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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion maintains the legality of a long-awaited "workaround" that customers can implement if a federal judge rules against the company in a patent dispute and issues an injunction to shut down RIMs mobile e-mail service as it stands.
But the details that RIM released on Feb. 9 are still vague enough that lawyers cant say whether patent-holding company NTP, which is suing RIM, will go ahead and sue RIM for the workaround, too.
And industry observers have mixed feelings about whether they have enough information to determine the viability of the solution.
"They havent given enough details sufficient to comment," said Kevin Alexander, an attorney with Wiley Rein & Fielding of Washington, one of the law firms that represent NTP. "Theyve said theyre keeping the technical details confidential."
RIM has avoided releasing technical details so as not to tip a hand to NTP, but at the same time the company has been under pressure to answer to its customers by the end of the month; a federal judge has set a hearing date for Feb. 24, after which he could choose to issue an injunction shutting down the BlackBerry service as it stands.
RIM has received "a confidential and privileged legal opinion confirming that RIMs software workaround designs do not infringe any of the NTP patent claims remaining in the litigation," and therefore would not be subject to a shutdown injunction, according to a prepared statement.
According to the details RIM released, the bulk of the changes in the workaround have to do with the way messages have been stored in RIMs network operations center.
Currently, messages are queued in the NOC when the BlackBerry device meant to receive them is not in the range of a network. With the workaround, messages would be queued in the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, the server software that sits behind a customers corporate firewall.
As the potential injunction would affect only U.S. customers, BlackBerry Multi-Mode Edition provides two modes of operation: Standard mode and U.S. mode.
According to an FAQ on RIMs Web site, "When users are outside the U.S., and receiving service from a non-U.S. service provider, the BlackBerry device operates in Standard mode and there are no changes to the current message delivery system or BlackBerry functionality."
The paper also said that there would be changes to the e-mail delivery system, but did not detail them.
"After reviewing those documents, I didnt find any additional details on what it does and how it works," said Alex Kogan, director of network and data center services at Boston Properties, a real estate company in Boston with a deployment of 170 BlackBerries.
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Was purchased 10/30/15. At first I was impressed by how relatively sturdy and quiet this foldable treadmill was. It was being used approximately 3-4 days/wk. (Jogging/walking). By mid November I noticed how unstable it started to feel. So I tighten up all bolts again. All was well up until the first week of December. I noticed the motor was getting louder. I just assumed it finally "broke in" and this is how it's supposed to sound. Then on December 23rd the motor started make a loud horrible rattling noise. Being that I purchased the extended warranty I decided to call the "24hr" customer service line. The announcement on the automated voice message said to call back during "business hours". This was 9pm. (It clearly states on the warranty agreement that this is a 24hr service number.)
So I called the next day while at work. Waited 20mins on hold and when I finally spoke to someone I was put back on hold and transferred over to the "actual" service department. I was on hold for another 5mins. When I finally spoke to someone I was informed that I should be in front of the treadmill while speaking with a service representative so I can "troubleshoot and possibly make some repairs before we send out a tech". Unacceptable but what choice did I have? I told the service rep that the earliest I can make it home would be 3:30pm. The service rep said it's ok because the service department will remain open up until 6pm. When I got home I immediately called only to hear an automated message saying that the serv dept closed early for the holidays. Unbelievable.
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Comments about NordicTrack T 6.5 S Treadmill:
If you're looking for just a basic treadmill for an affordable price this is great for beginners. I love my NordicTrack T 6.5 S Treadmill and it has been a big aid in keeping my diabetes in check. I control my blood sugar with diet and exercise, but because of the weather I'm not able to always walk outdoors. This was a gift from my in-laws for my birthday last year and it has been a great aid for keeping my blood sugar in control. I fold this up when I'm not using it because my house doesn't have a lot of space. However, it only takes a few minutes to set this up and is worth it as it really saves much needed space.
Its performance is excellent. You can walk, jog or run. I usually like to walk because jogging can be stressful on your joints. However, since the treadmill is cushioned, the stress to your joints isn't that great like cement can be.
It's very comfortable, as it has flexible cushioning to help with impact. It's probably the best treadmill I have ever owned.
I have owned this treadmill for a little less than a year, so I'm not sure just how durable it is. I use it just about every day during the winter and fall, and several times a week in the summer when it gets too hot outside. It's still going strong and hopefully will for years to come.
It has a nice basic design. It has a few different settings that will allow you to either walk, run, or jog. It also will inclines to give you a more strenuous workout. It can be hooked up to an iPod or MP3 player which in my opinion really helps get a person motivated!
Comments about NordicTrack T 6.5 S Treadmill:
The treadmill is ok as in it serves its purpose however after about 6 months of purchasing it started making a loud noise when in use. I called the company and they literally wanted us to try fixing it ourself. I explained that its under warranty and we have no one here that is experienced in fixing treadmills and that we shouldn't have to that they should send someone to fix it. They continued on saying they want the customer to try fixing it first in case its a small issue and they don't need to send someone. After awhile I became quite mad and told THEY better send someone. Needless to say when they sent someone it was a bad motor that had to be ordered and the technician said they had a batch of bad motors. This was the poorest customer service I have ever experienced out of a company and honestly will probably never purchase another Nordic Track product for this reason.
Comments about NordicTrack T 6.5 S Treadmill:
This was the first treadmill that I owned and it as great, I haven't since upgraded, and looking back it was a great first investment. If I went back to it from the one I own now I would probably be disappointed since I've been spoiled with a much higher quality one with way more features. If you have never owned a treadmill before and want to get started working out with one then this is a great one to choose.
It performed great! It had multiple speeds, and responds great. This treadmill performs exactly how a treadmill should and will assist you in getting a great work out.
When I owned this machine I thought it was very comfortable and was quite happy with it. Now looking back on it if I have to go back I probably wouldn't be as happy.
Ease of Use
Easiest treadmill in the world to use. Turn the machine on and get working out! You don't have to be a work out buff to figure out how to work this machine.
My particular machine lasted forever! It was years and years before it finally gave out. I take care of my stuff and didn't beat my treadmill up. I used it about 5-6 days a week for an hour a day.
The machine was designed to be a treadmill, and it is perfectly designed for that. It isn't stylish in any way.
Comments about NordicTrack T 6.5 S Treadmill:
I purchased this treadmill in early 2013 to help me stay active during the winter months and inclement weather. I have used it roughly 4 times a week from October through May and probably twice a week in the summer months. This treadmill is a great choice for walking, jogging, running, and interval workouts. It is easy to use and has a number of settings and programs to allow the user to walk/run inclines as well as experience variable workouts through any number of program selections. This treadmill is solid enough to easily hold my Kindle without wobbling so that I can read during a workout (which really helps pass the time!). I have also stored this treadmill during a move and it folded up and unfolded with relative ease and no damage. It does have nice safety features as well, which frankly can be very useful when I am distracted by reading (clip with an automatic shut-off). Overall, this is a great choice for a treadmill; not especially exciting but it does the job and has held up very well to moderate use for the last two years.
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Very good. Makes getting a work out in quick and easy
Works well, good treadmill for beginner.
This is a good treadmill for beginner.
Ease of Use
Very easy to use.
Nordic Track are generally very durable. This is a good treadmill for beginner.
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Lisa Felder, AKA Mama Lisa, wasn't always the marathon runner and coach she is today. It took a spark of inspiration while standing on the sidelines at her son's soccer practices to push her into the now nearly 450 marathons and ultramarathons she's completed. She's also a breast cancer survivor and co-directs the annual San Francisco Pinkathon, a guerilla-style run benefitting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. We're #GratefulFor Mama Lisa's strength, inspiration, and passion for helping others reach their goals.
You've been active your whole life. Tell us a little bit about how your relationship with sports started.
I grew up with four brothers and two sisters (two sets being twins), and we were busy. My brothers are tall—all of them well over six feet—so their participation in basketball made it easy for me to fall in love with the sport, too. Throughout my junior high and high school, I played on the girls' team. When I wasn't playing ball, I was practicing creative dancing in the high school gym. I often danced at high school talent shows and was named Miss Athletic Queen in 1964.
What inspired you to start running marathons?
When I moved to San Francisco in 1977, I wanted my son to get involved in an after-school activity and found a nearby soccer team. While watching him practice, I couldn't keep warm until his coach suggested I walk/run around Crissy Field. I was overweight at the time, and walking, let alone running, was the last thing on my mind, but I tried it anyway. Not only did my son's soccer coach lead the team in a successful season, but he later trained me to run San Francisco's Bay to Breakers race. After Bay to Breakers, I was hooked and looked to my next challenge: the San Francisco Marathon.
Describe the training process for a marathon. How do you prepare?
To train for a marathon, you must be mentally and physically prepared to put in long hours of training and ready to take full control of your body and mind. You'll also want to talk to your doctor to make sure you're healthy enough to start training. Once you're approved:
- Get fitted for a nice pair of running shoes from a professional running shoe store.
- Learn about nutrition and fluid intake, including electrolytes and vitamins.
- Research the running attire you'll need for the distance and weather.
- Invest in a GPS heart monitor or learn to take your resting and working heart rate so you can stay in your target zone.
- Expand your workouts to include strength and cross training to help build strong bones, tendons, and ligaments to aid your running.
- Build up time, not mileage. Start with a 30-minute run and add on time only when you find yourself no longer needing to take walking breaks.
- Set up a training schedule. Run 3-4 times per week with a 25% increase in mileage every two weeks. Cross and strength train upper and lower extremities 2-3 times per week. You should start at least 16-20 weeks before the marathon.
What do you find most rewarding about running long distances?
Running long distances takes me over many different terrains that I get to use to challenge myself along the way. I love setting running goals and achieving them, and of course the sense of relief and accomplishment at the end of my journey.
Of the 300 marathons and 111 ultra marathons you've run, are there any in particular that stand out?
Every single one of my marathons and ultras are meaningful because they were all accomplishments. I trained with dedication, determination and a heart full of love for running long. A few of the more eventful races include:
- American River—A 50 mile endurance trail race that took over 13 hours, I swept the course bringing the last person to the finish line
- Vermont—I completed my first 100-mile endurance race, taking 3rd place in my age division.
- Virginia Beach—I'd forgotten my running shoes and had to borrow a men's pair. This was the final race for the Rock N' Roll Grand Slam series, which consisted of 5 marathons, so there was a lot on the line.
- Honolulu—My big win! I finished in 1st place in my age division out of 2,500 women.
Tell us a little bit about how you got involved with Athleta's running team.
I have trained Aimee DeLongchamp, an Athleta employee, for marathons and ultras for the past seven years. She's involved in a running group and asked me to train all the ladies for the Golden Gate Relay, where 12-member teams run 36 legs (3 legs per runner, 3-8 miles each) through 36 cities. We only had nine weeks before the race, so I had to work fast! I added support in the form of a sports medicine chiropractor and registered dietician and nutrition coach to get the runners up to where they needed to be. Since then, I have also trained another group of Athleta runners for the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge.
You can follow more of Mama Lisa's amazing feats on her website, Ultra Fitness Beyond Imagination, or if you're in the Bay Area, book her for your own training session.
I like how this blog posts features products and ties them to a story of a real consumer of athlete products. This shows Athleta as a genuine company relatable to many women.
I met Mama Lisa in 2003 during the time my son, Cole, was battling for his life with Leukemia. Mama Lisa embraced Cole and he was honored as an Honoree for the marathon team. In 2004 my son lost his life and I decided I would train for a marathon in honor of my son. Mind you, I was a couch potato. I absolutely hate running and have barely any endurance. Mama Lisa gently encouraged me, trained side by side and coached me for 6 months. On what would have been my sons birthday, I ran the Nike Marathon in San Francisco. Mama Lisa was by my side at the starting gate and ran with me for those first 7 miles. She paced me, kept me calm and reminded me it was my day to enjoy. I wasn't there to win the race but rather to "do the damn thing" and finish strong with my son in my heart. As we came close to the finish line my young children joined me along with Mama Lisa and friends and we all crossed the finish line strong.
Athleta – your choice of Mama Lisa is outstanding and well deserved. She has inspired so many and has given me the task of saying Im a marathon runner! She deserves all the accolades given and is truly loved in our community.
OMG!! I trained with Lisa back in 2000 when I ran the Big Sur Marathon with the TNT team. She was incredible then and such an inspiration. It's amazing to see her here getting the recognition she deserves – I'm a huge Lisa and Athleta fan!
What an inspiration! Thank you so much for featuring her! I so appreciate the diversity shown in your brand… along with the beautiful gear, too.
Mama Lisa is even better in person! She is such a wonderful person and has a heart of gold. So glad you found her.


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Ratification of the kingdom of Yingluck Shinawatra as prime minister of Thailand will take place Monday afternoon. House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont said, the Office of Private Secretary to the King of Thailand told, he must attend the ratification by the King on Monday (08/08/2011) at 17:30, local time.
Yingluck, top lawmakers Pheu Thai election winning party, elected by the lower house of Parliament on Friday morning as the first woman prime minister of the country.
Somsak said, after attending the event validation with King Bhumibol Aduljadej and received the royal command on Monday night, Secretary General of the House will send it to Pheu Thai Party headquarters, where Yingluck will formally accept the prime minister.
Thai parliament Friday morning pick Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as Thailand's new prime minister. Yingluck will officially sworn in as prime minister after receiving royal support.
Yingluck, women's 44-year-old former businessman, is the youngest prime minister of Thailand, and also women in the world's youngest prime minister.
Despite having no political experience, photogenic woman prime minister, with Thaksin's influence, led the party formed by his brother, and achieve a landslide victory in elections last July 3.
Yingluck has rejected accusations that he had no political experience by saying "My father is a politician, and so does my brother, so I already knew about politics since I was a kid."
Born in the northern province of Chiangmai, Thailand, on June 27, 1967, Yingluck has two diplomas in the field of politics – the scholar of the northern province of Chiangmai, the power base of his family and U.S. master's degree from Kentucky State University.
She married businessman Amornchat Anusorn and has one child. Before entering politics, he has pursued a corporate career.
Previously he was a senior executive at Advanced Info Service (AIS), a telecommunications company founded his brother, and managing director of SC Asset Company, a family company involved in property.


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Rotex, Inc. announces the release of the new APEXTM Screener to its proven line of self-contained production screening machines. With its ergonomic design, the APEX screener increases up-time by enabling quick screen changes, while retaining the same process efficiency and gyratory-reciprocating motion of the ROTEX® Screener.
The new APEX screener comes standard with the same great features found on the ROTEX® Screener: gyratory-reciprocating motion, positive screen cleaning, and bouncing balls to reduce blinding, inlet/outlet connections, etc. However, the APEX is enhanced with side access doors to enable efficient screen cleaning, and changes.
The ergonomic design of the APEX enables the screener to be maintained by just one person, as all operator lifted components on the APEX weigh less than 40 pounds. In addition, APEX screens weigh only 5 pounds which enable screen maintenance by only one person. Screens are available in sizes ranging from 1/2" to 325 mesh. Top cover inspection ports allow for easy seal inspection from outside the machine. Discharge outlets on the tail end of the machine are easily accessible for inspection.
The unique gyratory-reciprocating motion begins with a horizontal circular motion at the feed end that immediately spreads the material across the full width of the screen. The circular motion gradually diminishes along the length of the machine to an elliptical path, and finally to an approximate straight-line motion at the discharge end. This motion allows the machine to process material at a higher capacity and improves screening performance for near-size material. There is no vertical component to this motion - thus keeping the material in constant contact with the screen surface.
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A Friendly Church Where Christ is Real
2501 Ralph Avenue - Louisville, KY 40216
50 years in one location! Homecoming will be held on Sunday, July 20, 2003.
Our present minister, Bill Smallwood, became minister in April, 1990. The Worship attendance is from 70 to 90 worshipers from ages 1 to 91. Come and join us as we begin to celebrate our 50th year in this location!
"Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God the Father through Him" (Col. 3:17)


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Political Ecology can be defined as the politics of the environment which incorporates many disciplines including geography, anthropology, sociology, development studies and environmental history. It emphasises the relationship between politics, economics and nature. There are five main fields within Political Ecology which make it one of the most complex doctrines in relation to the environment. … Continue reading Political Ecology
Culture is Complex Nature is Sad
In culture there are numerous aspects of existence. The family you are born into becomes an arena where you do things because your parents did. The land you are born on determines your experience of weather. I was born in England so the weather has been and always will be important to me. I do … Continue reading Culture is Complex Nature is Sad
Global Awareness
This photograph was taken in 1994 on a Pentax Asahi, 35mm SLR. Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston, HSBC, Citigroup and the FSA had been occupying the Wharf for only three years. Thatchers Needle (as it was known then) stands alone at this moment in time. The Wharf dominates the skyline and those who live in … Continue reading Global Awareness
Sustainable Consumption
I grew in the hilly, leafy suburbs of South East London where trees scattered through the high rises and Victorian homes. Up high the London skyline lingered with St Paul's and the Post Office Tower dominating the horizon. It was a time when petrol was leaded and rosewood and mahogany furniture filled my parents home. … Continue reading Sustainable Consumption
In May 2014 The Independent newspaper were the first to report on the micro-bead ban. In November 2014 I took to the shops to find out which facial products contained the little blighters using the Beat the Micro-bead App. The products to my left are a breath of fresh air to the sustainable consumption movement … Continue reading Micro-beads
Will Geo-engineering Save Planet Earth
This film is my attempt at mitigating climate change. On my six mile hike across the North Downs I came across this forest and I filmed my journey through it. I began thinking how the trees capture the carbon from earth's atmosphere, with the M25 in the not far off distance. My life is busy and … Continue reading Will Geo-engineering Save Planet Earth
Bumble Bees Bumbling
This was one of those hair raising moments that could quite easily replace retail therapy. I could have quite happily followed that bumble bee all day, all week even. It was a moment where nothing else mattered, the world was at peace with itself and bees will live forever. As it flew away I felt … Continue reading Bumble Bees Bumbling
When I joined the University of East Anglia, on a master of science in international development and water security, I had left behind me, three years of studying to become a psychotherapist. My psychological interest in the earth, led me there. I wanted to understand humans geopolitical and economic relationship with our planet. After a … Continue reading Ecotherapy
The River Thames Meets C G Jung
This photograph was taken on the south side of the river Thames at Greenwich. When it rains, London's Victorian sewage system floods into the river, sewage 'n all. The rivers tide will take the raw sewage out to sea eventually, it usually takes around three weeks. The changing climate means London has received it's fair share … Continue reading The River Thames Meets C G Jung


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Dobro jutro ~ good morning! I got an email commenting on the number of entries recently posted so I thought I'd briefly explain why I'm doing so. For fifteen days in May while were in Montenegro we will not have internet. Then for the following eight days in Croatia I'm not sure what our living situation will be. We'll have internet and I'll definitely post stories and pictures from Croatia and Montenegro but I wanted to use my last couple of weeks with internet in Serbia compensating for those two weeks and maybe more that there'll be no posts whatsoever. If you're interested, during that time you can look to entries that you perhaps missed during this posting spree. Plus I have a list of "to posts" that I've accumulated through the year and I want to finish that list off before May 8th when we leave for Montenegro.
Today my service placement organized an intercultural day in a village in central Serbia with the youth from our organization and around Serbia. Since I know the youth who volunteer at this organization are kind and open-minded and the workshops and activities are all planned around intercultural sensitivity and exposure, I suggested that we include some of my oldest Roma students from the settlement in Nis. Otvoreni Klub (service placement) liked this idea so ten of my oldest students age fifteen to eighteen are joining us and I'm really excited to hang out with them outside of the classroom. I'll let you know how it goes!
Prijatan dan ~ have a good day!


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Local News for Friday 13th April 2018
Free delivery claims must include islands
The Committee of Advertising Practice yesterday told online and mail order companies that they could not claim 'free UK delivery' unless the offer applied to everyone, including the Scottish islands. Yesterday's enforcement notice applies to advertisers across the UK and says that online and distance sellers must comply by 31st May. They promise that their compliance team will take enforcement action from that date onwards. The CAP's announcement said: "Consumers in some parts of the UK, particularly Scotland and Northern Ireland, are often subject to additional charges to have goods delivered. We are aware that some online retailers are not making these surcharges clear and upfront. We have seen misleading 'UK delivery' claims when the charge or service stated does not apply across the UK. It is reasonable for consumers to expect a definitive claim to apply to them wherever they live, including Northern Ireland and the Scottish Isles. If there are delivery restrictions or exclusions, these need to be made clear from the outset."
Cash award for Barra and Vatersay
£830,000 of National Lottery money has been awarded to the Northbay garden project in Barra, for a new centre supporting adults in Barra and Vatersay who have disabilities, mental health or substance misuse problems. The funding will help create a hub for local organisations providing services to the adults, which will also become the main social, training and activity site for the groups. The project runs a garden centre where vegetables, flowers and trees are grown, creating activity and employment for adults with support needs.
Big clean-up weekend
A series of clean-up events around the islands beaches and villages continues this weekend, with the final events in the Big Spring Beach Clean, organised by Clean Coast Outer Hebrides. The initiative has seen individual and organised events through this week, with the aim of collecting a ton of rubbish from beaches in Lewis and Harris. By Wednesday the group were up to 318 kilos of trash picked up at beaches including Bayble, Steinish and Eoropie, by islanders and by visitors. Tomorrow North Harris Trust has an event organised at Outend Scalpay from 11am, but anyone can get involved with their own mini beach-clean, and send their total weight of rubbish collected to Clean Coast Outer
Hebrides to add to the grand total.
Meanwhile residents of Leverburgh will this weekend be trawling roadside verges, ditches and shorelines for rubbish as part of their community clean-up. A skip has been placed at Leverburgh pier and will be open from 10am to 4pm tomorrow for any rubbish from anywhere in the village. Children from Leverhulme Memorial School will be hard at work next week clearing the area between their school and the Church of Scotland. Organisers say: "Let's get the village looking lovely in time for the arrival of the new Lifeboat and a very busy summer season!" The new Leverburgh RNLI lifeboat has left the yard at Poole and is en route to Leverburgh, due to arrive next Saturday, April 21st.
Fire engine heads for Moldova
A fire engine cleaned, refitted and equipped by Stornoway fire crews is about to head off for Moldova, to provide much-needed emergency service to the people of Nisporeni. It's the tenth year that Stornoway crews have participated in the initiative, and the second time they have put their winter hours into refurbishing an appliance which has passed its useful life, so that communities in Eastern Europe can have the equipment they need. On Thursday 17th May members of The Scottish Emergency Rescue Association (SERA) will be leaving Edinburgh with five fire engines and an ambulance. There'll be three crew with each vehicle, including firefighters, medics, mechanics, technicians and a driving instructor. This year Stornoway's participants are Ian Murray, Alex MacLennan and David Campbell. They'll be crossing the North Sea on the Thursday night and driving from Amsterdam through the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Romania before arriving in Moldova 1,500 miles later, on Sunday night. Five days of training with local firefighters and paramedics follow, before the vehicles and equipment are handed over in a traditional ceremony attended by the mayor, local dignitaries and senior fire service and military personnel. The following Saturday morning the team will bid farewell to the Moldovan firefighters before catching a three-hour flight back to the UK, and onwards to Glasgow and Stornoway. Work on the Stornoway vehicle has continued through the winter to prepare it for handover, with local companies donating their time and expertise to get the fire engine in good condition. Equipment donated within the vehicles is surplus to UK requirements, but is thoroughly checked and has many years of serviceable life left in it. From today (Friday) there'll be a thank you tour of businesses who have helped, starting at Marybank Garage this morning. Anyone passing by is very welcome to stop and have a look and donations are most welcome. On previous trips since 2009 the vehicles have gone to Romania and Serbia as well as to Moldova.
Weekend football
The final first-round match in the Acres Boys Club competition was played at Garrabost on Wednesday evening, with Westside beating cup holders Point 3 - 2 thanks to two goals from Alex John Morrison in the first half. Point came out fighting in the second half, Wally Maciver scoring two goals, one from a penalty, before Westside's Donnie Smith scored the decider five minutes from the end. The semi-finals of that contest will be played on April 23rd between Lochs and Ness, and on the 25th between Aths and Westside. Tonight sees the first matches of the island league, Aths against Ness at Goathill and Back v United at Coll, both kick-offs 6.30pm.


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The SZRU Chairman's Greetings on the Occasion of the 26th Anniversary of the Foreign Intelligence of Ukraine
Dear Colleagues! Dear Our Veterans!
I wholeheartedly congratulate you on the 26th anniversary of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence.
We are all aware of the complexity of the tasks that we face today in the sphere of ensuring national security. Our generation was destined not only to develop national intelligence, but also in the situation of the direct Russian aggression to defend the state with its unique methods, both in the enemy's rear and in the international political arena.
We have to meet the state leadership's expectations by concrete results on a daily basis and make every effort to ensure that the Foreign Intelligence Service gets stronger as part of the national security system so that its role in strategic decision-making remains important.
At the same time, we understand that resolving important problems of building up the national intelligence at the state level, proper financing of the operational process, the needs of the foreign apparatus, the development of infrastructure, its material and operational and technical basis will largely depend on our concrete contribution to the common cause of protecting national interests of the country. I believe that we can cope with all the tasks.
I am sincerely grateful to our entire team-dedicated and patriotically-minded staff- who, despite all the hard challenges to our State and the Service, are aiming to achieve high results in their spheres of activity.
I wish all of us good health, further professional achievements, a long-awaited peaceful sky, well-being and family harmony.
Glory to Ukraine!
Chairman of the Service Yehor Bozhok


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If I had to pick the top two excuses for not exercising they'd have to be:
1. I don't have time to exercise. 2. I don't like to exercise.
However, you'll notice that the title of this post is not "How to Find Time to Exercise" or "How to Learn to Like Exercise". Instead, I'm going to share easy ways to live an ACTIVE life. Starting with:
One: Concentrate on Increasing Activity – not "Exercising"
There's all kinds of advice and recommendations when it comes to how much you should be "exercising" – so let's just take a look at what the Center for Disease Control recommends which is:
150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week along with 2 or more days a week performing muscle-strengthening activities that work all major muscles groups – OR: 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity along with the 2 days of muscle-strengthening activities – OR, a combination of moderate and vigorous intensity activity that would equal the first two recommendations, again along with the 2 days of muscle strengthening activity.
Notice how I've highlighted the words "activity" and "activities". I do this to point out that nowhere in this description to you see the word "exercise" – what you are told to do is to be active in specific ways.
You're being told to do two specific types of activities: those that are aerobic and those that are muscle-strengthening.
"Aerobic" activity means activity that you the activity gets your heart beating to a "target rate". For me the easiest way to know I'm engaging in aerobic activity is that I can "talk with a bit of effort, but definitely not sing" while doing it.
The list of activities that I can talk with a bit of effort but not sing is relatively endless: brisk walk, gardening, washing walls, walking while I'm talking on the phone, taking the stairs instead of the elevator…
As far as muscle-strengthening activities go that's a bit shorter – but I can carry my groceries home, do squats while brushing my teeth, lift light weights during television commercials (I know this is more along the lines of "exercise", but if you use a soup can or a plastic quart of milk with a handle it really doesn't seem like it) – and don't forget that the simple act of walking is weight-bearing activity.
Two: Concentrate on Spreading Activities Out Across Your Day
Do this and you render "I don't have time to exercise" powerless as an excuse. First, you aren't "exercising", your being active. Second, the only person you're fooling when you say you can't find 21.42 spare minutes a day – especially when they don't have to occur all at once – is yourself. However, the general rule of thumb is to try and find 10 minutes that can be devoted to your activity.
I can hear you workaholics and busy parents and caretakers already: "See, I TOLD you I don't have time." I'll bet some of you would like to shove your schedules under my nose right now to prove it. So I guess my only choice is to prove you wrong.
I'll take on the workaholic. I'm going to guess that you talk on the phone quite a bit. I'm going to guess you go to quite a few meetings. I'm going to guess that commute to work. Believe it or not, your activity is built right into your day.
Get out of your chair and briskly pace the room when on the phone. When you go to that meeting take the stairs, if the meeting is down the hall, take the stairs anyway. When you park your car in the morning, park a few blocks away from your office.
I can do the same for busy parents and caretakers, but I think you get the idea. But I will leave you with one thought before I move on to number three: The average American watches 4 hours of television a day – 28 hours a week. Even if you watch only one tenth that amount – well, there's your 21.42 minutes (and you don't even have to miss your favorite show!)
Three: "Just Do It" – Number One and Two That Is
What I'm talking about here is creating habits. As great as I think this blog post is – it doesn't do you one bit of good unless you get into the habit of living an active life. Our modern lives just don't include the level of activity that even our parents automatically engaged in on a daily basis.
My mother pushed around a vacuum cleaner that weighed as much as a small child. My father had to rake, not blow, leaves off the lawn. Come to think of it, I was out playing (meaning running, jumping, riding my bike) for a couple hours a day.
This was how their lives were constructed. Today, we have to consciously build the habit of being active into our daily lives. Generally speaking if you do something faithfully for two to three weeks there is a very good chance it will become habitual. In other words, you start to "just do it" without having to think about it.
So, there you go. Three simple ways to live and active life – and living an active life is living a healthy life. And, by the way, exercising is not so bad – but that's another post…


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One of my objective when I first set foot in Tokyo some weeks ago was to find myself the Bandai C3-P0 figure kit. You see, these are scalped to death over here in Malaysia despite it being just about 20 American dollars or so. Dare I say it, some sellers are asking for double that amount since they know that Hasbro still hasn't produced a Threepio for our display shelves and even IF Hasbro eventually does it, the end result would not be as fantastic (more on that later).
I also got myself the R2 & BB-8 kit set (although I should've really gotten myself the one which Artoo came with R5-D4 instead.....that was one mighty fine looking ANH droid!) cause Artoo is the one you're after here and it's kinda of a must-purchase if you've already placed the Threepio kit in your shopping cart.
After many eye-squinting sessions later...
Threepio was completed......followed by BB-8 (not reviewed here today but maybe sometime in the future if I ever come back to it) and finally R2-D2.
Let's start with C3-P0. Although many collectors will not be in favor of the vac-metal gold finishing, I think this is the closest we've gotten so far of 'ol Goldenrod! The details are simply breathtaking....I personally love the wiring greeblies that protrudes out of his belly, both front and back. Although these are marketed as 'figure kits', they have the same articulations that your normal Star Wars The Black Seriesa action figures have...if not better!
Tell me you're not impressed with C3-P0 here?
While Hasbro is taking their time to produce a Threepio (they haven't done a single version thus far, neither the classic/prequel/TFA version were planned nor scheduled for any realistic release date), other producers such as Bandai and the Disney Store went ahead with their offering. Trust me, Bandai did NOT disappoint here. I also snagged myself Disney Store's red-arm Threepio but that's story for another day. Shame on you Hasbro.....did you forget to give us a CORE character?
Now coming to R2-D2, let me just start by saying that after you complete the Artoo figure/bot/astromech, you will soon realised that Hasbro's Black Series version simply falls short.....and I mean SHORT.
Take a look at the comparison picture with Episdoe V Luke Skywalker below....it's obvious that Hasbro's version is too small scale-wise with the rest of the six-inchers.
Some may not agree but a quick visit to Dr Google with immediately clear up any doubts you may have with this theory/fact.
Still need more proof? Well, here are two screen grab from the original trilogy films that will show you that Hasbro has 'short' changed us collectors (I'll stop with the pun now...haha).
Artoo's height is supposed to reach most of the actors/actresses' waistline (and in some cases beyond it). Clearly Hasbro's Artoo is out of scale and Bandai has corrected this.
So there you go:
1) We're not gonna see Threepio being produced in 6" The Black Series line-up anytime soon....and even if they did, I honestly do NOT think they would even come close to the quality that Bandai has given us here.
2) You'd get a better-scaled Artoo for your 6" Star Wars collection, Nuff said. Anyone up for a 6" Black Series R2-D2? Coz I'm selling mine off.


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L.B.M. 1911 Navy Marled Stretch Sport Jacket
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Flexible and comfortable, what we all want but rarely get with our sport jackets. This navy-and-white marled jacket does exactly that, with stretch for days. It feel more like a crisp sweater than a stiff jacket. The versatile honeycomb pattern and melange navy makes this a spring summer hit, and easily paired up and down.
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Autumn was very flexible and helpful on a last minute decision and needed overnight and daycare the next day. My dog came home exhausted from playing with another dog that lives there. Which was great for us. Dixie was very happy with her. I'd use her again if I wasnt moving in a few days. And I differently recommend her to everyone.
Autumn was awesome! She watched all three of my dogs and walked each of them for an hour and when we got home all the dogs were super tired! I highly recommend her :)
I needed someone last minute to walk my dogs so I can finish up my homework and Autumn had replied within seconds of my request and came an hour later and walked all three of my dogs for an hour and a half. There are currently all wiped out, which is exactly what I needed! :) Would definitely recommend her to walk your fur babies!
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The Version Interview... Louise Redknapp and Laura Whitmore on Strictly 2016
Mission Fabulous has finally touched down on Planet Earth as the BAFTA award-winning Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One for its fourteenth fabulous series. The celebrity contestants of 2016 are Lesley Joseph, Greg Rutherford, Tameka Empson, Ed Balls, Will Young, Laura Whitmore, Ore Oduba, Melvin Odoom, Louise Redknapp, Danny Mac, Daisy Lowe, Naga Munchetty, Anastacia, Claudia Fragapane and Judge Rinder. Also returning is Strictly's out of this world judging panel of Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and, in his final year, Head Judge, Len Goodman.
We caught up with showbiz beauties Louise Redknapp and Laura Whitmore to find out how they're feeling ahead of this weekend's first live shows...
Laura Whitmore
Which dance are you most looking forward to?
The Jive because my mum can Jive! I've seen my mum and her sisters at weddings. My mum is one of thirteen like any good Irish family, so you always see her and her sisters up jiving and it's so fast I get scared! I remember my dad trying to Jive with me and just being so frightened on that dance floor because there were so many Whitmore women around and I just thought "this is not safe!"
Which judge do you want to impress the most and why?
I think I want to impress all of the judges. Len is Head Judge and it's his last year so it would be great to get him on side. I love Craig because I kind of feel he is a bit of a Pantomime Villain. I feel he's maybe not as mean as he seems he is so if you get Craig to say anything nice about you it's good. Bruno seems like he is really good fun so I hope he warms to me and then I just think Darcey is the classiest woman ever, she's gorgeous, she's delicious so I want to have a girl on my side as well.
What are you most looking forward to from the whole Strictly experience?
I suppose, learning a new skill of how to dance. My friends are so jealous. I'll be learning a new skill and getting fit! Just to learn a new skill will be great and I suppose maybe at the next Whitmore wedding I'll get on that Jive floor with all my aunties and I'll show them a thing or two!
Louise Redknapp
What are you looking for in a dance partner?
Somebody who I can feel really comfortable with, somebody that can support me and won't be really angry if I go wrong. I'm really hard working and I'm not a 'let's all mess around' type person. I'm a mum, I've got my husband at home, I'll want to go and get on with the job in hand and I'll want to learn want I need to do and I'll do it to the best of my ability. I also know nerves can really get the better of me and I'll think it will be my biggest downfall.
Which of the judges do you want to impress the most?
I think to impress them all is clearly the aim of the game. I really respect Darcey as a dancer. When I was younger I really loved watching her, I've seen her in shows and I think she's incredible. I think to impress her on the dance front as a woman would be amazing but to impress them all would obviously be ideal!
What are you looking forward to most from the whole Strictly experience?
I think just having the opportunity to perform again. When you've grown up as a performer and you've been in the music industry and you've played at Wembley and you've done concerts everywhere, it's all about performing. When all of the sudden that's taken away from you there's quite a big void of something you love to do and you don't quite get the same buzz of performing in the lounge in front of your kids! I think just getting back out there and having the opportunity to perform to music is what I'm most looking forward to. I think a lot of people go into Strictly wanting something out of it at the end. I'm not doing it for that. I'm quite happy with my life and I don't want to do loads more, I'm happy with my business, my kids, my everything else, so I think it's just about having one last shot at putting on the dance shoes and a few jazz hands!
Strictly starts Friday night at 9pm on BBC One.


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...And I'm back with a sequel to my first 'Songs of Summer' playlist. Parts I II and III were mostly songs that have come out more recently, but this week, I'm pulling out the classics! Part IV of the list is perfect for beach bumming days and/or summertime soiree with family and friends, so there's a lot of tropical sounding melodies in the mix, as well as some old school feel good songs. Nothing screams summer like really festive songs like Bari or calypso, so I've included some traditional island music, also. Maybe next week, I'll dive into more of that. Enjoy!
Hope everyone in the USA had an amazing, American style 4th of July and are continuing to celebrate this weekend, because summer is still young!
Chymere Anais
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A note for those of you who have grown, changed, or opened up about who you really are and feel nervous about owning all of that during Thanksgiving (or in life, in general). Read on.
Ever heard of the 'crab mentality'? If not, Google it. The gist of the 'crab mentality' is that if a bunch of crabs are in a pot or a bucket and one is climbing up and trying to get out, the crabs at the bottom of the bucket will grab onto the rising crab and pull it back down into the bottom of the bucket. This example is typically used to demonstrate the perceived threat to the 'collective', the group, the 'tribe' when a member decides to try to free itself from constraints or rise above to another level.
I can't speak for what the crabs are ACTUALLY doing (maybe they're just blindly grabbing at anything within reach? any crustacean experts out there?), but I CAN speak for humans, and I will say that I have witnessed and experienced this phenomenon first-hand. Sometimes, humans see someone who has changed, who is doing something differently than before, differently than they're used to, and they feel threatened.
Perhaps, most commonly, this happens when someone has improved their lives, is being more authentic, is following their dreams… They're assumed to be fake, phony, fraudulent, bypassing… call it what you want, but most importantly, people try to remind this person that ALL OF US really know who they are, and that it is THEY who are confused. They're lost. There's no way this is authentic. All those years this person was the (fill in the blank), so there's no way that they're ACTUALLY whatever they're claiming to be now.
I've experienced this, and I'm sure I've been a sad, low-life crab to someone at some low point of my own life. I was the party girl, the single friend who could always come out, the person who wanted (and could) drink you under the table, the 'chill girl' who was laid back and never complained, the overachiever, the 'guy's girl', the 'perfectionist', the 'good girl', the innocent do-no-wronger, the 'I can do it on my own, don't need help' girl, the 'fixer', the (so many fill-in-the-blanks depending on who you are/were in my life).
And knowing other people thought this made it really scary at first to tell people the truth of how I felt inside, to go after my dreams, to a complete 180 on my career path, to change my lifestyle, to move across the country, to do so many things that feel AMAZING and so freaking aligned with my soul, giving me much greater peace than I can consciously ever remember feeling. It wasn't always easy…getting 'ghosted' or losing friends who read my vulnerable truth and ceased all plans and communications with me. Who saw these feelings as me being a phony person, a wanna-be spirit junkie, just going through a phase. [Ouch, talk about needing to be 100% freaking committed to yourself in order to make it through.]
So many people are afraid to truly go after their dreams, that they try to squash, sabotage, and bring down those who have. Looking at those who have made the decision to live life differently and having that reminder of someone who is courageous + strong + an independent thinker can be painful for some, so they'd rather try to bring them down, to say "If I can't have it, neither can you" or "I'm going to prove that this person hasn't really changed, can't really successfully follow their dreams, is putting on an act, etc." or anything along those lines.
Many people don't necessarily don't want to put in the time and energy and effort and commitment required to TRULY change, that leads others to not believe that someone else can / has / deserves to. When they see someone who is SO freaking committed to living their best life, it's much easier to rush to point fingers and claw them down back into the bottom of the bucket. Many of us would much rather live in a world of crabs that all commiserate at the bottom of the bucket about 'how life is' and how we really wish someone would let us out of the bucket and how unfair it is that we're in this bucket and yada yada yada…
And there we sit, swimming in our collective filth of commiseration. I remember back when I was working in my corporate job, a good friend of mine once telling me something along the lines of "Don't take this the wrong way, but every time I hang out with you and your friends from work, I feel like ALL you guys talk about is how much you hate work." (One of many wake-up calls that led to my shift… Was it really that obvious we were all so miserable?!) Instead of transforming our jealousy into motivation or curiosity, instead of appreciating that people grow and change, instead of figuring out if maybe we want to try climbing out of the bucket and where we'd rather be and getting creative on how to make that happen… we just tug at those who are already doing it.
But I can also see a layer deeper. I can see that these crabs at the bottom are really, really afraid. They're not lazy, they're not evil, they're not 'bad'. They just haven't figured out how to get the courage and clarity to envision and go after their dreams. Maybe they don't believe they deserve any better. There is a part of them deep down inside that wants exactly what the 'rising crab' is going after, but they're afraid. I know this because I used to sit at the bottom of the bucket, too, and at times, as my bar for growth rises, I find myself sitting at the bottom, feeling stuck.
An important thing to realize in all of this, is that those who are climbing aren't necessarily fearless, they have just decided not to lead with fear, but to lead with love and faith and trust in the Divine that they will be abundantly supported as they climb and explore life elsewhere, outside of this bucket. They may NOT know for sure if life is better out of the bucket, but they certainly are willing to bet that it's got to be better than 'this' because they've tried 'this', and they know they hate it. So rather than waiting for someone to free them from the bucket, they are freeing themselves.
So, yes, I am scared a lot of the time. I'm not 100% sure of how things will turn out. I am not perfect. Everything hasn't worked out exactly as I imagined it in my mind. But I knew that 'this' was not for me, so I had to try some version of the infinite 'thats' out in the world. But regardless:
I will not stop climbing + exploring + going against the grain,
I will not apologize for my free spirit,
for my ability to see how things could be different and/or better,
for my demand to THRIVE + to be happy,
for my authentic + vulnerable expression,
for my truth (in case it makes you look bad / angry / threatened / confused)…
I will especially not apologize for how passionate I am for what I do and identify with any labels along the lines of crazy, manic, or that I've 'gone off the deep end' or 'lost it'. I don't 'need to see someone'.*
This fire has been out for too long, and it feels great to have it burning bright again.
Even if all of this this means that I am left misunderstood, disliked, seen as a threat or a phony.
Can you relate?
To those who have ever been told, implicitly or explicitly, that they are 'too much' and/or 'not enough', I say:
Those are simply two sides of the s(h)ame coin; both are attempts to make someone "other", inhuman, to shame their complex truth.
Just because you won't play by the rules that other are prisoners to (and maybe don't even realize they are) that does not give them the right to tell you how to live your life.
Living a life that challenges the status quo scares people.
Maybe deep down inside, these people are afraid to change; you and I both know it feels easier to stay right where we are.
People like us who live passionate lives are a reminder that there's another way to live, to be, to do…
We are the living embodiment of the dreams others have that they said were reckless, stupid, irresponsible, unreasonable, or unrealistic.
And you know, they're right about one thing: dreams AREN'T always easy or without bumps in the road.
We didn't choose the easy path that's well-traveled. We may not "have it all together". We may not have the "perks and benefits". We may do things that upset or confuse or scare others. But to that I say:
At least we are alive.
We have woken up, and we have decided to create and own our lives, not resent them. Not blame 'the others' and everything around us for it.
I grew tired of being the 'good girl', of trying to appear that I have it all together. Have you grown tired, too?
Are you tired of waiting with bated breath for their smiles, their nods, their words of approval…?
Are you tired of letting your emotions and sense of self hang on every word that leaves their lips…?
Are your tired of letting someone else 'set the bar' for your life…?
Are you tired of contorting yourself and your life to everyone else's liking…?
Are you just plain tired of the bullshit…?!
I see you, I hear you…
To the other humans out there who are in the process of coming home to themselves, I say: THANK YOU! Welcome! You're most definitely not alone, even thought it feels like you are sometimes. One day, it (i.e., what you're being called to do from deep within against reason or logic) will all make sense, even if it doesn't right now. The world rarely appreciates or celebrates or recognizes revolution or innovation until it's over or until they've benefitted from it or you do something they consider respectable or impressive or until you make a lot of money or until they read an old article or textbook and say "I can't believe people ever lived like / did that!!"
And last, but certainly not least, say it with me – "I will not apologize for who I am or who I am becoming."
A-ho, and Happy Thanksgiving <3 I'm grateful for all of you showing up to do the work.
Biggest hugs,
*To be clear, I've 'seen someone' many times, and there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with that. My issue is when people try to proclaim your passion as a mental illness or a problem and not what it is…which is passion.


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A Kirkcaldy writer is hoping locals will get behind a new fundraising campaign to realise her ambition of bringing one of her stories to the stage.
Bee Parkinson (23) launched the online appeal earlier this week, and has already raised nearly £200 toward her target of £700.
The Kickstarter campaign will run for 30 days, and Bee is hopeful of lots of support from the local community.
Having previously worked in finance, Bee is now pursuing her dream of becoming a fully fledged playwright, and is keen to move into the arts.
"I feel like I've found my home with plays and the theatre," she said.
She has already written many stories and poems, and it is one of her earlier tales which she hopes to bring to life on the state.
"I actually wrote this story when I was 12 and I was staying with my grandparents when we moved house.
"I'm not really sure where the idea for it came from but I'd always had an active imagination and had always been interested in relgion and things like that."
The story, which Bee has re-named The Divine Comedy Show for the stage play adaptation, is focussed on good and evil, with a little mythology thrown in too.
"I'm obsessed with Greek mythology and one of the main characters in the play is called Persephone."
The funding will allow Bee to hire the space needed to cast, rehearse and run the production, as well as work with local artists on set design, visual art work, costume and make up.
Bee, who moved with her family to Kirkcaldy in 2005, attending Kirkcaldy High School, is keen to involve as many local people in her plans as possible.
She has already been in contact with bosses at the town's Adam Smith Theatre with a view to using the space as a venue should the campaign be a success.
"We've already discussed how the play would work there and how many people would fit in the space – it's great to have the support of a local theatre.
"That's really important to me and what I hope people see; that this is a local thing for local people."
For those who choose to support the campaign, Bee has created a few incentives. If someone pledges £5 or more, they will receive a ticket to the show, £15 or more will get you a ticket and a writing class with Bee, right up to £75 which will get you a sneak peek during rehearsals.
The campaign will run until Monday, September 26 and Bee hopes to deliver the show to an audience in January 2017.
If you'd like to support Bee's plans, just head to her page at www.kickstarter.com/projects/619144729/the-divine-comedy-show


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Transforming growth factor-β signalling controls human breast cancer metastasis in a zebrafish xenograft model
Transforming growth factor-β signalling controls human breast cancer metastasis in a zebrafish xenograft model - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
Breast Cancer Research
First Online: 07 November 2013Received: 12 July 2013Accepted: 21 October 2013DOI: 10.1186-bcr3573
Cite this article as: Drabsch, Y., He, S., Zhang, L. et al. Breast Cancer Res 2013 15: R106. doi:10.1186-bcr3573
IntroductionThe transforming growth factor beta TGF-β signalling pathway is known to control human breast cancer invasion and metastasis. We demonstrate that the zebrafish xenograft assay is a robust and dependable animal model for examining the role of pharmacological modulators and genetic perturbation of TGF-β signalling in human breast tumour cells.
MethodsWe injected cancer cells into the embryonic circulation duct of cuvier and examined their invasion and metastasis into the avascular collagenous tail. Various aspects of the TGF-β signalling pathway were blocked by chemical inhibition, small interfering RNA siRNA, or small hairpin RNA shRNA. Analysis was conducted using fluorescent microscopy.
ResultsBreast cancer cells with different levels of malignancy, according to in vitro and in vivo mouse studies, demonstrated invasive and metastatic properties within the embryonic zebrafish model that nicely correlated with their differential tumourigenicity in mouse models. Interestingly, MCF10A M2 and M4 cells invaded into the caudal hematopoietic tissue and were visible as a cluster of cells, whereas MDA MB 231 cells invaded into the tail fin and were visible as individual cells. Pharmacological inhibition with TGF-β receptor kinase inhibitors or tumour specific Smad4 knockdown disturbed invasion and metastasis in the zebrafish xenograft model and closely mimicked the results we obtained with these cells in a mouse metastasis model. Inhibition of matrix metallo proteinases, which are induced by TGF-β in breast cancer cells, blocked invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells.
ConclusionsThe zebrafish-embryonic breast cancer xenograft model is applicable for the mechanistic understanding, screening and development of anti-TGF-β drugs for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in a timely and cost-effective manner.
AbbreviationsCHTCaudal haematopoietic tissue
DMEMDulbecco's modified Eagle-s medium
DoCDuct of cuvier
dpfDays post fertilisation
EMTEpithelial mesenchymal transition
FAF1FAS-associated factor 1
FASFas TNF receptor superfamily, member 6
FCSFetal calf serum
GFPGreen fluorescent protein
hpfHours post fertilisation
hpiHours post implantation
MMPMatrix metalloprotease
PBSPhosphate-buffered saline
pSmad2Phosphorylated Smad2
TGF-βTransforming growth factor β
TRAF4TNF receptor-associated factor 4 TRAF4
TRKITGF-β receptor kinase inhibitor
USP4Ubiquitin-specific protease 4
zTGF-βZebrafish transforming growth factor β.
Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article doi:10.1186-bcr3573 contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Autor: Yvette Drabsch - Shuning He - Long Zhang - B Ewa Snaar-Jagalska - Peter ten Dijke
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Mrs. Wilson and Her Faulty Duodenum
You get your stories where they come to you.
Today's story comes from St. Vincent's Hospital, deep in the bowels of Los Angeles, on Alvarado, where Koreatown bumps into Little Bangledesh and nudges up against the rapidly growing downtown district.
Unfortunately, I've spent the better part of last week at this oasis just north of famed Macarthur Park, where Sister Fidelis Klein and the other Daughter's of Charity have been administering to the sick in their Satan-like costumes since 1954.
Seems my brother went to spinning class last week, the first and probably the only time he'll ever do that. 24 hours after the relentless cycling he began suffering from extreme leg cramps.
I would have washed down two Vicodens with three fingers worth of Jack Daniels but my brother and I are cut from different cloth.
At 4 AM on a Sunday morning, unable to sleep, he got in his car and drove to St. Vincent's, Home of the Scarily Winged Nuns. Turns out he over-exerted himself and created muscle debris, which can be very painful and spike levels of CPK in the bloodstream.
Out of extreme precaution, my brother's spontaneous ER visit turned into a 6 day stay at the posh palace by the park, where on a clear day one can see the brown fire-ready brush of the Hollywood Hills.
Of course, this hardly bothered my brother who enjoys any time he's not reconciling bank statements or balancing credits, debits, assets and liabilities. Plus the British Open was on TV. Plus his meals, if you can call it that, were brought to his bed and the dirty dishes whisked away at his command. With a little well placed play acting he could have been put back on a Morphine-drip. I wouldn't have passed on that.
To some, a hospital stay is a welcome relief from the hum drum of everyday life.
I'm not some. While I enjoyed visiting my brother -- who was just released and is fine, thank you -- and spanking his ass at Chess, and the free Purell at every corner, there is very little to be said for being in a hospital.
Fact is, I spent an entire summer at a hospital. Good Samaritan in Suffern, NY. Not as a patient, but as a kitchen pot scrubber making an unheard of $3.62/hour. I was relegated to the kitchen after my second day on the job. Take it from me, the hospital kitchen is not as clean or as sanitary as hospital administrators would have you believe.
I was initially assigned to Tray Pass, but that didn't last long.
I'd stack the plastic covered trays on a huge hand cart and then roll them up to the floors, where I would personally deliver each carefully assigned meal.
Kosher, goes to Mrs. Schwartzbaum.
Low Salt, Mr. Vitali.
And this one, Low Fat, High Protein, that's reserved for Mrs. Wilson.
I knocked on her door. No answer.
I looked for assistance, but no one was around. I heard a low moaning sound but that was hardly unusual in a hospital, particularly on the ICU Ward.
Mrs. Wilson, all of 84 years old, did not respond. Perhaps she couldn't hear me. I proceeded. Foolishly.
I pulled back the privacy curtain and there she was. Standing next to the bed, with her hospital gown by her ankles, squatting over a bedpan stationed on the floor.
She looked up at me and let out a scream that I'm sure could be heard in Pearl River.
I stood there frozen.
The nurse ran in, assessed the situation, got right in my face and yelled, "Get out! GET OUT!!!"
I did.
I hate Hospitals.
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WAYNESBORO, Pa. - A 6-acre parcel of land in limbo between a developer who wants to build 18 houses and neighbors who want it preserved has been appraised at $300,000 for possible purchase by the Washington Township (Pa.) Supervisors.
The appraisal is comparable to the amount developer Kylea & Associates Inc. of Mercersburg, Pa., previously mentioned as a sales price, Township Manager Michael Christopher said.
The acreage, which was surveyed for the Blue Oak development, would be added to the adjacent Happel's Meadow Wetland Preserve.
The township supervisors, who by law cannot pay more than the appraised value, are hurriedly applying for a Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant to fund the purchase. That grant would match the township's contribution, officials said.
At the supervisors' workshop meeting Wednesday, Christopher said the township has received 300 signatures on petitions to support the purchase and $31,000 worth of pledges from the community.


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Konnichiwa ("Konnichiwa.") meaning good afternoon in Japanese.
It is also the name of the paperpad I used on my next card from Basic grey.
The sketch is this weeks sketch at seize the birthday.
The sweet stamp is from Pixie dust studio. Colored her using Photoshop.
I made a little japanese flower using origami technique. It is called a Kusudama flower, here is a tutorial on how to fold it.
I'm not quite happy on how the flower turned out. Next time I will use less heavy paper so the folding goes better.
The sentiment I printed using the font "Japan".
I'm entering this card in the next challenges:
http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.ca/2013/06/seize-birthday-20.html sketch
http://myheartpiecesdigitalstampchallenge.blogspot.in/2013/06/use-digi-stamp.html use digi
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.nl/2013/06/anything-goes.html anything goes
Have a nice weekend!
Hugs x