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Breakingviews: Broke and broken Detroit
July 19 - Jeffrey Goldfarb talks to Breakingviews columnists about the Motor City's record-breaking bankruptcy filing and the creative solutions that will be necessary for it to recover.
Motor city is bankrupt and wheels in motion to you to go through all the radio I'm -- nations have a bankruptcy. Preceding negotiating with creditors and all look stuff but I -- this is really going to be a lot more than you're sort of garden. Right bankruptcy. The fans heading to one Connecticut -- shares with -- you know -- municipalities accompany -- and gone bankrupt credit that they have put a lot of maturity good including -- -- his right. Is that they have a lot of debt right timing the bankruptcy process will help -- kind of scrapped that -- -- big bad Archie said between pensioners. And file folders right but the issue is the -- are much bigger than just getting we have those obligations or did you cook is obviously zero if you told yourself have I mean. They just don't have the revenues when you compare them with similar size to analyze cities like Boston. That there revenues about half of what boss that's taking it yet this city is about. 50% average double the size you know carrier life. You've spent some time mariners' such about the electricity but that's partly because I'd like to soft sort of stepped out of basically if you run in the center of the city -- -- there's -- lots going on this -- you've got a couple of look at this is Quicken Loans for example -- put a little buildings and where people that it is great peak sign up among buildings and councils to Detroit. Some positive custody of working up -- this is private sector. To the people living in in minutes of that. So did some pretty good errors in the middle what it's good to get to a young if you -- unsecured debt -- chief wrench you can buy it right and you're not gonna saw it. Police medical or deny our people -- you know insurance is going to -- at an event that. I think when I was -- that last Jennings it was a commitment to overcoming this for these young people when they have kids this no education and ran outside. It's a very itinerant community which doesn't help with the long term -- the city. There is this like fantasy -- of like oh we'll just take over these abandoned factories and turn them into Elofsson. Police are looking at this again this is an industrial city and is toxin. That's how do you reject the creativity I mean obviously you need all the standard financial types and their kind of -- count but how do you get through this this whole other outside the box create significant need. In to a bankruptcy progress I mean this is the thing I think this is gonna have to happen and someone outside the bankruptcy process and maybe Beckett and he gives them a little breaking and to come up with an idea and I think again like you have the private sector and -- entrepreneurs there. Thinking outside the box if you subscribe to experience broken that's right and they need to fix the windows to bring people and the people fix the little things which stand right in Detroit they're gigantic paper that we have factories that are abandoned we have I think that it's 78000. Buildings that are have been -- impolite or band that's a half of them -- danger again I think. -- -- down just tearing down through the rubble. Costs what at least one Eagleton was it two years of total written this up we bring this forget and -- -- but it's just it's it's. I could only possible for the city to pay for the yet at the same time -- that revenues going down -- Texas going down a city point 6% over the past ten years and what you look at. The only revenue distancing statements from from the casinos -- that's going next Canada across the river as it. Not a recipe here this little guy right there aren't gonna leave it bearable we will be back with more breaking news next week.


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The Hobbit performed in Northwest - Marionnettes and Shadow Puppets
Clayton let me know of an upcoming performance of The Hobbit in Seattle Washington. Here's some info from their site:
Join Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and the dwarves on their mythic quest. As Bilbo travels through Middle Earth to find dragon Smaug's treasure, he learns the dangers of greed and discovers his own bravery. Hobbits, elves, Gollum and other unforgettable characters of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world are created with rod puppets, shadow puppets and live music. The first collaboration between two of the most respected puppet companies in the Northwest.
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We have different agreements with ex-es regarding scheduling time with our kids. Okay, one of us actually has an "agreement" while the other has an order. Because my ex- and I schedule everything month-by-month to allow for maximum flexibility with work travel and evening events, as well as weekend needs, I usually have the leeway to accommodate Russell's more strict schedule with his children.
Working to maximize our time together, this translates into my schedule being somewhat dictated by his custody agreement.
This irritates me. Why should I have to always be the one making concessions? Anger…
Then, something shakes me. Maybe it's a slap across the face. I remember it could be so much worse. Flexibility is good!
We could be in a situation where both of us had court-ordered custody agreements and ex-es hell bent on making life as difficult as possible for our blended family. Many of you know what this is like; you know how it feels every day.
So, on the days that I get frustrated, I remind myself that flexibility is good. I say a quiet thank you to my ex for wanting what is best for our children.
Blending a family isn't easy. Focusing on what is good is not always easy either – make it a habit. Make it your goal.


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The rising River Wansbeck has prompted the closure of Oldgate Bridge in Morpeth.
An eyewitness told the Gazette that police shut off the structure as a precautionary measure at around 10pm.
He also said that the Wansbeck has burst its banks at the town's Riverside Leisure Centre and takeaway and fast-food outlet Fortune Cookies, which is nearby, has been flooded.
Meanwhile, Tom Pitman took a series of pictures of the flooding in Morpeth at around 8pm.
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Dissertation Title: The effects of punishment on observers: A model and empirical demonstration
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Taute, H. A., Peterson, J., & Sierra, J. J. (2014). Perceived needs and emotional responses to brands: A dual-process view. Journal of Brand Management (Vol. 21, pp. 23).
Empirical article that explores the severity of a violation and the observers' desire that the violator be punished, proposing that there is a non-linear relationship
Empirical article on the way that coworker attitudes towards violators change over time
Theoretical paper proposing the construct of Ethical Inertia, the tendency to be consistently ethical or unethical
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I wanted to design a hub for Creatives to gather when they feel stuck. You know that feeling of wanting to be Squared Away, but just don't know where to start?
We all feel stuck at one time or another… Through our work, in our home, in our relationships and with our emotions. Maybe it's from consuming too many courses or collections.
Whether it is a Productivity block or physical Clutter, Renew Your Space means a lot more than Organization.
Clutter can accumulate around the best of us – even the woman who appears completely pulled-together has some form of clutter…
{Think of life as a wheel} The spokes keep the wheel round and moving, but whenever one of those spokes becomes weak, the wheel won't roll quite as well.
Your life won't ever be in perfect balance, but there are things you can do to give each spoke the attention to thrive.
I am Renee Weatherford, Author of "Renew Your Space at Your Own Pace"
I am a Professional Organizer and Productivity Stylist, designing systems for Women in Business & at Home. I have been helping women get organized in their spaces for over 20 years, and I have hundreds of articles with tips & tutorials on all that life throws your way. I use an intuitively-guided approach of introducing Creative Productivity and Ritual into your home, work or play.
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When I walked into this dream for the first time, it didn't seem like a dream. Everything seemed the way it was supposed to be. Nothing was out of place. It all fell in together. Except for her. She made it dreamlike.
The way the light fell, you could tell it was manipulated. Soft. Glowing. Highlighting. Shining, but not bright enough to make you look away. It drew me in. Softly but surely.
Now, there you go, wondering. How can light be manipulated? That is because dreams are a manipulation of the reality that we might want to see. Not wish for. But maybe, just want to see. To see what it might look like. It is a safe place after all. What's the worst that can happen? You can wake up.
But I was not waking up this time. This was real. Or so it seemed.
To draw the circle complete – the shutter opened and closed. Click.
The dream of the viewfinder was over. It had all come to be. The frame had been frozen, the way I wanted it to be. The photograph was a dream. And it had been created. Manipulated.
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At least one poll worker in Ohio voted up to six times in the Presidential election, and is proud of it. She is supporting Obama's "right" to be President, and did it by voting multiple times. She also registers other voters. Wonderful. In the video below you will hear Meloise Richardson talk about how her multiple votes are not fraudulent – not a problem, and what Ohio is doing about it now. She voted by absentee, at the polls, for her granddaughter and for neighbors – maybe up to 6 times. Richardson has worked at the polls in Ohio since 1988. We know this is happening, but seldom do we find a poll worker admit it.
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Canal+, a French premium cable network, released the first stills and the official trailer of XIII: The Series. This TV series, which is a co-production between Canada and France, will also premiere on Showcase, a Canadian cable network, on April 20 at 10 PM.
The story is based on a Belgian comic book penned by Jean Van Hamme and drawn by William Vance. It's the follow-up of XIII: The Conspiracy, a two-part TV film. After the assassination of the first American female president, the federal government believes it has the suspect in the form of XIII (Stuart Townsend). In fact, he's in a secret prison of the CIA.
After his escape from that prison, XIII accepts a mission from Irina (Virginie Ledoyen), a mercenary with mysterious employers. Who has he worked for? Where does he come from?With the help of people he comes across, especially Maj. Jones (Aisha Tyler), XIII will try to find out who he really is and perhaps who actually assassinated the previous president of the USA. Moreover, as he advances in his investigation, XIII will discover a secret conspiracy that is linked to his past.
The TV series also stars Greg Bryk, Stephen McHattie, Paulino Nunes, Caterina Murino and Ted Atherton.
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Compared to a lot of the other "most expensive" foods in the world, the potato chips at St. Erik's brewery in Sweden won't rob you out of house and home, but the $56 price tag for five single chips is exceptionally high.
The brewery recently created what they consider the perfect chips to go along with their brews, and apparently they were amazing, because they sold out of the pricey snacks pretty much immediately.
As for why the chips are so expensive, that's because of the special ingredients that they are made with, naturally. The chips are made with matsutake mushrooms which were hand-picked with gloves in a Swedish forest, truffle seaweed from the waters around the Faroe Islands, freeze dried India Pale Ale wort for a touch of sweetness, hand-picked Swedish dill, onion that grows just outside the small Swedish town Leksand, and Ammärnas-region almond potatoes, which can only grown on a certain hillside in some specific dirt.
These aren't your average mass produced chips. The brewery only sold 100 boxes of the chips in total, but perhaps the demand will encourage them to make another round. A statement on their website reads as follows:
"Ever since the birth of our India Pale Ale we have had a troubling feeling that something was missing. And as time has passed by, we've slowly come to realize that the feeling has been justified. Because doesn't a first class beer – like ours – deserve a world-class snack to match it? Well, of course it does."


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Flexible workers need space and storage to call their own to perform well
Flexible workers need space and storage to call their own to perform well
With 4.2 million workers in the UK working remotely, and a third of those straddling home and the office in a flexi-arrangement, companies need to rethink how they look after their nomadic staff to maintain a sense of belonging amongst employees.
Recent workplace wellbeing research commissioned by Bisley in the 2017 Wellness Together report echoed findings from the previous 'Belong at Work' study, which identified a pressing need to look after the needs of workers in agile workplaces by offering a sense of physical permanence in the part-time office.
Secure and personal storage continues to top requests
Storage continues to be a frequent request, and solution, for employees who may not have a permanent desk in today's flexible workplace. The study revealed that three of the five top changes employees would make to their workspace included personal stowage of some kind. It shows that employees need their own space to keep their belongings, even if they don't have a permanent workstation, to achieve a sense of belonging.
This revelation isn't anything new. A feeling of personal space is deeply rooted in a person's sense of control and wellbeing in all environments. Maslow's well-known Hierarchy of Needs ranks 'belongingness' as a major psychological need for all humans. Feeling affiliated and being part of a group, such as that of an organisation, workplace or team, is a significant contributor to motivation and wellbeing.
Office storage for improved focus and performance
In a communal, modern or flexible workspace where desks are often shared, an employee can enjoy a more secure feeling of inclusion simply by having a dedicated place to store their coat, bag, lunch or work. Without that, workers can feel untethered and unconnected from the team, and consequently distracted from the job.
From a hook and charge point to a locker or storage unit, companies can easily create personal spaces with flexible office furniture for each nomadic employee without sacrificing precious floor space.
Flexible working with a sense of control
Customisation of personal space can create a real 'sense of home' by allowing staff to personalise their locker or unit with fittings, colours and internal accessories that can be used for easy identification but also to give employees a sense of control over their space.
It's not easy to please everyone in an office environment, of course, but with nearly half of staff reporting that workspace design impacts on their decision to stay with an employer, it pays to look at the smaller details like storage as they have the potential to improve overall wellbeing and employee retention.


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DNA replication is spatially and temporally regulated during S‐phase. DNA replication timing is established in early‐G1‐phase at a point referred to as timing decision point. However, how the genome‐wide replication timing domains are established is unknown. Here, we show that Rif1 (Rap1‐interacting‐factor‐1), originally identified as a telomere‐binding factor in yeast, is a critical determinant of the replication timing programme in human cells. Depletion of Rif1 results in specific loss of mid‐S replication foci profiles, stimulation of initiation events in early‐S‐phase and changes in long‐range replication timing domain structures. Analyses of replication timing show replication of sequences normally replicating early is delayed, whereas that normally replicating late is advanced, suggesting that replication timing regulation is abrogated in the absence of Rif1. Rif1 tightly binds to nuclear‐insoluble structures at late‐M‐to‐early‐G1 and regulates chromatin‐loop sizes. Furthermore, Rif1 colocalizes specifically with the mid‐S replication foci. Thus, Rif1 establishes the mid‐S replication domains that are restrained from being activated at early‐S‐phase. Our results indicate that Rif1 plays crucial roles in determining the replication timing domain structures in human cells through regulating higher‐order chromatin architecture.
There is a Have you seen? (September 2012) associated with this Article.
In eukaryotic cells, the initiation of DNA replication starts at multiple sites along the genome. Firing of replication origins are temporally and spatially regulated. Some origins are fired at the beginning of S‐phase and others later during S‐phase. This timing of replication may be coordinated with transcription and chromatin structures, ensuring that the entire genome replicates once during every cell cycle (Arias and Walter, 2007; Farkash‐Amar et al, 2008; Karnani et al, 2007, 2009; Hiratani et al, 2009; Masai et al, 2010). Replication timing programme appears to be established in early‐G1‐phase through chromatin regulation (Dimitrova and Gilbert, 1999). The decision was proposed to take place at the TDP (timing decision point) concomitant with the repositioning of chromatin in the nucleus after mitosis (Dimitrova and Gilbert, 1999; Li et al, 2001; Gilbert, 2010; Lu et al, 2010). Studies in budding yeast also indicated a critical role of early G1 events in replication timing determination (Heun et al, 2001a, 2001b). Interaction of late‐replicating loci with nuclear periphery at early G1 may play a crucial role in setting up the late‐replicating domains in yeast.
Correlation of chromosome banding with replication timing as well as the S‐phase‐timing‐specific replication foci pattern have suggested that various segments of chromosomes replicate with distinct timing in S‐phase. Notably, mid‐S replication domains are coincident with a major change of the replication profile including changes of nuclear replication foci pattern and the R/G banding pattern and reduced fork rate, leading to the prediction that instalment of mid‐S replication domains would play a critical role in determination of replication timing (Takebayashi et al, 2005; Hiratani et al, 2009). More recently, the genome‐wide replication profile has been determined in various cell lines through enrichment of S‐phase‐timing‐specific nascent DNA and the use of genomic tiling arrays or deep sequencing (Karnani et al, 2007, 2009; Hiratani et al, 2008; Gilbert, 2010; Hansen et al, 2010; Ryba et al, 2010; Yaffe et al, 2010). These experiments led to the identification of the chromosome segments, called 'replication domains' that replicate simultaneously at specific times. The sizes of the replication timing domains were proposed to range from a few hundred kilobases to megabases, depending on the averaging window size adopted (Karnani et al, 2007, 2009; Hiratani et al, 2008). In experiments using undifferentiated mouse embryonic stem cells, the distribution of replication domains extensively changes after induction of differentiation (Hiratani et al, 2008; Ryba et al, 2010). Furthermore, extensive differences were detected in replication domain structures between different cell types (Hansen et al, 2010). Thus, replication timing domain structures can be regarded as a novel epigenetic mark which is specific to each cell type (Hiratani and Gilbert, 2009). However, the mechanisms by which the replication domains are determined are totally unknown.
In yeasts, late origin firing is inhibited by checkpoint pathways (Santocanale and Diffley, 1998; Shirahige et al, 1998). Dbf4, the Cdc7 (cell division cycle 7) activation subunit, and Sld3, a factor essential for initiation complex formation, have been shown to be critical targets of checkpoint inhibition in budding yeast, although precise mechanisms of inhibition are unknown (Lopez‐Mosqueda et al, 2010; Zegerman and Diffley, 2010). Epigenetic modifications of histones have also been shown to regulate the timing of origin firing at some selective locations (Vogelauer et al, 2002; Aparicio et al, 2004; Goren et al, 2008; Hiratani et al, 2009). We recently have shown that Rif1 (Rap1‐interacting‐factor‐1) may play an important role in determination of replication timing of early and late origins in fission yeast (Hayano et al, 2012). However, mechanisms with which the genome‐wide replication timing domain is installed in mammalian cells have been elusive. In this manuscript, we will present evidence that the human homologue of Rif1 plays a major role in determination of the replication timing domain structures of the human genome.
Depletion of human Rif1 protein leads to increased Cdc7‐dependent phosphorylation and slight increase of DNA synthesis at the early‐S‐phase
It was recently reported in budding yeast that loss of rif1, a telomere‐binding protein, resulted in early‐S‐phase replication of the late‐replicating telomere segment (Lian et al, 2011). However, it is not known whether Rif1 regulates origin firing in other species. We recently discovered that loss of rif1 restores the growth of a null mutant of hsk1, the fission yeast homologue of Cdc7 kinase, by changing the origin firing programme (Hayano et al, 2012). This finding led us to examine the human homologue of Rif1 (hereafter, will be referred to as Rif1) for its involvement in regulation of the replication programme in mammalian cells. Rif1, which does not bind to telomeres, has been suggested to have a role in DNA damage responses (Silverman et al, 2004; Buonomo et al, 2009; Wang et al, 2009; Xu et al, 2010), but its roles in DNA replication have not been explored.
Depletion of Rif1 in HeLa cells synchronously released from the G1/S boundary did not significantly affect the overall S‐phase progression as detected by FACS analyses of DNA contents (Figure 1A–C). However, we noted a slight but reproducible increase in BrdU (Bromodeoxyuridine) or [3H] thymidine incorporation at early‐S‐phase in Rif1‐depleted cells (Supplementary Figure S1). The phosphorylation levels of minichromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins, targets of the Cdc7 kinase (Masai et al, 2006; Montagnoli et al, 2006), increased in Rif1‐depleted cells (Figure 1D and E), and this increased phosphorylation was indeed dependent on Cdc7 kinase (Figure 1F). Analyses using the synchronized cell population indicated that the increased phosphorylation of MCM occurs specifically during early‐S‐phase (Figure 1E; Supplementary Figure S2). This was also confirmed by analyses of early‐ and late‐S‐phase cell populations fractionated and separated by FACS from asynchronously growing cells (Supplementary Figure S3). We then examined the chromatin binding of Cdc45 and PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen), the proteins required for replication after the action of Cdc7. The chromatin binding of Cdc45 and PCNA during early‐S‐phase increased in Rif1‐depleted cells (Figure 1G), consistent with enhanced action of Cdc7 kinase. This is not due to the enhanced Cdc7 kinase activity in Rif1‐depleted cells since we measured the Cdc7 kinase activity in control and Rif1‐depleted HeLa cells, and showed that it is not affected or slightly reduced in Rif1‐depleted cells (Supplementary Figure S4). These results indicate that Rif1 depletion somehow alters the structures of pre‐replicative complexes (pre‐RCs) in that they can be more readily accessible for recognition by Cdc7. The measurement of DNA synthesis at known replication origins in early‐ or late‐S‐phase indicated that DNA replication at mid/late origins is enhanced in early‐S‐phase, showing that the sequences normally replicated late is replicated early in Rif1‐depleted cells (Supplementary Figure S5). It should be noted that HU‐induced checkpoint activation is not affected at all by Rif1 depletion, and Rif1 depletion does not activate checkpoint, either (Supplementary Figure S6). Thus, involvement of the checkpoint pathway in regulation of replication timing by Rif1 is unlikely. Previous report also states that depletion of Rif1 does not affect mitotic index (Xu and Blackburn, 2004).
Depletion of Rif1 leads to specific loss of mid‐S replication foci and major change in replication timing domain structures
We next examined the replication foci pattern in Rif1‐depleted HeLa cells. It is well established that replication foci pattern changes during S‐phase (Dimitrova and Berezney, 2002). Indeed, distinct early‐, mid‐ and late‐S‐phase replication foci patterns are observed in control human cells during progression of S‐phase. In contrast, Rif1‐depleted cells exhibited predominantly early‐S‐phase‐like characteristics almost throughout the S‐phase (Figure 2A and B). At the end of the S‐phase, late‐S pattern appeared, indicating that the mid‐S‐phase pattern characterized by large nucleoli‐associated foci and nuclear periphery foci selectively disappeared in the absence of Rif1. To further analyse changes of replication foci patterns in single cells, cells synchronously proceeding S‐phase were sequentially labelled by EdU and Biotin‐dUTP at early‐ and mid‐/late‐S‐phase, respectively (Supplementary Figure S7A). In control cells, pattern A dominated, indicative of distinct labelling at early‐S‐replicating and mid‐S‐replicating foci by EdU and Biotin‐dUTP, respectively, In contrast, in Rif1‐depleted cells, pattern B dominated, where both labelings occur in the early‐S‐replicating foci pattern (Supplementary Figure S7B; Figure 2C and D). This further demonstrates that mid‐S‐replicating pattern is lost and DNA synthesis proceeds in the early‐S pattern in the absence of Rif1.
These results indicate that replication timing profile may change in response to Rif1 depletion. Therefore, we analysed the replication timing domains on the 42‐Mb genome segment of the human chromosome V. The control cells showed the replication domain pattern characteristic to HeLa cells. In contrast, the patterns were substantially different in Rif1‐depleted cells (Figure 3A–C). The differences included conversion of late to early or early to late domains (reversion), the conversion of small domains into larger ones (consolidation) and loss of clear replication domains (homogenization) (Supplementary Figure S8A–C). These changes were validated by the quantitative PCR analyses of replication timing at each location where the alteration was observed in the tiling array analyses (Figure 3C). They occur on several hundred kilobases to megabase scale, suggesting that Rif1 affects the replication timing on a long‐chromosome level. We have presented the early/late ratio of replication timing as a histogram on the entire 42 Mb in control and Rif1‐depleted cells (Supplementary Figure S9A, upper). The histogram shows two early and late peaks in the control cells, whereas the peak is centred (at mid‐S) in the Rif1‐depleted cells in both 10 and 100 kb window analyses, indicating that early‐ and late‐replicating segments shifted to mid‐S. The histogram showing the ratio of Rif1‐depleted cells to control indicated the almost equal occurrence of both late‐to‐mid‐S and early‐to‐mid‐S changes (Supplementary Figure S9A, lower). Investigation of replication timing change in selected segments in the 42‐Mb region also indicated those shifting towards early as well as towards late (Supplementary Figure S9B and C). We also noted the presence of the genome segments the replication timing of which is not much affected by depletion of Rif1 (e.g., the segments C and E shown in Supplementary Figure S9B). This could be because the effect of Rif1 could be more enhanced in some regions than in others, maybe reflecting the binding profiles of Rif1 protein on the genome. Alternatively, replication timing of these segments may be determined predominantly by local chromatin structures, which may be independent of Rif1. We also analysed the replication timing at selective loci in ATR (ATM and Rad3‐related)‐depleted HeLa cells and found that the replication timing was largely same as the control cells (Supplementary Figure S10). This suggests that genome‐wide structures of replication timing domains may not be affected by checkpoint functions as much as by Rif1, although some individual late‐firing origins may be prematurely activated by loss of a replication checkpoint (Karnani and Dutta, 2011).
Rif1 binds to the DNase I‐insoluble nuclear structures at late‐M/early‐G1
Above results indicate that the loss of Rif1 protein in human cultured cells leads to (1) stimulation of replication initiation events during early‐S‐phase, (2) loss of mid‐S replication foci pattern and prevalence of early‐S‐phase‐like foci pattern, and (3) alteration of replication timing domains on a large‐genome basis. How can one account for these aberrations by the loss of Rif1, a single factor? In an attempt to answer this question, we first analysed the precise cellular localization of Rif1 protein. Rif1 is not solubilized by detergents such as 0.5% Triton X‐100 or deoxycholic acid. A small fraction of Rif1 was solubilized after DNase I treatment in the presence of 0.25 M ammonium sulphate, but most remained in the pellet (Figure 4A and B). This suggests that the majority of Rif1 is present in the nuclear‐insoluble fractions. We then conducted immunostaining of Rif1 protein (Supplementary Figure S11A). As expected from the fractionation study, the Rif1 signal did not change by prior wash with detergent. The significant Rif1 signals remained, even after the cells on the glass slides were pretreated with DNase I, while DAPI‐stained DNA signals were largely gone (Figure 4C). The Rif1 signals in the nuclease‐treated cells overlapped with those of Lamin B1, known to be associated with nuclear‐insoluble structures (Supplementary Figure S11B and C). This confirms the results of the fractionation study and indicates that Rif1 is present in the DNase I‐insoluble, matrix‐associated structures. We then examined these nuclear‐insoluble Rif1 signals during cell‐cycle progression. Since Rif1 signals can be detected throughout the interphase, we examined the mitotic cells. In the prophase cells, the nuclear Rif1 signals did not overlap with the condensing chromatin, suggesting dissociation of Rif1 from DNA at this stage. As reported before (Xu and Blackburn, 2004), Rif1 did not localize on mitotic chromosomes. Rif1 rebound to the chromatin at late telophase, and this binding was resistant to DNase I (Figure 4D). The timing of chromatin binding of Rif1 is close to that of pre‐RC formation. Therefore, we examined effect of Rif1 depletion on the chromatin binding of MCM. First, we show that depletion of Cdt1 significantly reduced the amount of MCM on the detergent‐prewashed nuclei by immunostaining (Supplementary Figure S12A and B). The level of MCM in the chromatin‐enriched fraction also significantly reduced by Cdt1 depletion (Supplementary Figure S12E). On the other hand, MCM staining and its level in the chromatin‐enriched fraction was not affected by Rif1 depletion (Supplementary Figure S12C and D). These results indicate that Rif1 is not required for pre‐RC formation.
Rif1 colocalizes with the mid‐S replication foci
We then examined the correlation with the sites of DNA replication. The Rif1 foci did not overlap with early‐S or late‐S replication foci. However, we found that Rif1 protein colocalizes with the sites of DNA replication during mid‐S‐phase (Figure 4E). Rif1 localizes at the nuclear periphery as well as at the periphery of nucleoli, where mid‐S replication foci are observed. Partial overlap of Rif1 with mid‐S replication foci was previously reported in mouse cells as well (Buonomo et al, 2009). These results are consistent with the idea that Rif1 somehow directs the formation of nuclear structures that are prerequisite for the mid‐S replication domain. The DNA damage‐induced foci of Rif1 protein, that have been reported to colocalize with γ‐H2AX signals (Silverman et al, 2004; Wang et al, 2009), are largely eliminated by prior DNase I treatment (Supplementary Figure S13), suggesting that the mechanisms of Rif1 recruitment to the sites of damage and its role in damage responses may be distinct from those at the nuclear‐insoluble structures during the normal S‐phase progression.
Rif1 regulates chromatin‐loop structures
The above results suggest that Rif1 regulates chromatin architecture by binding to nuclear‐insoluble structures and generating specific chromatin‐loop structures. Therefore, we conducted nuclear halo assays that may indicate the sizes of the chromatin loops (Gerdes et al, 1994). We have shown that the halo size increased in HeLa cells treated with two different siRNAs #2 and #4. The extent of the inhibition of the Rif1 expression was better with #4, which gave rise to cells with larger halo than #2 did (Figure 5A and B; Supplementary Figure S2). These results strongly indicate that Rif1 regulates the chromatin‐loop sizes. DNA fibre analyses on the DNA labelled with halogenated nucleotide derivatives indicated that replication fork rate increased in both early‐ and mid‐S‐phase. Increase is more striking in mid‐S‐phase, since fork speed is generally slower in mid‐S replication domains than in early‐S‐phase in untreated cells. Disintegration of mid‐S replication domains apparently results in conversion of replication modes from 'mid‐S' type to 'early‐S' type. Concomitantly, average inter‐origin distances are longer in Rif1‐depleted cells in both early‐ and mid‐S (Supplementary Figure S14), consistent with the longer chromatin loops indicative of larger replicon sizes (Buongiorno‐Nardelli et al, 1982; Courbet et al, 2008; Guillou et al, 2010). In contrast, the fork rate and inter‐origin distances did not change in late‐S‐phase, consistent with the fact that late‐replicating foci patterns are not affected by Rif1 depletion.
Rif1, originally identified as a telomere‐binding factor in yeast, does not play significant roles in telomere maintenance in human cells (Hardy et al, 1992; Kanoh and Ishikawa, 2001; Silverman et al, 2004; Xu and Blackburn, 2004). Although deregulation of silent origins near telomere in rif1Δ cells was reported in budding yeast (Lian et al, 2011) and more recently fission yeast Rif1 was reported to regulate origin firing timing, it was not known whether Rif1 regulates DNA replication in mammalian cells. In this report, we have presented evidence that shows the crucial roles of Rif1 protein in setting up the replication timing domain structures in human cells.
The strong association of Rif1 with nuclear‐insoluble structures suggests a possibility that Rif1 may be a crucial factor for generating higher‐order chromatin architecture including special organization of chromatin loops (Figure 6). Rif1 may tether the chromatin fibres at the nuclear‐insoluble structures to assemble proper chromatin architecture that may specify mid‐S replication domains. Oligomerization and DNA‐binding activity of Rif1 may facilitate this process (Xu et al, 2010). The nuclear replication foci surrounding nucleoli or those at nuclear periphery that are observed in mid‐S depend on Rif1 and overlap with Rif1 localization. The Rif1‐mediated chromatin structures are formed during late M‐to‐early‐G1‐phase, and are maintained throughout G1‐to‐S‐phase. This mid‐S chromatin architecture is somehow sequestered from the activation by Cdc7 kinase in early‐S‐phase, but this restraint is relieved at mid‐S‐phase to permit the action of Cdc7 kinase at the mid‐S origins.
In the absence of Rif1, this mid‐S‐phase architecture is not formed, allowing Cdc7 kinase to gain access in early‐S‐phase to the origins that would normally not be activated until mid‐S‐phase. This would explain the increased Cdc7‐dependent phosphorylation of the target proteins and hyper‐loading of Cdc45 and PCNA onto chromatin in Rif1‐depleted cells at early‐S‐phase (Figure 1). As a result of loss of mid‐S replication domains, replication timing domain structures may undergo genome‐wide alteration. It should be noted that replication timing is generally more centred to mid‐S in the absence of Rif1, although mid‐S replication foci pattern is lost and all the replication foci appear to adopt the early‐S‐like pattern (Supplementary Figure S9). This effect of Rif1 on replication timing is similar to what we observed in fission yeast rif1Δ mutant, where some early‐firing origins are delayed and late‐firing/dormant origins are fired earlier (Hayano et al, 2012). Changes of replication timing domain structures in Rif1‐depleted cells are mostly consistent with this observation. The fusion of small replication domains into larger replication domains may be consistent with the extended chromatin‐loop sizes. However, changes of replication domains are less dramatic in some genome regions. The replication timing in the absence of Rif1 may be determined directly by local chromatin structure or epigenetic state. It could also be due to the segment‐specific association of Rif1 with chromatin/nuclear structures. Alternatively, other proteins (e.g., cohesin; Guillou et al, 2010), or other nuclear skelton‐associating proteins may exert chromatin‐loop regulation and/or local epigenetic modifications might affect replication timing domains (Hiratani et al, 2009).
All these data are consistent with the hypothesis that Rif1 plays a crucial role at or near TDP when the replication timing programme is determined. The timing of association of Rif1 with chromatin appears to be very close to that of pre‐RC formation. This timing may be slightly earlier than the proposed timing of TDP which is early‐G1‐phase (Dimitrova and Gilbert, 1999), suggesting the requirement for another event(s) for execution of TDP. We show that Rif1 is not required for the pre‐RC formation (Supplementary Figure S12) and think it is unlikely that Rif1 regulates replication timing through regulation of timing of pre‐RC assembly (Wu and Nurse, 2009). However, the current result does not completely rule out this possibility.
In spite of rather dramatic effect of Rif1 depletion on replication timing during S‐phase, effect of overall S‐phase progression is surprisingly subtle in the experimental setting conducted. S‐phase is apparently completed without delay, and cell viability is not much affected. This is in sharp contrast to the depletion of Cdc7 or other replication factors under the identical condition which disturbs S‐phase progression and often induces strong cell death in cancer cells (Feng et al, 2003; Montagnoli et al, 2004; Ito et al, 2012). Although initiation events are stimulated at early‐S‐phase in Rif1‐depleted cells (Figure 1), this occurs only in a limited window of cell cycle. We speculate this is because the amount of Cdc7‐ASK is limited and is not able to activate all the early‐/mid‐S origins at one time. We show that fork speed increases in the absence of Rif1 in early‐ and mid‐S‐phases. This appears to be compensated by longer inter‐origin distances. Thus, overall S‐phase length stays unchanged. It should be noted that S‐phase delay was observed in Rif1 knockout MEF cells (Buonomo et al, 2009). We speculate that acute depletion of Rif1 by siRNA may cause deregulation of replication programme but may not cause much effect on S‐phase progression. It would be interesting to examine the effect of a long‐term depletion of Rif1 on progression of S‐phase.
Rif1 is overexpressed in embryonic stem cells and is rapidly downregulated upon induction of differentiation (our unpublished data and Loh et al, 2006). It was reported that replication domains are fused together (consolidated) after differentiation (Hiratani et al, 2008), which may be consistent with the reduction of Rif1 expression. Thus, the Rif1 protein level could be crucial for determining the chromatin higher‐order structures specific for each cell type. We observed that >600 genes are either upregulated or downregulated in Rif1‐depleted HeLa cells by >1.5 fold (unpublished observation). Thus, chromatin structures regulated by Rif1 obviously affect transcription activity as well. It was reported that replication timing domain structures exhibit striking similarity to the spatial proximity of chromatin as measured by Hi‐C analyses (Ryba et al, 2010). This is also consistent with the idea that Rif1 may determine higher‐order chromatin architecture that may regulate not only DNA replication but also transcription.
In conclusion, we identified Rif1 as a crucial determinant for replication timing domains in human cells. Rif1 regulates higher‐order chromatin architecture by facilitating the chromatin‐loop organization through binding at nuclear‐insoluble structures. Rif1 may regulate TDP by setting up special chromatin architecture at late‐M/early‐G1‐phase that specifies mid‐S replication domains on the human chromosomes.
Materials and methods
Cell culture and cell‐cycle synchronization
HeLa (human cervical cancer) and H1299 (human non‐small cell lung carcinoma) cells were maintained in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's Medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (Hana‐Nesco Bio) at 37°C. Normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF) cells were maintained in fibroblast basal medium (TaKaRa). For synchronization, cells were arrested at the G1/S boundary by two consecutive incubation in the presence of 2.5 mM thymidine for 14–16 h each with a 9‐h interval of growth without thymidine. Cells were then released into cell cycle and harvested at the indicated time points after release. Cells were transfected with siRNA at 4 h before the first thymidine incubation.
Visualization of BrdU incorporating sites in nuclei
Asynchronous or synchronized cells were pulse labelled for 30 min with 20 μM BrdU before fixation with 4% paraformaldehyde. BrdU detection was performed as previously described (Dimitrova and Berezney, 2002).
Dual labelling of replication foci patterns
Cells arrested at the G1/S boundary were released into cell cycle for 1.5 h and pulse labelled with EdU (20 μM) for 20 min. After the first labelling, the cells, incubated in new medium for 4.5 h, were prewashed with KH buffer (10 mM HEPES (pH 7.4) and 50 mM KCl) as a hypotonic shift step (Koberna et al, 1999), were pulse labelled with Biotin‐dUTP (100 μM) for 10 min, incubated in new medium for 30 min, and then fixed with 100% methanol.
Cell fractionation and immunofluorescence
Cell fractionation and immunofluorescence were performed as previously described (Gregson et al, 2001; Guillou et al, 2010). Immunofluorescence images at each extraction step were collected with the same exposure time. As a control for staining of nuclear matrix scaffold (DNase I‐insoluble structures), cells were costained for Lamin B1.
Cell‐cycle fractionation and isolation of BrdU‐labelled DNA
HeLa cells were pulse labelled for 90 min with BrdU. After fixation in 70% ethanol at −20°C, cells were stained with PI solution. Sorting windows within S‐phase were defined on the basis of DNA content. Cells were collected with two gates, corresponding to early‐ and late‐S‐phase, by FACS Aria III. The proper fractionation of S‐phase cells has been validated by reanalysis of the DNA contents of the sorted cells (Supplementary Figure S15). Isolation of BrdU‐labelled DNA with immunoprecipitation has been described (Ryba et al, 2011).
Replication timing array
The replication profiling protocol has been described (Ryba et al, 2011). Two independent biological replicates were analysed, in which early‐ and late‐replicating DNA were labelled with Cy3 and Cy5 (with dye switch). Nascent DNA was amplified in the linear range (20 cycles) by using a WGA2 kit (Sigma‐Aldrich) according to the protocol provided by the supplier and the amplified products were then purified with a PCR cleanup kit (Qiagen). The amplified samples were loaded onto gel to determine size range and reverified by PCR to confirm that no bias was introduced during amplification. Amplified DNA was labelled using the Genomic DNA Enzymatic Labelling kit (Agilent) and hybridized with custom microarrays according to the manufacturer's instructions (Agilent: 4 × 44K: G4497A#022461). The oligonucleotide microarrays used contain one probe every 1.0 kb. The array slides were scanned with a Laser Scanner GenePix 4000B (Molecular Devices) using appropriate gains on the photomultiplier (PMT) to obtain the highest intensity without saturation. Scanned images were processed using Feature Extraction software (Agilent). Data analyses were done using Genomic workbench software. Smoothed replication timing profiles are shown with a moving average of 100 kb windows. The raw and processed microarray data are accessible through GEO Datasets under accession numbers GSE37971.
Replication timing analyses using real‐time PCR
Immunoprecipitated nascent DNA was subjected to quantitative PCR with the Light Cycler 480 (Roche) using SYBR Premix Ex Taq™ (Perfect Real Time; TaKaRa) to quantify the amount of the replicating DNA at a given locus in each fraction (early‐ and late‐S‐phase). Primers used for PCR are listed in Supplementary Table S1. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) known to replicate throughout cell cycle and to be equally represented in early‐ and late‐S‐phase fractions was used as control. The amount of each DNA relative to that of mtDNA is presented.
Halo assays
Control and Rif1‐depleted HeLa cells were synchronized at early‐S‐phase by double‐thymidine block. Harvested cells were washed twice in PBS and halo assays were preformed as previously described (Gerdes et al, 1994). The halo radius of each nucleus was determined by measuring the total areas of the nucleus and the central area, heavily stained with DAPI, and using the following formula. The halo radius ; A, total area of nucleus; B, central area.
Antibodies used in this study were anti‐Rif1 antibody (1:1000 for western blotting and 1:50 for immunofluorescence; Bethyl Laboratories, Inc.), anti‐phosphoMCM2 Ser53 (1:1000; Bethyl Laboratories, Inc.), anti‐MCM2 (1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), anti‐phosphoMCM4 Ser6Thr7 (1:1000), anti‐MCM4 (1:1000) (Masai et al, 2006), anti‐ATR (1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), anti‐phosphoHistoneH3 Ser10 (1:200; Upstate), anti‐PCNA (1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), anti‐HistoneH3 (1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.) anti‐Cdc45 (1:200; Masai et al, 2006), anti‐Lamin B1 (1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), anti‐αTubulin (1:1000; Sigma), anti‐Cdc7 (1:1000; MBL), and anti‐BrdU antibody (MBL), and anti‐Cdt1 antibody (1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.).
RNAi experiments
HeLa and NHDF cells were transfected with siRNA for 48 or 72 h according to the Invitrogen protocol. In double gene silencing, both siRNAs were mixed and added to the cells for 48 h. siRNA#2, #3, #4 and #6 were designed as published previously (Silverman et al, 2004). Human Rif1 siRNA: #2, AAUGAGACUUACGUGUUAAAAdTdT; #3, AAGAGAAACCAGGUUCUGAAGdTdT; #4, AAGAAUGAGCCCCUAGGGAAAdTdT; #6, AAGAGCAUCUCAGGGUUUGCUdTdT; ATR siRNA, CCUCCGUGAUGUUGCUUGAdTdT; Cdt1 siRNA, GACAUGAUGCGUAGGCGUUdTdT. The sense oligonucleotide for each pair was used for control transfection.
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Supplementary Information
Supplementary Information [emboj2012180-sup-0001.pdf]
We thank Dr Dave Gilbert for helpful discussion, advice and critical reading of the manuscript. We thank Naoko Kakusho for technical assistance and the members of our laboratory for helpful discussion. We thank Mr Daniel Jeffery for comments on the manuscript. We also thank Drs Hiroki Ashida and Yoshikazu Furuta for their help in analyses of replication timing data. This work was supported in part by Grants‐in‐Aid for Basic Scientific Research (A) and Grant‐in‐Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Area 'Chromosome Cycle' from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, by Takeda Science Foundation and by Astellas Foundation for Research on Metabolic Disorders (to HM).
Author contributions: SY performed the majority of the experiments, analysed the data and prepared the figures. HM designed the experiments, directed, supervised the study and provided financial support. SY and HM wrote the paper. AI performed some experiments. YK and MO gave technical advice on BrdU ChIP and timing array analyses. YN conducted hybridization assay of timing arrays.
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Koalas are already listed as vulnerable but things could very soon become much worse as climate change is beginning to show more and more impact. Climate change and increased temperatures are likely to bring more bushfires, droughts and a significant drop in the nutrition levels of their food (eucalyptus leaves) which will all have tremendous negative impact on koala population.
With levels of greenhouse gases constantly rising in the atmosphere levels of toxins will be high decreasing value of nutrients in eucalyptus leaves. With frequent bushfires and decreased nutrition levels of eucalyptus leaves koalas will have to spend more time on the road, where they will be more attacked by dogs, or some predators.
But they will not another choice because even now their natural habitats are shrinking at very rapid pace mostly to make room for new farms and houses. One solution that could help koalas would be to plant more eucalyptus tree. Similar plan was already introduced in 1990s with positive results as planting eucalyptus trees by farmers and residents along the creek lines helped increase Gunnedah's koala population.
These actions and protecting native fauna are the only things that could stop decrease in koala population in years to come. Since we are responsible for the whole climate change problem it is really our moral duty to do what we can to ease the consequences. Not only koalas, but many other animals are depending on us.


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The recent auction of Johnny Cash's own memorabilia yielded some interesting web commentary, but buried in the catalog we found an incredibly strange item that made us reassess the super-macho image that the Man in Black unwaveringly projected. Could these handwritten lyrics perhaps point to a more complex sexual fantasy life, revealing Cash's lusty--and subconscious--feelings for a biracial singer?
Here are the lyrics in question, in Johnny Cash's own handwriting (from the Julien's Auctions catalog):
"His daddy was a black man/ His mother she was white/ He's the kind of man the Klan/ Goes looking for at night..." This is a 1978 song called "Dan," with a chorus that goes:
Dan Dan Dan
You swe-eet singin' man
If sometimes we could touch
I'd do more than hold your hand
Dan Dan Dan
You sweet singin', pretty playin
Daydream makin' man
Now, look at the bottom of the page: for some reason Johnny felt he wanted to share with the world the circumstances of the song's composition:
"I saw Dan Hill on T.V. and wrote this song for a girl singer who might be hung up on him."
Hmmmmm... "For a girl singer who might be hung up on him"??? Doesn't this totally sound like the old "I have a friend who has these odd feelings about Dan Hill" cliche?
(Incidentally, the song is an "answer song" to Dan Hill's 1978 hit "Sometimes When We Touch.")
If Johnny indeed wrote this "in character," he was a damn good "young girl with a crush" impersonator:
His blue jeans were jaded
His boots worn out, I guess
His bearded head was tangled
Twisted in a pretty mess
His eyes were onyx diamonds [sic]
His smile could do no wrong
And he's had my heart singin
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You go, Johnny!
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- Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
- Dark Match: Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Tatanka in a strap match
- Dark Match: The Undertaker defeated Kama in a casket match
- Dark Match: Bret Hart & Shawn Michaels defeated The Blu Twins (Eli Blu & Jacob Blu)
- Dark Match: Diesel (c) defeated Sid in a Steel Cage match to retain the WWF Championship
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Kettlebells have been relied on for centuries, to develop strength and endurance. The cannonball-shaped weights reportedly have been used since Ancient Greece. It found its way into Russia, where it evolved from merely being used as weights to measure grain to figuring in strength contests of kettlebell swinging and lifting at festivals and fairs. Eventually, […]Continue reading
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Imagine you are in a store and you have a number of knives before you. Some of them are available in sets while others can be purchased as individual knives. Can you decide the number of knives that you need? Do you think it is an easy choice? Well, whatever the case is, your choice matters a lot, so you should be careful when picking one for your kitchen use. Henkel Knives can be found in a variety of different sizes and designs so that all your kitchen needs and requirements are met with. If you are looking for the best knife to use in your kitchen, this article may be of some help to you.Following are some of the characteristics that you may find in the most perfect kitchen knives:
Make sure that the knife you have picked is easy to grip. Unless and until your knife cannot be easily gripped, you will not be able to use it properly, no matter how sharp it may be.
Sharpness is important so your knife should be sharp – but the level of sharpness depends on your requirement. For instance, if you are looking for a knife to cut your vegetables, then looking for the sharpest knife in the shop would be foolishness. In this case, you can simply go for a knife which is sufficient enough to cut your vegetables rather than going for the one which is designed for cutting meat.
The weight of the knife is also significant. Some of them are very heavy so it becomes difficult to handle them. Therefore, always buy the one which is just moderate in its weight – even very light knives may not be very easy to use.


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As a marketing consultant, I often work with people who are a little bit uncomfortable with the idea of branding and marketing themselves. I very often hear things like:
- I don't like marketing and advertising. It feels manipulative.
- Spending time on marketing means I'm not putting my energy into my real work.
- Promoting myself feels egotistical, like I'm out to get something.
- I don't want to shove my name or my product in people's face.
I get it. I really do. If you are coming from a place of trying to convince someone to buy something they neither want nor need, marketing can come across as manipulative. If you are trying to decide what to make or sell based on what the market says people want, that can feel like a distraction from your real work or a dilution of your vision. But here's my question:
Is your brand driving your vision? Or is your vision driving your brand?
In good marketing, vision comes first. Brand is used to communicate the vision, to raise the real work into a place of visibility and public awareness. Who you are, when communicated beautifully and authentically, sells itself. Then marketing becomes simply a use of tools to help people find that authentic vision-driven brand that they so resonate with. It becomes about creating content that inspires your natural audience, whether they ever hire you or not. It becomes about presenting every aspect of your business is a voice, style and method that says something about who you are and why they might benefit from getting to know your brand. When vision drives the brand, marketing is a two-way communication and the product sells itself. All you have to do is be yourself.
So, here's the call to action:
Get really, really clear on your vision.
- Who are you, as a business?
- What do you do?
- How do you benefit your clients?
- What makes what you do special or different from your competitors?
- What's the highest experience you envision for your clients?
- Who are the ideal clients for you?
- What do they want and need, and how does that match up with who you are?
When you know the answers to these questions, branding is easy and marketing is a joy.


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And so we have reached the end, 13 tales of crime from America's North Coast. In them, Nick Kepler has taken down an unstable cop threatening two of his fellow officers, made a couple of domestic abusers disappear, solved a decade old murder, nabbed a sexual predator, watched the events of 9/11 while chasing a fugitive in an airport, and even disarmed a gun-wielding maniac in the nude. To say Nick Kepler leads an interesting life is an understatement.
The events in this collection start in 1999 and end a month after those in Northcoast Shakedown, set in the summer of 2002. So what's next?
Well, Second Hand Goods, the follow-up to Northcoast, takes place about eleven months afterward. So you have that to read until the next Keplers appear. What are those?
For starters, there is a short story called "Gypsy's Kiss," a sort of sequel to "Roofies." In it Gypsy informs Nick that she is finally getting out of the sex trade. And she wants Nick to be her final client.
Then there is Bad Religion. Nick is hired by a mega-church to find out where all the money's going. One of the people getting ripped off is a known Russian mobster. And he's not even one of the crooks involved.
Beyond that, I haven't decided. I have a story outlined call Suicide Solution, wherein a friend of Nick's commits suicide after betting his and his wife's retirement money on a shady deal to redevelop an abandoned amusement park. But will it be a Kepler story? I originally started on this in 2005, when it looked like Second Hand Goods would hit bookstores the following spring. I had the entire Kepler series mapped out, and I figured Nick would be only a couple years behind the calendar when each book debuted. Oh, if I only knew!
One of the reasons I'm rethinking this is that Nick is fixed to the calendar. That might not be important to you, but the author needs to be able to undo something like that before he or she writes. So Suicide Solution would have to take place in May of 2005 if I kept up Nick's established timeline. I really never liked the "ageless" character. I can't see Nick being 35 in 2003 and 36 in 2013.
I can, however, see another character taking over. And the setting for this one offers new story ideas as well. We'll see. For now, know that there are two Keplers in the pipeline. Coming soon.


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Friday, March 5, 2010
Friday Five
2. Do you agree with Barry Zito plunking Prince Fielder in retaliation for a home run celebration last year. Elaborate.
3. The Hardball Times predict Alex Rodriguez is going to have an MVP type year with 46 HRs, 124 RBI, 20 steals and .610 slugging percentage. How do you think he'll do this season?
4. If you were the Rams, would you trade a 2nd round pick for Donovan McNabb?
5. If you were a high school quarterback, and could go to any college to play football, where would you go?
2 comments:
- blmeanie said...
1 - Kampman, not sure who he plays for but Peppers will be FAT($$$) and injured.
2 - if it truly was retaliation, then it is bush move, now if he charged the mound last year that would be different.
3 - bigger numbers, 50 HR, 135 RBI, 20 steals
4 - no, too old
5 - UNLV ; reasons should be obvious
- March 5, 2010 at 3:15 PM
- Pete S said...
1. I'll go with Kampman. Peppers takes whole games off sometimes and he will be adjusting to a new system.
2. I do not mind it from a National League starter because they have to step up to the plate themselves. Otherwise, I think it is cowardly, although I will concede that I understand why it happens and that it has a place in the game.
3. I think that 46 HR's is a stretch because he is presumably not doing steroids anymore. I could see him competing for the MVP, though.
4. Maybe I'd give them a 3rd, but not a 2nd. He's too old and not worth it.
5. The University of Florida. I like the offense for a QB and the overall program is one of the best. Urban Meyer is a great head coach, and you get to play in the football-crazed SEC.
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Volunteer Support Worker (Ref: FVN-181)
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- Norfolk
- Salary
- Volunteer (3-5 days per week)
- Posted
- 07 Jun 2018
- Closing date
- 07 Jul 2018
- Industry
- Charities, Advice, Advocacy, Charity & volunteering support, Crime, Social welfare, Housing, Social care, Adult care, Criminal justice, Family support
- Job level
- Entry level
- Hours
- Part time
- Contract
- Temp
- Listing type
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Are you a highly motivated, compassionate and flexible individual who is passionate about making a difference? Then don't miss out as St Giles Trust is looking for an engaging Volunteer Support Worker to work on our innovative Footsteps project, a female-led support service for women within the Criminal Justice System and those with a Mental Health or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
About St Giles Trust
A well-established charity that helps ex-offenders and disadvantaged people to move their lives forward, St. Giles Trust offers support to help people overcome any issues that might be holding them back and to prevent the likelihood of them reoffending on release.
A key part of our work is our specialist mental health service, Footsteps, supporting women with multiple needs and a connection to London, West and South Yorkshire and Norfolk at every stage of their Criminal Justice System journey. It provides a holistic and tailored support service and a safe space, where service users are confident in their options and choices and ensures that they have the opportunity to turn their lives around.
About this exciting opportunity
Reporting to the Senior Worker, you will provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment, advice, referral and support service to vulnerable women. You will be expected to undertake pre-release visits, to prison where possible, to identify suitable service users and produce tailored action plans. Plus, you will deliver an outreach service that meets service users, before providing support for issues such as housing, benefits and GP visits.
You will be expected to develop and maintain effective relationships with agencies, while also maintaining accurate records of work and collating statistical data and evidence.
What we are looking for:
- Experience of working with challenging and vulnerable people (specifically women)
- An understanding of the issues faced by females with wellbeing, Mental Health and ASD needs
- The ability to assess service users' needs and provide tailored, client-led support
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational abilities
- Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles Trust as an organisation
In return, you can expect luncheon vouchers, travel expenses covered, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service and much more.
Due to the nature of the role, St Giles Trust is seeking only female applications for the role.
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By now, you've heard of the Zika virus. Transmitted by mosquito bite or during sex, the virus causes fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis, and pregnant women risk spreading the virus — which can cause serious birth defects — to their unborn children. In other words, it's not the kind of thing you want anywhere near you, let alone at your wedding.
But because the Zika virus is prevalent in some of the most popular spots for destination weddings and tropical honeymoons — think: Aruba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Brazil, St. Lucia, Costa Rica, and even the U.S. Virgin Islands — you could be contending with this unpleasant reality soon enough.
Of course, if you're recently engaged and haven't yet selected the location of your destination wedding or honeymoon, the smartest way to sidestep the Zika virus is to avoid packing your bags for an infected area. You can see a complete list of where the Zika virus has been identified, and where it is most prevalent, on the Center For Disease Control's website, here. As you'll see, those areas include South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and French Polynesia.
If your heart is set on hosting your destination wedding in say, Jamaica, however, there are steps you can take to ensure the safety of your guests. First, inform your guests that you've selected a destination that's been flagged as a Zika virus area. The perfect place? Your wedding website, where you can link to information your guests will find valuable, such as a description of the virus, it's warning signs, and more.
See More: The Best Honeymoon Resorts in the U.S. and Canada
Next, pack plenty of DEET insect repellant, which is safe for pregnant women and nursing mothers to use, suggests Oluwatosin Goje, M.D. at the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Specialized Women's Health and Obstetrics. If you're making welcome bags, slip a spray bottle — more for families — into each bag, with a note reminding guests to cover their exposed skin before they head outside.
And while we know you booked your beachside resort so that you could exchange vows with your toes in the sand, Goje encourages you to keep your ceremony and reception indoors whenever possible. The air conditioning — and the walls, of course — are your best bets for keeping mosquitos from crashing your wedding. If you opt for a partially-open space, such as an outdoor patio, ask your venue if they can hang mosquito netting to enclose the area without losing the fresh air or gorgeous views.
The same rules apply for your honeymoon, Goje says: Slather yourself in DEET insect repellant, and whenever possible, avoid open-air areas where you could be easily bitten by mosquitos. But beyond that, Goje recommends that couples schedule preconception counseling with their primary health provider. Why? Because if you plan to get pregnant on the honeymoon or soon after, traveling to a Zika area could impact your pregnancy.
See More: The Top 10 Honeymoon Resorts in Hawaii
If you travel to an area known to have the Zika virus, Goje recommends you wait at least eight to 12 weeks to before attempting to conceive. According to Goje, about 80 percent of people with the Zika virus never present any symptoms, and therefore may not be aware they have it. That's why it's best to wait, no matter what.
Of course, you can always visit your primary care doctor when you return to determine whether you're a carrier for the Zika virus. With a clean bill of health, you could begin sooner. (Just ask your doctor first.) But if you're diagnosed, unprotected sex is a no-go for at least six months, Goje says. That goes for your groom, too, because he can pass along the virus to you through sex.
Finally, if you present any of the Zika virus symptoms — which can include fever, chills, red eyes, joint pains, and headaches — within two weeks of your destination wedding or honeymoon to a known Zika virus area, you must report to your doctor.


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"I was in a really horrible place financially after the collapse of my business due to the economic recession. A friend referred me to the law offices of Michael Raichelson. At the very first meeting Mr. Raichelson put me at ease, assessed my situation and informed me that bankruptcy was the best option and told me he would guide me through the entire process. Everything went so smoothly and I'm so grateful to Michael and his staff for their support and successful resolution of my case. I'm now off to a brand new start and life!" – R.B
"If you are going through a bankruptcy this is the attorney to use. He is a thorough, caring and most of all a patient attorney who knows how to get the job done with no surprises. I highly recommend him and would hire him again." – N.K.
"We are extremely satisfied with how Mike handled our case. After consulting with numerous lawyers about our bankruptcy filing, we picked Mike because he proposed a bankruptcy filing strategy for our situation that was most favorable to us than other's proposal. He is knowledgeable, professional, courteous, responsive and got the job done quickly. He completely looked after our best interest and delivered results as he had promised from the initial consultation." – S.P. Manager, Employer Contracts – HNCA
"When my husband became permanently disabled and unable to work any longer we were devastated. We had bills, like every American does, that were not going to be able to be paid with the loss of income. When I found out that I was going to be laid off from my job we didn't know what we were going to do. After speaking to an attorney locally I was very discouraged and didn't think we were going to have any hope at all with our bills. I then looked online and found Michael Raichelson. My husband and I went to speak with him and boy did he put our mind at ease. We left his office feeling that there was hope and a way out. He was the biggest help in making us feel assured that all was going to be okay. The process was fast and painless and I believe this was due to the professionalism and good work of Michael and his firm. We were blessed to have found Michael and even further blessed to get the help we needed." – K and J
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It may be over two decades since the fresh-faced Hanson trio shot to international stardom with their debut album, Middle of Nowhere, but the three brothers from Tulsa are still riding that wave of fame all the way in their adulthood - and beyond. Today the band can be found releasing material on their own label, and continuing to tour around the world bringing new songs and classics from the 90s hey-days to adoring fans.
In an extra-exciting update, Hanson will be reviving their early success in 2017 with a special 25th anniversary tour celebrating 25 years making music together as well as their greatest hits from their debut album. Called Road To Everywhere, the tour will take them around North and South America, Europe and Australia!
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Why Does Miami "Speak" to Latin Buyers?
NAR's 2015 Profile of International Home Buyers in Miami found that from September 2014-August 2015 foreign buyers purchased approximately 10,600 residential properties worth $6.1 billion in the Miami area. Out of the 1,900+ REALTORS® surveyed, international sales accounted for 36 percent of their dollar volume of residential sales. Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Canada accounted for 62 percent of those international sales (units). Most of these people looking to trade their home for one in the US. are cash-buyers, making them a force to be reckoned with. What attracts so many international buyers, mostly from Latin America, to Miami? It is safe to say this is partially due to a culture that is strong influenced by Cuban and Latin American traditions, customs and language, making migration to the U.S. easy for buyers.
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 65 percent of the Miami-Dade County population was reported as Hispanic or Latino. Miami is a majority Latino city, and the city's Hispanic community keeps growing as buyers continue to purchase in Miami. It is no secret that Latin culture is alive and well in Miami. Spanish has become the predominant language, making it easy for Hispanics to conduct business and live. Census data from 2014 indicates that 63.6 percent of Miami-Dade County residents age five or older speak Spanish at home.
A whopping 74 percent of REALTORS® surveyed in Miami are fluent in another language other than English, making the transactional process easier for buyers coming in from Latin America. In 2015, 63 percent of these same REALTORS® reported zero language or cultural problems when working with international clients. These statistics prove that Miami area agents are ready and able to assist Latin American buyers with open arms, and in their language. When you go back to the buying rates mentioned in the beginning, it is clear this is paying off for everyone.
So what can we learn from Miami? If you do not have the time to learn a second language right now (although we would argue it's worth it to make time), there are numerous tools to help facilitate a smooth transaction and avoid language barriers. There are plenty of apps available on iOS and Android such as iTranslate, which allows you to translate words, phrases and texts in over 80 different languages. And don't forget about our Find a CIPS search tool, where you can search through a network of over 2,800 CIPS designees across 50 different countries by the language they speak. For more ways to navigate language barriers see this past blog post.
A great way to fine tune your ability to work with multicultural buyers is to get your Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation. CIPS courses will teach you about business practices and social behaviors specific to individual countries and cultures. You can also prepare yourself to work with a diverse range of buyers by taking our At Home With Diversity course. This course addresses the topics of diversity, fair housing and business planning development. No matter how you do it, Miami is proof that the easier the transition is for buyers the more likely they are to close the deal. So why not educate yourself and expand your opportunities?
Miami is not the only place in the U.S. where international investors continue to flock. New York and Los Angeles are among the top places where international buyers are showing interest. What do all these cities have in common? -Keep an eye out for the upcoming issue of Global Perspectives where we dive into a conversation about global cities.


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Within the coming years permission to build thousands of new homes will be given by HBC, all in treasured North Yorkshire countryside. All to satisfy policy.
A large percentage may never be built, but the ability to build will remain. After all we are told that there is a vast undersupply of new homes.
This undersupply has to be seen to be satisfied and on an annual basis, not a one-off situation. Thus our green fields will continue to be eroded over the years.
Currently HBC has no policy, thus there is no defence against landowners and national housebuilders' approaches. It is literally like drifting back to the days of the Klondike.
Landowners and farmers are increasing their wealth overnight beyond their wildest dreams.
National housebuilders are replenishing their land banks, which in turn will underpin their balance sheets, again for years to come.
Green Belt is treasured, but it is valuable to the builders. More profit is made from green field sites as opposed to brown field and therein lies the problem.
Affordable housing, at least in any great meaningful numbers, is rarely built these days as it is simply not economical to do so, yet this is the area that is suffering from the biggest shortfall.
The policy dictates that for all the thousands of new homes to be built, a very large percentage of these must be classed as "affordable" or the equivalent sum for each property given to the respective councils, by builders and developers, for their loss of the same.
Council house building is a thing of the past. This was replaced nationally by housing associations who also happen to be struggling for financial support.
If the national builders are making substantial financial contributions to councils, in some cases millions of pounds, it begs the question as to where that money is being directed. Perhaps someone out there can enlighten us.
With regard to the green belt we must all wake up to what we are losing and giving away at a stroke, none of which can ever be replaced.
After all Yorkshire is God's own county but it is being destroyed under our noses by politicians and councils.
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London AF members handed this out outside London tube stations yesterday:
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, is planning to close all London Underground ticket offices. This would be breaking the pledge that he made to keep them open during his election campaign in 2008. All 268 ticket offices are planned on being closed over the next two years.
Closing ticket offices will result in hundreds of tube workers being thrown on the dole. It would also make stations and the underground more dangerous in emergencies such as fires and more dangerous and less accessible to vulnerable groups, people with disabilities, the elderly and people on their own. No one will be there to help people who have problems with their Oyster cards and with ticket barriers, or when they have health problems, like heart attacks, strokes or epileptic fits.
How can we oppose the planned closures?
• Support Tube workers actions against closures
• Form or join passenger action groups
• Write to newspapers, call in to radio stations to protest
• Post on social media
• Let local MPs and councillors know your views
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On 14th September 2012 28 workers including two union representatives were sacked from the Westbourne Park site of the Crossrail development in London. In addition 15 workers were laid off at the Chatham docks site of Crossrail.
The main contractor for the tunnelling operation is the Bam Ferrovial Kier (BFK) consortium. Because safety reps from the mechanical and engineering contractors EIS had raised concerns about health and safety they were removed from the site even though their contract was meant to last into 2013. Shortly after part of the tunnelling equipment collapsed at Westbourne Park.
Crossrail is the biggest construction project in Europe. It will not be completed until 2018. It is costing £18 billion, twice the cost of the Olympics. Tax avoidance is rampant among contractors building it
Pickets put up soon after turned away deliveries and on several occasions building workers have caused a traffic gridlock by blockading the major route of Oxford Street in central London. There were two quite well attended blacklist flashmob evening events – one outside the Crossrail BFK job at Tottenham Court Road Station and another of their's adjacent to Liverpool Street station
The workers need to be reinstated. After an unofficial mass walk-out at Ratcliff-on- Soar power station involving 800 workers a sacked worker was reinstated.
BFK are trying to attack health and safety guarantees and at the same time make sure wages are kept down by stopping workers organising. The electrical engineer working for EIS was sacked because he took a photo of unsafe high voltage electrical cables.
BAM and Keir (part of the BFK Consortium) are part of the illegal blacklisting conspiracy in the Consulting Association that was exposed in 2009. This fight needs to be won. Maximum support is needed in beefing up the picket lines and the actions and providing financial support. This is an important struggle and needs the utmost solidarity.
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Over 2000 bus drivers from nine garages across north London took 24 hour strike action from 3am Thursday 29 November 2012 following Arriva North's decision not to award workers a percentage pay increase this year despite massive profits.
DB Group which owns Arriva PLC made a €853,665,000 in profit before tax in the half year to 30 June this year.
93 per cent of the drivers who took part in the ballot, voted for strike action. The drivers are already in the their second year of a pay freeze and from April next year the workers will enter a third year of pay freezes. Workers at the majority of London's bus operators have received increases this year as have TfL (Transport for London) staff across London.
Arriva North, the biggest single operator in London, attempted to prevent the strike through court action but were forced to drop its case. One in 10 bus routes were effected with the strike hitting north London but also a number of routes into central London.
Further strikes are possible.