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Messier 83 is one of the closest spiral galaxies in the night sky, located just 12 million light-years from Earth. Its unique properties have earned it two of the more evocative galactic nicknames: the Southern Pinwheel and the Thousand-Ruby Galaxy.
The first nickname isn't too difficult to explain - as you might imagine, it's located in the southern hemisphere, in the constellation of Hydra. Its spiral arms are particularly prominent, which lends it the appearance of a pinwheel, which is only emphasized by the presence of young, blue star clusters all along its arms. As for its other, even more striking nickname:
Typically found near the edges of the thick dust lanes, a wealth of reddish star forming regions also suggest another popular moniker for M83, The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy. Dominated by light from older stars, the bright yellowish core of M83 lies at the upper right. The core is also bright at x-ray energies that reveal a high concentration of neutron stars and black holes left from an intense burst of star formation. In fact, M83 is a member of a group of galaxies that includes active galaxy Centaurus A. The close-up field of view spans over 25,000 light-years at the estimated distance of M83.

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It all seems so obvious in retrospect: take the biggest, most beloved characters of one of the greatest videogame companies of all time and chuck them all into a game where they beat the pixels out of one another. The idea is reminiscent of the fevered dreams of every child on earth who dared to have their G.I. Joes fight alongside their Ninja Turtles, pitting them against the evil forces of the Street Sharks and EXO Squad. Fan service is nothing new amongst the gaming world, but when that fan service is wrapped around a fundamentally excellent game, it becomes something special.
Released in North America on April 26th, 1999, Super Smash Brothers (SSB) came along fairly late in the N64's development cycle, but managed to capitalize on all the system's best features. Satoru Iwata, current president of Nintendo and Masahiro Sakurai, creator of the Kirby franchise, had been independently working on a new fighting game that was aiming to be very different from the Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat clones that were flooding the market. In an interview between Sakurai and Iwata fromWii.com, Sakurai reminisced:
"Well, I wanted to offer an alternative to the two-dimensional fighting games that were crowding out the market. I also wanted to see if it was possible to make an interesting 4-player game that offered a new experience every time you play. Simply put, I was aiming to design a 4-player battle royal."
The concept seemed like a good fit for the N64, as it would capitalize on both the system's 4 controller ports, and the system's strong multiplayer reputation. With games like Mario Party and Goldeneye being some of the system's best sellers, it seemed likely that most players would embrace the game's multiplayer nature. The fact they'd be more likely to have extra controllers sitting around didn't hurt either.
Interestingly, the original concept for SSB didn't involve any Nintendo characters at all. The original concept game "Kakuto-Geemu Ryuoh," or Dragon King: The Fighting Game, was a labor of love, with virtually all work done on the game being done by Sakurai and Iwata. Despite their hard work on the game and the huge amount of personal time invested in it, Sakurai had a hard time selling it to Nintendo. He felt the game needed to be more complete than the average arcade fighting game, that it would need something extra to make it appeal to console owners who didn't necessarily like fighting games:
"I asked to use Nintendo characters since it was so hard to accurately convey to the players the atmosphere of the gaming world where they play a fighting game on home console. […] With a game for the arcade, it's okay for character development to take a backseat since players are content with the fighting. With a fighting game for the home console, however, you have to set up the general image or the atmosphere of the gaming world right from the start or else the game suffers. That's why I asked to use Nintendo characters."
Mario, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Luigi, Samus Aran, Fox, Link, Jigglypuff, Captain Falcon, Kirby, Yoshi, Ness.
For its first outing, SSB played it safe with the character selection. Virtually all of Nintendo's biggest names are represented, and with the exception of Ness and maybe Captain Falcon, even the most casual gamer could be expected to recognize them all. It also introduced Pikachu in a party hat, a sight cute enough to warm even the coldest of hearts.
SSB deserves credit for successfully bringing a totally new play style to fighting games, a genre that usually shuns big innovations like the plague. The game's concept of knocking the other player off the screen as opposed to reducing a fixed health bar is totally unique. It also champions a more simplistic command scheme, allowing the player to press a direction and one button to perform special moves. While at first glance this might seem to detract from the game's challenge, Smash Bros puts a very heavy emphasis on the character's movement and predicting where they will be as opposed to mastering special move commands.
While traditional 2D fighters are forced to operate in a fairly confined playfield, Smash Bros. levels are usually far bigger than their characters, putting the focus on pursuing your opponent and preventing him from getting back onto the platform. SSB was also pushing to be the first serious fighting game with more than two players.
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The media company that brought you comic books starring Martha Stewart and Hillary Clinton will release a comic about embattled celebrity chef Paula Deen at the urging of her fans.
The Food Network, Wal-Mart and others began dropping Deen after she admitted under oath to using a racial slur in the past. Deen apologized for the "hurtful language" she used.
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Will the comic include Deen's fall from grace? Yes, Bluewater Productions, based in Vancouver, Canada, said in a statement. "The latest controversy will be added to the final draft, but the majority of the comic book will focus on how she became an iconic brand, the challenges of her humble beginnings and the results of bursting certain stereotypes."
The company, which has produced over 800 comic book titles, released its first "Female Force" comic during the 2008 presidential campaign, starring Hillary Clinton.
Jason Schultz, Bluewater Productions Inc.'s vice president of new business development, said the company first reached out to Paula Deen about six months ago.
When asked if Deen or her publicist have communicated a response, Schultz said, "None yet, but we have heard from her fans who support us moving forward with the book."
For other comic book issues, Bluewater Productions has donated 25 percent of proceeds to the real-life protagonist's charity of choice.
After the comic book was announced on Wednesday, Schultz said Deen's fans have expressed enthusiasm for the release.
"They are thanking us for moving forward with the book," he said.
Schultz said the $3.99 "Female Force" comic books are "factual."
"They and non-biased and are focused on female empowerment," he said.
"We do not condone her use of racial insensitivities, and think that intolerance has no place in a just society," said Bluewater's president Darren G. Davis in a statement. "But despite her recent failings, we also strongly believe she still has a powerful story to tell; one that fits the female empowerment model of our books."
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The comic books, to be released in mid-October, will be available on iTunes, or for the Nook and Kindle. Hard copies can be pre-ordered shortly at Comicfleamarket.com. Schultz said the number of issues has yet to be determined.
"Under the greatest scrutiny, many of our heroes let us down, but we also believe in the power of redemption," Davis said. "In all biographies there are chapters full of great accomplishments and those full of challenges. I believe Ms. Deen's story is not yet completely written."
Bluewater Production's most popular comic book so far has been its Michelle Obama issue.
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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Former Penn State University President Graham Spanier was arraigned Wednesday morning on charges he helped to cover up allegations that Jerry Sandusky was sexually abusing boys on campus, CNN contributor Sara Ganim reports.
Spanier was fired in November 2011 when the scandal broke, and was charged last week with obstruction of justice, conspiracy, endangering the welfare of children, failure to report a crime and perjury. He had been Penn State's president for about 16 years.
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It took about three months of development, but NBC is apparently ready to commit to the new Constantine project. Back in late September it was announced that the network was working on a show based around the DC Comics anti-hero, and today Deadline has learned that a pilot has been officially given the green light and will be moving forward.
The show is being put together by David S. Goyer and The Mentalist's Daniel Cerone. While the latter is rather new to the world of comic book films and television, the former has basically become the head of superheroes over at Warner Bros. and has worked on everything from Man of Steel to the Dark Knight trilogy to the Blade trilogy to Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. At this time it's hard to say what the timetable is for the pilot, but given how hot comic book properties are now we wouldn't be surprised if NBC makes the project a priority.
John Constantine was first introduced through Swamp Thing comics back in the mid-80s and his own line, Hellblazer, followed his adventures as a supernatural detective working in London. While he has never had quite the popularity level of Superman or Batman, the character did get his own movie back in 2005 directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Keanu Reeves. Unfortunately, the film was largely dismissed by critics and under-performed domestically, making only $75 million of its $100 million budget back.
Comic books are starting to become as popular on television as they are at the box office. Both Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Arrow are running on television now, but Fox also has their new series about Batman's hometown of Gotham (which also just announced a few key new details) and CW is currently working on their Flash spin-off (the pilot is currently in production). It's definitely an exciting time to be a fan.
One of the next big steps for Constantine going forward will be finding an actor who will play the title role. One can assume that the studio won't make the same mistake as the movie did and will actually get a blond actor for the part (or one that will dye his hair), but who is the best fit for the part in Hollywood today? Hit the poll to tell us if you're excited for the new series and then go to the comments to tell us who you think should star.
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That would require that DHS has a sense of humor, which we all know to be false.
If my neighbors are waking me up in the middle of the night with some stupendously loud (and it would have to be to get through my walls) somethingorother, two things would happen. I would ask them to turn it down and then, assuming that didn't work, call the cops. I'm all for them doing whatever it is they're doing so long as it's not bothering others in the process.
However disturbing the peace doesn't really compare to what the trolls are doing here. I can ignore the trolls quite easily by not un-hiding the post and/or not reading the comments. It's a tad harder ignoring the guys who seem to be doing their level best to render me deaf.
They won't do that because that would make them hypocrites, a stance I happen to agree with. The trolls, and there are more than one (and on multiple sides), should be just as able to spew their venom as you are to ask for their removal. The reporting function is there to hide their posts from those who don't wish to read them. Free speech means allowing this sort of behavior. As the other poster replied, report the bad behavior and move on.
For my part I actually enjoy reading their posts. It gives me some amusement watching them try to argue/shout/curse their way out of a paper bag and fall flat on their face so many times. Some days I come on to TD to do nothing but find those posts.
As always though, don't feed the trolls. No good will come of it.
That would be nice, wouldn't it? Although I'd nitpick on one or two points but other than that quite a solid set of demands there.
Are you saying all journalists are soulless sell-outs or just some of them? If it's the latter I'll agree to that. If it's the former I'm afraid we part ways. Like any group of people, there's the bad ones, the good ones, and the ones in between just trying not to get stepped on.
I think at this point most people don't even bother reading the post before hitting it, which is rather ironic.
You realize you're as bad as the troll when you troll him right?
I thought Wright's order to pay legal fees had that covered? Maybe she knew that and based her decision off of that. Don't want to double dip as it were.
The only way this revision could POSSIBLY weaken copyright is if, by rooting/unlocking alone, folks were reverse engineering the technology/software of a given device. Then you'd be dead to rights in terms of violation, provided it was proved in court anyway
I bought the damn thing and so long as I'm not 'stealing' content with it or causing physical/mental distress to someone else with it, I should be able to do whatever the hell I want with it. If I want to move to another carrier with it, so be it. If I want to install apps that the almighty Apple doesn't like, go me. If I want to sell it to my mother-in-law for $20 I should be able to do that too.
If you disagree with the idea that what you buy (not license or rent a service/product) is YOURS and not "yours until we say so" then you've got problems, period. I didn't lease a phone, I bought one.
They probably scan it at the post office. For your safety of course.
What you're not understanding is how the pharmas compute inflation, which clearly involves a few extra zeroes in there somewhere. It's an understandable mistake. /s
Sorry, meant to reply to OldMugwump's post, not this one.
Which would be even more hilarious as at least two of them have claimed they never discuss the positive aspects of trademark and/or copyright in the past.
Until someone, somewhere is caught in a verifiable lie. Shrugging your shoulders and babbling incoherently in court are unfortunately not grounds for perjury. Here's hoping.
I've been able to specify candidates in the past in an empty box, although I admit it's been a while since I've done so.
Yes, I would say that. That would be assuming they weren't a foreign dignitary with diplomatic immunity. You either give them to everyone or give them to no one. I'm not ordinarily a real black and white kind of person but due process is supposed to be important in this country.
You are 100% correct Zakida. The moment we (public, govt., etc.) start making exceptions of that nature it goes downhill in a hurry.
A lot of people have forgotten the difference between having an opinion about a person's actions and having facts about a person's actions. I despise real world violence for example but I don't automatically condemn every person who's ever thrown a punch. You have to take things on a case by case basis, which is one of the many reasons due process exists.
If only it were that easy :(
I wasn't even aware there WAS an Author's Guild, let alone what whackjob was in charge of it. There's a fantastic line from George Carlin about being a member of a union/guild/organization that I can't seem to find at the moment. Pity that.
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SHELTON -- A 55-year-old man who had been rescued from the Housatonic River after a Friday night boating accident, died Saturday at Yale-New Haven Hospital, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
The DEEP declined to release the man's name, pending notification of his family. The man had been initially taken to Griffin Hospital in Derby and was later transferred to Yale-New Haven, where he died at about 1 p.m.
Shelton police spokesman Lt. Robert Kozlowsky said Friday that a group of people was on a boat when it struck an object near the Sunnyside boat ramp on the west side of the river about 6:45 p.m.
One of the men fell overboard, and those on the boat were unable to find him.
Several emergency responders arrived on the scene and about 15 minutes after the call came in, the man was found by firefighters near South Bank Park.
Assistant Fire Chief Paul Wilson and Lt. David Catlin pulled him out of the water and began CPR.
Police said the man was not breathing when he was found. The Shelton police, including its dive team, the Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Co. 1 and the Pine Rock Volunteer Fire Co. 4 led the rescue.
The Stratford and Sikorsky fire departments also responded to the scene with boats.
The DEEP Environmental Conservation Police are leading the investigation into the accident.


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Dr. Ian Storey is a Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore. His research interests include ASEAN's relations with external powers, particularly China and the United States, maritime security, and the insurgency in southern Thailand. Dr. Storey has published articles in Contemporary Southeast Asia, Parameters, Naval War College Review, Jane's Intelligence Review, Harvard Asia Quarterly, Yale Global Online, China Brief, Terrorism Monitor, and Terrorism Focus.He has held positions at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) in Hawaii and Deakin University in Australia. Dr. Storey received his bachelor's degree from Hull University, England; his master's degree from the International University of Japan; and his Ph.D. from the City University of Hong Kong.
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How to Draw Men's Formalwear
Although men's formalwear doesn't have nearly the variety of styles that women's fancy dresses do, you can still tailor the look. What looks better than a well-cut jacket and a pair of pants that hang from a guy's hips just the right way?
Sketch a suitable tux jacket
Tuxes can vary in the color and fabric (powder blue velvet tuxes were popular in the '70s!), the width of the lapels, the placement of the buttons, and the length of the jacket.
To draw a fitted jacket that's flattering to the male form, remember several points:
Make it taper at the waist.
Go for a broad-shouldered look
Show the cuffs of the shirt.
Men usually wear a vest under a tux jacket. Create a vest the same way you draw the jacket — just don't draw the lapels or sleeves!
To master the look of a perfect tuxedo jacket:
Draw a male torso.
Add a V shape below the chin to mark the top of the shirt collar. For the jacket's neckline, draw a deep curved line that starts where the neck meets the shoulders.
The curved line forms the inner edges of the jacket's lapels.
Add in lines for the shoulders and draw triangles below the chin on the V shape.
The triangles form the shirt collar above the jacket.
For an off-center jacket opening, draw a line coming down from the right side of the curved neckline and ending on the left side of the body for an off-center jacket opening. Add two buttons.
Draw buttons on the right of a buttoned dinner jacket.
Angle in the sides of the torso to transform the lines from the body's outline into the jacket's side seams. This creates the sleek, fitted look.
Use angled lines along the jacket opening to draw in the one side of the tuxedo's notched collar. Add in a jacket sleeve that ends at the wrist but lets the shirt's cuff peek out.
Draw the other side of the notched collar and the other sleeve. Add in small slash lines on each side of the waist for pockets. Finish with a little shading.
Keep tuxedo shirts simple. Take a look at some photos of tuxedos from the '70s. You won't believe how much the ruffled shirts distracted from the lines of the jacket.
Transform dress pants into tuxedo pants
A perfect jacket deserves a sleek and elegant pair of pants. The secret to tuxedo pants lies in the fit; baggy or too tight pants just won't do.
Here's how to draw your figure in a perfect pair of tux pants:
Map out a pair of pants around the male figure.
Dress pants fall in a clean line from the hip; they don't taper. The bottom of the pants hits well below the anklebone.
Don't draw flared pants unless you want your male figure to look outdated.
Draw the tuxedo stripe running down the side of the pants leg by adding a line parallel to the outside seam.
Tuxedo pants typically have a stripe of satin going down the side of the pant leg.
Shade to show lights and darks in the sheen of the fabric and the shine of the stripe.
Bring on the bow tie
Many guys can really carry off the look of a bow tie. Although some men choose to wear a necktie with a dinner jacket, why mess with a classic?
Here's how to draw a bow tie:
Sketch the head, neck, and shoulders of a man.
Sketch in the pointed shirt collar using two curved triangles at the base of the neck.
Give the triangles a bit of shape to reflect how they lie against the body and curve around the back of the neck.
To make the tie's knot, draw a tiny circle in the center where the collar meets.
Draw three lines coming from one side of the circle. The top one goes up at an angle, the middle one is short and straight out, and the last one angles down. Copy these lines on the other side of the circle.
The top and bottom lines represent the top and bottom of the bow tie. The center line shows the crease in the tie as the fabric comes out of the knot.
Make sure the size of the bow tie you draw isn't too big; you can run into clown issues.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- It was just over one year ago that the Golden Eagles lost to Western Carolina by three points in the Eblen Center and revenge in Cullowhee, N.C. would be sweet. Tennessee Tech travels to Western Carolina to face the Catamounts Saturday at 1 p.m., kicking-off a six game road stretch.
Tennessee Tech (4-4) vs. Western Carolina (3-4)
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012
1:00 p.m. CT
Ramsey Regional - Cullowhee, N.C.
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Setting the Stage:
Just over one year ago, the Catamounts came from behind to defeat Tech in the Eblen Center 61-58. The series is one of the most compeitive in program history, with Tech's last victory coming in 1975.
The Golden Eagles are back in the win column after downing former OVC foe Samford 65-56 Thursday night. Back in action was senior guard Jala Harris who led the team with 20 points and added five assists. Harris acted as floor general, scoring on the dribble and from behind the arc and effortlessly finding her teammates. Head coach Jim Davis used a new starting lineup, his fifth of the season, and the group clicked. Tech opened with a 6-0 run and shot 41.5% from the floor and a stunning 63.6% from the three-point range. In their last meeting, Tech was 3-17 from behind the arc, and shot 39.7% from the field.
A Glance at the 2012-13 Golden Eagles
The team has proved that when they're hot, they're hot. Tech is undefeated when shooting 50% or better from behind the three point line, the key to this season is shooting the ball consistently.
The Golden Eagles are led by Diamond Henderson, who is averaging 16.8 points per game, but Jala Harris showed the depth of her game against Samford. Harris is currently averaging 9.6 points per game, and leads the team with 3.2 assists per game. Lashay Davis is also consitently adding points to board, averaging 7.5 points per game. Davis leads the team with 11 steals on the season.
The front court has seen several different players take over, but T'Keyah Williams is the top rebounder with 7.4 rebounds per game. Helping out is freshman Mariah Dean, who recorded her first career start against Samford, Candace Parson and Quira Demery.
A Look at the Catamounts
Western Carolina has a very balanced offensive attack led by Diamond Hunnicutt, averaging 9.3 points per game. Rena Wakama and Ali Lane add 9.0 and 7.1 points per game respectively, with Shauna Terry leading the Catamounts with 5.7 rebounds per game.
Western Carolina has lost most of their games by very close margins, with wins against UNC Asheville, UNC Greensboro and North Carolina Center.
Series History
Tech and Western Carolina first met in the 1971-72 season and Tech won the first three meetings through 1976. There was a 30-year gap until their next meeting in 2007-08, and the Catamounts napped their first victory over the Purple and Gold. The Catamounts won last season 61-58 in a comeback victory, bringing the series to 3-2.
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The Bluffton High football team has provided a heck of a ride for its supporters this fall, and there's still more to come.
The Bobcats made sure of that Thursday, reeling off 20 second-quarter points to pull away from South Florence 37-13 in the first round of the SCHSL Class AAAA Division II playoffs.
Bluffton didn't necessarily need that victory to validate a great regular season that saw it win 10 of 11 games in its Class AAAA debut, but it sure didn't hurt. We commemorate that regular season in today's edition, with a special section that recaps those 11 games along with some fantastic photographs from Scott Schroeder.
Thanks to Thursday's victory, it will not serve as a summary of the whole season. The complete story of the 2012 Bluffton Bobcats has yet to be written, and it could become a whole lot more interesting next weekend.
Goose Creek and Conway's first-round game was completed after our Friday deadline, but odds are that Bluffton will visit No. 1-ranked Goose Creek in the quarterfinals. The Gators are one of the most highly-regarded programs in the country and probably the best team the Bobcats have ever faced.
It's going to take a monumental effort for Bluffton to go on the road and win this one. We'll soon see if the Bobcats are up to the challenge, but it's certain they won't back down.
"It's going to be a very physical and hostile environment," Bluffton coach Ken Cribb told me on the Florence Memorial Stadium field Thursday night. "We'll welcome it."
Said quarterback C.J. Frazier: "We're ready. We'll make sure we have a good week of practice and get ready to go."
While the coaching staff made plans to travel to Goose Creek to scout, Frazier said he and fellow seniors Marquis Webber and Demetrius Smalls would spend Friday afternoon throwing and working on their timing.
"That's just how we are," Frazier said. "We work on our timing all the time. That's how we get good at our stuff."
That work ethic has helped Bluffton become one of eight teams left competing for the Class AAAA Division II championship. No doubt the Bobcats will keep working this week and give the defending champs their best shot.
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On the day after the Super Bowl, I got a call from Michael McAdoo, a 22-year-old defensive lineman for the winning Baltimore Ravens. I had been expecting his call for several weeks, ever since the North Carolina Court of Appeals refused to revive his lawsuit against the N.C.A.A. and the University of North Carolina, where he had played for two years before being declared permanently ineligible. Though he didn't dress for the big game — he's been injured most of his short professional career — McAdoo had attended the team's practices and meetings; he told me he'd been too busy to call earlier.
Athletes almost never win lawsuits against the N.C.A.A. There is, after all, no constitutional right to play college sports, and because the N.C.A.A. is a "voluntary" organization made up of member institutions, courts are loath to interfere, even when the rules seem unfair.
In 2008, in his first semester at North Carolina, McAdoo had asked a former tutor to help him write citations for a paper, something he was unsure about. With the due date fast approaching, the woman — whom he wasn't supposed to talk to because she was no longer an official tutor — essentially wrote the citations herself. Several years later, in the middle of a burgeoning "scandal" involving more than a dozen Carolina football players, the e-mail exchange between McAdoo and the former tutor was unearthed, and his actions were reported to the N.C.A.A. and the school's honor court.
The honor court ruled that McAdoo should be suspended for a semester. Never one to show mercy, the N.C.A.A. went further, barring him from ever playing college football again. McAdoo sued to get reinstated, but the case was tossed. Because his college career ended prematurely, he signed with the Ravens for the professional minimum (which, at $450,000 a year, is admittedly none too shabby).
When stories like McAdoo's burst into public view, the athlete is almost always cast as the villain, a cheater gaming the academy. But, in this case, McAdoo was the true victim. The real scandal is what goes on under the rubric of "academic counseling."
It is not news, of course, that universities accept athletes who read at the fifth-grade level or worse; quite often academic counseling is remedial. But McAdoo wasn't in that category. He had been an O.K. student in high school, and his mother, a schoolteacher, was adamant that he get a college education. He told his recruiters he wanted to major in criminal justice.
Once he got on campus, however, he was quickly informed by his academic counselors that North Carolina didn't have a criminal justice major. According to McAdoo, his counselor picked his major, African-American studies, because it wouldn't interfere with football practice.
Among the first classes he was "assigned" (as he phrases it) was a Swahili course, an "independent studies" class taught by the department chairman, Julius Nyang'oro. "There wasn't any class," McAdoo recalled. "You sign up. You write the paper. You get credit. I had never seen anything like it." He never once met his professor. Despite the strange circumstances, he researched and wrote the paper. It was that paper that got him in the trouble with the N.C.A.A.
"All the academic counselors knew about the paper classes" — as they were called — "and they all steered athletes to them," says Mary Willingham, a former academic counselor at the university.
But when the N.C.A.A. went after McAdoo, there was no mention of the phony classes. The school certainly never mentioned them, and as for the N.C.A.A., all it cared about was whether McAdoo had committed academic fraud for getting citation help in a class that never met. McAdoo's contention — that he had no reason to believe he had done anything wrong, because he had simply done what he'd been told to do — fell on deaf ears. His college career was sacrificed so that the N.C.A.A. could maintain its longstanding pretense that college athletes are supposed to be students first.
The paper classes were eventually exposed by The News & Observer, after which the university asked former Gov. James Martin of North Carolina to conduct an investigation. Martin, who issued his report a few months ago, found that 216 courses were problematic, and that as many as 560 grades had been changed. He laid all the problems at the feet of Nyang'oro (who had earlier been allowed to retire), and one department colleague. Martin insisted that the scandal wasn't strictly an athletic one, because nonathletes also took some of the paper classes. Well, maybe.
As for Michael McAdoo, the public humiliation still stings. "I had days when I was so depressed, I could barely get out of bed," he told me. He feels that he put his trust in an institution that ultimately betrayed him.
"I would still like to get a college degree someday," he said. "But not at the University of North Carolina. They just wasted my time."


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Heading into Sunday night's Hell in a Cell pay-per-view at Atlanta's Philips Arena, the WWE seemed to have painted itself into a bit of a corner. Surely WWE Champion CM Punk wouldn't be dropping his belt so close to his one-year anniversary as titleholder, a significant milestone. At the same time, it seemed unlikely that the promotion could get away with having Ryback, the unstoppable monster pressed into service as a challenger after an injury to John Cena, suffer a clean loss without derailing all of his momentum.
As it turns out, there isn't a corner around that can't be escaped with a little bit of a plot twist. Punk managed to escape Atlanta with his title, but not without some aid from a surprising source – and not without an ultimate ending that allowed Ryback to end the night literally standing tall.
Punk made his way to the ring first, following a pattern started earlier in the show that saw every champion come out before the challenger. A few "Goldberg" chants rang out during Ryback's entrance, which probably should have been expected in the former home turf of WCW.
Punk ducked out to the floor more than once in the opening minute. Paul Heyman told the champ he believed in him. He may not have believed quite as much after Ryback tossed Punk around. CM's attempt to unlock the door was futile, and he got bounced off the steel cage several times.
A Heyman distraction finally allowed Punk to pull a fire extinguisher out and spray the challenger in the face. Punk tried following up with a chair but got it kicked back into his face. A gorilla press slam for Ryback was next, but Punk escaped a running clothesline in the corner.
The champ came off the top twice with ax handle shots but got caught on the third try. Punk connected with a jumping kick, then went through the second rope, with both men kissing the cage. Punk used a chair shot and a neckbreaker to slow down his foe, getting another break when Ryback went shoulder first into the stairs.
Back in the ring, Punk scored with a high running knee and a clothesline. Punk leapt to hit the flying elbow off the top, then retrieved a kendo stick from beneath the ring and went to work. Ryback shrugged off the shots, no-selling in fine Goldbergian fashion, and went right back at the champ with clotheslines and a back body drop.
The Meat Hook put Punk on the canvas, but only long enough for him to get picked up in position to get Shell Shocked. Referee Brad Maddox prevented it, though, hitting Ryback with a low blow, and making a very fast count that gave Punk the win.
A furious Ryback took his anger out on Maddox, lifting him overhead and throwing him all the way out of the ring into the cage. Meanwhile, Heyman attempted to drag a weary Punk to safety, but to no avail. Ryback tracked down the champ, who decided maybe it was safer on top of the cell.
It wasn't. Ryback followed Punk all the way up and Shell Shocked him onto the roof of the cage. The champion kept his gold but the challenger ended the night as the last man standing as the broadcast faded out.
The next WWE pay-per-view is Survivor Series on November 18.
From the "Oh you didn't know?" file comes our format for the rest of the results, with Dale's comments in italics and Nick's in plain type. Let's do this…
Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton
Orton gets off to a fast start, beating Del Rio into the corner and then knocking him out of the ring. Orton uses the typical environmental weapons: ring post, announce table, etc. Del Rio regains the advantage with some help from Ricardo Rodriquez and locks in an arm hold in the middle of the ring. Del Rio continues to apply the pressure to Orton's arm. Orton counters into a roll up, but Del Rio kicks out. Del Rio locks in another arm grapevine through the ropes, but Orton is able to break the hold and send Del Rio to the floor. Back in the ring, Orton hits an inverted back breaker and looks for the elevated DDT. Del Rio counters, hanging Orton up on the ropes. Del Rio taunts Orton, but the Viper is able to turn the tables and hit the elevated DDT. Del Rio kicks out of the pin. Orton connects with a power slam and once again Del Rio kicks out. Orton is hung up in the corner as Del Rio crashes down onto his chest. Orton kicks out at two, then fights off the cross arm breaker. Del Rio keeps at it and is able to lock in the hold. Orton counters into a pin, forcing Del Rio to break the hold. Orton connects with an RKO out of nowhere and covers. This time Del Rio is unable to kick out.
Winner... Randy Orton at 12 minutes and 39 seconds
Match Rating: 7/10
Josh Mathews talks to Vickie Guerrero about the "AJ scandal," and the head cougar is in a jovial mood because she claims to have photographic evidence of an affair between AJ and John Cena. As she turns to leave, Paul Heyman attempts to have Vickie cancel the main event. She refuses, but it seems Heyman may have gotten in her head at the end of their conversation. And I'm not sure that's a pretty place to be.
Team Hell No (champions) vs. Team Rhodes Scholars (challengers) – WWE Tag Team Title Match
Winners via disqualification… Team Rhodes Scholars (title does not change hands) … at 13 minutes and 8 seconds
Match Rating: 6/10
So glad we paid 50 bucks to see commercials.
Mathews is busy today, welcoming The Miz and asking him about his recent problems with Kofi Kingston. He takes a long, long, roundabout way to make his point about how Kingston being the IC champ is like the apocalypse, plugging one of the show's sponsors, "Doomsday Preppers," multiple times. #goodsoldier
Kofi Kingston (champion) vs. The Miz (challenger) – WWE Intercontinental Title Match
The Miz goes for his finisher right off the bat and misses, so Kofi counters with Trouble in Paradise. He also misses. The fight goes to the floor, with Miz whipping Kofi into the ring steps. Miz rolls Kofi into the ring and covers. Kofi kicks out. Miz applies a reverse chin lock and slams Kofi's head to the mat before he can break free. Miz connects with a lateral press, and Kofi once again kicks out. Kofi builds momentum, hitting the Boom Drop to set up Trouble in Paradise. Miz rolls out of the ring. Kofi catches Miz with a cross body, and Miz kicks out of the lateral press. Kofi counters a neck breaker with the SOS. Miz grounds Kofi by going after his legs and locks in a half crab. Kofi struggles to get to the ropes but then counters with a small package. Miz kicks out. Miz the walks into a Trouble in Paradise. Kofi covers and gets the pin.
Winner… and still WWE Intercontinental Champion… Kofi Kingston at 10 minutes and 19 seconds
Match Rating: 6.5/10
After the match, Matt Stryker interviews Kofi. He thanks the Miz for bringing out the Wildcat in him.
The Wildcat offense? What did that even mean? Elsewhere, Kane and Bryan continue their bickering backstage. Daniel looks like he may have had his feelings hurt.
Antonio Cesaro (champion) vs. Justin Gabriel (challenger)– U.S. Title Match
Before the match, Cesaro says something in a language I don't speak. Also, Gabriel earned this match by beating Cesaro on Raw. Cesaro starts with some good old fashioned mat wrestling. Gabriel counters with a monkey flip. Cesaro knocks Gabriel out of the ring and then drops him on the apron face first. And the crowd is on life support right now. Cesaro drops Gabriel on the top turnbuckle and then kicks him in the stomach. Gabriel lands on his feet off a belly to back toss and responds with a spinning heel kick. He follows with a springboard moonsault, but Cesaro kicks out. Gabriel flies over the ropes and into an uppercut from Cesaro. The champ rolls Gabriel back into the ring and hits the Neutralizer. Cesaro covers for the win.
Winner … and still U.S. Champion … Antonio Cesaro at 7 minutes and 19 seconds
Match Rating: 5/10
A video package goes back through Ryback's undefeated run. It's helpful for anyone who's been away from WWE for six months and wonders why this guy is in the main event. Afterwards, Heyman tries some reverse psychology to get Guerrero to cancel the main event. It doesn't work.
Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. The Primetime Players
Both masked men get to work early on, but Darren Young's big throw slows down Rey. Sin Cara unleashes a flurry of kicks against both of the Players, though Titus O'Neil grabs him and drops him on his knee repeatedly. O'Neil and Young double team Sin Cara on the apron, forcing Mysterio to come in for the save. Then comes a lengthy sequence of Sin Cara getting his butt kicked. Rey gets the hot tag as you know he would, and he manages to drop the dime and win the match. Replays show that O'Neil dropped Sin Cara on his head and neck somewhere during the action.
Winners … Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara at 12 minute and 27 seconds
Sheamus (champion) vs. The Big Show (challenger) – World Heavyweight Title Match
The two men go head to head with Sheamus gradually gaining the upper hand. Show puts a stop to that by throwing the champ over the top rope to the floor. The giant keeps stalking the Great White, sending him hard into the retaining wall. Spurred on by the fans, who have been dead since the Cesaro match, Sheamus tries throwing a series of shots at Show back in the ring. That goes for naught, and Show continues to wear out the champ. J.R. almost gets taken out as Show sends Sheamus flying over the announce table. Show gets a quick near fall in the ring before tossing Sheamus back to the floor again. More of the same for a few more minutes, but Sheamus digs down deep to try a rally. A bear hug halts that. Show comes off the middle rope and scores a near fall. A desperation DDT by Sheamus finds the mark, but he only gets a two count and finds himself on the outside for the umpteenth time. A choke slam drops Sheamus when he climbs back in, yet it's still not enough to take the title. Both men unsuccessfully try for submission holds, managing to end up out of the ring again. Sheamus finally gets his rally back in the ring, chopping Show down with low kicks and a clothesline. White Noise connects, but Show kicks out at two. Sheamus goes for the Brogue Kick and it's countered by the KO punch. Incredibly, Sheamus kicks out again. The champ manages to connect with the Brogue Kick, but Show kicks out. Now the fans are very much into this. Sheamus revs up for a second Brogue Kick, but Show sidesteps it and delivers the KO punch. That does it, and we've got a new champion.
Winner… and new World Heavyweight Champion… The Big Show at 20 minutes and 12 seconds
Before the match, Eve tries to get a word with Booker T, but he needs to attend to Sheamus. Teddy Long tells Eve that she will get hers tonight. Zack Ryder shows up in costume as a witch and grabs the Diva's title, saying he is Eve. The real Eve storms off and Santino joins the party dressed as Lady Gaga. Cue Ron Simmons: "DAMN!"
Punk takes his appeal straight to Vince McMahon, asking for the main event to be called off. Is it because he's lacking confident or because he's afraid? CM says no. Vince suggests he go out and prove that he is indeed the best in the world.
Eve (champion) vs. Layla (challenger) vs. Kaitlyn (challenger) – Divas Championship Triple Threat Match
Eve gets the pin after breaking Kaitlyn or Layla with a move from the top rope.
The most entertaining part of that match was JBL forgetting who was who and having Michael Cole and J.R. give him crap about it. J.R. also suggested that they just let "the Spanish guys" call the match.
Winner… and still Divas Champion… Eve at 6 minutes and 23 seconds
Match Rating: 4/10
Mathews gets a word with Big Show, who is pretty psyched about reaching the top of the mountain. He dares anyone in the locker room to try taking the title from him. Elsewhere, Matt Striker checks in on medical personnel examining Sheamus. A video package sets up the main event.
CM Punk (champion) vs. Ryback (challenger) – WWE Title Match
Winner… and still WWE Champion… CM Punk at 11 minutes and 21 seconds
Total Event Time: 2 hours and 53 minutes
Event Rating: 6/10
Dale and Nick are considering writing all of their future PPV reports as heels and then claiming that they are just "Heyman guys" when their editors complain. Encourage or discourage this thinking by following Dale on Twitter at @dplummer627 or Nick at @nick_tylwalk.


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ABOVE: The Gregory Brothers' Auto-Tuned version of the Antoine Dodson interview.
Hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife, there is no stopping Antoine Dodson.
From marching bands to singer/songwriters, the Gregory Brothers, of Auto-Tune the News fame, have inspired thousands to create their own versions of Dodson's ridiculously popular video that first hit the internet as local television news segment about an attempted home invasion assault in Alabama.
The Gregory brothers, who have already had exposure in the mainstream media, may be riding this all the way to a television show on Comedy Central.
You couldn't possibly make this up.
The saga has also opened up a more serious discussion of racial stereotypes in the media, particularly regarding the airing of this interview to begin with.
But Dodson, 24, of Hunstville, Ala. is getting his fifteen minutes and more. Shortly after "Bed Intruder" reached multi-platinum Internet meme status, Dodson launched a website, t-shirt line and has appeared on numerous talk shows and radio programs. (Not to mention a 50/50 split of iTunes proceeds from the Gregory Brothers Auto-Tuned version of his "unintentional singing.")
Meanwhile, The Gregory brothers divulge their involvement in a pilot for Comedy Central in an interview with Wired.com's Eliot Van Buskirk.
Their most recent hit before "Bed Intruder" was their version of "Double Rainbow" which hit the web in July, but they have also made a splash with their work Auto-Tuning national political stories.
Michael Gregory (from Wired):
We're really having fun with it, and we've been musicians and composers for a long time in different genres. For me, this was just a new, novel way to make music that hasn't really been done before, and I'm loving doing it. In the future, we could certainly continue to do this, or we could just make music the way people normally do. Also, we're doing a pilot right now.
They go on to explain that it will be mostly "behind the scenes." Who knows what that means, but it is almost gauranteed to be more entertaining than The Roast of David Hasselhoff.
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1: Marshall | Warne | Murali | McGrath
2: Wasim | Marshall | Murali/Warne | Barnes
3: Wasim | Marshall | Murali/Warne | Lillee
4: Marshall | Lillee | Murali/Warne | Barnes
5: Marshall | Garner | Murali/Warne | McGrath
6: Hadlee | Wasim | Murali/Warne | Roberts |
I personally like 5 a lot with Murali.
Also, for the purpose of this discussion, maybe we could try and come up with a few standards like which bowlers are quite similar so that the variation bit is easier to discuss. For example, Hadlee and McGrath are quite similar bowlers, both with respect to style and achievements.
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(WXIA) -- Forbes has unveiled its 2013 list of America's richest people.
Bill Gates topped the list for the 20th year in a row, with a net worth of $72 billion. He also reclaimed the title of richest person in the world from Mexican investor Carlos Slim. Warren Buffett placed second with $58.5 billion.
America's richest range in age from 29 (Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, worth $5.2 billion) to 98 (philanthropist David Rockefeller, Sr., worth $2.8 billion). The stakes were so high this year that 61 U.S. billionaires didn't make the cut, according to Forbes.
Seven Georgians are on this year's list. Anne Cox Chambers, 93, is No. 29 with a net worth of $13.5 billion; she is the daughter of Cox Enterprises founder James M. Cox. Her nephew Jim Kennedy, 65, is chairman of the company and is No. 61 on the list with a net worth of $6.7 billion.
Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy, 92, is No. 68 with a net worth of $6 billion.
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Ted Turner, the 74-year-old founder of CNN, is No. 260 with a net worth of $2.1 billion.
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"Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them" (Nehemiah 4:9).
Prayer is a powerful weapon, but the wall-builders in Jerusalem also were careful to set a watch against their enemies "with their swords, their spears, and their bows" (Nehemiah 4:13). They were ready to fight if necessary, but at the same time they were confident that "our God shall fight for us" (Nehemiah 4:20).
This is a sound Biblical principle. God expects us to make appropriate use of whatever physical means are available for a needed ministry, rather than to rely simply on prayer and divine miracle. The Lord rebuked those who came asking Him to perform a miracle merely to test Him or to see something curious. "Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe" (John 4:48). Neither does He condone prayer in lieu of work, for "faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone" (James 2:17). The same holds for prayer in lieu of obedience. As Joshua was praying for deliverance from the enemy, "the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them" (Joshua 7:10-11).
But as prayer without working is dead, so watching and working without prayer are futile. "Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not" (James 4:2). "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain" (Psalm 127:1).
The Biblical principle is not only to watch or only to pray. Both are essential. "Watch and pray," said Jesus, "that ye enter not into temptation" (Matthew 26:41). HMM


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I awake most mornings at 5 a.m., shuffle around the house in half sleep, make coffee, and then I sit quietly to watch the arrival of another new day through the window. On most of these mornings, just as the sun reaches up to the sky, I turn on my laptop computer and my attention is immediately taken by the white hot flash of an LCD screen.
This morning was different. After a few moments sitting quietly looking out the window at the light changing outside over the silhouetted black buildings as the coffee machine gurgled away in the kitchen, I went over to the bookshelf and pulled down Ron Starbuck's latest volume of poetry, When Angels Are Born. I don't know why I did that instead of turning on my computer, but I am grateful. It is as though a part of me needed a different kind of nourishment. Something softer and more contemplative, a kind of wish to make a connection to something that speaks to a deeper part of myself–a "secret self that we all have," as the writer Katherine Mansfield once said.
It surprises me now to realize how little an effort is required to make one's morning seem holy and significant. We just need to be attentive and to listen much like Ron Starbuck says in the introduction: "to open ourselves to the mystery of life." Reading his poetry is to accept a gentle invitation from a friend to go walking in the fields of the spirit. You enter his words like a song, deeper and deeper still into "the mystery of life" and all of its "infinite possibilities," much like the lightning bugs he describes in the poem "Youth & Rebellion:"
who guide us home
and guide us still.
When Angels Are Born is an honest and heartfelt invocation, a calling out to the sacred that is so desperately needed today "in a world that undervalues such an intimacy of spirit." It is also a spiritual journey where we are continually aroused from our sleep and brought to think and to feel our common human situation. We are encouraged gently to "pay attention" and to "welcome the embrace | of heaven found in a single moment, between breathing in and out." Ron Starbuck's psalms, or sacred songs and prose easily guides us onto the path of many contemplative traditions and mystics like Meister Eckhart and Thomas Merton. And in the light of those traditions, we are asked to travel further than the known, to "empty out our small separate selves and to recognize the truth of who we really are–"to become a sacrament of seeing."
There are no clear cut answers offered to the great metaphysical questions but rather a deepening of those questions. He speaks directly into the heart of each of us, as though drawing from an ancient source, giving us voice to our deepest and most powerful intuitions and longings. The question of what does it really mean to be alive is echoed throughout the book and his penetrating verse assures us that the world is filled with the Absolute and that we need only to listen and discover for ourselves that we are not separate–that we are all part of something much larger. Even difficult spiritual concepts like compassion, emptiness, and rebirth are distilled down to their essence and made accessible in a language easily understood by the heart. In the poem "Death," for example, Ron Starbuck says:
Look at someone you love today
For one minute,
As if you saw them
for the first time.
When Angels Are Born is a gift. It is a wonderful book that can be read again and again. It serves to remind us to ask what is being given to us in each moment. Ron Starbuck's poetry encourages us to try to see the world through fresh eyes, and to open ourselves up to gratitude for this life, or as he so eloquently puts it: "to give birth to our own angels in the world every day."


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Halloween decorations give homeowners the opportunity to express their love for the holiday with often-grisly decor. This year, though, some decorations have neighbors up in arms with concerns that displays are frightening, unnecessary or unsafe.
Here is a roundup of some decor that is making waves this year:
Residents of the quiet North Carolina town of Waxhaw are starting to debut their Halloween decorations but one home's quirky choice of decor is slightly different from the rest.
John Mazur decided to decorate his yard with anti-Obamacare-themed Halloween decorations.
The front lawn of his home, in addition to being adorned by ghosts and faux-cobwebs, has graves painted with "U.S. Economy R.I.P," "American Healthcare" and "Socialized Medicine," among others.
While Mazur chose to decorate his home with a decidedly political message, the veterinarian said he is not a political activist.
"For those who disagree, or for some reason think Obamacare works for them, I hope they appreciate the tongue and cheek aspect also," Mazur told WCNC.
One Oklahoma family shocked their neighbors with realistic Halloween Decorations.
When the Mullins family decided to go "all-out" for Halloween this year and decorate their driveway with what appeared to be two dead bodies, they never expected neighbors to call 9-1-1, according to WMTV.
"Scare people, that's what I like to do," said Johnnie Mullins, who owns the home, in an AP interview.
The family was inspired by decorating tips from the social media site Pinterest.
Residents of Brooklyn's Bergen street are complaining about a Halloween display that features some macabre images of baby dolls, NBC New York reported.
The scary scene features mutilated dolls scattered across the lawn, covered in fake blood and in various states of gore. There is also a jack-o-lantern headed surgeon who seems to be performing a rather unsuccessful operation on a doll hooked up to an IV.
"This is some sick, twisted-minded stuff," said Valerie Bell, who lives nearby.
So far, no calls to the police have been made and the decorations remain in place.
Wayne Ganges has been decorating his Clifton, N.J. home with ghosts, goblins and zombies for the past 13 years. His impressive display features decorations that cover nearly every inch of his home's corner lot, including trees and lighting fixtures on the curb.
Now, the municipality is claiming that the decorations are causing traffic and safety issues due to the number of spectators that come to his home to look at the display, according to a report by NBC New York.
Ganges was asked to remove the portion of his display that is on city property. He decided to take down all decorations, saying there "was no point" if he was going to be forced to remove such a large portion.
Some neighbors are happy that the display is being removed citing reduced traffic issues making the neighborhood safer. Others hope that Ganges will reconsider and comply with city regulations.


text: T84 (ATCC® CCL-248™) Organism: Homo sapiens, human / Tissue: colon; derived from metastatic site: lung / Disease: colorectal carcinoma General Information Characteristics Culture Method Specifications History Documentation Print Email Share Share this product Facebook Twitter Google+ Permits and Restrictions View Permits Organism Homo sapiens, human Tissue colon; derived from metastatic site: lung Product Format frozen Morphology epithelial Culture Properties adherent Biosafety Level 1 Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country. Disease colorectal carcinoma Age 72 years Gender male Applications The T84 cell line is a transplantable human carcinoma cell line. It is also a suitable transfection host. Storage Conditions liquid nitrogen vapor phase Karyotype The stemline modal chromosome number is 56, occurring at 28% with polyploidy at 12.4%. Eighteen markers are common to most metaphases examined. Normal X and chromosome 13 were absent; chromosomes 2, 4 and 22 were single-copied, and chromosome 12 was 4-copied. No Y chromosome was detected by Q band observation. DM occurred in nearly 50% of the cells. Images Derivation The T84 cell line is a transplantable human carcinoma cell line derived from a lung metastasis of a colon carcinoma in a 72-year-old male. Tumor tissue was inoculated subcutaneously and serially transplanted in BALB/c nude mice. Clinical Data male Receptor Expression neurotransmitter, expressedpeptide hormone, expressed Genes Expressed carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), 600 ng/mL per 106 cells per 10 days; keratin Cellular Products carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), 600 ng/ml per 10 exp6 cells per 10 days; keratin Tumorigenic Yes Effects Yes, in nude mice(Tumors developed within 21 days at 100% frequency (5/5) in nude mice inoculated subcutaneously with 10(7) cells) Comments The original histological characteristics of the colon carcinoma were maintained throughout transplantation in nude mice. After 23 passages in athymic mice, the T84 cell line was established. These cells grow to confluence as monolayers and exhibit tight junctions and desmosomes between adjacent cells. They have receptors for many peptide hormones and neurotransmitters and maintain vectorial electrolyte transport. This line exhibits tight junctions, and desmosomes between adjacent cells. The cells are positive for keratin by immunoperoxidase staining. Complete Growth Medium The base medium for this cell line is ATCC-formulated DMEM: F-12 Medium, Catalog No. 30-2006. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 5%. Subculturing Volumes are given for a 75 cm2 flask. Increase or decrease the amount of dissociation medium needed proportionally for culture vessels of other sizes. Corning® T-75 flasks (catalog #430641) are recommended for subculturing this product. Remove and discard culture medium. Briefly rinse the cell layer with 0.25% (w/v) Trypsin- 0.53 mM EDTA solution to remove all traces of serum that contains trypsin inhibitor. Add 2.0 to 3.0 mL of Trypsin-EDTA solution to flask and observe cells under an inverted microscope until cell layer is dispersed (usually within 5 to 15 minutes). Note: To avoid clumping do not agitate the cells by hitting or shaking the flask while waiting for the cells to detach. Cells that are difficult to detach may be placed at 37°C to facilitate dispersal. Add 6.0 to 8.0 mL of complete growth medium and aspirate cells by gently pipetting. Add appropriate aliquots of the cell suspension to new culture vessels. Incubate cultures at 37°C. Subcultivation Ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:2 to 1:4 is recommended Medium Renewal: Twice per week Note: The cells should be maintained at high density (at least 1/4 confluency). Cryopreservation Freeze medium: Complete growth medium supplemented with 5% (v/v) DMSOStorage temperature: liquid nitrogen vapor phase Culture Conditions Atmosphere: air, 95%; carbon dioxide (CO2), 5% Temperature: 37°C STR Profile Amelogenin: XCSF1PO: 10D13S317: 9D16S539: 10,11D5S818: 12D7S820: 8,10THO1: 6,9TPOX: 8,11vWA: 17,18 Isoenzymes AK-1, 1ES-D, 1G6PD, BGLO-I, 1-2Me-2, 1-2PGM1, 1PGM3, 1 Name of Depositor H Masui Deposited As Homo sapiens References Dharmsathaphorn K, et al. A human colonic tumor cell line that maintains vectorial electrolyte transport. Am. J. Physiol. 246: G204-G208, 1984. PubMed: 6141741 Murakami H, Masui H. Hormonal control of human colon carcinoma cell growth in serum-free medium. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77: 3464-3468, 1980. PubMed: 6932031 White LJ, et al. Attachment and entry of recombinant norwalk virus capsids to cultured human and animal cell lines. J. Virol. 70: 6589-6597, 1996. PubMed: 8794293 Cross References Nucleotide (GenBank) : BE519991 EST-TIG1 cDNA from T84 cells Homo sapiens cDNA, mRNA sequence. Permits These permits may be required for shipping this product: Customers located in the state of Hawaii will need to contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to determine if an Import Permit is required. A copy of the permit or documentation that a permit is not required must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment. Basic Documentation Product Sheet Certificate of Analysis SDS Other Documentation Cell Micrograph Cell Micrograph Cell Micrograph Cancer cell line mutation data References Dharmsathaphorn K, et al. A human colonic tumor cell line that maintains vectorial electrolyte transport. Am. J. Physiol. 246: G204-G208, 1984. PubMed: 6141741 Murakami H, Masui H. Hormonal control of human colon carcinoma cell growth in serum-free medium. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77: 3464-3468, 1980. PubMed: 6932031 White LJ, et al. Attachment and entry of recombinant norwalk virus capsids to cultured human and animal cell lines. J. Virol. 70: 6589-6597, 1996. PubMed: 8794293


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Celebrity trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper wore twin expressions of shock when "The Biggest Loser" winner Rachel Frederickson had her big reveal Tuesday night — but the only surprise, really, is that this hadn't happened sooner.
Frederickson, who weighed 260 pounds when the show began, shed 60 percent of her body weight during the show and ended at 105 pounds. Since she's only 5-foot-4, that puts her body mass index at 18 — below what the National Institutes of Health considers a healthy minimum. In other words, the Twitter masses have claimed, Frederickson lost too much weight.
It's difficult to say whether that's true based on numbers alone — and it's equally difficult to see why anyone's surprised by Frederickson's "scary" weight loss.
The popular NBC reality show, which just wrapped its 15th season, has lived up to its name with tales of dramatic weight loss — the person who loses the most wins $250,000, which basically amounts to a quarter-million reasons to drop as much as possible, at nearly any cost.
Of course, as nutritionists and eating-disorder experts have pointed out, viewing obesity as a pure numbers game is a fundamental misunderstanding of how the human body works. For one thing, different people have different body compositions and nutritional needs. For another, how you lose the weight matters — a healthy, moderate, maintainable diet and exercise regimen is better for the long term than the "PTSD-inducing" hoops that "Biggest Loser" contestants get put through. (Fredrickson's trainer on the show, for his part, said on Facebook that her health "is and always has been my main concern.")
And therein lies the whole problem not only with the concept of the show, but also the whole cultural dieting complex: This shallow obsession with numbers has more to do with appearance than with health, despite protests to the contrary. And that preoccupation with and scrutiny of appearance — even when it's well-intentioned, as in the case of all the Twitter users expressing "concern" over Fredrickson's reveal — ultimately undermines healthy weight loss.
"As a society, we often criticize people for being at higher weights — that's part of why we have the TV show 'The Biggest Loser' — and then we feel free to criticize lower weight," Jillian Lampert, director of an eating disorder treatment program in St. Paul, told the Associated Press. "We certainly see a lot of people who struggle with eating disorders who use the same behaviors on that show to an extreme."
But unfortunately, watching Fredrickson and her competitors cut red meat from their diets and take up a casual walking routine would not make for riveting television. And so we have "The Biggest Loser," where apparently either the loser is too big . . . or the loss is.


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MarySue necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 104 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
We want a bold, dynamic logo to launch and brand Thrive for Success, LLC. Designers will be asked to connect the new design with our book cover colors and illustrations to reflect our enhanced focus on business results.
Thrive for Success, LLC
Dynamic, contemporary graphic icon with text "Thrive for Success" that will look fresh five years from now
• Stylish, elegant logo that conveys the message that the company is credible and professional
• Feelings/Qualities: Professional, bold, attracts your attention, evokes feeling of growth and success, stands out in a crowd; vibrant feeling; piques your curiosity; "outside the box" yet focused; freedom/expansiveness; strength, successful, thriving,
• Target Audience / Market: Independent women business owners -- entrepreneurs, women who are doing too much in their lives and want to learn thriving work/life balance
• Connect with our brand of "Stop Spinning Plates" (book title) http://www.stopspinningplates.com. Colors of new logo to be richer and more saturated than the book cover colors.
• We have using the hand/vine logo on Thriving Mothers Talk Radio show at http://thrivingmothers.podomatic.com/. .
• Logo that will be used on website, business cards, letterhead, etc. Something that carries our message on all materials.
Name of company -- Thrive for Success, LLC -- as part of design
• Connection to our book cover and illustrations
• Dynamic design with a professional feel
• Feeling of growth and expansion
• Tag line "Revolutionizing Work/Life Balance for Women" as part of design
• Colors of new logo to be richer and more saturated than the book cover colors
• Not a static corporate feeling logo
• Not all caps on text
• No cartoon-like graphics
• Not just a text graphic
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