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OTTAWA - A senior aide to the prime minister is moving into a government affairs job with Air Canada, raising pointed questions about the strength of ethical rules governing the post-political lives of government staffers on Parliament Hill.
Derek Vanstone, currently Stephen Harper's deputy chief of staff, will become vice-president of corporate strategy and government affairs for the airline in September, Air Canada announced Thursday.
The hire was vetted by Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson; both Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) and the prime minister's office said they were well aware of the ethical obligations facing Vanstone as he moves into the new role.
"Air Canada understands that there are a number of post employment restrictions for Derek with respect to federal government relations," said airline spokeswoman Angela Mah.
"Derek will be fully compliant with these restrictions."
The Harper government was elected in 2006 on a promise to build a stronger wall between ex-political staff and Parliament Hill. A slew of legislation followed, governing the activities of those seeking private sector jobs that could connect them with the government.
Among them is the requirement for a cooling-off period that prohibits a former staffer from working for a company "with which they had direct and significant official dealings in the year preceding their last day in public office."
Air Canada has been engaged in an often bitter labour dispute with most of its unionized employees in recent months.
The threat of a lockout of pilots and a strike notice from the mechanics and baggage handlers prompted the Harper government to intervene with back-to-work legislation in both disputes.
A spokesman for the prime minister said Vanstone was not involved in that legislation.
"Derek had no involvement with Air Canada on any aspect of Bill C-33 or any other legislation affecting Air Canada," said Andrew MacDougall.
"We wish Derek well in his new role — he will be missed."
The commissioner's office wouldn't comment directly on the case and declined to discuss even generally how an individual with direct access to the prime minister could accept a government affairs job without being in breach of the act.
NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus called the appointment unacceptable.
"What we are seeing here is again the old boys club, the revolving door," Angus said.
"It's a nudge-nudge, wink-wink system that you have a senior adviser to the prime minister who will just happen to be now coming back as the man opening the doors for Air Canada. This is what Mr. Harper said he would clean up — and he hasn't."
The Air Canada Pilots Association said the appointment wasn't surprising.
"It's been evident to us for some time that Air Canada and the Harper government co-ordinate very closely," said ACPA president Paul Strachan.
"This appointment confirms that absolutely nothing has changed," Strachan said. "Certainly, it will present excellent opportunities for further co-ordination between the government of Canada and the national airline."
Strachan said Vanstone spoke on behalf of Flaherty's office in 2009 when a special pension funding protocol for Air Canada was negotiated.
Vanstone will have responsibility for its relationships with all levels of government as well as community and industry affairs, Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu said in a statement.
"I am pleased to announce Derek's appointment to this key corporate strategy, industry and government affairs role," Rovinescu said.
"His solid experience and track record in the private sector and at the highest levels of government will further strengthen the management team's ability to execute our corporate priorities."
Vanstone will fill a role currently performed by Duncan Dee, who is taking early retirement. His departure, following 15 years with the airline, was announced on June 6.
Dee has been Air Canada's chief operating officer, a position that's often seen as second-in-command to the CEO and a potential successor to whoever is the chief executive.
McGill University professor Karl Moore said Vanstone's appointment will benefit Air Canada.
"He has wonderful contacts and knows how the government runs," said Moore, an associate professor at McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management.
"It's a win for Air Canada," Moore said. "I don't see any downside from an Air Canada viewpoint."
He said the unions also need to understand how the government operates and "how to appeal to it, which I think the unions are pretty good at, actually."
Last month an arbitrator decided in favour of the airline in the case of the mechanics and baggage handlers, putting in place a new collective agreement.
The airline's 3,000 pilots are still in the process of working through their dispute with a separate federal arbitrator. A decision is required by the end of this month.
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This image made from video released anonymously to reporters in Pakistan shows Warren Weinstein, a 72-year-old American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida more than two years ago, appealing to President Obama to negotiate his release.ISLAMABAD A 72-year-old American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida more than two years ago appealed to President Obama in a video released Thursday to negotiate his release, saying he feels totally abandoned and forgotten.
The video of Warren Weinstein was the first since two videos released in September 2012. Weinstein, the country director in Pakistan for J.E. Austin Associates, a U.S.-based firm that advises a range of Pakistani business and government sectors, was abducted from his house in the eastern city of Lahore in August 2011.
In the video sent Thursday to reporters in Pakistan including The Associated Press, Weinstein called on the U.S. government to negotiate his release.
Nine years ago I came to Pakistan to help my government, and I did so at a time when most Americans would not come here, and now when I need my government it seems that I have been totally abandoned and forgotten, Weinstein said during the 13-minute video. And so I again appeal to you to instruct your appropriate officials to negotiate my release.
It was impossible to tell how much Weinsteins statement, made under the duress of captivity, was scripted by his captors. A phone message left with Weinsteins family Thursday was not returned. The video and an accompanying letter purported to be from Weinstein was emailed anonymously to reporters in Pakistan. The video was labelled As-Sahab, which is al-Qaidas media wing, but its authenticity could not be independently verified.
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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2012, 13(10), 12153-12168; doi:10.3390/ijms131012153
Prognostic and Predictive Roles of KRAS Mutation in Colorectal Cancer
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Abstract: The RAS gene family is among the most studied and best characterized of the known cancer-related genes. Of the three human ras isoforms, KRAS is the most frequently altered gene, with mutations occurring in 17%–25% of all cancers. In particular, approximately 30%–40% of colon cancers harbor a KRAS mutation. KRAS mutations in colon cancers have been associated with poorer survival and increased tumor aggressiveness. Additionally, KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer lead to resistance to select treatment strategies. In this review we examine the history of KRAS, its prognostic value in patients with colorectal cancer, and evidence supporting its predictive value in determining appropriate therapies for patients with colorectal cancer.
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Chicago/Turabian StyleArrington, Amanda K.; Heinrich, Eileen L.; Lee, Wendy; Duldulao, Marjun; Patel, Supriya; Sanchez, Julian; Garcia-Aguilar, Julio; Kim, Joseph. 2012. "Prognostic and Predictive Roles of KRAS Mutation in Colorectal Cancer." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 13, no. 10: 12153-12168.
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2009A website about the history of magic and witchcraft and the portrayal of magic and witchcraft in the media. We have looked at a wide varity of different opinions and sources to achieve a divesse and accurate representation of the way magic is potrayed in different cultures throughout history and around the world.
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Our team, made up of myself Shanti, Ella, Holly, Amy & Alex have known each other since the age of ten, Ella, Holly & I having been best friends since the age of 6. Because of this we're an extremely close-knit group and our experience on this project and other similar competitions in the past have helped us strengthen this bond and know what we need to do to work together effectively.
Needless to say, that does not mean we worked together always smoothly. Diversity in a team result in clashes of its members – particularly in our case of a girl called Gemma, who left towards the beginning following clashes with the stronger personalities in our group about the amount of work she was willing to contribute. Despite this, she left feeling it was the right decision for her personally and we are still all close friends. Also throughout the making of our website it was felt by some that others were not doing enough work, but in general all minor conflicts blew over quickly and left our team stronger than before.
Early one we were aware of the different strengths our team possessed and divided up tasks so we each had one country to do, one other page's content and also helped with any part of the website's creation (flash, design, building) that we felt particularly we had the time and skills to help with. Ensuring early on that we knew what we had to do meant that we could clearly see from both an individual and group perspective what had been done and what was still left to achieve. However, even the best made plans sometimes fail and throughout the competition we had to work hard and pull together to ensure that all the work was completed in time and tasks were divided up fairly. Some people were of the opinion that we should do it as soon as possible while others believed that it was best to concentrate on the website first and then do content.
On top of this we had the fact we had to adjust to a brand new, much larger school and ¾ of our year we didn't yet know, a new coach/IT teacher and also brand new programs we'd never encountered at our old school: dream weaver and fireworks.
There was only one way we could overcome these challenges and end up with a website done to the best of ability: work together and ensure that at all stages, no matter how stressed and hectic our life became we always had each other to turn to, to help us through. I talked to the team about what they thought about how we'd worked at a team and the feeling was that "In spite of some initial differences and having to adjust to a new school, we worked very well as a team show
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Our team is, I think, particularly diverse. Though at first appearance we all seem similar in money, culture and ability – we are at closer look, a very diverse group.
We all have different interests and skills which has been particularly useful with making our website.
Ella & Holly are both extremely arty – Holly turning this talent to the design of the website and animation, and Ella using it to draw the beautiful pictures in the zoo section. Alex is exceptional at maths and he and I enjoy Science, which though not exactly related to witch-craft has all the same sparked some extremely interesting conversations about the likelihood of magic in the IT room. All off our team, myself particularly, enjoy English which has been useful for writing our content, especially as I want to be a novelist when I grow up so that has been good for re-writing the traditional folktales. Amy is good at Geography which helped us for the global section and Holly, Ella & I enjoy History which helped when making the timeline. However, the subject that has brought us together is IT. However, within IT we all have different talents – Alex can write excellent websites out of raw HTML code, Holly is amazing at flash and I have enjoyed being in charge of building the website in dream weaver – a new experience as prior to the competition done of us had used it.
As for socio-economic backgrounds, though at first appearance we are all reasonably-well of, a member of our team has a single mother and is provided for by benefits with an alcoholic father, another has two high-paid working parents, two have one extremely high-paid parent, and one stay at home mother and myself a single mother.
Also, though all British we all have elements of different countries in us. Amy is half-Norwegian; Holly part Spanish; myself part Canadian and Ella half-Scottish. We are all brought up in different ways and used to different cultures. For example, my name (Shanti) means 'Peace' in Hindu, and though my mum is British she closely follows the work of Ghandi and I have been brought up according to these beliefs. A large number of our team our atheists, but my mother is a Quaker, my father a Druid and Alex's parents Christian.
Though our team is made up of five girls and a boy we are a very diverse, yet close knit group and have always worked together to ensure our differences are part of our success.


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WCMC alumni generously support the area of scholarship. More than 70 Class Scholarship and Loan Funds provide annual income for tuition assistance for qualifying students. Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends, the indebtedness of Weill Cornell graduates has been reduced to $147,352 - lower than the national average of $166,750 - but still daunting. Since the launch of the Discoveries that Make a Difference Campaign, alumni and friends have contributed more than $20 million in scholarship support.
Alumni can make a gift to their class fund by completing a WCMC Alumni Gift Reply Form and faxing it to 212-832-0205 or returning it by mail with a check or credit card information to:
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Dean's Circle
Established in 1997 by the Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Dean's Circle annual giving society recognizes alumni donors who have made significant financial commitments to ensure the continued excellence of their alma mater.
Dean's Circle members are listed on a special donor plaque located in the Weill Education Center at 1300 York Avenue. Members also receive a framed certificate signed by the Dean of the Medical College and a lapel pin. Each spring, the Dean hosts a lively thank you dinner for members and their spouses/guests.
Dean's Circle members make cash pledges of $25,000 or more or include Weill Cornell in their estate plans at a level of $50,000 or more. Members typically elect to support their class fund, endow a scholarship, or name a Principal Investigator's Office in the Medical Research Building, the cornerstone of the Discoveries that Make a Difference Campaign. To learn more about ways to include Weill Cornell Medical College in your estate plans, please visit the WCMC Planned Giving website.
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In 2011, Weill Cornell Medical College launched the Young Alumni Circle to recognize the loyalty and generosity of our most recent graduates. Members of the Young Alumni Circle will help ensure a strong financial future for the Medical College by making a symbolic leadership gift at one of the Young Alumni Circle giving levels.
0-4 Years Out: An annual gift mirroring your year of graduation (e.g. $20.11 for those who graduated in 2011)
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8-10 Years Out: $100/year
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Bracken P. Babula, M.D. '11 | Jillian M. Ciocchetti, M.D. '05 |
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Russell M. Nord, M.D. '03 | Lauren M. Osborne, M.D. '09 |
Aasim I. Padela, M.D. '05 | Tara Rachakonda, M.D. '09 |
Carina Rizzo, M.D. '05 | Brian D. Robinson, M.D. '06 |
Anthony M. Rossi, Jr., M.D. '08 | Monica Saumoy, M.D. '11 |
Yusaku M. Shino, M.D. '06 | Caitlin Snow, M.D. '11 |
Fatima Soliman, M.D., Ph.D., '11 | Heather C. Tauschek, M.D. '04 |
Simon Tom, M.D. '05 | M. Amber Tyson, M.D. '03 |
Jaroslav K. Usenko, M.D. '06 | Charles K. Vorkas, M.D. '11 |
Daniel S. Weisholtz, M.D. '08 | Melanie T. Wilson-Taylor, M.D. '04 |
Tawana K. Winkfield-Royster, M.D. '04 | Julie B. Zang, M.D., Ph.D., '09 |
Alumni Campaign Committee Members - January 2010
Alumni Campaign Committee
The Alumni Campaign Committee was formed to engage Weill Cornell alumni in promoting the Discoveries that Make a Difference Campaign. Chaired by WCMC Alumni Association Board members Thomas P. McGovern, M.D. '74 and Paul F. Miskovitz, M.D. '75, this dynamic new outreach group consists of alumni—both faculty and voluntaries—who work in a wide range of specialties. Some have served in leadership roles with the Alumni Association; others are new to involvement on this level. All, however, are deeply committed to Weill Cornell and to the urgency of its scientific mission.
Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Campaign Committee Members
- Thomas P. McGovern, M.D. '74
- Paul F. Miskovitz, M.D. '75
- David S. Blumenthal, M.D. '75
- Timothy C. Dutta, M.D. '99
- Leonard N. Girardi, Jr., M.D. '89
- Leonard N. LaBruna, M.D. '90
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- Michael M. Alexiades, M.D. '83
- Kurt H. Stenzel, M.D. '58
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"At first, my mother was a little tense," the 18-year-old said. "But I did well."
New Hampshire is the only state that still allows young people to start driving without a learner's permit, but Rep. Evalyn Merrick, D-Lancaster, has proposed changing the law to make teens wait until they turn 16, pass a written test and get a learner's permit before taking their parents out driving. In addition, the bill would raise the age to qualify for a youth driver's license from 16 to 17.
The bill, which is scheduled for a hearing today, also would add more hours of supervised driving with a parent - 40 hours above and beyond driver education class - before the teenager could qualify for a youth license, she said. Ten of those hours would have to be logged at night.
But the key piece is the learner's permit, Merrick said.
Parent Donna Dyer of Windham thinks Merrick has the right idea. Her twin daughters went out driving as soon as they turned 151/2, and could drive long before their friends who live in Massachusetts. They felt they were very lucky, she said. But Dyer thinks a little maturity and extra experience might make the passage to adulthood safer for everyone.
So do the experts.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and AAA Northern New England all said car crashes are the leading cause of death for people 16 to 20.
According to the CDC's Web site, 16- to 19-year-old drivers are more likely to crash than any other age group, and four times more likely to have a crash for each mile they drive.
Those same experts said there is a proven way to reduce these accidents. It's called the graduated driver's license program.
New Hampshire does have a graduated driver licensing system, according to Pat Moody, a spokesman for AAA Northern New England. But it's inadequate, and the permit is one of the critical missing pieces, he said.
"We've got some very brave parents out there to get behind the wheel with a kid and just start driving," he said. "But the great thing about a permit is it gives the parents some information prior to starting the driving process."
Moody said the permit process would involve the parents by giving them tips about teaching driving and bringing them up to date with changes in the law they might have overlooked.
He's backing Merrick's bill - with some changes. For example, he wants teens to be able to get a license at 161/2, not 17. He also wants to see more milestones along the way to lifting restrictions on the license.
But Jack Grube, driving education coordinator at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, said driver education in New Hampshire is working as is.
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He did not want to comment on Merrick's bill because it's still not in final form. In theory, Grube said he could support a permit, but not if the teens have to wait until they're 16. He said the single most important thing in teaching driving is increased time with a parent, so there's no advantage in cutting out six months when the teens could be practicing.
He does support another bill, sponsored by Rep. Sherman Packard, R-Londonderry, which would increase the hours of supervised driving time the teenagers must log before they qualify for a youth license.
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Teens also have their doubts about the effectiveness of a learner's permit.
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He has not started driving yet, but figures that teens could learn the rules of the road for the test and still forget them once they got in the car.
Richard DeSantis, 16, also a Salem High sophomore, agreed.
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LINCOLN — Before July, Saunders County Sheriff Kevin Stukenholtz had never fielded a call about Bigfoot over a lifetime in law enforcement.
Now he has a big mystery on his hands.
Stukenholtz, along with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, investigated a reported sighting of an unidentified "hairy" creature in late July on a country road that parallels the Platte River. A hair sample found at the site was still being analyzed.
A 15-year-old reported seeing the creature, which he said stood about 7 feet tall on two legs as it ran in front of the vehicle the youth was driving about 5:30 a.m. The creature then disappeared into the trees along the river.
Stukenholtz, who became county sheriff six years ago after a long career with the Nebraska State Patrol, said he has no reason to believe the report was a hoax. His office is awaiting a report about hair gathered from the scene, between Morse Bluff and Linwood, about 60 miles west of Omaha.
The sheriff said that even though he thinks it's highly unlikely that Sasquatch has shown up in Saunders County, his office has an obligation to check out credible reports.
"We aren't sure what it was, but we're looking into it," Stukenholtz said.
The sighting comes as Sasquatch is enjoying a run in the media spotlight.
"Finding Bigfoot," a reality show on the Animal Planet cable channel, follows a group of investigators trying to confirm the existence of the 7-foot-tall reclusive giant creatures.
There's a Sasquatch Music Festival in central Washington, a Sasquatch Brewing Co. in Portland that features Hairy Knuckles Stout, and a string of hilarious TV commercials for a beef jerky company based on the gag "Messin' with Sasquatch."
But Bigfoot sightings are no joking matter for some.
Jeff Meldrum, an anthropology and anatomy professor at Idaho State University who has extensively studied Bigfoot sightings, said he's skeptical of any reports from Nebraska because the state doesn't have the expansive wilderness necessary for a large primate.
But Meldrum, author of the 2009 book "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science," said that despite some Bigfoot hoaxes, people shouldn't discount that such creatures might exist.
"There's ample evidence to indicate there has to be something out there," Meldrum said in a telephone interview. "What it is exactly is yet to be determined."
The report wouldn't be the first for Nebraska, according to the Montana-based Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, which lists reported Sasquatch sightings on its website.
The group lists 14 reported sightings in the state going back to 1957. The most recent sighting listed was in October 2006 at Chadron State Park in northwest Nebraska, where three hikers reported seeing an "unusually tall" two-legged animal covered from head to toe in black fur.
There were also "various sightings" listed from August 2005 "near the Missouri River" close to Omaha.
The website does not list who saw the creatures. The organization has four Nebraska-based investigators, but an official with the group said they have not probed the Platte River sighting because it was not reported to them.
Meldrum, the Bigfoot author, said he's skeptical about the Nebraska sighting because it could not be corroborated by another person.
But Meldrum said he's convinced that in the Pacific Northwest and other heavily wooded U.S. areas with proper rainfall there might be a "relic population of a rare primate."
Meanwhile, rumors are flying in the Linwood-Morse Bluff area that tracks were found and that people have heard unexplained screams.
No tracks were found, according to Conservation Officer Mark Luben of Game and Parks, who investigated the Bigfoot report.
The officer said he turned over the matter to the Sheriff's Office once he determined the report did not involve a game or nongame animal under the agency's jurisdiction.
Luben said he has fielded two previous reports of Bigfoot sightings in his nearly 24 years with Game and Parks. One, he said, turned out to be a rabbit that had left big tracks in the snow. The tracks were misidentified by a Dwight-area resident who had recently moved to the area from Chicago.
Luben and Stukenholtz both said the teen who reported the creature sighting does not want to be identified or interviewed.
"When anyone ever says the term (Bigfoot), it's immediately followed up by a joke," Stukenholtz said. "They're certainly not looking for any public ridicule."


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Every Vikings' fan feels the same. We all loved Percy Harvin's athleticism.
We will miss him.
Minnesota reportedly tried to land Anquan Boldin from the Ravens, but their 7th round offer was usurped by the 49ers' 6th round pick. I do not even want to believe that we had a chance to give Baltimore a 6th round pick to get Boldin. Because that is as no-brainer as wanting to make room for MLB Brian Urlacher.
Minnesota did use available salary cap room to land Greg Jennings earlier this month. Jennings became another in a growing line of ex-Packers who want to play for the Purple. And while Packer fans will tell you it was a smart financial decision, one can see through their bravado. They liked him.
More than any of us liked Harvin.
So now the NFL Draft approaches and Minnesota sits on two first-round picks, three of the top fifty-two, and five picks in the top one hundred. Meanwhile, the receiver group, sans Harvin, looks like it could use an infusion of talent.
Besides Jerome Simpson and Greg Jennings, the pool of talent is unproven. Jarius Wright showed signs late in the 2012 season. Greg Childs, a 4th round pick last year, had promise before a freak injury in the preseason. Stephen Burton, a 7th-round pick in 2011, is also present. That is pretty much it, unless you think Joe Webb may become a wide-receiver in 2013.
Lord knows he will not return as a quarterback.
So Minnesota will construct a shopping list for the Draft in late April. Hopefully, in the back of their minds is the value of what receivers have meant to this club's success over the years. In each of the four Super Bowl visits, Minnesota had a legitimate deep threat. In 1969 it was Gene Washington. I remember as a little kid the only thing I would yell all game was "throw the bomb to Washington". It kind of rhymed. And it worked. Even if Joe Kapp was the thrower. Washington averaged 17.9 yards a catch in that first Super Bowl season.
The 1973 and 1974 seasons featured John Gilliam. Chuck Foreman, a running back drafted in 1973, was the feature ball catcher in those days. Stu Voigt, a slow but steady tight end, was among Fran Tarkenton's favorite targets. Gilliam caught just 42 passes in 1973, but for over 900 yards at 21.6 yards per catch. In 1974, he only caught 26 passes, but at 22.2 yards per catch. Jerry Burns' offense was run and throw to running backs, with an occasional bomb to keep the defense honest.
In 1976, Minnesota added two new wide receivers to their roster. Ahmad Rashad and Sammy White. Rashad, a free agent, would become the best possession receiver to date, while the rookie White brought a new level of speed that would open up the opposing secondary. With Foreman doing everything and multiple receiver options, the 36 year-old Tarkenton got us back in another Super Bowl. Three in four years.
Minnesota would not get to another Super Bowl, but they had teams that came close. Very close. And in each of those seasons, a strong receiving corps was present. In 1987, the year of the replacements, Anthony Carter was on fire, and TE Steve Jordan a competent second option. In 1998, the 15-1 season featured a trio of great receivers for Randall Cunningham: rookie Randy Moss, Cris Carter, and Jake Reed. And of course, the 2009 team had rookie Harvin, with Sidney Rice, TE Visanthe Shiancoe, and Bernard Berrian.
If 2013 is to be a Super Bowl return year, adding a few receivers seems important. But there are other holes. Most notably, there is no starting middle linebacker. The defensive line is aging. And the defensive backfield is missing Antoine Winfield, and was in need of help PRIOR to that fact. The landing of OL Seth Olsen from the Colts may put offensive line on the back burner.
It would not be surprising if the Vikings went to other needs with their first two picks. Or three.
Still, we should create a list just in case....
1. Cordarelle Patterson, Tennessee. 6'2, 216 lbs. Ran a 4.42 at the combine. Grades out as a top two receiver in the draft, expected to in the middle of the first round. Miami (12th), St. Louis (16th), and Pittsburgh (17th) all seem to need WRs and pick ahead of Minnesota. Houston (27th) is definitely hunting and may have to jump in front of us and them. Patterson had only one good season at Tennessee, but the talent and specs are there. A legitimate deep threat.
2. Tavon Austin, West Virginia. 5'8, 174. Ran 4.34. Many grade as top receiver in draft. He is very small, incredibly athletic and tough. Now who does he remind me of...? He had 114 catches last season, ran the ball well, and returned kicks. Austin could go anywhere in the first round, but he will not make it to the second. A slot receiver.
3. Kennan Allen, California. 6'2, 206. Did not run at combine. Also an excellent return man. Allen is more a possession receiver, as he averaged about six catches a game in his 34-game college career. Expected to go in the later first round.
4. DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson. 6'1, 214. Ran a 4.57. Bigger than most, but also a bit slow of foot comparatively. Hopkins had a big final season, hauling in 82 catches for over 1,400 yards and 18 touchdowns. Hopkins had six 100 plus yard games last season. Very dependable. Returned punts.Expected to be selected in first two rounds somewhere. A possession-type receiver?
5. Justin Hunter, Tennessee. 6'4, 196. Ran 4.44. Had trouble with drops which hurt his stock. But no one denies the speed. Had better stats than Patterson for the Volunteers, including 73 catches last season for over 1,000 yards. Averaged a touchdown every six catches in college. Could go anywhere from late first to third round. Bona fide deep threat.
6. Robert Woods, Southern California. 6'0, 201. Ran 4.51. Maybe biggest pedigree of the group, but under-performed at times for USC. Anywhere from round one to three. A possession receiver.
There are more...
Possession-receivers: Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech; Da'Rick Rogers, Tennessee Tech; Aaron Dobson, Marshall.
Slot-types: Stedman Bailey, West Virginia; Ryan Swope, Texas A&M; Marquise Goodwin, Texas.
Deep Threats: Terrance Williams, Baylor; Markus Wheaton, Oregon State; Kenny Stills, Oklahoma.
The draft appears deep with mid-round receivers. Minnesota could address defensive line (Short, Williams) and linebacker (Ogletree, Reddick) with first few picks, or even a defensive back (Trufant). Some receivers will still be there with the 83rd and 99th pick.
Is there a John Gilliam, Jr.or Gene Washington clone out there?
Because it feels like we are one deep threat away....
Thanksgiving is the football holiday. This Thanksgiving there will be thirty-some at my house. And it will be good. I have been committed to watching the NFL on Thanksgiving since I was quite young. One of the reasons we took over the holiday within our extended family was so that we could enjoy the games without guilt.
And we have. Pass the pie.
This year is another where my Viking hopes have been dashed like a tournament team in the first round. I am of the 70s era, where Minnesota controlled the NFC, let alone the division. I witnessed five years of NEVER losing to the Packers. NFC championships were a common place; division championships expected.
But the 2010s decade has not been good. Year Two with Brett Favre a disaster. This year's transition from Donovan McNabb to Christian Ponder costly. At 2-8 there is little hope... unless you live and breathe Vikings. If that is the case, even year's like this one are dramatic. And there is much to be thankful for this year...
Like the decision to get rid of Bryant McKinnie. It was a bold statement to the team and the league. Leslie Frazier was here to set things right, and coming to camp out of shape worthy of expulsion. Sadly, I see McKinnie nearly every week playing decent tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. Right next to Matt Birk.
Or the jettisoning of Tarvaris Jackson and Sidney Rice to stupid Seattle. How could any team possibly think these two would be worth multi-million long term deals? Big money was saved. Yes, the 4-6 Seahawks look downright ridiculous compared to our 2-8 squad.
Thankful we took the time this off-season to bring in Donovan McNabb. The two year deal looks to be a stipend for mentoring a rookie. Master McNabb demonstrated early that on any given Sunday a team can beat another... for a half.
Or the battle between Owner Wilf, the politicians, and others as to whether the Vikings will play in Minneapolis, Arden Hills, or another state. But with the tailgating locations provided by the Metrodome, they could play in Los Angeles and there might still be $40 car spots taken as if nothing ever changed. In the 70s we partied right outside Met Stadium before the game. In the Metrodome we pour in through traffic similar to Occupy Minnesota.
Oh, I am thankful.
But there really are things to be thankful for at 2-8. Like the fact that only one team (the 0-10 Indianapolis Colts) has a worse record. That puts us in a three way tie for the second draft selection with the Carolina Panthers and the St. Louis Rams. And with only four teams at 3-7 it is a safe bet that we will have a high draft selection like the Adrian Peterson year. The 2012 NFL Draft should be a chance to remedy a two year ailment that won't go away anytime soon.
You see, once the playoffs are dead, hoping for a good draft pick becomes a way to compensate for a lost season. I still am overjoyed with a win, but I also concede that there is a benefit to playing a rookie or inexperienced quarterback beyond experience. Ask the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-7), the Miami Dolphins (3-7), the Washington Redskins (3-7), Rams, or the Panthers. Or the winless Colts. Raw QBs make mistakes. Eh, Christian?
And as a Minnesota fan I can quickly reference the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. No team in Minnesota history has done more to familiarize me with the draft process. No other sport have I spent so much time researching top draft picks. And years and years of failures chasing that number one pick have been more entertaining than the few years with Kevin What's-his-Name.
Well... I am thankful that the Vikings have been in better hands than the Wolves.
We still are, right?
As a fan of all Minnesota sports I watched for years as the Timberwolves lost and lost only to miss out on franchise players in the draft. The NBA local team would win just enough to miss out on lottery success. While others relished in Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, and the like, we found Paul Grant, Ricky Rubio, and Pooh Richardson. We were bad enough to deserve the number one pick, just never lucky in the lottery. Or the draft (except for Kevin Garnett).
Vikings' fans are not used to early draft picks. Since 1967 the Vikings have had five poor seasons (1984, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2006). The worst of those years was 3-13 with Les Steckel in 1984 that forced Bud Grant out of retirement. In 2001 the Vikings went 5-11. Those are the only two years potentially worse than this one in over forty years. In 1985 we used the lack of success to draft Chris Doleman. In 2002 we drafted Bryant McKinnie with the 7th selection.
More recently, after the 6-10 2006 season, we drafted Adrian Peterson from the 7th spot. Kevin Williams was taken with the 9th selection (you remember the non-pick?) in 2003 after a 6-10 season. Evidently, 6-10 is a good thing to be if you want quality players. Minnesota, now 6-9, stands on the cusp of a losing season. Presently there are six teams at 5-10, at it is quite probable that only one will improve to 6-10 (Arizona plays San Fran). That means the Vikings could finish anywhere from sixth to seventeenth in the draft dependent upon this week's games.
I am sure players and coaches could care less about draft position. I feel confident that they want to beat the Lions to finish the season. Detroit has been playing better of late, and the rookie defensive tackle Suh is already a Pro Bowler. This game is more about 'king of the hill' than it is about the draft. Frazier's contract talks have been sparked since the Eagles' win and a 4-2 finish would solidify his standing with management.
But we fans can look to the future. We must. Considering we face losing seasons about once every ten years, what else are we to do?
The Vikings face numerous free agents with the upcoming bargaining agreement changes, including potentially losing Chad Greenway, Ray Edwards, Ben Leber, Sidney Rice, and many more. On the flip side, the possibility of fourth and fifth year players becoming unrestricted free agents means the market is going to be large as well. The names read like a Who's Who in football. Suddenly, players like DeAngelo Williams, Haloti Ngata, Santonio Holmes, Jonathan Joseph, Eric Wright ... become unrestricted free agents.
So we face the Lions with much on the line in terms of the draft. A loss would benefit Minnesota greatly in the 2011 Draft. A win would simply keep the Lions in their place below us.
... Let's win.
The look on a small child's face when their mommy's face appears from behind something hidden is precious. I would learn in school studying the work of Jean Piaget and others that this process was called "object permanence" or the lack thereof. When the object leaves the sight of the underdeveloped brain, presto, it is gone. That is what makes Peek-A-Boo such a fun game. It is like finding your parent new each time.
Sure we all knew the talent existed. We have developed brains, we do not need to see something to know it is there. You can hide behind losses to the Dolphins and Packers are home, it does not matter. Most of us still remember that game in New Orleans last season, or the team that completely dismantled the Cowboys and even the Giants, albeit their reserves at the end of last year.
The ground game provided 190 yards, Adrian Peterson over one hundred with three TDs. Toby Gerhard added over fifty more. Tarvaris Jackson ran twice for twenty-two additional yards. All of that with guard Steve Hutchinson replaced in the starting lineup by rookie Chris DeGeare. Sidney Rice caught five for over one hundred yards including a Jackson pass that went through a pair of defender's hands and ended up being wrestled over for Rice's first score. The defense, led by the disappearing front line, was stalwart. Star rookie Steve Johnson of the Bills caught TWO passes.
No, this is not time to start looking at the playoff schedule. Unfortunately, most of the teams Minnesota is trying to catch also won. Only Tampa Bay faltered and that was because they faced a good Atlanta Falcons team now 10-2 and on top of the NFC. There are a few 8-4 teams that the Vikings would have to catch in order to make the playoffs, and presently our 5-7 record is woefully short. One of them, the New York Giants, comes to town next week.
No, we are not suddenly giddy like a two year old child. We have developed brains. We all knew the good team was right behind the wall, set of hands, or whatever blocked our view. We know this week it was only the Buffalo Bills, too.
The smile you see is because we missed them so very badly.
The good team, that is.
It was a good day for Minnesota. With about six minutes remaining the Vikings scored their final touchdown, Brett Favre's fourth passing TD, to cap a drive that left some Cowboys bitter. Keith Brookings ran up to the Minnesota bench and yelled "classless" to Brad Childress for either leaving starters in up 27-3, for passing frequently to score, or because Brookings was so frustrated by being dominated he regressed to adolescence.
If you examined the statistics, the game was not so one-sided as the score. First Downs were even at sixteen. Time of possession and total plays favored Dallas slightly. Third down conversions were almost identical, with Minnesota converting one more than the Cowboys. But it was what each team did when they had the ball. It was about field position and turnovers. And in those areas it was a definitive edge for the Vikings.
In that game Cedric Griffin had nine solo tackles. Ray Edwards had three sacks (of the team's six) and six hits (of the team's ten) on the quarterback. Sidney Rice caught 6 passes for 141 yards and 3 TDs. It was the most one-sided win in playoff memory in which it was Minnesota being the dominant. Now fast-forward.
The Cowboys arrive with the same 1-3 record that haunts the Vikings. Media has proclaimed this game a 'must-win' for whichever team wants to be in the playoffs. There is not room for both, they say. Gone are a couple of the heroes that led us to our playoff victory of last year. Griffin is out for the year with a recent season-ending knee injury. Rice has been out all season with his delayed surgery of his hip. Edwards is here, but not nearly playing to the level he displayed in that 2009 Divisional Game. Dallas arrives healthier than when they appeared last year. But playing a lot worse.
Meanwhile, Brett Favre is questionable as to whether he will further his continual streak of games started (that means he will). The defense has only six sacks in the first four games, which happens to be the same number as they had in the one playoff game. We saw the first glimpse of a clicking offense with new arrival Randy Moss versus the New York Jets. But we also saw another close loss.
Will this be the game that Minnesota comes together? Will the defense continue to play well despite missing their best cover in Griffin? Will the front four batter Tony Romo like they did last year?
One thing is certain, Adrian Peterson will improve on his last performance versus the Cowboys. In that game he was held to 63 yards on 26 carries. There is no doubt you will see better numbers. Favre right now is not playing to the same level as he did last year against the Cowboys when he finished with a passer rating of 134.4. More like half of that. He is looking the worse for wear this year, throwing far more interceptions, and struggling to get the protection necessary to be as successful as 2009.
But now is the time. It is the site of something very good last year. The Cowboys arrive in full memory of what occurred in 2009 and they will want revenge. Minnesota, seemingly out of sync, looks to today to bring back the stellar play of their team at the place where it all crescendoed in last year's near Super Bowl season. What will be today's outcome?
I expect today the offense and the defense will come together and it will be a Purple Day.


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A 2005 publication from J.B.Heymann, M.Chagoyen and D.M.Belnap entitled 'Common Conventions for Interchange and Archiving of Three-Dimensional Electron Microscopy Information in Structural Biology', with corrigendum, addresses the issue of conventions for exchange of cryoEM data.
A set of 3DEM Image Conventions was agreed upon at a 2005 workshop held at EBI. The 3DEM conventions website hosted by EBI summarizes the proposed conventions.
A CryoEM Standards Task Force has been set up to gather information on the different cryoEM map conventions and formats with associated metadata used by different developers. A web site has been created to collect conventions of individual software packages: http://conventions.cnb.uam.es
EMDB's current map distribution format is based on CCP4 map format. See http://emdatabank.org/mapformat.html for further information; click here to download the complete EMDB map distribution format description.


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