, Jiheng Hao, Chao Liu, Jiyue Wang, Jingjun Feng, Zheng Guo, Yulu Zheng, Yanbo Zhang, Hongxiang Li, Liyong Zhang, Haifeng Hou 2022 Edith Cowan University
Thirty-Six Months Recurrence After Acute Ischemic Stroke Among Patients With Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes: A Nested Case-Control Study, Lu Wang, Hongyun Li, Jiheng Hao, Chao Liu, Jiyue Wang, Jingjun Feng, Zheng Guo, Yulu Zheng, Yanbo Zhang, Hongxiang Li, Liyong Zhang, Haifeng Hou
Background: Stroke patients have to face a high risk of recurrence, especially for those with comorbid T2DM, which usually lead to much more serious neurologic damage and an increased likelihood of death. This study aimed to explore determinants of stroke relapse among patients with comorbid T2DM. Materials and methods: We conducted this case-control study nested a prospective cohort of ischemic stroke (IS) with comorbid T2DM. During 36-month follow-up, the second stroke occurred in 84 diabetic IS patients who were allocated into the case group, while 613 patients without recurrence were the controls. We collected the demographic data, behaviors and habits, …
Long Term Outcomes After Norse: Treatment With Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Poul H. Espino, Jorge G. Burneo, Gaby Moscol, Teneille Gofton, Keith MacDougall, Ana Suller-Marti 2022 Western University
Long Term Outcomes After Norse: Treatment With Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Poul H. Espino, Jorge G. Burneo, Gaby Moscol, Teneille Gofton, Keith Macdougall, Ana Suller-Marti
Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications
New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) is associated with high mortality, therapy resistant epilepsy (TRE) and poor cognitive and functional outcomes. Some patients develop multifocal TRE, for whom surgery with a curative intention, is not an option. In these patients, Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) is performed as a palliative treatment. We report the long-term outcomes regarding seizure frequency, functional and cognitive outcome, and effectiveness of VNS in two patients with TRE as a consequence of NORSE. In the first patient with cryptogenic NORSE, VNS implantation occurred during the acute stage, probably contributing to the cessation of her status epilepticus. However, in …
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