5/4/2023 0 Comments Code for shotgun farmers![]() Overall, the new study extends recent findings of adaptive admixture at the MHC region to selection in a Stone Age human population for the first time. "One hypothesis is that lighter skin pigmentation allowed farmers to synthesize more vitamin D from ultraviolet radiation, while hunter-gatherers were able to obtain sufficient vitamin D from their diet," Mathieson says. This could, for example, be because the hunter-gatherers were already adapted to pathogens found in Europe, or it could be the result of natural selection favoring diversity in immunity genes."Īs for changes in pigmentation, earlier studies also had shown selection for reasons that aren't fully understood. However, we see the opposite, that hunter-gatherer ancestry is enriched at the MHC immunity locus. "When farming groups expanded from the Near East into Europe and mixed with local hunter-gatherers, the natural prediction would be that the farmers' immunity genes would be best adapted to the farming lifestyle and thus selected for. "A longstanding idea is that farming lifestyles drove immune adaptation due to denser settlements, new diets, and proximity to livestock," Skoglund said. The researchers say the increased immune representation from hunter-gatherers came as something of a surprise to them. On the other hand, the MHC alleles from the hunter-gatherers might have been positively selected for because they facilitated greater survival and adaptation to pathogens in the Neolithic group.Īlthough other factors may have been at play, the findings highlight immune function as a prime target of natural selection in late-Stone-Age populations. The findings could simply reflect the advantage of having more diversity in immune response, the researchers say. In contrast, the mixed group retained more genes from the important MHC immunity locus from the hunter-gatherers. Their analysis found that a pigmentation-associated gene was the most overrepresented from the Neolithic local ancestry. Their goal was to look for any ancestry deviations in the genomes of admixed individuals and to test whether those deviations appeared to be the result of natural selection, as opposed to random changes. They analyzed genome-wide DNA from 677 individuals spanning Mesolithic and Neolithic Europe. Whereas most ancient DNA studies have focused on archaeological questions, Davy and Pontus Skoglund at the Francis Crick Institute and Iain Mathieson and colleagues of the University of Pennsylvania realized that the increasing availability of standardized and shared ancient genome data now allows new questions about natural selection and human adaptation in prehistoric times. In recent years, the study of ancient genomes has allowed scientists to essentially travel back in time to trace the evolution of humans and other organisms. "The genetic variants predominantly carried by hunter-gatherers in the MHC region and by farmers in SLC25A5 increased in frequency in the descendant population." "This tells us that these regions of the genome were experiencing natural selection," said Tom Davy of the Francis Crick Institute's Ancient Genomics Laboratory in London. The researchers also detected more farmer ancestry in a gene called SLC24A5, which is involved in skin pigmentation. The changes in immunity genes appeared in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region, a cluster of genes that code for surface proteins on cells and help our immune systems recognize pathogens. ![]() The findings, reported in Current Biology on March 23, suggest that mixing between the two groups resulted in mosaics of genetic variation that were acted upon by natural selection, a process through which all organisms, including humans, adapt and change over time. Now genome-wide studies of hundreds of ancient genomes from this period show more hunter-gatherer ancestry in adaptive-immunity genes in the mixed population than would be expected by chance. When early Stone Age farmers first moved into Europe from the Near East about 8,000 years ago, they met and began mixing with the existing hunter-gatherer populations. ![]() (C) Zoomed-in region of the MHC (chromosome 6), with statistics derived from 1240k and whole-genome shotgun data across the MHC regions I, II, and III on chromosome 6. (B) Local ancestry deviations (LAD) in the Middle Neolithic across the genome, with top peaks of each ancestry labeled. P values were obtained by fitting a gamma distribution to a null sample of 532 approximately independent loci, separated by at least 5 million base pairs (Mb). Inset, quantile-quantile plot of expected and observed p values. (A) Manhattan plot of p values from the Fadm scan across the genome for deviations from expected admixed allele frequencies.
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5/4/2023 0 Comments Little misfortune online![]() Learning how to properly apologize in every situation will help you strengthen your relationships with other people despite your mistakes and become a better communicator overall. In some situations, saying sorry is necessary and even inevitable! Unfortunately, even though most of us know what to say in our native language when we need to apologize, that might not be the case if you’re still learning English. Sometimes, it’s because we’ve unintentionally bumped into someone on the street, and other times, it’s because we came late to a business meeting.Īpologies are an important part of being a functional, polite member of society. We all say sorry for one reason or another. "I was in front far too soon, I wasn’t supposed to be in front before the last but I thought from a long way out I was going very well and thankfully it worked out”.Oops, I ate the last cookie. “I’ve known Sam a long time and he told me if I joined him there would be chances and I’ve never looked back. “I was nearly at the end of riding as things had gone very quiet for me but I joined Sam and since then I’m back, he’s been a big part. “I’ve had a winner at the October meeting but to ride this for Sam, who has been a big part of my career, I’m delighted. Meanwhile, Patrick King said: “It’s unbelievable, I didn’t think I’d ever have this feeling, it’s surreal, it’s my first ride at the Festival. ![]() If she’d won the last day she would have gone up in the weights, so maybe it was a blessing in disguise”. “This mare jumps well and loves the bit of extra distance and Pat gave her a very cool ride. “We sold Marine Nationale, so it was special to see him (win the Supreme Novices Hurdle) here earlier in the week. We have maybe 70 point-to-pointers and mainly buy and sell horses. “We’re only a small team and only have about six horses for the track. “She was unlucky the last day in Punchestown and she’s always promised a lot. In post-race interviews Sam Curling, who was enjoying his first winner at the festival, stated “That was brilliant - I’m delighted. She was always travelling well in the hands of Patrick King and showed plenty of courage when challenged by Gavin Cromwell’s 7-2 favourite in the closing stages.Ībove: Zoe and Sam Curling were delighted with Angels Dawn's success However, she made amends for that misfortune in Cheltenham. The eight-year-old unseated her rider when sent off favourite for Punchestown’s Grand National Trial in February. The mare is trained by Sam Curling at Goolds Cross, Cashel, was ridden by Holycross jockey Pa King while the owner, Alfie Sweetnam is from Mullinahone, ensuring that the success was celebrated back home in Tipperary as well as in Cheltenham. In a close finish, Angels Dawn, a 10/1 shot, held off the challenge of Stumptown by a neck. Tipperary had a strong connection to one of Ireland’s 18 winners at the Cheltenham Racing Festival last week when Angels Dawn claimed the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Chase. 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I feel like a lot of people just expect me to be a trapper versus being a real rapper. My core fan base always respected what I was doing. I want it to have people respect me as a rapper now. What would you like this album to do for your career? That brings a different audience to you right there. It was one way to step out the box because I know some people who won’t listen to certain music, but they’ll go check out a movie. ![]() That was another idea I had for the plans I wanted to do. I wanted everything to be based on like El Chapo, but in my own way.Ĭan you talk about the short film you released? As far as the music videos too, I wanted it to sound and look like some narcos stuff. I wanted all the beats to sound like some Latin s–t. When I was in the studio with Young Kio, he came with a Spanish type beat, like a real Latin feel, so I recorded the song “Carolina Narco.” Then from that song, I thought to do a whole album called Carolina Narco. It was inspired by how I was feeling at the time. What’s the inspiration behind your latest album Carolina Narco ? ![]() At the end of the day, you have to remember what got those people in front of you. When you get into the game, a lot of people give you advice, and some s–t could work and some of it could be bulls–t. Never be scared to step outside the box and always stick to the s–t that you were doing to make people pay attention to you. What’s the best advice DaBaby has given you? I never saw anyone perform like DaBaby, so I learned a lot from that. We’re putting the recipe out there from how much content we put out there, how to move, how to do videos. I tell artists from the Carolinas: If you don’t sit back and watch Dababy, Stunna or even me, then you’re really not trying to do it. DaBaby is a goat and you have to learn from that s–t. We clown and talk on the phone all the time. I learned a lot from them, especially DaBaby. It was always me and brother just moving around, but once I got with a team, that’s when everything started picking up and going the right way. I spent so much money and ran into people who said they can do this and that for me, but they couldn’t and I never had a team. Once I started taking rapping seriously, I had to learn it. So it’s like I always had it in my mind that I couldn’t live that lifestyle forever. But you can really make that money by being a rapper. Not everyone can be a Pablo Escobar or El Chapo, so if you’re not them, you’re not making any real money in the trap. With rap, you can make so much money off it that you’ll probably never have to experience being a drug dealer. When did you know you had to leave the trap life behind and pursue music full time? North Carolina is doing its thing now too. Atlanta is, like, two or three hours up the street. The city isn’t known for music, so you have to go somewhere that’s known for that. You have to make people want to listen to you so it’s like I don’t ever use anything as an excuse. I used to get frustrated with DJs that wouldn’t spin my music or people who weren’t rocking with my music, but you have to realize, DJs are probably getting thousands of songs a day. I don’t try to have an excuse for anything because I don’t do that at all. With someone that has shown love to the Carolinas as much as you do, does it make you look at your city differently because you have to get popular elsewhere? I just know it came from grinding and being strategic with this s–t. I’m kind of like in that stage now because at first, I felt like everybody was against me, but now, even when I know it’s fake love from somebody, I will still rock with them. In Columbia, you have to really grind and d–n near get popping somewhere else to where they’ll accept you back home. Where I come from isn’t like Atlanta or anywhere else where you make some music and people are going to embrace it. It’s a good feeling because I’ve been doing this s–t for a while. How do you feel getting this recognition now? You’ve had a long journey to get to this point in your career. I didn’t even know what studio equipment consisted of, but I just knew what was going on in that kitchen. That really influenced me to make music, period. I think I was like, 13, when I made my first song and it was about my mama or something like that. It made me want to get into it and try to make a song. We lived in an apartment and it was right in the kitchen so I couldn’t help but hear the bass and the music that they were putting out. Talk about your stepfather’s home studio and how that helped you lock in on rapping. Stunna 4 Vegas, DaBaby & Lil Baby Act as Suspected Criminals in 'DO DAT' Video 5/3/2023 0 Comments Brinks security light![]() Still, if you want more peace of mind about the safety of your family and the security of your belongings, and if you want to know that someone will call emergency services should the need arise, a security system can play a valuable role. According to the FBI, the number of property crimes in the US has continued to drop for more than 25 years. You’ve probably worried about the safety of your home at some point, but it’s important to know that most homes and apartments will never be burglarized. It does allow for self-monitoring, but the original Ring Alarm would be better for that (although we don’t really recommend self-monitoring anyway). It has almost every add-on you can imagine, including a few options for door and window sensors, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and several types of hardwired and battery-operated doorbells and cameras. The easy-to-use DIY security system offers the best bang for your buck when it comes to professional monitoring ($20 per month or $200 per year). ![]() It also creates a cellular backup web connection when your power or internet goes down (with a Ring Protect Pro plan). That means you can replace your standard router, depending on your service, or create a mesh network to improve your Wi-Fi’s speed for security cameras and other smart-home devices around the house. The strength of the Ring Alarm Pro, in addition to all of the sensors and accessories it can support (including a wide variety of cameras), is that it includes a built-in Eero Wi-Fi 6 router. Compatible with: Amazon Alexa, Works With Ring 5/3/2023 0 Comments Manhunt 2 psp reviews![]() You don’t remember why you were there… and trying to figure that out, while continuing to evade capture drives the plot. You start the game escaping from a mental asylum, egged on in your escape and killing by someone that appears to be another patient. As much as people laugh at the notion that something like Manhunt 2 is anything other than a sick exercise in killing, or that any attempt at justifying that sick killing with a story is just an excuse, there really is something valid going on here. It isn’t going to make you want to be a psychopath, but it does give you a glimpse at what it might be like to see the world in the disturbing and twisted way that a serial killer might.Īgain, is it the best possible execution of that concept? No it isn’t… but right now it’s the only interactive execution of that concept. Of a person who doesn’t have a complete grasp on reality. ![]() It isn’t glorifying violence… it is asking you to walk a few hours in the mind of a sick person. It’s Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer the game. The only thing offensive to me is that my home country of Britain is one of the ones refusing to release even this censored version. Granted, that wasn’t the intention of the developers, and they were unquestionably restrained in that regard (and in a way that directly hurts the gameplay, at least on the Wii), but what we are presented with is not more violent than any other game, nor is its content more morally reprehensible than any other game. ![]() In its current form Manhunt 2 is less violent than a lot of games on the market. Remember if you want to ruin your childhood or puberty then play this game.Everyone reading this review knows by now that Manhunt 2 is one of the most controversial games ever released. It is a good game, only thing the themes are too strong to take, it's like torturing and killing is so much that it becomes one of the most inhuman game at a point. Just wait for a few more years until you become an adult and then enjoy it. This is a very strong title, although you may get over it, but you will repent playing it. "yeah, the graphics are outdated, profanity is never a big deal and well, I don't smoke" is what you're thinking. And don't think Mortal Kombat didn't exist at this time. Yeah, you must have watched p*rn, watched some brutal violence and stuff but this is not for children. No doubt you must have watched some Hard-R movies with your parents and it didn't affect you. ![]() You kinda have to use your brain to play this game.Įvery child somewhere believes that the AO rating doesn't apply to him/her. Gruesome executions are the most severe of all three execution levels and can be achieved by holding the execution button down for numerous seconds before releasing. Violent executions are achieved by keeping the execute button down for a few seconds before releasing.Īnd Gruesome - Represented by three red reticles around the hunters head. Violent - Represented by three yellow reticles around the hunters head. Hasty executions result in shorter, less gruesome executions. Hasty executions can be achieved by simply holding down the execute button for just a second (No, literally, just a second). Hasty - Represented by three white reticles around the hunters head. You have to do these stealth kills called "executions" where you sneak up on enemies and brutally murder them (silently somehow) and the brutality of each execution is how long you hold down the execution button for and what color the reticle is The game is pretty brutal, on the wii you have to act out the executions with the wii-motes which can get pretty brutal, on the wii version there's a mace you can use (I've personally never played the wii version before, i've played pc only because it's the gorier option and you can get mods to disable certain content filters for violence) I've beaten the game, gotten both endings and played through the game a few times. 5/3/2023 0 Comments Topnotch menu![]() I have been so blessed to have a partner principal who shares my commitment to creating the best possible environment and education at GCCS. In addition, I have always loved children and have a passion for helping them learn to be successful and happy in life and advocating for them to make sure they get a fair chance in life. ![]() MiniTool Partition Wizard allows you to create an ISO file that enables you to boot into MiniTool Recovery Environment and then fix errors.I have a deep love for Glascock County and for GCCS. If you have a Windows ISO file, then you can clean install a system. With the PS2 ISO, you can play PS2 games even you don't have a PS2 console. Then you can play the game.Īs you see, ISO files are useful. Step 4: Then the game will be loaded automatically. Step 3: If you have extracted the game file, click System > Boot ISO (fast). Step 2: On the PCSX2 emulator window, move to the CDVD tab and choose ISO Selector > Browse. If it is a Zip file, you need to extract it first. If it is an ISO, you can move on directly. Step 1: Download a game on your computer, and then check if it’s a Zip file or an ISO. For that, you should download and install an ISO creator like ImgBurn > choose Create image file from disc > select the Source drive and hit Read.Īfter that, follow these steps to load ISO files. If these game files are not in ISO format, you need to convert them. To play PS2 games on computer, you need to load ISO files of PS2 games on the basis of PCSX2 BIOS setup. How to Load PS2 ISO Files on PCSX2 Emulator Tip: Alternatively, you can directly choose the BISO by moving to Config > Plugin/BIOS Selector > BIOS and then following the elevated instructions to finish the process. You just need to wait patiently for the finish of the process. Step 3: The PCSX2 BIOS will be downloaded automatically after you click the button. Step 2: Click the Download button to start the process. Step 1: Click here to choose a version according to the versions and architectures of your PC system. To get the PCSX2 BIOS download, you can refer to these steps. GPU: Direct3D11 support, OpenGL 4.5 support, PassMark G3D Mark rating around 6000 (GeForce GTX 1050).CPU: supports AVX2, PassMark Single Thread performance rating near or greater than 2100, four physical cores with or without hyperthreading.System: Windows 10 (64-bit), Ubuntu 19.04/Debian or newer, Arch Linux, or other distros (64 bit).GPU: Direct3D10 support, OpenGL 3.x support, and PassMark G3D Mark rating around 3000 (GeForce GTX 750).CPU: any support SSE2 (Pentium 4 and up, Athlon64 and up) two physical cores with hyperthreading.System: Windows 7 (or newer), Linux, or Ubuntu 18.04/Debian or newer, Arch Linux, or other distros (32 or 64 bit).If you want to run it more smoothly, your PC needs to reach the recommended requirements. To download PCSX2 BIOS, you should make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements as shown below. Then follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation operation. Click here to download it, and then find and double-click pcsx2-1.4.0-setup.exe in the install folder. Here comes the need of PCSX2.īefore starting the PCSX2 BIOS download process, you should download the PCSX2 emulator first. To use PS2 BIOS, you should have a PCSX2 emulator installed on your computer, Linux, macOS, etc. Optimization of the possibility of passing through the frames.Make fundamental changes to run better games.More stability when simulating the game.You need to know that PCSX2 BIOS has the following features. It offers a chance for gamers who want to play PlayStation 2 games but they don’t have a PlayStation 2 console. It means that you can play PlayStation 2 games on your computer thanks to PCSX2 BIOS. PS2 BIOS are files that enable you to run Play Station 2 Roms on your PC. On that basis, it further illustrates you how to load PS2 ISO files to PCSX2 emulator. This post of MiniTool mainly talks about PCSX2 BIOS including its basic information, main features, download, installation, and setup. 5/3/2023 0 Comments Ibc bank hidalgo tx![]() Her experience being the mayor has taught her to realize leadership skills and responsibility. Mayor Dominguez was at the podium explaining that the Minitropolis project helps students build financial literacy, social skills, and career readiness. Adrian Villarreal joins them during the grand opening of Houstonville Minitropolis city. An IBC Bank run by elementary school age children at ‘Houstonville Minitropolis’ at the Sam Houston Elementary School in McAllen. Minitropolis has been a part of Sam Houston Elementary for almost 26 years, only closing for one year because of the pandemic,” she said. ![]() She addressed the attendees and said, “Good morning, my name is Constanza Dominguez, and I’m the mayor of Houstonville.” She continued, “Welcome to our Minitropolis grand opening. This opens up a whole new world for these students at a very young age.ĭuring the event, we had the chance to meet the mayor of Houstonville. They acquire good experience as they learn public relations and help other children posing as clients to open bank accounts exposing them to financial concepts. This exercise allows children to realize and learn how a business and a city operate. They learn leadership and decision-making skills.īut there is much more because it includes everything a city could have. Elementary school children operate all of this as they learn how to be responsible citizens and how a democratic process works. Houstonville Minitropolis is a city within Sam Houston Elementary School where the children are part of that city. There is an IBC Bank, a The Home Depot store, a fire station, and even a city hall with a mayor and commissioners. 5/3/2023 0 Comments Shadowsocks server ip![]() It will only cost you $0.01 if you destroy your VPS within a few hours. Its also great for beginners because the servers are billed hourly. With servers starting from $2.50/month and good routing to China Telecom, Vultr offers a good combination of price and speed. The best solution to improve your speed and solve both of the above problems is to tunnel a VPN connection over your shadowsocks proxy. Proxies also dont work in all programs, it will only work in programs that have proxy settings or use the system proxy. However, proxies dont work for all types of traffic (Adobe Flash, for example, will bypass all proxies and use your ISP connection directly). With a VPN, all of your traffic is tunneled over the VPN. ![]() Or, if a government agency provides evidence of illegal activity originating from your IP address, you may find yourself in big trouble. ![]() If you download materials protected by copyright, your VPS provider will likely ban your account after receiving a DCMA notice. This makes it very easy for your internet activity to be traced back to you. However, using a VPS will give you a static IP address that belongs only to you. One of the best features of using a good VPN service is that you are using a shared IP address, which makes it very difficult for your internet activities to be traced back to you (assuming your VPN provider doesnt keep activity logs and enough users are sharing the same IP address). Setting up your own shadowsocks server can offer very fast speeds compared to a VPN, but there are some disadvantages that you should know about. How to Setup a Fast Shadowsocks Server on Vultr VPS 5/3/2023 0 Comments Modules for photoflowYou can check these in your browser's security settings. For security reasons, we cannot display or modify cookies from other domains. We provide you with a list of cookies stored on your computer in our domain, so that you can check what we have stored. If you refuse cookies, we will delete all cookies set in our domain. Plugin-based architecture: new tools can be implemented as separate modules that are loaded at runtime Allows to load and edit images of arbitrary size, thanks. ![]() You are always free to unsubscribe or other cookies to get a better experience. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies, but to avoid asking you each time again to kindly allow us to store a cookie for that purpose. But this will always ask you to accept/refuse cookies when you visit our site again. You can always block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and block all cookies on this website forcibly. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.īecause these cookies are strictly necessary to provide the website, refusing them will affect the functioning of our site. All five fReactor Photo Flow modules can be powered from a single power supply using an optional splitter lead. Designed for flexibility, you can choose how many Photo Flow modules to use on a fReactor base platform, from one to five. By placing the module over the required fReactor cell, the Photo Flow simply clips quickly into position ready for you to start your experiment. Installation of each fReactor Photo Flow module is straight forward. Integrating the efficiency of pipe-flow processing with the advanced mixing of five Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTR), fReactor delivers a versatile “plug-and-flow” setup which is well-suited to multiphasic reactions allowing chemists to explore continuous-flow processing with ease. Alternative excitation wavelength options are available upon request.Īsynt’s popular fReactor platform offers chemists an affordable entry point into the world of Flow Chemistry. This new addition to the Asynt fReactor Flow Chemistry platform has been launched with two high power LED wavelengths options (450nm / Blue and 365nm / UV) to suit most photochemical activation requirements. Specifically designed for ease of use and high operational safety, the fReactor Photo Flow delivers all the key advantages of flow photochemical reactors, over conventional batch systems, including consistent light flux, controlled exposure times and precise temperature control. However, until now, synthetic organic chemists have shied away from photochemistry because of safety concerns around ionizing UV light, and overly complex equipment. ![]() ![]() It is widely acknowledged that photocatalysis is a valuable synthetic tool for providing access to reaction pathways which would normally prove problematic or require multi-step synthetic routes using classical thermal or chemical activation methods. The fReactor Photo Flow – developed by Asynt, in conjunction with the University of Leeds (UK) – provides an easy-to-use, yet powerful platform for scientists looking to explore photochemistry in Flow Chemistry applications. 5/3/2023 0 Comments Phil cook marshall mo![]() In addition, he led the CCHA in league games in GAA (1.88) and ranked second in saves percentage (.933) en route to the CCHA's Best Goaltender Award. He tied for first in the nation with seven shutouts. 916 saves percentage to rank among the national leaders in both categories. Vicari appeared in 29 games last year, posting a 15-13-1 overall record along with a 2.31 goals-against average and a. Sophomore netminder Dominic Vicari (Clinton Township, Mich.) earned CCHA Preseason honorable mention status. In addition, he became the first Spartan player since John Nail (2000-01) to register 20 goals in a season. His 22 goals led MSU and the CCHA and ranked 12th in the country. 2 on MSU in scoring one year ago with a career-best 40 points (22 goals, 18 assists). In addition, Mike Lalonde (Chetwynd, B.C.) was selected to the CCHA Preseason All-Conference Second Team. Mike Lalonde earned CCHA Preseason All-Conference Second-Team honors. "He is blessed with offensive skill and can fire the puck through traffic." is big, raw and has tons of talent," said Comley. In addition, he was selected as the CCHA's Best Offensive Defenseman and to the CCHA All-Rookie Team. 12 overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, earned All-America Second-Team honors and All-CCHA First-Team distinction. Thelen, who was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the first round (No. Thelen, picked up 28 first-place votes and 174 total points, appeared in 41 games in 2003-04, posting 11 goals and 18 assists for 29 points to rank fourth on MSU in scoring. Thelen was selected to the CCHA Preseason All-Conference First Team. ![]() ![]() He is dangerous with the puck and has such great on-ice vision to find the open player."Ī.J. "He is the key in making our offense click. "Jim is on one of the leaders on this team," said Comley. Slater, a 2004 All-America Second-Team selection, a Hobey Baker Finalist and an All-CCHA First-Team honoree, biggest attribute is his ability to make the players around him better and play in all situations on the ice. The Lapeer, Mich., native finished tied for 11th in the country in helpers (29). Slater, who received 39 first-place votes and 198 total points, tallied a team-best 48 points (19 goals, 29 assists) one year ago to tie for the CCHA overall scoring race and rank tied for 10th in the country. The team was announced in conjunction with the annual Media Day at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. ![]() Thelen (Savage, Minn.) - on the inaugural CCHA Preseason All-Conference First Team. DETROIT - Michigan State placed two players - senior forward Jim Slater (Lapeer, Mich.) and sophomore defenseman A.J. |