| Michael Pointer: Purdue Q&A
Question: When will the Purdue quarterback actually look off his primary receiver and go through his progressions? From what I saw Saturday, come-heck-or-high-water, Curtis Painter is going to throw to his primary, even if there is a crowd. And, on two of those interceptions, no Boiler receiver was in the area. I haven't seen anyone say that a receiver zigged when he should have zagged. Were those interceptions all on Painter? Quotes from coaches and Painter seem to suggest so. (Mike from Kokomo)
Answer: Mike, I have covered four quarterbacks since I've been on the Purdue beat: Brandon Hance, Kyle Orton, Brandon Kirsch and Painter. (I missed having the pleasure of covering Drew Brees.) I heard that complaint about everyone of them, including Orton, who had 31 touchdown passes and just five interceptions as a starter.
Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' tops charts
Hail to the Thief," the band's 2003 disc, sold 300,000 copies in its first week and eventually sold approximately 1 million copies. Early January is generally considered a slow period in CD sales, but the disparity between "Thief" and "Rainbows" sales was likely due to the earlier digital release. The list price of the hardcopy of "In Rainbows" is $13.98. For the digital release, which was downloadable in a sound quality less than that of CD, fans could pay whatever they wanted, or nothing at all (The download was removed from the band's Web site before the Jan. 1 release). Radiohead also announced Wednesday that it will embark on a North American tour that will take place in two segments, one before and one after a planned European tour. Dates and venues will later be announced. Following Radiohead on the charts was Alicia Keys, whose "As I Am" sold 112,000 copies in its eighth week of release, and Mary J.
Arsenal, Man United extend advantage on top
LONDON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal and Manchester United opened up a gap at the top of the English Premier League, each with a 1-0 win on Sunday. Arsenal defeated Chelsea for the first time since February 2004 to reclaim top spot in 40 points. Manchester United had moved above them after winning 1-0 at Liverpool earlier in the day but William Gallas' header ensured Gunners' win and one point edge over United. Chelsea stay third on 34 points, followed by Manchester City (33) and Liverpool, who remain fifth with 30 points after the defeat. Gallas took full advantage of an astonishing blunder by Petr Cech to punish his former club, who traded him in acrimonious circumstances as part of the deal that took Ashley Cole to Stamford Bridge.
ANDREA MELENDEZ The Des Moines Register
Men take an average of 45 seconds to empty their bladders while women require 79 seconds.
Earwax dries up and forms little balls that fall out when we yawn, chew or swallow.
If you collected your dead skin your whole life, you'd have enough to fill about eight 5-pound flour bags.
More than 100 million microorganisms live in your mouth.
Sneezes can shoot out your nose at 100 mph.
Your nostrils take turns inhaling, about three to four hours at a time.
A vial of ancient Egyptian zit cream was found in King Tut's tomb.
The scientific name for stomach growls is "borborygmi."
A dung beetle can bury 1,000 pounds of cow droppings a year.
A fly can carry 1.25 million bacteria and any of 100 diseases.
Source: Des Moines Register. .
Massive reanalysis of genome data solves case of the lethal genes
It is better to be looked over than overlooked, Mae West supposedly said. These are words of wisdom for genome data-miners of today. Data that goes unnoticed, despite its widespread availability, can reveal extraordinary insights to the discerning eye. Such is the case of a systematic analysis by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) of the massive backlog of microbial genome sequences from the public databases. .
Earl R. Stadtman, 88; Revered Biochemist, Mentor at NIH
Earl R. Stadtman, 88; Revered Biochemist, Mentor at NIH By Yvonne Shinhoster LambWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, January 13, 2008; C08
Earl R. Stadtman, 88, a preeminent scientist at the National Institutes of Health whose research contributed to the understanding of the role of free radicals other reactive oxygen species in diseases, aging and cell signaling, died Jan. 7 of a heart attack at his home in Derwood. In his 57 years at NIH, Dr. Stadtman gained a reputation as a "chemist's chemist" and one of the great biochemists of the 20th century. Revered as a mentor, he taught more than 100 scientists who became major contributors to the advancement of biomedicine. Among his proteges, 10 were members in the National Academy of Sciences, several others became prominent in industry, and two received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Stress, addiction linked to chromosome packaging
Researchers have long been aware that the brain can permanently alter its activity in response to repeated exposures to a stimulus. This process underlies everything from the helpful ability to form associations (stove tops with harm, for example) to debilitating changes, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. New work published in a recent edition of Neuron has identified the molecular basis of this process in two significant cases: repeated use of drugs, and chronic stress and anxiety. The work focused on a structure of the brain called the nucleus accumbens (NAcc). We've discussed the NAcc before, as it plays a role in reward and pleasure evaluation, and is active in the interpretation of everything from the placebo effect to finding a bargain while shopping. In this case, the researchers were interested in the NAcc because it is also thought to be involved in the diminished rewards obtained from a dose of a drug following its chronic use.
Mystery shrouds death of 32-year-old woman
A 32-year-old woman allegedly ended her life at her Sector 23 residence this here evening. The police has booked her husband, his father, mother and elder sister on allegation of abetment to suicide and subjecting a woman to cruelty on the basis of a complaint filed by the victims father. The police said Mr Ramji, the victims father in his complaint alleged that his son-in-law, Bajinder, his father Laxmi Chand, mother Shanti Arya and elder sister Dolly were harassing his daughter for more dowry. The victim, Dimple Arya, a mother of two boys, was rushed to the PGI in serious condition with 80 per cent burns. She succumbed to her injuries there. The police said she was not in a condition to give a statement. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, in charge of the Sector 22 police post, Mr Dilsher Singh Chandel, said: We initially received a call that a cylinder had burst in a house, but spot inspection showed otherwise.
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