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Lost Girl Season 4 & the Issue of Feminism and Equality via a necklace: A rant via episodic breakdown
Dyson and Bo.
Lauren and Bo.
Passive and Active Character movement.
Equal viability. Equal treatment? No.
Where's the priority in the writing? What is being valued and validated on my TV? Why must I accept the flawless intentions of this show as pro-woman (lets put the non-straight relationship to the side for a second), when Bo is left standing outside of proactive decision making 90% of the time?
I'm not sure I can look this thing objectively, that's a given. I loved the promise of Lost Girl too much to not be affected by what it does.
Someone was talking about JF, the intentions of the show as being 100% altrustic in regards to equality to doccubus to dybo, in regards to active feminism. Because of a big lesbian pendant = Bo and Lauren's love. A Labrys.
I am left sincerely scratching my head. When I attempt to just look at the story. I see a huge discrepancy in screen time, dialogue, and value. Between Dyson/Bo and Lauren/Bo. I even see it with Dyson/Bo and Kenzi/Bo taking Lauren completely OUT of it for these last 2 seasons.
What gets cut? Time after time, we are made aware of Lauren scenes, lines of dialogue. The Syfy versions that JF has stated he has complete editing choice over? What goes? Lauren scenes. Every time. Who's motivations are on screened? Dyson's. Who gets a two minute speech every other episode to tell Bo how deeply he feels and commits? Dyson. Who winds up telling us instead of showing us constantly for her backstory, her work, her feelings for Bo? Lauren.
Even Bo feels more like a passenger this season. Passive. Sure she saves the human family, Dyson, Lauren and Rainer from his "train". But it's because someone forces her to. It's reactive. It's never proactive.
The proactive actions come from male individuals. The relationship dialogue? Belongs to Dyson. Last season. This season. I really have to break it down. The behaviors allowed seem to follow a pattern. In the end, I have to offer this season up to the gods of inequality, because it was the very definition of it.
Episode 1—>Dyson decides Bo needs to be rescued.
Episode 2—>Dyson prevents female characters from acting because he knows best.
Episode 3—> Bo does choose to save the human family, but again Dyson fumbles her choices, marries her to save her, and tells her that Lauren can fix her own flat tire. Bo caves to his assurances of knowledge. [Dyson gets to talk to Bo for 2 minutes about their relationship]
Episode 4—>Bo listens to Dyson's wise direction on not looking for Lauren. She asks, he tells her what to do, she complies. Bo whines about her amnesia, yells at Kenzi for her Dyson time, whines about how Lauren betrayed her, and callously has Massimo set himself on fire. [Dyson gets to talk to Bo for 2 minutes about their relationship]
Episode 5—> Bo whines about being dark, tells Lauren off about her "real" family, and is rather passive again because a man (Rainer) has made her choice for her.
Episode 6—> Dudes fighting for control of a woman's power. Woman singer thwarts them both in the end, but her freedom is herself dying. There's no justice. [Dyson gets to talk to Bo for 2 minutes about their relationship]
Episode 7—>Dyson fest. "You inside me for once" "I think I'll wait around to be rescued for once (since I do it all the time)" Nuff said. ZP played it magnificently, but lesbian character body boinked by male lead body FOR A LONG TIME in the shot = all around dick editor/writer move. [Dyson gets to talk to Bo for 2 minutes about their relationship]
Episode 8—>Dyson proclaims a truce with Lauren. Yay. Bo runs around and does… NOTHING. Except realize she's a scared little girl.
Episode 9—>Rainer is Bo's one true love. "Rescues him." He rescues her from decision making. Bo is vapid and happy and apparently 100% herself in LOVE. (which is later recanted…somehow) [Dyson gets to talk to Bo for 2 minutes about their relationship]
Episode 10—>FINALLY, Lauren interacts with the gang as more than a foil for Dyson's undying Bo love. (1st TIME ALL SEASON) EPISODE 10. Rainer tells Bo what to do. Bo does it. Less problematic because Lauren is a kickass scientist awesome pants.
Episode 11—>Hale invites Kenzi's family over. (dudes know best). Bo is about to fight? Wait Dyson did it. Bo has to catfight LH for the male gaze for 2 min. WTF IS THAT? Kenzi is beat up, no recourse to fight back, Hale dies, Bo does NOTHING. [Dyson gets to talk to Bo for 2 minutes about their relationship]
Episode 12—> Rainer tells Bo what to do. Bo does it. Lauren tells Bo everything she's done is for her (this scene lasts 40seconds, Bo doesn't respond beyond an asshole jib) [Dyson gets to talk to Bo for 2 minutes about their relationship]
Episode 13—> Rainer finally dies. Bo finally chooses to go see what Lauren's up to (thanks for the heads up Massimo otherwise she would never know where to look). [Dyson gets to talk to Bo for 2 minutes about their relationship] BUT, BUT! Bo puts on a necklace. A cylon raider necklace. This is supposed to signify her choice. But man, is it NOT talked about whatsoever beyond "hey you put it on," "hey I like it".
ZERO DEPTH. And that's my problem. With JF. With the writing, with the message, with the visual agenda.
I used to see tons of value with Bo, being a free sexual agent. Choosing her fights, her reactions were hers and her actions were PROACTIVE. Lauren and Dyson felt more viable as equals in the audience's eyes.
Now? Yes, this season was LG turned upside down. And not the better for it.
Now give us back our Ladies and their impactful MOVEMENT. Without it, Lost Girl stands still.
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A failed Fix.
5th June 2010
I'll be looking specifically at the following game;
Tick by tick line history for this game from Pinnacle;
This game has very sharp and pronounced line movement. The line opens with Houston a 2 point favorite, and closes with Orlando a 1.5 point favorite.
Looking over archived injury alerts for this day there were no urgent messages or late messages that would have caused such a large line movement. Why then did this game move so much more than other Donaghy games?
I think one possible reason would be that at this point Donaghy and Battista had been working together for almost 3 months - and the books and people they were betting with started to take notice. It's also very likely that another group not involved with Donaghy and Battista also liked this game and were betting it as well - either way the line moved a fair bit.
Another relevant detail in this game was HOU had been playing without a backup PG for some time now - this will become important as we go over some of the calls.
In poker we refer to "tells"
There is a famous scene in Rounders where Mike discovers KGBs tell;
Here is Donaghy's tell;
Call 1
I wholeheartedly believe that if you had no prior knowledge to which side Donaghy and his crew bet, or weren't privy to any type of inside information (be it testimony - or access to some of his wagering accounts) and you wanted to know which side Donaghy bet on - merely looking at his his illegal defense call would be quite the start.
Call 2
This is a marginal foul call. When the Pedowitz Report talks about Nunns investigation of Donaghy's play calls, its pretty clear that this play wouldn't be assessed as a "bad" call - its marginal and it could go either way.
Call 3
HOU 30 ORL 19 ORL trailing by 11 points
On a per game basis I am fairly certain that Donaghy led all NBA officials in illegal defense calls in the 2007 season, I say fairly certain because I did not ref chart all of the 2007 season, in addition there were a small percentage of clips / games that I did not have video for. That being said I think it is very unlikely that any other officials who called more than 20 games had a higher per game ratio of illegal defense calls.
In the 2007 Season regular season Tim Donaghy officiated 69 games, in those 69 games he called 44 illegal defense violations. Another odd factor in this is that in those 69 games - he called more than one illegal defense violations on 13 occasions. 12 out of the 13 times the illegal defense calls favored the same team.
Donaghy call by call details for this game;
Call 4
Here we have the following clip which is actually a fairly obvious travel.
This call benefits ORL but isn't even in the marginal category in my opinion as Head clearly changes his pivot foot.
Call 5
HOU 34 ORL 27 ORL trailing by 7 points.
This call here is definitely a marginally bad call, its also especially important as its called on Houston's Rafer Alston and remember we mentioned that Houston was only playing the one point guard (Rafer).
Rafer was vital to the Rockets that night, he actually ends the game with 20 points on 11 shots and had 5 assists to the 1 turnover.
Call 6
This is one of my favorite calls in the game from a subtlety standpoint and its multi faceted;
1. The call is made against McGrady.
2. This is McGrady's second foul of the game (he ends the game with 4 fouls) and picks up his 3rd foul a few plays later an sits for the last 3:47 seconds of the 2q.
McGrady ended the game with 34 points on 20 shots (although he did turn the ball over 7 times).
I'd actually classify the above foul as a bad call in that if you are going to call a foul on someone during that play, you'd call it against Mutumbo and not McGrady.
Call 7
This might be a foul and it might not be a foul - Gary Zielinski has better position on the play and he chooses not to make the call - Donaghy however sees it as a foul and ORL is in the penalty so D. Howard shoots 2 free throws.
Call 8
This is a traveling call on Rafer Alston and is a clear travel, no need to show the clip on this one as its clearly a studder step travel.
Call 9
HOU 63 ORL 53 (6 mins remaining in the 3q)
This is another marginal bordering on chintzy call - its definitely not a call you see a whole lot in the NBA - Donaghy calls 3 travels and in this game, none of which benefit HOU.
Call 10
HOU 72 ORL 70 with 1 min remaining in the 3q
Is one of the two fouls Donaghy calls against ORL, its a play at the basket where McGrady is fouled rather by Dwight Howard. This is an auto call.
Call 11
This is another marginal call that you could also argue was a phantom call. My favorite part of this clip is where Battier does a double take.
Call 12
HOU 81 ORL 73 8:50 remaining in the 4q
This is clip that I teased a few weeks ago - Its obviously a horribly bad call. Its clear as day that if anyone commits a foul in this play its Luther Head and not Rafer Alston. Refs are normally loathe to call the 5th and 6th fouls on starters (A study was presented on this earlier this year)
Donaghy not only makes the incorrect call but he exarcebates his mistake by calling a technical foul on Alston as well. I have been told by someone who was at the game that Derrick Stafford tries to get Donaghy to change the call to Head but Donaghy was adamant that he made the correct call and ignored Stafford. The significance of having the call assessed to Alston is that he'll have to either sit for an indeterminate amount of time or play with 5 fouls.
The Rockets elect to sit Rafer until the 2:31 mark of the 4th quarter. When Rafer leaves the game the score is 81-74 for HOU - he returns with the score 90-85. We mentioned before that Houston only had the one PG and had to go with Luther Head playing extended mins at the point - here is what happens when you try and play for too long without a PG
Call 13
Immediately after the bad call on Rafer and the resulting technical, Donaghy issues a makeup call by calling a touchy foul on a Bonzi Wells layup attempt. This one of only 2 of 16 calls Donaghy makes that favor Houston.
Call 14
Hou 84 ORL 76 7:09 remaining in the 4q
This in my opinion is another really bad call by Donaghy, the announcer states that he isn't sure that the basket is continuation, I'll take it a step further - where is the actual foul by Head? Even if you can make the argument that Donaghy did see enough to call a foul on Head, its pretty clear that this is not continuation.
Call 15
HOU 89 ORL 83 4:31 remaining
Another marginal bordering on bad call by Donaghy, the real interesting thing about this play is that Donaghy is once again off the play when making this call. Derrick Stafford is directly under the basket and doesn't deem the play worthy of a foul. Note that in this clip Donaghy isn't even in the frame, it is clear however that neither Stafford nor Zeilinski make the call. In addition, when the whistle blows several players react in the direction of Donaghy. Thus it is pretty clear that Donaghy was the official that made this marginal call.
Call 16
Is a rather clear foul where Bonzi Wells intentionally tries to stop Ariza from making a layup. This is an automatic call for any official including Donaghy.
For those that would like to advocate the case that perhaps Donaghy just calls the game closer than most and thus all these marginal / bad calls are the result of his officiating style I'd like to offer the following clip;
When you watch the replay Donaghy has a clear angle on this play and he elects to not make the call - when you compare this to some of the chintzy fouls he called against the HOU defenders you definitely notice the contrast.
So there you have it, I titled this post anatomy of a failed fix because despite Donaghy's best efforts - he actually lost this bet as Houston went on to win the game 97-93 - mainly on the strength of 10 more 3 point makes.
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Globe columnist writes up firefighter fight
Weeks after excoriating him on the SailBoston issue, Globe columnist Scot Lehigh has some props for Mayor Thomas Menino, who is warring with the local firefighters' union: Read more
The debate debate continues
Or rather, the debate over the MassVOTE forums. (Which, it should be noted, are different from debates in not being as extensive.) Read more
BIR profiles Flaherty
We here at the Lit Drop would be remiss if we didn't mention the recent profile that the Dorchester Reporter's sister paper, the Boston Irish Reporter, has on Michael Flaherty, City Councillor At-Large and a candidate for mayor. Read more
Patrick: Bay State Banner closure "devastating"
Gov. Deval Patrick said Tuesday he was "devastated†by news of the closure of a local African-American newspaper. Read more
Menino disavows debate manager's MassVOTE comments
Mayor Thomas Menino disavowed on Monday comments made by his debate manager on the "organizational capacity†of a nonpartisan voting rights group to hold a debate. Read more
Banker & Tradesman: Menino shutting down development until after election
Mayor Thomas Menino has hit "electoral gold†by laying down a moratorium on significant development decisions, a Banker and Tradesman columnist and former Boston Herald reporter writes. Read more
Not an endorsement
But Gov. Deval Patrick, emerging from a Tuesday night forum with the Caribbean community, certainly had some warm words for City Councillor At-Large Sam Yoon, one of the three candidates challenging Mayor Thomas Menino.
"I think it's great," Patrick told the Reporter when asked about Yoon's candidacy. "I think -- I love the fact that he's jumped in." Read more
Flaherty unveils billboard sign in Dorchester
Mayoral candidate and City Councillor At-Large Michael Flaherty capped off his "Good. Better.†ad campaign on Monday with the release of a video showing the set-up of a sign in Dorchester. Read more
The New Republic: It's Menino v. Yoon
The Yoon camp is probably pretty happy today with this article from The New Republic, a left-leaning magazine, which portrays the race for mayor coming down to Mayor Thomas Menino and their guy, and leans a bit on local write-ups (Boston magazine and the Globe). Michael and Kevin who?
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Yesterday on FrozenFutures.com I wrote an article about the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. I gave a brief overview of their projected roster and explained why they should be a competitive team next season.
For the purposes of that article/site, I tried to stay away from analyzing the organizational philosophy behind the team and why the Phantoms will be a boon to the Flyers in the years to come.
It is clear that Ron Hextall is building the Phantoms in the same fashion that he built up the Manchester Monarchs while working for the Los Angeles Kings.
Hextall became the Assistant General Manager of the LA Kings in the summer of 2006. During his time at that position, he oversaw the Kings AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs. During his seven years as AGM, the Monarchs only missed the Calder Cup playoffs one time.
Eventual Stanley Cup winners like Jake Muzzin, Tyler Toffoli, Tanner Pearson, Slava Voynov, Dwight King, Trevor Lewis, Alec Martinez, and Jonathan Quick passed through Manchester for an extended period of time during Hextall's time as AGM. The Kings captain, Dustin Brown, spent a full season with the Monarchs during the 2004-2005 lockout season, before Hextall's time in LA.
That list comprises many of the Kings core Stanley Cup pieces. Sure, super stars like Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar did not have to spend time in the AHL (although Kopitar spent an extra season abroad developing after being drafted) before becoming NHL regulars. But almost half of the Kings current roster has spent time with the Manchester Monarchs.
This also points out the fact that the Kings have been a great scouting/drafting team. With the exception of Jake Muzzin, the players listed above were drafted by the Kings. Yes, they have made some savvy trades along the way, but the bulk of their Stanley Cup winning roster are LA Kings draft picks.
Other cogs in the Kings machine like Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Marian Gaborik, and Justin Williams were acquired through trades. Therefore, they could not spend time in Manchester. However, it is important to note that Carter and Richards spent a season (the lockout year) in the AHL while Hextall was working in Philadelphia. A majority of the players on the Kings roster have AHL experience somewhere.
When Hextall says that he is not afraid to make players pay their dues in the minors, we know that he is not bluffing. He has done it before and he is not afraid to do it again.
Another Kings-Flyers management connection is current Phantoms coach Terry Murray. The man who put together the "Legion of Doom" line for Philadelphia in the mid-90s is known for his conservative, defensive style. Not only is this style similar to that of Head Coach Craig Berube, but it was taught to players like Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty upon their arrival in the NHL.
Murray was the head coach of the LA Kings from 2008 until the middle of the 2011-2012 NHL season. Murray was fired 29 games into the season that eventually saw the Kings win the Stanley Cup. Murray coached many of the current Kings during their early NHL years and helped nurture their development.
His role will be different with the Phantoms in the upcoming years. He is not an NHL coach, he is an AHL coach. However, his ability to teach players how to play a smart, defensive game will be invaluable as the Flyers seek to bring players up to the NHL level.
As much as we all want to see Hextall make big changes to the big club, the most important thing he is doing right now is developing the farm system. He watched the effect of a good AHL team reap huge benefits in Los Angeles and he is bringing that philosophy to Phialdelphia. If prospects like Scott Laughton, Shayne Gostisbehere, Robert Hagg, and Sam Morin spend a year, or even two, with the Phantoms, it is nothing to worry about.
He is using a model that works. Let's be patient and watch the magic happen.
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"I've grown weary of critics who cry that everything I paint looks like a vagina. I will show them … I called this Black Cross as a goof, becuase that's the only thing in it that is not a butt. I've made use of ever-finer brushwork in an attempt to squeeze as many butts into the painting as possible. It's literally asses out to the horizon—in fact, my working title was Ass Far as the Eye Can See. … I hope I have painted enough butts into this one picture that no one will bother me when I go back to my life's work: vagina-y stuff."


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Tweet Roundup: Republicans Hide Their Bush
One day down, two more to go. Chris Christie's speech last night was a little Christie-centric, to say the least (about Romney as possible). Here are the Twitterverse's best reactions to last night's RNC festivities…
Fitting that the GOP is treating George W. Bush like that old coke buddy you don't invite to the baby shower.
— rachel lichtman (@DJRotaryRachel) August 29, 2012
Sarah Palin can see the Republican Convention from her television.
— Warren Holstein (@WarrenHolstein) August 29, 2012
Who's giving the keynote slut-shame?
— Jason Roeder (@jasonroeder) August 29, 2012
Chris Christie should have opened his keynote speech with, "Let me move this mic so you can see me." Stock line, but would've killed.
— Josh Comers (@joshcomers) August 29, 2012
"Esteemed Whites, both decision-makers and the kind with breasts, good evening. Tonight we thank God for guns and mayonnaise." (nods)
— Andrés du Bouchet (@dubouchet) August 29, 2012
What I learned from last night's speeches. 1. Ann Romney wants us to know how "normal" her family is.2. Chris Christie will run in 2016
— Chely Wright (@chelywright) August 29, 2012
I loved Ann Romney's speech. She totally articulated how important it is to working moms that millionaires pay less taxes.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) August 29, 2012
Mitt Romney strongly condemned the
#RNC delegates who threw nuts at a black cameraperson yesterday, saying "Those aren't the words I'd use."
— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) August 29, 2012
Unlike Obama, Romney shares our values.American values. He would never say the best My Little Pony is Fluttershy when its clearly Scootaloo.
— Justin McElroy (@JustinMcElroy) August 29, 2012
That VP debate is going to be a bloodbath. They say Paul Ryan has 6% body fat. I guarantee you Joe Biden has 8 between his ears.
— Dennis Miller Show (@DennisDMZ) August 29, 2012
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Start Again Lyrics - Red
And I remember everything,
Everything I loved,
I gave it away like it wasn't enough
All the words I said and all you forgive
How could I hurt you again?
What if I let you in?
What if I make it right it?
What if I give it up?
What if I want to try?
What if you take a chance?
What if I learn to love?
What if, what if we start again?
All this time
I can make it right
With one more try
sponsored linksCan we start again?
In my eyes,
You can see it now,
Can we start again, can we start again?!?
Emptiness inside me, wonder if you see
It's my mistake and it's hurting me
I known where we've been
How did we get so far?
What if, what if we start again?
I'm lost inside the pain I feel without you,
I can't stop holding on, I need you with me!!!
I'm caught inside the pain
Can we never start again?
I'm lost without you!!!
One more try,
Can we start again?
In my eyes, can you forgive me now?
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Can we start again (one more try?)
Can we start again?
Can we start again (can you forgive me?)
Can we start again?
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Goldstar Member's Event Journal
Snow White and the 7 Dwarves
Friday August 10, 2012 / 10:00amSnow White and the 7 Dwarves
5 tickets
General Admission
Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD 20812
How was your experience?
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Why are corneas transparent?
Mammalian corneas, like much of the extracellular matrix, are made essentially of collagen and proteoglycans. However, unlike the rest of the extracellular matrix, they are exquisitely transparent. To understand why we need first to understand how light interacts with each collagen fibril in the cornea.
The top-left corner of the image above contains the representation of a single collagen fibril seen in cross section.
In the bottom-left corner, light is coming from the left and is represented as straight lines. You can think of this incoming light as ripples on the surface of a pond. The darker lines represent a wave-crest while the lighter lines a trough. When light interacts with the collagen fibrils, it forces the electrons of the atoms in the fibril to oscillate. Because accelerating charges produce electromagnetic waves, a secondary wave is produced. This wave has the same wavelength of the incoming wave, but it radiates in all directions in the plane. The crest of the secondary wave is represented in red, the trough in grey.
In the top-right corner the secondary wave is drawn on top of a greyscale representation of the wave itself. Since we are actually interested in the energy associated with the wave, we draw here the square of the wave amplitudes, so that crests and troughs look identical.
In the bottom-right corner we only draw the greyscale (intensity) representation of the secondary wave.
When two fibrils are present, the secondary waves produced by each fibril interfere. This means that the two sets of secondary waves simply add together, so that where two crests or two troughs meet we will have a wave twice as deep, but where a crest meets a trough the waves cancel out. Correspondingly, the greyscale representation of the intensity of the resulting wave in the top and the bottom right panels of the figure above is not two even sets of concentric rings radiating from the fibrils: the wave intensity is distributed unevenly in the plane. But what happens when more than two fibrils are present?
The figure above represents a situation in which many fibrils are randomly placed. Wave interference will take place also in this case, and the secondary waves from all fibrils will add together. As you might expect, the intensity of the resulting wave is not uniformly distributed in space. Most of the intensity from the secondary waves is travelling in the forward direction, but a considerable portion is travelling in other directions. This means that if the fibrils in the cornea were randomly distributed, not all the light would be transmitted through the cornea, but a considerable portion would be reflected back. What would happen if the fibrils were not randomly distributed?
In the figure above, the collagen fibrils are regularly placed on an hexagonal lattice. Secondary waves from these fibrils cancel out in all directions except the forward direction: light is travelling undisturbed through the cornea. A cornea with an ordered collagen fibril distribution of this type is therefore transparent.
It turns out that strict positional order for the collagen fibrils is not an absolute requirement for cornea transparency. It is in fact sufficient that the distance between adjacent collagen fibrils is approximately the same, as long as this distance is markedly less than the wavelength of the incoming wave. In addition, a final requirement is that the diameter of the fibrils must be the same for all fibrils.
To understand how the arrangement of the collagen fibrils in the cornea is maintained, we can look at it directly using a transmission electron microscope and reconstruct what we see in three dimensions.
ElectronTomography of the Cornea
By tilting a corneal specimen in the electron microscope, collecting a series of images at different tilt angles, and recombining these images using suitable computational algorithms, we can reconstruct the structure of the corneal stroma and observe the way proteoglycans and collagen fibrils interact with each other. These interactions are fundamental in maintaining the arrangement of the collagen fibrils, so important for transparency.
seen in cross-section, are painted in blue. Proteoglycans in yellow. We can see here that the
proteoglycans link two or more adjacent fibrils. The way proteoglycans extend from a collagen
fibril to a neighbouring one is not ordered and crystal-like, but it is sufficient to keep
neighbouring fibrils at defined distances (Reconstruction by Dr C. Pinali).
From reconstructions of bovine and mouse corneas, we proposed a model of how the distance between adjacent collagen fibrils is maintained thanks to the action of the proteoglycans. The model is based on the idea that proteoglycans are able to give rise to two opposite forces acting on the fibrils: an attractive force trying to pull fibrils close to each other and a repulsive one trying to push fibrils apart. The distance between fibrils in the cornea is the distance where the two opposing forces cancel out.
The repulsive force arise because of the Donnan effect. Since the proteoglycans are negatively charged they attract positive ions present in the corneal stroma. In turn, these ions attract water molecules by a process analogous to osmosis. Water accumulates between the fibrils and exert pressure that make the fibrils move apart.
The Attractive forces are due to thermal motion of the proteoglycans. Proteoglycans are continuously bombarded by molecules present in the stroma. The overall effect of the collisions is that the proteoglycans change their shape. They are no longer fully extended and their terminal ends are forced to move close to each other. Since these ends are linked to the collagen fibrils, also the fibrils move closer to each other.
The combination of these repulsive and attractive forces keep the fibrils at regular distances from each other. Note that the fibrils are not fixed in space in a crystalline way. They are able to vibrate and move around, making the cornea a fluid and resilient system.
Lewis PN, Pinali C, Young RD, Meek KM, Quantock AJ, Knupp C. (2010) "Structural interactions between collagen and proteoglycans are elucidated by three-dimensional electron tomography of bovine cornea". Structure. 18(2), 239-245.
Knupp C, Pinali C, Lewis PN, Parfitt GJ, Young RD, Meek KM, Quantock AJ (2010) "The architecture of the cornea and structural basis of its transparency" Advances in protein chemistry and structural biology,78, 25-49.


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As I was just arriving on campus at 8:45, I received the text message informing me that I could go home. I was excited - snow day! At RIT! Is this really happening? I didn't even think about all the work our day off would entail until I was on the way back to my apartment in Colony and saw an FMS plow working to clear the roads around campus. Then I realized that a day off for me meant a day full of overtime for FMS.
"It's definitely a team effort," Randy Vercauteren, the Director of Parking, Transportation, and Building Services told me when I talked to him this morning, referring to the work the grounds and custodial crews along with Boon & Sons have been doing to clear the campus. He told me that they have been plowing since 9 A.M. yesterday morning, and are still out there working on it now. This was no ordinary storm, and they way they had to approach it was very different. The grounds crew and Boon & Sons did all the plowing, and the custodial staff shoveled out all doorways to the buildings. Randy himself was out there from 4:30 to 8 A.M. helping to unfreeze the doors to the residential buildings, which had frozen open. Some of the crew stayed in the RIT Inn last night to save commute time and get more plowing done faster.
I don't think we can thank them enough for working tirelessly to try and make the roads safer for everyone who resides/works/goes to school at RIT. This article we posted last month details the amount of work dealing with an average snowstorm takes - about 84 man-hours for 2-4 inches of snow. Since weather stations report that we got about 15 inches of snow yesterday, that means FMS' 15-man team along with Boon & Sons contractors have probably spent more than 500 man-hours trying to keep the roads safe for us.
FMS snowplow working through the storm to keep campus clear
Several of RIT's dining services remained open during the blizzard to feed students living on and around campus, including Commons, Crossroads, Gracie's, Midnight Oil, Sol's Underground, and the Corner Store.
Fast-forward to 5 P.M., and RIT finds itself in a predicament: the power is out in several of the residential areas. Areas that were affected include University Commons, Global Village, Riverknoll Apartments, and Greek Housing. The outage also affected some ITS services, including faculty and staff email, MyCourses, and start.rit.edu. Public Safety devised contingency plans for heating and housing if the power could not be turned back on.
FMS electrical staff and ITS staff drove back to RIT through a blizzard warning issued by the National Weather Service in Buffalo and a state of emergency (declared at noon) to return power to the RIT campus and restore all ITS services. Once the power was back up around 10 P.M., ITS remained on campus through the night to bring services back online and ensure all major services remained stable.
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Not everything about the storm was bad, though. For the first time this winter, I saw students outside having snowball fights and making forts. Stressed out students used the day off to get ahead (ahem, catch up) on work during one of the most stressful times so far in this semester - midterm time. We also got some time to relax, stay in our pajamas all day, eat some Ramen and finally catch up on Breaking Bad on Netflix.
I can say for sure as an RIT student myself that I will always remember the Blizzard of 2014, the day RIT actually closed, and all the people who worked tirelessly to keep us safe, warm, and fed during the first blizzard Rochester has seen since 1999.
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BOSASSO — A pirate spokesman, who wished to remain anonymous, contacted Somalilandpress today said at least ten of his men were executed by the Russian navy after the troopers stormed MV Moscow University.
"The Russians commandos stormed the ship before sunrise, starting a firefight with our men, onboard they injured three of them and one was killed," he said.
He dismissed the Russian navy statement that the men were released because of "the absence of a legal base to carry out prosecution procedures against pirates".
"The Russians never released the young men instead they shot them point-blank range then loaded their lifeless bodies back on the boat," he added.
The spokesman condemned the action of the Russian navy "our men never hurt their hostages, we simply want foreign ships to stop overfishing in our waters, if they are not happy to respect our-fishermen and their livelihood, we have no choice but to take hostage to compensate for the losses," he cited.
"We condemn the action of the Russians, it's driven by racism and hate for black people and Africa, it's the face of the new Russia. In future, if we capture Russians they will meet the same fate as those they executed," he added.
Meanwhile, many Somalis were angered by Somalia's ambassador to Moscow, Mohamed Handule's statement, who backed the Russian navy denying that the Russian destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov has not acted inappropriately. They requested an investigation and the immediate replacement of Mr. Handule.
"Not one Somali or the government of our country sees Russia has being guilty in this," Mr. Handule told ITAR-TASS news agency.
On the 6th May, eleven Somali pirates hijacked the Liberian-flagged Russian oil tanker, MV Moscow University, carrying 86,000 tonnes of crude oil worth $US52 million in the Gulf of Aden. The anti-submarine destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov was notified and dispatched a helicopter which disrupted the pirates while commandos on speed boats stormed the tanker. The Russians have killed all eleven pirates and have destroyed their boats according to the pirate spokesman.
There are reports, Somali pirates still hold 23 foreign ships and 384 sailors in Somalia. Meanwhile, a conference co-sponsored by the United Nation and the Turkish government designed to address the piracy, stability and Somalia's security will be hosted in Istanbul from 21st-23rd of May.
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Filippo RizzutoConcert artist – composer and teacherHe was born in Rome in 1945 and he started really soon the study of classical guitar at S.CeciliaConservatory in Rome, under the guide of M° Benedetto Di Ponio, and he followed his advanced studies with M° Mario Gangi. Afterwards he studied principal harmony at the Papal Academy with M° Vieri Tosatti, and counterpoint and fuga with M° Nazario Bellandi.He wanted to get a deeper knowledge of contemporary music and he entered the Conservatory of Frosinone where he has been M° Guaccero composition pupil.When ha was 22 years old he gained the Guitar National Festival of Ancona and that of Castellammare di Stabia for the professional category.From this moment he started the concert activity that will bring him through several countries: Italy, Germany, France, England, Malta, Spain, Russia, and Swissland.Before taking his Diploma, he started to substitute M° Mario Gangi at RAI. Afterwards he entered the reality of best orchestras of Rome that produced records and music for movies, becoming soon one of the most popular guitarists. He become member of U.M.R.He cooperated strongly with RAI Orchestra (both Symphony both Light).
As orchestra soloist he recorded hundred records and soundtracks. With RAI Symphony Orchestra he performed a lot of contemporary music cooperating with prestigious Maestros as Z.Metha, H.W.Henze, Guaccero, E.Morricone, C.Rustichelli, S.Bussotti, Penderescki, C.Savina, De Masi, M.Panni, G.Gelmetti, B.Maderna, G.Prètre and moreover always known from an international point of view.When he was 27 years old he obtained the assignment of teaching guitar at Vibo Valentia Conservatory and from that moment he started also an intense didactic activity.In his production as composer he wrote two ballets for orchestra: "Sogno di Pulcinella" and "Guernica", that have been performed at Eliseo and Brancaccio Theatres in Rome.He wrote also several music for documentary films and for the famous documentary film-maker Ugo La Rosa. He created music for the following theatre performances: "Bomboniere" of Carl Valentine, "Le Nuvole" of Aristofane, "Caffè Concerto" of Petrolini, "La scoperta dell'America" of Pascarella and "Terra e Vientu" based on folk theatre.Always as composer, Filippo Rizzuto, he produced a lot of music for guitar, writing compositions for soloist instrument, duets, trios and two quartets as "Procesiòn" that has been inserted inside the Conservatory composers review 1999-2000.
As a composer he performed a vast range of his own music as soloist and with other good musicians.
He recorded several classic concerts for Vatican Radio that have been performed numerous times and he created the jingle of "Vetrina Radiovaticana" that will be played for more than ten years.
He recorded telecasts for various private channels (Canale 5, GBR, Telelazio) focused on classic guitar and three LP with his compositions for guitar.He worked out music of E.Morricone, C.Rustichelli and A.Trovaioli, for quartet with guitar and trio with flute, violin and guitar, gaining universal consent from the authors.He has been guest in several broadcasts and as a concert artist he obtained various reviews both in Italy both abroad.He has been founder of Music Association "Il Triangolo", promoting classical, jazz and pop music in Rome.Among the numerous publications has an important role the method for guitar reviewed from "FRONIMO" and some transcriptions of J.S. Bach for two guitars edited from Bèrben.He has been the creator and founder of "Pentagramma d'oro" award that was dedicated to the best movie music composer of the year. The president was Ennio Morricone.He takes care of seminars focused on composition and transcription for guitar and on (INTAVOLATURE ?) for lute. He wrote some articles on guitar education.He has been named for the first guitar teaching competition in Italy and for the commission that took care of "Giovani Concertisti" selection, with Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione support.Actually he is fully established guitar teacher at "A.Casella" Conservatory in Aquila.Records list:Nike NCM 1001Nike NCM 1003Elleci RCZ 3003 Compositions for guitarRCA TPLI 1002 "Delirio", with Maria CartaGemelli GBN Filippo Rizzuto compositions for soundtracksGemelli GBN Filippo Rizzuto compositions for violin, flute and guitar