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The reigning American League MVP and Triple Crown winner continued to mash the ball, driving in four of Detroit's runs Tuesday in a 7-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays under rain-threatened skies at Comerica Park.
Three of Cabrera's RBIs came on an opposite-field homer in the fourth, leading to Toronto starter Brandon Morrow's early exit. It was his 100th career homer at Comerica Park, making him the first player to reach the milestone at the ballpark.
"To me, he's pretty much the best opposite-field home run hitter probably in the history of the game," manager Jim Leyland said. "I've never seen anything like it, to be honest with you."
In seven games, Cabrera has driven in 10 RBIs and is hitting .393.
Anibal Sanchez worked seven strong innings, giving up only two runs on five hits to earn his first win this season. He threw 114 pitches -- his highest pitch total as a member of the Tigers.
"He had a good fastball, and I thought he used his pitches well, which made his fastball more effective," Leyland said. "He just had a good day against a real tough lineup."
Sanchez found himself in early pitch-count trouble, needing 69 pitches to work through four innings, but he got into a groove late in the game, retiring his final seven batters.
-- Proud papa Alex Avila jumped on the first pitch from Morrow in the second inning and sent it into the seats in right field for a leadoff homer. It came on the first swing after birth of his daughter, Avery Noelle, who was born early Sunday. It's Avila's second homer and first child.
-- It's early, but Don Kelly made arguably the "Play of the Year" when he denied J.P. Arencibia of a home run with a wall-crashing catch in the second inning. Making his second start in left field, Kelly reached over the faence and brought it back as he crashed it the wall's padding directly in front of the Tigers' bullpen.
"It was one of those SportsCenter plays," Leyland said. "I'm sure that will be on as one of the 'Plays of the Day' at some point."
-- Torii Hunter reached the 2000-hit milestone in only his seventh game with Detroit after going 3-for-5. He's now recorded two-plus hits in six of his first seven games with Detroit.
"No matter who's hitting behind me, I feel great," Hunter said. "But it always helps when you've got one of the best hitters in the game hitting behind you. I'm thankful to have (Cabrera) behind me."
-- Hunter took a fastball to the base of the wall, over the head of Colby Rasmus in center field for a leadoff double in the third inning. He was gunned down at home when he tried to score on Cabrera's single to shallow right.
-- Cabrera scored standing up from first base on Prince Fielder's first-inning double, which reached the auxiliary scoreboard in right-center. Fielder was handed a belt-high hanger and crushed it.
"We put a pretty good lineup out there," Leyland said. "Obviously, we were missing one of our big bats, but we still pretty big lineup out there."
-- A sharp single off the bat of shortstop Jose Reyes scored Emilio Bonifacio in the third to give the Blue Jays their first run and cut Detroit's lead to 2-1. It was set up after Bonifacio's one-out triple that probably should've been caught, but Austin Jackson took a poor route on the sharp liner.
-- Tigers third-base coach Tom Brookens made his first questionable call this season in the third inning when he waved home Hunter, who was thrown out at the plate by a strike from Rajai Davis. With no outs and Fielder due up, it probably would've made the most sense to keep him at third, but it required a perfect throw from Davis to get the out.
"I think Brookie -- that's one he'd like to have back, I think, with no outs," Leyland said. "With two outs, one outs, maybe been a different situation. That's probably one he'd like to have back."
-- A two-out walk to Avila loaded the bases for Peralta, who grounded out on an 0-2 pitch, capping a disappointing fourth inning in which the Tigers failed to score any of the four runners that safely reached base.
-- The Tigers, again, loaded the bases in the seventh with no outs, but Peralta popped out, Kelly lined out and Omar Infante grounded out to strand the bases loaded. The Tigers stranded 12 on base and went 5-for-13 with runners in scoring position.
-- Tigers reliever Joaquin Benoit gave up a one-out solo homer to Rasmus and standup double to Adam Lind in the ninth inning.
-- Sanchez was struck on the right calf on Maicer Izturis' comebacker in the fifth. He threw him out at first and remained in the game after Tigers head athletic trainer Kevin Rand and manager Jim Leyland met him at the mound.
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Here are closings in Limestone County in observance of Christmas:
Limestone Commission offices: Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Limestone County Courthouse: Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Limestone County Health Department: Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Limestone County schools: Last day is Friday, Dec. 21; students return Jan. 3.
Athens City Schools: Attend half day on Friday, Dec. 21; return Jan. 3.
Athens State University: Closed, classes resume Jan. 2.
Athens State University Center for Lifelong Learning. Closed, classes resume Jan. 2
Calhoun Community College: Closed, classes resume Jan. 7.
City of Athens offices: Closed Monday and Tuesday.
All state offices in Limestone County will be closed.
Garbage collection
Collection for the City of Athens will change beginning Monday. Collections also will be earlier, beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday's pickup will be Wednesday. Those whose pickup is Wednesday will be moved to Thursday. Those whose pickup is Thursday will be moved to Friday. Those whose pickup is Friday will be moved to Saturday.
In Limestone County, there will be regular collection Monday and no collection Tuesday. Garbage for those whose collection is typically Tuesday will be picked up Wednesday. Collection that is typically Wednesday is Thursday. Collection that is typically Thursday will be Friday. Collection that is typically Friday will be Saturday.


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The FDA approved BioSante Pharmaceuticals' (Nasdaq: BPAX ) Bio-T-Gel yesterday. Shares were up 61% at one point this morning, which I guess is somewhat justified, but it's still trading at less than half the level it was before LibiGel failed in December.
Both drugs deliver testosterone to people, but they have wildly different economics.
Bio-T-Gel treats hypogonadism -- essentially low testosterone -- in men. Replacing testosterone seems to be a simple thing to do based on the number of testosterone treatments available: Abbott Labs' (NYSE: ABT ) AndroGel, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals' Testim, and Endo Pharmaceuticals' (Nasdaq: ENDP ) Fortesta. The market for hypogonadism may exceed $1 billion, but Bio-T-Gel is going to have to share that with the other treatments.
And BioSante only gets a portion of those sales; it licensed the rights to the drug to Teva Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: TEVA ) , which will market Bio-T-Gel.
LibiGel, on the other hand, is fully owned by BioSante. If the drug were approved, it would owe a royalty to Antares Pharma (AMEX: AIS ) , which contributed the gel delivery system, but BioSante retained most of the economics for LibiGel.
And the market is wide open. LibiGel delivers testosterone to women with sexual dysfunction. The female version of Viagra has been harder to come by.
Unfortunately, LibiGel failed its most recent clinical trial. The drug probably works, but the placebo affect washed out any effect that might have been there. Without another major trial, I have a hard time seeing the drug getting approved.
BioSante isn't being valued very highly -- even with the increase today, it has just a $125 million market cap -- but that seems pretty reasonable. Bio-T-Gel doesn't look like it's worth much and assuming LibiGel is dead, you're paying for a pipeline that includes a risky cancer vaccine program and an oral contraceptive.
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Morning Brew: August 10th, 2007
Photo: "Gun and Ink" by blogTO Flickr pooler bitefight.
Your morning news roundup AND POLL for Friday August 10th, 2007:
Morning TTC commuters were halted and angered by a major shutdown of the Bloor-Danforth subway line west of the core. The TTC has declared that a personal injury at St.George station was the cause but so far have said nothing more (was it a jumper?).
Three more small, but deliberately set fires kept fire crews busy last night in the Queen & Dufferin area. Perhaps these fires were the dirty deeds of that asinine serial arsonist who has yet to be caught.
"When Panhandlers Attack" could be the theme of a really bad TV show, but it's also what happened near Trinity Bellwoods Park late on Wednesday night. A man was stabbed repeatedly after refusing to give money to a squeegee kid.
An Oshawa tattoo parlour that was using dirty needles was shut down and has since reopened, but not before as many as 2000 customers were potentially exposed to HIV and Hepatitis B and C. Hopefully no one was infected by disease or chose to get Chinese characters running up their neck.
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In Tokyo, Japan, instances of subway jumpers are so numerous that they have actually implemented fines against families of people who commit suicide in this way. I'm not sure that it acts as any deterrent, however.


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Edward and Linda Jordan of Clifton Park,
announce the engagement of their daughter,
Sheila Jordan to Patrick Kemble Jr., son of Pat
and Sally Kemble of Saratoga Springs. Sheila is
the granddaughter of Mary Gainski Tarsa.
The future bride is a graduate of Shenendehowa
High School and SUNY Potsdam, where
she received her degrees in psychology and elementary
education. She is employed by Colonie
Youth Ctr.
Her fi ance is a graduate of Saratoga High
School and SUNY Utica, where he received his
degree in civil engineering. He is employed by
the NYS Dept. of Transportation.
An October 2011 wedding is planned.
Melissa West and Brian Patneaude have
announced their engagement. Melissa is the
daughter of Mary Ann West and Michael West,
both of Rotterdam. Brian is the son of Audrey
and Camille Patneaude of Rotterdam.
The future bride is a graduate of Schalmont
High School, The College of Saint Rose and
the University at Albany. She is an elementary
teacher in the Schalmont School District.
Her fi ance is a graduate of Schalmont High
School, The College of Saint Rose and attended
the University of Cincinnati. He is a freelance
musician and music educator at Blue Sky Music
Studios and Schenectady County Community
A July 2012 wedding is planned.
Robert and Deborah Murphy of Scotia, NY and
Bryce Barcomb of Harrisonburg, VA., announce
the engagement of their son, Kyle Barcomb to
Emily Townsend, daughter of Kevin and Pam
Rector of Mooresville, IN and Roger and Tonya
Townsend of Linton, IN.
The future bride is a 2005 graduate of Hamilton
Southeastern High School and a 2009 Ball
State University graduate, with a bachelor's degree
in interior design. Emily is currently on contract
with Sears Holding Corp., as a store planner
in Hoffman Estates, IL.
Kyle is a 2003 graduate of Scotia-Glenville
High School. He is a 2nd Class Petty Offi cer in
the United States Navy. Kyle has served in Iraq,
aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in Norfolk,
VA; Mals-24 in Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay,
Hawaii; and is currently stationed at the Recruit
Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
A March 2012 wedding is planned in
Mooresville, IN.
Debbie Nicholls of Scotia and Jeff Nicholls
of Galway announce the engagement of their
daughter, Michelle Nicholls to Kyle Cejka, son
of Robin Daly of Scotia, NY.
The couple are both 2003 graduates of
Scotia–Glenville High School.
A May 2012 wedding is planned at First
Reformed Church of Scotia.
Thomas and Rosemary Dorazio recently celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary with a
family dinner at the Lighthouse Restaurant.
The party was given by their daughters. The
couple were married on August 5, 1951 at Mt.
Carmel Church, Schenectady, NY. Rosemary
graduated from Nott Terrace High School. She
retired from Juraka Law Firm as a legal secretary.
Thomas graduated from Draper High School
and Siena College. He served Stateside during
the Korean War. He then went to work at G.E.,
where he retired after 38 years, as a corporate
tax accountant.
Their children are Lisa Dorazio Mell, Donna
Dorazio Neal and husband Bruce Neal, all of
They have one grandson, Derek Neal of


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BERGEN COUNTY — Only 170 people in Bergen County qualified for emergency food stamps in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, 90 percent fewer than the 1,414 who received aid after Hurricane Irene, the Record reported Monday.
Fraud plagued emergency assistance efforts in 2011, and the state tried to quash any cheating by making it much more difficult to qualify.
The program this year initially required proof of any expense over $100 between Oct. 28 and Nov. 28. When that proved too restrictive, the state suspended that requirement, allowing 145 more Bergen County residents to apply.
Moonachie and Little Ferry were among the worst-hit towns in north Jersey, after the Hackensack River overflowed during Hurricane Sandy.
Related coverage:
• Fewer Bergen, Passaic residents qualify for emergency food stamps due to Sandy | The Record
• A month after Sandy, Moonachie mayor says 'We can't be forgotten up here'
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At the end of the season, the top-performing area player will be chosen as the recipient of an award named after Gum, who played at Pen Argyl and Lehigh University before dying from ALS in 2006.
Last season, the award was given out to co-winners AJ Long of Pius X and Dylan Evans of Pen Argyl. Evans is now playing linebacker at University of Akron and Long has since transferred to a Tennessee high school.
The award was first instituted by John Williams of the Slate Belt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Williams said today that one of the goals of the luncheon was to "use football to bring the teams together."
Sherwood Gum, Jim Gum's father, was on hand to show his support for the luncheon and award given in his son's memory.
"I think it's good for the whole Slate Belt area," said Sherwood Gum. "I'm very proud of the fact that they named it in memory of Jim."


text: Ruthless President stripped uncle naked and fed to 120 starving dogs!! Forget the hangman's noose, the firing squad or lethal injection: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un executed his uncle and a handful of the man's aides by feeding them to a horde of 120 starving dogs, according to a shocking (but unconfirmed) account. Jang Song Thaek, the former No. 2 official in the secretive regime, was stripped naked and tossed into a cage along with his five closest aides. "Then 120 hounds, starved for three days, were allowed to prey on them until they were completely eaten up. This is called 'quan jue', or execution by dogs," according to the Straits Times of Singapore.


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THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE ... The O.'s John Canzano has an update on the Bill Grier watch as the NCAA basketball community descends on San Antonio for the Final Four. .. .if something breaks on the Riverwalk, we've got Pac-10 writer Mike Tokito there beginning tonight, and later the Bald One himself. ... please check out Canzano's blog for the latest.
Former UCLA coach Steve Lavin says he would have listened if OSU called. ... Lavin thinks Bill Grier would be a great fit at OSU. (See bottom of this blog)
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ... if this is truly an agonizing decision for San Diego coach Bill Grier - take the Oregon State job, which pays a reported $4.2 million over the next six years, or stay with the WCC Toreros - he is understandably taking his time. ... Grier did not returns calls Wednesday and as we filed this at 8 p.m. (after watching Day 2 of spring practice) it looks like he hasn't said anything to San Diego media about what his decision might be.
If Grier isn't the school's No. 1 candidate, then A.D. Bob De Carolis has pulled off a helluva end run. ... most of us are convinced that this is Grier's job if he wants it, despite what he told his area media Tuesday night. ... we also think that Portland State's Ken Bone might enter the fray if Grier pulls out. ... it is not a pretty picture, De Carolis and assistant A.D. Todd Stansbury handing out job applications in a hotel lobby at the Final Four, but I suppose that is possible.
Part of what I filed for the Thursday paper. ... this is so skimpy, I am liable to be docked a day's pay for wasting the editor's time. ...
When Oregon State finally hires a men's basketball coach, one of the most relieved people at Gill Coliseum will be Steve Fenk, the school's sports information director.
On Wednesday, Fenk "learned'' from a Eugene television station that a 3 p.m. media conference had been called to announce the new coach.
Later, there was a rumbling that something might break by 4 p.m.
In San Diego, meanwhile, there was no word from Toreros' coach Bill Grier, who is apparently the Beavers' No. 1 candidate.
Grier said Tuesday night that he and OSU are still talking, but there has been no job offer.
There is speculation that if Grier decides he wants the position, there will be an immediate job offer from OSU athletic director Bob De Carolis.
Pac-10 writer Mike Tokito has talked to former UCLA coach Steve Lavin (Tokito was working on a Kevin Love story) and Lavin gave his opinions on the OSU job and the prospect of Bill Grier getting it. ... some excerpts:
Q: Were you ever contacted by OSU officials?
A: "No, never officially contacted. Had a number of people that would call and ask whether or not I was involved in the process, but never official. I would just do some radio station talk shows and stuff and people would call and ask about interest level and what not, but no, was never officially contacted.''
On Grier possibly taking over at OSU ...
"He'd be a good fit. He's one of my favorites. I was all over him during the tournament. I was clairvoyant, saying his tax bracket in 2009 was going north after they beat UConn. I said this is the income bracket matchup between Darrin Horn (W. Kentucky) and Billy Grier when they had that second-round matchup.''
"Billy's really first rate. He's got everything you look for in a head coach. He's got great leadership skills, he communicates well, relentless recruiter, a sound understanding of the game, a solid tactician on the sidelines.
"And I like that he has great poise and composure in his demeanor, which I think his San Diego team kind of fed off of whoever they played.
"He's very well respected throughout the country at all levels of basketball, so he's established great relationships which will pay off in terms of the recruiting trails.''
Q: Would Lavin have looked at OSU if he was asked?
"Yeah, I would've been intrigued. You know, any position on the West Coast and the Pac-10 in particular, naturally would be intriguing. ... I really enjoy my work with ABC and ESPN, and it would really take a great fit to leave.''
"Yes it would be interesting, and I would be intrigued to take a hard look at any position that's available in the Pac-10, because I spent 12 years in the league. That's where I grew up. It still wouldn't be automatic. You really have to kick the tires and look under the hood, make sure it's a good deal, because you may think the grass is greener, but you look back a year or two later and say, ʽWhat was I thinking?' "
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Grazie Ristorante at Canyon Park presents Janis Mann with the Bob Nixon Trio Jan. 10 and 11. Performance times are 8 p.m. to midnight in the lounge. No cover. A jazz and blues jam session is held on Sundays. Call 402-9600.
The Java Jive Cabaret presents 3 Track Mind, featuring vocal harmonies, guitars, mandolin, and driving rhythms, 8 p.m. Jan. 11, at Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church, 175th St. Office Park, Bldg. B, Woodinville. Tickets are $8 in advance (at Roxie's CDs and Tapes, 13317 NE 175th St., Woodinville) and $10 at the door.
The Cantina Club at Las Brisas, 20615 Bothell-Everett Hwy., will host the Charles White Band playing Texas-styled blues Jan. 10 and 11. Karaoke every Tues. and Wed. from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., and an Annieville blues jam session every Sunday. On Thursday nights, the Frank James Blues Band plays. Call 489-0334.
Dimitriou's Jazz Alley presents Stanley Jordan, Jan. 7-12. Set times: 8, 9:30 p.m., Sun.-Thu., 8:30, 10:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. Call for dinner and show prices: 441-9733.


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Photograph by Kurt Andreas.
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Libellula lydia – common whitetail dragonfly, New Paltz, New York, spring, 2009.
Photograph by Kurt Andreas.
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Libellula lydia – common whitetail dragonfly, New Paltz, New York, spring, 2009.
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Those are two of the questions that Michael Berkman and Eric Plutzer ask in their new book Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms. Their answers are not entirely comforting. The authors, who discussed some of their findings in Science the other day, analyze a number of well-known polls and also their own poll of biology teachers, which they conducted in 2007. They conclude that a substantial majority of Americans want creationism taught in public schools – not necessarily creationism alone, but creationism nonetheless. They also note that the number of citizens who support evolution alone is increasing at the expense of those who want both taught but not, presumably, those who want creationism alone taught. A myriad of court decisions, however, has ruled out teaching of creationism in any form. The nation is divided, as they put it, by religion, education, and place.
In a response to publication of the Cheng, et al paper in PNAS which demonstrated an evolutionary pathway to the antifreeze gene that protects fish from freezing in Antarctic water (see also my post on it), Casey Luskin, attack gerbil of the Disco 'Tute, invokes Stephen Jay Gould's infamous "just so" phrase. Luskin then kindly outlines the three steps in constructing a "just so" story to account for biological phenomena. Here I'll walk through Casey's steps for a parallel case to show just how specious his claim is. The parallel case is accounting for how a particular boulder, indicated below by the red arrow, got to where it was in a landslide (image used by permission of Air-and-Space Museum).
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If any of our readers or contributors are taking part in Darwin Week activities, I'd like to invite them to announce those activities here. The International Darwin Day Foundation lists the better part of 100 activities here, most but not all between February 9 and 12. But if anyone has any pet activities to publicize, please go at it in the comments.
I will start: One of my colleagues tells me that the Iowa City event on February 11 and 12 will feature two talks by Frans de Waal, one technical, and one general. The general talk is entitled "Morality before Religion: Empathy, Reciprocity and Fairness in our Fellow Primates." You may find the entire schedule and location at the link directly above.
The Secular Students and Skeptics Society at the University of Colorado is sponsoring a weeklong event, February 7-11. On Wednesday, February 9, I will discuss my contention that our sense of morality is an evolved trait; by a not entirely surprising coincidence, de Waal's work figures into my talk. The no doubt sassy students will also show the movie "Creation" on Monday, February 7, followed by a discussion led by philosophy professor Carol Cleland. Again, you may find the entire schedule and locations at the link.
All I have so far. I invite anyone else who wants to publicize a specific event to do so in the comments.
Update, January 26: Please see below the fold for an update by Michael Zimmerman of the Huffington Post.
Photograph by Buddhini Samarasinghe.
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Rhyothemis variegata – common picture wing or variegated flutterer, Sri Lanka.
A few weeks ago I blogged on the Denisovans, a new group of human relatives discovered through genetic analysis of two bones from Denisova in Siberia (Reich et al. 2010, Nature 468:1053). Fascinatingly, the Denisovans seem to have made about a 5% contribution to the genome of living Melanesians.
I mentioned that this new discovery did not seem compatible with a young-earth creationist framework, and awaited with interest a creationist explanation of the findings. Answers In Genesis (AIG) has now commented on the Denisovans. No explanation, merely a one-sentence handwaving solution:
Answers in Genesis Wrote:
But the most interesting twist (from the evolutionary perspective) is that modern humans from New Guinea have Denisovan DNA. While an evolutionary perspective interprets this as meaning that Guineans' ancestors "interbred" with Denisovans, a biblical perspective interprets this as simply meaning that the descendants of one of the people groups leaving Babel eventually settled in what is now New Guinea.
It's not clear what this even means. After all, their 'biblical perspective' had exactly the same interpretation (that the descendants of a group leaving Babel settled in New Guinea) even before we knew about the Denisovan genetic contribution. This 'explanation' fails to address a key point: how did the Denisovan genes get into Melanesians, if not by interbreeding with Denisovans?
And the above scenario doesn't resolve any of the other problems with a young-earth framework.
Georgia Purdom is a functionary–a "scientist"–at Ken Ham's Answers in Genesis. She has a Ph.D. in molecular genetics from the Ohio State University and was for a time on the faculty at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio. (Interestingly, she left MVNU after 6 years, about the time when tenure decisions are made in most institutions. I know nothing specific, but it's always fun to speculate.) In a recent blog post commenting on the Freshwater affair she wrote this:
I teach Sunday school for first through third grade, and over the next few weeks we'll be discussing dinosaurs, radiometric dating methods, natural selection, and mutations. I teach them that what they learn in public school in regard to historical science concerning these ideas is not the truth.
That's child abuse of a very high order, worse even than Freshwater's because the children are so much younger. Those kids are screwed.
The "intelligent design" creationists over at the Discovery Institute have long maintained a hypocritical stance. For public consumption, they say that they favor "teaching the controversy". However, almost any time they control the forum, they pretty ruthlessly make it impossible for one to hear anything but their own spin on a topic. Now, they are asking for comments.
Cloud iridescence. The brightest example of cloud iridescence I have ever seen – visible without polarizer or sunglasses for around an hour. The photograph is not enhanced in any way. The sky, alas, is underexposed and appears black; enough to make a person long for Kodachrome.
(This follows on from my article on the recent Astrology kerfuffle and was written (but not used) in 2005 for Australian Sky and Space. The positions are correct for 2005, but Mars has obviously moved by now)
Even though the Sun passes through the classical constellation Ophiuchus, it is not included in the astrological zodiac. Also Cetus, where several planets can spend some time, is excluded (most recently Mars was briefly in Cetus). As well, Pluto wanders a bit further from the Zodiac than the others due to its high eccentricity, but the constellations it wanders into are excluded from the astrological zodiac. And what about asteroids, Kuiper belt objects and Plutinos? Astrologers are divided over whether to include them in charts, and although you can find astrological predictions on the internet that do include these objects, your average horoscopes exclude them. And what about space probes? Size and mass is no obstacle to astrological relevance, surely these messengers of human curiosity and hope should be included? Sadly, they are not.
I think it is a great shame that these constellations and objects are excluded from western horoscopes, they would be far more colourful than the wishy-washy current versions that suggest that Mars may be making you a little more aggressive. So I have written the kind of horoscope I would like to see.
The Sun in the constellation Ophiuchus on December 12, contary to coomets of some astrologers.
A recent article by astronomer Parke Kunkle has had the twitterverse and astrologers in an uproar by pointing out that Sun no longer enters the constellations associated with the zodiac due to precession of the equinoxes.
Now, readers of the Panda's Thumb might wonder why a kerfuffle about a pseudoscience like astrology warrants attention on a blog devoted to evolution. However, there is a parallel between how astrologers respond to criticism and how anti-evolutionists respond to criticism. So you might find it interesting (oh, and yes, astrology is rubbish).
An article in last week's Education Life supplement to the New York Times reports that the College Board is working on a "wholesale revamping of A.P. biology," a revision which will substantially reduce memorization and will also provide a model curriculum. The new curriculum will rely more on laboratory experiments and hypothesis testing, and less on memorization. The goal, according to the Times, is to allow the students to "focus on bigger concepts and stimulate more analytic thinking." The changes will take effect beginning with the 2012-13 school year. The Times notes that the changes are important because "critical thinking skills" are necessary for advanced college courses and jobs.
I read this fascinating book while I was on a freighter island-hopping in the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. Vermeij explained clearly, for example, why islands have less biological diversity than continents, why some islands are characterized by giant tortoises or giant flightless birds, why the tropics have so many nasty poisonous creatures that you do not want to step on when you go snorkeling. I could probably tell you much more, but "island" is oddly not in the index.
The subtitle of the book is "How adaptation explains everything from seashells to civilization." But I saw the book as more a description of nature from a systems point of view - how everything interacts with everything else, how causes are rarely simple but rather are multifaceted. The book is not, as you might have guessed, a defense of the primacy of adaptation against genetic drift (one entry in the index, page 6), and sociobiology or evolutionary psychology is barely mentioned (page 18). The book tells you how adaptation explains seashells (Vermeij's specialty), but not civilization; not really.
Some pretty amazing video. A few inaccuracies, an elision or two, but an impressive 12 minutes or so nonetheless.
Via Mano Singham.
The Sensuous Curmudgeon calls our attention to a new study by researchers at the University of Illnois and the Chinese Academy of Sciences that traces the evolution of a new function via gene duplication. Since I'm not a molecular guy, I'll very briefly describe it and refer you to the news release and published paper (behind the PNAS paywall). Very briefly, the Antarctic eelpout has a gene that codes for an antifreeze protein, a member of a protein family called AFP III, that enables the eelpout to survive the freezing temperatures in Antarctic waters. It has been hypothesized on genetic homology grounds that the antifreeze gene evolved via duplication of a gene that codes for sialic acid synthase, a cellular enzyme, and subsequent selection for the antifreeze function in one of the duplicates via an escape from adaptive conflict process. From the linked news release:
"This is the first clear demonstration - with strong supporting molecular and functional evidence - of escape from adaptive conflict as the underlying process of gene duplication and the creation of a completely new function in one of the daughter copies," Cheng said. "This has not been documented before in the field of molecular evolution."
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We report here clear experimental evidence for EAC-driven evolution of type III antifreeze protein gene from an old sialic acid synthase (SAS) gene in an Antarctic zoarcid fish. We found that an SAS gene, having both sialic acid synthase and rudimentary ice-binding activities, became duplicated. In one duplicate, the N-terminal SAS domain was deleted and replaced with a nascent signal peptide, removing pleiotropic structural conflict between SAS and ice-binding functions and allowing rapid optimization of the C-terminal domain to become a secreted protein capable of noncolligative freezing-point depression. This study reveals how minor functionalities in an old gene can be transformed into a distinct survival protein and provides insights into how gene duplicates facing presumed identical selection and mutation pressures at birth could take divergent evolutionary paths.
As the Curmudgeon points out, this is precisely the kind of evidence that Disco 'Tute attack mouse Casey Luskin asked for a year ago:
Many scientific papers purporting to show the evolution of "new genetic information" do little more than identify molecular similarities and differences between existing genes and then tell evolutionary just-so stories of duplication, rearrangement, and subsequent divergence based upon vague appeals to "positive selection" that purport to explain how the gene arose. But exactly how the gene arose is never explained. In particular, whether chance mutations and unguided natural selection are sufficient to produce the relevant genetic changes is almost never assessed.
There it is, Casey.
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After a nearly two-hour executive session, the Board of Education of the Mount Vernon (Ohio) City School District tonight voted by a 4-1 margin to terminate the teaching contract of John Freshwater. I'll have a copy of the resolution of termination later, but it was very short. It was read by the mover, Paula Barone, in so soft a voice that my digital recorder didn't pick it up.
There was essentially no public discussion by the Board after the executive session and little before it. What little discussion there was before the executive session was generated by Steve Thompson, Board member and public Freshwater supporter. Thompson said that he had recused himself from deliberations on the federal litigation (though not from administrative hearing deliberations) on advice from attorneys David Millstone and Sarah Moore (as had Barone), and he wanted to know what was different that allowed Barone to withdraw her self-recusal regarding administrative hearing matters. Thompson said "I find a tremendous amount of hypocrisy in that decision." The President of the Board, Dr. Margie Bennett, noted that in her letter of recusal Barone had said that various legal advisers, including those from the Ohio School Boards Association, had told her she had no ethical issue with participating in the matter, and Bennett affirmed that Barone had the right to withdraw her recusal. Barone said it was her right and her responsibility to participate in the deliberations.
With that the Board went into executive session, to emerge an hour and forty-five minutes later and adopt the termination resolution. Unless Freshwater elects to appeal to the Knox County Court of Common Pleas, the first step on the state court ladder, that ends this sorry affair.
Photograph by Ken Lord.
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Waxing crescent moon, February 2, 2010, Pitt Meadows, B.C. Mr. Lord assures us, "It's the moon, it's cosmological! The picture was captured with a Canon T1i DSLR camera at prime focus on a 10-in Meade SN-10AT telescope from my back yard. 1/800 s, ISO 400. 5 exposures of the full view of the moon were stacked together (not a mosaic) in Registax to reduce noise and distortions, producing a sharper final image."
Update: PDF of the recommendation at NCSE and NCSE's article on it.
I obtained a copy of the referee's recommendation (not from any of the principals in the case or their legal representatives) concerning John Freshwater's termination and summarize it here with heavy quoting. I expect that the full document will be available on NCSE's site soon, where "soon" is probably Monday.
The Board's Amended Motion to Consider Termination adopted in June 2008 cited four grounds for the action. The referee addressed all four in his recommendation. They were (summarized briefly):
1. Using the tesla coil to mark the shape of a cross on students' arms.
2. Failure to adhere to the established curriculum.
3. Participation in (rather than passive monitoring of) Fellowship of Christian Athletes activities.
4. Disobedience of Orders (insubordination).
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Knoxpages.com is reporting this morning that R. Lee Shepherd, the referee in the administrative hearing on the termination of John Freshwater as a middle school science teacher in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, has recommended that Freshwater be terminated. I don't have the referee's report yet, and will post more when I do. Meanwhile see Adam Taylor's story at the linked site.
In 1981 Kenneth Miller and YEC Henry Morris (founder of the Institute for Creation Research) debated whether "… the theory of evolution is superior to the theory of special creation as an explanation for all the scientific evidence related to origins." Greg Laden has videos of it, as does NCSE's Youtube channel (audio is from a tape of the debate with visuals added by NCSE staffer Steve Newton), and now NCSE has posted a transcript of the audio here.
Question for commenters: What arguments, if any, do contemporary ID proponents offer that Morris does not? (When commenting on specifics from the debate please give a video number (of four) and an approximate time in the video or transcript so others can locate it,)
Photograph by Marilyn Susek.
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Rayleigh scattering at sunset, near Ravenfield, UK. The sun is near the horizon, and its rays travel a long distance through the atmosphere, which filters blue light as a result of Rayleigh scattering. The clouds are therefore illuminated by red light and appear red. In this picture the sun is somewhat overexposed and incorrectly appears yellow.
Via the recent Carnival of Evolution, NCSE notes that a series of four videos collectively titled "Molecular Insights into Classical Examples of Evolution" that were presented at the recent Conference of the National Association of Biology Teachers are now available online. They feature Edmund D. Brodie on predator/prey arms races, Allen G. Rodrigo on rapidly evolving viruses, Hopi E. Hoekstra on the genetics of color adaptation, and Sean Carroll on genetic switches and the evolution of form.
In Ediacaran roots extend deeper in time? Joe Meert described enigmatic fossil impressions that could be interpreted as Ediacaran metazoa (multi-celled animals) from strata some 100 million years older than previously known. Now Chris Nedin, a palaeontologist who has worked with Ediacaran and early Cambrian material, has a comprehensive post on his blog Ediacaran titled "770Ma Ediacara (?) Fossils from Kazakhstan (sadly no)":
Two questions to be asked then. Are these deposits c. 770 million years old? Are these specimens examples of Ediacaran fossils?
I think the answer to the first question is yes, and the answer to the second question is no. I'll explain below.
Leave comments here or there; Joe has already commented there.
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This article is so far off task that I thought of defining a new category, Way the Hell Off Topic, to complement Slightly Off Topic. But I want to alert anyone who may be interested in the publication of a new book, From Jars to the Stars, by Todd Neff, a book about Ball Aerospace and how they came to shoot a projectile at a comet – and hit it.


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Median price by analysts for SKUL is $13.50. Could Scott Olivet get that bid for SKUL stockholders in the latest M&A by Bose Corp. or Sony Corp. rumor?
Recent article by The Street indicates a strong buy.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Think of all the lost opportunities stockholders of SKUL have had this past couple of months, instead they continue to hold this stock...You need to move on...This stock has died...
A good hop yesterday with no news...Hmmm, buyout news will follow soon ?
Look at what KSWISS got bought out at today (a shoe company negative .50 EPS)... Huge net loss brand. Went for 189 million. SKUL Net EPS 1+ and 380 million is a steal! 380 million = 13.5 a share.
Michael -- Great comparison!!! Hope we wake up tomorrow with KSWS kind of surprise! :)
keep pumping, shorts need bag-holders
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It's over. I can never look at Hedo with the same regard again. Sheed destroyed him. Boom, roasted. More debauchery from this game later ..."They've got to know that he's a damn flopper. That's all Turkododo do. Flopping shouldn't get you nowhere. He acts like I shot him. Let the Golden Child [LeBron James] do that, or one of the NBA Without Border kids do that, it's all fine and dandy. This game is watered down, watered down with all that flopping. ... That's not basketball, man. That's not defense. That's garbage, what it is. I'm glad I don't have too much of it left."
"Woke up to my phone buzzing with a lot of A.I talk," he tweeted. "Why would I be mad? We talkin about my mentor people. If it happens. LET'S GET IT!!!!!" He added minutes later, "And I said if. I'm speaking as a fan just as you would."
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Rahway Arts District's free acoustic concert on Friday, July 18, , features local favorite Karickter.
The free outdoor concert takes place in the Rahway Arts District Park at the corner of Irving Street and Central Avenue. The concert begins at 6:00 pm and ends at 8:00 pm. In case of bad weather, it will be relocated indoors to 1591 Irving Street, just a few steps from the park.
The popular duo Karickter performs classic songs and favorites in a number of styles from jazz and R&B to Latin and rock.
Convenient, free parking is located just one block from the park, in the large municipal lot on Hamilton Street.
For further details, view the comprehensive special events calendar on ArtsRahway.com or call 732-540-1075.


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The short-term solution to a truck-turning problem on Fruit Ridge Avenue into and out of the Irwin Seating plant is fairly inexpensive but won't solve the real problem, Walker city officials acknowledge.
The long-term solution could cost more than $1.7 million, city officials say, but would solve the problem all together.
The city will spend $7,500 to install caution signs near the Irwin Seating plant on Fruit Ridge Avenue to warn motorists in the area about trucks turning into and out of the Irwin Seating plant.
For months, Irwin Seating officials have complained to the city about the dangerous situation with northbound trucks turning left off of Fruit Ridge into their facility located at 3251 Fruit Ridge Ave. Irwin officials say that traffic often backs up on Fruit Ridge in front of their manufacturing facility to the point where semi trucks wanting to enter or exit and head north from the plant have a lengthy wait to make their turns. The concern is rear-end accidents as well as other traffic collisions as the trucks make their turns in and out of the plant, city officials said.
The problem for the city is that after months of investigation by the city's engineering department, traffic engineers saw no problem when they were out there. The traffic counts weren't high enough to warrant additional signage or traffic lights, officials said, and there was only a few reported serious accidents along that stretch of Fruit Ridge over the last few years. Engineers didn't see any restriction to trucks making their turns in or out of the plant, said Walker City Engineer Scott Conners.
It was only when Irwin Seating officials told the city about the timing of the problem that the problem become clear to city engineers. It appears Kenowa Hills Public School buses and other school buses traveling south along Fruit Ridge Avenue in the morning have to stop at the Coopersville & Marne Railway tracks which cross Fruit Ridge just south of the Irwin Seating Plant.
Every time a bus stops, traffic backs up to the north in front of the plant causing semi-trucks in the northbound lanes to have to wait to make their turns and backing up traffic south to the railroad tracks.
Conners said the major issue is no center left-turn lane for the trucks to move to so they are not blocking one lane of traffic as they try to make the turn.
The situation is further compounded in the afternoons by a shift change at Challenge Machining, located in the industrial park across from Irwin Seating, said Mabry. Challenge's shift change occurs about the same time as school gets out and buses are once again traveling south on Fruit Ridge and stopping at the railroad tracks.
Kenowa Hills has already said they would work to reroute as many buses as possible away from that stretch of Fruit Ridge before the school year begins.
The overall solution is to widen the roadway to five lanes, which would cost at least $1.76 million.
Another remedy, according to Conners, would involve restriping the current roadway to two lanes northbound with a center turn lane and then one southbound lane in front of the Irwin plant. Engineers with Progressive AE reviewed the restriping plan and said it would slow traffic in front of the plant and give northbound trucks a center turning lane to get out of the way of through traffic. The restriping is estimated to cost between $10,000 and $20,000.
Conners said the installation of signs at this point is a start to addressing the problem. The department is continuing to work with the Michigan Department of Transportation, Kenowa Hills Schools, and Irwin Seating to try to solve the problem and to find more for a more permanent solution.


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Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive budget for 2011-12 spells potential trouble for the Auburn Enlarged City School District, a school official said today.
Cuomo's spending plan calls for a $4.26 million cut in state aid, or 13.6 percent less than the approximately $39 million received by the district this school year.
The proposed cut is much greater than what Auburn school officials anticipated and would probably force the district to raise taxes, cut staff and increase classroom sizes if the reduction is approved, Superintendent J.D. Pabis said today.
"We'll have to take a close look at the programs we're offering and the staff we have. It's not going to be easy,'' Pabis said.
Going into 2010-11, the district cut 12 positions to help offset a loss of $1.4 million in state aid. Two years ago Auburn eliminated eight positions.
State aid comprises about 55 percent of Auburn's $66 million budget, Pabis added. Before Cuomo released his spending plan, district officials projected a $5.3 million budget deficit for 2011-12 if state aid remained the same and taxes were raised by two percent, Pabis said.
"This cut is a lot more than we anticipated,'' he said.
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Wait! Don't look away just because the title suggests some sort of remix, mashup, or re-enactment of Christian Bale's freakout. I know we're all about to die of Christian Bale Mashup Fatigue. Last night I muttered to myself that if I saw another one I would quit the internet, but then Stephen Colbert and Steve Martin did a bit on the show last night and I had to change my mind.
Hahaha. BUT NOW WE ARE DONE, internet. It's time to stop examining Christian Bale's IMDB page for his most obscure credit in order to make the most "original" mashup. It's time to stop sending everyone that He's Just Not That Into You trailer remix, which was neither properly synched nor remotely sensical. It's time to move on to the next thing. It's time to heal.


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Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said today that conditions in Iraq may get harder before they get easier.
He said the war will require "an enormous commitment" over time by the United States.
Speaking as the Senate debated veto-threatened legislation to start bringing home U.S. forces in October, Petraeus called the war there "the most complex and challenging I have ever seen."
The four-star general, named by President Bush to oversee the recent buildup of American forces, cited some progress in the two months since the troop increase began. Still, he said, "there is vastly more work to be done across the board. ... We are just getting started with the new effort."
He avoided commenting directly on the legislation before the Senate, which passed the House Wednesday night. "I have tried to stay clear of the political minefields of various legislative proposals," he said.
But his comments made it clear that his war plan did not include a significant reduction of U.S. forces anytime soon.
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Well folks, I hate to say it, but summer is just about over. Go ahead have a good cry, get it over with. OK, pull yourself back together and let's start thinking about next summer's garden by getting the soil ready this fall.
Sandy soil needs more organic matter to improve moisture retention. Clay soils need loosing up to drain excess water, and organic matter can accomplish this also.
Many of these soil-improving materials are right around the house.
Leaves, for instance, make an excellent soil builder. Shredding the leaves with a lawn mower will keep them from matting down, and enrich the soil more quickly than whole leaves. Some materials lock up the nitrogen present in them as they are decomposing; leaves rarely create this nitrogen deficiency. Leaves are also a fantastic source of minerals. Minerals leach through the soil far below any average root system. Tree roots that grow so deeply bring them up into the leaves where they settle and lock in. As they decompose in your garden, they release to start the process over again.
Grass clippings are also a great source of organic matter. Thoughout the spring and summer they can be used in the middle of the rows and around plants to keep weeds from getting a foothold. They will also keep moisture evaporation down to a minimum. Because they are so finely chopped, the clippings disappear completely into the soil by fall. Later in the season you may have a surplus of grass clippings on your hands. Spread them over the empty spaces in your garden or flowerbed and till them under.
Ashes from the burn barrel or fireplace make great fertilizer for flowers and vegetables because of its high phosphorus and potash numbers. Do not use them around acid-loving plants for they make the ground "sweeter."
For those living in the country and have chickens, the old bedding makes an excellent soil builder. It's true, the sawdust or wood shavings lock up the nitrogen until the decomposing process is completed; but the high level of nitrogen present in the chicken manure balances this out.
In closing, there are some things I did not mention, like cow manure and composting. I think everyone is fairly aware of the tremendous benefit they are to the soil. There are however, some things that should not be put into the garden or flowerbed. Such things as dog and cat manure. The pathogen and parasite levels tend to be very high. The presence of tapeworm, roundworm, and hookworm larva make it risky business to use these as a soil builder.
Leaves of the black walnut and butternut trees should be avoided if possible because of tree-produced toxins.
Yes, summer is over and it is always a sad time but the joy of working the soil for next year's garden or flowerbed can start this year.
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Guy Fawkes is caught red-handed, Susan B. Anthony votes, George Foreman becomes the oldest heavyweight boxing champion ever, Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death, and tragedy strikes Fort Hood, all on this day.
2003: The sci-fi action movie sequel "The Matrix Revolutions," starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving, opens in theaters. The movie, the third in "The Matrix" movie franchise, was released six months following "The Matrix Reloaded" and would earn $427 million worldwide.


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The book sale is back in Webster City.
The Kendall Young Library's twice-a-year book sale will return Thursday at the library and continue on Friday and Saturday.
As with previous book sales, the first day will be exclusive to Friends of the Kendall Young Library. Non-members can join the group at the door for a $5 fee.
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On Saturday, the last day of the sale, Library Director Angie Martin-Schwarze said all items at the sale, from books to audiobooks, videos, DVDs and more, will be available for a free-will donation.
Unlike previous years, this fall book sale will only be held for three days instead of the regular four.
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Erie County has a skilled labor force of 42,600. A total of 43% of these workers have some college, an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate or professional degree. Total enrollment at the 39 Ohio colleges and universities within a 100 mile radius of Erie County is almost 310,000 students. These include Ohio State University, Kent State University, the University of Toledo, and the University of Akron. Bowling Green State University-Firelands College and EHOVE, a career and vocational school, are located right in Erie County itself. In Erie County, public school expenditures per student are $9,859, the student to teacher ratio is 17.6, and the graduation rate is 89.4%.
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Ohio State University– Enrollment 59,091: OSU is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio and is the second largest university campus in the United States. The Lombardi Program on Measuring University Performance at Arizona State University's detailed analysis and rankings of American universities currently places Ohio State as the 24th ranked university in America, the 10th ranked public university in the country, and the top overall university in Ohio.
Kent State University – Enrollment 34,491: Kent State is ranked among the nation's top 77 public research universities demonstrating high-research activity according to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Liquid Crystal Institute, for example, conducts research that translates into technologies used globally in laptops, calculators and flat screen televisions. At the graduate level at Kent State University, students may engage in exceptional research opportunities through the 37 academic units across the eight different colleges that offer more than 50 master's programs with over 100 areas of specialization, and 23 doctoral programs with over 50 different specializations can be selected.
University of Toledo – Enrollment 22,336: The University of Toledo is the third-largest public university in Ohio and offers more than 250 undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs including 90 master's and 17 doctoral programs. For more than 20 years, the University of Toledo (UT) has been involved with advancing solar cell science and technology and is internationally recognized as an academic leader. UT has assembled a team of world class faculty whose research involved establishing science and technology platforms employing second and third generation photovoltaics (PV) materials and devices tailored for applications in clean electricity generation. The University's has 10 colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health Science and Human Service, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and University of Toledo's University College.
University of Akron – Enrollment 21,635: The University's best-known program is its College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering and it is regarded as a world leader in polymer research. As a STEM-focused institution (promoting science, technology, engineering and math), it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering. In the last decade, it has sought to increase its research portfolio and gain recognition for its productivity in technology transfer and commercialization. The University offers 300 academic degree programs
Bowling Green State University – Enrollment 18,989: Bowling Green offers more than 200 undergraduate majors and programs, 13 master's degree programs, 2 specialist degree programs, and 14 doctoral degree programs. The Princeton Review reported that BGSU's MBA program is among the nation's best. The MBA program ranks fifth among schools providing the greatest opportunity for minority students, according to the 2008 edition of the Review's "Best 290 Business Schools." BGSU's doctoral program in industrial/organizational psychology is ranked third in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Cleveland State University – Enrollment 15,664: At CSU, more than 1,000 courses support 200 major fields of study at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as professional certificate and continuing education programs. Courses of instruction are offered in business administration, education and human services, engineering, law, liberal arts and social sciences, science, and urban affairs. As nearly 90 percent of Cleveland State's students work full- or part-time, flexible academic programming and convenient class times are offered.
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Ashland University – Enrollment 6,000: A mid-sized university located halfway between Columbus and Cleveland, Ashland University is the educational home to some 2,200 undergraduates and 3,800 graduate students. Ashland offers more than 70 undergraduate majors including distribution and supply chain management Biotechnology Biotechnology Biotechnology and awards degrees at the certificate, associate's, bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels.
University of Findlay – Enrollment 4,400: The University of Findlay has nearly 60 majors leading to baccalaureate degrees and offers seven master's degrees, as well as a doctor of pharmacy. Approximately 4,400 students are enrolled at Findlay with nearly 3,000 undergraduate and more than 1,400 graduate students.
Baldwin-Wallace College – Enrollment 4,600: Baldwin-Wallace is a private, liberal arts based college offering bachelors and master's degrees, as well as certificates and professional education programs. As a provider of non-credit training for over 35 years, B-W also focuses on opportunities for employers to help employees pursue professional excellence offering programs for Project Management, Business Analysis, and HR Management Development Certificates.
John Carroll University– Enrollment 4,101: John Carroll is a private, coeducational, Catholic and Jesuit university providing programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and business at the undergraduate and master's level. John Carroll University earned the #7 ranking among Midwest colleges and universities that grant master's degrees in the 2009 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges." This is the 20th consecutive year John Carroll has achieved high rankings in this comprehensive source of college and university profiles.
Ohio Northern – Enrollment 3,666: Ohio Northern University is a competitive, comprehensive university affiliated with the United Methodist church. ONU is one of the few private universities to offer a distinctive blend of nationally ranked liberal arts and professional programs in its five colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy, and Law. Ohio Northern ranks second overall, in the top 10 in 'Great Schools, Great Prices' in U.S. News & World Report.
Denison University – Enrollment 2,211: As one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, Denison offers an authentic education in the fine arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. At Denison, nnovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in the pursuit of knowledge and the cultivation of independent thinking.
BGSU College Firelands – Enrollment 2,000: Firelands is one of Bowling Green State University's seven undergraduate colleges and is located in the City of Huron in Erie County Ohio. Students can begin one of the more than 200 BGSU undergraduate majors and programs at BGSU Firelands. BGSU Firelands offers 4 certificate programs, 14 associate degree programs representing 22 areas of study, and 8 bachelor's degree programs.
EHOVE Career Center– Erie Huron Ottawa Vocational Education (EHOVE) Center is one of the best Career Tech Schools in Ohio. Students have the opportunity to learn skills to advance in the trade of their choice and take challenging academic classes to prepare them for a career or college. EHOVE Career Center is part of the "High Schools That Work" school improvement initiative and has been honored with many state and national awards in recent years. While Erie, Huron, and Ottawa counties are the primary served counties in the district, EHOVE also serves students in Lorain and Sandusky counties.
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- Vitamin B12, folate, homocysteine, and bone health in adults and elderly people: a systematic review with meta-analysesJ P van Wijngaarden
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J Nutr Metab 2013:486186. 2013..Results from studies regarding BMD that could not be included in the meta-analyses were not univocal...
- Rationale and design of the B-PROOF study, a randomized controlled trial on the effect of supplemental intake of vitamin B12 and folic acid on fracture incidenceJanneke P van Wijngaarden
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A 20-year-old Bethlehem man was locked up early today after threatening to "shoot up" his ex-girlfriend's East Allen Township home and shoot her 5-year-old son in the head, court records say.
Bryant J. Rivera, of the 800 block of 14th Avenue, allegedly made the threats in two phone calls, about 5:30 p.m. Monday and 10:51 p.m. Tuesday, to Samantha Lee Allen, 23, at her home in the 6900 block of Walnut Street in the township.
Pennsylvania State Police responded to the home at 11:09 p.m. Tuesday after she called police following the second call, during which Rivera threatened the child's life, court records say.
Police said they got approval from Northampton County Assistant District Attorney Kelly Lewis about 12:30 this morning to charge Rivera with terroristic threats and harassment. A trooper contacted him via phone at 1:23 a.m. and asked him to come to the state police Troop M headquarters in Bethlehem. Rivera arrived about 2:15 this morning and was taken into custody, police said.
Rivera denied making any threatening statements but declined to discuss the allegations further, court records say.
He was arraigned today before on-call District Judge James Narlesky, who committed him to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled June 25 before District Judge John Capobianco in Nazareth.
Rivera was arrested in March 2012 for punching and choking Allen. He pleaded guilty in December 2012 to simple assault and was sentenced to between three and 12 months in prison, court records say.


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We're excited to have LEGO's Minifigures Wiki as part of the Wikia community! There's still a lot to do, so here are some helpful tips and links to get your wiki going:
- Not sure where to begin? Stop by Founder & Admin Central and check out the Blog for tips on how to jump start your wiki and make it grow!
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- Explore our forums on Founder and Admin Central to see what other wiki admins are asking.
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All of the above links are a great place to start exploring Wikia. If you get stuck or have a question you can't find the answer to -- please contact us here. But most importantly, have fun! :)
Happy editing!-- Sannse
Hey, Duck! I made a header for the wiki! And I put a favicon. I'm going to try to make a background.
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MassiveSodaDuck 17:17, November 19, 2011 (UTC)Thank you so much!!!
Mini news? What is that? I haven't mesed with it.
Rio ---- I am Tremendously Awesome =P 19:46, November 19, 2011 (UTC)
Re: PollEdit
I do not know. I'm trying to make a character profile thing like on LU Wiki.
Rio ---- I am Tremendously Awesome =P 21:52, November 19, 2011 (UTC)
http://legosminifigures.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Connect Maybe this link will work for him. I don't kow.
Rio ---- I am Tremendously Awesome =P 21:23, November 25, 2011 (UTC)
Hey! Edit
HEY! Are my edits good?
Page DesignerEdit
Hey it would be better to not use those easy templates for the pages. They are not easy because there is no source mode or Gallery or trivia or any extra info and it makes the pages look bad and the paragraphs are all in the wrong place. I think the default wikia template was better. Can we change it back?
Rio ---- I am Tremendously Awesome =P 00:59, November 30, 2011 (UTC)
Hey. I saw that you made this guy an Admin here. ( http://legosminifigures.wikia.com/wiki/User:Acoustic7 )I don't think it's healthy for the wiki to just let anybody become an admin. But it's ok, I guess. Whatever you want to do.
Rio ---- I am Tremendously Awesome =P 19:38, December 1, 2011 (UTC)
Are you leaving?Edit
Rumor is going arund saying that you are leaving the LEGO Universe Wiki. Is it true? Or did Destroyes just edit you profile on there for no reason? I'd like to know what's up! Thanks!
Rio ---- I am Tremendously Awesome =P 21:56, December 1, 2011 (UTC)
About the Wiki... Edit
The Yeti and Medusa articles were wrong. But don`t get mad at me saying that. 99up told me what you said about leaving the wiki, and if you want to, that's fine. But if you ever want to come back, you're welcome at any time.
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New color/ theme every month! Edit
I think we should have a new theme and color every month. I could do it myself it would be easy and fun. User:Acoustic7
But.... Edit
The theme doesn't make that much sense. I mean why is there a random pirate head, some waste control guy, and a person with a top-hat? No offense but it's strange. User:Acoustic7 18:30, January 1, 2012 (UTC)
Popular pages headline..... Edit
What should I do with that? Do I add something? ((User:Acoustic7)) 15:46, January 2, 2012 (UTC)
So what do I do? User:Acoustic7 15:55, January 2, 2012 (UTC)
Ok! User:Acoustic7 15:58, January 2, 2012 (UTC)
What button do I hit for that? I know I sound like a newbie but I usually just edit! User:Acoustic7 16:00, January 2, 2012 (UTC)
Omg soda! I didnt know YOU were head! Im Nitro Penguin Nebula! Remember me?
There is a Minifigure wiki that is better out there duck.Booswithanger Loving Boos and Yoshies 19:54, June 2, 2012 (UTC)
Reply to your message Edit
Yea. I could probably help you bring this wiki up again. I am busy with The Legend Team, so I cannot promise my full attention to this wiki. And about the comment, it's ok. But really, there is a lot of drama going on an I get tired of it.
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Jason Meyers took the lead late from Daryn Pittman and went on to win the 40-lap Morgan Hughes National Open at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night.
Meyers, of Clovis, Calif., earned $50,000 for his third straight World of Outlaws win at the Grove and first in the National Open.
"For once in my life, I am at a loss for words, this is amazing," Meyers said. "It is so neat to win at Williams Grove and win the National Open."
Steve Kinser started on the pole and drove into the lead over Pittman. Steve Buckwalter would drive by Pittman and into the runner-up spot.
By lap eight, Pittman drove back by Buckwalter for second. Pittman dove under Kinser in turns three and four and slid into the lead.
He slammed the door on Kinser entering the first turn and secured the top spot on lap 13. Pittman continued to lead, but Kinser stayed within striking distance.
Meyers began to work on Buckwalter for the third, but then lost a spot to 2010 National Open champion Sammy Swindell on lap 23. Swindell broke and slowed to a stop off turn two bringing out the first caution flag on lap 24. The red flag flew for a fuel stop.
The double-file restart saw Pittman take the inside line. Meyers drove by Kinser and into second. Greg Hodnett moved into fifth. Buckwalter fell back and then pitted.
Danny Dietrich slowed with a flat tire and brought out the caution with 28 laps down. Pittman picked the inside again with Meyers now to his outside.
Justin Henderson passed Kinser for third and Lance Dewease took fifth on the restart. Henderson and Kinser traded third at both ends of the speedway.
Doug Esh crashed in the second turn bringing out the red flag with seven laps to go.
Meyers and Pittman traded the lead in the first turn on the restart, but the caution flag flew for Lucas Wolfe. Meyers slid under Pittman on the restart in turn one and took the lead from Pittman off turn two. He was the new leader with five laps to go.
Meyers streaked away from Pittman over the finals laps to score the win.
"It's an honor to stand in victory lane at Williams Grove," Meyers said.
"I made two many mistakes at the end," Pittman said.
Pittman, Kinser, Henderson and Tim Shaffer completed the top five. Dewease, Jason Sides, Craig Dollansky, Fred Rahmer and Adam Wilt completed the top 10.
Swindell set fast time over the 53-car field with a lap of 16.175. S. Kinser, Buckwalter, Adam Wilt, Lance Dewease and Kraig Kinser won the eight-lap heat races.


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Across the country, when people think Mardi Gras, they think New Orleans.
Widely recognized as the birthplace of Mardi Gras in the United States, the bonne temps have been rolling in Mobile since 1703. Today, nearly four dozen parades in less than two weeks celebrate that legacy. If you want authenticity, it gets no better than Mobile Bay.
These spots share seven family-friendly parades in just a few short days. Kids and pets even have their very own parade. A parade just for boat lovers comes courtesy of Jimmy Buffet's crazy sister's restaurant: Lulu's in Orange Beach.
Here, the moon pies fly all along Highway 90, and one of the best spots to watch the parades is from the front porch of the Blessey Chateau Bed and Breakfast Inn. Plus, you can quiz owners Katherine and Walter about their years as King and Queen of the Gulf Coast Mardi Gras. There are bicycle parades, krewe parades, military parades and jambalaya cook-offs from Pascagoula to Gulfport to Pass Christian to Bay St. Louis. The folks in N'awlins got nothing on their neighbors to the east.


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Bumbling P.I. Vinnie Van Lowe spoke for "Veronica Mars" fans everywhere when, midway through the show's first season, he belted out the 1980s Hall & Oates hit, "Private Eyes," with his own alternate lyrics:
Veronica Mars
I'm watching you...
Watching your every move
The TV show's cult-like fans -- often called Marshmallows, a reference to a key line of dialogue from the very first episode -- can't get enough of the teenage detective, who's now all grown up in a new movie version opening Friday.
Warner Bros. is only screening "Veronica Mars" for critics in "select" cities, which is never a good sign for a feature film seeking a mass-market audience. But the studio's publicity execs are surely betting that fans will turn out no matter what.
They're probably right. It may have famously taken a Kickstarter campaign to make the movie version happen, but it seems inevitable that Veronica Mars, played with smart-ass aplomb by Kristen Bell, would make it to the big screen.
After all, isn't it long past time for a woman detective to crash the Hollywood noir factory? Better yet, a girl detective? Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe led to Lew Archer (née, Harper in the movies), who gave way to Jake Gittes in "Chinatown." This took us from the Great Depression to the Me Decade, through mammoth political and cultural changes, but they are all traditional hard-boiled men, Black Mask archetypes.
This standard-issue anti-hero couldn't last forever, of course. So how about the new noir era, also known as the 1990s, when Ronald Reagan's cheery afterglow had worn off and we were beginning to realize that computer geeks now ruled the earth? There's Jim Carrey's Ace Ventura, Miami's nitwit pet detective. And Bill Pullman's Daryl Zero, a modern Sherlock Holmes by way of "Dazed and Confused."
OK, there's a reason neither of those private eyes managed to build a movie franchise. Let's move on to post-new noir, an era of high-finance legerdemain and hard-charging Tiger Moms -- you know, the here and now.
Now we're talking. Lisbeth Salander is a little too anti-social to be a noir successor to Spade and Marlowe, who always were willing to drink and smirk at somebody else's expense. Which brings us to Veronica.
Dashiell Hammett's Spade and Raymond Chandler's Marlowe always remained personal mysteries within the larger kidnapping and murder mysteries they pursued. There were allusions to heartbreaks in the past, but the focus held firm on the task at hand. It has been left to later writers, after Hammett's and Chandler's deaths, to vainly attempt to flesh out the iconic private eyes. (The most recent attempt comes from John Banville with the Marlowe tale "The Black-Eyed Blonde.")
Veronica Mars, however, was different from the very start. Unlike Spade and Marlowe stories, or your typical TV procedural, the "Veronica Mars" series depended utterly on backstory. Veronica, growing up as the middle-class daughter of the town sheriff in super-wealthy Neptune, California, wanted only to fit in with the cool kids, to be just one more mindless, entitled Stepford teen. Then she was sexually assaulted and her best friend was murdered. As the series opened, Veronica, newly ostracized by the popular crowd as she sought to find the killer, had to grow a hard outer shell that consisted of a cool-as-a-summer-breeze attitude and a whiplash wit. ("Shut up!" she tells one annoying rich boy. "If I want you to speak, I'll wave a Snausage in front of your nose.")
"Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas' genius was in understanding that immaturity had become the wonder drug of the new century, that teen angst had replaced existential angst at the forefront of the national psyche. The clever, thoughtfully plotted series, which ran from 2004 to 2007, was a show about kids, but it was written for adults. "Be cool, Soda Pop," Veronica says in one episode, a cheeky '80s movie reference that would be familiar to any 40-something parent but not to their children.
To be sure, Neptune is as dangerous and Southern Californian as Chandler's Bay City, but Thomas' twist gives it a relatable, in-vogue sheen. It's familiar to fans of both the classic Marlowe novel "Farewell, My Lovely" ("Murder, My Sweet" in the original movie version) and that pioneering Paris Hilton reality TV crap-fest, "The Simple Life." (Hilton would score a bit part on "Veronica Mars.")
The critic John Bayley has described Chandler's California settings as "a world which is inescapably cozy even when it is at its most sinister." So it also goes with Thomas' TV universe. Neptune High is softer and brighter than Marlowe's run-down office, but it's the portal to just as much trouble. At the same time, the show's sense of fear and loathing is chiefly driven by Veronica's internal monologue, not by places and events -- and this is as it should be. When is life more palpably a mystery, more full of booby-traps at every turn, than when we're teenagers?
So can Veronica Mars make the leap to adulthood, where the stakes are higher and less slack is given? (We can accept -- barely -- the teenaged Veronica falling for the dunderheaded Duncan and the sociopathic Logan, but fans surely won't be so forgiving of her romantic travails now that she's in her late 20s.)
This is an important pop-culture question, and not just because the movie is about to open. The feature film, whether good or bad, is just the beginning of the Veronica Mars revival. There are T-shirts and tote bags and buttons to be hawked to fans. Coming later this month is the very first (but not the last) Veronica Mars novel, deliciously titled "The Thousand Dollar Tan Line." The book's imminent arrival has led fans to post gifs on Goodreads of Bell bawling in excitement.
Of course, the sight of Veronica Mars' alter ego shedding tears won't come as a shock to any of the show's aficionados. Bell's girl detective is hard boiled, but times have changed. She's no Spade or Marlowe and doesn't want to be. As Veronica herself says at the end of the series' first episode:
"Well, you know what they say. Veronica Mars, she's a marshmallow."
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Beckman declined further comment, but said the native of Fort Myers, Fla. "voluntarily withdrew" from school.
A 6-1, 190-pound high school defensive standout, Fuller was listed at the 'star' position, a mixture of both linebacker and safety, on the Illini roster.
A broken left hand limited his participation in preseason camp, but he was still involved in the mix for playing time this season. He saw action in the Charleston Southern game Sept. 15.
A 2012 Parade All-American, Fuller totaled 166 tackles, six sacks and five forced fumbles as a senior at Dunbar High in 2011. He chose Illinois, enrolling early in January, over offers from Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, Maryland and Indiana, among others.


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Each morning we'll throw up a few weird things athletes are talking about on Twitter.
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Nick Collison knows what Iowans love:
I dare u to go into any establishment in sioux city and not see a kirk hinrich autographed jersey.
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Kicker Brian Gowins is the Grand Rapids Rampage's all-time leading scorer.
He enters an important Arena Football League Central Division matchup at 3 p.m. Sunday between the Rampage and Chicago Rush at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., needing just one more point to reach 700 total points with the Rampage.
A week ago, Gowins appeared in his 79th game, making him the longest-tenured player in franchise history, surpassing linebacker Chris Avery.
He finished a perfect 8-for-8 on extra points in a 75-56 loss to the Orlando Predators.
Personal file• Age: 31
• Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
• Position: Placekicker
• Height: 5-10
• Weight: 180
• College: Northwestern
• Year with Rampage: 6th
• Year in AFL: 8th
• Scouting report: The all-time leading scorer in Rampage history with 699 points. ... Has played for the Rampage (2000-03, 2007), Las Vegas Gladiators (2004) and Orlando Predators (2005). ... Entering this season, his 54.3 career field-goal percentage ranked second highest among AFL kickers with at least 100 attempts. ... Earned AFL Kicker of the Year honors in 2001. ... He went to training camp with the Detroit Lions in 1999, then kicked in two games for the Chicago Bears (4-for-6 on field-goal attempts) in the same season.
• Jersey number: 13
Ten questions1. Your childhood heroes?
"I had a few posters of Pele. I was a big soccer player. I was always wearing No. 10 growing up."
2. College nickname?
"BG. It just stuck, because it's easy to say. I didn't get picked on too much for a kicker."
3. Favorite team?
"Unfortunately, I lived the first seven years of my life in New Orleans, so I grew up a Saints fan. It was pretty difficult thing to be at that time. I'm still interested in them. I still follow them a little bit."
4. Guilty pleasures?
Golfing, fast food and watching "Iron Chef America" on cable.
5. Favorite home-cooked meal?
"My wife's a phenomenal cook. Her cupcakes. My wife wants to open a cupcake store, so she experiments with a lot of stuff. I get to taste them all. I'm a big fan of her cupcakes."
6. Any hidden talents?
"I have been a scratch golfer, but I'm a 4 (handicap) right now. I hit the ball a lot longer than anybody who sees me might expect. I legitimately hit the ball 300 yards regularly. In golf, it's not about how big you are; it's swing speed."
7. Biggest fear?
"Is this therapy? I'd say not being able to provide for my family."
8. Most annoying habit?
"Is this an interview for my wife? It's either picking my fingernails or grinding my teeth on the fork (when it comes out of his mouth). It really annoys her."
9. Dream vacation spot?
"To play a round of golf at Augusta National or Pebble Beach. It'd be one of those two places."
10. If not football, what other career would you most like to pursue?
"I'm in it. I'm a Realtor with Five Star. I've been doing foreclosure real estate for four years, and I'm starting to buy some of the properties myself. I'm trying to make money in real estate."


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