The second type of alpha thalassemia trait has two missing alpha genes on the same chromosome (Î±Î±/--). This is called the cis form of alpha thalassemia trait. Both types of alpha thalassemia trait are common in people of Southeast Asian, Southern Chinese, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern descent; however, the cis type of trait is more common.
Bodiam Castle (/ËboÊdiÉm/) is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England.It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War.t is unrecorded whether the siege went ahead, but it is thought that Bodiam was surrendered without much resistance. The castle was confiscated, but returned to the Lewknors when Henry VII of the House of Lancaster became king in 1485. Descendants of the Lewknors owned the castle until at least the 16th century.
Blarney. Blarney, set in wooded countryside and rolling hills, is an ideal base for touring Irelandâs Southwest. Blarney Castle was originally the seat of the great McCarthy Clan of the Barony of Muskerry. On top of the castle, in the battlements, is the Blarney Stone.Tradition holds that those who kiss the Blarney Stone will be endowed with the gift of eloquence or as locals say âthe gift of the gabâ, the ability to tell someone go to hell in such a way that they will look forward to the journeyâ.ne of the first things to impress the visitor to Blarney is the well preserved village green. Blarney is one of only three villages in Ireland with such an amenity and today it continues to be a focal point of village life.