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Summary: Protein tyrosine phosphatase N terminal
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Protein tyrosine phosphatase N terminal Provide feedback
This domain family is found in eukaryotes, and is approximately 30 amino acids in length. The family is found in association with PF00041. There is a single completely conserved residue L that may be functionally important. This family consists of various protein tyrosine phosphatase haematopoietic receptors, e.g. CD45, which dephosphorylate growth stimulating proteins. This limits growth signalling in haematopoietic cells.
Literature references
Abela GS, Aziz K, Vedre A, Pathak DR, Talbott JD, Dejong J;, Am J Cardiol. 2009;103:959-968.: Effect of cholesterol crystals on plaques and intima in arteries of patients with acute coronary and cerebrovascular syndromes. PUBMED:19327423 EPMC:19327423
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Pseudofam: | PF12453 |
This tab holds annotation information from the InterPro database.
InterPro entry IPR024739
Protein tyrosine (pTyr) phosphorylation is a common post-translational modification which can create novel recognition motifs for protein interactions and cellular localisation, affect protein stability, and regulate enzyme activity. Consequently, maintaining an appropriate level of protein tyrosine phosphorylation is essential for many cellular functions. Tyrosine-specific protein phosphatases (PTPase; EC) catalyse the removal of a phosphate group attached to a tyrosine residue, using a cysteinyl-phosphate enzyme intermediate. These enzymes are key regulatory components in signal transduction pathways (such as the MAP kinase pathway) and cell cycle control, and are important in the control of cell growth, proliferation, differentiation and transformation [PUBMED:9818190, PUBMED:14625689]. The PTP superfamily can be divided into four subfamilies [PUBMED:12678841]:
- (1) pTyr-specific phosphatases
- (2) dual specificity phosphatases (dTyr and dSer/dThr)
- (3) Cdc25 phosphatases (dTyr and/or dThr)
- (4) LMW (low molecular weight) phosphatases
Based on their cellular localisation, PTPases are also classified as:
- Receptor-like, which are transmembrane receptors that contain PTPase domains [PUBMED:16672235]
- Non-receptor (intracellular) PTPases [PUBMED:8948575]
All PTPases carry the highly conserved active site motif C(X)5R (PTP signature motif), employ a common catalytic mechanism, and share a similar core structure made of a central parallel beta-sheet with flanking alpha-helices containing a beta-loop-alpha-loop that encompasses the PTP signature motif [PUBMED:9646865]. Functional diversity between PTPases is endowed by regulatory domains and subunits.
This entry represents a domain found in various protein tyrosine phosphatase haematopoietic receptors, e.g. CD45, which dephosphorylate growth stimulating proteins. The domain is found in eukaryotes, and is approximately 30 amino acids in length. There is a single completely conserved residue L that may be functionally important.
Domain organisation
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We store a range of different sequence alignments for families. As well as the seed alignment from which the family is built, we provide the full alignment, generated by searching the sequence database using the family HMM. We also generate alignments using four representative proteomes (RP) sets, the NCBI sequence database, and our metagenomics sequence database. More...
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Representative proteomes | NCBI (93) |
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You can also download a FASTA format file containing the full-length sequences for all sequences in the full alignment.
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Seed source: | Prosite |
Previous IDs: | none |
Type: | Family |
Author: | Gavin OL |
Number in seed: | 7 |
Number in full: | 91 |
Average length of the domain: | 27.30 aa |
Average identity of full alignment: | 48 % |
Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 5.26 % |
HMM information
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build method: hmmbuild -o /dev/null HMM SEED
search method: hmmsearch -Z 23193494 -E 1000 --cpu 4 HMM pfamseq
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Model length: | 28 | ||||||||||||
Family (HMM) version: | 3 | ||||||||||||
Download: | download the raw HMM for this family |
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The REALSCRIPTS package ======================= Small package to replace `\textsuperscript` & `\textsubscript` by equivalent commands that use OpenType font features to access the appropriate glyphs if possible. Provides `\textsubsuperscript` (and `\textsupersubscript`) for setting subscripts and superscripts on top of each other. Also patches LaTeX's default footnote command to use this new `\textsuperscript` for footnote symbols. Requires fontspec running on either XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX. For more information see the documentation realscripts.pdf. Change History -------------- v0.3c 2013/03/18 * Fix completely broken `\textsupersubscript`. * Allow `\textsubsuperscript` at the start of a paragraph (!). * Sync with expl3 updates. v0.3b 2013/02/27 * Remove internal definition of two functions that have since been defined in expl3 (`\dim_min:nn` and `\dim_max:nn`). v0.3 2010/09/30 * New commands `\textsubsuperscript` and `\textsupersubscript` added. * Fix an "infinite loop" bug added in the last version, triggered when loading the `xltxtra` package with the `[no-sscript]` option. v0.2 2010/09/20 * Add feature to specify the font of the patched footnotemark. This behaves well with KOMA-Script's `\setkomafont`, as well. v0.1 * First release * Extracted from the xltxtra package Maintenance ----------- The release version of this package is available from CTAN: * <http://ctan.org/pkg/realscripts> Development and historical versions are available from GitHub: * <http://github.com/wspr/realscripts/> Please report bugs and feature suggestions to the issue tracker: * <http://github.com/wspr/realscripts/issues> Licence ------- The realscripts package is released under the [LaTeX Project Public License](http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/) version 1.3c or greater. The current maintainer is Will Robertson. Copyright 2010 Will Robertson
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Parenting Wisely (PW) is a parenting skills education system. The PW programs are designed to facilitate the learning of necessary skills for the healthy well-balanced raising of children from age 3 to 18. Proven to reduce problem behaviors and increase communication and family unity, PW offers well documented and tested programs that guarantee results. Available in either CD-ROM or online formats, PW's interactive format encourages maximum skill retention. Parents choose from ten different video enactments of typical family struggles, from teenagers playing loud music to trouble in school and more. After viewing the conflict, users must choose from a list of options representing different levels of effectiveness. Each behavior is portrayed and then critiqued through an interactive question and answer session. The in-depth tutorials highlight the parenting skills depicted and give further insight into beneficial behavior. Each session is then concluded with a quiz, further engraining the information. Program Descriptors Include:
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Thirteen evaluations have been conducted on PW across a variety of settings. Five studies involved random assignment of parents to treatment and control groups. The program was found to: significantly reduce problem/conduct behavior in children, and improve parental involvement with children and their schoolwork. How evaluation data was collected: Additional Evaluation Information: |


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COLUMBIA — The ball just grazes her fingertips before it sails towards the basket from behind the 3-point arc.
It's a typical sight for the Missouri women's basketball team, and it is often followed by the familiar announcement "Three-pointer — Morgan Eye!" blaring through Mizzou Arena.
In Missouri's game against Auburn on Sunday at Mizzou Arena, the phrase was heard 11 times as Eye surpassed the school record of 8 3-ponters scored in a game, which she had set earlier in the season. Eye also broke the Southeastern Conference record for most 3-pointers scored in a league game and totaled a career-high 33 points, leading Missouri to a 82-76 victory.
"Thirty was just a flat-out shooter," Auburn coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. "She could have shot them with her eyes closed."
Missouri began the game slowly, with Auburn's defense forcing two turnovers and racing out to a 6-0 lead. Five minutes in, Eye began narrowing the gap with her first 3-pointer of the game to make the score 13-8.
With four minutes left in the first half, Eye earned the Tigers their first lead with a 3-pointer, making the score 28-26. Auburn answered with two points, but Doty followed the play with a driving layup. Auburn answered again, tying the score one last time.
After Maddie Stock's 3-pointer gave Missouri a 33-30 edge on the following possession, the nation's leading 3-point shooters never lost it. Doty nailed a 3-point shot as the buzzer sounded halftime, giving Missouri a 39-32 lead. The team had made 10 of its 22 3-point shots before entering the locker room. Eye had four, Stock had three, and Doty had two.
But Eye was just getting warmed up.
"They run a very good offense. They keep you spread, and they shoot it quick," Williams-Flournoy said. "One step late and it's a three."
Auburn forced 22 turnovers and had 17 assists, but the team's inability to defend the 3-point line ultimately earned Missouri a win.
"The way they defend — it's going to open up a lot of looks for you," coach Robin Pingeton said. "We certainly took advantage of that."
After studying game tape, Pingeton said the team went into the game with the goal of breaking their pressure. The Tigers succeeded, totaling 36 3-point shots.
"My teammates kept looking for me and kept hitting me," Eye said. "I think our girls do a good job at penetrating the paint. They draw attention, and I just sneak in."
As a point guard, Doty said she drives towards the basket to collapse outside coverage.
"On the offensive end, we have a lot of weapons. If they think they can guard one person, that's just not how it is," Doty said. "So if they want to leave me open, sure, I'll shoot it."
The team improved its record to 12-4 in its 11th straight home win after road losses to Memphis and Georgia. Stock finished the game with 11 points, and Liz Smith and Doty each finished with 10. The Tigers totaled 18 3-pointers, which is the most ever by an SEC school. The previous best mark was 17 by Ole Miss.
"When you hit a three here at home, the crowd is in it, and your teammates are all fired up," Eye said. "But we need consistency on the road."
The team has six freshmen, and Pingeton said that gaining the confidence to play away games will come with time, as it has for Eye this season in her sophomore year.
"I'm really, really proud of her. I see a different maturity this year," Pingeton said. "I think part of being a young team is just the experience of playing in that tough environment."
Eye scored her 11th 3-pointer with 4 minutes left in the game. Her gaze followed the arch of her shot until it glided through the net, a familiar sight to the SEC's leading 3-point shooter.
"You can't really explain it. You don't think about it," Eye said. "You just let it fly, and it goes down."


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del Amo Sanchez, P. et al. (2010) B-meson decays to η^{′}ρ, η^{′}f_{0}, and η^{′}K^{*}. Physical Review D, 82 (1). 011502. ISSN 1550-7998
Metadata only available from this repository.Abstract
We present measurements of B-meson decays to the final states η′ρ, η′f0, and η′K*, where K* stands for a vector, scalar, or tensor strange meson. We observe a significant signal or evidence for η′ρ+ and all the η′K* channels. We also measure, where applicable, the charge asymmetries, finding results consistent with no direct CP violation in all cases. The measurements are performed on a data sample consisting of 467×106 BB̅ pairs, collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e+e- collider at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Our results favor the theoretical predictions from perturbative QCD and QCD factorization and we observe an enhancement of the tensor K2*(1430) with respect to the vector K*(892) component.
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Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2011 13:43 |
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URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/10884 |
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With MasterChef Australia now going to air, the third of my related posts gets to see the light of day [here are the first and second posts]. Perth hasn't yet featured in the series, but I realised that Day 1 of auditions is not getting a look-in, hence I thought I would feature my Day 1 dish now. It's fairly resource-intensive. I hope you like it and try at least part of it!
Naming my dish Assiette de Hannah [assiette="plate"] may seem a little like I love myself. It is, in fact, exactly what it purports to be – a plate of me.
Here are two iPhone photos of the dish that saw my way into Day 2:
Recipe #34: Crispy salami with salsa verde. Makes 30.
You will need: • 30 thin slices of hot salami [or you can go for mild, if you like] • 1 portion of salsa verde – Recipe #9 on my post of 2 February 2009 |
Arrange the salami on a non-stick baking tray and place in an oven pre-heated to 150°C. I fold mine so that they make smaller circles on the tray; they crisp up with cooking and retain their shape. Cook the salami until it is dark and bubbling (10-15 minutes). Remove the tray from the oven and mop the salami slices carefully with paper towel, then place the slices on fresh paper towel to cool completely.
Your now-crispy salami shells are ready for the salsa verde. Spoon around ½ tsp of salsa verde onto each salami shell, and they are ready to serve.
You may have leftover salsa verde at the end. This is great! It can be used as a side for fish, to spread over meat, as a base for crostini, etc. It also freezes really well.
To prepare the fennel, remove the green stalks and leaves. Discard the stalks or save for a stock; put the leaves to one side for later [some for this dish; some to top the smoked salmon canapes in case you run out of dill]. Remove the core of the bulb by slicing around it on an angle. Finely slice the fennel bulb. It doesn't matter which direction you slice; I find it easiest to cut the bulb in half, then slice as you would an onion.
To make the salad, chop the mint leaves very finely and add to the fennel. Pour over a good swirl (~2 tbsp) of white wine vinegar and the same of olive oil, add a good pinch of salt and a decent grinding of pepper, then mix the salad together with your very clean hands. Taste a little of the fennel and season with additional salt, pepper, oil or vinegar as needed.
[I designed this part of the dish to be a palate cleanser. I have also made this salad without the mint and with finely sliced celeriac, and it is so delicious. The crisp texture and fresh flavour of this healthy salad make it a favourite of mine when celeriac is in season.]
Garnish with fennel leaves.
Healthy facts about fennel Fennel, which is related to anise, has some great associated health benefits. It is known as a metabolism booster (as is celeriac), a remedy for digestive, respiratory and eye disorders, and a treatment for anemia and menstrual problems. It is also an excellent source of iron, vitamin C, calcium, carotene and folic acid.Source: Home Remedies and Organic Facts, both accessed 11 April 2009. |
Recipe #36: Ravioli filled with chicken liver and green peppercorn paté. Sage cream sauce.
You will need: • a half portion of egg pasta – Recipe #19 on my post of 26 February 2009 • one portion of chicken liver and green peppercorn paté – see recipe below • 30g unsalted butter • 200mL double cream • 1 handful of fresh sage leaves • salt & pepper to taste |
Make the paté and set it to one side.
To make the sage cream, firstly oven-dry the sage leaves by spreading them over a baking tray in a single layer, cracking over some salt & pepper, then baking for 10-15 minutes on 150°C. When they come out of the oven, they should be dehydrated but still retain their green colour. Heat the cream over the stove with a the butter and allow it to simmer for a few minutes. Crush in a small handful of sage leaves, then turn off the heat. Leave the cream to infuse.
To make the ravioli, roll the pasta into very thin sheets. Take one sheet, flour it lightly, then fold it in half so that it creases (but don't press down!). Unfold the sheet. Brush water on one half of the sheet, up to the crease you just made, then spoon ½ tsp mounds of paté onto the pasta sheet, leaving 2-3 cm in between. Carefully fold over the other half of the pasta sheet and press down in between the paté lumps, being careful to seal without trapping any air. Cut around each lump, leaving a little pasta around the edge of the paté. Cook in salted boiling water for 3-5 minutes, until the ravioli are floating to the top of the pot.
>For a better example on how to do this, watch this video.
Serve the ravioli with half a teaspoonful of sage cream and a sprinkling of pepper.
To make the paté…
Recipe #37: Chicken liver and green peppercorn paté.
You will need:
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 30g unsalted butter
• 1 large clove garlic, chopped finely
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 tbsp green peppercorns, bashed around a bit in a mortar & pestle
• 1 rasher of bacon, diced
• 150g chicken livers
• 30mL brandy [optional]
• 1 handful flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
• 60mL cream
• salt & pepper to taste
First, place the olive oil, garlic a pinch of salt and a good grind of pepper into a saucepan then heat the saucepan to medium heat. When the garlic starts to sizzle, add the butter; when the butter is melted, add the onion and 1 tsp of the peppercorns. Turn the heat to low and place a lid over the saucepan. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion becomes translucent. Add the bacon and turn the heat up again. Stir frequently.
Once the bacon starts to colour, add the [brandy and] chicken livers. Turn these after a few minutes; you may need to turn them again. The livers are cooked when they are brown all over but not grainy. Stir through the parsley and cream, cook for a further minute on low heat, then allow to cool.
Blend the mixture until it is a smooth puree, then taste. Add more salt if needed and stir through the 2nd tsp of green peppercorns.
Stylish nibbly bits The quantities above result in extra paté than you will need for the ravioli. Put this in a little pot and pour over some clarified butter. Allow this to set in the fridge. Serve with naked crostini.To clarify butter: warm a small knob of butter in a saucepan until it is melted. The protein solids should separate from the butter fat; this top layer of fat is called clarified butter. Pour this over the paté, being careful not to pour over the solids, which should be discarded. To make naked crostini: finely slice a baguette. Lay the slices on a baking tray in a single layer (you may need more than one tray). Swirl over some olive oil and sprinkle on salt and pepper. Bake in a 150°C oven for ~15 minutes – removing the tray(s) when the crostini start to curl and before they colour. Allow to cool (pref. in the oven). Store in an airtight container as you would water crackers. And there you have it: quick and stylish nibbly bits for when you next have unexpected guests. |
Recipe #38: Smoked salmon, dill and creme fraiche canapes. Makes 24.
You will need: • 1 portion of shortcrust pastry [Damien Pignolet's recipe – follow the instructions to the letter and it will work every time] • a handful of dill, chopped very finely with a pinch of salt and a little olive oil • 125g creme fraiche • 300g salmon • dill or fennel sprigs to garnish • olive oil • salt & pepper to taste |
Start by making the pastry cases. Lightly grease each dimple of a mini-muffin tin (~5cm diameter per dimple). Roll the pastry until it is an even 3-4mm thick and cut 6cm rounds from it. Re-roll the pastry and repeat. Press the rounds into the dimples, stabbing the base of each with a fork, and refrigerate [yes, this is the second time the pastry has been chilled!] for at least 20 minutes. Bake in a very hot (~220°C) oven for 10-15 minutes, or until the pastry just starts to turn golden. Set pastry cases to one side and allow to cool on a cake rack or paper towel.
>I had several things on the go when I made these. I did blind-bake the first batch (12 cases), but I crossed my fingers and just stabbed the bottoms of the second batch. I actually preferred the second batch: the pastry turns out fluffier if you don't blind bake. Do not, however, scrimp on refrigeration time – it prevents pastry shrinkage in the oven.
Now to prepare the canapes. For each pastry case, spoon in a little chopped dill, followed by creme fraiche. Fold or roll a small piece of salmon and push this into the creme fraiche a little. Finally, add a sprig of dill/fennel, drizzle over some olive oil and add a sprinkling of salt and pepper.
I love this recipe so much. It was actually the perfect finish to the course because it has a delicate texture and a little sweetness that lingers on the palate.
To finish it all prettily. Of course, no course would be complete without ambience, for which I provided:
As far as I am aware, no one else in WA used music and wine in quite the same way. I can't talk for the rest of Australia, though… I am watching and waiting just like the rest of you!
Oh man, to have the time to take a day and make this would be divine! I hope someone got to thoroughly enjoy it =D
Great to see you here again, Darya! The other contestants in my group liked this dish – esp the smoked salmon canapes. If you try nothing else, please give these a go.
You can make the pastry cases in advance (store in an airtight container), then spend 15 minutes topping them while waiting for guests to arrive. Just don't be tempted to pick at them beforehand – they are very moreish.
I am hoping to catch a glimse of you on tv tonight and looking forward to the rest of the show.
Love your blogg – don't know how you find the time?
I make something similar to the salmon but with minature savoury pikelets.
I really appreciate your comment and love the alternative idea for the salmon canapes, Mandy. I was thinking that potato & dill cakes would also make a nice variation – served with scrambled eggs for breakfast, perhaps?
Also glad to hear you are enjoying the blog. Thanks so much for your support!
Finally going to leave a comment, so here it is,
I love the diversity, love and attention to detail that goes into your research and execution, if I were a publisher I'd be looking at printing this.
Thank you for my new online cook book.
Oh and p.s. Your header text isn't the same for me as you is it windows native?
Benjamin Sebastian
Thanks for your words of encouragement, Benjamin! I still have a long way to go before the site looks and feels as I would like. Any shortcuts to knowledge you can pass on?
Re the PS: I think I chose a non-standard font. Thanks for letting me know it doesn't work for you. I'll figure out a better alternative and bring it online soon.
I agree with Benjamin, you should write a cookbook! I would love one that included nutritional sidebars and recommendations for music and wine. It would be wonderful!
Thanks so much, Wendy – and again to Benjamin – you are too kind!
I would love to compile all my notes into a cookbook. This is something I will look at seriously once I have built up enough material – which should only be a few more months at the rate I am going :p


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I would see it as something like: "Excuse me, sir, but there is a problem that we would like for you to assist us with".
That is totally believable. Also, there's the messenger aspect. If the Vorta is simply relaying instructions from the Great Link, well, hey, an order from the Greak Link is an order from the Great Link. It doesn't matter who the messenger is.
The problem with this aspect is two fold.
1) it is VERY species specific. While I would buy that approach for a founder, it would not work for any other species in the Dominion. The Dominion does not request things of its "vassal" species. It orders it. If the other factions are any indication, dialogue is very agnostic. it goes by the approach that whatever species you are, you get the same dialogue.
2) My understanding of the Great Link is that it is all incompassing of the Founders as a species. They don't really need messengers as far as other Founders, because the Founders never leave the Link, except for business the Link feels is important, and then They go RIGHT back to the Link. They aren't likely to remain away long enough to need a vorta messenger.


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We really had one action packed day and for the second part of Sarah & Brian's engagement shoot in Tucson we hit up some elevation. It was interesting to drive up the mountain and to see the changes from dessert to evergreen forest. Up in top of mount Lemon we rode the ski lift, took in the views and took some photos of course. As a Texas girl I have to say it was cool to have a different environment to shoot in and even better that two could be found so close. At Brian's request we also ran into a skating rink really quck for some photos, his smooth talking got us in for free and no charge on skate rental for the last 10 minutes they were open. After a rare storm the sunset was to die for so our last adventure took us out into the dessert. The sky was filled with pinks and oranges.
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You can't get a guy to commit. He has to be in the mentality to do it himself.
good point! but how to make them do it ?
You can't....haha. You just have to talk to him about it. Guys can't be forced to do something they don't want to.
yapp! I already talked about it. He just said "Just let time show us, for now we have to enjoy our relationship now (no status)".
But you know.. sometimes it's hard for me to wait him ask me haha
What kind of guy are you looking for. The guy who can get any girl he wants or the guy who's a bit introverted but has awesomeness to him. Sometimes we can set ourselves up for the failure. Go find a great guy and leave the guys who are a legend in their own mind alone.
You need to keep them interested enough so they get to know you and like you. Hopefully they will fall in love and the hormones do the rest.
You can't make anyone commit, guy or girl. Once you stop worrying about titles and labels and really ENJOY the friendship, they may want to take it further. People can smell desperation from more than a mile away. :)
avoid those guys, I'm done wasting my time on them. I let people know I'm a serious girl and tired of bullshit and games, so they know that from the beginning. If they can't handle it, they're not what I want anyway.
I was think to ask your question on EP, thanks !

I don't understand too, I date a couple times with him and he never ask me to be his girfriend.

He is open minded, like me. and he also admitted that he likes me so much and we deserve together. I set him free, and vice versa.

but I asked him about this and he just said "just let time show us"

I think we have to take it easy, darling. Just enjoy every single time with him. I understand, u can't wait.. me too.. I getting tired with being together but no status : )
ask me sweety I will gladly commit.
Well u cant make a guy commit. They just fall in love not because she made him..
what do you mean by commit? I've been in a few relationships so 'committing' isn't an issue..but it depends on what you mean by it. If you bang on about commitment while you're with someone then that could be scary. I don't know what you're like in a relationship so I can't really say.
Guys seldom commit... even when they're committed.
There are lots of failure in relationships nowadays than it used to be from the past. They just do not want to get hurt maybe, or lost faith on commitments anymore.
Figure out what things the guys you date have in common OTHER than their unwillingness to commit. Find the pattern so you can break it when you see the red flags.

And it's not about forcing a guy to commit. It's about finding a guy who you connect with and who connects with you. That connection makes then WANT to commit.
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if our line can protect like it did in passing situations in the first half of the season, we will be fine, Carr lit up teams like Minnesota most notably when he was getting time... Carr will be our QB and hopefully will retire as it, Brett Favreish hopefully, Carr can already run, 2nd in QB rushing yards, so its not like he is mollases back there in the pocket
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Two more years.. If we dont make the playoffs this year, its the coaches fault, after that... its Carrs (grin). BTW.. he is a decent QB, but he throws alot of his passes behind the reciever instead of to them.
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i think 20td's and 12ints is about par with the rest of the league...i'd hope for more than 20td's but if he's throwing almost 2 td's for every 1 int that's pretty good...you also have to look at him completion percentage...if he's around 64% he's doing pretty good...if he's QB rating is around 80 he's doing great...personally i didn't see a lot of problems with carr last year...i saw a lot of problems with inconsitant play around him...with the o-line and our running game...i think we have the recievers in place for him we just need better pass protection and a more consitant running game...cause if morency and davis can average 4.1 yds a carry...then carr's QB rating will go from 75ish to 82ish
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Carr was doing a great job until AJ started to get doubled covered every game and he started to depend on DD to much. If Joppru can stay healthly Carr will finally have his break out season.
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We give him until he stops getting better. He has gotten better every year so far.
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I think I have seen enough out of Carr to know he will be here for quite a while. He has come a long way and I think he is starting to read defenses and feel the rush better. He needs to keep getting better at sliding in the pocket but that will come as the line gets better. Great QB's find a way to buy an extra second in the pocket in a hot rush.
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David needs a good TE.
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I don't think we can say anything about Carr until he has at least GOOD pass protection, not great, but good. And a TE woudln't hurt either...
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as long as he needs. I wish some of you would get a clue, Carr is not the problem! Look at the guy calling the plays and protection calls, and the guys who are suppose to be blocking for him.
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I think Carr is going to have a huge season. As far as replacing him goes: gimme a break.
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Dom Capers is the head coach and his forte was supposed to be defense, so unless he can finally start getting some sacks I would say Dom is the first to go. I'm not a huge Palmer fan, so if the defense gets it done and the offense struggles then he could be gone. Dom Caper's style has never been a flashy offense, so I don't see too much pressure on Carr compared to Capers and Palmer.
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The Bifurcation of International Law: Two Futures for the International Rule of LawAndre NollkaemperUniversity of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Center for International Law April 29, 2011 THE LAW OF THE FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF THE LAW, Sam Muller, Stavros Zouridis, Morly Frishman and Laura Kistemaker, eds., Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher, 2011 Amsterdam Law School Research Paper No. 2011-05 Amsterdam Center for International Law No. 2011-04 Abstract: This short paper argues that in the next decades we are likely to see a fundamental separation in the form and contents of the international rule of law. In a sizeable, but relatively small group of states, international law transforms itself from its international roots and interconnects and mingles with national law. In these states, we see an integration of the international and the national rule of law. In many other (and indeed most) states, the international rule of law will essentially remain limited to the international level. This paper explores some of the consequences of this bifurcation for the system of international law and its impact on domestic law. Number of Pages in PDF File: 10 Keywords: International law, rule of law, international rule of law, human rights, fragmentation JEL Classification: K33 Date posted: April 30, 2011 ; Last revised: September 4, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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Do's & Don'ts when visiting hilltribe villages
With such demand to see the hill tribes, visits to hill tribe villages and hill tribe treks have become a money making business giving rise to many ethical questions over how this is being carried out. There are concerns about the impact of tourism to villages, erosion of local culture and the environment and whether the villagers are getting a fair deal from tourism.
Almost all tour agencies in Northern Thailand advertise tours to hill tribe villages, unfortunately most of these are to villages which have been modified for the tourist, so the experience is not in its natural setting. These villages typically charge an entrance fee and stands are set up inside where villagers sell souvenirs and handicrafts. Even the souvenirs and handicrafts are not handmade by themselves but sourced from town. Some also argue that the hill tribes are being exploited by the company that manages the entrance fees, and do not receive a fair pay.
With a little bit of research it is possible to find tour agencies that offer an authentic and ethical experience of the hill tribes.
So when inside a village what are the "do's and don'ts" and how do you make sure you a responsible tourist? Here are some tips:
• Always ask for permission before taking photos. Communicate this through body language or ask your guide to help
• If you want to make a donation the proper channels should be used, so talk to your guide as they will know best how to do this.
• Avoid creating a culture of begging by not handing gifts or money out individually
• Show respect for religious symbols or spirit catchers which are often at the front of the village or house
• Support their livelihoods through buying handicrafts they make. This is a great way to help and a more sustainable option than donations
• Dress politely and modestly
• Common sense and courtesy should prevail. Remember a smile goes a long way!
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Local market
I love walking around local markets and this one is located to the north of the clock tower and worthy of a visit to see everyday Thai life. It was one of the best I saw in Thailand.
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At temples you may see vendors who sell bowl full of coins.
"There are 108 bowls at temple. You throw one coin in each bowel. The action would bring you good luck. The rest you can keep them with you for luck as well".- Budget Travel
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Loi Krathong
Loi Krathong is one of the biggest festivals in Thailand. It is celebrated around the full moon night of 12th month of the lunar calendar. The people pay respect to the water goddess by floating the krathong onto the river. The krathong is made of banana leaves and the trunk of the banana plant (or styrofoam in modern days) and all sorts of small decorations. They come in all sizes, and can be bought anywhere near the river in the festival area. Before they float it away, they make a wish and light a candle. In Chiang Rai, people usually hire a young kid to take their krathong further out onto the river. In Sukhothai, the krathongs didn't seem to get too far away as there wasn't much wind in the ancient ponds in the historical park.
There are usually firework, parade and beauty contests during Loi Krathong. In Northern Thailand, people also release the huge white hot air lantern into the air.
I was lucky to be able to celebrate the Loi Krathong festival in both Chiang Rai and Sukhothai. While I was in Chiang Rai, I went to a park by the river where the main celebration took place. The kids were certainly having so much fun with the firework, and they sometimes weren't being very careful about where they were firing at. There were tonnes of people in the area. A firework went off in the crowd in close range of people. Luckily nobody was hurt. For sure the best celebration is in Sukhothai. It is said that Sukhothai was the origin of Loi Krathong.- Festivals
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Chiang Rai is the northern-most province in Thailand, and it is the closest to Yunnan province of China. A boat trip up to China take about 2 days on the Mekong River.
You will likely encounter people who can speak Chinese (Mandarin) in Chiang Rai province. Not only in the former KMT soldier villages (eg. Mae Salong), but also in Chiang Rai city and the border town of Mae Sai. Most shop owners there can speak Chinese.
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Open Source ERP vs Commercial ERP: How to select the right solution? Is it crazy to even be asking this?
My CTO swears he can build my company a better ERP using open source ERP tools than we could buy from an Oracle or SAP (or any lower-end company). I respectfully disagree, but I can't just let it sit there without an answer because I have never used open source for financials. Does anyone here have experience with open source ERP and is it great or a disaster or neither?
It really depends on the complexity of your company's operations as that will determine what functionality your company really needs.For instance, if your company needs robust manufacturing, foreign currency, multi-company, serialized parts tracking, lot control, etc. capabilities., then I seriously doubt your CTO will even come close to providing what you need.
Roger, if you haven't already, you should definitely get your free copy of "The Proformative Community Guide To ERP Selection & Implementation:"
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As with any technical solution, define and document yours needs, the must have capabilities and the would be nice to have features. You will do this sooner or later for any installation. Compare the different systems to your criteria and do a gap analysis.
For the commercial products, send your criteria to the vendors. They will provide all the information for their product.
Treat your CTO as you would an outside supplier. If your CTO has specific, hands on, knowledge of the open source software, he/she can estimate the effort required to fill the gaps. Otherwise, find someone who knows the product to estimate the effort. It is to your benefit to find another user or contractor to verify capabilities.
I am very concerned about in house efforts. They tend to be ill-defined without criteria, milestones and an identifiable completion. If you go in house, make sure the resources are in place for the project to be successful. In house personnel are already busy and this increases the workload for both IT and Accounting. I have seen these projects drag on for years after the expected completion date.
One of the issues become the ability to customize the product. It's great for streamlining your processes, but there always another feature or function that will improve the product. This is where the scope enlargement occurs without a cost/benefit review.
The other issue to address is the single point failure potential. If your CTO is the only one who knows the custom product, what happens when he/she is not available due to sickness, vacations, terminations, etc. Contingency planning is necessary.
Hi Roger, You are not crazy - it is a very good question. I hope I can give you some good answers.
Summary: I have found open source ERP to be very capable at basic erp functions. Here is my analogy:
* Oracle and SAP are like a 10'x10' rug in a 10'x10' square room. They cover almost all corner cases in regards to functionality, vertical market exposure, and reporting.
* Open Source ERP is like a 10' round run in a 10'x10' square room. There is functionality and reporting that is missing. The question is "how much are you impacted?"
Who benefits the most from open source ERP? Medium-sized companies ($30M to $400M) typically gain the biggest advantages. These companies often have some technical talent that can take advantage of the fact that the source code is available to read and modify. I have found that small changes in automation can create discontinuous increases in productivity.
* Smaller companies tend to have less talent to use the below capabilities. The complexity tends to be too much. This is where netsuite.com really shines.
* Larger companies need more sophistication.
My qualifications: I have work with the ADempiere code base for about 9 years. I have actively supported installations since 2006. My smallest customer is $7M in revenue. My largest customer is $400M in revenue. My expertise is in wholesale and web distribution. I have some experience in shop floor manufacturing.
There are three major versions of open source erp:
(1) Compiere, OpenBravo and ADempiere: I group these together because they all came (forked) from Compiere. Compiere and OpenBravo are both commercial open source where advanced features will cost you $1K per year per user. ADempiere is purely open source (free). I have worked with all three products. Their code bases are amazingly similar. The biggest differences reside in the user interface. ADempiere is my favorite for reasons I will discuss below.
(2) OpenERP: OpenERP is purely open source. You only pay for training and support. The OpenERP company does not hold any functionality behind a commercial license. I do not have much experience with openERP; therefore, I am speaking from an outsider perspective. I am working with my first openERP project right now. It seems to be a capable product. I will know more as the project goes into production.
(3) xtuple: I understand that xtuple's strength and roots lie in manufacturing. I have not performed an evaluation yet.
Strengths of open source ERP (some points to do apply to commercial products)
(1) It works for general ERP (distribution, manufacturing and services)
(2) You can get everyone in your company in the system for no additional money. This is an amazingly big deal for medium sized companies. There is not much worse than fighting to get into Microsoft Dynamics when all concurrent seats have been taken. Often companies will create an email 'letmeinmycompany [dot] com' to give a shoutout when Joe goes to lunch and stays logged in.
(3) The code base is not that complex. When someone asks me how the system work, I literally show then in code. Most customers can perform small changes to create drastic improvements in productivity.
(4) It scales to an appreciable size. ADempiere will support 100 concurrent users without any real optimization effort. I have worked on projects that exceed 400 concurrent users. BTW - 100 concurrent users on Microsoft Dynamics AX will cost you in excess 2.3K per user per year SAP will cost you about $5K per user per year. (source: see Microsoft's KapStone Paper & Packaging Corporation case study - http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000009108)
(5) Open source ERP is open. It is pretty easy to integrate ancillary tools like BI, document management, middleware automation, etc... You are not dependent on canned tools.
(6) It supports multiple organizations, currencies and languages. All three products seem to excel in this area. I can personally speak from ADempiere's perspective. Creating consolidated financials across multiple sets of books inside the same system makes financial management and month close much easier.
(7) It is your asset. With ADempiere and OpenERP, when you download the code, you own it. When you build your business processes around it, you increase your company's goodwill. When you sell your company, this goodwill can account for a substantial amount of money.
Weaknesses of open source ERP
(1) Number of experienced integrators.:10 years ago, this was a deal killer. Today, it is common to have a Florida company use a California integrator. You are much less dependent on local talent. Having said that, it is still a disadvantage to have fewer choices.
(2) Canned functionality: there are two components to this statement. (a) the functionality many just not exist or (b) it exists; however, it is a lacking is some way as compared to its proprietary counterpart. This topic may or may not be a deal killer. If you need to re-invent the wheel for your specific need, that is a concern. If you need to tweak code to get exactly what you want, that can be a good thing. Generally speaking, you will spend more to get an open source ERP live than its proprietary counterpart.
(3) Just because you can modify the code does not mean you should. Many of the open source ERP implementations gone bad came from the fact they wrote a bunch of code that was not critical for go-live. Once you prove the system works for you, go with the minimum for production launch. The rest can be added later.
Having said all the above, I believe open source ERP is definitely worth a look. The benefits you stand to gain are worth the effort. I have been very fortunate to find great customers, and therefore, create great success with these tools.
It hope this helps!
Chuck Boecking
Whether you use open source development tools or proprietary tools the answer is the same, it starts to look very much like custom development. Custom development has its place in business but not in a full fledged ERP system.
If you were to develop a custom system there would be some key issues:
- how to maintain it
- how to keep it running (computer operations)
- how to support it in the short run AND long run (key point)
- when hiring talent, everyone would need to be trained in the system (wastes resources)
There are so many ERP systems out there, it makes no sense to build from scratch. If you do, I think you will find that the functionality will be limited, it will take many years to be fully functional, and the cost would be more than if you had purchased off-the-shelf.
Regardless of which approach you take, you need to start with your business requirements. Do you have a requirements doc? Does your CTO KNOW your requirements? (it doesn't sound like it).
NOTE: I have no vendor affiliation or bias.
If I was going to go the open source route, I would look at the software that is already out there that has been developed using open source tools (like Intacct, xTuple, Netsuite?).
Or, the more proprietary approach would include looking at the bigger software vendors like MS, Oracle, or SAP (and others).
The common thread between the two approaches is that the software is supported by an existing software company. If there are problems down-the-road you can get assistance (with custom development you're on your own).
When ERP systems get installed, they are meant to be around for years, support is absolutely essential.
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And just where is written in stone somewhere that "franchise" QBs could only be gotten in the top of the first round? Was Tom Brady drafted in the first round? Was Drew Brees drafted in the 1st. What about Colin Kaepernick, or Russell Wilson?
It's not written anywhere. However, 75% of the starting QB's in the league were drafted in the 1st round. Now, can you find guys in other rounds? Sure. But the odds are against you.
I went through the numbers in a different thread last week. The odds of finding a franchise QB are astronomically higher in the 1st round and they get even better the higher you go up the draft order. Despite the bust rate being very high, it's still much lower than the bust rate for QB's drafted outside the 1st.
People love to point out Brees or Wilson, which is fine, but let's not act like that's the norm. It is a rare occurrence. For the most part, if you want a starting QB, you're using your 1st round pick to get him.
With all that said, I do agree with you about BPA. We should not take a QB just because he's a QB. He should be the best player. Taking a QB just because he's a QB will only add to that bust rate.
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Summary: Algorithm Recognition based on Demand-Driven Dataflow Analysis Christophe Alias PRiSM U. of Versailles Saint-Quentin Versailles, France email@example.com Denis Barthou PRiSM U. of Versailles Saint-Quentin Versailles, France firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract Algorithm recognition is an important problem in pro- gram analysis, optimization, and more particularly pro- gram comprehension. Basically, one would like to submit a piece of code, and get an answer like "Lines 10 to 23 are an implementation of Gauss-Jordan elimination". Existing approaches often perform a bottom-up recognition, using a database describing many implementation variations of a given algorithm, in a format making them difficult to main-
Source: Alias, Christophe - INRIA & Laboratoire de l'Informatique du Parallélisme, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
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