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We study the complexity of the popular one player combinatorial game known as Flood-It. In this game the player is given an n×n board of tiles where each tile is allocated one of c colours. The goal is to make the colours of all tiles equal via the shortest possible sequence of flooding operations. In the standard version, a flooding operation consists of the player choosing a colour k, which then changes the colour of all the tiles in the monochromatic region connected to the top left tile to k. After this operation has been performed, neighbouring regions which are already of the chosen colour k will then also become connected, thereby extending the monochromatic region of the board. We show that finding the minimum number of flooding operations is NP-hard for c≥3 and that this even holds when the player can perform flooding operations from any position on the board. However, we show that this 'free' variant is in P for c=2. We also prove that for an unbounded number of colours, Flood-It remains NP-hard for boards of height at least 3, but is in P for boards of height 2. Next we show how a (c−1) approximation and a randomised 2c/3 approximation algorithm can be derived, and that no polynomial time constant factor, independent of c, approximation algorithm exists unless P=NP. We then investigate how many moves are required for the 'most demanding' n×n boards (those requiring the most moves) and show that the number grows as fast as \(\Theta(\sqrt{c}\, n)\) . Finally, we consider boards where the colours of the tiles are chosen at random and show that for c≥2, the number of moves required to flood the whole board is Ω(n) with high probability.
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With many changing over to all-rope halyards from rope/wire spliced ones, another decision that comes is whether or not to splice a shackle onto the line.
Tying halyards on is another option, but often the length of the knot will interfere with a full hoist. However tying them on avoids the cost, hassle and potential whack on the head from a shackle and is easy to do. It also allows you to end-for-end the halyard, or simply trim a foot or so off a few times if wear or chafe becomes an issue.(For this reason it's not a bad idea to make it several feet too long from the start.) Here's a knot we've been using for years without issue, and it's lower profile than any shackle. I was told it's called an "Aussie bowline" (sorry TD..) but I'm sure it has another more proper name somewhere. As the sequence indicates it's essentially a figure eight and a half hitch. The "loop" locks/chokes on much like a bowline's. I like to keep the tail a bit long and pointing aft so that the stopper is not strained, it can't get jammed against the mast in any way, and is easy to undo. http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...ourtney024.jpg http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...ourtney025.jpg http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...ourtney026.jpg |
If the line will pass through the Head Gromet twice you could use a Studding Sail bend.
I re-did all my halyards this spring and kept the shackles, as I never thought of it, any other way. I do know on my main the aluminum pieces on the top of my mailsail would probably cut the halyard up, but they could be worked with a file to be smooth. But what do you really save here? On my 20 ft. boat......my shackles weigh nothing. They are tied with a bowline knot, and don't keep the sail from hitting the top of the mast.... At least I don't think they do..................? I'll have to check the next time I hoist the main. There's always a different way to do the same thing...keeps you thinking. Best of luck Kary S/V Mariah #49080 |
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My solution to the same problem was a bend with zero drift (the headboard itself can jam up against the block). If your halyard can pass through the cringle twice but not thrice, the folowing has served me well. Pass a bight through the cringle and then take the bitter end around and pass it through the bight and snug up. Works just like a loop and toggle.
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I would recommend a buntline hitch instead... but I would point out that buntline hitches can become very difficult to untie if they're left in for any significant period of time, especially if left loaded for long periods of time.
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In a sure sign that winter finally has receded, area farmers markets are preparing to kick off. The 2013 James Valley Community Center Farmers and Flea Market will start Saturday and run every Saturday through Sept. 28. Located at the Fifth and Main parking lot in downtown Mitchell, the weekly market will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Rube Adam, the event organizer, estimates this is the fifth or sixth year for the event. Last year he said there were 15-20 vendors selling a wide variety of items, from baked goods to arts and crafts to rummage-sale-style offerings.
Famous artwork probably doesn't often get peddled in a station wagon, but that's how one of Harvey Dunn's most famous works came to rest in Mitchell. Though it's not for sale, Dakota Discovery Museum Executive Director Lori Holmberg said "Dakota Woman" will be one of many works available for viewing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the museum's Changing Tastes Art Auction.
In 2007, Kenton Hofer took a mission trip to Guatemala. While there, he helped build a house for an 82-year-old widow, who every afternoon would sit on a rock and shell corn, one ear at a time, so she could have supper. Upon witnessing the woman's poor living conditions and her hands, crippled from arthritis and poor health, the rural Bridgewater farmer knew he needed to do more than build a house. "At home, I can harvest enough corn in one year's time to feed her and her family the rest of their lives," Hofer said.
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Musician, songwriter and performer Lorie Line will return Friday to Mitchell, bringing her Intimate Series tour to the Pepsi-Cola Theatre. She will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Pepsi-Cola Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Someone forgot to tell Willie Nelson he just turned 80. Sporting the same red bandana, long braids and distinctive voice that have helped make him a legend, the country music hall-of-famer performed for more than an hour and a half to a nearly sold-out Corn Palace crowd Thursday night in Mitchell. It is the second time Nelson has performed at the Corn Palace, the last time was to a sold-out Corn Palace Festival crowd in 2003. Pete Jones, of Mitchell, attended both concerts, and said Nelson puts on just as good of a show as he did 10 years ago. "He sounded exactly the same I thought.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
We had a nice Thanksgiving this year, celebrating with just us. Our church group organized a bigger gathering the weekend before. Leading up to Thanksgiving, I put together a "count down" that hung in our living room (the envelops). We picked one each day and recognized something we were grateful for and did an activity. My favorite was reading the book Stone Soup and then making "stone soup" for dinner without the stone. We learned that live is more fun when we share with others. We enjoyed doing the "thankful" tree too, using the trees I made for Halloween.
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Last year I started a tradition of having the "witches" leave something behind for the kids to get them excited for Halloween -- a Halloween book, an activity, candy, etc. Jane tries to see the witches flying around or hopes to catch them when they come to leave the surprise. So far, I haven't been caught!
For one of the activities (by far the most elaborate), I gave the kids some ingredients to make their own witch's brew. I used edible, less-frequently-used items from the kitchen and pantry. At the end I kinda hoped that we could drink it, but as you look through the pictures, you'll see why that didn't work out.
For one of the activities (by far the most elaborate), I gave the kids some ingredients to make their own witch's brew. I used edible, less-frequently-used items from the kitchen and pantry. At the end I kinda hoped that we could drink it, but as you look through the pictures, you'll see why that didn't work out.
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Astana City Day is July 7th. Here they do a lot to make the celebration fun and interesting. We didn't see everything that went on throughout the city, but we did get to enjoy a few things. The celebration lasted the whole weekend (July 5-7th). Here are a few pictures of our adventures.
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Jane climbed to the top of this climbing structure. I love her facial expression! |
Riding a ride in Happlylon. |
Kazakh shields on spears look pretty cool. |
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Love these costumes. Very traditional Kazakh. |
Inside the National Museum "riding" a cart. I know, it's totally blurry, but it's the best one of four. |
Inside the tunnel of lights in the National Museum. |
Inside the National Museum. |
Jane, watching Nils play bumper football. |
Nils makes the kick and SCORES! Okay, not really, but you should have seen how that guy ran into him and Nils seriously sent him flying! Too bad I didn't get a picture of that! |
The fountain outside the National Museum and looking over the other monuments and mosque. |
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As described in a previous post, cellulite is the visibility of subcutaneous fat cells and is caused by eating too much protein – specifically cooked protein, as opposed to raw (i.e. dark green leafy vegetables). So applying creams, medication or any advertised treatments you see on TV/online or in magazines will not get rid of your cellulite. The only treatment (apart from diet change) that can help get rid of cellulite is potentially lymph drainage – a treatment you can get at your local beauty salon. This will speed up the process of your body ridding itself of the excess protein, however if you are just going to eat more junk protein then its not going to help you much. However just as effective in getting your lymph system moving would be to exercise, or to take up rebounding (which seems to be quite popular!) – jumping on a little trampoline. Any movement will help get your lymph system working and ridding itself of toxins. Cellulite Creams/Lotions We can all fool ourselves into thinking we are helping the issue with creams, when really we are not. I remember when I was pregnant, hoping to stop myself getting stretch marks by slapping massage oil on my tummy everyday. Of course that wasn't going to help me and neither would cellulite creams help me! Creams contain exfoliating agents that have all failed to act as effective treatments for cellulite. Caffeine is usually an active ingredient in these creams, and works by tightening the blood vessels. This can create a temporary smoothing of the skin but has no effect on the cause of cellulite. On top of this creams get absorbed into the skin and the chemicals within them attract more water. As explained in an earlier post water retention causes fat cells to protrude and thus gives you cellulite, so really by putting creams and lotions on continuously you are adding to the problem and potential appearance of cellulite as the excessive moisture stretches your connective tissue. Drinking More Water Although the blood and lymph systems need sufficient water to be able to get rid of the protein, drinking more water doesn't help eliminate cellulite. Caffeine & Tea Using caffeine or tea to draw water out of the cells some people believe helps with the appearance of cellulite. But even so, it doesn't prevent the cause of cellulite, so can only help on a short term basis. Instead of using something like tea to rid yourself of water, you really need to be limiting your intake of junk proteins – the cause of the water being retained in the first place. Losing Weight Unfortunately just losing weight will not help you lose cellulite. Even skinny people get cellulite. If you are lucky you might reduce the visibility of it (if at all) but this will only be slightly. There are many many more "treatments" for cellulite that simply do not work and this is for the simply reason that they do not solve the cause of the problem. Eliminate the cause. Eliminate the cellulite. So what do you need to do to eliminate cellulite?
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Structure of muscle and its associated tissues is an important topic in courses about human biology, human anatomy and physiology, nursing, and many other health science subjects.
Skeletal muscles consist of 100,000s of muscle cells that are also known as "muscle fibres". These cells act together to perform the functions of the specific muscle of which they are a part.
This is possible due to the integration of the muscle with the other tissues and structures of other associated body systems - especially the bones (skeletal system) or, in the cases of facial muscles, the skin (integumentary system), and also the nerves (nervous system).
A general example of the structure of muscle and associated tissues is shown below.
Above: Diagram of the Structure of Muscle (and associated connective tissue)
Tissue Type
Description of Tissue Type
Periosteum is the outer layer of bone (as illustrated below). It is to this layer that ligaments and tendons are attached.
Tendons attach muscle to bone. They are tough pale coloured (whitish) cords formed from many parallel bundles of collagen fibres. Tendons are flexible (they bend around other tissues, changing position as they move), yet inelastic.
Tendon sheath (not illustrated above)
Some tendons are surrounded by tubular double-layered sacs that are lined with synovial membrane and contain synovial fluid. These structures are called "tendon sheaths". Their purpose is to minimise friction associated with movement at the join, and to facilitate movement of the joint.
The word "fascia" means bandage - a fitting analogy as the tissue called fascia takes the form of sheets or broad bands of fibrous connective tissue that cover muscles or organs, forming an outer-wrapping.
There are two types of fascia: (1) Superficial Fascia, and (2) Deep Fascia.
Superficial fascia consists of areolar connective tissue and adipose tissue, and may also be referred to as the "subcutaneous layer" of the skin. Deep Fascia is more relevant to the study of muscle structures because it is deep fascia that holds the muscles together. It consists of dense fibrous connective tissue.
Skeletal Muscle (="Voluntary" Muscle)
The type of muscle that causes movement of the skeletal system (especially limbs), and of skin in the cases of the muscles of facial expression in the head and neck area has many names. These include "skeletal muscle" (because it moves bones), "voluntary muscle" (because it is usually under conscious control), and "striated muscle" (because they have a striped appearance).
Perimysium is a fibrous sheath that surrounds and protects bundles of muscle fibres. (It is shown as thin pale grey lines in the cross-section of skeletal muscle illustrated above.)
Epimysium is fibrous elastic tissue that surrounds muscle.
There are usually many muscle fascicles that form a single muscle. Epimysium surrounds the total bundle of many fascicles - as compared with perimysium (the fibrous sheath that surrounds and protects individual fascicles, filling the spaces between the fascicles within the bundle of fascicles that forms the muscle itself), and endomysium (the fine connective tissue that surrounds and protects each individual muscle fibre - also known as a "muscle cell", hence filling the spaces between muscle fibres within each muscle fascicle).
The term fascicle (sometimes expressed as a "fasciculus"), refers to a "bundle", such as a bundle of muscle fibres e.g. as illustrated above, or alternatively a bundle of nerve fibres.
Endomysium is the name of the fine connective tissue sheath that surrounds/covers each single/individual muscle fibre.
Muscle Fibre (="Muscle Fiber" = "Muscle Cell")
Muscle fibres also known as "muscle fibers" (American spelling), and "muscle cells" are special cells that are able to contract, thereby causing movement - of other tissues/parts of the body. There are three types of muscle: striated/skeletal muscle (causing the movement of bones/limbs), smooth muscle (surrounding organs and blood vessels), and cardiac muscle (forming the walls of the heart).
Myofibrils are small contractile filaments located within the cytoplasm of striated muscle cells. These filaments cause the distinctive appearance of skeletal=voluntary=striated muscle because they consist of bands of alternating high and low refractive index. This gives the muscles their striped appearance
To continue reading about the structure of muscle, go to the more detailed page about the structure of a muscle cell.
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US 1811660 A Abstract available in Claims available in Description (OCR text may contain errors) June 23, I BAUSHER IDENTIFIER FOR TOOTHBRUSHES AND THE LIKE Filed April 1, 1950 INVENTOR Patented June 23, 1931 UNITED STATES HARRY BAUSHER, MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY IDENTIFIER FOR 'IOOTHBRUSHES AND THE LIKE Application filed April 1, 1930. Serial No. 440,679. This invention relates to an identifier for tooth brushes and the like, that is to a device which may be attached to a tooth brush or the like adapted to indicate for instance the ownership of the article. A more specific object is toprovide an identifier of this type which may be manufactured at small cost and which will be attractive and practical in use. i A more specific object is to provide an identifier which may be easily attached to or removed from the article and which will be usable upon articles of varying sizes. Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts and applications of principles constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claim. In the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as a part of this specification, and in which I have shown merely a preferred form of embodiment of the invention Fig. l is a perspective view of an identifier constructed in accordance with this invention and illustrating the same as it appears in use upon a tooth brush. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevational view of the indentifier appearing in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken upon the plane of line IIIIII of Fig. 2. 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The lesser of two evils: seasonal migrations of Amazonian manatees in the Western Amazon
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00655.x
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Arraut, E. M., Marmontel, M., Mantovani, J. E., Novo, E. M.L.M., Macdonald, D. W. and Kenward, R. E. (2010), The lesser of two evils: seasonal migrations of Amazonian manatees in the Western Amazon. Journal of Zoology, 280: 247–256. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00655.x
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Porphyrins are a group of heterocyclic macrocycle organic compounds, composed of four modified pyrrole subunits interconnected at their α carbon atoms via methine bridges (=CH−). The parent porphyrin is porphine, and substituted porphines are called porphyrins. The porphyrin macrocycle has 26 (delocalized) pi electrons in total, therefore by Hückel's rule it is aromatic, possessing 4n+2 π electrons (n=4, for the shortest cyclic path). Thus porphyrin macrocycles are highly conjugated systems and consequently they typically have very intense absorption bands in the visible region and may be deeply colored; the name "porphyrin" comes from the Greek word porphyros, meaning purple.[1]
Many porphyrins are naturally occurring; one of the best-known porphyrins is heme, the pigment in red blood cells, a cofactor of the protein hemoglobin. (The specific porphyrin in heme B (see Figure) is called protoporphyrin IX and has 4 methyl, two vinyl, and two propionic acid substituents at the indicated positions.)
Porphyrins are the conjugate acids of ligands that bind metals to form complexes. The metal ion usually has a charge of 2+ or 3+. A schematic equation for these syntheses is shown:
A porphyrin without a metal-ion in its cavity is a free base. Some iron-containing porphyrins are called hemes. Heme-containing proteins, or hemoproteins, are found extensively in nature. Hemoglobin and myoglobin are two O2-binding proteins that contain iron porphyrins. Various cytochromes are also hemoproteins.
Several other heterocycles are related to porphyrins. These include corrins, chlorins, bacteriochlorophylls, and corphins. Chlorins (2,3-dihydroporphyrin) are more reduced, contain more hydrogen than porphyrins, and feature a pyrroline subunit. This structure occurs in a chlorophyll molecule. Replacement of two of the four pyrrolic subunits with pyrrolinic subunits results in either a bacteriochlorin (as found in some photosynthetic bacteria) or an isobacteriochlorin, depending on the relative positions of the reduced rings. Some porphyrin derivatives follow Hückel's rule, but most do not.
A geoporphyrin, also known as a petroporphyrin, is a porphyrin of geologic origin.[2] They can occur in crude oil, oil shale, coal, or sedimentary rocks.[2][3] Abelsonite is possibly the only geoporphyrin mineral, as it is rare for porphyrins to occur in isolation and form crystals.[4]
In non-photosynthetic eukaryotes such as animals, insects, fungi, and protozoa, as well as the α-proteobacteria group of bacteria, the committed step for porphyrin biosynthesis is the formation of δ-aminolevulinic acid (δ-ALA, 5-ALA or dALA) by the reaction of the amino acid glycine with succinyl-CoA from the citric acid cycle. In plants, algae, bacteria (except for the α-proteobacteria group) and archaea, it is produced from glutamic acid via glutamyl-tRNA and glutamate-1-semialdehyde. The enzymes involved in this pathway are glutamyl-tRNA synthetase, glutamyl-tRNA reductase, and glutamate-1-semialdehyde 2,1-aminomutase. This pathway is known as the C5 or Beale pathway.
Two molecules of dALA are then combined by porphobilinogen synthase to give porphobilinogen (PBG), which contains a pyrrole ring. Four PBGs are then combined through deamination into hydroxymethyl bilane (HMB), which is hydrolysed to form the circular tetrapyrrole uroporphyrinogen III. This molecule undergoes a number of further modifications. Intermediates are used in different species to form particular substances, but, in humans, the main end-product protoporphyrin IX is combined with iron to form heme. Bile pigments are the breakdown products of heme.
The following scheme summarizes the biosynthesis of porphyrins, with references by EC number and the OMIM database. The porphyria associated with the deficiency of each enzyme is also shown:
Enzyme | Location | Substrate | Product | Chromosome | EC | OMIM | Porphyria |
ALA synthase | Mitochondrion | Glycine, succinyl CoA | δ-Aminolevulinic acid | 3p21.1 | 126.96.36.199 | 125290 | none |
ALA dehydratase | Cytosol | δ-Aminolevulinic acid | Porphobilinogen | 9q34 | 220.127.116.11 | 125270 | ALA-Dehydratase deficiency |
PBG deaminase | Cytosol | Porphobilinogen | Hydroxymethyl bilane | 11q23.3 | 188.8.131.52 | 176000 | acute intermittent porphyria |
Uroporphyrinogen III synthase | Cytosol | Hydroxymethyl bilane | Uroporphyrinogen III | 10q25.2-q26.3 | 126.96.36.199 | 606938 | congenital erythropoietic porphyria |
Uroporphyrinogen III decarboxylase | Cytosol | Uroporphyrinogen III | Coproporphyrinogen III | 1p34 | 22.214.171.124 | 176100 | porphyria cutanea tarda |
Coproporphyrinogen III oxidase | Mitochondrion | Coproporphyrinogen III | Protoporphyrinogen IX | 3q12 | 188.8.131.52 | 121300 | coproporphyria |
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase | Mitochondrion | Protoporphyrinogen IX | Protoporphyrin IX | 1q22 | 184.108.40.206 | 600923 | variegate porphyria |
Ferrochelatase | Mitochondrion | Protoporphyrin IX | Heme | 18q21.3 | 22.214.171.124 | 177000 | erythropoietic protoporphyria |
One of the more common syntheses for porphyrins is based on work by Paul Rothemund.[5][6] His techniques underpin more modern syntheses such as those described by Adler and Longo.[7] The synthesis of simple porphyrins such as meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (H2TPP) is also commonly done in university teaching labs.[8]
The Rothemund synthesis is a condensation and oxidation starting with pyrrole and an aldehyde. In solution-phase synthesis, acidic conditions are essential;[citation needed] formic acid, acetic acid, and propionic acid are typical reaction solvents, or p-toluenesulfonic acid or various Lewis acids can be used with a non-acidic solvent. A large amount of side-product is formed and is removed, usually by recrystallization or chromatography.
Green chemistry variants have been developed in which the reaction is performed with microwave irradiation using reactants adsorbed on acidic silica gel[9] or at high temperature in the gas phase.[10] In these cases, no additional acid is required.
The main role of porphyrins is their support of aerobic life. Complexes of meso-tetraphenylporphyrin, e.g., the iron(III) chloride complex (TPPFeCl), catalyze a variety of reactions of potential interest in organic synthesis.
Porphyrins have been evaluated in the context of photodynamic therapy since they strongly absorb light, which is then converted to energy and heat in the illuminated areas. This has been applied in macular degeneration using verteporfin.[11]
Porphyrin-based compounds are of interest in molecular electronics and supramolecular building blocks. Phthalocyanines, which are structurally related to porphyrins, are used in commerce as dyes and catalysts. Synthetic porphyrin dyes that are incorporated in the design of solar cells are the subject of ongoing research. Recent applications of porphyrin dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells have shown solar conversion efficiencies approaching silicon based photovoltaic devices.[12][13]
Porphyrins are often used to construct structures in supramolecular chemistry. These systems take advantage of the Lewis acidity of the metal, typically zinc. An example of a host-guest complex that was constructed from a macrocycle composed of four porphyrins.[14] A guest-free base porphyrin is bound to the center by coordination with its four-pyridine substituents.
The field of organic geochemistry, the study of the impacts and processes that organisms have had on the Earth, had its origins in the isolation of porphyrins from petroleum. This finding helped establish the biological origins of petroleum. Petroleum is sometimes "fingerprinted" by analysis of trace amounts of nickel and vanadyl porphyrins.
Chlorophyll is a magnesium porphyrin, and heme is an iron porphyrin, but neither porphyrin is present in petroleum.[citation needed] On the other hand, nickel and vanadyl porphyrins could be related to catalytic molecules from bacteria that feed primordial hydrocarbons.


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