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Welcome to the Intermediate English class section at KSTVS
This is the mid-level class we have, aimed at students at European Framework B2 level.
Learners with a good knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary who are ready to improve fluency
'Cutting Edge – Level B2' – Published by Longman
Monday & Thursday: 10am – 12pm
European Framework Level (CEFR) B2
Global Scale of English (GSE) Level 43-58
Learn English with Koh Samui Language School Intermediate Classes
English language lessons with Cutting Edge Intermediate level textbook
The intermediate level continues in the style of the past levels with the multi-layered approach combining situational quiz work and academic learning with video lessons at its core.
The student in English intermediate course will be able to produce clear and detailed written texts about a wide range of subjects, including for and against arguments for different viewpoints. Their speech will be at such a level that they can understand the core elements and ideas of complex abstract and firm topics, including specific technical conversations in the student's specialized field.
Interaction with native speakers should be almost without strain, as a degree of spontaneity comes into their use, enabling personality to come through their speech more than ever before.
The book we use is the 'Cutting Edge' Intermediate level textbook, published by Longmans, which is graded under the European Framework.
The warm-up activity that gives students the opportunity to express themselves more freely in English, whilst practising previously learned skills.
This stage of the lesson introduces the grammar point or vocabulary. The teacher uses a variety of resources to present and explain the learning objectives, such as flashcards, whiteboard, and the student book. At this level, it often includes brainstorming activities. The book uses a mixture of written, audio, and visual aids.
The next stage of the lesson involves students completing a variety of exercises to practise what they've learned. These are written, listening, speaking, and reading tasks.
A production activity is a pair or group game or role-play that uses the grammar and vocabulary learned in realistic situations. At this level, it is student-led to encourage free production.
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Q: Changing "will be" to "would have been" in a sentence
It will be foolish of him if he does not seize the opportunity.

My Approach:

It would have been foolish of him, if he hadn't seize the opportunity.

or

It would have been foolish of him, if he not had seize the opportunity.

I am confused in using these Sentence
Which to use and why?
I want to make a sentence using an impossible conditional clause type - the
main clause should be in present perfect continuous and subordinate clause should be in past perfect.

A: First off, we have to rewrite your 'base' present-tense sentence:

It will be foolish of him if he does not seize the opportunity.

This sentence is only marginally idiomatic as it stands, and it will not bear casting into what you call "impossible" modality. It's not really a conditional at all: the "it" which is to be "foolish of him" is neither a logical nor a practical consequence of his failure to seize the opportunity, it is the failure itself. We would ordinarily express this with an infinitival rather than a conditional:

It will be foolish of him not to seize the opportunity.

Moreover, the verb in the main (consequence) clause is a stative, so it cannot ordinarily be cast into the continuous construction.
So let's start by writing a true present-tense conditional with a continuous construction in the consequence clause:

If he thinks we will help he is deceiving himself.

This may be cast into present-tense "impossible" modality like this:

If he thought we would help, he would be deceiving himself.

And that may be cast into the past tense like this:

If he had thought we would help, he would have been deceiving himself.

That's probably what you have in mind when you speak of a main clause in "present perfect continuous" and a condition clause in "past perfect". However, those are not accurate descriptions of the constructions in these sentences. The apparent perfects are actually past-tense markers. He had thought looks like a past perfect, but it is actually an irrealis ("impossible") past; and he would have been deceiving looks like a modal present perfect, but it's actual a modal past.

A: Neither of your approaches are correct. You tried to make the sentences in the past tense, which is not correct or possible.  I think what you mean is:
"He'd be foolish not to seize the/that opportunity"

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A 10 year old girl was defrauded by her fathers father, leaving school to support her family: to help others when she grows up.
2018-04-26 16:26:43 category:Global
In order to take care of her mother, Liu Siyu, 10, dropped out of school. During this year, she massaged and cooked for her mother, but she always looked forward to going back to school again. Today, with the help of Chengdu Wenjiang District procuratorate and public security and education departments, she returned to the campus. She wrote down every person who helped her in her diary, saying that she hoped to help others when she grew up. Misfortune Fathers father defraud In April 26th, in a district of Wenjiang District in Chengdu, Zhou Li was lying on the sofa. She was a little weak before she finished hemodialysis. Zhou Lis two sisters rated her as bitter. In 2007, Zhou Li, who came to Wenjiang from Bazhong to do business in Chengdu, met Liu Kai, and the two talked about love. During the period of love, Liu Kais temper was not very good. He often took Zhou Li out of the bottle and beat and scolded her. Zhou Li wanted to end Liu Kais love affair, but unexpectedly he was pregnant. During pregnancy, she had fantasies about whether the child would have more love for her when she was born. Such fantasies were broken by Liu Kai again and again. One night, Liu Kai went out drinking again, and a group of friends waited for him to sing outside. After returning home in the early morning, Liu Kai again shook hands with pregnant Zhou Li. At that time, I wanted to end with this man anyway. Zhou Li hated his guts and broke up with Liu Kai shortly after he gave birth to his daughter Liu Siyu. After breaking up with Zhou Li, Liu Kai did not contact her once, nor did she see her daughter. Liu Siyu recalls that her father, who had seen her in the impression, had seen her only once in her household registration, and had just said a word to her, study hard. In 2011, Zhou Li suffered from uremia. In order to cure her disease, she went to Beijing and met a man who was gentle and considerate. During her stay in hospital, the man named Hu Qing had taken care of her, and she went back to bed and sent tea to water. The failure of the last relationship made Zhou Li cautious, but Hu Qings care made her feel very warm. Returning from Beijing, she took Hu Qing home and married him. Daughter Liu Siyu has a New Dad. Liu Siyu likes his new father very much. He is very kind to my mother, and takes good care of her, so I think he is very good. Zhou Lis family thought that she finally married the right person. He was very sensible at home and spoiled her. Hu Qing began to keep Zhou Li from borrowing money from her relatives, saying he wanted to cure Zhou Li, and told her relatives and friends not to tell her, she said she was not good enough to talk about borrowing money. When Hu Qing lived at Zhou Lis parents home, he stole the bank card that the old man had saved all his life. Zhou Lis house has been mortgaged for more than 40 yuan. Before and after, he cheated nearly 800 thousand yuan at Zhou Li and his relatives and friends. According to Zhou Lis sisters recollection, they later learned that Hu Qing Hua spent less than 10 thousand yuan on Zhou Lis treatment, and the rest of the money was spent. Finally, Hu Qing was arrested for being reported by many people, and the peoples Procuratorate of Wenjiang District examined and prosecuted him. Drop out of school 10 year old daughter shouldered the burden of family At noon on April 26th, Liu Siyu asked the teacher for an hours leave and went home for a short rest. Mom, Im back! As soon as the door opened, Liu Siyu gave a greeting to the mother, Zhou Li, lying on the sofa. Then he took up the newly raised puppy, its name is obedient, an aunt sent it. Wearing a school uniform, she was not tall, with a ponytail, and cried to the reporter. If it was not the prosecutor, it was hard to imagine what kind of family change she had experienced under her vivacious appearance. Eventually, it was a girl of 10 years old to carry the responsibility that did not belong to her. At the beginning of last year, due to Zhou Lis long illness, Hu Qing was arrested. His family had no money to pay for Liu Siyus tuition. Liu Siyu heard that New Dad was caught in the money of his family. She was shocked. She was unimaginable in her young grade, and a new father that was so good to her mother would make a mistake. She said she hoped the new father would correct mistakes. Perhaps it was the difficulties at home. In Anyue, she volunteered to drop out of school. A man took a bus and went home to take care of his mother. Every morning when she gets up, she will massage her mother. Because my mother is sick, her shoulders are not comfortable. Zhou Li said, often in the middle of the night suffering, she would call the name of her daughter Liu Siyu, the daughter always up to massage for her without thinking, sometimes up many times, in the morning to get up at 6, do breakfast, and then go to school. In addition to massage, 10 year old Liu Siyu also bought dishes, laundry and cooking, and so on. The two lines of life gradually became normal. I will cut potatoes, fry potato chips, stir fry chili peppers and cook porridge. A few cooked small potatoes and a fried green peppers made dinner for Liu Siyu and his mother. Zhou Li said that without such a thoughtful daughter, she would not know how to live. Return to the campus Dont forget to be thankful: I have to help others when I grow up In free time, in order not to let himself completely out of class, Liu Siyu would read every day. I like to read Bing Xins books, the reporter saw, on her desk, with two books on Bing Xins childrens literature. If there is a word you dont know, Ill look up the dictionary. This life has lasted for a long time, without classmates and small partners, for a 10 year old girl, it is boring, even a little cruel. Do you want to go back to school? Think, because a person is very lonely, recollection of the past, two lines of tears suddenly slipped from the corner of the eye, Liu Siyu Ceng Xiangzhou came back to school, but often did not reply. After understanding Liu Siyus family situation, at the beginning of this year, under the efforts of the local procuratorate and the education and public security departments, Liu Siyu returned to the school, and the school was exempt from all the tuition fees. Nowadays, a person carries a schoolbag everyday to school, school, and home to take care of his mother. The relatives said, she wants to learn the guzheng, but its very expensive. although the community has solved the mothers low insurance, the stepfather has also returned, but the mothers dialysis treatment seems to be a bottomless hole. After helping Liu Siyu return to the campus, Wenjiang District procuratorate awarded Liu Siyu 30 thousand yuan in judicial aid. Liu Siyu, who was sensible at a young age, took out a painting that had been painted and gave it to her prosecutor who had always been concerned. Its my sister who has been helping me. She came to my house several times, and I like her very much. Liu Siyu likes painting very much. She hopes to express her gratitude through drawing. She also wants to be a painter when she grows up, but her greatest wish is to help others. Many people have helped my family, and I hope I can help others in the future. (the characters are all pseudonyms): the cover news: the editor in charge of Huaxi Metropolis Daily: Ji Xue Ying _NN6784 Nowadays, a person carries a schoolbag everyday to school, school, and home to take care of his mother. The relatives said, she wants to learn the guzheng, but its very expensive. although the community has solved the mothers low insurance, the stepfather has also returned, but the mothers dialysis treatment seems to be a bottomless hole. After helping Liu Siyu return to the campus, Wenjiang District procuratorate awarded Liu Siyu 30 thousand yuan in judicial aid. Liu Siyu, who was sensible at a young age, took out a painting that had been painted and gave it to her prosecutor who had always been concerned. Its my sister who has been helping me. She came to my house several times, and I like her very much. Liu Siyu likes painting very much. She hopes to express her gratitude through drawing. She also wants to be a painter when she grows up, but her greatest wish is to help others. Many people have helped my family, and I hope I can help others in the future.

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Hanna Hryhorivna Mashutina (; July 20, 1981 – January 24, 2011), known under her pseudonyms  Anna Yablonskaya () or Hanna Yablonska (), was a Ukrainian playwright and poet, and one of the victims of the 2011 Domodedovo International Airport bombing.

Profile
Yablonska was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). Under the pseudonym Anna Yablonskaya () she published over a dozen Russian-language playscripts. Many of them were staged at venues in Russia, in particular, in St. Petersburg. Since 2004 Yablonska received several awards in different literary and dramatic events in Russia (Moscow, Yekaterinburg) and Belarus (Minsk). She also wrote a series of lyrical poems.

On January 24, 2011 Yablonska arrived at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow on a flight from Odessa, Ukraine to attend the presentation ceremony as one of the 2010 winners of the award established by the Cinema Art magazine. She was subsequently killed when a suicide vest or improvised explosive device detonated in the international baggage-claim area.

References

External links
 Respect those who died at Domodedovo — a tribute to Anna Yablonskaya by Natalia Antonova in The Guardian article.

1981 births
2011 deaths
Ukrainian dramatists and playwrights
Ukrainian people murdered abroad
Ukrainian terrorism victims
Ukrainian writers in Russian
Writers from Odesa
Terrorism deaths in Russia
Ukrainian women poets
Women dramatists and playwrights
21st-century dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Ukrainian women writers
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Ukrainian poets in Russian
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TEN has released the first episode of Puberty Blues on its Facebook page ahead of its TV premiere on August 15.
If you are a Facebook member, this is available until midnight tonight. In return you need to "Like" the page.
It's by no means the first time a network has tried this approach, but it's a great way to get word of mouth going.
@Gonzo,I find your comment slightly offensive,that it might be too good for free to air.To me that insinuates that FTA viewers only deserve inferior quality viewing and that FTA viewers are not capable of appreciating intelligent television.Sorry not trying to be rude,just my opinion on your comment.
I really liked this. Unfortunately, quality doesn't always translate into ratings.
@MillerT1 – Are you for real?
I liked it. But even though I've at a 8Mbps ADSL connection it was very choppy for me.
@gonzo – given hardly anyone knew it was posted I doubt it will hurt the ratings even if someone manages to post a copy on a BT site.
Fantastic!! I do wonder if this might affect the ratings for ep1.
@MillerT1 – that comment is farcical. It was extremely understated and extremely well written. H&A is over explained (as a soap should be).
If you can't see the difference between this an H&A, you likely have a huge disconnect between good and bad taste.
My only concern this might be a little too good for free to air television… Hope Australia's collective IQ can make this a hit.
Just watched the first 15 minutes. If you're a fan of Home and Away, you will definitely like this. But in my opinion, it's not much better.
Watching it now… anyone spot any errors. Things that were not around in the 70's?


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Young Minority Women Screened at Higher Rate for Chlamydia Than Young White Women
A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute has found that black and especially Hispanic young women are screened for chlamydia at a significantly higher rate than young white women. This discrepancy in screening rates may contribute to nationwide reporting of higher rates of this sexually transmitted disease among minority young women.
The research, which used data from more than 40,000 visits to healthcare facilities, appears in the February issue of the journal Pediatrics, published online ahead of print on Jan. 24.
Despite a recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to annually screen all sexually active young women for this disease, only about half of sexually active women, ages 14 to 25, who receive healthcare, are screened appropriately. The IU and Regenstrief researchers found that black young women were 2.7 times more likely and Hispanic young women 9.7 times more likely to be screened for chlamydia, compared with white young women.
In addition to race or ethnicity, the researchers found screening likelihood varied by insurance status and also by age. Women with public insurance had greater odds of chlamydia testing, compared with women with private insurance.
"For some common conditions like breast cancer, white women are more likely to receive a screening test like mammography. For chlamydia infections which are highly stigmatized STDs white women are less likely, while minority women are more likely, to receive screening. This may mean that providers make judgments about a woman's likelihood of infection based on her race or ethnicity. Yet in an asymptomatic condition like chlamydia, all sexually active young women should be screened," said study first author Sarah E. Wiehe, MD, MPH, assistant professor of pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine and a Regenstrief Institute affiliated scientist.
A medical history of STDs was more important than race or ethnicity or insurance status in terms of differences in chlamydia screening. Young women who had a previous STD were more likely to be screened for chlamydia, no matter their race or ethnicity, and differences by race or ethnicity in testing decreased substantially in this subgroup. The same was not true for young women who had been pregnant in the past. After a pregnancy, young minority women were much more likely (24 times for Hispanic women and 4 times for black women) to be screened than young white women.
"Even when we accounted for provider-level differences in testing patterns, the bias to screen black and Hispanic young women persisted. We must encourage pediatricians, internists, family medicine physicians and gynecologists to screen all sexually active young women under their care. Chlamydia is a serious and usually asymptomatic disease that may have serious health repercussions," says Wiehe, a pediatrician and health services researcher.
Co-authors of "Chlamydia Screening Among Adolescents and Young Women: Individual- and Provider-Level Differences in Testing Rates" in addition to Dr. Wiehe are Marc B. Rosenman, MD, MS, and Barry P. Katz, PhD, of the IU School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, Jane Wang, PhD, of the Regenstrief Institute, and J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS, of the IU School of Medicine. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Clarian Value Fund.
The IU School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute are located at the campus of Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.


Giant bundles of marijuana, apparently containing individually wrapped five-kilo bricks, have been washing up on the shores of Florida since the approach of Hurricane Florence last week, possibly from a boat that was either capsized by the storm or an airplane drop that went awry.
This set off a minor ethical dilemma among the beachgoers of Flagler, St. Johns and Volusia counties in the Daytona Beach area: Does one grab the weed and run, or call the cops?
The brick weighed about 11 pounds, wet. The man, Robert Kelley, 61, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana over 20 grams. Medical marijuana is legal in the Sunshine State, but "it's illegal" for recreational use, sheriff's spokeswoman Anna Hackett observed. Kelley was jailed and it was not clear whether he has retained a lawyer.
St. Johns Commander Chuck Mulligan said the shipment could have come from a boat that capsized in bad weather, or from an airplane drop where the pickup boat missed the target, or was simply dropped in the wrong place by the airborne delivery crew. Or someone being tracked by the Coast Guard may have tossed it overboard. "There's a plethora of possibilities," he said.
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What you can learn from GTSI's contracting ban
The need for transparency is first and foremost
By David Hubler
Scott Friedlander voluntarily stepped down today as GTSI president and chief executive officer as part of an agreement for the Small Business Administration to end its ban on the company from doing further government work.
New leadership now begins the process of trying to answer SBA allegations that GTSI fraudulently received contract dollars meant to go to its small-business partners, such as EyakTech, an Alaskan Native Corporation.
Some industry insiders say the episode could provide a lesson for government contractors to tighten their corporate oversight. Others say contractors do a good job of policing themselves and instead are critical of the SBA's handling of the situation.
GTSI-SBA agreement puts company under a microscope
Read SBA's agreement with GTSI
SBA lifts GTSI ban; CEO, general counsel resign
How SBA action led GTSI leader to fall on his sword
"I don't see this kind of an event having a significant effect on most companies" because they have good processes in place for checking and double-checking for violations, said Warren Suss, president of Suss Consulting.
"My experience is the community is aware of the rules of the road. They're very literal in the way that they follow them," he said.
"We always have to be vigilant in regard to complying with the federal practices and upholding ourselves, frankly, to a high ethical standard mainly because we're working on behalf of the taxpayers," said Greg Baroni, chairman and CEO of Attain LLP.
Baroni called the GTSI-SBA situation is a teaching moment because it spotlights the importance for management to have complete visibility for all contractual relationships within the company.
"This situation, I think, is instructive because it raises the awareness of the complexities involved in relationships with small businesses, and how the interaction has to play back and forth," Baroni said.
"We've got to make sure that we are holding ourselves up to an incredibly vigilant standard of playing by the rules, and we're going to hold ourselves accountable when we don't," he said.
"There are some out there who have not built those strong checks and balances as well as reinforcing corporate cultures, and those are the ones who should take notice and get their act together," Suss said.
As for potential fallout, it's possible the biggest reaction will come from Capitol Hill because "sometimes when these things happen there is an overreaction on the legislative side," Suss said. "We're always vulnerable to some political grandstanding after an event like this."
Mark Amtower, president of Amtower & Co. and a Washington Technology contributor, said he believes some companies already are attempting to learn from what has happened to GTSI.
"Those companies that have used sort of sham companies as a front end are definitely trying to figure out what they can do, when they need to do it, and how they can extricate themselves," he said.
But, he added, "If [SBA is] trying to say they had no clue that there was alleged abuse of the Alaskan Native program, if they think there's been no other instance of this, they're either Pollyanna or blind."
"I don't that anybody knowledgeable about the market in D.C. was unaware of the Eyak connection with GTSI and the rather unbalanced way it was being used," Amtower said.
Nevertheless, he added, "this is not a massively widespread issue. It is a problem and it's a problem not only for Alaskan Native [Corporations]. But there's been abuse throughout the history of the set-aside programs that SBA has done little to investigate and or stop."
SBA's action should make all federal contractors adhere more closely "to the white part of the line as opposed to crossing over the line," Amtower said.
That advice could apply especially to some new players in the federal contracting space.
The federal sector accounts for about 80 percent of the work Attain is pursuing.
Baroni, an experienced government contracting executive, emailed the following suggestions to help small businesses increase visibility throughout the lifecycle of their contracts by putting in place a number of internal control procedures:
During the pre-award phase, create a deal review board that includes senior leadership to evaluate the terms and conditions, nature of teaming relationships, and financial obligations of each contract and make a "bid"/ "no-bid" decision that determines whether to pursue the opportunity and prepare a proposal.
During the pre-award phase, repeat the evaluation of terms and conditions, nature of teaming, and financial obligations of a contract to make a "submit"/ "no-submit" decision based on your current ability to meet all terms and conditions.
During the post-award phase, ensure quality and manage risk using "pre-flight" and quarterly "in-flight" reviews of the status of a contract.
Baroni said his biggest concern is the already tense environment between the government and the contracting industry as a whole.
"And unfortunately I hate to say this," he added, "but I believe it will continue to fuel this negative sentiment between the two and create more tension rather than less."
The Alaskan Native Corporation program stands a perfect example of (hopefully)unintended consequences. Fair is fair. (1) Scrap the program, (2) break up the ANCs, and (3) let qualified ANSBs compete with the rest of us small business acronyms.
Wed, Oct 27, 2010 Luis Rockville, MD
One thing we learned is the government is not serious and sanctions are a joke. How many companies have been suspended with all the horns and whistle to be rescinded within a month. Remember SAIC? Contacting officers are merely promoted and old not to do it again If they make it for real people will think twice about breaking the rules and cheating.
The ANC landscape is abused by Federal Agencies who elect to give them sole source contracts worth in the hundreds of millions. Then when these contracts are rebid as small business set asides, they go to the same ANC company who originally was awarded the contract. This is how they meet their small business goals or come close to meeting them. The practice of sole sourcing large contracts to "so call 8(a) ANC firms" should stop. The law should be changed making ANC companies no different then any other 8(a) company. When their certification period ends, so does their 8(a) certifications-no more establishing other companies as "8(a)". This begs another question, if an ANC company that has graduated sets up another 8(a) company, how is it possible they can transfer all the past experience from another company to the new one? And why does the government accept that experience?
This is not an isolated instance by any stretch. There are countless firms in this area that are playing a "shell game." The government should look at every entity of a company that it does businss with and its ownership structure and ask where the revenue being generated is coming from and why it not being tracked in Deltek
As a new 8a SDB who is trying to make it in the Federal World who has gotten only $14,000 worth of work after 8 months of marketing. I was disgusted at a "Med Event" when I saw the President of a ANC "sucking" up to a Dept. of Commerce official and running to buy his liquor (twice). The ANC abuse the intent of the 8a SDB program. There needs to be a rule that Alaskan Natives run these FIRMS not unlike the rest of us... It is all about SPECIAL INTEREST.


Obesity is associated with a greater risk of prostate cancer mortality. However, the mechanisms connecting obesity to the progression of prostate cancer remain unknown. This study determined the impact of obesity on the prostate tumor microenvironment (TME) by looking at macrophage recruitment and tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) polarization. Results from the study showed that obese mice had higher macrophage and TAM infiltration into the TME compared to normal weight mice in a PTEN knockout mouse model. To answer mechanistic questions, an in vitro model in which adipose stromal cells, prostate cancer cells, and macrophages were exposed to sera from obese or non-obese men, or conditioned media generated under obese or non-obese conditions was utilized. Obese conditions increased expression of recruiting and polarizing molecules in adipose and prostate cancer cells, and of TAM markers in macrophages. Since a high concentration of TAMS in tumors has been linked to progression in prostate cancer, the effects of obesity-induced TAMs on prostate cancer cells were observed by looking at characteristics of an invasive phenotype in vitro. Furthermore, the potential of targeting TAMs with rapamycin was studied, given that mTOR has been shown to be important for macrophage polarization and stabilization. Rapamycin selectively decreased viability of obesity-stimulated TAM-like macrophages compared to M1 macrophages in this model. Data suggest that obesity promotes macrophage infiltration into the prostate tumor microenvironment, and induces TAM polarization through the COX-2/PGE2 pathway. Additionally, the mTOR pathway appears to be involved in the survival of TAMs. This study offers a novel mechanistic approach to treat obese patients with prostate cancer.


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BRAVO & E!
American Beauty Dinner Scene
Description: I had the incredible opportunity to work with a professional, talented cast while performing a personal and experimental film direction on the dinner scene from the famous movie American Beauty. It was a learning experience collaborating with the actors and directing them using various techniques based on lectures about the art of talking to actors.
Buzen Suites
Release Date: December 14, 2021
Description: The short gangster film is entirely created by me, as I loved planning and performing the cinematography and I had an amazing time directing the talented actors. I am grateful for the Buzen Suites Motel in Dallas to have helped me on this project, as this is one of the reference works I've done so far.
Video on Smile
Description: As the long month of production of the indie feature Smile has wrapped up, I created this video to offer an insight into the intense days of production for this highly engaging feature film, along with the SMU Film Department.
Promotional Video Edited for Residence Life and Student Housing at SMU
Description: I edited the video for the advertisement of the new recruitment process of RAs taking place in fall 2020. The materials were shot by SMU alumni who gathered content for all the commons at SMU in order to create a descriptive video of the college atmosphere on campus.
Carpathian Travelogue
Description: This film is a Carpathian Travelogue filmed in the Carpathian mountains of Romania during the summer of 2020. All the videos edited were shot on the spot, while hiking and mountain-climbing, in order to give the film a more authentic and personal look.
Description: This short film is a journalistic piece emphasizing the features of Dallas Farmers Market in full season, released in order to document on the events taking place in Downtown Dallas in October.
Description: As I am always fascinated by the skyline of big American cities, I made a short film of the stunning view from the Trinity Skyline that appears everywhere in postcards from Dallas, Texas.
TravelBackHome
Description: On my way back home to SMU after a summer spent in Romania, airplanes and airports can become very emotional and meaningful in different ways. Thus, I documented those transitions that several international students can relate to for SMU Daily Campus.
Description: Stuck in the uncertainties that the first phase of quarantine brought about, I decided to escape the unprecedented times mood by experimenting and creating a black and white film with the few people who were around. It outlines the uncertainty of life and the lack of closure or understanding of people in different relationships.
Description: It is hard to describe how it feels to witness such a terrible event that changed the course of many people's lives. I made this short film as I felt the need to emphasize through visual content the emotional struggles a whole nation was going through after the murder of George Floyd. The beautiful city of Minneapolis before and after the tragedy.
The Bricks
Description: For the 48hour competition for my film school, I created a film of maximum 5 minutes, shot inside, respecting specific lines of dialogue and being given a specific genre.
Tears in the Sky
Description: This represents my first independently directed, written, and produced film in the United States. I have worked with some of my closest friends as actors and had a crew of about 3 people. I wanted to be in charge as much as possible during all stages of production, since the movie touches on a very personal matter and highlights my experiences as a foreigner in a country across the world from home. The movie's professional stage represents the level I was at at the beginning of my career, as a reminder that nobody starts from the top.
Mustang Band Documentary
Description: I had the amazing opportunity to interview the SMU Mustang Band director, Don Hopkins and the dedicated band member, Natalie Igo, who helped me release this band documentary. The insights on the rehearsals, games and SMU spirit developed among band students are all accurate and aim to convey authentic and strong emotions.
Documentary of the SMU Debate Team
Description: As part of the SMU Debate Team, I had the chance to make a documentary which substantially presents the life behind the scenes of these passionate and stubborn debaters, whose goal is not only to win, but also to learn the art of persuasiveness.
4 Poles 1 Line
Description: This is a documentary of a famous tramway in Bucharest that showcases the authentic, unconventional atmosphere of the Eastern European capital. The documentary aims to visually explain how the tramway represents a specific mean of transportation for its travelers, thus emphasizing its aesthetic nature. I have released it during a documentary workshop, where equipment, technical and artistic instructions were provided.
Crew position: Director of Photography, Colorist
Description of film/role: This short film represents another peak of mine in cinematography, as I have used my cinematographic knowledge and skills in order to emphasis the characters' detrimental decisions and the plot twists through visual storytelling. I have dedicated a long portion of pre-production to constructing a strong shotlist and figuring out the best complex lighting for each room we shot. The senior thesis project is a well-written story of a mom who decides to give a mortal test to the guy her daughter fell in love with when she invited him for dinner at home. The merging of the low key lighting, high contrast, intense red and blue lighting, and strong shadows during the fight scenes reflect the struggle the characters are facing when figuring out what each of them truly wants from the other one. Betrayal is at the core of the story and the immense emotions provoked by it lead to fatal decisions that are best conveyed through handheld movement, telephoto close-ups and Dutch angles, all shot on RED. A look into the short film is available on demand, as it is currently in the postproduction process.
Mystique No. 4
Crew position: Editor, Sound Mixer, VFX Artist
Description of film/role: This senior capstone film project is a very professionally developed short movie written and directed by filmmaker Sydney Sagehorn. I had a wonderful time editing the film, cutting down several scenes out to make it as conscise and enjoyable as possible. The meaning of art is debated in unexpected and comedic ways throughout the film, as educated people are trying their hardest to buy a painting belonging to the granddaughter of the artist. After several fine cuts and feedback sessions between the director and I, the movie reached a glorious picture lock that allowed me to continue designing title sequences and performing sound mixing work. The movie is available on demand as it is currently in the festival circuit.
*If you want to watch the trailer I made for the short film, access this link.
Description of film/role: This short film represents my peak in cinematography, as I have intensely prepared for executing all the technical and artisitc tasks in the camera department. The senior capstone project is a well-written story of a woman trapped in an unhappy and toxic marriage whose mean of escape is her imagination. Her ideas lead her to unexpected situations, some real, some not. The merging of the black&white cinematography and the colorful, contrasted scenes reflect the interior battle the characters are constantly experiencing. I loved shooting this project on the RED camera, using 6 types of unifocal lenses that I changed often in order to best convey the mood of the shot. Working with the 85-year-old writer and director, Marillyn Seeberger, is an accomplishment I will cheerish for the entirety of my film career. The movie is available on demand as it is currently in the festival circuit.
Description of film/role: This short film presents the story of a former military man who returns home after being deployed. As with most wars and griefs in life, people don't escape untouched. He gets back to his wife only to discover his personality will be forever affected by the PTSD symptoms developed during his time in the army. Although a very relatable story, the film does not fail to touch anyone who understands the struggle of overcoming life's challenges. The movie, written and directed by Zach Ruwitch along with the help of the SMU film department, is available on demand as it is currently in the festival circuit.
Jaws : a 3-minute sound mix
Crew position: Sound mixer/designer/editor & ADR/Foley recorder
Description of film/role: One of my favorite collaborative sound projects of all time was to build the post sound of a movie from scratch, with no audio bite given from it. I therefore learned the intricate details of sound design, sound mixing and editing, recording foley, doing ADR and better comprehending the technicals and mechanics of audio mixing in Pro Tools and on set.
Crew position: Sound mixer/designer/recorder/editor
Description of film/role: I loved working in sound post for this short film because the dramatic intensity the characters brought with their supernatural aspects gives a lot of opportunity for creative choices regarding sound. It was really exciting working with a very flexible and serious director, Lexie Shamir, for fulfilling the movie's goals. The post sound is ready and can be analyzed above as the film is still in the festival circuit.
Crew position: Editor
Description of film/role: This short comedy was a real pleasure to edit because of its quick editing style, detailed director-editor feedback, and stylistic elements. The movie presents the struggles a teenage guy faces when struggling to figure out an ideal date plan using multiple partners. The short movie is available on demand as it is currently in the festival circuit.
Dear Jacob
Release Date: February 2022
Description of film/role: This short tragedy touches the soul of the audience through its universal story: how do we copy with losing someone? I worked on this short film as a cinematographer, outlining a very detailed storyboard and shotlist months in advance along with the director, Brianna Flores, because of the vast artistic possibilities the script offered for cinematography. The contrast and saturation that the coloring needed also emphasized its dramatic nature. The movie is available on demand as it is currently in the festival circuit.
Crew position: Writer, Director, Producer, Post Production Artist
Description of film/role: This short film represents my directorial debut in the professional filmmaking world, a journey when I learned a lot about working with actors, casting, and managing large crews. It is a thriller-drama piece about a broke man who is trying to pay the rent by kidnapping a girl and coming out as the one who rescued her to obtain the big reward from her rich parents. However, he encounters multiple obstacles on his way that might not let him achieve his endgoal, although the police does not seem to be on the right side of the law. The film turned out better than expected as we shot two endings to choose the option that fits best, and the short movie is available on demand as it is currently in the festival circuit.
Crew position: Director of Photography
Description of film/role: This short comedy film contains one of the best cinematography works I have ever performed due to intense planning, improved strategies for camera movement and organization, and great attention to detail. The short film, written and directed by filmmaker Sydney Sagehorn along with the help of the SMU Film Department, tells the story of how acts of humanity gain negative connotations once the press gets involved. The outcome turned out amazing, and the short movie is available on demand as it is currently in the festival circuit.
Description of film/role: I worked as the director of photography on a student short film that was shot in October 2020. I met with the director to refine the script, work through the lines of dialogue, decide the order and importance of events, and create a very detailed shot list for each scene. I worked with the FS7 and had 3 changeable lenses (25mm, 50mm, and 85 mm). The movie is about an unexpected outcome of a family brunch when the daughter brings home her supposed boyfriend.
Awards/Recognition: Film selection at North Texas University Film Festival
Description of film/role: I edited in Avid Media Composer a 10-minute short film directed by filmmaker Arnulfo Garza along with the support of the SMU Film Department. The movie portrays the struggles human face when having to decide between good and bad, especially when civilians' lives are involved in military operations. The process of editing consisted of creating several rough cuts and fine cuts until achieving the desired picture lock, and assisting the director with the post-production processes of color correction and sound mixing.
Heart House Documentary
Crew position: Sound mixer, 1st Assistant Camera, Assistant Director, Gaffer, Grip
Description of film/role: I worked on Cullen Blanchfield's thesis film, an independent project where he documented the emotional hardships of unprivileged people during the global pandemic. I set up the lighting for his interviews, worked on sound recording, and helped him with the camera and set design. I also contributed to the post-production phases of his documentary.
Release Date: May 2022>
Crew position: DIT and Assistant Editor
Description of film/role: The winner of the 2021 SMU Summer Feature Film Competition is Kelsey Hodge, a recent alumna film student, who has written and directed the film Smile, based on the story of a teenage Black girl who tries to mend her relationships with friends and family after a suicide attempt. I worked closely on set with the editor for fulfilling my job as a DIT: I did the necessary backups, created proxies, and synched the footage. I also cut dailies so the production team could know ahead of time when to do reshoots so that we had all the coverage needed. Currently, the film is in a big festival circuit, being the recipient for the Austin Film Society 2022 Grant, and the trailer I have cut for it is also available on demand.
*If you want to watch a short video that gives an insight into the production month of the indie feature, access this link.
Trailer : Smile
Description: I cut this trailer for the feature film Smile, a 2021 SMU Senior feature film that is the result of a long and strong collaboration among all film students in the film deparment. I enjoyed playing with the dramatism of the scenes and working on selecting the best shots to represent the appropriate tone of the film through the trailer.
Trailer : Boppie
Description: I cut this concise trailer for the short film Boppie, a 2022 SMU Senior thesis film that gained several awards and recognition in the short time it entered the festival cycle. The senior capstone movie, directed by filmmaker Ethan Gueck, presents the story of a young man who tries to cope with the loss of his beloved grandpa. The goal of the movie is to open up conversations among people about life's unavoidable griefs.
Trailer : Mystique No. 4
Description: As I became more and more dwelled into the editing world of promos and trailers, I cut this trailer for the short film Mystique No. 4, for which I had the chance to do most of the post production work. The senior capstone movie, directed by filmmaker Sydney Sagehorn, presents the story of a painting that is desired by various types of people for different reasons, some less noble than others. The meaning of art is questioned in the movie and the trailer aims to point at the overwhelming nature of consumers of art.
Trailer : Murphy's Law
Description: This trailer gives a comedic insight into the adventures of a young boy trying to figure out an ideal date night. It's a summary of his experiences meeting new partners, with the lessons to be discovered. The short film Murphy's Law was written and directed by filmmaker Parker Watts in association with the SMU Film Program. The short film has recently finished post-production and is currently in the festival circuit. It can be available on demand.
Trailer : Rescuers
Description: This trailer gives a sneak peek into the complex story of Rescuers, which is based on personal experiences. Although one of the first movies I have written, directed and co-produced, it represents a stepping stone into my production and directorial film experience, for which I am beyond grateful. The short film is currently in the festival circuit and it can be available on demand.


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MEXICO CITY – Mexico's general elections are taking place today, July 1, 2018. Experts from the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute will be on-the-ground in Mexico City before, during, and after the elections.
Following is the list of experts who will be watching July 1st Mexico's largest election:
Duncan Wood (@AztecDuncan; c: 202-733-7460) is the Director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. A widely-quoted authority on Mexican politics, energy policy, US-Mexico relations, and corruption, he has lectured and been published widely in the United States, Mexico and Canada on North American affairs, with a primary focus on U.S.-Mexican ties.
Christopher Wilson (@Chris_E_Wilson; c: 202-359-5863), the Deputy Director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, leads the Institute's research and programming on regional economic integration and U.S.-Mexico border affairs. He is regularly featured in top-tier media outlets on issues concerning the U.S.-Mexico border, NAFTA, and related issues.
Earl Anthony Wayne (@EAnthonyWayne; c: 240-400-0225) is Co-Chair of the Mexico Institute Advisory Board and former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. He is as a Public Policy Fellow at the Wilson Center working on North America. He writes and speaks frequently on such topics as Mexico, NAFTA, Afghanistan, Argentina, Trans-Atlantic relations, trade and workforce development.
Eric L. Olson (@Eric_Latam; c: 202-359-5777), the Deputy Director of the Wilson Center's Latin American Program and Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute, is an expert on security, migration, and organized crime in Mexico. Based on extensive fieldwork, he has published widely and testified before Congress on topics ranging from Central American migration to U.S. security cooperation with Mexico.
For more analysis on the 2018 Mexican elections, including podcasts, op-eds, and weekly election reports, visit the Mexico Institute's 2018 Elections Guide or Mexico Elections 2018: Flash Analysis
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The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship.
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In a small, gloomily repressed Victorian town, two shy young people are set to be wed -- although they've never before met.
Crass, social-climbing canned fish tycoons Nell and William Van Dort (voiced by Tracey Ullman and Paul Whitehouse) have always dreamt of joining high society -- but while they're not lacking in wealth, they're sorely lacking in the requisite class.
Conversely, old-money aristocrats Maudeline and Finis Everglot (voiced by Joanna Lumley and Albert Finney), direct descendents of the Duke of Everglot -- as they will freely profess to anyone who will listen -- are full of class but drained of cash. Their money has long ago dried up, and all they have left of worth is their name and social standing…and, as it turns out, their daughter Victoria (voiced by Emily Watson). While they've never seen much worth in her, she may just be their ticket back up the social ladder, as it seems the Van Dorts have a bachelor son, Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp).
The Everglots are willing to hold their noses and grudgingly marry Victoria off to the son of the dreadful Van Dorts -- nouveau-riche is still riche, after all. The deal is made, and the two families are quickly in a tizzy, as everyone is quite excited about the impending nuptials…except for the bride and groom. But everybody knows that marriage isn't about love anyway -- just ask Maudeline and Finis.
Victor and Victoria first set eyes on each other on the eve of their wedding, when the families gather for a proper introduction between the soon-to-be-newlyweds, to be immediately followed by a wedding rehearsal. While it's difficult to say who is shyer, upon their first meeting it seems possible that against all odds, Victor and Victoria's chance for true love may not have been lost. But at the rehearsal, Victor bungles his vows so badly -- even before he accidentally lights his future mother-in-law's dress on fire -- that Pastor Galswells (voiced by Christopher Lee) sends him away until he can manage to learn his lines correctly.
Humiliated, he wanders off into the dark forest surrounding the village. Once he is alone, he is able to recite his vows perfectly, even going so far as to gently place the wedding ring on the root of a tree as a finishing touch. But it isn't a root after all.
Terrifyingly, the strange and beautiful decaying corpse of a woman wearing the tattered remains of a wedding gown rises up from the ground, wearing Victoria's ring on her bony finger. It seems that Victor has unwittingly betrothed himself to the Corpse Bride (voiced by Helena Bonham Carter).
Ever since she was mysteriously murdered on her wedding night, the Corpse Bride has waited, heartbroken, for her groom to come and claim her. While her heart may have stopped beating long ago, her search for true love, and a husband to share her eternal rest with, has never ended. Victor has mistakenly become that groom, and is dragged down beneath the earth to the Land of the Dead, a rowdy reversal of the staid life he has always known -- in the Land of the Dead, the pubs are always open and the corpses are more lively than anything you will find aboveground in the dull and somber Land of the Living.
While the Corpse Bride is determined not to let him escape the bonds of their unholy matrimony, Victor must find a way to return from the Land of the Dead, and back into the arms of the love of his life.
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The Western Ghats, a stretch of mountains running parallel to the western Indian coast, is a biodiversity hotspot, home to countless species that are unique to the region — known as endemics. One of these is the Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius), an endangered hoofed mammal that is related to wild goats.
While a warming climate is expected to affect the distribution of wildlife inhabiting the Western Ghats, the impacts on Nilgiri tahr have so far been unknown. Now, a new study using ecological niche models paints a precarious picture of the future of the species in response to climate change. Extreme global warming could make an alarming 60 percent of their current suitable habitats unsuitable. As a result, the researchers call for greater monitoring of the habitats and populations that have been identified as most-at-risk.
Among 12 other ungulate (hoofed mammal) species found in India, the Nilgiri tahr, is the only mountain dweller found in southern India. The shy, elusive animal −which is also the state animal of Tamil Nadu − lives in the high-altitude (1100 to 2695 metres) mountainous grasslands and rocky cliffs in the southern portion of the Western Ghats.
Researchers believe that prior to 1950, tahr were spread over a larger area in the Western Ghats and that since then their distribution has shrunk considerably. Currently, about 3000 individuals remain in isolated groups, restricted to the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, covering less than 10 percent of their former range.
During 2010 to 2011, the researchers of this study identified ten existing tahr habitats using previous literature and consulting scientists and forest officials. These habitats were then surveyed for the presence of tahr to model their distribution under current climatic conditions.
Next, using ecological niche models, they predicted how the distribution of suitable tahr habitat would change during the 2030s (2021–2050), 2050s (2040–2069) and 2080s (2070–2099), in two future global climate warming scenarios. The first scenario, which is more optimistic, assumes emissions will peak in the 2040s after which they will fall (surface temperature rise of 1.5°C). In contrast, the second scenario considers the case where emissions will continue to rise throughout the century (surface temperature rise of 2°C).
Using the known distribution of species and the relationship between a species and its habitat, the ecological niche model identifies potential species' distributions at locations that have not been surveyed. Niche models are widely used to predict the impact of climate change on the distribution of species taking into account future changes in environmental conditions.
"A niche is nothing but a combination of environmental conditions which allows a species to survive," explained Kannambally M. Jayahari, senior author of the study, who was Programme Officer at Winrock International India during the study and is now a consultant at the World Resources Institute.
Currently the habitat suitable for the tahr spreads to 21,448 square km. In all the future climate change scenarios much of the habitat would become unsuitable for tahr and fall below 8,500 square km. For the extreme scenario, the models predicted a maximum range loss of 61.2 percent, 61.4 percent and 63 percent of current habitats for 2030, 2050 and 2080 respectively.
Specifically, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Peppara, Neyyar, Schenduruny and Srivilliputhur wildlife sanctuaries are predicted to become unsuitable for tahr in the future while protected areas such as Peechi-Vazhani and Chinnar wildlife sanctuary as well as Parambikulam Tiger Reserve and Silent Valley National Park are vulnerable under the extreme climate change scenario.
The models also predicted habitat areas with climatic conditions that will remain stable in the future as well as potential gains in habitat area. Interestingly, the areas that will remain stable in the future compared with current conditions were greater for the more extreme scenario for all time periods. But the models predicted larger gains in habitat area for the optimistic scenario for all time periods. Overall, more suitable habitat areas were predicted for the optimistic scenario.
Jayahari and Sandeep Sen, a PhD Research Scholar at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru and co-author of the study emphasise that these models have limitations and that more detailed long-term ecological studies need to be conducted to understand how climate change can affect tahr populations and to develop management strategies.
Sen suggests surveying outside of protected area networks to map small populations, which are more vulnerable to extinction than larger ones. He added that small populations within the same landscape require habitat connectivity to ensure their survival.
"This will not only ensure the probability of the animals' migration to suitable habitat in the future but can also help to curb the deleterious effects on these populations due to inbreeding," explained Sen. He recommends greater monitoring of climate vulnerable habitats and populations flagged by the study to improve connectivity and habitat quality in those areas.
Overall, more studies investigating the impact of climate change on tahr at present will help in predictions of future scenarios.


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Q: How to authorize multiple paypal account for future payment? in my Android application I want to use paypal for payment and user will login once and will pay any time without login when it want for that I am using following code of paypal SDK
 Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this,
                    PayPalFuturePaymentActivity.class);
            startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_CODE_FUTURE_PAYMENT);

and receiving auth code in onActivityResult like this
if (requestCode == REQUEST_CODE_FUTURE_PAYMENT) {
    if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
        PayPalAuthorization auth = data
                .getParcelableExtra(PayPalFuturePaymentActivity.EXTRA_RESULT_AUTHORIZATION);
        if (auth != null) {
            try {
                Log.i("FuturePaymentExample", auth.toJSONObject()
                        .toString(4));
                String authorization_code = auth.getAuthorizationCode();
                Log.i("FuturePaymentExample", authorization_code);
                sendAuthorizationToServer(auth);
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                        "Future Payment code received from PayPal",
                        Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            } catch (JSONException e) {
                Log.e("FuturePaymentExample",
                        "an extremely unlikely failure occurred: ", e);
            }
        }

and doing further process to payment up to this I have no any problem.
But now I want to give option to users that they can set more than one paypal account and at time of pay app will ask them to choose an account from which they want to pay from their saved accounts.
is it possible please suggest me better idea.


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J Pathol. 2001 Dec;195(5):593-603.
Expression of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) ligand superfamily co-stimulatory molecules CD30L, CD27L, OX40L, and 4-1BBL in murine hearts with acute myocarditis caused by Coxsackievirus B3.
Seko Y1, Takahashi N, Oshima H, Shimozato O, Akiba H, Takeda K, Kobata T, Yagita H, Okumura K, Azuma M, Nagai R.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. sekoyosh-tky@umin.ac.jp
Antigen-specific T-cells infiltrate the heart and play an important role in the myocardial damage involved in acute myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy. To investigate the roles of the co-stimulatory molecules CD30/CD30L, CD27/CD27L, OX40/OX40L, and 4-1BB/4-1BBL, which belong to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor/ligand superfamily, in the development of acute viral myocarditis, the expression of these molecules was first analysed in the hearts of mice with acute myocarditis induced by Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) in vivo. Secondly, the induction of these molecules was evaluated on cultured cardiac myocytes treated with interferon (IFN)-gamma and the interleukin (IL)-6 production by cultured cardiac myocytes was analysed by stimulation with monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against these molecules in vitro. Thirdly, the effects of in vivo administration of anti-CD30L, anti-CD27L, anti-OX40L, or anti-4-1BBL MAb on the development of acute viral myocarditis were examined. CVB3-induced myocarditis resulted in the induction of CD30L and 4-1BBL on the surface of cardiac myocytes, confirmed by treatment with IFN-gamma in vitro. CD27L and OX40L were constitutively expressed on cardiac myocytes in vivo and in vitro. Anti-CD30L and anti-4-1BBL MAbs stimulated IL-6 production by cardiac myocytes in vitro. Furthermore, in vivo anti-4-1BBL MAb treatment significantly decreased the myocardial inflammation, whereas the other MAbs did not. These findings suggest that TNF ligand superfamily co-stimulatory molecules, especially 4-1BBL, play an important role in the development of acute viral myocarditis and raise the possibility that immunotherapy with anti-4-1BBL MAb may be of benefit in acute viral myocarditis.
Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
10.1002/path.986
4-1BB Ligand
Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
Antigens, CD*
CD27 Ligand
Coxsackievirus Infections/immunology*
Enterovirus B, Human*
Heart Ventricles/metabolism
Interleukin-6/biosynthesis
Membrane Glycoproteins/immunology
Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism*
Membrane Proteins/immunology
Membrane Proteins/metabolism
Mice, Inbred C3H
Myocarditis/immunology*
Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/metabolism*
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/immunology
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
Antibodies, Monoclonal
CD70 protein, human
Cd70 protein, mouse
Membrane Glycoproteins
TNFSF8 protein, human
Tnfsf4 protein, mouse


Back in the 1990s, Intel CEO Andy Grove had a famous slogan: "Only the paranoid survive." He meant that companies (and people) had to constantly be ready to change, quickly, and adapt-or get crushed.
I had a lot of respect for Grove (I worked for Intel in the 1990s), but that thinking doesn't work when it comes to social media. I've never met a successful paranoid blogger (someone who was scared to blog, but did anyway).
Yet, truth is many people are outright scared to blog or participate in social media activities. You can't blame them. Their boss might frown on it. They may not be good writers. They may have little time.
It all adds up to a fear of social media.
The good news is anyone can get over the fear of social media with a little practice. It's sort of like public speaking-once you learn you a few techniques, and practice enough, the fears start melting away.
Below is a good starting tip sheet (this can apply to first time bloggers, or social media and marketing managers working with new bloggers).
Listen first: Spend a week or two carefully reading industry blogs in your area. Get a feel for their topics and tone, and think about how you would write about the subject. You can follow your favorite blogs through tools like Google Reader or iGoogle, or a platform like Alltop.
Work with an editor: Editors can help you sort through ideas and develop a sharp angle and/or get started on that dreaded first paragraph. If you don' t have an editor, find an experienced blogger to brainstorm your ideas.
Get educated: Check out online courses on everything from blogging to Twitter strategies, or get 1:1 coaching or training if your budget allows- group training is cool too (you'll learn from your colleagues). We've trained several hundred bloggers from big high-tech companies, and almost every participant is ready to start blogging, tweeting or tackling Facebook or another channel by the time they're finished. Think of it like Toastmasters for new bloggers.
Get even more educated: You can check out top business blogs to get a feel for different corporate and writing styles, but also explore other strong blogs in your industry. What makes them interesting, engaging? For social media strategies and techniques, my favorite sites include MarketingProfs, CopyBlogger, ProBlogger, Convince & Convert, Social Media Examiner, Conversation Agent, and of course, Social Media Explorer (all of these include content strategy and marketing posts).
Get out of the office: Attend a local social media event. You'll get to rub shoulders with people who really believe in social media, and you may learn some new strategies and techniques.
Communicate: If you're expecting resistance, meet with your manager, PR groups and/or lawyers, and work out social media agreements. Make them part of the early decision making process if you're (social media managers) developing a governance model and broader program. A great tip I heard at the IABC/PRSA conference this week in Portland: bring the bosses and lawyers to a social media conference so they can get a real taste of social media-and a heavy dose of why it works, ROI, and new strategies.
One last tip-often new bloggers get hung up on the writing. Try this: develop an argument, write three supporting points in bullet form. Then a conclusion. Example: Businesses must do more to encourage work/life balance. Supporting point #1: employees are more productive when they're able to take care of their families #2: It's good for the business (ex: recruiting new employees) #3 People will do whatever it takes anyhow to care for their families. Throw in one or two corporate examples and quick summary. Set it aside and polish it later, focusing on the writing this time. You're done.
It's not rocket science, but it does take some effort. Like the fear of public speaking–or any fear– it only goes away when you tackle it head on.


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Q: Laravel 4 - Custom Error Reporting I'm using laravel 4, and loving it so far - but i'm trying to create a custom error handler.
The default error handler is:
App::error(function (Exception $exception, $code) {
});

Now I would like be able to get the line number, the file, and the error of which the error is occurring in, the problem is everything in $exception seems to be private - and doing a var_dump of it seems to crash my browser as it's so long.
Any help would be great.

A: This is working fine for me:
App::error(function (Exception $exception, $code) {

   echo "<pre>";
   var_dump( $exception->getTrace() );
   echo "</pre>";

});

Try it, please.


As 2011 comes to an end, we welcome new year 2012 with great hope and aspirations in our hearts. In today's era of technology in our hands, we have desktop calendars which can be downloaded and used as desktop backgrounds or printable calendars whose hard copy can be used officially.
You can use calendar as your desktop wallpapers.
You can keep a track of important dates, holidays and plan your weekends.
A hard copy can be used officially to mark meetings, appointments and for planning.
You can download the new year 2012 calendars available here for free. So have a look and make your desktop a new one with our new year calendars.


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Q: implementation sample of a color histogram on an rgb image without using Matlab built-in functions I've been trying to implement a function called histogram(image) that perform the color histogram of an RGB image.
Can someone show me a sample that is easy to analyze in order to understand how does it exactly work.
I would really appreciate your help.

A: Here is the code which draws histogram of each color channels of an image.
I=imread('lena.png');
r=I(:,:,1);
g=I(:,:,2);
b=I(:,:,3);

totalNumofPixel=size(I,1)*size(I,2);
FrequencyofRedValues=zeros(256,1);
FrequencyofGreenValues=zeros(256,1);
FrequencyofBlueValues=zeros(256,1);

for x=0:255
    FrequencyofRedValues(x+1)=size(r(r==x),1);   // number of pixels whoose intensity is x
    FrequencyofGreenValues(x+1)=size(g(g==x),1);
    FrequencyofBlueValues(x+1)=size(b(b==x),1);
end
stem(0:255,FrequencyofRedValues,'.r');
title('Red Channel Histogram');
figure

stem(0:255,FrequencyofGreenValues,'.g');
title('Green Channel Histogram');
figure

stem(0:255,FrequencyofBlueValues,'.b');
title('Blue Channel Histogram');

A: Here is a different algorithm for your question:
im = imread('lena.png'); % imshow(im);
histogram(im)

function histogram(im)
    [rowSize, colSize, rgb] = size(im);
    nshades                 = 256;
    hist                    = zeros(rgb, nshades);

    figure,
    RGB   = ['r', 'g', 'b'];
    names = [{'Red Channel'}, {'Green Channel'}, {'Blue Channel'}];
    x     = 0 : 255;

    for colour = 1 : rgb
        for k = 1 : rowSize
            for m = 1 : colSize
                for n = 0 : (nshades - 1)         % 0 - 255
                    if im(k, m, colour) == n
                        hist(colour, n + 1) = hist(colour, n + 1) + 1;
                    end
                end
            end
        end

        subplot(3, 1, colour)
        bar(x, hist(colour, :), RGB(colour)); title(names(colour));
    end
end


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Föderation Suryoye Deutschland () ist ein Dachverband der in Deutschland lebenden Suryoye, vor allem der christlichen Minderheit des Tur Abdin.

Namensherkunft
Suryoye ist die syrisch-aramäischsprachige Eigenbezeichnung für mehrere christliche Volksgruppen im Nahen Osten, insbesondere Aramäer, Assyrer, Chaldäer, Maroniten und Melkiten. Die Suryoye sind eines der ältesten christlichen Völker der Welt und stammen aus dem ehemaligen Mesopotamien. Seit Jahrhunderten verfolgt und vertrieben, lebt das staatenlose Volk verstreut auf allen Kontinenten.

Geschichte
Die Föderation wurde am 3. Oktober 2007 in Heilbronn gegründet und in das Vereinsregister beim Amtsgerichts Heilbronn eingetragen. Rechtlich handelt es sich um eine Nichtregierungsorganisation (NGO). Bei der Gründung 2007 wurde bewusst die aramäische Selbstbezeichnung gewählt, um Streitigkeiten um die Verwendung der Bezeichnungen Aramäer, Assyrer und Chaldäer beizulegen und Offenheit für alle Gruppierungen zu demonstrieren. Die HSA fungiert als Dachverband für bisher 17 Mitgliedsvereine. Alle zwei Jahre finden Neuwahlen zum Vorstand statt. In den Vorstand werden Delegierte der Mitgliedsvereine gewählt.

Der Dachverband setzt sich für soziale, kulturelle und politische Belange ein und fördert gleichzeitig die Erhaltung der Kultur sowie die Integration der lebenden Suryoye (Assyrer, Aramäer und Chaldäer) in Deutschland. Ziele der HSA sind der Austausch der Suryoye innerhalb Deutschlands und die Förderung ihrer Kultur und die Vertretung nationaler Belange der Minderheit. Schwerpunkt der Föderationsarbeit ist zudem die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, um die Historie und Wurzeln der heimatlosen Suryoye zu wahren und auf die Situation der noch verblieben Christen im Nahen Osten aufmerksam zu machen.

Die Föderation Suryoye Deutschland (HSA) ist einer der fünf Träger des Bundes der Suryoye-Organisationen in Deutschland; die anderen sind: die Syrisch-Orthodoxe Kirche von Antiochien in Deutschland, der Zentralverband der Assyrischen Vereinigungen in Deutschland (ZAVD), die European Syriac Union (ESU) und der Dachverband der Entwicklungsvereine Tur Abdin (DETA).

Mitgliedsvereine
 Aramäischer Sport- und Kulturverein Tur Abdin Kirchardt e. V. (ASK)
 Aramäischer Sport- und Kulturverein Heilbronn e. V. (Aramäer Heilbronn)
 Suryoye Tauberbischofsheim e. V.
 Suryoye Kulturverein Hamburg e. V.
 Suryoye Ruhrgebiet e. V.
 FC Turabdin-Babylon Pohlheim e. V.
 Suryoye Pforzheim e. V.
 Suryoye-Deutscher Verein Gießen e. V.
 Kulturzentrum Bethnahrin Gütersloh e. V.
 Suryoye Kirchhausen e. V.
 Turabdin Würzburg e. V.
 Tur Abdin Memmingen e. V.
 Suryoye Stuttgart & Umgebung e. V.
 Suryoye Heidelberg/Sinsheim e. V.

Vorstand

Weblinks
 Offizielle Homepage
 Nachricht zur Gründung 2007

Einzelnachweise

Christliche Organisation (Deutschland)
Christentum im Nahen Osten
Verein (Heilbronn)
Gegründet 2007


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Publicado por Christin em janeiro 15, 2016
Email Client Milestone: One Million Accounts!
Wow! 1.000.000 (yes, that's Million!) email accounts have been activated in Mailbird to date.
This adds up to about 41.666 email accounts per month. Or, 1.388 email accounts per day that were added to and activated in our Mailbird email client within the past 2 years.
This is HUGE, and we want to thank all our amazing users.
We really appreciate your awesome support and we are grateful so many of you helped us along the way.
Thanks to all of you amazing users that have participated in the Mailbird Referral Program. You really have helped us spread the word about Mailbird, and it continues to be a great way for people to find out about us. If you haven't yet participated, now would be an awesome time to do so! Whenever you want to tell your friends and/or family about your favorite email client. You and your friends can also earn Mailbird Pro for free.
In the meantime, we want to give you a little sneak peek of the features that are planned to be launched soon to make Mailbird even better.
1. Import feature:
Importing your accounts and folders from other email client such as Outlook, Thunderbird and Win Live Mail will soon become as easy as clicking a button!
We are currently testing it like crazy and trying to break it, before we are confident enough to release it to the public.
Stay tuned on our Facebook and/or Twitter for the exact release date.
2. Surprise Feature
Yes, they did it again. Our Rockstar team of developers are working on an "Undo Send" feature. Imagine, no more embarrassing emails or typos. No more regretting that missed spelling error, or missing attachment!
Credit: http://www.grammarly.com/blog/2016/basics-good-proofreading/
"Undo Send" is currently in the Alpha and will be released with, or just shortly after, the Import feature (it will also need a good and detailed testing by our Mailbird Alpha testers).
Get more information on the exact release date on our Facebook and/or Twitter page.
3. Improved Contacts Manager
Many of our users are waiting for it and we can confirm that Gmail Contacts sync is on the roadmap. It will most likely be the next feature to be implemented in Mailbird, after Import.
Do you have any questions on how the Mailbird Contacts Manager works currently? Get all the answers here.
In conclusion, there are tons of things in store for Mailbird and it's users in 2016. Looking forward to 10 Million Accounts & beyond!
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The Charles Schulz auditorium, just above the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library at the Ohio State University (OSU), served as the venue of a mini-symposium on 19 February 2015 on the attack against Charlie Hebdo. This is a place where comics is in the air, and so is the need for dialogue: as event organizer Jared Gardner, professor at the Department of English & the Film Studies Program, highlighted, the symposium was called into being by the need to have a conversation and to share learned opinions on events that have stirred debates in society, in academia, and in the comics community. Conversation is what makes universities necessary, added Gardner, and it was in this spirit that he invited scholars with different perspectives and backgrounds to discuss the events of January 7th.
The symposium started with a lecture by Mark McKinney, professor of French at Miami University, co-editor of European Comic Art, and author of The Colonial Heritage of French Comics and Redrawing French Empire in Comics. The subsequent roundtable helped us to see the magazine and the terrorist attack as complex cultural phenomena that can be approached and interpreted very differently between disciplines. The participants were Daniele Marx-Scouras, from the Department of French and Italian, OSU; Youssef Yacoubi, from the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, OSU; Erik Nisbet, School of Communication, OSU; and Caitlin McGurk, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library.
Mark McKinney's lecture, entitled "Race, Religion and Charlie Hebdo," served as a detailed and visually demonstrated defense of Charlie Hebdo against attacks of racism. McKinney argued for interpreting the magazine in the French, more closely in the Parisian, context where it came from; he introduced us to the history of the magazine, and showed us an array of works by various Charlie Hebdo cartoonists that demonstrate their sensitivity to issues of religion and race. McKinney showed that the main focus of the magazine's satire was not religious; rather, it featured a vast array of social and political topics. From the various examples that McKinney showed us let me mention Luz's (Rénald Luzier) anti-racist cartooning, and his satirizing the French far right and Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Finally, in a revealing twist, McKinney inserted Charlie Hebdo in the context of some explicitly racist far right French cartoons, shedding new light on the various images that have been introduced to us either by him or by any website in the past month. Attacking post-colonial minorities has been a favorite topic of far-right cartoonists since the 1980s. Political cartoonist Chard (Françoise Pichard), whose comics have been published in far-right weeklies, is a mouthpiece for homophobic ideologies. In the name of a homogenous white conservative society she racializes minorities in a way that lets her get away with it – and she never satirizes Catholics.
The roundtable that followed the lecture was a really productive and engaging discussion of cultural heritage, minorities, literary traditions and the exhibition commemorating the artists of Charlie Hebdo in Angoulême. Daniele Marx-Scouras argued that the attack against the French satirical magazine should not be discussed in isolation, but in relation to Western foreign policy in the Middle East. Her provocative question, why is it this event that got media coverage, and not others, was left unanswered. She also raised the issue of the French citizenship of Lassana Bathily, the Malian grocery worker who saved a great number of lives: in her interpretation the gesture of giving him citizenship on the 20th of January shows a model of how the majority imagines the successful integration of minorities: one has to risk one's life to earn acceptance.
In his fascinating ten minutes Youssef Yacoubi was looking for manifestations of the incomprehensibility of Eastern and Western cultural traditions – the differences in conceptions about certain things – highlighting three fields of tension: humor, the understanding of violence (based on Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh's Writing of Violence in the Middle East,) and the crisis of knowledge within the Islamic tradition. This crisis touches upon the most cardinal issues, such as authority, representation, and freedom. As humor is an area where these issues meet and clash, Yacoubi asked if we are all equal before humor – and answered by drawing a distinction between satire, the humor of the elite of society; and the humor of the immigrant, which aims at mobilizing the energy of marginalization to satirize his/her own community as well as the broader society. Quoting the Syrian poet Adonis, Yacoubi went on to discuss differences in the Western, post-enlightened perceptions of violence and the heritage of Islam. "I am the hour of dreadful agitation and shaking loose of minds," wrote Adonis. "This is what I am: Uniting strangeness with strangeness" – are the final lines of Adonis's poem, giving voice to the degree of incomprehensibility involved in dialogues between East and West. At the end of his talk, Yacoubi argued for what he called intellectual patience in this present time of tension, the practice of resisting one's first emotive response.
Caitlin McGurk, the last participant of the roundtable, talked about her personal experiences at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, where an exhibition was put up in just ten days to commemorate the dead cartoonists of Charlie Hebdo. McGurk had the luck to talk to one of the organizers of the exhibition, who told her that he was really frustrated by the hysteria over the magazine. Four weeks before the attack no one cared about Charlie Hebdo; they were on the outs, they were not considered stable and had serious financial problems, and now people seem to be too fond of it.
In his closing remarks Jared Gardner projected a Charlie Hebdo cover that shows a person with oil in one of his hands and fire in the other, while a textual insert labels the drawing as "The origins of humor." As Gardner showed, putting the two together might be a good joke, but its first victim is bound to be the joker himself. The cover suggests that the artists of Charlie Hebdo understood that humor and satire are related to the Molotov cocktail in more than one ways. The cartoonists were aware that their work could have the potential to blow things up, even themselves. Similarly, the cover the magazine appeared with after the 2011 attack, a cover showing a person in a Charlie Hebdo T-shirt kissing a Muslim person, can be interpreted as a hint at the relationship of mutualism between free speech and terrorism or violence. These covers and interpretations complicate some of the immediate and heated reactions articulated directly after the attack and call for a re-examination of the perception of the magazine as well as the attack against it.
Eszter Szép is a PhD student at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. She earned her M.A.s at the same institution in English Language and Literature (2008) and in Hungarian Language and Literature (2010). Her research focuses on vulnerability, materiality and the role of touch in 21st century graphic narratives. Eszter is an active member of the really small yet devoted Hungarian comics community, is a board member of the Hungarian Comics Association, and is one of the organizers of the International Comics Festival Budapest. With her reviews, interviews and lectures she tries to raise the acceptance of comics in Hungary.


With yet another new restaurant for Paphos, the seaside town must be vying for the title of gastronomic capital of Cyprus. Positioned on the main road as you drive down to the Mall, Pinaleon is situated in a beautiful old carob mill, after it took the owners five years to find the perfect premises. Andreas Constantinou and Yiannis Ioannou have been friends for many years and have worked in many successful establishments in Paphos and decided to combine their catering experience to open their dream place: Pinaleon, which translates to mean Hungry Lion. Pinaleon opened just before Christmas and both men are charming hosts and their passion for their new restaurant shines through.
The carob mill building is a large space set out with many green and white check tables in a traditional rustic Cypriot style. From the outside it doesn't look much but don't let that put you off as the exterior is a work in progress. Inside the decoration is finished and all about food with the walls sectioned into different food groups – olives, carobs, wheat and wine. There are many dried herbs and spices used for decoration around the walls.
This is a meze restaurant but a meze with a difference in that you can select exactly what dishes you desire from the menu. This way you aren't going to have anything appear at your table that you don't like. The menu is extensive but the priority of the kitchen is to provide fresh seasonal produce which means that a lot of the menu may not be available. Seasonal produce is a passion of chef Andreas, and he is often to be found out and about in the countryside foraging for fresh produce.
The menu is divided into cold starters, hot starters, meze on the grill, meat on the grill and side orders. You then have the choice to select a portion for two or four persons. For our meal we selected the village salad, tsatziki, spicy cheese dip, fried rocket with eggs and fresh onion, halloumi, lamb chops with wild oregano and chicken from the grill. They were accompanied by French fires sprinkled with wild oregano – homemade which is always a good sign. All were excellent but the highlight of the night for us were the fresh wild mushrooms which were recommended by chef Andreas. We had three dishes including red wild mushrooms from the forest of Cyprus, white wild mushrooms from Paphos and red mushrooms cooked in rose wine, spices and onions. All three dishes were superb and we were lucky our visit coincided with these mushrooms being available.
Other dishes which were available included pickled quails' eggs, boiled snails with olive oil and vinegar and fried artichokes with eggs.
We finished with a complimentary dessert which was one of the best orange cakes we have ever tasted. After the meze, we were all so full we declined the offer of dessert but it came anyway and we all stopped talking and polished it off with speed. The dessert changes on a daily basis.
The wine list was reasonably priced with Cypriot and Greek wines. Pinaleon produces Cypriot and Greek cuisine offering a truly authentic experience with fresh seasonal produce cooked to perfection. We will certainly return throughout the year.
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