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Philip Yancey, one of America's leading Christian thinkers and author of more than a dozen books with sales of more than five million copies, returns for his most profound and soul-searching books yet. Soul Survivor is the story of his own struggle to reclaim his belief, interwoven with inspiring portraits of notable people from all walks of life who have succeeded in the pursuit of an authentic faith.
"I became a writer, I now believe, to sort out and reclaim words used and misused by the Christians of my youth," says Philip Yancey, whose explorations of Christian faith have made him a guide for millions of readers. In Soul Survivor, he charts his spiritual pilgrimage through the influence of key individuals: "These are the people who ushered me into the Kingdom. In many ways, they are why I remain a Christian today, and I want to introduce them to other spiritual seekers."
Yancey interweaves his own journey with fascinating stories of those who modeled for him a life-enhancing rather than a life-constricting faith: Dr. Paul Brand, G. K. Chesterton, Annie Dillard, Frederick Buechner, C. Everett Koop, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Henri Nouwen, John Donne, Mahatma Gandi, Shusaku Endo, Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert COles.
Readers will find these inspiring portraits both nurture and challenge for their own understanding of authentic faith. Yancey fans will devour these new glimpses of how he has held onto faith while acknowledging with utter honesty its inherent difficulties. New Yancey readers will be drawn in by the theme of faith versus religion and drawn along a compelling narrative of signposts on a spiritual journey.
Soul Survivor offers illuminating and critically important insights into true Christianity, which will enrich the lives of veteran believers and cautious seekers alike.
-Frederick Buechner, author of The Sacred Journey, The Hungering Dark and The Eyes of the Heart.
"I love, and am grateful for, every marvelous book Mr. Yancey writes."
-Anne Lamott
Chapter 1
Recovering from Church Abuse
Sometimes in a waiting room or on an airplane I strike up conversations with strangers, during the course of which they learn that I write books on spiritual themes. Eyebrows arch, barriers spring up, and often I hear yet another horror story about church. My seatmates must expect me to defend the church, because they always act surprised when I respond, "Oh, it's even worse than that. Let me tell you my story." I have spent most of my life in recovery from the church.
One church I attended during formative years in Georgia of the 1960s presented a hermetically sealed view of the world. A sign out front proudly proclaimed our identity with words radiating from a many-pointed star: "New Testament, Blood-bought, Born-again, Premillennial, Dispensational, fundamental . . ." Our little group of two hundred people had a corner on the truth, God's truth, and everyone who disagreed with us was surely teetering on the edge of hell. Since my family lived in a mobile home on church property, I could never escape the enveloping cloud that blocked my vision and marked the borders of my world.
Later, I came to realize that the church had mixed in lies with truth. For example, the pastor preached blatant racism from the pulpit. Dark races are cursed by God, he said, citing an obscure passage in Genesis. They function well as servants"Just look at how colored waiters in restaurants can weave among the tables, swiveling their hips, carrying trays"but never as leaders. Armed with such doctrines, I reported for my very first job, a summer internship at the prestigious Communicable Disease Center near Atlanta, and met my supervisor, Dr. James Cherry, a Ph.D. in biochemistry and a black man. Something did not add up.
After high school I attended a Bible college in a neighboring state. More progressive than my home church, the school had admitted one black student, whom, to stay on the safe side, they assigned to a roommate from Puerto Rico. This school believed in rules, many rules, sixty-six pages' worth in fact, which we students had to study and agree to abide by. The faculty and staff took pains to trace each one of these rules to a biblical principle, which involved a degree of creativity since some of the rules (such as those legislating length of hair on men and skirts on women) changed from year to year. As a college senior, engaged, I could spend only the dinner hour, 5:40 p.m. until 7 p.m., with the woman who is now my wife. Once, we got caught holding hands and were put "on restriction," forbidden to see each other or speak for two weeks. Outside somewhere in the great world beyond, other students were demonstrating against the war in Vietnam, marching for civil rights on a bridge near Selma, Alabama, and gathering to celebrate love and peace in Woodstock, New York. Meanwhile we were preoccupied, mastering supralapsarianism and measuring skirts and hair.
Shortly after the turn of the millennium, in the spring of 2000, I experienced a fast-motion recapitulation of my life. The first day, I served on a panel at a conference in South Carolina addressing the topic "Faith and Physics." Though I have no expertise in physics, I got chosen along with a representative from Harvard Divinity School because I write openly about matters of faith. The panel was lopsided on the science end, for it included two Nobel prize-winning physicists and the director of the Fermilab nuclear accelerator near Chicago.
One of the Nobel laureates began by saying he had no use for religion, and in fact thought it harmful and superstitious. "Ten percent of Americans claim to have been abducted by aliens, half are creationists, and half read horoscopes each day," he said. "Why should it surprise us if a majority believe in God?" Raised Orthodox Jewish, he was now a confirmed atheist.
The other scientists had kinder words for religion but said that they restricted their field of view to what can be observed and verified, which by definition excluded most matters of faith. When my turn came to speak, I acknowledged the mistakes the church had made and thanked them for not burning us Christians at the stake now that the tables had turned. I also thanked them for rigorous honesty about their own nontheistic point of view. I read from Chet Raymo, an astronomer and science writer who has calculated the odds of our universe resulting, as he believes it did, from sheer chance:
If, one second after the Big Bang, the ratio of the density of the universe to its expansion rate had differed from its assumed value by only one part in 1015 (that's 1 followed by fifteen zeros), the universe would have either quickly collapsed upon itself or ballooned so rapidly that stars and galaxies could not have condensed from the primal matter . . . The coin was flipped into the air 1015 times, and it came down on its edge but once. If all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the Earth were possible universesthat is, universes consistent with the laws of physics as we know themand only one of those grains of sand were a universe that allowed for the existence of intelligent life, then that one grain of sand is the universe we inhabit.
After the panel two more Nobel laureates, another in physics and one in chemistry, joined the discussion, along with some thoughtful Christians. One of the physicists asked to see the quote by Raymo, whom he knew as a personal friend. He pondered a moment, thinking out loud, "Ten to the fifteenth power, ten to the fifteenth . . . let's see there are 1022 stars in the universeyeah, I can buy that. I'll take those odds." We then moved on to the critique of religion. Yes, it has done harm, but consider the good it has accomplished as well. The scientific method itself grew out of Judaism and Christianity, which presented the world as a product of a rational Creator and thus comprehensible and subject to verification. So did education, medicine, democracy, charitable work, and justice issues such as the abolition of slavery. The atheistic physicists freely acknowledged that they had no real basis for their ethics, and that many of their colleagues had served Nazi and Communist regimes without a twinge of conscience. We had a fascinating interchange, that rare experience of true dialogue resulting from different perspectives on the universe.
A day later, my wife and I got up early and drove a hundred miles to the thirtieth reunion of our Bible college class. There, we listened to classmates describe the last three decades of their lives. One told of being delivered from arthritis after ten years when she finally dealt with unconfessed sin in her life. Another extolled the advantage of sleeping on magnets. Several were suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, and others from severe depression. One couple had recently put their teenage daughter in a mental institution. These did not seem to be healthy people, and I felt sadness and compassion as I heard their stories.
Paradoxically, in narrating their lives my classmates kept resurrecting phrases we had learned at Bible college: "God is giving me the victory . . . I can do all things through Christ . . . All things work together for good . . . I'm walking in triumph." I left that reunion with my head spinning. I kept wondering how the skeptical scientists would have reacted had they sat in on the class reunion. I imagine they would have pointed out a disconnect between the observable lives and the spiritual overlay applied to them.
The very next morning, a Sunday, we arose early again and drove two hundred miles to Atlanta in order to attend the "burial" of the fundamentalist church I grew up in, the one with the many-pointed star. After moving to escape a changing neighborhood, the church found itself once again surrounded by African-Americans, and attendance had dwindled. In a sweet irony, it was now selling its building to an African-American congregation. I slipped into the very last service of that church, which had been advertised as a reunion open to all who had ever attended.
I recognized acquaintances from my past, an unsettling time warp in which I found my teenage friends now paunchy, balding, and middle-aged. The pastor, who had served the same congregation for forty years, emphasized the church motto, "Contending for the faith." "I have fought the fight," he said. "I have finished the course." He seemed smaller than I remembered, his posture less erect, and his flaming red hair had turned white. Several times he thanked the congregation for the Oldsmobile they had given him as a love gift: "Not bad for a poor little pastor," he kept saying. During the expanded service, a procession of people stood and testified how they had met God through this church. Listening to them, I imagined a procession of those not present, people like my brother, who had turned away from God in large part because of this church. I now viewed its contentious spirit with pity, whereas in adolescence it had pressed life and faith out of me. The church had now lost any power over me; its stinger held no more venom. But I kept reminding myself that I had nearly abandoned the Christian faith in reaction against this church, and I felt deep sympathy for those who had.
That single weekend gave a snapshot reprise of my life. Where do I belong now? I wondered. Long ago I rejected the cultish spirit of the church I had just helped bury. Yet neither could I share the materialistic skepticism of the scientists on the panel. Though they may wager on one fantastic grain of sand arrayed against the forces of randomness, I cannot. Theologically, I probably fit most comfortably with the evangelical Bible college, for we have in common a thirst for God, a reverence for the Bible, and a love for Jesus. Nonetheless, I had not found there much balance or health. Sometimes I feel like the most liberal person among conservatives, and sometimes like the most conservative among liberals. How can I fit together my religious past with my spiritual present?
I have met many people, and heard from many more, who have gone through a similar process of mining truth from their religious past: Roman Catholics who flinch whenever they see a nun or priest, former Seventh Day Adventists who cannot drink a cup of coffee without a stab of guilt, Mennonites who worry whether wedding rings give evidence of worldliness. Some of them now reject the church entirely, and find Christians threatening and perhaps even repellent.
One of Walker Percy's characters in The Second Coming captures this attitude well:
I am surrounded by Christians. They are generally speaking a pleasant and agreeable lot, not noticeably different from other peopleeven though they, the Christians of the South, the U.S.A., the Western world have killed off more people than all other people put together. Yet I cannot be sure they don't have the truth. But if they have the truth, why is it the case that they are repellent precisely to the degree that they embrace and advertise the truth? One might even become a Christian if there were few if any Christians around. Have you ever lived in the midst of fifteen million Southern Baptists? . . . A mystery: If the good news is true, why is not one pleased to hear it?
His last question rings loud. If the gospel comes as a eucatastrophe, J. R. R. Tolkien's word for a spectacularly good thing happening to spectacularly bad people, why do so few people perceive it as good news?
I became a writer, I now believe, to sort out words used and misused by the church of my youth. Although I heard that "God is love," the image of God I got from sermons more resembled an angry, vengeful tyrant. We sang, "Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight . . ." but just let one of those red, yellow, or black children try entering our church. Bible college professors insisted, "We live not under law but under grace," and for the life of me I could not tell much difference between the two states. Ever since, I have been on a quest to unearth the good news, to scour the original words of the gospel and discover what the Bible must mean by using words like love, grace, and compassion to describe God's own character. I sensed truth in those words, truth that must be sought with diligence and skill, like the fresco masterpieces that lie beneath layers of plaster and paint in ancient chapels.
I felt drawn to writing because for me it had opened chinks of light that became a window to another world. I remember the impact of a mild book like To Kill a Mockingbird, which called into question the apartheid assumptions of my friends and neighbors. As I went on to read Black Like Me, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham City Jail," my world shattered. I felt the power that allows one human mind to penetrate another with no intermediary but a piece of flattened wood pulp. I saw that writing could seep into crevices, bringing spiritual oxygen to people trapped in air-tight boxes.
I especially came to value the freedom-enhancing quality of the written word. Speakers in the churches I frequented could raise their voices! and play on emotions like musical instruments. But alone in my room, controlling every turn of the page, I met other representatives of faithC. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, John Donnewhose calmer voices traversed time to convince me that somewhere Christians lived who knew grace as well as law, love as well as judgment, reason as well as passion. I became a writer because of my own encounter with the power of words, and I gained hope that spoiled words, their original meaning wrung out, could be reclaimed.
Ever since, I have clung fiercely to the stance of a pilgrim, for that is all I am. I have no religious sanction. I am neither pastor nor teacher, but an ordinary pilgrim, one person among many on a spiritual search. Unavoidably and by instinct, I question and reevaluate my faith all the time. When I returned from the head-spinning weekend among physicists, Bible college classmates, and Southern fundamentalists, I asked myself yet again, Why am I still a Christian? What keeps me pursuing a gospel that has come to me amid so much distortion and static, that often sounds more like bad news than good?
Every writer has one main theme, a spoor that he or she keeps sniffing around, tracking, following to its source. If I had to define my own theme, it would be that of a person who absorbed some of the worst the church has to offer, yet still landed in the loving arms of God. Yes, I went through a period of rejection of the church and God, a conversion experience in reverse that felt like liberation for a time. I ended up, however, not as an atheist, a refugee from the church, but as one of its advocates. What allowed me to ransom a personal faith from the damaging effects of religion?
Philip Yancey is a journalist and writer who writes a featured column in Christianity Today. The author of more than a dozen books, including Reaching for the Invisible God and What's So Amazing About Grace?, his last ten books have sold more than 4.5 million copies. He is the recipient of a Christianity Today Book of the Year Award, two ECPA Book of the Year Awards, and eleven Gold Medallions.
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If you suffer from Evangelical Tunnel Vision (ETV) you most likely will not benefit from this powerful book by Philip Yancey. If, however, you're willing to entertain the possibility that there is a much larger world out there than allowed for by your 'home-grown' spiritual upbringing, this book will rock you. I'm confident there will be those of a narrow, if not legalistic stripe (they could not possibly see themselves as such) who will take offense that Yancey attributes such personal significance to the faith journey of people who are not of their theological persuasion. Yancey, himself makes allowance for this in his first chapter which is worth the price of the book all by itself. Without apology (appropriately so) Yancey's purpose in writing the book is to honor those who have pulled him out of his 'religious' box into the realm of a spiritual existence validated not by church traditions or a doctrinal statement, but by the sometimes radical reflection of Jesus living in the life of the one serving him. That for me was a refreshing and very challenging breath of fresh air. The writing is fluid, transparent, and even at times painful for Yancey in his honesty. It is a call to those who would be disciples, not just church members. Whether you respond positively or negatively to the book will be determined in large part by which of those two identities is more important to you. In any event, read it!
This book is the best I've read in a very long time - maybe ever. Philip Yancey deals honestly and candidly with difficult issues surrounding Christianity. He's not afraid to ask (or answer!) questions that others neglect. He features in this book thirteen individuals who have shaped him as a person and a Christian. The reading was both fascinating and profound. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
I loved yet another of Yancey's books. This book deals with the ways that we humans and our institutions get in the way of seeing God. He delves into the lives of others who have struggled with this issue. Ultimately, he helps us see a loving God more clearly.
Soul Survivor is a book worth reading, from a historical standpoint (vignettes from many well known people's lives are told - i.e. Gandhi) as well as from a personal standpoint. The subtitle of "How My Faith Survived the Church" is catchy but so true. Yancey, and most other thinking people, has had negative, disillusioning experiences that tie in with 'religiosity', churches or people who claim to represent God. Yet Yancey brings his readers back to the place of remembering and confronting the fact that TRUE FAITH is not about faith in a human being or a human being's ideas about God -- rather, true faith is FAITH IN GOD HIMSELF. And that faith in God Himself can not be shattered by human failings.
Yancey is a spiritual cowboy; he¿s a straight-shooter unhindered by manmade fences. He willingly shows you both his scars and his still-present wounds. He is free-range, unconcerned and unselfconscious as he roams into church-labeled ¿Badlands.¿
When I first began the book, Yancey seemed to be making unfairly broad generalizations, overly rough criticisms of the Church. But when I realized his background (his racist, legalistic church upbringing mentioned on the back cover), I began to better appreciate, and better relate to, his hungry search for truth. Now, I admire his intellectual, spiritual guts. By insightfully exploring the life journeys of thirteen exceptional people (who were also confused, determined, generous, and sinful beings), he brought new perspective to my own pilgrimage.
In Soul Survivor, Yancey addresses the harmful, unbiblical teachings presented in the specific church setting of his early life. But he doesn¿t wallow in a cesspool of complaint; rather, he moves forward to discover and explore God¿s gracious, merciful heart. In so doing, Yancey sets an example for others who have been hurt in a church setting, for others who need to separate erring leadership from an unerring God....
(Please see the rest of the review on my faith-and-humor site, www.youravgjoe.com).
I was very impressed with the honesty and transparency of Yancy in this book. It is a much needed and yet graceful look at the human-ness that plagues the church, revealing the flaws without dwelling on them, seeing the possibilities of goodness. An excellent work for anyone who is searching spiritually.
Philip Yancy is the most thoughtful Christian popular author today. This book is excellent for those disillusioned by the Christian church as well as those who are too dogmatic within the church. His thoughtful discussion of incredible people will identify many autobiographies and literary works for future reading.
Once again, Phillip Yancey has written a book for the rest of we prodigals who experienced so many confusing and ambiguos rules and creedos in church, but could never put into the right words how we felt about it. By revealing his mentors in the faith, both new and old, and equally weak and strong, he educates the reader without being academic and give insight that reveals the depths great women and men go to within themselves to have a right relationship with God. I have never read a book where so many of my own thoughts were put to paper. I especially liked the recommendations of books to read at the end of each chapter. That will supply a reader with enough material to last until his next book comes out!
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Mirror Image is an Act 2 companion quest for Merrill in Dragon Age II.
Acquisition Edit
Complete Blackpowder Courtesy.
Walkthrough Edit
Merrill's Home Edit
Speak with Merrill at her home at the Kirkwall Alienage in Lowtown.
She tells Hawke about the discovery of an Eluvian in the Brecilian Forest by two of her clan members, Tamlen and Mahariel. She says that Tamlen disappeared and hints that Mahariel died (unless imported from a Dalish Elf Origin). If Hawke investigates further, Merrill reveals the mirror became the main reason why the Keeper allowed her to leave; it is a potential threat. But Merrill, despite the danger it poses, is determined to restore a piece of their legacy.
So that the mirror can be repaired, she needs an Arulin'Holm, and Merrill requests Hawke to accompany her in facing Keeper Marethari.
- Flirt with her (First Wheel):
Sundermount Edit
As they confront the Keeper, Hawke guides Merrill as she asks the Keeper for the carving tool. So that Merrill can claim the Arulin'Holm, she invokes vir sulevanan, the entitlement of the Dalish to a property of their people, for an errand they must perform. Though the Keeper disapproves, she accepts her proposal. For the task, they must kill a Varterral that has taken three hunters of the clan.
Varterral Hunting Ground Edit
As they enter deeper into the Varterral's lair, they come across Pol. Afraid of Merrill, he runs away from her, and toward the Varterral by accident. After the fight with the beast, Merrill approaches Pol, already dead. If Anders is in the party, or if Hawke is a mage, regardless of specialization, she implores that Pol be revived; but either replies that he cannot be saved. Merrill then laments for his death.
Sundermount Edit
They exit the caves, and return to the Keeper. As they receive the reward and give the retrieved amulets of the hunters, Merrill, bewildered, demands an explanation why Pol kept his distance from her. Marethari admits that she warned the clan to stay away from Merrill, as she may bring back the taint. She also attempts to persuade her to abandon the Eluvian, but she fails, as Merrill is persistent.
- Note: You do not immediately have to return to the Keeper. You can remove companions from the party in order to manipulate approval gains. Only Merrill needs to be in the party.
Though Merrill has contributed her part, Marethari, doubtful of her, does not comply; instead, she gives it to Hawke.
- Give Merrill the Arulin'Holm:
- Deny Merrill the Arulin'Holm:
- Merrill: This will REVERSE any existing friendship above 15 into rivalry of that amount reduced by 15. For example, an existing friendship of 40 will turn into rivalry of 25. Friendship at 15 or lower, or at rivalry, will all be affected by the same amount of Merrill: rivalry (+15). Note: Maxing her friendship beforehand prevents this.
- Anders: friendship (+10)
- Aveline: friendship (+10)
- Fenris: friendship (+5)
- Sebastian: friendship (+5)
- Deny Merrill at first, then acquiesce on the second chance:
If Hawke investigates before coming up with the decision, Hawke learns that Merrill studied blood magic because the shard she obtained was tainted. A demon advised her to use the forbidden magic so that she could cleanse it. If Anders or Fenris is in the party, he objects, but she argues that it was the only way, as she did not have an abundance of lyrium to work with.
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- Back from Sundermount appears in the quest log.
- Questioning Beliefs for Merrill begins, if Hawke has high enough friendship or rivalry with her.
Rewards Edit
- Achievement: That Thing Has Legs
- Honeycut (dagger)
- In the Treasure Pile where the fight against the Varterral takes place.
- Another one can be received if Hawke didn't give the Arulin'Holm to Merrill. pcps3xbox360
- Borderfall (longbow)
- Dropped by the Varterral.
- Varterral's Heart (used in the quest Herbalist's Tasks)
- Added to the players inventory automatically upon the Varterral's death.
- A decent amount of , level dependent, in the same treasure pile as Honeycut.
- 1000 XP after killing the Varterral (quest update) and (another) 1000 XP when talking to Marethari after killing the Varterral (quest completion).
Notes Edit
If you are seeking the Supplier achievement, be sure and grab the Deep Mushroom, Glitterdust, and Orichalcum.
- Orichalcum - In the same room as the second group of spiders.
- Glitterdust - After defeating the second group of spiders, go down the stairs in the next room and it will be to the left, near a door.
- Deep Mushroom - After defeating the Varterral, go up the stairs and it will be in front of you.


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Audrey L. Bradberry, 45, of Niagara Avenue, was arrested following the 4:20 p.m. incident, hid the items as she checked out at cash registers, then tried to leave the store without paying for $184 worth of goods. A 15-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl were with her at the time, police added.
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Type 1 diabetes is not a qualifying medical condition for which anyone over six years of age can receive Social Security Disability benefit payments. In fact, neither diabetes nor any other endocrine disorders are even included in Part A -- the adult section -- of the SSA Blue Book list of impairments. However, complications that arise despite your best efforts to manage and control Type 1 can open the door to receiving benefits.
Type 1 Diabetes as a Qualifying Condition
Social Security considers five factors when making a benefit determination. These focus on your condition, whether it affects your ability to perform basic work-related tasks, and if so, how much.
According to these factors, type 1 diabetes does not qualify on its own for two reasons. First, the SSA removed it from the Blue Book listing of disabling impairments in 2011. Second, if you can manage your condition through a combination of diet, exercise, blood sugar monitoring and medication it seldom affects your ability to work.
Type 1 diabetic [children](http://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/109.00-Endocrine-Childhood.htm) under 6 years of age who require insulin daily will qualify.
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If despite following medical advice and instructions, you develop complications listed in the Blue Book you may qualify for Social Security disability even though Type 1 diabetes is itself not a disabling condition. In addition to kidney failure and heart problems, qualifying complications include:
- Diabetic neuropathy - a nervous system disorder
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- Diabetic Retinopathy - a progressive degenerative condition
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Getting Approved
Approval for Social Security disability benefits depends on whether the results of a thorough investigation reveal that you are unable to return to your previous employment or perform any full-time work because of the severity of complicating conditions. If it does, you'll qualify under a medical-vocational allowance.


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Recap of 90210 Episode "Another Another Chance"
90210 "Another Another Chance": Most Scandalous Moments
Whew, what an eventful episode of 90210! We finally see some resolution to Naomi's whole harassment debacle, Navid and Adrianna talk once more, and a special visitor shows up in Liam's garage (no, it's not Naomi in yet another trenchcoat). Things are definitely starting to shake up for the Beverly Hills kids — Dixon even embarks on a new relationship.
The highs: Gia pulls a stunt that totally had me shocked, and I love a good twist. The lows: Ivy's mom needs to stop corrupting Mr. Matthews. Gross. Let's break it all down (warning: spoilers) when you
- Dixon and Ivy sitting in a tree . . . Dixon and Ivy may have been pretending to be dating, but their true feelings are blatantly obvious — Dixon is crushing hard, but she can't stop whining about Liam. Awkward moment of the night: Dixon teaches Ivy to DJ by interlacing his fingers with hers (and speaking in a low, soft voice, of course). Anyone else cringing? But when Liam tells Ivy to shove off yet another time, she agrees to a date with Dixon. Guess he doesn't mind playing second fiddle, but this relationship still has me confused. How about you?
- Ivy's mom gets Ryan stoned. Ivy's "chillax" mom, Laurel, makes me squeamish, especially when she's trying to get Ryan naked with Ivy nearby and in the car . . . again (can they not find someplace else to get it on?). She gets him to relive his "wake and bake" days, even though he freaks about his students finding out.
- Naomi fesses up! After her harassment claim escalates, Naomi faces the school board and admits that she lied. Everyone at school except Annie turns on her; Liam can't even stand to stay with her (oh, and did I mention that just five minutes before he told her he loved her?). Speaking of Liam, his dad (Luke from Gilmore Girls!) reappears after leaving jail. Surprise!
- Navid and Adrianna reconnect — and their current partners aren't pleased. Navid sees Adrianna and Gia kissing, so he confronts Gia to ask if he turned Adrianna gay — 'cause, you know, he's "confident with his skills between the sheets." TMI. Gia laughs it off, but as soon as Adrianna confides in her ex about her record offer, Lila and Gia turn jealous. Unfortunately, only one couple survives the road bump. Navid wins Lila back with a tux and twinkle lights (major cheese, but hey, it works), but Gia cheats! Adrianna walks in while Alexis is still in Gia's room, and she leaves for the coffee shop — where she encounters Navid, coincidentally. Do you think these two are going to get back together?
- Annie and Silver dress like hoochies to borrow a car. Their whole Thelma and Louise thing with the gaudy gold jewelry is pretty ridiculous, but it gets them a free ride. They go cruising, until Annie has flashbacks and freezes as they approach the spot where she hit Jasper's uncle. Later on, she has a nightmare where the uncle's face is on posters around her room. At first, I thought it was real, Jasper prank — didn't you?
What'd you think of the episode? Sound off in the comments, or head over to the 90210 Superfans group in the Buzz Community to chat some more.
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Take a look at "Configuring a DMZ Interface Using NAT" in
That should help with the gentoo server.
On 11/30/05, Nick Smith <nick dot smith79 at gmail dot com> wrote:
> i just recently learned about m0n0wall and have it running on my lan now.
> am having trouble opening ports for the local lan to use. for instance i
> have a gentoo server i need ssh access to and cant seem to open it up and
> i
> also have a windows box that needs access to the bittorrent/emule/mirc
> ports.
> under firewall and rules i have the proto which is tcp, source i have tried
> "wan address" and "any" with the same effect, i have assigned the port and
> the destination i have set both "lan network" and the actual lan address of
> the machine with the same no effect. am i doing something wrong here?
> also
> is it possible to open up those ports for the entire network? say if all
> the
> machines wanted to download bittorrents they would be able to etc?
> thanks for any help. this seems like a great firewall, i just need to learn
> how to administer it.
> Nick


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Justin Bieber The Wait Is Over – Believe Tour to Visit NZ
EMBARGO 5AM THURSDAY 20th JUNE
The Wait Is Over – Believe Tour to Visit New Zealand!
The wait is over! The Frontier Touring Company is thrilled to finally confirm that the one and only Justin Bieber will be bringing the Believe tour to New Zealand this summer.
New Zealand Beliebers have been eagerly awaiting news of a tour that has already amazed audiences across more than 150 shows throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
The lead up to the tour saw Bieber bunkering down for two months of ten-hour long rehearsal days. The final result is nothing short of incredible:
'Hundreds of thousands of shrieking fans, many donning homemade T-shirts, singing, crying, dancing and, yes, wearing out their vocal cords with screams, turned the downtown L.A. arena into a virtual spaceship from another planet.' – Hollywood Reporter
'It was nothing if not spectacular - and just what we have come to expect... He rose on a podium to a new high and that looks like that's just where he is going to stay - at the top.' – Liverpool Echo
Bieber is an artist that needs no introduction with two Artist Of The Year American Music Awards, two Grammy nominations, more than 40 million Twitter followers and 15 million albums sold worldwide to his name.
The Canadian superstar has come a long way from the teenage sensation who racked up more than 10,000,000 views on his YouTube channel from word of mouth alone.
Discovered and signed by his manager Scooter Braun thanks to his spectacular cover videos of the likes of Justin Timberlake, Ne-Yo and Stevie Wonder, Bieber's talent also earned him a mentor in pop icon Usher and a record deal with Island Def Jam Records.
Three studio albums, 3.3 billion VEVO video views and a box office smash feature-length film later, Justin Bieber's Believe tour offers fans a glimpse of their idol in his finest form yet.
Inspired by Michael Jackson's concerts from the 80s and 90s, Bieber aims to make you 'believe in magic again' with a show filled with lights, sounds and pyrotechnics.
The elaborate stage production of Believe is lead by the show's director Jon M. Chu, the name behind Bieber's smash hit bio-doc Never Say Never as well as the Step Up franchise. This is Chu's first stage show and promises to be the Hollywood-worthy extravaganza that ups the ante on Bieber's previous My World tour.
The Believe tour features more than a dozen dancers, feature-film quality video segments and a triple-level stage with wind machines, cranes and runways. Show director, Jon M. Chu, lets fans know what they have to look forward to:
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Herman Melville
The Good Craft _Snow Bird_ - Poem by Herman Melville
Strenuous need that head-wind be
From purposed voyage that drives at last
The ship, sharp-braced and dogged still,
Beating up against the blast.
Brigs that figs for market gather,
Homeward-bound upon the stretch,
Encounter oft this uglier weather
Yet in end their port they fetch.
Mark yon craft from sunny Smyrna
Glazed with ice in Boston Bay;
Out they toss the fig-drums cheerly,
Livelier for the frosty ray.
What if sleet off-shore assailed her,
What though ice yet plate her yards;
In wintry port not less she renders
Summer's gift with warm regards!
And, look, the underwriters' man,
Timely, when the stevedore's done,
Puts on his _specs_ to pry and scan,
And sets her down--_A, No. 1._
Bravo, master! Bravo, brig!
For slanting snows out of the West
Never the _Snow-Bird_ cares one fig;
And foul winds steady her, though a pest.
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This report provides a new detailed quantitative assessment of the consequences of climate change on economic growth through to 2060 and beyond. It focuses on how climate change affects different drivers of growth, including labour productivity and capital supply, in different sectors across the world. The sectoral and regional analysis shows that while the impacts of climate change spread across all sectors and all regions, the largest negative consequences are projected to be found in the health and agricultural sectors, with damages especially strong in Africa and Asia.
Environment at a Glance 2015 updates key environmental indicators and relevant socio-economic and sectoral indicators to track OECD country progress on major environmental issues and inform policy development and evaluation. This year's edition includes increased coverage of environmentally related taxation, ODA and R&D expenditure.
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Degradation of the environment and natural capital compromises prospects for future economic growth and human well-being. Without more ambitious policies, the costs and consequences of inaction on important environmental challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and health impacts of pollution will be significant. The brochure provides an overview of the project.
This report develops an analytical framework that assesses the macroeconomic, environmental and distributional consequences of energy subsidy reforms. The framework is applied to the case of Indonesia to study the consequences in this country of a gradual phase out of all energy consumption subsidies between 2012 and 2020.
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This brochure provides an overview of the OECD work on economy-environment modelling.
This report focuses on households' behaviour in relation to water use, and presents the results of follow-up analysis of the 2011 OECD Survey on Environmental Policy and Individual Behaviour Change (EPIC) where econometric techniques are applied.
The OECD Green Growth Strategy supports countries in fostering economic growth and development while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide the resources and environmental services on which well-being relies. Policies that promote green growth need to be founded on a good understanding of the determinants of green growth and need to be supported with appropriate indicators to monitor progress and gauge results.
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In its 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) produced an Efficient World Scenario to assess how implementing only economically viable energy efficiency measures would affect energy markets, investment and greenhouse emissions (GHG). Using the OECD ENV-Linkages macro-economic model, this report simulates the economic and environmental impacts which the IEA Efficient World Scenario implies.


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This article is an Open Access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (
This study presents the fabrication of a low cost poly-acrylic acid (PAA) based emission filter integrated with a low light CMOS contact imager for fluorescence detection. The process involves the use of PAA as an adhesive for the emission filter. The poly-acrylic solution was chosen due its optical transparent properties, adhesive properties, miscibility with polar protic solvents and most importantly its bio-compatibility with a biological environment. The emission filter, also known as an absorption filter, involves dissolving an absorbing specimen in a polar protic solvent and mixing it with the PAA to uniformly bond the absorbing specimen and harden the filter. The PAA is optically transparent in solid form and therefore does not contribute to the absorbance of light in the visible spectrum. Many combinations of absorbing specimen and polar protic solvents can be derived, yielding different filter characteristics in different parts of the spectrum. We report a specific combination as a first example of implementation of our technology. The filter reported has excitation in the green spectrum and emission in the red spectrum, utilizing the increased quantum efficiency of the photo sensitive sensor array. The thickness of the filter (20 μm) was chosen by calculating the desired SNR using Beer-Lambert's law for liquids, Quantum Yield of the fluorophore and the Quantum Efficiency of the sensor array. The filters promising characteristics make it suitable for low light fluorescence detection. The filter was integrated with a fully functional low noise, low light CMOS contact imager and experimental results using fluorescence polystyrene micro-spheres are presented.
Fluorescence spectroscopy will be a key component of future micro-total-analysis-systems (μTASs) [
One simple approach to building a miniaturized imaging system capable of micro scale resolution is to directly couple the sensor array with the sample of interest, referred to as
Fluorescence imaging is widely used in areas such as cell analysis, diagnosis bioengineering and pharmaceutical and genomic research [
We begin in section 2 with a brief overview of fluorescence spectroscopy to lay the groundwork for evaluating the various filter approaches. Section 3 will discuss other state of the art filter techniques and technologies. Section 4 will propose our method for design and fabrication of the optical filter. Section 5 introduces the CMOS image sensor, describes the electrical and optical setup and summarizes the figures of merit for the prototype image sensor. Section 6 will discuss the integration of the filter with the CMOS imager and show results of the complete system. Lastly, Section 7 will conclude the work.
Fluorescence spectroscopy, or spectrofluorometry, is a type of electromagnetic spectroscopy which analyzes fluorescence from a sample, which can be intrinsic to the specimen under study, introduced into it, or chemically bound to it. Molecules have various states referred to as energy levels. Generally, the species being examined will have a ground state (a low energy state), and an excited state of higher energy. Fluorescence, involves using a beam of light that excites a nanostructure such as an atom or a molecule to an excited state. As the nanostructure relaxes to its ground state it emits light of a lower energy, typically, but not necessarily, visible light [
The absorption spectrum illustrated for a generic fluorophore in
If the fluorophore is excited at an off-peak wavelength
Fluorescence can be detected visually, for example using a fluorescence microscope, or it can be converted to an electrical signal and detected in such devices as CMOS imagers. There have been many advances in CMOS imaging in the last decade but the basic operating principle has not changed. CMOS imagers comprise of an excitation source, a wavelength filter and a detector. There are many types of excitation sources that can be used. We present our results using a Newport monochromator, which is suitable for use in laboratory conditions. The wavelength filter is of importance because it discriminates between excitation light and emission photons by significantly reducing the excitation light intensity reaching the detector while allowing through as much of the weak fluorescence signal as possible. The detector in our case is the CMOS contact imager that was designed in the Integrated Sensors, Intelligent Systems (ISIS) Lab at the University of Calgary.
Four parameters that characterize optical filters are rejection levels, transmission levels, absorption edge width or roll-off and absorbance. The rejection level is the wavelength at which wavelengths are blocked in the stop band and transmission level is the wavelength at which wavelengths are transmitted in the pass band. The absorption edge, or roll-off, is the sharpness of the transition between the stop band and the pass band. Ideally, the absorption edge should be vertical and located to the right of λex and to the left of the entire emission spectrum. The absorbance (A = −log(
The first types of filters used at the micro-scale were interference filters or dichroic filters. An interference filter consists of multiple thin layers of dielectric material having different refractive indices and there also may be metallic layers. Interference filters are wavelength-selective by virtue of the interference effects that take place between the incident and reflected waves at the thin-film boundaries. The advantages with interference filters are; compatibility with integrated circuitry which can be readily integrated into larger micro scale systems, arbitrary spectral profiles can be obtained using different layer arrangements and they can be fabricated using standard, low-temperature processes. A disadvantage of interference filters is that the spectral response depend on the angle of incidence and the polarization of the incoming light, which is a major drawback in contact imaging due to the close proximity of the object of interest with the sensor array (<100 μm). A variation of a few nanometers in the thickness of the layers can cause large errors in the cutoff wavelength which can reach ±50 nm. Another disadvantage is that it's difficult to fabricate multiple filters of this type for different colors on one surface [
For polymeric absorption filters there have been many demonstrated devices. Dandin
There are many demonstrated devices that are excited in the UV-spectrum with emission in the blue spectrum, but not many are reported with excitation in the green spectrum and emission in the red spectrum. A state of the art filter should have rejection around −60 dB and transmittance close to 0 dB, with a roll-off of 20 nm or less and not thicker than a few micro-meters. A possible filter that we are reporting is excited in the green spectrum with emission in the red spectrum, taking advantage of the increased Quantum efficiency of photo detectors. We report rejection of −66 dB and transmittance of −1.6 dB with a roll-off of 20 nm using a 20 μm thick filter. The thickness can easily be improved by changing the absorbing specimen (Atrazon Orange G dye in this case) to one with a higher molar absorptivity. Due to the miscibility of poly-acrylic acid with all the polar protic solvents; water, Formic Acid, Methanol, Ethanol, Propanol, Isopropanol, Butanol and Acetic Acid; the dye can be changed and a thinner filter can be fabricated.
The absorption filter is based on three parts. A polar protic solvent (in this example ethyl-alcohol), an absorbing specimen (in this example Astrozan Orange G dye) and an adhesive to conform the solution into a solid filter. For an adhesive we report the poly-acrylic acid (PAA). We chose the PAA solution due its optically transparent properties when cured, it conforms to a strong non-elastic solid, its miscibility with polar protic solvents and most importantly its bio-compatibility with a biological environment [
The PAA is miscible with the polar protic solvents (
According to Beer Lambert's Law for liquids absorbance becomes a linear equation:
Where A is the absorbance,
The Astrazon Orange G dye dissolves best in the Ethyl-Alcohol solvent; we can achieve a concentration of 50 mg/ml. Any larger concentrations produce dye aggregation which will cause non-uniformity to the filter. To calculate the desired thickness of our filter we define SNR as the ratio of number of electrons produced from the fluorophore to the number of electrons produced due to excitation light in our CMOS sensor array for one pixel. To simplify calculation we assume the excitation light has a Gaussian profile (
To determine the light power density in
The fluorescence quantum yield is defined as the ratio of the number of photons emitted to the number of photons absorbed. The quantum yield for most flourophores is between 10−4 to 10−6, to calculate our SNR we'll take the worst case of 10−6.
The quantum efficiency:
Using this information, we can see in
Using the calculations from above and Beer Lamberts law, the filters absorbance spectra can be derived as shown in
A prototype 128 × 128 image sensor chip was fabricated in a six-metal, single-poly, mixed signal CMOS TSMC 0.18 μm process and operates with a 1.8 V supply. The sensor array is designed with a pixel pitch of 7 μm. The pixel utilizes an n-well over p substrate photodiode and achieves a fill factor of 30%. As described in [
The figures of merit for the prototype image sensor are summarized below in
Using a room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicon sealant by Vishay® (M-Coat C), all the exposed parts of the CMOS imager can be covered apart from the sensor array. This material was selected mainly due to its higher viscosity and rapid curing properties, in addition to its chemical resistance to many solvents, see
Fluorescent polystyrene micro-spheres approximately 40 μm in diameter and non-fluorescent micro-spheres approximately the same size where placed on the image sensor with the integrated filter using a 10-μL micropipette. The fluorescent micro-spheres are excited with green light (∼542 nm) and emit red light (∼610 nm.). For these wavelengths the filter absorbs −63 dB of the excitation light and −6 dB of the emission light.
This paper provides a description of a fully functional low-light 128 × 128 prototype CMOS contact imager with a newly developed process for an integrated emission filter using poly-acrylic acid for fluorescence detection. Various fluorescence applications can be employed using the present process, while we showed a specific combination that produced a red filter, the absorbing specimen and solvent can be changed and filters in different parts of the spectrum can easily be produced using the same process. The filter described in section 4 produced promising results with a 20 nm roll-off, high transmission in the pass-band and high absorbance in the stop-band, and therefore is suitable for low light fluorescence detection. The hardened filter is poly-acrylic acid based, and due to its bio- compatibility the process is suitable for bio-sensing applications.
The authors would like to thank Chris Hayden and Colin Dalton for training and use of the AMIF facilities at the University of Calgary.
Typical peaks in the excitation (left) and emission (right) spectra, in arbitrary units. The wavelength filter (dashed line) must reject the excitation light and transmit the emitted fluorescent light. Excitation with off-peak (λoff) lowers the emission intensity.
Molar Absorptivity of Astrazon Orange G dye as a function of wavelength.
Quantum Efficiency of an n-well over p-substrate photodiode in the prototype CMOS imager.
Calculated SNR as a function of the filters thickness.
Absorbance of a 20 μm thick filter with a concentration of 50 mg/mL of Astrazon Orange G dye dissolved in Ethyl-Alcohol. The filter is hardened using the Poly-Acrylic Acid as a bio-compatible and optically transparent adhesive.
Versatile board for mixed signal applications.
CMOS Contact Imager coated with RTV silicon Sealant, apart from the sensor array.
Cross section of the CMOS imager with the integrated PAA absorption filter.
Fluorescence micro-spheres (Brighter beads in (a)) and non-fluorescence micro-spheres (Darker beads in (a)) were placed on the emission filter and excited with green light (∼500 nm–560 nm). Image of the micro-spheres (a) the chip micrograph (b) the sensor array after picture enlargement and contrast adjustments. Color was added for illustration purposes.
Image Sensor Performance Figures of Merit.
|Array Size
|128 × 128
|Pixel Size
|7 μm · 7 μm
|Supply Voltage
|Fill Factor
|Conversion Gain
|29 μV/e−
|Dark Current Density (worst case)
|31 nA/cm2
|Pixel FPN (reset frame)
|Column FPN (reset frame)
|Peak QE
|QE (at 610 nm)
|Readout Non-Linearity
|Reset Noise
|9.2 e−
|Operation rate
|30 fps
|Partitioned Amplifier Gain
|66 dB


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To add to the tornado of gossip that Kim Kardashian's divorce has ushered in, there are now claims that her soon-to-be-ex-husband Kris Humphries has "evidence" that Kim pads her famous butt! Dun, dun, duuuun! The "evidence" is reportedly a pic or a vid on his cell phone, says The National Enquirer. If only we could see her unclothed bottom and judge for ourselves, because it's not as though Kim runs around in string bikinis or poses nude for Playboy.
A "source" says that while Kris loves Kim's rounded rump, he reportedly told pals "it takes a lot of work for Kim to make her bottom look as good as it does [and] she uses 'booty pads,' Spanx and other things to enhance it." Note that that is a quote of the "source" quoting Kris — really, it's the height of investigative journalism here. Another gem of quote in the report revealed that Kris would "pat Kim's bottom and say, 'Your sure have a lot of junk in your trunk.'" Gasp! She's probably never heard that before.
Come on people. While I can only pray there is a photo of Kim in some ridiculous butt-enhancing garment, it's certainly not the source of her curves. A Brazilian butt lift, which uses fat injections in lieu of implants to enhance roundness, is the most likely culprit if any — and it wouldn't leave any evidence if x-rayed. Or, heck, maybe she just works her glutes a ton. Do we really care?


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Appealing to the Dean of StudentsRegistered Campus Organizations are provided the right to appeal sanctions imposed by a Student Conduct Officer. A written request for appeals must be made to the Dean of Students within seven (7) business days of the issuance of the decision letter from the Student Conduct Officer. An appeal is not a re-hearing of a case, but instead is an independent review of the process utilized to reach the original finding or decision. Registered Campus Organizations may appeal the sanctions to the Dean of Students on the following grounds:
a) There is new evidence, which could not be adduced at the time of the administrative meeting which is likely to change the result;b) There was a violation of due process or;c) The sanction(s) imposed is/are too harsh given the finding of fact.
Additional information about the appeal processes is noted in the Code of Conduct Section 103.10.
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Current address: Host-Pathogen Dynamics Group, Federated Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Coronaviruses are positive-strand RNA viruses that are important infectious agents of both animals and humans. A common feature among positive-strand RNA viruses is their assembly of replication-transcription complexes in association with cytoplasmic membranes. Upon infection, coronaviruses extensively rearrange cellular membranes into organelle-like replicative structures that consist of double-membrane vesicles and convoluted membranes to which the nonstructural proteins involved in RNA synthesis localize. Double-stranded RNA, presumably functioning as replicative intermediate during viral RNA synthesis, has been detected at the double-membrane vesicle interior. Recent studies have provided new insights into the assembly and functioning of the coronavirus replicative structures. This review will summarize the current knowledge on the biogenesis of the replicative structures, the membrane anchoring of the replication-transcription complexes, and the location of viral RNA synthesis, with particular focus on the dynamics of the coronavirus replicative structures and individual replication-associated proteins.
Positive-strand RNA (+RNA) viruses are the most abundant viruses in nature. Many important pathogens belong to this category, including poliovirus (PV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-coronavirus (CoV). A distinctive common feature of +RNA viruses is the replication of their genomes in the cytoplasm of the host cell in association with rearranged cellular membranes that are remodeled into organelle-like membranous structures to which the viral replication-transcription complexes (RTCs) localize.
The various membrane rearrangements observed in +RNA virus-infected cells range in size from 40 to 400 nm, contain lipids that are derived from various cellular compartments and demonstrate an impressively diverse plethora of morphologies that include, among others, clusters of vesicles for the
Also coronaviruses (CoVs), enveloped +RNA viruses that belong to the family
Among the +RNA viruses, CoVs clearly distinguish themselves by carrying the most complex and largest genomes, which range in size from ~26 to 32 kb [
The structural and the accessory proteins are expressed from a nested set of 3' coterminal subgenomic (sg) mRNAs that are generated via discontinuous transcription during subgenome-length minus-strand RNA synthesis [
The viral replicase is encoded by the two most 5' ORFs of the genomic RNA, ORF1a and ORF1b. Translation of ORF1a and ORF1b of the genomic RNA generates two very large replicase polyproteins (pp), pp1a and pp1ab. The latter is synthesized via a −1 ribosomal frameshift mechanism mediated by a pseudoknot structural element at the end of ORF1a [
The CoV nsps form together with the nucleocapsid (N) protein, and presumably several host proteins, the membrane-associated RTCs. To generate the functional CoV replication complexes, the replicase polyproteins pp1a and pp1ab have to be proteolytically processed to liberate the sixteen individual protein products. Cleavage of pp1a and pp1ab is performed by two viral proteinases that reside in nsp3 and nsp5: the papain-like proteases (PLpro1 and PLpro2) located in nsp3 and the chymotrypsin-like cysteine proteinase (3CLpro), or main protease (Mpro), present in nsp5 (reviewed in [
The key enzyme involved in genome replication is the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), which is present in nsp12 [
The CoV nsp13 protein contains a superfamily 1 helicase domain with an amino-terminal zinc-binding domain that is important for the unwinding activity of duplex RNA (and DNA) in a 5'-to-3' direction [
CoVs possess the largest genomes among the +RNA viruses [
CoVs encode three nsps that contain hydrophobic stretches that are predicted to function as transmembrane domains: nsp3, nsp4 and nsp6. Consistently, membrane association has been demonstrated for the nsp3, nsp4 and nsp6 proteins of SARS-CoV [
In addition to the nsps mentioned above, other CoV nsps are involved in RNA binding (nsp9 and nsp10; [
Upon infection of host cells, CoVs induce a variety of membranous structures of which some have been associated with viral RNA synthesis. The first detectable membrane rearrangements in CoV-infected cells are 200 to 350 nm organelle-like structures that have been described for both MHV [
Electron tomography studies demonstrated that in SARS-CoV infected cells the DMVs and CMs form an interconnected membranous network that is also continuous with the ER [
The CoV replicative structures,
Remodeling of eukaryotic cellular membranes into the replicative structures is likely dependent on the combined effects of both viral and cellular proteins and probably also on the specific lipid composition of the membranes themselves. Nevertheless, only few studies have been published addressing the involvement of cellular constituents in CoV replication and the generation of the replicative structures. It is conceivable that CoVs hijack cellular pathways to meet the conditions that are required for their replication, consequently adopting intrinsic properties of the utilized pathways themselves.
In agreement with the ER being the most likely membrane donor of the DMVs, an intimate association between the early secretory pathway and CoV replication has been demonstrated. RTC formation and replication in MHV-infected cells were inhibited when the secretory pathway was interfered with by blocking protein export at ER exit sites by treatment with the kinase inhibitor H89 or by expression of a dominant active Sar1 mutant [
By their main ultrastructural characteristic, the double lipid bilayer, CoV DMVs very much resemble autophagosomes. This similarity prompted studies into the role of the autophagy machinery in CoV replication. Initial studies revealed a colocalization between the autophagosomal protein marker microtubule-associated protein light-chain 3 (LC3/Atg8) with the replicative structures [
The CoV nonstructural membrane proteins, nsp3, 4 and 6 probably play an essential role in the membrane rearrangements required for the induction of the replicative structures and in the anchoring of the RTCs to these structures. These proteins were shown to be engaged in homo- and heterotypic interactions [
Several other studies also suggest an important role for nsp4 in the generation of the replicative structures. Disruption of the nsp4 glycosylation sites present in the loop between the first and second hydrophobic region, leads to the formation of aberrant DMVs in which the inner and outer membranes are detached, while the number of CMs is increased [
Like CoVs, other +RNA viruses also somehow induce membrane rearrangements that are required for their replication and transcription. For several of these viruses similar membrane rearrangements can be induced by the (co-)expression of nsps (for reviews see [
How are the nsps of CoVs able to induce the observed membrane rearrangements? We speculate that the similarities between the membrane-associated nsps of different +RNA viruses relate to their common ability to remodel membranes. The induction of membrane curvature in lipid bilayers is critical when remodeling host cellular membranes. The membrane-associated viral proteins may act as multimeric scaffolds able to impose such curvature, for instance by acting as wedges by inserting their amphipatic helices partially into one side of the bilayer (reviewed in [
The last few decades have provided virologists with exciting new information regarding the functions and structures of individual nsps and the characterization and formation of the membranous structures induced by +RNA viruses. These insights were obtained by classical biochemical, immunofluorescent and ultrastructural approaches. Unfortunately, little information regarding the dynamics of the (viral) proteins present at the membranous replicative structures in living cells is known. Such studies are important as classical approaches only provide static views of cellular processes and do not necessarily reflect the dynamics underlying virus replication in living cells. To date, only few studies on the dynamics of the replicative structures of plus-strand RNA viruses and their associated proteins have been published [
By using a GFP-tagged version of nsp2, shown by immuno-electron microscopy (IEM) to be recruited to the DMVs and CMs, as a marker the dynamics of the CoV replicative structures were studied using live cell imaging [
Live cell imaging studies of HCV- and Semliki Forest virus (SFV)-infected cells also reveal the presence of replicative structures that could be discriminated on the basis of their size and mobility. HCV induces the formation of a so-called membranous web, in which DMVs can be observed [
The calculated velocities of the saltatory movements of the smaller nsp2-positive structures in CoV-infected cells [
Up till now, only few studies have addressed the dynamics of individual viral proteins when present at the replicative structures. Recently, we analyzed the dynamic properties of three replication-associated proteins,
Nsp2, when expressed
In addition to its structural role in the coronavirion,
When expressed
Currently, one of the most enigmatic issues regarding CoV replication is the precise localization of the sites of active viral RNA synthesis. Although CoV RNA synthesis appears to be protected by membranes [
Newly synthesized viral RNAs, visualized by 5-bromouridine 5'-triphosphate (BrUTP) labeling, were shown to colocalize with antibodies recognizing either nsp5 or the C-terminal part of pp1a [
Different models can be put forward to explain these observations. In one model, DMVs function as the sites of active RNA synthesis. At the later times in infection, many DMVs are no longer active, while the ones that are active may contain only little dsRNA, resulting in less apparent colocalization of dsRNA and EU labeling. In another model, DMVs are non-functional end-stage products. They are not actively involved in RNA synthesis, but rather harbor dsRNAs that are not (longer) functioning as intermediates in RNA synthesis. In this model, which is in agreement with the presumed absence of pores in these structures [
For most other +RNA viruses the identification of the sites of active RNA synthesis appears less complicated. Nascent RNAs, as well as nsps, have been shown to label the spherules that are observed in BMV- [
CoV replicative structures/RTCs are macromolecular assemblies, the components of which are engaged in a plethora of protein-protein, protein-RNA, and protein-lipid interactions [
One of the difficulties associated with these studies is the complexity of discriminating whether host proteins are directly involved in the formation of the replicative structures themselves or in RNA synthesis
In addition to the role of virus and host proteins in formation of the replicative structures, lipids may also be important in this process. Dynamic alteration of the lipid composition can induce curvature of membranes to some extent [
Finally, as all processes occurring in living cells are inherently dynamic in nature, it is also desirable to get more insight into the biogenesis and functioning of the replicative structures using various live cell imaging approaches. For example, photoactivatable fluorescent proteins can be used to investigate the formation of the replicative structures in real-time by 'optical pulse-labeling' in living cells, while the behavior of individual nsps associated with the RTCs can be studied by selectively 'switching-on' (sub)populations of proteins [
We would like to thank Oliver Wicht and Christine Burkhard from the Virology Division, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University for stimulating discussion and Fulvio Reggiori and Mustafa Ulasli from the Department of Cell Biology and Cell Microscopy Center, University Medical Centre Utrecht for providing the EM pictures of the CoV replicative structures. C.A.M.D.H. is supported by grants from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO-ALW) and Utrecht University (High Potential).
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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COMMUNITIES across Dorset are being encouraged to lend their support towards the Dorset Blind Association's Young Blind Club.
Due to lack of funds, the group have lost staff that helped run the club which members have come to rely on.
The Dorset Blind Association, which helps 1,000 blind or partially sighted people each month, is struggling financially following increased demand for services.
With no government funding, the organisation relies on voluntary donations from the community and had a £40,000 shortfall this year, meaning they had to say goodbye to some of the small team at the Young Blind Club.
The association say that 'a small donation from a lot of people' could keep the club going and ensure that young visually impaired people in Dorset don't have to face blindness alone.
They have also launched a Twitter campaign called 'What Would You Miss?' encouraging the community to tell what they would miss if they lost their sight.
Jaya Da Costa, Dorset Blind's fundraising manager, added: "This club has truly changed lives, giving confidence, skills and emotional support to working age people with sight loss.
"Members learn independence and skills through training and volunteering, gaining employability.
"This reduces the reliance on local health and social care services that cost public money.
"The members of our young blind club tell us they would really miss the club if it wasn't there, so we are turning that around and asking the community what they would miss if they lost their sight.
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In June 1985, a New York magazine article reported on the antics of "The Brat Pack," a group of young actors taking Hollywood by storm. The '80s ended, and the Brat Pack (the casts of 'The Breakfast Club' and 'St. Elmo's Fire,' plus a few friends) scattered -- but the actors never went far from our hearts OR our screens. Take a look at them, then and now.
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Does anyone else feel that these lists are long enough to be split off into their own pages? Jaf 11:59, 3 March 2006 (UTC)Jaf
I know he was mentioned together with known humans (with the exception of ferris, who does have a Human sounding name) but there is no evidence that he is human, and his name isn't either, I think he should be removed. (and as bonus a little side-rant: IMO in general way to much people are considered to be Human based on very circumstantial evidence on MA). Capricorn 02:34, 2 September 2007 (UTC)


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Colour Me Christchurch Flowers on Papanui Road
February 12, 2013
These lovely flowers can be seen on Papanui Road (corner of Blighs and Papanui). They are a Rotary 'Colour Me Christchurch' project.
Tags: flowers, papanui road
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I drove past them on the weekend, just beautiful.
Delightful! Your photos have brightened my winter day in England.
Stunning! These colours just pop out, especially considering its a cloudy day too!


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Rider Splits with Marist
College Swimming and Diving
Men: Rider University 194, Marist College 106
Women: Marist College 159, Rider University 142
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Meet
LAWRENCEVILLE—The Rider University men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference dual meet against Marist College on Saturday at Coppola Pool with the Bronc men winning and the Red Fox women pulling out a close victory.
For the Rider men, freshman Sam Cramer (Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual) won the 200 free (1:44.23), 500 free (4:42.64) and the 1000 free (9:45.12) with senior Trevor Hiller (Galloway Twp./Absegami) winning both the one-meter (319.35) and three-meter (304.42) diving events.
"The entire men's team responded well," said head coach Steve Fletcher. "Sam is racing well on a consistent basis and his training has improved as he has made technical adjustments. It is a hard thing for any athlete coming from high school to college to take a step back when you've been successful. He has done that and because of that, he is still tapping his potential."
"Trevor did an amazing job," said diving coach Eric Blevins. "This should set him up well (as well as Wayco Baily) for the conference meet in February."
For the Bronc women, junior Carlee Oswald (Henderson, Nev./Green Valley) won the 100 back (59.47) and the 200 IM (2:13.16), sophomore Kaitlyn O'Connor (Beverly, Mass./Beverly) won both the 100 fly (1:00.04) and 200 fly (2:10.06) and freshman Heather Lonkert (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) won both the one-meter (266.75) and three-meter (252.37) diving events.
"The highlight of the day was really our women's team performance," said Fletcher. "This is really the first time (due to illness and injury) that we've had the entire team in the pool and they showed what they could do. They all competed well and were representative of what the team is capable of. They gained confidence today and showed their true potential."
"Heather swept both boards against a very talented Marist squad," Blevins said. "Her board work is coming along nicely and she is also working on some new dives as well."
Also for the Bronc men, sophomore Adam Phillips (Springville, Pa./Elk Lake) won the 100 breast (58.31), sophomore Jeffrey Prichard (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) won the 200 fly (1:54.56), junior Shane Tubb (Swedesboro/St. Augustine Prep) was a winner in the 100 fly (52.18) and freshman Zach Mabin (Hamilton/Steinert) placed first in the 200 breast (2:10.63).
Also for the Rider women, sophomore Taylor Shelley (Wilmington, Del./Padua Academy) won the 100 breast (1:08.29).
The men's 200 medley relay of freshman William Molloy (Toms River/Toms River HS North), Phillips, Tubb and freshman Ian Flynn (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) won with a time of 1:36.16.
The men's 400 free relay of Prichard, Phillips, Crammer and freshman Matthan-Matthew Martir (Severn, Md./Old Mill) won with a time of 3:11.14.
Rider and Marist last met in Poughkeepsie, New York on November 17, 2012 when the Rider men won (178-123) and the Red Fox women won (177-122).
The Rider men have defeated Marist in seven straight dual meets. Marist has now won four duals in a row over the Bronc women after Rider won three straight over the Red Foxes from 2007-08 through 2009-10.
The Rider men have won 11 of 23 duals over Marist and the Bronc women have won nine of 23 over the Red Foxes.
Rider travels to Princeton to compete in the Big Al Open December 6-8.
"The upperclassmen on the team have been to the Big Al before and can tell the freshmen what it is all about," Fletcher said. "It is a three-day event so it simulates the mental and physical challenges of the conference meet and the event also features some of the toughest competition in the region. The meet will be a great challenge and learning experience for the entire team. We are all excited."


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3D printer manufacturer Stratasys (SSYS) received a vote of confidence from a Wall Street bank on Monday, sending SSYS stock up about 1%.
SSYS stock gained after an analyst at JPMorgan Chase (JPM) raised his rating on SSYS stock to "Overweight." The analyst called SSYS "a core holding for tech growth investors," noting that SSYS had positive revenue growth potential over the next three years, Seeking Alpha notes.
The JPM analyst reaffirmed a $125 per share price target for SSYS stock.
Earlier this month, a magazine article urging investor caution over the 3D printing sector sent 3D printing stocks down.
SSYS stock closed at $106.45 per share on Friday. Over the past 12 months, SSYS stock has climbed more than 50%.


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March 09, 2010 at 17:05:26 Mar 09, 2010 @ 17:05
Instead of paying 30-40 bucks for seaglow, does ne1 know alternative ways to remove yellow from a clear sole? Someone on youtube said he cleaned his bottoms with shoe cleaner from footlocker & a toothbrush? If you have suggestions let me know..


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Atlas offers striptease, a business crowd that can expense the drinks, and whirlpools or 'private shows' at a mere 2,500 Kč per half-hour. And that's just for starters.
Area Prague
Transport Metro Muzeum/tram 4, 6, 10, 16, 22, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58 .
Telephone 296 326 067
Open 7pm-7am daily.
Admission 250 K±.
I'm not sure how many nights i have spent in here over the years on my own,with friends and big parties. But every time is an adventure.
The bar downstairs pre-9pm is also a good place. 27kc a large beer and a beautiful Russian serving.
Happy days
sono stato all atlas la sera del 24 aprile ed ho passato veramente una bella serata insieme ad una bellissima e simpatica bionda ceka; la saluto perche' mi ha detto che andava in ferie il giorno dopo. Ciao venere del botticielli, you rimember?


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The Pentagon is the main building for the Department of Defense in Washington, DC. There are about 23,000 workers at the Pentagon. The people who work in the Pentagon are both civilian and military. The purpose of the Pentagon is to plan for the defense of our country. It was built during World War II. It took 16 months to build and was completed on January 15, 1943. It cost $83 million and contains 17 buildings.
On September 11, 2001 the Pentagon was attacked by terrorists flying an airplane. About 2,000,000 square feet was damaged by the will cost about $700 million to repair.
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Celebrating a "Pink Out" with special pink and white Nike uniforms, a portion of the gate as well as a collection went to Gilda's Club Nashville to fight cancer. The event cleared $1,000 in t-shirt sales alone.
In Tuesday's opener, Julia Fox drained five 3-pointers and finished with 20 points as the Devilettes cruched Portland 56-31. Kelsey Yarbrough and Scottlyn Elie each had six points for Lebanon while Madison Sloan added five.
LHS improved to 12-8 overall / 5-2 in the district.
The Blue Devils held off Portland 50-48 in Tuesday's second game as Cameron High led the way with 18 points. Shaq Cragwall chipped in with 12 -- including a late putback of a missed shot that helped seasl the victory. Zimmer Hunn added eight and Case Sloan five.
Coach Jim McDowell's team stands 7-12 overall and 2-5 in league play headed into a Friday night game at Beech High.
FCS got 19 points from post Deja Jones and 14 more from Kristian Watkins. Courtney Petty and Taylor Patterson each had six as Friendship improved to 6-9 overall.
The FCS boys completed Tuesdays's sweep with a 59-48 win over the 'Toppers.
Allen Heaston ahd 21 points, Dalton Patterson chipped in with 15 and Mark Sandoval added 14 as the Commanders improved to 13-2 overall.
FCS will return to the hardwood Friday, Jan. 20 as Region 4A power Clay County High comes to town for a 6 p.m. twinbill