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Electric Shadows
|Electric Shadows
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|Xiao Jiang
Cheng Qingsong
|Xia Yu
Li Haibin
Zhang Yijing
Qi Zhongyang
Wang Zhengjia
|Music by
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|Chen Hong
Yang Lien
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Electric Shadows is a 2004 Chinese film directed by Xiao Jiang. The English title of the film is the literal translation for the Chinese term for movies or "dian ying" (電影).
Electric Shadows is the debut film of director Xiao Jiang,[1] one of the few active female directors in China. Xiao and Cheng Qingsong wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by mainland China's Beijing Dadi Century and Hong Kong's Happy Pictures Culture Communication Company.
The film begins when a young woman mysteriously attacks a stranger and then asks him to care for her fish while she is being arrested. When he enters her apartment he discovers an apparent shrine to the 1930s actress Zhou Xuan and that they share a love of the cinema and more. The film's reverent attitude towards the power of film and particularly classic film has brought it comparison to, or at least reference to Italy's Cinema Paradiso.[1][2][3]
Mao Xiaobing (Xia Yu), a water bottle delivery boy in Beijing, loves to watch movies. One day, however, while riding his bike, he is attacked by Ling-Ling (Qi Zhongyang), a disturbed young woman, that lands him in the hospital. Ling-Ling is promptly arrested, but refuses to say why she attacked Mao Xiaobing, asking him only to feed her fish. Upon entering her apartment, however, Mao Xiaobing finds that Ling-Ling has created a veritable shrine to the 1930s film star, Zhou Xuan. When he stumbles upon her diary and begins reading, the film flashes back to Ling-Ling's mother as a young woman in Ningxia.
Her mother had been working in radio when she became pregnant and subsequently abandoned by her lover. Branded a counter-revolutionary, she travels to the countryside where she befriends Pan, a movie-projectionist where the two eventually marry. Ling-Ling meanwhile, thinks that her real father is a movie star of Zhou Xuan's era. Mao Xiaobing had been hit by his father, and so Ling-Ling's mother took care of him for some days. When Ling-Ling's mother and Pan marry, Mao Xiaobing had been sent away to live with relatives by his father because Mao had been a troublemaker. Ling-Ling later recalls the time they were apart as miserable, saying also that the arrival of her younger brother was "disgusting." Despite that, it is later revealed that Ling-Ling learns to accept her younger brother, but the acceptance is short lived. Mao Xiaobing later realizes that she has been watching over her parents, and after tracking down the old couple, he asks why Ling-Ling is now deaf. Recalling the events, Pan explains that Bing-Bing (Ling-Ling's younger brother) had lied to their mother to get Ling-Ling out of the house. Both of them then went up to the rooftop where she and Mao Xiaobing would watch the movies through his binoculars. After saying she would leave, Bing-Bing begs her not to leave, but then falls to the ground. Pan then hits Ling-Ling for her brother's death, leaving her deaf in both ears.
The event severely traumatizes Ling-Ling, and she runs away not too long after. Living alone for so long in the city, she looks around and finds both her parents have moved to the same place, not too far from where she lives now. She finds a puppy and decides to name it after Bing Bing, but she leaves the puppy with her parents to help ease their loneliness. When Mao Xiaobing had accidentally knocked over a pile of bricks, consequently killing the puppy, it triggered Ling-Ling's memories of losing her brother; hence she attacked Mao Xiaobing.
Finding out where the mental institution is, Mao Xiaobing pays Ling-Ling a visit. He reveals his identity by giving back her film strip, and she is reunited with her parents watching an old movie on the same screen she grew up watching.
- Xia Yu as Mao Xiaobing;
- Qi Zhongyang as Ling-Ling;
- Jiang Yihon as Jiang Xuehua, Ling-Ling's mother;
- Guan Xiaotong as Ling-Ling as a young girl;
- Li Haibin as Pan, a friendly movie projectionist;
- Wang Zhengjia as Mao Xiaobing as a young boy
- Zhang Yijing as Ling-Ling as a teenager.
The film was well received in the international press, garnering an 80% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes[4] and a 70% "generally favorable reviews" rating from Metacritic.[5] Many of the critics who found the film praiseworthy pointed to the film's earnestness. One critic praises that the film "Refreshingly... doesn't adopt a patronizing tone toward either the period or the movies, nor become embroiled in the politics."[2] The Hollywood Reporter provides a similar analysis, and ends its review by stating that the film is "sweet and accomplished."[1] On the other hand, the film's detractors often point to the same aspects that others found charming, and criticize the film's sentimentality and its melodrama. Stephen Holden of The New York Times while giving the film a generally favorable review, nevertheless also refers to the film as an "implausible Asian soap opera."[6] In a less forgiving critic's words, however, the film was as "Ripe and mushy as an October peach."[3]
The film was screened at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival as well as at the Marrakech, Vancouver and Pusan festivals.[2]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- International Film Festival of Marrakech, 2004
- Special Jury Award
- Deauville Asian Film Festival, 2005
- Lotus PremièreAward
- Film fra Sør Festivalen (Oslo), 2005
- The Silver Mirror for best feature film
DVD release[edit]
Electric Shadows was released in the United States and Canada on July 25, 2006 on Region 1 DVD by First Run Features. The film features the original Mandarin dialogue and English subtitles. The DVD's extras are sparse, with a photo gallery, director notes, and director Xiao Jiang's biography.
- ^ a b c Sun, Andrew (2004-09-20). "Electric Shadows (2005): Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ a b c Elley, Derek (2004-10-24). "Electric Shadows". Variety. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ a b Atkinson, Michael (2005-12-13). "Movies Intoxicate and Ruin Lives in Ripe Chinese Melodrama". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Electric Shadows". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Electric Shadows (2005)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (2005-12-16). "Electric Shadows (2004), A Childhood Bond in Rural China, Cemented by Celluloid". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
External links[edit]
- Official Site from US distributor, First Run Features
- Electric Shadows at the Internet Movie Database
- Electric Shadows at AllMovie
- Electric Shadows at Rotten Tomatoes
- Electric Shadows at Metacritic
- Electric Shadows at the Chinese Movie Database


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Bread And Wine Lyrics
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Album: Open
Well I'm lyin' in my bed, a tangle of arms and legs,
But the one that I'm with is not the one bouncing 'round my head.
I could turn this into song or cheap fantasy,
But whatever I've ignited will still burn in me.
Bread and wine, bread and wine, your heart ain't nearly as guilty as mine.
I'm a dark heavy heart. I'm a soul full of holes.
I'm a boat that is sinking, muddy waters threatening this baggage in my hold.
And there's a line in my head from an old gospel song,
But no matter how hard I try, the words they just come out wrong.
Bread and wine, bread and wine your thoughts aint nearly as wicked as mine.
Bread and wine, bread and wine your cross aint nearly as heavy as mine.
I've been graced by the gift of a gold wedding band.
I've been soothed by the simple caress of my true love's hand.
And yet I'm lyin' in my bed, a tangle of arms and legs,
And the one that I'm with is not the one that I'm dreaming of.
Bread and wine, bread and wine, won't you please be my bread and wine.
Bread and wine, bread and wine, won't you please be my bread and wine.
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text: On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 11:32 PM, Andrej N. Gritsenko <andrej@...> wrote: > Hello! > > PCMan has written on Monday, 18 March, at 11:50: >>I'm afraid that the multiple-backend design is overly-engineered. >>Though it looks much more flexible, there is no real-world use cases >>since we don't mix multiple image libraries in one GUI project. For >>example, you won't use both of QImage and GdkPixbuf in a Qt project, >>and vice versa. I'm not against making things flexible, but if there >>are no valid real-world use case, I prefer KISS. > > Well, it have rights to be once-set, of course, but any good design > should have errors checking code. If you look into my letter (arghh, that > top-posting again!) then you can see I've written that I don't like the > possibility to accidentally overwrite data which will be left unnoticed. > Therefore we have to have error check in fm_thumbnail_loader_set_backend > function and return some error code instead of void return. Am I wrong on > that? Then we can make it return gboolean and check if the backend functions have already been set. If it's already set, we prohibit overwriting the old function table and returns FALSE. Is this OK for you? >>> And I also think fm_thumbnail_result_* isn't good name for the API. >>> Result is an item literally and fm_thumbnail_result_cancel() sounds very >>> odd. How can we cancel result? We can cancel task, request, whatever is a >>> process, only process is cancellable, not item which we got. Therefore I >>> think there should be better name for this API family. What about, for >>> example, fm_thumbnail_loader_*? That should look better I believe, and >>> also it unifies all names (part of them are fm_thumbnail_loader_* now but >>> part are fm_thumbnail_result_*). The proposed fm_thumbnail_loader() name unfortunately is already taken and used in other places. To avoid name clashes, I named it *_result_*. Please see fm-thumbnail-loader.[hc] files. It's true that the naming is bad but I'm not able to come up with a better one at the moment. In xmms2 client library, they call pending result of async calls "result". That's where I got the idea. In Qt, the naming is more weird. They call it "future" since the result will be returned in the "future". So there is a C++ class named QFuture in it, which I consider very odd. Any better suggestion about the naming/wording here? >>> What do you think about it? > > I waited for your thoughts and still got no answer. I believe you > just missed this block in my letter. Comment it, please! > > With the best wishes. > Andriy. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. > Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire > the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the > Employer Resources Portal > http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html > _______________________________________________ > Pcmanfm-develop mailing list > Pcmanfm-develop@... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pcmanfm-develop


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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Master Bathroom Makeover
Such was the case as my Master Bathroom. I started refinishing it last April...yep...nearly a year ago.
I re-painted my chipped up, laminate, boring, hum drum cabinets and started to re-paint the walls.
That's as far as I got (FYI...it is never that messy...this is just my "shoot...I forgot to take a before picture stage of the project").
I cut-in half of the walls and never got around to finishing painting. The paint can actually sat on the floor in the bathroom for ten months. My girls got used to using it as a stool.
My problem was that I never liked the result. I hated the way the cabinets looked painted in the blue and the white walls were not working for me.
But, one day, ten months after I started this project I stood in my bathroom and decided, "today is the day I finish it!" And, so it was.
I started by finishing the walls. I was hating the white, though. Then, I finally realized it wasn't the white paint, it was the blue cabinets. So, things snowballed and I re-painted the bathroom cabinets.
A fresh neutral. About half Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® in French Linen with half Old White. The soft grey is paired with the Paris Grey in my bedroom. It is different enough to not be so matchy matchy but still warm and neutral.
I like this much better!
My husband and I spent an afternoon framing the mirror in some new trim.
That has been on our list of things to do for over seven years!!! I painted the trim in Old White and added some dark wax.
I re-accessorized the wall with the same jewelry board...just added some new fabric and paint and then framed it out with the antique picture frame in the original wood finish.
The cabinet above the toilet got a fresh coat of paint to match the other cabinets and some new knobs to tie in the splashes of blue.
The rug was hardly a splurge! I got it on clearance at Home Goods for $12 and it was the bouncing off point for finally finishing the bathroom once I decided I wanted to keep it in there.
It's funny how that inexpensive rug gave me just the kick in the butt I needed to finish!
The real splurge was the preserved Boxwood trees I picked up from Home Goods! I got a set of two of them for $50 in a cute chicken wire basket.
I re-used the chicken wire basket and hung it above the toilet for extra TP.
I pulled the rest of the accessories from around the house.
I spent less than $100 on the whole project, and most of that was on accessorizing the space with new towels and decor.
The final touch was telling my kids they weren't allowed to use my bathroom anymore! No more spilled toothpaste, piggy holders and jewelry covering my counters!!!
It is now a space that I am motivated to keep neat and clean and a big project off the "to-do" list!
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It turned out great and I bet you are really happy to have it done. I really like the grey cabinets better than the blue, too-xo DianaReplyDelete
Looks fabulous! I know that you feel so much better now that it's done! - SusanReplyDelete
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- 149 smoke-free guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Indoor pool
- Breakfast available
- Fitness center
- 24-hour business center
- Airport shuttle
- Air conditioning
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- ATM/banking services
- Conference space
- Gift shops/newsstands
For families
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Children's pool
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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- Museum of Natural History (3.5 mi / 5.6 km)
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Credit reporting agency TransUnion said 6.01 percent of mortgage holders were behind on their payments by 60 days or more in the October-to-December period. That compared with 5.88 percent for the third quarter of 2011.
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"We were hoping for better, because delinquencies remain very high," said Tim Martin, group vice president of U.S. Housing in TransUnion's financial services business unit. Prior to the housing bust, the mortgage delinquency rate typically hovered around 2 percent.
What's more, while the national rate fell from the prior year, 18 states showed delinquency increases from the 2010 period. Leading the increases was a big jump in New Jersey, where the rate went to 8.32 percent from 7.43 percent.
While the national rate is still far above normal, however, Martin said the increase in the fourth quarter may in part reflect a return to seasonal patterns that disappeared during the economic downturn. Historically, delinquencies rose in the fourth quarter as some homeowners directed their funds elsewhere.
"We were certainly off pattern for the last couple of years," Martin said.
He added that while the increase was not good news, the year-over-year decline is encouraging, and points to a continued, if slow, recovery in the housing market.
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These two states are among the four hardest hit by the housing and foreclosure crisis.
Nevada, where the housing market has also been hit hard, saw delinquencies decline sharply as well, to 12.08 percent from 14.76. Florida, which remains the state with the highest delinquency rate, saw a far smaller decline, to 14.27 percent from 14.5 percent.
Martin said the statistics were not unexpected, in part because of the apparent return to seasonal swings in delinquency. He also noted that housing prices continued to decline during the quarter, a key factor for homeowners who are struggling to keep up with their payments.
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TransUnion expects the rate of late mortgage payments to tick up again in the current quarter, and then resume their decline.
The news last week of a deal with the nation's five largest mortgage lenders will likely result in many suspended foreclosures being cleared off the books. And roughly 1 million homeowners are expected to see the size of their mortgage reduced through that deal with 49 state attorneys general, which should help reduce delinquency as well.
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Protect the name "co-operative"
We have learned that the United Kingdom's Co-operative Bank is to be sold. The danger is that the bank will be sold to international investors without the name of the bank being changed.
We owe it to the members of the thousands of genuine co-operatives operating within the United Kingdom, to make sure that the integrity of the word "co-operative" is maintained. These are co-operatives that are often essential in their daily lives. We should also understand that any many parts of the world co-operatives are vital to the well-being of millions of people, so we should no allow the word 'co-operative' to be misused.
We want to get the UK regulator to exercise his power to stop the misuse of the term "Co-operative". I have worked with co-operatives in more than 40 different countries and I know how important it is that when an organization is called "co-operative" that it is truly genuine.
Please sign this petition to protect the name "co-operative."
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Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation invite proposals for Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives. Working together, the Cooperatives will develop technical and human infrastructures to support the digital publication of documentary and scholarly editions and to provide for their long-term preservation, discovery, and use. This initiative responds to the urgent need of scholars and documentary editors for reliable, sustainable, authoritative, and field-driven outlets for publication and discovery of digital editions. At the same time, we hope to investigate the possibility of creating a federated system or systems for publishing and sustaining digital editions. Developing the Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives will be a two-stage process for Planning and Implementation.
Up to eight planning grants will provide funds to support the first stage of this multi-year endeavor, beginning no later than February 1, 2018. Each project team will consist of a principal investigator to spearhead the initiative, a lead representative from each of at least three participating editions and the host institution(s). During the Planning stage, each team will develop a proposal for implementing a Digital Edition Publishing Cooperative. Planning grants are for one year and up to $100,000.
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The Power of Cooperative Ownership in the Black Community
Mon 2/13, 3:30 – 5pm
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Cooperatives continue to play a significant role in social and economic development in the Black community. From economic independence and desegregated housing, to small farmer empowerment and food security, cooperatives are an integral part of the Black experience that has often been silenced. Accordingly, the panel will explore the potential of cooperatives to drive economic growth and social progress in the United States and abroad. The panel will be moderated by Ellis Carr and feature Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Cornelius Blanding, LaKeisha Wolf, and Alex Serrano as speakers.
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Tune-in to WOL 1450 AM today at 10:30am for Everything Co-op, hosted by Vernon Oakes. This week Vernon interviews Justin Fairfax, candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor, and Kali Akuno, Co-director of Cooperation Jackson. Vernon and his guests will discuss how the Executive Orders and other actions taken by President Trump and his administration might impact communities that are dependent on Federal aid.
During his career, Justin has worked in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government, developing a keen insight into solving the challenges that face Virginia families today. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Deputy Coordinator of the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force, Justin saw the power that law enforcement and criminal justice reform can have to keep communities safe, while providing appropriate second chances, saving hard-earned taxpayer dollars, and changing communities and lives. As Lieutenant Governor, Justin vows to work every day to build the foundation of economic and educational opportunity that every Virginian deserves.
KaliAkuno is the Co-director of Cooperation Jackson. The broad mission of Cooperation Jackson is to advance the development of economic democracy in Jackson, Mississippi, by building an economy anchored by a network of cooperatives and other types of worker owned and democratically self-managed enterprises. The network consist of four interconnected and interdependent institutions: an emerging federation of local worker cooperatives, a developing cooperative incubator, a cooperative education and training center (the Lumumba Center for Economic Democracy and Development), and a cooperative bank or financial institution.
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Paul Hazen became executive director of the Overseas Cooperative Development Council in February 2012. Previously, he represented one of the member organizations and served as OCDC's board chair and as a board member. One of his most-recent initiatives with OCDC is the formation of its Research Group, whose mission is to research, formulate and share effective strategies for the development, performance and growth of cooperatives in developing countries.
Throughout his career, Hazen has championed the U.S. cooperative system, which encompasses 29,000 co-ops; generates $654 billion in revenue; and creates more than two million jobs, representing $75 billion in wages and benefits. U.S. co-ops include Ace Hardware, Land O'Lakes, Inc., Sunkist, REI and the Associated Press. Hazen helped establish federal legislation promoting rural co-op development, formed a national network of co-op development centers and initiated national research into the impact of co-ops on the U.S. economy.
Active in cooperative matters at many levels, Hazen is the one of the founders of DotCoop the top-level domain for cooperatives around the world. He also serves on the boards of the National Cooperative Bank, Capital Impact Partners and the Community Purchasing Alliance Cooperative. Past board service includes the International Co-operative Alliance, Consumer Federation of American, Cooperative Development Foundation, Cooperative Business International and NCB Retail Finance Corporation.
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Primary Muscle Group(s): Back (Lower), Front Thighs, Gluteus Maximus (Butt)
|Secondary Muscle Group(s): Hamstrings, Calves
1. Take a barbell from a squat rack and hold it at the back of your neck with your hands on the bar. Keep you back and head straight. Your feet should be spaced at shoulder width. If you cannot squat flat footed, try placing a two by four block of wood under your heel to improve balance.
2. Grasp the bar with your hands spaced slightly wider than shoulder width apart.
3. The bar should be resting comfortably across your trapezius muscle.
4. In a controlled fashion, slowly squat down until your knees are parallel to the floor. Remember not to bounce at the bottom of the movement.
5. Slowly straighten your legs and return to the start position. Keep your head level at all times.
Other than the dead lift, the squat is probably the best exercise you can do to build power and muscle size. The squat uses most of the major muscle groups to move the weight and takes a tremendous amount of effort to do. This is why it is a pure muscle builder.
The primary muscle groups hit are the front thighs, lower back, and gluteal muscles. Secondary muscle groups include the hamstrings, and calves.
Form is vitally important for this exercise and this exercise must be executed in perfect style.
Keep the back straight at all times and keep your eyes looking straight ahead (never look down). If you want big and strong legs, you have to do squats.
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Dr. M. Elizabeth Stroupe
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Associate Professor
Ph.D., Scripps Research Institute, 2002
Graduate Faculty Status
What is the relationship between a molecule's structure and its activity in the cell? I am interested in understanding the structure/function relationships driving two pathways: the transformation of a gene into a protein and sulfur metabolism. The two projects in my laboratory are not related topically, but are united in approach. Questions that interest me about the progression of information from a gene to a protein include: how is gene expression controlled by alternative DNA structures? How are ribosomes assembled into functional units? Questions that interest me about the biochemical basis for sulfur metabolism include: how do electrons move from the reductase subunit to the active site of the central sulfur metabolic enzyme sulfite reductase? How is sulfite reductase' essential metallic cofactor synthesized? I use x-ray crystallography and single-particle cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to probe across resolutions so I can link atomic resolution details, macromolecular assemblies, and cellular activity.
The lab uses a combination of x-ray crystallography and cryo-EM to determine the structure and function of these important biomolecules.Selected Publications:
Johnson, M. C.*,Ghalei, H.*, Doxtader, K. A., Karbstein, K., & Stroupe, M. E. (in press.) Structural Heterogeneity in Pre-40S Ribosomes.
Khoshnevis, S., Askenasy, I., Johnson, M. C., Dattolo, M. D., Young-Erdos, C. L., Stroupe, M. E., & Karbstein, K. (2016.) The DEAD-box Protein Rok1 Orchestrates 40S and 60S Ribosome Assembly by Promoting the Release of Rrp5 from Pre-40S Ribosomes to Allow for 60S Maturation. PLoS Biology. Retrieved from: http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002480 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002480
Johnson, M. C., Tatum, K. B., Lynn, J. S., Brewer, T. E., Washburn, B. K., Stroupe, M. E., & Jones, K. M. (2015). Sinorhizobium meliloti phage ΦM9 defines a new group of T4-superfamily phages with unusual genomic features, but a common T=16 capsid. Journal of Virology, 10945-10958. Retrieved from http://jvi.asm.org/content/89/21/10945.long doi:10.1128/JVI.01353-15
Askenasy, I., Pennington, J. M., Tao, Y., Marshall, A. G., Young, N. L., Sheng, W., & Stroupe, M. E. (2015). The N-terminal Domain of Escherichia coli Assimilatory NADPH-Sulfite Reductase Hemoprotein Is an Oligomerization Domain that Mediates Holoenzyme Assembly. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290, 15. Retrieved from http://www.jbc.org/content/early/2015/06/18/jbc.M115.662379.full.pdf+html doi:10.1074/jbc.M115.662379
Ghalei, H., Schaub, F., Doherty, J., Roush, W. R., Cleveland, J. J., Stroupe, M. E., & Karbstein, K. (2015). Hrr25/CK1δ-directed release of Ltv1 from pre-40S ribosomes is necessary for ribosome assembly and cell growth. The Journal of Cell Biology, 208, 745-759. Retrieved from http://jcb.rupress.org/content/208/6/745.full.pdf+html doi:10.1083/jcb.201409056
Kopylov, M., Bass, H. W., & Stroupe, M. E. (2015). Identification and characterization of a plant G-quadruplex-binding protein encoded by the maize (Zea mays L.) nucleoside diphosphate kinase1 gene, ZmNDPK1. Biochemistry, 54, 1743-1757. Retrieved from http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bi501284g doi:10.1021/bi501284g
Andorf, C. M., Kopylov, M., Dobbs, D., Koch, K. E., Stroupe, M. E., Lawrence, C. J., & Bass, H. W. (2014). G-Quadruplex (G4) Motifs in the Maize (Zea mays L.) Genome Are Enriched at Specific Locations in Thousands of Genes Coupled to Energy Status, Hypoxia, Low Sugar, and Nutrient Deprivation. J Genet Genomics, 12, 627-647. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1673852714001866 doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2014.10.004
Brewer, T., Stroupe, M. E., & Jones, K. M. (2014). The genome, proteome and phylogenetic analysis of Sinorhizobium meliloti phage ΦM12, the founder of a new group of T4-superfamily phages. Virology, 450-451, 84-97. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682213006491 doi:10.1016/j.virol.2013.1
Stroupe, M. E., Brewer, T., Sousa, D. R., & Jones, K. M. (2014). The structure of Sinorhizobium meliloti phage ΦM12, which has a novel T=19l triangulation number and is the founder of a new group of T4-superfamily phages. Virology, 450-451, 205-212. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682213006399 doi:10.1016/j.virol.2013.1
Sousa, D. R., Stagg, S. M., & Stroupe, M. E. (2013). Cryo-EM structures of the actin:tropomyosin filament reveal the mechanism for the transition from C- to M-state. J Mol Biol, 425(22), 4544-55. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022283613005408 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2013.08.020
Smith, K. W., & Stroupe, M. E. (2012). Mutational analysis of sulfite reductase hemoprotein reveals the mechanism for coordinated electron and proton transfer. Biochemistry, 51(49), 9857-68. Retrieved from http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bi300947a doi:10.1021/bi300947a
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Colon averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks this season. Dr. Krop High School finished with an outstanding 29-4 record.
"Luis is actually in Pittsburgh as we speak. He's currently visiting Duquesne University. He will visit Kansas State after the visit with Duquesne," said Rodriguez. "There is a bit of a connection with Kansas State. One of my former assistants, Frank Martin, is currently an assistant with Kansas State. I'm not saying they're a lock for Luis, but there is a connection there."
Colon recently attended the Kingwood Classic in Houston, TX. He was the starting center for his AAU team the Miami Tropics. A plethora of scouts were attracted to his AAU team due to the presence his teammate, All-American standout O.J. Mayo. Scouts were pleasantly surprised to see Luis improve throughout the tournament and register several strong performances.
"The Kingwood Classic was big for him," said Rodriguez. "He had two twenty point games and one game with thirteen rebounds. The phone started to ring off the hook when he returned."
Pitt, Connecticut, Purdue and Massachusetts have started to intensify their recruitment of Colon. Coach Rodriguez described his as "open". Luis recently took the ACT and they are anxiously awaiting his score.
The Panthers recently lost 2006 center Hamady N'Diaye to Rutgers and small forward Tyler Smith to Iowa. Both losses can be directly attributed to the loss of assistants Barry "Slice" Rohrssen and Joe Lombardi. Colon and point guard Eugene Harvey (5-foot-11 inches, 160 pounds) from St. Benedict Prep in Newark, NJ appear to be the last viable 2006 prospects. There is a strong possibility Coach Dixon and staff will save their final 2006 scholarship due to the overabundance of quality big men in the class of 2007.
"Pittsburgh hasn't set up a visit with Luis yet, but I could see it happening in the near future."
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This was the finest performance by this wine that I have seen since it was released. I did not expect the 2003 Chateau Margaux to show this well in a vintage where the southern part of the Medoc was clearly less impressive than the north. However, it is a beautiful, dark plum/purple-tinged effort with sensational aromatics, a full-bodied mouthfeel, and a youthfulness, precision and freshness that belie what one generally associates with this vintage. It can be drunk now and over the next 15-20 years. Kudos to Chateau Margaux. (RP)
A wine with spices, meat, and very ripe fruit on the nose, with hints of dried flowers. Full bodied, and deeply layered, with loads of fruit and spices. Long and decadent, very complex.
Full, saturated red-ruby. Knockout nose combines redcurrant, tropical chocolate, leather, woodsmoke and nutty oak with exotic chocolate mint and coffee liqueur; still manages to retain floral lift even in this beastly vintage... A hugely rich and dense wine that finishes with elevated but ripe tannins and great length, with a subtle suggestion of dry spices. Pontallier says the terroir will take over in 20 years, "like with the '82." Splendid. (ST)
This may be from the exceptional vintage of 2003, but Château Margaux remains true to form. First and foremost, it is a refined, elegant wine, with complex layers of flavors. But, yes, the hot summer is there the dense, dry tannins, but somehow they seem to float through the wine rather than sitting heavily in the middle. Acidity and freshness come to finish, giving the wine a delicious lift. (RV)
This shows the heat of the vintage, revealing a hint of torrefaction amid the coffee, tobacco, currant and blackberry aromas, and a decidedly singed plum skin edge along the core of blackberry and black currant flavors. The tannins are fine-grained, the acidity evident and the finish long and beguiling. Great terroirs always let the vintage speak while being able to handle extremes: This is exhibit A. Drink now through 2035. (JM, Web-2014)
Mid to deep garnet. Inviting if atypical nose of dried fruit and exotic spice as well as leafy undergrowth. Touch of mocha still. Really has quite a richness to the fruit without being overripe. More generous than many on the mid palate. Tannins are pretty grippy though. 17/20 points
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Title: All I Want For Christmas
Pairing: Tony/Abby
Rating: PG
Genre: Het
Cat: Fluff, a tiny bit of Angst
Spoilers: Tag for Silent Night
Warnings: None.
Summary: Tony only has one thing on his mind this Christmas.
Author's Note: Written as a prize for Cassy on NFA for correctly guessing my Hangman puzzle. Her prompt was this: "Tony says he was going to have a good Christmas and Abby hangs out because she's bored and dismayed when the team needs to work over Christmas. What did they have planned? Can be friendship, is welcome to be more. You know I love Tabby." And this is kind of the Abby we saw in the first two seasons more than the one now, but somehow she works better with Tony, if that makes sense.
"So, Tony, those big, big plans still on?" McGee asked as he packed up his belongings to take home.
Tony grinned as he tossed his gun into a desk drawer. "Yep. Not even a case on Christmas could keep me from this."
McGee nodded in approval. "Wow. She must really be something, Tony."
Tony gave him a disbelieving smile. "What makes you think this is about a woman?"
McGee shrugged. "You've just got this look, Tony. Trust me; I know what it looks like when a woman's captured someone's attention."
Tony shrugged on his coat and gave McGee a look of scrutiny. "Speaking from experience there, Probester?"
McGee gave a small smile. "Maybe." He looked down at his watch. "You should probably get going. Christmas is almost over. Wouldn't want your mystery lady to get upset for missing the big day."
"And you," Tony said as he walked around his desk, tossing something through the air to McGee, "wouldn't want your mystery lady to deflate before you get home."
McGee looked down at Tony's "gift." It was a portable air pump. "Funny, Tony," he called out as Tony jogged to the elevator, giving him a wave goodbye as he did so.
As Tony hit the down button on the elevator and looked up to watch the numbers descend, he couldn't keep the smile off his face and was ready to burst at the seams, he was so excited. The plans he'd made were random and spontaneous; he didn't even think his "mystery lady," as McGee had so eloquently put it, knew about this.
And that was the best part of the whole thing.
He was going to surprise her, in only the best way possible.
As the elevator dinged its arrival at the basement level of NCIS, Tony stepped out gingerly and tiptoed down the hall, not wanting to spoil his arrival. He needed to catch her off guard, completely scare her so she would spill her Caf-Pow! all over and scream and then punch him, but then jump into his arms because that's just what Abby did.
Yes, Tony's big plans were with Abby, and with any luck, they'd be plans they'd share for years to come.
As Tony reached Abby's lab, he heard the soft sounds of Christmas carols being played over her stereo system - quite a change from Classic Death. But Abby was nothing if not a Christmas lover, which is why Tony was sure she wouldn't mind his interruption too much. He smiled as he saw her current position; head slumped down on top of her folded arms, content little sounds of pleasure coming from between her pursed lips.
He snuck closer, finally reaching her chair and preparing to whisper in her ear, or jostle her awake, he wasn't quite sure yet, and while he was making his decision, heard, "I know you're there, Tony."
He jumped back, surprised at the voice. "Geez, Abbs. Don't scare me like that."
Abby sat up, turning around and grinning at him. "And what were you planning on doing to me?" She cocked her head at him and gave him a pointed look.
He gave her a sheepish smile. "Got me there." He scratched his head, suddenly bashful. Something about Abby had just always managed to make him just a little nervous, and it wasn't the tattoos and black lipstick.
"So?" She gave him another look, this one more curious than anything else, and Tony found himself unable to keep the smile off his face.
"I know you probably wanted to celebrate Christmas and this case probably ruined your plans . . ."
"Shut your mouth, Tony DiNozzo!" Abby suddenly said, and Tony flinched again, eyes wide. She continued, unnoticing of his reaction. "I got the chance of a lifetime here - to reunite a father and daughter, on Christmas, of all days!" She clasped her hands together and spun around dreamily. "It was better than anything I could have ever planned."
Tony's face fell slightly at her words, but he still managed a smile. If there was one thing he was good at, it was faking happiness. "Well, that's great, Abbs. Um, I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas before I went home, I guess . . ."
Abby squinted at him, trying to figure him out. "No you didn't. I know you, Tony. You had a reason for coming down here. Now spill."
He shrugged, looking at his shoes. Man, what had gotten into him? He was so . . . anxious! And it was just Abby. He saw her every day. He had nothing to be . . . "Well. I kinda wanted to, I don't know, see if you wanted to . . ."
"Tony, what is up with you?" Abby asked with a smile in her voice. "You're starting to sound like McGee. Old McGee. Come on. What's up?"
"Abby, I really wanted to spend Christmas with you," Tony blurted out. Abby looked mildly surprised, but pleasantly so, and he continued. "You're always so cheerful and kind-hearted and . . . sometimes I need that. I mean, I know Gibbs cares, and even Probie and Ziva, though I wonder about Ziva sometimes, but sometimes . . . I just need a hug."
"Oh, Tony!" Abby breathed, opening her arms and hugging him gently. "You know all you have to do is ask!" She snuggled into his shirt, making cooing noises of pleasure, then pulled back after a moment, sensing his hesitation. "There's something else, isn't there?" she said softly.
He nodded. "Yeah, Abbs. I . . ." He stepped away from her, pacing the lab and running a hand through his hair. "I'm not very good at this kind of thing. It's not really who I am at all . . ."
"Tony . . ." Abby said, her voice barely audible.
He stopped pacing. "I want you to be my girlfriend."
Abby tried to keep her mouth from dropping open in surprise, but failed. "You want . . . What?"
Tony let out a chuckle of frustration. "See? This is why I can't do this. I just get this reaction like I've completely lost my mind." His laughter turned sad and he looked at the floor again. "Maybe I have. I just know that I can't think clearly around you anymore."
Abby was silent for a moment, and when Tony looked up at her, he found her simply watching him, studying him. "Where did this come from, Tony?" she asked, her eyes bright and curious. "I mean, I just never saw it . . . You and Ziva always had this . . ."
"I can't be with Ziva," he interrupted her, desperate. "And I probably shouldn't be with you, either, but . . . You know, forget I asked. Merry Christmas." He turned for the door of the lab, walking off, and Abby was almost too shocked to respond, but did at the last minute.
"You wait right there, Mister," her voice came loud and clear across the room. She ran over to him, her boots clunking against the floor as she did so, and waited for him to turn around and face her. When he didn't, she did it for him. "Just where do you think you're going?"
"Home, Abby," Tony sighed. "I have feelings for you, but I know I shouldn't act on them."
"Why not?" Abby whispered, looking up into his eyes. She took his hands and placed them on her chest.
He laughed again. "Because Gibbs would kill me, for one, and I'm not ready to die yet." Abby gave him an exasperated look and he sighed again. "Sorry. I just . . . I'm not good at these things. Look what I did to Jeanne. And Paula."
"You loved them, Tony," Abby said, her voice stern yet soft. "You have to let go of this fear you have of hurting people and just let yourself love someone." She raised her hands to his face. "I'll let you start with me, but you have to do it, or else I really will sic Gibbs on you."
He let out a soft chuckle. "So you'll spend Christmas with me?"
Abby giggled and threw her arms around him again. "Well, Christmas is officially over now, but I think I can manage the weekend after." She pulled back and found him smiling. "That's better. I don't like it when you're sad, Tony. It's not a good look for you."
She pulled away from him and skipped across the lab, as Tony scoffed at her words. "Now, take that back, Ms. Sciuto. I like to think I'm rather good at pulling off the distraught cop look. Learned it from Eastwood. Pacino. DeNiro." Abby rolled her eyes and laughed at him, coming at him again with her hands behind her back. He attempted a peek, but she followed his eyes with hers, and he looked her in the face again. "Okay, I give up. What's behind your back? Don't tell me it's a present. Because I don't have one here . . ."
"You got me a present?" Abby breathed, but then focused back on what Tony was asking. "Oh, right. Well . . ." She bit her lip, attempting coyness. "I didn't think you'd really need help, but I wasn't sure, so . . ."
"What, Abbs."
Abby frowned. "Sheesh. No reason to get all Gibbs on me, Tony." She then brightened and pulled her hands around in front of her. "Ta-da."
Tony stared at the sprig of mistletoe in her hands, unsure of what to say or do. She wanted him to kiss her. She wanted him to kiss her!
"Tony?" Abby's timid voice interrupted his thoughts and he looked at her, his heart beating wildly as he saw the look of doubt on her face.
"You're right, Abbs," he said, his voice husky. "I sure as hell don't need that mistletoe." He reached for her, grabbing the plant from her hands and tossing it aside, then grabbing her, staring into her frightened eyes for a moment before doing the dramatic and dipping her and placing a fevered kiss on her lips.
Abby relaxed into his grip and slid her arms around his neck, kissing him back, and they gradually made their way back into a vertical position, Abby's hands now running through Tony's hair and his holding her tight against his body as their lips fought gently against each other. After a few more moments, they separated and as they caught their breath, Abby fell against him and said,
"I sure hope you need hugs more often."
Tony started laughing and kissed her again, rocking her back and forth after their lips had parted again, and found himself thinking that working on Christmas certainly did have its benefits.


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Despite his claims to be a "crusader for women's rights", John Gonzalez stole nearly £200,000 from the financial backers of his Man Not Included website.
He used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle while his customers put up with shocking service – such as receiving the sperm in dirty coffee flasks.
Yesterday Gonzalez pleaded guilty to two counts of fraudulent trading, one of financial misconduct, one count of forgery and one count of perjury relating to his attempts to cover up his crimes.
Sentencing the 45-year-old to 16 months in prison, Judge Juliet May, QC, said he had "siphoned off thousands of pounds" in a "sustained course of fraudulent conduct".
When it launched in April 2002, Mannotincluded.com Ltd attracted an avalanche of controversy and was dubbed "Morals Not Included".
Aimed at single women and lesbian couples, the site charged women up to £2,000 to have sperm and insemination equipment delivered to their door.
Critics claimed the company – which avoided regulation by dealing in fresh rather than frozen sperm – undermined the importance of the family.
To make matters worse, it was claimed a lack of proper virus screening meant that would-be mothers might be exposed to diseases such as Aids.
One former customer claimed she received her sperm in an unwashed coffee flask. Another claimed it was delivered to her door in a minicab.
Two former employees said women were given sperm from a donor with none of the physical characteristics they had specifically requested.
Despite the litany of concerns, Gonzalez claims he attracted more than 5,000 customers – some 20 of whom he has claimed got pregnant as a result.
But yesterday Wood Green Crown Court was told that by February 2003, the twice-married father of four was taking thousands of pounds a month out of the company which should have been used to pay back its numerous creditors.
Prosecutor Andrew Marshall said that Gonzalez routinely wrote himself, his wife and another friend company cheques for £1,000 or £2,000 – making a total of £103,000.
In December 2004 Gonzalez illegally liquidated the company but simply reopened it under a slightly different name, using the same website, staff, offices and equipment.
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