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Ephedrine Problems May Be New To Baseball But Not Other Sports
Stimulant In Bechler Death Banned By Many GroupsFeb 20, 2003 | The Baltimore Sun
It's a stimulant. It's a weight-loss product. It's a cold and asthma medication.
It also might be a killer.
Ephedrine, the active ingredient in the herbal stimulant ephedra, is in the news again this week after the heatstroke death of 23-year-old Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler.
The drug is sold - often combined with caffeine - over the counter at health food and supplement stores under brands that promote its ability to burn off fat and give an athlete that extra boost of energy.
Bechler was said to have taken three capsules of a product called Xenadrine before a workout Sunday at the Orioles' spring training facility. He collapsed in the 81-degree heat and died the next day. The Broward County medical examiner concluded that ephedrine was one of several contributing factors, although the toxicology tests won't be available for about two weeks.
Cytodine Technologies, manufacturer of Xenadrine, said in a statement that the recommended dose is two capsules a day and that the product is safe when used as directed.
The tragedy is not a new story, though it is new to baseball. Professional football player Korey Stringer died at the Minnesota Vikings' training camp in 2001 after a heatstroke episode believed to be ephedrine-related.
And there have been dozens of similar incidents at various levels of football and other sports.
The National Football League banned the use of products that contain ephedrine after Stringer's death. The International Olympic Committee and many major sports federations have done the same. Major League Baseball does not restrict the use of ephedrine by major league players, but Bechler's death may force the sport and its players union to a reassess a drug that was left off the restricted substance list when the sport hammered out its new drug-testing program last summer.
Baseball officials declined to comment on the subject yesterday, but a major-league source indicated their silence might be part of an attempt to address the issue with the players union in a nonconfrontational manner. The union has long opposed random drug testing on civil liberties grounds and resisted the inclusion of ephedrine in the industry's recently revised drug policy because it is a legal substance.
Major League Baseball Players Association director Donald Fehr said he might have a comment this weekend. "It would be inappropriate to have any comment until after the funeral," he said. "We need to show respect for the family and give the family a chance to grieve."
In light of Bechler's death, it may be more difficult for union officials to object to an ephedrine ban.
Orioles team doctor William Goldiner would like to take the idea even further. "From my point of view as physician, I see no reason to have it in the marketplace," he said. "I think it should be off the shelves."
The Food and Drug Administration may be moving in that direction. It has commissioned a RAND Corp. study on the potential dangers of ephedrine. Results, expected in April, are expected to confirm FDA suspicions that the drug has contributed to nearly 100 deaths over the past decade.
The FDA's new chief, Mark McClellan, told the Associated Press yesterday that the agency's investigators are looking into Bechler's death. He said, "Sports use is one area where I have got some particular concerns." Also yesterday, officials at the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA, met to discuss how dangerous ephedra may be.
Based on market surveys, about 12 million Americans use products containing ephedrine either to lose weight or stay alert. It is popular among truck drivers who have to stay awake behind the wheel for long periods. Some refer to it as "legal speed." Baseball players and other athletes acknowledge using it for both purposes.
Bechler felt pressure to drop weight quickly at the start of spring training, a teammate has said.
Several other Orioles said they have used ephedrine capsules to perk up before games.
Derivatives also are found in many cold medications but in concentrations that have been determined safe by the FDA.
"I have taken one [ephedrine capsule] before a game," said Orioles second baseman Jerry Hairston. "I use it for energy, only when I feel tired. It's more like coffee. You get that quick burst, but then you have a down time."
Sometimes, players don't even know they are using ephedrine. Some products list it as ma huang, the name of the Chinese herb that is refined to produce ephedra and its active ingredient, ephedrine.
The stimulant is a "thermogenic" drug, which means that it works by increasing the heart rate and raising body temperature. Because the body has to work harder to generate that heat, it burns more calories. That's why the capsules are often advertised as "fat burners."
It's logical that the substance could aggravate heatstroke, which is an abnormal elevation of body temperature caused by exertion in hot and humid conditions. Bechler's temperature rose to 108 degrees, even though the temperature was a relatively comfortable 81 degrees in Fort Lauderdale Sunday.
Still, the promise of quick weight reduction is a strong temptation in the big money world of professional sports, where players know that weight problems could prevent them from achieving their maximum earning potential.
"These guys are vulnerable," Houston Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker told the Houston Chronicle this week. "The sad part about it is that as much as you try to educate these guys, some put themselves in harm's way because of what's at stake."
Though many professional sports federations including the Women's Tennis Association and the Association of Tennis Professionals prohibit the use of ephedrine, Major League Baseball is not the only one that has been slow to recognize the danger of using the stimulant.
The National Hockey League "actively discourages players from using the substance," according to Frank Brown, vice president for media relations, but the NHL does not have a drug-testing program. Ephedrine wasn't an issue the last time the sport negotiated a collective bargaining agreement, but restrictions could be discussed when a new labor agreement is negotiated next year.
The National Basketball Association has not conducted a survey on the substance's use but does send out updates on supplements to the players. A reminder to consult with doctors before using supplements is posted in each locker room.
NBA spokesman Tim Frank said, however, that because ephedrine is not an illegal drug, the NBA has not considered banning it, nor has the supplement been discussed in collective bargaining with the players. All of the NBA's banned substances are illegal drugs.
The Ladies Professional Golf Association does not have a drug policy in place. "If we ever have evidence of performance-enhancing drugs, and anything compromising the integrity of the competition, we would consider a drug policy. So far we haven't had the need," said Connie Wilson, LPGA director of media relations.
The Professional Golfers Association does have a drug and alcohol program in place, but it does not cover ephedrine or any other over-the-counter medication or supplement.
Ephedrine apparently is not an issue in the world of horse racing, where jockeys are much more likely to use the diuretic Lasix to help them drop weight quickly.
The issue is not just about professional athletes, though. Ephedrine capsules are available to anyone where supplements are sold.
Severna Park baseball coach Jim McCandless, who played baseball at the College of William and Mary, said he believes there is more of a tendency among players at the college level to use supplements than on the high school level.
"I haven't, from my exposure to high school kids, seen or known anyone who used it [ephedrine] or anything similar," he said. "I think maybe when you get to the college level, you may see some of that."
McCandless managed the Severna Park American Legion team that made it to the Legion World Series in 1997 in South Dakota. Bechler was the 18-year-old ace pitcher of the Medford, Ore., entry that was runner-up to Sanford, Fla.
"He [Bechler] was a good-sized kid, and you could tell he might have had a bit of a weight problem," said McCandless. "He was pretty darned good."
Arundel High School baseball coach and athletic director Bernie Walter, who also teaches health and has been a department chairman, said high school students do use ephedrine "as a food supplement."
"I think there are some kids using supplements, not necessarily athletes," Walter said. "They want to take shortcuts on their diet. They don't want to take the time and effort to have a good nutritional diet."
Walter said "responsible coaches" need to discuss diets and supplements with their athletes. There is no county policy to prohibit the use of supplements because they are legal.
The Associated Press and Sun staff writers Joe Christensen, Christian Ewell, Milton Kent, Tom Keyser, Roch Kubatko, Don Markus, Jon Morgan, Ken Murray, Pat O'Malley and Lem Satterfield contributed to this article.


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Cowley County deputies are searching for a 28-year-old inmate after they say he didn't return to the jail from his court-ordered furlough.
Cowley County deputies are searching for a 28-year-old inmate after they say he didn't return to the jail from his court-ordered furlough.
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(working) CF German Totalconversion / CF Launcher
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Hi there,
i'm going to launch a CrossFire (NA primary) Totalconversion (Translation) in German, so all Files are included.
There is a Launcher, too – so you are Able to set the Language you want.
This Conversion includes something like an Clear Half-Transparent UI with translations.
So there are some more Options you can Choose like:
–Languageselect (German/English)
—SoundpackSelect [YouTube Pack (everyoneisgosu), Standart, Germanpack]
—-ProModUI (No Revenge, Kill, Headshot whatever icons displayed)
—-ProModSound (No FallDamageSounds, No EnvSounds)
—-ProModRadio (No Useless Radiomessages)
—-ProModExtended (No Revenge, Kill, Headshot or any Marks, No FDS, No EnvSounds, Radiomessages etc.)
—-NoFemaleVoice (All Voices are Male, StandartRadiopack only)
—-NoMaleVoice (Same but twisted)
—-NoAlienVoiceF(No Female Alienvoice, just Male)
—-NoAlienVouceM(No Male Alienvoice, just Female)
—-NoAlienVoice (Replaced voice with normal Voice)
—-NoAlienVoiceMale (Replaced voice with normal MALE Voice)
—-NoAlienVouceFemale (Replaced voice with normal FEMALE Voice)
Also Included is a Tool-Edit
—Unlock 1920 x 1080 Resolution
—Unlock Playershadows
—Fully Customize CF-Config before Launch
—Display CF-Version – Supported Version – Current Version
—Forum/Board – Connection
—Newsletter/E-Mail Broadsupport (Ger/US)
—YouTube Support – (submit your Videos – let them Display in my Launcher)
—KoreanMarksMod (CF kr)
—HD-RealRankUp (MyCreation – VisMxOwnZ?>*)
-Join My TS3 Server by clicking the TS³-Join-Button to contact me (no 24h Support – Watch YouTube / Livestream)
Many Many Many more Functions
You know what? – All these Functions are available for CrossFire EU, too !
Current State: Finished around 95% (CF NA ! – NOT EU! – No Current State for CF EU!)
—Cause of CrossFire Updates – need to get fixed a bit (Achievements etc.)
best regarts from Germany
VisM.OwnZ?>* / Clan GermanDef* / YouTube: everyoneisgosu
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Classy kiwi import Lucia Valentina has stamped her claims a serious Caulfield Cup contender at Flemington this afternoon, displaying a superior turn of foot in the final straight to win the featured Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m).
Jumping from the gates only fairly, the Savabeel mare was forced to settle off the pace of early leaders Entirely Platinum, Let's Make Adeal and Brambles who set a noticeably quick tempo in the Turnbull Stakes' early stages.
Finding the final straight with plenty to do, Lucia Valentina was worked through the field by renowned jockey Kerrin McEvoy; finding the lead pack with just 100m left to run and poking clear to finish a nose ahead of Lidari; Brambles maintaining a strong sprint to claim third.
McEvoy delivered a perfectly timed ride aboard Lucia Valentina for victory in the 2014 Turnbull Stakes and is confident she will be the one to beat come October 18th's featured Caulfield Cup (2400m).
"Very smart three-year-old obviously and she's starting to show that at four which is really exciting for Kris and the team," McEvoy said following the race.
"I wanted to get her out and be a bit closer today which we were able to do; there was a nice-enough tempo the whole way and had to sort of dart back in and ride for a bit of luck, but she's got a nice turn of foot and she was able to show that today.
"She had a little hiccup during the week that Kris was happy enough wasn't going to affect her today and he's been proven right.
"She hasn't won on a good track; admittedly today's track is riding with a little bit of give in it so I was happy enough when I felt that … She's a filly that everyone's labelled as a wet-tracker but I think she just handles it better than some.
"If it's going to be damp on Caulfield Cup day she's going to be very hard to beat."
Having suffered a minor foot injury in the lead-up to the Turnbull Stakes, trainer Kris Lees was thrilled his decision to run Lucia Valentina paid dividends this afternoon, and is confident she is on track for success in the Caulfield Cup.
"I rushed down on Wednesday night – she had a bit of heat in her foot and therefore we didn't work her Thursday morning, I was very public about that but it might have been a blessing, she raced very well today," Lees said immediately after the Turnbull Stakes.
"A win is a bonus – you don't want any setbacks in Group 1 races so she'd only had two relatively soft runs going into the race so I would have liked to have stuck just a little bit more work into her but that said there's not a lot of her, she's coming up well and she's on track."


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An energetic Gov. Mike Pence praised Donald Trump and lambasted Hillary Clinton during a rally in Westfield, Indiana on Tuesday amid speculation he is one of the few selects left to become Trump's running mate. Trump made no announcement of vice presidential news, but seemed to relish teasing his Indiana audience with the prospect of Pence.
"I don't know if he's going to be your governor or your vice president. Who the hell knows! Good man," Trump said at the end of a nearly hour-long speech to about 6,500 supporters at the Grand Park Events Center.
Pence on Hillary at the rally following Trump: "As the proud father of a United States Marine, let me say from my heart we don't need a president that took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire. Anyone who did that should be disqualified from ever being commander in chief of the armed forces of the United States of America."
While some Trump supporters in the audience were lukewarm about the prospect of Pence joining Trump on the ticket, others said they saw something new and invigorating in Pence's speech.
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Why do we consciously or unconsciously seek the authority of the Caucasian to demonstrate our own ability to operate in the modern world? Are we world-class only if we dress European?
Here I was going through the boarding gate, handing over my boarding card to the boarding inspector. I suppose that is what he must be called since boarding was what we were doing, not like pirates and corsairs leaping from the rigging lines onto the merchant ship, for they scarcely sought permission, but here we were being polite and requesting permission to come on board.
Anyway from the corner of my eye I saw a poster mounted on a stand. It featured a pretty girl, perhaps four years or so, of that age when tooth fairies make frequent appearances. She held in one of her little hands a palette. She looked quite professional and adept, and she well may have come from a long line of painters. In the other hand, she held a brush which looked poised to turn the air vermillion or cerulean or magenta or one of those colours that only painters and women can identify.
The purpose of this very posed and poised picture was to tell us, the 'boardingers' or boarders that this was the entrance to Gate 5 and 5A. I was impressed.
But what I found particularly interesting apart from this vital piece of information (God forbid that we had boarded the wrong ship), was that this girl was blond and blue-eyed, possibly of Scandinavian stock, though at the moment I can't remember the name of a really good Viking painter from whom she may have descended.
Given that I was in south India where Dravidians ancient occupants of this land were the predominant genetic strain, with nary a Caucasian chromosome to offer, I was struck by the anachronism of it all. Surely ebony would have worked as well as ivory, I thought.
And then it hit me. I winced.
In the airline business in India it seems that western dress and western mores are better semiotic signals of efficiency and professionalism than the vernacular, the home grown ethnicity of costume or even face.
To that end we have an airline which features a very pretty model, not even a flight attendant giving you the flight safety instructions on a video screen. She is Czech I believe. She is as white as porcelain alabaster and I would venture that she doesn't know Hindi, though she has been well rehearsed and the dubbing and lip-sync are quite commendable. Of course I am not sure that featuring her gave me any more confidence about the procedures in the event of engine failure, de-pressurization, landing on water and the consequent fastening of life jackets and emergency whistles. But I must confess that she looked pretty in an orange vest.
Then there is the other airline which has each female flight attendant, (I used to call them hostesses which was a lot more friendly than the functional attendant, someone who I expect to see mostly manning toilets, but be that as it may and it is not germane to this ramble at all) coiffured with a wig cut to resemble a model's hairstyle from Paris. I am no connoisseur of women's hairstyles but they resembled to my untrained eye the cut of Audrey Hepburn's hair in Roman Holiday. Sort of a cross between a bouffant and a page boy, I would think. (Here I am impressing you with these terms!)
They also wear dark suits and stockings. This airline has positioned itself on punctuality, and I suppose these replicas of women from Paris in Coco's era help in that delivery of customer satisfaction.
On the other hand there is the so called national carrier. Stained by age and possibly indifferent neglect by bureaucrats who have no business sailing any ship whatsoever, they have like many fat merchant galleons of yore been boarded again and again by privateers and so now languish, awaiting fair winds again.
Their maids of delight are dressed in colourful Indian costume, wear their hair in an Indian coiled bun, if they have long hair, and are generally of a slightly older average age than the other airlines' staff.
The airline itself is not particularly efficient, but when on board these flight attendants perform with better efficiency and courtesy and maturity. But that is possibly my parochial point of view.
My actual point is why do we consciously or unconsciously seek the authority of the Caucasian to demonstrate our own ability to operate in the modern world? Are we world-class only if we dress European?
The cheongsam of the Singapore Girl may argue against this notion.
But it may just be that dressed this way or that we just can't be as good when it comes to service, mass produced and delivered. So we compensate our imagined inadequacy with costume.
We are a truly exceptional people when we offer and proffer our individual hospitality in our houses and our homes.
Maybe we don't know how to make a business of it.
(V Shantakumar is the former chairman & CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi in India and now the managing partner of Doing Think)
"Government is not in a position and will not bail out any private airlines. Air India is a public sector unit, so government has an obligation. But Air India will have to become competitive and restructure their costs... as the government cannot keep on pouring money," civil aviation minister Ajit Singh told reporters
New Delhi: Giving a clear message to ailing Indian carriers, the government Wednesday asked national carrier Air India to pull up its socks and become competitive as it "cannot keep on pouring money" and told private carriers that there would be no bailout for them, reports PTI.
"Government is not in a position and will not bail out any private airlines. Air India is a public sector unit, so government has an obligation. But Air India will have to become competitive and restructure their costs... as the government cannot keep on pouring money," civil aviation minister Ajit Singh told reporters here.
The minister said Tuesday that there was "some hitch" in Air India's restructuring plan by SBI Caps, raised by the banks. This would be resolved jointly by civil aviation secretary and finance secretary, he said.
After laying the foundation stone for a new ATC tower at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, Mr Singh said a Group of Ministers (GoM) will soon meet to decide on allowing foreign airlines pick up stakes in the Indian carriers.
"Finally, the Cabinet will take the decision. The Committee of Secretaries has already recommended raising the FDI limits in the sector," he said.
His comments came in the wake of reports that government was exploring options to allow foreign airlines pick up equity in Indian carriers.
Asked about demands by private airlines for a bailout package, he said they will have to come up with a viable business plan.
"If the banks are satisfied with their plans and think they can recover their money then they will lend money," he said, adding that the banks would have to go by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) norms.
On reports of safety being compromised by airlines due to their poor financial conditions, the minister said, "There are problems. Industry has grown so fast in past few years. There is shortage of trainee pilots, stewardess... there are financial implications...
"But as far as question of jeopardising the safety of passengers is concerned, there is no such fear. There is no compromise, DGCA will not compromise and the ministry will not compromise," Mr Singh said.
RTI petitions yield confusing information on receiving complaints about judges of superior courts
It looks like confusion exists within the judiciary itself about ways of dealing with errant judges. Two different RTI queries have yielded contradictory answers from former Chief Justice of India YK Sabharwal and the Department of Justice on the procedure to deal with complaints received by Chief Justices of the Supreme Court and high courts against judges of higher courts.
In October 2011, RTI activist Subhas Chandra Agrawal filed a query with the Department of Justice, seeking information on commissions constituted to probe tainted judges PD Dinakaran and Soumitra Sen. He also asked about the benefits allowed to judges who resign before enquiry or impeachment proceedings start; and powers of the chief justice of a high court and the Chief Justice of India to receive complaints against judges of superior courts and taking action against them.
In reply, the CPIO (chief public information officer) on 12th November provided a detailed response to his queries. He clearly mentioned the duties of the Chief Justice of India and that of a high court on receipt of a complaint against a judge belonging to a high court or Supreme Court—elaborately describing the procedure of filing complaints, setting up of probe committees and initiating action of removal of the said judge(s).
However, the information clearly contradicts a statement made by former Chief Justice YK Sabharwal, which was quoted in an RTI response from Supreme Court Registry dated 21st April 2006. Mr Agarwal had asked the same question, the reply to which quoted an order by the then chief justice that said, "Neither Supreme Court or Chief Justice of India is the appointing or disciplinary authority with respect to judges of superior courts, including judges of high courts."
While the process of removal of judges of the Supreme Court and high court can be done only by the order of the president, complaints can be received by the chief justice of a high court and the Chief Justice of India regarding errant judges, and if the complaint is against the chief justice of a high court, it can be received by the president or the Chief Justice of Supreme Court, who may initiate probe and set up enquiry commissions against the judge.
However, the removal procedure is very complex, and till date only two judges—Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court and V Ramaswamy of the Madras High Court has faced impeachment proceedings in Parliament. Only the former was removed successfully.
According to our Constitution, the Chief Justice of India is consulted by the president regarding appointment of judges of high courts, and the chief justice of a high court is also consulted for appointment of other judges of a high court. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is also consulted regarding transfer of judges of a high court.
YK Sabharwal has been a controversial figure, and there are many allegations against him about misusing his authority in order to favour his sons who are in real estate business. Referring to his statement, Mr Agrawal said, "Since two responses from Department of Justice and Supreme Court seem to contradict each other, I appeal that CPIO at Department of Justice may kindly be directed to reveal an exact position about competence of Chief Justices of Supreme Court and high courts in regard of handling complaints against judges of superior courts."


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Evan Schuman at Computerworld reported a pretty significant security oversight in the iOS Starbucks app Wednesday: The most used mobile-payment app in the United States was storing usernames, e-mail addresses, passwords and some geographic location data in cleartext on mobile phones. Essentially, that means that if someone has physical access to your phone, they could get access to the information by plugging it into a PC.
Starbucks has downplayed the issue, saying in an open letter today that "there is no indication that any customer has been impacted by this or that any information has been compromised." Although Starbucks said it has added new safeguards to protect the data, arguing that they "sufficiently address the concerns raised" by the research, the company would not share details about what those safeguards were.
When pressed over e-mail Wednesday about whether the problem identified by Computerworld was fixed, Starbucks spokesperson Maggie Jantzen said "a theoretical vulnerability still exists." After posting its open letter, Starbucks refused to confirm or deny whether the theoretical vulnerability still existed in a separate inquiry Thursday.
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Hours earlier a Group 4 Securicor guard was forced to lie on the floor and a gun was pointed at the head of another when they were ambushed by three men in Andover, Hampshire.
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She was not the one he wanted, but she would do for now. All in good time.
Besides, she had beautiful breasts, with taut nipples made red from his lips and teeth and beard. They were round and heaving with her inhale and full and quaking with her exhale. Watching them, he wondered to what extent this plan had been inspired by his vessel. He did usually find this much flesh attractive, but it seemed, in this body, his tastes had changed.
He bent his head once more, causing her to make a high, whiny grunt. She was rubbing herself furiously against him, panting hard, and the breath required for the noise left her gasping. She sounded close to climax, a circumstance that was as fortuitous as it was surprising. He had not intended things to come to this. He was not entirely sure how they had. It had been a long time since he was fully sensate. That had something to do with it, he was sure. And she was young and passionate in the desperate way of young people, before they grew accustomed to and then bored of being touched.
He glanced up at her face. No, she was not used to being touched at all. She was blind as a new-born kitten, lost completely in her lust - she probably couldn't even hear herself making that odd, squeaking grunt again. She was very, very close now, which was good for him. In this body, it seemed, he was impatient. He took the hand fondling her other breast and wrapped the arm around her thigh and backside. Stroking gently, he found the entrance he wanted and, after circling the outside of it for a few seconds, plunged a finger into it.
On cue, her back arched, her hips jerked and her lips pressed together, forcing the scream in her throat out through her nose. It was a sound he associated with soldiers trying to hide their pain. It froze him for a moment, before her body swayed back and then crumpled itself over his chest, panting against his neck and twitching around his finger.
She'd been loud - not loud enough to alert the woman sitting at the desk outside the door, but loud enough for the boy to hear. If he'd been listening, and there was really no chance of that happening. Still, he himself would need to remain quiet. If the boy discovered them before the other pieces in this game were moved into place they would all walk away from the table empty-handed. He couldn't afford to give her time to apologize or explain; he needed the boy shocked and pliant, not stubborn and angry.
As she huffed he rose and draped her over the desk. If she noticed how easy this was for a man of his current age and build, she didn't comment on it. Due to her inexperience with men, or her experience with Kryptonians? The thought gave him an irrational twinge of annoyance and an equally irrational sense of determination: he would impress her in one area at least. Both were, he was certain, neurochemical reactions from the vessel.
Ignoring this body's emotional reflexes, he lifted her legs so her heels rested on one shoulder, opened his trousers, and began. As soon as he did so, however, he had to stop. It had been a long time. He was not an adolescent, though. He had learned control.
The girl, however, had not. She was arching her hips up to meet him, bouncing her body against the pen holder and computer. She had no finesse at all, just greed, pushing and pulling at him until he grabbed her hips and forced her into a rhythm. She reminded him of Raya in her eagerness. Raya had been a sweet girl. So willing in every way. Such a good girl...
Her body began to shake beneath him. This time she lacked the forethought to smother her cries. To his ears they hit the glass around them like a mallet on a gong, shivering and echoing again and again. They must have registered with the boy even if he wasn't paying attention.
And with that thought, he came.
He allowed her a few moments recuperation in his lap. Fatigue was not a problem for him, of course, but would never do for her to stumble out on unsteady legs or with blurry eyes. It also gave her time to feel wanted rather than used, a distinction that was key to the fulfillment of his plan.
She had straightened her skirt and shirt, of course, but lazily. Her stockings were twisted and the pendant she wore, a large, gold, gaudy thing that had slipped to her back while she was on the desk, still hung there. He pulled it forward for her and something stirred in his mind. A memory, but not, he thought, one of his own. A memory of the man most people believed him to be. Not a memory of this girl, but of something else. Something ...
The girl sat up and the image he sought skittered out of his mind's reach. She stood and pulled on her jacket, which looked a little cock-eyed over her still-crooked shirt.
"Would you like to use the mirror?" he asked.
"Thanks. I probably look like a cyclone's carried me off to Oz. At least it feels that way," she muttered.
He smiled slightly. He thought it was supposed to be a joke, but with this one it was sometimes difficult to tell.
"Yeah... I'll just go use the mirror," she finished after a few seconds' silence.
She made her way to the toilet door and shut it, after which he heard water running and a few deep, shaky breaths. She had not looked at him directly since they'd finished, which for a normally forthright girl in this culture meant she was probably embarrassed or ashamed. Because of her past associations with his vessel, or because her actions were in opposition to her values? The morality of the town she'd lived in was one of the reasons he had chosen it for his son's home, so if she were to decline to see him again the irony would not be lost on him. He would prefer her cooperation, however. Kal-El had already discovered how he had taken one girl as his avatar to entice the boy to accept his heritage. As a result of that discovery he'd had to employ force, and the results of that had been spectacularly unsuccessful.
No. Kal-El had to know beyond a doubt it was Chloe who had betrayed him.
The bolt to the toilet door turned and the girl in question came out. Her hair was calmed and her cosmetics were smoothed. She strode purposefully, but her eyes were wide. She wouldn't fool anyone with that walk, he thought.
"I appreciate - " she began.
""Chloe," he interrupted. "Are you alright?"
She hesitated, her eyes signalling surprise. She had not been expecting concern.
"I'm ... fine. I should really be going, though. My shift starts in twenty minutes."
He sped over to her, using the Fortress' signal to mimic the power of the yellow sun. She started - she wasn't expecting "Lionel Luthor" to be able to move like that. He ran soothing hands over her shoulders and felt her body relax, if not completely.
"I realize how disconcerting this must be for you, but before you go, I must tell you how happy it has made me." He lifted his hands to her jaw, tracing the bone of it lightly with his fingers. Her body tensed again with confusion, and questions filled her eyes. She had not been expecting this, either.
"When this man accepted my will and the knowledge I could give him, when he allowed me to be released from the minerals that contained me, I expected to find a completely hostile world. I did not expect to find anyone who understood the danger this planet is in, or the work that needs to be done to save it. I certainly never expected to meet anyone so lovely and generous as you. You were a serendipity. I cannot tell you how grateful I am to know you."
Her skin turned several successively darker shades of pink during this speech; a physiological impairment of humans brought on by excessive emotion. Embarrassment, pleasure, anger - perhaps all three. If so, it didn't matter, so long as the pleasure component prevailed.
"Mr. - " she began, obviously not knowing how to finish. He understood. How should she address him? Who was he to her? A member of the Kryptonian Ruling Council? The father of her friend? Her lover?
"Call me Lionel," he told her. "Using my name increases our risk of exposure. In fact, it is probably best not to speak of me to anyone, not even to my son. You know better than anyone the lengths some within LuthorCorp will go to obtain information."
"I understand," she said. She did not, but then he did not mean her to. "And I want you to know, I am ready to do whatever is necessary to protect yourson, but I don't think it's a good idea for me to be seen visiting this office again. It will raise questions."
"You're right. Gossip for a man in this position is inevitable and I would not want you harmed professionally, or in any other way, because of our relationship."
She nodded. Her lips were curved in what might have been a smile if her eyes had not looked so wistful, and he was again reminded of Raya. Raya, who had sacrificed so much so the House of El could survive. He what he could for her, and what a paltry thing it had been. He would have to do better for this one - Raya had after all known his objective.
He leaned down and brushed his lips against this new assistant's, lingering just long enough to convey regret. "I will contact you. In the meantime, remember what I told you earlier: the being you know as Milton Fine can take many forms. I don't want to make you paranoid, but you must be cautious about what you tell anyone from now on."
"Well, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you, right? Of course, that means I'll need to be careful about what I say to you."
It was his turn to be surprised. Yes, it was the logical conclusion of his warning - he just hadn't realized it himself until now. He chuckled over his annoyance, though - it was a feint that came easily to this body. "Another reason to maintain discretion. If it does not know of our relationship, it will have little reason to approach you using my appearance. However," he added, as if an afterthought, "you keep a meteor rock on you, do you not?"
"No. Should I?"
"Yes. Bring it to all your meetings with me. Don't say anything until you've seen the effect it has."
"Alright." She looked worried now, but thoughtful. It spoke well of her, he thought. She was not one to let her fears rule her.
He ran his fingers over her hair a last time. "Good day, Miss Sullivan."
"Right back atcha, Mr. Luthor."
When she had gone he sat, staring out at the globe spinning beneath him. She would be under it in a few moments. His son would probably visit her soon, as he so often did. Would he notice the smell of him on her or the small marks on her neck or the flush of her increased circulation? Doubtful, and in that uncertainty lay the problem.
None of what he had done today was necessary, and yet the boy had made it so. Until Kal-El learned to pay attention to the data from his senses, until he learned to anticipate his enemies, until he learned to appreciate the grace he had been given by this planet's star both he and the planet were vulnerable. He must be trained, must accept the need to be - and he would. His human father was dead. He would soon find his human friends faithless. His entire human existence would be revealed as a sham. Once that happened, Jor-El had no doubt he would finally do willingly the one thing that was necessary.
The girl, Chloe, he had in hand. The mother he could lure in the same way, and thankfully in the open. It was nothing for a powerful businessman to be seen in the company of a politician. Of course there was still the other girl to be dealt with, the one his son believed he loved. It was she he had wanted for this project, but circumstances had forced him to improvise, and now that they had he wondered if that had not been fortunate. Despite all evidence to the contrary, his son believed in his love's goodness with his whole being. Zod would be on the doorstep before he would be able to convince the boy otherwise.
Which left convincing the child to reject his son, irrevocably. That too might be difficult; if she was anything like Louise she would be quixotic in her desires. But if the boy hurt her badly enough, damaged her... An image of the necklace Chloe had worn floated before his mind's eye again, just before the telephone behind him rang.
The conference call on the Apex deal. He'd forgotten. He was tempted for a moment to let it go, but it was important, for now, to maintain his vessel's prestige in the world. He would have to deal with the problem of Lana Lang later.


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Technical Abstract: Phosphorus, an essential nutrient for plants, is becoming limited in many arable soils. White lupin has evolved several mechanisms for scavenging phosphate. We have characterized a suite of responses in lupin roots that occur during P-deficient conditions. Proteoid root segments are clearly visible by 9 days after emergence (DAE), and within 24 hours, higher PEPC mRNA levels are observed in the proteoid segments. In the following 48 hours, higher PEPC and APase activities are observed, and enhanced organic acid exudation is detected. It appears that the responses, including the initiation of enhanced proteoid root formation and citrate acid exudation in lupin, are coordinated. Further work studying the regulation of PEPC and APase expression, and the role of plant growth regulators in proteoid root formation will provide insight into the adaptive mechanisms used by white lupin to overcome P-deficiency. Phosphate regulated gene expression has been well characterized in bacteria and fungi. In Escherichia coli, a regulatory element, pho B, is induced during P-deficient conditions which regulates up to 20 genes. The Pi status in E. coli has been found to regulate up to 3% of the entire genome. Characterization of coordinated responses to P-stress in many plants suggests that higher plants may also contain P-driven regulatory mechanisms, although a comparable pho regulon has not been found, to date, in higher plants. Further studies of the biochemical and molecular responses of higher plants are needed to define features controlling plant responses to nutritional deficiencies, and confirm the existence of a pho-like regulon. The coordinated anatomical and biochemical changes that occur in white lupin roots make it a useful model for studying the responses of higher plants to P-deficiency.


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Ranchi, Jan 22 (UNI) The Jharkhand government today raised the retirement age of teachers of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences to 62.
Earlier, the retirement age was 60 and raising of the age bar was a long pending demand of the teaching faculty working at the medical institute.
The decision was taken in the Cabinet meeting held at the state Secretariat here.
Apart from this, the state government also gave its formal nod to create 1156 posts of assistant sub-inspectors, state cabinet secretary N N Pandey said.
The government also approved to create 159 posts mainly for engineers and other officers in irrigation department, Mr Pandey added.