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One day after criticizing Samuel L. Jackson's portrayal of Nick Fury in The Avengers, The Hoff took to Twitter to compliment the Oscar-nominated actor.
In an interview with Yahoo! Movies on Wednesday, Hasselhoff recalled his days of playing the original Nick Fury in the 1998 TV movie Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. "I was the first Nick Fury," he said. "Stan Lee came on the set and told me all about Nick. He said, 'You're the ultimate Nick Fury.' He gave me the greatest compliment ever."
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When asked about Jackson's interpretation of Nick Fury in the Marvel films, the Baywatch alum didn't shy away from giving his real opinion. "You know, it wasn't Nick Fury," he said. They take these shows and they make it the way they want to make it and unfortunately, they should have had Stan Lee on the set and let him kick him into gear — whoever directed [The Avengers] decided they wanted to go that way. But it's their prerogative. He's still a great actor."
Hasselhoff, 61, admitted he was hoping to reprise his role as Nick Fury in the 2012 summer blockbuster. "And then Samuel L. Jackson came in and he was a great Nick Fury, but he wasn't really the consummate Nick Fury, the way he was written," he said.
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However, just one day later, Hasselhoff backtracked and publicly praised Jackson. "Set the record straight," he tweeted. "Samuel Jackson is one of my favorite actors, a friend and I wish him well in all his roles especially Nick Fury!"
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Recently, she opened her mouth to talk about her fashion line with BCBG-God Max Azria to Seventeen Magazine,
"We look into fashion designs very much in advance. We started the plaid shirts and the cheetah pants before people started seeing it [on runways]. When you first look at it as a designer, you think Okay, this is going to be a little crazy. But you don't know what's going to be in in a year like Max [Azria] does. Max looks at other designers, and you know it's very advanced. He's got the inside scoop." – Miley Cyrus (source)
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This smaller scale version of the Great Library Roadshow came about after a conversation with Josh Hadro at Library Journal at the Public Library Association Conference back in March. Having just marshaled Patrick Sweeney and Lisa Carlucci Thomas up the East Coast, he had expressed the hope that other people would take up their own road trips and document them as well.
Challenge accepted, Josh.
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Developmental Signals - Sonic hedgehog
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Some Recent Findings
- 3 Hedgehog Family
- 4 Functions
- 5 Signaling Pathway
- 6 SHH Receptors
- 7 Hedgehog-Interacting Protein
- 8 References
- 9 External Links
- 10 Glossary Links
(SHH, Shh) A secreted growth factor that binds patched (ptc) receptor on cell membrane. This protein has many different functions in different tissues of the developing embryo, the main role would be of establishing "pattern". SHH name derives from homology to the original fruitfly (drosophila) "hedgehog" mutation, where these flies have hairs located in regions (ventral) which are normally hair-free, and therefore have a disrupted body pattern.
Sonic Hedgehog was isolated by homology to the Hedgehog (Hh) gene. A single Hh homolog is present in Drosophila, but three Hh homologs, Sonic Hh, Indian Hh, and Desert Hh, are present in mammals. SHH is a true signaling switch used in differentiating subpopulations of cells throughout the embryo. Depending on where the signal is being secreted, how far away the responsive cell population is and how SHH is proteolytically cleaved, will determine SHH function. SHH binds to the membrane receptors Patched (ptc) and BOC/CDON.
Nomenclature note lower case shh for other species, upper case SHH in humans.
|Factor Links: AMH | hCG | BMP | sonic hedgehog | bHLH | HOX | FGF | FOX | Hippo | LIM | Nanog | NGF | Nodal | Notch | PAX | retinoic acid | SIX | Slit2/Robo1 | SOX | TBX | TGF-beta | VEGF | WNT | Category:Molecular
Some Recent Findings
Hedgehog Family
Vertebrates have a number of signaling proteins and receptors that belong to the hedgehog (Hh) family.
Signaling proteins
- Desert hedgehog (Dhh)
- Indian hedgehog (Ihh)
- Sonic hedgehog (Shh)
- Patched homologs - Patched-1 (Ptc1) and Patched-2 (Ptc2)
- Cubitus interruptus (Ci) homologs - Gli1, Gli2 and Gli3
Developmental patterning signal.
- SHH is secreted by the notochord, ventralizes the neural tube, inducing the floor plate and motor neurons.
- Regulation of patched by sonic hedgehog in the developing neural tube.[9] "The pattern of PTC expression suggests that Sonic hedgehog may play an inductive role in more dorsal regions of the neural tube than have been previously demonstrated. Examination of the pattern of PTC expression also suggests that PTC may act in a negative feedback loop to attenuate hedgehog signaling."
|Neural tube - SHH model[10]
Neural Crest
- Neural crest cell survival in the foregut endoderm of jaw development[11]
- Sonic hedgehog is required for cardiac outflow tract and neural crest cell development.[12]
A study has shown an essential role for Shh signalling in the control of laminin-111 synthesis and in the initiation of basement membrane assembly in the myotome.[13]
- SHH is secreted by the zone of polarizing activity (ZPA) organizing limb axis formation.
- Extended exposure to Sonic hedgehog is required for patterning the posterior digits of the vertebrate limb.[15]
|Shh mouse forelimb E11.5[16]
|Shh mouse hindlimb E12.5[16]
- Mouse Limb Images: Tbx3 and Tbx2 forelimb E10 | Alx3 and Gli3 forelimb E10 | Fgf and Hox forelimb E10.5 | Bmp4 forelimb E11.5 | Bmp4 hindlimb E11.5 | Shh forelimb E11.5 | Fgf8 hindlimb E11.5 | Sox9 forelimb E12.5 | Msx2 forelimb E12.5 | Shh hindlimb E12.5
- Links: Fgf | Hox | Shh | Sox | Limb Development | Mouse Development
|Geometry and patterning of the developing limb bud[17]
SHH is secreted by the forebrain neuroectoderm and the facial ectoderm for upper face and nasofrontal bud development. PMID: 15979605
SHH has still others roles in organ development in lung, pancreas.
Signaling Pathway
The secreted protein binds to the cell surface membrane protein the patched receptor (ptc).
Canonical Pathway
Series of repressive interactions which culminates in GLI-mediated transcriptional regulation of a variety of cellular processes.
Non-Canonical Pathway
Suggested that there are at least 3 other potential pathways[18]:
- Involves hedgehog pathway components but which is independent of GLI-mediated transcription.
- Direct interaction of hedgehog signaling components with components of other molecular pathways.
- "Non-contiguous" or "atypical" interaction of core hedgehog pathway components with one another.
SHH Receptors
Patched Receptor
In the fly, D. melanogaster, patched (ptc) is a protein ligand receptor involved in the smo receptor signalling pathway which is a component of the integral plasma membrane protein. There are homologues in Homo sapiens , Mus , Caenorhabditis elegans , Drosophila sp. , Mus musculus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
D. melanogaster expression in the embryo (Malpighian tubule , analia , embryonic/larval hindgut , head and 2 other listed tissues). Protein interacts genetically with fu , rho , hh , ci , gsb , B , kn , N , l(1)sc , smo , Su(fu) and vn . There are 62 recorded mutant alleles , of which at least 16 are available from the public stock centers. Amorphic mutations have been isolated which affect the anterior wing , the costal cell , the wing vein and 8 other listed tissues and are embryonic lethal, visible and tissue polarity. ptc is discussed in 325 published references , dated between 1948 and 1999. These include at least 58 studies of mutant phenotypes , one study of wild-type function and 4 molecular studies . Among findings on ptc mutants, ptc mutant analysis and stage-specific laser inactivation of ptc protein indicates that ptc activity is functionally redeployed after the segmentation phenocritical period to discriminate between neural and epithelial cell fates. (Some text modified from Flybase entry for Hedgehog Gene and refers to the fruitfly hh gene)
BOC/CDON Receptors
Two recently identified related receptors for SHH, Boc and Cdon are cell surface receptors of the immunoglobulin (Ig)/fibronectin type III that interact with each other and are coexpressed in development.
- Brother of Cdon (BOC) OMIM 608708
- Cell adhesion molecule-regulated/downregulated by oncogenes (CDON) OMIM 608707
In development, it has been shown that sonic hedgehog can also bind megalin (lipoprotein receptor-related protein-2, LRP2, gp330) a transmembrane protein which acts as an endocytic receptor on the apical surface of polarised epithelial cells. It requires interaction with another protein, cubulin, for the endocytosis of ligands.
- Megalin OMIM 600073
- Cubulin OMIM 602997
Hedgehog-Interacting Protein
(Hhip) A surface receptor antagonist that is equipotent against all three mammalian Hh homologs. The structure of human HHIP is comprised of two EGF domains and a six-bladed beta-propeller domain.
- ↑ Timothy A. Sanders, Esther Llagostera, Maria Barna. Specialized filopodia direct long-range transport of SHH during vertebrate tissue patterning. Nature Apr 28, 2013.
- ↑ <pubmed>19787036</pubmed> | PLOS
- ↑ <pubmed>19783740</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>18410737</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>18327258</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>18417549</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>18272593</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>19040769</pubmed>| PMC2614485 | Genome Biology
- ↑ <pubmed>8790332</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>20532235</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>16868080</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>15936751</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>19783738</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>20386744</pubmed>| PMC2851570 | PLoS Genet.
- ↑ <pubmed>17610861</pubmed> | Dev Biol
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 <pubmed>17194222</pubmed>| PMC1713256 | PLoS Genet.
- ↑ <pubmed>20644713</pubmed>| PMC2903596 | PLoS
- ↑ <pubmed>19399989</pubmed>
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Tim Hetherington's Last Interview
A few weeks before his death, the award-winning photographer spoke to Rob Haggart about heading off to Libya the future of photography.
"I don't buy the whole altruism thing. I think at the heart of altruism is a selfish deed. You know, and that's fine. . . I want to reach people. Can't it come out of a place of personal curiosity? A desire to locate myself in the world and also have some utility?" —Tim Hetherington
YESTERDAY MORNING we received news that award-winning photojournalist and Outside contributor Tim Hetherington was killed by a rocket propelled grenade on Wednesday in the city of Misrata, Libya. He was 40 years old. Three other photographers working at his side were also wounded, one fatally. At our offices in Santa Fe, the shock of this news was compounded by the fact that we had just finished editing what was likely the last interview Hetherington gave before he died. On March 13, former Outside photography editor Rob Haggart reached Hetherington at his home in New York City. The photographer had just returned home from the Acadamy Awards, where Restrepo, the film he co-directed along with writer Sebastian Junger, had been nominated for best documentary. Hetherington was preparing to head to Libya. Below, in an exchange that kicked off the interview, he expresses his uncertainty about the situation he was getting into.
ROB HAGGART: Hey, Tim, how are you?
TIM HETHERINGTON: Rob, I'm very well, man.
Good. Did you find a way into Libya?
Ah, I'm still trying to work out what to do. I mean, I've got a potential way in, but—I mean the thing is, the situation is moving so fast it's very hard to know whether it's a good call or not.
That's the main thing at the moment.
And do you have an assignment or are you just going to go?
Yeah, it's like a top-shelf documentary film. A director who I know who—and I said I wanted to go in. The problem is, unlike making still photographs, you don't know what you'll get in this kind of situation.
When it's so fast moving, it's very hard to structure a kind of narrative. It's difficult to find characters—you know what I mean? I have no idea what's going to happen. It's like a complete fishing trip, so it's also, like, not wanting to—for them back in New York, the director—for them to understand clearly that that's what it is.
Right, they probably don't understand that or maybe just basing it on your previous documentaries, right?
I just don't want to set myself up for them thinking that they're going to get something and then they don't, because it's impossible—it may be impossible to do what they want out of that. No second chances— like it's so fast moving, it's pretty crazy what's going on. In terms of the government moving very close to Benghazi and who knows whether Benghazi is going to fall or whether the rebels will counter-attack or whether Gaddafi will buy people out in the town, you know what I mean?
HETHERINGTON HAD made a name for himself as a genre-busting photojournalist. From his 2007 assignment in Afghanistan for Vanity Fair, he'd not only teamed up with Junger to turn their rough video footage into Restrepo, he'd won the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award for one of his images. He'd also produced a photography book, Infidel, a three-screen video installation, "Sleeping Soldiers," and a conceptual art film, Diary, that tries to make sense of his experiences covering war.
His willingness to experiment gave him a unique perspective on his profession. By many accounts, photojournalism is in crisis. When something happens in the world, the images we see in the news are increasingly provided by amateurs on-site with cell-phone cameras—their raw footage replacing the kind of crafted documentation that used to be supplied by trained professionals. Hetherington's reaction to this development was, So what? "If you are interested in mass communication, then you have to stop thinking of yourself as a photographer," he said, arguing that, to save his profession, you have to abandon it.
HAGGART: You studied photography but now make films. Is that where visual storytelling is headed—to video?
HETHERINGTON: I'm not interested in replacing photography. I'm interested in what's happening with the still image and the moving image and their discussion together. But video is having a profound effect on our society. I watched Anderson Cooper right after the Japan earthquake, and the entire broadcast was amateur videos. And they were fascinating—almost more powerful than professional images. Why is that? It's the immediacy. And it's the intimacy. It's a personal view.
Doesn't a personal view get in the way of the kind of objectivity that journalists offer?
I've never been interested in objectivity.
What is objectivity? There's always a perceived subjectivity—that Al Jazeera has a point of view, that CNN has a point of view. I'm not advocating citizen journalism necessarily. I think it's a great thing that the wires exist. We need everything. It all adds to the layers of understanding and meaning. I'm about being inclusive.
Aren't professionals losing their jobs due to all this inclusiveness?
As professionals we're meant to be communicators, but we're not actually driven by what people can relate to. The photographic community is not thinking hard enough about who we're making the work for. Sometimes professional aesthetics don't help.
What about when professionals alter photos? Earlier this year, New York Times photographer Damon Winter won an award for photos he took of soldiers in Afghanistan with his iPhone, using the Hipstamatic app, which adds all these filters. Does that count as—
—photojournalism? I have no idea. The thing was, it was shot on an iPhone, and that's been the discussion. I'm [more] interested in the content. What was it saying? What did it reveal to us that we hadn't seen already?
And your strategy for revealing new things is to pioneer storytelling formats?
I've had a role as an experimenter. I'm expanding the vocabulary of an artist by reaching as wide an audience as possible by using multiple forms. Some of it is immediate, some more contemplative, and each has a different strength and weakness.
In Diary, there's a moment when you say that you make pictures to try and understand what's happening to yourself.
I think it's got to come from yourself, first of all. That's the most honest place to be coming from. If I started saying that it came out of a desire to change the world, that's very suspect. Can't it come out of a place of personal curiosity? A desire to locate myself in the world and also have some utility?
That was your approach in Afghanistan?
My examination of young men and violence, or of young men and this kind of dramatic energy in war, was also me trying to understand my own fascination with violence. It was as much a journey about my identity as it was about those soldiers.
And it ended with you on the red carpet at the Oscars.
It was really pretty far out. To realize that, wow, all the way from this tiny outpost in Afghanistan to this. I had Pemble [U.S. Sergeant Misha Pemble-Belkin] with me in his uniform, and from quite a long way off Tom Hanks recognized him from Restrepo and came up to shake his hand and thank him for his service. It was incredible to witness that.
What's the one big goal that drives your work?
Creative freedom. When you're making work for yourself, it's very liberating. My mom was a Catholic, and I was brought up through a lot of my life by Jesuits, who are a tough, mean bunch, so I hate any sense of authority. That sense of not conforming, of doing something that other people aren't doing, is always fun.
Embedding with the U.S. military seems the opposite of that.
Yeah, but then making a book about masculinity when you should be taking pictures about war…
Outside's condolences go out to Hetherington's family and colleagues, including longtime Outside contributing editor Sebastian Junger. In a statement released yesterday, Junger had this to say about his close friend and collaborator:
"There is no way to express my devastation and sorrow at the death of my dear friend, Tim Hetherington in Misrata, Libya. Tim was one of the most courageous and principled journalists I have ever known. The good that he accomplished—both with his camera, and simply as a concerned person in some of the most devastated countries in the world—cannot be measured. I can't believe he is truly gone." —Sebastian Junger
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In the dark, distant future, when the universe has suffered heat death, all that will remain will be Arcen Games, stubbornly releasing new patches for their epic space startegy, AI War. The next patch is due tomorrow, it's called 6.0, and as I understand the patch coincides with a new expansion: Ancient Shadows. That's been available in beta for a bit, I think, but tomorrow should the full roll-out. They've been expanding and patching this beast constantly since 2009 and they show no signs of stopping. Needless to say, the expansion has tonnes of new features, including: "A whole new kind of human player. It's possible to control champions alongside your main fleet, or to have a friend or family member control just one single massive ship."
Trailer below. (And there's sixty-five thousand words worth of release notes here.)


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In first Super Bowl practice, Broncos deal with snow
In winter weather fit for New Jersey, the Denver Broncos took the field Thursday for their first practice leading up to their Super Bowl showdown against the Seattle Seahawks on Feb. 2.
With about three inches of fresh snow swept from the practice fields and a temperature of just 10 degrees, the Broncos began installing their game plan.
All players were on the field except for kicker Matt Prater, who was dismissed because of illness. Starting running back Knowshon Moreno, who injured his ribs in last Sunday's victory over New England in the AFC championship game, was a limited participant. It remains to be seen how much Moreno will practice the rest of this week.
Defensive tackle Mitch Unrein did not practice because of an injured knee.
Quarterback Peyton Manning certainly was not bothered by the frosty field and the frigid temperatures.
"We played in this and practiced in this a good part of the year, so really, we've been through this. But it's good to get out here and get started," quarterback Peyton Manning said.
Asked to evaluate the Seahawks' talented defense, Manning essentially dodged the question, at least for now, saying he was just beginning to study Seattle.
Manning said John Fox has asked him and some of the other veterans to talk to the team about handling the Super Bowl experience, but Manning declined to share what he told his teammates.
Fox said he wanted players such as Manning and receiver Wes Welker - who have both played in two Super Bowls - to "share their experiences with the younger players."
The Broncos have four players with Super Bowl experience, while the Seahawks have none. When asked if that would be an advantage for the Broncos, Fox said: "This game, like any game, comes down to who plays the best. Advantages and disadvantages kind of go out the window and hopefully we are prepared and work hard enough to be that team."
The Broncos will practice at their Dove Valley headquarters again on Friday and Saturday before leaving for New Jersey on Sunday.


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(No, this post is not about a new protective cover that wraps around Apple's second-generation tablet ever more tightly.)
Breaking a bit with tradition at the debut of the iPad mini, Apple did not keep the previous version of the iPad 3 in the lineup with the release of the fourth-generation iPad. Instead, it eliminated the third-generation iPad and instead left the slower, second-generation (iPad 2) product in the lineup. About the only possible explanation for this was that Apple couldn't get the price of the third-gen iPad down to the $399 price point it was seeking to address competition in the 10″ Android tablet category. Costs have also likely come down more on the iPad 2 components so that that product can now be more profitable at $399.
However, it also puts the older iPad 2 closer to the new iPad mini that shares its processor and resolution. This begs the question, what is the case for the iPad 2 given that the iPad mini is 80 percent of its size and identical in most other respects. In fact, the iPad mini's cellular models can connect to LTE networks whereas the iPad 2 is limited to 3G.
As smartphone trends clearly show, there is a large group of consumers that will flock to the larger screen. There's also something to be said for having a product below a pricing milestone ($350) and another below $400. But, all things being equal, and most are in this case, the iPad mini just seems a bit too close to the 10″ iPad's price and capabilities. The lineup would have been a bit cleaner with either the iPad mini at $299 or the third-gen iPad between Apple's latest tablets.


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If you use Google Earth to look up the Salfords Lads Club in Manchester, England, you'll find a famously coiffed squatter in this virtual world. Punch in "St Ignatius Walk, M5 3RX" on 3D Buildings mode and you'll see a pixelated incarnation of Morrissey, The Smiths' loud-mouthed pontificator, forever standing smugly.
The building was featured on the interior of The Smith's 1986 album The Queen Is Dead and the video for the single "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before." Designer Ste Allan added the crooner to Google Earth. Should Google Earth ever traverse into augmented reality, the Moz's eternal vigil outside Salfords will feel shades of William Gibson's Spook Country.
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"Those things we choose to do, particularly those long-term in nature, are motivated by our vision of the future. This has been the case for my participation in the Thousand Home Challenge to bring about my deep energy reduction project.
My actions are in response to my vision of a future of fossil fuel depletion and an increasing accumulation of the consequences of their use. It is my hope that my actions and what I have learned from them will inform and motivate others to engage in a deep energy reduction project.
E. F. Schumacher said, "Perhaps we cannot raise the winds. But each of us can put up the sail, so that when the wind comes we can catch it." Let us set our sails to capture the shifting winds of the future."
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First rule of carving a turkey is to have a sharp carving knife which is going to be critical in achieving great results. My grandfather taught me how to do this the right way and Elizabeth Karmel liked the technique so much, she published it in Taming The Flame, which was her first and most comprehensive cook book. Here is a quick run through of a way to do it that is easier and smarter than the traditional method and it keeps the turkey slice, smaller and juicy.
- First remove the thighs, legs and wings from the turkey by pulling away from the bird and then cutting them from the body.
- Remove all of the meat from the thighs, and pile it on the platter as dark meat, you can do the same with the legs, but I usually put this on the tray.
- Then, at the top of the breast, slice down along the rib cage and remove both of the breasts in two large pieces. (Trim off all the excess white meat you may have missed)
- Lay the breast down flat on the cutting board length wise and slice across the breast for "crescent shaped chunks" and make them as thin or as thick as you wish.
After slicing the breast, I use the knife as a spatula and life the entire sliced breast onto the platter and assemble it with the dark meat and drumsticks for a beautiful presentation. People can then take as many slices as they want and keeping the breast sliced but assembled keeps the slices moist throughout the serving. Jeffrey Elliot in his book The Complete Book of Knife Skills: The Essential Guide to Use Techniques and Care, did great Step by Step Photo Guide of this process which was featured in the Huffington Post if you need a visual.


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Soil Scientist
A soil scientist could...
|Study the composition of soils on Mars to determine what elements they contain.
|Chemically evaluate soil nutrient levels in a farming community to determine what crops would grow best there.
|Analyze soil from an archeological site to determine how the landscape previously looked.
|Help determine the likelihood of future soil erosion in an area, given soil composition and placement.
Key Facts & Information
|Not all dirt is created equal. In fact, different types of soil can make a big difference in some very important areas of our society. A building constructed on sandy soil might collapse during an earthquake, and crops planted in soil that doesn't drain properly might become waterlogged and rot after a rainstorm. It is the job of a soil scientist to evaluate soil conditions and help farmers, builders, and environmentalists decide how best to take advantage of local soils.
|Key Requirements
|Good critical thinking skills, willingness to get dirty, and the ability to communicate clearly
|Minimum Degree
|Bachelor's degree
|Subjects to Study in High School
|Biology, chemistry, physics, algebra, geometry, calculus, English; if available, Earth science and environmental science
|Median Salary
|Projected Job Growth (2014-2024)
|More Slowly than Average (3% to 6%)
|Related Occupations
Training, Other Qualifications
A bachelor's degree in soil science or a related environmental field is necessary. Some employers prefer a master's degree or doctorate, too. Those who'd like to work as a professor will need to obtain a doctorate degree.
In addition to formal education, on-the-job training through internships can be very valuable for securing good employment. Soil scientists who have completed their bachelor's degrees may apply for certification through the American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America. This certification is not mandatory, but candidates who are certified may be preferred by some employers.
Education and Training
Students interested in pursuing a career as a soil scientist should take as many math and science courses as possible in high school. For college, they should attend a four-year agricultural college, or other university that offers a bachelor's degree in soil science or in environmental science, with a sub-specialty in soil.
Some employers prefer candidates with additional education. Both master's and doctoral degrees are available in soil sciences from agricultural colleges. A PhD is necessary for soil scientists who would like to teach and do research as university professors.
Other Qualifications
Soil scientists are often brought in as consultants for farmers, other environmentalists, or construction projects. For this reason it is critical that they have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Nature of the Work
Soil scientists study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant growth. They also study the responses of various soil types to fertilizers, tillage practices, and crop rotation. Many soil scientists who work for the federal government conduct soil surveys, classifying and mapping soils. They provide information and recommendations to farmers and other landowners regarding the best use of land, and plants to avoid or to correct problems, such as erosion. They may also consult with engineers and other technical personnel working on construction projects about the effects of, and solutions to, soil problems. Because soil science is closely related to environmental science, persons trained in soil science also work to ensure environmental quality and effective land use.
Employment for soil scientists usually falls into one of two sub fields:
- Agricultural Soil Scientist: These soil scientists focus on the food and farming aspects of soil. They often serve as farm advisors, crop consultants, or representatives of agricultural companies.
- Environmental Soil Scientist: These soil scientists focus on the soil's role in a healthy ecosystem. They often work in environmental positions dealing with water quality concerns, remediation of contaminants, or for on-site evaluation of soil properties in construction, waste disposal, or recreational facilities.
Work Environment
Soil scientists work both indoors, in laboratories and offices, and outdoors. The work may require walking over rough terrain and doing physical labor, such as digging, to gather samples. Soil scientists tend to work regular hours.
On the Job
- Communicate research and project results to other professionals and the public or teach related courses, seminars, or workshops.
- Provide information and recommendations to farmers and other landowners regarding ways in which they can best use land, promote plant growth, and avoid or correct problems such as erosion.
- Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the use capabilities of soils and the effects of alternative practices on soil productivity.
- Develop methods of conserving and managing soil that can be applied by farmers and forestry companies.
- Conduct experiments to develop new or improved varieties of field crops, focusing on characteristics such as yield, quality, disease resistance, nutritional value, or adaptation to specific soils or climates.
- Investigate soil problems and poor water quality to determine sources and effects.
- Study soil characteristics to classify soils on the basis of factors such as geographic location, landscape position, and soil properties.
- Develop improved measurement techniques, soil conservation methods, soil sampling devices, and related technology.
- Conduct experiments investigating how soil forms, changes, and interacts with land-based ecosystems and living organisms.
- Identify degraded or contaminated soils and develop plans to improve their chemical, biological, and physical characteristics.
Companies That Hire Soil Scientists
Explore what you might do on the job with one of these projects...
- A Ground-Breaking Revelation: Testing Longitudinal Waves in Different Soil Types
- Are There Bugs Under Your Feet?
- Are There Dangerous Levels of Lead in Local Soil?
- Bacteria Can Fix It! A Comparison of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Nitrogen Fertilizers
- Beach Bum Science: Compression of Wet Sand
- Building Structures: It's a Slippery Slope
- Can Mulch Reduce Garden Water Requirements?
- Can Plants Stop Soil Erosion?
- Compost Creativity: Try Various Methods and Test Soil Fertility
- Deforestation
- Dust Busters: How No-Plow Farmers Try to Save Our Soil
- Earth Surface Dynamics
- Earthworm Castings — The Ideal Proportion in Soil for Young Garden Plants
- Factors that Affect the Transfer of Force through Saturated Soil
- Feeding Earthworms: Do Different Diets Affect Them and the Soil They Enrich?
- Get Down and Dirty: How Does Soil Change with Depth?
- Getting Carried Away: Measuring Soil Erosion
- Go with the Flow: Model Rivers with Cornmeal, Sand, & Water
- Growing a Soil Menagerie
- Growing Great Gardens: Using Human Urine as a Fertilizer
Ask Questions
Do you have a specific question about a career as a Soil Scientist that isn't answered on this page? Post your question on the Science Buddies Ask an Expert Forum.
Additional Information
- Soil Science Society of America: https://www.soils.org/
- United States Consortium of Soil Science Associations: https://www.soils.org/certifications/uscssa
- BLS. (2016). Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2016 Edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- O*Net Online. (2016). National Center for O*Net Development. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- SACNAS. (2002). Dr. Elvia Niebla - Soil Scientist. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- Pedrazzini, Fausto. (2004, June 18). What is a Soil Scientist Doing in NATO? Science Magazine. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- USDA. (n.d.). Careers in Soil Science. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
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Vince Wilfork to be replaced by Patriots rookies
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. >> Vince Wilfork helped his rookie backups as they tried to learn the New England Patriots' complex defense.
Now, results of his teaching could be tested.
The star defensive tackle is expected to miss the rest of the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon. That should mean more playing time for Joe Vellano and Chris Jones. Vellano wasn't drafted and Jones already has been cut by two teams.
"Obviously, somebody is going to have to replace him," New England coach Bill Belichick said Wednesday, "but, collectively, as a team, we're all going to have to pull together. There's no one person that can replace Vince Wilfork."
The five-time Pro Bowl player is probably heavier than his listed weight of 325 pounds. Vellano is listed at 300 and Smith at 309. And they're way behind him about nine years in knowing what to do in the middle of the defensive line.
Wilfork, drafted by the Patriots in the first round in 2004, has missed just six games in his career. But he was injured on the Patriots' first defensive series of their 30-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday night. He underwent surgery, and his wife tweeted a photo of him on a recliner and giving a thumbs-up sign while his right foot was in a cast.
"Vince was the rock in there, man," safety Steve Gregory said. "He's a heck of a football player and a big loss for our team."
He still should be around Gillette Stadium, rehabbing and eventually attending team meetings.
"You can't learn enough from him. He's miles ahead of everybody, so you're trying to just pick up here and there," Vellano said. "Vince is irreplaceable, one of the best guys at the position and a leader."
The Patriots signed Vellano in early May, about a week after he went undrafted out of Maryland. He played in 38 percent of the snaps in the first three games, then in 43 percent against Atlanta. He picked up his first sack against the Falcons.
Jones was drafted by the Houston Texans out of Bowling Green in the sixth round. He was waived on Aug. 31 and claimed by Tampa Bay. But he was inactive for the Buccaneers' opener on Sept. 8 and released two days later. He signed with the Patriots the next day.
"There's some down times, obviously, getting rejected so many times," Jones said, "but I'm here now and I'm happy."
He made his NFL debut last Sunday night, playing 19 of the 76 snaps as the Patriots improved to 4-0. He could play more at Cincinnati on Sunday, when the Bengals (2-2) could focus on running with Wilfork's massive presence missing.
"He's a great football player. Really, just sit back and watch him," Jones said. "He's a pretty quiet guy, but he's a great leader. He'll take me to the side and he's actually one of the first guys that came up to me and talked to me and introduced himself."
Wilfork often is double teamed, creating openings for teammates. Now Tommy Kelly, who played his other nine seasons with the Oakland Raiders, should get most of that attention as the other starting defensive tackle.
"The biggest thing is that those guys are very consistent day in and day out," Vellano said, "and they play blocks the right way every time."
Jones was nervous when he went into Sunday's game, but expects to be calmer at Cincinnati.
"You can't really replace a player like Vince," he said, "but all we can do is just keep practicing hard and getting better as a whole."
And learn from Wilfork in the meeting rooms.
"He'll be here giving everything he can to the team, still," quarterback Tom Brady said. "His presence in the locker room, on the field will be missed. At the same time, the train keeps moving. No one feels sorry for the Patriots. We have to keep fighting on, just as Vince would want us to do. He wants us to go out there and play well and he'll encourage us.
"There are big shoes to fill, literally and figuratively, because he's such a unique talent and player and person, but we have to still go out there and try to win games."
Notes: Besides Wilfork, special teams captain Matthew Slater (wrist) and running back Stevan Ridley (knee) missed practice. Tight end Rob Gronkowski (forearm, back) and wide receiver Danny Amendola (groin) were limited. Gronkowski has missed all four games and Amendola has missed the last three.


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Victoria Royals trip Vancouver Giants 6-4 in season opener for both WHL teams
Vancouver surrendered early goals, power-play goals, breakaway goals and chased the Royals the entire night
Goaltender Liam Liston of the Vancouver Giants looks for the loose puck against the Victoria Royals in Western Hockey League action at the Pacific Coliseum on Friday night. The Royals won the game 6-4.
Photograph by: Stuart Davis , PNG
Wearing throwback uniforms from 1945-46, the Vancouver Giants couldn't throw enough together Friday in their Western Hockey League curtain-raiser.
The Giants fell 6-4 to the Victoria Royals before an opening-night crowd of 7,812 at Pacific Coliseum as they surrendered early goals, power-play goals, breakaway goals and chased the Royals the entire night.
Giants head coach Don Hay, in his pre-game remarks, mentioned the word "jitters" and "nerves" and there were plenty to go around for his group.
New goalie Liam Liston had a less than stellar debut as he was beaten on the first shot he faced, at 2:25 of the first period, after he misplayed the puck beside his net. He wound up with just 12 saves and couldn't make a difference when the Giants broke down in front of him.
"It seemed right from the first rim of the puck – it hit the stanchion – that it kind of put me behind the 8-ball from the start," lamented Liston. "Anytime we score four as a team we should be winning the hockey game. The guys know I shoulder the responsibility for that one and they know I owe them one.
"I've played enough games in this league that I think I should be putting up a zero or a one every game and when that doesn't happen, it's frustrating," Liston added. "But we've put in a lot of work over the last six weeks and we're not discouraged by any means."
The Giants surrendered two power-play goals and another goal two seconds following the expiration of a penalty to Brett Kulak. They trailed 2-1 after the first period, 4-2 after the second and 5-2 just 37 seconds into the third.
Goals by Kulak and Nathan Burns made it close but the G-Men were unable to complete the comeback. Cain Franson had the first two Vancouver goals.
The Giants, who outshot the Royals 30-18, will have a chance for redemption Saturday night when they travel to Victoria to complete the home-and-home kickoff weekend. Hay wouldn't commit to starting Liston in the rematch even though he didn't like the "easy goals" that went into the Giants' net.
"I'll have to think about that one," he responded when asked whether he planned to switch to 17-year-old backup Tyler Fuhr (no relation to Grant). "Everytime we had a push, we shot ourselves in the foot by giving up an easy goal. I liked the way we kept coming back at them, which showed a lot of energy and enthusiasm but, again, just easy goals. I'm not saying the easy goals were the goalie's fault. They were whole team breakdowns."
Royals' forwards Steven Hodges netted the first goal of the new season as he converted linemate Alex Gogolev's pass when Liston was caught out of his cage.
Franson equalized for Vancouver three minutes later on a nice individual effort, coming from behind the Victoria net to beat Royals' netminder Patrik Polivka on a sharp-angled shot farside.
Hodges put the Royals back in front at the 15:16 mark as he beat Liston shortside off the rush during another Victoria power play.
Brandon Magee made it 3-1 Royals at 4:51 of the second as he was allowed to poke home his rebound after the Giants were caught up ice and never recovered. Ben Walker upped the margin to 4-1 Royals, going glove side on Liston after being sprung on a breakaway by rookie defenceman Joe Hicketts.
Franson brought the Giants back to within two, 4-2, when he converted on the power play with 1:40 left in the second. Hicketts then blew a screened shot past Liston early in the third to make it 5-2. Logan Fisher slotted home an empty-netter to put away the Giants after the Kulak and Burns tallies had made it 5-4.
The Giants scratched eight players Friday, six of them healthy, as they carried a bloated roster into the first weekend of the regular season. The more notable scratches were third-year forward Matt Bellerive, second-year forward Austin Vetterl, second-year defenceman Blake Orban and new Czech import Ales Kilnar.
Also watching the opener were 2011 first-round bantam pick Thomas Foster, 2010 first-round pick Anthony Ast (suspended), newly acquired defenceman Stewart Coyle and defenceman Arvin Atwal (shoulder).
Ast is eligible to play Saturday in Victoria after completing his four-game suspension for a check to the head of Kamloops forward Chase Souto in a pre-season contest on Sept. 5.
G-NOTES: Defenceman David Musil and forwards Nathan Burns and Dalton Sward each wore an 'A' Friday in support of new captain Wes Vannieuwenhuizen ... Royals new head coach Dave Lowry was a Vancouver Canuck draft pick in 1983, going 110th overall. He played three seasons for the Canucks before moving on to the Blues, Panthers, Sharks and Flames. Lowry, 47, was most recently an assistant coach with the Flames under Brent Sutter.
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18 February 2013 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Who will be nomitnated for the prestigious Australian Academy of Science awards this year?
Singapore: The Australian Academy of Science has opened applications for its 2014 round of prestigious awards, including career and early career researcher awards, travelling fellowships, research bursaries and conference support.
Professor Suzanne Cory, president, Australian Academy of Science, said that, "The Australian Academy of Science will be directing close to $300 000 towards the 2014 awards as part of its commitment to celebrate and advance Australian science.
The awards recognise the achievements of both rising science stars and distinguished, established scientists of Australia, drawing attention to their remarkable discoveries. I encourage the widest diversity of scientists to nominate for these awards, and apply for fellowships and grants."
Past winners of honorific awards include Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt, bionic ear inventor Professor Graeme Clark, and conservation biologist Professor Hugh Possingham, whose work has influenced the management of national parks around the world.


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The need for college agricultural precision ag degrees appears to be increasing rapidly as nearly every farming operation will have adopted some precision ag technology and use forms of global position equipment in the near future. The bigger farms have already adopted the technology. This is why education in precision ag is expanding, too.
The Ohio Board of Regents recently approved Clark State Community College's Associate of Applied Science degree in precision agriculture, allowing the college to begin enrolling students to the two-year program and to start classes in August.
The associate degree is the first of its kind in the state of Ohio and one of about a dozen nationwide, as reported by Katie Wedell with the Dayton Daily News.
Growers need help similar to consumers who must have regular help and information for their home computers. Recommendations on what to buy, how to use equipment to its fullest ability, repairs of precision equipment and interpretation of data collected are just a few aspects of possible job responsibilities for precision ag college degree graduates.
"Clark State has positioned itself as the state leader in precision agriculture and will train the workforce that will transform farming in Ohio and beyond, said Amit Singh, vice president of academic affairs at the college, as quoted by Wedell.
What seems a little unusual is that Clark State Community College is the first in Ohio when about 12 other programs have already been established in the nation. Ohio is recognized as a leading agricultural state. As noted by the Clark State President Jo Alice Blondin, one in seven jobs in Ohio is in agriculture and total numbers are increasing.
A big attention-getter to potential college students and so many others is all the talk about the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for data collection and the interpretation of data collected. Clark State wants to be an important hub of UAV/drone research and development. A college representative will travel to Florida this month with several other Springfield and Dayton, Ohio, community and business leaders to attend the International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
A shortage of persons to better analyze data is the talk in the precision ag industry. As noted in Wedell's article, the community college curriculum "will blend together traditional agriculture studies with state-of-the-art geospatial technologies, including the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for data collection.
Many in the agricultural industry and especially agronomists have been quick to note that precision ag numbers crunching, analysis of various wavelengths of light and off-site data collection cannot provide all the answers for farmers to lower production costs and increase yield or profit. In almost all situations, there needs to be some field time looking at exactly what is happening when a field situation is detected. And a trained, experienced consultant can then provide the final answer and recommendations.
Clark State currently has other agricultural curriculum. The college hopes to have 10 to 20 students enrolled in the new precision ag program in the fall.
The college will not be educating students strictly for production agriculture positions because students are to be prepared for jobs analyzing precision data for such things as golf course management and other business possibilities.
One of the hard parts in educating students in precision ag is finding knowledgeable professors and keeping pace with the rapidly changing industry. Clark State announced it is working with industry partners, including the Ohio/Indiana UAS Center and SelectTech Geospatial Advanced Manufacturing, to develop the curriculum and provide hands-on learning experiences for students. Those type of partnerships are almost mandatory for any college curriculums and guest teachers, who are involved in the business and inventing of new products.


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BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Canadian Svein Tuft powered Orica Green-Edge to victory in the team time trial in Belfast in the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, taking the overall leader's pink jersey on his 37th birthday.
Orica, which was the overwhelming stage favourite, clocked a time of 24 minutes, 42 seconds along the 21.7-kilometre course, which was lined by more than 140,000 fans.
The Australian team benefited from starting second and avoiding most of the rain that fell later.
"What an amazing day, I never in my life would have imagined something like this," said Tuft, a native of Langley, B.C. "I'm so proud of my team and I just can't thank them enough for that. They gave me the gift, it was really a birthday present. This team is really selfless that way. I feel really fortunate to be given that gift on my birthday."
Omega Pharma-QuickStep finished second, five seconds behind Orica, beating third-place BMC by just two seconds. Cadel Evans looked strong for BMC and is one of the favourites after last year's third-place finish.
With defending champion Vincenzo Nibali not competing, Tour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana is another of the race favourites and his Movistar team finished eighth, 55 seconds behind Orica.
One of his rivals, Joaquim Rodriguez, had a poor start as his Katusha team struggled throughout and only finished 19th. Rodriguez is 1 minute, 33 seconds behind Tuft and 38 seconds behind Quintana.
While it has become a tradition for the first Giro stage to be held outside Italy, this is the first time that the Grande Partenza — or the Big Start — took place outside mainland Europe.
Despite the wind and rain, it was a festive atmosphere in the Northern Irish city, with large crowds lining the route and cheering the riders on.
However, Irish rider Dan Martin crashed after just 15 minutes, leaving him with a suspected broken collarbone.
Martin caused the crash when he caught his wheel on a drain cover and went down strongly on his right arm, bringing down several of his Garmin-Sharp teammates.
The four cyclists who were able to continue had to wait for teammate Fabian Wegmann — who had been dropped early on — to catch up with them, as rules stipulate a team has to finish with at least five riders for its time to count. Garmin eventually finished last, 3:26 behind Orica. That means Ryder Hesjedal's chances of repeating his 2012 Giro success are all but over.
"Obviously there was a crash, and there was only four of us that stayed ahead," said Victoria native Hesjedal. "It was right before a corner and you hear something had happened, we were already through the corner, looked back and there was nobody there.
"Obviously it was pretty scary because you don't know what the hell is going on. I don't know what happened, it was basically a nightmare."
Belfast is also the start and finish point for Saturday's 218-kilometre leg, which takes in picturesque rock formation, the Giant's Causeway along its coastal route.
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At the time of the July announcement at New Hampshire, Stewart said the organization didn't have room for four drivers. A little more than a month later, Kurt Busch was offered a contract to join the team.
Furious fans have accused Stewart of lying to his longtime friend, which Newman said Thursday he does not believe was the case.
"I don't think Tony at all lied to me," Newman said at Richmond International Raceway. "I don't have any of that feeling or emotion, and I don't think any of that matters because the plans that they made are for 2014 and I am not a part of that. I don't think there were any hidden agendas on Tony's behalf. I've had a good relationship with him, and have been open with him, and my communication has been mostly with him in my whole relationship at Stewart-Haas Racing."
It was SHR co-owner Gene Haas who did the deal with Busch without Stewart's knowledge, and most of it was completed while Stewart was incapacitated with a broken leg following his Aug. 5 sprint car crash.
"I don't have any hard feelings," Newman said. "I know a lot of things became very tough for Tony once he became injured, and that (the Busch deal) kind of happened at the same time. That's kind of like what we do in our business. You've got to get through the tough times."
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"I was pretty disappointed to hear Kyle Petty say that we basically lied to Ryan and deceived Ryan," Stewart said. "Deceived was the word that he used actually. They said we deceived him ... in doing this."
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"Ryan and my relationship is still the same. Since this has happened the last week, I really haven't had time to sit down with a heart to heart," Stewart said. "The biggest thing is I want him to focus on what we're trying to accomplish this year, and even when we spoke earlier this year before we made the announcement at Loudon, we were both very adamant to each other that our friendship was going to stay the same and we both knew where each of us stood as far as the business side of this and understanding that it wasn't emotionally driven, that it was business driven, and that through this our friendship would stay the same, and this won't change that."
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Newman is trying to balance earning a spot in the Chase and putting together a plan for 2014, which he said Thursday he's close to announcing. He's believed to be in line for a ride at Richard Childress Racing, and a deal likely became closer to completion this week with Wednesday's announcement that Jeff Burton won't return to the team next year.
Newman admitted he spent time this week working on his 2014 deal, and also spent time on his farm, which was a nice distraction.
"I spent some time this week working on next year, which I can't really talk a lot about, and some time on my farm because it was the first time it didn't rain," he said. "To me that helps balance out some of the mental sanity of dealing with next year. I've actually watched and heard and saw some of Kurt's comments on how he's focused on the race and how he's focused on the other stuff during the week, and I've actually been the same way during the week."


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TORONTO — Blue Jays third baseman Scott Rolen — mired in an 0-for-17 slump at the plate — was held out of the starting lineup on Wednesday. Days off might become more common for the third baseman as the season wears on.
Rolen admitted today that his left shoulder, which has been operated on three times previously, has been bothering him of late. He met with a physical therapist on Monday and saw a team doctor on Tuesday and they determined that his shoulder is fine strength-wise.
Rolen said the issue has been mechanically — that the shoulder doesn't seem to be functioning the way it should be. It sounds more like a fatigue issue, but Rolen said another surgery isn't necessary. He is hoping rehab-type work, combined with more days off can help ease the discomfort.
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TAMPA BAY (62-44) at TORONTO (54-53)
at 12:37 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Akinori Iwamura, 2B
B.J. Upton, CF
Carl Crawford, LF
Evan Longoria, 3B
Carlos Pena, 1B
Eric Hinske, DH
Dinor Navarro, C
Gabe Gross, RF
Jason Bartlett, SS
PITCHING: RHP Edwin Jackson (6-7, 4.22)
Joe Inglett, 2B
Marco Scutaro, 3B
Alex Rios, CF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Matt Stairs, DH
Adam Lind, LF
Brad Wilkerson, RF
Gregg Zaun, C
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Scott Richmond (MLB debut)
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Just starting watching the game on game day and noticed Richmond threw 4 sliders to Longoria. All 4 were at different speeds between 84 and 90, and all 4 broke differently.
Check that-I think game day was wrong on the 90 mph slider
Zaun and Wilkerson with their mendosa line hitting with Lind on 3rd is pathetic.
What a pathetic display of clutch hitting. Two innings in a row we get a runner on 3rd with no outs. So what do we do:
Wilkerson pops up
Zaun hits a soft grounder
Macdonald hits a fly ball
Rios hits a soft ground ball to pitcher
Overbay strikes out
Stairs walks
Lind flys out to center field.
Macdonald and Lind both hit the ball hard, just at someone. What's hard to believe is neither Wilkerson, Zaun, Rios or Overbay could hit one out of the infield. Pathetic.
Never watched all of the game but reading your post it looks like we lost.I turned it off when Cito had Parish ready in the 4th and the kid was in trouble and he left him in just to try and get him the win and it cost us the game,I don't think I like Cito as much as I did years ago.
The Jays are not going to make it so why not bring up some young players so we have something to cheer for,Right now the games are not worth watching,
Two days before the trade deadline and JP the GOOF will not make any moves,as far as Zaun goes I dont blame him for waniing out would you play for this team.
I can't see any changes for next year that will help this team and Rolen is going to cost the team 11 mil next year and he is done as far as I can see.
All you have to do is look and see the way JP set this team up the last two years and the way he shoots his mouth off and you know no free agent wants to come here unless he gives them twice what they are worth ,so next year will be a bust to.
Garry-Don't blame either Richmond or Cito, blame the hitters who couldn't drive in a runner from 3rd base. What a missed opportunity.
The Yanks trade Farnsworth to the Tigers for Pudge Rodriguez.
The New York Yankees traded reliever LaTroy Hawkins to the Houston Astros on Wednesday for minor league infielder Matt Cusick.
The Toronto Blues confirmed no one wants Greg Zaun.


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Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said last Friday that the solution the president offered for the millions of Americans facing policy cancellations "won't work in Connecticut."
Malloy said the Department of Insurance and the state's health care exchange, Access Health CT, will work with private insurance carriers to help anyone who is losing their plan and needs help finding alternative coverage. Malloy has also asked Access Health CT to extend the deadline by one week, to Dec. 22, for people to sign up for coverage under the health care exchange and secure coverage for Jan. 1.
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Despite being grandfathered, there are still 15,000 plans from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield that are ending. Department of Insurance officials said Blue Cross is re-routing those people into other plans that comply with the ACA's standards for various business reasons. Some of those new plans are more expensive, prompting the bulk of consumer complaints to the agency.
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Connecticut Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, a 2014 Republican candidate for governor, had called on Malloy to call a special session of the state General Assembly to change state law and allow insurers to keep offering the old plans to policy-holders.
McKinney said he was disappointed by Malloy's decision to stay the course.
"Instead of acting on my call to bring the General Assembly into session to amend state law so that these policies could be continued, the governor rejected my request," McKinney said. "Unfortunately for Governor Malloy, these numbers represent real people. Tens of thousands of people in Connecticut are going to lose their health insurance this year because of Obamacare and Governor Malloy's decision."
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Recent news about a growing dispute between China and Japan over uninhabited islands in the East China Sea and increased rhetoric from Argentina's president over that country's claim to the Malvinas/Falkland Islands raises questions about why conflicts over territory continue to vex the international community. Despite a more interconnected global economy, where actions in one region can have profound impacts elsewhere, local politics often shape or override wider concerns. As Robert Kaplan argued in a recent Wall Street Journal essay, the perceived preciousness of disputed territory can create deep geographical insecurities within individual countries.
Breakaway countries like South Sudan, enclave territories like Chechnya, or disputed islands such as the Malvinas/Falklands raise important questions about self-determination, sovereignty, human rights, and a host of political and economic issues.
Political states have always been loath to give up territory voluntarily. Historical territorial losses through war or domination can shape the collective memory and identity of a society in ways that have profound consequences. The term Italia Irredenta, for example, referring to Italy's loss of territory in the late 19th century, has become a metaphor for similar territorial losses over time. Ecuador still frets about the loss of its Amazonian lands to Perú in the early 1940s. Guatemala staunchly clings to claims over Belizean territory, and Mexico still laments the loss of its northwestern region to the U.S. in 1848. A recent advertisement by Absolut Vodka that showed modern Mexico with its lost territory restored under the caption "in an Absolut world" created quite a stir and focused renewed debate on the nature and validity of historical territorial claims.
How would the world map look today if all of the territory lost and gained over the past two centuries reverted to its 19th century status? Quite a ludicrous proposition, of course, but there are many extant territorial claims that have their roots in the late 18th, early 19th centuries. Argentina's claim to the Malvinas/Falkland Islands is one such claim that has been in the news recently, in part because of the 30th anniversary of the 1982 war between Britain and Argentina over the islands, and in part because of heightened political rhetoric by the leaders of both countries over the righteousness of their respective positions.
In Argentina and elsewhere, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has ratcheted up the public rhetoric over her country's claim to the islands. Yet a more nuanced analysis of her government's claims beyond the surficial media and political speechifying suggests some serious weaknesses in her analysis and speaks volumes about political opportunism and institutional memory. Not a peep has been heard from President Kirchner and her supporters about the illegality of the military's invasion of the islands in 1982. Does she support those ill-fated decisions made then in the name of flag and country? What is her position on the government's declaration of war on a few thousand innocent civilians and slightly more sheep? Her government has presented no plan or guarantees for maintaining the cultural integrity of the Falklanders in the event that political control should pass to Argentina. Would their right to self determination be protected and respected? How long would it take for the Falkland Islanders to be "removed" or re-acculturated by Argentina in the name of solidifying the island's Argentinidad? None of these questions has been put on the table for open debate by either party to the conflict.
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