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The study's senior author was Roberto Pacifici, MD, Herndon professor of medicine and director of the Division of Endocrinology at Emory University School of Medicine. Lead author was Emory research associate Yuhao Gao, PhD.
Previous research has shown that bone loss due to estrogen deficiency is caused by the overexpansion of immune T cells. T cells are known to produce a protein called tumor necrosis factor (TNF), which increases the formation of osteoclasts in rodents and humans. Osteoclasts are cells that help cause the absorption and removal of bone.
In research published in PNAS in August 2003, Dr. Pacifici and his colleagues demonstrated that estrogen deficiency leads to the expression of the immune regulatory protein interferon gamma (IFN-g), which in turn stimulates a protein called class II transactivator (CIITA). They found that increased expression of CIITA leads to expanded antigen presentation by macrophages (immune cells that alert T cells to the presence of invading organisms) and in turn to enhanced T cell activation in the bone marrow and extended T-cell lifespan.
The investigators' new research traces another step in the "upstream" pathway leading to estrogen's effect on bone. In order to model postmenopausal estroge
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Detection and characterisation of heat shock responses in relation to cell death signaling in human cancer cells
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Neoplasms, Cell Death, Heat-Shock Response
Defects in apoptosis are one of the major causes of cancer. Several therapies have been developed to treat cancers such as chemotherapy, irradiation and hyperthermia. In the first part of this study an investigation of the underlying mechanism of lethal hyperthermia was undertaken in HeLa cervical cancer cells. A lethal heat shock activated the JNK pathway and increased p53, Puma, Bim, Mcl-I and Hsp70 expression. Caspase-3 was also activated but analysis of caspase- 2, caspase-8 and Bid cleavage showed little activation of these proteins making their requirement unclear. More importantly a robust Hsp70 induction was observed upon lethal hyperthermia which repressed amplified JNK phosphorylation and Bim expression. Interestingly inhibition of Hsp7O resulted in activation of Foxo3a, another protein involved in apoptosis. High levels of Hsp70 have been detected in several cancers and is involved in the resistance to anti-cancer treatments. Inhibition of the proteasome is another strategy used in cancer therapies but also results in Hsp70 up-regulation. We designed a reporter plasmid that mimics Hsp70 expression using the EGFP as a fluorescent probe. Studies investigating the stress dependent transcriptional expression of Hsp70 upon proteasome inhibition using epoxomicin were conducted in HCT 116 colon cancer cells at the single cell level using epifluorescent microscopy and High Content Screening. Increases in Hsp70 levels were evident in a stress dependent manner. Survival of cells upon proteasome inhibition was related to the amount of inducible Hsp70 accumulated which was dependent on two factors; the rate at which Hsp70 synthesis occurred and the length of activation of the Hsp70 promoter. Hsp70 basal expression and the onset time of its synthesis did not contribute to cell protection.
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Ramapathiran L. detection and characterisation of heat shock responses in relation to cell death signaling in human cancer cells [PhD Thesis]. Dublin: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; 2010.


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The new permanent exhibition Points of View, tracing the history of Icelandic visual art from the Middle Ages to present day, opened in the historic Culture House in Reykjavík on April 18.
By Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir. Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
"It's a modern approach to art, a dialogue across centuries and art forms," as Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir, director general of the National Museum of Iceland and the Culture House (Safnahúsið in Icelandic) explains. The exhibition includes artifacts and artwork from six major museums: the National Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, National Archives, National and University Library and the Árni Magnússon Institute.
Back to the Roots
"The Culture House was originally built to facilitate these museums in 1909. These institutions, which took their first steps here in this house, are now coming together again. They have their roots here and now the canopy becomes intertwined through the exhibition," muses Margrét. Designed by Danish architect Johannes Magdahl Nielsen, the Culture House bears witness to the grandeur and optimism of the early 20th century, and the Icelanders' respect for their history and cultural heritage, Margrét reasons. "The exhibition is based on the story of the preserved building and designed on its terms. This beautiful building elevates the exhibition."
The exhibition takes place on all four floors of the Culture House. It's in seven parts: up, down, in, out, again and again, from the cradle to the grave and mirror. "Artwork, archaeological artifacts, letters, documents, manuscripts, items of natural history, album covers… everything is displayed together. There's no hierarchy, no major or minor work, everything is on the same level," explains curator Markús Þór Andrésson. "People were thinking about the same things in the 13th century as they are today."
Voyage through Visual Art
Among items on display is a mysterious cloth from the 17th century, which according to legend was a gift to the magistrate's wife in Bustarfell, East Iceland, from a hidden woman, whom the magistrate's wife had assisted while in labor. The cloth was used as the antependium in the church at Hof in Vopnafjörður before ending up in the Culture House. Now it's displayed part of the viewpoint in a room dedicated to dreams and folk stories.
The room also includes the painting 'Fateful Moment' (1987) by Jóhanna Kristín Yngvadóttir of a nightmarish scene; a woman's saddle from 1751 with fairytale-like wood carvings; 'Map of Iceland' with detailed illustrations of sea monsters designed by Abraham Ortelius in 1590; a video which went viral in 2012, allegedly showing lake monster Lagarfljótsormurinn; and the tusk of a narwhal which beached in Iceland in 1921. "The narwhal tusk was connected with the legend of the unicorn. As that idea is fed, it becomes more than a natural specimen, more than a whale specimen; it becomes part of a culture," states Markús.
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Marwan Juma is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Kinz for Information Technology, the country's leading corporate data provider, and dot.jo, one of Jordan's top web application providers. Juma also served as the country's Minister of Information of Communications and Information Technology from Dec 2009 till Feb 2011. Prior to his government service, Juma was the Chief Executive Officer of Xpress Telecommunications, one of Jordan's leading mobile operators. Prior to his tenure at Xpress, Juma was the Chief Executive Officer of Batelco Jordan, the country's second fixed line operator and a leading data communication provider.
Today Juma chairs Oasis500, the region's leading IT fund and accelerator, as well Urdon Shop, specializing in the promotion of local heritage products. In addition Juma serves on several boards including King Abdullah II Fund for Development, King Abdullah II Center for Excellence, the Jordan Education Initiative, JEI, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, the recently established public broadcast TV station, Capital Investments and Jordan International Insurance. In addition, Juma serves on the board of DAI, a US firm working in the global development arena.
Juma also served on the "National Agenda's" Royal Steering Committee entrusted with developing the country's ten-year strategy for the years 2006 to 2015. In addition, he is a founding contributor to Jordan's national initiative for establishing Jordan's IT Industry, known as the "REACH Initiative". The REACH Initiative is a five-year action plan to advance Jordan's nascent IT sector, and strengthen its position to compete in local, regional, and global markets.
Holder of a Masters in Management from North Carolina State University, and two Bachelor degrees in Business Management and Economics from the same school, Marwan has been an active player in Jordan's Information Technology sector since 1990. Upon completing his studies, he joined Ideal Group, (the Apple Computer and Compaq distributor in Jordan), and moved up the ranks to become Vice President. In 1995, he took over as the General Manager of NETS, Jordan's first email and second Internet Service Provider. Six years later, NETS, and a second data provider, Firstnet, and Bahrain Telecom, a regional leading telecom provider completed the first IT merger in Jordan and formed Batelco Jordan.
An outspoken character, Marwan has lobbied long and hard towards the establishment of a world-class telecom infrastructure in Jordan, and has been an ardent supporter for increased private-public partnerships to further enhance and accelerate the country's modernization and economic development.


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Preet Bharara doesn't seem to be done with Steve Cohen. In a press conference announcing a massive insider trading settlement with SAC Capital, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District reiterated no individual is off the hook, and that their investigation remains ongoing. Steve Cohen has been accused by the SEC of failing to supervise two portfolio managers, Mathew Martoma and Michael Steinberg, who are being taken to trial by the government for insider trading. Beyond the SEC charges, Cohen will have to pay attention to the trials of his former employees, as their outcomes, or either of them choosing to cooperate with Bharara's office, could give the government a stronger case against the embattled billionaire. With 75 convictions for insider trading under his belt, Bharara is probably pretty optimistic.
"Greed, sometimes, is not good," Preet Bharara told a room full of reporters on Monday, as he proudly announced a $1.8 billion settlement with SAC Capital which includes the firm ceasing to manage outside money. Despite scoring a high profile victory, which comes with the end of closing of one of the largest hedge funds out there, Bharara indicated his office is not done with its insider trading case against Steve Cohen's firm.
The settlement documents point it out clearly, noting "this agreement does not provide any protection against prosecution or other enforcement action against the SAC Entity Defendants, any owner, shareholder, or employee of the SAC Entity Defendants or any other person." In a letter to the judges Bharara goes further, saying "the agreement provides no immunity from prosecution for any individual and does not restrict the Government from charging any individual for any criminal offense and seeking the maximum term of imprisonment applicable to any such violation of criminal law."
Asked repeatedly about Cohen during the press conference, Bharara stressed that the investigation is far from over. He even noted they still had wiretaps of other individuals who haven't been charged yet. And while Cohen himself will be paying the totality of the fine from his own pocket, as he did with the previous $616 million settlement with the SEC, some could say he managed to get away. Cohen remains a multi-billionaire and hasn't been charged with any criminal wrongdoing. He will probably earn enough this year to cover the whole fine, as my colleague Nathan Vardi explained, and will still be able to manage his own fortune. Whether he'll still be able to deliver returns without the massive infrastructure is another question.
It is important to note that SAC Capital admitted to having broken the law. "We take responsibility for the handful of men who pleaded guilty and whose conduct gave rise to SAC's liability. The tiny fraction of wrongdoers does not represent the 3,000 honest men and women who have worked at the firm during the past 21 years. SAC has never encouraged, promoted or tolerated insider trading," read a statement released by Cohen's hedge fund. SAC Capital, which is wholly owned and managed by Steve Cohen, agreed to plead guilty to insider trading charges, meaning its employees were engaging in criminal activity and while that doesn't directly tie in Cohen, in conjunction with the SEC's failure to supervise charges, it builds a stronger body of proof against the hedge fund manager.
It's not clear whether Preet Bharara will succeed in getting Steve Cohen prosecuted for insider trading. If he had a case, he would have already brought it to court. What is evident, though, is that the prosecution will not rest until it has exhausted every option.


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Happy Thursday, everyone! If you haven't started on your holiday cards yet, this week's pick for Customer Card of the Day will inspire you to do so! Congrats to the amazing Beverly Polen aka Guneaux Designs for landing in the spotlight this week!!! Beverly has shown us with this beauty that you can create a masterpiece with only a few elements. The ODBD Custom Holy Night Dies layered over the salted-watercolor background looks incredible and I love the sentiment from "Delightful Decorations" front and center. Beautiful, beautiful job, Beverly!!! I can hear the angels singing!!
I know you would like to see more of Beverly's artwork.....please visit her Splitcoast gallery, guneauxdesigns, or her blog, Stamping with Guneaux Designs. I'm sure she would be thrilled if you stopped by and said hi!
Thanks for visiting with us today!
God bless!!
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Customer Card of the Day - Beverly Polen aka Guneaux Designs!
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- Heidi Stamps said...
Congrats, Beverly! This card is so pretty!
- November 3, 2016 at 8:42 AM
- Donna Whitten said...
Great card!
- November 3, 2016 at 10:13 AM
- Bev, Guneaux Designs said...
Oh my gosh, Angie!! I am quite surprised and so grateful to you for selecting my card for the "Customer Card of the Day". God bless you, Angie, for being so kind to me! Hugs!
- November 3, 2016 at 11:07 AM
- Bunny said...
Stunning card. I love that blue and black.
- November 3, 2016 at 5:35 PM
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Well, we made it back home a day ago. I had off and on internet service while travelling, so my posts weren't as regular as I wanted them to be. The turbo stick didn't always pick up a Bell signal, and some areas just didn't have internet service as well. Especially find that when in National Parks. I guess what I had was better than nothing, but just would have liked to be more regular with posts and connecting.
On Day 5 we left lake Louise, and had to just head through Banff. Wanted to stop in town, but with the RV being so big, and the town being so small, we just weren't able to find a spot to park. Most frustrating. The good thing was that at least we had been there before a few times in our past, so wasn't a total letdown.After leaving Banff, we drove to Calgary to take Jon ,( Erika's bf, his winter tires and go for a quick visit) Frustrated here as well, while in the city- as once again, we needed to get gas and most places it is hard to get a big RV that's 34' into small spots. Jakey tends to get restless once we stop too, anxious to get out, even though we stop quite a bit for him. But while in Calgary we were able to also go with Erika, Jon and their dog and Jakey, to the dog park, so Jakey did get some off leash exercise.
We left Calgary at 6 pm. Gerry wanted to drive as much as he could so we got into Cereal, Alberta at about midnight. We were the only ones in this small campground.Then about 5 am some guy in a truck pulled in and was sleeping in his truck, then squealed out at about 10 am.. Was a bit unnerving not knowing who this guy was in the campground with us, and his truck running. Almost makes you want to sleep with one eye open! Once he left, I felt better, and we took Jakey out for a walk around.
Then headed to Prince Albert, Sk.. Since we wanted to get some things done there and it was a Saturday with stores closing early, we never got everything done we needed to, so will probably be looking at another trip back there in the next few weeks.
The trip expenses looked like this:
Gas: $1258 for 5 days
Food: $64
Camping/ Park fees: $120
Total: $1442
We figured it would have costed more by flying in, car rental, truck left at airport, dog to kennels, hotels, etc..
On another note, we have sold our skidoo- $4200 we are getting for it, which will go on our credit line. Suppose to be picked up this week. Now we are trying to sell the truck, get something that is smaller and less costly in payments and to run.
Till next time....
Monday, September 22, 2014
Back Home!
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For a spot to park in Banff there is a lot for large vehicles by the river, Our motorhome is the same size as yours, hope that helps :)ReplyDelete
I'm not sure we would have know where down by the river was.ReplyDelete
At the time we were wanting to stop downtown...and also had the dog with us so didn't want to wander off too far from the RV or for too long. In Jasper it was nice that there were spots right on Main Street for RV's on one side of the street, which allowed us to go souvenir shopping.
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Memorial Day
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the Railroad Commission of Texas will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2019.
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the Railroad Commission of Texas will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2019.
When America came home from World War I in 1918, it was ready to take to the roads in the new fancy driving machines--the horseless carriage. And what was good for the individual or family on the go was also good for freight or passengers. It wasn't long before trucks were available for hire and buses to carry those without a car. By the mid-1920s, however, there were so many trucks and buses going here and there, charging whatever was the going rate, sometimes with the vehicles being of questionable safety driven by operators of questionable ability, that some motor carrier operators began discussing the need for regulation. Laws coming out of the Legislature in 1925 didn't seem to hold the answer.
At the behest of the newly formed Motor Carriers Association, the Legislature passed the Motor Bus Law in 1927 and the Motor Carrier Law in 1929. With an additional law in 1931, the basis of the bus and motor carrier regulatory program was set in place. The Legislature placed the regulation of motor transportation for hire in the hands of the Railroad Commission, feeling that it was best to have all transportation regulated by one Commission; and since the Railroad Commission was already in existence with decades of experience regulating the railroads, oil and gas production, pipelines, and gas utilities, it was the right location for transports using the state's public highways.
Over the years, the motor carrier regulatory program of the Commission was administered by the Transportation Division as was the railroad program. Then, the Transportation and Gas Utilities divisions joined together as the new Transportation/Gas Utilities Division in the late 1980s.
The transportation regulatory function of this division is to help establish safe and economical ground-based transportation systems to serve the needs of Texas citizens and industry.
The division oversees motor carriers, motor bus operators, certain commercial vehicles, railroads, and transportation brokers operating only in Texas. It also has some oversight responsibilities for certified and exempt interstate carriers operating in the state.
Under provisions of state law, the Commission grants applications for new motor carrier authority if there is a proven need for the service and current service is inadequate to meet that need. A truck or bus company that wants to operate in Texas must also file proof of adequate insurance coverage and register its vehicles with the Commission and charge Commission-approved rates. In approving rates, staff studies whether a proposed rate provides a reasonable return on investment and whether the rate covers the company's expenses.
Federal law now preempts Commission authority over bus schedule changes, rate reductions, and route changes. Commission decisions on bus rate increases are subject to review by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Create a calm, inviting baby's room by using neutral tones and simple furniture.
Once your baby is born, you almost certainly will spend a lot of time in the nursery, so it should be a cozy and restful room. We asked designers Michele Adams and Gia Russo of MiGi in Los Angeles to create such a space. They chose a neutral color palette, eco-friendly baby-care products, some organic cotton accessories and wood furnishings for a welcoming, intimate feel.


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Presidential address to the 35th Conference 1982M.J. Esson pp. 14-15
Annual report 1982-83M.J. Hartley p. 16
Control of ragwort and nodding thistles in lucerne with hexazinoneT.K. James and J. Mortimer pp. 17-20
Screening red clover cultivars for tolerance to 2, 4-DJ.D. Henderson and R.B. Claydon pp. 21-24
Containment and dispersal of spotted alfalfa aphid in the Northern North IslandB.H. Rohitha, R.P. Pottinger and N.R. Wrenn pp. 25-29
Field technique to establish a replicated range of sitona weevil densitiesS.L. Goldson pp. 30-32
Weed control in seedling sullaM.J. Watson and A.N. Gilchrist pp. 33-37
The status of lantana in New ZealandR.L. Hill and A.A. Seawright pp. 38-40
A preliminary look at DPX 6376 for control of mature broomJ.M. Balneaves and B.J. Cosslett pp. 41-42
Herbicide additives to 2,4,5-T for gorse controlM.J. Hartley, J.M. Balneaves and A.I. Popay pp. 43-48
Control of gorse bushes with a motorised knapsack sprayerA.I. Popay and D.K. Edmonds pp. 49-51
Response of seedling gorse to fertilisersG.W. Ivens and F. Mlowe pp. 52-55
Prospects for the biological control of gorseR.L. Hill pp. 56-58
Weed control in black currant cuttingsP.J. Rhodes and F.J. Tabley pp. 59-61
Accumulated crop response to black currant leaf spot controlW.T. McLaughlan, G.W. Kerse and K.A. McIntosh pp. 62-66
The effects of chemicals used on strawberry crops on introduced phytoseiid mitesM.R. Butcher and D.R. Penman pp. 67-70
Control of strawberry leaf spotR.W. Prince pp. 71-73
Control of leaf spot in strawberriesW.F.T. Hartill, P.T. Holland and M. Eden pp. 74-78
Ridge fumigation for control of verticillium wilt in strawberriesK.G. Tate and L.H. Cheah pp. 79-82
Effect of rushes on sheep carrying capacityM.H. Hartley pp. 83-85
Effect of Scotch thistles on sheep growth ratesM.J. Hartley pp. 86-88
Effect of pasture competition on the survival and flowering of nodding thistleD.K. Edmonds and A.I. Popay pp. 89-92
Timing of herbicide applications for nodding thistle control in CanterburyG.A. Hurrell, G.W. Bourdot and J.H.B. Butler pp. 93-95
Pasture weed control by rope wick applicatorA. Thompson pp. 96-98
The influence of growth stage and application site on Californian thistle control by glyphosateK.C. Harrington and G.W. Ivens pp. 99-103
Persistence of some soil-applied herbicides for kiwifruitG.J. Wilson, A. Rahman and J.J.C. Scheffer pp. 104-106
Trials with pirimiphos-methyl/permethrin on kiwifruitK.D. Kilsby and D. Steven pp. 107-110
Screening insecticides to protect tamarillo against grass grub adultsR.H. Blank, M.H. Olson and D.S. Bell pp. 111-115
Seasonality and control of aphids in tamarillosM.H. Olson, R.H. Blank and P.T. Holland pp. 116-120
Tamarillo storage rot problemsR.E. Hampton, R.H. Blank, H.M. Dance and M.H. Olsen pp. 121-124
Control of Didymella stem canker on glasshouse tomatoesL.H. Cheah and J.J. Soteros pp. 125-127
Pheromone monitoring of Sceliodes cordalis, a pest of pepinoR.A. Galbreath and J.R. Clearwater pp. 128-130
Weed control in asparagus in OtagoF.A. Meeklah, R.B. Mitchell and H. McMillan pp. 131-135
Residual herbicides for weed control in established asparagusA. Rahman and P. Sanders pp. 136-139
Insecticidal control of phylloxera on grapesP.D. King, J.S. Meekings, S.M. Smith and D.R. Lauren pp. 140-144
Mealy bug control in grapesP.W. Fisher pp. 145-147
Response of potatoes, grapes and kiwifruit to low rates of six commercially available pasture and brush weed herbicidesP.G. Lobb and G.W. Woon pp. 148-150
Defoliation by grass grub beetles in waikato orchardsR. East, B.E. Willoughby and M.S. Koller pp. 151-155
Selectivity of sethoxydim mixtures to vine crops and shelter tree speciesR.W. Naish and P.G. Lobb pp. 156-158
Difenzoquat for wild oat control in ryegrass for seed productionD.J.I. Jacobsen pp. 159-161
Repellency and antifeedant activity of pyrethroids to diamondback mothK. Kumar and R.B. Chapman pp. 162-166
Baits for control of greasy cutworm larvae I: Lab screeningN.A. Martin pp. 167-170
Baits for control of greasy cutwom II: field trialsM.G. Hill, A.W. Atkins and D.J. Allan pp. 171-175
Improved grass control by glyphosate using ammonium sulphate or surfactantM.P. Rolston and J.R. Sedcole pp. 176-179
The germination behaviour of wireweed seedA.E. Saunders and R.J. Field pp. 180-184
Evaluation of insecticides for lucerne flea control in pastureN.R. Wrenn, R.P. Pottinger, P.R. Dentener and R.A. McGhie pp. 185-189
Conventional and microencapsulated spray and bait formulations for porina controlR.F. Henzell and D.R. Lauren pp. 190-194
The effect of moisture and method of application on the establishment of the entomophagous nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in pastureT.A. Jackson, B.W. Todd and W.M. Wouts pp. 195-198
The effects of different times of insecticide application on disease incidence in grass grub populationsA.J. Miln pp. 199-202
Insecticidal control of manuka beetleA.J. Miln, A. Carpenter and L.H. Bates pp. 203-206
Feeding by slugs on some pasture plant species: laboratory experimentsG.M. Barker, B.E. Willoughby and R.P. Pottinger pp. 207-211
Slug damage to pasture renovated by direct drillingC.M. Ferguson and B.I.P. Baratt pp. 212-215
Effect of tall fescue and ryegrass endophytes on Argentine stem weevilG.M. Barker, R.P. Pottinger and P.J. Addison pp. 216-219
Preliminary results on the biochemical relationship between adult Argentine stem weevil and two endophytes in ryegrassD.L. Gaynor, D.D. Rowan, G.C.M. Latch and S. Pilkington pp. 220-224
Chemical control of Argentine stem weevil in North Island pastureR.A. Prestidge, S. Van der Zijpp and D. Badan pp. 225-228
Control of atrazine-resistant fathen in maizeA. Rahman, T.K. James and J. Mortimer pp. 229-232
Chemical control of speckled leaf blotch and stripe rust in Kopara wheatS. Woods, K.C. Chan and R.E. Gaunt pp. 233-236
Seed treatments for control of net blotch of barleyJ.E. Sheridan and N. Grbavac pp. 237-241
Strategies for controlling net blotch in barleyJ.E. Sheridan, N. Grbavac and L. Ballard pp. 242-246
Determination of foliar uptake of herbicides - a review of techniquesR.J. Field pp. 247-249
Analysis of thermal summation modelsS.P. Worner and D.R. Penman pp. 250-254
Comparison of CDA 'Micromax' units with standard fan nozzles for weed controlG.R. Rutherford and P.G. Lobb pp. 255-257
A comparison of the phytotoxic effects of mancozeb (coordination compound) with mixtures of maneb and zincL.H. Cornford pp. 258-260
Bisclofentezin - a novel compound for controlling phytophagous mitesA.J. Read pp. 261-264
Hoe 35609 and Hoe 33171 - Two new selective grass herbicidesG.W. Kerse, F.A. Meeklah and R.I. Sunde pp. 265-268
A comparison of post-emergence herbicides for control of grass weedsA. Rahman, T.K. James and J. Mortimer pp. 269-272
New fungicides for the control of blacksport in process pearsJ.A. Geelen pp. 273-276
Material from these papers was presented at the New Zealand Plant Protection Society's Annual Conference held at Angus Inn Motor Hotel, Hastings on 9-11 August 1983.
This volume was edited by M.J. Hartley and published by The New Zealand Weed and Pest Control Society Inc.
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Following many attempts without attachment to outcome, including straddling the line between representational and abstract (a non-linear stage of suggestive painting), I found myself on a different side of the boundary. In this territory, color, line, shape and application method comprise the language--one in which I see myself more clearly without recognizable form.


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Prebiotics and Probiotics
Prebiotics and Probiotics are the latest things that nutritionists, the world over, are talking about. They are defined as microbial elements or functional ingredients that are incorporated in our body in order to facilitate several internal functions. They can be basically thought of as a group of soldiers who are sent to help an existing battalion engaged in warfare. Prebiotics and Probiotics are technically friendly bacteria, which are inserted into the human body in order for the smooth functioning of the body as well for the destruction of harmful bacteria and microbes. Probiotics are the actual bacteria and Prebiotics supply the food that the Probiotics like to eat. Thus, the entire concept of Prebiotics and Probiotics goes hand in hand. Thus, if we need to increase our body's quotient of Prebiotics and Probiotics, we need to increase the Prebiotics and Probiotics of our food.
Like Acacia, Prebiotics and Probiotics help us in a number of ways. One of their most important functions is obviously to fight against internal bacteria. These bacteria have a number of detrimental effects on our systems. They can damage the cell walls of many of our internal organs and can even give rise to fatal diseases like cancer. As Prebiotics and Probiotics are non-digestible, they can easily reach the innermost passages of the human colon, where they act against harmful elements and prevent damages done to the inner lining of the walls of the colon. If the inner walls are affected by harmful bacterial action, the effect can be dangerously carcinogenic. The role of Prebiotics and Probiotics is to prevent this and thus, they are extremely helpful in reducing the risk of colon cancer. Besides their role in regulating and curing, Irritable Bowel Syndrome has been proved to be instrumental by recent studies.
Prebiotics and Probiotics are most commonly found in a number of food and beverages especially, dairy products like Yogurt, Kefir, Tempeh, Miso, Kim Chi, Sauerkraut and other fermented foods. Besides these food ingredients, consuming a lot of greens can also help in building up your Prebiotics and Probiotics quotient. Besides this, oatmeal, flax, barley whole grains, legumes, berries and other fruits also contain a rich source of Prebiotics and Probiotics. Dairy products are considered the best way of including Prebiotics and Probiotics in your diets. However, if you suffer from some kind of lactose intolerance, you can opt for capsules and tablets that supply the required quantity of Prebiotics and Probiotics that you require. The easiest way of incorporating these friendly bacteria into your system would be to replace healthy salads in place of snacks like potato chips besides making sure of taking in a cereal of any form with milk at breakfast.
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By now, most of us have heard of probiotics. Generally speaking, we know that they are healthy for us; maybe we are even taking a probiotic supplement based on the assumption that they will help our health. While it is true that probiotics supplements can serve to improve our health, did you know there are different types of probiotic sources? And not all probiotic sources are created equally? Read on to learn more about the different types of probiotics.
Food Based. Some foods naturally contain probiotics. Cultured dairy and fermented foods have some of the highest levels of probiotics found in food. Some experts believe that vegetation used to naturally contain higher levels of probiotics, but modern day growing practices such as genetic modification have depleted natural levels. The Bottom Line: Food based sources of probiotics are a great way to add additional probiotics into your diet, but typically do not provide high enough levels for you to gain the full advantages of probiotics.
Soil Based. The general population may not be as aware of probiotic strains derived from soil, but they are quite possibly the best type of probiotic to take. Soil-based probiotics are sturdier than other probiotics and can therefore survive the harsh acids of the stomach better than many other probiotic strains. The Bottom Line: It is worth the added effort to find a high quality soil based probiotic supplement such as our favorite, Prescript-Assist.
Lactic Based. Lactic based probiotics are the type of probiotic strains you see in most mass market stores. They are derived from dairy and have names like bifidobacterium bifidum, lactobacillus acidophilus, among others. The Bottom Line: Lactic based probiotics can be fine options, but studies show they may not have the same ability to survive as soil based probiotics do. Additionally, those on a strict vegan diet or those with a dairy allergy may wish to avoid this option. Our favorite Lactic Based is Mercola Complete Probiotic.


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Mean Girls
Watched Mean Girls with my sister just recently on DVD and found it to be a pretty good comedy. Cady Heron is new to a school from her family life in Africa. At the school she comes across the 'alpha girls' referred to as the 'plastics' and falls for the boyfriend (Aaron Samuels) of the top 'plastic' girl, Regina George. Cady then embarks on a plot to get Aaron and bring about the downfall of Regina.
The movie addresses issues of friendship, of hypocrisy, of love, of being true to yourself, of the bitchiness of (especially) girls and of the power of forgiveness. Ultimately this is a story with a happy ending. It parodies American school life and the fake living of many students. It is also quite funny and a fairly harmless movie, although with occasional inappropriate sexual humour - and swearing.
Confession and absolution - yes these are 2 posh words.. What they mean is getting rid of bad stuff and being cleansed inside as a result. The scene is around 1 hour 45mins into the movie. Cady is talking to herself and says, 'when you're bitten by a snake, you have to suck the poison out. That's what I had to do, get the poison out of my mouth..' (What a fantastic line and concept!!) You can keep the clip going until Cady wins the Prom. Cut it after her final speech - and where the head takes over the stage/mic (clips is 8-10 mins in length). The point is that from her decision to admit her guilt, to confess, she was and felt absolved.
Link this to 1 John 1.9 where the Bible says: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." That is something we must all do - when we come to Christ and he turns our lives around.. And in our everyday life. Confession of sin seems to have gone out of the evangelical language. But it's at the heart of our lives. We must say sorry to God for sin, turn from it and mean it! One simple way is to pray the Lord's Prayer. Encourage people in the group to pray this.
In the background of the movie, as Cady says the line about 'poison', we have the Pink song, 'God is a DJ' with the lyrics, 'If God is a DJ, life is a dancefloor'. What another great and interesting line! Questions for you and your group: What does this mean to you? What does a DJ do? Is God like a DJ? How is life like a dancefloor? To me, this is quite an interesting concept of God. If God is a 'DJ' and life is a 'dancefloor' then it recognises that God is the one we're looking up to, dancing for, to, listening to his choice of direction and song. This also speaks of life being a dancefloor, where we can choose to get on the dancefloor, or sit on the sidelines. The DJ doesn't make people dance, they choose to or not. What else, how else does this song lyric challenge you? Remember the Faithless song of the same name which has the lyrics, 'This is my church. This is where I heal my hurt'...
Friendship - scenes with Cady and her best friend, Janis. These guys fall out big time when Cady becomes too much like the 'plastic' girls in the school.
Hypocrisy - the scene at the pasrty at Cady's house. Towards the end of the scene, Aaron comes along and he ends us confronting Cady. When outside, Cady is then confronted by Janis who calls her a 'bitch.' The hypocrisy of Cady's life also comes tumbling down around her towards the end of the movie.
Forgiveness - the scene where Ms Norbury gets all the girls together to discuss their attitude towards each other. You could also show the last scene in the movie where the school is a much happier place.
Bitchiness - the same scene as above with Ms Norbury would be good, as would the immediately previous scene where Regina goes spreading leaflets around the school and all the girls end up fighting.
Being true to yourself - It's when Cady accepts who she is and is humbled / humbles herself that things change. There is a scene where Ms Norbury isn't in school cos of drug charges made up by Cady. Cady stands up and admits it was her. She then goes and helps win a maths competition when Ms Norbury gets back. In all this she gets the attention of Aaron too.


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Among premier training Institutions
of the BSF, Central School of Weapons and Tactics, Indore is the oldest
and is subscribed by the widest spectrum of trainees from other organizations.
It trains not only BSF personnel for skill-at-arms but also trains Officers
and Constabulary of different States and Central Police Organizations, both
for skill-at-arms and minor tactics designed to deal with armed anti social
elements and insurgents operating in different parts of
In 1930 Maharaja Tukoji Rao
Holkar of Indore commissioned this campus for stationing his Ist Cavalry
and Topkhana unit which had approximately 100 horses and a dozen guns.
The Cavalry unit was disbanded in 1938 but the guns were retained for
ceremonial purposes. Soon after, in 1940, Maharaja of Indore established
a training center for recruits at this location and christened the same
as Indore Training Centre. After
In order to ensure that Police Forces of various states of Independent India are trained on modern weapons and enabled to deal with armed insurgents, anti-social elements etc, Union Govt re-christened this Institute as Central School of Weapons and Tactics on 15 June 1963 and it started functioning the aegis of IB.
Shri K F Rustamji, the first Director General of BSF, had this Institution transferred to BSF on 1st June 1966 .This he did in order to realize a dream conceptualizing bringing together ranks and files of various State and Central Police Organizations at a platform for the purpose of acquiring and progressing their skills at Weapons and Minor Tactics. He believed that this Institution will imbibe all good practices of subscribing organizations so as to design and conduct training in a manner to meet the requirements of subscribing organizations uniformly and thus empowering them further to train their rank and file through those who attended training programmes at CSWT.
CSWT has carried out these tasks with distinction and till 26 Sept 2012 trained 47,265 personnel (including officers) of BSF, CPOs and SPOs and also trained 180 personnel from other countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Afaghanisthan.
CSWT, Indore was declared as Centre of Excellence by Govt of India on 30 th September 1999 for the purpose of training being imparted on Weapons and tactics courses conducted at this Institution. CSWT, Indore is among a few premier institutions in India which is ISO-9001:2008 and ISO-14001:2004 certified institution.
Train and prepare quality instructors on selected professional subjects
for various organizations.
ii) Impart foundation training to newly recruited constables
of BSF.
Spread over an area of 162 acres, CSWT has a well laid-out campus. It is well defined into training areas, administrative area, living accommodation, playfields and amenity Centres; thus catering for different requirements of staff and trainees. Set in the idyllic environment, the Institution provides desired atmosphere for pursuit of knowledge and a peaceful living. The available facilities can be categorized as under :-
Sprawling outdoor training areas in harmony with nature have been developed for various basic and in service courses. Required training related infrastructure has been positioned around these areas to provide for minimum displacement and thus accruing maximum saving of time.
These facilities include the following:-
1. Well-furnished lecture halls with Audio-Visual facilities.
2. Sand Model Rooms and Pits for brain storming over presented situations.
3. Training Store to cater for each and every aide for smooth conduct of training.
4. Miniature Quick Shooting Range to sharpen reflexes and improving marksmanship.
5. Room shooting facility simulating built-up area in hostile environment.
6. A Short Range to validate shooting skills.
7. SATS Room to identify/analyse deficiencies of shooters using different weapons in varied situations.
8. All weather Trg shades.
A number of hostels and barracks have been constructed for accommodating trainees attending different courses with inbuilt messing facilities. The staff has both family quarters and bachelor quarters located in the campus. Additional accommodation needed in view of increased requirements has been planned and some of the projects are already underway. Soon newly designed and constructed hostels and barracks will replace vintage accommodation to provide for modern and convenient boarding/lodging facilities.
It is confined to south-west part of the campus were Administrative Block, Quarter Guard, Kotes, Magazine, MT park, Stores etc are located. This area is also being upgraded in terms of modern accommodation and conveniences.
The School has playgrounds for Football, Hockey, Volleyball, Basketball and Handball. It also has a Gymnasium located at a central place. An open Air theatre and a covered Audio Visual hall are also located centrally. A proposal is under consideration for the construction of standard size Swimming pool and an indoor Sports Complex. The latter shall provide for indoor games like Badminton, Table Tennis, Gymnasium and a Squash Court. A Tennis Court and a Nine hole Golf Course also exist in the campus.
The campus has a Canteen, Sweet shop, Ration store (Grain shop), Laundry, Dairy, Juice Centre, PCOs, State Bank of India and Post Office to cater for daily needs of staff and trainees. Efforts are on to bring all these amenities under one roof in near future.
A Ten bedded hospital with a well-equipped pathology lab under the care of male and female doctors exists in the campus. Part-time specialist are also engaged to provide specialist advice and medical attendance to patients.
To cater for social interaction among ladies, a Family Welfare Centre functions in the campus. Programmes like adult education, vocational training, general awareness on hygiene/sanitation etc. are conducted from time to time. Stitching of uniform is carried out by the ladies to supplement their family income.
The School has well equipped Lab. It facilitates staff and trainees in surfing internet and prepare lesson Plans, projects, assignments and at the same time training staff and trainees on computer education.
At the Audio Visual Cell training related Audio Visual Aids are developed. This Cell has to its credit 39 packages of computer based training programmes and a number of training films developed and customized by it. These are also supplied to various organizations for modernizing their training facilities.
A small Arms Work Shop is located in the campus which besides manufacturing components of Small Arms and repairing weapons also develop mechanical Training Aids like Sectionized/Electrically operated models of various weapon systems.
A well-stocked Library having a collection of over ten thousand books on subjects of interest, exists in the campus. It also subscribes newspapers, periodicals and professional journals for the benefits of trainees, staff and their families.
CSWT has pioneered publication of variety of training literature. Precis on 21 different subjects relating to Weapons, Tactics, Map Reading etc. have been published. These précis are issued to trainees free of cost and also supplied to various organizations on demand.
BSF is committed to the highest standard of quality information. Care has been taken to present up-to-date and accurate information. However, inaccuracy, if any is not fully guaranteed and does not bear any liability on this account.


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The Crack Of Dawn, Birds Singing Free
At Ease, I Know The Meaning See
To Be Content, Without A Worry
But It Came In Haste Without The Hurry
So Routine Their Daily Theme, Shower And Dress
Children Fed And Off To School In An Hour Or Less
Forced To Be Awake Trying To Lour At Best
Producing A Glower Infest, An Open Jour On Chest
But Something Sour Confessed, Unheard In A Dead Sleep
Still I Awoken To The Silent Sound Of Red Speak
In A Panic, Erupted From Bed, My Feet To The Floor
Sweat Dripping Onto, As Each Board Squeaked To The Door
Just To Peek Through The Crack And Be Piqued By The Gore
The Sight Itself's Enough, Defeat, To Sleep Never More
Forever Sore, Eyes Lost Contact With My Mind
Like The Nerves Were Severed, No Longer Entwined
Behind The Muscles, Vision Now So Refined
The Darkness Reached The Peripherals, To Remind I'm Blind
Slowly Time Now Passed, Cause Together It All Ran
Merging Minutes At Anytime, Like An Unlimited Call Plan
On The Wall Hand, Dark Pictures, Holding Them Still
Though They Can't Be Seen, I'm Unfolding At Will
Touching The Frames Quirk Moulding, A Shrill
As Flashes Portrayed, Withholding A Kill
The Blacktop Pavement Shown So Clear
As The Manual Transmission Boned The Gear
I Can See The Rental Tags, It Was Loaned From Near
Hear Groans Of Fear, As The Windy Road Led Here
To My Home It Appeared, He Cut The Engine In The Grass
A Gun In His Lap He Opened The Door And Dropped A Flask
Everything Proceeding Quickly As It Stopped As Fast
Front Door Popped A Crack, As A Barrel Pushed It Wide
Looking Around In Black Apparel He Pushed Inside
The Fact Of Peril Was The Mans Only Guide
All Plans Aside, He Made His Way Up The Stairs
Hand On The Rail, Head Up, Softly Reciting Prayers
All Smiles, Exciting Stares, At The End Of The Hall
A Few More Steps, I Screamed For The End Of It All
He Extended His Palm, Gripping The Steel
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Iraq, July 2007
Listen gents, this mission is just like the rest. Its about precision, skill and has to be timed perfectly. Any little slip up all of your families will have a knock on their door with 2 Marines standing at the door with an American Flag in hand. Do you understand?
Yes Sir!!
Ok, now this is what is going to happen
I need it, the mission I mocked it, just another day of trudging and shooting
Bullets mugging and looting, cracking windows n bodies begrudging while hooting
Scooting over sand piles low crawls and pauses knowing this is for no cause w. losses
Knowing these foes are imposters, the fire fight presuming with oooos n ahhhs will cost us
Lives at stake we thrive for wakes, might our enemies have the upper hand?
Ruptured glands n blood vessels with knives at hand we shake stuck in another man
In arms my brothers stand, unknowing controlling the situation the best we can
Setting abreast were damned, pinned down rounds ting sounding like mortified wind chimes
This isnt whats supposed to happen with the sting n rings when ricochets fling and hit thighs
Rich cries of man through out the night will soon hound us for all eternity
Glad I was able to see my sons birth and through out all his mothers maternity
This hurtin brings an insane rage where my psyche tears down the padded walls
They all had to fall like pop flies in the skies from batted balls
Back Up!!! We Need Back Up!!!!!
Still we stay pinned down with my gut wrenched barrels tipped over with cut heads
Eyes rolled n frays of skin dangled from a severed body where it used to clutch ends
It must end one way or another lost several of my brothers, dirt n sand stained red
They lay dead with open eyes staring at me seeing horror in their eyes is what their pain read
Should I play dead or fight with relentless reckless abandon? I dont know what to do
Theyre just defending their country too, enough back n forth its time just to shoot
I stuff the truth into their body cavities blood squirts so hot its lavishing
Chunks of flesh rip n tatter bodies rush with piss they chatter splatter so ravishly
Birds fly in the sky ready for scavenging so much is happening at a quick pace its
Making me a bit delirious as I charge in shooting n sticking out my bayonet to rip faces
I strip races of lives to save mine, my life for my country I gave mine I gave time
And I never got a clock back; instead I got rocked back into a living grave of mine
Home of the brave? I lied; I was scared shitless not knowing when the end would come
Again Im done; hit once I gimp once into a dead sprint living to no end, should some
See my pain as a weakness? As I speak this tears flow down the drain of my sink pipe
Shaking while standing I try to talk some more why hasnt my voice matured? I speak ripe
Father forgive me as I have sinned, murdering man as man has murdered me
Forgive me for taking joy in the fact that I leave man left in a curdled scream
Living in a murdered dream please Father please, Father forgive me.
Hours have passed and its only felt as mere minutes from the time I wanted to stop it
The beginning left us cringing, rifle gripped in hand my white knuckles wouldnt let me drop it
Crying my eyes out with a hollowed socket, shrapnel shredding from a rocket
Couldnt block it the sand splattered n hammered my face harder than the rocks hit
Still I charged forward, hopin for temporary blindness I believed it and blocked it
What happened here?
Sir we found him under a pile of wood and sand trembling and praying.
Dear God, what happened? This was supposed to go as smooth as all the other missions. Why did it fail?
Sir the men werent prepared to see what they did.
As I stand alone in the dark I hoped the visions would pass at last
They never did, just memories of mutilation and the command stand fast
I stood fast just as I now stand tall, were a home of the free, for all the brave fall
I gave all I had, but was it enough with my life in a clutch fighting to save all
Laid in bed with my face mummified tearing away at the reddened wrappings
Wife n son happy until they saw my true features then there was deadened clapping
Ever sense my screaming demeanor was seen screaming to see her
What would be even meaner is that I still let me believe that Id see her
But to see at all would be the utmost greatest gift of any
It would be treasured more than when a homeless person lifts a penny
A gift to many, but at a remembrance of my horrid past my lips are on the brink
Of quivering as I stare in the mirror seeing my past as red tears drip in the sink
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VOTE: VOKALS (Genesis) Even though I had to pick a winner, I really did enjoy reading this, guys. You maintain my respect..
On Topic: Flat
..I gave it to you Flat, because I felt that you gave a little more time for the second half of the topic. I understand that there was a definite need to set up the events to the guy losing his sight, Vokals, but I felt cheated when you didn't give me what I wanted to know about what he saw [I feel the same issue plagued me as well]..
Depth: Vokals
..If after reading the two verses three times (I first read it this morning but I've been in a conference with the VPs all day), I have to say that depth BELONGS to Vokals on this. Flat, you're joint was nice, man, but I was amazed that Vok pulled what he pulled outta his ass, so to speak..
Imagery: Vokals
..Even though Flat, you came as correct as I expected in the beginning in terms of creating the imagery, it began to waver toward the middle section. You did, however, recapture it in the end as you were describing the "visions", or what have you. I felt that Vokals had a consistent, almost ridiculous, amount of imagery throughout the entire piece, though..
Originality: Vokals
..The battlefield setting has to be considered original. I'm not taking anything away from you, Flat. I still found your to bring about a unique take on the topic; I just found that the battlefield aspect, though predictable for Vokals because of his situation, to be rather original given the topic itself..
Flow: Flat
..As I tell everyone, I don't really critique "flow". I feel that you guys have your method and it works the way you intend it to. When I re-read pieces, I try to find that particular cadence you would use. I felt that Flat's was just easier to grasp without much effort..
Multis: Vokals
..Though Flat, you started with some great instances where the multis were evident, you suffered from the same thing we all suffer from (if we aren't mindful) and that was evident towards the middle and end…the multis suffered in place of the content itself. Usually we see the other way around, but that usually happens in the beginning..
Vocab: Vokals
..I'm giving this to Vok because I saw how both of you made the effort to utilize the extent of Queen's Language. There were subtle instances where it just blended in nicely in both. But in the end, Vok just used a wider range of vocabulary more frequently..
Enjoyment: Tie
..I personally enjoyed both verses. I find this one a very easy category, but can also be extremely difficult to judge if you enjoyed reading both pieces..
Hook/dialogue (if Applicable To Both): N/A
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On April 20, 2017, at about 4:15 a.m., Clovis Police Department Dispatch received a telephone call from a subject who stated a person had been "shot" in the "back" at an apartment in the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard. Officers responded to the apartment where they found a 43 year old Hispanic male, lying on the floor unresponsive. Officers and ambulance crew of the Clovis Police Department began lifesaving measures but were unsuccessful, and the 43 year old male succumbed to his injury. This male subject has been identified as David Lopez (43 years of age) of Clovis, New Mexico.
During the initial call to the apartment complex, Officers responding to the scene located a vehicle near the intersections of Aspen Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard. The vehicle had run off the road and had impacted a block fence. Officers contacted the driver, a Hispanic male about 30 years of age, who had no signs of life. This male subject has been identified as Carlos Gallegos (25 years of age) formerly of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Major Crimes Unit, consisting of members from the 9th Judicial District District Attorney's Office, the Clovis Police Department, the Curry County Sheriff's Office, and the Portales Police Department began investigating the two suspected homicides. During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the two crime scenes were connected, and the deaths were related.
David Lopez and Carlos Gallegos have been transferred to the Office of the Medical Investigator for autopsy.
The Clovis Police Department is continuing the investigation into these homicides. Additional updates will be provided about the case in the near future.


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"To see versions of oneself mirrored and loved in the world is, I think, a human right."
Floating, Brilliant, Gone (Write Bloody Publishing, 2014)
What's your book about?
My book covers a lot of ground in terms of subject matter – the death of my partner at age 20, identity, resistance, finding new love, spiritual practice, even. At its heart, I think it's a mapping of the mind as it moves through different kinds of loss. There's the literal loss of a loved one, but also the small, daily losses of having a body, of being seen, of being marked as different, of trying to love in a world where intimacy seems always to be marked by violence, and ending, ultimately, in the loss of self as a means of escape, or peace, or something like that. The book is examining what is left behind when a something is taken away, and it tries, I think, to use one kind of grief as a blueprint for understanding many others.
What's the oldest piece in your book? Or can you name one poem that catalyzed or inspired the rest of the book? What do you remember about writing it?
A few poems in my book are version of poems I first started writing in 2008-2009, but they've changed so drastically since then that it's hard to really say if they're the oldest. "Just Like a Woman," for example, is one of the oldest poems, but the condensed, semicolon-heavy version in the book was one of the last connecting pieces I added in. However, I do know that the first poem in my book, "Notes on the Existence of Ghosts" is an earlier piece, and it really helped give shape to the rest of the project. I think of that poem as a sort of key for understanding the others; something like a character list, but maybe with emotional states rather than people or images.
Describe your writing practice or process for your book. Do you have a favorite prompt or revision strategy? What is it?
There's a part of me that's obsessively methodical, so the first thing I did was to go through every poem that I wouldn't feel awful about sharing with the world and categorize each one. At the time, I had this enormous pen that could write in like twelve different colors, so I wrote out the title of each poem and color coded them based on theme. From there, I thought of arranging the poems the way I used to arrange mix CDs, looking for the arc that would create the most emotionally satisfying experience for a reader. Once I found that arc, it was easier to see what connective tissue was missing and write into those gaps.
I think writing with the express purpose of fitting a piece into a larger project is a particular kind of writing, and I struggled at times to keep my writing feeling spontaneous and urgent, and not dulled by utility. How do you keep a poem feeling like it's burst out of its shell, like a spilled confession at 3 in the morning, when you know exactly what you need it to do in relation to the two poems adjacent to it? My answer was to do everything to quiet the more goal-oriented part of my brain, to aggressively seek out the half-conscious state of mind that has always been the most creatively productive place for me to start writing.
How did you decide on the arrangement and title of your book?
The original title of the book was "Familiar Haunt" (70% just for the pun), but my publisher wanted to go with something that better reflected the energy of the book – that whole bursting thing. I made a list of twelve more puns and eventually landed on a line from one of my poems that describes the way a spark moves in the wind; and also, in the larger context of the poem, the way a woman survives being told that her sadness doesn't make sense. I sort of hated (hate?) that my title has the word "brilliant" in it (like a restaurant that has "delicious" in its name, you know??). But I stuck with it because I realized that this phrase mirrored the structure that was beginning to emerge in the narrative arc of the book: moving from the silence and displacement of an unexpected death, to rage and ecstasy, to deep reflection, and finally, to a shedding of the self. The title gave language to that structure and allowed me to embrace it more fully.
To what degree did you collaborate on the cover image and design of your book?
Jess X. Chen and I have worked together for years (we first met when we were in a Brown/ RISD poetry group together), so we were able to collaborate a lot on both the cover image/design and the illustrations throughout the book. As a poet and visual artist, Jess has a pretty remarkable faculty for closely reading work and reinterpreting it in a visual medium. Essentially, I gave her some parameters and guiding thoughts, she worked up a few sketches, and we went back and forth from there. The birds were her idea, I think, although my poems are probably unintentionally bird-heavy. Oh, well.
What are you working on now?
I'm vaguely working on a chapbook of poems about machine women – androids, cyborgs, me on Twitter, etc. But mostly, I'm just writing – sitting down with myself and seeing what's there. It goes back to realizing through this project that my best work comes from a need to write the poem itself, rather than planning a larger project. I'm trying to ask what poems I need to write, while being conscious of the connections between those needs. Themes that are emerging are desire, decomposition, post-body love, your average femme sorrows. But I'm trying to take it slow with this next thing.
What advice would you offer to an aspiring author?
To find a community of artistic peers and love each other fiercely.
How has your writing and writing practiced evolved? What old habits have you dropped and are there any new ones you've picked up that you'd like to share?
I teach a lot of one-time, generative poetry workshops, and I used to always write along with the prompt while the students were writing. I love having a ten-minute time limit to begin creating something; I think my brain works best when it's fighting against a restriction. These days, I teach so many workshops that I've more often been taking that time to give my brain a few minutes of rest – the value of which I also don't wish to underemphasize. But I still like writing when it's hard to write. I bought an old typewriter (like made in the 1930s old!) recently, and some of the keys stick, and the tape doesn't quite reel right, and roll is cracked so occasionally you tear through the paper; it's been a wonderfully terrible machine to work with.
What kind of world do you think your book creates? What, or who, inhabits that world?
The world of my book, like many books, is the mind – the paranoid, imperfect, grudge-holding, sometimes-pessimistic, always-joy-seeking mind. It's the mind confronted by emptiness and trying, often failing, to make sense of its shape.
Did you read straight through your book out loud during the revision process or while finalizing revisions? If so, how was your experience of the poems different? How were your ideas about their individual meanings changed?
I didn't do that during the writing process, but, as a writer who makes a lot of her living from reading her work out loud, I was always paying attention to sound, even when I didn't consciously intend it. Recently, however, I made an audiobook version of the book and ended up reading straight through the whole thing out loud at least twice. That was a strange and lovely – and physically draining! – experience. It reaffirmed for me which poems were written to be heard, and which were most comfortable living on the page and had to be shaken out of that comfort zone somehow. There's one poem written in the form of a flowchart – created with the specific intent of allowing the reader to control the narrative and time. So recording the audio meant that I was forced to dictate those things for the listener, which I sort of hated doing. But I got a lot of help from my younger sibling, Brigid, who is a composer and sound designer and created music for the project, to try to capture something of the poem's spirit in audio form. I think we did a pretty good job, though imperfection is part of the game in any kind of translation, and especially when moving a text from one medium to the other.
Whose work helped you in the writing of this book?
Sharon Olds taught me so much about writing about grief. Carl Phillips' sentences. Rachel McKibbens' fierce engagement with trauma. Most of all, the work of my peers and friends, especially the poets in my collective, Dark Noise.
Who is your intended audience? What kind of person do you imagine writing to?
I've found that young Asian American women form a large part of my readership, and I used to worry that this meant that my work didn't have wide appeal, or that it wasn't valued by the establishment. If I'd heard someone else saying that, I would have known all the right arguments to make against it, but suddenly, experiencing it for myself, I had a hard time shaking the feeling, or even being able to voice it without feeling some shame. My friend Fatimah Asghar then told me that she wanted to write the book she wished she'd had as a young woman, and that led me to realize (or rather, remember) the value of having an audience that shared these identities with me. The first time I saw an Asian American woman poet read, I was stunned with recognition. To see versions of oneself mirrored and loved in the world is, I think, a human right. I feel immensely lucky that my work has allowed me to be in conversation with many young Asian American women, as well as people who don't share my race and gender identities. Oh, and lit-nerdy queers, I see you out here, too.
Franny Choi is a writer, teaching artist, and the author of Floating, Brilliant, Gone (Write Bloody Publishing, 2014). She has received awards from the Poetry Foundation and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Poetry Magazine, The Journal, Rattle, Indiana Review, and others. She is a VONA alumna, a Project VOICE teaching artist, and a member of the Dark Noise Collective.
Notes on the Existence of Ghosts
Leaves stained onto the sidewalk from yesterday's storm create gray-green watermarks on the pavement, like the negatives of pressed flowers, or the ghost of a letterpress still whispering up from the page. A sidewalk is a haunted thing.
I understand the gravity of a train from the empty space and afterbirth air I encounter when I run down to the platform twenty seconds too late. It is the same with all things of such weight – to know them best when you have just missed them.
Snow angels; the power of an outline to name an absence holy, a finger pointing to the inherent fiction of angels and therefore haunting.
If the stars have, as they say, been dead for millions of years by the time their light reaches us, then it follows that my retinas are a truer thing to call sky.
Dove collides into window, leaving a white imprint of its body.
A crime scene outline saying, Take this, the dust of me. Remember the way my body was round and would not move through glass.


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WSJ reports on July 21, 2011, that Rebel fighters have penetrated Libya's southwest desert and pulled within 80 miles of Col. Moammar Gadhafi's southern stronghold, opening a new front and suggesting the strongman's grip is slipping even in areas believed firmly in his control.
The rebels captured a small village south of Sebha on Monday. The fall of Sebha, one of Col. Gadhafi's three regional power centers, would be a huge symbolic and strategic blow.
The city of 130,000 is a logistics hub for the regime, channeling food, fuel and other war supplies northward from southern farmlands and neighboring Algeria, Chad and Niger, said rebel leaders.
With the latest offensive, rebels have now made progress on every front of the war.
Despite the advance, the force threatening Sebha is hundreds of miles south of Tripoli and poses no direct threat to the capital, where Col. Gadhafi and his family are still clinging to power.
The conflict appeared to be at a stalemate for months as the ill-equipped rebels struggled to organize effective attacks on Gadhafi-held territory.
But in recent weeks, rebels made significant inroads. In the Western Mountains, they have advanced to within 35 miles of Tripoli.
In the besieged coastal city of Misrata, they have steadily pushed back Col. Gadhafi's fighters.
On Wednesday, Libyan rebel leaders met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris and asked him to support their plans to mount a military offensive on Tripoli aimed at toppling Col. Gadhafi.
The delegation of rebel chiefs, which included senior officers from Misrata and a member of Libya's National Transitional Council, the main opposition group to Col. Gadhafi, said they needed more weapons and logistical assistance to oust the longtime leader.
The previous day, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the civilian head of NATO, praised the rebels' progress in an interview at NATO headquarters in Brussels:
"The opposition forces are now more experienced, better trained, better coordinated," he said. The situation on the ground is "absolutely not a stalemate," he said, adding Col. Gadhafi's forces have suffered "a very, very clear weakening."
Due to poor communications networks, lack of Internet and its remote desert location, southern Libya has received scant attention during the Libyan uprising. Reaching residents in southern Libya remains tremendously difficult.
The rebel fighting force that is now rumbling through the southwestern desert was first mustered in late May and early June in the southeastern oasis city of Kufra. A resident of the southern town of Al Qatrun, which rebels took last week, estimated the force includes 60 to 65 4X4 vehicles and as many as 300 fighters.
Earlier this month, the force captured a remote desert airfield and army outpost called Al Wigh, near Libya's borders with Chad and Niger, and soon after seized the Tummu border crossing with Chad.
The force began advancing north toward Sebha, and last week, the force took the village of Qatron without a fight. On Sunday, pro-Gadhafi fighters attacked the advancing rebels, said a resident of the village and a rebel commander on the ground, Ramadan Al-Alakie.
The retreating Gadhafi forces concentrated in Taraghin, the hometown of Bashir Salah, Col. Gadhafi's chief of staff, to block the rebel advance to Sebha. The rebel force simply went around the town, and on Monday took control of the tiny village of Umm Al-Aranib, they said.
Now, just 80 miles of empty desert and one tiny village stand between the rebels and Sebha.
Through the first months of the uprising, little information leaked out from Sebha, where the powerful Magarha and Col. Gadhafi's own Gadhadfa tribes, both pillars of his regime, hold sway. It was long thought that the city was such a fierce bastion of pro-Gadhafi support that it was all but impregnable.
But in recent weeks, cracks have begun to show in Sebha.
Activists from Sebha say the city isn't a pro-Gadhafi bastion anymore. "Gadhafi's support in the city is not as strong as people think," said Mr. Humeida.


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Qualitative interviews are another common method, although they require greater commitment from your team and lengthier subsequent analysis. In this case, we must telephone customers to discuss their experience, as well as the strong and weak points of the accommodation. Not all tourists have time to participate in this kind of interview, but the information which can be obtained is extremely valuable.
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Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott wants you to exactly know how he feels about U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken's recent ruling in favor of granting student-athletes their likeness rights.
Hint: Scott isn't a fan of changing the way the NCAA currently operates.
The Pac-12 released a statement to voice Scott's displeasure…
"We fundamentally disagree with the O'Bannon court's ruling that the NCAA and our collegiate model violate anti-trust laws in any way," Scott stated. "Our system provides untold opportunities and beneficial life experiences for the almost 7,000 Pac-12 student-athletes every year, and we are intent on improving the system to do even more to benefit young people for generations to come. While we plan to support the NCAA on their appeal of this ruling, we will be working with our institutions to develop next steps in the event the appeal is not successful."
The flaw in Scott's argument is he's counting all of the Pac-12's student-athletes.
Wilken's ruling wouldn't necessarily affect athletes that participate in soccer, volleyball, field hockey, etc. The court's decision specifically cited football and basketball as ways for the NCAA and its members to build a market from which the student-athletes couldn't previously benefit.
"The court finds that a submarket exists in which television networks seek to acquire group licenses to use FBS football and Division I basketball players' names, images and likenesses in live game telecasts," Wilken wrote. "Television networks frequently enter into licensing agreements to use the intellectual property of schools, conferences, and event organizers — such as the NCAA or a bowl committee — in live telecasts of football and basketball games. In these agreements, the network often seeks to acquire the rights to use the names, images and likenesses of the participating student-athletes during the telecast."
Non-revenue generating sports don't necessarily fall into this category. Wilken concluded by stating nothing in the ruling "will preclude the NCAA from continuing to enforce all of its other existing rules."
Most of the Pac-12's sports will continue to operate as they always have. Scott and the league's members will simply have to adjust for those programs and players which generate massive income through television, video games and merchandise.


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Shadow swells
Pregnant with seed,
Mother of
The falling leaves,
Golden rain on
The forest floor,
Golden veil of
The spirit door
That death has
Pushed ajar this night
To bring this
Darkened world alight
With memories in
The heart's warm flame
As what was lost
Is found again.
A seed of hope
As darkness falls,
A promise of light
As winter calls and
The doorway closes
Once again
As the embers fade
At the summer's end.
(copyright Beth Rees)