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"Faith, it's an attractive concept... but it is a euphemism for slavery. If faith is a willingness to follow one's destiny, then it is the willingness to throw oneself, too pathetic to do otherwise, into bondage."
The Dasaka are coming.
On the day when Makuta was banished by the Toa Maru, on the very day when the island of Mata Nui was freed at last from the oppression of its dark tyrant, a bejeweled island far across the expanses of the sea discovered, to its great surprise, a new world.
Destiny is a titan with fingers as vast as islands.
Ages ago, a council of wise Datsue philosophers theorized that the Kentoku Archipelago, the eternal motherland of the Dasaka people, could not be alone in the endless ocean. How, the philosophers had asked, could the Dasaka's islands be the only dry protrusions in an inestimable sea? How could it be that the Great Spirit Zuto Nui had bestowed her great and infinite gifts exclusively on such a small portion of the world? Geographical and spiritual hypotheses, though, had not been the only tenants of the philosophers' theory; the Datsue council had also reasoned that primeval stories, above all else, pointed to the existence of unknown lands.
In the vague reminiscences of ancient legend, there were several similar tales of strangers who had visited the Archipelago, curious beings that resembled the Dasaka and Dashi of Kentoku, but as an imperfect reflection. In the legends, these beings had possessed powers unlike any the Dasaka had ever seen, been as colorful as the foliage of the Janu birds, and wielded priceless metal weapons. While traditionalists always dismissed the alien characters in these stories as creative inventions, the Datsue had argued that the consistency between the tales could not be coincidental, and that perhaps the strangers of the legends were something more than myth… that they had come from somewhere else.
In their time, the theory of the philosophers' council had been viewed with great skepticism, dismissed outright by some, used by others as a political cudgel against the sovereignty of the Datsue. As time passed, the revolutionary theory was buried by the continuance of war and tradition, reduced to an obscure joke, left alone as one volume among thousands in the libraries of Dasaka lore.
On the day when Makuta was banished by the Toa Maru, on the very day when armies of Rahkshi had scattered and the sun had shone unfettered for the first time in a long time, the long-dead Datsue philosophers smiled from their graves.
Lucky circumstance brought the Dasaka their first foreigners in an epoch.
They had appeared seemingly out of nowhere. A Saihoko schooner on a routine fishing expedition had seen a pillar of smoke on the far horizon; curiosity had compelled its crew to approach. Upon reaching the source of the smoke, the sailboat had discovered a wooden ship on fire, nearly collapsed into the sea. Hanging on to splinters of its detritus had been six beings, the likes of which the sailors had never seen. They'd had heavy jaws, clawed hands and feet, and showy spines running down their backs, and they had been all the vivacious colors of Janu birds.
The Saihoko craft had promptly saved and escorted these strangers, who had seemed very polite and grateful, back to the Archipelago; within hours, the six colorful beings had stood before the Rora. They had introduced their kind as Skakdi, but either could not or would not say anything about where they had come from, why they had been at sea, or how their ship had caught fire. Though some Dasaka had found the Skakdi's selective recollections – and the incongruities in their details from telling to telling – suspicious, the general marvel and excitement felt by all had drowned out such concerns… for a time.
It did not take long for the six Skakdi to show that their true colors were not as vibrant and pure as those of the Janu; it did not take long for their tendencies towards crime and violence to become apparent. The chaos that they caused and the damage they inflicted were extraordinary; within weeks, the six Skakdi had been sentenced to death on the Rora's orders. But the six Skakdi had possessed abilities unprecedented by the Dasaka's prisons, and had escaped on the eve before their executions in a stolen submersible.
The Rora had ordered this stolen submarine searched for; vain though such a gesture had been, it bore unexpected fruit.
On the day when Makuta was banished by the Toa Maru, on the very day when the Koros of Mata Nui had breathed sighs of relief, one of the chasing submarines happened upon something entirely unexpected: land.
Lucky circumstance may seem contrived by Destiny.
In the absence of Makuta, political enmity grew on Mata Nui, but it also grew on the Kentoku Archipelago. While the Vault was an issue of contention and dangerous possibility amongst the Matoran factions, the discovery of a new world served the same disruptive function among the Dasaka clans. Their debates were fierce. Some Toroshu clamored for exploration, weaving words of temptation and glory; others argued for isolationism, wielding fear, doubt and tradition as their devices. The rifts between clans – formerly as small as they'd been in a very long time – reopened with savage speed.
A final compromise was officiated: the Dasaka would send one submarine to this newfound island, and upon its return – or lack thereof – they would have enough information to decide whether or not to pursue exploration and colonization. The mission's crew was selected, and the submarine departed with all speed.
After its diplomatic representatives met with Akiri Hahli of Ga-Koro, after they exited the Koro bearing maps of the island and a trove of information about its people and society, the Dasaka's exploratory submarine returned to the Kentoku Archipelago.
On the day when Makuta was banished by the Toa Maru, on the very day when Toa Stannis had felt such piercing uncertainty about the potential costs of his actions, he may have exchanged one aggressive power for another.
The Dasaka are coming.
On the island of Mata Nui, meanwhile, tensions have – at least, for now – eased.
When the six Akiri held council at the pinnacle of the Kini-Nui temple, many of the grievances that they had held against one another were exposed to have been insubstantial shades all along. Compounding suspicion and paranoia, above all else, had been to blame for the misunderstandings. How, the Akiri had lamented, had they been so foolish as to think one another capable of evil deeds? Why had they not simply met, face-to-face, earlier? The Akiri rediscovered their old friendships at that meeting, and all breathed a sigh of relief at the realization that the war for which they had been preparing themselves and their people would, perhaps, not come.
When at last the summit broke, it was as though the Akiri had brushed a dark fog from their eyes; they returned to their villages proclaiming a new era of peace and goodwill, and professing their trust in the other Akiri, their firm convictions that all would be well again on Mata Nui.
On the surface, the land knows peace. Below the surface, in the bowels of Mangaia, the dark fog sits close to the earth, and turmoil waits patiently for its time.
By now, several beings of stout heart have journeyed into the heart of Makuta's old lair to speak with the black-gazed Abettor. In a tunnel above the Vault – eerily round, its surface peppered with the sparkling faces of geodes – these journeyers have all been blinded by the same blue light and been asked the same questions. Those that attempt duplicity in the presence of the Abettor are slain; those who try to pass the metal behemoth uninvited meet the same fate. The Abettor douses their lives without hesitation and, even when set upon by a dozen Toa at once, without difficulty.
Those who do not try to force past or lie to the Abettor, however, have been allowed to leave its tunnel unscathed… and bearing morsels of tantalizing knowledge. Some have even been given clues about what the powerful goliath guards. The Abettor has rumbled that while the Vault contains some of Makuta's shady and mysterious devices, these are nothing compared to its real treasure: "all the simplest power of the world." All the simplest power of the world… This phrase, above all else, has sparked a refreshed wave of relentless speculation, a fresh pang of shameful longing, among the people of Mata Nui. What could that power be? And how can it be unlocked at last?
The rumors about the Vault come from everywhere and Nowhere, sweet as honeyed fruit and insubstantial as dark fog.
A show of peace may have been made among the Koros, but all is still not well on Mata Nui. Around the island, corners of darkness coalesce and deepen. A necromantic Brotherhood slowly reconstructs its ancient fortress. Peers and mercenaries play dangerous and subtle games against one another. Former disciples of the great darkness are drawn back to one another. Five incompatible Skakdi whoop, giggle, and backstab as they turn the island into their playground.
The sixth Skakdi, conspirator with the dark fog, knows something that the other five don't.
Makuta is gone, but he is not dead.
"The people of the world are builders. But look into their hearts... and you will find that they also have the power to destroy."
Makuta is gone.
The Second Great Prophecy, which spoke of new heroes rising to overthrow a powerful darkness, foretold as much. Destiny followed its course and new champions, the Toa Maru, took up the mantle and power of the First Toa – who by now are remembered only as vague legends rather than as the flawed people they truly were – and succeeded where their predecessors had failed.
The Toa Maru banished the looming darkness before it was able to soak up all the light of hope on the island. Makuta is gone; he was defeated at the peak of his might by six heroes who rose from the people he had presumed to rule.
For a time, there was rejoicing. The Toa Maru were celebrated by all for their unrivaled heroism and strength. The force of their presence alone, when properly applied, was more than enough to ensure a peaceful restoration of Matoran leadership where others had ruled. The control formerly vested in the Turaga, who were killed in the sweep of Makuta's final throes, has now been passed on to some of their most trusted advisers: Jaller, Matoro, Kongu, Nuparu, Hahli, and Hewkii. A union of peace settled over the Koros.
But all is not well on the island of Mata Nui. The Great Spirit sleeps on, suddenly much deeper than before, even though his dark brother has been exorcised from the island.
After defeating Makuta, the Toa Maru extensively searched and removed all items of danger from his lair. At its deepest level, they discovered the huge, impregnable doorway to what they could only guess to be his Vault, in which was assumedly stored all the mysterious objects of power Makuta had hoarded over the course of his dark reign. Though the Maru could not discover how to open the Vault, they knew that it could be entered; the deceased Takua had, after all, stolen the First Toa's Essence Stones – which had transformed the former Wanderer's Company into the Toa Maru – from it.
The Maru, for all their efforts, could not open the Vault, but there was a hint, a riddle, carved tauntingly onto its door, making clear that Makuta's arsenal could indeed be cracked, but by no means anyone on Mata Nui possessed:
Across an endless ocean
Beyond where minds can see
My key lies in the open
Where you will never be
Beneath the brightest thunder
Stand towers of the day
The light may break asunder
If night skies choose obey
The red sign on black eyes
Will lead you to your prize
The Vault's existence soon became common knowledge across the island, though nobody could remember where he or she had heard about it first. Uncontrolled speculation has abounded as to the nature of the powerful objects inside the Vault; each new rumor wilder than the last. In light of these rumors, the inhabitants of Mata Nui, everyone from the darkest cutthroats to the island's new leaders, came upon a dangerous and tantalizing realization:
Makuta may be gone, but his iron means, those by which he effortlessly controlled the entire island, are not.
Without the weight of Makuta's shade above them, there is no longer a dark virtue to provide the island of Mata Nui with moral relativity. The people of the island have found that their actions no longer answer to higher consequences and that, when left to their own devices, they are perhaps less wholesome than they had considered themselves to be. The denizens of Mata Nui grow murkier in principles; the seductive whisper of unclaimed power resonates deeper in them than they would like to admit.
Temptation has led to distrust, and distrust has led to disunity. Formerly cohesive, the Koros drifted apart, gradually at first but with progressive rapidity. Island-wide harmony used to be in everyone's best interests; now, the opposite seems true.
At best, shaky alliances still remain among some of the villages. Others, though, have brazenly declared themselves self-sufficient from – and even opposed to – their former friends. Village loyalty is the new name of the game; Mata Nui is now essentially divided into the territories of six individual city-states, each with their own idea of what should happen next, their own plans for advancement and survival.
The Matoran who were entrusted with leadership over the Koros in the wake of Makuta's fall – who have become known as the Akiri, the "heads", of their respective Koros – find their former bonds with one another strained as their trust in the island's people and in one another progressively decays. The Akiri surround their Koros with new defenses and surround themselves with bodyguards.
Makuta is gone; without his watchful eyes, the island has steeped into suspicion and factionalism. The sudden freedom and purposelessness granted to the villagers following his demise has splintered them.
All acts are risks, and all risks are calculated.
The few inhabitants of the island who have pledged neutrality in the terse atmosphere are either pressured or downright threatened to take sides. Mercenary groups abound; those without village loyalty – mainly foreigners – sell their militant services to individual villages in exchange for money, quartering, and other valuables. The amassing of such mercenaries by the Koros, as well as the propagation of new militias and war technologies, is a gradual arms race to which none will admit but in which all must participate.
But mercenaries are not the only wild card on the island. Recently, a strange submersible watercraft breached the surface near Ta-Wahi. This ship was loaded with curious beings that resembled the Toa and Matoran of Mata Nui, but as an imperfect reflection. Their otherness was undeniable, and was made clearer still when the larger ones began to move objects without touching them, were able to make people see without their eyes, and could communicate with each other without speaking.
These others, who introduced their kind as the Dasaka, claimed to be from somewhere called the Kentoku Archipelago, which they said was too far away for Mata Nuian vessels to reach. Despite their sharp curiosity about the culture and structure of Mata Nui, the Dasaka are extremely guarded when asked about their homeland.
Makuta is gone, and island-wide war is just over the horizon once again. This time, though, there is no master villain; the threats are on all sides, and enemies are those once called friends. Makuta's Vault overshadows every moment of intrigue: it is the trump card that, if finally riddled open, could transform the state of play on the island – and transform the opener – forever.
The air hums like an overwrought string, needing only a pluck to twang and break.
The string must break; Makuta is gone.
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The Threat of Preemption Against Iran Finally Worked: The United States Has Bowed to It
The strongly held preference for the strategic offense that permeated U.S. thinking six years ago has faded. This line of thought began as an approach for dealing with the terrorist threat the United States saw after 9/11 attack, and it was broadened to include Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran. Although some parts of the preemptive line of thought still lingers, we no longer hear officials talking about preemption as an element of U.S. security strategy.
Iran has long been a preemption focus. The threat of preemption has not changed Iran's behavior, but in a twist, the threat of preemption has changed United States' behavior.
Not long after the 2004 re-election of George Bush, Condoleezza Rice held a meeting in the Old Executive Office next to the White House with Jewish leaders. She told them that the United States was going to begin to put pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear program. Preemption was a U.S. policy by 2004 and the concept was to play an important part in the campaign to pressure Iran.
The trigger for preemption for the United States and Israel has been a flexible concept. Early in the campaign to pressure Iran, President George Bush shared in the Israeli notion that it would be necessary to strike if Iran were to gain the knowledge to produce a nuclear weapon. The implied threat was that if Iran crossed the line, the United States would execute a preemptive strike. It was the same red line some in Israel had been touting for almost a year. The United States and Israel were on the same page. If Iran acquired the knowledge to produce a nuclear weapon, the United States would attack.
It is difficult to understand how the President would know when Iran acquired the knowledge to create a nuclear weapon. That is why one must conclude that the theory was not a promise of action but a threat to pressure Iran. Despite the same message from the United States and Israel, Iran did not change its behavior.
At one point, the United States even moved additional combat forces to the region in what was meant to appear as a buildup to a strike. Iran did not change its behavior.
In the evolution of the conditions for a preemptive strike, the next major theme was that if Iran did not halt its enrichment program and allow inspectors into all of its facilities, the United States would launch a preemptive strike. Despite gathering international support against the Iranian nuclear program and the United States' threat of a first strike, Iran did not change its behavior.
Although Iraq's and Afghanistan's experiences with preemption have quieted supporters of the concept, Israel has not moved from its long held view that preemption is the best way to ensure the country's security. Over a year ago, Israel introduced a new logic. Iran was hardening its nuclear program and more components of the program were being put underground. Israel argued that if this continued, a preemptive attack could not be effective. Israel and the United States were no longer on the same page. The logic reached a strange point. Israel argued that it would be necessary to preempt a nuclear attack if it could no longer effectively preempt. Iran did not change its behavior.
The most recent chapter of the saga of preemption. In April 2012, President Obama announced in a series of public appearances that the United States would conduct a preemptive strike against Iran if Iran acquired a nuclear weapon. Finally, we have seen a result of the Israeli threat of preemption against Iran. President Obama changed his position. President Obama formulated a position in reaction to the Israeli threat of preemption. In the President's words, the United States now has Israel's back. But, Iran has still not changed its behavior.
Israel is right in its observation about the increasing underground development of Iran's enrichment program. This hardening of the program has produced an interesting dilemma. United States officials are now saying publicly that a strike on Iran would most likely push back the Iranian enrichment program only one year. In other words, the threat of preemption has taken away the value of preemption.
We now know that President Obama approved extensive preemptive cyber attacks on Iran just after taking office, with the primary focus being on Iran's nuclear enrichment program. Despite these attacks Iran's enrichment program has expanded. Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium has increased.
The United States has over ten years of experience with the consequences of preemption in Iraq and Afghanistan. We now have experienced the consequences of the threat of preemption against Iran. We have seen the consequence of preemption with cyber attacks against Iran. As I wrote six years ago in Et Maintenant En Avant: Preemption and the Planning for Iran, 57 Syracuse L. Rev. 443 (2007), preemption is a very limited policy tool for the United States.

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Michael Riley: These RI Cities + Towns Could Be Next in Bankruptcy
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
In Rhode Island we have a process for distressed cities and through 2010 legislation we have also strengthened the protection of Municipal bondholders. Central Falls went through this process and the result was an overseer, commission and ultimately receivership that resulted in sharp cuts to employee and retiree benefits. Using Central Falls metrics as markers, I have compared their stats just prior to Chapter 9 filings with other current vulnerable cities in Rhode Island and to re-emphasize the point that Rhode Island is much worse than other regions around the country, I have compared some of the most vulnerable and tax burdened towns in Rhode Island to the top 25 Cities in America. Rhode Island municipalities look awful when using very widely used metrics such as Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability. UAAL is then measured against payroll, against assets currently in the plan, UAAL per capita and UAAL per household.
As you can see several RI towns and cities have already passed the point where Central Falls was forced to file for Chapter 9. Measuring household burden shows many RI communities are in serious trouble. Funded ratios are also alarming. This canary in the coal mine, known as Central Falls, has established historic warning levels and if you live in a town on this list you should be asking your town officials what they are doing about it. Far too many officials are still doing nothing because they won't confront the unions and taxpayers or don't have any idea what to do. They should be fired.
Ultimately it's up to the voters. The path of least resistance for elected and appointed officials is still to ignore the problem they have either created or exacerbated. The result will likely be devastating to your personal finances and the town as a whole. Affecting everything from tax rates to municipal services and home values. The time for taxpayers to speak up for change is running out.
Related Slideshow: Providence Pension Liability
A new report shows that Providence's pension fund—even after the recent reform—is still in trouble. The below slides break out the key numbers for the pension fund, including the unfunded liability, the assumed and actual rates of return, the current level of benefits, and how long it will take the city to pay off the unfunded liability. Figures are current as of July 1, 2013 and are taken from the new Jan. 31 actuarial report from Segal Consulting.
Impact of Lower Rates of Return
$72 million:The city unfunded liability increased by this amount when the city lowered its assumed rate of return by a quarter of a percentage point, from 8.5% to 8.25%
$506.2 million: The estimated increase in the unfunded liability were the city to use the 6% assumed rate of return recommended by Moody's Investors Service.
Current Cost of Pension Fund
For 2013
City Contribution: $58.1 million
Employees Contribution: $10.9 million
Net Investment Return: $18.1 million
Cost of Retiree Benefits: $95.4 million
Note: Net investment return is the return on investments after investment and administrative fees have been paid.
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Comment #1 by Jonathan Bainsworth on 2014 03 18
Comment #2 by David Beagle on 2014 03 18
Coventry is a disaster in the making and if we included CCFD would be on the list above. If ever there was a need for an immediate oversight entity its Coventry,RI. Yet Chafee and Gallogly want to sneak out of town and Taveras wants to bail before more lies are revealed. If the other candidates are smart they will hone in on the questionable nature of Taveras Claimed assets and liabilities over the last few years.The council members can't because they are part of the same charade.
Comment #3 by michael riley on 2014 03 18
Comment #4 by Jimmy LaRouche on 2014 03 18
Your persistent effort and factual approach are greatly appreciated.
Comment #5 by Art West on 2014 03 18
Comment #6 by LENNY BRUCE on 2014 03 18
Your continued efforts are appreciated by some, but not enough, taxpayers.
Your observation that Taveras is "bailing out" is dead on. He made some initial efforts to address the Providence pension crisis then went into hiding not to be heard from since. Funny how all the candidates want the job until they learn what it entails. Their response, try to run for even higher office, comical. Will the voters catch on? Not holding my breath.
Comment #7 by Walter Miller on 2014 03 18
Comment #8 by David Allen on 2014 03 18
Comment #9 by David Beagle on 2014 03 18
We also need to do what we can to put some teeth and investigative powers back in the Ethics Commission and focus them and the AG on the Assembly... It must be done.
Comment #10 by David Allen on 2014 03 18
BTW, you still got my vote.
Comment #11 by Redd Ratt on 2014 03 18
Comment #12 by michael riley on 2014 03 18
I'm a bit confused by the Narragansett numbers. Allegedly the plan was 57% funded on 7/1/13 and you have it roughly at 45% Is that because the Town didn't meet their ARC in the current fiscal year? Now we are going to spend millions for more bonds for an athletic complex while the Town officials don't cover their obligations? Sounds like a bad mix.
Comment #13 by Gansett Proud on 2014 03 18
Narragansett was informed in 2005 about OPEB issues and the coming requirement to disclose the liabilities. They then first did it in 2009 when forced to. They have been informed by moody's that a discount rate of 6% or lower will be used to determine liability especially for underfunded plans like Narragansett which is now in critical status. Despite 10 years of breaking state law and numerous warnings , the Narragansett Town Council has still never put a dime into the pension plan . Several times officials have lied that they have put money into the plan.
If Narragansett actually had to treat OPEB and Pension Liabilities as debt they would be violating all their debt covenants. opeb and pension debt alone are nearly 25% of the annual budget. If the pension and OPEB obligations were all converted to real debt like a pension obligation bond . The debt service would be $ 12 million annually or 25% of the tax levy. this would cause massive cutbacks in the rest of the budget and increased taxes of all kind especially property taxes.
This is all known to the council and known by Rosemary Booth Gallogly, yet they will act as though nothing could be done in just a few weeks when the commission will let Narragansett yet again "slide " on the ARC payment,
Comment #14 by michael riley on 2014 03 18
Comment #15 by Gansett Proud on 2014 03 18
Comment #16 by catherine celeberto on 2014 03 18
Comment #17 by bill bentley on 2014 03 19
I don't agree the Governor is so powerless. Te Governor, especially now after "separation of powers" gets to appoint all the agency heads that actually run the state agencies including EDC, now Commerce. The Governor proposes the budget that is the basic starting point for the legislature. The Governor gets to oversee the negotiation of contracts with state employees. The Governor gets the bully pulpit to set the agenda which Carcieri used too often to polarize the electorate, Chafee hasn't known how to do this at all.
I also think Taveras is getting too much blame for problems in Providence. Besides excessive pension promises (I think it was Cianci who gave out those 6% "cost of living" COLAs) widespread poverty, decades of "white flight" and disnvestment, a who-you-know culture of public goodies, extensive tax exempt property, auto dependency policies which helps suburbs, and "free trade" rules that encouraged traditional manufacturing to leave the country present challenges not easily or quickly overcome. I think he made progress.
Comment #18 by barry schiller on 2014 03 20
For those who are asking about Narragansett I wrote an updated letter about Narragansett finances to the South County Independent linked below .
Comment #19 by michael riley on 2014 03 20
Excellent viewpoint article in the Independent. We will see what develops with the budget. The present Town Council adopted a plan last summer to meet the State deadline and has failed to honor their commitment to the plan. They reneged on the amount the need to fund, just like paying the minimum balance due on a credit card. We all know how that plays out. 102 days until the next COLA is due to retirees and 3 of the 5 unions still have it payable in their contracts. No talks with retirees, negoitating with 2 unions while a 3rd remains under the control of the school committee. Mr. Vandermersch wrote quite the letter basically absolving the Town of having to make good on their contracts just to save bucks. There needs to be a balance, not extremes. For starts, the Town can pay what it owes for their contracts that employees paid every penny for.
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I wrote up a quick post on why Bama is going to dominate A&M this weekend. Feel free to pass this along and share it so Texas A&M fans will know what's going to happen to their excuse of a football team.
Bielema spoke to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently and touched on all those topics and more. Most of this link is written in a Q&A format, so you see Bielema elaborate on these topics. Interesting to see his recruiting philosophy regarding the state of Georgia. I'm sure the question was raised since this is the Atlanta paper, but it's the first time we remember Bielema discussing Georgia recruiting this bluntly.
Nick Saban sees Kevin Sumlin's Texas A&M program as a threat both now and in the future.
Casual UGA fan Michael makes the case for rooting for Missouri against Georgia this weekend. While I'm on board with his central premise (Go creative offense! Beat Sabanball!), UGA isn't really the team to make that stand against. Mark Richt took over at Georgia a year after Saban took over at LSU, and he's been running roughly the same offense ever since with a few updates here and there. His roots are in the aggressive offenses that FSU ran in the '90s. He's pro-style all the way, but he's not Sabanish. And, for what it's worth, Alabama had the most yards gained per game in SEC play last year.
Nick Saban knows full well what the purpose of the media is and why members write what the write, but he can't help but lash out at them anyway. I can't imagine what it must be like to live with that kind of constant anger.
Nice article on our favorite coach. Don't believe any report you hear about him going to another job.
Spencer Hall's latest. Worth a gander. Looking forward to being good again. A lot of a team's peak form, the point at which temporary invincibility is universally granted, is ascribed to either strategy or recruiting. There are elements of both, to be sure, but Alabama's recruiting capabilities far exceed what the school's should be on paper as an institution. Tennessee as a state has more people, and yet its flagship university's football program has the highest recruiting budget of any school due to the "unique challenges of the state's geography." Meanwhile, Alabama hauls in the number one recruiting class in the nation despite having a third as many people in-state, and no clear advantage in terms of profitability.* *Greater overall revenue, but expenditures are higher with similar overall net profits. Alabama spends almost twice as much, though, and that's a whole other column. Continuing this fun parenthetical! As a counterpoint, please see Texas and the relative squandering of talent they've managed over the past three years. Money, facilities, and recruiting muscle have gotten Mack Brown little despite having what is arguably the most advantageous hog-wallow in college football. Geopolitically speaking, Mack Brown is college football's Prince Jefri of Brunei, just buying supercar recruits and leaving them to gather dust on the shelf. )
Found this article from a day or two back interesting. Especially in light of the fact Mack signed more than Nick this year! It seems rough but it also ain't biting him in the ass.
The link is from our lovely friends at ND Nation. I actually think this discussion is hilarious, but if you want to have a serious discussion about Notre Dame possibly hiring Nick Saban, we can do that too. But, just so you know, I will probably and secretly lol.
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I just read the quarterbacks eyes and jumped the route, said Fenton, who leaped high to grab a Nathaniel Watson pass late in the second quarter before following a brigade of blockers into the end season.
In Pop Warner, I scored a bunch of times, but this is my first touchdown in high school, said Fenton, a 5-10, 170-pound junior free safety and transfer from Norland. First start in a high school game, first pick six. Cant beat that.
Carol City, ranked 18th in the Miami Heralds Top 20 preseason poll, blocked two punts, recovered a fumble, picked off another Boyd Anderson pass and limited the Cobras (ranked 11th in the preseason) to 150 yards of total offense.
I thought the defense was a lot more game ready, Hill said. [Linebackers] Austin Hernandez and Kevon Phillips did a real good job. Its going to be really hard to run against us with those guys there.
Gray, who sat out the first quarter for what he said were disciplinary reasons, entered midway through the second quarter and finished 6 of 13 passing for 112 yards and touchdown passes of 11 yards to Marquis Hooks and 19 yards to Shauntel Seay.
Boyd Anderson running back Travonte Franklin, a 5-10, 190-pound junior, scored on a 1-yard touchdown run and finished with 52 yards on 16 carries.
• Belen 28, Cardinal Gibbons 27: Peyton Bender threw for 228 yard and three touchdowns, but Belen recovered a fumble, an onside kick and scored two touchdowns with less than three minutes with backups in the game to rally past visiting Cardinal Gibbons in a preseason game at De La Cruz Stadium.
After Belen recovered a fumble inside its own 10-yard line late in the fourth quarter, backup quarterback Cristian Matos connected with Giancarlo Pinto on a 48-yard touchdown pass. After recovering the ensuing onside kick, Matos and Pinto converted a third-and-13 with a long completion to set up Andre Deshons winning touchdown run from 6 yards out.
Bender, a Washington State commitment, finished 11 of 20 passing with scoring passes of 80 yards and 37 yards to senior George Rushing before sitting out the fourth quarter with the rest of the starters. Gibbons led 27-14 entering the fourth.
• Mater Academy 14, Gulliver 13: Joseph Barrocas ran for 100 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown and Ricardo Gonzalez caught a touchdown pass to lead the Lions to the victory at Gulliver. Dontae Mayfield and Dionte Mullins each scored touchdowns for Gulliver, which had an extra point blocked.
• Miami LaSalle 63, St. Andrews 0: Sophomore running back Josten Borgella ran for three touchdowns, including an 80-yard romp, and returned two interceptions for LaSalle.
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Chris is a three-time Ironman Champion and former U.S. National Ironman Champion. Year after year Chris's discipline and dedication to the sport of triathlon have paid off.
In addition to training and racing it has always been important for Chris to have balance in his life. Chris has successfully created that balance with work and family and through the launch of Base Performance Nutrition. Chris has had years of learning what works for him and what doesn't work and he wants to share his successes with those who are also passionate about endurance sports and active life.
When did you first start training in life? Where and why?
I was active as a child playing soccer, swimming and baseball. I played water polo in high school and a couple years at Long Beach State. It wasn't until I was 25 that I really trained for anything and decided to try triathlon. I got my first bike and first pair of running shoes and thought I would give it a try.
One sport wasn't enough? What got your into the multi-sport arena?
I swam and played water polo and when I decided to see if I could get myself to the Ironman in Hawaii, I had to add a couple sports to my training. Biking came easier to me than running, but running is my favorite when I am injury free :)
When did you turn pro?
I turned pro in 2002
What are the events, wins, memories that stand out most throughout your career so far?
Winning Ironman Canada in 2005 was a great memory of overcoming and pushing through when you think your done. Also, 2009 Ironman World Championship in Kona when I lead almost the whole day and finally got caught with a couple miles to go. I finished 2nd, but in many ways I was still the winner.
What is your best discipline and why?
I am known for being the fastest cyclist in the sport. With Lance Armstrong now in triathlon it is up for debate??
If you had a discipline that needed work, which would it be and why?
People always make comments or say I need to improve on my running. I always need to work on all 3 disciplines, but running shows itself most as needing work because that's what is at the end of the race and when you have gone full gas all day sometimes the tank is empty during
Your favorite distance?
Sprint distance triathlons are my favorite because anyone can do it even with no training at all and the pain only lasts for a short period of time.
If there is one thing that people in the industry would recognize you by, what would that be?
My bald head?
What has driven you to work super hard and rise up beyond mediocrity?
In the past years it has been my kids and my family. Setting an example for them and wanting to rise up when things get difficult.
Are you a rebel? Why or why not?
I'm a rebel in the sense that I am trying to raise awareness and focus to the needs of the world over my results. Still striving to be on top of my game, but finding fulfillment in giving back and inspiring other athletes to do the same.
What is your favorite course?
It has been a while since I have been there, but I always really liked Ironman Austria
What is the venue that you purely dread and why?
Any race I dread I just don't go back. Ironman Hawaii is a challenge because of so many variables and conditions out of your control. Wind, Heat, etc.
Finish this sentence: "Oakley is ________"
f you weren't killing it in the tri scene, what would you be doing for a living?
Working with More Than Sport, wait I am doing that :) www.MoreThanSport.org
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Four days away and the truth is known.
I am a homebody.
Sometime I will get a tattoo of the Bay State, preferably a place where people can't see it.
I'm writing this from the middle of Georgia in the woods somewhere.
There's no commuter rail, and I would definitely kill for a large iced coffee, cream and sugar, from Dunkin' Donuts.
I need to hear the sound of the commuter rail, not birds in the middle of winter.
The place here is beautiful, right on a lake, but it ain't home.
I miss my wife big-time. (OK, that should be huge points for the husband of the year contest, where I'll probably be in last place when she sees all the laundry I'm bringing home.)
The other day a nice woman from another part of the country asked me how I survive winters in New England.
Actually, I've missed the cold. It's winter and I shouldn't be sweating. I should have five or six layers of clothes on.
Living in our area makes one tough. We can handle anything and everything. We know how to drive in snow, ice and high wind. The weather makes us tough and resourceful.
Put us the woods with only a knife and a flashlight, and we would survive. How long do you think California dudes would survive?
It is only when you leave the confines of Massachusetts that you realize how special you are.
In the rest of the United States, people might be nicer, but you are always wondering what they really think. Here you never worry about that. If you cut someone off in Massachusetts, you never have to wonder what they're thinking.
My driver is moving closer to the Atlanta now, and I am about five hours away from Dunkin' Donuts and home. Hopefully I'll cut someone off in traffic, and then I will really feel like I'm home.


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Those of you lacking rhythm look away now; German animation and graphics specialist Sehsucht has created an interactive browser game which tests your timing, hand-eye coordination and patience.
The studio put together an animated spot for MTV European Music Awards, last November. Such was its success, they adapted it into an online game. The original video (see below) takes its inspiration from the zoetrope – those 19th-century toys that give the illusion of motion using a rapid succession of static pictures viewed through slits in a cylinder.
The game is similar in concept to Guitar Hero – or Frequency, for the old school among you. Also named Zoetrope, it requires you to spin a carrousel in time to the beat, which becomes progressively more difficult as the game goes on.
The 3D animations were created using a combination of Cinema 4D, After Effects, Maxwell Render and Sculptris. Check out this behind-the-scenes video to find out more:
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I wasn't sure what to expect for the price of this, but it's better than I anticipated. It's metal, not super-heavy like offic-quality pieces. It arrived fully together in a box, packed with substantial styrofoam at the corners, so it was safe from damage. All I had to do was screw on the drawer pulls. I'm using this piece under a desk, so I'm not putting the wheels on it. You really can't beat this price -- full of files, the drawers open smoothly, and it looks sleek and fits my office decor I'm thinking of getting a second one to use as a printer stand.
I'm extremely happy with this purchase.... I did quite a bit of research trying to find the right file cabinet at a decent price.... The quality is surprisingly good on this one for the price. I was able to store all my folders in these two drawers (and believe when I tell you that I have a TON of folders)... Overall, I would recommend this to anyone in need of a file cabinet, you won't be disappointed.
This is a light weight cabinet, but for the price you can't expect much more than that. The lock didn't work, and it had to be removed and repaired before it was useful.
I guess when I first saw this out of the package I was expecting something bigger but it's about the average size of a file cabinet. Only thing is don't expect to get one that you can put the hanging files in to put papers in though it doesn't have any of those metal rods that run from front to back that you can hand the file folders on then put like letters or names on the tabs. I still have to figure out how to hang something like that in this file cabinet. The quality of this is very nice and it was so so easy to assemble. Usually what I put together never gives me a challenge anyway but this was a breeze had it together in minutes. Also love the locking option and the fact that it's metal in case of a fire. It will melt in high temps but hey it will take a bit for it to do that. So now it's just the hanging file folders I need to figure out if I can use them. The other wonderful thing about this is the casters on it too you can just more it anywhere you want in seconds. Nice job for the price Overstock!!!
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This file cabinet was delivered very soon after ordering. As a 83 year old woman, I groaned upon discovering I had to attach handles and wheels. I was able to attach the handles quickly. It did take a little investigation for me to understand how to attach the wheels. Actually it wasn't a big problem at all and the job was complete in about 20 minutes. The drawers work easily and the folders hang securely and yet move easily when needed. The wheels move smoothly and it is a great asset to my home office.
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Rocky Valley Bikes hires mountain and cross-country bikes from $20/30 per half-/full-day, and snowsports equipment in the white season.
Operated by a younger, energetic crew, with the focus on Fremantle's often rambunctious history. 'Tight Arse Tuesdays' are good value.
This three-hour afternoon cruise aboard the catamaran Daymirri 2 departs from Stokes Hill Wharf. Refreshments are included but BYO alcohol.
At Fisherman's Wharf you can follow the lobsters' journey from fishing boat to dinner plate and buy fresh seafood from the market.
Canoe and camp your way down the Everglades over three days. They also run afternoon cruises on-board a purpose-built boat ($79).
After the pins are scattered there's a bar and a cafe serving burgers. In the same building, the Red Tomato has wood-fired pizzas.
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Coober Pedy–based full-day mail-run tours through the desert and along the Oodnadatta Track to Oodnadatta and William Creek return ($195).
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Skydive Ramblers will throw you out of a plane at a ridiculous height. Savour the coastal view before a spectacular beach landing.
Sure, it's a massive nation-wide operation with a heinous mock-castle cellar door, but the wine here is fit for royalty (love the Cab Sav).
Cruises to South Stradbroke Island and beyond in search of big wet mammals. Lots of add-on options and longer tours also available.
For info on local surf and dive opportunities, contact Port Lincoln Dive & Surf Centre , where licensed divers can hire scuba equipment.
Most visitors find time for a soak in the warm artesian water here. It is closed 10am to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday for cleaning.
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The MTSU Employee Charitable Giving Campaign is now underway in support of a number of local charities, according to campaign chair Gloria Bonner. This year's campaign will run from October 1 - November 1.
"Timeless Value in Giving" is our theme, and our goal is to get at least $115,000 in pledges this year. With just over 2,200 employees here at MTSU, this goal can be easily attained if each employee pledged $52 per year. That's just $4.33 per month.
We will be recognizing all defined units (such as offices, centers, departments, dean's offices, administration groups) who record 100 percent participation by all its members. Find out more from your division team captain.
Gifts may be designated to any charitable organization from a list of nine independent charities and three federated charitable organizations including Community Health Charities, Community Shares, and local United Ways. The payroll deduction option is provided and is a very cost effective way of making your gift.
The campaign material will be online.
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Habitat for Humanity, which builds and repairs houses worldwide using volunteer labor and donations, will put the finishing touches on a newly completed duplex in Deer Park at 1 p.m. on Thursday.
Volunteers from 10 local Sherwin-Williams stores and Habitat for Humanity will donate paint, materials and labor to refresh the exterior of the duplex, putting a fresh coat of paint on a new home for deserving Habitat for Humanity families.
The effort is part of National Painting Week, which is an opportunity for thousands of Sherwin-Williams employees nationwide to donate their time to upgrade non-profits, churches, schools and other deserving community organizations. Almost 150 local, community projects will be tackled, including painting historical landmarks, baseball fields, Habitat for Humanity houses, churches, schools and Boys and Girls clubs.
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Lasting a total of 187 days, or six months and four days, London 1908 was the longest in modern Olympics history. They were opened on April 27 by King Edward VII and finally closed on October 31. They were held alongside the Franco-British Exhibition, an event that attracted eight million visitors and celebrated the Entente Cordiale signed in 1904 by the United Kingdom and France and which initially attracted more interest among the public and media.Read more facts
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I will tell you I was truly amazed and very happy with this cruise! We did not get sea sick- we did take OTC sea sick prevention meds daily. We were also told this was one of the most calmest seas fellow cruisers had ever sailed on. We are in the MDR every night and going in the first night we were a tad nervous to how others would react to us. We didn't want to make anyone uncomfortable nor did we want to hide who we are or be made to feel uncomfortable. Well the first other couple we met at our table were a gay couple and they because our buddies! We even exchanged contact info and have talked with them since returning. Next to sit down was a beautiful mother, husband and adult daughter. They were kind too. The last 2 at the table was an adult daughter and her mom. They only came to the MDR once and they arrived late and left early. They didn't seem they wanted to make any new friends lol. I could always find something on the menu. I am kind of a picky eater but the food was good. Somethings I liked more then others but over all it was fine. I am (slightly) disabled but walking, even on port days was just fine! Inside the ship there are plenty of places to sit and relax- many areas were very quiet and empty so at times it was an added bonus. I did like the balcony however it was so hot I didn't utilize it to its fullest. Our room was very dusty and our room steward not too on top of things. More then once we needed to call him for basics such as toilet paper. Never anything to ruin my day over. All other staff was extremely helpful. These men and women work their backsides off. They work long hours for many months at a time. Our head waiter (the tallest waiter there) was a great guy. He remembered everyone's names and our likes and dislikes. More then once he told me to try this rather than that because he could tell my taste- and he was always right! His assistant was a great young guy! This kid always had a smile on his face. I took him aside and told him next time he goes home to visit, to tell his mom she should be proud of him because he is a good worker and a kind man.
We went to the "Shopping Seminar" before we even went to the first port. It was too long and very boring. Neil is a sweet guy but I dislike being told that buying a certain type of jewelry will cure my ailments. And he said more then once that this watch would CURE ur illnesses and he listed what it would cure. I will say Neil is one of the hardest working people on the ship and knows a lot. Many of the port shops were over priced. At one stop on a private tour of Rotan, we were taken to a great shopping area and bought many items way below the port's prices- and yes they were the exact same items.
Over all- this was one of the best things I have ever done in my life! We are already looking into booking our next cruise. The fellow cruisers were so kind and I talked to people from all over this world!
I can't wait to cruise again!!!


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Funding opportunities
Pericellular proteolysis in human ES cell differentiation and tumorigenesis
Funding Type:
SEED Grant
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Funds requested:
$759 000
Funding Recommendations:
Not recommended
Grant approved:
Public Abstract:
Embryonic stem (ES) cells are primal undifferentiated cells that retain the ability to produce an identical copy of themselves when they divide and differentiate into other cell types. ES cells can act as a repair system by replacing other cells, tissues and organs in a diseased human body. The nature of the regulatory processes which control ES cell differentiation, however, are not well understood. Cell-microenvironment interactions are essential for ES cell functionality. Proteases, including matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), have the ability to alter the microenvironment in response to physiological stimuli. Twenty-five, soluble and membrane-attached, MMPs are known to exist in humans. Membrane-type (MT)-MMPs are anchored to the plasma membrane and, in contrast to the soluble MMPs, are well-suited for cleaving neighbor proteins. The available knowledge about ES cell MMPs is extremely limited. This lack of knowledge is responsible for our inability to modulate differentiation pathways of human ES cells and to control the MMPs in a clinically advantageous manner. We have developed a well-controlled and reproducible method by which we can control the directional differentiation of human ES cells into neuronal cells. When we tested if MMPs are affected during this differentiation process, we identified the presence of a proteinase called MT6-MMP which was significantly affected. Based on our preliminary data coupled with our knowledge of MMPs, we hypothesize that MT6-MMP contributes to the neoplastic transformation of human ES cells into cancer cells resulting in brain tumors in vivo. To gain a fundamental knowledge about stem cell MMPs and to validate this hypothesis, we have designed the following specific aims: (1) Determine the roles of MT6-MMP and MT1-MMP (control) in an in vitro model of human ES cell differentiation into the uniform neural precursor, (2) Identify the intracellular proteases involved in the activation of MT6-MMP and MT1-MMP in human ES cells and the uniform neural precursors, and (3) Determine the roles of MT6-MMP and MT1-MMP (control) in the malignant transformation of the ES cell-derived neural precursors into malignant cells which are capable of generating tumors in mice. The most advanced analytical methods, including the use of genetic engineering, genomics and proteomic techniques, high resolution microscopy, lentiviral gene expression of the wild-type and mutant MMPs and related cutting-edge methods will be used to achieve our aims. All of these methods are well established and are used in the day-to-day operations of our laboratories. Our extensive and diversified experience with both MMPs and human ES cells bolsters the confidence of the PI and the Collaborator that they will determine the importance of pericellular proteolysis in the normal and malignant differentiation of human ES cells.
Statement of Benefit to California:
The term "stem cells" identifies the population of cells as the source of other, more specialized cells. The very earliest cell which is an immediate descendant of the fertilized egg is a totipotent embryonic stem cell. We have only very recently begun to appreciate and gain an understanding of the specific individual steps from the very many molecular events involved in the ES cell differentiation. To date, our means to control and to modulate these differentiation processes are limited. In all known cell types proteases are powerful regulators of cell functions. Proteases regulate the cell microenvironment and the cell surface adhesion signaling receptors and, therefore, have a long-lasting effect on cell behavior. Unfortunately, our knowledge of stem cell proteinases is non-existent. This lack of knowledge contributes to our inability to modulate differentiation pathways of human ES cells and to control stem cell MMPs in a clinically advantageous manner. Because synthetic, highly potent, specific inhibitors of MMPs have been developed and tested in clinical trials in cancer, an opportunity exists to use these inhibitors to specifically modulate the activity of stem cell MMPs and through the control of the individual MMPs to modulate stem cell proliferation, fate decision, differentiation into specific cell types and the efficiency of preferential stem cell migration towards the site of a lesion. We believe that our proposed research will lead us to a far better and very necessary understanding of the role of membrane proteinases in ES cell differentiation. We believe our results will lead us to develop novel and effective means to control and to specifically modulate the differentiation processes of ES cells. The means to control stem cell differentiation will ultimately lead to novel, stem cell-based, therapies the development of which will benefit the state of California. We also believe that a broadly understandable way to describe the benefits to the State of California that will flow from the stem cell research we propose to conduct is to couch it in the familiar business concept of "Return on Investment". The novel therapies and reconstructions that will be developed and accomplished as a result of our research program and the many related programs that will follow will provide direct benefits to the health of California citizens. This program and its many complementary programs will generate potentially large, tangible monetary benefits. These financial benefits will derive directly from two sources. The first source will be the sale and licensing of the intellectual property rights that will accrue to the state and its citizens from this and the many other stem cell research programs that will be financed by the CIRM. The second source will be the many different kinds of tax revenues that will be generated from the increased bio-science and bio-manufacturing businesses that will be attracted to California by the success of the CIRM.
Review Summary:
This proposal is based on the observation that when the human ES cell line (H9) differentiates into neural precursors, there is down regulation of MT6-MMP. Given the level of transcripts encoding other MMPs (matrix metalloproteases), and the reports of elevation of MT6-MMP in human brain tumors, the hypothesis to be tested is that MT6-MMP promotes neoplastic transformation of neural stem/progenitor cells into cancer stem cells which ultimately produce brain tumors in vivo. There are three specific aims. First, the applicants will determine the roles of MT6-MMP in vitro when human ES cells differentiate into neural precursors. In this regard, the parental H9 cells and transfectants expressing wild type, mutant, and chimeric constructs will be used. Aim 2 will identify the furin-like protein convertases involved in the activation of MT6-MMP in human ES cells while aim 3 will determine the roles of MT6-MMP in malignant transformation by implanting MT6-MMP ES trasfectants into the brain of nude mice. SIGNIFICANCE AND INNOVATION: There is no doubt that understanding the normal and malignant differentiation of hES cells is important, and the present proposal incorporates well-in-hand technologies of genetic engineering, genomic and proteomic techniques, and high resolution microscopy to study matrix metalloproteinase roles in these processes. Pericellular proteolysis and membrane-tethered MMPs are definitely under-studied in stem cell and human embryonic stem cell biology. The PI is an expert is this field, and brings a fair amount of technology and experience to this work that has potential significance toward understanding stem cell transformation that contributes to neoplasia. STRENGTHS: This is an innovative proposal since there is very little known about MMPs in ES cell biology in general. Thus, the application will break new ground with respect to findings that are expected to be novel. There is also an increasing belief that brain tumors that arise within the CNS have their origins from neural stem cells so the results of this proposal will have clinical relevance. It is helpful the preliminary studies have shown that MT6-MMP, that is associated with brain tumorigenesis, is downregulated during in vitro differentiation of the H9 hES cell line into neural precursor cells. The overall quality of the research is high, the timelines are reasonable and achievable, most aims are feasible, and there are appropriate collaborations set up amongst the investigators. Other strengths of this proposal include the high standing of the primary investigator in the field of MMP biology and his continued high level of productivity. Several unique reagents will also be generated as a result of this proposal in order to probe the role of MT6-MMP in ES cells in general. WEAKNESSES: Although MT6-MMP is altered following differentiation, it certainly is unclear if MT6-MMP alteration drives the differentiation or if MT6-MMP is merely one of the many changes that occurs as a result of cellular differentiation. If the former, the clinical significance of this proposal will be tremendous. If the latter, then the relevance of the proposal is questionable. Nonetheless, this is a seed grant to probe unproven and highly risky projects so the current proposal as laid out could be what CIRM is looking for. It is stated simply that other MMPs are not altered but no data are shown except for MT1-MMP. This is of some significance since other MMPs have been implicated in the origin of brain tumors as well. The focused attention on MT6-MMP at the exclusion of other MMPs may thus result in the wrong MMP member being examined. Certainly, the inhibitors proposed for this project (GM6001, AG3340 and SB3CT) are not specific or selective for MT6-MMP. One is concerned that about whether a single mutation of MT6 in ES cells will be sufficient to produce malignant transformation. Brain tumor cells generally have acquired several mutations and it has been hard to transform neural cells into brain tumors based on a single alteration. Thus, whether the experiments of aim 3 (generating transfectants with mutant MT6-MMP) are sufficient to yield interpretable results can be questioned. If the transfectants do not result in brain tumors, they may simply indicate that other mutations are required in addition to a pivotal role for MT6-MMP. However, the experiments as they are designed currently may simply lead to the wrong conclusion of MT6-MMP being unimportant when additional co-mutations are necessary. Finally, the experiments on furin-like proprotein convertase is not related to the rest of the work. DISCUSSION. The PI has experience and a number of grants, and the preliminary MT6-MMP data are helpful. The weakest point in this proposal is the assumption that hESCs engineered with the MMPs will generate tumors in grafted mice. There are very few cases where a single mutation can cause tumorigenesis, therefore there is no reason to believe that tumors will form. Reviewers were also concerned about whether the MT-MMP6 expression changes were a cause or consequence of differentiation. Another issue is how the PI will separate solely neural cell effects from the MMPs' vasculogenic effects.


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Thursday gossip roundup: Russell Brand opens up about his divorce from Katy Perry
Now that Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are back together after her cheating scandal, the pair is reportedly looking to put a positive spin on everything. "They are more intense than they've ever been, especially Kristen. It's like they're desperate for each other all the time," a source tells Lainey Gossip. "She's trying to see this as something that brought them closer together."
At this point, Russell Brand has been talking about his marriage to and divorce from Katy Perry almost as long as they were actually wed. In a candid interview with Australia's "60 Minutes," the British comedian talks about why things didn't work out between him and Perry. "Sometimes it goes well, sometimes it don't, but if you sort of sense there's an incompatibility, then in any relationship regardless of the status of the individual, it kind of is best to go separate ways," he says. "I think if you're someone who's really into mountain biking, it would be good to go out with someone else who's into mountain biking. If you're really into Eastern mysticism, go out with someone else who is into Eastern mysticism. I think if you're a devoted tennis professional and you get married to a crystal meth addict, you might have trouble. I've been in a lot of trouble."
Lady Gaga has a lot of friends around the world, but Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro is definitely not one of them. "There's Gaga. I would call her a slut. This slut is influencing many, many children," Molinaro said at an anti-drug event earlier this week, criticizing Gaga's recent actions at a concert in Amsterdam during which she smoked marijuana on stage. "She's a slut in the pure word, in the pure meaning of the word," he explained. "A slut is someone that's immoral or uses improper conduct. So she's using improper conduct. So she's a slut. Anyone that would expose people that look up to them and who their idol is, to the use of narcotics, to me is a slut, male or female. It doesn't matter."
With three young kids already at home, Jennifer Garner says she's not planning to have any more children despite husband Ben Affleck's desire for a bigger family. But then that's the thing about plans: "I am not pregnant now. I plan to be done," Garner tells Ellen DeGeneres in an interview. "But my husband is kind of a wonder sperm kind of guy. You never don't know. You just have to look at him."
One Direction boy-bander Louis Tomlinson wants the world to know he's a good boyfriend. The 20-year-old Brit, who has been dating model Eleanor Calder for nearly a year, tells the magazine Fabulous UK that he's planning to remain faithful. "Sorry girls, I'll never sleep around," he says. "I'm a very loyal boyfriend. I'm a bit of a joker. I can be romantic, but not too sickly."