This dragon-shaped black energy was able to determine and locate its true enemy!
Juku's complexion rapidly changed and he hurriedly drew backwards. However, that Black Dragon was far too fast. Although its body was only ten feet long, it hurtled through the air like a bolt of black lightning, immediately overtaking Juku!
Juku roared out loud and took out a heavy sword from his spatial ring, slashing down at the approaching Black Dragon phantom.
Juku's cultivation wasn't as high as Duke Fullmoon's, but in terms of talent he was slightly superior. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to obtain a spot in the final trial. As his heavy sword came slashing down, soul force gushed out like a tsunami.
However, that Black Dragon phantom ignored all of this. In rushed into that sea of soul force and split it apart. Not only did the Black Dragon not collapse but it instead swallowed up all of Juku's strength!
For a time, Juku was scared out of his mind. He rapidly touched his spatial ring, taking out a black-red divine runic symbol, but, the Black Dragon phantom was far too fast. Before Juku could activate the divine runic symbol, it had already bitten him!
The Black Dragon phantom turned into countless threads of bloody black energy. It drilled into Juku's ears, nose… every single inch of Juku's body.
Everything that occurred just now had happened in the blink of an eye. The Divine Void Crown Prince's complexion paled; he didn't dare to go forwards!
In this fearful pall, he didn't even dare to take a breath or turn around and escape, lest he alarm that terrifying Black Dragon!
The Divine Void Crown Prince clenched his jaws but he was helpless to do anything. He could only hold his breath and restrain his aura to avoid being detected by the Black Dragon.
After some time, a pile of broken bones, a husk of wrinkled skin, and a divine runic symbol that had just been taken out but not yet used began to scatter down from the air.
Seeing this, Duke Fullmoon couldn't help but shiver. His palms were already slick with a cold sweat. Luckily he hadn't been the one to attempt taking the black spear or his fate wouldn't have been much better; he was only a little stronger than Juku and there was an extremely limited number of things he could have done.
As the Black Dragon phantom in the air ate up all of Juku's essence energy and blood vitality it began to appear increasingly lifelike. It roared out again and again, its cold and grim pupils flashing with a gluttonous light. It stared at the Divine Void Third Crown Prince and Duke Fullmoon.
Caught in the phantom's gaze, Duke Fullmoon and the Divine Void Crown Prince felt as if they had fallen into a sea of ice!
Juku had died and they had only been able to watch helplessly on, not being able to assist him and not being able to run away. With the speed of the Black Dragon phantom that they witnessed with their own eyes, even if they used all of their strength to leave they still wouldn't even be 30% of its speed. They would be overtaken in the blink of an eye!
What they feared the most was the Black Dragon phantom discovering them. And now, as the Black Dragon phantom looked at them they both paled, their minds shaking!
Even so, they didn't dare move a single step!
After the Black Dragon phantom stared at the Divine Void Crown Prince and Duke Fullmoon for a quarter hour, leaving them both drenched with sweat, it turned tail and flew back to the giant rock, fusing back into the Black Dragon Spear and disappearing from sight.
It was only then that the Divine Void Crown Prince and Duke Fullmoon were able to let out a long breath of relief!
It was like all the strength had left their limbs, leaving them wobbly and exhausted. Their clothes were also wet; this experience was no different from suffering through a grueling war. To them, this short quarter hour felt as long as an entire year!
Duke Fullmoon said, his voice shaking as he spoke. When facing a threat of true and unavoidable death, a martial artist's response wasn't much better than that of a mortal.
"What a clever beast! In these past years who knows how many extraordinary elites have been killed by it, their blood nourishing it all this time. It must have consumed an incalculable amount of strength! But, what is strange is that it has clearly discovered us, but even though it desires flesh and blood it still doesn't attack us.
Duke Fullmoon and the Divine Void Crown Prince were considered as people with strong wills. Although they were scared pale and shaking just now, after the danger had passed they were able to quickly calm down and analyze the situation.
"What should we do, give up?" Duke Fullmoon stared at the Black Dragon Spear. Although he wanted this spear, he also knew that he didn't possess the ability to wield it, much less be able to obtain it. He wouldn't be able to use many of the advantages from obtaining the spear, and obtaining it by himself was simply impossible.
Lucky chances always had to be contrasted to their dangers. With this, Duke Fullmoon developed the thought of retreating.
In the middle of the fourth level, two youths had just experienced a thrilling, soul-stirring escape from danger! Just then they had encountered a giant diamond ape!
This giant diamond ape was a ridiculous monster. Even the combined all-out attacks of the two youths weren't able to injure its fur. As for the attacks of the giant diamond ape, just the aftermath alone was enough to shatter the two youths' protective true essence.
Originally, for these two youths to encounter such a disastrous monster, in ten encounters they would die ten times with no hopes of survival. Luckily, the giant diamond ape wasn't the most intelligent of monsters. Just when the two had fallen into hopeless despair, they had used an illusion technique to deceive the giant diamond ape and thus escape this danger.
After fleeing, their bodies had been drenched with a cold sweat and their hands and feet were feeling clammy.
"Big Brother, we're lucky you were smart enough to simulate our appearances with an illusion and use that to lead the monster away. That thing is simply the most terrifying vicious beast I have ever seen!" One of the two youths said as he raggedly gasped for breath.
As the two people were discussing fleeing, they looked at the boundless canopy of trees in front of them. These boundless giant trees pierced into the heavens, making them both feel strangely uncomfortable.
These trees were all massive, and not even 20-30 people would be able to encircle them.
The thick leaves layered over each other and a single leaf was the size of a bathtub. Originally, only a dim light filtered into this land, but walking into that forest would be the same as entering an utterly dark night.
These two youths were a pair of genius brothers that came from an ancient martial family at the far east side of the Asura Road. They had experienced repeated life or death situations to finally arrive at this area in the fourth level.
But, they never imagined that just after escaping one danger, there would always be another perilous danger just waiting around the corner!
At this time, the roar of a vicious beast echoed out from the forest. This terrifying sound, joined together with a horrifying aura, washed out like an endless tidal wave. For a time, all of the nearby plants were sent flying away as the earth shook.
The two youths were also sent tumbling away by this voice and aura. For a time their faces were paper-white and they were at a loss for what to do. There was the giant diamond ape behind them and an unknown danger in front of them. This was truly a calamitous dilemma!
From deep within the forest a terrifying explosion suddenly rang out, followed by the pained howls of giant beasts. It was like a thundercloud was rolling through the dense foliage.
Waves of energy transmitted out from the distance, like a sun was exploding, emitting a blinding light as a torrential torrent of essence energy rocketed to the horizon.
This strength was so great that the two youths felt a tingling feeling creep over their scalp and they nearly slumped to the ground.
The younger brother who spoke was already dripping wet with sweat. As he looked at the forest in front of him that not a single ray of light could penetrate, he felt weak at heart.
Without a doubt, there was a brutal slaughter occurring within the depths of the forest!
The two brothers were at a loss of what to do. After ten breaths of time passed, the battle with the forest began to quiet down. Afterwards, a shadowy figure leapt out from the distant woods, impacting towards the heavens like a meteor! Then, as if this figure had discovered something, it suddenly switched directions in midair and hurtled towards the two brothers!
With an explosive rumbling, this figure crashed in front of the two brothers. The earth beneath them started cracking apart like a spider's web!
Dust scattered in all directions. An astonishing scent of blood filled the air, blasting into the noses of the two youths.
In that moment, standing in front of the two brothers was a man-shaped monster that seemed to have dug its way out from the pits of hell.
This monster stood tall and its hair hung loose. Its entire body was wet with dark red blood and black scales covered its body. These scales were absolutely not some kind of armor, but a part of its body.
It was normally impossible for a person to appear like this.
This man-shaped monster turned its head. Its two pupils were partly blocked by its loose hair, but even then they projected a horrifyingly sharp light.
Looking at these two pupils, the two youths were frightened out of their wits. Without a doubt, they were absolutely no match for this man-shaped monster.
This monster could kill them in but a mere instant.
Just by standing here, they felt as if they would die soon!
The two youths were left dumbfounded. This monster could speak! Moreover, the way it spoke wasn't like a monster!
The younger brother cried out in alarm. As they realized this they were both overjoyed. Looking carefully, they discovered that even though this person was bathed in blood and looked unbelievably fierce, and its body was also covered with scales like a monster's body might be, its face actually seemed quite familiar.
After staring for several breaths of time, the two youths nearly fell over in surprise.
The two of them never would have imagined that this man-shaped monster was Lin Ming!


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Independent Investigations: lessons from the Dyson Report
The Dyson Report ("the Report") has generated much media coverage. In an exercise in journalistic self-flagellation, the BBC has widely reported the trenchant criticisms set out in the Report, together with the BBC's grovelling apologies for the serious failures identified by Lord Dyson.
Martin Bashir's interview of Princess Diana has been dubbed "the interview of the century". The circumstances in which it came into being and the subsequent cover up has proved almost as riveting as the interview.
The Report itself is a fascinating read for anyone engaged in commissioning or conducting internal investigations. Here are a few points of interest:
Terms of reference matter. Lord Dyson specifically identifies a number of issues not addressed in the Report because they fall outside the scope of the Terms of Reference. Those Terms of Reference consisted of 5 specific questions. Interestingly, the Terms of Reference were set by Lord Dyson, and approved by the BBC: they were not unilaterally determined by the organisation commissioning the investigation. Discussing and agreeing the Terms of Reference with the proposed investigator will increase the likelihood of the investigation "working": the questions to be answered need to be clear and unambiguous and capable of being answered.
Important procedural principles were specified and agreed in advance. A "Process Protocol" set out a number of agreed principles by which the investigation would be governed: the independence of the investigator; the thorough examination of the relevant evidence; fair treatment of affected individuals; value for money; and a commitment to the decision being reached with "all due expedition". These principles are likely to be relevant to virtually all internal investigations and provide a useful roadmap for any investigator.
Terms of witness interviews were agreed in advance. Lord Dyson specifically commented in the Report on the degree of cooperation that was forthcoming from interviewed witnesses, none of whom could be compelled to give evidence. No doubt that cooperation was enhanced by the pre-agreed "terms of engagement" (also set out in the Process Protocol). The most important were (a) the provision of at least 5 days' clear notice of the topics Lord Dyson wished to discuss; and (b) notice of potential criticism before publication of the Report to affected individuals so that they had 14 days within which to respond to it (a practice sometimes called "Maxwellisation"). These safeguards – particularly the first – may not be practicable in all investigations but they obviously reduce the scope for unfairness and probably enhance witness cooperation.
Privileged material. The Process Protocol also set out agreed ground rules for privileged material: the BBC would not withhold privileged material from the Investigator but in doing so no wider waiver of privilege was made. Lord Dyson could refer to such material in his Report but the "Investigation Sponsor" might decide whether to redact it prior to publication (at which point the redaction would be explained). The Investigation Sponsor's role was to ensure that the investigator had the facilities and assistance needed to conduct the investigation and to brief the BBC on logistical progress. A separate individual, an "Investigation Respondent", was responsible for advising the BBC in its responses to requests from the Investigator in respect of substantive matters under investigation.
A botched investigation is probably worse than none at all. One of the most damning parts of the Report is Lord Dyson's analysis of the internal investigation carried out by (among others) Lord Hall in 1996. That investigation was intended to be a "full enquiry" designed to "find out the entire truth behind [Martin] Bashir's activities". Yet Lord Hall did not bother to interview Earl Spencer, accepting at face value Mr Bashir's evidence even though it was known that he had lied about the production of bogus bank statements. Lord Dyson is highly critical of that failure ("…. a most serious flaw in the investigation…") and considered at length the reasons given to justify it, which he roundly rejects. Moreover, the interview with Mr Bashir was "woefully ineffective" and the conclusion that Mr Bashir was an honest and honourable man was not one that could reasonably have been reached.
The Report – whose findings have been accepted in full by the BBC – is as impressive a document as you would expect from the former Master of the Rolls. Not many organisations would be able or willing to incur the costs (estimated at "around £1.4 million") associated with such a Rolls Royce investigation but the value of instructing someone of independence, intelligence and integrity to investigate knotty or controversial issues is evident from this exercise.
Daniel Tatton Brown K.C. specialises in employment law. He is experienced in carrying out workplace investigations or determining grievances.
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Installation day . . .
Happiness is a warm sunny Dec 31 day in New England to install my solo show, "Passage . . ." at Galatea Fine Art Gallery in SoWa arts district of Boston. Infinite gratitude to friends, family and the hard working staff of Galatea who have made this journey possible!
Return to grain . . .
Does the world return to grain? Traveling through the medieval walled city of Athenry, Ireland. (Baile Átha an Rí,), I made the journey to this abandoned horse barn and enjoyed a moment of just being still among the objects that were left behind.
In a very basic form, eyes are thought to have first developed in animals around 550 million years ago!
You actually see with your brain, not your eyes. Our eyes function like a camera, capturing light and sending data back to the brain.
You see things upside down - it is your brain which turns the image the right way up.
In a single second, it's possible to blink five times.
You are likely to blink more often when you are talking.
Red-eye in photos is caused by light from the flash bouncing off the capillaries in your eyes.
On average, you will blink approximately 4,200,000 times in a single year.
During a sight test, health conditions including diabetes and high blood pressure can be detected.
Heterochromia refers to a condition where eyes are two different colours.
Newborn babies can see objects about 8-15 inches away most clearly.
Blind people can see their dreams as long as they weren't born blind.
The only cells that survive from the time you are born until death are in your eyes.
We have all have unseen, harmless microscopic creatures living in our eyelashes.
People generally read 25% slower on screen than on paper.
When you read or stare at a computer, you blink less often resulting in tired eyes.
94% of visible premature-aging around the eyes is caused by UV damage.
Reading in dim lighting does not damage your eyes, but it may tire them out.
An ostriches eye is bigger than its brain.
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The Cross of Spancil Hill is Ireland's oldest horse fair and is held once a year on June 23rd. It is one of my favorite places to photograph as the culture is rich, the people are wonderful and the horses are grand!


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Satellites spot US warship mock-ups at apparent China weapons range
by Agence France-Presse
in Navy News
China has built what appear to be full-scale outlines of American warships including an aircraft carrier, satellite imagery showed, possible targets to practice striking some of the most potent US weapons deployed in the Pacific.
The US Navy's carrier battle groups — centered around massive aircraft carriers — are among the most powerful weapons in the American arsenal.
One is deployed with the 7th Fleet in the Pacific, watching over major flashpoint areas such as Taiwan and the South China Sea.
China has been developing anti-ship missiles for years, including ones capable of taking out aircraft carriers.
In satellite images captured last month by Maxar Technologies and sent to AFP on Sunday, huge outlines of American naval vessels were seen in the Taklamakan Desert in China's western Xinjiang region.
They included at least one shaped like an aircraft carrier, and another in the form of a destroyer. One target was seen mounted on a rail transportation system.
The full-scale structures included flat outlines as well as more sophisticated ones with what appeared to be instrumentation poles, according to the US Naval Institute.
"Analysis of historical satellite images shows that the carrier target structure was first built between March and April of 2019," the USNI report said.
"It underwent several rebuilds and was then substantially dismantled in December 2019. The site came back to life in late September of this year and the structure was substantially complete by early October."
The USNI cited intelligence firm AllSource Analysis as saying the area has been used for testing ballistic missiles in the past.
When asked about the images, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Monday that he was "not aware of the situation".
'Unmistakable message'
Beijing is currently on a major arms modernization drive, according to a Pentagon report released last week on the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), with many weapons designed to help neutralize the most important American warships in the event of a regional conflict.
These include the DF-21D missile, which has a range of more than 930 miles (1,500 kilometers), the Pentagon said.
It provides "the capability to conduct long-range precision strikes against ships, including aircraft carriers, out to the Western Pacific from mainland China," the report added.
The Chinese military has deployed these missiles in exercises, in what US Navy Admiral Philip Davidson has described as "an unmistakable message to regional and global audiences".
"Their employment during a large-scale PLA exercise demonstrates the PLA's focus on countering any potential third-party intervention during a regional crisis," he told the US Senate in March this year.
The US Navy regularly conducts operations in the South China Sea and around Taiwan, angering Beijing.
China claims almost the entirety of the disputed waterway and considers Taiwan to be a part of its territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary.
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63% Say they'll Watch Olympics, 43% Plan to Use Live Stream
Public says 'yes' to criminal charges for gymnastics and college officials in wake of Dr. Nassar trial; big pushback on NBA proposal for gambling on basketball.
S. Orange, NJ, February 7, 2018 — The Winter Olympics in South Korea may be 14 time zones removed from the Eastern Time Zone of the US — but 43% of Americans say they plan to watch NBC's live streaming content during the Games, with only 48% saying they did not have such plans.
"That is a healthy number of people turning to devices other than television," noted Rick Gentile, director of the poll, which is sponsored by the Sharkey Institute. "You might call this the breakthrough year for streaming coverage making a big impact."
The poll was conducted January 29-31 with random calls to 706 adults on landlines and cellphones across the country, and has a margin of error of +/- 3.8%.
A big chunk of the country — 63% — say they will watch at least some coverage of the Games, which begin Friday, February 8. That is double those who said "no" (31%) to watching any coverage.
Asked if they would be more likely to buy a product advertising during the Olympics, 87% said it would make no difference, a number that advertising executives would surely debate. Five percent said they were "more likely" and 5% said "less likely" to buy the product.
Big Pushback on NBA Proposal for Gambling on Games in New York State
The Poll also asked people about a proposal from the NBA that would allow gambling on its games in New York State, using hand held devices and kiosks in addition to casinos and racetracks. (The league would receive one percent of all wagers). Asked if the league should be taking such an active role in promoting the legalization of sports gambling, 69% said "no" with only 16% saying "yes," and 14% in the don't know/no opinion category.
But there was a clear age difference in support of wagering. While only 7% of those 45-59 supported the New York State proposal, the number jumped to 19% for those 30-44 and 36 percent for those 18-29.
Criminal Charges for Gymnastics, College Officials in Wake of Dr. Nassar Trial?
A Resounding 'Yes' from the Public
Finally, the Poll asked whether Board members from U.S. Gymnastics Federation and officials at Michigan State University should face criminal charges for not acting on complaints from gymnasts regarding Dr. Larry Nassar, the American public shouted "yes" by 78% to just 6%, with 16% saying "don't know or no opinion."
"We have seen resignations in the wake of the Nassar conviction and sentencing," said Gentile. "But public opinion says more punishment is needed, and this is really an overwhelming statement."
This poll was conducted by telephone January 29-31 among 706 adults in the United States. The Seton Hall Sports Poll is conducted by the Sharkey Institute.
1. A doctor who was employed by the U.S. Gymnastics Federation and practiced medicine at Michigan State University has been convicted of sexually abusing over 100 female gymnasts (including many minors) over a period of decades. As a result, the president and athletic director of Michigan State have resigned as has the entire board of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation. Do you think the gymnastics board members and university officials should face criminal charges for not taking action on the many complaints from victims?
1. Yes 78
2. No 6
3. Don't know/No opinion 16
2. Do you plan on watching any television coverage of the Winter Olympics from South Korea that will begin on Feb. 8?
2. No 31
3. Don't know 6
3. Many of the events during the Olympics will be live streamed by NBC. Do you plan to watch any of the live streaming content?
3. Don't know 10
4. Would you be more likely to buy a product advertised during the Olympics, less likely or does it make no difference?
1. More likely 5
2. Less likely 5
3. No difference 87
5. The NBA has proposed a plan for sports gambling to the NY State Senate that would include the league receiving one percent of all wagers and allow wagering on handheld devices and in kiosks as opposed to just casinos and racetracks. Do you think a professional sports league should be taking such an active role in promoting the legalization of sports gambling?
This entry was posted in Basketball, Gambling, Poll Results and tagged 2018 Winter Olympics, Advertising, Gambling, Live Stream, NBA, Olympics, Seton Hall Sports Poll, Sharkey Institute, South Korea Olympics, Sports Gambling, Sports on Mobile Devices on February 7, 2018 by Michael Ricciardelli.
Seton Hall Poll Takes 'Kneeling' Question to Just NFL Fans, vs. Last Week's 'All Americans'
South Orange, NJ, October 5, 2017 — Statisticians at the Seton Hall Sports Poll dug a little deeper this week, looking at figures reflecting the opinions of people who identified themselves as "fans of the NFL," and separating their responses to the overall responses published last week.
The excision of those results showed that nearly a third – 30% – said they were watching fewer games this season (9% were watching more, 55% about the same), and that 52% of those watching less gave the reason as players protesting the national anthem.
The poll was conducted last week and results covering all Americans were released on September 28. (http://blogs.shu.edu/sportspoll/2017/09/28/84-support-nfl-players-right-to-protest-but-vary-on-how-to-carry-that-out-only-16-say-protesters-should-be-dropped/). The poll numbers for those who said they were NFL fans were not dramatically different from the overall numbers, but still of interest.
As to whether NFL fans agreed or disagreed with the act of protest during the national anthem, 38% agreed with the gesture, (vs. 33% of "all" responders last week), and 45% disagreed with it (vs. 44% of "all responders.").
On President Trump's call for those who kneel to be fired, 28% of NFL fans agree with the President, (exactly even with the result from all Americans), while 55% agree with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that the President's statement were divisive, which was up from the 50% when all Americans were asked.
91% OF NFL FANS STILL PREFER GAMES ON TRADITIONAL TV
(This was not part of last week's release).
The poll also revealed that despite talks of "cord-cutting" and efforts to introduce other devices for fans to follow games, 91% of NFL fans still watch the games on traditional television, with only 4% saying "on computer" and just 1% citing a mobile device.
"If this is the emerging technology for watching live football, it clearly has a long way to go," noted Rick Gentile, Director of the Seton Hall Sports Poll, which is sponsored by The Sharkey Institute.
The poll of 845 adults (on both landline and cellphone) was conducted across the US on Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday of last week. It has a margin of error of 3.4%. 411 of the respondents made up the "fans of the NFL" sample.
ONLY 18% OF AMERICANS SAY THAT ESPN'S JEMELE HILL SHOULD BE FIRED FOR 'WHITE SUPREMACIST' TWEET
Only 18% of Americans believe that ESPN broadcaster Jemele Hill should be fired because of statements she posted on her personal Twitter account, which a White House spokesperson called a "fireable offense." She had called President Trump a "white supremacist."
38% believed that reporters working for media companies should be prohibited from using personal social media accounts to make controversial social or political statements.
68% said Ms. Hill should not be fired; 18% said she should. There was a sharp divide among African-American responders and whites; 84% of African-Americans felt she should not be fired and only 5% said she should. Among whites, it was 65% for not firing her, and 22% for firing her.
"Firing her was obviously considered too severe," noted Gentile. "But her Tweet seems to have opened a dialogue about limits. That could be a healthy thing."
A podcast by Seth Everett interviewing Rick Gentile, can be found at
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The Poll revisited last week's results by separating out the responses from people who identified themselves as NFL fans. The second column shows those results (the first column repeats the results by all respondents:
This season, do you find yourself watching more NFL games, fewer NFL games or about the same amount of NFL games?
More 5% 9
Fewer 29 30
About the same 50 55
Don't know 16 6
(IF "FEWER" ASK QUESTION 2. IF "MORE", "SAME", OR "DON'T KNOW" SKIP
QUESTION 2)
Why have you watched fewer NFL games? Please pick your main reason from the following:The games aren't as good as in past years 3
Too many games on TV 2 3
Too many commercial interruptions 4 4
The players' protests during the national anthem 47 52
Boycotting in support of player protests 6 6
Bothered by danger of head injuries 1 1
Other 21 23
3.Do you generally watch live NFL games on TV, a mobile device or on a computer?
TV 70 91
Mobile device 1 1
Computer 3 4
Don't watch at all 19 4
Don't know 7 1
4. Colin Kaepernick waged a protest last season by kneeling during the national anthem. This year other players have continued the protest by not standing during the playing of the anthem. Do you approve, disapprove or have no opinion about the gesture?
Approve 32 38
Disapprove 44 45
No opinion 22 17
5. Which of the following statements do you agree with most:
I don't support the players' right to protest and believe they should be ordered to stand for the anthem or be dropped from the team if they refuse 16 15
I support the players' right to protest but believe they should stand for the anthem, finding a different way to express their political opinions 49 49
I support the players' right to protest and I think not standing for the anthem is an acceptable way to protest 35 36
6. Colin Kaepernick has not been signed by an NFL team and some say it is because of last year's protest. Do you think he would be signed today if he had not protested or has he not been signed because he's not a good enough player?
Protested 47 57
Not good enough 19 23
Don't know/No opinion 34 20
7. President Trump has called on NFL owners to fire any player who refuses to stand for the national anthem. Commissioner Roger Goodell and several NFL owners have responded that the president's comments were divisive. Whom do you most agree with?
President Trump 28 28
Commissioner Goodell and the owners 50 55
Neither 7 7
Both 2 1
Don't know/No opinion 13 9
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Sports Poll Podcast, with Rick Gentile and Seth Everett 11.21.16
Click below to hear or download a discussion on the findings of the most recent Seton Hall Sports Poll release– featuring veteran sportscaster and analyst Seth Everett with Rick Gentile, Director of the Sports Poll and 10 time Emmy Award winner for his work as Executive Producer and Senior Vice President of CBS Sports.
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National Anthem Protest a 'Turn Off' for NFL Fans; Nearly 20% Watch Games on Mobile Devices or Computers
National Anthem Protest is a 'Turn Off' for NFL Fans, Cited as the Leading Cause for Viewership Falloff
Nearly 20% Occasionally Watch Games on Mobile Devices or Computers
South Orange, NJ, November 21, 2016 – In a year of declining television viewership for NFL games, 23% of Americans say they are watching fewer games, and a quarter of them attribute it to the protests during the playing of the national anthem.
These were the findings of the latest Seton Hall Sports Poll, conducted last week among 913 randomly called adult Americans, on both landlines and cellphones. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.3%.
Of those watching fewer games, the fall off was attributed to:
Protests during the national anthem 25%
Too many commercial interruptions 10%
Match-ups aren't as good 10%
Too many games on TV 8%
More interest in the election 3%
Other (or don't know) 44%
"The anthem protest still seems to resonate most loudly but there clearly are a number of issues negatively affecting viewership," said Rick Gentile, director of the poll, which is sponsored by The Sharkey Institute. "We saw last week that the best remedy is great match ups and great games"
As for San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who began the protests, 50% disapprove of his not choosing to vote in this month's election, with only 14% approving. Among African-Americans, only 30% voiced disapproval, compared to 58% of white respondents.
The poll also tracked viewing habits of fans – of all sports – and found that 22% watched less live sports on TV than in the past; 13% are watching more, and 60% about the same.
Specifically, 17% said they sometimes watched on a computer; 19% said they sometimes watched on a mobile device (like a phone or a tablet), and 83% said they watched on a traditional television set.
As an area of growth, viewing on a mobile device has the greatest increase. Of those watching on a mobile device, 28% are watching more, 15% less, and 55% about the same. Of those watching on a computer, 25% are watching more, 23% less, and 50% about the same. Of those responding "yes" to television sets, 16% are watching more, 20% less, and 63% about the same.
"Television remains by far the biggest aggregator for sports fans," said Gentile. "But nearly 20% of fans do some of their viewing in other ways. We will regularly be tracking these trends."
This poll was conducted by telephone November 14-16 among 913 adults in the United States. The Seton Hall Sports Poll is conducted by the Sharkey Institute.
Media: Media: Marty Appel Public Relations, AppelPR@gmail.com;
Seton Hall Associate Director of Media Relations, Michael Ricciardelli, michael.ricciardelli@shu.edu;
Do you find yourself watching more NFL games, fewer NFL games or about the same amount of NFL games?
Fewer 23
About the same 58
(IF "FEWER" ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTION. IF MORE OR SAME SKIP NEXT
QUESTION)
Why have you watched fewer NFL games? Please pick your main reason from the following.
Match-ups aren't as good 10
Too many games on TV 8
More interested in the election 3
Too many commercial interruptions 10
The protests during the national anthem 25
Colin Kaepernick, the NFL player who sparked the national anthem protests, refused to vote in the recent Presidential Election, also in protest. Do you approve, disapprove or have no opinion about this decision?
Approve 14
Disapprove 50
No Opinion 36
Do you watch more live sports on TV than in the past, less live sports on TV or about the same amount as in the past?
Less 22
How do you watch live sports? On television?
On a mobile device (tablet or phone)?
On a computer?
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Q: Testing process in Laravel application development I'm following TDD technique in my new Laravel project. Thus I have a set of tests which cover my controllers, model classes, services, etc. Most of these tests are HTTP tests, so I stored them in the /tests/Feature directory. Additionally I have few unit tests, which cover quite specific methods, which are not (easily) reachable from the HTTP tests.
If I understand correctly, each HTTP test is a functional tests, because it covers a lot of classes included Controller. Should I in that situation separately create unit tests for each method in my project even if it is already covered by HTTP tests? If yes, what benefit can I take from it.
Thank you in advance for explanations.

A: The philosophy of creating unit tests is to test a small piece of your code, for example, if you have an API, so it only returns the list of 10 recent posts then I guess it's no need to create a unit test for that and it can be covered with writing the functional or HTTP tests. But let's assume you have an endpoint that the user uses that endpoint to upgrade his account from regular type to golden type so he/she can access more posts or videos. There will be definitely a lot of things going on in that endpoint, so yeah you need to write Unit tests in addition to functional tests. Also, one more thing is that when you write functional tests you should see it from the QA perspective, I can categorize it like this
Functional/Http/Feature => [Validation Checks, Response Checks=>[The endpoint throw an error in different situations or return success if all goes well]]
Unit => [Write the test for the small functions that they get called by that endpoint Or write the test for that endpoint and mock everything so you can get what you expect]
Integration => [Write tests for the third party APIs or database persistence or caching persistence that you are using in your application]
So if you have an endpoint and you are writing tests for that endpoint and your functional tests has covered some part of that endpoint logic then I guess it's not necessary to write more unit tests for it.

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Aubrey McClendon's rare-wine collection could fetch $7.6 million
Published: Sept. 17, 2016 at 5:56 p.m. ET
Kevin Helliker
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Deceased Chesapeake CEO's Bordeaux collection to be auctioned
Aubrey McClendon, CEO, chairman, and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy Corp., died in a car crash in March.
In 2001, Aubrey McClendon walked into an Oklahoma City wine shop seeking an education. His growing prominence as chief executive of Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK, +2.69% increasingly placed him at formal dinners where he was handed a wine list and invited to make a selection.
"He didn't know anything about wine, and it upset him," recalls Stan Stack, owner of Beau's Wine Bin & Spirit Shoppe in Oklahoma City.
In the years that followed, McClendon became America's most prolific driller, a billionaire and a world-famous collector of Bordeaux. On Saturday, six months after McClendon died in a fiery single-vehicle crash in Oklahoma City, his wine collection will be sold at auction and is expected to fetch as much as $7.6 million.
"It's a bittersweet thing," says Ben Nelson, president of Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the Chicago-based auctioneer handling the sale. "For a while, Aubrey was the most important wine buyer in America."
Read:Why yield-thirsty investors are now lapping up fine wine
The McClendon collection won't break any financial records. A sale this May by billionaire William Koch drew nearly $22 million, according to Sotheby's. But the McClendon collection stands apart for its share of rare giants, including 17 18-liter melchiors, each the equivalent of 24 regular bottles of wine. "Some of these large bottles, they only made a few of them in any given year," Nelson says.
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The main aim of this site is to showcase the wonderful books I have enjoyed reading. As a result this blog mostly consists of reviews for the books that are right up my street. Therefore any book that I would rate under 3 stars or DNF will not make an appearance (very rare).
Luckily I love most fiction, but especially crime mysteries / thrillers. I also like historical fiction, plus I've been known to wander into the odd dystopian world on occasion. The only genre I'm not too keen on is romance, unless it has a very strong comedy / humour element.
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How to choose a blade
There are many types of Japanese swords that differ by size, shape, field of application and method of manufacture. Some of the more commonly known types of Japanese swords are the katana, wakizashi, odachi, tachi.
Get a blade made of carbon steel if you want to occasionally use it. A sword made from stainless steel is almost for decoration or kitchenware, we have no stainless steel blades. Please make up your own mind on what types of steel best suit your preference (and budget) in a sword. It just depends on what you are looking for in a blade, what you like and your intended usage.
1.What can sword blades be made of?
Followings are the most popular carbon steel blades:
1060 High Carbon Steel Blade:
1060 carbon steel is a fairly basic steel with only Carbon and Manganese added to the Iron, has the lowest practical carbon content of 0.60%. 1060 steel is inexpensive and relatively easy to grind and work with. It offers a great compromise between hardness (edge holding ability) and pliability (strength), so 1060 Carbon Steel swords are very popular.
1095 is sort of the "standard" carbon steel, it is categorized on the basis of 0.95% carbon. 1095 qualifies as a high-carbon hardened steel. It offers the highest carbon content, it yields the sharpest edge. Toughness, hardness and durability make 1095 steel the most-popular choice for swords. 1095 Carbon steel is very HARD - and unless it is properly heat treated, this hardness can sometimes be problematic when used on harder targets. When tempered properly, 1095 steel is great for swords as when it is clay tempered.
9260 Spring Steel Blade:
9260 Spring Steel (also called Silicon Manganese Steel) consists of 2% silicon content, giving it an even more dramatic resilience against lateral bends and allowing it to spring back to true even after being bent almost to 90 degrees. The 9260 spring steel has a significantly increased fatigue resistance compared to its nearest similar standard 1060 carbon steel. 9260 has the capability to be a harder blade, the incredibly crafted blade that has both strength and flexibility makes a high-quality katana sword.
Folded Steel Blade:
A folded steel blade is typically made from high carbon steel. The difference is that its process is the folding of the steel, where the swords are made by repeatedly heating, hammering and folding the metal. Our folded steel blade is folded 13 times creating 8192 layers. Folded steel makes the blade a better cutter and more durable.
Clay Tempered Blade:
Clay-Tempered is the process of using clay to insulate the parts of the metal that you want softened so that when the sword is heated and quenched, they cool more slowly. The edge of the blade still retains more of its hardness than the rest of the sword because of the clay-tempering process that it went through. You can actually see the difference in hard and soft metal because there is a visible temper line on the blade, also called the hamon (beautiful curves), there are numerous styles of hamon . Clay treatment has to be operated by professional to be efficient. The end result is an incredibly crafted blade that has both strength and flexibility, which is the hallmark of a high-quality sword.
Hazuya Polishing Blade:
Hazuya is a specific stone to bring up hamon, the stone is very fine and soft against the steel. The work is done to get mirror-like surface on shinogi-ji and edge. Hazuya polish is usually considered a more honest polish for inspecting the blade's tempering process.
Kobuse Blade (Folded steel+1095 steel):
It is constructed of two different kinds of steel, the 1095 core steel and the outer folded steel, where the core steel is wrapped with the outer steel, the core steel is harder than the outer steel. Both high carbon steels work together and the end result is a sword designed for high performance cutting. This modern day production uses the same production methods used to forge the renowned Japanese samurai swords of times past.
2. What styles in shape of blades?
There are a variety of shapes of Japanese sword blades, kissaki (points) and blade backs (mune). Some of the most common of shown below.
• Shinogi-Zukuri Blade Shape
• Unokubi-Zukuri Blade Shape
• KIRIHA ZUKURI Blade
• Sakabato (reverse-edged blade)
• Chu-kissaki (medium)
• O-kissaki (long)
• KO-kissaki (short)
Blood groove allows for a lighter blade and audible feedback when swung, no hi blade is to enhance the strength and cutting power of a sword. The choice of blade shape comes down to personal preference, with generally a choice of carved, straight. Most people choose carved katana blade, but you should use whatever feels most favorite for you. There are no rules the shape of the blade or the bloode grooves, so you can customize or choose one to your own perferences.
Swords are extremely dangerous and should be handled and displayed with extreme caution. Normally functional swords come with blades that are sharpened, it is a real weapon. Be sure to confirm with the manufacturer in advance or have a note when place an order. If you're concerned about safety or use for a training, leave the blades dull.
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Make a Ken sword with a two-edged blade. The blade's gotta be straight AND symmetrical. Make it a Ryo-shinogi-zukuri.
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15 May 07:57:33 PM
Make a full-tang European style sword that's sharp, straight, AND strong. It's gotta have the one-handed ricasso that's long enough ta serve as an addition grip (like the ricassos on Zweihanders, but no spikes on this blade), the 6-sided hexagonal blade section, the symmetrical sharp edges, the sharp point, AND the downturned quillons that're swept to the blade's direction. The tripartite guard, the handle, AND the pommel could be gold-plated. Give the winged crossguard just 2 red gems. The gems SHOULD be in the middle o' the guard, one red gem in the middle on both sides. The blade's gotta be 9260 high carbon steel. The blade's gotta be colored with the light blue color, like sky blue. The blade's gotta be 21 inches long. The handle's gotta be be 9.5 inches long. The scabbard could have the lion motif. The downturned quillons could be the same as the Master Sword's quillons. Don't make the sword too heavy. It's gotta be more manageable.


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Institutional Dynamics > Astronomers do, in fact, see UFOs, and a growing minority thinks that they ought to be seriously studied. > The Atlantic: "When a Harvard Professor Talks About Aliens: News about extraterrestrial life sounds better coming from an expert at a high-prestige institution."
The Atlantic: "When a Harvard Professor Talks About Aliens: News about extraterrestrial life sounds better coming from an expert at a high-prestige institution."
Marina Koren. (2019). When a Harvard Professor Talks About Aliens: News about extraterrestrial life sounds better coming from an expert at a high-prestige institution. The Atlantic.
Astrophysicists usually don't get chased by reporters, but that's what happened to Avi Loeb last November.
They bombarded Loeb's phone lines. They showed up at his office with television crews. One of them even followed him home and confronted him at the front door, demanding Loeb answer a question.
"Do you believe that extraterrestrial intelligence exists?"
Days earlier, Loeb had published a new research paper in an astrophysics journal. Scientists publish thousands of research papers every year in journals big and small, prestigious and obscure. Usually, aside from some basic coverage by science journalists, these papers attract little public attention. But Loeb's latest work covered a topic that is historically very attention-getting: aliens.
'Oumuamua is the first interstellar object astronomers have seen in our solar system
The subject of the paper was a mysterious space rock known as 'Oumuamua. When it was discovered in October 2017, the rock was the talk of the astronomy community. 'Oumuamua is the first interstellar object astronomers have seen in our solar system; it did not originate here, but likely traveled for billions and billions of years, past countless other stars, before reaching our own. Telescopes caught it just after it sped past the sun. They can't see it anymore, but 'Oumuamua is still going. Eventually, it will cross the edge of our solar system and into interstellar space, again.
The leading hypothesis among astronomers is that 'Oumuamua is an odd-looking comet, a remnant of another solar system that was kicked out by natural forces and sent barreling through the cosmos.
Loeb offered a different explanation: 'Oumuamua could be a probe that was deliberately sent to the solar system by an alien civilization.
It's no surprise that news of Loeb's theory took off. The detection of extraterrestrial beings, whether they're the wrinkly ET kind or the teeny microbial type, would most significant scientific discoveries in human history. The thought of finding sapient life beyond Earth, of learning that we are not alone, is exhilarating and disorienting. The suggestion that it might actually have happened is doubly so.
But there's another reason the paper was so widely covered: Loeb is a tenured Harvard professor.
"If this was some random astronomer that you had never heard of from, say, Equatorial Guinea, you probably wouldn't write a story on it," says Bryan Gaensler, the director of the University of Toronto's Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, and a former colleague of Loeb's at Harvard. "There's a lot of astronomers that have outlandish ideas, and most of them aren't taken seriously by the community, and most of the time the media don't really give attention to them."
Loeb has two decades' worth of experience and is well regarded in the field. But that background doesn't come up in the new stories. Harvard does.
Loeb even looks the part of someone you'd believe about, well, an extraterrestrial spaceship zooming past Earth. Bespectacled, with a neat haircut, Loeb is the antithesis of the History Channel's disheveled, wild-haired man-turned-meme, who mentioned aliens one too many times. If both men approached you on the street and told you aliens existed, which one would you believe?
Several astronomers I spoke with echoed Gaensler's sentiments. So did Loeb himself. He recognizes that his name-brand employer likely attracted the news organizations—and probably primed their readers to trust him.
"It's not just affiliation; it's the fact that I'm chair of the astronomy department [at Harvard]," Loeb said. He rattled off a series of other legitimizing titles: director of the Institute for Theory and Computation; founding director of the Black Hole Initiative; chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies; chair of the scientific committee for the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative.
Coming from an expert at a high-prestige institution, with credentials in the relevant field, news of an encounter with extraterrestrial life would be more believable to most people, says Michael Varnum, a psychology professor at Arizona State University. Varnum studies a very niche and very relevant topic: how the public might react to the news of an alien discovery.
The prestige effect is magnified, too, "if the evidence or arguments are technical enough that it is not easy for laypeople to understand or evaluate them," he says. The journalists who cover Loeb make him seem even more trustworthy. "Part of what reinforces that credibility is coverage in news outlets with reputations for serious journalism," Varnum says.
Loeb, pleasantly surprised by the media reaction, has leaned into the press interest. He has given dozens of interviews to a variety of news organizations since his paper was published in November, from The Verge to The New Yorker.
Some astronomers, however, wish he'd stop.
"'Oumuamua was exciting, but I'm getting a little frustrated," says Karen Meech, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, and one of the people who discovered the interstellar object. "Now it just won't die."
Meech, you might have guessed, doesn't buy Loeb's theory.
'Oumuamua is unlike anything else astronomers have seen in the solar system. It doesn't orbit the sun, like everything else around here. It has an extremely elongated shape. It's moving very fast, and even seemed to accelerate as it sped through our part of the solar system.
But many astronomers, including those who discovered 'Oumuamua, say that these features can be attributed to natural phenomena. That acceleration, for instance, could have been caused by icy particles of comet melting in the sun's warmth.
Astronomers also checked 'Oumuamua for signs that it came from a technologically advanced alien civilization. (I use "checked" loosely here, because the best way to truly determine where 'Oumuamua came from is to chase after it with a spacecraft, which modern technology can't do.) In December 2017, the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, one of the world's most powerful radio observatories, tuned toward 'Oumuamua and listened for faint radio transmissions. The idea to do it came from Loeb himself. The telescope didn't detect anything.
The alien option is the least likely explanation, as history has shown, but it's always on the table.
"That doesn't necessarily prove anything, of course," says Seth Shostak, an astronomer at the SETI Institute. "The fact that we didn't pick up transmissions doesn't rule out the possibility that ['Oumuamua] could be something directed here."
It's not the suggestion of alien origins that bugs Meech and other astronomers. When faced with puzzling cosmic phenomena, astronomers must explore myriad possibilities, including extraterrestrial ones. The alien option is the least likely explanation, as history has shown, but it's always on the table.
What bothers them is how Loeb has presented this potential explanation to the press. Unlike in his paper, which hedges with many a "may" and "might," the astrophysicist sounds certain in news stories. In The Verge: "I cannot think of another explanation for the peculiar acceleration of 'Oumuamua." In The New Yorker: "It is much more likely that it is being made by artificial means, by a technological civilization." To me, in a recent interview: "In my mind, it's not speculative at all."
"It doesn't look identical to things we would see in our solar system, but why should you expect that if it's coming from elsewhere?" Meech says. "We would all love to have discoveries of aliens, but if you're going to go down that route, you have to have ironclad evidence."
Loeb says that the peculiarities of 'Oumuamua are evidence. In his view,
The acceleration could be a result of 'Oumuamua, an artificial probe, taking advantage of free solar energy for an extra push.
Loeb and his colleagues at Breakthrough Starshot, a million-dollar project, are trying to develop such technology, known as lightsails, to send to the star nearest our own. He resists the suggestion that his work is unscientific speculation and says public discussion of potential explanations—all of them—gives laypeople a real-time look at the scientific process.
"Very often scientists say, Let's not communicate to the public; let's talk among ourselves," he said. "They build this ivory tower, don't explain what they're doing, and then they come out with a statement once they know the answer."
Some astronomers are grateful for Loeb's approach, even if they're wary of his certainty. "He is using tenure and his stature the way we all imagine it's supposed to be used: As a shield so that he can explore potentially unpopular research avenues without fear of retribution or ostracism," Jason Wright, an astronomer at Pennsylvania State University, wrote in a recent blog post. "We all imagine that's what we would do in his position (I hope!) but too often it ends up just being a club to get junior scientists to conform to one's vision for what 'proper' science looks like and what 'good' problems are."
Wright proposed a controversial theory of his own in 2015, when telescopes detected a strange clump of matter orbiting a nearby star. He and his fellow scientists suggested that the material could be megastructures built by an advanced civilization. A few years later, the same scientists concluded that the megastructures were likely just cosmic dust.
"History is on the side of skepticism when it comes to this stuff," Shostak says. Scientists who do think we could be closer to discovering extraterrestrial life worry that breathless news coverage of weird cosmic phenomena could negatively affect the reception of the real deal—whenever that comes along.
"If and when we do find extraterrestrials—and I think there's a real chance that we might detect some sort of life, intelligent or not, in the next decade or two—we're going to have a 'boy who cried wolf' problem," says Gaensler, the University of Toronto astronomer. "The people who find real evidence of this are probably not going to get the credit they deserve, because we've heard this all before."
In popular culture, Earth's first encounters with extraterrestrial life are unequivocal. One moment, we're alone; the next, we can't deny the existence of aliens. But in reality, the first evidence of alien life—like the early evidence in many scientific breakthroughs—could look much less certain. If there's one lesson from this story, it's that the public's willingness to get excited about it might depend on where the people who first discover aliens work. An Ivy League affiliation wouldn't hurt.


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Apple may be planning to launch a new product called 'AirTags' that would help you find lost items like keys or wallets — here's everything we know so far
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Apple may be working on a new gadget to help you find misplaced items using your iPhone
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A-weeping and wailing with many a sigh.
"Pray tell me the cause of your trouble and pain."
"Johnny Murphy, kind sir, was my true lover's name."
That calm summer evening young Johnny was slain.
With pale anxious faces they haste to the mine.
Three-hundred-and-ten young miners were slain.
Shed a tear for the victims who're laid to their rest.


As a producer whose first productions were drum and bass records, Kieran Lomax aka Komon has never lacked in energy as he's evolved with releases on Aus, Hype LTD, and Apple Pips, remaining UK-centric with a bold, sturdy quality. His Splice EP brings together three richly textured productions rife with scuttling drums and glowing tones. "Yeah" kicks things off with field recordings and other-worldly FX ducking under a sharp, forthright kick. "Lo Output" then rolls out loose-limbed drums and finger clicks alongside warped and panned atmospherics before the distinctly eyes-down pads of "Splice Boundary" beautifully interweave.


What a fantastic Easter day it has been here at the bed and breakfast and all across Western Michigan and the lakefront. Warm temps, calm and sunshine all made for a great spring day in this area of the country today. Never mind that we have rain in the forecast for the week ahead (which is pretty typical for spring weather in Michigan), for today the weather has been just fine. So Happy Easter to all of our former and future bed and breakfast guests and to anyone reading this blog.


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El fenoma (en inglés, phenome) es el conjunto completo de fenotipos expresados en una célula, tejido, órgano, organismo o especie. Aquí el concepto de fenotipo debe interpretarse en un sentido muy amplio, es decir, como el conjunto de características observables de un organismo, ya sean morfológicas, bioquímicas, fisiológicas o conductuales, y que abarca incluso características moleculares como los perfiles de expresión génica en respuesta a señales ambientales. El fenoma sería, así, el resultado de la medición sistemática de todos los factores que contribuyen a cada fenotipo, incluidos los rasgos cualitativos y cuantitativos. Se trata, por tanto, de un término que engloba los resultados físicos y químicos medibles de las interacciones entre los genes y los entornos medioambientales experimentados por los seres vivos. En cierto modo resulta muy similar a lo que ocurre en organizaciones como gobiernos y empresas, las cuales se centran en los resultados más que en cada una de las actividades en sí mismas.

El término fenoma fue utilizado por primera vez por Bernard Davis en 1949, como "la suma total de las porciones extragénicas, no autorreproductoras de la célula, ya sean citoplásmicas o nucleares. El fenoma sería la base material del fenotipo, así como el genoma es la base material del genotipo". Más adelante, este vocablo aparece en la literatura en 1989, introducido por Michael Conrad y Mateen Rizki en un contexto de modelización bioinformática de sistemas evolutivos, según el cual un organismo está constituido por un genoma, un fenoma y un mapa (de desarrollo) que conecta ambos. El uso del término fenoma en el sentido del conjunto medible de todos los fenotipos de un organismo, al que se le ha conferido realmente una mayor importancia hasta hoy, no surgió sino hasta 1995, introducido por Richard Strohman, y recibió un mayor empuje gracias a la propuesta de un Proyecto Fenoma Humano en 2003. El concepto de fenoma se ha vuelto cada vez más común en la literatura durante las décadas de los 2000s y 2010s, con aplicaciones a una variedad de organismos cada vez más amplia.

El fenoma contempla, así, el fenotipo en un sentido global, como el estatus de un organismo resultante de las interacciones entre genes, medio ambiente, enfermedad, mecanismos moleculares y azar. Empero, aunque el término fenoma lleva siendo utilizado durante muchos años, la distinción entre el uso de fenoma y fenotipo es problemática. En este contexto, la mera definición de lo que un fenotipo concreto abarca ya resulta difícil, y en última instancia se suele considerar simplemente como un cambio en la apariencia, es decir, una desviación del llamado tipo silvestre, considerado como un individuo promedio, y por lo tanto hipotético, de cada especie. No obstante, dado que los datos fenotípicos pueden abarcar cualquier característica observable de un organismo, pueden representar la descripción de una enfermedad, la caracterización de una mutación natural, o el resultado de un estudio de inactivación o sobreexpresión de genes, llevado a cabo a nivel clínico, celular o molecular. En algunos casos, incluso los resultados de estudios de micromatrices de expresión están siendo etiquetados como "fenotipo". La implementación de las llamadas historias clínicas electrónicas añaden aún un nuevo grado de complejidad al concepto.

La investigación sistemática del fenoma se denomina fenómica. De acuerdo con las dificultades conceptuales expuestas, una tarea principal de este campo, relativamente nuevo, consiste en aclarar lo que en términos prácticos constituye un fenotipo, y luego delinear los diferentes componentes fenotípicos que componen el fenoma. Dado que los fenotipos, al igual que los genotipos, pueden por definición variar entre individuos, es esta variabilidad lo que la fenómica persigue comprender. Los enfoques fenómicos requieren recopilar información fenotípica, de cualquier individuo, a toda una serie de niveles distintos de resolución (moléculas, células, tejidos y organismos completos), para después determinar cómo estas características pueden estudiarse de forma conjunta de cara a obtener información útil o un beneficio. Todas las características fenotípicas representan la expresión de genotipos particulares combinados con los efectos de influencias ambientales específicas. Si bien ya existe un enorme esfuerzo centrado en identificar la base genotípica de la variación fenotípica, aún se sabe relativamente poco sobre cómo integrar este esfuerzo con la investigación de las influencias ambientales sobre los fenotipos.

La creación de bases de datos fenotípicas integrales brinda una gran oportunidad para caracterizar el fenoma, especialmente cuando se le considera como la representación fenotípica completa de la especie. A su vez, debe existir una discusión amplia, no solo sobre cómo definir fenotipos, sino también sobre las características fenotípicas a incluir (y excluir) en las bases de datos de fenomas. Existe ya un interés considerable en aplicar enfoques fenómicos a un amplia gama de problemas biológicos, con aplicaciones crecientes fundamentalmente en la medicina personalizada y la industria agrícola. Así, numerosas compañías de biociencias e instituciones están aplicando enfoques fenómicos para identificar la base genética de conjuntos de enfermedades concretas. Por otra parte, las herramientas y técnicas fenómicas están allanando el camino para aprovechar la potencialidad de los recursos genómicos en la mejora genética de las plantas de cultivo, existiendo con este fin plataformas avanzadas de fenotipado integrado de alto rendimiento. Otras áreas de aplicación de esta disciplina son la industria farmacéutica, la ingeniería metabólica y la biología evolutiva, por citar algunos ejemplos.

Desde el año 2000 está en marcha un proyecto fenoma del ratón (Base de Datos del Fenoma del Ratón), reforzado por la facilidad de realizar múltiples ensayos fenotípicos simultáneamente sobre un solo animal, la factibilidad de controlar factores ambientales que contribuyen a los fenotipos, la oportunidad de generar nuevos fenotipos mediante mutagénesis y la disponibilidad de infinidad de genomas de ratón completos secuenciados. Otros vertebrados modelo en los cuales se están llevando a cabo proyectos fenoma son el pez cebra (Proyecto Mutación del Pez Cebra) y el perro (Proyecto Fenoma Canino).

Fenoma humano
El fenoma humano, en un sentido muy amplio, se define como el conjunto completo de todas las características humanas. En un sentido más restringido, al igual que los términos genoma y proteoma hacen alusión al conjunto de todos los genes y proteínas de un individuo, respectivamente, el fenoma representaría la suma total de sus rasgos fenotípicos3. Ejemplos de estos últimos en nuestra especie son el color de la piel, el color de los ojos (iris), la estatura o características específicas de la personalidad. Delinear la composición del fenoma implica dos tareas principales: catalogar las características fenotípicas y determinar las correlaciones entre combinaciones de dichas características. Estas últimas van desde macro- a microescalas, desde la apariencia externa hasta las funciones internas, desde las características bioquímicas hasta el comportamiento psicológico, etc. Las combinaciones correlacionadas de características constituyen rasgos, y existen numerosas formas diferentes de combinarlas. La investigación genética en humanos se ha centrado hasta la fecha en solo algunas de las más evidentes, principalmente el diagnóstico de enfermedades.

Aunque cualquier fenotipo de un organismo determinado está basado en su genotipo, la expresión fenotípica puede verse influida por influencias ambientales, mutaciones y la variación genética, incluidos los polimorfismos de un solo nucleótido (SNPs), o una combinación de estos factores. Además, debe tenerse en cuenta que el fenoma de un individuo es dinámico, cambiando en respuesta a diversas influencias externas, tales como alimentos y aditivos alimentarios, medicamentos, toxinas y contaminantes. El estilo de vida y el medio ambiente, por lo tanto, juegan un papel importante en la determinación del fenoma de una persona o de cualquier ser vivo.

Un fenoma humano, en una representación muy simplificada, puede venir definido por un mapa de calor. Este se genera situando un conjunto de características fenotípicas a lo largo de un eje, X en este caso, y una serie de clases fenotípicas o enfermedades en el eje Y. Por ejemplo, en la figura adjunta E1 a E7 representan siete enfermedades fenotípicamente relacionadas, y las letras A a J son características asociadas a los fenotipos en estos trastornos. Los colores del mapa obedecen a un gradiente de blanco a rojo oscuro, de acuerdo con la menor a mayor intensidad o prevalencia de cada característica en comparación con un rango de referencia (blanco = característica ausente; rojo oscuro = muy intensa o prevalente; rojo claro = intensidad promedio o normal). Según los patrones mostrados, los trastornos E1 y E3 parecerían similares, E1 y E5 compartirían algunas similitudes, y E1 y E7 serían enfermedades diferentes. Una evaluación más rigurosa del fenotipo ayudaría a seleccionar sujetos para un estudio de asociación de casos y controles, o para definir mejor los trastornos subyacentes.

El estudio del fenoma humano ha adquirido hoy día un interés y dimensión globales. Pretende el análisis de todo el conjunto de características humanas (fenotipos) a medida que cambian en respuesta a mutaciones genéticas e influencias ambientales. Implica, con este fin, medir y caracterizar sistemáticamente las características internas y externas de cada individuo, desde el nivel micro al macro. Utiliza para ello tecnología de macromedición (de análisis fenotípico a gran escala) combinada con métodos de minería de big data para describir la relación a escalas múltiples entre genotipos, fenotipos y medio ambiente. Se pretende con ello construir un mapa de conocimiento a gran escala, altamente complejo y dinámico, del fenoma humano. Frente al nuevo paradigma de la investigación en ciencias de la vida, la investigación del fenoma humano en el mundo todavía se lleva a cabo en centros que funcionan esencialmente de forma independiente. Es necesario establecer un sistema internacional estandarizado en el campo del fenoma humano para facilitar lo que será una nueva revolución en la investigación biomédica humana, con un enorme potencial de mercado y un sinfín de aplicaciones clínicas. En este contexto, la disponibilidad de conjuntos completos de datos fenoma-genoma fomentará nuevas estrategias para identificar variantes asociadas a enfermedades que complementarán, más que sustituirán, los enfoques tradicionales de mapeo de genes mórbidos. Existe ya, no obstante, un Proyecto Fenoma Humano Internacional (IHPP) actualmente en gestación, que se espera genere enormes conjuntos de datos análogos a los derivados del Proyecto Genoma Humano. Los métodos de agrupamiento (clustering) permitirán identificar grupos de individuos cuyas características fenotípicas sean más similares entre sí que a las de otros en los bancos de datos fenómicos. A estas características se les podrá determinar su asociación con genotipos de genoma completo o podrán utilizarse para desarrollar estrategias de tratamientos de enfermedades diferenciados y más personalizados.

Bases de datos
Contienen una gran cantidad de información disponible sobre fenotipos humanos las siguientes bases de datos:

 Archivo Europeo de Genomas-Fenomas (EGA)
 Ontología del Fenotipo Humano (HPO)
 Fenomizador (Phenomizer)
 Base de Datos de Genes y Fenotipos (GenAtlas)
 Herencia Mendeliana en el Hombre Online (OMIM)
 Base de Datos de Mutaciones en Genes Humanos (HGMD)
 Base de Conocimiento sobre Farmacogenómica (PharmGKB)

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Genética
Genética humana
Biomedicina
Biotecnología
Biología computacional


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Luca Guadagnino and Trent Reznor on the Americana Influences that Shaped the Music of 'Bones and All'
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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have established themselves as some of Hollywood's most versatile composers, with work ranging from intense David Fincher scores to the whimsical music of Pixar's "Soul." But for their latest project, Luca Guadagnino's cannibal romance "Bones and All," the two men went in yet another different musical direction. The score focuses on acoustic music inspired by classic songs from the American heartland, seeking to underscore the film's nuanced themes rather than overpower them.
In a new exclusive featurette, courtesy of MGM, Reznor, Ross, and Guadagnino opened up about the influences that went into crafting the film's unique sound.
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