I have misused my life, but if the dead forgive, then it is certainly on the condition that we forever refrain from evil and repair all we have done wrong. Can that be?…
- Gerard de Nerval
We do not know what happens to life’s sorrows after death, especially
those last moments of suffering, it is possible that everything ends
with death, but we cannot be certain that the memory of suffering does
not linger for several hours in this body we describe as dead, nor can
we rule out the possibility that matter uses putrefaction as a last
resort to rid itself of suffering.
- José Saramago
Peace? There never was any in the world. But in the pliable water, under the sky, unmoored, I am traveling now and hearing myself laugh, at first with nerves and then with genuine amazement. It is all around me.
- Harold Brodkey
Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.
- Joseph Hall
The rest is silence.
- William Shakespeare


It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions even though they gave off heat to each other.
After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. This way they learned to live with the little wounds that were caused by the close relationship with their companion, but the most important part of it, was the heat that came from the others.
This way they were able to survive.
Moral of the story: The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but the best is when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire the other person's good qualities."
I love this, it was sent to me by my best friend I spoke about 2 weeks ago who does have a few pricks that I have to learn to accept. In reality I have accepted them for the most part because we have been in each other's lives for 20 years. I love her dearly and promise to do what I can to support her through her troubles and negative views on life but I also promise not to let her disposition negatively affect me. I do admire the fact that she is a honest person, she is really funny and the life of the party at times and would always run to my side when I need her.
So think about the pricks in your life. Not the jerks that come and go each day but the pricks that are part of your circle of family and friends. Keep in mind their positive qualities, the ones that keep you warm when your feeling alone and chilly. Overlook those barbs when you can and take a breather too in the relationship in order to re-energize...


AACIO-AAPI Diabetes/CVD Coalition
- New Study Reveals Prevalence of Diabetes is 23% Among South Asians in U.S.
AAPI and AACIO to collaborate on diabetes and cardiovascular disease education
(Chicago, IL: December 23rd, 2019) Important research regarding South Asian cardiometabolic disease was published in JAMA on December 20, 2019 by Cheng YJ, Kanaya AM, Araneta MRG, et al entitled “Prevalence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2011-2016.”(1) The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) together with the American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin (AACIO) jointly acknowledge that the data generated by these authors has far-reaching implications for the South Asian community with respect to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
In the above study, diabetes prevalence (diagnosed and undiagnosed) was found to be 12.1% for non-Hispanic whites and 23.3% for South Asians. “The 23% reflects a critical need for aggressive action towards better prevention and management of diabetes along with the accompanying cardiovascular risk” stated Dr. Kamini Trivedi, a family physician, lipidologist, and honorary Board Member of AACIO.
In addition, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School stated, “These valuable data demonstrate the incredibly high, vastly underappreciated burden of diabetes among South Asians. Particularly distressing is how many South Asians have diabetes without even knowing it. This phenomenon is surely fueling the cardiovascular epidemic among South Asians.” Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., spending over $500 billion on cardiovascular disease each year. (2, 3)
AAPI and AACIO are medical societies together comprised of several tens of thousands of physicians of Indian origin in the U.S. who provide care to patients of all ethnicities and diverse backgrounds. Physicians who are engaged with these two medical societies are particularly passionate about diabetes given that diabetes and premature cardiovascular disease so often impact their extended family and friends.
AAPI and AACIO immediately held a joint meeting the same day that the study results were unveiled, reflecting the urgency. Dr. Brahma Sharma, a prominent cardiologist affiliated with VA University of Pittsburgh and serving as the Chair of the AAPI Ad Hoc Committee on South Asian Cardiovascular Disease, led the meeting in which Dr. Trivedi and Dr. Bhatt participated alongside the current President of AAPI, Dr. Suresh Reddy, a neuroradiologist. Dr. Navin Nanda, MD, DSc (Hon), Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and an internationally renowned cardiologist, Dr. Hanumant K. Reddy, current President of AACIO, and Dr. Vishal Gupta, President-Elect of AACIO, have offered their leadership on behalf of AACIO in conjunction with AAPI’s leadership towards addressing these challenges. Dr Nanda, who is past President and incorporator of AAPI as well as the Founding President of AACIO pointed out that the results of the study are similar to those conducted by Dr. Naresh Parikh and him in the Atlanta area in 2004 which also showed, for the first time, a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in South Asians living in the USA, 18.3% overall with 22.5% in men and 13.6% in women.(4)
The JAMA paper along with CDC’s press release (5) on this paper were discussed at the joint AACIO-AAPI leadership meeting. AAPI and AACIO conducted preliminary brainstorming on strategy and will now work with increased collaboration to educate both physicians and the U.S. South Asian community. Education about lifestyle modification, including culturally appropriate nutrition and physical activity, along with guideline recommended medical therapy will be the foundation of educational efforts.
Dr. Suresh Reddy on behalf of AAPI stated, “We have the talent, skills, strength, and the commitment. Let’s put them to work and help our community.” Dr. Sharma expressed that the authors of this JAMA study deserve high praise. The joint efforts of AAPI and AACIO will require a coming together of various stakeholders who are leading valuable efforts on South Asian diabetes and cardiovascular disease. AAPI and AACIO would like to amplify their various efforts and welcome collaboration. Physicians as well as other interested stakeholders who are interested in joining and shaping the collaborations with AAPI and AACIO should contact Vijaya Kodali at firstname.lastname@example.org.
- Cheng YJ, Kanaya AM, Araneta MRG, et al. Prevalence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2011-2016. JAMA. 2019;322(24):2389–2398. doi:https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.19365.
- American Heart Association. 2018. Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update.
- American Heart Association. 2017. Cardiovascular Disease: A Costly Burden for America Projections Through 2035.
- Venkataraman R, Nanda NC, Baweja G , et al. Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Related Conditions in Asian Indians Living in the United States. Am J Cardiol 2004;94:977–980.
- CDC press release: CDC Releases First National Estimates on Diabetes within Hispanic and Asian Populations in the US – Demographic breakdown identifies specific groups at higher risk of diabetes. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/p1220-diabetes-estimate.html.


heal-by-hope: jaclcfrost: five months five months of this year have already gone by you’ve made it five months of this year and i’m proud of you I needed this. Thank you.
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"I waited too long to read the sequel, and now I can’t even remember the characters."
A novel by me
"I read the whole series in less than two days, and now can’t separate the events of individual books" the thrilling sequel
"real men dont rape" actually, real men do rape. they do. men rape. it isn’t done by ~fake mythical special brand of evil~ men, it’s done by real men, men who may seem nice, men who you think you can trust, men you know, men who you’re close to. real men do rape. that’s the problem
When you crack your knuckles you hurt the skeleton inside you
Good, the skeleton needs to know that I am the alpha and I am in control.
Break your own bones to establish dominance over skeleton.


Time and time again has the neartest biodegradable expose on the human rights issues of Santa Fe cause ilimitable dominion over the supression of faith. Whereas Paxo Romano continues to be the thread of deviation amongst critics, few have found the inner workings to be of a moral thought. Yet within the linear complex of Rome's aggressive stance on the Barbaric nature of human disposition, it has come to no astonishment that the agricultural revolution has survived. Forthright in its nature, the tendencies of bagel consuming, "you know whos" have continually fought, without success, against the pallatable promiscuity of the "you know".
Romano Paxo, as Castor once said within the "Iliad" is the heart of the city, without condeming those prisoners who have strived to achieve what we all know is impossible. As Plato once put it "the pretentious nature of the probabilities within the scientific scope of humanity lays, without question, under the sands of the colliseum". Plato, having perished in the fire of Rome could not have said it better. While the agricultural revolution will never cease to cease, it's ending is definate, non contradictory, sentence, my name is Walken, yes.
As it may be the Iliad, or the infamous "Marquis De Sade", some may be content with what shows, whereas some will continual search for the truth, the end, the light. I was once told to end an essay with a few of my own words, but why say it when it has already been said by someone else. In the winter of 2015, when Rome was burning and the sun was high in the sky, Boagrius writes "Rome mighty Rome, with your arches never ending, I may see the end of our glorious day, but not of the day of the agricultural revolution. For while we are all shadows and dust, it is not the proverbial mess that is mankind, but rather the fields of glory by which all men are equal".


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Eine weitere Veröffentlichung zu unserem Forschungsprojekt wurde unter den Titel „Sustainable process planning of manufacturing variants for high-precision parts” seitens der Hochschule Mittweida zur 7th CIRP Conference on High Performance Cutting (HPC 2016) eingereicht. Die HPC wird durch das IWU Chemnitz vom 31.05. bis 02.06.2016 ausgerichtet. Mittels des nachfolgenden Abstrakts können sie einen kurzen Einblick in diesen Beitrag erhalten.
The fast industrial development causes progressive rising demands for energy and materials, which are in opposition to a shortage of basic materials. The consequence consists in rising costs for energy as well as materials, which leads to challenges in competitive capability especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. The technological comparison of variants within the process planning as innovative approach for the reduction of a company’s resource demand as well as the design of the technological planning algorithms has to be extended with appropriate energetical evaluation methods. Modeling, screening and application of manufacturing variants are specified within the technological planning and might contribute to realize a required and necessary reduction of resources. The production of high-precision components for the aviation industry causes machining effort up to 97% of raw material. The resultant considerable resource demands ought to be reduced by the selection of the manufacturing variant and/ or a new consideration of used raw materials. Based on those experiences, a systematic approach for the sustainable process planning is evolved.


Blooded of Midian
Remember, little ven…
You know Sorcery only because you learnt it while your Blood wove its way through our sacrificial altars, your throat slit.
The Blood only flows because we awakened the fire in your veins.
Shanri is not yours. It is our plaything. It is our toy, which you have stolen in our absence.
We will come back. Our curse is already upon you.
Until then, your blood entertains us.
Continue. As you were. As if the world was yours.
Take a look at the wiki. There is some more helpful info there.


Stories and Remembrances of WWII Vets
Who would like an authentic 1943 steel Lincoln Cent “War penny”?
Author RV Burgin (Sgt, USMC ret.), who’s book inspired HBO’s miniseries “The Pacific” passes away at age 96
A veterans’ group is petitioning President Trump to authorize a state funeral for the last living WWII Medal of Honor recipient.
Help WWII Navy Vet Duane Sherman feel remembered on his 96th birthday December 30th.


The Z-agon project have been introduced some academic papers.
 T. Matsumoto, D. Horiguchi, S. Nakashima, N. Okude, Z-agon: mobile multi-display browser cube, CHI '06 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems, pp.351-356 [ACM DL]
 T. Matsumoto, H. Tanaka, N. Okude, QR-QB and Z-agon: An Integration of A 2D-barcode Cube and A Cubic Display Device, Ubicomp 2005 - Poster P-19, Ubicomp 2005. [pdf]
 T. Matsumoto, Z-agon: Integrated Design of ACubic Display Device, A Master's Thesis for Graduate School of Media and Governance, Media Design Program, Keio University, September 2005. (in Japanese)
 T. Matsumoto and N. Okude, LED-Matrix Z-agon: The Tangible Multi-Display Cube and Algorithm, Siggraph 2005 Poster - Interaction Session, Siggraph 2005 [link]
 J. Ueda, T. Matsumoto and N. Okude, Cubic Display Device “Z-agon”: a movie to design Z-agon, Adjunct Proceedings of Ubicomp 2004 - Videos, Ubicomp, 2004. [pdf]
See "Video" for the attached video.
 T. Matsumoto, H. Sugiyama, J. Ueda, H. Ogaki and N. Okude, Cubic Display Device "Z-agon": User Interaction Coordinated by the Turning Interface, Proceedings of 3D-Image Conference 2004, 3D-Image Conference, pp.209-212, 2004.
[pdf] [link](in Japanese)
 T. Matsumoto, Y. Wada., M. Norimatsu and N. Okude, Smart Media Applications Created By Scenario Based Modeling, Proceeding of IEEE SAINT2004 IWCTS 2004, The IEEE Computer Society, pp.473−479, 2004.


Broken down into three chapters: The Human-Nature Relationship, Living with Plants and an informative 'Plantopedia', the book first explains how we have come to exist in an environment that is at odds with our mental, emotional and physical needs, then explores how we can readjust this balance, before showcasing plants that help us to breathe, restore balance, and boost our wellbeing.
A stylish yet practical book, Plant Therapy brings together two major trends - house plants and wellbeing - and enhances the value of both through making clear their connection with one another. When research has shown that the presence of plants can decrease blood pressure, increase productivity, and calm anxiety, both at home and at work, why wouldn't you pick up this book and create your own calming oasis?
About the Author
Dr. Katie Cooper is a Psychologist, plant enthusiast and co-owner of Bloombox Club, an online plant subscription service and shop that helps people to rediscover the joys and wellbeing benefits of living with plants.


Both Vikram Vedha and Ponniyin Selvan: I release in theatres on September 30. And while the scale and target audiences of the movies differ, many have said the competition between the two star-studded films will be something to watch out for. The directors and stars of Vikram Vedha, however, are downplaying it. At a recent media interaction in Delhi, team Vikram Vedha threw their weight behind PS1 with the director saying the film can’t be beat. Also read: Mani Ratnam reveals Ajay Devgn is the narrator in Ponniyin Selvan I
Ponniyin Selvan: I is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s popular 1954 novel of the same name and is considered one of the finest historical novels written in Tamil. Pushkar and Gayathri, the directors of Vikram Vedha, who both hail from Tamil Nadu themselves, said the text was an inspiration for them. Responding to a query about the box office competition between the films, Pushkar, one-half of the director duo, said, “Ponniyin Selvan is a classic text, a tale of intrigue set during the Chola Empire. You can’t beat that. It’s a six-volume book that I read back in the day. That text has been an inspiration for every writer coming out of Chennai. We do our part and they have done theirs. Let’s hope people go and watch both the movies. I think Friday-Saturday or Sdaturday-Sunday. I’ll be going and watching that movie for sure.”
Hrithik Roshan, one of the stars of Vikram Vedha, however, quipped that for him it was just his film he was focusing on. “I haven’t read the book. So for me, it’s just Vikram Vedha. That’s all I know, the actor said jokingly. His co-star Saif Ali Khan, however, echoed their director’s thoughts and added, “Yeah, go watch both the films.”
Directed by Mani Ratnam, Ponniyin Selvan is a fictionalised account of the early days of Rajaraja I, the Chola emperor. The film stars Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai, Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, and Sobjita Dhulipala. Vikram Vedha, on the other hand, is a remake of Pushkar and Gayathri’s Tamil hit of the same name, which starred Vijay Sethupathi and R Madhavan. The remake also stars Radhika Apte, Yogita Bihani, and Rohit Saraf.


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All these are undertaken at the Jika Hub by suitably qualified members of the team. This includes book production from initial copy, typesetting, art work, illustration, cover, proofreading, editing and translation, if required. Most of our book writing is in the field of materials for supporting teachers and teacher trainers. Currently learner study guides for the new Matric Language Prescribed Literature are being completed for English Home Language and English First Additional Language.


The evolution and conservation of lncRNA sequences has been a topic of intense study and debate since the vast numbers of lncRNA transcripts were discovered (3,6). Determining if lncRNAs as a group are conserved and evolve over time is important because it would provide evidence that they are functionally important to organisms and not merely the product of transcriptional noise.
The function of lncRNAs have been questioned ever since their discovery through cDNA library sequencing and microarray tiling arrays. Both these techniques quantify the presence of these transcripts, but do not provide any information about their activities in the cell. Because of this uncertainty, one hypothesis for the existence of lncRNA is transcriptional “noise” due to low fidelity binding of RNA polymerase to randomly occurring weak promoter sequences in the genome (R1,R2,R3). This hypothesis implies that it is more energy efficient for the cell to allow some random transcription to occur than it would be to downregulate nonspecific RNA polymerase binding and transcription. One piece of evidence for this hypothesis is that although the quantity of individual lncRNA transcripts is much greater than mRNA transcripts, individual lncRNA transcripts are transcribed at much lower levels than individual mRNAs (7).
Another piece of evidence that may support the transcriptional noise hypothesis is the generally low conservation of lncRNA sequences between species (R2,6). There have been many studies that have calculated the rates of sequence change in lncRNAs over time. The general strategy used to calculate these rates is to compare the number of nucleotide changes in the sequence in question to the number of changes in sequences of the same size that are under not under selective pressure, such as transposable elements (R3). Although the results of the studies vary depending on which lncRNA sequences are studied and the sequences that are used as controls, a recent study that screened for lncRNAs with relatively high degrees of sequence conservation identified a group of ~3000 lncRNAs (8). However, it is important to note that even this group of lncRNAs had very low sequence conservation as compared to protein coding genes; when the transposable element control group was normalized to a 100% sequence change rate, protein coding genes were calculated to have a 10% change rate, whereas lncRNA sequences had a 95% change rate. Nevertheless, studies such as this one mayidentify lncRNAs that have a higher probability of functional importance as subjects for further study.
Another explanation for the low sequence conservation of lncRNAs is that they might not require very much nucleotide sequence conservation to maintain their functionality. Protein coding genes are under very intense selection restraints due to their need to maintain the correct amino acid coding and open reading frame. In contrast, RNA molecules have less rigid sequence requirements to maintain their secondary structures and may only need to maintain short stretches of conserved sequence to keep normal function(R1,R2,R3). An example of this flexibility is seen in the lncRNA Xist. Xist silences one of the two X chromosomes in all eutherian females to achieve proper X-linked gene dosage. Despite this well-defined and essential role, Xist shows very little sequence conservation throughout the eutherian lineage, demonstrating the fact that a high degree of sequence conservation is not an essential requirement for lncRNA functionality (9).
Rapid evolution of lncRNA sequences has also been hypothesized to be a reason for the low level of lncRNA sequence conservation. Due to the flexible relationship between lncRNA sequence and function, lncRNAs may be more plastic and thus more amenable to evolutionary change than protein coding genes. As the list of organisms with fully sequenced genomes has grown a striking pattern has emerged. Although the numbers of genes do not increase with organism complexity as it was originally assumed they would, the numbers of lncRNAs increase dramatically (5,4). This correlation between lncRNA expansion and organism complexity is very suggestive and implies lncRNAs may be an important factor in evolutionary development. On a shorter evolutionary time scale, it has been shown that changes in lncRNA sequences constitute half of all the genetic differences between the human and chimpanzee genomes (10). However, it has yet to be determined if these changes are causative of the differences between humans and chimpanzees or if they are the result of genetic drift.
In contrast to the lack sequence conservation in the lncRNA sequences themselves, the promoters of lncRNAs show very high sequence conservation. In fact, a recent study in mice calculated the sequence conservation of lncRNA promoters to be higher than the sequence conservation of protein coding gene promoters (4). Transcription factors have also been shown to bind to the promoter regions of lncRNAs (R3). These data indicate that although lncRNA sequences might not be highly conserved, the level of their transcription is.
Origins of lncRNAs (R3):
- Mutations in a Protein Coding Gene: A protein-coding gene may under go mutations such as a frame shift that disrupts its open reading frame while maintaining the expression of the RNA transcript.
- Chromosomal Rearrangement: Two separate sequences are joined which together create an expressed noncoding sequence.
- Duplications: Duplications in a noncoding RNA sequence cause repeats, increasing the length of the transcript.
- Transposable Element Insertion: A transposable element containing a transcriptional start site is inserted into the genome and creates a functional, but noncoding RNA sequence.
LncRNAs are a heterogenous group of transcripts with no defined set of parter RNAs or proteins, please refer to the Mechanism of Action section above for some examples of lncRNA interactions with partner molecules.
- Epigenetic Silencing in cis: LncRNA transcripts such as Xist and Air coat gene clusters and silence their expression by making them inaccessible to transcription machinery. These lncRNAs can also recruit chromatin remodeling proteins to epigenetically mark the region for heritable gene silencing.
- Epigentic Silencing in trans: LncRNAs such as HOTAIR can interact with chromatin modifying proteins to epigenetically silence genes at another locus.
Gene Regulation via lncRNA transcription
- Activation via Transcription: The act of lncRNA transcription itself has been shown to open the chromatin structure of a genetic locus to permit access of transcription machinery to other protein coding genes. Transcription of lncRNAs UAS1 and UAS2 have been shown to activate the expression of the fbp1 gene in this way.
- Repression via Transcription: Transcription of lncRNAs near to protein coding loci can also repress gene transcription because the presence of the transcription machinery on the lncRNA gene locus physically prevents transcription machinery from binding to the protein coding gene. Transcription of the lncRNA SRG1 has been shown to inhibit transcription of the overlapping SER3 gene through this mechanism.
Transcription Regulation in cis
- Occlusion of a Transcription Factor Binding Site: If a lncRNA sequence overlaps with a transcription factor binding site, the lncRNA transcript can hybridize to this site to prevent a transcription factor from binding. One lncRNA binds to both the promoter of the DHFR gene and the transcription factor TFIIB to prevent transcription.
- Recruitment of Transcription Factors: When an lncRNA sequence is located near to transcription factor binding site, the lncRNA transcript can hybridize to both that location and to a transcription factor protein, thus enhancing the binding of the transcription factor. An example of this is the recruitment of the transcription factor DLX2 to the Dlx6 gene by the lncRNA Evf2.
Transcription Regulation in trans:
- Activation of Transcription Factors: LncRNA transcripts can activate transcription factors via allosteric interactions, such as the activation of the Dlx5/6 enhancer by the lncRNA Evf2.
- Transport of Transcription Factors: LncRNA transcripts can alter the trafficking of transcription factors in the cell, either enhancing their access to their binding sites or preventing it, as in the case of the lncRNA NRON preventing the transcription factor NFAT from entering the nucleus.
- Interactions with Accessory Proteins: LncRNA transcripts can bind to accessory proteins to activate them allosterically, or induce their oligomerization and activation as in the case of lncRNA-induced trimerization of HSF1 proteins in response to heat shock.
Post Transcriptional Regulation
- Regulation of mRNAs: Many of the lncRNAs that are antisense to protein coding genes may function in regulating the splicing, editing, transport, translation, and degradation of their corresponding mRNA transcripts.
- Gene Silencing: Many lncRNAs may be processed into short ncRNAs such as siRNAs that can downregulate gene expression by degrading the mRNA transcripts. An example of this type of lncRNA is H19 which is processed into the microRNA miR-675 (R3).
Although many lncRNAs are known to be transcribed, very few of these have experimentally-defined functions. However, based on the lncRNAs that have been analyzed thus far, lncRNAs appear to be able to regulate gene expression through a diverse group of mechanisms.
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R3) Ponting CP, Oliver PL, Reik W. Evolution and Functions of Long Noncoding RNAs. 2009. Cell 136: 629-641. PMID:
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Regulation of Expression
The question of whether lncRNA is functional has led to careful study of its expression patterns, to determine whether or not they are regulated. If lncRNA transcription is due to random transcriptional noise, the expression levels of lncRNA transcripts would not be expected to vary spacially, temporally, or in response to stimuli (R2,R3). However, differences have been observed in the expression levels lncRNAs between tissue types (10). Some lncRNAs also show very precise expression patterns in tissues. For example, Mercer et al observed patterning of lncRNA expression in the mouse brain both in the tissue as a whole as well as subcellular locations (11). Expression of some lncRNAs has also been demonstrated to be developmentally regulated (12).
Location in Genome
LncRNAs can be categorized according to their proximity to protein coding genes in the genome, using this criteria lncRNAs are generally placed into five categories; sense, antisense, bidirectional, intronic, and intergenic (R2, R3).
- Sense - The lncRNA sequence overlaps with the sense strand of a protein coding gene.
- Antisense - The lncRNA sequence overlaps with the antisense strand of a protein coding gene.
- Bidirectional - The lncRNA sequence is located on the opposite strand from a protein coding gene whose transcription is initiated less than 1000 base pairs away.
- Intronic - The lncRNA sequence is derived entirely from within an intron of another transcript. This may be either a true independent transcript or a product of pre-mRNA processing
- Intergenic - The lncRNA sequence is not located near any other protein coding loci.
Post Transcription Forms
It is possible that many lncRNA transcripts are not end products, but are further processed into a final functional form. The presence of sense lncRNAs which contain exons from mRNA sequences and intronic lncRNA that are derived entirely from the intronic sequence of mRNAs has lead to the hypothesis that many lncRNA transcripts are unprocessed pre mRNAs that will be spliced to establish their open reading frames and that intronic lncRNAs are byproducts of this splicing (R1,R2,R3). However, this is not the case for all sense and intronic lncRNAs because the expression patterns of some of these transcripts are not the same as their associated protein coding gene, instead there are many examples that have independent expression patterns (11). Another hypothesis suggests that some lncRNA sequences are precursors to short ncRNAs that have defined regulatory functions such as microRNAs.An example of this is the lncRNA H19 which contains the exon that encodes the microRNA miR-675 (R3). Based on this evidence, post-transcriptional processing may occur with many lncRNA transcripts, but until more lncRNAs are functionally defined we will not know what proportions of them are precursors or independently functioning molecules.
One method to try to predict lncRNAs that have defined roles in the cell is to use computer models to try and determine which lncRNA sequences form consistent secondary structures such as short stem loops (R3). Secondary structure formation is an important consideration in lncRNAs because they are be able to interact with proteins or genomic DNA via these structures. Recently, scientists have attempted to use models that predict secondary structure to redefine the question of lncRNA evolution by looking at sequence conservation, not of the lncRNA sequence as a whole, but instead at sequence conservation or compensatory mutations that would maintain secondary structure motifs (13). This idea is promising, but is currently hampered by limitations in the sophistication of the computer models available to accurately predict RNA secondary structures.
Some well known example members of this class of RNA are Xist/Tsix, H19, HOTAIR, and Air.
LncRNA expression profiles are altered in in several types of cancers, including human prostate cancer, renal cell carcinomas, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and human lung adenocarcinomas (R1), raising the possibility lncRNA expression profiling may be an informative biomarker in cancer diagnoses (14).
Long noncoding RNA is abbreviated as lncRNA.
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNA) are transcribed RNA molecules greater than 200 nucleotides in length. The existence of individual lncRNAs such as H19 and Xist has been known since the 1980s; these lncRNAs were discovered using traditional gene mapping approaches and were only discovered to be non protein-coding after their RNA sequences were analyzed (1,2). LncRNAs were generally considered to be anomalies until the advent of technologies that were capable of unbiased high throughput sequencing of all the expressed transcripts in cells. The extent of lncRNA transcription was first revealed in a study using large-scale sequencing of cDNA libraries in the mouse (3). This study by Okazaki et al determined that a large proportion of the mammalian transcriptome does not code for proteins and defined lncRNAs as a significant class of transcripts. The more recent development of sensitive tiling microarrays has only increased the numbers of known lncRNAs, currently it is known that lncRNA transcripts far exceed the number of protein coding mRNAs in the mammalian transcriptome (4). For example, the mouse transcriptome was recently calculated to contain approximately 180,000 transcripts organized into 44,000 transcription clusters however only approximately 20,000 of these transcripts are thought to be protein coding genes (4,5).
Protein genes vs RNA genes: Numbers and Implications
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project our perception of our genome has undergone a dramatic shift. The number of protein coding genes in our genome has been revised downward multiple times, whereas the number of known non protein coding transcripts has increased exponentially over the past decade (4,5). Our improved understanding of the content of the mammalian transcriptome has raised questions about the the classical definition of a “gene” as a genetic sequence that codes for protein and has enormous implications for future genetics research.
LncRNA has been described as part of the “dark matter of the genome”, due to the fact that although we are now able to detect its presence, its function and activity remains poorly understood. Whether or not lncRNA transcription is functionally significant remains a fundamental question in this field of study and future studies of lncRNA are needed to fully understand its role in our genome.
In addition to the general alterations in lncRNA expression profiles in cancer states, specific lncRNAs have also been shown to be involved in a variety of human diseases (R2,R3). Some examples are described below.
An inherited form of alpha-thalassaemia is caused by the translocation of of an antisense lncRNA to a location near the alpha-globin gene (HBA2). The translocation and induction of expression of this lncRNA results in the epigenetic silencing of the HBA2 gene and results in this form of human anemia (15).
The beta-secretase-1 (BACE1) protein is a crucial enzyme in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In a recent study, the increased expression of the antisense transcript of the BACE1 gene in response to cell stressors such as amyloid-beta 1-42 has been implicated in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (16).
Human Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 8 (SCA8)
Patients with SCA8 have been shown to have a trinucleotide expansion in an lncRNA named ataxin 8 opposite strand (ATXN8OS) which is antisense to the KLHL1 gene. The involvement of this mutation in SCA8 disease progression has been confirmed in a transgenic mouse model. Transgenic mice with this repeat expansion show a similar progressive neurological phenotype to humans with SCA8 (17).
Repeat expansions in lncRNAs are also involved in multiple organ system myotonic dystrophies. These expansions in lncRNA sequences are predicted to alter the lncRNA secondary structures such that they prevent splicing regulators from interacting normally with pre-mRNAs (18).


How to Positively Disrupt & Upshift Your Mindset During Unique Times
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Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but nevertheless dazzling, passionate, and eternal form (Plato).
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Little Free Library #49307
We have something wonderful here at Davenport's Café Diem...our very own Little Free Library! It looks like a birdhouse and is currently located inside the cafe. This is a place where folks can share a book that they have already read and trade it for a book they would like to read. Since our Little Free Library is inside, it's only available during the cafe's normal business hours. However, that's 7 days a week! Monday through Friday, 7am to 7pm, and on the weekends, 9am to 5pm.
If there are several people who want to trade books, stand in line and wait your turn.
Take care of the Little Free Library. Straighten up when you are finished browsing. Gently open the door and make sure it closes tightly.
Exchange books that are in a condition that someone else will want to read.
Take a book. Leave a book.
We gladly take requests for books you might be looking for and will seek them out to add to our collection.
We happily accept donations of gently used books. If you have more than two or three, please put them in a box or bag and leave them with staff. (This will help prevent overcrowding in the Little Free Library.) Thank you!
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By: Pastor Graceson Kamei
The whole world is in the last moment of 2008! Yes, Time and Tide waits for none. Think across the days how swift it was. Weeks, months and years left us without noticing. With so much of struggle, strife and pain, the year came to an end. How pitiful and unfortunate for those whose life was being threatened and attacked. As a matter of fact, some individuals are living in a Death row.
One of the worst part of all episodes of 2008 is none other than recruitment of children for underground militia. There were unexpected turns, difficult places, unfortunate up shots and pivotal moments for all citizens of Manipur.
Whatever be it good or evil acts, or be it humanitarian service or Satanic work that had happened in this year shall have carried away. And remember an old adage says. "Even a god cannot change the past". 2008 shall be just a memorable or deplorable past history for us after a few hours from now. All of us irrespective of poor or rich, educated or uneducated desire to live in peace, in hope and in love. Besides, every citizen regardless of ethnic differences long to have the sense of belongingness to our loved ones, homes and to our state.
Albeit, I am 100% Manipuri by blood, I start losing the sense of belongingness to Manipur year by year. It because all kinds of wickedness and uncertainties of life are prevailing here. As such, I feel, for these reasons the Manipur politicians, the rich people are buying Flats and plots in Delhi, Kolkata even in Singapore. Perhaps, it is the wish of the people that these people could build skysrapers and beautiful Bangalows in our hometown. So that Imphal can also have another M.G. street like in Banglore and Pune city.
Losing sense of belongingness to our state is impending impediment to bring development and to do good things for Manipur. Every citizen must dote for where he or she hails and lives. Feeling of detachment to Manipur take place in the mind owing to many reasons together------ insurgency problem, communal feud, depravity, corrupted politicians, injustice bureaucrats and the selfish social leaders. The impure thoughts selfish motives and the likes should ne washed out. The mind of our leaders must first be purified. Because mind makes the man. The outward force is the result of inner thoughts and feelings.
Take note of this. On the way to Tamenglong H.Q., from Khongsang village, a milestone was nearly erected in which '4500 kms' to Bihar was written by charcoal. It was written by one Bihari C.P. Labor (BRTF). Here, the essence of his writing on this new milestone was Belongingness to his native state. District does not matter for him, he longs to there.
Can we have this sense of missing in our mind? Can a child of drunkard or cruel father have this sense of attachment to his father? We are overwhelmed with Fear and sorrow for many in human acts are happening every day in our state. Where fear, insecurity and injustice reign, peace, joy and love cannot be preponderated. But where justice exists, where love rules, and where Equality is put into practice, there is a peace like a child sleeping'.
Imphal is no longer a safe place. Hills and valley are not free from the clutch of insurgency. There is no any exceptional. Collecting taxes, extorting money, and threatening freedom of expression are apparently seen every where. Some overground and underground group aligned together so as to procure illegal business. Many a time, innocent public become a victim of unwanted accident. Killing public without judicial enquiry or without interrogation by S.F. commandos and militant group has turn out to be a normal judgement. Kidnapping children for ransom abducting social leaders and officers has also become a maxim of the militants.
Any family members who succumbed to unfortunate defamatory event or torture to death caused/done by Government machinery or any organisations is appeased by rendering compensation of Rs. one Lac to two Lacs. Thus human value is equal with that amount of money. Will this trend go on perpetually? Is this a universal truth? Let join in hand together to speak out and act against this horrific force. For the capitalists and reputed people, Law of this land is just like a cobweb in which a kite can fly through. But for the common people, the law of this land is like the cobweb in which the files cannot fly through.
Indeed our society is deprived and stunned by the evil force----greedy for money devaluing moral principles. Our present society is encircled with negative influence.
In every zone in our state is being intimidated. Mention can be made, RIMS, Raj Bhavan Minister's Quarters and academic Institution including Shopping places are the eyes of culprits and the thugs. R.S. Sutrees one said, "Better be killed than threatened to death".
All Manipuris have come across with such disturbed, fearful experiences. Enough is Enough! Let Manipur be Manipur. Let its citizen live in peace and property. Let them have the sense of Belongingness to Manipur.
Stop planting Bomb. Plant Boon
Stop Killing. Show Kindness
Stop looting. Start loving
Stop Corruption. Conquer Corruption
Wish you all a Happy & Peaceful New Year, 2009!
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OpenAIR is the Robert Gordon University Open Access Institutional Repository. Operational since 2006, it contains the full text of high quality research publications produced by staff and research students at RGU.
The content includes:
- Artefacts, designs and exhibitions
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A full list of the types of content is available in the repository policy.
OpenAIR enables the University’s researchers to meet the Open Access requirements of funders and the REF, reinforced by the University’s own Open Access mandate
The first issue showcases the university's strategic research investment and highlights how it will transform its research focus and activities.


There are many different kinds of bravery. There’s the bravery of thinking of others before one’s self. Now, your father has never brandished a sword nor fired a pistol, thank heavens. But he has made many sacrifices for his family, and put away many dreams. … He put them in a drawer. And sometimes, late at night, we take them out and admire them. But it gets harder and harder to close the drawer… He does. And that is why he is brave.
“You’ve got to grind, grind, grind at that grindstone. Though child’ood slips like sand through a sieve. And all too soon they’ve up grown and then they’ve flown. And it’s too late for you to give, just that spoonful of sugar to ‘elp the medicine go down”


Launch of 2014/5 MM Book
The launch of the new Marriage Meander book was a festive affair held in September at Orchards, a stunning new venue in the Midlands. It was wonderful to have so many talented people join us.
A special thanks to the ‘Orchards’ team for sharing your beautiful venue with us and to Mark and Ester from Midlands Style Events for all the impressive flowers and décor. Excellent food by Hayley from ‘A Pinch of Salt’ was enjoyed by all the guests and singing by Eric Canham much appreciated.
Everyone loves the new KZN Marriage Meander book and are all excited about the new App, which was demonstrated at the launch and will be available as a free download from Apple and Android stores in October.
The 2014/15 Marriage Meander KZN Books are available from venues and suppliers within the edition. The books are distributed at all major bridal fairs in KZN and select events in Gauteng and are on sale in all CNA stores in KwaZulu Natal and select stores in Gauteng. They are also available online as a digital publication at www.marriagemeander.co.za
The Marriage Meander Books are made up of carefully compiled sections beginning with “Off to a Great Start” (Wedding Planning) and ending with “Just the Two of Us” (The Honeymoon). This ensures the reader is able to follow their Wedding Planning Journey in a user friendly format, getting useful information and tips and find their wedding suppliers in the categories listed by index.
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Based on the KZN Marriage Meander Book, this app is a useful and interactive guide to planning your wedding and source wedding suppliers in KwaZulu Natal with a wealth of knowledge and proven track record.
Filled with ideas and advice, the suppliers share their expertise with you, together with visual inspiration from well known KZN photographers.
Used in conjunction with this MM website, the Marriage Meander KZN Facebook Page and the KZN Marriage Meander 2013/4 Edition of Books, this app will ensure your successful KZN wedding.
Enjoy the journey!
Upcoming KZN Bridal Fairs
15 and 16 November 2014
St Thomas Bridal Fair
17 and 18 Jan 2015
Camelot Bridal Fair
7 and 8 Feb 2015
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Here’s a new book that looks fascinating. CHASE! A Tribute to the Keystone Cops is a compendium of writing about the Keystone Cops by a collection of great silent comedy writers, edited by Lon & Debra Davis.
Though the humour of the Keystone films may seem primitive today, the impact and influence of the Cops was enormous. Authority had never been shown to be so incompetent as a subject of comedy before this, in the stuffy Edwardian era of polite manners. Early film comedy was as rebellious, in its way, as rock and roll later was, and the Cops were at the forefront of comic anarchy. They represent the alternative comedy movement of their day!
Even those who know little about silent comedy probably have some vague notion of the Keystone cops. Yet, despite the fact that they are such icons, this is surprisingly the first book devoted solely to them. Over the years, false rumours have become taken as fact, misinformation has been perpetrated and films have been mislabelled. Who were the cops? How did they originate? What films did they appear in?
CHASE! answers these questions and many more. The book’s contributors include silent-era historians of the first rank, including Joe Adamson, John Bengtson, Lon Davis, Rob Farr, Paul E. Gierucki, Sam Gill, Michael J. Hayde, Rob King, Chris Seguin, Randy Skretvedt, Lea Stans, Brent E. Walker, Marc Wanamaker, and Mark Pruett (see the image of the contents page below for details of the contents). The book promises over 300 seldom-seen photos, press book illustrations, lobby cards, and trade ads and bios of 56 performers who appeared as cops over the years.
The book is available from Bear Manor Media, and also through Amazon and other online retailers. All the proceeds are being donated to film preservation, so there’s no excuse not to! I’m looking forward to getting my teeth into this one. Here’s the link, and the back cover and contents pages are below.


I used to think that things worth fighting for should be fought by people who want them the most, from people who would actually benefit from change. When I met my friend, let's call her Jessica, things changed.
Jessica is a petite brunette, a prominent track runner and a proud lesbian. After a while, she got comfortable enough to share her struggles about homosexuality with me. "I'm waiting until I move out to tell my parents," she said one day after they caught her kissing her girlfriend. "It's not that I'm ashamed of who I am…I just know they don't understand."
And neither did I, really. What does a straight female know about a lesbian's struggle and discrimination? Nothing. I wasn't the one being taunted because of something I cannot change, nor not allowed to hang out with certain friends with by the book religious parents. I wasn't being the one stared at in the halls like a science experiment, or being talked about in the cruelest matter.
For my whole life ,I've lived in ignorant bliss. I always thought of marriage as a beautiful thing that would include a huge ceremony, a designer dress and a gorgeous man by my side. Jessica always thought of marriage as something she'd be lucky to experience in one of the few states that offer it (Michigan is not one of them).
When I realized the pain and the struggles she has put up with her whole life, that’s when I started to take action. Gay and lesbians shouldn't be the only ones fighting for equal rights. This is a human, not a homosexual issue after all. Although I consider myself Catholic, I truly believe that two people deserve to be happy, no matter what race, gender, or sexuality they are.
By writing this article and speaking to many groups of people, I hope to broaden more eyes and hearts. Maybe you may not be homosexual, but someone you know is, so why not fight for them? Everyone deserves a happily ever after with the person of their choice.
And above all else remember this: homosexuality is not a choice, but homophobia is.


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The Creative Writing Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time non-continuing faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences, in the general area of Poetry.
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What are your favourite memories from childhood family holidays in Aotearoa?
The first thing that comes to mind is the trusty yellow Cortina we had growing up – Spot, our family dog, and I would often be relegated to the back boot when the car was full of whānau and friends. The smell of summer meant road trips. Near or far, it didn’t matter.
Sometimes, our family road trips would take us to places closer to our home in Porirua. Whether it was to the beach for a swim in Plimmerton or sunsets and fish and chips over looking the Kāpiti Coast. Sometimes, they were further, like long drives to the Coromandel or the Far North. I didn’t mind, family holidays made me happy.
Where is your favourite off-the-beaten-track spot in New Zealand to get away from it all?
When my parents used to live 15 minutes out of Kerikeri, I stumbled upon a secluded lake. It was down the road and further down a few tracks. I would always sneak off there to write music and poetry, to think . . . and do lip-synch shows to the birds. I would pretend that only I knew of this lake. I was so secretive about it, and felt very protective of it. I only ever saw one or two people there. Ever. And even then, I was like, um, how did you get in here? They probably owned the land and I was the one trespassing.
If you were heading on a family getaway now, where would you go?
Recently, I spent time in Southland, Central Otago and Bluff – the landscape is breathtaking. It felt fresh and isolated and untouched. There is so much to see down there. Fiordland is next on the list.
What’s your dream New Zealand roadtrip?
Road tripping up north, back home is always special. I grew up in Dargaville, Whāngārei, and Panguru in the Hokianga. Driving through Dargaville, up to my mum’s marae, Taita, through Waipoua Forest. Coming over the hill and seeing the sand dunes of Ōpononi always gives me life. The ferry from Rāwene to Kohukohu then on to Panguru. Perfection!
If you could choose one ultimate, luxury, dream holiday in New Zealand, where would you go?
I’m captivated by water. It calms me, grounds me and inspires me. Anywhere on the Coromandel and anywhere on the east coast from Whāngārei up the coast is a picture of perfection for me.


Also known as "Série CSU", it is a series of psychological thrillers centred on a female character – Kate Kovacs, FBI – who leads an elite police unit. It is build like a TV series, with 12 standalone episodes and a (back)story that spans over a full 'season'. Written in a highly visual way, each book is based on a case and strong current affairs themes, such as war criminals, eco-terrorism, right-wing militias or cults. The series also explores, in-depth, the consequences of human-induced violence.
First, I love this part of the world, and wanted to build an entire universe in the huge variety of physical decors it offers: from ancient forests to skyscrapers, majestic mountain peaks to dark back alleys... As I kept spending more and more time in Vancouver, I also discovered the richness and uniqueness of its population, with people from so many different parts of the world... This blend of cultures, religions, languages – and what people who came to settle in the city left behind – became a strong source of inspiration. As an author, the sheer range of locations and human stories felt like a perfect combination – even more so as I knew it would take me years and years to create and write the full series, and that I would spend so much time in this universe.
First, I had to work on all the main aspects of the series, as a whole: i.e. create the central and secondary characters, their relationships and backstories, all the key locations... As well as plot all the essential and pivotal moments over 12 episodes, that would form a full "first season"... I had to define the pace, progression and revelations for the full series – and within each episode. And the overall tone, writing style and voice of the central character – which was a crucial aspect, as the series is written in the first person, and everything is experienced through Kate. -- After that, I started to write the first 4 books, to make sure my concept worked for more than a single story and episode.
I start by doing a lot of research... I scout locations on the ground, take photos and notes about different aspects: atmospheres, people, lights, sounds, details (often by going multiple times to the same places, at different times of the day and night, to experience it when the weather is different, when it's crowded or eerily quiet, etc.). I meticulously build the plot and define the characters for each story. I also research the main topic(s) of each book, extensively, using a wide range of online resources: experts, forums (for more human/raw angles), technical aspects, testimonies, interviews, maps, photos, etc.
- I wanted to centre it on a main character who was highly professional and compassionate, devoted to helping others but also flawed. Who had been affected by human-induced violence and was still suffering from its long-term effects: physical trauma, PTSD, hypervigilance, etc.
- I also wanted to create "a TV series in book form" (I actually started to write it for the screen, as screenplays) to see if it was possible to capture the visual aspects and pace of a TV series, with more in-depth and internal aspects that only novels could offer. I drew storyboards for action sequences, built scenes by imagining how they could be shot on the ground, and worked to create an intense sense of immersion for the readers (very much like being in a first-person video game). I also created a writing style that was fast-paced and impactful, while leaving room for more introspective moments to allow the readers to really get into the mind of the main character and experience everything through her.
- Finally, I wanted to explore strong and difficult themes, especially those containing a lot of "grey areas"... Some were based on research only, others on things I have experienced and witnessed in my own life. My goal was to reach the highest possible level of authenticity, and show the consequences of violent events on a human level, especially over the long-term (hence the concept of series).
There are so many things! :)
But I would say, in no specific order:
- Building an entire universe, and spending so much time fully immersed in it. Getting to know my characters, and experience so many powerful things with them, and through them. Getting emotional when writing difficult scenes, or feeling the adrenaline flow when writing action sequences... Growing and changing as a person, in such a profound way. Getting more and more compassionate.
- Researching and learning about so many different things! From mountain rescues to medical procedures, helicopters to pine beetles, cults to war criminals... Experiencing moments on the ground in a very intense way, while being in a specific location and visualising/imagining scenes in it.
- Developing a different way of experiencing life, people and places. More profound and intense; richer... Getting so used to building plots and exploring different possibilities, that seeing many solutions to any problem becomes the norm.
- And last but not least: meeting so many wonderful and interesting people along the way... Dear friends I made in Vancouver; readers I got to know and stay in touch with over many years; journalists who interviewed me; strangers I talked to while exploring the region – no matter how briefly – that shared many precious and memorable stories with me. That unique texture of human experiences.
As a young adult, my goal was to become a (photo)reporter – and to this day, I still love current affairs, journalism, documentaries, interviews, etc. Nonfiction is a way for me to acquire knowledge and share it. Throughout the years, it included developing educational resources and writing textbooks (for publishers such as Scholastic and Oxford University Press). As well as conducting interviews (with producers, directors, writers, actors, cinematographers, etc.) on the set of TV series shot in Vancouver. And writing BTS reports for magazines about it.
This is such a hard question, as I've always been such an avid reader. But to list just a few:
1) My favourite fiction author has to be Albert Camus. I also love graphic novels and artists such as Hergé, Enki Bilal & Hugo Pratt. As for nonfiction authors: Nicolas Bouvier, Malcolm Gladwell, Jon Krakauer... all among many other ones!
2) As for books... Again, to list just a few (excluding those written by the authors mentioned above!):
- The Power of Myth; Joseph Campbell.
- The Art of Happiness; The Dalai Lama.
- Spillover; David Quammen.
- The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog; Bruce D. Perry.
- The Ghost Map; Steven Johnson.
- Blackwater; Jeremy Scahill.
Yes, I am bilingual. -- However, "Agent Kovacs" (my series of novels set in Vancouver) is currently only available in French. I created it so that it could easily be adapted for the screen, as a TV series. So hope it will one day be the case! :)


We’re all about people because God is all about people. One of the ways we express our love for Him is through our love for people.
Our most important task as Christians is to proclaim the transforming message of the Christ. We are courageously and boldly committed to the Gospel. With God’s inspired word as our guide, we strive to follow the New Testament pattern for conversion, worship and Christian life. We want to be simply Christian in the things we do in service to the Lord. We seek to study God’s word diligently and practice what we find in its pages.
The Bible, God’s inspired word to man, describes the group of people who follow Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior as “Christians” (Acts 11:26; Acts 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16). They were a part of the church that Jesus built (Matthew 16:18). We believe that if we follow the pattern for the church that we find in the Bible, we too can be simply Christians. We spend time in the study of the Bible and work to follow the pattern we find there of how to become Christians, how worship our Lord as Christians, live our lives, and raise our families as Christians.Our plea is call back to the Bible. We want to speak where the Bible speaks, but also remain silent where the Bible is silent. Our plea is for you to join us in our study of Scripture in doing those things that New Testament Christians did in service to their Lord.
Matthew 6:33-34 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."


1.Gong, Y., Zhu, Joe, Chen, Y., and Cook, W.D., DEA as a tool for auditing: Application to Chinese manufacturing industry with parallel network structures, Annals of Operations Research, (in press)
2.Zhu, J., Data Envelopment Analysis: A Handbook of Models and Methods, Springer, New York, 2015.
3. Du, J., Zhu, J., Cook, W.D., and Huo, J-Z, DEA models for parallel systems: game-theoretic approaches, Asian-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 32, No. 2 (2015), 1550008 (22 pages).
4. Du, J., Chen, Y., and Huo, J., DEA for non-homogenous parallel networks, OMEGA, Vol. 56 (2015), 122-132.
5. Liang, N., Chen, Y., Zha, Y., and Hu, H, Performance evaluation of individuals in workgroups with shared outcomes using DEA, INFOR, (in press)
6. Galagedera, D.U.A., Watson, J., Premachandra, I.M., and Chen, Y., Modeling leakage in two-stage DEA models: An application to US mutual fund families, OMEGA, (in press)
7. Chen, Y., Cook, W.D., Du, J., Hu, H. and Zhu, J., Discrete and bounded data and Likert scales in data envelopment analysis: Application to regional energy efficiency in China, Annals of Operations Research (in press)
8. Aviles-Sacoto, S., Cook, W.D., Imanirad, R., and Zhu, J., Two-stage network DEA: When intermediate measures can be treated as outputs from the second stage, Journal of Operational Research Society, (in press)
9. Cook, W.D., Du, J., and Zhu, J., Units invariant DEA when weight restrictions are present: ecological performance of US electricity industry, Annals of Operations Research, (in press)
Working Papers 工作论文
1. 公彦德, 基于平行网络DEA模型的审计对象遴选研究。
2. Yang, F., Wei, F-Q, Li, Y-J, Huang, Y., and Chen, Y., Expected efficiency based on directional distance function in data envelopment analysis.
3. Chen, Y., Gong, Y-D, and Li, X., Evaluating NBA player performance using bounded integer data envelopment analysis.


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Travel Journals, a Work of Fiction
In the following writings they are uniquely different from a book or some other publication you might buy at a bookstore. Most of these are personal journals reflecting personal opinions, incorrect information, misspellings, and other inaccuracies. I must admit, unabashedly, that once I had embarked on a journey I seldom performed broad research to discover or adjust information I had heard or, at the very least, think I heard or was told so.
I often tried to write what was happening while it was happening although when I had the time to write entries, I found the most complete and accurate writings were executed immediately after the event was over. Sometimes, despite my good intentions, were not noted until the following day or even later.
I’ve written this so that if you find errors, please don’t dismiss these writings because they are merely the reflections from one man’s eye. I intentionally left personal notes relevant to me and my family included because I wanted to leave the journals in an original and unmodified form. To share a moment with appropriate spice occasionally meant inclusion of minor issues that may or may not be relevant. In the interest of providing the broadest, most accurate view without abridgement, I chose not to edit. I implore you to skim past those issues. I did change some words and restructured some sentences or paragraphs but only to keep continuity for the reader. I found myself writing at the oddest moments and often the events still swirled, not completely formed, in my head.
The journals, above all else, will try to give you the FEELINGS that I felt. As I travel I take photos and video but these help me recollect what occurred from my nose out. My journals remind me of what I felt from my nose inwardly. To me my journals are of infinitely greater importance than my photos because of that.
So let me ask you, as you read any or all of the journals, try to savor the flavor and feel the feelings.


"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transiton that's troublesome"
There is only one certainty in life and that is that death comes to us all. Facing our own mortality is often difficult. We have two main choices in coming to terms with our own death or the death of a family member or friend. We can choose to view death as final and become consumed in grief, or we can envision life after death and celebrate the transition to eternal life. Our beliefs and personal experiences shape how we deal with this extremely emotive issue.
Losing a loved one can be a devastating blow to any family. Especially if It is the first time they have had to experience losing someone close. Thanatology (the study of death and the dying) has giving humanity the insight into life after death. People who have had near death experiences bring hope and reports of a better place. Books such as Saved By The Light and At Peace in the Light, both by Dannion Brinkley, offer inspiration and comfort to us all.
The Needs of the Dying
Taken from the book The Needs of the Dying By:David Kessler
~The need to be treated as a living human being.
~The need to maintain a sense of hopefulness, however changing its focus may be.
~The need to be cared for by those who can maintain a sense of hopefulness, however changing this may be.
~The need to express feeling and emotions about death in one's own way.
~The need to participate in decisions concerning one's care.
~Then need to be cared for by compassionate, sensitive, knowledgeable people.
~The need for continuing medical care, even though the goals may change from "cure" to "comfort" goals.
~The need to have all questions answered honestly and fully.
~The need to seek spirituality.
~The need to be free of physical pain.
~The need to express feelings and emotions about pain in one's own way.
~The need of children to participate in death.
~The need to die in peace and dignity.
~The need not to die alone.
~The need to know that the sanctity of the body will be respected after death.
David Kessler and Patricia Kuptz during a break at one of his seminars
Soul Realignment after transition
Soul Realignment done for a deceased loved one can give comfort and closure to those that remain behind. If you struggle to feel complete with the relationship, have trouble understanding the circumstances of their death, or simply want to do something for them, then a Soul Realignment session can truly serve them.
Working With People Who Are Dying
Reiki connects us to the universal life force. The energy and unconditional love that people who have had near death experiences talk about. When you use Reiki in a situation such as with a person who is terminally ill you are connecting them to the unconditional love of the Divine and preparing them for their transition. You will often find Reiki temporarily revitalizes them so they have the energy to deal with any unfinished business they may have.
It is important to help them if possible tidy up their affairs. Teach them to heal and mend any family relationships that may have been strained in the past. Encourage them to forgive and let go of any unnecessary anger and pain. Death is not failure it is a natural part of life. Encourage family members and friends to say goodbye and let the person who is dying know it is okay to go; and although it hurts they can survive and carry on without them. This often brings relief and removes the feeling of guilt from the person who is dying.
Reiki can alleviate pain and anxiety and bring final peace and harmony to the mind body and spirit. Reiki gives the person control of how and when they die. Reiki builds a bridge to the other side and brings the life of the person to a joyful conclusion.
Treat the family and friends if possible with Reiki after their love-one has passed on. While the soul has departed and gone on to a joyous beginning, the people left behind often find it extremely difficult to come to terms with losing a close family member or friend. Heal their pain, and fill their mind body spirit and lives with the unconditional and omnipotent love of Reiki.
End Of LIFE


“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.”
– The Bhagavad Gita
Competitive, angry, fired-up, aggressive… Only a few words that described my behavior on the soccer field. As a young professional soccer player, I constantly used the motivation of my coaches and the daily challenges of training as a sort of battle that I had to conquer each and every time I stepped foot on the field. “Hard work,” “giving it all you got,” and “no pain, no gain” were all motto’s I lived my life by. The character traits described above were the foundation of my being that presumably placed me in the elite category of a scholarship athlete and eventually earned me a professional contract! With no major consequence thus far, I was determined to keep “grinding”, “fighting”, and ultimately driving my body and mind to its ultimate limits.
Nevertheless, we all have a moment in life that humbles us and we can either travel down the same road towards destruction or we are forced to reconsider everything we thought we once knew about right living. For me, this moment came after what was said to be possibly the most successful season of my career yet! As a 25-year-old professional that just ended my 3rd full season, “grinding” had finally got the best of me.
My ankles were the size of tennis balls due to swelling, my groins were in constant pain, and walking up and down stairs caused sharp sensation under my knees due to chronic tendonitis. Not to mention, what was considered my “greatest season yet” still wasn’t good enough for me. I was already anxious about my next contract, still exercising to failure even just two days after the completion of a 10-month season, and completely depleted in every way. On the outside, my body looked healthy, strong, and full of lean muscle. On the inside I was absolutely rinsed of anything I had left. The problem was I would never allow myself to sit still long enough to even recognize the internal and external pain and suffering I was experiencing. In a time where I should have felt extreme accomplishment and happiness I was left empty inside. The bright side to this seemingly “dark” situation forced me to seek “light.” The “light” that I discovered was Yoga!
Like many, my discovery was self-serving to rep all of the physical benefits I could get. Yoga is all about flexibility right!? Yoga is about stretching and pushing the body to new limits (something I knew all about, or so I thought). My girlfriend at the time (now wife) happened to be finishing up her Yoga Teacher Training course and now I was at the mercy of her teaching… I was determined to stay on the surface level and stretch the crap out of my body until all my pain would go away! Boy was I wrong.
We started our first session together and right away I found myself sitting in something called “easy pose” but quickly realized it was not so “easy” for me. With my knees creeping almost all the way to my ears because of the tension existing in my hips it became clear that this experience would be like nothing I had ever experienced before! We began class by setting an intention for our practice. From there I was asked to move my focus to the breath and slowly begin internally scanning my body. It only took a few moments for me to notice I had pain and tension everywhere! Attempting to sit with my legs crossed was unbearable for my hips and I remember feeling embarrassed by that! As we began the practice I realized that every single pose caused some sort of burning or intense sensation in at least one part of my body. My shoulders were burning, my legs were wobbling and my mind was everywhere except on my intention. Finally, what was considered to be the most “relaxing” part of practice, savasana, was the hardest! I was given instruction to lay on my back, close my eyes, release myself of tension, and let go. In that 5-10 minutes I noticed the constant chatter of my mind. Thinking about things like what I had done the day before all the way to anxiously considering my future and where my next contract would be coming from. Finally, I was brought out of this “savasana” and I can still picture my thoughts in that moment. As an athlete, I was instantly defeated by what I considered to be an awful “performance” and all the while intrigued. Nevertheless, this was the beginning of a 5-year journey that I am still currently exploring to this day.
To keep on the storyline, my offseason comprised of 2-3 yoga sessions a week. With the discipline I had for sports, I noticed the consistency of practice paid off in massive dividends. Returning to pre-season camp to start my next season was one of the most memorable experiences to date, as my body was almost completely rid of pain, my mind was free of clutter, and I was able to “let go” of mental and emotional feelings that were not serving me on the soccer pitch! These were all firsts for me that set me apart from many of the other players.
As yoga enters its thousands of years in existence, it is only fitting that elite level athletes begin to look deeper into why this ancient practice has stood the test of time. You don’t have to look far within professional sports to see Yoga’s widespread popularity. In soccer alone, players like Brad Friedel and Ryan Giggs played at the highest level into their 40’s and credit much of their longevity to Yoga.
To put the benefits a little more visibly, here are some key points that make yoga suitable for not just soccer players, but everyone:
- Improves posture
- Increases body awareness
- Increases flexibility
- Increases balance
- Increases proprioception of the joints
To separate some overlooked benefits beyond the physical realm:
- Increased focus
- Increased mental clarity
- Ability to detach from negative feelings/emotions
- Brings intention, purpose, and motivation to life
Experiencing first-hand the magnitude of complementary benefits that yoga had on my life as a professional player, I carried these physical, mental, and emotional lessons with me to my next chapter in life. As the Strength Coach and Head Athletic Trainer of a Professional soccer team, you can only guess that I recommended each player practice yoga. Furthermore, I would use many of the same poses I learned in yoga for team warm-ups and cool downs.
Examples of our go-to poses:
- Low lunge (Hip Flexor group)
- Pigeon (Glutes/abductors)
- Cat/Cow (Back)
- Downward Dog (Hamstrings/Calves/Achilles tendon)
With the growing popularity of yoga in Western culture, you do not have to go far to find a yoga studio that will offer a myriad of classes that will fit the mold of where you are at within your training regimen. Beyond that, you are able to take your practice outside of yoga studios and simply focus on the breathing techniques and physical poses that complement you best.
As we enter a world where technology is at its greatest heights with all types of gadgets, gizmos, and “groundbreaking” training methods, you can simply look towards one of the oldest practices known to man for a great complement to your team sport or life! Not only will you find the immediate benefits from a single session, you will also have the lasting mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits that go along with being a “yogi” as they call it.
Fast-forward a few more years and my journey has continued beyond the world of Professional Soccer! Practicing Yoga has awoken me to the limitless potential for one to live their purpose in life! The teachings/practice alone has inspired me to share yoga to the community in the creation of Axis Yoga + Studio. In partnering with two incredibly humble and passionate individuals at Axis Fitness + Training (Mike Barnhart & Britt DeLoreto), Axis Yoga + Studio is offering a perfect physical/mental/spiritual health complement to their Strength training. Furthermore, we are able to live out our mission: “To inspire, through the practice of yoga, an awakening of the limitless potential in each of us to Love Unconditionally.” May your yoga practice bring you as much joy, clarity, and peace as it has for me and may we continue to…
Troy Cole- ATC, PES, CSCS, After 8 seasons of Professional Soccer, Troy went on to become the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach/Head Athletic Trainer for the Wilmington Hammerheads of USL Pro. He is currently owner of Axis Yoga + Studio, a strength coach at Axis Fitness + Training, and attaining his RYT200 under the YUJI Yoga Academy founded by his wife and teacher, Macy Cole.


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