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Having hosted the SA Open seven times, the Bells Cup three times and cooked breakfast for big names like Ernie Els, there's really no place better to soak up some luck than at Mowbray Golf Club. Set at the foot of Table Mountain, the club is popular among seasoned golfers for its spectacular mountain views as well as the expertly designed course and skilled caddies who only give advice when asked. The course is also renowned for its lush fairways, abundant birdlife and greens the colour of your opponent when you land that hole-in-one.
Conveniently stretching along Raapenberg Road, the Mowbray Golf Club is the perfect place to meet up with golfing buddies or take out your frustrations on a tiny little ball, or three. With an energy drink that poses as a simple thirst-quencher, the Powerade provides you with more golfing prowess, giving golfers a chance to strut their stuff. Whether you know your way around the course or think birdies involve assassinating unsuspecting fledglings, the club welcomes any golf-lover with open arms as long as you're dressed like a pro. Boasting a Pro Shop as fully stocked as the bar, you know you're covered when a club breaks, need help choosing your first ever set or need to replace the tees your five year old pinched to make flower arrangements for her doll's wedding.
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An Excellent New Halo
When it comes to being a new development studio taking on an existing franchise, your first job can't get much bigger than Halo. There had been considerable debate up until the launch of Halo 4 over whether 343 Industries could really take the reins from ex-developer Bungie and successfully create something that did justice to a series as influential and popular as Halo, but they have clearly delivered, and provided us with something that is both true to the series and adds a dash of something new.
The campaign mode of the game takes place four years after the events of Halo 3, with the Master Chief awakening from cryo-sleep when Cortana detects a strange signal running through the ship they are stranded on. Soon, the two find themselves shipwrecked on a mysterious planet and under attack by a hostile splinter group of the Covenant. Their plight is only made worse by Cortana's descent into rampancy, a kind of AI madness, leading the Chief and Cortana to set out in an effort to make it off-world, and return Cortana to her creator to cure her condition.
The gameplay of Halo 4 is at its root everything you know from Halo. You have a recharging shield, you can jump considerable heights, you carry two weapons at a time, and there's somewhat of an emphasis on melee attacks and grenades. It can't be denied that that the basic mechanics of the game and the way everything handles still feel wonderful. Even all these years after Combat Evolved, the core gameplay of Halo is great fun to experience, and the old weapons remain very satisfying to wield. Unfortunately, the newer weaponry introduced in 4 feels a little lacking.
While all the guns are enjoyable to use, and Halo 4 gives the returning weaponry a sleek new coat of paint, most of the new weapons feel all too much like reskinned guns from previous games. There are genuinely interesting new firearms like the sticky detonator or the railgun, but many just run along the lines of being a new assault rifle, a new battle rifle, a new shotgun, and so on, and it's a shame to see such an opportunity for 343 squandered.
A similar pattern can be seen with the enemies in Halo 4. There are three main new enemies in the game which are all clever in their own way; the teleporting Promethean knights, the wall-climbing Crawlers, and the Watchers, who try to protect other enemies on the battlefield, but outside of them, the enemies you face are the same Covenant baddies from previous games; the Grunts, the Hunters, the Elites, and the Jackals. This is disappointing considering that Halo 3 was largely about ending the Human-Covenant war, and their reappearance in Halo 4, while it does have a story justification, feels like a bit of a cop-out.
A significant number of the scenarios from the Halo 4 campaign are also reminiscent of parts of many of the previous games; Sections where you're blasting through enemies in a Scorpion, sections where you're driving a speeding vehicle through a collapsing environment, sections where you're traipsing through a jungle shooting down enemies, etc. They're all things we've seen in the past, and it would have been refreshing to see 343 do something more original with the game.
However, despite the retreading of familiar territory, the campaign feels grander than ever. As many holes as can be poked in it, the majority of the encounters in the campaign are still exciting, and the environments and landscapes presented in 4 are magnificent. In fact it's just impressive how good the game looks in general. The model detail, the art design, and the lighting, both in-engine and in the pre-rendered cutscenes, are to be highly applauded, as are the detailed facial animations that really bring the characters to life. I think we all expected a considerable degree of polish on Halo 4, but even with that in mind, this game is aesthetically breathtaking.
Halo 4's audio also deserves praise. The sound effects behind the guns give them a real kick, and the soundtrack, while perhaps not as memorable as those of previous Halo games, manages to take an admirable departure from the music of the series so far, but none the less retains a high degree of quality, particularly in its later tracks.
However, when it comes to the story, 4 is a bit of a mixed bag. In some ways the game manages to push the narrative further than ever before, but there are also clear problems throughout. For starters, the game doesn't always do a good job of making it clear what exactly is going on. It's possible to follow the plot without reading any of the extended Halo fiction or having read the terminals from Halo 3, but if you haven't, it's also possible to find yourself a little bemused by the events of the game, or their relevance to the Halo universe overall.
Additionally, the Master Chief still doesn't feel like a particularly expressive or deep character, but that having been said, 343 should be commended for giving us a Master Chief who is more talkative than in previous games, and seems driven by a relatable goal; saving someone he cares about. Cortana's rampancy in general makes for an interesting and rather affecting aspect of the game's narrative, leading to some great moments where we see the usually confident Cortana in a more vulnerable state, and this is only enhanced by what is probably the best voice acting Jen Taylor has delivered during the entirety of the games. The ending is also of significant note, providing a touching and bold conclusion to 343's first venture with the series.
Perhaps the side of Halo that has seen most changes though is the multiplayer. One of the most immediately noticeable things about Halo's new online mode is that the old scoring system for the deathmatch gametypes has been completely overhauled. Instead of just being based on how many kills you've racked up, the game borrows a little inspiration from titles like Call of Duty in how it scores you. Kill assists are now worth 5 points, standard kills are worth 10 points, and there are larger points bounties on offer for more skilful feats.
This scoring system comes across as just what the series needed, and makes it both feel like there's a greater acknowledgement of your successes in the game, and that the multiplayer matches are fairer. There are no longer scenarios where scoring one kill is worth more than five assists, or situations where three separate kills are worth the same as three kills in quick succession. Seeing those points rack up also just feels good, and as they translate directly into experience points at the end of the match, you can see better than ever how your performance directly impacts the persistent rewards you receive.
Another big change that comes with 4 is the new loadout system. Just as you'll find in many other popular multiplayer shooters, as you level up, you can unlock more weapons, armour abilities, and perks, and can put these together in various loadouts which you can switch between in-match. The game also eschews placing too many powerful weapons on the map, in favour of supplying them via "Ordinance Drops", special rewards which can be obtained from gaining enough points to fill up a small meter on-screen. Once the meter is filled you can select from one of three different pieces of equipment to be dropped onto the map, including power-ups, weapons, and grenades.
The new loadout and ordinance systems allow all players to compete on a more level playing field, while also allowing you to tailor the game to your own preferred play style, and making it so that power weapons, like the rocket launcher or gravity hammer, are not just awarded to whoever can pick them up off of the map first, but are made available to more players, more often, and awarded under fairer criteria.
In addition, the multiplayer now includes killcams, which help lead to less of those "How the hell did that guy kill me?" moments, and in many gametypes, instant respawn, which means less sitting around after dying. Halo 4 also introduces two new gametypes; Regicide and Dominion. Regicide has players facing off against each other in a free-for-all deathmatch where there are extra points on offer for killing the player in first place, leading to a frantic scramble for pole position, while Dominion is a gametype not dissimilar to Battlefield 3's Conquest mode, where players compete on large maps for control of various bases. The gametype has a rather epic scale to it and remains pretty consistently satisfying to play.
I can't help but feel at the back of my mind that the series may have lost a little something in playing things so safe and taking most of its new mechanics from other popular shooters, as opposed to trying to introduce more mechanics that really set Halo apart from its competitors, but despite this, the game unmistakably remains Halo at its core, and in many ways these new additions feel like they bring Halo surging forward into the modern age of shooters.
Besides the campaign and competitive multiplayer, 4 also introduces a new mode, Spartan Ops, which consists of a series of levels that essentially play out like very short campaign missions, and are released on a weekly basis. The problem is the mode feels neither particularly challenging, nor rewarding. You have unlimited lives, there's no penalty for dying apart from dropping your weapons, there's no way to lose, story elements are minimal, and there's no real scoring system outside of your kill count, which the game doesn't care to display very prominently. It seems a bit of a mystery why the designers took the decisions behind Spartan Ops they did, and it sadly leaves the mode feeling very uninteresting, especially compared to the high quality campaign and competitive multiplayer.
Overall, 343 have not just done the series justice with Halo 4, but in many ways have reworked the components of the Halo franchise to make them better than ever. The Spartan Ops mode is unfortunately rather boring, and it would have been nice to see 343 push the boat out a little further in terms of originality, but these flaws are completely overshadowed by the areas in which the game excels. Halo 4 looks beautiful, provides a great journey in its campaign, and its changes to the Halo multiplayer make it fairer and more rewarding than ever. The newest instalment in the Halo series is fantastic fun for both rookies and veteran Spartans alike.

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The United States of America accepted Texas as the 28th state to enter the union on December 29, 1845.
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Chief agricultural products of Texas include cattle, grain sorghums, cotton lint and seed, wheat, rice, dairy products.
Primary Industry:
The major industries of Texas include chemicals and allied products, petroleum and coal products, food and kindred products, transportation equipment, petroleum, natural gas, natural gas liquids.
Texas State Nickname:
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Texas State Flower:
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Texas State Tree:
Pecan (Legislation of 1919)
Texas State Bird:
Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
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The only mockingbird commonly found in North America is the Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos).
The Northern Mockingbird is a medium-sized songbird that can mimic other bird calls. It is pale gray above, whitish below with two white wingbars and shows large white patches in the wings while in flight. It has a thin black bill with brown base, yellow/orange eyes with thin dark eyeline. It has a long tail with white outer tail feathers, black central tailfeathers and long dusky legs. There is no difference in the appearance between the males and females of the species.
Generally, the Northern Mockingbird will build a twig nest in a dense shrub or tree and will aggressively defends against other birds and predators, including humans.
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Depicted to the right is the state seal of Texas. The seal of the state of Texas is a symbol of the authority and sovereignty of the state and is a valuable asset of its people. It is the intent of the state government to ensure that appropriate uses are made of the state seal and to assist the secretary of state in the performance of the secretary's constitutional duty as custodian of the seal.
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Depicted to the left is the state flag of Texas. The flag of the state of Texas is a symbol of the authority and sovereignty of the state and is a valuable asset of its people. The Texas flag is flown over all state buildings just below the country flag of the United States of America.
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The Texas quarter is the third quarter of 2004, and the 28th in the 50 State Quarters® Program. On December 29, 1845, Texas became the 28th state to be admitted into the Union. The quarter's reverse design incorporates an outline of the State with a star superimposed on the outline and the inscription, "The Lone Star State." The lariat encircling the design is symbolic of the cattle and cowboy history of Texas, as well as the frontier spirit that tamed the land.
Texas comes from the Indian word "tejas," meaning friends or allies, and appropriately Texas's motto is "Friendship." Probably the two most recognized symbols of Texas are its unique shape and the lone star that is represented on the State flag. The Texas flag design was approved in 1839 to symbolize the Republic of Texas and was adopted as the State flag in 1845. The simple design of a lone star and three bold stripes of red, white and blue represent bravery, purity and loyalty, respectively. Texas is the only state to have had six different flags fly over its land; Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States of America and the United States of America.
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Steven Fuller Austin
1793-1836: He grew up in Missouri, studied at Transylvania Univ. in Kentucky, served (1814-20) in the Missouri territorial legislature, and was studying law in New Orleans when his father died. Stephen took up the plans to colonize Texas and on a journey there (1821) selected the area between the Brazos and Colorado rivers. In January, 1822, he planted the first legal settlement of Anglo-Americans in Texas. He later went to Mexico City to have his grant cleared and confirmed by the newly independent Mexican government. Austin's settlements, with the towns of San Felipe de Austin and Brazoria, prospered. Other American colonists poured in. As friction developed over the years with the Mexican government, Austin opposed illegal efforts at Texan independence. He was sent in 1833 to Mexico City to present the settlers' grievances, to ask that Texas be separated from Coahuila, and to get the Mexican immigration law modified. He was accused of treason and imprisoned. On his return to Texas in 1835 he opposed the government of Santa Anna and so forwarded the Texas Revolution. He was sent as one of the commissioners (1835-36) of the provisional government to obtain aid in the United States, was defeated (1836) by Samuel Houston for the presidency of Texas, and served briefly until his death as secretary of state.
Dwight David Eisenhower
1890-1969: Thirty-fourth U.S. president; born in Denison, Texas. After graduating from West Point in 1915, he undertook further military studies and became a fast-rising staff officer in Washington, D.C.; from 1935–39 he was an assistant to Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines. As World War II progressed, he continued to rise in rank and responsibilities and was assigned to command the allied forces during their invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Italy (1942–43). His talent for both strategic planning and staff coordination led him (December 1943) to be named supreme commander of the allied invasion of Normandy and he directed the campaign from D-Day (June 6, 1944) to the surrender of Germany (May 1945). After commanding the U.S. occupation forces in Germany, he returned to the U.S.A. to serve as army chief of staff (1946–48) before retiring from active duty. He served as president of Columbia University (1948–50) and head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1951–52) before the Republicans drafted him as their presidential candidate in 1952; under the motto "I like Ike," he won by a landslide over Adlai Stevenson and did the same in 1956. His record as president was mixed, but in the years following, his low-profile approach came to seem more attractive. He established a truce in the floundering Korean War in 1953, but still maintained American presence as the main bar to communist expansionism; with the "Eisenhower doctrine" he promised aid to Middle Eastern nations resisting communism; in 1956 he sent troops to restore order in racially troubled Little Rock, Ark. At the same time, he did little to restrain the Cold War machinations of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles or the red-scare.
Lyndon B. Johnson
1908-73: Thirty-sixth U.S. president; born near Stonewall, Texas. Son of schoolteachers, he taught school briefly after graduating from Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Southwest Texas State University) (1930), then gravitated to Democratic politics. After serving as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administrator of the National Youth Administration in Texas, he went on to the U.S. House of Representatives (1937–49) and was quickly marked by his strong support of New Deal programs. A member of the Naval Reserve, he enlisted for active duty within hours after Pearl Harbor–the first Congressman to do so; he served in the Pacific until President Roosevelt ordered all Congressmen back to their elective office in July 1942. He won a narrow race for the U.S. Senate (1948) and served two terms (1949–61). As Democratic whip and then majority leader (1955–61)–and as the consummate arm-twisting deal-maker–he helped pass some of the most progressive social legislation of the century, including the civil rights acts of 1957 and 1960. Elected John F. Kennedy's vice-president in 1960, he became president on Kennedy's assassination in November 1963; in 1964 he was returned to office by a landslide. He proclaimed a "Great Society" program to fight poverty and racism, achieving passage of the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965), plus a slate of social-welfare programs including Medicare. At the same time, he led the U.S.A. into an increasingly bloody and unpopular war in Vietnam. Declining support from his own high-level appointees and increasing divisiveness around the country led to his decision not to run in 1968. He retired to his Texas ranch and to writing his memoirs. Larger than life in his public behavior but more than vulgar in his private speech, sensitive to the plight of many less-fortunate Americans but insecure in his dealings with the Eastern Democratic Establishment, he ended as something of a tragic figure because of his overreaching ways.
Chester Nimitz
1885-1966: Naval officer; born in Fredericksburg, Texas. He supervised the construction of the navy's first diesel ship engine (1913–16). He was chief of staff to the commander of the Atlantic fleet submarine division in World War I. He was chief of the Bureau of Navigation (1939–41) and became commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet after Pearl Harbor (1941). In 1942 he was named commander of all land, sea, and air forces in the Pacific. He refused to attack until U.S. forces were fully ready, in spite of pressure from Congress and the newspapers. He developed much of the strategy of "island hopping" while leading the fleet to many victories. He signed for the U.S.A. at the Japanese surrender ceremonies, which took place aboard his flagship, the USS Missouri, in 1945. He served as chief of naval operations after the war (1945-47).
Audie Murphy
1924-71: Soldier, actor; born near Kingston, Texas. The most decorated American soldier of World War II, he won the Congressional Medal of Honor during the fighting in the Colmar Pocket, Germany, in 1945. He appeared in the war adventure films Beyond Glory (1948) and To Hell and Back (1948).
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BMW engineers know how to build a suspension & drive train and BMW Marketing knows how to sell a vehicle but BMW management doesn't know how to build a car.
Examples, at least for my E39 that I know well, include cupholders shattering, cooling systems leaking, abs control module wires lifting, blower motor controls frying, disa flap design breaking, vanos seals shrinking, windshield molding crumbling, rear brake light sockets melting, window regulators breaking, door seals leaking, jack pads falling off, headlight adjusters crumbling, roundels washing away over time, trunk looms fraying, pixels disappearing, ambient temperature sensor vulnerable location, wood trim cracking, power steering hose leaks, windshield washer pumps leaking, seat cover switches breaking, etc.
And that's just 'my' E39.
I can't blame the engineers; nor the marketing; it's BMW management that doesn't know how to make decisions on how to build a 'real' car.
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Giving Voice to Wisdom and No Place for Hate
by Ralph Singh
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Ten years ago, Gobind Sadan USA, a Sikh spiritual center north of Syracuse, was a victim of arson. It was the first attack on a place of worship following September 11th, and the first to come under Governor Pataki's newly signed legislation against hate crimes.
As we gathered amidst the charred remains, a light shone through a window frame, and we learned that our holy scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, had not burned. Not only had it not been damaged by fire – but the tons of water that had been poured through the roof had not touched a single word. The Light of God's love had triumphed over hatred.
We saw this as a 'teachable moment' and went public with a message of forgiveness, channeled from Baba Virsa Singh ji through me, which galvanized the entire community. As our major English-language Sikh newspaper noted
Thankfully, some have taken this crime as an opportunity to promote a community-wide healing. Temple spokesman Ralph Singh said its members have gathered to offer prayers of forgiveness to those who set the fire. He also said the community has offered help, money and other sanctuaries for the Sikhs.
"This provides us the opportunity to help rebuild and repair the overall community, to rebuild the sense of love and compassion which will triumph over the hatred in our society," Singh said. "Out of that love, the building in its time will also be rebuilt."
The generosity of spirit shown by members of the temple should inspire all people who believe in the real America. True national unity must embrace all Americans. In such unity, there is no place for hate.
This was a positive outcome from a terrible situation. But in spite of our collective attempts , there are still plenty of places for hatred to fester in the world.
In order to have civil discourse, let alone civil society, we needed to develop a shared narrative towards peace.
While peace exists within each of us,the path to peace is laid out by all of our teachings. Unless there is a bridge to the world when we open our eyes it is a difficult transition. But it has always been the stories which laid the path for the ordinary person to follow — without the story there is no reinforcement of the values in the reality of the material world. We need to move beyond reason and expand our consciousness and our circles.
So, with the help of a diverse, committed group of friends, we are convening a Wisdom Thinkers Roundtable which we are convening in New York, on September 8th, linked to the tenth anniversary of 9/11, to highlight how, through our shared wisdom, both sacred and secular, we can create a shared narrative to reweave the fabric of our society.
Most feel that the moral fabric of our world has begun to unravel or has at least frayed. We hope to offer a simple solution, a simple beginning to the path out of our human dilemma.
By bringing the shared wisdom of our traditional stories and new experiences and making it accessible to all, not just through roundtables but around the tables at breakfast clubs, in the local diners and bagel shops of America (and around the world), we can begin to change the way people talk with each other and the quality of substantive conversation that will emerge. Then we have not only a chance at social cohesion, but also a real chance to achieve a just peace.
Everyone has wisdom to offer. It doesn't depend on our status or education. In fact, I ask most everyone I meet, workers on our home, a stewardess on a long flight, what thread of wisdom would you like to add to reweave the fabric of our society for our children. And their faces light up – You mean me? – and then they open up and share amazing thoughts.
A young Vietnamese woman who ran the kitchen where I was on the faculty of a summer institute recently, greeted me: "I'm Buddha who are you?" she asked, smiling. And then handed me a carafe of milk for my coffee. "This is a 'h^t', you call it a jug – but it's the same thing, right. It's all the same isn't it?" That is right!
Just take the time to listen and engage on this wonderful journey we call life – and we will find our fellow travelers, and each hand in hand, round the table, or out of the fires of conflict, we will help each other find our path to peace.


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MY BIRTHDAY last year didn't turn out as planned. Instead of an enjoyable lunch, I spent the afternoon in the company of some smart clinicians and an impressive set of Zeiss optics.
Together, they explored an intimate body cavity previously of perceived interest only to the US Department of Homeland Security. The screen of the endoscope charted all too clearly the progress of the excavation - a strange mixture of a drain survey and some peculiar form of medical archaeology.
Lumpen and ugly, the tumour, when it loomed into view, looked out of place and sinister.
Maybe it was the sedation, but my first thought on hearing the boggling diagnosis of bowel cancer was: "Great, I've just paid out for two life memberships..."
Bitterness followed soon after. A year later, after some impressive surgery, a fortnight in hospital and six bewildering months of chemotherapy I emerged chastened and thoughtful. How I had missed the warning signs of this all-too-common disease, despite a career in science that has put heavy emphasis on evidence-based reasoning, was a mystery.
Only when I looked back at my science-fiction writing over the past few years did I begin to see the pattern emerging of someone sinking towards the dark side. In six of my last nine published stories, a central character either dies or suffers life-threatening illness. In one, I even gave the key protagonist the nerve damage I would get from chemotherapy - before I knew I was ill.
It seems that even scientists are adept at self-delusion. As soon as I realised that for weeks I had been choosing my route across campus on the basis of proximity of toilets, I should have seen my doctor, not made excuses to myself that I was busy - a degree of obfuscation that may yet prove fatal.
On the bright side, I have had more hugs this year than in the previous decade and an impressive amount of support from often surprising directions. But, with awareness campaigns ongoing in the US and UK, the take-home message is this: if you think all is not well with your entrails, don't rely on it getting better by itself - get professional advice.
Trust me, it's worth it.
John Gilbey is a science writer and photographer. He teaches at Aberystwyth University, UK
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Good lord i created a moster by coming to the defense of Avril in the Jonas Brothers thread. I think Avril is a very talented, well-rounded musician (not rounded THAT way, you perverts, okay, she is that too). She can play piano (very well imo), guitar (well enough to do a 3 chord progression), drums (well enought o keep a beat in time and throw in basic fills, sing (in tune) and write songs. Unless you can do all of that, you really shouldn't be criticizing her. Her songs are poppy and top-40-ish and she is selling sexiness, but she does it soooo well (eg.- that girlfriend song, the line she sings "i don't wanna hear you say her name ever again!!!" I was like, dammmnnn that was HOTTTT!!!) Unlike the Jonas Brothers who i always feel are puppets in a mega-corporate scheme and the object of teen exploitation, i just get the vibe that avril's producers and record company let her call all of her own shots and that's just the person she is.
i also like Kelly Clarkson, Nelly Furtado, Carrie Underwood, and Alanis Morrisette. Wanna fight over it or what???
I know what you mean. I do agree that there are a lot of bands who just sound poppy because that's just the sort of music they like writing. Also I'm definetly not complaining about AM, She had Taylor Hawkins as her drummer before he joined foo fighters.
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In its annual proxy statement, Apple said on Tuesday that infrequent grants of stock are not enough to make up for regular cash and stock-based bonuses, and it called on shareholders to approve a cash bonus program.
Last year, Apple's executives, with the exception of CEO Steve Jobs, received significant pay packages thanks to grants of restricted stock. Jobs received only his $1 salary and no stock grant, after receiving restricted stock worth nearly $75 million during the prior year.
Executive Vice President Tim Cook received a salary of just more than $600,000 and restricted stock worth $7.65 million. Senior Vice President of Retail Ron Johnson and iPod unit head Jon Rubinstein each received roughly $485,000 in salary and restricted stock worth $6.38 million. Chief Software Technology Officer Avie Tevanian received a nearly $470,000 salary and restricted stock worth $5.1 million. The value of the stock grants is as listed on March 24, when they were awarded, and the grants generally vest over four years, Apple said.
Three of the four executives also made a combined $50 million by cashing in previously awarded stock options. Rubinstein took home $26.4 million, Cook received $14.7 million and Tevanian garnered $8.8 million.
But Apple said the company needs to do more to retain top employees and called on shareholders to approve both the bonus program and an expansion of its employee stock option program.
"The ability to grant equity awards is a necessary and powerful recruiting and retention tool for the company to obtain the quality employees it needs to move its business forward," Apple said in support of the plan.
Under the cash bonus proposal, the board's compensation committee would establish the means for determining bonuses. These could be based on a number of factors, including the company's revenue, cash holdings, income, cash flow, return on assets, return on equity, total shareholder return or individual performance objectives.
Meanwhile, a separate shareholder proposal calls on the company to focus on restricted stock that vests over several years as a means of compensating executives for long-term performance. Apple's board is opposing that proposal, which was put forth by a metal workers' pension plan.
Apple has been on a roll, thanks in large part to the success of the iPod digital music player. The company recorded record sales and earnings for the December quarter, and its stock has been on a tear. Shares have nearly quadrupled in the past year, prompting the company to declare a two-for-one stock split in February.
The company hired a consultant to examine its pay practices last year. Apple said that while base salaries and stock grants were at or above the median for similar companies, the absence of a cash bonus program left the company's executive vice president and senior vice presidents with a cash compensation program that "is not competitive."
"The infrequent grant of stock options and/or other equity awards is insufficient to make up for the less-than-competitive total cash compensation paid to executive officers," Apple said in summarizing the consultant's findings.
Shareholders will vote on the various proposals and be asked to approve the company's slate of directors at Apple's annual meeting on April 21.
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- Underpaid ?
- So making 8.25 Million over all, Tim Cook is underpaid ?
Where do I go to get an under paid job like that ?
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- Well, this is republician economics. 1% of a company should make 90% of the salary. Similar to the rest of the nation.
Sadly this isn't going to change unless the US becomes highly socialist, all of the baby boomers die off, or a new generation changes the rules (highly unlikely). All are highly unlikely.
Unless you where born into a upper middleclass or wealthy family you will never get a job like the one described. Unless you sell you soul that is.
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- in response to story and prev comments..
- 'work hard and you will be rewarded is still very much alive here in the US..' (or however it was paraphrased) is total rubbish.
certainly if you're born into pretty much any average low income family - work hard and all you'll be lucky to do is get by..
if you're parents can even afford extortionate college fees, you've already been 'born into' an advantaged position only a low % of americans enjoy. lets be honest, making it into these or any other very high earning positions requires that you've probably come from a very privaleged background and if not that then a high level of greed (call it ambition if you will! lol), back-stabbing and general lack of decency and humanity are probably qualities that you've come to terms with (and given new and nicer sounding names).
come on you guys, socialism (fairness) is NOT communism and even that (in an ideological sense anyway because of course we know it doesn't really work!) is not a 'dirty word'. GET OVER IT! greed isn't good! you're so-called capital democracy and 'free-market' is not that at all. read a little!!! some keywords for you: pentagon war economy nafta gatt, eu cap, wto, world bank.
sorry to go off topic there, but these level of salaries mentioned above really BLEEP me off!!! i was thinking of buying an ipod today, but comparing bank balances - i've changed my mind!
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- ohh what the hell...
- Your hardwork will never pay off for you. Someone elses hardwork will thought. I work hard everyday for my employer but it won't get me anywhere because i am working for him/her and not myself. To make a better life for yourself you have to work for yourself. But you can't work for yourself unless you can find the money. You can't find the money unless you have the education and you can't get the education without having a chance. I was given a chance to educate myself and I did. Now I will be stuck in a low paying job because here is no where else to go except india to find a job nowadays......
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Translated from the original article in the "Moto" magazine (
) October 2006
Original article in Hebrew by Kfir Levin
DRz 800 mx??
What do you think about a DR800 big with top of the line suspension and a drastic weight reduction? Numerous improvements and changes combined in the creation of Naveh's cool bike.
From the beginning I must admit that I like the DR800. There is something about this bike that no matter how many times this bike passes by me, even one that is beaten up, and maybe because of
still makes my head turn
The comfortable seating with the absolute viewing angle, the enormous dimensions compared to any other "singles" and of course the largest single engine ever made, that in reality, is willing to perform much better than on paper. And I'm not the only one who thinks that this model is more than just another bike, here in Israel it's considered a recommended bike and has a good used market value (mainly the latter models) but in some countries it's no less then a cult bike. You'll probably ask, if it was that good, why was it stopped being manufactured in '98? For the same unreasonable causes that
the Yamaha XTZ and the Honda Africa Twin
were. Like the DR800, they too were born in
in the 80's as a
Brave heart
Naveh admits to be a man with a preference for "big single engines". The reasons for that are well known and we've heard them before. He has had a few bikes, some extreme
than others, until he settled down with a Yamaha
XT600E for efficiency and budgetary reasons, but in '97 the bike was stolen. Naveh at the time was riding only on road, looking for something that would be more comfortable on the road but the XTZ was too expensive. The choice
was a standard
DR800 model '93 and the ease with which the asphalt was swallowed under the "Big" tires, leaving the owner with a big smile all the way to the chiropractor (much better then the XT600E) and also on the way to the bank, thanks to the self
maintenance Naveh is capable of.
However, Naveh didn't even consider going off road with the enormous clumsy looking BIG. At least until he met Alon Yeffet, also a standard DR800 rider but with
a fundamental
difference between them: Alon actually rides the DR800 off road, just with a pair of off road tires, this fact opened Naveh's eyes and more important – whetted his appetite.
In a long process that included inquiries and studies about the subject, understanding the demands and the needs and then jumping into the interesting deep water of what is called - "project motorcycle"…
The list of modifications and improvements is long and detailed; we chose to
focus on the main parts that reflect
excellence on the idea behind Naveh's choice of direction.
The main points to be modified and altered to fit the final product that the owner was aiming for were around the suspension and the overall weight, which is certainly the
Achilles heel of the DR800, especially for one who
want's to enjoy unlimited off road riding.
Beyond the mechanical and technological skills to do almost everything by himself, Naveh also enjoyed a great deal of luck. At some point in time Alon's DR engine gave his soul back to the Gods of motorcycles, and he gave the corpse to Naveh. Now he had a motorcycle that he could plan all the modifications, adjustments and build parts, allowing Naveh to keep his main transportation vehicle functioning. He was able to continue a creative process without pressure and time limitations, which allowed him to check everything
times, as he likes to do.
About the weight, if you really want to go into a long description here, there is plenty to do to approach a normal off road motorcycle weight. Except for the tail plastic, nothing original stayed on.
The difference in appearance and weight is fundamentally
the combination of an ACERBIS plastic fuel tank (
25 liters
) and without the special but heavy "beak", gauges and the original headlight. This created a much more aggressive look. A smaller off road headlight and a new digital speedometer (the finish is impressive), a high front fender- all these were able, thanks to a new main component in this adventurous package: an up side down front suspension belonging to a 2006 HONDA CRF450R (purchased on EBay for an relatively low price). True, it
needed good hands and patience, and even some help from others, and Naveh claims that the basic matching parts of the
steering axle eased the
And what about the rear part?
A major part of the consultation about the DR came from
Stefan Hessler
(Hessler Rally Team)
. Useful solutions came through him especially the connection to
who were
a supplier of suspension technology and now is an independent manufacturer of high quality suspensions for competitive prices. Apparently they will build you a rear suspension on demand - as crazy as you like – adapting the rear suspension to the rider's weight, nature of use (on/off road) and to the fact that the front suspension
from a professional motocross motorcycle…and they built a shock
works in perfect harmony with the front fork. Again, the price is really not sky high.
There are many more interesting parts and changes, the original quiet and heavy exhaust was replaced by a light and noisy D&G, a local manufacturer (by the Eliatim brothers) Danny Eliatim also came with a solution to the problem of big single engine reversing when turning off - a cool patented invention that combined the automatic decompression for the start of the
engine also when it's shut down- ingenuous and effective.
Other personal adjustments were cutting some of the sponge of the seat to adjust to the height of the owner, building an adapter to fill the gap between the seat and the fuel tank and others for the ignition switch and the front disk guard. A lot of do-it-yourself, and all professional, accurate and impressive.
It's a pleasure to go over this bike. All the parts that were dismantled from the original bike and not reassembled were weighed (as well as the new parts that replaced them). Now the bike's dry weight is 171 kgs, compared to the
194 kgs official declared weight of the bike, which is known to be very optimistic (this explains the difference between the scaled parts and the actual weight of the bike…) the short time I spent riding the bike proved beyond any doubt that there was truly a drastic weight loss.
Romantic sunset
Maybe as someone who likes the DR800 for a starting point I'm partial, but Naveh's DR800 is really something cool, unique and exciting. Naveh is in love with the bike and he certainly has good reasons.
I spent about two hours off road with this unique bike equipped with Dunlop
D606 tires, testing the various
performance capabilities of the bike
The harmony that Naveh achieved by wisely investing in a high quality suspension, combined with a drastic reduction in weight, produce a great off road touring motorcycle that actually needs a tough, continuous "enduro" trial to test it's limits. Surely you need some confidence and time to adapt to the still heavy machine, but after all are said and done, the DRZ800MAX will be happy to go airborne without real complaints.
The final transfer ratio was shortened a bit, leaving road cruising an efficient component of the experience- remember, we are talking about Naveh's main means of transport.
Overall, the project cost was summarized at a bargain price of approximately $3000, but remember that the owner's knowledge and technical abilities saved a lot, as well as the patience of finding solutions combining high efficiency with low cost.
Naveh is a rare but crucial type of motorcyclist to our motorcycle culture, a project motorcyclist - and he is good at that, very good.
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TRAIL TECH digital computer/speedometer. Very useful and aesthetic
WILBERS rear shock absorber. With all the adjustments including high and
low damping
A new self built carrier with gripping handles.
POLiSPORT Front headlight giving the bike a fresh aggressive look.
Great to look at - front SHOWA suspension, 20 years advanced from the original DR-BIG
The adjustment of the front original wheel, disk and caliper to the new fork using the Honda CRF original wheel axis. All made by Naveh.
Naveh Lev-Ran, a true biker with hands and head of gold, and mostly, with a lot of soul. Above, the bike in its original condition. (sorry - it's a photo I took of a friend's bike, mine was black)
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Hi, my name is Joey and I am a long time lurker looking to get involved with MiceChat.
I have heard rumors that MSEP is going to have a rehab when the Christmas Parade comes over to DCA this holiday season. I was wondering if anyone knew how extensive the rehab is going to be and if they were planning on adding new floats.
I was also wondering what everyone would think if Disneyland put MSEP back in Disneyland, especially since it will have been 10 years since it left DL. (1996 right?) I would much prefer watching it at Disneyland myself, but I think it may be too chaotic crowd control wise. Im not even sure that DCA's speakers can play the separate audio tracks (Alice, Dwarfs...etc.) or if those sounds are played from the floats. When I watched DEP at DCA it seemed like some of the music came from the floats.


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Kid ActivitiesK-2 Registration
A primary goal of the Red River Revel Arts Festival is arts education for children. Activities abound at the Revel! In fact, there is an entire area exclusively for children's activities, complete with its own performance stage! Children of all ages can show their artistic abilities by creating art projects at SPAR's Creation Station or the Junior League of Shreveport/Bossier's Artist for a Day. A favorite among young Revelers is the mock geological dig where children make 'anthropologic discoveries' without ever leaving the Revel site. Another exciting favorite is the Brookshire's Mini Grocery Store, where children shop with kid-sized carts and "purchase" a variety of items that can be found in our local Brookshire's grocery stores -- they have a blast playing "parent" and shopping for their family -- just like mom and dad do!
Children's Activities Featured at Revel 39
- Daily Street Performances including stilt walking, magic shows, balloin animals, and more!
- Shreve Memorial Library "Trail of Wonders" (Free Activity)
- Northwest Louisiana Food Bank Clay Pot Painting (4 coupons)
- Mock Geological Dig (Free Activity)
- Brookshire's Mini Grocery Store (Free Activity)
- Climbing Wall, Salto Trampoline, Water Walkers, & more (nominal fee)
- Sand Art (nominal fee)
- Creation Station presented by SPAR (Free Activity)
- Artist for a Day presented by The Junior League of Shreveport Bossier (Free Activity)
- Fanci Facez (5-10 coupons)
- Face Painting (1 coupon)
- Children's Sew Day Saturday, Oct. 10 (Free Activity)
- Spinner Entertainment: Stilt Walkers, Jugglers, Hula Hoopers


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This entry was posted by (@rwaldron) on May 18, 2012 in JavaScript, Node.js, Arduino, Johnny-Five, NodeBots and Feature.
This is the first tutorial in a new series geared towards Arduino programming on Node.js, using the Johnny-Five framework.
At the end of the first article, I showed a simple program that would strobe an LED at the default rate of 100ms per phase. It's pretty safe to assume that all starter kits come with LEDs. As the tutorials progress, I will introduce more diverse hardware — so you'll need a few supplies to keep pace. I recommend investing in either of the following start kits:
The Ultimate Microcontroller Pack or the Inventor's Kit for Arduino both come with everything you'll need for almost all of the tutorials, however in some cases, they will need to be supplemented with additional parts. For a complete list of the parts I've used so far, check out the Johnny-Five Parts List.
Tutorial Requirements:
First, set up the hardware using this schematic as your guide:
Connect the following…
Assuming you're using the actual repo, open up
eg/servo.js, or follow along here…
If you run this now, you'll notice that it creates a REPL session - you can access the
board object directly from here.
Next, let's add a
Servo object and inject into the REPL:
And that's it!
node eg/servo.js1 and try out some of the following commands from the REPL:
Hopefully this has ignited some creative ideas for JavaScript Arduino programming with Johnny-Five! Remember to watch this space for more tutorials!
Note: There is a known issue in where the Firmata protocol layer has issues freeing itself on the serial line which results in the program hanging in the ready state. For now,
^C to kill the hanging program and simply run it again.
This entry was posted by (@rwaldron) on May 18, 2012 in JavaScript, Node.js, Arduino, Johnny-Five, NodeBots and Feature.


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Michael Chew Koon Chan
Baron Chan (1940-2006) studied at Raffles Institution in Singapore and Guy's Hospital Medical School. Before becoming a life peer in 2001, he was a paediatrician, Director of the NHS Ethnic Health Unit, and Commissioner for the Commission for Racial Equality.
Baron Chan was a member of the British Medical Association, and was a Consultant and Senior lecturer at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. He was also co-editor of the publication Diseases of Children in the Tropics and Sub-Tropics.
Baron Chan was married to Irene Wei-Len Chee and had two children.
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Book Search
Iranian Intellectuals
Previously published as a special issue of British Journal of Middle East Studies, this volume focuses on leading figures within Iran between 1997-2007 and their visions and works that are related to Iranian society. A cross section of opinion is investigated, including the clerical ('Ali Khameneh...
To Be Published August 21st 2015 by Routledge
Persian Metaphysics and Mysticism
Selected Works of 'Aziz Nasaffi
One of the foremost 13th-century Persian mystics, 'Aziz Nasaffi with his simple manner of explaining God, His Essence, Attributes and Acts provides the western reader with an overview of all the major interpretations of medieval Islamic thought. Providing the first comprehensive selection in...
Published March 4th 2015 by Routledge
Morals and Mysticism in Persian Sufism
A History of Sufi-Futuwwat in Iran
Series: Routledge Sufi Series
Sufism is often understood to be the mystical dimension of Islam, and many works have focused on the nature of "mystical experiences" and the relationship between man and God. Yet Sufism was a human response to a wide range of contexts and circumstances; the fact that Sufis lived in society and...
Published March 28th 2014 by Routledge
Islam and Religious Diversity
Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies
This is a new four-volume collection from Routledge's Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies series. It brings together in one 'mini library' the canonical and the best cutting-scholarship to explore the complex relationship between Islam and religious diversity. The collection is supplemented with a...
Published August 24th 2011 by Routledge
Sufi Castigator
Ahmad Kasravi and the Iranian Mystical Tradition
Series: Routledge Sufi Series
Sufi Castigator investigates the writings of Ahmad Kasravi, one of the foremost intellectuals in Iran. It studies his work within the context of Sufism in modern Iran and mystical Persian literature and includes translations of Kasravi's writings. Kasravi provides a fascinating topic for those with...
Published March 28th 2011 by Routledge
Islamic Interpretations of Christianity
Many books about Islam and Christianity are comparative however this book examines Christianity from an Islamic perspective. Each chapter focuses upon theological, philosophical and mystical issues, which are as relevant today as they always have been in the Muslim-Christian dialogue. The...
Published February 28th 2011 by Routledge
Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies
In recent years, interest in Sufism – often regarded as the mystical dimension of Islam – has blossomed. Taught in European and American universities for many years, Sufism is an increasingly popular area of research in disciplines such as Islamic studies, comparative religion, area studies,...
Published February 12th 2008 by Routledge
Major World Religions
From Their Origins To The Present
This work seeks to answer questions about the great religious traditions in the contemporary age. It focuses upon those religions that continue to demand the attention of the Western world. Following an introduction on the philosophy of religion, attention is focused on Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism,...
Published March 13th 2003 by Routledge
Aziz Nasafi
Series: Routledge Sufi Series
Shows Nasafi and his legacy in a new light. Nasafi's works are of particular interest because they contain valuable descriptions of the different Islamic world views of the age. Includes substantial extracts to help illuminate this perceptive study of a neglected figure in the pantheon of Sufi...
Published January 23rd 1998 by Routledge


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Every time I mention this developmentally significant molecule, Sonic hedgehog, I get a volley of questions about whether it is really called that, what it does, and why it keeps cropping up in articles about everything from snake fangs to mouse penises to whale fins to worm brains. The time seems appropriate to give a brief introduction to the hedgehog family of signaling molecules.
First, a brief overview of what Sonic hedgehog, or shh, is, which will also give you an idea about why it keeps coming up in these development papers. We often compare the genome to a toolbox — a collection of tools that play various roles in the construction of an organism. If I had to say what tool Sonic hedgehog is most like (keeping in mind that metaphors should not be overstretched), it would be like a tape measure. It's going to have multiple uses: as a straightedge, as a paperweight to hold down your blueprints, as something to fence with your coworkers on a break, and even to measure distances. It will be pulled out at multiple times during a construction job, and it's generically useful — you don't need one tape measure to measure windows, another to measure doors, and yet another to measure countertops. Sonic hedgehog is just like that, getting whipped out multiple times for multiple uses during development, often being used where structures need to be patterned.
Let's dig into some of the details. I'm using the 2006 review by Ingham and Placzek for most of this summary, so if you really want to get deeper into the literature, I recommend that paper as a starting point.
How do the molecules work?
Hedgehog molecules are signaling proteins. What that means is that these are small molecules that in this case are secreted into the extracellular environment, where they can diffuse and bind to receptors on nearby cells and trigger changes in gene expression in the target. The specific properties of Hedgehog's transport and diffusion can be modulated by the attachment of lipid molecules to it, which makes it a rather more flexible kind of signal.
What Hedgehog does is to activate an evolutionarily conserved pathway. Hedgehog binds to a receptor protein embedded in the membrane of cells competent to receive the signal; this receptor is called patched, or PTC for short. PTC then releases an inhibition of a cytoplasmic protein called smoothened (SMO), which then modifies the activity of glioma-associate oncogene homologues (GLI) that enter the nucleus and bind to various genes to switch them on and off. I know. The names don't help at all. Students just have to memorize them. Here's a short summary of the Rube Goldberg pathway involved here:
Hedgehog (HH) → Patched (PTC) → Smoothened (SMO) → GLI transcription factors → differential gene activity
For you visual thinkers, here's a diagram. First, the inactive state, in which no Hedgehog is around:
See? Just like I told you, only more complicated. One difference: This is a diagram of a fly cell, and the fly homolog of GLI is a gene called Cubitus interruptus, or CI, which is modified in two different ways to form CIR and CIA in the diagram.
Below, the state when Hedgehog (HH) is bound to the receptor is illustrated, with the end result being a set of Hedgehog target genes being switched on. Also illustrated here is another set of proteins that facilitate HH binding, with the lovely names of Interference hedgehog (IHOG) and Brother of Interference hedgehog (BOI). Trust me, it gets more complicated the more closely you examine it.
Hedgehog as a morphogen
From the diagram above, you might think Hedgehog is limited — it can switch genes on and off. What isn't shown is that the effect of the protein is dependent on concentration and timing — it isn't just an on/off switch, it's an analog switch. As anyone who has done any circuit design knows, this is incredibly useful. Just by increasing the concentration of Hedgehog — turning the dial up — you can get activation of more and more target genes, and stronger expression as well. In addition, cells respond progressively to longer exposures to Hedgehog with greater activation, adding another layer of control.
This is where the comparison to a tape measure is appropriate. Organisms can set up gradients of Hedgehog, and cells along the gradient can measure off where they are, and they switch genes on and off along that gradient in a reliable pattern. What this means is that one signal can be used to generate multiple different outputs, producing the ability to generate patterned distributions of cells. The models below illustrate the multiple ways Hedgehog is able to generate different patterns of gene expression.
Patterning the limb
One example of Hedgehog patterning is right in your hand. In early development, the limb begins as a digitless bud, a small protrusion from the body wall that only has polarity. That is, the posterior side of the bud, where the prospective pinky (digit 5) will form, has an area called the Zone of Polarizing Activity (ZPA) that secretes — you guessed it — a Hedgehog protein, specifically a vertebrate form called Sonic hedgehog. And yes, it was named after the Sega video game character. When the gene was discovered, it was identified as a member of the Hedgehog, so it was given an arbitrary name to make its affinity clear. For you Beatrix Potter fans, there is also a Tiggywinkle hedgehog.
The location of the ZPA sets up a gradient of Sonic hedgehog across the limb bud, from very high where the pinky will form, to very low where the thumb will form. Cells across the limb can read that gradient and have different patterns of gene activity turned on, which is what leads to the subsequent development of different digits.
We can also see the different ways Sonic hedgehog regulates the digits. As the diagram below illustrates, the posteriormost digits actually don't look at concentration — their identity is set by how long they've been exposed to shh. The next digits are concentration dependent, and the thumb is the default state — low or no shh specifies the development of the first digit.
Patterning the nervous system
The classic place to find Sonic hedgehog expressed is the central nervous system (CNS) — this was where the importance of the gene product in vertebrate development was first identified. A structure called the floorplate, a band of cells that extends the length of the nervous system on the ventral floor, secretes Sonic hedgehog. Another band of cells, the roofplate, on top of the CNS, secretes another set of signaling molecules, the bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) (which have many more roles than simply controlling bone development — it's too bad they weren't named after a Nintendo sprite). These two complementary gradients of Shh and BMP generate unique molecular addresses for any cell along the dorsoventral axis, and enable the differentiation of many different cell types. This is a case of two simple inputs generating a multitude of outputs.
Other roles
Hedgehog is a morphogen, a molecule that defines cell identity by its concentration, but it is also a mitogen. Mitogens regulate cell activity, so Shh can also signal adjacent cells to proliferate.
Sonic hedgehog downregulation has also been associated with some cancers, especially of the skin and brain. As you might expect, a gene that can regulate cell type and division might be implicated in errors of cell growth and identity…cancers. This gene is not just of concern in embryos, but is important in you right now for maintaining your cellular organization.
The developmental pathways in your immune system are regulated in part by Shh.
Shh is one of the key signaling molecules in generating left-right asymmetries in development. Your heart is skewed to the left and your appendix is on the right because of a pattern modulated by Hedgehog signaling.
In a role that has to be useful in getting funding from aging, balding Republicans, Shh is also important in regulating the organization of smooth muscle and endothelium in a structure that is a complicated maze of spongy tubes and smooth muscle — the penis. Abnormal Shh expression has also been found in men with erectile dysfunction.
Expect to see Sonic hedgehog and other Hedgehog family members to come up frequently in any discussion of the molecular genetics of animals — they are ubiquitous (except, strangely enough, they are absent in C. elegans) and they have utility in many roles. As I discussed yesterday, they appear in the most surprising roles, as in patterning the distribution of teeth, and seem to be expressed in almost any place where the organism is measuring out and partitioning and organizing a pattern of cell fates.
Arsic D, Beasley SW, Sullivan MJ. (2007) Switched-on Sonic hedgehog: a gene whose activity extends beyond fetal development—to oncogenesis. J Paediatr Child Health 43(6):421-3.
Crompton T, Outram SV, Hager-Theodorides AL (2007) Sonic hedgehog signalling in T-cell development and activation. Nat Rev Immunol 7(9):726-35.
Ingham PW, Placzek M (2006) Orchestrating ontogenesis: variations on a theme by sonic hedgehog. Nat Rev Genet 7(11):841-50.
McGlinn E, Tabin CJ. (2006) Mechanistic insight into how Shh patterns the vertebrate limb. Curr Opin Genet Dev 16(4):426-32.
Podlasek CA, Meroz CL, Korolis H, Tang Y, McKenna KE, McVary KT (2005) Sonic hedgehog, the penis and erectile dysfunction: a review of sonic hedgehog signaling in the penis. Curr Pharm Des 11(31):4011-27.
Salie R, Niederkofler V, Arber S. (2005) Patterning molecules; multitasking in the nervous system. Neuron 45(2):189-92.


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McNamara defeats Page by 2-1 margin
November 3, 2010 at 3:29 am in The Hastings Star-Gazette
When the Minnesota House of Representatives District 57 B race began seven months ago, challenger David Page, DFL, Hastings, was realistic about his chances to win slim at best. He was right. Continue Reading


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This Pro Cut 55 unit is the very first plasma cutter available that can cut up to 3/4 inch and is an ideal choice for industrial metal cutting. It uses
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