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Ancient DNA Unlocks Dead Sea Scroll Secrets
Advanced genetic analysis of 2,000-year-old scrolls provides insights into Second Temple Judaism, researchers say
Using cutting-edge DNA extraction techniques and advanced computer algorithms, researchers have successfully unraveled some of the most pressing historical secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
In research conducted over the past seven years, an interdisciplinary team from Tel Aviv University, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), Sweden’s Uppsala University and Cornell University decoded the ancient DNA from the animal skins on which the scrolls were written. They were able to accurately determine the genetic relationships between various fragments, which could have far-reaching implications for the wider historical context of the scrolls. The full results of research are being published as the cover story of the Cell journal this week.
“We found that we can extract meaningful information from the DNA of the Dead Sea Scrolls,” Prof. Oded Rechavi of Tel Aviv University’s Life Sciences Faculty told The Media Line. “Analyzing the DNA of the animals from which the scrolls were made could shed light on the relationship between different pieces and also on the history of the scrolls as a collection.”
The Dead Sea Scrolls are made up of some 25,000 fragments of leather and papyrus and feature some of the oldest known copies of biblical texts, produced between the third century BCE and the first century CE. They were discovered near Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea as well as other sites in the Judean Desert between 1947 and 1956, and most are currently housed in the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book, in Jerusalem.
Researchers had to overcome several technical obstacles in order to examine the genetic makeup of the Dead Sea Scrolls. First and foremost, Rechavi said, they were unsure that it would be possible to extract enough authentic ancient DNA for proper analysis as DNA degrades over time. On top of this, scientists had to rule out any possible contaminants from modern sources, as the fragments had been handled by humans on several occasions.
“Now that we know that it is possible, we can ask all sorts of questions,” Rechavi affirmed. “This is the first project of its kind. From this new technique and this very unique collaboration of people from many different fields … we can learn quite a lot of very surprising and interesting things about the scrolls.”
The team also developed new computer algorithms to analyze the genetic data that was gleaned from the tiny samples the IAA was able to provide – which sometimes consisted only of scroll “dust.”
“A few years ago, it was very difficult [to do] but now the techniques are much more sensitive and you can extract DNA from tiny amounts of material,” Rechavi said. “We were standing on the shoulder of the giants who developed this field. People have analyzed ancient DNA from parchment in the past, but not parchment that is this old.”
Several surprising discoveries have so far emerged from the research. While scholars previously held that the Dead Sea Scrolls were written on goatskin, it was found that the majority were made from sheepskin.
“The genetic analysis tells us a lot of information, which we can then combine with what we know from the text and create a more coherent and complete historical picture that tells us a lot not only about the scrolls but also about the period,” Prof. Noam Mizrahi of Tel Aviv University’s Biblical Studies Department told The Media Line.
Scholars have long tried to piece the thousands of fragments together and debated whether they were produced by a radical sect or reflect the wider Jewish society of the time. Some believe that the Essenes, an extremist Jewish sect that flourished during the Second Temple period (roughly two millennia ago), wrote the ancient manuscripts, while others hold that another currently unknown Jewish sect might be behind them.
“We can’t prove with certainty that a particular fragment was written by Essenes,” Mizrahi stressed. “What we can say is that our analysis shows that the scrolls can be roughly classified into two main groups: one that could have been produced locally, and the other that was brought from the outside.”
Notably, scientists found that two of the samples they examined made of cowhide, indicating that not all the scrolls come from the same geographic region or library and also that they may not have all been produced by the same extremist sect.
“Cow husbandry requires a lot of grass and a lot of water; it cannot be conducted in the desert,” Mizrahi explained. “So presumably the scrolls which were made of cowhide were produced elsewhere and not locally. Sheep-made scrolls could theoretically be produced locally or brought from the outside; we don’t know that for sure.
“Now we know that some scrolls definitely represent the broader cultural milieu of the period and this allows us to make generalizations about the period at large,” he said.
In respect to the cowhide fragments, researchers found two distinct fragments from the Book of Jeremiah, representing different versions of the same book and different from the biblical text as it is known today. While a Torah scroll today is virtually identical all across the globe, Mizrahi noted that in biblical times there were different versions of the same book.
“In Qumran, we find in the very same cave different versions of the same book,” Prof. Mizrahi explained. “This fact suggests that the concept of scriptural authority – emanating from the perception of biblical texts as a record of the Divine Word – was different in this period from that which dominated after the destruction of the Second Temple. In the formative age of classical Judaism and nascent Christianity, the polemic between Jewish sects and movements was focused on the ‘correct’ interpretation of the text, not its wording or exact linguistic form.”
Yet another fragment that underwent analysis turned out to have a distinct genetic signature from other scrolls in Qumran, raising the possibility of as-of-yet undiscovered caves that have yet to be properly excavated.
“This was like a pilot [project],” Pnina Shor, founder of the Dead Sea Scrolls Unit at the Israel Antiquities Authority, related to The Media Line. “We sampled about 26 different manuscripts but the results are really promising. There might be more surprises.
“The reasons these scrolls were put in caves is probably because the people who put them there were running away from someone and hid them there,” Shor added.
While the groundbreaking findings have so far raised a number of tantalizing questions about the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls and their authorship, much remains to be discovered.
“We still have thousands of puzzle pieces that we don’t know where to place in order to create meaningful text that we can then contextualize historically,” Mizrahi emphasized. “Our hope is that when we sample more scrolls fragments, we will be able eventually to create a genetic ID for each sample that will enable us to piece together these puzzle pieces.
“A lot has been done, but a lot still remains to be done.”

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For example, say your dream is to adopt a child. You really want to adopt this child because it will bring you feelings of heroism, unconditional love, and joy. In order to become a vibrational match to having that child, all you have to is start practicing those emotions now! Find the places in your life where you already feel like the hero, you already practice unconditional love and you already find joy.
Whatever the success rate is of achieving goals... that's really just one of the many "LoA" side effects, not LoA itself. Duh. And it largely depends on how people go about it anyway, and we all know how good people are at understanding "LoA"... just look at your own article HAHAHAHAHAHAH (it's pretty damn funny to be honest). Most are looking for shortcuts when they set goals. That's still "LoA" btw... when they don't achieve those goals.
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Write your wish down. Start with "I am so happy and grateful now that..." and finish the sentence (or paragraph) telling the Universe what it is that you want. Write it in the present tense as if you have it right now. Avoid negation terms (see Warnings for more on this). Every day until your wish comes true, close your eyes and imagine your desire as if it's happening right now and see your imagination turning more clearer.
The hubs (then boyfriend) pulled me out of my tailspin one night. He sat me down and had me list all the characteristics and qualities of my dream work life. Number one, was being able to stop to watch Ellen every day. Number two, I wanted to help others, #priorities ?. The list went on and on from there. Everything was written out. From what my daily schedule would look like, to the things I did and didn’t like in past jobs. With a super clear vision of what I wanted, and didn’t want in a career, I decided to get back into my daily meditation and daily yoga practice.
Smiling in the mirror is a proven method of improving mood of feelings of self-worth. Smiling for 60 seconds in the mirror each morning and stretching out your arms will trigger a positive neurological reaction in your head, flooding your brain with feelings of warmth and acceptance. It's not a 'be all end all' approach to self-confidence, but it should get you started.
Today I’ll share with you how to do this for yourself. If you can, try to do this for twenty minutes twice a day. I can’t guarantee this will work. But I do believe it puts you in the mindset of success. Over time you'll begin to truly believe you can accomplish any reasonable goal you set for yourself. This meditation will also lead you to constantly be looking for ways to advance your goals, and signals you’re on the right track. This in itself is a great boost to your chances for success — because you’ll believe the world is supporting you in helping you accomplish your goals. That optimism will open up avenues for success.
Mr. Right won't appear so long as you are waiting for him. All you're doing is aligning yourself energetically with waiting for him. He will appear if you go out and have fun! Meet people. Date. Live your life to the fullest, following your passions. Before you know it, Mr. Right will be there. In fact, he could be in your life now, but you don't see him because you keep manifesting waiting!
As I am starting to receive many emails regarding this article, realize that I may not be able to answer all of the comments. In addition, if you are close-minded and believe that the LOA exists irrespective of data or information to the contrary, then this article is not for you. Thanks for visiting - now you can go back to your LOA abundance. This article is intended for those who are new to the LOA, those who don't know about it, and those who have not succeeded in using it and are open-minded and looking for answers.
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On May 13, 2018, NBC released the first official trailer for the series. On July 21, 2018, the series held a panel at San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California. Those in attendance included executive producer Jeff Rake and actors Melissa Roxburgh and Josh Dallas. On August 28, 2018, the first nine minutes of the first episode were released among various digital outlets.
How To Attract Anything You Want In Life Pdf
Opportunities, gifts and blessings come to me quickly and in the most unexpected ways. It's amazing to watch the Universe deliver my goals and desires so easily. I highly recommend his techniques to experience the abundance that is there for all of us once we have the tools to move beyond obstacles and live in gratitude and resonance with Source."
The Law Of Attraction Book By Esther And Jerry Hicks Pdf
If you don’t believe what you’re saying, you’re going to feel the opposite of what you want to attract. If you’re trying to force yourself to feel abundant but you don’t believe you can be or that you already are, you’re going to feel frustrated by your perceived lack and, therefore, call in more lack. Basically, you can’t convince yourself to feel an emotion you don’t actually have, except you can, kind of…
Schedule some quiet time for some deep contemplation of what you desire to create in your life. What are your goals, hopes and wishes? Sit down with a pen and paper. Get clear, crystal clear. Define what you do want. Describe it, draw it, and define it. Define it in terms of the positive attributes. Define the attributes and characteristics of your dream. Take care not to use anything as a descriptor that is actually a statement about what your dream is not. Define what it is. Know exactly what it is you want.
I will say this. Before even opening the book, IF one's mind set doesn't have the willingness to be open to things beyond what they've already heard about life, experienced in life and traditional (Eastern and Western) religions tell you, AND/OR you're only looking at it this whole concept of LOA, be if from Abraham or in general, with skepticism and a "pooh, pooh" attitude, then it very well might not be the book for you. Just like the saying out there, "If you always do, what you've always done..... then you'll always get, what you've already got".
Based on what the mystery man taught me, and my study of numerous other approaches, I believe that three essential elements need to be included for effective manifestation. The reason many “law of attraction” teachings and techniques fall short of changing people’s lives in sustainable and measurable ways is that they fail to embrace all three elements. I am convinced that all three of these factors need to be addressed in order for each of us to become a powerful creator.
I read one page a day and by the end of the year, I was a different person. Everyday I would focus on a single quote and I would try to keep it in the front of my mind for the duration of the day and it changed the way I looked at and thought about things. Sometimes it was hard to comprehend into my own life but I made it happen and by the end, the ideas stuck with me and now I live differently. I would recommend this book highly but I also recommend reading Ask and It is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks first.
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If things haven't been going your way this year, there's hope: 2018 is a promising year for manifesting your dreams, psychic Deborah Graham said in a recent workshop. Eight is a lucky number: It represents wealth in China and Japan, and it's a rotated infinity sign, signifying infinite possibilities for the new year. So, manifestation exercises will go even further than usual after New Year's, says Graham.
"[Manifesting destiny and the Law of Attraction are best explained by] the Law of Karma. It basically states that you will get negative if you think negative. For example, if you say, 'I never win anything' and you enter a raffle, you simply won’t win. You declared you won’t. If you focus on winning, and the person next to you puts out more positive energy than you do, you won’t win. The key is to give out the same energy you want back. If you want happiness, you look for the happiness and surround yourself with it and yours will grow," Estes explains.
A person who is on the road to manifesting: “It would be great to meet someone by So & So’s wedding, but I know there’s a plan for me and I’m willing to wait for the right person. I trust the Universe is going to take care of me when the time is right. Today I ask for self-love to fill me up so much it overflows onto love for others and attracts the right people into my life.” …Big difference, huh?
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If you read LOA websites and posts, you’d guess that it is might be over 90% effective - everybody seems to be achieving their goals this way. Talk to experts who deal with the general public trying to use a LOA, there’s a completely different story. The failure rate is huge! In fact, LOA expert John Assaraf estimated that the success rate is about 0.1%!! We believe this number to be correct.
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The most valuable aspect of this book to me are the several exercises offered at the end. I've experimented with a few of them already: they are easy to do and seem to work. Practical spirituality is how I would describe it. Yes, there are a few typos as other readers have pointed out but in my opinion they do not detract from the experience of the book. I think Abraham would say it's all about what you focus on, folks. Makes me wonder if maybe the typos were made on purpose. PEACE.
It's helpful to actually write a few paragraphs about yourself. Frame this as a sort of freewriting exercise. Don't try to edit or micromanage your writing. Give an earnest portrayal of where you're at, including the status of your work, school, hobbies and personal life. Don't be afraid to be extremely personal with it-- no one ever needs to read it but you.

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Last year, Lenovo unveiled its flagship Android tablet – the Tab P12 Pro – in the global market. Now, the company has brought it to India. The Tab P12 Pro is one of the few Android tablets eligible for the Android 12L and Android 13 developer preview. The key features of Tab P12 Pro include a 12.6-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870 chipset, quad-speaker setup with Dolby Atmos support and a dual-rear camera setup. Lenovo Tab P12 Pro: Price in India
The Lenovo Tab P12 Pro has been launched in India at a retail price of Rs 69,999. The tablet will be available for purchase through Lenovo.com, Amazon and Lenovo exclusive stores. It will soon be available at other retail offline stores. Lenovo Tab P12 Pro: Specifications, features
The Lenovo Tab P12 Pro is 5.63mm thick and has an all-metal build. The tablet is available in a single Storm Grey colour option. It weighs 565 grams. Further, it has very narrow bezels on the front for a larger screen estate.
Lenovo’s Tab P12 Pro features a 12.6-inch AMOLED display with a WQXGA resolution of 2560x1600 pixels and a standard refresh rate of 60Hz. The AMOLED panel offers a peak brightness of 400 nits, 107 per cent NTSC colour gamut coverage, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support. Further, the display is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. Lenovo says the display uses a detailed S-Stripe RGP pixel layout to reduce grain. The AMOLED display on the Tab P12 Pro comes with low-blue light emissions certification from TUV Rheinland.
The Tab P12 Pro comes equipped with a JBL quad-speaker setup with quad-audio channels. Lenovo’s premium audio tuning team has specially tuned the speakers on the Tab P12 Pro. It also has support for Dolby Atmos. The tablet has a dual microphone array.
Under the hood, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 870 chipset powers the tablet. The tablet has 8GB soldered LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. The tablet supports storage expansion up to 1TB via a microSD card. It boasts a 10,200mAh battery, which could last up to 14.6 hours of video streaming, and there is support for 30W fast charging. The Tab P12 Pro runs Android 11 out of the box but it is eligible for Android `12L update.
Coming to the optics department, the Lenovo Tab P12 Pro has a dual-camera setup at the back. The rear camera setup comprises a 13MP primary sensor and a 5MP ultrawide unit. Meanwhile, it has an 8MP camera and a ToF sensor on the front.
The Lenovo Tab P12 Pro supports an external keyboard, which comes in the shape of a folio case and can be connected to the tablet using the four-point pogo pin. The tablet sells separately, and there is no word on its pricing yet. However, users will get a Lenovo Precision Pen 3 bundled with the tablet. The stylus auto-pairs with the tablet and can be attached to the tablet to charge it wirelessly, and it is said to offer very low latency.


text: The Fourth Fisherman by Joe Kissack is an inspiring story of survival and restoration. Youâ€™ll be fascinated and perhaps horrified at the account of 3 Mexican fishermen who survived over 9 months on the open ocean. And you will possibly relate to the story of a marriage stretched to the breaking point by pride, finances, and addictions. Faith in God is a central theme of this book. Though it seems like there are two stories going on at the same time, it is really ONE story being told; Godâ€™s story. This book can give you hope if youâ€™re feeling hopeless, and can encourage and renew your faith no matter what circumstances you face. Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book for review from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, for my honest unbiased opinion.

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Josh McCown aims to prove he doesn't have “happy feet.” The Browns are anxious to learn where McCown's head is as he runs back onto the field for a game against Oakland.
No quarterback wants to be known for “happy feet.”
Considering the misery Josh McCown endured in 2014, it is understandable if he has the happiest feet in football.
Quarterbacks can come down with this strain of twinkletoes when protection is sad and men who get paid by the sack are big and bad.
During McCown’s 2013 season with the Bears, he was calm, cool and collected. He appeared in eight games, with five starts, and took only 11 sacks.
In his season with the Buccaneers, the rush was always coming. He lost 235 yards on 36 sacks in 11 games.
Now, he is coming off a concussion as he heads into his second Cleveland start, against Oakland. All eyes are on him as the big question looms: Where is his head now?
And his feet?
In his start against the Jets, which lasted 19 plays and one series, he wasn’t sacked, but there were happy-feet symptoms. He ran three times during a 90-yard drive. The last run knocked him out of the Browns’ ensuing seven quarters.
His new offensive line should be far superior than the one in Tampa Bay, behind which he posted a 1-10 record.
Cleveland’s blocking hadn’t come around yet in the preseason. In McCown’s two quarters against Buffalo on Aug. 20, the Bills sacked him three times and intercepted him twice. The following week at Tampa Bay, he ran three times and seemed not to have his bearings. On one play, he took a blunt-force hit that blew him backward into a hard landing.
It resembled a hit he took from Ndamukong Suh in December. McCown was hit as he threw. Suh finished with a forearm shiver that sent McCown flying.
Suh escaped a fine, but Lions defensive end George Johnson thought a collection should have been taken up for McCown.
“I felt sorry for him,” Johnson said after the game.
Suh and Ezekial Ansah combined to hit McCown seven times and accounted for four of Detroit’s six sacks.
When asked afterward if he had ever taken such a beating in 20 years of playing football, McCown said, “I don’t know.”
Yet, he finished that game and started the three remaining games, absorbing a combined 13 sacks against the Panthers, Packers and Saints.
Along the way, Tampa Bay receiver Vincent Jackson said he would take McCown out for a sympathy dinner after the season.
“Maybe I’ll have some ice bags sent over to his house,” Jackson said.
The Detroit game sparked a debate on whether Suh was guilty of his latest cheap shot. To that, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times wrote, “If any apologies to McCown are needed, they should come from his offensive line.”
The problem persisted at Green Bay on Dec. 21, when McCown got sacked five times and hit five other times.
Playing for the Buccaneers entailed a lack of a running game, losing an offensive coordinator to a serious illness and working with overmatched blockers.
As McCown heads into his second Cleveland start, his running backs are unproven. He is working with a first-time coordinator. As to the offensive line, though, head coach Mike Pettine says, “That is the last group I am worried about.”
“I can’t speak on Josh’s time at Tampa,” Pettine said. “We prioritize protecting the quarterback. We feel we built the line to do that.”
Pettine challenges the line to hold up late, when sacks can decide games. He reminds McCown to get the ball out quickly.
“When you start to run around,” Pettine said, “you could have your block executed, but then your guy ends up hitting the quarterback.”
The encouraging part of McCown’s series against the Jets was that it went the length of the field. Browns fans were surprised by how crisp McCown looked.
“We felt like we were really going to get after these guys,” McCown said. “I’m super bummed about what happened.”
McCown says he hears people talking about “situations through the preseason, that I’ve taken hits, and stuff like that.”
What does he think about it?
“I try not to,” he said.
He rejects the “happy feet” theory. He doesn’t phrase it this way, but he basically says that he has tried to kick some butt with his feet.
“It’s not like I’m throwing caution to the wind,” he said. “Every time I’ve run, it’s been to convert a third down.”
However one describes McCown’s feet, a lot is riding on those puppies.
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A population-based cohort study on changes in breast, lung and colorectal cancer incidence and mortality among non-Western immigrant women
BMC Cancer volume 23, Article number: 665 (2023)
Cancer risk varies geographically, and migrants are influenced by different risk factors before, during and after migration. Increased migration from non-Western countries to the Nordic countries calls for a better understanding of the migrants’ cancer risk and the change in risk patterns over time. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence and mortality of breast, colorectal and lung cancer between non-Western immigrant and the native female population in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway.
Material and methods
Data from national registries were processed and pre-analysed in each country. Multivariate Poisson regression models were used to model the relative differences in incidence and mortality as rate ratios (RR). The country-specific estimates and summary statistics were pooled together using a random effects model.
Non-Western immigrant women had significantly lower breast (RR 0.71, 0.65–0.78), colorectal (RR 0.72, 0.57–0.92) and lung (RR 0.55, 0.42–0.72) cancer incidence rates than native women, and the risk of these cancers among immigrant women increased with duration of residence. Differences were parallel in breast, colorectal and lung cancer mortality (RR 0.64, 0.55–0.74; RR 0.66, 0.48–0.92; RR 0.51, 0.34–0.79). Among immigrant women, higher education increased the risk for breast cancer and decreased it for lung cancer.
The results significantly complement and add to the previous findings of cancer burden and cancer burden transition among migrants and provide evidence of a prolonged cancer risk advantage among non-Western immigrant women. However, the findings show an increasing risk of lifestyle-related cancers with increasing duration of residence in the host country. Further studies are needed to discover underlying reasons for this phenomenon.
Breast, colorectal and lung cancer are the three most common cancers and leading causes of cancer death in women in the Nordic countries [1, 2]. Incidence of these diet and lifestyle driven cancers is lowest in non-Western regions, such as Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia. A transition to a Western lifestyle has, however, increased both the incidence and mortality of breast, colorectal and lung cancers also in these low-risk areas [1, 3, 4].
The number of migrant women with a non-Western background has increased considerably in the Nordic countries and elsewhere in Europe in recent decades. Whilst the overall cancer incidence and mortality among these women are still lower compared with the native female population, the risk profiles may vary depending on cancer site and the individual’s age, country of origin and destination, socioeconomic position, period of immigration and duration of residence in the host country [5,6,7,8,9]. Migrants moving to Western countries might experience declining risks of communicable diseases but face a high risk of chronic disease associated with adoption of unhealthy lifestyles. Vulnerability to obesity due to adoption of a more sedentary lifestyle and increased intake of energy dense foods  increase the risk for breast and colorectal cancer . Increased migration calls for a better understanding of migrants’ cancer risk and the change in risk patterns over time.
In the Nordic countries, immigrant populations differ by periods of arrival, country of origin and marital status . There is also a different share of migrant workers, students and refugees in these populations. In Finland, most immigrants have moved from the neighbouring countries, Russia and Estonia at working-age either in the 1990s or after. Labour migration in the 2000s, particularly from Poland, has influenced the structure of the immigrant population in Iceland the most. In contrast, Norway and Denmark have a longer history as host countries with established groups of immigrant workers recruited, from countries such as Turkey and Pakistan in the 1970s.
We studied the incidence and mortality of breast, colorectal and lung cancer among non-Western immigrant women and compared these to corresponding figures in the native female population in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway. Additional analyses take into account duration of residence, age at immigration, and level of education.
We utilised the individual data in the Danish, Finnish, Icelandic and Norwegian national registries to form the study population. In each country, data on country of birth, residential history and education level were retrieved from the population registry or the statistical office; first primary cases in breast (C50), colorectal (C18–20), and lung (C33–34) cancers from the cancer registry; and cause of death from the statistical office, the health data authority, or the cancer registry. These data were linked with each other using an individual code which exists for all residents. Figure 1 shows the flow of data collection in different countries.
Our study population consisted of all women registered as residents in 1986–2019 in Denmark, 1973–2017 in Finland, 1986–2020 in Iceland, and 1990–2015 in Norway. The country-specific follow-up times varied depending on data availability, and the beginning and coverage of registration. In each country, non-Western immigrants were defined as women born outside the Nordic countries, Western and Southern Europe, Northern America, Australia, and New Zealand. We excluded from the study population all women who emigrated within one year after immigration (2.5% of the immigrant women) and women with missing history of residence or clearly incorrect dates (0.1%) (Please see Additional file 1 for data details).
All non-Western women were followed from the date of immigration until death, emigration, age of 95, or end of the year of the study period, whichever occurred first. The date of immigration was defined as the start of the first period of residence in the Nordic country in question, and the date of emigration as the start of the first period of residence elsewhere.
Aggregate data on the number of incident cancers, cancer deaths and person-years at risk were formed by 10-year age group and 10-year calendar period for immigrant and native women. For immigrant women, the data were also stratified by region of birth (Central and South Asia, East Asia and Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa; please see Additional file 1 for region details), age at immigration (0–19, 20–29, 30–39, 40 + years), duration of residence (1–9, 10–19, 20 + years), and education level at the end of follow-up (primary 0–9 years or missing, secondary 9–12 years, tertiary 12 + years).
Multivariate Poisson regression models were used to model the relative differences in incidence and mortality as rate ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals in the above-listed categories and subgroups. RRs were adjusted by attained age, calendar year and region of birth. First, we compared the incidence and mortality of breast, colorectal, and lung cancer between the non-Western immigrant women and the native female population. The analyses of impact of immigration age, duration of residence, and education level were performed only among migrants.
All statistical analyses were performed using the R program version 4.0.2. To ensure compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) individual data were processed and pre-analysed separately in each Nordic country, with standard R scripts developed by the Finnish Cancer Registry. After these pre-analyses, the country-specific estimates and summary statistics were sent to Finland where the estimates were pooled together using a random effects model .
There were altogether 766,033 non-Western immigrant women in the study population who contributed with 3.7% of the total of 190 million person-years at risk. Women born in Russia/the Former Soviet Union or Eastern Europe accounted for the largest group of all non-Western female immigrants (Fig. 2). However, the proportion of women migrating from the region was far larger in Finland (56%) and Iceland (69%) than in Denmark (35%) and Norway (38%), whereas the share of immigrant women from Middle East and North Africa was larger in Denmark (23%) than in the other countries (Finland 10%; Iceland 3%; Norway 12%). Furthermore, differences by individual country of birth existed within the regions, e.g., Russian population was biggest in Finland, and Polish women were in the majority in Denmark, Iceland and Norway.
Altogether there were 463,542 primary cancers in the study population (Table 1). Among the non-Western women, there were markedly more breast cancers than colorectal and lung cancers. Breast cancer was also the leading cause of cancer death.
The pooled Nordic results showed both lower incidence and lower mortality among the non-Western immigrant women compared to the native female population (Fig. 3). This was true for all studied cancers. Immigrant women had a 45% lower (RR 0.55, 0.42–0.72) lung cancer risk, a 29% lower (RR 0.71, 0.65–0.78) breast cancer risk and a 28% lower (RR 0.72, 0.57–0.92) colorectal cancer risk than native women. The differences in mortality were parallel. Between the country-specific results, the findings were most similar in breast cancer incidence. In other cancers, there were notable differences. Incidence and mortality were significantly lower among the migrants also when we looked at the pooled results by region of birth (Additional file 2). Differences in results between regions and by cancer existed.
Table 2 shows the number of cancer cases and deaths as well as the adjusted rate ratio in cancer incidence and mortality among the non-Western women by duration of residence, age at immigration and education level. The risk of studied cancers increased with duration of residence in the host country. The increase was significant in breast and lung cancers: the longer the residence, the higher the incidence and mortality. For example, non-Western women living in the Nordic countries for 20 or more years had a 56% higher breast cancer mortality compared with women who had resided in these countries 9 years or less. By immigration age, significant differences in the incidence and mortality rates were found only for breast cancer mortality. Furthermore, there were significant differences in the breast and lung cancer incidence by education level. Breast cancer incidence increased with education level. The mortality in breast cancer, on the contrary, was highest among women with fewest years of education. Both incidence and mortality in lung cancer were lowest among women with the highest education level.
Our study is a collaborative registry study between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway, and, to our knowledge, the first analysis of cancer incidence and mortality among non-Western immigrant women combining registry data from different Nordic countries. Our results show that women born in non-Western countries have significantly lower breast, colorectal and lung cancer incidence and mortality rates than native women. Additionally, the risk of these cancers and cancer deaths among immigrant women increase with duration of residence.
Our findings are in line with existing European and Nordic studies showing differences in risk of these cancers between non-Western migrant and native women [7,8,9, 14,15,16]. The differences likely stem from lifestyle and hormonal risk factors (pregnancy history, duration of breastfeeding, hormonal contraceptive use, and hormone-replacement therapy) [10, 11, 17,18,19]. Smoking is the strongest lifestyle-related risk factor causing almost 90% of lung cancers and also increasing the risk of colorectal cancer . Colorectal and breast cancer are also attributable to other preventable risk factors, such as alcohol intake, obesity, Western diet and physical inactivity.
Prior studies from the Nordic countries have found immigrants attending organized breast cancer screening less actively than native women [21,22,23,24]. The lower attendance rates might explain the lower breast cancer incidence as cases may remain undiagnosed in the follow-up period. However, the mortality rates are also lower among the immigrant women and could be even lower with more active screening participation. Hence, differences in breast cancer screening participation cannot explain the difference in incidence and mortality.
Immigrants may emigrate when they develop poor health or expect to die soon, but their deaths are not registered in the statistics of the country of residence. However, recent study results from Sweden do not support the overall existence of such a phenomenon, since no systematic differences were observed in health among immigrants who had emigrated compared with those who remained in the country .
Incidence and mortality in studied cancers differed by the immigrants’ region of birth, which may partly be explained by the differences in background cancer risk in the countries of birth [1, 26]. Our results differed also by the Nordic host countries. This, in turn, may partly be explained by the fact that incidence and mortality rates among the general female population differ in each host country . For example, the age-standardised rates (/100 000) for female colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in Norway were 36.0 and 10.4 in 2015–2019, respectively, whereas in Finland they were lower, 22.2 and 6.6, respectively (please see Additional file 3 for more details). Due to different immigration patterns and age structures in the host countries, immigrant groups differ by country. This affects the composition of the study population data and might also have caused the heterogeneity in country-specific estimates.
Among the immigrant women, adaptation to new environments and exposure to risk factors may be possible explanations for the observed changes in incidence and mortality by the duration of residence. Comparing results to previous Northern European studies is, however, difficult due to the variation in the study settings. Previous studies have showed either no differences or both lower and higher rates [9, 15, 27, 28]. This may be partly due to short follow-up times used in the studies. Education level was inversely related to breast and lung cancer incidence and mortality among the non-Western women, with higher education increasing risk for breast cancer and decreasing it for lung cancer. These results are in line with earlier findings from Sweden  and recent Finnish cancer statistics . With lung cancer in particular, the difference in incidence and mortality between education levels is highlighted. The differences observed by education level in breast cancer might also be a consequence of the higher screening attendance among women with higher levels of education. Overall, migrant women with lower education may remain at risk of social isolation and lack the knowledge of available health care services partly due to inadequate health literacy [31, 32].
Collecting data for migrant health requires consensus on data collection and similar definitions. Our study benefits from strong cultural and social connections between the Nordic countries and the existence of similar institutions – the Nordic welfare model and national population-based registries – which provide a unique basis for research combining data from different countries in the region.
A fundamental strength of our study was the combining of large individual-level data from valid and comprehensive registers from four Nordic countries, over several decades. Our study provides new information on the long-term changes in cancer incidence and mortality post-migration in the studied area. Moreover, the way in which the analyses were performed in co-operation was beneficial. Before pooling the results, the data and the variable definitions were structured, defined and verified in the same way. Uniform analyses were done systematically with the same scripts in every participating country.
Immigrant women are still relatively few and young in the countries studied here. Therefore, only the small number of cancers were observed in different subgroups, and some of the results may be sporadic. Another limitation is that we used large geographic regions including various countries and health care practices, and women with different ethnic backgrounds, which may affect the observed results. Moreover, information on potential contributing factors, such as reason for migration, marital status and origin of spouses were not available. We did not account for return migration and excluded women at their first emigration. This, together with minor registration imperfection regarding the data on residing history and causes of death, is, however, unlikely to affect the results.
Registry-based longitudinal research among migrants is still scarce. This study offers evidence of a prolonged breast, colorectal and lung cancer risk advantage among non-Western immigrant women in the Nordic countries. However, our findings show that the risk of lifestyle-related cancers increased with increasing duration of residence in the host country. Further studies with different designs are needed to discover underlying reasons for this phenomenon.
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Country-specific summary data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. Due to data protection regulations, the register data are not openly shared.
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We thank Bo Søborg for his work in data formulation for Denmark.
This work was supported by the Nordic Cancer Union (NCU, case number R250-A14915). The funding source had no involvement in study design, data analysis, data interpretation, writing or submission of the article.
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All phases of this study were conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations in each country. All administrative permissions to access the raw data used in the study were applied and granted in each country according to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (article 30). In Denmark, the project was listed at the record of processing activities for research projects in the Central Denmark Region (J. No: 1–16-02–210-20). In Finland, the data were used in accordance with the Act on the National Institute of Health and Welfare (668/2008) and based on authorisations (VRK VRK/3059/2018–2 and THL/1081/6.02.00/2018) granted under the Act on Secondary Use of Health and Social Data (552/2019). In Iceland, the study was approved by The National Bioethics Committee of Iceland (VSN-20–204, VSN-20–204-V1, VSN-20–204-V2, VSN-20–204-V3), and in Norway, it was approved by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics South East A (reference code 17772). The analyses were performed using country-specific anonymised data. These summary data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Supplementary table 1. Data details by country. Supplementary table 2. Regions of birth (non-Western immigrants) and country groupings.
Supplement figure 1. Adjusted breast cancer incidence and mortality rate ratios (RR) among non-Western immigrant women compared to native women. (Adjusted by attained age and calendar year. I² is the heterogeneity statistic and tau² is the variance of the effect size parameters across the studies). Supplement figure 2. Adjusted colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rate ratios (RR) among non-Western immigrant women compared to native women. (Adjusted by attained age and calendar year. I² is the heterogeneity statistic and tau² is the variance of the effect size parameters across the studies). Supplement figure 3. Adjusted lung cancer incidence and mortality rate ratios (RR) among non-Western immigrant women compared to native women. (Adjusted by attained age and calendar year. I² is the heterogeneity statistic and tau² is the variance of the effect size parameters across the studies).
Age−standardized (W) cancer incidence and mortality per 100 000 among female populations in Denmark, Finland, iceland and Norway in 2015–2019.
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Lamminmäki, M., Leivonen, A., Heinävaara, S. et al. A population-based cohort study on changes in breast, lung and colorectal cancer incidence and mortality among non-Western immigrant women. BMC Cancer 23, 665 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11140-6

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A Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway success known for musicals including High Fidelity and Next to Normal, Tom Kitt has over the past several years followed his passion for the world of film and television, making inroads on projects including Pitch Perfect and Penny Dreadful before finding a very personal role as music director of NBC’s drama Rise.
Having scored Broadway musicals and performed a great deal himself—with vivid memories of his own high school musical experiences—Kitt was the perfect fit to help facilitate this series about a working-class high school’s drama department, starring Josh Radnor and Moana‘s Auli’i Cravalho in her first live-action role. Depicting all the drama, excitement and magic that comes with the territory in youth theater, the series watched as a group of students came together to put on a production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s Spring Awakening.
For Kitt, the challenge with Rise was to conjure a sense of raw authenticity in his arrangements—in concert with the series’ cast and creatives—portraying the high school musical not as squeaky clean and overproduced, but as it really is.
As someone who has advocated for arts education, Kitt sparked to the notion that Rise, which was not renewed for a second season, might encourage new generations of students to engage with the theatrical experience. “I think arts education is one of the most important things. The statistics are real, in terms of what it does for children in their intelligence, in their development, in their sense of empathy,” Kitt says. “I think it behooves us to encourage kids to get involved in the arts. [They] offers wonderful things.”
What did series creator Jason Katims convey to you, as far as what he wanted with the series’ music?
When we first met, Jason talked to me about the desire to have this feel like it wasn’t fully formed, because the characters need to have an arc, and they need to have an arc musically, as well. There’s some characters who maybe are a little timid at first, and you want to see their voice grow throughout the season. So it was working with the actors to figure out what they were first going to establish, in terms of their characters in the musical and in rehearsal, and then building with them what the storytelling was going to be for their characters as the season went on.
Those first episodes being just piano because they were in rehearsal, [we were] figuring out what the quality and sound of that was going to be. But there was definitely a concept that everyone wanted to see, where this wouldn’t necessarily feel like someone is just getting on stage and suddenly they’re ready for Broadway. You were watching what felt like the real depiction of the high school musical process.
Having spent a lot of time on Broadway, is Spring Awakening a musical that has held special significance for you?
Yes, I’m very passionate about it. I saw it at a time when I was in development with Next to Normal, and the energy of Spring Awakening, the authenticity of it, the sound of it, everything just really spoke to me, and definitely informed the work I was doing on Next to Normal at the time.
Spring Awakening is tremendously popular, to the extent that it’s been adapted the world over. Could you speak to the Rise team’s process in securing the rights to the show?
I think that once Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater got on board and the agreement was reached with them, the rest of it came along with that. I wasn’t really a part of the process of securing all of that. But once I was involved, the music came to us when we needed it, and we also had permission to arrange the music for the show, because obviously we weren’t going to be presenting whole songs. In one instance, we added some instrumentation, and because I know Steven and Duncan personally, I would always talk to them and tell them what we were thinking. Duncan and Steven also wrote a brand new song that we all worked on together, so that was also thrilling.
Could you dig into some of the minutiae of arranging music for the series’ first season?
Basically every week, we would have a music meeting, and we would talk about all of the different beats in the show where there was going to need to be music. Sometimes it would be a pretty straightforward cut of a song; sometimes, I had to go in and figure out an edit. In the case of the pilot, I had to put together a rehearsal montage which had to be guided by the character of Lou, and a voice-over, so that was something I took and ran with from Jason’s script. As I would for a musical, I created a musical sequence where I was weaving in dialogue, and figuring out how the songs would go from one to the other.
Those first episodes were mostly about figuring out each musical cut, rehearsing with the actors, and then having our pre-record process—and then also being on set for the actual performances, where they would sing live on set. Starting with Episode 5, we brought in the band, and from that point on, it became a little more involved—because now, there were actual orchestrations that we had to teach and record and get a sense of. It really became how you would put together a musical in some ways, being in the studio with the cast, teaching all the parts, adjusting, and then maintaining it for a performance, and having the band participate in that as well.
What informed the decision to have the actors sing live on set?
I think in the casting of the show, they’re all wonderful singers, so we felt like we could really take advantage of their skill sets. There’s some beautiful live performances in the show, and there’s just a wonderful authenticity to those moments. I think that we always felt like we could take advantage of our actors and have live performance as part of the show.
What was the thought process for the series’ creators in casting the series?
First and foremost, we wanted actors who felt like they’re original representations. We wanted to cast actors that all felt like they were one, where you could see them all forming a unit together—where they all had great chemistry, but also, they all felt unique and special. Getting to know them over the course of this season, I really feel that’s who they are. Each one of them is this really creative, wonderful artist, and they all have special talents. If you’re going to cast something like this, you want to have people that have the skill set to build a performance, to be able to channel what it is to be in high school.
Because in the high school musical, you have people who may go into this as a profession, you have people who may be doing this for the first time, but they just love it, and it’s the one time in their life that they’re going to be in a musical. We wanted to capture all of those elements, and then feel like you’re building a real ensemble—that by the end of the episode, you see them on stage and you feel like you’re catching this beautiful wave, where they own the material.
It must have been incredible to watch the actors perform live. Was there a most satisfying moment for you in the making of Season 1?
I’ll always remember the night that we did “Song of Purple Summer.” The character Gwen, who has been very resistant, she always plays the lead in the musical. She is given a very good part in Spring Awakening, but Auli’i [Cravalho] gets Wendla. She also has major problems—family issues with her parents—so there’s a lot on her mind. Josh Radnor’s character just talks to her and tells her to let go—to just dig deep, and try to see what the song does for her, if she stops thinking about it and puts some of the angst that she’s feeling into her song.
She ends up having a very emotional catharsis when she does it, and to watch it on set and watch Amy [Forsyth] go there, everyone who was watching at the village was in tears. We all were just so moved by what she was doing. It felt like art and life were coming together, not just on the show, but also in the people making the show. I’ll always remember that.
What in the process of the season was the most challenging?
With the speed sometimes at which you have to adapt, some episodes suddenly had much more music than other ones, so you had to work quickly and figure things out. But we found our groove really early on the show. Sometimes finding edits could be challenging, making everything right sized, but we made bold decisions and really got to hear them, and everyone felt great about them.
What do you enjoy about working in film and television, as opposed to theater?
Certainly, I love the experience of being on set, just seeing the process. For me, to sit back and watch an episode and know how much went into each little moment, which we don’t know when we’re watching television, it just feel seamless. But to really appreciate just how much work goes into every single shot, and how it happens and flows, that’s the thing that I love.
There seems to have been a resurgence of the Hollywood musical of late, with La La Land and The Greatest Showman in particular. What’s your thought on how musicals are manifesting in film today?
I think it’s really exciting. There’s a special magic to the movie musical, the fact that you can think a little bigger in some regards. It’s truly a different genre than a stage musical. With Next to Normal, people have asked me about a film version of that, and I know that if that ever happens, Brian Yorkey and myself would have to really think outside the box and say, “We made this a stage musical. What makes this cinematic?” I think that speaking for myself, and I’m sure all my peers, it’s very exciting to get the opportunity to think in that genre and make something that’s really meant for it. What’s wonderful is it has gained this real excitement and there seems to be a hunger for it, so hopefully there will be more opportunities for all of us to keep working in that field, and bring more musicals to Hollywood.
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OPEC+’s decision to cut oil production will hurt the global economy and add to inflationary pressures, a senior US official said during a visit to the Middle East.
The United Arab Emirates energy minister has defended OPEC+’s decision to cut production as a purely technical move, denying talk of discord and politics.
Saudi Arabia has defended the OPEC+ decision to cut production, saying a US request to push back the move would have had a negative economic impact.
OPEC has taken the decision to cut production by 2 million barrels per day from its August target, amid growing concerns over weak pricing.
OPEC+ is considering its biggest production cut since 2020, a move Washington is trying to head off with furious diplomatic efforts.
Oil held a two-day surge before an OPEC+ meeting at which the alliance is considering the biggest supply cut since 2020 to revive prices.
OPEC+ will consider cutting oil output by more than 1 million barrels a day, according to delegates, when it meets in person on Wednesday for the first time in more than two years.
Nigeria’s oil production has slipped below the 1 million barrel per day mark, according to new data from the upstream regulator. The decline in August has seen Nigeria fall to fourth largest producer in Africa, from first.
With gas prices now more than five times the cost of a barrel of North Sea benchmark Brent Blend, the outlook for energy across Europe including the UK, is shocking.
Oil headed for a back-to-back weekly loss, burdened by demand concerns, rising stockpiles, and the possibility the Biden administration may make a fresh release from emergency reserves.
Oil fell to the lowest since January on concern a global slowdown will cut demand in Europe and the US, just as China’s Covid Zero strategy hurts consumption in the world’s biggest crude importer.
OPEC+ has agreed to cut production by 100,000 barrels per day in October, returning the targeted output to the level of August.
Oil surged on the possibility that OPEC+ may decide to trim production, and as Europe’s energy crisis worsened after the Group-of-Seven nations endorsed a plan to try to cap the price of Russian crude.
Oil is heading for a weekly loss as lingering concerns over an economic slowdown overshadowed signs of improving US demand.
OPEC+ responded to months of diplomatic efforts from US President Joe Biden with one of the smallest oil production increases in its history.
Oil is headed for a third weekly drop, the longest run of declines this year, on concerns over weaker US gasoline demand and a global slowdown.
Oil held above $100 a barrel after posting the biggest one-day advance since May as fears of a fast-tightening market gripped traders.
Saudi ministers insisted that oil policy decisions would be taken according to market logic and within the OPEC+ coalition, just as US President Joe Biden wrapped up a landmark trip to the kingdom.
OPEC producers will need to pump crude at the fastest pace in five years in 2023 if they are to balance oil supply and demand. Capacity constraints suggest they may struggle.
US President Joe Biden is due to visit the Middle East this week, with the oil market watching his trip to Saudi Arabia particularly closely.
OPEC secretary general Mohammad Barkindo has died, according to Nigerian officials.
Recoverable oil reserves have fallen by around 152 billion barrels since last year, while undiscovered volumes have plummeted owing to diminished exploration appetite, according to analysis by Rystad Energy.
Watch out Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Russia is making huge inroads into the Indian oil market and has quite possibly become the largest supplier to the giant Asian buyer.


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On Election Day, Nov. 6, Toms River residents rejected a plan put forth by municipal officials to double the township’s open space tax rate.
Money that is raised through the open space tax is used to acquire, maintain and preserve open space in the community.
According to unofficial results posted online by the Ocean County Clerk’s Office, Toms River voters defeated the proposal to double the open space tax rate by a count of 17,094 “no” votes to 11,255 “yes” votes. The results are unofficial until they are certified by the county.
At present, Toms River’s open space tax rate is 1.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. That means the owner of a home assessed at $250,000 pays $38 each year in an open space tax.
Municipal officials proposed raising the open space tax rate to 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. If the question had been approved, the owner of a home assessed at $250,000 would have seen his annual open space tax increase from $38 to $75.
Business Administrator Don Guardian said that in 2018, the open space tax levy produced more than $1.9 million in revenue for the township.
In a non-binding referendum that was placed on the 2017 ballot, residents indicated they “wanted the township to purchase more vacant land for open space preservation to prevent development,” Guardian said.
He said that response a year ago led officials to place the referendum on the 2018 ballot asking residents to double the open space tax rate. On Election Day, residents rejected that proposal.
“Clearly, voters are not in favor of increasing their property taxes to double the open space tax rate. Although residents clearly want to limit future development, they were not willing to voluntarily increase their property tax to do so,” Guardian said.
Guardian said Mayor Thomas Kelaher and the Township Council have been very aggressive in purchasing open space to prevent development in 2018.
He said the acquisitions have included 7.74 acres at 1270 Cox Cro Road (pending final environmental approval); 35.18 acres at 1940 Lakewood Road (purchased by the township); 8.24 acres at 1980 Lakewood Road (purchased by Ocean County for open space); 9.77 acres at 1868 Lakewood Road (purchased by Ocean County for farmland preservation); 15.15 acres at 1620 North Bay Avenue (Ocean County currently negotiating for open space); 0.56 acres (former Red Carpet Inn, purchased by the township for open space); and 2 acres at 1900, 1910 and 1901 Ocean Avenue (formerly the Surf Club; being negotiated by the state for open space under the Blue Acres and Green Acres programs).
“The township, through the open space tax, has been very active in preserving open space in 2018. The additional levy, if it had passed, would have reduced the need for bonding, or more likely, will reduce the amount of vacant land that could have been purchased in the future,” Guardian said.

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CHANG KU BUILDING CO LTD
The good life
Evaluation of the Calderdale and Kirklees out of hours protocol for palliative care
Violence against women in early modern performance
What pupils really think about their schools
Snow White -Op/26
Some defects and merits in the education of women in Missouri
Invitation to the dance
On optimal advertising and price policy.
Geohydrology of a coal-mining area, southwestern Bates County, Missouri
An act for the more effectual preventing of frauds and abuses committed by persons employed in the manufacture of hats, and in the fustian, cotton, iron, furr, woollen, mohair, and silk manufactures of this kingdom; ...
Recommendations for shape of earthquate response spectra.
Failure of a revolution: Germany 1918-19
Volleyball team play
Report of the Task Force--Operation oil (clean-up of the Arrow oil spill in Chedabucto Bay) to the Minister of Transport.
table in Provence
Marketing estrateÌgico en Latinoamerica
Alcohol, Street Drugs, and Emotional Problems
Hamlet and the fishmonger.
Three addresses (1939-1947)
Florida gardening month by month
Directory of libraries, Halifax, N.S., 1954.
Lumbar disc ; Adult hydrocephalus
In a Mirror
Return to Thrush Green
Hearings on H.R. 4627 ... and H.R. 1430 (H.R. 5025) ... before the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, July 16 and 30, 1979
quest for the golden fleece
The District of Columbia governments 1994 budget amendment request and 1993 supplemental budget amendment request
life and work of Dwight L. Moody
Bath to Evercreech Junction
Spencer and Waterloo
The fixed trilogy
Towards social security
poets of Merchant Taylors School (founded 1561)
France (On the Map)
Imaging radars on spacecraft as a tool for studying the earth
Achieving excellence in call centres.
The new chimpanzees
Colorado (Hello U.S.A.)
Catholic speaks his mind on Americas religious conflict.
State by State School Guide, 1994-95
Historical sketch of the progress of discovery, navigation, and commerce, from the earliest records to the beginning of the nineteenth century
Preservative and sealing compounds
First & last things
James Watt and the history of steam power.
God and gold
Business practices in veterinary medicine
Greatest gathering of all time.
Fifth international conference on computer vision.
The Australian book of the road.
Protest in Paris
Commerce by a frozen sea
Flora of Tropical East Africa - Salicaceae (1985)
Sesame and lilies.
Development of Kenyas semi-arid lands
Encyclopedia of world literature in the 20th century.
This is United Steel
Kick a Little
Dog training made easy for you and your dog
Two minutes to noon.
Revision of Title 61 of the Code of Virginia
Urban and suburban use of pesticides in California.
Great War, 1914-1918
Narrative of the war with China in 1860
The Moths of America north of Mexico, including Greenland.
The great psychologists: from Aristotle to Freud.
co-ordination of research and the application of its findings in the field of criminal policy
Small-lot single family infill housing : City of Victoria : case study =
Way we were
Setting up the new authorities
How to legally settle your personal credit card debt for pennies on the dollar
Geomorphological studies of Bagmati Basin of Kosi river system
The Batsford book of the poodle
A writers journal.
The harbour that failed.
Brownie/corries Se Gb (Here Come the Brownies, No 1)
Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
Medical malpractice, case study on Florida
Moorhouse film [videorecording]
Forest Reserve Lands
Choice observations upon the art of painting
constitutional implications of the Euro
Russian civil society
Gardening for children
survey of the savoury snack market.
Food as an implement of war
Structured mediation in divorce settlement
A sermon (For a great while to come) preached in ... St. Lawrence Jewry before the ... Lord Mayor (G. Gaudal-Phillips) ... on the feast of St. Michael and all angels, 1897.
The genuine life, trial, and dying words of Eugene Aram
An outline of the history of the British church from the earliest times to the period of Reformation
Spiritual songs for the Sundays and holydays throughout the year
The Rat Electrocardiogram in Pharmacology and Toxicology
The Complete Works
Threshold of Gods promise
Groveland, Massachusetts, a small New England town tribute 2000
A catalogue of a select part of the capital, valuable, and genuine collection of pictures, the property of the Rt. Hon. Sir W. Hamilton, K.B.
Elderly households, a profile
Directory of Canadian map collections =
The Gun of Jesse Hand
The Use and Abuse of Guns in South Africa
The History of Howard County, Iowa
Miscellaneous works of Henry C. Carey.
Discussion paper on finance.
bye-laws and regulations of the Marine Society, incorporated in M.DCC.LXXII
Language, truth and logic.
Ten Mile Road interchange environmental assessment
1974 census of agriculture.
cable and wireless communications of the world
Further programming for the Dragon 32
The bride was a boy

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Please donate if you can and help us care for cats and kittens in this area. We really appreciate that not everyone can donate at this time so please consider sharing this appeal and spreading the message. Thank you. You can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/Welwyn
Ways to Donate!
We have two bins to drop off donated food, one in Tescos at Oldings Corner, Hatfield AL9 5JY and one in Morrisons at 40 Black Fan Rd, Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RY.
These bins are both emptied regularly by volunteers, but if anyone notices they are overflowing, please get in touch to let us know so we can arrange an additional collection.
Who We Are
Our branch looks after the welfare of cats in the AL6 to AL10 postcodes.
We are a dedicated group of unpaid volunteers, but we are always looking for more help, so if you can spare some time, even just a few hours, please get in touch with us.Do have a look at the Volunteering page for ways you can help us.
Everyone within our branch volunteers from their own home to
Find good homes for cats in need
Support and encourage the neutering of all cats
Improve peoples’ understanding of cats and their care.
If you know of any kittens with or without their mothers outside please contact us immediately as this is considered our highest priority.
We often have kittens available for adoption, so do please get in touch with us to ask. Kittens will not be homed to potential adopters working long hours away from home unless adequate provisions can be made for feeding and environmental enrichment. Ideally it is better to take two kittens, although it is acknowledged that this may not always be feasible. In this situation do consider taking one older cat. Older cats tend to stay closer to home and appreciate human company, although they do have their own specific needs too.
Help and Advice
We are also here for any advice or help that may be needed after a cat has been homed. We do not just 'home and forget'; all the cats we re-home are important to us.
Organic Rodent Control
Are you looking for organic mousers for your farm, stables or garden centres? We keep a list of people wanting to offer a position to our feral cats. If you would like to be added to our list, please email or phone. All our feral cats have been neutered, virus tested and ear tipped. We will provide food (to supplement their more natural diet!).
Branch Contact Details
Local Cats Protection Branches
All Cats Protection branches cooperate with one another but service recognised postcode areas. Welwyn Hatfield District covers AL6 to AL10 postcodes. If you know of cat care issues in surrounding areas, they should be addressed initially to the relevant local branch. The following table lists contact details for branches surrounding Welwyn Hatfield District. National branch coverage can be found through the main Cats Protection website at www.cats.org.uk/find-us.

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Alyson Noel - Unrivaled (Beautiful Idols, #1)Published: May 10, 2016 by Katherine Tegen Books
Genres: Contemporary, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult
Find on: Amazon, Book Depository, Goodreads
Rating: DNF, so nada.
Everyone wants to be someone.
Layla Harrison wants to leave her beach-bum days for digs behind a reporter’s desk. Aster Amirpour wants to scream at the next casting director who tells her “we need ethnic but not your kind of ethnic.” Tommy Phillips dreams of buying a twelve-string guitar and using it to shred his way back into his famous absentee dad’s life.
But Madison Brooks took destiny and made it her bitch a long time ago.
She’s Hollywood’s hottest starlet, and the things she did to become the name on everyone’s lips are merely a stain on the pavement, ground beneath her Louboutin heel.
That is, until Layla, Aster, and Tommy find themselves with a VIP invite to the glamorous and gritty world of Los Angeles’s nightlife and lured into a high-stakes competition where Madison Brooks is the target. Just as their hopes begin to gleam like stars through the California smog, Madison Brooks goes missing. . . . And all of their hopes are blacked out in the haze of their lies.
Unrivaled is #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël’s first book in a thrilling suspense trilogy about how our most desperate dreams can become our darkest nightmares.
Okay, so it isn't a horrible book, don't get me wrong. I love LA and NYC-based books, but if you want a great LA-based book, you should sample Lauren Conrad's Fame Game/LA Candy trilogies or Lisa Yee's Absolutely Maybe, instead. Totally off-base here, but The Jimmy Kimmel NYC vs LA. videos are hilarious. Watch if you need a laugh.
The book starts with Madison strutting in her designer shoes, acting all schmancy before she has herself almost done in on Page 2. Meanwhile, the book flips back to the lesser characters, those being: Layla, who owns a blog named Beautiful Idols, surfers who surf, and horoscopes that horoscope.
Mateo was a Sagittarius, which made him a free spirit.
Layla was a Capricorn, which made her ambitious and a wee bit controlling - if you believed in those things, which of course Layla didn't. It was just some weird coincidence that in their case was true.
Because of course, coincidences are only coincidences. #Hmm
I usually enjoy the unlikable/unrelatble MCs, because out of their insecurities and abnormalities, I find one likeable personality trait and I'm able to draw onto that. We have Stevie from Paperweight and many of Nina LaCour MCs, but I blatantly couldn't find anything to familiarize myself to. Besides, the fact Layla had a blog and it made it big in about 0000.2 seconds. Next.


As reposted from the Franklin Free Press. Original article, click HERE
On January 27, 2017, Russellville City Schools announced an agreement with Interquest Detection Canines, Inc. that will allow trained canines to randomly search the campuses for drugs, alcohol, and other contraband.
Russellville City Schools administrative assistant Tim Guinn found the company and agreed to the contract with Interquest.
“Interquest is paid on a per visit basis, and the cost of the service is $600 per visit,” said Guinn. “It’s very affordable.”
In the past, Russellville City Schools utilized either the Russellville Police Department’s or the Franklin County Sheriff’s canine for inspections, but the availability of those canines were limited. Interquest will provide monthly visits.
Guinn was also impressed with Interquest and heard good things from other school administrators around Alabama.
“I was shown a demonstration before we signed the contract and what these dogs can do is pretty remarkable,” he said. “I received recommendations from other superintendents in the state that have utilized Interquest’s services and they sang their praises.”
Russellville High School principal Jason Goodwin says he does not believe there are any issues with drugs, alcohol or other contraband at the high school. The use of the canine service is just as much about prevention as it is about detection.
“There is no problem with contraband here at the high school. This is simply a precautionary measure,” he said. “By being visible with the dogs and saying ‘hey, we’re going to be searching,’ hopefully that will prevent any individual from bringing in items they know they shouldn’t.”
According to the company’s website, Interquest is the oldest contraband detection dog services provider. Russellville City Schools will utilize the services of Interquest Detection Canines of Alabama/Tennessee, whose dogs and handlers are certified through Drugbeat K-9 Certifications.
“(Canines and handlers) all have to be recertified each year,” said Rocky Montgomery, the owner of Interquest Detection Canines of Alabama and Tennessee. “My guys are very good at what they do, and they are good because they know the importance of what they do. They know that they could very well be saving a child’s life.”
Montgomery says his Interquest branch services 26 county and city schools in Tennessee and six county and city schools in Alabama. In his time as owner, Montgomery says it’s proven: the use of canines as a preventive measure works.
“What makes this system work so well is the fact that it’s random and not even the principals know when we’re coming,” he said. “We never search on the same day of the week and we always switch up the week of the month. Eventually the kids realize it’s not worth the risk.”
Although the canines are regarded to be very gentle and nonaggressive towards humans, Goodwin says measures are taken to ensure the animals do not bother students.
“When the dogs come in, we try to contain the searches to the parking lot and the hallways,” he said. “Occasionally, we do search the classrooms, but if we do we make sure the students and teachers are out of the room before we search. We make sure that the dog is in no position to bother the students.”
At the end of the day, Goodwin says it is all about providing a safe learning environment for the students.
“I have 741 kids in this school. When the parents drop their kids off here, they become mine and I take full responsibility for them and their safety,” he said. “Drugs, alcohol and guns have no business in school. If (the canine service) finds just one thing that we need to take care of, it’s absolutely worth it to me.”


Posted Dec 30, 2013
After fans left the field where the Vikings had just won their last game of the season, the Pioneer Press took a Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 for a flight around the soon-to-be-torn-down Metrodome.
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Our daily countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick
Chris Colabello drove in four runs runs, including the two that lifted the Twins to a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Ba
A group of Syrian refugees came over 2,814-meter (9,232-foot) Mount Hermon (Jabal el-Sheikh), into the town of Cheb


Advocates for reducing plastic pollution and people who rely on empty beverage containers to pay bills or raise funds are applauding B.C.’s move to add milk and milk-alternative containers to its container deposit recycling system.
“These types of materials where there is value, where people can make money returning them, they do get returned at a greater rate,” said Chelsea Rochman, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, who has been studying plastic pollution for 10 years.
First announced in October, the move to charge a 10-cent deposit on milk and milk-alternative containers is part of B.C.’s action plan to reduce plastic waste.
The containers can be taken to one of around 170 Return-It locations across the province run by not-for-profit Encorp Pacific.
“Shifting milk containers to the deposit-refund system will capture the millions of additional plastic and fibre-based containers that were otherwise being thrown out,” the Ministry of Environment said in a statement.
Starting February 1st, you'll be charged a 10¢ deposit on milk & plant-based beverage containers and get a 10¢ refund when you return them.
Learn more – https://t.co/lyojrh0eOd pic.twitter.com/o1MJLjkgcs
— Return-It (@Return_It) January 18, 2022
The province says the new program will specifically help recover milk containers that might not be recycled by restaurants, schools or offices that don’t have access to the residential recycling system.
The containers are a common sight in blue boxes across the province. According to Statistics Canada, in 2015, 64 litres per capita of milk of all types were consumed in Canada.
In 2020, 64 per cent of rigid plastics were recovered by Recycle B.C., compared to 85 per cent of metal and 97 per cent of glass items.
Rochman said B.C.’s move to apply a 10-cent deposit on milk and milk-alternative containers should result in more of them being recycled, meaning they won’t end up in landfills or as ocean pollution.
The new deposit will also help reduce the need for making new plastics in the future.
She hopes to see more types of plastics included in the container deposit system such as detergent bottles or yogurt containers.
More money for binners
Despite the new deposit, milk and milk-alternative containers may still end up in blue boxes, but it’s likely they will be siphoned off before going very far.
Vancouver’s Binners’ Project, which supports more than 100 people who collect containers that have been discarded as litter or put in garbage cans but are worth money, said the additional deposit will be a boon.
“People are pretty excited about it. Some have been calling for this for a long time,” said Sean Miles, the director of the project.
Miles said, on average, binners who collect for eight hours a day make around $50, or $6.25 an hour. Milk containers, which are lighter than glass bottles, should make it easier to collect and haul more away, said Miles.
“We do expect that this will lead to an overall income improvement for binners to their weekly or daily earnings,” he said.
Miles said binners in Vancouver were consulted by the province about the change as part of the province’s Clean B.C. plan. The Binners’ Project has been advocating for milk containers to be added to B.C.’s container deposit system, saying Alberta has had a similar scheme since 2009.
‘A little more …’
Other people who rely on collecting containers to raise money are also expecting to benefit from the deposit on milk containers.
Scott Kaminski, the chair of the parents advisory council for Chief Maquinna Elementary school in East Vancouver, said the council recently sent a reminder to its families to begin setting aside milk containers, along with other refundable items.
After the pandemic began, the PAC lost its main fundraising source through its hot lunch program. It set up a school account with Return-It, so that families could drop off containers and donate the proceeds to the PAC.
— Return-It (@Return_It) January 18, 2022
Kaminski hopes adding the milk containers to what can be returned will result in more funds.
“I think for our case, it definitely will give us a moderate increase in volumes on our accounts and allow us to get a little more passive income,” he said.
The province said infant formula, meal replacement/dietary supplements, coffee cream, whipping cream, buttermilk or drinkable yogurt should still be disposed of through curbside recycling or by dropping the containers off at a depot.
Encorp Pacific. is asking that people rinse milk containers out before returning them as only clean containers will be accepted.
Workers will also be checking best-before dates on containers and rejecting those from before Feb. 1, 2022.


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I thought I&P was more of a corner stone of the era. It became synonymous with the summer of love for later generations. I do think it captured the times lyrically and sonically. It possesses, as it states, the color of time.
But, I don't visualize it as an anthem per se.
There's more to it's success than just the song. The band's moniker, the East indian Kurtas that were worn for the first time on the I&P album cover and the song title itself, Incense and Peppermints, conjures up a host of thoughts and visuals and feelings.
The song HAS withstood the test of time.
It stands very upright in spite of it's many minor chords and lack of a genre to fit it into. It has since been dubbed psych pop, psychedelic rock, garage psych, sunshine pop and yes, the ergo bubble gum category.
Funny thing is all those pigeon holes didn't really exist prior to 1967. For some reason whenever an original song comes along that have to attach a label to it. One thing about SAC is that we weren't trying to live up to any style or type of music. We just wanted to create and experiment. Who knows what we might have morphed into if we'd stayed together.
: Hey Guys!
: Always a blast for me to catch Ed Sullivan
: reruns on Decades Tv network as many of my
: favorite sixties performances made
: appearances on the show.Was there ever an
: offer on the table for SAC to do
: Sullivan?I'm more than a bit surprised that
: you didn't do I&P on the program as it was
: one of the then youth culture's biggest
: anthems.Do you consider I&P a true anthem of
: its times?
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