#Xl: CAROLING

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🌼 poems (and a love letter) that helped me live through july 🌼

One Or Two Things, Mary Oliver

Kitchen Song, Laura Kasischke

The Breathing, Denise Levertov

Trapped, Charles Bukowski

Precognition, Margaret Atwood

Rain, John Burnside

Looking, Walking, Being, Denise Levertov

At Joan's, Frank O'Hara

You, Carol Ann Duffy

Time, Louise Gluck

Effort at Speech Between Two People, Muriel Rukeyser

Still, A. R. Ammons

Sonnet XL, Edna St. Vincent Millay

Sonnet XLIII, Edna St. Vincent Millay

Listen, W. S. Merwin

A Thin Line, Ryuichi Tamura (translated by Samuel Grolmes and Yumiko Tsumura)

Driveway, Richard Siken

The Sentence, Anna Akhmatova

Wanting to Die, Anne Sexton

Eating Together, Kim Addonizio

The Look, Sara Teasdale

The Starry Night, Anne Sexton

Hammond B3 Organ Cistern, Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Richard Feynman's love letter to his deceased wife, 1946

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Things to know about me :)

Likes: Star Wars, Kylux, Marvel, Twisted Wonderland, the Life Series SMP, Harry Potter, RPs, Random Generators (its an addiction), 2000s Kids shows, Doll customization, folklore, cats, singing, art, musicals, being in musicals, and weird sea creatures especially sharks :)

Dislikes: Sweets, Rey/Reylo (if you are a Star Wars fan and you like her respectfully pls do not talk to me about her you will get your feeling hurt), Religious Topics (pls do not talk to me about Christianity or Catholicism it makes me uncomfortable), gruesome animal facts they are triggering please keep them to yourself, TOXIC ACOLYTE HATERS, Mean people that disrespect me or my friends, Racists, Homophobes, Transphobes, Ablests, Sexists, Pro Shippers, Anti Shippers, etc. 

Fun Facts: 

I am Left Handed 

I am Hungarian and I love talking about my culture or my grandfather’s story if you want to ask

I am single sadly

I’m a Hufflepuff my Petronas is a field mouse and my wand is Willow wood with a Phoenix core

My favorite color is green 

My favorite food is Pineapple Teriyaki Burgers or Chinese food  

I am a film major 

I have two cats named Lilo and Stitch (both girls), and I also have multiple fish. My snail passed away :(

I REALLY WANT CRESTED GECKOS!

I was in my schools broadcasting class and got the VIP award

I’ve performed in Willy Wonka, Newsies,  Little Mermaid, Bye Bye Birdie, Christmas Carol, and Shrek, and played the roles of James (James and the giant peach cameo), Arista (Ariel’s sister), Young Fiona, and the bird that sings in that one song in Shrek . I’ve also had solos in Try Everything, American Tears, Fields of Gold, an Mo Town Medley 

I Did competitive gymnastics for 13 years starting when I was 3, before I retired I was in XL level gold. 

I played Violin in elementary school and during Covid in freshman year I played chimes cause that was the choir alternative 

I watch lots of weird 1990s to early 2000s sci-fi shows typically from Australia, there’s suprisingly a lot of them 

I play Minecraft but I am bad at it lol

I play DND 

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tomo-chan is a girl!au with fengqing from tgcf.

where tomo!mq just wants to be f-f-friends with junichirou!fx, but all junichirou!fx thinks about it fighting and beating tomo!mq…. until he doesn’t !!!

fx = junichirou

mq = tomo

sqx = carol

hx = kousuke

xl = gorou

hc = akemi

yushi huang = misuzu

pei ming = tatsumi

[monriatitans]

February 2024 Wrap-Up

Current AI ‘art’ is created on the backs of hundreds of thousands of artists and photographers who made billions of images and spend time, love and dedication to have their work soullessly stolen and used by selfish people for profit without the slightest concept of ethics. – Alexander Nanitchkov

February’s Artist Shout-Outs

Alana Fletcher

amorecstasy

Julia Ro

Lucas Onzeki

Indeepencil

Manuel Javier Noreña Castaño

Nyrel Aoki

Simon Auchterlonie

Martin McHugh

Roxanne Henderson-Payne

Hana Augustine

Ander Lizarraga

February’s Streams and Videos

Let’s Discuss Some $#!7 — Behind the Scenes

Banned Books Edition: Let’s Read Some $#!7 by Kurt Vonnegut & Angie Thomas

Let’s Do… Something

Let’s Play Some $#!7! — Hades

Black History Month Quotes of 2024

QUOTE 1: Marian Anderson

QUOTE 2: Ta-nehisi Coates

QUOTE 3: Henry Louis Gates Jr.

QUOTE 4: Martin Luther King Jr.

QUOTE 5: Mikki Kendall

QUOTE 6: Victor Luckerson

QUOTE 7: Clint Smith

QUOTE 8: Farah Jasmine Griffin

QUOTE 9: N.K. Aning

QUOTE 10: Daven McQueen

QUOTE 11: Brittany K. Barnett

QUOTE 12: James Baldwin

QUOTE 13: D.L. Hughley

QUOTE 14: Saidiya Hartman

QUOTE 15: Abhijit Naskar

Check out the Yocum African American History Association (YAAHA), “a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to sharing educational resources about black American history”.

February’s Neverending Reading List Shares

The Neverending Reading List: Book XXXIV — The Invisible Life of Addie Larue

The Neverending Reading List: Book XXXV — The Rules of Magic

The Neverending Reading List: Book XXXVI — Practical Magic

The Neverending Reading List: Book XXXVII — Save Your Breath

The Neverending Reading List: Book XXXVIII — The First Girl Child

The Neverending Reading List: Book XXXIX — Aftershocks

The Neverending Reading List: Book XL — Circle K Cycles

The Neverending Reading List: Book XLI — Patriarchy Blues

The Neverending Reading List: Book XLII — Herlot of Alonia

Poems Written

“School Prepares You”

College

“Look At Me!”

“Get A Job!”

Bibliophile

Betrayal

So?

Accusations

February’s Video Game Quotes

QUOTE 1: Silent Hill: Downpour

QUOTE 2: Okami

QUOTE 3: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

QUOTE 4: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

QUOTE 5: To The Moon

QUOTE 6: Final Fantasy X

QUOTE 7: God of War III

QUOTE 8: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

QUOTE 9: Pokémon Black and White

QUOTE 10: DOTA 2

QUOTE 11: Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom

February’s Literacy Quotes

QUOTE 1: Clifford Stoll

QUOTE 2: Adiela Akoo

QUOTE 3: Mokokoma Mokhonoana

QUOTE 4: Luisa Capetillo

QUOTE 5: Willy Thorn

QUOTE 6: C. S. Young

QUOTE 7: Carol Anderson

QUOTE 8: Lailah Gifty Akita

QUOTE 9: Tom Zoellner

QUOTE 10: Mem Fox

QUOTE 11: Peter van der Walt

February’s Stupidity Quotes

QUOTE 7: Kurian Mathew Tharakan

QUOTE 8: Craig D. Lounsbrough

QUOTE 9: Apuleius

QUOTE 10: Torron-Lee Dewar

QUOTE 11: Vincent Okay Nwachukwu

QUOTE 12: Izumi Suzuki

Kickstarter Items Received

Kickstarter Item Arrived: Cute Creatures Compendium by Catilus!

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To expand the Opinions & Truth ( O&T) blog, MonriaTitans started The Weekend Game Show ( WGS) to educate on and discuss different aspects of game development, and to show why video games can take years to make, to prevent another Cyberpunk 2077 launch scenario. Watch MonriaTitans on Twitch and YouTube!

In addition, she shares educational quotes to promote literacy, the legitimacy of video games as an artistic medium, and regarding a Cause of the Month to raise awareness, while giving Artist Shout-Outs to human artists to combat AI art theft. Want to learn more about the Artist Shout-Outs? Click here! #createdontscrape

The Artists Shout-Out posts can be seen here, on Instagram, Facebook, Discord, and more!

She is also an artist under the handle TitansMonriArt.

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Universal Collision: Meet the Story Characters!

Name: Carol Pagan

Class: 3★-5★

Summoner/Duo: No

🎂Birthday🎂: No

Weapon Type: Hammer (EX Weapon: Golf Club)

STELLAR AWAKENING Release: N/A

Info

Carol Pagan is a character created by bbpanzu, who appears in multiple mods. In Carol V2, her tracks include Carol Roll, Body, and Boogie. Her original mod was a replacement for Girlfriend on the speakers; she later makes an appearance in her own week with three new songs. She also appears in The Date Week with Whitty and is also set to appear in an updated version of her mod.

VC

(VC Level 1, S1 Chapter 31) ayo peep this bop I whipped up - Type attacks of frontline +15% (1 Turn)

(VC Level 2, S1 Chapter 35) hehe song was fire right? - Type attacks of frontline +25% (1 Turn)

(VC Level 3, S1 Chapter 39) Time we lit up this world with a fire’n Song! - Type attacks of frontline +35% (1 Turn) and Critical Rate of all allies +100% (5 Actions)

Skills/Abilities

Tier 1 Skills (2★)

Break Shot - Earth type Piercing attack on a single enemy (S) and Chocolate/Earth resistance -25% (3 Turns)

Triple Choco Whip - Chocolate type Blunt attack on a single enemy x3 (S)

Tier 2 Skills (3★)

Sidestep - Speed of user +35% (3 Turns)

Chocolate Strike - Chocolate type Blunt attack on all enemies x2 (M) and restore statuses of all allies

Tier 3 Skills (4★)

Rap Verse - Earth type Blunt attack on all enemies (L)

- If there is any Microphone user present, randomly picks 1 to follow up with a random skill

Locked Shot - Earth type Piercing attack on a single enemy (L) and Chocolate/Earth resistance -35% (3 Turns) and inflict Bind (3 Turns)

- Increased damage if used consecutively

Tier 4 Skills (5★)

Remixed Fire - Chocolate type Blunt attack on all enemies x4 (XL) and Vanilla/Chocolate type resistance of all enemies -40% (3 Turns)

Sealing Shot - Earth type Piercing attack on a single enemy (XL) and Chocolate/Earth resistance -50% (3 Turns) and inflict Bind (5 Turns)

- Increased damage if used consecutively

- If there is any Microphone user present, they follow up with their strongest learned skill

Weapon Skills/Abilities

Golf Club Special Skills

Hellcharted Shot - Combined Earth/Chocolate type Magic attack on all enemies x3-x5 (XL) and Type attacks of frontline +50% (3 Actions)

When Carol equips Golf Club

- Constant Earth/Chocolate attacks +35%

- User gains HP Regen (L) (3 Turns)

- HP Regen extends to Whitty, Hex, and The Girlfriend if either of them are in the team

Ultimate/Linked Skill

Boogie Slam - Earth type Blunt attack on all enemies x2 (XL) and Chocolate type Blunt attack on random enemies x4 (L)

- User performs strongest learned skill after use (Break/Locked/Sealing Shot)

- Consumes 100% of the Ultimate Skill Gauge after use

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Baby Born From 27-Year-Old Embryo: Record-Breaking IVF Milestone

SOURCE: CNN

A baby born from a 27-year-old embryo is believed to have broken the record previously set by her older sister, showcasing the enduring success of cryogenic storage techniques in IVF.

Though Molly Gibson is just over one month old, her embryo was frozen in October 1992 and remained preserved until February this year. Tina and Ben Gibson from Tennessee adopted Molly’s embryo through the National Embryo Donation Centre, a non-profit organisation specialising in cryogenic preservation and IVF storage. Tina gave birth to Molly in late October — 27 years after her embryo was first stored.

Molly’s birth sets a record for the longest-frozen embryo to result in a successful birth. This title was previously held by her older sister, Emma, who was born from a 24-year-old frozen embryo.

How Cryogenic Storage Extends Embryo Viability

Before Emma and Molly set records, little was known about the viability of older embryos. However, cryogenic storage methods, including LN2 vapour phase storage, have revolutionised how long embryos can remain frozen and still result in successful births.

When Tina Gibson learned Emma’s embryo had been stored for so long, she was initially concerned. However, Dr Jeffrey Keenan, the centre’s president, reassured her that embryo age would not significantly affect her chances of pregnancy. These births confirm that embryos frozen for long periods using cryogenic storage technologies can still result in successful pregnancies, demonstrating the durability of cryogenic storage solutions.

"This reflects the advancements in cryogenic technology used all those years ago, which allows for embryo preservation under an indefinite timeframe," says Carol Sommerfelt, the lab director and embryologist at the centre.

The Significance of Cryogenic Storage in IVF Success

Cryogenic storage systems are essential for maintaining embryos in a temperature-controlled environment during IVF. This highlights the critical role of dry shippers and LN2 vapour phase tanks in safeguarding frozen biological materials.

Though questions remain about the impact of embryo age on successful births, Emma and Molly’s story proves that using older embryos is a viable option for families seeking alternatives to traditional IVF. It also underscores how cryogenic storage tanks can safely preserve sensitive biological materials over long periods.

Bringing Joy During the Pandemic

The second embryo that the Gibsons adopted wasn't thawed until February 2020, and Molly’s birth brought joy to her family during a difficult year. The Gibsons discovered they were expecting Molly just days before the pandemic was officially declared, making her arrival even more special.

Born at the end of October at 6 pounds, 13 ounces, Molly lit up her family’s world. Despite the complexities of embryo adoption and preservation, Tina and Ben are most amazed by the fact that they are now parents to two little girls. “Can you believe we’re parents to multiple children?” Tina reflects.

The couple’s journey, from infertility struggles to embryo adoption, is an incredible example of how modern cryogenic storage solutions have made previously unimaginable outcomes possible.

Cryolab: Experts in Advanced Cryogenic Storage Solutions

At Cryolab, we specialise in providing high-quality cryogenic storage tanks designed for the secure long-term preservation of biological materials.

The CryoNest® is available in three models—XL (95 Litres), XXL (145 Litres), and XXXL (175 Litres)—offering multiple internal configurations to suit your needs. You can store straws on canes, in daisy goblets, ampoules, cryotubes on canes, in boxes, as well as vials, blood bags, falcon tubes, or well plates. This flexibility allows for a mix of items in different sections, providing organised storage with ample capacity.

With dimensions of H: 790mm x W: 678mm, the CryoNest® optimises space while ensuring your biological samples are safely preserved.

Learn more about our CryoNest® Storage Tanks and other cryogenic storage solutions by visiting Cryolab Ltd. today.

[outfitsinspiration]

Who: Carol Morais (cazevedor),

What: Levi's Levi's XL Straight Jeans in Blue (135.00€). And HERE Where: Instagram - September 23, 2024

Worn with: Sfizio Studio coat and hat, Faithfull the Brand t-shirt, Laia Alen bag, Jimmy Fairly sunglasses

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Acknowledgments

Special Thanks to the Following:

NUTGAP coordinated by Dr. Gerardo Mackenzie and Dr. Diane Beckles, Dr. Carole Hom, Bryshal Moore, Rosa Fragello, all presenters/faculty & staff of UC Davis and allied outreach, & UC Davis Nutritional Biology Department

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Outline of The Role of Ascorbic Acid on Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Introduction

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma(HL) is a blood cancer affecting the lymphatic system

Tumors are mainly characterized by formation of Reed-Sternberg cells (H-RS)

HL has hyperactivation of the NF-kB pathway, which H-RS cells depend on for growth and survival

Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) acts as a antioxidant, yet in highdoses reached by IV, can act as a prooxidant which selectively kills cancer cells

Objectives

To investigate mechanisms describing how Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) kills Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

To visualize growth suppression & apoptosis (cell death)

Methodology

Cell Culture/Stock

Cell Proliferation

Immunohistochemistry

Antibody Probing

Cell Viability Assays

Image J Quantification

Results

Fig 2. Immunohistochemistry staining for PCNA and Bcl-xL were performed in L540 xenograft sections. Photographs were taken at 20x magnification )Below). Results were expressed as percent of PCNA+, and Bcl-xL+ area (mean ± SD) per 20x field.

Fig 1.Tumor Growth progression following treatment with Ascorbic Acid (AA)

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Fig 2. Images of Xenograft staining sections up close for PCNA and Bcl-xL

PCNA (+)

PCNA (-)

Bcl-xL (+)

Bcl-xL (-)

Conclusions

Tumor growth was inhibited when treated with ascorbic acid by a rate of 59%

Bcl-xL percent area showed no significant difference in staining when compared to control group

PCNA percent area showed no significant reduction in comparison to control group

L540 cells were revived, but were not viable for future experiments

Future Research

Determine the efficacy of Ascorbic Acid when combined with other chemotherapeutic drugs

Test if Curcumin (a tumeric bioactive) can effectively be combined with Ascorbic acid

Test Curcumin + Ascorbic Acid

Evaluate detailed mechanisms of action using HL L540 cells (using Western Blot)

References

1. Böttger F, Vallés-Martí A, Cahn L, Jimenez CR. High-dose intravenous vitamin C, a promising multi-targeting agent in the treatment of cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2021 Oct 30;40(1):343. doi: 10.1186/s13046-021-02134-y. PMID: 34717701; PMCID: PMC8557029.

2. Guorgui J, Wang R, Mattheolabakis G, Mackenzie GG. Curcumin formulated in solid lipid nanoparticles has enhanced efficacy in Hodgkin's lymphoma in mice. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2018 Jun 15;648:12-19. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.04.012. Epub 2018 Apr 18. PMID: 29679536.

3. Mackenzie GG, Queisser N, Wolfson ML, Fraga CG, Adamo AM, Oteiza PI. Curcumin induces cell-arrest and apoptosis in association with the inhibition of constitutively active NF-kappaB and STAT3 pathways in Hodgkin's lymphoma cells. Int J Cancer. 2008 Jul 1;123(1):56-65. doi: 10.1002/ijc.23477. PMID: 18386790.

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