L2 Underground

Lineage 2 News

  • Ferritin is used for iron storage in bloom-forming marine pennate diatoms Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:54AMPrimary productivity in 30|[ndash]|40% of the world|[rsquo]|s oceans is limited by availability of the micronutrient iron. Regions with chronically low iron concentrations are sporadically pulsed with new iron inputs by way of dust or lateral advection from continental margins. Addition of iron to surface waters in these areas induces massive phytoplankton blooms dominated primarily by pennate ...
  • A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:54AMThe human distal gut harbours a vast ensemble of microbes (the microbiota) that provide important metabolic capabilities, including the ability to extract energy from otherwise indigestible dietary polysaccharides. Studies of a few unrelated, healthy adults have revealed substantial diversity in their gut communities, as measured by sequencing 16S rRNA genes, yet how this diversity relates to ...
  • Prominin 1 marks intestinal stem cells that are susceptible to neoplastic transformation Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:52AMCancer stem cells are remarkably similar to normal stem cells: both self-renew, are multipotent and express common surface markers, for example, prominin 1 (PROM1, also called CD133). What remains unclear is whether cancer stem cells are the direct progeny of mutated stem cells or more mature cells that reacquire stem cell properties during tumour formation. Answering this question will require ...
  • Crystal, china maker Waterford Wedgwood collapses Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:27AMLONDON (AP) — Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the maker of classic china and crystal, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after attempts to restructure the struggling business or find a buyer failed.
  • Reviewer-recommended reads Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:51PMOtago Daily Times book reviewers consider releases from the past 12 months - and even further back - and offer some reading suggestions. A new book from Adam Nicolson is always an event.
  • Food For Thought Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:31PM’Tis the season of goodwill! I love this season. The time where William Regal is at his heelish best. Winning Intercontinental title, some time on commentary and generally providing me with entertainment; Regal’s done it all and he’s done it all well. This is the season of goodwill.
  • BodyVox gets a new space and the community confronts a paradox Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:14PMBodyVox understands opportunity, and they have the money to seize it
  • 800 descendants of Jamak clan come together Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 5:01PMFOR the first time in the family’s lengthy history, more than 800 descendants of Jamak and Aminah came together for a long awaited family reunion.
  • Sound Advice | My Hit Parade from 2008 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:29PMHere are 5 recordings that made my hit parade in 2008. 1. Nukariik: “Inuit Throat Singing & Drumming” (Canadian Council For the Arts) Hailing from Kangiqsualujjuaq, Nunavik, in northern Quebec, the Inuit throat-singing sound of sisters Karin and Kathy Kettler is a thoroughly bizarre listening experience. They don’t even sound like human beings; they sound like mythical beasts that have come to ...
  • Sound Advice | My Hit Parade from 2008 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 10:48AMHere are 5 recordings that made my hit parade in 2008. 1. Nukariik: “Inuit Throat Singing & Drumming” (Canadian Council For the Arts) Hailing from Kangiqsualujjuaq, Nunavik, in northern Quebec, the Inuit throat-singing sound of sisters Karin and Kathy Kettler is a thoroughly bizarre listening experience.
  • Seven Ways to Reduce IT Costs with Master Data Management Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:23AMInformation Technology managers are facing a dilemma given the current economic climate — despite budget cuts, companies do not expect reductions in the service levels provided by IT to the business.
  • Art exhibits: Area Museums and Galleries Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:07AMOpenings this week ...
  • Spotlight just fine with Sanchez Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 3:01AMLOS ANGELES — It’s hard to imagine anyone would seek out this kind of pressure. The constant comparisons. The unreasonably high expectations. The celebrity status and perpetual spotlight that comes with the job.
  • Big cats traced to Asia, not America Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 10:42AM A nearly complete skull of a primitive cheetah that sprinted about in China more than 2 million years ago suggests the agile cats originated in the Old World rather than in the Americas.
  • Kennedy says bid a call to service Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 2:43AMShe defends her reasons to seek a seat in the Senate.
  • Teeners, US-based players to the fore Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 3:40PMMANILA, Philippines—The Philippines is ready to leave its Davis Cup woes behind with two homegrown teenaged sensations and a pair of United States-based players with Filipino lineage expected to beef up the national team next year.
  • Webster man nabbed in stock scheme Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 2:42PM “To borrow a line from ‘Animal House,’ ‘The rules lost.’” — U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid
  • Douglas Dispatch Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 1:22PMWhen was the first Christmas card sent? Why do we kiss under the mistletoe? Learn the origins of Christmas and fun facts about some of our favorite christmas traditions and symbols.
  • Art exhibits: Area museum and gallery listings Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 2:16AMNew exhibits ...
  • For unto you a child is born Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:22AMAnd it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
  • Encyclopedia of Mridangam launched Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 1:02AMEven as a toddler he used to drum his fingers on every object that produced a pleasing sound. His grandmother gifted him with his first percussive instrument, a khanjira! Wondering whom we are talking about?
  • The Christmas story Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 12:38AMLuke 2 1) And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
  • For unto us, a child is born Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 11:14PMAnd it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
  • On earth peace, goodwill toward men Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 11:02PMBehold, good tidings of great joy.
  • The Christmas Story Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 10:28PM The Christmas Story as written in Luke, Chapter 2.
  • The birth of Christ Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 8:09PMAnd it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
  • The birth of Jesus Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 7:26PMAnd it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world sho ...
  • Despite administrative error, U.S. Army interpreter becomes citizen Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 5:21PMIt was barely light a few weeks ago when the man and his wife came to Newark, anticipating a gift this Christmas. He had just returned 12 hours earlier from his second tour of duty in Iraq and carried with...
  • High society investor committed suicide after $2.4bn loss Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 5:11PMNEW YORK - He was a distinguished investor who traced his lineage to the French aristocracy, hobnobbed with members of European high society and sailed around the world on fancy yachts.
  • Madoff Scandal Takes Grisly Turn Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 3:00PMHe was a distinguished investor who hobnobbed with members of high society and sailed around the world on fancy yachts. But after losing more than $1 billion to Bernard Madoff, Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet killed himself.
  • Send to Friend Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 10:17AMAnd it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
  • Luke 2:1-20 Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 7:12AMAnd it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed (and [...]
  • Investor who lost $1.4B to Madoff kills himself Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 6:41AMNEW YORK (AP) — He was a distinguished investor who traced his lineage to the French aristocracy, hobnobbed with members of European high society and sailed around the world on fancy yachts.
  • Christmas story Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 2:08AMIt is a simple story, but the birth in a stable 2,000 years ago changed the world. On this Christmas Eve, the story is told again from the Holy Bible (the Gospel according to St. Luke, Chapter 2):
  • The long march to Bethlehem Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:06AMHere we go, again. In Bethlehem Township in Pennsylvania, there are protests over the fact that the local government is not providing any money for homeless shelters. Local churches, which should be proving the relief, are among the protesters.
  • The year that was Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 10:25PMWhat was music to the ears of EG writers this year?
  • Recall the reason for this season Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 1:54PMAnd it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
  • The Advent of the King Kenneth S. Hemphill Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 1:22PMNASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Have you ever thought what it might have been like to live in the time of kings and queens and knights? We know little of what it is like to live under a monarchy or "rule of a king" except through history books, novels and popular movies.
  • European Commission Grants VIDAZA® Full Marketing Authorization for the Treatment of Patients with Higher-Risk ... Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 11:09AM BOUDRY, Switzerland----Celgene International Sàrl : First and Only Epigenetic Cancer Therapy Proven to Significantly Extend Survival for Patients with Intermediate-2 and Higher-Risk MDS and AML First Approved Therapy Effective across Broad Range of MDS Subgroups, as well as Acute Myeloid Leukaemia with 20-30 percent Blasts and Multi-Lineage Dysplasia, as Classified by the World Health ...
  • One World, Many Minds: Intelligence in the Animal Kingdom Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 8:40AM We were talking about politics. My housemate, an English professor, opined that certain politicians were thinking with their reptilian brains when they threatened military action against Iran. Many people believe that a component of the human brain inherited from reptilian ancestors is responsible for our species’ aggression, ritual behaviors and territoriality. One of the most common ...
  • A Christmas Blessing Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 4:07PMI was about to read my Bible. The Lord said to read the Christmas story in Luke 2:1-7. "And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed...And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
  • Native Stories, Our Stories: Indian education effort breaks new ground Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 2:47AMLAME DEER — Bisco Spotted Wolf’s grandfather was a Cheyenne war chief at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
  • Knox freshman a shooter from down under Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 1:16AM Ben Wetherbee may come from a country 9,200 miles away that fascinates us with unique wildlife, awesome-looking weather, talented actors and where people drive on the other side of the road, but he’s got a basketball style with a strong American influence. Consider his lineage and it should be no surprise. Although Wetherbee was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, his dad, Jim is an ...
  • Popular Tags Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 2:48PMWar in Congo has again been splashed across world headlines and the same old clichés about violence and suffering are repackaged and rebroadcast as “news.”
  • Armagh woman crafts quilts for family gifts Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 2:03PMLeora Cramer, 88, of Armagh who has a fixed income but a large family, addressed the challenge of finding affordable Christmas gifts with a thrifty and thoughtful solution---making handmade quilts.
  • Union Bank of California Changes Its Name to Union Bank Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 8:00AM SAN FRANCISCO----UnionBanCal Corporation announced that effective today its primary subsidiary, Union Bank of California, N.A., has legally changed its name to Union Bank, N.A. The name of the bank holding company, UnionBanCal Corporation, will not change.
  • SUMO-Specific Protease 2 Is Essential For Modulating P53-Mdm2 In Development Of Trophoblast Stem Cell Niches And ... Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 7:15AMSUMO-specific protease 2 (SENP2) modifies proteins by removing SUMO from its substrates. Although SUMO-specific proteases are known to reverse sumoylation in many defined systems, their importance in mammalian development and pathogenesis remains largely elusive. The authors report that SENP2 is highly expressed in trophoblast cells that are required for placentation.
  • Espineli wants to don RP colors Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 8:08PMGeno Espineli is willing to represent the Philippines in international competitions.
  • WWE News: Is Sim Snuka Joining The Legacy?, ECW Main Event Announced, SmackDown Bests The CW Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 7:16PMWWE News: Is Sim Snuka Joining The Legacy?, ECW Main Event Announced, SmackDown Bests The CW Submitted by Daniel Pena on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 8:06 PM EST
  • The year of the worm? Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 6:35PMThe earthworm is finally inching its way into the genomic age.