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Volume 33, Issue 6, November 1984
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Volume 33, Issue 6, November 1984
Delayed Type Hypersensitivity Granuloma Formation Around Schistosoma Mansoni Eggs in Vitro
Barbara L. Doughty, Deni M. Zodda, Aziz El Kholy and S. Michael Phillips
Pages: 1173–1177
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.1173
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells, obtained from 42 school-age Egyptian children, were isolated on Ficoll-hypaque density gradients and assayed for granuloma formation. A granuloma index (G.I.) which classified the cellular reactions to Schistosoma mansoni eggs was determined for each patient. Morphologic criteria to assess the cellular reactivity included cell adherence, blast cell transformation, cell migration, and circumoval accumulation of inflammatory cells around the egg. The difference between the mean granuloma index of uninfected controls (G.I. = 1.25 ± 0.04) and infected patients (G.I. = 1.58 ± 0.05) was statistically significant (P < 0.01; Student's t-test). There was no correlation between the granuloma indices and infection intensities determined by quantitative egg counts or between anti-major serological antigen antibody titers. These data demonstrate the feasibility of studying granulomatous hypersensitivity in human schistosomiasis utilizing an in vitro model of granuloma formation and peripheral blood cells.
Assessment of Viability of Schistosoma Mansoni Miracidia by Congo Red Staining
Chin K. Sung and Marc H. Dresden
The viability of Schistosoma mansoni miracidia, either hatched or unhatched, has been assessed by a staining technique using Congo red, a pH-sensitive dye (pH 3–5), under the light microscope. Hatched, free-swimming miracidia and live miracidia inside egg shells were stained light blue whereas dying miracidia altered the dye color from blue to orange and eventually to red. Immature eggs containing undeveloped miracidia were not stained by Congo red. This staining technique is simple, rapid and can be used as a method to assess both the viability of S. mansoni miracidia and the hatching process.
Serologic Survey of Human Hydatid Disease in High Risk Populations from Central Tunisia *
N. Mlika, B. Larouze, M. Dridi, R. Yang, S. Gharbi, M. Jemmali, C. Gaudebout and J. J. Rousset
The annual surgical incidence rate of hydatid disease in central Tunisia varies from 11.1 to 30.1 per 100,000 population depending on the district. In order to obtain more comprehensive data, we conducted a serologic survey in the district with the highest rate, using hemagglutination-inhibition to test 480 workers from a state farm and 190 inhabitants of villages in the neighborhood. The overall prevalence rate was 1.3% (9/670). Echotomography revealed liver cysts in all cases and the diagnosis was confirmed in the eight subjects who underwent surgery. If these preliminary results are confirmed by further surveys, mass screening might be considered in high risk districts.
An Immunoassay for the Detection of Circulating Antigens in Human Echinococcosis
Bruno Gottstein
An immunoassay (double-antibody-sandwich-ELISA) was developed to detect circulating antigens (CAg) in patients with cystic (Echinococcus granulosus) echinococcosis. Echinococcus antigens derived from heterologous intermediate hosts were used to immunize rabbits and to purify the rabbit-IgG-fraction obtained by affinity-chromatography, thus avoiding major interference with host components. The purified rabbit antihydatid IgG was immunosorbed with bovine and human sera. One part of the resulting IgG served as coating agent in a double antibody sandwich-ELISA; the other part, coupled to alkaline phosphatase, as detecting conjugate. The specificity of the antibody reaction was demonstrated by immunoelectrophoresis. Sera of 21 patients with cystic echinococcosis were examined with this test system. In seven of the patients' sera CAg were detected in concentrations ranging between 310 ng and 680 ng protein per ml serum. Comparing pre-and postoperative serum samples obtained from nine patients operated on for cystic echinococcosis, four sera were found to be CAg-positive before and three after operation.
Epidemic Shiga Bacillus Dysentery in Central Africa *
Jack R. Ebright, Evon C. Moore, Warren R. Sanborn, Dennis Schaberg, John Kyle and K. Ishida
An outbreak of dysentery began late in 1979 in Central Africa and spread to involve a major portion of Zaire as well as Rwanda and Burundi. We traveled to a mission hospital in northeast Zaire during the epidemic and isolated Shigella dysenteriae, type 1, from most of the patients studied. All isolates were resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, sulfathiazole, and streptomycin but sensitive to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Antimicrobial resistance was transferable to Escherichia coli, and at least three plasmids were identified in the donor Shigella isolates by using agarose gel electrophoresis. One was coded for ampicillin, tetracycline, and chloramphenicol resistance while a second conferred resistance to ampicillin and chloramphenicol but not tetracycline. A third large plasmid of approximately 120 megadaltons could not be transferred to E. coli recipients. All S. dysenteriae isolates yielded identical kinetic growth curves when analyzed on the Abbot MS-2 Research System. This is the most extensive outbreak of dysentery caused by S. dysenteriae reported since the Central American epidemic of 1969, and the first epidemic caused by a strain resistant to ampicillin.
Typhoid Fever in Santiago, Chile: A Study of Household Contacts of Pediatric Patients *
J. Glenn Morris Jr., Catterine Ferreccio, Julio Garcia, Hernan Lobos, Robert E. Black, Hector Rodriguez and Myron M. Levine
We obtained clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory data (including three stool cultures) from 155 (96%) of 161 household contacts of 24 patients < 16 years old with culture-confirmed typhoid fever; these 24 patients represented approximately 40% of such patients seen in three hospitals in Santiago during a 12-week period. A chronic typhoid carrier was identified in only one household, with concurrent or secondary cases seen in two other households. When index cases were matched with household members nearest in age, no specific risk factors for illness could be identified. There was evidence of generalized exposure to enteric pathogens within these households, with nine persons from seven different households culture-positive for non-typhoidal Salmonella, and nine, from eight different households, culture-positive for Shigella; transmission of these pathogens within households did not appear to be common since no household had more than one family member with the same serotype or species of either pathogen.
Ockelbo Disease in Sweden: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Virological Data from the 1982 Outbreak
Ake Espmark and Bo Niklasson
An outbreak of Ockelbo disease, a syndrome with rash, arthralgia and moderate fever reactions, which occurred in Sweden 1982 is described. A virus, designated Edsbyn 5/82, isolated from mosquitoes and closely related to Sindbis virus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) is the probable etiologic agent. Sixty-five patients with typical clinical manifestations of the disease became ill in August 1982 and exhibited antibody titer rises against both Edsbyn 5/82 and Sindbis viruses by indirect immunofluorescence and the mixed hemadsorption technique. With the latter method, but not by the neutralization tests, antibody titers were significantly higher against Edsbyn 5/82 virus than against Sindbis virus. Most cases occurred in central Sweden between the 60th and 63rd parallels. The frequency of antibody in healthy individuals (blood donors) within the endemic area was 2–3% and in foci with high incidence, antibody positivity reached 8%. Antibody frequencies continuously decreased south and north of this area. Antibody decline was followed in a group of 12 patients who had Ockelbo disease in 1981. Mixed hemadsorption titers were 4–6 times higher against Edsbyn 5/82 than against Sindbis virus. A 2- to 4-fold antibody decline took place from early convalescence to 20 months after onset.
Association of a Sindbis-Like Virus with Ockelbo Disease in Sweden *
Bo Niklasson, Ake Espmark, James W. LeDuc, Thomas P. Gargan, Willis A. Ennis, Robert B. Tesh and Andrew J. Main Jr.
An alphavirus isolated from Culiseta mosquitoes has been associated with Ockelbo disease, an exanthema arthralgia syndrome occurring in Sweden. The isolate was made from mosquitoes collected in Edsbyn (central Sweden), an area with considerable Ockelbo disease morbidity. This isolate proved to be indistinguishable from Sindbis virus by complement-fixation and hemagglutination-inhibition tests, and was antigenically related to Sindbis in plaque reduction neutralization tests. Patients with Ockelbo disease developed neutralizing antibodies to the virus in their convalescent sera, suggesting that it is the etiologic agent of the disease.
California Serogroup Viruses in New York State: The Role of Subtypes in Human Infections
Sunthorn Srihongse, Margaret A. Grayson and Rudolf Deibel
The roles of various subtypes of the California serogroup viruses as infectious agents and as neuropathogens were evaluated by using the plaque reduction neutralization test. Sera from 394 patients with central nervous system (CNS) infections during 1971–1982 and from 501 persons without CNS manifestations were studied. Jamestown Canyon (JC) and La Crosse (LAC) viruses were found to have been common infectious agents in New York State for at least 16 years. JC virus was the prevalent indicated agent in patients with antibody to California serogroup viruses in screening tests (62 of 93 cases), followed by LAC virus (11 cases), snowshoe hare (2 cases), and trivittatus (1 case). In the remaining 17 patients the subtype was undetermined. LAC virus appears to be more pathogenic for children and to produce more serious illness, as judged by the frequent clinical diagnosis of encephalitis. JC virus affects mainly adults, and meningitis was the most common diagnosis. JC virus appears to cause a stronger neutralizing antibody response than does LAC virus, with a longer persistence of high levels of antibody. Some cases of JC virus infection may have been missed in the past due to the choice of a LAC-like isolate from New York State as the sole antigen in hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) screening tests. Comparison of the HI test and a single-dilution neutralization assay for screening for the two major subtypes, JC and LAC, indicated that the latter procedure is more broadly reactive and is less likely to miss cases if only one test antigen is used.
Characterization of Ross River Viruses Isolated from Patients with Polyarthritis in New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna Islands *
P. Fauran, M. Donaldson, J. Harper, R. A. Oseni and J. G. Aaskov
Viruses isolated during 1979 and 1980 from patients with polyarthritis in New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna Islands have been found to be more closely related to Ross River virus than any other regional Alphavirus. On the basis of virulence in suckling mice the majority of these isolates were found to be more closely related to the NB5092 strain of Ross River virus than to the prototype T48 strain.
Increased Mosquito Feeding on Rift Valley Fever Virus-Infected Lambs *
Michael J. Turell, Charles L. Bailey and Cynthia A. Rossi
Experiments were conducted to determine whether or not mosquitoes exhibited an increase in feeding on Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus-infected lambs as compared to uninfected ones. Overall, when given a choice between a viremic lamb, or its uninfected twin, 65% (1,264/1,943) of the engorged female Culex pipiens obtained blood from the viremic lamb. This excess of feedings on viremic lambs was demonstrated regardless of the age of the lambs, or the time period between inoculation of the lambs and exposure to mosquitoes. With 3-day-old and 6- to 8-week-old lambs, 66% of the mosquitoes obtained blood from the viremic lamb. At 28, 48, and 52 hours after infection, the percentages of mosquitoes feeding on viremic lambs were 72, 68, and 64, respectively. Temperature, as measured by the difference in temperature of the viremic lamb minus that of the control lamb, was positively correlated with mosquito feedings on young lambs (3 days old), but not on older lambs (6 to 8 weeks old). When Cx. pipiens and Aedes taeniorhynchus were simultaneously given the opportunity to feed on 3-week-old lambs, a significantly higher percentage of engorged Cx. pipiens (94/108, 87%) fed on the viremic lamb than did engorged Ae. taeniorhynchus (187/350, 53%). The data generated by this study (e.g., an excess of feedings on the viremic lambs) warrant further study to determine the significance of this observation under field conditions.
Crossed Immunoelectrophoresis for the Detection of Split Products of the Third Complement Component in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Vina Churdboonchart, Natth Bhamarapravati and Sutee Yoksan
The ability of dengue viral antigen(s) from different sources, and preformed antigen-antibody complexes, to activate the third component of human complement (C3) in vitro was demonstrated by using split products of human C3. Dengue type 2 viral antigen(s) from suckling mouse brain and from infected monocytes activated C3 via the alternative pathway, while preformed soluble dengue-2 antibody complex activated mainly the classical pathway. The implications of this finding for the pathogenesis of dengue hemorrhagic fever are discussed.
Natural Transovarial Transmission of Dengue 4 Virus in Aedes Aegypti in Trinidad
Barbara Hull, Elisha Tikasingh, Mark de Souza and Raymond Martinez
The isolation of dengue 4 virus from adult Aedes aegypti, reared from eggs collected in nature, is reported for the first time. From the locality where the isolate was made, 25 pools consisting of 1,848 Ae. aegypti reared from eggs were processed. In this study, 10 different localities were sampled and a total of 10,957 Ae. aegypti adults, collected as eggs or larvae in nature, were processed for virus isolation. From a total of 158 mosquito pools tested, one recovery of dengue 4 virus was made. The isolation of dengue 4 virus from this field-collected material gives further evidence that transovarial transmission of dengue viruses occurs in nature.
The Guinea Pig Model for Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever *
José R. Oubiña, Guadalupe Carballal, Cristina M. Videla and Patricio M. Cossio
Guinea pigs infected by the peripheral route with the XJ pathogenic strain of Junin virus showed viscerotropism mainly in reticulo-phagocytic rich organs. By immunofluorescence, heavy infection of reticular-phagocytic cells was demonstrated, supporting the leading role of these cell types. Absence of neurotropism was demonstrated by the inability to recover infectious virus, as well as the absence of antigens, immunoglobulins, or 3rd component of complement deposits, in cells, vessels, or meninges. The correlation between infectivity and antigen expression observed in organs, and the absence of evidence of immunopathologic mechanisms, strongly suggest a direct viral effect in these experimental conditions. The results show that infection of guinea pigs by the peripheral route is an adequate model for human Argentine hemorrhagic fever with the exception of central nervous system involvement. Comparisons are made with infections produced in guinea pigs by attenuated strains, as well as with the disease in primates and humans.
Clinical Features of Neurotoxic Snake Bite and Response to Antivenom in 47 Children
Chulee Mitrakul, Ayut Dhamkrong-At, Prasit Futrakul, Chule Thisyakorn, Komol Vongsrisart, Chaleom Varavithya and Suwannee Phancharoen
Among 47 children admitted to the Chulalongkorn Medical School Hospital for neurotoxic snake bite, the attackers were identified in 15; the cobra (Naja naja) was the snake involved in all cases. Clinical manifestations in all 47 children appeared to follow a similar pattern. Drowsiness heralded the systemic effects in most of the patients. The characteristic systemic signs were those resulting from the neuromuscular effects of the venom and included ptosis, frothy saliva, slurred speech, respiratory failure, and paralysis of the skeletal muscles. These episodes occurred within 8 hours in 94% of the cases, and at the latest 19 hours following the bite. In some cases unconsciousness accompanied respiratory failure. Necrosis in the region of the bite, the prominent local sign, developed in 40% of the cases at the end of the 1st week after the bite. Infusion of specific antivenom was an effective therapeutic measure for the neuromuscular changes. Respiratory assistance was mandatory in cases of respiratory failure. Edrophonium chloride demonstrated a supportive role as a countermeasure against the neuromuscular effects.
Paradoxical Effects of Simulated Larviciding on Production of Adult Mosquitoes *
Fernando Agudelo-Silva and Andrew Spielman
We determined whether simulated mortality of larval mosquitoes in food-deprived bodies of water increases emergence of adult females as well as their size by releasing the remaining larvae from competition for food. Removal of larval Aedes aegypti from rearing containers with suboptimal amounts of food increased the number of adults that emerged. Thus, larvicidal measures do not inevitably lead to reduced numbers of mosquito vectors of disease. In food-limiting breeding sites, partially effective anti-larvae measures can be counterproductive, perhaps increasing transmission of vector-borne disease.
Amyloidosis in Experimental Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in Mice *
Elizabeth G. O. Barbosa-Santos, S. C. Gonçalves da Costa and A. Alencar
Renal and hepatosplenic amyloidosis was found in chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis in mice infected with 106 purified amastigotes from lesions produced by the H21 strain of Leishmania mexicana amazonensis. After 1 year a progressive lesion leading to metastasis was observed in most animals.
Ascaridoid Larva (Nematoda) from the Eye of a Child in Uganda *
P. C. Beaver and D. D. Bowman
A nematode measuring approximately 1.25 mm by 42 µm, excised in a granuloma from the eye of a child in East Africa, was identified as a third-stage ascaridoid larva of a type having no ventriculus or cecum and bearing conspicuous lateral alae.
Assessment of Culicoides Barbosai as a Vector of Mansonella Ozzardi in Haiti *
Robert C. Lowrie Jr. and Christian P. Raccurt
Studies in the southern peninsula of Haiti showed that the biting midge, Culicoides barbosai, was capable of supporting the development of Mansonella ozzardi to the infective stage. The known vector, Culicoides furens, also was encountered. Both species showed distinct biting site preferences, i.e., 98% of the midges that engorged on the arms and head were C. barbosai whereas C. furens was collected mostly from the lower legs. Nine days after engorgement, 19 infective larvae were recovered from 13 C. barbosai versus six larvae from four C. furens. It was judged that C. barbosai may be as importantly involved in the natural transmission cycle as C. furens in this community.
The Tail of the Mansonella Streptocerca Microfilaria
Thomas C. Orihel
Morphological studies of stained Mansonella streptocerca microfilariae from the skin of man and chimpanzees in West Africa revealed that the tail is bifid rather than blunt. This feature may be useful in characterization of related species.
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Policy-makers are quarrelling about the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). France intends to conclude a CAP reform during its 2008 EU Presidency before a thorough Budget Review is due in 2009 that will revise CAP spending. The Doha Round of WTO negotiations might necessitate further decisions on agricultural tariff cuts at any time. This Policy Brief provides recommendations for agricultural policy reform in the EU. It argues, first, that all measures that distort market prices and production should be abolished. This includes production quotas, land set-asides, storage aids, export refunds, output payments, and area payments. Second, the Single Farm Payment (SFP), which provides income support to farmers independently of their current production decisions, should be phased out because it does not serve any societal need. Third, targeted subsidies that reward farmers for providing socially valued services that are not remunerated on the market, such as maintaining scenic landscapes, should be adapted. Many of these subsidies should be provided at the national or local level without or with little EU co-financing.
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The Order of the Stick: Dungeon Crawlin' Fools follows the comic strip adventures of six stick-figure heroes as they brave the perils of your favorite fantasy roleplaying game. Watch as they struggle against monsters, evil twins, bored necromancers and their own crushing incompetence in more than 140 full-color comic strips. The Order of the Stick lampoons roleplaying games and the fantasy genre itself in hilarious fashion weekly on the internet,...
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Release Date:March 2006
Publisher:Paizo Inc.
Length:124 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.0" x 10.0"
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This is the third volume to showcase the stylized stick-figure adventures of the Order of the Stick, a group of sometimes inept and always quarreling swords-and-sorcery adventurers on a quest to defeat their arch-enemy and, of course, obtain wealth and power along the way. The previous two volumes ("Dungeon Crawlin' Fools" and "On the Origin of PCs") were a collection of the first installments of the web comic and a batch of new material to provide character backstories respectively. This present book carries on the plotlines introduced in the first collection. (OOTS also appears now in "Dragon" magazine as a series of one-shots strips that do not pertain to the ongoing story.) These collections are HIGHLY recommended to any D & D player (especially those familiar with the 3rd Edition rules) or to any fantasy RPG fan in general. The strips feature side-splittingly wry humor, actual character development, worthy and interesting opponents with intricate schemes, recurring NPCs, and nifty adventures. (And, as a bonus, there are almost no typos or grammar errors such as plague almost every other web comic.) Mr. Burlew provides some authorial reflections in different sections of the book and some hints about what is yet to come (he is projecting a five-to-seven book series before OOTS wraps up). There's also some previously unpublished material included. High page count and quality paper, too. Pick this up immediately, and then order a copy for your closest friend.
Well worth the price of admission.
Volume two of the Order of the Stick series has great art, dialouge, and storytelling. It's very clever, and doesn't fall into so many of the ruts that many webcomics or gaming cartoons fall prey to. At nearly 250 pages, it's worth the money, and that's before you consider the additional material in the book that's not available on the website. Highly enjoyable for people who are currently part of the rollplaying scene, or people like me, who left D & D behind a long time ago back when "Advanced" was considered something kinda newfangled and sexy.... I reccomend this book to everyone.
I was introduced to Order of the Stick about a year ago and read the comics religiously. Rich Burlew has a wonderful sense of humor, and I've come to fall in love with the characters. The one drawback is for people not familiar with Dungeons and Dragons (like myself) some of the jokes fall very flat. However, there is enough humor throughout the comics to keep it going even when you're wondering what the heck they're talking about with Chaotic Good and twelve sided dice. This is the story of six travelers who are ... well, traveling. Of course, once one goal is accomplished another follows and so on. Their characters complement each other nicely and there's romance and magic and swordplay, all the integral parts of an epic story. I definitely recommend the books. [...]
Delightful Geekery.
Over the years, I've read a number of online comics. I've also read a good many gaming (roleplaying) based comics. Order of the Stick is one of the few that have enough humor, engaging characters, and storyline to draw me (no pun intended) back to read and reread. I have heard the art could be better, but to be honest, I think the art style is part of what makes the comic. It's simplistic and very 'cookie cutter' in form, but Burlew manages to eek out very individualistic characters, villains and monsters. In short, Order of the Stick is downright hilarious with enough intelligence to be worth rereading and enough jokes that it has yet to get old (I've read the 200+ strips featured on the OotS site, plus the run that is currently in Dragon Magazine). It will be finding a place on my shelf alongside Calvin and Hobbes.
Absolutely hilarious!
I've been following the comic from the website [...] and it is absolutely hilarious! I can't stop laughing! You definitely need to have a basic understanding of how D & D or other gaming systems work in order to get most of the jokes. I don't really care for the game, and though I've only played a few times, I get a lot of the jokes and it just really entertains me. I highly recommend it! Check out the website if nothing else!


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WASHINGTON- The United States and its allies conducted 18 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, the coalition leading the operations said.
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In Iraq, 15 strikes near seven cities hit tactical units and a weapons facility and destroyed tunnel entrances, rocket rails, a weapons cache and multiple fighting positions, among other targets, the statement said.


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Hit by Higher Prices for Gear, Doctors and Dentists Want Insurers to Pay | KHN
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By Rachel Bluth | May 5, 2021 | Kaiser Health News
SACRAMENTO — Treating patients has become more expensive during the pandemic, and doctors and dentists don't want to be on the hook for all the new costs.
For instance, the box of 100 gloves that cost $2.39 in February 2020 costs $30 now, said Dr. Judee Tippett-Whyte, president of the California Dental Association, who has a private dental practice in Stockton.
Her practice used to rely on surgical masks that cost 20 cents each but has upgraded to N95 masks at $2.50 a pop. On top of that, her office is scheduling two or three fewer patients each day to accommodate physical distancing and give staff members time to disinfect between patients, she said.
"We've sustained a lot of financial costs," Tippett-Whyte said. "We shouldn't have to bear the cost of this for ourselves."
Her argument raises a fundamental covid question: Who should pay for pandemic expenses? Should it be health care providers contending with new pandemic-era protocols or insurance companies, which may pass on their additional costs to customers in the form of higher premiums?
California's dentist and doctor lobbies say insurance companies are flush with cash after collecting premiums during the pandemic but paying fewer claims than usual — and should foot the bill. The California Medical Association, which represents doctors, has sponsored legislation that would require insurers to reimburse medical and dental practices for pandemic-related expenses like personal protective equipment, disinfectant and the staff time required to screen patients for symptoms before an appointment.
A request by doctors to bill Medicaid and Medicare for supplies and other pandemic-related costs recently failed at the federal level. But in Washington state, a new law sponsored by the state doctors' lobby requires private health insurers to reimburse a portion of those costs.
Insurance trade groups have opposed both state measures.
Reimbursing the cost of nonmedical supplies isn't typically the responsibility of insurers, said Mary Ellen Grant, spokesperson for the California Association of Health Plans.
"Here we are with treatment and office levels back at pre-pandemic levels. Now they want additional payment from plans to pay for nonmedical expenses," Grant said.
The insurance industry also points out that doctors and dentists haven't had to fend for themselves when it comes to PPE and other pandemic-related expenses. Since April 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has distributed $9.9 billion to more than 50,000 California medical providers through the Provider Relief Fund, out of $178 billion available nationally.
And more than 900,000 businesses in the "health care and social assistance" category — including some medical practices and dentists — have gotten Paycheck Protection Program loans from the Small Business Administration since March 2020.
A letter from insurance groups opposing California's bill points to other assistance, such as advance payments on insurance claims from the federal government and insurance plans, state-based grants and loans, and programs that distributed free PPE to some practices.
"They've gotten plenty of help from the feds to cover these costs," Grant said.
Health insurance companies saw their margins and profits skyrocket at the beginning of the pandemic when they were collecting premiums while patients put off non-urgent medical care. Those tapered off when people started returning to the doctor. Still, the nation's largest medical insurer, UnitedHealth Group, recently announced its net income for the first quarter of 2021 was 44% higher than in the same quarter last year.
Allison Hoffman, a professor who researches health policy at the University of Pennsylvania's law school, said she has little sympathy for health insurance companies that "made a fortune over the past year" by collecting premiums without paying for the typical number of treatments and doctors' visits.
"We're starting to see a kind of broader definition of what health insurance might pay for in order to keep people healthy," Hoffman said. "There's nothing like a public health emergency to shine a light on the fact that sometimes it's not a prescription drug or surgical procedure that's going to improve health."
Late last year, the American Medical Association lobbied the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to approve a procedure code doctors could use to bill those public insurance programs for PPE, disinfecting materials, office modifications to keep people apart, and staff time spent instructing patients before their visits and checking their symptoms. Often, when federal regulators approve a new billing code for Medicare and Medicaid, private insurers start reimbursing for the corresponding costs as well.
Allowing doctors to bill for that code would help them follow infection control protocols without further cutting into revenues, the association wrote to the federal agency.
But CMS denied the request, saying it considers payment for those costs part of the payment for the rest of the appointment, according to an agency spokesperson.
In the wake of that decision, two state medical associations took up the cause themselves.
The Washington State Medical Association backed a law, which took effect April 16, that allows health care providers to bill state-regulated private insurance companies $6.57 when they see a patient in person — on top of billing for whatever services they provide — to cover the cost of extra PPE, staff time, and materials to conduct and transport covid tests. The new rules last through the rest of the federally declared public health emergency.
For a law that put the state's medical association and insurance association on opposite sides of the bargaining table, it was remarkably uncontentious, said state Sen. David Frockt (D-Seattle), who introduced the bill.
California's legislation, which is still being debated, is more open-ended than Washington's.
SB 242 doesn't specify a dollar amount but would require private health plans regulated by the state to reimburse dental and medical practices for the "medically necessary" business expenses associated with a public health emergency.
The California Medical Association said physician practice revenues fell by one-third while PPE costs rose by 14% in the first six months of the pandemic, according to an October 2020 survey of its members. Of the survey respondents, 87% said they were worried about their financial viability.
"When you look at the record profits on some of these publicly traded companies and what they're showing their shareholders, this would be a drop in the bucket," association spokesperson Anthony York said of health insurers. "We're not surprised plans don't want to pay more, but ultimately this is a fight we'll have in the legislature."
The bill is intended to keep small and medium-sized practices from closing their doors in the face of rising costs, said its author, state Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton). The state medical and dental associations warn that anything that adds costs and cuts into revenues could force smaller practices to close or consolidate, exacerbating physician and dentist shortages around the state.
"What I'm doing, as a legislator, is to deliberately offset some of these burdensome costs so we don't lose physicians and practices," Newman said. "It would be a shame if those communities lost access to health care."
This story was produced by KHN, which publishes California Healthline, an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation.
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2 Page Two Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 14, 2007 THREE DIMENSIONAL HOLINESS : St. Teresa of Avila Saints are real people. Some are simple, others brilliant. Some have charm and charisma, others are nervous or even neurotic. Some wear sanctity like a very conventional halo, others wear sanctity like a jester's cap. Some saints, like Therese of Lisieux, are sweet and gentle. Others like Jerome are grouchy and aggressive. I have always been convinced that there is a saint for everyone! The wide spectrum of holiness is God's universal, inclusive invitation to be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect. strict and pristine observance was often fierce and violent. Teresa and her male counterpart, John of the Cross, were at odds with fellow Carmelites, civil authorities, and even the Inquisition. Teresa was challenged, but remained undaunted. Here is the face of a Mother General, commanding, yet compassionate. Here is a future Doctor of the Church, wise in the ways of God and wily in the moral minefields of this world. Among the saints, few can compare with Teresa of Avila ( ). She was a great reformer. She wrote sublime spiritual classics like her Autobiography, the Way of Perfection and Interior Castle. She was a mystic who experienced visions and heard voices. She could also be hardheaded and tough. In many ways she was a living paradox a contemplative activist. The paradox of St. Teresa is visualized in three very different likenesses. One is an actual portrait of her toward the end of her life. Another is Bernini's sculpture of the Ecstacy of St. Teresa in the Conaro Chapel of the Church of Santa Maria Della Vittoria in Rome. And the third image is a contemporary icon by Robert Lentz. The Ecstacy of St. Teresa is a dynamic sculpture. Bernini had a rare gift for capturing moments of high emotional intensity and spiritual energy. In this baroque masterpiece, Teresa is ravishingly beautiful, but virginal. She has just had a great unitive mystical experience. Through grace, she has shared the last moment of Christ' s Passion as the lance was thrust into his heart and then withdrawn. Teresa's own reflection describes what she felt when an angel pierced her heart with a golden arrow. The pain was so great that I screamed aloud, but simultaneously felt such an infinite sweetness that I wished the pain to last eternally. It was the sweetest caressing of my soul by God. The portrait of St. Teresa shows a woman who has survived years of hardship, sickness and frustration. Opposition to her reforms of the Carmelite Order to its Mystic submission to God was the fruit of St. Teresa's prayer and contemplation. It did not contradict her practical intellect or her sense of hard discipline. Mother General was first and always the Bride of Christ.
3 October 14, 2007 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Three Stewardship Sunday Collections Weekly (This Year) 10/7/07 - $12, (Last year) 10/9/06 - $9, Robert Lentz's whimsical, but engaging, icon completes the three dimensions of Teresa's holiness. The icon has a blue Spanish tile background. On each tile is a Star of David. It reveals that part of Teresa s ancestry was Jewish. Lentz's Teresa plays the tambourine (which she did!) While Teresa had great discipline and demanded the same of her nuns, she also had a keen sense of humor and a commitment to joy. She once said: Deliver us from sullen saints. She never let her nuns undervalue recreation. If she found herself in an innocently compromising situation, Teresa was always ready with a holy sound bite. Once Teresa who encouraged selfdenial, was caught stuffing herself with roast partridge. Her sisters gasped: Oh, Reverend Mother! She countered with What? When I pray, I pray. When I eat partridge, I eat partridge! The three dimensions of Teresa's holiness were strength in trial or achievement, her unity with Christ, and an unconquerable joy. Poet Phyllis McGuinley s tribute to Teresa makes her a recognizably human saint! Teresa was God's familiar. She often spoke to Him informally, As if together they shared some heavenly joke. Once, watching stormily Her heart's ambitions wither to odds and ends, With all to start anew, She cried, If this is the way You treat Your friends, No wonder You have so few! There is no perfect record standing by Of God's reply. Bravo Santa Teresa! Fr. Luczak St. Teresa of Avila's Feast Day October 15 Today's theme is perseverance Moses keeping his hands upraised throughout the battle, Paul urging Timothy to stay with the task of preaching and teaching, and the widow appealing to the corrupt judge. To be faithful stewards of God's gifts, we, too, must persevere in the roles to which we are called. SPIRITUAL LIFE LITURGY BOARD AND PLANNERS MEETING The Liturgy Board and Planners will meet to begin planning for the Advent/ Christmas season this Monday, October 15 th, 8:00 p.m. in the Holy Family Room. Please read the Scriptures for that season in your Lector workbooks and the appropriate sections of the Sourcebook. USHERS NEEDED Our 5:00 p.m. Mass is in need of a couple of Ushers on Saturday evenings. The ministry of Usher Includes hospitality and presence as well as seeing to the wellbeing and movement of the Assembly. This ministry is open to men and women, teen and older. If you are interested in sharing your time from 4:45-6:15 p.m. on Saturdays, please leave a message at the RE Office, 847/ , for Usher Coordinator Mark Duval or see Kermit Turner at the 5:00 p.m. Mass. ST. ISAAC JOGUES FEAST DAY CELEBRATION All are invited as we celebrate the feast day of our patron, St. Isaac Jogues, at the Noon Mass on Sunday, October 21 st. Coffee and... will follow in the Holy Family Room. If you would like to bring something for hospitality, or if you are willing to help set-up, serve or clean-up, please contact the Religious Education Office, 847/ , by Thursday, October 18 th.
4 October 14, 2007 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Four On this Respect Life Sunday, and throughout the month of October, the Church proclaims again, as she does each day, the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. We continue with excerpts from pro-life materials from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. At the other end of life, as well, the bonds of love between generations are being stretched thin. Some doctors and ethicists claim that patients with dementia or in a so-called 'persistent vegetative state' are no longer really persons, and that families should deny them even the most basic forms of nourishment and care. And yet, however weak and vulnerable such patients may appear, they have the awesome power to inspire heroic, sacrificial love from their family members and caregivers a power that can lead to the sanctification of those who care for them. It matters not to God whether we are now, or ever, conscious of our existence or capable of 'higher thought.' The value of a human life does not depend on exercising one's intellect; it comes from God's fatherly love for each human, created in his image. His love is present long before our brain waves can be measured at six weeks' gestation, and long after our brains no longer function so well. His love is present long before our heart begins to beat at 22 days after conception, and long after our heart begins to fail. His love is present at every step and misstep of our lives. And to some of us who are humble and lowly, God grants the privilege to be his instrument in bringing forth holiness from others. God loves, and wants us to love, the grandfather lying unconscious in a hospital bed, the child with severe physical and mental impairments, the frightened teenaged mother, and the unplanned embryo nesting in her womb. Each of these vulnerable persons is given to us so that we may learn to love as God loves generously, sacrificially, unconditionally. May we never tire of proclaiming the dignity and worth of every human life. May we never tire of serving the vulnerable and their caregivers with generous hearts. And may we never cease to pray for the day when all people, and all societies, will defend the life of every human from conception to natural death. PRAYING FOR LIFE THIS WEEK Our Father... * Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: inspire us to rejoice with all expectant parents and to support them with our prayers. Hail Mary... * Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: comfort expectant fathers when they are afraid. Hail Mary... * Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: share your courage with all women who fear the coming birth of their child. Hail Mary... * Holy Mary, Mother of Joy; be close to all expectant mothers as they bear the child of their womb. Hail Mary... * Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: give us the joy of St. Elizabeth and her son whenever we meet the miracle of new life. Hail Mary... * Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: pray that all our laws may protect and defend the innocent life which lives within each mother's womb. Hail Mary... * Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: give courage by your example to those who greet the news of their pregnancy with fear. Hail Mary.. * Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: teach us to support all expectant parents and to increase their joy in the miracle of God's work within them. Hail Mary... * Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: ask that God gives us the wisdom to support those tempted to abort their child's life. Hail Mary... * Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: inspire even those who perform abortions with the truth of him whom you bore in your womb. Hail Mary... Glory Be... THE WOMEN'S CENTER BABY BOTTLE PROJECT Keep filling up those baby bottles with your spare change! When you fill yours up, have the change counted and write a check for the amount, payable to St. Isaac Jogues Parish (we'll send one total check) and begin to fill the bottle again. Baby bottles and money are to be returned to the Holy Family Room next weekend, October Thank you for your efforts to support life!
5 Page Five Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 14, 2007 NEW ALTAR SERVERS' INVITATION Students in Gr. 4 and older, whether in the RE Program or in a Catholic School, are invited to become an Altar Server for weekend and holy day liturgies. To be an Altar Server is to help the people of our faith community to worship God. To be an Altar Server is to be reverent and responsible. It is a privilege to be an Altar Server and we would really like to have you be part of this ministry! Mrs. Stanton will visit the RE classes on October 15 th to talk about Altar Server ministry and to pass out permission slips. Or you can call the RE Office at 847/ this week and ask for one. Training for new Altar Servers will be on Monday, October 29 th, November 5 th and November 12 th at 5:30 p.m. in Church. On November 12 th we will be joined at 6:00 p.m. by the current Altar Servers for a meeting. Please return your permission slips by October 29 th. If you or your families have other questions, please contact Mrs. Stanton at the RE Office. We really hope you will decide to be part of this holy work! 30TH ANNIVERSARY PARISH SHARING MASS The Archdiocesan Parish Sharing Program will celebrate its 30 th Anniversary at a Mass at Holy Name Cathedral on Sunday, November 4 th, at 3:00 p.m. with Cardinal George as the scheduled presider. We have had a sharing relationship with the people of Maternity BVM Parish for most of those years. In recent years the relationship has included more sharing of friendships and activities in addition to financial support. The efforts of our two parishes were recognized two years ago when we received together the Archdiocesan Parish Sharing Award. A bus will leave from the parking lot of St. Isaac Jogues Parish on that Sunday at about 1:15 p.m. We will then drive to Maternity BVM to pick up their folks and then we are off to Holy Name Cathedral to share in the worship, diversity and unity of our local Church. All are invited to come for this special celebration! Bring your families and friends! To make your reservation for the bus, please call the Religious Education Office at 847/ by Friday, October 26 th. AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE MINISTRY OF PRAISE Do you miss participating in parish life Want to contribute more but can't handle a lot of meetings or get around like you want? Feel the desire to do more? Well, you're invited to join the 60+ members of the MINISTRY OF PRAISE in daily prayer to help the people of St. Isaac Jogues Parish and beyond. The focus of the MINISTRY OF PRAISE is a spiritual one: praying for the needs of our community, Church, and world. You are simply asked to commit at least 30 minutes a day to praying for those special intentions. There are no meetings or committees... just prayer in your own time and place. * Intentions will be sent to you each month in a letter. * You will be commissioned to begin your ministry at the November 3 rd Mass of the Anointing of the Sick or in your home by a Minister of Praise if you cannot come. * Ministers of Praise receive a prayer book, certificate and pin to symbolize their commitment. * The prayer book is only meant to give suggestions. You can continue to pray in your own way with your own spiritual exercises or devotions. If you would like to share in this ministry, please fill out the form below and return it to the Religious Education Office, by mail (8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL 60714) or in person. If you have questions, please call Dee Stanton or Mary Aybar at 847/ Yes, I would like to be a Minister of Praise supporting the spiritual life of our parish, church and world through a ministry of prayer. NAME Birthday Month & Day Address City & Zip Code Telephone Number I will be commissioned at the November 3 rd Mass of Anointing at 11:00 a.m. I will need to be commissioned at home. Please call to set up a time.
6 October 14, 2007 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Six A GREAT DAY IS COMING! Next Sunday, WORLD MISSION SUNDAY, our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, calls every Catholic to celebrate, at the Eucharist, our vocation to be missionary and to help the Missions. As Catholics around the world here at home and in the Missions gather at the Eucharist around the table of the Lord, let us... PRAY for the Church's worldwide mission OFFER FINANCIAL HELP through the PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH for more than 1,150 dioceses in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands. ALTAR FLOWERS CAN BE A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE The flowers on the altar this weekend are from: Sara & Ray Koz In Memory of Holly Koz. The flowers on the altar this weekend are also from: Dolores Vogt In Memory of Vincent Vogt. READINGS FOR THE TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (green) Exodus 17: 8-13 Psalm 121: 1-8 II Timothy 3: 14-4: 2 Luke 18: 1-8 ABOUT NEXT WEEK'S READINGS Exodus: The book of Exodus tells of the Israelites' escape from Egypt and their journey to the Promised Land. Along the way they often had to battle local tribes who tried to keep them from passing through their territory. Today we hear an account of one such incident. II TIMOTHY: In today's reading from second Timothy the author continues to warn against false teaching. This passage also provides the biblical foundation for our belief about the inspiration of the Bible. PARISH LIFE Annual Clothing Drive Guild 5 Fundraiser Coupon Booklets for Carson's Community Day will be sold in the Holy Family Room on October 27 & 28 and November 3 & 4 for $5 each. Inside the booklet is a $10 off coupon. You get double your money back, Also, everyone who purchases a booklet will be eligible for our raffle. We appreciate your support! On November 10th and 11th a clothing drive will be held in the Holy Family Room. Your donation will help many families and individuals. During this time of the year they are especially in need of coats, hats, scarves and gloves for men, women and children. A request was made for blankets, sheets, pillows and towels, also. Please check around your home, and be ready for the drive in November. Winter is approaching, thank you for helping keep someone else warm. Donations will be used by the Cornerstone Outreach Center located in Chicago. This center helps provide shelter for the homeless and serves hot meals Thursday through Saturday for neighbors in need. They also hand out food bags on Wednesday.
7 Page Seven Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 14, 2007 ST. ISAAC JOGUES MEN S CLUB St. Isaac Jogues Raffle $5,000 GRAND PRIZE Take a Chance & Buy a Ticket! Don t wait until next year! Join the Men s Club at our next Meeting on Thursday, October 18 th at 7:00 p.m. in the Hall. Come and enjoy a wonderful evening. This month we will have an Octoberfest theme. The cost to join for the rest of the year is $25. Entertainment Books will be on sale for $20 at this meeting or at the Rectory. Have you turned in your Raffle tickets? SEPTEMBER Donation for each ticket is $10 or 6 tickets for $50 ETHAN ALEXANDER CONNELLY son of Scott & Kathy (Zielinski) Connelly DANIEL FRANCIS RASPA son of Ely & Hiyas (Natividad) Raspa Grand prize $5,000 2 nd prize $1,000 3 prizes each $500 5 prizes each $100 You must be 18 years old to win. WELCOME We welcome all new parishioners. Please take a moment to register at the rectory if you have recently joined our parish community so that we can keep you informed through our mailings. SEPTEMBER REGISTRATIONS A return envelope is enclosed for tickets to be mailed, brought to the rectory or dropped in the collection basket. Helen Henson Jerwin & Maricel Baltzar Cesar & Martha Magnani Niles Des Plaines Glenview ALL PROCEEDS WILL REMAIN IN THE PARISH! The drawing is December 2, 2007 Join in the excitement of this fundraising event! ST. ISAAC JOGUES BINGO Friday Nights - Church Hall 8101 Golf Road Niles, IL Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Games start at 7:00 p.m.
11 October 14, 2007 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page eleven PASTOR: Rev. Andrew Luczak PASTORAL STAFF: Mr. Bob Kerls, Parish Business Administrator Mrs. Dolores Stanton,Director of Religious Education Mrs. Patricia Kellen, Parish Nurse Mrs. Lisa Hall, Music Director DEACON COMMUNITY: Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. O Keefe Mr. Rod Ranola Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Stanton WEEKEND LITURGY PRESIDERS: Rev. Ron Kalas Rev. Larry Janowski, O.F.M. Rev. Bernard Kennedy, O.F.M. Rev. Philip McGlynn, O.S.M. Eucharistic Celebrations: Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, & 12:00 Noon Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM Saturday: 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 11:00-12:00 Noon or anytime by request. Sacrament of Matrimony: Must be registered for six months prior to setting the wedding date with an additional six months for necessary preparation. Note: The following wedding times can be scheduled: Friday at 5:00 p.m.; Saturday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.; Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (Ceremony only) Sacrament of Baptism: Second and fourth Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM. Baptism Preparation Session must be completed before Baptism. Contact the Parish Office as soon as possible for details. Parish Office Website: Golf Road, Niles, IL Mrs. Janet Piovosi (Parish Secretary) Mrs. Emilie Casacchia (Data Processor) Mrs. Marlene Garber (Data Processor) Religious Education Staff Secretary Parish Nurse Music Ministry Parish Hall Ministry Center Parish School: St. John Brebeuf School Principal: Mrs. Margaret Whitman ADDING NAMES TO THE PARISH SICK LIST It has always been the policy of St. Isaac Jogues to offer our parish community an opportunity to pray for those parishioners who are ill and in need of our prayers. We have tried to keep close track of these names for our Bulletin as they are made available to us. However, now we face an important privacy issue, very much like the issues faced by hospitals, health institutions, and certainly by other parishes. We cannot (by law) publicly let our parish community know the health status of any of our members without their permission. We appreciate the fact that often friends, neighbors, and acquaintances wish to do something special for a person who is ill, and ask to place their name on the list to be prayed for. While their intentions are surely good, we simply can no longer accept names in this manner. We will institute a new process regarding calling in names for the Bulletin list. Names for the sick list placed in the Bulletin have to be called in by the person who is ill, or by a member of their family. At the time they call in the name, they will be asked whether they are the sick person him/ herself, or a member of their family, and if they give permission for the name to be placed on the list. They will be asked for the correct spelling of the sick person's name. If a family member, they will be required to give their name for our records. Thank you for your patience regarding this new process. We wish to do all we can to offer our parish community the opportunity to offer prayers for those who are ill but we must also be cognizant of the fact that all members of our congregation are entitled to their privacy in this regard.
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Our second supper using the Harp Lane Deli dining room ran pretty smoothly last night. 8 guests, 3 courses, menu as below and a rare shot managed of the starter before the plates went out.
We got back in the supper club swing of things last night with a small dinner in the dining room at Harp Lane Deli.
We were able assisted by Mr Joe Miller – we might try and twist his arm to get him to play the same role in 2 weeks time.
Somehow we managed to hold precisely zero Marches Supper events in 2014, in 2015 we aim to make amends.
The central Luldow venue is smaller than our previous venues so we have a smaller number of places available for each evening and in an effort to provide as much access as we can we ask that you don't book for both evenings. Our suggested donation is also taking a hike to £30 per head; for this there will be the same format as our previous evenings, a welcome drink and nibble, starter, main and pudding, followed by tea/coffee and something sweet to accompany.
If you would like to attend please e-mail and also let us know of any dietary requirements that you have.
Last night we hosted our most recent supper upstairs at De Greys on Broad Street, a perfect venue for us that we were very grateful to have the use of. It also allowed us the joys of a proper industrial kitchen and the capacity to cater for 32 guests.
As usual, the opportunities to photograph the food were fleeting – they may exist and, if found, will be added to this blog.
If that meat main sounds a little bit fancier than our normal fare . . . . it was . . . and it was all down to our guest chef for the evening, Mr Will Holland; whose appearance and involvement we'd done quite a good job of keeping hush hush until the evening.
Not to rub salt in the wound, but this week's supper is looking pretty good. The usual seasonal, local fare and we are joined by a guest chef and extra pair of hands helping us out with front of house duties.
Having been thwarted by snow 5 weeks earlier we finally got our first supper of 2013 under our collective belts on May 4th.
We were at a new venue, we fed 18 guests, it all went vaguely swimmingly. As usual our attempts to photograph our food were a little bit haphazard, thankfully Tom Saunders, one of our guests was on the ball. Thanks to him for these images.
tea or coffee with chocolate biscuits.
Now to plan the next one.
Our supper on March 23rd is now fully booked. We look forward to seeing everyone who has booked places there and then.
As this has booked out so quickly we'll look at adding another future date as soon as we can.