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Indians can't hold lead in loss to Rangers
ARLINGTON -- The Indians headed into this road trip with their chests puffed out, feeling like a team on the cusp of something special. After the past week of baseball, Cleveland is now gasping for air.
It was more of the same on Monday night for the reeling Tribe.View Full Game Coverage
ARLINGTON -- The Indians headed into this road trip with their chests puffed out, feeling like a team on the cusp of something special. After the past week of baseball, Cleveland is now gasping for air.
It was more of the same on Monday night for the reeling Tribe.View Full Game Coverage
Left-hander Scott Kazmir gave the Indians a decent outing, but if it's not one thing, it's another right now for Cleveland. In this 6-3 loss to Texas at Rangers Ballpark, the letdown came in the form of a lack of offense and an off night for the bullpen, which spotted the Rangers three runs in the decisive seventh inning.
The end result was an eighth consecutive defeat for Cleveland, which has two games remaining on this winless, nine-game slog through New York, Detroit and Texas.
"We're struggling. We are," Kazmir said. "It's just little things that cost us a game. It could be a pitch. It could be defensively, offensively. It just seems like there's something so small that determines the outcome of the game, especially the past couple, or the past three or four. We've been in every game.
"We've battled out there, but stuff's not going our way. By any means, we're not losing confidence at all. It's just one of those things where we have to battle our way out of it.
This eight-game slump marks the longest losing streak for the Indians since the club dropped nine in a row in August last year. Cleveland also suffered through an 11-game slide last August, when the team compiled a 5-24 and saw a once promising season officially derailed.
The only good news for the Indians is that there are still more than three months to right the wrongs of the past three weeks.
"We've just got to keep playing," Indians third baseman Mark Reynolds said. "I know it's cliche or whatever, but it's a long season. Hopefully, in a month or two we can look back on this and laugh at it. We're having our tough stretch. Trust me, it's tough on everyone in here and it's very frustrating. We've just got to find a way to win one game and build on that."
The Indians have not only lost eight straight, slipping to just 1-8 this month, but the team has lost 16 of its past 20 games. Prior to that stretch, the Indians ripped off 18 wins in a 22-game span to run to the top of the American League Central. The club was firing on all cylinders throughout that successful run, but has seen different aspects of the roster fall short in the games that have followed.
What is the secret to turning things around?
"Work hard and grind," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "Because there isn't a magic potion."
In the seventh inning on Monday, Jurickson Profar drove a pitch from Kazmir to deep right field, the ball sailing just beyond the outstretched glove of Nick Swisher. Elvis Andrus followed with a single that first baseman Carlos Santana deflected with his glove. With no outs and runners on the corners for David Murphy, Francona opted to put the ball in the hand of lefty Nick Hagadone.
Hagadone appeared on the verge of an escape act when he induced a grounder from Murphy. Santana gloved the ball and stepped on first base for one out and then, following a brief rundown involving Andrus between first and second, fired the ball across the diamond to Reynolds. Profar dove back to the third-base bag, but was tagged by Reynolds for the second out.
"The way it unfolded," Francona said, "man, it looked like, 'We're going to get out of this with nothing.'"
Any momentum Cleveland thought it had swiftly disappeared.
Veteran Lance Berkman, playing in his 15th season and mired in a bit of a slump, drilled a 1-0 offering from Hagadone deep to left for a two-run home run that gave the Rangers a 5-3 lead. Tribe right-hander Cody Allen entered and issued a walk to Adrian Beltre before giving up a run-scoring double to Nelson Cruz.
It was a late outburst that tainted an otherwise admirable effort from Kazmir.
Squaring off against Texas right-hander Josh Lindblom -- who went six innings, allowing three runs with six strikeouts -- Kazmir gave the Indians six innings and was charged with four runs on eight hits, ending with five strikeouts and two walks. The lefty surrendered an RBI single to Craig Gentry in the second inning and later yielded a two-run home run to Jeff Baker in the fourth.
All the Indians offered Kazmir in the way of support came in the third inning, when Santana split the gap in right-center field, sending a pitch from Lindblom just out of reach of Cruz. The baseball dropped in and gave Santana a bases-loaded double that scored three pushed the Indians in front, 3-1.
"I just feel bad we couldn't get [Kazmir] any more runs," Reynolds said. "He deserves a lot better than tonight. He knows we're out there busting our tails for him and we're trying. Hopefully, we can snap out of this."
Francona believes the Indians will eventually be better for this tough stretch of games.
"We're going to find out a lot about ourselves right now," Francona said. "I guess that's part of why I feel OK about this, because I think we have the guys in there that will fight through this and come through it. And it's not easy, and it's not a lot of fun. But I believe in those guys in that room and I believe in us collectively. We'll figure out a way to fight through it."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian.


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As you know, the iPad makes it long-awaited debut tomorrow. Are you not in line yet? MY GOD, MAN! YOU GOTTA GET IN LINE! OR ELSE THEY'LL ALL BE TAKEN AND YOU'LL BE FORCED TO KILL AND EAT OTHERS TO GET ONE! Anyway, most of the reviews are unanimous in declaring the iPad the coolest and most useless product in history, and they all agree that movies and TV shows look fantastic on the thing. And the networks are ready to pounce, with ABC first on deck. The Hollywood Reporter explains:
ABC's shows will be available on Apple's iPad, with Disney releasing an app that extends the network's video player to the new hand-held device.
The ABC Player app will allow viewers to watch free, ad-supported episodes from 20 ABC shows via a Wi-Fi connection. Users can also purchase episodes via Apple's iTunes store.
In reviewing the product, David Pogue of The New York Times mentioned that you can purchase a case for the iPad for $40 that has a portable stand in it, which turns the device into the perfect little mobile TV. Does that mean it's worth shelling out hundreds of dollars for an iPad when you can watch these shows online with a laptop? Well, that's entirely up to you.
The main allure of the iPad, of course, is that you get to be someone who owns an iPad. That's genius of Apple's marketing. It doesn't matter if the device is practical. All that matters is that you be seen carrying one. It's technology as an accessory. And if you can watch "Lost" on your little iPad as everyone oohs and ahhs over it, then all the better. WATCH ME TOUCH THE SCREEN, EVERYONE!

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DOBR.COM necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 147 diseños de 42 diseñadores freelance.
Live Video Chat Recorder for skype.
We have developed and are planning to market an application that allows live video and audio chat recording for PC and Apple.
Initially the recorder works only with SKYPE, but will have other functionality in the future. We'd need a Fun Simple Logo and Sales Webpage design that attracts and sells the product.
Web address will be:
All skype users. Anybody using skype can purchase this plug-in which will allow them to record the video conversation.
The logo will appear on the web page and on also on the skype application, so it should go nicely with the skype look and feel. It doesn't need to look the same as skype, but it should go nicely with skype. There should be a version of the logo that includes the name of the product "Live Video Chat Recorder (For Skype)"
The web site should be a single page containing the following information:
- list of features (6-8)
- some screenshots (1-4)
- price ($100)
- "Download Now" link
- system requirements (windows XP or Vista, 1GB RAM, etc)
- contact info
Don't worry about the exact text on the site, just use placeholders for now, and I'll fill them in as needed.
Cheers... and good luck!
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Diamond Youth are in the studio right now with Brian McTernan (Balance & Composure, Hot Water Music) recording a new EP that will come out on Topshelf in early 2013. We've got the inside look at what's going on with the band as they're in the studio over the course of the next few weeks. Be sure to check back each Thursday for a new video and don't miss them on their dates this fall with Misser and Young Statues, which you can view below.
Sept 14- Poughkeepsie, NY – The Loft
Sept. 15- Garden City, NY- Ethical Humanist Society
Sept 16- Asbury Park, NJ- Asbury Lanes
Sept 17- Richmond, VA- Camel
Sept 18- Baltimore, MD- Ottobar
Sept 20- Hamden, CT- The Space
Sept 21- Philadelphia, PA- The Barbary
Sept 22- Boston, MA- Middle East


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Thursday, November 25, 2010
The Turkey King Lives!!!
--Mr. Zero
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Yeah, let's eat the dead flesh of factory-raised, steroid-bloated murdered animals to celebrate the destruction of the continent's native peoples. Maybe if I had a sniff of a chance at a job I could find all this amusing, but probably not.
- November 25, 2010 at 8:32 AM
Happy American Thanksgiving to all of you.
I have a question: I have applied to a number of schools who sent me letters and cards requesting that I fill out cards that tell the university my sex, race, and sometimes veterans status. Are the readers of this blog sending those back and filling those in online, or are we taking seriously the statements that it is voluntary and has no impact on our employment application?
- November 25, 2010 at 9:39 AM
Do I suck? I've gotten no invitations to interview at APA East. I'm going to invest almost $1500 to go. I have a dozen publications and a forthcoming book. I'm starting to think that the job market is wired.
- November 25, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
Hi 9:39,
Yeah. The search committees don't see those. They're required by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and help the HR department show that the university is in compliance. They are voluntary, and I never fill them out.
Hi 4:12,
You normally won't get any invitations to interview until the 1st or 2nd week of December. Don't start worrying yet. Also, don't go unless you have interviews. Except if you want to see the event before you have interviews. But don't do that unless you can do it on less than $1500.
- November 25, 2010 at 9:02 PM
Mr. Zero is right that it is way too early to worry, Anon 4:12. Not only will interviews be set up in December, but the Easterns are only the beginning of a much longer job-market season. I was in your situation last year (book deal, etc.), and I got a few interviews at the Easterns that didn't pan out. I kept applying to jobs through the winter and spring, though, and I ended up getting four campus visits, from which I got two offers: one for a really good two-year visiting gig and one for a t-t position with a decent teaching load (i.e., not the dreaded 4-4 or worse). You've got a great record, so don't lose heart and just keep plugging away: even, and perhaps especially, after the Easterns. Yes, getting a good job is extremely difficult, and nothing can be taken taken for granted. But it looks like you've done what you need to do to situate yourself well.
- November 26, 2010 at 7:36 AM
"Do I suck? I've gotten no invitations to interview at APA East. I'm going to invest almost $1500 to go. I have a dozen publications and a forthcoming book. I'm starting to think that the job market is wired."
I'm basically in the same situation. It's early for interviews, however. What I've found strange is that I've been at this for a while and while this summer I was able to land two interviews at amazing places abroad (research departments, brilliant colleagues, amazing cities, permanent positions), I can't get an interview in the states. Prior to this summer, I had two interviews for TT jobs spread over the course of a few years. What gives? Why can I get interviews for amazing jobs abroad and no jobs here in the states?
- November 26, 2010 at 8:23 AM
Hey Anon 4:12 -
Check the job market wiki and you'll see how few schools have actually sent out interview requests.
- November 26, 2010 at 8:56 AM
Speaking of $1500, a tip from a more-or-less local: flying into Providence, instead of Boston, might be much cheaper. And as of next week, there's going to finally be an easy way to make it from Providence Airport (TF Green) to downtown Boston by public transportation, for $10.50.
- November 26, 2010 at 4:46 PM
Seconding 4:46. I've flown through Providence, and it's a dream. It's not worth it if prices are the same, as the train will probably take 1:15, but definitely worth it if cost savings are involved.
- November 27, 2010 at 8:48 AM
I'm in the same boat. Aside from working in an area of philosophy which is bigger in Europe than in the US, I think part of the situation is that applicant pools are smaller for jobs in continental Europe than in the US. I know this to be true of at least one school I got an interview with, where national laws required that they mail out a list of all applicants. The number of applicants there was significantly smaller than what you'd expect for the same job stateside. Of course, that's a very small sample, but some anecdotal evidence that this may be a factor. Perhaps US degrees are also more valued, so put you in a better light compared to other Europeans applying. I should say, I don't think these are factors in England, where I expect things to be pretty much the same as in the states (and I've had interviews there in the past year too, so, presumably, that's not the whole explanation, at least in my case).
- November 27, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Did everyone catch the "dress code and grooming" requirement on the Chronicle ad for Southern Virginia University?
Given the nature of the dress code, I find it interesting that the slide show on the university's main website highlights the renegade aesthetics of the Chuck Taylor-wearing university president.
- November 29, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Well that was fun. I noticed they had quite a few typos in that there dress code.
I guess their standards for appearance are more rigorous than their academic standards.
- November 29, 2010 at 6:27 PM
Southern Virginia University, with its mission of training leader-servants...
That's the most amazing thing I've ever seen on any university website. Let us all pause for a moment to consider possible interview questions about the curriculum for training leader-servants. What are the key components of this curriculum? How do you think they could do a better job producing leader-servants, the leaders and/or servants of tomorrow? How would you characterize the difference between leader-servants, servant-leaders, servant-servants and leader-leaders? If the school down the road has a mission of training servant-leaders, who wins the annual Big Game?
That last one is serious. I really want to know.
- November 29, 2010 at 8:25 PM
According to their bylaws, you're allowed a goatee with a doctor's note.
- November 29, 2010 at 10:16 PM
"we all not only exhibit the Standards in our own dress and grooming, we also make "on the spot" corrections when infractions are observed."
"Women's hair is clean and well cared for, and is not shaved without a documented medical justification."
So a woman who's undergoing chemotherapy is going to get stopped 50 times a day to explain the "documented medical condition" that makes her bald? I see a lawsuit coming -- isn't that a violation of FERPA?
- November 30, 2010 at 6:50 AM
duh, chemo patients should wear hats...jesus christ.
- November 30, 2010 at 9:17 AM
- November 30, 2010 at 9:36 AM


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Former MGHfC patient joins MGH Boston Marathon team
Full circle: Paul and Lindsey Beggan Biggest fan: Lindsey at the Boston Marathon in 1999
WHEN SHE CROSSES THE FINISH LINE as a member of the 2013 Mass General Boston Marathon Team on April 15, Lindsey Beggan's life will have come full circle. It was 15 years ago, on the day of the team's first marathon, that Beggan was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare bone disease. It also was the day her father made her a promise. "My dad said, 'You're going to fight this cancer, and I'm going to run the marathon and we're going to cross the finish line together,'" Lindsey says. At 10 years old, Lindsey couldn't imagine her father running a marathon. Paul Beggan was athletic, but he rarely ran more than five miles. "Dr. Howard Weinstein said he didn't think it was a good idea," recalls Paul of Medfield, Mass. Weinstein, chief of Hematology and Oncology at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) and the marathon team's founder, was Lindsey's doctor at the time. Lindsey faced a year of intensive treatments, and her parents also had three younger daughters to care for. Weinstein, himself a marathon runner, knew training took time that Paul Beggan might not have. "Looking back I can't even imagine how we got through it," Paul says. He and his wife Melinda would take turns staying at the hospital with Lindsey or caring for their other children at home. When it was his turn to stay with Lindsey, Paul would wake early and run along the Charles River. Lindsey remembers that on some Sundays he'd disappear for hours. "I would ask, 'Where were you?' and he'd say, 'I was running,' " she says. "I thought, 'That took so long! Wow, that's a lot of time – it must be hard.' But at 10 years old you don't really understand running 26 miles and what it actually takes." Paul says despite her difficult treatments and hospitalizations, Lindsey inspired him to keep running. She refused to let cancer hold her back, missing only 20 days of school despite spending 100 days in the hospital. She insisted on playing on her soccer team and skiing in the winter. "She kind of put blinders on and said, 'I'm going to deal with this and I'm going to do it,' " he says. "She just wanted to do everything she had been doing. She was a big inspiration." In April 1999, not long after her final treatment, Lindsey watched her dad run his first marathon – the one he dedicated to her. That year, she wasn't able to cross the finish line with him as they originally hoped, but determined to make that happen, Paul joined the Mass General Marathon team in 2000 and 2001. In 2001, John Hancock Financial, the team's sponsor, arranged for Lindsey to run the last quarter mile with her dad. The moment was both memorable and overwhelming for father and daughter. And it is one they will both recall during next month's Marathon Monday when Lindsey dons the Mass General team jersey for the first time and hits the pavement. "I always wanted to run the marathon," Lindsey says. "I thought it was so cool that my dad did it, but I've been kind of scared to run. This year I was like, 'You know what? If I can get through that, I want to raise money to help.' It's been 15 years since I was diagnosed, so I thought it would be a good time to do it." Although Lindsey moved to San Francisco two years ago, she still includes her dad in her training routine by calling or texting him after her long runs as well as turning to him for tips and advice. They're both looking forward to seeing each other at mile marker 20, where the team's family members camp out. And Lindsey hopes her dad will find a way to run across the finish line with her. "It'll be pretty emotional – it's coming full circle," Lindsey says. For more information, visit https://give.massgeneral.org/marathon.
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SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah's attorney general will appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court over last month's ruling by a federal appeals court that backed gay marriage in the conservative, heavily Mormon state, his office said on Wednesday.
An appeal by Utah was widely expected after the June 25 decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver that the state could not prohibit same-sex couples from marrying. That ruling was put on hold pending Utah's appeal.
The office of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes said he would petition the Supreme Court in the coming week, and that the state's measure banning gay marriage was presumed to be constitutional "unless the highest courts deem otherwise."
Utah had the option of asking the entire 10th Circuit appeals court to review the ruling or taking the case directly to the nation's top court.
The June 25 decision was the first time a regional federal appeals court had made such a ruling in the year since the Supreme Court ordered the federal government to extend benefits to legally married same-sex couples.
The Supreme Court is in recess and will not consider petitions filed this summer until the fall. If the justices take up Utah's case, it would likely be heard in early 2015 with a decision by the end of next June.
Gay marriage briefly was legal in Utah after a federal judge ruled in December that a state ban on gay matrimony violated the Constitution. That decision was put on hold by the Supreme Court pending appeals but not before more than 1,300 same-sex couples married. Their status remains in limbo.
There are now 19 states, plus the District of Columbia, where same-sex marriage is legal. In another nine states, including Utah, federal judges have struck down bans on same-sex marriage but the rulings have been put on hold pending appeal.
Several other same-sex marriage lawsuits are moving toward the Supreme Court's justices and two others, testing bans in Oklahoma and Virginia, already have been heard by appeals courts.
Rulings in those are expected any day, and the Supreme Court could wait to decide whether to take up the Utah case until other appeals come in.
The Mormon church, which wields big political and social influence in Utah, says it has always supported traditional marriage and a culture of respect, and it hopes the nation's highest court will uphold that view.
Reyes' announcement came after gay marriage supporters delivered a petition signed by nearly 4,000 Utahns to Governor Gary Herbert's Salt Lake City mansion demanding that the state drop any appeals.
Billie Christiansen attended with her 11-year-old daughter and said that if she could, she would ask Herbert not use state tax dollars to hurt innocent people.
"These families have just as much love, just as much hope as every other family," said Christensen, who also has a gay son.
In a separate case, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday denied a request from a Pennsylvania county clerk who was seeking a stay of a district court decision that allowed gay marriage to go into effect in the state. In that case, the state declined to appeal the lower court's decision.
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Accolade caps year of accelerated growth for SaaS-based sales automation provider
Los Angeles – Jan. 21, 2013 – Leads360, a market-leader in cloud-based intelligent sales automation solutions, today announced that Nick Hedges has been honored as one of the 2012 '50 Most Influential in Sales Lead Management' by the Sales Lead Management Association, (SLMA). The annual list recognizes key marketing and sales experts in the field of lead generation and lead management for their impact and contributions to the industry. The accolade caps off a year of impressive expansion under Hedges leadership, a year that included the launch of powerful new products and a growing industry footprint.
"I am gratified to be recognized alongside so many accomplished leaders moving the industry forward," said Hedges. "This accolade is truly an acknowledgement of all that Leads360's talented team has accomplished in the last year as we execute our vision of driving sales velocity for fast-growing small companies and global enterprises alike."
The award is the latest achievement in a year of significant strides for the company. In early 2012, Leads360 introduced expanded functionality for our intelligent dialer, Dial-IQ. Dial-IQ has been met with incredible excitement by customers. In the two years since Dial-IQ was introduced, almost 40 percent of the Leads360 customer base has adopted the intelligent dialer, achieving phenomenal results with increases in contact and conversion rates of 66% and 77% respectively, according to Leads360 research.
In 2012, the firm also raised $15 million in funding, a strong validation of its business model and added new talent to its experienced leadership team. Leads360 was recognized for significant achievements, ranking as one of the Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte's 2011 and 2012 Technology Fast 500. Leads360 also ranked no. 2 best place to work in all of Los Angeles in 2012.
The SLMA has over 4,000 members representing academic, B2B and B2C sales lead management industries. Every year, SLMA sponsors an election for the "50 Most Influential People" and the "20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management." A full list of the 2012 recipients can be found here.
About Leads360
Leads360 is a market leading provider of cloud-based intelligent sales automation solutions that drive more effective and efficient sales processes and improved conversion rates. With unmatched expertise, drawn from a dedication to helping more than 5,000 clients automate and improve their lead response and selling processes, Leads360 has become the platform of choice for organizations focused on improving customer acquisition practices and business performance. Leads360 is a privately held company, recently recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in North America by Deloitte. Please visit www.Leads360.com for more information. www.leads360.com.
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text: This Saturday was a milestone. At the Francisco Lopez Cruz Foundation where Bella and I study music, it was Dia de Logros or Day of Accomplishments. Bella has reached the halfway point in her study of the Cuatro and I completed a third term of Bongo. On this day, students present a concert and Bella played with her Cuatro class a Puerto Rican favorite, Alma Boricua and the audience was singing and cheering along with the song. She also played with Taller Orchestra and they played these well known Puerto Rican songs Preciosa, Dime and Campinatas de Cristal. Pictured above, obviously in high spirits, Bella is tuning up and ready to go. She is wearing her very red shirt! Each instructor decides on a color of shirt and her cuatro class selected RED! The day lasted from about 2:00 p.m. until well after dark. After a summer of practicing on our own, formal classes begin again in late August.


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Cisco IP Phone
nils donated a Cisco IP Phone for use with the space. It can make outgoing calls to US Numbers through asterisk running on pony using adi's voicepulse account.
You can call internal extensions by dialing 4-digit numbers starting with "2". Here are the available extensions:
2463 Red Payphone by the door (note the red payphone does not currently have a ringer, so it is unlikely anyone will pick up) (ATA MAC: 00:1c:10:ca:36:fc) 2467 Cisco IP Phone on table
You can call US numbers by dialing 9 to get out, then 1 + area code + 7 digit phone number.
You can call area code 415 numbers by dialing 9 to get out, then the 7 digit phone number.
911 service is not available.
- Some members have expressed a desire to setup a payphone out front of 83C that can make free calls using VoIP to anywhere, but some members have raised objections that said phone outside would be too much of a liability and suggested it move inside.
- An awesome old red payphone was donated on Dec. 9th. NBers quickly got to work opening it up and figuring it out. It's missing some bits and but will be put into operation soon enough.
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For safety it would be good to have a single land line that can call 911 and doesn't depend on having power or Internet access. Could we do this? Schoen 00:48, 4 October 2008 (PDT)


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Ghost in the Shell ARISE Announced: "A New Motoko!"/
A new anime in the Ghost in the Shell series has just been announced, Ghost in the Shell Arise, although there look to be some very dramatic changes to the franchise in store – including a new design for Motoko.
The details of the project so far are limited, indicating only that it is to be a new anime which starts production in 2013 and that Production IG's Kazuchika Kise is overseeing the project, having had heavy involvement in various previous iterations of the franchise, along with being the creator of Mardock Scramble.
The production even boasts what looks to be a new look (or yet another body at least) for Motoko:
The new look prompted instant speculation as to where it is the new production fits into the existing canon – with there already being separately released settings for the manga, movies and Stand Alone Complex, anything from a sequel, prequel, reboot or otherwise could apply to any of them – or, as seems to be implied by some announcements, it may be an entirely new realisation of the franchise.
While a change to Motoko is daring, few seem to think they would risk changing her seiyuu – although this seems far from guaranteed.
Further details are scheduled for release with a full announcement later in Februrary.
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Sure, lots of other games make you responsible for saving the world but this new "Casualties of War" teaser for XCOM: Enemy Unknown makes the stakes seem incredibly high and oddly personal.
The Firaxis-developed successor to the beloved PC strategy game — which our Kate Cox was very impressed by when she played it — comes out in October. Plenty of time for you to find a therapist to help you deal with all the stress.


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Galapagos Island Conservation Volunteer Projects in Ecuador
- Placement location: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island
- Role: To work in partnership with the Galapagos National Park, focusing on wildlife conservation and animal monitoring
- Main Research Focus: Giant tortoises, sea lions, Galapagos birds and eradication of invasive species
- Local Environment: Island
- Accommodation: Shared volunteer houses or host families
- Price: From
- What's included? Food, accommodation, transfers to and from our specified airport, transport to and from work where required, insurance, personal webpage, induction and orientation, 24/7 support
- What's not included? Flights, visa costs, spending money
- Length of placement: From 1 week
- Start dates: Flexible
Ecuador has been named by ecologists as one of the world's 'megadiversity hotspots' and is one of the most species-rich countries on earth. The Galapagos Islands are 1000km off Ecuador's Pacific coast. Due to their isolation, the islands are home to many unique species of flora and fauna and are famous for their uniquely evolved wildlife which helped Darwin formulate his theory of species evolution.
Projects Abroad volunteers work in the town of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on the island of San Cristobal in the Galapagos archipelago, and conservation volunteers work closely with the Galapagos National Park.
One of the greatest threats to the Galapagos Islands is the alien species of plants and animals brought in on boats and planes by humans. These alien species out-compete indigenous species for resources and this often results in the decline of indigenous species, some of which are endemic to the Galapagos. Unless action is taken to reverse this trend, we could lose these wonderful species forever.
10 Key Facts about Conservation in Ecuador
Conserving and Protecting the Native Species on the Galapagos Islands
Our overall aim is to contribute to the conservation and preservation of these unique and abundant marine and terrestrial ecosystems through much needed research and practical hands-on work.
Daily activities will include eradication of introduced species, coastal clean ups, sea bird and sea lion population monitoring. This will involve hiking to areas where the animals can be found and collecting data during animal observation. Volunteers will also work at the Galapagos National Park's giant tortoise breeding centre; duties here will include locating nests with eggs, cleaning of ponds, feeding and general maintenance of the reserve.
Volunteer Conservation in Ecuador: Galapagos Islands Project
A typical week's work for a volunteer will include:
- Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre - The breeding centre is run by the National Park and is the only protected haven on the island where the giant tortoises, endemic to the Galapagos, can breed and live in safety. Volunteers will assist by feeding the animals, cleaning their pools, removing invasive plant species and collecting biometric data when the National Park performs their population surveys. You will also help with the maintenance of a plot of land on which the 'otoi' plant, a staple of the tortoise's diet, is cultivated. The aim is to reduce the cost of the centre to the park service by making them self-sufficient.
- Galapagos Petrel Protection - The Galapagos Petrel is an endangered seabird that is endemic to the Galapagos and is on the UICN Red List. This unique bird builds its nest in specific habitats dominated by the native Miconia plants. However, invasive species are out-competing the Miconia plants and a second intruder, the black rat, is destroying nests and feeding on eggs and chicks. Volunteers will help to eradicate these species and assess the success of our work and the behaviour within the bird colonies by monitoring the nests.
- Sea Lion Monitoring - Sea lion monitoring is separated into two parallel studies: the first we have been running since 2013 and involves monitoring the populations of sea lions in and around the area of Puerto Baquerizo. We collect data on population numbers, sex ratios and breeding from several different beaches as we study the long term dynamics of the resident populations. The second project is run with the daily supervision of the staff from the park. It involves collecting similar data to our own project but in more remote areas of the island, and may include a rescue programme to prevent the animals from getting stuck in the fishing nets. Note that this project can only be done by two volunteers at the same time per month as it requires a week's training. If you are spending less than a month in the Galapagos, you can also get involved. All volunteers can work with sea lions as part of their weekly activities. For example, a volunteer can do work with sea lions two to three times a week for a few hours, and then join other activities on other days. All volunteers, regardless of participation type, will receive the same training.
- Invasive Plant Removal - Volunteers will be working on the elimination and control of introduced plants, such as the blackberry, guava and supirrosa species in the protected areas located on the upper part of the island. These areas include Laguna del Junco, Cerro San Joaquin, La Comuna and Cerro Colorado, and are in need of help as the plants are altering the ecosystems of the Galapagos and displacing endemic plant species.
- Plant Nursery - The removal of invasive plants is essential work but we must also help in the reforestation of endemic species. The activities include collecting soil to mix with compost, collecting seeds and small plants to bring to the nursery and cultivating the saplings for future planting. We are working with many endemic species but are concentrating on mangrove trees, which are essential to the coastal regions of the island.
- Beach Clean Ups - Volunteers will be involved in coastal cleaning along the main beaches. The goals are to keep these areas free of garbage and ensure that the resident species are less likely to die because of contact with rubbish.
- Marine Iguana Surveys - As with the sea lions, it is important to monitor and study the populations of the unique marine iguana on the islands. Transects will be walked and data collected on population numbers, sex ratios and population dynamics. Over time we will be able to assess the health of the marine iguana populations and evaluate their reproductive success.
- Bird Surveys - Currently we operate two independent studies: one at Cerro Colorado and the other of marine species. Cerro Colorado is an area where we have been working since 2013 to remove invasive species and reforest endemic ones. By studying the bird populations we can evaluate if the change in flora is encouraging the return of endemic bird species. The seabird census is designed to study population numbers, nesting sites and migratory visitors.
- Environmental Educational Programme - Volunteers will be involved in preparing and presenting workshops about conservation awareness in the local schools and community centres around the town of San Cristobal. It is vital that volunteers help to inspire the people of the island as they learn about conservation and the importance of preserving their unique home.
Volunteers usually work from Monday to Friday and occasionally on a Saturday morning too.
You can read more detailed information about the aims of the project in our Ecuador Conservation Management Plan.
You can join the Conservation & Environment project in Ecuador for one, two or three weeks if you don't have time to join us for four weeks or more. This project has been selected by our local colleagues as being suitable for short term volunteering for both the host community and the volunteer. Although you will gain a valuable cultural insight and work intensely on a variety of conservation activities please be aware that you may not be able to make the same impact as someone volunteering for a longer period. Volunteers joining the Conservation & Environment project for just one week should arrive at a weekend.
This placement is fully researched, safety audited and risk assessed in accordance with the British Standard BS8848 for the Adventure Travel Sector.


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This is interesting for two reasons:
1) An actual mosque was closed. There was no riot. It seems that Muslims in Germany, at least, do not feel strong enough to insist that a mosque cannot be closed or taken over by kafirs. Good for Germany, they still have some control in their own country.I think if a local authority in London tried this, not only would there be riots in the streets, possibly even bombs, most likely some murdered nuns and priests and huge news coverage, but also there will be interference from central government with end result that the mosque would be opened again.
2) The reason the local government gives shows an incredible naivety about Islam. They say it was closed because it was used by some Jihadists. "Fighting is prescribed for you", allah says to ALL Muslims. ALL Muslims are Jihadists in one form or another. No all will take up arms, but in any army, there are people in supporting roles, and in leadership roles. Neither of these usually run around with guns,but they are fighters none the less. Muslims support jihadis the West with infiltration, by having many children, by political lobbying demanding concession well past their numbers, by sending money to the actual fighters, by telling lies to the non-Muslims. Overall, it is working so well, that the Hamburg government has not even worked it out yet. It seems Germany has a way to go in comparison with Holland.


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Story Courtesy of Université of Sherbrooke sport info
March 3, 2013, Sherbrooke, Que. (CIS) – The top-seeded University of British Columbia Thunderbirds captured their record-tying sixth straight CIS women's volleyball title thanks to a dominating 25-13, 25-23, 25-18 gold-medal win over the No. 7 Alberta Pandas on Saturday afternoon at Université de Sherbrooke's Univestrie Pavilion.
UBC, which finishes the season on a 25-game winning streak, joins Winnipeg (1983-1988) and Alberta (1995-2000) on the short list of teams to claim six consecutive CIS women's volleyball crown. The T-Birds also add to their record tally with a 10th national banner overall, three more than Winnipeg and Alberta.
The championship game was a rematch of last year's final, when UBC had to overcome a two sets to one deficit before edging the Pandas 15-12 in the fifth. The T-Birds made it clear from the start that they didn't want the 2013 title match to be that close and cruised to victory in just over an hour.
Lisa Barclay, a third-year outside hitter from Brandon, Man., was named tournament MVP for the second straight season, minutes after she put an end to the competition with a thunderous kill down the middle. She was accompanied on the all-tourney team by teammates Shanice Marcelle and Brina Derksen-Bergen, two seniors who wrapped up their university career with a fifth gold medal.
Marcelle, who earlier this week was voted CIS player of the year for the second time in three campaigns, accomplished a rare feat with her fifth straight selection as a CIS championship all-star, including MVP honours in 2011.
Barclay tallied a game-high 16 kills – and 18.5 points – while committing only two attacking errors for a remarkable efficiency of .538. The 6-foot-2 junior also chipped in defensively with nine digs.
Marcelle had 11 kills, five digs and four blocks, while Jessica Von Shilling racked up 13.5 points on five service aces, three kills and three solo blocks en route to UBC game-MVP honours.
Krista Zubick was the most productive Panda in a losing cause with nine kills and 10.5 points.
Following a lopsided opening set during which the six-time champs maintained an attack efficiency of .542 as a team, Alberta rebounded with a much better effort in the second frame and was ahead 14-12 before seeing its Canada West rivals mount a comeback to take a commanding two-set lead.
The third stanza was never really in doubt as the UBC jumped out to a quick 8-4 lead and never looked back.
Rounding out the all-tournament squad was Alberta's Jaki Ellis, Trinity Western teammates Amy Ott and Kelci French, as well as Ottawa's Karina Krueger Schwanke. A three-time all-Canadian setter, Ellis was wearing the Pandas jersey for the final time.
Zubick received the R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award.
Next year's CIS championship will be held at the University of Regina from February 28 to March 2.
Championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wvball/index


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The Central Connecticut men's track and field team competed in day one of the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston, MA on Friday. Sophomore Jordan Watkins broke the CCSU record in the 60 meter hurdle event with a time of 8.39 seconds. His time ousts senior Nick Lindblom's record of 8.41 seconds, set last season, and ranks him a qualifier for tomorrow's final competition.
Senior Aaron Radden, who holds the New England record for the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.81 seconds, took first place in the prelims with a time of 6.89 seconds to qualify for semi-final competition on Saturday. Radden also ran a 21.29 in the 200 meter dash, topping the field and qualifying for final competition in the event
Freshman Joseph Gioielli took an impressive third place out of 31 runners in the 1,000 meter run with a qualifying time of 2:28.81.
In the 400 meter dash, the Blue Devils turned in three qualifying performances in sophomore Jamal Fruster, who ran a 49.46, Lindblom in 49.78 and senior Dan Hopper who crossed the finish line in 49.48. The trio finished in fifth, sixth and 12th place, respectively.
Senior John Krell took 10th place in the 5,000 meter finals race, crossing the finish line 14:54.07. Krell was followed by freshman Matt Walker who finished 13th in the event. Walker's time of 14:58.48 surpassed his previous collegiate personal-best of 15:17.00 set at the University of Albany Great Dane Classic on Jan. 18.
In the 500 meter dash, junior Ryan Budd placed 14th with a new collegiate personal-best time of 1:06.46. Budd was followed by sophomore Joey Farrington who crossed the finish line in 1:07.02 in 22nd place and by freshman Brian Beckwith who ran a 1:08.00. Beckwith also surpassed his previous collegiate personal-best with his performance.
In a day full of broken records, freshman Malcolm Connor also came up with a note-worthy performance in the 800 meter run. Connor finished the race with a new collegiate personal-best time of 1:55.78 and was followed closely by senior Mike Waterbury in 1:56.03.
For complete results from day one, click here.
The Blue Devils will return to action tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 22, for day two of the New England Indoor Championships in Boston, MA.


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Discoveries in epigenetics are rewriting the rules of disease, heredity, and identity.
Back in 2000, Randy Jirtle, a professor of radiation oncology at Duke University, and his postdoctoral student Robert Waterland designed a groundbreaking genetic experiment that was simplicity itself. They started with pairs of fat yellow mice known to scientists as agouti mice, so called because they carry a particular gene—the agouti gene—that in addition to making the rodents ravenous and yellow renders them prone to cancer and diabetes. Jirtle and Waterland set about to see if they could change the unfortunate genetic legacy of these little creatures.
Typically, when agouti mice breed, most of the offspring are identical to the parents: just as yellow, fat as pincushions, and susceptible to life-shortening disease. The parent mice in Jirtle and Waterland's experiment, however, produced a majority of offspring that looked altogether different. These young mice were slender and mousy brown. Moreover, they did not display their parents' susceptibility to cancer and diabetes and lived to a spry old age. The effects of the agouti gene had been virtually erased.
Remarkably, the researchers effected this transformation without altering a single letter of the mouse's DNA. Their approach instead was radically straightforward—they changed the moms' diet. Starting just before conception, Jirtle and Waterland fed a test group of mother mice a diet rich in methyl donors, small chemical clusters that can attach to a gene and turn it off. These molecules are common in the environment and are found in many foods, including onions, garlic, beets, and in the food supplements often given to pregnant women. After being consumed by the mothers, the methyl donors worked their way into the developing embryos' chromosomes and onto the critical agouti gene. The mothers passed along the agouti gene to their children intact, but thanks to their methyl-rich pregnancy diet, they had added to the gene a chemical switch that dimmed the gene's deleterious effects.
"It was a little eerie and a little scary to see how something as subtle as a nutritional change in the pregnant mother rat could have such a dramatic impact on the gene expression of the baby," Jirtle says. "The results showed how important epigenetic changes could be."
Our DNA—specifically the 25,000 genes identified by the Human Genome Project—is now widely regarded as the instruction book for the human body. But genes themselves need instructions for what to do, and where and when to do it. A human liver cell contains the same DNA as a brain cell, yet somehow it knows to code only those proteins needed for the functioning of the liver. Those instructions are found not in the letters of the DNA itself but on it, in an array of chemical markers and switches, known collectively as the epigenome, that lie along the length of the double helix. These epigenetic switches and markers in turn help switch on or off the expression of particular genes. Think of the epigenome as a complex software code, capable of inducing the DNA hardware to manufacture an impressive variety of proteins, cell types, and individuals.
The even greater surprise is the recent discovery that epigenetic signals from the environment can be passed on from one generation to the next, sometimes for several generations, without changing a single gene sequence. It's well established, of course, that environmental effects like radiation, which alter the genetic sequences in a sex cell's DNA, can leave a mark on subsequent generations. Likewise, it's known that the environment in a mother's womb can alter the development of a fetus. What's eye-opening is a growing body of evidence suggesting that the epigenetic changes wrought by one's diet, behavior, or surroundings can work their way into the germ line and echo far into the future. Put simply, and as bizarre as it may sound, what you eat or smoke today could affect the health and behavior of your great-grandchildren.In recent years, epigenetics researchers have made great strides in understanding the many molecular sequences and patterns that determine which genes can be turned on and off. Their work has made it increasingly clear that for all the popular attention devoted to genome-sequencing projects, the epigenome is just as critical as DNA to the healthy development of organisms, humans included. Jirtle and Waterland's experiment was a benchmark demonstration that the epigenome is sensitive to cues from the environment. More and more, researchers are finding that an extra bit of a vitamin, a brief exposure to a toxin, even an added dose of mothering can tweak the epigenome—and thereby alter the software of our genes—in ways that affect an individual's body and brain for life.
All of these discoveries are shaking the modern biological and social certainties about genetics and identity. We commonly accept the notion that through our DNA we are destined to have particular body shapes, personalities, and diseases. Some scholars even contend that the genetic code predetermines intelligence and is the root cause of many social ills, including poverty, crime, and violence. "Gene as fate" has become conventional wisdom. Through the study of epigenetics, that notion at last may be proved outdated. Suddenly, for better or worse, we appear to have a measure of control over our genetic legacy.
"Epigenetics is proving we have some responsibility for the integrity of our genome," Jirtle says. "Before, genes predetermined outcomes. Now everything we do—everything we eat or smoke—can affect our gene expression and that of future generations. Epigenetics introduces the concept of free will into our idea of genetics."
Scientists are still coming to understand the many ways that epigenetic changes unfold at the biochemical level. One form of epigenetic change physically blocks access to the genes by altering what is called the histone code. The DNA in every cell is tightly wound around proteins known as histones and must be unwound to be transcribed. Alterations to this packaging cause certain genes to be more or less available to the cell's chemical machinery and so determine whether those genes are expressed or silenced. A second, well-understood form of epigenetic signaling, called DNA methylation, involves the addition of a methyl group—a carbon atom plus three hydrogen atoms—to particular bases in the DNA sequence. This interferes with the chemical signals that would put the gene into action and thus effectively silences the gene.
Until recently, the pattern of an individual's epigenome was thought to be firmly established during early fetal development. Although that is still seen as a critical period, scientists have lately discovered that the epigenome can change in response to the environment throughout an individual's lifetime.
Epigenetic Changes
"People used to think that once your epigenetic code was laid down in early development, that was it for life," says Moshe Szyf, a pharmacologist with a bustling lab at McGill University in Montreal. "But life is changing all the time, and the epigenetic code that controls your DNA is turning out to be the mechanism through which we change along with it. Epigenetics tells us that little things in life can have an effect of great magnitude."
Szyf has been a pioneer in linking epigenetic changes to the development of diseases. He long ago championed the idea that epigenetic patterns can shift through life and that those changes are important in the establishment and spread of cancer. For 15 years, however, he had little luck convincing his colleagues. One of his papers was dismissed by a reviewer as a "misguided attempt at scientific humor." On another occasion, a prominent scientist took him aside and told him bluntly, "Let me be clear: Cancer is genetic in origin, not epigenetic."
Despite such opposition, Szyf and other researchers have persevered. Through numerous studies, Szyf has found that common signaling pathways known to lead to cancerous tumors also activate the DNA-methylation machinery; knocking out one of the enzymes in that pathway prevents the tumors from developing. When genes that typically act to suppress tumors are methylated, the tumors metastasize. Likewise, when genes that typically promote tumor growth are demethylated—that is, the dimmer switches that are normally present are removed—those genes kick into action and cause tumors to grow.
Szyf is now far from alone in the field. Other researchers have identified dozens of genes, all related to the growth and spread of cancer, that become over- or undermethylated when the disease gets under way. The bacteria Helicobacter, believed to be a cause of stomach cancer, has been shown to trigger potentially cancer-inducing epigenetic changes in gut cells. Abnormal methylation patterns have been found in many cancers of the colon, stomach, cervix, prostate, thyroid, and breast.
Szyf views the link between epigenetics and cancer with a hopeful eye. Unlike genetic mutations, epigenetic changes are potentially reversible. A mutated gene is unlikely to mutate back to normal; the only recourse is to kill or cut out all the cells carrying the defective code. But a gene with a defective methylation pattern might very well be encouraged to reestablish a healthy pattern and continue to function. Already one epigenetic drug, 5-azacytidine, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use against myelodysplastic syndrome, also known as preleukemia or smoldering leukemia. At least eight other epigenetic drugs are currently in different stages of development or human trials.
Methylation patterns also hold promise as diagnostic tools, potentially yielding critical information about the odds that a cancer will respond to treatment. A Berlin-based company called Epigenomics, in partnership with Roche Pharmaceuticals, expects to bring an epigenetic screening test for colon cancer to market by 2008. They are working on similar diagnostic tools for breast cancer and prostate cancer. Szyf has cofounded a company, MethylGene, that so far has developed two epigenetic cancer drugs with promising results in human trials. Others have published data on animal subjects suggesting an epigenetic component to inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, neurodegenerative diseases, and diabetes.
Other researchers are focusing on how people might maintain the integrity of their epigenomes through diet. Baylor College of Medicine obstetrician and geneticist Ignatia Van den Veyver suggests that once we understand the connection between our epigenome and diseases like cancer, lifelong "methylation diets" may be the trick to staying healthy. Such diets, she says, could be tailored to an individual's genetic makeup, as well as to their exposure to toxins or cancer-causing agents.
In 2003 biologist Ming Zhu Fang and her colleagues at Rutgers University published a paper in the journal Cancer Research on the epigenetic effects of green tea. In animal studies, green tea prevented the growth of cancers in several organs. Fang found that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the major polyphenol from green tea, can prevent deleterious methylation dimmer switches from landing on (and shutting down) certain cancer-fighting genes. The researchers described the study as the first to demonstrate that a consumer product can inhibit DNA methylation. Fang and her colleagues have since gone on to show that genistein and other compounds in soy show similar epigenetic effects.
Meanwhile, epigenetic researchers around the globe are rallying behind the idea of a human epigenome project, which would aim to map our entire epigenome. The Human Genome Project, which sequenced the 3 billion pairs of nucleotide bases in human DNA, was a piece of cake in comparison: Epigenetic markers and patterns are different in every tissue type in the human body and also change over time. "The epigenome project is much more difficult than the Human Genome Project," Jirtle says. "A single individual doesn't have one epigenome but a multitude of them."
Research centers in Japan, Europe, and the United States have all begun individual pilot studies to assess the difficulty of such a project. The early signs are encouraging. In June, the European Human Epigenome Project released its data on epigenetic patterns of three human chromosomes. A recent flurry of conferences have forwarded the idea of creating an international epigenome project that could centralize the data, set goals for different groups, and standardize the technology for decoding epigenetic patterns.
Until recently, the idea that your environment might change your heredity without changing a gene sequence was scientific heresy. Everyday influences—the weights Dad lifts to make himself muscle-bound, the diet regimen Mom follows to lose pounds—don't produce stronger or slimmer progeny, because those changes don't affect the germ cells involved in making children. Even after the principles of epigenetics came to light, it was believed that methylation marks and other epigenetic changes to a parent's DNA were lost during the process of cell division that generates eggs and sperm and that only the gene sequence remained. In effect, it was thought, germ cells wiped the slate clean for the next generation.
That turns out not to be the case. In 1999 biologist Emma Whitelaw, now at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia, demonstrated that epigenetic marks could be passed from one generation of mammals to the next. (The phenomenon had already been demonstrated in plants and yeast.) Like Jirtle and Waterland in 2003, Whitelaw focused on the agouti gene in mice, but the implications of her experiment span the animal kingdoms.
"It changes the way we think about information transfer across generations," Whitelaw says. "The mind-set at the moment is that the information we inherit from our parents is in the form of DNA. Our experiment demonstrates that it's more than just DNA you inherit. In a sense that's obvious, because what we inherit from our parents are chromosomes, and chromosomes are only 50 percent DNA. The other 50 percent is made up of protein molecules, and these proteins carry the epigenetic marks and information."
Generational Inheritance
The implications of the epigenetic revolution are even more profound in light of recent evidence that epigenetic changes made in the parent generation can turn up not just one but several generations down the line, long after the original trigger for change has been removed. In 2004 Michael Skinner, a geneticist at Washington State University, accidentally discovered an epigenetic effect in rats that lasts at least four generations. Skinner was studying how a commonly used agricultural fungicide, when introduced to pregnant mother rats, affected the development of the testes of fetal rats. He was not surprised to discover that male rats exposed to high doses of the chemical while in utero had lower sperm counts later in life. The surprise came when he tested the male rats in subsequent generations—the grandsons of the exposed mothers. Although the pesticide had not changed one letter of their DNA, these second-generation offspring also had low sperm counts. The same was true of the next generation (the great-grandsons) and the next.
Such results hint at a seemingly anti-Darwinian aspect of heredity. Through epigenetic alterations, our genomes retain something like a memory of the environmental signals received during the lifetimes of our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and perhaps even more distant ancestors. So far, the definitive studies have involved only rodents. But researchers are turning up evidence suggesting that epigenetic inheritance may be at work in humans as well.
In November 2005, Marcus Pembrey, a clinical geneticist at the Institute of Child Health in London, attended a conference at Duke University to present intriguing data drawn from two centuries of records on crop yields and food prices in an isolated town in northern Sweden. Pembrey and Swedish researcher Lars Olov Bygren noted that fluctuations in the towns' food supply may have health effects spanning at least two generations. Grandfathers who lived their preteen years during times of plenty were more likely to have grandsons with diabetes—an ailment that doubled the grandsons' risk of early death. Equally notable was that the effects were sex specific. A grandfather's access to a plentiful food supply affected the mortality rates of his grandsons only, not those of his granddaughters, and a paternal grandmother's experience of feast affected the mortality rates of her granddaughters, not her grandsons.
This led Pembrey to suspect that genes on the sex-specific X and Y chromosomes were being affected by epigenetic signals. Further analysis supported his hunch and offered insight into the signaling process. It turned out that timing—the ages at which grandmothers and grandfathers experienced a food surplus—was critical to the intergenerational impact. The granddaughters most affected were those whose grandmothers experienced times of plenty while in utero or as infants, precisely the time when the grandmothers' eggs were forming. The grandsons most affected were those whose grandfathers experienced plenitude during the so-called slow growth period, just before adolescence, which is a key stage for the development of sperm.
The studies by Pembrey and other epigenetics researchers suggest that our diet, behavior, and environmental surroundings today could have a far greater impact than imagined on the health of our distant descendants. "Our study has shown a new area of research that could potentially make a major contribution to public health and have a big impact on the way we view our responsibilities toward future generations," Pembrey says.
The logic applies backward as well as forward: Some of the disease patterns prevalent today may have deep epigenetic roots. Pembrey and several other researchers, for instance, have wondered whether the current epidemic of obesity, commonly blamed on the excesses of the current generation, may partially reflect lifestyles adopted by our forebears two or more generations back.
Michael Meaney, who studies the impact of nurturing, likewise wonders what the implications of epigenetics are for social policy. He notes that early child-parent bonding is made more difficult by the effects of poverty, dislocation, and social strife. Those factors can certainly affect the cognitive development of the children directly involved. Might they also affect the development of future generations through epigenetic signaling?
"These ideas are likely to have profound consequences when you start to talk about how the structure of society influences cognitive development," Meaney says. "We're beginning to draw cause-and-effect arrows between social and economic macrovariables down to the level of the child's brain. That connection is potentially quite powerful."
Lawrence Harper, a psychologist at the University of California at Davis, suggests that a wide array of personality traits, including temperament and intelligence, may be affected by epigenetic inheritance. "If you have a generation of poor people who suffer from bad nutrition, it may take two or three generations for that population to recover from that hardship and reach its full potential," Harper says. "Because of epigenetic inheritance, it may take several generations to turn around the impact of poverty or war or dislocation on a population."
Historically, genetics has not meshed well with discussions of social policy; it's all too easy to view disadvantaged groups—criminals, the poor, the ethnically marginalized—as somehow fated by DNA to their condition. The advent of epigenetics offers a new twist and perhaps an opportunity to understand with more nuance how nature and nurture combine to shape the society we live in today and hope to live in tomorrow.
"Epigenetics will have a dramatic impact on how we understand history, sociology, and political science," says Szyf. "If environment has a role to play in changing your genome, then we've bridged the gap between social processes and biological processes. That will change the way we look at everything."
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text: Part 2 of VH1's documentary mini-series Sex: The Revolution aired last night, and a portion of it focused on the sexual revolution's influence on feminism in the 1970s and vice versa. The doc combines archival footage of interviews, TV shows, and protest rallies and new interviews with heavyweights like Gloria Steinem, Helen Gurley Brown, Ariel Levy, Erica Jong, and Susan Brownmiller. Nearly 40 years later, Steinem is still sticking to her guns that the sexual revolution was a disservice to women because it was a movement for men to make women more sexually available to them. (How can she not realize by now that we all have natural sexual desires?) Ariel Levy, author of Female Chauvinist Pigs, offered a different (and perhaps younger?) take on the sexual revolution, asserting that it was important for feminism, because gaining equality in sexual satisfaction was a key element in the women's movement. Still, it was nice to see both sides of the argument presented. Clip above.


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Written by Aminat Saliu on the City Year Team at South Division High School.
Photo: The amazingly awesome South Division High School team laser tagging during team time! Look at those smiles!
Joy, City Year ran and lead our own data chats for 2nd-8th grade where we got to make goals with the students . – Kyle Welhouse, Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education
Joy, 17 tutoring group students are meeting their December goals. – Frank Margraff, Harold S. Vincent High School
Joy, there are five scholars at Hopkins Lloyd Community School so far who have earned a teacher nominated "Eagle Scholar" award that City Year organizes and announces at assemblies. Students love it and are even more motivated to do their best in class. - Grant Doty, Hopkins Llyod Community School
Joy, an 8th grader came into the City Year room and shared his acceptance letter to us from Milwaukee Lutheran! – Sarah Szymborski, Rufus King International Middle School
Joy, a Clarke Street School tutoring group student jumped 100 lexile points, which is the most in the building! Another student also jumped from red all the way to green! Our students are growing over here at Clarke Street School. – Rose Wegner, Clarke Street Elementary School
Joy, Our whole school assembly featured three scholars performing a rap about stewardship at Carver Academy – David Smith, George Washington Carver Academy
Joy, I got to set goals during data chats with a really sweet student at Pulaski High School who gave me a hug afterwards – Neeka Lewis, Bayview High School
Joy, I won our game of phase 10 on team day – Peter Morrissey, Roosevelt Middle School
Appreciation to my team for all the laughs on team day and everyday – Jade McKean, Roger Street Academy
Appreciation to Alexander Mitchell Integrated Arts School staff and administration for helping our team reflect on the importance and values of our service as key at a Milwaukee Partnership school – Haley Woods, Alexander Mitchell Integrated Arts School
Appreciation to me for living my best life over here at James Madison Academic Campus – Rasheed Clayter, James Madison Academic Campus
Appreciation to the 55 volunteers at Pulaski High School making goals with amazing student during data chats- Njeri Jackson, Casimir Pulaski High School
Appreciation to all the amazing students at South Division High School that I get to walk the halls with on a daily basis. – Aminat Saliu, South Division High School
Huge joy that Chelsea Anderson competed in the Moth story slam and totally kicked butt (brought me to tears and so neat to see a bunch of corps members there to support her) – Kate Niemer
Joy over half of Vincent High School's tutoring group students are on track to hit the dosage goal – Jess Mirkes
Ongoing Joy to Pulaski for engaging dozens (maybe hundreds already) of freshmen in setting goals with students during data chats today and tomorrow – Ben Rangel


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You wouldn't be remiss to consider EA Sports' latest soccer game a quick sequel to the annual chart-topper, FIFA Soccer. No doubt the publisher wants to cash in on its massive investment in the world's biggest sporting event. Curiously though, this game's producer goes to great lengths to pitch 2006 FIFA World Cup as a sequel to the 2002 World Cup iteration, and not the recent FIFA Soccer 06. This matters why? Mainly because FIFA Soccer 06 was generally considered to be pretty stinky, particularly on the shiny new Xbox 360.
It's a semantic difference. Gamers and soccer fans will expect an experience better than the disappointing recent release. And it looks like they'll get it.
The EA Canada developers are certainly crafting a sim that feels and plays a little differently to FIFA Soccer 06. Among the highlights are an improved graphics system on Xbox 360 that fixes some of the terrible lighting of FIFA Soccer 06. More importantly, according to the producer, some frames of animation have been removed from the players. It's tough to spot the visual impact (a good thing), but it made the players feel more responsive on the field once we actually got the controller in our hands. That's a definite improvement.
What the World Cup license delivers is the opportunity to play out the exact world championship tournament with all the teams that will compete in Germany. Taking a step back you can also guide any of the 127 national teams on the globe-trotting odyssey that leads to the finals, playing all the group qualifiers and earning your way to the finals.


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Henry COWAN b abt 1817 in Scotland
I am looking for my g.g.grandfather Henry COWAN, who was born in Scotland about 1817. Earliest known information of Henry was at his marriage on 22 November 1848 to Catherine LOCHEAD in Auckland, New Zealand at St Pauls Anglican Church. Henry died in Auckland on 12 August 1873 aged 56.
Henry was described on the marriage register as a batchelor, and his son years later stated that his father "had seen service in the navy". Henry was variously a sawyer (timber feller/saw miller), brickmaker, and farmer at Mahurangi in North Auckland.
It is unknown whether Henry came directly to New Zealand, or whether he arrived via Australia. The family has always asserted that the COWAN family were part of the Macdougall clan.
Henry's wife Catherine LOCHEAD was born in Scotland, her family coming from the Paisley and Renfrewshire area. It is unknown whether the COWAN and LOCHEAD families were acquainted prior to their emigration to New Zealand. The LOCHEAD family were among the first settlers to Auckland, sailing out of Greenock, Scotland on the Duchess of Argyle in 1842.
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text: They may have gotten the ax this week, but that didn't stop Dancing with the Stars (former) contestants Sabrina Bryan and her partner Mark Ballas from waltzing onto Broadway and checking out a show. On Thursday, November 1, the sexy pair took in that evening's performance of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Avenue Q. Backstage after the show, we caught Cheetah Girl and her hunky man as they cut the rug with Lucy the Slut, closet case Rod and more at the Golden Theatre. Check it out.


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GerBot necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 15 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Zippy is an Australian Car insurance website http://www.zippy.com.au
We're a pure dot com company and would like this widget to fit with the feel of the rest of the website
There are two audiences.
1) Car (auto) enthusiests
2) people interested in saving money
I need a design for a badge/widget that people will want to place onto their blogs. The design will basically look like a shield/badge with a 3D looking raised border with a internal space that can a programmer can insert text into.
The design should be able to be described as glassy, bubbly, web 2.0 gel like.
Some examples of widgets with a nice frame with room for content inside.
size is 300x200 pixels
Colour on theme with zippy.com.au or a black/silver.
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The chamfer on the auxiliary lip of an HDSA seal faces the sealing lip, enabling easier shaft installation from the sealing lip direction. The chamfer of the auxiliary lip of HDSB seals faces away from the sealing lip, enabling easier shaft installation from the other direction. The disadvantage is, however, a slightly reduced exclusion ability. The auxiliary lip of HDSC seals is located in front of the sealing lip with its chamfer facing the sealing lip to provide maximum exclusion ability.
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By SOPHIE PETIT
COLUMBIA, Md.—Computer science students at Hammond High School arent just reading textbooks and taking notes these days, but are designing actual software, like interactive fossil fuel maps, for their fellow students to use in other classes.
Instead of working on some make-believe project, students address a current problem, in this case sustainable energy, said Hammond High computer science teacher Alan Kostrick.
Students even have a deadline to finish the software because other students are waiting to use it, he said.
And students like it.
Its exciting, said 17-year-old Audrey Clark.
The class is part of a STEM program (science, technology, engineering and math) called Learning Studios and created by the National Commission on Teaching and Americas Future, a non-profit educational group.
It brings real-life professionals, like NASA scientists, together with teachers and students in all grades to spend a year working on real-world, problem-based projects, like the fossil-fuel project at Hammond High.
Its like theyre working for a software design company, Kostrick said.
The program is part of Marylands overall effort to address two issues plaguing the state and the nation: Students arent interested in STEM-related subjects and not enough teachers are qualified to teach them.
Maryland sits in the nations hub of high-paying technical jobs, said Ted Imes, director of corporate citizenship, electronic systems, for Northrop Grumman Corporation, at an education summit hosted by the commission last month.
But hundreds of engineering jobs, for example, remain unfilled at his company every day, he said, which is where Learning Studios and other STEM initiatives come in.
Starting in just six Maryland public schools in 2009, the program is now used in 30 schools across four districts, and is rapidly expanding, said commission president Tom Carroll.
The schools using the program are in Howard, Prince Georges, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties.
The commission just invited Montgomery County to join, and now the Maryland Department of Education is requesting the program across the state, Carroll said.
Its more hands-on. Other classes you just take a lot of notes, said 15-year-old JT Brittain. I like this better.
Maryland is the first state to set specific STEM standards of practice that tell teachers not just what STEM is, but how to teach the subjects, said Donna Clem, STEM coordinator for the Maryland Department of Education.
Other non-government organizations are also working on enhancing STEM education.
The Maryland Business Roundtable for Education, a non-profit coalition of employers supporting education, announced at its annual meeting last week that its going to expand STEMnet, an extensive online resource for students and teachers that launched last year.
Learning Studios aims to make math and science real to students by putting them to work on real projects that are designed with help from real STEM professionals.
It should be implemented in all schools, Clem said. But it isnt easy, especially securing funding.
The program costs each school district about $70,000 to $75,000 a year, which covers teacher training and resource support from the commission, said Melinda George, commission vice president and chief operating officer.
So far, the commission has brought some funding into the schools through outside grants, said Jeff Dilks, Learning Studios senior director.
The four-year $250 million federal Race to the Top grant, awarded to Maryland in 2010, has also been a savior in funding STEM initiatives, educators said.
But educators at the summit wanted to know, what happens when grants run out?
After Learning Studios builds the foundation, we need to help schools take over more and more, and encourage more teacher leaders so when the program ends, the learning continues, George said.
Were not a curriculum. Were a process, Dilks said. We hope that the school district can incorporate regular professional development.
The program is not only expanding but also gaining more interest from funders, Carroll said.
The commission has received grants for the program from Northrop Grumman and NASA, and Boeing just gave a two-year $95,000 grant, up from $30,000 last year.
Boeings future, said Tom Bartlett, one of the companys community investors, relies on finding a way to close the skill gap.


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Renaming of Camp 4
The Renaming of Camp 4.
For half a century Camp 4 has been the climbers' base camp in Yosemite. Yet for most of that time, the National Park Services insisted in calling it "Sunnyside." That difference came to symbolize the conflicts between climbers, the NPS, and the Curry Company. In 1999, the NPS acknowledged the end of decades of feuding by announcing the site's name would once again be Camp 4. Now, an exchange of e mails between Gary Colliver of the NPS and Armando Menocal, Founder of the Access Fund, reveals how the historic change came about.
The Untold Story of the Renaming of Camp 4
By Armando Menocal
At the September, 1999, Celebration at Camp 4, the National Park Service announced that Camp 4 would be officially re-named "Camp 4". Of course, its always been Camp 4 to climbers, but that name for the climber's camp had stuck in the Park Service's craw for half a century.
With the end of the first "Golden Era" of Yosemite climbing about 1970, and attempting to attract other than climbers, the Park redesignated Camp 4 as "Sunnyside", even though all of the other campgrounds in the Valley retained their historic numerical designations.
Camp 4's place as one of the centers of American and even international climbing culture has been documented in legend and literature. In 1969, Doug Robinson, wrote in Mountain that, "Camp 4 is the physical and spiritual home of the Yosemite climbers." In a description that rings true almost 40 years later, Robinson said of Camp 4:
"In spite of the spectacular setting, it has become the most trampled and dusty, probably the noisiest, and certainly the least habitable of all Yosemite's campgrounds. . . . Yet the Yosemite climber will stay nowhere else."
The Park and Curry Company, Yosemite's sole concessionaire, tried repeatedly to get rid of Camp 4. Of course, at first it was climbers that they wanted to constrain or remove by closing their refuge. Eventually, even Camp 4 became an anachronism to the authorities. Camp 4 remained small and cheap as Yosemite developed large campground suitable for behemoth Winabagos; a walk-in campground with irregular, often crowded, well lived-in sites was impossible to police or to cruise from a patrol car.
Preserving Camp 4 may have been one of the earliest climbing access causes, first championed by Raffi Bedayn, a Yosemite climber in the 1930s and 1940s and manufacturer of one of the first aluminum carabiners. For the next 30 years, Raffi took up the unpopular cause of defending Valley climbers. If they were climbers, it didn't matter to Raffi that the Park Service or Curry Company saw them as low-life, scavengers, and petty thieves, which sometimes, some of them were. Whenever animosities were high between climbers and rangers, Raffi would show up at the Valley to ease tensions with his unassuming, irrepressible diplomacy. Raffi's years of personal, hands-on service to the climbing community were recognized, and he was the first recipient of the American Alpine Club's Angelo Heilprin Citation. After Raffi's death, grateful climbers placed a memorial for Raffi at the base of Midnight Lighting on Columbia Boulder.
On the surface, the names Camp 4 or Sunnyside may not seem very important, but in fact the renaming represented a huge shift of official attitude. Refusing to acknowledge the climbers' name for the most famous campsite in the climbing world was emblematic of the demeaning status of climbers in the Valley.
It is hard today to recall that at one time, climbers were regularly run from Yosemite Lodge (curiously, in the 80s Lodge employees were instructed not to give apparent climbers coffee refills), swept from Camp 4 and its parking lot (one Yosemite Superintendent told a group of climbers that their interests were as important to him "as a dumptruck load of dirt"), and its closure was threatened throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Even in the massive Climbing Management Plan that the Park, climbers, and other conservationists developed in the 1990s, the NPS would not yield on the epithet, Sunnyside. The name had become the symbol of contention.
The struggle to save Camp 4 from "re-development" after the 1997 floods forced the Park Service to acknowledge and respect the role and history of climbers in the Valley. The final acknowledgement that the decades of feuding were over was when for the first time the Park Service announced that the site would thereafter be officially called Camp 4. The change was announcedat the September 1999 Celebration, and it brought grateful cheers from the hundreds of Valley climbers from the 60s, 70s, 80, and 90s.
The "back story" of how the change came about has never been disclosed. This is how it came about. It is revealed in the exchange of emails between Gary Colliver, a well-known Yosemite climber who had become one of the Park's planners, and Armando Menocal, who had been a Yosemite activists since 1980 and a protégé of Raffi Bedayn, showing up everytime that Camp 4 was threaten with closure. Although often antagonists over climber issues, the two long time Valley climbers had become friends, even arguing over the climbing plan, when they climbed together.
Two weeks before the celebration, Armando wrote to Gary:
Hi there Gary.
I will not be at Camp 4 celebration this month. . . . I assume that the Park will have someone there speaking at the celebration, and I wanted to repeat (at least to you, and perhaps you'll pass along) that there's almost nothing that the NPS can do which will signal to climbers that the NPS gets the importance of Camp 4, than to rename it, "Camp 4." Think of what a great thing it would be to announce that at the celebration! The day after the announcement at the Celebration, Gary wrote back:
Talk of renaming has been going on for several years. I think you or Paul Minault [Access Fund Regional Coordinator] may have begun the discussion during our work on the Climbing Management Plan back in the early '90's. Hal Grovert, the previous Deputy Superintendent said we should do it over a year ago. Often the way things work here is that something is talked about on and on, but an actual decision is not made, recorded, or acted upon. As it happens, your mentioning it, caused me to once again mention it to Chip, who thought it a good idea and took it to the Superintendent the next morning, and the decision was made. So, if you and I (and others) had not been persistent and not lost hope in the process, and kept gently pushing the idea forward, it may have eventually occurred, but not at this auspicious moment. In fact, it may have been waiting and watching for the right time to mention it again that did the trick.
Thanks! Best wishes,
I think Raffi is looking up at Midnight Lightning with a small smile and reminding us to be content with small victories.
Armando Menocal climbed in Yosemite for 25 years with first ascents in the Valley and Sierra Nevada, including the first ascent of the West Face of Mt. Watkins. Now a rock and alpine climbing guide with Exum Mountain Guides, Armando lives in Wilson, Wyoming, and is spearheading introduction of climbing and guiding in Cuba. He is the creator ofwww.CubaClimbing.com, a complete guide to Cuba for climbers and other adventure travelers. Armando has been a human rights and environmental activist and is Founder of the Access Fund, the largest organization of climbers in America.