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Episode 18: Will He or Won't He
Alexis faces her biggest test yet: reporting on-location for her final Fox 5 news segment, while Vicki pushes Brooks to fix his teeth. Meanwhile, Gretchen accidentally uncovers Slade's plan to propose, leading to a confrontation that puts them over the edge. Then, Tamra gets a shock of her own when Eddie surprises her with a romantic trip to Bora Bora, leaving her wondering what he's got up his sleeve.

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The first Yotaphone was a good idea: a regular Android phone on the front, an E Ink screen on the back that delivered notifications, tweets, faceblurts and so on without draining your battery. Also, you could read books on it! But the first Yotaphone felt like a prototype; a brilliant idea on paper, but not quite there yet. The new Yotaphone, which will be released in a few months, is an altogether slicker slice of multiscreen mobile.
READ MORE: Yotaphone review
When you're thumbing the 5in AMOLED on the new Yotaphone's front it seems like a fairly standard Android phone, with a fairly standard Android UI. With its lozenge-like form, curved edges and lack of massive logos it feels a bit like a Nexus S or a Nexus 4, which is a big improvement over the boxy design of the first phone. The USB port at the base has a pair of speakers on either side, and overall it feels like a proper current-gen smartphone, albeit one with a unique extra selling point.
On the flipside, the new 4.7in E Ink screen is a huge improvement. Where the first Yotaphone relied on a fairly clumsy swipe-panel, the new one has full touch control. This makes the second screen genuinely useful: you can use it to make calls, type messages and tweets and even play a few (fairly limited) games. With a nice curve to the edge of the screen (and the camera in the right place this time), it doesn't seem to add any bulk, and because it requires next to no power, it could be enormously useful.
As with the previous Yotaphone, this prototype has been announced to the world about eight months before it actually goes on sale, so it'll be a while before you can get your hands on one. By then there might be more tempting goodies on offer - you could argue that the Galaxy S5's power-saving tech makes the Yotaphone's E Ink screen redundant - but we're really looking forward to seeing this sleeker, more sculpted Yotaphone later this year.
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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Shares of the following companies were among those that made notable moves in the U.S. stock market Thursday.
Badger Meter Inc.'s BMI, +1.09% shares rose 11% after Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its rating of the manufacturer to buy from neutral.
Boston Scientific BSX, +1.78% shares jumped 7% after the medical device maker reported significantly improved earnings. Read more on Boston Scientific's earnings.
CVR Energy Inc.'s CVI, -0.73% shares jumped 8.2% after billionaire investor Carl Icahn forged a deal with the petroleum refiner that will let him proceed with his unsolicited $30 per share bid for the company.
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.'s CY, +0.00% shares jumped 12% after the chip manufacturer's adjusted results topped market expectations.
EBay Inc. EBAY, +0.89% shares popped 13% a day after the online auctioneer reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Read more about eBay's earnings.
F5 Networks Inc.'s FFIV, +0.80% shares gained 7.9% after Deutsche Bank raised its price target on shares of the cloud-computing company to $150 from $135. Read more on F5's earnings.
Gilead Sciences Inc.'s GILD, +1.97% shares rallied 12% after the drug developer released promising clinical data for its hepatitis C drug candidate GS-7977. Read more on Gilead's hepatitis C drug.
Human Genome Sciences Inc.'s HGSI shares surged after the biotechnology company said it hired financial advisors to evaluate its options, including a possible sale. Read about Glaxo's bid.
Mellanox Technologies Ltd.'s MLNX, +0.90% shares shot up 52% after the tech company reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings late Wednesday.New York Times Co.'s NYT, +1.38% gained 4.4% after the newspaper publisher reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings.
Peabody Energy Corp. BTU, -1.45% shares climbed 7% after the coal miner reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street's expectations.
Supertex Inc.'s SUPX shares rose 9.4% after the chip maker said fiscal fourth-quarter sales would be in a range that exceeds most Wall Street estimates.
Tumi Holdings Inc.'s TUMI shares rallied in the luggage maker's first day as a publicly trading company. Read more on Tumi's IPO.Ultratech Inc.'s UTEK shares climbed 10% after the maker of laser-processing components reported better-than-expected first quarter revenue.
Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s ACHN, -1.42% shares tumbled 13% after a rival's positive news. SWK, +0.97% Read more on hepatits C drugs.
Basic Energy Services Inc.'s BAS, -2.73% stock fell 11% after the company reported first-quarter earnings that fell short of analyst forecasts.
First Horizon National Corp. FHN, -1.39% retreated 7.8% after the bank reported a 24% drop in first-quarter profit.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund Inc.'s SVVC, -1.03% shares fell 13% to $26.24 each after it priced a follow-un offering of 4.4 million shares priced at $27.
Gentex Corp.'s GNTX, -1.35% shares lost 16% after the maker of driver-assistance systems reported first-quarter revenue that fell short of most Wall Street estimates.
LifeTime Fitness Inc. LTM, +3.09% shares were down 8.4% after the health club operator issued a disappointing 2012 forecast.
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.'s SWK, +0.97% shares fell 7.1% a day after the tool maker reported its first-quarter profit dropped by 23%. Read more on Stanley Black & Decker earnings.
Qualcomm Inc. QCOM, +0.36% shares slid 6.6%. The chip maker released its quarterly earnings report late Wednesday. Read more on Qualcomm's earnings report.


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Physics (2002-2003)
Admission | Courses | Program | Requirements
Department Chairperson: Harold B. Hart
Graduate Faculty
The Department of Physics offers a program of graduate study leading to the Master of Science degree. The program serves as preparation for a) further advanced study in physics or related fields, b) a career in government or industrial research, or c) teaching at the secondary or postsecondary level.
Students entering the program should have received their bachelor's degree with a major in physics. At the discretion of the Departmental Graduate Committee, other students may be admitted to the program; however, they may have to remedy deficiencies in their undergraduate preparation. The Graduate Record Examination is not required in physics.
Applications for admission are accepted at any time, but decisions concerning graduate assistantships are generally made by March 1 for the following academic year.
Students must complete 30 semester hours of graduate credit including
Completion of one of the following plans of study:
Only the following 400-level physics courses can be counted toward the 30 credit hour requirement:
410G Application of Computer Programming in the Physical Sciences and Engineering. (3) Designed to introduce the student to basic computer techniques frequently used in the physical sciences and engineering. Applications of FORTRAN to the programming of numerical calculations, data fitting, simulation of physical problems, and individualized work on problems chosen from the student's field of interest. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of FORTRAN, one year of general physics, one year of calculus, or permission of the instructor.
427G Advanced Electronics. (3) Mathematical and practical treatment of electronic devices with emphasis on digital circuitry. Prerequisite: PHYS 115 or 125 or 198.
428G Applied Optics. (4) Geometrical optics, diffraction, interferometry, polarization, laser construction, optical materials, holography. Modern optical techniques and instrumentation are emphasized. Prerequisite: PHYS 125 or 200.
430G Atomic Physics and Quantum Mechanics I. (3) Atomic nature of matter, atomic models introduction to quantum mechanics including the Schroedinger equation. Prerequisite: PHYS 201.
439G Physics Methods. (3) Preparation for student teaching. Includes analysis of objectives; new approaches; development of laboratory experiences; resources and utilization of instructional materials; test and evaluation; prestudent-teaching instructional experiences. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
467G Mathematical Methods of Physics I. (3) Vector analysis, matrices, determinants, infinite series, applications of differential equations, numerical solutions. Prerequisites: PHYS 201, MATH 333, or permission of the instructor.
470G Modern Experimental Physics. (2) Laboratory experiments including both those fundamental to the development of modern physics and those which illustrate modern experimental systems techniques. Prerequisite: PHYS 201.
476G Special Topics in Physics. (1–4, repeatable) Lecture course in topics of current interest are given under this number. Topics based on the student's previous training and interests. Subjects announced in the class schedule. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
477G Special Problems in Experimental and Theoretical Physics. (1–4, repeatable) Individual investigations or studies of any phase of physics not provided for in the regular subjects. Opportunity for undergraduates to engage in experimental or theoretical research under the supervision of staff member. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
490G Seminar. (2) Reading, discussion, and criticism of selected topics. Oral presentation and formal paper on a chosen topic. Writing Instruction in the Discipline (WID) course. Prerequisite: ENG 280.
510 Classical Mechanics I. (3) Variational principles: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics; applications to central force motion, dynamics of rigid bodies, and small oscillations. Prerequisite: PHYS 311 or equivalent.
520 Electromagnetic Theory I. (3) General solutions of boundary-value problems in electrostatics and magnetostatics, multipoles, macroscopic media, Maxwell's equations, conservation laws, plane EM waves, wave guides, resonant cavities. Prerequisite: PHYS 320, or equivalent.
528 Advanced Modern Optics. (3) Diffraction theory utilizing Fourier analysis, transformation properties of lens systems, spatial filtering, information processing. Prerequisite: PHYS 428, or equivalent.
530 Quantum Mechanics I. (3) Mathematically sophisticated treatment of the basic concepts of quantum mechanics. The Schroedinger equation is applied to one- and three-dimensional problems, stationary perturbation theory, and other selected topics. Prerequisite: PHYS 430, or equivalent.
554 Thermal Physics. (3) A survey of thermodynamic principles and the statistical approach to classical and quantum systems. Applications to kinetic theory, transport phenomena, entropy, specific heat, and phase changes for systems of practical interest. Prerequisite: PHYS 354, or equivalent.
560 Topics in Solid State Physics. (3) A study of the electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties of crystalline solids, including lattice bonding, phonon dynamics, band theory, electrons in metals, semiconductors, and superconductivity.
567 Mathematical Physics. (3) Distributions, Green Functions, complex variables and special functions, ordinary and partial differential equations. Prerequisite: PHYS 468 or equivalent.
570 Experimental Techniques in Physics. (3) Introduction to experimental research techniques including equipment design, machining, vacuum techniques, cryogenics, and practical electronics.
571 Introduction to Thesis. (1) A course intended to familiarize the student with technical literature searches, selection of research areas, and thesis writing techniques. Graded S/U.
572 Internship Preparation. (1) A course intended to prepare the student for PHYS 578, Graduate Physics Internship. Graded S/U.
576 Special Topics in Physics. (1–4, repeatable) Lecture courses in topics of current interest.
577 Special Problems in Physics. (1–8, repeatable) Individual problems in the field of physics are selected according to the interest and needs of the student. (No more than seven hours of PHYS 577 may be applied toward the 30 hour degree requirement.) Graded S/U.
578 Graduate Physics Internship. (8) A one-semester on-the-job experience in an industrial facility or research laboratory. Graded S/U. Prerequisite: PHYS 572.
600 Seminar. (1, repeatable)
601 Thesis/Thesis Research. (3) Graded S/U.


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Bewitched, bothered and bewildered… there are some truly magical children's books to enjoy this autumn.
From the classic fairy tale Snow Queen who inspired Disney's blockbuster film Frozen and a superb teen chiller thriller collection to a 'genius' science adventure and a cave boy with a mammoth problem, youngsters will have the dark nights fully booked.
Age 5 plus:
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
Nearly two centuries before Disney film favourite Frozen was gripping the nation's youngsters, Danish author Hans Christian Andersen was winning hearts with the shimmering, glimmering fairy tale that laid its foundations.
The Snow Queen, an epic battle between good and evil, was also the inspiration for C.S. Lewis's classic book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and now a fresh, dynamic translation by Misha Hoekstra allows a new generation of children to share the majestic beauty of Andersen's unique storytelling gifts.
With stunning black and white illustrations by Lucie Arnoux to add atmosphere and visual vitality, the timeless themes of love, loss, loyalty and innocence in the face of great hardship are reborn in this exciting and resonant story.
Kai and Gerda are best friends until one day two shards of glass from the Devil's cursed mirror land in Kai's eye and in his heart. From that day on, he can no longer see goodness in anything… not in the beautiful roses that grow in his garden, not even in the kind-hearted Gerda.
One wintry evening whilst out sledging, Kai is kidnapped by the evil Snow Queen and swept away to live forever in her kingdom of ice. Refusing to believe that Kai is gone, Gerda sets off on the perilous journey to find him. She must travel through inhospitable and frozen lands, sustained only by the kindness of strangers, in order to find her beloved friend. But even if she can find him, will she be able to melt the ice in his heart?
An ice-packed story that is sure to melt the hearts of children everywhere…
(Pushkin, paperback, £6.99)
Thirteen Chairs by Dave Shelton
And there are chills galore for horror fans to enjoy in a goosebump collection of short stories from newly fledged master of the macabre Dave Shelton.
Shelton is best known as the creator of the slapstick comedy noir comic strip Good Dog, Bad Dog, and his debut novel for children, A Boy and a Bear in a Boat, was shortlisted for the Costa children's prize and the Carnegie medal, and won the Branford Boase award.
Thirteen Chairs ploughs a new and fertile furrow, transporting us into a scary world of strange happenings and weird characters where Jack, an insatiably curious boy, hears twelve terrifying tales of death and horror from twelve ghostly figures.
Jack stands in the dark on the landing of the sinister old house and looks at his feet. For countless minutes, his hand on the door handle, he debates whether or not to go in. Then he peers through a crack in the door. Inside is a high-ceilinged room lit only by candles.
There are thirteen chairs, one empty, and twelve ghostly storytellers just waiting to begin. Come in, take your place, we have been expecting you, do you dare to listen to our stories and do you dare to tell your own, they ask? Jack is a curious boy… are you curious enough, or brave enough, to listen to their stories too?
These thirteen super, spine-tingling stories – some old, some new, some set in the past and some in the present – come with a full-page illustration by Shelton to set the scene for each chapter, and all are guaranteed to set hearts thumping and hackles rising.
Powerfully atmospheric and curiously creepy, Thirteen Chairs is packed with stories to thrill and chill. Read them if you dare… but preferably not after dark!
(David Fickling Books, paperback, £6.99)
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Frank Einstein and the Brain Turbo by Jon Scieszka and Brian Biggs
Jon Scieszka, one of the most exciting voices in children's literature, is back on 'genius' form in the third book in a brilliant science-based adventure series from Abrams & Chronicle Books.
This innovative and high-energy Frank Einstein series, packed with science, adventure and comedy capers, is perfectly pitched at boys who want their learning to come with a mighty big dollop of action and anarchy.
Brian Biggs provides the charismatic illustrations for tales full of boys' toys like robots and mad machines, and the scene is set for some out-of-this world science.
Child genius Frank Einstein loves to tinker, build and take things apart. He loves to observe, hypothesise, experiment and invent. He loves figuring out how the world works by creating contraptions that are part science, part imagination and definitely unusual.
Here we find Frank and his best friend Watson, along with Klink, a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity, and Klank, a mostly self-assembled artificial almost intelligence entity, in competition once more with T. Edison, their classmate and arch rival. Frank and his team have created the Brain Turbo to power boost the human body and help their baseball-pitching friend Janegoodall make the team. But can they also figure out how to foil T. Edison and save the world?
There are diagrams to study, plots to unravel and power battles to enjoy in this scintillating science romp which throws up as many fascinating facts about the human anatomy as it does electronic fistfuls of mayhem and madness.
Science and humour in perfect motion …
(Amulet Books, paperback, £7.99)
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First Sticker Book: Paris by James MacLaine and Wesley Robins
What better way for a child to take a stroll around Paris than in a sticker-book packed with facts and fun?
This stylish, illustrated activity book encourages children to explore the narrow streets of the French capital, visiting its cafes, museums, river bank and bookshops, and add stickers to complete each scene.
There are plenty of top tourist landmarks to enjoy… call in at the magnificent Eiffel Tower, see people climb the hill in Montmartre, take a look at the paintings in the famous Louvre, marvel at busy scenes in the Metro, look at what is for sale at the market and take a walk in the beautiful Tuileries Gardens.
And then bring them all to life with over 200 stickers of Parisians and tourists, cars and bikes, famous paintings and boats on the River Seine. There is also a map of Paris on which to place stickers of all the famous city landmarks.
Ideal as a holiday activity book or souvenir from a trip to Paris, there won't be a dull moment with this creative activity book.
(Usborne, paperback, £4.99)
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This Orq. (he cave boy) by David Elliott and Lori Nichols
He cave boy, he love woolly mammoth…
Welcome to a quirky picture book which features cave boy Orq and his adorable pet Woma, a very smelly, very hairy woolly mammoth who causes a stink when he moves in with the cave-dwellers.
There is so much to enjoy both verbally and visually in this simple but highly effective story which packs in a spectrum of themes from logic and language to family and friendship.
Orq the cave boy loves Woma very much. Unfortunately, his mother doesn't feel the same way. To her, Woma is a hairy, smelly beast who sheds his coat and isn't even house-trained. What can Orq do to persuade his mother that Woma is actually the perfect pet?
Lori Nichols provides the captivating illustrations for David Elliott's clever, funny story which teaches not just the beauty of words but a basic understanding of the different ways in which they can be used.
Fun for all the family…
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It's down to Lindsay and Catherine! Who do you think is the better fit for Sean?
First thing's first: How epic was AshLee's reaction to Sean Lowe sending her home on Monday's episode of The Bachelor? The Women Tell All special was made for following up on moments like that one. Can't wait to hear more from her next week.
Now that the one-time frontrunner is out of the picture, Sean just needs to decide between his final two, Lindsay and Catherine.
It's hard to discern whether he might be leaning toward a life with the 24-year-old substitute teacher – who's hoping to re-use her wedding dress from night one – or the 26-year-old graphic designer who seems to have squashed her sisters' suggestion that she isn't ready to settle down.
And what's with the letter that Sean receives on the finale? (We may or may not have paused our DVRs in an unsuccessful attempt at reading it.) Does one of the women leave him hanging? Or perhaps the letter comes from AshLee, finally expressing in writing what she couldn't do in words?
Oh, the drama!
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: : : : : : Some time ago ESC suggested bracketing our country name against our nom de plumes, in order to give others a better idea of our origins. I thought it was a good idea and did it for a while, then got lazy.
: : : : : : But another good idea that I notice some people such as Smokey, David G and SR do, is place their initials at the end of their comments.
: : : : : : I know I'm a slow learner and it's taken me a while to register this. But when replying to a long thread, sometimes I reply to comments further up the chain but can't remember who made them. So I have to go keep clicking back to find out. However, when people place their initials at the end of the comments - I can see instantly who made them.
: : : : : : So maybe this is a good habit for us to get into???
: : : : : I tried it once, but I spelled Pennsylvania wrong so I gave up. But Pennsylvania is too long to type, so I won't try it again, but I will try signing my posts. Hmmm. BfS? Nah. Brian. Yeah.
: : : : : --Brian.
: : : : Isn't the plural of nom de plume noms de plume?
: : : : TF (obstreperous)
: : : I think it discrimnates against nomads.
: : : Camel
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: : Haha, didn't mean to discriminate - and thanks for the tip obstreperous. And my apologies - after making this suggestion, I forgot to do it myself. Sheesh - you just can't get good help these days. As for Brian's problem, isn't there state abbreviation for Pennsylvania?
: : Oh and Word Camel what's an SOTD? ...Goddess
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John A. Corbett has been appointed chairman and professor of biochemistry at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Prior to his appointment, Corbett was at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, where he was the Nancy R. and Eugene C. Gwaltney family-endowed chair in juvenile diabetes research as well as a professor of medicine and director of the comprehensive diabetes center.
Corbett's research is directed at uncovering the mechanisms responsible for diabetes development. His studies are focused on the mechanisms regulating metabolic function and health of insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas. Corbett's laboratory also is engaged in research focused on inflammation and the innate immune responses activated during a viral infection.
Corbett is also a member of the Journal of Biological Chemistry editorial board.
Robert J. Lefkowitz, the James B. Duke professor of medicine and biochemistry at Duke University, has been awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine. According to the foundation, he earned the award "for his discoveries of the seven transmembrane receptors (G protein-coupled receptors), the largest, most versatile and most therapeutically accessible receptor signaling system, and of the general mechanism of their regulation."
Lefkowitz's work on G protein-coupled receptors, the largest and most pervasive family of cell receptors, began in 1982 with the identification of the gene for the β-adrenergic receptor, which helps regulate the body's fight-or-flight response by reacting to epinephrine. Shortly thereafter, he discovered seven additional adrenergic receptors. Those receptors— and all G protein receptors— share a basic structure in which the molecule weaves its way back and forth seven times across a cell's membrane. When the portion of the molecule that lies outside the cell connects with the receptor's favored signaling molecule, the internal portions of the molecule can trigger the appropriate cellular response. Lefkowitz is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator.
The BBVA Foundation supports knowledge generation, scientific research and the promotion of culture. Its awards are meant to recognize and encourage world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of broad impact for their originality and theoretical significance.
Perry A. Frey, professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Enzyme Research, has been selected to present the second Gordon Hammes American Chemical Society Biochemistry Lecture at the 2010 ACS national meeting in August. The lectureship recognizes an individual who has had a major impact on research at the interface between chemistry and biology, particularly in the realm of biochemistry, biological chemistry, molecular biology and biophysics.
Frey has made numerous contributions to enzymology, including establishing the chemical mechanisms for the reactions catalyzed by uridine diphosphate galactose 4 epimerase and galactose 1 phosphate uridylyltransferase and developing methods for the synthesis of nucleoside pyrophosphorothioates with chiral [18O]-labeled phosphorothioate groups and using these chiral compounds to determine the stereochemical course of enzyme-catalyzed thiophosphoryl transfers. He also carried out important studies on the bond order and charge delocalization at phosphorothioates. And, his studies on the bacterial enzyme lysine 2,3-aminomutase provided critical insight into the mechanism of action of this member of the large radical SAM superfamily of enzymes.
Frey also served on the editorial board for the Journal Biological Chemistry from 1983 to 1988.
James R. Knox, professor emeritus of molecular and cell biology at the University of Connecticut, is one of seven scientists recently inducted into the Missouri University of Science and Technology Academy of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
The academy was established in 2005 to continue the work of the former Foundation for Chemical Research, which was in existence from 1983 through 2005. The foundation worked with the alumni of the Missouri University of Science and Technology chemistry department to support and enhance the research and teaching goals of the department. Members of the academy are scientists who have made outstanding contributions to their profession.
Knox, who received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Missouri-Rolla, specializes in physical biochemistry and molecular biophysics. He has published more than 100 journal articles or book chapters and has given more than 120 invited lectures and talks. Knox also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
The other six inductees are Bryan E. Breyfogle, Nuran Ercal, Maciej Gazicki-Lipman, Janet Lynn Kavandi, James Stoffer Jr. and Glenn E. Stoner.
James C. Liao, chancellor's professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, received two major American Institute of Chemical Engineers awards. He was honored with the James E. Bailey Award for Outstanding Contributions to the field of biological engineering and the Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research.
The James Bailey Award is given to an individual who embodies the spirit of James Bailey, one who is a pioneer, a mentor, an innovator, an integrator of biology and engineering, a teacher and one who has made a great impact on the field of biological engineering. The Alpha Chi Sigma Award is given for outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied chemical engineering research.
"Professor Liao epitomizes the modern chemical engineer who uses the power of microorganisms to do new, creative chemistry of consequence for the chemical and fuels industry," said Gregory Stephanopoulos of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and chair of the board for the Society for Biological Engineering, a technological community within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. "His work has demonstrated how microbial biocatalysts can be engineered to catalyze bioconversions for the utilization of renewable resources, a major thrust of metabolic and biological engineering."
Alexander Tzagoloff, Alan H. Kempner professor of biological sciences at Columbia University, has been awarded the Genetics Society of America's Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal for lifetime contributions in the field of genetics.
Using yeast as a model system, Tzagoloff has defined the biogenesis and function of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. He was the first to systematically define the nearly 400 nuclear genes (referred to as PET genes) required for respiration in yeast. His work has not only influenced yeast researchers but has also affected research in human disease, apoptosis and cancer genetics. Through the years, he has developed an extensive collection of yeast strains that he has generously shared with colleagues worldwide.
The medal is named after Thomas Hunt Morgan, who received the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with Drosophila and his "discoveries concerning the role played by the chromosome in heredity." The GSA established the medal in 1981 to honor this classical geneticist, who was among those who laid the foundation for modern genetics.
Lucy Shapiro, director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine at Stanford University, is the recipient of the Abbott-American Society for Microbiology Lifetime Achievement Award. It is ASM's premier award for sustained contributions to the microbiological sciences.
Shapiro's three decades of work on Caulobacter cresentus has provided the most thorough understanding of the cell cycle in bacteria. Her research has shown that the cell is an integrated system with transcriptional circuitry that is interwoven with the three-dimensional deployment of key regulatory and morphological proteins. By using cell biology, molecular genetics, genomic analyses and molecular imaging, Shapiro and her co-workers have made significant advances in understanding three fundamental problems: the complete genetic network that controls bacterial cell cycle progression, how a dividing cell can produce two progeny with different cell fates and how subcellular structures are built at specific sites on the cell and at specific times in the cell cycle. Shapiro also discovered two master regulatory proteins, CtrA and GcrA, that are key components of a genetic circuit that drives cell-cycle progression and asymmetric polar morphogenesis in C. cresentus.
Susan Wente has been named associate vice chancellor for research and senior associate dean for biomedical sciences at Vanderbilt University. In her new roles, Wente is working with faculty members to enhance communication and nurture the progress of Vanderbilt's research enterprise, while continuing her own research and teaching duties.
Wente, who is also professor of cell and developmental biology, studies the mechanisms involved in the highly selective, bidirectional exchange of proteins and RNA between the nucleus and cytoplasm. She uses yeast, cultured human cells and zebrafish model systems to address three broad questions: (1) How are nuclear pore complexes assembled? (2) How do proteins and genetic material move through the nuclear pore complex? And, (3) how does inositol polyphosphate signaling regulate vertebrate development? She and her collaborators have made breakthroughs in understanding the mechanisms of assembly, translocation through and regulation of nuclear pore complexes, as well as the basis of transport-factor interactions with the nuclear pore complex proteins. Lab members also have discovered a nuclear inositol polyphosphate pathway that is required for efficient mRNA export in both yeast and vertebrate cells. This signaling pathway represents a new frontier for regulating gene expression and cell physiology.
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New Worlds
August 17, 2012
Barely removed from their high school graduations, members of Servicio en las Américas found themselves boarding an airplane to Ecuador. It was a sudden but fitting start to life at DePauw.
If the Servicio program isn't a jump into the deep end of language immersion, it's pretty close. For three weeks, a group of incoming freshmen works and travels in Spanish-speaking areas of the world. Even while preparing for the trip on DePauw's campus, students sign away their right to speak English by the second day of the program. In Ecuador, the students would have to rely entirely on Spanish they retained from high school – roughly three years of previous study are required – and whatever they picked up during the two weeks of intensive instruction with Scott B. Kissick '10, now a graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis.
"It's frightening, but it pays off in the end," Associate Professor of Modern Languages Robert P. Hershberger, who led this year's program, says of the Spanish-only pledge. "Whereas initially they were self-conscious and inhibited, by the end they're producing Spanish all the time."
The group spent most of its time in the Ecuadorian capital Quito, which stretches along a valley in the Andes Mountains nearly two miles above sea level. Northern Quito is a commercial hub, modern and affluent. A central historical district separates the wealth of Quito from the poorer, densely populated southern areas where the Servicio members stayed. Hosted by the Tierra Nueva Foundation, a nonprofit that helps families in the city, the students painted rooms in El Centro, a community center run by the organization, and managed day camps for local school children.
Adam S. May, a freshman from Washington, Ind., says that worries about a language barrier quickly melted away as students interacted with their Ecuadorian hosts at El Centro.
"I was definitely apprehensive about speaking Spanish with them at first because my Spanish was by no means stellar," May says. "But they were all excellent to talk to because they understood our language struggles and worked to help us learn and understand. The people at El Centro taught me more Spanish than I ever expected them to. It was excellent to collaborate with them because they were sincerely interested in us."
Between service projects, the group took weekend excursions to the nearby countryside – hot topics on the official trip blog. Many students wrote about their visit to San Clemente, an indigenous community at the base of Imbabura volcano, or a retreat to Siempre Verde cloud forest in the final days of their stay in Ecuador. Outside the city, new lessons awaited the group.
"Trips to places like San Clemente and Siempre Verde really opened my eyes to world travel and how many wonders there must be outside our own country," May says. "Both of these places were filled not only with natural beauty, but also beautiful people. The importance of family and working together are incredibly strong in these remote, mountainous places. As tight-knit as these people are, they were always willing to invite us into their own families."
This year's program was the fourth hosted in Ecuador by Tierra Neuva, which Hershberger first encountered during a Winter Term in Service. In the past, DePauw students have volunteered with the organization to do everything from building homes to setting up computer labs. While the service projects change from year to year, Hershberger says they provide a consistent framework for an experience that can change the course of a student's time at DePauw.
"The projects simply provide you with a context for community building, and that context can be anything – building a house, picking corn," he says. "In many ways, it's the least important thing. I didn't think that initially, but being down there, I realized this is really powerful stuff. It really sticks with the students and invites them to dream a little."
The Servicio en las Américas program started in 2007, made possible through a gift from Steven L. Trulaske '79. Trulaske continues to be "hearts-on" with the program, as Hershberger puts it, visiting with students before they depart, but leaving administrative decisions to the faculty organizers.
This year, Trulaske arranged a special dinner in Quito's historic district for the travelers and delivered boxed Panama hats (ironically, a product of Ecuador) as gifts.
Originally tailored for first-generation college students, the program prepares students for studies at DePauw through service learning, international travel and Spanish language immersion. Today, preference is given to incoming freshmen who've never traveled abroad. For some participants, it's their first time in an airplane.
Major life events such as going off to college or traveling to a new country can be difficult to handle, especially when done at the same time. In recent years, Servicio alumni have joined the program as student leaders, adding a layer of peer support to the experience while having a chance to revisit their own memories of transition.
"It's great having six generations now of participants who treasure the program and want it to do everything for the new participants as it did for them," Hershberger says. "We rely heavily on student leadership, and I enjoy watching these kids grow as leaders."
Whether or not a Servicio member chooses to return as a student leader, there's a good chance his or her travels will continue. Recent graduate Zakary D. Phillips '12 (left), a former participant who served as a student leader this year, took multiple trips to Central and South America while at DePauw and will soon begin a career as a professional violinist in a Buenos Aires orchestra. Classmate Samuel T. Holley-Kline, who traveled on the same Ecuador program as an incoming freshman, will continue his studies in anthropology on a Fulbright U.S. Student Grant in Mexico.
"I think many of these past participants would say that Servicio was the highlight of their DePauw experience," Hershberger says. "If anything, it grows in their hearts and minds when they get back."Back


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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines presented evidence to an international tribunal against China's sweeping territorial claims in the South China Sea, ignoring Beijing's warning that the case will damage ties.
Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario told a news conference Sunday that the documents submitted electronically to the tribunal in The Hague consist of nearly 4,000 pages of analysis and documentary evidence.
Filipino officials took their territorial disputes with China to international arbitration in January 2013, after Chinese government ships took control of a disputed shoal off the northwestern Philippines. They asked the tribunal to declare China's claims to about 80 percent of the strategic waters and Beijing's seizure of eight South China Sea shoals and reefs illegal.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said last week that China will never accept nor participate in the international arbitration pushed by the Philippines. He called on the Philippines "to stop going any further down the wrong track so as to avoid further damage to bilateral relations."
In Washington, U.S. State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf backed the Philippines' action, saying "all countries should respect the right of any states party, including the Republic of the Philippines, to avail themselves of the dispute resolution mechanisms provided for under the Law of the Sea Convention."
"We hope that this case serves to provide greater legal certainty and compliance with the international law of the sea," she said in a statement. She reiterated a longstanding U.S. position that all parties refrain from taking unilateral actions that are "escalatory and destabilizing, to clarify their respective maritime and territorial claims in accordance with international law, and to commit to the peaceful management and resolution of disputes."
The Philippines has urged other claimants to join the case, but none have so far publicly stepped forward.
China, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam have overlapping claims across the busy South China Sea.
China has asked other claimants to settle the disputes through one-on-one negotiations, something that would give it advantage because of its sheer size and clout. It has also warned Washington not to get involved.
"With firm conviction, the ultimate purpose of the memorial is our national interest," del Rosario said. "It is about defending what is legitimately ours."
The disputes have periodically erupted into dangerous confrontations, sparking tensions and straining ties.
In the latest incident, a Philippine government ship slipped past a Chinese coast guard blockade Saturday and brought food and fresh troops to a navy ship marooned on Second Thomas Shoal. The ship is used as a base by Filipino troops to bolster the country's territorial claims in the area.
The mission was accomplished peacefully despite a radioed warning by the Chinese to the Filipinos to stop or "take full responsibility for the consequences of your action."
On March 9, Chinese vessels blocked a resupply mission to the shoal, called Ayungin by the Philippines.
Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza said the Philippines last month amended its statement of claim to include Ayungin Shoal as subject of arbitration. He said that the shoal is within the Philippines' 200 nautical miles exclusive economic zone, and that the country has sovereign rights and jurisdiction over it.


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Europe's leaders find little unity in financial crisis
LONDON — European leaders, having denounced the U.S. regulatory lapses that led to the Wall Street crisis, are attempting this weekend to cope with the spillover on their own countries.
In the past week, Peer Steinbrueck, the German finance minister, said the U.S. approach to finance "was as simplistic as it was dangerous." French President Nicolas Sarkozy said it was a "mad idea" to think that markets are always right, and Italy's finance minister, Giulio Tremonti, who has written a best-selling book about the dangers of globalization, claimed that he had been vindicated.
Despite the smugness, European stock markets have taken a battering and banks have collapsed thanks to the complex connections between markets and financial institutions around the world, and no one has completely escaped the carnage. The governments of Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Iceland have all had to bail out troubled banks within the past week.
On the heels of congressional approval of a $700 billion bailout package, Sarkozy convened key European leaders in Paris on Saturday in hopes of forging a common response to the turmoil. Officials from four countries — France, Britain, Germany and Italy — gathered in the gilded splendor of Elysee palace in Paris, along with officials from the European Central Bank and European Union for several hours of talks.
But even words of warning from the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique-Strauss-Kahn, who said Europe is facing "trial by fire," were not enough to spur agreement on many well-orchestrated actions. Trying to put the best face on their talks, the leaders announced plans to seek relaxation of EU rules on the amount of money individual states can borrow, plans for unspecified action against the executives of banks that fail, and a need for rescued banks to be "sanctioned."
But the impression that actions will be loosely coordinated at best was underscored by Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, who said "each country must take its responsibilities at the national level."
When Sarkozy unveiled his plans for the summit earlier in the week, he had grander visions for a coordinated European response to the financial turmoil. But by late in the week, relations between national leaders had descended into squabbling, exposing the political reality that every government was scrambling to contain the crisis within its own borders. Tensions between Sarkozy and Merkel got tense after the German government blasted a proposal (initially thought to have come from France) to create a 300 billion euro ($414 billion) European fund to bail out banks. At least one French newspaper reported that relations between Paris and Berlin were in crisis.
There was also tension with Ireland, whose government decided Monday to guarantee the deposits and debts of customers using the country's six largest banks. Ireland's European neighbors were furious that the country would act unilaterally on the matter (European Union law says countries must offer a minimum guarantee of 20,000 Euros, or about $27,600, on bank deposits, which is the current level offered in Germany). Britain is especially worried that people will shift their money from British to Irish bank accounts. By late in the week Greece had followed Ireland's lead in raising its guarantee on bank deposits, and late Friday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Britain would increase its guarantee on accounts from 35,000 euros ($48,300) to 50,000 euros ($69,000).
Further tensions flared because Sarkozy invited so few European leaders to the Paris summit.
"If the big countries and representatives of EU institutions meet today and hold discussions, it's not a good way of working," Finland's finance minister, Jyrki Katainen, said Saturday in a television interview. "We're all in the same boat."
Indeed, some analysts argue that small countries like Iceland potentially could be at greater risk than big countries because the assets of their banks (some of which are heavily exposed to markets) are multiple times greater than the size of their national economies. Finance ministers from 15 countries in the Euro currency zone are scheduled to meet Monday, and ministers from all 27 EU member states will meet Tuesday.
The irony over the finger-pointing is that European countries generally have embraced the capitalist model, albeit with more state intervention than in the United States. London is now a global financial center that rivals New York, and thousands of people in Paris and Frankfurt work in the financial sector. Even Sarkozy, despite his criticisms in the past week, has struck a balance between state intervention to help working families and encouragement of entrepreneurial spirit. One of his nicknames is "l'Americain."
(Sell is a McClatchy special correspondent.)
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Nestled in central California, the City of Fresno is one of the most picturesque in the state, and also the largest of California's inland municipalities. Fresno is the Spanish word for ash tree, and the city proudly displays one of its leaves in the center of its flag. For a town like that, especially in the middle of environmentally conscious California, the prospect of printing out $35,000 worth of paper documents each year, only to have them almost immediately shredded, was intolerable. Yet without a sound mobility solution in place, that's what was happening in one city bureau.
The city's Retirement Systems board members "need to look over agendas and files before a meeting, and much of that information is private," explained Paul Pedron, Fresno's information security supervisor. "So it would be printed out for them. They could mark it up and use it during the meeting and then everything was immediately shredded. It was costing us $35,000 a year to print out all those forms and then we were shredding them almost as soon as they cooled off."
Considering the poor return, Retirement Systems was the first organization the city targeted for a new mobility management rollout, one that would include city-owned mobile devices and a software backend to support and protect documents. After a six month study, Fresno went with Novell ZENworks Mobile Management for its mobility backbone. ZENworks allowed Fresno to create a platform-neutral backend that would support any type of mobile device with security policies, asset tracking and emergency wiping -- while keeping all of their data stored inhouse.
Novell senior product manager Jason Blackett said ZENworks runs completely within Fresno's own network, so city IT managers are always in control of the data. The software allows for documents that need to be shared to be placed into certain folders that can then be viewed securely by any authorized user on a mobile device.
"It's not about running an app," Blackett said. "ZENworks allows files to be placed into a sandbox so that they can be viewed by users with phones or other mobile devices. Control and ownership over those files is always maintained by the administrators who can set whether or not files can be modified, opened, printed or shared."
That is exactly how Fresno used ZENworks with its Retirement board. The city first purchased Apple iPads for board members, though the solution works with any platform. Instead of printing forms, documents needed for a meeting are placed into a special folder for board members through ZENworks.
"Users can highlight and mark up documents before a meeting, so if they have something they want to bring up to talk about, that information is saved for them," Pedron said. "But as soon as the meeting is over, the confidential files are removed from the folder and can no longer be accessed by the devices. And thankfully, there is no longer a need to print out documents that are almost immediately shredded."
The Retirement System board was just the beginning of mobility expansion for Fresno. With that in place, the city wanted to roll out mobile devices to help other departments improve their efficiency. And because ZENworks is platform neutral, the city is able to test different operating systems and smartphones to find the best one for every situation.
"The city purchased some devices that can be loaned out to different departments for several months as a trial period," Pedron said. "That way they can learn things, like they can't use Java with iOS. Once the perfect device is found, the city can purchase them, deploy them out to the users, and already have security policies in place and ready to go."
Fresno's Fire Department was the next group to adopt the mobile platform. After participating in the city's device loaner program, it determined Android-based phones would work best as the department needed access to Google applications. Once selected, it was only a matter of deploying the devices, because ZENworks was already configured and ready.
Some city departments need to use Windows-based devices like tablets and notebooks, especially those that use ActiveX and virtual private networks. Those platforms can also connect to ZENworks, so Fresno can deploy any mobile platform as needed.
In addition to keeping private data secure on its own servers, the platform lets Fresno track all city-owned devices. In the event that a device is lost or stolen, it can also be remotely wiped to make doubly sure that no protected data is ever compromised.
To date, the city has over 250 users in its mobility program. Fresno pays $750 per device for ongoing maintenance and about $30 per seat, plus the cost of the device itself. The city is in the process of collecting information about the savings that it's getting from the program in addition to the $35,000 it's saving on printing from Retirement Services. But Pedron \already sees an uptick in productivity. "Being able to allow field staff to use mobile devices while performing their jobs throughout the city without worrying about signal strength or having to find an access point, and to do it all securely, is invaluable to the City of Fresno," he said.
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The trial is wrapping up for a second man accused of taking part in a botched 2007 Miami-area burglary that ended with the fatal shooting of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor.
Closing arguments were set Tuesday for 25-year-old Jason Mitchell, one of five men from the Fort Myers area charged with murder in the case. The alleged shooter, Eric Rivera Jr., was convicted last fall of second-degree murder and sentenced to 57 years behind bars.
Prosecutors say Mitchell was the one who hatched the plan.
Evidence in Rivera's trial showed Taylor was fatally shot after confronting the would-be burglars in his home.
Two other men await trial. One has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and burglary.
Taylor was Pro Bowl safety who also starred at the University of Miami.


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Trends in antibiotic treatment of acute sinusitis in the last decade – evidence based study
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Background: antibiotics are basic in treatment of acute bacterial sinus infection.
Aim: which antibiotic classes are the most common used in clinical trials in treating acute bacterial sinusitis, according to EPOS 2007. guidelines.
Data sources: relevant English-language articles identified in the PubMed Central and MEDLINE databases.
Study selection: articles about antibiotic treatment of acute sinusitis in adults (19+years), all clinical trials, meta-analysis, practice guidelines and randomized controlled trials published in the last ten years. There were 91 articles, and 53 of them evaluated.
Data extraction: articles about complications, no-bacterial and chronic sinusitis, case-reports, surgical treatments.
Results: There are totally 15.456 patients in 53 clinical trials. Antibiotic-classes in evaluated trials: penicillin-gruop (49.06%), quinolons (35.86%), macrolids and ketolids (32.07%), cephalosporins (15.09%), carbapenems (3.77%). In relation to total number of treated patients, the most common antibiotics in observed period are from penicillin group (45%). Other antibiotics: quinolons 21.07%, telithoromycin 10.51%, cephalosporins 9.95%, macrolids 9.2%, and carbapenems in 4.24% treated patients. Short-course of antibiotic treatment (less than 7 days) confirmed as safe and effective in 80.7% trials.
Conclusion: Although is the amoxicillin and amoxicillin/clavulanate still the most common antibiotic in treatment of acute sinusitis, recent clinical trials are more based on second-line antibiotics, more in single-dose and in short-course treatment.


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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Roses are red and houses are blue
I had a great morning at the farmers market. Every time I attend I always end up meeting someone new. It really has a community feel... I know I have mentioned that before, but that is why I enjoy it so much.
Another beautiful bouquet. I managed to sneak away from my table and snag one. Can't you imagine these at a wedding with the white dress, and some pretty red and yellow accents? I also got a yummy loaf of bread.
So remember the great news that I mentioned a few posts ago...well we bought our first home!! I am so excited to finally own a home. It has been a dream of mine for so long. Its blue and cute, and only a two minute walk to the beach. It needs a little TLC but I have lots to give, and I am so excited to finally get to do things the way we like them.
Its so much fun planning out what colours to paint, and what I want my kitchen to look like ( it needs a reno:P), but everything in time. We get the keys on the Wednesday!! I will be keeping a scrap book of our new home and the updates we do. I hope to share my ideas with you and hopefully you can give me yours.
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
5 comments:
- AnonymousJune 26, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Looking at your house and you also mentioned the beach; have you ever been to Sweden? Sounds to me that you would love it there.ReplyDelete
Oh wow Mama! I am so excited for you. Seriously.ReplyDelete
It's so cute already...I like the blue, are you keeping that color?
How fun! Enjoy this new chapter in your life.
Kirsten! I am so excited for you--and the house is BEAUTIFUL! And a short walk to the beach--unbelievable--I'm saying Canada more and more now!ReplyDelete
Rockies...I have never been to Sweden, but it defiantly on my list.ReplyDelete
MoonMama...Thanks buddy, I am really excited! I think I want to paint the house so that it blends it a bit with the environment :P
Kelly...You gotta come to Canada! We are actually across the street from the water, and I have a view from my kitchen window, but to get to the beach its just a few minutes away.
Kirsten! Congrats on your new home! I can feel all the wonderful warmth that you are bringing to it already! Best, MarkReplyDelete


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If you love dogs and books, then you might enjoy reading to our friend Bessie, a bearded collie and a Reading Education Assistance Dog. At 3:50 p.m. on rain-free Thursday afternoons, Bessie will be here to greet you. Sign-ups are on-the-spot and in order, finishing by 5 p.m. Come and WOOF! I mean READ to Bessie.Sanibel Public Library
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
8 comments:
- Brian Barnes said...
Is it too much to ask that you do just the smallest bit of research on what spiders look like before drawing a cover?
I really like the "No Grave to Hold Him." It has my favorite mad scientist trope, that two geniuses come up with something completely unnecessary but the obviously driving macguffin of the story.
You can't have a good mad scientist yarn unless somebody with science advanced 200+ years ahead of time has the logical facilities of a 5 year old. Why not just set the thing to "good"? Why the good and evil switch? It's just asking for trouble!
BTW, did you notice in "Bondage in Stone" (also the title of my favorite dirty movie staring statues), that one of the robbers escaped the curse just by having his gargoyle destroyed? So much for fate!
- 1/23/2013
- Mr. Cavin said...
You know, in the annals of literature the concept of "overwritten" prose has never been quite so objective as it is in comics. That first story barely leaves room for the competent but sort of uninspired art. Something about the illustrator's awkward sense of the relationship between objects within the frame makes his layered depths look like collages, an effect I tend to like when it includes a group of withered dead people clumped up behind the protagonists. I think they look like they were all cut out of Aleister Crowley fashion catalogs and rearranged in panels here. I do wish that I saw the same verve in the foregrounds as I see in those amazing architectural backdrops (except the middle of page six, which looks as much like cutouts as the figures I was mentioning above). That splash shows some amazing technical drawing.
- 1/23/2013
- Turok1952 said...
The middle statue was the one occupied by Pierre Loutrec, the ancestor of the modern murderer Loutrec. The lightning shattered the gargoyle because Loutrec's murderous act had freed the ancestor within (middle top panel, p. 3).
I too loved the second story. You know, I wonder if it was supposed to be an origin story for what might have become a regular character? If so, were there ever any follow-on stories?
Egad and I agree about the giant spider body...rubbery-legged thing, isn't she? Yack!
- 1/23/2013
- Brian Barnes said...
Ah, thanks Turok1952, I missed that bit. My mind/body dial must have been all the way to body!
- 1/23/2013
- Karswell said...
I thought it was a giant tick on the cover when I first got this issue, which would've been a little closer, I guess. What, no jabs at the Schools Need You ad??!!
- 1/25/2013
- Mestiere said...
The first story happens in France starting on March 14, 1940 and continuing for an unknown amount of time (enough for Loutrec to get rich). Somehow people managed to go on with their lives despite the Nazi invasion of France.
In the second story the scientist's personality and memories are in his brain but the personality (and memories!) of the criminal are in his body. I don't remember seeing such a concept before.
As for the crowded schools ad, 1953 was near the middle of the baby boom. People knew that overcrowding would become an even more serious issue in the near future. It's a good thing that — judging from the ad — Clark Kent was on our side.
- 1/25/2013
- Turok1952 said...
You know, I just thought of something that should have been evident right away: The professor was brilliant, but the granddaughter, well...
She actuslly believed that chloral hydrate would have knocked out... a robot?
Oh, well.... I didn't catch it at first either... duh me! :)
- 1/26/2013
- Karswell said...
>She actuslly believed that chloral hydrate would have knocked out... a robot?
Maybe if you dumped a whole barrel on it?
Double dose of Eerie (Avon style) up next!
- 1/27/2013


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Tim Cahill helps Red Bulls knock off Dynamo 3-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Tim Cahill scored the fastest goal in MLS history, and the New York Red Bulls beat the Houston Dynamo 3-0 on Sunday to extend their unbeaten streak to seven games.
New York (16-9-8) took over first place in the Eastern Conference and has the best record in the league with one game remaining. Houston's five-game unbeaten streak was snapped, and the Dynamo (13-11-9) are sixth in the East with one game remaining. The top five teams in each conference make the playoffs.
"It's a big win for us," New York coach Mike Petke said. "We knew we were going to be under pressure. We were willing to give up a lot of possession because at the end of the day, we knew if we were solid in our defending and our shape, we weren't worried about how long they had the ball because we knew they wouldn't break through."
WATCH:Cahill's record goal
BOX SCORE:Red Bulls 3, Dynamo 0
Cahill put New York ahead 8 seconds into the game, getting a pass from Dax McCarty, heading it forward and sending a blast from outside the upper right box to inside the near post.
The previous fastest goal in MLS history was Dwayne De Rosario's score 11 seconds into a 2003 game.
"It's a great feeling because how much the goal meant for us to settle down straight in the game," Cahill said. "We didn't have to chase the game, and after that, we just had to keep our position. For me, it was a special goal. Definitely a special goal and something I won't forget because the meaning of our team."
New York extended the lead to 2-0 in the 65th minute. After Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall batted a ball away, Peguy Luyindula headed it back into the box and Ibrahim Sekagya converted another header for the goal.
Second-half substitute Bradley Wright-Phillips closed out the scoring in the 75th minute. He almost had another one in the 90th minute, but his header went off the cross bar.
New York goalkeeper Luis Robles made a solid stop on Will Bruin's shot in the first half, preserving a 1-0 lead.
"Disappointing afternoon, it's an obvious one," Houston coach Dominic Kinnear said. "Even at 1-0, after that we had our chances to get back into the game and obviously some misplays led to them getting more goals. So we're disappointed, we need to win and get a positive result next Sunday with a little bit of help from some friends around the league and then hopefully we can join the playoffs."


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Kobe Bryant to Lakers critics: 'Everybody, shut up'
Win five rings. Then you can talk like this to your fans.
Kobe Bryant wants Los Angeles Lakers fans to be patient. The team is 0-2, Steve Nash is hurt and coach Mike Brown's system is drawing ire. But Bryant has won five titles with the Lakers, and he is sick of the criticism.
"I'll say it for (Brown): Everybody, shut up," Bryant told news reporters in a candid interview at practice Thursday. "Let us work, and at the end of the day, you'll be happy with the result."
INJURY:Nash doubtful for Clippers game
His point is a simple one: The Lakers brought in Nash and Dwight Howard and Antawn Jamison and Jodie Meeks this season. They run a complicated version of the Princeton offense. They didn't play much together during the preseason.
So, of course it's going to take a while to mesh. And if you don't get that, Bryant has some thoughts on your intellect.
"I just I don't understand," Bryant said. "The city here, for me, not trying to bite my tongue and not calling them dumb, which I kind of just did, but they've seen us win multiple championships here playing in an offense that was tough to learn. ... They know how that stuff works. So for them to be so stupid now and say, 'Let Steve dribble the ball around and create opportunities for everybody. Let Dwight post up. Or let me iso.'
"I won't say idiotic, but it's close."
RIVALRY:Clippers "not concerned about" Lakers
The latest loss was a tough one. The Lakers traveled from Los Angeles, where they lost their opener to the Dallas Mavericks, north to face the Portland Trail Blazers. The result was a 116-106 upset, with Nash bruising his leg in the process. He's listed as doubtful for Friday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
But the offense, Bryant says, isn't the problem. The Lakers shot 50% from the field and out-rebounded the Blazers 45-30.
"We're scoring a lot of points, efficiently," said Bryant, who scored 30 points in the loss. "So, I mean, that's not what we're hanging our hats on in terms of why we're losing the games. We're not executing the defense, which has a lot to do with guys not being on the same page and working together."
The Blazers scored 92 points in the first three quarters and shot 50.6% from the field. They had 12 turnovers to the Lakers' 24.
The biggest scapegoat has been Brown. He replaced Phil Jackson, who won six rings with the Chicago Bulls and five with the Lakers. Brown was labeled an underachiever when he couldn't win a ring with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ethos is part of the issue.
"The only thing that changes is now you have Mike Brown telling everybody to be patient when, back then, you had Phil Jackson telling everybody to shut up," Bryant said. "I think the critics are more likely to take runs at him than they would at Phil Jackson."
Adjustments will be made. Urgency will increase. But Bryant says that's no reason to start screaming about firing the coach.
"I'm always surprised when I lose," Bryant said. "But, at the same time, it's pretty entertaining to me. Nobody wants to win here more than me. Nobody. Nobody. And I'm not panicking over it or jumping off a bridge because we're 0-2."


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