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Aston Martin's Valkyrie Is What the Car of Your Dreams Looks Like
Everything we know about the Aston Martin's Valkyrie $3 Million Hypercar
Here is what you need to know about Aston Martin's Valkyrie $3 Million Hypercar! We have the scoop here!
We've got new information from the automaker, which makes us wonder how this awesome hypercar ever came to be.
Built by Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, this hypercar is stunning with a whole bunch of race car elements.
One of things we love about this car is its aerodynamics. It features on either side of the cockpit Venturi tunnels that shove air around the car and out back to the rear diffuser.
That exact thing helps keep the rear end stuck to the ground.
Who designed it?
This project is not like anything Aston Martin has ever done. Designed by Marek Reichman and Red Bull's legendary Formula One racing guru, Adrian Newey at the helm, this is one hell of a hypercar.
Expected to bring performance to the table, which is far exceeding for any of Aston's cars, this one is raising the bar on hypercars' design.
Everybody hopes that this car will put Aston Martin on equal footing with the latest hypercars from brands like Ferrari, McLaren, and Porsche.
The aim is functional beauty in the sense that every styling element contributes to both the car's aesthetics and aerodynamics effectiveness.
Since announced the collaboration, the hypercar lovers spent months trying to guess how its interior is going to be.
But luckily, the company has released a bunch of photos to the public showing the car's interior design.
But what about the technical information?
So far, the company hasn't released any information regarding the specs of the hypercar. We do know that Valkyrie will have a naturally aspirated Cosworth powerplant.
According to Aston Martin's interior-design chief, Matt Hill, creating the new hypercar's cabin has not been easy.
"It's been a tremendous challenge to make the interior packaging work," Hill said in a statement.
"We've embraced Red Bull Racing's Formula One ethos and approached from a different angle than conventional road car design.
In this instance, we've started from a position where you think something is impossible and work at it until you find a way to make it work."
As for the exterior styling, Aston says the car we see today is roughly 95% of what the production vehicle will be.
One thing for you tall guys, this car can fit even the tallest of adults. Are you happy?
When it comes to price, there is no clear information. However, according to Road and Track, sources say the V12, can produce 1,130 horsepower.
Are you excited to see this car in action? Or in your garage?
** Here is everything we know about Aston Martin:


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Agree to Disagree
When two people strongly disagree on an issue it's relatively easy for a third party to suggest some sort of compromise. The belief being that in order to reach harmony or accord, each person needs to change their thinking somewhat to accommodate the other person's perspective. This of course is useless. When it comes to discussing contentious issues such as religion, politics, or which way the toilette paper should roll off the spool, we'd do well to let people have their opinions, What someone believes, thinks, or feels, is entirely within their right. Often, we'd get better results by simply agreeing to disagree, then move on to other matters.
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Listen to the Genesis
Mark Berman's debut recording of The Genesis Project received widespread acclaim from broadcasters, musicians and the jazz press. Written based on the allegory of the seven days of Creation, this jazz, R & B, and funk composition evokes themes of ecology, human rights and peace.
The CD was officially released with a full performance to a capacity audience on October 30, 2007 at Birdland in New York City.
The work features some of the most prominent musicians in New York. According to Birdland, "The music weaves gracefully through many styles -- straight-ahead jazz to Samba, R&B, Gospel, Hip-Hop and Rock. The band expertly navigates these styles with great grooves and sensitivity. It's a thrilling musical ride."
Berman was interviewed around the world at the time of the album's release (he was a featured guest on Voice of America radio) and received international recognition as a jazz artist. His music continues to be broadcast on radio stations, networks and syndicated programming both in the US and abroad.


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Event Date: 28 September 2012
Room 414
Birkbeck Main Buliding
Birkbeck, University of London
Malet Street, Bloomsbury
London WC1E 7HX
The Birkbeck Institute for Social Research
Citizenship, Gender and Diversity
Seminar to mark the launch of a major new trans-European feminist book series – Citizenship, Gender and Diversity – published by Palgrave and edited by Beatrice Halsaa, Sasha Roseneil and Sevil Sümer. The seminar will present the first two books in the series, which both emanate from the FEMCIT project, an EU FP6 integrated project which ran from 2007-2011:
Remaking Citizenship in Multicultural Europe: women's movements, gender and diversity (eds. Beatrice Halsaa, Sasha Roseneil and Sevil Sümer)
Majority-Minority Relations in Contemporary Women's Movements: Strategic Sisterhood (Line Nyhagen Predelli and Beatrice Halsaa)
Leading feminist scholars, Nickie Charles, Gabriele Griffin, Gail Lewis, Anne Phillips and Lynne Segal, will offer their responses to the issues raised by the two books, and the seminar will be followed by a celebratory drinks reception.
Remaking Citizenship in Multicultural Europe: women's movements, gender and diversity – short talks by editors and authors
Introduction to the book – Beatrice Halsaa (University of Oslo), Sasha Roseneil (Birkbeck), Sevil Sümer (University of Bergen)
- Sabine Strasser (University of Vienna) – Rethinking Citizenship in Multicultural Europe
- Sasha Roseneil (Birkbeck) – Remaking Intimate Citizenship in Multicultural Europe
- Solveig Bergman (University of Oslo) – Remaking Social Citizenship in Multicultural Europe
- Joyce Outshoorn (University of Leiden) – Remaking Bodily Citizenship in Multicultural Europe
- Monica Threlfall (London Metropolitan University) – Remaking Political Citizenship in Multicultural Europe
- Madeleine Kennedy-Macfoy (University of Oslo) – Remaking Citizenship from the Margins
Minority-Majority Relations in Contemporary Women's Movements – short talks by the authors
short talk by Line Nyhagen Predelli (Loughborough University) and Beatrice Halsaa (University of Oslo)
Invited Panel – Responses to the Books
(in order of speaker)
- Nickie Charles (University of Warwick)
- Gabriele Griffin (University of York)
- Gail Lewis (Open University)
- Anne Phillips (London School of Economics)
- Lynne Segal (Birkbeck)


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Discussion in 'Los Angeles DODGERS' started by Finski, Aug 13, 2017.
So yeah ... in mid August, it's at 30. Unbelievable ... Anyway ... Doc likes the idea...
I'm not racist ... I just want them there darkies to keep them there hands offa my WHITE WIMMENS!
Not 30 for long ...
#1 seed in the NL: 34 (could be 33 by nights end)
Home field throughout: 35
To finish better than SF (just because): 9
It's August 13, this feels wrong. I love it.
I met Wes once. Great guy.
funny he said the same about you
liked your "big hands" technique whatever that is
We haven't clinched yet?
Can't you just leave that alone? I gave a few strange men a few thousand hand jobs when I was young ---- DOES THAT MAKE ME A BAD, GAY PERSON?!?!
<starts streaming Torch Song Trilogy on Amazon Prime>
Harvey Fierstein likes this.
I see your Kazqueer and raise you....
DP (no homo)
i'm all in
altar boy on priest doesn't count.
I'm not sure why all the 29 pictures. Our magic number is 28, wright?
more of wless
for what it's woerth
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MSNBC host Chris Matthews has a special claim about Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Back in November 2011, before most people had heard of her let alone imagined she's become Pennsylvania's first Democrat and first woman AG, Matthews gave her her first bit of national TV exposure.
At the time it seemed some Kane folks had called in a favor from the Hardball team.
15 months later, Kane is a Democratic party star who's earned her place on national lists of politicos to watch. And Republicans in Pa., like Gov. Tom Corbett and Sen. Pat Toomey, are watching her closely.
Her homecoming with Matthews Tuesday night was a love fest. It started with Matthews showing her campaign ad.
"I hear nothing but good things about you and the reason we're asking you to come on tonight and you've agreed is I'm looking at people in the country who are in public life right now in public service who I can see a couple of notches from now really being national figures," Matthews gushed.
The normally bullish Matthews offered Kane the chance to talk about GOP proposals to tinker with Pa.'s electoral college allocation, the voter ID law and gun control.
As PAGOP spokeswoman Valerie Caras noted, the soft segment came in contrast to a recent press event in Harrisburg. Then, Kane declined to answer reporters' questions about her rejection of Gov. Corbett's plan to privatize the management of the lottery.
Here's the full video:
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I am a mostly retired, former train shop owner, who still chases trains. I have a little "man cave" in Newport Beach, CA with a sign out front saying that I buy old toys & trains. Well, the other day, this woman contacts me and says "I have some train cars that belonged to my mother that I want to sell." I tried to get some details from her, but she said that she had not opened the box in years and that she would just like to bring it by. OK, well I figured it was yet another box of junk HO, but when she and her husband arrived at my place and pulled this huge box out of their SUV, my expectations started to rise a bit. When I saw the two of them struggling to lift the box, my expectations jumped another notch or two. Anyway, imagine my surprise when they opened the box and I found these five, standard gauge freight cars, along with an ENORMOUS GG1 loco!
Well, I bought the trains, got them inside my place and proceeded to try and figure out just what they were. I believe the freight cars were produced by Glenn Gerhard who sold his trains under the name Glenn Toy Trains. I believe these were produced in the early 1980's. Here are a few photos. If anyone can share any additional info on these, I'd be happy to hear it.
By the way, the GG1 is a Gold Standard Brunswick Green 4935, produced by Bob Hendrich! I'll post some photos of this monster soon!
Hope you are all doing well,
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Heribert Beissel was born on 27 March 1933 in Wesel (Germany). He studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne conducting (under Günter Wand), composition (under Frank Martin) as well as piano and violin. After his studies Heribert Beissel first worked as Kapellmeister at the opera in Bonn. In 1958 he founded an own orchestra, the "Chur Cölnische Instrumentenensemble" (now called the "Klassische Philharmonie Bonn") and alter in 1968 also an choral ensemble, the "Chur Cölnische Chor Bonn". Both esembles were and are still directed by Heribert Beissel.
In 1971 Heribert Beissel became the prinicipal conductor of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and stayed in this position until 1986. In Hamburg he was also guest conductor at the State Opera and directed there several productions of John Neumeier. In addition to his positions in Bonn and Hamburg Heribert Beissel was also appointed director of the Folkwang Chamber Orchestra in Essen from 1979 to 1984 and in 1991 he became music director of the Staatskapelle Halle. Heribert Beissel is also co-founder of the state youth orchestra of Saxony-Anhalt in 1992 and was general director of the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester in Frankfurt (Oder).
Beside his permanent positions Heribert Beissel was a sought-after and renowned guest conductor and worked with such distinguished orchestra like the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra or the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra for example.
For his achievements Heribert Beissel was awarded with the German Cross of Merit, the Order of Saxony-Anhalt and the Brahms Medal together with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra.
Heribert Beissel died on 21 June 2021.
There are no published compositions by Heribert Beissel. But Heribert Beissel told me that he had the order to compose stage music when he was Kapellmeister in Bonn at the very beginning of his career. The autograph manuscript in my possession dates from this time. It is an orchestration of the famous "Pas de Quatre" by Cesare Pugni (1802-1870).
Pas de Quatre, for orchestra
In my possession is the autograph manuscript of an orchestral version of "Pas de Quatre" by Heribert Beissel.
The original "Pas de Quatre" was composed by Cesare Pugni (1802-1870) in 1845. In that year the choreographer Jules Perrot created a ballet performance for "Her Majesty's Theatre" in London and invited the four greatest ballerinas of its time to dance together. Cesare Pugni created the music for this "Pas de Quatre" and in July 1845 the ballerinas Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito and Marie Taglioni premiered the work. The performance caused a sensation and was repeated three more times, one in the presence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. But after these four performances in July 1845 the work was never done again for decades.
In the 1930s the original music by Cesare Pugni was rediscovered at the British Museum, but it seems that only a piano version had survived. Therefore over the years several composers created orchestral arrangements from the original piano composition by Cesare Pugni for modern performances of the "Pas de Quatre".
One of these orchestral arrangements was created by Heribert Beissel in 1957. At this time he was Kapellmeister at the Opera in Bonn. The premiere of his "Pas de Quatre" took place on 12 December 1957. The orchestration was also used some years later at the State Opera in Vienna.
I am pleased to have the permission from Heribert Beissel himself to publish his orchestral arrangement of the "Pas de Quatre" by Cesare Pugni:


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Digital marketers and search marketers are facing intense competition in Google AdWords. This competition is driving up the prices of popular search terms, making it difficult for small businesses to compete against their competitors in this space.
However, 70 percent of keywords searched are actually from long-tail, more descriptive keywords. A long-tail search campaign is a search strategy you might want to consider to achieve a stronger return on investment and get more qualified customers to your website.
Long-tail search advertising is leveraging the high-value, low-cost search terms to increase conversions while reducing costs. Cost-per-click advertising has become increasingly more costly, so it is important to maximize the conversion of every single click.
Keywords in the long tail are usually longer (between four to six words), and they are more specific than the average keyword. As an example, let's compare the broad search term "running shoes" vs. "2015 Pink Nike Air Running Shoes." The second, more descriptive and specific search phrase highlights that the customer is a more qualified buyer compared to someone searching the generic running shoes.
Some of the benefits of long-tail search strategy include:
Tips for developing your long-tail search campaign:
The use of long-tail search strategy allows businesses of all sizes to treat prospective customers with a highly customized website experience. While a considerable effort is required to make this approach profitable, this type of search strategy allows you to target those unseen prospects and develop new target markets for your business.
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In the making-of video above, exclusive to Wired, Sound of My Voice writer/director Zal Batmanglij and writer/star Brit Marling talk about the raw cinematic experience of watching their film, and the precise way its tale of a cult and its enigmatic leader will mess with audience members' heads. They also explain the stripped-down way in which they made their movie.
"It was communal filmmaking,"Batmanglij says. "We wanted to tell a story. We just kept climbing up the mountain every day, little bit by bit, without thinking about how it was going to be received or any of those things."
The director also notes that there is "something really beautiful about a lo-fi film" and said he hopes that's the feeling audiences take away. Marling, who plays cult leader Maggie, said she hopes Sound of My Voice serves as a mirror for what's happening in the culture right now.
"You're trying always to get better at telling the truth — both from the writing perspective and the acting perspective — to let go of artifice," says Marling (who starred in last year's indie hit Another Earth).
Sound of My Voice, which got a lot of buzz when it screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011, was made for less than $500,000. But even so, Batmanglij told Wired back when it was still showing in festivals that he and Marling have an outline for a three-film series.
Find out more about Sound of My Voice in the video above. The movie hits theaters Apr. 27.


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I've been working in two professional kitchens for about six months now, and I am learning a lot.
I decided to do a (nearly) daily post, not too long, that shares these little nuggets of useful kitchen information. Hopefully, these tips will be news to some of my readers. Everything that I share here will be something that I didn't know before I started working in a professional kitchen.
Tuesday Tip of the Day: When using a cutting board to chop vegetables, herbs, meat, anything, place a damp tea towel or rag under the board. The damp cloth will keep the cutting board from sliding around on your counter top, reducing the effort it takes to chop things cleanly and keeping your fingers safe from errant knife strokes.


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Regulators, authorities, etc need more evidence to act on than a few quotes from websites. It is easy to make complaints about advertising based on online marketing but demonstrating competence issues and raising safeguarding concerns requires more than just stating a homeopath has written something that does not comply with legislation and regulation. Thus research continues.
Whilst no startling revelations about what homeopaths get up to has emerged, what further research has revealed is how deeply delusional homeopaths who claim to treat autism are. More jaded readers will say this is nothing new.
There is quite a lot of this, so it is delivered in parts.
Autism Beyond Despair
This book by Tinus Smits is about CEASE Therapy, which he invented. CEASE stands for Complete Elimination of Autistic Spectrum Expression - a bold claim. It is aimed at parents of autistic children and to a lesser degree homeopaths who are interested in becoming CEASE therapists. It is not a training or instruction manual. Interestingly no training in English is being offered at the moment - unclear what the situation in the Netherlands is. However, there is nothing to prevent anyone attempting CEASE therapy without the special "training" but you don't get a certificate that is unrecognised by an authority, nor do you get a listing on the CEASE Therapy website.
Before even discussing the contents of the book, note that it has a foreword by J.B.Handley, co-founder of Generation Rescue, an organisation that is fervently anti-vaccination and promotes ineffective and dangerous treatment. Handley is infamous for stating "To our community, Andrew Wakefield is Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ rolled up into one. He's a symbol of how all of us feel."
In another foreword, Smits is described by a Dutch homeopath -
Tinus has high expectations of himself, but also of his colleagues. He has a strong Hahnemanian attitude, saying: make it like I do, but do it exactly like me, otherwise you will not the same results. Perhaps this is exactly the quality you to achieve what he has done, the ability to open up new horizons.
Smits died in 2010 from cancer.
Bizarre Concepts
Oh, Smits did not invent CEASE therapy. Apparently, it was created through him by the Universal Intelligence. The exact meaning of "Universal Intelligence" is never made clear by Smits but it is a phrase that crops up in writings about osteopathy, chiropractic and homeopathy as well as in esoteric writings. In short, it would appear to be some sort supreme being, possibly even God as most would understand the concept.
A quotation on William Garner Sutherland from an Indian publication -
Another pioneer in the field of complementary medicine was Dr. Garner SUTHERLAND who was a student of Dr. STILL was dedicated to the service of the truth, and to his patients. "All Life is manifested in energy on motion. Without motion, in some degree, there can only be death. Motion must be essential to function, but that motion must be intelligent and purposeful from the living organism to successfully compete with its environment. Hence that motion must be guided and directed by a Supreme Being. There must be a channeling of the Universal Intelligence down to the individual cell or organism. Otherwise all would be chaos." SUTHERLAND also believed that the cerebrospinal fluid receives and is endowed with "the Breath of Life". It would thus seem that the early cranial osteopaths recognized the interchangeability of energy and matter as it relates to biology. This 'liquid light' which is the cerebrospinal fluid behaves with the purpose and intentionality of all particles and waves, as discovered by HEISENBERG and EINSTEIN and summarized in the quantum mechanical formula: E= MC2 .Attempts to use scientific terms to justify homeopathy et al are nothing new. And of course, there has always mean a tendency in some to regard homeopathy in an esoteric light - eg J T Kent. This has always resulted in dispute and confusion within homeopathy and thus the creation of many types of homeopathy and groups. It still goes on now.
Smits had own brand Inspiring Homeopathy. It different from some "brands" in that it claims that no-one, including Hahnemann understood miasms. Instead it focuses on Universal Layers. Doubtless the Universal Intelligence was working through him when he came to realise this.
In this regard a distinction has to be made between the individual layer with eventually sub-layers, caused by vaccination, allopathic drugging or important emotional afflictions, and the universal layers, treating lack of self-confidence, affective problems, incarnation problems, lack of boundaries, old traumas (victim problems), guilt (bully side) and duality, the last obstacle to our unification with our higher self our soul. In totality there are seven universal layers. At the individual layer everybody needs his individual remedy, but once arrived in the universal layers only a few remedies can be used. These remedies are: Carcinosinum, Carcinosinum cum Cuprum, Cuprum metallicum; Saccharum officinale; Lac maternum; Vernix caseosa; Rhus toxicodendron; Anacardium orientale; Hydrogenium. This aspect of universal layers, where the individuality of the patient seems to be lost, can be for the classical homeopath a big obstacle. But once the patient enters these universal layers practice proved to me that these remedies were the best ones to resolve their problems and to help them to evolve to deeper awareness and more stability in both physical and emotional, mental and spiritual health.This on some levels resembles Hering's Direction of Cure but it posits a structure of individual levels underlied by the seven Universal Levels. Smits also makes mention of "energetic fields" which can be read as the homeopathic concept of Vital Force although their relation to the Universal Layers is unclear. Smits certainly believed in Vitalism.
What Smits thought Autism is etc
Smits does not posit any different diagnostic model and seems to accept diagnoses by medical professionals whatever their preferred criteria. As might be expected, Smits places great importance on certain signs and symptoms.
Some of Smits ideas about the causes of autism were mentioned in this post. The book explains his ideas at greater length but they are very muddled and difficult to follow. Smits often repeats a particular idea many times, sometimes in a contradictory fashion.
What is clear is that he largely dismisses a genetic cause, his main argument being that there has been a tremendous increase in reported case (100%-150%) in "the past few years" and then that a genetic disease can only increase 3%-4% in a 30 year period. Smits cites no sources for his claims, produces none of those charts that are so popular with anti-vaccinationists. An increase in reported cases does not mean an increase in prevalence. Smits says -
And how do we explain the many healings all over the world if genetics is the main reason? No, the genetic theory as the main causative factor cannot hold. Genetics can give a certain predisposition, but not more than that.Homeopaths, as a group, seem to have different meanings from most people for words that describe quantity.
Smits seems to have believed that autism is rarely due to physical changes/differences in brain structure. He believed that in except of the case of brain damage, autism can be completely cured. Autism is due to the overload of stresses on the neocortex that block its correct functioning.
Smits definitely believed that vaccination was behind autism in the majority of cases he saw, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, but not necessarily just vaccination - he suggested that there could be multiple causes and that vaccines other than MMR could be causal. Smit's antagonism to vaccination can not be overstated. He also stated that conventional medicines are very toxic, antibiotics are of great concern but even something as trivial as a nasal decongestant spray be a reason. Smits mentions medicines taken during pregnancy as well as exposure to toxic substances/medicines in parents prior to pregnancy. There are toxins that are teratogenic, there are also toxins that can cause mutation in egg/sperm cells that result in birth defects. As that article explains, pathogens and ionising radiation can cause birth defects. Smits rarely mentions pathogens. Smits encountered at least one autistic child who had never been vaccinated. In this case, Smits put it down to Xylometazoline nasal spray and smoking as well as indirectly implying other historical factors too.
Whilst it is impossible to be certain, Smits seems to imply that it is not physical damage that these toxins cause (unless brain damage is involved) but rather they act on the "energetic field" which as mentioned before is essentially the same as the homeopathic concept of the Vital Force, thus blocking the correct functioning of the neocortex and possibly that of other organs. Smits talks about weakened immune systems resulting in for example - "chronic runny noses, ear infections, bronchitis, digestive problems, etc." These toxins do not have to be still present to disrupt the "energetic field". They can leave an "imprint". Apparently, "imprints" in the "energetic field" of either/both parents can be passed on.
Smits states that approximately 85% of autistic children have digestive problems. He cites no source. There is no robust evidence of variation/prevalence of GI problems between autistic and other children but 85% seems high for all but the most rabid anti-vaccinationists - but figures can inflate with retelling. Wakefield's putative autistic enterocolitis was completely refuted. It is true that management of GI problems in autistic children can pose great difficulties - constipation especially. It is worth remembering that some GI problems may be auto-immune conditions but again, the evidence is not 100%. Combined with the idea that "toxins" may be still in the body, it is unsurprising that Smits is keen on dietary supplements but they are used in a more supportive role. What is curious is that Smits talks about GI problems and supplements using scientific terms, admittedly bogus science, yet autism mostly talked about in terms of vitalism.
Smits seems to find the whole modern world toxic. He talks about his healthy childhood on a farm with no running water, electricity or heating. His family did not have a car. But he was connected to the Earth in his natural fibre clothing. And doubtless had lower free radicals than modern children. Smits was born after the Second World War.
Smits attitude to autistic children themselves can be summed up by -
I am not a scientist but just a homeopathic doctor who wants to heal these little creatures who suddenly become wrecks instead of a joy for their parents.Smits also claims to have cured cancer with homeopathy.
The "treatments" that are part of CEASE therapy were discussed in some detail here. In reality, most of them are not harmful in the short term but some could be problematic over a longer period.
Where Smits differs from many other homeopaths is in his use of isopathy. Indeed, his emphasis on isopathy is very unusual. The idea that homeopathic medicines can "detoxify" is ridiculous in many ways (see below for more detail). It does crop elsewhere in homeopathy, in connection with aggravation (see "elimination symptoms" on the second page of the article) but not with such a strong emphasis. It's worth pointing that most homeopaths would attempt to treat the symptoms of the aggravation if they persist and if they still persisted, either they or the parents would hopefully eventually seek medical attention. If Smits is to be believed, he would not have treated symptoms he believed to be signs of "detoxification". The nature of the "detoxification" is discussed later.
It may be unreasonable to expect any form of logic from homeopaths, but it impossible to reconcile the concept of "detoxification" with Smits' vitalistic view of the causes of autism. How can these "energetic imprints" be expelled from the body by, for example, diarrhoea? Are the imprints somehow transferred to the liquid excrement? Why can they not be eliminated in a less unpleasant way? Why can they not simply dissolve into nothing that they actually are? Is some kind of bizarre transmutation going on?
The use of supplements seems fairly innocuous - the suggested doses are on the high side - but it is worrying that Smits advocated raising vitamin C intake to the level of causing diarrhoea and then reducing it to a "tolerance" dose. A child could well be subject to more frequent diarrhoea if their intake of vitamin C varied or for some reason their tolerance decreased. Given that Smits saw diarrhoea as a positive sign, this is problematic. Smits does cite megadoses of vitamin C and sees no problem with it and seems to believe the dubious claims made for it. Similarly, Smits is keen on zinc supplement - to boost Metallothionein - but again is accepting dubious claims this time made by the likes of the Pfeiffer Medical Center which is typical of places that offer bogus "biomedical" treatment of autism (a longer, much more in depth treatment can be found here). Smits does not seem to have gone in for lots of pointless tests and a huge array of supplements as per the "biomedical" crowd.
Smits expressed frustration that CEASE therapy took too long to deliver "results" - three years is mentioned. It is difficulty to determine how often Smits saw patients during their treatment or exactly how involved with them he was - in the sense of whether he was acting the primary care provider or more on a consultative, special basis. Put another way, did he attend to all of a patient's medical needs or just their autism? In discussion of cases, Smits refers to previous treatment by other practitioners but never concurrent treatment except to disparage parents.
In terms of how treatment was conducted, it seems to vary but in terms of the "detoxification" Smits would prescribe remedy to treat what he thought was the "toxin" most responsible for autism. If it caused "detoxification", it was deemed a success, even if there were no obvious improvements. Smits at times seems to have regarded meltdowns as a sign of "detoxification". How long Smits would persist with a particular remedy until trying a different potency or a different remedy is unclear but he would eventually. If that failed to provoke (or rather, be close in time to) a "detoxification", then there there was another toxin at work.
And of course, even if a "detoxification" did occur, if there were no improvement in a child, this must be due to another toxin that Smits would then go on to deal with. Once he exhausted all of these "detoxification" treatments, any resulting issues were to be dealth with by classical homeopathy as opposed to isopathy.
In some cases, it is clear that Smits continued to treat children even after supposed cure - "to prevent regression".
What fees Smits charged is unknown.
The Results of Detoxification? Poo and Pus
The idea that toxins are eliminated by the intestines is an almost complete misunderstanding of basic physiology. Faeces mostly contain undigested food and bacteria. Most toxins are secreted by the kidneys. Faeces may contain toxins but that is because either the toxins did not cross the gut wall or that bacteria in the intestine excreted the toxins (some of which could have crossed the gut wall into the bloodstream). Faecal impaction and diverticular disease can be associated with intestinal infection. Intestinal parasites can also produce toxins that, again, can cross the gut wall but this does not mean that the intestines excrete toxins.
As seen in a previous post, Smits believed that diarrhoea is "detoxifying". Smits advocated not treating diarrhoea. Whilst in the West, deaths due to diarrhoea are very rare, this is not the case in much of the world - it is second leading worldwide cause of death in those under five. Diarrhoea has many potential causes, some of not so serious, others potentially very serious even in the West. NHS guidance on childhood diarrhoea is very clear. It says to consult a GP when a child has -
- had 6 or more bouts of diarrhoea in the past 24 hours
- vomited more than 3 times in the past 24 hours
- have watery or bloody poo
- show signs of dehydration (for example, fewer wet nappies)
- have severe stomach ache or one that doesn't stop
- still have diarrhoea after 5 to 7 days
Smits also said that unusual urine should be ignored. The colour of urine is generally a good indicator of hydration levels. The darker the urine, the greater the dehydration. It can also be associated with various conditions such as haematuria - which can be a sign of cancer as well as infection. Cloudy urine urine can be a sign of urinary tract infection. It is not something to be ignored. The smell of urine is less important as a diagnostic indicator (often influenced by foods) but again can be a sign of bacterial infection.
Middle ear infections (otitis media) are relatively common in children. Most cases resolve in a few days but even so, it can be intensely painful, hence painkillers are often prescribed. Those cases that do not resolve may well require treatment with antibiotics. Untreated, they can result in secondary infections, temporary or permanent hearing loss and so on. Hearing loss is a serious matter but secondary infections can be fatal. Antibiotics have reduced deaths enormously and are very rare in Western countries but they do happen. It is also the case that certain vaccinations have reduced the incidence of infections.
Middle ear infections generally result in some discharge but large amounts of pus should raise concerns, but not for Smits apparently.
Expectoration is nothing to worry about either. The colour of phelgm can be an indication of bacterial infection and serious conditions such as bronchiectasis or if reddish in colour tuberculosis.
Smits also stated fever was to be ignored. This is difficult to take at face value. Surely Smits was not advocating ignoring all fevers? No explanation is needed of why this is a bad idea.
Even some homeopaths find Smits ideas a bridge too far. Fran Sheffield is notorious anti-vaccine propagandist who was fined by the Australian courts stated on her website -
The next concern, again because other therapists and parents unskilled in homœopathy will reference this book, is that it displays little or no awareness of the best-practice principles of using potentized substances. Rather than being avoided, aggravations are commonplace and even encouraged throughout case examples. The patient's response to the remedy is not taken into account nor are subsequent doses adjusted to suit their sensitivity. In one notable example, the author advises that an aggravation of a high fever, bloody diarrhoea and very dark cloudy urine should be celebrated as an 'enormous reactivation of vital energy and a fantastic process of detoxification and healing.' This instruction is far removed from the 'rapid, gentle, and permanent' ideal of cure to which we are taught to aspire. That homœopaths and others are encouraged to rejoice at such severe aggravations in dependent children who may not be able to express their distress, and without any investigation to rule out underlying pathology, is concerning and potentially harmful.Sheffield also offers to treat autism with her own brand of homeopathy as well as offering ineffective "homeopathic vaccination" (AKA homeoprophylaxis - which is contentious even for homeopaths) but even that she identifies harm is extraordinary given that most reviews and discussion of the book by homeopaths is fawning and uncritical.
Success! Or not
In the book Smits claims to have treated over 300 autistic children. Yet the cases he discusses do not seem to bear out claims of "cure". Smits presents anecdotes. There is no quantification of improvement and crucially no mention of any child no longer meeting the diagnostic criteria for ASD. Nor is there any mention of failures or drop out rates. Smits said -
I realise that there is still no scientific proof for the effectiveness of this therapy, but fortunately parents do not have to wait for proof to try it for their child. However, to make this therapy well established as a powerful tool for healing autism, this research is necessary and has already been undertaken by the CEASE organization.The book was published in 2010. No research has been published. Mention is made in the book of a pilot study of 50 children but that is all. The design of the study is not described. Perhaps the study was abandoned when Smits died? Perhaps it was completed but the results negative and it was not published. Who knows?
In a chapter titled "Complete and Almost Complete Cures" he discusses a handful of cases he considers of special significance. There are some testimonials from parents. The cases make for strange reading - Smits see significance in trivial signs (liking pickles and vinegar) and minor childhood maladies that could be associated with any individual child. Smits make no mention of any other therapy or support that the children make have been given. No mention is made of changes to family or school circumstances, etc. All improvement is entirely attributed to his treatments.
None of the cases relate to Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD). It is important to remember that autism is very broad term and that the diagnostic criteria focus on communication and social skills - certain behaviours are also considered important, especially repetitive ones but are not unique to autism - see Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder for example. A diagnosis of Autism in itself tells you very little about a child - and conversely, if diagnosis determines that a child is not autistic, it does not mean that they no communication/social skills problems or do not exhibit certain behaviours, merely that they don't tick enough boxes. No mention is made of learning disability or other co-morbidities such as sensory deficit disorders. This important as higher intelligence and early development of language tends to be associated with better outcomes. Anxiety is another key co-morbidity which will be discussed.
That the children in these cases are described as doing well at school suggests no learning disability per se.
Except, perhaps, in the case of CDD, autism is not a static thing. Children at not frozen at a particular stages of their development. They do grow physically, they learn things - yes, the rate and direction of progress may be different from non-autistic children but no two children develop in exactly the same way as it is. There are some studies (discussed here) that suggest that some autistic people can develop in a way that means that no longer meet the diagnostic criteria. There are also autistic people who still meet the criteria but in terms of outward behaviour would be perceived as most as non-autistic. The prevalence of this is unknown - figures of between 3% - 25% are quoted and it is known that some of these people have not given any kind of specialised therapy. Some higher claims made by Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) clinics have seen, but is considered by many to be coercive training is not displaying autistic behaviours. Indeed, many autism advocates would like to see the practice stopped.
Given the above, of course Smits was going to see improvements in the vast majority of his patients (and if he saw none, would likely have ascribed it to "brain damage"). And, over time, some of his patients may well have reached the point where they no longer met the diagnostic criteria for autism. Note that Smits never states that this happened. Either he or parents or both state "cure" is "complete" or "nearly complete". The question is how can the claim that his treatment had "cured" be justified? Or that his treatment is superior to any other treatment or just unspecific supportive care? And that the benefits of his "treatment" outweighed the risks of not treating potentially serious conditions?
Looking more broadly at the cases Smits discusses, there is a lot of talk about behaviours, especially aggression. Many non-autistic children have problems with aggression. The psychological causes are numerous as are theories about aggression. However, again, he makes recourse to "toxins" and "energetic imprints" and "restoring function of the neocortex" claims to have "cured" aggression using isopathy and classic homeopathy. It is almost as if Smits believed that all negative behaviours stem from "toxins" - that emotions are subject to the influence of "energetic fields" and imprints. Anxiety can manifest itself in many ways one of which is aggression. Anxiety is often linked to issues regarding emotional self-regulation, problems with which are linked to a heightened fight-or-flight response. Smits describes a scenario in which a child is brought to his office, lashes out and has to be restrained by four adults. Of course, this is due to "energetic imprints" and nothing to with the child being frightened. And even if it were due to the child being frightened, that would because "energetic imprints" caused him to be scared of new situations/tall Dutchmen with bizarre beliefs.
Smits also talks about seeing improved social interaction but social skills, to whatever degree they are innate, can be learned and even if innate, developed further. Deficits in social skills are not confined to autistic people. Anxiety and depression can lead to lead to impair. Many adults diagnosed late in life talk about thinking that their problems were related to lack of social skills, lack of confidence, shyness and so on. Many therapies and even self help guides can be useful in enhancing social skills. For some, improved social skills and the enhanced and more rewarding social interaction that results is highly beneficial in reducing overall anxiety. Children are not born with a complete set of social skills. They develop over time. But forever reason improvement occurs, to Smits, again is down to homeopathy.
Evil Doctors
Smits reserves special bile for Paul Offit. Offit is the co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine and to quote from that article -
A 2009 review estimated that vaccination against rotavirus would prevent about 45% of deaths due to rotavirus gastroenteritis, or about 228,000 deaths annually worldwide.Yes, the vaccine is one of four available ones but even so, the rest of the article does demonstrate what a massive positive impact rotavirus vaccines have had. Offit is very regarded and is staunch advocate of vaccination. Offit is not afraid to challenge the claims of anti-vaccinationists, especially those who claim vaccines cause autism, as well as alternative medicine in general. Offit, unsurprisingly, is a figure of hate among the anti-vaccinationists. He and his family have been threatened with violence, even death.
Offit wrote a book Autism's False Prophets. Smits devotes a whole chapter of the book to it and Offit. So twisted is Smits' thinking that believes that parts of the book confirm his beliefs.
First I want to thank Paul A. Offit for his book, which purports to prove scientifically that autism is not linked to vaccines, because it actually confirms that I am on the right track.Either Smits was highly selective in reading, believed that certain words mean something very different from population understand (depressingly common amongst homeopaths) or was reading a complete different book. Smits fails to that the book is not a "proof" - that is found elsewhere - it is an articulation of the general scientific consensus aimed at the lay reader.
Smits believes that Offit stating that there is no demonstrable link between thimerosal or aluminium hydroxide in vaccines and autism proves his contention that there multiple causes which include thiomersal. Then Smits dismisses what he intreprets as claim that all cases of autism have a genetic cause with the same assertation described earlier that the massive increase in reported cases can not be due to genetic disease. Smits goes onto state -
Offit presents himself as a skeptic who only accepts what is scientifically proven. But reality is not limited to what science has proven. Science is not reality, it is just a perception of reality. The earth was round even when while scientists believed it to be flat.Science is a number of things. One of them is an attempt to describe reality. Smits said himself he is not a scientist. The idea that the Earth is spherical dates back to 6th Century BCE and proofs arrived in the 3rd Century BCE and no, these ideas were not lost to Science. Smits then cites Lynn McTaggart and as vindication of his point of view.
Paul Offit also disbelieves in alternative medicine, but he seems confused about what it is. He lumps together every therapy not applied in conventional medicine. Alternative medicine is non-toxic and stimulates the vital energy to engage in a healing process. This is in contrast to conventional medicine, which suppresses with mostly toxic products. It is not fair to focus on the dangers of alternative medicine, when more than 100,000 Americans die each year because of conventional medicine. This is official number reported but only the tip of the iceberg.Earlier in the book, Smits exhorts "brave doctors" to challenge the orthodoxy that vaccines are a good thing. He suggests that the World Health Organisation et al should stop their vaccination programmes or at least delay vaccination until children's immune systems have developed and also reduce the number of vaccinations. Smits cites Isaac Golden and his homeoprophylaxis as a potential solution.
There is more in the book that makes just as bizarre reading. Interviews with Smits can be found on the internet as well as videos made and articles written by him. He wrote a number of others books and there used to be DVD but it seems impossible to get hold of now. Smits also was engaging in activities in Nepal.
This is probably sufficient to describe Smits's notions and what CEASE therapy is.
Prevalence in the UK
The total number of practitioners of CEASE therapy worldwide is unknown but is known that there are approximately 120 claiming to be trained in the UK (although there could be others). Some may no longer be practicing. Some may never have attracted any patients for CEASE therapy. One had reportedly treated over 100 children by 2014 (but over what time period is unknown). How many UK children are currently being treated with CEASE therapy is a complete unknown. It could be tens, it could be hundreds being put at risk.
CEASE therapy as described by Smits carries risks. The degree to which UK practitioners rigidly conform to Smits' vision is unknown. Kim Kalina apparently conducts training in English. It may be slightly different in tone and emphasis. It may be less aggressive in terms of ignoring symptoms. It might be that training of UK homeopaths mitigates some of the risks, but there is evidence that some pose as much, if not more, risk as Smits did. This will discussed in the next post. Yes, some of them are members of the Society of Homeopaths.
Deaths in the Western world that can attributed to homeopathy are very fortunately rare. It is not the homeopathic remedies that kill but the delay in seeking medical attention. The numbers of children who have been left with permanent harm as the result of such neglect is unknown. Likewise, there are no numbers for children how have recovered completely yet experienced unnecessary suffering.
Anti-vaccination sentiment is responsible for a rise in measles cases seen in the West.


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Many CFOs and their organizations are ignoring new social-media technologies and networks because they're "not comfortable with them," said Cal Slemp, managing director of Protiviti, a consultancy and internal audit firm, speaking on a panel about the risks and rewards of social media at this week's CFO Rising Conference in Las Vegas.
Other finance chiefs, he said, are letting social-media initiatives "go into skunk works" (projects run by a loosely structured group of people with little funding and less oversight).
CFOs have a plethora of concerns that cause them to resist making a wholehearted, structured commitment to social-media initiatives and investments. There's the oft-cited difficulty of determining the value of Facebook "likes" (underlined by Facebook's much-publicized problems with monetizing mobile ads) and the equally problematic worth of a tweet, or a post on Pinterest. At the same time, the work of crafting robust policies and guidelines for the safe use of social media can be daunting. ("Yes, by all means involve legal," advised Slemp.)
But the panel strongly felt that businesses that hold back are missing an enormous opportunity given the number of potential customers involved in active social networking. According to Edison Research, a market research and polling firm, in 2011 that included 46 million Americans over the age of 12 who checked their social-media sites and services "several times a day," and the 33% of social-media users who followed a brand on a social network this year (more than double the 16% that did so last year).
However, when organizations dip their toes into the social-media pool "without establishing business requirements or identifying their target markets," said Slemp, their efforts don't get the proper funding and don't achieve good integration with the business's IT infrastructure. Consequently, the well-known risks of social media — including reputational damage and the inadvertent exposure of critical and private business information — can quickly overwhelm its benefits and any hoped-for return on investment. Many businesses who want to grow their social media accounts, especially on Instagram, fall intro traps of buying fake followers. Be sure to only buy real Instagram followers from Twicsy and Buzzoid.
Gene Domecus, CFO of Blurb, an online book publisher, agreed, saying it's "misguided" not to govern a business's social-media strategy as one would any other business project. "We have a social-media manager," said Domecus, "whose full-time job is to engage with our customers and build our social-media presence. If you're not getting more customers [with social media], you're doing something wrong.
"If you just slap a banner ad on a Facebook page," he said, "chances are you're going to be disappointed in the return. As a CFO, I believe it's shortsighted to regard social-media ROI in a strict dollars spent, dollars retrieved sense. It misses the point. It's not that I don't care how much money we spend — I certainly do — but that's where our audience lives. Social media is about leveraging the like-minded."
Social media is very much about engagement, which by definition is a two-way street. And the customer side of that street can indeed produce measurable ROI. Darrell Flewell, CFO of Linux Professional Institute, an educational testing and certification firm for the Linux community, pointed to the fact that for years LPI paid to translate its exams into the languages of Linux developers around the world.
Now those translations are performed by the LPI's community, organized around social media. Consequently, said Flewell, "I haven't paid a translator in several years.
"But forget about ROI," he continued. "What about not being able to fill jobs? There's a lot of competition for new talent. If you decide that your employees won't be allowed to use Facebook in your organization, well, good luck with that. No one under 60 will want to work for you.
"Your demographic is totally immersed [in] social media. You turn your back on them, you turn your back on opportunity," he concluded.
What the most effective business users of social media do, Slemp said, is "take a deep breath, establish a common ground between the social-media evangelists and the fearful, and treat social media as a normal project." That means finding an owner for the initiative, gaining buy-in within the organization, developing goals, assigning responsibilities, establishing controls, developing usage policies, and determining proper investment levels.
"Decisions," said Slemp, "need to be conscious, not made by default."
Slemp pointed out that audit teams are beginning to "poke around" in social media. "It's not super insightful or direct," he said, "but they're asking what the business need was. What revenue are you attributing to it? You might decide as a business not to participate, and that's fine, but that doesn't mean people aren't saying things about you. It's a bad assumption that deciding not to participate in social media means you're not involved.
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I just love to take something and turn it into something else – turning basic supplies into crafty-goodness! This month I made another video tutorial for you (yes, I do always sit cross legged on the floor to create!) demonstrating the fun you can have with wool roving. Wool can be felted together using water or a needle, and with these basic techniques you can make all kinds of creatures or shapes to enjoy around the home.
As Easter is coming up, I share with you how to wet-felt an egg, and then needle felt a little chick to live inside the egg. Wet felting is great fun to do with your children, but as the felting needle is extremely sharp and scary it's best to leave that for the adults (I have drawn blood many times, so be careful!).
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We need an episode with just Twilight and Celestia. It would be the best.
Now go get some music of the day while we beg for one.
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The My Little Pony Series 3 Trading Cards now has an official street date: February 27th, 2015!
In celebration of this news, Enterplay has released details about what's inside packs, along with put up preorders online for boxes and 3-packs of cards. It's the biggest set yet, including 91 Episode cards, one for each episode! Plus, you can find Autograph cards right inside packs:
Fun Pack Overview (Cards available in Packs)The full announcement, along with what's inside of each 8-card pack, below the break.
91 Episode Cards (1 from each episode!)
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Couch here. Cal's internet is giving him grief, so I'm covering the discussion tonight. All I have to do is drop a Luna picture here and let y'all loose, right?
Hit the comments and get chatty.
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Equestria Daily Interview Series: Interview with IDW Editor Bobby Curnow Part 1 of 5by The Illustrious Q
Believe it or not, but the hardest person to show examples of their work in the comic industry is the comic's editor. They don't write the script. They don't draw the art. They usually don't color anything, but they always get their names on the book. So they must logically do something for the comic.
Bobby Curnow, IDW's editor on the My Little Pony Comic line, has provided what has to be the most insightful I have done thus far Equestria Daily.
What truly goes into editing a comic book? When did Bobby start working at IDW? And why is there a giant T-Rex outside my bedroom window?
You can find the answers to those questions, and more, below the break!
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I think I like ponies in witch and wizard hats. I'm not sure why...
Anyway, it's art time! Get a bunch of it below.
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If you happen to be in the mood for some giant robots with your cartoon equines, We Love Fine has four more shirts available dedicated to just that. Have some links:
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Thanks to Mark for the heads up.
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Head to the MOUNTAINS with some dashy folk, then chill out when you get to the top and bask in GLORIOUS MOON. It's music time. Get both below!
1.) DasDeer - Foal Mountain (Instrumental - Folk/Electro Symphony)
2.) I am Still - Callenby (Instrumental - Chill Out)
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Random Merch: Rainbow Dash Shoes, Twilight NERD GLASSES Shows, Bean Bag, Pint Glasses, and More!by Sethisto
Does this count as... horse shoes? Ohhhhh. I'm clever.
It's time for more random merch! The shoes up above were found at Macys here and here by GT, and everything else can be found below the break!
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With Sombra in non-mirror Equestria still somewhat of a mystery, I'm looking forward to seeing what his story was outside of SLAAAAVES and CRYYYYSTALS. And Chrysalis is a big "of course!".
Time for a New Poll:
Which Platform Would you Like to See a Fully Fledged Pony Game On?
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Magicaland crystally Rarity music to start, and a remix of STOP THE BATS, metal style. Get them both below!
1.) Reuel - Diamond (A Theme for Rarity) (Instrumental - Progressive House)
2.) My Little Pony - Stop The Bats by Egor Lappo (Remix - Metal/djent)
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Another page of the ever detailed and huge FiM series has been released! Check it out above. Also, I found a comic we haven't featured here before called Birth of Equestria and it's super cute. You can find the first page of the ongoing series below and you can expect more updates to be posted here in the future.
Comics, click for full!
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Know what this fandom has done since the beginning of it's existence? SHIPPED CARTOON HORSES. If your preferred method of love transportation includes Applejack and Rainbow Dash, we have the PMV/animation thingy just for you!
Get it down below the break!
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Now Rainbow, you know oats are a part of a balanced breakfast! And with the bag you can eat and do tricks. I guess this is what you'd call the Equestrian equivalent of fast food.
Morning everyone! Ready for some chatting?
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text: We investigated the effects of weekend entrance in adverse cardiac occasions in sufferers with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary symptoms (NSTE-ACS). was connected with a 2.1-fold improved threat for MACE (HR, 2.13; 95% CI, 1.26-3.60, = 0.005). These results suggest that weekend entrance of sufferers with NSTE-ACS is certainly associated with a rise in 30-time undesirable cardiac event. Graphical Abstract worth of significantly less than 0.05 was considered significant statistically. All analyses had been performed with SPSS v. 18.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Ethics declaration The analysis was accepted by the institutional critique plank from the Seoul Country wide University Bundang Medical center (No. B-1111-139-105), and was conducted based on the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent for research enrollment was waived with the plank. RESULTS Baseline sufferers features Among 1,049 sufferers screened, 577 sufferers with NSTE-ACS who was simply accepted via ER and maintained with PCI had been finally signed up for the analysis (Fig. 1). Research subjects had been classified in to the weekend group (n=168) or the weekday group (n=409) predicated on the ER entrance day and period (Desk 1). The weekend group demonstrated higher baseline cardiac enzyme considerably, shorter symptom-to-admission period, and much longer admission-to-PCI period set alongside the weekday group. Furthermore, sufferers of weekend group acquired even more intermediate to high TIMI risk ratings than weekday group, with borderline statistical significance (66.1% vs. 57.5%, P=0.055). Concomitant medicines were not considerably different except that heparin was implemented more regularly in the weekend group. In the weekday group, the admission-to-PCI period FMK didn't differ between sufferers who reach ER after 6 p.m. on or vacation and the ones who all arrive after 6 p Weekend.m. on weekdays excluding Fri (36.941.9 hr vs. 34.755.7 hr, P=0.741). Fig. 1 Collection of sufferers. NSTEMI, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; NSTE-ACS, non-ST-segment elevation severe coronary symptoms; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting. Desk 1 Baseline individual characteristics Clinical final results at thirty days of follow-up The weekend group acquired higher 30-time MACE rate than the weekday group (15.5% vs. 7.3%, P=0.005) (Fig. 2). The incidence of cardiac death (3.0% vs. 0.5%, P=0.025) and that of urgent PCI (12.5% vs. 6.8%, P=0.033) were also significantly higher in the weekend group (Table 2). Overall cardiac enzyme elevation was more frequent in the weekend group. When the whole patients were subgrouped into NSTEMI (n=350) and UA (n=227), there were similar results. The incidence rate of MACE was significantly higher in the weekend group in comparison with the weekday group in patients with NSTEMI (16.8% vs. 9.5%, P=0.047) and in patients with UA (12.2% vs. 4.5%, P=0.046). Fig. 2 Thirty-day major adverse cardiac events (MACE) for patients with NSTE-ACS who were admitted on weekday or weekend. Of 577 patients, 26 patients in the weekend group (15.5%) and 30 patients in the weekday group (7.3%) had MACE within 30 days. The difference … Table 2 Thirty-day clinical FMK outcomes Most MACE occurred within 5 days after PCI in both groups, and the distribution patterns were similar between the two groups (Table 3). Seven patients died of cardiac causes, five in the weekend group and 2 in the weekday group. In the weekend group, four acquired cardiogenic shocks and one ventricular tachyarrhythmia, within the weekday group one acquired cardiogenic surprise and one ventricular tachyarrhythmia. There is no factor in the occurrence of MACE among eight PCI providers (P=0.100) and between four senior providers and four junior providers (7.9% vs. 12.2%, P=0.082). Desk 3 Distribution from the incident of MACE Interestingly, there is a development of gradual upsurge in MACE right away of weekly toward the weekend using a highest occurrence on Saturday accompanied by Fri (Fig. 3A). In regards to towards the potential elements that can donate to the incident of MACE (Fig. 3B-F), baseline Troponin-I elevation as well as the admission-to-PCI period showed very similar distribution design as the MACE distribution using a top on Saturday, recommending some causal function in the boost of MACE in the weekend group. The Mouse monoclonal to CD62L.4AE56 reacts with L-selectin, an 80 kDaleukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (LECAM-1).CD62L is expressed on most peripheral blood B cells, T cells,some NK cells, monocytes and granulocytes. CD62L mediates lymphocyte homing to high endothelial venules of peripheral lymphoid tissue and leukocyte rollingon activated endothelium at inflammatory sites distribution of symptom-to-admission period showed a invert design of MACE, on Mon and continuous reduce toward the weekend displaying a development of longest period, without statistical significance. Fig. 3 Final results and baseline features regarding to ER entrance time. (A) Thirty-day major adverse cardiac FMK events (MACE) relating to ER admission day. The incidence of MACE shows a pattern of increase from Monday to Sunday. (B) Baseline Troponin-I elevation … However, there was no significant difference in MACE between the weekend group and the weekday group at 18 months (19.0% vs. 19.6%, P=0.888) (Table 4). Table 4 Eighteen-month cumulative medical outcomes Clinical results in propensity score matched populace After propensity score matching, 125 of 168 individuals in the weekend group were successfully matched to an equal quantity of individuals in.


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November 10 kicks off the official holiday season at the Disneyland Resort and it's the most festive time of the year! This year, there's going to be some fun new additions mixed in with the standby favorites.
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- Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle features shimmering icicles and more than 50,000 twinkling LED lights. Oh and you don't want to miss the fireworks spectacular "Believe … in Holiday Magic" as it features a magical snowfall finale
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- Guests can meet Santa at his special location in Critter County
- There will be a gigantic 60-foot Christmas tree with nearly 1,800 ornaments that will welcome guests to Main Street, U.S.A.
- "it's a small world" has been transformed into "it's a small world" Holiday to celebrate children around the world and the holiday traditions of their countries. FastPass will be available for this attraction.
- Of course, you don't want to miss Haunted Mansion Holiday which celebrates the collision between Christmas and Halloween with Jack Skellington and his friends from "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas."
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- The residents of Radiator Springs have decorated with festive fun in the past, but new this year, two Cars Land attractions will transform for the first time. Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters becomes Luigi's Joy to the Whirl and Mater's Junkyard Jamboree becomes Mater's Jingle Jamboree.
- The Festival of Holidays is back with diverse cultural festivities inspired by Christmas/Navidad, Hannukah, Diwali, Kwanza and Three Kings Day. Guests will experience:
- Holiday Sunset Concerts: New for this year, there will be fun dance parties featuring performing groups Phat Cat Swinger (Friday-Monday) and Mariachi Divas (Tuesday-Thursday) at Paradise Park
- The Sound, a new soulful a capella group will join returning holiday performances by Mostly Kosher, Blue13 Dance Company and the Holiday Toy Drummers
- Disney ¡Viva Navidad! will take place again with with authentic music, dance, décor, crafts. Guests will also get to meet special Disney characters, including Princess Elena of Avalor
- Festive Foods Marketplaces: These kiosks will serve multicultural holiday fare including a range of flavors like beef corn tamale a la plancha with spicy rojo sauce, braised lamb cheeks with Mediterranean cauliflower, sweet potato pie and fruit and nut rugelach
- Fun family activities: These include holiday arts and crafts, face painting and cookie decorating
- Three Kings Day Celebration from January 4-7
- The nighttime spectacular, World of Color – Season of Light will return and it will celebrate the spirit of the holidays as the show combines classic holiday songs with memorable moments from treasured Disney animated films.
- "a bug's land" will transform for the holidays with over-sized lights and ornaments
- At Santa's Holiday Visit found at the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, guests will be able to play festive Elf Games, enjoy cookie decorating and meet Santa Claus
- Carthay Circle along Buena Vista Street features a 1920s-inspired holiday theme to emulate Los Angeles as it appeared when Walt Disney first moved to California, including a stunning, 50-foot Christmas tree that features vintage-style ornaments. In addition, the surrounding buildings are adorned in old-fashioned seasonal decorations.
There will also be holiday festivities at Downtown Disney and all three Hotels of the Disneyland Resort with twinkling lights and ornaments, holiday displays, special entertainment and special dining with themed menus. Guests can also the lobby of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa to find a big treat – a giant gingerbread replica of the hotel itself.
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- What are the various fees and tuition that I pay every semester and how are they set?
- There are five main components to a DVM student's tuition and fees that students pay each semester: tuition, professional fees, a student services fee, campus-based fees, and a course materials and services fee. Tuition is set by the University of California's governing body, the Regents. Professional fees are requested by the school and approved by the Regents, a student services fee is also set by the Regents, campus-based fees are proposed by the campus and approved by the UC Davis student body, and a course materials and services fee is requested by the school and approved by the campus. The campus budget office website describes each component in detail and provides current and historical fees.
Students who are not residents of California pay a nonresident fee (an additional $12,245) until they establish residency. International students would likely pay the nonresident fee for all four years of the program. The UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) fee is paid by students who do not demonstrate another form of health insurance. The chart below shows the total annual fees paid ($32,102) by a resident DVM student in years 1-3 for 2018-19. Fourth year students pay an additional $4,082 because they start their clinical rotations in the summer after the third year.
- What is the history of tuition and fee increases and the school's strategy for managing these increases?
- The chart below illustrates the tuition and fee history for the DVM program. During the great recession starting in 2008, the University of California's budget was permanently reduced by the State by over $500 million (nearly a 20% reduction in state funds to the UC system). Unfortunately student tuition and fees were increased during that same period. Since 2011-12 fee increases have leveled off. From 2013-14 to 2016-17, the Governor and the California State Legislature agreed to increase the state budget for UC if the UC Regents agreed to freeze tuition. 2017-18 was the first academic year in six years that student tuition was allowed to increase and then only at the rate of inflation to cover fixed cost increases. Student tuition will remain at the 2017-18 levels for 2018-19.
The School of Veterinary Medicine has kept DVM student professional fees relatively stable over the past several years as can be seen in the chart below. For 2018-19, the school increased professional fees by 3% to cover fixed cost increases in faculty and staff salaries and benefits and increases in the cost of instructional equipment and supplies. Three percent was chosen because that was the regional year-over-year Consumer Price Index increase from 2015-16 to 2016-17.
- How are professional fee increases calculated? And, what is the school doing to help students with their debt?
- Professional fees, not tuition, for the DVM program will increase by 3% (+$482) over last year (2019-20). The last increase of this type was over three years ago. However, there is also an increase in the DVM return to aid grant by $600, which means that even with a fee increase that the school is actually more affordable for students. This grant increase more than compensates for the professional fee increase noted above and annual return to aid has increased from $7100 to $7700 for all DVM students paying tuition. Please let our office know if you have any questions.
The school is sensitive to student debt and continues to work hard to fundraise for student scholarships, a top priority for the school, and our scholarship endowment has now grown to $76 million. This endowment earns about $2.7 million each year which, along with the return-to-aid from Professional Fees ($2 million) and return-to-aid from student tuition (also $2 million) is allocated to students annually to offset the cost of tuition and fees. In sum, $6.7 million in aid and scholarships is provided annually to students. For the Class of 2019, the median student debt came in at $96,958 compared to $120,250 from the previous year's graduates and a mean of $91,486 compared to $101,328*. Across all U.S. veterinary schools, the mean was $132,901. While our school's mean debt load is below the national average, we are committed to continuously fundraising for scholarships.
- What can I expect my salary to be after graduation? What about later in my career?
- While salaries vary across area of emphasis (e.g., small animal, equine), the median starting salaries provide some indication of what you can expect. The median starting salary for a 2017 graduate from UC Davis who did not pursue further advanced education was $90,000. If we include those who did pursue advanced education (residency or internship) in the calculation, the median starting salary was $45,700. These are data from an annual survey of UC Davis DVM graduates by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
An associate level veterinarian (as opposed to a practice owner) has a median salary of $100,000. For practice owners, the median salary was $120,000. These data are from the Economic Issues Survey Report by the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) – July – August 2016.
- How does the school use my professional fees?
- The table below illustrates how the school plans to use professional fees paid by the DVM students for the DVM program for 2017-18.
Instructional Support Staff Salary and Benefits $2,766,860 32% Student Return-to-Aid $2,090,600 24% Student Services / Academic Programs Operating Budget $1,652,428 19% Faculty Support and Start-up $850,000 10% Instructional Equipment $582,000 7% Teaching Facility Renewal $372,000 4% VMTH Clinical Teaching Support $294,000 3% Total $8,607,888 100%
- How do UC Davis' tuition and fees compare to other veterinary colleges' and schools' tuition and fees?
- The table below illustrates the 2018-19 DVM resident tuition and fees for our peer veterinary schools.
UC Davis tuition and fees are below the average of the peer schools listed above.
School or College 2018-19 NC State University $19,439 Texas A&M University $24,160 University of Florida $28,790 Ohio State University $32,350 Cornell University $35,966 Colorado State University $36,220 U. Pennsylvania $59,828 Average $33,607 UC Davis $32,102
- Who can I talk to if I have further questions?
- Please call or email Mary McNally Executive Assistant Dean, Administration – School of Veterinary Medicine at 530-752-0639 or firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any questions.


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Ellis, Robert (2013) Asylums and Sport: Participation, Isolation and the Role of Cricket in the Treatment of the Insane. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 30 (1). pp. 83-101. ISSN 0952-3367Metadata only available from this repository.
In the histories of mental institutions, sports and recreations have played a central role. Particular focus has been placed on staff and patients but it is only recently that historians have sought to explain the role of sport in general, and cricket in particular, in therapeutic terms. In addition, other recent work has highlighted the importance of cricket as one of the activities that placed asylums at the centre of a wider network within society. Yet there remains a pervasive sense these institutions were both isolated and distant. The aim of this article is to understand this apparent contradiction by drawing together recent themes relating to therapy and interaction. Using contemporary and secondary sources, it will explore the composition of teams. Focusing primarily on Great Britain, and using a case study from the north of England at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it will seek to explain who played cricket in the asylum and who represented the teams that played in the local community. It will also explore reactions locally to those teams. Ultimately, it will show that although teams were integrated within their local communities, it was their composition that contributed to both physical and social senses of isolation.
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