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Appro Hyperblade Mini-Cluster proves petite yet power-packed
Appro crams a lot of horsepower in a 3-foot-high box
With the advent of load-balancing clusters for Web servers and of Linux-based clusters for scientific computing and database clustering, many rack-mount servers are advertised based on the number of servers or processors that will fit in a 7-foot rack. For companies that need a fair number of servers but don't have room for a full rack, Appro International offers the Hyperblade Mini-Cluster.
The Appro Hyperblade Mini-Cluster is an inexpensive alternative to blade servers. It's more compact and easier to manage than the equivalent number of 1U servers. The blades retain the complete functionality of stand-alone servers, with nice hardware management and monitoring.
The cabinet measures slightly more than 33 inches tall, 19 inches wide, and about 32 inches deep. It houses power supplies for the blades, a master blade for management and control, a floppy and CD-ROM shared by all the blades, and room for two industry-standard, 1U rack-mount Ethernet switches. The cabinet can be stacked two high, and for further expansion, the Hyperblade cluster mounts 80 of the same blades in a 7-foot rack.
Despite the difference in size, each blade offers the same capabilities as any standard 1U server, including a PCI slot for additional connectivity or SAN HBAs. Each blade supports one or two Xeon (as much as 2.8GHz) or Opteron (as much as 246) processors (Itanium support is coming soon). Six DIMM slots support as much as 12GB RAM. One or two ATA hard drives can be used, and two 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports are provided, along with the usual keyboard, mouse, and video ports, two USB 2.0 ports, a proprietary controller port, and a 64-bit/133MHz PCI slot.
Power for the blades is handled by dual power supplies which can be run at 110 volts or 220 volts, although only four blades per power supply are supported at 110 volts. One ding: The power supplies are not redundant; each supplies half the blades in the chassis.
The master blade is built into the cabinet, and provides hardware-level access to the blades. It can be replaced with a KVM switch, keyboard, mouse, and LCD monitor if desired.
The master blade provides KVM access to each blade through a browser interface, as well as hardware management for reboot, shutdown, power on/off, and hard reset. It also monitors cabinet temperature, fan speed, CPU, and motherboard temperatures for each blade. It can send e-mail to the administrator if parameters are exceeded. A DHCP server is available on the master node; IP addresses of the blades can be dynamically set, or can be static.
In my test, the blades were initially loaded with SuSE Linux, but we loaded Windows 2000 Server for test purposes as well. Installing an OS on the blades was no more difficult or complicated than with a stand-alone 1U server, with no additional or custom drivers required for smooth operation.
Performance was on a par with the last 1U dual Opteron server I tested, which also had ATA drives. Monitoring the blades through the BladeDome software was simple and straightforward, and the nicely integrated chassis was much easier to deal with than 16 individual 1U servers.
Software provisioning is not currently provided, but Appro will work with customers to provide open source provisioning tools. According to Appro, 99 percent of what it sells is SuSE 64-bit Linux, with 1 percent Windows, but Windows 2000 Server installs easily on the blade.
For database clusters, an integrated Infiniband option is coming, and Appro supports several clustering interconnect standards including Myrinet, Dolphin, Quadrics, and Infiniband through PCI adapters.
Organizations that need to deploy fewer than 16 servers in a clustered environment should look into this solution. Given the easy expansion to multiple units, it's also a good fit for businesses that must start small and build on a standard platform. Unless you need automatic provisioning, it's a good fit anywhere.


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Party Argument Ends With shooting
Three men leaving a party on Loop 1604 on the far northwest side found themselves being followed and shot at early today, Newsradio 1200 WOAI's Morgan Montalvo reports.
Police say the men left the party following an altercation with some other guests about 1:30AM Saturday
As the men were driving down Loop 1604, another car pulled up beside them and somebody in the car opened fire.
One of the three men in the car was shot in the neck.
The driver panicked and tried to take his passenger to a hospital, but instead found himself in the parking lot of Northwest Vista College.
A college security officer called 911, and EMS rushed the victim, in his twenties, to University Hospital.
Police are questioning the other two men in the car to try to figure out what sparked the altercation, and who the gunmen might be.

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text: Part hip-hop, part alternative pop-rock, the sound of Harlem native Kelis turned heads with the singer's 1999 debut release, KALEIDOSCOPE. Her striking image (she sported a multi-colored Afro) didn't hurt her high profile, either. While mixing rock and hip-hop had been done before (Neneh Cherry, etc.), Kelis updated it all new millennium-style, scoring a signature hit with the provocative "Milkshake," and in the process proving herself to be one of rap's most promising and groundbreaking artists. In a marriage of true hip-hop minds, the MC wed Queens wordsmith Nas in 2005 (despite much mutual serenading, they parted by 2009).


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In the past, several students have studied abroad for a semester or a year while successfully completing the undergraduate certificate in finance (UCF). This requires planning ahead, including taking additional courses in your sophomore year.
You should consult with the UCF program representative about courses you wish to take for UCF credit. We approve courses taken elsewhere only if they are of comparable standards and taken at institutions of comparable quality.
Finance certificate students may be interested in the Economics Exchange Program with Universitá Bocconi in Milan, Italy. The Exchange gives two Princeton students the opportunity to study at one of the foremost economics and finance universities in Europe. Previous study of Italian is desirable, but not required. Bocconi offers a wide range of courses in English (more than 90 each semester), and an intensive crash course in Italian for three weeks before the beginning of each semester.


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The Browns ended their relationship with GM George Kokinis on Monday night, but the circumstances of his departure were in question.
The team hired Kokinis after head coach Eric Mangini came aboard in January. Mangini remained in his position on Monday, and the Browns said they would not comment further on Kokinis' departure.
But several news sources uncovered parts of the story late Monday. Among them:
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If you talk with someone about their sexual history and decide it seems 'safe' (relatively speaking) to have unprotected sex together would you still advise getting tested afterwards? And, if so, what would you advise being screened for? I ask because STI testing can be quite costly.
Also, whether I am doing things like that or not, how often should I be getting tested anyway??? Obviously, it would be ideal to be tested after each new partner, but what is the practical and advisable number if there doesn't seem to be an obvious risk for infection? Every 2? 5? More?
Thank you. I hope this question is not too confusing.
There are several realities here, none of which is going to make you happy. Unprotected sex is risky no matter what, unless you and your partner have never had previous sexual contact with another person. STIs are so common now that not using a condom is playing roulette, but the most common STIs (HPV and Herpes) are not prevented by condoms.
No STI testing is 100% guaranteed to detect infection, no matter what you are testing for. So a "clean STI evaluation" is somewhat reassuring but never completely reassuring, no matter how frequently it is done. You are being tested for potential exposure to any STI your partner's former or current partners may have, as well as your partner's partner's partners and so on and so on. You get the picture...
There is no standard recommended time period between STI testing visits. If no change in partners (mutual monogamy), every 4-6 months for a year makes sense, and then if nothing shows up, annually. With a change in partners, a minimum of every 3 months until you are at least a year with nothing showing up.
Make sure you have Hepatitis B immunity on blood testing from previous vaccination. Make sure, if you are female, you have received the series of three HPV (Gardisil) vaccinations.
There is no test for males to detect Human Papilloma Virus, and testing in females does not accurately pick up external (vulvar) HPV. Herpes testing shows history of exposure only, not whether you are actively infected, unless a lesion is tested. Blood tests for Hepatitis B and C, and HIV have a window period where they will be negative before they turn positive, which is why follow up testing is so important. Chlamydia and gonorrhea testing is always a good idea since they are treatable.
You are taking a calculated risk anytime you are sexually active, protection or not. Reduce the risk as much as possible by 1) delaying sexual intimacy in a new relationship, 2) making sure you have the immunity that vaccinations offer, 3) using protection every time from start to finish and 4) knowing your partner's history. You can avoid a great deal of worry and grief caused by infections that can be life long, and that you can end up giving to someone you love.
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Jamie Lee Curtis: My son doesn't need me
Jamie Lee Curtis thinks she's done her job as a mother properly as her son wants "nothing to do" with her.
The actress is appearing in two episodes of American crime drama NCIS and is open to more television work in the future.
She raises two children with her husband Christopher Guest, Annie and Thomas. Now both are old enough to take care of themselves, Jamie expects to start working more.
"Yes actually [I'd like to do a TV series]," she said. "I did a comedy series. Yes I do [want to do more]. I've raised my children and so I could clearly see myself doing more regular work now because my youngest is 15-and-a-half and the last person he wants to see is me. I think I've done my job right, he wants nothing to do with me."
In NCIS Jamie is seen on screen with Mark Harmon, who she also appeared alongside in the 2003 movie Freaky Friday.
She enjoyed catching up with her old friend and hinted she has something of a crush on him.
"I'm very fond of him and he's very fond of me. That's just a given, I'm not going to lie to you and say this is a horrible, difficult job to [work] with him," she laughed to ET Online. "I'm happy to have it, I'm happy to be here. I'm not going to say anything more than that. He makes me blush a little bit, because he's such a sweet guy."
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Summer's almost over, but there are still some things worth seeing at the theater. We don't mean the movies themselves, but the hot actor and/or characters they play. Here's our rundown of the seven hottest guys in some upcoming movies.
7 hottest guys in upcoming movies
Will any of One Direction come out? These boy bands from the past give us reason to wonder
The boy band phenomenon seems to be on the comeback with groups like The Wanted and Hot Chelle Rae making waves. But One Direction quickly has risen to the top of the heap causing a new British Invasion among mobs of teenage girls waiting to marry any one of the five singers. Cute boys. Pop songs. Big sellers. They have all the makings of hit makers following in the footsteps of 'N Sync. Now we're just wondering who will be the next Lance Bass. Some people have already been asking, anyway, so why can't we?
These boy bands have all had members come out later in their career and for that we are thankful. So Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry or Louis, if any of you taste the rainbow down the road, you'll be in pretty good company.


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When it came to charity shots, Bucks were money in the bank
1988-89 team set franchise playoff mark
Larry Krystkowiak was the only player to miss a free-throw on the night the Bucks sank 28 of 29 tries against the Atlanta Hawks.
The Milwaukee Bucks, when it comes to charity, have done a world of good for thousands during their 43-year existence.
Their 1988-89 contingent excelled in that category on the basketball court as well as in the community.
En route to their 10th of 12 consecutive National Basketball Association playoff appearances, the Bucks established a regular-season league record for free-throw shooting proficiency, hitting 1955 of 2382 attempts for a percentage of 82.073, overtaking the previous mark of 82.054 set by the Kansas City/Omaha Kings in 1974-75.
And on the night of April 29, 1989, the Bucks not only proved their proficiency under playoff pressure, but turned in a free-throw shooting performance that still ranks as their all-time best.
Larry Krystkowiak became a Bucks fan favorite while playing for the team from 1987 through 1992 and came back to Milwaukee to coach the team from 2007 through 2009.
Krystkowiak had contributed to the Bucks' NBA regular-season free-throw shooting record by hitting .823 of his attempts, and he knocked down a respectable four of five charity tosses in that April 29 playoff outing.
Within the context of Milwaukee's box score, though, Krystkowiak was the cheese standing alone.
The pride of Montana was the only Milwuakee player to miss from the foul line that night as the Bucks sank 28 of 29 tries in posting a 108-98 victory over the host Atlanta Hawks to even the teams' opening-round playoff series at a game apiece.
Guard Ricky Pierce came off the bench to make all eight of his foul shots, but the Bucks' uncanny display of free-throw shooting marksmanship was a balanced one.
Guards Jay Humphires and Sidney Moncrief – now a Bucks assistant coach -- and forward Terry Cummings all went 4 for 4, center Jack Sikma was 3 for 3, and Paul Mokeski hit his only freebie to trump Krystowiak's 4-for-5 effort and make Milwaukee playoff history.
The Bucks, who shot .542 from the field in the contest, needed to be sharp at a line to get out of Atlanta with a victory because the Hawks actually made more free throws (33) than they did, thanks to the fact that they were given 44 attempts.
Two future Hall-of-Famers gave Milwaukee plenty of problems that night and throughout the series. Dominique Wilkins, "The Human Highlight Reel," scored a game-high 32 points and went on to average 27.2 per game in the series. Moses Malone contributed 19 points in the game, and combined with Wilkins to go 19 of 23 from the charity stripe.
Former Marquette University standout and current Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers also contributed to Atlanta's 32-of-44 foul shooting that night, making four shots in six tries.
In the end, though, their efforts weren't enough as Milwaukee flew home with a series-tying victory, rebounding from a 100-92 loss in Game 1.
The teams proceeded back Milwaukee, with the Bucks taking Game 3 117-113 in overtime.
Milwaukee didn't cool off from the free-throw line from Game 2 to Game 3, either. It went 24 of 25, led by a 7-for-7 performance by Pierce, who was brilliant with a game-high 35 points. The "cheese" this time was Fred Roberts, whose nifty 5-of-6 (.833) accuracy paled in comparison to his teammates'.
Milwaukee got 24 points from Sikma, 22 from Pierce and 18 from Krystkowiak, but made "only" 24 of 27 free throws on its way to a 113-106 Game 4 loss to the Hawks, who got 24 points apiece from Malone and Wilkins.
The Bucks, though, went back to Atlanta, hit 26 of 29 free throws and brought home a 96-92 triumph to bounce Atlanta from the playoffs and advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Pierce scored a game-high 25 points while Roberts, filling in for an injured Cummings, came up with 18 points.
Milwaukee, already playing without starter Paul Pressey, who missed the playoffs with a dislocated right shoulder, competed without Cummings in the Eastern Semifinals and lost to eventual NBA champion Detroit in four consecutive games.
The Bucks must have staged some competitive free-throw shooting contests before and after practices that season.
Sikma posted the highest regular-season percentage on the team at .905. That figure ranked him second in the NBA behind Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, who shot .911
Of the players in Milwaukee's regular rotation, Moncrief ranked second at .865. Pierce, who ranked second on the ballclub in scoring at 17.6 ppg despite starting only four games, was a close third at .859.
Also topping the .800 plateau were Krystkowiak at .823, Humphries at .816, Roberts at .808. Cummings, the team's leading scorer at 22.9 ppg and its NBA All-Star Game representative, shot.787 and Pressey finished at .776.
Even several of the Bucks who didn't always log a lot of minutes knocked down their free throws. Rickey Green shot .895 in 30 games with the Bucks and .909 overall, Jeff Grayer shot .850, Mark Davis .813, Mokeski .784 and Tony Brown .783.
Any or all of those Bucks who happened to see the Los Angeles Clippers' 87-86 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game One must have shuddered every time the Clippers went to the line.
The Clips missed 17 of their 30 free-throw attempts – including five in a row in the last 13 seconds – yet won the game to take a 2-1 lead in the teams' playoff series.
Made me wonder how the 1988-89 Bucks would have fared if they had been reunited to shoot 30 free throws.


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The Highland by XS Scuba 37lbs (16.78kg). This 360° full circle design wing is built-to-last with a 22-mil thick urethane bladder and a 1000D nylon cordura with urethane lamination outer-cover. The cover seams are sewn with #138 nylon bonded thread for strength and durability. The wing has three sets of 11-in (27.9 cm) on-center grommets that are made from heavy nickel plated brass. The cover is equipped with a YKK #5-Delrin zipper for access to bladder and the over-pressure valve (OPV) with pull-dump cord can be mounted on the lower left or right, your choice. The wing comes equipped with a center point mounted highland by XS Scuba's inflator assembly.
The Highland by XS Scuba inflator mechanism is a classic old school power inflator design which is also built-to-last. The Inflator is equipped with a 1-in (2.5 cm) Diameter corrugated oral inflation hose and a durable non-corrosive plastic body with chrome plated brass quick-disconnect (QD) bayonet fitting. A miflex low pressure quick disconnect inflator hose comes standard with the wing and inflator. The Highland by XS Scuba wing is black in color and is covered by a 24 month limited warranty.


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talcum powder hides the fact that his nose is shiny and somewhat pink.
Now wipe off all surplus cream and dust them with talcum powder.
What bothered him in his smelling was his ignorance of talcum powder.
I've got some talcum powder of my own, and it smells awful good.
On the cap side they are dusted with talcum or with graphite.
Her face is thickly encrusted with talcum in its various forms, so that she is almost a dead white.
I know it needs fresh cold cream to make it heal up, and I haven't even any talcum powder.
I wanted a glass of iced tea, and some chicken salad, and talcum powder down my neck.
And with a brush made from the end of a soft fern he began to clean his teeth with the talcum powder which Lulu gave him.
The men were always deeply grateful to get talcum powder for use after shaving.
1580s, from Middle French talc, probably from Spanish talco and Medieval Latin talcum "talc" (ealy 14c.), both from Arabic talq, from Persian talk "talc." "It was applied by the Arab and medieval writers to various transparent, translucent and shining minerals such as talc proper, mica, selenite, etc." [Flood].
talcum tal·cum (tāl'kəm)
See talc.
talc (tālk)
A fine-grained white, greenish, or gray mineral, having a soft soapy feel and used in talcum and face powder. Also called talcum.
A very soft white, greenish, or gray monoclinic mineral usually occurring as massive micalike flakes in igneous or metamorphic rocks. It has a soapy texture and is used in face powder and talcum powder, for coating paper, and as a filler in paints and plastics. Chemical formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2.


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M/V Star Crafts is a fast craft service that caters to people who want to go to Bohol quickly and hassle free. They have routes between Tubigon to Cebu and Getafe to Cebu. They are hard to miss. Most of their boats have a yellow and red color that stands out from the rest.
There are 3 seating classes in all Star Crafts.
Economy (open air) – P200.00
Tourist – P220.00
Business – P280.00
You can also book advance tickets via Bohol Gateway. The charge for advance ticketing is only P20.00 per person. You can contact us here.
The Location of M/V Star Crafts ticketing offices are:
The ticketing office in Cebu is located before entering Pier One, near . If you see a big red sign that says "M/V STAR CRAFTS," then that's the ticketing office. It's beside the eateries and food stalls.
In Getafe, you can find the ticketing office by the entrance of the pier. It's a small stall, but it's not difficult to find. Most people in the area know where it is, so you can ask around.
The ticketing outlets for the slowboats and fastcrafts are all lined up across the souvenir shops before the Tubigon pier. Don't go all the way into to the pier yet. The ticketing offices are way before the pier. The best way to find them is to ask around.
Here are the STAR CRAFTS schedules:
*M/V Star Crafts details are subject to change without prior notice. Best to call our office first to confirm.
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Dear Thomson Families,
SUMMERTIME: It is really here. Happy Independence Day to the USA and Happy Canada Day to our neighbors to the north. There is high heat in Boston as well as much of the country. As kids get out of school, families are heading off to lake homes and beaches as well as more exotic destinations. A guided, new world adventure is an exciting cap off to the school year and a time to come together and regroup in new ways. Can you leave your smart phone and laptop at home? We challenge you to disconnect and discover the novel beauties of your surroundings.
Read on, and happy adventuring!
Nicole is just back from two weeks of 'work' in Ecuador and the Galapagos. That means in between the horseback riding, hiking, markets, kayaking and snorkeling she had to make time to take copious notes to share with us back home. Poor Nicole! Check out our Facebook page for her pics and blurbs or give her a call for a first hand report because you�ll want to hear all about our�
We have the nicest family (with older kids) all excited about our Galapagos MultiSport Adventure for December 25 � January 2. Imagine beautiful landscape, rose gardens and haciendas�.horseback riding through the mountains�.sandy beaches and magnificent frigate birds diving for fish�swimming with sea lion pups, giant sea turtles, and rays�. Grab your teens and graduates, your snorkel mask and GoPro , and get ready for the time of your life.
This blog has absolutely nothing to do with Thomson Family Adventures except that it was written by the grandson of a friend of a client�s, and I found it via our Facebook connection. And it is about being in China, which is a great destination of ours. I thought you might enjoy it and maybe even dream about running your *own* marathon on the Great Wall of China.
While you�re having fun on your family adventure, there are many great things going on behind the scenes that we all can feel good about. At each destination, Thomson Family Adventures supports local schools and community groups and ensure that our native guides and drivers are paid wages worthy of the hard work they do. In Belize our visit to the San Antonio Women�s Group helps support their creative endeavors in pottery, embroidery, and handicrafts. This support in turn enables them to work on sustainable community projects. They now have a biodigester which is a simple system that turns organic waste (in this case, pig manure) into a nutrient-rich fertilizer and methane, which can be used to run a stove for over 6 hours!. Come meet these industrious women and explore their beloved agricultural village in the highlands of Belize. Space still available August 4 � 12, as well as Thanksgiving and the December holidays.
You might think it is hot out, but it�s really Thanksgiving that�s hot � for family travel that is. With fewer weather challenges for the airlines and more and more school calendars allowing for a break long enough to escape, this is a great time to have a family adventure. Join 7 and 10 year olds on our Costa Rica Multi-Sport Adventure; or surfers and horseback riders in Baja. Explore jungle and beaches in Panama,; trek in Peru,; or grab a whole departure to Belize for a private trip of your own.
According to the Maya's, on December 21, 2012 a cycle of creation (the thirteenth Bak�Tun spanning 5,125 years) will be completed, bringing the dawn of a new era. Lucky for everyone, it has been clearly decided this is not the end of the world. Belize is the epicenter of the Mayan world, full of its culture, history, and striking ruins, Also home to the second largest barrier reef in the world, Belize has some of the most magnificent snorkeling you�ll ever experience. The events and excitement leading up to and following December 21 have been in the works for decades. Come join in!
Let�s say you have a glass of lemonade and a glass of iced tea, both nicely chilled and ready to drink.
First pour 4 ounces of iced tea into the lemonade and stir it up.
Then pour 4 ounces from the lemonade glass back into the iced tea.
Is there more iced tea in the lemonade glass or more lemonade in the iced tea glass?
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Muscular dystrophies are a group of diseases that primarily affect striated muscle and are characterized by the progressive loss of muscle strength and integrity. Major forms of muscular dystrophies are caused by the abnormalities of the dystrophin glycoprotein complex (DGC) that plays crucial roles as a structural unit and scaffolds for signaling molecules at the sarcolemma. α-Dystrobrevin is a component of the DGC and directly associates with dystrophin. α-Dystrobrevin also binds to intermediate filaments as well as syntrophin, a modular adaptor protein thought to be involved in signaling. Although no muscular dystrophy has been associated within mutations of the α-dystrobrevin gene, emerging findings suggest potential significance of α-dystrobrevin in striated muscle. This review addresses the functional role of α-dystrobrevin in muscle as well as its possible implication for muscular dystrophy.
α-Dystrobrevin is a member of the dystrophin gene family with homology to the cysteine-rich carboxy-terminal domain of dystrophin [
The mammalian dystrobrevin protein family is comprised of α- and β-dystrobrevin which are encoded by the
α-Dystrobrevin is known to be subject to extensive splicing regulation. The alternative usage of three exons—21, 17B, and 11B—generates transcripts of different lengths encoding three major α-dystrobrevin isoforms in human skeletal muscle: α-dystrobrevin 1, α-dystrobrevin 2, and α-dystrobrevin 3 [
α-Dystrobrevin is comprised of four major domains, two EF-hand motifs that potentially bind calcium, a ZZ-domain, an α-helical coiled-coil domain containing a dystrophin binding site, and a tyrosine kinase substrate domain (
α-Dystrobrevin 1, which has a unique
α-Dystrobrevin is a component of DGC, which is indispensable for the structural integrity of muscle. As mentioned above, it directly associates with dystrophin at its coiled-coil domain and with sarcoglycan complex in its
Syncoilin is highly expressed in striated muscle, and co-localizes with α-dystrobrevin at the NMJ and sarcolemma. Syncoilin interacts with α-dystrobrevin via vr3 and its flanking region [
β-Synemin is a large, heteropolymeric IF protein that forms IFs with other major IF proteins, such as desmin [
Dysbindin is a ubiquitously expressed coiled-coil-containing protein, although the expression in muscle is relatively low [
α-Dystrobrevin 1 and α-dystrobrevin 2 bind directly with syntrophin, which is a modular adaptor protein thought to be involved in signaling [
Syntrophin has the potential to co-ordinate the assembly of several important proteins such as neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) [
Very recently, α-catulin, a catenin/vinculin-related molecule, was identified as a binding partner of α-dystrobrevin 1 [
Despite the evidence that abnormalities of the DGC components cause various muscular dystrophies, so far no mutation in α-dystrobrevin has been reported in muscular dystrophy patients. However, a missense mutation was found in a four-generation Japanese family with left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) [
Histological analysis showed that the level of α-dystrobrevin is greatly reduced at the sarcolemma of patients with DMD and SD-LGMD, suggesting that dystrophin and sarcoglycan are required for anchorage of α-dystrobrevin at the sarcolemma [
In addition, mice lacking α-dystrobrevin exhibit skeletal and cardiac myopathies, defects of NMJ maturation, and abnormal myotendinous junctions [
Furthermore, we revealed mis-regulated alternative splicing of α-dystrobrevin in muscle from myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) patients [
A number of proteins that comprise the link between striated muscle Z-disc and peripheral structures, such as the costamere, have been discovered. Recent studies suggest that this protein network acts as a structural and signaling center for striated muscle to ensure coordinated contractile activity. The importance of the network to normal muscle function has emerged from investigations into the causes of muscular dystrophies and cardiomyopathies. One of the key players in the network is α-dystrobrevin that mediates signaling and structural function of the DGC. Although functional differences among the various splicing variants and detailed roles of their counterparts still remain unknown, future studies will shed much more light on the importance of α-dystrobrevin in striated muscle and implications for muscular dystrophy.
This work was supported by Intramural Research Grant (20B-13) for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders of NCNP, Research Grants for Intractable Disease from the Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare, and grants-in-aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science to M.P.T., and by postdoctoral fellowships from the Cell Science Research Foundation and the Uehara Memorial Foundation to M.N.
Alternative splicing of human α-dystrobrevin. Exons represented as thick boxes are translated segments and thin boxes indicate untranslated segments. The exon numbering is based on [
Schematic illustration of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex network in muscle. α-Dystrobrevin (α-DB) forms a core part of the DGC with dystrophin, syntrophin, α-dystroglycan (α-DG), β-dystroglycan (β-DG), sarcoglycan complex (SGC), and sarcospan (SPN). Proteins involved in structural integrity and signaling are highlighted in purple and red, respectively.


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Use your social networks to boost content visibility
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Something happened this week that made me realize that many organizations may be leaving important exposure "on the table," not taking full advantage of the many channels, networks and tools available today that can help an organization amplify their message.
It was pretty simple – we caught wind of a blog post written by an agency that had hosted a presentation by one of PR Newswire's experts late last year. It was a great review of the presentation, and was, by anyone's measure, a solid piece of content.
But it's mid-January! At a certain point, the water is not only under the dam, but far downstream. Content is social currency, sure, but the currency of the content is also important. Simply put, the agency in question should have done a little PR for their own content – and they missed out on visibility as a result. Had we known about the post as it happened, we would have put it on our Facebook page, and tweeted it out
So here are some simple steps to ensure you don't leave content underexposed:
- The power of association cannot be overlooked. If your blog post, article or presentation quotes or references an expert, by all means, use that to your advantage. Let the person know you're mentioning them.
- If they are active on Twitter, tweet the piece, using their handle, and if possible zeroing in on their take, e.g. "Don't leave exposure on the table. Do PR for your own content says @sarahskerik." The influencer will appreciate the mention, and may even re-tweet it to his or her followers.
- If the person is active on Facebook, and they're either your friend or a fan of your organization, tag them in a related post. You have to be connected on Facebook for this to work, but it's simple. Just type @ in front of the person's name, and Facebook will create a tag on their name. Your post will appear on their wall – providing extra visibility for your message.
- Any other relevant pieces of content – an associated photo, videos, a presentation deck – can also be similarly leveraged on networks like Flickr, YouTube and SlideShare.
- Be generous, and give credit. I've seen more than one instance of a blog post or article that lifts ideas (almost verbatim!) and doesn't credit the author. In addition to being poor form (and, possibly, plagiarism) failing to mention the other person by name can reduce the visibility of your message.
- If you're quoting a well known expert, and you use their name, in effect you're using a search engine keyword that has traction, and you're using it in a relevant way. People looking for information from that expert, related to the topic of your article, are likely to see your content, too. This is a qualified audience.
- In addition to mentioning the person's name, be generous and include links to their Twitter handle, blog or their preferred online profile. They may return the favor, linking back to your blog post, which will help generate traffic, enhance your credibility and improve visibility in search engines.
Publishing content to a blog or elsewhere is a key aspect of any digital PR, content marketing or social media program. However, publishing the content is not enough. Give your content visibility a boost by capitalizing on the people referenced in the piece. Don't leave great exposure on the table!
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According to a recent study at the University of Kansas, religion still puts a real a damper on sex. Apparently, the church does a pretty good job of making people feel guilty during and after sex, preventing them from feeling satisfied or discussing their sexual fantasies (which is hard enough without communal shame). The good news? You can still be saved: The study shows that people who switched to atheism after leading religious lives experienced growing satisfaction with sex.
In some ways, it seems like religion is doing exactly the job that every parent with a teenager wishes they could do, but the devil is in the details: Both religious and non-religious groups were having sex equally often; religious couples just weren't enjoying it as much, and felt racked with guilt even weeks after having sex. According to one of the study's authors, psychologist Darrel Ray:
Our data shows that people feel very guilty about their sexual behavior when they are religious, but that does not stop them: it just makes them feel bad.
The good news, for anyone whose sex lives are getting screwed by the cross, is that people who became atheist after being religious started to feel better about sex. Ray said:
We did think that religion would have residual effects in people after they left but our data did not show this. That was a very pleasant surprise. The vast majority seem to shake it off and get on with their sexual lives pretty well.
Hmmmm. Now, by no means would we suggest that yoga is a religion, but many believe Patanjali's Yoga Sutra 2.38 strictly forbids sexual activities for the budding yogi.
Makes us wonder… Could the study of the Sutras as a set of dogmatic beliefs put a damper on your sex life? How does brahmacharya and yoga in general affect your intimate time in the bedroom?


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The Charlie Fly
Fur from the originator's Chocolate Lab inspired this sea trout producer
A Chocolate Labrador has not only delivered the name for this fly, but also one of its main materials - the body dubbing.
Charlie is the originator Ken Bonde Larsen's 12 year old brown lab, and since his first year his underfur (the dog's that is) has been meticulously saved by Ken as a staple material for fly tying. This particular batch has been mixed with some copper/brown Angle Hair to add a bit of sparkle, but has still kept the brownish, grayish tone, which is typical for most dark dog underfur. You can of course replace the dog underfur with the underfur of the brown Arctic fox used for the tail - should you not have a Chocolate Lab in the house.
This particular pattern has by far been his most productive Charlie-underfur-pattern, and is now a permanent resident in Ken's coastal fly box.
He uses it as a go-to-pattern on days with clear water and calm conditions or when the fish seem to be in the mood for "small and discrete". The fly isn't minute, but its colors and size aren't exactly yelling out "here I come!" either. Ken's entries in our small online report system tells the story. He has registered about 40 sea trout caught on this fly during the last few years.
The fly is again one of those generic patterns, which don't imitate anything in particular, and it would most likely produce both bonefish, brown trout, bass and panfish if used for these species.
As you might remember, we have featured "dog patterns" on GFF before, and can remind you of The Mia Fly (Cocker Spaniel) and the Sunray Shadow (Shetland Sheepdog), and we know that angler's dogs have delivered hair and fur for many a killer fly.
Thats a nice fishing
Thats a nice fishing mate?It must be fun to wade with a dog:D
I had a black labrad
I had a black labrador. She kindly donated several batches of her hair, for my rather ugly patterns, in return for a good brushing.
As our household is, unfortunately, void of her company...I have to seek other resources.
My son is due a hair cut anyday...
Nice fly, looks a li
Nice fly, looks a little like his Omoe brush
2 questions
Where do you buy dog fur??
How far can the dog cast?
This is a great stor
This is a great story and a great fly. My wife would tell that most of our dogs fur is on the furniture. I am ususaly the one in the dog house and the dog is on the couch.
Great fly thank you.
Nice ! I must try m
Nice ! I must try my vorsther's underfur
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Works perfect using original Charie's underfur....
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Cooked with less water and in a wide skillet, tart cranberries get candied in the sugar syrup and remain almost whole in this delicious cranberry sauce.
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New Delhi (AFP) Oct 01, 2013
United Nations human rights experts said Tuesday a giant steelmaking project by South Korean giant Posco in eastern India could displace up to 22,000 people who risked falling into abject poverty.
The group, comprising eight experts, urged Posco immediately to halt construction of the plant in the Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa state, citing concern for the villagers.
The construction must not proceed "without ensuring adequate safeguards and guaranteeing that the rights of the thousands of people are respected", said a statement from the Geneva-based Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Posco, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker by output, has said it remains committed to the $12 billion steel plant project, touted as India's biggest single foreign direct investment.
But the project, initially agreed in 2005, has been mired in delays due to environmental concerns and opposition from locals who say the plant would interfere with their traditional forest-based livelihoods and uproot them from their homes.
"People should not be impoverished in the name of development. Their rights must take precedence over potential profits," said Magdalena Sepulveda, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.
The experts also urged the Indian government to respond to their concerns and ensure that the human rights of the affected people are protected.
Industrialisation has been long championed by economists as a way to pull tens of millions of Indians out of poverty.
But acquiring land for factories, roads, housing and other projects has created sometimes deadly battlegrounds, with many farmers complaining they have been forced to sell at below market rate and robbed of their livelihoods.
The Posco deal has been watched as a test case by foreign investors, eager to enter India's fast-growing economy but wary of the potential for environmental and other concerns to derail their plans.
In July Posco said it was dropping a separate project in India's southern state of Karnataka because of problems in obtaining mining rights and vociferous opposition from local residents.
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to perform at Sewickley church
The next concert in the St. James Music Plus Concert Series will involve three groups that are close to Judy and Sam Spanos' hearts.
The hourlong concert featuring the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Brass and titled "A Christmas Concert: Music for McGuire" will be held at St. James Church in Sewickley.
The Spanoses, Sewickley Heights residents who are underwriting the concert, have been members of St. James Church for 20 years, have supported McGuire Homes in New Brighton for almost as long and love the symphony.
The couple began supporting McGuire Memorial Foundation through St. James. Sister Mary Thaddeus Markelewicz, McGuire president and CEO, spoke to the congregation several times about the New Brighton facility, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
They became avid supporters after Sam Spanos began participating in a golf outing benefitting McGuire about 15 years ago, and found out about the work done there, Judy Spanos said.
"They care for the some of the area's most fragile and most handicapped people," she said. "Some can't communicate, and there are so many with physical and mental challenges. This is a place they can go to be cared for, loved and educated."
Sharron Schaefer, director of the concert series, agreed. Her granddaughter is a resident at McGuire.
"McGuire Memorial is a fairly well-known facility for its excellent and loving care of persons with special needs, but I am always surprised to see that there are some who do not know anything about it," she said.
McGuire Memorial is a co-sponsored ministry of the Felician Sisters of North America, Our Lady of Hope Province and the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Sam Spanos, a former board member, said he "just can't do enough" for McGuire. He said it helps children and adults from all over the country.
"I told my wife that God has blessed us, and we have to do all we can to help the kids at McGuire," he said.
Judy Spanos is vice president of Franklin Templeton Investments for the greater Pittsburgh region, and her husband is a manager and director of the Spanos Group of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Beaver.
Dennis Sabatini, executive director of McGuire Memorial Foundation, established in 1992, said he was "blown away" when he heard the Spanoses wanted to underwrite the concert so that all the proceeds could be donated to McGuire.
"I think it goes beyond the realm of generosity," he said.
The concert will provide a rare opportunity for area residents to experience a PSO concert without traveling to Pittsburgh, Schaefer said.
Joanne Barron is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-324-1406 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Henry the fish has a trashy background on dispay at the Chula Vista Nature Center. It was a stormy end to Ocean View's season. And Richard Pena checks in with transplants who are visiting their roots. See those stories and more in the March 9 edition of The Star-News.
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The ten best (vegetarian!) meals I ate all year
The year started off lovingly for this Veggie Girl, and throughout weeks and weeks of eating somewhere different, there were lots of great dishes that stood out. Here, in chronological order, are the ten best meals I ate this year.
10. Watercourse Foods Valentine's Day Dinner
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5. Breakfast burrito from Cafe Europa
4. Deronn Turner's vegan soul food
3. Sherpa stew at Sherpa House
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Corn silage quality was typically considered one of the more consistent forages produced on a dairy farm.
Colostrum quality variability is the biggest bottleneck in calf management. Even with the correct amounts of colostrum received, if the quality is not acceptable, calves can be susceptible to health problems.
Managing feed refusals is a balance between providing enough to ensure that each cow has access to all the feed she wants and minimizing waste.
Automatic Milking Systems (AMS, also known as robotic milkers) are slowly gaining popularity on Pennsylvania dairy farms, with approximately 35 PA farms currently using the technology. This article outlines a recent study of AMS performance on PA farms.
Agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Take the time to use your number one piece of safety equipment - that one between your ears. Harvest time adds extra stress to already full days, but let's do all we can to avoid losing any farmers or future farmers this fall.
Use of a selection index, such as Net Merit, can help producers capture the most genetic gain and economic value when making breeding decisions. The Net Merit formula will be adjusted, a new Grazing Merit index will be calculated, and a base change will occur with the release of the December 2014 proofs.
Penn State Extension Dairy Team and Center for Dairy Excellence Team Up to Answer Producers' Questions with Sessions through November 6.
Ideal dairy cow body condition scores can not be achieved overnight. A good foundation in precision feeding and monitoring body scores are essential on any dairy farm.
The precision of what cows consume can be questionable. However, component fed herds can still apply precision feeding as successfully as herds feeding a total mixed ration. Dry matter intake can be monitored for cows and the weight of a grain scoop can be calibrated with each new delivery.
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Fall is almost here and with that will come corn silage harvest. One common side effect of silage making is silage effluent. No matter our best efforts to harvest at the correct moisture and in a timely fashion, it happens. If you have a silo, upright or horizontal, you have some amount of silage effluent.
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"These stories by Glenway Wescott may be read with pleasure, and reread, for every reading brings out new shades of meaning and richness of feeling. . . . You are reading the stories of one of the best-endowed writers this country has ever produced."—Katherine Anne Porter
Rural Wisconsin was still a wilderness in these early 1920s stories by Glenway Wescott. The distances between farms and small towns seemed great in those days. So, too, was the struggle of social order and religion against poverty, nature, and a stubborn streak of lawlessness. But the real adventure in these stories is in Wescott's deep understanding of human nature. His characters may be tragic, heroic, comic, or inspiring but, if there is one theme here, it is the search for personal freedom.
"These stories are [Wescott's] rendering of real stories, rumors, gossip, and local legend. But there is also the perspective that the individual writer brings to his work. In Wescott that includes respect for Midwest courtesy and decency, but animosity toward the old-fashioned puritanism that stifles creativity and humanity. It includes a love of the landscape even when it is impoverished, and of nature even when it is cruel." —from the introduction by Jerry Rosco
Glenway Wescott (1901–1987) was born in Kewaskum, Wisconsin, and was raised on a farm with an extended family. He left Wisconsin as a young man and lived in Paris and New York for most of his life. Among his other books are The Grandmothers: A Family Portrait, Apple of the Eye, and The Pilgrim Hawk.
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POMONA - After nearly two years of hearings, testimony and plea bargaining, the former director of Mt. San Antonio College's Fire Technology Program was sentenced Tuesday to five years in jail and ordered to repay the school nearly $443,000 in embezzled school funds.
Jerry Dewayne Austin, 58, of Norco was arrested last year for creating a fraudulent bank account where he deposited between $500,000 to $800,000 in equipment fees he overcharged students from 2005 to 2010.
Austin was sentenced Tuesday to five years in county jail and ordered to reimburse Mt. SAC $442,962 that it repaid to fire technology students for the overcharges.
Austin was taken into custody at his restitution and sentencing hearing at Pomona Superior Court. He will be credited with 342 days of actual custody and 342 days of good behavior.
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Austin - who was the program's director from 2003 to 2010 - was arrested in January 2011 after school officials discovered a fraudulent off-the-books bank account that he opened in the college's name.
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"I had high integrity. My intent was never to defraud," Austin said. "I never took a dime from my students. What I did was ensure that program remained on top and successful."
Austin said that during his tenure, he reduced the failure rate and students received the training and certification that they paid for.
"I am a good person, always have been," he said. "There was not one student that lost anything. Out of the 600 students that I graduated, not one student complained. Eighty percent of those students are firefighters today because of what we accomplished."
Still, Judge George Genesta said Austin operated on a "foundation of fraud and deceit."
Austin "treated the fire academy essentially as his own personal domain operating under his own rules and directions," Genesta said. "He took it upon himself to operate outside the controls and protocols of Mt. San Antonio College and the fire academy to the detriment of (the college) and to the detriment of the students who were in the fire academy, the cadets."
"Mr. Austin appears to be a nice man and he presents himself well," Genesta said. "However, he was the wrong man in the wrong place who should never have been in charge of the academy, let alone its financial affairs."
Austin's attorney, Early Hawkins, unsuccessfully argued for the minimum two-year sentence because Austin had no prior record and has a past that include working at the Anaheim Fire Department for 29 years.
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After completing their drawn championship fixture against Middlesex at Uxbridge, Nottinghamshire's cricketers remain in the south east to play at another outground for the first time in many years.
Their CB40 clash against Surrey sees them return to the Woodbridge Road venue in Guildford for their seventh senior fixture.
The sides have met there in three first class matches and another three Sunday League clashes over the years, the last of which was played in 2000.
On that occasion, Surrey took the spoils after a century from Graeme Thorpe. Notts had won on their first one-day visit to Guildford, triumphing by just 12 runs in a 1985 John Player League match, with the host side scraping a one-run win ten years later.
Trent Bridge favourites Tim Robinson and Derek Randall scored championship centuries in a 1989 drawn match, although the visitors were heavily beaten in both 1974 and 1995, with Darren Bicknell (later to join Notts) registering an undefeated score of 228 on the latter occasion.
This year Surrey set the early pace in Group B of the CB40 and still top the table with four wins from six matches, with the other two contests being rained off.
"Surrey's season has recently been thrown into disarray by the tragic death of Tom Maynard, with skipper and close friend Rory Hamilton-Brown currently taking time out of the game."
Notts currently sit fourth, with two wins and two losses from their opening four fixtures. Defeats to Scotland and Durham have been balanced with wins against Hampshire and Somerset but the Outlaws will be aware of the importance of the Guildford tie.
Surrey's season has recently been thrown into disarray by the tragic death of Tom Maynard, with skipper and close friend Rory Hamilton-Brown currently taking time out of the game. Mark Ramprakash, another of the lynch-pins of the side in recent years, has recently announced his retirement.
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Fully revised, expanded and updated from the original 1952 book, this work clearly shows that Communism grew out of Russian Judaism. Although the Soviet Union has disappeared, the ideology which underpinned that state—state-engineered economic and social egalitarianism—lives on, and is stronger than ever before in the West. Now completely updated to include post-war Communist movements in Eastern Europe, Britain, America, South Africa and China, this book is the most detailed record yet of the leading Jewish role in Communism. The conclusion discusses the reasons for Jewish extremist behavior, based on an understanding of group evolutionary psychology. Fully illustrated and indexed. Cover image: Nelson Mandela and the Jewish head of the South African Communist Party, the Lithuanian Jew Joe Slovo, 1990.
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Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.,) an unlikely duo, have teamed up to sponsor legislation called the REDEEM Act, which would give non-violent offenders a second chance through a variety of changes to existing laws.
Because the United States makes up just five percent of the world's population, but a quarter of the world's prison population. Booker and Paul, two first-term Senators, say they want to implement these changes:
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