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Sometimes when you take a look back, you can see just how far you've come. Other times, you can see just how little progress you've made. Unfortunately, the latter may be more true in the case of capital expense budgets, as healthcare leaders continue to hold fast to their dollars--putting their money into only the most necessary of initiatives.
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I have managed to make myself depressed
Never thought that purging my too large clothes would throw me into a pity party but it has. I was trying to make room for my smaller stuff, declutter and try to clean all at the same time. Some of the things that I just HAD to let go were my favorite items. My beautiful long sleeved red dress that I always wore at Christmas with the shiny gold buttons. Gone. All of my favorite jeans are in the bag too. I could fill more bags but stopped because I was getting all mopey and I don't need that. :cry:
I have plenty of smaller clothes but I had attachements to those that are just way too big to even think about trying to wear. And I know how to alter but am not going to all that trouble when I have way more clothes than I can ever wear.
As soon as DH goes to town, they will be out of the house and he will drop them in one of those donation boxes so someone hopefully will be able to use them. I am still going through the undies though since those go into the trash.:hyst: And I sure don't need those baggy saggy things any longer.
Onward. DS will be home this evening from Fort Benning, GA so I will have a reason to be a happy soul but for now I am sad. :sad:
Awww, Adi. :console: :console: :heart: Maybe DH or DS will have a special something for your Christmas that will take your mind off this sadness.
I hope you don't mind that I find this flat out bizarre! I am doing the same thing. I call it my pre-Spring cleaning, I am getting rid of all of the sizes that I have shed. I have so much fun giving away my clothes and while going through them, I envision someone else being able to enjoy the outfit. :) It is therapeutic for me. We are all so different. ;)
Aw Adi. :hugs:
Sometimes those feelings come out of the most unexpected places and really slap us down. It's particularly unnerving to feel sad about something that should be happy, but it does happen. I have a few pieces that I know I'm going to be sad to let go. I'm just getting back into them now, but know by next winter they'll be history, so I do understand.
I think that red dress is worth altering. Too late for this year, but next year it could be all ready to go. It sounds beautiful. Hoping you get to feeling better about it all soon. And I'm glad your son will be home soon. That'll make everything better, and I'll bet he's so proud of you for your new trim look.
awwww :hugs:
I fully understand this. Years ago I had lost a lot of weight and gave all my "big" clothes to my cousin -- they were expensive beautiful clothes. Every time I would see her wearing my outfits, my heart would melt a bit. To the point that I would go out and buy something new and TIGHT (lol) to make me feel better.
Just think of it as a new leaf and go out and splurge on new tighter and SMALLER sizes woohoo!:jumpjoy:
It was definitely an activity that provoked mixed emotions for me but I felt it was really healthy to let go - even my favorite, damn cute outfits reminded me of the size I used to be and I don't want to look backwards, only forwards. I am still in WLM but since you are at goal why not treat yourself to something special, something you might not have worn before in your now oh-so-small size? I know that would cheer me up!! Hope your family and holidays lighten the mood soon.
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I did buy some new tops a few weeks ago since I seem to have plenty of pants but not many small tops. Guess I can go put one of those on and cheer myself up. :)
And I am enjoying wearing my smaller sizes that I am working my way down to. It just surprised me that letting go would be so difficult. :dunno:
The strangest things affect us sometimes.
And now I got DH started. He has lost a lot of weight in the past year without trying. Men. Anyway he has purged two big garbage sacks of pants that are too big and on the other hand a bunch that are too small that he knows he will NEVER fit into again. He is as happy as a clam trying on pants and tossing them in piles. Guess when they all look alike (khakis) there isn't much attachment.:lol: He did ask me to put a blue striped polo shirt in the bag that he is just plain tired of. He says it won't wear out.:annoyed:
I haven't really let anything go, just packed it up and put it way high in a closet, because truthfully... I'm afraid I will need it again. I once lost 110 pounds only to gain about 80 back 5 yrs later. I'm not sure what to do with all that stuff, but I think it's a sign of health that you are ready to let it go.
Isn't it amazing how humans associate emotions with objects??? Revisit the object, relive the emotion. Pity there is no practical way to scrapbook entire pieces of clothing.
:hugs: Adi. Moving forward is never easy. I agree, get dressed up and go buy something new for Christmas. Make new memories.
Adi- you gave me a lot to think about with this thread...
:console::console: Adi, I do understand!! Maybe the next round of disposing of too big clothes won't be so difficult for you! Enjoy your Christmas with your family. That always puts me in a good mood! :jumpjoy:
I went through this with some of the things I got rid of too. I went through a time of being pretty depressed a few years ago. For my birthday, my mom took me out for a day of pampering--massage, mani/pedi, lunch and shopping. She bought me several new items of clothing (my wardrobe was pretty stale, and we were too broke to buy new). I LOVED the things we bought. Getting rid of them was really hard. Some of the things, I regifted to her, since she was also losing and had made it to the size I ungrew.
And I did it in stages. I got rid of the things that were easiest to let go of first (not only didn't fit, but also out of date or I didn't like much). The next round, a few months later, I was ready to let go of more. And finally, just a couple months ago, was able to let go of the rest. I did keep a few 6's, jic. But anything bigger than that is gone. And I don't intend to need those 6's either.
Enjoy the time with your ds. The clothes may be gone, but the memories will remain.
:hugs: Adi. Truly a blessing but I know how you feel. I have clothes that I *know* I will be throwing out, but I'm waiting till I fit in them, and then will have to do what you are doing and let it go.
I wonder too, this is maybe a (subconscious?) mourning for the you you once were.
Letting go of the clothes, of the weight, of the issues (with food and/or in life) that got you to that higher weight that you obviously have conquered in order to maintain at your current weight.
This is maybe the trigger if you hadn't (or even if you had) processed those feelings before.
Feel them. Be a bit sad.
And then enjoy your DS coming home! And, you will have so many new memories in your new smaller clothes!
but if there's 1 thing (or 2?) that you want to keep and alter, go for it.
:hugs: again! Merry Christmas!
Thanks all. DS arrived last night and stayed home for 23 minutes, piled all kinds of "stuff" in the front hall and departed. At least I know he is somehwere close.:)
I am glad to find out that letting go of certain clothing items can be stressful. Maybe I picked the wrong time of the year to purge. BUT I get off work for 2 weeks and thought I could get a lot done iin that department. I still have more but the good thing is that DH FINALLY gave away some things that have been taking up at least 1/2 of a large closet for many years. He did better than I did. :jumpjoy: Now that was hard to admit.:annoyed:
Men don't form attachments to things like we do (unless it's something they can use), so it's no wonder he did "better" than you.:console: I understand how you feel. If I pause to think about all the money I've spent on my plus-size clothes, it *is* painful to think about getting rid of it. However, some of my prettiest things that I used to adore I now realize were just nice colors, and not clothes that looked especially nice on me. Or at least not nearly as nice as smaller clothes on a smaller me. I really hope I have to clear out my closet completely one day. Keeping everything because it still fits would be much worse, IMO. :hugs:
I just want to say that your body looks rocking! And I think now you can wear just about ANYTHING and look amazing!
Merry Christmas, and a happy new year!
Thank you for sharing...helps me to frame my holiday visit with the family - always brings up conflicting emotions...
We are so complicated...even though you may have some negative feelings regarding weight or size or how you felt about your body image, etc when you wore those clothes, you probably had some very good experiences, wonderful memories and positive emotions as well. No one wants to throw out the baby with the bathwater... embrace the positive, release the negative, cherish your experience whatever direction it takes you.
(I'm really posting this to remind me how to look at things...LOL)
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AID-mediated genetic instability in BCR-ABL1-transformed B cell lineage leukemia
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Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): B cell lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) represents the most frequent malignancy in children and is also common in adults. Compared to patients with other malignancies, cure rates for patients with ALL are in general higher. The ALL subset with the so-called Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) encoding the oncogenic BCR- ABL1 kinase, however, has a particularly poor prognosis. Ph+ ALL is typically treated with BCR-ABL1 kinase inhibitors such as Imatinib. The treatment response to Imatinib, however, is not durable and after a latency of only a few months, Ph+ ALL cells become drug-resistant and ALL relapses. Of note, the oncogenic BCR-ABL1 kinase is not only expressed in Ph+ ALL (mainly p190 BCR-ABL1) but also in >95% of cases of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML;mainly p210 BCR-ABL1). In contrast to Ph+ ALL, long-term treatment of CML with Imatinib is effective and resistance develops only rarely. In a subgroup of patients with CML, however, the disease progresses into B lymphoid blast crisis (CML-LBC), in which treatment responses are as short-lived as in Ph+ ALL. In most cases, acquired resistance to Imatinib in Ph+ ALL and CML-LBC can be attributed to somatic mutations within the BCR-ABL1 kinase domain, which compromise the efficacy of Imatinib. In preliminary experiments for this proposal, we show that AID is specifically expressed in B cell lineage + clones of BCR-ABL1-driven leukemia (Ph ALL and CML-LBC). In these cells, AID functions as a mutator and thereby contributes to the drug-resistance typically observed in Ph+ ALL and CML-LBC. Based on these findings, our proposal addresses the question of + (1) how AID contributes to genetic instability and drug-resistance in Ph ALL (e.g. AID-specific deletions;Aim 1), (2) to which extent AID contributes to the progression of chronic phase CML to CML-LBC (outgrowth of B lymphoid subclones that carry advantageous mutations;Aim 2), (3) which factors cause aberrant expression of AID in Ph+ ALL and CML-LBC (Aim 3), + (4) and whether AID-expressing clones in Ph ALL and CML-LBC can be specifically targeted in a prodrug- based approach that takes advantage of the enzymatic activity of AID (Aim 4). + Together, these four Aims will help to elucidate mechanisms of drug-resistance in Ph ALL and CML-LBC and + propose a novel concept of targeted treatment Ph ALL and CML-LBC for pre-clinical evaluation. Aim 1: Contribution of AID to genetic instability in Ph+ ALL: We have generated BCR-ABL1-transformed B cell lineage leukemia cells with three levels of AID expression based on their genotype, namely Aid-/-, endogenous AID and forced AID-overexpression. We have injected these leukemia cells into congenic mouse recipients and will compare the developing leukemia clones by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) analysis to identify AID-specific deletions. Deletion breakpoints will be verified by FISH analysis and mapped to AID-related somatic hypermutation hot spots. We will compare development of Imatinib-resistance in Aid-/- and Aid-wildtype leukemias developing in BCR-ABL1 p190-transgenic mice. Aim 2: Contribution of AID-induced mutations to progression of CML into lymphoid blast crisis: To clarify to which extent AID contributes to the progression of CML into lymphoid blast crisis, we will take two approaches. (1) Transformation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) by p210 BCR-ABL1 induces CML-like leukemia with subsequent progression into B lymphoid blast crisis. Studying transgenic mice expressing p210 BCR-ABL1 under control of the HSC-specific Scl-promoter on an Aid-/- background, we will investigate whether Aid-function is required for the outgrowth of B lymphoid blast crisis clones. Second, we will cross Scl-BCR-ABL1 p210 transgenic mice with an Aid-Cre reporter strain that carries YFP preceded by a loxP-flanked Stop cassette. Expression of Aid in these cells will lead to permanent genetic labeling with YFP. Based on YFP-labeling, this mouse model will indicate whether or not outgrowth of B lymphoid subclones requires expression of Aid at least at one point in time during the clonal evolution of CML Aim 3: Identification of factors that regulate AID-expression in BCR-ABL1-driven leukemias: We observed that AID expression substantially varies among primary Ph+ ALL cells from the same patient. These findings suggest that besides homogenously expressed BCR-ABL1 and B cell-specific transcription factors, additional AID-regulatory factors are only expressed in a subset of the leukemia population. Using an Aid-GFP reporter system, we will compare AIDhigh and AIDlow Ph+ ALL cells to identify key AID-regulatory factors. Aim 4: Prodrug-based targeting of AID-expressing Ph+ ALL cells: AID can deaminate monomeric deoxycytidine to deoxyuracil. We hypothesize that AID can likewise activate the monomeric prodrugs monomeric 5-FC (Ancobon(R)) and its derivatives 5-DFCR and Capecitabine (Xeloda(R)) into the cytotoxic metabolite 5- fluorouracil (5-FU). Taking advantage of the enzymatic activity of AID in Ph+ ALL and CML-LBC cells, we will target AID-expressing cells using 5-FC, 5-DFCR and Capecitabine for specific targeting of AID-expressing cells in Ph+ ALL and CML lymphoid blast crisis. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) encodes the oncogenic BCR-ABL1 kinase, which drives two types of leukemia: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) is derived from a transformed B lymphocyte and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) originates from myeloid cells that would otherwise develop into macrophages or monocytes. While Ph+ ALL represents a rapidly progressive disease already at the outset, the course of CML is typically stable over many years and only shows rapid progression in the terminal stage, the so-called "blast crisis". The reasons leading to progression from chronic phase into blast crisis are largely unknown. The treatment of both Ph+ ALL and CML has been revolutionized by the discovery of the BCR-ABL1 kinase-inhibitor Imatinib. However, even though both leukemia types carry the same genetic abnormality, the outcome of Imatinib-treatment is strikingly different: whereas Imatinib is very effective in the treatment of chronic phase CML, treatment success is only transient for patients with Ph+ ALL or blast crisis CML. In these patients, the leukemia recurs after 4 months on average and is typically drug-resistant owing to the acquisition of additional mutations. Therefore, the understanding of the underlying mutation mechanism and its potential inhibition appears to be critical for further improvement of treatment strategies of Ph+ ALL and CML. Recent work by our group demonstrated that the oncogenic BCR-ABL1 kinase in Ph+ ALL and blast crisis, but not chronic phase CML, induces expression of a mutator enzyme, termed AID (Activation-induced Cytidine Deaminase). The mutations that confer drug-resistance in Ph+ ALL and blast crisis CML can indeed be explained by activity of the AID enzyme. Additional experiments showed that engineered expression of AID in AID-negative chronic phase CML cells introduces the same mutations that cause drug-resistance in patients with AID-positive Ph+ ALL and CML blast crisis. Based on these observations, we propose four series of experiments to address the following questions: (1) Is the AID enzyme required for drug-resistance in AID-positive Ph+ ALL? To test this hypothesis, we will investigate whether BCR-ABL1-induced leukemia cells from mice carrying a deletion of the AID-gene fail to develop drug-resistance. (2) Does the AID enzyme play a critical role in the progression of chronic phase CML into blast crisis? Chronic phase CML can be treated very successfully for many years, whereas blast crisis represents a final and often fatal stage of the disease. (3) Which are the factors that induce aberrant expression of the AID enzyme in Ph+ ALL and blast crisis CML? The identification of such factors will likely help to understand how expression of this deleterious mutator enzyme can be prevented. (4) Is it possible to target AID-expressing cells by taking advantage of the enzymatic activity of AID? For this approach, we propose to use a precursor-drug that has no effect as such but will become toxic upon AID-mediated conversion. Given that AID-expressing cells are more likely to be drug-resistant than others, we propose a treatment approach that is focused on the AID-expressing leukemia cells.
Funding Period: 2009-03-18 - 2014-01-31
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Serbia thinks that Turkey is "part of an EU losers' club"?
Took me a while to stop laughing. I would have to say that it is Serbia that is the Number 1 Ticket Holder to that club.
Turkey has better growth prospects, a growing population, getting richer, is a regional power, a bridge between Europe and the Middle East, has the clout to flex its muscles more and is increasing in importance every year.
Serbia is a landlocked and decimated peripheral country that is encircled by the EU on one side and wannabe EU countries on the other side. Its major benefactor and supporter is an increasingly autocratic Russia. Only its influence is shrinking faster than it population.
It would seem that Turkey handed the 'losers' baton to Serbia sometime in the past 10 years and Serbia still hasn't realised.
Funny because the rest of the world has!
The Ottoman Empire spent most of its time in decline following some impressive military conquests.
It is hard to admire an empire that destroyed Eastern Rome, was scared of modern technology like printing press and put untold millions through hundreds of years of misery and backwardness.
Plus points anyone?
I am definitely not anti-Turkey but the Ottoman Empire was not the largest or longest lasting.
If you are going to argue, argue with facts not half-remembered truths. Otherwise you defeat the whole purpose of replying.
The British, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and Roman Empires were all larger than the Ottoman Empire and I didn't even compare it to non-european ones.
As for longest lasting. First, you need to look up the Roman Empire and then the Chinese and Mayan Empires.
''And, as one Serbian official mutters, "we don't want to get too close to Turkey, because we don't want to be seen as part of an EU losers' club."
What an astoundingly perceptive comment.
I'm utterly amazed by its deeply topical, insightful profundity.
The EU losers' club.
How pointedly spot on.
Gianni, I am assuming you've been sarcastic.
Otherwise, as a Turk, I think EU themselves already form the losers' club.
I think Turkey should not join today's EU. Why should we bother to help save other competitive states in the Mediterranean?
"The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and longest lasting empires in history."
You forgot to add - and most destructive and regressive for the subjucated peoples.
You have failed to answer - why so eager to join a club (EU)you hate and you say does not want you?
What masochism is this???
Just as I see it
Turks have killed millions of Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians and raped god knows how many. See, you also deserve to be in the "losers club."
Why are Turks so desperate (as Mr Erdogan recently complained in Germany about Turkey's EU difficulties) to join the EU, and at the same time try to pretend they don't?
Is it an inferiority (or maybe superiority?) complex?
With this attitude, you will never join (because being European is a state of mind above all).
Yes my friend I will respond - Turkey occupies my country since 1974, when the Turkish army invaded and in a matter of a few days it killed 7000+ people, mostly unarmed civilians (and POWs), raped hundreds of women and ethnically cleansed almost 200,000 greekcypriots from their ancestral homes.
To achieve its long-stated goal of partition (which it planned in 1956, when Cyprus was still a British colony), it also forced the relocation of 60,000 Turkishcypriots from the free areas of the Cyprus Republic, to the occupied north. It then proceeded to flood the occupied areas with at least 300,000 illegal settlers from the Turkish mainland (a war crime under the geneva convention), destroyed over 300 Churches and continues to threaten Cyprus (what's left of it) to this day.
Is this good enough reason for your Turkish logic????
Turkey as investor and business partner is very welcome. Idea of some Ottoman empire is completely unwanted,anachronistic and will be strongly opposed, particularly in Serbia. I bet Romanians, Bulgarians, Greeks and others on Balkan will agree.
The Ottomans needed someone to administer their empire. As warriors it made sense to retain certain aspects of the civil service. I would not call this the continuation of Rome.
Mehmet the Conqueror could call himself whatever he liked, he had the biggest army.
"It is quite obvious to those who study Ottoman history that many, many features of the Ottoman Empire, show clear and profound CONTINUITY with what went before."
I don't think so. As I said before hundreds of years of constant war and pillaging from both the east and the west had taken its toll. The Empire was a broken depopulated version of its former self. The gradual encroachment from the East by marauding horsemen had triggered a massive flow of refugees west.
"Even the language and religion stayed around after regime change in Constantiople / Konstantiniyye on 29th May 1453."
As I said the Ottomans were warriors and needed artisans, scientists, architects etc, the Christians/Romans were all of these and formed the educated backbone of the newly expanded Empire. They were also second class citizens and were forced to hand over their sons to the blood tax as well as suffer other discriminations. Yes they were allowed to live as Christians but at a great cost.
"Though that doesn't easily fit your fnatasy narrative that this day spelt the sudden end of one world and the instantaneous beginning of another, as I was taught I had to believe in school, by my 'Christian' and 'Socialist' history teachers in Blighty."
My junior history teacher taught us the Ottomans rebuilt Constantinople and turned it once more into a great city. Remember at the time of its capture it had a) already been destroyed by Venice and b) was reduced to a town of 10,000 under constant threat of capture.
Rome had already left Constantinople.
The hosting of so much racist comment, - that hides its name as enlightened liberalsim and alleged ''European value'' - whenever the discussion forum topic is 'Turkey', I find quite sickening and wholly UNWORTHY of the 'Europe' (and EU) to which I belong.
I will NEVER vote for petty nationalists (aka racists) who propose an exclusive EU whose identity will be defined by religion and perceived race.
If general analyses can be reliable, then they point so strongly towards IGNORANCE of basic facts, unsurprisingly, as the foundation of such chauvinism and 'EU' jingoism.
Greek state of mind? C'mon, dont be offended.
Do you really believe that any Turk can be put into inferiority position? and over who, or which country? Belgium, Denmark, or even bigger nations as Italy or Spain or Germany?
The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and longest lasting empires in history.
As usual the strength of your argument has won the day.
"Continuation of the East Roman Empire"
If by continuation of the ruins left by hundreds of years of Turkish and Venetian invasions, then yes. The Ottomans were certainly kings of the Roman Rubble, but not Romans.
''Should we discuss all blocked chapters?''
In my view YES!
Because it is in OUR interest to see standards improved in ALL these areas, whether Turkey ultimately joins any EU that still exists or not.
I'm all for IMPROVED standards for EVERYONE in EVERY aspect of life on this planet!
''(because being European is a state of mind above all).''
Nope. WRONG!
''Being 'European' is defined by the COUNCIL of EUROPE!
You know!
That body that nitwits like failed French presidents urge to EXPEL Turkey simply because - as measured by pencil length - it has borders with Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
The state of mind IN Europe - if one could compress all minds into one, that is - appears from the press to be blind panic as one sheep after another looks for a leader who can lead.
Or are they all meiings migrating to somewhere else?
If we are to talk about the so-called ''European'' ''Union'' -contestable and contradictory evidence abounds on the validity of both those terms! - then it is a union of VLAUES - not of relgions, nor of races, nor of cultures, nor even of languages and / or historical traditions.
Those values are shared with ANY who fulfil the COUNCIL OF EUROPE'S basic conditions for being a member of the COUNCIL OF EUROPE.
You know, the body that M. De Nagy-Bocsa is moving heaven and earth to get Turkey expelled from, because it is ''not European'' and like France no doubt, holds territory in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australasia - as parts of the EU, n'est-ce pas??????=?
freethinking writes:
> Read firstly how Turkey has failed to honour the Ankara
> Protocol -2005 - one of the reasons why so many chapters
> are blocked.
> If you make an agreement, honour it - this is the European
> way. Get it?
Pardon me for barging in like this but your patronising remark was a provocation. As regards Cyprus, a pledge was made to Turkey by EU representatives to put an end to the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots in exchange for their endorsement of the Annan Plan. You will find a reference to that pledge here http://www.europa-eu-un.org/articles/en/article_3441_en.htm and Denis Macshane laments that this agreement was not honoured in his editorial here http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/42bcf458-58c4-11db-b70f-0000779e2340.html
Having voted in favour of the Annan Plan as promised, the Turkish Cypriots are STILL being denied free trade with the EU. Therefore it would appear that honouring agreements is NOT the European way, the inferiority of the European idea of honour notwithstanding. I am not even going to start discussing how the "no bail out" clause in certain treaties was circumvented or how certain debts had 50pc haircuts. Suffice it to say that in matters connected with honour, Turkey is lightyears ahead of the Continent.
''If you make an agreement, honour it - this is the European way. Get it?''
Have you tried telling this to, say - the French?
Or anyone else in the EU?
''Why Cyprus has blocked Justice??? You tell me, is there Justice in Turkey???''
Is the second question supposed to be an answer to the first, so-called 'freethinking'?
It's an evasion of the question, yes, certainly.
But NOT an answer.
Why HAS Cyprus blocked justice?
Because it thinks this is a waste of Turkish time?
Because it believes that talks are not worth anything?
(Forget negotiations altogether in that case perhaps?)
Because it doesn't want to talk about this sort of thing?
Because the French told it to?
Because it has no arguments of any coherence and can only act on 'feelings' and 'emotions'?
Because Cypriot chipping magnates and captialists continue to be deeply pained and suffer huge losses, simply from not being able to profit directly from crucial trade with Turkey?
Any other possible reason?
Why not come clean with a logical, comprehensible ANSWER?
''Hello??? It is the EU members that freeze chapters, not the candidate!!!''
EXACTLY, so-called 'frethinking'.
I think this English is seriously muddling you and you are arguing against your onw earlier pronouncements!
(Read back through your postings to check!)
The question is WHY negotiate certain chapters, one to a conclusion already (i.e. with Cypriot consent !!!!!!) and successfully closed as met (Sciences), and NOT others?
The French have given a completely valueless, nationalistic and racist explanation for their policy on this.
BUT WHY ON EARTH education, fundamental rights and justice should be blocked as undesirable not just for negotiation, but for any sort of disucssion is in my view, as I repeat - not only wholly unexplained, but quite evidently BARKING MAD!
How after all, can you improve education, justice and fundamental rights if you're BANNED from talking about them, let alone actually doing anything constructive to further deepen them?
You can't spin your way out of this 'freethinking' and stonewalling is no answer other than that of accepting the validity of the question through silence. (Quis tacet consentire).
Just what is the explanation other than racist nationalism run wholly bonkers?
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- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- Coarse kosher salt
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 3 cups chopped red tomatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 2 1/4 cups corn kernels cut from 4 ears of corn (preferably 2 ears of white corn and 2 ears of yellow corn)
- 2 cups fresh lima beans (from about 2 pounds pods) or 10 to 11 ounces frozen lima beans or baby butter beans, thawed
- 3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sprinkle with coarse salt. Sauté until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, corn, and lima beans. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until corn and lima beans are tender and tomatoes are soft, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm before continuing.
Stir in basil and serve.
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- Calories313
- Carbohydrates52 g (17%)
- Fat7 g (10%)
- Protein14 g (27%)
- Saturated Fat1 g (5%)
- Sodium683 mg (28%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber11 g (43%)
- Monounsaturated Fat4 g
- Cholesterol0
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Yup -- Lady Gaga tops Forbes' list of top-earning celebrities under 30 this year. Forbes estimates that the "Born This Way" singer earned $80 million between June 2012 and June 2013 alone. That's quite a lot of bank, considering Gaga had to cancel the last leg of her world tour to undergo hip surgery.
Trailing behind Gaga would be Mr. Justin Bieber -- Forbes estimates he made around $58 million. Taylor Swift comes in third, raking in $55 million. Swift topped 2012's rankings.
This year's list is dominated by female earners -- Rihanna, Katy Perry, Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kristen Stewart are all members of the top 10.
British DJ and Producer Calvin Harris is a surprise addition, having made an estimated $46 million in the past year. Never underestimate the money making potential of EDM, folks.
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