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Epispadias

I am suffering from Epispadias and incontinence of urine.I want to know if there org. looking after this type of disability.10:31, 4 May 2014 (UTC)10:31, 4 May 2014 (UTC)~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Souja 25 (talk • contribs)

Have you tried approaching Hypospadias and Epispadias Association?

Please note that Wikipedia cannot give advice of a medical nature, for that see your physcisian or specialist. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 11:21, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The link above is faulty for me, try Hypospadias and Epispadias Association Richard Avery (talk) 15:34, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Are there any Alcoholic beverages that aren't beers, wines, or liquors?

I'm not really talking about things like mouthwash or vanilla extract...just human drinks. Something that could go under the Potent Potables category. 98.176.56.95 (talk) 17:48, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How about fermented milk drinks like airag, kumiss, kefir? Rmhermen (talk) 18:02, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mead would qualify, as would cider. Category:Fermented beverages is a good starting point to find more. --WegianWarrior (talk)

(ec x 2) Surely it depends entirely on your definitions of these words. Is barley wine a beer, a wine, or something different? How about cider (which in the UK always means an alcoholic drink)? And "liquors" is not a term which has a precise meaning to me: maybe it does to you. I would talk about "spirits" and "liqueurs", but I am not clear whether the latter is a subset of the former or a separate category. --ColinFine (talk) 18:08, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

To me liquors doesn't have a precise meaning, but definitely the most usual sense for the word is "distilled spirits". On the other hand, there's malt liquor, so.... --Trovatore (talk) 20:09, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bitters are made from herbs and distilled alcohol, but the bitters are not themselves distilled. Again, I also don't know how you're defining "liquor"... OttawaAC (talk) 01:37, 5 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sake is sort of wine and sort of beer, but sort of not. InedibleHulk (talk) 18:10, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Kava isn't alcoholic but acts in similar ways. It's more your anaesthetic beverage. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 20:00, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sure beats bong water. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:19, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Never tried it. (The water, that is.) -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 00:37, 6 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've sipped the water. That was enough to convince me of what others had to puke to conclude. I've had kava twice, but can't say I felt "intoxicated". Maybe in a tea and scented candle sort of way. Might be good for beginners, but wouldn't recommend it as a replacement for anything (except tea). Not the bagged kind, anyway. Apparently, the fresh root is significantly stronger. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:11, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Startup's paid up capital

As far as I understand, paid up capital is the money that the founders bring in. So, what happens to this money? Is it kept away in the bank? Or, can they spend it for the company? If, they are not allowed to spend this amount, what is the use of having a paid up capital? How long is the money off-limits? If and when they are allowed to spend it, what can they do with the money? Can they use it to buy furniture and other stuff? Or to pay employees?

Sorry about the rambling. I just find it very interesting. Thanks in advance for the replies. 223.223.159.193 (talk) 18:13, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See share capital and paid in capital (though they are only short articles). The purpose of the money is (initially) to start up the business, so it can be used for any legitimate business costs. There might be restrictions in some jurisdictions, but not usually. Dbfirs 20:46, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Right. It wouldn't make any sense at all to give a startup business money that it couldn't use. If there are restrictions on how the money can be used, they will be stated in the contract between the business founders and the investors. In many cases the investors get a share of ownership in the company, and therefore have the right to participate in managing it. Looie496 (talk) 14:23, 6 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]