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Friday, May 04, 2012
 
20 minutes and 50 miles later, troopers were able to stop McCarthy when he slowed down in traffic.
20 minutes and 50 miles later, troopers were able to stop McCarthy when he slowed down in traffic... He was being conservative, averaging only 150 mph (mach 0.2), while his Suzuki bike could do 190 mph (mach 0.25). People online are speculating it was either Hayabusa or GSR1000.

http://www.11alive.com/news/article/240605/186/Motorcyclists-170-mph-NY-Thruway-joyride-ends-with-arrest

Google thinks it's 1h20m drive. Pfft.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Albany+to+New+Paltz


NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (MSNBC) -- After being pulled over for speeding, a motorcyclist clocked traveling at speeds up to 170 miles per hour on the New York State Thruway reportedly was anything but remorseful. When told how fast he was going, he allegedly told troopers on Wednesday his bike could easily top 190 miles per hour, the troopers said.

Nikkolaus McCarthy, 25, was first spotted by a state trooper heading south on the Thruway just before 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the village of Ravena, N.Y., according to the New York State Police. The trooper noted his speed at the time -- 166 mph -- as well as the license plate number of his Suzuki motorcycle as it slowed down in traffic.

But after McCarthy sped up again, the trooper didn't follow him, instead giving out a description over the air. McCarthy was clocked by other troopers at other locations going between 150 and 170 mph.

Twenty minutes and 50 miles later, in New Paltz, N.Y., troopers were able to stop McCarthy when he slowed down in traffic. After being pulled over, McCarthy told the troopers he was low on gas; when he was advised of his speed, he told them his motorcycle could go over 190 mph, WHEC reported.
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/240605/186/Motorcyclists-170-mph-NY-Thruway-joyride-ends-with-arrest

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Yosemite National Park

Originally shared by Google Earth

Yosemite National Park
This week, the impact of the lights coming from the full moon will create night rainbows (or moonbows) in the waterfalls of Yosemite.
A group of photographers from the Panoramio and Google+ communities will meet there to witness the event. If you want to join us let me know, and if you want to go on your own, check this post: http://goo.gl/MKBGe for more info on the best places to go.
If you can not come but still want to visit Yosemite from your sofa, check:
Yosemite Phototour in Google Maps GL: http://goo.gl/8U6OD
Yosemite in Panoramio Map: http://goo.gl/byLVf
Yosemite in Google Earth: 37.770596,-119.510771

Hope to see you there!
Posted by Gerard Sanz, Panoramio Community Manager

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http://www.stratocam.com
http://www.stratocam.com
http://www.stratocam.com

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IQ and height, are correlated and are multi-gene.
IQ and height, are correlated and are multi-gene. That is, inheritance pattern does not follow a single gene and nobody found a single gene which is responsible for either. Until now that is (sorta). Behold rs10784502 SNP, located within HMGA2 gene, which is associated with the 0.6% increase in size of the brain per C allele , and 1.3 IQ points per C allele i.e, if one is monozygotic (goth same variant from mother and father), the effect doubles: 1.2% in brain size and 2.6 points in IQ. Same gene HMGA2 was the first gene ever found to be is associated with height in 2007, but in a different SNP rs1042725 (0.36 cm per C allele).

Common caution applies: the whole field is still very primitive. Too much to describe here.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21705-best-evidence-yet-that-a-single-gene-can-affect-iq.html
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/04/common-variant-for-iq-gene/
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21705-best-evidence-yet-that-a-single-gene-can-affect-iq.html

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