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Dr. Waxman notes that feeding spicy sauce to your dog can “cause inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines,” as well as other organs. GGI irritation can manifest itself in the form of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal discomfort.
- 1 Is hot sauce poisonous to dogs?
- 2 What happens if a dog licks hot sauce?
- 3 What do I do if my dog ate something spicy?
- 4 Can you put hot sauce on dog poop?
- 5 Is Tabasco sauce OK for dogs?
- 6 How do dogs react to hot sauce?
- 7 What happens if your dog eats Tabasco sauce?
- 8 Can a dog eat popcorn?
- 9 Can I give my dog milk?
- 10 Is spicy food poisonous?
- 11 Can dogs eat jalapeno?
- 12 Will changing my dogs food stop him from eating poop?
- 13 What can I put on my dogs food to stop them from sprinkling?
- 14 How do I get my dog to stop eating rabbit poop?
Is hot sauce poisonous to dogs?
No, dogs are unable to consume spicy sauce. Because of how hot it is, your dog is unlikely to appreciate it, and it may even cause some moderate health problems.
What happens if a dog licks hot sauce?
“Pets are likely to endure intestinal discomfort and diarrhea once the medication has passed through their stomach. You may also notice some vomiting and dehydration in your pet, depending on how sensitive his or her stomach is to stress.”
What do I do if my dog ate something spicy?
If you suspect that your dog has consumed a chili or any other hot food, the best course of action is to call your regular veterinarian for guidance, especially if you are concerned about their well-being.
Can you put hot sauce on dog poop?
Booby trapping a pet’s excrement can be accomplished by dabbing on noxious ingredients such as lemon juice and spicy sauce. You must, however, catch the dog in the act and administer the mixture as soon as possible. Some dogs then learn to munch quickly after their bowel movements, so that the mix may be administered before they are able to pass gas.
Is Tabasco sauce OK for dogs?
Lemon juice and spicy sauce, for example, can be used to booby-trap pet excrement to prevent them from passing. In order to use the concoction, you must catch the dog in the process of doing it. Some dogs then learn to munch shortly after their bowel motions, so that the mix may be administered before they are able to pass it.
How do dogs react to hot sauce?
In the same way as people do, dogs may have this sense to a certain extent as well. Lip licking, whimpering, pacing, head shaking, backing away, and excessive water drinking are all signs that your dog is responding to spicy food, according to the AKC. Because of the heat, the gastrointestinal system may become inflamed, causing symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, gas, and stomach distress.
What happens if your dog eats Tabasco sauce?
Is it harmful for a dog or any kind of creature to lick tabasco or spicy chilli sauce? – Quora is a question and answer website. They don’t like it, and it erodes their confidence in the one who unintentionally provided it to them. It can also induce sneezing, vomiting, gastrointestinal distress, and diarrhea.
Can a dog eat popcorn?
Both yes and no. Small amounts of plain, air-popped popcorn are acceptable for dogs to consume in moderation. On a regular basis, buttered popcorn or popcorn with additional toppings is not healthy for your dog to consume, however a few dropped bits here and there will probably not harm him.
Can I give my dog milk?
When consumed in moderation, milk is a safe indulgence. A few tablespoons of cow’s milk or goat’s milk given to your dog on an irregular basis might be a pleasant treat without the negative consequences of overindulgence for him. The beverage is strong in fat and natural sugars, which is another reason why it should be be consumed in tiny amounts by your canine.
Is spicy food poisonous?
Capsaicin is also considered a toxin since it causes inflammatory reactions in the body as well as heat sensations in the mouth. Because of this, when we eat spicy meals, our lips typically become red and swollen, and we shouldn’t contact our eyes after cutting or handling very hot chillies (or use gloves instead).
Can dogs eat jalapeno?
Despite the fact that many plants are poisonous to dogs, jalapenos are not one of them. In any event, most dogs either avoid spicy peppers entirely or just taste them for a brief moment before spitting them out. If a dog happens to consume a whole jalapeño pepper, he or she is unlikely to be in immediate danger, but the chemicals in the pepper will have an effect on him or her just as they would on a person.
Will changing my dogs food stop him from eating poop?
Add beef tenderizer, canned pumpkin, or similar deterrent to his diet to make it more appealing to him. Despite the fact that these products taste good when consumed, they make excrement taste horrible to dogs. To ensure that you dog is receiving all of the nutrients they require, consult with your veterinarian about switching dog foods or experimenting with a full and balanced diet like Just Right.
What can I put on my dogs food to stop them from sprinkling?
Solution based on Do It Yourself
- Hot sauce or lemon juice can be used to coat feces. Every day, add a couple of teaspoons of canned pumpkin to his meal dish. To make your dog’s food more soft, add meat tenderizer (this will make the dog waste taste really awful). Maintain a consistent schedule for garbage collection.
How do I get my dog to stop eating rabbit poop?
The Best Way to Prevent a Dog from Eating Rabbit Poop?
- While outside, keep an eye on your dog. Teach your dog to drop it or leave it. Use a muzzle.
- If your dog is aggressive, keep an eye on him. Make an effort to keep the rabbits out of your yard. If you feel that your dog is suffering from PICA, you should consult with a canine behaviorist.

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I can think of no better way to start off this discussion than to
recall an op-ed I wrote earlier this year for the Minneapolis StarTribune:
Over the past 20 years, there’s been a sea change in the battle for personal privacy.
The pervasiveness of computers has resulted in the almost constant surveillance of everyone, with profound implications for our society and our freedoms. Corporations and the police are both using this new trove of surveillance data. We as a society need to understand the technological trends and discuss their implications. If we ignore the problem and leave it to the “market,” we’ll all find that we have almost no privacy left.
Most people think of surveillance in terms of police procedure: Follow that car, watch that person, listen in on his phone conversations. This kind of surveillance still occurs. But today’s surveillance is more like the NSA’s model, recently turned against Americans: Eavesdrop on every phone call, listening for certain keywords. It’s still surveillance, but it’s wholesale surveillance.
Wholesale surveillance is a whole new world. It’s not “follow that car,” it’s “follow every car.” The National Security Agency can eavesdrop on every phone call, looking for patterns of communication or keywords that might indicate a conversation between terrorists. Many airports collect the license plates of every car in their parking lots, and can use that database to locate suspicious or abandoned cars. Several cities have stationary or car-mounted license-plate scanners that keep records of every car that passes, and save that data for later analysis.
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Gold River Capital Picks Off Two Pinnacle Buildings in Washington Heights
A Long Island-based firm called Gold River Capital has dropped $17.3 million on two Pinnacle apartment buildings in Washington Heights, according to city records.
That’s just slightly more than the $16 million Pinnacle paid for the rentals in 2004, when, during an epic buying spree backed by private equity, the firm bought thousands of low-income units across Upper Manhattan. Pinnacle later came under a barrage of criticism, and investigation, for using unsavory tactics to push out existing renters to make way for higher-paying tenants.
The new owner’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The two six-story buildings — 839 and 845 Riverside Drive — together hold about 100 apartments.

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Disc brakes give super reliable braking performance, in all weathers. Come on rim brake die hards, that much is a fact… What is talked about less though is the maintenance required to keep them in tip top condition.
The good news is that it’s not difficult, these three simple tasks will get your discs back to as-new condition. Cleaning, basic caliper service, and bleeding.
Cleaning your pads and rotors is a reasonably straightforward job, but is a great way to get your disc brakes working well (and silently). You’ll need a dedicated disc brake cleaner, some lint free shop towel, nitrile gloves, and some isopropyl alcohol and some good medium grit sandpaper. Remove your pads and drop the wheels out so that the rotors are out of the caliper too.
SRAM recommend just cleaning parts with soapy water, and it’s easier now the pads are out to really get in there.
Take a look firstly to see if your pads have any life left in them. Replacing them saves you half a job so it’s not all bad if you need new ones. The rule of thumb is to replace them when you have about 1.5mm of pad left, similar to rim brake pads really. You could use them for longer but you risk causing damage to more expensive parts like rotors and pistons.
If you are keeping your old ones Place them on some shop cloth and give them a good spray with the cleaner, and wipe away any dirt. Then give both the pads and the rotors a good scrub with fine sandpaper until you can’t see any marks on them.
Also, whilst the pads are out give the inside of the caliper a spray with some isopropyl alcohol too and wipe it away with a clean cloth.
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Air strikes by the Syrian government on a rebel-held enclave have continued despite a ceasefire resolution passed by the UN Security Council on Saturday. Hundreds of people have died in a week of bombardment of the Eastern Ghouta enclave near the capital, Damascus. The latest attacks include a ground offensive that began hours after the UN urged a 30-day truce “without delay”
Meanwhile, an Iraqi criminal court on Sunday sentenced to death 15 Turkish women after finding them guilty of belonging to the Islamic State. Another Turkish woman accused of joining the jihadist group was given a life sentence. Aged between 20 and 50, the women said they had entered Iraq illegally to join their husbands who were heading to fight for ISIS.
Lastly, Katy Perry performed a surprise set on Sunday at a benefit for first responders and survivors of January’s deadly mudslide in Montecito, California. A crowd of more than 2,000 gathered for the “One 805 Kick Ash Bash” fundraiser, named after the area code where disaster hit. It raised nearly $2 million dollars, according to organizers.

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Posted September 13, 2006
Book: The Story of Father Marie-Joseph Lagrange: Founder of the Modern Catholic Bible Study
Author: Bernard Montagnes, OP
Paulist Press, New York. 2006. Pp. 214
An Excerpt from the Jacket:
The Story of Father Marie-Joseph Lagrange, founder of Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem, is the story of the struggle within the Catholic Church for responsible academic freedom in the tradition of St. Thomas Aquinas. Steeped in faith and utterly devoted to the church, Father Lagrange strove to apply the latest historical-critical methods to his biblical studies, to demystify the scriptures, and to make them available to the average Catholic. And yet, church authorities blocked the publication of his commentary on the Book of Genesis.
Unlike Alfred Loisy, who defiantly continued his scripture studies outside the church after being excommunicated, Father Lagrange continued to pursue his biblical studies within the church, always submitting to the requirements of ecclesiastical authorities. His life exemplifies heroism, obedience, and above all, an unflinching devotion to the truth. The cause for Father Lagrange’s beatification has been introduced in the Vatican.
Basing his account of Father Lagrange’s life on paintaking archival research in France, Italy, and Jerusalem, noted Dominican scholar Father Bernard Montagnes not only relates the surface story but also explores the personal feelings and thoughts of the principle characters at the time the events were occurring.
An Excerpt from the Book:
From the outset, Father Lagrange was overwhelmed by his experiences in the biblical lands, dazzled by the beauty of the country and moved by its traces of history: “I was stirred, seized, gripped by this sacred land, given over to delights of historical sensations of far-off-times. I had so loved the Book and now I contemplate the Land!” this time he had felt convinced: “Not a doubt existed in my mind on the rightness of doing biblical studies in Palestine.” He wrote to the master of the order: “The future practical school of higher biblical studies could not find a more appropriate place than Jerusalem, the Holy City of the Old Testament, a city whose very crimes makes it dear to all Christians, since they can follow there the scenes of the life and passion of God.”
Table of Contents:
1. Father Lagrange: the formative years
2. The founding of the Ecole Biblique
3. The widening influence of the Ecole Biblique
4. The struggles of Father Lagrange: The Fribourg Conference (1897)
5. The struggles of Father Lagrange: The Toulouse Lectures (1902)
6. Trails: the banned books
7. The reprimand from Rome
8. From reprobation to reconciliation
9. The Modernist crisis: aftermath
10. A Roman benediction
11. Autumn harvest

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Zachary Stieber December 17, 2022
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been linked to blood clotting in the elderly, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
FDA researchers, analyzing data from a database of elderly people in the United States, found that pulmonary embolism (blood clotting in the lungs) met the initial threshold of a statistical signal and continued to meet the criteria after further evaluation.
Three other findings of interest — a lack of oxygen to the heart, a blood platelet disorder called immune thrombocytopenia and another type of clotting called intravascular coagulation — initially raised red flags, the researchers said. Further evaluations, such as comparisons with populations that received flu shots, showed that these three no longer met the statistical threshold for a signal.
Researchers analyzed data from 17.4 million older Americans who received a total of 34.6 million vaccine doses between December 10, 2020, and January 16, 2022.
The study was published by the journal Vaccine on December 1.
The FDA said it was taking no action on the results because they do not prove that the vaccines cause any of the four outcomes and because the findings are “still under investigation and require more robust study.”
Dr. Peter McCullough, chief medical adviser at the Truth for Health Foundation, told The Epoch Times by email that the new paper “corroborates doctors’ concerns that the large increase in blood clots, the progression of heart disease atherosclerosis and blood disorders are independent.” associated with vaccination against COVID-19″.
Pfizer did not respond to a request for comment.
How the research was done
FDA researchers, assisted by researchers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), analyzed data from the CMS database. They include Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries age 65 and older who received a vaccine within the time frame, were enrolled when they were vaccinated, and were enrolled during a “clear window” of time before vaccination. The window was either 183 days or 365 days, depending on the outcome.
About 25 million people receive fee-for-service Medicare, but only about 17 million were vaccinated during the time period studied.
The researchers used probability tests to detect an increased risk of one or more of the 14 outcomes after vaccination. The goal was to see if vaccination may increase the risk of adverse outcomes, such as pulmonary embolism or blood clotting in the lungs. If a result reached a certain statistical threshold, this meant that the risk could increase.
Initial safety monitoring results detected an increased risk of four events, the FDA announced on July 12, 2021. They were the same four described in the new document, which is the first update the agency has given on the subject since its announcement. .
As of January 15, 2022, 9,065 cases of lack of oxygen to the heart, known as acute myocardial infarction, were detected, researchers revealed in the new study. On the same date, 6,346 cases of pulmonary embolism, 1,064 cases of immune thrombocytopenia and 263 cases of coagulation were detected.
One of the tables of the new newspaper.
The main analysis showed a safety signal for all four outcomes. The researchers tried to adjust the numbers using different variables. For example, at a given time they were adjusted for the variation in the background rates, or the rates of each outcome in the general population before the pandemic. After some, but not all, adjustments, myocardial infarction, immune thrombocytopenia, and intravascular coagulation were no longer statistically significant.
Pulmonary embolism, however, remained statistically significant, the researchers said. Pulmonary embolism is a serious disease that can lead to death.
Limitations of the study included possible false signals and possible missed signals due to factors such as incorrectly specified parameters.
Conditions that did not trigger a signal included stroke, inflammation of the heart and appendicitis.
The signs were detected only after the Pfizer vaccination. Signal analyzes after receiving the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines showed no concern.
Moderna and Johnson & Johnson did not respond to requests for comment.
All three vaccines have been linked to a number of side effects. Heart inflammation is causally linked to Moderna and Pfizer’s injections, experts worldwide have confirmed, while Johnson & Johnson’s has been associated with blood clots.
Other conditions, such as pulmonary embolism, have been reported to authorities and described in studies, although some articles have found no increased risk after vaccination.
Approximately 4,214 reports of post-vaccination pulmonary embolism, including 1,886 reports after receiving the Pfizer vaccine, have been reported to the US Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System as of December 9.
More at the direct link behind the paywall.

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Hi Michelle, that for a god summary. Therefore the recommendations of dr Nicholson are great!
– We cannot claim neutrality. As Christians we are bound to the Jews by a spiritual patrimony. Our emotional tie to the Jewish side will always be stronger.
– Affirm the morality of the Jewish state. There is no positive Christian engagement in the Near East that does not begin with friendship and support for the existence of Israel.
– See the big picture and understand the aspirations of both Palestinians and Israelis. They do not only fight for land, but because of what they believe to be true about the universe.
– Although we must be aware of the microcosm of Arab/Muslim civil wars that is the Palestinian society, we must support “outside-in” peace efforts, because it lower the climate of hostility and provide cover for a solution.


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It was a matter of weeks ago, I was in Peru, exploring the Andean landscape and discovering new foods like choclo and kiwicha. In the Sacred Valley, there are many crops, like quinoa, fava beans, corn, and many kinds of potatoes. I found a new appreciation for quinoa, as I tasted my way through many dishes using the grain in interesting ways. On the last day, at lunch, I ordered a quinoa risotto with local vegetables and pesto. It was so creamy and rich but also nourishing and bright and full of flavor, I knew I had to recreate it at home (but under the assumption it would not be as good :/ ) This is a variation on that meal...Read More
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After the first major snowstorm, seems like we are in the midst of winter. I woke up the other morning to a whiteout outside my window. White flurries dancing in the air and a white fog encapsulating the city. The day prior to the snowstorm was a warm 60 degrees, unusual for a northeast winter, but hey, it got me thinking about spring and that in almost a few weeks we’ll be in march, the month of the spring equinox.
I may be jumping too far in excitement, but...Read More
It was a few weeks ago. I had just eaten at a ramen bar and was quite possibly transfixed on the mushroom broth. How was it so flavorful, so mushroom-y, peppery, so meatless-ly meaty, and still light. Partial to thick soups and stews, I often forget the world of delicate broths. But forget no more. In fact, immediately upon returning home, I quickly sorted out ideas for a recipe. And so resulted my Mushroom + Leek Broth Soup. This recipe has...Read More
I usually associate seasons with colors. Perhaps it’s the child in me, or the dramatic northeast climate that creates a clear four seasons, but there are colors unequivocally belonging to each season. Winter, the sky is icy, the shadows grow long, and the light is brilliant and unobstructed. Winter is a wonderful time for photography. The luscious earthly plants dry and hibernate; and we are left with a skeleton of the world. Low light makes for dramatic, angular impressions, the trees are stripped bare and what once protects us with shade now exposes us to the world. Winter is the season of dark reds and greens, and cold, blue. To celebrate the season’s colors, I have a healthy, vibrant bowl of winter veggies to share, and this my Winter Green Goddess Bowl...Read More
Pumpkin soup has a way of asserting itself quite prominently into fall cooking. It has all the wonderful autumnal qualities that are most celebrated in recipes: warm, creamy, comforting, and of course..pumpkin. Made from a delicious roast of sugar pie pumpkin and spices, this soup is comforting, seasonal treat...Read More

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McKinney is currently serving a minimum 20 years in prison for murder
A man jailed for murdering his wife on a family boating trip has cleared the first stage in a legal bid to have the conviction overturned.
Stephen McKinney, 46, was granted leave to appeal his conviction for killing Lu Na McKinney during a holiday on Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh in April 2017.
Northern Ireland’s Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan, listed the challenge for a full hearing in June.
McKinney is currently serving a minimum 20 years in prison for murder.
The body of his 35-year-old wife was recovered from the water near a jetty at Devenish Island, where the couple were moored on a cruise with their two young children.
McKinney, originally from Fintona in Co Tyrone, has always denied the killing.
He claimed she fell into the water while on deck to check mooring ropes, and that he tried to save her.
But in 2021 a jury at Dungannon Crown Court found him guilty of her murder after accepting the prosecution case that it was no boating accident.
The defendant instructed a new legal team in an attempt to have that verdict declared unsafe.
McKinney has now instructed a new legal team to apply for leave to contest the conviction.
Barristers Brian McCartney KC and Damien Halleron advanced a series of grounds aimed at securing a full hearing.
At the Court of Appeal today it emerged that leave to contest the jury finding has been obtained, based on a preliminary judicial assessment of the points raised.
In a separate move, McKinney is also appealing the 20-year sentence imposed on him.
With some trial transcripts still being sought as part of the legal challenge, Dame Siobhan issued a provisional timetable for hearing the appeal.
She confirmed: “I will list it for two days in June.”

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The actors are the best thing about the film about Lucille Ball.
She was the “sweetheart” of all America. When “I Love Lucy” aired from 1951 to 1957, Americans sat in front of the screen. The show was hugely popular and had viewership of around 60 million per. episode.
In the series, Lucille Ball played middle-class housewife Lucy Ricardo, but behind the screen she was a tough businesswoman.
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I love this holiday – the costumes, the decorations, the movies, the falling temperatures… and getting fatter off of candy, of course. And being a dad has made it even more fun. This year my kiddos dressed up as Jack Sparrow, Mario and a Zombie Doctor, while my wife and I transformed into Tinkerbell and Mr. Smee. But this All Hallows’ Eve, there’s something else I get to celebrate…
Offspring of The End has arrived! This book marks the last chapter in my Postmortem Anomalies series, and it’s been quite a journey. I began writing Sons of Sludge in 2012, fresh off the release of my starter novel Float (only true fans will know what that is!). The idea came when I realized that all zombie books and movies were also apocalyptic, featuring a small band of human survivors fighting off the living dead as the world collapsed around them. I thought, “What if it wasn’t? What if zombies were an accepted reality of a functioning society?”
While I’m sure I’m not the first one to think of this, the idea seemed fresh enough to give it a shot, and I started building a world of flesh-cravers regulated by a post-dystopian American government. The undead wasn’t just the surrounding conflict – they themselves endured it.
Three years, three books, and 340,000+ words (And a shitload of blood and bullets) later, here we are. I want to say thank you to everyone who’s taken the ride with Zaul, Genny, and every other member – both living and undead – of New America. Through your imagination, these stories live on.
To start the final course, go here.
It’s been over five years since I started writing Sons of Sludge, and now the conclusion to Postmortem Anomalies is finally in sight. On October 31st (New Independence Day Eve!), the Kindle edition for Offspring of The End will be dressed, chopped, and ready for consumption. However, to all the hungry officers in the Hybrid Army, it’s available for pre-order right now!
Thank you to everyone who’s taken the journey with me, Zaul and Genny. I promise, you will not be disappointed with this heart-thumping conclusion! But here’s what a few early readers have had to say:
“I just finished the ARC (advance review copy) and I am here to tell you this is one AWESOME book!!!”
“I was very happy at the end of the book because it gave some closure… [Offspring of The End] is an amazing story that brings humans and Hybrids together in moments of need.”
Also, what do you think about this amazing new cover?
Sometimes you choose to expand, and other times you’re forced to. With an uptick in newsletter subscriber numbers (have you signed up yet?), I needed a different mailing service, which required a new domain name, which required a new site, and so on…
Anyway, from now on this will be the base of operations for everything going on with my journeys in writing. And what exactly am I up to these days? I’m glad I asked.
I’ve been working with some wonderful fellow authors to build my previously mentioned subscriber list, using giveaways. This approach was rather foreign to me, but I’m glad I took the plunge because the results have been great. Expect more opportunities for free book stuff in the future!
Also, I’m about 75% done with Offspring of the End, the third and final chapter in my Postmortem Anomalies series. It’s been quite a ride, but the train is coming back to the station. Of course that train has smashed and mangled a few bodies – both living and undead – under its wheels along the way. And don’t worry, I won’t pull a Lost on you. All mysteries will be revealed! Tentative release will be sometime this summer, and you don’t want to miss it, so check back here often. Or, sign up for the newsletter (have I mentioned that yet?) and I’ll send the updates straight to your inbox.
While I wrap up this series that has been over 5 years in the making, I must inevitably look forward to the future. Even as I finish up OoTE, my mind is already scheming my next young adult series, which will span beyond the traditional trilogy format to a full-blown epic saga, rich with world building and charismatic characters. I don’t want to give too much away, but I will provide three word clues: Vigilante, Dystopia, and Bible. I am very excited about this one.
That’s it for now, but it won’t be long before I’m back with new details or another chance to win some cool stuff. Thanks for sharing the journey with me!

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Citrine Mist is different from other people. Just how different, she has to keep secret… More
Abandoned at birth, afflicted with an incurable skin disease, she leads a lonely life. In her teens, she is miraculously cured, but with that cure comes the discovery of supernatural powers, ones she needs to hide from the world.
Her whole life changes after she meets Warren. Upon learning he’s her brother, a young man with the same abilities, she has to fight the growing attraction she feels for him.
The siblings become involved in intrigue and danger. They also learn there are those that want to liquidate them. Why? Who are they?
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Take your next vacation in style with this charming beach condo in Galveston. Offering ocean views, access to shared pools, and sandy beaches just across the street, up to six guests are sure to have an enjoyable time!
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If you break you buy. Looking for guest who are seeking a relaxing trip. As long as you don't destroy the property, steal, or disturb the neighbors you will be fine.
We ask our guest to book for a minimum of 2 nights.

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Tipperary Dance Platform
TDP’ is Tipperary Dance Platform’s cutting edge international contemporary dance festival: a festive celebration for dance in County Tipperary, and a resource platform for professional dance artists.
The TDP’19 masterclass programme supported by Dance Ireland offers a unique opportunity for professional training and networking, with eight classes from very experienced dance artists and world-class choreographers.
Apply before the 30 August 2019.
The festival masterclass programme is centred on the development of contemporary dancers. It offers 8 masterclasses.
Dates: 10-11-12 October 2019
Location: Tipperary, Co.Tipperary, Ireland
Teachers confirmed at this time:
- Tânia Carvalho (Portugal)
- Karine Ponties (Belgium)
- Roberto Torres (Canary Islands, Spain)
- Polina Kremasta (Greece)
- Mary Wycherley (Ireland)
- Marie Lenfant (France)
- Carmen Werner (Spain)
Details will be online soon in the TDP'19 website:
The bursary is an opportunity to experience TDP'19 from the inside and have easy access to all the festival events.

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No. 18-21, 25 May 2021 | DOWNLOAD PDF
TO: QTU MEMBERS
Public education and reconciliation… teacher union business
This Thursday, 27 May, is Public Education Day, a time for members to celebrate and reflect on the wonderful work accomplished every day in state schools and to wonder how many more achievements could be celebrated if state schools were properly and fairly resourced.
Teachers, students and parents across Australia understand the importance of a properly resourced schooling system. Unfortunately, the current federal funding arrangements fall short of providing this.
Imagine if the federal government delivered for our profession. Imagine if you did not have to use your personal funds to resource your classroom. Imagine having an inclusion model that was properly resourced.
In the lead up to Public Education Day, we are asking members to get on board with the national campaign, Every School, Every Child. This an extension of the Gonski and Fair Funding Now campaigns that calls on the federal government to give every state school the funding it needs to help students achieve their potential.
What can I do to join the campaign?
We are asking members to take the following specific actions on Public Education Day.
- Sign the statement to Federal Members of Parliament.
- Recruit another five people to sign the statement.
- Share the story of how more funding could help your school.
- If you are on social media, share the campaign stories.
- Add a Public Education Day Facebook frame to your profile photo.
- Hold a morning tea at your school to promote the need for proper and fair funding of public schools.
Together we can work to elect a federal government that puts the needs of the profession, teachers, school leaders and students at the centre of education. One that listens to and properly resources Every School, Every Child.
Thursday marks the start of National Reconciliation Week (NRW), a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. The dates for NRW remain the same each year: 27 May to 3 June, marking two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey: the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision, which saw the concept of terra nullius overturned. Reconciliation Australia’s theme for 2021, “More than a word. Reconciliation takes action”, urges the reconciliation movement towards braver and more impactful action.
You can be part of the launching of National Reconciliation Week 2021 by participating in the National Acknowledgement of Country via social media on 27 May at 9am. For more information on how you can participate, please visit this link. You can also find relevant NRW information, including events and resources, on the QTU website.
Queensland Professional Experience Reporting Framework review
The Queensland College of Teachers (QCT), the university sector and other key stakeholders are reviewing the Queensland Professional Experience Reporting Framework (QPERF), which guides the assessment and reporting of pre-service teachers participating in professional experience (prac) in schools. They are seeking input from early career teachers, supervisory teachers, those who coordinate professional experience placements in schools, and school leaders. If you are interested in participating, the relevant links are below:
- To participate in the survey: https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/qperf
- To register for focus group workshops: email@example.com
- Additional information about the review: www.qct.edu.au/QPERF
Expect Respect survey
We would like to remind you that the QTU’s Expect Respect survey, mentioned in Newsflash 13-21, will close on Monday 31 May. We do encourage members to complete the survey, which can be accessed via this link and the QR code below.
Further information and resources on the Expect Respect campaign can be found on our website.
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Hartsock and Siegfried -- who got engaged during The Bachelorette's ninth-season finale, which filmed in May and aired this past August -- have published a collection of their poetry in a book entitled Diamonds and Hearts: A Poetic Memoir, which is on sale at dhpoetry.com, Us Weeklyreported.
Siegfried apparently asked a fellow ninth-season suitor, Zack Kalter, for help publishing his material in a book.
"He read me a couple of poems [during the season] and they were pretty good. Just from there I said in passing, 'Hey, you should probably publish this at some point,'" Kalter told Us. "After the show stopped filming, I was in LA one day and he called me up and said, 'Hey, I've been thinking a lot about the book thing we talked about back on week two and I'd like to see if we can make this work.'"
The book is reportedly mostly comprised of poems Siegfried penned during his experience on the reality dating show with the addition of a couple poems Hartsock wrote herself, one of which was written a month before the final Rose Ceremony on a postcard from Antigua.
"It basically expresses her feelings for Chris that early on, so it's kind of cool that she saved the poem until they got engaged. To look back and to see how she was falling in love with him, it gives you a broader perspective of what actually was happening in her mind and heart," Kalter told the magazine.
"Des has been writing poetry herself for many years in a journal, so she was already kind of on that bandwagon when Chris came along. I think that they really bonded over that passion and that way of communication and she obviously liked the fact that he's able to express himself through words. It's just natural to add some of her stuff in the book as well."
Fans who purchase the book will, according to Us, receive special bonuses from the engaged couple including Skype sessions, Twitter shout-outs or an actual dinner in Seattle with the pair, where they're currently living together.
Hartsock and Siegfried have reportedly decided to commit to having a televised wedding, and although the former The Bachelorette star originally had her heart set on a summer wedding date, ABC is pushing for the couple to get married in the fall for the sake of ratings.


7 step procedure for “Design of Doubly reinforced sections”
In our article series for “Design of Doubly reinforced sections”, we covered the following:
In our previous article, we discussed a detailed 6 step procedure for determining stresses in steel and concrete followed by a numerical example. Now we shall move on with the “design procedure for doubly reinforced sections”.
Generally the following data are given:
Breadth of the beam = b
Effective depth of the beam = d
Permissible stress in concrete = σcbc
Permissible stress in steel = σst
Modular ratio = m
Bending moment = M
To solve a problem, the following procedure may be followed.
Design the beam as a singly reinforced one (balanced section)
Find xc by
σcbc/ (σst/m) = xc/(d – xc)


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Both the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons and the Ithaca Bombers are each heading into the ninth week of the regular season with an undefeated record of 7-0.
With two games left before this year's Cortaca game, Cortland will be going head-to-head with Brockport (6-1) this week at home on Saturday, November 2nd. They will then be traveling to Oneonta the following week to go against Hartwick (1-6) on Saturday November 9th.
Ithaca on the other hand will be having a challenge as they face the #24/25 National ranked Union College this week at home on November 2nd. The following week, they will be on the road, going against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (4-3).
This year's Cortaca game will be held at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, November 16th.

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A peddler goes out to sell his caps and he falls asleep under a tree. When he wakes up, his caps are gone! Who could have taken them? Read this classic children’s story to discover the mystery of what became of the caps.
- Caps page
- If you have a cap, bring it in and wear it while you tell the story.
- 1 paper plate per child
- Peddler (a salesman who sells an item door to door)
- Cap (a kind of hat)
Before Reading the Story
Ask the children if they have a hat at home. Can they tell you about their hat? Does it serve a purpose (I have to wear my ball hat when I watch my big brother play little league, I wear my hat to keep the sun out of my eyes when I go fishing. I have a hat I wear when I get dressed up on Sunday).
Social & Emotional Development/Knowledge of Families & Communities; progresses in understanding similarities and respecting differences among people such as gender, race, special needs, culture, language, and family structure.
Reading the Story
If you have a cap type hat, bring it in and wear it while telling the story. Introduce the book and note who is behind the tree. Ask the children to predict what they think is going to happen. When you read the page where he is refreshed and rested, ask the children if they notice anything different (all but one cap is gone).
Literacy/Book Knowledge & Appreciation; demonstrates progress in abilities to retell and dictate stories from books and experiences; to act out stories in dramatic play; amd to predict what will happen in a story next.
After Reading the Story
Talk about the book with the children. Does anyone remember what a cap is? Where do you wear a cap? Did the peddler sell any of his caps? Why did he want to sell his caps? Have you ever been very hungry, how did it make you feel? What happened when the peddler took a nap? Why do you think he got so angry? What did the monkeys do when he stomped his foot? How did the peddler get all his hats back from the monkeys? What did the peddler call out as he walked with the hats on his head?
Literacy/Book Knowledge & Appreciation; demonstrates progress in abilities to retell and dictate stories from books and experiences; to act out stories in dramatic play; amd to predict what will happen in a story next. AND Language Development/Speaking & Communicating; develops increasing abilities to understand and use language to communicate information, experiences, ideas, feelings, opinions, needs, questions; and for other varied purposes.
Ask thechildren if they would like to act out the story. If so, choose a peddler and have all the other children pretend to be monkeys.
Literacy/Book Knowledge & Appreciation; demonstrates progress in abilities to retell and dictate stories from books and experiences; to act out stories in dramatic play; amd to predict what will happen in a story next. AND Creative Arts/ Dramatic Play; shows growing creativity and imagination in using materials and assuming different roles in dramatic play situations.
Make a color match game. Use the caps pattern and make caps of various colors. On an index card write the color names using the coordination color marker or crayon. The children can then sort the caps by color. Use a copy machine to enlarge and shrink the cap page to make a sort game by size.
Mathematics/Geometry & Spatial Sense; shows growth in matching, sorting, putting in series, and regrouping objects according to one or two attributes such as color, shape, or size.
Music and Movement
Let the children take turns leading in this Monkey See, Monkey Do song.
When you shake, shake, shake your fist
The monkey shakes, shakes, shakes his fist
Monkeys see and monkeys do
Monkeys do the same as you!
(Jump up and down, twirl around, touch your toes, stomp your foot)
Creative Arts/ Music; participates with increasing interest and enjoyment in a variety of music activities, including listening, singing, finger plays, games, and performances.
In the story, the peddler balances a huge amount of caps upon his head. Get out the beanbags and let the children practice balancing bean bags on different parts of their bodies while moving to music. Who can balance more than one? Can you balance your bean bag on your head, shoulder, foot?
Physical Health & Development/Gross Motor Skills; shows increasing proficiency, control, and balance while walking, climbing, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, marching, and galloping.
Sing I’ve Got a Penny
I’ve got a penny, I’ve got a penny
I’ve got a penny shiny and new.
I’m going to buy all kinds of _______
That’s what I’m going to do!
(Children can fill in blank with what they will buy. You can let the children pick coins out of a container and then the child must name the coin and the class can sing about the coin value in place of a penny. I’ve got a nickel, I’ve got a dime, quarter).
Approaches to Learning/Reasoning & Problem Solving; develops increasing ability to find more than one solution to a question, task, or problem.
In the story the Peddler stacked his hats. Encourage the children to do stacking today. How many blocks tall can they stack before the pile falls over? If using wooden blocks make sure to set a height rule.
Physical Health & Development/ Fine Motor Skills; grows in eye-hand coordination in building with locks, putting together puzzles, reproducing shapes and patterns, stringing beads and using scissors. AND Mathematics/Number & Operations; begins to make use of one-to-one correspondence in counting objects and matching groups of objects.
Put out paper plates and collage materials. The children can design their own hats to wear. Attach long pieces of yarns in two places opposite. These can be used to tie the hat under the child’s chin.
Creative Arts/ Art; gains ability in using different art media and materials in a variety if ways for creative expression and representation.
Library and Writing
Caps starts with the /c/ sound. What other words can the children think of that start with this sound? Make a list.
Literacy/Phonological Awareness; shows growing awareness of beginning and ending sounds in words.
Sand and Water
Fill the table with water today and encourage the children to wash any hats that you may have in your classroom. As they wash can they identify the person who might wear the hat or the purpose of wearing the hat?
Social & Emotional Development/Knowledge of Families & Communities; develops growing awareness if jobs and what is required to perform them.
Make sure to include play money and a cash register in the center today. As the children play, talk to them about the coins and their values. Bring in a set of real coins to match the play coins to. Add any extra hats and caps that you might have.
Mathematics/Patterns & Measurement; shows increasing abilities to match, sort, pit in a series, and regrouping objects according to one or two attributes such as color, shape, or size.
Math and Manipulatives
Use the caps page to color and cut out primary color caps. Make a pattern with the caps and then see if the children can follow with more caps or a manipulative in the same colors (Unifix cubes). Practice making patterns today.
Mathematics/Patterns & Measurement; enhances ability to recognize, duplicate, and extend simple patterns using a variety of materials.
Play a mimic type game. You can play similar to Simon Says but instead of Simon telling the children what to do, the Peddler tells them. “The Peddler says turn around, the Peddler says run to the tree and back”.
Language Development/ Listening & Understanding; shows progress in understanding and following simple and multiple-step direction. AND Physical Health & Development/Health Status & Practices; progresses in physical growth, strength, stamina, and flexibility.
Make enough copies of the hats for each child. Color them according to colors that you might be working on with your group of children. I use between 4-6 colors. Tape all of these to a flannel board or the wall where everyone can see them. Say the following poem and either point to a child/monkey or name them.
Monkey,monkey in the tree. Rogermonkey, Roger monkey in the tree
Give the purple cap down to me. Give the purple cap to me.
This is fun to do when you are teaching colors like silver, aqua, and violet.
Language Development/Listening & Understanding; understand an increasing complex and varied vocabulary. AND Social & Emotional Development/Cooperation; develops increasing abilities to give and take in interactions; to take turns in games and using materials; and to interact with others without being overly submissive or directive.
Being able to copy and make patterns is an important skill to learn for later math acquisitions. Find some objects in your house that you have multiples of (silverware, socks, colored paper clips, etc.) and make a pattern for your child to copy. When they are able to copy your patterns, challenge them to make a pattern for you to copy.
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Studs has major growth plans for 2024.
The ear-piercing studio is opening 10 new storefronts this year as part of its rapid retail growth plan. Studs’ newest studio opens on Friday in Rockefeller Center, marking the company’s sixth location in New York City.
Studs, which launched in 2019 with its first store in NoLIta, has developed a loyal, younger customer base with its modern and inviting piercing studios and trend-driven earrings. Studs has been able to grow at a steady rate year-to-year, opening 23 locations across the U.S. in just under five years.
“We’ve really focused on making sure and proving to ourself that the concept of Studs worked in many different types of markets,” said Studs cofounder Anna Harman. “We have stores in urban metros like New York, L.A. and Chicago and we also have a store in Madison, Wisc. We’re really focused on the idea that Studs can be everywhere in the future.”
In addition to the Rockefeller Center location, Studs will be opening new stores in San Diego, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. Studs’ location in Atlanta is its first in the city.
The company has taken a multipronged approach to retail, focused on three things: online shoppers, demand in existing markets and partnering with like-minded developers, Harman said. The brand mines information on where its online customer lives as it looks to target a retail presence in non-urban areas.
But cities are important to the business, too, Harman said, which is why Studs has opened multiple locations in the same city. For instance, New York City will have seven Studs locations by the end of the year with the addition of a store in the Meatpacking District, while Boston will have four total.
“We have a lot of excess demand [in New York], and so we’re going to open more stores here in order to fulfill that,” she said. “We also think there are different types of customers here — some are local and some are tourists. Rockefeller Center is going to be most likely by and large a tourist customer, with some locals mostly people who work in and around Rockefeller Center.”
The third element of Studs’ retail strategy is partnering with real estate developers to be first or early to market. Harman explained over the years Studs has maintained relationships with developers like Westfield Group and the Irvine Company to open in their new spaces.
Studs opened locations between 2021 and 2022 at a time when the retail landscape was finding its footing again after the challenges presented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The first store that we opened in 2021 was in Austin and it was our first store outside of New York City,” Harman said. “I remember going to the store opening and feeling so energized by the experience of getting to open a store again because at the end of the day, Studs is a store business. You can’t get your ears digitally pierced so COVID[-19] or no COVID[-19], we had to march forward and continue on the mission of the company, which was to create this giant retail footprint.”
Harman explained Studs has been able to continue the momentum of its store openings by leveraging its quick growth and homing in on its in-store customer experience.
“When you can provide amazing customer experience, it means that word of mouth and referral can become your biggest organic channel of acquisition,” she said. “We spend very little money on marketing and I really credit the retail team with all they’re doing to provide amazing customer experiences because that’s the reason people want to come to the studios and why they want to come back.”

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Should London be redesignated a “national park”? That is the question raised by Daniel Raven-Ellison, a former geography teacher turned urban “explorer” who is proposing that the capital be made the world’s first National Park City (NPC). His idea has gained traction, with mayoral candidates Zac Goldsmith (C) and Sadiq Khan (Lab) voicing support and volunteers rallying to the cause.
The stated aim is to celebrate and protect the 47 per cent of land in Greater London which NPC supporters claim can be described as “green space” (that acreage includes private gardens and “wasteland”). The argument is that London is a unique habitat that is just as ecologically rich as the Peak District or Snowdonia. It is suggested that there are many undiscovered areas in the capital which could be explored and enjoyed.
To protect and promote such places, Raven-Ellison is not calling for the kind of statutory powers accorded in law to National Parks. In fact, he is not asking for any extra powers at all, since he believes that the “power of education” will help protect green space in the capital. The intention is for NPC representatives to have a presence inside every council in Greater London, borrowing some of the aura of our National Parks, where wilderness is deemed sacrosanct and any form of development is fiercely contested.
The aims seem laudable, but I confess to a measure of scepticism about the expectations the “national park” tag will set up, given that it will have no real teeth when it comes to local campaigning. London is a great city, with its own particular kinds of green space, and this ought to be the focus, surely?
The majority who want to enjoy the great outdoors will do so in urban public parks and spaces, so why not concentrate scarce resources on maintaining them? Only a tiny number will foray into nettle-infested scrub next to motorways which activists say we should be enjoying.
It is estimated that the National Park City will cost £4 million per year to staff, all raised by donations from companies and individuals. We have heard such promises before, most recently in London with the Garden Bridge. One suspects that the real target is direct funding from the Mayor’s office or central government.
As for planning issues, the experience I have had with the Garden History Society (now the Gardens Trust) over the years attempting to defend even listed landscapes and gardens from encroaching development makes me doubt the effectiveness of what Raven-Ellison calls the “informal protection” proposed by NPC officials in the boroughs. Are they really going to be able to prevent development on brownfield sites?
The level of jargon and percentile statistics contained in the proposal for a National Park City is also questionable. One of the key aims is to “promote London as a Green World City”, whatever that is.
Other unmeasurable targets include “making 51 per cent of London physically green” and “connecting 100 per cent of London’s children to nature”. The literature additionally claims that “85 per cent of Londoners think that making London a National Park City is a good idea” – which is difficult to take seriously, given so few Londoners have even heard of the proposal.
These phrases and “statistics” are trotted out by NPC representatives at the drop of a hat and one can see how attractive they might be to politicians and bureaucrats. But it raises suspicions that, in effect, NPC status will be just another bureaucratic layer – which will allow councils, quangos and certain charities to create the illusion they are doing something while little changes on the ground.
So is it likely to happen? Raven-Ellison says he does not need permission to use the term National Park City but has stated that it will be activated if two-thirds of London’s wards (each consisting of three councillors) support the idea. To date 177 wards have responded to a mailshot and signed up, representing 40 per cent of the target. (Nothing is required of these councillors at this stage other than an emailed declaration, of course.)
Having spoken to Raven-Ellison, my own feelings remain mixed. The idea sounds like an expensive new tier of bureaucracy which is likely to be most effective as a marketing tool for politicians and bureaucracies.
On the other hand, a London-wide approach could be an excellent basis for a new pressure group that might assist and complement all the other charities, groups and officials already working in “public green space”.
Whatever its final form and funding, it would appear that London is likely to be redesignated as a national park – whether we like it or not.


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Researchers at the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the Immune Disease Institute at Children's Hospital Boston (PCMM/IDI) have found a link between a common mutation that can lead to cancer and a distant gene regulator that enhances its activity. Discovery of this relationship could lead to drugs targeting B-cell lymphomas, including Burkitt's lymphoma, an aggressive cancer in children, as well as multiple myelomas and other blood-related cancers.
Lymphomas often originate in B cells, the same cells that produce antibodies to help fight infections. A B cell can become cancerous if a gene known as c-myc leaps to another section of DNA (the IgH region, responsible for building antibodies), fuses with it, and somehow becomes over-activated. Scientists have wondered for years how this oncogenic activation occurs, in particular what component in the IgH region activates c-myc. The new study, published in the Dec. 10 issue of Nature, identifies this regulatory component, and marks the first time researchers are able to understand how this movement of genes, or "chromosomal translocation," can hijack a B cell's operation badly enough to lead to cancer.
"IgH-to-myc translocation is the classic example of activation of an oncogene in cancer," says Frederick Alt, PhD, scientific director of PCMM/IDI and senior author of the study. "But nobody really understood how it works."
Aberrant DNA translocations can occur during two different stages of a B cell's development: during a process known as VDJ recombination, when a progenitor B cell creates an antibody to fight a specific pathogen, or during class switch recombination, when a mature B cell gives its antibody a different strategy to fight infection (changing from an IgM to an IgG antibody, for example). Based on their past research , Alt and his colleagues decided to focus on one part of the IgH region called IgH 3' regulatory region (IgH3'RR). They had already shown IgH3'RR to be a far-reaching gene regulator that enhances the transcription of neighboring genes in the IgH region during class switch recombination.
To investigate the relationship between IgH3'RR and lymphoma, the team, led by Alt and first author Monica Gostissa, PhD, of PCMM/IDI, deleted the IgH3'RR in a line of mutant mice previously generated in the Alt lab. These mice routinely develop a B-cell lymphoma in which c-myc is translocated to the IgH region of the DNA. However, without IgH3'RR, mature B cells did not become cancerous, suggesting that mature B cells -- from which most human lymphomas originate -- need IgH3'RR in order to develop into lymphoma.
"The study shows that the IgH3'RR is a key element for turning on the cancer-causing activity of c-myc after it is translocated to the IgH locus," says Alt. He noted that the study also shows that the cancer-causing activity of the IgH3'RR on c-myc can extend over surprisingly long chromosomal distances.
The study suggests the IgH3'RR as a new target for arresting lymphomas and other blood-related cancers that arise from mature B cells. Though inactivating IgH3'RR can impair a B cell's versatility in creating different classes of antibodies, it would not leave a patient immune-deficient because the B cells would retain some of their activity, says Gostissa. Furthermore, such a treatment would be reversible.
The next step is for the researchers to see what eliminating IgH3'RR will do to existing tumors, and then to create a cell-based drug screening assay to test for possible IgH3'RR inhibitors.
The study was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America (including funds from the de Villiers International Achievement Award). Alt is an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.Monica Gostissa, Catherine T. Yan, Julia M. Bianco, Michel Cogne, Eric Pinaud and Frederick W. Alt. "Long-range Oncogenic Activation of IgH/c-myc Translocations by the IgH 3' Regulatory Region."
Nature. Dec. 10, 2009.
Children's Hospital Boston is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries have benefited both children and adults since 1869. More than 500 scientists, including eight members of the National Academy of Sciences, 13 members of the Institute of Medicine and 12 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise Children's research community. Founded as a 20-bed hospital for children, Children's Hospital Boston today is a 396-bed comprehensive center for pediatric and adolescent health care grounded in the values of excellence in patient care and sensitivity to the complex needs and diversity of children and families. Children's also is the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
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The formation of stars in distant galaxies is still largely unexplored. For the first time, astron-omers at the University of Geneva have now been able to closely observe a star system six billion light-years away. In doing so, they are confirming earlier simulations made by the University of Zurich. One special effect is made possible by the multiple reflections of images that run through the cosmos like a snake.
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The US military is set to launch a formal investigation into a drone strike in Syria in early May, six weeks after the operation and following reports it killed a civilian rather than a senior al-Qaeda leader as first claimed, three defense officials familiar with the matter told CNN.
The anticipated opening of the more formal inquiry, known as a 15-6, is the clearest sign yet that US Central Command may have botched the drone strike in northwest Syria on May 3.
In the immediate aftermath of the strike, Gen. Erik Kurilla, the commander of Central Command, and his staff had high confidence that they had targeted and killed a senior al-Qaeda leader. Despite knowing it would take several days to get a positive identification of the target since the US has no presence in that part of Syria, CENTCOM tweeted about the operation without naming the target. The tweet, which came at the direction of Kurilla, promised more information “as operational details become available.”


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Ahead of Saturday’s “Outlander” mid-season finale on Saturday , Starz has set a return date for its hit freshman time-travel drama on April 4, 2015.
The series premiered in August, setting multiplatform records, according to the network, and surpassing 5 million viewers.
Episode 7, featuring the highly anticipated wedding between Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan), on the last episode drew 3.8 million viewers, including live and three day delayed viewing. Season 1 is currently averaging 5 million viewers.
Also read: ‘Outlander’ Villain Tobias Menzies on Deviating From the Book, ‘Game of Thrones’ Comparisons
Produced by Sony Pictures Television, “Outlander” tells the story of a combat nurse from 1945 who is transported through time to 1743 Scotland. The married Claire finds herself drawn to Jamie, who she’s forced to marry for her protection. The series also stars Tobias Menzies, Graham McTavish, Duncan Lacroix, Grant O’Rourke, and Stephen Walters.
Also read: ‘Outlander’ Gets Season 2 Renewal From Starz
“Outlander’s” season finale airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. E.T. on Starz.


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Netherlands Prosecutor's Office Takes into Account Several MH17 Crash Scenarios
As part of the latest scenario, the prosecutor's office conducted investigations into various possible locations for launching a rocket and using installations belonging to both the Russian Federation and Ukraine. All this information will also be presented to the judges. In addition, the agency intends to talk about how the investigators identified the suspects, how they found out their roles and how obstacles exist in the way of the investigation. "At the same time, we will explain why we consider certain parts of the investigation to be completed, and finally, we will provide information on what investigations should be carried out", summed up Vui-A-Tsoi.
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The landmark ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Trianel (case C- 115/09) significantly increased the legal standing of environmental NGOs. NGOs are now able to bring claims that relate to environmental regulations that purely protect the public interest in the German courts – before they were limited to bringing claims based on environmental regulations that provide rights to individuals. The German Parliament have now passed amendments to the German Environmental Appeals Act (Umwelt-Rechtsbehelfsgesetz) to give effect to the Trianel ruling. As well as implementing the ECJ’s decision, the amendments create new procedural rules for fast-tracking environmental claims.
The new procedural rules seek to prevent unjustified delay to the project approval process as a result of legal challenges brought by individuals or NGOs. The streamlining of administrative court procedure was proposed in the wake of the ECJ’s decision as a way of counterbalancing the strengthened position of environmental NGOs.
Under the new rules:
- Remedies must be justified in principle within a period of six weeks and any late submissions in support of a claim may be rejected.
- There will be limited scope for judicial review of environmental regulations, giving authorities increased independence.
- Courts may only order suspension or termination of a permit when there is serious doubt as to its legality.
The new rules not only govern claims brought by environmental NGOs but also those brought by individuals. This is due to the European law requirement that environmental NGOs are not put on a worse footing than individual claimants. The extent to which the new rules will actually achieve their objective will depend on how the courts interpret the new rules. The new regulations do nonetheless send a clear message to the courts to consider expediting environmental claims where appropriate.
The new legislation also goes beyond the scope of the ECJ decision in one other respect. The ECJ decision confirmed the legal standing of NGOs only in relation to environmental legislation that is derived from European law. Following the principles of the Aarhus Convention, under which there is no distinction between European and national law, the new standing for NGOs applies to all future environmental regulations whether derived from European or national law.
The changes to the German Environmental Appeals Act entered into force at the end of last month. However, due to the direct applicability of the EU Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive, as confirmed in Trianel, the German courts have already begun to accept an increased standing for environmental NGOs.


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So I Saw Rainbow Rocks and now that I have a decent copy of the movie downloaded, expect my actual review... Wednesday or Thursday (hopefully). But if you just needed to know whether or not you should go and see it then yes, it's definitely more than worth seeing. Is it good? Well that's something a bit more complicated. Basically if you liked the first Equestria Girls you'll like this one, if you hated it, then you won't. Although I would compare Rainbow Rocks as being akin to the first movie, but with less.... well everything really. But now we're getting to much into review, so that's all you get for now!

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Poll watchers in Nashville say they were surprised that the state’s voter ID law was almost a non-issue on Election Day. But they are asking for an explanation for why lines were so long.
Turnout statewide and in Davidson County was actually down from four years ago.
Still, Mary Mancini of Tennessee Citizen Action says the queue turned some voters away.
“We heard from a lot of the poll watchers here who saw people look at a long line snaking out of their polling location and leaving, not even bothering to park their car and go in.”
Tennessee didn’t see lines nearly as long as those in swing states like Florida. But Mancini says there’s “no excuse” for waits of more than an hour. She suggests more poll workers were needed. At least one of the organization’s poll watchers was asked to become poll workers at an overwhelmed precinct in North Nashville.
While voter turnout was down last week compared to 2008, the number of provisional votes spiked by several hundred in Davidson County.
At one polling location in North Nashville, all ten of its provisional ballots had been used by lunchtime. The Davidson County Election Commission was called to resupply.
Larry Sneed – who was watching the polls for Tennessee Citizen Action – says two more paper ballots were delivered.
“At 12:30, we had two ballots, eight people waiting to vote with two ballots.”
Sneed says election officials should have known they would need more provisional ballots following the recent once-a-decade redistricting. That meant many people had been assigned to new precincts.
Election Administrator Albert Tieche says his office is just beginning to investigate why more than 900 provisional ballots were needed.

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Game of Thrones star John Bradley subjected to 'fattism'
John Bradley, the Game of Thrones actor, grilled by a 'fan'
John Bradley is finding his Game of Thrones fame has its downside.
“I had one fan come up to me,” the 25-year-old actor, who plays Samwell Tarly, related to me.
“He said, 'I love Game of Thrones’.
I said, 'Thank you’.
He said, 'Can I ask one question?’
I said, 'Of course’.
He said: 'Why are you still so fat?’
Bradley's character is a friend of Kit Harington's Jon Snow and provides occasional comic relief in Game of Thrones.
The character contrasts as a cowardly puppy-like member of the Night's Watch against his friend Jon's dour steely quality.
Bradley has also spoken about how much more action this season contains.
"I think this season is as consistently action packed as any season has been before. The action has to keep on coming and we have to keep that ball in the air."
He also added: "There is not enough sexy Sam!"
Game of Thrones will be simulcast in the UK and US for the first time ever.
Season four begins on HBO on Sunday April 6, 2014
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Bawdsey Manor purchased by adventure holiday company PGL
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Grade II listed Bawdsey Manor is set to open as a children’s adventure holiday centre this summer after being bought up by the PGL brand.
The sprawling manor house, near Woodbridge, went up for sale in September 2016 with a price tag of £5million but there were concerns the responsibility of maintaining the sea defences beneath may put potential buyers off.
PGL, which runs 14 outdoor education centres around the country, have revealed they are “delighted” and “excited” to have acquired the 144-acre site.
In a statement they said: “We are delighted to announce that we have a fantastic new property on the stunning Suffolk Heritage Coast.
“With a range of great facilities including a gym, classrooms, playing fields, extensive landscaped gardens and a scenic beach with panoramic views across the coast, it’s a great location and we are very excited to be welcoming our first guests in a few months’ time.”
PGL plans to open their newest addition in time for summer 2017 with basic activities such as archery, climbing wall, fencing and sensory trail on offer.
PGL Commercial Director, John Firth, revealed the company, founded in 1957, plans to add more activities such as absailing, a zip wire and canoeing for 2018.
“At Bawdsey Manor, we hope to refurbish the existing buildings and grounds and to create additional accommodation for visiting pupils and teachers.
“We plan to open for our first guests this summer and will create more than 100 jobs, not only instructing activities, but in catering, housekeeping, site maintenance and management roles.
“We are excited by the opportunity to open a new site in such an attractive and important location in Suffolk and to safeguard such an important site of national and local heritage.”
Previously a boarding school, Bawdsey Manor, built in 1886, was home of the world’s first operational radar station and the RAF’s nerve centre during the Battle of Britain,
Cllr Geoff Holdcroft, Suffolk Coastal’s Deputy Leader and cabinet member for Economic Development, said: “We welcome this news, which will have a positive impact on local employment as well as tourism. Suffolk Coastal District Council looks forward to working with the new owners in the future.”


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Microelectrochemical Capillary System for Environmental Analytical Lab on a ChipEPA Contract Number: EPD11029
Title: Microelectrochemical Capillary System for Environmental Analytical Lab on a Chip
Investigators: Denvir, Adrian J.
Current Investigators: Vaidya, Bikas
Small Business: Lynntech Inc.
EPA Contact: Manager, SBIR Program
Project Period: March 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011
Project Amount: $70,000
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I (2011) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) , SBIR - Nanotechnology
As part of its mission to protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is dedicated to developing and promoting innovative cleanup strategies that restore contaminated sites to productive use, reduce associated costs, and promote environmental stewardship. In adopting this strategy, however, there will be an increasing need to implement a more cost-effective, long-term monitoring strategy for all remediation sites, as well as for the surrounding areas, that cannot be adequately addressed by the current state of the art monitoring technologies. To address the problem, Lynntech proposes to develop a new, automated field deployable environmental laboratory with the ability to simultaneously analyze both organic pollutants and metal contaminants in environmental samples. The key component of the system is a new multichannel, micro capillary electrochemical-driven device that uses electrokinetic-induced electroosmotic flow for both metal and organic separation and identification. This unit is highly synergistic to many of the complementary processing and analytical microfluidic devices that have been developed by Lynntech for environmental monitoring. These include an electrochemical stripping and purge and trap system, an electrochemical micropump, a microelectrode system for stripping voltammetry analysis, and an optical detection system. In Phase I, Lynntech will demonstrate a low cost, “Green Remediation” compliant remote monitoring system with the ability to detect both metal and organic contaminants from a mixture in levels below 10 ppb.
There is a strong commercial pull for this technology. EPA policy along with customer feedback and need is driving the development of this product that fits directly into growing $3.8 billion dollar instrumentation industry. The combination of “green technology,” very low reagent needs, long-term remote monitoring capabilities, reduction in operational costs, and a strong commercial pull provides an environment for rapid market acceptance. As Lynntech moves from Phase I to Phase II, it will engage the expertise of an external consulting group to conduct a Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) report based on its customer feedback, and other new commercial vendors on expanding its market share for this technology.

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North Pole’s largest-ever ozone hole,620,000 square miles, finally closes
- Scientists who have been observing the ozone hole at Copernicus’ Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) have announced that the hole is now closed.
- This ozone hole became the largest one ever recorded in the Arctic region spanning an area of over 620,000 square miles (or 997793.28 kms).
ABOUT THE 2020 Northern Hemisphere ozone hole
- This hole in Ozone was first identified by scientists in March 2020.
- This first opened when unusual wind conditions trapped frigid air over the North Pole for several weeks in a row.
- Those winds, known as a polar vortex, created a circular cage of cold air that led to the formation of high-altitude clouds in the region.
- The clouds mixed with man-made pollutants like chlorine and bromine, eating away at the surrounding ozone gas until a massive hole roughly three times the size of Greenland opened in the atmosphere.
- The last time such a strong chemical ozone depletion was observed in the Arctic occurred nearly a decade ago, in 2011.
- However, the polar vortex “split” creating a pathway for ozone-rich air to rush back into the area above the North Pole.
ABOUT OZONE LAYER
- A region in Earth’s stratosphere, second major layer of Earth’s atmosphere.
- Absorbs most of the Sun’s ultraviolet
- Depleted by free radical catalysts, including nitric oxide(NO), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydroxyl (OH), atomic chlorine (Cl), and atomic bromine (Br), and man-made chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and bromofluorocarbons.
- Service implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
- Part of the Copernicus Programme which describes the current situation, forecasts the situation a few days ahead, and analyses consistently retrospective data records for recent years.
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