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Saturday, October 26, 2013 Linfield Alumni Meet Recap
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I had a great time today, even though it only lasted a short while. The actual competition portion of the meet was maybe an hour and a half. Very tiring for those who swam a bunch. Some people were just there for social hour. Not me...I'm going to swim after traveling this far!
Scheduled order of events:
200 Medley Relay - Fly
100 IM - I would've done this too, but I was saving for the Fly
100 Breast
200 Free (200 Fly)** done as a bonus heat
50 Free - did a 25 of it
50 Breast
100 Fly
50 Back
100 Free
50 Fly
100 Back
200 Free Relay - Leadoff
I swam each of the BOLDED events above.
It was a very fun day. We had about 20 alum there this year, which is just huge! Mainly all recent grads who I didn't really know. There were a few from the early 2000s that I'd heard of, and swim in other alumni meets before with, and another from the class of '95, who was the former 200 and 500 Free record holder before I arrived on campus.
200 Medley - I was with two girls (who did Back and Dolphin Breast). I did Fly, and another speedy guy did Free. We were in a bring up the end of the heat situation, so I just tried to catch up, as did Kevin - our anchor leg.
The 200 Fly was just a challenge I threw to the coach a while back on Facebook, to see what he had for kids this year. The best he could give me was a freshman with a lifetime best of 2:19. Well, I made a race of it...going out in 1:01 at the 100 split, right on par with my normal in-season swims. I could see I was way ahead of the other boy, so I stopped and waited for him at the 175 mark. Then we raced the final 25 home. I still finished in 2:18, and he was 2:19. My friend said I was on the wall a good 10 seconds or so, so I was probably looking at a pretty decent time had I continued on to the finish without waiting. The freshman thanked me for waiting for him, and not crushing him badly.
50 Free - "We" went a 21.66. I took the 2nd length of the race with a running dive start from the turn end of the pool. I'm not sure who did the first length, but I just said, "hey, go swim a 25 and I'll relay it with you". The 21.6 is right on my lifetime best time. To think I used to actually go that fast on my own legally!!
200 IM - more of a stretchout swim. Had I realized there was two alumni kids relaying it against me in the far lane I would've tried a little harder to beat them. They went 2:16 to my 2:20.
100 Fly - my real race with the two guys on the team who can really swim. I took this one as a running start again, timing the "take your mark" with my run pretty well. Gary (the coach) didn't know I was doing a running start though, and just as I came in said "stand up"...and I was airborne! It was great! I ended up giving away what I was going to do, but repeated the running start again. I was caught by the 50 point of the race by one kid though, and he and I raced to the finish. I ended up getting touched out at the end though. We were both 58-lows on the clock.
100 Free - this was my cooldown. I did a negative split race though to catch up and pass quite a few kids. Went a :57something
100 Back - this one was a "I'm a cheater" swim (like none of my other swims). I had my short fins in my bag, and put them on for this race. My SDKs off the start and first turn were great, and then the oxygen debt started to fatigue me. I managed to go a 1:00.5. Decent I guess.
200 Free Relay, I led it off with a 25.04. I'm not the greatest at sprinting anymore, but our team ended up winning the relay. This is the Alumni's event anyway, they always have to win this one!


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Rumour: Ninja Gaiden 3 to have 8-player modes, PS Move support, blood
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Dynasty Warriors 7 roster update - Lian Shi, Lu Bu, Pang Tong and Dian Wei
The latest dribble of information on Omega Force's Dynasty Warriors 7 has revealed three character make overs – and one entirely new addition to the line up, the lovely Lian Shi.
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Famitsu scans have revealed the latest title from Bayonetta and Vanquish developer Platinum Games: an online combat game called Max Anarchy.
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Looking good. Some scans from the latest issue of UK mag GamesTM can be found here, showing decent quality images of the as yet undated Silent Hill V. There's actually quite a bit of visual stuff on the scans, showing seven screens as opposed to the two official shots released so far.Via N4G.


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Collegiate Personal Bests:
100 Meter Dash: 13.34
200 Meter Dash: 28.92
High Jump: 1.55m
Triple Jump: 10.58m
2012 Outdoor Track: Placed 13th in the high jump at the Northeast Conference Outdoor Championships with a mark of 1.45 meters...Ran the 100 meter and 200 meter dash at the Holy Cross Invitational on April 21, clocking 13.34 and 28.92, respectively.
2012 Indoor Track: Earned 12th place in the high jump at the NEC Indoor Championships, recording 1.50 meters.
2010-2011: Participated in outdoor track & field...As a jumper she finished 12th place at the Bryant Invitational with a mark of 1.42m...Also ran the 100m and 200m events finishing in 13.79 and 29.42 respectively.
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You've just got to do your best and don't look back. I never do. I think it made Auburn a better place. Not just football, the entire campus. I hated going through something like that, but after it's all said and done, it was maybe the best thing to ever happen to me, our coaches, this football program, and this athletic program. I don't think there's any doubt that people can look and say that Auburn is better than it was a couple of years ago. - Tommy Tuberville
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Dancing With The Stars Pros Light Up Tulsa, Oklahoma And Cheyenne, Wyoming
What a night last night for so many of the pros from Dancing With The Stars! Gleb Savchenko and Sharna Burgess absolutely magnified the crowd in Cheyenne, Wyoming in "Ballroom With A Twist". I was able to attend the show. Stay tuned as I've got lots of photos to share of them and more on how they took my breath away.
Also, Derek Hough, Emma Slater, Mark Ballas, Sasha Farber, and Chelsie Hightower performed at the "America's Favorite Dancers" show in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Because of flight delays in Denver, Colorado from winter storm Nika, they didn't arrive to Tulsa until yesterday afternoon sometime, but, that didn't stop any of them from putting on amazing, show stopping show. You can see some fun video coverage of Derek and Chelsie at Pure Derek Hough. Below is Sasha Farber and Emma Slater courtesy of Sasha and his You Tube. Way hot performance as you can see. More coming Up with Gleb and Sharna!! Stay tuned!!
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As a continuation of our partnership with Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), Victorinox Swiss Army wanted to extend the program this year to allow warriors who are not artists to collaborate on new designs. We have partnered with the United States Veterans' Artists Alliance (USVAA) and matched each warrior with a veteran artist to translate the warriors' stories into a design. The result? Two beautiful Tinker Swiss Army Knives with meaningful artwork and that support a great cause.
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UK ISP Boss: 'The Pirates Will Always Win'
from the so-now-what? deptLast year, when the recording industry in the UK was pushing for ISPs to act as copyright cops, Charles Dunstone, the head of Carphone Warehouse and its TalkTalk ISP, stood up and bashed the recording industry for even daring to suggest that the ISP should be responsible for the recording industry's own inability to adapt. As he said at the time of the recording industry:
"They're not just shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted -- the horse has left town, got married, and started a family."As numerous people are submitting, Dunstone is back at it, stating the obvious to a recording industry that needs to hear it. He's trying to explain to them that, no matter how hard it tries, it can't stop unauthorized file sharing, noting that "the pirates will always win" and any attempt to stop them is simply "naive":
If you try speed humps or disconnections for peer-to-peer, people will simply either disguise their traffic or share the content another way. It is a game of Tom and Jerry and you will never catch the mouse. The mouse always wins in this battle and we need to be careful that politicians do not get talked into putting legislation in place that, in the end, ends up looking stupid....Of course, this is what plenty of people have been saying for years. There have been plenty of opportunities for the recording industry to embrace opportunities, and they've failed almost every single time. Instead, as always, they want to complain about the "pirates" and the "thieves" while other companies build the new music industry around them.
If people want to share content they will find another way to do it.... It is more about education and allowing people to get content easily and cheaply that will make a difference. This idea that it is all peer to peer and somehow the ISPs can just stop it is very naive.
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2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Palm Centro
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Features, Handhelds, Hot Deals, Women, Men, Teens, Under $50,
Don't wanna splurge on something like an iPhone or BlackBerry? After checking out the Palm Centro, we think this might be the device to pick up for that loved one. You can get one for as low as $49.99 on AT&T, and it's a great introductory smartphone - a huge step-up from your typical flip camera or music phone. It supports instant messaging, web browsing, has a full QWERTY keyboard, 320x320 touchscreen, media player, 1.3-megapixel camera, 64MB internal storage, and Bluetooth. Seriously, that isn't bad for a $50 smartphone. Oh, even better? Pick it up on Amazon, and it's free with contract.
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2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Lost seasons 1-3 DVD sale alert
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals, Movies, Family, Women, Men, Under $100,
We typically reserve the Holiday Gift Guide for items that you should be able to get your hands on throughout the shopping season, but we felt that this Lost Season 1-3 DVD deal on Amazon was way too good to pass up. For today only, you can get the first three seasons of Lost on DVD for just $58.99. That is a savings of 67%, or $120.98 off the regular price of $179.97. That is ridiculous. Ridiculously delicious, that is. If you Lost as much as we do, you'll know that this is a true bargain.
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2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Kodak ZI6 Pocket Video Camera
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cameras, HDTV, Movies, Portable Audio / Video, Women, Men, Under $250,
If you wanna pick up a YouTube-ready video camera for Mom, we are hard pressed to find something as good as the Kodak ZI6, for the price. This little camera shoots in 720p high-definition at 60 frames per second, and can also take regular old still images as well. Other cameras, like the Flip Mino can't do that. It supports SD cards in sizes up to 32GB, which basically means you'll be able to shoot video until your (rechargeable) battery dies, as opposed to worrying about how much space you have left. You can pick them up from Kodak for $153, they're available in pink, as well as black. Get it quick though, because they are on sale now. After 12/15, they go back up to their normal price of $179.
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Holiday Gift Guide Flashback: A Crushed Ice Christmas
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Editorial, Features, Smart Home, Women,
Purchasing gifts for a loved one is often difficult, especially when expectations are high. So, gentlemen - if you're struggling to find the perfect present for a significant other, please let me share a story about one of my most "memorable" gifts.
Back in 2001, my then-boyfriend (now husband) and I had our 1st real Christmas together. Although it was technically our second time celebrating the holiday, I didn't really count the first. Since we had only started dating weeks beforehand, I didn't anticipate much. But after a whole year together, I was curious to see how well he knew me. Apparently not as well as I had hoped.
To be fair, I did receive two gifts that day. The first was a beautiful green necklace. (Thankfully, it did not come attached to a Benny Bear.) And while I appreciated the tasteful choice in jewelry, the item was unfortunately not the thing I remember most about that December 25. It was a completely random selection still waiting in the wings: the ice crusher.
An ice crusher that my boyfriend/husband saw in Pottery Barn and thought was "cool" and "very pretty." (Granted - the Metrokane Ice-O-Matic did have a nice art deco design.) An ice crusher I didn't know I needed. An ice crusher my husband's coworker told him NOT to buy. (She said it wasn't exactly a "romantic" choice.) An ice crusher that said "crush my heart" and "ice queen" all at the same time. An ice crusher that up until last night (when I reminded my spouse of its existence), hadn't seen the light of day in years.
So in case you missed the lessons from my cautionary tale, let me list them out for you:
- "Pretty" things don't necessarily make good gifts.
- Don't ever buy your loved one something YOU want.
- Products that require manual labor should never be given, unless it's something they requested.
- If you ask another woman for a second opinion, please heed her advice.
- Read our Holiday Gift Guide, and let us help you.
Happy Holidays!
2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Roku Netflix Player
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Family, Women, Men, Techies, Under $100,
Sure, Netflix has come to the Xbox 360, but if you want streaming access to the Netflix service and don't own a game console, this is your cheapest barrier to entry. Definitely a great gift for movie buffs, the Roku Netflix player is able to stream over 12,000 movies and television shows from the Netflix Watch Instantly catalogue. The set-top box currently outputs at 480p (DVD quality), but we know that high definition streaming is on the way. The box is tiny, so it takes up barely any space, and setup takes just a couple of minutes - very simple. Of course, a Netflix subscription is required, but once you have that, everything else is a piece of cake.
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2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Apple Time Capsule
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Apple, PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi, Family, Women, Men, Techies, Under $500,
Yeah, we know, the Time Capsule is a router and backup device. Not that exciting, right? Well, not all gifts are meant to spur excitement - this one is practical and functional. If you know someone who owns a Mac, and doesn't take advantage of Time Machine, then they need a Time Capsule - especially if they use a MacBook or MacBook Pro. The Time Machine sports either a 500GB or 1TB hard drive, and is a combination wired/wireless network attached storage device. Even better, it doubles as an 802.11n/g router as well. The 500GB Time Capsule sells for $299, while the 1TB version will run you $499.
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Holiday Gift Guide 2008: T-Mobile G1
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Features, Handhelds, Women, Men, Techies, Under $250,
We've been messing with our T-Mobile G1 for a few days now, in preparation for a full review, but we are confident enough in the device to list it here in our Holiday Gift Guide. The T-Mobile G1 is the first phone on the market that features Google's Android OS. Along with the Google love, the G1 features 3G speeds, a physical QWERTY keyboard, and a 3 megapixel camera. The software itself features all the goodness you'd expect from Google, meaning integration with Gmail, Google Docs, YouTube, and Google Maps with the super-cool Street View Compass mode. There's also a store that allows you to download apps, games, and the like. If you want to get someone a smartphone, and they are on T-Mobile, this is the one to get. You can pick it up from T-Mobile for $179.
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Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T700
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cameras, Design, Features, Family, Women, Under $500,
If you want to pick up a camera for your loved one that is as much a fashion statement as it is a photography device, you've gotta consider the fashionista-friendly Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T700. It's not all about the looks, though, because this camera packs in a bunch of features. Like what? How about anti-blink and Smile Shutter technology? It also features a 3.5-inch ultra-high resolution touchscreen display, shoots at up to 10.1 megapixels, and includes 4GB of internal memory. It also includes the Picture Motion Browser software package, but seriously, who's gonna use that? The Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T700 retails for $399.99, but on Amazon we were able to find substantial discounts, depending on which color you were interested in:
- Grey DSC-T700 for $339.99
- Pink DSC-T700 for $366.47
- Silver DSC-T700 for $375.64
- Red DSC-T700 for $375.64
There's also a gold version, but we didn't include that one since there was no discount available on it. Definitely a good gift for the woman in your life.
Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Unibind Photobook Creator
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Smart Home, Family, Women, Under $100,
If you got a do-it-yourselfer who is also into photography, we think we've found something that you might want to get them for the holidays. The Unibind Photobook Creator features about twelve new holiday-themed covers for their photo-binding system, each available for between $4-8 each. The actual Unibind System itself allows one to create a nice hardcover photo book, and includes layout software, a thermal binding machine, and a 3mm linen hardcover, with windowed front. The finished product looks nice and professional.
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2007 Holiday Gift Guide: Hamilton Beach Ensemble 12-Cup
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If you are looking for a great gift for the coffee fan in your life that isn't terribly expensive, you should consider the Hamilton Beach Ensemble 12-Cup. This is a product that might make even those who have switched to lattes give drip coffee another look. Don't let the shiny exterior and low price fool you - the Ensemble 12-Cup hits you with rich, smooth brew. It it also compatible with an optional water filter, which costs $10, for those who want to make sure their water is clean. It's available in both black and red. These retail for $49.99, but you can find them cheaper by shopping around.
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Hello to all Aspiring Bakers Family members and members-to-be!
I'm back hosting Aspiring Bakers #12!
I'm back hosting Aspiring Bakers #12!
I have asked everyone to decide the theme for this month and received many good suggestions. They will all be taken into consideration. Another good news is the future themes will not be restricted to baking only as we will also have cooking-related themes. :)
Back here. The theme for this month is "Traditional Kueh"!
I understand why it is so popular. For most of us, they are our favourite local delights for breakfast and snack times. From steamed carrot cake, pumpkin kueh, yam kueh to png kueh, soon kueh, chwee kueh and ang ku kueh. I also like to include chee cheong fun, fatt kueh, mian jian kueh and many others too.
Besides Chinese kueh, I'm sure you also like all the malay and nyonya kueh which most of the time uses coconut, coconut milk, pandan leaves or gula melaka. I'm not too familiar with nyonya kueh, I only remembered I always eat steamed kueh lapis peeling layer by layer. Kueh tutu is one of my favourite too!
Do make some and share your recipes with us. I look forward to your active participation and support for this event!
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Everyone! (if you do not have a blog, just send me a photo and recipe of your bake/dish)
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Step 1 :
Make traditional kueh (kuih), can be any chinese or malay/nyonya kueh, in the month of October 2011.
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Post it on your blog between 01 October 2011 and 31 October 2011.
Your post must include the recipe or link to the original recipe. If you are using a recipe from a book, please include the title of the book too.
Any entries that are posted outside the date range will not be accepted.
Any entries that do not include a recipe or link to the original recipe will not be accepted too.
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Please mention that you are submitting your post to Aspiring Bakers #12: Traditional Kueh (October 2011) hosted by SSB of Small Small Baker and provide a link back to this post HERE.
Entries will not be accepted if the above is not included.
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Name of your bake/dish:
URL of your post:
URL of your photo (one photo for each entry):
(alternatively, you can attach your photo in your email, preferably less than 500kb).
Please use "Aspiring Bakers #12" as your email subject. You may submit more than 1 entry.
The roundup will be posted on 01 November 2011.
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New Contemporaries 2012 @ RSA
It's that time of year again, when the cream of last year's graduation crop exhibit at the RSA New Contemporaries. It's where the public is introduced to some of the best art graduates in Scotland, which in turn, gives the artists an insight into an art world outside of education.
Some of the top artists now exhibiting regularly in Scotland – and a few of those running art spaces around the country – showed for the first time at New Contemporaries after newly graduating. It's an early sign of hope for many a nascent artist, not yet jaded by what might await them around the corner.
This year sees fifty-six graduates from a broad range of disciplines selected from the 2011 degree shows by a team of RSA Members and representatives of the six schools of architecture and five main colleges of art in Scotland. The show will take place across all 12 of the RSA galleries.
Among those on show will be Duncan of Jordanstone graduate Hannah Imlach who recently returned from a residency in Florence. Her degree show included a futuristic shelter, like the utopian imaginings of Buckminster-Fuller, photographed in the Scottish landscape, encouraging us to consider our relationship with, and impact on, the nature around us.
Since graduating last year, Rose Hendry has shown at film festivals across the UK, including Glasgow Short Film Festival. Her films are slick and sexy, often portraying women smoking cigarettes next to fried eggs – like a George Bataille film adaptation shot in the 1950s and with a dance music soundtrack added only just last week.
Without a doubt one the most exciting events on the Scottish arts calendar, this is one not to miss. Art doesn't get much more contemporary than this. [Andrew Cattanach]


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Stage debut for the elusive Drosophila insulin-like growth factor binding protein
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Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins provide a layer of complexity to the insulin/IGF signaling system in mammals, but only now, in a recent study in Journal of Biology, has one such protein been functionally characterized in Drosophila.
The first insect protein with the capacity to bind mammalian insulin and insulin-like peptides had a serendipitous discovery eight years ago. A 27 kDa protein from the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda was uncovered as an insulin-binding activity in insect-cell-conditioned media during attempts to purify fragments of the insulin receptor from Sf9 cells [1]. The protein was purified and identified, allowing subsequent identification of its single Drosophila homolog, Imp-L2 [1]. In a recent study in Journal of Biology, Honegger and coworkers [2] present the first, and long-awaited, in vivo functional characterization of this insect insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein.
Insulin/IGF signaling and IGF binding proteins
The insulin/IGF signaling (IIS) pathway is an evolutionarily conserved neuroendocrine signaling pathway that regulates a plethora of metazoan functions and traits, both during development and in the adult. In model animals ranging from the nematode worm and the fruit fly to the mouse, IIS affects growth and development, metabolic/energy homeostasis, stress resistance, reproduction and lifespan [3–5]. The cellular IIS cascade is initiated by the extracellular binding of an insulin/IGF-like ligand to an insulin-type receptor, resulting in the activation of its intracellular tyrosine kinase domain and the subsequent sequential activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) and protein kinase B (Akt) and inactivation of the forkhead box-O transcription factors [3, 5]. The active receptor also activates the extra-cellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk), and the Akt branch of the pathway interacts with the target of rapamycin (TOR) pathway [5].
Although there are numerous variants of the intracellular IIS components in mammals, in invertebrates these are mainly encoded by single genes. On the other hand, mammals have only three ligands, insulin, IGF-I and IGF-II [5], whereas there are 38 in the Caenorhabditis elegans genome [6] and seven in Drosophila [7]. Dissecting the functions of all these paralogs may give insights into how this pathway regulates such diverse aspects of animal physiology.
Drosophila and other model organisms have provided valuable insights into the mechanisms and effects of IIS. However, an important aspect of the extracellular regulation of the pathway has not been dissected in Drosophila: the binding of ligands by extracellular binding proteins. In mammals, IGF-I and IGF-II are bound in vivo by IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) [8]. The effects of IGFBPs on IIS are complex. IGFBPs act as regulators of the activity of IGFs, by prolonging their half-life, altering their local and systemic availability and, through high-affinity binding, sequestering them from the receptor [8, 9]. Furthermore, at least some IGFBPs appear to have IGF-independent functions [8].
Mammals have six IGFBPs that can bind IGFs with high affinity, as well as several IGFBP-related proteins (IGFBP-rP) with somewhat lower affinity for IGFs [9]. IGFBPs and IGFBP-rPs belong to a protein superfamily sharing sequence homology predominantly in their amino-terminal portion, which is thought to be involved in IGF binding [9]. The complexity of the IGF-IGFBP system and how it affects IIS has not been examined in invertebrates because no orthologs of IGFBP have been identified – that is, until recently.
Imp-L2: the DrosophilaIGFBP
IIS is an important regulator of growth, and overexpression of the Drosophila insulin receptor in the eye during development results in hyperplasia (overgrowth) of the eye. Honegger and coworkers [2] used this phenotype, which had previously been shown to be sensitive to the availability of Drosophila insulin-like peptides (Dilps) [7], to screen for negative regulators of IIS. The authors identified Imaginal morphogenesis protein-Late 2 (Imp-L2) [10] as a strong negative regulator of IIS.
The amino acid sequence of Imp-L2 indicates that it is a secreted protein of the immunoglobulin superfamily [11], with homologs in other invertebrates [1, 2]. The carboxy-terminal portion of Imp-L2 is similar to that of the human IGFBP-rP1 (also known as IGFBP7 [9]; Figure 1), leading to the exciting possibility that the screen might have identified a fly IGFBP. Indeed, Imp-L2 had previously been shown to bind human IGF-I, IGF-II and insulin in vitro with high affinity [1], but its binding to Dilps and its potential role in fly IIS had not been examined. Honegger and coworkers [2] therefore set out to determine whether Imp-L2 is functionally equivalent to IGFBPs.
If Imp-L2 is a functional equivalent of IGFBP, it should negatively regulate growth, and this effect should not be restricted to the cells producing it but should be cell non-autonomous. Indeed, Honegger and coworkers [2] found that weak, ubiquitous overexpression of Imp-L2 yielded smaller flies. When clones of cells in the Drosophila eye were made to overexpress Imp-L2 in an otherwise wild-type fly, their cell specification and patterning were not affected, but the clones were small in size and this reduction also seemed to affect the neighboring cells. Furthermore, overexpression of Imp-L2 in the eye resulted not only in smaller eyes but also in reduction in the size of the whole fly and a developmental delay. Similarly, overexpression in the larval fat body reduced the size of the whole organism. The latter observation may, however, be confounded by the possibility that fat-body-restricted downregulation of IIS could affect energy homeostasis and thus organism growth. Honegger and coworkers [2] also looked at the in vivo levels of phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)trisphosphate, the secondary messenger produced by PI 3-kinase [5], and demonstrated that, as would be expected of an IGFBP, Imp-L2 overexpression can alter signaling downstream of the insulin receptor.
To further confirm Imp-L2 as a bona fide IGFBP equivalent, Honegger et al. examined its interaction with Dilp2, the most potent growth regulator of all the Dilps [12]. As expected, Dilp2 and Imp-L2 were found to antagonize each other genetically. Weak ubiquitous overexpression of Dilp2 during development caused a body and organ size increase that was exacerbated in flies with only one copy of the Imp-L2 gene. Strong overexpression of either Dilp2 or Imp-L2 alone resulted in lethality, but strong simultaneous overexpres-sion of both allowed wild-type-sized flies to develop. Furthermore, the authors showed that the Imp-L2 protein can bind its native partner, Dilp2, in vitro.
Functions of an IGFBP in flies
The data presented by Honneger and coworkers [2] argue strongly that Imp-L2 is functionally equivalent to mammalian IGFBPs, opening the way to analysis of the functions of this class of IIS regulators in flies. Indeed, the authors reveal a role for Imp-L2 during fly development. Examination of loss-of-function alleles showed that Imp-L2 is required for body size determination during normal growth. Furthermore, Imp-L2 may be important under adverse nutritional conditions. Imp-L2 was induced in the fat body when larvae were starved and loss of Imp-L2 function resulted in a failure to decrease IIS and caused starvation-sensitivity.
A detailed examination of the role of Imp-L2 in adult physiology has yet to be made, but some hints exist as to the function of this protein in the adult. When the germline is ablated late in development, fly lifespan is extended [13]. Concomitantly, the Imp-L2 transcript is upregulated [13], indicating that Imp-L2 may be part of a gonad-derived signaling that modulates whole-body IIS.
Research avenues opened up by Imp-L2
It will be important to establish the similarities and differences between the mammalian IGF-IGFBP system and the Drosophila Dilp-Imp-L2 system. Characterization of the Dilps at the protein level, and of whether and how they form complexes with Imp-L2, will be important. It is interesting in this respect that the homology between IGFBP-rP1 and Imp-L2 does not extend into the amino-terminal, IGFBP-like portion of IGFBP-rP1 (see Figure 1), thought to be required for IGF and insulin binding [9, 14]. It will be important to determine functional similarities between Imp-L2 and IGFBP-rP1, especially now that the importance of IGFBP-rP1 as a tumor suppressor has been highlighted [15, 16]. Furthermore, it may be interesting to determine whether Imp-L2, like some IGFBPs, has functions independent of Dilp binding, opening up the possibility of using Drosophila to understand how these ligand-independent functions are effected. It will also be interesting to examine whether Imp-L2, like mammalian IGFBPs [8, 9], can act both locally and systemically and whether its activity is regulated by proteolysis. A similarity to the mammalian system, in which most IGF-I or IGF-II circulates as part of ternary complexes of IGF, IGFBP3 and the acid-labile subunit (ALS) [8], was uncovered by the recent characterization of the Drosophila ALS [17], which appears to form a trimeric complex with Dilp2 and Imp-L2.
The number of questions that remain only demonstrates how important the work by Honneger and coworkers [2] has been in opening up the field of study of IGFBP in Drosophila. The study of Imp-L2 in such a genetically amenable system will surely yield results relevant to the understanding of mammalian IGFBPs.
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A.B., Cornell University, 1974.
Ph.D. The Rockefeller University (Genetics and Cell Biology), 1979
M.D., Cornell University Medical College, 1980
Intern in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston (1980-1981)
Junior Assistant Resident in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1981-1982
Junior Assistant Resident in Neurology, Harvard-Longwood Neurology Training Program, 1982-1983
Senior Assistant Resident in Neurology, Harvard-Longwood Neurology Training Program, 1983-1984
Chief Resident in Neurology, Harvard-Longwood Neurology Training Program, 1984-1985
Fellow in Genetics, Harvard Medical School Genetics Training Program, 1982-1985
Licensure and Certification:
1983, Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
1984, American Board of Medical Genetics (Medical Genetics and Cytogenetics)
1986, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology
1988, American Board of Pediatrics
1993, American Board of Medical genetics (Molecular Genetics)
Research interests:
Studies of the natural history, diagnosis, and management of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) have been conducted over a period of nearly 20 years. These studies include the diagnostic outcome of children presenting with multiple cafe-au-lait spots, learning disabilities in NF-1, and abdominal migraine in children with NF-1. In the laboratory, a fluorescence in situ hybridization assay has been developed to detect the occurrence of large deletions involving the entire NF1 gene. More than 15 patients with such large deletions have been identified and studied phenotypically. They have a distinct phenotype of dysmorphic features, early onset and large number of neurofibromas, and severe developmental impairment. This is the only genotype-phenotype correlation so far established in NF1. A major clinical research project is ongoing involving study of the natural history of plexiform neurofibromas in NF1. This involves coordination of more than 15 clinical centers worldwide that will provide MRI data to be used in quantitative analysis of the patterns of growth of plexiform neurofibromas. The study will provide normative data on tumor growth, test the efficacy of volumetric MRI, and establish a network of centers to conduct clinical trials of potential therapeutic agents. Ongoing genotype-phenotype studies of NF1 include quantitative analysis of the NF1 phenotype and correlation with NF1 gene mutations as well as SNP's in candidate modifying genes.
Recent Publications:
Page PZ, Page GP, Ecosse E, Korf BR, Leplege A, Wolkenstein P. Impact of neurofibromatosis 1 on Quality of Life: A cross-sectional study of 176 American cases. Am J Med Genet A. 2006 [Epub ahead of print]
Theos A, Korf BR. American College of Physicians; American Physiological Society. Pathophysiology of neurofibromatosis type 1. Ann Intern Med. 144(11):842-9, 2006.
Korf BR. Genetics training in the genomic era. Curr Opin Pediatr. 17(6):747-50, 2005.
Kaput J, Ordovas JM, Ferguson L, van Ommen B, Rodriguez RL, Allen L, Ames BN, Dawson K, German B, Krauss R, Malyj W, Archer MC, Barnes S, Bartholomew A, Birk R, van Bladeren P, Bradford KJ, Brown KH, Caetano R, Castle D, Chadwick R, Clarke S, Clement K, Cooney CA, Corella D, Manica da Cruz IB, Daniel H, Duster T, Ebbesson SO, Elliott R, Fairweather-Tait S, Felton J, Fenech M, Finley JW, Fogg-Johnson N, Gill-Garrison R, Gibney MJ, Gillies PJ, Gustafsson JA, Hartman Iv JL, He L, Hwang JK, Jais JP, Jang Y, Joost H, Junien C, Kanter M, Kibbe WA, Koletzko B, Korf BR, Kornman K, Krempin DW, Langin D, Lauren DR, Ho Lee J, Leveille GA, Lin SJ, Mathers J, Mayne M, McNabb W, Milner JA, Morgan P, Muller M, Nikolsky Y, van der Ouderaa F, Park T, Pensel N, Perez-Jimenez F, Poutanen K, Roberts M, Saris WH, Schuster G, Shelling AN, Simopoulos AP, Southon S, Tai ES, Towne B, Trayhurn P, Uauy R, Visek WJ, Warden C, Weiss R, Wiencke J, Winkler J, Wolff GL, Zhao-Wilson X, Zucker JD. The case for strategic international alliances to harness nutritional genomics for public and personal health. Br J Nutr. 94(5):623-32, 2005.
Korf BR, Feldman G, Wiesner GL. Report of Banbury Summit meeting on training of physicians in medical genetics, October 20-22, 2004. Genet Med. 7(6):433-8, 2005.
Finn CT, Wilcox MA, Korf BR, Blacker D, Racette SR, Sklar P, Smoller JW. Psychiatric genetics: a survey of psychiatrists' knowledge, opinions, and practice patterns. J Clin Psychiatry. 66(7):821-30, 2005.
Korf BR. Genetics in medical practice: the need for ultimate makeover. Genet Med. 7(5):293-4, 2005.
Korf BR, Henson JW, Stemmer-Rachamimov A. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 13-2005. A 48-year-old man with weakness of the limbs and multiple tumors of spinal nerves. N Engl J Med. ;352(17):1800-8, 2005.
Lim R, Jaramillo D, Poussaint TY, Chang Y, Korf B. Superficial neurofibroma: a lesion with unique MRI characteristics in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 184(3):962-8, 2005.
Korf BR. The phakomatoses. Clin Dermatol. 23(1):78-84, 2005.
Riegert-Johnson DL, Korf BR, Alford RL, Broder MI, Keats BJ, Ormond KE, Pyeritz RE, Watson MS. Outline of a medical genetics curriculum for internal medicine residency training programs. Genet Med. 6(6):543-7, 2004.
Zacharia TT, Jaramillo D, Poussaint TY, Korf B. MR imaging of abdominopelvic involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1: a review of 43 patients. Pediatr Radiol. 35(3):317-22, 2005.
Korf BR. Basic genetics. Prim Care. 31(3):461-78, vii., 2004.
Korf BR. The phakomatoses. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 14(2):139-48, vii., 2004.
Korf BR. Integration of genetics into medical practice. Growth Horm IGF Res. 14 Suppl A:S146-9, 2004.
Friedrich RE, Korf B, Funsterer C, Mautner VF. Growth type of plexiform neurofibromas in NF1 determined on magnetic resonance images. Anticancer Res 2003; 23(2A):949-952.
Mautner VF, Friedrich RE, Von Deimling A, Hagel C, Korf B, Knofel MT et al. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours in neurofibromatosis type 1: MRI supports the diagnosis of malignant plexiform neurofibroma. Neuroradiology 2003; 45(9):618-625.
Poussaint TY, Jaramillo D, Chang Y, Korf B. Interobserver reproducibility of volumetric MR imaging measurements of plexiform neurofibromas. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2003; 180(2):419-423.
Sanchez-Martin M, Perez-Losada J, Rodriguez-Garcia A, Gonzalez-Sanchez B, Korf BR, Kuster W et al. Deletion of the SLUG (SNAI2) gene results in human piebaldism. Am J Med Genet 2003; 122A(2):125-132.
Scherer SW, Cheung J, MacDonald JR, Osborne LR, Nakabayashi K, Herbrick JA et al. Human Chromosome 7: DNA Sequence and Biology. Science 2003; 300(5620):767-772.
Wattanasirichaigoon D, Prasad C, Schneider G, Evans JA, Korf BR. Rib defects in patterns of multiple malformations: a retrospective review and phenotypic analysis of 47 cases. Am J Med Genet 2003; 122A(1):63-69.
Korf, B.R. Editorial review: Genetics and medical practice: new approaches to "old" disorders. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2002. 14(6):688-90.
Korf, B.R. Determination of end points for treatment of neurofibromatosis 1. J Child Neurol. 2002. 17(8):642-5.
Korf, B.R. Clinical features and pathobiology of neurofibromatosis 1. J Child Neurol. 2002. 17(8):573-7.
Friedman JM, Arbiser J, Epstein JA, Gutmann DH, Huot SJ, Lin AE, McManus B, Korf BR. Cardiovascular disease in neurofibromatosis 1: report of the NF1 Cardiovascular Task Force. Genet Med. 2002. 4(3):105-11.
Packer RJ, Gutmann DH, Rubenstein A, Viskochil D, Zimmerman RA, Vezina G, Small J, Korf B. Plexiform neurofibromas in NF1: toward biologic-based therapy. Neurology. 2002. 58(10):1461-70. Review.
Kluwe L, Friedrich RE, Korf B, Fahsold R, Mautner VF. NF1 mutations in neurofibromatosis 1 patients with plexiform neurofibromas. Hum Mutat. 2002. 19(3):309.
Korf BR. Genetic testing and medical practice. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2001. 13(6):547-9.
Korf BR. Diagnosis and management of neurofibromatosis type 1. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2001. 1(2):162-7. Review.
Heuschkel R, Kim S, Korf B, Schneider G, Bousvaros A. Abdominal migraine in children with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case series and review of gastrointestinal involvement in NF1. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2001. 33(2):149-54. Review.
Kenna MA, Wu BL, Cotanche DA, Korf BR, Rehm HL. Connexin 26 studies in patients with sensorineural hearing loss. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001. 127(9):1037-42.
Keegan CE, Mulliken JB, Wu BL, Korf BR. Townes-Brocks syndrome versus expanded spectrum hemifacial microsomia: review of eight patients and further evidence of a "hot spot" for mutation in the SALL1 gene. Genet Med. 2001. 3(4):310-3. Review.
MacCollin M, Gutmann DH, Korf B, Finkelstein R. Establishing priorities in neurofibromatosis research: a workshop summary. Genet Med. 2001. 3(3):212-7.
Grody WW, Griffin JH, Taylor AK, Korf BR, Heit JA. American College of Medical Genetics consensus statement on factor V Leiden mutation testing. Genet Med. 2001. 3(2):139-48.


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Roshani Chokshi's elegant writing transports you to a world where the threads of life are found within the tapestry under the stars.
Wine Pairing
The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
The beauty is in the stars in this book, and that is why I chose to pair this Luna Nuda Italia Prosecco with The Star-Touched Queen. This dry sparkling wine represents the wonder of the stars, while the crisp acidity describes the secrets to be revealed.
*All wine recommendations are strictly for those of legal drinking age only.*
The Nitty Gritty
- Title: The Star-Touched Queen
- Author: Roshani Chokshi
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
- Pub Date: April 26, 2016
Goodreads Description
Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?
Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of death and destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire…
But Akaran has its own secrets—thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most…including herself.
My Review
Roshani's writing style is beautiful, and the way she described the world was simply stunning. I wanted to write down so many of the gorgeous quotes I discovered within the pages of this book, but a few of my favorites include:
"Come with me and you shall be an empress with the moon for your throne and constellations to wear in your hair."
"I see only night and smoke, dreams and glass, embers and wings. And I would not have you any other way."
"I could have been verse made flesh or compressed moonlight. Anything other than who I was now."
I enjoyed everything about this world and the characters within it. Maya is transported to an unknown realm, a beautiful world where all the stories are real. The different realms in this book are equally unique and hold many secrets. The writing is so vibrant and alive, you feel like you're walking through the halls of Naraka yourself.
Maya is such a proud but naive character. She is also very dynamic. She is forced to marry a stranger by her father in order to bring peace to her kingdom, but she is in for a surprise when a masked man claiming to be one of her potential suitors shows up to save her from an impending invasion. She is pulled into another world where she sets out on a journey to find Amar, the man she loves, in order to save him and the fate of everyone she loves.
Part two introduces us to the beginning of Maya's journey as well as one of my favorite characters. She's not the creature one would expect as a companion but Kamala brings such an interesting dynamic to the book that you can't help but fall in love with her. She's cynical, morbid, and downright beastly, and I love her! She is a myth come to life with an agenda of her own, and the deal she makes with Maya sets them up for an unexpected friendship.
Although the words were beautiful, and the story unique, I did find the pacing at the beginning of the story a bit slow and was much more engaged when it started picking up later on.
This book is full of wonder and mystery. Crown of Wishes is next on my book list, and I can't wait to read more about this beautiful world and see what happens next!
Cover Rating
This cover is stunning. The color scheme fits perfectly with what is found on the pages within. The navy of the stars transitioning to the sunset is beautiful, and the image of Maya holding the lantern while gazing at a palace in the distance reflects the journey between worlds.
Audio Rating
This audiobook is narrated by Priya Ayyar, and she did a wonderful job. Her tone of voice was exactly how I'd imagined Maya to sound, young but brave. The character voices are all really well done and compliment the authenticity of Roshani Chokshi's writing.
Roshani Chokshi
From Goodreads:
Roshani Chokshi is the New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen and the upcoming A CROWN OF WISHES, releasing March 28, 2017. Her work has appeared in Strange Horizons, Shimmer, and Book Smugglers. Her short story, "The Star Maiden," was longlisted for the British Fantasy Science Award.
Have you read The Star-Touched Queen yet? What did you think of it? Have you, or do you plan on reading Crown of Wishes?


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The Fair Admissions Campaign has disputed statistics from the Church of England on faith schools, and has challenged the Church to translate words into action.
The Archbishop of Canterbury's statement that Church of England schools can move away from religious selection "opens the door" to change, say reformers.
For the enrichment and development of plural public education on the one hand, and healthy faith communities on the other, it is necessary that the distinction between the two - as well as their need to converse and cooperate - is understood and put into operation, says Simon Barrow. That is why community schooling for all is so important.
As a Christian think-tank concerned to promote a theological vision of equality in partnership with those of other beliefs and life-stances, Ekklesia is pleased to be part of the new Fair Admissions Campaign (FAC) for publicly funded schools. The initiative seeks to bring equity to a system that should be a beacon of justice and inclusion, yet is mired in discrimination. Simon Barrow explains why he believes that this issue should matter to all of us, both people of faith and people of good faith but not religious belief. Here he looks at it from a specifically Christian viewpoint.
All state-funded schools should be open to all children, regardless of their parents' religion, says the newly launched Fair Admissions Campaign today.
Professor Ted Cantle, Chair of the iCoCo Foundation and a leading national expert on community cohesion and intercultural relations, has joined the Accord Coalition for inclusive education.
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Weather Blog: Tracking the rest of hurricane season
The tropics have been relatively active the last several days, tracking one tropical storm (Erin) and a few strong tropical waves. Nothing of course has been threatening the United States, or even Florida for that matter, but the worst is still ahead of us-
Here's a look at the storms by month breakdown. Here we are moving toward the end of August, and sure enough, storm activity is picking up. As a matter of fact, we're entering into the peak of hurricane season. Using historical records, September 10th is the 'peak' of the season, so it's right around the corner. Late August-September yield most of a seasons storms as a matter of fact!
Many folks have emailed me, asking about the forecast for the season, and how it doesn't 'seem' like an active season yet. The above graphic should illustrate that we're running well ahead of schedule, and that would be on par for an above active season. Typically the 5th named storm of the season (This year Erin) happens late August, yet Erin '13 formed mid August.
So as we look ahead to what's next, we look at the latest updated forecast, released by NOAA. Again, looking at all the current data, and the updated numbers still show an above average season.
The takeaway from this is quite simple. We have plenty of hurricane season left, and the worst is still ahead. There are a lot of folks that have moved to Central Florida after our last hurricane, and simply haven't experienced a storm. I encourage you to head over to the hurricane guide here on wesh.com and read what you need to do that make sure you and your family are prepared. We will of course continue tracking the storms and have updates here on the First Alert Weather Blog, and as always if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please don't hesitate emailing me!
Have a great one, and sunny skies!
Eric Burris
First Alert Meteorologist
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Up, up, and... : Nobody flies over the swing-set
DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK
Q. My visiting aunt became concerned that the kids on the swing-set were going too high and might swing all the way around... like she did as a kid. We don't believe her story. She insists she did a complete 360 around the top bar. Would it be possible for a kid to gain the momentum to do that? –R. L. Stevenson
A. The centripetal force would need to be at least equal to gravity to keep some tension in the chains at the top, which for chains 2 meters long would require the child to go at 4.4 meters/second at the top– not too fast, says Yale University mechanical engineering professor David LaVan. However, this would mean higher velocity at the bottom of the arc, which works out to be about 10 meters/second (22 mph)– or about the speed of an Olympic sprinter. So: conceivable but unlikely.
The real deal-breaker is that she would be subjected to quite high centripetal forces– about 6 G's if going fast enough to make it all the way around. An aircraft pilot will black out when exposed to 4-5 G's. So, unless the person relaying the story had both 1) a catapult to propel her at 10 meters/second and 2) a NASA issued anti-gravity suit to prevent blackouts, "I would conclude that it is not something that really happened."
Quite possibly she reached a dizzying height, allows LaVan, lost her grip and fell off the swing backwards, making it seem like she went all the way around.
Q. Using every number from 1-16, construct a 4-by-4 "magic square" where all rows add up to 34 horizontally, vertically and diagonally. BTW, a famous artist depicted this particular magic square in a 1514 etching. –Sudoku
A. The matrix of 16-3-2-13 (top), 5-10-11-8, 9-6-7-12, 4-15-14-1 (bottom) appears in the upper right-hand corner of Albrecht Durer's etching "Melancholia I," where a melancholy thinker sits lost in thought amid a jumble of scientific objects, says Clifford A. Pickover in Wonders of Numbers."
Fascinatingly, the two central numbers of the bottom row read 1514, the year Durer did the etching. In addition to rows and diagonals, the four corner numbers and the four central numbers sum to 34. Rounding out the marvels here, even the sum of each of the four quadrants is 34 (e.g., 16 + 3 + 5 + 10 = 34), making it a "gnomon magic square," notes Mathworld.wolfram.com.
Q. Should a risk of 1 on the Torino scale cause us Earthlings the night sweats? However you answer, you might want to jot down 2029 as one of those pay-attention dates. –Mr. Spock
A. Torino is a sort of Richter scale for cosmic collisions, quantifying the risk of our being hit by an asteroid, with 0 being completely harmless and 10 a certain collision with possible global catastrophe, says New Scientist magazine.
Which brings us to 2029 and asteroid Apophis, 300-400 meters across, enough to take out a large city. This object was spotted in 2004, with NASA giving it a scary 4 on the Torino scale (greater than 1 chance in 50 of hitting Earth). Recalculations since suggest it will be a near miss instead at about 25,000 km from Earth's surface. But this close call will likely change Apophis' course, maybe tugging it to swing back around for a possible Earth hit in 2036, rating a 1 on the Torino scale.
One problem is scientists don't know enough about asteroids. Are they mostly solid, riddled with voids, or made of loose rubble? If we try to blow one up Hollywood-style, what happens? Maybe it would be better to send a probe to spray paint it white, causing greater force from solar radiation to gently push it off course, suggests the magazine.
"The 2029 approach is the closest a moderately large asteroid is likely to come during the next century," says Harvard astronomer Brian Marsden, "and regarding the possible hit in 2036, most likely we'll know by 2013 that this one too will be a clear miss."
Q. It was another one of those days: The fat guy didn't eat all that much but expended barely 1/7th horsepower as a "couch potato" in front of the TV. The other guy, heavier than the first, consumed plenty for the day– three orange juices, five eggs over easy, eight ounces of hash browns, a big rib-eye breakfast steak, two candy bars for morning snack, a couple of helpings of lasagna, two coleslaws, six buttered rolls, two quarts of Gatorade, three apples, three pork chops, two baked potatoes with cheese sauce, three bananas, a big ice-cream sundae, two slices of peach pie, and a dish of low-fat yogurt sprinkled with artificial sweetener for a midnight snack, totaling 10,000 calories. Yet the first guy added weight while the second added not an ounce. Guess how. –J. Craig
A. On football game day, players the size of Anthony Munoz or Lawrence Taylor can easily burn off the rough equivalent of the above menu, says physicist Timothy Gay in Football Physics: The Science of the Game. Assuming 50 plays for an offensive lineman and 21-22 horsepower-seconds per play, that's 1,100 horsepower seconds, or close to 200 food calories.
But this doesn't factor in the body shifting into higher gear metabolically, so the burn-off continues well after the mechanical work stops. In addition, there's the grunting standoff push-on-push where nothing seems to move mechanically, but in fact the players' muscles contract and relax and do ample force-through-distance work. Lots of food for thought.
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South Arica secured progress to the quarter-finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-2 draw against Morocco in Durban.
The Moroccans made six changes to their starting line-up, choosing to use pace to attack the South Africans, as they were desperate for a win to progress ahead of the hosts.
If Bafana were over-confident after their Angola win, the early running by Morocco would have reminded them that they still had it all to do to progress to the quarter-finals. In the first five minutes South Africa were beaten for pace on a number of occasions. Early on El Arabi broke through ahead of Khune from a lifted ball. The Bafana keeper did seem a little slow to come forward at times. To his credit Khune usually bats the ball away, and did the same successfully in that instance.
Rantie gave the visitors some of their own medicine when he beat them for pace down the right. It seemed that Ahmed Kantari might have pulled his hand before falling, but the referee Gassama waved away the protest. The South African striker, who managed to pass his fitness test before the game, probably did fall too easily.
A minute later Khune missed a swerving corner kick, failing to dominate his area, the tall Issam El Adouarose to head home an easy opener for Morocco. From the replay it was not clear whether Khune or El Adoua had the last touch before the ball dropped in off the crossbar.
Literally another minute later, at the other end Thuso Phala was brought down in the penalty area. There was contact but again the South Africans were falling too easily. With the home side looking to move forward Morocco were not resting on their lead, and came close to adding a second. First, El Arabi saw his shot take a deflection that was well saved by Khune for a corner. The resulting set piece again troubled the South Africans as the goalscorer El Adoua won the header, but directed it slightly to the left of the post.
Bafana were relieved to survive the period of pressure, having one eye on the Cape Verde versus Angola game, as they would still progress if Cape Verde did not win. However, they were not relying on anyone, responding well with a number of spirited attacks before the half hour.
Just before the break, Morocco caught the defence out, playing through Chafni who was clean through with acres of space, but this time Khune came off his line early enough to stop him in his stride outside the box.
The away team also started brighter in the second half, using their speed down the right. Barrada took the best shot of the game so far, unleashing a fizzing strike from distance which Khune did well to keep track of and gather without trouble.
After 50 minutes, Igesund introduced his ace in the pack, the attacking midfielder Thulani Serero to make things happen, but striker Katlego Mphela had to make way. Immediately after that change Bafana showed what they were capable of in attack, with a wonderful free kick from Phala acrobatically saved by keeper Nadir Lamyaghri. Phala was again in the thick of the action, weaving his way down the right but the Moroccan defence stood strong.
Once again the Moroccans beat the slow Bafana defence for pace as El Arabi was clean through. This time Sangweni was at fault, misjudging a header. El Arabi chose to chip, but Khune came up with an outstanding save, swatting it away.
It was end to end stuff as Serero then tried his best to make an impression, shooting from just outside the box and Lamyaghri did well to gather. Though, Phala was Bafana's most effective player and took a brilliant, curling free kick that was parried away for a corner.
Poor communication at the back resulted in South Africa failing to clear the ball, and the Moroccans pushed men forward into the open space. The ball was slid through for Chafni who skied it over the bar. The visitors would pay for their missed opportunities, and once again Bafana took a shot from outside the box. This time Mahlangu playing a one-two with Rantie and then curling the ball beautifully into the top right corner of the net for the equaliser.
With 20 minutes to go the Moroccans were unsettled and Bafana were sensing a possible winner. Phala's swerving free kick was almost met by captain Bongani Khumalo. Bernard Parker made way for Reneilwe Letsholonyane as Igesund was looking to stop the Moroccans in midfield late on. However, they do say the best way to defend is to attack, and Bafana went to sleep at the back with 10 minutes to go.
The Moroccans stretched the Bafana defenders to the corner flag, and then cut back a cross with very little cover in the box. Hafidi chested it down well, before firing in with his left leg across Khune. But, that was not the last statement of what proved to be an exciting game. Defender Sangweni ambitiously lurked forward, when a loose ball was pounced on by the Bafana midfield with sheer determination.
Sangweni chose to curl it around the keeper and when it hit the target you had to wonder if they have been practising these curled, long range strikes in training. Whatever the case, South Africa owe their undefeated record to these beauties and Sangweni is now Bafana's leading scorer in the tournament with two goals.
That result sends South Africa top and Cape Verde second in Group A, with Bafana set to play the second place finisher in Group B, while the Islanders will clash with the team that finishes top in that same group.
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text: Baltimore Harbor shorelines are looking a little greener thanks to the work of local students and community volunteers! The National Aquarium partnered with the Maryland Port Administration, Living Classrooms Foundation, Maryland Environmental Service, and Baybrook Coalition to restore wetlands at Masonville Cove, near the Brooklyn and Curtis Bay neighborhoods of Baltimore City. On May 14 and 15, more than 6,000 marsh grasses were planted by 187 fifth-grade students and chaperones from area schools at the Masonville Cove wilderness conservation area. This is one small part of a large-scale environmental restoration of the entire cove, which is creating waterfront access in an area that was once an industrial site. On May 18 and 19, a second portion of Masonville shoreline was planted with 17,000 wetland grasses! The Aquarium first brought volunteers to this fringe wetland in October of 2011 to plant salt bush shrubs, and this recent planting completes the shoreline by filling in all of the tidal zones with the appropriate plants. More than 112 volunteers helped with this effort, including groups from Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove, Baltimore Maritime Academy, Canton Kayak Club and more! Interested in further volunteer opportunities regarding Masonville Cove? Come to an informational meeting about the Friends of Masonville Cove group on Thursday, May 31, at 5:30 p.m. at the Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center. Find out more information below: Click here for more information about Masonville Cove, including community programming and additional volunteer opportunities. You can also follow Friends of Masonville Cove on Facebook for more information! Tags: baltimore, baltimore-city, baltimore-harbor, chesapeake-bay, Conservation, grass-planting, inner-harbor, maryland, masonville-cove, native-plants, planting, plants-2, restoration, shoreline, student-volunteers, students, tidal-wetland, tidal-zones, volunteers, wetland, wetland-grasses, wetland-restoration Categories: Conservation Previous Post Next Post


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Hector 'Macho' Camacho -- Boxing Legend SHOT in Puerto Rico
'Macho' Camacho Boxing Legend SHOT in Puerto Rico
Breaking News
Hector "Macho" Camacho is in critical condition after being SHOT multiple times in Puerto Rico tonight ... this according to multiple reports.
The former boxing champ was reportedly in the passenger seat of a car around 7 PM local time ... when another vehicle rolled up and someone opened fire ... striking Camacho several times in the neck and face.
The driver of Camacho's car was reportedly killed in the attack.
According to reports, Camacho was taken to a hospital and is currently listed in critical condition.
Cops are investigating -- so far, it's unclear if police have identified any suspects.
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