Most individuals and organizations working with or advocating for the Comox Valley's homeless population believe that the population figure of 250 errs on the low side. Paula Wild tends to agree.
Wild, a Courtenay-based author and journalist, has been working with photographer Barry Peterson of Comox since April of this year to create a unique, and indeed powerful, exhibit of portraits and the intimate stories of the community's disenfranchised denizens.
On the Edge, Putting a Face on Homelessness graphically shows what reality is for those that many would choose to either ignore or look the other way when they come into view—the homeless. These are the people, Wild says, with no real place to call home. They are the ones scrounging cardboard and bits of old tarp in order to make a shelter, or else they are sleeping in tents or cars regardless of the weather. Food is, as often as not, one hot meal a day at the soup kitchen, or whatever can be found in dumpsters.
The public will have the opportunity to experience On the Edge in an exhibit at the Wachiay Friendship Centre (1625 B McPhee Ave.) from October 13-16 and October 19-23 from 9 am-4 pm. There will also be a Saturday opening on October 24 from 1-3 pm for those unable to attend during the week.
The formal opening of the show takes place during Homeless Action Week, with a reception on October 16, from 2-4 pm, which will include a talk by Wild and Peterson.
Wachiay provided support and encouragement for the On the Edge project, and also helped Wild and Peterson get in contact with the people who became their subjects. The organization also provided grocery cards for payment to the participants. Without Wachiay's help, Wild says, the project wouldn't have happened.
For Wild and for Peterson, the subject became something of a heartfelt quest as the personalities of the subjects invariably encroached on their own feelings about the issue. Needless to say, as Peterson suggests, it wasn't a conventional photographic task in terms of subject matter, nor was it mainstream journalism for Wild, she was to find, as the people told their grim tails of deprivation and often fear.
Wild says the project also made her examine her own thoughts and she admits that especially before they started, her thoughts weren't always positive.
In that context, it's well to note that a slight majority of the homeless in the Comox Valley are female. This is a sad fact that is virtually unique to the Comox Valley community.
Both Wild and Peterson say they remained highly sensitive to the wants and needs of their subjects and took pains to assure them they would not be exploited. Needless to say, people living on the edge are wary of incursions into their realm. That considered, Wild reports that the majority of the subjects were happy about the prospect of being profiled.
As for the realities, most of the subjects interviewed believe that the figure of 250 chronic homeless in the Comox Valley, as cited in the Courtenay-commissioned Homelessness Report, is low.
Photographer Peterson concurs with Wild's feelings on the issue and also notes that to date "there has been lots of talk, but little action.
Aside from being a highly-credentialed freelance photographer and instructor, and founding member of two art galleries in Winnipeg, Peterson also has a masters of social work, so with the project he was drawing on his experience in two realms.
A significant aspect of the homeless reality, he says, is that many are dealing with major psychiatric issues and a notable majority are also substance addicted. This reality only compounds the misery of those with whom they spoke.
As Wild indicated earlier, Peterson says it was essential for the two of them to show respect for those with whom they were dealing. They put a definite process into place.
As On the Edge is a hard-hitting photo-journalism exhibition, it is only appropriate that we see, in the words of one of the subjects of the exhibit, what homelessness really is like for one who must deal with it on a daily basis. See sidebar below for Ruby's story.
Now Ruby lives in a tent and collects bottles and cans earning $20 to $40 a day. "I only get $268 a month from social assistance," she notes. "Without the bottles and cans I couldn't survive." Her shopping cart is her life and she takes it everywhere. But she has to be careful, while eating lunch at the soup kitchen her bottles have been stolen.
In the summer Ruby tries to keep an eye on young girls in the park; she knows the scars being molested leaves behind. She's been arrested—"I kicked a guy in the nuts because he wouldn't give me a peanut butter sandwich and I was hungry"—and admits she's an alcoholic. "It eases the pain," she explains. "My mother was an alcoholic and died when I was young and my stepfather abused me. The rest of my relatives gave up on me years ago. I don't consider myself as having a family any more.
Learn more about Ruby and the realities of other homeless people like her at the On the Edge exhibit starting October 13 at the Wachiay Friendship Centre, 1625B McPhee Avenue, Courtenay.


Essential guide to the largest commercial hub in Southeast Asia; eBay Singapore (SG) in English — and alternative, equivalent versions of eBay in 2018.
This is a guide to the English version of eBay in Singapore and it's alternative — Lazada; the leading shopping & buyer/seller portal.
Singapore based eBay.com.sg — is an English version of eBay's global marketplace between consumers and businesses. The website is used by international and local sellers to increase their sales in the country.
However it is common for buyers located in Singapore to also use ebay.com for searching products from abroad. This is why those with actual product stock in Singapore are able to benefit from the localized service the most.
The island city-state of Singapore; situated on the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula is the strategic location of eBay's "APAC HQ" — Asia Pacific headquarters. The multinational e-commerce corporation opened it's office in 2004 at the city's central business district. It's seller to seller and business portal website ebay.com.sg was launched much earlier in October of 2001. eBay itself; "The World's Online Marketplace™" was founded as early as 1995.
The location carries out important functions within the Asia market; including business and product development, as well as human, legal resources and other financial operations. With the largest number of expats amongst all Southeast Asian countries; facilitating jobs has been relatively easy — with Singapore's low taxes, excellent public services, high safety and a popular work-play atmosphere.
Lazada; the leading shopping and buyer-seller portal in Singapore and best eBay alternative on the nations ever-expanding e-commerce market.
Launched in 2014 to to bring effortless English language shopping to Singapore's 6 million and counting, customer base and an easy to use end-to-end selling solution for growing businesses — just submit business registration details, go through free training to activate your seller account and list your products to start selling!
Lazada's own range of products is impressive and covers major brands as well as original products only available through their online doors. They also have a mobile app; very popular due to high smart phone use in Singapore for online shopping.
Popular categories are; Computers, Video, Cleaning, Games, Tablets, Bedding, Bathing, Gaming, Stationery, Pet Supplies, Beauty, Laptops, Toys, TVs, Dining, Motors, Watches, Books, Audio, Outdoors, Home Appliances, Laundry, Sports, Tools, Music, Babies, Health, Bags, Kitchen, Cameras, Mothers, Décor, Wearables, Jewellery, Digital Goods, Crafts, Groceries, Mobiles, Travel, Furniture & Fashion.
The two most preferred payment methods on Lazada Singapore are ePAYMENT (by credit card or online bank transfer payment) and COD (cash on demand).
Both eBay Singapore's English version and it's equivalent Lazada in Singapore are the best combination for English language shopping and selling in the country.
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Inflation Incoming! Expectations Hit Highest Level In 13 Years
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Americans seemed to be in a lot of trouble after multiple bailouts from the Biden Administration have caused official inflation expectations to burst at the seams since levels began recording in 2013.
According to data released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the June 2021 "Survey of Consumer Expectations" reveals that median one-year inflation expectations climbed to 4.8% — a 0.8% increase since last month.
In January, February, March, April, and May, one-year expectations were respectively 3.0%, 3.1%, 3.2%, 3.4%, and 4.0% — implying that anticipated inflation has progressively increased since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, three-year inflation expectations — currently at 3.5% — have remained essentially unchanged since last month, though they have also increased from January levels.
CNBC also reported:
While the outlook for the next three years remained unchanged at 3.6%, that is still well above the 2% level that the Fed considers healthy for a growing economy.
Central bank officials have been insistent that the recent inflation spike won't last. They projected at their June meeting that their preferred gauge would show a 3% gain in 2021 but then recede to 2.1% in subsequent years and settle around the target range thereafter.
Economists have grown increasingly concerned that the Federal Reserve is failing to properly manage price levels. Although rising inflation is typical of an economic recovery, the central bank has not yet tapered its $120 billion in monthly bond purchases — a move creating what many experts see as an overabundance of cash in the American economy.
As The Wall Street Journal reported on July 11:
Americans should brace themselves for several years of higher inflation than they've seen in decades, according to economists who expect the robust post-pandemic economic recovery to fuel brisk price increases for a while.
Economists surveyed this month by The Wall Street Journal raised their forecasts of how high inflation would go and for how long, compared with their previous expectations in April. The respondents on average now expect a widely followed measure of inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy components, to be up 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2021 from a year before. They forecast the annual rise to recede to slightly less than 2.3% a year in 2022 and 2023.
"Inflation is expected to surge longer and longer — longer than the Fed previously thought," said Grant Thornton chief economist Diane Swonk. "The Fed is now likely to raise rates in the first half of 2023, although some Fed presidents will be nipping at the bit to move sooner."
"The danger is that monetary authorities are behind the curve," added American Chemistry Council chief economist Kevin Swift. "I'm not saying hyperinflation is around the corner, just that a lot of things have come together in the last year, and the overall trend of costs across the board is growing faster than in the last five or 10 years."
Last month, economists at Deutsche Bank similarly defected from Wall Street consensus to declare that the world is "sitting on a time bomb" due to central bankers' dovish approaches toward inflation.
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1 Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
2 Plant Science Center, RIKEN, Tsurumi, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan.
3 Honda Research Institute Japan Co., Ltd., Kisarazu, Chiba, 292-0818 Japan.
4 China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
Plant Science Center, RIKEN, Tsurumi, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan.
Honda Research Institute Japan Co., Ltd., Kisarazu, Chiba, 292-0818 Japan.
China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
Most agriculturally important traits are regulated by genes known as quantitative trait loci (QTLs) derived from natural allelic variations. We here show that a QTL that increases grain productivity in rice, Gn1a, is a gene for cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (OsCKX2), an enzyme that degrades the phytohormone cytokinin. Reduced expression of OsCKX2 causes cytokinin accumulation in inflorescence meristems and increases the number of reproductive organs, resulting in enhanced grain yield. QTL pyramiding to combine loci for grain number and plant height in the same genetic background generated lines exhibiting both beneficial traits. These results provide a strategy for tailormade crop improvement.
Food shortage is one of the most serious global problems in this century. The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) estimates that 852 million people worldwide were undernourished in 2000 to 2002 (1). The global population, now at 6.4 billion, is still growing rapidly and is projected to reach 8.9 billion people by 2050 (2). Cereals are an important source of calories for humans, both by direct intake and as the main feed for livestock. About 50% of the calories consumed by the world population originate from three cereals: rice (23%), wheat (17%), and maize (10%) (3). To meet the expanding food demands of the rapidly growing world population, crop grain production will need to increase by 50% by 2025 (4).
Many agronomically important traits, including yield, are expressed in continuous phenotypic variation. These complex traits usually are governed by a number of genes known as quantitative trait loci (QTLs) derived from natural variations (5). QTL analysis has been employed as a powerful approach to discover agronomically useful genes (6-13).
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food and has been established as a model monocot because it has the smallest genome size (390 Mb) among the major cereals (14), because its genome is syntenic with the genomes of other cereals (15), and because rice can be transformed easily. As a result, many molecular markers for rice have been developed, many mutants have been generated and stocked, and the complete genome of rice has been mapped and sequenced (14, 16-21). These accomplishments have greatly facilitated QTL analysis in rice. Grain number and plant height are important traits that directly contribute to grain productivity. Dwarf rice and wheat varieties were developed by classical plant breeding methods, contributing to the green revolution in the 1960s. Higher yields were obtained from these dwarf crops because their short stature reduced lodging, which is an agronomic term for bending of plants toward the ground after wind or rain storms (22-25). During the past decade, many attempts have been made to characterize QTLs for grain production and plant height; however, the genes involved in these QTLs have not been identified yet, and their chromosomal positions remain obscure. We aimed to identify genes of QTLs for grain number and plant height, not only to elucidate molecular mechanisms that regulate grain productivity but also to use these genes for breeding.
QTL analysis. A choice of parental lines that show wide phenotypic variation in the targeted traits is necessary for QTL analysis, because QTL detection is based on natural allelic differences between parental lines. We chose an indica rice variety, Habataki, and a japonica variety, Koshihikari, because they not only exhibit large variations in agronomically important traits but also have many molecular markers available (21). On average, Habataki plants are shorter than individuals of Koshihikari but produce more grains in their main panicle (Fig. 1, A to D).
QTL analysis and molecular cloning. (A) Gross morphology of Koshihikari and Habataki at maturity. Scale bar, 1 m. (B) Comparison of plant height at the heading stage in Koshihikari (Ko) and Habataki (Ha). (C) Panicle structure of Koshihikari, Habataki, and 5150. Scale bar, 20 cm. (D) Comparison of grain number in the main panicle of Koshihikari (Ko), Habataki (Ha), and 5150. Values in (B) and (D) are means with SD (n = 10 plants). (E) QTL map of grain number (Gn) and plant height (Ph) on rice chromosomes. (F) Location of Gn1 and Ph1 on chromosome 1. (G) Coarse linkage map and physical map of Gn1. (H) High-resolution linkage map of Gn1a. The number of recombinants between the molecular markers is indicated below the high-resolution map. (I) OsCKX2 structure and mutation sites in Habataki (blue) and 5150 (red). S indicates the site of amino acid substitutions. (J) Comparison of grain number per main panicle in Koshihikari (Ko-gn1a/gn1a), NIL-Gn1a/gn1a, and NIL-Gn1a/Gn1a. (K) Comparison of grain number per main panicle in nontransgenic and transgenic lines. 2 copy CKX2, transgenic TC65 plant carrying two copies of OsCKX2 derived from Koshihikari; TC65, control japonica line; CKX2/AS, transgenic rice carrying antisense OsCKX2 cDNA from Koshihikari. Values in (J) and (K) are means with SD (n = 10 plants).
We developed primary-mapping populations of 96 backcross inbred lines (BILs) derived from the cross between Habataki and Koshihikari. Both grain number and plant height seemed to be regulated by QTLs, as these traits were approximately normally distributed in the mapping population (fig. S1). QTL analysis detected five QTLs for increasing grain number (Gn) and four QTLs for plant height (Ph) (Table 1 and Fig. 1E). The most effective QTL for plant height, Ph1, was located close to the semi-dwarf 1 gene (sd1) that encodes gibberellin 20 oxidase (23-25). Comparison of SD1 between Habataki and Koshihikari revealed that Habataki had a 383-base pair (bp) deletion in the coding region of gibberellin 20 oxidase. The resulting loss of function caused the reduced plant height in Habataki. The deletion in the gibberellin 20 oxidase is the same as the causal variation found in IR8, a variety that helped lead to the green revolution in rice (23-25).
Putative QTLs for grain number (Gn) and plant height (Ph). QTL names are designated with the abbreviation of the trait name. NML, nearest marker locus of putative QTLs; PVE, phenotypic variation explained by each QTL; LOD, logarithm of odds.
The most effective QTL for increasing grain number, Gn1 on chromosome 1, was selected for further analysis. The Habataki Gn1 allele is expected to produce ∼92 more grains per main panicle than the Koshihikari allele; Gn1 explains 44% of the difference in grain number between Habataki and Koshihikari (Table 1). So far, several QTLs associated with yield have been reported in rice. Some of these QTLs are located near the Gn1 region on the short arm of chromosome 1, suggesting they might be the same QTL (21). Although these QTL genes have not been identified and characterized yet, it is possible that the Gn1 locus contributes to increased grain productivity in various rice varieties. The importance of Gn1 for enhancing grain number in rice suggested that this QTL would be a good candidate for cloning.
QTL cloning. In QTL cloning, producing nearly isogenic lines (NILs) carrying only one target QTL is necessary to eliminate the effects of other QTLs (5). Consequently, the QTL of interest in the NIL can be considered as a single Mendelian factor (26). We produced the NIL-Gn1 carrying the Gn1 region from Habataki in the Koshihikari background and used it for Gn1 mapping.
We used 96 F2 individuals derived from heterozygote (Gn1/gn1) plants of NIL-Gn1 for coarse mapping of Gn1. We found that Gn1 consisted of two loci, QTL-Gn1a and QTL-Gn1b. QTL-Gn1a was mapped within 2 cM between the molecular markers R3192 and C12072S, whereas QTL-Gn1b mapped to the upper region of QTL-Gn1a (Fig. 1, F and G). Gn1a was chosen as the target for positional cloning, because the effects of Habataki Gn1a and Gn1b loci were almost identical and because the position of Gn1a between the two markers had been unambiguously determined. The Gn1a allele of Habataki was semidominant, because the grain number of heterozygote plants (Gn1a/gn1a) was intermediate between those of homozygote plants, gn1a/gn1a and Gn1a/Gn1a (Fig. 1J).
About 13,000 F2 plants derived from heterozygotes (Gn1a/gn1a) of NIL-Gn1a were used for high resolution mapping of Gn1a. The candidate region of Gn1a was narrowed down to the 6.3 kb between the markers 3A28 and 3A20 (Fig. 1H). In this region, the Rice Genome Automated Annotation System (27) predicted one reading frame with high similarity to cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX), OsCKX2 (28) (Fig. 1H). The OsCKX2 of Koshihikari and Habataki consist of four exons and three introns and encode proteins of 565 or 563 amino acids, respectively. Comparison of the DNA sequences between the cultivars revealed several nucleotide changes, including a 16-bp deletion in the 5′-untranslated region, a 6-bp deletion in the first exon, and three nucleotide changes resulting in amino acid variation in the first and fourth exons of the Habataki allele (Fig. 1I).
We also analyzed the nucleotide sequences of OsCKX2 in three alleles of high-yielding rice varieties from China, 5030, 5150, and 90B2. An 11-bp deletion in the coding region was detected in 5150, which produced more than 400 grains in the main panicle in our experimental field (Fig. 1, C and D). This deletion created a premature stop codon, suggesting that 5150 is null for OsCKX2 (Fig. 1I). The other two varieties had sequences identical to the Habataki allele. The coincidence of the OsCKX2 null allele and a higher grain number suggested that a reduction or loss of function of OsCKX2 enhanced grain production.
To confirm that OsCKX2 corresponds to Gn1a, we produced transgenic plants expressing different levels of OsCKX2 and examined their grain yield. As Koshihikari and Habataki fail to regenerate shoots from the callus, we used the easily regenerable cultivar Taichung 65 (TC65), which possesses the Koshihikari allele of OsCKX2. Transgenic plants carrying two copies of the sense strand of OsCKX2 that was highly expressed showed reduced grain numbers compared to TC65. However, transgenic plants with antisense strands of OsCKX2 that had reduced levels of expression developed higher grain numbers (Fig. 1K and fig. S2). We conclude that the QTL for increased grain number, Gn1a, is OsCKX2.
Molecular analysis of OsCKX2. Cytokinin (CK) was first discovered as a plant hormone that promotes cell division (29). It is now known to influence various aspects of plant growth and development, including seed germination, apical dominance, leaf expansion, reproductive development, and delay of senescence (30). Natural CKs such as trans-zeatin (tZ) and isopentenyladenine (iP) are N6-substituted adenine derivatives that generally contain an isoprenoid side chain (31). CKX preferentially and irreversibly degrades nucleobase CKs by cleavage of the unsaturated N6-isoprenoid side chains (31). This catabolic enzyme probably plays the principal role in controlling CK levels in plant tissues (32-34).
To examine whether the OsCKX2 locus affects CK metabolism, we analyzed the levels of CKs in inflorescence meristems of Koshihikari, Habataki, NIL-Gn1a, and 5150. Although the contents of active tZ were similar in these lines, CK nucleotides (i.e., tZRMP and iPRMP) were substantially more abundant in Habataki, NIL-Gn1a, and 5150 than in Koshihikari (Fig. 2A). Because the CK metabolism modifying the adenine moiety is partially shared with the purine salvage pathway, nucleobase CKs are readily converted to the corresponding nucleotides and nucleosides (31). This metabolic flow plays an important role in the homeostasis of active CKs (31). In this context, the accumulation of the nucleotide- and nucleoside-species is explainable by the reduction in CKX activity in Habataki, NIL-Gn1a, and 5150, and the increased production of CK conjugates to reduce the overall CK activity (see below).
Molecular characterization of OsCKX2. (A) Comparison of CK levels in the inflorescence meristem of Koshihikari, Habataki, NIL-Gn1a, and 5150. tZ, trans-zeatin; tZR, tZ riboside; tZRMP, tZR 5′-monophosphate; iP, isopentenyladenine; iPR, iP riboside; iPRMP, iPR 5′-monophosphate; gFW, grams fresh weight. Values are means with SD (n = 3 measurements). (B) Enzymatic CKX activity in yeast cells transformed with empty vector (Vec), the OsCKX2 allele from Koshihikari (Ko), and that from Habataki (Ha). (C) Expression analysis by RT-Southern blot of OsCKX2 in various organs [leaf, root, shoot apex meristem (sam), culm, inflorescent meristem (ifm), flower (flw), and embryo (emb)] of rice. (D) OsCKX2 expression in the inflorescence meristem of Koshihikari (Ko), Habataki (Ha), NIL-Gn1a (NIL), and 5150. Actin was used as a control in (C) and (D). (E to H) GUS expression under the control of the OsCKX2 promoter: (E) longitudinal section of a culm (ifm, inflorescent meristem; n, node; in, internode; r, root); (F) young flower; (G) longitudinal section of node and internode; and (H) transverse section of internode. (I) Phylogenetic relationship of CKX proteins in rice and Arabidopsis. OsCKXs, O. sativa CKXs (table S1); AtCKXs, Arabidopsis CKXs (28). (J) Expression analysis of OsCKX1 to OsCKX11 in the inflorescence meristem of Koshihikari (Ko), Habataki (Ha), NIL-Gn1a (NIL), and 5150 by RT-Southern blot. The Koshihikari genomic DNA was used as a template for the positive control (KoG) in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with primers designed for each OsCKX. The PCR produced bands at higher molecular weights than those generated from cDNA because they contained intron sequences. The expected signal sizes of the cDNAs are indicated by arrowheads.
To test whether OsCKX2 encodes an active enzyme in Koshihikari and Habataki, we isolated the cDNAs and expressed the proteins in budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Although several amino acids varied between the two OsCKX2 proteins, they catalyzed the cleavage of iP side chains with similar specific activities (Fig. 2B). This result shows that both alleles of OsCKX2 encode functional enzymes.
We next studied the expression profiles of OsCKX2 in various organs by reverse transcription (RT)-Southern blotting, because RNA gel blot analysis did not detect any signals because of the low expression levels. The RT-Southern blot showed that OsCKX2 was preferentially expressed in leaves, culms, inflorescence meristems, and flowers (Fig. 2C). The highest levels of OsCKX2 expression in inflorescence meristems were found in Koshihikari. Transcript accumulation was less abundant in Habataki and NIL-Gn1a and extremely low in 5150 (Fig. 2D). As these differences indicated a correlation between OsCKX2 expression levels and grain number, they suggested that the phenotypic differences observed might have been caused by differential transcription of OsCKX2.
We next examined the tissue specificity of OsCKX2 expression in transgenic rice harboring an OsCKX2 promoter::β-glucuronidase (GUS) construct. GUS expression was observed mainly in the vascular tissue in developing culms, inflorescence meristems, and young flowers in the T2 generation of transgenic plants (Fig. 2, E to H). The expression of OsCKX2 in inflorescence meristems might regulate the CK level to control flower number. CK is known to be translocated acropetally via the xylem and systemically via the phloem (35). The high levels of expression in these tissues suggest that OsCKX2 plays a role in regulating CK levels in the vascular system of developing culms, where CK is transported to the inflorescence meristems.
At least 11 putative CKX genes (OsCKX1 to OsCKX11) are present in the rice genome (Fig. 2I and table S1). This redundancy suggests that the OsCKXs could be functionally differentiated by their temporal and spatial expression patterns. In tobacco and Arabidopsis, overexpression of CKX results in reduced levels of endogenous CK and lower meristem activity (33, 34). In transgenic Arabidopsis, overexpression of AtCKX3, the allele showing the highest similarity to OsCKX2 of the seven AtCKXs (Fig. 2I), reduced flower number because of a decreased rate of primordia formation in the flower meristem (34). Our findings are in agreement with these results from Arabidopsis.
We examined the expression of all OsCKX genes in the inflorescence meristems of the four lines, Koshihikari, Habataki, NIL-Gn1a, and 5150, to elucidate why their phenotypes were different despite the apparent high redundancy of OsCKX genes in the rice genome. OsCKX2 was the dominant OsCKX expressed in Koshihikari inflorescence meristems (Fig. 2J), underlining its role in crop productivity. In contrast to OsCKX2, the expression patterns of all other OsCKX genes did not differ among these cultivars (Fig. 2J), indicating that OsCKX2 functions in inflorescence development.
QTL pyramiding. In this experiment, Gn1a was identified as OsCKX2, a gene that increased grain number by ∼21% (Fig. 1J). Gn1b, another QTL, has not been identified yet and will be the next target for characterization. The Habataki alleles of Gn1a and Gn1b additively increase grain number; both components of Gn1 (Gn1a and Gn1b) are ideally suited for application to a practical breeding program. The NIL-Gn1 carrying the Gn1 locus (Gn1a and Gn1b) of Habataki has a heavier panicle weight and is more susceptible to lodging.
To resolve the problem, we employed a QTL pyramiding breeding strategy. In this approach, desirable QTLs are combined through crossing of NIL-QTLs into a common genetic background. First, we developed an NIL carrying the Habataki sd1 allele in the Koshihikari background (Fig. 3A). This NIL-sd1 was ∼20% shorter than Koshihikari, as expected because of the effect of the sd1 allele (Fig. 3, A and B). Simultaneously, an NIL-Gn1 carrying the Habataki Gn1a+Gn1b chromosome fragment that produced ∼45% more grain than Koshihikari (Fig. 3, A and C) was also selected. The degrees of increase in grain number (45%) and reduction of plant height (20%) in the NILs corresponded to the phenotypic variation effects of Gn1 (44%) or Ph1 (30%), respectively, as predicted by the QTL analysis (Table 1). NIL-sd1+Gn1 was generated by crossing NIL-Gn1 and NIL-sd1 (Fig. 3A). The grain number in the main panicle was 26% higher, and plants were 18% shorter in this line than in Koshihikari (Fig. 3, A to C). The reduction in grain number for NIL-sd1+Gn1 (207 grains), as compared to NIL-Gn1 (237 grains), seemed due to pleiotropic effects of the sd1 allele. The same degree of grain number reduction was also found in NIL-sd1, relative to Koshihikari (Fig. 3C). The positive effect of Gn1, however, outweighed the negative effect of sd1, in NIL-sd1+Gn1 (Fig. 3C). Because total grain number per plant is the most important factor for increasing grain yield under field production conditions, grain numbers per plant were compared rather than grain numbers per main panicle. When the comparison was based on grain numbers per plant, 34% and 23% increases were found in NIL-Gn1 and NIL-sd1+Gn1, respectively (Fig. 3D). No difference in grain size was observed for these two NILs. Thus, Gn1 is a useful locus for increasing grain productivity.
Phenotypic characterization of NIL-QTLs. (A) Plant morphologies and chromosome maps of Koshihikari, NIL-sd1, NIL-Gn1, and NIL-sd1+Gn1. White and red scale bars indicate 1 m and 20 cm, respectively. (B) Comparison of plant height, (C) grain number in the main panicle, and (D) grain number in whole plants for Koshihikari, NIL-sd1, NIL-Gn1, and NIL-sd1+Gn1. Values in (B) to (D) are means with SD (n = 10 plants).
Toward the application of QTLs for a new green revolution. We succeeded in cloning a QTL (Gn1a) that increased grain number in rice. Gn1a encodes OsCKX2, an enzyme that degrades bioactive CK. A null allele of OsCKX2 had been selected for increasing crop yield in a conventional breeding program in China. Genome synteny allows breeders to integrate traits and genes among cereals (15). For example, rice chromosome 1 shows regions of sequence similarity with chromosomes 3, 6, and 8 in maize (36), where some QTLs for grain yield traits have been mapped (37-40). Gn1a in rice might correspond to these maize QTLs, and orthologous CKX genes in other species might regulate yield in other cereal crops as in rice.
In molecular studies of rice and wheat varieties, the phytohormone gibberellin has been identified as a key player in controlling crop plant architecture (22-25). We demonstrate here that CK metabolism also contributes to crop productivity. Because CK controls cell division and lateral meristem activity (30, 31), CK accumulation in the inflorescence meristem can explain the significantly higher grain numbers.
Identification of agronomically important QTLs and pyramiding of such QTLs presents a useful strategy for efficient crop breeding. Interspecific crosses between O. sativa and wild relatives could lead to the discovery of useful QTLs from a range of allelic variations much wider than those present in cultivated lines. Furthermore, wild rice species are likely to provide access to QTLs not only for yield but also for disease resistance, stress tolerance, and other desirable traits (6-8, 21), because these plants have adapted to unique geographic and environmental conditions. Discovering useful genes, improving agricultural traits hidden in the plant genome, and applying these findings to crop breeding will pave the way for a new green revolution.
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The addition of genetic loci favoring greater seed production and shorter plants significantly improves the yield of a strain of rice.


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The sexual revolution always seems to have another frontier. Indeed, the very idea of a "revolution" would be negated were there no frontiers to conquer.
Still More Carter-Coddling
Jimmy Carter is out with his 26th book, so that means he is on his 26th round of slavish liberal-media interviews hailing him as a genius and a peacemaker.
Medal of Dishonor
There's a telling scene in Oscar-winning movie "The Hurt Locker." After all the tension of the action out in the field, trying not to fall victim to a sniper or drive over an expl
Here Comes the Mud
How long ago it seems now that Barack Obama was inaugurated, and the Great Uniter championed "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
Charlie Daniels, Unsung Singing Hero
It was some thirty years ago when I first caught a Charlie Daniels concert. He was the back-up to the Marshall Tucker Band at the old Capital Centre outside
Reaganomics v. Obamanomics: The Movie
September 8, 2010, 10:06 AM EDT
(Commentary) - The midterm elections this fall will feature young people born in 1992 – in other words, four years after Ronald Reagan left office.
A Conservative Movie Initiative
September 8, 2010, 4:14 AM EDT
The midterm elections this fall will feature young people born in 1992 – in other words, four years after Ronald Reagan left office. What do they know about this man?
Teens and 'Sextortion'
Children today are often so voracious and versed in the latest communications technology that they make their parents feel like Miles Standish and Betsy Ross.
Brian Williams: From Musketeer to Mouseketeer
The fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina recalls a horror show on two levels. There's the actual disaster which killed hundreds of people – and then there's the media smear job on the Bush administration and first responders. No one should forget pompous grandstanders like "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams signing off three months after the floods from the Lower Ninth Ward: "This is a neighborhood that's been left to die."
The Media and the Mega-Mosque
August 18, 2010, 4:29 AM EDT
It was deceptive. At a White House dinner with Muslims celebrating Ramadan, Barack Obama finally weighed in on the Ground Zero mosque controversy.
Hugh Hefner's Deep Self-Love
Hugh Hefner, America's most celebrated and legendary pornographer, has less and less reason to celebrate. His Playboy magazine empire is crumbling – he may even be bought out by competitors – and his prototypical leering pose with girls young enough to be his great-granddaughters is now just plain creepy.
America on the Brink
Terence P. Jeffrey has written a new book. It is required reading for any conservative worried about, but perhaps not understanding exactly what the Obama regime is trying to do to America. That demographic includes every conservative who hasn't yet read Jeffrey's new book. First, there are disclaimers. Terry Jeffrey is a friend and a colleague, and editor-in-chief of CNSNews.com, a division of the Media Research Center, which I head.
Britain Trims Artistic Waste
August 6, 2010, 11:28 AM EDT
Great Britain has a new coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, and what a mess it is as they face the largest budget deficit in Europe. Where, oh where, will they cut the budget? Horror of horrors, one obvious target is funding for the arts "in the land of Shakespeare." When the Empire is so broke National Health Service is refusing people hip replacements, it's probably not a good idea to suggest it's more important to fund the ballet.
Newsweek, Still Devolving
August 4, 2010, 4:51 AM EDT
There's something oddly funny about the cluelessness of liberal media companies when their ratings fall or their subscriptions collapse. They just refuse to admit, or even consider that the business problem could be (at least in part) their own incessant liberal agitating. Instead, they seem to double down and make things even worse.
Oliver Stone's Foot-in-Mouth Disease
July 30, 2010, 4:30 AM EDT
It never ceases to amaze that Oliver Stone thinks Ronald Reagan was a dunce. When it comes to judging iron-fisted dictators and anti-American despots, Oliver Stone is the intellectually incurious simpleton. He thinks Reagan was stupid because he clung to an all-encompassing ideology. But so does Stone. He thinks every evil in the world came from corporations, especially American corporations, including those he uses to make himself millions.
JournoList Erodes Media Prestige
Tucker Carlson's website The Daily Caller has unearthed a treasure trove of liberal journalists talking (nastily) to themselves in a private e-mail list about how they should use their media power to remake the world in their image.
Hollywood Shocked as Family Films Flourish
July 23, 2010, 12:28 PM EDT
The surprise box-office boom for the cartoon "Despicable Me" is making it clear again to Hollywood this summer that family films are the most likely to be top-grossing films. "Toy Story 3" is number one for 2010, not only among the critics, but among the people as well. "Despicable Me" already has broken into the top ten box-office hits for the year to date with almost $130 million in ticket sales.
The NAACP Cries Racism
Almost from the moment Barack Obama declared he would run for president in 2007, our enraptured media elite has been accusing anyone who would stand in Obama's way with racism. The question was never whether Obama was ready to govern the country, but whether the country was ready for the historic awesomeness of Obama.


I'm continuing my 30-day celebration of crochet motifs with a roundup of over 20 tips, tricks, and techniques for joining, finishing, adding embellishments, sizing, and doing just about anything else you might need to a granny square! This roundup includes photo and video tutorials, quick tips, and ultimate guide blog posts from some of my favorite crochet designers and bloggers. Whether you're a newbie or an experienced motif pro, you're sure to find something new in this list.
This first set of posts includes helpful tips and information you can use before or after you start crocheting.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Crochet Granny Squares by Crochet Concupiscence.
3 Essential Rules for Working on Granny Square Crochet Blankets by Tinking Turtle.
How To Design a Beautiful Blanket Using Granny Square Patterns from Different Sources by Underground Crafter (that's me!).
These tutorials will give you different options for changing colors or yarn within a single motif.
Standing Crochet Stitches by B.Hooked Crochet.
If you want your squares to have a clean look, try these techniques.
Invisible Finish Technique by Oombawka Design.
3 Ways to Weave in Ends by The Feisty Redhead for Craftsy.
Sometimes, it can be a challenge to get your squares or the finished blankets to the size you want. Try these tips.
Getting Afghan Squares to the Size You Need by Moogly.
How To Resize Crochet Afghan Patterns by FaveCrafts via Underground Crafter (that's me!).
There are so many different ways to join granny squares. Pick an option that looks attractive for your project and that fits the intended use.
Tight Braid Join by Moogly.
14 Free Tutorials for Joining Crochet Blanket Squares via The Stitchin' Mommy.
Once your squares are finished, use these finishing techniques.
How to Wet Block Afghan Squares by Moogly.
Blocking Crochet by B.Hooked Crochet.
How To Add a Simple Fringe to Your Crochet Projects by Oombawka Design.
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Rare Olive Oil Club
"Best Overall" food club—Wall Street Journal
In Ann Arbor, folks line up to attend our oil tasting evenings. Here's a chance to get someone in on the action anywhere in the country.
Chosen as "Best Overall" food club.
Charles Passy, Wall Street Journal
With each monthly shipment we'll send a bottle of delicious olive oil (usually a half-liter) and plenty of our research on how it's made and how to use it. The first shipment includes one of our beautiful handmade terraced olive oil dipping plates, a $35 value. Subsequent shipments follow a month after the last.
Wanna let the recipient know what they're in for now? Download this card and give it to them in person!
Zingerman's Monthly Rare Olive Oil Club
G-OCC-2 2 Months
Month 1:
Zingerman's Peranzana from Marina Colonna in Italy
OLV Oil from the Flores family in Spain
Free Relaxed Shipping
La Spineta from the Pellegrino family in Southern Italy
Acushla from the Moreira family in Portugal
Roi from the Boeri family in Liguria in Northern Italy
Onsa's Oil from the Mahjoub family in Tunisia
FAQ about Zingerman's food clubs
Wondering when the club will ship or how easy it is to change dates or addresses mid-club? We've got answers!
How long can you store olive oil?
How long will olive oil last, when to expect new harvest oils, and other pressing questions (get it?).
How do you know your olive oil is the real deal?
Every couple years it seems a big news story breaks about the dangers of adulterated extra virgin olive oil. The oils in these stories invariably from producers who are blending olives from many sources. They're mixing less expensive oils in, ones that are possibly not from the region they say they are, possibly not extra […]
A closer look at Marina Colonna's Peranzana olive oil
Molise is one of Italy's forgotten provinces. Sandwiched between Abruzzo and Puglia, a two hour drive due east of Rome, Molise doesn't have any fashionable cities, no luxury waterfront, zero famous foods. What it has are ingredients. Grapes, wheat, and olives, which, for the most part, are sold in bulk for companies in other more […]
When will the first installment ship?
Whenever you'd like! Want to plan ahead and cross off an item on your gifting to-do list? You can choose a preferred arrival date in the future when you checkout online or when you give us a call. Otherwise, the first installment will ship on our next available ship date.
When will the rest of the installments ship?
After the first installment, the remaining club shipments will arrive every four weeks. If you'd like to change the delivery for any reason – maybe the recipients are traveling or maybe you want the shipments to occur every other month – we can make it happen! Just reach out to us and we'll be glad to help.
How easy is it to change the address for one or more shipments?
Super easy! You can call, email, text or chat and let us know about the update. As long as it hasn't shipped, we can change the address with a few simple clicks.
When am I charged for the club?
You'll be charged the full amount for the club before the first installment ships out.
What if I want to print a card to give to my recipient before the first shipment arrives?
We have just what you're looking for:
Bacon club card
Bakery club card
Bread club card
Cheese club card
Cheese pairing club card
Coffee cake club card
Coffee club card
Cured meats club card
Dabbler club card
Food explorer's club card
Jewish Deli club card
Kid-Parent collaboration club card
Meat & cheese club card
Michigan foods club card
Olive oil club card
Pastry club card
Reuben sandwich club card
Snack club card
Zingerman's Classics club card
As a very flexible rule, extra virgin olive oil can be stored for about a year. It likely will not go rancid after a year, but the flavors will mellow as the oil matures. There's often a best by date on the bottle that is usually 1-2 years after it has been bottled.
What's the best way to store olive oil?
Keep it in a relatively cool, dark place. Heat and light are enemies, so keep it away from window sills and stove sides. There's no need to refrigerate, in fact, we recommend you avoid it.
When can I expect the next season's olive oils to arrive?
Most of our olive oils come from the Northern Hemisphere, so the olives are harvested in the fall. The pressing and bottling happens in the fall or early winter. For any oils that aren't produced in the United States, we'll then wait for them to slowly make their voyage across the ocean to us. Keep an eye out for new harvest oils to be on our shelves by late spring or early summer.
Every couple years it seems a big news story breaks about the dangers of adulterated extra virgin olive oil.
The oils in these stories invariably from producers who are blending olives from many sources. They're mixing less expensive oils in, ones that are possibly not from the region they say they are, possibly not extra virgin. They cut costs, they cut the quality of the oil, they mislabel. This is totally illegal. But it's not uncommon in the Big Olive Oil Industry.
How do we know that Zingerman's olive oils aren't subject to this kind of adulteration?
With very few exceptions, we're buying our oils directly from farmers.
They make olive oil using only the olives grown on their own estates. Most bottle only a couple thousand liters annually, as compared to the millions of bottles that come from the big companies. They laugh at the idea that they're importing containers of cheap oil to make a buck. We've visited most of them and, frankly, when you see the small scale of their production and the handiwork that goes into it, it's no surprise that they're baffled.
We taste every olive oil we carry.
Usually many times a year. We make sure that the quality is still up to snuff. It's not hard to spot the fakers. You really can taste the difference.
Molise is one of Italy's forgotten provinces. Sandwiched between Abruzzo and Puglia, a two hour drive due east of Rome, Molise doesn't have any fashionable cities, no luxury waterfront, zero famous foods. What it has are ingredients. Grapes, wheat, and olives, which, for the most part, are sold in bulk for companies in other more famous provinces to pack into brand name exports.
Marina Colonna is an exception in a few ways.
One, she farms in Molise and she doesn't sell ingredients; she makes her own olive oil with her own name on it. Two, the name on the oil is of a woman—in a very male business.
Third, and perhaps most interesting for us olive oil lovers, Marina grows a range of olives but presses them all separately and stores them separately. Her oil barn—which I'm sure has a way better name in Italian but I forgot to ask—is covered in wisteria and sits next to a patch of prickly pears. It's cool when you enter, the same stone chill you experience entering an Italian church. Inside there are a cluster of stainless steel vats on legs, rising like pillars, each a different diameter, each containing a flood of olive oil towering far above your head. The vats have signs draped over the spouts noting the varietal of olive that was pressed to fill them: Leccino, Rosciola, Peranzana, and so on.
The variety of olives, the separation by vat: both of these are rare to see in any oil maker. And then, even beyond that, what Marina has done is allow us at Zingerman's to go through and taste every olive's oil alone or as a blend and decide what we think is exceptional enough to bring to Ann Arbor. We're the only ones who do this with her oil.
Olive oil varietals have a long way to go before they're recognized like wine grape varietals.
Everyone has heard of Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir. Even rare grapes like Viognier roll off most wine drinkers' tongues. But try to name an olive varietal. Kalamata. Manzanilla. And? Stumped!
Oil makers think about varietals, though. A lot. They have thousands to choose from with charming names like Halkidiki and Bidni. They need to pick the ones that grow best on their land, that resist the pests and blight and whatever weather their particular corner of earth throws at them. They need olives that pollinate well, that ripen well, that release enough oil and that, most importantly, taste good.
A decade ago, after I visited Marina Colonna's farm, we selected from the dozen or so varietals she grows and presses separately and chose one for a bottling she'd do just for us. Every year we've tasted again. Every year we've chosen the same varietal.
Year after year what we've selected has been Marina's oil made exclusively from Peranzana olives.
To some extent that makes sense. Peranzana is the long-time native, the variety that came from Provence centuries ago but really grew up and found its footing in forgotten Molise. It's built for the climate. It's robust, but not overpowering. It's the most expressive olive in Marina's orchard and, in her opinion, in all of the Molise. It's too bad it's usually relegated to just being an ingredient, sold in bulk to others, forgotten on labels that don't care to reveal what's inside. Too bad for everyone else, that is. You can pick up a bottle and enjoy it any time.
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Before I begin, YES, I do realize this is only my first post of this month and it's already December 21st. Does that tell you a little about my busy life right now?
Amongst all the normal preparations for Christmas…………..I've hosted and attended several parties……………Helped my son with his science fair project……………..Attended weekly Bible Study……………..Helped the kids study for Chinese school midterm exams……………….Crocheted like crazy for Christmas gifts……………….Baked for neighbors…………and tried to remember to breathe. Okay, enough with the excuses. Let's get to these muffins!
Is it bad that I hope my bananas go brown and mushy before my kids can eat them, just so I have a reason to bake these? Well, after tasting these muffins, I would buy perfectly good bananas and let them go brown, just for this recipe!
Talk about moist and fluffy. This definitely makes getting up in the morning a little easier. Knowing these muffins are waiting for me in the kitchen, puts a little pep in my step in the morning!
Start by mashing your ripe bananas with a fork.
Mix and whisk all the dry ingredients together.
I felt that my hand mixer was getting a little jealous of my stand mixer, so I brought it out to play today.
After adding the dry ingredients to the wet, slowly fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
Fill your paper liners 3/4 full and bake until your kitchen fills with the delectable smell of bananas and chocolate!
These muffins look even better sitting on this beautiful jade-green plate. I got a set of these beautiful plates when my husband's grandmother died this past summer. They remind me of her and the colors of New Mexico, where she lived.
Thank you Grandma Katie, we love and miss you!
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 20 muffin cups or line with muffin papers.
2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
4. Mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Do not over-mix!
5. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.
6. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups, fill it till 3/4 full.
8. Cool muffins in tray for 5 minutes before transferring muffins to cooling rack to cool completely.
Just made these! So moist and yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Oh good, Mel. Glad you liked them!


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Doesn't that make a lot of sense?
We don't need a perfect job in order to be happy. We just need to be growing.
So many of us have an unguarded obsession with wanting things to fit perfectly. I look atthis page of photos of random things fitting perfectly and I want the page to go on forever—it's inherently satisfying just to know it's a good fit.
Yet wanting a perfect fit gets us into so much trouble.
The quarterlife crisis is a new coming-of-age event that describes the emotional turmoil resulting from the gap between baby boomer parents telling kids their job should be a perfect fit for their passions and talents, and Gen Y kids realizing that the work world does not offer that type of job.
Looking for a perfect fit in a relationship also gets us into trouble.
We do not get perfect harmony in a relationship.
Psychology Today describes the best romantic relationship as not necessarily with the partner who has the best traits, but rather the partner who allows you to grow into your best self. Daniel Jones edits the Modern Love column in the New York Times. He says that after reading 50,000 submissions over the course of a decade, he realizes that the best way to be fulfilled in a relationship is to settle for imperfection and focus on being your best self.
The connection between a job and happiness is overrated. And the connection between our romantic life and happiness is overrated. A full 70% of our happiness is determined genetically.
But personal growth is something we have total control over. So get yourself into a job that allows you to do that – but recognize that it rarely requires a change in industry. Usually a change in your job but within your industry will get you where you need to go.