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The most ceremonious festival of the Miao ethnic group, the Miao New Year Festival was added to China's non-material cultural heritage list on June 7th, 2008.
When It's Celebrated Miao New Year is celebrated at different times of the year in different regions, usually in the period from the ninth to the eleventh month of the Chinese lunar year, usually lasting from 5 to 15 days. The majority of the Miao ethnic people celebrate it in the 10th month of the Chinese lunar year, after the rice harvest.
Each household prepares abundant food before Miao New Year, including pork, mutton, wine, and beef, of which the glutinous rice wine is a must. They also worship their ancestors by offering various kinds of fruit, and send gifts to one another.
Worshiping ancestors has been an indispensable Miao custom since ancient times. It is mainly attended by the seniors of the villages, and they offer fresh fruits and meat to their ancestors to express their respect and remembrance.
Lusheng (a musical instrument made from bamboo) performances are often held in 'Lusheng Hall', first by a little boy, followed by the other players together. Young girls and boys wearing new and magnificent Miao costumes, bedecked in silver ornamentation, dance to the music. The Miao girls entertain guests from afar with their homemade rice wine.
Visitors are highly recommended to participate to fully enjoy the festival.
It's an important folk custom for the Miao to visit neighboring villages during Miao New Year, which can strengthen understanding, friendship, and cooperation between different villages.
All the villagers of a village wear festive costume to visit a neighboring village, while beating drums and gongs and playing the lusheng. They serenade the host (usually the village head) of the neighboring village by playing three pieces of music before entering the village, and then the host and his fellow villagers welcome their guests by playing the lusheng as well.
After greeting each other, people from the two villages hold a get-together during the night, when a lusheng-playing competition is held to entertain the guests. It's an ideal chance for the young to seek their life-long partners.
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Initially the Miao New Year Festival was only celebrated among the Miao in Kaili, Majiang, Leishan, Danzhai, and Huangping of Guizhou Province; followed by the Miao in Du'an, Bama, Dahua, Pingguo and Long'an of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Now it's widely celebrated among all Miao.
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Prenatal negative life events increases cord blood IgE: interactions with dust mite allergen and maternal atopy
Version of Record online: 6 FEB 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2012.02791.x
© 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S
Volume 67, Issue 4, pages 545–551, April 2012
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Publication History
- Issue online: 13 MAR 2012
- Version of Record online: 6 FEB 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 29 DEC 2011
Funded by
- U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Grant Numbers: R01ES10932, U01HL072494, R01HL080674, R01HL080674-02S1
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- cord blood IgE;
- dust mite;
- prenatal stress;
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Prenatal exposure to both stress and aeroallergens (dust mite) may modulate the fetal immune system. These exposures may interact to affect the newborn immune response. We examined associations between prenatal maternal stress and cord blood total IgE in 403 predominately low-income minority infants enrolled in the Asthma Coalition on Community, Environment, and Social Stress (ACCESS) project. We also examined potential modifying effects of maternal atopy and maternal dust mite exposure.
The Crisis in Family Systems survey was administered to mothers prenatally, and a negative life event domain score was derived to characterize stress. Dust mite allergen was quantified in dust from pregnant mothers' bedrooms. Cord blood was analyzed for total IgE. Using linear regression, we modeled the relationship of stress with cord blood IgE and interactions of stress with dust mite and/or maternal atopy, adjusting for potential confounders.
Higher prenatal maternal stress (β = 0.09; P = 0.01) was associated with increased cord blood IgE. The interactive effects between stress and dust mite groups (high vs low) were significantly different for children of atopic vs nonatopic mothers (P for three-way interaction = 0.005). Among children of atopic mothers, the positive association between stress and IgE was stronger in the high dust mite group. In children of mothers without a history of atopy, the positive association between stress and IgE was most evident in the low allergen group.
Prenatal stress was independently associated with elevated cord blood IgE. Mechanisms underlying stress effects on fetal immunomodulation may differ based on maternal atopic status.
Asthma Coalition on Community, Environment, and Social Stress
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Crisis in Family Systems—Revised
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Prenatal maternal stress may influence the programming of autonomic nervous system and neuroendocrine responses, which may then modulate fetal immune development [1, 2]. This neuroimmune cross-talk may result in functional changes in immune reactivity and potentiate the propensity for type 2 T-helper (Th2) allergic response and enhanced IgE production [1].
In animal studies, gestational exposure to maternal stress has been associated with altered development of humoral immunocompetence and response to antigens in offspring. Nogueira and colleagues [3] demonstrated that prenatal stress increased allergen-induced airway inflammation in adult mice offspring. Others report a dysregulated immune response upon antigen challenge in prenatally stressed adult mice, reflected by a predominantly Th2 adaptive response and increased IgE expression[4]. Evidence in primates suggests that prenatal stress impacts the infant's response to antigens even at birth [5]. While these data are suggestive, human studies examining the effects of prenatal stress on the infant atopic response are sparse. Lin and colleagues [6] reported an association between maternal self-reported nervousness during pregnancy and elevated cord blood total IgE, and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) showed associations between maternal anxiety during pregnancy and asthma development in preadolescent children [7].
While still debated [8, 9], evidence suggests that prenatal maternal exposure to some aeroallergens, specifically dust mite, which has been shown to reach the fetal circulation [10], may also influence the neonatal immune response. Our laboratory [11] and others [12, 13] have previously demonstrated a direct relationship between prenatal maternal dust mite exposure and increased cord blood IgE.
Taken together, evidence that both maternal prenatal stress and mite exposure may polarize the fetal immune system toward increased IgE production suggests the potential for dual exposure in utero to have a synergistic effect, although this interaction has not been previously examined.
Furthermore, elevated cord blood IgE has been associated with subsequent aeroallergen sensitization and later development of allergic diseases, particularly in children with a family history of atopy, with strongest effects with maternal history [14]. This may reflect how environmental factors (e.g., stress, allergens) may differentially influence the immune response depending on which direction the mother's immune system (i.e., the production of biological mediators including cytokines and chemokines known to cross the placenta [15]) is already biased (i.e., atopic vs nonatopic).
We add to this collective literature by examining both the independent effect of maternal prenatal stress on cord blood IgE and whether there was an interaction between prenatal maternal stress and dust mite allergen exposure in association with cord blood in an inner-city, low-income, largely minority population. We hypothesized that higher stress levels would be associated with increased cord blood IgE adjusting for relevant confounders and that children of mothers exposed to both higher levels of stress and dust mite allergens during pregnancy would have greatest risk of elevated cord blood IgE. We further hypothesized that the effects would be greatest in those with a maternal history of atopy.
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Analyses were conducted in the Asthma Coalition on Community, Environment, and Social Stress (ACCESS) project, an ongoing prospective cohort of mother–child pairs, which recruited N = 500 pregnant women and their children, as previously described [11, 16]. In brief, English- or Spanish-speaking pregnant women (≥18 years old) receiving care at Brigham & Women's Hospital (BWH), Boston Medical Center (BMC), and affiliated clinics were enrolled mid- to late pregnancy between August 2002 and June 2007. Among eligible women approached during mid- to late pregnancy (mean gestation ± SD of 28.4 ± 7.9 weeks), 500 (78.1%) agreed to enroll. Of these, 488 gave birth to a live-born infant and continued follow-up. Women who chose not to participate in the prospective study answered a brief screener questionnaire including information on race/ethnicity, household income, and perceived stress; there were no significant differences in these covariates between those who agreed to participate and those who declined. Written informed consent was obtained, and the study was approved by the BWH and BMC human studies committees.
Psychological stress
The 63-item Crisis in Family Systems—Revised (CRISYS-R) questionnaire, validated in English and Spanish [17, 18], was administered in pregnancy (29 ± 5.0 weeks). The CRISYS-R assesses life events over the previous 6 months, encompassing 11 domains (i.e., financial, legal, career, relationships, medical pertaining to respondent and to others, safety in the community and at home, other home issues, difficulty with authority, and discrimination) with multiple items within each domain. Sample questions include "Did your income decrease by a lot?; Did someone treat you unfairly because of your race?; and "Did something happen in your neighborhood that made you feel unsafe?". Participants endorsed which events they had experienced and rated each as positive, negative, or neutral. As stress research suggests increased vulnerability when adverse events are experienced across multiple domains [19], the number of domains with one or more reported negative event was summarized to create a negative life event domain score, which ranged from 0 to 9, with higher scores indicating greater stress.
Cord IgE
Cord blood total and allergen-specific IgE was assayed using CAP fluorescent enzyme immunoassay (Phadia, Uppsala, Sweden) utilizing a modified protocol reducing the lower limit of detection from 2.0 to 0.2 IU/ml [11]. Cord blood IgE was available for N = 403 subjects. Analyses focus on total IgE only for the following reasons. Prior studies [8, 20], including other Boston cohorts [21], have reported the low prevalence of newborns with measureable allergen-specific IgE in cord serum, particularly related to dust mite (~2.5%) [20]. In this sample, we conducted a sensitivity analysis testing for allergen-specific IgE on 43 newborn serum samples with total IgE >3 IU/ml. Only one had detectable dust mite–specific IgE at ≥0.35 IU/ml.
Prenatal dust
Settled dust was collected during pregnancy using a standard protocol by vacuuming all layers of the mothers' bedding for 5 min and then 2 m2 of adjacent floor for an additional 5 min. Dust mite allergen was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Indoor Biotechnologies, Charlottesville, VA, USA). Composite concentrations of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. Farinae (Der f 1 plus Der p 1) were dichotomized as 'low' (≤0.20 μg/g) and 'high' (>0.20 μg/g) exposure as previously described [11]. Dust was available for N = 380 participants, who did not differ from the larger sample relative to other covariates considered in the analyses.
Cord blood IgE was log-transformed to mitigate the effects of data skewness. Using linear regression, we first determined the association between global stress and cord blood IgE for all participants and then stratified by maternal atopic status defined as self-report of ever having physician-diagnosed asthma, eczema, or hay fever. We next assessed the stress–allergen interaction by modeling the main effects of stress and dust mite plus an interaction term of stress times dust mite to predict cord blood IgE. We tested for a three-way interaction between stress, allergen exposure, and maternal atopic status to determine whether the allergen effect on the stress–IgE relationship differed significantly based on maternal atopy. All analyses were adjusted for maternal age, race/ethnicity, smoking status and education, and child's gender, birth weight for gestational age [22], and season of birth. Generalized linear models (identity link) were implemented using sas 8.2 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA), and results are reported as parameter estimates (β) corresponding to the change in cord blood IgE concentration per unit change in the negative domains stress score.
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Table 1 summarizes the descriptive statistics across the total sample and stratified by maternal atopic status. Overall, mean maternal age was 26.6 years, mothers were primarily Hispanic (62%), and the majority had less than a high school education (69%). Approximately one-third of the mothers had a history of atopy.
|Total sample N (%)
|Atopic mother N (%)
|Nonatopic mother N (%)
|Age (mean years±SD)
|26.6 ± 5.78
|26.3 ± 5.71
|26.8 ± 5.82
|≤High school education
|278 (69.0)
|88 (64.2)
|190 (71.4)
|>High school education
|125 (31.0)
|49 (35.8)
|76 (28.6)
|15 (3.72)
|6 (4.38)
|9 (3.38)
|119 (29.5)
|45 (32.9)
|74 (27.8)
|248 (61.5)
|76 (55.5)
|172 (64.7)
|21 (5.21)
|10 (7.30)
|11 (4.14)
|Smoking during pregnancy
|49 (12.2)
|23 (16.8)
|26 (9.77)
|345 (87.8)
|114 (83.2)
|240 (90.2)
|Atopic statusa
|137 (34.0)
|266 (66.0)
|193 (47.9)
|63 (46.0)
|130 (48.9)
|210 (52.1)
|74 (54.0)
|136 (51.1)
|Birth gestational age (mean weeks±SD)
|39.2 ± 1.71
|38.9 ± 1.86
|39.4 ± 1.60
|Birth weight (mean g±SD)
|3320 ± 567
|3180 ± 509
|3391 ± 584
|101 (25.1)
|38 (27.7)
|63 (23.7)
|89 (22.1)
|26 (19.0)
|63 (23.7)
|106 (26.3)
|30 (21.9)
|76 (28.6)
|107 (26.6)
|43 (31.4)
|64 (24.1)
|Cord blood IgE (mean IU/ml ± SD)
|1.24 ± 5.22
|2.04 ± 8.69
|0.87 ± 1.57
|Dust mite allergenb
|108 (28.4)
|34 (26.8)
|73 (28.9)
|272 (71.6)
|93 (73.2)
|180 (71.2)
|CRISYS stress measure (mean score±SD)c
|Negative domains score (NDS)
|1.85 ± 1.82
|2.37 ± 2.01
|1.58 ± 1.66
In multivariable analysis, the negative domains score was positively associated with increased cord blood IgE (Table 2). Cord blood IgE levels increased 0.10 IU/ml for each unit increase in the number of negative domains reported by the mother (95% CI: 0.03–0.16). In stratified analysis, the association between an increasing negative domains score and cord blood IgE was significant only among children of atopic mothers (Table 2). However, the difference in the association between atopic and nonatopic strata was not significant (P-value for interaction = 0.27).
|Log cord blood IgE β Estimate for log cord IgE (95% CI)
|All mothers
|0.10 (0.03, 0.16)c
|Atopicb mothers
|0.13 (0.02, 0.24)c
|Nonatopic mothers
|0.05 (−0.03, 0.14)
For the sample as a whole for whom dust mite allergen was available (n = 380), there was no evidence for an interaction between stress and dust mite exposure level (Table 3). When we performed multivariable-adjusted three-way interactions looking at the differences in the stress–allergen relationship by atopic status, the interactive effects between stress and the dust mite allergen groups were significantly different for children of atopic mothers compared to those with nonatopic mothers (P-value for three-way interaction = 0.005). We further explored interactions within strata of maternal atopic status. For children of atopic mothers in the high dust mite allergen group, there was an increase of 0.21 IU/ml cord blood IgE for each unit increase in the negative domains stress score, while there was no association between IgE and stress in the low dust mite allergen group (Table 3 and Fig. 1). For children of nonatopic mothers, cord blood IgE showed no association with stress in the high dust mite group, while in the low dust mite group, cord blood IgE increased 0.17 IU/ml for each unit increase in stress (Table 3 and Fig. 2).
|High dust mite β estimate for log cord IgE (P-value)
|Low dust mite β estimate for log cord IgE (P-value)
|Interaction β estimate (P-value)
|All mothers
|0.10 (0.01)
|0.12 (0.07)
|−0.01 (0.85)
|Atopicb mothers
|0.21 (0.002)
|−0.04 (0.73)
|0.25 (0.06)
|Nonatopic mothers
|−0.01 (0.87)
|0.17 (0.03)
|−0.17 (0.05)
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This study makes two unique contributions to the literature. First, to our knowledge, these are among the first prospective data demonstrating a linear relationship between prenatal maternal stress and cord blood IgE. Second, this is the first human study that examines the combined effect of prenatal stress and prenatal allergen exposure on cord blood IgE, demonstrating differing effects among those with and without a maternal history of atopy.
The association between increased prenatal maternal stress and cord blood IgE remained when adjusted for a number of important confounders. In the United States, low socioeconomic status and minority-group status have been related to elevated IgE [23] as well as differential exposure to stress [19]. Prenatal stress influences fetal growth and maturation characteristics [24], which have also been related to cord blood IgE [25]. Additionally, individuals experiencing greater stress may be more likely to adopt unhealthy coping behaviors such as smoking [26], which may, in turn, influence IgE expression [27]. Notably however, even when adjusting for maternal race/ethnicity, education, and smoking status as well as birth weight for gestational age, stress effects remained significant.
Our observations suggest that there may be a more direct influence of maternal stress on the developing fetal immune response. Maternal stress may influence fetal programming of key physiological systems beginning in utero that lead to immunomodulation. For example, prenatal maternal stress may disrupt maternal physiology (e.g., hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, sympathetic–adrenal–medullary (SAM) system), which, in turn, may upregulate maternal and fetoplacental Th2 cell predominance and cytokine production. An enhanced Th2 cytokine/chemokine milieu might affect fetal immune function development including IgE isotype development [1]. Thus, infants exposed to increased maternal stress in utero may be more likely to express increased IgE at birth.
Recently, we reported a direct association between increased dust mite exposure in mothers during pregnancy and elevated cord blood levels in their infants in this cohort [11]. The analyses reported here demonstrate a synergistic effect of increased prenatal maternal stress and mother's exposure to dust mite allergen in relation to cord blood IgE expression that differed based on maternal history of atopy. The enhanced response observed in those with atopic mothers may reflect a genetic predisposition in the offspring toward heightened IgE response with antigen presentation. It may also be a consequence of the predisposition of an atopic mother toward an enhanced allergen-induced immune response [28]. The consequent elevated maternal IgE expression may be accompanied by increased production of cytokines and chemokines known to cross the placental barrier [15] that may, in turn, influence the child's developing immune response. As noted earlier, maternal stress may act on the child's immune system through its effect on maternal–fetal neuroendocrine disruption, and thus, when combined with this maternal allergen-induced response, the child's developing immune system may be impacted in a synergistic manner. Alternately or in addition, stress may disrupt gut mucosal function, increase intestinal permeability, and heighten intestinal sensitization to luminal antigens [29]. Notably, the gut is involved in immune maturation [2], and fetal exposure to antigens occurs, at least in part, through access to gut-associated lymphoid tissue [10, 30]. Stress-elicited processes in utero may enhance these effects in the fetus.
We also observed an increase in cord blood IgE in relation to increasing stress in the group exposed to low dust mite among children born to nonatopic mothers. It may be that both high dust mite and higher levels of stress similarly increase IgE production in those without a maternal atopy background, and we are unable to see effects on IgE due to stress in addition to that due to the allergen (thus, the influence of stress is more apparent at low allergen levels). Alternatively, stress-elicited disruption of oxidant–antioxidant balance in mothers [31, 32] may induce oxidative stress in the placenta, with consequences on fetal development similar to effects of other chemical oxidants [33], which are known to enhance IgE production [34]. We also note that this is not the first study to find that stress effects on allergic inflammatory markers are more evident among subjects exposed to lower levels of physical environmental exposure. Chen and colleagues [35] reported that higher chronic stress was associated with heightened atopic immune profiles in adolescent asthmatics exposed to lower air pollution levels. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms underlying these observations.
Notably, these findings may have particular implications for furthering our understanding of observed disparities in asthma as well as other atopic disorders. We observed that the number of domains over which a pregnant mother experienced negative life events was predictive of elevated cord blood IgE in her newborn. This suggests that above experiencing discrete events, the clustering of multiple adversities may confer increased vulnerability. This may be particularly relevant in urban poor communities where exposure to multiple stressors is more prevalent [19, 36]. Moreover, the same populations burdened by a greater number of stressors (e.g., socioeconomic strain, neighborhood violence) are also more likely to be exposed to adverse physical environmental conditions (e.g., indoor aeroallergens, ambient air pollution) [37]. Whether this confers increased vulnerability to allergy and/or asthma in these children will be examined as we follow these children longitudinally.
While the study has a number of strengths including the relatively large, higher-risk low-income ethnically mixed sample, the concurrent assessment of maternal stress and measured dust mite exposure during prenatal development, and the ability to adjust for a number of important confounders and pathway variables, there are also limitations worth noting. The composition of this study cohort (i.e., US urban, low socioeconomic status (SES), largely African American and Latino) may make it less generalizable, particularly to higher SES, nonminority populations. However, an inverse relation between allergy and asthma morbidity and SES is increasingly documented globally [38]. Moreover, ethnic minority populations worldwide are similarly marginalized and may also bear a disproportionate burden of exposure to suboptimal living conditions physical, social, and psychological. Thus, these findings should be replicated in other countries as well as in other racial/ethnic groups. As with all studies, we cannot rule out the possibility of residual confounding. Also, we performed subpopulation analyses (i.e., looking at the relationship by maternal atopic status), which may have lowered our power to detect some relationships.
These data suggest that prenatal maternal stress may influence fetal immune system development in children born to mothers both with and without a history of atopy. Maternal stress is amenable to intervention, and these data suggest the need to consider stress reduction interventions during critical periods of child development, including pregnancy, to reduce risk of asthma and related disorders. Moreover, the demonstration of synergistic effects of stress and aeroallergen exposure points to the need for a multi-pronged intervention approach to reducing disease risk. For example, if our efforts focus only on reducing physical environmental hazards (e.g., indoor allergens), the effects of the psychosocial environment may continue to contribute to the health burden in these high-risk populations.
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JLP contributed to the study hypothesis, literature search, data analysis and interpretation, and drafting the manuscript. SC contributed to data interpretation and critical revision of the manuscript. JS contributed to data analysis and interpretation, and critical revision of the manuscript. JH contributed to sample analysis. TAEPM contributed to study design and critical revision of the manuscript. RJW contributed to the study concept and design, obtaining funding, study supervision, data interpretation, and critical revision of the manuscript.
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This research was supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants R01ES010932, U01HL072494, R01HL080674, R01HL080674-02S1.
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Report: 1 in 10 Arizona teens has tried spice/bath salts
PHOENIX — A new report from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission reveals that 1 in every 10 Arizona teenagers has tried synthetic drugs.
Alcohol remains the No. 1 substance used by the largest percentage of Arizona youth 12-17 years old, according to the 2012 Arizona Youth Survey. Slightly more than half of all teens responded they have consumed alcohol in their lifetime.
Ecstasy is on the radar as 6 percent of youth report lifetime use but it is bath salts and spice that are growing concerns.
Valley emergency rooms are dealing with the effects more often.
Dr. Steven Stapczynski with the Maricopa Medical Center Emergency Department said he's concerned, as should parents, about teens using spice, k2 and other synthetic drugs. No one knows what the long-term damage will be.
"The chemicals vary so you don't know what you're getting," Stapczynski said.
Even though Arizona has banned synthetic drugs, teens are still getting them at some Valley shops and online. It's not difficult because spice makers change the recipe just enough to get around the ban.
With the Christmas break just ahead, kids will have a lot of free time on their hands and that could mean more ER visits.
"I hope not but with anything if people have time and money they will find something to do," Stapczynski said.
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St. Mary's Church was filled with children Wednesday morning as the city's four Catholic schools came together to celebrate Mass.
"I believe Catholic education is alive and very vibrant, as was evident this morning as children came together to celebrate their faith," St. Mary's Assistant Principal Sandy Parker said. "This is the highlight of Catholic Schools Week for our children."
St. Mary's Primary School, Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School, Taunton Catholic Middle School and Coyle and Cassidy High School attended a joint Mass to mark National Catholic Schools Week. The week is observed each year through service projects, religious activities and wholesome fun. Activities at the schools this week include the Mass, a student-teacher volleyball match and an ice cream party.
Volunteers at St. Mary's School spent part of the day Wednesday assembling food baskets for those in need. Students at Taunton Catholic Middle School plan on Friday to donate 100 bags of clothing to St. Vincent de Paul.
State Rep. Shaunna O'Connell, R-Taunton, attended the Mass and presented each school with a House proclamation recognizing Catholic Schools Week.
O'Connell told the students that they shouldn't take it for granted that they pray together each day.
"It really is a gift to be thankful for," she said. "Tomorrow morning when you're saying prayers at school, I want you to remember how lucky you are that you get to do that."
The importance of faith was a central theme Wednesday.
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Taunton Catholic Middle School Principal Corinne Merritt said she enjoyed the community aspect of the religious celebration.
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Hoffmann completes '15 Medicare certification
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Wenger to splash £14m on Bayern's Luiz Gustavo: Could Arsenal finally be ready to make a major signing this summer? The Mail on Sunday reports that Arsene Wenger will attempt to finalise the purchase of Bayern Munich and Brazil midfielder Luiz Gustavo this week. He missed Bayern's opening match of the season on Saturday and has confirmed the Gunners want him.
Paper Round's view: Bayern want to sell, Gustavo isn't playing and Arsenal need more of a presence at the base of midfield. This transfer makes sense for all parties concerned; expect it to go through before the close of the window.
Tottenham plot Luis Suarez swoop: Arsenal are known to be in hot pursuit of Luis Suarez but according to the Sunday People, their North London rivals are also keen. The paper explains that when Gareth Bale completes his move to Real Madrid, Spurs will attempt to "hijack" Suarez's move to Arsenal with a huge bid of their own, even if the fact Tottenham are not in the Champions League means the striker would rather play in Arsenal red next season.
Paper Round's view: The People's story contains the disclaimer that Spurs are not in the Champions League, making this deal extremely unlikely. Add to that the fact that John W Henry has made perfectly clear he does not want to strengthen Liverpool's rivals and you have an impasse. Isn't going to happen.
Spurs eye double swoop for Ajax pair: It is not just Suarez who is a target for Andre Villas-Boas, according to the Sunday Mirror, with Ajax pair Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld both on the agenda. The paper reports that a £15 million double bid has been launched for the Danish playmaker and Belgian defender, both of whom are out of contract next summer. Liverpool had been leading the chase but Spurs could be a more attractive proposition.
Paper Round's view: Alderweireld and Eriksen are regular names in this column and will surely move to the Premier League this summer. Tottenham seems a likely destination and given both players are cut-price given their contractual situations, you imagine Daniel Levy will have no problem signing off the cheque.
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Brian K. Barber, the founding director of UT's Center for the Study of Youth and Political Conflict, has been named a 2015 fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington, DC. His main task will be to write a book narrating the lives of six men from the Gaza Strip whom he has interviewed regularly for the past twenty years, since they emerged as youth from the first Palestinian intifada in 1993.
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World Cup Connex: UT Grads are Fitness Trainers for Germany, US Teams
As the FIFA World Cup sprints toward a finish, a UT graduate is working in the background to make sure the players are in prime condition for the big game. Shad Forsythe, who earned his master's degree in sport management in 1998, has been the head fitness coach for Germany's team since 2004. Germany and Argentina play in the championship game on Sunday on ABC. Another UT grad also has been working behind the scenes at the World Cup. Jeremy Hassler, who received his master's degree in sport management in 1999, is one of the lead trainers for the US Men's National Team.
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UT faculty joined community volunteers this weekend to install a new natural playground at the North Head Start Center. The playground will give students a new recreation area and provide researchers with an opportunity to study the environment's impact on children's activity levels. The effort is part of the Partners through Playgrounds project, which will study how
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A Knox County Health Department senior health official who for years has been an adjunct faculty member at UT will be moving into a permanent role at the university. Kathy Brown, currently director of community assessment and health promotion at the Knox County Health Department, has been appointed clinical associate professor and director of the Master of Public Health Program in the Department of Public Health
Bob Kronick Receives First College of Education Faculty Endowment Award
Bob Kronick, a UT professor known for his work to bring health, community, and social services to youngsters and their families within their elementary school, is the first recipient of an inaugural faculty endowment award from the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.
Graduate's Leadership Curriculum to be Taught in Elementary Schools
When Katherine Waxstein graduates this week, she'll leave behind some work for others to do. As part of a volunteer project, Waxstein developed a leadership program for elementary school students that's been so successful it has been turned into a university course that will be taught in the fall. Waxstein has completed a double major in child and family studies and psychology.
Leadership Academy Announces New Fellows
Ten educators will be part of 2014—2015 cohort of the UT Leadership Academy. Now in its fifth year, the Leadership Academy is a collaborative venture between UT and Knox County Schools that prepares talented individuals to become outstanding new school principals through a full-time, intensive fifteen-month fellowship program. The class will begin work May 30.
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The Provost's Service-Learning Office is working on a plan to give an "S" designation to approved courses with a service-learning component. The application process was piloted this spring by nine faculty members, each representing a different college. The university already has many courses that employ service-learning, and the service-learning office is developing mechanisms to enhance the support and recognition of faculty who do this work.
Graduating Senior Receives 2014 Claxton Medallion
Senior Brooke Elana Terry has received the 2014 Claxton Medallion. The $5,000 award is given annually to a graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences who will be entering a fifth-year internship in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences to prepare for a career in teaching.
Commencements Feature Notable Speakers, Including Pulitzer Winner
Alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Noble Wilford will receive an honorary doctorate during this semester's commencement ceremonies. Wilford, a 1955 journalism graduate, will receive an honorary doctorate of letters and science at the College of Communication and Information ceremony on May 7. He headlines the list of accomplished speakers at this spring's college ceremonies, which begin May 7 and run through May 10. More than 3,800 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees at thirteen college ceremonies this spring.


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Not one but TWO helpers to shop
Makes me happy to see clean store with stocked shelving
Short walk to the freezer aisle
Pleasehaveit pleasehaveit pleasehaveit
Success!! Third time is a charm, right? I don't see much but at least I see it. Clearly people have discovered it...there's a lot already sold.
Apparently someone else knew they have TCBY Grocery products here. Not many ice cream sandwiches left. Hey, look! I included a photo of ME!
Yes, I am this short. And this shot was incredibly painful due to an arm injury sustained last week. The things I'll do for froyo.
Not sure why these delicious goodies were sideways. But there you have it. I really love the packaging on this product line!
Little bit messy and there's my shadow looming very large. But the girls were very excited that there was a strawberry flavor.
A vanilla bean, wayyyyyyyyy back there. And my arm bandage. Sigh.
YEAH!! Cookies 'n' cream!! Eureka!
This box has seen better days. But you'll notice a theme in these photos that many containers are upside down, sideways and what not.
This is jut sad. Poor innocent froyo.
Feeling super accomplished having finally found the TCBY Grocery quarts!
Just checking in case there's more. I cannot believe how many different kinds of ice cream, novelties and frozen yogurt are out there.
Thought about some toppings for the kids, but- well, you can see, there weren't many options.
No cones?!
End cap near frozen food section
Do we want to get some oreo's to go with the cookies 'n ' cream? I mean, do we? We couldn't decide, but figured the kids can enjoy them another day if not with the TCBY.
Little side trip for a birthday present for a friend...
Yea, we got the cookies. The frozen yogurt has just 130 calories without the cookies. What are the odds that they won't quadruple by adding oreos? Hmmm.
Checking out. Look at the packaging. Isn't it cute? Fun? I love it.
And...we're off!
There's no fantastic photography this week. I can't lift my beloved camera :o(
Someone decided to shove a finger in her cookies & cream instead of a spoon. Notice she ditched her cupcake for the yogurt!?
I did grab vanilla bean, just in case any of the kids don't like "stuff" in their frozen goodies.
Mom can I have MORE?
A lot went...fast.
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|Irish: Áit Tí Chathail
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Attical or Atticall (from Irish: Áit Tí Chathail, meaning "place of Cathal's house")[1][2] is a small village and townland (of 396 acres)[3] in the Mourne Mountains of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Kilkeel and the historic barony of Mourne.[3] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 153 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area.
The village has a Catholic maintained primary school, called Holy Cross, for 4–11 year olds.[4] There is also a Roman Catholic church, a shop and a Gaelic football club. The Cnocnafeola Cultural and Residential Centre offers accommodation for trekkers and visitors to the Mournes.[5]
At the end of the Ice age a deposit of stones is thought to have been left that runs through Atticall. This is known locally as the Stoney Rigg. The remains of this can be seen on Slieve Muck, and it is said to flow down to Green Castle.
The great spotted woodpecker, Ireland's newest breeding bird species, has recently been seen in Cnocnafeola Wood.
Atticall (Áit Tí Chathail) Gaelic Athletic Association club was founded in 1961 and plays at Holy Cross Park. It plays in Division 2 of the County Down league.[6]
See also[edit]
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Placenames NI
- ^ a b "Attical". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Holy Cross Primary School". School website. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ^ "Cnocnafeola Cultural and Residential Centre". Irish Tourist.com. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ^ "Atticall Gaelic football club". Club website. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
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Frog Tree Merino Melange is a super soft yarn with a luxurious soft hand that's like knitting with butter. This worsted weight yarn is 100% merino wool and would make warm, cozy sweaters, hats & accessories. Made in Peru
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The first thing I noticed was it is a heavy worsted weight. It's not a bad thing, but I did end up using it for something else than what I had intended when I bought it. Projects knit up soft, warm, and cozy. It doesn't make you itch like most wools. The color is very natural looking. To me it's just like Cascade ecological wool except not itchy. Would buy again.
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I here continue my series of posts dealing with the iconic nature of the Book of Mormon (BoM). For my introduction to this series, see here. For the first half of the current section on textual criticism and the BoM, see here.In my last post I gave a brief description of the various manuscripts and editions of the BoM. I would now like to examine what I have found to be several very interesting textual variants in the BoM textual witnesses. As I stated in my last post, anyone interested in … [Read more...]
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Clutha Health First's annual financial report reveals
surpluses, but they are less than those for the previous
financial year.
Clutha Health First is run by two parent companies which
reported surpluses. Clutha Health Inc, which owns and manages
the hospital buildings in Balclutha, reported an operating
surplus of $284,759 for the year ending June 30, 2011, down
slightly on the previous year's surplus of $288,363.
The hospital operator, Clutha Community Health Company Ltd,
banked an operating surplus of $12,650, down from a surplus
of $264,565 last year.
Community Health chairman Brian Dodds said the small surplus
was "satisfactory" given the company had faced some "one-off"
costs, including requirements for locum GPs and medical
officers for part of the year and reductions in income from
ACC contracts.
From July 1 last year, Balclutha General Practitioners Ltd
was amalgamated into Clutha Community Health Company Ltd to
encourage better integration.
Clutha Health First bought the GP practice in January 2008.
The Clutha hospital serves 17,000, with patients coming from
as far away as Lawrence, Tuapeka and Tapanui.
Clutha Health First chief executive Ray Anton said the
hospital was positioning itself as a sustainable health
service for its community.
Mr Anton said the hospital's $2.6 million upgrade was largely
funded by reserves built up over the years and is expected to
be completed by May 2013.
Clutha Health Incorporated's annual meeting is at Rosebank
Lodge at 7.30pm today.
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Revellers arrive at Deerfields for festival
Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, July 18, 2008 at 11:18 p.m.
People descended on Deerfields on Friday adorned in kilts, glitter, butterfly wings and other costumes, preparing for a weekend celebration called Transformus.
The festival is an invitation only event in which participants create and burn works of art, sometimes wearing costumes and body paint.
One neighbor in the unincorporated Upper Mills River Valley where Deerfields is located complained about possible nudity and drug use at Transformus, but the invitation-only festival appeared to get underway without incident.
Tina Patterson, a member of the Transformus LLC board, said about 300 people had volunteered to run the event. They were parking cars, shuttling people to the festival from the parking lot at the end of South Mills River Road and cleaning up the grounds.
"It's actually gone really well," she said.
Last month, neighbors in the Mills River community became concerned about the "clothing optional" festival at Deerfields, a 940-acre private retreat that hosts concerts, weddings and other outdoor parties. They expressed concerns that activities at Transformus did not fit with the values of the community. Several called the Mills River Town Hall to complain, but the property lies outside the town limits in unincorporated Henderson County.
Neighbor Ramona Bryson told the Times-News in June she was concerned that the Mills River community was becoming "the freak capital of Henderson County" because of festivals at Deerfields. The owners of the venue said they do everything they can to assure that visitors obey the law and don't bother neighbors.
The newspaper tried to gain access to the event Friday but was denied. John J. Redden, owner of Deerfields, said he would not allow media to come on the property on the wishes of festival organizers.
Patterson said the event is private and only a limited number of people, about 1,500, are allowed inside the gate. All the volunteers and the board members pay to get into the event.
She said there is a general misunderstanding about Transformus, which she called an art festival.
"It's not a nudist festival," Patterson said.
People are able to freely express themselves, she said. Visitors are "more likely to see costumes (than nudity)."
"I think it is unfortunate that that is the perception," Patterson said.
Brevard resident Billy Jones waited to park his car along South Mills River Road on Friday. It was his first time attending the festival, but said he had friends who had attended in the past.
"I've heard a lot about it," Jones said. "I want to check it out."
Patterson said the festival is trying to be a good neighbor. She said it has people who monitor the noise, ensuring it is at acceptable levels.
"We make sure we are mindful of the neighbors," Patterson said.
No money is exchanged at the event, and Transformus has no vendors. Patterson said the goal is to make everyone inside equal.
"It breaks down some of the barriers in so-called normal life," Patterson said.
The festival ends Sunday. Patterson said a crew will spend a day or two cleaning up the property after the festival.
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I am having an issue adding in new tax rates directly into the tax classes.
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The canary in the coal mine died yesterday, March 22, 2013. Time of death: 12:41pm EST. Cause of death yet unknown. Dusty Baker has been taken in for questioning. Whenever I walk around New York City during the work week, I'll occasionally see an interesting sight—a large inflatable rat, fifteen or more feet in height, … Continue reading
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The sign says otherwise. It still feels more like the corner of Vada and Votto to me. Or the intersection of Yesterday and Tomorrow, if you will. Putting aside a fairly meaningless Spring Training record, the signposts are almost all pointing in the right direction for the Reds, as we wait for the gun to … Continue reading