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The fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a model species used by biologists to study protein synthesis, cell division and gene expression in eukaryotes. Its complete genome was sequenced in 1996.
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Many biological processes take place out of sight or more precisely on a scale that humans can't see. With processes of this nature, it is easy to overlook the details in favor of the larger story. This is natural for human. We are simply more comfortable dealing with the world we can see, touch and smell rather than the world beyond our senses. However, for scientists, the details matter and they are not easy to come by. Take cell division, for example. We can see cells divide with microscopes, but we can't see the proteins synthesize or when or why they are synthesized in the process. Scientists must move into the world of the unseen and use sophisticated techniques to gain clues they can then put together to figure out what is happening. Fortunately, there are scientists who are gifted in dealing with the world of the unseen. Nobel prize winner Sir Paul Nurse, Head of the Royal Society, is one such scientist.
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Use the resources below to answer the following questions:
- Do you think Sir Nurse's work on cell division is basic or applied research? Explain your answer fully.
- What defines the cell cycle? What aspects of the cell cycle is Sir Nurse's lab focusing on?
- How may Sir Nurse's work lead to treatments for cancer?
- How does work like Sir Nurse's benefit the work of other scientists? How do you think scientific progress would be affected if people were not conducting research of this nature?
- How did the Human Genome Project (HGP) set the stage for deeper scientific research? What kind of information did the HGP provide? Why is this information crucial to understanding Homo sapiens?
Resources Cited
- http://www.princeton.edu/genomics/botstein/publications/2011_Fink_Yeast.pdf
- http://royalsociety.org/people/paul-nurse/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO7b6rwFNlE
- http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2001/nurse-autobio.html


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GLORY 11 Was Kickboxing's American Coming Out Party
- Written by Dave Walsh
Yesterday was a pretty tense day for me and a few other people, as GLORY made their Spike TV debut with GLORY 11. For me, I've been running Kickboxing-oriented sites for about five years now, which as an American can be a rather losing endeavor. Kickboxing in the United States hasn't had a fair shake in a very long time, with the rise of the UFC in the mid-90's decimating whatever was left of Kickboxing and made Mixed Martial Arts the new attraction. This meant that all of the new, up-and-coming talent moved to the new world of MMA where there was money to be made.
Kickboxing and America have a rather sordid history, as at one time America gave Kickboxing a chance and it never really caught on like it should have. Part of the problem came from the confusing rules and just how different it was from everything else. Many were talking about last night as if it were the first time on a major American television network that Kickboxing programming had aired, but that is just not true at all. Kickboxing appeared network television in the 70's, as PKA had deals with ESPN in the 80's while also making brief appearances on CBS. This continued until around 1986 or so when the PKA, like any other big Kickboxing organization, was brought down by rumored criminal ties and for being run poorly.
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Last night was Kickboxing's first real chance in America in almost 30 years, only this time things were different. There were no foot guards, no long pants, the rules are based on the modified Muay Thai and Kyokushin rules that K-1 made famous in the 90's. Of course, GLORY has a few modifications to their rules which sets them apart, including a flash knockdown rule that fans and fighters can't seem to wrap their heads around (or even know it exists!). The product that GLORY presents is big on showmanship and provides high octane action.
For many Kickboxing purists, GLORY 11 wasn't the greatest show ever, as Heavyweight is one of the most maligned classes for the hardcores, but from a pure entertainment value it was unbeatable. GLORY had to hit a home run in their Spike TV debut, which is exactly what they did. There were definitely some kinks to work out in the production, but it was a professional presentation that made other Spike TV programs, like Bellator, look that much worse. Absolutely every fight on the broadcast delivered and it was fitting that a new star was born in Rico Verhoeven.
While the ratings for this show will give us an idea of who was willing to try Kickboxing on for size, all signs tend to be pointing towards GLORY 12 pulling in bigger numbers and attracting more and more fans. The live reactions from last night all throughout social media should be telling enough, as everyone who watched GLORY 11 walked away satisfied and exciting about the sport of Kickboxing, which is all that this peddler of an obscure sport could ask for.


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Singer and keyboardist Anne Heaton never wanted to be a solo artist, but it's been that way since her first album in 2002. "The vision that I have is that I'd always be playing with a string quartet, a full band, and a small gospel choir," half-jokes the former Boston artist, who recently moved to Chicago to start a family. Traveling alone is an economic reality for a touring musician. No bandmates fill her car, but different musical friends are there to join her on-stage in different cities.
Also, solitude might just be the best situation for an artist who likes to do what she wants. No bass player in the mixing room with a greedy hand on the volume knob. No collaborator trying to get you to be more Björk-ish. But this free-wheeling freedom that comes with no big-label pressure can make a bohemian songwriter go perfectly nuts. Honeycomb, Heaton's forthcoming release (and her fourth overall), is her most eccentric work yet. Produced by Hem's Gary Maurer and Q Division's Mike Denneen, the album features Heaton's own open-hearted originals mixed with a wide range of outside elements, including collaborations with NYC-songwriter Neil Cleary, musical adaptations of two poems by 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi, an adaptation of the Catholic "Saint Francis Prayer," a field-recording of a conversation with her father, and let's not forget that tactfully minimalist cover of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida."
When asked how she knows when songs are right for her, Heaton says simply, "If I love them." It's a subjective criterion if there ever was one, but for an artist who operates on instincts, heeding one's whimsy isn't such a bad thing. "In the past I wasn't letting other people into the creative process," explains Heaton, regarding the direction of her new album. And in her mind, letting in influential figures from the past and present adds newfound richness. This doesn't just include Cleary, Chris Martin, and Heaton's father (who provides a link to her grandfather, the protagonist for the tear-jerker "Last Drive"), but also voices long-gone, such as Rumi and Saint Francis, who Heaton brings to sit with her on the bench of her gently worn Fender Rhodes.
Heaton's husky voice is a steadying force as we skitter with her across the flotsam and jetsam of her life. Where "Last Drive" offers a sketch of an old man returning to the town of his youth, "Sin Verguenza" reveals a woman's involvement with a Spanish soap; and with a lyric like "You haven't chosen between your live-in beau and your ex-husband/But you always look good for both of them," it's hard to know which song is more true to life. Mixing a little profane in with the sacred might just be a thing here. At first, the Coldplay selection comes across as a callow dime in the jukebox, but its use of archaic fixtures (kings, castles, etc.) sets the stage for Heaton's journey into the eternal.
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NASHVILLE – The Ole Miss victory snapped a string of five straight losses at Memorial Gym, and the Rebels improved to 6-47 against Vanderbilt in Nashville.
Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy worked with a number of different personnel groupings in the game, and several of them came up big.
Nick Williams, now coming off the bench to provide more offense, had not scored in the game until he hit a floater in the lane with 1:29 left to give the Rebels a 75-72 lead.
Anthony Perez in the game when it was still on the line was unusual for the freshman. Signed as a 3-pointer shooter, Perez has struggle this season, hitting just three of 17 attempts. His 3-pointer with 6:21 left cut the Vanderbilt lead to six after it had peaked at 13.
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Marshall Henderson finished with 26 points and was 4 for 11 from 3-point range, including his 3 from deep behind the key to tie the game at the buzzer and force overtime. He went into the game as the SEC's leading scorer with 18.6 points a game.
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Description ADULT SUMMER Has streaked brown back and rufous wings and tail. Crown is rufous and face is gray overall, with dark eyestripe, and dark lower edge to ear coverts bordering the buffy malar stripe. Dark line borders unstreaked white throat and underparts are otherwise mostly unmarked gray, but with rufous wash on flanks. ADULT WINTER AND IMMATURE Similar, but crown is dull brown with pale central stripe; breast and flanks are streaked. JUVENILE Similar to winter adult, but browner overall and more heavily streaked.
Dimensions Length: 5" (13 cm)
Habitat Common summer visitor (mainly Apr-Sep) to shrubby wetlands; winters from south_eastern U.S. to Central America.
Observation Tips Fairly easy to see. Like many other sparrows, responds to "pishing."
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Voice Song is a sweet, musical rattle, about 2-3 seconds in duration; call is a sharp tchip.
Discussion Dumpy looking sparrow; similar to Lincoln's, but with much more rufous wings, tail, and (when breeding) crown. Calls of two species are also different. Sexes are similar.


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So, you're sick of commercial airlines' ever-smaller bags of peanuts and ever-longer security lines, but you're not ready for your own Gulf Stream or even fractional ownership of a plane. Jumpjet, which opens for business today, could provide an attractive alternative.
The membership service lets you fly on any one of a variety of private jets as long as you book at least two weeks advance. Jumpjet founder and CEO Will Ashcroft wants to provide "a gateway to private flying for the frustrated first- or business-class commercial passenger." These are people who never found quite what they wanted in the industry's previous array of offerings. Perhaps you balked at fractional ownership's minimum flight-hour commitments or six-figure price tags. And maybe you don't require charter aviation's offer of short-notice booking or customized routes.
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Description ADULT Has "cold" look to plumage compared to Black-capped. Has gray-buff back and darkish wings; pale margins to inner flight feathers and greater coverts are duller and show less contrast than on Black-capped. Black cap, throat, and bib are similar in extent to Black-capped but white on face grades subtly from white cheeks to pale gray on sides of nape (uniformly white in Black-capped). Underparts are grayish overall with faint buff wash on flanks (flanks are warmer buff in Black-capped). Tail is dark, but with pale (not white) fringes. Legs are gray and bill is dark. JUVENILE Similar to adult.
Dimensions Length: 4-5" (10-13 cm)
Habitat Common and widespread resident of deciduous wooded habitats.
Observation Tips Easy to see.
Range Mid-Atlantic, Plains, Texas, Southeast, Florida, Great Lakes
Voice Song is a four-note whistling fee-bee fee-bay; call is a rapid chika-dee-dee, higher pitched than that of Black-capped.
Discussion Very similar to Black-capped. Fortunately, ranges overlap only slightly. Slightly smaller size is of little use in field identification. With experience, Carolina's subtly different proportions (smaller head and shorter tail) and can be useful pointers. Visits feeders, uses nest boxes, and joins roving mixed-species flocks of small birds outside breeding season. Sexes are similar.


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I managed to get the cup in, but now I can't get it out! It seems like the cup is stuck inside me.
If you have problems removing Lunette, the first thing to do is relax, breathe deeply and focus on your vaginal muscles. If the menstrual cup has worked its way higher inside the vagina, relax the muscles and try to grasp its bottom or tab with your fingers. Squatting also eases the cup down. The cup can't get lost in the vagina; it will ultimately slip down by force of gravity. Some strategies: find a comfortable position that will allow you to remove the cup more easily: many Lunette ladies remove the cup while straddling the toilet bowl with the vagina open and legs relaxed. The vagina has a natural curve and the cup is usually above the pubic bone when sitting. Grasp the bottom of the cup tightly with your forefinger and thumb and pinch to release the suction, rock it back and forth, and gently ease it out.
Methods to reach a cup that is too high: Sometimes women have trouble removing the cup because it is so far inside the vagina that they can't get a hold of the bottom or stem (sometimes this happens during the night). In this case, after waking, wait at least half an hour to allow it to settle and then remove. Squatting (with your legs spread and bent and your heels beneath your bottom) — in the shower, for example — helps open the vagina and bring Lunette down to the opening. At this point, you can grasp the lower part of the cup with your fingers, sit down in the bathtub (if you prefer) relax and remove the cup as explained above.
Another removal option is to push downward, using the same muscles as when making a bowel movement (but stop pushing as soon as you have a hold of the cup bottom). Relax, remove and reuse. I can grab hold of the stem and the bottom of the cup, but I can't break the seal to get it out. Even though you shouldn't remove the cup by pulling on the stem alone, the purpose of the stem is to pull the cup bottom down until you can reach the cup bottom and pinch to break the seal.
If you still have trouble with removal, insert your forefinger parallel to the cup and find the upper part of the cup edge. At this point, your thumb will naturally be positioned at the cup bottom, then gently press the cup together and grasp the cup with your thumb and gently pull. You may hear a small noise when the suction is released, but keep pulling the cup down and don't let go. When the cup is positioned at the opening of your vagina, press the cup together just like when inserting it, so that no pressure is applied to the mucous membrane — it's all about technique as opposed to force (but aren't most things in life?).
Lunette has been inside me for ten hours, is there any risk of an infection?
The usage limit of 12 hours is a recommendation, but longer use will not necessarily cause problems.
If the cup is inserted significantly longer, be more attentive to any symptoms afterwards, such as yeast infections. Remember the cup is designed to hold a certain amount of fluid and be changed 2-4 times per day.
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Sometimes I have leakage when I use the cup. I've heard that the reason could be that the cervix should be inside the cup. What is the cervix and when do I know that it is inside the cup?
The cervix is the entrance of the uterus through which menstrual blood flows through a pin-sized hole into the vaginal canal. The cervix is cylindrical or cone-shaped and located in the upper part of the vagina. When touched, it feels like the tip of a nose. For some women, it moves significantly lower during menstruation. Since the cervix is usually high in the vagina and the menstrual cup is placed low, the cervix remains above the cup. But if the cervix is significantly low, it may enter the interior of the cup.
Tampons in contrast, are placed further up inside the vagina, where the cervix is located. In Lunette diagrams, the cervix is intentionally placed very high to emphasize that the correct position of the cup is low in the vagina. Leaks are more frequent for women whose cervix moves lower during menstruation or if the cup has been inserted too high in the vagina, next to the cervix, or above it. The cup might also exert pressure on the cervix and cause discomfort and even pain. The best way to evaluate the position of your cervix is by observing leakage — if you have experienced leakage even when the cup has been opened, make sure that the cup is significantly lower than the cervix.
In some women, the cervix fits best inside the menstrual cup. For many women, the cervix descends after giving birth; for others, it is simply situated low in the vagina. If you have given birth recently, or more than once, you should exercise the pelvic diaphragm muscles by doing kegels. Keeping these muscles in shape is useful when using the menstrual cup, as well as to avoid incontinence and improve sex. If you haven't experienced leakage and you have not located the cervix, there is no need to hunt for it. You're a woman whose cervix is so deep in the vagina that it does not affect the use of the menstrual cup in any way.
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IUKA – A historic marker to honor William Gray, a patriot of the Revolutionary War, will be unveiled and dedicated at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Tishomingo County Courthouse.
Gray, a native of South Carolina, enlisted in the American Revolution at Laurens County, S.C., in 1778, and fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. After the war he settled in north central Tishomingo County. He died in 1848 and was buried in Old Gray Town Cemetery.
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That's debatable.
To me, could have been better, could have been worse.
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To "the Obama" she is to the center.
That's debatable.
To me, could have been better, could have been worse.
just sayin'
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She is one of the consequences of losing the election. Let's just pray one of the Conservative Judges doesn't have to leave the bench in the next 4 years.
That would be a dissaster.
Undecided just yet in this one. I think the pick could have been much worse. What I will say is I think BHO is just as concerned with leaving historical marks as he is with anything else. I am still not really sure what this womans childhood or her mother has to do with much of anything. Would she be more or less qualified if she grew up in a rich affluent neighborhood? So far most of what I have read or seen of tv about her is her childhood and upbringing and I could not give a fat rats azz about it. Give me substance not fluff please.
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Justice is suppose to be Blind. Shouldn't matter your skin color, how much money you have, your gender, etc...Supremme Court makes rulings per the existing Laws (Constitution).
Sonia Sotomayer made a statement regarding her gender, race and position in life that she believes makes her judgement better than someone of a different gender, race and position.
As far as I'm concerned she is racist and opinionated and not suited for the Supreme Court.
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Sotomayor reversed 60% by high court
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With Judge Sonia Sotomayor already facing questions over her 60 percent reversal rate, the Supreme Court could dump another problem into her lap next month if, as many legal analysts predict, the court overturns one of her rulings upholding a race-based employment decision.
Three of the five majority opinions written by Judge Sotomayor for the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals and reviewed by the Supreme Court were reversed, providing a potent line of attack raised by opponents Tuesday after President Obama announced he will nominate the 54-year-old Hispanic woman to the high court.
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It's been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time since Guitar World last spoke with Nigel Tufnel, lead guitarist of the legendary British hard rock band Spinal Tap.
Now that the band has emerged from prolonged hibernation to promote Back from the Dead, their first new album since 1992's Break Like the Wind, it seemed like a good opportunity to catch up with Tufnel.
It wasn't, but we got a long interview with him anyway — too long, in fact, to fit into the magazine, so we're sharing the leftovers here to provide an amuse-bouche in advance of the main course that is Nigel Tunfel's long-awaited return to Guitar World [September 2009 issue].
GUITAR WORLD A lot of metal artists have converted to Christianity recently. It's quite a big trend. Does Back from the Dead mean that you're born again?
NIGEL TUFNEL Oh no. No, no, no, no. Born again is a different thing. Isn't that about religion or something? No, that's rubbish. We're talking about the metaphor of someone being either physically dead or their career is in jeopardy in some way and they're re-emerging. It's not some religious thing. We were in limbo, shall we say, for a bit and now we're not anymore. Now we're back again. "Back from the Dead" is so that people will maybe understand that. We weren't religiously changed in any way.
GW I think that will be a relief to many of your fans.
TUFNEL And me as well.
GW The album features new recordings of 11 old Spinal Tap songs. Guitar players should be excited to hear how you revised your old solos on the new album. Tell me how you rethought them.
TUFNEL Soloing, as you know . . . you probably play the guitar, to a point. I don't know you and I don't know your recordings, but I assume you play a bit. I don't follow your solo career to be honest. But my soloing is really otherworldly in a sense that there's no thinking process at all. It's not as intellectualized as yours might be, again, not knowing your actual work. So I'm in a bit of a dream state when that happens. After I do it I listen, then know what's happening but not during. It's mostly you're in the moment, right? Yeah.


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So, this is my answer to your question, but I'm really answering it for Bill. simply put, it's 'tit for tat'; partisan politics at it's worst. BOTH sides got us into this and have persisted in making a bad situation worse.
The Republicans in the House: (PARAPHRASED) If the Senate doesn't vote to de-fund the ACA we'll let a partial shutdown of the government happen!
The Democrats in the Senate: (PARAPHRASED) Oh yeah? Well go ahead, 'cause we won't vote to de-fund the ACA!
The Republicans in the House: (PARAPHRASED) Oh yeah? Well we're gonna do it and you're not gonna like it!
The Democrats in the Senate: (paraphrased) Oh yeah? you're not gonna like it either. Wait'll you see what WE do!
And they did, so they did......
So there's my answer, Bill. The legislative branch of our Government has devolved into a completely disfunctional Mob, and the President is totally ineffective at leading them out of this morass. I personally have no use for anyone that is a member of congress, or the President. I'm going to endure this crap until the next election and then vote against anyone on my ballot that is an incumbent.-Paul


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ben and I am sure gary will be there
Gary called me to confirm, I just didn't let him know about the meeting place.
Thanks to all who came out yesterday to the finale. It unfortunate more couldn't make it. We had 19 people show up to take advantage of some prizes. The winners included;
Doug C. - an awesome 192g blizzard condor
Sweet - 20$ of the ace pool
Spencer - 20$ of the ace pool
Dylan - 20$ of the ace pool
Laufer - 20$ of the ace pool
Dave H. - 20$ MSt gift card
Osborn - 20$ MSt gift card
Salisbury - 20$ MSt gift card
Sweet - 3 20$ MSt gift cards
The generous Eric McCabe also donated a nice signed Trespass and Truth. Spencer won the Truth and Sweet won the Trespass.
In short Chris Sweet won everything that he as able to.
The following people, through their generous donations throughout the season, have a short sleeve dri-fit shirt with the DD logo on the back and CNY logo on the front coming their way;
Laufer, Newman, Bateman, Assmussen, Carney, Clements, Z, Bowman and Don C.
EMac is coordinating with his DD folks and I'll get them to you guys when they come in.
I also picked out some discs for the most generous people and the following people got;
Laufer - star Mamba & champ Tern (Jason gave a lot of money away this year)
Newman - champ Cobra
Bateman - champ Tern
Jeff A. - champ Gator
Carney - champ Vulcan
Clements - champ DD2
Bowman - pro Teebird
Don C. - pro Piggy
Osborn - dx Roc3
If you weren't there to pick these up, I'll have them in my truck to get to you the next time I see you.
Series points winners got paid 12 deep and were;
Dylan - 120$
Gary - 105$
Ben - 85$
G-man - 75$
Salisbury - 60$
Denise - 50$
Westy - 40$
Spencer - 35$
Me - 30$
Don C. - 25$
Barret - 20$
After all the prizes and series points winners were taken care of we ate some wraps and subs from wegmans. I'm pretty sure no one went home hungry. Everything yesterday was paid for by one of the dollars that everyone paid every week.
Thanks to Barret, Osborn, Doug C. and Laufer for walking the shortened course and setting it up...Jason G. for helping pick up lunch...Todd B. for running some of the competition while we were getting lunch and to everyone who showed.
I had a great time running the show again this year. I think adding the iPad in there really streamlined the process and saved a lot of time. It was great to meet so many new players and see everyone's game improve. Also, a big thanks to the various people that helped me every week with cards, payouts, checking scores, etc., etc...I had different help all the time, but it was all necessary to keep things moving so people could get home at a reasonable hour.
I'll see you all next April....unfortunately I'm sure I'll see some of you many times before then too.
Thanks Doug, great job.
any talk of league this year?
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Had to toss some of the dialogue up from this issue. Just cause it's so great.
(The X-Men and Xavier, watching the TV coverage of the Religious Fanatics that are outside the gates to the school. Preaching scripture and such about the 'Angel'.)
(Henry sitting alone in a restaurant, feeling all down and upset. Because the team is ticked off at him for dropping the news about Angel. When a mysterious benefactor (maybe Mr. Sinister) shows up to offer him a proposition. Who it is is not shown, just the shadow of them standing next to the table. It certainly sounds like Sinister. From what I've read of the old books.)Xavier: Before I ask which one of you is responsible for the major leak to the media that has religious congregation outside the school...I would like to remind you all that I am, maybe, the most powerful telepath the world has ever seen...and I already know which of you did this.
Henry: See, I don't see how I can be blamed for this.
Jean: What did you do, Henry?
Henry: I -- I was talking to the --
Storm: You were on that fan site of yours again, weren't you?
Henry: I can't believe it turned--
Wolverine: His what?
Storm: There's a-- a fan site-- a web site about all of us-- and this goofball goes on the message board and gives them little updates and answers questions.
Henry: They're my people.
Kitty: Dude...
Henry: It's good public relations.
Kitty: Dude...
Henry: I really don't think this is my fault exactly because I should be able to go online and--
Jean: Are you serious?
Henry: Okay. I just don't see how I could have known that these people would get in a car and come all the way up here to--
Jean: People will stand outside a ratty apartment in Brooklyn... for days... on end... in the rain.. because the schmootz on someone's kitchen window kind of looks like maybe something. What did you think was going to happen if you announced to the world that there's a treakin' angel--
Henry: I didn't announce it to the world.
Jean: You put it on the internet!! Which part of worldwide web do you not--
Xavier: Jean...
Jean: I'm okay. I'm calm.
MTFBWY and HH!!Unknown Stranger: They don't know they stare. They think they're not staring. That's the funny part. Hank McCoy, right?
Hank: Can I help you?
Unknown Stranger: Not as much as I can help you. Can I sit down?
Hank: Uh... sure.
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U-571 – U-571 was a classic demo disc in the DVDs heyday, and it still holds up well today in its DTS-HD Master Audio Blu-ray release. Like many of the films featured on our list, there are multiple scenes in this flick that promise to impress. About 28 minutes into the film, the sound of crashing waves flood every speaker channel around you as a small boat of sailors approaches an enemy submarine. Even a scene as simple as the crew eating in Chapter 5 offers an enveloping soundscape thanks to silverware sliding around as the submarine rocks in the water. However, the coup de grâce in this movie comes in chapter 15, when a German ship drops depth charges in the water during a fight against the submarine U-571. And because it isn't a new movie, the Blu-ray can be had for $10 bucks (or less). We think that's $10 well spent.
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The Incredible Hulk – A movie centered around a nearly invincible (and very angry) giant versus the military and another raging giant is a recipe for some home theater magic, if you ask us. Chapter 11 happens to be on of our favorite sound system demo scenes. The realistic crunch of bones and pounding thud as a soldier is thrown against a tree is sure to make you cringe. Also, pay attention toward the end of the battle where two vehicle-mounted Sonic Cannons (courtesy of Stark Industries, of course) are used to battle the Hulk (good luck with that, guys!). The soundtrack is powerful and enveloping. It's a real treat to listen to this movie and, as a bonus, this version of the film much better than the 2003 attempt.
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By David Wheeler/Special to the NEMS Daily Journal
BLUE SPRINGS – East Union Urchins head coach Chris Basil had Cody Dillard slated to start Game 2 of their semifinal series today against the Baldwyn Bearcats.
He got to warm up for that outing on Thursday.
Dillard came on to get the final out with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning to secure a 4-2 victory for the Urchins.
East Union leads the best-of-three semifinal series 1-0, with Game 2 set for today at 2 p.m. at Baldwyn.
"Austin Sanders did a terrific job on the mound for us tonight, and I'm proud of the way Cody Bo Dillard came in and saved it for us," Basil said. "Baldwyn is a scrappy bunch."
Both squads were scrappy this night, combining for only seven hits.
making them count
The Urchins (21-13) got one of their three hits by Trey Barkley to lead off the bottom of the first. Barkley eventually wound up on third on the play, scoring on a sacrifice fly by Tray Davis, and adding a run on a double steal for a 2-0 lead.
Baldwyn (21-6) responded with a solo run in the second on an RBI hit by Connor McKay. East Union covered that with another sac fly by Davis for a 3-1 advantage.
"We get out of that first inning without them scoring if we hold that hit to a single," Baldwyn coach Shannon Smith said. "I told the guys we've been down 0-1 before during the season to East Union, and in the playoffs to Calhoun City.
"I still think we're in good shape."
East Union added a run in the fifth on and error, and Baldwyn pushed across a run in the sixth, also on an error.
Sanders got two quick outs in the top of the seventh before the Bearcats got two base runners off him, and loaded the bases off Dillard prior to the strike out.


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New members elected to Binghamton University alumni board
BINGHAMTON, NY -- The Binghamton University Alumni Association will have three new members serving two-year terms on its Board of Directors as of July 1. Joining the all-volunteer board, which sets policy for the more than 100,000-member Alumni Association, will be Gerald Mollen, John Dryer and Lori Ben-Ezra.
Gerald Mollen, (Bachelor of Arts, economics, 1974), is District Attorney for Broome County. As an alumnus, he has been a member of Harpur Forum, evaluated the University's proposal to establish a law school, and hires current students to serve as interns in his office. As a student, he was a member of the varsity basketball team.
John Dreyer, (Master of Science, computer systems, 1976), is a program manager at Quantech Services, Inc., currently supporting a U.S. Air Force contract. Dreyer attends alumni events near his home in the Boston area.
Lori Ben-Ezra, (Bachelor of Arts, biology and psychology, 1987), is a licensed psychologist who works as human resources manager for Ben-Ezra and Katz law firm. She attends alumni events near her home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and represents the University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions at college fairs in that region.
For more information on the Alumni Association Board of Directors, visit binghamton.edu/alumni.


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By Tiernan Ray
Another day, another set of mixed views on Apple (AAPL).
RBC Capital's Amit Daryanani, while reiterating an Outperform rating on the shares, lowers his price target from $750 to $725, after cutting his revenue and EPS estimates for this fiscal year ending in September to reflect lower sales of the iPhone and also cannibalization of the regular iPad by the new mini, "given recent data points from the supply-chain."
Daryanani cut his March-quarter iPhone estimate to 42.1 million from 50 million, with his full-year estimate going to 161.5 million units from a prior 170.26 million units.
Daryanani keeps his gross margin estimate for Apple this year about intact, going from 40.4% to 40.3%, arguing that the company is getting better yields on production of the device, which may help profitability "down the road":
Our checks suggest AAPL is guiding the supply-chain towards seasonal patterns for iPhone's implying units may decline ~10% q/q. Positively, yield inefficiencies have subsided through the supply-chain which should provide margin tailwind in Dec-qtr and beyond. Long-term we believe Apple can sustain double digit revenue and EPS growth on the back of iPhone, iPad and possible launch of an iTV.
On the iPad, Daryanani, his iPad estimate actually rises to 20.6 million units from 19.6 million for the March quarter, and he thinks profit will be better on the mini than the iPad regular, though it does reduce revenue from iPad for the year thanks to lower prices:
We believe the iPad Mini is continuing to seeing rapid adoption and yields have consistently improved. While the Mini may cannibalize iPad 10″ sales, we estimate the gross margin profile for the product is higher than the larger iPad due to cheaper components within the product. While ASPs should decline in the iPad line-up, the margin profile should improve allowing corporate margins to stay at or above the 40% mark in the long-run.
Daryanani's full-year estimates go to $187.85 billion and $48.64 per share in profit from a prior $192.99 billion and $50 per share.
On the other hand, Wells Fargo's Marynard Um, reiterating an Outperform rating as well, and a $710 to $730 "valuation range," writes this morning that investors fail to grasp the importance of Apple's customer service.


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Yesterday, a shockingly extreme blog post written by Michigan Republican's 1st District Vice-Chair Mary Sears was posted on the Schoolcraft County Republican Party's website by the site's administrators. The post is titled, "End Of The GOP?", and its premise is, "For too long the GOP has misinterpreted the big tent idea of Ronald Regan [sic]."
UPDATE: Since yesterday, the site administrators have placed the following disclaimer: "The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. While every caution has been taken to provide our readers with most accurate information and honest analysis, please use your discretion before taking any decisions based on the information in this blog."
Toward the end of the post, Sears writes, "How then can we as Christians stay in a party that adopts Homosexuality [sic] into the fabric of the tent. I say we cannot. Homosexuals make up less than one percent of the total population. They must prey on our children to increase their numbers. Why then, would we, as a party, entertain this perversion? We as a party should be purging this perversion and send them to a party with a much bigger tent. When we lose track of foundational principles we lose the very essence of our party. By throwing God under the bus we become nothing more than the poor Democrats who have lost their way and by doing so have lost their party."
Let's focus in on that middle sentence… "We as a party should be purging this perversion and send them to a party with a much bigger tent." We as a party should be purging homosexuals and sending them to the Democratic Party? Does that strike anyone else as wrong?
Now let's take a look at the Republican Party platform… you know, the one that was adopted by the Republican National Committee last year and represents what Republicans nationwide believe: "We embrace the principle that all Americans should be treated with respect and dignity." And what was it that Ronald Reagan said? Something like, "The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally, not a 20 percent traitor."
Clearly Sears' idea of purging gays from the party fits neither with Reagan's ideology, nor the GOP's platform. And that's fine if it's her personal opinion, but this woman represents the 1st District Republican Committee. If that wasn't bad enough, the Schoolcraft County GOP administrators posted that post on their blog–with no disclaimer of any kind. A
county GOP committee endorsing district executive board member advocating the idea of purging people from the party based on one issue? That seems extreme, to put it lightly.
It also seems counterproductive to one of the stated purposes of the County Committee in its bylaws, which is to "benefit the general welfare of the Republicans of Schoolcraft County". In 2010, gays, lesbians, and bisexuals accounted for 3% of the vote, and 29% identified as supporting Republican Congressmen. In 2012, they accounted for 5% of the vote, and 22% identified as voting for Romney.
The County Committee's goal is to benefit the party, yet they support "purging" a group of voters So we should purge a group that adds 1% of the vote to the GOP column? And while 1% doesn't sound like a lot, why would you willingly ostracize a group of people who are trying to help you?
It is one thing to defend traditional marriage–something that remains a part of the party's platform. It is an entirely different thing to call for "purging" gays from the party because they are a "perversion" in the minds of some. Ms. Sears seems to have ignored the party platform clause that calls for "respect and dignity." Traditional values can be defended in a respectful and dignified way.
We as a party cannot afford to lose any voters, and I welcome any gay, lesbian, or bisexual voter who agrees with even 51% of the party platform (for that matter, I welcome anyone who is willing to vote for Republicans more often than Democrats). And to any gays, lesbians, or bisexuals reading this, let me tell you that Ms. Sears
and the Schoolcraft County GOP do does not speak for the Republican Party that I believe in and defend. And that is why I believe it is so important to write what I am writing today. The members of the GOP who are embarrassed and offended by the hatred coming from some in our party need to stand up for what is right and defend what is actually in the party platform–respect and dignity.
Done Ranting,
Ranting Republican
UPDATE: When I wrote my original post, the SCRP's blog had the header, "Published March 31, 2013 | By SCRP". Since then, I have talked to the chairman of the SCRP who has informed me that while the post was posted by "SCRP" (they should probably create a "Guest" account to post unofficial blog posts), they post opinion pieces from many people, and blog posts do not represent the SCRP. I have since edited this post by striking out anything that has been revealed to be inaccurate. I still think the original post should have been taken down by the SCRP, as it blatantly violates the party platform, but the SCRP has put a disclaimer up and posted a copy of this blog post.


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so after some time of tweaking and re-tweaking, my wiki has stabilized to the place it is today. it's practically impossible, given the subject matter (adventure racing) and the targeted audience (people who spend a lot of time outdoors) to get those people to write anything, so I end up writing the content myself.
One of the pages actually got vandalized by a casino-based site. I was actually proud of my little wiki, it's reached a level at which people want to vandalize it!
so here I am, re-evaluating my decision to encapsulate my photo galleries into a JSP tag library. the hosting provider that I work with can do JSP, but the tomcat server isn't configured right, and everytime I upload a change to any JSP file, it kills the ability to serve JSP content... so I'm slowly heading toward the php horizon, 70% of my pages are now php, soon, I'll have the MySQL and php logic hammered out to display the galleries more effectively.
that's all for now. today is my wedding anniversary from last year! everything is great, she's the best, and we're planning on making to year two at least! ;)
later everyone. -brandon