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In the last issue of SA Rugby magazine, Percy Montgomery told Keo why he's come back to South Africa and how his game has evolved since he left for Wales three years ago. Words: Mark Keohane
Percy Montgomery preaches passion for the Bok jersey and not a deep-thinking rugby philosophy. You ask a question and you get an answer. It tends to be more concise than contorted.
He listens carefully to the question. He gives a considered answer, and mostly he wants to talk about the Springboks. He engages in conversation, mindful that his personality is not the kind that dominates with words, but certainly knows how to impress with deed.
He has played more than 60 Tests for the Springboks as a fullback, wing, centre and flyhalf. He is the highest points scorer in South African Test history, even though he kicked in only 30 of those Tests, and he helped transform the Springboks into champions in 2004.
Opinions differ radically on Montgomery, and there is no attempt by him to influence a change in how people perceive him.
'Perception is powerful,' he says. 'People take a view and they tend to go with it. They like what they see of you on television or they don't. Few actually know you, so they'll assume the Monty they've come to like or dislike based on what they see during a rugby match is Monty.
'Perhaps when you're younger it does affect you, but it is not something I think about much. I am comfortable with my own identity and my own relationships.
'I have things I want to achieve in rugby and that was one of my biggest motivations to return to South Africa. The Springboks are very special to me. It hurt to sit in a television studio and watch the Boks getting humiliated overseas. I got a lump in my throat. I felt sad and tearful.
'I knew a lot of those guys and I knew what they were going through. Some of the teams picked at the time were just not good enough. It wasn't that they did not want to win. They weren't good enough to win. I also knew how strong the Boks could be if everyone was available and wanted to play.
'I know my desire has always been there to play. At the time, I was not eligible because of the overseas ruling. When the ruling changed, I did not hesitate to accept Jake's offer. And now I want to take it beyond me and I want to help younger South African players. I believe I have rugby knowledge to pass on and I'd much rather South African players be the beneficiaries than Welsh players.'
Montgomery makes mention of the Welsh influence, because that's where he has spent the last three years. Many of his club team-mates today parade as Six Nations champions. Home was Newport, where once it had been Clifton.
And before I can even ask how the hell he survived, he volunteers the information.
'Don't get me wrong. There is no regret about having gone to Newport or about contributing to their success and, perhaps indirectly, that of some of the younger Welsh players at a national level. It was a very important time in my life, because it gave me stability and responsibility.
'I settled into the routine easily of being the family man in a quiet village and I loved the responsibility of being one of the senior professionals at the club. Again the perception of many people was that I would not cope in a small village and in a routine where my priority first thing in the morning was getting my son to school on time and then getting to the gym or training.
'The reality was a bit different, because the family aspect of my life has always been important and I was very content to be away from the limelight and the supposed glamour life of a rugby player in South Africa.
'Newport was good for me and my rugby flourished because of the responsibility that came with being an overseas professional. But the pressure was different to playing in South Africa. The expectation was more realistic and the media were more forgiving of a mistake, a poor performance or a missed kick. I felt I was judged on my rugby over there and not the length of my hair, my surname, my language, my taste in fashion or the colour of my boots.
'I had to perform as a player and I had to earn the respect of the locals. I worked hard at my game and put in the hours. I felt I also got the reward in my performance.'
Montgomery, in June, entered another three-year phase with his move to Durban. Again, he is under no illusion that the public view of Montgomery will have changed.
'I'll admit that last year was probably the most comfortable I felt playing at any stadium in South Africa. The public seemed to treat me as a Springbok. They did seem to appreciate what I was doing on the field. I was playing for Newport and there was no provincial attachment. I was "Monty the Bok" and not "Monty the Stormer".
'But this year, I am a Springbok who will be playing for the Sharks. It probably will make a difference, so I am not being naive about my return to South African rugby. Staying in Newport and playing for South Africa would have meant less of that kind of pressure. But I would have been staying in Wales for the wrong reasons.'
Then why come back?
'Because I missed the rugby. I want to play in big stadiums, in front of passionate South African supporters. I want to play in the Currie Cup and the Super 14. I am South African. This is where I want to be, and I want young South African players to benefit from my experience, just like I did when playing next to Henry Honiball and James Small. Those were the guys I looked up to and those were the guys who taught me so much early on in my international career.
'A couple of the younger players in the Bok squad asked me about playing overseas and my advice to them was not to go anywhere right now. "Stay in South Africa and play for the Boks." That's what I said. I respect any player who wants to go because of a personal situation or because he wants a change or a new challenge, but if your priority is just rugby and the Boks, then stay here and give the Boks everything. If you go now for money, you'll regret it.'
I challenge Montgomery on this view and ask him what was different about his departure in 2002.
'I did not go because I was disillusioned with SA rugby. I had been given a clear indication that I was not going to be picked for the Boks and I made a commitment to Newport. I had played 50 Tests at that stage, and I recognised that a change would help with my growth as a person. I wanted a new challenge. Yes, I was not happy with things in South African rugby, but it was incorrectly reported that I left because of transformation. I never once made a comment why I left, because it went beyond rugby. I wanted some space away from the nonstop scrutiny players get in South Africa, and Newport proved to be the ideal environment.'
Publicly misrepresented, I ask him if he felt he was also misunderstood as a player when he left for Wales.
'No. Again the public may have their views, but team-mates have always known my attitude to the game and just how much the Springboks mean to me. Being a Springbok is what I have been for most of my senior career and I value every jersey I get. I also know that I have earned it. I've never lacked professionalism as a player. I would never let my team-mates down with a lack of work ethic. You just have to ask those guys who have been my team-mates for the last 10 years what they think. Those opinions matter to me and they knew my commitment to rugby and the jersey. So, no, within the team context I was never misunderstood, and that's what mattered to me.
'I think I am a better performer now, because where I have changed the most would be in my consistency as a player. Again, I think that has to do with experience, getting older and maturing as an international player. I read the game better now. I think I control it better from fullback because I want to take charge of a situation. When you are younger and you are playing alongside a more experienced player, you tend to look to that player for reassurance and don't provide the reassurance yourself.'
Montgomery singles out the penalty kick on the stroke of half-time against the Wallabies in Durban as an example of his maturity as a Test player.
'That was a big moment in the Test. I had been kicking well all season and even though I missed a few kicks early on in that Test, I knew I was striking the ball well. We battled in the first half and were very fortunate to be trailing by only seven points. When we got the penalty, I knew the impact it would have on our mood going into half-time.
'It was a difficult kick from about 45m out. I knew I had to get it and didn't doubt that if I stuck to my routine, trusted my follow-through and read the wind correctly, I would make the kick. If there has been a valid criticism of me in my early playing days it would have been that I did not always play the big points as well as I should have.
'But the responsibility was mine in Durban. I had to give the team a lift. They were looking to me as the senior player. I love that kind of pressure, because I understand what my role in the team is. But you know that kind of confidence also comes from the playing environment that Jake has created. There are no mind games. You don't find yourself guessing as a player. He respects the role of the senior player and he respects the knowledge that comes with a senior player who has been a Test player for 10 years. He encourages input from senior players. He challenges us to make the biggest possible contribution. You can't believe how different that is to past experiences.'
White is probably Montgomery's greatest admirer when it comes to rugby. The Bok coach has religiously maintained his conviction about the qualities of Montgomery. It hasn't become a fashionable thing to do in the last 12 months. White, ever since I've known him, has always questioned how the rest of the country can't recognise the skills and value of Montgomery.
'We rave about Naas Botha, who was one of the game's greats. Monty's broken Naas's records and played Test rugby in nearly every position in the backline. You've got to have something to play fullback, wing, centre and flyhalf for the Boks. It is not like he did it for Romania,' enthuses White. 'Look at his Test debut as a flyhalf in Buenos Aires. You get picked to play there and the coach tells you that you may not kick the ball. He did this for 73 minutes, without buckling under the strain. He did this until he was given the instruction to kick for touch. Do you know how good a guy must be to play a Test under those restrictions and to get it right?'
Montgomery says White's honesty is the glue that has bound the Boks.
'He tells you whether you will be playing and he tells you what he expects of you. He empowers you and you know the situation. He has introduced consistency in the way every player thinks and in team selection.
'And my biggest goal is to reward him with consistency. Before I left for Wales, my Test goal-kicking strike rate was 69%. Last year it was 75% and very close to 80% for most of the season. I want to kick at 80% for the Boks. That's what the coach expects of me and that's what I know I am capable of.
'But I also know I haven't been selected just to kick for posts. Jake wants me to teach the younger players, but still be prepared to learn from others. It is an all-win situation – and that's why I came back to South Africa and that's why I encourage South African players to stay here.
'We've got something going for 2007. Don't give up on it. There will be setbacks, but as long as there's honesty in the team and we're honest with each other, we will succeed.'


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Sulfur is found in Group 16 of the periodic table. It exhibits allotropy. Solid sulfur occurs principally in three forms, all of which are brittle, yellow in color, odorless, tasteless, and insoluble in water. Two of these solid forms are crystalline, composed of molecules containing eight sulfur atoms and having molecular weight 256.512 amu. Rhombic sulfur has orthorhombic crystalline structure and is stable below 95.5°C;; most sulfur is in this form. The monoclinic, or prismatic, form has long, needlelike, nearly transparent crystals; it is stable between 95.5°C; and its melting point but reverts to the rhombic form on standing at room temperature. Amorphous sulfur is a dark, noncrystalline, gumlike substance. It is often thought to be a supercooled liquid; it is formed by rapidly cooling molten sulfur, e.g., by pouring it into cold water. It slowly reverts to the rhombic form on standing. The crystalline forms are readily soluble in carbon disulfide, but the amorphous form is not. Many other forms of sulfur exist. Liquid sulfur is unusual in that its viscosity increases as it is heated. This property is thought to be due to the formation of long polymeric chains of sulfur molecules.
Sulfur is a chemically active element and forms many compounds, both by itself (sulfides) and in combination with other elements. It is part of many organic compounds, e.g., mercaptans (thiols) and thio compounds. It burns in air with a blue flame, forming sulfur dioxide, SO2.
Sulfur is widely distributed in nature. It is found in many minerals and ores, e.g., iron pyrites, galena, cinnabar, zinc blende, gypsum, barite, and epsom salts and in mineral springs and other waters. It is found uncombined in some volcanic regions and in large underground deposits in Sicily and in Texas and Louisiana. Sulfur often occurs with coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Sulfur is found in meteorities, and deposits of it may be present near the lunar crater Aristarchus. The distinctive colors of Jupiter's moon Io are believed to result from forms of molten, solid, and gaseous sulfur. Sulfur is a component of all living cells. The amino acids cysteine, methionine, homocysteine, and taurine contain sulfur as do some common enzymes; it is a component of most proteins. Some forms of bacteria use hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in place of water in a rudimentary photosynthesislike process. Sulfur is absorbed by plants from soil as sulfate ions.
Sulfur is produced chiefly by the Frasch process, although it is also produced by the Sicilian method and by other methods. In the Sicilian method the sulfur-bearing ores are piled in a mound and ignited. The heat produced by the burning melts some of the sulfur, which is collected and cast. This sulfur is impure and is usually purified by sublimation. Sulfur is also recovered from natural gas, coal, crude oil, and other sources, e.g., the flue dusts and gases from the refining of metal sulfide ores. Elemental sulfur is obtained in several forms, including flowers of sulfur, a fine crystalline powder, and roll sulfur (cast cakes or sticks).
Elemental sulfur is used in black gunpowder, matches, and fireworks; in the vulcanization of rubber; as a fungicide, insecticide, and fumigant; in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers; and in the treatment of certain skin diseases. The principal use of sulfur, however, is in the preparation of its compounds. The most important sulfur compound is sulfuric acid. Other important compounds include sulfur dioxide, used as a bleaching agent, disinfectant, and refrigerant; sodium bisulfite, used in paper manufacture; carbon disulfide, an important organic solvent; hydrogen sulfide, sulfur trioxide, and thionyl chloride, used as reagents in chemistry; Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate), used as a laxative, bath additive, exfoliant, and magnesium supplement in plant nutrition; the numerous other sulfate compounds; and sulfa drugs.
Sulfur (Sanskrit, sulvari; Latin sulfur or sulpur) was known in ancient times, and is referred to in the Biblical Pentateuch (Genesis).
English translations of the Bible commonly referred to sulfur as "brimstone", giving rise to the name of 'fire and brimstone' sermons, in which listeners are reminded of the fate of eternal damnation that awaits the unbelieving and unrepentant. It is from this part of the Bible that Hell is implied to "smell of sulfur", although sulfur, in itself, is in fact odorless. The "smell of sulfur" usually refers to either the odor of hydrogen sulfide, e.g. from rotten egg, or of burning sulfur, which produces sulfur dioxide, the smell associated with burnt matches. The smell emanating from raw sulfur originates from a slow oxidation in the presence of air. Hydrogen sulfide is the principal odor of untreated sewage and is one of several smelly sulfur-containing components of flatulance (along with sulfur-containing mercaptans).
Sulfur was known in China since the 6th century BC, in a natural form that the Chinese had called 'brimstone', or shiliuhuang that was found in Hanzhong. By the 3rd century, the Chinese discovered that sulfur could be extracted from pyrite. Chinese Daoists were interested in sulfur's flammability and its reactivity with certain metals, yet its earliest practical uses were found in traditional Chinese medicine. A Song Dynasty military treatise of 1044 AD described different formulas for Chinese gun powder, which is a mixture of potassium nitrate carbon, and sulfur. Early alchemists gave sulfur its own alchemical symbol which was a triangle at the top of a cross.
In 1777 Antoine Lavoisier helped convince the scientific community that sulfur was an element and not a compound. In 1867, sulfur was discovered in underground deposits in Louisiana and Texas. The overlying layer of earth was quicksand, prohibiting ordinary mining operations, therefore the Frasch process was used.
In Latin, the word is variously written sulpur, sulphur, and sulfur (the Oxford Latin Dictionary lists the spellings in this order). It is an original Latin name and not a Classical Greek loan, so the ph variant does not denote the Greek letter φ. Sulfur in Greek is thion (θείον), whence comes the prefix thio-. The simplification of the Latin word's p or ph to an f appears to have taken place towards the end of the classical period, with the f spelling becoming dominant in the medieval period.
At room temperature, sulfur is a soft, bright-yellow solid. Elemental sulfur has only a faint odor, similar to that of matches. The odor associated with rotten eggs is due to hydrogen sulfide and organic sulfur compounds rather than elemental sulfur. Sulfur burns with a blue flame that emits sulfur dioxide, notable for its peculiar suffocating odor due to dissolving in the mucosa to form dilute sulfurous acid. Sulfur itself is insoluble in water, but soluble in carbon disulfide — and to a lesser extent in other non-polar organic solvents such as benzene and toluene. Common oxidation states of sulfur include −2, +2, +4 and +6. Sulfur forms stable compounds with all elements except the noble gases. Sulfur in the solid state ordinarily exists as cyclic crown-shaped S8 molecules.
The crystallography of sulfur is complex. Depending on the specific conditions, the sulfur allotropes form several distinct crystal structures, with rhombic and monoclinic S8 best known.
A noteworthy property of sulfur is that its viscosity in its molten state, unlike most other liquids, increases above temperatures of 200 °C due to the formation of polymers. The molten sulfur assumes a dark red color above this temperature. At higher temperatures, however, the viscosity is decreased as depolymerization occurs.
Amorphous or "plastic" sulfur can be produced through the rapid cooling of molten sulfur. X-ray crystallography studies show that the amorphous form may have a helical structure with eight atoms per turn. This form is metastable at room temperature and gradually reverts back to crystalline form. This process happens within a matter of hours to days but can be rapidly catalyzed.
Sulfur forms more than 30 solid allotropes, more than any other element. Besides S8, several other rings are known. Removing one atom from the crown gives S7, which is more deeply yellow than S8. HPLC analysis of "elemental sulfur" reveals an equilibrium mixture of mainly S8, but also S7 and small amounts of S6. Larger rings have been prepared, including S12 and S18. By contrast, sulfur's lighter neighbor oxygen only exists in two states of allotropic significance: O2 and O3. Selenium, the heavier analogue of sulfur, can form rings but is more often found as a polymer chain.
When sulfide minerals are precipitated, isotopic equilibration among solids and liquid may cause small differences in the δS-34 values of co-genetic minerals. The differences between minerals can be used to estimate the temperature of equilibration. The δC-13 and δS-34 of coexisting carbonates and sulfides can be used to determine the pH and oxygen fugacity of the ore-bearing fluid during ore formation.
In most forest ecosystems, sulfate is derived mostly from the atmosphere; weathering of ore minerals and evaporites also contribute some sulfur. Sulfur with a distinctive isotopic composition has been used to identify pollution sources, and enriched sulfur has been added as a tracer in hydrologic studies. Differences in the natural abundances can also be used in systems where there is sufficient variation in the 34S of ecosystem components. Rocky Mountain lakes thought to be dominated by atmospheric sources of sulfate have been found to have different δS-34 values from lakes believed to be dominated by watershed sources of sulfate.
Elemental sulfur can be found near hot springs and volcanic regions in many parts of the world, especially along the Pacific Ring of Fire. Such volcanic deposits are currently mined in Indonesia, Chile, and Japan. Sicily is also famous for its sulfur mines.
Significant deposits of elemental sulfur also exist in salt domes along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and in evaporites in eastern Europe and western Asia. The sulfur in these deposits is believed to come from the action of anaerobic bacteria on sulfate minerals, especially gypsum, although apparently native sulfur may be produced by geological processes alone, without the aid of living organisms (see below). However, fossil-based sulfur deposits from salt domes are the basis for commercial production in the United States, Poland, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.
Sulfur production through hydrodesulfurization of oil, gas, and the Athabasca Oil Sands has produced a surplus - huge stockpiles of sulfur now exist throughout Alberta, Canada.
Common naturally occurring sulfur compounds include the sulfide minerals, such as pyrite (iron sulfide), cinnabar (mercury sulfide), galena (lead sulfide), sphalerite (zinc sulfide) and stibnite (antimony sulfide); and the sulfates, such as gypsum (calcium sulfate), alunite (potassium aluminium sulfate), and barite (barium sulfate). It occurs naturally in volcanic emissions, such as from hydrothermal vents, and from bacterial action on decaying sulfur-containing organic matter.
The distinctive colors of Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, are from various forms of molten, solid and gaseous sulfur. There is also a dark area near the Lunar crater Aristarchus that may be a sulfur deposit.
Sulfur is present in many types of meteorites. Ordinary chondrites contain on average 2.1% sulfur, and carbonaceous chondrites may contain as much as 6.6%. Sulfur in meteorites is normally present entirely as troilite (FeS), but other sulfides are found in some meteorites, and carbonaceous chondrites contain free sulfur, sulfates, and possibly other sulfur compounds.
The second process used to obtain sulfur is the Frasch process. In this method, three concentric pipes are used: the outermost pipe contains superheated water, which melts the sulfur, and the innermost pipe is filled with hot compressed air, which serves to create foam and pressure. The resulting sulfur foam is then expelled through the middle pipe.
The Frasch process produces sulfur with a 99.5% purity content, and which needs no further purification. The sulfur produced by the Sicilian process must be purified by distillation.
The biosulfur product is different from other processes in which sulfur is produced because the sulfur is hydrophillic. Next to straightforward reuses as source for sulfuric acid production, it can also be applied as sulfur fertilizer.
Hydrogen sulfide has the characteristic smell of rotten eggs. Dissolved in water, hydrogen sulfide is acidic and will react with metals to form a series of metal sulfides. Natural metal sulfides are common, especially those of iron. Iron sulfide is called pyrite, the so-called fool's gold. Pyrite can show semiconductor properties. Galena, a naturally occurring lead sulfide, was the first semiconductor discovered, and found a use as a signal rectifier in the "cat's whiskers" of early crystal radios.
Many of the unpleasant odors of organic matter are based on sulfur-containing compounds such as methyl and ethyl mercaptan, also used to scent natural gas so that leaks are easily detectable. The odor of garlic and "skunk stink" are also caused by sulfur-containing organic compounds. Not all organic sulfur compounds smell unpleasant; for example, grapefruit mercaptan, a sulfur-containing monoterpenoid is responsible for the characteristic scent of grapefruit.
Polymeric sulfur nitride has metallic properties even though it does not contain any metal atoms. This compound also has unusual electrical and optical properties. This polymer can be made from tetrasulfur tetranitride S4N4.
Phosphorus sulfides are useful in synthesis. For example, P4S10 and its derivatives Lawesson's reagent and naphthalen-1,8-diyl 1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane 2,4-disulfide are used to replace oxygen from some organic molecules with sulfur.
See also Sulfur compounds and organosulfur chemistry
Elemental sulfur is mainly used as a precursor to other chemicals. Approximately 85% (1989) is converted to sulfuric acid (H2SO4), which is of such prime importance to the world's economies that the production and consumption of sulfuric acid is an indicator of a nation's industrial development. For example, more sulfuric acid is produced in the United States every year than any other industrial chemical. The principal use for the acid is the extraction of phosphate ores for the production of fertilizer manufacturing. Other applications of sulfuric acid include oil refining, wastewater processing, and mineral extraction.
Sulfur compounds are also used in detergents, fungicides, dyestuffs, and agrichemicals. In silver-based photography sodium and ammonium thiosulfate are used as "fixing agents."
Sulfur is an ingredient in some acne treatments.
An increasing application is as fertilizer. Standard sulfur is hydrophobic and therefore has to be covered with a surfactant by bacteria in the ground before it can be oxidized to sulfate. This makes it a slow release fertilizer, which cannot be taken up by the plants instantly, but has to be oxidized to sulfate over the growth season. Biologically produced sulfur particles are naturally hydrophilic due to a biopolymer coating. This sulfur is therefore easier to disperse over the land (via spraying as a diluted slurry), and results in a faster release.
Sulfites, derived from burning sulfur, are heavily used to bleach paper. They are also used as preservatives in dried fruit.
Magnesium sulfate, better known as Epsom salts, can be used as a laxative, a bath additive, an exfoliant, a magnesium supplement for plants, or a desiccant.
See sulfur cycle for more on the inorganic and organic natural transformations of sulfur.
Sulfur is an essential component of all living cells.
Inorganic sulfur forms a part of iron-sulfur clusters, and sulfur is the bridging ligand in the CuA site of cytochrome c oxidase, a basic substance involved in utilization of oxygen by all aerobic life.
Sulfur may also serve as chemical food source for some primitive organisms: some forms of bacteria use hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the place of water as the electron donor in a primitive photosynthesis-like process in which oxygen is the electron receptor. The photosynthetic green and purple sulfur bacteria and some chemolithotrophs use elemental oxygen to carry out such oxidization of hydrogen sulfide to produce elemental sulfur (So), oxidation state = 0. Primitive bacteria which live around deep ocean volcanic vents oxidize hydrogen sulfide in this way with oxygen: see giant tube worm for an example of large organisms (via bacteria) making metabolic use of hydrogen sulfide as food to be oxidized.
The so-called sulfur bacteria, by contrast, "breathe sulfate" instead of oxygen. They use sulfur as the electron acceptor, and reduce various oxidized sulfur compounds back into sulfide-- often into hydrogen sulfide. They also can grow on a number of other partially oxidized sulfur compounds (e. g. thiosulfate, thionates, polysulfides, sulfite). These bacteria are responsible for the rotten egg smell of some intestinal gases and decomposition products.
Sulfur is a part of many bacterial defense molecules. For example, though sulfur is not a part of the lactam ring, it is a part of most beta lactam antibiotics, including the penicillins, cephalosporins, and monobactams.
Sulfur is absorbed by plants via the roots from soil as the sulfate ion and reduced to sulfide before it is incorporated into cysteine and other organic sulfur compounds (see sulfur assimilation for details of this process).
Sulfur is regarded as secondary nutrient although plant requirements for sulfur are equal to and sometimes exceed those for phosphorus. However sulfur is recognized as one of the major nutrients essential for plant growth, root nodule formation of legumes and plants protection mechanisms. Sulfur deficiency has become widespread in many countries in Europe. Because atmospheric inputs of sulfur will continue to decrease, the deficit in the sulfur input/output is likely to increase, unless sulfur fertilizers are used.
In plants and animals the amino acids cysteine and methionine contain sulfur, as do all polypeptides, proteins, and enzymes which contain these amino acids. Homocysteine and taurine are other sulfur-containing acids which are similar in structure, but which are not coded for by DNA, and are not part of the primary structure of proteins. Glutathione is an important sulfur-containing tripeptide which plays a role in cells as a source of chemical reduction potential in the cell, through its sulfhydryl (-SH) moiety. Many important cellular enzymes use prosthetic groups ending with -SH moieties to handle reactions involving acyl-containing biochemicals: two common examples from basic metabolism are coenzyme A and alpha-lipoic acid.
Disulfide bonds (S-S bonds) formed between cysteine residues in peptide chains are very important in protein assembly and structure. These strong covalent bonds between peptide chains give proteins a great deal of extra toughness and resiliency. For example, the high strength of feathers and hair is in part due to their high content of S-S bonds and their high content of cysteine and sulfur (eggs are high in sulfur because large amounts of the element are necessary for feather formation). The high disulfide content of hair and feathers contributes to their indigestibility, and also their odor when burned.
Although sulfur dioxide is sufficiently safe to be used as a food additive in small amounts, at high concentrations it reacts with moisture to form sulfurous acid which in sufficient quantities may harm the lungs, eyes or other tissues. In organisms without lungs such as insects or plants, it otherwise prevents respiration.
Hydrogen sulfide is toxic. Although very pungent at first, it quickly deadens the sense of smell, so potential victims may be unaware of its presence until death or other symptoms occur.

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Yesterday I spent the day at a workshop presented by the Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research (SIETAR), held at University of Westminster in London. The event focused on coaching and culture, with particular focus on solution focused coaching. I got the opportunity to do quick phonecast interviews with three of the speakers (utilizing my iPhone and the free app ipadio):
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Philippe Rosinski is principal of Rosinski and Company and author of "Coaching Across Cultures."
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In a highly anticipated move, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has agreed to hear the case of a former master sergeant who waited nearly three years for the Air Force to resolve his appeal of a court-martial conviction. The delay exceeded the 18 months that judges consider reasonable for appellate decisions.
"I think it's extremely important," Georgia-based attorney William Cassara said in an interview Wednesday. "This gives the appealscourt a chance to tell the Air Force court that 'You need to police up your shop.' "
Cassara represents Timothy L. Merritt Sr., a former master sergeant convicted in
Under a 2006 court ruling, any military appellate delay longer than 18 months is considered unreasonable. It's then up to the lower military appellate court to decide whether to provide some legal relief, such as a reduction in prison term.
At least 52 fully briefed cases have been stuck on the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals' docket for longer than 18 months, court records show. The court's track record doesn't promise relief anytime soon.
An Alaska-based airman convicted on an obscenity charge at Elmendorf Air Force Base in August 2009, for instance, had hisappeal resolved in April, a week ago. An enlisted woman convicted of pot possession and larceny charges at Goodfellow Air Force Base in
Each airman called the appellate delay unreasonable. Each complained about it. None succeeded.
"While these events are unfortunate, they do not show bad faith or gross indifference to the processing" of the case, the Air Forceappellate court concluded in the April 18 decision involving the former Goodfellow enlisted woman, Jacinta-Marie R. Tompkins.
In rejecting Tompkins' appeal, the Air Force court further acknowledged that "post-trial processing … has been less than exemplary," but also cited many reasons why. Tompkins' own attorneys took a year to file their appellate brief. An email foul-up contributed to the delay, as did difficulty in serving legal papers.
An Air Force spokesman couldn't be reached to comment Wednesday, but officials have stressed previously that the service is working hard to expedite the appellate process, and that some delays are due to defense actions.
"The timely and fair administration of military justice is a priority for the Air Force and is an important element of excellence in military justice," Air Force Maj. Joel T. Harper told McClatchy Newspapers last year.
Based at Joint Base Andrews, outside
"The court experienced substantial personnel turnover, to include a new chief judge, two new associate judges and a new paralegal after the departure of personnel previously assigned in those positions," the Air Force judge advocate general noted in a 2012 annual report.
Every week can be busy. In April, the appellate judges issued 42 decisions and orders, much more than the Army Court of CriminalAppeals.
On the other hand, the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appealswas nearly as busy in April, issuing 39 decisions, but it no longer faces the same complaints about persistent delays. Lawyers note an improvement since the days when a Marine Corps gunnery sergeant waited nine years for his appeal to be resolved; his sexual assault case eventually was dismissed, and the Marine was returned to active duty.
Merritt has already served his time, though he lives under the shadow of a bad conduct discharge.
Merritt was based at Spangdahlem Air Base in
Some of the delay, Cassara acknowledged, resulted from the long time it took for Merritt's attorneys to file their brief.
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Public Information Statement - Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County, Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Central and South Weld County, Central and Southeast Park County, Cheyenne County, Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet, Jackson County Below 9000 Feet, Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet, Kit Carson County, Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet, Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County, Logan County, Morgan County, North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County, North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County, Northeast Weld County, Phillips County, Sedgwick County, South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet, South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet, Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County, Washington County, West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet, Yuma County
- Connecticut - Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Special Statement - Southern Middlesex, Southern New London
Public Information Statement - Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, Northern New London, Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex, Southern New Haven, Southern New London
- District of Columbia - Record Report
Record Report - District of Columbia
- Florida - Coastal Hazard Statement
Coastal Hazard Statement - Coastal Volusia County, Indian River, Martin, Northern Brevard County, Southern Brevard County, St. Lucie
- Georgia - Public Information Statement
Public Information Statement - Bulloch, Candler, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Chatham, Coastal Liberty, Coastal McIntosh, Effingham, Evans, Inland Bryan, Inland Chatham, Inland Liberty, Inland McIntosh, Jenkins, Long, Screven, Tattnall
- Hawaii - Record Report
Record Report - Big Island Interior, Big Island North and East, Big Island Summit, Central Oahu, Haleakala Summit, Kahoolawe, Kauai Leeward, Kauai Mountains, Kauai Windward, Kohala, Kona, Lanai Makai, Lanai Mauka, Leeward Haleakala, Maui Central Valley, Maui Leeward West, Maui Windward West, Molokai Leeward, Molokai Windward, Niihau, Oahu Koolau, Oahu North Shore, Oahu South Shore, Olomana, South Big Island, Waianae Coast, Waianae Mountains, Windward Haleakala
- Illinois - Flash Flood Watch , Beach Hazard Statement, Lakeshore Flood Advisory
Flash Flood Watch - Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington
Beach Hazard Statement, Lakeshore Flood Advisory - Cook, Lake
- Indiana - Beach Hazard Statement, Lakeshore Flood Advisory , Beach Hazard Statement
Beach Hazard Statement, Lakeshore Flood Advisory - Lake, Porter
Beach Hazard Statement - La Porte
- Iowa - Public Information Statement
Public Information Statement - Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek
- Kansas - Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Allen, Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Labette, Linn, Lyon, Meade, Miami, Neosho
Areal Flood Warning - Cherokee
Areal Flood Warning - Greenwood, Reno, Rice
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- Louisiana - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - De Soto
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- Maryland - Record Report
Record Report - Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Central and Eastern Allegany, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Charles, Extreme Western Allegany, Frederick, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southeast Harford, Southern Baltimore, St. Marys, Washington
- Michigan - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Frost Advisory , Freeze Warning , Beach Hazard Statement
Flood Warning - Menominee
Flood Advisory - Iron
Frost Advisory - Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee
Freeze Warning - Gogebic, Iron, Ontonagon, Southern Houghton
Beach Hazard Statement - Allegan, Benzie, Berrien, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren
- Minnesota - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Clay, Crow Wing, Morrison
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- Mississippi - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
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Lake Wind Advisory - Central and Southeast Phillips, Central and Southern Valley, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum
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Areal Flood Advisory - Hall, Hamilton, Merrick
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- New Jersey - Public Information Statement
Public Information Statement - Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic, Western Union
- New York - Coastal Hazard Statement , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Coastal Hazard Statement - Kings (Brooklyn), Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southwest Suffolk
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- Oklahoma - Flood Warning , Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch
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Areal Flood Warning - Adair, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, Mayes, McIntosh, Nowata, Okfuskee, Pittsburg, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner
Flash Flood Watch - Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Greer, Harmon, Haskell, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kiowa, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, Murray, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Stephens, Tillman
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- South Dakota - Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning
Areal Flood Warning - Central Black Hills, Custer Co Plains, Hermosa Foot Hills, Pennington Co Plains, Rapid City, Southern Black Hills
Flood Warning - Brown
- Tennessee - Public Information Statement
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- Texas - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning, Flash Flood Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Special Statement , Hydrologic Statement , Public Information Statement
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Flash Flood Warning - Collin, Franklin, Marion, Morris, Tarrant, Titus
Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning - Hardin, Northern Jasper, Orange, Southern Jasper, Young
Flood Warning, Flash Flood Warning - Dallas, Denton, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Wise, Wood
Flash Flood Warning - Camp, Hunt, Johnson, Rains
Areal Flood Warning - Jack
Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch - Anderson, Cooke, Freestone, Grayson, Henderson, Kaufman, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro, Rains, Van Zandt
Flash Flood Watch - Aransas, Archer, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brooks, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Coastal Cameron, Coastal Willacy, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Coryell, Dallas, De Witt, Delta, Denton, Dimmit, Duval, Eastland, Edwards, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Foard, Fort Bend, Franklin, Frio, Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hardeman, Harris, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Inland Cameron, Inland Willacy, Jack, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy, Kerr, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Lamar, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Live Oak, Llano, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Milam, Mills, Montague, Montgomery, Morris, Nueces, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Polk, Real, Red River, Refugio, Robertson, Rockwall, Rusk, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Smith, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Tarrant, Titus, Travis, Trinity, Upshur, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wilson, Wise, Wood, Young, Zapata, Zavala
Special Statement - Val Verde
Hydrologic Statement - Austin, Grimes, Waller, Washington
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- Virginia - Record Report
Record Report - Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Charlotte, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Eastern Highland, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax, Floyd, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Greene, Halifax, Henry, King George, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Northern Fauquier, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Orange, Page, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Smyth, Southern Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Tazewell, Warren, Western Highland, Western Loudoun, Wythe
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Record Report - Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Greenbrier, Eastern Mineral, Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mercer, Monroe, Morgan, Summers, Western Grant, Western Greenbrier, Western Mineral, Western Pendleton
- Wisconsin - Flood Warning , Frost Advisory , Freeze Warning , Beach Hazard Statement , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Northern Marinette County, Southern Marinette County
Frost Advisory - Langlade, Marathon, Northern Marinette County, Northern Oconto County, Taylor
Freeze Warning - Florence, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas
Beach Hazard Statement - Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan
Public Information Statement - Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon
- Wyoming - Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory
Flood Warning - Goshen County
Areal Flood Advisory - Northeast Big Horn Mountains, Sheridan Foothills
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Train like the pros and build strong muscle at home with the FreeMotion® 220 BE utility bench. It accommodates Olympic-width 6' and 7' bars and conveniently adjusts to multiple positions for flat, incline, decline and military exercises. Other features include an adjustable weight crutch, squat rack, and rolled preacher pad, as well as an exercise chart designed by a certified personal trainer.
- Compatible with Olympic-sized weights; accommodates 6' and 7' bars (weights and bars not included
- 90° multi-position ergonomic utility bench adjusts for flat, incline, decline and military exercises
- Adjustable-height weight crutch
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- Rolled preacher pad to isolate biceps and forearms
- Easy seat-adjustment design
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- User Weight Capacity: 300 lbs
- 90-day manufacturer's warranty on parts and labor
- Weight: 144 lbs
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This bench will not allow you to incline and lift. The bench adjusts up and down but not back. At an incline your shoulders are at risk because you need to pull the weight off the rack from up and behind your line of sight. Buy a rack that is separated from the bench
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Those who are selling the French film Les Miserables to the American public are plugging the "challenge" angle; "France challenges comparison with the American version." While this is a very good way to sell the picture to the kind of trade it will be sold to, there are still going to be some of us who will take a piece of that dare money as fast as anyone will put it up. Just to start with, the old picture made the course in one hour, forty-nine minutes: the present one covers roughly the same material m (counting intermission) two hours, fifty minutes.
The Flowering of New England, 1815-1865 By Van Wyck Brooks (New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 550 pp., $4) Toward the end of the fine essay on Van Wyck Brooks printed in this issue, it seemed to me that Bernard Smith did less than justice to "The Flowering of New England." He might of course urge that he was discussing a literary career of almost thirty years, in which this new book was a single episode.
THE LATEST bargain-counter sale of the Van Sweringen railroad empire was made on April 24. Two days afterwards, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, the buyers became the subjects of a favorable publicity boom which possibly came to an end in exactly thirty days, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The subjects of the publicity were Robert R. Young and Frank F. Kolbe, New York Stock Exchange brokers who bought control of the $3,000,000,000, 23,000-mile railroad system. Young is the dominant partner.
The Physculter Parade, one of the three great demonstrations of the year, the other two being the May Day Parade and the anniversary of the October Revolution. The Arcade Building opposite the Kremlin is hung with great faces of Lenin and Stalin and with pictures of runners and hurdlers so crude that they would disgrace an American billboard. The slogan, "Ready for Labor and Defense!" The whole thing was quite different and more impressive than any American parade I had ever seen.
Lately we have heard a great deal about the conflict between "hungry" and "sated" nations. The phrase has been used to describe Mussolini's attack on Ethiopia, Japan's advance into Manchuria and North China, and Hitler's proposed penetration of east Europe. A ''hungry" nation means one without colonies producing raw materials, and this lack is supposed to drive it to eventual war. The image of a world separated into "hungry" and "sated" nations has been a favorite of Mussolini, Hitler and the Japanese blood brotherhoods.


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STUDENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES -- Tuition Benefits for Survivors of Deceased Public Safety Officers of Virginia
The Code of Virginia (Sec. 23-7.1:01) provides tuition benefits for certain children and spouses of deceased public safety officers. You may be eligible for free tuition at the College if your parent or spouse was killed in the line of duty while employed in Virginia as a Virginia law enforcement officer; fire fighter; rescue squad member; agent of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; state correctional, regional, or local jail officer; sheriff and deputy sheriff; or a member of the Virginia National Guard serving in the Virginia National Guard or the United States Armed Forces. Children must be between the ages of 16 and 25. For more information on eligibility requirements and application procedures, you may contact any campus Student Services Center.


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Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders
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Cressida Cowell (novel) Dean DeBlois Chris Sanders William Davies
Animation | Fantasy | Adventure | Family | Comedy | Drama
America Ferrera as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fishlegs (voice)
Craig Ferguson as Gobber the Belch (voice)
David Tennant as Spitelout (voice)
Gerard Butler as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Jay Baruchel as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (voice)
Jonah Hill as Snotlout (voice)
Kristen Wiig as Ruffnut (voice)
Robin Atkin Downes as Ack (voice)
T.J. Miller as Tuffnut (voice)
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The young Viking, Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel), wants to join his town's fight against the dragons. However, his macho father and village leader, Stoik the Vast, will not allow his small, clumsy, but inventive son to do so. Regardless, Hiccup ventures out into battle and downs a mysterious Night Fury dragon with his invention, but can't bring himself to kill it. Instead, Hiccup and the dragon, whom he dubs Toothless, begin a friendship that would open up both their worlds as the observant boy learns that his people have misjudged the species. Also starring the voices of Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig & Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
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