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Kushiel's Justice
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|Jacqueline Carey
|Cover artist
|Cheryl Griesbach and Stanley Martucci
|United States
|Imriel Trilogy
|Fantasy novel
|Warner Books
Publication date
|14 June 2007
|Media type
|Print (Hardback)
|768 pp (first edition, hardback)
|0-446-50003-8 (first edition, hardback)
|813/.6 22
|LC Class
|Preceded by
|Kushiel's Scion
|Followed by
|Kushiel's Mercy
Kushiel's Justice is a novel by Jacqueline Carey. It is the sequel to Kushiel's Scion. Kushiel's Scion is itself the sequel to the Kushiel's Legacy Trilogy (Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Chosen, and Kushiel's Avatar). Since they are directly connected, this is at times described as the fifth in a series; however, it is also often described as the second of the latter series, dubbed the 'Imriel Trilogy'.
Imriel de la Courcel[edit]
Imriel nó Montrève de la Courcel is the son of the great-uncle of the D'Angeline Queen Ysandre de la Courcel. His mother, Melisande Shahrizai, is a traitor who twice attempted to seize the D'Angeline throne, once with the help of his father, Benedicte de la Courcel. Rescued from slavery by Phèdre nó Delaunay and her consort Joscelin Verreuil in Kushiel's Avatar, he is formally adopted into House Montrève and begins to understand his history and that of his blood relatives. Despite his being the son of two infamous traitors, he is also the adoptive son of the realms perhaps most loyal royalists. He has no aspirations for the throne and is ashamed of his heritage.
After having studied at the University of Tiberium (see Kushiel's Scion), he has now returned to Terre d'Ange and agreed to marry the Alban Princess Dorelei.
Plot summary[edit]
The Forbidden[edit]
The novel begins with Imriel sitting down to read the letters that his mother, Melisande Shahrizai, has written him all these years. After the occurrences in Kushiel's Scion, especially with Canis in Lucca, he is now concerned with where she is and the influence she is trying to have on his life. The letters, while not exactly comforting, tell him much and help soothe some of his resentment. Phèdre nó Delaunay, his foster-mother, asks him if he wants to discuss them but he declines.
When he presents himself to the Queen, he tells her his decision to wed the Alban Princess Dorelei. He met her when he was eighteen and Prince Talorcan, Drustan's nephew and heir apparent, came to visit. While Drustan would like to name Alais as his heir, he cannot without risking another civil war. If Alais were to wed Talorcan, she would rule at his side but their children wouldn't inherit the throne, as Alba works by matrilineal succession. However, if Imriel were to wed Dorelei, his son would become Cruarch and Terre d'Ange's influence in Alba would not wane. For this reason, he agrees to wed Dorelei to preserve stability.
At the same time, however, he has discovered that he is attracted to his cousin, Sidonie de la Courcel. He knows that she feels the same. He is still the son of two infamous traitors and she is the dauphine. They cannot be together. Despite this, during the Midwinter Masque at the palace, Imriel and Sidonie kiss, and a secret relationship begins. Only Sidonie's lady-in-waiting, Amarante, and Imriel's best friend, Mavros, know of their relationship. They often assist Imriel and Sidonie and warn them if people are going to burst in and see them together.
Because of his impending wedding, Imriel begins to take lessons with Alais on Alban history, law, religion, and linguistic nuances. After these classes he would often meet Sidonie at her quarters and then they would use their few hours alone to make love. While Alais does not approve of their relationship, predominantly due to the necessary secrecy, she does nothing to stop them. During one of these lustful afternoons, Imriel tells Sidonie about what happened to him in Drujan (see Kushiel's Avatar). She listens calmly but is greatly saddened. She then asks whether he would still be willing to be cruel with her because she would very much like it. For once Imriel seems to be more comfortable and willing to try this, as long as it is with her.
Their relationship continues until the wedding. Imriel begins to get very frustrated that his consent to the wedding will soon rob him of another of the people he loves. He and Sidonie know they cannot be together and they suspect that they only like each other because it is forbidden. To release this frustration, Mavros takes him to Valerian House once again. Given that Imriel has been drinking, however, Mavros books them a showing rather than participating directly. This helps Imriel to deal with his past and the frustration caused by his situation and his Kusheline blood.
The Wedding[edit]
That summer, Prince Talorcan and Princess Dorelei accompany Drustan on his annual trip to Terre d'Ange in the spring. Dorelei is sweet and kind-hearted, but Imriel is distracted with his love for Sidonie. He still agrees to wed Dorelei though, because, as Sidonie herself said, they are likely only in love with each other because it is forbidden. As well, Sidonie is not yet eighteen and therefore can not cross her mother's will, making any true relationship with Imriel impossible. Even still, Imriel is sad to be leaving her. Dorelei, sensing that he loves another, says she is willing to share him, as she knows D'Angelines do, but that she herself will be only with him, as is Alban custom. Imriel takes this to heart but assures her there is no one else.
Before the wedding, Imriel and Sidonie meet secretly at a Temple of Elua. There the Priest vows to keep his silence but discourages the two from being so secretive and continuing a relationship that will inevitably hurt others. Nevertheless, he provides them with a private room for their final love-making.
Mavros Shahrizai also takes him on a bachelor's party. Imriel is frustrated, angry, and rough, being in the perfect mood for Valerian House. Mavros, however, makes sure that Imriel does not get carried away and is always safe and sane in his play.
The next morning is the wedding. This is a public affair with all persons of import in attendance. They are given many gifts, though Imriel's most cherished gift is that from Drustan's family: vambraces carved with the image of the Cullach Gorym, their family emblem (their diadh-anam). Thus he is welcomed into the royal house of Alba. Imriel puts a good face on it but inside he feels nothing but sadness and a hollow feeling. It is hot, he is uncomfortable, and Sidonie is right there the whole time, watching him wed someone else. During the ceremony, Sidonie throws rose petals upon the couple. Imriel knows the true meaning of this: there is a passage in the Trois-Mille Joies that says to cover your lover in kisses is like falling flower petals. Everyone else at the wedding are happy, making Imriel's brooding and moping all the more poignant, though well-hidden.
Dorelei and Imriel make love that night, as Dorelei wishes to have a child, having lit a candle to Eisheth. In the following days, Imriel confesses to Dorelei that he is in love with someone else, to which she answers that she knows, but understands that theirs is a marriage of politics.
Eamonn arrives at court from Skaldia after winning the favor of his Skaldic bride Brigitta's family. Imriel tells to Eamonn of his relationship with Sidonie.
The party bound for Alba make preparations for their departure when Sidonie returns from her pilgrimage to Naamah's shrine. She and Imriel meet at a temple of Naamah for a last rendezvous before his departure.
The following morning, Imriel departs for Alba with a large D'Angeline escort, Drustan's family, Phèdre nó Delaunay and Joscelin Verreuil.
The Lust Trap[edit]
After the wedding, they travel across Alba to the Prince's new home, Clunderry, with Dorelei's family using the 'open roads' (the taisgaidh), which are paths where no one is allowed to fight, be attacked or raided, and to which all Albans have access. During his first night on Alban soil, Imriel, missing Sidonie, fantasizes of her and pleasures himself, spilling his seed on the ground. Days later during his sleep he is woken by an irresistible lustful pull. He gets up and follows it. It leads him to a lone Alban woman, Morwen, who seems to have the ability to control him and wants him to have a child with her. Though he tries to refuse, the spell she has cast on him strong. Suddenly, some of the Albans from the escort interrupt them and the woman flees. The Albans tell him he was stupid indeed. By spreading his seed, filled with his lust and love, on the common soil, this woman has been given the tools to ensnared him by making a small mannekin of him, allowing her to call on him whenever she wishes. They also tell him that the two claw tattoos on her face means she is of the Maghuin Dhonn. The spell is strong and his only help is to go to an Ollamh, a religious druid-like figure.
The Ollamh casts a spell which binds his desire and makes him unable to feel the lust and pain he has been fighting throughout the series. The spell requires red ribbons to be tied to his wrists and ankles. Imriel must also wear a croonie-stone around his neck to protect himself. If any of these are taken off or broken, the spell will be broken and he will be under the woman's control again.
Imriel feels relieved and more clear-headed than he has been in months. There is a noticeable change in his mood. While he is still self-centered, he does not seem as sad as he was before and is able to grow to love. Dorelei, however, loses her visions of the future, saying that she feels as if a giant grey cloud were covering them from her sight. Still, Clunderry is peaceful and typical of an Alban noble's home. It is filled with people who are the salt of the earth. He Though he is somewhat successful at winning over his household, many are still reserved about this new D'Angeline pretty-boy Prince.
Imriel earns their respect, however, when he stages a raid on a neighbouring lord, Leodan of Briclaedh. This lord has challenged him and wants to steal his cattle and horses, perceiving Imriel to be in a position of weakness. Imriel stuns everyone by staging a preemptive raid on him before Leodan can attack Imriel. Such raids are done mainly to prove a ruler's mettle during times of peace. Imriel manages to escape from multiple attackers with no injuries, earning him praise and respect from all. This also garners him the friendship of Urist, a guard of Clunderry of good renown and well liked by the troops.
On the ride back, Imriel is elated. He finally feels he is accepted and respected, not because of his birth but because he has earned it. Then he again feels the lustful pull supposedly bound within him. He is again seized by an outside force and he rides into a sheltered wooded area, where the woman is waiting. He tries to resist as much as he can, but his body responds to her regardless. The woman attempts intercourse, but they are disturbed before anything more can happen. During the encounter Imriel learns that one of his red ties has been cut off during the battle. When he arrives home he goes to the local Ollamh, who recasts the spell before he even attends the celebratory feast.
Life continues in the Alban holding, and Dorelei and Imriel manage to develop a loving relationship. Dorelei is most certainly in love with Imriel, but Imriel's love is weak compared to his feelings for Sidonie. Dorelei has become pregnant and Imriel can not wait for his child.
Imriel's cousin, Alais arrives at Clunderry. During her stay she grows and matures significantly. She has been learning the arts of the Ollamh and loves it. Though she does not love Talorcan, she is leaving open the possibility of love, and does not refuse him.
One night, a letter arrives. Sidonie writes to Imriel telling him that, despite the distance, she is still in love with him. She tells him to stay in Alba, however, for at least the first year. Dorelei had promised him that, if Imriel was not happy after the first year, he could leave her and move back to Terre d'Ange. They could be as Drustan and Ysandre and see each other half the year, or even less. While reading this letter, Imriel is shocked at his lack of emotions. He can barely picture Sidonie's face, and all feelings for her are muted. Thus he decides to take a risk by removing the croonie-stone while he re-reads the letter. He is filled with sorrow and love. He misses her terribly and still loves her as well. After a short while and reading the letter a number of times, he returns the croonie-stone around his neck and returns to his bed with Dorelei.
Death, Change, and Magic[edit]
By spring, Dorelei is nearing the end of her pregnancy. She and Imriel are looking forward to their first child, and while love has grown between to the two, Imriel is still distracted by his love for Sidonie, though he is always caring and loving to Dorelei. Imriel also feels a commitment to being a part of his child's life.
Soon after the Day of Misrule, however, Morwen appears out of the woods right in front of Clunderry's men. She remains on the taisgaidh roads, but demands to see Imriel. Imriel meets her with all of his guards, the Ollamh, Alais, and Dorelei who insisted on coming along. Morwen says she is willing to make a deal with Imriel: if he will come with her to the circle of standing stones and let her show him the future, she will give him his mannekin thereby freeing him of her magic. The circle is not far away and is on taisgaidh lands. Imriel does not trust her but she says that if he wants to bring his troops he may, so long as they stay outside of the circle. Imriel then asks the advice of the Ollamh. She does not trust Morwen as well and advises that before the ceremony and in the stone circle, Morwen should swear not to harm Imriel or any of his family. Morwen agrees without hesitation and with none of the tell-tales of a lie. Imriel says he will take the day to decide and give her his decision at sunset. Morwen agrees and leaves as though she had melted into the woods themselves.
Imriel and Dorelei discuss the proposal and come to a decision. Imriel will take a large escort of the troops to the circle with him and be careful. Dorelei will not risk herself or the child by coming with him and will stay in Clunderry with the remaining guards. While it is dangerous, the reward would be Imriel's freedom, restoration of Dorelei's visions, and security for their unborn child. They deem the risk is worth the reward. They also finally decide on the name of the child: Aniel if it is a boy and Anielle if it is a girl.
That evening, Dorelei helps Imriel put on his vambraces and prepare for his meeting with Morwen. At the edge of taisgaidh roads, Morwen waits. Upon Imriel's agreement, she leads them to the standing stones. Night has fallen, and though there are many of Imriel's men carrying torches, the circle still has an eerie look about it. Morwen tells him that he can not wear any metal within the circle and that the lights must be put out. He asks why and she only replies that that is how the spell works. To verify his safety, he asks her to make the pledge with the Ollamh first. Morwen and the Ollamh go into the circle. Morwen swears:
- "No harm will befall Imriel de la Courcel of Clunderry this night, nor any member of his household, nor any person dear to him. I swear it by the stone and sea and sky, by all the gods of Alba, and by the diadh-anam of the Maghuin Dhonn. If I lie, let my magic be broken and my life be forfeit. Let every man and woman's hand be raised against me, let my name be gall on their lips. Let the gods and the diadh-anam forsake me, and let the land itself despise my footfall. Let my spirit wander for ten thousand years without solace."[1]
The Ollamh is satisfied and departs for the outside of the circle. Morwen leads Imriel into the circle, after telling him to take off his shoes. She seemingly lifts one of the standing stones and takes out her things from under it, letting it fall back down behind her. On the stone table, she places her things and takes some tea, which she drinks first before giving it to Imriel. He asks her what it is. She says it is mushroom tea and a gift of the earth. She then paints her eyelids and his. Picking up the stone knife and a leather bag she passes the bag to him. He feels the mannekin inside it. Morwen then suddenly cuts his bindings and all his love, lusts, and emotions come flooding back. Morwen then cuts her wrists and holds his hands. Waiting, the tea starts to have an effect. Eventually he begins to see that the stones are telling him a story.
He sees a boy who is obviously his unborn son, Aniel. He sees Dorelei dead with Aniel holding on to him. He sees his son with Alais and then, as a teen, yelling at Urist. Then there is a pause. Morwen says this is because he has left Alban shores. He returns, however, and Imriel can see the glitter of intelligence in his eyes and glee at the causing of arguments. These arguments lead to wars between the tribes of Alba and the death of Talorcan. He is then named Cruarch and brings hundreds of D'Angeline soldiers to Alba, crushing all resistance. He sees women and children taken out of their homes and their homes being torched. He sees Aniel kill a wounded man begging for mercy. Aniel burns the sacred groves and drags away the standing stones. He is a fearless and cruel leader who hunts down the Maghuin Dhonn until all are gone, and redesigns Bryn Gorrydum into a D'Angeline city. Finally, Imriel begs her to stop and she does, letting go of his hands. "Your son is a monster, Imriel," she says.
Imriel asks why this is. She replies that she does not know, and at first the visions were of many possibilities. Dorelei would die before her second child is born and Imriel leaves Alban shores. At first there was Imriel and Morwen's daughter to balance Aniel, but now all that remained was this one vision. Imriel asks if she considered that her intervention caused this in the first place, and whether she considered not getting involved. With deep sorrow, she said she had considered it.
Imriel hears horns and sees the flaws in Morwen. Realizing the cuts were deeper than he though he learns an awful secret. Morwen has lied, harm is coming to Imriel's family. Her life is sacrificed for the good of the Maghuin Dhonn.
Imriel and his guards rush back to Clunderry, still under the effects of the mushroom tea. All is in a daze and blurry. The gates of the castle are open; Leodan of Briclaedh staged his counter cattle-raid on this night after hearing that the troops would be elsewhere. A giant bear is now trying to exit the castle. Imriel charges him, but is wounded by its paw and falls unconscious. When he wakes, he sees Dorelei lying on a table nearby, clearly dead.
Imriel falls into a deep depression. He has been severely injured by the bear, who is really the Maghuin Dhonn leader Berlik. He is transported to Bryn Gorrydum and being treated by an Eisandine healer. Alais would keep him company most days, but vengeance was what kept him alive; he wanted Berlik's death. The hunt for Berlik in Alba was unsuccessful, but Hyacinthe, the Master of the Straits, saw a large bear swim to Azzalle, across the straits. While he could not be sure it was Berlik, Imriel was. Imriel swears he will bring back Berlik's head and bury it at Dorelei's feet, a traditional custom in Alba. Urist promises to help him, as do a number of Clunderry's men.
The Long Hunt for Berlik[edit]
When Imriel is finally deemed to be well enough to ride, he tells Drustan of the arrangements, says goodbye to Alais, and departs for Terre d'Ange. In Azzalle, Urist and Imriel destroy the mannekin and cut his bindings. Imriel tells him who it was he loved all this time and, while shocked, Urist still dedicates himself to Imriel's service: "So you were good enough for the Cullach Gorrym, good enough to marry Dorelei mab Beidaia, good enough to beget Alba a successor, but not good enough for the Queen's daughter?"
They all ride for the City of Elua, dedicated to true love and the hunt for Berlik. Upon arriving at the Palace, Imriel immediately goes to Sidonie's quarters, sinks to his knees before her and wraps his arms around her waist. Ysandre walks in on the scene and is furious. Imriel walks out from the Palace, but not before Sidonie kisses him before the all those watching. Mavros offers the Shahrizai hunting estates outside of the City for Imriel and the Albans to stay out of the turmoil of the City. Sidonie comes to see him. After lovemaking, a royal escort led by Lord Amaury Trente come to take her back home. She refuses, saying she is a grown woman now over the age of majority, and that she will love who she loves freely.
Imriel learns that Phèdre and Joscelin still are not back from their mysterious journey, but he visits the house and has a pleasant visit with all. Upon gathering all the supplies and funding he needs, including from the royal coffers despite Ysandre's opinion of his affair with her daughter, he and the Albans depart for the north.
Their journey takes them through the Flatlands toward the new kingdom of Vralia. Imriel and Urist then book passage by boat to the capital of Vralia, following Berlik's trail. After being lost on an island for at least a month, they both make it to the capital Vralgrad. Urist is too injured to continue, however, and stays in Vralgrad. Imriel continues to follow rumours of Berlik south to the small town of Tarkov. Imriel has the unfortunate bad timing, however, to be in Tarkov for a Tartar raid. Seeing the scars on his behind left from Daršanga, the people think that he is a secret spy of the Tartars and put him in jail. He is stuck there for a long time with one other Tartar prisoner. He manages to escape through cunning, and helps free his Tartar companion so that he may be able to go back to the woman he loves.
From there Imriel follows the long-stale path of Berlik, or what he thinks is Berlik's path. He stops at a small Yeshuite Temple in Miroslas, the last reaches of civilization, and learns that Berlik stayed there for a time, seeking forgiveness. They try to discourage him from hunting down Berlik, but Imriel departs, still dedicated to his quest.
He spends many days and nights wandering the untamed forests in search of Berlik. He goes nearly mad with the silence, loneliness, and seemingly hopelessness of his mission. He is forced to send back his horse, hoping it will make it alive to a warm stable, for lack of sufficient food and fodder. Just before deciding that he must turn back before he starves, Berlik leaves him a sign. Following this trail he comes upon a small cabin that Berlik has built and obviously still lives in. There is a makeshift cross in his cabin and a fire still burning. Here, finally, Berlik appears. He is humbled and broken and asks only for his death, for only his death at the hands of Imriel can bring him atonement. Berlik tells him, "I prayed...I left a trail for you to follow, and I prayed that if you found me, the diadh-anam would accept my sacrifice as atonement, and not punish all of her people for my failure. When my magic returned to me, here in the woods, I knew it was so." Imriel asks why Berlik made it so hard for him. He replies, "Would you have come here with a humble heart if I had not?"
Berlik admits his mistakes, his fears, and admits that he should have trusted his gods more instead of only himself. He apologizes to Imriel and calls him "my avenging angel." As Imriel raises his sword, he knows the true meaning that Kushiel, the punisher of god, loved his charges too well. Imriel says, "I'm sorry," cuts off Berlik's head cleanly, and weeps.
After a day in Berlik's cabin, gathering more food and supplies, he departs back for his far-away home. After days of trudging, he is shocked to hear voices arguing in Rus and D'Angeline! They are not rescuers, however: they are soldiers from Tarkov, come to capture him. The D'Angeline they are arguing with is Maslin of Lombelon, sent by Sidonie to find Imriel. Maslin and Imriel manage to fight off the guards and make a truce of their once jealousy of each other. Maslin, it seems, has grown much in his travels as well. During their trek through the forests, Maslin ends up boiling Berlik's head for Imriel, in a sort of penance. It is disgusting work, but Maslin refuses to let Imriel do it. They then continue on their travels.
They travel together back to Tarkov. They try to disguise Imriel but Tarkov is the closest port for ferries headed to the city and eventually home. When they arrive in Tarkov, however, they find Phèdre and Joscelin, come to search for Imriel and join him on his long trek. Phèdre is arguing with the guards, trying to explain he is a royal Prince of Terre d'Ange and not a Tartar. While they do not believe her, none want to challenge them and grudgingly "allow" them to leave. In the capital, Joscelin meets his once pupil and now leader of the Yeshuites and most trusted advisor of King Vral, Micah ben Ximon.
As the weather improves, they take a boat back to the Flatlands and travel to Azzalle. Maslin chooses to stay in Vralia as a representative of Terre d'Ange, and because he has fallen in love with a local woman. Once they are back in Terre d'Ange, all are happy to report their arrival.
Truly Home[edit]
(this material is obtained from the preview at the end of the paper-back edition of Kushiel's Justice)
Imriel hurries back to Sidonie's side. The Queen has calmed down considerably but cannot countenance the relationship because of Imriel's parents. She cannot denounce it, however, because to do so would be to go against Elua's Precept.
He, Sidonie, Phèdre, Joscelin, and his Alban escort return to Clunderry to bury Berlik's head, fulfilling Imriel's promise. On their return to the City of Elua, they are greeted by a large group of people with black armbands, the victims of Melisande and Benedicte's machinations, showing a thumbs-down (see Kushiel's Mercy).
- ^ Kushiel's Justice.


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Shiyou Chen DVM, PhD
Educational Background
- DVM (1988) Huazhong Agricultural University
- PhD (1993) Nanjing Agricultural University
Research Interests
- Vascular smooth muscle differentiation and proliferation
- Myofibroblast activation
- Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)
- Vascular remodeling and inflammation
- Myocardial infarction and fibrosis
- Transforming growth factor-β signaling and function
Teaching Experience
- Mammalian Physiology (VPHY 6090, VPHY6100)
- Cell Physiology (VPHY 8010)
Selected Publications
- Xia Guo, Xiao-Bing Cui, Jia-Ning Wang, Ning Shi, Yoshinori Fukui, Shiyou Chen, Dedicator of cytokinesis 2, a novel regulator for vascular smooth muscle phenotype and vascular remodeling, Circulation Research, 116: e71-e80, 2015;
- Jun-Ming Tang, Lei Zhang, Jun-hui Xiao, Bin Luo, Jin-he Zhao, Fei Zheng, Long Chen, Xiao-lin Li, Jian-Ye Yang , Lin-Yun Guo, Lu Wang, Yu-Wen Yan, Ya-Mo Pan, Jia-Ning Wang, Yu Wan, and Shiyou Chen, VEGF-A promotes cardiac stem cell engraftment and myocardial repair in the infarcted heart, International Journal of Cardiology, 183:221-231, 2015
- Minhui Yang, Zhiyan Hua, Chuan Xua, Linying Xie, Xiaoyan Wang, Shiyou Chen Zuguo Li, MALAT1 promotes colorectal cancer cell proliferation/migration/invasion via PRKA kinase anchor protein 9, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, 1852 (1): 166–174, 2015
- Shaojiang Tian, Lansing Zhang, Junming Tang, Xia Guo, Kun Dong, and Shiyou Chen, HMGB1 exacerbates renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis through facilitating M1 macrophage phenotype at early stage of obstructive injury, American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, 308(1): F69-75, 2015
- Xiaobing Cui, Junna Luan, Jianping Ye and Shiyou Chen, RGC-32 deficiency protects against high fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice. Journal of Endocrinology. 224 (2):127-37, 2015
- Ning Shi, Shiyou Chen, From nerve to blood vessel: A new role of Olfm2 in smooth muscle differentiation from human embryonic stem cell-derived mesenchymal cells (Perspective), Journal of Biomedical Research, In press, 2015
- Shaojiang Tian, Shiyou Chen, Macrophage polarization in kidney diseases (Review), Macrophage, 2: e679 (1-7), 2015
- Ning Shi, Xia Guo, Shiyou Chen, Olfactomedin 2, a novel regulator for transforming growth factor-β-induced smooth muscle differentiation of human embryonic stem cell-derived mesenchymal cells, Molecular Biology of Cell, 25 (25): 4106-14, 2014
- Rui Tang, Gui Zhang, Shiyou Chen, RGC-32 promoted macrophage phagocytosis via direct activation of PKC pathway, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), 289, 22715-22722, 2014
- Rui Tang and Shiyou Chen, Smooth muscle-specific drug targets for next generation drug-eluting stent (Invited Commentary), Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 12 (1):21-23, 2014
- Ning Shi and Shiyou Chen, Mechanisms simultaneously regulate smooth muscle proliferation and differentiation (Invited review), Journal of Biomedical Research, 28(1):40-46, 2014
- Ning Shi and Shiyou Chen, Cell division cycle 7 mediates transforming growth factor-β-induced smooth muscle maturation, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), 288(48):34336-42, 2013
- Weibing Xie, Zuguo Li, Ning Shi, Xia Guo, Junming Tang, Wenjun Ju, Jun Han, Tengfei Liu, Yang Chai, Erwin P Bottinger, Pedro A Jose, Shiyou Chen, Smad2 and MRTFB cooperatively regulate vascular smooth muscle differentiation from neural crest cells, Circulation Research, 113(8):e76-86, 2013 (Accompanying Editorial: Circulation Research 113: 946-948, 2013)
- Rui Tang, Xiao-Bing Cui, Jia-Ning Wang and Shiyou Chen, CTP synthase, a smooth muscle-sensitive therapeutic target for effective vascular repair, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB), 33(10):2336-44, 2013 (Accompanying Editorial: ATVB 33(10):2286-7, 2013, AHA news: newsroom.heart.org/news/new-coating-may-reduce-blood-clot-risk-inside-stents ).
- Xiao-Bing Cui, Xia Guo and Shiyou Chen, Response gene to complement 32-deficiency causes impaired placental angiogenesis in mice, Cardiovascular Research, 99(4):632-9, 2013
- Xia Guo, Steven L Stice, Nolan L. Boyd and Shiyou Chen, A novel in vitro model system for smooth muscle differentiation from human embryonic mesenchymal stem cells, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 304(4):C289-98, 2013
- Ai-Mei Gao,Zun-Ping Ke, Jia-Ning Wang, Jian-Ye Yang, Shiyou Chen and Hui Chen,Apigenin sensitizes doxorubicin-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma BEL-7402/ADM cells to doxorubicin via inhibiting PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 pathway, Carcinogenesis, 34(8):1806-14, 2013
- Jia Fei and Shiyou Chen, Splice site mutation-induced alteration of selective regional activity correlates with the role of a gene in cardiomyopathy, Journal of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology, S12: 004, 2013
- Lei Zhang, Shuang Wei, Jun-Ming Tang, Ling-Yun Guo, Fei Zheng, Xia Kong, Jian-Ye Yang, Yong-Zhang Huang, Shiyou Chen, Jia-Ning Wang, PEP-1-CAT protects hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis through multiple signaling pathways, Journal of Translational Medicine, 11:113, 2013
- Ning Shi, Weibing Xie, Shiyou Chen, Cell division cycle 7 is essential for the initiation of transforming growth factor-β-induced smooth muscle differentiation, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), 287(9):6860–6867, 2012
- Jia-Ning Wang, Ning Shi, Shiyou Chen, Manganese superoxide dismutase inhibits neointima formation through attenuation of migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 52(1):173-81, 2012
- Lei Zhang, Xiao-Wei Dong, Jia-Ning Wang, Jun-Ming Tang, Jian-Ye Yang, Ling-Yun Guo, Fei Zheng, Xia Kong, Yong-Zhang Huang, and Shiyou Chen, PEP-1-CAT-transduced mesenchymal stem cells acquire an enhanced viability and promote ischemia-induced angiogenesis, PLoS One, 7(12): e52537, 2012
- Jun-Ming Tang, Jie Yuan, Qing Li, Jia-Ning Wang, Xia Kong, Fei Zheng, Lei Zhang, Long Chen, Lin-Yun Guo, Yong-Hang Huang, Jian-Ye Yang and Shiyou Chen, Acetylcholine induces mesenchymal stem cell migration via Ca2+/PKC/ERK1/2 Signal Pathway, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 113(8):2704-13, 2012
- Xia Guo and Shiyou Chen, Transforming growth factor-β and smooth muscle differentiation (Review), World Journal of Biological Chemistry, 3(3): 41-52, 2012
- Lei Zhang, Jia-Ning Wang, Jun-Ming Tang, Xia Kong, Jian-Ye Yang, Fei Zheng, Ling-Yun Guo, Yong-Zhang Huang, Li Zhang, Lin Tian, Shu-Fen Cao, Chang-Hai Tuo, Hong-Li Guo, Shiyou Chen, VEGF is essential for the growth and migration of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells, Molecular Biology Reports, 39(5):5085-5093, 2012
- Xi-Ming Xu, Guang-Jin Yuan, Jun-Jian Deng, Hong-Ting Guo, Miao Xiang, Fang Yang, Wei Ge and Shiyou Chen, Inhibition of 12-lipoxygenase reduces proliferation and induces apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International, 11(2):193-202, 2012
- Zuguo Li, Weibing Xie, Crisanto S Escano, Laureano D Asico, Pedro A Jose, and Shiyou Chen, Response gene to complement 32 is essential for fibroblast activation in renal fibrosis, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), 286(48):41323-30, 2011
- Weibing Xie, Zuguo Li, Xiaochun Long, Joseph M Miano, Shiyou Chen, Smad3-mediated myocardin silencing, a novel mechanism governing the initiation of smooth muscle differentiation, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), 286(17):15050-7, 2011
- Jianing Wang, Ning Shi, Shiyou Chen, Response gene to complement 32 promotes vascular lesion formation through stimulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB), 31(8):e19-26, 2011
- Jun-Ming Tang, Jianing Wang, Lei Zhang, Fei Zheng, Jian-Ye Yang, Xia Kong, Lin-Yun Guo, Long Chen, Yong-Zhang Huang, Yu Wan, and Shiyou Chen, VEGF/SDF-1 promotes cardiac stem cell mobilization and myocardial repair in infarcted heart, Cardiovascular Research, 91(3):402-11, 2011
- Wenyan Huang, Weibing Xie, Xia Guo, Fengmin Li, Pedro A. Jose, Shiyou Chen, Smad2 and PEA3 cooperatively regulate transcription of response gene to complement 32 in TGF-β-induced smooth muscle cell differentiation of neural crest cells, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 301(2):C499-506, 2011
- Youen Zhang, Shouzhi Fu, Xiao-Quan Li, Ping Chen, Jialiang Wang, Jun Che, Junming Tang, Shiyou Chen and Jianing Wang, PEP-1-SOD1 protects brain from ischemic insult following asphyxial cardiac arrest in rats, Resuscitation, 82(8):1081-6, 2011
- Pedro A. Jose, Shiyou Chen and Ines Armando, Connections in chronic kidney disease: connexin 43 and connexin 37 interaction, Commentary, American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, 301(1):F21-3, 2011
- Guangqing Huang, Jianing Wang, Junming Tang, Lei Zhang, Fei Zheng, Jianye Yang, Linyun Guo, Xia Kong, Yongzhang Huang, Yong Liu, Shiyou Chen, Combined transduction of copper/zinc superoxide dismutase and catalase mediated by cell-penetrating peptide PEP-1 protects myocardium from ischemia-reperfusion injury, Journal of Translational Medicine, 9:73, 2011
- Xia Guo, Pedro A Jose, Shiyou Chen, Response gene to complement 32 interacts with Smad3 to promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition of human renal tubular cells, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 300(6): C1415-21, 2011
- Honglu Diao, John Aplin, Shuo Xiao, Jerold Chun, Zuguo Li, Shiyou Chen and Xiaoqin Ye, Altered spatiotemporal expression of collagen types I, III, IV, and VI in Lpar3-deficient peri-implantation mouse uterus, Biology of Reproduction, 84(2): 255-265, 2011
2010 and earlier
- Aruna R. Natarajan, Guichun Han, Shiyou Chen, Peiying Yu, Richard E. White, and Pedro A. Jose, The D5 dopamine receptor mediates BKCa channel activation in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 332(2):640-9, 2010
- Zaiming Luo, Yifan Chen, Shiyou Chen, Bill Welch, Bradley T. Andresen, and Pedro Jose, Christopher Wilcox, Comparison of drugs to inhibit superoxide generation in vascular smooth muscle cells, British Journal of Pharmacology, 157: 935-943, 2009
- Xu-Ping Qin, Si-Yu Zeng, Hai-Hong Tian, Shui-Xiu Deng, Jun-Fang Ren, Yuan-Bin Zheng, Dai-Li, Yuan-Jian Li, Duan-Fang Liao and Shiyou Chen, Involvement of prolylcarboxypeptidase in the effect of rutaecarprine on the regression of mesenteric artery hypertrophy in the renovascular hypertensive rats, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 36(3):319-24, 2009
- Wenyan Huang, Zuguo Li, Horea Rus, Xiaoyan Wang, Pedro A Jose, Shiyou Chen, Response gene to complement 32 mediates transforming growth factor beta-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human renal proximal tubular cells, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), 284(14):9426-32, 2009
- Fengmin Li, Zaiming Luo, Wenyan Huang, Quansheng Lu, Christopher S Wilcox, Pedro A Jose and Shiyou Chen, Respose gene to complement 32, a novel regulator for transforming growth factor-beta-induced smooth muscle differentiation of neural crest cells, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), 282(14):10133-7, 2007
- Victorino R. Briones, Shiyou Chen, Anna Tate Riegel, Robert J. Lechleider, Mechanism of fibroblast growth factor-binding protein 1 repression by TGF-beta, Biochemical Biophysical Research Communications, 345(2):595-601, 2006
- Shiyou Chen, Michelle Crawford, Regina M. Day, Victorino R. Briones, Jennifer E. Leader, Pedro A. Jose and Robert J. Lechleider, RhoA modulates Smad signaling during TGF-beta-induced smooth muscle differentiation, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), 281(3):1765-70, 2006
- Shiyou Chen and Robert J. Lechleider, Transforming growth factor-beta-induced differentiation of smooth muscle from a neural crest cell line, Circulation Research, 94: 1195-1202, 2004
- Shiyou Chen, Magdalena Kulik and Robert J. Lechleider, Smad proteins mediate trancription of smooth muscle marker gene SM22alpha, Nucleic Acid Research, 31(4): 1302-10, 2003
- Shiyou Chen and S. Stoney Simons Jr., A second pathway for modulating glucocorticoid receptor transactivation properties, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 199(1-2):129-42, 2003
- Shiyou Chen, Xuebo Liu and Deborah Segaloff, Identification of a SAS-like cAMP-responsive element in the distal 5'-flanking region of the rat lutropin gene, Endocrinology, 142:2013-2021, 2001
- Shiyou Chen, Nicholas Sarlis and S Stoney Simons, Evidence for a common step in three different processes for modulating the kinetic properties of glucocorticoid receptor induced gene transcription, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), 275 (39): 30106-30117, 2000
- Shiyou Chen, Xuebo Liu and Deborah Segaloff, A novel cAMP-responsive element involved in the transcriptional regulation of the rat lutropin receptor gene in rat granulosa cells, Molecular Endocrinology, 14 (9): 1498-1508, 2000
- Shiyou Chen, Hong Shi, Xuebo Liu and Deborah Segaloff, Multiple elements and protein factors coordinate the basal and cyclic adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate-induced transcription of the lutropin receptor gene in rat granulosa cells, Endocrinology, 140(5): 2100-2109, 1999


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Southern California sits more than 1,000 miles to the west of the Texas Panhandle, but the tragedy unfolding there strikes close to home.
It was just a year ago, the spring of 2006, when the Panhandle erupted in flames.
Fire officials blamed the cause then on a power line downed by the fierce March wind that visits the Panhandle each year.
Then it got bad. Really bad. Twelve people died. Roughly a million acres of range and farmland went up in flames. Thousands of livestock perished.
The Panhandle rancher is feeling the hurt today right along with the Malibu homeowner who has seen his or her property consumed by the raging fire fanned by those notorious Santa Ana winds.
We all know that fire is nature's way of cleansing the Earth. This year, in Southern California, the situation has been worsened by virtue of the two wet winters that preceded the dry 2006-07 winter season. The moisture produced copious amounts of ground cover, which then dried out this past winter.
Enter the fierce October wind that visits the Southern California region each year - just as the Panhandle copes with its annual spring wind - and, well, the nation is witnessing the tragic result.
Firefighters on Wednesday were hoping for a shift in the wind that will enable them to bring the flames under control.
A lot of folks right here - many miles away - are hoping for the best for them all.
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The age-old tradition of 'Festival Cricket' may have to go on hold for a while when the Yorkshire and Bradford Leagues go head to head at the 117th Scarborough Festival on Tuesday.
The match will be the first time representative sides from the two leagues have met at the annual North Marine Road event and the signs are that there will be no place for the faint-hearted out in the middle.
The cream of both leagues will be on parade along with two overseas players per side. And while Bradford have opted for pace in the selection of Pakistani fast bowlers Naveed Rana-ul-Hassan and, international commitments permitting, Jaffer Nazir, Yorkshire have chosen two Australian batsmen, Shane Deitz and Clint Heron.
Whether a one-off game will settle, once and for all, the long-standing argument about which is the stronger league is a moot point, of course. But Ed McKenna, a former Bradford League player who is now in his second spell at Sheffield Collegiate of the Yorkshire League, is bracing himself for a no-holds barred contest.
"There has been a tremendous amount of interest in the game," says McKenna, who learned his cricket with St Anne's of the Northern League.
"We have met before in inter-league competitions but this will probably be the first time both teams have been more or less at full-strength. There is a lot of pride at stake."
Diplomatically, McKenna is reluctant to use his experience of the two leagues to say which is stronger. "Let's just say the cricket is different and the standard in both leagues is high.
"In the Yorkshire League, we play a longer game at bigger grounds and generally on better wickets.
"The league covers a large area whereas most of the Bradford League clubs are very close together.
"Their grounds are relatively small, the wickets tend to be a bit greener, there are sometimes quite large and partisan crowds and the cricket is very intense."
So, who will win? "I honestly don't know," McKenna said. "In the past there has been a perception that the Yorkshire League players have not been quite up for it on these occasions but I will be very surprised indeed if anyone is saying that on Tuesday night."


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I see mundine showing everything he has got in the first 2 rounds, and then leaving it all there.
Mundines only chance is to stop Geale in the first 2-3, after that conditioning takes over. Mundine may have a couple of flashes of his former self here and there in the later rounds, but his age, and obvious lack of strength will play a big part.
His level of opponent in the last 3 years has been nowhere. Geale on the other hand has fought and won against world class, claiming 2 titles. Mundine has fought noones, and won nothing, and has been stopped by Garth wood. These facts facts speak for themselves.
Rounds 1-3 = Choc stays with Geale and survives with movement
Rounds 4-6= Geale ups the workrate, Choc on the back foot
Rounds 7-9= Geales workrate too much for choc, loses all 3 rounds
Roundss 10-12 Geales Work rate tires choc, and choc gets caught with shots, possible stoppage in rounds 10-11.
Winner - Geale
Choc retires.
The only problem I envisage is Mundine is a different style of fighter than Geale has been facing. But I think his movement ,handspeed,even hand eye coordination are in decline and Geales improving Geale wide UD maybe late TKO. Choc's running on old legs to borrow his putdown line.
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It is the New Zealand No1 golfer's second success in Otago
tournaments this year after he also won the Otago matchplay
title at Balmacewen during Labour Weekend.
Incessant rain led to the cancellation of the Saturday
afternoon round but yesterday, despite water lying in several
places, the course was very playable, as the sub-par rounds
This was surprising, since the main street in Mosgiel was
flooded on Saturday afternoon.
There were six sub-par rounds on Saturday morning, with
McCall taking the early lead with a five-under-par 67.
He was followed by Matt Tautari (Queens Park) on 68, Jeremy
Hall (Greenacres) and Michael Smith (Otago) on 70, while Mark
Collie (Chisholm Park) and Brent McEwan (St Clair) were one
under on 71.
But after yesterday morning's round the contest came down to
a two-horse race, with McCall and McEwan carding 68, giving
McCall a four-shot lead.
McCall went out of bounds on the third hole of the final
round and for most of the homeward nine he led McEwan by
either one or two shots.
McEwan did his utmost to make up the deficit but did not hole
many putts, scoring a one-under-par 71.
This gave him second place, a single shot behind McCall,
while Hall and Kayne Wardell (Allan Grange) finished strongly
to tie for third.
Hall finished with a four-under 68, while Wardell was the
most consistent golfer of the tournament with rounds of 73,
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I need a pneumatic zone controller vintage early 90's.
Does anyone have a source for used or surplus controls by Automated Logic?
The Munchkin is engineered on price and poorly designed. Too many nuisance failures with text book installations. Kind of like the Land Rover I have...I will do the customer a favor and spend the...
Have you seen one jump off the floor when it goes to light yet?
Has anyone run into problems with the heating sections on these units running rich? The unit is brand new and converted from natural gas to propane in the field. The correct orifices have been...
I built one for a manufacturer a year ago. Access was an issue...Here are a couple pictures.
There was a store onsite that sold York stuff. Coats, hats, shirts, coffee cups, etc... I'm pretty sure it was replaced by a little stand that sells blue koolaid.
I just purchased a 2006 E 250 loaded with bin package and cd player. 0% for 60 months @ $365.00
Turbo guard purge?
What's your email?
OF COURSE I'M JOKING! I can't believe it's been six months and that businees jargon is still in my head.
You "York" guys just don't see the big picture...
JCI is a world class organization. By intergrating technologies and utilizing acquistion synergies,they will develope strategic relationships in a...
Thanks Streetsmarts. Do I Know you?
I can confirm I left six months ago. Now I am building a custom chiller skid for the ESG sales office. I'm just getting started on it. Here's a pic....
The make up air unit is actually manufactured by Sterling for Trane. Replacing heat exchangers on those units are fun...
Finally...thanks for the input.
What ever happened to the picture of the wheelie poppin pickup with a rooftop unit in the bed?
Who makes that thermometer?
Do any of you guys out there currently work for EMCOR? Looking for some input. Thanks...
I am looking for a source for a used(salvage)evaporator end bell on a Trane CGWCD101. Thanks.
If the vanes are closed and the vsd is controlling capacity and able to maintain the load/chilled water setpoint,the machine is operating as designed and you are saving $.
Outside Rep just remember this: York and Trane make them, all the others fake them...
I have a York YCAL that I would like to reset the chilled water temperature. There is no EMS/BAS system present. I am looking for a stand alone controller with PWM that will output 0-10vdc. Has any...
40 on each...
Outside,what's your guess?
I still laugh everytime a think of "beware the customer"
Streetsmarts, you have to be an ex 9675 guy.
The problems in the northeast started with the Regional Service Director. Each DSM he hired was worse than the one they replaced. All were short timers...
I like the 9675 code... What district did you work out of?
Hey Wonder,
Are you talking about all those vintage C style units sitting on the roof over at Dunlop? 30 degrees. You will also find a small receiver with a sightglass located in the condenser...
Hey I did it. How do you like that homemade purge?
That red X doesn't look like a CVHA to me.
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/2446/p10100019zc.jpg] There's always a first time...
I have a pic of a CVHA R-113 machine. How do you post a picture?
Press the "Last Error" button twice within five seconds.
I gave my notice last Friday...It's time to do my own thing.
Any guys out there gone through the intergration yet?
Compressors are rated for 460 volts 200 hz and operate between 50-200hz
The class lasted two days and was split between two different instructors. (field service technician and controls engineer). Very little time was spent on the compressor (overview). Mostly...
This machine is radically different. Screw compressors with four pole motors and no slide valves. Compressors operate between 50-200 hz @ 6000 rpm. Evaporator is a direct expansion two pass counter...
Hey Wonder,
Are you going to the "big meeting" on Tuesday?
I'm going to the factory for Latitude training next Monday and Tuesday. I'll fill you in...
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Check the primary limit switch S10 and S99. If either limit trips the N.O. contacts will energize the K3 blower relay.
Chiller tech help line is 866-222-9675
Then how old is a unit with a serial number of D24144003D?
Anybody have a Trane unitary serial number breakdown showing date of manufacture they can send me? Thanks...
Edpac is still in business.
Try this...
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If you can get a couple of key ingredients on sale, you can make six servings of this popular American entree for about $5. Start with a 12-ounce box of multigrain pasta for about $1.25 on sale. You can either make meat sauce (1 pound of lean ground beef at $2.49, a 29-ounce can of tomato sauce at 99 cents, plus seasonings from your pantry) or a mushroom sauce (10-ounce package of sliced mushrooms at $1.99, a 29-ounce can of tomato sauce at 99 cents, and seasonings from your pantry). The total cost will be about $4.73 for about 6 servings!
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Published: Friday, February 28, 2014 at 8:59 a.m.
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GAINESVILLE SUN - Florida didn't even need to take to court Thursday to earn another men's basketball Southeastern Conference title.
The No. 1 Gators clinched their third outright SEC regular season championship in the past four seasons after Arkansas upset No. 17 Kentucky 71-67 in overtime at Rupp Arena.
The Gators will likely celebrate by cutting down the nets after Saturday's matchup with LSU at the O'Connell Center. No. 1 Florida (26-2, 15-0) will take a 20-game win streak into its matchup with the Tigers.
Florida has won six SEC regular seasons titles in 18 seasons under head coach Billy Donovan, including outright SEC titles in 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2014. Florida won shared SEC titles in 2000 and 2011.
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Predicting Financial Markets with Google Trends and Not so Random Keywords
Damien Challet
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August 14, 2013
We check the claims that data from Google Trends contain enough data to predict future financial index returns. We first discuss the many subtle (and less subtle) biases that may affect the back-test of a trading strategy, particularly when based on such data. Expectedly, the choice of keywords is crucial: by using an industry-grade back-testing system, we verify that random finance-related keywords do not to contain more exploitable predictive information than random keywords related to illnesses, classic cars and arcade games. We however show that other keywords applied on suitable assets yield robustly profitable strategies, thereby confirming the intuition of Preis et al. (2013)
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Because everyone else is saying it whenever discussing this book: âCaptain Britain and MI:13â is not cancelled! And thank god for that, because it is among the best comics Marvel is currently publishing. But, you already know that, donât you? Enough people keep saying it, so you must have heard it at some point. If not, Iâm telling you right now, so thereâs no excuse for not knowing just how good âCaptain Britain and MI:13â truly is. Whatâs even better is that issue ten is a fantastic place to jump aboard, so thereâs also no excuse for not picking up the title.
This issue is the prologue to the next storyarc, âVampire State,â which has Dracula ruling over a group of vampires on the moon and invading England in an effort to create a new vampire nation. However, that plot is just set in motion here with Dracula meeting with Dr. Doom to set up a truce before launching straight into his plan to conquer England.
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Lady J and Blade have a... well, âdateâ isnât the right word, but Iâm not sure what else to call it, at an SAS pub. Here, Paul Cornell does something rather remarkable: he gives Blade a personality beyond cheesy one-liners growled before staking a vampire. His budding relationship with Lady J shows him growing and changing, and becoming an interesting and compelling character.
Where Cornellâs skills really shine, though, are in the scenes with the Black Knight and Faiza, the Islamic doctor with strange healing powers and current bearer of Excalibur. The Black Knight recently took her on as his steward and she isnât quite sure what that means, especially with regards to the feelings she has for him. Itâs pure soap opera schmaltz, but in a good way.
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NASA has successfully used commercial space transport services to launch cargo, and is now looking to do the same for human crews.
In releasing a request for proposals for the next phase in commercial space transport capabilities aimed at getting U.S. astronauts to the international space station, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says he also hopes to spur innovation through his agency's acquisition process.
NASA issued the RFP for the next round of its Commercial Orbiter Transportation Services program Nov. 19.
The same day, in a keynote speech at a National Contract Management Association symposium, Bolden said the next phase of NASA's Commercial Crew Program -- the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCTC) -- will "spur American ingenuity," in addition to establishing a more efficient way to get space crews into low-earth orbit.
Bolden wants an alternative to paying Russia to lift U.S. astronauts to the international space station on their rockets. "I just wrote a $454 million check to Russia for crew access to the space station. We shouldn't be doing that."
The effort to commercialize crew delivery is in the same mold as NASA's commercialization of space cargo delivery. The outspoken ex-Marine said the effort builds on the agency's past success in cargo transportation with Orbital Sciences and SpaceX. Both companies developed their own rockets and control systems to send cargo to the space station under similar agreements with NASA.
"Our American industry partners have already proven they can safely and reliably launch supplies to the space station, and now we're working with them to get our crews there as well," he said.
CCTC proposals are due Jan. 22. NASA said it expects to award one or more contracts by September 2014, although the agency's website warns that the program is "subject to the availability of adequate funding."
CCTC is the second phase of a two-phase effort that began in 2012, building on the Certification Products Contract, which required companies to deliver a range of products to establish a baseline for their integrated system certification. This phase is open to any company with systems at the design maturity level consistent with the first.
Under the program, Bolden said, NASA will assess contractor's progress through a certification process throughout the production and testing of integrated space transportation systems, to include rockets, spacecraft and ground operations. The agency said at least one crewed flight test to the space station will be required before certification will be granted.
Bolden called the Certification Products Contract program, part of NASA's efforts to revolutionize its acquisition process. "More than 80 percent of our budget flows through procurement," he said, adding that in 2012 NASA awarded more than 45,000 contracts, spending $16.5 billion.
At the same time, the agency is struggling -- like many other federal agencies -- to hold on to its acquisition workforce. In an environment with sequestration cuts and government shutdowns, convincing new procurement recruits that working for the government is worthwhile is "getting really hard," Bolden said.
NASA has a two-for-one policy in hiring new personnel, according to Bolden -- two people have to leave before it can bring one new person onboard. "That's unhealthy" for any agency's ability to retain procurement staff, he said.
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NASA has no defined mission and the General talks about the acquisition workforce. NASA has lost many veteran space engineers. Hundreds of thousands of man years of space experience has been forced out the door, and NASA is worried about the acquisition workforce??!! How can NASA assess anything a contractor does when NASA itself has lost so much of its brainpower. The agency has turned into a bureacracy and is no longer a scientific agency. NASA has had so many successes and all anyone does is focus on the inevitable failures. Why would any aspiring brilliant engineer or scientist choose NASA as a career? They are so criticized and underpaid at the professional levels it's a wonder they can attract real talent as they used to. But never mind all that, lets work on the acquisition issue while the agency devolves into irrelevance. Sad.
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Okay I'm using the Cutline-1.4-3ColumnRight theme and this theme initially comes with a couple of widgets written into the sidebar.php file. I think it has the Search, Recent Entries, Archives, Categories, and Meta widgets as the default widgets.
I want to redistribute these widgets among the two sidebars. For example, I think it initially has the Meta widget in the right sidebar and I would like to move it into the left side bar. Being somewhat unfamiliar with php files I decided to use wordpress's appearance menu to redistribute the widgets.
I want to note that when I initially went to the widgets menu there weren't any widgets listed in the menu as having been added, even though they're listed in the sidebar.php files. After redistributing the widgets the way I wanted they function on the page fine, BUT the sidebar.php file is not updated in the theme folder to reflect the added widgets.
Is the sidebar.php file supposed to be updated when you add widgets? Or is adding widgets via the appearance menu independent of the sidebar.php file in my theme folder?
This is a problem because I want the search widget to be the first widget on my lefthand sidebar, but the search widget as added via the widget menu doesn't have a title, so I wanted to go into the sidebar.php file and add one manually..but if the file isn't updated to reflect the widgets I've added I don't know how to change it...
Any help with this would be much appreciated!