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Favorite Furniture That Doesn't Fit: Alternative To Renting A Storage Unit
Most of us have a favorite furniture find — whether the piece was bought brand new, scoured off of Craigslist or spotted at the neighborhood yard sale. For me, it's a dining room table with matching chairs. Unfortunately, when I recently moved, I downsized to a space with no dining room — but I'm dead set on keeping it in the family.
Even though I have extra storage space below my apartment the dining room table and chairs were too large to fit. I couldn't rationalize renting a storage unit for an unforeseen amount of time — especially when the dining room set cost me only $100. So I ended up reaching out to friends in the hopes that they wanted to borrow my furniture (and lucky for me, someone did).
I also lent out a ginormous painting that simply didn't fit with my current furniture placement (yet I couldn't bear the thought of permanently parting with it). Because a friend lives right down the street, I have the opportunity to "visit" my furniture and see it put to good use.
Apartment Therapy readers, what are your alternatives to renting a storage unit when you just can't seem to part with your favorite furniture? Did you lend items out to friends and if so, was the experience a pleasant one?
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Having read the horror stories of this exact scenario here...
...how did you establish what happens when the friend has a housefire, the friend's cat destroys the seats on your vintage dining chairs or the leaky plumbing from the upstairs neighbor's bathroom caves in the ceiling while she's in Mexico and destroys your furniture?
Your renter's insurance simply won't cover your things in someone else's home, but it would if it were somehome damaged/destroyed in your rented storage unit.
I think the point is that there isn't much monetary value (only $100), she just really, really likes it. So if it was damaged, that would suck a lot, but otherwise there's at least a chance she gets it back.
That may be true in Beth's case - but there are other readers reading this who may have paid alot more for an item and don't want to pay storage but haven't thought through these types of issues.
You might think "What could happen?" when you loan it out - but then when something actually does happens to it and the realization sets in that the replacement value is greater than what was paid or that you could have sold the item and had some money in your pocket - attitudes suddenly have a way of changing...
I leave things in the magical land called "my parents' house."
Heh, really though, we don't have any furniture left behind that hasn't been permanently given away. If it's not an important family heirloom, it's not worth the hassle.
Heck, with a table and chairs for $100 I would probably be even more tempted to sell it if I had enough time, because you might even be able to up-sell the set for a profit!
We moved to Florida beach condo, 1/4 the size of our Michigan home. I convinced my girlfriend to move from Michigan to Florida to be near me, even going so far as to find her a great house....3 BR, 3B, 3 story, 3.5 oversized 3 car garage....with an elevator. My junk is now in her oversized garage, along with hers. She only has one car, and doesn't mind....though I am determined to purge holiday decor and get my number of bins down from....oh let's say 40-50 to under 10 since we can't use the stuff anyway!
Do you really mean "lending" to your friends? What happens when you decide you want something back, and they've grown to love it as a centerpiece too? My sister once "gave" me (I thought) black leather pants I loved and wore all the time, then demanded them back. Just don't want hurt feelings among friends.
Funny! My base of the bed in my guest pod is a favorite heavyweight coffee table I couldn't find room for elsewhere.
My friends and I have done this a lot. There are those things you just can't seem to part with, but really don't have a place for. You're still "keeping it in the family."
My pal just moved in to a much smaller house, and had to give up his gigantic couch. His wife hates the thing, but the rest of us love it. It's absolutely the comfiest couch in the world. So now it lives in my basement, probably until its worn out, but all of us still get to enjoy it.
I can't believe it's an issue for people to worry about letting their friends borrow their furniture!! My friends and I do it all the time and we always take great care of the items we lend, and we love seeing our stuff in different applications! What does that say about your friendships if you won't trust them with a silly coffee table? If an item is all that precious then yes, rent that prohibitively expensive storage unit and let it collect dust.
Do you think this is a good option for a piece you want to give away, but can't? We have a horrid dining room table and chairs that we will be replacing soon. We received them on loan from my in-laws, who don't want the set back but want it to "stay in the family." The problem is, anyone else in the family that owns a home/apt already has a dining set... and everyone else is high-school age or younger! We don't have the room to store it in the garage until ten years down the road when someone might need it.
Is it unreasonable to loan/give it to a friend? I'm not sure why my mother-in-law wants to keep it around. There's no family history with it, and she said we could do all the refinishing we wanted (aka, she doesn't care how it looks).
I just went through this with my mother. She downsized from a 2100 sqft house to a 1100 sqft apartment, and realized ON moving day that it all wasn't going to fit. She ended up handing out stuff to friends and neighbors left and right--not as "loans," but as gifts. When it came down to it, she realized she didn't really "need" any of it, and since she didn't plan to upgrade into a bigger home any time soon there would really be no way to reclaim it.
After moving 9 times in the past 6 years (college then grad school), I've learned the hard way that there's really very little stuff we "need." Especially if you don't have the space for it. Yes, it's hard to part with your grandmother's antique dining room table set, but ultimately aren't the photos in the albums and a needlepoint pillow filled with her potpourri just as meaningful (if not moreso) than some heavy carved wood?
Suze Orman once said that if you have to put it into a storage unit then you really don't want or need it, and you might as well get rid of the storage unit. I completely agree.
Just had almost $3,500 worth of stuff stolen out of a storage unit. They picked the lock so the insurance I bought on the container denied the claim because there were no signs of forced entry. Really wish I had left my 52" tv with a friend instead of putting it in there. Well you live, you learn.
I have to agree with some above - if it gets damaged at a friend's, it's a loss that you can't get back. And is the poster really someone who wants to demand their furniture back after a friend possibly falls in love with it? Most dining tables can be taken apart and can be stored in a small storage space - I go with the standby, if you can't make it fit you didn't really want it or you would have been looking for a place to fit it.
@ctmorgan: I believe you are completely within your rights as an adult to return the white elephant to your mother-in-law, explaining that you have no room for it, and that no one else in the family does either, and that, since you were only keeping it at her request, she is now responsible for finding a satisfactory residence for it. It isn't your problem to find a place for the furniture that will meet her needs. She should meet her own needs.
I feel strongly about this. I believe your partner (the person whose mother created this dilemma) should be the one to inform the controller of the furniture's destiny of your joint decision.
Another (more wickedly passive-aggressive) option is to refinish it with the absolute wrong materials, ruin it, and then send her a photo just before the dump trucks pick it up.
I lent out an antique wardrobe to a friend. Less than five months later, we had a falling out. Never saw it again. It wasn't a big deal to me because the wardrobe was damaged and the wood was fragile. It wasn't worth the trouble. With that said, I wouldn't recommend sending furniture to non-family members.
I'm downsizing too, moving to small cabin. And I have this daybed I don't want to lose, that I want to use. At the moment I'm wandering will I be able to fit in the living area, or maybe I'll put it in the garage... or the all screen covered pergola area at front, that *might* be subject to weather.
Bad things can happen to your furniture when it is at a friend's. But bad things can happen to it when it's in your house, too.
A friend is currently harboring an expensive patio set for me. She has a patio; I no longer do.
Because I've recently inherited an obscene amount of family furniture, I have been gradually moving closer to "It's better that someone enjoy it NOW than for me to store it, unused, indefinitely." The list of things I "must" keep gets shorter and shorter.
Remove the legs and put it under your Bed!!! Hang the chairs on the wall for extra seating...when needed and you could easily reassemble the table for those few big parties!!!
Maybe my family is different, but we pass things around. "I'm going to want that back at some point" is a common line, and we don't have too many issues with it. We all take good care of each other's stuff and are sure to e-mail each other before donating something to charity.
It's kind of neat to see that my childhood dresser, is now in my cousin's sons' bedroom.
I think it depends. It depends on your relationship with your friends, and how attached you are to the furniture.
I currently have some furniture in my house that belongs to friends. I really love it, but if they rang me up right now and said 'can I have that back' my reply would be 'sure, it's yours after all!'. In fact, that DID happen with my last dining table.
I would say, if you are going to do this, admit the fact that something bad may happen, the friendship may explode, anything, and you will lose the furniture. If it's too too precious for this to happen, don't lend it out. And only lend it to good friends. Not that you can always tell (I have someone's shelves and they have about 100 of my DVDs, and we no longer speak. Those things aren't getting returned, dammit) but you can make a good guess a lot of the time.
I've had some good pieces of furniture that have gone to live with others permanently, because they were nice enough that I didn't want to give them to the salvos, but not nice enough to sell. Furniture is meant to be used, after all!
If it is precious enough to me to keep in my family, I won't send it somewhere else, period. It would find a way into my home in one way or another because I've had those friends that are great friends, but don't respect the stuff in their homes like my family does. I would most definitely understand something like a flood or fire occurring where the piece of furniture was ruined, but not it getting trashed because they let the pet go to the bathroom all over or the kids play on it without any rules (don't jump from the table to the couch you'll break it kind of thing). Now that being said, if I have only a slight emotional attachment to it and it isn't heirloom quality I will most definitely gift it, with the idea that no matter what it was NEVER coming back into my house!
I won't deal in storage units or furnishings loans. Lending and accepting loans has caused me more aggravation than it's worth. Either I keep stuff in my home and use it, or I discard or sell or give it away. The recipient's free to do the same. I never attach strings to gifts.
I must quote Shakespeare:
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry"
Never 'loan' furniture with the expectation that you are going to get it back. It is wise however to give it to someone who you are certain will cherish it as much as you do. Chances are you will get great satisfaction out of the loan if they are really using it and enjoying it. You will find that you probably didn't 'need' it in the first place. I have passed many pieces, and recieved many pieces over the years. It's good karma. (Now... I just hope a friend doesn't want the bed he gave me five years ago, becuase I traded it for a dining table I use in my bedroom to office converstion.)


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Away from the practical set up I have been researching into one particular aspect of my piece, which is surveillance. Wired: The Art of Surveillance looks at various works from artists who have created art from this technology which keeps watch over us. Their installations explore the question whether this is such a thing as a citizen friendly surveillance?
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- Target Interactive Breezeway by Cameron Mcnall and Damon Seeley
Circles of light track spectators through 18,000 LED's and 4 stereo video cameras, which are each programmed to define the coordinates for each spectator passing through. Through a webcam installed within the space both artists can track activity direct from their studio. Damon Seeley sees their installation as "an almost unlimited opportunity for turning the tracking of people into a wonderful experience".
- Face Time by Steve Appleton
A mirror like monitor displays real time video feed of face. The monitor stores previously captured images within a database, which is then projected to create a constantly transforming portrait gallery. Appleton provides his own take the artistic style of his piece "an almost cartoony but groovy abstraction of a figure, I'm intending that presence to be inquisitive and friendly".
- Access Spotlight System by Marie Sester
Spectators are caught in a spotlight. Marie Sester states that "my work is not making a statement about subjection or manipulation, it intentionally stays on the edges between playful and scary to reveal the underlying perversion".
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Victorias Secret is all about the rape now or something
Basically, no one dresses like they care what they look like anymore, right? That's why American innovation went from producing affordable technology that worked and stood the test of time to producing sweatpants that make it look like you are also wearing jeans.
To me, this is the great crime of Victoria's Secret PINK. Other than the fact that they make cute sweatpants that everyone thinks they can wear even if they obviously can't, the idea of providing cheap, quality panties to women in need everywhere, should be a celebrated cause. Unfortunately for PINK, you are not, in this day and age, allowed to make cute underwear. Because someone might see that cute underwear and think that they are allowed to rape you. Or something.
It all started last Monday, when FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture borrowed the company's trademark image to promote the satirical website pinklovesconsent.com. The site spoofs Victoria's Secret "PINK" (an official line marketed at college and highschool students) as a way to promote consent and fight rape. Consent is a verbal agreement about how and when people are comfortable having sex. The fake site sports panties reading consent slogans, such as "Ask First" or "No means No." On the "Then and Now" page, the parody says "Then we loves styles that were all about rape culture. Now we love styles that are all about consent. Catch changes hitting stores this holiday season!"
In addition to merely ranting around and stealing people's trademarks as though they have no regard for intellectual property – apparently, the basics of which are not taught in modern gender studies programs – FORCE also manufactured prank panties which they placed in PINK stores around the country.
Now, okay. The sentiment against hypersexualization is not without merit. Kids buy these undies, and it's no secret that PINK creates an environment that markets to a demographic that would be too young to want to shop at the regular Victoria's Secret. But that's pretty much where the serious ends and the hilarity begins. After all, in order to actually be able to wear the panties they sell in PINK, you have to buy them, which means you have to make the conscious decision to go into a PINK store, pick up a pair of panties that makes a dirty Christmas pun, spend $10, wash them and wear them. It's not like these panties just jump off the racks and crawl up the crotches of any young, attractive female that happens by (though that would be an awesome marketing campaign).
And beyond that, wouldn't someone actually have to remove a good majority of their clothing in order to expose their naughty message to the general public? I mean, if you're running around in panties that say "Unwrap Me" in a public location, you probably have bigger problems than whatever you just spent on your panties. Like an addiction to meth.
I suspect the intention was to get PINK to sign on to their campaign, but to do that, you have to be a target demographic PINK wants to court, and while it's clear a certain market would definitely go in for some rape prevention panties, something tells me they'd be more likely to buy them made out of Earth-friendly materials at the university organic co-op.


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In 2010, a new type of Mortality & Morbidity (M & M) Conference was initiated in the General Medicine Division. In cooperation with CRICO-RMF and the Mass General Primary Care Administration, the Stoeckle Center developed and facilitated the initial series of "Ambulatory" M & M conferences—the first to highlight the important challenges in patient safety in the outpatient setting. Conferences are open to generalists in both the inpatient and outpatient arena, as well as all other members of the care team.
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The Shangri-La offers uber-luxe digs in Downtown Vancouver. Catering to the business traveler (mainly due to its location), the hotel's large rooms feature free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs with DVR, bedside controls for curtains and lights, and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking downtown. But the massive granite-and-marble bathrooms are the real highlight, featuring separate showers and tubs, as well as flat-screen TVs. The hotel also has a Jean-Georges restaurant and a hip spa, both of which are extremely pricey and only add to the hype.
The Rosewood Hotel Georgia is a historic property with a downtown Vancouver location. The 156 rooms and suites are luxurious and sophisticated, with plush furnishings, huge flat-screen TVs, and massive marble bathrooms with heated floors. Bathrooms are a real perk at this hotel, as all have huge walk-in showers and deep soaking tubs. Though the hotel first opened in 1927, it has modern touches including free Wi-Fi and iPod docks. Property highlights include a funky indoor pool, modern fitness center, rooftop alfresco lounge, and 24-hour room service. This pet-friendly property also has a central location for exploring downtown Vancouver's main attractions.
This 77-room luxury boutique has a modern, stylish feel, with a glam lobby (think: velvet couches, dark wood ceilings, and a stunning black-and-white granite fireplace surround) and a popular French bistro. The large, sleek rooms may be the highlight, with subtle earth tones, floor-to-ceiling windows, and decadent marble bathrooms, but the Downtown Vancouver location is convenient as well. The only real downsides are the extra fees for valet parking and Wi-Fi.
The upscale, 180-room Georgian Court Hotel is on the edge of Downtown Vancouver, within walking distance of numerous Vancouver attractions. Rooms are large and contemporary, if a tad generic, with flat-screen TVs and mahogany accents, and a special women's-only floor (known as the Orchid Floor) is available, with rooms that include curling irons, flat irons, yoga mats, and fashion magazines for no extra fee. The fitness center is small, and other downtown hotels are more centrally located, but the hotel provides a free shuttle to downtown sites.
This elegant 557-room hotel is housed in a historic building across from the Vancouver Art Gallery, in the heart of Downtown. The gorgeous indoor pool, the excellent Griffins Restaurant, and the big, modern fitness center make this property a reliable upscale pick. But some rooms are dated, bathrooms are nothing special, and guests might feel nickel-and-dimed due to the number of extra charges, including the fees for water bottles in the rooms, parking, and Wi-Fi.
The Terminal City is a 60-room property located in the northeastern side of Downtown Vancouver, close to the waterfront and the Convention Center. Rooms have modern amenities (such as flat-screen TVs and iPod docks), fully equipped kitchenettes, and in many cases, stunning views. The decor features a few contemporary touches, but overall it's more run-of-the-mill than one might expect from a property that advertises itself as a luxury boutique. The high points of the hotel are the rooftop terrace with beautiful mountain and city views, the bright fitness center, and a wonderful indoor pool with sweeping views and a skylight.
A small, upper-middle-range boutique hotel in Downtown Vancouver, the Moda Hotel offers reasonably priced rooms in a convenient location near Robson Square. The popular wine bar and excellent Italian restaurant are highlights, but it's an older property, and there are a few lingering issues under the veneer of boutique-y decor. The rooms are small, with cute but basic contemporary style, and amenities are few -- the hotel lacks room service and a fitness center.
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COOL LIVEWELL: During the heat of summer high water temperatures can kill the bait in your well. Place a few frozen gallon-sized jugs of water in the cooler. When you move onto the flats, place one in the live well. This will keep the water temperature in the well cool enough to keep the bait alive. When most of the ice in the jug melts, replace it with a new one and use the old one to pour on a towel. Place the towel around your neck so you can stay cooler.
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ANCHORING: When bottom fishing offshore, knowing the direction of the boat at anchor is very important. After the first stop, look at the compass heading before moving to the next spot. Head in that direction when you move over that spot. Drop the anchor and you should drift right back to your spot.
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Tom Aikens (born 1970) is an English Michelin star winning head chef.
Early life[edit]
Aikens was born in London, England in 1970, into a family of wine merchants.[1] The Aikens family had a converted barn in the Auvergne region of France[2] where the chef would spend his early summers. The Aikens' family travelled around France where he was exposed to fine regional cuisine.
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With a father and grandfather in the wine industry, Tom Aikens discovered French gastronomy and the central importance of food in his life. From a young age, Tom helped his mother in the kitchen with the preparation of cakes, biscuits, jams and home cooked meals with fresh fruit and vegetables from the garden. This enthused Tom's passion for using seasonal ingredients from the British Isles, provided by Tom's suppliers.
To develop his cooking skills, Tom enrolled at the Norwich City College Hotel School. 'I found something I was good at,' he recalls, 'and something I loved'. His first job after he left college was at Michelin starred, David Cavalier's restaurant in Battersea, London.
From there Tom went to work for Pierre Koffman's La Tante Claire in Chelsea, London, which gained a third Michelin star during his time there. Tom also worked with Philip Britten at the Capital Hotel and as a sous chef at Pied à Terre in Charlotte Street, under Richard Neat. Tom gained further knowledge in Paris, cooking with Jöel Robuchon, and Gerard Boyer at Reims.
Tom returned to the UK as Head Chef of Pied à Terre, where, at 26, he became the youngest British chef ever awarded two Michelin stars. Here he stayed for five years.
In 2003, Tom opened his own, eponymous restaurant in Chelsea; Tom Aikens Restaurant. On 12 January 2012, the Chelsea restaurant re-opened following extensive renovations.
Tom's second restaurant, the brasserie-style Tom's Kitchen, opened in Chelsea in 2006. In conjunction with Compass Group, Tom also launched Tom's Terrace, Tom's Deli and a second Tom's Kitchen site at Somerset House in September 2009.
Tom has written three books; Cooking (2006), Fish (2008), and Easy (2011), and has collaborated with designer David Linley on a range of kitchenware. This summer Tom collaborated with Qatar Airways and an all star team of culinary ambassadors to create the 'Qatar airways culinary world menu' for air passengers.
He supports the Environmental Justice Foundation to raise awareness of illegal 'pirate' fishing and diminishing fish stocks.[citation needed] Tom is a charity supporter and participates in events including Stand Up for Cancer Gala with Channel 4. Past races include the Luc Alphand cycle race for the Kipungani Schools Trust.[citation needed]
In June 2013 Tom Aikens opened a 130 seater restaurant in Canary Wharf in the modern British Brasserie-style. [3]
Television career[edit]
Aikens was one of the four Iron Chefs in Iron Chef UK on Channel 4 television. He has appeared on Market Kitchen on UK Good Food Channel as well as on Great British Menu in 2011 and 2013.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Aikens married business partner Laura Vänninen in 1997, but the marriage broke down in 2004, a year after they opened their first Chelsea restaurant Tom Aikens. In June 2007, Aikens married publicist and former chef Amber Nuttall, third daughter of Sir Nicholas Nuttall, Bt.. Aikens and Amber separated in November 2010.[4]
- Tom Aikens Cooking (2006) published by Ebury Press
- Fish (2008) published by Ebury Press
- Easy (2011) published by Ebury Press
- ^ "Tom Aikens". Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ Conti, Samantha (October 2007). "Cooking With Gas". W Magazine. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ "Tom's Kitchen- Cooking on the Wharf". The Handbook. 26 June 2013.
- ^ Kay, Richard (25 November 2010). "Top chef Tom Aiken's marriage goes cold". Daily Mail (London).
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North Carolina Man Spots Six-Fingered Sasquatch
Shit is going down in one rural North Carolina town where Tim Peeler claims he spotted a ten-foot, six-fingered man with beautiful hair.
The creature, which has been a legend in North Carolina for years, was scared away when Tim poked a stick in his direction.
Obviously Mr. Peeler is not up on his mythical lore. What you're supposed to do when you meet a creature you thought only existed in fantasy, is fall in love with him. Especially if said creature has beautiful hair.
Come on, Tim! Put down your coyote trumpet, whatever the hell that is, and grow some balls. Bigfoot probably just wanted a date to prom or a job at Merlotte's or a glass of Butterbeer. Six-fingered giants need love too.
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"Boise, they always present problems for matchups," Skipper said. "They try to shift and use motion to set things up, so pretty uch for us the main thing is to be fundamentally sound, get our eyes in the right places and line up to all their formations that they give us, pre-snap and post-snap. We have to be on it. They have explosive guys. They have a running back who's arguably one of the best in our conference, and they have a quarterback who's very athletic and receivers who run good routes with speed. We have to bring our A game if we're going to keep up with them."
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Kurt Vile, "Runner Ups," off Smoke Ring For My Halo (2011)
"My best friend's long gone / but I've got / runner ups / yeeeah"
Okay, so Smoke Ring was one of those records that wasn't clicking, but it was because I just wasn't listening to in the right context—I was trying to listen to it on the bus on ear buds, and that was a bad idea because:
(For bus listening, I recommend something loud and brash—maybe punk rock or this year's favorite, Rick James' Street Songs.)
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|Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase, with EC number 22.214.171.124
|1uw9, 1uzh, 2v68, 2v69, 1gk8, 1ir2, 1uwa, 1uzd, 2v63, 2v67, 2v6a, 2vdi
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Proximal Cys(172) and Cys(192) in the large subunit of the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase; EC 220.127.116.11) are evolutionarily conserved among cyanobacteria, algae and higher plants. Mutation of Cys(172) has been shown to affect the redox properties of Rubisco in vitro and to delay the degradation of the enzyme in vivo under stress conditions. Here, we report the effect of the replacement of Cys(172) and Cys(192) by serine on the catalytic properties, thermostability and three-dimensional structure of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Rubisco. The most striking effect of the C172S substitution was an 11% increase in the specificity factor when compared with the wild-type enzyme. The specificity factor of C192S Rubisco was not altered. The V(c) (V(max) for carboxylation) was similar to that of wild-type Rubisco in the case of the C172S enzyme, but approx. 30% lower for the C192S Rubisco. In contrast, the K(m) for CO(2) and O(2) was similar for C192S and wild-type enzymes, but distinctly higher (approximately double) for the C172S enzyme. C172S Rubisco showed a critical denaturation temperature approx. 2 degrees C lower than wild-type Rubisco and a distinctly higher denaturation rate at 55 degrees C, whereas C192S Rubisco was only slightly more sensitive to temperature denaturation than the wild-type enzyme. X-ray crystal structures reveal that the C172S mutation causes a shift of the main-chain backbone atoms of beta-strand 1 of the alpha/beta-barrel affecting a number of amino acid side chains. This may cause the exceptional catalytic features of C172S. In contrast, the C192S mutation does not produce similar structural perturbations.
Structural and functional consequences of the replacement of proximal residues Cys(172) and Cys(192) in the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii., Garcia-Murria MJ, Karkehabadi S, Marin-Navarro J, Satagopan S, Andersson I, Spreitzer RJ, Moreno J, Biochem J. 2008 Apr 15;411(2):241-7. PMID:18072944
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2vdh is a 16 chain structure with sequence from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
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- Garcia-Murria MJ, Karkehabadi S, Marin-Navarro J, Satagopan S, Andersson I, Spreitzer RJ, Moreno J. Structural and functional consequences of the replacement of proximal residues Cys(172) and Cys(192) in the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Biochem J. 2008 Apr 15;411(2):241-7. PMID:18072944 doi:10.1042/BJ20071422
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Categories: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase | Andersson, I. | Garcia-Murria, M J. | Karkehabadi, S. | Marin-Navarro, J. | Moreno, J. | Satagopan, S. | Spreitzer, R J. | Calvin cycle | Carbon dioxide fixation | Chloroplast | Co2/o2 specificity | Hydroxylation | Lyase | Magnesium | Metal-binding | Methylation | Monooxygenase | Oxidoreductase | Photorespiration | Photosynthesis | Rubisco | Transit peptide | Vicinal cysteine


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School is great, I love the gifted program and the new Principal, everything is better now and the uniforms are not that bad.
From a Teacher, After being a FT teacher for a number of years and subbing at a number of schools I could easily say this is in line with the worst schools I've ever taught at. Completely disrespectful kids, unorganized staff and often students are fighting all over: bathroom, classrooms and cafeteria. Even if done playfully it becomes a distraction to others. Cell phones and iPods can be seen all over and when told to put it away, the students bring them out again since no discipline. Kids removed for misbehaving are put right back in room just moments later. I'm actually embarassed for the school and all those that actually care to have a positive learning environment.
CMS has great choice programs, however, the school's staff is completely unorganized and disoriented. I went there for 6th and 7th grade and for both years FCAT started late because the head staff could not keep track of their own supplies. They blame the students for everything. Even though students do misbehave it is their responsibility to enforce the rules. They say wear uniform or you will be sent home and the next week everyone is wearing what the want, appropriate or not and the staff could not care less. I had one teacher that wore crop tops, short skirts, and 6 inch heels, the Principle looks at it like its normal. I also had another teacher who would let kids skip in her class and she barely got to teach because she was too busy laughing at kids making fun at each other. Lastly, fights are very common and popular around the school that includes lunch fights, hallway fights, in the class room fights, bus fights, and fights that are planed in school and done after they get off the bus. I dont recommend this school to anyone.
office personnel....unprofessional to say the least! They seem to have no respect for parents. They tend to be rude and dismissive of parents and they speak to students in a very rude and nasty tone when not necessary. It is obvious they have no respect for their students and they are generalizing their student body as well as parents.
As a student graduating this year I feel that there is alot that needs to be done for congress. The teachers ( aside from the gifted classes) don't care about students and the rules are not enforceed.
This is really good for your child. It has great school lunches. It is very clean. The learning experience is great. They have activities like dances,fun raisers so on and so forth. The teachers are well educated and ready too teach. My child really loves it here. They have good quality books here. They even have a pre-medical program for the kids. We have cheerleading, softball, soccer, baseball, basketball. And we are now an A school. There are no fights and no trouble. we send letters home of absences and bad grades. I must say this school is...is very very excellent in so many ways!
The principal really wants the kids to succeed , she works with the students and the parents. She has an open door policy, very approachable , she listens to kids and parents and takes appropriate actions. She has a hard job, she does not receive much parental support, nor do the kids. You see her everywhere on the campus taking care of everything. My son loves his magnet program , his teachers and his school. This school is getting better every year due to the dedication and hard work of the administration, the teachers and the staff. The education that my child is receiving from the magnet program is well above average. Thanks to everyone at Congress.
Im in advanced and honors classes so i dont really see bad behavior in my classes , but once i step out of my classes it's a little frightning. A little a bit more than half of the students make rude comments but that is pretty much it as long as you ignore it.
I feel this school can be a little too uptight. The teachers and APs make too many rules for us kids. It gets tiring...
Real bad,managment of school really don't care about good students.Many rules ,that really don't work and really are hurting good students.Some office personal,really out of touch with parents,helpless.
I'm very happy with the job the teachers are doing for their students. The only problem there is the poor parent's participation that I think it is the major problem in our education system. However, my both kids went to Congress Middle School and we always been there for any reason. Believe me, it works. The vocational program is wonderful and it is giving them a great opportunity to explore in the areas where they are interesting.
My child had a wonderful experience at Congress Middle School due to the Choice Programs that were offered. These classes gave him an opportunity to view his talents as possible future career choices in technology and the arts. They do change their minds, however exposure to these classes is what these kids need especially since we are living in such a technological world. The staff are receptive to the needs of the students and work hard to see that they are successful. Let's face it, they are our future aren't they? Thank you teachers for your dedication and consistency.
As a parent of a kid in congress middle I'm so worry about the people speeding at the crosswalk.
Parents are not involved with the education of their children. Students have a hard time completing homework and focusing on academics.
My worries were with the teachers. There was an inconsistency with the teacher quality. Some were excellent and others could not even keep the class under control.
Middle schools need to be erased. The return of elementary schools would control a lot of the discipline and learning problems in schools earning a poor rating, such as Carver and Congress Middle Schools. (Congress' higher rating is due to the magnet program. If students weren't bussed in, this rating would be the same as Carver's.) One teacher all day long for 6th, 7th and 8th grade would stop the outlandish behavior experienced in these two schools. These preteens aren't ready for this type of freedom, which they are being bombarded with too many hormones that are out of control. The nurturing of one teacher who knows the student inside and out is truly needed at Congress and Carver Middle Schools. When will this school and the county realize this is their primary problem?
I definatly would reccomend my child or any child going to this school. This school has a wide variety of sports and clubs. This was very important when finding a school for my child. This school is now a 'B' rating which is excellent.
I think this school is great.
This school is ok. My child always complains about the rudeness distributed throughout the campus! Although in return my child receives good education with extra magnet programs like pre-medicine and pre-engirneering and computer classes.
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ISABELLA, Pa. (AP) - A 2-year-old boy has been shot in the face at a gathering at a western Pennsylvania home and was flown to a hospital in critical but stable condition.
Troopers from the Belle Vernon state police barracks say the boy, Owen Harris, was shot shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday.
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