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Aug 22nd, 2014
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Aug 20th, 2014
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Aug 15th, 2014
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Aug 8th, 2014
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Aug 7th, 2014
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Jul 29th, 2014
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150 elementary students to get taste of 'university' work
This Saturday, a group of 150 advanced elementary school students in grades three through six will get the chance to experience special learning workshops during ALAP University at Pilgrim High School. ALAP, Accelerated Learning Activities Program, is a program within the Warwick public elementary schools that provides additional learning opportunities to students who are determined to have advanced learning capabilities.
During the program, which lasts from 9:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. or 3:15 p.m. depending on individual class schedules, students will be able to participate in unique, experiential learning workshops that they otherwise may not get the opportunity to have. "It started off as a means for these students to have access to a larger after-school program, which takes the form of a college experience because they have the opportunity to select their own classes," says Ted Larson, ALAP University committee chairperson and former Gifted And Natural Talent (GATE) PTA president. "The feedback we get back each year from the kids is great."
For those who pre-registered, the cost to attend the program was $25. Pre-registered students also had the opportunity to select their top three choices for each time period. Students will participate in two or three classes depending on the length of each presentation; a handful of classes require two time periods. Since space in each class is limited, GATE PTA, which sponsors ALAP, took students' requests and worked for three hours to fill each session and determine schedules; they aimed to provide each student with at least one of their number one choices. Popular classes include Lego Robots, where students learn basic engineering skills and build a robot, the various sessions about animals and a chess course. All Request Internet Radio, which will allow students to broadcast live over the Internet, was another popular option.
While 150 students are registered to attend, students in the ALAP program who missed the deadline are allowed to participate as walk-ins. The cost for walk-ins is $40, and they will only be allowed to choose from classes with open seats. The money raised from both pre-registration and walk-ins goes to offset the cost of the program.
Professionals from a variety of organizations, including Roger Williams Park Zoo, Audubon Society of Rhode Island and Old Sturbridge Village, lead many of the classes. Other instructors are professionals, teachers or parents experienced in the area they are teaching, such as art or chess. A total of 22 courses are offered, falling under the following categories: art & theater, life sciences, social sciences, science & engineering and general interests.
"We are providing access to things they wouldn't normally have access to," explains Larson, who has the chance to see the importance of ALAP up close, first with his son Spencer and now with his daughter Abigail.
In addition to the experience at ALAP University, an event that has occurred annually for several years, students enrolled in ALAP are taken out of their regular classes for one period each week for activities and projects; these assignments do not have an effect on grades. There are three teachers designated for ALAP and each is responsible for teaching the program at certain schools. Although they have no set classroom and must travel from school to school, Lawson says these teachers have created an environment to help ALAP students foster skills they will keep with them through junior high, high school and beyond.
Stephanie Shuster, GATE PTA treasurer, explained that there is a selection process students must go through to join ALAP. Beginning in 2nd grade, teachers recommend students for enrollment, and those students are then tested in subjects such as reading and math, as well as aptitude. If selected, students begin the program when they enter third grade, and must maintain their grades and perform well on NECAP exams to remain enrolled. Even if a child is not recommended in 2nd grade for the program, Shuster explained that they are still eligible. For example, their fourth grade teacher may recommend them, which would allow them the chance to join in fifth grade. No matter when they become eligible, ALAP students will have a unique experience and gain valuable learning skills.
"They gain more independence," said Shuster, who is also a parent of a current ALAP student. "They are pulled out of the class to participate in different activities and games that stretch their imagination, while teaching them to stay on top of their work and catch up on work they missed from class."
Students are also assigned additional projects to work on outside of their ALAP period, in addition to their regular schoolwork. Students often have the opportunity to present those projects to classmates or at special citywide ALAP presentation nights. Larson also said that Wyman Elementary School, where his daughter is a student, has hosted special presentation nights for the Wyman ALAP students.
While the importance of this program is seen by those directly involved, Larson, Shuster and other parents are constantly battling to keep the program in existence. "It is always up for elimination because of the cost and because of the fact that it doesn't affect all of the students," explained Larson.
With about 270 students enrolled across 16 elementary schools, less than 20 per school, there is debate if the cost of maintaining such a program is worth it. Costs include the salaries of the teachers and running ALAP University. According to Larson, there are so many programs aimed at helping students in the middle that the opposite ends of the bell curve don't always get the same treatment. He believes that should not be the case.
"The greater good is that these students have natural talent that should be nurtured," says Larson. "These kids are born with a certain skill set and, hopefully, they are given the tools to expand that."
Shuster has been lucky enough to experience the ALAP program with her daughter, Greta, who is in the fourth grade at Warwick Neck Elementary and her second year of the program. Greta even took part in ALAP University last year, focusing mainly on classes involving animals. "She had a great time; she came home so excited," said Shuster.
Greta will be participating in this year's program, and is very excited to take part in both an improvisation acting class and a theatrical make-up class.
"She will probably come home with her face all made-up," joked Shuster.
Larson's fifth grade daughter Abigail is not only excited to take part in a painting class during this weekend's program, but is excited to be a part of the same program she saw her older brother succeed at.
"She got to see her brother do it and was thrilled when she got to do it too," said Larson.
As a parent, Larson has seen the advantage ALAP gave his son. Larson believes this program helped Spencer, now a freshman in the honors program at Bishop Hendricken High School, be prepared for his transition to both junior high and high school. "He gained the appreciation for being able to do a research project, to be cognizant of time management and to do work at a junior high level," said Larson about Spencer's completion of the program.
While their parents see ALAP as an advantage for their future, these students are just excited for their experience at ALAP University this weekend. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday in the cafeteria at Pilgrim High School. All participants must be present and registered by 9:15 for opening remarks. It can take 15 minutes to check-in, so plan accordingly. Snacks and lunch are provided, but students with special diets or allergies are encouraged to bring a bagged lunch.


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(CNN) -- Phil Hansen would not consider himself a performance artist, though time-lapse videos capturing his artistry in action have generated a lot of buzz online.
Phil Hansen stands next to "A Moment," which is people's shared memories painted on a rotating canvas.
His most viral Web video, "Bruce ," which he submitted to CNN via I-Report, has been viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube, Break and MySpace combined.
In "Bruce," Hansen dips his hands in black paint and karate chops the canvas, forming an image of martial arts film legend Bruce Lee.
"I have not shown in a gallery," Hansen says. "It will happen eventually . . . but I have had a lot more publicity."
For now, Hansen hosts his own virtual gallery on his Web site, which includes a live studio cam.
The 27-year-old works from the basement of his brother's home in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota. Mostly self-taught, Hansen learned the basics in high school. He did attend art school, but he dropped out, opting to pursue his own technique instead. To pay the bills, he works full time as an X-ray technician at a trauma hospital (he plans to cut back his hours in November).
Hansen says he found that still photographs did not always do his work justice. With video as an ally, he started experimenting with speed, narration and the process itself. He discovered that art can be more than just a means to an end, and that the art-making process can sometimes be more engaging.
"I think more people will connect with my videos. That's our society now. It's more interactive."
Hansen recently solicited strangers from all over the world to participate in one of his pieces.
In "A Moment," he posted his phone number online and asked people to call and share a life-changing memory. He received more than 600 responses. Hansen spent six straight days in front of his studio Web cam, painting the shared memories on a rotating circular canvas starting from the center and working his way out. He left his work space only to take bathroom breaks. Watch Hansen create "A Moment" and talk about his work »
"I have never involved other people like that before," Hansen says. "People were watching me write their statements, watched me talk to them, and watched me while I was sleeping, which was weird."
The final product is what Hansen calls "fragmented portraiture." The personal stories, written in black paint, formed an image of Hansen's face framed by four hands.
Sometimes public involvement has its limits. "I find it discouraging when people e-mail me ideas," Hansen says without any hint of annoyance. He often receives suggestions to create pieces too similar to those he has already made. "Ultimately, it's about the art and the quality of the piece. . . . I don't think about how popular it's going to be that day. I just find something that I want to do, and I do it."
The preparation involved in some of Hansen's pieces can be tedious and repetitive. So much so that his parents and his colleagues have helped with the grunt work.
In "Blood," Hansen painted the face of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il with 500 milliliters of his own blood on a canvas of 6,000 bandages. His co-workers at the trauma center helped him unwrap each one of them.
In "Jimi," Hansen used approximately 7,000 black-and-white matchsticks to form a sculpture of Jimi Hendrix. His parents enthusiastically volunteered to help paint the tips red. Why matchsticks? Hansen set "Jimi" on fire, allowing 40 hours of his labor to go up in smoke.
The only evidence of the work is the video. "Jimi" is the fourth in Hansen's new series of work aptly named Goodbye Art.
Hansen owes much of his artistic exposure to video-sharing sites such as YouTube, Break and MySpace.
He acknowledges that the Web sites can turn amateurs into paid professionals overnight. However, most often the fame spawned by viral video extinguishes as quickly as the face of Hendrix in Hansen's "Jimi." "I think YouTube is now. But I don't think it's forever," says Hansen. "I don't see an artist saying, 'All of my success is coming from YouTube.' "
But what if YouTube can drive the success of an artist such as Hansen? "They [YouTube] would love that," Hansen laughs. But would he love it? "Yes, but I wouldn't give them all the credit." E-mail to a friend
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BOSTON — As of this afternoon, forward Chris Clark was still without a contract from the Bruins or any other NHL club.
Clark has been in Bruins camp on a tryout basis from Day One.
General manager Peter Chiarelli said he is still "in discussions" with Clark's representatives, but there has to be some worry about how to fit the veteran into such a deep team. Clark, to his credit, isn't too worried about being a 13th forward on a championship-caliber squad.
"Whatever it takes. As of now, my heart is here and whatever role it becomes, it becomes," said Clark after the team's practice this morning at TD Gardn. "That would be great to be able to wear that jersey and the black and gold would be unbelievable."
Clark has shown, as expected, that he's the Bruins' type of player with just enough skill to complement his toughness. He had his nose broken in a fight Saturday in the club's preseason finale but was on the ice today without any visor or cage. He thinks he's done all he can to impress the Bruins' brass.
"I thought it was one of my better camps in the last four or five years just with not coming off of any injuries and being able to show what I can do 100 percent. And not having to hold up or back off on anything, so I've given everything I have and hopefully it's enough to stay here."


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Displaying members of subgenus Strophiops:
Cerion (Strophiops) barbouri
Clench, 1933: 95, pl. 1, fig. 5; Clench, 1934:207, pl. 2, fig. G; Johnson, 2003:5.
Cerion barbouri
Clench, 1937:66.
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Mayaguana Island, Bahama Islands.
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South coast Miraguana Island, Bahamas
Type Material:
Holotype, MCZ 101159
Remarks: Clench(1934:207) notes that this species was described based on dead material. He supplements the description based on a susbsequent collection at Dean's Bay, Mariguana Island (February, 1934) "in an area, ..., some distance" from where the type material was collected. He notes that the shells "are a flat white and colored only a pale flesh to brownish within the aperture. They vary from 33 to 40 mm in total length."
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Southern Pacific Transportation Company originated with the efforts of Theodore D. Judah to build an earlier railroad, the Central Pacific. Together with Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, and other investors, he created the Central Pacific Railroad of California in 1861. The majority of the funds used to build the railroad were provided by the U.S. government, which agreed to loan a varying amount of government bonds for every mile of road built, depending on the difficulty of terrain traversed, and to grant the company a checkerboard pattern of land on alternate sides of the railroad. An important caveat deprived the railroad of most mineral rights to this land, a category generally interpreted by the courts to include oil.
The company attempted to raise capital by selling its stocks and bonds, but few buyers could be found in the early years of the industry. To ease its chronic financial burden, Central Pacific persuaded municipalities to buy its bonds, threatening bluntly that if such support were not forthcoming the railroad would simply be built around the town in question, destroying its economic viability. Further blackening Central Pacific's reputation was the widespread belief that the promoters of the road were skimming profits. They awarded lucrative contracts to construction companies owned by themselves, contracts calling for payments in the form of both cash and Central Pacific stock and so liberal in terms that by the time the road was completed in 1869 the construction company was, in effect, its owner. The net result was that a railroad had been built over the Sierra Mountains to Ogden, Utah, with government funds, but was now owned by four individuals.
The promoters decided to remain in the railroad business after the road was finished. Central Pacific's attention was drawn to a new government railroad venture known as the Southern Pacific, chartered by Congress in 1866 to build rail lines from the San Francisco Bay area to San Diego, California, then eastward to California's eastern boundary. The Central Pacific promoters gained control of this new road in 1868. During the following fifteen years, Southern Pacific spread its lines from Sacramento to New Orleans, having effected a number of mergers in the process. By 1877 the Central Pacific-Southern Pacific combination controlled 85 percent of all rail traffic in the state of California. That year, the companies had sales of $22.2 million and a capital of $225 million.
By 1884 the three remaining promoters had sold the bulk of their holdings in Central Pacific and formed a new corporation, Southern Pacific Company of Kentucky, with which they acquired all of the stock of the old Southern Pacific and its subsidiaries while agreeing to lease the use of Central Pacific's roads. Southern Pacific and its owners remained extremely unpopular for many years. The railroad's early bullying of municipalities, its discriminatory pricing, suspected trafficking in legislative votes by means of bribery, and monopoly power fueled popular resentment. In the 1890s the federal government became increasingly involved in the regulations of railroads. The transcontinental railroads owed the U.S. government a great deal of money in the form of the thirty-year bonds they had borrowed for construction and that were due to mature in the mid-1890s. None of the railroads, including Southern Pacific, had made provision for the repayment of these huge debts. Partly in response to this crisis, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was created in 1887 as a federal agency charged with general regulation of the railroads. So unpopular was Southern Pacific in California that a San Francisco newspaper gathered 195,000 signatures (more than 10 percent of the state population) on a petition asking the government to foreclose on the railway and to run it as a public service. The government refunded the company's debt until 1909; by that time, the company was able to pay off debt and then became financially independent of the government.
In 1901 Southern Pacific's rival Union Pacific bought a controlling interest in the road and, in effect, merged the two great western rail systems. An ICC investigation was followed in 1911 by a federal antitrust suit against the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific combination. In 1913 the Supreme Court ordered the sale of Southern Pacific stock, much of which ended up in the hands of the Pennsylvania Railroad. As of that date, then, the Southern Pacific Railroad was restored to the general configuration it had had before the 1901 merger, its three principal routes being those between San Francisco and Portland, San Francisco and Ogden, Utah, and San Francisco and New Orleans. A second antitrust action deprived Southern Pacific of its Ogden lines for a number of years, but these were eventually restored. Other litigation forced Southern Pacific to give up most of the oil-producing land included in its original grants, oil falling under the rubric of mineral rights, as well as its timberland.
Southern Pacific survived and enjoyed a decade of unbroken prosperity in the 1920s. Southern's net income steadily rose to its 1929 peak of $48 million, despite having lost to the ICC the right to fix its own freight rates. Truck and auto traffic increased threefold during the 1920s, and along with the airplane would soon wrest from the railroads most long-distance passenger service and many types of freight, except those bulk items for which rail transport is ideal. The impact of these changes was not really felt by Southern Pacific until the Depression brought to an end the era of plentiful business for all. Reeling from these double blows, Southern Pacific watched its net decline to $4 million in 1931 and then disappear altogether for the next four years. Southern Pacific began to respond more to the needs of its customers, offering a much more flexible schedule of service and the use of the railroad's own short-haul trucking company, Pacific Motor Trucking Company. Southern Pacific also fought a well-publicized if losing battle for passenger business, offering low-priced tickets on a number of famous routes between California and the East. It ultimately proved to be impossible to move passengers by rail as cheaply and directly as by car and airplane.
Despite such problems, Southern Pacific remained a giant among U.S. corporations. Its 1936 assets of $1.95 billion were exceeded by only two other U.S. industrial corporations. With $200 million in annual sales, Southern Pacific was among the three largest U.S. railroads. When World War II erupted, the railroad industry boomed along with many other industrial segments, and Southern Pacific's net income reached an all-time high of $80 million in 1942.
Revenue rose from $650 million to $840 million through the 1950s and mid-1960s, and the company expanded its trucking service and added a profitable oil pipeline along a segment of its track in the Southwest. The company spent liberally on maintenance of track and rolling stock, and Southern Pacific built a reputation as one of the country's soundest railroads. The tremendous growth of California's population and agricultural production, along with the rapid increase in intermodal (rail-to-truck and truck-to-rail) transport and a booming oil business in Texas and Louisiana, kept Southern Pacific healthy. By 1969 the entire railroad was under the guidance of a computerized information system that helped to cut down on idle cars and switching delays. By means of such changes, Southern Pacific was able to reduce its labor force from 76,000 in the mid-1950s to 45,000 by 1970, while substantially increasing its volume of rail traffic. In 1972 Southern Pacific diversified into telecommunications. Using its existing network of microwave transmitters, the company became a carrier of long-distance telephone and data communications, first to large corporate users and later to the general public under the Sprint name.


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It's been a very interesting few weeks for Vigil Studios, creators of the Darksiders franchise. In the wake of THQ's bankruptcy, Vigil and other THQ properties were auctioned off, but Darksiders has yet to find a home. Even when a number of Vigil employees were hired to form Crytek USA, there was no interest in their only established video game series.
If recent rumors are to be believed, a number of former Vigil employees jumped ship for Nintendo-owned developer Retro Studios in the months before THQ's bankruptcy. With the Darksiders IP still up for grabs, and likely at a relatively low cost, it simply makes sense for them to take advantage of this opportunity
That the core artists have all apparently moved to Retro means that the game would have maximum consistency on a visual level. The trick would be injecting it with what it needs to have that Nintendo-like quality, which I don't think would be a problem with Nintendo overseeing everything Retro does. I'd be curious to see how this turns out, though I admittedly don't think it's too likely.
If that's what they're planning with the Vigil Employees then no. If Nintendo becomes the publisher of the future Darksiders games, then i fear a lot of great ideas and designs from Zelda will carry over, and there's just gonna be controversy around Darksiders copying zelda or something. Face it: If Crytek isn't planning on continuing the franchise, it's dead already.
Maybe with the help of these new devs Retro will reinvest in an project of there's announced way back for the GameCube that never saw the light of day... Raven Blade
I think there definitely needs to be a Darksiders 3. Nintendo did save the Bayonetta franchise (at least we'll see how Bayonetta 2 sells...).
I think Vigil just needs a little direction with Darksiders 2 and tone back some of the puzzles. They have some excellent combat mechanics that need more attention - at least in my opinion.


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You've seen the orange cones and barrels in Maryland's roadway work zones. You've probably seen our highway workers, too. They're out on the road every day mowing, repairing pot holes and repairing roads and bridges – making our State safer for you and your family.
We understand highway work zones can result in delays and frustrations. Spring and summer mark the beginning of roadway construction season, and there are tools available to help you plan ahead. Know before you go with the State's official travel information service called Maryland 511. Simply call 511 or visit the web site at www.md511.org to use Maryland 511. You can also learn about major upcoming construction projects with our annual Road Ready e-brochure. Remember that roadside work not only includes major projects that may take years to complete, but also smaller, mobile work zones such as landscaping, pothole repair and litter removal.
Please understand that when you drive dangerously through a highway work zone you're putting the lives of highway workers at risk. At the same time you're risking your life and the lives of your loved ones. That's because four out of five people who die in highway work zones are either drivers or their passengers.
Safer driving. Safer work zones. For everyone.
Maryland Supports National Work Zone Awareness Week!
When driving through work zones, even the smallest mistake can be deadly. Take a look at these numbers:
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Bernie has an important message: Slow down and stay alert in work zones!
Bernie was created by Carl Moser (left, middle) to help spread the message about the critical need to slow down and stay alert in work zones. Carl's father, Rick Moser, was killed by a speeding, inattentive driver while performing maintenance on a Frederick County bridge. Rick was a Team Leader at MDOT SHA's Frederick Shop. The Moser family is on a crusade to spread the message about the staying alert in work zones to prevent another family from experiencing their tragic loss.
If you are concerned about something you've seen in an MDOT SHA work zone, please report it through our Customer Care Management System.
Maryland photo enforces speeds in eligible work zones for YOUR safety and the safety of our workers.
The Maryland SafeZones program allows the Maryland State Police and Maryland Transportation Authority Police to enforce the speed limit in highway work zones with automated camera equipment.
The Maryland SafeZones program was created to improve safety for workers and travelers since nationally, four out of every five people injured in highway work zone crashes are drivers or passengers.
Speeding violations in SafeZones construction sites have decreased by more than 80 percent. When the program began, approximately seven out of every 100 drivers in the SafeZones construction areas were exceeding the speed limit by 12 mph or more. Today, fewer than two drivers out of every 100 are receiving citations in SafeZones. See chart below demonstrating dramatic decrease in speeding violations since the start of the program.
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An interesting Steam page has just popped up, and it reveals the possibility of a sequel to last year's dimension-shifting puzzle game, Quantum Conundrum, being in development.
That could be why it was free for US PSN plus members some time ago. Maybe we could see a Vita release (I can hope).
I'm sure this is going to be on PS Plus EU store in a few days I'm looking forward to it, I want to pick it up earlier but had to much to play.
Sweet I really liked the game. Got it on PS Plus. If this turns out to be true I might just buy this one!
I wouldn't mind a sequel. The first one was a dam good game


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If I know ruthless drug dealers (which I don't, but still), I really don't think you can just approach their operation and say you want in. When trust is paramount, a new face, particularly one attached to a body the size of human anvil Dwayne Johnson, is the opposite of credible.
Yet that's exactly what construction manager John Matthews (Johnson) does successfully when he convinces vicious/gullible Missouri drug dealer Malik (Michael K. Williams of "The Wire") that he should let John help transport giant drug shipments. What Malik might have learned with a quick Google search—worth noting: earlier in the film John reads the Wikipedia page for "drug cartel"—is that John's 18-year-old son Jason (Rafi Gavron) faces at least 10 years in prison due to mandatory minimum sentencing laws after Jason's picked up for accepting a package from his drug dealer pal. Since the prosecutor (Susan Sarandon, sleeping) will only reduce the sentence if Jason helps bring in other, bigger crooks and Jason refuses to set anyone up, John combines his love for his son with his massive physique to do for the DEA in a matter of weeks what probably would take years in a real-life investigation.
It's safe to say Jason would be screwed if his dad were Steve Carell.
Wait, the 112-minute "Snitch" is "inspired by true events," which means almost nothing. It's certainly no excuse for the film generally presenting characters' innocence as proportional to their whiteness or the story's shockingly low energy, from its moody, strings-based score to its persistent lack of action.
Really, anyone who calls "Snitch" "action-packed" is flat-out lying. I think the movie actually made my heart beat slower.
From one of Johnson's vaguest performances to Barry Pepper's DEA agent whose goatee makes Jeff Bridges' "The Dude" look sophisticated, the acting in "Snitch" rarely rises above funny, which also goes for its presentation of the war on drugs. You're better off renting "The House I Live In," Eugene Jarecki's upsetting documentary about the ineffectiveness and inherent racial bias behind many drug penalties and minimum sentences.
Or, hey, see "Snitch," which shows the emotional impact of risky decisions but also suggests an average, determined dad can escape a mugging and near-carjacking with only a small nick on the side of the head. Good advice!
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What movies in Latin language do you know and would recomend (apart from the "Passion of the Christ"). It would be nice if it has subtitles too!
p.s. I searched this forum for "movies" and found one topic viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5280&p=44797&hilit=movies#p44797 but the link there is dead, so I have even no idea what it was about.


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Obama elected to second termBy STEVE HOLLAND
November 07. 2012 2:00AM
President Barack Obama won re-election to a second term in the White House on Tuesday, television networks projected, beating Republican challenger Mitt Romney after a long and bitter campaign.
Obama defeated Romney in a series of key swing states despite a weak economic recovery and persistent high unemployment as voters decided between two starkly different visions for the country.
Obama's victory in the hotly contested swing state of Ohio - as projected by TV networks - put him over the top in the fight for the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the White House and ended Romney's hopes of pulling off a string of swing-state upsets.
Obama scored narrow wins in Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire - all states that Romney had contested - while the only swing state captured by Romney was North Carolina, according to network projections.
CBS projected that Obama won the swing state of Nevada in Tuesday's presidential election. Obama won the state, which has six electoral votes, in 2008 as well.
► NH presidential voting results
At least 120 million American voters had been expected to cast votes in the race between the Democratic incumbent and Romney after a campaign focused on how to repair the ailing economy.
Obama enters his second four-year term faced with a difficult task of tackling $1 trillion annual deficits, reducing a $16 trillion national debt, overhauling expensive social programs and dealing with a gridlocked Congress that looked likely to maintain the same partisan makeup.
Each man offered different policies to cure what ails America's weak economy, with Obama pledging to raise taxes on the wealthy and Romney offering across-the-board tax cuts as a way to ignite strong economic growth.
Inside Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, staffers erupted into cheers and high-fives as state after state was called for the president.
Obama watched the returns on television at his Chicago home. Senior campaign strategist David Axelrod said via email that he was feeling "great."
Romney made last-minute visits to Ohio and Pennsylvania on Tuesday to try to drive up turnout in those states, while Vice President Joe Biden was dispatched to Ohio. Obama remained in his hometown of Chicago.


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The roughness of a freshly penciled sketch travels from the silver screen to the Moleskine notebook as new film from Studio Ghibli and Isao Takahata, The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya , is released.
The bold strokes and delicate colors derived from ancient Japanese scrolls and typical of Isao Takahata's hand bring to life an ancient folk tale that begins with the discovery of a little girl inside a glowing bamboo plant.
Just as the protagonists in the tale, Isao Takahata has always followed his own path, staying true to his unique vision and particular style. A pure white cover with a gently debossed design, and a paperband featuring the subtle artwork of the film. Releasing the elastic band reveals a reproduced pencil sketch on the inner flyleaf.
Studio Ghibli Special Edition notebooks by Moleskine are not for sale.


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So from that I'm assuming Avalon did reflect the attack back to Gilg... I could be wrong though....
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Of course there's a chance. There just hasn't been any announcement. It took 4-6 years between Fate's airing and UBW's movie, so just give it time. The success of Fate/Zero will likely play a role in how quickly it gets greenlit.
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Edit: Yeah you asked the same thing and it was already answered a few days ago.
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It's kind of question about Japan more than anything, but it relates to Fate Zero:
How much knowledge about the Illiad is an average Japanese high schooler/college student going to have in the first place? Do they go over that story in their schools?
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I agree that Deen's adaptation pretty much suck. I feel like FSN would only shine in full glory if they have Kinoko Nasu incorporate all three routes into one and then adapt that. I guess they would have the best bet if they adapt the FSN manga right now which is pretty well done as far as I can tell (follows mostly Fate route, but with UBW and HF major plot points integrated in so far....).
Anyway I asked this question in the Fate/zero episode 7 thread but this place is a lot more suitable.
1) Does FSN Archer actually remember Saber? If he does then wouldn't it be obvious that he remembers that his younger self eventually bests his older self? In a way he already know what's going to happen then why bother plotting the whole kill himself act?
2) I understand that the summoned servants are actually just replicas of whatever is stored in the Holy Grail. That the true spirit is never summoned, so when they die it doens't affect the real thing. So with this said, Saber is the only exception to this rule because she signed the contract BEFORE she died? How do you even sign the contract you just talk to the world?
3) I understand that FSN and Tsukihime are actually part of the Nasuverse, so how old is Shiki right now in FSN? Do they happen parallel to each other? Is KNK also part of this verse?
4) I understand that Servants drain prana from their Masters through a "link". This process is apparently automatic, but they can manually get more from consuming souls? But apparently they can also transfer magic through sex (same as Tsukihime)....so really....who on earth would prefer sucking souls over sex? I mean it would make sense if you summoned someone that is not your sexual interest at all, but I don't think that applies for Caster or Rider in FSN (which is what they did). Even if souls would replenish mana more than sex, sex seems to be a viable route since it replenished Saber plenty even though Shiroh is an incompetent master (doesn't he have very little mana to begin with?).
5) I am also very confused about Illya being the holy grail. The UBW movie doesn't help at all. I know Einzburns are the ones who made the Holy Grail....so they hid it in her? Then why is she even in the war as a Master? What?
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3) Not parallel, there is a time line. Tsukihime and Kara no Kyoukai are generally at the same time. "FSN happens right after Tsukihime" by Kinoko so FSN should be around 2000. However there is a big mistake because the Forth War should be in Bill Clinton's tour of duty (1993-2001). My favorate explanation is Forth War in 1993 and FSN 10 years later, 2003.
4) That's a complicated question. Since FSN is a galgame there have to be a reason to put sex into it, so they just states that mana can be transferred through sex... Actually I really prefer the option to filter sex scene, the migration of magic circuit seems much more reasonable than sex.
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Thanks Profile OF,
Follow up questions to clear things up a bit more.
@1) So essentially FSN Archer doesn't remember that his younger version beats him until the last moments?
@2) If so, then not even Archer remembers what happens in the Fifth war? He's never going to remember that he became content about his own self.
4) I see, I always thought the idea of mana transfer through sex was pretty fitting, and would probably work if the incentives of the characters were ironed out a little bit more.
5) So if everyone is trying to win the war and get the lesser grail to get to the great grail, am I correct? If that's the case why would Einsburn even bother to go to the war when they already have the "key"? Can't they just...you know...go to the temple?
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Oh and how old is Saber really? Since...Shirou is like 17 right? Just wondering if this is an imouto relationship or an one-san relationship.
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And he does remember saber, he's just playing dumb. He actually got his memory back right away...
we have no idea how the contract with the world is made. Archer is different from the others because he's not a heroic spirit, but a counter guardian, one who obtained the power after making a contract with the world
Caster doesn't get any mana from sex because Kuzuki is not a magus, and Rider HATES shinji, and would NEVER EVER consider taking any more prana from sakura due to sakura's situation.
Archer hasRin as master, Berserker has Ilya, Kojirou Caster and Assassin has Zolgen...
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Ataraxia is a dream created by Avenger to save Bazett. And unlike what Profile said, it CANNOT happen after HF because the greater grail was destroyed in that route
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The Institute for Historical Research has launched a new project, dubbed a new search engine for historians. Connected Histories will create a joint search facility for a wide range of sources relating to early modern and nineteenth century British history.
Reading between the tecno-speak on the IHR's website, it looks like the project will create a catalogue that remotely links sources from other sites. A collabarative workspace will allow users to document the connections between documents. In total, Connected Histories will provide access to 14 major databases of primary source texts, containing more than 412 million words, plus 469,000 publications, 3.1 million further pages of text, 87,000 maps and images, 254,000 individuals in databases, and over 100 million name instances.
A large amount of sources have been made available online by universities, archives and the commercial sector. Many are under-exploited, simply because historians are not aware that they exist. In the first phase Connected Histories will incorporate sources from the Old Bailey Online 1674-1913, Plebian Lives and the Making of Modern London, the Burney Newspaper Collection, the Origins Network, Parliamentary Papers, Clergy of Church of England Database 1540-1835, Strypes Survey of London, the Charles Booth Online Archive and Collage.
I have used several of these sources myself, especially the Old Bailey Online, Parliamentary Papers and the Charles Booth Archive. Its good to see that the Historical community is finally waking up to the possibilities that the internet presents – its funny how history can be so slow to evolve and adapt! I can imagine I will make a lot of use of it, whereas without the search facility, I might not bother. The ability to 'tag' linked documents sounds interesting too – almost like a wiki.
Connected Histories is definitely a step in the right direction, but there is still a long way to go. Several years ago the Access 2 Archives project did a lot of good work in producing an online catalogue of the holdings of virtually all of the archives in Britain. You could search them all in one place, and see what documents were held in what archives. Then the funding ran out, and the search engine was moved to the National Archives website. The search engine is not as powerful, and it is much harder to use. Definitely a step backwards.
Another aspect where the historical community is slow at using technology is making documents themselves available online. The National Archives has seriously curtailed its digitisation programme on the grounds of cost. Which means that if you want to look at a document, chances are you will have to go to Kew. Even if its commonly used. Plenty of documents are becoming availabe on sites such as Ancestry and findmypast, but personally I think it is quite sad that you have to pay to become a member to access our heritage. Other countries manage it.
I can't wait to see the Connected Histories project progress. But lets hope that it is sustainable, and that more historical institutions take note and up their game.


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February 26. 2013 9:28PM
Derry Conservation Commission signs off on medical building
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DERRY - The Conservation Commission has approved the site plan for a new medical building at 14 Tsienneto Road, but only after some debate over the protection of native turtle species that could be on the property.
The 10,000-square-foot, two-story building will sit behind a three-story building owned by the same developers, Tsienneto Development 14, LLC.
During the initial hearing on the site plan earlier this month, commission members raised some concerns about the wetland impact of the project and the number of parking spaces for the two buildings.
Between the existing and the proposed building, there will be 152 parking spaces, although only 143 are necessary to meet town ordinances. Building owner representative Christopher Nickerson said the additional spaces were needed to handle the anticipated use of the two buildings.
Although the Conservation Commission was fine with the parking situation following the walk-through, commission chair Margaret Ives did raise questions about native wildlife on the property and the impact of the construction.
To answer questions about the possibility of native turtle species inhabiting the property, Luke Hurley of Grove Environmental Services prepared a report for the commission.
While Hurley said there is the potential that native turtles could be on the site or could cut through the site, he said he did not think the site has the makings of a major turtle habitat.
However, Hurley said the building developers were willing to put up silt fence around the entire site while construction was underway to keep any turtles from crossing the property.
"You've heard the testimony of what wildlife might be there, and if it is a matter of adding a little extra silt fence, we would be happy to do it," said Nickerson.
"That's not a little extra silt fence, that's a lot of extra silt fence," said commission member Rick Buzzanga. "I'd rather not see it there, but if you go in that direction, make sure it is taken out."
Buzzanga made a motion to approve the site plan for 14 Tsienneto Road as originally presented without the additional silt fence.
"I would prefer the plan to protect the turtles with the silt fence," said Ives.
Buzzanga said he was not against protecting the turtles, but said he did not believe the fence would be an effective deterrent and that it would be a waste of money for the developers.
The motion to approve the site plan without the silt fence passed by a 4-3 vote. Although commission member James Degnan voted for the plan without the silt fence, he praised the developers for making the extra effort to move the plan forward.
According to Nickerson, the new building at 14 Tsienneto will look similar to the existing three-story building on the front of the property. He said medical businesses from Londonderry and other surrounding towns have already expressed interest in moving to the new building.


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Tigers' lofty goals make ALCS loss tough to stomach
DETROIT -- The Tigers opened up Spring Training with this mantra: Four more wins. Eight months later, they fell two wins shy of where they had been a year ago.
Four wins was how close the Tigers came to that elusive World Series title last year, having been swept out of the Fall Classic by the Giants. Two wins were what they needed to get through an American League Championship Series battle in Boston.
DETROIT -- The Tigers opened up Spring Training with this mantra: Four more wins. Eight months later, they fell two wins shy of where they had been a year ago.
Four wins was how close the Tigers came to that elusive World Series title last year, having been swept out of the Fall Classic by the Giants. Two wins were what they needed to get through an American League Championship Series battle in Boston.
That's the problem with postseason expectations: They sometimes take the journey to get back there for granted. And as the Tigers sat in the cramped visiting clubhouse at Fenway Park late Saturday night -- bruised, battered and emotionally drained -- their difficulty in defining the season showed the problem.
The Tigers had to fight like crazy to get to the postseason, battling not only the upstart Cleveland Indians but themselves. Then they had to win two consecutive games for a Division Series comeback against Oakland. They thought they were poised to do the same thing in Boston, having lined up their twin aces to pitch Games 6 and 7, only to watch the ALCS turn against them in six.
Therein lies the problem Detroit has to reconcile.
"When you get to this point in the year, the expectations are always high," said Justin Verlander, who was waiting to start Game 7. "The expectations were high coming into Spring Training, about as high as they could possibly be. But once you get to the playoffs it's a grind, and you can't say, 'OK, we're going to make it to the World Series.'
"You don't just say that and end up there. You have to play the games."
That said, the disappointment was obvious.
"That's the type of organization we are now," Alex Avila said. "There's a winning culture that's here, so any time you don't achieve that, it's disappointing, which is OK because that's what makes our organization and our team great. You have to have high goals."
This is one of the first occasions when the Tigers have not met their high goals. For the first time in a few years, they have taken a step back from the previous season. There was only one place left for them after last year's World Series.
"It's just disappointing," said Max Scherzer, the Tigers' Game 6 starter. "You work so hard; you work your whole offseason and all the way through your whole season to be able to pitch well in that moment. You try to execute as a team. We just came up short. It's just frustrating when things don't go your way. You strive to learn and move on and hope you get another shot at this."
Whether the Tigers played at their best for the big moments was another question that brought some reflection.
"I don't think we played our best baseball," Verlander said. "That's hard to do at this level -- to be clicking on all cylinders is when you win 12 in a row like we did at some point during the year. Every game comes easy [then]. At this level, it's not easy in the playoffs when you're playing against the other best team in the American League.
"I don't think we left anything out there. Everybody did everything they possibly could. It's just disappointing, but there's nothing to hang your heads about whatsoever."
The lingering question for many will be what this team could have done in October with a healthy Miguel Cabrera. He played through injuries from the end of June on, but the damage did not really reflect in his hitting until September. When that power dropped, the best hitter in the game became merely a really good player.
Cabrera's home run totals plummeted, but it would have been manageable with doubles power, making him more like a Victor Martinez type of hitter. But with his mobility limiting him to singles on all but the hardest of hits, that possibility was gone. Cabrera ended up with a third consecutive batting crown, the first right-handed hitter to do so since Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby in the early 1920s, but Cabrera also ended up a shell of his healthy self.
"It's something that you deal with as a team," Verlander said. "Guys get hurt. Guys aren't 100 percent, and he wasn't 100 percent for the whole last month and a half. In my book, that makes him every bit more the MVP than it would have otherwise. I think 90 percent of baseball players would've been sitting on the couch not playing, dealing with what he's dealt with this year."
Asked if there was disappointment, Joaquin Benoit came up with what might end up being the middle ground for a lot of players from this team.
"To a point," he said, "but we got to play in October, and that's what makes it fun. The first goal is to go through to the playoffs. Being in the last four teams, we wanted to be in the last two, but I mean, I feel really proud of all the guys here. I think everybody did their best. Hopefully next year we continue to get better."
Record: 93-69, 1st in AL Central
What went right: The Tigers put together one of the best starting rotations the AL has seen in a generation, from 21-game winner Scherzer recording the best record by a Major League starter since Cliff Lee to Anibal Sanchez's ERA title (2.57) in his first full AL season. … Cabrera did not repeat his Triple Crown season, but he had a statistically better season, including the third straight AL batting title. … Torii Hunter defied his age at the plate, putting up his second consecutive season with a .300 average and .800 OPS in his mid-30s. His 84 RBIs came mainly from the second spot, giving Detroit its best two-hole hitter since Placido Polanco. … Martinez not only came back from knee surgery that cost him the 2012 season, he overcame two rough months at the plate to bat .301 with 83 RBIs, stretching out the productive heart of the batting order. … Drew Smyly lost out on the fifth-starter job to Rick Porcello, but he became arguably the second-best arm in the bullpen, proving his left-handedness plays well in most any role on Detroit's pitching staff. … Team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski found the shortstop of the future in the wake of losing the shortstop of the present, trading for Jose Iglesias at the non-waiver Trade Deadline to replace suspended All-Star Jhonny Peralta. … Omar Infante arguably deserved All-Star consideration amid a season that ranked him among the most productive second basemen in the league, including a .318 average, .795 OPS and 10 home runs.
What went wrong: A bullpen that began with rookie Bruce Rondon trying to win the closer's job before throwing a single pitch in the big leagues never really found its top form, despite Benoit's solid half-season at closer and Smyly's emergence in lefty setup. What was once a deep mix of proven relievers and talented young arms proved too thin down the stretch because of injuries and inconsistency. … Though the Tigers led the Majors in hitting and ranked second in OPS, runs scored and RBIs, the output was unpredictable on a game-to-game basis. Detroit scored nine or more runs 22 times but was held to two runs or fewer in 39 games. … Prince Fielder nearly matched his RBI total from last year, but his .279 batting average and .819 OPS were dramatic drops from his 2012 debut season in Detroit. … The question surrounding this team will always be what might have been had Cabrera been healthy. Detroit's offensive struggles, however, left it needing Cabrera simply to get into the postseason. … Austin Jackson ran hot and cold atop the batting order before a deep, deep slump into the postseason landed him in the eighth spot for most of the ALCS. … Avila hit .303 with an .876 OPS after the All-Star break, but he had to dig out of a deep hole thanks to a .177 average and 67 strikeouts in the first half. … The Tigers hired Jeff Cox as a baserunning consultant to make them more active on the basepaths, but did not have a single player reach double-digits in steals, and they were not particularly efficient advancing on base hits, either.
Biggest surprise: It was not Scherzer's success that was a surprise, but the degree of it. Scherzer had a chance to become the first 20-1 pitcher since Roger Clemens in 2001. Only Verlander had a lower WHIP ratio among AL pitchers over the last nine years than Scherzer's 0.97 mark. Scherzer basically took over Verlander's status as the nastiest pitcher in the AL, while Verlander spent most of the season working through fastball command issues.
Hitter of the Year: Same as it ever was. Though Cabrera wasn't close to 100 percent down the stretch, and his hitting showed it, he was still the team's best offensive weapon. Between a hip flexor, an abdominal strain and the groin issue, Cabrera was actually hobbled in some shape or form since the end of June, which makes his season -- he still posted a .994 OPS after July 1 -- all the more impressive.
Pitcher of the Year: This isn't as clear-cut as one might think. If wins were Scherzer's only strength, as some initially tried to portray, then Sanchez would have a very good case on the weight of his ERA, strikeout rate, no-hit bid and franchise-record 17-strikeout game. But Scherzer's season was about a lot more than wins, from the low walk and hit totals to an outstanding strikeout-to-walk rate.
Rookie of the Year: Iglesias was with the team for just the final two months of the regular season, plus the playoffs, but his work at shortstop saved the Tigers' fortunes in the division. He also brought a defensive flair Detroit had not seen since at least the days of Alan Trammell. In less than half a season, Iglesias provided the Tigers with their two defensive highlights of the year, from a tumbling throw charging a ground ball in August to his race from the other side of second base into short left field in Game 5 of the ALCS.
Defining moment: Facing a challenge from the upstart Indians, the Tigers went into Cleveland and swept the Tribe in a four-game series in early August that included a go-ahead home run from Avila in the ninth inning of the opener and a tying home run from Cabrera two nights later. They then went into New York and lost two out of three to the Yankees despite Cabrera home runs in all three games, including two off closer Mariano Rivera. They were not consistent, but they were exciting.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.


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Former Camden Town Manager James O. Plumley III has pled guilty to charges of mail fraud and has agreed to repay the state $204,000. Sentencing will take place on Dec. 19.
James O. Plumley III, former town manager for the town of Camden, pled guilty Aug. 22 in United States District Court, District of Delaware, of scheming to defraud the state of Delaware out of more than $200,000 over four years.
Specifically, Plumley admitted his guilt to a charge of mail fraud. His partner in the scheme, William P. Mahon of W.P. Mahon Inc., a Wilmington contractor, also entered a guilty plea.
From facts disclosed at the plea hearing, Plumley was employed at Roofing Resources Inc., in 2004 through 2008 and was responsible for assisting the state's Division of Facilities Management select qualified contractors to repair and maintain roofs at state-owned facilities. Plumley used this position to steer roofing contracts to Mahon. In return and at Plumley's direction, Mahon inflated his project bids by a specified amount, which he later deposited into Plumley's checking account as a kickback after the DFM paid him for the job.
Over the course of the scheme, the FBI was able to identify $204,000 in kickbacks Plumley received from Mahon, money Plumley and Mahon agreed to repay to the state under their plea agreements.
This case was made possible through substantial cooperation by the Camden Police Department – including Chief of Police William E. Bryson and Capt, Gary Melvin – who conducted the initial investigation of Plumley and provided the FBI with a strong foundation for its case here.
A spokeswoman said Plumley will be sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 19.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Shawn A. Weede and Jennifer L. Hall.


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If you decide to go 3D this year, you have a choice to make. Forget about which manufacturer. First, you need to decide between active and passive technology. Whichever you decide, Vutec Corporation will have you covered when it comes to a compatible screen.
The company just announced two different 2D/3D screens. The patented SilverStar 2D/3D-A is perfect for active applications, while the SilverStar 2D/3D-P does passive.
Both screens work with 2D and 3D material, boasting bright colors, high contrast, and wide viewing angles. That's a huge boost when viewing 3D, which has a bad rep when it comes to brightness and off-axis viewing.
Because of the boost, Vutec says the SilverStar 2D/3D-A and 2D/3D-P allow home theater enthusiasts to reduce projector brightness levels, and be more energy efficient.
"We have placed an emphasis on research and development to help improve the advancement of 3D screen technology currently offered," says Howard Sinkoff, Vutec's CEO.
The SilverStar 3D is being offered in both custom and standard sizes, and multi-plexed for large applications. Available in Vision X and Vutec brands, the screen is also available in flat or curved versions. Contact Vutec for additional info and pricing.


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Regarding the role of adiponectin subfractions in renal physiology, circulating HMW adiponectin appears to be elevated in patients with macroalbuminuria and microalbuminuria and the serum HMW adiponectin–UAE association has been reported to be positive ( Komaba et al . 2006 ). Taking into account the relatively low permeability of the glomerular filtration barrier for HMW adiponectin compared with the other subforms of adiponectin, serum HMW adiponectin levels are expected to best reflect the production of adiponectin by adipose tissue. In this aspect, the positive circulating HMW adiponectin–UAE relationship could reflect the compensatory upregulation of adiponectin production in response to albuminuria. Although HMW adiponectin has been proven to mediate predominantly the insulin-sensitising effects of adiponectin, the low permeability of the glomerular filtration barrier for HMW adiponectin indicates that HMW adiponectin may not have considerable renoprotective effects. Further studies are needed to elucidate which is the most biologically active fraction of adiponectin regarding its renoprotective effects.
The above-mentioned pathophysiological interplay between adiponectin and albuminuria can explain the reported renoprotective effects of HDL. Specifically, observational studies have shown that high HDL-C is protective against the development of albuminuria in patients with or without diabetes (
et al
. 2010
). However, causality studies investigating the possible direct influence of HDL on renal function and development of albuminuria are lacking. There is a bidirectional causal relationship between HDL and adiponectin (HDL induces adiponectin production and
vice versa
) recently described by our study group and a well-known positive relationship between HDL-C and circulating adiponectin (
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). Thus, a possible mechanism explaining, at least in part, the prognostic value of high HDL-C against development of albuminuria is that HDL-C may constitute a marker of the renoprotective effects of adiponectin.
Voltage-gated potassium channels Kv1.4 and Kv2.1 undergo subdiffusion in the plasma membrane. (a)Four Kv1.4 representative trajectories obtained by single-particle tracking. (b)Time-averaged MSD (TA-MSD) as a function of lag time Δ for 20 individual Kv1.4 trajectories. (c)Ensemble-averaged time-averaged MSD (EA-TA-MSD) over 1312 Kv1.4 trajectories ( n = 10 cells). (d)EA-TA-MSD averaged over 6,385 Kv2.1 trajectories ( n = 14 cells). The dashed lines in panels (c) and (d) are visual guides for linear behavior (free diffusion), i.e., ⟨ ¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯ δ 2 ( Δ ) ⟩ ∼ Δ . Error bars show the standard deviation. (e)Sketch illustrating the construction of turning angles from a particle trajectory. (f,g) Turning angle distributions for Kv1.4 (10 cells, 1312 trajectories) and Kv2.1 (14 cells, 6385 trajectories). Turning angle distributions are constructed for lag times between 20ms and 1s. (h)Turning angle distributions for fractional Brownian motion simulations with Hurst exponents 0.3 and 0.4. (i)Turning angle distribution for simulations of obstructed diffusion with obstacle concentrations 33% and 41%, i.e., site percolation. (j)MSD averaged over 3114 Δ C 318 trajectories ( n = 5 cells). (k)Turning angle distributions for Kv2.1 and Δ C 318 (5 cells, 3114 trajectories) measured with a lag time of 200ms.Reuse Permissions
Cortical actin transiently confines Kv channels. (a)Trajectories of individual Kv2.1 channels (shown in cyan) overlaid on an actin PALM image (shown in red). The scale bar is 2 μ m . (b)Enlargements of the areas indicated with yellow arrows in panel (a). The scale bar is 500nm. The left trajectory shows confinement in a large compartment, the middle one shows hopping between two compartments, and the right one shows confinement in a nanoscale domain. (c)–(e) Mean-square displacements ⟨ r 2 ⟩ covered by Kv1.4 and Kv2.1 and Δ C 318 channels in 200ms as a function of their maximum distance from the nearest actin feature. Error bars indicate standard errors.Reuse Permissions
Characterizations of actin compartments. (a)Superresolution STORM image of the cortical actin in a HEK cell. The inset shows the conventional TIRF image. The scale bar is 2 μ m . (b)Average cross-section profile of 20 filaments aligned by the center of each line. The red line is a Gaussian fit with standard deviation σ = 20 nm . (c)Watershed segmentation (shown in green) of the boxed area overlaid on the STORM image. (d)Compartments determined by watershed are designated with different colors. Scale bars in panels (c) and (d) are 1 μ m . (e)Distribution of compartment areas for fixed cells (9 cells, n = 2500 compartments). Areas are shown in logarithmic scale, and the red line is a log-normal distribution.Reuse Permissions
Fractality of the cortical actin meshwork. (a)Log-log scatter plot of compartment perimeter vs compartment area. The fitted line corresponds to L = 4.8 A 0.55 (Pearson correlation coefficient ρ = 0.98 in log scales). (b)Representative example of box-counting algorithm in one cell where the exponent yields d f = 1.75 .Reuse Permissions
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This one's hard to predict because of the points scale and a lottery touch, getting in the right breakaway can count for so much. Here's a look at the competition for 2018 with the contenders and what's new with the points scale.
Polka dot : also known as the "King of the Mountains" jersey, points are awarded at the top of categorised climbs and mountain passes, with these graded from the easier 4th category to the hors catégorie climbs which are supposedly so hard they are off the scale. There is an algorithm to measure the climbs but it's subjective too , miniscule hills are elevated to "mountain" status early in the race, later a 5km mountain pass in the Alps isn't worth a single point. Again the rider with the most points wears the jersey. It is sponsored by Carrefour, a supermarket.Polka dot
Points are doubled for the final climb in each of the Stages in the Pyrenees: the Portillon (1st category so 20-16-12-8-4-2 points), the Portet and the Aubisque (both HC so 40-30-24-20-16-12-8-4).
Raider or GC rider? The mix matters because the balance of points early and late in the start tilt the balance between the raiders who go in search of the jersey and the big names going for the overall classification who win points accidentally. It's a difficult balance for the organisers, to reward a rider who goes on an audacious raid but not to give the jersey to someone who manages to pick off the points over two early mountain passes before being caught and dropped; to reward the best climber in the race but via a competition rather than an overall contender collecting the jersey by arithmetic accident on their way to the yellow jersey.Raider or GC rider?
Last year saw the points doubled on the final summit finish on the Izoard, this year's system with three climbs offering a lot of points tilts the competition back towards the GC riders or at least puts them closer in running. Warren Barguil was the model victor last year, going in the breakaways but also able to match and even outclimb the GC contenders and won by a big margin.
Warren Barguil has been invisible, he's not had the results he wanted and starts the Tour de France without great expectations. Yes, that's where he was this time last year only to have a dream race with two stage wins and winning the mountains competition with more than double the points of his nearest rival. Can he do it again? Yes in that he's not going for GC at all and if he's lacked lustre this season then note that while others almost have a second home atop Mount Teide he hadn't even been once on training camp in the mountains until mid-June. Still he seemed to have such great legs last summer that repeating the form, let alone the breakaways and tactical success won't be easy, especially now he's joined Fortuneo-Samsic, a small team that hasn't won a single pro race this year and the pressure is on him to start delivering.
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