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Study Highlights:
- Patients who are dehydrated and suffer a stroke have worse short-term outcomes than those patients who are well-hydrated at the time of their stroke.
- Dehydrated patients had nearly a four times higher risk of worsening compared to patients who were adequately hydrated at the time of their stroke.
- Being well hydrated at the time of a stroke is associated with better outcomes.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – People who are well hydrated at the time of their stroke have a greater chance of better recovery compared to people who are dehydrated, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2015.
Researchers gathered baseline lab measurements and MRI scans on ischemic (clot-caused) stroke patients admitted to the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital between July 2013 and April 2014. Hydration levels were evaluated based on two well-accepted measurements —BUN/creatinine ratio, which shows how well the kidneys work; and urine specific gravity, which tests urine concentration.
After evaluating 168 ischemic stroke patients, researchers found almost half of them were dehydrated when admitted to the hospital for stroke.
Researchers also found:
Stroke condition worsened or stayed the same in 42 percent of dehydrated patients, compared to only 17 percent of hydrated patients.
Dehydrated stroke patients also had about a four times higher risk of their conditions worsening than hydrated patients.
"Perhaps we should be giving more fluids to patients after stroke…but that's not what providers consistently do," said Mona Bahouth, M.D., lead researcher and stroke fellow at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Current hospital protocols advise caution administering fluids during a stroke because patients could also have heart problems. The main concern is that overloading patients with heart problems with water may lead to volume overload and fluid backing up to the lungs. Doctors don't suggest drinking water while having a stroke because it could cause choking.
"Previous studies suggest that about 60 percent of people are dehydrated at the time of stroke" said Bahouth. "Perhaps there is opportunity for intervention for this group of patients using simple hydration strategies."
There was little difference in hydration levels across patients' race, gender, ethnicity or diabetes status. Patients with kidney failure were not included in this study. The scientists tracked patients' daily stroke severity based on their NIHSS scores, a measure of patients' neurological health. They also used MRI scans to calculate the volume of brain lesions caused by stroke. Even after researchers factored out the effects of age, initial NIHSS score, lesion volume and blood sugar levels, results still pointed to dehydration negatively impacting the patients' conditions. However, they point out that since there was no intervention in this study, there still may be differences in the types of people who came in dehydrated as opposed to well-hydrated.
"It's not clear why proper hydration at the time of stroke is linked to better stroke outcomes. It's possible that dehydration causes blood to be thicker causing it to flow less easily to the brain through the narrowed or blocked blood vessels. Larger studies will determine whether hydrating stroke patients may be an inexpensive and accessible intervention to improve outcomes," Bahouth said. "The beauty here lies in the simplicity of this potential treatment. Rehydration is cheap and can be given to people even in the most remote locations."
Co-authors are Argye Hillis, M.D., and Rebecca Gottesman, M.D., Ph.D. Author disclosures are on the abstract.
The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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The Global Economic System since 1945
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The Global Economic System since 1945 does not shun economic theory, but rather uses it as a tool to reassess recent world economic history. Allen describes how, starting at the end of World War Two, powerful corporations lobbied governments in an effort to reduce the perceived constraints of regulation. In the past twenty-five years these voices have grown increasingly influential, as governments worldwide adopted free-market policies, reduced economic regulation, and promoted the virtues of free-market capitalism.
The Global Economic System since 1945 presents a fresh and wide-ranging synthesis of economic history and theory that will be valuable to both scholars and curious participants in today's global economy.
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1. Introduction
2. A Global Postwar Economy Takes Shape
3. Prosperity Born of Depression
4. The Thesis and Antithesis of Capitalism
5. The Ebbtide of Postwar Prosperity
6. A Tug of War between Inflation and Economic Controls
7. The Political Pendulum Suddenly Swings
8. The Floodtide of the Capitalist Revolution
9. The Force of Speculation Enrolled in the Cause of Globalization
10. Global Confidence and Global Panic
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Supercritical airfoil
A supercritical airfoil is an airfoil designed, primarily, to delay the onset of wave drag in the transonic speed range. Supercritical airfoils are characterized by their flattened upper surface, highly cambered (curved) aft section, and greater leading edge radius compared with traditional airfoil shapes. The supercritical airfoils were designed in the 1960s, by then NASA engineer Richard Whitcomb, and were first tested on a modified North American T-2C Buckeye.[1] After this first test, the airfoils were tested at higher speeds on the TF-8A Crusader.[2] While the design was initially developed as part of the supersonic transport (SST) project at NASA, it has since been mainly applied to increase the fuel efficiency of many high subsonic aircraft. The supercritical airfoil shape is incorporated into the design of a supercritical wing.
Research in 1940 by Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt's K.A. Kawalki led to subsonic profiles very similar to the supercritical profiles, which was the basis for the objection in 1984 against the US-patent specification for the supercritical airfoil.[3]
- Description 1
- See also 2
- Notes 3
- External links 4
Research aircraft of the 1950s and '60s found it difficult to break the sound barrier, or even reach Mach 0.9, with conventional airfoils. Supersonic airflow over the upper surface of the traditional airfoil induced excessive wave drag and a form of stability loss called Mach tuck. Due to the airfoil shape used, supercritical wings experience these problems less severely and at much higher speeds, thus allowing the wing to maintain high performance at speeds closer to Mach 1. Techniques learned from studies of the original supercritical airfoil sections are used in designing airfoils for high-speed subsonic and transonic aircraft from the Airbus A300 and Boeing 777 to the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II.
Supercritical airfoils feature four main benefits: they have a higher drag divergence Mach number,[4] they develop shock waves further aft than traditional airfoils,[5] they greatly reduce shock-induced boundary layer separation, and their geometry allows for more efficient wing design (e.g., a thicker wing and/or reduced wing sweep, each of which may allow for a lighter wing). At a particular speed for a given airfoil section, the critical Mach number, flow over the upper surface of an airfoil can become locally supersonic, but slows down to match the pressure at the trailing edge of the lower surface without a shock. However, at a certain higher speed, the drag divergence Mach number, a shock is required to recover enough pressure to match the pressures at the trailing edge. This shock causes transonic wave drag, and can induce flow separation behind it; both have negative effects on the airfoil's performance.
At a certain point along the airfoil, a shock is generated, which increases the pressure coefficient to the critical value Cp-crit, where the local flow velocity will be Mach 1. The position of this shockwave is determined by the geometry of the airfoil; a supercritical foil is more efficient because the shockwave is minimized and is created as far aft as possible thus reducing drag. Compared to a typical airfoil section, the supercritical airfoil creates more of its lift at the aft end, due to its more even pressure distribution over the upper surface.
In addition to improved transonic performance, a supercritical wing's enlarged leading edge gives it excellent high-lift characteristics. Consequently, aircraft utilizing a supercritical wing have superior takeoff and landing performance. This makes the supercritical wing a favorite for designers of cargo transport aircraft. A notable example of one such heavy-lift aircraft that uses a supercritical wing is the C-17 Globemaster III.
See also
- ^ Palmer, Willam E. and Donald W. Elliott, "Summary of T-2C Supercritical Wing Program", NASA SP-301 Supercritical Wing Technology: A Progress Report on Flight Evaluations, February 1972. pp. 13-34.
- ^ Andrews, William H., "Status of the F-8 Supercritical Wing Program", NASA SP-301 Supercritical Wing Technology: A Progress Report on Flight Evaluations. NASA, February 1972. pp. 49-58.
- ^ Hans-Ulrich Meier, Die Pfeilflügelentwicklung in Deutschland bis 1945, ISBN 3-7637-6130-6 Einspruch (1984) gegen US-Patentschrift NASA über »superkritische Profile«, basierend auf den Berechnungsmethoden von K. H. Kawalki (1940) p. 107. German
- ^ Anderson, J: Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, p. 622. McGraw-Hill, 2001.
- ^ ibid.: p. 623.
External links
- Supercritical Airfoils at Aerospaceweb
- Supercritical airfoil - U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
- [1] The Supercritical Airfoil - NASA Dryden Flight Research Center


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sary powers to know, love, and make choice of God. He has, however, all the powers necessary to render him an accountable being. Why then does he not perform the duties just named? I answer, he is totally depraved, and destitute of all the requisite powers to perform them. What then is necessary to enaable a sinner to know, love, and serve God? To this I answer, powers, which, as a sinner, he never possessed: powers which he cannot acquire by the operation of any, nor by the combined operation of all the powers he possesses. They are powers of the new heart which is produced by the regenerating spirit. These powers seem to consist in the new perceptions and new relish of the renewed mind.
The change, produced in regeneration, does not include ang new mental faculties, but new intellectual views of the divine perfections, and new feelings towards God, which induce the mind to approve and make choice of him as the best portion.
Regeneration heals the disorders of the mental faculties; re- . moves blindness from the understanding, hardness from the feeling faculty, perverseness from the will, and communicates the powers necessary to know, love and serve God.
Such is the constitution of the human mind, that as soon as we perceive the loveliness of an object, we necessarily love it, and if so circumstanced as to be an object of choice, we choose it for a possession. Love does not depend on the will, any more than vision depends upon the ears.
As soon as the sinner obtains a spiritual knowledge of God, he immediately and necessarily loves and chooses him as his God and portion, under the influence of the motives which are furnished by his intellect. And as soon as he understands the laws of God, he esteems them righteous and excellent, and devotes himself to the service of his Supreme Sovereign.
J. F. (To be continued.)
TRUE WISDOM. While we are in this state of being, we must encounter difficulties, and struggle with uneasiness. The heart will be often dissatisfied, we know not why, and sigh for, we know not what: our noblest faculty will stand an unconcerned spectator, as if unconscious of its power. In such cases, reason ought to be roused from its stupor, and to a reminiscence of the task to which it is appointed. It should be reminded of the exalted office it holds in the economy of the soul, and made to know the insidious snares and watchfulness of its enemies. But while we labour under the restlessness of discontent, we cannot
take a surer method to recover our peace of mind, than calmly to survey the folly, the unsatisfactoriness of every passion that centres in earth, and of the pursuits that end with our present mode of existence. Suppose our earthly aims were directed to: their object by the favouring gale of fortune? Suppose our pursuits should be crowned with all the success that Aattering hope assigns them? Yet, impotent, vain and variable as we are, the attainment would not be worth a momentary triumph. While the heart turns on an earthly axis, like this perishable sphere that it loves, it will be variously affected by external influence. At one time it may bear the fruits of gladness, at another be the desert of sorrow. One while the sun of pleasure may rise upon it, and again it will be shrouded in the gloom of discontent. The cause of this is, not only that the human heart is in itself changeable, often deriving its sensations from constitutional influence, but that the objects, if they are earthly, on which it depends for happiness, are all liable to variation and decay.
Under the impression of these circumstances, the heart still feels a void, which nothing can fill, but the unsearchable riches of the love of God in Christ Jesus. It is then religion presents views, where our hope of happiness is fixed on a sure foundation, on one certain event, on the love of Him who pities us, as a father, full of commiseration, who is in himself invariably the same, yesterday, to-day and forever. It is then we see that happiness is not to be derived from the world, or from ourselves, but from Him who loved us, and gave himself to die for us, that our hope of immortal happiness might be secure, when we live in the faith and practice of his pure and undefiled religion to the end. This event, though remote, cannot be altered by any human contingency. Here the heart has a sure foundation, on which it may rest. Without this sure anchorage of the soul amidst the storms of life, we should be tossed to and fro by every tempest of passion, by every wind of fortune and doctrine, the sport of folly and the dupes of fallacious expectation. To this immoveable rock religion directs us, in the hopes of immortality.
If we examine with candour, the principles, operation and effects of true religion, and compare it with every enjoyment that is of an earthly and transitory nature, we may trace the superiority of the wisdom that comes from above. We know from the words of divine revelation we shall exist in another state of being, after our present tabernacle is crumbled into dust. We are confirmed in this exalted hope, by every benevolent purpose of the God of love, through his grace in Christ Jesus, that by faith in his atoning blood, our future existence shall be infinitely happy. In this glorious hope, the interests
of a temporary life are swallowed up and lost. This hope, like the serpent of Aaron, devours the mock phantoms created by the magic of this world, and at once shows the vanity of all earthly pursuits, when the heart rests on them for happiness. Compared with this prospect, how poor, how barren, would every scene of mortal happiness appear! How despicable at the best, yet how liable to be destroyed or lost by every storm of adversity! For are we not exposed to a thousand accidents, the most trifling of which may be sufficient to break a scheme of happiness, however providently laid ?
What are those conditions in life that are most eagerly sought or admired ? Are they not, the splendour of the great, the affluence of the rich, the voluptuousness of the sensualist, which are generally preferred to true religion?
But are these above the reach of misfortune? Are they exempt from the importunities of care? The exalted station of the great is but the object of envy, of impertinence and pride. Riches create often more wants than they are able to gratify. Were our wishes that lead to these accomplished, we should in the end unavoidably be disappointed. The acquisition for a time might soothe our vanity ; but the heart would soon sigh for ease and seclusion; it would envy
and content of those, whom pride would call our vassals. If wealth or grandeur then cannot afford us happiness, where shall we seek it? Is it to be found in the cell of the solitary hermit? or does it keep its midnight vigils in the cloister, or watches it the lamp of the learned? Loves it the society of laughing mirth? or does it court the pensive pleasures of meditation? Is it only genuine in the cordiality of friendship? or in the lasting tenderness of married love ? Alas! this train of alternatives will not do. Should we shun the troubles of social life by flying to the lonely desert, we would soon sigh for the enjoyment of those things we had Aed from and quarrelled with. The strongest mind would not long contain the burden of uncommunicated thought, and the firmest heart languish in the stagnation of melancholy. Ask the solitary scholar, if ever, in his learned researches, he beheld the retreat of happiness. Investigation for amusement is all that he will pretend to; amusement, in quest of which the active powers of the mind are frequently jaded, the understanding enervated by the pains of attention, and the memory oppressed by ideas that can never profit.
Yet perhaps she may be found mingling with society, and swelling the echo of boisterous festivity. Ah! no, the joy of the light footed dance, the bravo! bravo! that dins the ear from the pit, or boxes of the theatre, cannot be called happiness; for the noise of mirth will vanish, like the echo of the VOL. II.-Presb. Mag.
evening; even in laughter the heart is often sad. If in the philosophic entertainment, that feast of reason, we are able to distinguish the elegance of conversation, we shall often be disgusted with the arrogance of pride, or the impertinence of folly: and if not, we may be amused with the scene, but can never taste the pleasure of society. From the tender engagements of friendship and love, we have as little reason to hope for happiness. For the condition of human life is at best so uncertain, that it is even dangerous for the heart to form any connexions that are dear and tender. The tenderness of love lays the heart open to many sufferings, to many painful apprehensions, for the safety of its object, to many uneasy sensations, both from real and imaginary causes. From want of a better remedy, to these ceaseless evils, the wisdom of ancient philosophy taught her votaries to bid a brave defiance to the influence of pleasure and pain. This maxim it urges with unremitting assiduity, without making any allowance for particular tempers or circumstances; without instructing us how to behave under the solicitations of joy or pleasure; how to defend the heart from the inroads of sorrow, or guard against the unseen stratagems of distress.
Under these evils and disappointments, where can the human heart turn, but to the gospel of our Redeemer, which affords the noblest and the safest refuge. With the exalted hopes that it presents to us, the sufferings of the present life ought not to be compared. The pleasures of this divine wisdom, never cloys the desire, nor enfeebles the powers of the immortal mind. In the glorious hopes that the gospel inspires, let us bury every anxious thought, the uneasiness of discontent, and the solicitude of care. Let us by faith obey its precepts, adhere to its promises, and practise the injunctions of the religion which Christ revealed and established, as in this we shall find a happiness and peace which the world can neither give nor take away. A very few years, perhaps a few months, or weeks, or days, may bring us into a state of being, where sin and misery shall perplex no more. Though we have now our bed in darkness and our pillow on the thorn, yet the time draweth nigh, when we shall taste of life without anguish, and enjoy the light without bitterness of soul. At that hour, religion we find our only aid and comfort; when worldly enjoyments recede from our view, love to the glorious Author and Finisher of our faith can give us true happiness. As the day of life is far spent, and must terminate in the moonless night of the grave, let us now watch the seductions of the world, which promises happiness, but can never bestow it. We are momently hastening to that scene of existence, where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest--where hope
shall no more be cut off by disappointment, and where the distresses of time are forgotten in the joys of eternity-where love flows from heart to heart, without the stream from the fountain being lessened by the number who receive its influx, and where real happiness cannot be interrupted.
To this superiority must be carefully connected the proper • choice and criterion of a true religion. Amidst the vast variety of religious systems now in vogue, it behoves us to make the proper distinction and prefer the best. Examiné, if you can, that which is called the religion of nature the religion of the Heathen-of the Pagan—of the Mahomedan-their religion too who have set up reason as their deity, through all the intermediate steps of deism, down to that which is gratuitously called rational Christianity. Examine all their precepts and the legitimate practice to which they lead. Take an impartial view of the obscene rites and idolatrous worship of the Gentile nations -the lascivious paradise, and the bloody and tyrannical dogmas of Mahomed--the accommodating tenets and spirit of those who have assumed the name of Christ, yet deny his proper deity, and risk their salvation and future happiness on the critical explanation of a few words; who, to maintain a system, would rob God of justice and holiness, and of the glory of salvation. With these compare the doctrines, the precepts, the promises, the threatening, which purport to be the revelation of the will of God, by Christ Jesus, his only begotten Son and express image, who was made flesh and dwelt amongst us-who came to redeem our fallen race. Recollect his character. Keep a steady eye on the permanent expression of his good will to his followers, in which he lived, by which he suffered, for which he died. What now would you expect from a mind so purely and habitually benign? Is it possible that a heart so warm and wide, could harbour a narrow wish or utter a partial sentiment; could do one act, or assume one prerogative, that would derogate from the glory of God, who sent him down as mediator between him and his revolted creatures? Most fortunately, on this point, the fullest satisfaction is in every man's power. Go search his gospel, the religion God has revealed, and Christ has published to men, for their instruction and belief, to the bottom. Search it not, however, in those artificial theories, which have done it the most lasting injury: not in their manner,
who his name, but overlook his example of humility; who say they believe in the merits of his death, without practising those graces that adorned his life: not in those wild, deluded, and romantic opinions, which, to make us Christians, would make us fools:But in those writings given by inspiration, containing the history of God's dealings with mankind, and his gospel, which, in the most peculiar and exclusive sense, are the words


text: Desdemona 5085 Posted July 16, 2018 So we´re starting with season 12 in a few months and I´m looking forward for some Howardette episodes as well. My wish for this season is to get some sweet scenes and that there are no more heartbreaking episodes like "The Tesla Recoil" episode, which infuriated me so much. It even pushed "The Itchy Brain Simulation" from my personal `Episodes of Hate` throne. So please writers, no more episodes like that one and more episodes like the episode where Howard sang to Bernie on their anniversary. 😍 Something light-hearted and tender combined with Howardette´s special sense of humour to make us happy. Or something like for example: -An episode where Howard is taking care of the kids, because Bernie´s trapped in the lab due to the escape of some of their guinea pigs which are terrorizing Pasadena. And while she has to find out what kind out diseases the animaly got infected with for scientific purposes, Howard is having his own personal fall out at home with his rebelling kids -The guys are participating on Bernie´s scientific research and experiencing strange side effects (nothing serious of course) -Or a Halloween episode with Bernie an her ventriloquist dummy -Clumsy Howard (because he´s so freaking funny when he does something stupid LOL) -Howard´s father appears and sees that his son, excelled him and didn´t become a man who leaves his family behind like his father did -Howardette interacting with the gang (any pairing is fine for me) -Bernie at work and her fights with her co-workers (I like Bernie being bossy and biting away anyone who tries to get her job) -Due to an accident at Zangen, Penny, Zangen´s new spokeswoman, has to sweep everything under the rug, which is hard as their test objects are running around in the background, while she is trying to hold a press conference (Her facial expressions, as she is trying to explain why monkeys are running free, throwing with bananas and excrement would be hilarious) 4 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Asian Peanut Noodles with Chicken
Asian Peanut Noodles with Chicken
This dish was so popular on my blog I included it in my first cookbook, The Skinnytaste Cookbook (photo credit above Penny De Los Santos). To lighten up this dish, increasing the vegetables was a must. So I loaded this with plenty of noodle-sized vegetables to eat along with the rice noodles.
Have you tried Better'n Peanut Butter? I'm a huge fan, it's low fat and tastes really good, sold at Trader Joe's and healthy food stores, here's the link to find the nearest store near you. If you've tried it let me know what you think. If you can't find it, regular peanut butter will do, you will have to adjust the macros.
Rice sticks or rice noodles can be found in the Asian section of your supermarket and make this a gluten free dish. If you can't find rice noodles, udon noodles or even linguini would work. Or skip the noodles and use spiralized veggies instead (sweet potatoes would be great here). Although there's a long list of ingredients, it really comes together quite quickly. I bought pre-shredded carrots and broccoli slaw to help speed things up. Try this with shrimp or tofu for vegetarians!
Asian Peanut Noodles with Chicken
For the Peanut Sauce:
- 1 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
- 5 tbsp better'n peanut butter
- 1 tbsp Sriracha chili sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp soy sauce, use Tamari for gluten free
- 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
For the chicken:
- 16 oz chicken breast, cut into thin strips
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp Sriracha chili sauce, more or less to taste
- juice of 1/2 lime
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp soy sauce, use Tamari for gluten free
- 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
- 8 oz rice noodles
- 3/4 cup green onion, chopped
- 1 -1/4 cups shredded carrots
- 1- 1/4 cups cup shredded broccoli slaw
- 1 cup bean bean sprouts
- 2 tbsp chopped peanuts
- 1 lime, sliced
- cilantro for garnish, optional
- For the peanut sauce: Combine 1 cup chicken broth, peanut butter, sriracha, honey, 2 tbsp soy sauce, ginger, and 3 cloves crushed garlic in a small saucepan and simmer over medium-low heat stirring occasionally until sauce becomes smooth and well blended, about 5-10 minutes. Set aside.
- Boil water for the noodles cook pasta according to package instructions.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper, sriracha, lime, garlic, ginger and soy sauce.
- Heat a large skillet or wok until hot. Add oil and sauté chicken on high heat until cooked through, about 2-3 minutes; remove from heat and set aside.
- Add 2 cloves crushed garlic, scallions, carrots, broccoli slaw and/or bean sprouts and salt, sauté until tender crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
- Drain noodles and toss with peanut sauce and additional chicken broth if needed to loosen the sauce. When chicken is cooked, toss with noodles.
- Divide noodles and chicken between 6 bowls, top with sauteed vegetables, bean sprouts, chopped peanuts (or you can toss everything together to hide the vegetables so your family members don't push them aside!) and garnish with cilantro and lime wedges.


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The Margins of the Logos: Children in 19th Century English Literature, NeMLA, Montreal 4/7-4/11/10, deadline: 9/30/09
Alongside Realism in the 19th century, which foregrounded a logical and representable image of the world, there ran a trend in literature that emphasized experience at the margins of the logos, including childhood, absurdity, fantasy, trauma, eroticism, and comedy. This panel seeks theoretically and/or historically informed papers that will explore this literature by looking at the role of childhood, and what it reveals about subjectivity, in 19th century British literature. Topics might include the role of childhood memory or fantasy in adult subjectivity; questions of gender, genre, eroticism, or empire in relation to childhood. Send abstracts (450-750 words) via email to: Alexander Bove, email@example.com.
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Eli Lilly and Company
The company reported the fourth-quarter revenue increase Thursday, with sales of Humalog insulin, a short-acting insulin used by consumers with Type I and Type II diabetes, leading the company's U.S. pharmaceutical revenues with a 20% increase. That growth was "driven by higher realized prices, and, to a lesser extent, increased volume," the company said.
Asked on the earnings call about the current debate over drug pricing, John Lechleiter, chief executive officer, said higher prices make sense because it helps the company fund the research needed to find better treatment methods or a cure.
"Yes, they (drugs) can be expensive, but disease is a lot more expensive," Lechleiter, told analysts.
Other Eli Lilly price increases in the fourth-quarter included medications used to treat osteoporosis,a medication to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a blood thinner used to prevent blood clots and a medication for erectile dysfunction.
The company prices its drugs "based on the value" they bring "to patients, providers, payers, and society," an Eli Lilly spokesperson told MarketWatch in emailed comments.
"This value-based approach considers cost savings that our medicine delivers compared to less effective or less safe treatment alternatives that might be available, as well as no treatment," the spokesperson said.
So, patients have to pay more for their drugs because the alternatives aren't safe?
Inflated drug pricing has become a major controversy this year and turned into a political hot potato for candidates on the presidential election campaign. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has made the issue a key part of her platform.
The subject made headlines after biotech investor Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, raised the price of a drug that is used to fight a potentially life-threatening infection to $750 a pop from $13.50 on the grounds that he had an obligation to create more money for his shareholders, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Other companies, including Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. US:VRX, have also been criticized for their drug pricing policies.
Shkreli, who was arrested in December on securities fraud charges that are not related to drug pricing, has been subpoenaed, along with the interim CEO of Valeant, by a congressional investigative committee.
Overall, the price increase in Eli Lilly's pharmaceuticals lifted revenues by 3%, while volume added 7%. Read more about Eli Lilly's results.
The company did not respond to questions on how much it raised prices.
On the call, Lechleiter said investments made by companies such as Eli Lilly eventually lead to lower-cost generic versions of a drug. But in the case of Humalog insulin, which is a biological drug and difficult to manufacture, a generic option doesn't yet exist.
According to GoodRX, which compiles data from pharmacies and drug manufacturers, Humalog is the second-most popular insulin choice with a current maximum price of $472, making it the most expensive short-acting insulin on GoodRX's list.
Type I diabetics are dependent on fast-acting insulins such as Humalog. (Full disclosure: This reporter uses Humalog insulin).
Shares of Eli Lily have fallen 6% in the past three months compared with the S&P 500's fall of 10%.


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The American edged out Rickie Fowler in 36 holes on Sunday to win his first PGA Tour title
Patton Kizzire Wins OHL Classic For First PGA Tour Title
Patton Kizzire survived a late charge from tournament favourite Rickie Fowler to win his maiden PGA Tour title at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Mexico.
Players had to complete 36-holes on Sunday after a rain-affected tournament and the final group had a great battle.
After three nerveless par saves at 12, 13 and 14, Kizzire was three ahead with three to play but back-to-back birdies from Rickie Fowler meant it would be a nervy finish.
Related: Rickie Fowler's 90-minute warm-up
Par at the last was enough for Kizzire to lift his first PGA Tour title in his 62nd start.
The 31-year-old shot rounds of 66 and 67 on Sunday, whilst Fowler posted a pair of 67s.
It was Kizzire's third professional victory after two prior wins on the Web.com Tour.
"It was pretty nerve-wracking but it felt good. I've been in tough spots before and drew from that," he said.
Related: Branden Grace wins Nedbank Golf Challenge
"It means a lot, I'm pretty emotional right now and was glad to get it done," Kizzire said.
"Rickie made me work hard."
As well as the healthy $1,278,000 cheque, Kizzire earns a two-year PGA Tour exemption, a trip to Augusta, a spot in the USPGA Championship and a place in the Tournament of Champions at Kapalua in January.
Fowler, who was playing in his first tournament of the season, said, "We gave it a run, kept Patton honest, but he earned it out there today."
It was Fowler's twelfth PGA Tour runner-up finish and he overtakes Rory McIlroy to move to seventh in the world rankings.
Final round highlights:
Venue: El Camaleon GC, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Date: Nov 9-12
Course stats: par 71, 6,987 yards
Purse: $7,100,000
1 Patton Kizzire -19 (-4)
2 Rickie Fowler -18 (-4)
3 Si-Woo Kim -15 (-6)
T4 Charles Howell III -14 (-5)
T4 Martin Piller -14 (-6)
T6 Scott Brown -13 (-2)
T6 Ryan Moore -13 (-3)
8 John Oda (a) -12 (-1)
T9 Abraham Ancer -11 (-3)
T9 Alex Cjeka -11 (-2)
T9 Emiliano Grillo -11 (-4)
T9 Russell Knox -11 (-3)
T9 Brian Stuard -11 (-6)
* Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage
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If I were to get sick, I would want a Bible and plenty of water. I do not have faith in modern medicine, as pharmacy drugs appear to be goods of satan to mislead the consumer and enrich the till of the companies that manufacture those disgraceful chemical concoctions. I believe the power of plain water for drinking and a Bible to fill the mind and heart with faith is perfect for me the next time I am ill with a cold or the flu. I have a terrible distrust for medical doctors, as my trust has been earned instead by a formidible rival to the medicine men: LORD Jesus Christ and His Holy Christian Bible.
I believe in alternative health, not the health that is sold at hospitals and traditional, conventional clinics. I seek freedom from disease, not to start a war of chemicals upon my body to try to "fight" off some disease. I choose to put my faith in God, because the truth can be a superior cure leading to quality living and enriched enjoyment of every day a person has on this earth until their day of judgment.
I believe the Bible will liberate my body and mind in a superior manner over all the evil magic medical doctors can ever achieve. Besides, I trust LORD Jesus Christ with my life, and I have been convided medical doctors do harm most of the time, except when the medical doctors are neither doing good nor harm, but just racking up a bill of charges for unimporant, meaningless tests and consultations.
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Press release from the European Respiratory Society
Respiratory function conditioned by inflammation markers and genetic profile concludes an international study headed by the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, (CREAL) and the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), Barcelona, which also suggests that COPD is a systemic condition not confined to the airways.
There are close links between blood inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), and respiratory function. So reveals a study to be published in the forthcoming issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ), the peer-reviewed publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS).
This original research by an international team provides additional support for the idea that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not limited to the lungs, and is a more systemic condition.
The results of the ERJ study also suggest that signs of systemic inflammation may precede a deterioration in respiratory parameters, which could have implications for the treatment of this type of pathology.
While local inflammatory phenomena have been widely described in connection with airway conditions, data on links between systemic inflammation processes and respiratory parameters are rare. To clarify such possible interactions, an international team headed by Jordi Sunyer , Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, (CREAL) and Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), Barcelona, undertook this groundbreaking study, which also takes into account genetic polymorphisms coding for the principal inflammatory markers. The team worked with colleagues based in Italy, Germany and Finland.
CRP's key role
For this original study, the researchers selected 134 myocardial infarction survivors, who were participants in the multicentre AIRGENE study. The 134 volunteers, recruited an average of 2.7 years after their last heart attack, were examined six times at four-week intervals.
Each time they examined the subjects, the researchers carried out a full set of tests for inflammation, measuring CRP, interleukin-6 and fibrinogen. They also conducted genotyping of the 36 polymorphisms of coding genes for these three inflammatory markers. In parallel, respiratory function was explored using spirometric testing.
As a result, the authors of the ERJ article were able to clearly observe an inverse correlation between blood levels of CRP and interleukin-6 on the one hand, and respiratory volume on the other. When other parameters were taken into account, this correlation was found to be independent of smoking and factors connected with the severity of the cardiac condition. On studying the subjects' genetic profiles, Sunyer also observed that certain (rare) variants of the CRP gene (polymorphism rs1205 and haplotype 2) were associated with better respiratory parameters at spirometric testing.
The study's authors note that these two variants had been linked to a low CRP level in previous studies. "This suggests that heritability of lung function, like basal CRP level, is partially controlled by the CRP gene," they explain.
COPD: a systemic condition?
No link was found, however, between the interleukin-6 gene and spirometric data. Respiratory function was also found to be independent of serum levels of fibrinogen and its coding gene polymorphism. This research thus provides support for the increasingly popular idea that COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, amongst others, is a systemic condition and not only a respiratory disease. If confirmed, this theory could have major practical consequences for the treatment of COPD.
The results published in the forthcoming issue of the ERJ also suggest that signs of systemic inflammation could precede a deterioration of respiratory parameters, which could be a useful warning signal. Sunyer remains cautious, however, pointing to the limitations of his work: the small subject group makes it more difficult to provide incontrovertible evidence of the role of a genotype variant. Furthermore, the nature of the population studied (myocardial infarction survivors) may explain the lack of associations between respiratory function and fibrinogen, since most of the patients were taking statins, which are known to reduce fibrinogen levels. This is a preliminary study, Sunyer emphasises, and needs to be confirmed by other research before its conclusions can be generalised.
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Today is a short walk as I wait for my sister who arrives tomorrow. The day is a bit cloudy. Everyday, we need to leave the pilgrim house by 8 am. People start moving around and preparing by 6 am so there is pretty much no choice but to get up.
I have breakfast with Andrea. Breakfast is cafe con leche and a roll with fruit bits. We see and talk a little with Enrique, the Mexican pilgrim we both first met in Zubiri. He has a fever and has had to take a taxi to Viana. I start walking with Andrea at 9 am in my Teva sandals while she walks in her Crocs. We are now leaving the Navarra region and moving to La Rioja known for its red wines.
|Approaching Logroño
|Beautiful Spanish family in front of their colorful home
The landscape is flat with lots of vineyards. Andrea insists that we talk in German to help me improve in the language and teaches me things like Ach du scheizer or Mein schatz, wie ist deine Laune? My German seems to be getting much better here, what with all the German pilgrims I meet and talk to on the road. So is is my conversational Spanish, which impresses my pilgrim friends.
We are in Logroño by 12 noon and sit and have a cafe con leche and eat at a cafe on the Plaza de Abastos. Later at 2 pm, we say our goodbyes and Buen Caminos. It starts drizzling. Andrea and Daniela, another German pilgrim, plan to walk on to Navarrete, while I go to a pilgrim hostel, the Check-in Rioja, to stay in Logroño for a day. Maybe we meet again on the Way.
|Soon in Logroño
|Great lunch!
|Clowning around in Logroño. Hope we meet again!
It is Holy Week, and Vierne Santo or Good Friday today. I go to 6 pm mass at the Iglesia Santa Maria -- it is supposed to be a pilgrim mass but the priest says that there is not one today. He talks to me after mass (yes, in Spanish) and gives me a blessing (I think) and wishes me a Buen Camino. There is supposed to be a procession at 7:30 pm so I walk towards the Plaza del Mercado. On the way, I see crowds outside the Iglesia de Santiago Real. I take a look and find out from a woman that there will be no procession because of the rains. One of the statues, Christ carrying his cross, is inside the church, hoisted onto the shoulders of men garbed in purple robes. They sway in rhythm to the sound of drums. A majestic sight.
|At the Iglesia de Santiago Real
I then walk over to the main church, the Concatedral Santa Maria de la Magdalena. Here are even more crowds, waiting for the Maria Magdalena statue and float. I jostle among the crowds and am rewarded with a place in front. At 8:30 pm, the float emerges from the church, decorated in flowers and candlelight. Deep booming drums herald its arrival. It stops just in front of the church and for about half an hour, is serenaded by different women in their soprano voices, as about 50 men and women sway while carrying the weight of the float on their shoulders. An overwhelming and magical sight.
|Float of the Maria Magdalena
|Crowds in the Logroño Town Square
Afterwards, I go to the El Rey de Tortilla bar, have some tapas and 2 glasses of Vino Tinto for dinner, then hurry back before the 10 pm pilgrim house curfew.


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Archive for April 2, 2018
MPAA Clamps Down on Movie and TV Piracy in a Big Way0
Joaquin Phoenix Has an Interesting Answer to All Those Joker Questions0
20 Incredible Actor Couples That Went Under The Radar0
The private lives of celebrities has always held a degree of fascination for the general public. In this age of blogs, websites, and social media, we're closer to our favorite stars than ever, with breaking news about celeb couples blowing up our news feeds and trending in a startlingly short amount of time.
These days, the loss of privacy seems to be part of the deal when it comes to becoming famous and there's no shortage of outlets ready to feed our seemingly limitless hunger for gossip.
However, certain famous couples have managed to mostly keep out of the spotlight, drawing a distinct line between their personal and professional lives.
Actors meeting on set and getting together is par for the course, and ...
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John Cena talks about his long-lost rapper gimmick, and why he doesn't think WWE's raunchy "Attitude Era" would work well today. In many ways, WWE has come full circle as a company. Then called the World Wrestling Federation, Vince McMahon's sports entertainment empire first rose to prominence on the back of the family friendly Hulkamania era in the 80s and early 90s, fueled by top stars such as "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Andre the Giant, and of course Hulk Hogan himself.
In the late 90s, after a period of dropping business for the company, WWE reinvented itself with ...
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Japan is dealing with what economists call a "demographic time bomb."Through a vicious cycle of low fertility and low consumer spending, the country's economy has gradually shrunk over the last 25 years.
People are living longer, and they're heaping greater social-security costs onto younger generations who aren't having kids to replace them – thereby furthering the cycle.
Here are some of the most visible signs in daily life that the time bomb is ticking.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.in/7-signs-japan-has-become-a-demographic-time-bomb/articleshow/57719902.cms


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1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL - 26K Original Miles, Completely Original, Two Owners
- Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Condition: Used
- Make: Mercedes-Benz
- Model: SL-Class
- SubModel: 560SL - All Original
- Type: Convertible
- Trim: Base Convertible 2-Door
- Doors: 2 Doors
- Year: 1987
- Mileage: 26,780
- Color: White
- Engine size: 5.6L V8
- Number of cylinders: 8
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Transmission: Automatic
- Drive type: RWD
- Interior color: Blue
- Vehicle Title: Clear
1987 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 560SL - All Original description
Offered for sale is a gorgeous, 26k mile, completely original, incredibly clean, well serviced, two-owner 1987 Mercedes Benz 560SL finished in ceaselessly tasteful Arctic White over Dark Blue leather with a matching Dark Blue soft top. Sold new to a real estate developer & investor in Waco, TX, the car would remain in his care until 1996, at which point it was sold with 20k miles to its second and most recent owner, an oil and gas executive in Austin, TX. As one of many cars in his stable, the second owner used the SL sparingly, accruing a mere 6k miles in nearly 20 years of ownership. Both owners ensured the car was always professionally maintained and garaged throughout its life, resulting in the immaculate, completely original condition that the car remains in today.
The completely original Arctic White finish is in excellent condition, marred only by the most negligible of imperfections, none of which are significant enough to appear in any of the pictures. The finish cloaks an entirely straight and original body with factory consistent panel fits and gaps, and there's absolutely no evidence of accidents or paintwork. All of the chrome, rubber and glass are in great original shape, as are both the soft and hard tops. The car's beautifully off-setting Dark Blue interior is equally as clean, the leather seats showing only the minimal wear typical of any 26k example, the interior panels excellent and the hard-top's headliner entirely perfect. The dash and wood trim are free of cracks or warping and the original Becker radio remains intact and fully functional. The near flawless original wheels are wrapped in Michelin tires with plenty of remaining tread and, having spent a lifetime garaged in the dry Texas climate, the car's undercarriage is unsurprisingly completely original and rust free.
The combination of an incredibly well engineered drivetrain and consistent professional maintenance has yielded an example that's exceedingly strong mechanically. The 5.6L engine starts easily, idles smoothly and consistently and pulls strongly and smoothly through each of the gears. The brakes were done less than 2k miles ago and the ride quality is excellent, thoroughly civilized whether tooling through town, winding through the canyons or bombing down the highway at Autobahn speeds. The car comes with a stack of service receipts, all of its original manuals and pamphlets, a completely stamped original service booklet, the original data card and "Protect-O-Plate", its four original keys, the original first aid kit, a full size spare tire, toolkit and a completely clean CARFAX report.
This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a gorgeous, low mileage, two-owner, completely original and exceptionally well looked-after 560SL. Whether you're a Mercedes collector or just an enthusiast in the market for an appreciating modern classic, this striking original example deserves your serious consideration.


text: Anchorage police have two suspects set for arraignment Friday in a Muldoon robbery attempt that left two young men dead when they were shot by Larry James, age 55, the man who says they were trying to rob him. The two dead are identified as Maurice T.R. Johnson and Joseph Trantham, both 19, of Anchorage. The two suspects are Brian Pfister, 18, and Ursula Pico, 21, of Anchorage.


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One Body
Both in 1 Corinthians and Ephesians, Paul describes the Church as the body of Christ. He spends time in 1 Corinthians explaining the importance of every member to the body, and in Ephesians he reminds us that those members need to be unified in Christ. This week, there has been a real-life reminder of how the body works together as one. Although there are many members of our body, they are combined to form one body and each member affects the entire body.
Thursday I was just about to go out and meet with someone who attends Engage,
when my phone rang. It was the high school calling to let me know that Abby had
dislocated her shoulder and had asked them to call me instead of an ambulance.
As I got to the school, she was in the nurses office and in quite a bit of
pain. As the nurse wheeled her outside, every bump and crack in the sidewalk
sent a vibration through Abby that signaled pain from her shoulder to her
brain. Her entire body felt and was affected by the pain of one of its members.
Over the next few minutes, I tried to balance between driving quickly and driving
smoothly, avoiding as many bumps and unjulations in the road as I could on the
way to the ER.
I had called and cancelled my appointment, and was grateful that after an initial communication about the need to cancel and the reason why, I received another communication around an hour later asking about Abigail and how she was doing. Later that evening, I received another text asking how we were and if there was anything we needed. Both of these examples show the truth about the body of Christ.
Just as Abigail's entire body reacted to and felt the pain of her shoulder, so too is the church impacted when any part of it struggles or is in pain. We bear one another's burdens and feel each other's pains and joys, not because we are just nice people, but because we are united in Christ. We are His body in this local expression we call Engage, and we belong to each other.
In the same way, the support and encouragement received and well wishing texts, show a care and strength that being a part of the body entails. We are here to build each other up and to love one another. Concern and offers of care are what the body is for. We are family and this is the reason God has united us, to encourage one another and to spur each other on in love and with good deeds.
This month, we will be talking about church membership. What is it? Why is it necessary? How is it different than membership in a club or organization? What does it require and provide? It is my prayer that at the end of this series we all will be more united in Christ; one faith, one Lord, one baptism, one body.
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Sound Transit's Board of Directors established the Diversity Oversight Committee (DOC) in 2006. The mission of this advisory committee is to report to the CEO and on occasion to the Board of Directors regarding Sound Transit's compliance with the guiding principles for employment and contracting established in Motion No. 17.
The DOC is composed of members from throughout the Sound Transit District, and includes representatives from small business, trade and craft organizations, community organizations in impacted neighborhoods and other such interested parties as deemed appropriate by the CEO. Committee members are independent of Sound Transit, meaning they have no contracts with Sound Transit and no plan to compete for bid on Sound Transit contracts or subcontracts. The committee reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of communities in the Sound Transit District.
Sound Transit's Business & Labor Compliance Office administers the DOC.
Leslie Jones
Chief Small Business and Labor Compliance Officer
Sound Transit
401 S Jackson St.
Seattle, WA 98104


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Bright Young Parties
Frequently Asked Questions
We know you may have lots of questions about our parties service. To help we have put together some of the most frequently asked questions to start with, and if you have any other questions, please just drop us an email at [email protected]
Can i pay in installments?
A £50 deposit is required to secure your booking which is banked and deducted from the total price of the party. This can be paid once your invoice is issued via BACS transfer or Direct Online Payment.
The party balance must be paid one week before the date of the party booking. Our team are not insured to carry cash so unfortunately cannot accept cash payments on the day of the party.
Between booking and the balance deadline, you can pay in as many installments as you require. All of the accepted Payment Methods and details can be found at www.bytdrama.com/how-to-pay.
Do i need to pay a deposit to book a party?
A £50 deposit is required to secure your booking which is banked and deducted from the total price of the party.
£25 of the deposit is non-returnable should you cancel the party at any time. Any remainder of the deposit will be returned to you should the cancellation be made 4 weeks or more before the date of the party. Cancellations after this time will forfeit the full deposit. We will of course work with you where possible to secure an alternative date should you wish.
Can you book a venue for my party?
Right now we are just offering a party entertainer service.
We are currently working to secure a range of partner venues so that in time we can also offer a perfect venue to complement our wonderful Bright Young Parties. We will update the website with this information. Please note that all venue costs will be in addition to the package charges currently quoted on the website.
Our parties just require a wide open space so that we can get really active, so we would recommend community centres, church halls, or if you have space at home even better.
Please reach out if you have any questions at all relating to your party venue.
Do you provide children's party services for Weddings?
We provide parties for any occasion, just as long as there are children involved we want to be there!
With any special occasion like a wedding, we are more than keen to have a chat about how we can personalise your children's wedding party to the children attending to ensure they are enthralled and entertained while you and your guests enjoy your special day.
Do you provide invitations for your themes?
Yes we can provide this for you at an additional cost.
We have a set of 9 invitation templates linked to our themes
We can provide non personalised empty belly invitations
We can also provide personalised versions of these templates with your child's name, age and photo on it.
This service will require a one week turn around time to have invites printed and posted to you.
My child has additional needs and I am not sure if one of your parties is appropriate for them?
Bright Young Things and Bright Young Parties are both very inclusive organisations and we have children with a range of additional needs, language impairments and disabilities, who attend both our weekly classes. summer camps and attend our parties. We would love to explore the most suitable party design for your child to ensure they have the most magical time possible.
As with all of our parties, our conditions of service require a certain proportion of adults in the room along with our party entertainer. Where children have additional needs this ratio would need to be reduced. Please read our terms and conditions carefully to consider, which you can read here.
As every child's needs are different, we would recommend that you contact Lisa, our Creative Director at [email protected] with any questions or concerns that you might have to ensure that you can have the very best Bright Young Party for your child.
What is your child protection policy?
Bright Young Things takes the safety, protection and wellbeing of the children in our care, incredibly seriously.
All Bright Young Party Characters are fully Access NI checked and each has gone through our internal safeguarding training. Please see here for a link to our child protection policy.
What is your Staff to Child Ratio?
Our bronze and silver party packages include one facilitator. This is with the assumption that there will be adults present at the party.
Our maximum ratio for parties is 1 facilitator to 20 children when adults are present, to ensure that adults can perform toileting duties etc, this is also to ensure that we can adhere strictly to our child safeguarding policy.
Should your party not plan to have additional adults present, our ratios are as follows:
Children up to age 5 – Minimum of 8:1
Children from 6-9 – Minimum of 12:1
Children 10+ – Minimum of 15:1
Do you only provide parties in Northern Ireland?
No, we service the Island of Ireland and have a team of highly experienced party facilitators based around Ireland.
Please just get in touch if wishing to book a party in the south of Ireland and pricing versus the sterling prices quoted on the website, will vary.
Can you arrange the food and the cake?
No, at this point this is not a service we can arrange for you.
If in time there is enough demand for a full party service we will consider this. For now, we will be compiling a list of our preferred suppliers who we know will complement our bright young parties perfectly and will deliver in a very reliable way.
This list will be published on the website, and before then please don't hesitate to ask for our recommendations.
Have we missed something?
Any questions unanswered please just drop us an email on [email protected]


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In July, complaints that concerned Jones and his Infowars pages began to escalate following his labelling of the Sally Hook elementary school shooting as a hoax. Indeed, Facebook users accused Jones of recurrently violating Facebook's policies on harassment and fake news. Users deemed Facebook's removal of four of Jones' videos, and its banning him for one-month, unacceptable punishment for his breeches of its policies.
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That's one of the topics at the next meeting of the Northern California Entomology Society, to be held from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, May 6 in the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis.
It promises to be lively.
And bugly.
Matter of fact, the meetings are almost always lively. Entomologists have a keen sense of humor.
Take, for instance, "The Good, the Bad, the Bugly: Controlling Pests in Home Gardens." Baldo Villegas of the California Department of Food and Agriculture will be presenting that talk at 11:15.
Two UC Davis entomologists, James R. Carey (photo above) and Robbin Thorp (photo below), will speak--Carey on the medfly and Thorp on native pollinators.
Carey, a professor of entomology who specializes in insect biodemography and invasion biology, will present his talk on "Insect Invasion Biology: Overview of the General Principles and Case Study of the Medfly in California" at 9:45 a.m.
Thorp, an emeritus professor of entomology who continues his research at his Laidlaw facility office, will discuss "Native Bees as Pollinators" at 10:30 a.m.
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--Ralph Fonseca of the Contra Costa County Department of Agriculture, will speak at 1:15 p.m. on "Personal Protective Equipment, Including UC Exemptions."
--Humberto Izquierdo of the Napa County Department of Agriculture, will give a talk on "European Grapevine Moth Update" at 2 p.m.
A catered lunch will be served at noon. Or, attendees can bring their own lunch. There's still time to attend and/or order lunch if you contact the society's secretary-treasurer, Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty at email@example.com or (530) 752-0472.
The Northern California Entomology Society seeks new members; you don't have to be an entomologist to join. The group meets three times a year: the first Thursday in February, usually in Sacramento; the first Thursday in May, at UC Davis; and the first Thursday in November in the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District conference room, Concord.
The president is agricultural biologist Matthew Slattengren of the Contra Costa County Department of Agriculture.
And oh, yes, membership dues are only $10 a year.
That's the "good" part of the "The Good, The Bad and the Bugly."
Dragonflies, damselflies, dermestids and native bees.
Does an entomological life get any better than this?
Those are some of the topics to be discussed at the next meeting of the Northern California Entomological Society, set for Thursday, Feb. 4 in the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Plant Diagnostic Lab building, 3288 Meadowview Road, Sacramento.
The meeting, to be held from 9:15 to approximately 3 p.m., is open to all interested persons. Membership dues are $10 a year, according to secretary-treasurer Eric Mussen, Extension apiculturist and a member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Patrick Foley, a theoretical population biologist and pollination biologist at California State University, Sacramento, will present a talk on "Native Bees of the American and Consumnes River."The schedule:
9:15 a.m.: Registration and coffee
9:45: "Native Bees of the American and Cosumnes Rivers" – Patrick Foley, Sacramento State University.
10:30: "Spotted Winged Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii: Research, Integrated Pest Management and Control" – Janet Caprile, Contra Costa County UC Cooperative Extension.
11:15: "Section 18 Pesticide Registration" – Margaret Reiff, Pesticide Registration, Department of Pesticide Regulation.
12:00 : Lunch (orders will be taken at the meeting) – $15
1:15 p.m.: "Neo-Tropical Odonata" (Odonata is an order of insects encompassing dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera). – Rosser Garrison, CDFA
2 p.m.: "Tour of CDFA Insect Collection with Special Emphasis on Controlling Dermestids and Other Destroyers of Museum Specimens" – Stephen D. Gaimari, CDFA
The Northern California Entomology Society meets three times a year: the first Thursday in February; the first Thursday in May, at UC Davis; and the first Thursday in November in the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District conference room, Concord. Agricultural biologist Matthew Slattengren of the Contra Costa County Department of Agriculture serves as president.
The society is comprised of university faculty, researchers, pest abatement professionals, students and other interested persons.
Remember the ravenous light brown apple moth (LBAM) and all the controversy?
The invasive agricultural pest, from Down Under, soars high on the agenda at the Northern California Entomology Society's meeting on Thursday, Nov. 5 in Concord. Also on the agenda: honey bee regulatory research.
The meeting, open to the public, will be held from 9:15 to 2:30 p.m. in the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District office, 155 Mason Circle, Concord.
Extension Apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty and secretary-treasurer of the society, said attendance at the meeting is free. The only fee is the $15 catered lunch.
In addition to LBAM and other exotic invasive pests, the meeting will include a talk on "Honey Bee Regulatory Research" by Mike Beevers of California Agriculture Research, Fresno.
"Mike is involved with research on the effects of pesticides on honey bees," Mussen said. "Consideration of honey bees always has been important, but colony collapse disorder (CCD) has brought extreme attention to the possible consequences of bees becoming contaminated with insecticide residues, especially the 'sublethal effects.'"
The meeting begins at 9:15 a.m. with registration and coffee.
The schedule:
9:30 a.m.: "Biological Control Agents for Light Brown Apple Moth," Nick Mills of UC Berkeley
10:15 a.m.: "New Exotic Pests and Invasives of Regulatory Significance in California," Kevin Hoffman, Plant Diagnostic Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
11 a.m. "Responding to New California State Pests: Control Programs and Pesticide Products," by Duane Schnabel, CDFA Pest Detection and Emergency Projects
11:45 a.m.: Annual business meeting, with election of new president
12 Noon: Catered lunch by Kinder's Custom Meats ($15 per person, reservations required with Eric Mussen)
1:15: "Update on Light Brown Apple Moth Eradication Program," by Laura Irons of CDFA's Light Brown Apple Moth Program
2 p.m.: "Honey Bee Regulatory Research" by Mike Beevers, California Agriculture, Fresno
Those planning to attend should contact Mussen at (530) 752-0472 or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com. For those needing continuing education hours in Laws and Regulations, California Department of Pesticide Regulation, this meeting will satisfy three hours, he said.
The Nor Cal society membership is comprised of university faculty, researchers, pest abatement professionals, students and other interested persons. Susan Sawyer of the Pest Detection/Emergency Projects, CDFA, has served as president for the last two years.
The society meets the first Thursday in February; the first Thursday in May and the first Thursday in November. Membership dues are $10 year.
Most entomologists I know maintain a keen sense of humor.
They have to, or the insects (or the people concerned about them) will drive them buggy!
At the Northern California Entomology Society meeting in
He talked about the release of several parasitoids, including Trichogramma sp., an egg parasitoid; Meteorus trachynotus, a larval parasitoid; and Enytus eureka, a larval parasitoid.
These are the critters that can kill the light brown apple moth. The pest, known as LBAM or the "eat-everything moth," loves the Califonria climate.
Roltsch talked about biocontrol test sites in the
Roltsch, a CDFA senior environmental research scientist who received his doctorate in entomology from
And now LBAM.
LBAM lays about 60 eggs at a time, sometimes up to 100. It's a native of
Its hosts include crops (grape vines, pome, stone fruit and citrus), shrubs (coral pea, tea tree, broom and Asteracae, the sunflower family) and weeds (capeweed, plantain and dock).
Roltsch talked about how much LBAM loves the Australian tea tree (Leptospermum laevigatium); manzanita, bottle brush, and other plants.
But wait, he didn't say anything about my favorite plant, the New Zealand tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi. A sea captain named Edward John "Ted" Keatley (probably one of my relatives) discovered the cultivar in the early 1900s in
I'm sure LBAM loves that plant, too, just as it loves everything else. It's not a picky eater.
During the question and answer period, a Contra Costa County resident asked Roltsch: "How did LBAM know to settle in three counties that do not allow aerial spraying:
That question drew one of the biggest laughs of the day.
Ol' LBAM is a clever cuss. It not only eats everything but it's trained in survival skills.
I do know this: Capt. Keatley had nothing to do with transporting LBAM here.
If you're interested in insects--the good, the bad and the ugly--don't miss the Northern California Entomology Society meeting on Thursday, Nov. 6 in Contra Costa County.
You don't have to be a member. No one is going to ask you "What are you doing here?" or comment "I guess they let just about anybody in now, huh?"
Fact is, this organization meets three times a year and the meetings are open to the public. You just have to express an interest in bugs--because they express an interest in you. (Especially mosquitoes!)
Insects have been on this earth about 400 million years and they've got this "live-life-for-all-it's-worth" down pat. Odds are, some insects will be at the meeting or just outside the door. Let me in!
The meeting begins at 9:15 a.m. with registration and coffee in the Contra Costa Mosquito Control and Vector District conference room, 155 Mason Circle, Concord.
Speakers will discuss the light brown apple moth, Asian citrus psyllid and other quarantined pests, announced president Susan Sawyer, area manager of Pest Detection/Emergency Projects, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Also planned: the election of officers.
Native pollinators--the good insects--also will be on the list of topics.
Native pollinators--the good insects--also will be on the list of topics.
The agenda:
9:30 a.m.: "Biocontrol of Light Brown Apple Moth, a Quarantine Pest in
10:15 a.m.: "
11 a.m.: "Native California Bees Looking for Cheap Urban Real Estate" by professor Gordon Frankie (or assistant), UC Berkeley
11:45 a.m.: Annual business meeting
1:15 p.m.: "Update on Asian Citrus Psyllid, a Quarantine Pest in
2 p.m.: "Overview of CDFA Pests, with Emphasis on Quarantine Pest" (CDFA speaker, to be announced)
The Northern California Entomoogy Society is comprised of university faculty, researchers, pest abatement professionals, students and other interested persons.
The group meets the first Thursday of February at the Hungry Hunter,
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66. "Baby Picture," Leave It to Beaver (1959)
Welcome to the "100 Best Sitcom Episodes of All Time," a countdown for winter 2012. Each episode will get a separate blog post, counting backward toward No. 1. A list of the programs revealed so far is here and an introduction to the project is here.
Because of the flak I've been getting from certain individuals about including Everybody Loves Raymond on this list, I've changed the rest of the entries so they're all about nice people in tasteful homes whose favorite activity is forgiving each other. Stand by for Family Affair! (Seriously, though, don't click this. Worst earworm ever.)
In fact, the next episode on the list features one of the most misanthropic characters on television, so let's pause to recognize the family sitcom that has had the sweetest afterlife.
Leave It to Beaver was never a big hit in prime time, lagging behind shows like Father Knows Best, The Donna Reed Show, and The Real McCoys in the ratings, but it's now better known than any of its sitcom contemporaries. Beaver's distinction is that it's from the point of view of the kid characters, giving them more screen time than the parents — which has the effect of making Ward and June seem, if not clueless, somewhat out of the loop.
When Beaver mopes around his father, Ward only makes things worse, telling Beaver to suck it up and take it like a man without bothering to find out what's wrong. By the end of the episode, Ward comes up with an elegant solution to the problem and even apologizes to Beaver for his rotten parenting. Before that, however, this is a sweetly funny short story about adults can never really put themselves in the shoes of their children.
• When I included Beaver in my 1997 list of landmark TV shows, I emphasized its most well-known supporting character:
Through the late '50s, sitcom regulars could be scatterbrained or have somewhat of a temper, but they were all basically likable. Leave It to Beaver introduced a truly loathsome character: Eddie Haskell, the hypocrite who would bully little kids and then suck up to their parents. Writers for earlier sitcoms might have found it implausible for nice characters to have rotten friends. Kids, on the other hand, don't have as many options in finding people to hang out with, and most of us can recall childhood "pals" who were real assholes. After Beaver, jerks like Eddie Haskell crept into the casts of adult sitcoms. Viewers agreed that they belonged there — and credibility be damned.
If you want to see Eddie Haskell at his worst, a good episode is "Beaver and Chuey," in which Eddie, long before he became a Fox News host (kidding), tricks Beaver into insulting a Latino classmate. Then again, none of Beaver and Wally's regular friends were anything to brag about. They typically goaded Beaver and Wally into doing stupid things, then ran away when things went wrong.
• Noel Murray covered Leave It to Beaver for the A.V. Club's "Very Special Episode" department, focusing on an installment that covers many of the same themes as "Baby Picture" and similarly features Beaver's understandng teacher, Miss Landers.
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• The A.V. Club's Todd VanDerWerff includes "Baby Picture" in "10 Episodes That Show Off Leave It To Beaver's Quiet Innovation." From his essay:
Leave It To Beaver was a surprisingly progressive show for its era, part of a movement in American popular art in the '40s and '50s that told stories about people living in a new superpower, uneasy about their wealth and comfort and considering not how to leave their children better off than they had been (since such a thing was a fait accompli for those born during the Depression) but rather how to make those children better people.


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Scientists are taking the public with them to study the world's coral reefs, thanks to 360 degree panoramas from Google's underwater street-view format. Results from this pioneering project – which will allow ecologists to harness people power to discover how coral reefs are responding to climate change – will be presented at INTECOL, the world's largest international ecology meeting, in London this week.
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg of the University of Queensland leads the research associated with the Catlin Seaview Survey. The Survey uses image recognition technology to automatically assess creatures on the seabed; so far it has already taken hundreds of thousands of images on the Great Barrier Reef and in the Caribbean.
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