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Assessment of Serological Early Biomarker Candidates for Lung Adenocarcinoma by using Multiple Reaction Monitoring-Mass Spectrometry
Wu, H. Y., Pan, Y. Y., Kopylov, A. T., Zgoda, V., Ma, M. C., Wang, C. H., Su, W. C., Lai, W. W., Cheng, P. N. & Liao, P. C., 2020 七月 1, 於: Proteomics - Clinical Applications. 14, 4, 1900095.
Adenocarcinoma of Lung
Calcium Kidney Stones are Associated with Increased Risk of Carotid Atherosclerosis: The Link between Urinary Stone Risks, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, and Oxidative Stress Markers
Huang, H. S., Liao, P. C. & Liu, C. J., 2020 三月, 於: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9, 3, p. 729
Comparative UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS-Based Metabolomics Unveils Biochemical Changes of Black Garlic during Aging Process
Chang, W. C. W., Chen, Y. T., Chen, H. J., Hsieh, C. W. & Liao, P. C., 2020 十一月 25, 於: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68, 47, p. 14049-14058 10 p.
Untargeted foodomics strategy using high-resolution mass spectrometry reveals potential indicators for fish freshness
Chang, W. C. W., Wu, H. Y., Yeh, Y. & Liao, P. C., 2020 八月 29, 於: Analytica Chimica Acta. 1127, p. 98-105 8 p.
Exposure marker discovery of di(isononyl)cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate using two mass spectrometry-based metabolite profiling data processing methods
Shih, C. L., Liao, P. M., Hsu, J. Y., Chung, Y. N., Zgoda, V. G. & Liao, P. C., 2018 四月 1, 於: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25, 12, p. 11999-12011 13 p.
Identification of urinary biomarkers of exposure to di-(2-propylheptyl) phthalate using high-resolution mass spectrometry and two data-screening approaches
Shih, C. L., Liao, P. M., Hsu, J. Y., Chung, Y. N., Zgoda, V. G. & Liao, P. C., 2018 二月, 於: Chemosphere. 193, p. 170-177 8 p.
bis(2-propylheptyl)phthalate
phthalate
Quantitative proteomics of human blood exosomes
Shushkova, N. A., Vavilov, N. E., Novikova, S. E., Farafonova, T. E., Tikhonova, O. V., Liao, P. C. & Zgoda, V. G., 2018 一月 1, 於: Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya. 64, 6, p. 496-504 9 p.
Ultracentrifugation
НАПРАВЛЕННЫЙ КОЛИЧЕСТВЕННЫЙ СКРИНИНГ МАРКЕРОВ АДЕНОКАРЦИНОМЫ ЛЁГКОГО МЕТОДОМ МОНИТОРИНГА ВЫБРАННЫХ РЕАКЦИЙ
Kopylov, Tikhonova, O. V., Farafonova, T. E., Novikova, S. E., Shushkova, N. A., Shevchenko, V. E., Liao, P. C., Archakov, A. I. & Zgoda, V. G., 2018, 於: Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya. 64, 4, p. 368-375 8 p.
Lung Neoplasms
Secretomic Analysis of Host-Pathogen Interactions Reveals That Elongation Factor-Tu Is a Potential Adherence Factor of Helicobacter pylori during Pathogenesis
Chiu, K. H., Wang, L. H., Tsai, T. T., Lei, H. Y. & Liao, P. C., 2017 一月 6, 於: Journal of Proteome Research. 16, 1, p. 264-273 10 p.
Peptide Elongation Factor Tu
THP-1 Cells
Identification of phosphorylated cyclin-dependent kinase 1 associated with colorectal cancer survival using label-free quantitative analyses
Lin, P. C., Yang, Y. F., Tyan, Y. C., Hsiao, E. S. L., Chu, P. C., Lee, C. T., Lee, J. C., Chen, Y. M. A. & Liao, P. C., 2016 七月 1, 於: PloS one. 11, 7, e0158844.
CDC2 Protein Kinase
Phosphotyrosine
Phosphorylation of CPAP by Aurora-A Maintains Spindle Pole Integrity during Mitosis
Chou, E. J., Hung, L. Y., Tang, C. J. C., Hsu, W. B., Wu, H. Y., Liao, P. C. & Tang, T. K., 2016 三月 29, 於: Cell Reports. 14, 12, p. 2975-2987 13 p.
Spindle Poles
Centrioles
Urinary exposure marker discovery for toxicants using ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry and three untargeted metabolomics approaches
Hsu, J. Y., Hsu, J. F., Chen, Y. R., Shih, C. L., Hsu, Y. S., Chen, Y. J., Tsai, S. H. & Liao, P. C., 2016 十月 5, 於: Analytica Chimica Acta. 939, p. 73-83 11 p.
High pressure liquid chromatography
Activation of the ubiquitin proteasome pathway by silk fibroin modified chitosan nanoparticles in hepatic cancer cells
Yang, M. H., Chung, T. W., Lu, Y. S., Chen, Y. L., Tsai, W. C., Jong, S. B., Yuan, S. S., Liao, P. C., Lin, P. C. & Tyan, Y. C., 2015 一月 12, 於: International journal of molecular sciences. 16, 1, p. 1657-1676 20 p.
Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
Fibroins
Alpha-actinin 4 is associated with cancer cell motility and is a potential biomarker in non-small cell lung cancer
Wang, M. C., Chang, Y. H., Wu, C. C., Tyan, Y. C., Chang, H. C., Goan, Y. G., Lai, W. W., Cheng, P. N. & Liao, P. C., 2015 二月 6, 於: Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 10, 2, p. 286-301 16 p.
Actinin
Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Down-regulation of TIMP-1 inhibits cell migration, invasion, and metastatic colonization in lung adenocarcinoma
Chang, Y. H., Chiu, Y. J., Cheng, H. C., Liu, F. J., Lai, W. W., Chang, H. J. & Liao, P. C., 2015 五月 28, 於: Tumor Biology. 36, 5, p. 3957-3967 11 p.
MMP7-mediated cleavage of nucleolin at Asp255 induces MMP9 expression to promote tumor malignancy
Hsu, T. I., Lin, S. C., Lu, P. S., Chang, W. C., Hung, C. Y., Yeh, Y. M., Su, W. C., Liao, P. C. & Hung, J. J., 2015 二月 12, 於: Oncogene. 34, 7, p. 826-837 12 p.
nucleolin
RNA Stability
Matrix Metalloproteinase 7
Optimization of titanium dioxide and immunoaffinity-based enrichment procedures for tyrosine phosphopeptide using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Wang, M. C., Lee, Y. H. & Liao, P. C., 2015 二月 6, 於: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 407, 5, p. 1343-1356 14 p.
Phosphopeptides
Desorption
Phylodynamic analysis of the canine distemper virus hemagglutinin gene
Ke, G. M., Ho, C. H., Chiang, M. J., Sanno-Duanda, B., Chung, C. S., Lin, M. Y., Shi, Y. Y., Yang, M. H., Tyan, Y. C., Liao, P. C. & Chu, P. Y., 2015 七月 25, 於: BMC Veterinary Research. 11, 1, 164.
Canine Distemper Virus
hemagglutinins
Prenatal exposure to phthalate ester and pubertal development in a birth cohort in central Taiwan: A 12-year follow-up study
Su, P. H., Chang, C. K., Lin, C. Y., Chen, H. Y., Liao, P. C., Hsiung, C. A., Chiang, H. C. & Wang, S. L., 2015 一月 1, 於: Environmental Research. 136, p. 324-330 7 p.
Prenatal exposure to phthalate esters and behavioral syndromes in children at 8 years of age: Taiwan maternal and infant cohort study
Lien, Y. J., Ku, H. Y., Su, P. H., Chen, S. J., Chen, H. Y., Liao, P. C., Chen, W. J. & Wang, S. L., 2015, 於: Environmental Health Perspectives. 123, 1, p. 95-100 6 p.
Maternal Age
monobutyl phthalate
Qualification and Verification of Serological Biomarker Candidates for Lung Adenocarcinoma by Targeted Mass Spectrometry
Wu, H. Y., Goan, Y. G., Chang, Y. H., Yang, Y. F., Chang, H. J., Cheng, P. N., Wu, C. C., Zgoda, V. G., Chen, Y. J. & Liao, P. C., 2015 八月 7, 於: Journal of Proteome Research. 14, 8, p. 3039-3050 12 p.
The potential use of diisononyl phthalate metabolites hair as biomarkers to assess long-term exposure demonstrated by a rat model
Hsu, J. Y., Ho, H. H. & Liao, P. C., 2015 一月 1, 於: Chemosphere. 118, 1, p. 219-228 10 p.
Detection and distribution of endogenous steroids in human stratum corneum
Tseng, S. P., Lu, C-C., Liao, P-C., Chou, C-H., Sheu, H. M. & Tsai, J-C., 2014 三月 1, 於: Dermatologica Sinica. 32, 1, p. 19-24 6 p.
iPhos: A toolkit to streamline the alkaline phosphatase-assisted comprehensive LC-MS phosphoproteome investigation
Yang, T. H., Chang, H. T., Hsiao, E. S. L., Sun, J. L., Wang, C. C., Wu, H. Y., Liao, P. C. & Wu, W. S., 2014 十二月 8, 於: BMC Bioinformatics. 15, 16, S10.
Label-free proteomic analysis of environmental acidification-influenced Streptococcus pyogenes secretome reveals a novel acid-induced protein histidine triad protein A (HtpA) involved in necrotizing fasciitis
Wen, Y. T., Wang, J. S., Tsai, S. H., Chuan, C. N., Wu, J. J. & Liao, P. C., 2014 九月 23, 於: Journal of Proteomics. 109, p. 90-103 14 p.
histidine triad protein
Risk for estrogen-dependent diseases in relation to phthalate exposure and polymorphisms of CYP17A1 and estrogen receptor genes
Huang, P. C., Li, W. F., Liao, P. C., Sun, C. W., Tsai, E. M. & Wang, S. L., 2014 十一月 19, 於: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21, 24, p. 13964-13973 10 p.
Estrogen Receptor alpha
Sex steroid hormone levels and reproductive development of eight-year-old children following in utero and environmental exposure to phthalates
Su, P. H., Chen, J. Y., Lin, C. Y., Chen, H. Y., Liao, P. C., Ying, T. H. & Wang, S. L., 2014 九月, 於: PloS one. 9, 9, ee102788.
maternal exposure
Small GTPase Rab37 targets tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 for exocytosis and thus suppresses tumour metastasis
Tsai, C. H., Cheng, H. C., Wang, Y. S., Lin, P., Jen, J., Kuo, I. Y., Chang, Y. H., Liao, P. C., Chen, R. H., Yuan, W. C., Hsu, H. S., Yang, M. H., Hsu, M. T., Wu, C. Y. & Wang, Y. C., 2014 九月 3, 於: Nature communications. 5, 4804.
Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins
A comparative proteomics analysis of peritoneal dialysate before and after the occurrence of peritonitis episode by mass spectrometry
Tyan, Y. C., Su, S. B., Ting, S. S., Wang, H. Y. & Liao, P. C., 2013 一月 1, 於: Clinica Chimica Acta. 420, p. 34-44 11 p.
Dialysis Solutions
Background levels of persistent organic pollutants in humans from Taiwan: Perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid
Hsu, J. Y., Hsu, J. F., Ho, H. H., Chiang, C. F. & Liao, P. C., 2013 九月 1, 於: Chemosphere. 93, 3, p. 532-537 6 p.
Organic pollutants
perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
perfluorooctanoic acid
persistent organic pollutant
Characterization of 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase, HIBADH, as a sperm-motility marker.
Tasi, Y. C., Chao, H. C. A., Chung, C. L., Liu, X. Y., Lin, Y. M., Liao, P. C., Pan, H. A., Chiang, H. S., Kuo, P. L. & Lin, Y. H., 2013 四月, 於: Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics. 30, 4, p. 505-512 8 p.
3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase
Sperm Motility
Spermatozoa
Oxidoreductases
Comparative proteomic analysis of peritoneal dialysate from chronic glomerulonephritis patients
Wu, H. Y., Liao, A. C. H., Huang, C. C., Liao, P. C., Chien, C. C., Kan, W. C. & Wang, H. Y., 2013, 於: BioMed research international. 2013, 863860.
Decoding the disease-associated proteins encoded in the human chromosome 4
Chen, L. C., Liu, M. Y., Hsiao, Y. C., Choong, W. K., Wu, H. Y., Hsu, W. L., Liao, P. C., Sung, T. Y., Tsai, S. F., Yu, J. S. & Chen, Y. J., 2013 一月 4, 於: Journal of Proteome Research. 12, 1, p. 33-44 12 p.
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
Human Chromosomes
Glycogen synthase kinase 3 β activity is required for hBora/Aurora A-mediated mitotic entry
Lee, Y. C., Liao, P. C., Liou, Y. C., Hsiao, M., Huang, C. Y. & Lu, P. J., 2013 三月 15, 於: Cell Cycle. 12, 6, p. 953-960 8 p.
Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3
G2 Phase
Post Translational Protein Processing
Pin1 acts as a negative regulator of the G2/M transition by interacting with the Aurora-A-Bora complex
Lee, Y. C., Que, J., Chen, Y. C., Lin, J. T., Liou, Y. C., Liao, P. C., Liu, Y. P., Lee, K. H., Lin, L. C., Hsiao, M., Hung, L. Y., Huang, C. Y. & Lu, P. J., 2013 十一月 1, 於: Journal of Cell Science. 126, 21, p. 4862-4872 11 p.
Peptidylprolyl Isomerase
Secretome analysis using a hollow fiber culture system for cancer biomarker discovery
Chiu, K. H., Chang, Y. H. & Liao, P. C., 2013 二月 21, 於: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics. 1834, 11, p. 2285-2292 8 p.
Tumor Biomarkers
Synthesis and characterization of alkyne functionalized nanomaterial for the enrichment of phosphopeptides
Damaramadugu, R., Hsiao, E. S. L., Huang, J. L. & Liao, P. C., 2013 一月 1, 於: Materials Letters. 92, p. 433-436 4 p.
Utilizing isotope dilution-matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry as a reference procedure for the radioimmunoassay of serum thyroxine
Tyan, Y. C., Jong, S. B., Yang, M. H., Wu, T. L., Chung, T. W., Liao, P-C., Lin, C. Y. & Huang, Y. F., 2013 一月 1, 於: Clinica Chimica Acta. 420, p. 99-103 5 p.
An occupational exposure assessment of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofurans in firefighters
Hsu, J. F., Guo, H. R., Wang, H. W., Liao, C. K. & Liao, P. C., 2011 五月 1, 於: Chemosphere. 83, 10, p. 1353-1359 7 p.
Dibenzofurans
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
dibenzofuran
occupational exposure
Antibacterial activity of poloxamer-modified montmorillonite clay against E. coli
Nien, Y. T., Liao, Y. H. & Liao, P. C., 2011 十月 1, 於: Materials Letters. 65, 19-20, p. 3092-3094 3 p.
Clay minerals
montmorillonite
Associations between maternal phthalate exposure and cord sex hormones in human infants
Lin, L. C., Wang, S. L., Chang, Y. C., Huang, P. C., Cheng, J. T., Su, P. H. & Liao, P. C., 2011 五月, 於: Chemosphere. 83, 8, p. 1192-1199 8 p.
Steroid hormones
sex hormone
Collection of in vivo-like liver cell secretome with alternative sample enrichment method using a hollow fiber bioreactor culture system combined with tangential flow filtration for secretomics analysis
Wen, Y. T., Chang, Y. C., Lin, L. C. & Liao, P. C., 2011 一月 17, 於: Analytica Chimica Acta. 684, 1-2, p. 81-88 8 p.
Differential secretomics of Streptococcus pyogenes reveals a novel peroxide regulator (PerR)-regulated extracellular virulence factor mitogen factor3 (MF3)
Wen, Y. T., Tsou, C. C., Kuo, H. T., Wang, J. S., Wu, J. J. & Liao, P. C., 2011 九月, 於: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 10, 9
Virulence
Identification of di-isononyl phthalate metabolites for exposure marker discovery using in vitro/In vivo metabolism and signal mining strategy with LC-MS data
Hsu, J. F., Peng, L. W., Li, Y. J., Lin, L. C. & Liao, P. C., 2011 十一月 15, 於: Analytical chemistry. 83, 22, p. 8725-8731 7 p.
Identification of hnRNPH1, NF45, and C14orf166 as novel host interacting partners of the mature hepatitis C virus core protein
Lee, J. W., Liao, P. C., Young, K. C., Chang, C. L., Chen, S. S. L., Chang, T. T., Lai, M. D. & Wang, S. W., 2011 十月 7, 於: Journal of Proteome Research. 10, 10, p. 4522-4534 13 p.
Hepatitis C virus nucleocapsid protein
Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins
Nuclear Factor 45 Protein
Predicting the risk of cardiovascular disease in people exposed to moderate to high levels of dioxin
Chang, J. W., Chen, H-L., Chang, C-C., Su, H-J., Liao, P-C. & Lee, C-C., 2011 十二月 30, 於: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 198, p. 317-322 6 p.
Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 14 is a novel sperm-motility biomarker.
Chao, H. C. A., Chung, C. L., Pan, H. A., Liao, P. C., Kuo, P. L. & Hsu, C. C., 2011 九月, 於: Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics. 28, 9, p. 851-861 11 p.
Non-Receptor Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
Quantitative secretome analysis reveals that COL6A1 is a metastasis-associated protein using stacking gel-aided purification combined with iTRAQ labeling
Chiu, K. H., Chang, Y. H., Wu, Y. S., Lee, S. H. & Liao, P. C., 2011 三月 4, 於: Journal of Proteome Research. 10, 3, p. 1110-1125 16 p.
Simultaneous detection of nine cyanotoxins in drinking water using dual solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
Yen, H. K., Lin, T. F. & Liao, P. C., 2011 八月 1, 於: Toxicon. 58, 2, p. 209-218 10 p.
cylindrospermopsin
Simultaneous exposure of non-diabetics to high levels of dioxins and mercury increases their risk of insulin resistance
Chang, J. W., Chen, H. L., Su, H. J., Liao, P. C., Guo, H. R. & Lee, C. C., 2011 一月 30, 於: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 185, 2-3, p. 749-755 7 p.


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What is QCEXVAL?
QCEXVAL (Quantum Chemistry of the Excited State, University of Valencia) is one of the research groups of the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMOL) at the University of Valencia (Spain), led by Dr. Daniel Roca-Sanjuán since 2017. Dr. Roca-Sanjuán is currently a Spanish "Ramón y Cajal" tenure-track researcher, awarded in 2018 with the "Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physiscs Promising Scientist Prize" by the International Society "Centre de Mécanique Ondulatoire Appliquée". The current research lines of the group focus on the innovative fusion of the Computational Photochemistry and Theoretical Chemiluminescense fields brought by Dr. Roca-Sanjuán applied to Molecules of Interest in Biology, Medicine, Nanotechnology and Atmospheric Chemistry.
QCEXVAL group was founded in 1993 within the Theoretical Chemistry Research Unit of the Department of Physical Chemistry of the University of Valencia, when several Ph. D. Theses on theoretical spectroscopy began under the supervision of Dr. Manuela Merchán (MM). During the period 2002-2010, Dr. Luis Serrano-Andrés (LSA) was also leading the QCEXVAL group. Both were awarded by the Spanish Royal Chemical Society: in 2001 (LSA) and 2007 (MM). The scientific expertise of the group was initially focused on the theoretical study of spectroscopy and photo-induced properties of excited electronic states of molecular systems, with particular interest on those molecules with biological interest. In 2013, Dr. Daniel Roca-Sanjuán became the coordinator of the group and also co-leader together with Dr. Merchán. Since 2017, he is the single group leader.
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I hold in my hand three pieces of cherry red taffeta, as soft against my hands as fond memories, as frayed as memories, too. I can make out stitch-holes along the edges where some rough hand ripped out the trim--look, there, even a bit of golden thread remains. Sanzio scouts for more. They distribute over a range of village rag-shops, but they show us a general direction that Deirdre's captor has taken--northeast.
We got one piece before the shop even had time to wash it up for sale. Sanzio took a sample of the dust on it, but it turned out merely to come from the alley behind the Peshawr Mansion.
I hold it to my face this very minute, to stem the streaming tears, to smell again the scent of her perfume that night, and also the sweat of her beautiful, beautiful dance that I'd judged so harshly, the moment which might've been the last time I will ever see her blithe.
But now I smell something else--strong. I know that odor from somewhere, that distinctively harsh molasses/resin heaviness. It has been so long...Chaummin? The potent liquor of the peasant folk?
I couldn't help it. I crumpled the fabric in my hand so hard that my nails tore through. Some low-life deliberately spiked my little girl's drinks right under my nose!
The transcriber unfolded a single square of taffeta. She sniffed it, but it didn't smell like anything now save mildew. Soft though, still delicate to touch despite the stains and moldering–and yes, the little tears from Jonathan's grip. And what happened to the other two? The manuscript specifically said three. She shook her head, tried not to think about it, but...and she just had to have brought cherry-flavored toothpicks, today, worse luck.
Dappled light on my eyelids slowly wakes me up. I sway comfortably in a hammock, and find myself in perfect contentment until I move my arms. (Ooooh, my arms! I haven't done that in so long!) I'm no weakling, but all of my upper body exercise has involved lifting weights, not hours and hours of pulling a heavy grindstone across resistant roots. I should've worked out more at rowing or something. (Why did I ever think that revolution would put scullion drudgery behind me forever?) I mustn't show my stiffness, however; the others probably do this sort of thing all the time. (If Cyran asks us to march thirty miles I'd rather do that than scrape a single root--but it'd be just our luck we'd have to cross hand-over-hand through vines or something.) I make myself rise with a great yawn and a stretch, declaring, "Oh, what a beautiful morning!"
Groans break out all around me. A glow of satisfaction suffuses me; I scored this round.
"Good news, troops," Cyran declares. "We'll have to spend all morning leeching the root-paste, then boil it all afternoon. Maybe tomorrow as well. Day after that we spend the whole time drying it over fires." E looks up as yet another pattering of rain just starts to hit the leafy awnings that we wove the night before. "No use trying to air-dry it in monsoon season." E looks around with deep satisfaction at the impenetrable jungle that we've somehow penetrated. "We've got a good location, with clean water nearby, and no one within sight or smell of our smoke. I think we're going to have to stay put for awhile--everybody rests."
A cheer goes through the camp. It hurts even to braid my hair, but I can't stop grinning, myself.
I had to spend all day in a filthy hovel waiting for a message to catch up with me. No modern means of communication exist out here on the trail of Deirdre's captors. Of course not. The slovens who own this shack claim that they never have time to clean their own quarters, especially in the tail end of summer, with the days so long and harvest coming on. Excuses--decent people make the time to take care of their surroundings. Who could be busier than an ambassador? Why did I ever bother trying to elevate such shifty, chaummin-swilling scum?
I checked out the hospitality-bureau by the door out of custom, not from any desire. It had nothing to offer but cast-off junk--a rusting razor, some unclean-looking bits of soap, a handkerchief whose history I did not want to learn, and what looked like a good (probably stolen) watch till I discovered that it didn't work. I saw no "gift" in there that I wanted to dirty my baggage with.
I had to sit there, breathing mildew fumes and scratching flea-bites, until Magar's messenger caught up with me, scented handkerchief fastidiously pressed over his nose; he looked down on me just for occupying such quarters, even though a mere servant, himself. I didn't waste time correcting him; I tore open the message while he complained that I should tip him first.
I tossed a few bills in the grime for him, as I read what Magar had learned from Soskia's household. A maid, hired only that day, had disappeared the same night that Deirdre did. Only no one remembers her face, and she doubtless didn't use her proper name. She could well have been the one that I paid to discreetly remove Deirdre from the party. I don't remember her face, myself. Acid burns in my stomach till it feels like my ulcer could eat up the entire room.
Maid. Figures. Low-life. Why'd I ever bother?
Cyran walks by, a pack on hir back. Only then does it dawn on me that e hasn't joined me as the only other adult. "I have business to attend to," e says, "alone. Alysha will lead you all to Home Base."
"That's deep enough, Deirdre," Alysha tells me in a voice firm to the point of brittleness. "Now let's pile in the firewood.


Ashley Cole's mother Sue has denied posting comments on Facebook which appear to celebrate Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand being struck in the face by a coin.
Ferdinand was hit by a two pence coin thrown from the crowd during the closing stages of United's 3-2 Premier League win against Manchester City on Sunday and ended up requiring treatment on the cut just above his left eye.
Reports in the Daily Mirror revealed posts between the Chelsea and England defender's mother, and brother Matty, which appear to revel in Ferdinand's plight.
Matty posted: "So happy Rio got hit in the face today when he tried to give it kissing his badge!! Straight in the eye!! Made my day."
He is also reported to have said: "They'll show it on MoTD sooooo funny lol."
An hour later, Sue added her views, saying "Bloody missed that, ha ha ha", before adding: "Give the fan that threw it a medal!!!"
Ferdinand was later pictured at the X Factor final on Sunday evening, leading Sue to write a further comment on Matty's Facebook page: "Rio in audience at x factor, wonder if he can see?????"
Matty, 28, added: "He talks like he sucking an egg!! Rubber lip lol."
But when approached by reporters outside her home in Essex on Monday night Sue made a firm denial of her involvement in the incident.
She said: "Who has put that on? I don't know who has done that. It wasn't me."
The comments were removed five minutes later. Matty was unavailable for comment when contacted by the Daily Mirror.
Ashley Cole's advisors will contact him in Japan ahead of the Club World Cup as they investigate what really happened regarding the taunts to Ferdinand.


WASHINGTON – A Washington federal judge halted the deportation of a mother and daughter Thursday — but threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt of court after removal proceedings began amid their appeal, the American Civil Liberties Union said.
The woman and her daughter were part of a group of immigrants who had fled "extreme sexual and gang violence" in Central America, according to the ACLU.
group said in a series of tweets.


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Situated less than 30 minutes from New Delhi's city center, the Radisson Blu in Paschim Vihar is the ideal hotel for those who wish to visit New Delhi without the hassle of city traffic. We're just a few kilometers from the Delhi Metro's Peera Garhi and Janakpuri West stations, giving you quick access to city attractions, nearby businesses like Metro Walk shopping mall and Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL). If you prefer to drive, we're conveniently located on Outer Ring Road near the Vikaspuri elevated flyway for a faster trip to the commercial hubs of Janakpuri and Rajouri Garden. While you're here, be sure to explore Chandni Chowk, one of the country's oldest markets, and the 800-year-old Qutab Minar, the world's tallest brick minaret. Talk to the staff at our travel desk for help with planning your Delhi adventure.
The road turns left toward Thimaya Marg; continue on the road until you reach the roundabout, and then take the second exit onto Thimaya Marg.
Continue until you reach the traffic junction.
From the junction, turn left onto Cariappa Marg. Continue straight until you reach Tilak Nagar Metro Station, and from that roundabout turn left onto Najafgarh Road.
Continue until you reach Janakpuri West metro station. Just before the metro station, make a U-turn. Once on the main road again, turn left toward Outer Ring Road and continue straight. The hotel is on the left right before the Bhera Enclave.
Take the interchange to the Delhi Metro Blue Line to reach Kirti Nagar metro station, and then take the interchange for the Delhi Metro Green Line.
Continue to Peera Garhi metro station, and then exit, turning right onto Outer Ring Road.
Continue till the Bhera Enclave roundabout. Take the third exit toward Saiyyad Nangloi Marg, and then take the first left toward the hotel. The entrance to the hotel is on the right.


Bex has headed East on a research trip to bring back a new story and a world of inspiration. Currently in Ubud, Bali, she has immersed herself in the local life, nature and wildlife, discovering new techniques, working with local artisans and creating new intentions.
She has also been learning traditional customs, such as Canang Sari, where Balinese offerings are given for the new week. Every morning, the streets are swept clean before laying out their perfectly formed woven basket offerings to appease and please the various Gods and demons of Balinese Hinduism.


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BIST Excelled at World Scholar's Cup Singapore Round
The World Scholar's Cup is a prestigious academic competition based on the model of the 'academic decathlon'. An 'olympics of the mind', it stretches young brains in divergent and creative directions often missed by the taught curriculum, and provides a level of challenge and stretch on which only the very most able students in the world can flourish. Regional rounds have taken place for tens of thousands of students across five continents during the past 9 months, and Bromsgrove's three teams performed so exceptionally in the Bangkok round that all of them qualifying for the Global Round in Singapore in June 2014.
The Global Round was the largest ever for this annual competition, with over 2400 of the most prodigious intellects of their generation competing against each other in writing, academic study, debate and divergent thinking. The standard was so high that even to be competing was a feat in itself, but all students were aware that the very best teams would earn the right to attend the stellar 'Tournament of Champions' at the renowned Yale University in November.
One of our teams competed in the Senior division, aimed at 15-18 year olds, even though two of the three students were of Junior age, which makes their achievements in Singapore all the more phenomenal. In the 'Scholar's Challenge', a university-level exam covering diverse topics from abnormal psychology to cults and secret societies, and from the history of Espionage to Japanese court music, Thomas Savage joined the Honour Roll, as did teammate Surabhi Vanalia, who also gained a special distinction for the Literature topics – and their team achieved 28th place out of almost 500 Senior teams in the 'Scholar's Challenge' overall. Our school's top scorer, Thomas also excelled in the Debate round, coming in the top 10% of all senior students both in debating and across the whole competition. Little wonder, therefore, that our Senior Team – Chloe Ko, Thomas Savage and Surabhi Vanalia – qualified easily for the 'Tournament of Champions' at Yale in November.
One of our Junior teams – Joon Ho Byun, Daisy Savage and Devi Vanalia – also earned a place at Yale, with Joon Ho and Devi both on the Honour Roll for the 'Scholar's Challenge', and the whole team scoring highly across every discipline. Special mention should also go to Jeana Lee, our youngest competitor and yet also our highest scorer in the Junior Division, due in part to her tremendous debating skills which belied her young age.
Two of the debate motions were 'The World Scholar's Cup is a competition for geeks' and 'The World Scholar's Cup should be renamed the World Scholar's Cult' – and it is true that this intellectual and idiosyncratic competition, whose proud mascot is the alpaca, represents a unique community of teenagers proud of their intellectual might and cerebral idiosyncrasies. Most exciting was to see over 50 nations represented in the flag march on the final day, a reminder that our Bromsgrove 'alpacas' went into battle against the best in the world and came out triumphant. Congratulations to all our students who took part in the programme this year, and especially to the two teams who have won a place in the Yale finals.


Which Invisible Spray Bad Pun Do anda Like Best?
Did Mr. Enter and his peminat-peminat ruined the tunjuk with the whole "meanspirited" speech?
Which anda bring the color episode did anda like best?
Which character are anda today?
Which spongebob character would anda like to be your spirit animal?
If anda visited Bikini Bottom, Where would anda go first?
Do anda want DoodleBob to return in another SpongeBob episode?
Which main/major character do anda like best aside from SpongeBob, Patrick atau Squidward ? If anda like, tell me why anda picked him atau her in the comments.
Do anda Think That Squidward Has Taylor pantas, pantas, swift Teeth?
What do anda Think of Spongebob Season 1?
Which holiday-themed episode would anda rather watch ?
pilihan peminat: Krismas Who ?
It&# 39; s a SpongeBob Krismas !
Who do anda prefer ?
Could anda argue that Gary's personality has improved ?
Which SpongeBob character/seven deadly sin pairing do anda agree with the most?
Would anda rather have peas-in-a-can pie atau brokoli pizza?
Which Spongebob anda like better?
Do anda like hibernating Sandy?
Who looks better when waking up, Sandy atau Anna?
Do anda like Sandy with atau without braces?
Do anda Like Spongebob (Character)?
pilihan peminat: Yes! He's Nice!
Did SpongeBob's death in the movie make anda hate people who kill sea Haiwan to make food?
What do anda prefer Spongebob in?
Who's Your kegemaran Spongebob Character?
Sandy Cheeks atau Daler Mehndi?
Sandy Cheeks atau The Rodent?
Sandy Cheeks atau Hermione Granger?
Does Sandy look better with atau without hair?
Do anda like Sandy Cheeks?
WHERE WOULD anda WORK THE KRUSTY KRAB atau CHUM BUCKET?
If an episode that has a reference lebih like other Filem what would it be?
Did anda like SpongeBob Out Of Water Movie ?
Who will anda be Friends With in biking bottom?
New SpongeBob Episodes 31-45. Which of them do anda dislike?
New SpongeBob Episodes 16-30. Which of them do anda dislike?
bahagian, atas 15 kegemaran New SpongeBob Episodes. Which of them do anda dislike?
Which character is lebih derp?
bahagian, atas 45 SpongeBob episodes (3 of 3), Which is worst?
bahagian, atas 45 SpongeBob episodes (2 of 3), Which is worst?
bahagian, atas 45 SpongeBob episodes (1 of 3), Which is worst?


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package com.facebook.presto.sql.planner.assertions;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;

import java.util.List;

import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;

/**
 * A PlanMatchingState is a list of patterns representing a potential match
 * for the sources of a PlanMatchNode. There is a 1:1 correspondence between
 * the elements of the patterns and the sources.
 * <p>
 * Example:
 * During the matching process, a PlanMatchingState with patterns [pattern1, pattern2]
 * is generated while visiting a PlanNode with sources [sourceA, sourceB].
 * The matching process will attempt the following matches:
 * [pattern1 : sourceA, pattern2 : sourceB]
 */
final class PlanMatchingState
{
    private final List<PlanMatchPattern> patterns;

    PlanMatchingState(List<PlanMatchPattern> patterns)
    {
        requireNonNull(patterns, "matchers is null");
        this.patterns = ImmutableList.copyOf(patterns);
    }

    boolean isTerminated()
    {
        return patterns.isEmpty() || patterns.stream().allMatch(PlanMatchPattern::isTerminated);
    }

    List<PlanMatchPattern> getPatterns()
    {
        return patterns;
    }
}

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eSources is the largest trade directory of wholesale suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, importers and wholesalers in the UK. If you are looking for reliable parking sensor suppliers, eSources is the ideal resource for your sourcing needs.
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Both flavors are wonderful. The texture is just right. I appreciate having this ready made and pantry friendly item for times I may need a tasty, well-cooked item that is super easy on my digestive system.
Kime's Apple Sauce is made from fresh,unpeeled apples. Cooking the sauce with the whole, unpeeled apple gives the sauce a darker, richer color than most other commercially made sauce and gives it an outstanding, robust flavor.


My main computer in the recording studio is a 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro cca. 2007. The hard drive that it came with was only 120 GB, which isn't very big when you have a number of recording projects on the go, lots of photos, iTunes full of tons of music and so on. So I ordered a 320 GB drive and external USB2 enclosure from Other World Computing (only $115 after a rebate). Swapping in the new drive was surprisingly easy. Here are the main steps.
1. Install the 320 GB drive in the external enclosure, connect it to the MBPro, and format the drive using Apple's Disk Utility.
2. Create a clone of the original 120 GB drive onto the new 320 GB drive. I used an app called SuperDuper. The basic version is free, and it works great. It's very easy to use.
3. Install the new 320 GB drive into the MBPro. Shut down the computer first (obviously)! This is a little tricky, but not to be feared if you're reasonably handy with a screwdriver. The newer MBPros are designed for easy hard drive swapping, but mine wasn't - you have to take the thing apart. I followed a great instructional video from OWC. There are about 24 teensy weensy little itsy bitsy screws, and a couple of flimsy ribbon connectors to handle, so you have to be a little careful. Take your time, keep your little screws organized in the order you take them out, and it's a piece of cake. You'll need an anti-static wrist strap, a Philips #00 screwdriver, a Torx T6 screwdriver, and a strong thin plastic wedge tool for levering off the casing. I used a 1 mm guitar pick for that.
4. Once everything was back together, I booted up the computer, and checked to make sure it was working fine. I put the 120 GB drive into the external enclosure, and I'm going to keep the data on it until I'm really sure everything is working 100%. After about four weeks of using the computer, I have encountered no problems. Eventually I'll wipe the 120 GB and use it as a backup, or for offline storage.
A quick blog to update the world about my reading activities. I wish I had some time to write full reviews, but I can say that all of the books below are highly recommended if you're into music.
Lady Sings the Blues - by Billie Holiday with William Dufty. This is an autobiography of Lady Day, one of my favourite jazz singers. A short but revealing book about her life, addictions, how she was exploited by others, etc..
Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy: Gennett Studios and the Birth of Recorded Jazz - by Rick Kennedy. Gennett was an early recording studio and label started in 1915 by a piano manufacturer. An early recording pioneer using acoustic/wax recording facilities, they recorded numerous jazz greats: Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Hoagy Carmichael, and many more.
Johnny Cash : The Life of an American Icon - by Stephen Miller. Icon is right. A good bio following his life from his beginnings with some part-time musicians/full time mechanics (Marshall Grant - bass, Luther Perkins - guitar), how they caught the ear of Sam Phillips at Sun Studios with their unpolished brand new sound, through his on-again off-again pill addiction, erratic behaviour, connection with the Carter family, and so on. Fascinating character.
I Was There When It Happened : My Life With Johnny Cash - by Marshall Grant. It's the whole Johnny Cash story from the perspective of his long-time friend, bass player and road manager. It's not a really well written book - a little disjointed at times - but it's very interesting to hear the story from someone who really was there.
Soulsville, U.S.A. : The Story of Stax Records - by Rob Bowman. Stax was an important studio/label in Memphis, TN in the 1960s and 1970s. Greats such as Carla Thomas, Booker T and the MGs, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Sam and Dave (and many more) recorded there. This is quite an in-depth book following Stax from its inception to its ultimate financial demise. Quite fascinating. I also bought a 9 CD compilation of Stax's singles to get the aural perspective. A lot of great music came out of Stax, but many of the names are not that well known because they were up against the Motown hit machine. Although Motown had some great stuff, I think Stax deserves greater recognition.
Catch A Fire: The Life of Bob Marley - by Timothy White. Great bio on Bob Marley - lots of background and information on a reggae great. This is probably one of the better bios written about Bob.
No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley - by Rita Marley. Another good read - from Bob's wife's perspective. I didn't quite finish the book 🙁 - I lost it at the Montreal airport last August (please let me know if you find it).
More to come in a later post!


Please advice, How and where can I get a Mantoux test done?. A baby who was given BCG injection after birth but is 4months now and no BCG scar on the arm. So I will be worried? I have heard that there must be BCG scar. Should we go and take the injection again?
Sometimes the BCG is given too deep instead of into the skin. Usually, to confirm in case of no BCG scar, we will do a Mantoux test to see if there is a reaction expected for someone who has had BCG. If there is none after 72 hours, we will give the BCG again as long as the child is healthy (a normal chest x-ray may be needed at times)'.


The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Actualization is an anniversary two-day anatomy actualization captivated on the additional Monday and Tuesday of February in New York City. Aswell referred to as the Super Bowl of dog shows, it is the additional longest continuously captivated antic accident in the United States afterwards the Kentucky Derby.
The Westminster Kennel Club was formed by a accumulation of men who aloft antic dogs and every so generally met at New York's Westminster Hotel. The logo of the Westminster Kennel Club is based on a photograph of a Pointer called Sensation. Sensation was endemic by the club and was said to accept a lot of absolute arch of any Pointer during his time.
The First Anniversary New York Bench Actualization of Dogs took abode on May 8-10, 1877 and featured over 1,200 dogs. Because of the event's huge success, a fourth day was added. The amount of canicule was after bargain to three, again two. With a few exceptions, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Actualization has been captivated at Madison Square Garden back 1883. Although the actualization itself may endure alone a brace of days, the alertness for it begins at atomic a year in advance.
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Actualization attracts about 35,000 attendees, 4.6 actor television viewers, and added than 400 journalists from over 20 countries. In 2002, 159 altered breeds were represented, with the top 5 breeds entered getting the Australian Shepherd, Dachshund, Rottweiler, Chinese Shar-pei, and Irish setter.
The Best in Actualization award, which has been accustomed out back 1907, is presented to the dog that receives top ceremoniousness from three altered judges. Dogs are advised on their accepted appearance, carriage, and condition. Board aswell attending at the blush and arrangement of the coat; the forequarters, hindquarters, feet, and tail; and the dog's temperament.
The brand that has won Best in Actualization a lot of amount of times is the Wire Fox Terrier, with the terrier accumulation accepting the a lot of winners in general. The alone dog to be awarded Best in Actualization three times was a Smooth Fox Terrier called Warren Remedy. Still, abounding added breeds accept aswell won Best in Show, alignment from the baby Pomeranian to the affable Newfoundland.


Reed, A.M., Banerjee, N., McDonough, S. (2018). UMBC – STRIDE: Fostering Diversity and Inclusive Excellence in the Faculty Recruitment Process. California State University Long Beach Diversity Hiring Retreat. Lake Arrowhead, CA.
Rous, P.J., Reed, A.M., & Murphy, C. (2018). STRIDE: Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence. University System of Maryland Symposium on Diversifying the Faculty. Adelphi, MD.
Reed, A.M. (2018). Best Practices in Minority Faculty Recruitment & Retention, Part 2: The Role of Technology in University of Maryland, Baltimore County's Practices for Inclusive Excellence in Faculty Hiring. AACU Annual Meeting, Jan 24-27, 2018, Washington, D.C.
Reed, A.M. (2017). Implicit Bias in Higher Education, JSU ADVANCE Implicit Bias Think Tank. Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.
Reed, A.M. (2016). Implicit Bias in Academic Spaces: Recognizing and Reducing its Impact. Faculty Development in Teaching Skills Workshop. University of Maryland, Baltimore. Baltimore, MD.
Reed, A.M. (2016). UMBC + Interfolio: Achieving Faculty Search Diversity with ByCommittee. Webinar.
Reed, A.M. (2016). UMBC Best Practices for Diversity and Inclusion.Indiana State University Diversity Tactical Team. Virtual Panel.
Reed, A.M. (2015). Strategic Mentoring: Developing a Network of Support for Career Advancement. Higher Education Recruitment Consortium Fall Conference. Washington, D.C.
Reed, A.M. (2015). Diversity and Inclusion in Global Engineering Education: Initializing Global Scale Collaboration. World Engineering Education Forum. Florence, Italy.
Reed, A.M. (2014). Promising Practices from UMBC's ADVANCE Program.Trinity College, Integer Program. Dublin Ireland.
Reed, A.M. (2013). Implicit Bias: Fixing the System at the Administrative Level.Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions: Women in STEM Forum. Cancun, Mexico.
Reed, A.M. (2013). UMBC's Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity.State University of New York, Stony Brook Center for Inclusive Excellence Proseminar Series, Stony Brook, NY.


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Q: Conditional drawer with react navigation I have a conditional navigation in app.js with asyncstorage.
In app.js I have a constructor with AsyncStorage modifying state and in function of state show a different drawer:
constructor(props) {
    super(props);

    this.getData().then((vist) => {
      if(vist !== null) {
        this.setState({vist: 1});
      } else {
        this.setState({vist: 0});
      }
    });
  }

  getData = async () => {
    try {
      const value = await AsyncStorage.getItem('vist');

      return value;

    } catch(e) {

    }
  }

and in render:
render(){
    return (
      { this.state.vist == 0 ?
      <AppContainer
          ref={navigatorRef => {
            NavigationService.setTopLevelNavigator(navigatorRef);
          }}
        />
      :
      <AppContainerFinal
          ref={navigatorRef => {
            NavigationService.setTopLevelNavigator(navigatorRef);
          }}
        />
      }
    );
  }

The problem is that I change asynstorage in other page it's impossible refresh app.js to change state in app.js
If I put setstate in render, this doesn't stop rendering any time.
How can I do it?

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"So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?" – Gal. 4:16
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God Made Them That Way
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 23, 2016 | Culture and Society, Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Liberal Theology, Pedophilia, Progressives, Transgender | 5 comments
When we initially commented on Suzanne DeWitt Hall's HuffPo blog, "Jesus: The First Transgender Man" with "Jesus Transgendered?" we had no expectation that anyone from the Huffington Post would read much less respond to our thoughts. To our surprise Suzanne DeWitt Hall did both, informing us that she did a follow up to her original piece, titled "Christians Turn Love into a Four-Letter Word", in which she included hateful comments she had received from some who identified themselves as Christians and some who didn't identify themselves as anything in particular.
We addressed this in "Seasoned with salt…" which Suzanne DeWitt Hall also commented on. In her response she used an argument which we often see used in defense of gay, lesbian, etc., sexual behavior. But before we delve into that I would like to make a point of clarification.
We have witnessed a new phenomenon promoted by the progressive left of "self-identifying." A male can "self-identify" as a female or a female can "self-identify" as a male. One man "self-identifies" as a female dragon (i.e., transgenderism and transpecieism) while another 52 year old man "self-identifies" as a 6 year old girl (transageism and transgenderism) This is unfortunate because it tends to trivialize a very real problem.
A small percentage of humans are born with birth defects such as ambiguous genitalia and/or Sex Chromosome Abnormalities. As we pointed out two weeks ago, these and other physical maladies are a result of the Fall, and those so afflicted need and deserve our prayers and support no differently than a family who has a child born with any other physical disorder.
However, there no evidence whatsoever that transgenderism solves any real physical or organic problem. In fact, there is ample evidence that rather than enhance quality of life, "the cure" compounds the unhappiness of the people who choose it. Professor of Psychiatry and former psychiatrist-in-chief for Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Paul R. McHugh, has pointed out that not only is "the suicide rate among transgendered people who had reassignment surgery is 20 times higher than the suicide rate among non-transgender people," but "70%-80% of children who had expressed transgender feelings…over time…spontaneously lost those feelings."
McHugh compares the person with an "intensely felt sense" that he or she is the wrong gender to a "'dangerously thin' person suffering anorexia who looks in the mirror and thinks they are 'overweight.'" In other words, according to Dr. McHugh, what we're really looking at here is not a male trapped in a female body or a female trapped in a male body, but a form of mental illness. And so Johns Hopkins no longer performs sex-change surgery "since producing a 'satisfied' but still troubled patient seemed an inadequate reason for surgically amputating normal organs." ("Johns Hopkins Psychiatrist: Transgender is 'Mental Disorder;' Sex Change 'Biologically Impossible,' by Michael W. Chapman, ).
Pro-transgender web sites went quickly into overdrive to rebut Dr. McHugh's conclusions, mostly blaming alleged rejection by society for the high suicide rate. Some have trumpeted a recent study which concluded, among other things, that parental acceptance appears to cut the transgender suicide rate by 57%—which obviously misses the fact that for such fortunate individuals it still remains 800% higher than the general population.
As previously mentioned, Suzanne DeWitt Hall appealed to the "God made them that way" argument. As is often the case, the argument as laid out suffers from a confusion of categories. The amoral category of physical characteristics, "blue eyes," "big feet," should not be confused with moral (or immoral) choices that people may have a propensity for, such as "a propensity for anger," or a propensity towards selfishness. There is certainly a wide array of physical birth defects, such as being born with "a heart condition," cleft palate, and others too numerous to list. But there is a huge difference between "God made them this way," to "God permitted them to be born that way." God's original creation was flawless – Adam and Eve brought physical and spiritual defects into the human condition. As far as God is concerned, the worst human "birth defect" is not physical but spiritual – our "sin nature" – the bent of human beings to do what is wrong, rather than choose to do right, often against our desires. Again, the fall of Adam and Eve is responsible for this colossal defect, not God. God could have either destroyed the human race in its infancy to eliminate this defect, or He could, as He did, "permit" people to be born defective and provide a way for sinful people to choose a "new nature," through belief on His spiritually perfect son. We can either stay as we were born, in "the Adam family," or we can be born again into "the Jesus family." By faith we understand that human beings who choose the Jesus family will eventually be perfect in every way, at the time of our redemption. Romans 8: 20-23
The "God made them that way" argument is offered to give validity and put God's stamp of approval on sexual relationships He has already forbidden. But if particular sexual desires such as same gender sex are "God given" as claimed, then wouldn't the desire to have sex with children also be God given? Ms. Hall was clearly outraged that I suggested that she should defend pedophiles to the same degree she defends LGBTQ:
to say that I should defend criminals because I defend LGBTQ rights is simply outrageous. Child predators and rapists do direct harm to others.
There are two points here. First, Ms. Hall has suddenly jumped from an argument based on desire to an argument based on harm and criminality—two inherently different types of arguments. Is she thus acknowledging an inherent weakness in her argument, which was originally based on desire? She doesn't say; she simply leaps to a different kind of argument. But why else would she so quickly abandon her prior basis for defending her view?
If, as is claimed, God created each individual with certain desires, and if the mere existence of such desires demonstrates God's approval of them, then why would that not be just as true for those attracted to children as it is for those attracted to those of their same gender? It wasn't all that long ago that homosexual behavior was a criminal offense in some states, but that changed due to the incessant drumbeat from those who insist that people should be free to fulfill their desires. Fathers left their wives and children to live with their male lovers. Mothers left their husbands and often their children in order to live with their female lovers. People were hurt, sometimes terribly, but that was okay because it was all about freedom to fulfill their allegedly "God-given desires." So if inborn desire is God-given, then wouldn't the correct course of action for an activist be to try to decriminalize pedophilia?
Earlier we noted that physical maladies are the result of humanity's Fall into sin. The Bible is clear about this, but it is even clearer about the fact that many of our desires are also the result that same Fall. The tenth commandment, "You shall not covet," is a commandment against desire—the desire for what does not properly belong to us. Such coveting is identified with lust and greed and desires for vengeance, all of which are considered "natural" and "normal" by secular society, and when they rear their heads they're usually blamed on something outside ourselves. Socially unacceptable desires are blamed on parenting, traditions, the social environment, and what-not, but as soon as any desire finds a particular level of acceptance it is not only considered to be above suspicion but is celebrated as God-given, no matter how disgusting it was once commonly held to be.
For Bible-believing Christians, however, no desire is above suspicion. Desire or temptation to engage in some sinful behavior is beyond our control – we are all temped in various ways – but acting on sinful desires is wrong. In fact, acting on many desires is outright forbidden because they are inherently destructive to all relationships, whether between God and people and between people and each other, and whether we admit it or not. It is not enough to say that the contemporary reflex to honor all forms of sexual desire as God-given is contrary to Scripture. We must also say that not a single Christian tradition in the history of the church has ever known such a reflex, which would seem to point to the fact that it is not Christian. Christians have always been aware and taught that they will battle temptation their whole lives, and they should not give in to them. We admit that to a non-Christian, or a person without a Christian worldview, this thought is not at all appealing and probably seems like needless suffering.
If the issue is one of criminality it should be noted that age of consent laws didn't come into usage in Western culture until 1275 when it was established as age 12 (mostly to deal with rape) in England. Over 20 countries currently practice child marriage. It is provided for in Islam's Qur'an, Hadith and Islam's prophet, Muhammad practiced pedophilia. As we point out in "Sex Before Eight or It's Too Late" and Harry and Larry Decide to Marry headway is already being made to decriminalize and normalize pedophilia. For over two decades some in the psychological community have been publishing "studies" claiming that no harm comes from pedophilia and may even have beneficial effects. In a 1999 paper published by the American Psychological Association argued that pedophilia is only harmful if the child feels bad. According to the authors, the only reason a child would feel bad is because adults make them feel bad and so, they suggest, we need to start using more affirming language like "adult-child sex." I suspect the "P" will be added to the rest of the growing sexual alphabet which just a few weeks ago was LGBTQ but has already grown to be LGBTQIA. At a University of Cambridge conference on "Classifying Sex: Debating DSM-5″ in July of 2013 several researchers were clear that "Paedophilia is natural and normal for males." Within the next 10-20 years we may catch up to the more "enlightened" view of a growing number in the psychological community and of the nations who practice pedophilia. When that happens any who objects to accepting and indeed celebrating adult-child sex will be ostracized as having pedophobia and will be punished by the same progressives who currently defend the other sexual desires. But, none of this is really surprising as Western Culture has thrown off the shackles of Judeo/Christian morality which has been the guide for Western Culture over the last 1700 years. We are returning to the sexual mores of First Century Rome. Although same gender sex was common in pagan Rome, even they didn't have gay marriage. Married men had mistresses and men of means also had catamites, a boy 12 years old or so, for the purposes of sexual gratification. Pedophilia was considered normal and even part of the initiation into adulthood.
Obviously, we don't support such behavior, but then we believe the biblical teaching that marriage is between one man and one woman and that sexual relations with anyone outside of that union is sinful, wrong, and unsanctioned by God.Ω
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Heather Patterson on June 23, 2016 at 10:11 am
Karen on June 23, 2016 at 4:32 pm
Thank you for the clarification of issues that have become very confused for many modern Christians. It's an important distinction. I have one small quibble with the use of the term "sin nature" (not actually found in the original language of the Bible) to describe what the Bible calls "the flesh" (or sometimes the "old man") and which refers to the disordered inner state human beings have to struggle with as a result of the fall of Adam and Eve. Since the term "nature" has been reserved classically in traditional Christian philosophy to refer to that which is essential to our being as created by God, who cannot create evil, coupling that term with the word "sin" may actually inadvertently contribute to the contemporary confusion. Sin is not properly, as you point out in most of this article, part of our human nature as created by God, neither is sin created by God, but rather is analogous to a wasting disease or blight on our human nature and has no real "nature" or existence of its own. Christians are called to identify with Christ and His wholeness, not with our disordered sinful desires whatever they may be. I may sin, but I am not my sin–this is an important biblical distinction. Through our union with Christ and His indwelling Spirit, we are enabled by faith to overcome the sin at work in our members (Romans 7).
Nicole on July 1, 2016 at 9:48 pm
The reason pedophilia & paedophilia came into the spotlight in the early 1980's was because psychologists (most of them secular) discovered the damage as they were trying to mop up the mess made of children to whom molestation happened. The identification of many criminals engaging in such behavior was based on empirical evidence in the lives of these victimized children. It's terrible to see legal precedents based on objective fact start to get washed away by the whim of evil desire. It's the concrete getting swept away by mere fancy & it's utterly insane.
Kimberly Schroeder on October 2, 2016 at 2:06 pm
And there is it, the word, "evil."
I believe they engaged in objective research to discover cause and effect. I do not believe they were moralizing or engaging in social reconstruction. To date except for an extreme few no one is suggesting adult/clild sex be condoned. Be that as it may I think a study should be done to count per population incidents of it in churches and Christian Ministries including Christian school as compared to transgender females/males. We already know the rate of teen pregnancy is higher among Christians than the general population as is divorce. I suspect the trend will hold.
The continued association of pedophilia and trans/gay persons does the Christian argument more harm than good. The argument continues to morph from Gay people were pedophiles by default to now the slippery slope of condoning or accepting LGBT people will lead to acceptance of pedophilia as a "life-style." That will blow up in your face as did the argument that gay marriage would lead to humans marrying dogs and cats. So far it seems this has not come to pass. I suspect some conservative christian might try it to make a point like those "Christian" men who invaded a women's locker room (I'm sure they were doing it for Christ) to show how wrong gender identity acceptance is.
The suicide rate is still very high among trans-persons, but even among accepting communities the hate can be very devastating to those who don't "look" good by world standards. Christians place a very hi regard on looks make no mistake. I worked Billy Graham crusades and there were a lot of pretty people on the team pushed center stage. I knew a Christian music group that asked the girl with the big boobs rather than the less attractive girl with twice the voice to join their group (New Dawn Singers). A pastor even made reference to my looks as reason to reconsider transition. Acceptance in the main is more about looks than anything else and the Evangelical Church is not immune. A person who is body dysphoric is very vulnerable so the messages from both Christians and non Christians do take their toll. That is not to say that some make a mistake. However, the norm is while one is going through what can be described as puberty all over again they loose everything they built in their life to that point. Career's are destroyed, family's reject them. The Church in which they were once held in high regard now calls the pedophiles and bar them from attendance. For young people too often a Christian family will turn them over to Satan and kick them to the street. It is not easy when the people who thought well of you now despise you.
For my part at least I was honest. I left Seminary and ministry because I believed god would not want me there. God hated me and I felt that was OK because I was unable to turn from my sin. Ironically I saw many who graduated at the gays bars in Chicago years later. What I have discovered is the more a Christian obsesses over this issue the more likely they are demonstrating counter transference.
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Commutation and appeals are NOT working no one is commucated Governor should be given authority.
Judges, Police, Prosecuters should be trained to solve crime at lowest level possible (family punshes offender) instead of head hunting for convictions. Hang-m-high attitude needs modifying to rehabilitate in minor crime areas.
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Federal laws (Social Security Insurance) and Medicaid should be considered in parole or commutation consideration.


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