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![]() ![]() ![]() With his red hair and beard and those magnetic green eyes, he is remarkable in appearance. Of course, Doctor Daniel Hudson is no ordinary vet, or ordinary man for that matter. ![]() So, given this unsatisfactory background history, what am I doing planning to set up house in England with my three cats and an in-house vet? I did meet a very interesting man called Mark in Canada, while I was being evaluated for my psychic capabilities, but I never pursued that connection. There was a brief dalliance with Jackson in Scotland, that was more medical than romantic as he was the masseur sent to help me with my injured leg. There was an early marriage in Canada with Shawn Jordan, that fell apart fairly quickly. I have never had any difficulty in finding cats.įor example, at the moment I have three of them around my feet.įinding a man who could be an asset in my strange life, has not been quite so simple. ![]() ![]() van der Kolk discovered the following brain differences: ![]() In a study comparing individuals who had experienced a highly traumatic event to those who had not, Dr. Each part of the brain is in charge of certain functions that make you who you are. The brain is a complex organ that influences how we think, feel, and act. To learn more about the symptoms of trauma and PTSD, click here. Trauma can look different from person to person. Trauma affects all parts of a person’s being and reorganizes how one thinks and behaves. “Trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past it is also the imprint left by that experience on mind, brain, and body” (van der Kolk, 2014). Bessel van der Kolk discusses his new understanding of trauma. ![]() It is estimated that 70% of adults in the U.S have experienced a traumatic event in their lifetime. ![]() Trauma can be defined as an extremely distressing experience, and it has been linked to a myriad of negative effects throughout the lifespan. Bessel van der Kolk answers in his book, The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are two conditions that can have a significant impact on one’s mental health, but what do they look like? What does trauma mean? And how can we treat trauma? These are all questions that Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gene co-expression analysis identified many central genes among the NeuroD1-interacting network, including CABP7, KIAA1456, SSTR2, GADD45G, LRRTM2, and INSM1. NeuroD family members (NeuroD1/2/6) and signaling pathways (Wnt, MAPK, cAMP) as well as neurotransmitter receptors (acetylcholine, somatostatin, dopamine) were also significantly upregulated. We found that following NeuroD1 overexpression, astroglial genes (ACTG1, ALDH1A3, EMP1, CLDN6, SOX21) were significantly downregulated, whereas neuronal genes (DCX, RBFOX3/NeuN, CUX2, RELN, SNAP25) were significantly upregulated. Here, we used RNA-sequencing technology to capture the transcriptomic changes at different time points during the reprogramming process. Ectopic expression of a single neural transcription factor NeuroD1 can reprogram reactive glial cells into functional neurons both in vitro and in vivo, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood yet. ![]() ![]() ![]() The unforgiving and dangerous winter weather in the Highlands makes it difficult for police to arrive, so Heather must deal with the problem on her own. The narrative crisscrosses between 2018 and January 2, 2019, when the body of a missing guest is found with signs of death by murder, not by accident. ![]() The gamekeeper, Doug, is a handsome man who has a dark past. Heather, who is secretly an alcoholic, and Iain manage the Loch Corrin lodge. Although Loch Corrin is an elite vacation, the estate is immense and extremely isolated, and the group is more accustomed to glamorous city life than to nature. Some like each other more than others, and all are a little stressed about their trip to the wilderness. The group has a complicated network of mixed emotions for one another. Only Katie, Miranda’s oldest friend from childhood, is single. Samira and Giles are married with a new baby, Priya. Julien’s best friend, Mark, is there with his girlfriend, Emma, who doesn’t know about Mark’s crush on Miranda. Miranda, beautiful and popular, is married to Julien. However, the older they get, the more the secrets from their pasts and their new realities separate them. Most of them met while attending university and have been in contact in the decade since, usually getting together for New Year’s Eve. On December 30, 2018, a group of friends meets up and travels to Loch Corrin, a wilderness resort in the Scottish Highlands for a New Year’s Eve trip. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, I had trouble starting a new book the next day because I still had my mind on the ending. It was one of those endings that just makes you think for a while afterward. Thats what really made it stand out to me. I haven't quite read a book in the same style as this one. Despite the nature of the book, the writing was poetic, almost kind of pretty. And This one was a major crush, whenever someone mentioned his name I was always likeĪnyway, Another thing that I liked about the book was the writing. Fun fact, I had just about the biggest crush on Roman, And only once before had I ever crushed on anyone in a book. The Characters, oh my god, They were so believable, and realistic. But this book definately restored my love in zombie books, I would probably rate even one of my favourite books. I had to do a bit of begging in order to get this especially shipped from the states, and I was not disappointed. ![]() However, I saw this one, and I thought that I could give this genre another chance. It didn't go so well, and I ended up not finishing it. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War I had a bad time with my last zombie book that I tried to get through, ![]() ![]() ![]() In her Watch Night address Kaur said, “The future is dark. ![]() I went to her Revolutionary Love Project website, signed the pledge, and pre-ordered her book. William Barber, who had invited her there. I watched her 22-minute TED Talk and her six-minute Watch Night speech, given on New Year’s Eve 2016 at the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic Black church in Washington, D.C., alongside Rev. ![]() When I read that Valarie Kaur, a Sikh, was going to be a plenary speaker at the 2020 Friends General Conference Gathering, I looked her up. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mary Kemp, aged 58 (ship's list says 49 but it was common practise for older immigrants to lower their age) * 9 month old Daniel died a month into the voyage having had bronchitis for 4 days ![]() JAMES & LYDIA had 7 children then on they all boarded the Schichallion and arrived in Hawkes Bay Mary arrived in NZ in 1874, 4 years after the death of her husband recorded as Silk Weavers living at Little Green Bunwell in the 1851 census JAMES LOVEDAY (1840-1913) and LYDIA KEMP (1841-1920) were married in Bunwell, Norwich, Norfolk, England in May 1862 at Forncett, St Peter Norwich Thank youto craigsm for his message 4-7-2010, adding valuable info to this family Read comments below for valuable info added by descendants of this family ![]() ![]() They hail his rescue as a sign of the favor of ancient Hawaiian gods-a belief that appears reinforced by Noa’s puzzling new abilities. Kawai Strong Washburn’s debut, Sharks in the Time of Saviors, follows Noa’s family as they struggle amid the collapsing sugarcane industry. But Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story the stuff of legends. ![]() When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears the worst. In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard into the Pacific Ocean. ![]() ![]() It somehow lays the present Piscine in connection to his childhood and experience as a sole survivor of a shipwreck. The first book speaks of zoology and religion juxtaposed with each other. It was rather the first part of the book that swept me off my feet in its narration, humor, observation, and passion. Though the selling point of the book is the stranded boy sharing a life boat with a tiger, it wasn’t that part of the book that I enjoyed. However, the book is written in the first perspective, which makes it more intimate for the reader. The author takes notes as Piscine supposedly narrates his story. The book opens up with the author introducing how he first heard about Pi and the meetings to follow. Yann Martel’s Life of Pi was something I’ve been meaning to read for quite some time now. I have mixed feelings about the book, but here’s the old review: Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC)Īn exchange of comments with Marjorie from Paper Tigers reminded of the old review I wrote of Yann Martel’s Life of Pi over at 20 More Things.Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress. ![]() #DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Reading Progress.#DecolonizeReading2023 Reading Progress. ![]() |