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A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities that made news last year
Here are some of the NSF-supported advances and activities that made headlines in 2008. Credit and Larger Version
March 13, 2009
Climate change, genomics, new research infrastructure, discoveries in space and on Earth, neuroscience, computational thinking and methods, and advances in metamaterials and nanotechnology--researchers and educators supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) made headlines in these and related areas of science, engineering and education in 2008.
The research news and discoveries highlighted here offer the potential for innovations and new areas of inquiry, and they attracted the attention of researchers, educators and the public. The highlights are listed in the order they were first reported, beginning in January 2008
Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 Is ReleasedThe National Science Board (NSB) released Science and Engineering Indicators 2008, the Board's biennial, comprehensive report on the state of science and engineering research and education in the United States. The 2008 edition: tells a mixed story regarding the achievement of U.S. students in science and math compared with students of other countries; finds the capability to do science and technology work increased throughout the world; and reports that U.S. public support for government funding of scientific research is strong and growing.January 15, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110984
Newly Discovered Solar System Contains Scaled-Down Versions of Saturn and JupiterA team of international astronomers reported in the journal Science the discovery of a solar system nearly 5,000 light years away that contains scaled-down versions of Jupiter and Saturn. The team's findings suggest that our galaxy could contain many star systems similar to our own.February 14, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111093
And the Award Goes To....Ron Fedkiw, an associate professor of computer science at Stanford University, received an academy award for his groundbreaking work in liquid simulations. Fedkiw has conducted cutting-edge research into computational physics, a field that uses computers to simulate physical phenomena. These complex models and simulations allow researchers to observe theoretical events or predict how objects might behave under certain conditions. Fedkiw's models are so accurate that they also can transport moviegoers into another world. February 25, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111178
Researchers Complete Draft Sequence of Corn Genome A consortium of researchers led by the Genome Sequencing Center (GSC) at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., announced they completed a draft sequence of the corn genome in less than three years. At 2.5 billion base pairs covering 10 chromosomes, the corn genome's size is comparable to that of the human and is one of the most challenging genomes sequenced to date. The draft sequence will allow researchers to begin to uncover the functional components of individual genes as well as develop an overall picture of the plant's genome organization. February 28, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111175
Tiny Torrents: Researchers Develop Powerful New Microchip-sized FanHarnessing the same physical property that drives silent household air purifiers, engineers have created a compact, solid-state fan that is the most powerful and energy efficient fan of its size. It produces three times the flow rate of a typical small mechanical fan and is one-fourth the size. Developed with support from NSF's Small Business Innovation Research program, the miniaturized device is now ready for testing as a silent, ultra-thin, low-power and low-maintenance cooling system for laptop computers and other electronic devices.March 17, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111293
Down the Drain: Lakes of Meltwater Can Crack Greenland's Ice and Contribute to Faster Ice Sheet Flow Researchers have for the first time documented the sudden and complete drainage of a lake of meltwater from the top of the Greenland ice sheet to its base. From those observations, scientists have uncovered a plumbing system for the ice sheet, where meltwater can penetrate thick, cold ice and accelerate some of the large-scale summer movements of the ice sheet.April 17, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111471
Global Warming Affects World's Largest Freshwater LakeRussian and American scientists have discovered that the rising temperature of the world's largest lake--Lake Baikal, located in frigid Siberia--shows the region is responding strongly to global warming. Before the findings, it was widely thought the lake would be among those most resistant to climate change due to its tremendous volume and unique water circulation.April 30, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111511
Ancient "Nutcracker Man" Challenges Ideas on Evolution of Human DietTiny marks on the teeth of an ancient human ancestor, known as the "Nutcracker Man," may upset current understanding of the early hominid diet. Using high-powered microscopes, researchers looked at rough geometric shapes on the teeth of several Nutcracker Man specimens and determined the teeth structure alone was not enough to predict diet.April 30, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111457
Closing the Achievement Gap in Math and ScienceThe latest results from NSF's Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program show not only improved proficiency among all elementary- and middle-school students, but also a closing of the achievement gaps between both African-American and Hispanic students and white students in elementary school math, and between African-American and white students in elementary and middle-school science.May 1, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111514
Platypus Genome DecodedNew research proves the oddness of the platypus' looks isn't just skin-deep. The DNA of the duck-billed, egg-laying, otter-footed, beaver-tailed, venomous platypus is a cobbled-together array of avian, reptilian and mammalian lineages that may hold clues to speciation during evolution and also to human disease prevention. Discover Magazine included this on its list of the top 100 science stories for 2008. May 7, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111521
Waterman, Bush and Public Service Awardees Are HonoredIn May, NSF and NSB honored the recipients of the Alan T. Waterman, Vannevar Bush and Public Service awards. NSF presented UCLA Professor of Mathematics Terence Tao with the Waterman Award. It is given to recognize an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by& NSF. NSB awarded the Bush Award to businessman and aerospace engineer Norman Augustine. The award is given to an individual who, through public service activities in science and technology, has made an outstanding "contribution toward the welfare of mankind and the nation." The NSB also presented public service awards to SAE International and the Bayer Corporation for their separate efforts to increase public understanding of science and engineering.May 9, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111541
Scientists Discover Stinging Truths About Jellyfish Blooms in the Bering SeaA new study helps explain a cyclic increase and decrease of jellyfish populations, which transformed parts of the Bering Sea--one of the U.S.'s most productive fisheries--into veritable jellytoriums during the 1990s. The study shows the availability of food for jellyfish may cap the potential size of the Bering Sea's jellyfish population, even while other factors, such as rising temperatures, may encourage the population's continued growth. A special report, "Jellyfish Gone Wild: Environmental Change and Jellyfish Swarms," reveals more of what we are learning about jellyfish. May 29, 2008Full stories: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111598 and http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112797
Gemini Observatory Captures Death of a StarFor the first time, astronomers have witnessed the earliest moments of a massive star collapsing into a supernova. In January 2008, Princeton University researchers were monitoring an older supernova when they detected a mysterious X-ray flash from elsewhere in the same galaxy. Soon afterward, the NSF-funded Gemini North telescope was able to capture the earliest optical spectrum ever obtained of a supernova explosion outside of our galaxy's neighborhood.May 12, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/newsletter/jun_08/index.jsp#work3
Plastic Brain Outsmarts ExpertsCan you study for an IQ test? Swiss postdoctoral fellows working at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor suggest that at least one aspect of a person's IQ can be improved by training a certain type of memory. Most IQ tests attempt to measure two types of intelligence--crystallized and fluid. Crystallized intelligence draws on existing skills, knowledge and experiences to solve problems by accessing information from long-term memory. Fluid intelligence, on the other hand, draws on the ability to understand relationships between various concepts, independent of any previous knowledge or skills, to solve new problems. The research shows this part of intelligence can be improved through memory training. Discover Magazine included this on its list of the top 100 science stories for 2008.June 5, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111659
Species Have Come and Gone at Different Rates Than Previously BelievedUsing contemporary statistical methods and a paleobiology database, researchers reported that most of the early diversity of invertebrates took place well before the Late Cretaceous, and that the net increase through the period since is proportionately small relative to the 65 million years that elapsed. The research contradicts previous work showing dramatic increases beginning 248 million years ago and may shed light on future diversity.July 3, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111785
Tongue Drive Technology May Aid People With DisabilitiesResearchers at Georgia Tech have developed an experimental tongue-based system that may allow individuals with debilitating disabilities to control wheelchairs, computers and other devices with relative ease. Because the tongue is directly connected to the brain via cranial nerves, it usually remains mobile when other body parts lose function due to disease or accidents. That mobility underlies the new system. July 21, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111936
Amazon Outflow Powers Atlantic Ocean Carbon "Sink"Nutrients from the Amazon River's outflow spread well beyond the continental shelf and drive carbon cycling in the tropical ocean, according to scientists who conducted a multi-year study. The researchers discovered a significant and surprising drawdown of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the tropical ocean by microorganisms living in the Amazon River's outflow.July 21, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111904
Supercapacitors Could Be Key to a Green Energy FutureResearch by a Drexel University doctoral student could lead to a new wave of energy storage devices with increased efficiency. Supported by NSF's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program, the grad student has shown how to improve supercapacitors' power delivery by minimizing nanopore size within the superconductor's carbide-derived carbon framework. By precisely matching the nanopore size to the ions passing through the conductor, the researcher increased the amount of electrical charges the supercapacitor can hold by about 50 percent.July 30, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111835
Concrete That Bends Without Cracking?Researchers at the University of Michigan have designed a new type of fiber-reinforced concrete that maintains all of the advantages of normal concrete but can be bent without fracturing when overloaded. The new material--Engineered Cement Composites (ECC)--is 300-500 times more resistant to cracking and 40 percent lighter in weight. In its report, NSF's advisory committee on performance assessment noted that this work may establish the U.S. as "the global leader in 'designer' cement-based composites" and has "potential consequences in the design of sustainable structures resistant to earthquakes and weather events."July 31, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08064/nsf08064.pdf (Discovery Subgroup)
Pulling Energy-rich Fuels From WaterUsing a surprisingly simple, inexpensive technique, chemists have found a way to pull pure oxygen from water. The method works with relatively small amounts of electricity, common chemicals and a glass of room-temperature water. The new water-splitting catalyst could have a huge impact on efforts to develop sustainable alternative energy. Science magazine cited the work as a runner up in its list of science breakthroughs for 2008. July 31, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111975
Antarctic Fossils Paint a Picture of a Much Warmer ContinentScientists working in an ice-free region of Antarctica have discovered the last traces of tundra--in the form of fossilized plants and insects--on the continent's interior before temperatures began a relentless drop millions of years ago. The international team combined evidence from glacial geology, paleoecology, dating of volcanic ashes and computer modeling to report a major climate change 14 million years ago. The collaboration resulted in a major advance in the understanding of Antarctica's climatic history.August 4, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111913
Flexible Web of Micro-sensors: The Shape of Things to Come?Instead of using a flat microchip as the light sensor for their new camera, Northwestern University and University of Illinois researchers have developed a sensor that is a flexible mesh of wire-connected pixels. The technology is already showing promise for photography, as the researchers conformed the array to a hemispherical shape and incorporated the device into a working eye-like camera. Researchers are testing the same design principles in a range of other applications, including as a thin, conformable monitor to detect electrical signals traveling across the undulating surface of the human brain.August 6, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112012
New Metamaterials Bend Light Backwards, Bringing "Invisibility Shields" One Step Closer Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have for the first time engineered 3-D materials that can reverse the natural direction of visible and near-infrared light. The development could help form the basis for higher resolution optical imaging, nanocircuits for high-powered computers, and, to the delight of science-fiction and fantasy buffs, cloaking devices that render objects invisible to the human eye. Two breakthroughs in the development of metamaterials--composite materials with extraordinary capabilities to bend electromagnetic waves-were reported separately. Time and Discover magazines separately picked the research as one of their top science stories for the year. August 11, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112043
'Virtual Archaeologist' Reconnects Fragments of an Ancient CivilizationA team of Princeton University computer scientists working in collaboration with archaeologists in Greece has developed a new technology that may change the way people conduct archaeological research. The team developed a system that employs a combination of powerful computer algorithms and a processing system that mirrors the procedures traditionally followed by archaeologists. The automated system could substantially reduce the time needed to reconstruct artifacts from fragments. August 13, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112142
Team USA Brings Home the (Linguistics) GoldU.S. high-school students captured 11 out of 33 awards, including gold medals in individual and team events, at the sixth International Linguistics Olympiad in Slanchev Bryag, Bulgaria. It was only the second time the U.S. has competed in the event. The students' achievement brings a new focus on computational linguistics.August 15, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112073
Cataloging Invisible Life: Microbe Genome Emerges From Lake SedimentA University of Washington-led team has taken a sample of Lake Washington mud and successfully sequenced the complete genome of an unknown microorganism. The method provides a way to discover new microscopic life in complex communities.August 17, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112138
On the Threshold of a New World of Particle Physics: Large Hadron Collider Located at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's most powerful particle accelerator. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and NSF invested a total $531 million in the construction of the accelerator, which scientists believe could help unlock extraordinary discoveries about the nature of the physical universe. NSF-supported researchers contributed to the design, construction, maintenance and operation of the two largest detectors-the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) and the A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS (ATLAS). On September 10, an international collaboration of scientists sent the first beam of protons zooming at nearly the speed of light around the LHC's 27-kilometer ring. The LHC attracted the interest of many mainstream publications; for example, it was Time Magazine's top scientific discovery for 2008. August 19, 2008http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111862 and http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112130
But First, a Delay....While the first beam tests were successful, an electrical malfunction a few days later brought start-up activities to a halt. Investigators concluded that a faulty electrical connection between two of the accelerator's magnets resulted in mechanical damage and release of helium from the magnet cold mass into the tunnel. Repairs and new protective measures are ongoing, and CERN has announced a restart date of late September 2009 for the beams, with proton collisions at low energies starting in late October.
Real-World Lessons From Virtual WorldsWolfQuest is an interactive computer game that immerses players in every aspect of a wolf's survival in the animal's habitat. WolfQuest is also an example of how, through computer gaming technology, learning can reach across time and space, and link learners to a set of challenges--along with a set of tools to address them, and the motivation to succeed. Developed and hosted by the Minnesota Zoo with funding from NSF, the game motivates players to learn about how wolves survive, thereby absorbing a series of lessons about the animals' biology and their interactions with other wolves, prey and their environment.August 27, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112127
Engineers Create Bone That Blends Into TendonsEngineers at Georgia Tech have used skin cells to create artificial bones that mimic the ability of natural bone to blend into other tissues such as tendons or ligaments. The artificial bones provide for better integration with the body and handle weight more successfully.August 29, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112210
Medal of Science Laureates HonoredAt a White House ceremony, President George W. Bush presented the Medal of Science, the nation's highest scientific honor, to the 2007 laureates: (biological sciences) Robert J. Lefkowitz of Duke University and Bert W. O'Malley of Baylor College of Medicine; (chemistry) Mostafa El-Sayed of Georgia Institute of Technology; (engineering) Leonard Kleinrock of University of California, Los Angeles and Andrew J. Viterbi of University of Southern California; (physical sciences) Fay Ajzenberg-Selove of University of Pennsylvania, Charles Slichter of University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and David Wineland of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. September 3, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112173
From Sugar to Gasoline: Breakthrough in Creating Gas From BiomassFollowing independent paths of investigation, two research teams announced they have converted sugar--potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants--into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and a range of other valuable chemicals. Chemical engineer Randy Cortright and his colleagues at Virent Energy Systems of Madison, Wisc., and researchers led by chemical engineer James Dumesic of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced that sugars and carbohydrates can be processed like petroleum into the full suite of products that drive the fuel, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The key to the breakthrough is a process developed by both Dumesic and Cortright called aqueous phase reforming.September 17, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112256
Oldest Known Rock on Earth DiscoveredCanadian bedrock more than 4 billion years old may be the oldest known section of the Earth's early crust. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and McGill University in Montreal used geochemical methods to obtain an age of 4.28 billion years for samples of the rock, making it 250 million years more ancient than any previously discovered rocks.September 25, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112299
Mysteries of the Unregulated InternetOne day in February 2008, the YouTube Web site disappeared from the Internet. YouTube didn't take it down; the problem came from Pakistan, when a telecommunications company suddenly began rerouting traffic to and from the Web site into an Internet black hole. Fascinated by incidents like this, a University of New Mexico graduate student built and posted an Internet Alert Registry (IAR) that automatically sends an e-mail to registered Internet service providers when there is trouble with traffic in their section of the World Wide Web.September 29, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111970
Ozone Pollution in Wildfires Exceeds Health StandardsWildfires can boost ozone pollution to levels that violate U.S. health standards, a new study concludes. The research, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., focused on California wildfires in 2007, finding that they repeatedly caused ground-level ozone to spike to unhealthy levels across a broad area, including much of rural California as well as neighboring Nevada. October 9, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112403
Volcanoes, Meteor Impact: What Killed the Dinosaurs?A team lead by researchers at Princeton University reported that a series of monumental volcanic eruptions in India may have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, not a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico. The eruptions, which created the gigantic Deccan Traps lava beds of India, are now the prime suspect in the persistent paleontological murder mystery, say the scientists who conducted investigations of new paleontological data. October 29, 2008Full stories: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110684 and http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112776
Extra-solar Planets Directly ObservedUntil 2008, the existence of planets outside our solar system were detected by indirect methods--orbiting planets causing a star to "wobble," or gravitational microlensing. But 2008 brought the first direct observations of extra-solar planets. Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope and W.M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Kea obtained the first-ever direct images identifying a multi-planet system around a normal star. The historic infrared images of an extra-solar multiple-planet system were made possible by adaptive optics technology used to correct in real time for atmospheric turbulence, the shimmering or blinking of starlight as it passes through the earth's atmosphere. And a Hubble Space Telescope team led by a University of California, Berkeley researcher has obtained the first optical image of a planet. Only 25 light years away, the Jupiter-size planet is like Neptune in that it sculpts the inner edge of a belt of comets and debris, the equivalent of our Kuiper belt. Science magazine named the exoplanet sightings as a runner up in its list of science breakthroughs for 2008. November 13, 2008Full stories: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112613 and http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112668
Live...From Under the Ocean: New Deep-sea ObservatoryOn November 10, 2008, the first deep-sea ocean observatory offshore of the continental United States went "live," returning scientific data from 900 meters (3,000 feet) below the ocean surface. Located off the coast of central California, the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS) is operated remotely and will allow marine scientists to continuously monitor the world of the deep sea, and get data in real time, 24 hours a day. November 17, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112749
Caltech 4-D Microscope Could Revolutionize Our View of the Nano WorldA breakthrough technology based on new concepts has allowed, for the first time, the real-time, real-space visualization of fleeting changes in the structure and shape of matter barely a billionth of a meter in size. The new technique, called four-dimensional (4-D) electron microscopy, was developed in the Physical Biology Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, directed by Ahmed Zewail, professor of physics at Caltech and winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. November 20, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112739
Researchers Discover Key Link in How Plants Adapt to ClimateHow many mouths does a plant need to survive? The answer changes depending on climate and some of the decisions are made long before a new leaf sprouts. Stanford University researchers have found that the formation of microscopic pores, called stomata, is controlled by a specific signaling pathway that blocks activity of a single protein required for stomata development.November 24, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112762
Team Sets Records in Simulating Seismic Wave Propagation A team led by researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego has successfully completed record-setting, petascale-level simulations of the Earth's inner structure, paving the way for seismologists to model seismic wave propagations at frequencies of just over one second--the same frequencies that occur in nature.November 24, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112769
Studies Reveal Differing Perceptions of NanotechnologyTwo recent research studies show public acceptance of nanotechnology isn't a foregone conclusion. Instead, the studies indicate continued concern. Researchers at Yale University say that when people learn about this novel technology, they become sharply divided along cultural lines, while a separate study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Arizona State University finds that nanotechnology seems to be failing the moral litmus test of religion. Survey results from the U.S. and some European countries indicated that people with religious views see nanotechnology as less morally acceptable, compared with people who live in more secular societies.December 11, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112809
Next Generation Microscopy: No Stain, Big GainResearchers at Harvard University have developed a real-time, label-free imaging technique based on stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) that could revolutionize biomedical imaging in research and diagnostic laboratories. SRS microscopy works by detecting the vibrations between atoms. It avoids labor-intensive sample preparation and autofluorescence, or "background noise", associated with traditional fluorescence microscopy.December 18, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112877
They're Brilliant....Don't Just Take Our Word for ItIn December 2008, NSF announced the 20 young scientists who received Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for the 2007 competition. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers in the early stages of promising independent research careers. PECASE nominees are chosen from junior researchers and faculty who received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program award. The names of CAREER awardees are found on a number of prestigious lists. For example, in October, Popular Science magazine named its "Brilliant 10" Class of 2008, and four of them were past CAREER awardees, including University of Colorado at Bolder biomaterials engineer Kristi Anseth who also received NSF's Alan T. Waterman Award, the foundation's most prestigious honor for a young researcher, in 2004. In addition to the CAREER awardees, two other NSF-supported researchers made Popular Science's "Brilliant 10" list of young researchers to watch. December 19, 2008For NSF PECASE winners, see: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112804&org=NSF&from=news
Biologists Learn Structure, Mechanism of a Powerful Molecular Motor in VirusResearchers from Purdue University and the Catholic University of America have discovered the atomic structure of a powerful "molecular motor" that packages DNA into the head segment of some viruses during their assembly, an essential step in their ability to multiply and infect new host organisms. The virus in the study, called T4, is not a common scourge of people, but its host is the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli). T4 has been an important model system for studying virus mechanisms since the 1940s. The new findings could lead to sophisticated nanomachines. In addition, because a number of virus types (including the one that causes herpes) may possess a similar motor, the results may also assist pharmaceutical companies developing methods to sabotage virus machinery.December 29, 2008Full story: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112930
The following science news and discoveries--some published in 2008 and others published earlier--were the most popular among our Web site visitors last year.
The stories viewed the most by visitors to the NSF Web site are listed below.Credit and Larger Version
Winter ice on Lake Baikal may soon be less frequent, a result of global warming.Credit and Larger Version
Tooth wear challenges assumptions of why specializations occur in nature.Credit and Larger Version
Platypus DNA is a combination of reptiles, birds and mammals.Credit and Larger Version
View Video A researcher swims with a jellyfish species known as Chrysaora on the coast of Argentina.Credit and Larger Version
This slab of limestone is about 450 million years old.Credit and Larger Version
Maysam Ghovanloo (left) points to a small magnet attached to graduate student Xueliang Huo's tongue.Credit and Larger Version
View Video MIT researchers explain their catalyst discovery in this video.Credit and Larger Version
The new electronic-eye camera.Credit and Larger Version
A high-school student demonstrates a game she developed, soliciting feedback from a middleschooler.Credit and Larger Version
Collected straight off the catalytic system, green gasoline rests atop water.Credit and Larger Version
Bedrock along the northeast coast of Hudson Bay, Canada, has the oldest rock on Earth.Credit and Larger Version
Artist's conception of the multiple planet system, initially discovered with Gemini North optics.Credit and Larger Version
This SRS image shows diffusion of retinoic acid (blue) through the top layer of skin.Credit and Larger Version
Striped fossil feather and recent woodpecker feather show melanosomes in dark, but not light, areas.Credit and Larger Version


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prop. n.; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in reality a gigantic corporation almost completely unrelated to said University. Although its Pittsburgh-based chain of hospitals (usually) provides world-class care, UPMC is notorious for opposing competition, free-market capitalism, and above-minimum wage for its employees.
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It�s also the best advice he can give his players, in practice and in games.
Because when you�ve got a roster blessed with the kind of marksmen Beilein has now, it�s really all you need to say.
Friday night, it was just enough, as Michigan put on another first-half offensive clinic at Lucas Oil Stadium and then held on � barely � to beat Tennessee, 73-71, and advance to the Elite Eight.
They�ll face the winner of Friday night�s marquee game between Bluegrass State rivals Louisville and Kentucky in Sunday�s Midwest Regional final, with a chance to advance to the Final Four for a second consecutive season.
�I don�t know if we�re getting lucky or what we�re doing,� sophomore guard Nik Stauskas said. �We just seem to have a (knack) for pulling out games in the last couple minutes. Maybe that�s a little bit of our toughness or resiliency to get these wins.�
Maybe so, and they can probably thank another of those controversial block/charge calls late � this time it was Jordan Morgan drawing one on the Volunteers� Jarnell Stokes in the waning seconds � for helping them escape.
Or maybe, instead of a stroke of good luck, it�s simply the sweet shooting stroke that staked them to another double-digit lead against a shell-shocked opponent.
Friday, it was nearly a repeat of the blistering they gave Texas, another team that came in hoping to assert its physical presence and left muttering about missed opportunities and blown whistles.
�We�re going to shoot well from 3 most every game,� said Beilein, whose team hit seven of nine in the first half and finished 11-for-20 from behind the arc. �That�s the hope. And usually when we make over 10 we�re in pretty good shape.�
They�re 9-0 when they do, in fact. And Friday, it was Caris LeVert who struck first, drilling a spot-up 3-pointer on his first try. Stauskas followed with a 3-pointer off a ball screen in transition on his initial attempt. And just for laughs, Derrick Walton Jr. pulled up and banked in a 23-footer on his first heave, smiling all the way to the bench as Michigan led by six at the first media timeout.
�We shoot a lot of 3s, but we kind of find the right spots and the time to shoot the 3,� Walton said. �I mean, we work on it a lot in practice. So it�s only right to go out and shoot them in the game.�
Sure, but off the backboard?
�I felt like a bodybuilder on that one,� Walton said, laughing. �I knew it was gonna go in. But I didn�t know it was going in off the glass.�
Off the glass, off the bench. They can shoot from anywhere, at any moment. Freshman Zak Irvin, last year's Mr. Basketball in Indiana who played his prep games just down the road, jumped into the game and quickly knocked down a pair of threes. He'd finish 3-for-3 from three in just 11 minutes in relief.
�You can have great shooters,� Beilein said, �but when they can come off the bench and shoot like he does?�
Well, shoot, you know?
After a corner-pocket shot on the break gave Michigan its first double-digit lead, Stauskas wheeled and stared down the Volunteers� cheering section. And the unspoken message was clear: How are you going to stop this?
�You saw that with Texas, too: We had a really balanced attack in that game,� said Stauskas, who finished with 14 points � one of four Wolverines in double figures. �That�s what makes it toughest for teams to guard you, when you�ve got four, five, six guys that are capable of scoring at any time. They don�t really know what to do with that.�
Indeed, the Vols were openly bickering about blown defensive switches � �We were kind of playing soft defense in the first half,� guard Josh Richardson grumbled afterward � and the Wolverines were picking them apart.
No punking out
By halftime, they�d put up 45 points � the most Tennessee had allowed by halftime all season � at a healthy clip of 1.41 points per possession. That�s understandable against, say, Coppin State.
But it wasn't supposed to happen like this against a team with a top-15 defense nationally, and one that seemed to have all the necessary tools to dismantle the bombs.
They're blessed with the kind length you need on the perimeter � led by Richardson, a 6-foot-6 guard � to close out on shooters like Stauskas and LeVert. And with bookend 260-pounders Jaronne Maymon and Stokes � McGary called him a "fridge on wheels" Thursday � the assumption was Michigan would get clobbered in the paint.
But Morgan's heard that before, right? Beilein said his senior captain took offense to the team even practicing double-teaming the post this week back in Ann Arbor, just in case they needed to do it against the Vols.
And just as he�d promised, Morgan responded with another solid effort Friday, finishing with game-highs in points (15) and rebounds (seven), then making that late defensive stop.
�We heard all week about they had mismatches and how we couldn�t guard them inside,� he said. �I guess people forgot we play in the Big Ten and we won the Big Ten outright. � We�re not about to get punked.�
Straight shooter, that guy. Just like the rest of them, really.


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People speak of the Bradley effect—more people tell pollsters they will vote for a black candidate than vote for the black candidate. But I have been wondering about the possibility of what may someday be called the Obama effect: You know your neighbors think he's sketchy—unknown, a mystery, "Hussein"—so you don't say you're voting for him, but you are.MEGAN: Ha, well, Peggy need wonder now more! There's actually evidence of that.
"If you call people on the phone today and ask who they will vote for, some will give responses influenced by what may be understood, locally, as the more desirable response. It is easy to suppose that these people are lying to pollsters. I don't believe that. What I think is they may be undecided and experiencing social pressure which could increase their likelihood of naming the white candidate if their region or state has a history of white dominance. They also might give the name of the Republican if the state is strongly Republican.MOE: Jesus Christ. Honestly? That is totally fascinating. What that says about the country, what that says about how this is THE end of the Reagan era, is remarkable. MEGAN: Especially because it's not just your neighbors being wary about Obama, it's about them feeling completely comfortable voicing a level of hatred for him that scares the crap out of normal people. I mean, holy shit, this blog entry:
If Barack Obama wins...Do we need to worry about conservative whites rioting?MOE: We just broke 8,000. 7,948. God this is amazing. MEGAN: Yeah, I looked my stock up pre-9:30 and it was already down and I was like, well, fuck. Why does it have to keep half its value? I'm sure 25% of its initial value is fine. Oh, and by the way, the whole campaign spin about how McCain and Palin aren't hearing when people shout shit out and whatever, someone points out that McCain's hearing used to be really fucking good and he used to call his supporters out on being assholes. MOE: And all I can say is that, number one, the anger conveyed by that McCain rally is that going to strike readers as overdone, as exaggerated by a contemptuous liberal writer eager for a "take." Not that anyone is listening, but it is not. I know exactly how tired of contempt and weary of exaggeration the media is right now and that story does sadden me. Meanwhile, Peggy is right, Obama has to bring it in that TV address. I was so relieved to hear he was doing it, because as she says, it's striking how small and unworthy of the moment both our candidates seem right now. And to think that just six months ago I was thinking "Wow, an Obama McCain race would be so inspiring, to think after all these years of shitty boring uninspiring uninteresting safe partisan poll-tested politicians to have such interesting men before us…okay and now what. That debate Tuesday was quite possibly the two most fucking deeply boring hours of my life. It's like that trope about how "to turn a good person bad, that takes religion" … there's an equivalent saying about politics I suppose, that was obvious before I was momentarily heartened by the fact that Obama and McCain seemed so not that. Wow, that Slate story, "bloodthirsty." MEGAN: I don't know, I feel like, were the debates ever exciting? I don't remember them being stirring or getting an appreciation for the candidates' differences on issues during them, it was always more of a way to see how they interact and react to scrutiny and shit. So on that level, it was only boring because Obama won't be an asshole but he also can't afford to embody stereotypes about black men, I think. MOE: No I don't believe that. There are so many things either one of them could have done to make it unboring. Don't you watch these things with echoes of inspiring addresses you imagine TR or Churchill might have made to the public ringing in your ears? Didn't you hear all that bullshit about Sarah Palin "cutting out the moderate middlemen and addressing the American public right to their faces" and think why can't Obama just do that already? Because he's exhausted, but also, to an extent, it is hard not to conclude, because he is a little bit of a pussy, and that is disappointing.
Both campaigns, in the closing stretch, seem not fully worthy of the moment. We are in crisis—a once-in-a-century event, as we now say. And what we got from the candidates, in this week's presidential debate, was a bunch of gummy meanderings—smooth, rounded sentences so full of focus-grouped inanities that six minutes in viewers entered a kind of trance in which we almost immediately gave up on trying to wrest meaning from what was being said and instead focused on mere impressions. The look of things. The men on the plane, the pseudo-tough political operatives who surround both candidates, sometimes grouse, in private, that it's all symbols now, all mood, all about the visual. But they have some real responsibility here. They send their candidates out to speak such thin gruel, such spat-out porridge, that we are struck dumb, and left daydreaming about the fact that Mr. Obama's suits are always slate gray and never seem to wrinkle, and Mr. McCain tonight seems like a rabbity forest creature darting amid the hedgerows.God, when she is right she is SO RIGHT. MEGAN: No, I mostly watch these things and think of "I met John F. Kennedy, sir, and you are no John F. Kennedy" and the exchange about Cheney's gay daughter and, most laughably, the part in 2000 where George Bush swore up and down that his administration would never, ever go nation building to try to bring democracy to people that don't even want it. None of which was inspiring at all, but it was impressive in the way it stuck in my head as a good attack. MOE: What about that hilarious moment with Cheney Lieberman where Cheney promised Lieberman he would show him how to go make millions in the private sector? I mean, Cheney Lieberman was great on so many levels, much more than not least of which was that Lieberman was McCain's first choice as a running mate. MEGAN: What about that was inspirational? What about that was any more than a playground attack with no meaning or substance behind it? Name me a debate that inspired you. These aren't speeched, they're deliberately 90 second easily-digestible soundbites. Also, I'm calling bullshit on Peggy here, actually, because what's she's doing is defending her career as a Reagan staffer, as though he debates inspired America. Pish posh, I say. The rules were the same, the answers were the same and the level of boredom was the same. MOE: So Alan Greenspan's legacy has pretty much gone the way of Larry Craig's. No that is not true. We're just young. Have you been watching those Reagan documentaries? Dumbass WAS inspiring. It is inspiring how inspiring he managed to be! MEGAN: Not in the debates. My parents made me watch 'em. He could be inspiring, but not in that format. Also, Greenspan did always manage to get out when the getting was good. MOE: Inspiring and scary. And I just don't buy it! I just DON'T! No one answers the questions, you might as well go off on tangents like Sarah Palin because no one can keep track. I am the first to blame the confines of the structure or the market or the Way Things Are for the Way People Fuck Up, but Obama should be doing better. He should, but I imagine he is too tired. The thing that is true is that the Democrats, as we were discussing from the beginning, do not understand the moral authority they could seize here, maybe because they didn't go into this for reasons of morality, because, you know, who really does. But Obama did. It's one of the things the GOP jumped on. "Michelle acts like it is such a SACRIFICE that he went into the government to SERVE HIS GREAT COUNTRY" when meanwhile they won't trust anyone with the Treasury they can't give a hundred million or so tax break to. MEGAN: I don't know what moral authority they can seize here, nor how he could have done it at the debates. I was arguing about this with a friend. Like, great, you want him to be the Great Jesus and savior of our political system and now our economy — but he can't do shit if he's not elected. That's politics. He's not going to get elected by calling McCain a racist piece of shit on stage because to do so is to call too many Americans that. Look at how many people got offended during the primaries when they were being racist. It's not an effective strategy. And who are you going to inspire in 90 seconds with a soundbite? Nobody, except maybe to anger, which is what Palin is doing right now. MOE: No here is the thing, he cannot do shit when he's elected if he doesn't make the case to the public while 60 million of them are watching. MEGAN: What case? The case for what? He's supposed to be making a case for why he should be elected in 90 seconds or less. Not a case for America or a case for how to fix the financial system. You can't fix it in 90 seconds, you can't answer it in 90 seconds and if you could, you'd be wrong. The problem with Obama is, the problem why his race speech failed, the problem with why his primary tactics almost fell short is that he doesn't inspire with soundbites. He doesn't give answers in soundbites. He doesn't explain in soundbites. And Americans don't listen in anything but. MOE: Ugh, whatever. We will not agree on this I'm afraid. But YES I want him to be Jesus. I want him to fucking TAKE BACK JESUS from those horrid sanctimonious rape victim charging fucks already! Don't let the public forget Larry Craig and Ted Haggard and that guy in Oregon with the abortion and Jake Abramoff and George Fucking Bush. And the race speech "failed" according to whom? What the fuck??? It "failed"???? MEGAN: Did he get a bounce? Did he win every primary after that? Blow Hillary out of the water? Change the game? No, he didn't. MOE: That's precisely the sort of statement I refuse to abide, I straight-up reject. A BOUNCE??? WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BOUNCES, HELLO, CAPITALISM IS COLLAPSING. MEGAN: What's the point of the race speech otherwise? MOE: I can't do this anymore dude. MEGAN: What's the point of politics if not to win? MOE: What is the point, of making a serious heartfelt speech if not for a "bounce." MEGAN: What's the point of making it if McCain ends up President at the end of it? MOE: The difference, my dear, is that "bounces" mean nothing. And victory means a lot more than winning one election. We all know this. What, praytell did Bill Clinton get done with all his poll-tested plurality of the vote? Guess what? All that "unprecedented economic growth and prosperity" nonsense doesn't hold up anymore! MEGAN: I disagree. If Obama doesn't win, if the people yelling "Kill him!" and "Terrorist!" and "Socialist!" and "Off with his head!" win, then nothing will change and that speech will mean less in a year than it did 6 months ago, and nothing a year after that. To the victors go the spoils, and the spoils are the ability to make change, and history.


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You know... this MI epic-ness has me wondering. What exactly went wrong with LucasArts back when adventure games died anyway? I know someone is going to tell me that some executive(s) higher up made decisions to cut back funding to adventure games, but bad sales on one or two games is not enough explanation why the whole adventure gaming industry died for several years.
I don't know if any of the Telltale Team can even respond to this, but several things don't make sense to me:
1) Why, when SMI and MI2 were apparently so popular, did LA dump any idea of Ron's MI3 and wait 6 years to create CMI?
2) Why, when CMI's animation looks wonderful, did they use a blocky and ugly looking "3D" style for EMI that was also entirely devoid of mouse controls and market it to console gamers? Why couldn't they make another MI game that looked similar to CMI? I love that game's graphics style.
3) Why did they drop Sam and Max: Freelance Police or stop making Monkey Island games altogether after EMI?
... as far as the rest of the industry goes, I've read that the reason why King's Quest 8 sucks as much as it does is because some exec told Roberta Williams of Sierra On-line to make it that way. That doesn't make sense since KQ6 was extremely popular, why change the formula?
It just doesn't make sense to me. If a developer creates a game and it's successful, and then for the next game they are pressured to make it look/feel a certain way which turns out to fail, why quit the whole industry? Why not just go back to what worked in the first place?
Suffice it to say, I don't understand why LA stopped making adventure games, or stopped making future installments of Monkey Island (SMISE doesn't count) just because sales for EMI were apparently lackluster. It doesn't mean there's no market, just that they made the game different than people wanted.


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I am a beginner for guitar. And I am having a hard time playing the F barre chord. It is said that only through practice can one make a difference. But I have limited time playing guitar. Are there other choice to build my finger strength for this purpose?
There are exercise devices for finger strength, but I wouldn't recommend them. I once knew a (brilliant) guitar player who exercised his fingers so much he got Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and now can't play at all. The best thing to do really is to practice. Malcolm Gladwell says you need to put 10,000 hours into something to become an expert. Try not to think of how many weeks or months it is since you started playing guitar, think about how many hours you've been playing altogether. Hope this helps. |
Most things that will strengthen your fingers will also slow them down (I climb, and while my fingers are strong, I have to practice speed techniques on the guitar in order to keep my fluidity at a decent level.) I would suggest reading the answers on this question on playing barre chords as it is probably what you are looking for. |
buy a racquet ball and squeeze between thumb and each finger on any down time. Its harmless and just enough resistance. My first guitar lesson with my instructor, he gave me one. now its been a few years and getting back into playing and I need to remember to get another one! it really helped |
Gunbuster, the first thing you have to do to get better is make the time. There isn't a shortcut to your limited time to play the guitar. If you really want it, you will change your habits to get the time. Guitar practice, I recommend would be 1 HOUR A DAY MINIMUM. If you can get 2 HOUR slots that would be alot better. The 1st Hour should be devoted to strengthening your hands. There are countless "exercises" that are freely available on the internet and YouTube. But the point is, that you must concentrate and focus for ONE HOUR and concentrate on one or two exercises only. The second hour can focus on more general playing and songs. Eg. If you are learning some right hand strumming/muting/alternate picking/sweeps... then you do that for ONE HOUR and nothing else. This has recently been mentioned by Mr Steve Vai. If you can focus for one hour on something specific, you let the 2nd hour be more relaxed and creative. So you're having problems with the F Chord. This takes about 2-3 weeks to master. Start with the B minor chord for your first barre chord (look up the other threads on this site). Make it happen! If you're a beginner practice is the only thing that will increase overall hand strength. So get plenty of contact hours with the guitar: 30 minutes before you go to sleep. 1 hour straight after you wake up. 30 min when you get home. Heck, I've even take it into the can when I was starting out. Find a way. |
I take issue with the answer about harming yourself with hand exercises away from the guitar - if you don't use any resistance, and pay attention to the sensations in your hands. My understanding is that isometric exercises (no weights or elastics) are rarely harmful, no matter how they are done. In any case, I've done isometric hand stretching and strengthening exercises for forty five years with no harm. Computer keyboard and mouse use, however, was a completely different story - disturbing pain that didn't go away until I switched to mousing with my left hand - and I can code all day long in that configuration without problems now. So pay attention, and be creative. But one of the things that really helps guitarists is building strength in the big knuckle of the left hand - this is essential for bar chords, for example. Check out this exercise to see if it is helpful - I've found it enormously helpful over forty five years of playing at a very high level: http://music.stackexchange.com/a/4747/951 Good luck! |
Playing for about a couple minutes to an hour everyday or whenever you have time is good for building finger strength. Another quick way my guitar teacher practices building finger strength with out playing is simply gripping a tennis ball with the finger tips. The tension in the ball gives enough friction and resistance to build finger strength. Once your finger tips are strong enough, you'll be able to push your fingers into the tennis ball with ease when squeezing. Then you should be able to get a decent F bar chord. Also, most bar chords are hard to learn but it'll come with practice. Time and patience is key. |


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President Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden as he makes a statement about Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. / Charles Dharapak, AP
WASHINGTON - President Obama said on Saturday that he was ready to take military action against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime in retaliation for its alleged use of chemical weapons, but that he will seek the approval of Congress before carrying out any military strike.
Obama says congressional leaders have agreed to schedule a debate and vote when they return to session. They are scheduled to return from their summer recess on Sept. 9.
The president did not say whether he'd forgo a strike if Congress rejects his call to action.
"After careful deliberation, I have decided that the United States should take military action against Syrian regime targets," Obama said. "This would not be an open-ended intervention. We would not put boots on the ground. Instead, our action would be designed to be limited in duration and scope.
"This attack is an assault on human dignity," Obama said of the alleged Aug. 21 chemical assault the U.S. intelligence community has linked to Assad's regime. "It also presents a serious danger to our national security."
The remarks came amid a flurry of briefings for skeptical lawmakers by the president's national security team. Shouts from hundreds of activists outside the White House protesting against military action could be heard from the Rose Garden shortly before Obama spoke.
"Over the last several days, we've heard from several members of Congress who want their voices to be heard," Obama said. "I absolutely agree."
House Speaker John Boehner announced in a joint statement with the GOP House leadership that he expected to consider a measure that would authorize the president to carry out a military strike the week of Sept. 9.
"Under the Constitution, the responsibility to declare war lies with Congress," the statement said. "We are glad the president is seeking authorization for any military action in Syria in response to serious, substantive questions being raised. This provides the president time to make his case to Congress and the American people."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., welcomed Obama's decision.
"The president's role as commander in chief is always strengthened when he enjoys the expressed support of the Congress," McConnell said.
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, praised Obama's decision to seek congressional authorization as "absolutely the right decision." Corker in recent weeks had been a public advocate for an authorization vote, contending that the Congress too often takes a back seat on determining critical foreign policy decisions.
Obama said some have advised not to seek Congress' approval, noting that the British Parliament this week rejected a similar call for action by Prime Minister David Cameron. Obama also rejected Boehner's notion that he must seek congressional authorization.
"While I believe I have the authority to carry out this military action without specific congressional authorization, I know the country will be stronger if we take this course, and our actions will be even more effective," Obama said. "We should have this debate. The issues are too big for business as usual."
The president's senior advisers had initially advised him not to seek congressional authorization for a military strike, according to a senior administration official.
Obama indicated last Saturday during a National Security Council meeting that he was leaning toward taking action against Syria, but had not made a final decision, said the official, who asked not to be identified to discuss internal deliberations.
But when Obama convened his senior advisers on Friday night to tell them he had decided to take military action, he also told his advisers that he would seek Congressional authorization, the official said.
In the Friday night meeting and again on Saturday morning, Obama explained his reasoning to his advisers for seeking congressional backing. The same aides who had advised him not to go to lawmakers for backing threw their support behind his plan.
Obama's remarks on Saturday afternoon came hours after United Nations experts, who had been collecting samples from last week's alleged chemical weapons strike outside Damascus, left Syria bound for the Netherlands.
The chemical weapons experts were working to determine what occurred in the apparent chemical weapons attack near Damascus on Aug. 21, which U.S. intelligence reports say left 1,429 people dead, including 426 children. They have taken blood and urine samples from victims and soil samples from areas where chemical attacks have been reported. The samples will be tested in Europe.
Obama attempted to put the onus on Congress, which he suggested has a moral responsibility to take action. He noted that Americans have become weary after more than a decade of war, but that something as heinous as a chemical attack could not be ignored.
"Here's my question for every member of Congress and every member of the global community: What message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price?" Obama said.
The president had long expressed skepticism about the merits of American involvement in the civil war in Syria that has left more than 100,000 dead. But Obama stated publicly just over a year ago that movement or deployment of chemical weapons was a "red line" that must not be crossed.
The White House had determined earlier this summer that Assad's regime had previously used chemical weapons against rebels and civilians on a small scale, but had resisted taking action or offering any significant new military aid to the rebel groups.
Obama said that Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, has advised him that the U.S. military's capacity to execute a strike is not time-sensitive. Five U.S. Navy destroyers equipped with land-attack cruise missiles are deployed in the eastern Mediterranean and stand ready to carry out an assault on the president's order.
"In the coming days, my administration stands ready to provide every member with the information they need to understand what happened in Syria and why it has such profound implications for America's national security," Obama said. "And all of us should be accountable as we move forward, and that can only be accomplished with a vote."
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"With you! With you! With you!"
The words rang out in a rapid, loud, staccato, and even for a first-time observer of rugby, the meaning was instantly obvious.
The ball carrier, who was wrapped up by a defender and about to crash to the ground, turned to his left and tossed the ball to the safety of his teammate. The new ball carrier accelerated like a jackrabbit until he, too, was hit.
"With you! With you!"
A third player came up from behind, received the ball and took off at top speed. A few seconds later, the call came, the ball was again passed laterally and a fourth player took the ball into the end zone for a score.
The hard-hitting but elegant ballet repeated itself for the rest of the match until the home team prevailed. What became apparent early on was that every player — regardless of size, speed or function — was ready to receive the ball and move it down the field.
In rugby, since the ball only can be passed sideways or backward, the player running the ball forward can't see his support. The "with you" is the only way he knows they are there, and he has to TRUST.
This is done almost effortlessly in sports. Why is it so much harder in business?
In companies, conflicts among sales, finance and operations (production) have become so commonplace they're almost cliché. This problem has been fodder for the Dilbert comic strip for years.
The finance team thinks the sales team isn't working hard enough or is spending too much to secure revenue. The operations team thinks the sales team is making undeliverable product promises or impossible delivery schedules. The sales team thinks the finance team's projections are unreasonable and the operations team is not flexible or customer-friendly enough.
All three are fighting over the ball and scoring is difficult.
Where does fixing the problem start? You. Us. Sales.
Stephen Covey wrote, famously, "Seek first to understand, then to be understood."
Because we are on the front line taking arrows every day, salespeople tend to be defensive when critiqued by our team members. We perceive them to be ungrateful for the efforts we're making. This makes it hard to hear what they are saying, and oftentimes we don't respond well. Relationships spiral downward.
What they may really be saying is "With you!" That might be better translated as, "I can help you carry the ball to profitability, but I might be blocked by something."
Take some time to sit down with your counterparts in finance and/or operations and understand their roles and responsibilities. How are THEY obligated to the CEO? Be clear in your questions and ask specifically about constraints under which they are operating. How does it impact them when you or your team overspends or undersells?
Avoid trying to defend yourself or your department at this point — just inventory all the ways your activities impact other teams. Let them offer recommendations and get it all out on the table. You will find that everyone wants to score for the team, but they are trying to do it from their positions.
In subsequent meetings, outline how the sales team needs to be supported — you'll find the other departments much more receptive.
Let's not be dreamers. The conflict will not magically dissipate in one meeting. What will happen is that a channel of communication will open. It will uncover a network of support behind the sales team so strong that, if you get tackled, you have a teammate nearby to handle the ball.
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NicoleHairLight BrownFine or Thin HairGreat Fragrance, Basic ShampooMy favorite thing about this shampoo is the fragrance. I associate the scent with fresh and clean and it makes for a great shampoo fragrance. I generally experience problems with fragrance in shampoos (dandruff, itchy scalp etc.), but haven't so far with this product in the short amount of time I've used it. However, it still does contain fragrance so people with sensitive skin or dandruff issues should either test the product in a small size or else look for something without perfume or fragrance. I have thin hair, so I like to avoid products that have volumizing agents or products that can cause build-up. Therefore, this shampoo is great because it cleanses any build-up away. On the contrary, there are things I want to point out that could be improved about this seaweed shampoo. First of all, you may have noticed the outrageous price tags accompanying many (or most) of B&b's products. Considering that this shampoo is very basic and contains the same cleansing, lathering and clinging agents as drugstore shampoos, the price tag doesn't really match the caliber of product you're getting. Therefore, you're really just paying for a great fragrance and the label. The ingredients like kelp and other seaweed related extracts really don't do anything drastic to your hair. Another misconception I had about this shampoo was the idea that a small amount would lather well and go a long way. However, I find that the shampoo doesn't lather as well as drugstore brands I've used in the past so I have to use more product to achieve a satisfying amount of lather. It also leaves your hair slightly more tangled after lathering than other shampoos I've used. This isn't a concern if you also use a conditioner after shampooing, but if you are a shampoo only person, I wouldn't recommend the product. Another concern I have is the bottle. I may just be uninformed about B&b's packaging but I would be 5x more sold on this shampoo if I knew that the bottle was made from post-consumer recycled materials. I know I may sound a little critical, but I'm just being honest.posted Aug 29, 2011Link to this post
VerdaCalgary , ABHairMedium BrownColor Treated HairFine or Thin HairItchy HeadThis shampoo was suggested by a stylist for people who have itchy scalps. It works great. I have been using it for 3yrs now. I have no itchy scalps. I keep worrying that they will quit producing it. Isn't that alway the way.posted Feb 2, 2011Link to this post
Kalen I.HairBlondeNormal HairFine or Thin HairSo Shiney!!!I was relucant to try this shampoo due to the price, but at the urging of my stylist I tried it. I usually wash my hair everyday becuase my hair seemed to get oily and figure this would be the perfect becuase it is ment for everyday washers. Over time is seemed that my hair was not getting oily as fast. Now I wash my hair every other day. In the end it doesn't seem like this shampoo is much more expensive than drug...one 8 oz bottle has lasted me 4 months and it is only half gone!! ( my hair is about 5 inches below my sholder) Plus it leaves my hair very shiney and managable (even with heat styling). At first I was not a fan of the smell, but it was light enough to tolerate, now I really like how light and clean it smells.posted Jan 11, 2011Link to this post
AnnFL, USALove This Shampoo, Best Ever For MeThis is my HG shampoo (and conditioner - I left a separate review for that). It smells great, very light, very natural, beachy or plant-like scent; definitely not perfume like and I hate products that smell like perfume! It washes well and leaves my hair soft, shiny and manageable. As I said for the conditioner, every time I try something else, I end up coming back to this. At this point I will stick with this - hope they NEVER discontinue it! My hair is fine and I tend to have a oily scalp as well. I use this every day and my hair looks great. Even my dermatologist and my hairdresser commented on how healthy my hair looks.posted Sep 7, 2009Link to this post
LeahGreat For Fine Oily HairI, like many people out there, have very fine and very oily hair. Before i started using B&b Seaweed Shampoo and Conditioner, my hair would get so disgusting by mid afternoon, i would have to put it up, and i was using Biolage. This product, leaves my hair soft, shiny, and silky and keeps my hair clean all day long. It has a slightly minty sent to it, which, while not unpleasant, can take some getting used to.posted Jun 19, 2009Link to this post
LauraCaliforniaI Liked ItI just used this shampoo and conditioner for the first time and I absolutely love it. I dont think it smelled bad at all.posted Jan 8, 2009Link to this post
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NC police department says toy guns are causing problems
UPDATED 4:35 PM EST Nov 26, 2013The police department in Kernersville, N.C., is making a plea to parents about toy guns. The department had a recent incident in which an officer-involved shooting nearly occurred.
Video TranscriptSTORY. MARGARET? POLICE TELL US ONE OF THOSE CLOSE CALLS CAME JUST LAST MONTH. THATS WHEN THEY SAY THREE TEEANGERS ARMED WITH FAKE GUNS WERE PROBABLY WITHIN A SECOND OF BEING SHOT AND POSSIBLY KILLED. THESE ARE SOME OF THE GUNS OFFICERS SAY THAY ARE RUNNING INTO. AND THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO DECIDE IF THEY ARE FAKE OR REAL. THE GUNS YOU SEE HERE...THE ONES ON THE TOP ARE FAKE. THE BOTTOM ONES ARE REAL. OFFICER NICOLE SMITH RESPONDED TO THE TEENS AND GUNS CALL. THREE YOUNG MEN 14- TO-16. SHE SAYS THEY HAD THREE FAKE HAND GUNS. BUT SHE DIDNT KNOW IT AT THE TIME. SHE ORDERED THEM THREE TIMES TO DROP THE GUNS. BUT THE ONE THAT CONCERNED HER THE MOST WAS THE LONG GUN THAT LOOKED LIKE A SAWED OFF PUMP SHOTGUN. ONE OF THE BOYS HAD IT HIDDEN BEHIND HIS LEG. SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS WITHIN A SECOND OF PULLING THE TRIGGER AND DOING WHAT WAS NECESSARY. SHE TOLD US WHAT THE TEEN DID ON THE RIDE TO THE POLICE STATION. CLIP 2 2929 -43 HE SAID A LITTLE PRAY THAT DAY DEAR JESUS THANK YOU FOR NOT LETTING ME GET SHOT TODAY HOWEVER IF IT WAS MY TIME TO GO IT WAS MY TIME TO GO, IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER HE REALIZED THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION THAT IT COULD HAVE ENDED WORSE THAN IT DID. CLIP 8 2:50:38-46 YOU ARE LIKELY TO DIE IF YOU CONFRONT AN OFFICER WITH ONE OF THESE GUNS YOU ARE LIKLEY TO DIE AND WE DONT WANT THAT POLICE ARE TELLING ADULTS AS WELL AS PARENTS NOT TO ALLOW THEIR CHILDREN TO CARRY THESE GUNS IN PUBLIC. TO ONLY USE THEM ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. IF CONFRONTED BY POLICE AND THEY TELL YOU TO DROP THE GUN... DO IT IMMEDIATELY. IF POLICE RESPOND AT THE VERY LEAST THEY SAY EXPECT TO BE PUT ON THE GROUND AND POSSIBLY HANDCUFFED. A 34 YEAR OLD WOMAN
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I have two at the moment:
Spoiler:- Question 1:
Spoiler:- Question 2:
What league episode has got the best ratings?
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Welcome back Charizard! I've missed you so much! <3
Both Shoko Nakagawa and TIM got hired to do the promotional work they do on the series with Pokemon Sunday/Smash and earlier stuff they did because they were already fans of the franchise. Pokemon Sunday as a concept exists because TIM pitched the idea in the first place, too.
Does that count?
I have a question:
Can anyone provide me a link to the Japanese Movie 3 teaser featuring Mewtwo? I remember there was a screenshot of this too.
How is Pokémon doing on Cartoon Network?
There are pictures of every single scene from the trailer here.
Go here: http://www.cynopsis.com/
Type "Pokemon" in the search box. Look for the Saturday ratings for each week. Enjoy.
What's this guy's name? I recognize him talking with Ash at some stage.
EDIT: Never mind, I found out he's Spenser
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Such as Looker decking a Galactic Grunt which the dub didn't edit out or Misty's slap-happy nature. What else?
Ash tackled Dr Namba to a wall
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Dento slapped Dawn.
-Ash like got into some fight with Marcus for the Jewel of Life
Jessie and James have fist fought over food
That's all I can think of. XD
...This is a tricky problem, huh. I really, really want to see the other Heroes... and if it works out, I want to make friends with them! If I made friends with six Heroes, Id be an awesome mage! We could even conquer the world!
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Ash also attempted to hit AJ back in early Kanto (maybe he actually did and it was just covered up by the semi-still shot, but whatever). They continued to brawl after falling into a swimming pool, in any case. Silly times.
Then there was Brock punching Misty in the head. Twice.
Also, since we're just collecting scenes instead of discussing them, I'll put this in the Anime Questions thread.
Is it really true that Misty wasn't happy being a gym leader (after Gotta Catch Ya Later!)? I read on another site that the original version of a Chronicles episode shows her more sad, as opposed to the dub version.
I, stickerstaryoshi, am now authorized to use the usertitle "We got 3D: XY!", created by user Cresselia92 and to modify it according to my desires.
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Misty wasn't happy being forced to return to the Gym because she " secretly " enjoyed traveling with Ash and Brock.
The recurring joke (which was resolved in that episode) was that Misty was only following Ash because she wanted her bike back.
How many different types of Pokeballs are there in the anime?
Ash has faced gym leaders who use different types of Pokemon and beaten them all.
How many different types of Pokemon have been used by gym leaders in total from season 1 until now?
Didn't know what to label this thread but i was talking about those poster-like pictures that come on the very end of some episodes of Pokemon. Normally the 2-part episodes and the League. For example, the past few weeks during the league, when the ending comes there's this art-like image of Ash and the characters.
I'm wondering if anyone has a collection of these images or know where i can find them? Don't seem to find any of them in the avatar section of the forums or around the net.
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Also happen in tournaments.
What you have been referred are when a episode haves a cliffhanger that will be reoslved in the upcoming episodes, at the end of the episode there are stylizied art of the characters to give a reaction of more tension. This happens always everytime that a plot of one episode carries on the next episode (although they are exceptions).
And because I answered a question, I want to made an ask:
I know (like everyone else) that stuff that hasn't aired yet internationally (generally the US) need to be:
-Posted in the Anime Spoiler section. And of cpourse, any thread who focueses on spoilers should be in that section.
-In the Episode Discussion of the episode who aired in Japan.
-Or we have to put spoiler tags for references to episodes who aired only in Japan.
-In the case of a poll, spoilers tag aren't needed if the thread has "spoiler" in the title.
I fully know that the spoiler things is caused for people that want to go to Anime Doiscussion without knowing spoilers for things not aired in the US.
The question is about the DP specials. Those specials haven't aired outside of Japan and only exist a Japanese version of them. In theory, the content is a spoiler because US followers don't know about it but 2 years has already passed, the dub aired 90 more episodes and there's no signal of those episodes airing in the near future.
And in general, in the case of specials, what time has to pass a episode without a US airing to consider it a unaired episode and not a "spoiler" (supposed to air) episode?
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I think that Pokemon is beautiful and has its charm
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Note: I decided to not post post that had cause hate to me anymore. If you see one, please PM me and I will delete the moment I'm aware and I'm online.
I need to take a break in the anime forum because these forum bored me.