"Whereas prime ministers before him didn't take the Western orientation for granted and understood that it needed to be worked at and cultivated," Fink says, "Erdogan almost takes the Western relationship for granted.
That grant, I understand from Jim Vivian, is still in the stage of "being negotiated" with NEH.
Cancer Systems Biology @Yale (CaSB@Yale), based at the university's West Campus, will use a $9.5 million NIH grant to understand how cancer cells reach an aggressive state and begin damaging surrounding tissue.
In one project, I focus on work related to this AHA grant, to understand the molecular mechanisms of ligand binding and substrate selectivity for a transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channel, TRPA1.
"It has really made us take care of our business more, not take things for granted, and understand how blessed we are," he said.
In the wake of shows such as Georgy Girl, Dream Lover and even The Bodyguard – musicals that prioritise nostalgia for the hit songs over the human story at their core – it's refreshing to come across a production that doesn't take that emotional engagement for granted but understands the sincerity of the investment audiences make, even in a big commercial show.
Even though I now take these experiences for granted, I understand that this is not what our community seeks.
Granted I understand the quote they say to us over and over: "you choose retail, retail did not choose you".
Granted, I understand perfectly well that people in the larger "Tea Party" movement consider the term to be mean and diminishing.
If you're lucky, you'll experience many life-changing moments -- encountering people or circumstances that enable you to gain a new perspective, to newly appreciate things you routinely take for granted, to understand how truly lucky you are.
