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Parks' Swimming Pools
As another steamy summer approaches, New Yorkers can find relief in one of 34 outdoor pools, 19 outdoor mini-pools and 12 indoor pools in the New York City parks system. Parks outdoor pools are free and open to the public from late June (after City schools let out for the summer) until Labor Day.
Public Baths
The precursor of the modern swimming pool was the public bath. Dr. Simon Baruch (for whom the Baruch baths were named) was a leading proponent of "hydrotherapy" and the possibilities for social reform that followed from providing public baths for "the great unwashed." After decades of lobbying by social reformers, the year 1895 marked a turning point in the public bath movement. Not only did the state legislature pass a law requiring free bathhouses in cities with populations of 50,000 or more but reform-minded William L. Strong won the mayoralty and pledged to construct bathing facilities. The bathhouses were used for bathing, but also when the weather was hot and unbearable, as in the summer of 1906 when long lines at the Rivington Street Bath nearly caused a riot.
By 1911, Manhattan had twelve new bathhouses, most of them in immigrant neighborhoods, and of these bathhouses, a few offered swimming pool facilities. Asser Levy (built in 1908 and then called the "East Twenty-third Street Pool") and Recreation Center 59 (built in 1906 and then called the "West Sixtieth Street Pool") both offered proper pools. (Recreation Center 59 now serves as the main facility for training Parks lifeguards.) The pools on 23rd Street (66' x 25', 70,000 gallons) and 60th Street (60' x 35', 85,000 gallons) were filled using filtered water from the Croton system, which was changed three times a week.
In subsequent years, pools were added at the Baruch Baths on 326 Rivington Street (1917), Carmine Street (1928-29), Rutgers Place (ca. 1910s), and East Fifty-Fourth Street (1915).
Although the facilities that were once public baths are now under the jurisdiction of Parks (as befits an agency charged with recreation and well-being), it was not always the case. Metropolitan Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was built under the auspices of Borough President Edward Riegelmann in 1922.
The Beaux-Arts architecture and neo-classical details of Metropolitan Pool are typical for the period. The pool and bath at Metropolitan were designed by the architect Henry Bacon (1866-1924), who also designed Washington, DC's Lincoln Memorial. The Roman Revival bathhouse at Asser Levy Recreation Center (1908), designed by architects Arnold W. Brunner and William Martin Aiken, was designated a New York City landmark in 1974, and the Beaux-Arts bathhouse at Hamilton Fish Park (1900), designed by Carrère & Hastings, was designated a New York City landmark in 1982.
Floating Baths
Floating baths existed in New York from at least the early 19th century. They became more popular after the Civil War as public health advocates called for legislation to create municipally owned baths.
The city's first free public floating baths debuted in the Hudson and East Rivers in 1870, expanding to 15 by 1890. The baths were 95 feet long and 60 feet wide, floated on eight pontoons placed four on each side. In the center of each floating bath was a large well divided into two parts, one 93 feet long and 34 feet wide for adults, and one 70 feet long and 8 feet wide for children.
The depth of the water in the large well was 4 ½ feet and in the small one 2 ½ feet. There were 68 dressing rooms opening upon a small gangway around the edge of the well. They were open from late June or early July to early October. In 1911, 1,818,721 patrons used floating baths.
By the 1920s environmental degradation of the city's rivers tainted the floating bath experience, and the facilities were slowly taken out of commission. When Parks took over jurisdiction of Manhattan's nine bathhouses in 1938 after the city charter was revised, the agency refurbished three of the last six remaining floating baths and docked them at 96th Street and the Hudson River; the baths only lasted a couple more years.
Taking its inspiration from the floating baths, the Floating Pool Lady appeared in the summer of 2007, docking in the East River at Brooklyn Bridge Park at the foot of Brooklyn Heights. The facility provided an instant seven-lane 25-meter-long pool for visitors, who also could enjoy volleyball on a 40,000-square-foot manmade beach. The Floating Pool Lady was designed by Jonathan Kirschenfeld Associates with a team of engineering consultants and was constructed in the deck of an old cargo barge.
The idea was spearheaded and received major funding by Ann Buttenwieser, founder of the Neptune Foundation and afforded swimmers a panoramic view of Lower Manhattan, New York Harbor, and the Statue of Liberty. In 2008, the pool moved permanently up the East River to Barretto Point Park in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, where visitors enjoyed its refreshing waters for another summer.
Selected Floating Bath locations:
Watch a video about Floating Pool
- Battery Park (two baths)
- East 10th Street and East River
- Corlear's Hook, between Corlears and Jackson Streets, East River
- Pike Street and East River (off of Pier 33)
- East 96th Street and East River
- East 123rd Street and East River
- West 99th Street and Hudson River
- East 5th Street and East River
- West 51st and Hudson River (off of Pier 91)
- West 80th Street and Hudson River
- West 96th Street and Hudson River
- West 136th Street and Hudson River
- West 156th Street and Hudson River
WPA-Era Pools
A new era in active recreation arrived in the 1930s and 1940s, when the Department of Parks assumed jurisdiction over the city's bathhouses and harnessed Works Progress Administration labor to develop a series of outdoor pools for the city.
The WPA swimming pools were among the most remarkable public recreational facilities in the country, representing the forefront of design and technology in advanced filtration and chlorination systems. The influence of the pools extended throughout entire communities, attracting aspiring athletes and neighborhood children, and changing the way millions of New Yorkers spent their leisure time.
The eleven pools were opened within weeks of each other in the hot summer of 1936, bringing relief to thousands upon thousands of New Yorkers. Mayor Firorello La Guardia and Parks Commissioner Robert Moses attended packed dedication ceremonies that summer. At Thomas Jefferson Pool, more than 10,000 celebrated the opening, at which the Mayor said, "Here is something you can be proud of. It is the last word in engineering, hygiene, and construction that could be put into a pool."
The pools were not just huge but also examples of state-of-the-art engineering and fine design. The planning team, led by architect Aymar Embury II and landscape architect Gilmore D. Clarke, produced a series of distinct complexes, each one sensitive to its site and topography.
Massive filtration systems, heating units, and even underwater lighting provided a more controlled bathing experience than the often treacherous and polluted waterfront currents in which the city's masses had traditionally swam. The palette of building materials was mainly inexpensive brick, concrete, and cast stone, but the styles ranged from Romanesque Revival to Art Deco.
The WPA pools were designed to adapt to off-season uses such as paddle tennis, shuffleboard, volleyball, basketball, and handball. Wading pools were used as roller skating rinks, and indoor locker rooms and changing areas were adapted for boxing instruction and evening dance halls for teens.
With the notable exception of McCarren Pool in Greenpoint , the WPA-era pools were renovated in the 1980s.
WPA Pools
There were eleven WPA pools built in 1936:
Astoria Pool, Queens: Opened July 2, 1936, the largest of the eleven WPA pools
Crotona Pool, The Bronx: Opened July 24, 1936, the bathhouse features animal-themed sculptural elements (still visible today) created by Frederick George Richard Roth that illustrate the WPA-funded art of the era.
Hamilton Fish Pool, Manhattan: Opened June 24, 1936, Hamilton Fish Pool was so highly regarded that the US Olympic Team used it for practice sessions on their way to the 1952 Helsinki Games.
Betsy Head Pool, Brooklyn: Opened August 6, 1936, a pool at this Brownsville site dated to 1915 and was one of only two outdoor pools in the Parks system before 1936.
Highbridge Pool, Manhattan: Opened July 14, 1936, the pool literally occupies a significant spot in the city's water-related past, sitting in the shadow of the historic Highbridge Water Tower on the site of the old Highbridge Reservoir.
Thomas Jefferson Pool, Manhattan: Opened June 27, 1936, 10,000 people attended the ceremony celebrating "the last word in engineering, hygiene, and construction."
Joseph H. Lyons Pool, Staten Island: Opened July 7, 1936, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia summed up one of the main goals of the WPA pools, calling the facility "a monument to the progressive government which would not and could not see unemployed men on the breadline. "
McCarren Pool, Brooklyn: Opened July 31, 1936, Greenpoint's McCarren Pool was designed to accommodate 6,800 bathers at a time and its bathhouse was the largest in the system, large enough to serve the thousands that used the pool daily.
Red Hook Pool, Brooklyn: Opened August 17, 1936, 40,000 people attended the opening, leading The New York Times to describe it as "Red Hook's event of the year."
Jackie Robinson Pool, Manhattan: Opened August 8, 1936 and originally known as "Colonial Park Pool," the facility was dedicated at an event featuring Bill "Bojangles" Robinson singing "Battle Hymm of the Republic" to a crowd of 25,000.
Sunset Pool, Brooklyn: Opened July 20, 1936, as Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia dramatically flipped a switch, activating the pool's underwater lighting system.
McCarren Pool
For years McCarren Pool in Greenpoint, Brooklyn lay vacant, the only one of the eleven WPA pools that was not renovated in the 1980s. That said, it is one of the most used pools in the system. McCarren Pool owes its recent renaissance to a constructive adaptation of the facility as a live performance venue. The attention has sparked a groundswell of support to renovate the pool and return it to its former use; the project is included in Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC.
The pool was closed in 1984 after the facility, suffering from vandalism and an alleged drug haven, became too dilapidated. $6.5 million in funding to renovate the facility was included in the 1984-85 budget, but plans stalled after neighbors successfully stopped the project, worried that illicit activity would return.
A plan in the late 1980s to reduce the size of the pool to accommodate 2,000 bathers and create a recreation center faltered when preservationists clashed with supporters of the compromise scenario.
In 2005, activity returned to the site when McCarren Pool was used for a dance performance by Noemie Lafrance, sponsored by Sens Productions. Sens and music promotion company Live Nation contributed $250,000 to make the site safe enough to host performances, and over the last several summers, McCarren Pool has become one of the top live venues in the city and, some say, in the country.
More than $50 million has been allocated to McCarren Pool, which will fund the renovation of the pool for swimming, the construction of a year-round recreation center, and the preservation and restoration of the historic bathhouse building and entry arch. The design also includes a skate park and ice rink, making this once dilapidated site one of the nicest in the city.
Watch a video about McCarren Pool
Bathhouses Adapt to Becoming Recreation Centers
By the 1930s, the need for bathhouses for "cleansing" purposes diminished, and in 1938, Parks took over jurisdiction of Manhattan's nine bathhouses after the city charter was revised to place recreation facilities with either a pool or a gymnasium under the agency's supervision.
Six of these indoor facilities in Manhattan were reconstructed by the Works Projects Administration in 1940, completely rebuilding and modernizing the pools. Lifeguards at the outdoor pools were given jobs in the winter teaching swimming classes at the revamped facilities. The "floating baths" that were submerged in the East River looking somewhat like fish farm cages persisted into the late 1930s.
The early 1950s brought New Yorkers three more facilities: St. Mary's (indoor) in the Bronx, and Brownsville (indoor) and St. John's (indoor) in Brooklyn. By 1964, there were 17 outdoor pools and 12 indoor pools (29 total).
Did You Know?
The fledgling MUZAK Corporation established in 1934 to transmit music programs on transmission lines without radio waves (an early form of cable) provided music over the public address system at Astoria Pool in the summer of 1938. Parks officials declined to expand the program to other pools the following summer, citing the prohibitive price of $115 a month for each site.
Mini-Pools: An Interim Solution
In 1966, a pilot program under the Lindsay administration to create "portable pools" was started with two pre-engineered, pre-fabricated 20' x 40' aluminum or steel above-ground pools with 6' wide attached wooden decks. The average depth of these pools was between 3 and 3½ feet, and the structures cost approximately $25,000 each. The portable pool program was meant to provide pool facilities to underserved neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs, much the way a portable classroom provides provisional classroom space. These pools were designed to be easily moved as neighborhood needs shifted.
The program was expanded to 10 pools in 1967. Twenty more pools were added in 1968 and 30 more in 1969. The pools were designed for youths 14 and under and over four feet tall and were open from early July to mid-August.
Although each mini-pool was located next to a shower and comfort station, there were no changing areas, and children were to arrive at the site in their swimming suits. By July 1972, Parks operated 72 mini-pools throughout the city, with two more opening in the Bronx later that summer.
As more permanent facilities were built, these temporary structures were phased out. There were 33 from 1985 to 1989, 25 in 1996, and today there are only 19 mini-pools.
In addition, "Swimmobiles" began during the Heckscher administration that literally took pools to the streets to underserved areas.
1970-72 Pools
With the notable exception of Central Park's multi-purpose Lasker Pool and Rink in 1966, pool construction lagged until the construction of 19 new pools in the early 1970s: Claremont, Mapes, Mulally, Haffen, Rosedale, and Van Cortlandt Pools in the Bronx; Commodore Barry, Douglass & Degraw, Howard, Bushwick Houses, and Kosciusko Pools in Brooklyn; Marcus Garvey, Dry Dock, Wagner Houses, and Sheltering Arms Pools in Manhattan; Fisher and Liberty Pools in Queens; and West Brighton and Tottenville Pools in Staten Island.
The pools, opened between 1970 and 1972, were generally referred to as "vest-pocket pools" (an allusion to the "vest-pocket park" trend in the late ´60s and early ´70s that helped transform small lots into "oases of green" for underserved city children).
These pools tended to be a uniform 75' x 60' x 3.5' considerably smaller than the Olympic-sized WPA behemoths (Van Cortlandt, Marcus Garvey, and the Olympic-sized Kosciusko Pools are exceptions).
Olympic-Sized Pool
You may hear the term "Olympic-Sized Pool" much bandied about, but did you know that it refers to any facility that is 165 feet (50 meters) long and 82.5 feet (25 meters) wide?
The first of these pools was opened at Van Cortlandt Park and was designed by Heery & Heery architects. The $1.6 million facility consisted of three pools a wading pool, diving pool, and Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Heery & Heery designed and managed the other pool projects in this era, which were handled in an accelerated manner, owing to the acute need for more recreational facilities. The "systematized" design process explains the standard look of each site, which included cabana-like modules, 24 feet square, made of precast concrete and prefabricated aluminum pool tanks and filter systems.
A Parks press release from the time noted that it was the "fastest construction ever done on a swimming pool," going on to note, "Through the efforts of Major John V. Lindsay a new record was set in the expedition of a capital project . . . a total of eleven months from conception to completion.
Usual time needed for this type of project is two and a half to three years or more." Parks went on to open nine more pools in 1971, a pace not seen since 1936.
Recent Facilities
The long-planned, much delayed (work on the facility began in the 1970s) $22.4 million Chelsea Recreation Center was finished in 2004. The 56,500 square-foot center spanning six floors includes a basketball court, arts & crafts space, a café, gymnasium, weightlifting and aerobics areas, pre-school classrooms and a computer lab. The six-lane 25-yard-long pool at Chelsea Recreation Center uses a digital scoreboard and underwater timing pads to accommodate swimming meets. The pool also features a mosaic dolphin-themed mural consisting of 175,000 glass tiles, donated by the Italian tile manufacturer Bisazza with assistance from the Italian Trade Commission.
The most recent addition to Parks' swimming facilities is the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Pool & Rink, which opened in 2008. The $66.3 million complex replaces the Ederle Amphitheater, the 1939-40 World's Fair facility that was named for Gertrude Ederle, the Olympic swimmer who began her career in the cold waters off the coast of Brooklyn and set world's records at the age of 12, and which was torn down in 1996.
The new facility features an Olympic-sized pool and NHL-regulation ice rink, the first of its kind in the city, and, at 110,000 square-feet, is the largest recreation complex ever built in a city park. The facility includes ADA-accessible features and has an adjustable floor and diving tank for public swim and competitive meets. The NHL-standard indoor ice hockey rink will serve as a year-round facility for competitive leagues and individual skaters.
For years, Parks has offered free swim instruction to city children. Commissioner Moses launched a free swim program in 1938 as a public safety initiative, in response to the reported 400 drownings each year in New York City.
The "Learn to Swim" instruction also was considered a healthy alternative to "the polluted waters which bound the City." The Parks Department estimated that thousands of people learned how to swim as a result of the lessons. Today, the Learn to Swim Program teaches about 7,000 children each summer.
In addition, children ages six through 14 can take advantage of Parks' After School Learn to Swim program during winter months at pools across the City. Senior Citizens also participate in Parks aquatic programs. The Harlem Honey Bears, for example, are a group of seniors based at Hansborough Recreation Center who use swimming as therapy, incorporating laps, water exercises, and ballet.
Watch a video about Swim to Safety program
Watch a video about Astoria Pool's Learn to Swim program
Did You Know?
In 1939, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society better known as the Jehovah's Witnesses requested to use Colonial Park Pool (now Jackie Robinson Pool) for a mass baptism during one of the group's conventions. The request was turned down by Parks officials who felt that the agency could not abandon its firm "first come, first served" rule for any one particular group.
The Bronx features six outdoor pools, one indoor pool, and two mini-pools.Don't Miss: Architect Aymar Embury II's art deco interpretation of a French castle and fanciful medallions and ornamental sculpture by Frederick G.R. Roth lining the pool facility at
Crotona Park.
Brooklyn features eight outdoor, three indoor, and five mini-pools.
Don't Miss: Kosciuszko Pool in Bedford-Stuyvesant, which opened July 2, 1971 and was designed by Bedford-Stuyvesant native Morris Lapidus (1902-2001), who also built prestigious resort pools such as the Arawak in the British West Indies and Miami Beach's Eden Roc and the Fountainbleau Hotel pool, which was used in the James Bond movie Goldfinger (1964).
Manhattan features 12 outdoor pools, six indoor pools, and four mini-pools.
Don't Miss: Lasker Rink and Pool in Central Park, possibly the first such facility in the country to serve as a pool in the summer and an ice skating rink in the winter, designed by Fordyce & Hamby Associates with a refrigeration system that allowed ice to form rapidly its designers claimed it could be a 365-day-a-year facility.
Elsewhere, Carmine Street Pool features a Keith Haring mural and was used in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull. Highbridge Pool lies in the footprint of the old Croton uptown receiving reservoir.
In fact, the Highbridge Water Tower survives to this day as a New York City landmark and rises high above the pool just outside the fence on the edge of the steep slope that leads down to the Harlem River.
Watch a video about Lasker Pool & Rink
Queens features four outdoor pools, two indoor pools, and four mini-pools.
Don't Miss: At 330 feet in length, the main section of Astoria Pool is the largest in New York City and hosted the Olympic Trials for the US Swim and Diving Teams at the pool's grand opening on July 4, 1936.
The Aquazanies were a troupe of boys who performed comedy and diving acts in the early 1940s at city pools, including East 54th Street in Manhattan and the Aquacade at Flushing Meadows.
Their home base was Astoria Pool, where they trained under the guidance of pool supervisor Vic Zoble. One Aquazany, Whitey Hart, went on to become a professional diver and was eventually inducted into the Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Another, Ernest Haridopolos, later served as a Parks lifeguard before becoming a special agent with the FBI, working undercover on the "French Connection" drug investigation and "Abscam" sting operation.
Staten Island
Staten Island features four outdoor pools and four mini-pools
Don't Miss: The dramatic setting of Faber Pool along Kill Van Kull as you frolic in the water seemingly right next to container ships from around the world (before the pool opened on July 15, 1932, children used to swim in the polluted waters of the Kill Van Kull itself) . . . Faber Pool is one of two pre-WPA outdoor pools and its Southern California-like bathhouse features 18 different hues of stone.


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August may just be the beginning of the football season for most, but the scouting process for next April is already well under way at NFLDraftScout.com.
Predicting player performance is never going to be an exact science -- due to injury, issues off the field or simply a poor season, some of the prospects on this list will fall out of my Top 32 as we move forward.
Remember, a year ago at this time, Arizona State middle linebacker Vontaze Burfict and Texas A&M wide receiver Jeff Fuller looked like potential first-round prospects. Of course, there will be several others who catapult themselves into consideration with impressive efforts in 2012. Few, for example, anticipated Robert Griffin III or Michael Brockers rising to stardom when projecting the value of the 2012 draft class. The "Big Board" isn't a mock draft. It is a ranking of the best potentially NFL-eligible prospects in the country. Underclassmen are denoted with an asterisk (*) and NFLDraftScout.com is underlining their talent, not recommending an early exodus to the pro game. If the 2013 draft were held today, here are the top 32 prospects teams should be considering. Based on a strong first look, the 2013 draft could be chock full of quarterbacks and defensive linemen.
*denotes underclassman
1. Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah: The reigning Morris Trophy winner as the Pac-12's most dominant defensive lineman, the 6-3, 325-pound Lotulelei is earning comparisons from regional scouts to former Oregon Duck and current Baltimore Ravens' star Haloti Ngata.
2. Matt Barkley, QB, Southern Cal: Barkley's lack of ideal size (6-1, 218) and arm strength mean that he's no shoo-in as the No. 1 overall prospect for the 2013 draft, but his accuracy, mobility and experience in a pro-style offense would have earned him a spot in the top five in 2012.
3. *Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU: An explosive edge rusher with the frame (6-4, 240) to intrigue scouts operating for NFL teams utilizing the 4-3 and 3-4 schemes, alike, Mingo's speed, agility and surprising strength could result in a monster 2012 season.
4. *Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State: Blessed with a similar combination of size (6-3, 335), strength and athleticism as Dontari Poe, Hankins could see a similar rise up draft boards. Like Poe, however, Hankins' lofty grade is based more on his potential than his play thus far.
|N.C. State's Amerson had a spectacular 13 INTs last season. (US Presswire)
6 *Keenan Allen, WR, California: While USC's Robert Woods earned most of the hype in the Pac-12 a year ago, Allen is similarly gifted and at 6-3, 205 pounds has even better size than the Trojans' star. Despite inconsistent play at quarterback last season, Allen caught 98 passes for 1,343 yards and six touchdowns.
7. *Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M: The baby-faced Joeckel may look young, but in earning all-conference accolades at left tackle after each of his first two seasons in the Big 12 he has shown the patience and technique of an NFL veteran. The test could be tougher this season against SEC competition, but if Joeckel is up to the challenge he could join his former quarterback Ryan Tannehill as a top 10 pick.
8. *Eric Reid, FS, LSU: Overshadowed by talented defensive backs that have been churned out regularly from LSU in recent seasons -- Patrick Peterson, Morris Claiborne and current CB Tyrann Mathieu -- Reid has quietly established himself as the elite safety.
9. Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia: As the featured pass rusher in Georgia's 3-4 scheme, Jones led the SEC with 19.5 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks last season, demonstrating not only natural pass rush skills but impressive overall athleticism and a high-revving motor. As productive and passionate as Jones was in 2011, NFL teams will be sure to check out the neck injury that led to his transfer from Southern Cal, where he'd originally signed as a highly regarded prep in 2008 and played as a reserve in 2009.
10. Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas: Blessed with a strong arm, good mobility and the toughness to take a shot and still deliver passes, there is a lot to like about the Arkansas quarterback. Scouts would be wise to take a wait-and-see approach with Wilson as he acclimates to John L. Smith's offense after starring in Bobby Petrino's wide-open attack and being aided by a supremely gifted receiving corps that included Joe Adams, Jarius Wright and Greg Childs, each of whom was selected in the fourth round of the 2012 draft.
11. *Robert Woods, WR, Southern Cal: Possessing more unique traits than No. 5 overall pick Justin Blackmon, Woods is pro-ready despite entering just his junior season with the Trojans. Consider that last season, as a true sophomore, he broke Keyshawn Johnson's school and conference record with 111 catches for 1,292 yards and 15 touchdowns.
12. Jackson Jeffcoat, DE/OLB, Texas: More athletic than his higher-rated teammate Okafor, Jeffcoat projects nicely as a 4-3 defensive end or 3-4 rush linebacker due to his burst upfield, lateral agility and natural pass rush skills. He lacks Okafor's strength at this time, but as the son of former NFL standout defensive end Jim Jeffcoat, he knows better than most what it takes to make it at the next level.
13. *Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee: Listing Hunter this high is certainly a projection, as he missed most of the 2011 season with a torn ACL. When healthy, however, the 6-4, 205 pound Hunter showed a rare combination of size, straight-line speed and ball skills to compete with USC's Woods, Cal's Allen and Clemson true sophomore Sammy Watkins for the right to be considered among the country's truly elite receivers.
14. Kawann Short, DT, Purdue: Frankly, had this Boilermaker had the type of season he enjoyed in 2012 (54 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks), fans across the country would know the 6-3, 305 pounder's name by now. Short has a thick, wide frame and plays with excellent strength and leverage, making him a potential nose guard candidate.
15. Alex Okafor, DE, Texas: An arrest in May might create some doubt with scouts about Okafor until they've fully investigated his background. But his game provides plenty of answers about who he is on the field. Okafor doesn't possess elite speed off the edge but is powerful, well-schooled in his hand technique and has a high-running motor.
16. Jonathan Banks, CB, Mississippi State: Eight of the 15 defensive backs drafted in the first round since 2010 have come from the SEC. The 6-1, 185-pound Banks looks poised to keep up the tradition. Scouts are always looking for players capable of making game-changing plays. Banks intercepted five passes a season ago and forced three fumbles. He has 12 interceptions over his career, three of which he returned for touchdowns.
17. *Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State: Blessed with as talented a roster as there is in all of college football, you can expect a great deal of buzz this season around the Seminoles. While he's overshadowed a bit, the German-born junior might be the most pro-ready prospect on the team already due to his size (6-4, 273), strength and tenacity.
18. Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame: He can't boast the gaudy tackle numbers that Luke Kuechly produced at Boston College, but pro scouts will certainly see first-round characteristics in this middle linebacker. With another stellar campaign, Te'o will wrap up his Notre Dame career as the first Irish defender to earn a first-round draft selection since defensive end Renaldo Wynn was selected No. 21 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1997.
|The mobile Thomas is reminiscent of Cam Newton. (US Presswire)
20. Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor: Overshadowed by Robert Griffin III and Kendall Wright a season ago, Williams quietly emerged as one of the more consistent playmakers in the country in his own right. He caught 59 passes for 957 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2011, and that was as Baylor's No. 2 option. Sure, catches might be tougher to come by with RGIII now a member of the Washington Redskins, but the 6-1, 205-pound Williams should once again light up Big 12 secondaries and could be the first senior receiver selected come April.
21. Margus Hunt, DE, SMU: It has been over a quarter century since the last time a SMU Mustang was selected in the first round (1986), but in the Estonian-born Hunt, Southern Methodist may have the unique talent needed to warrant such a lofty selection. A two-time gold medal winner in the 2006 World Junior Championships (discus, shot put), Hunt was deservedly listed as the No. 1 "Freak" athlete of 2012 in Bruce Feldman's article as his combination of size (6-7, 288), strength (35 reps of 225 pounds), speed (4.70) and explosiveness (36-inch vertical jump) add up to off-the-charts measurables. In just three seasons of college football, Hunt has an astounding 14 blocked kicks.
22. *Chris Faulk, OT, LSU: With so much attention heaped upon their defense a season ago, Faulk's spectacular first season starting at left tackle for the Tigers didn't get the national attention it warranted. If the baby-faced 6-6, 325-pound Faulk performs as well on the blind side again, he'll get plenty of attention, too.
23. *Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU: While perhaps not quite as athletic as his linemate Mingo, the 6-5, 260-pound Montgomery showed surprising agility and speed last season considering he missed most of the 2010 campaign with a torn ACL in his right knee. Despite being hampered with the recovery, Montgomery led the Tigers with nine sacks a season ago and looks poised for a monster 2012 campaign after reportedly adding nearly 30 pounds to his frame during the offseason.
24. *D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama: Having produced four first-round picks in back-to-back drafts, the Crimson Tide may have to wait longer than they've grown accustomed to see their first player drafted in 2013 but no coach more consistently produces talent than Nick Saban. Fluker doesn't often get the media attention that his linemate Barrett Jones receives but as the more physically gifted player, the powerful run blocker could hear his name called first.
25. Chase Thomas, OLB, Stanford: Considering the talent on Stanford's offense a season ago, it is easy to understand why Thomas was overshadowed, but he shouldn't have been with the production he enjoyed. The 6-4, 240-pound Thomas registered 52 tackles, including 17 tackles for loss and nine sacks and also forced five fumbles. He plays with similar hustle and instincts as Shea McClellin, who the Chicago Bears selected No. 19 overall last April.
26. *Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan: Arguably the most physically imposing player in the country, the 6-7, 302-pound Lewan looks like the second-coming of Jake Long wearing No. 77 in the Michigan maize and blue. Lewan, who only made the switch to offensive line as a senior in high school, is certainly behind the No. 1 overall pick of the 2008 draft in terms of development, but the size, athleticism and mentality are in place to resume the Wolverines' tradition of churning out quality NFL offensive linemen.
27. Sean Porter, OLB, Texas A&M: Despite measuring in at just 6-2, 230 pounds, Porter was asked to rush the passer off the edge in the 3-4 scheme utilized under head coach Mike Sherman. With new head coach Kevin Sumlin bringing in a 4-3 scheme, Porter's speed and agility could prove even more effective against the run and in coverage.
28. *William Gholston, DE, Michigan State: At an imposing 6-6, 278 pounds, Gholston lacks the burst upfield as a pass rusher that makes so many of the nation's other defensive ends so intriguing. But his length and strength make him an intriguing candidate as a five-technique capable of setting the edge for a 3-4 defense.
29. *Marcus Lattimore, RB, South Carolina: Lattimore, like fellow SEC star Justin Hunter, will have to prove that he's over the torn ACL that ended his 2011 season prematurely to warrant listing this high. Just as Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson were the unquestioned top backs each of the past two seasons, however, there is no doubt that if Lattimore is healthy, he's established himself as a superstar.
30. Kenny Vaccaro, SS, Texas: Vaccaro strongly considered entering the 2012 NFL Draft after a sparkling junior campaign in which he earned first team all-conference honors with 82 tackles, including two sacks and two interceptions. Instinctive, athletic and physical, he looks poised to join the long line of former standout defensive backs from Austin to earn a top 50 selection.
31. Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma: Unfairly compared to former Sooner and 2010 No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford, Jones has enjoyed statistical dominance with the Sooners while struggling at times with decision-making and ball-placement when forced to move his feet. He has the combination of size, arm strength and experience, however, to leap right back into high first-round consideration should he improve his poise in a muddied pocket.
32. Brennan Williams, OT, North Carolina: Overshadowed by his more hyped linemate, guard Jonathan Cooper (who, himself, is a top 50 candidate for the 2013 draft), the 6-7, 315-pound Williams caught the attention of scouts with a standout first season at right tackle in 2011. A strong second season on the edge could lead to Williams leaping ahead of other, more publicized players as the first senior offensive tackle off the board in 2013.

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Great success!! Of course, those al Qaeda, they LOVE making explosives, both for vehicular use, and as a fashion accessory.
CAIRO, Egypt — Al Qaeda confirmed in a Web statement Sunday the death of a senior commander known as a top explosives and poisons expert, who is believed to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan last week.
The statement said Abu Khabab al-Masri and three other commanders were killed. It did not give details on when or how they were killed, but Pakistani authorities have said they believe al-Masri died in an American airstrike last Monday on a compound near the Afghan border.
Pakistani officials have said six people were killed in that strike, in the country's lawless South Waziristan tribal region.
Al-Masri, an Egyptian militant whose real name is Midhat Mursi, had a $5 million bounty on his head from the United States. He is accused of training terrorists to use poisons and explosives, and is believed to have trained homicide bombers who killed 17 American sailors on the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000.
He is also believed to have helped run Al Qaeda's Darunta training camp in eastern Afghanistan, until the camp was abandoned amid the 2001 U.S. invasion of the country. There he is thought to have conducted experiments in chemical and biological weapons, testing materials on dogs.
The Al Qaeda statement called al-Masri and the other three slain commanders "a group of heroes" and warned of vengeance for their deaths.
Yes, such heroes, that have inspired the use of women with downs syndrome, and children as suicide bombers. Vengeance? Look to Iraq, they had vengeance shoved down their throats, thanks to the United States Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force. Now they run away, cowards that they really are, to Africa.
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Peer Reviewed Journal Publications:
v Ibrahim
HM, Hosseini P, Alkharouf NW, Hussein EH, Gamal El-Din Ael K, Aly MA, Matthews BF.
Analysis of Gene expression in soybean (Glycine max) roots in
response to the root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita using
microarrays and KEGG pathways. BMC Genomics. 2011 May
10;12(1):220. PubMed PMID: 21569240.
HM, Alkharouf NW, Meyer SL, Aly MA, Gamal El-Din Ael K, Hussein EH,
Matthews BF. Post-transcriptional gene silencing of root-knot
nematode in transformed soybean roots. Exp Parasitol. 2011
Jan;127(1):90-9. Epub 2010 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 20599433.
Klink VP, Hosseini P, Matsye PD,
Alkharouf NW,
Matthews BF. Differences in gene expression amplitude overlie a
conserved transcriptomic program occurring between the rapid and
potent localized resistant reaction at the syncytium of the
Glycine max genotype Peking (PI 548402) as compared to the
prolonged and potent resistant reaction of PI 88788. Plant Mol
Biol. 2011 Jan;75(1-2):141-65. Epub 2010 Dec 14. PubMed PMID:
Tremblay A, Hosseini P,
Alkharouf NW, Li S, Matthews BF.
2010. Transcriptome analysis of a compatible response by
Glycine max to
Phakopsora pachyrhiza
Plant Science,
Volume 179, Issue 3, September 2010, Pages 183-193.
v Ibrahim HM,
Alkharouf NW, Meyer SL, Aly MA,
Gamal El-Din AE, Hussein EH, Matthews BF. 2010.
Post-transcriptional gene silencing of root-knot nematode in
transformed soybean roots.
Jul 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20599433.
v Hosseini P, Tremblay A, Matthews BF,
Alkharouf NW. 2010. An efficient
annotation and gene-expression derivation tool for Illumina
Solexa datasets. BMC Research Notes, Jul 2;3(1):183.
v Klink VP, Overall C,
Alkharouf NW, MacDonald M,
Matthews BF. 2010. Microarray Detection Call Methodology as
aMeans to Identify and Compare Transcripts Expressed within
Syncytial Cells from Soybean (Glycinemax) Roots Undergoing
Resistant and Susceptible Reactions to the Soybean Cyst Nematode
(Heterodera glycines). Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Volume 2010,
Klink VP, Hosseini P, Matsye PD,
Alkharouf NW and Matthews BF.
2010. Syncytium gene expression in Glycine max([PI 88788]) roots
undergoing a resistant reaction to the parasitic nematode
Heterodera glycines.
Plant Physiol Biochem.
Feb-Mar;48(2-3):176-93. Epub 2010 Jan 4.
Vincent P. Klink, Parsa Hosseini, Prachi
Nadim W. Alkharouf
and Benjamin F. Matthews. 2009. A gene expression analysis of
syncytia laser microdissected from the roots of the Glycine max
(soybean) genotype PI 548402 (Peking) undergoing a resistant
reaction after infection by Heterodera glycines (soybean cyst
Plant Mol Biol.
Dec;71(6):525-67. Epub 2009 Sep 29.
Sarah E. Brennan, Yuki Kuwano,
Nadim Alkharouf, Perry J.
Blackshear, Myriam Gorospe and Gerald M. Wilson. 2009. The
mRNA-destabilizing protein tristetraprolin is suppressed in many
cancers, altering tumorigenic phenotypes and patient prognosis.
Cancer Research,
Jun 15; 69(12): 5168-76.
2009 Jun 2.
Vincent P.
Klink, Kyung-Hwan Kim, Veronica Martins, Margaret H. MacDonald,
Hunter S. Beard,
Nadim W. Alkharouf,
Soo-Chul Park, Benjamin F. Matthews. 2009. A correlation between
host-mediated expression of parasite genes as tandem inverted
repeats and abrogation of development of female Heterodera
glycines cyst formation during infection of Glycine max.
Planta, Apr 4
[Epub ahead of print], DOI 10.1007/s00425-009-0926-2.
Klink VP,
Hosseini P, MacDonald MH,
Alkharouf N, Matthews BF. 2009.
Population-specific gene expression in the plant pathogenic
Heterodera glycines
exists prior to infection and during the onset of a resistant or
susceptible reaction in the roots of the Glycine max genotype
Peking. BMC Genomics,
Mar 16;10:111, doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-111.
Choi JJ,
Alkharouf NW,
Schneider KT, Matthews BF, Frederick RD. 2008. Expression
patterns in soybean resistant to Phakopsora pachyrhizi reveal
the importance of peroxidases and lipoxygenases.
Funct Integr Genomics,
Nov;8(4):341-59. Epub 2008 Apr 15.
Klink VP,
Overall CC,
Alkharouf N,
MacDonald MH, Matthews BF. 2007. A comparative microarray
analysis of an incompatible and compatible disease response by
soybean (Glycine max) to soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera
glycines) infection.
Planta. Nov;226(6):1423-47.
Klink VP,
Overall CC,
Alkharouf N,
MacDonald MH, Matthews BF. 2007. Laser capture microdissection
(LCM) and comparative microarray expression analysis of
syncytial cells isolated from incompatible and compatible
soybean roots infected by soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera
Planta. Nov;226(6):1389-409.
Klink VP
, Martins VE , Alkharouf NW, Overall CC, MacDonald MM
and Matthews BF. 2007. A decline in transcript abundance for
Heterodera glycines homologs of Caenorhabditis elegans
uncoordinated genes accompanies its sedentary parasitic phase.
BMC Developmental Biology, 7:35,
Alkharouf NW,
Dhanaraj AL, Naik D, Overall C, Matthews BF and Rowland LJ.
2007. BBGD: An online database for blueberry genomic data. BMC
Plant Biology, 7(1):5,
Alkharouf NW,
Klink VP, and BF Matthews. 2007. Identification of Heterodera
glycines (soybean cyst nematode [SCN]) cDNA sequences with high
identity to those of Caenorhabditis elegans having lethal mutant
or RNAi phenotypes. Exp Parasitol., 115(3):247-58.
Dhanaraj AL, Alkharouf NW,
Beard HS, Chouikha IB, Matthews BF, Wei H, Arora R, and LJ
Rowland. 2006. Major differences observed in transcript profiles
of blueberry during cold acclimation under field and cold room
conditions. Planta, , 224(4):838-52.
Alkharouf, N.,
V. Klink, I. Chouikha, H. Beard, M. MacDonald, S. Meyer, H.
Knap, R. Khan and B.F. Matthews, 2006. Expression of soybean
genes during invasion of susceptible roots by the soybean cyst
nematode. Planta, 224(4):838-52.
Klink VP, MacDonald M,
Alkharouf N, and Matthews BF. 2005.
Laser capture microdissection (LCM)
and analysis of Glycine max (soybean) syncytial cells
formed by the soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines.
Plant Molecular Biology 59: 969-983.
Alkharouf, N.,
C. Jamison and B. F. Matthews, 2005. Online Analytical
Processing (OLAP): A fast and effective data mining tool for
gene expression databases. Journal of Biomedicine and
Biotechnology, 30(2):181-188.
Alkharouf, N. and B. F. Matthews, 2004. SGMD: The Soybean
Genomics and Microarray Database. Nucleic Acids Research, 32:
Alkharouf, N.,
R. Khan and B. F. Matthews, 2004. EST Analysis of gene
expression in roots of soybean resistant to the soybean cyst
nematode. Genome, 47: 380-388.
Khan, R., N. Alkharouf,
H.S. Beard, M. MacDonald, I. Chouikha, S. Meyer, J. Grefenstette, H.
Knap and B.F. Matthews, 2004. Resistance mechanisms in soybean:
Gene expression profile at an early stage of soybean cyst
nematode invasion. J. of Nematology, 36(3): 241-248.
Min, W., Lillehoj, H.S.,
Kim, S., Zhu, J.J., Beard, H., Alkharouf, N., and B. F.
Matthews, 2003. Profiling local gene expression changes
associated with Eimeria maxima and Eimeria acervulina using cDNA
microarray. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 62: 392-399.
Morimoto, M., D. Zarlenga,
H. Beard, N. Alkharouf, B. F. Matthews and J. F. Urban,
2003. Ascaris suum: cDNA Microarray Analysis of 4th
stage larvae (L4) during self-cure from the intestine.
Experimental Parasitology, 104: 113-121.
Lisa Rowland,
Nadim Alkharouf and
Elizabeth Ogden. Development and Use of Genomic Tools in
Blueberry Research. 18th Biennial Penn State Plant Biology
Symposium, "Plant Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics". May
18-21, 2011. Poster Presentation.
Omar Darwish, Lisa Rowland and
Nadim Alkharouf.
Transcriptome analysis of Blueberry using 454 EST sequencing. TU
Student Research and Scholarship Expo, April 21, 2011. Poster
Ahmed Ismail and
Nadim Alkharouf.
Bioinformatics tools and analysis to identify lethal genes in
Root Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne spp.). TU Student Research and
Scholarship Expo, April 21, 2011. Poster Presentation.
Parsa Hosseini, Arianne Tremblay,
Nadim Alkharouf and
Benjamin Matthews. Analysis of Glycine max mRNA-Seq data upon a
time-course infection with Phakospora pachyrhizi.
Twenty Seventh annual meeting of the mid-Atlantic plant
molecular biology society (MAPMBS), p 30 August 12-13, 2010.
Poster Presentation.
Nadim Alkharouf, Omar
Darwish and Lisa Rowland. Transcriptome analysis of Blueberry
using 454 EST sequencing. North American Blueberry Research and
Extension Workers Conference, July 25-28, 2010. Poster
Neyens and
Nadim Alkharouf.
2010. The soybean genomics and microarray database, version 3.0.
The Colonial Academic Alliance (CAA) Undergraduate Research
Conference, April 16-17, Richmond, VA.
vLisa J.
Nadim Alkharouf,
Nahla Bassil, Daniel Bell, Emily Buck, Frank Drummond, Chad
Finn, Julie Graham, and Jim Hancock. 2010. GENERATING GENOMIC
TOOLS FOR BLUEBERRY IMPROVEMENT—A PROGRESS UPDATE. Plant and
Animal Genome XVIII Conference, January 9-13.
Neyens, Michael Matthews, Benjamin F. Matthews
Nadim W. Alkharouf.
Twenty Sixth annual meeting of the mid-Atlantic plant molecular
biology society (MAPMBS), p 21, August 20-21, 2009.
vHeba M.
M. Ibrahim,
Nadim Alkharouf,
Susan L. F. Meyer, Manar Sanad, Abd El Kader Gamal El-Din,
Ebtissam Hussein and Benjamin F. Matthews. 2009. POST
Twenty Sixth annual meeting of the mid-Atlantic plant molecular
biology society (MAPMBS), p 22, August 20-21, 2009.
Matthews B, Klink V, Kim K, Lee S, Park S, Alkharouf N. 2009.
Broadening resistance of soybean to the soybean cyst nematode
using biotechnology. Plant Biology Meeting, July 18-22.
Hosseini and
Nadim Alkharouf,
2009. Reassembling the Soybean genome using next-generation
Solexa sequencing, and analysis of its fluxome using flux
coupling analysis – a Systems Biology approach. Towson
University annual student research and expo, May 5.
Riggs and Nadim Alkharouf,
2008. dbEstUMD:
Bioinformatics Tool Automates
Submission of Expressed Sequence Tags to NCBI's dbEST Database.
Biotechnology symposium, Twenty Fifth annual meeting of the
mid-Atlantic plant molecular biology society (MAPMBS), p 29,
August 21-22, 2008.
Khan-Dung H. Nguyen* and
Nadim Alkharouf. 2007.
Identification of root knot nematode genes with high identity to
those of Caenorhabditis elegans
having lethal mutant or RNAi phenotypes. Twenty Fourth annual
meeting of the mid-Atlantic plant molecular biology society
(MAPMBS), p 40, August 16-17, 2007.
vLisa J.
Rowland, Anik L. Dhanaraj, Dhananjay Naik,
Nadim Alkharouf,
Ben Matthews, and Rajeev Arora. 2007. Understanding Cold
Tolerance in Blueberry Using EST Libraries and cDNA Microarrays.
American Society for Horticultural Sciences meeting (ASHS), July
v Nguyen,
K.H., and
N. Alkharouf.
2007. Computational Identification of Lethal Genes in Root Knot
Nematode. Fifth Annual Colonial Academic
Undergraduate Research Conference,
p 20.
Alkharouf, N.,
and B. F. Matthews, 2005. Applying Online Analytical Processing
(OLAP) to Mine Gene Expression Databases. 13th Annual
International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular
Biology (ISMB), PLOS G-7.
Alkharouf, N, Klink VP, and Matthews BF. 2005. Identification
of soybean cyst nematode lethal genes using computational
methods. Mid Atlantic Plant Molecular Biology Society Meeting (MAPMBS
Klink VP, MacDonald M,
Alkharouf N, and Matthews BF. 2005. Laser capture
microdissection (LCM) and gene expression analysis of cDNAs
isolated from soybean syncytial cells formed by the soybean cyst
nematode Heterodera glycines, abstract 76. 22nd
Annual Missouri Symposium; Genomics and Beyond: Frontiers in
Plant Biology.
Alkharouf, N.,
I. Chouikha, H. Beard, M. MacDonald, and B. F. Matthews, 2004.
The use of data warehousing and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
to identify resistance genes and pathways in a resistant soybean
cultivar (Peking) against the cyst nematode. MAPMBS 2004, p30.
Dhanaraj, A. L.,
Alkharouf, N., H. S. Beard, I. B. Chouikha, B. F. Matthews
and L. J. Rowland. 2004. Preliminary studies on microarray
analysis of gene expression during cold acclimation in
blueberry. MAPMBS 2004, p32.
Klink, V. P., M. MacDonald,
N. Alkharouf and B. F. Matthews, 2004. Laser capture
microdissection (LCM) and expressed sequence tag analysis of the
syncytium formed by the soybean cyst nematode Heterodera
glycines in Glycine max (soybean). MAPMBS 2004, p29.
Alkharouf, N.,
N. Alkharouf, I. Chouikha, C. Jamison, and B.F. Matthews, 2003.
Effects of normalization methods on the reproducibility of
Microarray data. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB) 2003,
poster session.
Alkharouf, N.
and B.F. Matthews, 2002. Recent updates to the Soybean Genomics
and Microarray Database (SGMD). MAPMBS 2002, p33.
Alkharouf, N. and B. Matthews, 2002. SGMD: An Integrated
Microarray Database. MGED IV, p3.
Alkharouf, N.,
I.B. Chouikha and B.F. Matthews, 2002. Analysis of DNA
Microarray Data. BARC Poster day, p36.
Matthews, B.F., R. Khan,
N. Alkharouf, H. Beard, H. MacDonald and H. Knap, 2002.
Microarray analysis of gene expression in soybean resistant or
susceptible to soybean cyst nematode. Plant & Animal Genome IX.
Matthews, B.F., R. Khan,
N. Alkharouf, H. Beard, H. MacDonald and H. Knap, 2002.
Microarray analysis of gene expression in soybean roots attacked
by the soybean cyst nematode. 10th IAPTC&B Conference.
Alkharouf, N.
and B.F. Matthews, 2001. SMGD: The Soybean Genomics and
Microarray Database. MAPMBS. p32.
Khan, R. N. Alkharouf,
H. Beard, M. MacDonald, H. Knap and B. Matthews. 2001. Genomic
expression profiling in soybean plants resistant or susceptible
to soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Plant Biology Proceedings. p158.
B.F., H.S. Beard, M.H. MacDonald and N. Alkharouf, 2000.
Expression of genes involved in the resistance of soybean to the
soybean cyst nematode. 6th International Congress of
Plant Molecular Biology. S22 – 70.
Wilson G, Brennan S, Alkharouf N, Kuwano Y, Blackshear P, Gorospe M. Compositions and
Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer. United States Patent
Office, Pub No. US2010/0055705 A1. Pub date: March 4, 2010.
Invited Talks and Workshop Presentations:
Presented a workshop titled:
"Practical approaches to DNA sequencing and Bioinformatics",
from January 9-11, 2007 at Munifeya University, Sadaat City,
Presented a workshop titled:
"Advanced molecular techniques and practical approaches to DNA
analysis", from January 14-16, 2007 at Munifeya University,
Sadaat City, Egypt.
Presented a workshop titled:
"Introduction to Bioinformatics" on January 17, 2007 at Fayoum
University, Fayoum, Egypt.
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Already well known internationally for his advertising and editorial work, photographer Seamus Ryan embarked on a unique series of portraits involving the general public in 2006. These projects, collectively known as Sunday Shoots, take place each Sunday in his studio (based in busy Columbia Road Flower Market, in London's East End).
Each Sunday hundreds of people visit the space to take part. These portrait projects attempt to reveal different aspects of personality, identity and spirit while at the same time exploring the myriad possibilities of portrait photography.
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Seamus Ryan was born in London in 1964 but grew up in Dublin, Ireland. At college he studied Environmental Management but soon realised that photography was to be his passion. He came to London in 1984 to assist advertising still life photographer Alasdair Ogilvie.
In 1988 Seamus established his own studio and was soon commissioned by many top London agencies for his unique style of still life. In the early nineties Seamus began experimenting with portraiture and relaunched himself as a people photographer.
He has since worked on many national and international advertising campaigns for clients such as Nike, Guinness, British Airways, Toblerone, and Oxfam. He has photographed many familiar faces; Tom Stoppard, Eric Cantona, Helena Christensen, Peter Gabriel, Brian Cox, Jools Holland, Geoff Boycott, Jonathon Ross, Michael Palin among others.
He has been awarded by the Association of Photographers and D&AD for his work and has had work shown in the National Portrait Gallery in London as part of the John Kobal and Schweppes Portrait Awards on three occasions. His portrait of Tom Stoppard has recently been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery. You can view Seamus' website at www.seamus.co.uk.
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First Look: Adrianne Palicki As Wonder Woman in Action
In this photo from the 'Wonder Woman' pilot shoot in Hollywood, Palicki puts on her best fearless Amazon face to chase down a villain.
What's new with the costume since it debuted? For starters, her boots are red! Plus, the pants look less atrocious and vinyl.
I'm pretty pleased with these changes, the costume actually looks pretty acceptable.
Check out a bigger, full-body version below.
While this is an improvement over the original picture, it does not quell all my fears about this pilot.
The red boots provide a nice contrast to the pants and tie the costume together. It's less offensive to the eye, that's for sure. Plus, the pants aren't nearly as tacky.
Since the costume got a makeover, is it it too much to hope the pilot script did as well? From what I've read, this show does not sound like the Wonder Woman I've come to know and love. Crying herself to sleep over Steve Trevor? Complaining about her bust size? That's not the butt-kicking Amazon princess who should be helping NBC reclaim some TV cred. At least now she looks the part.
For another look at the costume in action, head on over to Moviefone.
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- Much easier to package food for sous vide cooking in SVS
- Canning is a snap
- Instant Pickles
- Preserve the shelf life of proteins and sauces in the fridge and freezer
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- Vacuum Pack all sorts of things around the house to keep them organized and conserve space (maybe a bit of a stretch?)
- Marinating foods on steroids
- I'm going to be buying those meat dry aging bags and that would have required a new suction vacuum anyways so I'm really saving money!
Anything else to build my business case? It's not getting returned so this is more about stopping her from immediately heading off on an epic shopping spree of her own...


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Eye Surgeon and Pro Wrestler Johnny Gayton, MD, Partners With Strongman Willie Raines on Anti-Bullying Initiative
An emerging effort to prevent bullying in schools is being carried out by motivational speaker and former Power Team member Willie Raines in partnership Johnny Gayton, M.D., founder and chief surgeon at Eyesight Associates. The two have partnered to create the Be a Buddy, Not a Bully campaign.
Students struggle to maintain hope and their core identity when facing bullying. These children and teens face alienation and deep emotional scarring. Some of these bullied students end up taking their own lives, a feeling Dr. Gayton remembers from his own childhood.
"I was bullied often. Being small, from the wrong side of the tracks, and making good grades was not a good combination to avoid bullying," recalled Dr. Gayton. "There were times I just wanted to die, but I am so glad I didn't make that choice."
As a result of this experience, Dr. Gayton has a keen interest in helping educate students about the true damage that bullying inflicts and offers positive alternatives in its place.
"Dr. Gayton's is a story of overcoming as he became an accomplished power lifter, pro-wrestler and world class surgeon," states Reclaiming Ground School Assemblies founder Willie Raines. He continues, "The goal of the Be a Buddy, Not a Bully campaign is to inspire and bring about transformation."
The Be A Buddy, Not a Bully campaign aims to have presentations in over 1,000 schools to change student behavior to reduce bullying. A recent video has been produced featuring Dr. Gayton and Willie Raines to encourage others facing bullying and to educate those who might bully.
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With more veterans returning from the front lines of military combat, those who support their mental well-being are finding new ways to reach out to them.
Peter Tuerk, a psychologist and the associate director of the post-traumatic stress disorder clinical team at the Charleston, South Carolina, V.A. Medical Center was recently given a national award for his use of video conferencing to conduct therapy with veterans who cannot make it to the hospital for treatment.
Next Gov reports that Tuerk recently received a national V.A. award for his pioneering work and his contributions to rehabilitation and improvement in the quality-of-life of war-injured veterans.
Tuerk practices exposure therapy, an approach that gradually relives the traumatic events in a nonthreatening setting with a therapist. But the therapy requires easy access to a clinician, which is not always available to many veterans, particularly those living in isolated, rural areas.
The Army Times reports that the Army is providing the most tele-mental healthcare of any of the services, according to Greg Gahm of the Pentagon's National Center for Tele-Health and Technology. At Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., there is a network of 50 providers who deliver care via video conference to personnel at clinics in the northeast.


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Virtual Game Station and Blue and White G3s: disable ATI 3D extension?
Another reader offers a similar observation: "Disable the 128 3D extension (that comes native on the Blue and White … Read more
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More updates In addition,, several items in Troubleshooting Internet Explorer 4.5 have been updated to include new suggestions and work-arounds. These include problems downloading files and accessing your preferred search engine.
Internet Explorer 4.5: a reply from Microsoft
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Palm to iMac: solutions
A few readers (including Tony Andreoli) replied that 3Com stated at Macworld Expo that a USB version of the Palm cradle is in development.
Daniel Dobkin notes that the release notes for the MacPac2 Beta state that HotSyncing will work with a USB to serial adapter. Several readers (including Charlie Conway, Kenneth Kirksey and John McCauley) have tried using the Keyspan adapter and found it worked without a hitch. A note on MacInTouch suggests that you may need … Read more
Retailers get to purchase non-bundled iMacs; G3 internal modem and SCSI card availability
G3 Modem Meanwhile, we have word that the 56K internal modem for the new G3 will be available for purchase within about 2-3 weeks.
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gPort solution to attaching serial port devices Griffin Technology has announced the gPort universal serial adapter for the new blue and white G3 Macs. From a press release: "The gPort opens the entire world of Mac serial devices to G3 users including printers, Midi devices, modems, lab equipment, serial input tablets, and digital cameras. The gPort even supports LocalTalk for printing to LaserWriters and other LocalTalk printers as well as file sharing on LocalTalk networks." It is scheduled to … Read more
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There was a depth of well-written and drawn stories in the graphic novel format in 2012. The latest from Chris Ware and the final book from the regarded Harvey Pekar were among the year's best marriages of words and pictures in 2012. The artistic quality of the graphic novel format remained high.
Here are Top 10 graphic novels of 2012
Here are my selections for the best 10 graphic novels of 2012.
Next week, return for the top 10 periodical comics of 2012.
'Building Stories' by Chris Ware
Chris Ware stretches the boundaries of the graphic novel in "Building Stories," a box set of sorts containing 14 different storytelling items in a variety of sizes. They all follow the stories of the people living in a three-story Chicago brownstone. Each item takes a different perspective on the stories of the building's occupants. The insightful examination of life and loss marks the best, most innovative graphic novel of the year.
'Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A "Graphic Memoir"' by Ellen Forney
"Monkey Food" writer-artist Ellen Forney chronicles her life from her diagnosis as bipolar just before turning 30, and her struggle after that towards finding balance. Forney looks at other creative figures who faced similar struggles, and wonders how her mood swings will affect her creative output. It's intimate, engaging and extremely relevant.
'The Nao of Brown' by Glyn Dillon
Former "Shade the Changing Man" artist Dillon returns to comics in full force with "The Nao of Brown," an exquisitely detailed graphic novel about artist Nao Brown, a half-Japanese artist living in England, struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The often-underrated Dillon (the younger brother of "Preacher" artist Steve Dillon) is, with this graphic novel, in the stratosphere of artists like Moebius and Hayao Miyazaki — both of which appear to be influences.
'The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln' by Noah Van Sciver
Coincidentally, in a year where President Abraham Lincoln's story is an Oscar contender at the theaters, an earlier part of his story, explored in "The Hypo," makes for one of the year's best graphic novels. Van Sciver looks at the future president's early days as a lawyer, and his struggle with a dark depression, which Lincoln called "the hypo."
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Blossom season is winding down and so is our Blossom Watch Project, until next year. Thanks to everyone who participated and shared their blossoms with us. The blossoms seemed to come… Read more >
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Imagine a river of flowers in the city
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to chat with Kathryn Lwin, founder and director of River of Flowers. The project was started in London, England when Kathryn saw the need… Read more >
Signs of spring
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UIL Publishes Research Study on Women's Literacy and Empowerment
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has published a research study titled "Literacy and Women's Empowerment: Stories Of Success And Inspiration" in contribution to the International Literacy Day on 8 September 2013.
The study describes promising approaches to developing literacy and learning for women, who are the majority of the world's non-literate adults. Key success factors are identified to outline concrete recommendations on how to achieve literacy and empowerment of women, thus making it a valuable resource for policy makers, programme providers and facilitators in the field of lifelong learning.
For more information on best practices on women's literacy and empowerment, UIL invites you to visit the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Database which features a large selection of inspiring case studies from around the globe.
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Physics major turns to tech at Wired magazine
Chris Anderson was at the perfect vantage point to witness the unfolding force of the Internet in 2001.
GW Fact or Fiction
With almost 200 years of history, there's plenty to learn about GW. But sometimes it's tough to tell if a piece of GW lore is true or false. To help sort out which bits of information to ditch and which to share, here's a guide of GW fact or fiction.
A more modest Colonial Inauguration
It has been five years since the University retired the laser light show that ran up a $75,000 bill for Colonial Inauguration, and cost consciousness is now integrated into the programs' planning process.
Piecing Together: The D.C. Food Scene
You will notice D.C. cuisine trends after just a few weeks on campus – food trucks lining H Street, a cupcake fad and more frozen yogurt shops than you can count. And when parents or high school friends start to visit campus, you will learn the tradition of taking them out for mid-morning, mimosa-soaked brunches.
Piecing Together: Off-campus GWorld spending
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Piecing Together: Your GWorld budget
From top to bottom, The Hatchet is here to help you balance your GWorld spending. You will likely use up the majority of your GWorld money on items at the bottom of the pyramid, while the top shows once-in-a-while indulgences.
Piecing Together: How to extend academics beyond the classroom
GW students might have a tendency to shun academics for a prized internship or a leadership slot in a student organization. It is almost inevitable at a school that boasts a downtown D.C. location, touted as a beacon for hands-on learning outside the classroom.
Piecing Together: Your new city
Foggy Bottom has a lot to offer, but after hopping to different Welcome Week events, try to leave the GW bubble. The Hatchet compiled a guide to help you find a neighborhood to match your mood.
Piecing Together: How to make the most of general requirements
Freshmen majoring in political science may be pining to jump into courses on the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, but class registration gets a little more complicated in a liberal arts-based education.
Piecing Together: Your CI experience
Starting college life at Colonial Inauguration can be exciting and surreal. To make the most of your first few days on campus, keep The Hatchet's do's and don'ts list in mind. Some of these tips could make or break your first impression of your new home.
Piecing Together: Your new dictionary
GW has its own strange acronyms, nicknames and terms that you should get to know before the fall. Not sure who on Earth Manouch is? Use The Hatchet's glossary to learn slang you will use throughout your time on campus.
Piecing Together: Your study spot plan
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Piecing Together: Your Twitter feed
Stay up-to-date with the community as a Colonial by following the Twitter accounts of top administrators and resource offices, along with some users that mock
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Piecing Together: Residence Hall Guide
1. Freshmen living in Madison Hall, home to many athletes and feet away from the Gelman Library Starbucks, can enjoy a central location on campus. The residence, which houses 220 freshmen, is also the closest to Duques and Funger halls and a quick jaunt to the Academic Center.
What should I do during my spare time in CI?
Orientation can get pretty busy. But if you need more entertainment, consider these options.
Are you new? Your questions answered here
For at least the fall semester, freshmen stand out. To help make your adjustment to life in D.C. a little smoother, The Hatchet compiled a list of questions only freshmen ask.
What's everyone saying?
Not sure what all those terms and acronyms mean? Here's your GW glossary.
What's my new home like?
Do you know where you're living? Here's a bit of background on each residence hall.
What was the big news last year?
Want to get up to speed on GW news? Here's a quick primer on what you missed last year.
What shouldn't I do? Best of the crime log
The Hatchet's weekly crime log keeps a tab on campus crime, including some one-of-a-kind cases. Here is a list of the year's most memorable crimes.
Where can I earn a few bucks?
For those students who want some pocket money, part-time jobs on and around campus are eager to employ students.
Where can I learn more?
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Duffy's previous owner has me on face book, I've kept her on there despite being furious about the condition I got Duffy in so she can see what a difference there is!
Well, the horse she bought to replace Duffy, funnily enough is in the same condition, and she's selling that too.. apparently too difficult and stubborn.
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Fountain, flowers, and one of the longest wooden benches in London replace traffic-clogged street
A congested city street has been transformed into a green oasis of calm, as Mayor of London Boris Johnson today opened Braham Street Park, built on a site formerly occupied by the Aldgate gyratory traffic system.
The new 160 metre long public space will aid the regeneration of the Aldgate area, and includes grassed and planted areas, a fountain, and one of the longest continuous wooden public benches in London. It creates a new community resource and gives local residents much –needed additional green space.
The project is part of the Mayor of London's Great Outdoors programme, a pan-London plan to improve streets, roads, squares, and green spaces, supported by a commitment of £220 million over three years. It is also the first completed project under the banner of High Street 2012, a programme to improve the main street that connects the City, and the Olympic and Paralympic venues at Stratford. The park was funded by a £2 million contribution from local developer Tishman Speyer, secured through planning obligations to Tower Hamlets Council who partnered the project alongside Design for London, and £350,000 from the London Development Agency.
Braham Street will host a series of community events introducing local people to their new park. Tower Hamlets council has organised bike and kayak simulators, a climbing wall, arts and crafts and other activities to keep children from nearby schools and beyond entertained across the opening weekend on Saturday 20 March and Sunday 21 March .
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "The historic district in which this new park sits, where the East End borders London's financial hub, has long been in need of some love and attention. This green oasis gives the local community an attractive new public space – a beautified relaxing place for all where once there was a traffic-clogged street. This is exactly the kind of transformation that we are replicating across London ahead of 2012 and beyond – improving the local environment, and bringing formerly disused or underused spaces back to life for Londoners to enjoy."
London Development Agency Deputy Chief Executive, Peter Bishop, said: "High Street 2012 will create great improvements to the route from the City to Stratford in East London. The first is Braham Street Park in Aldgate a new breathing space close to the City, where it was once a stretch of urban motorway. This is the start of the improvements along the route that will create a Great Space - a place Londoners can share with the world during the Olympics and beyond."
Lutfur Rahman, Leader of Tower Hamlets Council said: "This is an important milestone for High Street 2012 - a key project that will significantly contribute to the regeneration of some of the most deprived areas within Tower Hamlets. Enabled by our role as a Host Borough for London 2012, it promises to greatly improve destinations along the route for existing communities, and create a sought-after destination for those that want to be close to the action in 2012 and beyond."
Michael Spies, Senior Managing Director Europe, Tishman Speyer, said: "It is very gratifying to have been part of a successful public-private collaboration to create a new park in central London. The vision for this project came initially eight years ago shortly after we acquired the property. Through close cooperation and support from the Mayor, Tower Hamlets, TfL, LDA, Design for London and the GLA, this vision is now achieved and the local environment has been greatly improved".
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1. Local community celebrations in the park are free of charge and will be held on Saturday and Sunday (10.00 - 16.00).
2. 'London's Great Outdoors - A Manifesto for Public Space' is supported by two practical guides, 'Better Streets' and 'Better Green and Water Spaces'. Together they set out the Mayor of London's vision for improving public spaces in London. This will ensure that London's streets, squares, parks and green and water spaces are fit for a great world city, are enjoyed by everyone who visits them and most importantly, help improve the quality of life in the capital.
They are accompanied by an implementation plan that will see £220 million invested in over 50 public realm improvement projects over the next three years, funding for which comes from Transport for London, The London Development Agency and London's boroughs as well as other sources. The measures include redesigned streets, which can be shared by both the pedestrians and vehicles and reclaimed derelict green spaces and underused waterways.
The manifesto and guides have been written and produced by the Greater London Authority, London Development Agency, Design for London and Transport for London. For further information please go to www.london.gov.uk/greatoutdoors
3. High Street 2012 is part of the Mayor's Great Spaces programme, an initiative to revitalise the capital's unique public spaces. It celebrates and supports the good work being done across London to improve public places. It includes projects at any stage of their development, including those already part of other public space initiatives. The Mayor endorsed the 36 shortlisted projects in October 2009. Projects benefit from either feasibility funding, design and procurement advice, or an award-as an exemplar public space. Support is tailored to the needs of each project. http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/mayor/publications/environment/mayors-great-spaces
4. In September 2008, the Aldgate East gyratory was removed and two-way traffic reintroduced on Whitechapel High Street. This new road layout has made it easier and safer for cyclists to travel through the area, with bus passengers also benefiting from west and eastbound bus stops, helping to improve accessibility.


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In the final weeks of her tenure, EPA's head talks about how business perceives her agency, her vision for sustainability, and where things might go from here.
President Obama pledged in his inaugural address Monday to respond to what he called the threat of climate change, saying the "failure to do so would betray our children and future generations." By highlighting climate change in this speech, the President took on an issue that he has acknowledged was sometimes overlooked during his first term, and set up a potential confrontation with congressional Republicans who have opposed legislative efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
The US Bureau of Land Management withdrew its proposed hydraulic fracturing regulations and announced that a new draft will be prepared during the first quarter of 2013.
Experts at World Resources Institute highlight six key environmental and development stories they recommend watching in 2013.
Facing federal regulatory action for violating Clean Water Act standards, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors will consider a parcel tax weighted towards a property's amount of impervious pavement to fund programs to reduce stormwater pollution.
The environmental group Friends of the Earth argued to federal regulators last week that Southern California Edison should be barred from restarting the San Onofre nuclear power plant unless it goes through a trial-like hearing process.
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency's alleged failure to protect the Sierra Nevada red fox under the Endangered Species Act. The Center petitioned for protection of the fox in April 2011 based on census data identifying fewer than 50 individuals within this species of mountain-loving animals.
Kern County may require a major developer in its growing wind energy sector to track radio tracking signals of California condors and shut down wind turbines if they threaten the endangered birds. As the species rebounds from near-extinction, county environmental reports state, condors are expanding their foraging territory outside of their nesting areas in the Tehachapi Mountains, and they may fly over fields of 500-foot-tall wind power towers, coming dangerously close to blades spinning at high speeds.
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