Reports claim that social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter may get a ban in the UK if anyone posts dangerous content or unsafe content under the new laws placed by the UK government. If they even don't remove any harmful content on their social media firms then initially they have to pay the penalty or else their accounts may get banned.
The UK Government is taking all possible measures to ensure peace and harmony in the people and the new laws say that if the social platforms fail to sensitise or sanitise their platform then their platforms may be removed from the search engines.
The UK home secretary land is taking all these safety measures because of the live streaming done on Christchurch attack in Newzealand, In fact, the video was deleted but it was spread to many people through social platforms and everyone know how these social platforms influence people, so to prevent all these The UK security land is very strict regarding the harmful content or the content that spreads hatred in the world.
All the social media platforms like facebook, twitter have been subjected to the accusation of allowing the live stream video, cyber bullying etc.
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The head of Facebook UK Rebecca said that new safety measures should be taken so that they can balance both protecting society and encouraging creativity.
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Robert A. Beck -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ.
Mary Falvey Fuller -- Management Consultant, San Francisco, CA (Member of 1979 Advisory Council on Social Security).
Alexander B. Trowbridge -- President, National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, DC.
Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. -- Consultant, Bossier Bank and Trust Company, Bossier City, LA (Member of Congress from Louisiana in 87th to 95th Congresses).
Appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, in consultation with Minority Leader
William Armstrong -- Senator from Colorado and Chairman of Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Finance.
Robert Dole -- Senator from Kansas and Chairman of Committee on Finance.
John Heinz -- Senator from Pennsylvania and Chairman of Special Committee on Aging.
Lane Kirkland -- President, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- Senator from New York and Ranking Minority Member of Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Finance.
Appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Minority Leader
William Archer -- Representative from Texas and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means.
Robert M. Ball -- Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, DC (Commissioner of Social Security, 1962-73).
Barber Conable -- Representative from New York and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Ways and Means.
Martha E. Keys -- Director of Educational Programs, The Association of Former Members of Congress, Washington, DC (Member of Congress from Kansas, in 94th and 95th Congresses. and Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1980-81).
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TB infection: Once is enough, twice is too much
Mark Aethan Agana thought of himself as a healthy, young man back in 2012. He exercised regularly and was a member of a dragon boat rowing team in Manila. Like other yuppies (young professionals), he still had time for late-night gimmicks and parties.
Not until he started to feel unusually lethargic. He would have on-and-off coughing, matched with a low-grade fever. He took over-the-counter medications, thinking little of his symptoms. When he finally sought consultation at a private hospital near his workplace, he was dumbfounded to learn he had pulmonary TB.
"I was in complete denial and ignored the initial diagnosis," recalls Mark. "A week later, I got admitted to the hospital for complications related to pneumonia."
Mark was advised to complete the six-month-long treatment for his pulmonary TB. Two months into his treatment, Mark felt like his old self. He would complete his treatment albeit going several days without medication. Believing everything was fine, he did not come back to his doctor for a follow-up consultation.
Two years later, in 2014, Mark started feeling weak again. He noticed some swelling around his neck. When he went for a check-up, Mark could not believe what he heard. He had TB again but this time, the bacteria attacked his lymph nodes. From Manila, Mark went back to his hometown in Koronadal City, South Cotabato.
In Koronadal, Mark started his treatment for extrapulmonary TB at a government TB clinic. He considers this a difficult but eye-opening experience. "I met other TB patients and listened to their stories."
Mark was blaming himself heavily for being stubborn. "I self-medicated even during my first TB treatment. I did not go back for follow-up consultations." Mark learned that this was common especially among male patients.
"Maybe because, in our society, men are expected to act tough even when feeling weak," says Mark. "This is why most Filipino men delay their medical check-up or worse, do not even go for a check-up.'
As a survivor-advocate of #TBFreePH – a communication campaign of the Department of Health (DOH) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Mark hopes to be the voice of Filipino men who need to get screened, tested, and treated for TB. "I think it is manlier to own up our weaknesses. It takes a man of strong character to ask for help."
Today, Mark has been doing the rounds, speaking in radio stations based in Mindanao. He also plans to use his social media platforms to make messages about TB prevention and care. "I learned that everyone is vulnerable to acquire TB when exposed to bacteria. Even athletic and healthy people like I was back then can get infected."
By doing this, Mark wishes to spare other people from getting TB twice. Because indeed, when it comes to TB, once is enough and twice is too much. (### Story from #TBFreePH)
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An alternative model suggests that RNA is transcribed on a solid substrate in which all the enzymes needed for transcription, processing, and transport are collected together (see Schneider and Grosschedl 2007). There are precedents for thinking in such terms. The electron transport chain of the mitochondria is such an ordered aggregate, and the DNA-synthetic enzymes of bacteria have long been known to reside on the inner surface of the cell membrane. Indeed, the nuclear envelope appears to be the location where DNA replication is regulated (Infante et al. 1971; Anderson et al., 2012). What one has to ask, then, are the following two questions: 1. Is the nuclear envelope a substrate that recruits transcriptional regulators, and 2. is this a place where specific genes bind during development?
A nuclear matrix can be isolated by dissolving nuclei in lipid detergents and solubilizing most of the DNA with DNases (Wilson 1895; Berezney and Coffey 1977; Capco et al. 1982). Transmission electron microscopy of such complexes shows a meshwork of proteins that extends throughout the nucleus and connects to the cytoskeleton at the nuclear envelope (Figure 1).
Figure 1 Transmission electron micrograph (47,000´) of a portion of nuclear matrix (left) and surrounding cytoplasm. Cytoskeletal filaments are dearly visible. The mouse fibroblast cells were extracted with detergent to remove lipids and further treated with DNase I. In 1895, E. B. Wilson, looking through the light microscope, reported that the nucleus was traversed by fibers that were continuous with those of the cytoplasmic reticulum and that surrounded the chromatin. (From Capco et al. 1982, courtesy of S. Penman.)
When one isolates such a matrix, DNase has removed about 98 percent of the DNA. The DNA that is still bound to this matrix (and presumably protected from the DNase, as it is so tightly associated with it) appears to be enriched for actively transcribing genes. The ovalbumin gene is preferentially associated with the nuclear matrix in adult chick oviduct cells, but not in chick liver or erythrocyte cells. The globin genes, moreover, are not associated with the nuclear matrix of the oviduct cells (Robinson et al. 1982; Thorburn and Knowland 1993). Ciejek and coworkers (1983) confirmed and extended these observations, showing that the entire hormone-inducible transcription unit of the ovalbumin gene is bound to the nuclear matrix. No other genes within 100,000 base pairs of this unit are matrix-associated. Moreover, when estrogen (which is necessary for inducing the ovalbumin genes) was withdrawn from the animals, the specific attachment of these genes to the nuclear matrix was abolished. It appears that these genes are bound to the nuclear matrix only when activated.
In 1985; Hutchinson and Weintraub showed that DNase I-sensitive sites are not found uniformly throughout the nucleus. They treated nuclei with DNase I, and then repaired the nicks with radioactive nucleotides. The labeled DNA should represent just the actively transcribing (i.e., DNase I-sensitive) genes. The results of such treatment showed that the DNase I-sensitive DNA existed at the periphery of the nuclei and along channels or fibers that connected to the nuclear envelope (Figure 2). It is possible, therefore, that active genes are specifically associated with the nuclear envelope or matrix.
Figure 2 Presence of active chromatin along the nuclear periphery and channels. Erythrocyte nuclei were treated with DNase I, which is thought to nick actively transcribing chromatin regions. This nick was "healed" by nick translation within the nucleus in the presence of nucleotides whose presence could be detected by fluorescence. The labeled nucleotides were found at the periphery of the nucleus and along structures leading inward from the nuclear envelope. (From Hutchinson and Weintraub 1985.)
Another type of evidence for nuclear matrix participation in transcription involves the finding that most (some report 95 percent) of the newly-synthesized RNA appears to be attached to the nuclear matrix (Herman et al. 1978; Miller et al. 1978; van Eekelen and van Venrooij 1981; Marinlan al. 1982). This binding appears to be mediated by a set of nuclear matrix proteins. These proteins include lamin B1, a major component of the nuclear envelope (Ludérus et al. 1992) and the transcription factor YY1/NF-E1 that was found to be identical to nuclear matrix protein 1 (NMP-1) (Guo et al. 1995). Given that active genes, RNA polymerase, and nascent transcripts appear to be bound to a nuclear matrix, Jackson and Cook (1985) have proposed that transcription does not occur by a "mobile polymerase traveling down the length of a gene." Rather, they envision the RNA polymerase as tethered to the nuclear matrix, with the DNA traveling through it.
In 2008, several papers showed that they could repress or enhance the expression of different genes by tethering them to the nuclear lamina. Reddy et al. (2008) and Finlan et al. (2008) showed that attachment of chromatin to the nuclear envelope suppressed the expression of those genes near these sites. The suppression appeared to be due to histone deacetylases that were on the nuclear envelope. This has been subsequently confirmed in Drosophila nuclei, where HDAC1 appears to associate with B-type lamin proteins on the nuclear envelope (Milon et al. 2013). The molecular mechanism of this tethering and subsequent gene repression is also due to the binding of DNA to the nuclear lamins by the transcriptional repressor Krox (Zullo et al. 2012). Shimi and colleagues (2008) have shown that C-type lamin is associated with actively transcribing genes and that the nuclear envelope might have microdomains that suppress and activate transcription.
The nuclear pore complexes might also be critical in regulating gene expression. It is possible that different nucleoporin proteins (the 30 or so different proteins that construct the nuclear pores) are different in different cell types and change as the cell develops. D'Angelo and colleagues (2012) showed that the nucleoporin Nup 210 is absent in proliferating muscle cell and neuron precursors, but becomes incorporated into the nuclear pore during muscle cell differentiation. If this protein is blocked, differentiation does not occur. This protein does not appear to affect the transport of genes out of the nucleus. Rather, it appears to be essential for the induction of those genes responsible for cell differentiation.
Thus, the nuclear envelope may be an important site for the regulation of DNA replication and transcription.
Anderson, D. D., Woeller, C. F., Chiang E. P., Shane, B., and Stover, P. J. 2012. Serine hydroxymethyltransferase anchors de novo thymidylate synthesis pathway to nuclear lamina for DNA synthesis. J Biol Chem. 287: 7051–7062.
Berezney, R., and Coffey, D. S. 1977. Nuclear matrix. Isolation and characterization of a framework structure from rat liver nuclei. J Cell Biol. 73: 616–637.
Capco, D. G., Wan, K. M., and Penman, S. 1982. The nuclear matrix: three-dimensional architecture and protein composition. Cell 9: 847–858.
Ciejek E. M., Tsai M. J., and O'Malley B. W. 1983. Actively transcribed genes are associated with the nuclear matrix. Nature 306: 607–609.
D'Angelo, M. A., Gomez-Cavazos, J. S., Mei, A., Lackner, D. H., and Hetzer, M. W. 2012. A change in nuclear pore complex composition regulates cell differentiation. Dev Cell. 22: 446–458.
Dickinson, L. A., Joh, T., Kohwi, Y, and Kohwi-Shigematsu, T. 1992. A tissue-specific MAR/SAR DNA-binding protein with unusual binding site recognition. Cell 70: 631–645.
Finlan, L. E., Sproul, D., Thomson, I., Boyle, S., Kerr, E., Perry, P., Ylstra, B., Chubb, J. R., and Bickmore, W. A. 2008. Recruitment to the nuclear periphery can alter expression of genes in human cells. PLoS Genet. 4(3):e1000039.
Guo, B., Odgren, P. R., van Wijnen, A. J., Last, T. J., Nickerson, J., Penman, S., Lian J. B., Stein, J. L., and Stein, G. S. The nuclear matrix protein NMP-1 is the transcription factor YY1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 92: 10526–10530.
Herman, R., Weymouth, L., and Penman, S. 1978. Heterogeneous nuclear RNA-protein fibers in chromatin-depleted nuclei. J Cell Biol. 1978 Sep;78 (3):663–674.
Hutchinson, N., and Weintraub, H. 1985. Localization of DNAase I-sensitive sequences to specific regions of interphase nuclei. Cell 43: 471–482.
Infante, A. A., Nauta, R., Gilbert, S., Hobart, P., and Firshein, W. 1973. DNA synthesis in developing sea urchins: role of a DNA-nuclear membrane complex. Nature New Biol. 242: 5–8.
Jackson, D. A., and Cook, P. R. 1985. Transcription occurs at a nucleoskeleton. EMBO J. 4: 919–925.
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Miller, T. E., Huang, C. Y., and Pogo, A. O. 1978. Rat liver nuclear skeleton and ribonucleoprotein complexes containing HnRNA. J Cell Biol. 76: 675–691.
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Reddy, K. L., Zullo, J. M., Bertolino, E., and Singh, H. 2008. Transcriptional repression mediated by repositioning of genes to the nuclear lamina. Nature. 452: 243–247.
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Birkirkara all out to claim victory
3 May 2013 by Antoine Busuttil
Joint-leaders Birkirkara will be all out for the three points as they take on Tarxien Rainbows in one of the two BOV Premier League matches in programme at the National Stadium on Saturday.
The Stripes share the top spot with Hibernians and a win over Tarxien will ensure they end the season on top. Hibernians will face Valletta on Sunday in the final league match.
Birkirkara have gone eight matches without defeats and are coming from a 1-0 win over Valletta in their last outing.
Tarxien finished the season in fifth place after losing to Valletta and Sliema in their last two games. For this game, they will be without the suspended Andrew Agius.
Birkirkara defeated Tarxien 4-1, 5-0 and 1-0 in the previous rounds.
Meanwhile in the first game, Hamrun Spartans and Melita bid farewell to the Premier League after both sides were condemned to playing in Division 1 next season.
Both will hope to end the season with a win after suffering defeats in their last outings. Hamrun suffered three consecutive defeats while Melita are coming from four successive defeats.
Hamrun will be without Roderick Fenech while Ivan Tufegdzic is ruled out for Melita. Jean Pierre Attard, Nigel Rizzo and Matthew Borg return for the Amateurs after serving a suspension.
The Spartans defeated Melita 3-1 in the first round, the second round clash ended in a 1-0 for Melita while in the third round, the two teams shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.
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Kelly Clarkson Tears Up Over Carrie Underwood's Heartbreaking Miscarriages
"It's a really hardcore thing as a woman," Kelly says.
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Carrie Underwood is expecting her second child, but her journey wasn't easy. After announcing the good news in August, she recently revealed she had three miscarriages in the last two years. Now, a fellow American Idol winner is showing support and thanking her for going public with her struggles.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight backstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, Kelly Clarkson praised Underwood for opening up about this difficult and extremely personal time in her life.
"Carrie's killing it, and she's pregnant! What?! I hated singing pregnant," Clarkson said. "I'm so happy for her! Because I didn't know a lot of the situations that were going on behind the scenes, and I have a lot of friends who have gone through that several times as well."
...And my life wouldn't be what it is without my boys, my family and my friends! Thanks to all who could come today! I don't deserve all of this! But I am so grateful and my heart is so full! ❤ : @cameronpremo
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Clarkson revealed she privately reached out to Underwood to commend her for sharing her story. "It's a really cool thing. I was emailing her, because I was like, 'It's so important that you talk about it,'" she said. "'I know you don't have to, because it's a hard thing to do, but it makes women who feel inferior, or feel like something's wrong with them, it makes them feel comfortable, and [know] that people go through it.'"
At this point, Clarkson started tearing up. "It's a really hardcore thing as a woman," she said. "Why are you making me cry before I perform? It's very easy, I cry easy."
My travel buddies for the day! #RiverRose #RemyB #Henry
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She added that her emotional reaction was in response to "any woman," including herself, having to go through these difficulties. "That's hard," said The Voice coach, who shares two kids with husband Brandon Blackstock, and is also stepmother to his two children from a previous relationship. "I had the worst pregnancies."
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As a parent you are responsible for providing your child with proper nutrition. With the cost of fresh fruits and veggies on the rise, many parents find other fillers to give to their children. However, skimping on fruits and veggies can have costly repercussions. Fruits and veggies are low in calories, contain vitamins and minerals that your child needs for proper growth and development. Did you know that children who eat a wide variety of fruits and veggies don't get sick nearly as often? Fruits and veggies support proper immune system function and prevent diseases like constipation, diverticular disease, many other diseases, and help prevent childhood obesity. Jessy, from DomeHealth.com, wanted to share with my readers some great tips for helping your achieve your commitment to your children to serve them with healthy meals.
Proper nutrition is essential for the growth and development of children and adolescents and in a more mature age contributes to the prevention of diseases related to the diet.
Childhood becomes a key point for the acquisition of correct eating habits. During the teenage years, these habits become more marked and many people remain with unchanged habits throughout their lives.
Eating habits are formed in children by the family, but also many other factors have a decisive influence. First are national cuisines and the tradition in food consumption, which society has acquired during its historical development. An Individual is often willing to consume what is available on the market and inadvertently to comply with the imposed traditions and habits, which apply to other members of society. Family preferences again occupy a very important place in the meals that are prepared.
Very interesting phenomenon with a major role in the development of the eating habits are the advertisements, that are distributed daily through television, radio, newspapers and the Internet. In contemporary society, their influence is increasing, as many of them often provide new market information, but also form an incorrect idea about how one should look and what food our body needs to consume. Unintentional adults fall under this influence and often buy a product without realizing that they are influenced by this advertising. Children and young people are more prone to such behavior.
So in order to be healthy and to make the correct and healthy choices, one should know the main principles of healthy eating and teach their children to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
What should appear on the daily menu of our child in order to grow up healthy and also to adopt beneficial nutritional habits? Which substances and elements are vital for good health and growth of children and teenagers? How to give them a complete and nutritious diet, without fear of obesity and weight problems?
Carbohydrates are the main source of energy. Carbohydrates are contained in rice, bread, cereals, potatoes, chickpeas, lentils and other grains, which should provide 50 % to 60 % of the calories that children and adolescents consume. They must always be present in the diet, because they are also a source of vitamins and fiber. Whole grains are digested more slowly by the body, providing this way a sustained release of energy.
Fibers are substances of plant origin, which are characterized by a higher resistance in the digestion process. There are insoluble and soluble fibers.
Insoluble fibers absorb little water, becoming a mixture of low viscosity that helps against constipation and gastric irritation. They are obtained from most of the grain foods.
Soluble fiber absorbs water to form a substance, like a gel, which reduces the absorption of fats and glucose by the body. It's found in fruits and vegetables as well as dried peas, beans and lentils.
They are a source of vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. To obtain a sufficient quantity of fibers in the body of the child, it is recommended, that the fruits are consumed whole rather than prepared in the form of juice.
While the peel of the fruits has more fiber, more minerals and vitamins are contained in the fruit juice. It is better to consume fresh juices, as soon as they are prepared.
They are recommended to be consumed daily by children and adolescents as vitamins and minerals are immutable ingredients in their growth. Another advantage of the fruits and vegetables is that they assist in weight control and prevent the development of many diseases.
They can be eaten as fresh juices, fruit or vegetable salads and vegetable broth. It is advisable to include in the diet at least five servings of fruits or vegetables daily, distributed in the form of salads, desserts after a meal or as an appetizer between meals.
These products are a great source of proteins and should occupy 12 % to 15 % of the daily calories food intake that children and adolescents consume. Proteins are an essential element of the structure of cells and tissues in the body. They contribute to the growth of the human body and are the basis on which to develop the muscles, bones, nails and hair. They are the main components of hormones and antibodies in the body, and are contributing favorably to the immune system.
Proteins are composed of amino acids, which are contained mainly in the products of animal origin. Proteins exist in certain grains, cereals, and dried fruits, but they are of lower biological value compared to the ones of animal origin.
Fat is good and even healthy consumed in moderate quantities!
Fats or lipids are an essential element for human health, aiding in the construction of cell membranes. They are the main source of energy and are indispensable for the proper functioning of the human body. Children and adolescents, however, must consume them sparingly because of their high calorie content.
There are two types of fats: saturated and unsaturated.
Saturated fats are found in butter, cream, cheese, egg yolk and they increase the level of cholesterol in the body.
Unsaturated fats are found in olive oil, nuts and fish and most of them have the opposite effect: they lower the cholesterol levels in the body.
Although fat flavor very good food is better to add it to seasoning, to achieve the same effect.
Water is a major element of life and takes part in all chemical reactions in the body. The body is composed of around 50% water and in order to keep it hydrated, its consumption per day should not fall below six cups. If children practice some sport, the water consumption should be increased. It is good to divide and drink the water in small amounts throughout the day. The water is always preferable over beverages, because they do not quench thirst properly and load unnecessary the body with more sugar.
I'm a nutritionist and loved this article. We also make pizza at home using healthy ingredients and my son loves to help. His favorite cake is a banana bread I make with whole wheat flour and just 2tbsp of vegetable oil. We all love it!
Mm!! I love feta, and that pizza looks delicious.
The cake, although I'm not a huge sweets person, looks like something we could devour here at my house!
I love this post, and exercise is a great stress reliever too – for kids, I read it's about 2-3 hours of active time. Don't get them potato-ing, good weekend!
Yes, I wish exercise was easier for me. I miss it. I do try to make sure that my kids stay active.
Good luck. I am trying to make sure that I buy veggies for my kids.
Ooh, these recipes look delicious! These are great tips for encouraging healthy eating – I especially love the exercising as a family tip, because it's helpful for everyone and sets a great example!
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Cimmeria (Conan & the Classics)
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As you know, I recently re-watched 1982's Conan the Barbarian, and mused on some of its Classical connections on this blog. This inspired me to read a little Conan; thus far, I've read the poem 'Cimmeria', Howard's pseudo-historical essay 'The Hyborian Age', and 'Conan and the Frost Giant's Daughter'. I'd like to share with you some thoughts on Conan's homeland, Cimmeria. First, Howard's poem (source, allpoetry.com):
The dark woods, masking slopes of sombre hills;
The grey clouds' leaden everlasting arch;
The dusky streams that flowed without a sound,
And the lone winds that whispered down the passes.
Vista upon vista marching, hills on hills,
Slope beyond slope, each dark with sullen trees,
Our gaunt land lay. So when a man climbed up
A rugged peak and gazed, his shaded eye
Saw but the endless vista–hill on hill,
Slope beyond slope, each hooded like its brothers.
It was a gloomy land that seemed to hold
All winds and clouds and dreams that shun the sun,
With bare boughs rattling in the lonesome winds,
And the dark woodlands brooding over all,
Not even lightened by the rare dim sun
Which made squat shadows out of men; they called it
Cimmeria, land of Darkness and deep Night.
It was so long ago and far away
I have forgotten the very name men called me.
The axe and flint-tipped spear are like a dream,
And hunts and wars are like shadows. I recall
Only the stillness of that sombre land;
The clouds that piled forever on the hills,
The dimness of the everlasting woods.
Cimmeria, land of Darkness and the Night.
Oh, soul of mine, born out of shadowed hills,
To clouds and winds and ghosts that shun the sun,
How many deaths shall serve to break at last
This heritage which wraps me in the grey
Apparel of ghosts? I search my heart and find
This poem, like 'Conan and the Frost Giant's Daughter' draws forward Howard's 'Northernism' much more clearly than the 1982 film. Nonetheless, there is at least one Classical resonance here, in the final line of the final stanzas, 'Cimmeria, land of Darkness and the Night'.
Having been introduced to Conan before Homer, let me tell you how excited I was as a 17-year-old to discover, in the inestimable Odyssey (on which I blogged here), this reference to Cimmeria:
She came to deep-flowing Oceanus, that bounds the earth, where is the land and city of the Cimmerians, wrapped in mist and cloud. Never does the bright sun look down on them with his rays either when he mounts the starry heaven or when he turns again to earth from heaven, but instead horrid night is spread over wretched mortals. There we came and beached our ship, and took out the sheep, and ourselves went along beside the stream of Oceanus until we came to the place of which Circe had told us. (Odyssey, Book 11, lines 13-22, trans. A. T. Murray, revised by George E. Dimock, Loeb Classical Library)
The context, for those who don't think in terms of, 'Oh, yes, Odyssey Book 11,' is that of Odysseus and his comrades having departed Circe's island (narrowly, of course), heading for the Underworld out across Ocean's Stream, where Odysseus is to consult the blind seer Teiresias as to how to get home. Teiresias, FYI, is the guy who prophesied bad stuff to Oedipus over the whole murder-incest thing in Thebes (see Sophocles, Oedipus).
This is the first reference to Cimmeria in Greek literature. It is somewhere to the West of Italy (Circe's isle is imagined by later geographers [and Vergil] as being in the Tyrrhenian Sea) very close to the Underworld. As characterised by Robert E Howard and Homer, it is a land of perpetual darkness.
I do not think it is in Italy near Lake Avernus, as asserted in the notes to Strabo's Geography by H. C. Hamilton and W. Falconer. Even if someone wishes to make Circe's island into one of the isles of the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is clear that Odysseus has left the realm of human geography when he has left Circe. He is in a new realm, a realm that does not correspond with historical Mediterranean geography; I imagine that Cimmeria and Campania are asserted to be the same place so that Odyssey Book 11 and Aeneid Book 6 (Aeneas descent into the Underworld) occur in the same place.
My searches in the Perseus Database find no other references to this legendary Cimmeria; and searching Oxford Reference Online got me only Conan and no Homer! The other references to Cimmeria associate it with Scythia, with the Crimea to be precise, much to the East of Homer's Cimmerian land of darkness. As this map from Wikipedia demonstrates, Scythia is, like Conan's Cimmeria, a northern land:
Scythians are archetypical barbarians, in case you were wondering. Herodotus is the most famous ethnographer of the Scythians, as you can read here. He links Scythians with Cimmerians thus:
Scythia still retains traces of the Cimmerians; there are Cimmerian castles, and a Cimmerian ferry, also a tract called Cimmeria, and a Cimmerian Bosphorus. It appears likewise that the Cimmerians, when they fled into Asia to escape the Scyths, made a settlement in the peninsula where the Greek city of Sinope was afterwards built. The Scyths, it is plain, pursued them, and missing their road, poured into Media. For the Cimmerians kept the line which led along the sea-shore, but the Scyths in their pursuit held the Caucasus upon their right, thus proceeding inland, and falling upon Media. This account is one which is common both to Greeks and barbarians. (The History of Herodotus, George Rawlinson, ed. and tr., vol. 3, Book 4, Chapter 12)
Scythians do things like drink unwatered wine, perform human sacrifice, and drink from the gilt skulls of their enemies. North of them are another of Howard's ancient peoples, the Hyperboreans.
I have no doubt further investigation could find more traces. Nonetheless, here we see a convergence of Howard's 'Northernism' and the Classical tradition of Homer and Herodotus to produce a barbarian race who live in a land of darkness. What better race to produce the greatest barbarian of them all?
This entry was posted in Ancient World, Classics, Literature, Mythology and tagged barbarians, cimmeria, conan, herodotus, homer, odyssey, robert e howard, scythia, strabo on April 12, 2016 by MJH.


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Game of Thrones: The HBO TV Series
By Westeros,
January 14 in Game of Thrones News
Brian Cox, star of Succession and many, many other films and television programs over the years, has revealed his near-brush with Game of Thrones in GQ, where an excerpt of his new memoir—titled Putting the Rabbit in the Hat (Amazon affiliate link)—discusses his views on the monetary side of the acting business, and the sheer chance by which some programs become global hits and others fall flat. In the course of the excerpt, Cox writes that he's often asked if he was ever offered a role in Game of Thrones:
As we're on the subject, 25th Hour was written by David Benioff, who of course went on to be showrunner for Game of Thrones. I'm often asked if I was offered a role in Game of Thrones—reason being that every other bugger was—and the answer is, yes, I was supposed to be a king called Robert Baratheon, who apparently died when he was gored by a boar in the first season. I know very little about Game of Thrones so I can't tell you whether or not he was an important character, and I'm not going to google it just in case he was, because I turned it down.
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I'm trying to decide if he would have been an awesome Robert or an incredible Robert
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I don't know if he would have looked the part as much as Mark Addy did.


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Obama launches trade deal in Asia push
US President Barack Obama announced the framework for a vast free trade agreement spanning the Pacific as he sought a new era of American leadership in a fast-growing region.
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Leaders from nearly 20 nations, including China and Japan, gathered for weekend meetings in Hawaii, where sunbathers and surfers had to skirt beach barricades and traffic snarls frustrated the famously laid-back locals.
Obama said nine countries had reached a "broad outline" on a free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, and hoped by next year to be working on the legal text of a full agreement.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda gave a major boost ahead of the summit as his nation became the 10th member of the TPP, meaning that it will cover more than one-third of the global economy and could develop into the world's biggest free trade zone, dwarfing the European Union.
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Jeju Black Cattle are one of the indigenous cattle breeds found in the Korean peninsula (Republic of Korea). Since the prehistoric age, this breed has survived in the subtropical environment of Jeju Island (a special self-governed province of Republic of Korea). Evidences found in the ancient documents (the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty - the annual records of Joseon Dynasty, and the Tamna Sullyeokdo- the paintings depicting Jeju's official affairs during the Joseon Dynasty) about existence of Jeju Black Cattle described that beef of this indigenous cattle was served to the king or used as ritual offerings.
Although a prehistoric existence, a substantial shrink in its population size in Jeju Island has categorized the breed as endangered until 1980s. In the last few decades, South Korean government policies in agricultural industry focused on automation and increased agriproduct outputs which had also driven most industrial interest to breeding of the major local beef source known as Hanwoo cattle ('Korean Native Cattle' or 'Han-u') than other indigenous breeds such as Jeju Black Cattle. For years, as a consequence, this indigenous breed has lost its economic importance to cattle farmers, presumably because of their impaired growth performances in absence of systematic breeding schemes.
In the early 1990s, however, Jeju Stockbreeding Promotion Institute (Jeju SPI) took initiatives for implementation of a full-fledged preservation and proliferation policy targeting Jeju Black Cattle. To date, a total of 150 Jeju Black Cattle are being reared under the care of Jeju SPI. In 2013, Korean government formally declared the cattle breed as a valuable but an endangered animal genetic resource in the country and sanctioned a Natural Monument No. 546, to emphasize its better conservation and proliferation. Besides that a total of 619 Jeju Black Cattle has already been registered in the Korean seedstock database system of the Korea Animal Improvement Association.
Jeju Black Cattle are humpless, relatively smaller in body size and body length, short and slender legged compared to other indigenous Korean cattle, and coated with black hair over their entire bodies. Their foreheads are broad; ears are upright, short and round. Dewlaps on their briskets are rarely found. Horns are found in various types, and some of them have two colors; black on outer sides and white on the inner sides, also similar to Mishima cattle in Japan. The average height at withers of mature bulls and cows at 36 months of age are 137 cm and 125 cm, respectively. Also, their average body lengths found are 154 cm and 140 cm, respectively. On average, the body weights of mature bulls and cows are about 600 kg and 380 kg, respectively.
Sexual maturity (age at first heat) of heifer calves of Jeju Black Cattle is attained around 15 months of age. The duration of the estrus cycle is roughly 20 days without seasonal variation. Average gestation length is about 280 days. Currently, most of them are bred through artificial insemination or embryo transfer.
They show superior vigor and endurance in the local climate. They show strong tolerance during winter season; however, they exhibit less tolerance in the heat of summer, mostly like many Bos taurus cattle breeds. They are also generally resistant to many common bovine diseases and parasites, i.e. ticks or mites, which especially favor their grazing under subtropical environments.
Jeju Black Cattle beef was once served to the king because of its excellent taste. It has an excellent texture and marbling. Loin muscles of these cattle are thin and have delicate deposits of fat particles, contributing to rich flavor and tenderness. Jeju Black Cattle beef is especially richer in oleic acid, linoleic acid, and unsaturated fatty acids than beef of Korean native cattle (Han-u). It is therefore appraised as a potential well-being food with excellent taste approved by gourmet panels.
The first historic painting of Jeju Black Cattle was found on a mural of an ancient tomb named Anak Tomb No. 3 during the Goguryeo Dynasty in 357 AD. There also exist ancient documents, the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty and several others that described the shapes of cattle breeds. History of breeding of Jeju Black Cattle in Jeju Island dated back to 1702 AD, during the 28th year reign of King Sookjong. The administrator of Jeju-mok regional office at that period, known as Yi Hyeong-sang, surveyed around whole island, and those records were collected in Tamna Sullyeokdo. According to his report, a total of 703 black cattle were raised at that time in the island. Also, recent scientific evidence (based on DNA analysis of bones recovered from Gonae-ri and Gwakji-ri in Aewaleup, Jeju City) was provided by a professor in Jeju National University (Oh et al., 2005) that ancestors of the present Jeju Black Cattle had been raised by humans since prehistory.
However, Jeju Black Cattle became endangered especially during the Japanese colonial period in 1920s. Most of the Jeju Black Cattles were forcefully dispossessed and shipped to Japan. Since 1992, scientists in Jeju Stockbreeding Promotion Institute have collected Jeju Black Cattle which were scattered at private farms in Jeju Island and managed as a group of genetic resource. They are also carrying out preservation/ proliferation projects. As per their project goals expectations, if successful, over 600 of these black cattle will exist in Jeju area in near future. Jeju SPI also developed a breed discrimination tool using genetic markers. This tool has been applied to retain the uniqueness of the Jeju Black Cattle breed. In 2013, Republic of Korean government acknowledged the historical and cultural values of Jeju Black Cattle and assigned it Natural Monument No. 546 of National Cultural Property to prevent extinction and preserve the breed. The Korea Animal Improvement Association, which mainly functions for management of individual identification and pedigree information of seedstock animal owned either by institutions or private breeders, also manages breeding herd information of Jeju Black Cattle in their registration database system, which is open to public.
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The Facts and Low-Down of Cancer (Part 1)
When a cancer diagnosis was given in the 1960s, it spelt grief and foreboding. To many, it was a death sentence. Even among survivors, there is always the persistent fear and anxiety that the cancer would return. However, that has all changed. With better understanding, more accurate detection and treatment options available today, there is hope when one is fighting against the disease. In conjunction with World Cancer Day on 4 February 2017 and Colorectal Awareness Month, we take a look at the disease and how we can fight it to survive.
A LOOK AT CANCER
Cancer is a blanket term for over 100 different diseases characterised by abnormal cell growth. It happens when cells divide in an uncontrollable manner, becoming a mass of tissue that disrupts normal body functions. They are often classified into two types, benign or malignant. Benign ones do not spread and are seen as more harmless than malignant ones that will migrate to other parts of the body, forming more tumours.
Despite often being attributed to current lifestyles and called a modern man's disease, cancer has plagued us for centuries. The first documented case came from ancient Egypt. In fact, ancient surgeons understood its nature, knowing many would grow again even after being surgically removed.
There are many causes for cancer. Starting from the early 20th century, more than 100 carcinogens (cancercausing agents) have been identified. This includes viruses such as Hepatitis B and C; inheritable faulty cancer genes; and contacts with chemicals like nicotine or exposures like ultraviolet light. They can promote cellular and genetic mutations, leading to cancerous growth.
One such example is lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cell. According to Dr Kevin Tay, a consultant medical oncologist, "Lymphoma tends to arise in lymphoid organs like the lymph nodes, spleen and bone marrow but it can also be found in less-common places like the thyroid gland."
People with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the thyroid, will see a 60-fold increase in thyroid lymphoma risk. "Even with surgery, radioactive iodine and thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression, thyroid cancer can still come back even after many years later," added Dr Goh Kian Peng, a senior endocrine consultant. From this example, we can see how the erratic nature of cancerous development and how other diseases contribute to a person's risk profile.
CANCER IN SINGAPORE
Every day, 37 people are diagnosed with cancer, and 16 die from it. The situation is chilling, especially when the figures revealed by the National Registry of Diseases have shown a sharp rise in the number of diagnoses. As a result, cancer remains the top cause of death in Singapore.
How do cancer patterns differ between here and in countries abroad, such as regional Asian countries? The specialists from OncoCare Cancer Centre in Mount Alvernia Hospital cited an example based on a report that there are more smokers in regional Asian countries as compared to Singapore. Among lung cancer patients, they tend to find more cases of squamous cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma as compared to non-smoker lung cancer, which is adenocarcinoma.
But according to the Singapore Cancer Society the lung cancer rate is still lower than that of colorectal cancer for men, making the latter the second most common form of cancer. For women, breast cancer takes the top spot but colorectal cancer trails right behind. The same specialists from OncoCare Cancer Centre reveal just between 2009 and 2013 alone, "close to 9000 new cases emerged", with the highest incidence among ethnic Chinese, as compared to Malays and Indians.
As the risks for cancer are influenced by our habits, lifestyles and genes, it is unsurprising cancer rates differ across ethnic groups. In the case of colorectal cancer, a common type in Singapore, this also means we can keep it in check through healthier and mindful living. 90% of colorectal cancers occur in people older than 50, making it a cancer of primarily environmental carcinogens – in other words, the foods we eat and the lifestyle we lead.
The fact it has traditionally been associated with a diet high in red and processed meat and low in food rich in fibres and antioxidants such as fruits means it is largely preventable. By engaging in regular physical activity, consuming fruits and vegetables and maintaining your weight within a healthy range, you can sharply reduce your chance of cancer.
As colorectal cancers often start off as polyps, which are small clumps of cells that can develop into colon cancer, regular screening can make the difference in cancer prevention. This is because polyps can be easily removed in a regular examination to check for any cancerous development. Dr Thomas Soh, a consultant medical oncologist, advocates that the general population above the age of 50 should go for regular screening colonoscopy or stool occult blood testing to ensure early detection.
Article contributed by Dr Kevin Tay and Dr Goh Kian Peng, accredited doctors of Mount Alvernia Hospital. It is also Part 1 of a 2-part series. Click here to read part 2 of the series.
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			\item image: 256x256, population: 5, generations: 30000 - 5 minutes
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ORA-Data welcomes new users and feedback
by thaddeus
data curation, data deposit, data preservation, digital object identifiers, DOIs, ORA-Data, research data managment
(posted on behalf of Amanda Flynn, Bodleian Libaries)
The Bodleian has recently launched a new service for the University, the Oxford Research Archive for Data (ORA-Data). An integrated digital repository and catalogue for research data, ORA-Data offers a service to archive and enable the discovery, citation and sharing of data produced by researchers at Oxford. ORA-Data is aimed especially at researchers who wish:
• to deposit data that underpins publications
• to deposit data that their funding body requires be preserved and made accessible
• to add a record to the University's catalogue of data about a dataset stored elsewhere
Any type of digital research data, from across all academic disciplines, may be deposited in ORA-Data, and we accept any file format. ORA-Data sits within the original Oxford Research Archive (ORA) for publications, so that data can be linked easily to – and browsed alongside – related publications. A permanent descriptive record is created for all data deposited in ORA-Data and a persistent unique identifier generated (a DOI, or Digital Object Identifier), which allows your dataset to be clearly attributed and cited. Data and records will be discoverable through Google and other search engines, maximising the visibility and impact of your research. You can also choose to set an embargo period for your files if you wish.
Research data management is an increasingly important concern for the University. The UK Research Councils view publicly funded research data as a public good, produced in the public interest, and now require such data to be made openly available at the close of projects with as few restrictions as possible. The EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council), for example, has a set of expectations about research data management which come into effect today, 1 May 2015: https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/about/standards/researchdata/. We're pleased to announce that depositing in ORA-Data will allow researchers and the University to comply with these expectations.
Until July 2015, ORA-Data is running as a free pilot, though there are plans for it to become a chargeable service in the future (with a draft charging model currently under negotiation). During the pilot period, we're very keen to encourage researchers to try out ORA-Data, and very much welcome any feedback from users to help us improve the service. We're pleased to say that we've already been able to act on some suggestions we've received; for example, we're now able to offer instant DOIs for data so that you don't have to wait for us to process your deposit before being able to cite the dataset in an article submitted for publication.
ORA-Data can be accessed via the main ORA website: http://ora.ox.ac.uk; just select 'Contribute' followed by the 'Data' link. A full guide to using ORA-Data, packed with help and support, is also available: http://ox.libguides.com/ora-data. To get in touch with the ORA-Data team please contact us at: ora@bodleian.ox.ac.uk – we would love to hear from you if you'd like to find out more about what we can offer or how we can help with your data.
Amanda Flynn, Bodleian Libraries


Ninety years ago this Sunday, June 10, Judy Garland—who captured America's heart in The Wizard of Oz and never let go—was born. This article was published in Big Hollywood on the 40thanniversary of her death three years ago.
Washington, DC, June 22, 2009—Thirty years after Judy Garland—"Dorothy"—first publicly performed "Over the Rainbow" on June 29, 1939, previewing the soon-to-be-released Wizard of Oz, this quintessential girl-next-door reached for more sleeping pills and hoped-for sleep, only to be, mercifully, granted eternal rest.
She always wanted to be "glamorous," forgetting her far-surpassing appeal as the very essence ofAmerica.
Her story, the final earthly chapter ending forty years ago today, embodies American triumph and tragedy.
Born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, her life nearly ended in 1921 after her parents' marriage was rocked by revelations of her father's homosexual infidelity.
But, family physician Dr. Marcus Rabwin told Frank Gumm, "you go back to your wife and tell her I said she must have this baby." The "powerful" Garland "force field," as fellow MGM star Ann Miller put it, was evidently already at work.
"Baby" Gumm first stole hearts when, at age 2½, she performed "Jingle Bells" before an audience, discovering to her delight that, besides her father, her other great love was performing and making people happy.
She just couldn't stop singing; so her father finally had to carry her off the stage.
The family soon decamped to a desert California town north of Hollywood after her father was "caught with a young boy." There, Ethel sought solace from her troubled marriage by single-mindedly devoting herself into making the "Gumm Sisters" stars.
On November 16, 1935—six months after Metro Goldwyn Mayer's Louis B. Mayer signed up "Judy Garland"—she sang her first professional rendition of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart," live on coast to coast radio, as her father lay dying. Dr. Rabwin, who 14 years earlier had advised the family to bring their daughter to term, called Judy to let her know her beloved father would be listening—radio waves being their last physical "connection." He died early the next morning.
The young, 4'11" Garland came to studio executives' attention when she sang "You Made Me Love You" to Clark Gable at MGM's party celebrating his 35th birthday—a rendition she repeated, while looking adoringly at Gable's photograph, in the all-star extravaganza Broadway Melody of 1938.
So, too, she became the tragedy of American culture—force-fed uppers and downers, plus diet pills, by five different doctors so she could keep up the pace of performance demanded by her MGM bosses who were giddily beside themselves with her money-making potential.
MGM hit the jackpot when it paired Garland with Mickey Rooney in a string of "backyard musicals." This winning formula, first showcased in the ironically titled 1937 B movie Thoroughbreds Don't Cry, was followed by Love Finds Andy Hardy, leading to eight more films featuring this adorable, dynamic duo.
Besides her flagging energy, her tendency to show up late rankled her bosses, and on June 17, 1950, a week after she turned 28, MGM cut its prized star loose—the last straw being the demands of Royal Wedding (1951). Thus, began a series of incredible comebacks, starting with her dazzling concert tour, including her history-making star turn at the London Palladium.
Judy became close friends of Betty Hutton during Las Vegas performances, overcoming hurt feelings from when Betty had replaced her in Annie Get Your Gun (1950).
"Being Beautiful Judy" was the one role Garland never mastered. But, as a star, looking down from the celestial firmament, it's a good bet she's mastered it now.


From July 23-27, St. Theresa's Parish, will host its 12th Annual Summer Feast, themed "Christ Our Hope," in commemoration of Pope Benedict XVI's recent visit to New York City.
"The feast brings everyone together and gives a sense of working together as a community to meet everyone's needs," Rev. Robert Grippo, St. Theresa's parish pastor, said.
Open to the public, a variety of rides, games, food and evening entertainment is sure to provide fun for all in attendance.
"We really wanted to hit the grand spectrum of everyone around," feast committee member Julius DiFiore said about the event that will occur along St. Theresa Avenue, between Edison and Hobart avenues.
Along with the general festivities, each day will also include a special activity intended to highlight a sector of St. Theresa's parish life.
During the evening hours on Thursday, July 24, St. Theresa's sixth grade students will perform a ballroom dancing routine, followed by energetic youth bands and lively disc jockeys.
The following day, the feast will open between Mayflower and Mulford avenues from 1-3 p.m. for the Association of the Help of Retarded Children's members of the day habilitation program "AHRC Afternoon" to participate in the festivities.
"There are too many things that divide us, so this is something that can bring us together," DiFiore said about being able to unite young and old from all walks of life at the feast.
The evening of Saturday, July 26, Rev. Pat Angelucci, a 1960 St. Theresa graduate, will offer Mass in memory of Sr. Theresa Francis OP, who served as principal at the school from 1965-1993 and passed away earlier this year.
Along with the feast's daily festivities, the parish will hold it's annual Grand Raffle on Sunday, July 27. The winner will choose between a 2008 Mercedes Benz C300 or $30,000 cash. Tickets are $100 each and can be purchased at the St. Theresa Rectory, 2855 St. Theresa Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., as well as in front of the church on Sunday.
Proceeds from the fundraiser will go toward financing the parish's operating costs, as well as their various ministries, including the Teen Center, 60+ Club and Midnight Run.
Ride tickets will be available in advance at the rectory or at the Little Flower Gift Shop on Sundays after Mass. They are $18 for 10 rides in advance and $30 at the feast.


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In addition to the ones at William Paterson in Wayne, the fliers have appeared at college campuses throughout the nation.
WAYNE — "It's Okay to be White" read the letter-sized posters found across the campus of William Paterson University.
University officials tore down and denounced the posters, which they say are pro-white propaganda from an unknown source.
"This is an abhorrent and cowardly act and does not reflect our values of diversity and inclusion," Richard Helldobler, the university's president, said in a statement.
The fliers were found taped to the exterior of three buildings on Thursday, said Mary Beth Zeman, a university spokeswoman.
Similar fliers reportedly appeared over the past week on college campuses across the nation. They include Duke University in Durham, North Carolina; Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts; and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
"These moments do not define us, but it is how we respond that demonstrates our character and moral mindset," Helldobler said. "In that spirit, let us take time to treat each other with kindness during this turbulent time."
Helldobler's statement also urges students to contact the university's police force if they feel unsafe. University police referred questions to William Paterson's spokespeople.
An article by the Anti-Defamation League, published in October 2017, when the fliers first began to appear in public places, says their slogan was conceived by users of an Internet forum called 4chan.
Their goal was to circulate a seemingly inoffensive phrase that would be seen as racist, in order to trigger overreactions by liberals and the media, the league said.
But, Helldobler said, he views the message as downright hateful and that it is "part of a campaign to feed social unrest and promote white supremacy."


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