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- Which of the following is not Section 1231 property?
- What is the difference between Section 1231 and 1245 property?
- Is a vehicle section 1231 property?
- Is rental property section 1245 or 1250?
- Which of the following is a section 1231 asset?
- Is section 1231 gain passive income?
- Is Section 1231 loss ordinary or capital?
- Is a vehicle 1231 or 1245 property?
- How many types of capital gain are there?
- What is a Section 1255 property?
- What is a Section 1231 loss?
- Is Goodwill a 1231 property?
- Is Section 1231 property a capital asset?
- Can a 1231 loss offset ordinary income?
- Is share a capital asset?
- Is gold a capital asset?
- What is considered Section 1245 property?
- What are the assets which are not included in capital gain?
Which of the following is not Section 1231 property?
A section 1231 gain from the sale of a property is taxed at the lower capital gains tax rate versus the rate for ordinary income.
However, section 1231 property does not include poultry and certain other animals, patents, inventions, and inventory–such as goods held for sale to customers..
What is the difference between Section 1231 and 1245 property?
Section 1231 property are assets that are used in your trade or business and are held by the Taxpayer for more than one year. … If you sell Section 1245 property, you must recapture your gain as ordinary income to the extent of your earlier depreciation deductions on the asset that was sold.
Is a vehicle section 1231 property?
This may sound like semantics, but it’s important — a Section 1231 asset, as defined above, does not cease to be a Section 1231 asset because Sections 1245 or 1250 applies. … The other depreciable properties (machinery, auto, furniture) are personal property, and as a result, are Section 1245 property.
Is rental property section 1245 or 1250?
Section 1250 addresses the taxing of gains from the sale of depreciable real property, such as commercial buildings, warehouses, barns, rental properties, and their structural components at an ordinary tax rate. However, tangible and intangible personal properties and land acreage do not fall under this tax regulation.
Which of the following is a section 1231 asset?
Section 1231 assets include realty and depreciable property but excludes capital assets, inventory, accounts receivable, copyrights, and government publications. to all involuntary conversions of business assets.
Is section 1231 gain passive income?
Under Section 1231, the $21,000 gain is treated as long-term capital gain. Under the proposed regulations, the $21,000 of gain would not be included in net investment income because the property was used in a trade or business that was not passive to B. … Under the final regulations at Reg.
Is Section 1231 loss ordinary or capital?
The Section 1231 Tax Advantage A net section 1231 gain is taxed at the lower capital gain rates. A net section 1231 loss is fully deductible as an ordinary loss. In contrast, a capital loss is only deductible up $3,000 in any tax year and any excess over $3,000 must be carried over to the next year.
Is a vehicle 1231 or 1245 property?
Automobiles fall into the Section 1245 asset category. Section 1245 recapture rules have depreciation recaptured upon the sale of a Section 1245 asset. The rule calls for the lesser: of the gain recognized or all accumulated depreciation is recaptured as ordinary income; and.
How many types of capital gain are there?
two typesThere are two types of capital gains: Short-term capital gain: capital gain arising on transfer of short term capital asset. Long-term capital gain: capital gain arising on transfer of long term capital asset.
What is a Section 1255 property?
Part III- Section 1255 – If you receive certain cost-sharing payments on property and you exclude those payments from income, the excess of (a sale, exchange or involuntary conversion) or the fair market value (in the case of any other disposition) you must treat part of the gain as ordinary income.
What is a Section 1231 loss?
any capital asset which is held for more than 1 year and is held in connection with a trade or business or a transaction entered into for profit. (B) Section 1231 loss. The term “section 1231 loss” means any recognized loss from a sale or exchange or conversion described in subparagraph (A).
Is Goodwill a 1231 property?
When you sell the acquired goodwill, it’s a Section 1231 asset if you held it for more than one year, which means you qualify for the best of all tax worlds: If you have a net gain, it is a long-term capital gain. If you have a net loss, it is an ordinary loss.
Is Section 1231 property a capital asset?
Section 1231 does not reclassify property as a capital asset. Instead, it allows the taxpayer to treat net gains on 1231 property as capital gains, but to treat net losses on such property as ordinary losses.
Can a 1231 loss offset ordinary income?
1231 losses favorably would have offset ordinary, rather than capital, income.) Any current gain up to that amount of prior ordinary loss cannot be treated as long-term gain. It instead must be “recaptured” by being subject to tax at ordinary rates. … 1231 applies, after all, only to assets used in a trade or business.)
Is share a capital asset?
Capital assets are significant pieces of property such as homes, cars, investment properties, stocks, bonds, and even collectibles or art. For businesses, a capital asset is an asset with a useful life longer than a year that is not intended for sale in the regular course of the business’s operation.
Is gold a capital asset?
Gold is considered a capital asset by the tax authorities in line with shares, debentures, bonds, mutual fund units, immovable property. And any capital gains on it comes under tax net too. Here are the tax implications of holding gold in the physical form.
What is considered Section 1245 property?
According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Section 1245 property is defined as intangible or tangible personal property that could be or is subject to depreciation or amortization, excluding buildings (real estate) and structural components.
What are the assets which are not included in capital gain?
Any stock in trade, consumable stores, or raw materials held for the purpose of business or profession have been excluded from the definition of capital assets. Any movable property (excluding jewellery made out of gold, silver, precious stones, and drawing, paintings, sculptures, archeological collections, etc.)

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Edith Olivier, born 31 December 1872, was an English writer. She was also noted for acting as hostess to a circle of well-known writers, artists, and composers, her home Daye House becoming an artistic sanctuary.
Her home became this destination after she lost her sister Mildred in 1923. She started to engage a broader social circle. It was then that she formed a profound friendship with Rex Whistler and acted as a frequent hostess to an elite, artistic, and social set which included Cecil Beaton, Siegfried Sassoon, William Walton, and Osbert Sitwell. She describes them vividly in her journals:
Cecil Beaton: ‘a marble face and voice’
John Betjeman: ‘cleaner than I expected… loves Georgian churches’
Lady Diana Cooper: ‘I have never seen anyone else really look what I think Helen of Troy must have looked’
Siegfried Sassoon: ‘such fun to tell things to. Laughs so utterly’
Edith Sitwell: ‘bitter against the world in general, and very comprehending towards individuals when she knows about them’
Stephen Tennant: ‘dazzling in his inspired wit and vision’
William Walton: ‘a very domestic man, ready to help in all household emergencies’
Rex Whistler: ‘a reincarnation of Breughel’
She wrote her first novel, The Love Child in 1927, which was followed by further novels, non-fiction and biographies, and her own autobiography Without Knowing Mr Walkley.
A Curious Friendship, the story of a Blue Stocking and a Bright Young Thing, written by Anna Thomasson tells the story of the friendship between Edith and Rex:
The winter of 1924: Edith Olivier, alone for the first time at the age of fifty-one, thought her life had come to an end. For Rex Whistler, a nineteen-year-old art student, life was just beginning. Together, they embarked on an intimate and unlikely friendship that would transform their lives. Gradually Edith's world opened up and she became a writer. Her home, the Daye House, in a wooded corner of the Wilton estate, became a sanctuary for Whistler and the other brilliant and beautiful younger men of her circle: among them Siegfried Sassoon, Stephen Tennant, William Walton, John Betjeman, the Sitwells and Cecil Beaton - for whom she was 'all the muses'.
Set against a backdrop of the madcap parties of the 1920s, the sophistication of the 1930s and the drama and austerity of the Second World War and with an extraordinary cast of friends and acquaintances, Anna Thomasson brings to life, for the first time, the fascinating, and curious, friendship of a bluestocking and a bright young thing.

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Farmer Doug Goyings examines the drought-damaged corn on his farm in Paulding County, OH on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. USDA photo by Christina Reed.
The 2012 drought dried up more than just crops. For many U.S. farmers, it also dried up savings, material resources, and perhaps saddest of all, hope.
“The drought of course impacted our crop yields tremendously,” said veteran Ohio dairy farmer Leon Weaver. “Corn yields were about 50 percent of normal. Dairymen are exiting this business in droves.”
But for Weaver and nearly one hundred other Ohio, Michigan and Indiana farmers who gathered recently in rural Henry County, Ohio, hope was a commodity worth trading as they shared, in roundtable fashion, their ideas on how to access resources and rise from the dust. Read more »
USDA’s 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum, “Managing Risk in the 21st Century,” will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, on Feb. 21-23. Speakers will include USDA policymakers and 85 distinguished experts in the fields of international trade, insurance, forestry, conservation, risk management, transportation, energy, nutrition, local foods, and food safety. The Forum continues to feature the traditional USDA commodity supply and demand and food price outlooks. Read more »

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Back in the spring a good friend of mine told me about an automatic watering kit on Amazon that she used at her home to water her plants. I knew they existed but assumed they were really pricy or had to be professionally installed. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the kits are actually under $30 on Amazon and I could install it myself! The company that makes it is called Raindrip but it does not actually use rain. I talked a little bit about it in this blog post from the spring, but wanted to share a thorough review with result photos in a follow up blog post. Bottom line: I am obsessed with this $30 automatic watering kit and I will never water my plants manually ever again!
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On our front porch we have 4 Boston ferns in hanging baskets, 2 flower boxes with a number of plants squeezed into a tight space, 2 potted boxwoods, one potted gardenia, and a few additional pots of flowers on the steps. I was able to run the tubing from our spigot on the side of the house and then hammer it into place where needed with the provided mounting tools, cut and add drops anywhere I wanted them, and now all of my plants are watered automatically thanks to the timer that comes with the kit. My plants are healthier and fuller than they’d ever be if I watered them on my own (it’s so easy to overwater, underwater, or flat out forget to water them when left to my own devices), and they were even watered while we were out of town most of the summer.
We get nice morning sun on our front porch, and because the plants don’t get baked in hot afternoon sun I’m able to water them for 15 minutes every 24 hours and they do incredibly well. (Whatever time you set the timer is what time the first watering will start, so I set ours at 7AM and that’s what time they’re watered every day.) If you have a porch that gets more sun you’d probably want to increase the duration. My ferns are quite large so I have 2 drops in each fern. I initially installed only one drop per fern but noticed that they looked a little dry. It was easy to go back and add another one, and once I did that they were good to go for the summer and they’ve done magnificently! Here is what the fern drops look like:
In the flower boxes I have 3 drops, evenly spaced across the length of the box. As you can see, the plants have thrived and they’re out of control in the very best way! Here is how one of the drops in the flower box looks (there are 2 more in this box but I couldn’t get them all in the same photo):
Boxwoods are quite resilient and even though they’re large I only have 1 drop per plant. For the boxwood by the front door I pushed the tubing down into the space between two floor boards and was able to run the tubing to the plant and add a drop at the back of the plant. It’s not noticeable at all! Here is what the boxwood drop looks like and a photo of how I ran the tub to the one by the front door:
The gardenia is small so I only have 1 drop running to it:
If I were to go back and do things over again, I’d order the white tubing that you can get on its own. I didn’t realize this was a option until after I’d installed the whole system, and since we know we’ll be moving in the spring I’m not going to redo it. Just know that it’s an option if you have white wood and are interested in one of these systems. The black tubing isn’t really noticeable from the front of the house but it does bother me a little when I’m on the porch. But overall, that’s the one thing I’d do differently!
In order to connect extra systems to our one spigot (I have another container watering system and a garden watering system in set up in the backyard) I bought two hose splitters. As long as you tighten them up well and have a good seal they don’t drip at all and I’m able to water additional areas automatically. Here is how I have the timers set up (first), as well as close ups of the potted plants timer (second) and the garden timer (third):
The backyard gets very intense afternoon sun, so for the garden I set the timer to water for 5 minutes every 12 hours. (The potted plants are connected to the same timer as the front of the house, while the garden has it’s own timer.) One thing to note if you’re going to purchase the garden automatic watering kit- it does NOT come with the timer. You have to purchase it on its own or use the one from the container garden kit (which is what I did, since I purchased 2 container kits). Our garden has performed really well, and the only way it would have been better is if I had laid the tubing first, rather than planting the plants and then laid the tubing. The holes in the garden hose/tube are spaced 12 inches apart and that didn’t quite line up with where my plants were located, so I just wound it around as needed and it seemed to still work just fine. Next time I’ll have the hose out first and then will decide where to put my plants. As you can see, at this point in the summer everything has grown a whole lot and it’s quite crowded. Lesson learned!
In the backyard I have a bunch of flowers in individual pots on a plant stand and two potted palms. I forgot to take a current photo but here is what the plant stand looked like before I installed the kit. I just ran a dropper to each plant and they’ve done great!
The palms are larger so each palm has 2 drops. They are growing like crazy and I plan to bring them inside once it gets cold:
All in all, I am such a huge fan of my automatic watering kits and it gives me such satisfaction to see the plants that I spent good money thriving, even though I’m not actively doing a single thing! If you consider yourself a plant killer (I’ve always thought that I was one and was intimidated by plants because of that) then get yourself one of these watering systems. It’ll save you from worrying and it’ll also ensure that you don’t waste your money by killing your plants! The installation is easy, just takes about 30 minutes to an hour depending on how many plants you have. I did it while sipping wine and the only tools you need are a hammer and scissors. It’s too easy!
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Only yesterday morning, I posted here about the internet and the unauthorized practice of law, taking the position that internet legal-forms dealers are practicing law without a license and raising the question “I wonder what the state bar and the district attorneys are doing to rein this in?”
Well, ask and ye shall receive.
Yesterday afternoon I received an email from the state bar announcing that it filed a petition with the Supreme Court last Friday to amend the appellate rules and the rules of professional conduct to define more clearly the practice of law and to spell out sanctions available to the courts for those who are found to be engaged in unauthorized practice.
Apropos of what I said in my post yesterday is a provision making it clear that drafting legal documents and pleadings is in itself practicing law. There are many other provisions in what amounts to a sweeping and all-encompassing statement of what constitutes the practice of law.
I urge you to read these proposed changes and I encourage you to comment on them if comments are called for. If the Supreme Court accepts these, they will likely be sent to the Rules Committee, of which I am a member. If it comes to that, I will welcome any input.
As I said in my prior post, this is not about the legal profession or convenience for judges. It is about protecting the public. I commend the bar for addressing this problem.
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It’s no secret that I am at least dubious about the efficacy and advisibility of lay persons representing themselves in court. My distaste for the practice rests primarily on the fact that most often it results in self-inflicted harm. Secondarily, I am concerned that lay litigants are unencumbered by any ethical or professional obligation of candor to the court and fair dealing with the other party.
Many lay-lawyers download forms from online vendors. The purveyors of these forms claim that they enable lay people to handle their own routine legal matters for less money than it would cost them to pay a lawyer.
My problem with that approach is two-fold:
First, how does a layperson decide that a legal matter is routine without some advice? How does a layperson know what the hidden pitfalls are if she has no one but a form to ask? Sure, she can check box A on the computer-downloaded form, but would box B be far more advantageous?
Second, is not the providing of legal forms in itself providing legal representation? The Mississippi Supreme Court answered the question in the case of Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Jenkins, 725 So.2d 162, 167 (Miss. 1998), in which the court stated:
” This Court defined the practice of law to include ‘… the drafting or selection of documents, the giving of advice in regard to them, and the using of an informed or trained discretion in the drafting of documents to meet the needs of the person being served. So any exercise of intelligent choice in advising another of his legal rights and duties brings the activity within the practice of the legal profession. Oregon State Bar v. Security Escrows, Inc., 233 Or. 80, 377 P.2d 334 (1962).’ Darby v. Mississippi State Bd. of Bar Admissions, 185 So.2d 684, 687 (Miss.1966).”
There is a class action lawsuit pending in Missouri raising the issue of unauthorized and inadequate practice of law by Legal Zoom, an online seller of legal advice via forms. The thrust of that lawsuit is that the company’s activities are inherently harmful to consumers because they violate the state’s public policy against unauthorized practice of law, which protects consumers. The trial judge has already overruled the company’s motion for summary judgment, and the company is mounting an ad campaign in the state to scare people into believing that their right of self-representation is under threat, and that lawyers are out to get their money.
We have seen our share of Legal Zoom-type documents and other internet lawyers in this district, but that’s not by any means all. We have shadowy individuals in the area who sell “secretarial services” in the form of complaints for irreconcilable differences divorces, PSA’s and judgments. Those clerk-typists are beyond a reasonable doubt unqualified to give legal advice. So what possibly qualifies them to prescribe the forms appropriate for a person’s legal problems, and to determine the appropriate content?
Caveat emptor, you might say. I answer: bull. Neither the legal profession nor the courts should countenance unqualified persons preying on unsuspecting laypeople. I wonder what the state bar and the district attorneys are doing to rein this in? After all, there is a state law making it a crime to practice law without a license.
As I have said before, I am all for self-representation. But I hate to see self-destruction. And I hate even more to see someone on the path to self destruction believing that they are protected by a piece of paper they bought off the internet or from a “secretarial service” with no legal advice to back it up.
This is not all about protecting lawyers or making it easier on the judges. This is all about making sure that the legal process produces as fair a result as possible, and that all who are involved in it deal with each other and the court with integrity and are fully informed of their rights and the ramifications of their actions.

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There are leaks and then there are massive leaks, like the recent spill that revealed virtually every detail about the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, ahead of their official unveiling on October 19. According to GSM Arena Beyond Yet, nothing has really managed to leak quite like the next Google phones in recent memory. There are now assembly videos for the devices, as well as official repair manuals.
It’s hardly surprising that recently a few official ads for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro have also been discovered. These don’t really offer any new information, because apart from testing the new and exciting Tensor chip designed by Google, all the information about both handsets is already available.
What the clips offer is yet another nice look at the design of the pair, including highlights like the Pro’s curved display, compared to the Pixel 6’s vanilla flat screen. Another thing that the ads clearly show is Google’s justified marketing focus on AI for the Pixel 6 pair. The ads feature exclusive features like Magic Eraser and Live Translate, while also emphasizing security, with an emphasis on highlight things like Security Hub and the offline and on-device nature of most of Google’s AI functionality.
While people wait for the October 19 Google event, they can sift through the massive Pixel 6 leak backlog, according to GSM Arena. (ANI)
Also Read: Amazon, Google Set To Participate In White House Quantum Technology Forum
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If your face feels dry after washing it, your cleanser may be to blame. Cleansers are formulated to remove dirt, pollutants, and make-up, but some ingredients might also be stripping your natural oils, leaving you with skin that feels dry or tight.
But doesn’t having “squeaky clean” skin keep me from getting pimples? No. In fact, the opposite can be true! Combined with proteins, lipids (fats) form the natural skin barrier which holds in moisture and keeps out dirt, and other impurities. When you remove all of the natural oils from your skin, your body wants to heal and protect itself so it produces more oils – sending you into a vicious circle of too-dry and too-oily skin.
Watch out for the following ingredients in cleansers to avoid compromising your lipid barrier and drying our your skin:
- Alcohols such as ethanol, ethyl, methanol, benzyl, isopropyl, sodium chloride and SD.
- Parabens listed as methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl.
- Surfactants listed as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium sulfosuccinate, and willow bark.
- Alphahydroxy acids (AHAs)
- Glycolic acid
- PEG-6 Laurate
- FD&C dyes/Synthetic dyes
- Propylene Glycol
- Mineral oil
- Artificial fragrances
- Triclosan (also found in hand sanitizers)
A hydrating cleanser can help restore and maintain your lipid barrier. Hydrating cleansers contain ingredients that minimize water loss and drying of the skin. They gently and effectively wash away impurities, without removing critical natural oils skin needs to remain hydrated. Hydrating cleansers are recommended for all skin types and work effectively on skin conditions such as rosacea, eczema, and psoriasis.
Look for these ingredients when searching for a hydrating cleanser:
- Hyaluronic acid
- Jojoba oil, coconut oil, avocado oil
- Grape Seed extract
- Shea butter
- Sodium Alpha Olefin Sulfonate
- Polysorbate containing ingredients
- Cocmidopropyl betaine (CAPB)
- Butylene glycol
- Caprylyl glycol
Now that you know what ingredients to look out for and which ones to avoid in cleansers, you can look forward to having clean, moisturized skin!

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Whiplash and its Connection to Brain Injury
Whiplash is one of the most common types of injuries that occur as a result of a vehicle accident, though this injury can certainly occur in other ways as well. However, what many people do not realize is that whiplash can cause concussions and more severe traumatic brain injuries. Here, we want to examine the connection between whiplash injuries and brain injuries, particularly examining how the mechanism of injury causes damage to the brain.
What is Whiplash?
“Whiplash” term used to describe an injury that occurs to the neck and upper back. These injuries are caused by the neck moving forward forcibly as a result of a deceleration force and then whipping backward, or vice versa, similar to the motion of a whip cracking (hence the name “whiplash”). This injury typically involves the muscles, nerves, tendons, and discs in the neck and upper back.
How Can Whiplash Cause a Brain Injury?
Most people do not think of brain injuries when they hear the term “whiplash,” though the same mechanism of injury that causes whiplash injuries can also cause brain injuries. Our brains do not sit directly against the inner portion of our skull. Instead, the brain is cushioned by fluids. Anytime a force is strong enough to cause a whiplash injury, this could also lead to the brain jostling around inside of the head and striking directly against the skull. This can lead to brain bruising and contusions, bleeding around the brain, and brain swelling.
The force that causes whiplash injuries could lead to a relatively minor concussion or even a more severe traumatic brain injury.
Can You Recover Compensation for These Injuries?
If you or somebody you love has sustained any type of injury in a vehicle accident caused by the careless or negligent actions of another driver, you should be able to recover compensation for your losses. This includes both whiplash and brain injuries.
We strongly suggest that you contact a skilled Atlanta car accident attorney who can examine every aspect of your claim. An attorney can use their resources to fully investigate the incident, gather the evidence needed to prove liability, and vigorously negotiate to secure full compensation on their behalf. This includes coverage of their medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering damages, and more.
Seek Medical Care Immediately Following a Car Accident
If you have been involved in a vehicle accident, you need to seek medical care immediately. Please understand that the signs of symptoms of both whiplash and brain injuries can take some time to develop. Often, the signs and symptoms of whiplash and a brain injury may not show up until hours or even days after a crash occurs. For brain injury cases, the longer an individual puts off seeking medical care, the worse the injury may become over time.
When an individual receives prompt medical attention after a vehicle accident, a doctor can examine them for potential brain injuries or whiplash injuries and recommend medical treatment based on their observations. If you have been involved in a vehicle accident and choose not to seek immediate medical care but then begin to notice signs of disorientation, worsening headaches, slurred speech, trouble waking up, or dilated pupils, please seek prompt medical care.


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Indeed, one former senior Air Force interrogator from the Iraq war, who has written two books under the pseudonym Matthew Alexander, told the Daily News last night he believes that the waterboarding of top bin Laden aides in the early 2000s may have actually slowed down the search by a couple of years.
Alexander — author of the recent Kill or Capture: How a Special Operations Task Force Took Down a Notorious al Qaeda Terrorist — said that waterboarding bin Laden aide Khalid Sheikh Mohammed phony leads about the terrorist’s courier, and a second al-Qaeda higher-up gave agents a fake name. “That led to the CIA wasting time and resources,” he said.
Of course. And, to my knowledge, no intelligence officials have spoken up publicly and said that waterboarding or harsh interrogation methods actually yielded any serious information about Bin Laden or anything else.

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One of the most common desires that folks have should be to find appreciate. Unfortunately, finding a soul mate may be difficult for some different factors. It might be against company coverage to date https://colombianwomenformarriage.org/top-colombian-cities/barranquilla/ co-workers or maybe the bar location just is not your thing. Luckily, there is a choice that is gaining popularity in this time period: online dating.
When using the world turning out to be small and more connected, it’s not abnormal to start a romantic relationship with someone who hails from a different nation than you do. Some of these connections end up enduring a long time and perhaps becoming relationships. While some belonging to the obstacles could be challenging (like language obstacles or cultural differences), internet dating someone from another nation can even be a wonderful and once-in-a-lifetime knowledge.
Many of these lovers have their beginnings in online dating. This is probably the easiest way to help them to meet each other and to include a solid base for their romance. Usually, these lovers already have a lot of information about their very own partners prior to they actually meet up with them (whether it be reading an account or having fairly comprehensive conversations via text or perhaps phone).
The greatest thing brings about long-distance modern relationships operate is determination. People who are interested in their lovers usually have the drive to find out a new words, overcome troubles in communication, spend cash and time on education, compromise, discuss prospects and home, and much more. Eventually, these solid motivations will make or break the relationship.

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Romford fell to another disappointing defeat and were left nine points adrift at the bottom of the table on Tuesday.
Having battled to a goalless draw against Grays at the weekend, Boro were back at Aveley's Parkside Stadium for a home fixture which had been switched from Brentwood Arena.
But despite having a lot of the play in the first half they struggled to create many clear cut chances and fell behind on the stroke of half time.
The visitors got their noses in front when the ball was played into the box and an unmarked Daniel Smith headed home from close range and Boro were reduced to 10 men soon after the restart when Tambeson Eyong was dismissed for a second bookable offence.
Witham doubled their advantage moments later through Jack West and went 3-0 up when Scott Kemp netted.
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Isaac Nkosi added a fourth almost immediately, before Adam Morgan hit back for the home side.
Ejiro Okosieme struck in stoppage time but it was scant consolation for Boro, who saw fellow strugglers Felixstowe & Walton pick up a point from a 2-2 draw with Coggeshall Town.
Glenn Tamplin's men have six games in hand on their relegation rivals, who they entertain in a real six-pointer on Saturday.
Boro won 2-1 when the sides met on the Suffolk coast in early December, thanks to goals from Dominic McHale and Morgan, but have taken just one point from a possible 15 since that day.
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On vacation in Maine I saw a lot of gulls flying, posturing, and calling.
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Eddie Hughes MP is on the look-out for a young pupil to design his annual Christmas card. As the local Member of Parliament, Eddie expects to send hundreds of festive messages to people and organisations he has met since being elected in June this year, including the Prime Minister!
Theresa May’s recent Florence speech made clear that Britain is leaving the European Union (EU). Brexit will happen, delivering the overwhelming wish of the people of Bloxwich, Willenhall and north Walsall.
Eddie today welcomed the announcement by Environment Secretary Michael Gove, that Conservatives will increase prison terms from 6 months to 5 years for animal cruelty and abuse. Eddie said, "I'm delighted by this announcement, that I campaigned on during the election campaign.
I welcome the Prime Minister’s speech in Florence. Theresa May has made clear that Britain is leaving the European Union. Brexit will happen within this Parliament delivering the overwhelming wish of the people of Bloxwich, Willenhall and north Walsall.
Over a hundred Members of Parliament across the political spectrum, including Walsall North MP Eddie Hughes, are backing efforts to get Britain’s Sikh community recognised as a separate ethnic group, by Britain’s official statistics body.


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Bhubaneswar: The SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack will soon get a facelift as the Odisha Government today announced a package of Rs 1,000 crore to revamp the hospital. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made the announcement at a high-level meeting held at Lok Seva Bhawan here today.
As part of the plan, the hospital will be upgraded as AIIMS Plus institution and the number of beds will be increased to 3,000. Besides, the Government has also decided to rope in medical professionals settled outside to provide high quality treatment to patients at the hospital.
The move is aimed at placing SCB among top three hospitals in the country. Currently, the hospital ranks 14 in the country.
On the occasion, the CM said, “ It is my dream that every person in Odisha should have access to high quality, affordable healthcare. From three Medical Colleges, we are in the process of having more than 10 medical colleges and . SCB has a central place in our vision of providing high quality affordable healthcare.”
He added, “The revamp plan will involve a substantial cost to the people of the State- more than Rs 1000 crores, but it will result in a transformation where no person from Odisha will be forced to go outside the State for medical treatment.”


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Steak and Peppers
My grandmother was your typical Italian grandma. When you visited her she would pinch your cheeks and she would always ask you if you were hungry, usually while making you a sandwich! She was one of those cooks that never measured anything. She would always tell me that she did everything by eye. This made things very difficult when asking her to share a recipe. When she did agree to share one of her recipes, she would often leave out a key ingredient. We were never sure if this was on purpose or by mistake. Several times when she wrote out a recipe I would take it home only to find my results were not quite the same. I would return to my grandmother at some point and explain what happened and she would shrug and say she didn't understand why I had different results. In time I learned the only way to learn the actual recipe was to stand in the kitchen and watch over her shoulder as she cooked. In the end this proved to be much more educational, as it was the only way to find out there were more ingredients than she originally told you.
The day I actually learned how to make my grandma's pasta sauce and meatballs I was astounded by the things that were going into the sauce that were not on my recipe card and even things that were on the card often had no measurements. As she cooked our conversation went like this:
Me: Grandma, how much oregano did you add in there?
Her: That much (she pointed to the pot).
Me: Well, how much do you think that is?
Her: I don't know, it's that much (again pointing to the pot).
Me: Would you say a tablespoon?
Her: It's as much as you like.
Me: I like as much as you usually put in.
Her: Good, it's that much (one final point to the pot).
Recently I dug out a few of my grandma’s recipe cards. One was for basil chicken with broccoli stuffing. At first glance everything looks good, but after you've read it through you notice she doesn't include any basil in the ingredients list, but she does have a cup of whipping cream listed which is never mentioned in the instructions. Now to be fair she did write at the top of the card "if you like, sprinkle basil". If you like??? The recipe is called Basil Chicken... so it seems like a fairly important ingredient but just when, where and how much do you sprinkle? On another card she wrote out the recipe for the steak and peppers dish I am sharing with you today. In the ingredients she lists one and a half pounds of cubed beef. In the instructions she writes "cut steak into 4 inch by 3 inch". I shouldn't have to mention that... first off, if you buy cubed beef, there is no way to cut it into four inch strips; second if you buy a one and a half pound steak and you cut a strip 4 inches by 3 inches you're only getting one piece, right? These are just two examples, you'll just have to trust me: there are many more.
Cooking came instinctively to my grandma; it was in her hands (if that makes sense). Writing it down just wasn't natural to her. The process was her forte; the look of the food told her if it had cooked enough, the smell told her what she needed to add. Her experience told her how long to simmer the sauce, and when to add the meatballs. I did learn a few of my grandma’s best dishes from her, but the thing I wished I possesed was more of her cooking instinct. I admit that I do make her sauce as she did, not measuring any of the ingredients exactly, so don’t ask how much oregano goes in.
Now, if you have ever been to a street fair, a carnival, or any Italian festival you will always find sausage and peppers being sold by at least one vendor. Peppers and onions are piled high on a griddle alongside your choice of sweet or hot Italian sausages. The cooks toss the onions and peppers with super large spatulas adding herbs and spices, and using the juice from the sausages to keep everything moist then everything comes together in a big crusty roll. The flavors are so good together I can't ever pass them up. This recipe was my grandma’s version of sausage and peppers though I think steak and peppers is well known to any Italian. My guess is this was one of those meals that was relatively inexpensive to make, and by doubling or tripling the recipe you could really feed a crowd. At least feed the crowd that sat around our Sunday table.
My grandma cooked for family, she didn't really make anything super fancy. Her food could almost be described as peasant food. In fact a lot of it was peasant food, like minestrone soup, pasta fagioli, peas and egg, or her not so famous basil chicken. When it arrived at the table it was in a big bowl or piled on a large platter. There wasn't any pomp and/or circumstance. It just was what it was. I think that delicious simplicity is one of the best things about food, and especially about my grandma’s food. This dish is no different.
I have had to make some minor adjustments to her original recipe, but I think the results are pretty close to what I remember.
⅓ cup olive oil
2 large red bell peppers
1 large green bell pepper
1 medium red onion
1 medium ripe tomato
1½ lbs flank steak
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
¾ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Fresh ground pepper to taste
6 Sandwich Rolls
What to do:
Remove the seeds from the peppers and slice them into strips about a half inch wide.
Next cut the onion into thin wedges and dice the tomato.
Take your flank steak and cut it with the grain into approximately 2 inch wide strips. Next cut each of these strips across the grain and at a slight angle into thin slices about ⅛ inch thick or so, and set-aside for now.
Grab a 12-inch skillet and heat the olive oil over medium heat. When the oil is hot, toss in the peppers, onion and tomatoes and cook them until they are tender but still a bit crisp, about 7 to 8 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and with a slotted spoon remove the pepper mix from the pan to a large bowl and keep warm by loosely tenting with a bit of foil.
Next put the pan back over the heat and get it hot again, then toss in the steak strips and cook them about 3 to 4 minutes stirring occasionally to be sure they all cook evenly. The steak will release some liquid during the cooking and that’s ok, that will be the base for what my grandma called ”the sauce”. If your pan is small or if you are doubling the recipe cook your steak strips in batches rather than all at once.
Once the steak strips are done remove the pan from the heat and again using a slotted spoon remove them to the bowl with the peppers.
Place the pan back on the heat. You should still have enough juice in the pan to cover the bottom in a thin layer. If there is a lot of juice, allow some of the juice to cook off, then add the vinegar, salt, oregano, and pepper and stir to combine, scraping up any browned bits from the pan.
Now put the steak and peppers back in the pan along with any accumulated juices and toss them in the sauce to coat. Cook just a minute or so to make sure everything is heated through and most of the sauce is absorbed. Adjust seasoning as desired.
Just do as my grandma did and pour everything on a big plate and set it in the middle of the table.
A few tips: Have ready some good sandwich rolls, or some ciabatta, or some plain crusty bread, or maybe even a big sourdough loaf to serve with this. If you decide to serve this on a roll, consider getting thin slices of provolone cheese to lie across the top and then pop it under the broiler for a minute, just to melt the cheese. Or consider grating some pepper jack cheese on top if you like, (sorry grandma). You can also add in about ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes when cooking the peppers, onions and tomatoes for a little kick. Add a tossed salad to the table and you're set.
Extra Special - Make It Even Yummier Tip: Before removing the finished steak and peppers from the pan, grate some mozzarella cheese (about a cup or so), over the top then place a lid on the pan and reduce the heat to low. Allow the cheese to melt, then either slide everything onto a big plate or simply serve it straight from the pan. You will also find that this dish, as is usual for most Italian food tastes even better on the second day!
I would like to share with you the way I think steak and peppers are best to eat. Take a nice sourdough sandwich roll and very lightly toast the inside. Spread a little mayonnaise (you can use butter if you're not into mayo) onto the inside of the roll then fill with the steak and peppers. Top with a few slices of cheese (I like provolone) and place under the broiler for just a minute or two until the cheese is melted. Drizzle a little Sriacha on the top and fold it up slightly (that very top picture in this post... yep, that's the way)!
I am particularly fond of steak and peppers, as well as all of the other "peasant" food my grandma made. I hope you give this dish a try and leave me a comment below to let me know how it comes out.

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Postgame Notes vs. Tennessee
Women’s Basketball Game Notes
No. 6 Tennessee 77, No. 12 Virginia 63
Nov. 22, 2009
• Today’s attendance of 11,895 is the largest crowd to watch a home Virginia women’s basketball game. The previous record was 11,174 vs. North Carolina in University Hall on Feb. 5, 1986.
• The highest crowd to watch a Virginia women’s basketball game in John Paul Jones Arena before today was 7, 107 against sixth-ranked Maryland on Feb. 11, 2007.
• Tennessee leads the all-time series with the Cavaliers 12-2. In Charlottesville, the Lady Vols are 2-0.
• The Cavaliers have a record of 44-12 all-time in John Paul Jones Arena, now in its fourth season as UVa’s home court.
• Senior Monica Wright led Virginia with 21 points and needs 244 more to break Dawn Staley’s all-time career scoring record at UVa (2,135).
• Wright in double-digit scoring in all four of Virginia’s games this season.
• Virginia will spend Thanksgiving in the Bahamas at the Junkanoo Jam. The Cavaliers meet Indiana at 2:15 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 26) in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island.


The people of China has a serious “thing” for long-wheelbase models. Even just from Mercedes-Benz, there are already the A-Class L, E-Class L, and GLC L from their latest model line-up. Now at the Auto Shanghai 2021 motor show, Mercedes-Benz has taken the covers off yet another China-exclusive long-wheelbase version model, in the form of the new C-Class L.
Built by Beijing Benz, the joint venture company between BAIC Motor and Daimler, the new long-wheelbase variant boasts an 89 mm-longer wheelbase, which stretches the overall length of the car to be 131 mm longer than the regular C-Class, coming in at 4,882 mm.
Similar to the BMW 330Li that was just launched here in Malaysia not too long ago, the new C-Class L doesn’t stand out too much from its “regular” brethen – even the longer rear doors don’t look out of place, unless you’re comparing the two side-by-side.
To mark it out as the LWB variant, Mercedes-Benz has added a stylised “L” badge onto the C-pillar, and of course the ‘L’ denomination at the back of the variant badge.
Based on the images provided by Mercedes-Benz, the C-Class L will be available with two exterior styling packages over in China – one being the AMG Line trim with the now-iconic diamond pin grille and sportier bumpers, and the other bearing a more “classic” Mercedes-Benz look complete with the standing hood logo ornament that’s not even available on the regular C-Class globally!
Moving inside, the interior architecture is again, largely similar to the standard global Mercedes-Benz C-Class models. Most notably, there’s still the large 11.9-inch portrait-styled touchscreen infotainment system – similar to that first introduced on the all-new S-Class – running the latest-generation MBUX software.
However, this being a LWB variant, the main party is obviously at the back seats. In addition to the extra legroom afforded by the longer wheelbase, Mercedes-Benz also fitted the new LWB C-Class with the more luxurious pillow-style headrests, as well as a larger armrest with a “particularly spacious stowage compartment”, USB ports, and cupholders.
According to the short press release, the new LWB Mercedes-Benz C-Class also gets softer comfort-oriented suspension, and enhanced noise insulation compared to the regular C-Class to ensure an even quieter ride.
Based on reports from local publications on the Weibo micro-blogging site, the all-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class LWB will be offered with either a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine (48 V mild-hybrid variants available), or a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder mill – presumably carrying the C 260 L badging in the press photos.
Output figures range from 170 hp to 204 hp, with a nine-speed automatic transmission standard on all variants.


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Agrippina: Sex, Power, and Politics in the Early Empire
Agrippina the Younger attained a level of power in first-century Rome unprecedented for a woman. According to ancient sources, she achieved her success by plotting against her brother, the emperor Caligula, murdering her husband, the emperor Claudius, and controlling her son, the emperor Nero, by sleeping with him. Modern scholars tend to accept this verdict. But in his dynamic biography--the first on Agrippina in English--Anthony Barrett paints a startling new picture of this influential woman.
Drawing on the latest archaeological, numismatic, and historical evidence, Barrett argues that Agrippina has been misjudged. Although she was ambitious, says Barrett, she made her way through ability and determination rather than by sexual allure, and her political contributions to her time seem to have been positive. After Agrippina's marriage to Claudius there was a marked decline in the number of judicial executions and there was close cooperation between the Senate and the emperor; the settlement of Cologne, founded under her aegis, was a model of social harmony; and the first five years of Nero's reign, while she was still alive, were the most enlightened of his rule. According to Barrett, Agrippina's one real failing was her relationship with her son, the monster of her own making who had her murdered in horrific and violent circumstances. Agrippina's impact was so lasting, however, that for some 150 years after her death no woman in the imperial family dared assume an assertive political role.
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The Lagos state police command has arrested 108 suspects allegedly impersonating men and officers of the Nigerian Navy.
The suspects were arrested during a raid on their training camp in Ogudu-Sanfield area of the state on Wednesday November 10.
Parading the suspects, Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu said the commanding officer of the training camp, Sunday Dakare was also arrested. It was alleged thatt he suspects were operating under the name of the Nigerian Merchant Navy, also called the Coastal Defence.
The police commissioner said;
“On November 10, 2021, around 11am, the Lagos State Police Command raided the illegal training camp of the Merchant Navy located in the Ogudu-Sandfield area, Lagos State, and arrested the Commanding Officer, Sunday Dakare, 47, together with 107 suspects currently on training.
“I wish to inform you that there has been credible actionable intelligence on the illegal activities of the Merchant Navy following…
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After Mrs. Grose leaves the governess realizes she's alone in a crisis, "face to face with the elements." She acts calm, so she doesn't worry the servants.
Miles seems calm, too. He knows Flora left; he had breakfast with her and Mrs. Grose that morning, then went on a walk. The governess knows Miles has his freedom now and she can't make any demands on his time. She worries about how she'll bring up the ghosts without "a new plunge into the hideous obscure," but she's still determined to save Miles.
When she and Miles eat dinner together, Miles asks how sick Flora is. The governess says she is sick enough to leave Bly, but she'll be all right in a new environment. Miles asks why Flora wasn't sent away before if she was so ill. The governess says Flora left just in time, before she became too ill to travel, inwardly congratulating herself on her quick excuse. Miles, she thinks, is doing a grand job of keeping his secrets too.
They wait together for the staff to leave. Then Miles announces the two are alone.
James highlights the claustrophobia of Bly through the governess's metaphor of "a tighter place still than I had yet turned round in." The governess also returns to the metaphor of Bly as a wayward ship. In the first chapter she found herself "strangely at the helm" of the large house. Now she is "clutching the helm" to avoid "total wreck." She finds the house staff's oblivion more alienating than comforting, but she's still the captain of the ship.
Or is she? Her job is to care for the children. Now Flora is gone and Miles is taking care of himself. She sees his detachment as another symptom of his descent into evil. He's still an intelligent boy, and she counts on his intellect to help him realize what she's long known: he will be lost forever unless he tells her the truth. She expects him to be an adult and take responsibility along with freedom.
Yet she's lying to him as well. She doesn't tell him the real reason for Flora's departure when he asks. Her words are vague enough not to tell a direct lie, but she deliberately leaves out her own role in Flora's abrupt change of mood. Since the governess positions herself in the role of a virtuous protector of the good, this lie may seem strange.
She's feeling closer to Miles, even comparing the two of them to an awkward young couple on their wedding night. James pushes these two characters to the forefront, emphasizing their silence and setting the stage for the final "turn of the screw" in the narrative.


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The Centre for Health Protection confirmed on Friday 17 new Covid-19 cases—six locally acquired and 11 imported —pushing the city’s coronavirus tally to 11,636.
Five of the six local cases were residents of Meadowlands housing estate in Yuen Long where a couple was earlier confirmed to have Covid-19. A Health Department staffer said all five were related to the 29-year-old woman who tested positive yesterday.
Another Covid-19 case was found in Oi Fai House in Tuen Mun, where health autho...
Five Filipinas were sentenced to jail on Thursday after they admitted to stealing food and beverage items in various grocery stores across North Point several times between January to February this year.
E. Gagni, L. Retrita, M. C. Novo, V. Moradalla, and L. Figueroa pleaded guilty to theft charges read aloud before Magistrate Peter Law at the Eastern Courts.
All but Figueroa were accused of stealing 32 packs of chocolate from DS Groceries in Wing Wah Building along Electric Road on Feb. 8....
Cases of ill-treatment and violence against migrant domestic workers increased in 2020, aggravating other subpar working conditions due to the pandemic, a report from an overseas workers’ support group showed.
The 2020 Service Report of the Mission for Migrant Workers showed it provided assistance to 11,285 migrants in 2020, more than double the number of workers seeking help in 2019.
Mission General Manager Cynthia Abdon-Tellez said in a statement the pandemic has been “most unkind” to ...
All arrivals from the Philippines will likely still undergo 21-day hotel quarantine after the Hong Kong government released on Thursday new quarantine arrangements for people coming to Hong Kong from outside China.
The government said it will monitor the Covid-19 situation across the globe, but it listed down countries expected to be classified as “extremely high-risk” or “very high-risk” once the arrangements are gazetted in late April or early May.
aaaThe Hong Kong government imposed stricter conditions for banning inbound flights carrying passengers with Covid-19 in its bid to curb the importation of new coronavirus variants.
Starting Wednesday, all flights to Hong Kong from a specific country will be banned if five or more passengers in any departing trips from that country within seven days test positive upon arrival for an N501Y variant.
Existing protocols will also be tightened: an airline’s passenger flights will be barred from landing in Hong Kong for 14 days if three or mo...
A high-profile employer who falsely accused her former Filipina domestic worker of theft said on Monday she will push through with her counterclaim against her helper before the Labour Tribunal.
Chua Eh-fong told Tribunal Presiding Officer W. U. Pun that she was willing to settle arrears of wages and the food and travel allowance of the claimant, Liverty Narcelles. Chua earlier accused Narcelles of stealing a HK$100,000 ring, but she was acquitted of the charge in late January due to lack of evidence.


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Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Monterotondo, Italy)
Dr. Sotillo is a staff scientist and European Research Council investigator, Mouse Biology Unit, at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Monterotondo, Italy.
Chromosome Instability and Cancer
When Rocio Sotillo was an undergraduate pharmacy student in Madrid, she witnessed new drugs visibly shrinking tumors in mice during an internship at a pharmaceutical company. “After that, I wanted to understand the mechanisms that lead to cancer in humans,” she says.
Tumors can form when the regular checks and balances on cell growth fail, and cells are allowed to divide without restraint. But Sotillo, now a staff scientist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Italy, has found that cancer cells can also emerge from messy chromosomal identities created when the mechanics of cell division go awry.
As a postdoctoral fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, Sotillo homed in on a point in the growth cycle just before a cell divides, when chromosomes have doubled and are lined up at the center of the cell. If the paired chromosomes don’t separate properly, daughter cells can end up with too many or too few copies of their genes. That condition, called aneuploidy, is common in cancer cells, but whether it is a cause or a consequence of tumor formation has been unclear.
When she began investigating the relationship between aneuploidy and tumor formation, Sotillo realized that several checkpoint proteins—those that stop cell division if something is wrong—were unusually abundant in tumors. The finding was puzzling, since most scientists reasoned that excess checkpoint proteins should prevent the cell cycle from spinning out of control.
To investigate, Sotillo mimicked the condition in mouse cells by ramping up production of the checkpoint protein Mad2, whose job is to make sure that chromosomes cannot separate until they are tethered to the long, narrow structures called microtubules that will pull them into the forming daughter cells.
Then, using time-lapse microscopy, she watched the cells. Although they temporarily halted their cell cycle, they eventually managed to divide. When they did, they segregated their chromosomes sloppily, creating aneuploid daughter cells. Sotillo hypothesizes that the force of the microtubules tugging in opposite directions either pulls a double chromosome to one side or breaks the chromosomes into odd pieces.
Sotillo found that simply causing these chromosomal breaks by overexpressing Mad2 could lead to tumors in mice. Presumably, she says, the chromosomal breaks, additions, and subtractions caused by the messy chromosomal separation generate cells that either lack the tumor suppressor genes that normally stave off cancer or have too many oncogenes, which can drive tumor formation.
When she introduced extra Mad2 into an existing mouse model for human lung cancer, aggressive tumors showed up and killed the mice more quickly, demonstrating that chromosomal instability can exacerbate other cancer-promoting mutations. “When you pair chromosomal instability with another cancer mutation, you get strong cooperation and more aggressive cancer,” Sotillo explains.
When it came time to leave Sloan Kettering, Sotillo and her partner, Martin Jechlinger, also a cancer researcher, sought positions in Europe. Rather than relocate to Spain or his home country of Austria, they chose Italy—“neutral ground,” Sotillo says, on which to raise their two children.
In 2010, Sotillo started her own lab at the European Molecular Biology Lab outside of Rome. Her group focuses on the relationship between chromosomal instability and cancer-promoting genes, called oncogenes. Many cancer therapies target specific oncogene mutations, on which tumor cells can become dependent for survival. Blocking an oncogene’s cancer-promoting effects often halts tumor growth, but many patients eventually relapse. Sotillo suspects that chromosomal instability helps some tumor cells thrive even once the oncogene’s effects have been eliminated.
The mice she developed in New York, which carried mutations in the oncogene Kras and were prone to chromosomal instability due to excess Mad2, were perfect to test that idea. In the laboratory, mice with lung tumors driven by Kras mutations respond well to treatments that inhibit the excessive activity of the Kras protein, but inhibiting this pathway in human tumors is not successful. When Sotillo turned both mutations off in her mouse model, the tumors regressed but eventually came back—just like in human patients. In other words, if the original tumors had aneuploid cells, then these cells allowed the tumors to come roaring back, even without the Kras mutation.
It’s still unclear, Sotillo says, how chromosomal instability gives cells the ability to escape from their oncogene addiction. “If we can understand that,” she says, “we could develop better drugs to kill both the cancer cells—depending on the oncogene—and the aneuploid cells to prevent relapsing.”

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In law, the verification of a provision of a contract or agreement, as a general rule, to determine whether the provision remains fair and appropriate in the circumstances prevailing at the time of the review. In family law, in particular when reviewing a decision or agreement pre-ruling on the payment of a spouse`s allowance. See "de novo", "family agreements", "order" and "assistance to spouses". The general rule here comes from the common law. In the absence of a specific clause that maintains some or all of the terms of a separation agreement, the agreement is not valid if the parties overlap and resume their relationship and live as a couple. This rule was adopted in 2003 in a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Sydor v. Sydor, 2003 CanLII 17626 (ON CA), and from the Supreme Court of British Columbia to Alexander v. Alexander, 2013 BCSC 1586. To Sydor v. Sydor, the court decided that if a separation agreement does not contain a provision that the agreement will survive reconciliation, the agreement would be void if the couple reconciled, notwithstanding a provision in the agreement that it is a "complete, final and coherent settlement" of all matters arising out of their relationship. The guidelines are an extremely convenient way to calculate a party`s maintenance obligations for children to the point where the dependent spouse, the payer, has 39% or less of the parental leave time with the child.
Once the payer has 40% or more of the child`s time, the tables in the guidelines become less important, and child assistance is assessed, among other things, on the basis of each party`s income and the amount of child-related expenses that each party pays. In the context of separation agreements, this allows for flexibility in the determination of child support, but makes the annual exchange of financial information even more important. A separation agreement must therefore comply with certain fundamental rules, including these: in Gillon against Gillon, it was considered whether a separation agreement should be annulled if, after its signature, the wife acknowledged that she could have achieved a better result if the parties had allocated their assets in accordance with the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985. Also note that the courts may maintain an oral agreement if, as in Thomson v. Young, BCSC 799 in 2014, there is evidence that both parties have clearly understood the essential terms of the agreement and intend to be bound by those terms. However, there are often differences of opinion between the parties on whether an oral agreement should be final and binding, so it is preferable to confirm oral agreements in a written separation agreement. Establishing a separation contract requires a great deal of skill and a solid understanding of family and contract law. While kits are available to help you close a deal, I highly recommend hiring a lawyer who will take care of the matter if the content of your agreement is far from quite straight….


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If anyone’s testicles are going to cause drama, it’s Justin Bieber’s. Heck, only yesterday, they made an ‘appearance’ on Selena Gomez’s Instagram after her account was hacked.
Now in this latest news, a former employee at Northwell Health in Long Island is being accused of illegally accessing Justin Bieber's medical file after the pop star was admitted to the hospital for an injury related to his testicles.
According to Billboard (via TMZ), Bieber visited Northwell Health on May 18th due to fears that he had twisted a testicle playing soccer. Kelly Lombardo, who was a staff member at the emergency room at Northwell, is taking legal action after being fired over accusations that she illegally accessed Bieber's medical file during his visit.
Lombardo alleges that while she did hear a rumour that Bieber was in the hospital for a STI, she didn’t believe the rumour nor did she have access to Bieber’s file or make contact with him. When she denied the accusations to her employers, they implied that as a young female, she must have been curious to know why Bieber was in the hospital.
New York employment attorney David H. Rosenberg, who is representing Lombardo, says: "My client never accessed Mr. Bieber's medical file. She was falsely accused of doing it because of her gender. We look forward to vigorously prosecuting these claims at the New York Division of Human Rights."

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