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The poem "Our Dust," by C . D . Wright is presented. First Line: I am your ancestor. You know next-to-nothing; Last Line: of the black car.

An essay is presented on poet Frank Stanford. Topics mentioned include his career development, the social aspect of his book "The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You," and the quality of his work. Also mentioned are the repetition, cadence, and assonance of the poems he made, his narrative poetry, and his basic training in poetry writing from a writer at the University of Arkansas.

Issues related to how the IRS Exempt Organizations (EO) Division plans to conduct business in the aftermath of the IRS reorganization are examined. Topics include procedures in the EO Division's determination and examination offices, the intersection of EO tax issues and other legal areas such as federal election law, policy regarding joint ventures, relationship with the private sector, and hiring decisions.

Issues related to the property tax exemption for charities are examined, focusing on topics covered in a book scheduled for publication in 2001 by The Urban Institute's Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy and at a June 2000 Wash D.C. conference. Topics include policies of state and local governments, standards charities must meet for exemption, and rationales for the exemption.

The move of IRS Exempt Organizations Division official Steven D. Arkin to the U.S. Treasury Dept. after a short tenure as the head of the Rulings and Agreements section is the subject of this article.

IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Marcus S. Ownes will join the Wash DC law firm of Caplin & Drysdale after he retires from the IRS on Feb 11, 2000. The esteemed IRS official stated he looked forward to joining the relatively small firm because it would offer intellectual and managerial flexibility and the chance to work with interesting aspects of exempt organizations tax law, such as how the law interfaces with First Amendment and federal election law issues.

IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Marcus Owens explained the IRS' new revenue ruling regarding whole hospital joint venture revenue ruling in May 1998. In his address to the National Press Club, Owens explained the IRS' goal was to ensure charities use their proceeds for charitable purposes without providing substantial private benefits. Owens noted that more than the new revenue ruling applies to charities planning a joint venture with profit oriented organizations.

Representatives of for-profit health care company Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. were satisfied with its settlement agreement to pay $71 million in taxes and interest. The IRS disallowed the company's deduction for stock options issued to executives which the company called compensation but the IRS called payments issued as part of the company's acquisition. The IRS's settlement for about 25% of its original claim is not unusual, particularly in cases where the original claim is large.

The poem "From Breathtaken," by C. D. Wright is presented. First Line: napping in her car with her 19-week fetus; Last Line: dreaming of electric sheep.

This article presents one couple who lives during the World War I. It details the reasons why both the man and woman decided to migrate in the U.S. It details descriptions of both the woman and the man. It says that the woman is in her early twenties and has used to work at The Poetry Hotel. It says that the man has earned a graduate degree and was working at the methadone clinic. It relates soon after the World War I, the couple is yet to experience another war, which is considered as the World War II. It also shares that the couple begot a son.

We investigated the role of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) in ischemiareperfusion injury in cardiac transplantation. SLPI-- mouse hearts and wild-type (WT) controls were transplanted immediately or after 10 h of cold ischemia (CI). Recombinant SLPI (rSLPI) was added to the preservation solution or given systemically. After evaluation of myocardial performance, grafts were investigated for histology, SLPI, TNF-?, TGF-?, NF-?B and protease expression at indicated time points. Early myocardial contraction was profoundly impaired in SLPI-- hearts exposed to CI and associated with high intra-graft protease expression. Systemic administration of rSLPI had no effect, however, when SLPI was added to the preservation solution, myocardial contraction was restored to normal. At 10 days, inflammation, myocyte vacuolization and necrosis were significantly more severe in SLPI-- hearts. SLPI gene expression was detected in WT mice at 12 and 24 h and was significantly higher after CI. SLPI protein was observed at 24 h and 10 days. High intra-graft concentrations of SLPI after administration of rSLPI were inversely correlated with protease levels early and TGF-? expression late after reperfusion. SLPI plays a crucial role in early myocardial performance and postischemic inflammation after cardiac transplantation. A dual inhibitory effect on protease and TGF-? expression might be the underlying mechanism.

Presents the poem "Rising, Falling, Hovering," by C. D. Wright. First Line: Floods of feelings; Last Line: a moon would appear.

Presents the short story "Rewatching 'The Passenger,'" by C. D. Wright.