Empirical Esthetics: 18 Outstanding Images That Celebrate the Beauty Revealed by Science [Slide Show]

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Czech "Science Is Beautiful" photo and illustration competition explores the wondrous worlds discovered via scientific investigation

By Daisy Yuhas ?| June 29, 2012

Life is filled with unexpected moments of beauty, something those on a lab bench know just as well as any poet. The third annual Science Is Beautiful competition at Charles University in Prague allowed students and faculty to share these moments through photographs, digital imagery and illustration.

"What is beautiful about science?" asked Bohuslav Ga?, dean of the university's Faculty of Science, which organized the competition, during his introductory speech at the exhibition of winning entries. "Two things: the enchantment in the discovery of the unknown and the delight in the elegance of ideas and shapes. The last one we can fully perceive in the present exhibition."

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The contest, which debuted in 2009, aims to share science's esthetic with the general public, raising awareness of the marvels scientists encounter daily. The winning entries cross disciplines, setting mathematical models and crustacean anatomy side by side. Each image blurs the distinction between art and science, from a da Vinci?esque painting of a fetus in utero, to a photograph of magnified mineral surface with a palette that would have pleased Kandinsky.

The competition received 281 entries, and jurists included a number of prominent Czech scientists and artists, including a singer?songwriter-cum-dragonfly-photographer as well as the founder of the Digital Imaging Laboratory of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. In addition, the general public could comment on and rate entries online to elect a people's choice winner, which was announced alongside the jury's selections.

Winners could place in one of four categories: scientific microphotography, scientific photography, scientific illustration or virtual nature. In addition, the jury chose a grand prize?winner who received 12,000 Czech crowns.

The jury announced winners of the 2011 competition on December 14, 2011. This past May, the Czech edition of Scientific American shared a selection of winners and other outstanding entries. You can see more images from 2011 and previous years at the competition's Web site (in Czech).

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PFT: Bruschi would pick title over Hall any day

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The NFLPA continues to believe that the supposed smoking gun in the bounty case is neither smoking nor a gun.

The league insists that the notorious sideline video from the 2009 NFC title game proves that former Saints defensive end Anthony Hargrove said, ?Bobby, give me my money? after learning that Vikings quarterback Brett Favre may have suffered a broken leg.

NFLPA outside counsel Richard Smith tells Tim Rohan of the New York Times that a voice recognition expert has concluded Hargrove?s voice doesn?t match the voice on the tape.? The expert also said that Hargrove?s lips aren?t visible when the key phrase is uttered (it didn?t take an expert for that), and that the first word uttered wasn?t ?Bobby? but the product of a player and a coach speaking at the same time.

That last point seems like a stretch.? And it?s also irrelevant.? It doesn?t matter whether Hargrove says ?Bobby?; it matters whether he said ?give me my money.?? Trying too hard to prove that he didn?t say ?Bobby? invites the same kind of scrutiny the league has encountered by trying too hard to prove that Hargrove said ?give me my money.?

And the league continues to try too hard to prove that Hargrove said ?give me my money.?

The NFL?s stubbornness serves only to fuel the NFLPA?s belief that the investigation has failed to get to the truth.? Smith calls the interpretation of the Hargrove video ?my best piece of evidence because it calls into question the thoroughness, the accuracy and veracity of the NFL?s investigation and their statements.?

The league nevertheless continues to insist that Hargrove is the person who said ?give me my money,? with no apparent effort to have an expert analyze the voices captured by the NFL Films microphones.

?It?s just unfathomable to me that the NFL would simply rely on their naked eye and their ears to determine if a player has said something,? Smith said.

And so, while there seems to be evidence of a pay-for-performance program that rewarded players for applying clean, legal hits that forced opponents to leave a given game temporarily or otherwise, the pieces of proof that have become public have permitted the NFLPA to pounce on actual or perceived defects.

?Anything that we have tested, been able to test, like the videotape, is crumbling,? Smith said.

It?s hard to know whether the entire case would crumble under scrutiny, because the league has refused to give Smith access to coach Sean Payton, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, all of the documents generated by the investigation, and the statements of everyone interviewed by the league.

And that?s unfortunate.? The league is convinced the Saints used a bounty program.? Every piece of evidence that the league either has leaked or released exhibits very real flaws.? By not allowing the NFLPA to see the rest of the evidence, it?s impossible to know whether it?s flawed, too.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/for-bruschi-choice-between-super-bowl-ring-and-hof-is-a-no-brainer/related/

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Lakers shore up defense at NBA draft

The Lakers' desire to become more of the stout defensive team that Mike Brown is used to coaching could be seen in their two second-round draft picks Thursday night.

The Lakers bought the 55th overall pick from Dallas to take guard Darius Johnson-Odom. He is only 6-foot-2, the major drawback, but he's 215 pounds and strong enough to compete right away at the NBA level.

He averaged 18.3 points and just 2.7 assists for Marquette as a senior -- similar to his numbers as a junior (15.8 points, 2.4 assists) -- and he has a very good left-handed outside shot. Marquette went 24-5 last season. As a sophomore, he was already the team's Defensive Player of the Year.

But if Johnson-Odom can't play point guard, it will be tricky for the Lakers to figure out how to get him on the court to guard people. The Lakers in the second round last year took offensive-minded Andrew Goudelock, a 6-3 shooting guard who plays a little point guard, last season -- in addition to a true point guard in Darius Morris.

In a new business world where the Lakers don't have the salary-cap exceptions to throw at free agents or the money overall to spend as they once did, they are looking for more ways to add talent.They think they did that by buying the pick to get Johnson-Odom. He could be likened to ex-Laker Derek Fisher in his strong physique, left-handed shot and winning history except Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak described Johnson-Odom as ridiculously athletic.Johnson-Odom said he has been compared to James Harden despite Harden's height advantage. Johnson-Odom also has the middle name Earvin, which he said his mom gave him because of Lakers legend Earvin Magic Johnson.I wouldn't tell my dad this, but I think she kinda liked him, Johnson-Odom said.Kupchak said the Lakers viewed Johnson-Odom as someone who should go in the top 30 or 40 of the draft -- about the range where a team would expect a draftee is more likely than not to make the roster. Johnson-Odom conceded he lacks polished point-guard skills and traditional shooting-guard height, but he said: I always find a way to win.Johnson-Odom could carve a niche for himself with the Lakers as an energetic defender with spot-up shooting skills. He said he has underrated pick-and-roll skills and hopes to be someone that brings energy off the bench.

With the 60th and final pick in the draft, the Lakers took Robert Sacre, a center from Gonzaga. He is 7-foot and 260 pounds and could make a defensive contribution also.

Sacre was the 2012 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 1.4 blocks, 6.3 rebounds and 11.6 points -- with enough shooting touch to make 82.3 percent of his free throws. As a junior, his averages were 1.9 blocks, 6.3 rebounds and 12.5 points.

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5:30 PM: A McEachern (Georgia) High School football, track & girls' basketball assistant coach has been arrested on charges of having a sexual relationship with a female student.

5:15 PM: Georgia Bulldogs RB Isaiah Crowell has been dismissed from the team following his arrest on weapons charges early Friday.

5:00 PM: Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz has reportedly agreed to a new multi-year contract extension.

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4:30 PM: A 15-year-old Ethiopian boy who took part in the Olympic torch relay in England has gone missing from his hotel in Nottingham.

4:15 PM: From The Onion: "Bill Simmons Releases 2,000-Page Book Exploring How F***ing Clever He Is"

4:00 PM: Texas A&M freshman QB Johnny Manziel was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct & using a fake ID after being involved in a fight in College Station early Friday morning.

3:45 PM: The Arizona Republic reports that Diamondbacks TV play-by-play guy Daron Sutton was suspended for wearing suits instead of polo shirts with the D-Backs' logo during broadcasts.

3:30 PM: Former L.A. Kings coach Terry Murray, who was fired during the season before the Kings won the Stanley Cup, has been hired as coach of the AHL's Adirondack Phantoms.

3:15 PM: The Washington Post reports a volunteer at the AT&T National golf tournament suffered cuts to his arteries on both sides of his neck when he drove a golf cart into a nylon rope that separated the course from the fans' area.

3:00 PM: The San Antonio Express-News reports Texas A&M has chosen Eric Hyman as its new athletic director. Hyman had spent the past seven years as AD at South Carolina.

2:45 PM: Arizona Diamondbacks rookie pitcher Trevor Bauer wanted to keep the ball from his first MLB career pitch, but he threw it to the Atlanta Braves dugout instead.

2:30 PM: Miami Heat guard Mike Miller is auctioning off his Florida house to the highest bidder with no minimum price: "There's risks with everything but that's my nature. The way I play basketball is the same way I do business, and that's aggressive."

2:15 PM: A 91-year-old grandmother of 10 & great-grandmother of 15 snagged a foul ball during a recent San Jose Giants minor league game.

2:00 PM: Being booed by the Prudential Center crowd to start last night's NBA Draft, David Stern reacts by holding his hand to his ear a la Hulk Hogan.

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CWN - June 05, 2012

The president of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas has issued a statement defending Sister Margaret Farley and her book, Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics.

In a notification published June 4, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith stated that the 2006 book is ?in direct contradiction with Catholic teaching in the field of sexual morality ? Among the many errors and ambiguities of this book are its positions on masturbation, homosexual acts, homosexual unions, the indissolubility of marriage, and the problem of divorce and remarriage.?

?Sister Margaret Farley, RSM, is a highly respected and valued member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas,? said Sister Patricia McDermott, the order?s president. ?I know that I speak for our membership in expressing our profound regret that a Notification has been issued.?

?Sister Margaret has given witness to the highest quality of academic work and compassionate presence,? Sister McDermott continued. ?She assiduously attempts to present the Catholic tradition as formative of her own rich experience while recognizing the ecumenical audience she often engages. While being faithful to her own faith tradition and commitments, her sensitivity to the varied circumstances, realities and needs of her students is the context she consistently honors.?

?The process initiated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has been lengthy, arduous and extremely difficult,? she added. ?I am deeply saddened that Sister Margaret has had to engage in this process for more than three years and that the Congregation has rendered this Notification concerning the significant pastoral and ethical thinking that are represented in her book, Just Love.?

Two theologians at Jesuit colleges, David Hollenbach of Boston College and Paul Lakeland of Fairfield University, also issued statements in defense of Farley, as did Harold Attridge, a lay Catholic who serves as dean of Yale Divinity School, where Farley is professor emerita.

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