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South Korean Moves to NYC and Succeeds as Accountant and Mother
Jungha Kim immigrated from Busan, South Korea in 1995. After many years in New York City she lives in Palo Alto with her husband and daughter.
1) How was your life in South Korea?
When I was three years old, my family moved to Japan because of my father's business. During that time, I went to pre-school in Japan and learned Japanese.
When I was around five, I moved back to South Korea. My memories were very pleasant. I lived in a wonderful family of seven including my gracious grandmother, A large portion of my day was devoted to studying: after school, my mom would force my sisters and I to study for four hours every day. After my studies were over, I would spend the rest of my day cooking and drawing.
2) What was the catalyst for you to decide to move to the U.S?
I had actually attended college in South Korea: it was an all women's college. While in college, I was in a long-term relationship with my boyfriend. Towards the end of college, I decided to break up with my boyfriend. I resented his immature behavior and I was tired of him. Shortly after, I decided to never see him again and I decided to move to the U.S. Luckily, my mom hated my ex-boyfriend and encouraged me to study in the U.S.
3) Out of all the places in the U.S, why did you pick New York City?
I had gotten accepted to Baruch College for accounting. Additionally, New York City seemed like the perfect place to explore my twenties.
4) What was the first thing you did when you immigrated?
I went sightseeing all over New York: Times Square, the twin towers, I also made sure to eat some New York-style pizza
5) What were your early struggles with living in a new country?
Like many immigrants, I struggled with English. I had studied in Korea for a couple years, but my english was still lacking. Additionally, I had to get used to the non-stop culture of Manhattan: everyone was working extremely hard to survive and be successful. Ultimately, this motivated me to work harder and become the best version of myself.
My mom visited me to see how I was doing in New York. I showed her around. I was living in the Bronx in a cramped one-bedroom apartment. Rats and cockroaches were present. I would eat two meals a day to save money and all of my free time was spent on studies or part time work. When my mom visited, she was disgusted. My life was far from the lives portrayed on "Friends." Before my mom left, she encouraged me to think about going back to South Korea
7) As an Asian-American woman, did you face any discrimination and racism in the workplace and by others?
Because I've been blessed to live in a place as accepting and diverse as New York, I wouldn't say that people have actively discriminated against me based on my race or gender. I've worked extremely hard for the past 20 years and I've progressed to management committees.
8) What do you remember from 9/11 and how has that impacted you to this day?
I was on a bus during 9/11. Before the planes hit the twin towers, the bus driver gave all the passengers two options: to get off the bus or stay in the bus to go into Manhattan. Since I had class, I decided to stay on the bus. As the bus was moving into the city, I heard one huge sound. One of the towers was hit and then shortly after, the second plane was hit. Everyone in the bus was in shock. Some people decided to get out to run away from the city and I was one of them. Luckily, I did not suffer a casualty from the incident. Although I did not lose any friends, I found out that a lot of my friends lost close friends and family from the attack. On that day, I learned how connected we are to the rest of the world. Before 9/11 most people believed that terrorism was only a problem in the middle east, but 9/11 showed how interrelated we are.
9) How do you balance being a good mother to your daughter, while also succeeding in the workplace?
Having my daughter has been one of the biggest blessings in my life. I was 35 when my daughter was born and she's 12 years old now. During her first five years, money was short and I had to spend a lot of time working. My daughter, Chloe often spent more time with her nanny than me and my husband. Fortunately, as I've grown older, I have adjusted my schedule so that I can be more present in my daughter's life. Like many women, I aspire to advance in my career and I have been able to do that. Starting as an entry-level accountant, I have advanced far in my career to become a manager. I am blessed to have the both of two worlds
10) What advice would you give to others who plan/want to immigrate to the United States. What do you wish that you knew?
Being a 1st-generation immigrant is challenging. Often, you'll be scrambling to find enough money to pay for food, rent, and other necessities. As long as you are determined to work hard and willing to adapt to the culture in the U.S, you will succeed. Additionally, make sure to find the right friends and make good connections with others that are in the field that you want to pursue. Mentoring and advice is extremely important and beneficial.
11) How was your move from New York City to Palo Alto?
Moving away from New York City was a hard transition. Ultimately, I decided that it would be better to raise my daughter in Silicon Valley and luckily my company has an office in this area and I was able to transfer to this area. This area has been amazing. My sister lives in this area and I am able to spend more time with her.
This interview was conducted by Jungha's niece, a student at Foothill College in Los Altos, California.
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FRIDRICH BRUK (b.1937): Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 - Symphonies No. 17 "Joy of Life" and No. 18 "Daugavpils".
Label: Toccata Classics
Reference: TOCC 0455
Description: The centerpiece of Bruk's extensive output is his cycle of symphonies, of which these (2016 and 2017) are the most recent. His vocabulary is decidedly tonal and richly neo-romantic, often with programmatic associations, either explicit or concealed, and it is constantly inflected by the folk music of his ancestral Baltic homeland, of Finland, where he has been domiciled since the 1970s, and especially that of his Jewish heritage. The three-movement 17th Symphony started life as a planned piano concerto, and emerged as a 'symphony-concerto' with a concertante piano part often recalling the Romantic concerto style. The work has significant autobiographical content, charting a kind of Romantic darkness-to-light trajectory. The first movement, which the composer calls 'Attempts' in what seems to be his typically idiosyncratic use of English, might better be rendered 'Struggle' based on the character of the music. Bruk's preferred form seems to be variations, whether explicitly labeled as such or not, and the movement progresses through a series of dramatic episodes. The slow movement, 'Sorrow' and the finale 'Strength' complete the symphony's dramatic arc. Bruk's orchestration has a highly developed and individual sense of color, and this is even more the case in the 18th, which concerns itself with the question of exile and persecution of Jews in Latvia, and especially of the composer's family. The first movement is based on a folk tune of regional Jewish origin, and this sense of local color is enhanced by the use of an actual folk instrument - a kind of zither - within the orchestra. The music is tense and dramatic and a real symphonic first movement despite its folk origins. The second movement extends the drama, with a deepening sense of tragedy, with brutal interjections programmatically suggesting the displacement of the population by the Russian army. The finale is a set of variations on a mournful original theme, which traces a narrative arc of its own, reaching a powerful climax at the end after the reappearance of the folk instrument, underlining the resilience of the exiles. Liepāja Symphony Orchestra; Māris Kupčs.

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Clancy returns in mysterious, new twenty one pilots letter
What could this mean?
Rachel Campbell
[Photo by: Jonathan Weiner]
UPDATE: JAN. 23, 3:31 P.M. EST
The original Clancy letter has been replaced with an edited version. See all the changes here.
ORIGINAL STORY: JAN. 22, 10:26 P.M. EST
As if twenty one pilots dropping their "Chlorine" video a day ahead of its teased release date wasn't exciting enough, it appears Clancy returned just prior.
Reddit user 2110311 posted an image of the letter signed by Clancy to the twenty one pilots thread, citing dmaorg.info as the source. The letter dropped prior to the "Chlorine" video, and it seems to give clues to what we eventually saw in the clip.
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The first Clancy letter appeared on dmaorg.info in April 2018, in the midst of the band's one-year hiatus and several months after we first heard about DEMA.
then in the letter clancy talks about finding out in his ninth year (it's been nine years since twenty one pilots was created) that dema wasn't his home.. it was his "trap." pic.twitter.com/uDrZ3w5d57
— blake 158 (@mrgrne) April 21, 2018
Clancy signed off on a letter again in May 2018. Another piece of communication from Clancy appeared July 6, 2018—the day the band broke their social media silence.
The new Clancy letter
Now, we're hearing from Clancy yet again, in a new letter filed under "019 01MOON 22." When saving the file from this link, it prompts the file name "17-35.4527." Reddit user serenakat7 pointed out 17 and 35.4527 are Chlorine's atomic number and atomic mass respectively.
[Photo via reddit u/serenakat7]
Some of the letters are smudged, with those spelling out "SODEEPNEDBAYOU." User GabePowerzz pointed out that it sounds like the distorted 8-second clip that surfaced in June 2018.
[Photo via reddit u/GabePowerzz]
Other reddit users pointed to the distortion later found in "Nico And The Niners."
[Photo via reddit.com/r/twentyonepilots]
As many know already, that distortion appears to sound like "we are Banditos" backwards, as noted by reddit user shaunFTC.
[Photo via reddit u/shaunFTC]
The smudged letters could also be referring to Ned, the creature frontman Tyler Joseph teased earlier today and was later introduced in the "Chlorine" video:
there's someone i'd like you guys to meet.
i'll introduce you to him tomorrow.
his name is Ned.
<{•.•}>
— tyler jøseph (@tylerrjoseph) January 22, 2019
You can check out the full transcript below.
"I can't face this page for long enough to write what I'm truly feeling. I am only wrought with more questions: Questions about what I assumed to be true, questions about what my own path is, and the question that has plagued me every night that I lie here, back in city, Did I give up?
"The force I saw between him and his bishop seemed tense to me, and frightening. But the memory of that exchange has had time to fester and replay in my mind long enough that I'm questioning if I even remembered it correctly. I assumed the bishop was forcefully retrieving his subject, but I now wonder if the bishop was actually trying to save him, and he refused.
"I stayed out there for five days after I watched it happened. I haven't seen him since. Maybe he got away, and was still out in Trench with me. Maybe the bishop chased him down, and brought him home.
"Did I just call this place 'home?'
"After all of the endless beauty that I saw out there, am I now convincing myself that I'm actually better off within these confines?
"I admit, It was more difficult that I expected. Nothing could have prepared me for how much the 'unknown' can consume me. Vast landscapes and endless possibilities, yet coupled with endless danger. I became anxious. I became tired. I became hungry. Every step I took became harder than the last, jumping from jagged rocky step to step, or pulling myself through thick forest – it all became debilitating, and I was sure that I couldn't go on.
"Keons approached as the sun rose one morning. I wasn't scared. I was relieved. After all that he had taught me, his presence was the most comforting moment that I had in days, and I couldn't help but be happy to see him. In true Keons fashion, he wrapped his arms around me, then put his hands under my face, looked me in the eyes, and said "Clancy, child, let's go home."
"I've been here for a few weeks now, and while the routines of this world are comforting, and certainly easier than life out there, my mind keeps bouncing between the two places.
"Which one is home? Are the bishops protecting me, and the torches upon the hilltops dangerous? Or is it the other way around? My dreams pull me from world to world, and I feel lost in between all of it.
"There is still so much I do not understand. -Clancy"
Check out the full letter at this link or below.
[Photo via reddit u/2110311]
What do you think the new letter from Clancy means? Sound off in the comments below!
twenty one pilots' Bandito tour resumes later this month. Check out the full list of dates below.
01/30 – Kiev, Ukraine @ Palace of Sports
02/02 – Moscow, Russia @ VTB Arena
02/04 – Saint Petersburg, Russia @ Ice Palace
02/06 – Helsinki, Finland @ Ice Hall
02/08 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Ericsson Globe Arena
02/09 – Oslo, Norway @ Telenor Arena
02/11 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Royal Arena
02/12 – Hamburg, Germany @ Barclaycard Arena
02/14 – Berlin, Germany @ Mercedes-Benz Arena
02/15 – Lodz, Poland @ Atlas Arena
02/16 – Prague, Czech Republic @ The O2 Arena
02/17 – Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadthalle
02/21 – Bologna, Italy @ Unipol Arena
02/23 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion Zurich
02/24 – Stuttgart, Germany @ Hanns-Martin-Schleyerhalle
02/25 – Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
02/27 – Birmingham, England @ Genting Arena
03/01 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
03/02 – Belfast, Ireland @ SSE Arena Belfast
03/04 – Glasgow, Scotland @ The SSE Hydro Arena
03/05 – Manchester, England @ Manchester Arena
03/07 – London, England @ The SSE Arena Wembley
03/11 – Paris, France @ Accorhotels Arena
03/12 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
03/13 – Brussels, Belgium @ Palais 12
03/15 – Bilbao, Spain @ Bizkaia Arena
03/16 – Madrid, Spain @ WiZink Center
03/17 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Altice Arena
See more: 16 memorable band photos


The World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta has a room with every possible variety of anything Coca-Cola makes…and it's organized by continents.
I cannot even begin to tell you how good this Bibo stuff is. I can't even describe anything that tastes like it. It is sweet, but also has some oomph to it. I can describe it no further. Except I want 10 gallons of it. Now.


Students may choose to focus on Cuisine or Pâtisserie, where they will be schooled in the traditional and contemporary techniques used in professional kitchens, taught by highly experienced chefs, using the latest industry equipment.
A distinguishing feature of the course is that students will also use these skills in real kitchens via the industry placement part of the program, to ensure every student has had the opportunity to apply their skills in the real world.
The Grand Diplôme also offers students the opportunity to further these essential skills with training in business subjects that will prepare them with the knowledge to potentially run their own business, as well as advanced methods of food presentation, packaging and decoration.
On completion, students will receive a qualification that is recognised around the world, an international passport to the hospitality industry.


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Collaborate with the management team to develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes and personnel designed to accommodate the rapid growth objectives of the organization.
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Vitoriano do Porto,  (Porto, 1650 - Ribeira Grande, 21 de janeiro de 1705) foi um frei de São Francisco e prelado português da Igreja Católica, que serviu como bispo de Santiago de Cabo Verde.

Biografia
Nascido no Porto, com o nome de Vitoriano da Costa, por vezes também é conhecido como Vitoriano Portuense, por volta de 1650, estudou Cânones na Faculdade de Cânones da Universidade de Coimbra e depois, entrou para o Convento de São Francisco de Lisboa.

No ano de 1679, no capítulo realizado em Santo António dos Olivais em Coimbra, foi instituído pregador, e, em 1682, foi promovido a confessor, quando foi proposto para bispo de Santiago de Cabo Verde; D. Frei Vitoriano teve o seu nome aprovado pelo Papa Inocêncio XI em Consistório secreto de 12 de maio de 1687. Foi consagrado em 14 de setembro de 1687, na Sé de Lisboa, pelo cardeal D. Veríssimo de Lencastre, arcebispo-emérito de Braga, coadjuvado por D. Manuel Pereira, O.P., bispo-emérito de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro e por D. Manuel da Ressurreição, O.F.M., arcebispo de São Salvador da Baía primaz do Brasil.

Chegou às ilhas em 17 de abril de 1688 e já em junho, tornou-se Governador de Cabo Verde, cargo que exerceu até 1 de março de 1690. Durante seu governo pastoral, lutou para conseguir concluir a construção da Catedral, de um Seminário franciscano, além de fazer as primeiras viagens de um bispo para a Guiné e Bissau, em 1694, e em 1697.

Faleceu em 21 de janeiro de 1705, na cidade da Ribeira Grande, quando contava com 54 anos de idade.

Bibliografia

Ligações externas

Naturais do Porto
Franciscanos de Portugal
Alumni da Universidade de Coimbra
Bispos católicos de Portugal
Bispos católicos de Cabo Verde
Governadores de Cabo Verde

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Hurricane And Typhoon Updates
Joyce (Atlantic Ocean) 2018
Sep. 18, 2018 – NASA Infrared Imagery Reveals Wind Shearing Tropical Depression Joyce
NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at Tropical Depression Joyce and found wind shear was pushing the bulk of clouds and showers to the east of the center.
At 11:20 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17 (0320 UTC on Sept. 18), the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite looked at Tropical Depression Joyce in infrared light. MODIS found a small area of coldest cloud top temperatures around the center of circulation. Those were as cold as or colder than minus 70 degrees (red) Fahrenheit (minus 56.6 degrees Celsius). Joyce is located south of the Azores Islands. Credit: NASA/NRL
The National Hurricane Center noted at 5 a.m. EDT on Sept. 18, "The latest convective burst associated with Joyce is weakening due to the effects of 35 to 40 knots of westerly vertical [wind] shear and very dry mid-level air."
In general, wind shear is a measure of how the speed and direction of winds change with altitude. Wind shear can tear a tropical cyclone apart or weaken it.
At 11:20 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17 (0320 UTC on Sept. 18), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed Tropical Depression Joyce in infrared light. MODIS found a small area of coldest cloud top temperatures around the center of circulation. Those were as cold as or colder than minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 56.6 degrees Celsius). The bulk of the storm, however, was being pushed to the northeast from the wind shear.
NASA research has found that cloud top temperatures as cold as or colder than the 70F/56.6C threshold have the capability to generate heavy rainfall.
At 5 a.m. EDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Joyce was located near latitude 32.9 degrees north and longitude 27.6 degrees west. That's 355 miles (570 km) south of the Azores Islands.
The depression is moving toward the south-southeast near 6 mph (9 kph). A turn toward the south is forecast later today, followed by a motion toward the southwest on Wednesday, Sept. 19 and Thursday, Sept. 20. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Gradual weakening is expected during the next couple of days, and Joyce is forecast to become a remnant low later today or tonight.
For updated forecasts on Joyce, visit: www.nhc.noaa.gov
By Rob Gutro
Sep. 17, 2018 – NASA Finds Tropical Depression Joyce Continues to Lose It
Visible and infrared satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed Tropical Storm Joyce continues to become more disorganized.
At 8:55 a.m. EDT (1205 UTC) on Sept. 17, the MODIS instrument aboard Aqua captured a visible image of Joyce. Visible satellite imagery shows a few cloud swirls pivoting around a mean center with only a small amount of strongest thunderstorms displaced about 90 miles northeast of the mean center. Credit: NASA/NRL
On Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, there were no coastal watches or warnings in effect as Joyce was far from land.
At 8:55 a.m. EDT (1205 UTC) the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard Aqua captured a visible image of Joyce. Drier air is moving into the depression causing it to lose organization. The dry air is sapping the storm's ability to form the thunderstorms that make up a tropical cyclone. Visible satellite imagery shows a few cloud swirls pivoting around a mean center with only a small amount of strongest thunderstorms displaced about 90 miles northeast of the mean center.
At 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) on Sept. 17, the center of Tropical Depression Joyce was located near latitude 34.0 degrees north and longitude 28.4 degrees west. That's 280 miles (465 km) south-southwest of the Azores Islands.
The National Hurricane Center or NHC said the depression is moving toward the east-southeast near 8 mph (13 kph) and this forward speed is expected to continue while turning toward the southeast today, south on Tuesday, and southwest on Wednesday, Sept. 19. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 millibars. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 kph) with higher gusts. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Joyce is expected to become a remnant low tonight or Tuesday, Sept. 18.
For updated forecasts from the NHC, visit: www.nhc.noaa.gov
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Sep. 14, 2018 – Wind Shear Affecting Tropical Storm Joyce in NASA-NOAA Satellite Image
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the eastern Atlantic Ocean and saw that Tropical Storm Joyce is battling wind shear. Winds are pushing thunderstorm development northeast of the center.
On Sept. 14 at 1:36 a.m. EDT (0536 UTC) the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Storm Joyce. Coldest cloud top temperatures (yellow) of strongest thunderstorms were as cold as minus 50F/minus 45.5C, pushed northeast of the center. Credit: NOAA/NASA/NRL
Southwesterly shear continues to affect now Tropical Storm Joyce. In general, wind shear is a measure of how the speed and direction of winds change with altitude. Winds at different levels of the atmosphere pushed against the cylindrical circulation center and skewed it, weakening the rotation.
On Sept. 14 at 1:36 a.m. EDT (0536 UTC) the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Storm Joyce. VIIRS showed wind shear was tearing the storm apart. The coldest cloud top temperatures of strongest thunderstorms were as cold as minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit/minus 45.5 degrees Celsius and were northeast of the center.
The National Hurricane Center or NHC said "The system continues to produce bands of convection (developing thunderstorms) over the northeastern portion of the circulation, but the center remains exposed due to shear."
At 5 a.m. EDT (0900 UTC) the center of Tropical Storm Joyce was located near latitude 32.1 degrees north, longitude 44.9 degrees west. That's 1,090 miles (1,750 km) west-southwest of the Azores Islands. Joyce is moving toward the south-southwest near 8 mph (13 kph). Joyce is forecast to slow down and turn eastward by tonight, and then accelerate northeastward over the weekend.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 kph) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next couple of days.
Joyce is also close to Helene. In fact, Joyce is being steered in that direction around the larger circulation of Helene, located to its east-southeast. Once Helene passes east-northeast of Joyce later today, Joyce should turn eastward, then begin to accelerate northeastward over the weekend of Sept. 15 and 16.
Joyce is expected to weaken early next week.
For updated forecasts, visit: www.nhc.noaa.gov
By Rob Gutro (with information from NHC)
Sep. 13, 2018 – NASA Finds Subtropical Storm Joyce Disorganized, Wandering
Subtropical Storm Joyce seemed dazed by its own formation, wandering in the north central Atlantic Ocean and disorganized. NASA satellite imagery confirmed the lack of organization and patchy development of thunderstorms within the system.
NASA's Terra satellite captured an infrared image of Subtropical Storm Joyce at 12:40 a.m. EDT (0440 UTC) on Sept. 13. The image revealed that the low-level center is exposed to the northwest of a small patch of strong thunderstorms where cloud top temperatures were as cold as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 53 Celsius). Credit: NASA/NRL
Joyce formed at 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured an infrared image of Subtropical Storm Joyce at 12:40 a.m. EDT (0440 UTC) on Sept. 13. The MODIS image revealed that the low-level center is exposed to the northwest of a small patch of deep convection (strong thunderstorms that developed).
Infrared data provides temperature information. That small patch of strongest thunderstorms had cloud top temperatures as cold as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 53 Celsius). NASA research has shown that cloud tops with temperatures that cold were high in the troposphere and have the ability to generate heavy rain.
At 11 a.m. EDT NOAA's National Hurricane Center (NHC) noted the center of Subtropical Storm Joyce was located near latitude 33.7 degrees north and longitude 43.7 degrees west. That's about 980 miles (1,575 km) west-southwest of the Azores Islands.
The storm is moving toward the west-southwest near 6 mph (9 kph). NHC said that a turn toward the south-southwest and then toward the south is expected later today through early Friday. A gradual turn toward the east-northeast and northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected Saturday, Sept. 15 and Sunday, Sept. 16.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 kph) with higher gusts. While little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours, Joyce could transition to a tropical storm in the next day or two.
Author Lynn JennerPosted on September 10, 2018 September 18, 2018 Categories Earth, Earth Hazards, HurricanesTags Joyce 2018
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package registry

import (
	"fmt"
	"net"
	"strconv"

	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
	"github.com/golang/glog"
)

func MakeEndpointController(serviceRegistry ServiceRegistry, podRegistry PodRegistry) *EndpointController {
	return &EndpointController{
		serviceRegistry: serviceRegistry,
		podRegistry:     podRegistry,
	}
}

type EndpointController struct {
	serviceRegistry ServiceRegistry
	podRegistry     PodRegistry
}

func findPort(manifest *api.ContainerManifest, portName util.IntOrString) (int, error) {
	if ((portName.Kind == util.IntstrString && len(portName.StrVal) == 0) ||
		(portName.Kind == util.IntstrInt && portName.IntVal == 0)) &&
		len(manifest.Containers[0].Ports) > 0 {
		return manifest.Containers[0].Ports[0].ContainerPort, nil
	}
	if portName.Kind == util.IntstrInt {
		return portName.IntVal, nil
	}
	name := portName.StrVal
	for _, container := range manifest.Containers {
		for _, port := range container.Ports {
			if port.Name == name {
				return port.ContainerPort, nil
			}
		}
	}
	return -1, fmt.Errorf("no suitable port for manifest: %s", manifest.ID)
}

func (e *EndpointController) SyncServiceEndpoints() error {
	services, err := e.serviceRegistry.ListServices()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	var resultErr error
	for _, service := range services.Items {
		pods, err := e.podRegistry.ListPods(labels.Set(service.Selector).AsSelector())
		if err != nil {
			glog.Errorf("Error syncing service: %#v, skipping.", service)
			resultErr = err
			continue
		}
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				continue
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			endpoints[ix] = net.JoinHostPort(pod.CurrentState.PodIP, strconv.Itoa(port))
		}
		err = e.serviceRegistry.UpdateEndpoints(api.Endpoints{
			Name:      service.ID,
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		if err != nil {
			glog.Errorf("Error updating endpoints: %#v", err)
			continue
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Among the most scholastic Seventh-day Adventists, are the proverbial "gatekeepers of Truth" on earth–the highly respected BRI (Biblical Research Institute) members, housed at the General Conference.
While preparing my book, "What Every Seventh-day Adventist Should Know About The Shepherd's Rod," I opened a dialogue with the Biblical Research Institute at the General Conference. Now that the book is out, below I will share the text of my interview questions for the BRI scholars. I share it now to show the concerns I had upon discovering that for the most part, the world church has been lied to, and the lying continues to this day. There are many Adventist-related Web sites and YouTube videos dedicated to disparaging The Shepherd's Rod ignorantly by repeating these lies, to their soul's detriment, and to the detriment of many others who are too indolent to investigate Truth for themselves.
It is my long-held prayer that honest minds and cooler heads will engage in a forensic re-examination of the Shepherd's Rod, and make an honest determination if the scholarship directed against in nearly more than 88 years ago was of Divine origins or the mutterings of the voice from beneath. In unedited form, here is the text of my interview at the General Conference in 2013 with the BRI leadership.
Special Note: They did not permit me to record the session, but I was able to jot down notes as we spoke.
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Garrick D. Augustus
E-mail: gaugustus336@gmail.com
Special Request: May I please have your permission to record this interview for time efficiency and accuracy of reporting? I will give you a copy of this file as well for your records.
Subject: Interview with members of the Biblical Research Institute of Seventh-day Adventists, and a representative from The Ellen G. White Estate
In Attendance:
Dr. Kwabena Donkor,
Dr. Ekkehardt Mueller
Ms. Brenda Kay Flemmer
Thanks to you all for giving of your time to sit with me for this interview. I consider it both an honor and privilege to be your guest.
Background and Purpose: I am a Seventh-day Adventist, and have been in the church since 1981, and am a native of the beautiful island of Jamaica. I came from the Sunday-keeping churches and studied my way into Adventism; I am a proselyte. Throughout those years I have encountered The Shepherd's Rod and have decided to study its teachings to validate the findings of our theologians. I have read many of the writings of Victor Houteff, as well as all that our church has published on his views, and have been moved to write and publish my findings in a book. But before doing so, I wish to give our Church every opportunity to state our current position, if unchanged from the past, against The Shepherd's Rod. My research has caused me some concern from a theological standpoint, and some of these concerns will be cited in this interview below. I consider myself an investigative or forensic author, as I am mostly pouring over the works of people's who are already deceased, and only their writings are left behind as witnesses and testimonials of the past.
There were some thirteen principal positions that our church has raised against The Shepherd's Rod for which she has condemned it as erroneous in these words: "'Since error is found in the Shepherd's Rod, and it is in open disagreement with the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy, the only safe course is to reject its teaching and to discontinue its study.'" (Seventh-day Adventist Teaching versus The Shepherd's Rod, 24. Compiled by Elder W.M. Adams, January, 1936.) With the passage of time has the church advanced and recanted any of those positions against which she has condemned Mr. Houteff; and if so when?
Regarding the number mystical number of the beast—666, Mr. Houteff was condemned as erroneous for not placing that number on the Papacy, but instead he placed it on the two horned beast (USA) of Rev. 13 : 11-18., yet I see this change of position in recent years: "VICARIUS FILII DEI (Vicar of the Son of God). Since the Reformation, this papal title has been used to calculate the number 666. But there are several questions that should make us cautious. First, it is not clear that this title is an official one. Second, there is no clear indication in Revelation 13 that the number is based on the numerical value of the letters of a name. The phrase "it is the number of a man" (vs. 18, NIV) could be translated "it is the number of [humanity]"; that is, of humans separated from God. Third, those who insist in counting the numerical value of letters confront the problem of deciding which language will be used. Because the text does not identify any language, the selection of a particular one will be somewhat arbitrary. At the present time, the symbolism of intensified rebellion, six used three times, and total independence from God seem to be the best option. Time will reveal the full meaning of the symbol" (Adult Sabbath School Quarterly, Thursday and Friday, June 6-7, 2002). Have we officially abandoned the notion that the number 666 belongs to the Papacy on account of the papal Tierra: Vicarious Fili Dei, whose Roman numeration adds up to 666?
What has caused this change of course?
My research shows that the denomination rejected Mr. Houteff because we claim that he said he is "infallible," but I have not seen this suggestion in his writings, only a statement to the effect: "Well, let me tell you something: in 1931, after The Shepherd's Rod, Vol. 1, came off the press, we published a two-page article in which we said that what God has led us into is either all truth or not truth." (V.T. Houteff, 1947, Timely Greetings, Vol. 1, No. 18 p. 20). In this light I see Ellen White saying something the equivalent, if not stronger: "While I am able to do this work, the people must have things to revive past history, that they may see that there is one straight chain of truth, without one heretical sentence, in that which I have written. This, I am instructed, is to be a living letter to all in regard to my faith."— Ellen G. White, Letter 329A, 1905. In this letter, would assert that Ellen White is making a claim of infallibility?
The seven-headed beast of Rev. 13 and 17, respectively has been a focal point for our theologians in their examination of Mr. Houteff's message. One statement which summarizes our church's position is the following: "(N.B. – The Seventh-day Adventists teach that the Beast of Rev. 13 is the "papacy." The Shepherd's Rod declares that "is altogether wrong." Is that "pure Seventh-day Adventist Doctrine?" – W.M.A.) (Seventh – day Adventist Teaching versus The Shepherd's Rod, p. 2. Compiled by Elder W.M. Adams, January, 1936). In light of this statement, how did they overlook the following from his pen in the same book: "But the "leopard-like" shows the papacy in her wounded state, and the imprisonment of the pope. Thus, the two beasts (the non-descript and the leopard-like) overlap each other, from the fall of imperial Rome to 1798. Therefore, while the non-descript beast in its second stage represents the papacy, she is secondarily described by the 'leopard-like'. The one reveals the tyrannical authority, and the other describes her downfall."— The Shepherd's Rod, Vol. 2, 1932, p. 87.
On the same subject, the quotation on the left is critiqued as being anti-Adventist theology by the original reviewers of Mr. Houteff's message, yet I find the BRI sharing similar sentiments in 2005. Does this position of ours require a review and re-examination?
"The idea concerning the symbolical application of the false Prophet of Revelation 19:20, the woman on the scarlet colored beast of Revelation 17, the leopard-like beast of Revelation 13, the scarlet colored beast of Revelation 17, and the nondescript beast of Daniel, AS BEING SYMBOLS OF THE PAPACY [same power], IS UNBIBLICAL AND ALSO ILLOGICAL." (Shepherd's Rod, Vol.2, 148). "We suggest that: (1) The seven heads of the beast seem to represent kingdoms rather than individual kings. These kingdoms are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and the papacy. (2) The beasts in Rev 12, 13, and 17 do not exactly represent the same power. The beast of Rev 17 is Satan working through political powers." Biblical Research Institute General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists®, January, 2005.
Elder Neal C. Wilson, in defending our church against a lawsuit wrote the following in his court brief: "Although it is true that there was a period in the life of the Seventh-day Adventist Church when the denomination took a distinctly anti-Roman Catholic viewpoint, and the term 'hierarchy' was used in a pejorative sense to refer to the papal form of church governance,that attitude on the church's part was nothing more than a manifestation of widespread anti-popery among conservative Protestant denominations in the early part of this century and the latter part of the last, and which has now been consigned to the historical trash heap so far as the Seventh-day Adventist Church is concerned." Reply Brief for the Defendant, p 4, EEOC vs. PPPA and GC. Civil Case #C-74-2025 CBR. March 30, 1975. Is this a new position by our church that the "anti-popery" doctrines have "now been consigned to the historical trash heap"?
The infliction of the "deadly wound" to the leopard-like beast of Rev. 13 has been challenged by our theologians. In summary here is their finding: "(N.B.:- The Seventh-day Adventists teach that the deadly wound was inflicted by taking Pope Pius VI prisoner in 1798. The Shepherd's Rod says, No. The Papal head was wounded by Martin Luther in 1500 A.D. Note the contradiction. — W.M.A.) (Seventh – day Adventist Teaching versus The Shepherd's Rod, 3. Compiled by Elder W.M. Adams, January, 1936.)" With this back drop, how do we resolve the following quoted against the supposed heresy of the Shepherd's Rod?
"The 'deadly wound' here forecast found its fulfillment in the Protestant Reformation, in the French Revolution, and culminated in the apparently mortal thrust at the very heart of the papacy when the pope was deposed and imprisoned by the French in 1798." (Signs of the Times, 30, 1934, p. 6. Italics ours)
"The Calm, dignified power of Luther humbled his enemies, and dealt a most dreadful BLOW to the papacy." –Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 3, p. 373.
"Luther gained a victory at Worms which weakened the papacy, the news of which spread to other kingdoms and nations. It was an effectual BLOW in favor of the Reformation." (Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 3, p. 375. Emphasis added)
The affirmation of our faith in Sabbath sacredness has caused much heartburn with Mr. Houteff's teaching that the seal of the 144,000 is not a Sabbath only seal, but a settling into the truth, whereas our scholars saw things much differently: ("N.B. – Seventh-Day Adventist teach that the seventh-day Sabbath is the seal; The Shepherd's Rod say it "is not a Sabbath Seal." Another flat contradiction. — W.M.A.") (Seventh – day Adventist Teaching versus The Shepherd's Rod, 4. Compiled by Elder W.M. Adams, January, 1936). Yet in recent years, the church seems to have reversed her position on this subject as shown below: Does this require a re-examination of the basic facts surrounding this charge?
"Seventh-Day Adventists teach that the seventh-day Sabbath is the Seal; The Shepherd's Rod say it 'is not a Sabbath Seal.' Another flat contradiction."-Seventh-Day Adventist Teaching versus The Shepherd's Rod, 1936, p.4. Emphasis theirs.
"The seal that the 144,000 receive is the gift of God's character by the Holy Spirit. They have 'his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads'…God's name and Christ's name are symbols of their perfect character by the gift of the Holy Spirit"- Seventh-Day Adventist Adult Sabbath School Lessons, Teacher's Edition, Jan. to Mar. 1994, p.152, also found on p. 91 in the Standard Edition of that issue of The Adult Quarterly.)
What do you make of the following Ellen White statement which speaks against a Sabbath-only seal for redemption? "Not all who profess to keep the Sabbath will be sealed. There are many even among those who teach the truth to others who will not receive the seal of God in their foreheads. They had the light of truth, they knew their Master's will, they understood every point of our faith, but they had not corresponding works."— (Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 5. p. 213. Italics added)
Another troubling teaching our church has taken issue against to The Shepherd's Rod on, is the notion of sinless-ness before the second coming of Christ to our earth in power and great glory. The official position against the Rod's teachings is summarized as follows: false brethren will be in the church till the close of time—end of the world. In support of which the juxtaposed statements were provided as proof:
Impure Church Teaching by E.G. White
"He (Christ) has said that false brethren will be found in the church till the close of time." (Christ's Object Lessons, p. 73) Pure Church Teaching by E.G. White
"Christ is waiting with longing desire for the manifestation of Himself in His church. When the character of Christ shall be perfectly reproduced in his people, then will He come to claim them as His own." (Christ's Object Lessons, p. 69)
How do we as "His church", "perfectly reproduce his character" and still be sinning?
"It is necessary if the whole [Church] is to be perfect to have every part perfect also. No chain can be strong if one of its links is weak. No wall is perfect that contains crumbling stone or defective mortar. We can not, if imperfect, pass the approval of the great Inspector by being assembled with perfect ones."— Adult Sabbath School Lesson, 1st, 1928, p. 36; Italics and emphasis added.
Doesn't the Sabbath School Lesson of 1928 teach the same doctrine against which Mr. Houteff was condemned as a false prophet?
In this vein, the subject of Ezekiel 9 has been strongly challenged by our theologians as having only one application—the time of the seven last plagues, with the original fulfillment being in the overthrow of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. Yet, the following recently released statement from Ellen White's pen, proves to be in agreement with Mr. Houteff's views:
"Study the ninth chapter of Ezekiel. These words will be literally fulfilled; yet the time is passing, and the people are asleep. They refuse to humble their souls and to be converted. Not a great while longer will the Lord bear with the people who have such great and important truths revealed to them, but who refuse to bring these truths into their individual experience."—EGW, Letter 106, 1909, also in, Manuscript Releases Volume Eighteen, released1990, p. 236; italic and emphasis mine.
How do we harmonize both views, especially since the charge against the Shepherd's Rod is that they believe the slaughter to be literal as Ellen White here teaches?
On Current Events, Mr. Houteff's interpretation makes relevant the prophecies form Isaiah to Malachi, and sees the existence of a political Israel over a decade before this became reality. At the same time our church's theologians were advancing the statement in Early Writings pp. 75-76, which announces that "Old Jerusalem never would be built up again." Is the church rethinking its stance on the relevance of Israel in last day prophecy?
Have you seen and or read the Book by Drs. Roy Allen Anderson and Jay Milton Hoffman—"All Eyes on Israel?"
What make you of the following extract form their book:
"His promises to Abraham included much more than that narrow strip of land on the east of the Mediterranean Sea for in Romans 4:13, we read that Abraham would be "heir of the world." That promise was fantastic, too big for him, or even for us, to fully comprehend. But we can at least try to grasp it. Some readers may have to lay aside a few preconceived ideas as the authors of All Eyes On Israel had to do many years ago. But the larger concept of God's purpose for His ancient people adds much to our understanding of God's revelation and in no way does it undermine the beauty of truth; it enhances it. To change one's prophetic viewpoint is not easy, but to know God's plan for the present and the future is worth everything. (All Eyes On Israel, 1975, By Roy Allan Anderson and Jay Milton Hoffman, p. 110. Italics and emphasis added)
Do you believe it is time for fresh thinking, by our church, to be advanced on the relevance of the prophecies regarding God's covenant to Israel?
Regarding the "stone" of Daniel 2, our church has historically held that it represents the Second Coming of Christ when He will vanquish the nations with the brightness of His coming. The attached letter from Arthur White suggests that Ellen White lightly spoke on this stone. How comfortable are we with this teaching, given that:
The stone was cut from a mountain (verse 45)
The stone grew and "became a mountain great mountain" and filled the whole earth?
How does appearance and growth of the "mountain" help or hinder the current interpretation?
The Shepherd's Rod holds that the harvest is in two sections, a judgment for the church, and one for the world. These are separate and distinct events both in heaven and on earth. On the other hand our church holds that there is only one general close of probation at the commencement of the seven last plagues. With this as a backdrop, how do you harmonize the following statements:
"Verse 20. [Isa. 59.] 'The Redeemer shall come to Zion.' This is not the coming in the clouds, but coming to the church. And when He comes, He will do the work mentioned in Malachi 3:1-3."—1929 Adult Sabbath School Lesson, Isaiah, the Gospel Prophet, Vol. 3, p. 49
How do reconcile the 1929 view with our current position?
Our church holds the view that the 144,000 only learnt the song, whereas The Shepherd's Rod says they both learnt and sang the song, and was condemned for this. How do you resolve the following: "It contradicts the Spirit of Prophecy: Rod (Vol. 2, p. 172, last par.) says the 144,000 learn the song, but do not sing it. But the GREAT CONTROVERSY, pp. 648, 649, says the 144,000 sing the song." (Seventh – day Adventist Teaching versus The Shepherd's Rod, p. 23. Compiled by Elder W.M. Adams, January, 1936.) This was one of the points on which the church charged Mr. Houteff for teaching error, although these statements were penned before the charge was made:
"The song was sung in heaven by heavenly beings before the throne, and before the beasts, and the elders. Therefore, it is evident that the judgment was in progress. (Further explanation to follow) Note that the 144,000 did not sing, but they only could learn the "song" as it was sung in heaven; that is, they alone understood the heavenly truth in that particular time and their position in connection with the message they must bear." (The Shepherd's Rod Vol. 2, 1932, p. 172. Emphasis added)
"And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And they [the harpers] sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth." (Rev. 14:2, 3). "In the exodus movement, all the tribes went out of Egypt. If this is a photograph of Israel by the promise, then all the twelve tribes must come out now as well. Twelve tribes must escape the ruin of Ezekiel 9 (death of the firstborn), and Isaiah 63 (The Red Sea). The number of them is said to be 12,000 from each tribe, making a total of 144,000. For the reason that they have passed through a similar experience as ancient Israel, they (the 144,000) sing a new song of Moses and the Lamb." (The Shepherd's Rod Vol. 1, 1930, p. 101-102. Emphasis added)
"But those who never died have seen the fulfillment of Ezekiel 9; Isaiah 63; Isaiah 60; the closing of the third angel's message, (the loud cry, close of probation), all of the seven last plagues, and they sing this song ( of their experience and deliverance) "which no man can learn save the 144,000." (The Shepherd's Rod Vol. 1, 1930, p. 24. Emphasis added)
Does this warrant an apology to The Shepherd's Rod or at least a re-examination of the charges?
Concerning the former and latter rains, the Shepherd's Rod holds that they are two intimately related, yet separate manifestations of the Holy Spirit, first comes the sanctifying truth after which comes the sanctifying Since our church stridently opposes this view, how do we understand the following verse?
"GIVE ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine [teaching – Margin] shall drop as rain, my speech shall distill as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." (Deut. 32:1,2)
My research has led me to believe that there are two separate theological camps: The original Shepherd's Rods (followers of Victor Houteff's teachings) and the Branch Davidians (Followers of Benjamin Rhoden). This is strengthened by my read of the booklets "A Reply To the Shepherd's Rod" and "History and Teachings of The Shepherd's Rod" (Both published by the General Conference), and none of them used the term Branch Davidians to describe the Message or Movement of Victor Houteff, why has the Biblical Research Institute (BRI) chosen to state in "The Branch Davidians/Shepherd's Rod—Who Are They," that "The Shepherd's Rod group [is also] called Branch Davidians"? Are they really one and the same?
In the booklet "A Reply To The Shepherd's Rod" there is report that there were two stenographers on hand at the hearing with Mr. Houteff in March 1934. How may I obtain a copy of the stenographic transcript of that meeting?
Theologically speaking, what doctrines of The Shepherd's Rod, as taught by Victor Houteff does the Seventh-day Adventist Church find most offensive?
The following apocryphal quote attributed to Ellen White has been in circulation for many years:
"In 1888 at the General Conference Held in Minneapolis, Minn., the Angel of Rev. 18:1 came down to do His work, and was ridiculed, criticized, and rejected. And when the message He brings again swells into a Loud Cry, it will again be ridiculed, spoken against, and be rejected by the majority." E.G. White, Taking up a Reproach, Reprinted in, Are Seventh-day Adventists Doing God's Will? 10, Elder Brisbin.
I understand from good source that while Ellen White did not make the above statement, she has made one quite similar. How may I obtain a copy of her authentic statement?
In the booklets mentioned above, I have noticed reference to another article entitled "The Seventh-day Adventist Teachings vs. The Shepherd's Rod" compiled by one W.M. Adams in 1934, how may I obtain a copy of that document?
Back in 1942, then field secretary to the General Conference, M.L. Andreasen went to Waco Texas, at the General Conference's request, and spent a few days interviewing Mr. Houteff. Andreasen has made and official report of that interview to the GC. How may I obtain a copy of that report?
In "The Story of The Shepherd's Rod" citations were taken from "(3) Church Record Book, Bk. B, of clerk of the Seventh-day Adventist church of Rockford, Illinois; 0. W. Bacheller letter to R. L. Odom, dated Aug. 29, 1955." How may I obtain a copy of this document?
In the same book, "The Story," reference was made to the following articles, documents and or manuscripts:
"(7.) W. H. Schacht letter to R. L. Odom, dated Nov. 28, 1951; letter to R. L. Odom, dated May 20, 1955."
General Conference Committee, Shepherd's Rod Propaganda (Dec. 15, 1946),
pp. 1, 2.
Church Record Book, no. 3, of clerk of the Seventh-day Adventist church
at 54th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.; Margaret L. N. Robb, church clerk,
letter to M. E. Kern, dated June 11, 1955.
W. G. Wirth letter to W. E. Read, dated Feb. 25, 1955.
0. J. Graf and D. E. Robinson, "The Shepherd's Rod"-A Review (January, 1934)
R. S. Fries, 1. M. Burke, C. J. Ritchie, Review of "The Shepherd's Rod," p. 2; W. G. Wirth letter to W. E. Read, dated Feb. 25, 1955.
General Conference Committee, A Warning Against Error (1934)
Church Record Book, no. 3, of clerk of the Seventh-day Adventist church at 54th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.; Margaret L. N. Robb, church clerk, letter to M. E. Kern, dated June 11, 1955.
0. J. Graf, "Meeting With the Author of 'The Shepherd's Rod'"
(typewritten document)
G. A. Roberts letter to G. W. Chambers, dated Nov. 16, 1932. (Eider Roberts was then president of the Southern California Conference.)
W. E. Howell general letter, dated March 14, 1933, which accompanied
the three documents mentioned.
H. M. S. Richards letter to W. E. Read, dated March 9, 1955.
32. Minutes of the Meeting of the Large Houteff Committee at Pacific Union Conference Office, Glendale, California, March 8, 1934.
Glenn A. Calkins letter to W. E. Read, dated Feb. 22, 1955.
34. Minutes of the General Conference Committee, Feb. 19, 1934, p. 1208.
Minutes of the General Conference Committee, April 16, 1934, p. 1238.
Minutes of the General Conference Committee, May 8, 1934, p. 1301.
Minutes of the General Conference Committee, May 14, 1934, p. 1309.
Actions of the Autumn Council of the General Conference Committee, Battle Creek, Michigan, Nov. 6-14, 1934, p. 96.
Minutes of the General Conference Committee, Feb. 6, 1936, pp. 1891-93.
Esther Domocmat letter to V. T. Houteff, dated Nov. 8, 1951.
V. T. Houteff letter to Esther Domocmat, dated Nov. 29, 1951.
How may I obtain a copy of these documents? I will pay for their reproduction and mailing if necessary.
Thank you very much for your time. I will notify your office when the book is released from press.
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Gα12 Regulates Interleukin-8 Expression after Epithelial Cell Injury
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Alexandra K. Kim1, Barrett Richard1, Ilene Boucher1, Wanfeng Yu1, Tianqing Kong2, Bradley M. Denker1*
1Renal Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients and is strongly correlated with increased morbidity, mortality, and prolonged hospitalization. However, signals that determine whether injured tissues following AKI will repair or fibrose and lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD) are not well defined. Numerous cytokines are activated at various times after injury and recruit inflammatory cells. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is upregulated following activation of Gα12 by H2O2, a reactive oxygen species (ROS). Herein, we study this occurrence in vitro and in vivo. IL-8 was measured by ELISA in Gα12-silenced (si-Gα12) and inducible QLα12 (constitutively active Gα12) Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (QLα12-MDCK) cell lines after H2O2/catalase cell injury. QLα12- and si-Gα12 MDCK cells showed time-, agonist- and Gα12-dependent increases in IL-8 mRNA and protein. Gα12-silenced MDCK cells demonstrated lower IL-8 expression and blunted IL-8 increases. In transgenic mice (QLα12γGTCre+, proximal tubule Qα12 expression) ischemia reperfusion injury led to significant upregulation of CXCL-1 (IL-8 homologue) at 48 hours that was not observed in Gα12 knockout mice. Macrophages in renal cells from these mice were imaged by immunofluorescent microscopy and QLα12γGTCre+ showed increased macrophage infiltration. We demonstrate that IL-8 is a critical link between H2O2 stimulated Gα12 and renal injury. Gα12 activation led to increased IL-8 expression, a potent mediator of inflammation after injury. Future studies targeting Gα12 for inhibition after injury may blunt the IL-8 response and allow for organ recovery.
Gα12, Interleukin-8, Acute Kidney Injury, Inflammation, Fibrosis
Received 22 April 2016; accepted 8 July 2016; published 11 July 2016
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients, reporting to affect 1% - 25% of intensive care unit (ICU) patients, and is frequently not recognized in the outpatient setting [1] . AKI in hospitalized patients is strongly correlated with prolonged hospitalization and increased morbidity and mortality, with mortality rates ranging from 15% to 60% in ICU patients [2] - [4] . Etiologies of AKI include ischemic and toxic injury (drugs), obstruction, and delayed graft function after renal transplantation. Clinical features include oliguria, fluid overload, and electrolyte disturbances and often require dialysis for correction of these abnormalities [1] [5] .
Importantly, mechanisms initiated with acute kidney injury can lead to renal tubular fibrosis and progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) [6] - [8] . The amount of interstitial fibrosis is the best predictor of long-term renal outcome, regardless of the etiology [9] . Although significant progress has been made in defining the complexities of AKI (reviewed in [10] ), little is known about the molecular switches that determine whether injured epithelia will repair or progress to fibrosis. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are increased with tissue injury and contribute to progressive fibrosis, diabetic nephropathy and hypertensive nephrosclerosis [11] - [13] . ROS remains elevated for more than 16 days after 30 min of ischemia [14] leading to sustained activation of numerous signaling pathways. Oxidative stress through ROS leads to proximal tubule cell detachment, actin cytoskeleton disruption and TJ disruption [15] ; all processes are linked to G protein signaling and specifically, Gα12 [16] - [18] .
The heterotrimeric G protein family is comprised of Gαs, Gαi/o, Gαq, and Gα12/13. The α subunits of these signal transduction proteins bind GTP with activation and utilize a conformational switch to promote interactions with downstream effectors. G proteins are essential to cellular function and regulate numerous processes including: proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, cell attachment and migration and many others. The Gα12 family regulates cell migration and attachment in addition to apoptosis in epithelial cells [16] [19] . We previously demonstrated an essential role for Gα12 in regulating the epithelial cell tight junction and barrier function [17] [20] [21] . Recently, we showed that Gα12 is directly activated by the reactive oxygen species (ROS), H2O2, a major signaling molecule mediating oxidative injury seen in ischemia reperfusion (I/R). We found that silencing Gα12 protected epithelial cells from injury in the H2O2/catalase model of reversible injury. Furthermore, Gα12 knockout mice (Gα12 KO) were highly protected from ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) and mice with proximal tubule targeted expression of constitutively activated Gα12 (QLα12γGTCre+) showed more severe injury [22] .
Numerous cytokines are activated at various times after injury and these molecules play critical roles in recruitment of inflammatory cells and activation of other pro-inflammatory/pro-fibrotic factors. Now we demonstrate that IL-8 is a critical link between H2O2 stimulated Gα12 and renal injury. We show that Gα12 stimulates IL-8 production in cell culture and activated Gα12 (QLα12) enhances IL-8 expression and macrophage infiltration after injury. IL-8 is significantly upregulated in human acute kidney injury [23] and these results suggest that Gα12 is an important proximal mediator of IL-8 production. Taken together, these studies extend previous findings indicating an important role of Gα12 in propagating injury signals and link Gα12 activation to increased IL-8 expression, a potent mediator of inflammation after injury. Targeting Gα12 for inhibition after injury may blunt the IL-8 response and contribute to more rapid and complete organ recovery.
2.1. MDCK Cell Lines, Cell Culture and H2O2/Catalase Injury Model
Tet-off inducible Gα12- and QLα12-MDCK cell lines (as previously described in [17] ) were cultured at 37˚C in 5% (vol/vol) CO2 and maintained in DMEM (Cellgro) containing 5% (vol/vol) FBS (Clontech) (DMEM) and 100 μg/mL G418 and 40 ng/mL doxycycline. Gα12 expression was induced by dox removal. Si-Gα12- and Si-GFP-MDCK cells were previously described [16] . Monolayers were serum starved for 24 h and then incubated with 10 U/mL thrombin or 2.5 mM H2O2 as described in [24] . Recovery at T = 0 was induced by the addition of the ROS scavenger catalase (5000 U/mL) and cells removed at various times for analysis of IL-8 concentration (T = 0, 16, 20, 24 hours).
2.2. IL-8 ELISA
Canine IL-8 from MDCK cells was measured by ELISA in 96-well plates (Linbro/Titertek; ICN Biochemicals, Costa Mesa, CA) coated overnight with 1 g/mL anti-rabbit IL-8 monoclonal antibody and detected with rabbit anti-canine IL-8 polyclonal antibody. Concentrations of IL-8 in si-Gα12, si-GFP, and QLα12 cells at t = 0, 16, 20, and 24 hours after exposure to thrombin or H2O2 were determined by a curve of optical density vs. concentration.
2.3. Real-Time PCR
Kidneys were obtained from QLα12γGTCre+ mice, Gα12 knockout mice, and C57/B6 control mice 48 h following ischemia reperfusion (murine models previously described in [22] ). cDNA was isolated from whole kidneys and TaqMan Gene Expression assays (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA) were performed on the cDNA using an ABI 7300 (Applied Biosystems) with the following conditions: 2 min at 50˚C and 10 min at 95˚C, followed by 50 cycles of 95˚C for 15 s and 60˚C for 1 min. The CXCL-1 5' sense primer was ACCCGCTCGCTTCTCTGT and the 3' antisense primer was AAGGGAGCTTCAGGGTCAAG. Data analysis used the ΔΔCt method where the Ct was normalized to the CXCL-1 expression in the C57/B6 mice.
2.4. Immunofluorescence Microscopy
Macrophages in kidney sections from transgenic mice obtained 48 h after I/R were stained with F4/80 antibody and co-stained with DAPI. Coverslips were mounted in Fluoromount (Southern Biotechnology Associates) and viewed by using a Nikon Labophot-2 microscope with digital camera. Images were processed by using Adobe Photoshop and assembled in Adobe Illustrator (Adobe Systems Incorporated).
Data are expressed as medians or means ± SEM as indicated. Statistical analysis was performed by using Excel using the two-tailed t test. Statistical significance was identified at P < 0.05.
To identify potential targets of Gα12 activation, inducible QLα12 MDCK cells (previously described in [17] ) were utilized in a microarray analysis comparing baseline (no QLα12 expression (+dox)) to induced QLα12 expression (−dox for 3 days). In addition to changes in integrin expression [25] , it was noted that within the cytokine family, IL-8 was highly induced. Relative message levels for the IL-6, IL-10, and others showed no significant change (defined as <2-fold with p < 0.05; not shown), but IL-8 was significantly upregulated from ~30 to 120 fold. Based on the importance of IL-8 in inflammation and our recent findings showing that Gα12 knockout mice were protected from injury, we further examined a possible link between Gα12 activation and IL-8 expression.
To link increased IL-8 mRNA levels to increased secreted IL-8 protein, Gα12- and QLα12-MDCK cells (+/−dox) were assayed for IL-8 expression by ELISA. Figure 1 shows a time course of induced IL-8 protein levels in Gα12- and QLα12-MDCK cells (+/−dox). Within 24 h of dox removal (−dox), Gα12 and QLα12 proteins are induced and plateau by days 2 - 3 (see [17] ). IL-8 protein levels increased in parallel with induced Gα12 expression in both Gα12- and QLα12-MDCK cell lines. However, QLα12 expression (−dox) led to >20 fold higher IL-8 levels at day 1 when compared to Gα12 +/−dox or QLα12-MDCK maintained in +dox (Figure 1). Levels of IL-8 further increased at day 2 and plateaued by day 3 of −dox exposure correlating with the known time course of QLα12 protein expression in these cells. At day 3, IL-8 levels were >5 fold higher in QLα12 expressing cells when compared with the +dox control. Similar findings were seen with Gα12-MDCK cells but lower levels of IL-8 were induced consistent with the previously reported low level activation of Gα12 effectors seen with higher Gα12 expression. Figure 1(a) (inset) shows IL-8 protein expression in QLα12+dox and Gα12-MDCK cells (+/−dox) on an expanded scale. There is a small increase in IL-8 protein levels with induced Gα12 expression (−dox vs +dox). QLα12-MDCK+dox reveal subtle phenotypes due to leaky expression and increased IL-8 was observed.
Next, Gα12-MDCK cells +/−dox were stimulated with thrombin (a Gα12 agonist) for 24 h. Prior to inducing Gα12 expression with −dox, baseline IL-8 levels were 400 ± 300 pg/mL (n = 4) (Figure 1(b)). Gα12-MDCK cells (−dox) show a 4-fold increase in IL-8 production when stimulated with thrombin (Figure 1(b)). To extend these findings, baseline IL-8 was measured in previously characterized Gα12-silenced MDCK cells (si-Gα12) and controls (si-GFP) [26] . Figure 1(c) shows significantly lower IL-8 expression in the si-Gα12 cells in comparison to the controls.
Figure 1. IL-8 is upregulated by Gα12 activation. (a) Time course of increased IL-8 release with expression of both wild-type and constitutively active (QL) Gα12. Gα12 and QLα12-MDCK cells were incubated +/−dox (−dox = Gα12 expression; +dox = control) for 3 days (n = 8 for each set). Supernatants were collected and assayed by ELISA for IL-8 levels; (b) Gα12-MDCK cells −dox showed greater IL-8 production than +dox cells (n = 4) 1 day after thrombin stimulation (P < 0.0118); (c) Baseline IL-8 levels in the si-Gα12 in comparison to the si-GFP MDCK cells (P < 0.0001).
H2O2 is a key ROS mediator of injury and directly activates Gα12 [22] . To determine if H2O2 stimulated Gα12 regulates IL-8 expression, we utilized the well-established ROS model of reversible epithelial injury with H2O2/catalase [22] [24] in si-Gα12 and si-GFP MDCK cells (Figure 2). si-Gα12 and si-GFP MDCK cells were compared +/− catalase at baseline, and at multiple times up to 24 h after exposure to 2.5 mM H2O2 (Figure 2). Control cells (si-GFP) have significantly higher baseline IL-8 expression levels than si-Gα12-cells (0 h in Figure 2) and similar to what is shown in Figure 1(c). At T = 0, cells are exposed to H2O2 +/− catalase and si-GFP cells were more prone to barrier disruption (see [22] ). With H2O2 injury, si-Gα12 MDCK are protected and secrete significantly lower amounts of IL-8 in comparison with controls.
The link between Gα12 activation and IL-8 expression was further investigated in in vivo using ischemia reperfusion injury in two transgenic models; QLα12γGTCre+ mice and Gα12 KO mice [22] . The functional homologue of IL-8 in mice is CXCL-1/KC and CXCL-1/KC was quantified utilizing real-time PCR in previously reported Gα12 KO mice (protected from injury)and QLα12γGTCre+ mice (show accelerated injury) [22] . Figure 3(a) shows that CXCL-1 gene expression was significantly upregulated in the QLα12γGTCre+ mice 2 days following ischemia reperfusion injury, corresponding to a ~4 fold increase (Figure 3(a)). The CXCL-1 relative gene expression in the Gα12 KO mice was indistinguishable from the controls. Thus, the more severe injury seen in QLα12γGTCre+ mice may reflect enhanced CXCL-1 expression and increased inflammation. IL-8 is released from inflammatory macrophages following injury [27] . To determine whether increased IL-8 also demonstrated increased macrophage (M1) infiltration, Gα12 KO and QLα12γGTCre+mice were stained at 48 hours following IRI. Analysis of macrophage staining demonstrated that the infiltration of macrophages was enhanced in the QLα12γGTCre+ mice (Figure 3(b)). This suggests that activated Gα12 enhances macrophage infiltration 2 days following ischemia reperfusion injury and similar findings were seen in 3 mice.
IL-8 is an important mediator of the inflammation process. IL-8 is highly specific to CXCR1, a canonical seven-helical transmembrane G-protein receptor. When oxidative stress disturbs the permeability barrier of epithelial cells, IL-8 is secreted and binds to CXCR1 and CXCR2 expressed on neutrophils [28] . This results in rapid changes in cell morphology, activation of integrins, and the release the granule contents of neutrophils. IL-8 acts as a leukocyte chemotactic activating cytokine recruiting T lymphocytes and basophils to induce inflammation to the site of injury [29] . In renal injury, urinary IL-8 levels are associated with sustained renal allograft dysfunction due to ischemia-reperfusion injury [30] . Serial plasma IL-8 levels have been shown to predict
Figure 2. H2O2/catalase reversible injury model shows blunted IL-8 stimulation in si-Gα12 MDCK cells. Time course of IL-8 levels in si-GFP and si-Gα12 MDCK cells after exposure to 2.5 mM H2O2 +/− catalase at T = 0 hours. The effect of IL-8 increase was blunted with respect to exposure to 2.5 mM H2O2 without catalase.
Figure 3. Gα12 stimulates the IL-8 mouse homologue, CXCL1. (a) Relative expression of CXCL1 in QLα12γGTCre+ mice and Gα12 KO mice shown relative to the control mice 48 hours following ischemia reperfusion. CXCL1 was increased in QLα12γGTCre+ mice in comparison to the Gα12 KO mice (P < 0.0001). Data is based on 5 wildtype mice, 8 QLα12γGTCre+, and 2 Gα12 KO mice; (b) Macrophages were imaged by immunofluorescent microscopy after staining with F4/80 antibody and co-stained with DAPI. Kidneys were obtained at sacrifice 48 h after IRI. There was less macrophage staining in the Gα12 KO mice and increased staining in the QLα12γGTCre+ compared to the WT controls. Similar findings were seen in 3 mice.
the development in AKI in patients with sepsis [31] . Plasma IL-8 levels have also been shown to be elevated among critically ill patients with AKI that did not survive during hospitalization [27] .
We have demonstrated that activation of Gα12 by H2O2, a reactive oxygen species (ROS), promotes increased IL-8 expression in vivo and in vitro. As Gα12 activation is critical in the pro-inflammatory pathway, this study links Gα12 activation to IL-8 expression. However, numerous cytokines and pathways are stimulated with I/R injury and the definitive experiment of blocking IL-8 activity in QLα12γGTCre+ mice remains to be performed. Despite this, our findings further establishes Gα12 as a potential therapeutic target for ameliorating ROS mediated injury and add to the narrative of Gα12's role in IL-8 activation and in injury responses. It has been found that Gα12/13 regulates NF-κB activation [30] and NF-κB bound to IL-8 acts as a transcriptional activator at the IL-8 promoter in all cell types [32] . Furthermore, Gα12 specifically regulates NF-κB-mediated Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), a critical gene in the inflammatory responses during platelet aggregation and thrombosis [33] . Gα12 has also been suggested to stimulate IL-6 and IL-8 activation in the oral squamous carcinoma cell, which in turn promotes the oral squamous carcinoma cell's invasive behavior characteristic of cancerous cells [34] .
Thus we believe targeting Gα12 for inhibition after injury may blunt the IL-8 response and permit engagement of recovery pathways through a mechanism that reduces inflammation after injury and thus prevent AKI evolving into CKD. Although exposure to H2O2 activates Gα12 and leads to barrier disruption, silencing Gα12 protected cells from tight junction disassembly despite H2O2 exposure [22] . Additionally, it has been previously found that Gα12 knockout mice are protected in bilateral ischemia reperfusion [22] . Since Gα12 knockout mice are phenotypically normal (indicating that the absence of Gα12 signaling is tolerated), we believe future studies investigating inhibitors of Gα12 as a potential drug treatment to prevent progressive injury following acute injury will be fruitful and well-tolerated. Although there are many downstream signaling pathways linked to Gα12, targeting the activated conformation of Gα12 would limit drug effects only to cells at the site of injury. Future studies include investigating the pathway(s) involved in the activation of IL-8, as well as studies pursuing the identification of molecules that inhibit activated Gα12 to promote repair processes following AKI.
Signals that determine whether injured tissues following AKI will repair or fibrose and lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD) are not well defined. We demonstrate that Gα12 activation by H2O2, a reactive oxygen species (ROS), leads to increased IL-8 expression in vivo and in vitro. Future studies inhibiting Gα12 after injury may reduce the IL-8 response and pro-fibrotic pathway, and permit more complete organ recovery.
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Montery Bay is the hub of many activities and fun places to visit! The Santa Cruz KOA is based in the center, making it the perfect base camp for your vacation!
Located in Santa Cruz, 15 minutes north of the campground, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk offers carnival rides, including the 1924 "Giant Dipper" - one of the few wooden roller coasters still in existence, as well as games, shops, miniature golf and more. As the only remaining seaside amusement park in the country, the Boardwalk is truly a one-of-a-kind experience.
Be one of the nearly two million visitors to the Monterey Bay Aquarium this year. Home to more than 550 marine species from penguins to jellies to coral, the aquarium is a short 30 minute drive from the campground. Open 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. daily; 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. summer weekdays and holidays; 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. summer weekends. Admission is charged. Wheelchair accessible.
Just minutes away, Capitola Village is dotted with unique boutiques and gift shops as well as dozens of intimate dining hideaways and ocean view restaurants.
A quick (25 minute) car ride gets you to the train station in Felton for a trip back in time. Board the Roaring Camp Railroad's steam train and embark on a 90-minute journey through redwood groves to the top of Bear Mountain. The Beach Train takes riders on three-hour tours of redwood forests, across a century-old steel bridge, and through an 1875 tunnel.
Once the heart of Monterey's canning industry, Cannery Row is now a bustling shopping area. There are more than 150 stores located along the six-block stretch of Cannery Row between Reeside and David Avenue. Fisherman's Wharf is lined with seafood restaurants, fish markets, art galleries, specialty shops, candy stores, a theater and fishing, diving, sight-seeing and whale-watching charter and tour companies.
Our local area is known for great Surfing and other ocean activities. Enjoy your time at our campground and spend a day at the beach!
Learn with the best! Richard Schmidt Surf School is Santa Cruz's original surf school since 1978. Enjoy the beautiful waves of Santa Cruz under the instruction of some of the area's top surfers.
Experience this magnificent 17-mile drive as it hugs the dramatic Pacific coastline and delves into the lush Del Monte Forest.
The beaches are just the beginning! Explore majestic redwood forests in Santa Cruz County's 14 state parks. Taste fresh cuisine and fine wines. Experience rich history and acclaimed arts. Santa Cruz's Traveler's Guide will help you discover all that Santa Cruz has to offer. Online visitor information keeps you up-to-date on Santa Cruz's year-round events for everyone. Find out about the latest news for visitors, or check out what's happening this week. Many things to see and do in Santa Cruz County are absolutely free.
Start a new holiday tradition, ice skating at the Boardwalk! The Boardwalk's Main Plaza sparkles with all the fun of a winter wonderland with ice skating and festive foods plus rides, games and more! Each 1-hour session includes ice skate rental for only $14.95 + tax.
"Original" Downtown Antique Faire is on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Vendors offer an eclectic blend of antiques and unique items. Weather permitting. Year round.