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We begin in the NFL where Jameis Winston has been called out for his behavior by yet another high profile name. Legendary former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has claimed that the number one pick was an embarrassment to the university during his time with the Seminoles – his performances at quarterback overshadowed by his off-field issues. Elsewhere in the league, Tom Brady's four-game suspension continues to make headlines. With the Patriots quarterback confirming plans to appeal the ban, reports today suggest that the NFL will likely hear that appeal in June. Across to the NBA playoffs, and James Harden produced a triple double performance to keep the Houston Rockets alive against the Clippers. A 124-103 win means the series moves to Game Six. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers have the edge in their series against the Chicago Bulls, taking a 3-2 series lead thanks in large part to 38 points from LeBron James.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.comments2019-05-21T13:15:17.251+03:00Protein Evolution and Other MusingsGemhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-833920370915606252014-12-14T05:33:27.144+02:002014-12-14T05:33:27.144+02:00Very nice article and useful . thank you for shari...Very nice article and useful . thank you for sharing something useful . very happy to read all the articles here . two thumbs up!
sambal bu rudyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-63008983251982068362013-09-26T09:19:47.804+03:002013-09-26T09:19:47.804+03:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.stonehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-5757491469399402652013-07-13T14:26:29.702+03:002013-07-13T14:26:29.702+03:00Thanks! I'm afraid the blog is rather neglecte...Thanks! I'm afraid the blog is rather neglected these days. I have a little girl now, who takes up a lot of my time :) Maybe in a few months I'll revive it...Gemhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-58546836652614815812013-07-08T21:56:28.272+03:002013-07-08T21:56:28.272+03:00I like the stability argument; obv OXPHOS is a maj...I like the stability argument; obv OXPHOS is a major source of ROS. I wonder if Nick Lane has given this any consideration in his writings (ref his mito book in 1995 et al. writings). I'm about to look into some of your references, thanks for posting them.

Another possibility might be that the regulation of transcription/translation within the mitos require more protein-protein contact between signaling/regulatory peptides, etc., and so additional protein within the ribosome may be better handled on the stage of co-evolution. Great topic. Louis email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-77652023197310627192013-07-08T21:27:18.863+03:002013-07-08T21:27:18.863+03:00Absolutely gorgeous pictures. Nice blog. Will ha...Absolutely gorgeous pictures.

Nice blog. Will have to drop by from time to time. I found you via a ribosomal image a Google.Louis firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-58759558114136836302012-04-03T18:11:18.444+03:002012-04-03T18:11:18.444+03:00Hi anonymous, Thanks for your comment. I wouldn&#...Hi anonymous,

Thanks for your comment. I wouldn't make any inferences about such deep organismal relationships with a single gene tree. As you can see in the tree, there is good support for the Ciona sequence being with animals, but no statistical support for its placement within animals. I tend to find that Ciona sequences are quite divergent, so it never really surprises me when they end up in unusual places in trees.Gemhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-45132689228801381062012-03-31T21:05:35.352+03:002012-03-31T21:05:35.352+03:00Although not (at all) main topic of your paper, wh...Although not (at all) main topic of your paper, what caught my eye is a strange position of ciona intestinalis in your phylogenetic tree of IF2s. There were recently some controversy concerning taxonomic position of Tunicates. Was its sequence somehow anomalous (indels or else)?firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-5190775617816648662012-03-14T09:52:32.199+02:002012-03-14T09:52:32.199+02:00There's no getting away from it :)There's no getting away from it :)Gemhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-32340061392124204392012-03-13T21:32:52.053+02:002012-03-13T21:32:52.053+02:00"Call me a geek, but I'm a big fan of tra..."Call me a geek, but I'm a big fan of translational GTPases (trGTPases)."

You're a geek ;-)Neuroskeptichttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-86438867622955087092011-12-16T03:37:36.046+02:002011-12-16T03:37:36.046+02:00Odd that the authors of the first paper still use ...Odd that the authors of the first paper still use the now unaccepted name 'archaebacterial'.Vincent Racaniellohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-18033387566202095552011-12-09T22:52:32.790+02:002011-12-09T22:52:32.790+02:00Hi! Ok, I will! Cheers!Hi! Ok, I will! Cheers!Gemhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-2358326187705891162011-12-09T22:36:41.733+02:002011-12-09T22:36:41.733+02:00Hi there, I hope you'll consider submitting to...Hi there, I hope you'll consider submitting to the next MolBiol Carnival: http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_10473.html

Runs every first Monday of the month, and I'm hosting next one. Cheers!EEGiorgihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-33711622792642133112011-09-23T21:51:30.254+03:002011-09-23T21:51:30.254+03:00We're not keen on posting that just yet, but i...We're not keen on posting that just yet, but if you're really interested, you can drop me an email :)Gemhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-38868603542003711432011-09-23T21:37:43.043+03:002011-09-23T21:37:43.043+03:00So no sneak peak then :(So no sneak peak then :(Sean firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-58225915564284016472011-09-23T21:36:04.096+03:002011-09-23T21:36:04.096+03:00Hopefully we'll have our paper out with all th...Hopefully we'll have our paper out with all the details by the end of the year :)Gemhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-66559100031135548032011-09-23T21:14:31.226+03:002011-09-23T21:14:31.226+03:00Interesting. So what is the function of the new m...Interesting. So what is the function of the new mitochondrial protein?Sean firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-64064400132355432992011-04-04T22:26:45.344+03:002011-04-04T22:26:45.344+03:00Good point. A subject that I've been meaning ...Good point. A subject that I've been meaning to discuss for a while.

Let me expand on your point. If we assume that the evolution of protein sequences (in DNA) is quicker and easier than that of RNA sequences, it makes sense that prior ribozymes would be progressively replaced by proteins as mutations provide suitable candidates. Thus, any functional ribozymes would probably left over from before the invention of modern (DNA coded) proteins.

The most likely structure (IMO and in this scenario) for the original ribosome is a large, tightly organized object made entirely of RNA. Subsequent to the invention of proteins, peripheral parts of this structure were replaced with polypeptides, which were both easier to evolve, and could be produced at a much higher multiplication factor relative to each transcription. (But note that the energy cost is the same either way: 2 ATP>ADP transitions.)

A corollary would be that the last common ancestor had functional spliceosomes, since these are also based on ribozymes.[1] In addition, IIRC the system that targets newly formed proteins to the ER contains functional RNA. This could mean that the LUCA had a complex internal membrane system (although it might also be possible that it performed these functions in the region separating the inner and outer membrane of a bacterioform).

This, in turn, brings up a scenario I really like for the origin of proteins: that they started out as signaling systems for building complex aminated carbohydrates the way the leading sections of proteins that are routed to the ER/Golgi Bodies do in modern Eukaryotes.

This is a much lower fidelity system, and could have developed as a secondary method of controlling a carbohydrate factory that produced much of the structural material whose function is currently filled by proteins. It might well have started out with a much more degenerate code, since (IIRC) most of the signaling is accomplished by the majority hydrophilicity of moderately long sections of the portion of the polypeptide involved.

1. Spliceosome Structure and Function by Cindy L. Will and Reinhard Lührmann Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a003707 published online December 30, 2010AKhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-89129375913686438762011-03-04T21:06:47.030+02:002011-03-04T21:06:47.030+02:00Thanks Anna! Actually my next post is about GTPase...Thanks Anna! Actually my next post is about GTPases - much more up your street :)Gemhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-63756304570734142282011-03-04T20:44:53.774+02:002011-03-04T20:44:53.774+02:00That's an interesting system. It's very f...That's an interesting system. It's very far from my world but I appreciate the firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-37569620756909410972011-02-26T09:53:27.449+02:002011-02-26T09:53:27.449+02:00Fascinating! Thank you...as someone who's not ...Fascinating! Thank you...as someone who's not in your field at all!antheahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-43758593574838811812011-02-16T23:02:24.887+02:002011-02-16T23:02:24.887+02:00In Tartu even cars are made from wood. And also gr...In Tartu even cars are made from wood. And also grass and snow. Sometimes even living animals are made of wood.Stringent Responsehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-21700680630670922022011-02-16T02:28:07.294+02:002011-02-16T02:28:07.294+02:00Wow! It really does look like a fun place. I'm...Wow! It really does look like a fun place. I'm quite envious. I've always wanted to visit Estonia and the Baltic States.antheahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-548839659586990112011-02-08T22:00:22.277+02:002011-02-08T22:00:22.277+02:00Thanks for the tip! DNA damage might just explain ...Thanks for the tip! DNA damage might just explain it. Mitochondria can import some RNAs, but possibly the ribosomal RNA is just too big and structured. So instead of gene transfer to the nucleus (which is the solution for other components of the translational machinery), coding sequence reduction and replacement with protein is the best means means of avoiding damage as much as possible.Gemhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-82637540255773358822011-02-08T04:24:42.218+02:002011-02-08T04:24:42.218+02:00Aubrey de Grey has a description in his book Endin...Aubrey de Grey has a description in his book Ending Aging (chapters 5 and 6) of why DNA in mitochondria suffer more damage than in the nucleus.Peter McCluskeyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554503874313461433.post-69894432041162708412011-01-27T11:30:52.977+02:002011-01-27T11:30:52.977+02:00Yeah, it's been hugely positive. I totally rec...Yeah, it's been hugely positive. I totally recommend it! Even if you're not surfing or hosting, you can still get involved. Each town usually has its own couch surfing group, and often groups have regular meetings in the pub, or dinner exchanges, or organise outdoor adventures.

For me as an expat abroad, it's been a great way to meet other foreigners, quite often grad students and post-docs.Gemhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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All sectors reported increased demand for natural gas earlier this month, driving consumption up to 111 Bcf/d for the week ending Jan. 14. Consumption by the power sector increased roughly 3 percent week over week.
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Working gas in storage reached 2,853 Bcf as of Jan. 9, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates, a net decrease of 236 Bcf from the previous week. Storage levels are now 11 percent greater than a year ago and 3.8 percent less than the five-year average.
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Madness! I followed the link from your name, on a Blender Nation news post, and expected to find a boring pointless blog.
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Hey harkyman.
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In our movie, we're going to have wolves.
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Could you tell me how to make it so that the particles can't go through he mesh or something? Or just tell me how you did yours, please. I would really appreciate it.
And also, if it's not too much trouble, could you give me the blend file?
I won't use it for our production. I'll just look at the workspace and see how you did lighting and particles etc.


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Jeff Bone wrote: > > Almost totally agreed w/ Paul on this, but two minor nits --- tangential > but food for thought. > > On Monday, Feb 3, 2003, at 15:55 US/Central, Paul Prescod wrote: > >> Those billions of pages are not semantic-web processable or we >> wouldn't be arguing about how to build the semantic web. They are the >> things talked ABOUT by the semantic web, not the nodes in the web. >> Because the are 100% semantically ambiguous I would say that they are >> totally valueless as part of the web. > > Paul, you might be overstating the case just a bit. If *could be* that > services e.g. Google could perform a useful function in mining and > making (minimal) semantic information about the existing (non-semantic) > Web available in a machine-usable fashion. I.e., to some extent your > comment about the existing Web being the subject of the semantic Web > belies your comments about the value of the existing Web. Fair enough. But if the new application is Web-smart (as Google is), then there would probably be URIs of the form: http://www.semgoogle.com/about=http://www.prescod.net *That* would be the URI for the semantically meaningful information from "http://www.prescod.net". And even so, it would be totally ambiguous whether it is information about a web page, a person, a company, etc. >> Plus, not that URIs are not expensive. They are cheap. Making new >> ones is easy. We need to make new ones to have a home for the RDF data >> anyhow. So what. > > > I wonder about this. Google knows about ~ 3B "pages." Pages are expensive. URIs are cheap. Wasting 3B URIs is not a tragedy because I can generate 3B new ones with a ten line Python script. I can _even_ give them HTTP representations in roughly ten more lines of code (including five lines of RDF cruft;)). Paul PrescodReceived on Monday, 3 February 2003 17:37:56 UTC
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One of the more elaborate Queen Anne Revival style houses in Menomonee Falls
Condensed from a document prepared for the National Park Service, Inventory Form for Nominated Properties dated April 30, 1986.
Garwin Mace invested in the lime industry prior to coming to Menomonee Falls in 1890. It remained a major industry in Wisconsin and Waukesha until the early 1890. However, produced only for local use, the lime industry in Menomonee Falls, itself, remained poorly developed until the arrival of the railroad in 1889. The railroad allowed producers to transport lime products directly to urban areas rather than sending it by wagon to Milwaukee for shipment. Mace had begun his career in the lime business in partnership with Charles Ruedebusch at Mayville in Dodge County about 1874.
In 1891, Mace purchased the Nehs quarry holdings from Dent and Hastings, who had acquired them the previous year from Edward Nehs. Frederick Nehs had erected three kilns, and opened quarries by 1845 to provide lime for construction in the Menomonee Falls vicinity. But the operation had experienced little development prior to Mace's purchase. In 1891, Mace, operating as the Marble Gloss Lime Company, opened a new quarry and erected three new kilns in what is currently known as Lime Kiln Park on Mill Street. It was nominated to the National Register in 1982. The kilns produced powdered lime for plaster, mortar, and other industrial and agricultural uses. Because of the saturation of the lime market by the late 1880's, a shift from the use of building stone to sawn lumber, and the growing preference for Portland cement to mortar, Mace quickly sold his company in Menomonee Falls to Rudolph Brothers of Milwaukee. He continued to develope[sic] limestone quarries at Rockfield and Germantown in Dodge County[sic] and Grafton in Oneida County[sic], and owned the Mayville Lime and Coal Company in Minneapolis.
In addition to investing in the lime industry, Mace also financed an addition to the Van Vetchen Block, known as the Mace Block, in 1909 (see WK 94-19, N16665 Main Street). He served as the first village president after the community's incorporation in 1892 and also as a board member and first vice president of the Farmer's and Merchant's Bank, founded in 1908. Mace died in 1919.
Condensed from a document prepared for the National Park Service, Inventory Form for Nominated Properties dated April 30, 1986.
Editor's Note: Rockfield and Germantown are in Washington County. Grafton is in Ozaukee County. Garwin Mace was a prominent citizen in Menomonee Falls and a street bears his name in the industrial park.


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Just watching Top Gear, and for the second week running there have been these little inoffensive references to Mexico / Mexicans.
It puts me in mind of school, when the bully is beating up some little kid and gets caught out by the teacher. The bully turns around and says "Oh no, this is just how we are, the two of us", and proceeds to give the little kid a few nudges, a fake punch here and there, as if to demonstrate that it's always innocuous and friendly banter.
And you know what, it doesn't work then either, because the teacher saw him beating the kid up, so any pretense after the fact at how the relationship is one of innocent well-meaning joshing only serves to make the bully look stupid, and to reveal that the bully thinks the teacher is stupid too.
Or, in this case, Clarkson obviously thinks that the public will be persuaded that Top Gear is only mildly and lightly offensive to Mexico if he can just mention it enough, and seems unable to grasp the fact that we're not stupid.


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RCCG parish donates classroom blocks to Ojodu Primary School
The dedication and handover ceremony was witnessed by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, represented by the Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, Mrs. O.O. Onadipe; the General Overseer, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, represented by Special Assistant to the General Overseer on Mission and Pastor in charge, Region 19, Pastor Brown Oyitso; Pastor Bola Odutola, PICP in charge of Solid Rock Parish & LP 40, and his wife, among others.
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Yiannopoulos Dropped From CPAC, Loses Book Deal Amid Controversy
Milo Yiannopoulos has been disinvited from speaking at a gathering of the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) scheduled for this weekend.
Yiannopoulos, a Breitbart News editor, was dropped from the event after a controversial interview - during which he appeared to endorse child sex abuse - resurfaced.
Yiannopoulos also lost his lucrative book deal and there are reports that he may lose his job at Breitbart.
Matt Schlapp, CPAC's chairman, explained on "The First 100 Days" tonight that there are many disagreements among CPAC attendees, but they stand united in condemning pedophilia.
"It's not the appropriate venue for Milo to try to clear his name," Schlapp said.
He said that if Yiannopoulos has been taken out of context - as he has claimed - then he needs to defend himself, and it's not CPAC's job to give him a platform to do so.
"There's no place in the conservative movement for people that would mainstream something as horrible as pedophilia," Schlapp said.
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Ashton's Hershey Track Meet was originally canceled due to weather. Well, it was rescheduled for today and the weather was WORSE than ever! Poor kids were FREEZING!!!! When I was driving there, it started to snow!!!! Josh came with me and we watched Ash do his softball throw. He did great, then he begged us to bring him home. I did, of course.
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Here's the debut ABB release of the SoCal Jazz Rap group Sound Providers. Like other Californian groups of the same genre, the Sound Providers cleverly mash boom-bap styled hip-hop with smooth jazz blends. The album features guest appearances from Little Brother, The Procussions, Asheru and others. Fans of People Under the Stairs, INI, Crown City Rocks, and Kero One will love this one, but fans of old school cats like Tribe, De La Soul, and Pete Rock & CL Smooth should be able to feel this release as well. Download it and if you like it, cop it here.
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For years I have been practising various aspects of agile software development, commonly used in speech technology projects. Short iterations, test-driven development, self-organising teams: been there, done that. But explaining how and why to other people wasn't always easy. So after a brief lookout, I decided to further consolidate my agile knowledge by taking the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) course and exam. Which I did last week and today, respectively.
The 61 multiple choice questions took about 35 minutes to answer. Thanks to an acceptable score, I was able to add another acronym to my CV. So if you're looking for a CSM with MBA, MA and MSc degrees who is certified in VXML and knows how to program a.o. in PHP, do send me an SMS.


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So Greys Anatomy S04E00 HDTV XviD-STFU has hit the web, a full week ahead of schedule (air date: 9/27), officially kicking off the .torrent fall TV downloading season. Comcast has recently announced (what slashdot geeks calculate) a 99-150GB/mo download cap. Apple TVs are selling refurbished with full warranty for $250.
What shows are you looking forward to? Which ones are you going to write off if they don't improve in the first three episodes?
Personally, I'm really looking forward to the new (and I do mean New) season of House. They "killed off" all three of his sidekicks, so they're starting with a clean slate to work with. The writing on the show is amazing, especially for such a formulaic show, so I'm rooting
for them to pull off this cast change-up.
Following that, and I think Zakk will agree with me on this, 30 Rock has been renewed for a second season, a real contestor to carry on the "wacky" torch for Scrubs when it finally sunsets this spring. Any episode of 30 Rock last season would easily match any episode of
season 5 and onwards of Scrubs. I'm surprised Chris doesn't have more love for Tracy Jordan and his fear of the "Black Crusaders"… which could get hilarious with the presidental race heating up and Tina Fey's love of politics (cameo of Barrack Obama, anyone?)
Third, The Office. Nuff' Said.
Fourth, Grey's Anatomy, losing steam but I can't tear myself away from it – yet. Given how much money it generates, maybe NBC has hired some fresh talent and can save this series. Annoying redhead doc lady has left to spin off her own show (crash and burn), and Omally has lost his medical license, and the affair continues. Pretty much written anything involving Meredith grey off as being fast-forward-able again this season (worked pretty well for me last three seasons). I give it four episodes to not suck before I cut it out of my TV diet.
Coming up over the next week (in case you forgot) season premiers are as follows…
Sun (9/6):
The Simpsons, Fox
King of the Hill, Fox
Family Guy, Fox
Heroes, NBC
House, Fox
Grey's Anatomy, ABC
My Name Is Earl, NBC
The Office, NBC
10/4 – 30 Rock, 10/25 – SCRUBS
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I'm in Zurich just now and will be for the next month or so, giving me ample time to sample the delights of this country. The breakfasts where I'm staying are amazing and so filling. The cheese platter takes centre stage, (as it has done for most of my stay here so far):
Aside from the wonderful chocolate, the selection of cheese available in this country is astounding!
For a sweeter breakfast, you can't beat some pancakes with blueberries a la americain...
or some croissants and a coffee a la francais...
I found a few of the above images (except for the top one which is my own) over at this lovely tumblr page dedicated to photos of delicious breakfasts.
What is your favourite kind of breakfast? Please let us know if you have any good recipes or combinations...or even any insider tips on Zurich!


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When I see bumper stickers that read my son made the dean's list, I see all the sons and daughters that didn't. Tracey Moffatt has this poignant series of works dedicated to athletes who've come in fourth place: no gold, no silver, not even bronze. Being number uno? Stardom is no dream to chase. We just need to be good. And make good work. So, be the caretaker of your vision. Make it famous. And above all, remember, that art is risk made visible.
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North Tyneside theatre veteran Steve Arnott is hoping this pantomime season will be a magnificent seven for him.
The Whitley Bay actor returns as the villain in Newcastle Theatre Royal's production of Dick Whittington.
He plays the Rat King, a menace infesting Newcastle with the rodents he is monarch of.
Arnott, president of Whitley Bay Operatic Society, said: "This is my seventh season here in Newcastle as the villain. Previous to that, I directed and played the dame at Darlington Civic Theatre.
"It's lovely to come home and just to be home for Christmas. In past seasons, I've been at the far end of the country.
"Our day off is Christmas Day, so we have two shows on Boxing Day, but it's nice to spend it with the family."
Arnott's extensive make-up routine to be transformed into the Rat King includes having a prosthetic nose put on.
"Normally, I'd use some greasepaint for my make-up, but this year I've got a special half-mask made which sits around my face, which means it's easy to speak, and then I have a lovely wig which is styled for me," he said.
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New York party rock outfit finds their political awakening on title track to their upcoming LP
Photos by Taryne Messer
Formed in 2012 in Brooklyn, Big Huge's earlier material focused heavily on the rock concerns of partying and the search for meaning through pleasure and desperate strivings for connection. For instance, song titles on their previous release Orama included "Late at Night" and "Carnal Pleasure." That's no criticism, as their concern with finding a good time was always executed with class, solid songwriting, poppy vocal melodies, and a desire to be free. On their upcoming LP Cruel World on Don Giovanni Records, Big Huge has undergone a political and spiritual awakening: "Amidst the whirlwind of bodies in motion – thin air is thick. With the switch and swagger of rebellion, our political present rouses an urgent call for social accountability and self-truth in a system of reality built on their denial," the band says in a statement.
Title track "Cruel World" bemoans this loss of innocence, recognizing our current astronomically high stakes and the need to take decisive action: "Cause we lit a match and / you can't look back this time…It's a cruel world / On the checkout line / I could wait for my number / or rob you blind." It's a condemnation of the capitalist mindset that destroys the world by incentivizing us to tear each other down to get a leg up. As the band says in their statement, "With each transgression against solidarity, we dig our place deeper down a mortal trench." While Big Huge are getting at a more conscious message, they haven't lost their knack for crafting perfect feel-good party music. "Cruel World" hits all the same big riff guitar pleasure centers as Sheer Mag, and vocalist Dan Reg seems to have more range and controlled power in his voice than ever before.
The band delves into our dire political situation throughout the record, with tracks like "Good Ol' Boys" confronting the white American individualism behind Trump's rise to power, and "Cop Blue" that takes on police brutality and racism. It's encouraging to see this always strong band pushing themselves artistically and socially, and we hope Cruel World sees them delivering their message to a larger audience. The LP is out August 11 and you can pre-order now.


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The key to choosing your lineup in week 17 is finding the guys with something to play for whether that is the playoffs or just pride. Those teams that have already clinched home field advantage or cannot move up in the playoff seedings have plenty of land mines waiting for you. Tread carefully.
I utilize statistical analysis combined with over 15 years of fantasy football experience to give you an inside look of how players will perform on a week-to-week basis. The Studs list will be updated on a regular basis as players emerge and injuries occur, but be patient with those players listed early in the season. They were ranked and selected high in your draft for a reason.
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2) Depth – Every fantasy team is different and some have more depth than others. Only follow the recommended moves if your team depth allows you to make such a move.
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay vs. Detroit
Drew Brees, New Orleans vs. Carolina
Tom Brady, New England vs. Buffalo
Cam Newton, Carolina at New Orleans
Matthew Stafford, Detroit at Green Bay
Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants vs. Dallas
Matt Ryan, Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay
Tony Romo, Dallas at N.Y. Giants
*Questionable: Hand*
Philip Rivers, San Diego at Oakland
Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh at Cleveland
*Questionable: Ankle*
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo at New England: Fitzpatrick didn't do much last week against the Broncos throwing for less than 200 yards without a score, but that will change this week. Fitzpatrick threw for 369 yards with 2 TDs and 2 INTs the last time he faced the Patriots and he should have similar success this week. The Patriots can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win this week so the Tom Brady show will be in full effect forcing Fitzpatrick and the Bills to pass all day long.
Mark Sanchez, N.Y. Jets at Miami: While the passing numbers from Sanchez haven't been stellar, it's worth noting that he has scored six rushing TDs including three in the past three weeks which adds to his value. Sanchez rushed for a TD and threw for another one when he faced Miami back in week six. Look for Sanchez to not only score twice, but to have solid numbers in the passing game as Miami will defend the run well forcing the Jets to pass. Sanchez posts big numbers this week keeping the Jets playoff hopes alive.
Andy Dalton, Cincinnati vs. Baltimore: Dalton has thrown for less than 200 yards in four straight games, but he's thrown 4 TDs to just 1 INT during that stretch. Even though Dalton lit up the Ravens for 373 yards the last time he faced them in week 13, he also threw 3 INTs to just 1 TD in that game. I don't expect Dalton to throw for 373 yards again, but he also won't be under the 200 yard mark either. I expect Dalton to threw for 250 yards, but he'll have trouble finding the end zone and INTs will once again be his downfall.
Joe Flacco, Baltimore at Cincinnati: Flacco has been quite the enigma this season from a fantasy perspective. He's thrown 2 TDs in each of the past three games, but has averaged just 195 yards passing during that stretch. He has thrown for over 300 yards four times this season, but has also thrown for less than 165 yards five times. Flacco has been like a box of chocolates all season and this week he'll be that cherry nougat that nobody likes.


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John Lennon's tooth is for sale. That was one of the weirdest sentences I've ever written.
Omega Auctions of Cheshire, UK is handling the sale (Cheshire Cat joke, anyone?). The molar/memorabilia has been projected to fetch £10,000, although as Omega's Karen Fairweather said, with requisite British understatement, "It is a truly unique item and it is really difficult to put a value on it."
The mind absolutely boggles. It's a tooth. Enamel and bone. Unique? Sure. Value? Whatever the tooth fairy is paying these days.
John Lennon famously said once that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus. That was early on, when neither he nor the other Liverpool lads nor anyone else in history had any frame of reference for the levels of fame they were experiencing.
Later he struggled to convince people of something that should have been, and still should be, obvious: he was just a guy. He was a guy who was insanely talented, and more than a little weird…but he was a flesh and blood fella who experienced occasional intestinal distress and (evidently) tooth decay, just like the rest of us.
What he wasn't was some kind of Olympian hero who deserved to have his dental detritus preserved for the ogling and enrichment of future generations.
Because that's the sort of insanity that leads to another sort of insanity: the sort we saw outside the Dakota one snowy evening in 1980. Hero worship breeds icon worship, which can only breed iconoclasm. And the only thing iconoclasts can do, is destroy.
It's too late for John Lennon. His iconoclast already struck. But as a regular guy, who probably would have appreciated a few more decades to spend with his family, he'd likely decline the deification of his crumbly old tooth.
And it's not too late for others, for regular guys and gals who might have a knack for playing music or acting in films or hey, even writing books. These people might (or might not) deserve fame, and money, and even fans. But fanaticism? Of the kind that turns teeth into commodities? No one deserves that.
So for all future John Lennons, let them enjoy long happy lives. Stop the hero worship. It gets people killed.
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Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Deadpool, Batman Beyond, Ghost Rider
Posted on Thursday, December 29th, 2011 by Germain Lussier
Which former WWE wrestler plays one of Bane's henchman in The Dark Knight Rises? Why does Anne Hathaway think her Catwoman is so different from every other one before her? Is there a reason girls are forced to buy pink toys while boys can buy superhero toys? What do Super Mario Bros. and Alan Moore have in common? Who owns the rights to Ghost Rider and which superhero movie was nominated for four People's Choice Awards? Read all of this and more in today's Superhero Bits.
According to What Culture (via CBM) TNA Wrestler D'Angelo Dinero, aka The Pope, aka WWE's Elijah Burke, and he's playing one of Bane's henchman in The Dark Knight Rises. He's above.
Anne Hathaway spoke to the Los Angeles Times about her influences playing Catwoman (Hedy Lamarr, for example) and why her Dark Knight Rises Catwoman doesn't actually have to be the same as the ones who came before it:
What's come before doesn't limit or even affect this new version. It doesn't affect me because each Catwoman – and this is true in the comics as well – she is defined by the context of the Gotham City created around her. Catwoman is so influenced by Gotham and whoever is creating Gotham at the time. Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman was informed by Tim Burton's Gotham and Eartha Kitt was informed by Adam West's Gotham. You have to live in whatever the reality of the world is and whatever Gotham is.
Super Mario meets Alan Moore in these t-shirts at Gamefreaks (via Fashionably Geek).
Marvel recently won a lawsuit that was filed against them in regards to the Ghost Rider character and whether or not former Marvel writer Gary Friedrich owned the rights. Read more at The Associated Press.
Artist Maria Danalakis puts a unique pin-up spin on the female hero. Check out more of her work here (via CBM).
X-Men First Class is up for four People's Choice Awards: Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast, Favorite Movie Superhero: James McAvoy (Professor X) and Favorite Movie Superhero: Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique). Thanks to Comic Book Movie.
Geek Tyrant posted this awesome Batman Beyond fan poster by Guy Bourraine Jr. Visit there for a bigger version.
Comic Book Movie reminds us that yesterday, when I didn't do a SHB, was Stan Lee's birthday.
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Master Bedroom Before and After
Your paint colors are perfect! I love it all, but your living room is so warm and inviting now. Of course I'm partial to soft yellow! The collection of mirrors behind the sofa is phenomenal. Great work in transitioning from Midwest country to West Coast fresh!


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Discovery Communications president and CEO David Zaslav's 2014 compensation package was worth $156.08 million, compared with $33.3 million in 2013 and $49.9 million in 2012.
The value of his compensation package rose more than 360 percent from 2013 to become one of the biggest in corporate America in recent years as the head of the cable networks company got big stock and options awards for signing a new long-term employment contract in January 2014 designed to keep him at Discovery through 2019, a regulatory filing late Friday shows.
Last year, media mogul John Malone also gave the CEO voting and purchase rights to Malone's big voting stake in Discovery in case Malone can't vote or ever decides to sell his stock.
Zaslav received stock awards in 2014 that were valued at nearly $94.6 million when granted, according to the Discovery filing, providing the biggest boost over the previous year. The CEO had in 2012 gotten $25.3 million in stock awards, while in 2013 he didn't receive any.
His option awards were $50.5 million in 2014 compared with $22.5 million in 2013 and $15.8 million in 2012. Zaslav is incentivized to stay at the company to benefit from the awards as they vest over time and is also incentivized to ensure a strong company performance. The big, onetime stock and option awards will not recur through the rest of Zaslav's contract, with awards instead set to return to normalized levels.
His salary remained unchanged at $3 million, while nonequity incentive plan compensation rose from $5.8 million to nearly $6.1 million. "Other" compensation, including basic life insurance, disability and long-term care coverage and 401k matching contributions, dropped from $2.0 million in 2013 to $1.9 million in 2014.
"The board had several goals with Mr. Zaslav's new contract," Discovery said in a regulatory filing. "In addition to recognizing the substantial value he already has created for the company, this fixed-term contract secured Mr. Zaslav to a long-term agreement that provides Discovery certainty and stability. The contract also allowed the company to structure an agreement around performance-based long-term equity, ties materially the vast majority of his compensation to increases in shareholder value, requires him to hold the majority of the equity distributed to him beyond the term of his contract (absent an intervening change in control or termination of employment), and, through ownership of a significant number of shares, will further align his interests with those of our stockholders."
Overall, Zaslav's six-year contract sees "the vast majority of compensation delivered in the form of Discovery equity that directly ties him to Discovery's long-term performance and shareholder interests," the filing said. "These performance-based grants require Discovery to meet financial targets or increase shareholder value by increasing the share price of Discovery stock in order to pay out."
It added: "The bulk of Mr. Zaslav's compensation is tied to Discovery's stock performance, in the form of performance-based restricted stock units and cash- and stock-settled stock appreciation rights. A significant amount of the equity awards are made in the first year, vesting over time, with smaller awards from 2015 to 2018."
The filing highlighted the "large one-time equity award" in 2014 "to drive immediate shareholder alignment and encourage long-term ownership of our stock." It added: "This contract rewards Mr. Zaslav for the value he has created and the continued strategic direction he provides and requires sustained performance over time for that award to have value. At the end of his contract, Mr. Zaslav will own a substantial amount of equity of Discovery, which reinforces his alignment with our shareholders and encourages long-term ownership of our stock."


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How to be hopeful in Washington--a 12-step program
With the electorate growing impatient with President Obama and his message of hope and change (witness the Massachusetts surprise, Sen. Scott Brown), author Anthony Scioli has some advice for a leader -- and a nation -- trying to keep hope alive in the face of adversity. In "Hope in the Age of Anxiety: A Guide to Understanding and Strengthening Our Most Important Virtue," published by Oxford University Press, Scioli and co-author Henry Biller dig into the religious, psychological, philosophical traditions of hope to help steer the anxious toward ways of coping with hard times. Scioli is a professor of clinical psychology at Keene State College. Biller is a professor of clinical psychology at The University of Rhode Island.
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For more than two decades I have been studying hope. Before Barack Obama and all that he embodies in terms of hope and change, I was already fixated on this great virtue. Although trained as a clinical psychologist, it was apparent to me that hope was a universal matter, one that transcended the therapy office, cancer ward, prison cell, chapel, or temple. The need for hope was a core facet of human nature which found expression in art, literature, science, and yes, even politics.
Napoleon, whom I would consider more optimistic than hopeful, believed that "every leader is a dealer in hope." I would modify his dictum slightly to suggest that great leaders are strong hope providers. Here, I outline my theory of hope, and offer a different kind of twelve-step program for President Obama and other would-be leaders.
Each of the twelve steps represents a layer of hope. I intersperse some thoughts, suggestions, and historical examples to go with each step. I conclude with an admittedly informal, but not entirely tongue-in-cheek, assessment of President Obama's hope profile.
Hope is a complex emotion. It can vary in expression from one person to another, by culture and nation as well across different religious or spiritual beliefs systems. And yet hope can always be traced back to one or more of these four basic needs; mastery, attachment, survival, and spirituality. A good hope provider will, in the course of their leadership, address most, if not all, of these needs.
The three mastery steps
1 -- Focus on higher goals, offer a vision. John F. Kennedy: "We will put a man on the moon by this decade's end."
2 -- Empower the masses; set achievable goals. Suggestion: More job training to cut unemployment.
3 -- Create collaborative ventures. Martin Luther King: "We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny."
The three attachment steps
4 -- Build appropriate trust, don't oversell transparency. Thomas Jefferson: "I ask so much confidence only as may give firmness and effect to the legal administration of your affairs."
5 -- Cultivate openness. Suggestion: Copy the British: Offer more public, less scripted debates.
6 -- Promise a continued presence. Suggestion: Do not abandon the veterans. Even the Roman legions knew enough to request contributions to insure the proper burial of fallen comrades.
The three survival steps
7 -- Reduce fear. Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
8 -- Promise protection. Suggestion: Katrina must never happen again.
9 -- Inspire resiliency. Winston Churchill: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields. ... We shall fight in the hills; We shall never surrender."
The three spiritual steps
10 -- Cultivate spiritual empowerment. Abraham Lincoln: "... from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion."
11 -- Spiritual presence. Mahatma Gandhi: "Those who submit will have forsaken their God."
12 -- Provide spiritual assurance. Suggestion: Counter extremist interpretations of "jihad" by emphasizing its root meaning as a form of struggle for good, a universal religious theme.
Grading President Obama: How does President Obama stack up in terms of the mastery, attachment, survival, and spiritual dimensions of hope? By my estimation, he gets high marks for Intelligence (90 for mastery), Sincerity (90 for Attachment), Calmness (95 for survival), and Spiritual Assurance (90 for spirituality). But he needs to improve his Vision (75 for mastery), Emotional Range (75 for attachment), Toughness (80 for survival), and spiritually-focused inspiration (80 for spirituality). If I average these ratings, it would yield a solid B (84). As spring will follow winter, there is still hope for hope.
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By Steven E. Levingston |
February 8, 2010; 5:30 AM ET
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70s Children's TV
When I was a little kid I used to sit and watch TV with my tape recorder running. Sometimes I would even narrate, to fill in the details that wouldn't be preserved on audio tape (like the names of all the songs that whiz by in those record offers!). Here are some of my earliest and most precious audio treasures, plus a lot of contributions from other 70s kids.
Kids Shows and Cartoons
Sesame Street
theme music
, off the
Sesame Street 2
Here's the part of the theme song from
Captain Kangaroo
that I didn't talk over on this tape.
Theme song from
The Electric Company
(Heyyy Youuu Guyyyyyys!!!)
Memories of the
TV show
ZOOM Theme song
A little fanfare that gets played often during the show.
Incredibly dumb kazoo song they played at least five times per show.
A girl on the show reading (unfortunately not singing) their familiar postal address. (Box three five oh...)
Ubby Dubby
fugue. For true ZOOM fans and neurotics only.
Some of you wanted to know the names of the ZOOM kids. Here's one cast, straight from the mouth of another kid: me! (I read the names aloud as they appeared on the screen at the end of the show.)
A devoted ZOOM fan sent in this scan of a cast listing from ZOOM, listing the kids' names and ages.
Here's a nice composite image of some of the ZOOM kids. I think it's from one of the later years.
ZOOM is back on the air (new shows). Visit the new ZOOM website here.
Here is an adorable thank-you for these sound clips, from a family of ZOOM fans, new and old. (RealAudio format.)
Brief synthsizer selection played over
logo, often heard after the above shows
Theme song to
Josie and the Pussycats
Theme song from
Felix The Cat
. Granted, this goes back way before 1973, but that's when I made this tape.
Here's a promo for
Run, Joe, Run!
, a show about a dog who is relentlessly pursued for something he didn't do.
Make way for
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Theme song from the
version of
Gilligan's Island
Introduction to the TV show
(You can hear my Australian dad laughing at it, if you listen closely.)
was the feminine counterpart to
This introduction should sound familiar.
To turn into the Egyptian Godess, she had to intone, "Oh, Mighty Isis!".
Here's the outro music. To me, it's very reminiscent of Charlie's Angels.
Also check out this picture of an ISIS doll.
Think Pink! Here are three sound bites from the
Pink Panther
cartoon (the later one, with dialogue).
Opening theme.
A memorable bit, in which the Pink Panther keeps crushing the inspector by opening the door onto him, alternately from the left, from the right, then down.
Outro, with cute descriptions of other shows.
Remember those brief
In The News
news magazines for kids? Here's an entire one in
format, complete with a commercial for the
Marathon Bar
in the middle. Today's topic is Fast Food in School Lunches.
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Here's an outro from
Fat Albert
, with a voiceover promoting
What's New, Mister Magoo
Space Academy
Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics
Speed Buggy
Wonder Twins
Theme song from
Big John, Little John
The Banana Splits
? Here is the
theme music.
Krofft Shows
Sid and Marty Krofft gave us some of the best known and best remembered kids TV shows.
Who could forget
H.R. Pufnstuf
Here's a promo for
Land Of The Lost
This is the theme music for
Land of the Lost
This is an outro for
, featuring different theme music, and a voiceover promo for another (non-Krofft) show:
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
The original
Krofft Supershow
Theme (1976) (or see the
The revised
Krofft Supershow
Theme (1979)
The theme music to
Magic Mongo
Theme music to
Elektrawoman and Dynagirl
Wonder Bug
Dr. Shrinker
Bigfoot and Wildboy
Krofft Information
Krofft Fact Sheet
, provided by
Larry Latouf
(Larry also contributed this nice composite
Krofft Picture
Text file with info on
H.R. Pufnstuf
, courtesy of
Living Island
, the unofficial Krofft site
Commercials directed at kids
Kellogg's Sugar Smacks
ad ("Dig 'em!")
Wild Rider
(by Marx)
Froot Loops
commercial. This is a variation on the classic "follow your nose".
Ad for
Playdoh Fun Factory Jr.
Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes
ad, complete with good ole Tony The Tiger.
The Two Speed Superwheel With High/Low Stick Shift
(by Marx!)
By request, here is a commercial boasting of all the colors available from
Charles Nelson Reilly puts in a fun plug for
Bic Banana Ink Crayons
She's my
, the action/fashion doll that comes with the award/night set. She plays tennis and golf, and looks beautiful, too.
Get up and go with
, with Super Stripes for your bike in specially-marked boxes.
Here's a memorable commercial for the
Evel Knievel Shock Absorbing Stunt Cycle
. You can't miss that cool noise it makes when you wind it up.
In case Evel wasn't enough for you, how about these
SSP Ultrachrome Racers
's big, yeah yeah yeah. It's not small, no no no!
Here's some dolls I'll bet no one has anymore:
Steve Scout
Bob Scout
, approved by the Boy Scouts of America.
Everyone remembers
Count Chocula
, but
Boo Berry
was the most lovable of all. I used to have a Boo Berry beach towel.
Commercial for
Freakies Cereal
. We are the freakies! Everyone still have your free Freaky Magnets? They're not free anymore! Believe it or not,
The Freakies Company
is alive and well and has a web site! They offer T-shirts, videos, pictures for children to color and more.
They also have nice lawyers:
The "Freakies" Song is the copyrighted property of The Freakies Company and is used with permission. The Freakies Company is not responsible for the content of this web site. Any commercial use of this material, or any unauthorized display, distribution, transmission or other use of this material, is expressly prohibited.
commercial (Ronald goes to the moon to get cheese for cheeseburgers)
ad (Who's the McFriendliest fellow in town...)
A mercifully short clip of the theme music from
Funshine Saturday On ABC
. If you want no mercy, here's a
clip of the
whole song
This isn't the most memorable, but it's still a
Burger King
commercial from the 1970s.
Here's an adorable public service announcement to warn kids not to regard pills as candy. Some cute little pill-puppets danced around and sang in squeaky pill-voices, "This is serious: we can make you delirious...". I think it was called,
We're Not Candy
How seventies can you get? Here's an ad for
Charlies Angels
When you were little, the
Big Wheel
was your
For the bigger kids, the
Green Machine
was much cooler.
The Mad Cow phenomenon might have put
Crazy Cow
cereal right out of business if it had happened 20 years earlier.
Here's a later
Sugar Smacks
commercial, still with the original frog voice.
Remember those little hand gyroscope exerciser thingies? Why?
Wanna drive yourself nuts? Play this commercial for
(made by Tomy) about 10 times in a row!
Here's a later variation on the "Who's the McFriendliest"
Here's a PSA (public service announcement) to suggest kids should save their money.
This is a memorable one for
Count Chocula
. Sorry, no mention of
Boo Berry
in this one.
Mr. Mouth, Mr. Mouth. You'll remember this one. It's for a game.
I have a small child that disobeys me. But for those who want one in doll form, try
Baby Thataway
Even if you were in the midst of a tricky game of
, you could probably sing this jingle better than these guys did!
Everyone should remember
Baby Alive
, the doll that drinks and eats.
Cookies for breakfast? Heavens, no. Unless it's my
Cookie Crisp
cereal, you know.
Tropical Punch flavored Kool Aid
was new at one time. Remember, kids? Oh yeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
I haven't heard the
McDonalds Goblins
sing in a long time. Now, thanks to -DeeT's virtual drug, you can hear them, too!
Here's another nostalgic
ad. The lyrical hook says, "Everybody's headin' for McDonaldland".
Here's a nice juicy long clip from the intro of the
Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show
. Remember Ron Hull and his emu?
Ending music from the
Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show
Shake up your mouth, with
Dentyne Dynamints
Hey! You got your peanut butter in my chocolate...
The rock group
was ahead of its time, not only musically but in terms of merchandising. Here, kids can be the first on their block to play with...
was kind enough to send us some fun PSA spots that ran in the late 70s and early 80s.
Here's one on energy conservation from 4-H.
"Abominable," a while fluffy snow monster thing with a little black around its eyes, has some advice for the kids. Created by the Better Business Bureau.
This and the next two are from NBC. They feature a goofy guy with dark curly hair (Lenny Schultz, from the
New Laugh-In
who tells us that there's a
way to watch TV.
There's a
way to watch TV, part 2.
There's a
way to watch TV, part 3.
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Officials Investigate Suspicious Wiring In Airplane Bathroom At JFK, No Explosives Found
A Delta flight heading to Madrid out of New York was sent back to the gate at JFK last night after a passenger reported "strange wiring" in the bathroom. After investigating the find, law enforcement officials found no explosives. A U.S. Marshal was on the plane at the time.
The aircraft left the gate ate 8 p.m. and returned over an hour later, after the New York Police Department bomb squad and an FBI unit met the plane and evacuated 206 passengers.
The wires were determined to be non-explosive but were not part of the plane, said Paul Browne, chief spokesman for the NYPD, according to the Associated Press. Officials questioned two passengers, a woman who had difficulty breathing when the wires were discovered, and a man who had been the last one to use the bathroom.
Apparently the worry was that the woman may have been creating a diversion, but that turned out not to be the case. The male passenger said he had nothing to do with the wires, and both were subsequently released.
According to the Transportation Security Administration, the plane taxied to a remote location for the passenger evacuation. "The aircraft was searched with negative results," the TSA said in a statement. Delta also issued a statement, saying the flight returned to JFK "out of an abundance of caution" and that "the flight landed safely."
No explosives found on plane at JFK [Associated Press]
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Lindera benzoin
- Common Name(s):
- Spice bush
- Cultivar(s):
- Rubra , Xanthocarpa
- Categories:
- Native Plants, Shrubs
- Comment:
Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit which typically grows 6-12' (less frequently to 15') high in moist locations in bottomlands, woods, ravines, valleys and along streams. It is a drought tolerant shrub that has leaves and twigs with a spicy fragrance. It will tolearate wet planting sites. Its bark is brown to gray/brown and speckled with light colored lenticels.
Regions: Mountain, Piedmont, Coastal Plains
Seasons of Interest:
Foliage: Fall, yellow Bloom: Late summer Fruit: Fall
Wildlife Value: This plant has low resistance to damage from deer. It is a host plant for the spice bush swallowtail butterfly as well as a larval food for tiger swallowtail butterfly. Its fruits are eaten by songbirds, especially during fall migration. White tailed deer browse the twigs and leaves.
Play Value: Wildlife Enhancement
Notes: Dioecious, so need a male and a female plant.
Seed: Drupe
- Height:
- 6-12 ft.
- Foliage:
- The Spice bush has thick, alternate, oblong-obovate, light green leaves (to 5" long) turn an attractive yellow in autumn. Leaves are aromatic (spicy fragrance) when crushed.
- Flower:
- The Spice bush has clusters of tiny, apetalous, aromatic, greenish-yellow flowers that bloom along the branches in early spring before the foliage emerges. It has dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants), with the male flowers being larger and showier than the female ones. The flowers of female plants give way to bright red drupes (to 1/2" long) which mature in fall and are attractive to birds. Female plants need a male pollinator in order to set fruit (scarlet red), however. It's drupes are very attractive, but are largely hidden by the foliage until the leaves drop.
- Zones:
- 5-9
- Habit:
- Deciduous
- Site:
- The Spice bush is easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Fall color is best in sunny areas. It tolerates full shade, but habit becomes more open and wide-spreading. It also prefers an alkaline pH.
- Texture:
- Medium
- Form:
- Rounded shrub to small tree; usually multitrunked; dense
- Exposure:
- Sun to partial shade; moist to dry soil; prefers an alkaline pH
- Fruit:
- Shiny greenish yellow spicily fragrant flowers in late winter; scarlet red spicy scented fruit in fall
- Width:
- 6-10 ft.
- Growth Rate:
- Slow to moderate
- Leaf:
- 3 to 5 in. alternate, simple leaves; brilliant yellow fall color
NCCES plant id: 503


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Indeed this would be an interesting set to rdf-ize. It might also be interesting based on the dataset complexity (i.e., moderate complexity) to see what practical stratgey for RDF conversion one would choose. http://seer.cancer.gov/data/ Perhaps a few folks could look at this data structure, consider some approaches (e.g., RDF-Schema only vs. a minimal ontology), and discuss this on the next BioRDF call? Eric -----Original Message----- From: email@example.com on behalf of Alan Ruttenberg Sent: Wed 10/3/2007 1:07 AM To: public-semweb-lifesci hcls Subject: Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) At a talk I attended today, this resource of patient cancer diagnoses was mentioned as an example of publicly available clinical data. A quick look over the documentation suggests it might be an interesting project to produce an RDF version of the data set. http://seer.cancer.gov/data/ The SEER limited-use data* include SEER incidence and population data associated by age, sex, race, year of diagnosis, and geographic areas (including SEER registry and county) -AlanReceived on Thursday, 4 October 2007 14:51:04 UTC
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