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DISEASE(S): Clostridium Difficile Colitis
SUBMITTER: Andrew Leber
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Systems Modeling of Interactions between Mucosal Immunity and the Gut Microbiome during Clostridium difficile Infection.
Leber Andrew A Viladomiu Monica M Hontecillas Raquel R Abedi Vida V Philipson Casandra C Hoops Stefan S Howard Brad B Bassaganya-Riera Josep J
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Clostridium difficile infections are associated with the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and result in an exuberant inflammatory response, leading to nosocomial diarrhea, colitis and even death. To better understand the dynamics of mucosal immunity during C. difficile infection from initiation through expansion to resolution, we built a computational model of the mucosal immune response to the bacterium. The model was calibrated using data from a mouse model of C. difficile infection. The mode ...[more]
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By Tom Philpott
Wed Jul. 18, 2012 3:30 AM PDT
In early July, on the sleepy Friday after Independence Day, the USDA quietly signaled its intention to green-light a new genetically engineered soybean seed from Dow AgroSciences. The product is designed to produce soy plants that withstand 2,4-D, a highly toxic herbicide (and, famously, the less toxic component in the notorious Vietnam War-era defoliant Agent Orange).
Readers may remember that during an even-sleepier period—the week between Christmas and the New Year—the USDA made a similar move on Dow's 2,4-D-ready corn.
If the USDA deregulates the two products—as it has telegraphed its intention to do—Dow will enjoy a massive profit opportunity. Every year, about half of all US farmland is planted in corn and soy. Currently, Dow's rival Monsanto has a tight grip on weed management in corn-and-soy country. Upward of 90 percent of soy and 70 percent of corn is engineered to withstand another herbicide called glyphosate through highly profitable Monsanto's Roundup Ready seed lines. And after so many years of lashing so much land with the same herbicide, glyphosate-resistant superweeds are now vexing farmers and "alarming" weed control experts throughout the Midwest.
And that's where Dow's 2,4-D-ready corn and soy seeds come in. Dow's novel products will be engineered to withstand glyphosate and 2,4-D, so farmers can douse their fields with both herbicides; the 2,4-D will kill the weeds that glyphosate no longer can. That's the marketing pitch, anyway.
The USDA, for its part, is buying what Dow is selling. In May, the agency released its Draft Environmental Assessment for the product, declaring that its "preferred alternative" was to deregulate it. And on July 13, USDA put out its "Plant Pest Risk Assessment" for it. This is a key document in the regulatory process for GMOs. Under the industry-friendly framework for GMO oversight cobbled together in the early '90s by then-Vice President Dan Quayle, the USDA can only regulate genetically modified organisms if they literally pose a risk to other plants as defined by the Federal Plant Pest Act. This is a very high bar; and as happens with nearly all GMO applications, the USDA's assessment of Dow's novel soy concluded that it's "highly unlikely to pose a plant pest risk."
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Once these products lurch through the USDA's process toward almost certain deregulation, the Midwest faces a veritable gusher of 2,4-D. It's already the third-most-used US herbicide, after glyphosate and atrazine. If Dow gets it's way, we ain't seen nothing yet.
What happened with glyphosate after the introduction of Roundup Ready technology provides a preview of 2,4-D's prospects. According to an analysis of USDA data by the Center for Food Safety, farmers applied 4.9 million pounds of glyphosate to soybean crops in 1994, the year before Roundup Ready seeds hit the field. By 2006 (the last year for which there is data), glyphosate use in soybeans had hit 96.7 million pounds—a nearly 20-fold increase. Overall, CFS found, glyphosate use in soy, corn, and cotton jumped by a factor of 15 between the mid-'90s and 2006, as Roundup Ready technology conquered farm country.
The USDA's own Draft Environmental Assessment reveals potential for vast expansion of 2,4-D use. According to the report, just 3 percent of total US soybean acres were treated with 2,4-D in 2006. If Dow's new seeds are embraced by farmers as the antidote to glyphosate-resistant weeds, that number will jump dramatically. And as 2,4-D expands its geographic reach, it will also be used in greater amounts per acre—by a factor of as much as three, the USDA assessment reveals.
What can dousing millions of acres of farmland with 2,4-D mean? The EPA insists that it's safe and recently brushed off a petition by environmental groups insisting that it be banned. But it has been shown to get into drinking water, and the environmental group Beyond Pesticides has assembled an impressive dossier of research on its ill health effects, including evidence that it causes non-Hodgkins lymphoma and acts as an endocrine disruptor. Nor is there any research on how 2,4-D and glyphosate affect human and wildlife health in combination.
2,4-D also has a tendency to drift far and wide upon application. This past June in California, a farmer who sprayed 1,000 acres of pasture with 2,4-D inadvertently damaged 15,000 acres of cotton and a pomegranate orchard, Western Farm Press reports. The drift reached as far as 100 miles away from the sprayed land. Dow insists it has conjured up a new form of 2,4-D that is much less prone to drift than the kind currently in use. But as Center for Food Safety has put it, the new formulation's "efficacy has not been independently validated; and in any case, neither EPA nor Dow will be able to prevent the use of cheaper, highly-drift prone formulations."
Most damningly of all, the new product is highly unlikely to end the problem of weed resistance, as this 2012 paper by Penn State University researchers shows (which I wrote about here). More likely, they conclude, Dow's novel seeds will generate new generations of superweeds—which will almost certainly require a another round of new chemical cocktails.
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silver account | August 18, 2012 at 5:35 pm | Reply
Dow and USDA hope to quietly approve a new genetically engineered seed line that basically swaps RoundUp (glyphosate) out and an even worse weedkiller (2,4-D) in. We don't have much time to stop this.


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"This transaction is a natural step in reinforcing the Berk-Tek and Leviton marketing alliance signed in 2013. The combination of both innovative, reliable and service-oriented brands will enable Leviton Network Solutions to offer fully integrated solutions," the release said. The transaction has an enterprise value of US$202 million. Berk-Tek reported sales for US$163 million in 2019.
"Berk-Tek is a highly respected North American cabling company with exceptional manufacturing and product development capabilities," said Leviton President Daryoush Larizadeh. "By adding Berk-Tek to the Leviton family, we will be able to provide truly end-to-end solutions to our customers." "Our Berk-Tek colleagues will join a long-term partner with the best strategic fit to answer customers' demand around connectivity," said Nexans CEO Christopher Guérin.
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U.K.-based JDR Cable Systems, Inc. (JDR) has begun construction on a new 65,000-sf-ft U.S. headquarters on a 10-acre site in Tomball, Texas, that will combine three sites that were leased.
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National Lottery results LIVE: Winning Lotto numbers REVEALED with £3.6m Set For Life jackpot up for grabs
- 'I won £30k & brand new BMW on National Lottery scratchcard'
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SET For Life returned last night with another chance to win a top prize of £10,000 a month - for the next 30 YEARS.
The winning numbers for Thursday's draw were 07, 22, 24, 25 and 40, while the Life Ball was 02.
Please gamble responsibly. And when the fun stops, stop.
Read our Lottery live blog below for the latest results and updates...
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The National Lottery operate a 'Healthy Play' policy and monitor behavioural patterns in players.
The National Lottery released the following statement, "We know that extraordinary things happen when lots of people play a little. We're proud to say that around 60% of UK adults enjoy our games, so encouraging healthy play is at the heart of everything we do. The way we design our games and tools helps put you in control of your play.
"To keep players safe online, we use an in-house behavioural analytics model. This identifies at-risk players, enabling us to support them through targeted interventions."
What happens to unclaimed prizes?
Any cash that isn't claimed after a total of 180 days from a game played in the UK goes to National Lottery projects across the country.
Folks in Ireland have just half that time to claim too, with only 90 days before the prize money is off the table.
Once the claim period is over, the ticket officially expires and the owner of the lottery ticket will no longer be able to claim any of their winnings.
But after that time has expired, any unclaimed prizes, plus any interest they might have accumulated in that time, are allocated to the National Lottery's Good Causes fund instead.
This will usually then go on to help fund things like sport programmes or local community buildings or other projects.
'Britain's unluckiest couple'
"BRITAIN'S unluckiest couple" unfortunately split up after missing out on a huge £3million Lottery jackpot.
Martyn and Kay Tott were overjoyed when finding out they had bought the winning Lottery ticket back in 2001.
But their joy quickly turned to "torture" upon discovering the ticket was missing – and a 30-day window to report it had passed.
Martyn said the near-win "quickly highlighted our differences" and lead to bickering, with the married couple mutually agreeing their relationship had run its course.
But he now feels the loss was a good thing, saying "there is no guarantee it would have brought me happiness".
The couple, who lived in Watford at the time, realised they had won an unclaimed prize six months after buying the ticket in 2001.
Joseph Gamp 20th Jan 2022, 17:11
Helpful tips to help you win
Avoid computer picks. It lowers your odds of winning.
On scratchcards try buying 10 of one ticket instead of several different tickets.
Mix it up – Never play all one-number groups.
Don't pick all odd or all even numbers.
Don't play patterns.
Avoid anniversaries, birthday's and dates.
Don't Copycat – Avoid playing winning numbers that have been drawn before, because every combination has a chance of coming up once every half a million drawings.
Who are the biggest Euromillions winners in history?
Your chances to win may be remote but if you do you could win big.
Here are some of the record prizes one by UK winners in the past:
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The Set For Life draw has taken place.
Tonight winning numbers are 07, 22, 24, 25, 40 and the life ball is 02.
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Set For Life returns tonight with another chance to bag a jackpot of £10k a month for the next 30 years.
We will announce the numbers right here shortly after 8pm.
'We won, then gave our winnings away'
A £115million jackpot is probably enough to not just change your life, but the lives of everyone you've ever cared about too.
Which is probably why Frances and Patrick Connolly decided to give over half of their winnings to 175 people.
"We won £114,969,775.70 and we have given away more than half," Frances said last year.
"That's £60million-worth of love. And the thing that makes me even happier is that every single person we gave money to has passed some of it on to other people. I can't think of a day since winning the Lottery that I haven't smiled."
Mum-of-two stayed to finish shift after winning big on scratchcard
A MUM of two stayed to finish her care home shift after finding out she had landed £1million on a lottery scratchcard.
Stunned Sara Thomas, 26, asked colleagues to ring Camelot to check her jackpot was for real.
She broke the news to partner Sean Warner, 28, who urged her to take the rest of the day off but she kept working.
Sara, from Merthy r Tydfil, South Wales, said: "I was gobsmacked when I won.
"When I told Sean, he said I should leave work for the day but we were short-staffed and I didn't want to let the girls down so I stayed.
"The rest of the day was a bit of a blur."
Top scratchcard to get
According to Oddschecker, the best scratchcard to snap up is £500 Loaded with odds of just 1 in 3.15.
For just a fiver you could be in the running for £500.
In second place, with the same odds, is Full of £500s which also has a top prize of £500.
Cashword Multiplier follows close behind, which sees punters scratch off letters to reveal symbols to create full words.
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Euromillions was scooped by one lucky winner
The Euromillions jackpot of £55 million has been won by a lucky player but they were not from the UK.
There were seven players that guessed the five numbers and one lucky number correctly and four of those were from the UK.
They managed to win themselves a share of the £254,522.80 prize money meaning each got a total of £63,630.70.
£1m scratchcard winner went back to work
Winning £1m was sheer luck for Jamie Heavens, who purchased a Millionaire Riches Scratchcard after watching a customer in front of him do it.
After leaving the petrol station, he pulled into a layby to scratch it off and was gobsmacked when he won.
However, hardworking Jamie, from Bournemouth, had no intention of quitting his day job.
Jamie told the Mirror: "It was 7.30 in the morning and I still had a day's shift ahead… I won a million pounds and earned another £100 for my shift."
After that the roofer and his fiance Danielle spent £25,000 on a lavish wedding with "a band, a videographer and a massive marquee".
He bought a business but feels rather happy about his new job, adding: "I still work but now I'm my own boss!"
'Gold digger'
ONE of Britain's biggest EuroMillions winners has won a bid to gag his former mistress after she wrote a book about their holiday romance.
Gareth Bull, 50, was married to wife Catherine when he scooped almost £41million in 2012.
But Gareth has now won a battle for a restraining order against his lover that bans her from bringing legal action against him, the Mirror reports.
She claimed she had a right to publicly speak out on their tryst to defend allegations she was a "gold digger".
Money doesn't buy happiness
For many, winning the jackpot means mass celebrations and ultra-expensive cars – but not for Susan Hardman.
When the mum-of-one's numbers came up in January 2010 she worked as a hairdresser in Eardisley, Hereford, and was "struggling financially".
Instead of splashing out when the £1.2million win landed in her bank account, she traded in her scissors for overalls and became a pig farmer.
Susan claimed to be happier than ever knee-deep in mud and said bringing a piglet into the world brought her "more satisfaction" than winning the lottery.
What is up for grabs in the Euromillions
5 MAIN NUMBERS Plus 2 Lucky Stars – Jackpot
5 MAIN NUMBERS Plus 1 Lucky Star – £130,554.30
5 MAIN NUMBERS – £13,561.20
4 MAIN NUMBERS Plus 2 Lucky Stars – £844.70
4 MAIN NUMBERS Plus 1 Lucky Star – £77.80
3 MAIN NUMBERS Plus 2 Lucky Stars – £37.30
4 MAIN NUMBERS – £25.60
2 MAIN NUMBERS Plus 2 Lucky Stars – £9.10
3 MAIN NUMBERS Plus 1 Lucky Star – £7.30
3 MAIN NUMBERS – £6.00
1 MAIN NUMBER Plus 2 Lucky Stars – £4.30
Man won £250,000 on Lottery scratchcard – then conned his own mum
A MAN who won £250,000 on a lottery scratchcard later conned his OAP mum out of tens of thousands of pounds.
Barry Perryman, 41, won the six-figure sum with his parents seven years ago.
But within months he was abusing his role as his mother's carer to transfer money from her bank account, a court heard in June this year.
Perryman, who arrived at court in a wheelchair with his leg in plaster, admitted a four-year long fraud when he appeared at Plymouth Crown Court.
He was in a syndicate with dad Roy and mum Christine Perryman when they won £250,000 on a scratchcard bought from a Londis store in Keyham, Devon in September 2014.
The defendant bought the winning ticket, matching four numbers on a Winning 7s card.
Top tips for playing the lottery
Have you ever wondered the secrets to winning big in the lottery? Is it pure luck or is there a system to it…?
On scratchcards, try buying 10 of one ticket instead of several different tickets.
Mix up your numbers.
Even it out – Don't pick all odd or all even numbers.
Split from the crowd, so don't play patterns.
Apparently, you should avoid anniversaries, birthday's and dates.
Avoid playing winning numbers that have been drawn before, because every combination has a chance of coming up once every half a million drawings.
Tips to get lucky numbers
Avoid repeats – Another top tip is to ensure you are always choosing numbers that weren't drawn last week.
While it might seem 3 is a lucky number, just because it appeared in the previous draw, it doesn't mean it will again next time.
Odds and evens – According to expert analysis, all-odd and all-even line-ups are drawn less than three per cent of the time.
As there are seven gaps to fill, this means it is best to pick three odd and two even, or two odd and three even.
One of these patterns will occur in 68 per cent of EuroMillions draws.
Shun same last digits – Similarly to odds and evens, it's good to mix things up when it comes to the second digit of your numbers.
Even if seven might be your lucky number, think twice about choosing 7, 17, 27, 37 and 47.
Almost 90 per cent of draws have no more than one repeated last digit.
And your chances of winning with four same final digits drop to less than two tenths of one per cent.
Unluckiest winner of all time
That was the case for one young couple this week who missed out on the £182million Euromillions jackpot – when they realised their winning ticket payment hadn't gone through.
Rachel Kennedy, 19, and Liam McCrohan, 21, from Hertfordshire were "absolutely heartbroken" when they realised their usual numbers had come up, but they had won nothing.
The couple, both students, had played the winning numbers of 6, 12, 22, 29, 33, 6 and 11 for five weeks in a row before all seven digits appeared in Friday's draw.
Rachel's account was set up to automatically buy a Euromillions ticket with her usual numbers but because her account did not have the right funds, the ticket payment did not go through.
"I called the number thinking that I had won £182million and they said 'yeah you've got the right numbers but you didn't have the funds in your account for the payment of the ticket so it didn't actually go through'," Rachel said.
Read the article in full here.
How to play Set For Life?
To play Set For Life, you are required to pick five numbers from 1 to 47 and one Life Ball from 1 to 10.
Draws are held on Monday and Thursday evenings.
You can buy Set For Life tickets online every day from 6am until 11pm.
But remember, to play on a draw day, you'll need to buy your ticket before 7.30pm.
Explained: Tonight's draw
Tonight is the Set For Life draw, meaning one lucky Brit will be in with the chance of winning £10,000 a month for the next 30 years.
The draw will be held at 8:00pm, and the winning numbers will follow on our blog shortly after.
Is tonight's Set For Life worth playing?
The game with the best odds, in terms of winning the top prize, is the Thunderball.
According to the National Lottery website, the odds of winning the jackpots are:
Lotto jackpot: 1 in 45,057,474.
EuroMillions jackpot: 1 in 139,838,160.
Set For Life top prize: 1 in 15,339,390.
Thunderball top prize: 1 in 8,060,598.
Set For Life winner becomes full time ghost hunter
A WOMAN who scooped £10,000 a month for 30 years on the National Lottery Set For Life quit her job to become a ghost hunter with her husband.
Part-time paranormal investigator Laura Hoyle, 39, has decided to ditch her day job to pursue her spooky passion with Kirk Stevens, 37, after their big win.
The 39-year-old is used to shocks – after realising she had landed the life-changing amount of money when she initially thought she had only won a fiver.
Laura was able to immediately jack in her job at a logistics firm, after realising the cash could allow her to concentrate on her ghost-hunting hobby full-time.
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Stuart brother found dead in shelter at 45
Matthew Stuart, who went to jail in connection with the killing of his sister-in-law in an infamous 1989 Boston slaying case, is shown in this November 1992 file photo. (File)
By Laurel J. Sweet and Laurel J. Sweet | laurel.sweet@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald
PUBLISHED: September 4, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: November 18, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
Matthew F. Stuart, the lone survivor of one of the most infamous domestic murder mysteries in the city's history, is dead at age 45, authorities confirmed this morning.
Stuart's body was discovered at 2 a.m. yesterday at Heading Home, a sober emergency shelter in Cambridge. It was unclear how long he had been staying there. The cause of his death was pending an autopsy.
Stuart was a key player in covering up the Oct. 23, 1989, slayings of his pregnant sister-in-law attorney Carol DiMaiti Stuart and her unborn son Christopher at the hands of his big brother Charles "Chuck" Stuart, who on Jan. 4, 1990, fell to his death from the Tobin Bridge after Matthew turned himself into the Suffolk District Attorney's Office. Charles Stuart was 30 years old.
Dan Riviello, a spokesman for the Cambridge Police Department, confirmed Stuart was dead, that his family had been notified and that the Office of the Medical Examiner has custody of the body.
Cara O'Brien, a spokeswoman for the Middlesex District Attorney's Office, said investigators were called to the shelter at 2 a.m. yesterday, where the body of a 45-year-old man had been found. O'Brien did not refer to Stuart by name.
"It doesn't appear to be suspicious or involve foul play," she said.
Wendy Jacobs, Heading Home's deputy executive director, said of Stuart's passing, "It's absolutely tragic."
Jacobs said the shelter, whose mission is to end homelessness, houses up to 21 people per night in a dormitory style "small, home-like environment" and would have provided Stuart breakfast and dinner. For him to even be staying there, she said, required him to be an active participant in getting back on his feet.
"Our staff would have been helping him develop a plan to overcome barriers to end his homelessness and help facilitate the process," she said. "I don't know where he was in that plan."
Stuart served nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty in 1992 to obstruction of justice and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud for disposing of the handgun Charles Stuart used to shoot his wife in the head on Mission Hill after the Reading couple left a birthing class at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Charles Stuart, a manager for Kakas Furs on Newbury Street, suffered a life-threatening gunshot to the gut as part of the ruse, blaming the shootings on a black robber, nearly igniting a race war in Boston as police tried to track down the phantom man who'd destroyed a white, suburban family.
In fact, Matthew Stuart had thrown the murder weapon and his sister-in-laws wedding ring into the Pines River in Revere, where he and his brother grew up. The gun and valuables were later recovered.
Stuart was on probation when, in 1997, he was arrested in Revere on suspicion of dealing cocaine. The charge was later dropped for lack of evidence.
Laurel J. Sweet | Reporter
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On February 2, 2021, The Department of Commerce released a Dear Tribal Leader Letter announcing a tribal consultation series on the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Grants Program established by H.R. 133 The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The program provides $1 billion in federal grants funding to tribal governments, tribal colleges and universities, tribal organizations, ANCs, and the Department of Hawaiian homelands to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating the digital divide across Indian Country.
The Act directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to make grants available to eligible entities within short time frames. Tribal leaders are invited to participate in the National Tribal Consultation to provide their advice and insights as NTIA staff work through the critical issues related to the program regarding implementation and administration. Click here to learn more about the program and review the consultation agenda.
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Liam and Grandad
Autism can be a very difficult thing to accept, understand or talk about for individuals and families who are affected and we as a family want to raise awareness, help research and offer support.
Eight year old Liam was diagnosed with Aspergers in 2017. The following year, in March 2018, his grandfather was also diagnosed with the condition.
They planned to cycle 140 miles for ART in an ambitious and exciting challenge in June. Unfortunately Liam fractured his ankle in the playground just days before the event he had trained so hard for. However he was there on the day as part of the integral support team for his grandad, who achieved a climb of 10,500 feet over three days!
This is their story, as written by Liam's Mum.
An unexpected diagnosis
"We first started to notice things about Liam when he was very young, fear of certain noises like church bells or aeroplanes, his speech development was late and when he started school anxiety and learning became major issues. It was truly heartbreaking to see Liam in such distress.
Naturally we were all very concerned and wanted to help Liam; but for Liam's grandad (David) it had a much greater significance, he too had suffered very similar experiences when he was a child.
Grandad is a very determined character and problem solver, being retired with time on his hands it gave him the opportunity to do lots of research in our quest to help Liam. The research soon lead us to Autism as a possible cause for Liam's issues and after many months and many hurdles we finally got the diagnosis in 2017 which confirmed that Liam had Autism Spectrum Disorder.
It was during his research into Autism that Grandad began to notice more and more things that he could relate to and offered answers to the many problems he had faced throughout his life; every time he read something about Autism it was like reading his own personal profile.
It was soon very clear to Grandad that he too had an Autism Spectrum Disorder. 18 months later in March 2018 he got the official diagnosis."
A special relationship and an incredible adventure
"Liam and his grandad share a very special relationship. They are like best buddies, which we all thought was just shared interests, but now it's clear that the common thread is Autism. Although they have differences in character they can relate to each other in so many ways and Grandad is able to offer guidance and support to both Liam and the family using his life experiences and knowledge of Autism.
Grandad, aged 61, has been a keen cyclist for many years and completed a solo cycle ride from Lands End to John O'Groats in 2016. So for him, the coast to coast is well within his capabilities. But for Liam, who is new to long distance cycling, the challenge was huge both physically and mentally!
Liam started training for the event in December, getting out on his road bike with Grandad whenever the weather allowed or doing weekly sessions on his spinning bike at home. Not only is the cycling getting him fit, it also helps him to cope with the daily challenges he faces. As Liam would say 'it helps me empty my brain'."
A once in a lifetime challenge
"Completing this challenge has meant so much to Liam and his grandad, and it will be something Liam can look back on for the rest of his life for inspiration and courage.
Liam, Grandad and our whole family would be so grateful for any donations which will ultimately help other individuals and families affected by autism."
The 'Coast to Coast' route took David from Whitehaven, West Cumbria through the Northern Lake District, Keswick and Penrith, across the Northern Pennines and down into the Durham Dales - finishing at Roker in Sunderland, raising over £1,700!
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Author: Elizabeth Coyne
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Auction winner meets ART patron Jools Holland!
Ryan McDonnell enjoyed a night of 'Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra', plus a personal 'Meet and Greet' with the music star...
ACE event: Life Skills and Autism-at-Work
ACE Chair, Ben Loomes, hosted a reception at Berry Brothers on 11th November to share plans for the Life Skills and Autism-at-Work programme.
Melanie's Team Efforts!
Melanie Salsbury, along with friends, family and local pub, has fundraised nearly £3,000 for ART, inspired by her autistic nephew.
Ursuline Prep Diamond Charity Ball
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Amba completed the London Marathon 2019, raising nearly £5,000 for autism research.
Amba Rickards completes London Marathon 2019
ART supporter Amba Rickards rose whole-heartedly to the challenge of the London Marathon - and had an amazing day!
Autism Awareness Month 2019
We reached out to schools with discussion worksheets and 'inclusive' fundraiser ideas to celebrate diversity. We can all help one another with simple acts of kindness.
Cambridge Autism Genetics Symposium
This event took place on Friday 22nd March, featuring Professor Simon Baron-Cohen among the distinguished speakers presenting on the progressive topic of autism genetics. Find out more...
Prudential RideLondon
Find out more about this iconic annual 100-mile cycling event. ART has two places for 2020 so sign up now!
Are autistic people being misdiagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder?
A new study has shown that there is an overlap in the behaviour traits of people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and Autism. Could this mean people are receiving the wrong diagnosis?
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability, that can affects people's ability to communicate and build relationships.
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Our goal is to support research that can help understand the causes of autism, improve the diagnosis and explore interventions to ensure that autistic people receive the best possible support.
Vulnerabilty and Mental Health
The research aims to get a broad but detailed representation of types of vulnerability experienced by autistic children and adults, and documate those that may be risk factors for developing anxiety and depression.
Rover's story
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At the cutting edge of autism research, the Centre is based in Cambridge and led by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen.
The first of its kind here in the UK, the Autism Centre of Excellence (ACE) will be a unique and very special collaboration between autistic people and their families, the work of world-class researchers and excellent clinical services.
Bricks for Autism: LEGO-based therapy for children
Bricks for Autism is a social venture that aims at supporting children with communication and learning disabilities through a therapy of building LEGO models. And whilst helping children with autism develop key skills, it also helps funding vital research.
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Maud The Moth set to release "Orphnē"
by Olav Martin Bjørnsen | May 8, 2020 | Prog News
Maud the Moth was founded in 2010, as the solo project of Amaya López-Carromero, a Madrid born pianist, singer, and songwriter who spent most of her childhood and teenage years studying classical music, writing stories and recording music demos on the family twin cassette deck. Naturally evolving from what has been a life-long motivation, Maud the moth serves as Amaya's personal alter ego; a conduit for her personal life experiences, and draws on a wide-ranging musical background, including traditional folk, jazz, classical, avant-garde and rock. These disparate influences are carefully woven into a rich, coherent and heartfelt musical tapestry with an eclectic and unique personality, which has led Maud the moth to the participation in a wide number of festivals (Heineken Jazzaldia, Noroeste, Celtic connections, Glasgow International Jazz Festival, Hidden door, Noite Branca, Eden, etc.) and venues both as a solo act and supported by a band.
Maud the Moth has released two full-lengths so far: Home Futile Home (2011) and The Inner Wastelands (2015) plus the live album, Live at the Reid Hall (2017), has toured in Europe twice (once with Portuguese electronic duo Ermo and another with Swedish classical folk-jazz collective House of Trees) and, on a side note, has more than three million plays on Spotify.
Amaya currently lives in Edinburgh and has just finished her third full-length album, Orphnē, which has been produced, mixed, and mastered by Jaime Gómez Arellano (Ulver, Ghost, Sólstafir, Hexvessel).
Orphne arrives in cooperation with Música Máxica, Nooirax Producciones, and La Rubia Producciones on CD, vinyl LP, and digital formats on June 25.
01 Ecdysis
02 The Mirror Door
03 The Stairwell
04 The Abattoir
05 Finisterrae
06 As Above So Below
07 Mormo and the Well
08 Epoxy Bonds
Vocals, piano, celeste, synths, psaltery, and percussion: Amaya López-Carromero.
Drums: Paúl González.
Guitar: Guillaume Martin (Barshasketh).
Violins: Alicia García.
Cello: Iván Caramés.
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Orphne´(Ὀρφνή) or "darkness", was a mythical nymph that dwelled in the underworld of ancient Greek mythology. This term shares a linguistic root with the word "orphan" (ὀρφανός), which originally meant fatherless, bereaved or desolate. By drawing a connection between these two terms, Orphnē reflects on the rootlessness and nebulous identity of the émigré, fragmented woman. Traditional family roles and familial support are seen as a light that is absent or has been exhausted, fostering a sense of desolation and alienation from society.
The aesthetic choices in the composition, lyrics, and arrangements are heavily inspired by late romanticism, art-deco and surrealism, such as Böcklin's Isle of the Dead, Métamorphoses by Segundo de Chomón, or Ravel's folk-inspired piano works. Orphnē escapes from the mundane and dives into a fantastical and unknown world. This sets the scene for an exploration of the self, trauma, loss and emotional paralysis through a fabulist approach.
The self is defined as removed from the material plane and inhabits the world and the universe as conceived by the ancient Greeks, where the earth is enclosed in a firmament and held up by the pillars of earth. The self exists in a state of blindness and helplessness and can pass through the porous boundary to the underworld, which is only a few meters below our feet and not exclusively the realm of the dead.


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"This book is much more than a tome about the incredible amount of harm done to children isolated in destructive groups and movements; it is a testimony to the courage and resilience of individual souls, even when they are very young. . . . Whispering in the Daylight is compelling for anyone concerned with child welfare and individual freedom." —Steve K. D. Eichel, president, International Cultic Studies Association
"This is a fascinating depiction of a destructive cult. What is entirely new is that Schriver provides the reader with insightful and emotionally gripping reporting into the cult and post-cult journey of second-generation former cult members (SGAs). . . .The section on the interviews with the children in which they describe their own post-cult growth is particularly profound." —Lorna Goldberg, director, Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies
Beginning in the 1960s in California, erstwhile music producer Tony Alamo became interested in authoritarian religion and, along with his charismatic wife, Susan, began gathering followers. By the 1970s, Tony Alamo Christian Ministries had established particularly strong footholds in Arkansas, as well as maintaining outposts in California. The ministry gained a legion of followers, with branches not only in the USA but in places as diverse as Africa and Sri Lanka. Even through their leader's eventual imprisonment under federal charges (related to transporting minors across state lines for sexual purposes), Alamo's vision survived—and his community survives him today.
Whispering in the Daylight: The Children of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and Their Journey to Freedom is based on numerous interviews from group members and, more importantly, on interviews with the children—second and third-generation followers. Author Debby Schriver chronicles how this group was formed, documenting its many abuses and its gradual adoption of cult-like behaviors and practices. Like many cult leaders, Tony Alamo had different faces. The public saw him as a somewhat self-important but harmless music promoter and designer of bedazzling denim jackets. Schriver chronicles firsthand the condemnation, rejection, and torment that the second-generation survivors of Tony Alamo's abuses experienced. Schriver's interviews, particularly those with children, illuminate the real horrors of the Alamos' behavior, ranging from economic exploitation, extreme forced fasts, and beatings, that resulted in permanent injury.
Schriver's extensive research—including interviews with Tony Alamo himself, harrowing visits to Alamo compounds, and witnessing gut-wrenching confrontations between freed children and their unreformed parents—tells the story of a closed group whose origins and history are unlikely ever to be definitively unraveled.
DEBBY SCHRIVER has spent her career working with students, parents, and staff in the departments of student life and employee training and development at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is the author of In the Footsteps of Champions: The University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers, the First Three Decades, coauthor, with Jenny Moshak, of Ice 'n' Go: Score in Sports and Life, and coeditor, with Lucia McMahon of To Read My Heart: The Journal of Rachel Van Dyke, 1810–1811.
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