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10-Day Weather Forecast, Pemuteran (Bali)
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Sebastian Vettel says questioning his credentials as a quadruple world champion is "disrespectful". After four consecutive titles successes, culminating in the ultra-dominant second half of the 2013...
Sebastian Vettel says questioning his credentials as a quadruple world champion is "disrespectful".
After four consecutive titles successes, culminating in the ultra-dominant second half of the 2013 season, the German has struggled even to match Red Bull newcomer Daniel Ricciardo this year with a less competitive and unreliable car.
Monaco, for example, was a particularly fraught weekend for Vettel, who was rarely confident his RB10 would even keep running.
"I have had many problems with the car," he said in an interview published on Wednesday by the German broadcaster RTL.
"So it's hard to get in your rhythm and get the best out of yourself," said Vettel, 26.
He said he is dealing with the "frustration" of 2014 by playing sports between races, taking out one of his road cars or indulging his new passion, motorcycling.
In another interview this week, with the German magazine Sport Bild, he blasted as "bullsh*t" any speculation the frustation might trigger his Red Bull exit.
Also irking him is the suggestion 2014 is showing Vettel's true colours - not as 'great' a driver in anything other than an ultra-dominant car.
"Looking back, I only had one race without problems. That was Malaysia," he told RTL.
"Again, I think it's just important to stay true to yourself -- if the car is not working, you can be the best driver in the world, the victories will not come.
"I think if you want to make a comparison," said Vettel, "I remember when Michael (Schumacher) came back with Mercedes and the car was just not on the same level as him, maybe not at the level of his Ferrari.
"But there were many people who said 'Then Michael was just lucky when he won everything with Ferrari'. But as I said, at some point you have already proved enough to yourself and to the others."
Indeed, he hit back at his critics who suggest Vettel is not a worthy quadruple world champion, on the level of some of F1's other multiple-title greats.
"Yes," said the German, "unfortunately in our day and age it is quite normal that you come to such judgements very quickly. I think you have to learn to deal with it.
"It's very easy to say something or write something. Of course it's a pity and it's a bit like kindergarten, but sadly it's like that in formula one. Everyone thinks everyone has something to hide."
Asked if he thinks suggestions he has 'forgotten how to drive' are even disrespectful, Vettel answered: "That's the way the world is now. In a way it is disrespectful, because these people do not know the background.
"Often they don't even want to know the background - they want to know how controversial and not-so-great it is, not how wonderfully everything is going."


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Hi, sorry for the extremely basic question, but I'm confused about something. I'm studying for my next computer science exam, and looking over past tests. One of the questions gives us three different methods and asks us to write statements to invoke them, which sounds really easy, and I thought that I had done it correctly. However, my professor gave us the correct output, and apparently, when you invoke a method and run the program, Java is supposed to output "methodWhatever has been invoked.", which my program isn't doing.
I'm very confused. I thought that to invoke a method, all you had to do was pass it actual arguments that correspond to the method's parameters, but I'm doing that, and I'm still not getting any output. Maybe I'm missing something?
These are the methods that we're supposed to invoke:
public int fancyOpA (int x, String y){ return 0; } public double fancyOpB (int x, double y){ return 0; } public static double fancyOpC (int x, int y){ return 0; }
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int invokeA = fancyOpA(6, "bluh"); double invokeB = fancyOpB(6, f); double invokeC = fancyOpC(6,7);


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NEW ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCIES (ASTs) SIGNED ON OR AFTER 1 JUNE 2019
Holding Deposit (per tenancy) — One week's rent
This is to reserve a property. Please Note: This will be withheld if any relevant person (including any guarantor(s)) withdraw from the tenancy, fail a Right-to-Rent check, provide materially significant false or misleading information, or fail to sign their tenancy agreement (and / or Deed of Guarantee) within 15 calendar days (or other Deadline for Agreement as mutually agreed in writing).
Security Deposit (per tenancy. Rent under £50,000 per year) — Five weeks' rent
This covers damages or defaults on the part of the tenant during the tenancy.
Security Deposit (per tenancy. Rent of £50,000 or over per year) — Six weeks' rent
This covers damages or defaults on the part of the tenant during the tenancy.
Unpaid Rent
Interest at 3% above the Bank of England Base Rate from Rent Due Date until paid in order to pursue non-payment of rent. Please Note: This will not be levied until the rent is more than 14 days in arrears.
Lost Key(s) or other Security Device(s)
Tenants are liable to the actual cost of replacing any lost key(s) or other security device(s). If the loss results in locks needing to be changed, the actual costs of a locksmith, new lock and replacement keys for the tenant, landlord any other persons requiring keys will be charged to the tenant. If extra costs are incurred there will be a charge of £15 per hour (inc. VAT) for the time taken replacing lost key(s) or other security device(s).
Reservation Fee
A reservation fee will be received to secure the property during the referencing stage and will form part of your initial payment prior to occupation of the property. It is held by RE/MAX Property Group as stakeholders between the parties. This reservation fee is non-refundable except in the circumstances that the landlord changes his/her/their mind about letting the property. If your reference/s is/are rejected, the reservation fee will be refunded less £240 (incl. VAT) tenancy set up fee, £48 (incl. VAT) referencing fee per applicant/guarantor, £180 (incl. VAT) cancellation charge, and bank charges when applicable. The proposed move-in date is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, full cleared funds and approval of the landlord. You have also confirmed that you intend to use the property as your main or only residence, that the detailed information you have given in the referencing form is correct and that you agree to references being taken from the referees, as stated.
Taking up references
RE/MAX Property Group engage an independent referencing company to perform reference checks. All prospective tenants will be asked to complete an application form. Once the form is submitted, it typically takes 72 to 96 hours to finish the report. In order to avoid any hold-ups in the referencing process, please kindly inform & authorise your landlord, employer, accountant (if any) and personal referee to respond to the referencing company without delay.
Tenancy Agreement
After the referencing stage, the tenancy agreement (a legally binding document between the landlord and you) will be drawn up. This agreement must be signed by all tenants and the landlord (or RE/MAX Property Group on the landlord's behalf).
Standing Order Mandate
You will be asked to sign a standing order mandate to make monthly rental payments to the landlord / RE/MAX Property Group. If you pay rent directly to your landlord's bank account and your landlord is not resident in the UK, you will be responsible for applying the provisions of the HM Revenue and Customs Non-Resident Landlords scheme for taxing UK rental income and should ask us for advice on this. This may mean that you have to deduct tax from the rent and pay to HM Revenue and Customs on behalf of your landlord. These provisions do not apply where you are paying your rent to RE/MAX.
Initial Payment
The initial payment must be received by RE/MAX Property Group as cleared funds prior to possession being given and keys being released and usually consists of the following:
(Up to 6 months' rent may be requested if you do not satisfy the income requirements or are unable to provide a satisfactory UK guarantor. In this instance, you will most likely be a student from overseas. Guarantors from overseas are not acceptable. Therefore 6 months' rent in advance is required and the subsequent monthly rent will be payable from the end of the first month.)
(Up to 8 weeks deposit may be required if you have a pet to cover the added risk of property damage)
(Contract negotiation, agreeing/amending terms, setting up/arranging tenancy and preparing the tenancy agreement and tenancy related documents)
(Identity, immigration and visa confirmation, financial credit checks, obtaining references from current or previous employers/landlords and any other relevant information to assess affordability and suitability)
(Setting up and preparing guarantor agreement)
(Dependent upon the number of bedrooms, ranging from £120 (incl. VAT) for a studio/one bedroom apartment to £156 (incl. VAT) for a four bedroom property. Larger properties will be quoted on an individual basis by the independent inventory clerk. Aborted appointments will be charged at £36 (incl. VAT) + cost. Please ask your agent for details)
During the tenancy (if applicable)
Other Fees and Charges
(Obtaining necessary permissions, sourcing providers and travel costs)
(Where actions of the tenants result in a call out by the agent or nominated contractor attending the property to remedy a situation of the tenants' making, time to remedy the situation is charged at the prevailing rate)
(Dependent on the size of the property, Prices start from £180 (incl. VAT) for a studio/one bedroom property plus £50 (incl. VAT) for each additional room. In addition, carpet cleaning will be charged at £50 (incl. VAT) per room. Fee will be deducted from the security deposit)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Robinson Cano is switching agents from Scott Boras to a new company formed by musician Jay-Z's Roc Nation and CAA Sports.
Cano will be represented in baseball matters by CAA Sports' Brodie Van Wagenen. The New York Yankees second baseman is making $15 million this season and can become a free agent at the end of the World Series.
While the Yankees usually wait for contracts to expire before negotiating new agreements with players, they have said they hope to reach a deal with the 30-year-old Cano while he remains under their control.
The new company, Roc Nation Sports, is led by Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, and Juan Perez, who will be company president.
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This is a day for you to show just what you're made of, you will excel yourself. You will shine as bright as the sun and your self-confidence will be contagious. Days don't come much better than this!
You will enjoy yourself and have fun whether you are working, socialising with friends or family, or enjoying a day's holiday.
You may receive good news today concerning children or the conception or birth of a much-wanted baby.


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Om Swastiastu! Your Tour of Bali should be a trip of a lifetime and as such, we are happy to accommodate special interests and alternative activities on your Bali Tour. Most of our tours are 8-12 days filled with the activities YOU want. Just tell us your passion and your ideas for your own perfect Bali tour, and we can help you design it. Balifornian Tours is the premier custom tour company serving Bali, Indonesia and Asia.
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Balifornian Tours is the premier custom tour company serving Bali, Indonesia and Asia. We provide special interest guided tours and travel to small groups. We personally lead each tour to ensure you have the most full and rewarding experience possible while in Bali. When you travel with us, you are family.
Our Bali tours are ecologically tailor-made for each group, be it focused on culture and sacred ceremonies, spa and yoga, surfing or a mix of everything, we craft each tour with each participant to make sure your desires and dreams are fulfilled.
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We will show you Bali's deep culture along with the adventure of YOUR choosing. Contact us now to see how we can help. Each tour is carefully matched with each participant to ensure you see what YOU want. Some concentrations include, art, cooking, adventure, music, dance, photography, spa/massage, yoga/healthy living, surfing, shopping trips, just relaxing on the best beaches in the world, and many more. Just let us know your passions and we will design the ultimate holiday vacation directly with you.
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Concert Review: Big Sean's guest-filled homecoming packs a wallop at The Palace
AUBURN HILLS -- The title of Big Sean's 2011 debut album, "Finally Famous," seemed a bit premature.
But on Saturday night, Dec. 1, at The Palace, it was right on target.
Though the Detroit rapper didn't quite sell out the arena as he proclaimed from the stage, a healthy and exuberant (and extremely youthful) crowd of 9,000 witnessed the 24-year-old MC's undeniable arrival as a big-stage star with an energetic and star-studded -- Kanye West, Common, Mike Posner, Pusha T, J. Cole and more -- hour-and-50-minute celebration. There was plenty of firepower on stage and even some actual fire during a couple of songs, but none of that would have meant much if Big Sean himself didn't bring a powerhouse performance of sharply delivered rhymes and a genuinely confident and commanding physical presence.
The sense of moment did get to him at one point, however, as the MC broke into tears during "Memories," sitting down at one point to compose himself.
"I'm not faking it," he told the crowd. "I love you guys so ... much, man. This (stuff) will be all over the Internet. I don't care. I got emotions."
The Palace crowd -- which included Denaun Porter and Bizarre of D12 and Royce Da 5'9" -- only offered more love in response, chanting "Big Sean!" while he got back into gear.
Backstage afterward, Big Sean -- who had pointed out his parents and brother from the stage -- acknowledged the "emotional rollercoaster" he experienced.
A Detroit flavor dominated the night, of course, from the opening acts -- locals Paradime and Danny Brown and Flint's John Connor -- to the announcement of the Sean Michael Anderson Foundation, which will focus on education and school-based initiatives when it ramps up in a couple of months.
The opening video depicted Big Sean and his crew hitting a couple local landmarks in preparation for the big show, even disarming a party store robbery when the gunman recognized the rapper.
He and his four-piece group then hit the tri-level stage with "Guap," the bouncy first single from his upcoming sophomore album "Hall of Fame" -- due out in early 2013 -- and promising that "Tonight we're going hard!"
Big Sean did just that throughout a show that focused on material from "Finally Famous" and his latest mixtape, "Detroit," but even his earlier material such as "Too Fake" and "Supa Dupa Lemonade" was abundantly familiar to this hometown crowd.
Big Sean also went deep with the night's first guest, good pal (and Birmingham Groves grad) Mike Posner, as the two joined forces for the early mixtape favorite "Smoke & Drive" and were then joined by Sayitainttone and Earlly Mac for the "Detroit" track "Woke Up." J. Cole recreated his guest appearance on "24 Karats of Gold," then gave Big Sean a potty break while he did his own hit "Can't Get Enough." Following animated performances of "Mula" and "Marvin & Chardonnay," a by then shirtless Sean was joined by Pusha T for "Don't Like" and then "Mercy" from the G.O.O.D. Music compilation "Cruel Summer."
Common made a brief appearance for a bit of his hit "The Light," while Nicki Minaj made her "Dance (A$$)" cameo via video.
All of this, of course, had The Palace fans in an advanced state of ecstasy, but the roof just about blew off the arena when West -- whose late arrival delayed Saturday's show by about 40 minutes -- came out for the "Cruel Summer" hit "Clique," also joined by Common, Pusha T and Teyana Taylor. The quintet ended the show by rolling through a reprise of "Mercy" and many salutations to Big Sean, who said he was "proud of my city." But it was North Carolinian J. Cole who put the night in the best perspective.
"I hope everyone in this (place) realizes how important this moment is for Detroit, man," he noted. "There's no other rapper in Detroit who can do this other than Eminem."
In other words, Big Sean IS famous -- finally.


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You guys asked for it so here it is. This is another enemy from the Mario series known as a Blooper. It was at one point called a Bloober when Paper Mario came out the character's name was changed. So here is "how to draw a Blooper", step by step from Paper Mario. These white colored squid like creatures are seen consistently throughout the Mario series. Whether they be in the water, on land or wherever they can become a nuisance to completing a level you will most likely run into Bloopers. I actually think that they are kind of cute because they remind me of chibi squid like creatures. Anyways drawing Bloopers will be a lot easier than you think. I will return so have fun, be happy, and enjoy your time on Dragoart.com.
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WV DELI, WV-READS, and Listen Eastern West Virginia users, please take note of the following message from Overdrive re: iOS7 upgrade and possible issues.
Apple released iOS 7 yesterday and many of your Apple users may have upgraded their device(s) or will be upgrading in the near future.
When an existing OverDrive Media Console (OMC) user upgrades to iOS 7, the app will fail when trying to open a DRM-protected eBook. New or first time users of OMC are unaffected by this issue.
We are resolving the issue but in the meantime, here are immediate remedies for users:
1) Re-authenticate the app with their existing or a new Adobe ID. Refer to the iOS section of this Help article for assistance. (Recommended)
2) Uninstall and re-install OMC which will also require the user to re-authorize with Adobe. IMPORTANT NOTE: A re-install will clear a user's bookshelf, history, and app settings.
Audiobook users won't notice that anything is different unless they attempt to download parts of audiobooks they already downloaded to OMC before upgrading to iOS 7. A user will receive an error message informing them to download the title again.


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Established eight years ago during the World Conservation Congress in Thailand, the Harold Jefferson Coolidge Memorial Medal will go to a conservation professional who has made outstanding contributions to the conservation of nature and natural resources.
Late Harold Jefferson Coolidge, born in Boston in 1904, was one of the founders of IUCN, a former president of the Union and its principal fundraiser from 1948 to the 1980s. He founded and chaired the Species Survival and National Parks Commission of IUCN, and was the first to bring women scientists into international conservation research. He influenced the lives of many students and professionals wishing to achieve the goals of conservation and environment protection.
The winner of the Harold Jefferson Coolidge Memorial Medal will be presented at the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Republic of Korea, 6-15 September 2012.
Nominees shall be individuals who have made internationally significant contributions to effective conservation in one or more of the following ways:
- Inspiration and support to individuals enabling them to become leading conservationists.
- Exceptional contribution to the establishment of conservation institutions, or expanding the scope of existing ones.
- Creation or implementation of international conservation initiatives.
Anybody can nominate an individual.
Click here to nominate an individual via our online system.
Please note that organizations are not eligible, nor are current staff of IUCN, and individuals may not nominate themselves.
The prize will be awarded on the recommendation of an award jury consisting of five serving members of the IUCN Constituency Committee and three eminent conservation leaders who knew Harold Jefferson Coolidge well and/or understand his conservation ideals.
We encourage you to use the online system if possible, which will greatly assist the collation of nominees. However, if you have limited internet access, you can write to [email protected] and we will send you a form to return via fax/post.
The deadline for nominations is 30 September 2011.


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Location: Site Allotment on Church Site
The Grow project provides a place where people can learn how to grow food in a sociable and supportive atmosphere. The 1,000 square meter community allotment has a large poly-tunnel as well as raised beds, and can grow a wide variety of vegetables, fruit, and flowers. All welcome!


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'Get on Up' Trailer: James Brown Wants You to Get Up Off of That Thing
In the second trailer for Tate Taylor's James Brown biopic 'Get on Up,' we're informed that James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) made it to soul superstardom without — and perhaps in spite of — his mother (Viola Davis), who only came into his life once he achieved success.
And as this is the second trailer, it must be noted how weird the music selections have been in advertising this movie. The film looks to focus a lot on his early career (though we see he goes to Vietnam), so choosing the song "Get Up Offa That Thing" is odd as it's from 1976. Perhaps the film will conclude with James Brown performing "Living in America" for the 'Rocky IV' soundtrack. Still, Brown wrote great music, and it's weird that they're either modernizing or using other people's music to sell the film.
Here's the film's synopsis:
In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award®-nominated blockbuster The Help, Tate Taylor directs 42's Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in Get on Up. Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Boseman is joined in the drama by Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Tika Sumpter, Jill Scott and Dan Aykroyd.


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U.S. Steel Trails AK Steel, Steel Dynamics as Citigroup Says Sell
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Steel stocks are rallying big today--though U.S. Steel (X) is rallying less than some others.
Shares of U.S. Steel have gained 1.9% to $26.07 at 10:56 a.m. following a Citigroup downgrade, even as AK Steel (AKS) has risen 3.8% to $6.52, Steel Dynamics (STLD) has climbed 4.4% to $17.02 and Reliance Steel (RS) has advanced 3.7% to $71.68. Nucor (NUE) has jumped 1.2% to $48.77.
Citigroup's Brian Yu and Daniel Knauff explain why they downgraded U.S. Steel:
We are downgrading [U.S. Steel] to Sell from Neutral with a lowered target of $23/sh as steel prices correct. [U.S. Steel] appears stronger with new management removing costs but this may not be enough in a falling price environment. [U.S. Steel] shares a high R2 of 0.78 to [hot tolled coil steel] prices and, in our view this is unlikely to change given the company's captive iron ore mines, which provide a raw materials advantage but also greater fixed over variable cost structure.
The latest data shows HRC at $660/ton after reaching a high of $685/ton in early January. Average transaction prices per CRU topped $678/ton in early January and most recently stood at $670/ton. Our current forecast is that HRC pricing will average $630/ton for 2H14, driving our 2014 EBITDA estimate of $1,167 mln, 15% below consensus of $1,382 mln.
While falling steel prices could also hit AK Steel, Yu and Knauff say, Nucor and Buy-rated Steel Dynamics should do better. BofA Merrill Lynch upgraded Steel Dynamics and Reliance Steel to Buy from Neutral today.


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Can I camouflage my split ends until I have time for a trim?
Yes. Your tips will look healthier if you keep them hydrated, says celeb hairstylist Ashley Javier. Put on a leave-in conditioner before you blow-dry. Then run a flatiron over just the ends to seal the cuticles so they look glossy. The conditioner will protect against styling damage, he says.


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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation is looking into a nightclub altercation that allegedly involved Olympic hopeful Lolo Jones.
Jones reportedly argued early Saturday with a woman before bouncers at the Roomers club separated them. Police say no charges were filed.
USBSF spokeswoman Amanda Bird says the federation is interviewing athletes and witnesses and would act if needed when the process ends.
Jones did not return requests for comment. Jones is an Olympic hurdler entering her second bobsled season. She's been criticized for joking about her bobsledding prize money, once challenged former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand to race without knowing he was paralyzed, and has been ripped for her lucrative sponsorship deals.


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If a new U.S. Energy Department forecast holds true, diesel and gasoline prices during April through September should be the same as they were a year ago and will move lower into next year.
In its Short Term Energy and Summer Fuels Outlook, the Energy Information Administration predicts diesel fuel prices, which averaged $3.95 per gallon last summer, are projected to fall slightly to an average of $3.94 per gallon this summer.
For the entire year, the EIA is forecasting diesel will average $3.90 per gallon, the same as it predicted last month, while next year it's expected to average $3.80 per gallon
Regular-grade gasoline retail prices, which averaged $3.69 per gallon last summer, will average $3.63 per gallon during the current summer driving season it is predicted. The projected monthly average regular retail gasoline price falls from $3.69 per gallon in May to $3.57 per gallon in September. For all of 2013 it's expected average price is $3.55 per gallon, before falling to $3.38 in 2014.
The report says the price projections through the summer reflect falling prices for the cost of crude oil, best represented by the Brent crude oil price, which averages about $108 per barrel this summer compared with the $109-per-barrel average of last summer.
Projected consumption of distillate fuel, which includes diesel fuel and heating oil, should average 3.7 million barrels per day this summer, up 20,000 or 0.6% from last summer, driven by increasing manufacturing output and foreign trade.
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However, EIA explains distillate inventories typically build during the summer season in preparation for the heating season. This summer, the build is forecast to average about 110,000 barrels per day compared to the anomalous 35,000 barrels per day draw recorded last summer, but similar to the previous five-year average summer build of 71,000 barrels per day.
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Actual distance driven: 4,504 km
THEN: In the earliest days of road travel through New Brunswick, the main highway led west down the Bay of Fundy from Moncton to Saint John, then turned north to pass through Fredericton and on up to Quebec.
It was only when the Trans-Canada Highway was being planned in the 1950s that Saint John was bypassed. Instead, the new TCH came halfway through from Moncton, then turned at Sussex and stayed north to take a more direct route to Fredericton. The 1949 Act that laid out the rules for the Trans-Canada said the highway should take "the shortest practicable route," and that clearly didn't include heading down to Saint John.
That route through Sussex, though, became known as Suicide Alley because it was often clogged with large trucks and far too many cars, all driving too fast between the two cities on two-lane roads that had not anticipated such volume of traffic. So in the 1990s, the government of New Brunswick obtained federal funding to help it put through an entirely new road: a four-laner, with centre medians so wide that oncoming traffic was often hidden behind broad stretches of woodland.
There was only one problem. This was an expensive highway to construct and the government didn't have the money, so it announced there would be a toll charge to use the road.
I'll be in Fredericton tomorrow. Catch up with me then to find out what happened.
NOW: When Dr. Perry Doolittle drove down from Moncton to Saint John in 1925, in the first few days of his cross-Canada road trip with a Model-T Ford, he stopped at "a silver fox farm near Moncton." The film clip that became a record of his journey shows the foxes loose at the farm, and a couple of workers with them. You can watch it here.
Salisbury, just off the Trans-Canada, is known as "the home of the silver fox," thanks to the prolific breeding of foxes in the area at the turn of the last century. At one time, every farmer around kept foxes, raised for their pelts, and those pelts could fetch up to $1,000 each at the auction house.
Not any more. Today, there's only one farm left in the area, a small operation with about 800 foxes, and the owner is understandably nervous about talking to a journalist. Anti-fur activists are known to break into farms in the States and in Europe and release all the animals. But as Ron Steeves says, those animals are only used to life in captivity and die quickly in the wild, either from starvation or out on the road.
It's hard work being a fox farmer, he says: "Nobody in their right mind would do what I've done, and I've been in the business 30 years now." There's no time off, and foxes are fickle animals, not simple to breed. "You could come home at night and just throw some food at them – and some people have no choice but to do that, to work another job – but I don't call that farming," he says.
"But I always liked the foxes. If you enjoy what you're doing, then it really isn't work."
There was another nearby farm until recently, but when owner Bruce Williams died, nobody wanted to take it on. It now lies derelict.
The bottom dropped out of the industry in the late 1980s, Ron says, when fashion demands turned against real fur. Those thousand-dollar pelts sold for just $38 each in the early '90s, but the market has begun to return again with new demand from China and Russia. Now a pelt can sell for as much as $250, but there's never a guarantee of price – fur farmers don't have a marketing board to regulate prices.
Ron and his daughter Tina and partner Marilyn took me for a tour of the operation, but they didn't want me taking any photos – while they're proud of the standards they keep and the care they provide their foxes, they want to maintain a low profile. Ironic really, in "the home of the silver fox."
SOMETHING DIFFERENT … I met Doug Sentell at the Salisbury Big Stop. He told me the history of fox breeding in the area, which morphed into a proud promotion of his town. And then I checked the spelling of his name.
"Two Ls at the end," he said. "Make sure you get it right – there are only five of us in Canada."
Only five? Is the name that unusual?
"Well, there's me, there's my cousin Frank, and then my son Peter and his two boys. There aren't any others in this country. It's an American name, I think. There are about 37 Sentells in the States, but that's all."
Doug's been working at the Big Stop since it was opened in 1997, when his son helped design it for the Irvings. Ten years ago, he established a table staffed by volunteers that raises money for breast cancer research by selling raffle tickets toward a prize – right now, there's a new Mini Cooper to be won.
"In nine years, that table took in a million dollars," he says. "Last year, we raised $84,000 more. Pretty good for just a table and a couple of volunteers."


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OLLY MURS and Benedict Cumberbatch back new anti-poverty drive as poll conducted by UK poverty charity reveals that people in Scotland are the most likely to donate to charity this Christmas.
In a survey of over 2000 adults, 28 per cent of Scots said they plan on donating this Christmas compared to a national average of 24 per cent.
The figures are released as part of the Turn2us No Cold Homes campaign which is raising money to support those struggling to keep their home warm this winter.
Simon Hopkins, chief executive of Turn2us said: "Christmas is an important time for many and an especially crucial time for charities that rely on those who support good causes.
''Our No Cold Homes campaign, which is raising money to help those struggling to heat their home this winter, is just one way that people can help others this Christmas.
''A third of those struggling won't speak to friends or family about their situation which is why the role of charities in raising awareness is so important."
The charity launched its biggest ever celebrity auction last week.
An Armani cardigan from Benedict Cumberbatch, a trademark trilby from singing sensation Olly Murs, and a signed Team GB cycling top from Sir Chris Hoy are amongst the dozens of items being auctioned in support of the campaign.
The Turn2us celebrity clothes auction runs until 9 December.
For more information, please visit www.turn2us.org.uk/NoColdHomes.


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Obama marks groundbreaking for Smithsonian African-American museum
WASHINGTON — A small Bible that once belonged to Nat Turner, the leader of an 1831 slave insurrection in Virginia, will be there. So, too, will be the coffin that held the body of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old whose 1955 murder helped mobilize the civil rights movement.
And there will be art, music, fashion and posters from the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama, the first African-American president, who helped break ground Wednesday for the nation's first national museum dedicated exclusively to African-American life, art, history and culture.
"This day has been a long time coming," Obama said, speaking under a white tent erected on the National Mall at the future site of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the 19th museum in the Smithsonian collection.
The president called the museum, which is to open in 2015, "not just an achievement for our time, but a monument for all time." He said he hoped that it not only would preserve history, but also inspire future generations, including his daughters, Sasha and Malia.
"When our children look at Harriet Tubman's shawl or Nat Turner's Bible I don't want them to be seen as figures somehow larger than life. I want them to see how ordinary Americans could do extraordinary things," Obama said. "I want my daughters to see the shackles that bound slaves on their voyage across the ocean and understand that injustice and evil exist in the world. But I also want them to hear Louis Armstrong's horn. ..."I want them to appreciate this museum not just as a record of tragedy, but as a celebration of life."
Years in the making — the president noted that it was African-American veterans of the Civil War who first called for the recognition — the museum gained steam only in this century, and former President George W. Bush signed legislation creating it in 2003. Former first lady Laura Bush attended the groundbreaking, saying the museum would "pay tribute to the many lives known and unknown that have so immeasurably enriched our nation."
The federal government will cover half the estimated $500 million cost of the museum; the rest is to be raised privately.
Some critics have questioned the wisdom of separate ethnic and racial museums — a Latino-American museum is in the planning stage and the Smithsonian also has a National Museum of the American Indian — but creators of the African-American museum said they were hoping it would be seen as part of the American experience.
"This will be a museum that will have moments to make one cry, to ponder the pain of slavery and segregation but also will be a museum that soars on the resiliency of people," said its director, Lonnie Bunch.
Though preservationists have decried adding more buildings to the National Mall, the spot is the last available there, and Obama called the location fitting. It's near the corner of 14th Street N.W. and Constitution Avenue N.W. The president and other speakers noted that slaves once were traded on the mall and helped build nearby "pillars of democracy," including the Capitol and the White House.
The museum is also near the site of the Lincoln Memorial, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his 1963 "I have a dream'' speech, and in the shadow of the Washington Monument, honoring the first president, who freed his slaves in his will.
"It is on this spot that generations will remember the sometimes difficult, often inspirational, but always central role that African-Americans have played in the life of our country," Obama said.
Though the president and the bill's sponsors, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and Republican Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a former senator, spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony, they didn't wield shovels.
The museum's collections are still a work in progress, but Wayne Clough, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, said they'd collected about 20,000 artifacts and were on the hunt for more.
Acquisitions include shackles worn by slaves brought from Africa, one of the few framed portraits of abolitionist Tubman known to exist, her personal hymnbook and a lace shawl that England's Queen Victoria gave her.
There are also shards of glass from the 1963 church bombing that killed four girls in Birmingham, Ala., a Jim Crow-era railroad car, Chuck Berry's red Cadillac convertible, an airplane flown by the Tuskegee airmen and a powder horn carried into battle by Prince Simbo, an African-American from Connecticut who fought in the Revolutionary War.
There's also art by Charles Alston, John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence and Lorna Simpson and works from the Black Fashion Museum, including a dress that Rosa Parks sewed shortly before her 1955 arrest in Montgomery, Ala., for refusing to sit in the back of a bus.
"Everyone who visits will realize we are all touched, shaped and enriched by African-American history and culture, all day, every day," Bunch said.
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simonshack wrote:Well, (*drum roll*) several hours of the GOOD DAY 9/11 broadcast have recently been uploaded (in 2012) to the 9/11 archives. The problem is, the first and crucial 58min section of it only lasts for 15min or so - whereafter it goes blank (or actually black) for the remaining 43 minutes! Check it out for yourself:
http://archive.org/details/FOX5NEWS_200 ... Y_Good_Day
Viterbi wrote:But it is easy to understand the reason of this black-out of the WNYW coverage between 9:04 and 10:29: this footage is the most bizarre and awkwardly absurd and the clumsiest.
simonshack wrote:*
In fact, THIS part of the "GOOD DAY WNYW FOX5" broadcast is not to be found in the official 9/11 archives - as I speak, that is... We may all expect that they'll be trying to 'justify' this too! What clowns... Right now, I just think they are terminally stupid.
Btw - this is a new short video of mine. Please support it with an intelligent comment and a kind thumbs up. Thanks!
full link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okMXOgrVb7I
Source : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQdpTzqh8Ag -> at 57:30
Good day,
As the administrator of http://www.Cluesforum.info , I am contacting you on behalf of our 1300 international members hoping you will kindly take the time to answer some questions we have regarding a particular, historical television clip stored on the 9/11TV archives. If you are not in a position to answer our questions, please let us know where / to whom we may forward them. Thanks.
This is the WNYWFOX5 video file in question: http://archive.org/details/FOX5NEWS_200 ... Y_Good_Day
Here are our questions:
1: Why does this 58-min long clip go blank at around the 15:40 mark - and stays blank for the remaining 43minutes?
2: Why is its timeline stated as "September 11, 2001 8:00am-9:00am EDT" - when this is obviously not the case? (the correct timeline should be closer to 8:55am - 9:53am.) How can the official archivists of this historical television event possibly handle / timestamp these all-important TV archives so sloppily ?
3: Who is responsible for uploading these 9/11 television broadcasts on the television archives?
NOTE: The questioned WNYWFOX5 archive clip is actually featured as a "spotlight item" at top left of this official TV archive page featuring Dennis Swanson who presented the WNYW Fox 5 News footage from September 11, 2001 to the TV archives: http://archive.org/details/fox5news911
Thanks for a kind and timely reply
Simon Shack
Thanks for contacting us.
The clip goes blank because that's how it was given to us. Thank you for pointing out the metadata error.
Thanks for using archive.org.
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My new video about the whole WNYW FOX5 affair:
full link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls0CRXEVO34
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Poverty: Is there an app for that?
by Tate Watkins. Tate is a research associate at George Mason University's Mercatus Center. Last week the World Bank issued a announced an upcoming event called Random Hacks of Kindness. Tech developers will gather at locations around the world to try to "create open solutions that can save lives and alleviate suffering." Random Hacks of Kindness began in 2009 as a partnership between the World Bank, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, and NASA. Its goal is to "produce practical open source solutions to development problems" by bringing together development experts and software developers.
Initiatives like Random Hacks of Kindness, one example of the wider push to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to solve development problems, have produced useful tools; for instance the SMS service that helped people communicate with family and friends after earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. But billing efforts like these as capable of producing "solutions to development problems" is misguided at best. This level of hype brought to mind recent overpromising headlines, like: "IT can meet Africa's Millennium Development Goals" and "Nations Call for ICTs to Tackle Disease."
After reading about Random Hacks of Kindness, I asked UC Berkeley ICT for development expert Kentaro Toyama what he thought about them. Toyama responded:
Anyone imagining that a day or two of hacking will produce solutions to development problems, even in some small part, is either a technologist drunk on her own self-image who believes that she'll solve a mindboggling social challenge with technology, or a World Bank officer drunk on his own self-image who believes that he'll solve a mindboggling social challenge by motivating some technologists. In any case, it seems clear they are the kind of folks who don't learn from history.
We should be wary of being distracted by technologies that can solve some direct problems but will never be able to solve underlying development problems. If an app gives a mother access to maternal health information, but she doesn't have access to basic healthcare, how much good will it do her?
Toyama, who blogs humorously as the ICT4D Jester, was more optimistic about the initiative's ability to build capacity of programmers in developing countries:
[T]o the extent that these events generate excitement around the ability to develop software in developing countries, they are fantastic…Among the things that make a country "developed" is its intrinsic capacity to create, adapt, and master technology.
Similarly, much of what makes a country "developed" is an emergent system that permits and promotes problem solving.
To paraphrase and adapt a point made previously on this blog: Direct solutions to problems (say, aid programs that use ICTs to locate disaster survivors) may be worthwhile as benefiting a lot of people. But a long list of many such solutions is not development. Development is the gradual emergence of a problem-solving system.
No one really believes that there's an app for development, but we sometimes seem to talk like there is. We should keep sober our expectations about what ICTs can and cannot accomplish, because getting drunk on techno-hype is sure to cloud our understanding of underlying development issues -- like why certain places lack the problem-solving systems that afford mothers access to basic healthcare.


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Q—How long have you been playing water polo?
HOCKETT—I started playing water polo my junior year of high school which would make this my seventh season.
Q—What other sports did you play growing up? Did any of the others contribute to your success in water polo?
HOCKETT—When I was really little I was a dancer, then a synchronized swimmer. In high school, I was on the swim team all four years, played water polo two years and, tennis one year.
Since the age of seven I'd been a synchronized swimmer and for years my goal was to compete in college. When I realized I had reached my peak after about nine years of competing nationally, my high school started a water polo team the very next year and I thought it would be an easy transition as I heard of many of my old synchro friends and teammates had done a similar thing. Due to my many years of synchro, I had really strong treading legs and was extremely comfortable in the water so all I had to really do was incorporate a ball and the rules of the game. In order to help pick up the flow of the game and see as much water polo as possible I helped keep the stat book for the boys' team during my last two years in high school.
Q—You are often set at two-meters on offense. What goes on when you're battling for position in front of the goal? What are some of the "tricks" you use to get yourself open?
HOCKETT—Well, I think I'd describe it as being similar to wrestling, there is hand/wrist grabbing, suit grabbing, spinning to get free from all the holding, pretty much anything you can think of in order to keep the other player behind you without the refs being able to see everything you are doing by keeping it under the water. I don't know if I necessarily have "tricks" but I think it has a lot to do with knowing when to grab so as to have a position or advantage just at the moment your teammate is going to set the ball. You try to anticipate the pass and then make a move.
Q—How would you describe your style of play?
HOCKETT—Tough question. I've never really thought about what my particular style of play is, but I guess I would say that I am the kind of player that likes to get in there and get the job done and get out. I play hard and aggressive and have no mercy for the player that is guarding me, I am in center to create an advantage and that's where all of my focus is and I will do what it takes to create that advantage.
Q—How do the 2007 Tritons compare to the three previous UCSD teams you've been a part of?
HOCKETT—All the teams I've been a part of have been unique in their own way and this year I think we have more chemistry, fight and heart than any of these previous teams. We may not have the flat out "talent" that we had in the years past but when we come out and dictate our game to the other teams and play like a well-oiled machine for an entire game, I think we can beat just about anyone.
Because of this chemistry, we work really well together and I think we have a better idea of certain players' style of play which gives us the ability to take more high percentage risks which can lead to goals. Not only on offense but I think this year we have amazing defense, we have a strong goalie in the cage and strong center backs which make us a little more confident and able to take the risks that may lead to a steal or other key play.
Q—What's it been like the last two years having your sister, Kim, on the team?
HOCKETT—I enjoy having my sister on the team because I know how badly she wants to win and she, just like me, is going to do everything in her power to make that happen. It is nice we don't have to compete for playing time because we are two of the most competitive people I've ever met. That makes it much easier on our relationship.
Q—Let's talk about some of the other players on the 2007 Tritons. Who has the hardest shot? Who is the best defender? Who has the best game sense? Who gets the most out of her ability?
HOCKETT—I think Sarah Bajorek probably has the hardest shot on the team.
It is hard to say who is the best defender because we have two very strong ones that have very different playing styles. Sarah is very strong strength-wise and will scrap, scratch and fight with you the entire time you are in center so when the ball does eventually come in you are too tired to do anything with it. Britta Nordstrom on the other hand has a ridiculously long arm reach and can usually sit behind and anticipate where and when the pass will come in and just steals it.
I think this team as a whole has a lot of potential and ability and I am excited to see who is going to step up to the plate when it really counts.
Q—This year's WWPA race seems to be wide open with UCSD, Loyola Marymount, UC Davis and Santa Clara all legitimate contenders. What will be the key to winning the WWPA this spring and how does UCSD match up with each of those three teams?
HOCKETT—Well, I think the saying "defense wins championships," very much applies here. In order to beat these teams we will need to bring our "A" game and play amazing "D." Not only that, we will need to dictate to the other teams how the game is going to be played on offense. I really think that if we come out and play our game, we will be very successful at conference this year. In the earlier part of the season, I think we have proven that we can play with anybody in the WWPA.
Q—You've played the last two seasons in the new Canyonview Pool. What differences have you noticed between the original pool and the west pool?
HOCKETT—I think the one noticeable difference is that while playing in the West pool you have to remember that the building is not parallel to the pool and can sometimes throw you off if you are not careful. It only really affects being inside the two-meter mark as well as inside the five-meter mark, which can ultimately lead to unnecessary turnovers.
Q—What do you enjoy doing outside of water polo?
HOCKETT—I would have to say I'm a very active person and prefer to be outdoors, more specifically near any large body of water. I like to scuba dive, I really would like to get back into surfing, boating, waterskiing and sailing—as well as many other water-related activities.
Q—What have been the most difficult and interesting classes you've taken at UCSD?
HOCKETT—When I got to UCSD I thought I was going to be doing something in the biology field right up until I had to take chemistry. I quickly found out it's just not for me. I think my favorite class would have to be the Latin dances of the world class where you actually have to dance. It is a good fun introduction into many of the popular Latin dances.
Q—You are a communications major. When will you graduate and what do you hope to do with your major?
HOCKETT—As of right now, I guess I am actually graduated, I finished up my last classes this winter quarter and will walk in June. I am not sure if I will use my degree specifically but I plan to, well actually I am already working on getting my certificate in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging).
Q—What are three things you would like to accomplish in the next five years?
HOCKETT—I guess one obvious one would be to in the next year or so have my MRI certificate completed. Once I have that I think I would like to work as a traveling MRI technician save some money and eventually buy a house. After that who knows, maybe embark on some new athletic endeavor or head back to school, whichever seems to fit best when the time arrives. I've always kind of thought I'd like to get my pilot's license one day.
Previous Q&A Articles
Jenny Maze (women's softball) April 2, 2007
Zach Johnson (Men's Crew Head Coach) March 18, 2007
Michelle Osier (Women's Basketball) March 7, 2007
Brooks Dierdorff (Men's Volleyball) March 1, 2007
Scott Clement (Baseball) February 15, 2007
Chelsea Ambort (Women's Fencing) January 29, 2007
Meaghan Noud (Women's Basketball) January 15, 2006
Susan Bell (Women's Swimming) January 6, 2007
Tim Fuller (Men's Swimming) December 20, 2006
Alexis Mezzetta (Women's Basketball) December 10, 2006
Clint Allard (Men's Basketball) November 30, 2006
Kristin Halvorsen (Women's Volleyball) November 18, 2006
Adnan Jerkovic (Men's Water Polo (November 1, 2006)
Caitlin Ryan (Women's Soccer) October 24, 2006
Amber Ries (Women's Volleyball) Sep. 24, 2006
Chase Douglas (Men's Soccer) Sep. 13, 2006
Diane Dunn (Women's Cross Country) Sep. 5, 2006
Jesse Casellini (Men's Water Polo) Sep. 1, 2006
Nicole Courtney (Women's Volleyball) Aug. 18, 2006


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For Jerry B. Lingrel, a distinguished professor in the department of molecular genetics, biochemistry and microbiology at the University of Cincinnati and an associate editor for the Journal of Biological Chemistry, great science is in the blood.
Not that Lingrel comes from a strong scientific pedigree— to the contrary, he was just a small-town Midwestern boy whose desire to pursue a career in science was encouraged by his parents— but rather that Lingrel has made a living studying this vital fluid. From his early breakthrough in isolating and characterizing globin messenger RNA to his subsequent work sequencing the sodium-potassium pump (Na,K-ATPase) and studying its role in regulating blood pressure to his discovery of Krüppel-like factor 2, a transcription factor that, among other things, maintains blood vessel integrity; Lingrel's science revolves around blood.
And, it all began not by design but simply by convenience.
In 1968, shortly after Lingrel, an Ohio native, had returned home to begin a professorship at the University of Cincinnati after a postdoctoral fellowship at the California Institute of Technology, he decided to focus on the messenger RNA that encoded the proteins involved in protein synthesis.
As he recalls, mRNAs were sort of a "black box" at that time, about a decade after their initial discovery. "They had been identified in bacteria," Lingrel says, "and everyone believed they were present in eukaryotic cells as well. But, it was still a lot of theory because no one had managed to isolate an individual mRNA that coded for a specific protein."
Lingrel wasn't sure if it would be feasible to isolate mRNAs, but he figured, "If I want to give myself a chance, I might as well find a system where mRNA is abundant."
That's where blood came in to the picture. During his postdoc at Caltech with Henry Borsook, a pioneer in protein synthesis studies, Lingrel had worked extensively with reticulocytes (immature red blood cells), which were an ideal model system: As hemoglobin factories, all they basically do is churn out globin chains all day long.
By that same token, Lingrel figured reticulocytes should contain a vast amount of α and β globin mRNAs. To isolate these mRNAs, he thought that using an Escherichia coli cell-free translating system, similar to that employed by Marshall Nirenberg to crack the genetic code, would be a reasonable approach; Lingrel would add different fractions of total mouse reticulocyte RNA to extracts of E. coli translation machinery and see which ones produced globins.
Of course, his initial attempts didn't bear fruit, and he jokes, "It was not the most ideal way to discover that there are significant differences between bacterial and eukaryotic protein synthesis."
However, when he changed his approach and used a cell-free translation system from rabbit reticulocytes, he achieved success and identified a 9 S RNA that resulted in the synthesis of both α and β globin. In doing this, he identified and translated the first mammalian messenger RNA.
Jerry Lingrel recently has discovered a role for Na,K-ATPase in the brain, as highlighted by this in situ mRNA hybridization analysis of the ion transporter's α1 and α2 isoforms in developing mouse brains; A and B show sections through the hippocampus, with the star highlighting robust expression for α1 but not α2 in the choroid plexus, whereas the arrow highlights the more intense α2 presence in the ependymal lining. C and D show sections through the cortex, with the arrow highlighting the strong expression of α2 in the pia mater. Moseley, A. E. et al, J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278, 5317–5324.
Over the next few years, Lingrel and his lab would further characterize globin mRNA, uncovering many of the key features we know about these transcripts, including their 5' CAP structure and 3' poly-A tail as well as the fact that mature mRNAs in the cytoplasm arose from larger precursor RNA molecules in the nucleus. Through his approach, which he shared with many colleagues, globin synthesis became the model in which to study mRNA structure and translation.
As the 1970s progressed, Lingrel continued his work with globins. Having made complementary DNA to his isolated mRNA, he was able to identify and clone globin genes from a variety of mammalian cells and study both the changes in globin expression during development and the evolution of the globin gene family.
Then, in 1976, the University of Cincinnati's microbiology department hired a new faculty member, Dennis Lang, who ended up becoming one of Lingrel's neighbors. Given their similar destination, the two ended up carpooling on numerous occasions. And through this ridesharing, Lingrel was introduced to another molecular black box: the Na,K-ATPase, which pumps potassium into and sodium out of a cell.
"Lang had done his graduate studies under Efraim Racker at Cornell, who was a leading expert on the Na,K-ATPase," Lingrel says, "and, during our rides, he kept telling me how important this enzyme was in biology. So, one day I asked him what they knew about the ATPase structure, and he responded that they didn't even know the amino acid sequence yet."
That sparked an idea: Lingrel admittedly knew very little about transport proteins, but what he did know was molecular cloning.
One of Jerry Lingrel's many discoveries regarding Na,K-ATPase was uncovering the sperm-specific α4 isoform, revealed in A as being localized to the mid-piece region of the flagellum. B shows a control sperm with only secondary antibody staining. Woo, A. L., et al. J. Biol. Chem. (2000) 275, 20693–20699.
"I thought to myself: Oh, our lab could handle that; and if this ATPase is as important as Lang believes, then sequencing and characterizing it would be a tremendous advance to science."
Working with membrane proteins would be tricky, but Lingrel always has operated with a simple belief: If you take the time to think about a problem and pick the right system to work on it, there's no reason a project should not work. So, he picked sheep kidney cells, an abundant source of Na,K-ATPase, and, together with a very talented postdoc, Gary Shull, he managed to isolate ATPase mRNA, make cDNA clones, decipher the amino acid sequence for the α and β subunits and identify important residues for pump activity.
"It ended up that we published our ATPase sequence in the exact same issue of Nature that David MacLennan reported his sequence for the calcium ATPase," Lingrel says. "So, in one day, we managed to open up a whole new era in the study of ion transport proteins."
Lingrel would go on to make countless more discoveries regarding Na,K-ATPase, including showing that the catalytic α subunit had four separate isoforms which contributed to the numerous functions the pump had throughout the body. For example, the α4 isoform is found exclusively in sperm and helps sperm cells move, whereas the α2 and α3 isoforms are highly expressed in brain cells and produce learning deficiencies when knocked out in mice.
Some of his most valued work, however, involves the central role of the ATPase in sodium transport in hypertension.
It long had been known that steroid-like compounds like ouabain and digitoxin (both derived from plants) could block the Na,K-ATPase and, thus, force increased heart contractions, a fact that was used to develop similar compounds as treatments for congestive heart failure (though they are no longer widely used, as better drugs such as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have come along).
Out of Focus: A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Science
Jerry Lingrel's sabbatical with John Gurdon at the MRC laboratory was a fantastic experience, although it did take a while to adjust to local customs. "The scientists there loved to socialize," he says. "They talked over morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea." At first, Lingrel didn't join the fun – "I thought I was here to work not talk"— but he eventually got hooked. "I had so much fun talking to all the great scientific minds at the MRC about ideas and techniques, and soon I understood why experiments never seemed to fail there." However, Lingrel ended up becoming such the social butterfly during the day that he had to come back to lab every night to do the actual experiments.
However, some controversy also developed, as evidence seemed to suggest that animals produced their own ouabain-like steroids to modulate Na,K-ATPase activity (so-called endogenous ouabains). As Lingrel notes, while several studies had shown the presence of ouabain in normal blood samples, it was extremely difficult to prove that they had been synthesized in the body. "And, from a logical standpoint, people wondered why the human body would want to synthesize ouabain, which is a toxic molecule," Lingrel says.
On the other hand, comparative work done by Lingrel's team found that the binding site for ouabain and similar drugs in the Na,K-ATPase α subunit was heavily conserved from fruit flies to humans, which would support a physiological role, and, by extrapolation, a physiological ligand.
"So, we decided to work on this mystery, but, rather than focus on the compounds, we decided to focus on the binding site." His reasoning was based on the interesting observation that one of the four mouse α subunit isoforms (α1) happened to be resistant to ouabain. So, he mutated two amino acids in the α2 isoform (the major vascular form), so it resembled α1 in one group of mice and altered α1 so it resembled α2 in another group. He then induced stress in the mice to see what happened.
"Sure enough, the mice that contained the mutated α2 were resistant to hypertension," Lingrel says, "whereas the animals that had the altered α1 almost blew up because they became so hypertensive." That seemed to confirm that the ouabain binding site was physiologically important in regulating blood pressure, and something in the blood was interacting with it. Lingrel is currently collaborating with some colleagues at the University of Cincinnati to try to find that elusive endogenous ligand.
In some ways, Lingrel is still the curious, small-town Midwestern boy who was fascinated with science and nature. Some of it may arise from the fact that he never really left Ohio. Except for his two-year postdoc at Caltech and a one-year sabbatical at the MRC laboratory in Cambridge, England, Lingrel has been a steady fixture in the Buckeye state, from growing up in Byhalia, to his college years at Otterbein College in Westerville, to his graduate studies at The Ohio State University and finally his long and impressive professorship at the University of Cincinnati.
It's that continued connection with his youth, spending countless hours trying to understand how things work, that has shaped his research path, be it his globin or Na,K-ATPase studies, or even his more recent foray into KLF2 (Krüppel-like factor).
These studies began as an offshoot of his research with globin expression, but, as in the case of the Na,K-ATPase, Lingrel notes, "I've managed to make second careers out of what I thought would just be side projects."
Other researchers had discovered a transcription factor, called the erythroid Krüppel-like factor, that was critical in orchestrating the switch from fetal to adult hemoglobin expression, and Lingrel used some cDNA from EKLF as a clone to screen for other proteins that bound to hemoglobin genes.
What he uncovered was not just a protein that shared a similar gene-binding region, but one that closely resembled EKLF, ushering in a new Krüppel-like protein family.
Jerry Lingrel's group recently has shown that KLF2 is involved in making blood vessels. Here, stained sagittal sections of wild type (A) and knock-out (B) mouse aorta highlight the vascular defects that occur when KLF2 is deficient. Wu, J., Bohanan, C. S., Neumann, J. C., and Lingrel, J. B., J. Biol. Chem. (2008) 283, 3942–3950.
He named this new transcription factor LKLF (for lung Krüppel-like factor, although it was later renamed KLF2) and began pursuing its role. He found that it was vital for proper development of the lung and other tissues in embryos but also had a role in the formation, maturation and integrity of blood vessels.
The most interesting aspect of KLF2 function, though, was that it was induced in endothelial cells by fluid shear stress. "That caught my eye," Lingrel says, "because it's in areas of low-shear stress, like bifurcations, where you get plaque buildups and atherosclerosis; so KLF2 might be an atheroprotective agent." His group is currently developing transgenic mice that overexpress KLF2 in low-stress areas and testing their resistance to plaque buildup when fed a high-fat diet.
Lingrel is thrilled that his work has helped so many other scientists. Although he's focused primarily on the vascular system, both KLF2 and the Na,K-ATPase are fairly ubiquitous, and his fundamental discoveries are applicable to areas like muscle activity, neuroscience and development. And, not surprisingly, he's been flooded with requests for advice or one of his many transgenic mouse lines, which he's always happy to oblige.
One cannot help but wonder whether it's perfectly fitting or somewhat ironic that this calm and contented man is revealing the mechanisms of atherosclerosis and hypertension.
Lockard, R. E., and Lingrel, J. B. (1971) Identification of Mouse Haemoglobin Messenger RNA. Nature, 233, 204–206.
Shull, G. E., Schwartz, A., and Lingrel, J. B. (1985) Amino-acid Sequence of the Catalytic Subunit of the (Na+/K+) ATPase Deduced from a Complementary DNA. Nature, 316, 691–695.
Anderson, K. P., Kern, C. B., Crable, S. C., and Lingrel, J. B. (1995) Isolation of a Gene Encoding a Functional Zinc Finger Protein Homologous to Erythroid Krüppel-like Factor: Identification of a New Multigene Family. Mol. Cell. Biol. 15, 5957–5965.
Woo, A. L., James, P. F., and Lingrel, J. B. (2000) Sperm Motility Is Dependent on a Unique Isoform of the Na,K-ATPase. J. Biol. Chem. 275, 20693–20699.
Dostanic-Larson, I., Van Huysse, J. W., Lorenz, J. N., and Lingrel, J. B. (2005) The Highly Conserved Cardiac Glycoside Binding Site of Na,K-ATPase Plays a Role in Blood Pressure Regulation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102, 15845–15850.
Huddleson, J. P., Ahmad, N., and Lingrel, J. B. (2006) Up-regulation of the KLF2 Transcription Factor by Fluid Shear Stress Requires Nucleolin. J. Biol. Chem. 281, 15121–15128.
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Sadly, I don't have a wood burning oven for perfect pizza making at home. (Luckily, Motorino and Forcella both do and are not more than ten minutes away.)
So, how to make great pizza at home? I have some suggestions: use very good ingredients, make your own sauce, heat oven to its highest setting, aim for a thin crust and use a pizza stone to keep the temperature high and consistent.
Someone told me about this crust recipe and I didn't believe them but it's the quickest and my new favorite for at home pizza making. Makes two small thin crust pizzas. (The crust in the above photo is not this crust, it was a portion of whole wheat dough I had in the freezer.)
Quick Pizza Crust
1 cup self rising flour
1 cup plain greek yogurt
Chantrelle Pizza
4 cloves garlic, diced, divided
olive oil
1 shallot, diced
fresh thyme leaves, about 1 teaspoon
1 cup chantrelle mushrooms, brushed clean
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1 1/2 cup mahon cheese, grated
1 inch cube parmesan cheese, grated
1 large tomato, sliced
For the Crust: In a bowl combine yogurt and self rising flour with your hands until it comes together. Should resemble playdough. Adjust with more yogurt or flour as needed. Knead for 5 minutes. Form two discs and roll out on a floured surface very thin.
For the Pizza: Place a pizza stone in oven and heat to 500 degrees. Saute 2 cloves garlic, shallot, thyme and chantrelle mushrooms in a tablespoon of olive oil until shallot it clear and chantrelles are soft, about 5 minutes. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Rub each pizza with a drizzle of olive oil and rub with 1 clove diced garlic. Top each pizza with half the cheeses, tomato slices and mushroom mixture. Bake for 8-10 minutes. You may have to cook the pizzas one at a time. Serve hot.
I used a pizza pan that is circular and has holes in it. (Usually called a pizza crisper) I place this on the pizza stone (extra crisp) or place the stone on one rack and the baking sheet on a rack right above it (crisp).


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