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Presidential election minus 13 days
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With a fortnight to go, Barack Obama looks in big trouble on national polling averages, but retains breathing space on electoral college projections. The vagaries of polling methodologies might have something to do with this.
With less than two weeks to go, it's high time for another presidential election thread especially now that I've been inspired to put pen to paper by a fascinating article from Peter Kellner of YouGov, a British polling firm which has been sticking its oar into the American campaign.
The broad picture painted by the mountain of opinion polling is that a handy lead to Barack Obama disappeared after the first debate, and that to the extent that he is still favourite it is because he maintains slender leads in key swing states. According to RealClearPolitics, Mitt Romney now has a 0.5% lead on aggregated national polling after trailing by 0.2% two days ago. However, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight gives Obama a 70.3% chance of victory by virtue of state polling which shows, among many other things, an adjusted 1.9% lead to Obama in the likely crucible of the election, Ohio.
Until now, my favourite explanation for Obama's stronger performance on electoral college projections has been that America's decaying industrial rust belt is over-represented in the list of key states, which includes Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania together with Ohio. Romney's image as a rapacious capitalist has by all accounts been especially damaging to him in these areas, owing to their long history of mass lay-offs and economic decline. This was illustrated when the General Motors bailout emerged yesterday in the context of what was supposed to be a debate about foreign policy, with Romney again haunted by his assertion from 2008 that the government should, as the New York Times subeditors helpfully paraphrased it, let Detroit go bankrupt. However, Kellner points to an intriguing alternative explanation involving polling methodology, with encouraging implications for Obama.
In the United States as in Australia, polling generally involves contacting random samples of respondents, the composition of which differs entirely from one poll to the next. However, the alternative approach, known as panel surveying, is to call back on the same set of respondents to determine how many are changing their minds. As Nate Silver observes, there are good reasons why this method is not generally favoured: the fact of being surveyed on multiple occasions may influence the way respondents behave, and a biased sample will produce consistently biased results, rather than random variation in the direction of errors from one poll to the next. The virtue of the approach is that it provides a more stable footing for evaluating changes over time, which is especially useful in the event of a significant shift such as that which the polls appeared to detect after the first debate.
As Kellner explains, YouGov fortuitously conducted just such a survey on a vast scale both before and after the debate. Whereas the RealClearPolitics aggregate saw a 4.3% lead to Obama on September 29 turn into a 1.3% lead to Romney by October 13, the panel survey found next to no change, with the small number of respondents switching from Obama to Romney matched by an equal share going the other way. What did emerge though was a crucial distinction in response rates from one survey to the next. Whereas the first survey elicited 33,000 responses, YouGov was only able to get 25,000 to complete the survey after the debate. This included 80% of those who indicated support for Romney the first time, against only 74% of the Obama supporters. That meant the raw numbers became immensely more favourable for Romney, and remained so after the data was weighted in the normal fashion according to demographics (by age, gender, region and race).
However, when weighting was further done according to party identification so that responses from those identifying as Republican, Democrat or independent carried equal weight from one poll to the next the effect of the differential response rates washed out, along with all but sliver of the swing to Romney. Responses are weighted in this fashion by YouGov as well as Rasmussen, but not by most other American pollsters. The argument against this approach (which, amusingly enough, has most often been heard from liberal critics of Rasmussen, which is renowned for its Republican lean) goes that party identification can change sharply in response to specific events, and that weighting for it negates their impact on voting intention. However, YouGov's evident failure to find large numbers of individuals who changed their tune after the debate (allowing for the previously noted qualification that panel respondents may be shy about admitting they have changed their minds) suggests that, on this occasion at least, party identification weighting might have produced more meaningful results.
Nate Silver was moved to hypothesise that a lack of such weighting might cause polls to exaggerate bounces which occur in response to focusing events such as party conventions and clear debate victories. This is not to say that the poll shift to Romney isn't meaningful, as the surge of enthusiasm which made Republicans more forthcoming when pollsters came calling could equally translate into higher turnout, with very real consequences for the outcome. However, Kellner offers a compelling counter-argument: that as the campaign intensifies with the approach of polling day, the enthusiasm gap and its attendant advantage to Romney will diminish. This may well be reflected in Obama's lead in the swing states, where campaigning is already quite intense enough.
1Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 8:10 am | Permalink
I suspect what has happened here is that conservative voters have been reluctant all year to commit to Romney. (He would never have been nominated if the Republican right had found a credible alternative.) This has artificially inflated Obama's polling lead, both nationally and in states like North Carolina and Virginia. Now at the last minute the conservatives are rallying to Romney, helped by his strong debating performances, and this is pulling the polls back to the 50/50 split which now seems to characterise most US elections. Obama is clinging to the lead in the key states such as Ohio, and that should enable him to win, but it's certainly possible that Romney can edge ahead. That a complete turkey like Romney is in with even a chance shows what a weak candidate Obama actually is. This has been masked up until now by his incredible run of luck. He was elected virtually unopposed to the Senate, he got the jump on a complacent Hillary Clinton in the primaries (but still nearly lost), and in 2008 faced McCain who was crippled by Bush's record and the GFC. Now he has to defend his mediocre record in office and he's done a pretty poor job of it. He is also paying the price for his massive over-promising in 2008.
2GraemePosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 9:16 am | Permalink
Indeed. The media loves the narrative of 'game changers', sine qua nons. Yet neither the convention nor the first debate in themselves uniquely change vast numbers of votes; rather they are events which trigger what was going to happen slowly anyway. A focussing by each side's lukerwarm supporters on the choice they would inevitably make.
There is a simpler explanation for the supposed likelihood of Obama winning a few more marginal states than Romney, but losing the national vote. Romney is stacking up huge majorities in the south.
The consistency of predictions of Obama's success in those key marginal states is going to be sorely tested. With so much depending on getting out the vote efforts, and early and polling day turnout; but the 'science' of opinion poll sampling of the individuals who matter, as 'likely' voters, is limited.
3tritonPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 9:42 am | Permalink
There will be a lot of turmoil in the U.S. if Romney wins the popular vote comfortably but still loses the election. Fox News will go nuts demanding that the electoral system be overhauled.
4Toorak ToffPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 9:56 am | Permalink
There was no outcry from Fox when Gore won the popular vote but was fiddled out of Florida.
This time the Dems probably should have taken up Robert Reich's suggestion and run Hillary as Obama's VP candidate.
5tritonPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 10:24 am | Permalink
Yes, TT, but it's not hard to guess why they weren't too upset at that.
6Von KirsdarkePosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 11:14 am | Permalink
I've been interested in working out likely situations of a tie in the electoral college vote. Probably the most likely case would be this one:
Obama holds on to Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, but loses North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Nevada, Colorado and Iowa. If it gets to that stage, the Democrats would have most likely lost the House vote, and will give us the very interesting combination of Romney elected from the Republican House and Biden elected from the (most likely) Democrat Senate.
Although I think it would be unlikely that Obama would lose all of those and will probably win by holding on to at least 3 of them. And if he loses Ohio, he can still win narrowly by holding on to Nevada, New Hampshire, Colorado and Iowa.
7tritonPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 2:07 pm | Permalink
(Don't let William read this.)
MDS @MarkDiStef
Sad to hear David Brooks obsession with the horse-race of American polling http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/opinion/books-poll-addict-confesses.html?_r=0 … ping @annabelcrabb @GMegalogenis
8Patrick BatemanPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 3:06 pm | Permalink
I'm expecting a significant shift from the current polling towards Obama on election day.
Obama's recent efforts have been closer to his 2008 passion. He is doing a good job of conveying two messages: 1. look, I'm very busy trying to run this country back into good times and 2. Romney is an untrustworthy liar.
US polls are misleading in that they can't really predict who will vote on election day. I am expecting Romney to be inspiring more Democrat-leaning voters to get out and vote than Republican-leaning voters. Meanwhile for the loony right Obama is nothing like the hate figure that the Clintons were and IMHO won't fire up their base as much as Romney will fire up the Dem base.
Romney peaked and since then the signs are that normality is resuming, i.e., a solid but unspectacular lead for Obama.
9tonyfunnywalkerPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 3:25 pm | Permalink
The RR tax plan – catch me if you can
10gloryconsequencePosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 6:40 pm | Permalink
Romney will pick up North Carolina, Indiana and Florida. Obama to get a 2nd term, right wingers to go absolutely mental. And I mean mental.
11Tom the first and bestPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 6:58 pm | Permalink
How is Obama a less of a hate figure for the loony right? Much of the loony right is racist.
12tritonPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 7:43 pm | Permalink
Just saw Dick Morris on O'Reilly predicting that Romney will win >300 electoral votes. Even O'Reilly thought he was really sticking his neck out.
13gloryconsequencePosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 8:15 pm | Permalink
And Missouri for Romney also.
14Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 8:18 pm | Permalink
Romney's peak was really based on people who, due to the economy and general conservative tendencies weren't going to support Obama but did not like Romney either. Romney gave many of those Americans a reason to like him at the first debate, thus the bounceback… but as time goes by, the shine has worn off again. However, don't expect anything like the pre-debate situation where we were starting to consider NC back in the Democratic column and states like Missouri being obtainable.
As it stands, I reckon where looking at 303 electoral votes and approx 50% of the pop vote for Obama versus 235 EVs and approx 49% for Romney (and around 1% for others – I am pessimistic about a Johnson bump from Paul supporters)
15DiogenesPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 8:36 pm | Permalink
New polls
Obama up 2 in Nevada and up 3 in Ohio
Down 2 in NH
16gloryconsequencePosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 8:44 pm | Permalink
Up on previous poll or…?
17DiogenesPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
Up on Romney.
18Mod LibPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 10:08 pm | Permalink
Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 8:36 pm | PERMALINK
New polls
Obama up 2 in Nevada and up 3 in Ohio
Down 2 in NH
Which Nevada poll? Are you talking about ARG? That was yesterday's news!!!!
19Mod LibPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 10:12 pm | Permalink
Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 8:15 pm | PERMALINK
And Missouri for Romney also.
Missouri was Republican last time. There is little prospect of Obama winning any red states.
I agree with Carey: 2008 – NE2 – Indiana – North Carolina, but I think he can hold onto Virginia (perhaps with Romney losing a percent or two to the Libertarian and Constitution party candidates there…and I hope Obama doesn't lose much to the Green in Virginia.
With Virginia or Ohio, Obama looks pretty good.
20DiogenesPosted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 10:27 pm | Permalink
8 polls in Ohio in the last 7 days!!
6 have Obama up with 2 ties.
21Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 10:31 pm | Permalink
I can promise you that the two candidates will be pretty much camped out in Ohio for the last week!
22Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 10:33 pm | Permalink
I hate when people use "Democrat" as an adjective. "Democrat" is a noun, "Democratic" is the adjective. The DemocratIC Party is full of Democrats. The DemocratIC Senator from X is a Democrat.
23Posted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 4:13 am | Permalink
Gallup restoring contact with Earth:
gallupnews @gallupnews
Registered Voters: #Obama 48% (+1), #Romney 47% (-1); Voters: Romney 50% (-1), Obama 47% (+1)
gallupnews @gallupnews
#Obama Job Approval: Approve 53% (+2) Disapprove 42% (-3)
Which is a hell of a shift for a three-day rolling average. Perhaps they've had a look at their methodology.
24Von KirsdarkePosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 7:39 am | Permalink
I wonder how this story will play out in US polling?
I don't think the Romney camp would appreciate the country being reminded that the Republican Party is full of nutters like this that think Rape is a lesser crime than Abortion because God says so.
25Posted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 7:55 am | Permalink
It will reinforce Obama's big lead among women, which will help him in moderate swing states like Ohio, Colorado and New Hampshire. It might also help flip the Indiana Senate seat, since Mourdock was only slightly ahead the last time I looked.
26SocratesPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:08 am | Permalink
I can understand why so many Dems are reluctant to come out and vote for Obama. He is not evil in a Bush/Cheney sense but he is very weak. Four years after the financial crisis US bankers are still at large. Many should have been jailed. Meanwhile millions are still unemployed and the debt problem has not been fixed. Issues like climate change aren't even on the table. This is not leadership.
I think Obama may scrape over the line, but as a lame duck president, he won't do much in his second term. The winner is… China.
27SocratesPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:14 am | Permalink
This story at Matt Taibi sums up why I think Obama hs little support. It explains all the compromising links that stop the US regulators doing their jobs. Reflecting Obama won't change it.
28SocratesPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:58 am | Permalink
Also if Obama "does a Bush" and gets re-elected in the electoral college while losing the popular vote it will be interesting to hear what some Democrats say, given what they said about Bush/Gore in 2000…
This in no way is meant to endorse Romney, who is a creep typical of the Wall Street types who bankrupted the richest nation on earth. But McCain might have won this one.
29guytaurPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 9:50 am | Permalink
@OutFrontCNN: More #OutFront 7p ET w/ @RickSantorum on @MittRomney RT @CNNPolitics: Poll shows five-point edge for Obama in Ohio http://t.co/JswhMBWb
30ShowsOnPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 10:56 am | Permalink
He was elected virtually unopposed to the Senate, he got the jump on a complacent Hillary Clinton in the primaries (but still nearly lost)
So what you actually mean is that as a not even one term Senator he took on the Democratic Party establishment – the Clintons – and won.
…and in 2008 faced McCain who was crippled by Bush's record and the GFC.
You still don't seem to appreciate that McCain demolished his own campaign when after 2000 he turned himself into a rank and file Republican, oh and when he destroyed his credibility by picking Sarah Palin as his running mate!
Now he has to defend his mediocre record in office and he's done a pretty poor job of it. He is also paying the price for his massive over-promising in 2008.
Obama has stabilised the U.S. economy and passed the biggest health care reform since Medicare.
He would've achieved even more if he had a congress willing to compromise.
31guytaurPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 11:41 am | Permalink
@washingtonpost: Romney campaign still supports Mourdock after comments on rape & God: http://t.co/psspOELF
32tritonPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 12:08 pm | Permalink
I think Obama may scrape over the line, but as a lame duck president, he won't do much in his second term.
I think he'll do better if he wins. The Republicans have been determined to wreck the place to stop his re-election. If he wins it'll be his last term, so there's not so much motivation to frustrate him.
33Posted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 1:22 pm | Permalink
The Democrats have been running a great Senate campaign. Even at the peak of Romney's bump they were projected to gain a few seats.
An example of their success here is in Wisconsin where Tammy Baldwin was considered a longshot at the beginning of the US Summer, now she is the favourite to win the race.
Or Warren in Massachusetts, who was originally looking to have a tough, competitive race now looks like she has got it.
I haven't really seen much data regarding House races. The close ones are usually decided by presidential candidate coattails in the region and conventional wisdom suggests the Dems will probably gain a handful but not enough to gain the majority.
34guytaurPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 2:14 pm | Permalink
@fivethirtyeight: Obama up to 71% in our forecast, his highest since Oct. 9, on favorable trendlines in nat'l trackers. http://t.co/AVlagOjq
35sustainable futurePosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 3:07 pm | Permalink
I'm hoping this is Romney's nuclear power plant melt down (a la Arnie Vinnick in west wing)
36gloryconsequencePosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 3:39 pm | Permalink
Cheers guytaur.
37Work To RulePosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 4:04 pm | Permalink
I wonder how much early voting will effect the outcomes in Ohio and Iowa. If the democrats carry those two states its difficult to see how Mitt can win.
One estimate is that 40-45% of Ohio voters will be cast before the November 6.
Colorado is likely to have 85% of votes cast early. So even though Mitt is pushing slightly ahead – it may be on a much reduced pool of remaining voters.
Anyone got a view on how significant this could be?
38deblonayPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 6:35 pm | Permalink
Re Abortion statements of recent days
The incredible statements bythe Rep Senate Candidate Murdocks … In Indiana about.. "God's Will"? and "rape babies " has put the whole issue back into the media debate again and must help Obama and Democrat candidates
39Mod LibPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:05 pm | Permalink
Carey Moore
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I haven't really seen much data regarding House races.
House data does seem to be particularly scarce this time around, perhaps due to the massive interest in the national polls, state POTUS polling and state Senate polling.
Princeton has it at about 25% of Dem takeover:
Election Projection estimates a 1 seat gain for the Dems!!!!
…it has been between 0 and 10 seats every time I look, so well short of the 25 seats needed for a majority.
Agree with everything else you said, and the Mourdock statement on rape should help get out some women (and men) who hadn't planned to vote. Could help defeat Mourdock, but also could help in Arizona making it 55-45 (if Tester can creep across the line 56-44)!
40Mod LibPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:19 pm | Permalink
Work To Rule
Posted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 4:04 pm | PERMALINK
I wonder how much early voting will effect the outcomes in Ohio and Iowa.
The 6 million dollar question. This article suggests some positive news for Obama
Obama takes 49 percent support over Romney at 44. Among those who say they have already voted, Obama leads by a 2-to-1 margin, 60 percent to 30 over Romney.
also this:
The gender gap is particularly pronounced in Ohio, according to the Time poll. Obama leads Romney 56-37 among women, while Romney holds a 51-42 lead among men.
…given women vote at higher rates than men. Perhaps even higher than normal with all the nonsense Republicans have talked about rape this season.
41Work To RulePosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 10:07 pm | Permalink
@mod Lib – interesting stuff – thanks
I suspect the Indiana senator mentioned by @deblonay has not helped the gender gap
42DiogenesPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 10:42 pm | Permalink
Ohio still staying blue.
Obama up by 5, 5 and 3 in three polls and tied in the last which is Rasmussen and has a 2% Republican bias.
43DiogenesPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 10:44 pm | Permalink
I suspect the Indiana senator mentioned by @deblonay has not helped the gender gap
The pro-rapist demographic is presumably not a great one to target and would be a distinct minority.
44Mod LibPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 10:47 pm | Permalink
He is a Tea Party candidate, and like the others in 2010 is likely to ensure a Democrat victory where no such chance seemed to be there at the start of the year.
To think that the Dems could actually end up with a 58-42 seat Senate in 2012 is just astonishing. I thought it was going to be a 50-50 shot or thereabouts early in this race!!!
The thing about Mourdock is that he takes away vital oxygen in the remaining 13 days, Senator McCain has kindly kept the story going by threatening to remove his endoresement for Mourdock, and Romney has kindly put out ads supporting Mourdock (obviously arranged prior to the "rape is God's will" comment).
With national polls trending back to Obama, the Economy looking to be on the mend (confidence is on the rise and Unemployment is on the decrease) and with Obama's approval rising and disapproval falling, and Dem wins in the final 3 debates, and the ridiculous Donald Trump rebirthing the birthing story…..I am a little more relaxed about the election now!
45lefty ePosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 10:48 pm | Permalink
"Perhaps even higher than normal with all the nonsense Republicans have talked about rape this season."
Yeah, i dont even want to know what those backwoods medieval throwbacks mean by "legitimate rape". These guys are the Christian equivalent of the Taliban, and we're supposed to pretend this is somehow still "mainstream".
46Mod LibPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 10:52 pm | Permalink
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth lefty e!
Without the likes of Trump, Akin and Mourdock providing a little comic relief, and reminding women why they vote Democrat, who knows what would have happened at this election?
The Democratic party probably does not deserve the victories in the Presidency and the Senate that I suspect they are about to win…..alas, the Republican party just cannot bring itself to elect a reasonable moderate option. If they could have done that you can see that Obama would have been surely screwed.
47Mod LibPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 11:31 pm | Permalink
(AP) — After four days of early voting, nearly one-fifth of Nevada's 1.2 million active Nevada voters had already cast ballots in advance of the Nov. 6 election day.
Figures released Wednesday by the secretary of state's office show 214,609 people had voted through Tuesday, either in person or by mail, since early voting began Saturday. Of those, ballots received from Democrats total 99,415, compared with 79,697 cast by Republicans. The remaining ballots are nonpartisans or voters registered with minor political parties.
The roughly 173,000 people who have voted in person are nearly 43,000 more than those who voted during the same period in the 2008 presidential election.
48Mod LibPosted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 11:35 pm | Permalink
Early voting in Nth Carolina also favours Obama but unlikely to be enough given he was leading by much much more in 2008 @ this stage…
49Posted Friday, October 26, 2012 at 7:59 am | Permalink
Obama is back in front in Virginia, putting him on 294 ECVs. And the Dem is now leading in the Indiana Senate race, putting the Dems at 54, even without Angus King. Romney has had his debate bounce and it hasn't put him in front in the key states. Where is he going to get another bounce from?
50Mod LibPosted Friday, October 26, 2012 at 8:23 am | Permalink
Colin Powell (past Republican Secretary of State) endorses Obama

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boy or girl parakeet 9 week old
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Hi I have to Congo African Grey one is a 5 year old male great talker pet bird little cage territorial but hasn't bitten anyone. Large vocabulary no cuss words if you pick him up will consider selling the cage for $100 is $800 by himself. Don't have the DNA paperwork lost them but he is a male.
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So when is 4-3 better than 5-2?
When you're stuck in Pool D at the Springfest boys volleyball tournament at Glenbard East.
Glenbard North and previously unbeaten Glenbard West and St. Francis all found themselves in Pool D at Saturday's Springfest tournament. Seedings are based on the previous year's finish (oddly, all three could have ended up in the same pool next year, but that story comes later).
As fate would have it, Glenbard West beat Glenbard North 27-25, 26-24, Glenbard North beat St. Francis 22-25, 25-12. 15-10, and St. Francis beat Glenbard West, 15-25, 25-15, 16-14, rallying from a 14-12 deficit in Game 3 after blowing a 12-8 lead.
All three teams finished with a 2-1 record in pool play. At many tournaments, the first tiebreaker among tied teams in a pool is the number of games won and the second is point differential. Glenbard West and St. Francis were 5-2. Glenbard North finished 4-3.
However, at Springfest, the first tiebreaker is point differential. That gave first place in the pool to Glenbard North, which had a 42-point differential after amassing 31 points in a 25-9, 25-10 whipping of Elgin Larkin, beating St. Francis by 15 and losing to Glenbard West by four.
Glenbard West's point differential was 33 (built primarily on a 25-7, 25-12 win over Larkin), and St. Francis' was 12.
So despite winning more games than Glenbard North, Glenbard West was relegated to the Silver bracket (where the Toppers lost to Benet 25-21, 25-22 in the fifth-place match. Benet had lost in pool play to eventual champion Neuqua Valley) and St. Francis was sent to the Bronze.
The situation raised an important ethical question. Since the number of games won did not matter, Glenbard West would have been better served tanking one of its two games against Glenbard North and going to a third game, where it could have built up its point differential.
After all, by beating the Panthers in two games by a total of four points, the Hilltoppers ultimately hurt their chances of winning the pool. Had they lost a game by two points, they could have played a third, tried to win by at least nine points, and overcome the point differential.
It's complicated, but here is how it works:
Glenbard North's point differential was 42 after losing both games to Glenbard West by two points. Had the Panthers won a game against Glenbard West by two instead of losing, their point differential would have been 46 heading into Game 3. Glenbard West would have been sitting at 29 instead of 33.
To make up the 17 point difference (46-29=17), Glenbard West would have to win 15-6 in Game 3 (the third game in pool play was played to only 15). That would give them nine more points (29+9=38) and taken nine points away from Glenbard North (46-9=37).
That would have given first place in the pool to Glenbard West, 38-37. Of course, how could anyone have predicted the need to play the math game since the teams met in the second match of the day?
Glenbard West thought it was doing the best thing for itself by winning in two games. How wrong the Toppers were. Of course, the entire debate would be moot had Glenbard West held on to beat St. Francis.
So how could all three teams have found themselves in the same pool next year?
Glenbard North finished fourth, losing in the championship semifinals to Downers Grove South and in the third-place game to Glenbard East. Glenbard West finished sixth, losing to Benet in the fifth-place game. St. Francis finished 11th, beating West Aurora in its finale.
Had Glenbard West beat Benet and St. Francis lost to West Aurora, the three teams would have finished fourth, fifth and 12th and found themselves in the same pool in 2014.
Accountants, calculators and Tylenol® would have been mandatory.
And unless the tournament rules are changed to make the first tiebreaker in a pool the number of games won instead of point differential, they might be anyway.


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Vermont Organ Donor Registry grows by 700 percent
BURLINGTON — Take my heart, please.
The Vermont Organ Donor Registry has announced an almost 700 percent increase in registered donors since the start of 2012.
The registry and its social initiative Donate Life Vermont started that year with 2,896 registered organ and tissue donors in Vermont, and by Jan. 1 of this year the registry had grown to over 23,000.
The registry, which started in 2010, credits multiple factors for the growth, such as Facebook's announcement this year of a partnership with Donate Life America to spread the word about organ donation.
The registry also partnered with the DMV this year to register when getting an enhanced driver's license.
The registry says more than 116,000 people are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, and this list includes more than 100 Vermonters.
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10.14.09 | Wrestling
Baker University would like to invite you to UFC 1 (University's First Competition)
In Baker University's 152-year history, 2009 marks the beginning of the wrestling program. On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Wildcat wrestling program will take to the mat for the first time against York College.
This event will be in the Mabee Gym, across the street from the Collins Center on the Baldwin City campus. It is our hope to pack the historic Mabee Gym with Baker and Kansas wrestling fans wearing orange to help cheer us onto our first wrestling victory.
10.17.09 | Football
Baker hosts Benedictine on Maple Leaf Festival weekend
The Wildcats will look to get back on track this weekend when they take on HAAC rival Benedictine College. The Wildcats come into play 2-3, while the Ravens come in at 3-3.
Baker and Benedictine have both played common opponents in Missouri Valley, MidAmerica Nazarene and Avila University. The Wildcats opened with those three opponents, and the Ravens met the same three the past three weekends. Both squads beat Avila and lost to the other two.
10.17.09 | Football
Baker takes down Benedictine 29-21
Benedictine pushed Baker all the way to the end, showing everyone why the Heart of America Athletic Conference is so tough.
Baker has now defeated the Ravens four-consecutive years improving their overall series record to 13-12-1.
10.17.09 | Women's Soccer
Dupes records eighth shutout of the season as Baker rolls 3-0
Maggie Dupes (pictured) was stellar yet again as the Lady 'Cats went on to roll Missouri Valley 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in Marshall, Mo.
Dupes made three saves to record her eighth shutout of the season. Baker improved to 11-4, 5-1. The Wildcats are ranked No.18 in the country with hopes of moving up after picking up two key victories this week.
10.17.09 | Men's Soccer
Baker ties Missouri Valley 1-1
Matt Germain (pictured) led the way Saturday afternoon scoring his team-leading sixth goal of the season giving Baker the early 1-0 lead.
Fourteen minutes into the second half, Liam McInally tied the game at 1-1 on an assist from Lewis Walker, a deadlock that wouldn't be broken.
10.19.09 | Football
Doerfler wins Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the second time this season
When senior Derek Doerfler hit a 36-yard field goal Saturday evening to give Baker the early 5-0 lead, he was making school history. Doerfler officially passed Mike Gardner, '89, on the all-time charts with his 42nd career field goal as a Wildcat.
10.20.09 | Volleyball
Baker volleyball travels to Missouri Valley Tuesday evening
The Baker University Lady 'Cats volleyball team will resume their conference schedule Tuesday evening when they travel to Marshall, Mo.
Baker (25-3, 5-1 HAAC) has been idle since a three-set sweep of Evangel University last Tuesday. Missouri Valley comes into play 8-15 overall and 2-4 in league play. The Vikings sit in 7th place, while the Wildcats sit one game behind Lindenwood for a share of the conference lead in 1st place.
10.20.09 | Soccer
Women's soccer receives highest ranking in school history
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - When the NAIA national office released the top 25 rankings this afternoon, it was the first time in school history that the women's program was ranked ahead of the men's.
The Baker women come into this weeks poll ranked No. 15 nationally with 345 votes. The men are ranked No. 16 nationally with 319 votes.


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10/11/2010 (5 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
At an open public hearing before the Park County Board of Commissioners, the monks were given unanimous approval to proceed with building the new monastery. The Monks of Mt Carmel know that their calling to live a radical monastic life, in fidelity to the original vision of the Carmelites, is special. They embrace it courageously in and for the Lord and His Church. Now they will be able to build a new Mt. Carmel for America. When the history of the Third Millennium is written, this monastery will be one of many where historians recount the rebirth of Christendom.
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10/11/2010 (5 years ago)
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CODY, WY (Catholic Online) - "Praised be Jesus Christ" said the joyful voice of a monk on the other end of the line. Within minutes I heard another joyful voice, Fr. Daniel Mary of Jesus Crucified, the Prior of this burgeoning monastic community in Wyoming formally called "Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary". I had another absolutely delightful conversation with this wonderful priest and spiritual father. My last conversation with him was in August. I wrote an article based upon it entitled "Mount Carmel for America: Carmelite Monks, Messengers of New Springtime" This Monk's love for the Lord and His Church is contagious.
The last time we spoke, Father shared the monk's hopes to build a new monastery to house their growing young community. The artist's rendering of the 144,000 square foot French Gothic style monastery alone can send one to their knees to worship, it is so beautiful. The property will also house one of the enterprises which help the monks to be self sustaining, Mystic Monk Coffee which has grown so rapidly in popularity it has outgrown its current cramped quarters where the monks roast it, grind it and package it.
Since our last conversation I had read of concerns raised by a few neighbors about the purchase of 2500 deeded acres of undeveloped ranch land for this apostolic undertaking. Some stories online speculated it may have had something to do with the monastic way of life and devout Catholic faith of the monks. However, the reasons were really quite simple. These were ranchers, good folks, who seem to have been mainly concerned about whether the building of the monastery would change the nature of the ranchland, change the lifestyle and bring a lot of traffic. Father and the monks were able to assuage their concerns that this was a monastery and only those coming for Holy Mass, Confession or spiritual counsel would make the trek up what will be a seven mile road onto Mt Carmel.
So, now the good news; on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 1:00 p.m., at an open public hearing before the Park County Board of Commissioners, the monks were given unanimous approval to proceed with the building of Mt. Carmel for America. The commissioners wanted to know whether the land will continue to be used for ranching. The monks were happy to report that it will. They intend to keep the property as a ranch as well as work the land for farming. Father Daniel Mary explained to me that with the growing resurgence of vocations to the lay brotherhood (not all monks are clerics) the Lord had already brought ranchers to the community who would help with 1,000 head of cattle that will graze on Mt. Carmel.
None of this is new to this monk; Father Daniel Mary grew up on a ranch roughly six or seven miles from the property. His father is a rancher whose reputation is well known in those parts of Wyoming. His son speaks so highly of his natural father that, as a father of five grown children myself, it warmed my heart to hear it. He dreamed of establishing a monastery in Wyoming as a younger man. He knew that the beauty of the land, the rugged simplicity and faith of the people, and the challenge of the times required such a place. That dream is becoming a reality for this man of living faith.
Fr Daniel Mary emphasized that all of the monks, even the "choir monks" will "work the land". He explained, "This helps us go back to our agrarian roots as monks and forms our young men in manly character. Young men need this kind of manly way of life which involves hard, physical work like clearing timber, growing gardens, tending to crops and ranching. It helps us to stay rooted in a deep, agrarian identity as monks and as men".
The Carmelite monks in Wyoming are hardy men with even hardier hearts, dedicated to the Lord and His Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. They have revived the ancient tradition of Carmel, returning to the original charism and the ancient traditions. He takes great joy in sharing the enthusiasm of the growing number of young men who are joining or discerning the community, seeking a full monastic life, and in some instances, seeking the eremitical life. There will be hermitages on Mt. Carmel for those monks called to respond to the invitation of the Lord to that special way of life in Him and for His Church.
In his plain spoken, naturally supernatural manner he explained that he considers Mount Carmel part of a "monastic flowering" in our day. We spoke enthusiastically about Church history and how monks and similar monastic flowerings have preceded the great renewals in the Church in centuries past. With great delight he told me the young men seeking to live this life say to him "Reverend father, can we just follow the way of the Saints". And this holy priest fully believes that, in his own words, the "surest way to go in bringing back the great monastic tradition of Carmel as a gift to and for the Church is to follow the way of the Saints".
In concluding our discussion he told me a very heartwarming story of the only resident who spoke at the recent public hearing. When the commissioners opened the floor for discussion, before unanimously voting to approve the requests presented by the Monks, Father Daniel Mary admits that he was a little concerned. After all, there had been some concerns from neighbors before. However, only one woman spoke, an older woman named Susan. Turns out Susan had been in the Courthouse to get license plates for she and her husband's new truck when she saw the sign indicating there was going to be a public hearing on the Monks request to build on that property.
When the commissioners asked for public comment she stepped forward and spoke, "I want everybody to know, I love these monks. They are the best neighbors we could ever have. They pray for us all. I want all of you to know that these monks should be given full approval for everything they ask for." Susan then came up to the monks and thanked them, leaned down and kissed the head of Fr. Daniel Mary and then left the hearing room. The second part of the session concerned the requests for "Mystic Monk" Coffee to build a new facility. It was also approved.
When the second session was complete, the monks received news that Susan had driven home and accidentally left her truck in gear when she went to get out. In a freak accident, she was run over and sustained very serious injuries. Susan died that very day. Of course the monks were shocked! They immediately drove to the house. They found her grieving husband and went inside to console him. They hugged him. He asked "Why"? Father Daniel Mary then explained to me what they told Susan's husband. They explained her act of kindness at the hearing. In the midst of his tears of grief he said it helped to make sense of it all for him; it was his wife's "last act of love."
The Monks of "Carmel of the Immaculate heart of Mary" come to us at the beginning of the Third Christian Millennium as a gift and a prophetic sign. These are real monks and real men, passionately and courageously in love with the Lord Jesus Christ and dedicated to renewing in our day the great treasury of monasticism. Vocations are not a problem for these monks; they receive hundreds of inquiries a year. They will build a place from which prayer will rise to the heavens, renewing the Church so that she can continue her redemptive mission in our age. The beauty of the monastery they will build will be added to the beauty of 2500 deeded acres of ranch land. This land is enhanced by over 6,000 acres of forested land surrounding Mt. Carmel which is part of a National Forest lease and cannot be developed.
The Monks of Mt Carmel know that their calling to live a radical monastic life, in fidelity to the original vision of the Carmelites, is special. They embrace it courageously in and for the Lord and His Church. Now they will be able to build a new Mt. Carmel for America. I have said it before and I say it again - with even more conviction - when the history of the Third Millennium is written, this monastery will be one of many where historians recount the rebirth of Christendom. The building of this monastery is Good News for the Monks of Mt Carmel and Good News for the Church in the United States. They need our prayer and they need our financial support to build Mt. Carmel for America.
By Marshall Connolly, Catholic Online (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
Superheroes are real, and sometimes they wear habits! According to police, a 74-year old man was saved from a falling tree by a mysterious nun. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - According to police in Wrentham, Massachusetts, a 74-year old man was cutting down a tree ... continue reading
By Ann Schneible, CNA/EWTN News
As Pope Francis' year dedicated to consecrated life ends, one nun shared her thoughts on the how her religious garb serves as a "visible sign" that God exists and loves every person. Rome, Italy (CNA/EWTN News). - Though the official Year for Consecrated Life ... continue reading
By Kenya Sinclair (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
Pope Francis concluded the Year for Consecrated Life before a crowd of thousands in the Paul VI hall on Monday. During the conclusion, Pope Francis spoke of obedience, the importance of reaching out to Christians and non-Christians alike and concluded with talks of ... continue reading
By Antonio Anup Gonsalves, CNA/EWTN News
Catholics in Southern Arabia last week gathered in Abu Dhabi to celebrate the ordination of two Capuchin Franciscan priests by Bishop Paul Hinder, Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNA/EWTN News) - Fr. Darick Paul D'Souza and ... continue reading
By Kenya Sinclair (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
New graduates have become so indebted to private banks, the government and other sources of money after borrowing enough to pay for their education. Now crippled in debt, many are turned away from the vocations they are called to as they are unable to pay their debts ... continue reading
By Kenya Sinclair (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
Despite attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and joining the U.S. Marine Corps, Thomas Woodhouse was welcomed as a new priest at the Saint Patrick Church in Cumberland, MD despite his late answer to the call. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "The journey ... continue reading
By Kenya Sinclair (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
Bishop John Noonan spoke on the first of a two-day Hispanic vocations workshop sponsored by the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors at a Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York on October 29. Noonan spoke of the high number of Hispanics ... continue reading
By Kenya Sinclair (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
During Pope Francis' U.S. tour, he led mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. Though each U.S. mass the pontiff held was touching, it was this homily that stood out among the others with a focus on the words "What about you?" LOS ... continue reading
By Caitlin Bootsma
Many of us benefit from the example and outreach of men and women who are leaders in our Catholic faith. These faithful servants help propel our knowledge and love of the Lord, be it through their witness, their virtue, the ministries they run or-in the case of ... continue reading
By Ann Schneible, CNA/EWTN News
As the Church brings the needs of the family to the forefront with the upcoming Synod this fall, one Dominican sister says it is no surprise that Pope Francis should also dedicate this year to the consecrated life. Rome, Italy, May 18, 2015 / 02:51 pm (CNA/EWTN ... continue reading


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Commencement 2016
Commencement at William Paterson University is an important event for graduating students, family, and friends, as well as the faculty and staff. The ceremony provides an opportunity for the entire University to celebrate the achievements and successful conclusion of a higher education degree.
The commencement ceremony is a formal celebration steeped in academic ritual and the traditions of the University complete with procession, academic regalia, and other elements of pageantry. Personal attention takes center stage as each graduate is individually recognized.
This year's ceremonies will be held as follows:
Graduate Ceremony (master's and doctoral degrees)
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 • 7:00 pm • Shea Center
Tickets are required
Undergraduate Ceremony (bachelor's degrees)
Friday, May 20, 2016 • 9:00 am • Prudential Center, Newark
Tickets are NOT required
Other Important Dates:
Senior Portraits for the 2016 "Pioneer" Yearbook
Senior Portraits will be taken on the following dates:
Monday to Friday, November 9 to 13, 2015
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Article: Protein Serine/Threonine Phosphotase-2A Are Differentially Expressed and Regulates Eye Development in Vertebrates.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Protein serine/threonine phosphatase-2A (PP-2A) is one of the key enzymes responsible for dephosphorylation in vertebrates. PP-2A-mediated dephosphorylation articipates in many different biological processes including cell proliferation, differentiation, transformation, apoptosis, autophage and senescence. However, whether PP-2A directly controls animal development remains to be explored. Here, we present direct evidence to show that PP-2A displays important functions in regulating eye development of vertebrates. Using goldfish as a model system, we have demonstrated the following novel information. First, inhibition of PP-2A activity leads to significant death of the treated embryos, which is derived from blastomere apoptosis associated with enhanced phosphorylation of Bcl-XL at Ser-62, and the survived embryos displayed severe phenotype in the eye. Second, knockdown of PP-2A with morpholino oligomers leads to significant death of the injected embryos. The survived embryos from PP-2A knockdown displayed clear retardation in lens differentiation. Finally, overexpression of each catalytic subunit of PP-2A also causes death of majority of the injected embryos and leads to absence of goldfish eye lens or severely disturbed differentiation. Together, our results provide direct evidence that protein phosphatase-2A is important for normal eye development in goldfish.
Article: Protein Serine/Threonine Phosphotase-1 is Essential in Governing Normal Development of Vertebrate Eye[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Protein serine/threonine phosphatase-1 (PP1) is one of the key enzymes responsible for dephosphorylation in vertebrates. Protein dephosphorylation via PP1 is implicated in many different biological processes including gene expression, cell cycle control, transformation, neuronal transmission, apoptosis, autophage and senescence. However, whether PP1 directly controls animal development remains to be investigated. Here, we present direct evidence to show that PP1 plays an essential role in regulating eye development of vertebrates. Using goldfish as a model system, we have shown the following novel results. First, inhibition of PP1 activity leads to death of a majority of the treated embryos, and the survived embryos displayed severe phenotype in the eye. Second, knockdown of each catalytic subunit of PP1 with morpholino oligomers leads to partial (PPl knockdown) or complete (PPl or PPl knockdown) death of the injected embryos. The survived embryos from PP1 knockdown displayed clear retardation in lens differentiation. Finally, overexpression of each subunit of PP1 also causes death of majority of the injected embryos and leads to abnormal development of goldfish eye. Mechanistically, Pax-6 is one of the major downstream target mediating the effects of PP1 function since the eye phenotype in Pax-6 knockdown fish is similar to that derived from overexpression of PP1. Together, our results for the first time provide direct evidence that protein phosphatase-1 plays a key role in governing normal eye formation during goldfish development.
Article: Knockdown of Akt1 Promotes Akt2 Upregulation and Resistance to Oxidative-Stress-Induced Apoptosis Through Control of Multiple Signaling Pathways[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The Akt signaling pathway plays a key role in promoting the survival of various types of cells from stress-induced apoptosis, and different members of the Akt family display distinct physiological roles. Previous studies have shown that in response to UV irradiation, Akt2 is sensitized to counteract the induced apoptosis. However, in response to oxidative stress such as hydrogen peroxide, it remains to be elucidated what member of the Akt family would be activated to initiate the signaling cascades leading to resistance of the induced apoptosis. In the present study, we present the first evidence that knockdown of Akt1 enhances cell survival under exposure to 50 μM H(2)O(2). This survival is derived from selective upregulation and activation of Akt2 but not Akt3, which initiates 3 major signaling cascades. First, murine double minute 2 (MDM2) is hyperphosphorylated, which promotes p53 degradation and attenuates its Ser-15 phosphorylation, significantly attenuating Bcl-2 homologous antagonist killer (Bak) upregulation. Second, Akt2 activation inactivates glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3β) to promote stability of myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein 1 (MCL-1). Finally, Akt2 activation promotes phosphorylation of FOXO3A toward cytosolic export and thus downregulates Bim expression. Overexpression of Bim enhances H(2)O(2)-induced apoptosis. Together, our results demonstrate that among the Akt family members, Akt2 is an essential kinase in counteracting oxidative-stress-induced apoptosis through multiple signaling pathways.
Article: The Small Heal Shock Protein αA-Crystallin Is Expressed In Pancreas and Acts as Negative Regulator of Carcinogenesis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The small heat shock protein alphaA-crystallin is a structural protein in the ocular lens. In addition, recent studies have also revealed that it is a molecular chaperone, an autokinase and a strong anti-apoptotic regulator. Besides its lenticular distribution, a previous study demonstrates that a detectable level of alphaA-crystallin is found in other tissues including thymus and spleen. In the present study, we have re-examined the distribution of alphaA-crystallin in various normal human and mouse tissues and found that the normal pancreas expresses a moderate level of alphaA-crystallin. Moreover, alphaA-crystallin is found significantly downregulated in 60 cases of pancreatic carcinoma of different types than it is in 11 normal human pancreas samples. In addition, we demonstrate that alphaA-crystallin can enhance the activity of the activating protein-1 (AP-1) through modulating the function of the MAP kinase, and also upregulates components of TGFbeta pathway. Finally, expression of alphaA-crystallin in a pancreatic cancer cell line, MiaPaCa, results in retarded cell migration. Together, these results suggest that alphaA-crystallin seems to negatively regulate pancreatic carcinogenesis.
Article: The Goldfish SG2NA Gene Encodes Two α-Type Regulatory Subunits for PP-2A and Displays Distinct Developmental Expression Pattern[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: SG2NA is a member of the striatin protein family. In human and mouse, the SG2NA gene encodes two major protein isoforms: SG2NA alpha and SG2NA beta. The functions of these proteins, except for acting as the regulatory subunits for PP-2A, remain largely unknown. To explore the possible functions of SG2NA in lower vertebrates, we have isolated two SG2NA cDNAs from goldfish, Carassius auratus. Our results reveal that the first cDNA contains an ORF of 2118 bp encoding a deduced protein with 705 amino acids, and the second one 2148 bp coding for a deduced protein of 715 amino acids. Comparative analysis reveals that both isoforms belong to the alpha-type, and are named SG2NA alpha and SG2NA alpha(+). RT-PCR and western blot analysis reveal that the SG2NA gene is differentially expressed in 9 tissues examined. During goldfish development, while the SG2NA mRNAs remain relatively constant in the first 3 stages and then become decreased and fluctuated from gastrula to larval hatching, the SG2NA proteins are fluctuated, displaying a peak every 3 to 4 stages. Each later peak is higher than the earlier one and the protein expression level becomes maximal at hatching stage. Together, our results reveal that SG2NA may play an important role during goldfish development and also in homeostasis of most adult tissues.
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ABSTRACT: The c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) are members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family. Their functions in regulating animal development have been well studied in both invertebrates and vertebrates. However, it remains to be determined whether they play a role in sex determination. Here we present first evidence to show that expression of JNK1 displays distinct patterns during sex reversal of rice-field eel. Molecular cloning reveals that JNK1 is well conserved among rice-field eel and other vertebrates. Both quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis demonstrate that JNK1 is highly expressed in the ovary of the female individual and reduced to a substantial degree at the later stage of the intersex. However, when the intersex individual develops into the stage of male, expression of the JNK1 in the testis of the male individual is distinctly downregulated. Associated with the contrast JNK1 expression pattern in female and male gonads, several stem cell marker genes including Nanog, Oct-3/4, and Sox-2 were also differentially expressed in female and male germinal stem cells. Together, these results suggest it is possible that JNK1 plays an important role in sexual reversal of the rice-field eel.
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Obama has said of his relationship to Ayers, "the notion that ... me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8 years old, somehow reflects on me and my values, doesn't make much sense." But Ayers published his memoir in 2001 after he and Obama had become friends. And it was in a Sept. 11, 2001, New York Times article about the book that Ayers said, "I don't regret setting bombs," adding, "I feel we didn't do enough." And when asked by the Times whether he would do it all again, Ayers said, "I don't want to discount the possibility."
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I've been watching a bunch of X-Men cartoons on Netflix while I sketch lately.
This round: Jean Grey, Colossus, Night Crawler and Logan!
This round: Jean Grey, Colossus, Night Crawler and Logan!
Aaaaand why isn't this a movie/tv show yet? This is awesome!
Do you do commission work?
awesome really cool
wish there was and X-menn cartoon like the one that was in the 90's the best x-men cartoon, along side the one by Madhouse the X-men Anime
LOVE this! The shapes are amazing
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this is AWESOME
I love the cartoony style! Is this digital or traditional?
colossus looks almost like capitin marvel from the justice legue
Love your style!
Heel yeah!!!!!!!!Офигенные скетчи!!
Very good! Amazing characters, congratulations!
great nightcrawler!
Great characters...
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I love your face shapes!
this is sweet! I wanna see more of this kind of stuff, do some full body works just pencil/inked. Man this great
Colossus has some very nice line used to show off his broad face. good work!
awesome headshots
Really cool, man! Love that Jean!
Such brilliant lines, love it!
Oooooooooh my Lord you are the great master. I kneel before your awesome art.
Nice work, I'd love to be able to do stuff like this
The 90s X-men, or Evolution?
both! annnd "wolverine and the x-men"... which i have some mixed feelings about but watching nontheless heheh.
I didn't know it was on Netflix!! That's one that I hated at first, but after a few episodes, I was hooked! I love the character designs, too.
lovin' curt over there ;D nice job.
gief me your talent!
awesome! So have I! I watched The Dark Phoenix Saga, and the one where the Star Jammers were after her. I thought that was a cool episode.
haha awesome. once i started an episode, i realized that i really miss saturday morning cartoons and now i have to watch 'em all heheh.
This rocks!!! I love your style
Colossus is evil and Nightcrawler has gone insane.
Love these. Colossus especially.
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My fiancé and I have been to NOTL a half a dozen times and just recently visited stonechurch/small talk vineyards. We so regret not going to this vineyard sooner! Each time we go...
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Visited this location as part of a 10 winery tour of Niagara on the Lake. I had been to this winery as Stonechurch twice and was unaware of the change to Small Talk before getting there.
The girl doing the tasting was new and didn't seem to have any experienced assistance. She did well but didn't offer much info.
My fiancé and I have been to NOTL a half a dozen times and just recently visited stonechurch/small talk vineyards. We so regret not going to this vineyard sooner! Each time we go we learn so much about their wines and wines in general. Now stonechurch/small talk is our first stop. Love the atmosphere and the employees and not to...
We heard you are loosing the lips on the labels - so sad. Such great branding!!! If you sell your glasses, you should let your fans know. I would buy a case!
Being a group of 20 on a family wine tour, this was our second stop. We were escorted into a room with tables. We sat down and a woman came and served us different wines and gave us alot of information about the winery and its wine. The best part was, the owner of the winery came in a answered...
The lady was very knowledgable and fun. We went to buy some wine for friends who had asked us to get a specific kind, and we liked some of the taste tests (free) so much we bought some bottles for ourselves.
We stopped by again on another visit to NOTL. The last several times we have been there, we have found the whites to be outstanding. This time was no exception. We had our 8 year old son with us so it needed to be a quick stop. We were excited to see a cat outside enjoying lots of attention when...
Like a previous reviewer we were on a Grape Escaped Wine Tour which was excellent. We found Stonechurch to have very good wines at a reasonable price and they treat you like you are a somebody and not just another number. We would highly recommend this winery to everyone.
Kept topping our tastings off with more and more wine. We went on a great Grape Escape wine tour that went to four wineries including Stonechurch.
What I liked most about Stonechurch was that we were cheerfully greeted before we had even entered the building. The people assisting with the tastings were knowledgeable, friendly and engaging. It was a really enjoyable experience. I absolutely loved that while tasting the wines you could also samples some of their dips/spreads and oils. It was nice to be able...
It was a beautiful Sunday in September and our first ever winery visit. What a wonderful experience. The staff were very friendly. The tour and guide(Lambert) was very informative and entertaining. We learned a great deal about winemaking, vineyards and the various types of grapes...which we were invited to try right off the vine. Delicious!
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NYC Sets All-Time Record for Fewest Fire Fatalities in 2012
By NYC.gov - JAN. 02, 2013
Mayor Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano today announced two new records achieved by the FDNY in 2012: the fewest civilian fire deaths in city history, and the fastest average ambulance response time ever achieved for life-threatening medical emergencies. There were 58 fire deaths in 2012, four less than the previous record low of 62 set in 2010. The FDNY's Emergency Medical Service averaged an ambulance response time for life-threatening medical emergencies of 6:30 – a second faster than the previous record of 6:31 set in 2011. The Mayor and Commissioner made the announcement during a promotion ceremony for FDNY members at the Training Academy on Randall's Island.
"With record low number of murders and shootings and the fewest fire deaths in our city's history, 2012 was a historic year for public safety," said Mayor Bloomberg. "The FDNY has consistently improved fire safety over the past decade and has continued to drive response times to historic lows. These achievements and the efforts by our firefighters, EMT's and paramedics to save lives – while putting theirs on the line – is the reason fewer New Yorkers died as a result of fire in 2012 than ever before."
"These historic achievements are a direct result of the dedication of the Department's number one resource – our members," said Commissioner Cassano. "While the demand for the Fire Department's services has increased in the last year, and despite a devastating storm that taxed the Department at every level, we have continued to improve on our core missions of responding quickly to medical emergencies and reducing fire related deaths."
Fire Deaths Declined 12 Percent Compared to Previous Year
Fire deaths declined 12 percent in 2012 compared to 2011 (when there were 66 deaths) and it was the seventh consecutive year with fewer than 100 fire related deaths – which has occurred only 12 times in nearly a century of record keeping dating to 1916. The decline in fire deaths during the last decade is unprecedented, with a 43 percent decline since 2001.
From 2002 to 2012, an average of 85 deaths occurred each year, down from an average of 140 deaths a year during the 1990's. During the 1980's, the city averaged 236 fire deaths annually, and in the 1970's, 278 people died on average each year in fires. The record high year for fire deaths was 1970, when there were 310.
- In 79 percent of 2012's fatal fires (46 of the 58 fire related deaths) there was no working smoke detector present.
- Seniors were the largest group who lost their lives in fires, with 25 of the deceased aged 70 or over (43 percent of all deaths).
- The top causes of fatal fires in 2012 were accidental electrical fires (17), smoking (15), incendiary fires (9) and cooking-related (7).
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Fire and EMS Response Times at or Near Record Lows
Structural fire response time in 2012 was 4:04, two seconds higher than last year when it was 4:02 due in part to the large call volume that occurred during and after Hurricane Sandy when the FDNY responded to nearly 100 serious structural fires. Average fire response time remains in line with the record lows recorded since 2009 when the city implemented expedited dispatch protocols and introduced Unified Call Taking, streamlining the 911 system and shaving valuable seconds off response times. Average response times to structural fires for the past decade are as follows:
The new, fastest ever average ambulance response time was achieved by EMS despite a 3.4 percent increase in overall call volume – and a record-setting 1.3 million calls handled. More than 43,000 additional calls were received in 2012 compared to 2011 – including a new one-day record during Hurricane Sandy of 5,681 emergencies. (The new record fastest ambulance response time of 6:30 is calculated for the most life-threatening types of medical emergencies known as Segment 1-3 calls, and includes reports of cardiac arrest, unconscious, and choking patients).
Below are average EMS response times for Segment 1-3 calls during the last decade:
The total number of structural fires citywide increased about 1 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, while non-structural fires decreased by 10 percent to the fewest number recorded in city history. The successful reduction of fires and fire deaths in recent years has occurred while the FDNY's Fire Safety Education efforts were dramatically increased, reaching millions of New Yorkers with fire safety information and education. In 2012, Fire Safety Education teams delivered 6,651 presentations to 593,496 individuals at schools, community centers, businesses and senior centers; distributed 22,209 free smoke/CO alarms and 88,903 batteries for use in smoke/ CO alarms. Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Cassano reminded the public to observe the following fire safety tips this winter:
- Install smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. If you already have detectors installed, make sure you test them at least once a month.
- Space heaters should be on a flat surface at least three feet from anything that can burn and should always be turned off when leaving a room or going to sleep.
- Never use an extension cord with a space heater; it should be plugged directly into an outlet.
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- Use electric blankets only if they have the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) mark and are less than 10 years old. Blankets that are 10 years or older account for 99% of all electric blanket fires.
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A neighbor restored an old sleigh and asked if he could bring it up and have my horse pull it. I was a little wary because my horse is still fairly green to driving (I started him this past summer) and all that he has pulled is a small two wheeled metal training cart but I figured that I would give it a try.
My husband packed a great trail around the fields at the farm and my horse took to pulling the sleigh like a champ. This horse never ceases to amaze me. Whatever I ask of him, he does it without question. These pictures are from today, the third day that I've taken my horse out with the sleigh. I took the pictures while my husband was driving so no great action shots but it was still a beautiful day for it :)


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Most Of The Time Song Lyrics
Most of the time
I'm clear focused all around,
Most of the time
I can keep both feet on the ground,
I can follow the path, I can read the signs,
Stay right with it, when the road unwinds,
I can handle whatever I stumble upon,
I don't even notice she's gone,
Most of the time.
Most of the time
It's well understood,
Most of the time
I wouldn't change it if I could,
I can't make it all match up, I can hold my own,
I can deal with the situation right down to the bone,
I can survive, I can endure
And I don't even think about her
Most of the time.
Most of the time
My head is on straight,
Most of the time
I'm strong enough not to hate.
I don't build up illusion 'till it makes me sick,
I ain't afraid of confusion no matter how thick
I can smile in the face of mankind.
Don't even remember what her lips felt like on mine
Most of the time.
Most of the time
She ain't even in my mind,
I wouldn't know her if I saw her
She's that far behind.
Most of the time
I can't even be sure
If she was ever with me
Or if I was with her.
Most of the time
I'm halfway content,
Most of the time
I know exactly where I went,
I don't cheat on myself, I don't run and hide,
Hide from the feelings, that are buried inside,
I don't compromised and I don't pretend,
I don't even care if I ever see her again
Most of the time.
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›You're Gonna Miss Me
13th Floor Elevators
›Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
The Kinks
›I'm Wrong About Everything
John Wesley Harding
›Oh! Sweet Nuthin'
The Velvet Underground
›Always See Your Face
›Most Of The Time
Bob Dylan
›Fallen For You
Shiela Nicholls
›Dry The Rain
The Beta Band
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
›Cold Blooded Old Times
›Let's Get It On
Jack Black
›Lo Boob Oscillator
›Who Loves The Sun
The Velvet Underground
›I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)
Stevie Wonde
›Inside Game
Royal Trux
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Oklahoma blood donors to get free Thunder tickets
Mustang Middle School eighth-grader Ty Astle has a message for those who haven't considered giving blood. "Please do so," he said. "It's a really important thing to do. It's only a few minutes, and for some, it's really helpful." The Oklahoma Blood Institute will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at Cox Convention Center. The blood institute has partnered with the Oklahoma City Thunder to give each donor two free tickets to a Thunder basketball game, while supplies last. Leslie Gamble, a spokeswoman for the blood institute, said the organization needs to replenish its blood supply, which has dwindled because of the holidays and the snowstorm. Astle, 13, came to know about the importance of giving blood in September when doctors diagnosed him with aplastic anemia, a condition in which one's body stops producing enough new blood cells. He has had more than 14 blood transfusions and will continue to receive transfusions until he finds a donor for a bone marrow transplant. His mother, Verdean Morrison, organized blood drives at her church and at the school where she teaches. She said the outpouring of support lifted her family's spirits. "The generosity has been amazing," she said. "It's something that really does bring out the good in people."Comments
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