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Analysis: "Simpsons" finally headed to cable
What this means for fans of the long-running franchise, its syndicator and the show itself In news first reported by TV Guide's Michael Schneider Monday, the longest-running series in primetime TV history is expected to be sold by Twentieth Television to a cable network this year for airing in the fall of 2014. Possible cable contenders include Turner Broadcasting (TBS, […]
New "American Dad" episodes shift to TBS in 2014
Hold the flag high and be proud, kids: In a joint announcement made by Fox and Turner Tuesday, new episodes of American Dad are moving off broadcast television after next season and heading to TBS during the 2014-15 season. Older seasons of Dad already airs in repeats on sister network Adult Swim, and will also get the rights to new […]
"Cleveland Show": In or Out?
Is it in or out? That's what many in the industry were asking Wednesday when word surfaced The Cleveland Show was canceled. However, Fox strongly denied this assertion. As tweeted by yours truly April 14, a TAG Animation Blog post (a blog for union animation personnel) stated Cleveland was out of production after a source visited Fox Animation Studios a […]
TCA: Cable shows off the goods
January is yours truly favorite time of year. Why? (No, its NOT the weather.) This month is home to TCA Winter Press Tour and the National Association of Television Program Executives gatherings take place, with the latter being held later this month. Let the fun begin! This edition – the Winter portion of the tour – is taking place over […]
"Arrow" gets solid sampling
New dramas Nashville, Chicago Fire battle it out head-to-head Put a hold on The CW's funeral, poindexter. Arrow, the new highly-anticipated drama based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, drew a 1.3 adult 18-49 demo rating, making it the highest-rated premiere on CW since The Vampire Diaries in 2009, and the highest adults 18-49 demo in two years. Arron's […]
T Dog's Grab Bag: ReUp
Today's Bag O' Stuff includes new deals for Major League Baseball and Tom Skilling: – Fox and TBS have renewed their deals for Major League Baseball, but under some slightly different terms. Under the new deal, Fox retains the Saturday Game Of The Week, in addition to one League Championship Series a year (with Turner retaining the other half.) Fox […]
ESPN re-ups with Major League Baseball
(Editor's note: the wrong draft of this article was posted earlier. This is the correct version. -T.H.) It's been the mantra for the last couple of years now: whatever ESPN wants, ESPN gets. I guess there are some benefits to being The Worldwide Leader in B.S. ESPN announced on Tuesday a renewal deal with Major League Baseball, with the sports […]
Winning With "Anger"
Oh Oh. Charlie Sheen's "winning" again. FX and Debmar-Mercury announced on Wednesday the ninety-episode pickup of Sheen's new sitcom Anger Management, with production beginning in September and new shows airing in January. With the pickup, the series is now being prepped for an off-network broadcast syndication debut for 2014. In order to get the ninety-episode pickup, Management had to meet […]
"Mike & Molly", "2 Broke Girls" head to WCIU for off-net syndication
In a sale that could alter the power structure among which station groups purchase off-net sitcoms – and other programming in the future, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution has sold CBS Monday night comedies Mike & Molly and 2 Broke Girls to Weigel broadcasting's WCIU in Chicago and to thirteen non-CBS affiliated stations owned by CBS Corporation for fall 2014 […]
Turner, USA unveil new projects at upfronts
Turner and USA Network unveiled their projects to advertisers during the broadcast networks' upfront week. Usually, most cable networks hold their upfronts well in advance – BET held their upfront presentation here in Chicago last month. But Turner and USA – like ESPN, felt they have a right to sit at the table with the big boys. Here's what each […]
The Grab Bag: Mendete returns to Philly; Khloe's out in Dallas
Here's what in The Grab Bag on this Friday: – One day after Merlin Media re-launched WKQX as an Alternative Rock outlet, the company launched a new news/talk station in Philadelphia Monday with former WBBM-TV and Access: Hollywood anchor Larry Mendete as the centerpiece. Billed as "IQ 106.9" (WWIQ-FM), the station is being touted as an alternative to all-news KYW-AM […]
The Grab Bag: Conan, "Archer" receive contract extensions
– One up, one down: Archer just received a vote of confidence from FX as the cable net green-lighted the animated series for a fourth season for thirteen new episodes. Ratings for the show in the Thursday night time slot are up 32 percent in total viewers and 62 percent among adults 18-34. In addition, the show's creators (Adam […]
Bears-Lions tackles competitors onto turf
ESPN's Monday Night Football tilt between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions was a success for ESPN and the city of Detroit – but not for the Bears. The game on WCIU earned a 13.4 household rating and a 20 share while ESPN pulled a 18.8/27, combining for an overall 32.2/47, easily outdrawing other series in the Chicago market, including […]
"Simpsons" renewed for two more years
The Simpsons has been renewed for two years. Let's go to Moe's to celebrate! That is, if he let us… In news that has dominated TV news headlines all week long, there was drama on whether The Simpsons' voice actors would agree to take a 45 percent pay cut – or cancel the […]
Stay up late with… Clarissa?
But you no longer can't with Monique and soon, you won't be able to with George Lopez, either. (Editor's Note: This post was originally published on August 3, 2011. -T.H.) Late-night has become a rather bizarre place lately – outside of the usual nuttiness of course – with an insomniac sheep running around, […]


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Los cálices renales son las cámaras  del riñón por donde pasa la orina. El fluido atraviesa una papila renal hasta un cáliz menor.

Cálices menores
Los cálices menores, estructuras
anada situados en la base de cada papila renal, rodean el ápice de las pirámides renales.

Cálices mayores
Dos o tres cálices menores convergen para formar un cáliz mayor, a través del cual fluye la orina. El peristaltismo del músculo liso que se origina en las células marcapasos de las paredes de los cálices impulsan el líquido hacia la pelvis renal y los uréteres hasta la vejiga.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
Cáliz renal en academic

Anatomía del riñón

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OSHKOSH, WI – August 2, 2018 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Kit manufacturer Samson Sky released the full vision of the Switchblade flying sports car for the first time during AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. While not fully completed and flown, it still generated considerable interest during the week of AirVenture, gathering 104 Reservations for the high-performance driving/flying vehicle. Samson announced that they are now at Reservation Position #765.
The Switchblade is classified as a motorcycle by the U.S. Department of Transportation, but the Samson Sky team likes to call it a flying sports car because of its high performance. The engine is a turbo-charged, lightweight 190 hp liquid-cooled V4 that is capable of 0-60 in 6.5 seconds and a top speed of 125+ mph/201+ kph. In the air it will cruise at 160 mph/257 kph, with a top speed of up to 190 mph/305 kph and a range of 450 miles/724 km. Using Road & Track's slalom testing parameters, the ground test vehicle out-performed everything in its wheelbase per Road & Track's historical data base.
While popular news and social media talk about possible "driverless" flying taxis from Uber and others, Samson takes a different approach by making the aircraft easier to fly. "Flying is fun. Why would you want to take the joy away?" said Bousfield, who is a private pilot. Instead of making autonomous vehicles, Samson is designing vehicles that are simpler to drive and fly, reducing the risk of some of the biggest areas of pilot error.
For more information about the Switchblade and to follow its progress to launch, visit: www.SamsonSky.com.


Chief strategist Stuart Stevens argued that the race is actually trending for Romney.
Mitt Romney, sensing an opening in the Middle East mess and catching flak from conservatives for giving too little detail about his policy plans, is rolling out a new and broader strategy to make the election a referendum on "status quo versus change," chief strategist Stuart Stevens told POLITICO.
The shift, which is to include much more emphasis on Romney's policy prescriptions, means he is scrapping the most basic precept of his campaign. From the time he began contemplating running again after his loss in the 2008 primaries, Romney's theory of the case has been a relentless and nearly exclusive focus on the listless economy.
But with polls showing Obama for the first time moving clearly ahead in important swing states— most notably, Ohio—Romney advisers concluded they had to make a painful course correction.
Stevens said the economy is likely to remain "the dominant focus" of the campaign. But ads and speeches will focus on a wider array of issues, including foreign policy, the threat from China, debt and the tone in Washington.
On Monday, Romney unveiled a new ad, " The Romney Plan," that punches back at Obama's consistent emphasis on growing the economy for the middle class, and emphasizes what the Republican would do.
The news ads are a concession to internal critics of the previous Romney ad series — 16 "A Better Future" ads, customized for nine swing states. Each begins with a clip of Romney at the convention, followed by a quick statistic arguing that Obama has failed that particular state, and ending with Romney's plan to help the state (defense in Colorado, home values in Florida, manufacturing in North Carolina).
Some Romney officials had argued that straight negative ads would be the only way to move numbers the way the campaign needs to.
Arguing that Romney is doing better than many pundits recognize, Stevens said the Middle East unrest and continuing economic unease will help the Republican regain momentum and quiet the concerns among GOP insiders.


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The Endless Summer Paired With Elysian's Salute The Sun Pale Ale
The Endless Summer is a documentary about surfing that had a limited release in 1964 and a wide release in 1966. The film follows two surfers, Robert August, and Mike Hynson, on a surfing trip around the world. This film is the love child of Bruce Brown, who wrote, directed, produced, and narrated it. The team surfed the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa. This documentary pulled away from the style of documentaries of the times and introduced a very personal voice and vision. This film introduced the sport to countless people outside of the Pacific Islands, where the sport was born. This movie was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress because of its significant cultural impact.
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We are pleased to announce the international meeting MASS2019 dedicated to charting fundamental interactions by bridging the gap between theory and experiments from particle physics to quantum gravity and cosmology. The conference will bring together theorists and experimental physicists and it will be an opportunity to discuss synergies and foster new collaborations.
We will also celebrate CP³ 10th anniversary!
Plenary talks are by invitation only, but if interested in joining this special event, please write to Francesco Sannino.
To register for the conference, please go to https://www.conferencemanager.dk/Mass2019.
For visa information see below.
The list of countries from which you will need a visa can be found here.
Please contact Centre administrator Lone Ch. Nielsen in well ahead of time for an additional invitation valid for visa application.
This conference is sponsored by the Danish National Research Foundation, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy and CP³-Origins, University of Southern Denmark.
MASS 2019 is the tenth in a series of conferences on the Origin of Mass.


Algodoal is a beautiful place to visit a worthy journey out of Belém the capital of Pará State North of Brazil.
It is a 3 hours driving trip into good conditions roads until Marudá, where you will park your car (you will have many options of places to do so and it is a additional cost about R$ 10,00 a day).
Take a boat to Algodoal to meet with nature and relax, if you are young and love party choose dates around new year eve, carnaval and holy Friday.
There will be many options of accommodation in the area, the best places are not all listed online as yet, but keep in mind that good service can be rare..be prepared for low standard and enjoy the besuty outside of your hotel room.
Go to Princesa Beach and try a round boat trip through the Furo Velho if you like to see nature and take good pictures.
Two nights would be enough for a visit considering accommodation standards.
I wich that local government invested more to make it better, like receptive trainning and clean the beaches or charge whoever makes it dirty.
Imagine entering a car-free island just 45 min ashore from mainland Brazil. Horsedrawn "taxis". By high tide a small boat rows you to the start of a3.5 km long, white beach. Several small cafes serves you whatever you need. A choice of nice lodges close to the ocean. This is just what you need at vacation.
Popular with some of the hippy crowd. Lovely beaches particularly if you go as far as you can and the beach becomes almost completely unspoilt.


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Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas just shared even more honeymoon photos, and we're SO jealous
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Hello Giggles July 18, 2019
Update, July 18th, 12:30 EDT: Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas shared even more photos, with bonus videos this time. This post has been updated with the new Instagram posts.
After tying the knot in a low-key Vegas ceremony in May, Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas had a second wedding celebration in Paris on June 29th, and we've loved keeping up with all the excitement on Instagram. Now, the newlyweds have shared some photos from their honeymoon in the Maldives, and we officially have FOMO. The resort where they are staying is breathtakingly beautiful, and it looks like they had an incredible time.
The couple stayed the Soneva Fushi beachfront villas on Kunfunadhoo Island in the Maldives, located on the Indian Ocean in South Asia. According to E! News, these stunning villas cost between $1,400 and $28,000 per night. While that's probably out of most of our honeymoon budgets, we can still revel in the photos shared by Turner and Jonas.
On Sunday, July 14th, the Game of Thrones star shared a series of photos of her new husband living his best life on her Instagram page.
In Turner's photos, Jonas can be seen lounging by the water with a tropical drink, cycling through lush greenery, and eating sushi and playing chess in front of picturesque blue waters. The whole thing looks seriously dreamy.
That same day, Jonas shared his own photos and videos from the trip, including two beautiful pics of his new wife.
He also shared a video of himself exiting the resort's Out of the Blue restaurant before sliding down a water slide from the restaurant into the ocean, and yes, this is one of the coolest things we've ever seen.
Turner also shared photos and videos of the couple walking along the beach and of herself playing tennis in her bikini, as you do.
And Jonas shared an, um, intimate video of his view from the bathroom, among other adventures (mostly involving watermelon daiquiris).
It certainly looks like these two had a romantic and relaxing honeymoon, and we wouldn't be mad if they decided to share more photos and videos. Don't mind us, we'll be over here pretending we're eating sushi with a beach view instead of drinking coffee at our desks.


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NSE MD & CEO Vikram Limaye recommends Technology adoption, market development & compliance as key mantras for jewellers at Manthan Gem & Jewellery transformational conclave
Bankers not averse to financing G&J businesses: Union Bank Chairman
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By Sham Rathi On Jul 4, 2019
Mumbai, 02 July 2019: Customer first! Values! Culture! Compliance! Technology adoption!
Market development! These were the keywords used by prominent speakers from corporate India during the first day of the Gem & Jewellery Industry's most sought-after transformational conclave Manthan 2019.
All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), presents its flagship event promoting a common platform to share expertise & knowledge – Manthan Gems & Jewellery Conclave 2019 on 2-3 July at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai. Manthan 2019, an Initiative by GJC (All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council) will witness over a 1,000+ attendees, Presented by NSE, Powered by World Gold Council and Supported by Forevermark, Logistics Partner BVC Logistics, Laboratory Partner GIA, Jewellery Partner Shineshilpi, Software Partner Acme
Infinity, Solitaire Partner Divine Solitaire.
Speaking about how to create a world-class institution, Mr. Vikram Limaye, MD & CEO, NSE, said that NSE overcame several challenges by the adoption of technology, focus on the customer, compliance and strong market development. He mentioned that these are relevant to jewelers too. He also mentioned that NSE is keen to develop a Gold Spot Exchange with the right structure. In an interactive session with Mr. Shankar Sen (Vice Chairman, GJC), he also mentioned that commodity exchange needs to have more participation from all key stakeholders.
Mr. Kewal Handa, Chairman, Union Bank of India, said that bankers are not averse to lending to jewelers. Trust & Transparency is the key – he said. He said that the gems & jewelry sector should take inspiration from other industries such as the pharmaceuticals industry, which reformed themselves and set up systems and processes for getting more organized. Biju Patnaik, EVP, IndusInd Bank, said that gems & jewelry business funding is complex. The primary collateral is stock and it is more about inventory financing as the collaterals are moving stock – don't remain with the lender.
Mr. Anantha Padmanaban, Chairman, GJC, said, "Inspirational leaders from corporate India reinforced that customer is always right. Anything is possible for jewelers if they conform to their family values and traditional business practices while incorporating change management of the present for a better future. Manthan is the churning of thoughts, vision, and insights, which will result in a new mindset, mission, and ethos. Manthan led to a lot of self-belief, self-confidence, and self-worth amongst jewelers leading to believe in 'Whatever It Takes' motto for being successful in business despite all odds."
Mr. Somasundaram PR, MD, World Gold Council, hailed Manthan by saying that it is a great a platform that should be extended throughout the year rather than just a 2-3 days conclave once every year.
Thanking Manthan attendees, Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, Convener-Manthan, GJC, said, "Manthan, a thought-provoking initiative of GJC, is organized in pursuit of the eternal quest for knowledge. We learn from it every year. The purpose of this powerful knowledge sharing the platform is to promote learning and gain insights from industry professionals with diverse backgrounds and skill set to spread across different industries."
Manthan 2019 raised the diversity bar higher with inspirational and transformational leaders. Mr. Sunil Dutt (President, Reliance Jio), Mr. Mahesh Gupta (MD, Kent), Mr. Dhimant Bakshi (MD, Adlabs Entertainment), Mr. J. Muruga (CEO, BharatMatrimony), Mr. Vikram Mehra (MD, saregama), Mr. Kewal Handa (Chairman, Union Bank of India), Mr. Pravin Jadhav, (Director, PayTM), Mr. Vikramaditya Khichi (ED, Bank of Baroda), Mr. Rishi Darda (Joint MD, Lokmat), Mr. Prabhajit Sarkar (MD, Power Exchange of India Ltd), Mr. Ajithkumar Vasudevan (MD, Kerala Rail Development), Mr. Bhaskar Ramesh (Youtube & Brand Advertising), Dr. Ananta Singh Raghuvanshi (Sr Director, DAMAC), Mr. K.V. Sridhar (Founder & CCO Hypercollective), Ms. Kaacon Shethi (CMO, DB Group), Mr. Arjun Vardaraj(Workplace Wellness Consultant, Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spa), Mr. Ramesh Nair (CEO & Country Head, JLL), etc. Star speakers from the gems & jewelry sector include: Mr. Pramod Kumar Agrawal (Chairman, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council), Mr. Asher O. (MD, Malabar Gold), Mr. Gaurav Singh Kushwala (Founder & CEO, Bluestone), Mr. Saurabh Gadgil (CMD, PNG Jewellers), Mr. Ashish Pethe (Waman Hari Pethe), Mr. Nitin Khandelwal (Past Chairman, GJC), Mr. Sachin Jain (MD, Forevermark), Ms. Nirupa Bhatt (MD, GIA India and Middle East), Mr. Hardik Parekh (Parekh Jewellers), Mr. Amish Shah (President, ALTR), Mr. Jignesh Mehta (MD, Divine Solitaires), Mr. Chirag Sheth (Metal Focus), Mr. Prithviraj Kothari (National President, IBJA), Dr. Rajendra Bhola (MD – Bholasons Jewellers), Mr. Suvankar Sen (Executive Director, Senco Gold), etc.
Last year, Manthan 2018 was the first-ever milestone event in the history of Indian gems and jewelry sector. In its second year, the needle moves a notch higher to the next paradigm, as this year speakers from more than 27 industries will be present in Manthan 2019, a great opportunity to listen to Stalwart speakers from various Industries, which will also, be translated live in the Hindi language for the convenience of the invitees.
About GJC:
The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) represents over 6,00,000 players comprising manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, distributors, laboratories, gemologists, designers and allied services to the domestic Gems & Jewellery industry. The Council functions with the objective to address the industry, its functioning and its cause with a 360° approach to promote and progress its growth, while protecting the industry's interests. GJC, since the last 14 years, has been serving as a bridge between the government and the trade by undertaking various initiatives on behalf of and for the industry. GJC represents the interests of over 6 lakh gem and jewelry businesses from across the country.
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Soundcloud is losing market share. They need to remind the world what they're about. Best way to do that? Show the people making the freshest music that this is where they'll get heard.
Out of home ads play off Soundcloud's social buttons and challenges musicians to upload.
Reign is a 24/7 digital station. The focus is on 'Who's Reigning', a segment that features the most played tracks uploaded that week, giving every musician an opportunity to get heard.


Martin Cummins is more blunt than most actors.
The Vancouver actor-director has a resume that includes lead roles opposite Jessica Alba in the series Dark Angel, his own long-running ghost-hunter series Poltergeist: The Legacy, and more recently ABC's alien-invasion series V.
He's always worked in indie film – his directing debut We All Fall Down was a little-seen gem in 2000, with Cummins as an eastside artist-druggie alongside a cast that included his friends Ryan Reynolds and Barry Pepper.
And lately Cummins has been drawn back to the indie side, directing and acting again, this time for the comedy horror flick Hell In a Handbag.
He talks about a recent, unsatisfying audition.
His new movie, which he co-wrote, blends his indie sensibilities with some over-the-top elements including exorcists, vampires and zombies, and he's once again attracted a potent Vancouver cast including Ian Tracey, Brian Markinson, Callum Keith Rennie and Amanda Tapping, alongside newcomers Jarod Joseph and Keenan Tracey.
Also starring is another newcomer, Christine Wallace, also Cummin's fiancée. He acknowledges a long and complicated personal life of more than one past marriage.
That extended family life is one reason why it's been more than a decade between this last indie directing project and this one – a guy's got to make a living. It's also why he never headed south like his famous friends. His kids, ranging in age from 17 to three, are all here.
Cummins worked on the story for Hell in a Handbag with writing partner Jessica Fairbanks, started seeing the possibilities for some smart genre fun, and the movie came to life when a friend with money approached Cummins about getting into filmmaking.
"It's about an exorcist priest and his sidekick, a nun," Cummins explains.
He's the priest, Wallace is the young nun, with Tapping as a tough-as-nails mother superior. Ian Tracey is a down-at-the-heels vampire with a gambling addiction, Rennie is a Russian cowboy, and Markinson is a pistol-packing rabbi.
"They're all friends of mine," Cummins says, adding that his movie had to work around their busy schedules – Markinson alone was working on the big-screen Godzilla, TV's Continuum and a western in Alberta while the little indie project filmed.
Also onboard as a producer and stunt co-ordinator is former stuntman Kirk Caouette, who made his own writing-directing debut with the recent busker romance Hit 'n Strum. The two became friends when Caouette was Cummins' stunt double on Dark Angel.
For the new movie, Caouette orchestrated fight scenes with Capoiera-trained performers playing supernatural adversaries.
Cummins has done the serious, thoughtful Canadian indies and may do one of those again, but this movie harkens back to the kind of Canadian films made by Ivan Reitman and David Cronenberg at the beginning of their careers.
He's being businesslike while he has his fun. His financial partners have more money available if this movie works out, so he wants them to make their money back.
"The math makes sense on it . . . international distribution on a genre film. I figure we'll make another movie by the end of the year," he says, adding cast and crew got paid got paid, just not as much as they usually would.


How do folks schedule their week? Do you limit the number of physicals each day? Save first and last hour each day for urgents? Try to book Tues, Wed, Thurs first? We are trying to set some basic guidelines to stay sane as we grow. Tips on what's been successful for others much appreciated!
We don't have any rules for scheduling other than patient preference.
I am mid 500s. I try to do 13 -15 complete physicals a week to get everyone in. We try to leave at least 4 openings a day for acutes. The rest are follow ups.
I try to limit to 3 or 4 one hour appointments per day (whether physical or mutiple issues), and try to group them from early to mid part of day unless the patient cant come at those times, then.we accommodate them. Leaves me time early and late to address.acute visits and take care of admin issues.
These seem trivial questions but I'm going to ask anyway.
What time does everyone open their clinic in the morning?
Do you work 5 days a week?
I'm still failing a lot at work-life balance so trying to get a handle on that. (Or at least as close as a confirmed workaholic can get.) Thanks!
M-F. 9-5 for patients. I'm usually at the office 8-6 though for additional work on software, consulting.
No such thing as a trivial question. That's a very important question, actually. M-F 8-5.
Until my kids just started summer camp, I only came to the office in the afternoons, 3 days a week. I am still only around 150 patients, but many of them are babies, so more visits. I will probably cap between 200 and 300 to stay part time.
Work-life balance has been a big driving factor in how I set up my practice, so I have made growth/income sacrifices in favor of having more time at home. (I homeschooled my kids for the past 3 years as well).
Thurs alternates between 10-1 / 1-6.
So I get some evening and morning hrs in.
Wed and Fri are blocked off from regular appointments. I do some work from home on admin/catch up, maybe some phone visits.
I also have a part time nurse (8-9 hrs/wk) and a part time admin assistant (5-10 hrs/wk) to take over the busy-work pieces that I no longer want to do.
Feel free to PM, this is a passion of mine!
M-F 9-5. But if someone's not scheduled, I may come in at noon and leave by 2. That's becoming less common as I get busier.
Th, Friday 8-4 Wed 8-12. Tues 11-7. But I am not in there the whole time, staff is. I certainly wiggle things for my kids' schedule too.
There are a lot of blue collar uninsured and high deductible patients here that I hope to add as patients. They love early morning and end of day appointments so they don't lose pay due to missing work. We open early (and close early) one day per week. We also start late and stay open until early evening one day.
9-5 M-Th, F 9-N. After second doc joins, we will both take 1 d/week off from office, but answer text email and phones for our own pts.
M,T,Th,F 8:30-4:40, lunch from 12-1. W 8:30-12. I've also started blocking off time if I need it for kid school stuff, doctors appt. How are you failing? Too many hours?
In all due respect, and keep in mind this is coming from the workaholic, I find it hard to not offer at least 40 hours a week of office hours. This is a service industry. If you were my bank can you close for lunch then I would find another bank to shop at.
I'm with you, which is why I talk big about starting later and then instead come in early so that I can draw labs and my nurse can come in late.
My perceived failure is multi-factorial. It has to do with the schedules of our patients, many of whom are blue-collar, working-class individuals who cannot take time off work without having their job threatened. They need the early morning or the late afternoon appointments. Having patients being able to access us at lunch has been important as well – in fact I often see a patient over the noon hour. Patients are never upset (to my face) when I have taken time off, but they also want to know all about it (detailed schedule).
I think my biggest failure is that I am simply overscheduled. I have about 575 patients. I see an average of 10-12 patients a day. Is this similar to everyone else's experience?
I would say that has more to do with how many patients you're scheduling per day than anything. I have about 680 patients currently on my roles and I probably see six or seven per day on a busy day. Are you making sure to take phone calls and voicemails and text messages? Maybe have your nurse recommend a patient email you for an issue rather than come into the office?
M-th 9-5 for routine patient visits– I usually get to the office about eight and leave about seven. I was doing a lot of communication on Saturdays to wrap things up because I had an urgent care job that paid well and I never had to see anyone . We're closed on Fridays during the summer and open Friday nine to noon the rest of the year. Dr. kathryn and I are probably going to change this up completely — we're looking at transitioning to a modified shared practice model where we are open Monday through Friday including one day a week where we have extended hours until about seven or 8 o'clock at night that we alternate who covers this from one week to the next. We will both be in clinic four days a week and overlap three of those days but both have a three-day weekend .
M, T, Th 8:30-5, sometimes working through lunch, and W 8:30-1, F 8:30-3, although on Fri afternoon we save for same day only. If no takers, we close at 1. Still working on converting remaining cash FFS patients to DPC. Average 6-12 Patients per day.
I've been doing 9-5 M-F. However, I purposefully avoid scheduling people much on Friday, as I use it for a flex day, although I'm usually still there all day. I'm also a pretty bad workaholic, but I've been ridden hard and put away wet for 9 years in the rural trenches doing full-spectrum FM with OB and shitloads of ER including frequent 62 hour weekends from hell.


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Here at Kuma we often discuss the difference between the Symptoms of a health issue and the Cause of a health issue.
A symptom is our body's way of telling us something is wrong. Headaches, neck and back pain, and weight gain are example of common symptoms. But just because a symptom is common does not mean that it is normal. A symptom is NEVER normal.
Sometimes we feel that when we relieve or eliminate the symptom, than that health issue is "cured". For example we take aspirin for our headache, but even if the headache disappears, the "cause" of the headache remains.
When I was in college I needed a car to get to my summer job and I bought a beat up MGB. It never ran well, but it always ran. One day the check engine light went on and I could not figure out what was wrong. Of course being in school I could not afford a real mechanic, but I checked out everything I could and had friends look it over, and still the light stayed on.
Now let me mention that this was no ordinary check engine light. This was a blinding bright red spotlight. On many a beautiful summer night as I drove with the top down my red face could be seen for miles.
Finally I became so frustrated that I took a piece of duct tape and slapped it over the light. Presto! All fixed! Since the issue that was really bothering me was the bright light shining in my face, I had eliminated my problem. Looking back of course that was a silly solution. Although the "symptom" of the bright light was fixed, the unknown "cause" of whatever problem was causing that light to go on was still there.
When our health has been suffering from a symptom and that symptom gets relieved or eliminated, it is tempting to declare victory and move on. However, just like the duct tape on the light, if we don't address the Cause of the problem, that Symptom will keep coming back.
Of course we always want to address the symptom first since no one wants to be in pain, but we always recommend completing the treatment plan until that the cause of the issue is addressed. After that, monthly maintenance or daily therapeutic exercise is usually sufficient to maintain wellness.
By the way, at the end of that summer I was fortunate find a gentleman who wanted to buy and restore my MGB, so I was able to sell it before the cause of the problem caused me to walk to my job.


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They were angry when the old Arlington Park Race Track briefly experimented with night racing in 1969, as towering floodlights blanketed their houses with bright light late into the evening.
They were bitter this spring when the new Arlington International Racecourse tried to persuade the Illinois General Assembly to allow a casino to open at the track, fearing a constant stream of gamblers past their homes.
Now the homeowners living near the racetrack have a new concern: the prospect of virtual year-round racing.
Trying to heal a rift between Arlington owner Richard Duchossois and fellow racetrack owners, state officials are discussing the possibility of combining Arlington's season with the thoroughbred racing of Hawthorne Race Course and Sportsman's Park.
The proposal could bring thoroughbred racing to Arlington for 275 dates a year, from February through the end of December.
It's enough to send Arlington's neighbors racing with thoughts of traffic and noise.
"I would hate it," said Terry Murglin, who has a view of the grandstand from her home on Fremont Street in Arlington Heights.
"We just got these `No Parking' signs up on our street last week to handle traffic from the racetrack and the (Cook County Circuit Court) courthouse," she said. "And we already get a lot of trash. The track gives out stubs of paper and people throw them-and losing tickets-in our bushes."
Hope Rusten has lived on busy Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights for 40 years and has adjusted to life near a track in her own way: She often doesn't leave her home from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on days the track is open.
"If I want to go to the store, I have to go before 1 o'clock," said Rusten, 76. "I don't think I would care for year-round racing."
A task force established to rescue the state's horse-racing industry has suggested consolidating thoroughbred racing to reduce the tracks' overhead. Gov. Jim Edgar last week met with the owners of Arlington, Hawthorne and Sportsman's, ostensibly to discuss the idea, although racetrack officials are being tight-lipped about the details.
"We're trying not to comment much on the consolidation effort," Scott Mordell, Arlington International's chief executive officer, said Monday.
But he emphasized the track would address any problems with neighbors. "We've been here since 1927 and we've always tried to work things out with the local community," Mordell said.
He noted that problems such as traffic would be less of an issue during winter. "Peak attendance is always in the summer for outside events," he said.
Arlington Heights Village President Arlene Mulder confirmed that the village has a solid-and lucrative-relationship with the racetrack, and would like it to stay that way.
"The village has overwhelming support of the racecourse as it operates today because it's a source of pride. It adds international acclaim to the community," she said.
The racetrack also contributes about $5.5 million in real estate taxes shared by the village and area schools, park districts and the library.
An extended racecourse season is "worth careful consideration," Mulder said.
And one of those considerations is motive, adds Phil Crusius, an Arlington Heights resident who led a move to keep Arlington from adding casino gambling at the track.
"The first thing I think of when I look at a longer racing season is whether it is an expansion of gambling," he said.
Duchossois may just be setting the scene for another move, Crusius said. "He will say that he still doesn't have enough money to hold up his expensive investment, and now he needs a casino."
Track owners wouldn't say whether they were trying to reach an agreement in time for the 1996 season. The Illinois Racing Board already has allocated next year's racing dates, but because the tracks have yet to accept them, it's still possible the dates could be redistributed.
Earlier this month, Duchossois earned the ire of other track owners by requesting 144 racing dates for Arlington in 1996, an extended season that would cut into the schedules of Hawthorne and Sportsman's. Those two tracks helped bail out Arlington last year, promising to subsidize the track's purses to keep it open.
Arlington wound up getting 134 dates, from May 12 to Oct. 13; Sportsman's 74, from Feb. 16 to May 11; and Hawthorne 67, from Oct. 14 to Dec. 31.
Not all neighbors of Arlington oppose the idea of a longer racing season.
Fremont Street resident Beth Chamberlain, who can walk to the track with her four young sons, supports the consolidation and suggests that critics take a walk.
"I've lived in Arlington Heights for 25 years, and the racetrack is something you get used to, like the trains," Chamberlain said. "The racetrack was here first and if people don't like it, they shouldn't move here."


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Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and Flannery O'Connor
By Dwight Longenecker|2019-06-21T17:03:57-05:00June 21st, 2019|Categories: Culture, Dwight Longenecker, Film, Flannery O'Connor, Literature, Senior Contributors|
Quentin Tarentino's film "Pulp Fiction" and Flannery O'Connor's stories smell of nihilism. But at the end of the film, and at the end of O'Connor's stories, the light of Providence glimmers tantalizingly. So there was a meaning after all! But it was not the meaning I was expecting.
Pulp Fiction is the violent, witty, crazy, disjointed film that made Quentin Tarantino's reputation. A story from deep within the underbelly of Los Angeles' crime scene, at first the film seems to glorify gangsters, exalt addiction, and magnify mindless murder. Vincent and Jules are the hired killers for crime boss Marsellus Wallace. Butch is a boxer who Marsellus instructs to throw a fight to cheat the bookies. Pumpkin and Honey Bunny are lowly bank robbers who have their eye on restaurant stick-ups, and Lance and Jody are a scumbag couple of drug pushers.
With a plot line that destroys plot lines, and banal dialogue overlaid with shocking violence, the film has been hailed as an homage to nihilism on the one hand and an illustration of divine Providence on the other.
Those unfamiliar with Pulp Fiction should be warned. It is not for the squeamish and it is certainly not a film for family viewing. Not only is the violence graphic, but also the language and behavior is what you would expect from gangsters. At the depth of the film there is one scene of sexual perversion and violence that takes you into the heart of darkness. When it came out, Pulp Fiction was blasted for indulging our lust for gratuitous gore and gangsters, vice, violence, and innocent victims.
Winning numerous accolades from the international film community, Pulp Fiction has also collected endless comment and analysis from film buffs and aficionados. Most interesting are the philosophers and theologians who have weighed in on the film's meaning. Philosopher Mark Conrad discusses "Symbolism, Meaning and Nihilism" in the film. Meanwhile, this online reviewer explains "Why Christians Should Love Pulp Fiction." Both authors dissect the characters, dialogue, and plot of the film, gleaning truths embedded in the story that Mr. Tarantino certainly never intended.
Or did he?
While Pulp Fiction undoubtedly takes us into the cellar of human depravity, I was reminded, after watching it, of Flannery O'Connor's nightmare world. Who can forget the chilling effect of one's first reading of A Good Man is Hard to Find when we realize the Misfit is executing the Bailey family members one by one. O'Connor uses the same mix of banality and bloodshed to elevate the horror by cruel contrast. Here is a psychopath and he is my neighbor.
Time and again in O'Connor's fiction the depravity, foolishness, and violence of humanity is mingled with the mundane. In Wise Blood the insanity of the young preacher Motes is paralleled by the idiocy and absurdity of his "friend" Enoch Emery who steals a mummified dwarf from a museum, then murders a movie promoter in a gorilla suit before stripping naked to don the gorilla suit and terrify people. The fifteen-year-old seductress, Sabbath Lily, plunges the story into a dark cellar of twisted desire and Motes' own actions of murder, self-blinding, then wrapping himself in barbed wire, complete the nightmare—the whole story propelling the spinster from rural Georgia into the same insane, violent, absurd, and depraved world of Mr. Tarantino's Los Angeles.
What glimmers of light do we spy in O'Connor's weird stories? Grace penetrates the fantastic freaks and gothic grotesqueries. Like light filtering through cracks of a dungeon wall, there are moments of enlightenment. The grandmother touches the Misfit tenderly the moment before he shoots her, and in her final moment grim reality finally punctures the facade of her smug self-righteousness. A calm resignation penetrates the story as Motes pursues an ascetic life in recompense for his insane violence. Some power is unleashed in the midst of the horror—a power that could not be at work in the same way without the horror.
Whether Mr. Tarantino intended it or not, the same tremor of redemption and hints of grace reverberate within his terrible film. The gangster Jules believes he was spared from the bullets intended for him by a miracle, and he decides to turn from crime to be what we might recognize as a holy fool—a wandering pilgrim. Butch the boxer saves Marsellus Wallace (the man who was about to kill him) from the depraved rapists, and he himself is spared only by a seeming coincidence from being killed by Vincent Vega. Does the working of grace echo through Pulp Fiction as it does through the work of Flannery O'Connor?
There doesn't seem to be anything in Mr. Tarantino's other work or in his own comments on the film to indicate an awareness of theological depth that might underscore the story. And yet there is that curious detail… after Butch escapes the torture chamber and returns to rescue his enemy Marsellus, he rides off into the sunset on a chopper motorcycle with the word "Grace" emblazoned on the tank.
Are Pulp Fiction and the work of O'Connor witnesses to the absurdity, violence, and insanity of nihilism, or are they pointers to the prevailing power of Providence? The fractured structure of Mr. Tarantino's film and the episodic and seemingly disjointed structure of O'Connor's Wise Blood smell of nihilism: "There is no structure here," we want to say, "There is no meaning, no overarching narrative. All is random. All is meaningless."
Yes, but at the end of the film, and at the end of O'Connor's stories with their famous sting in the tail, the light of Providence glimmers tantalizingly. So there was a meaning after all! But it was not the meaning I was expecting. So there was a plot line and structure after all! But it was not the structure I was expecting.
And isn't that what life within the adventure of faith is all about? We launch out into the deep. We step out of the boat to walk on the waves. We embark on the great quest not knowing what the future holds, and in the darkest moments we despair of meaning. In the depth of our loss we come to believe that all is indeed pointless and God, if such a being exists at all, is sleeping… or even worse he exists, but he is a cruel God who tortures his creatures for his own pleasure.
Then in the end we see the story from a fresh perspective and see that the storyteller knew what he was doing. He was weaving a different tale—one we could not have imagined ourselves, and that in his version even the most terrible horror was part of the plan. He was there in the darkest dungeon, and he turned even the most absurd terror to his glory.
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David Naas Jun 21, 2019 at 10:54 pm	- Reply
I think Flannery O'Connor remarked that she would write about "normal" people, and critics called them grotesqueries, and she would write of grotesque people and the critics thought them normal people.
Reality has a way of disturbing the preconceptions of those locked in the mindset of "Middle-Class Morality" (in the phrasing of Alfred Dolittle — Eliza's Dad).
God has a way of not meeting our expectations either.
Pity (for us).
Harvey Keitel as "Bad Lieutenant" has moments – shortly before his execution – when the violent banality of his addicted, brutal
and self-indulgent existence catches up with him and he appears to find a sort of redemption. But it is unconvincing and superficial. – the equivalent of death-bed repentance. .
Dostoyevsky's anti-hero Raskolniikov discovers (perhaps too late?) that only an inner act of genuine remorse can redeem him from what he now understands to be self-idolatry. this is starkly different to Tarantino, O'connor and Keitel.


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Infection of cats with Dirofilaria immitis causes seroconversion on antibody tests and pulmonary pathology, often without subsequent development of adult heartworms. Consistent administration of topical 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin has been shown to result in sustained plasma levels of moxidectin in cats after three to five treatments, a pharmacokinetic behavior known as "steady state".
To evaluate the ability of moxidectin at "steady state" to protect cats from subsequent infection with D. immitis, cats (n = 10) were treated with the labeled dose of topical 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin for four monthly treatments. Each cat was inoculated with 25 third-stage larvae of D. immitis 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after the last treatment; non-treated cats (n = 9) were inoculated on the same days, serving as infection controls. Blood samples were collected from each cat from 1 month prior to treatment until 7 months after the final inoculation and tested for antibody to, and antigen and microfilaria of, D. immitis.
Measurement of serum levels of moxidectin confirmed steady state in treated cats. Cats treated with topical 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin prior to trickle inoculation of D. immitis L3 larvae throughout the 28 day post-treatment period remained negative on antibody and antigen tests throughout the study and did not develop gross or histologic lesions characteristic of heartworm infection. A majority of non-treated cats tested antibody positive by 3–4 months post infection (6/9) and, after heat treatment, tested antigen positive by 6–7 months post-infection (5/9). Histologic lesions characteristic of D. immitis infection, including intimal and medial thickening of the pulmonary artery, were present in every cat with D. immitis antibodies (6/6), although adult D. immitis were confirmed in only 5/6 antibody-positive cats at necropsy. Microfilariae were not detected at any time.
Taken together, these data indicate that prior treatment with 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin protected cats from subsequent infection with D. immitis for 28 days, preventing both formation of a detectable antibody response and development of pulmonary lesions by either immature stages of D. immitis or young adult heartworms.
Infection with heartworm (Dirofiliaria immitis) can induce a severe, potentially fatal disease in cats that in some patients manifests as respiratory distress or sudden death . In areas of the southern United States where ample infected dog reservoir hosts are found, necropsy surveys document that as many as 16% of cats may be infected with adult D. immitis, although there is a much lower reported rate of detection using commercial antigen tests [2,3]. However, antibody testing, which reveals evidence of both past and current infection, documents a higher prevalence than antigen tests, particularly in cats with respiratory disease. This suggests many cats develop aborted infections, presumably due to the robust immune response provoked by migrating, developing larvae . Although short-lived, these aborted infections have been shown to result in pulmonary pathology .
Four different macrocyclic lactones are label approved, either alone or in combination with other active ingredients, to protect cats from infection with adult D. immitis in the United States: ivermectin and selamectin, which are avermectins, and moxidectin and milbemycin oxime, which are milbemycins . The moxidectin-based feline heartworm preventive is applied topically then absorbed systemically, and is formulated in combination with imidacloprid, an insecticide primarily intended to control flea infestations . Each of these heartworm preventives was approved based on the WAAVP-endorsed experimental approach whereby infection is first established by inoculation with third-stage larvae and then 30 days later the preventive is administered . The number of adult worms that develop in treated animals is compared to that in non-treated controls to determine efficacy . Because infections are allowed to progress for one month using this approach, seroconversion on antibody tests may occur even if adult heartworms do not develop in treated cats.
Consistent administration of topical 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin has been shown to result in sustained, elevated plasma levels of moxidectin in treated cats, a phenomenon referred to as "steady state"; the same phenomenon is documented to occur with the canine product (10% imidacloprid-2.5% moxidectin) . To determine if steady state would protect cats from D. immitis infection prospectively for 28 days, and thus prevent development of successful infection and a detectable antibody response, cats were treated with four consecutive monthly treatments of 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin and then, after steady state was achieved, inoculated weekly for four weeks with third-stage larvae of D. immitis to monitor the serologic and pathologic results of infection.
Twenty 6- to 8-month-old male and female intact domestic short haired cats purchased from a commercial supplier were used in this study. Throughout the study cats were individually housed in climate controlled indoor facilities. To ensure lung pathology was not confounded by non-study materials, silica-free litter was used through the study (corn cob bedding, Harlan, Indianapolis, IN). Prior to enrollment in the study, physical examinations were conducted and all cats were found to be negative on commercial test for heartworm antigen, feline leukemia antigen, and feline immunodeficiency virus antibody (SNAP®Feline Triple® Test, IDEXX Laboratories, Westbrook, Maine). Cats were stratified by body weight and randomly allocated into two groups, treatment (n = 10) or control (n = 10). One control cat was removed from the study prior to infection due to detection of a pre-existing cardiac condition; necropsy revealed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The 19 remaining cats (10 treatment, 9 control) were housed in adjacent animal rooms in Oklahoma State University's (OSU) Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)-accredited laboratory animal facilities and cared for by Laboratory Animal Resources staff following standard care protocols throughout the experiment. All animal care and use protocols were approved by the OSU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee prior to initiation of the research.
Topical 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin (AdvantageMulti® for Cats, Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division) was administered according to label directions on study days −84, −56, −28, and 0; control cats were not treated. To monitor moxidectin levels before and during challenge infection with D. immitis, whole blood was collected from each cat on study days −85, −57, −29, −1, 7, 14, 21, and 28, placed in vacutainer tubes without anticoagulant, centrifuged, the serum harvested, and aliquots stored at -80C. Once all samples had been collected and frozen, serum samples were shipped on dry ice to a reference laboratory (Bayer HealthCare, Monheim, Germany) for determination of moxidectin levels by mass spectroscopy. Briefly, serum samples for pharmacokinetic evaluation were analyzed using a validated HPLC-MS/MS method for the determination of moxidectin and ivermectin in serum (Bayer CropScience AG Method 01086/M001). Samples were first deproteinized by mixing 200 μL of serum with 800 μL of a precipitation solution and then filtered. The precipitation solution was prepared by mixing 100 mL of a solution of 0.39 g ammonium acetate in 1 L water with 1 mL of formic acid and 600 mL of acetonitrile. The quantitative determination was performed by HPLC with tandem mass spectrometric detection using an AB Sciex API 4000 mass spectrometer. The lower limit of quantitation was 1.0 μg/L.
Third-stage larvae of D. immitis (Missouri strain) were harvested from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected by artificially feeding on microfilaremic blood as previously described . Larvae (n = 25) were subcutaneously inoculated in the inguinal region of each cat on study days 7, 14, 21, and 28.
Whole blood samples were collected from the jugular vein of each cat into vacuum tubes containing EDTA and tubes with no anticoagulant on study days 56, 84, 112, 140, 168, 196, and 224. Knott tests were performed on fresh EDTA anti-coagulated whole blood samples collected on days 196 and 224 as previously described . To detect commensal Wolbachia spp. bacteria associated with D. immitis, total nucleic acid was extracted from frozen (−20°C) EDTA anti-coagulated whole blood samples collected on days 168, 196, and 224 and real time PCR for Wolbachia spp. performed as previously described . Serum was harvested by centrifugation and stored at −80°C until tested for D. immitis antigen (days 140, 168, 196, and 224) and antibody (days 56, 84, 112, 140, 168, 196, and 224). Antigen tests were performed using commercial microtiter well assays (DiroCHEK®, Zoetis, Florham Park, New Jersey) according to manufacturer's instructions for laboratory assays. Antibody tests were performed in triplicate by a reference laboratory (ANTECH Diagnostics, Irvine, California) according to standard laboratory protocols with optical density reported.
On study day 224, cats were euthanized by barbiturate overdose, the abdominal and thoracic cavity briefly examined for aberrant D. immitis, and the heart and lungs removed. Airways were gently infused with formalin after collection to preserve histologic architecture. The heart, main pulmonary arteries, and associated branches were dissected and all D. immitis present were collected and placed in fixative. Sections of the pulmonic trunk, kidney, and oblique sections of the medial and lateral aspect of the right caudal lung lobe were placed in 10% neutral buffered formalin and processed for histopathologic examination as previously described . Paraffin-embedded sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and examined by the same ACVP-board certified pathologist masked to treatment group. Lesions present in lung, pulmonic trunk, and kidney were graded for severity (0 = none, 1 = minimal, 2 = mild, 3 = moderate, 4 = severe).
The number of heartworms recovered at necropsy from treated and non-treated control cats, and the difference in pathology scores for cats in each group were compared using a Wilcoxon's Rank Sum Test . An alpha value of 0.05 was assumed and statistical computations made using SAS® 9.2 Macro Language (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, North Carolina).
Mean trough levels of moxidectin in samples collected from treated cats on study days −85, −57, −29, and −1, prior to first inoculation with D. immitis, were as follows: none detected, 16.5, 33.4, and 40.0 μg/L, respectively (Figure 1). Mean levels of moxidectin during the repeated inoculations with D. immitis at study days 7, 14, 21, and 28 were as follows: 65.2, 53.6, 49.0, and 44.8 μg/L, respectively. Moxidectin was not detected in samples from non-treated control cats at any time point.
Mean levels of moxidectin (μg/L) prior to and during repeated infection with Dirofilaria immitis . Cats were treated with 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin on study days −84, −56, −28, and 0. Third-stage larvae of D. immitis (n = 25) were inoculated on days 7, 14, 21, and 28, 1 – 4 weeks after the final treatment was administered.
Antigen was detected in serum of 0, 0, 1, and 1 of the non-treated cats at study day 140, 168, 196, and 224, respectively. As previously reported, heat treatment of sera from the non-treated cats revealed antigen in 1, 5, and 5 cats at study days 168, 196, and 224, respectively . In evaluation at the commercial reference lab, antibody was detected in 0, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, and 6 of the non-treated cats at study day 56, 84, 112, 140, 168, 196, and 224. Antigen (before and after heat treatment) and antibody test results on 6 of the non-treated cats were reported in an earlier publication focusing on immune complexes in cats infected with D. immitis . All cats in the treated group remained antibody and antigen negative at all time points.
Adult heartworms were found at necropsy in 5/9 non-treated cats, including 5/6 antibody-positive non-treated cats; 1, 1, 2, 2, or 6 worms were recovered from each infected cat, respectively. No worms were identified in any treated cat. Although three control cats did not become infected, non-treated control cats were significantly more likely to be infected with heartworms than treated cats (P = 0.02). Grossly, the lungs from infected cats appeared diffusely mottled and edematous with moderate to marked rugose thickening of the intimal layer of the main pulmonary artery and branches. Examination of lung tissue from a sixth non-treated cat, which was also antibody and, after heat treatment, antigen positive, revealed gross lesions consistent with D. immitis infection (e.g. pulmonary thromboembolism) but intact nematodes or nematode fragments were not recovered. Nematodes and gross lesions were present in 0/10 cats inoculated after moxidectin steady state was achieved.
Microscopic examination of lung tissue of non-treated cats revealed significant thickening and villous proliferation of the intimal layer of the pulmonary artery (6/9 cats; mean severity score = 3.7; P = 0.133), leukocyte infiltration of the intimal layer of pulmonary artery (6/9 cats; mean severity score = 3.2; P = 0.133), and medial thickening of the pulmonary artery (5/9 cats; mean severity score = 2.3; P = 0.434). Non-treated cats also had intimal thickening (4/9 cats; mean severity score = 1.7) and intimal and adventitial leukocyte infiltration (4/9 cats; mean severity score = 1.8) evident in the pulmonic trunk, although the assigned scores were not significantly different than those in the treated cats (P = 0.113). Similar lesions were not present in treated cats (Table 1, Figure 2). No significant lesions were present in the kidney of any cats in this study. Numbers of nematodes, antigen test results, antibody test results, and significant histopathologic lesions consistent with D. immitis infection according to cat number are provided in Table 1.
*Antigen and antibody results from cats 1–6 were published previously; 5/6 cats converted to antigen positive following heat treatment of serum to disrupt immune complexes . None of the non-infected cats (cats 7–9, 11–20) converted to antigen positive with heat treatment (data not shown). **No worms were recovered but severe gross and histologic pulmonary lesions were present.
Treated cats received four monthly topical treatments with 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin prior to, but not after, inoculations; data provided were collected on study day 224. (Positive or significant results in bold).
Photomicrograph of hematoxylin & eosin-stained sections of lung. (a) Intimal thickening, villous proliferation and leukocyte infiltration of the pulmonary artery (arrow) associated with Dirofilaria immitis infection in a non-treated control cat (10× magnification). (b) Medial thickening of pulmonary artery branches (arrowheads) associated with Dirofilaria immitis infection in a non-treated control cat (20× magnification). (c, d) In cats treated with 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin prior to repeated inoculation with D. immitis, pulmonary lesions did not develop (10× and 20× magnification, respectively).
Traditionally, monthly heartworm preventives have been used to prevent heartworm disease by administering them to pets after infection has already occurred. For this reason, preventives are largely tested for efficacy one month after infection with third-stage larvae . However, topical moxidectin is unusual in that it has unique pharmacokinetic properties compared to other macrocyclic latones, resulting in a much longer mean residence time after treatment (Figure 1) . The data in the present paper demonstrate that prior treatment with topical 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin protected cats from subsequent infection with D. immitis for as long as 4 weeks after the last preventive dose was administered, without further treatment, blocking both formation of a detectable antibody and antigen response and development of D. immitis-induced pulmonary lesions. The steady-state levels of moxidectin achieved by prior treatment (Figure 1) appear to have eliminated D. immitis larvae upon or shortly after each repeated inoculation, abrogating infections and preventing pulmonary damage.
The severe pulmonary lesions evident in the non-treated, antibody-positive cats in the present study were similar to those described previously from both experimental and spontaneous feline D. immitis infection [5,16-18]. Clinical signs were not observed in any of the cats during this study although disease due to D. immitis has been documented in the literature. Sudden death can occur, and in one prospective study, the majority of cats naturally infected with D. immitis developed clinical signs (53.5%) or died (20.9%) from the infection [1,19]. The gross and microscopic lesions in infected cats in the present study are consistent with heartworm-associated lung damage; had infections been allowed to proceed, some of the non-treated cats may have gone on to develop clinical signs .
Cats treated with 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin prior to inoculation also did not develop a positive antibody response as determined by a commonly used referral laboratory. Antibody tests in cats may become positive as early as 2 months after infection, although levels appear to wane thereafter [20,21]. In the present study, positive antibody test results were only obtained on samples collected from non-treated cats with gross or microscopic lesions associated with D. immitis infection, but not in three non-treated cats that apparently did not become infected or in any of the treated cats (Table 1). In experimental heartworm infections, approximately 75% of inoculated cats become infected (AHS, 2014), a percentage similar to that observed in the present study (6/9, 66.7%). Most likely, infections failed to establish in three of the non-treated cats; moxidectin was not detected in serum from any of the non-treated cats at any time, and all control cats were housed separately from the treated cats throughout the study. However, all of the cats that received moxidectin were protected from successful heartworm infection even though treatment ceased prior to the repeated inoculations. Steady-state levels of moxidectin remaining from the previous treatments appear to have protected them from subsequent infection in a manner similar to that described for hookworms .
Interestingly, detection of antigen of D. immitis was rare in this study, even in non-treated cats from which adult heartworms were collected at necropsy (Table 1). Heat treatment of serum samples from these cats was previously reported to disrupt immune complexes, enhancing antigen detection . A serum sample from one cat in this study that was initially antigen negative became positive after heat treatment . This cat was antigen positive without heating at study day 196, antibody positive from day 112–224, and had clear histopathologic lesions of D. immitis infection even though intact nematodes were not recovered at necropsy (Table 1, Cat 1). Antigen may have been detected from heartworms that died, presumably due to immune clearance, prior to necropsy examination. Elevated levels of antibody, particularly early in infection or as worms die, can result in formation of antigen-antibody complexes which prevent detection of antigen . Alternatively, this cat may have had an ectopic infection which was overlooked on necropsy examination; ectopic migration of D. immitis to the abdominal and pleural cavities is common in cats .
The lack of antibody seroconversion in moxidectin treated cats observed in the present study suggests larvae were killed shortly after inoculation by the presence of existing, steady state levels of moxidectin; early death of larvae also protected the treated cats from subsequent pulmonary pathology (Table 1). Topical moxidectin is unusual among the macrocyclic lactones in that it has unique pharmacokinetic properties and remains at detectable levels for weeks after administration ; this phenomenon was confirmed by measuring serum levels in the present study (Figure 1). Other monthly macrocyclic lactone-based heartworm preventives are not known to result in sustained levels of active between treatments. Similar studies to investigate protection of cats from seroconversion or pathology have been conducted with selamectin and ivermectin [23-26]. Cats treated with ivermectin after infection become antibody positive, although the titer is generally lower than that of untreated cats . Another study showed that infection followed by treatment 30 days later with selamectin resulted in lower pulmonary lesion scores than non-infected cats, although cats receiving selamectin became antibody positive [25,26]. A more recent study documented that pretreatment with selamectin one month and again 2 days before single infection with D. immitis larvae eliminated pathology and seroconversion when monthly treatments continued to be consistently administered throughout the entire infection period . In the present study, topical 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin treatments were only administered prior to infection; nonetheless, the presence of moxidectin steady-state apparently still interrupted infection, preventing both pathology and seroconversion even in the face of repeated inoculation with D. immitis.
Previous work has shown that, like other monthly heartworm preventives, topical 10% imidacloprid-1% moxidectin eliminates D. immitis larvae acquired in the past month . The present study provides evidence that this duration of protection also continues forward, after administration of the preventive ceases, and that this protection into the month following the last administration protects cats from antibody seroconversion, successful infection with D. immitis, and associated pulmonary pathology.
We are very grateful to Joy Bowles at Auburn University for providing infected mosquitoes and training in harvesting third-stage larvae for inoculation, and to Laboratory Animal Resources, Oklahoma State University, for outstanding animal care. Funding to support this research was provided by Bayer Animal Health.
In the past five years, SL, LS, JT, and BB have received reimbursement, speaking fees, or research support from Bayer Animal Health, manufacturer of the heartworm preventive used in this research. In addition, JH and CB are employees of Bayer Animal Health.
SL, JH, and BB conceived of the study; SL and JH coordinated its design and execution and drafted the manuscript; KB, CB, and BB made key intellectual contributions to the experiments; and JT, AB, KG, JG, and LS provided critical support in establishing and monitoring the experimental infections. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.


Making your own household cleaners is all the rage right now and rightfully so. The benefits include protecting the environment, your family's health from harsh chemicals, and financial savings. I have definitely hopped on this band wagon! All across the internet are recipes for every type of cleaner imaginable. I have been faithfully copying, pasting, and saving the recipes in my documents. And there they sit, to be edited, re-fonted and printed to put in a special binder. You guessed it I haven't done it yet. The thought of all that work stops me cold. I was excited to see this book! Now I have all the recipes in one book and easy to access!
They have thought of everything you can imagine and some you haven't! The recipes cover every room in the house, laundry, yard, outdoors, and more. I was impressed with how few ingredients you need to mix so many different cleaners and most you will have on hand or can easily find. A great book!
I received this book free from Ulysses Press Publishers in exchange for an honest review. The opinions I have stated are my own.


"I eat a lot. I eat three times a day and I snack."
This is a client favorite. It reheats well and can also be frozen to enjoy later.
Optional: 1/4 c chocolate chips!
Combine all ingredients. Spread into greased 8x8 or 11x7 baking dish. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, then cut into squares. Reheats well in the toaster oven.
Double ingredients for a 9x12 pan.
Cook for 15-20 minutes if using muffin tins.


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A New York Times Notable Book: "A melodious mix of memoir, nature journal, and beekeeping manual" (Kirkus Reviews). Weaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees' lives, author Sue Hubbell lovingly describes the ins and outs of beekeeping on her small Missouri farm, where the end of one honey season is the start of the next. With three hundred hives, Hubbell stays busy year-round tending to the bees and harvesting their honey, a process that is as personally demanding as it is rewarding. Exploring the progression of both the author and the hive through the seasons, this is "a book about bees to be sure, but it is also about other things: the important difference between loneliness and solitude; the seasonal rhythms inherent in rural living; the achievement of independence; the accommodating of oneself to nature" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Beautifully written and full of exquisitely rendered details, it is a tribute to Hubbell's wild hilltop in the Ozarks and of the joys of living a complex life in a simple place.
Sue Hubbell, ehemals Bibliothekarin in Rhode Island, dann Bienenzüchterin auf einer einsam gelegenen Farm in Missouri, zeigt uns mit feinem Humor und naturwissenschaftlicher Kenntnis, wie viel wir von Bienen und Fledermäusen, von Insekten und Pflanzen lernen können, kurz: von den faszinierenden Beziehungen und Prozessen in der Natur.
Lessons include: - The Great Picnic (Matthew 14:13-21)- You Are Jesus' Magnifying Glass (John 17:20-26)- How To Settle An Argument (Acts 15:22)- The Key Ring That Unites Us (Romans 6:2b-11)- Do The Dishes? (1 Peter 4:13-19)- Counting Sand (Revelation 5:11-14)...and many more!
Flora 717 ist eine Säuberungsbiene aus der untersten Kaste im Bienenkorb. Ausgestattet mit Fähigkeiten, die ihren Rang weit überschreiten, steigt sie schnell auf und darf sogar an der Seite der Königin leben. Alles scheint perfekt. Doch ohne es zu wollen, gebiert Flora eines Tages ein Ei. Ein Umstand, der allein der Königin vorbehalten ist und bei Missachtung schwer bestraft wird. Es beginnt ein Wettlauf um Zeit, Nahrung und Geschicklichkeit, um ihr Leben und das ihres geliebten Kindes zu bewahren. Laline Paull inszeniert gekonnt einen Roman über Aufstieg, Liebe und Gerechtigkeit.
The number of people interested and active in keeping bees at an amateur level has continued to increase over the past few years in both rural and urban situations. This guide, aimed at beginning beekeepers, and the only one to be endorsed by the BBKA provides an authoritative text, along with clear photographs and illustrations. The book introduces the reader to beekeeping, including such areas as the workings of the colony, the structure of a hive, how to acquire bees and keep them healthy and what happens in each month in a beekeeping year. Each chapter is accompanied by anecdotes, answers to frequently asked questions and fascinating facts about bees and honey. The new edition includes new step-by-step sequences to illustrate procedures such as containing a swarm, identifying the queen, using a smoker and cleaning a hive as well as more information on different kinds of hives, disease management and many other key areas.
Backyard beekeepers everywhere agree, a successful colony is a thing of beauty. Thousands of beekeepers have started beekeeping thanks to Kim Flottum's first book, The Backyard Beekeeper, and they have added to their repertoire of skills with The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook. Now, Better Beekeeping answers the question, "What do I do now that I'm a beekeeper?" The essential theme is simple: If you produce the right number of bees of the right age at the right time in the right place in the right condition you will be successful. To accomplish this requires making intelligent decisions in the beeyard, sound planning, tuning into nature, and balancing biology and business savvy. There are not a lot of how-to instructions hidden within this, but there's a lot of real-world study, smart, intuitive thinking, and setting of goals.
A fascinating hobby; a remunerative business; or a globetrotting career? Which type of beekeeper do you want to be? It is entirely up to you: beekeeping can provide it all.Beekeeping can provide anyone with an interesting and useful hobby or a lucrative and rewarding business. It is recognised as a vital agricultural industry and can therefore also offer you a globe trotting career. The whole subject is, however, often shrouded in mystery and loaded with jargon, leaving many people unaware of its true potential or how to start. This book strips away all the mystery and explains step by step how - from day one - you can start beekeeping as a hobby; how you can progress to running a beekeeping business; or how you can start a career as a beekeeper which can quite easily take you all over the world. No other guide explains in such detail the true potential and accessibility of beekeeping or of being a beekeeper.
In the early part of the fourth century, a few Christians, mostly men and some women, began to withdraw from "the world" to retreat into the desert, there to practice their new religion more seriously. The person who aspired to "renounce the world" first had to find an "elder," a person who would accept him as a disciple and apprentice. To his elder (whom he would address as abba—father) the neophyte owed complete obedience; from his abba, he would receive provisions (as it were) for the road to virtue. In addition to the abba's own example of living, there was the verbal teaching of the elders in sayings and tales, setting out the theory and practice of the eremitic life. In due course, these sayings (or apophthegmata) were written down and, later, collected and codified. The earliest attempts to codify tales and sayings are now lost. As the collection grew, they were first organized alphabetically, according to the name of the abba who spoke them, in a major collection known as the Apophthegmata Patrum Alphabetica. A supplementary collection, the Anonymous Apophthegmata, followed. Later, both collections were combined and arranged systematically rather than alphabetically. This collection was created sometime between 500 and 575 and later went through a couple of major revisions, the second of which appeared sometime before 970. This second revision was published in an excellent new critical edition, with a French translation, in 1993. Now, in The Book of the Elders, John Wortley offers an English translation of this collection, based entirely on the Greek of that text.
The familiar European hive bee, "Apis mellifera," has long dominated honey bee research. But in the last 15 years, teams in China, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand began to shift focus to the indigenous Asian honey bees. Benjamin Oldroyd, well known for his work on the genetics and evolution of worker sterility, has teamed with Siriwat Wongsiri, a pioneer of the study of bees in Thailand, to provide a comparative work synthesizing the rapidly expanding Asian honey bee literature. After introducing the species, the authors review evolution and speciation, division of labor, communication, and nest defense. They underscore the pressures colonies face from pathogens, parasites, and predators--including man--and detail the long and amazing history of the honey hunt. This book provides a cornerstone for future investigations on these species, insights into the evolution across species, and a direction for conservation efforts to protect these keystone species of Asia's tropical forests.
What If There Were No Bees?
Follows the chain reaction of losing one animal species, bees, to the grassland ecosystem.


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Propaganda Poster - Japan Occupying Manchuria
This Japanese propaganda poster, from 1937, depicts Manchukuo's future (from a Japanese perspective).
Japan Focus, where this image is maintained, tells us more about Japan's plans for settlements in the former Chinese province of Manchuria:
The Japanese had a plan to bring in five million Japanese settlers into Manchukuo, but the rural settler population never exceeded 250,000. In the mid-1930s, the total Japanese population was under 600, 000.
Demographically, over 90% of the population [of Manchukuo] was Han Chinese.
Image, described above, online courtesy The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.
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Carbazole derivatives are promising liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHCs). They can take up and release hydrogen in catalytic hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactions. The thermophysical properties (heat capacity, density, viscosity, surface tension, and refractive index) of carbazole and N-ethylcarbazole, as well as those of their hydrogenated derivatives, were measured. Furthermore, thermochemical properties (enthalpy of vaporization, sublimation, and fusion) were derived from experiments. Molar enthalpies of formation of the gaseous carbazole derivatives were calculated and validated with high-level quantum chemical calculations. Molar enthalpies of formation data in the liquid phase were derived by combining the high-level quantum chemistry values of the gas-phase enthalpies of formation with experimentally determined enthalpies of vaporization. Thermodynamic analysis of the hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactions of the carbazole derivatives was performed. This analysis, among others, revealed a rather weak dependence of thermodynamic hydrogen release characteristics on the alkyl chain length. The thermophysical properties of the derivatives show a strong dependence on the degree of hydrogenation. Therefore, the state of hydrogenation should always be considered when dealing with substance properties of LOHCs. Using the data presented in this work, a more reliable process modeling is possible.
Stark, Katharina, et al. "Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers: Thermophysical and Thermochemical Studies of Carbazole Partly and Fully Hydrogenated Derivatives." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 54.32 (2015): 7953-7966.


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Home » Immigration Law » Court Rules No Further Delay to the Implementation of the International Entrepreneur Rule
Court Rules No Further Delay to the Implementation of the International Entrepreneur Rule
In an effort to grow the economy, the Obama administration proposed the International Entrepreneur Rule, which would allow foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the United States for up to five years in order to grow their startup businesses. The rule was supposed to go into effect in July of 2017, but was delayed under the current administration to 2018. According to news reports, on December 1, 2017, a federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to rescind its delay of the rule.
The judge's ruling was based on the fact that the Department of Homeland Security had not followed the proper procedure before delaying the implementation of the rule. Therefore, there is no guarantee that if the proper form is followed, a similar court ruling would result. In addition, the current administration has already indicated that it is unlikely to continue the rule, and will probably get rid of it all together.
Currently, entrepreneurs are eligible to stay in the United States under the rule if they can show that their admission and stay in the United States would provide a significant benefit for the country through business growth and job creation. Entrepreneurs who are allowed to stay in the country may not be eligible for other visas that would allow them to work in the United States, for example the H-1B visa, for which the entrepreneur would need to be an employee with an established company. Small business owners who have already established their businesses and owners of businesses that could not otherwise operate legally in the United States are not eligible to apply to stay under this rule.
If the rule is allowed to continue, or is implemented pending its cancellation in 2018, entrepreneurs and their immediate family members will be allowed to stay in the country with permission to work. However, it is not clear what the next move will be for the Department of Homeland Security. The Department may appeal the decision and cause further delay to the rule's implementation, or simply get rid of the rule.
Additionally, although the judge ruled that the Department of Homeland Security should start accepting applications without further delay, there was no order to grant parole under the rule. There may be internal administrative hurdles that could practically frustrate the implementation of the rule. Being granted parole under the rule is a matter of discretion, and the rule does not operate in the same way as a traditional visa.
Foreign immigrants seeking to enter the United States may be eligible for other visas that could help them set up their businesses. For example, under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, foreign investors looking to invest in a commercial venture in the United States may be eligible for a green card.
If you are a foreign citizen looking to immigrate to the United States to pursue business opportunities that could benefit the country, contact our multi-lingual staff to speak to experienced immigration attorney Nathan Wei from Strassburg, Gilmore & Wei, LLP, in Pasadena, California to discuss your options.
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By sgwlawyers in Immigration Law on December 1, 2017 .
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A waning gibbous moon was still pretty bright at around 11pm on the 18th Oct. Those 2 strongmen, Altas and Hercules, or at least their craters on the moon, were very prominent on the top right hand side of the moon. A favourable libration, or 'tipping' of the moon on that side showed them more 'face-on' than usual.
Along with the small crater inside Hercules, a closer look revealled the usual crater in Hercules' southern rim. Then I noticed what appeared to be a second crater on the left side of the rim. In fact it must be a large valley, or landslip. I've never noticed it before.
Atlas (the larger crater) shows 2 of its tiny central peaks, and possibly a rille going down from the centre to the rim.
A few hours later the moon drifted across stars in the Hyades cluster, but I was in bed asleep by then!
Hi Aratus very nice images I noticed that the moon is quite bright at the moment.I now is going to be closest to the earth on the 14th November.
It was noticeably brighter than usual for that phase. The moon never looks bigger (to me) when it is nearer to us, but the increased brightness can easily be noticed. The intensity of the colour of grass is a good indicator. Normally, to me, the lawn is always grey except at a full moon when a faint green is noticed. On this occasion the lawn was definitely green even though we were a couple of days past full moon.
October, November and December this year all have large full moons.