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Rare Greek and Roman Numismatic Antiquities Highlight Doyle's Upcoming Event
Author AuctionDaily
Published on Jan 3, 22
After years of setting aside his vision of collecting ancient Greek coins, Oliver Talcott Banks attended an auction in June of 1990 where it all changed. He realized he was at a time in his life when he could afford to buy several coins of his desired quality. Over the following year, Banks collected numerous Greek and Roman coins of historical importance before his death in 1991. The upcoming Doyle auction of the Oliver Talcott Banks Collection of Ancient Greek Coins will put these rare numismatic antiquities up for sale.
A common theme featured on ancient Greek and Roman coinage was mythological gods and characters. Most of these coins from the Hellenistic period originated from modern-day Italy and Sicily. These coins are sought for the history they feature, their provenance, and scarce availability.
Here are some of the most valued coins available for sale in the event.
Sicily. Syracuse, c. 405-400 BCE. AR Decadrachm (41.5g), unsigned dies in the style of the artist Kimon. Image courtesy of Doyle.
Coins From Sicily Engraved by Kimon and Euainetos
In the 6th century BCE, Syracuse, a part of Sicily, started minting its own coins. Yet after the invention of Punic coins and Corinthian staters in the 4th century BCE, Sicilian coinage became scarce and almost disappeared. Coins from this period are considered particularly rare.
Many consider the decadrachms of Syracuse to be among the finest numismatic antiquities in the world. The front of the coins feature a charioteer holding a Kentron and reigns with the goddess of victory, Nike, flying over the quadriga. The reverse shows the head of Arethusa, a water nymph of Greek mythology who transformed into a stream and fled to Earth. Her name inspired spring in Elis and an island near Syracuse.
Two Syracusan decadrachm engravers, Kimon and Euainetos, were masters of their art. The upcoming Doyle auction of numismatic antiquities features two decadrachms from these artisans. One of the available coins is from 405 to 400 BCE. It is an unsigned AR decadrachm, weighing 41.5 grams, in the style of the artist Kimon. It has an estimate of USD 30,000 to $50,000.
Sicily. Syracuse, c. 405-395 BC and later. AR Decadrachm, (41.92g), unsigned dies in the style of the artist Euainetos. Image courtesy of Doyle.
The other is from 405 to 395 BCE and later. It is an AR decadrachm, weighing 41.92 grams, in the style of the artist Euainetos. This rare coin may sell for between $25,000 and $35,000.
Coin From the Macedonian Kingdom – In the Name and Types of Alexander III (The Great)
Alexander the Great reigned over the Macedonian Kingdom from 336 to 323 BCE. His vision of creating a great Western civilization rubbed off on the coins he created. Alexander III made different currencies in gold, silver, and bronze. These coins were prototypes and remained in popular use even 500 years later.
Macedon. Macedonian Kingdom – In the Name and Types of Alexander III (The Great), 336-323 BC (Posthumous issue). AV Stater (8.42g), Babylon(?) mint, ca. 317-311 BC, struck under Antigonos I Monophthalamos or Seleukos I. Image courtesy of Doyle.
A coin from the Macedonian Kingdom in the name and style of Alexander III is available in the auction. Dating back to 317 to 311 BCE, this posthumously-issued coin was struck under Antigonos I Monophthalamos or Seleukos I. It has an estimate of $5,000 to $7,000. The front of the coin features the head of Athena wearing a decorated Corinthian-style helmet. The reverse features the goddess of victory, Nike, standing.
The United States American Arts Gold Medallions. Image courtesy of Doyle.
In addition to numismatic antiquities of Greek and Roman provenance, an important lot highlights the United States American Arts Gold Medallions. The selection of 18 pieces includes half-ounce Andersons and one-ounce Woods in original packaging. The set is estimated to sell for between $12,000 and $14,000.
To view these and other treasures, visit Doyle.
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Briskly Venture, Briskly Roam: The Ballad of Yellowstone Kelly
by Almeda Bradshaw
© Copyright - Almeda Bradshaw / M2b Music (192914414797)
This ballad tells how Luther Kelly became "Yellowstone Kelly," about his relationship with Billings, MT, and the Yellowstone River. Proceeds from the sale of this song support the Yellowstone Kelly Interpretive Site. http://yellowstonekelly.org/
Genre: Folk: Singer/Songwriter
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Check Japan public holidays for the calendar year 2018. Check 2018 public holidays dates in Japan for New Year's Day, Bank Holidays, Coming of Age Day, National Foundation Day, Vernal Equinox Day, Showa Day, Constitution Day, Greenery Day and Children's Day.
Holidays falling on Sunday are observed on the following Monday.


The Japan-European Union (EU) trade pact has sent a powerful message to the rest of the world, amid concerns over growing protectionism. For Japan though, it could just be the start of a record year for free trade deals, amid pressure from Washington for bilateral talks.
On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker shook hands in Brussels on a free trade deal encompassing nearly 30 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP) and 9 percent of the world's population.
"Japan and the EU demonstrated our strong political will to raise the flag of free trade high when there are moves toward protectionism in the world. It's a result we should be proud of and this is a powerful message to the world," Abe said at a press conference.
Reached before the start of Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Germany, the deal contrasts with U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" policy, under which the Trump administration has withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact and sought to renegotiate other deals bilaterally.
Politically, the pact is a boost for Abe after having championed the TPP, helping to expand exports without threatening a major backlash from the domestic farm lobby. For the EU, it has demonstrated the continued benefits of membership amid the existential threat posed by Brexit and other isolationist movements.
Reached after four years of negotiations, the Japan-EU pact will eliminate 99 percent of tariffs between the two partners, while also expanding markets for services and government procurement along with enhancing regulatory cooperation.
Among its economic benefits, the deal could boost EU exports to Japan by 34 percent and Japanese exports to the EU by 29 percent. The EU's gross domestic product (GDP) could grow by 0.76 percentage point and Japan's by 0.29 percentage point. The EU also estimates it will save 1 billion euro ($1.1 billion) a year in customs duties, growing its exports to Japan to more than 100 billion euro.
Japanese food lovers are set to benefit, with Tokyo to establish a low-tariff import quota for European cheeses such as Camembert, while eliminating tariffs on European wine imports and phasing out tariffs on goods such as chocolate and pasta.
In return, the EU agreed to phase out its 10 percent tariff on Japanese passenger cars over seven years, as well as immediately abolishing tariffs on Japanese autoparts. Brussels also agreed to eliminate immediately tariffs on Japanese beef, sake, whiskey and wine as well as electronics.
According to Japan's NHK World, Japanese wine shops were considering price cuts on French wine following the deal, while autoparts makers and sake brewers were also eyeing its benefits.
However, not all businesses surveyed welcomed the agreement. Akedori Cheese Factory's Madoka Sato said cheaper European imports would increase competitive pressure on the firm.
"All we have to do is to continue improving the quality of our cheeses, and provide new flavors to customers who want our goods," Sato told the Japanese broadcaster.
Shares in food-related stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell Friday, amid expectations of rising imports damaging domestic producers' earnings. Among the losers were Megmilk Snow Brand and Rokko Butter, which dropped around 2 percent, while shares in Nippon Flour Mills hit a one-month low.
The Japan-EU agreement will "lend momentum to negotiations for the TPP11 and other EPAs [economic partnership agreements]," with investors pricing in increased food imports, Daiwa SB Investments' Soichiro Monji told the Nikkei.
However, the Japanese economic daily also noted that Japanese food producers would also benefit due to lower prices of imported ingredients.
"We have always maintained that the EU and Japan have 'under-traded' and that a catalyst like a trade agreement of this kind would unleash the real potential between the two economies," the EBC said in a statement Friday.
The EBC noted estimates by the European Commission that the trade deal could see EU exports to Japan of processed foods increasing by up to 180 percent and chemicals by more than 20 percent.
Yet the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association was more cautious, saying it would analyze the "full implications" of the agreement for its members.
For Japan, the trade deal also represents a "breakwater" against U.S. pressure for a bilateral deal, according to the Nikkei.
"Should that day come, Japan will be able to hold up the tariff reduction rates it agreed to with the EU on such goods as dairy products, beef, and pork and refuse any further concessions. The EPA with the EU would be the second such card in Tokyo's hand, following a potential 11-member TPP that excludes Washington," the newspaper said.
The new pact could also strengthen the push for a TPP without its biggest economy. Representatives of the 11 nations remaining in the Asia-Pacific trade grouping are set to meet Wednesday in Hakone, Japan to discuss how to proceed without U.S. participation, which would reduce the economic size of the pact from 40 percent of global GDP to less than 15 percent.
According to the Nikkei, Japan hopes to reach a general agreement among the TPP11 by year-end, minimizing changes to the original agreement. As such, it avoided going lower than it did in the TPP on cheese imports with the EU, compromising instead with a low-tariff import quota.
Abe described the EU pact as "a major pillar in our economic growth under Abenomics," helping give the nation's sheltered farm sector another push toward reform.
Yet potholes remain, including the sensitive issue of investor protection. Brussels has reportedly rejected the use of traditional investor-state dispute settlement tribunals, yet Tokyo is not keen on specific investment courts.
However, should the parties overcome such issues, a detailed agreement is expected by year-end, with Juncker aiming to have the pact in effect by 2019, pending ratification by the European Parliament and the EU's 28 member nations, along with Japan's Diet. After the EU's experience with its Canada free trade deal, ratification might not be a trouble-free process.
But for the Abe administration, a win on free trade with Europe and the TPP could demonstrate its ability to achieve economic reform, amid domestic political challenges including the recent rise of Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike.
With net exports contributing to around three-quarters of Japan's total GDP growth in the last five quarters, another export boost could prove vital in sustaining Japan's longest expansion in a decade and helping ensure Abe's political longevity.


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Responses to Noel Pearson
Posted on 20 December 2014 | 1 comment
As I'm sure I've said before, one of the best things about Black Inc's Quarterly Essay is that substantial responses to each issue are published in the next one. I'll write about Guy Rundle's essay on Clive Palmer in QE 56 some time soon. For now I just want to draw your attention to the Correspondence section.
There's a plan for a referendum in 2017 on changing the Australian Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This referendum has been postponed a number of times, at least partly because the subject doesn't seem to be hitting any kind of nerve with most Australians, and partly because there's no agreement on what proposal should be put to us.
You might think you know enough now to know how you'll vote. Well, maybe you're wrong about that. You really should read Noel Pearson's Quarterly Essay 55, A Rightful Place and then you should read the responses in No 56. (If you're pressed for time you could skip John Hirst, who has said elsewhere that Aboriginal matters are out of his comfort zone and demonstrates the truth of that here by creating and then dismissing as unpersuasive a breathtakingly simplistic summary of Pearson's argument. You might also skip Paul Kelly – definitely not the songwriter – who seems intent on offering advice to Tony Abbott rather than talking to you and me.)
Here are some snippets.
From Megan Davis, professor of law at University of NSW:
Even before the Quarterly Essay went on sale, Pearson's potentially complementary proposal was dismissed as 'grandstanding' and 'unhelpful'. Having served on the prime minister's expert panel on constitutional recognition alongside Pearson, I found this an exasperating reminder that although black leaders regularly chant 'leaders are readers' to our young mob, Australia's political leaders are in fact, on the whole, not readers.
From Rachel Perkins, filmmaker and activist:
Noel's notion of tethering cultural survival to constitutional reform is intriguing. When I grasped the potential of his idea, I realised it may be our best hope – in the short term – of attracting national interest on this issue. It lit a spark for me and gave me hope, for we have only to look back on our history to understand the trajectory we are on. The question is: will our people be able to put their differences aside and unite, as they did in 1967, towards this possibility?
From Celeste Liddle, Arrente woman and trade union organiser:
As a trade unionist, I support a hearty process of negotiation between parties wishing to work together to achieve outcomes. There has never been a negotiated agreement between First Peoples and the government in this country and I feel that it is integral to achieve this before we look at amending the constitution to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
From Henry Reynolds, historian:
Noel Pearson's powerful advocacy notwithstanding, Australia has regressed on indigenous matters– a generation ago the question of a treaty was seriously discussed, as was the status of traditional law. And this leaves us far behind comparable societies such as New Zealand, Canada, the United States and the Scandinavian countries. Noel argues that we cannot expect any more because, unlike the Maoris, indigenous Australians are only a very small minority. But this carefully avoids comparison with the much higher status of the Native Americans in North America and the Sami in Scandinavia.
From Robert Manne:
During the 1990s, under Paul Keating and Patrick Dodson, there existed an atmosphere of intense hopefulness about the role reconciliation might play in the creation of a better nation. In May 2000, at its climax, hundreds of thousands of Australians walked across the bridges of Australia in support of a reconciliation ceremony at the centenary of federation, an idea which, unforgivably, the Howard government quickly killed. The mood of hope was still not altogether extinguished, as the passions stirred by Kevin Rudd's February 2008 apology to the stolen generations demonstrated. However, in recent years that atmosphere has faded. Somehow, if the referendum is to succeed it will now have to be rediscovered. Pearson it probably right to believe that unless the movement for indigenous constitutional recognition is led by a rock-solid conservative it is unlikely to succeed. The problem is that a rock-solid conservative is the least likely kind of political leader capable of reigniting the social-justice passions of Australians.
From Fred Chaney:
It is helpful to read this essay alongside a viewing of Noel's address at Garma this year, published on YouTube. There you get the force of presentation as well as intellect. Following reference to the destruction of Tasmanian Aboriginal people, he posed the question 'we are still grappling with today': 'will European settlement of Australia enable a different people with a different heritage to have space in it?' He poses it as a question still unresolved. He says that in the 1820s in Tasmania we answered the question by our actions. Then in stark terms he suggests, 'If we don't come to a just answer to that question today, that same answer will come about for benign reasons.' If he is correct in this, and I think he is, it is a matter of great seriousness for all of us.
Really, I recommend you to read the whole thing.
Tagged Celeste Liddle, Henry Reynolds, John Hirst, Megan Davis, Noel Pearson, Paul Kelly, Quarterly Essay, Rachel Perkins, Robert Manne
The Book Group and John Hirst's Australian History in 7 Questions
Posted on 12 December 2014 | Comments Off on The Book Group and John Hirst's Australian History in 7 Questions
John Hirst, Australian History in 7 Questions (Black Inc 2014)
Before the Book group meeting: 'I know that many people find Australian history dull and predictable,' John Hirst starts his introduction to this book. Invited to lecture on this potentially deadly topic at a branch of the University of the Third Age, he had the thought that if he framed the lectures as puzzling over genuine questions, they would cease to be predictable. I don't know about the lectures, but this book is lively and has quite a few surprises.
Hirst's seven questions, and severely truncated version of his answers, are:
Why did Aborigines not become farmers? The real question is why did other hunter-gatherer peoples ever make the transition to farming, when it's advantages are far from obvious? (He relies on Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel a fair bit. It's not part of his story that Aboriginal people did become farmers, but were ruthlessly driven off their land by the colonisers in the nineteenth and early twentieth century – as in Heather Goodall's From Invasion to Embassy.)
How did a penal colony change peacefully to a democracy? This question is based on a misapprehension: New South Wales was never a penal colony. It began as a colony of convicts: from the beginning the work of the colony was overseen by other convicts, and convicts had substantial rights. The penal reform movement in England led to a failed attempt to turn it into a penal colony in the 1820s and 1830s.
Why was Australia so prosperous so early? The most interesting aspect of Hirst's answer is that the colony was run by government employees. That is, the people in charge weren't there to make profit for themselves or their company, but were public servants, and had the resources of the British government behind them.
Why did the Australian colonies federate? This chapter is mainly a rebuttal of two common replies: that Federation happened because of business interests or because of racism. Business in fact opposed Federation until the eleventh hour, and while racism was big and ugly it wasn't the motivator. You have to ignore the vast amount of bad poetry being published in late 19th century Australia not to realise that the move to Federation was driven by a deep yearning for independence, a powerful nationalistic sentiment.
What effect did convict origins have on national character? Relying on a 1969 essay by Henry Reynolds, Hirst rebuts Russell Ward's well-established story that our convict origins made us an irreverent lot, free-spirited and suspicious of authority. On the contrary, the 'convict stain' meant Australians felt the need to prove themselves among nations by, for example, sending off lots of young men to die in England's wars. The need to transcend the 'impure origins' of the nation may have lain behind the racism of the White Australia policy – Australia would be 'racially pure'.
Why was the postwar migration program a success? Hirst points to the way the colonies dealt with cultural differences well before the 1950s. The conflicts that were left behind in Britain and Ireland were savage, and though prejudice and mutual unpleasantness continued, there was a general consensus that the old conflicts should not be imported into the new country.
Why is Australia not a republic? The Australian colonies were too far away from England to feel safe if they cut ties, and much more recently John Howard played on people's distrust of politicians to secure a defeat in the 1999 referendum.
That gives some idea of the book's arguments. Of course, the story you tell depends on what questions you start from. Ask any Australian historian to come up with 7 questions, and you'll get a different book. It's hard to imagine an Aboriginal historian such as Vicki Grieves choosing Hirst's first, even without the questionable term 'Aborigines', or James Boyce, author of Van Diemen's Land, being so focussed on Sydney and Melbourne. I don't remember any mention of the Chinese on the goldfields, or of the substantial non-Anglo immigrant communities that flourished before the Second World War – Germans in South Australia, and Southern Europeans in north Queensland, say.
I'm not a historian myself, but I enjoy reading history, and plan to keep my ears open for the discussion this book generates. Hirst has stuck a number of spanners in the well-oiled works of received versions of Australian history, and that can't be bad.
The meeting: This was our last meeting for the year and was even more convivial than usual. The business of the evening began with ceremonial distribution of books each of us had chosen from our shelves and wrapped in bright paper. I scored The Atlantic Ocean, a collection of essays by Andrew O'Hagan.
The book turned out to be a fabulous choice for the group. There was a lot of interesting discussion, which included quite a bit of holding personal histories up against Hirst's generalisations. We are all white, almost all of Anglo heritage, but quite a few of us had our own experiences or those of people we're close to that resonated with Hirst's notion of conflicts being left in their place of origin, not dwelt on here. One guy started out saying that he didn't care for the book much because the writing is pedestrian, giving information but no pleasure – but by the end of the evening, he said he had been converted. We laughed a lot, but I don't remember what about.
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Tagged Heather Goodall, history, James Boyce, Jared Diamond, John Hirst, Vicki Grieves
End of Year Lists
Posted on 9 December 2010 | 2 comments
The Art Student proposed that I post about my best five books, best five movies and worst three movies for 2010. And hers. Being an obliging fellow, and at the risk of exposing myself as a philistine, here they are. Do nominate your own favourites in the comments.
The five movies most enjoyed in 2010 (in no particular order):
Animal Kingdom, David Michôd's first feature, so human and yet so vile. (When Jacqui Weaver was being made much of in the US for this performance, Michôd reportedly said to himself, 'About time.' To which I cry Amen!)
Made in Dagenham, directed by Nigel Cole, what some people would undoubtedly see as a fundamentalist left feminist feelgood movie – and what's wrong with getting to feel good about a victory?
Peepli [Live], directed by Anusha Rizvi & Mahmood Farooqui, a wonderfully ebullient satire on the way the media in India, just like here, makes spectacle out of misery – a comic commentary on P Sainath's Everyone Loves a Good Drought.
Temple Grandin, made for TV by Mick Jackson, starring Clare Danes as Temple Grandin, the woman with Asperger's Syndrome who revolutionised the treatment of cattle in US slaughterhouses.
In the Loop, exuberantly enraged, foul mouthed satire directed by Armando Iannucci and starring Peter Capaldi, which I found cathartic.
By the Art Student:
City Island, a genial comedy directed by Raymond De Felitta, starring Andy Garcia, and Julianna Margulies playing a very different character from Alicia in The Good Wife on TV.
The Yes Men Fix the World, featuring culture jammers Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, and any number of corporation representatives being taken for a ride.
Me and Orson Welles, directed by Richard Linklater.
Peepli [Live]. At last we agree on one.
Fair Game, the pic about Valerie Plame, directed by Doug Liman.
The film that most cried out for a thumbs down from both of us
Rob Marshall's Nine. At least they had the good taste to wait until Fellini was dead before defiling his work in this way. The fault lines in our unanimity of taste showed when the Art Student had trouble choosing between this, Inception and Scott Pilgrim vs the World, both of which I enjoyed.
Five favourite books read in 2010
I listed 121 books in my Reading and Watching blog during 2010. I didn't finish all of them, but picking five favourites is necessarily pretty arbitrary because so many of them delighted and enlightened me. However, here goes.
China Miéville, The City and the City. Science fictional policier, marvellously taut and convincing us to believe in an impossible world.
Charles Happell, The Bone Man of Kokoda. Written by an Australian, this tells the story of a Japanese man who fought against and killed Australians in the jungles of New Guinea, and his resolve to honour his comrades who died there.
Amy Wilentz, The Rainy Season. I read this in the aftermath of the terrible earthquake in Haiti. It is a very rich introduction to the culture and recent history of the nation created by the first successful black slave revolt of modern times.
Jennifer Maiden, Pirate Rain. This may not be the best book of poetry published this year. Many people would probably give precedence to Les Murray's Taller When Prone or Seamus Heaney's Human Chain. But Jennifer Maiden gets my gong.
Marilynne Robinson, Home. If I ever convert to stern Presbyterian Protestantism, it will be because of this book and its predecessor, Gilead. I love the characters' unrelenting quest to love with integrity.
By the Art Student, in her own words:
While I have read quite a bit of fiction that I enjoyed, the books that stand out are all non fiction.
Reza Aslan, How to win a cosmic war. I heard him speak at the Sydney Writers' Festival this year. The book is a clear and compelling account of the past and current drivers of religious fundamentalism – Islamic, Jewish and Christian. It shows the common threads in religious fundamentalism while focusing on Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. What is interesting is Aslan's description of the difference between Islamic nationalist groups (which the West should learn to love) and internationalist jihadism. By fighting the former, Aslan argues, we are pushing alienated young western-born Middle Eastern Muslims into joining the latter and terrorism.
Carol Duncan, Civilizing Rituals, Inside Public Art Museums. This includes a fascinating account of the development of public art museums after the French Revolution liberated the Louvre. It mainly focuses on the development of public galleries in the USA and England, but links these developments to a popular movement to have art galleries in all major western cities (including Sydney). But most interesting are the struggles about what galleries were and are for, how they should be funded and what they should show. In the USA, private philanthropists were the driving force in establishing galleries, allowing them to build spacious monuments to benefactors. The down side was that those benefactors wanted control beyond death, so that many galleries are filled with replicas of ballrooms and indifferent art that are never to be changed. Duncan's final chapters critique current public galleries' approaches to their art and audiences, making it clear why many people find the experience of visiting galleries unsatisfying and alienating.
John Hirst, Sentimental Nation, the Making of the Australian Commonwealth. Federation? Surely the dullest topic in Australian history. But to my surprise this book was a wonderful read about the decades-long fight for federation. Depressingly familiar in some respects (the Murray–Darling debate, immigration, taxes, mining, Commonwealth–state power sharing) it was also a wonderfully inspiring account of democratic processes that gave Australia a constitution. There were three Constitutional Conventions, with 60 men voted from the colonies to draft, debate and redraft the constitution over 12 weeks each time. Once agreed on, the constitution was subject to two referenda before being passed. Town hall meetings were held in every suburb and town in the country, each meeting often taking four hours while every section of the draft was read aloud, explained and debated. Hirst makes the back and forth of politics come alive with a contemporary feel.
Patricia Hill, Alice Neel. Alice Neel (1900 to 1984) was a US artist who painted mainly portraits of ordinary working people over from the 1920's until her death. She was a socialist and worked as part of the Federal Art Project (a New Deal initiative) during the Depression. She only received recognition of her work in the 1970s, partly because portraiture was out of fashion in Modernist American art circles, partly because of her left-wing views and partly because of her gender. I love her work. Her portraits are often distorted yet capture absolutely a sense of the person and their context. She saw herself as painting 'definitive pictures with the feel of the era', pointing to her portrait of her son in a business suit, 'Richard in the Era of the Corporation', as a good example.The book is largely Neel's own words taken from interviews conducted by Hill. An inspiring read for someone at the very beginning of an art career as she approaches 60.
Do tell us your bests of 2010 in the comments
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged Alice Neel, Amy Wilentz, Andy Bichlbaum, Anusha Rizvi, Armando Iannucci, Carol Duncan, Charles Happell, China Miéville, David Michôd, Doug Liman, Jennifer Maiden, John Hirst, Mahmood Farooqui, Marilynne Robinson, Mick Jackson, Mike Bonannom, Nigel Cole, Patricia Hill, Raymond De Felitta, Reza Aslan, Richard Linklater, Rob Marshall
Quarterly Essays
Posted on 2 October 2005 | Leave a comment
[This post first appeared on my old blog on 2 October 2005. I'm making it public in this one in September 2021 because I want to link to it.]
John Hirst, 'Kangaroo Court': Family Law in Australia' (Quarterly Essay 17)
Gail Bell, The Worried Well: The Depression Epidemic and the Medicalisation of our Sorrows (Quarterly Essay 18)
Judith Brett, Relaxed & Comfortable: The Liberal Party's Australia (Quarterly Essay 19)
Let me sing the praises of the Quarterly Essay. Published by Black Inc in Melbourne, it's a series of substantial papers on matters of public interest, generally thoughtful, often polemical and, of the ones I've read, always readable. The last three have been historian John Hirst on the Family Law Court, writer and pharmacist Gail Bell on depression and pharmaceuticals, and political historian Judith Brett on the political success of John Howard and the Liberal Party. In a time when public discussion so often consists of sound bites or prolonged slanging matches (culture wars, history wars, poetry wars, not to mention the Latham diaries and the recent political and nearly personal destruction of John Brogden), this series stands out like a beacon.
Not only does each issue present a sustained piece of argument, it also includes correspondence on previous issues. So there have been replies from the people most fiercely criticised by John Hirst, as well as thoughtful additions and contextualisations of his argument; and responses to Gail Bell's piece that range from defences of Big Pharma to two pieces that argue she didn't go far enough in her critique.
The Art Student reckons that Judith Brett's essay is the best thing she's ever read about Australian political history, and that it should be made into a film or a comic book so as to have the widest possible readership. And QE20, due out in December, can reasonably be expected to have the very best that anyone can come up with by way of rebuttal, expansion, derision. I don't suppose we'll hear from John Howard himself, but I'm confident there'll be something other than the lurid rantings of columnists like Andrew Bolt or Miranda Divine.
It gives one hope for something like a civil society.
Posted in Books, Retrieved from 'Family Life'
Tagged Gail Bell, John Hirst, Judith Brett, Quarterly Essay


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Q: trigger an action on new email using the python win32com module with outlook is it possible to trigger some action when a new mail arrives in outlook using the python module win32com
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 while 1
        if a mail arrives
            do x

Edit: I'm not allowed to use "run script" rule

A: Use DispatchWithEvents function for Outlook NewMailEx event
Example
import pythoncom
from win32com.client import DispatchWithEvents

# Event handler class for Outlook events
class OutlookEventHandler(object):
    @staticmethod
    def OnNewMailEx(EntryIDCollection):
        for ID in EntryIDCollection.split(","):
            item = Outlook.Session.GetItemFromID(ID)
            # check item class, 43 = MailItem
            if item.Class == 43:
                print(" Subj: " + item.Subject)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    Outlook = DispatchWithEvents("Outlook.Application", OutlookEventHandler)
    olNs = Outlook.GetNamespace("MAPI")
    Inbox = olNs.GetDefaultFolder(6)
    pythoncom.PumpMessages()

Items.ItemAdd event (Outlook)
Example
import pythoncom
from win32com.client import DispatchWithEvents, Dispatch

# Event handler class for outlook events
class OutlookEvent(object):
    @staticmethod
    def OnItemAdd(item):
        """ Name    Required/Optional   Data type   Description
            Item    Required            Object      The item that was added."""
        print(f'The item that was added = {item.Subject}')

if __name__ == "__main__":
    outlook = Dispatch("outlook.Application")
    olNs = outlook.GetNamespace("MAPI")
    inbox = olNs.GetDefaultFolder(6)

    event = DispatchWithEvents(inbox.Items, OutlookEvent)
    pythoncom.PumpMessages()

A: You can create a rule that runs a VBA script. That script can do anything you want it to do, including running your Python code.

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Monday Made It ~ Finally!
I finally have something to post for Monday Made It with Tara at Fourth Grade Frolics!
I love little bows and flowers for my little girl's hair! Every day I pull her hair back because it gets in her eyes, and I just can't bear to cut it yet! When I finish, we pick out a bow or "flou-flou" (flower) for her hair that matches her outfit. I think it has become an obsession for both of us.
Well, I was tired of paying an outrageous amount for them, so I decided to make my own because they are sooooo simple! Here is what I did!
First, we went to the Dollar Tree and picked up these pretty flowers. I had purchased the bows through Pick Your Plum a while back and just needed the clips. I found the clips at Wal Mart ~ 33 clips for $3.50, way more than I needed!
Then, I pulled a flower off of the stem and cut it down to put the clip on it.
This is where the hot glue gun came in handy! I hot glued the clip onto the flower.
For it to dry, I placed it on my freebie Staples bag to dry, so the clip didn't stick together.
For the bows, I just hot glued the clip onto the back of the bow and then let it dry the same way.
Now, look at all of my fun bows and flowers! Love them all! And I still have plenty of flowers to make more!
Head on over to Fourth Grade Frolics to see what everyone else has made!
So cute, Andrea! Have you seen the ones on Pinterest/Etsy that are ribbon Disney characters? Adorable! We made all of them for just a few dollars.
The bows turned out great! You are right. Hair accessories are outrageously priced. Glad you were able to make your own!


Jamie Harden knows firsthand how Florida Legislative leaders feel about Medicaid expansion.
Last year, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce asked him to join BayCare Health System President Steve Mason at a meeting with legislators and lobby to expand the state's health insurance program for the poor.
Harden, a Tampa sign company president, said it didn't go well.
When the Legislature gets underway next month, it will be the third year in a row leaders will be asked to offer health insurance to millions of Floridians. And Harden says he is willing to try, despite these words a week ago from House Speaker Steve Crisafulli.
Harden, a board member at the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, is part of a growing business coalition tired of seeing legislators decline roughly $5 billion in federal money a year for health coverage. The money is tied to Obamacare, anathema to Republican leaders in Florida's House of Representatives.
Last week, Harden, Tampa Bay area mayors and other area Chamber leaders at a suit-and-tie rally at St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater – hoping a dollars-and-common sense approach will convince legislators to change their minds.
Harden said he spent $460,000 for a company health plan last year, but half of his 140 workers declined, telling him they couldn't cover their portion.
Harden says he can't afford it either. His costs have more than doubled in two years.
This frustration in the business community has bubbled up since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, says Bruce Rueben, president of the Florida Hospital Association. He says people who can't afford insurance end up in emergency rooms. Unpaid bills get absorbed by others, including employers.
Anne Drake McMullen, vice chair of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, adds that the state is refusing money that stems from federal taxes Florida residents and businesses already have paid.
"So when we don't accept those Medicaid dollars, we're now a donor state. We're giving our money away and we're not getting any back in return,'' said McMullen, executive vice president of business development for Doyle Wealth Management, Inc. "And that was the expectation."
Rueben also said business owners who now want Medicaid to add people near or below the poverty level are more aligned politically with the Republicans behind past refusals.
McMullen said lobbying now should focus on business fundamentals: jobs and money. That may get the attention of Gov. Rick Scott, who remains quiet on the issue.
The political sway from business could only help a tough economic reality the state is about to face, Rueben said. On June 30, two major federal sources of money for poor and indigent patients is set to expire. The toll could amount to $2.1 billion next year, according to reports from the Community Justice Project, a part of Florida Legal Services.
"The price of just saying no for the governor and the legislature is much higher now than it has been in the past," he said.
The economic argument could work, said Jay Wolfson, associate vice president of health law and policy at the University of South Florida. But he warned the several hundred business leaders attending the "Cover the Bay" conference to avoid taboo words linked to Obamacare.
Rueben says that's what an alternative plan pitched by the powerful Associated Industries of Florida business group does. It argues the state shouldn't hesitate to take federal money that stems from taxes Florida residents and businesses already have paid.
Wolfson is a veteran of Legislative policy fights. He warned business leaders they need to be seen and heard in Tallahassee, not just in a ballroom with colleagues from local business chambers.
"The problem is that you leave this church today, you're going to be excited for a little while and then many of you are going to lose that enthusiasm," he said.
"So you have to work with each other, for each other, as a real community to make this happen. It will not happen by itself. And if you wait for it to happen, it's going to be done to you, rather than for you. It's your responsibility."
Mary Shedden is a reporter with WUSF in Tampa. WUSF is a partner with Health News Florida, which receives support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Copyright 2015 WUSF-FM. To see more, visit http://www.wusf.usf.edu/.
Miami-Dade County school leaders say they are concerned about a measles outbreak spreading across the country, and they urge parents to vaccinate their children.
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says vaccinations work, and the district is tracking whether students get their required shots. Carvalho says 98 percent of Miami-Dade students have been vaccinated or are getting the shots now.
When Florida workers promoting President Barack Obama's health care marketplace want instant feedback, they go to an online "heat map." The map turns darker green where they've seen the most people and shows bright red dots for areas where enrollment is high.
Four cases of measles have been identified in Florida in the past two weeks, all of which involve travelers.
Two of the cases diagnosed involved international travelers, and the infected people had unknown or no measles vaccine, State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong said in a statement.
The Florida Department of Health reports that so far, no state residents have so far been diagnosed with measles, a disease that is experiencing the second-biggest outbreak in the nation in at least 15 years.
02/03/15 - Antibiotics ushered in a "golden age" of medical marvels. They often cure life-threatening diseases. Listen for Tuesday's Topical Currents, when we discuss the effects of antibiotics—and other factors—which contribute to the loss of the body's useful bacteria. We'll chat with Dr. Martin Blaser, who directs the Human Microbiome Program at NYU.
Odalys Arevalo works out of a shopping mall but she doesn't sell clothes or electronics or jewelry. She sells health insurance. And when it comes to the Affordable Care Act, she and her team of 600 brokers sell a lot of it.
Arevalo is co-founder of Sunshine Life and Health Advisors. The idea for the company began in a coffee shop. Operations started with a single mall kiosk and now the firm has eight outlets, including a 24,000 square feet "store" at the Mall of the Americas in Miami-Dade County.


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Leiomyomas: Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Mahmood K. Razavi, Mojgan Mohammadi
Uterine leiomyomas are the most common solid tumors in the female reproductive tract, occurring in 20% to 40% of women in the reproductive age. They are highly vascular estrogen-responsive benign tumors and frequently increase in size during pregnancy.
Conditions that cause elevated estrogen levels, such as anovulatory states or granulosa– theca cell tumors, increase the incidence and size of fibroids. After menopause, tumor regression occurs, often leading to calcification.
The majority of fibroids are asymptomatic and in the absence of substantial growth should be treated conservatively. Symptoms may include abnormal uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, abdominal distention, and impaired fertility. In addition, compression of adjacent organs may cause symptoms, such as urinary frequency, urgency, constipation, back pain, and radiculopathy. Both patients and physicians frequently overlook the correlation between fibroids and the latter 2 symptoms.
Current therapies offered to patients with symptomatic fibroids include medical and surgical treatments. Medical management consists of GnRH agonists. This treatment reduces estrogen levels, thereby leading to a reduction in fibroid number and size.
However, because of the risk of osteoporosis and development of symptoms of menopause, treatment is recommended only for a short time, and following discontinuation, the symptoms may recur. Surgical therapy has mainly consisted of hysterectomy. Of the more than 600,000 hysterectomies performed in the United States annually, leiomyomas are the most common indication, accounting for approximately one third of the cases. Hysterectomies, however, occur at the expense of fertility and have a long recovery period. Despite the reported low mortality of hysterectomy (0.1%), complications like hemorrhage, peritonitis, sepsis, pulmonary embolism, and injury to bowel, bladder, ureter, or adjacent vessels may occur. Furthermore, removal of the uterus in itself may be emotionally distressful for the patient.
Less invasive uterine-sparing procedures, such as myomectomy, are hence attractive alternatives, particularly for women of childbearing age who desire future pregnancy. Potential disadvantages of myomectomy include the relatively high risk of recurrence of fibroids and uterine wall weakening, which may interfere with future delivery. In addition, surgical complications, such as infection, adhesions, bowel obstruction, infertility, and ectopic pregnancies, may result.
Because of the limitations of these surgical approaches, uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) has emerged as an effective, less-invasive alternative therapy. The purpose of this section is to provide an overview of UFE, including preprocedural evaluation, technical principles, postprocedural monitoring, and clinical results.
EMBOLIZATION
The procedure of therapeutic embolization is not new. It has been used to treat various conditions, such as traumatic bleeds, gastrointestinal bleeds, tumors, vascular malformations, and aneurysms, for the past 3 to 4 decades. More recently, the application of embolization as an adjunct to transvascular targeted drug delivery for treatment of cancer is gaining wide acceptance in the field of oncology.
Various embolic agents are commercially available to achieve the desired clinical effect in the wide variety of pathologies to which embolization is applied. These range from large coils and flow occluders for larger vessels to liquid agents and particles microns in diameter for the treatment of vascular malformations and tumors.
The first reported application of embolization in the obstetric field was in 1979.1 In this case, embolization was used to control postpartum hemorrhage in a patient in whom surgical ligation of the internal iliac arteries was unsuccessful. Since then, embolization has been widely used for various conditions, including postpartum, post-cesarean, or postabortion hemorrhage, as well as pre- and postoperative gynecologic hemorrhage.2
UTERINE FIBROID EMBOLIZATION
The features of uterine fibroids that make them suitable targets for embolization therapy are their vascularity and hormone responsiveness. The arteries feeding the fibroids are typically larger in diameter, are more numerous, and have a lower resistance compared with the normal arteries of the muscle of the uterus (spiral arteries). Embolization takes advantage of this pathologic preferential flow to the fibroids. During the procedure, embolic particles of a particular size are selected to preferentially target the tumor vascularity and its blood supply. This has 2 advantages. First, the resultant ischemia causes coagulative necrosis of the fibroid, leading to a decrease in the size of the tumors. Second, the absence of circulation to the fibroids prevents tumor exposure to the systemic hormones and growth stimuli, such as estrogen. Furthermore, lack of flow results in cessation of fibroid-related bleeding.
In 1995, the first report on the results of the clinical application of uterine artery embolization for fibroids was published in the literature.3 Several other groups reported their results soon after, confirming the technical and clinical merits of this approach.4-8 Since these original publications, there has been a substantial growth in both the clinical volume and scientific evaluation of UFE worldwide.
PATIENT EVALUATION FOR UFE
As with any other medical procedure, the treating physician must perform a complete history and physical examination. Coexistence of other conditions that may cause patients' symptoms should be investigated. Additionally, comprehensive preprocedural counseling and assessment by the treating physician are essential. Technical details, risks, complications, and postprocedural expectations should be reviewed with patients. Careful assessment of patients' expectations is essential to establish whether UFE is the appropriate next step.
Medical history, physical examination, imaging, and/or laboratory evaluation are directed toward confirming that symptoms are related to fibroids and ensuring that there are no contraindications to UFE. In addition, a focused vascular examination is also performed. Routine preangiography laboratory tests, such as serum electrolytes, renal panel, and complete blood count, also are obtained.
Pregnancy is an absolute contraindication to UFE. Embolization for the treatment of fibroids should also be avoided in the setting of known or suspected pelvic malignancy. Although frequently used for palliation, embolization is not a replacement for surgery in such cases. Active infection is also a contraindication to UFE, because of the increased risk of abscess formation. With the exception of adenomyosis, UFE may not be of much benefit if the symptoms are the result of causes other than fibroids. Patients must also be evaluated for any contraindications to angiography.
Relative contraindications include presence of large submucosal or pedunculated large subserosal fibroids, desire for cosmetic relief, and unrealistic patient expectations.
Because of its superior soft tissue resolution, MRI is the imaging modality of choice for women undergoing evaluation for UFE.
Office ultrasound is an insufficient imaging tool for this purpose. MRI confirms the presence of fibroids and provides information on other anatomic and physiologic features that are important correlates of UFE outcome, such as the precise location of the fibroids, degree of vascularity and extrauterine blood supply, and presence of spontaneous infarction (Figure 1). Additionally, other causes of pelvic pain, menorrhagia, uterine/abdominal enlargement, and compression syndrome are excluded. Similarly, uterine volume and other uterine pathologies, such as adenomyosis and malignancy, are better evaluated. Limitations of MRI include increased cost and longer scan duration.
Additionally, claustrophobic patients may have difficulty completing the examination.
UFE TECHNIQUE
Performing UFE requires complete familiarity with angiographic principles and techniques, vascular anatomy of the pelvis and uterus, and the procedure of embolization. Hence, physicians experienced with UFE obtain the best outcome.
The procedure is most commonly performed by placing a standard 5F introducer sheath in one of the common femoral arteries. A nonselective pelvic arteriogram should first be obtained to evaluate the number and size of the arterial feeders to the uterus and fibroids. This is usually accomplished by placing a pigtail catheter at the level of the renal arteries and performing digital subtraction angiography (Figure 2). An initial nonselective injection of contrast typically identifies any potential ovarian or other extrauterine blood supply to the fibroids. Uterine arteries are then selected individually using one of many selective catheters (Figure 2). In cases of uterine arteries with a small caliber or very tortuous proximal course, microcatheters are used in a coaxial fashion. The catheter tip is usually placed in a position distal to the cervicovaginal branch of the uterine artery, and embolic particles are injected.
The choice of embolic particle size depends on the type of particle chosen. A variety of embolic particles and sizes are available for this purpose. The most common embolic agents used are either polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or trisacryl gelatin microsphere (Embosphere, BioSphere Medical, Rockland, MD, USA). These are considered to be permanent embolic particles that preferentially reside in the microvasculature of the tumor and occlude the flow.
The commonly accepted end point of embolization is stasis of flow in the main uterine arteries (Figure 2).
Following adequate embolization, the catheter and introducer sheath are removed and hemostasis obtained at the puncture site.
EFFICACY OF UFE
A high technical success rate has been reported for UFE, exceeding 98%. Technical success rate is defined as the ability to catheterize and embolize the fibroid blood supply. Clinical efficacy of UFE in the early studies was reported to be between 80% and 95% and depended on the nature of the symptoms.4-9 Relief from menorrhagia has the highest consistent success rate of 90% to 95% with UFE and is immediate. This is hardly surprising, because fibroids become devoid of vasculature after UFE. Recurrence of pelvic bleeding may be the result of incomplete embolization of the existing fibroid, presence of extrauterine blood supply, growth of new fibroids, or causes other than myomas.
Resolution of dysmenorrhea and bulk-related symptoms has been reported to be in the 80% to 90% range. The potential reasons for lack of complete response in these patients are discussed below.
In a recent study of 2112 eligible patients, a change in symptom severity and health- related quality of life among patients treated with UFE was reported.10 At 12 months, symptom improvement was observed in 94.53% of patients, with the mean symptom score improving from 58.61 to 19.23 (P=0.001). The mean health-related quality-of-life score improved from 46.95 to 86.68 (P=0.001). Hysterectomy was required in only 2.9% of patients in the first 12 months.
Reduction in the volume of the fibroids depends on the tumor's initial size, vascularity, and presence or absence of previous spontaneous infarcts. It averages around a 50% to 60% decrease in volume and is continuous over time, with the maximum rate of shrinkage occurring in the first 6 to 12 months postembolization.8 The degree of reduction in the volume of leiomyomas after UFE is unpredictable and cannot be guaranteed in any one patient. For this reason, we recommend surgery to women who seek cosmetic relief from fibroids. Despite the emphasis of many physicians and patients on the size of fibroids, there appears to be no correlation between reduction in fibroid volume and degree of relief from symptoms after UFE.
Studies addressing the long-term efficacy of UFE have confirmed the durability of this procedure in patients with symptomatic fibroids. Spies et al11 followed 200 consecutive patients who had undergone UFE. Of the 182 patients with complete follow-up data, 73% remained symptom-free at 5 years.
Although UFE results in a decrease in fibroid size and stops the pathologic preferential flow away from the muscle of the uterus, its role in the treatment of fibroid-related infertility has not been comprehensively studied to date. For this reason, UFE is not recommended for treatment of infertility until more data become available.
CAUSES OF UFE FAILURE
Clinical failure of UFE occurs in a relatively small number of patients. There are several causes for failure, including coexistence of other pelvic pathologies not responding to UFE, unrealistic patient expectations, and inadequate embolization leading to suboptimal fibroid infarction, which may be the result of extrauterine arterial flow to the fibroids.
Ovarian arteries are the most important source of such collateral flow.
The majority of vascular communications between the uterus and ovary are too small to be visualized at angiography and do not affect the outcome of UFE. However, 3 main types of ovarian-to-uterine artery anastomosis that are of prognostic significance have been described at angiography.12
The most common anastomosis is type I, which occurs in approximately 28% of women with symptomatic fibroids. The ovarian artery connects to the intramural uterine artery via the tubal segment, with flows toward the uterus. Type I anastomosis is a substantial source of collateral flow to the uterus and fibroids. In this type, ovarian artery supply is not a likely source of UFE failure, because the embolization typically occurs distal to the point anastomosis. Fibroid devascularization is hence unaffected. Disruption of flow at any point proximal to these anastomoses, which may occur with uterine artery ligation, will not cause fibroid infarction and lasting symptom relief in women with this type of anastomosis.
In type II anastomosis, direct parasitization of the flow from the ovarian arteries to the fibroids occurs. Although connections to the intramural uterine artery may exist, flow to the fibroid is anatomically independent of uterine artery. This occurs in approximately 8% of women and may be an important cause of procedural failure after UFE.12
Conversely, in type III anastomosis, the ovarian supply is mainly from the uterine artery through the tubal arteries. Independent ovarian arteries are not seen. At angiography, the observed flow is therefore toward the ovary. This pattern of flow has been observed in approximately 6% of arteries. This pattern of flow will not change the efficacy of fibroid devascularization but may be a cause of ovarian failure.
UFE VERSUS SURGERY
Several studies have compared UFE with surgery, either abdominal myomectomy or hysterectomy. In the first such study, the outcomes of 2 uterine-sparing procedures (UFE and abdominal myomectomy) were retrospectively compared in 111 patients.9 Efficacy, complication, and recovery periods were the main study outcome measures of this analysis. Results are summarized in Tables 1 and 2.
Statistical analysis of these results revealed that UFE is significantly better than myomectomy in relieving menorrhagia, with both procedures being equally effective in controlling pelvic pain. There was a trend toward better improvement in symptoms of mass effect, such as urinary frequency and constipation, after myomectomy.
Comparison of other outcome measures, such as postprocedural pain, recovery period, and complications, all favored UFE (Table 2). The need for secondary interventions during the study period was similar in both groups.
The complications included nonautologous blood transfusion (n=3), wound infection (n=2), adhesion (n=2), readmission for ileus (n=1), and chronic pelvic pain (n=2) among the myomectomy patients. Complications in the fibroid embolization group included endometritis requiring readmission for intravenous antibiotics (n=1), readmission for pelvic pain (n=1), and menopause (n=4). All those who experienced menopause after fibroid embolization were older than 46 years.
In a prospective randomized study of 63 women with intramural fibroids >4cm who desired future fertility, Mara et al13 compared UFE with myomectomy. Similar to the study by Razavi et al,9 UFE was associated with fewer hospital days, procedure time, blood loss, and disability period. Complication rate and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were similar at 6 months, although the UFE group reported a lower rate of symptom relief.
UFE has also been compared with hysterectomy. Pinto et al14 conducted a prospective analysis of hysterectomy versus UFE in 60 patients. UFE was associated with fewer complications and a shorter hospital stay. Spies et al,15 in a prospective multicenter trial of UFE versus hysterectomy, reported similar results. In this study, pain relief was more common among those with hysterectomy, with both groups experiencing marked improvement in other symptoms and quality-of-life scores, with no difference between them. Complications were more frequent in the hysterectomy group (50% vs. 27.5%). In a cost-effectiveness analysis, Beinfeld et al16 developed a decision model to compare the costs and effectiveness of UFE and hysterectomy. They concluded that UFE is less expensive and more effective than hysterectomy. In their model, however, when the quality-of-life adjustment was eliminated, the 2 procedures were equally effective.
UFE AND PREGNANCY
The issue of pregnancy after UFE has been addressed in only a small number of studies. Kim et al17 reviewed their experience in 94 patients and concluded that UFE with PVA particles does not seem to affect fertility among women who do not use contraception.
Based on their study of 671 women who underwent UFE, Carpenter et al18 observed no increased obstetric-associated risk, with the exception of the number of patients who underwent cesarean deliveries. In a similar large multicenter clinical registry of 555 patients with a mean age of 43 years, the enrolled women were followed prospectively.19 Thirty-one percent of the patients were younger than 40 years. Although it is unclear as to what fraction of women who were trying to get pregnant actually did, 24 pregnancies were reported in women who were an average age of 34 years. There were 4 spontaneous abortions and 4 preterm deliveries. Abnormal placentation was seen in 3 women. The authors concluded "women are able to achieve pregnancies after uterine artery embolization, and most resulted in term deliveries and appropriately grown newborns." Close monitoring of placental status, however, was recommended in this study.
In comparison with myomectomy, McLucas et al20 and Goldberg et al21 reached opposite conclusions. The McLucas group observed no difference in pregnancy outcome between those who underwent UFE versus those who had myomectomy, whereas the Goldberg group reported a higher incidence of complications in UFE patients. It should be noted that both these studies suffer from major methodologic flaws, and their results should be interpreted with caution.
COMPLICATIONS OF UFE
Serious complications after UFE are rare. In a large prospective multicenter study of 3160 patients enrolled in 72 sites, major in-hospital complications occurred in 0.66% of patients.22 The 30-day complication rate was 4.8%, with no reported deaths. The most common complication was inadequate pain control requiring a hospital visit by 2.4% of patients. One percent required additional surgical procedures within the first 30 days, with 0.1% undergoing hysterectomy. Multivariate analysis showed modest increased odds for an adverse event for African Americans, smokers, and those with prior leiomyoma procedures.22
Endometritis has been reported to occur in 1% to 4% of patients after UFE. The most common risk factors for infection are the presence of large submucosal fibroids or the preexistence of an undetected or incompletely treated pelvis infection. In these patients, aggressive therapy with antibiotics is warranted to prevent further progression, which may lead to sepsis and/or hysterectomy.
A long-term complication of UFE is ovarian failure and early menopause. The risk of ovarian failure is age dependent and highest in women over the age of 45. Review of the literature reveals that <1% of women under the age of 40 develop menopause after UFE. This risk increases to 15% for those older than 45 years.12,23
Other, less common complications occurring in <1% of patients include vessel injury, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism.
POSTPROCEDURAL CARE AND FOLLOW-UP
As mentioned above, the most common reason for postprocedural physician visits after UFE is inadequate pain control. Because of the less invasive nature of UFE, occasionally the treating physicians have a tendency to underprescribe pain medications. According to the published studies, women will experience pelvic discomfort for an average of 3 to 4 days after the procedure and may require oral analgesics. The degree of pain is highly variable, with no reliable preprocedural indicator. Rarely, pain may last longer, but persistent pelvic discomfort for a period longer than 3 weeks or recurrence of pain after an initial abatement requires evaluation.
Postembolization syndrome is a constellation of symptoms including nausea, low-grade fever, and malaise, and is common after UFE. This syndrome may last for 4 to 7 days postprocedure, and the treatment is supportive, including the use of antiemetic and anti- inflammatory medications.
A self-limiting vaginal spotting with a brownish discharge is also a common finding and may occur for several weeks after embolization. In fewer than 10% of women, the discharge may be associated with passing of tissue and clot, which have been shown histologically to be fibroid fragments. Transcervical expulsion of leiomyomas may occur in 1% to 2% of patients and is associated with pain and bleeding. These are typically submucosal fibroids, which detach into the uterine cavity about 4 to 12 weeks after embolization. Incomplete passage is associated with a high risk of infection and may require hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics. Delayed passage of leiomyomas for up to a year after UFE has also been reported.24
After the initial postprocedural follow-up, patients are seen in follow-up approximately 3 months later. Follow-up MRI is obtained 6 to 12 months later.
Temporary amenorrhea occurs in approximately 5% to 8% of women during the first 3 months following the procedure. Menses resumes in the majority of these women, with no permanent sequela. No specific therapy is prescribed in these patients. If amenorrhea persists, a serum FSH may be obtained to evaluate for menopause.
Myometrial pregnancy represents a rare subtype of ectopic pregnancy. Leyder et al25 reported a case of intramyometrial ectopic pregnancy in an ICSI patient following uterine artery embolization.
Although the presence of an intrauterine device (IUD) has been traditionally considered a risk factor for post rocedural infection in patients undergoing uterine artery embolization (UAE), presence of an IUD might not be considered a contraindication for UAE.26
UFE is a uterine-sparing alternative to hysterectomy that has been shown to be an effective therapy for women with fibroids. By permanently eliminating the blood flow to the fibroids, UFE alleviates symptoms and reduces fibroid volume and uterine size.
Advantages include the elimination of surgical risks, treatment of the entire fibroid burden with one therapy, preservation of fertility, and reduction of hospitalization and recovery times. Although the role of UFE in the treatment algorithm for leiomyomas remains controversial, it should be offered to women who do not desire surgery or those who have failed medical or less-invasive surgical therapies before hysterectomy is advised.
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Negative traits: Quickly gets tired, needs getting rest much of the time, often uses fundamental analysis.
Positive: they can quickly make right decisions and tended to introspection.
Tips: strengthen your tolerance, at the first signs of weakness and tiredness, give yourself some rest.
Negative: too tardive in making decisions, considers every step carefully, lack of confidence, excessive fear and worry.
Negative: measures twice, cuts once, persistent in achieving goals.
Tips: speed up, stay calm, be careful about others' recommendations, trust yourself.
Negative: frequently gets nervous, needs constant control.
Positive: they can estimate the situation with realistic approach and treat everything more indifferently.
Tips: Control yourself, take it easy.
Negative: too worried about failures, can keep negative energy, meditativeness.
Positive: Thinks carefully before making decisions.
Tips: take active rest, discuss your activities with others, but take independent decisions.
Negative: excessive emotionality, ruled by fear and hope.
Positive: stays active for a long time, has a strong feeling of fear.
Tips: stay calm and be patient.
Negative: depressed moods, obstinacy, secretiveness.
Tips: Take a break and relax.


jsval is a typedef for JS::Value so this is pretty straight-forward.
This patch is surprisingly small but it's all we need to build, so..
>     // Prepare an array of jsvals for the arguments.
As other comments are fixed, would you change "jsvals" to "Values" here for consistency?


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How does the police count the climate marchers?
The police counted 7.500 climate marchers in the city today. That's not as many as last week, with 11.000 marchers. But how does the police determine the size of a crowd?


Oh, how I'm enjoying these older recipes. Today's is from a 1894 cookbook . Something I've noticed all these recipes have in common is how few ingredients they have, and how easy they are to make. It makes sense when you think about it though. Women back then were doing everything by hand: laundry, dishes, making soap, making clothing, doing all the baking, cooking, and preserving food, milking the cow, raising chickens, collecting eggs, and keeping the fire going in the cook stove – all while raising 5, 6, or 10 kids. Who had time for complicated, time-consuming cooking?
*The recipe calls for "boiled potatoes", but doesn't specify an amount. So I just started peeling and slicing potatoes until I filled my casserole dish.
and then add the flour.
Stir over low heat until it just bubbly. Add milk.
Bring to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute, or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Grease your 2 quart casserole dish, and then add 1/2 of the boiled potatoes.
and pour the remaining sauce evenly over the top.
Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. You can switch up this recipe if you like. Use a different cheese, omit the onion, or add cooked cubed ham.
Now, what to have with the potatoes? How about fried chicken from a 1921 recipe?
——-> UP NEXT: Fried Chicken from a 1921 recipe. It's so good that the chicken willingly gave up his life for it.
These look lovely. I never made Au Gratin Potatoes yet and these look pretty easy. I will add to my stack of recipes. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Suzanne, I'm a fairly new reader to your blog (a couple of months now) and I wanted to say that I am lovin' the old recipes you have been posting lately! I look forward to more of those!
I'm not sure exactly where in Kansas you live, but I'm in the Kansas City area (hi neighbor!).
I really enjoy reading your calm and informative posts about nature and your farm happenings.
Keep up the good work, Suzanne, you are doing a fine job!
Welcome! And Thank You very much for your kind words. We live in the northeast corner of the state not too far from the Nebraska border.
Thanks for your heartwarming posts.
So glad you enjoy my silly ramblings. Glad to hear from a fellow former Missourian!
I love au gratin potatoes and these look great!
Suzanne, the question has been raised about how you stay so skinny making all this wonderful food. I personally think it is genetics and if you ever find someone who can transplant some of those genes into me, I'd be eternally grateful!!!!!!
Oh, I can tell you I will definitely try this recipe. Just looking at the photos is making my mouth water..I can just taste it! Luckily I just went grocery shopping last night and I have all the ingredients! Yay! I'm looking forward to the chicken recipe too!
I'm guessing that this dish was probably one to use up leftover potatoes–since it calls for "pre-cooked" sliced potatoes. Just my speculation. They do look good. I might have to try some–even if I have to Cook up some taters first!
I wanted to drop a note to let you know I made your honey wheat bread recipe on Wednesday 🙂 It was AWSOME!!! The bread didn't take as long to bake (it took less than 20 minutes), but it's probably my oven. Thank you so much for a great recipe – it's a keeper!
Wonderful! So glad you enjoyed the bread. It's one of my favorite recipes too.


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What is Catherine Rusoff's Net Worth? Find All the Details Here
Parker Published On Fri Mar 19 2021 Modified On Fri Mar 19 2021
Learn all the net worth and earning details of the American actress Catherine Rusoff.
Catherine Rusoff is a famous American actress, well-known for her role in movies like 'Married…with Children.' She is also known as the wife of American actor and comedian Ed O'Neill.
Catherine Rusoff started her acting career in the entertainment industry in 1974. In 1987, she landed her role in the television series 'Married with Children,' as Mona Squab.
Many people are interested to know the net worth of the actress. Below we have gathered some information regarding it.
What is Catherine Rusoff's Net Worth?
The talented and beautiful actress Catherine used to act in the movie industry a long time ago. However, she has long bid farewell to the glitz and glam of the entertainment world to raise her two beautiful daughters.
Catherine's Net Worth is estimated to be $200 thousand.
Source: Glamour path
Despite the absence, Catherine has accumulated an impressive net worth of $200k from her acting career. She has made this much amount of fortune through her hard work as an actress.
As per the source in the United States, the average annual salary for an actress is around $30,000. An actress like her can earn up to $50,000 to $1 million per year due to their experience in a related field.
In addition, Rusoff's husband Ed O'Neill has a whopping fortune of $65 million as a prominent actor. Ed is well known for his role in the television series Modern Family and in movies like Little Giants, Prefontaine, Blue Chips, Wayne's world, The Bone collector, and more.
He has also done voice-overs in popular movies like Finding Dory, Wreck-It Ralph, Family Guy, and The Penguin of Madagascar. Ed O'Neill is best known for his work in Modern family.
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He was one of the leading cast in the show who earned $105,000 per episode at the very beginning of the show. After the success of the show, Ed's earnings from the show rose to $100,000 per episode at season 8, which equates to $11 million of 22-episodes then from season 9 Ed started earning $500,000 per episode.
Ed and Catherine Own Three Houses
The couple owns a mansion in the Kailua-Kona area in Hawaii, which is 4,200 square feet which is worth $6.25 million. The house has a Golf course with an amazing pacific ocean and Kohala Mountain view.
Catherine and Ed house in Los Angeles
Source: Al Bundy
The couple owns a house in Los Angeles which was shown by the country tax man, which measures 3,165 square feet with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a large kitchen with an open living room, and a swimming pool which is worth $2,600,000.
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Another house owned by the couple is also in Los Angeles with only 2 large bedrooms, 2 bathrooms which were built in 1953 which are 1,944 square feet, 26 acres. Ed paid $3,050,000 for the house, which has tree-shaded gravel in the entrance with a gravel motor court under the natural skylight and wooden cabinets.
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