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The Role of Science in Local Food Production
The Challenge of Food Insecurity
One in seven people in the world are "food insecure", meaning these individuals do not know where their next meal is coming from. As the world population increases to nine billion by 2050, it will require a 70% increase in local food production to feed everyone.
Paul Schickler, President of DuPont Pioneer discusses the role science plays in helping to solve the global food crisis. Schickler elaborates on how DuPont Pioneer is collaborating with farmers and communities to improve local food production and food security.
Regional differences need to be taken into consideration – weather changes, elevation differences, length of day and soil difference all need to be considered to arrive at the best solution for that area. Efforts such as determining which type of seeds to plant and improving agricultural practices based on the local environment can help to make a positive impact on yield levels.
High yield hybrid seeds can help farmers improve their productivity. Pioneer has been working with farmers in Zimbabwe doing research, seed production and seed distribution to help the country become more productive and regain its status as East Africa's breadbasket.
No single organization can find all the answers, but by collaborating with NGOs, governments, academia, local communities and farmers, we can come together to solve problems.
Learn more at: DuPont Food Security


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15 First Date Questions to Ask a Woman
Even if you are not a relationship specialist, you will easily detect people, having their first date. The first thing that betrays them is undoubtedly embarrassment. They usually do not know what to talk about and how to behave themselves. Embarrassment causes long pauses in a conversation and very often people feel shy to look into each other's eyes and only cast timid glances. A great percentage of men say they do not know how to start a conversation when dating a woman for the first time. Indeed, deciding on the right questions to ask may be pretty difficult, as these questions should not just give a start for an interesting and easy conversation, but also should not make a woman feel puzzled or confused.
Topics like "weather" or "food" are undoubtedly not the best ones for a date. Unfortunately, this is exactly what people talk about when they do hot have better ideas. If you do not think about something more interesting to discuss, you risk not to go on your second date.
The good news is that to impress a girl you do not have to discover the continent again, as you can make life easier with ready-to-use dating questions which have already helped thousands of guys like you. Just use these questions for the first date and enjoy your date.
So, here is the list of 15 dating questions you can ask a woman on a date. These timed-tested first date questions ideas will help you survive the date successfully.
- What is your hobby?
- Do you love animals? Do you have a pet?
- What can make you feel happy/laugh?
- Who is your best friend? How long have you been friends with him/her?
- What books do you love reading? or What movies do you like? Why?
- What was your favourite subject at school/college? Why?
- What three things about dating you hate most of all?
- What is your beloved place on earth?
- What goals you want to achieve in life?
- Who has/had the biggest influence on your life?
- How do you like to spend vacations/weekends?
- Are there any family traditions you never break?
- Did you/Do you have a nickname? What is the story of its origin?
- What did you like most of all, when you were a kid?
- Is there is something about you that a I should know, but would not dare to ask about.
Of course, even if you learn these dating questions by heart (which is definitely not obligatory), this is not a guarantee that your date will be successful. In addition to these questions you need to learn some very important dating discourse rules. Please note, that these questions for the first date should be used as an example, so do not limit the conversation to these questions only. The number of topics you can discuss when dating a woman is huge, so use your imagination. This list of dating questions can be extended, however try to avoid questions that can puzzle your partner.
If you are going to date a girl you do not know very well, follow these simple discourse rules.
Listen to Your Partner
Even if you partner is not a very talkative person, always give her an opportunity to talk. When dating a woman you need to listen to what she says. Otherwise speaking, you need to listen to your partner not less than you talk.
Do Not Focus Narrowly on the List of Questions to Ask
Even if you date a girl for the first time, and want to know more about her, do not try asking all the questions at one date. It is better asking just a few but the most interesting ones. Also, do not forget to tell something about you and do not just interview a girl.
Never Rush Things
Of course, you may have lots of ideas on what to do on the first date and what questions to ask, but be patient and do not rush things. Try to make this date interesting and then you will have lots of other dates and therefore occasions to know the girl better.
Hopefully, these simple recommendations and date ideas will help you avoid embarrassment and awkward situations. If you are attentive, these questions for the first date will help you understand whether or not this girl is the right match for you. If you are not sure about your feelings, date a girl again and good luck!


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Excerpt: 'Downtown Owl'
Downtown Owl: A Novel
By Chuck Klosterman
Hardcover, 257 pages
Simon & Schuster
List price: $24.00
August 15, 1983 (Mitch)
When Mitch Hrlicka heard that his high school football coach had gotten another teenage girl pregnant, he was forty bushels beyond bamboozled. He could not understand what so many females saw in Mr. Laidlaw. He was inhumane, and also sarcastic. Whenever Mitch made the slightest mental error, Laidlaw would rhetorically scream, "Vanna? Vanna? Are you drowsy, Vanna? Wake up! You can sleep when you are dead, Vanna!" Mr. Laidlaw seemed unnaturally proud that he had nicknamed Mitch "Vanna White" last winter, solely based on one semifunny joke about how the surname "Hrlicka" needed more vowels. Mitch did not mind when other kids called him Vanna, because almost everyone he knew had a nickname; as far as he could tell, there was nothing remotely humiliating about being called "Vanna," assuming everyone understood that the name had been assigned arbitrarily. It symbolized nothing. But Mitch hated when John Laidlaw called him "Vanna," because Laidlaw assumed it was humiliating. And that, clearly, was his goal.
Christ, it was humid. When Mitch and his teenage associates had practiced that morning at 7:30 a.m., it was almost cool; the ground had been wet with dew and the clouds hovered fourteen feet off the ground. But now — eleven hours later — the sun was burning and falling like the Hindenburg. The air was damp wool. Mitch limped toward the practice field for the evening's upcoming death session; he could already feel sweat forming on his back and above his nose and under his crotch. His quadriceps stored enough lactic acid to turn a triceratops into limestone. "God damn," he thought. "Why do I want this?" In two days the team would begin practicing in full pads. It would feel like being wrapped in cellophane while hauling bricks in a backpack. "God damn," he thought again. "This must be what it's like to live in Africa." Football was not designed for the summer, even if Herschel Walker believed otherwise.
When Mitch made it to the field, the other two Owl quarterbacks were already there, facing each other twelve yards apart, each standing next to a freshman. They were playing catch, but not directly; one QB would rifle the ball to the opposite freshman, who would (in theory) catch it and immediately flip it over to the second QB who was waiting at his side. The other quarterback would then throw the ball back to the other freshman, and the process would continue. This was how NFL quarterbacks warmed up on NFL sidelines. The process would have looked impressive to most objective onlookers, except for the fact that both freshman receivers dropped 30 percent of the passes that struck them in the hands. This detracted from the fake professionalism.
Mitch had no one to throw to, so he served as the holder while the kickers practiced field goals. This duty required him to crouch on one knee and remain motionless, which (of course) is not an ideal way to get one's throwing arm loose and relaxed. Which (of course) did not really matter, since Coach Laidlaw did not view Mitch's attempts at quarterbacking with any degree of seriousness. Mitch was not clutch. Nobody said this, but everybody knew. It was the biggest problem in his life.
At 7:01, John Laidlaw blew into a steel whistle and instructed everyone to bring it in. They did so posthaste.
"Okay," Laidlaw began. "This is the situation. The situation is this: We will not waste any light tonight, because we have a beautiful evening with not many mosquitoes and a first-class opportunity to start implementing some of the offense. I realize this is only the fourth practice, but we're already way behind on everything. It's obvious that most of you didn't put five goddamn minutes into thinking about football all goddamn summer, so now we're all behind. And I don't like being behind. I've never been a follower. I'm not that kind of person. Maybe you are, but I am not.
"Classes start in two weeks. Our first game is in three weeks. We need to have the entire offense ready by the day we begin classes, and we need to have all of the defensive sets memorized before we begin classes. And right now, I must be honest: I don't even know who the hell is going to play for us. So this is the situation. The situation is this: Right now, everybody here is equally useless. This is going to be an important, crucial, important, critical, important two weeks for everyone here, and it's going to be a real kick in the face to any of you who still want to be home watching The Price Is Right. And I know there's going to be a lot of people in this town talking about a lot of bull crap that doesn't have anything to do with football, and you're going to hear about certain things that happened or didn't happen or that supposedly happened or that supposedly allegedly didn't happen to somebody that probably doesn't even exist. These are what we call distractions. These distractions will come from all the people who don't want you to think about Owl Lobo football. So if I hear anyone on this team perpetuating those kinds of bullshit stories, everyone is going to pay for those distractions. Everyone. Because we are here to think about Owl Lobo football. And if you are not thinking exclusively — exclusively — about Owl Lobo football, go home and turn on The Price Is Right. Try to win yourself a washing machine."
It remains unclear why John Laidlaw carried such a specific, all-encompassing hatred for viewers of The Price Is Right. No one will ever know why this was. Almost as confusing was the explanation as to why Owl High School was nicknamed the Lobos, particularly since they had been the Owl Owls up until 1964. During the summer of '64, the citizens of Owl suddenly concluded that being called the Owl Owls was somewhat embarrassing, urging the school board to change the nickname to something "less repetitive." This proposal was deeply polarizing to much of the community. The motion didn't pass until the third vote. And because most of the existing Owl High School athletic gear still featured its long-standing logo of a feathered wing, it was decided that the new nickname should remain ornithological. As such, the program was known as the Owl Eagles for all of the 1964-1965 school year. Contrary to community hopes, this change dramatically increased the degree to which its sports teams were mocked by opposing schools. During the especially oppressive summer of 1969, they decided to change the nickname again, this time becoming the Owl High Screaming Satans. (New uniforms were immediately purchased.) Two games into the '69 football season, the local Lutheran and Methodist churches jointly petitioned the school board, arguing that the nickname "Satan" glorified the occult and needed to be changed on religious grounds; oddly (or perhaps predictably), the local Catholic church responded by aggressively supporting the new moniker, thereby initiating a bitter feud among the various congregations. (This was punctuated by a now infamous street fight that involved the punching of a horse.) When the Lutheran minister ultimately decreed that all Protestant athletes would have to quit all extracurricular activities if the name "Satan" remained in place, the school was forced to change nicknames midseason. Nobody knew how to handle this unprecedented turn of events. Eventually, one of the cheerleaders noticed that the existing satanic logo actually resembled an angry humanoid wolf, a realization that seemed brilliant at the time. (The cheerleader, Janelle Fluto, is now a lesbian living in Thunder Bay, Ontario.) The Screaming Satans subsequently became the Screaming Lobos, a name that was edited down to Lobos upon the recognition that wolves do not scream. This nickname still causes mild confusion, as strangers sometimes assume the existence of a mythological creature called the "Owl Lobo," which would (indeed) be a terrifying (and potentially winged) carnivore hailing from western Mexico. But — nonetheless, and more importantly — there has not been any major community controversy since the late sixties. Things have been perfect ever since, if by "perfect" you mean "exactly the same."
Mitch and the rest of the Lobos clapped their hands simultaneously and started to jog one lap around the practice field, ostensibly preparing to perform a variety of calisthenics while thinking exclusively about Owl Lobo football and not fantasizing about The Price Is Right. But such a goal was always impossible. It was still summer. As Mitch loped along the sidelines, his mind drifted to other subjects, most notably a) Gordon Kahl, b) the Georgetown Hoyas, c) how John Laidlaw managed to seduce and impregnate Tina McAndrew, and d) how awful it must feel to be John Laidlaw's wife.
Excerpted from Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman. Copyright © 2008 by Chuck Klosterman. Excerpted with permission of Simon & Schuster. All rights reserved.
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Implementing the Cookie Law: Four Key Questions
On 26 May 2011 the EU Cookie Directive came into law in the UK through Regulations and the ICO Guidance but after a last minute panic, enforcement was suspended for a year. On 26 May 2012 the ICO will start enforcing the law and imposing fines – are you prepared?
Despite the flurry of cookie opt-in notices that have appeared on websites, most UK businesses are still unprepared or unsure of the law. There's lots of 'guidance' available, though it's not always comprehensible. We aren't going to replicate that advice here, although we have provided headline actions, rather we are urging you to consider four key questions . . . .
Question One: UK or Europe wide compliance?
The EU Privacy Directive is being implemented differently across Europe. The UK is one of the first countries to implement this directive and at the moment seems to be at the more restrictive end of the spectrum. However, France, Holland, Greece and Norway have all been contemplating a stricter interpretation.
If your website has a European or international audience then you will need to check that the steps you take to comply with the Directive here will be sufficient. The ICO suggests compliance with UK regulation will be a good first step.
Question Two: What kind of cookies?
The International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) guidance helpfully separates cookies into four types:
Category 1: strictly necessary cookies
The definition of what is a strictly necessary cookie is quite narrow. Specifically they enable services that visitors have asked for, so for example they might be related to the shopping basket on an ecommerce site. The regulations say that you don't need an opt-in for these, but it's highly unlikely that any website will just have this category of cookie.
Category 2: performance cookies
These collect anonymous data on the performance of websites so that they can be improved. Google Analytics falls into this category.
The ICO guidance says 'provided clear information is given about their activities we are highly unlikely to prioritise first party cookies used only for analytic purposes in any consideration of regulatory action'. 'Highly unlikely' isn't quite the same as saying that opting in to Analytics cookies isn't necessary, but it is probably as close as we will get.
Asking visitors to opt in to performance cookies is tricky, because they are of no direct or immediate value to the visitor. The ICO itself experienced this when it added a cookie opt in banner to its website and the level of traffic recorded in its Analytics dropped by 90%. For most of us Analytics is at the heart of our understanding of what works on our website and a reduced sample of visitors is not a good basis for decision making, so the ICO's statement about not prioritising action against performance cookies is very welcome.
Category 3: functionality cookies
These remember choices visitors have made to improve their experience of the site, so it might include user name, language, text size etc. A common example of this is the WordPress cookie that identifies if you have been authorised to comment on a blog. It's much easier to explain to users why they might want to use these cookies and often consent can be built into key processes like setting up an account or changing settings.
Category 4: targeting cookies or advertising cookies
These are the cookies that collect information so that ads can be personalised around your browsing habits. Often these are 'third party cookies', dropped by a third party advertising network (like Google) rather than by the website owner. They might also be survey or market research tools.
The water gets particularly murky about who is responsible for consent for third party cookies. If you have third party adverts on your site and/or are using category 4 cookies then arguably it is your responsibility to tell visitors. If you are then processing the information you collect, remember you must also comply with the Data Protection Act.
Different types of cookies require different responses depending on the type of information they collect and the way it is then used.
Question Three: Does your compliance reflect your brand?
How you comply with the regulations is at least partly a brand decision. If you have brand values associated with being trustworthy (which if you are taking payments online you should), then the way you choose to implement the opt-in should reflect this.
The most recent ICO guidances discusses the idea of 'implied consent' and the gap between what the public knows about cookies and the sophistocation of the techniques used by website owners. The emphasis is on openness, transparency and education and for many brands this is a great opportunity to strengthen the customer relationship.
A proportionate response that takes responsibility for the information your website collects is key. The general consensus is that the ICO is unlikely to prosecute companies that don't meet the ICO guidance if they can show that they have made a genuine effort, but sticking your head in the sand, particularly if you are using cookies to collect and use personal information would be a mistake.
The ICO guidance states that if a complaint is made and there is evidence of a plan for compliance, then they will respond very differently than if nothing at all has been done to comply with the regulations.
Question Four: What is your intention?
OK, this is not to do with the cookie law per se, but there is a point here about why a privacy directive is necessary and the intention behind collecting and storing data, whether or not this involves cookies.
Marketeers have been using personal information to sell stuff for generations. When you use a supermarket loyalty card the supermarkets use data on your buying habits to target ads at you (this is a great article about this), and arguably it's Facebook's massive bank of personal data that makes it so valuable to investors.
However, category 4 cookies hit a public nerve about what is known about what we do in the privacy of our own homes surfing the net and how this information is used. How businesses use data is an ethical not a legal question and compliance is not simply about complying with the letter of the law; it is about complying with the spirit.
If your intention is to use data in a way that undermines visitors' privacy – whether or not you are using a cookie – then you are undermining the relationship with your customers and by fuelling public unease about privacy are encouraging even more draconian regulation.
We've enjoyed discussions with Neil Howlett a Solicitor at Harris & Harris about the legal side of how the regulations are likely to be interpreted and enforced. Also input from Andy Atkins-Krueger from WebCertain at SMX Advanced about European implementation.
For more information see
• ICO guidance: on the purpose and approach to the regulations
• ICC UK Cookie Guide: on categories of cookies and ways to describe them
• Your Online Choices : Internet Advertising Bureau's guide to online behavioural advertising and privacy
• AboutCookies.org: advice on how to delete and control cookies on different browsers
• The History of the Do Not Track Header : blog by Christopher Soghoian posted in 2011 about the development of do not track solutions to cookies. Christopher is an online security advisor in the US and this blog is a fascinating insight into the online tracking and government surveillance issues that sit behind the EU Privacy Directive.
Nicola Payne
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Darrell has been recognized with numerous awards including the RE/MAX Hall of Fame Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a Certified Residential Specialist (a designation achieved by fewer than 3% of real estate professionals) and he currently serves on the Grievance Committee for the local Board.
Darrell learned during his tenures as broker/owner how much he enjoyed coaching other agents. As a coach, he is offering to share his experience and guidance to agents interested in moving their business to the next level.
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Organizational Structure:
The Friends of Housing Corporation is run by a six member Board of Directors. The Directors and their titles are as follows:
- Nacarci Feaster, President
- Christopher Goller, Vice President
- Angela McKenzie, Secretary
- Roger Rouse, Treasurer
- Margaret Henningsen
The day to day activities of Friends is handled by Armando Gutierrez, Executive Director. Currently Friends has 8 full-time property managers, 11 full-time Office assistants, 15 full-time maintenance workers, 3 full-time custodial staff, 1 part-time maintenance worker and 5 support staff. Friends also has an agreement with MV Cleaning Services to provide janitorial staff at our sites.


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Caitlin Hackett
Caitlin Hackett's large scale ballpoint pen and watercolor works on paper are manifestos on the human spirit. Shirking the current craze for romantic fairytales, Hackett explores the dark underbelly of human/animal relationships in order to dissect what it means to be human. She is not just an artist, but a contemporary mythologist.
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My work alludes to the boundaries that separate humans from animals both physically and metaphysically, and how these boundaries are warped by new scientific data, mythology, history, and religious beliefs alike, blurring the lines between us as science, religion, and culture clash over what it is to be human, and thus, what separates us from the beasts of the wild.
Read more of Caitlin Hackett's artist statement at her website.
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In 1986 I graduated from Dean College in Franklin, MA. with a major in guitar and a minor in small business management, then my local music store hired me. Yay! I ended up working at that shop for 11 years on and off doing everything from sales, management, accounting, advertising, stockboy, janitor... you name it, I did it.
During the 11 years I spent learning the ropes of music retail, I was also an active performer. In 1987 I was a member of Adam Bomb on Geffen Records and in 1988 I took a year off to attend Musicians Institute (GIT) in Hollywood, CA. Since then I've been lucky enough to share stages with Dio, Stryper, Kings X, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ratt, Planet X, Skid Row, Rob Halford, Queensryche and even Iron Maiden, when my band toured as their opening act in 2000.
In 1996 the opportunity to open my own music store presented itself and with the support of vendors and customers alike, I opened Matt's Music Center on November 6th, 1996. My staff and I have come a long way since '96 and my little shop, isn't so little any more. We've grown because we offer super competitive prices on great products and we back it all up with service that's better than our competition. Simple as that!
I still play today, when schedules allow it I record and perform with my band Machines of Grace, featuring some members of The Trans Siberian Orchestra. I also gig regularly with my cover band "Flashmob", so I'm always trying out new gear in a live atmosphere. My years of performing and studying music have taught me what's important and I always try to run my business by the golden rule of "treat people how I want to be treated". Hard to believe but I've been working in musical instrument retail for 24 years and I've been playing guitar for 32 years. I'm happy to put my experience to work for you!
So when you call, email or use live chat there are only 2 people you'll speak with... myself and Jay. Jay has been with me for 10 years, he runs all our Ebay auctions, handles shipping, is a massive gear junky and he's my right hand man. On top of all that he manages to gig about 100 times a year! Rest assured, both of us will bend over backward to make sure your purchase is a great one. We value your business and look forward to making you a new friend of ours!
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The Urokinase receptor, also known as uPA receptor or uPAR or CD87 (Cluster of Differentiation 87), is multidomain glycoprotein tethered to the cell membrane with a glycosylphosphotidylinositol (GPI) anchor. uPAR was originally identified as a saturable binding site for urokinase on the cell surface.
Molecular characteristics
uPAR consists of three different domains of the Ly-6/uPAR/alpha-neurotoxin family. All three domains are necessary for high affinity binding of the primary ligand, urokinase. It has been possible to express uPAR recombinantly in CHO-cells and S2 cells from Drosophila melanogaster. 4 out of 5 of the possible glycosylation sites are used in vivo giving the protein a molecular weight of 50-60 kDA. Recently the structure of uPAR was solved by X-ray crystallography in complex with a peptide antagonist[3] and with its native ligand, urokinase.[4]
Besides the primary ligand urokinase, uPAR interacts with several other proteins, among others: vitronectin, the uPAR associated protein (uPARAP) and the integrin family of membrane proteins.
Physiological significance
uPAR is a part of the plasminogen activation system, which in the healthy body is involved in tissue reorganization events such as mammary gland involution and wound healing. In order to be able to reorganize tissue, the old tissue must be able to be degraded. An important mechanism in this degradation is the proteolysis cascade initiated by the plasminogen activation system. uPAR binds urokinase and thus restricts plasminogen activation to the immediate vicinity of the cell membrane. Thus uPAR seems to be an important player in the regulation of this process.
However the components of the plasminogen activation system have been found to be highly expressed in many malignant tumors, indicating that tumors are able to hijack the system, and use it in metastasis. Thus inhibitors of the various components of the plasminogen activation system have been sought as possible anticancer drugs.
uPAR has been involved in various other non-proteolytical processes related to cancer, such as cell migration, cell cycle regulation, and cell adhesion.
When uPA is bound to the receptor, there is cleavage between the GPI-anchor and the uPAR, releasing suPAR.[5]
Urokinase receptor has been shown to interact with LRP1.[6]
See also
- Cancer
- Cluster of differentiation
- Metastasis
- Plasmin
- Plasminogen activation system
- Urokinase
- suPAR
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- ↑ "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
- ↑ Llinas P, Le Du MH, Gårdsvoll H, et al. (May 2005). "Crystal structure of the human urokinase plasminogen activator receptor bound to an antagonist peptide". EMBO J. 24 (9): 1655–63. doi:10.1038/sj.emboj.7600635. PMC 1142576. PMID 15861141.
- ↑ Huai Q, Mazar AP, Kuo A, et al. (February 2006). "Structure of human urokinase plasminogen activator in complex with its receptor". Science. 311 (5761): 656–9. doi:10.1126/science.1121143. PMID 16456079.
- ↑ Thunø M, Macho B, Eugen-Olsen J (2009). "suPAR: the molecular crystal ball". Dis. Markers. 27 (3): 157–72. doi:10.3233/DMA-2009-0657. PMID 19893210.
- ↑ Czekay RP, Kuemmel TA, Orlando RA, Farquhar MG (May 2001). "Direct binding of occupied urokinase receptor (uPAR) to LDL receptor-related protein is required for endocytosis of uPAR and regulation of cell surface urokinase activity". Mol. Biol. Cell. 12 (5): 1467–79. doi:10.1091/mbc.12.5.1467. PMC 34598. PMID 11359936.
Further reading
- Ploug M (2003). "Structure-function relationships in the interaction between the urokinase-type plasminogen activator and its receptor". Curr. Pharm. Des. 9 (19): 1499–528. doi:10.2174/1381612033454630. PMID 12871065.
- Kjøller L (2003). "The urokinase plasminogen activator receptor in the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and cell motility.". Biol. Chem. 383 (1): 5–19. doi:10.1515/BC.2002.002. PMID 11928822.
- Chavakis T, Kanse SM, May AE, Preissner KT (2002). "Haemostatic factors occupy new territory: the role of the urokinase receptor system and kininogen in inflammation.". Biochem. Soc. Trans. 30 (2): 168–73. doi:10.1042/BST0300168. PMID 12023845.
- Ploug M, Gårdsvoll H, Jørgensen TJ, et al. (2002). "Structural analysis of the interaction between urokinase-type plasminogen activator and its receptor: a potential target for anti-invasive cancer therapy.". Biochem. Soc. Trans. 30 (2): 177–83. doi:10.1042/BST0300177. PMID 12023847.
- Alfano M, Sidenius N, Blasi F, Poli G (2004). "The role of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA)/uPA receptor in HIV-1 infection.". J. Leukoc. Biol. 74 (5): 750–6. doi:10.1189/jlb.0403176. PMID 12960238.
- Alfano D, Franco P, Vocca I, et al. (2005). "The urokinase plasminogen activator and its receptor: role in cell growth and apoptosis.". Thromb. Haemost. 93 (2): 205–11. doi:10.1160/TH04-09-0592. PMID 15711734.
External links
- PLAUR protein, human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)


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Taylor Swift has done it again. Less than a week after the release of her fourth studio album, she's already passed the 'one million sold' mark.
is definitely the most daring of her albums. From the pop anthem "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" to the more Swift-esque "Begin Again", there's a song for everyone on this album. Swift has said of the album that she was trying to "really explore the edges of what she was allowed to do". Of course, with success like hers, there really isn't anything she isn't allowed to do. By incorporating so many different influences into
, Swift has essentially removed all barriers between genres in her music. On top of that, she gathered the likes of Ed Sheeran and Snow Patrol front man Gary Lightbody for duets, both of whom have had their own share of success. In the midst of all this, it was also nearly impossible to escape the album before its release. If you were anywhere near the radio, television, or even Papa John's, you probably heard all the details. That's what you call a good marketing team. Before it was even released, Red had the makings of a hit album and it seems to be living up to that now.
This album kicks off strong with "State of Grace" and "Red". Both of these just happen to be the songs you can't help but sing along to (and subsequently have stuck in your head for the next week). Though these aren't what fans would consider 'typical Taylor', they're clearly hits, based on their recent popularity.
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Clearly, Taylor put these songs in order of how the real situations played out. The next song on Red, titled "All Too Well", a typical Taylor Swift tale of heartbreak. On a completely different note is "22", which seems to be about her time with friends, which tends to follow a breakup. What better way to cure heartbreak than a night out with friends, right?
Everyone and anyone who has been through a break-up has dealt with the urge to call the person you know you shouldn't, which is exactly what the song "I Almost Do" discusses. But alas, there is the moment when you remember every reason that you broke up in the first place. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is the perfect anthem for that situation, and also the perfect choice for a first single.
With the next few songs, Swift takes us on this rollercoaster of emotions, from the upbeat "Stay Stay Stay", to the melancholy "The Last Time", a duet with Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody. From there, she takes us back to the fast-paced melody of "Holy Ground", which talks about the realization that every relationship has its reasons and its good points; we just have to look back with a positive attitude.
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"The Lucky One" is a song I'm sure most celebrities can relate to. Daily I'm sure they hear just how "lucky" they are, when no one truly knows what it is that they are truly dealing with. Some of them might not be as lucky as we think. Swift's duet with Ed Sheeran "Everything Has Changed" is very reminiscent of one of Sheeran's songs. Strictly fueled by acoustic guitar and beautiful harmonies, it doesn't take much for this song to catch your attention, it does it all on its own.
"Starlight" is a song Swift wrote about a photo of Ethel and Robert Kennedy. She said she "wasn't sure what they did but it just looked like they were having the best night". The second single of the album, "Begin Again", is the final song on the album. Swift closes the album with the hope of a new love and a renewed faith in what love truly looks like. Very typical of hopelessly romantic Taylor, but there's never anything wrong with staying true to character.
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Out of the initial submissions, eight finalists were chosen to present their work at the ICRA conference in St. Paul, MN. We were impressed with the stiff competition. More information on the competition can be found here:
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This week Joell, Jamie, and Courtney have been stuffing envelops to send out the tax donation receipts for 2007. God continues to make the relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts possible here in Lakeshore through the generous contributions from our friends from across the country. If you made a financial donation in the 2007 calendar year, please accept our joy filled thanks and expect to receive a tax receipt in the mail shortly.
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DAC Collection Artist Information
Georges de Feure (aka George van Sluijters)
French interior designer and painter
Brief biography, in most instances from the Union List of Artist Names® Online:
De Feure, the son of a Dutch architect and a Belgian mother, is best known today for his Art Nouveau decorative work, including furniture and glassware. He designed rooms for the wealthy Hamburg-born art dealer and patron Siegfried Bing's pavilion, the "Art Nouveau Bing," at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris. [not from ULAN]
Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500005733.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.
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The Wormworld Saga by Daniel Lieske
THE WORMWORLD SAGA is a fantasy graphic novel about the life and adventures of Jonas Berg, who at a young age, on a dusty attic, encounters a passageway to the Wormworld.
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Katrina Hates Dead Shit by Russell Nohelty and Juan Frigeri
Lying somewhere between Fright Night, Shaun of the Dead, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, KATRINA HATES DEAD SHIT is an irreverent, tongue-in-cheek approach to the post-apocalyptic action-horror genre. By Russell Nohelty (Ichabod Jones: Monster Hunter) and incredible first time talent Juan Frigeri!
AKA by Rob Reilly and Steven Walters
From Steven Walters (Suburban Folklore, Half Way Home) and Rob Reilly (Shrek, Atomic Robo) comes a pulse pounding, adrenalin-fueled ode to 70's grindhouse films with AKA!
Blade of the North Wind by Jeong-Mo Yang and Vincent R. Porter
A sheltered boy must seek out a mythic hero – The Blade of the North Wind – to save his people form a group of bloodthirsty invaders. A coming of age tale by incredible new talent, Jeong-Mo Yang (Star Trek: Manga, Hellgate: London) and aided by writer Vincent Porter.
Ichabod Jones: Monster Hunter by Russell Nohelty and Renzo Podestá
ICHABOD JONES: MONSTER HUNTER is the disturbed, creepy, twisted and often brutal tale of one man's journey to destroy all the evil in the world. Created and written by up-and-comer Russell Nohelty (Katrina Hates Dead Shit) and illustrated by Renzo Podestá (27: Second Set)
The Best of You, The Best of Me by Len N. Wallace and Aaron Bir
A 96-page Original Graphic Novel exploring what happens when two people who have already learned that they have no business being together, suddenly realize they may be linked together for the rest of their lives.
Supercharger by JM Ringuet
Get ready to rock 'n roll because the fully loaded hi-octane roadstory of Supercharger is coming your way! It's Vanishing Point meets Ghost! A white knuckled ride of tragic romance and supercharged fury at 120 miles per hour!
Half Way Home by Len N. Wallace and Steven Walters
"What Would You Do if Your Roommate Died Having Sex on Top of a Large Pile of Money?" A tale from the other side of the tracks. In a world where most people live just a paycheck away from the streets, money and desperation lead men down unexpected paths.
Dominion's Light by Brandon Easton and Jeff Stokely
DOMINION'S LIGHT is WARHAMMER meets AKIRA with a dash of ESCAFLOWNE added for good measure. Three young adventurers – on a world maintained by the dual powers of advanced technology and high sorcery – must stop a madman from remaking the world in his own twisted image.


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Things I'm Going to Miss:
- Calling up my friends to hang or go out to eat.
- My co-workers at Sephora.
- Having local haunts.
- Following local businesses on Twitter.
- My dentist.
- The wide lanes on the street.
- My house in Goleta.
- The moody weather.
- Coming home to housemates watching scary TV shows.
- The unsettling quiet.
- Random bike rides.
By no means is this list comprehensive. But, it's all in the little things. After living in the Santa Barbara area for a little over three years, it just feels so weird to get up and leave. But I'm graduating and it's time to reacquaint myself with Downey and the Los Angeles area.
Things I'm Looking Forward To:
- Spending time with Giselle.
- Spending time with Elizabeth and Vy.
- Making fabulous jokes with my little brother and playing video games with him.
- Learning to play the piano.
- Seeing my family more often.
- The liveliness of Los Angeles.
There's so much to worry about and stress over right now. I'm FULLY aware of the fact that everything will get done. There's no option – I mean, it just obligatorily has to get done… but the list is so long I'm feeling pretty anxious, even as I write this. What I want to do most is curl up into a ball and hold myself to reassure myself that everything is fine. Except doing that means nothing would get done, and there's a lot to do…!!!
I have already started packing. Just books, DVDs, and magazines. Knowing how much crap I have really irks me. For a long time now I have yearned a very minimal lifestyle. Very Parisienne chic lifestyle, if you will. Anyway, what's very frustrating is knowing that I need to pack EVERYTHING but then I also need to pack for NEW YORK. Once I'm there, everything will be all said and done though. Just from now till then… AHHHHHH.


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Dear 2.5 Readers,
I am not allowed to come out and play today (aka: blog) because I have been grounded, put on restriction and
sent to my room...
the craft room that is.
Since my last post about the craft room I have still not succeeded in cleaning said room or completing the crafts that litter the craft chamber.
{Now you're wondering what my room looks like huh? Oh, it's just a room…in my castle…with guards and knights…and…Huh? Oh…grounded that's right.}
Eh hem. Anyway, there are still 5-ish open projects scattered about my various tables. {The 'ish' is in there because there might possibly be more than 5 and that's just embarrassing}
I am hoping soon I will be out of time-out and back in the world of bloggy people who actually complete their tasks. Huh? You don't carry out all of your responsibilities either? Stop encouraging me…it will not end well.
The kids return home from Mr. B in T minus 9 hours and work will not commence again until the end of the week.
{They like to distract me; or I like when I distract them.}
{I get so confused}
Please until then go visit one of my favorite bloggy sistas,
Salena, at A Little Piece of Me...{click here}
She has a wonderful and touching post that pricked my heart.
Yes, I read it last night when I was supposed to be working.
{You're always pointing out the negative…sheesh}
So go drop by Miss Thang's Lil blog and show her some love and don't forget to follow...she's as sweet as they come!
I will be back Soon; once my privileges have been reinstated.
{Shh…I'm taking the soda with me}
Procrastinating Pidg♥


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Mike has enjoyed working with primary schools throughout the UK and internationally as part of his career as a storyteller. Tailoring his stories to themes or curriculum topics that your class may be learning about, Mike's dynamic blend of interaction and storytelling makes his storytelling sessions one of a kind. Often, Mike's performances have beenused by primary schools as part of Storytelling Weeks, Book Weeks or even just as a special treat for the end of term.
Performing to schools throughout the UK for the past 15 years, Mike is a storyteller and educator with hundreds of traditional stories in his repertoire. Ranging from traditional fairytales, stories from around the world and maybe even a story that he'll create especially for you! Mike's stories have been presented in hundreds of schools throughout the UK, as part of projects with the British Council and most recently, Macmillan Publishing.
Many primary schools find a performance from Mike an excellent addition to their literacy development, helping children to understand the importance of words and encouraging them to take a greater interest in stories. We have found that some of the most popular curriculum topics that are enhanced by Mike's stories are the retelling of traditional tales, myths and legends and topics that involve creating writing units.
Some may even find it a great alternative way of encouraging children to take a greater interest in historical and geographical topics, by having Mike tell a story from a specific time period e.g. Vikings or Tudors or by having stories from around the world.
The fee for a day within a school in Essex, Herts, East London and West Suffolk is £300 - a small travel charge needs to be considered for schools outside of this zone. This can be split into small sessions with each class, or into larger sections with full year groups.
A half day is £200 + travel charge if required.
International schools have the same daily rate but an element of travel and accomodation will be required.
Mike is also able to provide teacher training for your schools, to help encourage teachers to find new ways of interpreting written and spoken word, fully engaging your pupils and making the most out of storytime. Language development is key in primary school teaching, and Mike's workshops are extensive and informative to help your school's teachers develop their own presentation skills. Please call to discuss your ideas, and Mike would be happy to develop a workshop based around your teacher's current skill sets and training.


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SALT LAKE CITY — Fifteen legislative bills, a resolution and a supplemental budget request all aimed at air quality improvements were unveiled Wednesday by the Clean Air Caucus, in what's described as a concerted effort by lawmakers to reduce air pollution.
Among them is an effort by Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, to boot Stericycle from its North Salt Lake neighborhood and restrict where the medical waste incineration plant could locate in the future.
Weiler said he is the first to admit he does not know if he can legislatively push the company from its current location — which has been the subject of strident protests and community activism for years — but he says the firm does not belong sandwiched among houses, children and a school.
"It is unfortunate they are where they are," Weiler said. "I am the first to recognize the neighborhood grew up around them. There are houses in their backyard and an elementary school it is inappropriate for that location now."
Weiler said his measure proposes to prohibit medical waste incineration facilities from existing within a 2-mile radius of a residential development.
Stericycle has drawn the ire of its neighbors after it ran afoul of state air quality regulators in a case in which the company is alleged to have violated the emission levels of its permit and doctored operational logs to misrepresent the volume of disposed material.
The company has denied the basis for the complaint lodged by the state Division of Air Quality, and the case is now on appeal with state regulators.
Stericyle's contribution to the Wasatch Front's air quality problem is just one regulatory bull's-eye targeted for reform during the 2014 legislative session, which begins Monday and runs six weeks.
Advocates and consumers have also pushed for measures that would deliver parity for electrical vehicle owners in the amount of tax credits and the establishment of a similar allowance for owners of plug-in hybrids.
Other measures detailed Wednesday at the state Capitol press conference include:
Allowing an individual tax credit of up to $100 for the purchase of monthly transit passes in July or January, the times of the year when air quality can be at its worst along the Wasatch Front
Allowing for a misdemeanor citation for operators of vehicles with visible contaminants as part of an effort to get vehicles off the road that do not meet clean air standards
Authorizing the state Division of Air Quality to implement standards that address the unique geography-based needs of the state
Creating a position of "state sustainability director," to identify best practices for air quality improvements among government entities
Providing funding to replace up to 170 "dirty diesel" school buses manufactured before 2002
Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Millcreek, noted that the temperature inversion that has persisted for days presented a telling backdrop to the media event, reinforcing the message that aggressive action needs to be taken.
"None of us want our air quality to look like it does today," she said. "As you can see the Utah Legislature is serious. We know now is the time to clean up our air."
Afterward, Arent said she believed the measures could collectively make a dent in the air pollution problem.
"It is very important the Utah Legislature take meaningful action this year. I am really holding people's feet to the fire. It won't solve the problem overnight, but we did not get here overnight."
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Your Love
From the album "Everything Has Changed"
A very touching video about the unconditional love a son has for his father! As early as he can remember, his father was his best friend until the son takes a path in life that his father doesn't agree with. However everything can be resolved if there is love involved.
Build Me A Bridge
From the album "Freedom Rings"
Times are changing but to those times, we need a bridge that will span the ignorance, hate and fear so that love is available to everyone! This video is an omage to that bridge.


text: Newly appointed Adjunct Professor Herman de Jong from University of Groningen Professor Herman de Jong at University of Groningen was appointed as an Adjunct Professor at HIAS on 1st March and he will stay until 29 March. His room number is 508 in the Faculty Building II. He will present his paper on One-day Workshop on 14 March. We are looking forward to seeing you there.


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Thursday, November 21, 2013
Steam Punk Blog Hop
Good morning. Today we are having a fast and fun mini blog hop with all things steam punk. We thought we needed to break up all the holiday crafting and do something different so here we are. There are only four of us in the hop so you should be able to make a quick jump of it. I hope you will join us and comment on all the blogs as you go through. These ladies are awesome for taking time out of their holiday crafting to join me!
I'll have a little something for one lucky person who hops through all four blogs and leaves a comment on each one.
Here we goooo....
I decided to do a steam punk card but I added a bunch of different elements to it.
I started with the background and stamped it on to white textured card stock. I used Color Box Mixed Media ink. This is a very thick ink so I wasn't sure how the details would show up but they were perfect.
I then went back and used grey chalk to color over each stamp. I wondered how it would look but it was perfect. It actually made the stamped areas darker and stand out more without blending them into the background. I love working with chalk!
Finally, I inked the edges and some of the stamped area with Tim Holz Distress Ink in Frayed Burlap.
Next I did my gears. I stamped the images and used embossing powder to give it a raised appearance, color and shine. The white background didn't look right so I decided to try Perfect Peals Glitter Mist and that was the perfect touch.
I then colored my digital stamp which was a steal of a deal at Tuesday Mornings a few weeks back. I used my color pencils to color it and then added some Stickles to the mask and gear on her hat for a pop.
(I forgot to take a picture before cutting it out.)
I started laying my card and used some metallic paper for the background.
In the end, I knew it needed something else and that's when I grabbed my charms from Miriam's Crafting Supply and added the packet watch and gears.
Thank you so much for stopping by today and now please hop on to Miriam's Crafing Blog.
Prize: $10 gift card to Michael's.
** This prize will only be given if there is five or more responses on all blog hop participants blogs otherwise a gift of the
hostesses' choice will be given in place of the gift card.
6 comments:
LOVE! What stamp set(s) are those from. Darn you, now I want more....ReplyDelete
This is a great project and the chalk is amazing. I do not have any chalks but now I want them!ReplyDelete
looks wonderful I love steampunkReplyDelete
This is VERY cool! I am going to try this. :-)ReplyDelete
Very cute,,, different... and I really like that :)ReplyDelete
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October 2-3, 2013, the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance (VSDVAA) is offering a conference called Promoting Sexual Health Among Youth: Tools for Preventing Sexual Violence and Healing from Trauma in Richmond, Virginia. In this podcast, Liz Cascone (VSDVAA), Allison Bellevance (Planned Parenthood Keystone), and Steve Brown (Klingberg Family Centers) join together to discuss the value of sexual health promotion in sexual violence prevention efforts, the importance of trauma-informed prevention approaches, and what to expect from the conference. Learn more about the training and its important content below. Register for the conference here.
Click http://www.preventconnect.org/2013/09/vsdvaa_conference_2013/ link to open resource.