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Italian carrier Alitalia is set to launch its first new long-haul routes since the company was saved from bankruptcy by Etihad Airways.
Alitalia will begin flying from Venice to Etihad’s home airport of Abu Dhabi from this Sunday (March 29), and will also add a new flight from Milan Malpensa to Abu Dhabi on the same date. Both services will operate daily and are in addition to the existing Rome-Abu Dhabi route.
Etihad will codeshare on both services and the move means that there will be 42 Alitalia flights per week between Italy and Abu Dhabi.
The Abu Dhabi-based airline now owns a 49 per cent stake in Alitalia after investing €560 million in the struggling Italian airline last year.
Alitalia chairman Luca di Montezemolo said: “We have entered an extremely important phase in the development of Alitalia, with a focus on strengthening our route network in Europe and other key international destinations, such as Abu Dhabi, Seoul, Shanghai and Beijing.
“Venice was selected for our first new intercontinental flight due to its potential for attracting tourists from the Middle East and beyond, through the network of Etihad Airways, and will play an important role in our ambitious turnaround.”


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Cressida Bonas is the daughter of 60s “It girl”, Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon and Old Harrovian entrepreneur Jeffrey Bonas. She dated Royal Family member, Prince Harry before he met his wife, Meghan Markle, between May 2012 and April 2014.
She was introduced to Harry in 2012 by Princess Eugenie and they dated for two years. Cressida is now engaged to estate agent Harry Wentworth-Stanley.
Princess Beatrice might well have thought that she would easily take home the title of “wedding of the year,” but 2020 looks to be a busy year for high-society nuptials, with well-connected society beauties, designer fashion models and “lesser” royals all set to tie the knot in the next 12 months.
The society bible, Tatler, offered up its pick of high profile weddings to watch this year, including James Middleton’s country ceremony and the jet-set extravaganza of fashionista, Gabriella de Givenchy.
Among the society brides expected to tie the knot is actress Cressida Bonas.
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Cressida announced her engagement to estate agent Harry Wentworth-Stanley in August 2019.
The pair are believed to have met and dated when they were both students at Leeds University - with a Prince Harry-shaped interlude in between.
Harry Wentworth-Stanley, an old Harrovian and the son of the Marchioness of Milford Haven, popped the question with a stunning ruby ring during a trip to the US.
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if gold rallies to 1600 in 2015 and the Chille mine opens by then, they could be making $5/share. That is a PE under 4 here. Unless gold falls to sub $1000, it should hold these levels on potential earnings power. But i said that at $22 and $19. Just Wow. I'm down $7 in this stock. and I bought well. Never dreamed gold miners would be Enrons.
quantuon, you always sing the same basher song ... not a screw-loose like the Pascua Lama crowd, but you believe ABX can't meet their financing needs this year without another debt offering (or dilution), now that they will cut the divi (which is probably all that is keeping this stock up currently)
Your song is boring. It is not realistic because it is bash, bash, bash, gloom, doom, crash, etc.
Consider that gold may spring back sooner than expected. Don't believe the hype. Currency devaluation trend is still in place. Global risks abound. I think we just hit a speed-bump. Gold was in strong consolidation up until this latest dip. IMO we will see $1500/oz gold this year, perhaps even higher. May only be a few months away. I'm not worried anymore. I don't think this gold rout will continue. GLTA

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Love Among the Ruins
In this made-for-TV movie, set in Victorian London, a wealthy widow is being sued for breach of promise by her much-younger ex-fiancé. A highly-respected barrister, another of the widow's ex-lovers is defending her in court. He is driven to hilarious distraction by her adamant insistence that she's never met him. This is a charming film of lost love rediscovered by two people in their sunset years. It helps us to understand what true love can be and how life’s circumstances can sometimes get in the way but with hope, persistence and honesty, people can find themselves again and in doing so, find happiness along the way. It stars: Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier two of the greatest actors of all time.

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…gosh, you guys, so many awesome things happened on March 25.
First, and most importantly, HAPPY TOLKIEN READING DAY! Go! Join all the Tolkien fans and scholars! Read some Tolkien! Today is, after all, the day.
Since it *is* March 25, I can also wish you a happy Destruction of the Ring Day, Fall of Sauron Day, Gondorian New Year, Birthday of Elanor Gamgee, and several other Middle-earth-y events that I will spare you from mentioning.
Ah. But never fear. There are also Current-earth events worth noting today! Two in particular. Happy birthday to Lee Pace (who did such a wonderful job portraying Thranduil in the new Hobbit films), and (I mention this last, but it is not least – neither is it the end of the list…I just can’t think of anything else Tolkien-related off the top of my head) happy Feast of the Annunciation day!
In case you are all too lazy to go find some Tolkien to read, I shall supply you with a small bit here. The theme chosen by the Tolkien Society for this year’s Reading Day is Friendship. And oh, does Tolkien ever have some beautiful moments of friendship in his works. Here are a few short videos of notable Tolkien scholars reading sections of his works, or of works about him, that touch on Friendship.
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Baqueira Beret comprend 4 vallées : Baqueira, Beret, Pallars et Bonaigua à 9 kms. Le Port de la Bonaigua est un col à 2072 m d'altitude qui unit le val d'Aran et le Pallars Sobirà, dans la province de... more »Baqueira Beret includes 4 valleys: Baqueira, Beret, Pallars and Bonaigua 9 km. The Port of the Bonaigua is a col at 2072 m between the val d'Aran and Pallars Sobirà, in the province of Lleida in Catalonia, in the Spanish Pyrenees. This is the point of sharing of Oceanic and Mediterranean influences. This mountain has been climbed 3 times by the tour de France in 197, 1993-2016. At the top a great view of the Spanish Pyrenees, on this immense Valley, not a lot of shade but beautiful landscapes. A nice walk in the summer.
Para mi la mejor estación de esquí de España, todo muy cuidado. La nieve la cuidan muchísimo, cada año hacen inversión y mejoran la estación. Pistas para todos, con muchos remontes. Cuando termina el ... more »For my best Spain, all well-kept ski station. Care snow a lot, each year make investment and improve the station. Tracks for everyone, with many ski lifts. When the day ends, you can exit environment for all the villages around, is full of bars and restaurants with charm. You know take care of tourists.
desde vielha llegas en 15 minutos a la pista de esquí ,en junio se ve hasta el infinito y mas alla. Todas estas montañas son preciosas y merece la pena pasear por los pueblos y estaciones , aunque est... more »from vielha arrive in 15 minutes to the ski slope, in June looks to infinity and beyond. All of these mountains are beautiful and worth a stroll through the towns and stations, although East closed all landscapes are spectacular and you arrive by car easy.
Great ski area. One not to miss in winter.
I visited in early February 2017 The snow conditions were the best I've had on any snowboard holiday, both on and off piste. If you like riding off piste this is the place to go. The pistes are very wide with a very good lift network with the added bonus of hardly any drag lifts which are awful on a board. That's the good now the bad. The mountain restaurants are terrible especially when compared to Austria, the apre ski is rubbish with only the bar by the gondola. The town is terrible for nightlife so don't visit if your looking for nightlife.
Amazingly kept, incredibly beautiful sights. Would go again next winter! Thank you for your amazing service!
Bad resort. Very Expensive, a lot of the elevators are of the older type where they go to fast when you have to get in, without a cover. On top of that they don't even work with a magnetic card, so the personnel has to MANUALLY scan everybody's skipass.
Great place to learn and intermediates, perhaps not enough for those adding up miles in week. Great lift networks and linked runs.
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SWCA's Southern California Natural Resources group is actively seeking a botanist or biologist with wetland and stream delineator experience to join our multi-disciplinary team in Pasadena, California. In this role you will be expected to perform wetland and stream delineations, as well as grow into leading and managing larger field efforts, work with other technical staff, complete permit applications for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and produce high-quality reports, permit applications, and documentation for a variety of public and private sector clients/projects. As an integral member of SWCA's Natural Resources Program, you will collaborate with peers and learn aspects of project management, scoping, and budgeting proposals. Work will be done both in and out of the office throughout Southern and Central California, and in varying field conditions including desert, mountain, and coastal environments.
This is a regular, full-time hourly position, and pay will be based on an individual qualifications and experience. Our Pasadena office offers a unique work environment and specializes in Natural Resources, Cultural Resources, and Permitting.
Conduct field work related to wetlands and streams, including jurisdictional delineations, vegetation community mapping, and functional assessments.
Lead and manage field teams.
Prepare and review technical documents, including permitting documentation, wetland delineation reports, mitigation plans, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) supporting documentation and relevant sections.
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Bachelor's degree in a biological science or closely related field.
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Two years of progressively responsible experience as a wetland and stream delineator in a California-based consulting or a similar work environment, mapping waters of the U.S., waters of the State, and CDFW jurisdiction.
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Visitors to The English Riviera in early August can enjoy the Torbay Steam Fair; an annual gathering of traction engines of all shapes and sizes. The 2011 event is the 25th anniversary of the event which takes place between Brixham and Paignton on the South Devon coast.
Today’s visitor to the show will enjoy a record number of engines all sizes, with a wide range of working exhibits where the engines will be cutting timeber, ploughing and hauling heavy loads. There is much more to see including:
- Classic cars, motorbikes and other forms of transport.
- A models and craft tent.
- Birds of prey.
- Childrens entertainment throughout the weekend.
- Traditional fairground with a number of the rides powered by the steam engines.
On the opening day, the Friday, The Showman’s Haulage Run takes place where the steam engines will make the run up to Furzeham Green in Brixham in a re-enactment of Brixham Fair’s of old.
The Torbay Steam Fair costs £6-£7 for adults and £2-£3 for children so it’s an affordable day out. There is on-site catering and parking too. See more about the event on the official website – www.torbaysteamfair.co.uk.

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A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
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A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place that reeks of death and hopelessness, where a lonely vampire is stalking the towns most unsavory inhabitants. But when boy meets girl, an unusual love story begins to blossom...blood red.
The first Iranian Vampire Western, Ana Lily Amirpour's debut feature A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night basks in the sheer pleasure of pulp. A joyful mash-up of genre, archetype and iconography, its prolific influences span spaghetti westerns, graphic novels, horror films, and the Iranian New Wave. Amped by a mix of Iranian rock, techno and Morricone-inspired riffs, its airy, anamorphic, black-and-white aesthetic and artfully drawn-out scenes combine the simmering tension of Sergio Leone with the surrealism of David Lynch.
"The biggest honest-to-God discovery of 2014." -Salon.com
"Even as Ms. Amirpour draws heavily from various bodies of work with vampirelike hunger, she gives her influences new life by channeling them through other cultural forms, including her chador-cloaked vampire.." - New York Times
"Ana Lily Amirpour's feature debut could become a totem for a hipster world mad for jukebox funkiness, vampires, and gender-politics righteousness." - Village Voice
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Turkey and the West discusses the Turkish foreign policy that was pursued in the post-Ataturk period of 1938 to 1958. It offers a reinterpretation of Turkey's uneasy shift from neutrality to join the Western Alliance which continuously shaped Turkey's apprehension of regional and world politics in decades to come.
Yusuf Turan Cetiner has been a diplomat in the Turkish MFA since 1995. His works and various articles concentrate on the issues of XXth century diplomatic history and problems of reinterpreting major foreign policy issues. Turkey and the West: From Neutrality to Commitment is his first book and a major work completed within the span of more than a decade.

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North Korea has confirmed that it has successfully tested a new ballistic missile launched by a submarine on Tuesday.
The state-run newspaper KCNA said the missile had "advanced control guidance technologies" that could make tracking more difficult.
North Korea has conducted a host of weapons tests in recent weeks, launching what it said were hypersonic and long-range weapons.
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Back in ’09 when I first started food blogging, one of the first recipes I wanted to conquer were my Nonna Stella’s sugar glazed lemon cookies. I have very vivid childhood memories of sneaking into a low cupboard next to her stove, extracting this long green tupperware and stealing those deliciously soft, sugar glazed lemon cookies. These days my Nonna no longer makes them, so when I got her recipe to make them myself, I realized that there were no quantities for the ingredients. Nonnas just know how much ‘quanto basta” , but I don’t. My first attempt at guessing the amounts went “OK” but cookies were too floury. You needed a coffee or some water to get them down. Cough. Cough
My friend David at work was the one who came to the rescue. He brought me his “Nana’s” recipe and it had quantities!! Eureka! What I found interesting is that Nana incorporates orange juice in the cookie dough and lemon in the glaze, producing a cookie with a subtle citrus taste. (Other recipes I’ve found don’t add citrus to the batter at all. Its all in the glaze.)
3 Eggs (at room temperature)
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of vegetable oil
1 cup of orange juice
Zest of one big orange (or a mix of orange and lemon)
5 cups all purpose flour
4 generous tsps of Magic baking powder
1lb of Icing sugar
1 tsp of lemon juice (You can also add some fine lemon zest if you wish)
Gradually add water until it is the right consistancy. Should not be too liquify. (See pics below)
For a truly authentic look, sprinkle on some of those cute multicoloured sprinkles. Sprinkle promptly while icing is still soft 🙂
Preheat oven to 350 F
In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until smooth with a hand held mixer.
While the beaters are still running, slowly incorporate oil, orange juice and zest.
In another bowl sift together flour and baking powder and add to your egg mixture about a cup at a time. (Alternately you can add flour to your egg mixture, one cup at a time and baking powder, 1tsp at a time, as Nana suggests)
Don’t overheat. When mixture is quite combined, you can finish with a rubber spatula, scraping down the sides of the bowl and turning it over itself.
When properly combined, with the aid of your rubber spatula, pour batter out onto a floured surface and kneed gently until its smooth, comes together into a dough ball and is not overly sticky. It should not be so sticky that its unmanageable. A little sticky is fine. Just flour your fingers a little when forming your cookies.
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or foil
Cut out a heaping tsp of dough and roll it out into a 6-7″ long by 1″ thick “rope”
Join the ends together in a loop.
Then twist in the opposite direction.
Place the cookies on the cookie sheet at least 1 inch apart and bake for 12 to 15 minutes when bottoms are sufficiently golden. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.
If you make them bigger, just adjust cooking time.
Gradually add water until it is the right consistancy. Should not be too liquidy.
Then dip each cookie into the icing sugar and place them on waxed paper or parchment to dry. Store in an airtight container for 1wk.
Thank you – and as always, send me your feedback.
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These look delicious! I will have to try baking some. 🙂
Hey Rachel! Thanks for the comment. Hope you like them 😀
We used to have these at my grandparents’ house growing up- I totally forgot about them until now! So tasty.
They were always a favorite of ours growing up!
I love the shapes! And lemon flavored anything is my favorite!
Yeah, me too 🙂 They are an Italian classic served mostly around the holidays & very hard to resist 🙂
I’m definitely going try them out! I’ve been in a baking kick lately!
These look so good!
Thank you! They are cute, especially with those colourful sprinkles 🙂

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A food from Endicott, New York which is chunk pieces of chopped meat(chicken, pork) with marinade on it.
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1990 Ford Mustang GT - Flashback Fox
Joel Raghoo of Fairview, New Jersey, has spent 20 years with this ’90 Ford Mustang GT, and it’s only gotten finer with age.
Joel Raghoo's passion for cars began as it does with many enthusiasts—it was spent every weekend in the garage wrenching on something.
Though he was raised by a father who enjoys brand-X automobiles, Joel luckily managed to grow into a Ford fan.
"My dad, Clarence Raghoo, really got me involved in hot rodding in the first place," he explained. But Joel truly became a fan of the Blue Oval when he was a sophomore in high school. "My buddy Anthony Bellanka had a brand-new Mustang and he took me for a ride," he remembers. "I was hooked."
Several years later in 1994, Joel purchased the Fox that graces these pages. By then, he was already the owner of International Collision Service in Englewood, New Jersey. You might recall the name of the shop, which has done work on several prior Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords feature cars.
"My Fox was purchased with 13,000 miles and it had a few modifications," he said, but it wouldn't stay lightly modified for long. Soon after buying it, Joel had the car painted a bit differently than you see it here. Unhappy with the workmanship, he later removed some of the stripes and cleaned up the design to his liking, which is how it sits today. Yes, it's a bit loud, and he says his friends give him quite a bit of slack for the design, but "I don't care. I love it," he told us. It was also fit with a Stalker front bumper, and the quarter panels were widened by 2 inches. A Cervini's 5-inch cowl hood and Saleen spoiler round out the list of body modifications.
At first, the lightly modified stock 302 was upgraded to an A4 block with TFS heads, which produced 520 horsepower and powered the car into 11.0-second quarter-mile passes at 128 mph. But by 2008, the hunt for more power was on. The Fox-body is now powered by a 306ci engine, complete with a Vortech V-4X-trim supercharger.
A Lunati custom blower camshaft, ported and polished TFS high-port aluminum heads (machined by Davis Race Engines) and a Victor E71 intake manifold, as well as an Accufab 75mm throttle body sit under the hood. Fuel is fed by Weldon pumps and 160-lb/hr injectors. Controls are managed by a Big Stuff III computer and the engine was tuned by Frank Soldridge of PSI Speed Solutions in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. The beastly combination cranks out about 902 horsepower to the rear wheels with maximum boost of 25psi.
The GT is loud in more ways than one—as the exhaust notes come by way of Kooks custom Jet Hot coated headers, an X-style mid-pipe with dumps. Power is sent through a C4 performance transmission built by Sean Wiley of Dynamic Trans in Newark, Pennsylvania, delivers the power to the Mickey Thompson-wrapped Weld AlumaStar wheels. Aerospace Components handle braking duties, and Competition Engineering subframe connectors keep the chassis stiff. Contributing to the chassis' ability to support the enormous power are QAI upper and lower control arms, springs, and shocks/struts all around and an 8.8-inch rearend, complete with 3.55 gears and Moser 33 spline axles.
"There were many late nights spent welding up every hole under the hood to get the clean look," Joel told us, "Every wire not needed was removed from the harness, and full Autometer gauges, Hunsaker seats, and custom engine harness by Spaghetti Menders were all installed, and a line-lock was wired to the horn button."
A 10-point cage and G-Force camlock harness keeps Joel safe when he's behind the wheel, and yes, he does drive it on the street, but only short distances. "It's not really meant to be a street car," he reminded us, "but it is technically street legal."
In addition to his father and Anthony, Joel said there are quite a few people who have influenced the build of this Fox including his brother Donald and his friends Matty Gogluicci, Mike Fink, and Carlos Abate.
Joel says the next step is to get a parachute installed so that he can race it this season, as he expects the car to run in the mid-8-second range. We can't wait to find out if he gets there.
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Knowing how to use a credit card wisely is priceless. When you earn the right to use a credit card because your request has been approved by the card administrator, this is because based on your credit history, bank credit score has helped you get the credit.
How to Use Credit Card Wisely
However, many people find that when they get a credit card, they use it, spend it on purchases and travel, and that’s fine, on the contrary, when they get permission to use a card, in addition to the monthly reimbursements with invoices, there are still credit obligations included in the invoice. Let us understand how you can use your credit card wisely and intelligently.
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Keep your credit card without spending at a minimum, meaning the ideal according to the best financial advisors is whether it tastes only up to 40% of the total limit released by the lender. Do not try to apply for a second credit card if you are having difficulty paying the bills on the first card. This will lead to a risk of having the application disapproved.
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When you receive your new credit card from a bank or card issuer, it already comes with a certain pre-approved credit limit for immediate use based on your repayment capability. In the course of use, the lender reviews your discipline on the invoice payments, and due to an increase in your income or out-of-pocket expenses, banks can tempt you by increasing your credit limit – stay tuned! Read the article: Everything you need to know about credit card and understand how the various types of fees, charges and costs are applied to the credit card.
A higher credit limit will allow you to spend more but it is important to remain disciplined and also avoid incurring further debt. You’d better not increase your credit limit for at least the first year of using the credit card, so that you get used to the payment schedule. Increase your credit limit only when your income increases.
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It is worth mentioning that credit card holders who make payments of the outstanding balance in its entirety, in general, create a higher score and confidence with the company that manages the card.
The ideal is also to maximize your grace period without interest. The concept of minimum balance allows you to pay part of the total amount and continue with the use of the credit card, but this means the charging of additional interest rate on the balance due. So be sure to pay the full amount of your invoice to avoid having to pay interest, charges and IOF more.
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In general credit card holders always end up spending more than they can actually afford causing an impact on the bank balance and insufficient monthly income. Ideally, you should use an online planner, spreadsheet, or platform to manage your expenses, so you can say that you know how to use a credit card wisely and intelligently.
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Welcome to the MzH lab
The laboratory of Prof. Gerd Meyer zu Hörste, MD (the MzH lab) is part of the Department of Neurology at the University Clinic Münster and the Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster in Germany. We employ a wide range of experimental techniques to study disease mechanisms in neuro-immunological disorders. The specific aims of our research are:
- Understand the interaction between T helper cells and parenchymal cells of the nervous system.
- Characterize the interaction between recently discovered subsets of T helper cells with B cells in autoimmunity of the nervous system.
- Define how the brain microenvironment shapes the phenotype and function of immune cells.
Areas of special interest include multiple sclerosis, inflammatory myopathy and inflammatory neuropathy and their animal models. In addition, we actively develop novel techniques and adapt them to neuroimmunological diseases including high-throughput single cell expression profiling and proteomic profiling. Information on our most recent projects and publications can be found here.
Meyer Zu Hörste G, Gross CC, Klotz L, Schwab N, Wiendl H. Next-Generation Neuroimmunology: New Technologies to Understand Central Nervous System Autoimmunity. Trends Immunol. 2020 Apr;41(4):341-354.
Wolbert J*, Li X*, Heming M*, Mausberg AK, Akkermann D, Frydrychowicz C, Fledrich R, Groeneweg L, Schulz C, Stettner M, Alonso Gonzalez N, Wiendl H, Stassart R§, Meyer zu Hörste G§. Redefining the heterogeneity of peripheral nerve cells in health and autoimmunity. PNAS. 2020 Apr 15;117(17): 9466–9476. (*equally contributing first authorship, §equally contributing last authorship.)
Wolbert J*, Cheng MI*, Meyer Zu Horste G§, Su MA§. Deciphering Immune Mechanisms in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathies. JCI Insight. 2020 Feb 13;5(3):e132411. (*equally contributing first authorship, §equally contributing last authorship)
Schafflick D*, Xu CA*, Hartlehnert M*, Cole M*, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Lautwein T, Wolbert J, Heming M, Meuth SG, Kuhlmann T, Gross CC, Wiendl H, Yosef N§, Meyer zu Horste G§. Integrated single cell analysis of blood and cerebrospinal fluid leukocytes in multiple sclerosis. Nat Commun. 2020 Jan 14;11:247. (*equally contributing first authorship, §equally contributing last authorship)
Heming M, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Brix T, Wolbert J, Ruland T, Klotz L, Meuth SG, Gross CC, Wiendl H, Meyer zu Hörste G. Immune Cell Profiling of the Cerebrospinal Fluid Provides Pathogenetic Insights Into Inflammatory Neuropathies. Front Immunol. 2019 Mar 21;10:515.
Hartlehnert M*, Derksen A*, Hagenacker T, Kindermann D, Schäfers M, Pawlak M, Kieseier BC, Meyer zu Horste G. Schwann cells promote post-traumatic nerve inflammation and neuropathic pain through MHC class II. Sci Rep. 2017 Oct 2;7:12518. (*equally contributing first authorship)
Meyer Zu Horste G, Przybylski D, Schramm MA, Wang C, Schnell A, Lee Y, Sobel R, Regev A, Kuchroo VK. Fas Promotes T Helper 17 Cell Differentiation and Inhibits T Helper 1 Cell Development by Binding and Sequestering Transcription Factor STAT1. Immunity. 2018 Mar 20;48(3):556-569.e7.
Meyer Zu Horste G, Wu C, Wang C, Cong L, Pawlak M, Lee Y, Elyaman W, Xiao S, Regev A, Kuchroo VK. RBPJ Controls Development of Pathogenic Th17 Cells by Regulating IL-23 Receptor Expression. Cell Rep. 2016 Jul 12;16(2):392-404.
Meyer zu Horste G, Mausberg AK, Cordes S, El-Haddad H, Partke HJ, Martin S, Roden M, Steinman L, Hartung HP, Kieseier BC. Thymic epithelium determines a spontaneous chronic neuritis in NODtm1Jcgr mice. The Journal of Immunology 2014 Sep 15; 193(6):2678-90.
Mausberg AK, Dorok M, Stettner M, Müller M, Hartung HP, Dehmel T, Warnke C, Meyer Zu Hörste G*, Kieseier BC* Recovery of the T-cell repertoire in CIDP by IV immunoglobulins. Neurology 2013 Jan 15; 80(3):296-303. (* equally contributing last authorship)
Meyer zu Horste G, Heidenreich H, Lehmann HC, Ferrone S, Hartung HP, Wiendl H, Kieseier BC. Expression of antigen processing and presenting molecules in Schwann cells in inflammatory neuropathies. Glia 2010 Jan 1; 58(1):80-92.
Meyer zu Horste G, Prukop T, Liebetanz D, Mobius W, Nave KA, Sereda MW. Antiprogesterone therapy uncouples axonal loss from demyelination in a transgenic rat model of CMT1A neuropathy. Ann Neurol 2007 Jan 61(1): 61-72.
Sereda MW*, Meyer zu Hörste G*, Suter U, Uzma N, Nave KA (2003). Therapeutic administration of progesterone antagonist in a model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT-1A). Nature Medicine 2003 Dec; 9(12): 1533-7. (* equally contributing first authorship)
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In December, Microsoft released Silverlight 5.0, but since then it hasn’t been willing to say anything about the future of the platform. However, the company has been talking a lot about its plans for HTML5. In addition, Microsoft exec Scott Guthrie, who used to be a Silverlight advocate, has moved over to Azure and has declined to comment on the technology’s future. And Microsoft recently announced plans to discontinue to its Mix conference, which used to feature a lot of Silverlight sessions.
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An advanced ground-based missile system for capturing and destroying ballistic missiles has been successfully tested in the United States.
The United States launched a rocket from a mine at Vanderberg in California.
During the test, the US military tested for the first time a system that uses only two of the three rocket stages. It is noted that such a system starts faster and hits targets. Even after launch, the technology will help to assess the situation again and make a final decision.
According to preliminary data, the military has achieved all the assigned tasks, but specialists have yet to check the telemetry for final conclusions.
During the tests, a mock rocket was used, and not a full-fledged sample, in order to reduce military costs.
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Fort Lauderdale (January 23, 2017) – A Broward County jury in a medical malpractice case last week awarded $2.85 million to the family of a former Margate police officer who died in the hospital of a treatable illness that physicians failed to fully diagnose and later treat properly.
Jerry Pettigrossi arrived at Northwest Medical Center with classic symptoms of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, an auto-immune disorder that affects the body’s autonomic functions and peripheral nervous system. His condition worsened over the coming days to affect his lower and upper extremities, eventually leading to respiratory compromise, pulmonary arrest, and loss of oxygen to his brain, resulting in a significant brain injury. He was placed on life support and died on April 9, 2012.
“Though the condition can be deadly, it is virtually always survivable if the patient is closely monitored in an ICU setting,” said Peter Spillis, partner with law firm Kelley | Uustal. Co-counsel on the case was Bonnie Navin. “He was left to suffocate alone in his room where he was found unresponsive.”
Lt. Jerry Pettigrossi retired from 27 years on the Margate police force and was enjoying retirement with his wife, Ann. On March 21, 2012, Pettigrossi arrived at the Northwest Medical Center emergency department complaining of “rubbery legs.”
These were classic signs of Guillain-Barré. Standard of care recommends such patients be monitored closely. The emergency room doctor ordered Pettigrossi be admitted and placed on a telemetry floor where he would get additional monitoring. However, the attending physician covering for Ajaib Mann, M.D., opted to change that order and place Pettigrossi on a regular medical floor. Dr. Mann himself didn’t correct the room placement.
Over the next three days, Pettigrossi’s deteriorating condition left his legs and arms paralyzed and Pettigrossi unable to feed himself or hold a telephone. Though Pettigrossi’s blood pressure and heart rate remained fairly stable, it is common for patients with Guillain-Barré to decline quickly. The gold standard of care is to protect their airway.
Around 9 p.m. on March 24, Dr. Mann was notified by the floor nurse that Pettigrossi’s heart rate and blood pressure had risen dramatically from just a few hours earlier. Dr. Mann ordered a stat consult with a cardiologist, but never personally came to examine his patient.
Because Pettigrossi was left alone in a standard room, nobody noticed the progressing paralysis of his core muscles. He was found without a pulse in his room at 4:30 in the morning. During the two-week trial in Broward County Circuit Court, Dr. Mann testified that he did not know back in March 2012 how Guillain-Barré affects a patient, nor was it the standard of care for him to know. He believed the consulting neurologist should have been responsible for managing the patient. Yet, when notified of the patient’s decline on the evening of March 24, Dr. Mann never ordered the nurse to call, nor did he personally call, the consulting neurologist.
The neurologist testified that if someone had called him with those critical values he would have immediately directed Pettigrossi to the ICU and Pettigrossi would not have died. The defense’s position throughout the trial was that it was the responsibility of the nurse assigned to the patient to ensure the cardiologist came to the hospital on a STAT basis. Though the nurse noted three places in Pettigrossi’s chart that the consult was called out as STAT, the cardiologist recalled at trial no mention of STAT, also noting his understanding of a STAT consult was to come to the hospital within four to five hours. The jury awarded $750,000 in economic damages and $2.1 million for the family’s pain and suffering, with Dr. Mann 85% at fault and the nurse 15% at fault.
“This was a complicated medical malpractice case, but the jury listened closely to the evidence,” said co-counsel Bonnie Navin. “Obviously, they determined that despite Dr. Mann’s desire to not take responsibility and to blame everything on the nurse, the facts and evidence said otherwise.”


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Measurement of Blood Pressure(part 1):
Sphygmomanometer classic stethoscope.
Automatic Digital Blood Pressure Wrist indicating systolic and diastolic.
It is typically made by a circular inflatable cuff connected to a gauge called sphygmomanometer or blood pressure cuff. The first aircraft of this type has been described by Dr. Scipione Riva-Rocci December 10 1896 in the Medical Gazette of Turin.
The current instrument is placed in the arm. A stethoscope is placed at the elbow to listen to the brachial artery. By inflating the cuff to a pressure higher than the maximum pressure, the artery of the arm is then occluded. It then deflates it very gradually and when the inflation pressure equals the systolic pressure (and maximum), the artery opens intermittently as manifested by the appearance of a knocking noise in the stethoscope; these sounds, called "sounds of Korotkoff, are due to turbulent blood flow, hampered by the cuff pressure. Pulses are also important perceptible by the patient and the examiner. When cuff pressure falls below the minimum pressure (diastolic), the artery is then permanently open: the laminar flow becomes turbulent and the auscultatory sounds disappear.
This is the method "counterpulsation.
You can also feel the pressure without a stethoscope, but less precise:
- pulsation of the artery are reflected in the cuff, the cuff pressure oscillates between systolic and diastolic pressure, when the cuff deflates, it is therefore the pressure at which the gauge starts to oscillate (systolic pressure) and one to which the needle stops oscillating (diastolic pressure);
- taking the pulse of the radial arm compressed when the cuff is compressed, it does not receive the pulse, when the cuff deflates, the pressure at which the pulse appears is the systolic pressure (this method does not d having diastolic pressure).
The association manual sphygmomanometer and stethoscope is increasingly being replaced by automatic equipment (electronic blood pressure) cuff inflated and engine noise is detected by a microphone (auscultatory method), or amplitude variations of 'wave pulse (oscillometric method). These devices allow repeated measurements and monitoring in near real time blood pressure.
One can also measure blood pressure by the same techniques but this time in the same wrist and finger. This is not however the reference method.
When a couple electronic sphygmomanometer to a battery and a memory, we can then take the blood pressure repeatedly during 24 h: the MAPA (= monitoring ambulatory blood pressure also falsely called Holter blood pressure).
In some cases, blood pressure is measured by inserting into the artery, a catheter filled with liquid and connected to a pressure sensor. This more invasive (and therefore riskier) gives more accurate measurements and gives the blood pressure dynamics. Thus, the pressure at each moment of each cardiac cycle the patient is measured, not only the systolic and diastolic blood pressure over time.
Continued... Part 2.


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Cab fare to/from the San Diego International airport and the L'Auberge Hotel is approximately $75.00 one way.
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The hotel is located on the historic site of the original Stratford Inn, which eventually became the original Hotel Del Mar - a favorite hot spot for Hollywood film stars. Del Mar is also nationally known for its racetrack and fairgrounds.
Using Your Cellular Phone in the US
There are four nationwide cellular service providers (in alphabetical order), AT&T (formerly Cingular), Sprint/Nextel, T-Mobile, and Verizon, as well as several regional providers. Both AT&T (800/850 and/or 1900 MHz service, depending on the market) and T-Mobile(1900 MHz only) offer SIMs bundled with a prepaid calling plan if you wish to bring your GSM phone along from home. You can also purchase a pre-paid SIM card and or phone online as a cost-effective way to save some hassle once you arrive in the USA. A few important facts to note: There are no FREE incoming calls in the USA. All calls cost, whether they are outgoing OR incoming. Additionally, there are no separate rates for placing calls to landlines or cell phones; both cost the same amount.
The bottom line: Don't forget to contact your provider to ensure you can access service while in the U.S.


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This warming soup is full of the umami flavour of miso, along with delicate enoki mushrooms and protein-packed tofu.
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THE ART OF TRANSFORMING WINTER VEGETABLES
By MARIAN BURROS
Published: December 22, 1982
A CARTOON in The New Yorker many years ago depicted a disgruntled little girl confronted with a mysterious substance on her dinner plate. Though assured by her mother that it was broccoli, she remained unconvinced. ''I say it's spinach,'' she insisted, ''and I say the hell with it.'' The child could have substituted any number of vegetables: Parsnips, turnips, rutabaga and squash come quickly to mind.
They are only some of the winter vegetables that, unfortunately, are treated as undesirable aliens in this country. Add to them a fair number that are virtually unknown - salsify, cardoons and kohlrabi, to name a few - and the sad conclusion is that Americans are depriving themselves of some of the most flavorful and distinctive foods on earth.
The lack of knowledge about some of these vegetables is because of their lack of availability. The poor reputation of others is related, in part, to their association with hard times. Turnips, for example, were once said to be eaten by the poor in lean times, by the cattle of the poor in good times.
When improvements in transportation and refrigeration made it possible to buy summer vegetables in winter, there was no need to rely on a steady diet of root vegetables like turnips, parsnips and squash from October to May. But there is something else that accounts for the low standing of many of these vegetables. It goes back to childhood; not the vegetable's, the eater's. Children usually do not like strongly flavored vegetables, and even though they almost always outgrow the aversion, the vegetable's reputation has been made and is difficult to undo. Strong flavors compounded by poor cooking are the final blow.
Such misguided eaters do not know what they are missing. Unlike the mild and meek summer squashes and lettuces, these winter vegetables are opinionated and assertive. They do not sit back waiting for the seasonings with which they are combined to give them flavor. Their pungency and earthiness may be enhanced by combining them with other vegetables or highlighting with herbs and spices, but there is no mistaking them for anything but what they are.
Pureeing purple-tinged white turnips with pears and adding some cheese does not destroy the turnip flavor but softens it while heightening the vegetable's natural sweetness. Serve it with chicken breasts that have been sauteed and sauced with wine. Adding anise to deep yellow-orange butternut squash provides another dimension to the flavor and makes the squash sweeter. It is excellent with any fowl, a beef stew or roast. Topping the pungent blue-green or gray-green leaves of kale with cheddar cheese takes an edge of the slight bitterness while retaining the freshness. Pork chops or roasts are nicely complemented by it.
With vegetables increasingly being viewed as an important part of the meal and not just an afterthought, and with Americans' fascination for foreign cooking, some previously unknown vegetables have surfaced along with some that had been deliberately neglected.
Fennel, for example, the distinctively anise-flavored plant that is often mistakenly labeled anise, was once as mysterious as cardoons and kohlrabi. While Italian-Americans might have found it in their grocery stores, a demand for fennel did not really exist until until other Americans began exploring Italian food beyond spaghetti and meat sauce. It makes a felicitious marriage with beef dishes.
Another contribution of the Italians is broccoli di rapa, a bitter green with large leaves to which are attached miniature stalks that look like tiny broccoli buds. Today they can be found not only in Italian stores but also in some produce markets. Anything with which broccoli is served goes nicely with the broccoli di rapa.
Cardoons, with their stalks like large sticks of celery, are also becoming better known. First cousins of the artichoke, they taste vaguely like artichokes and celery. There have been a few recipes for them in recent Italian cookbooks and they can be found in a few markets. Well-seasoned stews containing tomatoes are perfectly accompanied by cardoons.
Celery root, or celeriac, with its intense celery flavor, has been branching out beyond the classic celeri remoulade. Julienned, the uncooked root makes a delightfully crunchy addition to salads. Aficionados prefer it raw because it retains more of its flavor. Cooked, it often appears as one of a pair or trio of pureed vegetables on a nouvelle cuisine plate.
Because of nouvelle cuisine and the recent interest in French regional cooking, turnips are once again in fashion. And kale, a neglected staple that is an appropriate accompaniment to hearty foods because of its strong flavor, has suddenly surfaced as a decorative leaf for garnishing. Can the inclusion of this pretty ruffled green leaf as a suitable vegetable for the most avant-garde cooking be far behind?
Perhaps kohlrabi, once described as a turnip growing on a cabbage, with a flavor more delicate and subtle than either, will be the next winter vegetable in fashion. Or will it be salsify, found in Thomas Jefferson's garden and popular in the 19th century, but almost impossible to find fresh today. Also known as oyster plant, this long, white root that looks like a slender parsnip tastes a bit like oysters when properly cooked.


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When it comes to bone mass and strong and healthy bones, we hit our peaks around age 30. Up to that point, our bodies create new bone faster than existing bone breaks down, giving us a net gain. All is not lost after age 30, however. The good news is that we have it within our reach to stave off or at least delay bone loss, take care of our bones, and maybe even strengthen them. Proper care of our bones should involve a healthy mix of diet, physical activity and assorted lifestyle choices all aimed at enhancing bone mass. Our bones not only provide a framed structure for our bodies, they protect vital organs throughout our body, anchor our muscles and store calcium. When it comes to contemplating the future of our bone health, one word often comes to mind – osteoporosis, something to be avoided. It is a condition in which bones become brittle and fragile due to loss of tissue; the result of either hormonal changes (such as during menopause for women, when estrogen levels drop) or a deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. Eventually, bones grow weaker and become more susceptible to breaks or fractures, such as in a fall or even from a minor bump or hard sneeze. This is not just an old person's problem. While osteoporosis is rarely diagnosed in teens or people in their 20s or 30s, a history of poor eating habits (i.e., junk food day after day) and lack of exercise in younger people can come back to haunt them later in life when their lack of bone mass starts catching up with them earlier than it should. Genetics (family history) can also be a factor, which is why it's wise to start getting bone-density tests done at the doctor's if you have any suspicion you might be at heightened risk of excessive bone loss. Regardless your age, now is as good a time as any to start, well, boning up on bone health. Here are some do's and don'ts when it comes to improving or at least maintaining strong bones:
Do's for Healthy Bones
- Consume sufficient calcium daily. Of the various minerals that comprise bone, calcium is No. 1 in terms of importance. Food rich in calcium include dairy staples such as milk, cheese and yogurt as well as greens like spinach and collard greens. If dairy products don't sit well with you, there are plenty of other choices out there. There are also plenty of great calcium supplements on the market.
- Go for the vitamin D as well. It works in tandem with calcium to enhance the latter's absorption by bones. D sources include shrimp, cereals, sardines and tuna. Supplements, too, of course. While you're at it, stock up on (and be sure to use) vitamin K, zinc, magnesium and potassium. Potassium is a relatively new entry in the bone-mass conversation, but it's been shown to neutralize acids that remove calcium from the body.
- Hit the gym. Experts have found weight-bearing and high-impact exercise to work well at promoting new bone formation to go with the increase in muscle mass; a two-fer. This works just as well for you old fogies out there (of which this writer is one).
- Research your family history. Anyone have bone issues you need to be aware of? Mom? Dad? Auntie Edna? Gramps?
- Get a bone-density test done. Why not?
Don'ts for Healthy Bones
- If you drink alcohol, cut back – way back if you must. Excessive alcohol consumption has been linked to loss of bone mineral density.
- Don't smoke. Ditto.
- Lose weight, if overweight or obese. Excess weight is tough on the bone structure. Just ask your knees. Note: weight-loss surgery can be detrimental to your body's ability to absorb calcium, per mayoclinic.org.
- Gain weight if extremely thin or have a small body frame. Otherwise, you risk having less bone mass in your tank to draw on as you age and natural gradual bone loss takes over. This word of warning applies to anyone suffering from anorexia or bulimia as well.
- Avoid substance abuse. In terms of bone health, substance abuse falls into the same category as tobacco use or excess-alcohol use.


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“Many of the LSO’s players will miss being conducted by John Williams on Friday, as a number of them have had the privilege of working with this musical genius over the years. But we’ve been told that our audience can expect something very special on Friday to honour the Maestro, so we can’t wait!” – Full article
Official statement from the Royal Albert Hall:
A Celebration of John Williams in Concert – Friday 26 October 2018
Unfortunately, owing to a last-minute illness, John Williams greatly regrets that he is no longer able to conduct this concert with the London Symphony Orchestra.
John travelled to London but was taken ill and is in hospital, where he is receiving very good care. It is his wish that the performance should go ahead, and his colleague and dear friend Maestro Dirk Brossé has kindly agreed to conduct the LSO for this very special event.
Mr. Williams’ management said:
“John is so sorry that an illness prevents him from conducting Friday’s concert, and he’s grateful to his friend Maestro Dirk Brossé for taking the podium in his place. He so wishes he could be with everyone, and the knowledge that 5,000 of his friends will be joining together to celebrate his music is a great comfort to him as he recovers. He wishes everyone a very joyous evening of music.”
Brossé is Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and John Williams chose him as Principal Conductor of the Star Wars in Concert World Tour.
The Royal Albert Hall, London Symphony Orchestra and Dirk Brossé wish Maestro Williams well for a speedy recovery.
We do hope that you will enjoy this very special evening. If you have any questions please contact the box office on 020 7589 8212 with the name and order number attached to your booking.
If you have booked Hospitality tickets we will contact you directly.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Royal Albert Hall on Friday.
Royal Albert Hall
Statement from the Vienna Philharmonic:
American composer and conductor John Williams (86) has cancelled his concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic scheduled for November 3 and 4 due to health reasons. The concerts will be cancelled without replacement and the ticket price will be refunded. This was announced by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna on Wednesday.


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I’ve been quite surprised at the response to the Good Men Project’s* current foray into rape apologism. I thought most people were aware that the Good Men Project was nothing more than a front for Misogynist Rights Activists with an extremely reductive construction of masculinity based on an incredibly harmful gendered binary of sexes. I didn’t realise anyone still took them seriously. I’ve had them on my list of arseholes for years. I had always assumed that their name was just another example of patriarchal hypocrisy.
Personally, I’m not surprised that they ran an article written by Alyssa Royse which was nothing more than a handbook on how to be a rapist or that they’ve actually ran an article written by a man who is proud to be a rapist. They’ve been waltzing about the issue of rape apologism for a while now. They certainly have form for minimising male violence against women. And, they have form for all sorts of victim-blaming behaviour. The Good Men Project are nothing more than an attempt at mass gaslighting women into thinking that male violence is normative behaviour.
Frankly, I struggle to take anyone who who writes for the GMP seriously. I snorted with laugter at Ozy Frantz’s declaration that he was parting ways with GMP because of the pro-rape article whilst simultaneously calling the editor Noah Brand a feminist. I’m glad Ozy Frantz is leaving GMP. More of their writers need to remove their collective patriarchal blinkers and part ways with GMP, but, no one who publishes an article by a rapist bragging about being a rapist is a feminist. This isn’t a multiple POV issue, like GMP were claiming on twitter.
There are only two stances on rape: either you support rape or you don’t. It is a dichotomy. There are no grey areas or women who encouraged their own rape. There are only rapists. You don’t get to call yourself a feminist if you make excuses for rape. Yes, we live in a patriarchal society in which rape myths are endemic but the true test of feminism is being called on your behaviour and then reassessing your stance. Pretending that whatever issue raised isn’t relevant is just the normal reinforcement of the Patriarchy (Vagenda might want to take note of this issue too). And, we all make mistakes. No one is a perfect feminist but when you publish blogs written by people defending rape, you aren’t a feminist.
I don’t care what brand of feminism you think you are, once you try to defend a rapist, you aren’t a feminist. That is our base line. You defend male violence against women in any form and you aren’t a feminist. So, Ozy Frantz you are just wrong in your defence of Noah Brand. He is not a feminist and he clearly never was.
UPDATE: Feministe has written a very good rebuttal to the rape apologism at GMP. They are also calling for a boycott of all the writers who either blog for GMP or who cross-post on them. I will be joining them.
*I’m not going to link to their blog because it will increase their advertising revenue.
I was 13 years old when I became a feminist.
I was 13 years old when a man walked into a Polytechnique in Montreal armed with a gun.
I was 13 years old when a man walked into a Polytechnique and murdered 14 women for being women.
I was 13 years old when a man walked into a Polytechnique and injured 10 more women and 4 men.
I was 13 years old when I realised the full extent of male violence against women.
I am not going to name him. He does not deserve our remembrance.
The 14 women who died that day deserve our memory.
- Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968), civil engineering student
- Hélène Colgan (born 1966), mechanical engineering student
- Nathalie Croteau (born 1966), mechanical engineering student
- Barbara Daigneault (born 1967), mechanical engineering student
- Anne-Marie Edward (born 1968), chemical engineering student
- Maud Haviernick (born 1960), materials engineering student
- Maryse Laganière (born 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique’s finance department
- Maryse Leclair (born 1966), materials engineering student
- Anne-Marie Lemay (born 1967), mechanical engineering student
- Sonia Pelletier (born 1961), mechanical engineering student
- Michèle Richard (born 1968), materials engineering student
- Annie St-Arneault (born 1966), mechanical engineering student
- Annie Turcotte (born 1969), materials engineering student
- Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (born 1958), nursing student
Je me Souviens.
This week’s guest blogger on Mumsnet is Holly Baxter from Vagenda as part of the 16 Days of Activism on VAW. I am genuinely at a loss as how to adequately express my rage and my disgust at the article Baxter wrote. Baxter has used the mass murder of 14 women in Montreal as a way of attempting to make a political point about the inclusion of men within the feminist movement. Now, I fundamentally disagree with Baxter on the issue of men’s involvement in feminism as I have explained here and here, but, even if I did, I can not begin to imagine how the inclusion of men in one feminist event is necessary because one violent man killed 14 women.
This is the image Mumsnet chose to run in conjunction with the blog. On a blog referencing the murder of 14 women. I have no words for this.
Tonight, I am too angry to write a proper response to Baxters’ blog. Instead, I want to remember the 14 women who Baxter failed to name in her post; 14 women who were murdered by a man who hated feminists:
Geneviève Bergeron, aged 21;
Hélène Colgan, 23;
Nathalie Croteau, 23;
Barbara Daigneault, 22;
Anne-Marie Edward, 21;
Maud Haviernick, 29;
Barbara Maria Klucznik, 31;
Maryse Leclair, 23;
Annie St.-Arneault, 23;
Michèle Richard, 21;
Maryse Laganière, 25;
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22;
Sonia Pelletier, 28;
Annie Turcotte, aged 21.
This was on my FB newsfeed. It remains one of my favourite quotes from one of my favourite writers.
UPDATE: There appears to have been some quite serious inaccurate representations in the Comment is Free article written by Marta Owczarek. I wrote this post based on the information in the article, as such, there are some inaccurate statements within my post concerning what actually happened after the premier of Myriam Fougere’s Lesbiana – A Parallel Revolution. I was going to take down the entire blog post but I’ve decided to leave it up because it provoked some interesting discussion about the inclusion of men in women-only spaces. As such, this should be treated as a theoretical piece and not a representation or summation of what occurred at the London Feminist Film Festival.
UPDATE TWO: What Julia Long Actually Said:“I just wonder if there are any men that would like to show their solidarity and leave at this point, out of respect for autonomous women’s space. It’s a polite invitation, but I just thought you might like to consider it, as political allies. Thank you.”
[Cheers and applause.]
Julia Long’s response in the Guardian Cif.
I offer my sincere apologies to Julia Long for misrepresenting what happened in the blog post below. I am sorry.
The London Feminist Film Festival took place last weekend at the Hackney Picture House. By all accounts, it was incredibly successful event with the premier of Myriam Fougere’s Lesbiana – A Parallel Revolution selling out. Considering the amount of press the death of feminism has garnered recently, the success of the London Feminist Film Festival is something to celebrate. Not that feminism is actually dying; 10 minutes on google would be evidence enough of the strength and sisterhood within the feminist movement, but it is an accusation frequently thrown at feminists.
After the premier of Myriam Fougere’s Lesbiana – A Parallel Revolution, panel member and feminist activist Julia Long asked all the men in the audience to leave so that women could discuss the movie, a film about the lesbian separatist movement, without men. Now, I wasn’t there but I can imagine the uproar this caused. Excluding men from feminist events always causes an uproar. But, no one ever seems to ask why feminists are excluding men from *some* feminist events. No one asks why feminists are moving back to women-only organising or why feminists are increasingly identifying as political lesbians or lesbian separatists. Why are women-only spaces, once again, becoming so important? No one asks why there is such a backlash to the thought of women-only organising. When people do ask, they don’t appear to be hearing the answer.
Marta Owczarek, in her Comment is Free article, claims that Julia Long derailed feminist debate about the film by asking men to leave. I would argue the exact opposite. Julia Long used a public platform to make a specific political point. She raised the issue of women-only spaces for organising and debating feminism at the premier of a film which is specifically about lesbian women choosing to live amongst only women. I can’t think of a more appropriate place to push the debate back into the public sphere and, make no mistake, this debate has always been a part of feminism. It has never gone away. It has only reemerged in the press due to the backlash to the RadFem 2012 conference in London in June. It has never stopped being a contentious issue amongst feminists. It has never stopped being something for feminists are routinely ridiculed and belittled.
I support women-only spaces. I think they remain fundamental to the success of feminism as a political movement dedicated to the liberation of women. Whilst the inclusion of men within the movement is necessary, they do not need to be involved at every meeting and conference. There are thousands of ways that men can be, and are, involved with feminist activism that doesn’t require them encroaching on women-only spaces. They can help financially support women’s organisations like Rape Crisis, Shakti Women’s Aid, Women’s Aid, Nia, or Southall Black Sisters. Men can join activist groups like Object, UK Feminista, Fawcett Society, and Abortion Rights. Men can fundraise by holding car washes and bake sales. They can join the White Ribbon Campaign and help to raise awareness about male violence against women and children.
The most important thing men can do to help the feminist movement is to challenge sexism every time they witness it. They have to challenge every rape joke. They have to challenge every man who minimises domestic violence. They have to step up every time; not just once in a while but every time they witness sexism. Sometimes this means they have to challenge themselves and recognise that their own behaviour is sexist. Sometimes it means accepting that they won’t be allowed into every feminist space. As a white, heterosexual feminist it would be hypocritical of me to demand to be allowed into feminist spaces for Black, Ethnic and Minority Women. It would be equally hypocritical for me to demand entry into a feminist space for lesbians-only; just as it would be hypocritical for me to demand entry into a room of male survivors of sexual violence or testicular cancer. Campaigning for women’s liberation to bring about the destruction of the capitalist-patriarchy and the creation of true equality does not mean every person deserves equal access. It means hearing the specific needs of specific groups and taking those into account. Like kindergarten, it’s about learning fairness.
We need men in the feminist movement. We need men like the teenage boy I met at a UK Feminista conference in London two years ago who entered into a group on women’s poverty and listened; a young man who asked thoughtful questions and then heard the answers. He participated as an equal instead of dominating the discussion. Male domination of public speech has been well proven in research for thirty years now. Dale Spender wrote about it in The Writing of the Sex? in 1989. Margaret Atwood wrote about men dominating classrooms in early 1980s. There have been countless studies in education and within the workplace that demonstrate the silencing of women’s voices within the presence of men. The largest global study on violence against women found that it was the feminist movement which had the biggest impact on tackling the issue; much of this was accomplished with women-only spaces.
Would have I done what Julia Long did? No, but not because I disagree with her, rather because I would have been too afraid to speak up; too afraid of the inevitable backlash. And, that’s the main reason why I believe women-only spaces are integral to the feminist movement. The silencing of women’s voices never stops. Sometimes the only way to stop the silencing is to uninvite men and that’s the lesson men need to take from this. If they insist on attending, whose voices are they really silencing?
There have been two murder-suicides this weekend: Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins before killing himself. Keith Johnson killed his wife Andrea before killing himself. Today, two sets of families on two different continents are mourning the loss of their daughters; both murdered by their partners. Two women a week in the UK are murdered by the men who claimed to love them. Despite this fact, press coverage is always about what “nice” men they were. The coverage does not focus on the women murdered but on the careers and personal characteristics of the murderers. The coverage of the deaths of Kasandra Perkins and Andrea Johnson are no different.
The BBC coverage of the murder-suicide in Cromer includes these statements:
Mr Johnson, a former mayor of Cromer, became Conservative leader of North Norfolk District Council in May.
Fellow Conservative councillor Trevor Ivory, a friend of the couple, said: “It’s a complete shock. I last saw them both on Thursday evening and they were both very happy and seemed to be enjoying life.
“The words Cromer and Keith Johnson are synonymous. He typified what’s good about the town and the district of North Norfolk.”
In a statement, North Norfolk Labour Party paid tribute to Mr Johnson. Chairwoman Denise Burke said: “The death of Keith is a tragedy and a massive loss to Cromer and North Norfolk, too.
“Keith has been a real public servant throughout his life and will be sorely missed by the whole community. He was much respected across the political spectrum.
“Our thoughts are with Keith’s friends and family at this time.”
If Johnson typified all that was good about Cromer, then they have some serious problems. This man murdered his wife and he will be sorely missed? What about his wife Andrea? Will she be sorely missed? Andrea barely gets a mention in the article. We know that the man who murdered her was a well-respected career politician but, his wife, just an addendum to the story. Was Andrea’s death not a tragedy? Just the death of her murderer?
Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins before shooting himself in front of the coach and general manager of his football team, yet this story focuses on the fans and the team:
Although the game was unimportant — especially with neither the Chiefs (2-10) nor the Panthers (3-9) bound the playoffs — it did provide some relief for the team and community.
Kasandra is just as absent from this article as Andrea. There is no discussion of the grief of her family and friends. There is no mention of her life at all. Both Andrea and Kasandra are being written out of the story of their murder whilst the eulogies of their murderers begins.
This is the War on Women. Not only do we pay for the hyper-masculinity within the Patriarchy with our bodies through rape, torture and our deaths but we are also written out of the stories of our own lives.
I await with sadness the inevitable stories to follow which will blame the women for their own murders.
UPDATE: This is an excellent article by Heather Harvey on the issue of male violence within patriarchal family structures.
Duwayne Brooks, the Liberal Democrat Local Councillor for Downham ward in Lewisham said this on twitter tonight:
I have no doubt that complaints to the LibDem party will be pointless, after all these are same arseholes who bandied about the anonymity for rapists bullshit and suggested that the answer to the thorny issue of consent in porn is to drop the age to 16; that way pornographers wouldn’t have their feelings hurt by illegally employing 17 year olds. Their track record on women’s rights is appalling.
It does not matter what side of the prostitution debate we sit on, we can all agree that any man who claims to be sickened by the sight of prostitutes is an asshole.
This is woman-hating.
This is the war on women.
I love the ballet. I love the sounds of pointe shoes thumping on the stage. I love the artistry and the strength of the women dancers. I know ballet is one of the least-feminist friendly sports going because of the physical toll on women’s, and it’s mostly women’s, bodies. I know and agree with all of the feminist arguments against ballet; from it’s origins with its relationship to prostitution to the quite serious long-term health implications for dancers, particularly in relation to the fetishisation of eating disorders within the industry. Yet, I still love ballet. I know I shouldn’t but it’s one of those things I can’t *quite* give up.
I’ve been taking my eldest daughter to the ballet for years. It’s one of the best parts of living in this city: the sheer number of brilliant dance companies that tour here. Scottish Ballet’s The Nutcracker and anything by Northern Ballet Company remain my favourites. Recently, I took my daughter to see Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance. It’s the first production I’ve seen by the company and I have to say I found it really quite disturbing. The story of Sleeping Beauty is the story of sexualised violence and the control of women’s bodies. I’ve just not seen it performed in quite so blatant a manner without any attempt to deconstruct the myths.
There is so much wrong with this version that it’s hard to know where to start. It still uses the modern telling of the myths of “Patriarchal Love” but rather felt like Twilight with tutus. The “evil fairy” dies quickly after cursing the princess Aurora so it is her son who makes the curse come true by pricking her finger. Aurora is not awoken by a kiss from a stranger but rather by the gardner she’d been fooling around with before pricking her finger. He lives for a 100 years because the good male fairy bites him and turns the gardner into another fairy. The erotic connotations of that “kiss” go unremarked. The son of the evil fairy guards Aurora’s body for a 100 years desperately kissing her to bring her back to life now that he has decided he wants to fuck her. There is a rather lot of rolling about on the stage between the son and the unconscious body of Aurora. In the original fairy tale, Aurora is awoken by the twins she conceived after being rape whilst unconscious by the king. I don’t know if Bourne was actively trying to reference that version but the implications of rape were very obvious. After a 100 years the son tricks the gardner into waking Aurora and then the son tries to ritually sacrifice her. She is saved
by the gardner/ new fairy whilst the other fairies kill the son. Then, Aurora gives birth to a half baby/ half angel.
I don’t expect much from productions of Sleeping Beauty. There is no way to reclaim the story from its original construction of rape but I have never seen a version so utterly problematic before. I’m actually surprised their was no trigger warning or child-viewing warning to the production. The dancing was beautiful but the story Bourne chose to show wasn’t.

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