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It s a charitable drive Dufferin Elementary teachers and parents hope their kids never forget. And it s one orphaned children in Russia will be sure to remember.
The school s students and organizers got to work packing up the loot from its 12
thannual Backpack Express on Thursday.
The charity drive culminates in dozens of backpacks being sent to Russian orphans and street children thanks to a partnership with New Manna Ministries out of Vernon.
The bags are full of basics like toothbrushes and toothpaste, gloves and hats, boots and socks, hair clips, combs and brushes, crayons and books and candy.
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University of Idaho President Scott Green highlighted the universityâs response to COVID-19, as well as the schoolâs efforts to correct a budget shortfall during the annual State of the University Address on Thursday.
âThis has been a year like no other,â Green said in the recorded message, which can be watched on the UIâs YouTube channel.
Green commended the universityâs actions to continue providing in-person learning during a year when COVID-19 forced other colleges to transition to distance learning.
âWhile many institutions of higher learning around the globe sat still, we planned,â he said. When most universities threw up their hands, we took action to remain open.â
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WASHINGTON Puberty looks different, in terms of both reproductive hormones and breast maturation, in girls with excess total body fat, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society s
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Previous studies found that girls with obesity start puberty and experience their first menstrual period earlier than girls with normal weight. It is unknown if excess body fat can alter not only the timing of puberty, but also a girl s reproductive hormone levels and development of reproductive organs such as the breasts, ovaries and uterus. We found that in mid- to late puberty, girls with greater total body fat demonstrated higher levels of some reproductive hormones including follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), inhibin B and male-like hormones such as testosterone. In some girls with higher total body fat, higher testosterone levels were associated with irregular menstrual cycles, acne and excess body hair, said study autho