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Video: Speaking to the press about The Men's Conference that feminists tried to shut down. International Conference on Men's Issues 2014 The whole conference is now on YouTube here. Articles (Videos are below this section) . Warriors of the White War emerge from their frozen tomb Almost 100 years after losing their lives in ferocious First World War battle, melting ice reveals the bodies of the fallen. Ah yes. Those were the days when the women had it worse. ... so much so, apparently, that while tens of thousands of British men were being killed on the battlefields every month, the Suffragettes were disrupting the British war effort by smashing windows, firebombing homes and engaging in acts of civil disobedience because, apparently, women were being hard done by compared to men. And they were also handing out white feathers, signifying cowardice, to men who were not wearing military uniforms. (Also see AH's Men Are Worthless.) UK - Paying for sex should be a crime Britain will today take a significant step towards reforming prostitution laws as the first cross-party report for almost 20 years recommends that only pimps and punters should be jailed or fined. Wherever men and women are found to be interacting with each other, feminist-dominated governments will always seek to empower themselves by criminalising men for their alleged poor behaviours. (This is how government workers have gotten themselves so much power - and funding - over the past few decades.) And no matter how trivial or non-existent these poor behaviours might be, governments will push any extreme examples of them into the public mind, but base all their fear-mongering statistics on those behaviours that are trivial or non-existent. In the latter case, calling all allegations of rapes actual "rapes" is one example of this. Another example would be the claim that calls to domestic violence units are coming from people in need of protection. Mostly, however, they are coming from people who are using the state to aggress against their partners on their behalf; e.g. see The Real Face Of Domestic Violence: The Violation Of Winnie - by AH In all cases, the government and its workers benefit from the deceptions and from the criminalising of men; e.g. see AH's Why Governments Love Feminism. Notice also, that when it comes to illicit drugs, it is the sellers, not the buyers, who are on the receiving end of most of the legal heat. So, why do they want it to be the other way round for prostitution? Answer: They want to criminalise men, not women. Are Domestic Violence Statistics Bogus? - by Wendy McElroy A dominant voice in victim-advocacy and research on domestic violence stands accused of flatly fabricating data. Jacquelyn C. Campbell, a professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, is accused of fabricating "key statements [about domestic violence] and then representing the statements as findings of a government survey." All the statistics on domestic violence and "abuse" etc are fabricated by feminist-supporting academics - which is most of them. At the very least, they fudge the definitions to such an extent that "abuse" is just about anything that a man does, and then their friends in the media, in the justice system and in the therapy business hoodwink the public into believing that these very same statistics apply to the very worst of cases. And they lie to the extent that they sound credible. (Also see AH's Would You Sign This Contract?) Men receive sentences that are 63 percent higher, on average, than their female counterparts. females arrested for a crime are also significantly more likely to avoid charges and convictions entirely, and twice as likely to avoid incarceration if convicted. Patients who had FAKE surgery for a broken back recovered just as well ... a demonstration of just how easy it is to make the mind feel that all is well and, hence, actually get better - get better physically too, in this particular case. Contrast this with the wicked, self-serving machinations of those working in the abuse industry who, for profit, purposely harm people very seriously indeed by convincing them that they are now permanently damaged beings who will be "ruined for life" following even the most trivial of inappropriate incidents; e.g. see AH's Tea Abuse. Wife cried rape just a month after her wedding Another false accuser caught. But, as usual, no jail time. Mr Ross added that Gore was suffering from mental health issues and blamed problems as a child for her difficulties with men. Of course, men who rape don't have mental health issues. Only women have mental health issues when they behave badly. When people break the law, the general rule is this. Men are inherently bad and should go to prison. Women have mental health issues and need help. Men's badness is a product of their genes; about which nothing can be done. Women's badness is a product of their environment; about which plenty can be done. Smashmouth - by Benjamin Aldo When New Yorker Benjamin Aldo swore at his ex-girlfriend he had no idea he could end up going to jail for 'aggravated harassment'. An oldie, and a warning to young men. Infants pretend to be distressed to get attention Well, what a surprise! Hmm. I wonder which gender employs this devious technique the most. Tricky question! (But I think that I know the answer.) Now, I want you to imagine that I changed the title to ... "FEMALE Infants pretend to be distressed to get attention." I would be misleading you, wouldn't I? - despite the fact that the statement would be true. And this is what politically-motivated academics do all the time. They expose only the bits of their data that support their agenda. (In many cases, they just make up the data.) This occurs often in domestic violence 'research' wherein the academics will only reveal data that show men to be awful. Any data suggesting that women might also be awful is purposely hidden, and not talked about. The NSPCC does something similar. It actually hides the data that show children to be better off when they live with both biological parents by merging it with the data from non-traditional families. If the people at the NSPCC really cared about children, they would not do this. In fact, this would surely be one of the last things that they would do - hide information that shows the best way for children to be brought up. (Also see AH's Can You Trust Academic Research?) Global Warming Worse For Women A resolution put forward by Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and a dozen other House Democrats claims that global warming could drive women to prostitution. Well, why don't they do what the men do? Work! Have you noticed that everything that happens is worse for women? Even the deaths of men is worse for women. Remember Hilary Clinton ... "Women are the primary victims of war." Yep: That's what she said; e.g. see AH's Equality Between Men and Women Is Not Achievable. They even keep track of who is having an affair or looking at pornography, in case they need to damage their target's reputation. - by Edward Snowden Ta-Daa! Your Uncle Harry was, of course, right ... as ever ... e.g. How To Target Journalists And Politicians. Claims of virgin births in U.S. near 1 percent: study So, one million US women are prone to claiming, falsely, that they have never had sexual intercourse - even though the evidence would show irrefutably that they had. Hmm. How many would claim, falsely, that they did have sexual intercourse, I wonder? And what if this false claim was of 'unwilling' sex? Would these women claim, falsely, that they had been raped? Presumably, Yes. One million of them! So now we can understand better how it is that thousands of women every year make false allegations of 'abuse' against men. On Ched Evans - Too drunk to remember does not mean too drunk to act rationally - by AH The Ubiquitous Quest For Power - Recognising that most of what you see going on around you is, by and large, a quest for power, is one of the most enlightening experiences that you will ever have, in my view - by AH Flooded By False Rape Allegations - by AH How To Target Journalists And Politicians - as per Snowden's revelations - by AH Hiding The Ladmags - is it such a bad idea? - by AH Incredible Rape Statistics - how researchers into the incidence of rape and sex assault can create almost any numbers that they wish - by AH Can You Trust Academic Research? - since the 1970's the feminists and the Left have dominated, by force, most of academia - by AH Stop Violence Against Men - AH offers reward for best video. The Real Face Of Domestic Violence: The Violation Of Winnie - by AH A Fraction Of A Percent - by AH - how an issue which seriously affects a very tiny fraction of the population gets turned into a never-ending nightmare that poisons everyone. Neurotic Introverts Unite - your time is coming Do Women Care? - very short piece How The Tabloids Encourage Child Sex Abuse - and many other horrible things - by AH Videos There is not much worth watching on the mainstream TV channels tonight. So, take a look at some of these videos that I have enjoyed watching. ... Audio only ... Who Rules Over Us? Part 1 - by AH Who Rules Over Us? Part 2 - by AH Who Rules Over Us? Part 3 - by AH Who Rules Over Us? Part 4 - by AH Karen Straughan (GirlWritesWhat) Presentation at the 2013 NY Libertarian Convention - debunking numerous feminist myths - 70 min
Women Against Feminism - by Julie Borowski - 4 min Video Game Misogyny: A Brief History of Media Scares - Cheshire Cat Studios - 15 min Origins of the He Said/She Said Gap in Sexual Allegations - lecture by Professor Carol Tavris - really good - 40 min Boko Haram: Save our boys - by HumanityBites - 5 min Erin Pizzey on Feminism - - by HumanityBites - 5 min Paul Elam Interviews female MRA Janet Bloomfield - really good! - 45 min "Ban Bossy"- Why 'Feminism' poisons everything - 11 min Damaged Women March on Washington - humour from The Onion - 3 min Who has the softer heart? - from famous 60 Minutes TV program - how feminism has hurt women when it comes to medicine and science - 5 min (Also see AH's Feminism And Falling Birth Rates.)
The gender wage gap is a myth - Professor Cristina Hoff Sommers - 3 min 1980s False Memory - with John Stossel - on how children can make the most ludicrous accusations and on how the abuse industry implants these inside their minds - 18 min Notice also how doctors, lawyers and judges working for the abuse industry - and the juries - can take it as true that children can have the most enormous and sharpest of objects forcibly and repeatedly inserted into their various orifices without leaving any trace whatsoever. In other words, when it comes to prosecuting men for sexual inappropriateness, even the laws of Physics and Biology count for nothing. Men, apparently, can abuse women and children in the most horrendous of manners, but not leave a single trace of their activities. Thus, not only can men be successfully prosecuted and convicted without one shred of evidence standing against them, they can also be convicted of offences which they cannot possibly have committed. How 'The Immoral' Shaped the Nation - Young Turks boss, Cenk Uygur, interviews Thaddeus Russell - 48 min True Gender Equality: Adrien Martinon at TEDxYouth - highlighting misandry! - 13 min Yo! x 5 ! The End of Men? or The End of Women? - by Tom Golden - 6 min (Also see AH's Are Women Becoming Redundant?) Rich people don't create jobs - 5 min What Facebook And Google Are Hiding From The World - 12 min Paul Bloom: the origins of pleasure - 16 min Syria: Al-Qaeda's New Home - worrying - 22 min Brainwash 1:7 - The Gender Equality Paradox - by Harald Ela - well worth watching - exposes some of the nonsense espoused by politically-corrected 'academics' - 40 min Notice also how utterly clueless are the politically-corrected 'sociologists', not only about science but about evidence. (Also see AH's Can You Trust Academic Research?) Brainwash 2:7 - The Parental Effect - by Harald Ela - 40 min (Other videos in the series are here - but I have not seen them yet.) Malcolm Gladwell: Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce - What is the best spaghetti sauce? - 16 min Good Reasons for "Believing" in God - Dan Dennett, AAI 2007 - highly relevant for those who see ideologies such as feminism as being akin to religions - 80 min Man uses hidden crotch cam to catch women staring at and photographing his giant bulge while he pretends to nap on subway - humour - 6 min Devil Baby Attack - humour - 2 min Legalize Prostitution to Fight Sex Trafficking? Sex Workers Say "Yes" - 8 min Equality: A Step Down for Women? - 6 min On white sprinters and female CEOs - by Humanity Bites Should we insist that there are equal numbers of blacks and whites in the finals of sporting events? Camille Paglia Talks Gender Politics with Dennis Prager - 23 min Agenda: Grinding America Down - on Cultural Marxism and Communism - a bit too right-wing and religious for me - but denounces feminism; so, not all bad! - 90 min Sam Harris - The End of Faith - a truly golden oldie - 80 min Sam Harris - The Happiness Experiment - 9 min Extreme Bike Tricks - 6 min Michelle Alexander: Locked Out of America - interviewed by Bill Moyers - on how the people in the underclass (men mostly) are treated abysmally by a corrupt legal system and how their lives are completely messed up by it - 35 min Do Muslim Women Need Saving - Lila Abu-Lughod - 2 min Does Anti-feminism Help or Hurt the Men's Movement? - Paul Elam, Greg Anderson, Dean Esmay, Glen Poole, Sage Gerard - 90 min - All MRAs should watch this. How the Media Failed Women in 2013 - yawn - 4 min European Commission Committee on Civil Liberties interviewing Glenn Greenwald - first 60 min of video - must see! (slow loading, but OK once started) The UK is the worst, apparently, when it comes to invading privacy. The Amazing Machine - 90 sec Harvey Silverglate on the shameful blocking of free speech in American universities - 12 min Morality and the Christian God - Sam Harris - 8 min The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Singing the Masculinity Blues - serious discussion - 55 min InSight: The Men's Rights Movement - 8 min The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality - Chris Ryan - 25 min Richard Dawkins on Post Modernism Invading Science - mocking feminism - 4 min
Steven Pinker: Human nature in 2013 - 20 min Interview with Glenn Greenwald on Democracy Now - 25 min - really good! Newspaper Censorship in America - 3 min Lawrence Lessig: We the People - 18 min Dr. Helen Smith - Men On Strike - 16 min Pankhurst - The White Feather Betrayal of History - 8 min - also see my piece Men Are Worthless What is a Man Worth? - golden oldie by ManWomanMyth - 5 min - also see my piece What A Piece Of Sht Is Man 14 year old stands up for his rights. Cops say he is free to go with his dad, - emotional manipulation caught on camera - 75 min The Other Man is You - by ManWomanMyth - 6 min Marcus Chown on 10 Bonkers Things About the Universe - 50 min Marijuana Now Legal in Washington State - news item - 5 min + Cops Say Legal Marijuana Makes Communities Safer - 5 min + Superior Court Judge James P. Gray - 6 min Dismantling America - Thomas Sowell interviewed by Jim Glassman - 25 min Forensic Psychology: The Real World of CSI - lecture - an insight into the type of people who seem to know just about everything - for money - psychology is a business - always remember that - a few cases here, a few cases there, and you're an expert! - 80 min IPCC's Ben Santer admits ... - on how you can be deceived by people in the media using various technological techniques to misrepresent what other people have said - 17 min Thomas Sowell - The Ethnic Flaw 1984 - Part 1 - Part 2 - 15 min each + Thomas Sowell On Government Statistics - quite funny - 8 min + Thomas Sowell On The Gender Pay Gap (circa 1982) - 5 min + Walter Williams And Thomas Sowell On 'Progressives' and 'Liberals' - 8 min George Gilder interviewed - the benefits of capitalism - 40 min John Stossel -> Illegal Everything - The Money Hole - Top 10 Politicians' Promises Gone Wrong - the general argument throughout being that western governments are nowadays too big and too self-serving - about 45 min each The End of the World as We Know It - say goodbye to your country - with Mark Steyn - 40 min Lucky People - usual mishaps and mayhem - 14 min Glenn Reynolds Talks To Jonah Goldberg on the Left's War on Words - 25 min Men - by ManWomanMyth - 10 min Confessions of an American marine - 10 min Men's Rights Speech Stifled - 10 min Protest Against Warren Farrell at the University of Toronto - Warren Farrell is a gentle, fair-minded, leading author on men's issues - (IMHO, MRAs should make their own copies of this video) - 5 min + Warren Farrell's response - 30 min "Ancient Aliens" Debunked - a thorough debunking of the entire series - 190 min Eurovision 2012 Song Contest - three performances that still make my spine tingle - about 4 min each - big screen and plenty of volume required for full tingling effect - Sweden (I want to marry and dominate her) - Macedonia (I want her to marry and dominate me.) - Albania (Er, no thanks. But, give it a chance and listen to her amazing voice as it grows louder and louder. And then imagine her getting angry, and shouting at you. You'll have the heebie-jeebies for at least a week!) Piers Morgan - looking at the very rich in Monaco - 45 min The Myth of Being Happy - talk by Richard Schoch - 50 min Four-Year-Old Boy Plays The Piano - 4 min The Crisis of Civilization - endless growth is not sustainable - Dr Nafeez Mosadeqq Ahmed - 75 min Cosmic Voyages through Computer Simulation - the formation of cosmic structure - lecture by Dr Mike Norman - 55 min Misandry - Men are Disposable - 10 min Mysteries of the Dark Universe - 2009 Buhl Lecture - 60 min Mark Steyn's Australian Freedom of Speech Tour 2012 - 35 min The Luckiest People compilation part 4 - amusing mishaps and strokes of luck - 8 min Misandry in Health - the disparity in health spending and health promotion between men and women - 25 min The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging - prescribing psychiatric medicines for profit - 95 min + Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam - the manufacturing of mental disorder for profit - 80 min This Is Your Brain - Yale lecture - good introduction to the brain/mind issue - 60 min Fighting in the Fifth Dimension - Cyber wars between nations - 45 min Indian Democracy, Chinese Autocracy - an insight into two future superpowers - which one will be king? - 50 min Empire : The new arms race - Why are so many countries increasing their weaponry? - 45 min Feminism and the Disposable Male - 20 min Heretical Thoughts About Science and Society - Freeman Dyson - famous physicist - with some interesting revelations about how important climate-change factors are being ignored by climate scientists; who are, therefore, misleading the public over matters to do with climate change - 60 min Beauty and Elegance in Physics - lecture by world-famous physicist, Murray Gell-Mann - 60 min Printing a bicycle with a 3D printer - 10 min + The 3D Printing Revolution - 6 min + Printing a Simple Spanner - 4 min Why Are People Different? - lecture on personality and intelligence by Yale professor - 65 min + Rorschach Ink Blot Test - as the professor said; It is a completely bogus test of perception still used by a majority of American clinical psychologists to determine, for example, whether or not fathers are fit to be with their own children - 3 min (NOTE: Link defunct) Is Alcohol Worse Than Ecstasy? - 50 min (NOTE: Link defunct) Islam: A Religion Of Peace? - Perhaps not , according to some religious scholars. 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The video consists mostly of straightforward academic talk. - 95 min Review Of Microsoft Surface Windows 8 RT Tablet - 35 min Dave Chappelle - stand-up comedy - includes bad language - 30 min Are We Alone? - Combining the latest telescope images with dazzling CGI, "Finding Life Beyond Earth" looks at the sights and sounds of alien worlds in our own Solar System - 105 min Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything - author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy gives a light-hearted talk about the apparently absurd lifestyles of the world's creatures, and gleans from them some unusual insights about the future of humanity - 90 min Rise of the Machines - the expanding market for airborne drones - 30 min The God Debate: Hitchens vs. D'Souza - 90 min A Universe From Nothing by Lawrence Krauss - 60 min 'The Evolution of Confusion' by Dan Dennett - purposely-confusing theology and how it's used - 60 min Why Evolution Is True by Jerry Coyne - 60 min Christopher Hitchens: Why Women Still Aren't Funny - 5 min Hillary Clinton Playing The Gender Card, Christopher Hitchens and Andrew Sullivan - 2 min (NOTE: Link defunct) The Purpose of Purpose - Richard Dawkins - 55 min 'The New Atheism' by Richard Dawkins - 57 min Who Says Science has Nothing to Say About Morality? Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins - 75 min Sam Harris - Death and the Present Moment - 60 min Sam Harris on "Free Will" - 75 min The God Debate: Sam Harris vs. William Craig - 130 min Christopher Hitchens vs Rabbi Harold Kushner re: Circumcision - 8 min Texas Monthly Talks with Christopher Hitchens - 27 min The Man Song - 2 min The Woman Song - 2 min Is There An Afterlife? Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Rabbi David Wolpe, Rabbi Bradley, Artson Shavit debate the idea of an afterlife.- 100 min Comedian Bill Burr - Let It Go - 65 min David Chalmers Interviewed on Singularity 1 on 1 - 65 min Change Your Mind Matthieu Ricard - If happiness is an inner state, influenced by external conditions but not dependent on them, how can we achieve it? - 60 min The Obedient Wives Club - Malaysia - The women fighting to honour and obey their men - 15 min Brian Greene and Amir Aczel - The Hidden Reality - the multiverse - talk - 70 min "The World in 2030" lecture by Dr. Michio Kaku - 65 min Marijuana Documentary - Exposing The Myths - 100 min Does God Exist? A debate between Sam Harris and Rabbi David Wolpe - 105 min Peter Diamandis - The best way to predict the future - the world's largest problems (food, energy etc) represent great business opportunities - and so within the world of business lie the most effective solutions - 105 min + Which Way Next? - with guest Peter Diamandis - 55 min Out of the Blue - on UFOs - 110 min Fall of the Republic - on the New World Order - 145 min Attack of the Drones - the increasing use of airborne drones - 30 min The Dickhead Song - LOL! - 5 min
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Nephrotic syndrome is a group of symptoms and abnormal test results that include protein in the urine, low blood protein levels in the blood, high cholesterol levels, high triglyceride levels, increased blood clot risk, and swelling.
Nephrotic syndrome is caused by different disorders that damage the kidneys. This damage leads to the release of too much protein in the urine.
The most common cause in children is minimal change disease. Membranous glomerulonephritis is the most common cause in adults. In both diseases, the glomeruli in the kidneys are damaged. Glomeruli are the structures that help filter wastes and fluids.
This condition can also occur due to:
- Cancer
- Diseases such as diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple myeloma, and amyloidosis
- Genetic disorders
- Immune disorders
- Infections (such as strep throat, hepatitis, or mononucleosis)
- Use of certain drugs
It can occur with kidney disorders such as:
- Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
Nephrotic syndrome can affect all age groups. In children, it is most common between ages 2 and 6. This disorder occurs slightly more often in males than females.
Swelling (edema) is the most common symptom. It may occur:
- In the face and around the eyes (facial swelling)
- In the arms and legs, especially in the feet and ankles
- In the belly area (swollen abdomen)
Other symptoms include:
- Skin rash or sores
- Foamy appearance of the urine
- Poor appetite
- Weight gain (unintentional) from fluid retention
- Seizures
Exams and Tests
Your health care provider will perform a physical exam. Laboratory tests will be done to see how well the kidneys are working. They include:
- Albumin blood test
- Blood chemistry tests, such as basic metabolic panel or comprehensive metabolic panel
- Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
- Creatinine - blood test
- Creatinine clearance - urine test
- Urinalysis
Fats are often also present in the urine. Blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels may be high.
A kidney biopsy may be needed to find the cause of the disorder.
Tests to rule out various causes may include the following:
- Cryoglobulins
- Complement levels
- Glucose tolerance test
- Hepatitis B antigen
- Hepatitis C antibodies
- HIV test
- Rheumatoid factor
- Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP)
- Syphilis serology
- Urine protein electrophoresis (UPEP)
This disease may also change the results of the following tests:
- Vitamin D level
- Urinary casts
The goals of treatment are to relieve symptoms, prevent complications, and delay kidney damage. To control nephrotic syndrome, the disorder that is causing it must be treated. You may need treatment for life.
Treatments may include any of the following:
- Keeping blood pressure at or below 130/80 mm Hg to delay kidney damage. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are the medicines most often used. ACE inhibitors and ARBs may also help decrease the amount of protein lost in the urine.
- Corticosteroids and other drugs that suppress or quiet the immune system.
- Treating high cholesterol to reduce the risk for heart and blood vessel problems -- A low-fat, low-cholesterol diet is usually not enough for people with nephrotic syndrome. Medicines to reduce cholesterol and triglycerides (usually statins) may be needed.
- A low-sodium diet may help with swelling in the hands and legs. Water pills (diuretics) may also help with this problem.
- Low-protein diets may be helpful. Your provider may suggest a moderate-protein diet (1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight per day).
- Taking vitamin D supplements if nephrotic syndrome is long-term and is not responding to treatment.
- Taking blood thinner drugs to treat or prevent blood clots.
Outlook (Prognosis)
The outcome varies. Some people recover from the condition. Others develop long-term kidney disease and need dialysis and eventually a kidney transplant.
Possible Complications
Health problems that may result from nephrotic syndrome include:
- Acute kidney failure
- Hardening of the arteries and related heart diseases
- Chronic kidney disease
- Fluid overload, heart failure, fluid buildup in lungs
- Infections, including pneumococcal pneumonia
- Malnutrition
- Renal vein thrombosis
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Contact your provider if:
- You or your child develops symptoms of nephrotic syndrome, including swelling in face, belly, or arms and legs, or skin sores
- You or your child are being treated for nephrotic syndrome, but symptoms don't improve
- New symptoms develop, including cough, decreased urine output, discomfort with urination, fever, severe headache
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if you have seizures.
Treating conditions that can cause nephrotic syndrome may help prevent the syndrome.
Alternative Names
Erkan E. Nephrotic syndrome. In: Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW, Blum NJ, Shah SS, Tasker RC, Wilson KM, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 21st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 545.
Radhakrishnan J, Stokes MB. Glomerular disorders and nephrotic syndromes. In: Goldman L, Cooney KA, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 27th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap 107.
Saha MK, Pendergraft WF, Jennette JC, Falk RJ. Primary glomerular disease. In: Yu ASL, Chertow GM, Luyckx VA, Marsden PA, Skorecki K, Taal MW, eds. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 11th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 31.
Review Date 8/28/2023
Updated by: Walead Latif, MD, Nephrologist and Clinical Associate Professor, Rutgers Medical School, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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Fantasy Strawberries
Although we can get mediocre strawberries now year-round, and even decent ones from warmer climates starting in late April or so, around these parts and in many of the chillier areas of the northern hemisphere, June marks the real start of the season.
This past week I has the opportunity to visit a fabled 3-starred restaurant in the Bourgogne (Burgundy) region of France, Marc Meneau L'Esperance. It was such an absorbing experience that I still have to digest it, in the philosophical sense, before I can do justice to it in writing. However, one small part of the amazing experience that was a pure and simple joy to behold and to taste, was this dazzling plate of fresh strawberries and raspberries.
The perfect, sweet berries are presented in 3 ways: unadorned, bejeweled with sugar crystals, and with a tiny drop each of balsamic vinegar. The sugared berries are nestled on a bed of spun sugar. Doesn't it look like something that might have been presented to a fairy queen or a princess?
While replicating the spun sugar may be a bit of a problem, the rest could be emulated even in a humble home kitchen. The main magic of this though is getting hold of perfect berries. What about a truly indulgent June brunch with brioche and a plate of fresh berries?
After a brief stop at home to take care of stuff, I'm off again for a long-awaited 2 week stay in Provence. Our overworked selves sort of need a 'real' vacation, so my online time will be very limited, but I am bringing along the trusty Powerbook to take lots of notes and of course, lots and lots of photos. (I won't be able to reply to emails or comments much until I get back. Thanks for your patience!)
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Fantasy Strawberries
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Have a wonderful time in Provence, cant wait to hear about the dinner though, I live for nights at starred restaurants even though its usually only for birthdays or anniversaries.
happy travels!
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Have a great time in Provence!!
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have a great trip! jealous.
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wow, those look amazing. I wanted to try the sugar crystals myself. it looks like it'd be simple, but I can't find out how to do it anywhere.. please help! D:
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Hi D,
I will try to post something about sugaring fruit sometime, but basically what you do is to dip the fruit in lightly whipped egg white, then dust the fruit with granulated or decorating sugar, shake off the excess and dry it on a rack. If the idea of using raw egg white turns you off (and you do need pasteurized fresh eggs to be safe) you can use powdered egg white instead.
Re: Fantasy Strawberries
how do u get the spun sugar white ?


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Grab the parka, ski cap, mittens and galoshes. It's time for baseball.
From Dodger Stadium to Yankee Stadium, there was a flurry of activity as teams got ready for opening day. At Great American Ball Park, meanwhile, actual flurries.
Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder and the Milwaukee Brewers
worked out as snow flakes fell Wednesday, a day before they were to play Cincinnati. The conditions were better suited for snowballs than baseballs, too, when the Reds later took the field.
"I love it. I love the weather," Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips deadpanned. "The weather is beautiful."
The forecast for the six openers today wasn't much better, either. Rain with temperatures in the 40s in Washington, New York and Kansas City, downright chilly in Cincinnati.
"If you're playing golf and it's 33 and windy, you take it into the clubhouse and play cards. Unfortunately we have to keep playing," Yankees star Mark Teixeira said, set to face Detroit in the Bronx's first March game. "It's not easy playing in the cold but the good thing is both teams have to do it."
Said Tigers catcher Alex Avila: "It's going to be perfect weather, 40s and rain. A good day to pitch."
At Nationals Park, Washington players came out to practice in red-hooded sweat shirts. Their workout ended in the rain when the grounds crew pulled out the tarp, and no telling if it'll be any better for today's game against Atlanta.
"We'll show up ready to play. And if we don't, we'll play Friday. We have that off-day leeway, so that's smart," Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. "We knew it was going to be a little chilly — coming from Florida, we won't be used to it. But we'll be so excited to play, I don't think it'll matter."
Sure is a change from last year. There wasn't a single rainout or snowout for more than 21/2 weeks, the longest any season had gone from the start without a weather postponement in 25 years.
Either way, quite a change from the sunny spring training fields in Arizona and Florida.
"We came in from like 90 degrees. We flew back last night and there's snow today. It's kind of different," said Edinson Volquez, the opening day starter for Cincinnati.
Leave it to L.A. to provide the perfect setting. Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum, Rookie of the Year Buster Posey and the World Series champion San Francisco Giants open at Dodger Stadium, where it's supposed to be sunny and near 80 degrees.
Plus the Giants-Dodgers rivalry, right from the get-go.
"It's going to be a little fire," Giants center fielder Andres Torres said. "That's part of it."
So are familiar faces in new places. Angels outfielder Vernon Wells, Tigers slugger Victor Martinez, Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth and Braves second baseman Dan Uggla are among the stars set to make their debuts.
Old pros Chipper Jones, back from a knee injury that almost finished his career, and Derek Jeter, coming off a down year, also get fresh starts.
"There's a twinkle in his eye, there's something there," new Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said about Jones. "Maybe it's getting a taste of the playoffs and a chance we can do it again this year."
Also part of the scene: Mike Mussina and Jim Edmonds, throwing out ceremonial first balls. Mussina will do it at Yankee Stadium, Edmonds gets the honor in St. Louis before the Cardinals host San Diego.
At Kauffman Stadium, where the Royals host the Los Angeles Angels, and other ballparks there will be a collection for the relief efforts in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami.
Stadium workers in Kansas City bundled up against the cold as they got logos, banners and signs ready for the opener. Despite the daunting forecasts, there's always a lot of anticipation.
"Even after all these years, there are still butterflies. Heck, yeah," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "No matter how long you do this. If you still have the same joy as you did as a kid, you remember the opening day Little League parade. I do. It's the best game."
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Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan. You are one of the two most powerful traders in the city.
But that's not enough for you, because only the merchant with two Seals of Excellence will have the privilege of being invited to the Maharaja's court.
You are therefore going to have to do better than your direct competitor by buying, exchanging and selling at better prices, all while keeping an eye on both your camel herds.
A card game for two seasoned traders!
When it's your turn, you can either take or sell cards.
If you take cards, you have to choose between taking all the camels, taking 1 card from the market or swapping 2 to 5 cards between the market and your cards.
If you sell cards, you get to sell only one type of good per turn, and you get as many chips from that good as you sold cards. The chips' values decrease as the game progresses, so you'd better hurry ! But, on the other hand, you get increasingly high rewards for selling 3, 4, or 5 cards of the same good at a time, so you'd better wait!
You can't sell camels, but they're paramount for trading and they're also worth a little something at the end of the round, enough sometimes to secure the win, so you have to use them smartly.
Jaipur is a fast-paced card game, a blend of tactics, risk and luck.