The name (from Greek etos, “year”) is suggestive of the wind’s regular recurrence. The wind is of such significance to human activities that the ancient Greeks announced its expected beginning in the marketplaces. An extreme example of its constancy is at Cairo, where July winds blow from the northwest, north, or northeast 98 percent of the time.
The etesian wind, which reaches maximum intensity in the early afternoon and may cease during the night, is part of the general inflow of air toward a low-pressure area usually centred over northwestern India in summer. The wind is actually a dry monsoon wind since it is rainless and not accompanied by high relative humidity. It is not replaced in winter by a steady drift from the opposite direction, and thus the term monsoon is not generally used to describe this wind.
Similar wind regimes and climates, called etesian climates and characterized by dry summers and rainy winters, are present in California, Chile, South Africa, and southwestern Australia.
National Signing Day 2009: TCU. TCU head coach Gary Patterson and the Horned Frog football program released a list of 2009 TCU football signees.
Josh Boyce (WR, 5-11, 175, Copperas Cove, Texas; Copperas Cove HS) – Honorable-mention all-state his senior year
Tanner Brock (LB, 6-3, 210, Copperas Cove, Texas; Copperas Cove HS) – A three-time first-team all-state selection
Ray Burns (DL, 6-1, 285, New Boston, Texas; Maud HS) – District 17-A Most Valuable Player
Kenny Cain (LB, 6-1, 200, River Ridge, La.; John Curtis Christian School) – A member of The Times-Picayune Top 25 Blue Chip List
James Dunbar (DL, 6-5, 290, New Boston, Texas; Maud HS) – Honorable-mention all-state as a defensive lineman his senior year
Ty Horn (C, 6-5, 295, McGregor, Texas; Midway HS) – Ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 78 player in the state
Bryant House (DL, 6-4, 255, Maud, Texas; Maud HS) – Named a second-team all-state selection at defensive end
Justin Isadore (LB, 5-11, 210, Beaumont, Texas; Ozen HS) – Ranked by Rivals.com as the fifth-best linebacker in Texas and the No. 51 player in the state
Waymon James (TB, 5-8, 203, Sherman, Texas; Sherman HS) – A four-star recruit by Rivals.com
Stansly Maponga (DT, 6-2, 240, Carrollton, Texas; Hebron HS) – The District 6-5A Defensive Player of the Year
Casey Pachall (QB, 6-5, 194, Brownwood, Texas; Brownwood HS) – A four-star recruit by Rivals.com
Dwight Smith (TB, 5-10, 218, Carthage, Texas; Carthage HS) – The Texas 3A Player of the Year by both the Associated Press and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
Eric Tausch (OL, 6-3, 285, Plano, Texas; Jesuit College Prep) – First-team all-district as a junior and senior
Trent Thomas (S, 6-0, 190, Brenham, Texas; Brenham HS) – An all-state selection at linebacker by the Texas Sports Writers Association and Associated Press Sports Editors
Jurell Thompson (S, 5-11, 200, Wichita Falls, Texas; Rider HS) – A four-star recruit by Rivals.com
Matthew Tucker (TB, 6-1, 210, Tyler, Texas; Chapel Hill HS) – Ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 90 player in the state
Michael Venson (CB, 5-10, 170, Katy, Texas; Morton Ranch HS) – First-team all-district at running back and all-purpose
Malcolm Williams (S, 5-11, 205, Athens, Texas; South Grand Prairie HS: Trinity Valley CC) – A four-star recruit by Rivals.com
Sherman Jarvis Jones (February 10, 1935 – February 21, 2007) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who went on to a career in Kansas politics. Born in Winton, North Carolina, Jones played from 1960 to 1962 for the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets. He appeared in one game of the 1961 World Series for the Reds against the New York Yankees. Used primarily in relief, Jones posted a career record of 2 wins and 6 losses, with 53 strikeouts and a 4.73 earned run average in 48 games. After leaving baseball, he served in the Kansas City Police Department for 22 years. Jones was later elected to the Kansas Legislature from Wyandotte County, serving in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 1992 and in the Senate until 2001. He died at age 72 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations has constituted a three-member commission to investigate the Benazir Bhutto’s slaying, state TV reported Wednesday.
The announcement was made by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon while he met with President Asif Ali Zardari here in Islamabad on Wednesday.
While President Zardari thanked the UN chief for this decision, he also hoped the committee would soon unearth the culprits involved in the heinous crime.
UN chief said, Ms. Bhutto’s assassination was a condemnable misdeed and it saddened the international community. He termed the probe to be conducted by UN committee utterly necessary for the people and the government of Pakistan.
President Zardari on the occasion said, the committee would soon unveil the B.B’s assassins and hoped to capture those who financed the assassination plot besides those who put the plot into practice.
Three-member UN Committee includes representatives from Sweden, South Africa and Indonesia while committee would be provided direct access to all pre-existing evidences and concerned departments.
Pakistan would pay its part of $5 million to finance the probe while the remaining money would be collected by friends of Pakistan in UNO.
The Miss Washington Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Mandy is a senior and ASB president at Hazen High School in Renton. She is also founder of a nonprofit company, The Difference Maker Organization.The Miss Teen USA pageant will be held in August 2008.
Washington is one of the more successful states at Miss Teen USA, having placed on six occasions. Their highest placement came in 1985, when Dru Homer placed 2nd runner-up to Kelly Hu of Hawaii. Their most successful decades have been the 1980s and 2000s. The state failed to place in the 1990s.
Washington is the only state where no Teen winner has crossed over and competed at Miss USA.
Results summary
Placements
* Second runner-up: Dru Homer (1985)
* Top 10: Rhonda Monroe (1983), Amy Travis (1989), Megan Munroe (2000), Shannon Hulbert (2001), Jasmine Jorgensen (2003)
Awards
* Miss Photogenic: Anjelie Eldredge (1994)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards at Miss Teen USA Notes
2009 Sadie Porter Selah 17
2008 Mandy Schendel Newcastle 17
2007 Shalane Larango Ridgefield 18 Previously Miss Washington’s Outstanding Teen 2005 (Second runner up at Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2005 pageant). First Miss America’s Outstanding Teen state titleholder to compete in Miss Teen USA.
2006 Kendra Timm Arlington 18
2005 Kaylee Moore Gig Harbor 17
2004 Danielle Jensen Lynnwood 17
2003 Jasmine Jorgensen Spanaway 17 Finalist
2002 Maichal McJunkin
2001 Shannon Hulbert Lake Stevens 17 Semi-finalist
2000 Megan Munroe Monroe 16 Semi-finalist
1999 Dianna Carlson
1998 Amber Lancaster
1997 Emma DeSilets
1996 Emily Ballard
1995 Summer Springer
1994 Anjelie Eldredge Miss Photogenic
1993 Rebecca Vaughn
1992 Kaylee O’Kelley
1991 Elizabeth Lee
1990 Paige Anderson
1989 Amy Travis Semi-finalist
1988 Karen Petre
1987 Johna Sainsbury
1986 Lisa Elliot
1985 Dru Homer 2nd runner-up
1984 Charlene Walters
1983 Rhonda Monroe Semi-finalist
Some of Polk County’s top football players will make their college decisions official today as National Signing Day has arrived again.
Although it could be considered a low-key year for recruiting in Polk County, there are players signing with top BCS programs.
Lake Gibson will have a busy morning, headlined by defensive back Richard “Champ” Lee’s signing with Louisville at 10 a.m. Other Braves who will be signing are defensive lineman Daryl Ash with Presbyterian College, offensive lineman Robert Wallace with Albany State and receiver Leon Woods and linebacker Adarius Glanton with Iowa West.
George Jenkins defensive lineman Xavier Melton will sign with Purdue, and Ridge Community’s Mike James, who already is taking classes at the University of Miami, will sign with the Hurricanes.
Fort Meade will have two players signing – defensive back Treon Howard with Florida Atlantic and kicker Freddy Cortez with Kent.
Lake Wales also will have two signees – defensive lineman/fullback Javaris Sutton (Bethune-Cookman) and receiver/defensive back Ray Grant (Hamline).
Other players around the county include Lakeland linebacker Jordan Jones (Elon), Frostproof linebacker Donald Brown (Marshall) and Mulberry athlete Jamar Reaves (Wofford).
Also, George Jenkins soccer player Kayla Bala will sign with Florida.
Going into today, Miami (No. 8), Florida (No. 10) and Florida State (No. 12) all are in the top 12 of Rivals.com’s football recruiting rankings. South Florida is No. 29, while Ohio State, LSU and Texas are Nos. 1-3.
Source:theledger
Punahou School’s Manti Te’o, widely regarded as the country’s best linebacker prospect and probably the most heralded high school recruit Hawai’i has produced to date, signed a national letter of intent this morning with Notre Dame.
Te’o chose the Fighting Irish over Southern California and made the announcement at a ceremony at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall’s Pikake Room and before a nationally televised audience as ESPN broke into coverage to telecast his decision.
“I thought I made best decision for me and my family,” he said. “It was a hard decision for us and I could picture myself at both of them. I just felt it was the place for me.”
Te’o, who became the first Dick Butkus high school award winner, had narrowed his choices to USC, Notre Dame and UCLA.
Earlier, he had eliminated Brigham Young.
“I’ve been an SC fan, but I wanted to join a program that was building,” Te’o said.
USC beat Penn State in impressive fashion in the Rose Bowl and has consistently finished in the top five over the past seasons. Notre Dame, meanwhile, has struggled this past season.
Te’o, a Mormon, said he would play his freshman year in college and then decide whether to go on a mission.
He called Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis a great man who’s been “so supportive of my faith.”
Te’o addressed the audience, parents and players before making his announcement. He thanked the media for “bringing attention to Hawai’i.” He also had a message to the athletes, asking them to remember where they came from.
Later, he said, it’s a “blessing for me to be among all these young men” signing his letter of intent.
Te’o also played running back for the Buffanblu, leading them to their first state football title in December.
Te’o was one of 48 Hawai’i athletes – including 29 NCAA Division I-bound football players – invited to the Blaisdell to put their commitments in writing to accept scholarship offers from colleges all over the country.
Te’o's signing was so highly anticipated, ESPN decided to cut into its live broadcasting on SportsCenter. CBSsports.com was expected to show a video clip at about 10 a.m., according to Doris Sullivan, who is helping to coordinate today’s Signing Day Event.
HonoluluAdvertiser.com also streamed the signing day live.
Sullivan, director of the nonprofit scholarship-seeking service Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance, said about 40 news outlets have requested press credentials to attend today’s event.
Irish Illustrated, a fan-generated Web site dedicated to Notre Dame athletics, hired a freelance photographer to shoot pictures of Te’o signing his letter.
In the end, Reuben Randle ended up where everyone thought he would go.
Despite late overtures from Oklahoma, the nation’s No. 1 wide receiver signed with LSU on Wednesday, helping give the Tigers the top recruiting class in the nation.
Rumors swirled that Randle was going to put off his decision for at least another day, suggesting that OU’s late push had caught Randle’s attention.
But early Wednesday afternoon, he signed his letter of intent with the Tigers.
A vascular bundle is a part of the transport system in vascular plants. The transport itself happens in vascular tissue, which exists in two forms: xylem and phloem. Both these tissues are present in a vascular bundle, which in addition will include supporting and protective tissues. Also, it is a vein in the leaf that contains conducting tissues.
The xylem typically lies adaxial with phloem positioned abaxial. In a stem or root this means that the xylem is closer to the centre of the stem or root while the phloem is closer to the exterior. In a leaf, the adaxial surface of the leaf will usually be the upper side, with the abaxial surface the lower side. This is why aphids are typically found on the underside of a leaf rather than on the top, since the sugars manufactured by the plant are transported by the phloem, which is closer to the lower surface.
Bundle-sheath cells
Bundle-sheath cells are contained in certain C4 plants. These plants use C4 carbon fixation to carry out photosynthesis when normal conditions for C3 plants aren’t present (e.g. normal water levels, CO2 levels, heat, light).
Bundle-sheath cells are photosynthetic cells arranged into tightly packed sheaths around the veins of a leaf. They form a protective covering these leaf veins, and consist of one or more cell layers, usually parenchyma. Between the bundle sheath and the leaf surface are the more loosely arranged mesophyll cells. The Calvin cycle is confined to the chloroplasts of these bundle sheath cells.
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