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The "Me decade" is portrayed as a happy and laid back extended episode of The Brady Bunch. with flared collars and denim jumpsuits and disco and skinny joints rolled with weak marijuana.
And yet David Frum makes a solid case for exactly that, and by the time his statistics heavy tale is finished, one wonders how it is that the 70s ended up a mere historical parenthesis.
For it was in the 70s - not the 60s - that teen sex and divorce rates first went through the roof, that Americans overwhelming stopped trusting in their government, that psychobabble entered the nation's daily vocabulary, that the dollar's dominant role in the world ended and the national economy stalled, that the environment became a political issue, that gays were accepted, that hard-core pornography became a common site in corner stores, that racial tensions exploded with debates over bussing and affirmative action.
Frum anchors his thesis that the 70s were the true pivot decade with an impressive amount of data and so many revealing anecdotes that one wonders if there is a single cultural document he did not turn inside out in his research.
Exploring the social and political revolutions of the 70s is half the book, with the other half exploring the economic continuities the 70s shared with the previous three decades: a strong labor movement and belief in the government's obligation to intervene in the economy, culminating with the notorious price controls of the oil crisis. Frum's analysis of these trends is deeply colored by his politics.
An editor at the neoconservative Weekly Standard, his polemical thrusts are at warp speed when the subject is the breakdown of the family, welfare rights or the meddling of the liberal Brennan Supreme Court. Openly brandishing this conservatism often leads an otherwise formidable intelligence astray.
He blames, for example, the loss of patriotic values on flag burning anti-Vietnam protestors rather than the war itself and lying politicians; he sees the failure of the Democratic Congress to continue US support for "South Vietnam" in 1975 as a manifestation of liberal cowardice and betrayal; he blames the increased social activism of Protestant clergy on declining religiosity; he sees the revelations about the CIA forced by the Church committee as a disaster for democracy. And so on.
But Frum is also capable of slaying conservative sacred cows, and whatever one's politics, How We Got Here shows the reader how very serious the 70s were, Marsha Brady's pants notwithstanding.
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So sometimes in life and art, I'm a big ol' copycat. I guess a nicer way of saying that is that 'I'm inspired by...' Even at a young age, I couldn't create without copying. In art class I couldn't draw from life or my mind's eye. I would have to copy somebody else's art, something already drawn or painted.
Remember Tippy from the magazines? Yea, I got accepted to art school too (like everybody else that bothered to submit it). Mine looked exactly like this. I think I was 12 or 13 at the time.
My art teacher was very unamused when I drew and turned this in as one of my assignments.
I could draw him line by line. Nowadays, I have to follow patterns (knitting) or look at abstract paintings and make them my own. The cool thing is now they transform into something different. I know that doesn't make me a true artist, more of an artist wannabe but I'm okay with that. I do it for fun. I'm not selling it and most of the time it's pretty distinguishable from where the inspiration started.
Anywho, this week's inspiration makes me draw the parallel between art and my physical activities. This week I was inspired and motivated by a new goal MOSTMOM1 made in her latest post. She wanted to get her next fitbit badge which was 30,000 steps in one day. I was like, "wow, that's awesome. I haven't received a badge in quite a while. That's a great goal. I wonder what my next badge is." I know I've reached 27,000 steps on last year's trip to New York City where we got 20,000+ each day. But yep, I haven't reached the next milestone of 30,000...
next up...30,000
I think this achievable but I need a little more time since Consistency Has Not Been Not My Name, as of late, getting anywhere between 5000 and 15,000 steps a day. MOSTMOM1 estimates about 14 miles to achieve 30,000 steps. That sounds about right. I'm planning on 12-15 miles.
Part 1 of zee-Plan (not sure why my thoughts are in a french accent):
So what's my plan? Starting yesterday (Sunday=14,138), to get no less than 10,000 steps a day until Saturday.
Part 2 of zee-Plan:
Saturday, I'm getting up extra early to walk from here to the contact station (old entrance to Desoto State Park).
The road is now paved but the wall is still there and doesn't look too much different now. The trees are taller, that's for sure.
Now (well almost now, the building was recently renovated into a CCC museum. They did a beautiful job preserving the history. It's been sandblasted, molding replaced, and was re-roofed. I think the rededication was in May):
photo by Brittany McAlister-Hughes of DSP
From the old entrance to the park, I'll hike up on the right behind the building taking the trails to the Country Store by the new entrance to the park, looping back around to the trails where the fairies live (they must), through the primitive campgrounds, exiting by the wall pictured on the left and then taking the road back home. I estimate this to be about 12 miles, roundtrip.
The contact station pictured above is on the left of the map. Depending on how I feel, I may add the blue part (Never-Never Land) which would add a little less than 3 miles.
I will come home, regroup, stretch and rest. I'll estimate what I need to do to achieve 30,000 and take 1 to 2 more smaller walks. Probably with the doggies.
I'm excited. If I achieve this Saturday, I can work on some other badges:
Next badge is 2000 miles
Next up is 14,000 floors
I'm having trouble finding where I fall on the above goals since FitBit revamped their dashboard. All I know is that it's been some time since I achieved 1000 miles and 8000 floors and that 2000 miles and 14,000 floors are the next badges.
I've had to get creative with how I'm going to achieve this goal this week. Details to come.
I know, you MUST be on the edge of your seat, da-duh-dummmmm!
Who's with me?
Peace, light, and love. Yo.
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Sounds like you have a great plan. I get about 2500 steps per mile (depending on terrain and how fast I am walking).
I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling with FB's new dashboard. Today I realized in settings you can turn it off and go back to the old one (which I did immediately).
Today I got a new badge (two actually) 75 flights of steps and 100 flights of steps. We hiked from the highway parking lot at Carver's gap to the summit of Roan Mtn and then to the Roan High Bluff (for lunch with a view). It was a lot of climbing (inclined trail and steps (logs and rocks) that added to 100 flights!
It does feel good to get a new one. Let us know how you do this weekend.
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Hello again, GymCat fans!
I cannot believe it is already the end of October! We are now already a few months into mandatory practice, and our first meet is just around the corner. I have never been more eager for season to start. The amount of talent, hard work, and dedication on the team this year is astonishing. We are all excited to show you how much all of this is going to pay off.
While the coaches are helping us work hard in the gym, they are also helping us have fun outside of the gym. Something we all look forward to every year is coming up next week- the team Halloween party! We are all having fun planning our intricate costumes. Be prepared to see some hilarious pictures of them soon!
This season is going to be awesome; I can already tell. We are all pushing ourselves to be better than we were yesterday, and that is important. Come January, we are going to be a force to be reckoned with. Being a senior on this team and being able to guide and push everybody in the right direction is an honor. I know myself and the other seniors are taking this leading position seriously, and we look forward to leaving a lasting impression on Arizona gymnastics.
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One character on "The Walking Dead" that viewers don't know much about is Bob Stookey. With most of the characters, their backstory is revealed. However, the only thing known about Bob is that he struggles with an addiction to alcohol. There was an episode where a tiny piece of his history was shown. When Daryl and Glenn found him, he didn't say too much. When asked for details, he just said that he was the only survivor of two groups he was a part of previously and that one person asked him to kill her. Even with that piece of information, he remains a mystery. So what is the deal with Bob Stookey and what can fans expect from him in the future? On March 12, WetPaint revealed some details about the character.
Warning: If you do not want to know possible spoilers for "The Walking Dead" or fan speculation, then stop reading.
When viewers first saw Bob on the screen, they were suspicious of him. Without knowing more about him, it is difficult to figure out his intentions.
TheWalkingDead.com spoke with Robert Kirkman about Bob Stookey. He replied,
"Once we got Lawrence Gilliard Jr. for the role — That's one of the best things about television versus a comic is that once you see what an actor can do they, just their presence, almost demands more, and watching the character of Bob evolve over the course of the season is a pretty fun aspect of this process."
This almost sounds like fans might learn more about Bob in the future. Perhaps his character's history will slowly be revealed piece by piece.
Kirkman added,
"[Showrunner] Scott [Gimple] and I and everybody in the writers' room have always had big plans for Bob. We definitely wanted to change his character up a little bit. I think a lot of that is due to lines and knowing what [Larry] can handle and really just trying to do something new that hasn't been done before with a character; showing somebody that can be as weirdly optimistic as Bob is at times — for those strange reasons that he is — adds something new to the mix."
It definitely sounds interesting, but what big plans do they have for Bob? Are those plans good or bad? While some fans don't trust him completely, Sasha seems to. When he kissed her she softened up a bit and for a few moments lost that hardness she carries around.
Nicole Ramage is a fan of "The Walking Dead," but she doesn't trust Bob Stookey. She said,
"His drinking makes him untrustworthy."
Speaking of Bob and Sasha, Kirkman said that there is potential for a relationship between them in the future. Of course he didn't say there would be... just that there is potential for one.
Nicole responded to this by saying Stookey and Sasha shouldn't get together, she has a theory that she will end up with another character.
What do you think of Bob Stookey on "The Walking Dead?" Do you think that he is untrustworthy or do you have a good feeling about him? What do you think are the "big plans" for his character?


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Aquilani will miss Wednesday's match with Siena after injuring his knee against Roma, Football Italia reports.
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The midfielder is expected to return from injury (achilles) after the international break, Football Italia reports.
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The Roman-born center midfielder has officially moved from Liverpool to Fiorentina, Football Italia reports.
Aquilani fills a need even if Fiorentina may have overpaid for him.
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Aquilani has left Liverpool's American tour as rumors suggest he could be headed to Fiorentina, Goal.com reports.
It would be interesting if Aquilani ends up with Fiorentina. Two years ago he was on loan with Juventus and last season he was on loan with AC Milan, as he swapped places with Andrea Pirlo. If he goes to Florence, he'd swap places with Riccardo Montolivo, who joined AC Milan.
April 24, 2012
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Aquilani may not remain with AC Milan beyond this season as he may be held short of appearing the necessary 25 league matches agreed with Liverpool, which would have guaranteed his transfer, Football Italia reports.
Aquilani has been injured. Perhaps Adriano Galliani wants to keep Aquilani and is holding out to see if he do so by spending even less than the agreed fee with Liverpool.
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UEFA has suspended Aquilani following a case of mistaken identity that involved a penalty kick in AC Milan's Champions League match with Barcelona, Football Italia reports.
Fortunately this does no harm to the team, as he is banned for the final match of the group stages against Viktoria Plzen. AC Milan has already advanced to the next round.
August 24, 2011
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Juventus and AC Milan have virtually swapped midfielders as Alberto Aquilani is joining the club from Liverpool to replace Andrea Pirlo, Football Italia reports.
Great move for AC Milan.
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(Ottawa/Toronto) Two years after filing a complaint with the RCMP for corruption allegations against Calgary-based Blackfire Resources, a group of Canadian civil society organizations would like to know where Canadian authorities stand on the company's controversial operations in Chiapas, Mexico. But, after an eighteen-month wait, a request for information to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade under the Access to Information Act is still unanswered.
Documents obtained in late 2009 by Common Frontiers, MiningWatch Canada, the United Steelworkers and others indicated that Blackfire had been paying into the personal bank account of a former mayor of the municipality of Chicomuselo, Chiapas, where the company operated a barite mine. On March 10, 2010, nine Canadian civil society organizations filed a complaint with the RCMP under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act. National press revealed this past summer that the federal police have undertaken investigations with reports of a raid on the company's Calgary offices. No charges have yet been laid.


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Beaudry, Paul (Thomas), bassist, composer, educator; b. San Francisco, CA, 3 July 1972. Growing up in South San Francisco where his mother (born Mary Ware, 1944) and father (Roger Beaudry, 1937) remain, he began studying piano at age 5, then drums at age 7 playing drums primarily through high school and the first year in college. His brother (Chris, 1969), a guitarist, was an inspiration and Paul began to write music and play trumpet, guitar, and electric bass while continuing drums and piano.
He finished a B.S. in Computer Science in 1996 at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo during which he started writing larger works for jazz band and orchestra and also playing acoustic bass which became his main instrument. In 1995, he began studying with John Clayton, whom he would continue to study with until 2001. Moving to the East Coast to persue music, Paul earned a B.M. at Berklee College of Music in Composition in 2000 during which he met and married Micheline Degner (b. 1961), a pianist from Berlin, Germany, in 1999. Moving thereafter to New York, Paul began studying with Rufus Reid and Buster Williams, playing in various clubs in the city, and working as a sub on The Lion King on Broadway, and Harlem Song at the Apollo Theater. Also attending Queens College, he finished a M.A. in Jazz Performance in 2003.
As an educator Paul taught the jazz ensembles at Hunter College High School for 3 semesters between 2002 - 2003 as well as performing at jazz clinics throughout the United States. Paul is currently performing with the Wycliffe Gordon Quintet, the Eric Lewis Trio, and with Allan Harris. Paul has also performed and/or recorded with: Clark Terry, Cecil Bridgewater, Eddie Henderson, Frank Wess, Jimmy Cobb, Charlie Persip & Supersound, Gary Thomas, Billy Pierce, Billy Harper, Joe Temperley, Steve Slagle, Junior Mance, Cyrus Chestnut, Mike Longo, Danny Mixon, Xavier Davis, Winard Harper Sextet, Dena DeRose, Miles Griffith, Antonio Hart Quartet, Justin Robinson, Abraham Burton, and Jeremy Pelt, among many others.
Symphonique de las Almas: From A Distant Home (1994); Kimberly Keating: At Last (1998); Todd MacDonald: Changes (1999); Pursuance: Emotion and Intellect (feat. Gary Thomas) (1999); Roger Ebacher Quintet: Backyard Carnival (2000); Todd MacDonald: Walking (2001); Alpha Mosaic (2002); Fredrick Bush: Skin Diver (2003); Sedric Choukroun: In the Parlor (2003); Buyu Ambroise: Blues In Red (2003); Eric Lewis: Hopscotch (2003)
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2002 Selected Member of Jazz Aspen's JAS Academy (Aspen, Co)
2002 Selected Member of the Steans Institiute for Young Artists at the Ravinia Music Festival (Chicago, Ill)
2002 Selected Member of The Kennedy Center's Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program (Wash, DC)
1999 International Society of Bassists Jazz Competition, Second Place (ISB Conference)
1996 Endorsement with Ken Bebensee Basses (Ca)
1996 Winner of Aspen Music Festival's 1996 Jazz Bass Fellowship (Aspen, Co)
1995 Winner of the 1995 San Francisco Jazz Festival Scholarship (San Francisco, Ca)
1994 Berklee in Los Angeles Scholarship Recipient (Los Angeles, Ca)
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Meng-Qiu Dong
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Our lab is a place where biology intertwines with mass spectrometry.
On the biology side, our lab is interested in understanding the regulatory mechanisms of aging using C. elegans as a model. We quantify mRNA and protein abundance changes during the aging process of wild type and long-lived C. elegans mutants, and ask how they differ. We also analyze what happens to sub-cellular organelles such as mitochondria during aging. By cataloging such changes, we hope to describe the aging process in more detail, and lay the foundation for further investigations about the regulation of aging. At the center stage of our aging research is the Insulin/IGF-1 Signaling (IIS) pathway. Although it has been shown that components of the IIS pathway, from the insulin receptors to the FoxO transcription factors, all have important functions in lifespan regulation, the exact target genes downstream of FoxO that are responsible for the longevity of IIS mutants remain unclear. We are particularly interested in finding out those targets and then discerning the connections amongst them so that one can begin to understand the extraordinary effect of IIS on lifespan. We are also actively studying post-translational modifications (PTM) of DAF-16, which is the C. elegans FoxO. This key transcription factor is intricately regulated by a battery of kinases and a couple of phosphatases, including calcineurin, a calcium-and-calmodulin-dependent Ser/Thr phosphastase. The questions we are trying to address include how different environmental and internal cues (e.g. developmental stages) affect PTMs of DAF-16, and how the "modification code" of DAF-16 alters its transcriptional activity.
On the mass spectrometry (MS) front, our goal is to use and develop MS-based proteomic techniques to help answer biological questions. Besides protein identification, we routinely carry out quantitative proteomics analysis and PTM analysis of samples as complex as cell lysates. In collaboration with other researchers including the pFind group at the Institute of Computing Technology, we are currently developing methods to sequence peptides de novo (i.e. without searching a protein sequence database), to improve peptide identification from ETD spectra, and to probe protein-protein interactions by crosslinking followed by MS identification. The lab is equipped with four mass spectrometers, a Q Exactive, an LTQ-orbitrap with ETD, an ion trap instrument HCTultraPTM, and a triple-quadruple instrument TSQ Discovery.
Coffman K, Yang B, Lu J, Tetlow AL, Pelliccio E, Lu S, Guo DC, Tang C, Dong MQ*, Tamanoi F* (2014) Characterization of the Raptor/4E-BP1 interaction by chemical cross-linking coupled with mass spectrometry analysis. J Biol Chem. 289(8): 4723-34
Shen EZ, Song CQ, Lin Y, Zhang WH, Su PF, Liu WY, Zhang P, Xu J, Lin N, Zhan C, Wang X, Shyr Y, Cheng H*, Dong MQ* (2014) Mitoflash frequency in early adulthood predicts lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature [published online Feb 12. 2014]
Coffman K, Yang B, Lu J, Tetlow AL, Pelliccio E, Lu S, Guo DC, Tang C, Dong MQ*, Tamanoi F* (2014) Characterization of the Raptor/4E-BP1 interaction by chemical cross-linking coupled with mass spectrometry analysis. J Biol Chem. [published online Jan 8. 2014]
Li TM, Chen J, Li X, Ding XJ, Wu Y, Zhao LF, Chen S, Lei X*, Dong MQ* (2013) Absolute Quantification of a Steroid Hormone that Regulates Development in Caenorhabditis elegans. Anal Chem. 85(19):9281-7
Sun LL, Li M, Suo F, Liu XM, Shen EZ, Yang B, Dong MQ, He WZ, Du LL (2013) Global analysis of fission yeast mating genes reveals new autophagy factors. PLoS Genet. 9(8):e1003715
Tao L, Xie Q, Ding YH, Li ST, Peng S, Zhang YP, Tan D, Yuan Z*, Dong MQ* (2013) CAMKII and Calcineurin Regulate the Lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans through the FOXO Transcription Factor DAF-16. eLife 2:e00518
Ding YH, Du YG, Luo S, Li YX, Li TM, Yoshina S, Wang X, Klage K, Mitani S, Ye K*, Dong MQ* (2013) Characterization of PUD-1 and PUD-2, Two Proteins Up-Regulated in a Long-Lived daf-2 Mutant. PLoS One 8(6):e67158
Li MM, Nilsen A, Shi Y, Fusser M, Ding YH, Fu Y, Liu B, Niu Y, Wu YS, Huang CM, Olofsson M, Jin KX, Lv Y, Xu XZ, He C, Dong MQ, Rendtlew Danielsen JM, Klungland A, Yang YG. (2013) ALKBH4-dependent demethylation of actin regulates actomyosin dynamics. Nat Commun. 4:1832
Zhai Q, Yan L, Tan D, Chen R, Sun J, Gao L, Dong MQ, Wang Y, Li C. (2013) Phosphorylation-coupled proteolysis of the transcription factor MYC2 is important for jasmonate-signaled plant immunity. PLoS Genet. 9(4):e1003422
Chi H, Chen H, He K, Wu L, Yang B, Sun RX, Liu J, Zeng WF, Song CQ, He SM*, Dong MQ* (2013) pNovo+: De Novo Peptide Sequencing Using Complementary HCD and ETD Tandem Mass Spectra. J Proteome Res. 12(2):615-25
Yang B, Wu YJ, Zhu M, Fan SB, Lin J, Zhang K, Li S, Chi H, Li YX, Chen HF, Luo SK, Ding YH, Wang LH, Hao Z, Xiu LY, Chen S, Ye K, He SM*, and Dong MQ* (2012) Identification of Cross-linked Peptides from Complex Samples. Nature Methods 9(9):904-6
Qu M, Yang B, Tao L, Yates JR 3rd, Russell P, Dong MQ, Du LL (2012) Phosphorylation-dependent interactions between Crb2 and Chk1 are essential for DNA damage checkpoint. PLoS Genet. 8(7):e1002817
Xie Q, Hao Y, Tao L, Peng S, Rao C, Chen H, You H, and Dong MQ, Yuan Z (2012) Lysine Methylation of FOXO3 Regulates Oxidative Stress-induced Neuronal Cell Death. EMBO Reports 13(4):371-7
Zhao Y, Sun W, Zhang P, Chi H, Zhang M, Song CQ, Ma X, Shang Y, Wang B, Hu Y, Hao Z, Huhmer A, Meng F, L'Hernaultf S, He SM, Dong MQ*, Miao L* (2012) Nematode Sperm Maturation Triggered by Protease Involves Sperm-secreted Serine Protease Inhibitor (Serpin). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 109(5):1542-7
Li S, Duan J, Li D, Yang B, Dong M, Ye K. (2011) Reconstitution and structural analysis of the yeast box H/ACA RNA-guided pseudouridine synthase. Genes Dev. 25(22):2409-21.
Li J, Wang J, Hou W, Jing Z, Tian C, Han Y, Liao J, Dong MQ, Xu X. (2011) Phosphorylation of Ataxin-10 by polo-like kinase 1 is required for cytokinesis. Cell Cycle. 10(17):2946-58
Zheng M, Wang YH, Wu XN, Wu SQ, Lu BJ, Dong MQ, Zhang H, Sun P, Lin SC, Guan KL, Han J. (2011) Inactivation of Rheb by PRAK-mediated phosphorylation is essential for energy-depletion-induced suppression of mTORC1. Nat Cell Biol. 13(3):263-72.
Sun RX*, Dong MQ*, Song CQ, Chi H, Yang B, Xiu LY, Tao L, Jing ZY, Liu C, Wang LH, Fu Y, He SM (2010) Improved Peptide Identification for Proteomic Analysis Based on Comprehensive Characterization of Electron Transfer Dissociation Spectra. J Proteome Res. 9(12): 6354-67
Li YH, Dong MQ, Guo Z. (2010) Systematic analysis and prediction of longevity genes in Caenorhabditis elegans. Mech Ageing Dev. 131(11-12):700-9.
Wang SF, Kou ZH, Jing ZY, Zhang Y, Guo XZ, Dong M, Wilmut I, Gao SR (2010) Proteome of mouse oocytes at different developmental stages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107(41): 17639-44.
Chi H, Sun RX, Yang B, Song CQ, Wang LH, Liu C, Fu Y, Yuan ZF, Wang HP, He SM*, Dong MQ* (2010) pNovo: De novo Peptide Sequencing and Identification Using HCD Spectra. J Proteome Res. 9(5): 2713-24
Sun RX*, Dong MQ,* Chi H, Yang B, Xiu LY, Wang LH, Fu Y, He SM (2010) ECD/ETD-based tandem mass spectrometry in proteomics. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 37(1): 94-102. Review. (Chinese)
Zhang DW, Shao J, Lin J, Zhang N, Lu BJ, Lin SC, Dong MQ, Han J. (2009) RIP3, an Energy Metabolism Regulator that Switches TNF-Induced Cell Death from Apoptosis to Necrosis. Science 325(5938): 332-6


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Ginger isn't just a spice to sprinkle on food. As an herb, it's been said to help with many medical issues, including appetite loss, arthritis, bronchitis, colic, coughing, flatulence, menstrual cramps, morning sickness from pregnancy, motion sickness, muscle pain, nausea (from cancer, surgery, vomiting), upset stomach and upper respiratory tract infection.
With all of these healing components, it's no wonder that SMB Essentials chose ginger as one of their detox bath products.
Ginger Cocoa Detox Bath comes in a silver package. Pour 1/2 cup of the powdery ingredient into bathwater, and enjoy the relaxation time for a maximum of 30 minutes.
The biggest bonus of the product, with immediate results, is the sweet smell of the primary ingredients (organic ginger root powder and organic theobroma cacao seed butter).
Cocoa butter is notorious as a moisturizer, and Ginger Cocoa Detox Bath does a decent job on dry skin. When tested in two baths and one pedicure, the bath powder is strong enough for skin. But for areas that are usually dryer than most (ex. feet), lotion is still required.
The bigger bummer for the bath product isn't a short-lasting moisturizer though; the bath product smells so inviting while sitting in the bathtub that it would've been ideal for the scent to last longer. After about an hour, the ginger cocoa scent completely disappears. But as with any nice, hot bath, the feel of relaxation lingers.
While the fragrance in the bathtub is an obvious reason to want to enjoy the experience, it's unclear if the relaxed feel is due to the bath, the ginger or both. But considering the nonbath perks of ginger, it certainly doesn't hurt to blend the two together.
As a moisturizer, the rating is 2.5 stars. As a relaxation product, the rating is 3.5 stars. As a fragrance, the rating is 4 stars and would be 5 stars if it would've stayed on the skin longer. But the reason it got a 2-star rating is the length of time it takes to clean out of a bathtub. Imagine how long it takes to clean sand out of a tub after a trip to the beach. That's about the length of time it takes to get all of the ginger ingredients to dissolve. Prepare to wash the tub at least four times for it to go back to normal.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- June 12, 2002 -- For the third time in the past eight years, State Auto has been named the recipient of the "Company Award of Excellence" by the Professional Insurance Agents of Kentucky (PIAK). The PIAK membership, independent insurance agents from the state, vote for the award.
State Auto's Cincinnati Branch Office Manager Jim Wilkerson accepted the award for State Auto at the PIAK's recent annual convention.
The State Auto Insurance Group, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is engaged primarily in writing personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, commercial multi-peril, workers' compensation and fire insurance. The companies currently market their products through more than 22,000 independent agents associated with approximately 3,800 agencies in 26 states. Products are marketed primarily in the Midwest and Eastern United States, excluding New York, New Jersey and the New England states.
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• Progressed up the youth ladder at Dortmund and also gained honours at successive age levels with Germany, inspiring his country to the European U17 Championship title on home soil in 2009 and starring, with three goals, at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria later that year.
• Enjoyed his breakthrough campaign in 2010/11, scoring his first Bundesliga goal in a 3-1 win at VfB Stuttgart and crowning his maiden European start with a double as Dortmund defeated FC Karpaty Lviv 4-3 in Ukraine, his second goal a 90th-minute winner.
• Excellent club form earned him his senior debut for Germany, in a 0-0 draw against Sweden on 17 November 2010, making him the second youngest Nationalmannschaft player of all time after Uwe Seeler.
• Increasingly key as Dortmund won the Bundesliga in 2010/11 and 2011/12, when they also lifted the German Cup. Reached double figures for league goals the following season but Dortmund lost out to FC Bayern München, who triggered a reported €37m release clause to secure his services in April 2013.
• Made 20 starts, scoring ten times, in Bayern's 2013/14 title-winning campaign. Better was to come at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where he struck the only goal of the final against Argentina, having also registered in a 2-2 group stage draw with Ghana.
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David A. Williams' research interests are in volcanology and planetary geology, with a focus on remote sensing, geologic mapping, and computer modeling. His research has included computer modeling of seismic wave propagation through planetary interiors, visible and near-infrared spectroscopy of lunar mare soils, and computer modeling of the thermal, fluid dynamic and geochemical evolution of low-viscosity lava flows in a variety of planetary environments. His teaching background includes GLG 101 Physical Geology and GLG 422/598 Planetary Volcanology. He is also involved outreach activities, including giving talks to school and civic groups and developing educational materials.
David received his Bachelor of Science in Astronomy & Astrophysics (with minors in Mathematics and Geology) from Indiana University in 1989, and his Master of Science in Geology from Arizona State University in 1992, where he analyzed Galileo lunar data during Earth-Moon Encounters 1 and 2 (December 1990, 1992). He received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Alabama in 1998, where he was a three-time Graduate Council Research Fellow and received the award for Outstanding Research by a Doctoral Student in 1998. His dissertation research focused on computer modeling of the emplacement of very high-temperature, low-viscosity komatiite lava flows in the Earth's Precambrian, and included field study of komatiite lava flows in Canada, Western Australia, and South Africa.
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How do I apply for a building permit?
Permit application forms for various required permits can be downloaded from the city's Web site by clicking here. With the exception of very minor projects, applications for building permits must be accompanied by construction plans/drawings showing the scope of the work proposed. Building permit applications including plans, must be submitted to the Planning & Building Department for review and approval. If there are any questions, call Planning and Building at 904.825.1065.
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Depending on the complexity of the proposed project, completeness of the plans and construction documents and workload, review of permit applications may only take a few days to a few weeks. Average application review time is two weeks.
What type of work does not need a permit?
Permits are not required for any work that is considered cosmetic, such as carpeting, replacing cabinets, interior painting, some siding replacement and some minor repair of work. Call the Planning & Building Department above, before starting any work.
What are the allowable working hours when I can work on my project?
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What are the Entrance Corridors and how do they affect me and my property?
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What is the Development Review Committee's Friday Review and who should attend?
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Less than 20 per cent of Berneslai Homes tenants who will be affected by the government's 'bedroom tax' are expected to move to smaller properties.
From April next year changes to the benefits system will affect working age tenants receiving housing benefit, and will see their payments cut if they are deemed to have more bedrooms than needed.
The new guidelines are part of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and a new set of rules has been brought in to assess how many bedrooms each household needs.
It would mean a couple in a two bedroom property would be classed as 'under-occupying' and would have their weekly housing benefit cut by about £13.
A couple in a three bedroom property, with two young children, would also be under-occupying and would have their weekly housing benefit cut by about £20.
At a council meeting investigating the welfare and benefit changes, Mark McGee, from Berneslai Homes, said it has about 3,000 people living in under-occupied properties.
He said Berneslai Homes had contacted tenants affected by the 'bedroom tax' and anticipates only 500 would be willing to move, with the rest accepting a reduction in benefit to stay put.
Full story in this week's Chronicle.
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The 27th annual PKY Truck Beauty Championship kicks off the show truck season with the largest grouping of show trucks in the country, all vying for honors in the country's premier truck beauty show. The event, which has become a star attraction at the Mid-America Trucking Show, celebrates North America's heavy-duty, working show trucks. Look for the trucks in Lot "J" behind the West Wing.
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March 23 - 25, 2017
Thursday10AM - 6PM
Friday10AM - 6PM
Saturday9AM - 4PM
Saturday Awards 10AM - 1PM
Show trucks will be on display in Lot J behind the West Wing
The awards ceremony will take place in the South Wing lobby, room B104
Registration Closed
Questions? Contact Bud Farquhar at 203-226-6066
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How It All Began
PAUL K. YOUNGNamed in honor of Mid-America Trucking Show founder, Paul K. Young, who started the first show back in 1972, this event has become one of the star attractions at MATS each year. Paul Young was well known as a humble, working-class man and so naming the nation's best, working-class truck beauty event in his honor was the perfect fit. PKY has become an extremely popular and important part of the Mid-America Trucking Show, with close to 100 of North America's elite custom trucks competing each year, all vying to be the Best in Class, Best of Show, People's Choice, and numerous other specialty categories, awards, and prizes. In addition to the accolades and awards, this event is a celebration of the pride that the competitors have in their trucks and the wonderful community that is the heavy-duty trucking industry. The competition is stiff on the show lot, but regardless of the outcome, everyone drives away feeling like a winner with the friendships made and the experience of taking part in PKY. Having just celebrated its 25th anniversary, Paul would be proud of what an important event PKY has become for all of the attendees, competitors, and sponsors who make PKY one of the must-see events at the annual Mid-America Trucking Show. Come join us in "Lot J" behind the West Wing and Pavilion; whether as an attendee, competitor, or sponsor; you'll leave inspired by the unbelievable custom trucks on display and by the community of competitors taking part in the annual Paul K Young Truck Beauty Championships.
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Important note: Section III of the BPR lists programs and practices whose content has been reviewed for adherence to standards of accuracy, safety, likelihood of meeting objectives, and program design. Section III reviews do not examine evidence of effectiveness. For evaluated programs that have demonstrated positive outcomes, see Section I: Evidence-Based Programs.
Sources of Strength is a comprehensive wellness program that uses the combined power of peer and caring adult
relationships to improve social norms, enhance coping and social support, and increase help-seeking behaviors in
order to reduce conditions that give rise to suicide and other risk-taking behaviors. Trained teams of adult
advisors and a diverse group of peer leaders attempt to impact their local teen and young adult cultures through
conversations within their friendship groups and by delivering a series of "Hope, Help, and Strength" messages
via classroom presentations, public service announcements, posters, videos, the internet, and text messaging.
The program is strength-based and promotes eight critical protective factors that are linked to overall
psychological wellness and reduced suicide risk. The program can be implemented in schools or colleges, as well
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Program implementation follows six phases: (1) engage key local stakeholders, (2) identify and train a small team
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Canada on attack: rugby by the numbers
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Fishing for Atlantic Salmon on the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Canada The St. Jean, the Dartmouth, the York and the Bonaventure Rivers July 2011
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Photographs of salmon fishing on four great rivers of the Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec: the St. Jean, the Dartmouth, the York, the Bonaventure.
Gerry Davis is a photographer with a great love for the Vermont countryside, hill farms, sailing, seacoasts, church, fishing, and particularly people at work and at play. He takes great pleasure in sharing images of special times and special places. He works as a Professor of Medicine at the University of Vermont and a lung disease specialist at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. He is a transplanted "Flat-Lander" who came to Vermont almost 40 years ago; in another 2 generations his family will be "natives".
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College Hockey:Catamounts rout Black Bears
Vermont tallies thrice on the power play
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine men's hockey team came up winless for the sixth consecutive game, getting blown out at home by the University of Vermont, 7-2.
The Black Bears fall to 11-10-6 overall and 8-8-4 in Hockey East, while the Catamounts improve their undefeated streak to three and sit at 7-15-5 overall and 5-11-4 in HEC
"Very disappointing," Maine head coach Tim Whitehead said. "All of us feel like we let the home crowd down. Certainly not what we expected, we had a strong week of practice but we didn't get it done tonight."
"I'm proud of our guys," Vermont head coach Kevin Sneddon said. "It was a total team effort. Our power play moved it around well and our penalty kill was probably the biggest thing."
The Catamounts were 3-6 on the power play, while the Black Bears were 0-8
The Black Bears came out with uninspired hockey in the first period, letting the Catamounts pounce out to a three-goal lead and letting up four goals in the process.
Less than five minutes into the period, the Catamounts snagged their first goal, after Maine freshman goalie Dan Sullivan let up a rebound to sophomore forward Chris McCarthy who put it past Sullivan. Sophomore forward Sebastian Stalberg and senior defender Dan Lawson each recorded an assist on the opening goal.
Three minutes later, the Catamounts doubled their lead as senior defender Kyle Medvec connected on his second goal of the season.
An ensuing onslaught by Maine junior forward Brian Flynn was taken care of by reigning Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week, junior goalie Rob Madore.
Eight minutes into the period, the Black Bears got to show off their special teams when sophomore forward Tobia Nilsson-Roos was booked for a high stick. The Black Bears failed to connect on the power play, and Sullivan deflected away a breakaway by freshman forward Connor Brickley—the best opportunity of the man advantage.
With just over six minutes remaining, Maine sophomore forward Joey Diamond was booked for interference at center ice. Instead of a Maine attack, it turned into a Catamount power play.
Vermont did what the Black Bears couldn't and capitalized on their power play. Junior defender Drew MacKenzie found the wide-open senior forward Jack Downing in the slot, and Downing rifled it past Sullivan for the third goal of the game.
Sullivan—in his first game back from injury in five weeks—was pulled in favor of fellow freshman Martin Ouellette following the third Catamount goal.
With less than three minutes remaining in the period, the Black Bears looked to find some momentum in the form of junior forward Theo Andersson's first goal of the season. After a pass from sophomore center Matt Mangene, Andersson wristed the puck past Madore's glove for the first Black Bears goal of the game.
Less than 30 seconds later, the Catamounts nullified the goal when freshman center Anthony DeCenzo squeaked the puck past Ouellette. McCarthy and Stalberg were given the assists on the fourth Catamount goal of the period.
After the Black Bears squandered the power play from a holding penalty on freshman defender Arthur Griem at the beginning of the period, they soon got another opportunity three minutes in, when MacKenzie was called for hooking and Medvec followed him to the sin bin with an elbowing call.
The Catamounts were able to defend the 5-3 well, ending the power play with the three goal lead.
"It's two weekends in a row we've been in a lengthy five-on-three and we've killed it," Sneddon said. "Part of that's goaltending, I thought rob [Madore] did a great job. We did a good job reading what they wanted to do. We played aggressive too."
Thirteen minutes remaining in the period, Diamond went to the box again, this time for elbowing. The Catamounts were controlling the power play until a turnover led to a breakaway by junior forward Gustav Nyquist. With a defender in front of him, Nyquist stalled, pulled back and wristed the shot past Madore.
"The shot got blocked off [Hegarty's] shin-pad and [the puck] was out of the reach of Vermont's defensemen," Nyquist said. "I came down on a two-on-one and saw the guy try to slide and I just pulled the puck back a bit and saw an opening upstairs."
Once again, the Catamounts crushed any turn of momentum, scoring less than one minute later while still on the power play. DeCenzo scored his second of the game and second on Ouellette.
"We had numbers and I looked back and [freshman defender Nick] Bruneteau was calling for it," DeCenzo said. "I gave it to him and he's a pretty good playmaker so I let him do the rest and he had a nice toe-drag and put it on net. My line-mates did the work so it was pretty easy for me."
Both teams traded power play opportunities, with the best scoring chance coming from Vermont freshman H.T. Lenz when he hit the post. Nyquist was booked for interference, making play even at 4-4 for 50 seconds.
With less than three minute remaining, Diamond limped to the bench after colliding with Madore. The goalie was able to keep the puck away while bracing for the Diamond collision.
Lenz was booked for charging as the period ended, giving the Black Bears a man advantage to start the third period, down 5-2.
The Black Bears couldn't capitalize on the man advantage as the skating remained at even strength until Maine senior defender Josh Van Dyk and Brickley hit the box with penalties. Brickley was tagged with cross-checking, while Van Dyk was hit with a five-minute major for kneeing.
The Black Bears managed two minutes of 4-3 advantage when Nilsson-Roos was booked for tripping.
Once again the Catamounts penalty kill did its job and fended off the Black Bears advantage.
With less than a minute remaining in Van Dyk's major, Stalberg put the game out of reach with the sixth Catamount goal of the game.
As people filed out of Alfond Arena in flocks, Downing gave them a reason to move faster as he extended Vermont's lead to five midway through the period. With the score 7-2, Whitehead brought on the third goalie of the evening, sophomore Shawn Sirman.
Sirman was able to get the 10-minute clean sheet, but the Black Bears fell 7-2 in front of a disappointed Alfond crowd.
"Thought we played a complete game down to the final buzzer," Sneddon said. "We know it's only half of the weekend so we'll enjoy this for a few minutes and quickly focus on tomorrow."
The Black Bears and Catamounts hit the ice tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
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George Gallate: Hi, George Gallate here, CEO of RKG. Adam and the team had asked me to talk about what's on my mind at the moment, and I've been thinking a lot and the teams been thinking a lot about the changes that are happening and what change signifies to us. Change really means opportunity, and for those that understand what's happening with change, there is their future. And I think that what is really happening at the moment is commerce coming to a point of understanding that we've got two quite powerful paradigms happening.
The first is we're in the age of many voices where previously we had a degree to control a brand message, to control our marketing or sales message, and having our consumers respond to that. Now those consumers, both our advocates and the detractors have voices that impact the ability for commerce. And the second thing that marketers had and CMO's really had a strong lever of control with is mass communications to build a brand. And now we face, as well as the age of many voices, as a result of that a mass of communications as opposed to mass communications. And to be able to understand how a mass of communications can be used to harness a brands ability to create sales or how we can drive sales becomes really, really important. Looking at brand and how brand works, if we look at the pure definition of how someone feels about a brand, we're at a position now where, with those many voices, or with that massive communications, we can through clever content creation and sensible content distribution, or syndication, create the most powerful of builders of businesses that we've known. And we know that brand is a response driver.
That all sounds great, that all sounds really clever. But if you've got this massive communication and a ton of content, how do you actually link that all together? And here is where the principles of SEO, knowing that what we're truly about his discoverability is being able to work across many many platforms, and to bring a measurable point of discoverability, regardless of whether it's Amazon.com, the Apple platform, good old Google, or the graph, how do we make a brand discoverable, how do we make that affect measurable, and how do we prove ROI. That is occupying mine and my partners' thoughts at the moment, and expect to hear a lot more from the team on that in future editions of this blog.
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How long before 2D overtakes Telecom to be the number two mobile operator in terms of customer numbers, I wonder.
Vodafone New Zealand's customer count fell a net 50,000 to 2.32 million during the company's second quarter, according to figures released by its UK parent.
The carrier still holds a big lead over rivals Telecom and 2degrees, but its total mobile connections have now slipped 100,000 over the past 12 months.
The latest standings:
Vodafone: 2.32 million (46.96%)
Telecom: 1.57 million (31.78%)
2degrees: 1 million (20.24%)
TelstraClear/MVNOs: 50,000 (1.01%)
Telecom recently reported a mobile "reset" as it closed down its old CDMA network. Many CDMA customers were revealed as inactive, or had strayed to Vodafone or 2degrees rather tan upgraded to XT.
2degrees recently said it had hit the 1 million customer milestone, with 100,000 customers on contract.
It its latest quarter, Vodafone's percentage of customers on pre-pay (around 70% when 2degrees launched) continued to edge down, falling to 66.2%. The carrier spins this as a good thing. Contract customers pay more per month than those on prepay.
Vodafone does not include its wholesale deal with TestraClear (which sells a rebadged version of Vodafone's service) in its connection numbers.
Vodafone bought TelstraClear this quarter, bringing its mobile customers directly into the fold.
The company says it will operate Vodafone and TelstraClear as separate brands for another five or six months. It will phase out TelstraClear branding altogether in about 18 months.
Vodafone PLC does not break out quarterly financial results for its New Zealand subsidiary.
Vodafone NZ recently files full-year result for the year to March 31, 2012 with the Companies Office. Net profit rose to $175 million from $151.5 million a year ago on revenue fell that fell 4.3% to $1.62 billion.
Vodafone PLC delivered a poor result for the quarter, taking its half-year to £492 million against an £8 billion profit in the year-ago quarter. The company announced a series of multi-billion pound write-downs for subsidiaries hit by the Eurozone financial crisis. However, investors were buoyed by the fact Vodafone is able to keep a high 6% dividend yield thanks to its 45% stake in the strongly performing US carrier Verizon Wireless.
* Companies count each mobile connection, not each individual customer - so a person with a work cellphone, personal cellphone, tablet and GPS each with their own SIM card would count as four connections, for example. While Telecom and Vodafone, as listed companies, have to release detailed customer numbers, privately-held 2degrees sticks to general numbers. Telecom, Vodafone and 2degrees count mobile connections as those that have been used in the past 90 days.
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12 Comments & Questions
When 2D start counting toy cellphones as connections.
Ha ha you are losing two more next month once our mostly non-fulfilled and overpriced contracts expire... And you can kiss our TelstraClear business good bye as well when that runs out, as that is bad enough now and will only get worse with those Vodafone clowns running it. Shocking service from both, never again!
After 12 years with Vodafone in May this I said good by going to 2 degress would never go back ever again. If they saved more money on their rubbish ads and gave customers a better discount this would have never happened.
That and their call centre is the worst in the world I spent almost a year out of the 12 on hold shame on you and thats when I was paying $130 a month. Who ever said they look after the pre pay customer is right...
Dont know why people think Vodafone is still wonderful., all sorts of charges, and a dollar gets taken off you if you top up via recharge voucher,
2degrees isnt all that crash either...
Skinny is the future, $4 for 120MB, 5 dollar top ups, free calling between Skinny phones, what's not to like? And a huge range of phones for a wide range of incomes.
"What's not to like"?
Umm - The fact that your a Telecom Employee & the fact that Skinny works on XT, which has constant service issues - there is two reasons!
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College Hockey:Ben Smith Goal Lifts BC Past Merrimack
Defense Takes Over After Explosive First Period
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Any fans who arrived late to Boston College's Kelley Rink on Friday night might be asking for a refund.
After a first period that featured six goals, three by each team, only the hosts could muster any more offense, a Ben Smith goal at 9:18 of the second period that held up as the game-winner for the Eagles as they fought off a pesky Merrimack squad, 4-3, in front of 3,842 on Friday night.
After an opening 20 minutes that featured little defense, it was as if both teams decided to clamp down. While Merrimack head coach Mark Dennehy said the fast style would have favored Boston College if played for the entire game, the Eagles, themselves, weren't ready for a night of run-and gun.
"Obviously, you want to play up-tempo," said BC senior captain Matt Price. "There wasn't much system. It was kind of run-and-gun hockey and we want to control the play, not just trade chances back and forth."
From the beginning of the second, that's exactly what BC did, outshooting Merrimack 20-12 over the final two frames and 36-18 on the game.
For the Eagles, Friday's game marked the debut of freshman goaltender Parker Milner (15 saves). Head coach Jerry York is hoping to use Milner sporadically throughout the season while top netminder John Muse continues to come back from hip surgery. For his debut, York admitted he thought Milner was nervous, but also was content to stick by his rookie despite a difficult opening twenty minutes.
"We've watched [Milner] in practice and he's just a good athlete and a good goaltender," said York. "There's an adjustment period when you step in, so we were never thinking about going to the bullpen."
BC's fourth line potted the game's first two goals early in the opening period, just 39 seconds apart. Jimmy Hayes opened the scoring with a wrist shot inside the right post on Merrimack goaltender Joe Cannata (32 saves) at 2:57. Before the crowd could stop cheering, linemate Paul Carey picked up a rebound of a shot off the post and tapped it into a wide open net at 3:36 for a 2-0 lead.
As quickly as BC exploded, Merrimack responded. At 3:58, Stephane Da Costa made a nice, no-look pass to Jeff Velleca for an easy goal at the right post to pull the Warriors to 2-1.
After play settled for much of the remainder of the period, a Brian Gibbons penalty at 16:24 put Merrimack on a power play. With the man advantage, rookie Kyle Bigos slid a shot through traffic that Milner never saw, beating him between the legs at 17:08.
Just 58 seconds later, Brandon Brodhag slipped behind the BC defense and scored on a breakaway to give the Warriors their first lead at 3-2.
However, BC's senior defenseman Carl Sneep scored his first goal of the season and seventh of his career, pinching from the point and roofing a shot on the backhand over a fallen Cannata with 53.5 seconds remaining to send the teams to the locker room deadlocked at three.
"I thought we were resilient when we were down 2-0 to come back and make it a little bit of a game," said Dennehy. "With that said, when you're up 3-2, the last thing you want to do is give up a goal in the last minute of the period."
As wide open as the first period was, the second period was the opposite. While both team had their fair share of chances, only BC's Ben Smith found the back of the net. Off a faceoff play, Brian Gibbons fed a goalmouth pass to Smith, who buried his second score of the season at 9:18.
In the third, the Eagles were content to play tight defensive hockey, which worked to a tee until the final four minutes of the game when Merrimack began pressing. The Warriors had their chances to knot the game, most notably a Jesse Todd stop on the doorstep with 22 seconds remaining that forced Milner to flash his left pad, easily his best save of the night. However, that was all the Warriors could muster and the Eagles escaped with the victory.
The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for the Warriors, their longest since the 2002-03 season. The victory for the Eagles is their first in Hockey East this season and pulls them above .500 overall at 2-1-0.
The two clubs will rematch on Sunday at Merrimacks Lawler Rink at 4:00 p.m.
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Mustangs Set For National Signing Day
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Mason, Morrison & Former Mustangs Headed To New Era Bowl
Japanese All-Star Game Set For July 8
Tom Mason, who is in his seventh season on the Hilltop, was named the Interim Head Coach on September 8, 2014. He will continue his duties as the Defensive Coordinator as well. During his tenure, he has transformed the SMU defense into one of the nation's best.
Coaching a group with many first-time starters in 2013, Mason's leadership stabilized the group. Following the season, SMU corner Kenneth Acker was named All-AAC and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Draft.
In 2012, Mason's defense posted two shutouts (SMU's most in a season since 1983), tied an NCAA season record for pick-sixes and tied for third in the country in total takeaways and second in fumble recoveries for TDs. The Mustangs also finished the year ranked 15th in rush defense.
Mason has also guided numerous other Mustangs to All-League honors. Five Mustangs earned honors in 2012, including first-teamers Ja'Gared Davis and Margus Hunt. The 2011 season saw eight Mustangs defenders earn All-Conference accolades - first-teamers Richard Crawford and Taylor Thompson, second-team Davis, Marquis Frazier and Taylor Reed, honorable mention selections Chris Banjo, Hunt and Torlan Pittman.
The 2011 season was capped off with a BBVA Compass Bowl win that saw the Mustangs limit Pitt to just 10 rushing yards and a Bowl-record-low six points.
The 2010 season saw Davis and Thompson tabbed first-teamers, while Banjo and Youri Yenga were second-team picks. Honorable mention picks were Crawford, Pete Fleps, Hunt and Taylor Reed.
In 2009, Mason transformed SMU's defense from a 4-3 scheme to a 3-4 and the results were immediate. In SMU's 45-10 win over Nevada in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, the Mustang defense held the Wolf Pack's No. 1-ranked rushing offense to a season-low 137 yards - more than 200 yards below its average. Under his tutelage, SMU linebacker Chase Kennemer was named first-team All-C-USA and seven other Mustangs were tabbed for honorable mention All-Conference honors.
Mason arrived on the Hilltop after spending seven seasons at Fresno State, where he coached linebackers. There, he developed numerous standout linebackers including 2007 WAC Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Riley, 2006 first-team All-WAC honoree Dwayne Andrews and 2003 first-teamer Bryce McGill.
Mason joined the Bulldog coaching staff in 2001 after spending one season as linebackers coach with the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL. He also spent time in the pro ranks as receivers coach for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League and as defensive backs coach for the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe.
Mason also boasts an extensive collegiate resume, having served as defensive coordinator (1999) and secondary coach (1998-99) at Nevada and defensive coordinator at both Northern Iowa (1997-98) and Boise State (1993-96). At Boise, Mason helped coordinate a Bronco defense that reached the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA national championship game and then served as Boise's interim head coach from August through November 1996. Prior to his time in Boise, he was defensive coordinator at Portland State (1982-86), helping lead the Vikings to four playoff appearances and two national championship games. He also served as the linebackers coach at Eastern Washington (1981-85) and was the defensive line coach at Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College (1978-80).
As a player, Mason began his career as a linebacker at Idaho before transferring to Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College. He finished out his playing career at Nevada from 1976-77.
Mason received his bachelor's degree in physical education and a master of science degree in physical education and post-secondary education from Eastern Washington.
Mason and his wife, Jami, have a daughter, Brenna.


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MEDINA — Lights and gates are expected to be installed at rail crossings on Lafayette and Ryan roads as part of an agreement with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
According to the agreement, PUCO covered the city's estimated $325,000 share of installing crossing gates and upgrading warning signals at five railroad crossings — South Court Street between West Smith and Lafayette roads, South Elmwood Avenue, West Smith Road between South Elmwood Avenue and South Huntington Street, Medina Street and South Prospect Street.
In exchange, the city agreed to pay $293,400 for work at two additional crossings — Lafayette Road near the Medina County Fairgrounds and Ryan Road near West Sturbridge Drive. The work will be covered through the city's street maintenance and repair fund.
The cost includes $12,500 to have Railroad Traffic Control Inc. of Georgia install the flashing lights and gates, and also contract with the company to perform monthly and annual inspections, City Engineer Pat Patton said. The inspection costs will come out of the city's railroad fund.
City Council's Finance Committee approved the expenditures Monday night.
PUCO is requiring installation be finished by June 30.
Also at Monday's Finance Committee meeting:
• Members discussed the site plan for a 1,500-square-foot Handel's Ice Cream stand on South Court Street.
By a vote of 3-2 Thursday, the Planning Commission approved the site plan, which would include 42 parking places.
If Council approves the plan, Handel's would be located in a primarily residential planned unit development near East Sturbridge Drive, Planning Director Greg Hannon said.
Though the 0.92-acre parcel is zoned commercial, neighbors would prefer a business that primarily operates during the day, such as a dry cleaners or medical office, Ward 4 Councilman Jim Shields said.
The issue is expected to go before Council on March 28.
• Members agreed to allow CGI Communications to produce six one-minute videos for the city's website. The videos will showcase various aspects of the city and could include a website welcome from Mayor Dennis Hanwell and information from community leaders about education, quality of life or real estate. CGI, a New York-based company, is providing the videos at no cost.
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Talent runs deep on 2013 roster
Travis Wilson throws for over 200 yards in one half of work, Karl Williams runs for over 100 yards and three touchdowns.
Utes have 15 practice sessions, including Red-White Game.
Longtime coach won two national championships
Utes win tenth straight over Aggies in Homecoming game.
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2013 Co-Offensive Coordinator
2012 Offensive Coordinator
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2011 - Sun Bowl
Brian Johnson, the winningest quarterback in Utah football history and the 2009 Sugar Bowl MVP, became the youngest NCAA FBS offensive coordinator in the country on Feb. 2, 2011 at age 24. Johnson, now in his fourth season overall on the staff and in the profession, has coached the quarterbacks since 2010. This year, he will share the coordinator title with one of the most prominent names in college coaching--Dennis Erickson--while retaining oversight of the quarterbacks.
His fast ascension in coaching has been nothing new for the Baytown, Texas, product. Just 16 years old when he signed a National Letter of Intent with the Utes in 2004, Johnson went on to play in 10 games as a true freshman backup to Heisman Trophy finalist Alex Smith during Utah's 12-0 Fiesta Bowl season.
The next spring, he became Utah's starting quarterback at age 17. In January 2010, a year after breaking the school record for wins by a starting quarterback (he was 26-7 in his career), Johnson accepted a position as Utah's quarterbacks coach.
Two years in that role was enough time to convince head coach Kyle Whittingham to appoint his rising star as the new offensive coordinator. This season, Johnson has the opportunity to work alongside former three-time Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year Erickson as the co-coordinator.
Each of Johnson's first three seasons was defined injuries at the quarterback position. Starter Jordan Wynn was injured for part or most of every season and Johnson inserted three different replacements from 2010-12. In both 2010 and 2011, Utah recovered to earn a bowl bid (Las Vegas Bowl and Sun Bowl). Last year's offensive flow was impacted by the use of three different starting quarterbacks, as well as an injury to the school's all-time single-season rushing record holder, John White.
With an eye to the future, Johnson anointed true freshman Travis Wilson the starting quarterback for the final seven games of the season. He also turned to the run game once White recovered, implementing a game plan that allowed the senior to net 1,041 yards and become the first Ute ever to produce back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. Utah led the Pac-12 in time of possession, holding the ball an average of 32:07 a game.
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Los Angeles, New Orleans
Playing Career
He was a three-year starter, two-time bowl MVP (2007 Poinsettia Bowl, 2009 Sugar Bowl), 2008 Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year and four-time Academic All-MWC honoree. Johnson set the school mark for victories by a starting quarterback, finishing his career with a 26-7 record. A finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm and the Manning awards as a senior in 2008, Johnson captained Utah to the best record in school history (13-0) and a Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama. He began his Ute career as a true freshman, playing in 10 games during Utah's 12-0 BCS-busting 2004 season. He started for the Utes in 2005, 2007 and 2008, redshirting in 2006 while recovering from knee surgery.
Utah, 2008 Bachelor's in mass communication
Personal Data
Hometown: Baytown, Texas
Birthdate: Feb. 16, 1987
Family: Married to the former Ashley Chapman.