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In 1687 the area was occupied by the Caddo Indians. By 1836 the Caddoes had joined a larger group known as the Cherokees and their Twelve Associated Bands. The first Anglo-Americans settlers arrived by riverboat at Jonesborough.
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The Rules, Models that Illustrate Them, and the Link Between Genotype and Phenotype
Background and Review
Hydrophobic and hydrophilic effects
The Link Between Genotype and Phenotype
Build and Fold a Model Protein
Effects of Mutation on the Protein
Effects of Mutations on Organismal Phenotypes
Let's review what we know about proteins...
* They are made by assembling amino acids into polymers
* A single protein can contain tens, hundreds, or thousands of amino acids
* All species use the same 20 amino acids to build their proteins
* What makes different types of proteins different from each other is the sequence in which the amino acids occur
* The sequence of amino acids in proteins is determined by the sequence of bases in DNA, in the genes that encode the proteins
* The process of gene expression, involving messenger RNA, ribosomes, etc. is the mechanism by which proteins are assembled
* Somehow the string of amino acids produced by a ribosome folds into a final shape that is determined by the amino acid sequence...and this somehow contributes to the characteristics of the organism.
Let's review what we know about amino acids...
* They all have a common core structure, from which they get their name:
The NH2 group (written here as H2N-) is an amino group. The COOH group is a carboxylic acid group. Therefore, "amino acid."
* Each of the 20 different amino acids has a particular chemical structure, indicated above by the X. When a protein has been built by bonding amino acids together, it is, in essence, a string with a particular sequence of different X groups coming off of it. The X's are the "side chains."
* Some amino acid side chains are positively charged; some are negatively charged; some are neutral; some are hydrophobic; some are hydrophilic.
What do hydrophilic molecules do?
They dissolve in the water. Hydrophilic molecules are polar, and can join the Hydrogen Bond network that polar water molecules form.
What do hydrophobic molecules do?
They do not dissolve. The Hydrogen Bond network forces non-polar molecules away. [A potentially-useful animation]
What if a molecule is a polymer with many sidechains, some of which are hydrophobic, and some of which are hydrophilic?
Another way to phrase this is:
Which of these three different shapes is this amino acid polymer most likely to adopt in water?
Why is B correct?
The insoluble, hydrophobic amino acids cannot be pushed out of the water altogether the way oil is, because they are attached to the soluble, hydrophilic amino acids. All they can do is group together, forming a droplet of oil in the middle of the protein--with a surrounding shell of soluble amino acids.
...and how does this help us understand the link between genotype and phenotype?
First, it helps to build a model. Here's one:
It's made of Styrofoam balls on a string (representing the backbone) with various side-groups protruding from it. It's impossible to tell from looking at it that this has any particular information for "folding." Does it?
The first event: collapse into a globule that buries the hydrophobic amino acids away from water. This occurs extremely rapidly:
Step 2: jiggling and sorting until the hydrophobic side chains are packed together in the most stable way (i.e. the lowest energy conformation). In the model, we'll hold it in this shape using small Velcro tabs on the hydrophobic amino acids. The hydrophilic amino acids face away from the hydrophobic core:
Step 3: more jiggling and sorting, as other kinds of interactions occur. Here, we've modeled two interactions between side chains with + and - charges:
This is much easier to see with an actual model. It's also much easier to see that the shape is not rigid. It flops and wiggles in the water surrounding it, just as the model flops and wiggles as you move it around. But, the hydrophobic interactions and the charge interactions hold it together. If we draw a picture of the backbone itself (and imagine it with a shadow), it would look like this:
Let's draw in the positions of the two types of forces holding the protein together:
Let's consider one more thing: a mutation
What would happen if there were a mutation in the gene for this protein, such that one of the charged amino acids is replaced by a neutral amino acid?
The portions of the protein that should be held in place by that charge interaction would be free to wiggle and wobble. Sometimes they might be in the normal locations, but most of the time they will be "out of place." If this protein is an enzyme, then sometimes it will be able to catalyze a reaction, but most of the time it will not. The mutant protein will have less activity than the non-mutant protein.
Simulate such a mutation with the model. Hold it up and wiggle it around. You can see that sometimes, the shape can be normal, but most of the time it is not.
Non-Mutant Mutant
This might be illustrated best with a table, so we can consider several different genes. For each one, we'll consider 3 different alleles: non-mutant, a mutation such as that mentioned above with only 10% of normal activity, and a mutation that interferes with protein folding so much that the enzyme has no activity at all.
Here is the table, identifying several genes and these three types of alleles. What phenotypes would be shown?
Drosophila white gene
Allows accumulation of red eye pigment
10% activity mutant
Loss-of-function mutant
Human gene responsible for producing brown hair pigment
10% activity mutant
Loss-of-function mutant
Human gene responsible for producing brown skin pigment
10% activity mutant
Loss-of-function mutant
Aster gene responsible for producing blue flower pigment
10% activity mutant
Loss-of-function mutant
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So where am I going with this? Last Friday I was asked to help drive a van to Houston and Galveston for a group of our students. It was a combined activity for the Legal Club and the Medical Club. Our first stop was the Johnson Space Center. Man, that was fun for a science/space geek like myself. Saw Mission Control, a mock-up of the International Space Station, toured Rocket Park. Just plain neat.
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That's when I realized that this was not going to be the trip that I expected. I expected to see a lot of miserable, suffering, unhappy kids – in pain and wondering what they had done to deserve their fate. I am sure they all had their moments, but on this afternoon they were smiling.
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At least on paper, Warm Bodies sounds ridiculous. A zombie love story?
I know, I know.
It sounds like a bad Saturday Night Live sketch.
If you don't know much about the story, I can see why anybody would be skeptical. It seems pretty laughable.
Did it take a lot of convincing before you agreed to do it?
Not really, no. I came around pretty quickly when I read the book, and I got the tone they were going for, which is fun and funky. And then when I saw who else was involved, well, I couldn't say no. I mean, John Malkovich? Why wouldn't I want to be in a movie with John Malkovich? I'm not made of stone.
You're a big science fiction fan, right?
Do you like your science fiction with a little romance thrown in?
Science fiction in general? Not necessarily. But there's not too much romance in science fiction anyway. And I don't think there are many zombie books or movies with a love story.
I can't think of one.
Which is too bad. I think that makes it relatable. Love is universal. I can't relate to being a zombie or killing zombies, but I can relate to being a girl and finding love in unexpected places.
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One of my first experiences living in LA was at the New York Film Academy. They had a movie night where they got all the campers together and we sat in a pool and watched a horror movie. It was Night of the Living Dead, and it just blew me away.
Do you prefer fast or slow zombies? Do you want your zombies to be lurching or sprinting?
I like my zombies slow by nature. When they sprint, it becomes a little too real for me. I need to be able to run away and not have them catch me. If there's ever a zombie apocalypse, that's my weapon of choice. Running.
What happens if you get cornered? What's your plan B?
I'll throw a bunch of puns at them and see if they can figure it out.
Yeah. Their brains aren't really functioning at full capacity. Maybe I can confuse them with puns and wordplay. Doesn't that sound like a good plan?
It sounds brilliant. You've clearly thought this through.
One time I memorized the Greek alphabet. So that could be pretty useful.
Against zombies? I guess so.
They won't know what the hell I'm talking about. I'll just start saying puns mixed in with letters from the Greek alphabet. No zombie will have the patience to endure something like that. I'm writing a zombie apocalypse tip book.
You are? Please let that be true.
Not really. But now I think maybe I should.
I've read things about you on the Internet, and it makes you sound like kind of a nerd.
What did you read?
Well let's separate some fact from fiction. I'll tell you a few rumored factoids about you, and you tell me whether it's true.
You went to a Harry Potter movie in full costume.
Well that's not entirely true. I actually went to all the Harry Potter movies in costume.
Wow. The Internet downplayed the embarrassing truth. That's a first.
I also dressed up for the midnight releases of the books.
Do you dress as a specific character, or do you like to mix it up?
I usually go as Hermione, because one of my favorite hair tools is my crimper. If I did it again, I'd probably go as Dobby.
Here's rumor number two: You play Dungeons & Dragons.
That's absolutely true. I love D&D. My character is a dark elf with a long crossbow. I've had her for about two years. She's not that powerful, but she's witty.
Do you have a group of friends that you play with?
There are meet-up groups around LA where they have tournaments. I go to one in Pasadena at an old comic book store, and some of the tournaments last for almost eight hours. Sometimes I just go to watch. It's so incredible to see all these people using their imaginations.
Here's the last rumor, and this should pretty much confirm whether you are or aren't a nerd.
I'm kind of afraid to hear this.
You dream in Klingon?
That's true?
Not exactly. I think I said that to somebody to emphasize how much I really do love Star Trek and Star Wars and anything space related. But I've never actually had a dream where people were speaking in Klingon. I wouldn't know how.
You're not fluent?
I'm not. I wish I was. Maybe that's telling. My big ambition is to learn Klingon so I can dream in the language.
I hate to break this to you, Analeigh, but you're a huge nerd.
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Is it surprising to other people? They must have preconceived notions about you.
All the time. It makes dating difficult. I get way too excited about things that I probably shouldn't be excited about. There's a good and a bad to it. I can understand any girl who doesn't wear her loves on her sleeves like I do.
You've seriously scared away guys because you're too enthusiastic about nerdy things?
Yeah. I think so. But it's not just the nerdy things like science fiction movies and D&D. I'm a hardcore science nerd, too. I love space and I love string theory and I love Carl Sagan books. When I was a girl, I was more obsessed with Stephen Hawking than Mickey Mouse. But for me, one side feeds the other. Stephen Hawking makes Star Wars more interesting. It's the truth in a lot of the magic. But that's a lot to explain on a first date. [Laughs.]
It really is.
"I know I'm getting super-excited about Star Wars, but here's why."
"It all dates back to the Stephen Hawking poster I had on my wall as a girl."
[Laughs.] Exactly, yeah. No guy wants to hear that. So I just try reassuring them. "I love to dress up like an elf, sure. But I promise I'm not going to make you wear a Gandalf beard tonight."
Didn't you originally want to be an astronaut when you were younger?
Completely. I went to Space Camp when I was kid, and then after that I went to Aviation Camp. I tried in high school to join the Air Force Academy, which seemed like the best route to being an astronaut, but I couldn't get the application to apply. Did you know that you have to apply for an application?
I had no idea.
There are so many hoops you have to jump through. And I have too many heart conditions, they'd never let me in. So instead I just read about it and fantasize. I have a NASA app on my phone.
I interviewed Buzz Aldrin a few years ago.
Oh wow.
And for some reason, I thought it was a good idea to ask him how he peed and pooped in space.
Well sure. It's the most obvious question.
Do you know?
They have bags, right?
That's right. "Blue bags," they're called. He told me about being on Gemini 12 and almost colliding with three bags of his own excrement on a return trajectory. These are things about astronauts that don't usually get reported.
And they should. One of my favorite movies growing up was RocketMan. It was a Disney movie, and I don't think anybody even remembers it. I have it on DVD. I forget who was in it. There's a chimpanzee, that's all you need to know.
You've sold me. I need to see this movie.
They go up in space, and the chimp has some gas. His space suit slowly blows up. It gets bigger and bigger, and he becomes this huge floating bubble of his own gas. And all the other astronauts are just absolutely disgusted. But he thinks it's great, because now he gets to bounce around the spaceship.
These are legitimate concerns. What actually happens if you fart in zero gravity?
That'd be my first question. If I became an astronaut, I'd be like, "So you have a bag for this, you have a bag for that. What about gas?" Everybody talks about number one and number two. What about the thing in between?
What number is a fart?
I think it's just a decimal. If pee is number one and poo is number two, a fart would be like .5, right?
If you had a chance to interview Buzz Aldrin or any other astronaut, what would you ask?
Besides the poop question?
Yeah, besides that.
[Long pause.] It would be so personal that I know it's something they could never answer. I can't even imagine what it's like to be outside of the world looking down on everything, on your own existence. But that's what I'd ask. I'd want to know about that private first thought, when they look at the earth and see everything all at once.
What about space tourism? Richard Branson is selling tickets to Virgin Galactic, which will apparently take passengers on a suborbital cruise.
I don't think that's something I could justify. Isn't it ridiculously expensive?
Tickets are $200,000. But isn't that a typical paycheck for a Hollywood movie?
Not for me. [Laughs.] Even if it was, spending it on something like that would be so self-indulgent. Let me take this huge amount of money and use it to go look at a blueberry in the sky.
Isn't that something you want?
As an astronaut maybe, where you're not just up there to gawk at the scenery. On a space tourism flight, I wouldn't be contributing to anything. I'm just paying for the view. It would be such a waste.
Even though you love it that much?
I do. But $200,000 for that? There's nothing else I could spend $200,000 on? For people who can throw that money around, go ahead. But I want to do something more meaningful with my money.
Your father's a mathematician. Was he supportive of your acting ambitions?
He was, to a degree.
The unpredictability of acting is scary for any parent, but especially a parent who's all about numbers and logic and A leads to B leads to C.
Acting is none of those things.
As an actress, you could be eating ramen noodles one night, and buying your third home in Miami the next.
And then back to eating ramen noodles.
Exactly, yeah. It's the worst possible career for anybody who wants their life to follow a predictable trajectory.
My sister is a lawyer, and she went by the book doing everything that should be done, and she did it incredibly. I convinced my parents that I was going to take my shot in LA not as an actor or a model but as a writer and director.
And that seemed less terrifying to them?
It did. That was more logical to my father. Working behind the camera was something that was tangible. There was control over how much you created with writing. Or at least that's what he thought.
There's more control in a writing career? That's hilarious.
It didn't seem as precarious and unstable to him.
Has he met any writers?
I don't think so.
I'm not even sure if I'll be paid for this interview.
Right? A writer's entire existence is about not having control. But they supported me becoming a writer. It seemed like a much more structured path. The day I told him I wasn't going to school anymore to be a writer and I wanted to be an actor, that wasn't an easy day.
You might as well have told them you wanted to be an astronaut.
It would have been easier. Even when it started to work, it was surreal trying to explain to my dad, "I got a role in the Green Hornet movie. I'm playing 'Hot Chick'." We all laughed about it, but I don't think they really understood. For my dad, it was like, "Well, the next role you have should be bigger than this one. And then the role after that should be even bigger."
Oh boy.
That's not how it works.
Not even close.
When I went from a big Hollywood movie to a small cult movie, I had to explain to my parents that independent films are not what they used to be. It has nothing to do with quality. They see the big movies that have the big openings, and anything else they're very skeptical of. But my dad is learning. He's learning to support me and believe in me, even when the logical side of his brain doesn't like what he's hearing.
There's plenty for your parents to worry about even when things are going well. While working on the movie Damsels In Distress, which got a wide release last year, you moved to New York City and lived in a crappy little apartment under the Queensboro Bridge between a strip club and a preschool.
That's right. I'll never forget that place.
Were there times when you thought, "What the hell am I doing here? This is insane!"
Oh sure. I was so incredibly lonely and kind of scared. New York is a big city. And I was living alone in an apartment where it was just me and a mouse.
A mouse? Are you sure it wasn't a rat?
No, it was just a mouse. He was my roommate. I named him Pedro. But hearing his little feet click across the floor every night, it was comforting. Just to know there was something else living in this little place with me, it brightened everything. Everything felt a little warmer. Which is maybe kind of odd.
It's definitely odd.
I don't think I would say the same thing about a cockroach. But because Pedro was a cute little mouse, it felt different. And I discovered later he had friends.
The place was infested?
No, there were just two of them. But they filled my luggage with little gifts.
They crapped on your clothes?
Yeah, pretty much. I smelled like mouse shit for a year. But then I discovered Febreze.
As an actress, you're always in a new city, flying to a new location. Have you found a secret to living in strange places, and never feeling like anywhere is home?
In the last few years I've learned to travel light. One bag with two t-shirts and a toothbrush. And I never actually move in anywhere, even if I'll be living there for two months. Because the mentality of trying to leave, of trying to re-situate yourself to a new environment is exhausting.
You'd rather just live like a gypsy?
That works better for me. I've simplified my life so much. I've boiled it down to the essentials. It's the only way to keep your head on straight. I've lived in New York, Montreal, Seattle, Michigan, and then New York again. When it gets to be too much, I just remind myself of the basics. There are three things I need to survive. Three things I need to remember to keep balanced. I just tell myself, "You're happy, you have a loving family, you have your coffee."
That's it?
That's it.
That's pretty good, actually. You could build a religion on those three things.
I think so too. I really do. Just give me happiness, my family, and a cup of coffee. Everything else will work itself out.
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Nephrology - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrology
Nephrology (from Greek nephros "kidney", combined with the suffix -logy, "the study of") is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys: the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy (dialysis and kidney transplantation).
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Nephrology is a branch of medical science that deals with diseases of the kidneys. What do the kidneys do? The kidneys are vital for life with their complex network of blood vessels and intricate ...
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The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Mayo Clinic sees more than 4,000 patients with kidney problems each year, and more than 30,000 patients who suffer from hypertension.
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the study of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the kidney. nephrologic, nephrological, adj.
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Nephrology definition is - a branch of medicine concerned with the kidneys.
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U.S. News provides information here about 1,639 hospitals in Nephrology that see many challenging patients. Listed hospitals had to treat at least 192 such Medicare inpatients in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
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Nephrology. The field of nephrology is a subspecialty of internal medicine, and its main focus is diagnosing and managing diseases that affect the way your kidneys function. There are many kinds of these diseases, several of which relate to hypertension, or high blood pressure.
Nephrologist: Expertise, Specialities, and Traininghttps://www.verywellhealth.com/nephrology-1736235
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Date Of Service: 10/27/2016
A filter can provide 3 basic functions, but only if the proper one is chosen.
Keep system clean
The primary function of a filter is to keep the components inside the system clean. This is what the basic filters are designed for; as the air travels the ductwork and arrives at the furnace the filter will trap all large debris and particles from the air. The result is air that is cleaner passing through the furnace to be delivered back to the home.
Reduce dust
Although no furnace filter is designed specifically to dust your house, a better quality filter will trap more and smaller particles and reduce the amount of particles delivered back to your ductwork and home. One common misunderstood point is that only a small amount of the "dust" in your home will actually make its way into the ductwork to even cross the filter. It would be nice, but any filtration system will only provide minimal help with dust.
Reduce Allergens
A high quality filtration system can go along way to help reduce allergy issues. There are several type that can help, the best ones out there use heap filtration. This can provide significant relief. There are also electronic filter that provide good relief. Then the high end cartridge filters that help with minor allergies. These can be fitted into your existing system with only minor changes.
As you can see, filters can provide many solutions to your home. However if you try to accomplish a specific task with the wrong filter it will lead to frustration and wasted money.
So your wondering how you can protect your HVAC investment, the easiest way is to participate in a HVAC preventive maintenance program.
What are the benefits of regular maintenance:
- A HVAC service agreement will save your money in the long run. Seasonal tune ups can be costly and more often than not cost more than having a service agreement.
- Maintaining your system is just as important as routine oil changes for your car. By performing regular maintenance you ensure the optimum performance of your system. Which in turn can help lower your utility bill costs.


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An undercover Israeli unit shot and killed two Islamic Jihad leaders and their driver in the West Bank town of Jenin today, triggering promises of revenge from the militant organisation.
Elsewhere in the West Bank, around 50,000 people in the city of Nablus were put under curfew for the second time this week.
Witnesses said the undercover officers shot at a vehicle in which the three men were sitting from a black car. The army said troops had tried to arrest Ashraf Saadi, a spokesman for Islamic Jihad, in a hospital car park, but he had opened fire on them.
When Saadi fled, continuing to fire, the troops shot him dead, the army said, adding that one Israeli had been slightly wounded by gunfire.
Army officials claimed the shot men had helped plan a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv last week, but said the attack had been thwarted.
An Islamic Jihad official in the West Bank said the other dead men were Mohammed Abu Naaseh, one of its leaders in the Jenin area, and Ala al-Breiky, who did not belong to the group but was driving the vehicle, Reuters reported.
In the Gaza Strip, Abu Ahmad, an Islamic Jihad spokesman, said the group would retaliate. "This new crime will not pass without tough punishment," he added. Hamas also vowed revenge for the shootings.
Islamic Jihad, which receives backing from Iran and Syria, has carried out dozens of suicide bombs and rocket attacks against Israel.
In Nablus, dozens of jeeps, backed by bulldozers, raided the city, imposing a curfew on tens of thousands of Palestinians for the second time this week as the army carried out raids against suspected militants.
Troops had withdrawn yesterday, briefly stopping a three-day operation, but moved back in at dawn today, witnesses said.
At least three bulldozers sealed off all entrances to the Old City, an area of narrow alleyways and cramped blocks of flats, with rubble and large concrete blocks.
Jeeps patrolled much of the city to reinstate the curfew, military officials said, with more than 50,000 people being confined to their homes.
The operation in Nablus is the largest in the West Bank for months. Israel has frequently used such operations in an attempt to crush militant activity and thwart suicide bombings.
The Israeli army claims most of the suicide bombers in attempted attacks during 2006 came from the Nablus area.
Five suspects were arrested in house to house searches for militants, army officials said. One Palestinian has so far been killed in the operation, which began on Sunday, and three explosives labs have been uncovered.
The Palestinian prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, accused Israel of trying to undermine Palestinian efforts to form a new unity government.
Mr Haniyeh's Hamas party and the rival Fatah movement are trying to finalise a power-sharing deal, reached in Saudi Arabia earlier this month, that aims to halt months of fighting.
"It's clear that this Israeli escalation ... is tied directly to Israel's rejection of the Mecca agreement, which strengthened national unity," Mr Haniyeh, speaking in the Gaza Strip, said.
Meanwhile, Israeli police in Jerusalem blocked a news conference called by Muslim and Christian leaders opposing Israeli excavation work near a holy site.
Police delivered a cancellation order at the east Jerusalem hotel where the event had been scheduled to take place, saying the news conference was organised by Hamas, considered by Israel to be a terrorist group.
The event was scheduled by the al-Aqsa Foundation, which Israel believes is tied to Hamas, although organisers deny the allegation. Later, the foundation moved the event to another hotel, but police moved in and broke it up without incident.
"We strongly condemn this childish behaviour," Sheik Raed Salah, a leader of the Israeli Islamic Movement and organiser of the event, said. "This behaviour does not protect security. It actually makes the security situation explosive."
The press conference was also attended by Archmandrite Atallah Hannah, a Greek Orthodox Church official, and the Jerusalem Mufti, Mohammed Hussein.
The hilltop holy site - home to the al-Aqsa mosque and the gold-capped Dome of the Rock - is Islam's third-holiest shrine, and the dig has inflamed Muslim fears that Israel is planning to damage it.
It also is the holiest site in Judaism. Jews have gathered for centuries to pray outside the compound at the Western Wall, a remnant of the ancient compound.
Israel says the dig is intended to salvage archaeological finds prior to the construction of a new pedestrian walkway up to the hilltop compound, and Israeli archaeologists insist there is no danger to the site.


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Too busy waiting for Robonaut 2's big pregame appearance Sunday to keep up with all matters Crave this week? Here's what went down while you were hoping NASA's humanoid bot is rooting for your team.
The Verizon iPhone is here--and so are the AT&T and Verizon ads.
Speaking of the iPhone 4, this is why it takes good low-light photos.
What to do if you got caught up in Intel's Sandy Bridge oops.
Donald's verdict following a hands-on with Honeycomb on Xoom: "I'm a fan." What about you?
Readers' picks for hot bargain TVs. But is now the time to buy 'em?
Turn your head into a cushy pillow!
Another week, another iPad 2 rumor...
This is what's wrong with the Mac App Store.
A dancing robot can be all yours for $40.
Students, meet your new battery-operated classmate.
Blah blah blah blah secret base: Parody pokes fun at Call of Duty.
Want to poke fun of something you saw on Crave? Write to us at crave at cnet dot com.
See all the Stranger Things season 3 photos so far: From Eleven in a scrunchie to shirtless Billy the lifeguard, take a look at all the images from the next season of the Netflix hit.
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So you're all shopped out but you need a couple of stocking stuffers for home – or maybe you need cute gifts for your classroom (or Brownie troop, hockey team). Forget about the giant candy bars and go for something that's healthier, always the right size and fits your budget. Our team picked out their favorite LZE stocking stuffers below. It ranges from 200 stickers for $5 to board games for $30. We're even included some holiday cards.
- This Holiday Season greeting card – What? You haven't seen an eggplant penguin? Here's your chance. See them enjoying the cold
- Warm Holiday Wishes greeting card – Or catch the penguins lolling around in the sun.
- Veggie Garden Heroes plush characters – We have huggable broccoli! Check it out. Start with them this young and you might be building some veggie lovers.
- Moose Temporary Tattoos – Moose tattoos – for the toughest kids in the garden patch – featuring a pear-and-ginger-made moose.
- Foodscapes Stickers – At $5 per 200, the price is right for handing out to everyone!
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- Fruit & Veggie Balloon Bookmarks – Again the price is right $6 for 100 – makes it another good choice for classroom giving or a clever gift topper.
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God is the absolute existence, absolute knowledge and absolute bliss. God is Truth. God is the Light of lights. God is all-pervading intelligence or consciousness. God is Supreme Power who governs this universe and keeps it in perfect order. He is the inner ruler of this body and mind. He is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. He exists,-past, present and future. He is unchanging amidst the changing phenomena. He is permanent amidst the impermanent, and imperishable amidst the perishable things of this world. He is eternal, perpetual, indestructible, immutable and imperishable. He has created this world through the three qualities - Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas - for His own play.
He has Maya under His control. He is independent. He has good desires (satkama) and pure will (satsankalpa). He dispenses the fruits of actions of the Jivas. He is all-merciful. He quenches the thirst of the Jivas. He satiates our hunger. It is through His power you see, hear and talk. Whatever you see is God. Whatever you hear is God. God works through. your hands and eats through your mouth. On account of sheer ignorance and Abhimana (egoism) you have totally forgotten Him.
Eternal Happiness and Supreme Peace can be had only in God. That is the reason why sensible, intelligent, aspirants attempt to have God-realisation. God-realisation can bring an end to the ever-revolving wheel of births and deaths and bestow supreme happiness on mankind. This world is really a long, long dream. It is indeed a jugglery of Maya. The five senses delude you at every moment. Open your eyes. Learn to discriminate. Understand His mysteries. Feel His Presence everywhere as well as His nearness. He dwells in the chamber of your own heart. He is the silent witness of your mind. He is the holder of the string of your Prana. He is the womb for this world and the Vedas. He is the prompter of thought. Search Him inside your heart and obtain His grace. Then alone you have lived your life well. Then alone you are a man. Then alone you are truly wise. Quick, quick. There is not a moment to waste, not a minute to delay. Now is the time, or never will it come.
God-realisation can put an end to the social wheel of birth and death with its concomitant evils such as birth, disease, death, sorrow, pain, etc. Eternal happiness can be had only in God. That is the reason why sages and saints, scriptures make a very emphatic statement and lay great stress on the importance and necessity of God-realisation. Devotion can help one in the attainment of God-realisation. So cultivate Bhakti, come face to face with God, and taste the nectar of God-consciousness which alone is the summum bonum of human life and human endeavour. Purify the heart. Control the senses. Hymn and Sing His Name. Feel His Presence everywhere. Repeat His Mantra. Meditate on His Form. Realise Him. Rejoice in Him. Attain peace, bliss and immortality.


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University Centre
The UC is one of the main hubs on campus, you'll find administration, CSA offices, registrar, The Brass Taps, cafeteria/food court, study spaces, concerts etc.
Study Spaces
All locations are near a food court, with access to a gender neutral washroom.
Airport Lounge
This second floor open study space has 40 seats for students in a group study environment. There are individual outlets for all seats on the perimeter and a few on the group study tables.
Food Court
This space has 300 seats for students to study and dine. The space can be loud with a lot of foot traffic.
Carpet Staircase
This space has approximately 40 seats with five outlets. The area is loud with a lot of foot traffic.
Accessibility Information
auto doors at north and south/main entrances
access to all floors (restricted after hours)
P5 off Trent Lane; P8 off South Ring Road
basement: stall in men's and women's washrooms;
1st floor: stall in men's and women's washrooms to left of main/south entrance;
3rd floor: unisex single stall on south end of floor
4th floor – stall in men's and women's washrooms


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For many artists, their intellectual property in their artistic and creative output is one of the most valuable and enduring assets in their estate. If they pass away intestate, this asset is often neglected or not understand, which can lead not only to a failure to protect the artist's artistic legacy, but to unchecked copyright infringements and a loss of value to the artist's family. This is particularly true for Australia's Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander artists living in remote and regional areas. Arts Law has delivered educational wills workshops throughout Indigenous communities in all states helping artists to make wills and, through its casework service, assisted many Indigenous families to manage intestate estates. It has campaigned tirelessly for amendment to the discriminatory Western Australian legislation which takes the right to manage the estate of a deceased Aboriginal person away from family and vests it in the Public Trustee. Arts Law also advocates for improved education about the importance of wills and how to draft a will, especially among Indigenous artists and artists from minority or disadvantaged backgrounds.
Arts Law's resources for artists looking for instructions on what to do when an artist passes away with or without leaving a will.
Great news! The repeal of unfair WA intestacy laws came into full effect on Wednesday 7 August 2013.
An advocacy victory for Arts Law and Aboriginal people in WA was achieved on 8 November 2012 with both Houses of Parliament passing a Bill to repeal unfair intestacy laws.
Arts Law is very proud of the hard work and commitment of our team in contributing to the proposed repeal of discriminatory provisions in the AAPA Act.
As reported in Perth Now issued on the July 5th 2012, "THE WA government plans to repeal 40-year-old legislation that deals with the estates of Aboriginal people in a discriminatory way".
The Hon Jenny Macklin's office has written to the Arts Law Centre complimenting it on its efforts to reduce discrimination against Indigenous people, and confirming that it has directly approached the Western Australian government in relation to the issue of its racially discriminatory intestacy laws.
Executive director Robyn Ayres is quoted today in the Australian newspaper's article calling for the Western Australian government to repeal laws discriminating against Aboriginal people who die without making a will.


text: Willie Nelson will be honored as a BMI Icon at the performing rights organization's invitation-only country awards gala in Nashville on Nov. 6. The distinction is given to BMI songwriters and artists who have had a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers. Past honorees include Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Bill Anderson, Charlie Daniels and Loretta Lynn. Nelson's songwriting credits include "Crazy," "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground," "Funny How Time Slips Away," "On the Road Again" and "Night Life."


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Borderlands 2 just came out, so I expect the next few months will feature lots, lots, lots of late night looting and shooting with my friend Ash. First thoughts: it's very Borderlandsy. It's full of guns, clever writing, a plethora of objects to loot and grotesque aliens and humans to kill, and only just enough plot to get you moving.
The next thing to notice is that Gearbox evidently had more time and money, so they've polished the game to a much brighter sheen. Levels are prettier, there's more voice acting, the characters have different heads available, the UI is revamped, and there are lots of little details that are better done. There are ladders now. There are maps of the entire continent that the levels fit into. There are more animations, such as a fancy new respawn animation.
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Most strange, for Borderlands, is that there's actual exposition now. BL1 contented itself with text in the quest descriptions, and that was easy to miss, especially if you were helping someone else with their quests. It's almost odd to stand around listening to Lilith and Roland talk (especially as one thing they didn't do was create good animations for talking characters).
An unusual design choice: there's an all-new slate of Vault Hunters; the player characters from the first game reappear as NPCs, the leader of the resistance to the evil Handsome Jack, the antagonist. It's fun to see them again, but it's also a bit jarring, because we were them. If you're playing Batman, say, it's not a problem if the Bat has been having other adventures since the first game. But in a roleplaying game you're encouraged to think your character is you, so it's a little strange that they suddenly have characters and personalities of their own.
One minor change I'm not sure I approve of: the game now treats you as a hero. A Vault Hunter is something special, and you're told that only you can defeat Handsome Jack. That's standard adventure game fare, but BL1 was blessedly free of it. I admired the way the first game found a perfect match between player and character goals. You wanted to shoot things and get loot, and that's precisely what your character wanted too. You were just a random adventurerer, in the right spot at the right time.
OK, it's way late here, because I've been playing Borderlands 2 for hours. If you liked BL1, it's basically the same stuff, only more of it. And like BL1, it's at its best in co-op mode. Ash and I have spent an embarrassing number of hours wandering Pandora. Because that next chest might contain the world's most awesome gun. And we're pretty good about not yoinking stuff before the other guy's seen it.
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1st Choice Resource for Martial Artists
An Interview with Professor James Moclair 10th Dan
Professor James Moclair has been involved in the martial arts for over 4 decades and currently holds a 10th dan in Ju Jitsu. Following the launch of his international book, he talks to Lee Hemmings from Bushi Kia International about his experiences in martial arts and his controversial combat ki training programmes
Q, How long have you been practising martial arts?
A, At this point of time, forty three years.
Q, I know that you practice several arts, would you care to list them for the reader?
A, Oh yes, Ju-jutsu is the art that I am a tenth dan in and then my grades in other arts are; eight dan karate, eight dan kobudo, sixth dan aiki-jutsu and fifth dan traditional judo, fifth dan combat judo.
Q, Thats one an incredible list, I also understand you also practice Ki (Internal power) and you are also classed as a master of that?
A, Well, yes and no. Ki has never really been classed as a singular art and in recent years it has it has come under some ridicule from certain groups and individuals as just being just party tricks. If you explore combat ki on the internet you will see what I mean.
Q, Please explain more about your own involvement in ki?
A, Well I am not on my own on this, I along with other individuals around the world have tried to develop Ki into certain categories; they are ki for combat, ki for relaxation and ki for health. The last two are generally accepted into the martial arts community but the Ki for combat has yet to be universally endorsed.
Q, So what does Ki for combat entail?
A, You train through a program or in my case through a syllabus that I have developed to take strikes to various parts of your body without any physical injury, I know this on the surface sounds dangerous but with the right training it is amazing what the human body can achieve and take and I must add, without injury.
Q, The big question everyone will be asking is, why do this in the first place?
A, We must all understand that we are only human and no matter how hard we train in our martial arts we are still susceptible to being punched or kicked in a real fight. I know lots of black belts who can dish some good blows and kicks but I also know that they have never really been hit with a full contact strike or any other strike. How will these people fair in a real fight? The idea behind combat ki is to train for that incident. Imagine that an attacker hits you with his best shot and it bounces of you like a bullet bouncing of supermans chest, what is in the attackers mind now? Can he or she believe there eyes!
Part of Combat ki training is building up self-confidence, part of that self-confidence is knowing that you can take extremely powerful blows and kicks and not get injured, this has an immediate knock on effect that if you are engaged in a fight, you are not afraid of being hit and this lets you concentrate on dealing with the attacker, using your martial arts skills to subdue and overcome the attacker. So combat ki does not replace the martial art that you train in, no, it enhances it. That is why ki, combat or otherwise should not singular as an art; it is really part of a much bigger picture of creating a whole martial art. It is my opinion that a martial art is not complete without all forms of ki.
Q, Professor, do you think combat ki has a place in modern martial arts?
A, The martial arts fraternity who train in traditional Japanese arts as a whole know very little about ki and yet it has been around for several hundreds of years, our friends from the Chinese arts call it chi and you can trance chi back in there arts possibly a few thousand years. So to answer your question, ki has a place in all arts, new and old but I do find that modern martial arts is seriously lacking in many areas.
Q, Would you like to elaborate on that comment?
A, Yes, I would say from my own experience and years of research that at least seventy percent of so called modern martial arts classes are no more than a physical work out with a few extremely poor punches and kicks thrown in along with a few tricks or what they call self defence moves that I personally would add, will never work from the street point of view.
The problem comes from the Instructors of these classes; they know that the general public are not clued up on to what they are undertaking when they sign up for a class and that is all they need.
I have to take my hat off to the so called instructors as they are indeed ingenious in the ways they entice the would-be student through there doors with lots of gimmicks and sales baloney that the unsuspecting new student often falls for and then parts with lots of hard earned cash and thats what it is all about, money, forget ethics, forget morals, forget high technical standards and really forget the most important part martial arts, just get what they class as these suckers to part with plenty of money and believe me it is easy money, all they do is blind the uninitiated with a few poor quality punches and kicks and get them to perspire a little and you have a winning business that will make some of these unscrupulous individuals lots of tax free cash.
These clubs go under various heading, free style this, kick that, box this and so on and claim to be the best in martial arts and self defence system in a particular area. They cover there backsides by adding the word sport into the title and the student is encouraged to gently tap his or her competitive partner into winning a mock contest that has no more meaning then a game of tag. They even produce champions with flash titles like world champion. At this point of time there are more world champions then there are stars in the sky. These so called champions would in my opinion never stand a chance in a real fight out in the street.
Lets face martial arts reality; it all comes down to how you train to start with, if you train in a realistic martial arts environment you will fight in a realistic way but if are unfortunate to belong to a club as I have described, then you will find out the hard way. One, that you have wasted your money and two, you may have to spend some considerable time recovering in a hospital bed if you are unfortunate to be attacked as what you believe you have learned is useless .
Q, How would you propose to change this?
A, Realistically, there is no easy answer as these clubs are so embedded into various communities that it will take a mammoth amount of press and media publicity to change things ; one route I have personally taken is to write a book that has just been published on Kempo Karate. I hope this book will help guide new and what I class as misguided individuals into good martial arts clubs.
Q, So Professor, is the book just for new comers to the martial arts?
A, Yes and no, as I have said, I want to guide new people into good clubs and there are plenty of good clubs out there but I also want to break the stigma that surrounds Karate. Many people including lots of practising martial artists are under the false illusion that karate is only for the super supple people of this world and this stigma is fired through Hollywood with the big flash kicks that look good on the big screen.
A. The truth is you do not have to be able to do the splits or do a back flip in order to be able to do Karate and in my book the kicks are definitely not high and easily within the realms of most people. My philosophy is if you can kick them in the shin then thats great but if you can kick them in the family jewels then you are a five star karate person.
Age is also another stigma that keeps people away from karate classes, most adults who are thirty plus feel that they are too old to start karate and indeed another martial art. This should not be the case; martial arts should be for all ages and my book shows me as a middle aged person, with few more years added on, still being able to do karate to its full potential.
I also feel another stigma karate has, is that most karate styles are viewed by fellow martial artists as very rigid in its approach to the fundamentals, this is not so, with most kempo systems and in particular my own kempo karate system the system is very fluid and if the general martial arts community reads my book they will be pleasantly surprised by the flowing but extremely powerful techniques the kempo karate systems have. I would go as far to say that they may even learn some new ideas and techniques from the book especially from the attack and defence routines.
Q, When was the book released?
A, The official launch was at my book signing ceremony on the twenty sixth of September 2006 at my Dojo building in Dudley, West Midlands, England. I also did a prepress release to the martial arts community by sending out three hundred and thirty email posters to various martial arts associations and clubs around the world and then a further hundred plus to various martial arts media and press around the world.
Q, How is the initial response to the book release?
A, I can only describe it as fantastic; the prepress releases initial response was excellent, some of my colleagues from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are extremely enthusiastic about the book and are placing lots of orders via the internet. At this point of time there are over 25,000 outlets around the world that you can get the book from and it is even on sale in France, Germany, Switzerland and South Africa. At the official launch book signing we had the local press and representatives from various martial arts magazines. I also had tremendous support from my own students and from the local martial arts community.
Q, You mentioned that you can buy the book over the internet, at what internet sites is the book available?
A, All the normal ones like; Amazon, Barnes & Noble, W H smiths, Tesco and if you do a search on google or book butler or one of the other search engines there are hundreds more site where you can get the book. You can also buy the book direct from my publishers at Authorhouse.com.
I would also like to add that you can also buy the book from any bookstore and if they dont it in stock you can place an order for it by quoting the ISBN number 1425930298 or just the title.
Professor Moclair, thank you for this interview and good luck with your book.
A, No I would like to thank you for the opportunity to speak about the book and to pass on some of my views to your readers. I know that some people will not share my views and may take offence at some of the comments I have made, but at the end of the day all martial arts instructors should have one common goal and that is to make sure that they offer the best instruction possible to there students and if my book just gives them a small push in the right direction then the title of the book, A breath of fresh air has done its job.
A Breath Of Fresh Air: Kempo Karate Novice to Intermediate is available from: authorhouse.com
Article contributed by: James Moclair, www.taijutsukwai.com
Article date: September 2006.


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|Kalamazoo Borgess Marathon start
"Have you had anything to drink?" they asked, concerned about the heat and humidity that had been steadily rising all morning. "Oh yeah, I just chugged a giant mimosa that someone handed me,"I proudly exclaimed. They did not seem impressed.
"We're going to need an ambulance at mile 18," I overheard one of the race officials mutter into his radio. "Wait! No, I'm fine! Hold on. I just need to lay down for a second," I protest in vain.
A minute later they are helping me into the ambulance. But, to save face, I refuse to sit in the back "with all the sick people" and demand to ride shotgun in the front seat with the EMT. I think he senses that I'm not going into the back without a fight, and so he shrugs and opens the front door. Several minutes later I'm sitting in the post-race beer tenting fussing over some fine local craft beer.
|Big Johnny taking it out hard!
In the Beginning
My buddy Bill Pritchett who lives in Michigan talked me into doing the Lansing marathon. Or maybe I talked him into doing it. Or maybe we talked each other into it. Who knows. In any case, it seemed like a good idea. I grew up in Lansing. It's where I first began running at age 10 with my father. But alas, like most things associated with Lansing, the has race fallen on hard times lately and was cancelled this year.
But luckily (or perhaps not-so-luckily) Bill found another race in Michigan being held on the exact same day that the Lansing marathon was supposed to have taken place. So, a quick change of venue and there we are, wandering through the deserted aisles of the Kalamazoo Marathon race expo the night before the race, hurrying to pick up our bib numbers so we can head to the local brewery to do some pre-race carb loading!
Kalamazoo has no shortage of great micro-breweries, so it took us a couple of hours to wade through all the Yelp reviews. In the end we decided on Latitude 42 Brewing Company, mainly so that my buddy Bill could have his precious Lil' Miss Sunshine Ale (or whatever it's actually called).
He offered me a sip and I can attest that it was just as refeshing and delicious as your would expect from a 4.8% "chick beer". I on the otherhand of course went for the strongest most-manly beer on the menu, the 9.5% Flavor Savor Imperial IPA. Go big or go home!
|Bill's go-to pre-race beer, Lil' Miss Sunshine Ale
Bill and I had both decided at some point (probably after a few 9.5% ABV beers) that rather than taking it easy and running a smart but boring race, we were going to run agressively, if not even a bit recklessly, right from the get go.
So, true to my word, I hammered the first 3 miles in 6:20 pace (whereas I realistically should have been doing no faster than 6:40 pace). And the rest as they say is history.
Somewhere around mile 10 I found mysel muttering, "I think I've made a horrible mistake". Three miles later I was laying on the side of the road in a shady grassy spot debatting whether it would be faster to turn around and walk back to the start or to continue jogging slowly toward the finish in hopes of finding a second wind.
|Bill won his age group!
A mile later I was down for the count, lying in the grass beneath a shady tree thinking about what might have been. Bill had just blown past me.
I momentarily thought about trying to stay with him so that we could run the last 8 miles together and get our finish line photos taken. But, it seemed like a lot of work. The heat of the day and the hills of the course had fried my legs and I didn't have the willpower (or the sobriety) to solider on.
|Bill paying the price for a hard effort!
But what the hell... you can't win em all. And if you're going to fail, you might as well fail spectacularly. Go big or go home, right?
My buddy Bill held on to finish the race in a very respectable time of 3:17. While about 8 minutes off his personal best, his time was fast enough for a 15th place overall finish, and more importantly, he won his age group!
And how did young William celebrate you ask? Well, by puking out his guts in the beer tent of course! I guess he should have stuck with the Lil' Miss Sunshine Golden Ale instead of trying to pound IPAs with Big Johnny!
|Running into ultra-runner buddy Scott VanLoo
In this case I re-learned a valuable lesson, one that I have re-learned many times before: if you go out hard like a reckless jackass you will likely end up walking back to the start/finish line in shame (or if you are luck, riding back in the shotgun seat of an ambulance playing with the lights/sirens while the EMT driver yells at you).
|Come for the race, stay for the beer!
As we were leaving (to head over to Bell's, another local brewery) I ran into ultra-runner buddy Scott VanLoo who was disguised as R2D2.
Bill a I drank a couple of Bell's Hopslam beers, which Bill had been saving for a rainy day, in the parking lot of Bell's brewery (which was closed unfortunately). Then we headed over to Bell's Eccentric Cafe, which was thankfully open, for some more beer... and a little food.
So if you're ever in Michigan in early May, I definitely recommend the Kalamazoo marathon (which by the way is surprisingly hilly and quite challenging) and of course, the post-race beer!


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Navy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper faced a daunting challenge last week. Jasper had to develop and implement a unique game plan for service academy rival Air Force while at the same time dealing with the serious medical situation involving his son.
Jasper got good news on Wednesday afternoon when he learned that his youngest child would be discharged from the hospital after more than two months. Doctors at Children's National Medical Center determined that Jarren Jasper was strong enough to go home while awaiting a heart transplant.
Jarren Jasper attended Saturday's service academy showdown, watching from a private suite in the press box as his father directed an offensive performance that head coach Ken Niumatalolo repeatedly called a "masterpiece."
"Regardless of whether we had won or not, today was a win to start off with because Jarren Jasper was here at the game. For that young man to be here is just unbelievable," Niumatalolo said at the beginning of his postgame press conference.
Navy unveiled a zone option offense for the first time during its thrilling 48-45 victory over Air Force. The Midshipmen have been steadily installing the scheme for several years now, but had never used it during a game.
Jasper and the offensive staff were tasked with developing a game plan that employed the principles of a shotgun set with a full house backfield and zone blocking schemes. They did so successfully in just three practices, evidenced by the fact Navy rolled up 557 total yards in the wild win.
Afterward, Niumatalolo fought back tears as he marveled over Jasper's ability to continue coaching while dealing with his son's serious medical issues. Jarren Jasper has been hospitalized since early August after being diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia — an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity.
"I don't know how Ivin did it. Some mornings, I come in and he's just pulling in from the hospital, wearing the same clothes from the previous day," Niumatalolo said. "It's hard enough to be a Division I football coach, but to have to go directly to the hospital right after work then come back and start early again the very next day… I have no idea how he does it."
Jarren Jasper, who has an implanted mechanical device that helps his heart pump blood, arrived at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in a wheelchair pushed by his mother. Donna Jasper waited outside the locker room before the game so Jarren could greet his father as he entered the stadium along with the rest of the Navy football players and coaches.
Ivin Jasper coached the game from the press box, one floor below where his wife and son watched the game from head coach Ken Niumatalolo's family suite. Jasper was not available to speak to the media after the big win because he left the stadium immediately afterward to spend time with his wife and ailing son.
Late Saturday night, Jasper responded to a reporter's question via text message.
"This has been a tough time for me and my family. Personally, being able to go to work has helped me tremendously. Having my son come home after spending two months in the hospital was all I could really think about this week," Jasper wrote. "But I also said if we could find a way to win this football game it would be the perfect ending to a truly awesome week for me and my family."
Navy looked like it had been running the zone option forever with the way it dissected the Air Force defense on Saturday. Quarterback Zach Abey led the way by rushing for 214 yards and two touchdowns while passing for another 86 yards and two scores.
Slotbacks Malcolm Perry and Darryl Bonner along with fullback Chris High also made big contributions as the Mids used the zone option system to amass 471 rushing yards.
"I tell you what, Ivin and the offensive staff came up with a masterpiece today," Niumatalolo said. "My hat's off to them for finding a way to move the ball and score some points."
Niumatalolo made the decision to scrap Navy's potent triple-option offense in favor of the zone option, which it basically borrowed from New Mexico. Jasper, running game coordinator Ashley Ingram and other members of the offensive staff have visited the Albuquerque campus to learn the intricacies of the attack head coach Bob Davie has used with great success since taking over the Lobos in 2012.
Air Force is intimately familiar with Navy's triple-option and has defended it well over the years. Last season, the Midshipmen could not run the ball at all against the Falcons, managing just 57 rushing yards in a loss at Colorado Springs.
However, Air Force has struggled to stop New Mexico and its zone option – allowing an average of 371 rushing yards, 488 total yards and 49 points in the last three meetings between the Mountain West Conference schools. The Midshipmen decided to deliver another dose of the offense that has given the Falcons fits.
"We just had to spread them out," Niumatalolo explained. "We just had to get them moving a little bit. We had to make them use their eyes a little bit. So there was a lot of window dressing with motion."
Perry was a big part of the innovative strategy, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown on just four carries while also catching a 40-yard scoring strike from Abey. High found enough openings behind the zone blocking schemes in gaining 72 yards on 18 attempts. Bonner contributed 68 yards and a touchdown on five runs.
"We've kind of had that plan for about five or six years and gradually built it. We've just never used it in games because our comfort level really wasn't there," said Ingram, who was charged with teaching the offensive linemen the proper way to zone block. "Air Force is really good at stopping our under-center stuff and after last year we decided that we had to be able to do something different."
Standing outside the Navy locker room about an hour after the game, Ingram seemed somewhat surprised at how well Abey and company dissected the Air Force defense with an unfamiliar type of attack.
"I've been here a long time and I don't know if I've seen a better performance by our offense. Considering we did something that was totally out of character, it was very impressive," Ingram said. "I'm really happy and excited for the players that they went out and executed the plan the coaching staff put in."
Ultimately, much of the credit for Navy's offense success on Saturday goes to the offensive line. Massive tackles Jake Hawk and Andrew Wood repeatedly sealed the defensive ends on the outside while tough, hard-nosed guards Robert Lindsey and Evan Martin got upfield to cut off linebackers. Center Parker Wade was covered all game by giant nose guard Mosese Fifita (6-1, 320) and controlled him.
"We rushed for 57 yards against Air Force last year and we rushed for 471 yards today, so the offensive line must have been doing something right," Ingram said. "I'll have to watch the film to see exactly what happened, but my initial opinion is that they played great as a unit. Every time Zach Abey ran up in there on a keeper or we handed the ball off to Chris High it seemed like they gained at least five yards."


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