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Jean-Léon Gérôme
Pygmalion and Galatea
The Carpet Merchant
The Death of Caesar
Phryne before the Areopagus
Pollice Verso
Pool in a Harem
Prayer in the Mosque
Slave Market in Rome
Interior of a Mosque
Interior of a Mosque by Jean-Léon Gérôme is an oil-on-canvas work which was painted in the late 1890s. The artist travelled during that period to the exotic locations of north Africa and the Middle East.
There was a trend during those days among art lovers of Europe, of collecting paintings of exotic locations. People would view these unfamiliar scenes with awe, becoming lost in a world of mystery and enchantment. The artist understood this trend very well and made the most of his foreign travels to observe and make sketches of exotic scenes in order to reproduce many of the sights he had scenes. His paintings have a haunting quality, drawing in the viewer and making him or her want to learn more about what they're viewing.
This painting is of the interior of a mosque in one of the areas in which the artist has travelled. It has an almost photographic quality. Given the reluctance of the followers of the Islamic faith to have images made, one feels rather curious as to how the artist was able to get away with painting this picture. But when one remembers that he could jot down sketches and reproduce them in a painting later, it makes sense. One feels a sense of looking through a window at the mosque interior scene. We are standing away from that scene, along with the artist and looking through a window which he has thrown open for us.
About a dozen men are standing around, some at prayer and some at ease while being reverential. The painting is currently on view in the Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester University, a private university in New York. It was a gift from Mr and Mrs F. Harper Sibley.
A 19th-century painter and sculptor,Jean-Léon Gérôme belonged to what is now known as the academic school of painting. He actually taught art to students for many years. It is said that he was harsh and critical of his students' work, but he saw this as necessary to prepare them for the trials that lay ahead, as art critics can be harsh on artists who dream of fame and glory. By the time Jean-Léon Gérôme died in 1904, his style was considered old-fashioned. But he left behind a body of work which fascinates in the 21st century. His legacy lives on.
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This week's messages from the angels show continued support, protection and gentleness in the beginning of the week; through the middle of the week, we become more social, with encouragement from the angels to interact with and accept help from others, while the end of the week we're inspired to let go of possessions, situations and relationships that no longer serve us.
February ends with a feeling of wrapping things up in preparation of the amazing things coming in the month of March!
Thanks for joining me for the Weekly Psychic and Angel Card Reading for February 23 - March 1, 2015.


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Billy Boyd
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Birth Place: United Kingdom Profession: actor, musician, bookbinder
Glaswegian Billy Boyd got bitten by the acting bug when he was cast as the Artful Dodger in a school production of the stage musical "Oliver!" at age 11. Although encouraged in his pursuit of the arts by his mother (she enrolled him in amateur dramatics at the Dolphin Arts Centre), he opted to train as a bookbinder when he left school just before his 17th birthday. After a four-year apprenticeship and two more years of actual work, Boyd decided the time had come to pursue his dream of acting. Planning to spend a year in the USA before enrolling in drama school, he learned there were still slots opens at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and went ahead and auditioned. While visiting America, he learned he had been accepted into the three-year diploma program.After graduating, the boyishly handsome Boyd was one of the lucky ones who immediately found work at the Byre Theatre in St. Andrews, playing the title role in the musical "Secret Diary of Adrian Mole" and later "The Slab Boys." He subsequently appeared at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre and the Traverse Theatre in such shows as "Trainspotting," "Widows Alexis" and "An Experienced Woman Gives Advice." A guest appearance as an autistic...
Glaswegian Billy Boyd got bitten by the acting bug when he was cast as the Artful Dodger in a school production of the stage musical "Oliver!" at age 11. Although encouraged in his pursuit of the arts by his mother (she enrolled him in amateur dramatics at the Dolphin Arts Centre), he opted to train as a bookbinder when he left school just before his 17th birthday. After a four-year apprenticeship and two more years of actual work, Boyd decided the time had come to pursue his dream of acting. Planning to spend a year in the USA before enrolling in drama school, he learned there were still slots opens at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and went ahead and auditioned. While visiting America, he learned he had been accepted into the three-year diploma program.
After graduating, the boyishly handsome Boyd was one of the lucky ones who immediately found work at the Byre Theatre in St. Andrews, playing the title role in the musical "Secret Diary of Adrian Mole" and later "The Slab Boys." He subsequently appeared at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre and the Traverse Theatre in such shows as "Trainspotting," "Widows Alexis" and "An Experienced Woman Gives Advice." A guest appearance as an autistic teenager on the popular Scottish series "Taggart" helped to raise his profile a bit. He segued to films with supporting roles in "Urban Ghost Story" (1998; released in Great Britain in 2001) and "Julie and the Cadillacs" (1999). Boyd enjoyed his greatest exposure to date when he landed the role of Peregrin 'Pippin' Took, one of the Hobbits who are entrusted with destroying a magical ring before it falls into the wrong hands in the highly anticipated Peter Jackson-directed version of J.R.R. Tolkein's "The Lord of the Rings." Making three films simultaneously over a two-year period in New Zealand, Boyd was among the many of lesser known performers tapped to play the leading roles. When the first of the trio of movies, "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" opened in December 2001, he found his profile on the rise. Guaranteed exposure over the next two years as the subsequent films -- "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002) and "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003) -- opened, the actor made a surprising career choice by opting to return to his stage roots in the two-hander "The Ballad of Crazy Paola" at the Traverse Theatre. Boyd joined the cast of yet another absorbing, critically hailed adventure film when he took on the supproting role of coxswain Barrett Bonden in director Peter Weir's "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (2003) opposite Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany.
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Bus Could Run You Over, A (2016)
Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy (2013)
Jusqu'à toi (2009)
Stone of Destiny (2008)
Flying Scotsman, The (2006)
On a Clear Day (2005)
Save Angel Hope (2005) Cast
Seed of Chucky (2004)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Barret Bonden, coxswain
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) [Peregrin] Pippin [Took]
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Raised in Glasgow, Scotland
First stage appearance, as the Artful Dodger in a school production of "Oliver!" (date approximate)
Worked as a bookbinder for six years (dates approximate)
Began career acting in Scottish theater in plays like "The Slab Boys" and "Trainspotting"
Appeared in the short "A Soldier's Leap"
Feature film debut in "Urban Ghost Story"
Starred in the stage play "The Ballad of Crazy Paola" at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh
Breakthrough stage role as the hobbit Peregrin 'Pippin' Took in the Peter Jackson-directed adaptation of "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings"
Reprised role of Pippin in "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
Played Pippin in the "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Was the voice of Glen, chucky's offspring in "Seed of Chucky"
Cast opposite Peter Mullan in "On a Clear Day"
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"They love it, which is great. Imagine the horrible life you would have if you were in this movie and the Tolkien fans hated it. They'd be saying, The second son of Argonath would tear your limbs out.Because we want to stay close to the book, we all now have a great knowledge of the book as well. It's not as if we did it half-heartedly."---Boyd about the LOTR Fans EmpireOnline December 2003
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What do you and your team do on your lunch break? At Moirae, we've introduced a reward scheme each month, known as the glorious 'Moirae Massive'.
Each month, names of the entire Moirae team are placed into a hat and two of us are picked out at random. Once picked, we're given a strict budget of £25 to organise and plan something which all the team can enjoy (whilst secretly doubling up as a team-building exercise!) As you can imagine, trying to arrange an activity around everyone's packed schedules, making sure to pick a day when we're all together seems pretty hard to do but not impossible. To make the event all the more interesting, it's kept as a surprise from all but the two organisers until the day itself.
This requires strategic planning, which mostly involves meeting in the kitchen to make coffees allowing the Moirae Massive to be discussed in private. It was Mark and myself who were chosen as the Moirae Massive this month, and we were determined to make it one to remember. There weren't too many good weather days forecasted, but thanks to a bit of luck, the chosen day was set to be a scorcher.
The morning of the day involved a quick trip to the local supermarket to pick up some supplies and we were set. Mark nipped outside just before lunchtime to set up the event, which involved the Moirae Team enjoying a quality barbecue cooked by the finest chef in Doncaster, Young Torrington himself! I brought along my Croquet set and lead everyone in ending the activity with a quality game of Croquet.
On top of it all we managed to hit the budget spot on, without going a penny over!
We're all excited for the next event and cannot wait to see what's in store for us with the next chosen Moirae Massive.


Now that I am out of the consulting game, I want to spend some of my time trying to spread Theory of Constraints Thinking Processes, especially Clouds. Clouds are used for Conflict Resolution. I will probably add a page to my www.leanontoc.com website to cover some basic training. Until then, I'll put up some conflicts in the form of Clouds.
Should be interesting, especially the comments. Realize this is more an exercise of examining conflict than coming up with "THE" solution.
Let's start by showing the training clouds I used in my training class – from Beauty and the Beast. Belle has just run away from the Beasts castle in the woods, when she is attacked by wolves. The Beast suddenly appears, battling and driving off the wolves. He looks at Belle and suddenly collapses from his injuries. Belle finds herself in a conflict — Should she leave the Beast in the woods or take him back to the castle?
Any of the solutions that break parts of the cloud could be used, but Belle choose to break B-D because she has decided that his saving her at great risk to herself should be repaid.
The story changes dramatically if she chooses to break other assumptions. If she left him at the castle, he stays a Beast and she will probably end up unhappily wed to Gaston. She may decided the situation benefits her by demanding a ransom from the servants, or by making demands of Gaston in exchange for the Beast's location. But Belle's decision reinforces her basic nature to do the right thing. She ends up no longer fearing him, and helps him overcome his selfish nature. These changes cause Belle to fall in love with him, and to declare her love just in time to save the Beast and his servants.


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Justia Patents Tuan Quoc Dao Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications
Patents by Inventor Tuan Quoc Dao
Tuan Quoc Dao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
MAGNETICALLY COUPLING RADIO FREQUENCY ANTENNAS
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for using magnetically coupled antennas to enhance receptivity and/or reading range of radio frequency (RF) transaction devices. In some implementations, a method for boosting RF signals includes wirelessly receiving an RF signal from a transaction terminal at a passive antenna. The passive antenna is magnetically coupled to the antenna of a transaction card. The transaction card is inserted in a mobile host device and configured to execute a payment application using user credentials in response to at least a transaction request and transmits at least one transaction response to the transaction terminal based, at least in part, on the executed transaction application and using the antenna either standalone or through the coupled antenna configuration. The RF signal is transmitted to the transaction card using the inductive coupling with the terminal.
Filed: March 23, 2016
Inventors: Deepak Jain, Tuan Quoc Dao
Amplifying radio frequency signals
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for amplifying Radio Frequency (RF) signals. In some implementations, a system includes a first interface, a second interface, secure memory, a user-interface module, a processing module, and am amplification module. The first interface connects to a microSD slot of a mobile host device. The second interface includes an internal antenna for wirelessly communicating with retail terminals. The secure memory stores user credentials and a payment application used to execute financial transactions with the retail terminals. The processing module executes the payment application using the user credentials in response to at least a transaction request received by the RF module and transmits at least one transaction response to the retail terminal based, at least in part, on the executed payment application. The amplification module connected to a lead of the antenna and is configured to amplify at least received RF signals.
Filed: November 10, 2014
Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
Assignee: DeviceFidelity, Inc.
SWITCHING BETWEEN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ANTENNAS
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for switching between internal and external antennas. In some implementations, a system includes an antenna, a connector, and a housing. The antenna is configured to communicate wirelessly transactions with transaction terminals. The connector is connected to the antenna and configured to connect a transaction card to the antenna in response to at least insertion in the housing. The housing enclosing at least a portion of the antenna and at least a portion of the connector and including one or more elements that form an opening for receiving the transaction card. In addition, the housing is substantially rectangular and includes a first portion with a first thickness and a second portion with a second thickness different from the first thickness and at least the thickness of the transaction card.
Wireless communicating radio frequency signals
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for wirelessly communicating Radio Frequency (RF) signals. In some implementations, a microSD payment system includes an antenna element and a card element. The antenna element affixes to a surface of a mobile device and includes antenna for wireless communicating RF signals with retail terminals and a connection to a microSD card element. The card element includes a shape and dimensions approximately equal to a standard microSD card and wirelessly executes transactions with the retail terminals using the antenna of the antenna element.
Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
Inventors: Deepak Jain, Tuan Quoc Dao, Amitaabh Malhotra
Filed: October 5, 2015
Publication date: April 7, 2016
Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
Filed: October 16, 2009
Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
Filed: September 30, 2009
Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
EXECUTING TRANSACTIONS USING MOBILE-DEVICE COVERS
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for updating mobile devices with additional elements. In some implementations, a cover for a mobile device includes side surfaces, a rear surface, a physical interface, and a circuit. The side surfaces and the rear surface are configured to be adjacent at least a portion one or more side surfaces of the mobile phone. The side surfaces and the rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of the mobile device. A first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the mobile phone. The physical interface includes in at least one of the surfaces that receives a memory device external to the mobile device. The circuit connects the physical interface to the connector.
Applicant: DeviceFidelity, Inc.
Filed: April 1, 2011
Wirelessly accessing broadband services using intelligent covers
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for wirelessly accessing broadband services using intelligent covers. In some implementations, a cover for a consumer device includes side surfaces, a rear surface, a physical interface, a circuit, and a broadband service card. The side surfaces and a rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of a consumer device. A first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the consumer device. The circuit connects the physical interface to the connector. The broadband service card connected to the physical interface and accesses a service foreign through the wireless broadband network independent of the consumer device.
Filed: May 25, 2012
Date of Patent: February 19, 2013


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Q: show more details of the person/group in list column I am making an Issue list in Sharepoint 2010, where the issue can be assigned to "Person or Group". I have to show more details of the person(assigned to)eg. Name, Office and phone etc.. in (another column or same column) in the list. By default Sharepoint let us choose only one value in "Show Field".
Could you please point what are the possibilities to accomplish this task.

A: In 2007 I had to do this on a few occasions. My approach was to create additional person/group fields set to display the proper field and use a workflow to copy the person into the other fields. The downfall of this approach is that while the Sharepoint UI might display the department, if you need to use that say in a workflow, it will provide you with the domain\username.
There is a workflow feature on Codeplex that would allow you to query for the user information and then update text fields with the data.
Another option would be to do it with jQuery/SPServices on the new item form that when a user is added, you query for the user properties and store them in hidden fields on your form.

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In rhetoric, paromoiosis is parallelism of sound between the words of two clauses approximately equal in size.  The similarity of sound can occur at the beginning of the clauses, at the end (where it is equivalent to homoioteleuton), in the middle or throughout the clauses.

For example: "Open to gifts and open to words."

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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Acting police chief for Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province has been killed in a Taliban ambush, officials said Wednesday.
Governor's spokesman, Omar Zwak told Pajhwok Afghan News that Abdul Basir, the acting police chief of the district was on way to support Afghan forces in a clash near Lashkargah, the provincial capital when came under Taliban ambush on Tuesday evening.
He said a policeman was also killed and three policemen and two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded in the incident. Eight Taliban fighters also suffered casualties, he said without giving exact figures of dead and wounded.
A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi tweeted that Taliban stormed a police post in Spin Mamoriat area of Nad Ali district on Tuesday night.
However, he did not provide information about casualties.
Nad Ali police chief, Col. Omar Jan Haqmal was killed in a Taliban attack on Saturday.


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Buyer beware: what it really means when something is described as "Brand New"
Written by RKL Lawyers and Consultants in Competition and Consumer Law on 26th March 2012 Views: 5687
Under the Australian Consumer Law and its predecessor, the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ("the TPA"), it is unlawful to make representations in trade or commerce which are "misleading or deceptive".
The Federal Court case, Mercland Investment Group Pty Ltd v Duncalm Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 183, explored the implications of describing something on the market as "brand new" and analysed the circumstances in which vendors are under an obligation to disclose information pertaining to the quality of goods and property.
Mercland Investment Group ("Mercland") entered into a Contract of Sale with Duncalm Pty Ltd ("Duncalm") for the purchase of a parcel of land comprising a petrol station and a variety of fast-food outlets ("the Service Centre").
Before its sale Duncalm engaged engineers to advise on the design of the car parks and driveways. Not all the specifications stipulated in the designs were followed. In fact, inferior materials and construction methods were used to cut down on costs. This made the pavements more susceptible to damage and caused the concrete to break upon pressure.
The decision to construct the car parks and driveways in this way rendered them unsuitable for use by heavy vehicles, despite the fact that truck operators represented the substantial volume of the Service Centre's overall business.
The Information Memorandum ("the Memorandum")
Although Duncalm became aware that areas of the Service Centre had begun to deteriorate, preparations for its sale went ahead. It prepared a Memorandum which was made available to the public. It stipulated, among other things, that the Service Centre:
was "Brand New";
had been "completed in August 2005"; and
was a "major regional truckstop facility".
The Memorandum did not make reference to the original designs of the Service Centre, and did not state that those designs had been departed from. Furthermore, no details regarding the actual construction methods were disclosed, and it was not conveyed that the Service Centre complied with any particular construction standards or specifications.
Prior to the auction, directors of Mercland visited the site to carry out a physical inspection. Although it was evident that the Service Centre contained defects (demonstrated by the concerns expressed by other potential buyers), no enquiries were made as to the quality of its construction and no independent site inspection was arranged.
The Dispute
Mercland purchased the Service Centre in August 2006. It was not long before it discovered that the car park had begun to break up. Mercland alleged that Duncalm had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct, namely because:
they described the Service Centre as "Brand New";
they implied that the Service Centre was fit for its purpose – that is, it was suitable to be used by trucks and other heavy vehicles;
the sale was induced by the silence of Duncalm in failing to inform Mercland that the concrete was breaking up; and
as prospective purchasers, Mercland had a reasonable expectation that it would be told if the original designs had been departed from in such a substantial way.
Duncalm had not engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct in contravention of the TPA. The following findings were made:
The expression, "Brand New", is a "descriptive statement of age" – it is not a warranty of quality. Whilst it may be expected that there could be a connection between the age of something and its performance, this is not always the case. Anything new can be defective as much as anything second-hand can be in perfect working condition. Consider the situation where you purchase a new car and despite it being new, it could break down and need repairs;
Mercland was not paying for anything more than it observed or was stated in the Memorandum. Duncalm did not convey that the Service Centre was in excellent condition. There was no warranty as to the quality of the construction and there was no suggestion, express or implied, that the Service Centre was fit for purpose;
Justice Edmond stated that Mercland was "not a prospective purchaser bidding from afar, ignorant of what was on site and totally reliant on promotional material provided to it". The TPA does not require a party to commercial negotiations to volunteer information that will assist a party of equal bargaining power or competence in making a decision to buy. Strictly speaking, Mercland was an astute investor and failed to exercise the level of prudence that an investor in its position would exercise. Had it made proper enquiries and Duncalm not been honest, such actions would constitute misleading and deceptive conduct; and
It was obvious to all including Mercland that the Service Centre contained faults. What was designed or planned is irrelevant and there was no duty to disclose mere "suggestions". Mercland's decision to purchase the Service Centre was based on its own erroneous assumptions.
The decision in the case is testament to the old expression, "buyer beware". Some words of wisdom for prospective purchasers:
The descriptors, "new" or "brand new", are synonymous with age, not condition;
Where information provided is silent on quality, do not assume the condition or state of repair of the property is satisfactory;
Do not rely on vendors to disclose information that might influence your decision to buy; and
Do some homework – do not be afraid to make enquiries and organize an independent inspection.
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Bethany Larson making splashes in her first two years swimming at Eastside
Bethany Larson has shown major potential in her first two years at Eastside. - photo by Submitted Photo
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Updated: Feb. 19, 2018, 10:22 p.m.
COVINGTON, Ga. — Bethany Larson loves her teammates and the camaraderie she gets with them with time spent in the pool.
But it's when her fellow Eastside swimmers have vacated the water when she's feeling most at home. That has nothing to do with a lack of desire to be around or compete against her squad, but it has everything to do with her having the chance to face her toughest competition — herself.
"Bethany will wait until her lane clears out and she'll use those extra five to 15 minutes to work on her starts or on her turns," said Eastside assistant coach Tom Hanson. "Bethany's work ethic at practice is like no one else's. She's typically the first in the pool and is always the last one out."
Hanson has been coaching high school swimmers for almost 10 years now — more than half of that time has been spent helping build a solid program at Eastside. And as far as competitors go, Hanson says she's among the most fierce he's ever tutored.
"While training for the individual medley, we were working with Bethany on her backstroke to breaststroke turn," Hanson said. "She wasn't satisfied with the speed of it, and when she got home, she got on the internet to find a way to get faster. She found the advanced suicide turn and began working on it before and after practice. This just shows her dedication to the sport."
It's a dedication and tenacity that might elude you if you're looking to find it on her face or hear it in her voice. When talking about her exploits in the pool during her first two years in high school, Larson does it with a shy smile and light tone in her voice — not exactly what you might expect from an aggressive athlete.
But even Larson will tell you not to let her gentile demeanor fool you. She's always been a competitor. Her older brother probably knows better than most.
"I just started swimming, and it became something that really helped me see I could be good at something," Larson said. "I have an older brother, and in the other sports we played, he'd always be better than me, and that's when I discovered I had that competitive side. And when I started swimming, I knew that was something I could be better than him at."
As a sophomore, Bethany Larson has already become one of Eastside's top swimmers, and an athlete others on the team look up to. - photo by Submitted Photo
Now she's got higher aspirations than simply winning the sibling championship. Now that Larson's become competitive in the sport, she's found professionals and Olympians like Katie Lidecki to lock into and glean from from afar.
"She's always breaking records," Larson said. "She's always pushing herself and trying to get better, and that's something I want to see myself do."
And she wants to do it on the highest level, too. Her favorite events are the 100 butterfly and the 200 and 500 free, but she admittedly loathes the 200 IM.
"I was never good at breaststroke," she said. "My kick is always off, so it always throws me way back."
She didn't need to be excellent in the breaststroke in order to pull off what she calls her greatest accomplishment of the season.
"Definitely it was beating Billy Allen in points, because he was the best person on the team this year," she said. "So being able to be up with him this year, being neck and neck with him was really great."
Yet Larson is begrudgingly intent on shoring up here weaker spots, because she has greater aspirations in her view. She says she wants to qualify for state at least once in her remaining two years in high school, and with that individual success, she'd love to see the swim program rise collectively to higher heights.
But she's not bashful about acknowledge that she wants more than just what she can accomplish at the high school level.
"I really like watching the Summer Olympics, because you see a lot of the world records being broken, and that's kind of something I want to do when I get older," she said. "So just watching that helps me believe I can do it too."
So does Hanson.
"She's only limited by what's in her mind," Larson said. "I could see her swimming collegiately, and if she has the ability to put the time in the pool, she can go on up. She can go well above collegiate level. "
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Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits and Accuracy of Genomic Prediction: Coat Colour, Milk-Fat Percentage, and Type in Holstein Cattle as Contrasting Model Traits
Overview of attention for article published in PLoS Genetics, September 2010
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PLoS Genetics, September 2010
Ben J. Hayes, Jennie Pryce, Amanda J. Chamberlain, Phil J. Bowman, Mike E. Goddard
Prediction of genetic merit using dense SNP genotypes can be used for estimation of breeding values for selection of livestock, crops, and forage species; for prediction of disease risk; and for forensics. The accuracy of these genomic predictions depends in part on the genetic architecture of the trait, in particular number of loci affecting the trait and distribution of their effects. Here we investigate the difference among three traits in distribution of effects and the consequences for the accuracy of genomic predictions. Proportion of black coat colour in Holstein cattle was used as one model complex trait. Three loci, KIT, MITF, and a locus on chromosome 8, together explain 24% of the variation of proportion of black. However, a surprisingly large number of loci of small effect are necessary to capture the remaining variation. A second trait, fat concentration in milk, had one locus of large effect and a host of loci with very small effects. Both these distributions of effects were in contrast to that for a third trait, an index of scores for a number of aspects of cow confirmation ("overall type"), which had only loci of small effect. The differences in distribution of effects among the three traits were quantified by estimating the distribution of variance explained by chromosome segments containing 50 SNPs. This approach was taken to account for the imperfect linkage disequilibrium between the SNPs and the QTL affecting the traits. We also show that the accuracy of predicting genetic values is higher for traits with a proportion of large effects (proportion black and fat percentage) than for a trait with no loci of large effect (overall type), provided the method of analysis takes advantage of the distribution of loci effects.
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