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By HARVEY ARATON
Published: June 5, 1997
CHICAGO— TO better understand the anomaly of the pro basketball franchise that is the Utah Jazz, go beyond the inimitable pick-and-roll veterans John Stockton and Karl Malone and past the hard-nosed Jerry Sloan. Go down the row of assistant coaches and stop at the 44-year-old David Fredman, who is 5 feet 6 inches when his posture is perfect and who failed to make his high school team in the petite southern Illinois town of Marion more than a quarter of a century ago.
''We were 0-23 my senior year,'' he said.
When you are -- as Fredman put it -- ''short of stature and not very quick,'' you create other ways to attach yourself to the game you love.
''I always thought of myself as the king of the sandlot shooters,'' Fredman said.
When it became clear that that distinction and a bachelor's degree from Loyola in New Orleans would land him nowhere near a gym, Fredman walked into the offices of the brand-new National Basketball Association team in town during his junior year and asked for a job.
He has never had to ask or look for one again. And when Fredman took his seat along the Jazz's chain of command for last night's 97-85 defeat in Game 2 of the N.B.A. finals against Michael Jordan and the Bulls, his opinion was that, in the modern, high-tech N.B.A., he was unique and this could only have happened in Utah.
Only in Utah could someone have worked for a team every day of its existence. Only in Utah could the public relations man become a coach.
When Frank Layden, the former Jazz coach and longtime president, let Fredman run the Jazz's summer pro-am team in 1986, he was impressed with his grasp of the fundamentals and suggested that Fredman join the basketball staff. That was fine with Sloan, himself a one-time assistant of Layden's. It was just another example of the way Layden decided the Jazz had to do business -- family style -- in Salt Lake City.
The Jazz is an institution there now, in stark contrast to when Pete Maravich led a victory-thirsty team from Bourbon Street to the land of watered-down beer. Maravich stayed for 17 games. Fredman, single and Jewish, had no problem relocating to the Mormon capital. Basketball was basketball, even if he had to promote a band of desperados to a highly moral crowd.
''When we moved out there in '79, there were problems beyond the fact that we weren't very good,'' Fredman said.
Bernard King was arrested in a sex case, he recalled. A player named Terry Furlow died in a car crash that involved drugs. ''At some point,'' Fredman said, ''Frank just decided that we could lose with good people the same way we'd been losing with bad people.''
It is difficult to imagine these Jazz in other cities, especially when the team has won so many games without winning the whole thing. But in Salt Lake City, the Jazz of Layden and Sloan, of Stockton and Malone, long ago earned the right to fight the good fight until it became obvious it couldn't be won. By now, the Bulls and Chicago just take the finals for granted -- and undoubtedly the championship as well after the Bulls went up by 2-0 last night with their best performance of the playoffs -- but after Stockton hit the winning Western Conference jumper at Houston last week, 15,000 fans waited for the Jazz to touch down at the airport at 3 A.M.
''I know this sounds corny but my grandfather, who was a Russian immigrant, always told me: 'This is America. Good things happen if you work hard,' '' Fredman said. ''When John made that shot, my first thought was, 'Good things do happen to good people.' It restored my faith.''
Fredman and the Jazz had come a long way from the team's first game in 1974 on the Loyola campus. It featured, as he recalled, Walt Bellamy at center in a one-night-only Jazz appearance. Fredman even remembers the date Maravich torched Walt Frazier and the Knicks for 68 points at the Superdome: Feb. 25, 1977.
There were times during Fredman's 23 years with the Jazz when he simultaneously did public relations, marketing, advertising and radio. Now he scouts opponents, breaks down film, advises Sloan when called on and dispenses nuggets of valuable Jazz trivia.
Don't doubt him either, for the official N.B.A. Guide does record Walt Bellamy as having played one game for the Jazz in 1974. Fourteen minutes logged, two shots taken, two made, setting the precedent for future perfection, like a crisp Stockton to Malone pick-and-roll.


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Recently, the Assam state government had said on the floor of the state legislative assembly that there are six militant groups are active in the region.
The state government said that the active militant groups are anti-talk faction group of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-AT), National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Ranjan daimary group, Karbi People Liberation Tiger (KPLT), Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO), Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen- Assam unit.
Apart from Assam, six militant groups- People's Liberation Army (PLA), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup (KYKL) and Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF)- are active in Manipur.
Two outfit groups All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) are active in Tripura and Garo National Liberation Army (GLNA) is active in Meghalaya.
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At least 4834 militants of different outfits across seven states in North East India were killed in counter-insurgency operations in the past 12 years in the terror-affected region.
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This week JDRF is proud to support the fourth Hypo Awareness Week. This initiative began in 2012 by NHS Diabetes with the aim of helping to bring attention to a potentially serious, but unfortunately common, complication of diabetes - hypoglycaemia.
Hypoglycaemia, commonly referred to as a 'hypo' is when blood glucose levels in people who live with diabetes become too low. If a hypo is not treated it can lead to unconsciousness and, in extreme cases, may even prove fatal.
Karen Addington, Chief Executive of JDRF said: "Hypoglycaemia is one of the most common and potentially severe side effects of insulin therapy. As the world's leading charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research we are currently leading on worldwide research aimed at reducing the impact of hypoglycaemia and we are working towards reducing and even, one day, eliminating hypos."
This week let's educate, inform and shout about hypos!
Find out more about the research into type 1 diabetes supported by JDRF
Revolutionary technology assisting people with type 1 diabetes edges closer to perfection.
An artificial pancreas given to children and adults with type 1 diabetes going about their daily lives has been proven to work for 12 weeks – meaning the technology now can offer a whole school term of extra freedom for children with the condition.
Artificial pancreas trials for people at home, work and school have previously been limited to short periods of time. But this study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, saw the technology safely provide three whole months of use, bringing us closer to the day when the wearable, smartphone-like device can be made available to patients.
The lives of the 400,000 UK people with type 1 diabetes currently involves a relentless balancing act of controlling their blood glucose levels by finger-prick blood tests and taking insulin via injections or a pump. But the artificial pancreas sees tight blood glucose control achieved automatically.
This latest University of Cambridge study showed the artificial pancreas significantly improved control of blood glucose levels among participants – lessening their risk of hypoglycaemia. Known as 'having a hypo,' hypoglycaemia is a drop in blood glucose levels that can be highly dangerous and is what people with type 1 diabetes hate most.
Susan Walls is mother to Daniel Walls, a 12-year-old with type 1 diabetes who has taken part in the trial. She said: "Daniel goes back to school this month after the summer holidays – so it's a perfect time to hear this wonderful news that the artificial pancreas is proving reliable, offering a whole school term of support.
"The artificial pancreas could change my son's life, and the lives of so many others. Daniel has absolutely no hypoglycaemia awareness at night. His blood glucose levels could be very low and he wouldn't wake up. The artificial pancreas could give me the peace of mind that I've been missing."
The University of Cambridge study is being funded by JDRF. Karen Addington, Chief Executive of JDRF, said: "JDRF launched its goal of perfecting the artificial pancreas in 2006. These results today show that we are thrillingly close to what will be a breakthrough in medical science."
Dr Roman Hovorka, lead artificial pancreas researcher at the University of Cambridge, said: "The data clearly demonstrate the benefits of the artificial pancreas when used over several months. We have seen improved glucose control and reduced risk of unwanted low glucose levels."
Read more about the artificial pancreas.
A special partnership between British and Israeli scientists – backed by Prime Minister David Cameron - is to be provided with a further £3 million of research funding.
The partnership, including JDRF and three other leading medical research charities, is tackling some of the world's most challenging health conditions, including type 1 diabetes.
The third BIRAX (British Israel Research Academic Exchange) Research Call will award a further seven projects in 2017 worth £3 million in new funding. The BIRAX initiative was created by the British Embassy in Israel and the British Council to invest in world-leading collaborative research.
This builds on a previous funding announcement which saw scientists from universities including Cambridge and Oxford provided with funding for cutting-edge research to find cures for type 1 diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's. The type 1 diabetes research has focused on 'regenerative' approaches, which explore whether lost insulin-producing cells can be regenerated in the body.
The new announcement was welcomed following discussions on science and innovation between the prime minister David Cameron and the Prime Minister of Israel, Benyamin Netanyahu, last week.
Clare McVicker, Director of Research Advocacy at JDRF in the UK, said: "Regenerative medicine is a thrilling frontier for type 1 diabetes research that offers the potential to change lives. JDRF is delighted that BIRAX is successfully strengthening international research collaboration between Israel and Britain, and we are delighted to once again be a part of this project."
Alan Gemmell, Director of the British Council in Israel commented: "Through BIRAX, the best scientists in Britain and Israel are working together to develop therapies and find cures for diseases that affect millions of people. We're proud to be able to support labs across the UK and fund their work through partnerships with world-leading medical research foundations."
You may have read an article in The Telegraph today that suggests increasing a person's level of vitamin D could help prevent type 1 diabetes.
The main role of vitamin D in the body is to keep bones and teeth healthy and there are many benefits to ensuring that you get the recommended daily allowance. The main source of vitamin D is sunlight but it is also found in oily fish, eggs and fortified cereals.
There has been a lot of research into this topic in recent years and there is potential evidence of a link between vitamin D deficiency and a number of conditions including type 1 diabetes.
Some research has indicated that many children and teenagers with type 1 do have low vitamin D levels, and there is evidence to suggest that there is variation in genes involved with metabolism of vitamin D in young people with type 1.
Other studies have shown that vitamin D may help preserve beta cell function in people with new-onset type 1.
However, no clinical trials have yet demonstrated that adding more vitamin D to a diet can conclusively prevent type 1.
The Department of Health currently recommends:
All pregnant and breastfeeding women should take a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms of vitamin D, to ensure the mother's requirements for vitamin D are met and to build adequate foetal stores for early infancy.
All babies and young children aged 6 months to 5 years should take a daily supplement containing vitamin D in the form of vitamin drops, to help them to meet the requirement set for this age group of 7.0-8.5 micrograms of vitamin D a day.
However, babies who are fed infant formula will not need vitamin drops until they are receiving less than 500ml (about a pint) of infant formula a day, as these products are fortified with vitamin D.
Breastfed infants may need to receive drops containing vitamin D from one month of age if their mother has not taken vitamin D supplements throughout pregnancy.
People aged 65 years and over and people who are not exposed to much sun should also take a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms of vitamin D.
JDRF has long supported development of the artificial pancreas, a closed loop system that would include a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and an insulin pump, and set up the artificial pancreas consortium to help promote development of this technology around the world. This includes 21 clinics located around the world that are all involved with some aspect of research into the artificial pancreas.
The 7th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes in Vienna, Austria, attended by JDRF, focused on the exciting developments that have happened recently that will help make the artificial pancreas a reality in the near future.
In the UK, Roman Hovorka from the University of Cambridge is leading the JDRF-funded efforts in this field. As reported in a paper published in Diabetes Care last year, he and his colleagues showed that adolescents using a prototype artificial pancreas over a period of 36 hours in a research facility had significantly lower and less variable blood glucose levels than those using conventional pump therapy. More recently, Hovorka and team have had positive results in home-based studies.
The Cambridge prototype is far from the only one being developed. Many other researchers around the world are working on similar but subtly different models, often aimed at different subgroups of people with type 1, and a large number of these projects were discussed at the conference. For example, Moshe Phillip and colleagues have developed and are testing the 'Glucositter' artificial pancreas in Germany, Slovenia and Israel; and Edward Damiano and his US-based team have developed and are testing a 'bionic pancreas' in Boston.
Advances in artificial-pancreas related technology were a key theme of the meeting. Manufacturers Dexcom and Medtronic have responded to the successes of the competing global artificial pancreas research groups by improving the efficacy of their pumps and sensors.
Dexcom's G4 Platinum CGM, shown to be more accurate than Medtronic's Enlite CGM in a new study presented in Vienna, has already been upgraded by the development of the G4AP. Dexcom developed the new sensor technology, which is even more accurate than the G4 Platinum CGM, in conjunction with the University of Padova in Italy, specifically for use as part of an artificial pancreas system.
Similarly, Medtronic has already improved upon its MiniMed 530G, the first available pump system approved in both Europe and the US with a "low glucose suspend" feature that will automatically stop insulin delivery from the pump for two hours when an associated CGM reaches a preset low blood glucose level. While the 530G system is considered to be the first step of six on the path to a working artificial pancreas, the Medtronic MiniMed 640G is thought to be the second. The difference between the 530G and the 640G is that the latter will suspend insulin when hypoglycaemia is predicted, whereas the former will only do so if a preset hypoglycemic threshold is crossed. Medtronic hopes to launch the 640G in Europe sometime between mid 2014 and early 2015, and in two-to-three years in the US.
A key to the puzzle that remains to be solved is the speed which insulin can be absorbed into the body from an external pump, as with currently available options there is a delay of up to 20 minutes between insulin administration and uptake in the blood which makes smooth interaction between a CGM and an insulin pump tricky. A faster acting insulin than those currently available could solve this problem, but has yet to be developed.
Another method of speeding up insulin delivery is by going via the stomach. Eric Renard from Montpellier University, France is an expert on 'intraperitoneal' insulin pumps and spoke about them at the conference. The main problem with these pumps is that they have to be implanted in the stomach and are therefore quite invasive for most people with type 1. However, they can be very effective at improving blood glucose control in people whose diabetes is difficult to control. Renard is hoping to develop an artificial pancreas with an intraperitoneal pump, in order to improve treatment for people with highly variable response to insulin.
JDRF tweeted from the conference. To read more and see pictures of the event you can follow the story here.
We asked our researchers to send in a photo that showed their research in action, for the chance to win a £500 travel bursary (£250 for the runners-up). Here are the three winning entries, with explanations from the researchers themselves.
Our team at The University of Manchester has pioneered the use of Corneal Confocal Microscopy (CCM). This process allows us to examine the eye from its surface, giving us a rapid, non-invasive way to monitor nerve damage in people with diabetic neuropathy. We have also developed automated image analysis software to rapidly assess the structure of nerve fibres.
The JDRF grant I won from the photography competition was used to fund my travel expenses to the Neurodiab Meeting in Barcelona. This conference provided me the opportunity to hear from a wide range of inspiring speakers from around the world about different aspects of diabetic neuropathy.
Our lab is interested in determining which subset of immune system T cells is implicated in type 1. To do this, we label our cells with fluorescent tags, then pass them through a fluorescence associated cell sorter (FACS) at up to 20,000 cells per second. Using lasers, the machine detects cells with a specific combination of tags and adds a charge to the tiny droplets of water containing them. This charge directs the droplets into collection tubes for later study. Here 4 streams of droplets are being collected alongside the central discard stream.
I used the prize money to visit the British Society for Immunology Congress before Christmas where I presented some of our most recent data. It was a great opportunity to see some of the most recent ground breaking immunological research and to meet other researchers from all corners of the world.
These images show a new material, BioVyon™, that has been designed to mimic the environment of the pancreas. This property makes it ideal for culturing beta cells for transplantation – a potential treatment for type 1.
The left-hand image shows the material magnified 100 times by scanning electron microscopy, revealing details of its surface chemistry. The right-hand image shows it as visualised with fluorescence microscopy. Blue and pink indicate a viable cluster of beta cell analogues after 3 days of culture.
I intend to use the prize money to travel to the Diabetes UK conference in Liverpool. This will provide me with a chance to network and catch up with researchers in my field, discuss current projects, and explore compound interests in my research area. My work so far has investigated three dimensional cell culture methods with the aim of mass culturing beta cells for islet transplantation. Discussing ideas and problems with other scientists is an excellent way to progress and develop a foundation of contacts to aid future work.
Without your support research like this would not have been possible, please help us continue this world class type 1 diabetes research in the UK.
Dr Parth Narendran at the University of Birmingham will test if there is a way of stopping the cells of the immune system that target beta cells from entering the pancreas in the first place. Preventing the immune attack from getting started is one of JDRF's key priorities. As the cells of the immune system usually reside in the blood, they need to pass through the walls of the blood vessels to get to the pancreas in order to wreak havoc.
Dr Narendran and his team have found that a molecule called PEPITEM appears to block exactly this passage of the cells that target beta cells for destruction through the walls of the blood vessels. If this proof of concept study proves successful, this could present an exciting new opportunity for protecting insulin-producing cells from immune destruction – both in people at risk of developing type 1 and people already living with the condition.
Dr Tim Tree at King's College London is looking at specific cells in the immune system that may offer protection against type 1. In this project he will investigate regulatory T cells, which are supposed to keep the immune system under control. Previous work has identified a group of these regulatory T cells that are specifically involved in controlling the body's immune response to insulin-producing beta cells, and people with more of these so-called 'ISIS' regulatory T cells seem to have a higher level of protection against getting type 1.
This project will help us to understand more about ISIS regulatory T cells and find out what makes them special. That understanding will then help us to work out if there is a way we can harness the power of ISIS regulatory T cells in our quest to cure and prevent type 1 diabetes.
In a related project at King's College London, Dr Els Henckaerts is going to use her team's skills in stem cell biology to investigate whether she can grow new regulatory T cells capable of controlling the immune response against beta cells in her laboratory. If this proof-of-concept study yields decisive results, the cells created by the team could potentially be injected into people with, or at risk of, type 1 diabetes as a means to control the immune destruction of beta cells.
JDRF has committed over £430,000 to supporting these three projects: find out how you can help us to support them today.
JDRF's Chief Executive in the UK, Karen Addington, has warmly welcomed the appointment of Dave Prowten as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of JDRF Canada.
Karen said: "Canada is where, 91 years ago, scientists first treated a type 1 diabetes patient with insulin. Today the mission to cure type 1 diabetes is continued by JDRF staff, supporters and volunteers in Canada, the UK, and other nations.
"I'd like to welcome Dave as he steps into his exciting role. I look forward to working with him to better treat, prevent and eventually cure this condition."
Mr Prowten moves to the CEO chair with a wealth of previous experience, including his work as Executive Director of Canada's Arthritis Research Foundation.
See more on research funded by JDRF, which takes place across 17 different countries.
The Times has today (9 August 2012) covered a story about a potential role for the BCG vaccine in helping people with type 1. The story follows publication of an article in the journal PLoS One which claims to have shown benefit for a small number of people with long established type 1.
The study was led by Dr Denise Faustman of Massachusetts General Hospital, USA. Dr Faustman's previous research in mice has shown that a molecule called TNF may help to turn off the immune response that leads to type 1 diabetes. As TNF cannot be safely administered to humans as a drug, the team have looked for other medications that can boost the body's own levels of TNF. The BCG vaccine is known to increase levels of TNF in the body for a short time, so the team have conducted a small trial to see if this increase in TNF levels has an impact in people with type 1.
The study reported in the Times was published in the online journal PLoS One, and involved six patients. Three were given a placebo and three were given the BCG jab. Blood samples from two of the BCG patients showed that there was a small change in the balance between the 'bad' immune cells that target the insulin producing cells and the 'good' immune cells that work to supress autoimmune reactions in our bodies, for a short time after the trial. There was also evidence that the patients produced slightly more of their own insulin during this time. Unfortunately it was not enough to alter the way they managed their type 1. The same results were also seen in one of the patients who received the placebo, who had contracted a virus during the course of the study.
JDRF-funded researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have managed to stop the immune system attack on beta cells that causes type 1 in mice.
In the study which was published in the journal Diabetes this week, researchers found that injecting mice with immune cells called macrophages stopped the attack on beta cells.
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can either protect cells from an immune attack or be the attacker, depending on which signals they receive from other cells around them. The first part of this study, which was led by Dr Robert Harris, identified the signals that macrophages need to become protective.
The team were then able to use these signals to coax macrophages into the protective mode. The protective macrophages were then injected into mice whose immune system had begun to attack beta cells but were not yet insulin dependent. Following the injection of macrophages, mice were less likely to develop type 1 and most could maintain their own insulin production.
In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. Finding a way to stop this attack early on may help to protect the remaining beta cells and allow people with the condition to continue producing at least some of their own insulin.
Maebh Kelly, Research Communication Officer at JDRF said 'Understanding how cells in the immune system are directed to attack or defend other cells is an important step towards the development of immune therapies that can halt the development of type 1. Dr Harris' research has provided us with new insight into the signals that tell the immune system what to do and how we can control them'.
JDRF-funded researchers in Canada have for the first time reversed type 1 diabetes in mice using human embryonic stem cells.
The team, led by Dr Timothy Kieffer, directed the stem cells most of the way towards becoming beta cells in the lab and the cells finally became mature beta cells once they were transplanted into mice.
Dr Kieffer turned stem cells into pancreatic progenitor cells which are the type of cell that becomes a beta cell and then transplanted them into mice. The environment around the pancreas of each mouse helped to turn the cells from pancreatic progenitor cells to beta cells and by five months after the transplant, the mice were producing their own insulin in response to glucose.
However, the team also needed to give the mice strong drugs to suppress their immune systems so that they would not reject the transplant. This can be problematic for humans as it causes significant side effects, including reducing ability to fight off infections.
In type 1 diabetes, the cells in the immune system destroy the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas. Replacing or regenerating beta cells could give people with type 1 the ability to produce their own insulin.
However, beta cell therapies are unlikely to be a cure by themselves and will need to go hand in hand with better immune therapies that will selectively stop the part of the immune system that attacks beta cells. In the future, this could prevent some of the side effects of beta cell transplants.
Sarah Johnson, Director of Policy and Communications said 'This is a step forward in our aim to be able to restore insulin production in people with type 1. There is a lot more work to be done to build on this promising research, which is only made possible by the generosity of JDRF supporters worldwide,'
Find out more about how to support research to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes.
JDRF-funded researchers at Oregon Health and Science University have discovered a way to keep liquid glucagon stable so that it could be used in diabetes pumps.
The research which was led by Dr W Kenneth Ward was presented at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) annual scientific meeting this week. Dr Ward and his team found that reducing the level of acid in the glucagon compound meant that it could be kept as a liquid for longer periods of time. At the moment, glucagon cannot be stored as a liquid and is kept as a powder which, when added to liquid needs to be used immediately.
This research could broaden the use of glucagon to treat hypoglycaemia and is an important step towards the development of a multi-hormone, automated artificial pancreas. Future generation artificial pancreas systems could act just like the body and be able to release glucagon as well as insulin to keep a tighter control on blood glucose levels.
Glucagon is a hormone that raises blood sugar levels and works together with insulin to fine tune blood glucose levels. Previous research has shown that insulin treatment together with glucagon reduces hypoglycaemia.
Rachel Connor, Head of Research Communication at JDRF said, 'JDRF are committed to developing the next generation multi-hormone artificial pancreas and for this we need stable liquid glucagon that can be used in a pump. Dr Ward's research is an exciting step towards this goal.'
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Brody: Amity 6, this is Chief Brody, I'm on my way, I'll be there in ten minutes.The JAWS ride is a boat-based attraction currently at Universal Studios Japan, and formerly, at Universal Studios Florida. The premise of the attraction revolves around you boarding "Captain Jake's Amity Boat Tours" to be given a ride through the island during its Fourth of July celebration. However, things go horribly wrong when one of the tour boats is destroyed and its passengers killed, the culprit being none other than the shark itself. The riders and the boat's skipper are then forced to face off against the ravenous shark.The ride first opened with Universal Studios Florida on June 7th, 1990, but soon after had to be closed due to it constantly having technical malfunctions. It remained closed until Spring 1993 when the ride system was completely reworked and some of the show scenes were changed. The ride was closed yet again, but this time permanently, on January 2nd, 2012, to make way for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley. As a form of remembrance, Diagon Alley has a few Easter Eggs in its scenery shouting out the original JAWS movie.The ride also opened with Universal Studios Japan on March 31st, 2001, and continues to remain open to this day.
Skipper: Ten minutes? We'll be shark bait in ten minutes!
Skipper: Ten minutes? We'll be shark bait in ten minutes!
The JAWS ride provides examples of the following tropes:
- BFG: The grenade launcher that the skipper has.
- Bloodless Carnage:
- Unlike the film, there is virtually no blood anywhere in the ride.
- Averted, however, with the original version of the ride in how the shark explodes underwater, leaving behind a pool of blood.
- Also averted during Halloween Horror Nights X (2000), when the ride was given a temporary makeover and renamed Bloody Waters, which involved adding extra blood and gore to the attraction, as the title would imply.
- Chekhov's Gun: Again, the grenade launcher.
- Continuity Snarl: The "Orca" boat appears in the attraction, despite having been sunk in the first film.
- Crapsaccharine World: Amity Island itself, at least according to the cheap local TV channel that's played in the queue. It's a fun summer resort town... where everybody's just a bit TOO obsessed with the shark attacks that occurred in 1974 and inordinately cheerful when mentioning that people, you know, DIED. Brutally, that is. Also, if the interviews with them from that queue video are to be believed, the "real" Brody is an incompetent egomaniac and the "real" Hooper had his career ruined by the events of the movie.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: The shark bites down on an electrical cord in the water and is subsequently fried to a crisp. It somehow manages to survive this, as it emerges and makes one final lunge towards the boat before being killed by the skipper's grenade launcher.
- Delayed Explosion: In the original version of the ride, the shark is killed when the skipper shoots a grenade into its mouth. After swallowing the grenade, it goes back underwater and it then takes several seconds for the shark to blow up.
- Family-Unfriendly Death: As previously mentioned, the way the shark dies in both versions. In the first, it's blown up with a grenade, leaving nothing but blood and pieces of skin and flesh behind. In the second, it's electrocuted when it bites an electrical cord and becomes nothing but a charred mess.
- The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You: The boat's skipper tends to be very interactive with the riders, doing things like sometimes letting a little kid hold onto the grenade launcher while they're driving, or making humorous remarks about the guests.
- Hope Spot: The boathouse the skipper takes the boat into in an attempt to hide. This backfires almost instantly as it's revealed that the shark is able to get in.
- Jump Scare: The shark suddenly blasting out of the water in the gas dock scene can be very startling for first-time riders.
- Mood Whiplash: The ride goes back in forth between some rather frightening sequences and the humor of the boat's skipper.
- Musical Spoiler: The film's legendary theme is in some scenes played before the shark even emerges from the water.
- Oh Crap!: The reveal of the wreckage of the boat that was in front of you, coupled with the emergence of a shark fin from the water.
- Premise Ville: Amity Village, just as it was in the film.
- Pre-Mortem One-Liner: Subverted, the skipper says one before firing their grenade launcher at the shark as it's getting electrocuted, but it's soon after revealed that this did not completely kill the shark.Skipper: Eat THIS! (fires grenade launcher)
- Reckless Gun Usage: The skipper is not exactly good with the grenade launcher, completely missing the shark every time until the ride's finale. Then there's also the fact that the skipper at one point accidentally shoots a gas dock, creating a wall of fire. Additionally, as mentioned earlier, the skipper will sometimes let a kid hold the launcher.
- Super-Persistent Predator: The shark continues to follow and attack the riders over and over and over again throughout the whole ride.
- Threatening Shark: Duh.
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I have no porblem with fairy type existsing and actually welcome it, but like psychic, which didn`t NEED two new types to be against it(All that was needed IMO were stronger bug and ghost type moves/pokemon) , here are some other ways to nerf dragon:1. Don`t make all but one Pseudo-legendary a dragon (Metagross)2. Include more powerful ice moves and stronger Ice-type pokemon, as well as dragon and ice moves on strong non-dragon pokemon. anyone think of any more?
Keep forgetting Tyranitar isn`t a dragon. Gyarados and Tyrantiar go to a support group for things like that I hear.
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Microsoft has today unveiled the next minor update to Windows Phone 8 hot on the heels of AT&T finally getting around to releasing GDR2 for devices on their network. If you're not familiar with the GDR releases, they stand for General Distribution Release and are similar to service packs or minor feature updates for the platform.
If you'd asked us what the best antivirus product on the market was we'd tell you hands down that you should use Microsoft Security Essentials. It's the most un-intrusive, lightweight and simple product available that doesn't prompt you to upgrade to a paid version since it's built by Microsoft.
Alas, it looks like Microsoft has given up on the product. In a recent interview given by Holly Stewart, the senior program manager of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center the company has downplayed the importance of the product and recommends you use something else too.
Everyone has run into this at least once before: Skype's infuriating inability to synchronize messages across devices means that you get multiple alerts about the same message.
One on your phone, then your tablet, laptop and desktop to clear manually. It's frustrating and ruins the entire experience, but we have good news: Microsoft has announced that Skype will get message synchronization in a future update.
Love him or hate him, Steve Ballmer has been a big part of Microsoft for the past 33 years and has held the CEO position for the last 13. He's been a unique energetic personality that doesn't really compare to any other speaker or CEO out there (if you haven't seen this iconic video, where have you been hiding?)
Last week, Ballmer lead his final Microsoft employee meeting as CEO before he will step down in the middle of next year. The footage of his goodbye speech — set to the soundtrack of Dirty Dancing's time of my life — is tearful and powerful. It shows a man that was dedicated to Microsoft for the majority of his professional life.
It's not entirely clear why this wasn't Microsoft's strategy from the start, but a report from The Verge today suggests that the company is working to build a unified app store that works consistently across Windows Phone and the Windows desktop.
According to the report Terry Myerson, head of the operating systems group at Microsoft made the announcement at an internal company meeting today.
Even though Windows 8.1 is in the hands of developers and IT professionals globally right now, Microsoft still has some surprises up their sleeves left for the launch of the OS on October 18.
The Verge reports today that Microsoft is working on a number of feature additions and application updates alongside the last minute bug fixes that are planned for launch day.
Love photography? If you're not already using 500px then you're missing out on one of the best photo experiences of the web. Today, 500px has released a beautiful desktop companion for Windows 8's Modern UI.
500px is essentially a Flickr competitor that has an emphasis on beautiful, professional photography and the ability to show that off online in a hosted portfolio. It allows you to share photography with a large community and get critique from them as well as having the ability to join discussions with like-minded photographers.
Firefox users everywhere, rejoice! Mozilla has announced that they are making available an early preview version of their browser that was built from the ground up for Windows 8.
The browser is an early alpha build called Aurora and the announcement comes slightly after the company announced that the final build of Firefox for Windows 8 has slipped to early 2014.
At a Surface event in New York City today, Microsoft announced the next generation of their Surface devices and they did not disappoint. While we would consider the upgrade only incremental in nature, the company has announced a massive set of accessories which help complete the device.
Not only this, the company has announced amazing ranges of the devices as well as availability in October for many countries around the world.
Microsoft confirmed this week that it plans to release touch-first versions of Office for Windows 8's "Modern" interface as well as bringing the experiences across to other platforms such as iOS and Android.


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Sharp Provides Parents the Option to Save Their Babies' Cord Blood
During your pregnancy, there are many decisions to make as you prepare for your new addition. One of those decisions is whether to save your baby's umbilical cord stem cells.
Your baby's umbilical cord blood is a rich source of special blood cells called stem cells, which are the building blocks for blood, organs, tissue and the immune system, and they are genetically unique to each baby.
Why should I save my baby's stem cells?
Umbilical cord stem cells are currently used to fight more than 80 health issues, including leukemia, autoimmune diseases, lupus and inheritable diseases such as sickle-cell anemia. Researchers are also studying stem cells as a treatment for cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, Type 1 diabetes, stroke, heart disease and Parkinson's.
Because of this, many parents choose to have their babies' cord blood collected at birth and banked for future use. Individuals may opt to do this due to a family history of disease, or if the family has another child with a treatable condition. Many individuals take advantage of collection and banking as a one-time opportunity to harvest cells that may be needed in the future.
As part of its commitment to being the best place to receive care, Sharp HealthCare has partnered with StemCyte, the leader in cord blood collection and banking, to provide this important service to our patients.
Cord blood banking options.
StemCyte offers three options for families to save babies' cord blood:
Public cord blood banking - Parents can choose to donate their baby's cord blood to others in need and to further cord blood research. Public banking is a unique option offered only at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns through StemCyte. Patients can notify their nurse upon admission to Labor and Delivery that they would like to donate their baby's cord blood. There is no charge for public banking.
Related-donor cord blood donation - Through this program, a baby's umbilical cord blood can be collected and used to treat a biological sibling or parent with a diagnosed disease. Some families may be eligible to receive this service free of charge through a program developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Contact StemCyte to find out if your family qualifies for this program.
- Traditional or private cord blood banking - A baby's own cord blood is collected and stored for potential future use. Since cord blood can be stored indefinitely, private cord blood banking offers a safeguard against diseases treatable today, as well as potential treatment possibilities in the future. Plus, each baby's stem cells are guaranteed to be a perfect genetic match. Collection fees and annual banking fees may be financed, and discounts are available.
For more information, visit StemCyte or call 1-866-389-4659.
Locations of services.StemCyte's cord blood collection and banking services are offered at the following Sharp hospitals in San Diego:
- Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (private banking only)
- Sharp Grossmont Hospital (private banking only)
- Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns (public and private banking available)
Learn more.
Arranging for private cord blood collection at Sharp and banking at StemCyte is simple. Visit StemCyte or call 1-866-389-4659 prior to your due date to enroll and receive your collection kit.
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Japan clearing house abandons three-year-long application to become approved DCO
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Product born in 1990s Japan's low yield environment set for global stage
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RE: [XTalk] Parable of the Sower
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- Loren Rosson III mused:
>>I remain unsure as to what the parable of The Sower may have meantfrom the lips of the historical Jesus, regardless of how we view the
possibility or impossibility of the yield figures. In truth, I have
found this parable to be one of the most elsusive in the gospels.
(This, despite that the story seems so simple and strightforward!)
Some commentaries in the above samples are helpful, but "the message"
is still murky. Perhaps others will chime in and comment on the above
interpretations (or offer their own). In any case, I look forward to
more discussion regarding the
yield figures.<<
There is one other parable where Jesus discussed the growing of
individual plants.
RSV Mark 4:26 And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should
scatter seed upon the ground, 27 and should sleep and rise night and
day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he knows not how. 28 The
earth produces of itself, first the blade [CORTON], then the ear
[STACUN, stalk-head], then the full [PLHRH(S), full grown] grain
[SITON, grain (singular)] in the ear. 29 But when the grain [KARPOS,
fruit] is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has
It is believed that all reference to grain farming in the NT refer to
wheat, although I am not sure why some cannot also include barley.
Following up on the information provided by Bob Schact, I looked up
some information about covered wheats (eikhorn, emmer, spelt, common
in unirrigated settings) and naked wheats (common wheats & kamut,
usually grown in irrigated settings) on the net. These are the strains
that seem to be represented in archeological digs. A report from the
excavations of Jericho (through the Middle Bronze period) is at:
A comparison of ancient wheats (incl. eikhorn, emmer, spelt & kamut)
is to be found at:
A description of the various parts of grasses (which include grain
crops) is at:
Unfortunately, none of these resources mention the number of grains
each grain head would have (although the latter site above has
pictures), or whether this number varies with conditions.
"In cereal crops the [seed] head (inflorescence) *if unbranched* is
called a spike. The spike consists of flowers (spikelets) arranged on
the rachis (which is an extension of the stem)" (2nd URL above
emphasis mine). From this (unfamiliar as I am with botanical technical
terms) it appears that it is possible that there can be more than one
spike per plant.
There also appears to be a wide degree of variability in the number,
and quality, of grains on a spike (in the site that follows the
variety is that of common wheat) per the following paper:
Jan Sammer mentioned in a post of 6/29 that "It is a botanical fact
that a head of wheat contains
50 to 75 grains." If Jan is reading this, I wonder if he (?, and my
apologies for not being certain of your gender) would let us know what
resource he used for this statistic, and whether the source also
indicates the number of heads individual plants are likely to produce
(if more than one).
Also, if barley is included, would this change the equation? I
understand that barley produces more dense clusters of grain than
wheat does.
Dave Hindley
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- William said:
>>I don't follow what is meant by a 2-5x return on planting grainseeds.<<
In ancient times, and even recently in regions where subsistence
(i.e., relatively unmechanized) farming is common, the yield is not
represented as volume of grain but by the volume of grain returned
divided by the volume of grain sown. If you sow a bushel of wheat
(using modern US measure), you expect (maybe pray for) 5 bushels
reaped. The yield seems to have varied between 4x and 6x, according to
the Turkish study (circa 1950, and using relatively primitive farming
techniques resembling that of 1st century Palestine) mentioned in an
earlier post.
Dave Hindley
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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