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While it's not yet official, it appears Florida will lose its top playmaker in the secondary to the professional ranks.
Speaking to Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post, safety Matt Elam's high school coach Jack Daniels (whiskey up!!!!) intimated, as most had thought, that it's a foregone conclusion the All-American will bypass his last season of eligibility and make himself available for the April NFL draft. The fact that Elam would likely be a first-round pick if he left early has the West Palm Beach Dwyer (Fla.) High School coach questioning why his former player wouldn't leave collegiate eligibility on the table for a shot in the football bigs.
"I think he's got his mind made up," Daniels told Lieser. "He's gone.
"He has the opportunity to be a high draft choice and make more in his signing bonus than most people make in 30 years. It'd be a bad business decision if he didn't. If somebody told you they'd pay you a million dollars, would you go back to school?"
Following a year that saw him lead the Gators in interceptions with four and finish the regular season second in tackles with 65 and tackles for loss with 10, Elam was named first-team All-American by the Associated Press. As a five-star member of UF's 2010 recruiting class, Elam was rated as the No. 2 safety in the country… the No. 3 player in the state of Florida… and the No. 25 player at any position.


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"[A] sweetly humorous and insightful account of uncommon motherhood."—Booklist
"An introspective work that lays open the inner workings of lesbian parenthood while effectively demystifying parenthood in general."—Kirkus Reviews
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I've got the articles working properly on Kongming's Archives again. I'll probably need to do a more detailed rewrite a short distance down the road as well.
When I first added support for these articles and associated them with Kongming's Archives I had to rely on some code to read from remote websites (kongming.net reading from the-scholars.com) because the-scholars' host didn't allow remote connections to the database. As time passed this method of gathering data fell out of favor, to say the least, due to security issues, so as with other cases on Kongming's Archives time marched on and something broke.
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BEMIDJI, Minn. (Sept. 27, 2011) — Tickets for the 43rd Annual Madrigal Dinners at Bemidji State University will begin Monday, Oct. 3, at the Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex box office.
Performances of this Yuletide tradition of northern Minnesota will be held Friday through Sunday, Dec. 2-4, and Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9-10, in the Beaux Arts Ballroom in Bemidji State's upper Hobson Memorial Union. The Sunday, Dec. 4, performance will begin at 5 p.m.; all other shows begin at 7:00 p.m.
Singers will recreate the atmosphere of a renaissance feast once held in English castles, bringing to life the regal pageantry and ceremonial pomp of Merrie Olde England. The evening features music from the Royal Court, Minstrels, Beggars, Cellar Keepers, Recorders, and a masque presented by the King's Players –– all while guests enjoy a five-course dinner.
"Each year, we entertain thousands of guests who have either made this event a holiday tradition or are discovering it for the first time," said Dr. Brad Logan, professor of music at Bemidji State and director of the Madrigal Dinners. "As always, we anticipate a feast fit for a king and pageantry to delight both the eyes and the ears."
The Madrigal Dinners were founded at BSU under the tenure of Dr. Paul Brandvik, professor emeritus of vocal music. The tradition caught on with audiences and is now performed by various groups across the country.
All seating is at round tables to enhance the comfort of the audiences. The cost is $36 per person.
Tickets are available only through advanced sale and can be purchased by mail or in person at the Madrigal Dinner box office. Ticket orders cannot be taken over the phone or online.
Box office hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 4-7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For additional information call the Bemidji State University Department of Music at (218) 755-3406.


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In Fort Wayne Indiana, my hometown, we are one of the few cities that still has both a morning and afternoon newspaper. But they have been operating under a joint operating agreement for years. Still, they are getting thinner and thinner.
We also have a weekly business newspaper, but it is getting thinner too.
What will become of the printed press?
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Why Local Newspapers Require Radical Reinvention to Escape a Very Grim Future
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They provide too much of what readers can get anywhere and too little of what readers really want.
Local newspapers and business-to-business publications face similar challenges as drastic drops in ad revenue drive equally drastic drops in relevant and compelling content. But for newspapers, ad revenue declines are exacerbated because the highly profitable classified advertising sections have almost disappeared as readers flock to the Internet. Moreover, business-to-business magazines that are well positioned still offer uniquely valuable niche content that helps readers succeed. Their readers still count on them. That's not so true for our local dailies.
I believe that the potential nail in the coffin for local newspapers is the ease with which readers can access national and international content thanks to the Internet. Conversely, I believe that the potential salvation for local newspapers is to become resoundingly local.
Local Newspaper News Monopoly Disappears
In the heyday of local newspapers they enjoyed a virtual advertising monopoly that was reinforced by an effective information monopoly. That is, in a region like ours, the Naples Daily News was the most obvious source for local, state, national, and even international information. They did a great job of aggregating content that enabled readers to get a good snapshot of everything they likely wanted to know once they had finished their ritual reading of the daily newspaper.
Because most Americans were never blessed by a hometown newspaper like the New York Times or the Washington Post, they read the syndicated content from sources like the Associated Press which was bundled into their local daily. Of course, healthy advertising revenues also supported lots and lots of local news coverage, too. In addition, as we publishing veterans would point out, in many ways the advertising was just as important to readers as the articles.
As an example of the declining relevance of a local newspaper, the Business & Commentary section of the July 4 issue of the Naples daily news underscores the declining impact and relevance of the local press.
- there is no longer a stand-alone business section. It is combined with a commentary section.
- the entirety of the business coverage is on a single page.
- the lead story on that single page comes from the Associated Press and relates, perhaps ironically, to the reinvention of the Saturday Evening Post.
- four news briefs from unnamed wire sources populate a hodgepodge column that includes a story about an oil brokerage firm losing millions to trading
- the two local stories on the page are openly credited to contributions by outside sources, one of which is a local PR firm. They don't even pretend not to be press releases.
The net effect of this dearth of local news is to reduce the relevance of the newspaper to local readers. I did a quick count of the Sunday edition of the paper and found that in the lead section a tiny fraction of the stories dealt with local issues. Everything else consisted of Associated Press articles on national or state topics.
This formula of combining local and syndicated content for business and other feature stories worked when there was plenty of local information provided and when readers had only expensive, if any, access to sources like the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the London Times. Today, any reader with Internet access can read not only those fine newspapers but what are now effectively daily online editions of Business Week, Fortune, Forbes, The Economist, and a host of other fine business publications.
The unfortunate bottom line is that we rely much less on our local dailies for essential news and information both because we have excellent online alternatives and because there is less compelling local substance.
A Modest Prescription for Local Newspaper Survival
I am certainly not alone in suggesting that local newspapers will have to reinvent themselves in order to survive. But, I believe that a really radical reinvention is required.
Local newspapers need to focus like a laser beam on local coverage. It is the one obvious area where they can outperform any national or international competitor. It is also an area of abiding interest among the local community. We all want to know what is going on with local businesses, growth and development, the local and regional economy, government institutions, community organizations, social activities, entertainment, and much more. Therefore, they need to add, rather than reduce, local content. Perhaps, they could even jettison all that expensive syndicated content completely thereby reducing printing costs while increasing relevance.
The other area of opportunity resides in well organized citizen journalism. I don't believe that this can be done in the tentative way that is typical of so many publications. For example, The Naples Daily News has opened up virtually all of its articles to commentary in an effort to engage readers. But, because they are unable to monitor the commentary closely, we wind up with a wild array of commentary from the thoughtful to the lunatic fringe. This means that even positive articles or reviews about local companies can be poisoned by unsupervised comments.
This doesn't mean that citizen journalism cannot work. Quite the contrary. We are blessed with an intelligent, affluent, and informed local population who could almost certainly generate world-class citizen content with the active and enthusiastic supervision of trained editors. We are capable of creating local content that would be so relevant and compelling that it would recapture readers—and all those recaptured readers would lure back the advertisers.
In fact, there are early indications that the Naples Daily News may be moving in this direction. If they do, and if they get it right, I'm confident that our own daily and its newspaper brethren across the country can thrive once more. I certainly wish them well on our collective behalf.


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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine bond prices rallied on Thursday after fears of an imminent debt default receded when a U.S. appeals court gave the country an unexpected reprieve in a legal battle with holdout creditors.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to grant an emergency stay order gives Argentina more time to fight a ruling favoring "holdout" investors who rejected two restructurings of defaulted bonds to fight for full repayment in the courts.
It delays a ruling on whether Argentina will have to pay $1.33 billion to the holdouts until late February at the earliest, quelling investor fears of a default next month when some $3.3 billion in repayments are due.
"It's very positive because (the U.S. court) has pushed out the stay order until March and that means the government gets more time to see what it can do," said Kevin Daly, a portfolio manager at Aberdeen Asset Management in London.
The cost of insuring Argentine debt against default tumbled across the curve and bond spreads - measuring default risk against that of safe-haven U.S. Treasury paper - narrowed 173 basis points, according to JP Morgan's Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa ordered Argentina to deposit $1.33 billion by December 15 to pay the holdouts, who are led by NML Capital Ltd and Aurelius Capital Management.
The ruling was a huge setback for Argentina's combative, left-leaning President Cristina Fernandez, who calls the holdout funds "vultures" and has vowed never to pay them.
The standoff dismayed investors who took part in the two debt swaps because they feared the country would refuse to pay and hence fall into technical default on about $24 billion in restructured debt.
Fernandez's government is due to pay exchange bondholders at least $3.3 billion in principal and interest in December, mostly on a mid-month coupon payment due on its growth-linked warrants.
If Griesa's demand for payment of the $1.3 billion into an escrow account had been upheld and Argentina had refused to pay, U.S. courts would have been able to embargo payments to the creditors who accepted the debt restructurings.
Wednesday's appeals court postpones that possibility.
"The risk of the stay being lifted again in the near term seems low, in our view. We expect the stay to remain in place until the appeals court reaches its decision," investment bank Credit Suisse wrote in a briefing note.
"It is almost impossible to predict how long it will take the appeals court ultimately to rule on the appeal following the arguments," it added.
Sovereign bonds rose 5.5 percent on average in early over-the-counter trade, while dollar-denominated GDP-linked warrants surged 19 percent in opening deals on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange to a bid price of 77.80.
According to Markit data, Argentina's six-month credit default swaps fell to 20 percent in upfront terms from 41 percent at Wednesday's close. That implies a cost of $2 million to insure $10 million of Argentine sovereign debt for six months, down from $4.1 million.
One-year CDS tumbled to 30 percent from 48 percent and five-year to 46 percent from 55 percent.
"Happiness will be back in the market for sure for a couple of days," said Sabrina Corujo, a trader at Buenos Aires-based brokerage Portfolio Personal.
Additional reporting by Sujata Rao and Carolyn Cohn in London; Writing by Helen Popper; Editing by James Dalgleish


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Lady Tigers Return to the Road to Face Redhawks
The Tennessee State University women's basketball team will return to the court against Southeast Missouri after a week away from action when the Lady Tigers face the Redhawks on Saturday, Jan. 11. Tip-off for the conference match-up is slated for 3 p.m. in the Show Me Center.
TSU's most recent outing was a hard-fought, 78-76, win over OVC foe Jacksonville State last Saturday. The Lady Tigers overcame a double-digit deficit to defeat the Gamecocks in overtime. The win snapped TSU's four-game losing streak moved the Lady Tigers to 4-11 overall.
TSU is averaging 66.0 points per outing while shooting 35.2 percent from the field. Chelsea Hudson leads the team in scoring with 16.9 points per game while Rachel Allen (11.9 ppg) and I'mani Davis (7.1 ppg) round out the top scorers for TSU.
The Lady Tigers, under second year head coach Larry Joe Inman, returned four letterwinners from last year's squad and added eight newcomers, including seven freshmen, to the roster. TSU finished last season with an overall record of 13-15 and a 9-7 conference mark. In an Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll that was released in October, TSU was predicted to finish fifth in the East Division standings.
For the first time this season, TSU had five players to score in double-digits as TSU picked up a, 78-76, win over Jacksonville State in overtime. Rachel Allen knocked down a shot with 2.7 seconds remaining to lift the Lady Tigers past the Gamecocks. Chelsea Hudson led TSU with 30 points and eight rebounds while Jayda Johnson added 11. Rachel Allen, Brianna Lawrence and Alana Morris each finished with 10.
Southeast Missouri is coming off a 75-64 win over Austin Peay on the road. Prior to that, the Redhawks (5-10) dropped an OVC contest to Belmont for a 1-1 conference mark to begin the season.
In the loss to Belmont, senior Patricia Mack recorded a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds while freshman Brianna Mitchell scored 12 points in 11 minutes against the Bruins.
Overall, Southeast Missouri is led in scoring by Olivia Hackman who averages 10.2 points per game. Kara Wright also leads the team with an average of 10.2 ppg. Rounding out the leaders for SEMO, Patricia Mack turns in 9.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per outing.
As a team, the Redhawks average, 62.7 points per game while shooting 37.1 percent from the field and 29.5 percent from long range.
TSU vs. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
TSU will match-up with Southeast Missouri for the 44th time with SEMO holding a, 24-19, lead. In the team's only meeting last season, TSU defeated Southeast, 68-58, in the Gentry Center. The Redhawks' last win was a, 50-39, victory in the Show Me Center on Feb. 4, 2012.
Updates on the game will be available throughout the game on the official twitter page via @TSU_Tigers. Live stats and video will also be available for the games. Links can be found on tsutigers.com under the schedule.
TSU will return to the Gentry Center to play the rescheduled TSU vs. Tennessee Tech game on January 16 before hosting Belmont on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Lady Tigers will then hit the road to take on Jacksonville State on Jan. 20.


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Fremantle is a major Australian port city located in in Western Australia. Situated in the mouth of the Swan River, Fremantle serves as the port of the states capital, Perth. First settled by colonists in 1829, Fremanlte was officially declared a city in 1929 and currently hosts a population of around 27,000. For a city of small size, Fremantle is very diverse. Only 62% of the population was born in Australia, compared with the national average of 76%.
Fremantle is renowned for its well-preserved architectural heritage, including convict-built colonial-era buildings, an old jetty and port and prisons; presenting a variety and unity of historic buildings and streetscapes. These were often built in limestone with ornate façades in a succession of architectural styles. Rapid development following the harbour works gave rise to an Edwardian precinct as merchant and shipping companies built in the west end and on reclaimed land. Some key historical buildings have been lost to development, while others are only extant thanks to community activism that went against the wishes of developers.


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Yet again, Sharron Angle brings on the full CRAZEE!!! No wonder why "Birther Queen" Orly Taitz is jumping in to help Sharrrrrrrrron!
There are some political endorsements that Senate candidates dream of getting. There are others they'd rather do without. Having the lead skeptic of President Obama's country of birth support your campaign probably falls into the latter category.
On Wednesday, without much public recognition, Orly Taitz threw her support behind Sharron Angle, posting a plea for readers to donate to the Nevada Republican Senate candidate on her website. The birther queen (as she's known) even urged people to head to Vegas on a late-October bus trip to help with the Senate election.
The Angle campaign, as spokesperson Jarrod Agen told the Huffington Post, neither sought nor asked for the help.
The "#1 Race in America," Taitz wrote on her website, is "Angle versus Reid! Retire Harry Reid, support Sharron Angle."
I know... Crazy! But you know what's just as crazy? This...
What? You didn't think I'd get back to health care policy? Well... HA!
But really, this is pure insanity. When she talks about "getting rid of mandates", she means this:
So yet again, Sharrontology Obtuse Angle wants the insurance companies to decide for us "what we need" and what "we don't even really need".
Treatment to help kids with autism become independent adults? Nope, that's something "we don't even really need".
Screenings to detect colon cancer? Nope, that's something "we don't even really need".
Screenings to detect breast cancer? Nope, that's something "we don't even really need".
Making sure pregnant women have health care? Nope, that's something "we don't even really need".
See a pattern here? Again, preventive care works and preventive care saves lives and preventive care costs less! But because Angle is so short-sighted and so much more concerned about insurance company profits than saving real people's lives, she'd rather just deny us that much needed preventive care simply because she and her "Tea Party, Inc." buddies think they're just "things we don't even really need".
And if you don't believe me, listen to Maven.
Watch this ad - and then tell me, if you are an Angle supporter - how you can support this position? Explain to me - an eight year survivor of Stage III breast cancer - just what I should have done without insurance to pay the bills for my cancer treatment?The bills came to over $150,000 just for the medical treatments alone. That doesn't include the follow-up care as a survivor over the last eight years, the additional surgeries I needed on my radical mastectomy site, or the travel expenses to go back and forth for treatment. That has probably amounted to another $100,000.That's right. Nearly $250,000.That was eight years ago. It would no doubt cost more today. How many of you could afford that without insurance? Please tell me.Have you lost anybody to cancer? Next month is Breast Cancer Awareness month - so while you're out at the Komen and other events, walking for breast cancer research, ask the attendees if they think Sharron Angle's bizarre position is alright with them.This woman is the poster child for outrageous, dangerous speech.Sharron Angle also doesn't give a good goddamn about women, cancer patients, or anybody other than herself.
She survived breast cancer. And she probably knows much more about what she needs that Sharron Angle for some HMO.
What Angle is really advocating here is enriching the insurance companies even more by allowing them to cut back on coverage, even such basic essentials as cancer screenings, and offering "basic plans" like those bargain basement car insurance plans in California that don't really cover anything. It's "insurance for the sake of insurance", which means more padding of HMO profits while patients can't get basic preventive care, like cancer screenings, unless they pay exorbitantly more in premiums.
Mammograms save lives. Colon cancer screenings save lives. Preventive care saves lives. And Sharron Angle cares more about giving insurance companies maximum opportunity to profit off it than patients' ability to access it. She's essentially putting their profits ahead of our lives.
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Thailand's army will increase the number of troops in the capital ahead of Sunday's election, it said on Thursday, as the government warned it might not be able to contain violence if anti-government protesters try to stop people voting.
The protesters, members of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), had said they would disrupt the ballot as part of their campaign to overthrow Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, but their leader appeared to backtrack.
The government's decision to press ahead with the election has inflamed tension in the capital,Bangkok, where the protesters have blockaded main intersections and forced many ministries to close their doors this month.
"In addition to the 5,000 soldiers we have already deployed in and around Bangkok to help monitor security, we will be increasing troops around protest sites as there are people trying to instigate violence," army spokesman Winthai Suvaree told Reuters.
About 10,000 police would be responsible for Bangkok security on Sunday and the troops would be on standby.
Labour Minister Chalerm Yoombamrung, in charge of a state of emergency imposed last week, urged the protesters not to disrupt the vote.
"If the PDRC do that, people will beat each other to a pulp and nobody can control a situation like that," he told reporters. "The police and soldiers don't have enough manpower to take care of (security) at every polling station."
Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban said people should not waste time voting but appeared to drop earlier plans to try to obstruct polling.
"Those who want to vote should go and vote," he told supporters as the sun set. "We won't block you from voting otherwise you'll turn around and say we violated your rights."
Demonstrators took to the streets in November in the latest round of an eight-year conflict that pits Bangkok's middle class, southern Thais and the royalist establishment against the mostly poor, rural supporters of Yingluck and her brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup.
The protesters accuse Yingluck of being a puppet of former telecoms tycoon Thaksin, a man they say is a corrupt crony capitalist who disrespected the monarchy and bought elections over the past decade with costly populist giveaways.
Thaksin, who denies that, went into self-exile in 2008, shortly before he was sentenced to jail on graft charges he says were politically motivated.
Ten people have died and at least 577 have been wounded in politically related violence since Nov. 30 according to the Erawan Medical Center, which monitors Bangkok hospitals.
A protest leader was killed and about a dozen people were injured in a clash near a polling station during advance voting on Sunday. The protesters prevented early voting in many parts of the capital and the south.
The violence is the worst since 2010 when Suthep, at the time a deputy prime minister, sent in troops to end demonstrations by pro-Thaksin activists.
Suthep faces murder charges related to his role in that crackdown, when more than 90 people were killed, and for insurrection in leading the latest protests which are also taking their toll onSoutheast Asia's second-largest economy.
Consumer confidence fell for the ninth month in December, hitting a two-year low and the central bank said last week the economy may grow only 3 percent this year rather than the 4 percent it had forecast.
Tourist arrivals have been hit in the peak season and huge infrastructure projects have been put on hold.
Toyota Motor Corp, one of Thailand's biggest foreign investors, said it hoped for a quick solution to the political crisis.
"The region is like the Detroit of Asia and many makers are exporting from there too," Toyota President Akio Toyoda told reporters. "We hope that the situation will be resolved as soon as possible so that the global impact will be limited."
Thailand is the region's biggest car-making hub.
Suthep led a march in the capital under a blazing tropical sun on Thursday, the start of a three-day push to demonstrate opposition to the vote and rustle up support for its cause.
He wants political reforms before an election is held, with the aim of eradicating the influence of Thaksin and his family. They have not said how they would do this.
Shop and office workers cheered on the marchers, numbering between 2,000 and 3,000 according to a Reuters estimate, offering food, drinks and money.
Yingluck's Puea Thai Party is expected to win the election comfortably with the main oppositionDemocrat Party boycotting the vote.
However, not enough candidates have been able to register to provide a quorum for parliament to elect a new government after the election. By-elections will have to be held to fill the vacant seats, which could leave the country without a properly functioning government for months.Last Mod: 30 Ocak 2014, 13:36


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Will the CherryPal C100 desktop be a success?
CherryPal is about to launch its C100 desktop – which the company claims is "the most affordable, easiest to use and greenest desktop computer available."
The CherryPal C100 desktop . . .
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Here are the technical specifications of the C100:
Processor: Freescale's MPC5121e mobileGT processor, 800 MIPS (400 MHz) of processing
Memory: 256 MB of DDR2 DRAM
Storage: 4GB NAND Flash-based solid state drive
Wireless connectivity: WiFi 802.11b/g
Ports: Two USB 2.0 ports
One 10/100 Ethernet with RJ-45 jack
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Weight: 283.5 g
Dimensions: 3.3 cm x 14.7 cm x 10.7 cm
According to the company, it uses 80 percent fewer components than a traditional PC, and because it has no moving parts, it operates without making a sound and will last 10 years or more. The company also claims that it uses just 2 W of power compared to the average desktop's 114 W but will perform most of the functions of a normal desktop. The company does not offer a monitor, mouse or keyboard. The C100 comes with 50 GB online storage space and costs 249 USD.
The CherryPal C100 differs from other desktops because it uses the concept of "cloud computing". To put it in simple terms, only basic applications like the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, iTunes, a media player and an instant messenger are stored on the device while everything else is on central servers that are maintained, secured and updated by a dedicated team. The user just switches on the device, waits for 20 seconds and accesses everything through a Firefox-based browser. To make full use of the CherryPal, one needs to have a broadband connection. Since everything is maintained on central servers, the user need not worry about things like securing his/her computer from viruses or upgrading his/her software.
Cloud computing is not a new concept. But CherryPal wants to be the first desktop manufacturer to take cloud computing in a big way to the consumer. Will the efforts of the company founded by the German-born technopreneur Max Seybold succeed?
It would be a tough task for CherryPal to achieve success with the C100 desktop in its present form. The C100 has just two USB ports and they would be taken up by the keyboard and the mouse forcing one to use a USB hub to connect other devices. The 4 GB storage space on the device may not be enough. Though the company has promised to include support for as many peripherals as possible in the cloud, it remains to be seen whether they can deliver. And more importantly, the concept of cloud computing itself is not a great idea for a desktop computer. Users would be more comfortable if the applications and data are stored on the device itself instead of having to rely on the cloud for everything.
The C100 is not without competition. There are quite a few manufacturers who are gearing up to launch "nettops" or net-focussed desktops or low-cost desktops and not all of them use cloud computing. The Koolu W.E. Appliance and the ASUS Eee Box are definitely more functional, giving them a big advantage.
However, it is not other nettops that CherryPal should be worried about. "Netbooks", the term given for low-cost notebook computers or net-focussed notebooks or subnotebooks, are the future of low-cost computing. Netbooks are small notebook computers that perform most of the functions of normal notebooks/laptops but are optimised for internet access, wireless communication and to perform the core-computing functions. They are small, light, energy-efficient, rugged and are becoming very popular around the world. No PC manufacturer wants to be left out of the netbook market as it offers huge volumes. Netbooks are ideal for students and others who want a low-cost, rugged and ultramobile laptop. Women would love them as the average netbook is compact enough to be carried in a small bag.
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Oh it has once again been entirely toooooo long since I posted. Tablenosh I am sorry! I am still here and still longing to cook more and feed more and host more.
And somehow it is already November...truly truly where does the time go? I always do enjoy this time of year and somehow find the energy and zeal to bake more, especially for friends and family and festivities. Tablenosh is going to be selling some fresh baked goods at a little RVA Holiday Event this coming Sunday and I am also going to take orders for Christmas.
I am definitely feeling more confident in my gluten-free baking skills and have actually found multiple recipes that I prefer over recipes with gluten. I wish I could say I had time to pull off a real deal 'tablenosh' holiday feast but can't fathom it yet. M & A really need to learn how to be my sous chefs! They are in training :)
I had a few gals over last week and practiced with some GF treats...mini spiced pumpkin cheesecakes, chocolate caramel brownies and classic vanilla bean creme brulee!
Okay that's it...gotta get dinner on the table! But am blogging something again SOON...maybe some holiday recipes?!


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"I dive because I was in the mood to thrust forward and as I dove I intercepted it and did a forward shoulder roll got up and ran it into the endzone for I think 24 yard. And I said man this is going to be easy. That's my first play and I remember it fondly."
(Jackson State)...6'0'', 188...Lemuel Jackson Barney. . .Second-round draft pick, 1967. . . NFL interception co-leader, defensive Rookie of Year, 1967 . . .Fifth cornerback to enter Hall. . .Returned kicks, emergency punter. . . Career record: 1,077 yards on 56 interceptions, 1,312 yards on punt returns, 1,274 yards on kickoff returns. . .Scored 11 career touchdowns. . .In seven Pro Bowls, All-NFL/NFC four times. . .Born September 8, 1945, in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Although he was a three-time All-Southwestern Conference star who had intercepted 26 passes in three seasons at Jackson State, Lem Barney was a comparative unknown when he joined the National Football League as a second-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions in 1967.
It took only a few games, however, for the 6-0, 188-pound speedster to become widely respected as one of the premier comerbacks in pro football. Barney originally was tested as a wide receiver but his exceptional skills as a defender could not be ignored. After a sensational rookie season, he was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and selected to play in the Pro Bowl, something he would do six more times during his stellar career. Barney also tied for the NFL interception lead with 10. Three of his interceptions were returned for touchdowns, just one short of the then-all-time single-season record.
Barney, a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, also won acclaim as a kick return specialist. Particularly early in his career, he saw duty on both the punt and kickoff return units, as well as playing full-time at comerback. He was highly feared as a big-play threat for good reason. In his 11-year tenure that ended after the 1977 campaign, Barney had a 98-yard kickoff return, a 94-yard field goal return, a 74-yard punt return and a 71-yard interception runback.
His career record includes 56 interceptions for 1,077 yards, 143 punt returns for 1,312 yards and 50 kickoff returns for 1,274 yards. He scored 11 touchdowns on seven interceptions, two punt returns, one kickoff return and one field goal return. He also recovered 11 opponents' fumbles and doubled as the Lions punter in both 1967 and 1969. Barney was named All-NFL in 1968 and 1969 and All-NFC in 1972 and 1975.
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Full Name: Lemuel Jackson Barney
Birthdate: September 8, 1945
Birthplace: Gulfport, Mississippi
High School: 33rd Avenue (Gulfport, MS)
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: January 25, 1992
Enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame: August 1, 1992
Presenter: Jim David, Former Def. Coach, Lions
Other Members of Class of 1992: Al Davis, John Mackey, John Riggins
Pro Career: 11 seasons, 140 games
Drafted: 2nd round (34th overall) by Detroit Lions
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Callum Keith Rennie joins Fifty Shades Of Grey
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Callum Keith Rennie has been cast in 'Fifty Shades of Grey' as the stepfather of female lead Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson)
Callum Keith Rennie has been cast in 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
The Canadian actor, 53, will play Ray Steele, who is the stepfather of college student and female lead Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) in the film adaptation of E. L. James' best selling trilogy, according to the HollywoodReporter.com.
Rennie - who recently appeared in NBC series 'The Firm' where he played Ray McDeere - will star alongside Jamie Dornan, who is taking on the role of bondage-loving millionaire Christian Grey.
Filming for the movie has kicked off in Vancouver, Canada and the lead characters, Christian and Anastasia, have been spotted kissing on set.
Universal Pictures recently announced that Marcia Gay Harden has joined the cast as Christian's adoptive mother, Dr. Grace Trevelyan Grey, while British singer Rita Ora will star as his adopted sister, Mia.
Other actors in the cast include Luke Grimes as Christian's elder brother, Elliot, Eloise Mumford as Anastasia's best friend Kate Kavanagh, Victor Rasuk as Anastasia's pal Jose, and Max Martini, who stars as Christian's bodyguard.
'Fifty Shades of Grey' is due for release in February 2015.


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In front of an all-school assembly packed with their peers on Friday, Matt Rodgers and Talia Kotel, who have Down syndrome, were crowned Barrington High School's 2016 Homecoming King and Queen.
The moment they found out was captured on video and posted to the suburban Illinois school district's Facebook page, where it garnered thousands of views and more than 100 shares.
During the pep rally, the nominees for homecoming court each opened cardboard boxes to find out who won. When Talia and Matt opened theirs, blue balloons streamed out as the crowd erupted in cheers.
Several students ran up to hug and congratulate the newly crowned king and queen, some even shedding tears of joy.
"Barrington High School students gave Talia and Matt a standing ovation when they entered the gym for the all-school pep assembly," a spokesperson for the school district said. "Students and staff were crying and embracing when the duo were named King and Queen."
"We are so proud of Talia and Matt and of our entire student body for showing the utmost respect and kindness toward each other."
On Saturday, Talia and Matt rode in a horse-drawn carriage during the homecoming parade down Barrington's Main Street and were honored during the school's varsity football game ahead of Saturday night's dance, which was themed "Once Upon a Time."
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Economics Model Answers Six - 2013
Economics Homework - [1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12]
1. Fixed costs can be easily identified by seeing what the total costs are when output is _______. Separately, give an example of a variable cost.
- Zero. Examples of variable costs include the electricity or heating bill, and wages.
2. Apple Computer probably has ______________ returns of scale for its production of iPhones. Explain briefly.
- Many students are missing this question. The point is this: if Apple doubles its inputs (factory size, number of workers, etc.), does it output increase by more than a factor of 2 or less than a factor of two?
- Wal-Mart increased its sales by more than a factor of 2 when it doubled its inputs, because there are greater efficiencies with bigger stores.
- So a correct answer would be this: increasing returns of scale (also called "economics of scale"), because bigger factories can produce vastly more quantities of the product. Doubling the factory size and number of workers may result in tripling the output, for example. Apple can also buy the parts at a lower average cost because Apple would be buying in very large quantities if it increases its size ("scale"). (Other answers are possible)
3. Give an example of a "short run" cost for a firm, and give an example of a "long run" cost. This can refer to any type of firm, from a grocery store to a baseball team to homeschooling.
- A short run cost would be to fix a leak in the roof, while a long run cost would be to replace the roof. Another short run cost is to rend a car, while a long run cost would be to buy a car.
4. Suppose you own a mechanics' shop that fixes cars, and you have 4 employees whom you pay $12 per hour. On average your 4th employee can fix 3 cars an hour. What is your marginal product (MP) and marginal cost (MC), and what is the minimum on average that you need to charge customers (your marginal revenue) for fixing cars? (Assume your only cost is labor, and the customer pays the cost of any parts.)
- The marginal product (MP) for the 4th employee is 3 cars. Why? Because that employee can fix 3 cars in an hour. Marginal cost (MC) = wage/MP, so the MC would be 12/3 = $4 per car. As a result, you would need to charge your customers at least $4 per car, or else you would be losing money in making the car.
5. Earlier in this course we learned that someone who obtains a college degree earns, over the course of his life, about $500,000 more than someone who does not. How can you explain this fact in terms of the advantages of "long run" costs over "short run" costs?
- Making decisions for the "long run" is usually more profitable than "short run" decisions, and the example of a college degree illustrates that. It costs more initially, but college degrees do not cost as much as $500,000, which the average extra amount someone makes when he has a college degree.
6. Suppose you spent one million dollars to build your factory, and another million dollars for materials and labor and electricity to make 50 cars. What is your fixed cost, average variable cost, and average total cost? Now suppose it costs you $18,000 to make a 51st car. What is your marginal cost?
- The fixed cost (FC) is $1,000,000 (the cost of the factory, which is the total cost when output is zero). The average variable cost (AVC) is the next $1 million divided by 50 cars, which is $20,000 per car. The average total cost (ATC) is the total cost (TC) of $2 million divided by 50 cars, which equals $40,000 per car. The 51st car costs $18,000 extra to make it, so the marginal cost (MC) at that point is $18,000.
7. Suppose you could earn $8 an hour. Instead, you watch television for an hour. What is your accounting profit or loss, and what is your economic profit or loss, for that hour?
- Accounting profit or loss is how much actual money is gained or lost, and no money is received or given by someone who watches an hour of television. So the accounting loss is zero. But economic profit and loss is a broader concept that includes opportunity cost. You could have earned $8 for that hour instead of earning nothing by watching television, so you have an economic loss of $8.
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8. Suppose there is a sudden increase in the market price for a firm's widget. The firm will hire more employees to produce more output until the point where the value of its marginal product of labor equals its _____________. [Hint: the answer is NOT simply "marginal cost"].
- The wage rate, which is the marginal cost of labor. Match the marginal product of labor to the marginal cost of that same input, which is labor.
9. Explain the following from the lecture: if inflation is 10% per year for three years, but one particular good keeps the same price during those three years, then its opportunity cost and real price actually decreased.
- The real price decreases once an adjustment is made for inflation. This is discussed more in the next lecture.
10. Are "long run" average costs lower than "short run" average costs and, if so, why?
- The long run has more flexibility to make the most efficient decisions with respect to costs, as in hiring a new employee at the minimum wage rather than paying overtime to an existing employee to work. In the short run all that an owner can do is to increase input or the number of employees, but in the long run a better factory can be built and other improvements in fixed costs can be made. Hence the long run average costs are usually lower than short run average costs.
11. (Difficult, but try): Your firm seeks to produce a certain level of output in the most efficient way (the lowest cost). It should use its resources in which of the following ways:
(a) use materials that generate the highest marginal product
(b) use materials that have increasing returns to scale
(c) use as much material as possible until there are diminishing returns
(d) use resources such that their marginal products per unit cost are equal
- (d) is the correct choice because if the marginal product per unit cost for any input were lower than the others, then there would be an inefficiency because that input would not be producing as much as the others. The amount of that input should be adjusted to increase its marginal product per unit cost up to the level of the others, for greater overall profit.
12. The greater the number of substitutes for a good, is it more or less price elastic? Explain briefly.
- More elastic, because when the price of the good increases, many people can buy the substitutes instead, which causes a large decrease in demand for the original good.
13. The smaller the proportion of income consumed by the purchase of a good, is it more or less income elastic? Explain briefly.
- The less income elastic the good would be, because an increase in income would not have a big effect.
- Examples: chewing gum is probably not very income elastic, because in increase in income is not likely to have a big effect on whether someone will buy chewing gum. But expensive yachts are probably very income elastic, because an increase in income might make the difference whether someone buys the yacht or not.
14. Would government prefer taxing a good that is price elastic or price inelastic? Explain briefly.
- Government prefers to tax goods that are price inelastic, because people will still buy the goods and pay the taxes as the price of the goods increase. As government taxes these goods more and more, people still buy the goods and pay the taxes on them.
15. Suppose french fries cost $1 and ketchup 10 cents. When the price of ketchup goes up to 20 cents, the quantity demanded for french fries falls by 10%. What is the cross elasticity of demand for french fries with respect to ketchup? Show your work and state whether these goods are complements or substitutes.
- Cross-elasticity of demand is how much the demand for one good changes when the price of another good changes. Here, Xed = -10%/100% = -.1 The two goods are complements because their cross-elasticity of demand is a negative number.


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This is about Nikolas Ritschel, a kid who "pushed life to the limit, loved sports and was a natural athlete," his mother Kelli Ritschel said.
This is about Nikolas Ritschel, a kid who "pushed life to the limit, loved sports and was a natural athlete," his mother Kelli Ritschel said.
"He loved basketball, the Chicago Bears and riding a dirt bike."
He was popular. "Usually he had a group of people around him," his mom said.
And then, on Christmas Day, 2008, a month before his 18th birthday, Nik was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma. "A tumor was wrapped around his spine. It actually paralyzes you."
To get the best care available, "he went through extreme medical treatment all over the country, mainly at the University of Chicago Medical Center, the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.," and to a famous hospital in Boston, Mass.
"When doctors finally got to the bottom of it, they had to remove the cancer. Once you remove it, there's a risk it may metastasize. It went into his lungs. They tried to take the tumors out of his lungs, but they came back," his mother said.
Nik Ritschel died shortly before his 21st birthday on March 9, 2012.
But don't think that Nik's life from 2008 to 2012 was all suffering. He was determined to carry on through the pain, earning his GED through Rock Valley College and attending Robert Morris University in Chicago.
"You'd have never known he had cancer, he was so healthy looking," Kelli Ritschel said.
Nik's physical death did not end his journey, though. Nik lives on, through a race. How that got started is, as Paul Harvey used to say, the rest of the story.
Because Nik had been diagnosed with cancer before his 18th birthday, he was eligible to have a wish granted through the Make A Wish Foundation, which does nice things for seriously ill children and their families.
"Because Nik was persistent, his wish was granted and we got to go to Hawaii," his mom said.
But in his stays in hospitals, Nik had met other teens about his age who were diagnosed with cancer after their 18th birthdays, so they were not eligible for Make A Wish. Nik thought they should have a chance at having a wish granted, too.
"That continued to be on his mind until he died. He wanted to do something about it." So, Nik's quest became his mom's passion.
With the help of many people, Kelli organized a 7K race (for the seven rounds of chemotherapy Nik underwent) called Nik's Home Run. There were 127 walkers and 142 runners. The race raised $24,000; so far five families have been helped.
The second Nik's Home Run is Oct. 26. It starts at Rockford Aviators Stadium, goes up to the Northeast YWCA, winds through Sportscore 2 and returns to the ball park, ending on home plate. There will also be a silent auction — one item is a football signed by members of the Bears. A band will play. Race finishers will be shown on the field's big TV screen.
Anybody can run or walk, or watch, or just bid at the auction. You can also donate money, or become a sponsor. You'll find all the information you need at nikolasritschelfoundation.org. Read about the families who already have been granted wishes, too.
"This foundation is all about creating some happiness, Kelli Ritschel said. "Nik was all about having fun."
So, run the race. Have some fun. I'm pretty sure Nik will be there. You won't see him, but he'll be cheering you on.
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Week 3
Today starts week 3.
The first two weeks were filled with ups and downs and a lot of other things. Just think, the players went through three different opening days, the World Series ring ceremony, the shocking death of Harry Kalas, one rain out and two Kalas tributes, pre-game Friday and Saturday's Memorial Tribute.
San Diego came to town. The Padres were hot and posted two late-inning wins as the bullpen had a meltdown and Brad finally blew a save.
Yesterday looked bleak until Raul delivered his game-winning homer. We are 5-6 the same as a year ago.
The entire pitching staff is experiencing a location problem. Too many fat pitches which have resulted into too many home runs, the most allowed in the majors. Fast balls, sliders, curves, change-ups….whatever the pitch…need to be in certain locations. Right now the pitchers are struggling with pitch location. Pitchers go through slumps as do hitters.
Baseball isn't a two-week season, but a six-month marathon. Yesterday's win replaced Saturday's gut-wrenching loss and tonight's Dollar Dog night is the focus.
Weather isn't the best but this is the only time the Padres play in Philadelphia. Rescheduling west coast teams for east coast rain outs isn't easy.
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I would have to agree that the losses on Friday and Saturday were indeed gut-wrenching. Friday's loss was especially disappointing, since it was an evening dedicated to Harry. The fact that the Phils blew a 6-run lead didn't help either. But like Larry said, Raul's game-winning homer in the bottom of the 9th on Sunday really helped.
I appreciate the explanation about the pitching staff experiencing a location problem. It seems that walks and home runs are really hurting them right now. I'm sure Rich Dubee will continue to work with the staff on figuring out if there are any mechanical flaws, etc. that are at the root of the problem. Actually, though, if I were Rich, I might even go back and watch some video of the '08 post-season. Whatever the Phils staff was doing in the NLDS, NLCS, and World Series, I would sure love to see them do that stuff again.
Ibanez vs Burrell
Clearly Burrell walks more than Ibanez and now balls hit to leftfield are boringly caught thus removing the added excitement you felt when Burrell was out there.
Charlie Manuel doesn't have as much to think about in late innings which may ultimately affect his mental acuity in years to come and the dynamic Eric Bruntlett will see less playing time!
Conclusion – yet another in a very long line of bad decisions by Philadelphia. Almost as bad as Steve Carlton – Rick Wise; Curt Schilling – Jason Grimsley or Bobby Abreu – Kevin Stocker!


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- Patrick S. O'Donnell, Department of Philosophy, Santa Barbara City College, has posted an extensive bibliography, "The World of Work & Labor Law," here. It includes an very substantial historical section.
- Timothy S. Huebner, Rhodes College, has posted the Fall 2010 edition of his New Books in U.S. Constitutional/Legal History for H-Law here.
- Harvard Law School has posted a videorecording of a book launch for Noah Feldman's Scorpions, in which the NPR correspondent Christopher Lydon interviews the author. (Washingtonians can catch the author at the Politics and Prose bookstore on November 29.)
- Inside Higher Ed has posted a short interview with the three editors of Contesting Archives: Finding Women in the Archives, a recent release from the University of Illinois Press. You can read the interview here.
- The program for the recent Conference on Empirical Legal Studies has (as the Legal Scholarship blog noted) a nice montage of Yale's legal realists. How many can you name without scrolling down?
Monday, November 22, 2010
Random Roundup
A few items of interest from around the web:
Posted by Mary L. Dudziak at 3:44 PM
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- Patrick S. O'Donnell said...
Thanks Mary and Dan!
At ReligiousLeftLaw I introduced this particular bibliography as follows:
I'm most grateful to the labor law professors who contributed some of their favorite titles to this compilation: Joseph E. Slater, Eric M. Fink, and Marcia McCormick. And thanks as well to those who looked over a draft or two and offered kind words and support: Charles A. Sullivan, Paul Secunda, Daniel Ernst, Richard Bales, and William Forbath.
- November 22, 2010 at 6:51:00 PM EST
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Did that headline get your attention? I sure hope it did and here's why.
The median household income in 1989 was $51,682.00. How much was it in 2012? The median household income for 2012 was $51,017.00. That's $665.00 less than it was 23 years ago. It is also noteworthy to mention that in 1989 the Federal Minimum Wage was $3.35 per hour compared to the current $7.25 per hour. Have you even considered inflation at this point? On average, gas was $1.12 per gallon in 1989.
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Cajun music performed by a family from Savoy, Louisiana… near Eunice.
From left to right are brothers Wilson Savoy. Joel Savoy, Dad Mark Savoy and mom Ann…


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In this case, why in your opinion hasn't it been more popular before?


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George Angus Barclay is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd, Minnesota. There are several stones in this plot. The very tall one to the left is George's monument, the small one on the right is the son's, George Alexander's, tombstone and the one in front of the large monument is George's Civil War stone. The shiny flat stone in the foreground is Amarilla's.
Father, George Angus Barclay, Born Aug. 18, 1844, Died Oct. 29, 1898 Aged 54 Yrs, 2 Mos & 11 Days.
A Good Man is Known by His Works.
George and Amarilla's first grandchild is also buried in this plot. R.S. McDonald is listed as the father. There is no stone for this baby but it is noted in the cemetery records.
Evergreen has placed their Directory of the dead online and you can click on the ? mark and go to Find A Grave for this cemetery and there is some very interesting links at Find A Grave. They are misspellings as well so be careful.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=108429087&CRid=82259& Do a search for Urton, Barclay, Dawes and more. It is very interesting.
Warren Huffman had kind words for my great grandfather and stated in his own words in the 1973 Pine River Journal:
"The first winter was a hard one for new settlers to get started. George Barclay had the one store in Pine River and without the credit that he extended it would have been impossible to stay. George Barclay had his detractors, but he was a kind-hearted man and generous. He was a small man with a high-pitched voice. I remember him well, and we all felt a genuine sorrow and loss when he was shot by an unknown person as he sat reading in the lobby of the Barclay Hotel." By Warren Huffman in his own words "As I remember … 1894, Pine River Journal (Newspaper), Cass County, MN. 1973.
Amarilla is also buried there and upon my first visit she did not have a tombstone. There is one there now. More on her death in future posts.
This is probably where the funeral ceremony for George A. Barclay took place. I can picture Amarilla, Grace, R.S. McDonald and Alexander gathered there by the grave. How did they bring the casket in an open wagon or in a funeral wagon? Who else was there? Did the G.A.R. perform a military ceremony for this Civil War veteran? So many questions…


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Vanishing White Matter (VWM) disease is a devastating condition that involves the destruction of brain myelin due to a mutation in a central factor. To understand the disease and test potential treatments that could apply to other disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, Prof. Orna Elroy-Stein of Tel Aviv University's Department of Cell Research and Immunology is leading a scientific breakthrough by developing laboratory mice which carry the VWM mutation — an important new tool.
The mice harbor a mutation of the eIF2B enzyme, which regulates protein synthesis in every cell throughout the body. The key to the new development, says Prof. Elroy-Stein, was the use of genetically-engineered embryonic stem cells to introduce the mutation.
The brain is made up of two components: grey matter, or nerves, and white matter, or glial cells which support the nerves and produce myelin, which wraps around and protects nerve extensions. Recently described in the journal Brain, the creation of these mutated mice allows for new research on VWM diseases, which trigger loss of myelin in the brain, leading to paralysis and possible death.
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Until now, VWM researchers did not have a comparable animal model with which to study the disease. Now, for the first time, researchers can use a living organism to follow the exact process of myelin destruction, providing valuable information about the molecular mechanisms of the disease, which are currently unknown.
The big surprise in this discovery, she says, is that the gene mutation impacts only the white matter of the brain, rather than causing disease throughout the body. This will allow researchers to learn about myelin formation and maintenance.
"For the first time ever, we can follow the regulated expression of the protein components of myelin," explains Prof. Elroy-Stein, whose techniques include magnetic resonance imaging to investigate what's happening in the brains of the mice.
Not only will this discovery lead to a greater understanding of diseases that affect the brain's white matter, the mice are also an invaluable testing ground for new treatments. But according to Prof. Elroy-Stein, understanding the disease is the first step. "In order to develop effective therapies, one has to understand the mechanisms," she says.
Prof. Elroy-Stein notes that this is an entirely TAU-led project. The team of researchers include her Ph.D. students Michal Geva, Yuval Cabilly, Liraz Marom, Nina Mindroul, and Gali Raini; lab technician Dalia Pinchasi; and Dr. Yaniv Assaf of Tel Aviv University's Department of Neurobiology.
Story Source: ScienceDaily staff from materials provided by American Friends of Tel Aviv University.