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First of all the place and the rooms are exactly what you expect....; nice and clean with all the necessary confort. The B&B is well situated, but still in a calm place. Emmanuela & Bartolo are very nice and service minded, doing what it takes to make your stay a nice experience. Would definitely recommend it. I will come back, that is for sure.
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- Bed and breakfast "The Calicanto" is a charming house dating from the early twentieth century. It has been recently restored by the owners retaining the beautiful of its style and its architectural features. The house is situated less than 200 m from the center of Vico Equense and it is just a few minutes walk through an alley typical of the Sorrento peninsula that rises from the center of Vico Equense to Sconduci Street , where the B&B is situated. It is the ideal retreat for nature lovers, excursions and cycling. With us there are no cars and no smog. Spend your holiday in peaceful silence broken only by birdsong and the sound of the wind. Only 5 min. from the main square of the village and from the Circumvesuviana train station (5 minute walk). The B&B can also be reached on motorcicle for which there free parking available in a small garage below the house. For cars there is availability of private parking. The best way to experience the Sorrento Peninsula is just moving freely, enjoying the fantastic views. Near the Town Hall of Vico Equense is now also possible to rent bicycles with pedal assistance with which you can venture into fantastic excursions. The B&B is very well connected with the most beautiful places in the province of Naples. Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ravello, Amalfi and Vesuvius are easily accessible by train or bus that depart daily from the Circumvesuviana train station which is a few hundred meters from the house. From the port of Marina d'Equa there are fast ferry to the island of Capri. The owners will be pleased to accompany guests on the wonderful trails of the park of the mountains Lattari, the Badia of Cava dei Tirreni, Punta Campanella which offer a unique spectacle up the mountains and of the seaside. ... more less
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- 73 years old
- Date of birth: Sep 16, 1939
- Date of passing: Jul 25, 2013
|Let the memory of Edn be with us forever
Edna Self Satterwhite, 73, a resident of Granville County most of her life, passed away Thursday, July 25th 2013 at the home of her daughter.
A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Brackett and Savillia Newcomb Self. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church and was the former owner-operator of Creedmoor Dry Cleaners for many years.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Saturday, July 27th, 2013 in the Eakes Funeral Chapel in Creedmoor by Rev. James and Joyce Smith. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Surviving are two daughters, Vicki Whitfield (Donnie Whitfield) of Oxford and Connie Ivey (Robert) of Creedmoor, a son, Todd Brogden (Teresa) of Creedmoor, two step-sons, Dennis and Mickey Satterwhite of Mecklenburg County, Va., two sisters, Julia S. Autrey of Creedmoor, Jane S. McDaniel of Surf City, three brothers, Sonny Self, Larry Self, and Johnny Self all of Oxford, five grandsons, one granddaughter and one great-grandaughter and one great grandson. She was preceded in death by husbands, Mickey Brogden and Hunter Satterwhite.
Visitation will be held Friday July 26 ,2013 at the Eakes Funeral Home in Creedmoor from 7:00 to 8:30 and at other times at 7001 Greenway Road, Oxford, NC.
Eakes Funeral Home in Creedmoor is assisting the Satterwhite family.
"Hello my dearest and favorite Aunt. I miss you so much and think of you often. Love to you."
"You are so missed. I know you are taking care Skylar for me and singing to her like you always did to us. I missed your smiles and happy face that you always had love you and miss you so much."
"Hello my dearest Aunt. I think about you often and you are still missed. Love you."
"I miss you so much. I know you are in heaven taking care of Skyler and Chris for me. Happy birthday all my love. Sending you hugs and kisses and birthday wishes"
"You are missed dearly. I can still remember things about you that are precious to me. Love to you. Debra"
"You are still missed. I think of you so often, especially when I missed being called that name that Minkey use to call me and you picked up on it when he passed away. I know you'll are watching from heaven over us. Love Debra"
"You are so missed . you are a special Angel. Sending you hugs and kisses. Love you"
"You are so missed. You are one special lady. You was there for everyone and the happiest lady. I make sure that I go to the get togthers that the family has now. So glad I came to the last one you was at. Cherish my pictures that I took of you that day.Sending you love and kisses. Give Chris and Skylar a great big hug and kiss."
"Another year has gone by and I still miss you. Love to you my dear sweet Aunt."
"Happy Birthday to you my dear aunt. I miss you and love you dearly."
"Vicki, Connie and Todd, your mom was so precious to me. I will never forget when you daddy started calling me Beulah and I can't ever remember when he called me Debra. Then he was gone and the very first thing your mom said to me at the funeral home was, "It's ok Beulah. I won't let you forget your name." She was so precious and had such joy. She will be truly missed. God Bless you'll"
"I miss you and love you. I am so grateful I spent some time with you. You were so loved by many you were our angel on earth, and now you are our Angel in HEAVEN. I know you gave Chris and Skylar a big hug and kiss for us like you told me you would. I know while you are singing Skylar is dancing.Sending you hugs and kisses. All my love"
"My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this time. May you'll live in peace with the years and memories you have of Edna. Enjoyed dancing and being with Edna down at Mr & Mrs Autry's Barn. May God bless each of you.
Deborah Keith & Family"
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The primary goal of this research is to determine, for the first time, the physiologically optimal surface viscosity of the lung surfactant using an active microrheology technique unique to our lab. We hypothesize that there exists an optimal surface viscosity in an effective lung surfactant that provides both rapid adsorption to the air-water interface and ultra-low surface tensions. Our goal is to determine how best to achieve this optimum by controlling the cholesterol fraction of a synthetic replacement lung surfactant. Three orders of magnitude increased sensitivity of our microrheology technique as compared to macroscopic rheometers allows precise monitoring of changes in the molecular organization of the lung surfactant film in the presence of cholesterol, enabling accurate measurements of surface viscosity of surfactant films. Ultimately, determining the optimal cholesterol concentration will enable a better design of synthetic surfactants to treat Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NRDS) and may give insights into the causes of surfactant inactivation in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). We hypothesize that small fractions (1-5 wt. %) of cholesterol reduce the crystalline ordering of saturated lipids in lung surfactant monolayers, leading to a reduction in the shear viscosity, which enhances the surfactant's ability to flow and cover the alveolar interface. We also hypothesize that excess cholesterol ( >10 wt %) decreases the effectiveness of lung surfactants in ARDS by increasing the minimum surface tension of the interfacial film. This inability to reach ultra-low surface tensions is hypothesized to be a consequence of significantly reduced interfacial energy of the film (line tension). Low interfacial film energy can influence the mechanical cohesion in the surfactant film and lead to the failure of the film on compression, which ultimately causes the film to become unstable at lower surface tensions. Furthermore, lipid(cholesterol)- protein interactions can also alter these mechanical and structural properties by changing their molecular organization at the interface. By determining the mechanical properties of both model and clinically relevant surfactant film in the presence of physiological and elevated amounts of cholesterol, we can understand how increased cholesterol might lead to surfactant inactivation in ARDS and determine better replacement surfactants for treatment. The mechanical properties thus determined by the active microrheology technique will be correlated with isotherms, fluorescence microscopy, and grazing incidence synchrotron X-ray diffraction to determine how cholesterol alters the molecular packing of lung surfactant lipids, which determines the mechanical properties of monolayers.
A lack of lung surfactant, due to immaturity in premature infants can lead to neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). It is currently one of the most common lung disorders in premature infants, affecting about 10 of every 100 premature babies in the United States. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop a completely synthetic lung surfactant that should lower costs, decrease contaminations and/or infectious agents and improve efficacy in treatment of NRDS as well as Acute Lung Injury.
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My aunt's house always had this deathly quiet about it. No one ever spoke unless it was absolutely necessary. Levity was unheard of. Everyone just shut himself up inside his own world, like.
When he wasn't off minding his sizeable real estate holdings, farmlands and fisheries, my uncle would be found on the sprawling terrace, lying on an 'easy chair', an arm chair you could stretch out on, by lifting your feet up on the long flat extended arms.
You could hardly make my uncle out, so completely he would be shrouded inside a cloudy cocoon of cigarette smoke. Surrounding him were two large coffee tables on which newspapers, medical journals (he was a retired hotshot MRCP), Perry Mason paperbacks and half-opened packets of India Kings and matches, constantly fought for space. My uncle had this cold and forbidding stare that discouraged even his wife from trying to strike up a conversation.
Guludada and Ronudada would be in their rooms, doors locked from inside, so there was no way you could just walk in without seeking permission. You had to knock and then wait interminably for the door to open and reveal a sullen face, the words coming from it exceedingly polite, yet barely hiding their blisteringly cold tone. Trust me, even cold can give you blisters.
As for my aunt, she had an army of servant maids and therefore didn't have to lift a finger to do anything around the house. And yet, she was the one I felt the most pity for. She would spend her day tiptoeing around the large apartment, from room to room, like a wraith, mumbling under her breath, her face a perpetual mask of concern. As she moved around in her house gown, quietly switching off unwanted lights, she would sometimes stop in front of a window to stare down at the traffic below.
My aunt had this humongous prayer room that had mirror-smooth, wall to wall marble flooring, though I never saw her venture into it. It was bristling with virtually every idol ever known to mankind. There was the ubiquitous shiva linga, a must-have for every Hindu prayer room, jostling for space with idols of a buxom Goddess Laxmi, a Goddess Kali who seemed to have leapt right out of a Stephen King novel and a tubby Ganesh sitting contentedly astride a swan. Poor swan.
There were so many idols in there that, if I had looked hard enough, I might have found something for an Aztec, a Mayan or a Tutsi to pray to. This room was a constantly running WEF-Davos meet for idols, or if you want to be charitable, a Madame Tussaud's for deities. Stephen Spielberg would have thought of an 'Indiana Jones and Spunkybong's aunt's weird temple of gloom', if he had been in movies then.
Besides idols, there were dog-eared copies of the Bhagwad Gita and other Hindu scriptures that looked like antique papyrus manuscripts. Oh yes, Hindus even now firmly believe that the more 'archeological' their holy books look, the more pious is the household. If your prayer room has a spanking new leather-bound edition of the Mahabharata, you are a promiscuous upstart and really need to work on your spirituality.
Besides the above, my aunt's prayer room had all sorts of other holy odds and religious ends, the significance of which I'm sure even she had no clue. When I went to watch 'A night at the museum' recently, it reminded me of my aunt's prayer room.
She rarely went in to sit down and pray though. It was almost as if after having built this space, she had nothing to say to them idols, afraid even to face them, the guilt at having acquired every luxury that life could provide, without having to lift a finger, rendering her somehow unworthy in her own eyes.
Nevertheless, my aunt had to have a prayer room. In 1960s Bengal, you didn't count if you didn't have a prayer room. A prayer room was a status symbol. It had to have the Shiva-linga or the Ganesh or the Laxmi or even the framed portrait of Ramkrishna Paramhansa, with his right hand fingers splayed out upward and his face quizzical, as if asking God, 'Where is that nirvana you were talkin' about, Dude?' All of them idols and framed portraits and stuff had to be bigger, shinier, more bejeweled than the Joneses.
Heck, my aunt's prayer room was climate controlled. Lord Shiva was used to much colder climes, since you always found him sitting bare-chested in his pad on top of the Kailash Parvat in the Himalayas. Even assuming that Kailash was a middling to tall mount of around 15000 feet, that would be -10° Celsius at the most at it's peak. Oh yeah, Shiva sirji did need air-conditioning, no question about it.
It was a 40-minute walk to school from Hindustan Park, where my aunt's three-storeyed apartment building was situated.
When I left to walk to school in the morning, it felt like I was being allowed out on unsupervised day parole. Pent-up emotions would surge out in a great big whoosh. Simply running down the stairs and getting out to go to school was a catharsis. Mingling into the crowds that were milling around the busy Hindustan Park Road was an almost physical release.
Back in 1968, the South Point high School had only one location and that used to be close to an elite neighborhood of Ballygunge called Mandeville Gardens. It is in several locations now, I understand.
Savoring the hubbub around me, I would take the Hindustan Park Road till it met the wide Rashbehari Ave, the two lanes separated by a grassy patch in the middle that had tram tracks running on it. I would scamper across, dodging the unruly traffic, to the other side, go further west on Ramani Chatterjee Road, hang a right at Dover Lane, go on south till it met Gariahat Road, again scamper across to Mandeville Gardens and on to the school from there.
That 5 km walk was the high point of my day. The traffic, the rickshaws, the stray dogs, those careening mini-buses, the clanging trams, the store fronts, the sudden quiet of the by-lanes and finally the hush of the posh Mandeville Gardens – everything came together to give me a feeling of being liberated.
The financial arrangement that my parents had with my aunt didn't cover my room and board, which my aunt refused to be reimbursed for. All my other expenses, school tuition, rickshaw fare, anything else that I needed for myself – my parents paid for. Naturally, I began walking to school and building a steady nest egg from the saved rickshaw fare component of the cash that I received every month.
Those days they didn't have any of the fancy ice-cream parlors like there are, all over Kolkata, today. There were just two ice-cream companies in the organized sector in Kolkata – Kwality and Magnolia (and from time to time, rose imitators like 'Mangola' or 'Kuality', flashes in the pan with ice creams that were atrocious to taste, whom you tried to avoid).
At busy street corners, usually one found an ice cream cart on which an emaciated, bare-foot man in khaki sat slumped, exhausted by the energy-sapping humidity. There used to be a Kwality Ice-Cream cart that I always found at the Rashbehari corner most days when I walked home from school. When I did, I promptly got myself a choco-bar from the growing pile of cash I was saving up and I sauntered on my way.
The moment I turned into the Hindustan Park Lane and began the short walk up to my aunt's house, my world would begin to collapse in on me. From there, existence once again became robotic – ring the bell, walk in, wan smile, fleeting small talk, a wash, tea with crackers and the trudge up the stairs to the chather ghor, the room on the rooftop that had become my rabbit hole. The whole process was so quiet that anyone sitting anywhere in the house would have no idea that someone living there just came in.
Until one afternoon, as I crossed the Rashbehari Avenue, spotted the Kwality cart and began running toward it, I noticed through one corner of my eye, a flash of tight sky-blue shorts with pink printed roses skipping up toward me. Barely covering her crotch, the shorts revealed the most stunning pair of legs that a 13-year old boy in Bengal, maybe even Bengal itself, had ever laid eyes on. On her two dainty feet were plain rubber flip flops.
It was Rohini, quite unmindful of the stir she was creating, as she swung her hips with gay abandon. We have a word in hindi that sums up appropriately the way she looked that afternoon – bindaas (devil-may-care). Folk, especially the men, gaped, open-mouthed. Lucky, 1960s India hadn't yet acquired the moniker of the gang-rape capital of the world.
Rohini and I reached the ice cream wala at exactly the same moment. Unused to the humid heat, she was flushed all over, her shoulder-length hair bunched up high over her head.
"Rohini didi!" I called out to her in sheer delight.
She had on a low-cut frilly thin cotton chemise that drooped on one side, baring a shoulder and was drenched in sweat. Here and there, around her armpits and the areoles round her nipples, sweat had made the chemise stick to her, rendering it almost see-through, in spite of the fact that she had a bra on underneath. That was the first time I realized that, even though nipples do most of the work, the areoles are the ones that sweat. If I had a smartphone then, I might have logged into Ripley's believe-it-or-not and submitted this revelation. But this was 1968. We only had those phones that had crank handles.
Looking at Rohini, I had another one of those fleeting what-if-I-swept-her-up-and-kissed-her moments. She seemed cute, flushed and happy. Though I was three years her junior I was an unusually tall boy for my age, tall enough so that if she decided to stand up on her toes and tilt her chin up, her lips just might graze mine and her breath could well do likewise on my cheeks. Little did I imagine that before the summer was up, my stooping to kiss her would be the tamest of the things I did to her, almost as mundane as a drone strike on Waziristan.
I remember it was a Friday and I knew everyone at home would be away in the other end of town, for some kind of family get-together and I had been looking forward to going over to play with another cousin, a boy roughly my age named Bablu, who lived nearby on Lake Terrace Road. It was going to be an outing for which I had already secured prior permission from my aunt.
"Hi, Rohini-didi!" I burst out, thrilled to find her there. The 'didi' is used when addressing an older sister, cousin or older female friend with whom any amorous relationship would be frowned upon.
"Stop calling me Rohini-didi." Her voice chided in a playful, mocking tone.
"Oh, sorry," I stammered shyly. I have always been introverted, painfully shy, tongue-tied. There were as many grains of self-esteem in me those days as there were chicken in famine-hit, war-torn Biafra.
"If you have nothing better to do, let's take a stroll down Southern Avenue and go sit by the Dhakuria Lake. Since you paid for the chocobars, I'll pay for the phoochka and jhal moori. What say?"
"No kidding?"
"Sure. Let's celebrate freedom for just a while." Her eyes had a sparkle in the them and her cheeks? What can I tell you about those cheeks that that bastard, Tennyson, hasn't already beaten me to it and enshrined?
Nothing better to do? I almost choked. Bye-bye, Bablu. Bablu? Did you say Bablu? Who's Bablu? What the hell kind of a name is Bablu?


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Orwellian Economics in Turkey
The title is kind of misleading, as the column is not really about the economics of George Orwell's novels. It rather uses two very famous Orwell quotes. First in the intro:
At the end of George Orwell's "Animal Farm", we learn that "all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
What holds true for pigs certainly holds true for exports, at least according to the new IMF paper "Structural Transformation and the Sophistication of Production". The authors build indices for countries' "sophistication of exports", as measured by the average income and productivity level associated with all products exported by a country.
And then in the conclusion:
In Orwell's "1984", two plus two equals five. In 2012's Turkey, four plus four is less than eight, as Sabancı University's Education Reform Initiative has been arguing.
Anyway, you can read the whole thing here, but I am basically saying two things: 1. Turkish exports are not "sophisticated". 2. One of the main causes of this is the low level of human capital in the country.
That's why I discuss the new Turkish education bill, which was a very hot topic when this column came out in the first week of March. Unfortunately, there is not a huge amount of English stuff on the law, but a column by a fellow Daily News columnist has summarized the main points. I also have a thing or two to say on the apprenticeship part of the bill, especially since I managed a World Bank project on the relationship between business and universities and spent the better part of the summer-fall of 2006 writing a huge report on the subject.
The motivation of the government in pushing vocational training is the observation that there is a huge need for "middlemen", i.e. guys (and gals, let's not be sexist here, especially since I wrote about Turkish women the following week) who are in between ordinary workers and engineers. This is exactly what we had found in our study as well. But putting kids into vocational training at the tender age of 10 is likely to do more harm than good: For one thing, they will not be able to acquire general skills. While the government has been using Germany as an example of early vocational training, Ankara think-tank TEPAV has noted that children's PISA scores are lower in German states where vocational training starts earlier- there may be some reverse causality there, but still…
As a more general point, I have noticed, more than a few times, that the current policymakers are very good at identifying problems, but not so good at finding the best solutions. Think about Central Bank's rate cut in August or the new corporate governance laws, for example. I am planning a general column along these lines, BTW…
Coming back to the exports story, I have seen several accounts how Turkey managed to shift its exports away from Europe to new markets, the latest being a recent piece in the Daily News. You can see the evidence in the trade statistics, and many firms were able to weather the global crisis that way. In fact, a World Bank – TEPAV study had found that cities where firms had diversified their exports the most had the least employment losses during the 2008-2009 crisis. However, I have yet to see an account of how this diversification could have affected the composition of exports: After all, the new markets are not demanding the same products as Europe, which I had noticed in Amman when I saw the Ulker cookies or the Sarar suits. So maybe such diversification is a curse for export sophistication, as I was suggesting some time ago. Definitely food for thought…
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The University of Central Lancashire has created a new role of pro vice-chancellor with responsibility for student experience.
Professor Gai Murphy joined the Preston-based university this week from the University of Salford where she has had a long and distinguished career.
The new pro vice-chancellor – who has a PhD in zoology from the University of Manchester - joined Salford in 1989 as director of the short course Unit and was appointed as a lecturer in 1991 in the School of Environment and Life Sciences.
Inn 2003 she was made associate dean (academic) for Salford's College of Science and Technology where she worked with the Dean of the college, the PVC academic, the Students' Union and colleagues to focus on ensuring that students had a positive experience at the university.
Gai was then appointed interim pro vice-chancellor responsible for learning and teaching from June to December 2013.
UCLan vice-chancellor Professor Gerry Kelleher said: "I know she is looking forward to making a real impact in her new role.
"Gai will have responsibility for the effective resourcing, management, strategic direction and future success of all aspects of the UCLan student experience. I feel very confident that she can build on our success in this area."
Professor Murphy added: "The decision to study at university is a big one and although higher education can unlock many doors it is not a cheap option.
"Students have every right to demand an excellent student experience so they reach their potential and go on to enjoy the career to which they aspire.
"By working together with UCLan's academic and service community I know we can make a real difference."
Her teaching and research interests lie in urban vector management. Research in urban environments is very challenging and Gai believes that tackling the risks posed by pest species is a vital part of public and environmental health.
She has worked with Public Health England, the Central Science Labs at York, the Health and Safety Executive and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
Gai is a Quality Assurance Agency Institutional Reviewer and she has visited other HE institutions in the UK and abroad, reviewing how they deliver learning and teaching to their students
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(TheSpread) – The MLB Schedule for Friday features a total of 15 games. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for all 15 games on the schedule.
The featured game of the day has the Boston Red Sox hosting the Cleveland Indians at 7PM ET (View Matchup). The Red Sox have John Lackey on the mound to face Justin Masterson of the Indians. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Red Sox have odds of -120 to win this game, while the Indians have a money line of +110 to prevail. The over/under total for this contest has been set at 9 runs. Boston is 28-20 overall and 13-11 at home. Cleveland is 27-19 overall and 12-9 on the road. Cleveland won the series opener on Thursday night, but Boston has won eight of their last 11 against the Indians.
The other featured game of the day has the San Francisco Giants hosting the Colorado Rockies at 10PM ET (View Matchup). The Giants have Tim Lincecum on the mound to face Tyler Chatwood of the Rockies. According to oddsmakers, the Giants are the favorite to win this game, as they have odds of -145 to win, while the Rockies have been given a money line of +135. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7.5 runs. San Francisco is 26-21 overall and 17-8 at home while Colorado is 26-21 overall and 10-12 on the road. The home team has won six of the seven meetings between these two this year, with Colorado winning the last three in the series. The two have hit the over in eight of their last 10 meetings.
For odds and run totals for each of Friday's games, see below.
2013 MLB Odds & Over/Under Totals for Friday, May 24
951 Philadelphia Phillies (Kendrick) +155 (7)
952 Washington Nationals (Zimmerman) -165
953 Atlanta Braves (Medlen) -160 (7.5)
954 New York Mets (Hefner) +150
955 Chicago Cubs (Feldman) +145 (8)
956 Cincinnati Reds (Arroyo) -155
957 Pittsburgh Pirates (Burnett) -115 (7.5)
958 Milwaukee Brewers (Estrada) +105
959 San Diego Padres (Stults) +135 (9)
960 Arizona Diamondbacks (McCarthy) -145
961 St. Louis Cardinals (Lynn) -125 (7.5)
962 Los Angeles Dodgers (Capuano) +115
963 Colorado Rockies (Chatwood) +135 (7.5)
964 San Francisco Giants (Lincecum) -145
965 Baltimore Orioles (Tillman) -120 (9.5)
966 Toronto Blue Jays (Jenkins) +110
967 Minnesota Twins (Deduno) +210 (9)
968 Detroit Red Wings (Sanchez) -230
969 New York Yankees (Phelps) +100 (8.5)
970 Tampa Bay Rays (Hernandez) -120
971 Cleveland Indians (Masterson) +100 (9)
972 Boston Red Sox (Lackey) -120
973 Oakland Athletics (Milone) +135 (9)
974 Houston Astros (Bedard) -145
975 Los Angeles Angels (Vargas) -115 (9)
976 Kansas City Royals (Mendoza) +105
977 Texas Rangers (Grimm) -125 (8)
978 Seattle Mariners (Saunders) +115
979 Miami Marlins (Koehler) +175 (8)
980 Chicago White Sox (Danks) -185
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RNA interference (RNAi) is becoming a popular method for analyzing gene function in a variety of biological processes. We have used RNAi in cultured Drosophila cells to identify trans-acting factors that regulate the alternative splicing of endogenously transcribed pre-mRNAs. We have generated a dsRNA library comprising ~70% of the Drosophila genes encoding RNA binding proteins and assessed the function of each protein in the regulation of alternative splicing. This approach not only identiWes trans-acting factors regulating specific alternative splicing events, but also can provide insight into the alternative splicing regulatory networks of Drosophila. Here, we describe this RNAi approach to identify alternative splicing regulatory proteins in detail.
Alternative splicing is a powerful mechanism by which a single gene can give rise to multiple mRNA isoforms, and therefore multiple proteins. Because different protein isoforms can have distinct biological functions, alternative splicing plays an important role in regulating gene expression [4,1]. Alternative splicing also plays a central role in expanding the size and diversity of the proteome. In fact, it is estimated that as many as 74% of human genes encode alternatively spliced transcripts [5]. Despite the prevalence of alternative splicing, we have a very limited knowledge about the underlying regulatory mechanisms. For example, only a handful of splicing regulators has been identified to date and the endogenous regulatory targets for most of these regulators are not known. Given the sheer number of alternatively spliced exons that exists in metazoan organisms, it is almost certain that numerous splicing regulatory factors have yet to be discovered.
To begin identifying proteins involved in regulating alternative splicing, we have performed an RNA interference (RNAi) screen in cultured Drosophila melanogaster cells. D. melanogaster is an excellent model organism to study alternative splicing for several reasons. First, the components of the spliceosome are highly conserved between human and the fruitfly [8]. Second, it is easy to perform both genetic and biochemical experiments using the animals and extracts from cultured cells or embryos, respectively. Finally, it is relatively easy and inexpensive to perform RNAi in Drosophila cells. In contrast to mammalian cells, where expensive synthetic siRNAs or vectors that express shRNAs are used, RNAi in cultured Drosophila cells can be performed by simply adding long (~400–500 bps) dsRNAs that can be enzymatically synthesized in the lab to the culture media [10]. The simplicity of this system has allowed several genome-wide RNAi screens to be performed in Drosophila culture cells and have led to the identification factors involved in biological processes ranging from cell viability to cell morphology [6,7,2,3]. In this chapter, we will describe in detail the RNAi approach we use to identify and analyze RNA binding proteins involved in controlling alternative splicing.
An overview of the RNAi screen to identify RNA binding proteins involved in alternative splicing is schematically depicted in Fig. 1. First, we constructed a library of dsRNAs corresponding to genes predicted to encode RNA binding proteins. This was done by cloning the target genes, transcribing the two single-stranded RNAs for each gene, and annealing the RNAs to form dsRNA. Next, these dsRNAs were administered to the cultured Drosophila cells. After incubating the dsRNAs with the cells for 4 days, total cellular RNA was extracted and used to analyze the alternative splicing of endogenous pre-mRNAs by RT-PCR. Below, we will describe each of these steps in detail.
To generate a dsRNA library for the majority of the RNA binding proteins in D. melanogaster , we searched the InterPro database and identified 320 genes that are annotated as encoding proteins containing known RNA binding motifs (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/proteome). Gene-specific primers were designed for each of the RNA binding protein genes using primer3 (http://frodo.wi.mit.edu/cgi-bin/primer3/primer3_www.cgi) based on sequence information available in Flybase (http://www.flybase.org). These primer pairs were designed to amplify cDNA fragments 250–450 bp in length that did not share any regions of 19 consecutive nucleotides of identity or greater to other genes in the genome. These primer pairs were then used to amplify the cDNA fragments by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using total RNA isolated from S2 cells. These PCR products were individually cloned into the pCRII-TOPO vector (Invitrogen) which contains a T7 and SP6 promoter Xanking the cloning site. Finally, each clone was sequenced to verify its identity.
Reverse transcription was performed in a 20 μl reaction mixture containing 1 μl (10 U/μl) RNase inhibitor (Invitrogen), 265ng Random hexamer (Invitrogen), 4 μl 5 × First strand buffer (supplied with Superscript II), 10 mM DTT, 0.5 mM dNTPs, 1 μl (100 U/μl) Superscript II (Invitrogen), and 5 μg total Drosophila RNA isolated using Trizol (Invitrogen) as directed by the manufacturer.
PCR was carried out in a 50 μl reaction containing 5 μl 10× PCR buffer-(MgCl2), 1.5 mM MgCl2, 0.2 mM dNTPs, 0.2 μM primers, 0.5 μl Taq polymerase (5 units/μl), 2 μl of RT reaction mixture. The reactions were incubated at 94 °C for 2 min, and then cycled 35 times at 94 °C for 30 s, 55 °C for 30 s, and 72 °C for 45 s, followed by a final 3 min incubation at 72 °C.
0.25 μl PCR products were immediately incubated with 0.25 μl pCRII-TOPO vector (Invitrogen) in a 2 μl reaction containing 100 mM NaCl at room temperature for 5 min. The whole reaction mixture was transformed into One Shot cells (Invitrogen). DNA from individual colonies was sequenced to confirm the identity of the clones.
Each vector was individually used as a PCR template with the M13 forward and reverse primers to generate dsRNA transcription templates. The PCR products were then separately transcribed with T7 and SP6 RNA polymerase (AmpliScribe Kits from Epicentre), followed by DNase I treatment to remove the template DNA. We chose to use two different RNA polymerases to separately transcribe the top and bottom RNA strands, rather than a single polymerase to simultaneously transcribe both strands, to ensure that the RNA we were adding to the cells was indeed dsRNA. Typically, RNA yields of the T7 and SP6 polymerase in vitro transcription are 15 and 10 mg/ml, respectively. Double-stranded RNA was generated by incubating 20 μg of each RNA strand in a 50 μl reaction containing 100 mM NaCl, 20 mM Tris, pH 8.0, and 1 mM EDTA at 68 °C for 10 min and 37 °C for 30 min. The integrity and efficiency of each of these steps was monitored by agarose gel electrophoresis (Fig. 2).
The PCRs were carried out in 20 μl reactions containing 1 × PCR buffer lacking MgCl2 (supplied with Taq DNA polymerase), 1.5 mM MgCl2, 0.5 mM dNTPs, 0.5 mM M13 forward primer, 0.5 mM M13 reverse primer, 0.5 U Taq DNA polymerase, and 5 ng of the cDNA clone vector. The reactions were incubated at 94 °C for 2 min, and then cycled 35 times at 94 °C for 30 s, 55 °C for 30 s, and 72 °C for 45 s, followed by a final 3 min incubation at 72 °C.
To transcribe the RNA for RNAi, we use the AmpliScribe kits from Epicentre. Each RNA strand is separately transcribed in a 20 μl reaction with either T7 or SP6 RNA polymerase. Each reaction contains 1 × AmpliScribe T7 or SP6 buffer (supplied in kit), 7.5 mM each of ATP, CTP, GTP, and UTP, 2 μl of AmpliScribe T7 or SP6 enzyme solution, 10 mM DTT, and 1 μg of the Template DNA (PCR product). The transcription reactions are then incubated at 37 °C for 3 h.
The dsRNA is next formed by annealing the two complementary single-stranded RNAs synthesized in the previous section. The annealing reactions are set up in a 50 μl volume and contain 20 μg of each single-stranded RNA, 10 mM NaCl, 2 mM Tris–HCl, pH 8.0, and 0.1 mM EDTA. The annealing reactions are then incubation at 78 °C for 10 min followed by a slow cooling to room temperature over approximately 30 min.
To perform the RNAi screen to identify new splicing regulators, we utilize Drosophila Schneider S2 cells adapted for growth at 27°C in serum-free medium (Drosophila-SFM (Invitrogen, catalog # 10797-017)). Because serum can interfere with the ability of the dsRNA uptake into the cells, the use of serum-free medium eliminates the need to remove serum-containing media before administration of the dsRNA. The Drosophila-SFM is supplemented with 1 × penicillin–streptomycin (Invitrogen) and 2mM l-glutamine (Invitrogen). The Drosophila Schneider S2 cells can also be purchased from Invitrogen (catalog # R690-07). We maintain stocks of S2 cells in 100ml plastic Erlenmeyer flasks at 27°C in a shaking incubator at a cell density between 1 ×106 and 1 ×107 cells/ml.
To perform RNAi, 20 μg of each dsRNA is added to ~1 × 106 cells Schneider (S2) cells in six-well culture dishes. The dsRNA is added directly to the culture medium. After 2 days, a second dose of 20 μg of dsRNA is added to each well and the cells incubated for two additional days. We have found that incubating the cells with dsRNA two times over the course of four days give a fairly robust knockdown of the targeted gene. After a total of four days, total RNA is isolated using Trizol reagent (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The alternative splicing of any gene of choice is then analyzed by RT-PCR. Typically, one of the two primers is 32P-end labeled and the PCR products are subjected to denaturing PAGE. The ratio between the different alternative isoforms is then determined by phosphorimager analyzer. To monitor the level of depletion, a primer pair that can amplify a region of the targeted mRNA outside of the dsRNA region can be used for RT-PCR amplification. When antibodies are available for the target protein, the level of depletion can also be checked by Western blotting.
RNAi is a powerful method that allows one to rapidly assess the function of hundreds or thousands of proteins at a time. The RNAi screen we have conducted, which consisted of 250, or roughly 70%, of the Drosophila RNA binding proteins, led to the identification of 47 proteins that are involved in controlling the alternative splicing of 19 alternative exons from three different pre-mRNAs [9]. This type of screen can quickly lead to the identification of candidate splicing regulators of any pre-mRNA of interest. In addition to analyzing the splicing of pre-mRNAs that are endogenously transcribed in the S2 cells, we have recently extended this assay to analyze the splicing of pre-mRNAs transcribed from transfected mini-gene plasmids (S. Olson and B.R.G., unpublished data). This approach should prove to be a powerful method to identify proteins that regulate the splicing of specific pre-mRNAs and to elucidate their functions.
RNAi oVers a new approach to analyze the function of proteins involved in pre-mRNA splicing. Typically, the functions of such proteins have been determined by depletion and add-back experiments. However, these assays can sometimes be problematic because of potential co-depletion of unknown proteins involved in pre-mRNA splicing. More importantly, these assays require knowing the identity of the splicing regulator and having the necessary reagents (antibodies). An additional approach that is frequently taken to identify proteins that regulate the splicing of specific genes is to Wrst identify important regulatory RNA sequences by mutagenesis and subsequently, the protein that binds to these sequences by UV-crosslinking. Though frequently successful, these approaches can be time consuming and challenging. In contrast, the RNAi screening approach described above is rapid and requires neither the knowledge about the identity and location of splicing regulatory elements nor the development of a mini-gene or in vitro splicing system. Coupling the RNAi approach with the more traditional biochemical and tissue culture systems should lead to a rapid increase in our understanding of the mechanisms involved in controlling alternative splicing.
Work in our laboratory is supported by Grants GM62516 and GM67842 from the NIH to B.R.G.
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The major winners of the 2003 ECHO Entertainment Awards will again be decided by readers.
The results will be announced at what have become known as the Merseyside Oscars.
A host of stars will attend the gala at the Empire theatre on Sunday, September 7. The show will be hosted by TV entertainer Les Dennis.
From Monday, and for the following fortnight, we will be amassing public support for the best talent in television, film, theatre, comedy and music.
There will also be awards for television and radio personality, as well as club DJ and overall contribution to the arts.
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The final shortlists have been drawn up by the ECHO's team of critics and expert advisers.
The individual numbers for each of the nominees, and details of voting online at www.icliverpool.co.uk, will be printed with their names.
Voting closes on Friday, August 8.
ECHO editor Mark Dick-inson said: "Our readers, the people who pay their TV licences and support these events, will have the final say, which is only right."
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Last year's celebrity-packed event welcomed top girl band Atomic Kitten, as well as entertainers Claire Sweeney and Faith Brown. Comedian Johnny Vegas appeared, too.
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Television and film favourite Ricky Tomlinson and Big Brother stars Craig Philips and Adele Roberts were joined by past and present Brookside favourites Louis Emerick, Dean Sullivan, Suzanne Collins and Rachael Lindsay. nTheatre tickets at £16, £14 and £12 are available from Ticketmaster on 0870 606 3536 or by calling at the Empire theatre box office. nDinner tickets at £60 per person plus VAT, from the ECHO events department on 0151-472 2725.


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Power Girl, aka Kara and Karen Starr, will get banged in three different animations. Her big boobs will swing up and down as she gets fucked in doggy style. Or enjoy short animation of double penetration. Just click on arrow buttons at top right corner to progress animation.
- Current rating 1.83/5
Mozzoloh [v 0.30]
This is a RPG based game with new approach for fighting enemies. You'll have to solve some matching puzzles to gain powers and skills and then use them on your enemies. Your main task is to save people from incoming evil forces. Visit the bar in the village and talk to Dolores to get useful clues what to do next.
- Current rating 3.59/5
Visiting Aunt Sara
This is really great and enjoyable game. You play as Zach. Short story is that you'll stay at your aunt's house for a while. Her name is Sara and she's super hot. Your task is to do whatever it takes to seduce her and fuck her. Look for items and use them in and all around the house. Look for coins to get valuable hints.
- Current rating 3.32/5
Velma Dinkley in a Sticky Sap Trap
In this cool animation with clickable elements you'll see how Velma gets drilled by two guys who are wearing Scooby-Do costumes. There's an option not only to fill her mouth and ass with huge cocks, but also turn her into shemale.
- Current rating 3.62/5
Mom's Halloween Special
After an all night Halloween party mommy wants to continue the party with you in private. She has some special surprise for you. Follow her into the bedroom or find the hidden objects left in the room to energize their spirits. Click on her body parts for customization or action.
- Current rating 3.33/5
Cersei Gang-bang
This Game of Thrones parody contains only sex, no stories and quiz. You can fuck Cersei the way you like the most. You can add or remove 3 characters to each of scenes: Jon Snow, Jaime Lannister and Mountain (Ser Gregor Clegane). Select the speed and cum with all of them together or one by one. Enjoy!
- Current rating 2.94/5
Strip Poker Night at the Inventory [v 11.44.0]
In this poker game you can undress 82 (and counting) famous characters from different genres and series (Pokemon, Overwatch, Zone-tan, Final Fantasy etc)! Personalize your character, choose your opponents and start playing. You must win to see how other characters cum and get access to bonus content.
- Current rating 3.25/5
Rogue Courier Episode 2
Finally an update for this big game. You'll see lots of new features like shop, battles, inventory and many more. You still play as Kouia. Your task is to explore the space to find some naughty adventures. But sometimes it will not be so easy. Read instructions and follow in game tutorials to understand all controls and how to play.
- Current rating 3.28/5
Umichan Maiko: Exhibit
Jeni and Maiko are going to perform sexual show for free hoping that visitors will leave good tips to them. Anyway turns out that Jeni's brother visits the bar. Instead of being in school they are going to such places. Read the story and see how it ends.
- Current rating 2.73/5
Umichan Maiko: Interview
Today Zytra has an interview to get a big job as a supermodel. Mira helps her to pick the right underwear suit. Ace tries to convince his rich colleagues that she's the best model. But most of the job Zytra will have to do by herself by fucking them all.
- Current rating 3.09/5
Demon Girl: The Showcase
Derpixon made a tribute to the "Demon Girl" game. You can find it on our site as well as lots of different other games that were made inspired by original "Demon Girl". Enjoy 6 different animation where she's getting fucked by different tentacle creatures.
- Current rating 3.93/5
Candy Shop - Neapolitan
Bo Peep crew keeps working hard and today they've made something brand new - ice cream girl. Entire room got really cold because of those experiments but it's definitely worth it, because she'll bring a lots of pleasure to everyone.
- Current rating 2.51/5
Game Of Lust 2
Game of Lust is a 3D animated game that has really high quality animation. You will see all of the hot fucking and beautiful slut bodies in great detail. Every nipple, touch of eyeliner and blossoming booty will be crystal clear and you will get to see the monster cocks pounding holes and pleasuring princesses in hot 3D. It's a fun game to play that gets really sexy, really fast!
- Current rating 5.00/5
Elana, Champion of Lust Chapter 2 [Alpha 1.3.3]
Your task is to get level-ups for Elana to increase her physical and magical powers. Then she'll be able to use all villagers on the island for her sexual actions. The game is being constantly updated so check back time by time for latest version.
- Current rating 3.54/5
Chloe18 [v 4.02]
The story is about Chloe. She's a simple and shy girl. She really wanted to become cheerleader. She went to try-outs and reached the finals but didn't pass. She was crying at the looker room as one of the girls offered her to make her dream come true.
- Current rating 3.62/5
Hot as Hell [v 0.20]
This is a dating sim game which is situated in hell. You'll meet lots of different creatures. As this is hell there is no place for anything peaceful and boring - only hardcore sex and brutality. Your task is to rule the hell. Do whatever it takes to get allies and unite them all.
- Current rating 3.38/5
SimBro [v 2.5a]
First of all in this game you can manage your own escort service. Besides it gives you different sexy story lines and battles. Equip your place with bedroom, shower etc. Hire some girls and earn money from your customers.
- Current rating 3.73/5
Pimp Clicker [v 0.9]
This is kinda adventure, simulation game where you have to pimp your girls, satisfy all clients to get money from them. Upgrade girls, unlock new features with that earned money. Most of all, yes, your task is to click :)
- Current rating 3.19/5
Dungeon Sex Slave Level 2
In difference with previous version here you'll have to fight against monsters. Your task is to kill them all and find the exit door. You can not loose but being captured by any monster will bring you to the beginning of the game. But sometimes it freezes (if no - click sperm button). If nothing happens - restart the game. Or better try not to loose in the battle. Use arrow keys after each attack to escape and then go back (when you refill energy at the water fountain).
- Current rating 3.49/5
Dungeon Sex Slave Level 1
In this 1st person game you have to walk around scary dungeon filled with sexual dangers. Your task is to reach the exit door but before you must find the key. Remember that you can refill your energy at the water fountain. Use Arrow keys to navigate.
- Current rating 3.38/5
Trident of lust
In this pirate sex game you'll have to find magic trident! I'm not sure is it really magical, looks more like a sex toy :) Anyway go through this fun story and watch all presented sex scenes. Main hero looks like Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean.
- Current rating 3.12/5
Samus Aran Boobjob
In this short animation you'll meet Samus Aran. She is going to give you the best boobjob ever. You can select 2 outfits or see her boobs completely naked. Customize style of your cumshot and extend it really long to cover her with your cum.
- Current rating 3.04/5
Panthea [v 0.19+]
In this game you can customize your heroine and start your working at the Pump Sales company. Go through all days and do some naughty things that are available here.
- Current rating 3.51/5
Patron's Reward 1 - Kim Possible
In this short mini game you'll have to hit the button at the right moment (when the line is over green bars) to progress the animation and unlock new outfits. You'll get new outfits only if you'll hit all 3 times in the green zone. Cum on Kim's body or inside and make her pregnant.
- Current rating 3.72/5
Professor Zedwin Extra Class
This is another Everypony parody. Today usual teacher will be substituted with Professor Zedwin from Germany. Instead of the usual stuff they are learning, they are going to learn about her favorite subject - Engineering! But she notices student's erection and offers her help to get it away.
- Current rating 3.76/5
Pussymon 27
This episode is called Back to Greenwood Farm. You'll visit Sarah and Bullseism and check how they are doing. As always lots of new additions like 28 new animations, 8 new Pussymons, new and huge story and many other things.
- Current rating 4.10/5
Adult World 3D
Adult World 3D is a modern 3D sex game with tons of content, sexy girls, hot locations, outrageous poses, cool outfits, and sex toys! AdultWorld3D boasts stunning high-definition quality, with a fully interactive gameplay that surpasses anything you could ever experience with any other sex simulation game.
- Current rating 5.00/5
Laetitia 2
She shouldn't be so rude with that guy who wanted to help her to change the tire. Now she keep facing humiliation and hardcore sex in this second part of the game. This will also be painful as those guys not only gang bang her, but use different tools and things to punish her.
- Current rating 2.76/5
Jill Valentine against the Sex Zombies
Jill from Resident Evil will try to resist attacking zombies. But here's the trick - you are in one team with zombies. Your task is to spread zombies at the right moment to reach and fuck Jill. Pick right zombies and lets hope that at least one of them will reach the end.
- Current rating 3.06/5
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In a food processor, pulse the flour, 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar, the baking powder and salt. Scatter the butter over the mixture and pulse until it resembles coarse meal, about fifteen 1-second pulses. Transfer to a medium bowl.
In a small bowl, mix the beaten egg with the half-and-half. Add to the flour mixture and mix with a rubber spatula until large clumps form. Transfer the mixture to a floured surface and lightly knead until the dough comes together.
Pat the dough into a 9-by-6-inch rectangle about 3/4-inch thick. Dip a 23/4-inch biscuit cutter in flour, then cut six rounds from the dough. Arrange the rounds 1 inch apart on a baking sheet, then sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar.
Bake until the shortcakes are golden brown, about 12 to 14 minutes. Place the baking sheet on a wire rack to cool for about 10 minutes.While the shortcakes cool, make the whipped cream. In a medium bowl, combine the heavy cream, vanilla and powdered sugar. Use an electric mixer to whip until the cream forms stiff peaks.
To serve, split each shortcake and place the bottom piece on a serving plate. Spoon whipped cream over the shortcake, top with berries, then place the top half of the shortcake over it.
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the work surface
5 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon half-and-half or whole milk
1 cup heavy cream, very cold
Dash vanilla
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Pint strawberries (or other berries), stemmed and sliced
Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Servings: 6.
- Recipe adapted from "Baking Illustrated"
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Don't defer the necessity of planning for your healthcare to your old age. As a country that just added 115 million new voters between the previous and the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, we can rejoice in the comfort that India is a young country.
However, this isn't a source of comfort to those who are at the threshold of middle age, when we examine the facts:
- Healthcare costs have gone up faster than inflation
- Private (out-of-pocket) healthcare spends form an inordinately large chunk of total healthcare expenses (what insurance pays and what the government subsidises or provides, covers a small amount)
- As people get older, their spend on healthcare starts consuming a much larger share of wallet. This rises dramatically after retirement
So, by the time you retire, you may be hit by a triple whammy of:
- Healthcare costs which may have spiralled to astronomical proportions
- Lack of access to free/subsidised healthcare compounded by lack of insurance
- Increased healthcare spend requirements because you aren't as young any more
This of course will, in all likelihood, burn a large hole in your retirement corpus. You certainly need to plan for this. Typical responses to tackling this problem are:
1.Save for old age healthcare expenses in your earning years: This may look like planning too far ahead and difficult to achieve but something which must be done for the following reasons: Remember, you won't be employed and lose the coverage you currently have under your employer's health insurance plan.
Also, buying insurance will be either too expensive or impossible, since most insurers will either cover you with too many exclusions or charge a fantastic premium.
2.Invest in your own health to minimise problems in your old age: This is doable/ achievable but almost always deferred despite every good intention.
Further, maintaining good health is no guarantee of controlled medical expenses in old age, as it does not protect you against congenital/ hereditary conditions, accidents, etc.
On a macro-economic level, this is poised to be problem of gigantic proportions. Our country will be a lot older in another 15-35 years (see illustration) and our population pyramid will start to resemble those of more developed economies. This is also the period over which most of today's existing workforce will retire.
An older population will result in a much higher spending (as illustrated). This will also be the period when most of today's workforce will retire and not have employer provided health insurance.
Add to this, the fact that the bulk of healthcare expenses incurred in India is out-of-pocket, private spending.
Insurance actually pays for very little, and the final nail in the coffin, increase in healthcare spends coupled with healthcare inflation will erode people's ability to afford healthcare or deplete their savings dramatically and you have a recipe for a slowly building disaster of national proportions.
The government, regulator as well as the healthcare and insurance industries need to address this problem today, while we have the time to tackle it with well thought out initiatives.
While many solutions abound in the realm of improving manpower and infrastructure for healthcare, financing this for a massive ageing population will be next to impossible for any government.
Providing free subsidised healthcare for a population of our size will amount to serious fiscal profligacy on the government's part, something India can ill afford.
A part of this problem can be addressed by development of better products which enable private citizens to create their own safety nets for healthcare expenses in the future.
Given the abysmal levels of health insurance penetration in our country, we are in serious need of far reaching solutions which need to be built today, so that they can be delivered tomorrow.
Deferred protection products could be a significant contributor to solving this problem. It addresses typical problems like:
- My employer already covers me, why do I need to buy additional health insurance?": Well don't buy health insurance for today. Buy health insurance for when you won't be covered by your employer, that is, when you are retired.
- Health insurance is so hard to come by once you retire; there are no products for people who are over 65. You have already purchased insurance for your retirement many years ago. You are well covered now and don't need to go knocking on an insurer's door to buy health insurance.
- Even if products are available, the premiums are just too high. It doesn't make sense to buy now.You already paid the premiums many years ago, the reasonable premium you paid then, has compounded and is paying the high premium today. It is almost like saving earlier, to pay for your high premium today.
- What's the point of buying insurance now? There are too many exclusions, few diseases are actually covered. You wouldn't encounter this as the risk has been assessed many years ago and covered already. New exclusions shouldn't be applicable with retrospective effect.
How deferred protection could potentially work is illustrated in the graphic below.
It will take some doing on the part of insurers to warm up to this. There are uncertainties to be addressed like:
- Taking a risk on morbidity 20-25 years into the future. How will probabilities change because of economic/ environmental/ social conditions?
- The ticket size of the sum insured, for instance – How much will a heart attack cost 15 years from now? What sum insured should I sell? Should I have a cap on the indemnity amount?
- Should the product be structured as an indemnity or defined benefit (where the payout is fixed irrespective of the costs incurred by the insured)?
- Should periodic health checks during the waiting period be mandated for the insured? Can this be used to adjust premium, cover amount or even reject the cover?
- Impact of advances in medical science which may render certain covers useless.
- Will it be possible to cover new ailments which did not exist at the time of the product purchase?
That said, insurers already offer multi-year risk covers on morbidity. They are in the business of defining, quantifying and covering risk profitably and will certainly find a way to price in such uncertainties. That's what they do best!
In the meantime, in the absence of such products, the options for the consumer are very limited:
- Set aside a certain corpus for paying high health insurance premiums in your old age or save sufficiently for old age healthcare spends.
- Get yourself a regular medical checkup (at least once every year) and take requisite steps to stay healthy.
Curated from A case for deferred health insurance


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West Midlands
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2014 estimated population of 2,808,356, making it the second most populous county in England. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The county consists of seven metropolitan boroughs: the City of Birmingham, the City of Coventry and the City of Wolverhampton, as well as Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, and Walsall.
There are 23 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. One of these SSSIs is Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, which has an area of 970 hectares (2,400 acres). As a result, it is one of the largest urban parks in Europe, and the largest outside of a European capital city. The park also has national nature reserve status.
There are numerous rivers that pass through the county, including the River Tame. The river basin is the most urbanised basin in the United Kingdom, with approximately 42% of the basin being urban. The River Tame is fed by the River Rea, River Anker, and the River Blythe, which in turn is fed by the River Cole. The River Sowe and River Sherbourne both flow through Coventry. The River Stour flows through the west of the West Midlands county.
Birdwatching in the Birmingham and West Midland Area.
The County of West Midlands being landlocked and far from the sea is not high on birder's lists of places to visit. However, nearly three million people live and work in this great county. What's more, millions more have to visit to both work and play. So if you have time on your hands and want to go birding in the West Midlands here are a few places to visit.
Please note that the expanding West Midlands Bird Club website now has pages for the various branches.
Top Sites
Edgbaston Reservoir
About 2 miles from Birmingham City centre this 64-acre canal feeder reservoir is surrounded by the urban sprawl of Birmingham. Yet it can prove to be a lifesaver to the birdwatcher trapped by business meetings. Birds to be seen include common water, park and garden birds, with waders and terns on passage. A large gull roost can also be found. Timing - Mid week is best, as this is a popular boating and recreational area. Once again try to avoid the human disturbance by arriving early morning or evening. Access - Easily accessible by public transport from Birmingham city centre.
Saltwells Wood
A mixed habitat reserve (62 acres);which is part of the Blackbrook Valley with deciduous woodland, streams, canal towpath, farmland, heathland , reservoir and claypits. The woods and claypits have been declared a site of special scientific importance. (SSSI) and were made the first nature reserve in the West Midlands. This is a good site for wetland and woodland birds. For those wishing to mix business and pleasure the reserve can be found at the rear of the Enormous Merry Hill Shopping Centre. There is a visitor centre in the middle of the woods where an excellent display of the local birds, mammals and flowers can be found. Although mostly easy walking there are parts that require one to be reasonably fit. Timing - Once again try to avoid the human disturbance by arriving early morning or late afternoon. Access - Easily accessible by public transport from Birmingham and other /West Midland Town centres.
Sandwell Valley
The first ever Urban RSPB reserve. 25 acres at the eastern end of the 1000 acre expanse of Sandwell Valley (more later). A warm welcome awaits you at a recently refurbished visitor centre built with children and education in mind. The reserve covers the eastern end of a balancing lake and has two small man made islands which attract nesting gulls, a small marsh area great for snipe, fields and hedgerows for the more common farmland birds. The whole area covered by the valley is good for birds at any time of the year, but especially at passage time, when almost anything can be seen. Grasshopper warblers have been known to breed, while kingfishers are resident. Lapwings, Reed and Sedge warblers often attempt to breed and sometimes succeed. Late summer and autumn bring a wide selection of the common waders. Timing - An early morning or late afternoon visit is best, either before or after the inevitable dog walkers. Access - Easily accessible by public transport from Birmingham city centre or from junction 7 of the M6 and/or junction 1 M5.
Sandwell Valley Country Park
1000 acres of open space between Birmingham and West Bromwich crossed by the M5/6 motorway link. The area to the west of the motorway is the best for birdwatching with a mixture of woodland, scrub and rough grassland surrounded by untended hedges. The addition of small pools make this a haven for birdlife with all of the common woodland and farmland birds available. Timing - Once again try to avoid the human disturbance by arriving early morning or late afternoon. Access - Easily accessible by public transport from Birmingham/West Bromwich city centre or from junction 7 of the M6 and/or junction 1 M5.
Sutton Park
Sutton Park is Birmingham's largest park, covering 2,400 acres consisting of woodlands, heathlands and wetlands. The entire park was recently designated a National Nature Reserve by English Nature, Sutton Park Visitor Centre, Sutton Park, Park Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2YT, Tel: 0121 355 6370
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County Recorder
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Number of Species
Number of bird species: 271
Useful Reading
The New Birds of the West Midlands
- covering Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and the former West Midlands County - Graham Harrison and Janet Harrison 496 pages, colour photos, line drawings, maps. West Midlands Bird Club 2005
ISBN: 0950788120Buy this book from NHBS.com
Where to Watch Birds in West Midlands
Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the Former West Midlands - F Gribble, G Harrison, H Griffiths, J Winsper and S Coney Series: WHERE TO WATCH BIRDS IN BRITAIN AND EUROPE: HELM SERIES 312 pages, 53 maps, 24 line drawings. Christopher Helm due June 2007
ISBN: 9780713664195Buy this book from NHBS.com
Trip Reports
CloudBirders was created by a group of Belgian world birding enthusiasts and went live on 21st of March 2013. They provide a large and growing database of birding trip reports, complemented with extensive search, voting and statistical features.
Places to Stay
Featherstone Farm Hotel - Wolverhampton
Featherstone Farm Hotel is a small, high class, country house hotel only one mile from Junction 11 on the M6, or Junction 1 on the M54, but nevertheless set in 5 acres of unspoiled countryside. Luxury restaurant specialising in Indian cuisine set in a luxury 16th century barn on-site.
Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir
At the 11th AGM of Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir held in February 2001 it was agreed that the Friends should attempt to maintain a web site linked to other related local sites. This is the embryo…
RSPB - Walsall Members Group
The RSPB Walsall Members Group was formed in 1968 and is one of the oldest groups in the country. Funds raised by group activities and sales of RSPB goods have allowed the group to contribute to various RSPB appeals and especially to support the local reserve at Sandwell Valley. The group also tries to encourage membership recruitment to the Society and to support youth activities. Membership is free to RSPB members. The group organises a programme of indoor meetings (all welcome!) and field trips.
RSPB - Birmingham
This is the NEW Birmingham RSPB Members Group site. Created by mark.g-designs. We hope that you will find this site interesting and informative, if you have any comments or suggestions please e-mail John Bailey (Group Leader). We will bring to you news of forthcoming attractions including field trips, indoor meetings, guided walks and fundraising events. We shall also have links to other sites of interest including our sponsors. We welcome all new members to any or all of our events.
West Midland Bird Club
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com The West Midland Bird Club offers the widest range of indoor and field meetings for its members. Probably more than any other provincial bird club in the whole of the UK.
Wildlife Trust for Birmingham & the Black Country
Previously known as the Urban Wildlife Trust, we are the only charity in Birmingham and the Black Country dedicated to safeguarding the future well being of the area's wildlife…
Birmingham University - Ornithology Graduate Certificate & Msc
University of Birmingham CertHE and DipHE courses in Ornithology are now upgraded and we are now recruiting for a new Part-time Graduate Certificate Ornithology course and a new Part-time MSc in Ornithology. The MSc is unique within Europe. We have also established a Centre for Ornithology and the courses are now run by Graham Martin from the new Centre. As before the courses are part-time taught at weekends and are open to people of all ages. Full details of the courses are now available on the web site - there is a link to courses from the home page that gives a lot of information…
Harborne Nature Reserve
Situated less than three miles from Birmingham city centre, Harborne Nature Reserve is comprised of two areas, totalling approximately nine acres of disused allotments forming part of Pereira Road/ Westfield Road allotments…
Marsh Lane Nature Reserve
This recently-created reserve occupies former gravel pits, on the Packington Estate. Extraction of sand and gravel from approximately 75 acres started in 1995 and has now been completed. Two large pools which resulted each have a number of islands, and attract both wildfowl and waders…
RSPB - Sandwell Valley
The area now known as Sandwell Valley is actually part of the Tame Valley, and was formerly made up of woodland, farmland and the Hamstead and Jubilee Collieries. After the closure of the mine, the building of the M5 and the diversion of a stretch of river to create flood defences, the area was landscaped for various amenities such as golf, sailing and walking. The main area of interest to birders lies to the east of the motorway and is made up of the RSPB's Sandwell Valley Reserve and the adjacent country park owned by Sandwell Council. The reserve contains marsh and reedbed and one end of Forge Mill Lake. There is a visitors centre and a nature trail with viewing screens…
Wren's Nest Nature Reserve
To the north of the Reserve, the Ash woodlands on Mons Hill are home to birds like Nuthatch and Long-tailed Tits…
Forums & Mailing Lists
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This mailing list is for discussion of birds and birding in the English county of The West Midlands, especially notable sightings and site reports, and the activities there, of the West Midland Bird Club (WMBC)
Black Country Birders
Birding diary from the midlands, UK
Brightside Birding - Kay Donaghy
I'm a 31 year old female birder from Selly Oak, Birmingham. Most of my free time is spent out birding with my partner Max at various sites around Worcs, Warks, Staffs and West Mids.
Clayhanger Marsh Log
Wildlife and drinking copious amounts of beer and single malt whisky. Despite this I am renowned for being surley and antisocial, so if you ever meet me, don't be surprised if I glare at you menacingly, and walk the other way…
Lutley Birder
Bird and Wildlife sightings from the West Midlands, Worcestershire and the Scottish Highlands and Islands…
Stuart Collins - Alrewas Birder
Diary of birding on local patch and of trips away…
The Debonair Birder
Primarily a birding blog mainly, focussed on the Midlands area…
Worcestershire Source - Reg the Birder & Kay
I first became interested in birds when I spotted a nuthatch in my garden several years ago. Having learned to identify the more common garden birds, I began heading out into the countryside near Wythall where I live to see what I could find…
Other Links
Gulls in the West Midlands Region
This is a personal website which presents data and images relating to gulls in the West Midlands Region (the counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the metropolitan county of the West Midlands).
Photographers & Artists
Bird Carvings by Teresinha Roberts
Teresinha Roberts carves ducks, geese and swans in lime and other hardwoods. The natural movement and rhythm of the birds is reflected in each unique piece and is a result of careful study in the wild…
Birds in Particular
A selection of bird photographs from the West Midlands region and others - especially gulls…
Photographer - Mike Lane
Welcome to my web site. I`m a full time wildlife photographer specialising in birds and mammals. Although I get to travel to foreign lands a great deal, my main love is British wildlife. I get far more satisfaction photographing humble wrens and chaffinches than exotic parrots in distant rain forests. 90% Birds!