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Monika: Today it is my pleasure and honour to interview Marissa Alexa McCool, an American LGBT-rights activist and speaker, multiple podcast host (The Inciting Incident Podcast), author, mother, columnist, and stage performer, the author of "Passing Cars: The Internal Monologue of a Neurodivergent Trans Girl" (2017) and four other books. Hello Marissa!
Marissa: Hello Monika, thank you so much for reaching out to me. It's a pleasure.
Monika: Could you say a few words about yourself? You are a woman of so many talents and interests. Is writing most important for you?
Marissa: I don't know if I can rank my interests by importance, but perhaps I can by longevity. But let me answer your other questions first: I'm 32. I graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in English, Cinema and Media Arts, and Anthropology. I live in Saint Paul, Minnesota with my husband, partner, and two children.
Writing is the interest I've been pursuing for as long as I can remember. I learned to type when I was four-years-old, and I can remember using a word processor as a young child to create stories involving people I know. As I grew up, I used that imagination in role-playing stories, and I couldn't imagine pursuing anything else when it came to university focus. I was able to learn from some amazing professors, including Meta Mazaj, Kathy Van Cleve, and Marion Kant, and I don't know where I'd be without them.
|"The PC Lie: How American Voters
Decided I Don't Matter" (2016)
available via Amazon.
Marissa: I wrote that book shortly after the US Presidential Election. I attended the same university as the man who was unfortunately elected president, so a lot of us were surrounded by that rhetoric even more than the rest of the country. As I walked around my own country feeling terrified for a few days, it came to a head the Monday after when all the black freshmen were added to a lynching group on Facebook.
I started writing in class, and before I knew it, I had 30 pages. I wrote the book in 9 days and never looked back. I had it published before the end of the year, and it contained my initial rant as well as personal essays and trying to make sense out of a country that would use such animosity to put so many of its citizens in deliberate danger.
I started writing in class, and before I knew it, I had 30 pages. I wrote the book in 9 days and never looked back. I had it published before the end of the year, and it contained my initial rant as well as personal essays and trying to make sense out of a country that would use such animosity to put so many of its citizens in deliberate danger.
I reached out to a lot of people to contribute to the book, and one of my personal heroes, Chris Kluwe, was among the first to agree to write something. What I saw more than anything was that I wasn't alone, and that motivated me as much as anything to continue to speak out. It may seem weird that telling the story of my non-traditional wedding exists in the same book where I'm dropping f-bombs every other sentence, but I've never been much for following expectations.
Monika: "False Start: A Novel" (2017) is a story of Logan and Ezra. After Logan's father gets deployed to Afghanistan, he is about to face many temptations and adventures. It starts like a simple plot but we are about to discover more and more secrets, including a transgender twist as well…
Marissa: False Start is a story that I used to tell many of the stories I had growing up while trying to learn who I was. It's hard to say that there's one character who inhabited these the most, but growing up in a conservative area while being obviously feminine was not the safest place to be.
It's always been important to me to include trans people in my stories, because in mainstream media, if they're included at all, they're punch lines. Jokes. Or serial killers. I try to create representation for my community without their entire identity revolving around the fact that they are trans, because that's how most of us live our lives.
It's also vital to me to confront the realities of mental illness without making that the joke. Logan, the main character, appears to have everything on the surface, but is unable to find anyone willing to listen to him when he reaches out about the issues he's facing. Too many people in this world aren't willing to make space for others, whether that be for trans people, those with mental illnesses, or those just trying to find their own way.
Monika: "Silent Dreams" (2017) is as you described it yourself "a set of essays and poems from a public transgirl." Was it a special way for coming out?
Marissa: Truthfully, my Coming Out piece was The PC Lie, as I went from closeted to public almost overnight with the speed and ferocity in which it was written. Featured in this book were a lot of the performance pieces I wrote, including the one that's read really fast that I tend to open my speeches with (Ode to the Blocked) and the original piece I wrote and performed for the Vagina Monologues (Once Unspoken.) It also included some of the pieces I wrote for school and other articles I had featured. This was a good book to have on hand for someone who wants to quickly become familiar with my work, or maybe someone who doesn't have the time to read a novel or a whole book of essays like PC Lie or Passing Cars. I've found that the compact nature of it has had a lot of emotional impact on my readers.
|"Voice in the Dark" available via
Marissa: There is a trans man in the story named Jesse. He struggles with being bullied for appearing too feminine as a boy, and it ends up getting out of hand in multiple ways. He takes matters into his own hands after being encouraged to stand up for himself by the main character (Lucas), and that's what really kickstarts the story.
I grew up on the counterculture stories and narratives of the 80s and 90s like Pump up the Volume, Empire Records, Heathers, and Daria, and this was sort of my love letter to that particular style. I haven't felt like it's been represented in the American mainstream much since September 11th, as at that point, not being part of the crowd was no longer welcomed and dissent was criticized and categorized as un-American. I didn't feel like there were stories "for me" anymore, so I decided to write one that mirrored the ones I grew up on, for those who didn't have any real interest in the standard, traditional tropes; either in stories or real life. Not that there's anything wrong with those; they were just never for me.
Monika: And finally, the most recent book "Passing Cars: The Internal Monologue of a Neurodivergent Trans Girl" (2017) is a compilation of essays reflecting on pivotal moments in your life.
Marissa: It's not just reflecting on those pivotal moments, but it's also comparing the thoughts I was having at the time against what they are now. For instance, the struggles I had as a teenager make a lot more sense when viewed through the lens of trying to discover my gender identity and being untreated for autism, but I didn't know that at the time, so it came out as being rebellious and unwilling to cooperate with others.
I also had a great variety of contributing writers talk about some of their own pivotal moments, thus giving various different perspectives to this idea. The chapters/pieces are arranged according to the five stages of grief, and that was a suggestion/decision made by my publisher, Wyrmwood Publishing. They've worked with me in some capacity for all five of my books I've published since coming out, and I couldn't be more grateful.
Marissa: A lot of what I do when it comes to putting myself out there is trying to answer a lot of the initial questions that cis people tend to have so that other trans people don't have to. Sometimes a lack of empathy is seen in reactions; especially when someone may think they're just asking a question, but in reality it might be the ninth time I've answered that question that day.
I'm six feet tall with purple hair, so I draw a lot of attention. But that's what made me come out by screaming in the face of a hate preacher in the first place: I can handle it. If I can draw the fire away from those who don't have the support structure or relative stability that I am privileged enough to have, I feel like I'm helping by adding a positive voice out there in the mainstream. The biggest thing we can do is normalize it in the eyes of as many as possible, so that the younger generation of trans kids don't have to face some of the difficulties we had to, the same as previous generations have done for us.
|In Santa Monica, CA.
Photo credit: Kayla Hunt Currivan.
Marissa: I've always been a woman, but most people didn't know that. In retrospect, it makes a lot of sense. I always related to women better; I never really hung out with a lot of boys, nor did I have any interest in doing so. I wore makeup, wanted to be one of the girls, and was always particularly feminine and attracted to feminine energy.
It was difficult in the sense that I tried multiple times before the time that became successful. In 2014, when I was 29, I was coming out and flourishing until I was sexually assaulted twice in a week, and that made me go into hiding for almost two years. It was the Pulse shooting in Orlando that became the impetus for my coming out.
When I saw that the second name on the list of victims was McCool, I had the realization that if I had been in that building, 98 percent of the people in my life would not remember the person I truly was, but only a false persona I presented to protect myself. Within a month, I was officially on hormones, but I stealthed it for a while. I was scared to be completely public until I had an epiphany when a bully preacher was on campus blaming the suicide problem we'd had there on acceptance of LGBTQ people, and I responded by standing up to him and coming out publicly on video. That was less than a month before I started writing The PC Lie, came out on my podcast, and became an activist. Not a lot of time transpired between my public coming out and stepping into the public eye, but I do not regret the decision.
Monika: At that time of your transition, did you have any transgender role models that you followed?
Marissa: My friend Asa, a trans man, ran a blog and did a lot of work bringing trans visibility to my local area. Laura Jane Grace of the band Against Me! wrote songs that I didn't quite understand until I started living fully as a trans girl. While I didn't relate to her story as much, Janet Mock is someone I really admire and follow closely.
It would also be impossible to talk about trans role models without mentioning Callie Wright. Callie is another trans woman podcaster (The Gaytheist Manifesto), and was responsible for the first public appearance I made as my true self in November, 2016. Since then, we've worked together many times, became really close friends, and co-founded a nonprofit/media network designed to help raise visibility for trans podcasters called the Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative. We have 12 members and are currently running a fundraiser to help a local trans family send their child to a better school. Callie was the first person in the podcasting community that I didn't already know who I came out to privately, and she is one of the most special people in the world to me.
Marissa: Still Callie Wright, and of course Janet Mock and Laura Jane Grace. To add to that though, I've met so many trans women that I admire, love, respect, and learn from all the time, and I continue to do so as I travel to meet so many others. Andrea Jenkins got elected to public office as an open trans POC here in the Twin Cities, and that's near the top of my admiration list for sure. Melina Barratt, Chloe Goldbach, Maddy Love, and so many others have made such a difference in my life for the better that I feel I'd never run out of names if I tried to think of all of them.
|"False Start: A Novel" available via
Marissa: I didn't pay nearly the same price as so many of our community have to. Yes, I lost friends, and though I've had difficulty with some members of my family, I've never dealt with open hostility from them. I have never made light of the fact that I recognize just how lucky I really am to have a good job, a platform, and a lot of people who would go out of their way to protect me. I feel like if I wasn't giving back to help those who don't have that, I would be a hypocrite.
I try to help bring visibility to those voices, which is why on my trans-specific podcast, we interview a lot of non-podcaster trans people. We've had conversations with those who are differently abled, are or have been homeless, deal with different levels of erasure as non-binary people, including my cohost Ari Stillman. I try to do my best to make as many voices heard, loved, and respected as possible, and given how many private messages I've had on various social media over the last year, it has not been in vain.
Monika: The transgender community is said to be thriving now. As Laverne Cox announced "Trans is beautiful." Teenage girls become models and dancers, talented ladies become writers, singers, and actresses. Those ladies with interest in politics, science, and business become successful politicians, academics, and businesswomen. What do you think in general about the present situation of transgender women in the contemporary society? Are we just scratching the surface or the change is really happening?
Marissa: It is better than it has ever been, but there's still a long way to go. The Trans Day of Remembrance saw way too many names being read, as we did for the Gaythiest Manifesto this year on TDOR. We still deal with too many openly hostile people who minimize and/or contribute to the violence, discrimination, and difficulties we face in finding housing, employment, and love.
There are places in this country I know I can't feel safe using the bathroom, and that is not acceptable. But even in just the last few years, it has gotten exponentially better for so many of us, but too many people in our community find difficulty getting their medicine, finding a job, and living comfortably because of the government making it easier to discriminate against us for being trans and doing things like banning us from serving in the military.
Change is happening. It is not fast enough, and too many people have had to suffer and die in the process, but it is happening.
Monika: The transgender cause is usually manifested together with the other LGBTQ communities. Being the penultimate letter in this abbreviation, is the transgender community able to promote its own cause within the LGBTQ group?
Marissa: For the most part, I would say we have. There are some who believe that only LG should be there, and LGBs who want us out of their movement. I've been lucky in where I live and the university I've attended to not have come across that as much as some others have. Especially in the last year, so many have come out and stood by us as our voices are heard and human faces are put on issues that previously were only words and misunderstood ideas.
|"Passing Cars: The Internal Monologue
of a Neurodivergent Trans Girl"
available via Amazon.
Marissa: I sort of talked about this earlier, but until very recently, trans women were used as punch lines (Ace Ventura, most comedies before 2015) or portrayed as serial killers (Silence of the Lambs). Then as we became more represented, trans characters were little more than being trans and usually were killed or suffered horrifically. And, on top of that, in the movies were often played by cis people, which lends the inaccurate credence to the idea that a trans person is just a cis person in a different gender's clothes or with a mental illness.
The progress is once again slow but noticeable. It shouldn't be a shock if a trans character is played by a trans actor, but it unfortunately is at this point. I'm of course talking about mainstream, as there are lesser known works that have been representative, but it's still far too rare and hard to find.
Marissa: That relies upon the presumption that anyone has access to it. Whereas some of my non-American friends have found access to trans healthcare relatively painless, here in America, access to affordable medicine, therapy, and trans-friendly care is not so easy. When you combine that with the aforementioned difficulties of finding housing, employment, and support, cosmetic surgery isn't a realistic possibility for far too many. It's also not a cure-all, as dysphoria happens and is valid even after surgeries have happened. The more accessible these procedures are, the more lives that can be improved, but it's not a miracle cure for ailments we face in our society being trans people.
Monika: Could you tell me about the importance of love in your life?
Marissa: I have a lot of love in my life. My husband, who is also trans, is my rock and has been there for me every step of the way. My partner, who is a non-binary person, loves me as well. I have a lot of friends (some of whom call themselves the McCool Militia) who are quick to come to my defense if someone is being hostile toward me on social media or in person, and I have met thousands of people in my travels and projects that have made such a tremendous impact on my life.
Love is not a pie, and I'm fortunate enough to be able to share some with so many amazing people. Without the love and support from my community and within my support structure, I don't know where I'd be right now.
Monika: Are you working on any new projects now?
Marissa: When the #MeToo hashtag became a viral concept, a fellow podcaster named Thomas Smith (Serious Inquiries Only) featured three anonymous women on his show who shared their stories of sexual harassment and assault. He remarked before the interviews on that show that he could make a weekly podcast out of those stories, and I got the idea to do so after asking if I could use that idea.
That's when I started the podcast called We Too - Our Stories, in which there is no intro, no outro, no music. Just anonymous stories and that's it. That has been the hardest podcast I've ever done. But when so many men reacted surprised that so many women had dealt with assault and harassment, and hearing stories became therapeutic for so many, I felt like I could help by sharing stories of others to let everyone out there know that they weren't alone.
Monika: What would you recommend to all transgender girls struggling with gender dysphoria?
Marissa: You are who you say you are, no matter who tries to tell you otherwise. I see you. I hear you. You are valid, and I believe in you.
|The UPenn V-Day's 17th production of
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Those words rang true after my interview with Callie before I came out. We spoke for over an hour after our interview was over, and it was instrumental in making me believe I could come out and be safe. I don't know where I'd be without Callie.
Monika: My pen friend Gina Grahame wrote to me once that we should not limit our potential because of how we were born or by what we see other transsexuals and transgender people doing. Our dreams should not end on an operating table; that's where they begin. Do you agree with this?
Marissa: Trans people are as capable as anyone else to achieve amazing things in this world, and whether or not they have surgery does not detail our validity or agency. We are who we say we are, we deserve love and respect, and our dreams are valid. Surgery is a dream of many of us, but that's not an end goal, and it's not the determination of the process; it's only a step along the journey.
Monika: Marissa, thank you for the interview!
Marissa: Thank you so much. It's an incredible honor to share my story with you. I want you, and anyone else out there for that matter, to know that I'm always willing to be there for you if I possibly can, and I'll do anything I can to help you along the way. My inbox is filled with countless examples of this, and I try as hard as I can to do so.
My website: rismccool.com
My podcasts: The Inciting Incident Podcast, The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand, We Too - Our Stories, and are available on Libsyn, Spreaker, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and plenty of other streaming and podcasting apps. They can be supported on Patreon, and one-time donations to help my work or purchase my books through my own website are always welcome.
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My podcasts: The Inciting Incident Podcast, The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand, We Too - Our Stories, and are available on Libsyn, Spreaker, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and plenty of other streaming and podcasting apps. They can be supported on Patreon, and one-time donations to help my work or purchase my books through my own website are always welcome.
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Our nonprofit is the Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative, and can be found on Facebook.
All the photos: courtesy of Marissa Alexa McCool.
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May 12, 2010
A.S.N. Reddy, professor in the Department of Biology at Colorado State University, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists -- a prestigious honor awarded to a select group of scientists across the country.
The fellowship is the second major award for Reddy this year. In January, he was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Reddy has made seminal contributions to scientists' understanding of calcium signaling in plants as well as significant insights into mRNA splicing and plant responses to pathogen attack. He runs a laboratory with six fellow scientists who use molecular, cell biological, genetic and biochemical approaches to study basic and applied research in plant cell and molecular biology.
He is a dedicated educator who has been recognized as the Outstanding Science Mentor in the field of biology at Colorado State University. He has also held the title of Professor Laureate, the highest academic honor awarded by the College of Natural Sciences to select faculty for their career accomplishments.
Reddy has served on the American Society of Plant Biologists Program Committee for three years and played a central role in organizing several annual meetings for the society. He also serves on the society's Executive Committee as the elected representative of the Western Section and as monitoring editor for Plant Physiology, a scientific journal.
Reddy's work in the field is reflected in more than 3,100 citations of his publications, which include papers that have been cited more than 270 times.
Fellows of the American Society of Plant Biologists are named in recognition of distinguished and long-term contributions to plant biology and service to the Society by current members in areas that include research, education, mentoring, outreach and professional and public service, according to the organization's website. Current members of ASPB who have contributed to the Society for at least 10 years are eligible for nomination.
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Friday, April 1, 2011
In the Midst of Migration
Whats interesting about seeing this waterfowl is that all of the lakes and ponds are still frozen. But with all the snow we got this winter, there is massive flooding. Bridges are closed and my commutes is much longer because of it. But there is also flood ponds all over the place. These flood ponds are the only open pools of water and thus the waterfowl has been attracted to those areas.
This week I also saw both sandhill cranes and great blue herons in a snow storm. Probably not what they were expecting when they decided to head north. I'm still waiting for my first loon of the season. I think we will need actual lakes to thaw before I see that. So until then, I'm still waiting for spring to officially arrive!
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Recently it has been exposed that in 2009, at the height of the recession, President Obama and his family threw an extravagant Halloween Party in the White House that was hosted by Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. Apparently, their names were kept off the visitors' log in order to keep the party a secret from the press. This news was reported a NY Times journalist who said that it was kept quiet because the administration felt it was disrespectful to the American people to publicize this party, as so many Americans were suffering financially.
Here is a clip of the Jay Carney's response to the controversy…
Yes, this was supposedly for the benefit of military families, however, isn't American in a deep debt crisis? Was the extravagance necessary? Wouldn't military families be just as happy being invited to a Halloween celebration in the White House and at the same time knowing that our country is doing its best at defending it's citizens on the home land by saving money in order to pay our debt?
What good does it do to have people fight for our country and put their own lives at risk if our leaders don't even attempt to balance the budget of our country, which could result in a complete economic meltdown of the worst degree. If our country collapses economically, I hope everyone who is in the military really does love their country, because they will have no choice but to risk their lives for it – FOR FREE!!!
In other words – if America overspends on nonsense without any regard to it's economic future, what difference does it make why they are doing it? There is no way to spin irresponsibility when it comes to other people's lives.


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Do you guys see any value in a jobs board here? If I was to hand pick UX jobs from reputable places around the web and post them here, would you find that useful, or are you more likely to go looking around yourselves if you're actually in the market for a new role? I'm curious as to whether it would be helpful to you, or bad use of my time.
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I would be very interested, provided we're talking globally (not interested in moving to the land of enormous death-spiders and biblical sand-storms). I find most boards mix up visual design, backend development, and a host of tangentially related disciplines to UX specific role filters.
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I vote yes. Maybe especially with jobs for junior positions since that might be more the audience here.
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I think it depends on the time and effort it takes! It's probably a little difficult with such a global audience I imagine? I'd definitely be interested in big recruiters / UX agencies around the world though - that's really useful to know.


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Flame raisins (25%) (Raisins, Sunflower oil), PEANUTS (20%), Sunflower seeds (20%), Pumpkin Seeds (15%), Dried sweetened cranberries (7.5%) (Sugar, Cranberries, Sunflower oil), HAZELNUTS (7.5%), ALMONDS (5%).
Typical values per 100g:
- Energy 2105kJ/ 503kcal,
- Fat 33.7g ( of which is saturates 8.4g),
- Carbohydrate 31.0g ( of which sugars 24.7g)
- Fibre 5.1g
- Protein 16.3g
- Salt 0.05g
Typical values per 25g serving:
- Energy 526kJ/126kcal
- Fat 8.4g (of which saturates 1.1g)
- Carbohydrate 7.8g ( of which sugars 6.2g)
- Fibre 1.3g
- Protein 4.1g
- Salt 0.01g


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The graduate faculty listed below have or have had graduate students in our programs. * denotes that they may be available for lab rotations for PhD students. Visit this page to see which of the faculty below are actively recruiting students this year. See also this list of faculty in different broad research areas.
Joshua Alper*, Assistant Professor in Physics and Astronomy, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. Molecular biophysical mechanisms of cytoskeleton-driven cellular dynamics. Use and develop interdisciplinary approaches including high resolution microscopy, force spectroscopy, cell biology, genetics, and biochemistry to resolve fundamental questions in model organisms (e.g. Chlamydomonas reindhardtii) and develop novel treatment strategies for pathogenic organisms (e.g. Trypanosoma brucei). (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
J. Antonio Baeza*, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University of Louisiana, LA, 2006. Behavioral ecology, molecular phylogenetics, fisheries biology. (Email: email@example.com)
Lisa J. Bain*, Professor, Ph.D. North Carolina State University, 1997. Mechanisms of adaptation to toxicants; active transporters involved in drug and toxicant elimination; adaptation via cellular, biochemical, and molecular changes in fish exposed to environmental toxicants (Email: email@example.com)
William S. Baldwin, Professor, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1995. Toxicology, Mechanistic Toxicology, Molecular Physiology. Adverse effects of toxicants on the liver, and the mechanisms (gene regulation, CYP metabolism) that different individuals employ to detoxify them. Using basic in vitro screening methods to determine the best models for studying toxicant-mediated disease. Investigation of toxic mechanisms in model systems. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Kyle Barrett*, Associate Professor in Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Ph.D., Auburn University, 2009. Conservation and ecology of vertebrates in wetland and stream ecosystems; influence of climate change and land use change on organisms. (Email: email@example.com)
Sharon Bewick*, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Princeton University, 2006. Population and community dynamics, particularly how detailed species life-histories can alter survival outcomes and how this is likely to interact with perturbations. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Douglas G. Bielenberg*, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2000. Physiological and molecular mechanisms of plant-environment interactions. Current emphasis on the molecular and genetic regulation of seasonal dormancy in woody perennials using high-throughput sequencing and novel germplasm. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Richard W. Blob, Professor, Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1998. Biomechanics and the evolution of animal function; animal locomotion; comparative vertebrate anatomy, physiology, and functional morphology; herpetology; vertebrate paleontology. (Email: email@example.com)
Barbara Campbell*, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Cornell University, 1993. Activity, function and interactions of microbes in their natural environment; comparisons and controls on microbial activity and function; linking modern, high throughput molecular methods and analysis of microbes with environmental parameters. (Email: email@example.com)
Min Cao*, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Cornell University, 2002. Microbial Genetics, Microbial Pathogenesis and Genomics; using the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes as a model to study bacterial stress response (especially oxidative and nitrosative stress), identify novel virulence factors, and develop new genetic tools (e.g. mariner-based transposon system). (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Susan C. Chapman*, Associate Professor, Ph.D. King's College London, 2002. Developmental biology, embryology and genetics of congenital birth defects; vertebrate development of hearing apparatus and identification of inductive tissue and molecular interactions in caudal spine patterning. (Email: email@example.com)
Wen Chen, Professor, Ph.D. Ohio University, 1991. Prolactin receptor antagonists for anti-human breast cancer therapy.Development of protein based therapeutics. Molecular cloning of novel genes related to breast cancer formation. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Michael J. Childress, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Florida State University, 1995. Behavioral ecology, marine ecology, comparative sociobiology, invertebrate zoology, animal behavior, communication, evolutionary biology. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Saara J. DeWalt*, Professor, Ph.D. Louisiana State University, 2003. Population ecology and genetics of native and non-native plants; community ecology of plants with emphasis on lianas (woody vines); secondary succession; tropical forest ecology. (Email: email@example.com)
Dylan Dittrich-Reed*, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 2013. How student-led research in teaching laboratories affects student attitudes toward and retention in the biological sciences and whether there is a student learning trade-off between gains in analytical thinking skills and factual knowledge when students are taught using inquiry-based pedagogical methods. How genetic exchange affects the processes of adaptation to and speciation in novel environments, using Tribolium castaneum as a model system. (Email: email@example.com)
Zhicheng Dou*, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. The University of Southern Mississippi, 2009. Nutrient acquisition and utilization by a protozoan pathogen, Toxoplasma gondii. Use of molecular biology, biochemistry and cell biological approaches to study the mechanistic underpinnings of acquisition and utilization of host macromolecules by Toxoplasma through its endocytic pathway. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
David M. Feliciano*, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University at Buffalo, 2008. Identification of molecular and genetic mechanisms which govern neural stem cell function during embryonic development. Generation and characterization of novel transgenic mammalian models which recapitulate the etiology and pathology of neurodevelopmental disorders. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Kevin Finneran, Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2001. Biodegradation and bioremediation of organic and inorganic contaminants, characterization of combined microbial and chemical reactions for remediation applications, altering microbial physiology via extracellular electron transfer for production of biofuels, and microbial ecology. (email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Xiuping Jiang*, Professor in Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Ph.D. University of Maryland, 1996. To develop novel methods for rapid detection or inactivation of foodborne pathogens in food and farm environments. To investigate the microbiological safety of fresh produce production using compost as soil amendment and organic fertilizer. To determine the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance in human pathogens and commensal bacteria in food production system. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
David Karig*, Associate Professor in Bioengineering, Ph.D. Princeton University, 2007. Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology, Microbiome Analysis and Engineering. Develop and ruggedize 'cell-free' protein expression systems for in vitro synthetic biology applications (sensing, remediation, therapeutics). Analyze and engineer bacterial cell-cell communication and consortia. Understand microbiome systems, e.g. the human skin microbiome. (Email: email@example.com)
Harry D. Kurtz, Associate Professor, Ph.D. University of Idaho, 1989. Microbial ecosystems living in the deserts of southeastern Utah. Develop management tools for use by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service for the maintenance and care of parks and monuments in the area. Develop methods to aid efforts to stabilize coastal dunes in South Carolina. (Email: email@example.com)
Andrew S. Mount*, Research Associate Professor, Ph.D. Clemson University, 1999. Cellular and molecular biology of biomineralization in Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica: understanding how the organism nucleates calcium carbonate crystals, the mantle as a shell forming organ, the role of collagen and the investigation of the role of the immune system in shell formation. Developing novel functional genomic approaches that will enable transcripsome analysis of specific cell types related to the secretion of organic matrix proteins. (Email: email@example.com)
Christopher L. Parkinson*, Professor in Biological Sciences and Forestry and Environmental Conservation. Ph.D. University of Louisville, 1996. Genomics, evolution of biodiversity, molecular evolution, phylogenetics, systematics and taxonomy. Primarily study snakes and other vertebrates. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Kara E. Powder*, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis, 2011. Genomic basis of craniofacial diversity; evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo); population genomics, quantitative trait loci mapping, and bioinformatics; utilizing natural variation in cichlid fishes to understand human disease. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Samantha A. Price*, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University of Virginia, 2005. Biodiversity and Macroevolution. Evolution of Vertebrate Form and Functional Diversity. Phylogenetic and Computational Approaches. Paleontology. (Email: email@example.com)
Margaret B. Ptacek, Professor, Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia, 1991. Speciation; animal behavior and mating systems; population divergence in fishes; conservation genetics. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Charles D. Rice, Professor, Ph.D. College of William and Mary, 1989. Comparative marine immunobiology, with a special interest in the immunobiology of fishes. Veterinary immunology. Molecular and cellular aspects of neuroendocrine-immune interactions. The ontogeny and phylogeny of tumor immunology. Immunotoxicology. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Vincent P. Richards*, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Nova Southeastern University, 2010. Comparative genomics, transcriptomics, population genomics, and phylogenomics of human and animal bacterial pathogens; focusing on their evolution, adaptation, and response to different environments and hosts. The study of human and animal microbiomes. (Email: email@example.com)
Emily Rosowski*, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. Host-pathogen interactions in zebrafish. (Email: email@example.com; starting January 2019.
Michael W. Sears, Associate Professor, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 2001. Physiological and behavioral ecology with an emphasis on thermoregulation and energetics; responses of organisms to climate change; computational modeling; evolutionary ecology; landscape ecology. (Email: email@example.com).
Anna M. Seekatz, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2013. Interactions between infectious diseases and the gut microbiota; fecal microbiota transplantation; Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com; starting January 2019).
Salvatore A. Sparace*, Professor, Ph.D. University of Wyoming, 1980. Biochemistry and physiology of higher plant plastids, especially the metabolic interactions in the functions of plastids in fatty acid biosynthesis, nitrogen and sulfur assimilation, and starch synthesis and degradation. Model plastid systems include developing soybean somatic embryo plastids, germinating pea root leucoplasts and spinach leaf chloroplasts. (Email: email@example.com).
Lesly A. Temesvari*, Professor, Ph.D. University of Windsor (Canada), 1987. Molecular and cellular mechanisms that govern the biogenesis and function of endosomes and lysosomes; cellular and molecular biological approaches used to investigate the role of several small molecular weight Rab GTPases in endosomal and lysosomal membrane and protein trafficking and in pathogenicity of the protozoan parasite, Entamoeba histolytica. (Email: email@example.com)
Matthew W. Turnbull*, Associate Professor, Ph.D. University of Kentucky, 2001. Insect gap junctions; insect immunity and development; insect virology; studies of insects and symbiotic organisms including pathogens. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
T-R. Jeremy Tzeng*, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Clemson University, 1998. Evaluation of nanoparticle compositions for their ability to neutralize microbial pathogens. Evaluation of phytochemical compounds for antimicrobial and anti-tumor activities. (Email: email@example.com)
Peter van den Hurk, Associate Professor, Ph.D. College of William and Mary, 1998. Toxicology of environmental pollutants in aquatic ecosystems; effects of mixtures of contaminants on enzyme systems responsible for the detoxification of pollutants; fish species as relevant models and effect indicators for contaminated field situations; metabolism of toxicants in liver cells and intestinal subcellular fractions; cytochromes P-450, sulfotransferase, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and glutathione-S-transferase. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Yanzhang (Charlie) Wei, Professor, Ph.D. Ohio University, 1996. Cancer immunotherapy: Dendritic cell mediated cancer immunotherapy. Cancer gene therapy. Novel approaches for targeted cancer therapy. (Email: email@example.com)
Christina E. Wells*, Associate Professor; Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1999. Tree physiology and genomics; computational biology and bioinformatics; plant stress physiology; belowground image analysis and fine root demography. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Xianzhong (George) Yu, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Ohio University, 1998. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of tumor angiogenesis. Gene therapy targeting on tumor angiogenesis. Establishing tumor models through transgenic technique. Tumor therapeutic agents screening. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)


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Steps to Filing divorce
The process of filing for divorce in Katy begins with one party (the Petitioner) filing a Petition for Divorce with the court. The papers are served on the other party (the Respondent). In some cases, if the parties are working together toward settlement at the outset, the Respondent can waive service in writing. The Respondent then has twenty days, plus the following Monday, to file an answer.
In certain cases, temporary orders may be issued to specify child custody and support, use of property, and other issues that the parties must adhere to while the divorce is pending.
After the initial filing, the parties begin the discovery process. During discovery, attorneys for both sides gather information that is relevant to the case, through written and verbal questioning, requests for documents, and other processes. After discovery is complete, the parties and their attorneys attempt to reach an agreement for all the terms of the divorce, including child custody, support and visitation as well as division of property, and spousal support. If they are unable to reach an agreement, a trial date will likely be set.
Divorce laws in Texas require the parties to attempt mediation before the case goes to trial. The parties and their lawyers attempt to reach a settlement out of court during this process. If they fail to do so, the case may go to trial with the final agreement determined by a judge, unless the parties are able to come up with a settlement on their own.
The importance of hiring an attorney
It is certainly possible to file for divorce in Katy without an attorney, but in most cases this is not advisable. You may purchase do-it-yourself divorce forms online or from a bookstore, but these are typically not comprehensive enough to truly set up a successful divorce agreement.
In cases where children or substantial assets are involved—such as real estate—it is important that each party be represented by an attorney. Only an experienced Katy divorce attorney can properly advise you of your rights and help you negotiate all the difficult circumstances that come with dissolving a marriage.
Even if you wish to settle your divorce as amicably as possible without spending time in court, a lawyer can help you expedite this process and ensure the best outcome for everyone involved. Experienced divorce lawyers in Katy can discuss all of your options and help you decide what is best.
Katy divorce attorney
The law offices of Jacqueline Taylor, Attorney at Law can help you through the difficult and stressful process of dissolving a marriage. Whether you are involved in litigation or interested in alternatives, such as mediation or collaborative divorce, Jacqueline Taylor can be your advocate every step of the way and advise you of the many options that are available to you. Contact us today to learn more. We can help you find the right path forward.
The law offices of Jacqueline Taylor specialize in family law. Based in Houston, Texas, we serve clients in Harris County, Fort Bend County, and Montgomery County and provide them with creative solutions tailored to their needs. We can do the same for you. Contact us today.


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For this first article, I wanted Molly to be the first to run on this page and present you her oracle in our lives.
I wrote this article at the beginning of the autumn but it is still alive in my personal siberian toundra! For those of you who are discovering Molly, you will soon understand the path of Molly. So, happy reading to all of you !
Nature and animals, from the little fly to the cougar, have always had a lot of importance in my life. Every day, I try to take some time to go for a walk in the forest. It is a ritual where I receive a lot of benefits for my own energy. I sometimes get fresh ideas and can even receive quantities of messages or indications on my path and my own questionings.
Here is a short episode which happened to me not so long ago and that I would like to share with you.
I was walking on a cycle path at the Gatineau Park, a road I particularly like because it is close to my home and thus easily accessible.
After at least half an hour of solitude, I crossed a caterpillar. She was crossing the cycle path at the highest speed. In scale caterpillar, it probably makes a minimum of 80km / hour! I had never seen a caterpillar moving so fast. She was obviously in a hurry to cross the asphalted path, the uncertain tundra of the caterpillar, an open and dangerous ground not very recommended!
I was attentively watching her crossing when, suddenly, she stopped with hardly 20 centimeters to make before reaching the other side of the path.
I told myself: "What is happening to her? Maybe she decided to enjoy the sun?"
A few seconds later, a cyclist passed beside me and towards the part of the road where the caterpillar was. It was impossible for me to intervene. The Samaritan in me could not protect her.
Everything happened in a glance of an eye. I was watching the wheel sliding on the asphalt and my heart was squeezing at the idea of seeing the caterpillar squashed.
The wheel reached very close to the caterpillar. Only 1 inch separated the wheel from the little creature. Ouf! And hop, here she was stomach on the ground ready to finish safely her way to the other side of the road.She sank into the grass, quite happy to find the naked ground.
I was watching her sinking under the leaves, and was imagining her well-being. The leaves were caressing her and gently wrapping protecting her.
All of this lasted a very few minutes, but I found there a message that brought me much gratitude.
The crossing of the asphalted path means, in my life, the journey I'm doing right now by myself. For the first time, I am experiencing everything that makes the life of an artist where the work is his/her art and his/her boss is him or herself.
The ability to feel when and where to stop on the road is my ability to follow my instinct, my intuition, my flair and also to let go and accept my choices as well as their consequences.
I will never know why this caterpillar has the urge to immediately cross this asphalted path.
What I know for sure is that listening to my need to paint and teach freely is my own urgency.
Now, do you have your own asphalted path in your life, and if so, what urgency makes you wanting to cross it?You will find a small video of this caterpillar here. I gave her the name of Molly and I thank her for the message!
I'm happy to start this blog and hopefully I will keep it as vivid as possible.
Take care of the joy in your life,


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Hexagon Apartments' central London location ensures residents can get in and out of the city with ease and efficiency.
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What is RISC?
The Returnee Integration Support Center exists to support deported Cambodian-Americans; to ease their transition to a new life in Cambodia.
RISC is a Cambodian non-profit, non-governmental, humanitarian organization.
RISC envisions a world where all returnees who seek our support, are enabled to become independent and productive members of Cambodian society.
What does RISC do?
RISC provides integration services to deported Cambodian-Americans. These services include:
• Orientation
RISC meets every returnee at the Cambodian Immigration detention center, to assess needs and inform individuals of RISC's services.
• Documentation
RISC assists returnees acquire essential documents, such as a family books, birth certificates, and national ID cards.
• Temporary Housing
RISC offers temporary housing to returnees, according to needs.
• Long-Term Housing
For individuals with special needs, RISC offers long-term housing.
• Employment Assistance
RISC assists returnees in making contacts with potential employers, developing resumes, and offers employment training grants to eligible individuals.
• Medical Support
RISC assists in cases of medical emergencies, support for medication costs, and referrals for psychiatric care.
• Legal Monitoring
RISC assists returnees navigate Cambodia's unfamiliar legal landscape. This includes everything from negotiating contracts, mediating conflicts with officials, and supporting individuals who find themselves in Cambodian prisons.
• Field Outreach
RISC regularly follows-up with returnees; through drop-ins at the center, phone calls, in person visits, and regular travels to provincial locations.
The RISC Story
The RISC story is a part of a much bigger story that starts in Cambodia in 1974: the year the brutal, genocidal Khmer Rouge came to power. Over the course of the following four years, they destroyed the country. Millions died. Hundreds of thousands of adults and children fled to refugee camps in Thailand. In the relative safety of the camps, many started or grew their families.
In the 1980s, the United States responded to the refugee crisis by accepting 178,000 refugees to the U.S. Although starvation and genocide were now behind them, there were still many challenges facing this new Cambodia community in America. Parents had to cope with culture shock, past traumas, and life in what was often poor, inner-city American neighborhoods. Although they were granted legal permanent residence, refugees were not automatically granted citizenship, with tragic consequences for some, particularly the children. Many children grew up immersed in local culture, got caught up in risky behavior, and later got in trouble with the law.
In the mid 90's the US government changed the laws, making deportation automatic for any non-citizen (include those with permanent resident status) who commits certain offenses, including many felonies. At the same time, expansions of the definition of felony offenses, made a very broad spectrum of offenses deportable, including some offenses which would have previously been considered misdemeanors.
These new laws are applied retroactively, only after prison sentences are served in full (often many years after),and include no provisions for judicial discretion, and cannot be appealed. Once deported, a returnee can never return to their home in the U.S.
In 2002 the Cambodian government signed an agreement with the US and deportations began. Over the next 10 years nearly 400 men and women were deported. Deportation for this population often poses an enormous challenge. Individuals are separated from spouses, children, friends, communities and support groups.
Most returnees left Cambodia as very young children, or were born in Thai refugee camps, and have little or no memory or Cambodia. Most have limited familiarity with the language, climate, and culture of Cambodia. Many have no known relatives or forms of support in Cambodia. Deportation is a traumatic experience that often leaves individuals feeling lost, rejected, and disoriented. Many barriers stand between returnees and stable, independent lifestyles.
The year deportations began, 2002, RISC emerged to help returnees overcome these barriers. Originally, RISC was called RAP (the Returnee Assistance Project). In 2005, due to the growing returnee population, RAP expanded its services and changed its name to RISP (the Returnee Integration Support Program). Then in 2009, RISP localized and became a returnee led organization, and changed its name to what it is today: RISC (the Returnee Integration Support Center). As deportations continue, and the returnee community continues to grow, RISC's services continue to be an integral form of support for a unique group facing an extraordinary challenge.
RISC Staff
RISC has four skilled and dedicated staff.
RISC Board
Mr. Sarath Youn (Richard)
Project manager (GIZ local expert) for the Trans-Social Psychological Organization (TPO) in Phnom Penh.
Mr. Paddy Nobble
Interfaith Dialogue worker with the Interfaith Cooperation Forum in Phnom Penh.


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Atkins And Sugar Cravings
Sugar is all over you look and it may appear in some unexpected places. Did you understand that a lot of entire grain breads contend the very least one type of sugar in them? We have a nationwide craving for sweets epidemic. Even if you do not consume a bunch of sweet alleviates you may experience extreme sugar cravings in the initial couple of weeks of the Atkins diet regimen. Several "healthy" carbohydrate foods have hidden sugars in them, your body could be experiencing withdrawal.
The problem with sugar is that your blood sugar is connected right into your power degrees as well as your general wellness. When your blood sugar is also low, you will experience extreme cravings. When you consume focused sugar, your blood sugar will certainly elevate to high degrees.
Obtaining started on the Atkins diet regimen strategy can place a stop to this move. This doesn't mean that sugar food cravings go away automatically. Sugar products are almost everywhere as well as temptation is occasionally hard to eliminate.
The finest means to technique sugar yearnings is with preparation. If you keep a balance of protein, fat and fiber in your daily diet regimen you will stop blood sugar goes down that lead to sugar yearnings.
Sugar desires could also suggest a nutritional deficiency. When you are short on magnesium, you will certainly long for chocolate as well as other sweets. Zinc and chromium can likewise stave off sugar desires. If you typically aren't taking an excellent multivitamin supplement with these minerals, begin quickly. If you are and you are still experiencing desires, consider trying added supplements of these nutrients.
Lots of Atkins dieters find that cleaning their teeth or using Listerine breath strips can assist with desires. Drinking two big glasses of water can additionally help eliminate cravings.
Sometimes concealed, from mind is the most effective approach. If you find on your own get over with yearnings while you go to residence, obtain outside and walk. The distraction will have you forgetting your sugar craving in no time. Calling a good friend for assistance or logging into an Atkins assistance online forum could additionally go a lengthy means towards avoiding you from catching sugar food cravings.
You are much less likely to feel denied if you can have a satisfying reduced carbohydrate reward. Low-carb yogurt, chocolate, ice cream and also candy could all aid you remain on the Atkins strategy and still get something sweet to consume.
Sugar yearnings are a truth of following the Atkins plan, yet the previous pointers will certainly assist you overcome them and remain dedicated to your weight loss efforts.
Also if you do not eat a lot of sweet alleviates you may experience intense sugar yearnings in the initial few weeks of the Atkins diet plan. The problem with sugar is that your blood sugar is connected right into your power degrees and your overall health. When you eat concentrated sugar, your blood sugar will raise to high degrees. If you maintain a balance of healthy protein, fat as well as fiber in your daily diet regimen you will protect against blood sugar drops that lead to sugar food cravings. Calling a good friend for assistance or logging right into an Atkins support forum could also go a long means toward preventing you from surrendering to sugar yearnings.


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Annual Adapted Physical Activity Awards - 16 th December, 2009
The Institute of Technology Tralee last night hosted their 12 th Annual Adapted Physical Activity Awards in the Meadowlands Hotel in Tralee . The Adapted Physical Activity (APA) Programme is delivered by ITT students working in partnership with many different services which cater for people with a wide range of disabilities in the Munster region. The main aim of the programme is to provide the students with practical experience of working with people with disabilities while giving the adults and children from the community, a positive experience of physical activity, sport and fitness. This year over one hundred and thirty students from the Institutesâ¿¿ Health and Leisure, Physical Education and Social Care Courses planned and delivered a variety of different activity sessions which took place each week catering for over 160 adults and children with disabilities. Activities included goal ball, boccia, badminton, swimming, basketball, fitness and motor skills, dance, orienteering, kayaking, surfing, wall climbing, high wires, adventure games & aquatic exercise therapy. Participating groups included the Kerry Down Syndrome Association, Breannan Services, Kerry Education Serviceâ¿¿s Braille and IT Group, St. Itaâ¿¿s and St. Josephâ¿¿s school, the National Learning Network, Camphill, Nano Nagle school, the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre, Enable Ireland Tralee and Limerick branches, Kerry Autism Services as well as a number of individuals.
The award ceremony was held to acknowledge the work and effort of the participants taking part in the APA Programme. â¿¿The ceremony was an opportunity to get all the participants together and celebrate their success,â¿ said Alan Oâ¿¿Connor, M.C. for the evening, and a fourth year Bachelor of Science in Physical Education student. â¿¿All of the students have learnt so much from taking part in this programme and its fitting to thank the participants by awarding them with a token of our appreciation and a good night out also!â¿ â¿¿It was a fantastic award ceremony,â¿ said Ursula Barrett, APA Programme Coordinator, â¿¿many local businesses contributed sport prizes and the students fundraised for funds to present each participant with a hat to mark their achievements in the programmeâ¿. Also speaking last night was Peter Smyth of the Irish Sports Council. Peter affirmed the Irish Sports Councilâ¿¿s commitment to increasing opportunities for participation among people with disabilities by announcing funding of €400,000 for the continuation of the Sports Inclusion Disability Officer programme which is coordinated by the CARA National APA Centre which is located in the IT Tralee. This announcement is welcomed locally and nationally and provided staff, students and participants with a positive sentiment for the future of Adapted Physical Activity.


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I saw a sign the other day that said "come to the dark side, we have cookies" and while that is all in good fun and just being silly, I feel like I need to just say that I've seen a few things lately that have sparked some concern. I want to remind everyone to use discernment and to be sure that you are "working with the light" when it comes to your spiritual practice. The darkness can be deceiving and tricky. You've got to use that deep down gut instinct.
I used to tell my kiddos "that funny feeling in your stomach when you're not sure if you should do something isn't just a funny feeling…that is the Holy Spirit trying to help direct your path"
That being said I am not trying to spark fear, just discernment. If something doesn't feel right trust yourself.
This video was about a year ago but it is still valid. I myself have had experience with the trickery.
I want to help everyone learn to really tap into your own truth and your own guidance. The best thing you can do is learn to trust yourself. I personally consider myself Christian, but this isn't about religion. This is about your own spiritual journey, ask to be in tune with the highest and best light and love.
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Halodurans C-125 isolated from soil and identified genes involved in the biosynthesis of a lantibiotic (Lawton et al. 2007). Using assay-guided fractionation, haloduracin, a complex two-peptide lantibiotic composed of posttranslationally modified Halα and Halβ, was observed to have antimicrobial activity against Lactococcus lactis HP and inhibit the spore outgrowth of B. anthacis. Antibiotic activity was further confirmed by mutagenesis of the Hal genes involved in the expression of these peptides.
Lactonamycin Z 109 has unique structural features that include both a naphtha[e]isoindole ring system and an oxygen-rich perhydrofuran–furanone ring system with a labile tertiary methoxy group. Compound 109 exhibited weak antibiotic activity against Grampositive eubacteria with inhibition zones from 7 to 24 mm at a concentration of 1 mg/ml. 7 µM, respectively. 79 µM (Matsumoto et al. 1999). Lactonamycin also exhibited potent antibiotic activity against various multidrug-resistant eubacteria, indicating that the modified sugar may be important for antibacterial activity.


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United States District Court, D. Arizona
October 30, 2017
Shaine Carl Cagle, Plaintiff,v.Charles L Ryan, et al., Defendants.
before the Court is the Report and Recommendation (R&R)
of the Magistrate Judge screening the second amended
complaint consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(A). (Doc.
26). Plaintiff has filed objections to some portions of the
R&R. (Doc. 29).
Court "may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in
part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate
judge." 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). It is "clear
that the district judge must review the magistrate
judge's findings and recommendations de novo if
objection is made, but not otherwise." United
States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121
(9th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (emphasis in
original); Schmidt v. Johnstone, 263 F.Supp.2d 1219,
1226 (D. Ariz. 2003) ("Following Reyna-Tapia,
this Court concludes that de novo review of factual
and legal issues is required if objections are made,
'but not otherwise.'"); Klamath Siskiyou
Wildlands Ctr. v. U.S. Bureau of Land Mgmt., 589 F.3d
1027, 1032 (9th Cir. 2009) (the district court "must
review de novo the portions of the [Magistrate Judge's]
recommendations to which the parties object.").
District courts are not required to conduct "any review
at all . . . of any issue that is not the subject of
an objection." Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140,
149 (1985) (emphasis added); see also 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1) ("the court shall make a de
novo determination of those portions of the [report and
recommendation] to which objection is made.").
the R&R screens Plaintiff's 725 count second amended
complaint. Plaintiff objected to the R&R as to counts
575, 576, 577, 578, 614-704, 3-571, 572, 584-593, 594, 595,
596, 597, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 581, 705-721, 580,
599, 722, and 608-613.[1]As to all counts to which there is not an
objection, the Court accepts and adopts the R&R.
Court will now turn to Petitioner's objections:
575, 576, 577, 578.
R&R concludes that the claims in 575-578 are simply
additional factual support for the claim in count 574. (Doc.
26 at 13-14). Thus, the R&R recommends that count 574
proceed and counts 575-578 be dismissed. Plaintiff objects
and argues that each count should be independent. (Doc. 29 at
1-2). The Court accepts the R&R and overrules
Plaintiff's objection.
R&R concludes that within the 90 counts of 614-704,
Plaintiff actually identifies 5 separate claims, to which the
R&R assigned count numbers 614, 615, 616, 617 and 618.
(Doc. 26 at 16-17). The R&R then recommends the other 85
counts which do not have a specific factual basis be
dismissed. Plaintiff objects and argues he has facts to
support 6 additional claims (for 11 total), but concedes the
other 79 should be dismissed. (Doc. 29 at 2-3). The Court
agrees with the R&R that the second amended complaint
contains the factual basis to support only 5 counts, and the
other 85 should be dismissed. Plaintiff's objections are
3-571 allege Plaintiff is not being giving religiously
compliant meals. The R&R concludes that there should be
one count alleging a free exercise of religion violation and
one count alleging a RLUIPA violation, rather than one count
per meal Plaintiff has eaten. Doc. 26 at 17-20. Plaintiff
objects. (Doc. 29 at 3-4). The Court agrees with the R&R
and overrules Plaintiff's objections. Counts 5-571 will
be dismissed.
alleges one Defendant would not give him grievance forms. The
R&R concludes that Plaintiff has failed to show that,
even if this claim is true, Plaintiff was in any way impeded
from filing grievances. (Doc. 26 at 24-26). Plaintiff
objects, but still fails to allege any actual injury. (Doc.
29 at 4). The Court agrees with the R&R that Plaintiff
fails to state a claim in this count. Plaintiff's
objections are overruled.
Counts 584-593 Plaintiff claims he was denied access to the
courts by the failure of defendants to send his legal mail.
The R&R concludes that all of these claims should be
dismissed because Plaintiff has failed to allege any actual
injury. (Doc. 26 at 27-31). Plaintiff objects and speculates
that he would have prevailed in various court proceedings had
his mail been timely delivered. (Doc. 29 at
4-7).[2] The Court agrees with the R&R that
Plaintiff makes no non-frivolous argument that the result of
any proceeding was affected by his allegedly misdirected
mail; thus the Court agrees with the R&R that Plaintiff
has failed to show an actual injury. Accordingly,
Plaintiff's objections are overruled and these counts
will be dismissed.
For the
reasons stated in Section V above, Plaintiff's objections
are overruled and these claims will be dismissed.
(See Doc. 26 at 31-32).
For the
reasons stated in Section V above, Plaintiff's objections
are overruled and this claim will be dismissed. (See
Doc. 26 at 32).
For the
reasons stated in Section V above, Plaintiff's objections
are overruled and these claims will be dismissed.
(See Doc. 26 at 32-34).
For the
reasons stated in this Court's order at Doc. 9, this
count will be dismissed. (Doc. 26 at 35-36). Plaintiff's
objections are overruled. (Doc. 29 at 7).
R&R concludes that count 705 should be allowed to
proceed, but the other counts against various defendants
should be dismissed for failing to state a claim (because
Plaintiff made only conclusory allegations). (Doc. 26 at
36-37). Plaintiff objects (Doc. 29 at 7-9; 10-11) and offers
more unfounded conclusory statements. The Court agrees with
the R&R, the objections are overruled, and all but count
705 will be dismissed.
R&R concludes count 580 fails to state a claim as against
any defendant mentioned in it. (Doc. 26 at 40-41). Plaintiff
objects to only the dismissal of Defendant Corizon. (Doc. 29
at 9). The Court agrees with the R&R that count 580 fails
to state a claim. Plaintiff's objections are overruled
and this count will be dismissed.
R&R concludes that count 599 should proceed against
Defendant Sharp, but Defendant Brower should be dismissed.
(Doc. 26 at 42-44). Plaintiff objects but continues to offer
only speculative and conclusory statements as to Defendant
Brower. (Doc. 29 at 9-10). Thus, ...
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