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Alternet has a really good article by Lakshmi Chaudhry about "The Stepford Wives" and the role women play in women's oppression. Chandhry touches on a number of ways that some women conceptualize feminism as an enemy, but there's just one that I'd like to address here.
Claire, once an over-achieving geneticist, yearns for the halcyon days when a woman was not required to choose her own identity nor negotiate the consequences of her choices. Her descent into pathology is sparked by what she sees as the one such consequence of her professional success -- catching Mike and her research assistant in flagrante, so to speak.
I've discussed before how the specter of female infidelity is used to justify all sorts of arguments about restricting female freedom, but I didn't touch on how male infidelity is also used as a reason to justify restricting female freedom. As this article points out, Caitlan Flanagan is particularly good at threatening women with male infidelity to make them behave.
As the resident book critic at The Atlantic Monthly in 2003, Flanagan wrote approvingly of the '50s housewife who "understood that in addition to ironing her husband's shirts and cooking the Sunday roast, she was -- with some regularity -- going to have relations with the man of the house."... This is the "rare woman -- the good wife, and the happy one -- ... who maintains her husband's sexual interest and who returns it in full measure," mostly by virtue of "orderly and successful housekeeping."
I've seen variations on the theme elsewhere, including anxiety about women's lib expressed by women who are afraid that if their husbands have more women as professional acquaintances, then they are more likely to cheat. But generally you'll see something more like Flanagan implying if not stating outright--men can't get it up for women who think and do for themselves and so are downright forced to cheat for any sexual relief. (Flanagan also assumes that women, being a bit feeble, cannot swing having a job and a sex life like men can do.)
I find it intriguing that this stereotype live side by side with the stereotype of the sexy over-achiever. After all, Michael Douglas cheated on his good domestic wife in "Fatal Attraction" with a hot hot hot if unbent career woman. In that movie, career women are potrayed as whorish and crazy, sure, but they are still sexy.
In fact, a lot of people I know complain that the weak spot in the original movie "The Stepford Wives" is the implication that men would find these insipid, robotic creatures attractive at all, even though they are programmed to swoon and carry on like porn stars when they hit the sheets. In fact, it seemed to me that the only reason that men might be more likely to fear cheating from a woman who is powerful at work is because it's widely assumed that powerful people have more sexual allure.
It seems to me to be a very weak to threaten women with male infidelity to keep them from pursuing equality. Not only does it require breaking down the stereotype that domestication is anything but sexy, but it also requires women to hang up the common sense notion that a man whose wife isn't dependent on him has more reasons to be faithful, lest he be walked out on. Of course, the threat still gets play as does anything that both bashes feminism and is titillating, but the stupidity of it does grate on my nerves.


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Tired of plain old French manicures and single colors on your nails? Maybe it is time you tried getting creative to up your nail game! Here are some of the most creative nails art Designs to get your creative muscles working! Check out the following fun, colorful and cute ideas and show your nails some love.
If you are looking for an innovative idea to decorate your nails, this creative nail design idea may inspire you. Small hearts with different colours are painted on white swirls which is placed on a solid black base coat.
Blue colour has a certain elegance about itself. You can simply paint your nails with any blue shade gel nail paint and sprinkle some silver sparkles on the lower end of the nail to create a unique look.
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This nail design is a mix of simplicity and intricacy. Three nails are painted in solid red colour with a blue horizontal line passing midway along it. The other two has a blue base colour and the most complex part: a tiny scorpion painted on it.
This beautiful yet simple fake nail design will make you go bananas over it. Each nail has a separate design where one has a dual colour, another a solid glittery paint, beads are attached on one and the other has a half-on- half design.
You will require no skills to paint this classic pattern on your nails. Simply coat your nails with a white gel nail paint and let it dry. After that form small petals on any corner of the nail with different nail paints to give a floral effect.
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For this lovely nail design idea, you will have to choose two base coats and cover your nails alternately with them. Then form two consecutive triangular patterns on the upper end and fill up the upper most triangle in black and the one below it with white.
This shellac nail polish colours have a curvy design on all nails. Then each curve is filled with different gel nail paints like orange, turquoise, yellow, red etc. You may add colours of your choice and design the pattern as per your choice.
For this cute and creative nail design shellac you will first have to cover all your nails with a baby pink gel nail paint. Then divide the nail midway with a glossy blue line. Then draw small flowers with different gel colours and add leaves to them as well.
For this creative nail design shellac, you shall have to seek the help of a professional nail stylist. It has various geometrical patterns, lines and shapes in black colour which is painted on a pale base coat like teal, peach and pale yellow.
This creative nail design inspiration has a similar pattern on three nails while the other two are left in solid nail paint. For the pattern, you can make small squares, flowers and small dots with any contrasting nail paint colour.
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'Abdu'llah (عبد الله slave of Allah) is the name of Prophet Muhammad's father. His full name was in fact Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib (عبدالله بن عبد المطلب). This is proof that the title of "Allah" was familiar to polytheistic Arabs prior to the advent of Islam.
Abdu'llah was the son of Shaiba ibn Hashim (`Abd al-Muttalib). He and Āminah bint Wahb (Muhammad's mother), belonged to the family of the Banū Hāshim, a branch of the powerful Quraysh, the ruling tribe of Mecca, that also guarded the Ka'aba.[1]
According to Islamic beliefs, Abdu'llah and Aminah are both in Hell.[2][3][4]
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- Who was the Father of Muhammad? Part 2 - (archived), http://staringattheview.blogspot.com/2008/10/who-was-father-of-muhammad-part-2.html
- ↑ "ʿAbd Allāh", Encyclopædia Britannica, July 9, 2011 (archived), http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1237855/Abd-Allah.
- ↑ "Are the parents of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in Paradise or in Hell?", Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 47170 (archived), http://islamqa.com/en/ref/47170/hell.
- ↑ "Abu Huraira reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) visited the grave of his mother and he wept, and moved others around him to tears, and said: I sought permission from my Lord to beg forgiveness for her but it was not granted to me, and I sought permission to visit her grave and it was granted to me. So visit the graves, for that makes you mindful of death." - Sahih Muslim 4:2130
- ↑ "Anas reported: Verily, a person said: Messenger of Allah, where is my father? He said: (He) is in the Fire. When he turned away, he (the Holy Prophet) called him and said: Verily my father and your father are in the Fire." - Sahih Muslim 1:398


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Wayne Carroll Antill, 69, a native of Bayou Black and resident of Houma, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2007.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to funeral time Friday at First Baptist Church of Houma. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church.
He is survived by his mother, Pearl Jackson Antill of Schriever; one son, Chris Antill and wife, Pamela Boudreaux Antill, of Houma; one sister, Gwen Antill LeBlanc and husband, Robert LeBlanc, of Schriever; one brother, Ray Antill and wife, Mary Antill, of Schriever; two grandsons, Andrew Christopher Antill and Nicholas Joel Antill; one sister-in-law, Patricia Harvey Boutwell and husband, M.J. Boutwell, of Thibodaux; and one sister-in-law, Judy Harvey Orgeron and husband, Freddie Orgeron of Gray.
He was preceded in death by his father, Percy Antill; and his wife, Brenda Harvey Antill.
He served as a U.S. Marine and was retired from the water-conditioning business that he owned for more than 30 years. He was a member of the Krewe of Cleophas and was an avid fisherman and hunter.
He was Methodist.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Bayou Region Hospice, 195 Corporate Drive, Houma, LA 70360.
He donated his body to science.
Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Wayne Carroll Antill, 69, a native of Bayou Black and resident of Houma, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2007.


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|Zinc-α2-glycoprotein is unrelated to gestational diabetes: anthropometric and metabolic determinants in pregnant women and their offspring.
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|CONTEXT: Zinc-α2-Glycoprotein (ZAG) is an adipokine with lipolytic action and is positively associated with adiponectin in adipose tissue. We hypothesize that ZAG may be related with hydrocarbonate metabolism disturbances observed in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze serum ZAG concentration and its relationship with carbohydrate metabolism in pregnant women and its influence on fetal growth.
DESIGN: 207 pregnant women (130 with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and 77 with GDM) recruited in the early third trimester and their offspring were studied. Cord blood was obtained at delivery and neonatal anthropometry was assessed in the first 48 hours. ZAG was determined in maternal serum and cord blood.
RESULTS: ZAG concentration was lower in cord blood than in maternal serum, but similar concentration was observed in NGT and GDM pregnant women. Also similar levels were found between offspring of NGT and GDM women. In the bivariate analysis, maternal ZAG (mZAG) was positively correlated with adiponectin and HDL cholesterol, and negatively correlated with insulin and triglyceride concentrations, and HOMA index. On the other hand, cord blood ZAG (cbZAG) was positively correlated with fat-free mass, birth weight and gestational age at delivery. After adjusting for confounding variables, gestational age at delivery and HDL cholesterol emerged as the sole determinants of cord blood ZAG and maternal ZAG concentrations, respectively.
CONCLUSION: mZAG was not associated with glucose metabolism during pregnancy. ZAG concentration was lower in cord blood compared with maternal serum. cbZAG was independently correlated with gestational age at delivery, suggesting a role during the accelerated fetal growth during latter pregnancy.
|Silvia Näf; Xavier Escote; Rosa Elena Yañez; Mónica Ballesteros; Inmaculada Simón; Pilar Gil; Ana Megia; Joan Vendrell
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|Zinc-α2-Glycoprotein Is Unrelated to Gestational Diabetes: Anthropometric and Metabolic Determinants in Pregnant Women and Their Offspring Alternate Title:ZAG in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
|Silvia Näf12*
|Xavier Escote12
|Rosa Elena Yañez12
|Mónica Ballesteros3
|Inmaculada Simón12
|Pilar Gil12
|Ana Megia12
|Joan Vendrell12
|Suresh Yenuguedit1
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1Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
2Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
3Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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Late pregnancy is characterized by an insulin resistance state which involves changes in lipid and glucose metabolism [1] to meet the increased metabolic demands of the fetus. The decrease in insulin sensitivity is offset by an increase of pancreatic insulin secretion, but when this mechanism is insufficient, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) develops.
Adipose tissue has a recognized capacity to secrete several hormones called adipokines, which modulate the action of insulin in different tissues, including adipocytes themselves [2]. In addition, some of these proteins have been involved in the regulatory process of energy homeostasis and weight control. Nowadays, there is growing interest in the role of these adipokines as contributors to the metabolic abnormalities both in the mother and the fetus, observed in the GDM context. Thus, lower levels of total adiponectin [3]–[5] and its multimeric forms [4]–[6] have been reported in GDM. More recently, up-regulation of adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein and of retinol-binding protein 4 in mothers has been related with GDM insulin-resistant condition [7].
Zinc-α2-Glycoprotein (ZAG) is a soluble protein of 41 kD identified in secretory epithelial cells from different organs such as the liver, prostate, breast, kidney and lung [8]. Recently, ZAG gene and protein expression have also been detected in human visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues [9]. In turn, mature adipocytes may synthesize and secrete this protein suggesting a possible role in adipose tissue metabolism in the context of obesity and insulin resistance [10]. In fact, one of the main functions of ZAG in adipose tissue is thought to be its lipolytic action. ZAG has been shown to stimulate lipolysis in murine epididymal adipocytes associated with the activation of adenylate cyclase in a GTP-dependent manner [11]. This lipolytic effect seems to be mediated through the stimulation of a β3 receptor [12]. ZAG expression was down-regulated in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) [13]–[14] and in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) from obese patients [14] suggesting that ZAG expression in human adipose tissue appears to be inversely linked to fat mass. Besides, ZAG expression maintains a close positive relationship with adiponectin in adipose tissue. Thus, a strong positive relationship between ZAG and adiponectin gene expression in both VAT and SAT depots has been described [15], [16]. Administration of recombinant ZAG to human adipocytes can increase adiponectin release in mature cells [16]. In this line, a negative association has been described between ZAG expression in adipose tissue and insulin resistance measured by homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) [15], [16]. In a recent study, administration of recombinant ZAG to hyperglycemic (ob/ob) mice produced a significant decrease in basal plasma insulin due to an increase in glucose consumption. This "hypoglycaemiant" effect of ZAG also seems to be mediated through stimulation of a β3 receptor [17].
In light of this supposed metabolic effect of ZAG and considering the close relationship observed with adiponectin we hypothesize that ZAG may be related with hydrocarbonate metabolism during pregnancy, mainly in GDM patients by influencing the insulin-resistance milieu. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed ZAG serum levels in a well-characterized cohort of pregnant women with GDM and normal glucose tolerance (NGT). Furthermore, we also analyzed the relationship between cord blood ZAG (cbZAG) levels and metabolic and anthropometric parameters of their offspring.
A prospective analytic case-control study was conducted at the Joan XXIII University Hospital. Three hundred and seventy-seven pregnant Caucasian women were recruited at the time of antepartum screening for GDM. All of the women who participated underwent a 3-h, 100-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and were monitored from the time of inclusion until delivery. Serum and plasma samples were kept in a GDM biobank collection. The Joan XXIII Hospital Ethics Committee approved the study and written informed consent was obtained from all participants. Following the Spanish GDM guidelines and according to the OGTT, women with 2 or more values above the threshold proposed by the National Diabetes Data Group [18], [19] were considered GDM, and women who had all the values below the threshold were classified in the normal glucose tolerance (NGT) group. Women with only one value above the threshold after oral glucose tolerance were excluded from the study. In this study we included two hundred and seven pregnant women who fulfilled the following criteria at the end of pregnancy, 1) a singleton pregnancy, 2) accurate gestational age confirmed by an ultrasound examination before 20 weeks of gestation, 3) the absence of fetal abnormalities identified at birth, 4) cord blood sample was obtained at delivery, and 5) NGT or GDM diagnosed before 30 weeks of pregnancy. Women with only one value above the threshold after OGTT were excluded from the study. One hundred and sixty five women also fulfilled an additional criterion 6) neonatal biometry within the 48 hours of delivery.
GDM women were given a personalized diet with 40% of carbohydrates and they were instructed to self-monitor blood glucose 6 times a day (fasting and 1 hour postprandial) daily. Insulin therapy was recommended when fasting glucose values were repeatedly ≥95 mg/dl and or 1 hour postprandial values were >140 mg/dl. According to these criteria, 48 women were treated only with diet and 29 women required the addition of insulin.
Clinical and demographic data: Upon inclusion, demographic and historical information was collected via an interviewer-administered questionnaire focused in personal medical and obstetrical history, information regarding the current pregnancy with special attention to risk factors for gestational diabetesAlso, maternal anthropometric data including height, pre-pregnancy weight, and weight at the end of pregnancy were collected. Pre-pregnancy BMI was calculated using the formula: pre-pregnancy weight (kg)/(height (m))2. Increased BMI was calculated by the formula BMI gain = final BMI – pre-pregnancy BMI. Neonatal length and weight were determined in all participants using a measuring board to the nearest 0.1 cm and a calibrated scale to the nearest 10 g. In a subgroup of one hundred and sixty five offspring, more complete fetal anthropometry was also measured. Triceps, biceps, subescapular, and flank skinfold thickness were measured with Holtain skinfold callipers (Chasmors Ltd, London UK). The circumference of the head, chest, abdomen at the umbilicus, and upper and lower limbs was measured with a mid-upper arm tape (Re-usable Lasso-o, Harlow, UK). The length of the upper and lower limbs was measured with an anthropometer (Chasmors Ltd, London UK). Newborn body composition was estimated by the formula validated by Dauncey [20]. This method assumes that the trunk and the upper and lower limbs are cylinders covered with a layer of fat. The head is considered a sphere without a fat layer. The triceps skinfold is used to estimate the fat covering limbs whereas the subescapular skinfold estimates the fat thickness of the trunk. The volume of the subcutaneous layer of fat covering each cylinder is estimated by the formula: Length×circumference×the correspondence skinfold value. Total body fat is the sum of volumes that cover each cylinder (two upper limbs+two lower limbs+trunk)×0.9 (the density of human fat tissue). We first calculated fat mass (FM), and fat-free mass (FFM) was obtained by the formula = Birth weight-FM.
Laboratory measurements: The 100 g-OGTT was performed in the morning after overnight fasting. Venous blood samples were drawn at baseline and 60, 120 and 180 minutes following ingestion of standard 100-g glucose load. Venous blood from the umbilical cord was obtained immediately after delivery. Glucose levels were determined in an ADVIA 2400 (Siemens AG, Munich, Germany) autoanalyzer using the standard enzyme methods. Fasting plasma insulin and C-peptide were determined by immunoassay in an ADVIA Centaur System (Siemens AG, Munich, Germany). This assay shows a cross-reactivity of lower than 0.1% to intact human proinsulin and the primary circulating split form. HOMA-IR was determined according to the following equation: fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)×fasting plasma insulin (µU/ml/22.5) [21].
Serum ZAG levels were measured by sandwich ELISA (Bio-Vendor Laboratory Medicine, Inc., Palackeho, Czech Republic). The intra and inter-assay CVs were lower than 5 and 6.6%, respectively and assay sensitivity was 0.673 ng/ml.
Serum adiponectin levels were determined using a human ELISA kit (multimeric Adiponectin ELISA Kit; Bühlmann, Schönenbuch, Switzerland). The intra and inter-assay CVs were lower than 15% and assay sensitivity was 0.08 ng/ml.
Statistical analysis was performed by using the SPSS statistical package (version 13; SPSS, Chicago, IL). The 1-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was performed to verify the normal distribution of the quantitative variables. For clinical and anthropometrical variables, normal distributed data are expressed as mean values (±SD), and for variables with a non Gaussian distribution, values are expressed as median (25–75th percentile). Categorical variables were reported by number (percentages). Comparisons of quantitative variables between groups were performed by either Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney U test according to the data distribution. Associations between quantitative variables were evaluated by Pearson correlation analysis or Spearman correlation for non-normally distributed variables. The independence of the associations of maternal ZAG (mZAG) and cbZAG with clinical and analytical variables was evaluated by stepwise multiple linear regression analysis. Variables with a significant association in the bivariate analysis or those known to be related with the physiopathology of insulin-resistance were included as independent ones in the model. All models were also adjusted for age. Statistical significance was accepted at the level of P<0.05.
One hundred and thirty NGT and seventy-seven GDM pregnant women and their respective offspring were included in the study.
The main clinical and analytical variables of the study participants are summarized in table 1.
As expected GDM women had higher levels of fasting glucose, fasting insulin and HOMA-IR. By contrast NGT women showed a higher gain in BMI during pregnancy (4.82±2.04 vs. 3.70±2.08 kg/m2 P<0.001). The remaining variables did not show any differences between the groups. Serum mZAG circulating levels were similar both in NGT and GDM women. Furthermore, mZAG concentrations were similar in insulin or in diet-treated GDM women (45.88±11.59 µg/ml vs. 48.01±11.98 µg/ml respectively).
We also analyzed the influence of pre-pregnancy weight in ZAG levels. No differences in mZAG levels were observed between lean (BMI≤25 Kg/m2) and overweight (BMI>25 Kg/m2) women, either when we considered the whole group (47.91±10.67 µg/ml vs. 45.76±9.63 µg/ml respectively) or when NGT (47.63±9.57 µg/ml vs. 46.15±8.45 µg/ml) and GDM groups (48.46±12.66 µg/ml vs. 45.24±12.66 µg/ml) were analyzed separately.
The main clinical and analytical variables of the offspring are summarized in table 1.
Cord blood insulin levels were higher in offspring of GDM when compared with NGT pregnant women. Gender distribution, mean birth weight (BW) and gestational age at delivery were similar in both groups. There were no significant differences in cord blood ZAG (cbZAG) levels between GDM and NGT groups and no effect on cbZAG levels regarding GDM treatment (insulin or diet only) was observed (21.79±6.74 µg/ml vs. 19.63 µg/ml±5.83 respectively).
When we analyzed the relationship between cbZAG and mZAG levels in the whole group we observed that cbZAG concentrations were more than twofold lower than mZAG levels (20.54±6.84 µg/ml vs. 47.02±10.28 µg/ml respectively P<0.001). Similar results were obtained when we studied the GDM (20.32±6.31 µg/ml vs. 47.25±11.74 µg/ml P<0.001) and NGT groups (20.67±7.15 µg/ml vs. 46.88±9.37 µg/ml P<0.001) separately.
In the bivariate correlation analysis, no association between mZAG and cbZAG levels was observed. Serum mZAG concentrations showed a positive correlation with HDL cholesterol levels and a negative correlation with triglyceride levels, insulin and HOMA-IR (figure 1). No correlation between mZAG concentrations and fetal variables were observed.
Serum cbZAG levels were positively associated with gestational age at delivery (figure 2), BW and FFM (figure 3). There were no correlations between cbZAG levels and maternal variables.
There was a positive correlation between mZAG and maternal adiponectin levels (r = 0.205; P = 0.003). Concerning cbZAG levels, no relationship with maternal or cord blood adiponectin levels was observed.
To strengthen the independence of these relationships, a series of stepwise multiple linear regression analysis models was constructed:
First model with mZAG as dependent variable; we include HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, HOMA-IR, cbZAG, maternal adiponectin, GDM, maternal age and pregravid BMI as independent variables. HDL cholesterol emerged as the sole positive determinant of mZAG (B = 0.150; P = 0.039).
Second model with cbZAG as dependent variable; we include gestational age at delivery, BW, FFM, mZAG, cord blood adiponectin, GDM and neonatal sex as independent variables. The final regression model identified gestational age at delivery as the sole and potent positive predictor (B = 0.292; P = <0.0001).
Third model with maternal adiponectin as dependent variable; we include mZAG, HOMA-IR, pre-pregnancy BMI, maternal age and gain in BMI as independent variables. The result showed that maternal adiponectin was mainly predicted by mZAG (B = 0.187; P = 0.007) and HOMA-IR (B = −0.181; P = 0.009).
Insulin resistance plays a pivotal role for the proper maintenance of metabolic homeostasis during pregnancy. The secretory function of adipose tissue has gained attention in the adequate functioning of glucose metabolism when insulin resistance becomes evident, as occurs in the last months of pregnancy. However, human data are very scarce regarding adipokines during pregnancy. In this study we have described for the first time that the serum ZAG levels during pregnancy are associated with a healthier metabolic profile, with independence of the glucose metabolism. Furthermore, the absence of relationship with pre-pregnancy BMI suggests that adipose tissue is not a major determinant of its circulating levels during pregnancy, although we cannot discard a local metabolic role of ZAG.
ZAG is a relatively new player in metabolic disturbances of insulin resistance-derived diseases, but the previous studies in non-pregnant subjects have yielded heterogeneous results. Thus, in obesity, low [14], [22], unchanged [15] or increased [23], [24] circulating levels have been reported. Furthermore, in metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes similar results have been observed, with increased or comparable levels to healthy counterparts [23]–[25]. Differences in the ethnic backgrounds and in patient characteristics might explain these inconsistent results.
Only one previous report exists analyzing ZAG levels in pregnancy in women with preeclampsia. In this report, high levels of serum ZAG were described in preeclampsia, but no clear association with traits of metabolic syndrome were detected [26]. By contrast, in our cohort, circulating maternal ZAG levels were associated with a better metabolic profile including a weak positive association with maternal adiponectin. These discrepancies may be due, in part, to the greater number of women included in our study. Nevertheless, HDL cholesterol remained the unique determinant of mZAG levels after controlling for confounding factors, toning down the usefulness of this protein in maternal serum during pregnancy as a biomarker for a worse metabolic profile. In this line, pregnant women with altered glucose metabolism showed similar mZAG circulating levels to NGT women, despite the inverse association with the insulin resistance parameters (insulin, HOMA-IR index and triglycerides) detected in the univariate analysis. Interestingly, when we analyze the variables influencing circulating adiponectin levels in our cohort, mZAG was revealed as one of the main predictors (positively associated) along with HOMA-IR (negatively associated). Thus, we cannot exclude an influence of ZAG on glucose metabolism, at least indirectly, by influencing other hormones with a more direct role in the generation of insulin-resistance such as adiponectin.
Another new finding reported herein is the low levels of ZAG in cord blood when compared with mZAG levels. We are aware of the limitations of the study design regarding no mechanistic interpretations. However, the positive associations observed between cbZAG and several anthropometric markers measured in the newborn lead us to speculate as to a different role of this cytokine in the fetal environment. On the other hand, the lower ZAG levels in offspring may protect the fetus from excessive lipolytic activity during the latter part of pregnancy when the fetal anabolic functions dominate, unlike adiponectin, which stimulates adipogenesis in experimental models [27]. In fact, the main determinant of cbZAG levels was maternal gestational age at delivery; the higher the age, the higher cbZAG levels, suggesting that umbilical ZAG is determined by the maturity of adipose tissue rather than the quantity of fat mass. We cannot rule out an influence of circulating mZAG at the end of pregnancy on cbZAG levels at delivery. However, the high molecular weight of ZAG makes it difficult for this protein to be transferred across the placenta influencing cbZAG levels. In addition, ZAG is one of the 136 different proteins detected in the proteomic analysis of normal human amniotic fluid and it is secreted from the fetal liver indicating a physiological role in the wellbeing of the fetus during normal pregnancy [28] without discarding a placental implication in its metabolism.
In summary, we have observed higher ZAG concentrations in pregnant women than in the cord blood of their offspring, and cord blood ZAG concentrations were determined by the gestational age. Despite no differences being observed in ZAG concentrations between GDM and NGT women, maternal ZAG is associated with a better metabolic profile in pregnant women, as shown by the positive association with HDL cholesterol and adiponectin concentrations.
Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Silvia Näf, Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/Dr. Mallafré Guasch, 4, 43007 Tarragona. Spain. E-mail: email@example.com.
The authors are grateful to Miriam Campos and Lluís Gallart from the biobank at Joan XXIII Hospital and Victoria Ceperuelo-Mallafré from Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain, CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN) Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain, for their help in laboratory work.
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Table 1 Clinical and metabolic characteristics of the population studied.
|Maternal characteristics
|Age (years)
|Gestational age (weeks)
|27 (26–28.50)
|28 (27–29)
|Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)
|23.23 (21.23–27.63)
|24.72 (22.34–28.36)
|Gain in BMI (kg/m2)
|SBP (mm Hg)
|DBP (mm Hg)
|Tobacco use n (%)
|21 (16.15)
|15 (19.48)
|Insulin treated n (%)
|29 (37.66)
|Fasting glucose (mg/dl)
|Fasting insulin (µIU/ml)
|7.58 (5.82–13.0)
|10.03 (7.11–15.27)
|1.49 (1.11–2.53)
|2.13 (1.43–3.58)
|Cholesterol (mmol/liter)
|HDL cholesterol (mmol/liter)
|Triglycerides (mmol/liter)
|1.88 (1.52–2.27)
|1.99 (1.64–2.56)
|mZAG (µg/ml)
|mAdiponectin (µg/ml)
|Neonatal characteristics
|Gestational age at delivery
|39 (38–40)
|39 (38–40)
|Male sex n (%)
|60 (46.1)
|41 (53.2)
|Birth weight (g)
|cbInsulin (µIU/ml)
|4.33 (2.46–6.89)
|5.36 (2.98–9.91)
|cbZAG (µg/ml)
|cbAdiponectin (µg/ml)
|FM (n) (g)
|(97) 318.38±132.64
|(68) 291.38±131.40
|FFM (n) (g)
|(97) 2794.60±369.63
|(68) 2778.35±358.16
Value data are presented as mean ± SD or median (25–75th percentile) for nonnormally distributed.
variables. mAdiponectin: maternal adiponectin, cbAdiponectin: cord blood adiponectin, SBP: systolic.
blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure.
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* AB InBev to sell brewery and brand rights to Constellation
* Synergy gain target raised to $1 bln from $600 mln
* Shares up 5.9 pct, among strongest European blue chips
* Constellation shares up 36 percent, Modelo's up 4.8 percent
* Justice Dept says giving proposal "serious consideration"
By Philip Blenkinsop
BRUSSELS, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, has revised the terms of its $20.1 billion takeover of Mexico's Grupo Modelo in hopes of ending U.S. Department of Justice concerns that the deal would mean higher prices for U.S. beer drinkers.
Shares of the three companies involved in the deal closed higher.
The U.S. antitrust agency filed a lawsuit last month to block the deal between the makers of Budweiser and Corona on grounds that it removed an independent competitor and opened the door to higher prices.
The Justice Department had argued that AB InBev's plan to sell its 50 percent share of U.S. beer importer Crown Imports to the world's largest wine company Constellation Brands was inadequate since AB InBev would still have supplied Crown with Corona and other Modelo beers and had the option every 10 years to buy the whole of Crown.
AB InBev said on Thursday it had now agreed to sell Modelo's Piedras Negras brewery in Mexico, near the U.S border, to Constellation and grant it perpetual rights for Corona and other Modelo brands in the United States, at a cost of $2.9 billion.
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The U.S. beer market is currently dominated by AB InBev and MillerCoors, a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Co with a 30 percent share.
The Justice Department had said that when the big two brewers raised prices, the smaller Modelo often did not follow and captured market share as a result.
Bernstein Research said in a note that it felt that the new deal, involving the complete divestment of the U.S. business of Modelo, should remove the Justice Department's concerns.
Department spokeswoman Gina Talamona said she could not comment on specific proposals. "However, we would give any proposal serious consideration and at the same time we would continue to prepare for litigation," she said.
The amended terms resolved the conflict with the Justice Department but kept what was most important about the original deal - non-U.S. sales, said AB InBev CEO Carlos Brito.
"Our deal is not about the United States. It's really about Mexico and the rest of the world. That hasn't changed," he told Reuters. He declined to say when he thought the deal might close.
Analysts have said the main benefits for AB InBev, which already has about 50 percent of the U.S. beer market, lie in Mexico, the world's fourth largest market in terms of profit generated, and in driving Corona sales abroad.
Chief Executive Officer Rob Sands said the new deal was a "transformational step" for Constellation, which has wineries but no breweries. Constellation would still acquire the 50 percent of Crown it did not own for $1.85 billion.
While Thursday's actions could resolve the question over raw market share, the Justice Department had also expressed concern that Constellation opposed Crown's attempts to compete aggressively on price - a key antitrust issue.
The complaint quotes an email dated August 2011 from a Constellation executive to a Crown executive, saying: "Since ABI has already announced an October general price increase, I was wondering if you are considering price increases for the Modelo portfolio? ... I think ABI's announcement gives you the opportunity to increase profitability without having to sacrifice significant volume."
Three antitrust experts said Thursday's actions meant it was likely the Justice Department had rejected the deal or the companies felt they needed to release the arrangement to comply with disclosure rules.
The changes strengthening Constellation could make it harder for the Justice Department to win in court if they pursue planned litigation, they said.
"They (Constellation) are going to be independent. They have their own brewery, they have their own brand. They're not just the distributor," said Michael Sohn, an antitrust expert at Davis Polk and Wardell LLP.
New York-based Constellation Brands Inc, the world's largest branded wine company, makes Robert Mondavi and Ravenswood wines and has wineries in the United States, Canada and New Zealand. It also sells spirits like including Black Velvet Canadian Whisky and SVEDKA vodka.
The revised deal would make Constellation the third largest beer producer in the United States.
AB InBev also said it was now targeting $1 billion of synergy benefits from taking full control of Modelo from an initial $600 million.
AB InBev, which got half of Modelo with InBev's 2008 acquisition of Budweiser-maker Anheuser-Busch, said 40 percent to 45 percent of the synergies should be realised from lowering costs, while 55 percent to 60 percent would come from lower selling, general and administrative expenses over the next three to four years.
AB InBev shares closed 5.9 percent higher at 69.59 euros, making them among the strongest performers in the FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European stocks and fully recovering the ground lost in the past two weeks.
When the Justice Department announced its challenge on Jan. 31, Constellation shares dropped 17.4 percent, those of AB InBev fell 7.8 percent and Modelo's ended 6.8 percent lower.
Constellation shares jumped as much as 39 percent to $44.18 on Thursday, a lifetime high, and closed at $43.75. Modelo closed up 4.4 percent.
AB InBev and Constellation have agreed to a three-year transition period, during which Constellation plans to invest $400 million to expand Piedras Negras' capacity to enable it to supply 100 percent of U.S. needs, up from 60 percent today.
AB InBev would supply Constellation with beer, cans and IT support over this period. Constellation would have the option to extend the beer supply period by up to two more years.
Constellation said its $4.75 billion purchase price of the Crown stake and the U.S. business of Modelo would push its debt to core profit (EBITDA) ratio to between 5 and 5.5 times.
It said it expected strong free cash flow would bring that down to between 3 and 4 times as soon as possible.


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During the early years, the club participated in many philanthropic causes, including rolling bandages, entertaining the troops, and establishing the first public library in Pacific Beach.
Today, the members support various causes and are active in many civic and community events and activities. We host musical performances as well as other events in our 100-year-old building, Hornblend Hall.
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Last year Coolpad launched the Ivvi sub-brand of smartphones, and it looks like 2015 might be the year when the entire world hears about it. That's because the next Ivvi device will apparently stand out from the pack in a big way.
Or rather, small. See, the company's been teasing an upcoming phone that will be just 4.7mm thin. That's insane, and if true it means this Ivvi device will become the thinnest smartphone in the world, taking that crown away from the 4.75mm Vivo X5 Max - which itself only let the Oppo R5 have the title for little over a month.
It's a big battle, this, to be sure. It's not clear if Chinese consumers actually care so much about smartphone dimensions, but the companies making mobile devices over there sure do. Over the past couple of years or so all of the holders of the "world's thinnest" title came from China, and the new Ivvi handset will be no exception.
The phone will sport a 4.7-inch touchscreen, and it looks like it will be made out of plastic. This teaser image is all we have for now, so we can't tell you anything about its other specs just yet. But we assume those details will leak out soon.
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Ive always liked Rupert Shedrakes lectures and this Science Set Free lecture is no exception. Here he talks about the 10 scientific dogmas. These are:
That nature is mechanical.
That matter is unconscious.
The laws of nature are fixed.
The totally amount of matter and energy are always the same.
That nature is purposeless.
Biological inheritance is material.
That memories are stored as material traces.
The mind is in the brain.
Telepathy and other psychic phenomena are illusory.
Mechanistic medicine is the only kind that really works.
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Science Set Free is Rupert Sheldrakes latest book and is available from Amazon.


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The White Sands International Film Festival is HERE!
Beginning on September 3rd until September 7th, numerous film makers and lovers plan to join together in support of independent film and the "Love of the Lens" as I like to call it.
My site, thefocusedfilmographer.com, is the one place, of several, where you are able to follow the coverage, read reviews, see photos and, essentially, "attend" the festival to a degree. (BTW, if you happen to be in Las Cruces, NM during this time, just go get a ticket already and actually join us. I'll save you a seat next to me if I can!)
Last year was a ton of fun (see all the coverage HERE) I am excited to share more of the fun and amazing efforts of the selections that will be presented during this growing film festival.
Over the next few days, you will see several posts containing reviews and special segments of the White Sands International Film Festival (mainly reviews). Be sure to stay tuned and to be following on Facebook (HERE) and Twitter (HERE).
Remember, be sure to click the 2014 WSIFF coverage link at the top of the page for direct links to all of the posts, reviews and interviews as this week will be tons of fun at the White Sands International Film Festival. See you there…and here!
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The Veterinary Assistant sets up the surgical tables making sure the Spay Surgeons can perform surgeries as efficiently as possible never having to wait for cats or supplies. This position requires a rabies vaccination.
Safety First
- Respiration should be >6/minute, heartbeat should be >100/minute, and gum color should be pink. If the cat is not breathing well, or its gums are blue, take the cat immediately to the Emergency CPR Station. Speaking loudly and calmly say "cat not breathing" to alert vets to converge at the Emergency CPR Station.Note: Xylazine causes pale gums.
- Dispose of all needles and syringes according to protocol with no exceptions. Do not recap the needles. Place the needle/syringe combination into a sharps disposal container. The needle cap can be disposed of in garbage or the sharps container.
Station Alert
The Veterinary Assistant Station Captain ensures that all supplies are available prior to the start of surgery, ensures all anesthesia machines are in working order, supervises Veterinary Assistants and Surgery Transporter, and orchestrates the CPR response with the Lead Veterinarian.
Veterinary Assistants are assigned to work with up to 5 surgeons. Each surgeon works differently, so it's important to ask each one how to best assist them. Surgeons should be performing surgery at all times and should never have to transport cats or obtain supplies for themselves. Remain with your surgeon(s) and provide any supplies or other items they request.
- Veterinary Assistants must wear gloves at all times and must wear surgical caps and masks when in the surgery area. Maintain an ample supply of caps and masks in the baskets attached to the cat rack at the entry to the surgery area.
- Only Surgery Transporters, Surgeons and Veterinary Assistants are permitted in the surgical area.
- Do not remove any alert tags.
Veterinary Assistant Instructions
Monitor the cats frequently during their time in surgery.
Supply the spay table with spay packs, appropriately-sized sterile surgeon's gloves, blade, suture packs and Super Glue® on the Mayo stand near the wall. Spay Surgeons need a new pair of sterile gloves, a new spay pack, new blades, and new suture for each surgery. Do not open more than one spay pack at a time.
Prep the spay table with gloves, spay pack, blades and sutures:
- Open the gloves and a spay pack using sterile procedures being careful not to damage the outer wrapper of the pack so that it can be reused. Place the open spay pack at the end of the table opposite the cat's head.
- Open the blade and suture packs so that the sterile contents remain in the open sterile pack.
- Do not touch or otherwise contaminate the surgical site or the surgical supplies, instruments and drapes. If you think you may have touched something, tell the surgeon.
Accept transfer of a cat from the Surgery Transporter. Position the spay board in the center of the table with the head facing the center aisle so that there is room on both ends; at the head for the Medical Record and at the tail for the spay pack.
Compare the Paw Tag and the Medical Record to be sure the ID# matches.
Obtain the isoflurane gas machine, if the cat is not fully anesthetized. Ask the surgeon for the proper settings, and always turn on the oxygen before the gas. Cats recover more quickly from gas than from a second anesthetic injection.
Check the Medical Record, any Medical Alert tags and the Veterinary Examination Form for any additional instructions before the cat is draped. Alert the surgeon to any problems or medical conditions that need attention.
Adjust the light, so the incision area is illuminated from the side opposite the surgeon before the surgeon cuts the drape.
Return the cat to the Surgery Prep Station, if the surgical area needs attention such as additional shaving.
If the surgeon discovers a condition that requires antibiotics, such as pyometra, and the cat has not received Baytril® and Convenia® pre-operatively, the surgeon will order doses of these antibiotics:
- Dose charts are available on the center surgery supply table. Baytril® is available in the crash cart and Convenia® is available at the Veterinary Examination Station.
- Administer the antibiotics promptly after the surgeon's request.
- Record the injections on the Medical Record.
After the surgery is finished, neatly complete the applicable portions of the Surgical Record section on the Medical Record:
- Record the name of surgeon and indicate their status: Veterinarian (DVM) or veterinary student.
- Complete the Anesthesia section.
- Complete the Surgery Report section in detail.
- Ask the surgeon whether there are any special surgical or medical notes to record on the Medical Record. All unusual findings or treatment must be documented, including a documented response to all medical alert tags.
Ask the surgeon whether fluids are indicated, if the Veterinary Examination Station did not previously order them. Write the volume of fluids ordered by the surgeon on the Medical Record. Attach a yellow Fluids tag to the left front paw with a rubber band.
Ask the surgeon whether TO GO HOME ORDERS are indicated. Select from the bottom of the Veterinary Examination Form, circle any that need to be sent home with the cat, and check the corresponding box at the bottom of the Medical Record.
Ask the surgeon whether any notes to the caregiver are indicated to explain any abnormal findings. If so, summarize significant findings and home instructions in language suitable for cat caregivers to understand and comply with in the notes box in the lower part of the Surgical Record.
Ask the surgeon to initial the Medical Record to verify it is complete.
If the cat has been identified as infectious/URI, but is being processed along with non-infectious cats (not segregated), administer vaccines and medications at the surgery table:
- While the surgeon monitors the cat on the surgery table, take the cat's Medical Record and retrieve the Rabies Certificate, vaccines and proper doses of buprenorphine, yohimbine and Advantage Multi®.
- Return to surgery to administer the vaccines and medications. Note URI on the Medical Record.
- On the Rabies Certificate, complete the cat identification number at the top, write in the rabies vaccine serial number in the appropriate place, mark the rabies as 1 year and the FVRCP-FeLV as "initial dose." The Clinic Records Station will complete the rest of the certificate.
- After medications and vaccines have been administered and all records are complete, return the paperwork to the plastic sleeve and ask the Surgery Transporter to take the cat directly to the Clinic Records Station.
Dispose of the used syringes and needles in sharps container. Do not recap or reuse.
If requested by the Neuter Surgeon, retrieve vaccines and medications for infectious/URI cats at the Neuter Surgery Station using the same protocol as for the spay surgeons.
Clean the incision area of all blood before the cat leaves the station. Use hydrogen peroxide and the blue surgical towel to clean the surgical area. Do not allow the hydrogen peroxide to contact the incision.
Call the Surgery Transporter to transfer the cat to the Vaccinations Station and return with a new cat for surgery.
Maintain the surgical area throughout the clinic. Take care to keep the area clean and free of medical waste, used instruments, dirty towels and other disposables:
- Place used surgical instruments into warm soapy water. The Surgery Transporter will transport the used instruments and surgical laundry to the surgery area entry line (demarcated by tape on the floor) so that Instruments Station volunteers can collect them without entering the surgical area. Instrument Station volunteers should not enter the surgery area.
- Discard the paper drape, used gauze, gloves and other disposables, saving the outer autoclave wrap for reuse. Set aside dirty towels for laundering.
- Deliver any uncollected used instruments, dirty towels and autoclave wrap to the Instruments Station when the clinic is concluded.
- Defective instruments should be identified by tape and delivered to the Clinic Supervisor to assess for repair or disposal.
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Station Closing and Cleanup
Student surgeons should break down and clean up their own spay stations. The Veterinary Assistant will break down and clean up the DVM surgeons stations.
When surgery is concluded:
- Inventory the remaining supplies and repack the supply kit.
- Return the kit, station instructions and any remaining items to storage.
- Clean the area and dispose of all trash.
- Wash all tables, including the central trough, and wipe down entire base of table.
- Remove tape from the underside of the table.
- Wipe as much of the overhead surgery lamp as can be reached.
- Break down the anesthesia machines and tubing.
- Clean breathing circuits, masks, tubes, bags and endotracheal tubes in Accel; rinse and hang to dry.
- Sweep or vacuum and mop the floor.


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Clementi Junior Piano Festival
This event has now passed but entries are open for the following competitions in 2019:
Clementi Junior Piano Competition in Kensington (Grades 0 to 2).
Information about the Muzio Clementi Junior Piano Award in Tunbridge Wells (Grades 4 to Diploma)
Join us at the historic home of composer Muzio Clementi in Kensington for the 3rd annual Clementi Junior Piano Festival on Sunday 4 March 2018. [Photos from 2017]
Class 1 Non-Competitive Beginner [Suggested Repertoire]
Class 2 Non-Competitive
Class 3 Competitive (Grades 5+)
Spinet Recital of Music by Clementi
Gary Branch & Lorraine Liyanage
Now a family home, the venue allow us special permission to use the house for this event. Due to the small size of the living room, only 1 audience member can be admitted per participant.
Clementi House was the London home of Muzio Clementi (1752-1832), composer, pianist, and 'Father of the Pianoforte', in the words of the composer's plaque in Westminster Abbey (where he is buried), during the second and third decades of the 19th century.
Through Clementi's presence, the house became the musical 'home' in London of the young Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47), who visited the house daily during his prolonged London visits. Clementi House was visited by many other outstanding musicians of the period, including Chopin, Bellini, Joachim, and Ignaz Moscheles. Please note the piano is not a concert grand piano but more the type of grand piano found in a domestic setting.
Non-Competitive Class:
Free choice of repertoire by Muzio Clementi. All participants receive a certificate. [Suggested Repertoire]
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Free choice of repertoire by Muzio Clementi. All participants receive a certificate.
1st place: Trophy, medal and a newly revised edition of Clementi's Six Progressive Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 36 (ed. Arthur Houle). Use the code ClementiFan to order the book at a discounted rate.
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text: Who We Are Company History Contact Us News & Events Consultants Tony F. Bloemer, FCAS, MAAAPrincipal, Consulting ActuaryChicago, IL, USTel: +1 312 7260677E-Mail | Download bio | VCardBiographyPublicationsProfessional DesignationsFellow, Casualty Actuarial SocietyMember, American Academy of ActuariesEducationBS, Actuarial Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCurrent ResponsibilityTony is a principal and consulting actuary in the Chicago Casualty practice of Milliman. He joined the firm in 1998. Prior to joining Milliman, Tony had three years of experience with another national actuarial consulting firm.ExperienceTony's area of expertise is property and casualty insurance, including loss reserving and ratemaking. He has extensive experience in commercial lines, including workers' compensation, professional liability, general liability, auto liability, and extended warranty insurance. Tony's clients include Fortune 500 corporations, healthcare institutions, privately held companies, public entities, commercial insurers, reinsurers, and risk-retention groups. Presentations and publications "Reserving for Self-Insured Entities," 2004, Casualty Actuarial Society Loss Reserve Seminar "Basics of Actuarial Projections," 2005, Ohio Society of Hospital Risk Managers Illinois House of Representatives Legislative Hearings on Medical Liability Reform, 2005 "The Actuarial Process" - 2005 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc., St. Louis chapter "What is IBNR?" 2006 Missouri Self-Insurers Association Annual Meeting "Actuarial Professionalism," 2007, Midwest Actuarial Forum "The Forgotten Hospital Liability: Booking IBNR for Workers' Compensation," 2008, Risk & Insurance Magazine "Make Your Actuary Work For You," 2009, jointly sponsored Chicago Hospital Self-Insured Conference "The Actuarial Process: Medical Malpractice Liability," 2011 McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, Chicago office "Utilizing Advanced Pricing Methodologies," 2011, Warranty Chain Management Conference "Predictive analytics can lower self-insureds' costs," September 10, 2012, Business Insurance "Actuarial Roundtable," 2012 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc., Chicago chapter Committees Casualty Actuarial Society Professionalism Committee, 2005 to 2008 Casualty Actuarial Society Syllabus Committee Liaison, 2008 to 2010 Casualty Actuarial Society Exam Committee, 2006 to Present Work at Milliman "I was offered a chance to come in, shake things up, create something." Work at Milliman


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The skybridge window was ice to my fingertips as I sat crosslegged on the course industrial carpet. On the street below the light powder was abruptly swept up into tiny whirlwinds that danced along the curb. I always looked forward to the first snowfall. Though an expected phenomenon every winter, it still seemed to take the world by surprise. My Dad would say that it came to remind us that nature was still in control, that it brought us back to the basics of being human. He would say that is what made the snow beautiful. If only this was snow.
Graham had not moved. He lay still under a mass of foam couch cushions across the skybridge. Disintegrated remains of foam encircled him like a border of bread crumbs. The hood of his jacket was cinched tight, only a slice of his face visible and the edges of stubble from a two-day beard. The thought of walking over to wake him or even speaking seemed insurmountable. The cold was like weights pressing against me at every angle, hindering my movements and my will to try. I hugged my knees tight to my chest with my blazer wrapped around them, an attempt to capture heat. I observed each breathe as it slowly left my lips and hung in the air, just for a moment. Fog remnants of the little warmth I had left leaving my body.
My fingers had taken on a sick yellow hue and jerked erratically as I forced my slightly scratched and definitely warped black corporate looking patent-leather high heels over my bare numb feet. I had refused to buy more than one pair. I wear them most days out of the year. How depressing.
Graham slowly opened his eyes and then shut them tightly before opening them again.
"You're pale. Like more pale than before…" His voice trailed off as his gaze fleeted
around the skybridge, disoriented. "We can't stay here."
Graham grasped the plastic palm tree next to him, the only oddly placed decoration in the skybridge, and pulled himself up. The cheap and tacky way that the relatively newly refurbish building was furnished always annoyed me, but irked me then more than usual. Graham dragged his feet as he lumbered toward me. I looked back at the window and at the spiral I had mindlessly drawn on the glass moments before. I retraced it. Each rotation winding in tighter and tighter and then I pressed my finger hard against the glass in the center when there was no more space. Then the sinking feeling, like the bottom of my stomach had suddenly given way. That feeling had become all too familiar.
"There is more ice than last night." My voice was weak, almost a whisper.
Graham took my hand from the glass and lifted me to my feet. His hand was cold, like the window. My legs gave way, as if the cold had spread through my body like a disease that atrophied my muscles overnight. Graham clumsily wrapped an arm around my waist. It felt natural, though I barely knew him. We walked forward slowly, every frozen muscle in my legs a shard of ice slowly melting and coming back to life.
The ice on the tall slender window panes seemed thicker the further we walked from the skybridge. The world outside looked distorted, a cartoon world of blotchy grays. So much gray. A lone cocker spaniel had taken on a gray hue as it weaved down the street aimlessly, its nylon leash leaving a twisted trail through the piles of ash. The new gray world felt strange. Nothing seemed real, or perhaps everything was real for the first time. It had been one day since the city burned and one night since the power went out. I had never felt farther from home.


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Tropical Turmeric Smoothie
Here's a smoothie that's definitely a must try …its packed with health and energy immune bursting ingredients. Make this on the go for the morning breakfast or an afternoon snack. Doesn't matter when you drink it…..cause the benefits of drinking will definitely bring results.
I've always used Turmeric for cooking, common cold and flu herbal drinks but, now I've been adding it to some of my smoothies and it's been a success! Turmeric is an actual root that has many benefits like:
- Potent Anti-Inflammatory – At the root of most health issues you'll find inflammation, whose reduction goes along way in alleviating symptoms.
- Aids Weight Loss – By helping increase the flow of bile, an important factor in digesting dietary fat. Also helps the liver detoxify.
- Anti-Cancerous Properties – Turmeric helps prevent and destroy cancer cells.
- Powerful Antioxidant – Potent free-radical quencher.
- Anti-Bacterial, Anti-Viral, and Anti-Fungal – Perfect when colds or the flu strike.
- Skin Health – Promotes healthy skin and can reduce skin problems.
- Helps With – Turmeric has been implicated in helping relieve and stave off: Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, and depression.
Another ingredient that I've used is "Flaxseeds" this is also a super food and contains all sorts of health benefits but some of the key benefits are:
- Omega-3 essential fatty acids, "good" fats that have been shown to have heart-healthy effects. Each tablespoon of ground flaxseed contains about 1.8 grams of plant omega-3s.
- Fiber. Flaxseed contains both the soluble and insoluble types.
Flaxseeds can be used in smoothies or juices and also they are commonly used in baking as a substitute for eggs. Flaxseeds come in a tiny seed form and also available in powder form for easy use in baking and smoothies.
Turmeric comes in many form …..like the actual root, Turmeric powder also called "Haldi" in Hindi, liquid drops. Turmeric and Flaxseeds are easily found in grocery stores or Natural Health food stores now a days. It's always good to have these two on hand for your everyday use.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Serving Size: 2
- 1 cup Spinach
- 1 cup Apple Juice
- 2 cups of mixed fruits: pineapple, peach, strawberries, mango (fresh or frozen)
- 1 small piece of turmeric peeled and cut into small pieces
- 1 tbsp. flax seeds
Into the blender add Spinach and Apple juice blend into a smooth paste.
Now add the mix fruits, turmeric and flaxseeds and blend together till you reach a smooth consistency if you choose to make it a bit more liquid consistency than add more cold water to your preference.
Pour into your desired glass and Enjoy!
If fresh Turmeric not on hand substitute with turmeric powder (haldi)
Mix fruits can be substituted with other fruits of your choice.
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Pinoy athletes exceed expectations at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
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Chef de mission Monsour del Rosario with bowling Hall of Famer Paeng Nepomuceno and deputy chef de mission Raymund Lee Reyes (extreme right).
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan—Chef de mission Monsour Del Rosario hardly expected a deluge of medals in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
So it really came as a big surprise when Filipino athletes produced far more than what Del Rosario had asked for.
``We succeeded and exceeded the country's expectations in the AIMAG,'' said Del Rosario, the Makati City congressman who also sits as secretary general of the Philippine Taekwondo Association.
The Philippines ended its 12-day stint with two gold, 14 silver and 14 bronze medals in the biggest continental sportsfest next to the quadrennial Asian Games.
It overshadowed the one-gold, two-bronze performance of Filipino athletes in the previous AIMAG held in 2013 Incheon, South Korea.
``We didn't make any bold projections and just believed that our athletes can accomplish it,'' said Del Rosario, who joined hands with karatedo secretary general and deputy chef de mission Raymund Lee Reyes in taking care of the 116 Filipino athletes who participated in 17 sports.
Jiu-jitsu grapplers Margarita Ochoa and Annie Ramirez captured the two golds worth P2 million each from the Philippine Sports Commission as provided for by Republic Act 10699 or the amended Sports Incentives Act.
Silver medalists led by Olympian Hidilyn Diaz, trackster Eric Cray, muay fighter Phillip Delarmino, cue aces Chezka Centeno, Rubilen Amit, bowler Kenneth Chua and the dancesport tandem of German Enriquez and Danella Publico will earn P1 million each from the government.
The 62-nation Games, which included the Oceania region headed by Australia and New Zealand, ended with a lavish closing ceremony late Wednesday night at the 35,000-seater Ashgabat Olympic Stadium.
Completing the silver performers are poomsae specialists Rodolfo Reyes Jr. and Jocel Lyn Ninobla, the men's rapid chess team under-23 of international masters Jan Emmanuel Garcia and Paulo Bersamina and jiu-jitsu's Marc Alexander Lim, Jenna Kaila Napolis and Gian Taylor Dee.
Taekwondo jins Kirstie Elaine Alora, Francis Agojo, Kristopher Uy, wrestlers Alvin Lobreguito and Jefferson Manatad wound up with bronze medals as well as kurash grappler Al Rolan Llamas, lifter Kristel Macrohon and cue master Carlo Biado.
Joining them are the women's rapid team under-23 starring woman grandmaster Janelle Frayna and woman Fide master Shania Mae Mendoza and the dancesport pair of Gerald Jamili and Cherry Parcon.


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