“Seek the Light of Love”:Philip Lamantia’s “A Simple Answer to the Enemy”: Then and Now

During the 1940s the poet Philip Lamantia transitioned away from Surrealism to “naturalistic” poetry rooted in spirituality and the mysticism that exists in extraordinary experiences. Some of the subject matter became more sensuous and sociopolitical, and an underlying theme is contempt for government and the evil perpetrated in its name. One of his most overtly political poems, “A Simple Answer to the Enemy” remains applicable today. It makes a case for dissent by laying bare the corrupt agenda of a political order that dehumanizes the public and erodes liberties. Lamantia endorses a revolutionary mindset that rejects mechanistic thinking, aggression, and greed, and encourages us to embrace a philosophy of love and the spirit of compassion

Sowing Seeds to Save the Planet:Environmental Issues in the Poetry of Nanao Sakaki

Amid the whirlwind of postwar modernization, Nanao Sakaki found inspiration in the wild and became one of Japan’s great voices for the environment, working tirelessly to enlighten the Japanese public about the government’s anti-environmental policies and attempting to change those policies through poetry and grass roots activism. Flavored with a unique brand of crazy wisdom and wit, his poetry addresses the beauty of the natural world and disappointment about humanity’s lack of concern for the environment. This paper examines Sakaki’s environmental themes, especially his objection to river dams, coral reef habitat destruction, and nuclear energy. Although he expresses disappointment, he does not completely despair. By calling attention to our threatened environment he becomes a voice for the earth, hoping to inspire others to renew their bond with the landscape and save the planet

“Notwithstanding the Broken English and Imperfect Grammar”:A Short Analysis of Joseph Hardy Neesima’s Letters in English

Joseph Neesima spent the vast majority of his life in the pursuit of improving himself. As a boy and an adolescent in Edo, his early education focused on Japanese and Chinese teachings and then broadened to include Western knowledge that he gained from reading Dutch texts. Budding interest in Christianity motivated the desire to translate the Bible into his native tongue, so he spent ten years abroad immersing himself in American culture, understanding Western education methods, and developing his Christian faith, all the while improving his linguistic aptitude. Unquestionably, he made great strides. The documents that Neesima left behind offer insight into his overall English language competence, and this paper is a brief analysis of some of the letters that he wrote in English while abroad. Exploring these letters reveals many of the profound experiences, friendships, and motivating factors that influenced his English language ability, but ultimately, all of these were superseded by his charismatic character and commitment to personal and spiritual improvement

Memory Stretches and Love Streams：Interconnectivity,Nature.and Romance in Michael McClure's "Dear Being"

For more than half a century Michael McClure has been writing unique poetry about spirituality,the enviroment,and his place in contemporary society.Published in 2010."Dear Being",a collection of thirty-seven poems dedicated to his eife,is a noteworthy addition to the poet's canon.Writing about the natural world from a mystical-scientific viewpoint,incorporating Buddhist sensibilities,and intermingling his perceptions and experiences with memories he forges a truly mature volume of work.McClure continues to develop his usual themes,however maturity and passionate love infuse the sequence with a dimension of acceptance and oneness with the universe that help the poet achieve serenity in the twilight of his career

Gregory Corso's "The American Way": Then and Now

In the late 1950ｓ Gregory Coro moved to Paris where he would spend most of the next thirty years, enabling him to write about the United States from a unique perspective as an expatriate. Despite his patriotism, he felt that the American Dream had morphed into a monster, which he dubbed the American Way, and he was deeply concerned about the nation's trajectory. In spite of being written fifty years ago "The American Way" remains relevant today. In the poem he castigates not only those who abuse their power, but also the willing masses who follow blindly. Yet Corso does not completely despair, instead he pins his hope on youth for the redemption of America.

Hunting and gathering culture:Daily life,the seasons,and the expatriate experience in Philip Whalen's Japan poems

Written between 1966 and 1971,Philip Whalen wrote heavily autobiographical poems that chronicled his life while he lived,worked,and studied in Japan.His views about the country are deeply personal,and the poems present the perceptions and thoughts of person who has ups and downs in an alien nation.His Buddhist mindfulness provides him with an ability to comprehend the nature of things as they are in the present moment,and they are complimented by his extensive knowledge about the country's historical and cultural background.Whalen's attention to the details of daily life,the seasons,and the expatriate experience,along with thoughtful contemplation,enable the poet to overcome the difficulties of living abroad and develop a deeper understanding of Japanese society,its culture,and its people

A Bibliography of Aboriginal Archaeological Plant Food Remains From Eastern North America: 1901-1991

Research Report No. 11, Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Reports in this series discuss the findings of archaeological excavations and research projects undertaken by the RLA between 1984 and present

A novel PCFT gene mutation (p.Cys66LeufsX99) causing hereditary folate malabsorption

Hereditary folate malabsorption (HFM) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder which is characterized by impaired intestinal folate malabsorption and impaired folate transport into the central nervous system. Mutations in the intestinal folate transporter PCFT have been reported previously in only 10 individuals with this disorder. The purpose of the current study was to describe the clinical phenotype and determine the molecular basis for this disorder in a family with four affected individuals. A consanguineous family of Pakistani origin with autosomal recessive HFM was ascertained and clinically phenotyped. After genetic linkage studies all coding exons of the PCFT gene were screened for mutations by direct sequencing. The clinical phenotype of four affected patients is described. Direct sequencing of PCFT revealed a novel homozygous frameshift mutation (c.194dupG) at a mononucleotide repeat in exon 1 predicted to result in a truncated protein (p.Cys66LeufsX99). This report extends current knowledge on the phenotypic manifestations of HFM and the PCFT mutation spectrum

Probing shock geometry via the charge to mass ratio dependence of heavy ion spectra from multiple spacecraft observations of the 2013 November 4 event

In large Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events, ions can be accelerated at coronal mass ejection (CME)-driven shocks to very high energies. The spectra of heavy ions in many large SEP events show features such as roll-overs or spectral breaks. In some events when the spectra are plotted in terms of energy/nucleon, they can be shifted relative to each other to make the spectral breaks align. The amount of shift is charge to mass ratio (Q/A) dependent and varies from event to event. This can be understood if the spectra of heavy ions are organized by the diffusion coefficients (Cohen et al. 2005). In the work of Li et al. (2009), the Q/A dependence of the scaling is related to shock geometry when the CME-driven shock is close to the Sun. For events where multiple in-situ spacecraft observations exist, one may expect that different spacecraft are connected to different portions of the CME-driven shock that have different shock geometries, therefore yielding different Q/A dependence. In this work, we examine one SEP event which occurred on 2013 November 4. We study the Q/A dependence of the energy scaling for heavy ion spectra using helium, oxygen and iron ions. Observations from STEREO-A, STEREO-B and ACE are examined. We find that the scalings are different for different spacecraft. We suggest that this is because ACE, STEREO-A and STEREO-B are connected to different parts of the shock that have different shock geometries. Our analysis indicates that studying the Q/A scaling of in-situ particle spectra can serve as a powerful tool to remotely examine the shock geometry for large SEP events

Visualizing tumor evolution with the fishplot package for R

BACKGROUND: Massively-parallel sequencing at depth is now enabling tumor heterogeneity and evolution to be characterized in unprecedented detail. Tracking these changes in clonal architecture often provides insight into therapeutic response and resistance. In complex cases involving multiple timepoints, standard visualizations, such as scatterplots, can be difficult to interpret. Current data visualization methods are also typically manual and laborious, and often only approximate subclonal fractions. RESULTS: We have developed an R package that accurately and intuitively displays changes in clonal structure over time. It requires simple input data and produces illustrative and easy-to-interpret graphs suitable for diagnosis, presentation, and publication. CONCLUSIONS: The simplicity, power, and flexibility of this tool make it valuable for visualizing tumor evolution, and it has potential utility in both research and clinical settings. The fishplot package is available at https://github.com/chrisamiller/fishplot. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-3195-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users