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Pope Francis will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on March 27 at the Vatican, the White House announced and the Vatican confirmed.
The spring meeting would be Obama's second visit to the Vatican as president, but his first with Pope Francis, who was elected March 13.
The White House said the Vatican visit would be part of a presidential trip to the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy.
"The president looks forward to discussing with Pope Francis their shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing inequality," said the White House statement Tuesday.
During the same trip, Obama will participate in a summit in the Netherlands on nuclear security, visit the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission in Brussels, and hold talks in Rome with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
After U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Vatican counterpart, Cardinal-designate Pietro Parolin, Jan. 14 at the Vatican, he told reporters, "I know that the Holy Father is anticipating the visit of President Obama here, and the president is looking forward to coming here to meet with him."
Jesuit Fr. Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters that Parolin and Kerry had discussed, among other subjects, "themes that have been the object of concern and discussion by the U.S. bishops," particularly "the health care reform and its relationship to guarantees of religious freedom" -- an apparent reference to the contraception mandate that has proven a major point of tension between the Obama administration and the church.
In general, employers who provide health insurance to workers were required as of Jan. 1 to comply with a government mandate that those policies include various types of contraceptives, including sterilization and abortifacients. The penalty for noncompliance is potentially thousands of dollars daily in fines. Although the Obama administration has made some allowances for exemptions for religious institutions, when final rules were issued in June, some Catholic employers said the exception still did not address their moral objections.
Obama met Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in July 2009. The pope gave the president a signed, leather-bound copy of his encyclical, Caritas in Veritate ("Charity in Truth"), and a copy of the 2008 instruction Dignitas Personae ("The Dignity of a Person") on bioethics issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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The OTIESA organization generally has from 90-100 school administrators that attend their fall (November) and spring (March) conferences. The organization consists of supervisors, principals, directors, and coordinators who administer and support career-technical education within the State of Ohio. In learning more about OTIESA, the following information may be helpful.
OTIESA - Purposes
· To develop high professional standards for its members.
· To unite in a common bond all persons involved in supervision, administration, and coordination of Trade and Industrial Education in Ohio.
· To serve as a communication system between members, legislative groups, business and industry, the Ohio Department of Education Office of Career Technical Education, or other groups concerning Trade and Industrial Education.
· To provide professional development for those involved in Trade and Industrial Education.
· To actively participate in matters of mutual concern with legislative bodies, the State Board of Education, the State Advisory Committee, and others functioning for the welfare and interests of pupils and employees concerned with the Trade and Industrial Education Programs.
OTIESA - Membership
Active membership is available to all individuals who hold valid certification or license and function as a Director, Supervisor, or Coordinator of Trade and Industrial Education Programs. Associate membership shall be open to those persons who will support the goals and objectives of this association, and Career Technical Education in Ohio.
OTIESA - Executive Council
Past President: Tim Updike, Buckeye Hills CC
President: Russel Croswaite, Great Oaks CDC
President-Elect: Elissa Heal, Sentinel CC
Secretary: Sue Kilbarger, Eastland CC
Treasurer: Carol Healy, Akron City Schools
Northeast: Ted Slankard, Maplewood CC
North Central: Jerry Pavlik, Lorain County JVS
Northwest: Elissa Heal, Sentinel CC
Southeast: Laura Bowers, C-TEC
South Central: Mike Miller, Delaware CC
Southwest: Mike Sparks Greene County CC
Corrections: Brian Lee
Legislative: Bryan Jackson, Miami Valley CTC
ODE Asst. Director, I&E, Linda O'Connor
SkillsUSA Ohio: Mike Cowles
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We bought a 2003 Kia spectra car in September of 2003. It has a lot of road noise, the windows leaks air into the car from outside, the paint peal off the hubcaps, and the door trim on the driver's side came off. The dash around the steer wheel makes a lot of noise. At 70 mph the car makes a lot of noise. The dealership where we bought the car in Dallas Texas was Southwest Kia. The car was stickered at 14000 and somehow it came out to be 16500 without even telling us. We never got a copy of the contract until 3 months later and it was not from Southwest Kia.
The bank that finance the car was Wells Fargo. Their interest rate was so high that it made the car cost 31650. That's with a down payment. Also they added an extended warranty without even telling us. So please don't buy a Kia or any car from Kia or Southwest Kia of Dallas Texas.


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"Dancing With the Stars": The Results
Natalie Coughlin may have three Olympic gold medals, but the champion swimmer won't be taking home the top prize on the reality show "Dancing with the Stars." The 27-year-old was eliminated from the competition last night to the surprise of many, including judge Len Goodman, who said neither Coughlin and her partner Alec Mazo, nor singer Aaron Carter and partner Karina Smirnoff, the other bottom two couple, should be there.
The athlete's exit is the the earliest ever for an individual gold medalist. In previous years, gymnast Shawn Johnson, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno have all captured the "Dancing" crown.
Health-wise though, sounds like Coughlin may be better off. This season's performers have been seriously hit by a series of illnesses and injuries. In the past week alone, dancer Derek Hough had to drop out of performing with model Joanna Krupa on Monday because of the flu and fellow pro Mark Ballas started wearing a mask during his practice sessions after getting sick himself. Meanwhile, contestant Kelly Osbourne sprained her foot during a paso doble Monday night and was whisked away to the hospital after the show.
Watch the elimination video after the jump.
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WASHINGTON - Uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America's authority to kill suspected terrorists, including U.S. citizens.
The Democratic-led outcry was energized by the revelation in a newly surfaced Justice Department memo that shows drones can strike against a wider range of threats, with less evidence, than previously believed.
The drone program, which has been used from Pakistan across the Middle East and into North Africa to find and kill an unknown number of suspected terrorists, is expected to be a top topic of debate when the Senate Intelligence Committee grills John Brennan, the White House's pick for CIA chief, at a hearing Thursday.
The White House on Tuesday defended its drone program by citing the very laws that some in Congress once believed were appropriate in the years immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks but now think may be too broad.
"It has to be in the agenda of this Congress to reconsider the scope of action of drones and use of deadly force by the United States around the world because the original authorization of use of force, I think, is being strained to its limits," Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said in a recent interview.
Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat in the House, said Tuesday that "it deserves a serious look at how we make the decisions in government to take out, kill, eliminate, whatever word you want to use, not just American citizens but other citizens as well."
Hoyer added: "We ought to carefully review our policies as a country."
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee likely will hold hearings on U.S. drone policy, an aide said Tuesday, and Chairman Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and the panel's top Republican, Sen. Bob Corker, both have quietly expressed concerns about the deadly operations.
Earlier this week, a group of 11 Democratic and Republican senators urged President Obama to release a classified Justice Department legal opinion justifying when U.S. counterterror missions, including drone strikes, can be used to kill American citizens abroad.
Without those documents, it's impossible for Congress and the public to decide "whether this authority has been properly defined, and whether the president's power to deliberately kill Americans is subject to appropriate limitations and safeguards," the senators wrote.
It was a repeated request after receiving last June an unclassified Justice Department memo, which fell short of giving the senators all the information they requested.
First detailed publicly by NBC News late Monday, the memo for the first time outlines the Obama administration's decision to kill al-Qaida terror suspects without any evidence that specific and imminent plots are being planned against the United States.
"The threat posed by al-Qaida and its associated forces demands a broader concept of imminence in judging when a person continually planning terror attacks presents an imminent threat," the document concluded.
The memo was immediately decried by civil liberties groups as "flawed" and "profoundly disturbing" - especially in light of 2011 U.S. drone strikes in Yemen that killed three American citizens: Anwar al-Awlaki, his 16-year-old-son and Samir Khan.
Al-Awlaki was linked to the planning and execution of several attacks targeting U.S. and Western interests, including the attempt to down a Detroit-bound airliner in 2009 and the plot to bomb cargo planes in 2010.
His son was killed in a separate strike on a suspected al-Qaida den. Khan was an al-Qaida propagandist.
White House spokesman Jay Carney, echoing comments Brennan made in a speech last April, called the strikes "legal, ethical and wise" and said they are covered by a law that Congress approved allowing the use of military force against al-Qaida.


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Brando Eco-Friendly Solar-Powered Wireless Optical Mouse
Here's one wireless mouse that is not only capable of running on conventional power from the power supply, but is also capable of running on a renewable energy source and that's solar power.
For wireless mice, a great hassle has to be when the power runs out and there's no convenient way to keep it charged as compared to a wired mouse. This solar wireless mouse, while its main feature is the ability to be powered by solar energy, it will most probably be a form complimentary source of power for this solar computer mouse.
Since the mouse uses wireless means for data transfer and a optical laser sensor for tracking, we would expect its consumption to be quite significant. In addition, a regular computer user will usually use the mouse when it's bright, covering the solar cells in the process; leaving it to rest at night when sleeping.
However for one who is eco-minded, there will be plenty of opportunities for this computer mouse to get nice sunbathing sessions regularly to keep it charged, greatly reducing the number of times needed for the mouse to change to a fresh battery.
- Using 2.4GHz two-way wireless frequency technology, super anti-interference technology
- AVAGO high speed laser engine, effect the high speed precise position
- Built-in DPI button, switch between 1,000 ~ 1,600dpi easily
- Built-in On/Off switch
- Powered by Solar Energy or 1 x AAA Battery (Battery is included.)
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- Dimension: 108 x 53 x 25mm (approx.)
- Weight: 74g
The solar wireless optical mouse is available in two colors, white and grey and retails for $36 from Brando USB.


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Business Lobbies Unite to Fight for More Smog
Interest groups, the Business Roundtable chief among them, are attempting to capitalize on an anti-regulatory sentiment popular amongst American conservatives by lobbying hard against incoming Clean Air rules that would limit smog output from industry.
Mitt Romney: Clean Air Act Not Meant For Regulating Carbon Pollution
Another day, another news story from the campaign trail as Republican candidates continue to run away from taking responsibility for the US's carbon problem. The latest to do so is Mitt Romney, who made news earlier this
Nation's Top 'Clean Coal' Project Abandoned
American Electric Power, one of the largest utility companies in the U.S., has announced that it's abandoning plans to build a carbon sequestration plant that would capture the emissions of a nearby 30
Big Coal Claims Inbreeding is Behind W. Virginia Birth Defects, Not Mining
You may recall seeing the report a few months back in which scientists linked a spate of birth defects in West Virginia to the toxins released from nearby mountaintop removal mining operations. It may have seemed
House Energy and Commerce Committee Gets Paid, Big Coal Gets to Pollute
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hear two bills this week, the TRAIN Act, which just promotes the false notion that environmental regulation is costly and bad for jobs, and a second bill that would limit federal
Dept of Interior Appropriations Bill Is 'Declaration of War' On America's Basic Environmental Protections
The new appropriations bill for funding the Department of Interior from the House of Representatives is out in draft form. Among the more egregious parts of it include: Prohibiting any new plants or animals being
China's Coal Production Will Peak In 2027
We've covered the topic of peak coal a couple of times, so apropos of China's prodigious coal use actually masking global warming a bit over the past decade is some interesting analysis from The Oil Drum. Dr Minqi Li takes a look at peak coal in China
Without China's Coal Burning The Hottest Decade On Record Would've Been Even Hotter
According to NASA data, the past decade was the hottest ten years on record, but it would have likely been even hotter if it weren't for air pollution from China's rapid
The Good News About Coal is That it's Fading
During the years when governments and the media were focused on preparations for the 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations, a powerful climate movement was emerging in the United States: The movement opposing the
NASA's James Hansen on Climate Change and Intergenerational Justice (Podcast)
One of the most venerated scientists of our time, James Hansen is the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a position he's held for three decades. Long before climate change was a household term, Hansen was one of the first to talk about
Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Significantly Increases Birth Defects
In case you needed another reason to oppose mountaintop removal coal mining (in addition to utter ruination of ecosystems, pollution of streams for a millennia): New research in Environmental Research shows the MTR "significantly" increases birth
Super-Polluting Liquid Coal May Be Cost-Effective by 2015
... And if that happens, we're in big, big trouble. The U.S. military just turned down a pitch to run more of its fleet on the stuff, and thankfully so -- liquefied coal generates way more greenhouse
Utility Company's Coal-fired Lies Laid Bare
American Electric Power is one of the largest utilities in the U.S. Last week, it made some waves when it announced that due to impending E.P.A. clean air rules, it would have to prematurely shut down some
Musician Ben Sollee on the Ravages of Coal and the Wonders of the Bicycle (Podcast)
Among music festivals, Bonnaroo is the juggernaut, and this year is was bigger than ever with 80,000 people descending on Manchester, Tennessee. One of the innumerable artists to preside over the festival's many stages (which included sitting in with My
Week-Long Protest Keeps Legacy of the Battle of Blair Mountain Alive (Video)
Last week, protesters mounted a week-long march on one of the nation's most important (and least known) historical sites: Blair Mountain. Since we're taught to loathe labor unions these days, relatively
Do You Live Near a Dirty, Dirty Coal Plant? Probably.
The Environmental Defense Fund says that 20 of the nation's 25 dirties coal plants are located between 50-100 miles of some of the nation's largest cities. Head over to Climate Progress to find out if you live close enough to one to be breathing in its
"Rednecks" March Against Mountaintop Removal (Video)
Coal mining communities and TreeHuggers don't always see eye-to-eye. But as Sarah posted last week, there is a long history of protest and progressive thought among coal mining communities, with much of that tradition
Will You Join the March on Blair Mountain?
Here's a great way to spend a week in June: Marching to save West Virginia's historic Blair Mountain from coal mining.


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LYMM RFC youngster Alex Mitchell was part of the England U18 squad that won the European Championship Trophy on Saturday.
England beat Ireland 50-14 in Poland to win the trophy for a third consecutive year with Alex in the squad for the past two.
Alex has been pulling on a Lymm shirt since he was five and is now reaching great heights representing his national team.


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Her husband may be a World Cup veteran but lingerie model Danielle Lineker will be covering the tournament for the first time... with the Mirror.
Danielle enjoyed one last romantic evening with new hubby Gary before he flies off to South Africa for the World Cup.
The pair, who were spotted leaving trendy London restaurant Scotts, will be apart while Gary, 49, covers the tournament for the BBC.
But his wife will be keeping busy with her exclusive new World Cup column for the Daily Mirror. Danielle, 30, who launches her Alternative World Cup Guide next week, admits she's not exactly an expert on the beautiful game. "It's not going to be too footbally," she says. "I don't have a clue about stuff like offside and all that, but I'm going to get into it all. I'll be watching the fashion.
"I can't wait to see what the wives and girlfriends from the other countries are wearing."
Danielle, whose native Wales did not qualify, says she's right behind the England team. "I reckon they'll do great," she says. "I hope they do because Gary's so excited. I'm going to miss him madly when he's away, but I'm heading out for a week in the middle of the tournament."
She said that Gary, who starred in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, will be working round the clock for six weeks. "The only instruction I've got for him is to remember to eat!" she laughs.


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Tama-Go Figures
Posted 28 February 2012 - 06:01 PM ( #1 )
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Posted 28 February 2012 - 06:28 PM ( #2 )
like i've said before, you should really scour the amazon pages for the shimashimatchi and makiko figures as they're only sold in canada, so those you could get for collection purposes.
it's really up to you. if you want items to play with and buy, get the figures that have shops. if you want new foods get the restaurant one. you could also get one of both.
i can't really remember what is what, but these are what i do know:
IMPORTANT NOTE: the figure that comes with your tama go only unlocks ONE game and nothing else. do not confuse it with a seperate figure that is the same.
restaurant:kuchipatchi, ringotchi
shop: violetchi, memetchi, chamametchi, makiko
Posted 28 February 2012 - 06:48 PM ( #3 )
Ringotchi, Chamametchi, Kuromametchi, Kuchipatchi, Mametchi, Memetchi, Ichigotchi, Violetchi, Sebiretchi, and Ponytchi.
I think that I might get the Chamametchi and the Kuchipatchi. One shop, one restaurant, like you said. Feedback is still appreciated though!
Posted 28 February 2012 - 09:02 PM ( #4 )
You should get Kuchipatchi figure definetly because its a restaraunt
and for a shop either chamametchi or mametchi because you can play with toys or gadgets and it makes the tamalike you even more and raises the heart bar
Posted 28 February 2012 - 09:39 PM ( #5 )
I like that Chamametchi has a toy shop, and I love her faceplate.
I would recommend Ringotchi for a restaurant, just because I think she has really cool stuff in there.
Ponytchi has really good games.
And off the top of my head, that's all the feedback I can give...
Posted 29 February 2012 - 03:39 AM ( #6 )
Posted 02 March 2012 - 09:46 AM ( #7 )
I did some research to see what each figure does-
Kutchipatchi: Chinese restaurant, Flag game, Vegetables game
Mametchi:Toy shop, Hip Hop game, Speed Runner Game
Chamametchi: Clothing Shop, Panel construction game, Shuffle Shuffle game
Ringotchi: Sweets restraurant, Monster beater game, shape sorter game.
Memetchi: Clothing shop, Panel match game, Hit a note game
Violetchi: Flower shop, Bounce back game, Manhole game
Sebiretchi: Mexican restaurant, trampoline game, farmkeeper game.
Kuromametchi: Sports shop, Balll matching game, Driving game
Shimashimatchi: Electronics shop, Gap & Gap game, Hip Hop Game
Makiko: Travel Agency, Sound Block game, Shuffle Shuffle game
Ichigotchi: Cafe Restaurant (bread/soup/salad), Knock a note game, Candies game
Ponytchi: Makeup shop, Manhole game, Hunting Game (?), Manhole Game
I think that's all of them! If I were you, I would get a nice mix, like 1 restaurant and 1 shop. Hope I helped!
- Aliciavz88 likes this
Posted 02 March 2012 - 06:18 PM ( #8 )
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May 3, 1805, near the mouth of the Porcupine (now Poplar) River, Montana.
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"Do you enjoy hurting others?
It seems quite impossible to avoid hurting others with what one may do or say. If your intention was to aggress and hurt, you will achieve just that; and at times, you did that unintentionally. This is because we are bound to different realities and concepts of things. If all could adhere to and adopt one definition and meaning to each thing, the road we travel on wouldn't need to have more than one lane. But unfortunately, with one group feeling the need to dominate over others, there cannot be such thing as perfect harmony and mutual respect, far more so in the absence of trust and solidarity. In the fight for survival, hurting others seems to be a must, something one has to do despite oneself; nothing personal, just self-defense. It's a game one cannot partake in, if one is made mostly of nerves; and yet the most sensitive individuals may happen to be the most offensive ones. That's the problem.
The brain can't afford to hold on offenses. The moment it receives them, it transmits them straight to the heart to deal with every bit of them beat by beat. Emotional pains take longer to dissolve than physical pains. The scar left in the brain or heart takes longer to peel than one left on the skin while the scar left on the skin takes longer to vanish and keeps memory of the offense living longer. Then, one ought to decide which part of someone to hurt if one intends to ask for forgiveness later on.
But let me ask this one question, "Do you enjoy hurting others?
If your answer is "No", then why do you tell them the "Truth"?
If your answer is "Yes", then, why don't you tell them the truth, for we know the truth hurts?
It seems that whether or not you tell the truth, people will get hurt.
But what is the truth to tell? If it's the truth about things everyone has a different concept about, then what makes your own concept true and theirs wrong? That is an arrogance that can earn you many enemies. Because, you will be asked for evidences you can't provide. People feel safe and secured by what they know or have been taught to be the truth; and here one comes with something totally different that takes away their feeling of security and safety and gives them fear. Even if you are telling the truth, how do you expect them to react? What if they were right and you were wrong?
They say people can see you better than you can see yourself. But will you accept to be seen as you are? Can a friend of yours safely tell you the truth about you without you feeling hurt? Will you risk losing your friend to tell him/her the truth about him/her? Your enemies or strangers can be more sincere with you than your own friends can because your friends are afraid to hurt you, so therefore leave you in your ignorance. While telling the truth may hurt someone, not telling the truth may hurt them even more. Do you agree with your friend because he/she is your friend despite that he/she is wrong? Do you disagree with someone your friend disagrees with despite that the person is right? Will you tell your friend he/she is wrong and make him/her feel small before his/her opponent? Sometimes it's not until you and your friend fall apart that you tell each other the truth about each other, for your newborn enmity has set you free from the hypocrisy you were hiding from each other. What kind of friend have you been to your friends? Then respond to the question, "Do you enjoy hurting others?


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On Tuesday, Delta Air Lines (DAL) said it will buyback shares and hike its quarterly dividend. Investors liked the news, sending DAL stock up about 2% in morning trading.
DAL shares climbed after Delta announced plans to repurchase as much as $2 billion in DAL stock by the end of 2016. The third-largest U.S. airline also indicated that it will boost its quarterly dividend to 9 cents per DAL share, up 50% from 6 cents, the Wall Street Journal noted.
Delta said that its debt fell to $9.1 billion at the end of March, and plans to cut adjusted net debt to $7 billion next year. The airline has reduced its debt by $2.6 billion since 2012.
On Monday, DAL stock closed at $37.55 per share.
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The role of epigenetics in human disease has become an area of increased research interest. Collaborative efforts from scientists and clinicians have led to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which epigenetic regulation is involved in the pathogenesis of many human diseases. Several neurological and non-neurological disorders are associated with mutations in genes that encode for epigenetic factors. One of the most studied proteins that impacts human disease and is associated with deregulation of epigenetic processes is Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2). MeCP2 is an epigenetic regulator that modulates gene expression by translating epigenetic DNA methylation marks into appropriate cellular responses. In order to highlight the importance of epigenetics to development and disease, we will discuss how MeCP2 emerges as a key epigenetic player in human neurodevelopmental, neurological, and non-neurological disorders. We will review our current knowledge on MeCP2-related diseases, including Rett Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Hirschsprung disease, and Cancer. Additionally, we will briefly discuss about the existing MeCP2 animal models that have been generated for a better understanding of how MeCP2 impacts certain human diseases.
Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) was first identified and characterized as a DNA binding protein that specifically binds to methyl-CpG dinucleotides [
MeCP2 is a nuclear protein that is mainly localized to methylated pericentromeric heterochromatin, referred to as chromocenters [
MeCP2 is a multifunctional epigenetic regulator that is involved in transcriptional regulation as well as modulating chromatin structure [
MeCP2 protein is highly expressed in the brain compared to other tissues [
Most MeCP2 mutations are
Overall, MeCP2-related diseases that are associated with protein dysfunction are mainly characterized by cognitive impairment and intellectual disabilities [
Rett Syndrome (RTT) is a progressive X-linked neurological disorder that mainly affects young girls with an incidence rate of 1:10,000-1:15,000 [
There is the classic RTT as well as atypical forms of RTT that deviate from the classical clinical presentation. Classic RTT is noticed primarily during infancy and can be divided into four stages that reflect the characteristic abnormalities displayed in RTT patients [
Atypical forms of RTT deviate from classic RTT with respect to age of disease onset, clinical profile and severity of symptoms. These forms of RTT occur due to skewing of XCI, and may range from milder forms to more severe manifestations than classic RTT [
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and autopsy examination have shown that major morphological abnormalities detected in the central nervous system of RTT patients include an overall decrease in the size of the brain and of individual neurons [
X-linked mental retardation (XLMR) is a genetic disorder arising from mutations or duplication of genes across the X chromosome, including the
Males with a normal karyotype and a mutation in the
Autism and RTT are similar developmental disorders that belong to the spectrum of autism disorders classified as pervasive developmental disorders, or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) [
Prenatal exposure to alcohol is associated with adverse effects on neurodevelopment, and results in a set of severe neurodevelopmental disorders known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) [
Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects muscle coordination and results in cognitive decline and psychiatric disorders [
The implication of MeCP2 in such diverse range of neurological disorders necessitates a complete understanding of its relationship to brain development and function, as well as its interaction with other epigenetic factors that mediate dysregulation of normal epigenetic program of the brain.
Apart from to its role in neurological disorders, MeCP2 has also been shown to play a role in many cancers such as breast, colorectal, lung, liver, and prostate cancer [
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs. The disease predominantly affects females, with a female to male ratio that ranges from 4.3–13.6 to 1 [
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that results in chronic inflammation and destruction of many tissues and organs, primarily flexible synovial joints [
Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a congenital disorder of the colon characterized by the absence of certain nerve cells known as ganglion cells [
Human diseases associated with Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) and gender mostly affected.
|Gender mostly affected
|Rett Syndrome
|Females (also males with kleinfelter syndrome 47 XXY, or somatic mosaicism)
|Angelman Syndrome
|X-linked mental retardation
|Severe neonatal encephalopathy
|Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
|Both (Studies from animal models only)
|Huntington's disease
|Early-onset schizophrenia
|Systemic lupus erythematosus
|Rheumatoid arthritis
|Hirschsprung's disease
Several animal models have been generated in order to better understand the molecular mechanisms, progression and pathology of disorders that are associated with MeCP2 dysfunction. These include mostly rodent models (particularly mouse models) as well as zebrafish and Drosophila models. Different strategies are often employed to alter the expression and function of MeCP2 in these animal models.
Brain-specific deletion of
Mice overexpressing human
A mouse model of Rett syndrome was generated by introducing a premature STOP codon at the amino acid position 168, and resulted in a truncated MeCP2 protein (
A rat model of Rett Syndrome was also generated with reduced
Other than animal models,
Epigenetic regulation of gene expression is fundamental for proper organism development and function. MeCP2 is a multifunctional epigenetic regulator and the malleability in its function underscores its role in many human diseases. Since its discovery, significant progress has been made to understand its dynamic molecular properties, and increasing evidence reveals its central position in many neurological, neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric and non-neurological disorders. Despite tremendous progress in understanding the molecular mechanisms by which dysregulation of MeCP2 expression and function results in these disorders, we are still far from translating this knowledge towards effective therapeutic approaches. The availability of excellent animal models promises, not only hope, but also a better strategy to overcome the challenge of translational research. It is very likely that the number of diseases associated with MeCP2 dysfunction will grow rapidly in near future, thus, a better understanding of how MeCP2 functions in complex regulatory networks will pave the way for the discovery of better disease biomarkers as well as novel targets for treatments.
Animal models of MeCP2 dysfunction.
|Animal models
|Exon 3 and 4 deletion. MeCP2 expression and function are abolished
|Unusual gait, hindlimb clasping, seizures, irregular breathing
|Gene silencing by Cre recombinase insertion into intron 2. No protein is detected (behaves as a null allele)
|Phenotypes similar to the null mice with abnormal behavior, RTT-like phenotypes and breathing irregularities.
|Exon 3 deletion. MeCP2 expression and function are abolished.
|Neurological phenotype similar to
|Introduction of a premature STOP codon in exon 4.
|Milder neurological phenotype compared to
|Brain-specific deletion
|Similar to Mecp2 null mice except for breathing phenotype
|Selective deletion in neurons of hypothalamus and amygdala
|Abnormal stress response, stranger aggression
|Selective deletion in dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons.
|Hypoactivity, reduced expression of tyrosine hydroxylase
|Forebrain-specific deletion
|Impaired motor co-ordination, anxiety
|Selective deletion in serotonergic neurons
|Increased aggression, hyperactivity
|Selective deletion in GABAergic neurons
|Reduced lifespan, self-mutilation
|Seizures, premature death, abnormal social behaviors, hypoactivity
|Hypoactivity, impaired cognition
|Premature STOP codon at amino acid 168
|Hindlimb clasping, breathing irregularities
|Missense mutation that produces mutant MeCP2 protein
|Normal life span, reduced dendrite branching
|Knock-in mutation that causes loss of interaction with NCoR complex
|Motor abnormalities, hindlimb clasping
|Knock-in mutation that causes loss of interaction with NCoR/SMRT
|Impaired motor function, hindlimb clasping
|Knock-in mutation that disrupts protein stability
|Developmental regression, hypoactivity
|Point mutation of ATG in exon 1 to TTG
|Forelimb stereotypy, hindlimb clasping, excessive grooming, and hypoactivity
|Knock-in mouse model with abolished phosphorylation at S80.
|Reduced locomotion similar to that of
|Double mutant mouse model which lacks phosphorylation at both S421A and S424A
|Phenotypes opposite to
|Activation of
|Rescued majority of RTT phenotypes including increased lifespan, delayed disease progression
|Conditional activation (rescue) of
|Partial rescue of RTT phenotypes, including delayed disease progression, reduced lethality and improved behaviors
|Viral mediated RNAi-induced downregulation of
|Transient neurobehavioral abnormalities, reduced
|Nonsense mutation and a truncation of MeCP2 at position 63
|Altered motor behaviors, however viable and fertile
| [
|Overexpression of mutant MeCP2 protein
|Locomotar dysfunction, external eye disruption
Angelman Syndrome
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Alpha Thalassemia/Mental Retardation Syndrome X-linked
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Like 5
C-terminal Domain
DNA Methyl Transferase
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Forkhead Box Protein G1
Huntington's Disease
Hirschsprung's Disease
Huntingtin Gene
Huntingtin Protein
Methyl Binding Domain
Methyl CpG Binding Protein
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rett Syndrome
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Transcription Repression Domain
X Chromosome Inactivation
X-linked Mental Retardation
We apologize that many excellent papers are not included in this paper due to space limitation. The authors would like to thank members of the Rastegar laboratory (specially Vichithra RB Liyanage) for helpful discussions. The research of M. Rastegar is supported by funds from the Scottish Rites Charitable Foundation of Canada (SRCFC, Grant 10110), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC Discovery Grant 372405-2009), Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Grants TEC-128094 and CEN-132383, as well as Health Sciences Centre Foundation (HSCF). CD Ezeonwuka was a recipient of MHRC-UMGF studentship award.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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Won't hapen, but what if the Sixrs got in on the NYK/Den deal, in essence trading:
Would leave the Sxiers with:
Bench: Lou/Thad/Meeks/Hawes/Noce/Battie
...That would be a very interesting team for a few years.
"If Iguodala had been given the slam dunk title he rightfully won a couple years back, would his national profile be much higher right now?"
No way. Fred Jones, Gerald Green, and Nate Robinson don't have big national profiles; Jones and Green are out of the league of course, but they didn't even have big profiles a week after they won. I don't think it raises people's awareness of a player enormously. To the extent that the dunk contest raises awareness about a player, it's their dunks that do that, not whether they win or not. If Carter had not won his dunk contest, everyone would still remember his performance... though I guess it's generally true that strong losing efforts are generally forgotten. I guess I'll say very slightly higher.
As for Blake, I think his chances of deservedly winning this contest are very slim, though he may well win undeservedly. He's the best in-game dunker I've seen since I started watching the NBA, but with him it's all about dunking on people. Or the unexpectedness with which some of his alley-oops materialize out of nowhere. You take those things away from his highlights and there's nothing technically incredible about his dunking. I think McGee, if he doesn't screw up, has a much better chance.
I'd give VC the edge for best in game dunker- but he has a much bigger body of work. I still think his dunk over a 7 footer in the Olympics ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrPjl-927Q ) was the craziest dunk I'v seen.
Blake might be the best high volume dunker I've seen. Most high volume dunkers lack his pizazz.
Also, Vince and MJ dunked on some of the all time great defensive player. We might see the same out of Blake over time... but VC or MJ in their prime would have caught Dwight Howard flatfooted and demolished him.
Paradoxically, big-men-dunkers impress me more than perimeter player dunkers. Especially the really little guys.
But VC in his prime was atypical. He dunked more like a big man- all power. MJ was more diverse. Sometimes power, sometimes grace.
And 'Nique was up there in terms of power dunkers to. But the other "old timers" like Nance never really impressed me that much. Dr.J was graceful, and occasionally powerful (the finals dunk on Portland), but not to where VC or MJ were.
Well as I predicted, Blake won undeservedly and McGee should have been the winner. Really, Blake didn't even deserve to make the finals.
Ugh, that last dunk by Griffin was a complete joke.
Well, the fans voted him the winner so we can't complain that the league somehow fixed it for him.
Would like to say congratulations to Maurice Cheeks for his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. And for still being 5th on the all-time steals list at the time of his going in. Well deserved Mo, enjoy it. Really good player that I enjoyed watching as a youngster growing up and tried to mimic my game after while playing little league. Props.
Wait, people are being inducted or people are being included on this year's ballot? I don't think anyone's been selected yet. Of course, Reggie Miller didn't even make the ballot.
No one doubts Griffen is off to a fantastic start to his career. We knew he was good but, wow! What impresses me is he's 6'10 (so they say) and moves like he's 6'6.
He's just too explosive for the bigger guys to cover. You got to hand it to him, he's fun to watch.
At the pre-draft measurements Griffin measured out as:
6'10" in shoes (6'8.5" in socks.) The NBA lists guys ht in shoes. So he is 6'10 by NBA standards.
As a comparison, Dwight Howard measured out exactly 1/2 inch taller (in socks)- although he may have grown taller since he was drafted.
Video's been removed due to a Comcast copyright claim.
Sorry, I don't get any video (blocked at work), so I did not realize it was blocked for everyone. But I do remember it during the game and did not really follow what was going on... as I don't really notice when Snow is talking or silent.
What most impresses me about Griffin is how he attacks the opponent. He did it in college, and he is the same in the NBA. He has bulked up to where he has the same advantage now as he had in college. His game reminds me of a blend of Barkley and Kenyon Martin.
The knicks will end up over paying for Carmelo because the owner has gotten involved and is now the point man, and the owner according to reports is determined to get the deal done at almost all costs, which works to denvers advantage, but what is Denver going to do with Felton? Maybe they don't like Ty Lawson?
Why is Isiah Thomas involved in anything the Knicks do?
What would you trade for Marvin Williams if anything?
Lou is worth more than Marvin.
A ton more give Marvin is a lousy player with a bigger contract than Lou.
nah. Marvin> Lou.
Actually i'm booking this now so i can get my credit come playoff time. Lou williams is going to be absolutely worthless in the playoffs and will cost us a game at the minimum.
Maybe Marvin will step up as the ignored #5 option. That would still seem weak for a guy making 6.7-8M. but I guess we'll see.
While Lou essentially does what Crawford does. Except Crawford makes 10.8M and Lou makes 5.5M.
Lou fills a role. If he is deployed wrong then that is the coach's fault. He's not a PG. He's paid lie a 6th man, and fills that role (scoring 6th man) about as good as anyone- unless the coach tells him to play PG.
Wasn't suggesting getting him - just more of a 'new name' floating today that I hadn't seen before.
I'd think with his contract, Marvin has negative trade value. While Lou has mixed value. Some teams would not want anything to do with his high usage ways, while other teams would give you some value back for his scoring ability.
Lou has sucked up all of the latent hate that was previously shared between Sam and Willie. And then there's the Iguodala-hate. I wonder who that sticks to after he's gone?
Oh i hated lou while willie was here - and i had come around on Sam
Besides, how can you not hate hawes?
I know people have hated Lou for a while. Its just now its all focusing on him.
Hawes is useless. Its hard to even muster up hate for guys like that. Its beyond his lack of effort. He's go locked knees from old surgeries that make him sloth-like. Its like hating Shawn Bradley or picking on a fat kid.
I don't get what Marvin Williams brings to a team beyond above-average mid-range shooting. 48% from 16-23 feet this year, which is unusually high for him, but he's always been in the low 40s, which is strong. Still though, that's all he does well. He's a slightly above average rebounder for his position, and he gets to the line at a decent clip given his fairly low usage. Basically he's a solid fourth option, but he'd be a lot more valuable if he could make threes. As is he's like a worse version of Deng on both ends of the court.
And he's basically the 5th option most of the time. His shooting % would drop if he was asked to do more.
Compare that to someone like Thad- who is often the #1 or #2 option while on the floor, and still produces efficiently. Ask Marvin to carry the load for a second unit- I doubt he would be able to do it. The guy is a fine #5 starter- but he's paid to much. He's not as valuable as a good 6th man.
Discuss the rather out of the box (insane?) draft proposal from the players union?
While there wasn't much negotiating during the meeting and very little progress was made, one intriguing concept was proposed by the players. Rather than changing the salary structure to level the playing field for small market teams, an alternative was proposed that would involve making drastic changes to the draft process.
The union made the argument that the quickest way to turn around "crummy" teams is through the draft. Because first-round picks have become so valuable in today's NBA and many teams have had success building a roster with this model, the union feels that the best way to increase parity is to focus the draft around the underachieving teams.
The fourteen non-playoff teams that make up the lottery would not only receive the first fourteen picks, but the next fourteen as well. The team that wins the lottery would receive the first overall pick as well as the fifteenth overall pick. The second team on the clock would also own the sixteenth pick, the third picking team would also own the seventeenth pick and so on.
And the 7th and 8th seeds in each conference would be summarily executed?
If you want to outside the box, I'd prefer a two tiered league (like English Soccer) where the good teams are in the Premier League. And a the best 2nd level teams can earn promotion. It's not all that different than the current playoff system, except the bad teams would get to play other bad teams more, and can actually "win" despite being second rate. And the B league teams continue to get the lottery picks.
It works really well for young teams. They can find early success and challenges by trying to win the B level title, and as they mature/improve they get to face the better and more veteran premier league competition.
People keep floating this idea, and it would never work in the US - sports is just a different animal than the football in the UK - there's not the 'city identity' through team that you see in the UK football.
wow lol. I had this idea 6 months ago with a friend/ Brag.
A++++++ idea imo
My idea was to extend it though to teams that lost in the first round of the playoffs. But if you make 2nd round you don't get in on this.
Reason I like this idea is because most young prospects end up going to teams in the late 20s that never ever give them the ability to develop as a player. Obviously some teams develop players but most contenders end up selling picks etc. If young players can go to teams that will actually play them it will imo increase the talent pool in the NBA.
I hate ideas like this - it rewards suckage and bad drafting. It penalizes teams that maintain their quality through good drafting - look at the spurs...this is basically saying 'you guys keep getting quality picks low in the first round that we're too stupid to pick while we draft guys that are out of the league in 5 years'.
The nba draft has problems, no doubt, but improved intelligent scouting and making the combine a bit more required and nfl like (and having an nba wunderlic to eliminate the 'athletes with little pure ability' would help too) would help a lot more than this simplistic solution.
Not to mention - you'd still probably have a second round right?
Bad drafting teams will continue to draft badly if they have two picks in the first round, and the good drafting teams will continue to get the steals low in the draft or make unbalanced draft day trades that lead to owning a super star (see lakers, los angeles and kobe bryant)
I mean, you pretty much hate everything :P. You are anti change. How do you fix the system? Can you at least agree that NBA needs fixing?
Since 1980 how many different franchises have won an NBA Championship? Answer is 7 different franchises.
In past 12 years Spurs/Lakers have won 9 out of 12 titles. Something has to change this is just ridiculous.
And your suggestion is giving stupid teams more draft picks.
The spurs and lakers both had some luck - robinson went down and the spurs won the duncan lottery when if robinson had been healthy that year they wouldn't have been in the running.
You realize in today's NBA that the Lakers wouldn't have gotten Shaq right? So it's not like the nba hasn't 'tried' to stop the lakers.
The spurs draft smartly - have a stable organization - smartly run and know to think long term (remember when everyone said obtaining jefferson was just a disaster - how does it look this year) - everyone passed on dajuan blair because of his knees - the spurs realized the risk might be worth the reward - they draft smartly low in the draft and are good at evaluating 'euro' talent.
The lakers - well they stole Kobe Bryant from the Hornets when he was drafted - giving the hornets an extra draft pick that year would not make them less stupid would it? The lakers have an advantage, but you aren't going to fix it in the draft. They have an owner willing to pay top dollar because he knwos he can charge top dollar and - oh yeah - just smartly signed a multi billion dollar deal for spanish language distribution somehow.
BTW - people need to stop being mad at bosh lebron and wade. For years everyone bitches that the players are 'all about the money', that's all they care about. Bosh Wade Lebron take less than max so they can form a better team and suddenly people wanna know why they didn't take all the money? Come off it. Pat Riley maneuvered well (and probably had some inside information from Wade that they'd be willing that others didn't).
Things I would do to try and make the NBA better
- Make the NBDL a real minor league - 30 teams affiliated with 30 teams - no '2 years only' limitation. You'd probably have to make changes to the 'roster' idea, more MLBish, but all those young guys who are raw? Give them a real place to develop. Change the way rookie deals are functioned as well
- Eliminate guaranteed contracts, one bad contract can cripple a team - see the Blazers right now - more NFL like, portion guaranteed, but guys can be cut
- For years I've advocated 'in contract arbitration. A guy signs a long term contract based on a certain production. If that production decreases, what is the owners recourse to recoup what he has lost for being screwed over?
- Raise the age limit one season, find the D.R.A.F.T initiative research over at ESPN and you'll see why
- The NBA and NCAA need to be more involved in the AAU system - the agents and the shoe companies have interests that don't coincide with the best input of the game
- The NBA and NCAA need to be more partnered than anti partnered
- I know the players are the 'product' - but with guaranteed contracts - where's their financial risk? The owners have all the risk (yes they get money too), so the players getting 57% is ridiculous to me - the players get too much money and have an obnoxious sense of entitlement, lower the BRI - or have the percentage based on 'net income before salaries are paid' (or something) so that it's more fair to owners
- Less teams in the playoffs
That's it off the top of my head.
Many of these things being negotiated protect owners and GM's from their own stupidity.
Isiah Thomas is supposedly still influencing James Dolan - that's just one of the dumbest things in the world - how in gods name should the Knicks get another draft pick when they miss the playoffs if the owner continues to allow Isiah Thomas to be involved with the team. Why should stupid owners be protected from their own stupidity. If you don't protect them - they're more likely to sell sooner, and lots of NBA (and NFL and MLB) teams need new ownership with a different perspective.
Owners who primary goal is to win a championship are the only kind of owners I want to see in professional sports.
Oh yeah, the NBA should adopt the NFL ownership policy (at least I think it's a policy - ever see an NFL team with corporate ownership? ever see an NFL owner owning another US sports team?)
You've presented many good ideas, including some I'd never heard before. I'd add a hard cap so teams with lots of good players would have to decide who to keep and who to let go. Also, a fall back on eliminating guaranteed contracts could be to shorten them by a year or two - 3-5 instead of 5-6 years. Thd draft idea probably wouldn't help because only ~15 quality players and no more than 1-2 stars enter the league yearly.
There is always the idea of eliminating 4 teams so the talent becomes more uniform.
I'm not sure how you implement a hard cap without grand fathering in current contracts, the cap is coming down for sure (i think). If you then make it a hard cap - guys have to be cut - but their contracts are guaranteed by the last CBA, so teams have to cut, say Elton Brand, but they have to pay him too.
I was trying to be within the realm of things I think the owners could get from the players.
does anybody else hear all of the Blake Griffin hype this weekend and keep wondering "when did Family Guy add a new character?"
No - but mostly because Family Guy stopped being funny before it was canceled - the first time.
Seth McFarlane steals money from FOX every day - it's hysterical
ESPN.com grades for sophmore game last night
Jrue Holiday got a C
The Sixers point guard logged the fewest minutes of anyone not named Griffin and played a bit of off-guard alongside Jennings when he was on the floor. He was a quick trigger, but not a particularly accurate one.
And just for kicks
Demarcus Cousins - A In addition to having one of the most thunderous dunks of the game, Cousins rumbled end to end with the ball for a layup and made beautiful music with fellow former Wildcat Wall. His 33 points led all scorers.
so is there any particular reason why Dwight Howard isn't dunking in this contest?


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Stay away from this tourist trap!03/24/2012
This place is not worth the money for the Jersey Shore atmosphere they are trying to portray. Credit card was taken at the door and given to the bartender. Got our drinks, sat down and was rudely informed if we weren't buying a $549 of Patron ""you need to get out of here"". Wow. Bar down the Riverwalk told us that place is a tourist trap and none of the locals go there.
Awesome, Awesome, AWESOME!!!02/27/2010
I've always had a great time here. The music was great and the staff knows how to help you have a great time. I danced so much the next day i felt like i was working out all night. I've been here at least four times and have had a great time every time. If you open a tab they do make you sign a paper promising to pay $100 but thats only in case you leave without paying, this gives them permission to use your card for your tab but only if you dont pay.
Good Time11/11/2009
I've been to Acapulco Sam's a few times. The music was good, drinks were good and location was good.....definitely will go back
Had Lots of fun!10/08/2009
Went here on a recent visit to San Antonio. Had a great time. The atmosphere was great and I met some fun people. The bartenders were really nice too. Highly recommended!
These people will tell you you can only open a tab with a minimum $100.00 limit, but then they charge you 100.00 whether you spend it or not. Also, when we left, they called the Park Police simply becuase I gave them a hard time about the 100.00 minimum charge and that's another story.....stay away from this place!
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Joseph C. Dey, Jr., (1907-1991, pronounced "die") was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Pennsylvania, Joe first worked as a sportswriter in Philadelphia. Then he served as the executive director of the USGA for the next thirty-five years, from 1934 to 1969. During that time, no one in golf had a better reputation for personal integrity and upholding the integrity of the game of golf than did Joe Dey … [Read more...]
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Donna Shirley's engaging memoir recounts her experiences breaking into the male-dominated world of aerospace engineering to spearhead the Pathfinder rover project as manager of the Mars Exploration Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Built on a "shoestring" budget of $25 million, the tiny rover known as Sojourner Truth became a symbol for the possibilities of imaginative aerospace engineering and design.
Managing Martians, which has enjoyed national media exposure and a first printing of 50,000, revisits the Pathfinder project from an insider's perspective, as Shirley wages political and personal battles to defend the vision of the rover project once seen as "at best a toy and at worst a joke."
The most compelling part of Shirley's book comes in her panged remembrances of an awkward adolescence spent reading science-fiction novels and daydreaming about airplanes and the possibilities of flight. Shirley triumphed over the many barriers facing any gifted and intelligent girl in the 1950s, only to face similar challenges as a woman in the burgeoning robotics-engineering program. Perhaps it took a young girl's imagination, as embodied in the determination and will of a grown woman, to lead the team that made an unlikely success out of the dark-horse robot known as Sojourner Truth. At any rate, Shirley's account presents one valuable angle in the story of humanity's triumphant return to the Red Planet, and her book reminds the reader that space exploration has implications for humanity beyond the realms of engineering and science.
Brian Anderson
(Brian Anderson is the editor of the Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin.)
. This book offers practical exercises and advice for the amateur astronomer looking to move beyond the basics of backyard stargazing and into the world of data gathering. Includes advice on such topics as telescope hardware, astrophotography and electronic imaging, determining latitudes and longitudes, and measuring the brightness of celestial bodies.
- Advanced Amateur Astronomy by Gerald North, Cambridge University Press, 1997, Hardcover $69.95, Softcover $24.95
Based on the proceedings of the Second Lunar Analytical Laboratory Workshop in Dijon, France, this book addresses the problems and challenges facing the establishment of a lunar laboratory for chemical, biological, and physical analysis. Articles in the book tackle such topics as lunar resource utilization, the effects of microgravity, operational and medical support, and environmental toxicology.
- A Lunar-Based Analytical Laboratory: Cyril Ponnamperuma Memorial Volume, Edited by C. W. Gehrke et al., A. Deepak Publishing, 1997.
- NASA has released the third volume in its series Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program. Titled Using Space, the new volume is edited by John M. Logsdon, with Roger D. Launius, David H. Onkst, and Steven J. Garber.
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A Guide to the Gammel's Book Store Records, 1891-1899 (1905-1937).
Biographical Note
Records of Hans Peter Nielsen Gammel (1854-1931), bookseller, publisher, and collector. Established in Austin, Texas, in 1878, Gammel's ten-cent store became one of the first book stores west of the Mississippi River and carried, at its peak, the largest assortment of miscellaneous literature, law books, and Texana in the state.
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Europe leads USA by a point after Day 1 of Solheim Cup
DUNSANY, Ireland (AP) – Europe survived a spirited fightback by the United States in the fourballs to lead 4½-3½ after the opening day of the Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle.
With the sides level at 2-2 following the morning foursomes, rookie Caroline Hedwall and fellow Swede Sophie Gustafson put Europe 3-2 ahead with a 5 and 4 win over Vicky Hurst and Brittany Lincicome.
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Europe were up in the other three matches at that stage but Morgan Pressel and Paula Creamer came back from one down with two to play to beat Europe's Laura Davies and Melissa Reid by one hole.
Creamer birdied the 17th from 18 feet to level the match and Pressel then holed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th for the win, which left Davies still needing one more point to overtake Annika Sorenstam and become the Solheim Cup record points scorer.
Catriona Matthew and Sandra Gal were two up with three to play against Christina Kim and Ryann O'Toole. But the Americans salvaged a half point when Kim birdied the 16th and O'Toole birdied the 17th to level before the 18th was shared at par.
"It's not over until it's over," U.S. captain Rosie Jones said. "That's why they put all 18 holes up in there. That's why I give this team so much credit is because they don't give up, they don't like to lose."
Europe held on to win the fourball session 2½-1½ when Suzann Pettersen and Anna Nordqvist, who where three up at the turn, won the 18th to beat Cristie Kerr and Michelle Wie by two holes.
European captain Alison Nicholas refused to dwell on missed opportunities.
"Could have, would have, fantastic words, but you can't change anything," Nicholas said. "They tried their best, and that's all they can do. They gave a hundred percent."
In the opening session, Pettersen sank an eight-foot putt on the last hole to give Europe a win in the final foursome and even the score at 2-2.
The U.S. had trailed in three of the four matches on a windy morning at the Killeen Castle course, but took a 2-1 lead after Creamer and Lincicome came back from two down with four holes to play to beat Karen Stupples and Reid.
Pettersen and Gustafson then lost the 17th hole to be all square with Americans Juli Inkster and Brittany Lang going into the 18th. But Inkster missed a 10-foot birdie putt and the second-ranked Pettersen made hers for Europe to pull even.
The Americans are looking for their fourth straight victory in the biennial match play series, and Wie and Kerr gave the visitors an ideal start by beating Swedish duo Maria Hjorth and Nordqvist 2 and 1 in the opening match.
But Europe's Matthew and Azahara Munoz responded with a convincing 3 and 2 win over Stacy Lewis and Angela Stanford, before the late drama in the last two matches.
Creamer and Lincicome began their comeback with a birdie to win the 15th and the Europeans then collapsed completely with double bogeys on the last two holes.
"It was a crazy last couple of holes, but we just told ourselves even if we get a half that's all we're trying to do is get back," Creamer said. "We watched it go to one (down), then all square, and to walk away with a win, we'll take it any day."
U.S. captain Jones wasn't worried about heading into day two trailing Europe.
"I'm really proud of the three and a half points that we have," she said. "I think it's a great start with day one. We did real well on foursomes this morning. It could be even better tomorrow."
Saturday's foursome pairings
Stacy Lewis and Angela Stanford, United States, vs. Sophie Gustafson and Caroline Hedwall, Europe
Morgan Pressel and Ryann O'Toole, United States, vs. Karen Stupples and Cristel Boeljon, Europe
Brittany Lang and Juli Inkster, United States, vs. Maria Hjorth and Anna Nordqvist, Europe
Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer, United States, vs. Catriona Matthew and Azahara Munoz, Europe
Friday results
Europe 4½, United States 3½
Foursomes, Europe 2, United States 2
Michelle Wie and Cristie Kerr, United States, def. Maria Hjorth and Anna Nordqvist, Europe, 2 and 1
Paula Creamer and Brittany Lincicome, United States, def. Karen Stupples and Melissa Reid, Europe, 1 up
Catriona Matthew and Azahara Munoz, Europe, def. Stacy Lewis and Angela Stanford, United States, 3 and 2
Suzann Pettersen and Sophie Gustafson, Europe, def. Brittany Lang and Juli Inkster, United States, 1 up.
Fourball, Europe 2½, United States 1½
Morgan Pressel and Paula Creamer, United States, def. Laura Davies and Melissa Reid, Europe, 1 up.
Catriona Matthew and Sandra Gal, Europe, halved with Christina Kim and Ryann O'Toole, United States.
Sophie Gustafsson and Caroline Hedwall, Europe, def. Vicky Hurst and Brittany Lincicome, United States, 5 and 4.
Suzann Pettersen and Anna Nordqvist, Europe, def. Cristie Kerr and Michelle Wie, United States, 2 up.
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I completed a story recently in which a man gets on an airplane and lots of bad stuff happens. The plan for the story going in was that almost all the activity would take place on the plane; yet, I had so much fun writing it, I thought about turning it into a novel. But how do you turn a four and a half-hour plane flight into a novel, while keeping all the activity on the plane?
While pondering that, I flashed back to Stephen King's Gerald's Game, which I read years ago and don't remember much about, but do recall it took place almost entirely with a woman handcuffed to a bed. While writing my airplane story, I remembered Gerald's Game and thought, HOW DID HE MAKE THAT NOVEL LENGTH?
At any rate, try as I might, my airplane story clocked in at about 14,000 words. I could make it no longer. Which brings me to J.G. Ballard's Concrete Island.
The action in Concrete Island begins almost immediately, when a man has a car accident on a busy highway and his car slides down a steep incline into a deep culvert created by the intersections of lots of busy highways. Nobody sees him go in.
The edge of the culvert high above is surrounded by bushes and shrubs. The man below can hear cars wooshing by, but his shouts and screams go unheard. The inclines are such that he can't climb his way out. Thus begins the tale of a modern-day Robinson Crusoe, trapped on a desert island in the middle of civilization, who must learn to fend for himself for the days, weeks, or months it might take for him to be rescued . . . that is, if he's ever found at all.
I admit it's been a long time since I read this one, but I do remember it being hellishly entertaining, and I remember thinking what a simple idea to turn into a long and interesting novel. Maybe someday, I'll be able to do that.
Not yet.
3.5 stars. Not SF as I ordinarily think of it, more a quasi dystopia set in the present-day. Affluent Robert Maitland crashes his Jaguar on a precipitous traffic island such as we see all the time occupying the waste ground between ramps and highways. He climbs the grade to street level, but the traffic's too fast and there are no shoulders. He struck in the hand by an oblivious passing motorist. Then inflammation and sets in; his injuries keep him feverish in the wrecked Jag. When he's ambulatory again, though barely, the island begins to reveal heretofore unsuspected features. Maitland comes across the foundations of an old suburban neighborhood razed long ago to make way for the interchange. He discovers the basements of old rowhouses, a cinema, Cold War-era air-raid shelters, a breaker's yard, etc. Then he realizes he's not alone. By this time, though he won't admit it, or won't accept it--his position is never made entirely clear--he doesn't want to leave the traffic island. Memories of his previous existence--his lovers, profession, friends--grow hazy, distant.
The writing is almost wholly vivid description. If anything, it might be said to be overly described. This leaves the reader with an almost vertiginous effect, as if the traffic island were somehow in motion, instead of static. (It's times like these when I realize I read too closely. Certainly the breezy reader, rushing ever onward solely for the sake of plot, would hardly notice.) Except for a rare turgid patch where a metaphor or a bit of description doesn't quite work, the novel is highly readable. I think Ballard's later stories and especially his first memoir, Empire of the Sun, show a subtler writer at work, but Concrete Island is hardly amateurish. It simply represents an earlier stage in his artistic development, and for those of us who like to track a writer's themes and obsessions over time, it may be all the more interesting because of that. Highly recommended.
This struck me as a condensed version of Ballard's High Rise -- perhaps distilled would be a better term? It's a combination of hyper-realistic minutia and mythic dreamtime. I felt I was reading a commentary on society and man's place within it, more than experiencing a narrative. But I enjoyed the examination.
This is an archetypal Ballard offering. A motorway driver, Robert Maitland, crashes his car over an embankment into an overgrown island of weeds and rusted metal between three motorways where, trapped and unable to climb out he is stuck and has to resort to ingenious attempts to try to attract the attention of the outside world and to survive in this isolated micro-world. In the second half of the novel, he meets two other strange characters on this island, and the struggles between them become a metaphor for Maitland's lack of control over his life and, like a long term prisoner, he becomes almost reluctant to leave the seductively welcoming isolation of his surroundings. I didn't like a lot of this interaction and I thought the novel might have worked better as a short story or novella without it. Interesting and thought provoking as most Ballard novels, but with the same sense of lack of realism as many of them - are we really to believe no-one saw or heard the crash in the first place?
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On a day in April, just after three o'clock in the afternoon, Robert Maitland's car crashes over the concrete parapet of a high-speed highway onto the island below, where he is injured and, finally, trapped. What begins as an almost ludicrous predicament soon turns into horror as Maitland—a wickedly modern Robinson Crusoe—realizes that, despite evidence of other inhabitants, this doomed terrain has become a mirror of his own mind. Seeking the dark outer rim of the everyday, Ballard weaves private catastrophe into an intensely specular allegory.
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Subject: Re: Fw: [Q-R] translation help again please
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 00:32:44 EST
In a message dated 10/29/03 08:18:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> Hello - In the English schools we were taught Parisian French and when
> combining the language around the house and neighbourhood we learned a
> mixture of both. What would you say was the dialect that was used say in
> New Brunswick as I found it different from either Quebec or Paris types.
> Cheers Joyce Crete
When I was teaching French in High School in a certain city in New England,
the parents of some students would often ask "Do you teach Parisian French, or
Canadian French?" I would answer their one question with two of my own.
"Have you ever heard the ordinary people of Paris speak French?" and "How many
generations ago did your ancestors leave Quebec?" Invariably, the parents who
asked that question were of Quebecois ancestry. The answer to my first question
was always "No." The answer to my second question varied from "My parents
came here when I was a kid." to "My grandparents came here when my parents were
kids." So, my next question was "Do you ever listen to Radio Canada?" The
answer was usually "Yes". "To the hockey games, or to the good music programs?"
"Well, I listen to the hockey games, but the wife likes the good music
programs." "Do the hockey announcers speak the same language as the good music
announcers?" "No, they don't. Well, yes, they do, but their accent is different
- rougher - than the good music announcers."
"Mister Dubois , the difference between the hockey announcers and the good
music announcers is less a matter of dialect than of refinement. And the same
is true in Paris. The ordinary people of Paris speak French like the people
in Brooklyn or South Boston speak English. It is genuine, but unrefined.
Educated people, whether in Paris, in Montreal, in Brussels, in Algiers, or in
Abidjan, speak in accents that reflect their education, but retain some of the
local character of their places of origin. My purpose is to teach your sons and
daughters to speak refined, educated French, that can be understood by French
speaking people anywhere in the world. It may well be that their speech will
reflect their history - that they have been taught French up to now by
teachers whose accent reflect their Irish-American heritage. But, now that they're
in high school, we can polish their accents as well as their vocabulary, their
syntax, and their ability to engage in real conversation."
It is the second generation and third generation descendants of immigrants
who refuse to allow their children to learn the languages of their ancestors who
deprive the next generation of an important part of their cultural heritage.
I was reading earlier today that it is difficult to find French dictionaries
and French-English dictionaries in some places because French is no longer a
part of the high school curriculum. I was looking to replace a 20 year old
French-English dictionary and an even older Larousse Illustré a few weeks ago,
but Waldenbooks and Borders had neither on their shelves. It is a shame.
This response has been long, but I trust that it is not off-topic for this
forum. One of my 8G Grandfathers was Bernard Deniger dit Sansoucy, from
Bordeaux, in the Province of Guyenne. Some of his descendants are known as
"Denisha". On the other hand, another of my 8G Grandfathers was Jonathan Haynes of
Haverhill, Bay Colony, Province of New England. His son, captured and brought to
Quebec, was known thereafter as "Joseph Hains". In both cases, something is
lost in the translation. (And I know I'm not the only one who shares ancestry
with those two forebears.)
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|aka Bray-Jing, Brayruit
|'Spend the Night in Bray'- Dustin the Turkey
|Co. Bray
|ethnic groups
|Braybo, Sidmonton Posho, Scangers, Chinese, Polish, Knackers
|languages / dialects
|Socialist Republic
|Gen. John Brady
"I went to Bray once when I was acting in a film. I'm an actor you see. Matt Damon, have you heard of me?"
"I thoroughly enjoyed Bray Head when I first visited the sea-side hovel"
"Down with the Florentine, up with the 'RA!!"
Bray is a country on the island of Ireland, bordering the Federal Republic of Germany. It's capital city is Braytown. There are more people living in Bray than in the rest of Ireland itself. Birthplace of Feminist Dyke Sinead O'Connor and musician Bob Marley, Bray hosts the famous Pregnant Gargoyle of Shankill. In 1880, a band of knights led by warrior king George Lucas raided the village of Shankill and stole the villages famous land mark, the Pregnant Gargoyle. To this day, the county council of Shankill have fought to gain their Pregnant Gargoyle back, but have been unsuccessful due to Shankill's increased poverty rate. World famous TV show Going For Gold was filmed in Bray, and the town is believed to be named after presenter Henry Kelly.
Bray is the leading country in the high fashions of tracksuit wearing, and is known for being quite an exciting place on a sunny afternoon.
Bray is twinned with Belges in France and L.A.'s Skid Row.
The River Dargle is said to be the most polluted river in Europe this has caused Government to call off Bray's annual "Gargle in the Dargle" where local residents would urinate in the river while drinking their favorite imported dutch larger.
In a Poll By national newspaper The Bray People , Bray was voted 112th best place to live in Ireland.
Bray recently seceded from the rest of Ireland to form it's own independent nation, the People's Republic of Bray. Dick Roche was elected President, only to be assassinated five minutes later after we remembered what a gobshite he is. He was replaced by General John Brady.
edit Bray's inhabitants
Bray is well known for its many different types of inhabitants ranging from Skangers and Chinese to Polish and Old People. While Bray welcomes many different races and cultures through it's borders, there is a ban in place forbidding Greystones Prods from entering the country.
edit Nursing Homes
The "Sidmonton" area is known as having the biggest elderly population in Bray with at least 12 and half old people within each square metre of the land. Scientists believe that the "Sidmonton" area is of Holy ground, where the elderly feed from the nutrients of the soil and manage to live forever. Every week new shipments of Filipino nurses are brought in by the truck load to work shifts in the vast cleaning halls of the nursing homes.
edit Thriving Local Business in Bray
Bray has produced throughout the recent recession period some of the finest local business campaigns. With the shop local in Bray scheme opening the Nirvana head shop seemed the obvious decision and prevent many youths and drug users alike from shopping for their needs in Shankill or god forbid getting the bus all the way into Dublin city. The ship has since closed but local people have started the campaign "SON" (Save our Nirvana)
A Cash 4 Gold office has also recently opened up in the Capital, stopping criminals from selling their goods on eBay instead selling directly to this local business which is ideal to help improve the local economy. John Bray has estimated the economy has gone up 100% since the Cash 4 Gold Office opened with people flocking from as far as Krasnodar Krai in Russia. One such user said "I work in the Russian Mafia but it more fun in Bray."
The official currency of Bray is the Bray Cunt.
edit B2
This area is home to Bray's richest people. Houses range from €4million to €36billion depending on colour. Top hats and money giving can be seen frequently throughout the day. The affluent youth chant their anthem down the streets, making sure no scum from the other sections of the town dare to cause trouble.
ANTHEM: B2 boys, this is us, we don't get the public bus, nah nah nah.. We wear Cantos, you wear Nikes, we drive Mercs and you rob bikes, nah nah nah.. We are safe, there's no scum, we get POVs to wipe our bum, nah nah nah.. Our gates aren't locked, there's no codes, 'cause we live on private roads, nah nah nah... College for us, prison for you, just like your Dad before you, nah nah nah... Rich is us, poor is you, that's cause we live in B2, nah nah nah.....!!!!
edit Global Fruit Throwing Organisation
Bray is also home to the Global Fruit Throwing Champions - Shauna and Paul. They train, daily, at the peak of Bray Head through rain or shine. In an interview, Paul was asked why they chose such a place to hold their training and he replied "It's the closest thing to Mount Everest we have around here, the fierce wind puts up quite the challenge passing our fruits from one to another but that's how we roll, I mean... if we could, we would train in an immense gravity room but sadly NASA haven't created that facility for us yet..." They have been looked at as National heroes, they even have a book coming out called "Live and Let Fruit Throw" which is due out late 2009 and is expected to be sold to millions. Apart from being the champions of Fruit Throwing - they also enjoy soup, in a recent interview Shauna stated " Soup is incredible, it makes me feel soup-er" and then Paul and Shauna laughed.
edit Bray Head
The standard of head in Bray is excellent. For a mere €5 you can find yourself behind the band stand on the seafront with the toothless gob of a large gold hoop and tracksuit wearing local beauty wrapped around your member. These gals provide the ultimate head service in the entire country and receive sponsorship from Brian Cowen himself. He is quoted as saying "I am positive that the cuts in welfare in the 2009 budget in favour of a tracksuit and cap allowance for the Bray Head Beauties Association, will bring massive change for the better in the county, and indeed all affiliated organisations countrywide"
edit Cuisine in Bray
Bray is known widely for its exemplary culinary outlets notably Leenos and its famed curry chip rolls and its buy 2 get one free offer which has inspired many young scanger drinkers. Bray is also widely recognised for the consumption of various brands of lager and has inspired the trend where cans replace wine with many inhabitants of bray enjoying premium lagers such as hollandia and bavaria with the famed 3in1's of the China Kitchen
edit Caps for Cuts Scheme
In the late nineties/early noughties Bray Town Council introduced a scheme where local youths could exchange their baseball caps for new trendy mullet haircuts in a bid to stop Brays ever growing greasy fringe problem. The local youths welcomed this new fashion statement, although teased at first the trend quickly caught on and can now be seen on local tearaways as far away as Shankill and Ballybrack.
edit Bray Music Scene
Bray boasts of having the "Lonely Planets" best bar in the world on its doorstep! The Harbour bar, run by the "Tool" family hosts a bustling music scene with live acts performing for scraps and sometimes for their very lives. Bands like "U2" and "The Bray Lakers Fakers" regularly play the haunt with starry eyed local acts such as the Peacan Trippers trying to get a break in their shodows.
To the other end of the sunny strand you will find an eclectic mix of acts playing the 2 main bars on the seafront. The Martello regularly hosts up and coming acts including the Dildo Sisters. It is always free in due to the broke nature of local residents and the fact that nobody in their right mind would pay for the experience..
edit Bray Summer Festival
Bray is home to one of the biggest summer festivals in Europe. Visitors come from all over to partake in the crudely run festival rides and see the no pride no shame band rattle and hum.The death toll of this festival ranges from an average of 20-30 people a year,with most deaths occuring due to the bray head yeti species coming out of hibernation for the summer months to harvest organs.On the last day of the festival there is an airshow, however this is best avoided as due to a lack of any excitement most people who watch it fall into a deep coma thereby allowing the local mole people of Little Bray rob anything shiney they can find.
edit The Republic of Bray
On the 6th of May, the local seperatist group, The Bray Knackers Front (or the BKF), along with their allies the Bray Illiterate Front (or the QGC) attacked the Civic Offices and declared Bray a Republic. The Gardaí tried to take back the offices but were wiped by maltov cocktails and a big walrus name "CHUCK". This was quickly followed by the most detructive war of Independance ever, in which over 10 billion people died. Finally, on May 8th, just two days after it began, Bray officially became a republic. Fianna Failure member, Dick "Head" Roche was elected president for some reason. Then all of a sudden, people remembered what a gobshite he is, and he was executed him only five minutes later. General John Brady succeeded Roche, with Chuck the Walrus as his Vice-President. Brady's first act was to declare Gerry Adams the Patron Saint of Bray.
edit Sight Seeing in Bray
- The Albert walk recently renamed 'The Albert Wok'
- B2 - Affluence.
- Fassaroe - Number one hotspot for the latest in fashion and design.
- Old Court - Market place for the towns large "Magicians Weekly Gathering".
- Seafront - Gaming machines, brothels, opium dens and mechanical animals to name but a few.
- Westfield Park - No parks or fields to be seen, and also positioned on the east side of Bray. Very confusing.
- Bray-Jing - Home to the wonders of the Chinese and Asian community. AKA - The Albert Wok
- Sidmonton Road- The "Tir Na N'Óg" of Bray.
- Back Beach - Visit the oldest collection of Cider cans in Europe
- Boghall Road - Birthplace of the Moustache
- Bray Dart Station - Watch as locals participate in balancing cigarettes behind their ears
- Macaris - Some say this wholesome fish and chips outlet is largely responsible for Bray's chronic obesity ratio. Others however believe it to be more notable for also causing, in 93% of customers, a brief but unstoppable acute diarrhoea bug.
- The BrayTrix, only visible to the inhabitants of Bray. It is believed that certain locals have obtained the ability to bend space and time and found ways to drink 25 hours a day.
- The Porterhouse/The Martello/Jim Doyles - The 3 in 1 of late bars. Watch as locals queue up to get their picture taken for Brays weekly newspaper "The Bray People"
- Deerpark - Not a deer in sight but if your lucky you may catch a glimpse of a horse tied to lampost
edit External links
- Wicklow - The County in which Bray is situated, originally named Co.Bray.
- Bray Town Council - Jester Council of the town.
- Bray People - The Diary of a Madman, parodies written about the lives of Bray-ians.
- Bray Jazz Festival - The annual 2 day Scatty-doo-boop-boop-shubidelibidoo festival.


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Mother: Hermentrude De Roucy b: 963 in Rheims, Marne, France
Marriage 1 Landry III De Nevers b: 950
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