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Wow, this one's giving me flashbacks. Back when I was in grad school I taught freshman composition. The final assignment was a five-page research paper. Students had the freedom to pick their topics, though I had to approve them.
One female student chose home schooling. Not surprisingly she had been home schooled prior to college. I approved the topic, but I warned her that I didn't want it to be a self-affirmation piece where she went on about how she personally benefitted from home schooling nor did I want it to read like a sermon on how morally corrupt the public school system is. I told her I expected detailed research about the numbers of kids being home schooled and how they perform when they enter the formal education system at the collegiate level. I practically knocked myself over stressing that this was a research paper and not a statement of her personal religious beliefs and that she was getting an F- if she handed me a statement of her personal religious beliefs.
Quick background, I'd urged her to the drop the course earlier in the semester. She was functionally illiterate, had missed or botched every assignment I'd given and needed an A on the final paper in order to pass the course. I urged her to get remedial tutoring so that she could stay in college. Smiling, she always smiled, she ignored me.
Also, I had students submitting their drafts, outlines and thesis statements to me during the writing process. She never once submitted these to me, even when it was a requirement listed on the syllabus. I pulled her aside after class twice and told her that it didn't bode well for her that she was missing these deadlines and that she stood a much better chance of getting the grade she needed to pass the course if I had the chance to make sure she was on the right track prior to the final submission. She smiled.
Anyway, you can guess what I got, a rambling, often incoherent tract about her personal experiences being home schooled and about her personal views on religion. Even if I had assigned that to her, she'd have gotten an F because it was so poorly written (she didn't know basic subject-verb agreement) and lacked even so much as the germ of well-considered point of view. She did no research, though she did invent a few numbers and insist that everyone who got home schooled was a better student than those who weren't.
She got her F on the paper and F for the course. Then she and her parents turned up in the college president's office two days later insisting I'd infringed on her religious freedoms. We set up a meeting for the next day with a bunch of high-level muckety-mucks. I came loaded for bear. I went to her other professors and discovered she was failing every course she'd taken. I also had a portfolio of her writing over the semester. The research paper had been copied and sent to everyone in the meeting. The long and short of it was that I got a big pat on the back and she got put on academic probation (one semester later she got expelled).

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Padres lose 5th straight, 4-1 to Dodgers
LOS ANGELES The San Diego Padres have stumbled into the All-Star break with a five-game losing streak that landed them in the NL West cellar.
What a change from a year ago.
Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped the Padres' record to 40-52. Last season at the break, they were 51-37 with a two-game lead in the division.
They built that lead to 6 1/2 but folded down the stretch and finished two games behind the eventual World Series champion Giants after losing to them on the final day of the season. They also were edged out by Atlanta for the wild card.
"Every year is different, and you never know how it's going to play out," manager Bud Black said. "Last year was a great year for the 2010 Padres. This is a different group of players, especially on the position-player side. We didn't start out the season the way we'd hoped.
"Every team hopes to get out of the gate fast, and that was a big part of our success last year," he added. "This year we got out slow and we just weren't able to gain any momentum or traction. We just didn't swung the bats the way we can, and we have to do a better job as a group after the All-Star break."
The skid began with a 14-inning, 6-4 loss to the Giants, and included back-to-back 1-0 losses to the Dodgers. The Padres have scored just two runs over their last four games - a home run by Ryan Ludwick against Barry Zito on Thursday at San Francisco, and a homer by Rob Johnson on Sunday against Ted Lilly.
"It's not the first half we expected or hoped to have, but you've just got to grind through it sometimes," Johnson said. "It's unfortunate, because we were playing pretty well there for 10 or 12 games in a row."
Andre Ethier homered twice for the Dodgers before heading off to his second straight All-Star game, and Lilly (6-9) won for the first time in a month after losing his previous four starts. The 35-year-old left-hander allowed a run and four hits over five innings, improving his career record against the Padres to 8-3 with a 2.96 ERA - including a 3-2 win on April 29 at Los Angeles.
"Not to take anything away from them, because they did throw the ball great. But to score one run in three games, there's probably some offensive deficiencies as well," third baseman Chase Headley said.
Rookie right-hander Javy Guerra, the sixth Dodgers pitcher, worked a perfect ninth for his fourth save. Guerra has emerged as the Dodgers' closer because of season-ending injuries to Jonathan Broxton and Vicente Padilla.
Guerra, who escaped his own bases-loaded, no-out jam to preserve a 1-0 victory for Chad Billingsley in the series opener on Friday, made it interesting again when he gave up a leadoff single to Orlando Hudson and a walk to Anthony Rizzo before retiring the last three batters.


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A pair of local films took the top two spots in China this week, as comedy My Old Classmate and martial arts action comedy Ice Man 3D took big opening weekends to bump down Captain America 2 to third place in the country's top ten chart.
My Old Classmate claimed the top spot with a $17.31 million debut from its first three days on the market. Ice Man 3D was not far behind with an $11.28 million opening weekend.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier settled for third place in its fourth weekend in China with an $8.94 million weekly tally. The superhero sequel is up to $107.22 million in the market.
Transcendence tumbled down to a mid-table spot in its first full week at the box office. The Johnny Depp sic-fi vehicle added $7.17 million to take its Chinese total to $17.82 million after ten days in release.
Rio 2 slowed to a $6.78 million take to finish the week with a $31.79 million cume in China.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the second highest grossing Disney film of all time in China, where it has earned $107.6 million. The top grossing Disney film in the market continues to be Iron Man 3 with a $121.2 million cume.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier led the Chinese box office once again with an $18 million gross in its second full week of release. The superhero sequel is on the verge of hitting the $100 million mark in China with a $98.27 million cume.
Rio 2 posted a strong $12 million take in its first full week in the market. The animated film has grossed $25 million after ten days of release in China.
Transcendence took a commanding $10.65 million opening weekend to finish third in the weekly box office chart. The film benefitted from a strong marketing push that brought star Johnny Depp to China for the first time. China is the only market where Transcendence is screening in 3D.
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Justin Timberlake stepped up his return to the forefront of pop music Friday with news that he'll team up with Jay-Z this summer for full-scale concerts in a dozen major North American cities.
In a statement, event promoters Live Nation said the duo - who performed together during the Grammy awards earlier this month - will kick off a Legends of the Summer tour on July 17 in Toronto.
Gigs in such places as New York, Boston, Detroit, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles are on the itinerary, with many scheduled to take place in legendary stadiums such as Fenway Park and the Rose Bowl.
"What are you doing this summer?!?!" teased the 32-year-old pop idol on his Twitter account as the tour was announced.
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Did anyone watch the first episode of the new CBS nighttime game show, "The Power of 10"? Hosted by Cleveland comedian Drew Carey, it's vaguely reminiscent of "Who Wants To Be A Millionnaire?" but much less intense. "Power of 10" doesn't require encyclopedic knowledge on the part of contestants, but a sense of what Americans are thinking/doing. Questions are based on polling of Americans, asking questions about attitudes and behavior: "What percentage of American women have paid more than $100 for a pair of jeans?" "What percentage of Americans think they're smarter than President George W Bush?" Contestants must guess the correct percentage within a given range to win.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre, States and Union territories, and public sector undertakings to reserve three per cent of their jobs for the disabled under a law to ensure they get equal opportunity and protect their rights.
However, a Bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam and Justices Ranjana Desai and Ranjan Gogoi made it clear that this quota had nothing to do with the 50 per cent ceiling; hence, the judgment in the Indra Sawhney (Mandal) case would not be applicable.
Writing the judgment, the Chief Justice said employment was a key factor in the empowerment of people with disabilities. "It is an alarming reality that the disabled people are out of job not because their disability comes in the way of their functioning but because social and practical barriers prevent them from joining the workforce." So many disabled people lived in poverty, deprived of their right to contribute to their own lives and to those of their families and community.
The changing world offered persons with disabilities more new opportunities, thanks to technological advancement; however, the limitation surfaced only when they did not get equal opportunities.
"Therefore, bringing them into society, based on their capabilities, is the need of the hour," the Bench said.
The Union of India, the State governments and the Union territories "have a categorical obligation" to protect the rights of the disabled under the Constitution and international treaties on human rights in general and those meant to protect such persons in particular. "Though the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act came into force way back in 1995, the disabled have failed to get the required benefit until today. Thus, … we are of the view that … reservation for persons with disabilities has to be computed in the case of Group A, B, C and D posts in an identical manner: three per cent on the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength and not on the total number of identified posts."
The Bench said the Centre's interpretation that the quota had to be computed only against the identified posts, if accepted, would render the scheme uncertain because "experience has shown that identification has never been uniform between the Centre and the States, and even among the departments of any government."
The Bench directed the Centre to issue an order, consistent with the court's ruling, within three months and directed the "appropriate government" to compute the number of vacancies available in all "establishments" and further identify the posts for the disabled within three months and implement the scheme without default.
The court asked the Centre to inform all departments, public sector undertakings and government companies that their failure to execute the scheme would be considered an act of non-obedience, and departmental proceedings would be instituted against the nodal officers responsible for the implementation.
On a petition filed by the National Federation of the Blind to seek implementation of the Act, the Delhi High Court issued a series of directives to the Centre, which went on appeal.
Before parting with the case, the Bench said: "We would like to place on record [our] appreciation for S.K Rungta, senior counsel [who is blind] for rendering commendable assistance to the court."
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Long queues witnessed at petrol bunks
VIJAYAWADA: The nation-wide indefinite strike by transporters, which entered second day on Thursday, not only paralysed the movement of goods but affected the life of the common man too.
People began making panic purchases, more particularly at petrol filling stations. Long queues were witnessed at many filling stations, while some of them hung 'No Stock' boards by afternoon itself. It was evident that the city would go dry by Friday if the mad purchase of fuel was any indication.
Situation reviewed
Sub-Collector Gaurav Uppal reviewed the situation and verified the position of essential commodities available with the dealers. He directed the officials to take necessary steps to ensure that the oil tankers continued to supply petrol and diesel to filling stations in the city. He also wanted the officials to ensure that there was no artificial scarcity of petroleum products. Deputy Tehsildar (Enforcement) M. Suresh Kumar said that the "situation is not alarming," though some filling stations had run out of stocks. However, steps were being taken to ensure that the oil tankers coming from Kondapalli and other areas were given police protection so that lorry owners would not be able to disrupt their movement, he said.
Added to the woes of fuel scarcity, prices of vegetables too have shot up slightly. Petty traders and vendors took advantage and jacked up the prices. The wholesalers said that there was no scarcity of vegetables and enough stocks were available in the market. Prices of vegetables, especially those grown locally like ladies' finger and coccinia (dondakaya) would not be affected. However, the prices of vegetables like tomato, potato and cabbage were likely to go up sharply, as they were imported from places like Agra, Kolkata and Karnataka, explained the wholesalers.
"The situation may go out of control if the strike continues on Friday also. There is a possibility of prices of some vegetables like tomato jumping by 25 per cent to 50 per cent," said D. Nageswara Rao, secretary of the Vijayawada Wholesale Vegetable Merchants Association.
The wholesalers said that the lorries carrying vegetables such as potato were halted at the borders of the State. Unless these lorries entered the city, the prices of vegetables like tomato could go up.
Vijayawada Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Gaddam Subba Rao expressed concern that the essential commodities and medicines were not being considered as emergency products on a par with water and milk. The government, in 2004, assured that it would solve the problems of lorry owners. But, the hike in diesel price, service tax and toll tax pushed the transport sector into doldrums. Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Opposition leaders should prevail upon the central government to address the issue on war footing, he said.


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Your children will probably think you are the coolest parent in the world after you make them Harry Potter-inspired Butterbeer Cupcakes. Awesome food blogger AmyBites (check her out) ventured down to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal's Islands of Adventure park and had a great time. She particularly enjoyed one beverage in particular— the butterbeer.
For those of you who aren't huge Harry Potter fans, butterbeer is a fictional beverage from the Harry Potter world. No one, of course, has any idea how it tastes, but Amy describes the park's interpretation as a "better" butterscotch-style soda. She thought it lent itself naturally to cupcakes and formulated a recipe.
Now, these finished cupcakes are hardly low-calorie. Among their ingredients are butter, butterscotch chips, cream soda, heavy cream, etc. But, they look delicious and every kid in the world would love to get one. Check out the finished product above and tell me they don't look amazing! More pictures on Amy's site.
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Plz tell me what is GAGFC?
Go And Get F**ked. Wouldn't take much imagination to get what the 'C' means.
WAG = What a Guy
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Can't Be Arsed, I believe. Variation is CBF.
Thank u.
perhaps this should be stickied and all acronyms posted to aid the future generations ahead.
Or a battle of the acronyms
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I'll say this for the Boston Celtics, they didn't give up. They were down 20 in the third quarter, but they made a big run to cut it to single-digits by the 4th. But the Celtics just couldn't keep pace with Golden State. As Doc says, it's a make/miss league, and the Celtics missed.. a lot… in a big loss to Golden State. The Green Jared Sullinger played his ass off tonight. Just played his ass off. Give the kid a gold star, a cookie, a trophy, and the starting PF job at this point. Just do it. Courtney Lee also stepped up in Rondo's absence with 17 points on 6-13 shooting. Before the game he said he changed his mentality with Rondo out. I don't want him to change it back. The Gross Paul Pierce was awful. Just awful. 4-20 for 13 points awful. Kevin Garnett got just 6 shots but also just 3 rebounds. Jason Terry was 6-19. Jeff Green was 2-11. They all, minus Lee and Sully, shot like total ****. The Greenlights The Grid Sullinger had 12 points on 6-8 shooting and 8 rebo
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Curiosity, from a 1935 perspective
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/12/03 01:49 CST
With a new rover, Curiosity, on its way to Mars, Jason Davis takes a look at what we knew - or thought we knew - about the planet back in 1935.
Mars Exploration Family Portrait
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/11/23 12:26 CST | 1 comments
Jason Davis put together this neat summary of the checkered history of Mars exploration.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/11/03 05:27 CDT
November has already been a very good month for me in the print publication realm. I've had published not one, but two, feature articles on Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory rover.
Mars Climate Sounder confirms a Martian weather prediction
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/10/25 01:30 CDT
The Mars Climate Sounder team has recently confirmed a prediction of a weather phenomenon on Mars that we haven't been able to observe before.
Nighttime Water Ice Clouds Predicted by Models are Confirmed by MCS Observations
Posted by Jim Shirley on 2011/10/25 12:00 CDT
The Mars Climate Sounder instrument provides routine nightside observations of atmospheric temperature and opacity that document the presence of rapidly evolving water ice cloud layers in the Martian tropics during the northern summer season.
The latest HiRISE view of Opportunity, on Endeavour's rim
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/24 10:19 CDT
In a now-routine act of obtaining detailed photographs of robots from Earth sitting on the surface of another planet, the HiRISE camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured a view of Opportunity sitting on the rim of Endeavour crater.
Scale solar system presentation slide, a provisional version for you to review
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/15 02:18 CDT
I'm preparing a talk for the Pacific Astronomy and Telescope Show here in Pasadena on Sunday afternoon at 1:45. I have spent the morning putting together a slide that I have long wanted to have for presentations.
Weekend watching: 3D Movie from Mars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/09 07:07 CDT
There's one Mars landed mission for which there is a long 3D film, and that's Viking. Grab your 3D glasses, and be prepared to be transported to Mars.
New Horizons workshop, day 1: Chemistry & climate on Pluto & other cold places
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/30 11:27 CDT
Today and tomorrow I'm attending the New Horizons Workshop on Icy Surface Processes. The first day was all about the composition of the surface and atmosphere of Pluto, Charon, Triton, and other distant places.
The Making of Martian Clouds in Motion: Part 2, tweening the animation
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/28 06:14 CDT
Two weeks ago I posted an awesome video of Martian clouds in motion. Last week I explained how I accessed the Mars Express images that comprise the animation. Today I'm going to explain how I turned the five-frame animation of Mars Express images into a smooth movie.
The Making of Martian Clouds in Motion: Part 1, working with Mars Express HRSC data
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/22 08:39 CDT
Last Friday I posted an awesome video of Martian clouds in motion. This week I'll tell you how I made it. The how-to is split up into two parts. The first, today, is how to access Mars Express HRSC image data and process it into the individual animation frames, from which you can make an animated GIF.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/19 10:36 CDT
Behold an amazing (if I do say so myself) video of Martian clouds in motion.
Gale's not the only Martian crater with an "enigmatic mound"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/17 07:33 CDT
Much has been made of the "enigmatic mound" within Gale crater, which will be the target of the Curiosity Mars rover's investigations. The 5,000-meter-thick section rocks in Gale's central mound will be fascinating to study, but the fact that Gale has a central mound that's taller than its rim is not at all unusual on Mars.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/16 08:42 CDT
While doing my daily reading today I was struck by the awesomeness of two recent blog posts. Both were composed not by professional bloggers like me but by professional space explorers, one a scientist and the other an engineer.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/10 02:09 CDT
Opportunity's wheels are on a whole new different kind of rock: she has arrived at the rim of Endeavour crater, on Cape York.
Spirit Point and Odyssey crater in sight, and new rock under Opportunity's wheels
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/07 04:26 CDT
Opportunity is at her goal. In this 3D anaglyph, taken on sol 2678 (yesterday, August 6, 2011), Opportunity's wheels are resting on strange lumpy bedrock.
Mountains rising for Opportunity
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/07/31 10:11 CDT
The views from Opportunity of Endeavour's near and distant rim peaks are getting ever more vertical as Opportunity approaches Cape York.
Origins 2011 conference, part 2
Posted by Frank Trixler on 2011/07/27 10:03 CDT
In this, my second blog on Origins 2011 in Montpellier, France, a conference dedicated to the interdisciplinary research on the origins of life, I aim to provide my impression of the second half of the conference.
It's official now: Curiosity is going to Gale
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/07/22 12:50 CDT
The news leaked a few weeks ago has turned out to be true: the next Mars rover, Curiosity, will be headed for Gale crater on Mars when it launches at the end of this year.
Opportunity's horizon rises -- and maybe brings Cape York into view
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/07/21 03:12 CDT
For miles and miles of Martian terrain, Opportunity's view forward has contained a distinctive line of hills—the far rim of Endeavour crater.
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Roscoe knows even the best high school football programs arenŌĆÖt immune from having down periods.
After 13 straight trips to the playoffs, the Plowboys are entering the 2012 sea-son on the heels of an 0-10 season, the programŌĆÖs first winless season in 21 years.
In his previous tour of duty here from 2004 through 2007, Shane Mobley served as a top assistant for a high school football program that perennially ranked among the most successful not only in Class 3A but the entire state of Texas.
And since his return to Sweetwater in April, this time as the MustangsŌĆÖ head coach, Mobley has been consumed with getting the program back to that level.
After a quarter century of excellence starting in 1984 in which Sweetwater missed the playoffs only three times, the Mustangs have gone just 9-21 the past three seasons with no post-season appearances.
Liz Miller is beginning her 10th year as SweetwaterŌĆÖs head volleyball coach, and her 2012 team ŌĆö which will tip off play on Monday by hosting Grape Creek at 6:15 p.m. ŌĆö also has a great deal of returning experience.
Of the teamŌĆÖs 12 players, eight are seniors and five of them ŌĆö or 83 percent of the starting rotation ŌĆö earned all-district honors in 2011.
Furthermore, all five ŌĆö middle blockers Kathleen Campbell and Shelby Cason, outside hitters Kel-si Crosson and Kendra Crosson and setter Suede Shirley ŌĆö have at least two years of varsity experience.
Several individuals re-ceived awards at the con-clusion of the two volley-ball camps that were held this past week at Sweet-water Middle School.
The awards were pre-sented by camp coaches Carla Lambert, Sandra Graham and Jill Locklar. Winners are as follows:
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Top server ŌĆö Elli Lehnert
Top passer ŌĆö Mia Valdez
Self bump champion ŌĆö Amber Knox
Self bump game winner ŌĆö Madison Mims
Shagger girls ŌĆö Hannah Mobley, Megan Kirkland, Michiah Royal
Mighty Lady Mustang ŌĆö Faith Santiago
Perfect Form Award ŌĆö Kara Lehnert
Top hitters ŌĆö Julia Rees and Riley Dodd
The Sweetwater Middle School gym welcomed a large number of students when it hosted two volleyball camps this past week.
Pictured above are those attending the afternoon camp. In no particular order are Elli Lehnert, Kaci Webb, Megan Kirkland, Hannah Mobley, Kyrsten Smith, Kolbi Turner, Faith Santiago, Riley Dodd, Amber Knox, Madison Mims, Michaela Currie, Kaitlyn Chance, Mia Valdez, Michiah Royal, Marissa (Pookie) Villanueva, Emma Dent, Julia Rees, Cyera Prepon, Lauren Brown and Kara Lehnert.


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This view shows enzymes only for those organisms listed below, in the list of taxa known to possess the pathway. If an enzyme name is shown in bold, there is experimental evidence for this enzymatic activity.
|Biosynthesis → Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis → Terpenoids Biosynthesis → Linalool Biosynthesis
|Biosynthesis → Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis → Terpenoids Biosynthesis → Monoterpenoids Biosynthesis → Linalool Biosynthesis
|Generation of Precursor Metabolites and Energy
Some taxa known to possess this pathway include : Clarkia breweri , Lavandula angustifolia , Solanum lycopersicum
Expected Taxonomic Range: Fungi , Magnoliophyta
General Background
Linalool is an acyclic monoterpene alcohol with a pleasant fragrance associated with a diverse array of plant [Raguso99]. It is a primary compound in floral scent research. Both (3R)-linalool and (3S)-linalool enantiomeric forms occur in nature.
Linalool is involved as an attractant in plant interactions with pollinators, herbivores and parasitoids [Raguso99]. It has also been shown to be induced by artificial wounding and by jasmonic acid [vanSchie07]. The de novo synthesis of linalool has been demonstrated in floral tissues [vanSchie07], barks and roots [Raguso99]. Fungi, junipers, dicots and monocots emit linalool along with other monoterpenoids [Raguso99].
Even though fungi typically do not produce monoterpenes, the de novo synthesis of monoterpenes (linalool and citronellol) was demonstrate in the wine yeast strain, S. cerevisiae M522, in the absence of grape derived precursors [Carrau05].
About this Pathway
This superpathway describes the conversion geranyl diphosphate to (3R)-linalool and (3S)-linalool.
Recently, it has been demonstrated that linalool is a potent precursor for an advanced biofuel. It can be chemically converted to 1-methyl-cyclopent-2-enol and isobutylene. Dehydration of the alcohol gives rise to methylcyclopentadiene dimers which can be converted into a high density fuel [Meylemans11].
Variants: linalool biosynthesis II
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Anderson89: Anderson MS, Yarger JG, Burck CL, Poulter CD (1989). "Farnesyl diphosphate synthetase. Molecular cloning, sequence, and expression of an essential gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae." J Biol Chem 1989;264(32);19176-84. PMID: 2681213
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Burke04: Burke C, Klettke K, Croteau R (2004). "Heteromeric geranyl diphosphate synthase from mint: construction of a functional fusion protein and inhibition by bisphosphonate substrate analogs." Arch Biochem Biophys 422(1);52-60. PMID: 14725857
Burke99: Burke CC, Wildung MR, Croteau R (1999). "Geranyl diphosphate synthase: cloning, expression, and characterization of this prenyltransferase as a heterodimer." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 96(23);13062-7. PMID: 10557273
Chen93: Chen A, Poulter CD (1993). "Purification and characterization of farnesyl diphosphate/geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase. A thermostable bifunctional enzyme from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum." J Biol Chem 268(15);11002-7. PMID: 8388380
Crowell02: Crowell AL, Williams DC, Davis EM, Wildung MR, Croteau R (2002). "Molecular cloning and characterization of a new linalool synthase." Arch Biochem Biophys 405(1);112-21. PMID: 12176064
Daum98: Daum G, Lees ND, Bard M, Dickson R (1998). "Biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology of lipids of Saccharomyces cerevisiae." Yeast 1998;14(16);1471-510. PMID: 9885152
Delourme94: Delourme D, Lacroute F, Karst F (1994). "Cloning of an Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA coding for farnesyl diphosphate synthase by functional complementation in yeast." Plant Mol Biol 26(6);1867-73. PMID: 7858223
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Dudareva96: Dudareva N, Cseke L, Blanc VM, Pichersky E (1996). "Evolution of floral scent in Clarkia: novel patterns of S-linalool synthase gene expression in the C. breweri flower." Plant Cell 8(7);1137-48. PMID: 8768373
Eberhardt75: Eberhardt NL, Rilling HC (1975). "Prenyltransferase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Purification to homogeneity and molecular properties." J Biol Chem 1975;250(3);863-6. PMID: 234442
Fujisaki86: Fujisaki S, Nishino T, Katsuki H (1986). "Isoprenoid synthesis in Escherichia coli. Separation and partial purification of four enzymes involved in the synthesis." J Biochem (Tokyo) 1986;99(5);1327-37. PMID: 3519603
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Throughout the summer, the Berthoud Historical Society will host an event on the third Saturday of the month. Saturday, June 20, the Society hosts its Home and Garden Tour, Art Unveiling, and Tractor & Car show. Come to the McCarty - Fickel Home Museum (645 7th Street) from 10 am – 4 pm. At 11 am, the Society will unveil several works of art by local artist Brenda Leedy that will be auctioned off at the Society's Pioneer Gala in September.
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All turned out well at the Lyons High School graduation last Saturday morning with thirty-nine seniors receiving their diplomas. Although the ceremony was held in the gym due to soggy conditions on the football field, they made it. Five of the twelve Co-Valedictorians ((Jeanna Anderson, Kate Berreman, Zach Chaney, Matthew Dillon, Savannah Drotar, Brian Flynn, Alyson Lhungay, Faith Myers, Mikayla
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WASHINGTON -- The federal government's oil spill chief said Tuesday that seepage two miles from BP's oil cap is coming from another well, tamping down fears that leaks mean the ruptured well is unstable.
Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen also said five leaks in and around BP's well are more like ''drips,'' and aren't yet reason to worry.
The leaks and seepage had raised concerns that the mechanical cap choking off the flow of oil was displacing pressure and forcing oil out deep underground. That could make the sea floor unstable and make the 3-month-old environmental disaster even worse and harder to fix.
Allen said the well appears stable, and he extended testing of the experimental cap by another day, which means the oil will remain shut in.
The cap is buying time until a permanent plug is in place. Crews are drilling into the side of the ruptured well from deep underground, and by next week, they could start blasting in mud and cement to block off the well for good. Killing the well deep underground works more reliably than bottling it up with a cap.
Allen also said he's considering whether to pump mud and cement through the well cap, smashing the oil in from two directions. The idea is similar to the failed top kill plan that couldn't overcome the pressure of the geyser pushing up.
BP and Allen said it could work now because there's less oil to fight against, and oil will also be coming in from the side
The seepage was detected over the weekend, and was the first sign of trouble after the cap was closed Thursday.
But Allen said Tuesday another well is to blame.
''In fact, it's closer to that facility than'' the one that blew out, Allen said. ''The combination of those factors and the fact that it's not unusual to have seepage around the old wells led us to believe that we could exclude that as a potential source of leakage from the particular wellbore.''
There are two wells within two miles of BP's blowout, one that has been abandoned and another that is not in production. Around 27,000 abandoned wells in the Gulf aren't checked for leaks, an Associated Press investigation showed this month.
Allen said he'd accompany Vice President Joe Biden on a trip to the Gulf on Thursday. The White House says Biden will visit Theodore, Ala., to assess the government's and BP's efforts to respond to the disaster and to meet with affected residents.
Biden made his first trip to the region in late June.
Between 94 million and 184 million gallons have gushed into the Gulf since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, killing 11 workers.
A BP employee told government investigators Tuesday that weeks before the explosion, he reported a leak of hydraulic fluid in a critical safety device that could have prevented the disaster.
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- BP begins testing on oil cap ( July 14, 2010 )
- Coast Guard says more oil being captured ( June 7, 2010 )
- Cap tests befuddle scientists ( July 16, 2010 )
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB Drives Biting The Dust
In the wake of freezing issues with Seagate's 1.5TB drives comes yet another problem with the Barracuda 7200.11 series. Failure rates of the 1TB drives in particular are abnormally high, but Seagate has not acknowledged the problem.
Now 11 pages long, the "official" problem discussion thread on the Seagate support forums is full of users reporting problems with the ST31000340AS, the 1TB Barracuda 7200.11 drive.
One user built a 6TB RAID array three months ago. In two months, one of the drives failed. A second drive failed about a month later, and a third eight days after that. Another user had four out of five of their drives fail within 12 days of purchase. Reports of failures can also be found on other forums as well. Some data recovery and RMA centers have reported failure rates of approximately 30 to 40 percent, but Seagate has not released any official information.
The issue lies with faulty microcode in firmware version SD15, found on drives manufactured in Thailand. Generally, the drive will operate normally until the time of failure and at some point will lock up and prevent detection by the BIOS, rendering it completely unusable.
While Seagate has not publicly acknowledged the problem as of yet, they have reportedly updated the firmware on all newly manufactured drives, however the firmware cannot be update on drives that have already failed because the BIOS does not even detect them. This means that owners of affected drives require data recovery services to save their critical data.
No recall on unsold drives with the affected firmware has been issued.
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Housing Selection Process
Step 1: Sign Up for Housing Selection
Sign up for a housing lottery number on StarRez, between December 18th - January 23th.
- Login to the StarRez Portal
- On the top of the page click on "Student Housing Application"
- Select Academic year 2015-2016
- Complete sections 1-6 on the application.
Completing this process will get you signed up to participate in Housing Selection. There is no cost to sign up to participate. You are only charged if you or your group leader selects housing.
See the Step 1 video tutorial.
Step 2: Learn More About Housing Selection
Attend a housing info session, table, or tour. There are several opportunities for you to learn all about housing selection. see the full schedule.
Step 3: Sign Up for a Group
Groups signups will take place between January 26th - February 6.
- Login to the StarRez Portal
- On the top of the page click on "Student Housing Application"
- Select Academic year 2015-2016.
- From here you will now see the option to Create and Manage a Group available to you.
- With your group determine who will be your Group Leader, this person is the one that will select housing for the entire group during housing selection.
- Group leaders should request members of the group to join them.
- Group members need to log in to the system and accept the invite from their group leader.
- When group is fully formed with all group members accepting, the group leader needs to log into the system and click "verify group".
Everyone must form a group to participate, even if you are trying for a stand alone single room. Group sizes range from 8 students down to 1 student. If you are trying to get into a location that has apartments or suites for a group of students, you must have a full group to sign up for these locations. When forming a group you should be knowledgeable about the types of spaces that are available for each group size.
Throughout the process we will have opportunities to meet potential group members, see the schedule. You may also join the 2015-2016 Roommate Search Facebook group to look for other students.
Step 4: Receive your Housing Selection Day and Time
You will receive your Housing Selection number on February 9th, and your group should make a plan. Talk to friends and decide what options you may want to pursue during selection, see our upperclass options. Make sure to create backup plans that you will be comfortable with.
In order to help you plan if your group may need to consider other size options, we will be communicating with groups during this week should there be too many groups of a certain size or type.
Step 5: Select Housing
How you actually choose your room, and how we establish priorities has changed this year as well. We are moving the process online over a full week. Our goal in making these changes are to make the process more fair for all students while still allowing students to have preference based on class standing. Housing selection will be progress by room occupancy size and time slots within each section will be determined by an average of the WPI earned and currently attempted credits within the group as recorded in Bannerweb.
The timeslots will be determined based on the number of groups that sign up for each group size and then allowing a new set of groups into the system every 15 minutes within a timeblock. The amount of groups allowed in, as well as the times, will be published on February 9th.
- February 16th Morning, 8 person suites/apartments, Founders Hall
- February 16th Afternoon, 7 person suites/apartments, Ellworth/Fuller Apartments
- February 17th Morning, 6 person suites/apartments, Founders Hall
- February 17th Afternoon, 5 person suites/apartments, Ellsworth/Fuller Apartments
- February 18th All Day, 4 person suites/apartments, Founders Hall, East Hall, Faraday Hall
- February 19th Morning, 3 person rooms/suites/apartments, Fuller Apartments, 26 Hackfeld, Salisbury Estates (Tentative)
- February 19th Afternoon, 1 & 2 person rooms/studios, East Hall, Fuller Apartments, Faraday Hall, Founders Hall,16 Elbridge, 22 Schussler, 25 Trowbridge, 26 Hackfeld
Step 6: Confirm Housing/Meal Plan
If you are not the leader of your group, once your group leader has selected housing you must go into the system to confirm your Meal Plan selection and confirm your housing assignment. If you do not confirm your housing assignment, but your group leader selected housing for you on your behalf, you are still bound to your housing contract.


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BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ hits the UK
High pricing could make an iPad Mini a better choice
Research In Motion, the company behind the BlackBerry brand, has officially launched a new version of its PlayBook tablet with integrated 3G connectivity.
Designed to provide an internet connection in areas with no Wi-Fi coverage, the BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ has some other tricks up its sleeve in addition to the network-neutral mobile broadband connectivity. The storage capacity has been boosted to 32GB as standard, up from 16GB in the previous generation, and the processor has been upgraded to a dual-core 1.5GHz chip from the original PlayBook's 1GHz model.
Beyond that, the device is largely unchanged. The display is the same 7in 1024x600 multi-touch capacitive model found in the original PlayBook and the memory remains at 1GB. Micro-USB and micro-HDMI ports are included, along with Wi-Fi connectivity for when you're within range of a hotspot.
The rear camera remains a five megapixel model, with a three megapixel front-facing camera for video conferencing, and the tablet includes the same support for 1080p video recording. The in-built web browser supports both HTML5 and Adobe Flash content, and is able to play back H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VP and WMV 9 video. A GPS receiver and digital compass provide the usual navigation features.
Sadly, RIM may have a struggle on its hands to convince consumers as to the merits of the PlayBook 3G+. In the US, the device has already been surpassed with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) version capable of supporting faster mobile broadband connections and the lack of a 64GB model - available, for some reason, in Wi-Fi only - means those who need to transfer lots of data will be left cold.
Worse still, the PlayBook 3G+ is priced at £420 SIM-free, making it just £30 cheaper than Apple's 3G-enabled iPad Mini - a far more popular device with a much broader software ecosystem.
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Harold Hawthorn Myers; Silvia Constance Myers; Leopold Hamilton Myers
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Harold Hawthorn Myers; Silvia Constance Myers; Leopold Hamilton Myers
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platinum print, early 1890s
6 3/8 in. x 4 3/4 in. (162 mm x 120 mm) image size
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- Harold Hawthorn Myers (1886-1952), Son of Eveleen Myers. Sitter in 51 portraits.
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- Silvia Constance Myers (1883-1957), Daughter of Eveleen Myers. Sitter associated with 44 portraits, Artist of 1 portrait.
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We've all been affected by malicious internet activity, and advances in the web's technology means cyber criminals, hackers and spammers are rapidly adopting new and varied attack vectors. We look at whether predictions made by Symantec last year regarding internet security have come true and what the rest of the year will hold.
Web threats grow in complexity and sophistication
Distribution and channel options are not the only things that have increased for cybercriminals, their skills and creativity have followed the same pattern. In addition to the threats being new, they are becoming increasingly sneaky and complex.
New scams, such as drive-by downloads, or exploits that come from seemingly legitimate sites, can be almost impossible for the average user to detect.
Before the user knows it, malicious content has been downloaded on to their computer, and they face an often expensive and time-consuming recovery process. As predicted, the level of sophistication in such threats continues to rise.
New malware variants explode on to the scene at an unprecedented rate
One of the most noticeable increases we have observed in the security landscape is the sheer number of attacks and various methods for their distribution.
Each month, Symantec security researchers block an average of more than 245 million attempted malicious code attacks across the globe. Most of the attempted threats have never been seen before.
A combination of new distribution strategies, new media and internet channels and increasingly advanced hacker techniques all add up to more malware. While attackers previously used to distribute a few threats to a large number of people, they are now micro distributing millions of distinct threats to smaller, unique groups of people.
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Wood, E. and Sutton, C. and Beezer, Anthony E. and Creighton, Alan and Davis, A.F. and Mitchell, John C. (1997) Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) study of membrane transport processes. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 154 (1). pp. 115-118. ISSN 0378-5173. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided)
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Belgian endive, compacted in torpedo-shaped heads about 6 inches long, has a subtle hint of bitterness. Both the pale green and burgundy-red varieties are delicious raw or cooked.
Part of the chicory family, they are refreshing, cleansing and help digestion.
As a bonus, they contain flavonoid glycoside compounds that have multiple functions. In a recent study at the University of Copenhagen they were described as being inhibitors of monoamine oxidase, thus acting as anti-depressants.
When buying, look for firm, crisp compact heads without browned edges. Refrigerate unwashed loose in plastic bag up to five days. Longer storage can increase bitterness. Just before serving or cooking, pull off and discard any browned leaves. Wash with cold water. If using whole, trim off a very small portion at root end. If using individual leaves, trim off root end deep enough so leaves can be separated.
One cup of chopped Belgian endive contains 9 calories, making the scoop-shaped leaves a healthful alternative to crackers or toast when serving stuffed with fillings for appetizers.
In the following recipe, Belgian endive canapé boats use a filling that showcases green olives, cheese, parsley and toasted walnuts. They make beautiful passed hors d'oeuvres. Crumbled feta is the cheese used in the dish, but if you aren't a fan of feta, use finely diced Parmesan instead. Or for a vegan version, omit the cheese and substitute finely diced red bell pepper.
Pomegranate molasses adds a lovely sweet-sour spark to this dish. It is sold at Middle Eastern markets and many natural food stores. If you prefer, you can substitute balsamic vinegar.
Endive Boats with Green Olive, Parsley and Walnut Salad
Yield: about 24 appetizers
2 green onions, thinly sliced, including half of dark green stalks
2 cups coarsely chopped Italian parsley leaves
1 cup coarsely chopped pitted green olives
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*Updated* Possible Commitments
Hi all :)
The Nottingham Event has updated their commitment list, which means that the possible commitment list for the Ordina Open can be narrowed down.
These players have already committed:
Nr. Player (Country, Entry ranking):
1. Schüttler, Rainer (GER, 7)
2. Schalken, Sjeng (NED, 15)
3. Robredo, Tommy (ESP, 17)
4. Verkerk, Martin (NED, 19)
5. Safin, Marat (RUS, 20)
6. Hrbaty, Dominik (SVK, 24)
7. Nadal, Rafael (ESP, 49) Injured, but still on the commitment list
8. Sluiter, Raemon (NED, 82)
This means Rosmalen has 5 players out of the Top 20; to Nottingham with 4. And it is the only one with a top 10 player.
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With the Nottingham commitments out, these are all players POSSIBLY attending Rosmalen. Mind you, most of them, mainly the top 20 players, won't play there at all ;)
Player (Country, Entry ranking:
Federer, Roger (SUI, 1)
Roddick, Andy (USA, 2)
Coría, Guillermo (ARG, 3)
Ferrero, Juan Carlos (ESP, 4)
Moyá, Carlos (ESP, 5)
Agassi, Andre (USA, 6)
Nalbandían, David (ARG, 8)
Henman, Tim (GBR, 9)
Grosjean, Sébastien (FRA, 10)
Massu, Nicolas (CHI, 11)
Hewitt, Lleyton (AUS, 12)
Novak, Jiri (CZE, 14)
Gonzalez, Fernando (CHI, 16)
Philippoussis, Mark (AUS, 18)
Pavel, Andrei (ROM, 22)
Chela, Juan Ignacio (ARG, 23)
Lopez, Feliciano (ESP, 25)
Ljubicic, Ivan (CRO, 27)
Costa, Albert (ESP, 29)
Kuerten, Gustavo (BRA, 30)
Zabaleta, Mariano (ARG, 32)
Clément, Arnaud (FRA, 33)
El Aynaoui, Younes (MOR, 36)
Youzhny, Mikhail (RUS, 38)
Ginepri, Robby (USA, 39)
Blake, James (USA, 40)
Horna, Luis (PER, 41)
Callerí, Agustín (ARG, 42)
Nieminen, Jarkko (FIN, 43)
Gaudío, Gaston (ARG, 44)
Verdasco, Fernando (ESP, 53)
Sanchez, David (ESP, 55)
Davydenko, Nikolay (RUS, 57)
Santoro, Fabrice (FRA, 58)
Karlovic, Ivo (CRO, 59)
Stepanek, Radek (CZE, 61)
Lapenttí, Nicolas (ECU, 62)
Well, the list kind of continues after that :) Maybe Kucera too!
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:lol: It would be great if they were all here in Holland, but sad that most of them won't come :p
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I know.. :) But you can always hope, lol. Federer was there not too long ago. Novak too, Grosjean, Callerí, Cañas, Clément, Pavel, Youzhny, Ljubicic.. they have all played in Rosmalen before, so maybe they will again this year. Just frustrated with how long it takes for them to update the commitment list. I want to know :)
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You do that :) I will phone Andy and Andre :p
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Feli Lopez could enter soon
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The fleet of Siemens H-class gas turbines achieved a cumulative 100,000 equivalent operating hours (EOH) at the end of September 2014. Forty of the H-class gas turbines have been sold worldwide to date and eleven of these machines are currently in successful commercial operation.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc recently said that BG Group has selected twelve of the company's Trent 60 DLE gas turbines for its LNG Export project in Louisiana, U.S. BG Group is likely to use the turbines to drive propane and refrigerant compressors in its LNG trains.
SpectraQuest, Inc. has released a white paper on the effect of torsional braking load after conducting experiments on its Drivetrain Diagnostic Simulator.
Contradicting concerns from company employees that the sale of Dresser-Rand to the German firm Siemens could result in loss of jobs, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer recently said he was "cautiously optimistic" that the sale could mean more jobs. Schumer made the remarks after touring the Dresser-Rand plant in Painted Post, a facility in the Southern Tier.
A Shanghai-based joint venture owned by Chinese and American power giants recently launched its first aeroderivative gas turbine, marking a significant step in core device manufacturing for China's distributed energy industry.
Derived from aircraft engines, the LM6000PF gas turbine burns natural gas to create energy and will be used in an industrial park in north China's Tianjin Municipality to supply electricity and heat power.
Wolverine Power Cooperative recently announced a proposal for a $100 million natural gas-based power plant in Elmira Township, which is expected to provide electricity in Northern Michigan and the rest of the state.
The proposal calls for a plant to be located east of Elmira on M-32, about a quarter of a mile east of Flott Road. The entire operation would come with a cost in excess of $100 million and sit on 170 acres of land — two 40-acre parcels, one 80-acre parcel and a 10-acre parcel.
EthosEnergy recently completed a contract for the supply of new manufactured combustion components for TransCanada's Ocean States power plant. The standard combustion liners and transition pieces were installed in a GE Frame 7EA gas turbine at the Rhode Island site.
TransCanada required short cycle delivery of components for a scheduled outage and EthosEnergy's approach provided the necessary confidence to guarantee on-time delivery, extended warranties, and full OEM parts interchangeability.
Siemens recently handed over three gas turbines and one steam turbine to Dow Stade for a new 163 MW cogeneration power plant.
Morgan Advanced Materials carried out a project recently in collaboration with an engine original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and a casting foundry, to develop a next generation low bio-persistent Alkaline Earth Silicate (AES) wool insulation that can replace RCF in the casting of gas turbine blades.
GE recently signed a contract with ENKA to supply power generation equipment for a new 750MW combined cycle plant being developed by Qaiwan Group in Iraq. GE will provide four 9E gas turbines and one steam turbine for a new power plant in Sulaimaniyah.
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Governor Rendell: Detailed Planning for Generators' Transport Will Minimize Public Impact
Two, Large Steam Generators En Route to Three Mile Island Through South Central PA Sept. 15-30
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More than two years of planning and coordination with many state and local agencies has prepared Pennsylvania to accommodate the move of two large steam generators this month that are destined for Three Mile Island, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today.
The generators, which do not contain radioactive material, are expected to enter Pennsylvania on Sept. 15 in Chester County, travel through Lancaster County, and arrive at the plant in Dauphin County on Sept. 30.
Despite the generators' colossal size — each unit and its specially designed transport modules weigh more than 820 tons — and the magnitude of the project, the Governor said the extensive preparation should minimize the impact to residents and communities along the route.
"This move will be one of the largest and heaviest moves in our state's history and I want to assure residents that the commonwealth has been actively involved in the preparation work to ensure that we minimize any impact on the public and that we protect our infrastructure," said Governor Rendell, noting that the departments of Transportation and Environmental Protection have been involved in the planning work, as well as the State Police, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, the Public Utility Commission, and municipal officials along the route.
"We've been extremely diligent in evaluating this plan and the route these enormous steam generators will travel," the Governor said. "I hope citizens will rest easy knowing that we have worked closely with the companies to verify that our infrastructure is protected and reinforced where necessary; to ensure that our environment is protected; to guarantee local first responders are able to address emergencies should they arise; and to coordinate with school districts to ensure bus schedules are not impacted."
The move is being coordinated by AREVA NP Inc., a Lynchburg, Va.-based nuclear service company that also designed and built the steam generators, along with Exelon Nuclear, which owns Three Mile Island.
The Harrisburg office of Michael Baker, Jr. Inc. was responsible for the engineering work associated with this project, including structural analysis roadway design, environmental assessments, permitting, traffic control design, utility coordination, and construction management, while Kinsley Construction Inc., based in York, prepared roadways for the move and is providing support services. Fagioli Inc. of Pearland, Texas, is the transport company responsible for physically moving the generators from France, where each was built, to Three Mile Island.
The sheer magnitude of the move will make some impacts unavoidable, the most notable of which for many will be to traffic. Because of their size and weight, the transports will only move at an average of 1 to 3 miles per hour. And because of safety concerns, the transports will primarily move during the daylight, or from dawn to dusk, Monday through Friday. Where possible, PennDOT will institute daily route closures and post detours. For local traffic, they will institute rolling road closures.
In terms of infrastructure, AREVA has taken steps to reinforce underground structures and utilities; move overhead power lines either temporarily or permanently; and add measures on certain bridges to distribute the weight more evenly. For other bridges, the company has built temporary bridges that can support a load of this size.
Electrical service crews will be traveling ahead of and behind the transports to temporarily disconnect and then reconnect lines that may be affected by the move. While the companies have taken steps to avoid this measure, there are limited instances where it was unavoidable. Those cases may lead to short-term power outages that are not expected to exceed one hour.
AREVA has established a number of resources where citizens can get information on the move at: www.us.areva-np.com/tmisteamgenerator Visitors can find answers to frequently asked questions, a map of the transportation route, and photos.
Citizens can also receive regular alerts and updates via email or Twitter at twitter.com/AREVAtransport, or by calling toll-free 1-800-201-2282 for answers to questions from a dedicated, knowledgeable staff.
"I want to applaud the work of the companies involved with this enormous project, as well as the work by our state employees in preparing for this move," said Governor Rendell. "There have been public meetings held for citizens and local officials, extensive media outreach prior to today, and advanced notice to property owners and businesses along the route. I believe this diligent effort will help ensure a smooth move with few inconveniences to the public."
The Rendell administration is committed to creating a first-rate public education system, protecting our most vulnerable citizens and continuing economic investment to support our communities and businesses. To find out more about Governor Rendell's initiatives and to sign up for his newsletter, visit www.governor.state.pa.us.
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PUNE: Forget small lanes and by-lanes but even the road used for VVIP movement is not in a good condition. While the common people continue to struggle in finding way through pothole ridden roads, the traffic police department has shown concern for the poor quality of VVIP road connecting Airport with Rajbhavan and it has written a letter to the Pune Municipal Corporation to repair the road as early as possible.
The letter written by the traffic police to the Pune Municipal commissioner has stated that at least one VIP visits Pune city every day and they use VVIP road to travel from Pune Airport to Rajbhavan in Aundh area. On this VVIP road, the road in Range hills area is filled with potholes and it will not only create inconvenience to the vehicle movement, but it will also unsafe from security point of view of VIPs.
The traffic officers said, " The heavy rainfall in the city has created potholes in various roads of the city and even the VVIP road is not spared. There is an urgent need for the repair of the VVIP road and therefore a letter has been sent to the PMC administration to repair the roads and especially the VVIP road. We have requested them to inspect the entire VVIP road and along with repairing the road, we have also asked them to remove all the debris which are lying on the VVIP road."


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Board-certified Florida lawyer Jason E. Havens describes the practical and strategic advantages to creating a family/private foundation during lifetime as part of a donor's charitable estate planning. "Editor's Note: A family foundation is often used in an estate planning context as a means of facilitating charitable transfers at death. In this context, should the creator set up a foundation before death, or might this be left to the creator's heirs and advisors to be done after death? This piece discusses some of the difficulties that can arise in dealing with this situation. The author's advice: To eliminate delay and avoid possible problems with the IRS, set the foundation up while the creator is still around."
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