Tim had never met Lynn's father, but he had heard all about their relationship. Her father abandoned her family when she was thirteen and only saw her once more, when he showed up unannounced at her high school graduation and tried to reconcile, ruining the day for her. She had retaliated by rebuffing him publicly and rudely. She did not want to see him at all, but she could tell it was the right thing to do, and heaven was the kind of place that made you want to do the right thing.
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"Now, here are a few songs whose artists haven't made their way to heaven yet," intoned Sinatra in the same soothing, ever-knowing voice he'd had in life, made even more poignant here, as he stroked the quaintly unnecessary cord of his microphone. "I hope they won't mind me giving you a little preview, keeping the songs warm for them." And then Tim and Lynn took in the soul-expanding sight of Frank Sinatra covering the hits of Bruce Springsteen, Radiohead, Coldplay, and Beyoncé. Heaven cared not for the limits of era.
"B.J. Novak meets--no, exceeds--expectations in ONE MORE THING, firmly establishing him as one of the best humor writers around. . .The varied length of the stories adds to the pleasure--it's like sampling a multicourse meal instead of gorging just on pizza. . .Novak's writing mirrors his acting in that both rely on dry wit and dead-pan delivery. His influences run from celebrated New Yorker humorist James Thurber to Steve Martin to the Harvard Lampoon style of comedy (no wonder, as Novak was a member of the publication in college) to stand-up comedian Steven Wright. But he synthesizes those influences and has delivered something wholly original. . .The longer stories avoid easy laugh-out-loud punch lines in favor of quirky, offbeat twists that showcase his skill as a storyteller. . .Novak has found success as an actor, screenwriter and producer, but it turns out that the "one more thing" he added to his résumé--author--might be where his greatest talent lies."
"Plenty of actors have written books lately, but none as original, smart or literary as B.J. Novak's collection, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories. It's a sign of his freshness that reviews, most with extravagant praise, have strained for comparisons. Woody Allen's sketches? Sort of, in their comic philosophical questioning, but Novak can be far more narrative. David Sedaris? Novak is less autobiographical. . .Novak's stories are absurdist yet have a surprising emotional undercurrent; they are scathingly funny about pop-culture language and clichés; they have a strong sense of character that takes him to strange places, including the minds of the tortoise and the hare as they prepare for a rematch of their classic race."
There was strong support in this study for hypotheses five and six (that more frequent use of adaptive responses to racism would be associated with higher levels of systemic racism and lower levels of internalized racism and vice versa for maladaptive responses to racism). The maladaptive response of ignoring, forgetting about or accepting racism as a fact of life (Q2a) was associated with higher internalized racism (p = 0.07) and the adaptive response of talking about or expressing racism experiences (Q2e) was associated with lower internalized racism and higher reported systemic racism in general, as well as with agreeing that 'there is hardly ever anything good about Indigenous people in the media' (Q3g) (p = 0.07).
Agreeing that 'Indigenous people should try to think and act more like other Australians' (Q3c) was associated with more frequent attempts to change the way one is or the things that one does to prevent racism (Q2c). Given that Q3c is an item of the internalized racism scale, this finding supports the possibility considered above that Q2c may be maladaptive rather than adaptive among indigenous people. Similarly, those who reported the maladaptive response of keeping racism to themselves (Q2f) were more likely to have higher levels of internalized racism in general and to agree that 'Indigenous people should try to think and act more like other Australians' (Q3c). Being angry, annoyed or frustrated (Q2h) as an adaptive reaction to inter-personal racism was associated with lower internalized racism in general (p = 0.06) as well as with agreement that 'Indigenous people have less opportunities than other Australians' (Q3a) (p = 0.07) and that 'other Australians think they are better than Indigenous people' (Q3f).
Could anything be more fundamental in life and science than energy? And be more various and mysterious? Energy may be the term we use most often without quite knowing what it means. So how do you begin to plumb the many meanings of energy?
For β-lactams, the key pharmacodynamics correlate to microbiologic and clinical response is the time that the plasma concentration of the drug is above the pathogen MIC relative to the dosing interval (T > MIC). A minimum T > MIC of 60% is generally sufficient to allow a good clinical response in mild to moderate illness. However, optimal response in severe infections, including sepsis, may be achieved with a T > MIC of 100% [139]. The simplest way to increase T > MIC is to use increased frequency of dosing (given an identical total daily dose). For example, piperacillin/tazobactam can be dosed at either 4.5 g every 8 h or 3.375 g every 6 h for serious infections; all things being equal, the latter would achieve a higher T > MIC. We suggested earlier that initial doses of β-lactams can be given as a bolus or rapid infusion to rapidly achieve therapeutic blood levels. However, following the initial dose, an extended infusion of drug over several hours (which increases T > MIC) rather than the standard 30 min has been recommended by some authorities [154, 155]. In addition, some meta-analyses suggest that extended/continuous infusion of β-lactams may be more effective than intermittent rapid infusion, particularly for relatively resistant organisms and in critically ill patients with sepsis [140, 156,157,158]. A recent individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing continuous versus intermittent infusion of β-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients with severe sepsis demonstrated an independent protective effect of continuous therapy after adjustment for other correlates of outcome [140].
"Balance is key". A phrase heard all too often in today's fast paced and health trend obsessed world. Easier said than done, right? I've struggled for as long as I can remember with balancing habits of both physical and mental health with work and recreation. I'm famous for going through short bursts of physical exercise, then retreating back into my normal routine. In graduate school, I had my running phase. I would run 4 miles x four times a week and not think twice about it. Then, as soon as school started; I'd stop cold turkey. Recently, I joined a local gym for a fitness challenge that I did relatively well with however stopped as soon as my full time job picked up. It's no surprise that through all of my ups and down's with exercise, I've managed to keep knitting and crocheting close by. It's comfortable, it's relaxing, and it does wonders for a stressful day and my overall mental health. I've spent a lot of time lately considering how I can be more consistently physically active while also continuing to pursue my love of fiber? I've been constantly looking for the balance between what improves my mental health while also improving my physical health. Can knitting and fitness be related without attempting to walk and purl at the same time (something I have tried with very little success-haha!)? My solution? Motivation by creation! 2ff7e9595c
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