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Starch is an important ingredient for the food industry and researchers are making progress in discovering new details about its structure, functionality and impact on our health. Starch in Food reviews starch structure and functionality and the growing range of starch ingredients used to improve the nutritional and sensory quality of food.
Starch in Food begins by illustrating how plant starch can be analyzed and modified, with chapters on plant starch synthesis, starch bioengineering, and starch-acting enzymes. It examines the sources of starch, from wheat and potatoes to rice, corn, and tropical supplies. The book looks at modified starches and the stability of frozen foods, starch lipid interactions and starch-based microencapsulation. It covers starch as a functional food, investigating the impact of starch on physical and mental performance, detecting nutritional starch fractions, and analyzing starch digestion.
Starch in Food is an authoritative and indispensable reference, edited by a leader in the field with contributions from experts worldwide.
Analysing and Modifying Starch Plant Starch Synthesis, J. Preiss Introduction: Localization and Function of Starch in Plants Starch synthesis: Enzyme Reactions in Plants and Algae and Glycogen Synthesis in Cyanobacteria Properties of Plant Glucan Synthesizing Enzymes: ADP -glucose Pyrophosphorylase Properties of Plant Glucan Synthesizing Enzymes: Starch Synthase Properties of Plant Glucan Synthesizing Enzymes: Branching Enzymes Initiation of Starch Synthesis Using a Glucosyl-protein Locating Starch Synthesis in Plants: The Plastid In Vivo Synthesis of Amylopectin Regulating Starch Synthesis in Plants References Analyzing Starch Structure, E. Bertoft Introduction: Characterizing Structures of Starch Granules Fractionation of Starch Analysis of Amylose Analysis of Amylopectin Structure Analysis of Intermediate Materials Analysis of Chemically Modified Starches Future Trends Source of Further Information and Advice References Starch Bioengineering, A. Blennow Introduction: The Importance of Starch Technologies for Genetic Modification and Starch Profiling Improving Starch Yield and Structure Physical and Chemical Properties of Modified Starches Functionality and Uses of Modified Starches in Food Processing Ensuring Successful Modification of Starch Future Trends References Starch-acting Enzymes, D.P. Butler and P.A.M. Steeneken Introduction: The Importance of Enzymes Using Enzymes to Modify Starch Developing Starch-modifying Enzymes for Food Processing Applications Future Trends References Understanding Starch Structure and Functionality, A.M. Donald Introduction: Overview of Packing at Different Length Scales The Effect of Amylopectin Chain Architecture on Packing Improving Packing within Starch Granules The Gelatinisation Process Food Processing: Implications of Starch Granule Structure Conclusions and Future Trends Sources of Further Information and Advice References Measuring Starch in Food, M. Peris-Tortajada Introduction Sample Preparation Methods of Analyzing Starch in Food Determining Starch in Food: Recent Technological Developments Future Trends Sources of Further Information and Advice References Sources of Starch The Functionality of Wheat Starch, H. Cornell Introduction: Manufacture of Wheat Starch for the Food Industry Granular and Molecular Structure of Wheat Starch Functionality of Wheat Starch: Granules, Films, and Pastes Rheological Properties of Starch Pastes and Gels Improving and Chemically Modifying Wheat Starch for Use in the Food Industry Wheat Starch Syrups Analysing Starch-based Products Future Trends Sources of Further Information and Advice References Developments in Potato Starches, W. Bergthaller Introduction Components and Rheological Properties of Potato Starch Techniques for Producing Potato Starch Improving the Functionality of Potato Starch Future Trends References The Functionality of Rice Starch, J. Bao and C.J. Bergman Rice Flour as a Food Ingredient Constituents of Rice Starch Structure and Functionality of Rice Starch Gelatinization and the Structure of Rice Starch Retrogradation and Other Properties of Rice Starch Improving Rice Starch Functionality for Food Processing Applications Future Trends Sources of Further Information and Advice References New Corn Starches, P.J. White and A. Tziotis Introduction: The Use of Corn Starch on Food Processing Improving the Functionality of Corn Starch for Food Processing Applications: Natural Corn Endosperm Mutants Chemically Modifying Corn Starches for Use in the Food Industry Genetically Modifying Corn Starches for Use in the Food Industry Sources of Further Information and Advice References Tropical Sources of Starch, S.N. 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Characteristics and Properties of Starch and Starchy Foods Low GI Diets and their Associated Health Benefits.
Case Study: Low GI, High Slowly Digestible Starch Plain Biscuits, the EDP (long lasting energy) Range Developed by Danone Vitapole Future Trends Sources of Further Information and Advice Acknowledgements References Starch, Physical and Mental Performance, F. Brouns and L. Dye Introduction Physical Performance: Energy Requirements, Delivery, and Availability Mental Performance: The Effects of Glucose Mental Performance: The Effects of CHO and Glucose during the Day Future Trends References Detecting Nutritional Starch Fractions, K. Englyst and H. Englyst Introduction Methods of Determining RAG, SAG, and RS Fractions Quality Control and Trouble Shooting Carbohydrate Bioavailability Data for Selected Foods Conclusion and Future Trends References Resistant starch, M. Champ Introduction Effects of Resistant Starch on the Digestive System Improving the Functional Effects of Resistant Starch Future Trends Sources of Further Information and Advice References Clinical Applications of Slowly Available Starch, R.E. Wachters-Hagedoorn Introduction Starch and the Prevention of Hypo-and Hyperglycaemia The Determinates of the Rate of Absorption of Starch Derived Glucose Techniques for Monitoring Starch Digestion Current Applications of Slowly Available Starch and the Prevention of Hyper-and Hypoglycaemia Future Trends Sources of Further Information and Advice References


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By By Mark Klimaszewski: 2010 was a late bloomer. We had some great fights through the first 8 or 9 months. Kessler vs Froch, Perez vs Mares, Escalante vs Roman and Calderon vs Segura were all action packed battles that left fans happy.
But from November onwards we were spoiled. Pacquiao vs Margarito was alot more entertaining than many would have imagined. Marquez vs Lopez, Marquez vs Katsidis, Soto vs Antillon, Khan vs Maidana and Mares vs Darchinyan were all FOTY candidates. Then Pascal vs Hopkins turned out to be a much more exciting fight than many had anticipated. And there were, Im sure, several more great fights that I never got to see (being based in the UK means too many fights are missed due to poor coverage on UK TV).
So, what does next year hold? Theres already been some speculation about the big fights expected to happen next year (Haye vs Klitschko, Pacquiao vs Mosley, Bradley vs Alexander, Khan vs the winner, Froch vs Johnson to name a few). But there are several more would-be classics waiting to happen. Here is my pick of potential match-ups the fans would love, that could (and should) get the green light in 2011:
Marquez vs Soto
Now Pacquiao has officially signed to fight Sugar Shane Mosley in May, Marquez will no doubt be peeved.
But..... God works in mysterious ways and its probably for the best that Juan doesnt face Manny in what couldve ended up being a debilitating beating for the aging Mexican warrior.
Now, more than likely, we will see Erik Morales get the fight he has recently been calling out for; but the real fight fans would like to see Marquez unify the WBC belt with his other titles by taking on fellow Mexican and skilled pugilist- Humberto Soto.
This would be a great fight for the hardcore fans and for good reason; both guys are skilled boxer-punchers and like to fight. It would be an aggressive, chess-type battle in the early rounds and a full on tear up by round 6 onwards! Who wins? Most would say Marquez because he is a more polished fighter.
Lets hope we get to find out.......
Lopez vs Gamboa
Supporters of these two have been calling for a fight between them for a while now. Both have devastating punching power; both have supposedly suspect chins; both hold titles at featherweight (Lopez has the WBO, Gamboa has the WBA and IBF belts) and both guys are undefeated.
Whats not to get excited about? Although it can be argued Lopez has faced the better quality opposition (cemented by retiring a brave Rafael Marquez by round 9 in November) these guys are still regarded as the best in the 126lbs division, alongside undefeated Indonesian Chris John (who is now campaigning at super feather).
Who wins? Hard to say right now but most opinions lean towards Lopez.
Hopefully in 2011 we will finally get to find out......
Nonito Donaire vs Fernando Montiel
I believe this fight has been signed for February. Donaire continues his quest to climb the P4P rankings in his second fight at bantamweight against the formidable Montiel. With the WBA and WBO straps on the line, this has the makings of a great boxing match. Montiel is regarded by many as perhaps a heavier hitter than Donaire but both men have power, excellent ring IQ and punch accuracy. Donaire is slick and can switch stance at will, Montiel can change the course of a fight with a single shot. You can bet it will be a great display of skill and may end in a KO.
Who wins? Donaire is the favourite going in. Although only his second trip to 118lbs, his fans believe he will be the bigger man in the ring. Still, Montiel cannot be taken lightly. Either way it will be possibly the toughest fight of both mens careers. Not too long til we find out either.....
Sergio Martinez vs Dmitry Pirog
Sergio Maravilla Martinez has etched his name into the minds of fight fans in 2010 with two superb, career-defining victories. Considered by many experts as an underdog going in against middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik, Maravilla shocked the world by out boxing The Ghost to a wide UD back in April.
Then, in his rematch with Punisher Paul Williams in November, he shocked the world again by cleanly KOing the usually sturdy-chinned Williams in round 2.
Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) champ Pirog also shocked many in the boxing world by KOing then undefeated Daniel Jacobs to grab the vacant WBO belt in July.
With Martinez having no obvious choice of opponent right now, this fight could well be on the cards in 2011. Difficult to judge how it would pan out (admittedly, the only fight of Pirog I have seen is the Jacobs one); this could end up being a very entertaining fight. Obviously, Martinez has the edge in experience and ring craft. But Pirog is certainly an unknown quantity with a quirky style and a good punch. Lets wait and see, eh?
Rematches that should happen next year:
Hopkins vs Pascal II
For obvious reasons this needs to happen. A close fight that I thought Hopkins had the edge in, their meeting last week proved to be better than we had imagined. Hopkins isnt getting any younger, but looked the best he has in ages. This rematch needs to happen sooner rather than later and preferably somewhere more neutral. Can the old-timer squeeze out a more definitive performance this time around?
Calderon vs Segura II
This was certainly one of the years best fights, with Calderon receiving his first defeat at the hands of relentless pressure fighter Giovanni Segura. There was superb back and forth action throughout, ending with Ivan taking a knee for the 10 count after suffering sustained punishment to the body.
In fact, the fight- in style and conclusion- held many similarities to the 2008 battle between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito.
Theres every chance the Iron Boy can come back stronger to reclaim his crown and avenge his only defeat. And Im sure Segura will be happy to go again. Heres hoping this one comes off....
Cotto vs Margarito II
Well, this was deemed a pointless exercise after their first fight by some fans. But, post plaster-gate, and Margaritos humbling beating at the hands of the P4P #1 in November, it now seems a lot more feasible. Cotto going on to fight superbly against Yuri Foremen earlier this year adds more to the speculation that Emmanuel Steward has re-invented the Puerto Rican warrior. Suddenly, the fight makes a whole lot of sense. Can Cotto avenge the brutal defeat that took a portion of his soul (some believe) and left him haunted by the ghost of Margarito for sometime after? Only one way to find out.....
Heres to another great year in boxing!
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af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football League's minor league, which started play in 2000. The rules are the same as for the parent league. af2 plays its season from April to July.
Like most other minor sports leagues, the af2 exists to develop football players, and also to help players adapt to the style and pace of arena football. In addition, the af2 is similar to other minor leagues because af2 teams play in smaller cities and smaller venues. While the AFL is played in cities like Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Chicago, the af2 fields teams in cities such as Bossier City, Louisiana, North Little Rock, Green Bay, Huntsville, Manchester, Boise, Tri-Cities, Spokane, Louisville, Amarillo, Austin, and Tulsa. Players also earn less in the af2, with each player making $200 per game.
The foundation of the af2 was a response to launch of several small-market leagues in the mid to late 1990s, including the Professional Indoor Football League, Indoor Professional Football League, and Indoor Football League. Each of these leagues, though they would eventually fold, managed to last a few seasons each, proving that the game had traction in the smaller cities. With Jim Foster's patent on arena football, the af2 had the advantage of being the same game as was being seen on the national level with the use of the rebound nets. Working on a smaller scale, the af2 would try to capitalize on local and regional rivalries.
The Xtreme Football League was another upstart league trying to capitalize on the arena football phenomenon. Founded in Birmingham, Alabama, the XFL (which is not related to the WWE-backed outdoor league) used East Coast Hockey League ownership to keep team costs low while providing established ownership and arenas for play. The league never played a game as it and its nine teams were purchased by the af2.
The af2 finally took the field in March 2000 in a game between the Alabama Steeldogs and Tennessee Valley Vipers (the latter of which was one of the acquired XFL teams). Fifteen teams were fielded in 2000 with the rights for several more cities quickly secured. The Orlando Predators also purchased competitor Indoor Football League; several teams would be absorbed into the af2 for the 2001 season.
The first season concluded with over 868,000 people attending af2 games, averaging over 7,200 per game; several teams ended with average attendances over 10,000 fans. In addition over 9,200 fans attended ArenaCup I between the Tennessee Valley Vipers and Quad City Steamwheelers in Moline, Illinois. Deemed a success, the league returned for a second season and returned all 15 original teams as well as 13 expansion teams.
With the exception of ArenaCup V, all af2 championships have been televised either nationally or locally. The inaugural and second ArenaCups were broadcast on Spike TV, which carried AFL games on Sunday afternoons at the time. However, when the AFL announced that broadcast rights had been purchased by NBC the ArenaCup national telecast was lost. The 2002 ArenaCup was televised by the Vision Network, and ArenaCup IV was televised by KWHB, a local station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After having no television coverage in 2004, the national telecasts returned to the airwaves with Fox Sports Net in 2005 and Comcast Sports Net in 2006, and 2007. ArenaCup 9 will also be broadcast on Comcast.
As of 2008, ArenaCup 9, as well as the season in its entirety, is broadcast online via NiFTy TV.
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The drop in teams between 2002 and 2006 can be partially attributed to the league expanding too rapidly in its first 3 seasons. Many teams were financially unstable and folded. This can be due to higher expenses compared to similar leagues. Franchise fees in the league range from $600,000 to $1 million. Historically, massive expansions have had little success. For instance, the National Indoor Football League, a rival indoor league, has seen large amounts of expansion teams since they began in 2001 but many struggle financially.
Nine new expansion teams were approved for 2007 in the af2: the Boise Burn, the Cincinnati Jungle Kats, the Fort Wayne Fusion, the Laredo Lobos, the Lubbock Renegades, the Mahoning Valley Thunder, the Texas Copperheads, the Tri-Cities Fever, and the Corpus Christi Sharks. The Texas, Laredo, and Tri-Cities teams moved to the af2 from other indoor football leagues. For the 2007 season the league fielded 30 teams. After the 2007 season, three of those teams folded, the Fort Wayne Fusion, the Cincinnati Jungle Kats, and the Laredo Lobos. Also the Everett Hawks, Alabama Steeldogs, and the Bakersfield Blitz ceased operations. For 2008 the league fielded one less team at 29. Two teams the Iowa Barnstormers and the Peoria Pirates were reactivated, and the league admitted three new teams that were transferring from other leagues. The Lexington Horsemen came from the UIF, the Daytona Beach ThunderBirds from the WIFL and the Austin Wranglers moved down from the AFL.


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The binary properties of the pulsating subdwarf B eclipsing binary PG 1336-018 (NY Virginis)
Vučković, M., Aerts, Conny, Østensen, R., Nelemans, G., Hu, H. (Haili), Jeffery, C. S. (C. Simon), 1958-, Dhillon, V. S. and Marsh, T. R.. (2007) The binary properties of the pulsating subdwarf B eclipsing binary PG 1336-018 (NY Virginis). Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.471 (No.2). pp. 605-615. ISSN 0004-6361
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Aims. We present an unbiased orbit solution and mass determination of the components of the eclipsing binary PG1336−018 as a critical test for the formation scenarios of subdwarf B stars.
Methods. We obtained high-resolution time series VLT/UVES spectra and high-speed multicolour VLT/ULTRACAM photometric
observations of PG1336−018, a rapidly pulsating subdwarf B star in a short period eclipsing binary.
Results. Combining the radial velocity curve obtained from the VLT/UVES spectra with the VLT/ULTRACAM multicolour
lightcurves, we determined numerical orbital solutions for this eclipsing binary. Due to the large number of free parameters and their strong correlations, no unique solution could be found, only families of solutions. We present three solutions of equal statistical
significance, two of which are compatible with the primary having gone through a core He-flash and a common-envelope phase described by the α-formalism. These two models have an sdB primary of 0.466 M and 0.389 M, respectively. Finally, we report the detection of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect for PG1336−018.
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|Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):
|Eclipsing binaries, B stars, Pulsating stars
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|August 2007
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|Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (1970- ), Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (Great Britain) (PPARC)
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|GOA/2003/04 (Leuven), PPA/G/S/2003/00058 (PPARC), PP/D002370/1 (PPARC)
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Opinion: Is the dark DC cinematic universe a mistake?
Conversely, over on the Marvel side of the street, even in a movie that took place in the midst of the horrors of World War II -- "Captain America: The First Avenger" -- Steve Rogers can emerge into a shining and sparkling Times Square. The good guys in "The Avengers" go out for shawarma after saving the world. At the end of "Man of Steel," even after proving his mettle and making indescribable sacrifices, Superman remains an outcast, mistrusted by humanity.
Now, I've spoken to a fair amount of people who work for Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, in Marvel's licensing department and so on. And I know this much to be true: The effort to make all the Marvel movies take place in a world that you want to be a part of is a very conscious one. They do it on purpose. I don't know if there's a similar guiding philosophy behind the DC flicks, an opposing one, or any at all. All I know is that the feeling I get between the two is 180 degrees opposed. A friend of mine recently hit me with the notion that, if indeed DC/Warners was looking to create a more dangerous, edgy, gritty world, well, they were doing it with the notion of "that's what the kids want," that eternal grab for the coveted 18-to-34 market. I don't know if that's the thought at 4000 Warner Blvd. or not. But I do know that if this is indeed the case, the notion is incorrect.
I actually deal with 18-to-34s on a daily basis. I'm going back to college to finish an ancient degree I abandoned back in 1988, so I'm up to my armpits in 22-year-olds more often than I'd care to admit. One day, I walked into the student newspaper offices at the college I'm at, and two students called me over excitedly. They were standing in front of a computer, and that day, the new trailer for "The Dark Knight Rises" had just hit. They played it again, and looked at me. They knew I worked in the comics field, and they wanted…validation? An opinion? They just wanted to know what I thought.
"Lemme ask you this instead," I said. "Do you want to live in the Gotham City you just saw there?"
The answer came back quickly: "Oh, fuck no!" they said.
"Now let me ask you this -- would you want to live in a Marvel movie universe? Say, the L.A. you see in the Iron Man flicks?"
They both agreed that yeah, that seemed like a pretty cool place. And that Gotham City was downright scary and bleak.
We don't live in a world that's perfect. Far from it, in fact. But the difference between the Marvel movie universe and the DC movie universe is the difference between optimism and pessimism. And thank God, today's 22-year-old is actually optimistic. It's interesting that on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, the same day I plopped into a movie theater seat in Van Nuys, the Supreme Court put a giant, Constitution-sized dent into the Defense of Marriage Act, validating same-sex marriages on the federal level. The issue, for whatever reasons, resonates hugely among the college-age crowd. Today's 22-year-old lives in a world where they can reasonably expect that when enough people get together and say something like, "We want gay marriage," they get gay marriage.
They have a reasonable expectation that their future is malleable, and that a large enough will of the masses stands a very good chance of affecting change. It's largely an optimistic view to expect that, and it's redoubled by the let's-call-it-a-fact that such changes are possible, or even imminent. They don't live in a 1980, Reagan-on-a-punk-rock-poster here-and-now, followed by an uncertain future. They live in a different world; one in which they expect -- and some could argue already have -- a measure of control.
They live in a world that is optimistic.
Superman is supposed to be The Man of Tomorrow; Metropolis is The City of Tomorrow. Superman could, many would argue should, be the best of us. He should represent the best of all possible tomorrows. But the tomorrow represented here is false, and out of synch with what today's 22-year-old will show us is indeed better. When the most fantastic of fictions fall well short of our mundane realities, something is wrong. What's wrong is the outlook of "Man of Steel" and all the DC character movies. In the final analysis, perhaps it's best the name "Superman" is absent from the title.
This isn't a review of "Man of Steel." It is, perhaps, a cultural analysis of our view of the future, filtered through the thin lens of comic book movies. But it still can inform us about the world we live in. It can still influence the decisions we make. I, for one, will trust the 22-year-olds of today to create a future much better than the one Superman unfortunately inhabits. After all, if you're the most powerful man in a world no one wants to live in, what's so super about that?
Jim McLauchlin, a professional writer and editor for over two decades, is the president of Hero Initiative and helped found the organization in 2000. You can, should you so desire, "follow Jim on Twitter," as the kids say. It's @McLauchlin
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There was a time when Kawahira Keita thought he would never be able to shake his "black sheep" status and take his rightful place as the newest Inukami trainer in a long line of trainers. But things started to look up when he formed a contract with a gorgeous Inukami named Yoko... until Keita realized she was way too feisty and extremely unpredictable! Now their roles have been reversed, as Keita spends his days being bossed around by Yoko and the tamer has become the tamed.
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USD's Women PeaceMakers program brings together extraordinary activists from three continents
Taking a break from daily cares and dangers, the PeaceMakers attend classes at USD, network with U.S. civil society organizations and share notes with each other. But even on this peaceful campus, looking back on their work forces the PeaceMakers to reflect on the risks they've run.
"At the time, you do this because it is right," said Rutuparna Mohanty, an Indian lawyer and founder of a shelter for sexually exploited women and girls. "Now, I am thinking this is really dangerous."
The 2013 PeaceMakers are all veterans of life-and-death struggles. Philister Baya Lawiri helps women displaced by the decades-long war that in 2011 left South Sudan independent from Sudan. Sabiha Husic, a psychotherapist and Islamic theologian in Bosnia-Herzegovina, counsels victims of wartime rapes — and their rapists.
Peacemaking is dangerous work.
Or, these four insist, women's work.
"God created all creatures, but we women give birth to the children," Hashmi said. "We women don't want to see children dying, all that bloodshed. So we struggle for peace, whether at home, at the national level or even at the international level."
Fighting back
While the PeaceMakers are accustomed to running risks at home, several had to hurdle obstacles to leave their countries.
Hashmi runs Sisters Trust Pakistan, an Islamabad organization with an uphill mission: Helping women leave abusive relationships and forced marriages. That's made Hashmi and her supporters targets. Her nephew, branded a "secularist," was assassinated by radical Islamic fundamentalists in July 2012. He was 17.
"My whole family went into hiding," she said.
That's why it took months for friends in Canada to alert Hashmi to the PeaceMaker program. Receiving the message hours before the deadline, she couldn't find a working fax machine.
Her mailed application barely qualified, postmarked on the final day.
Terrorism also nearly sabotaged Lawiri's journey. Needing a visa for her trip to San Diego, she traveled to the U.S. embassy in Juba, South Sudan's capital. It was closed because U.S. intelligence agencies had been warned of al-Qaeda attacks on American outposts in the Middle East and Africa.
"That almost spoiled everything," Lawiri said.
She raced the 750 miles from Juba to Khartoum, Sudan's capital, where the U.S. embassy remained open.
Lawiri obtained her visa, but still wondered why she had been selected for this program: "I didn't know I had really done a lot."
Really? A former refugee, she helped displaced women identify and then prosecute men who had assaulted them. With 10 other women, she formed a countrywide network of groups to feed and shelter poor women. Appointed to Sudan's National Electoral Commission, she oversaw the 2011 election that guaranteed South Sudan's independence.
Today, she's a leader of the binational women's group, working to resolve issues still vexing South Sudan and Sudan.
Mohanty, too, wears a dizzying number of hats. A lawyer who volunteers her services to the poor and abused, Mohanty edits a newspaper, leads groups pushing democratic reforms and sits on a police committee investigating sexual harassment complaints.
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Posted: 06/02/2010 - Defense Secretary Robert Gates had hoped to make improved military ties with Beijing the centerpiece of his trip to Asia this week.
Posted: 06/02/2010 - Submersible robots are making another risky attempt to control the Gulf oil gusher, while the crude on the surface is spreading.
Posted: 06/02/2010 - Turkey is calling for an international commission to investigate deaths on Gaza ship and says his country will review its ties with Israel if all Turks not released by the end of the day.
Posted: 06/02/2010 - Afghan officials say three suicide attackers armed with guns and at least one grenade launcher were killed in an assault on a national peace conference.
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Posted: 06/01/2010 - Turkey's prime minister is calling Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound Turkish aid vessel that killed nine people a "bloody massacre."
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Posted: 05/28/2010 - Afghan forces are battling militants in a remote region near the Pakistan border again today. It's the sixth day of fighting.
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It all goes back to Athens. The one in Alabama.
Philip Rivers, then the senior at Athens High, actually intercepted two passes as a safety and completed just six as quarterback in a state-playoff win over Phillips High. Then again, he only remembers throwing one or two incompletions that game.
"My dad (Steve) was our coach, so you'd think we'd throw a bunch," said Rivers. "I think we threw six or seven passes, total. There's college coaches — the Auburn coaches, Tommy Tuberville — there to see (Rivers) throw. And we throw seven passes?"
Here it comes. The Rivers grin. Also the point.
"I was OK with it," said Rivers. "I was, like, 'Shoot, Dad, let's win the game.' "
Fourteen years later, Rivers is about to engage in a playoff duel with the only AFC quarterback with better passing numbers than him, sure-fire MVP Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos. And if the Chargers choose for the second straight playoff game to keep things close to the vest — and close to the ground — Rivers is OK with it.
"Was it a little bit conservative (last Sunday) in Cincinnati to get the turnover, run three straight times and punt it?" said Rivers, referring to a second-quarter series deep in the Chargers' own territory. "I don't know. But it was smart."
Actually, the Chargers were the ones left smarting, if temporarily. The aforementioned punt led to a go-ahead field goal by the Bengals.
That the Chargers turned that 10-7 halftime deficit into a 27-10 win, indeed, has made head coach Mike McCoy and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt look much smarter than all those folks who often decry the Chargers' lack of bravura in gut-check circumstances.
Some of those folks, of course, would have the Chargers running fake punts on every fourth down outside field-goal range. That the Chargers are in the second round of the playoffs should — but likely won't — temper that outlook.
As usual, the truth is to be found somewhere in the middle. Halfway between gutless and reckless.
It was the last time the Chargers went to the Mile High City, of course, that McCoy was welcomed back to town by a Denver media that basically called his courage into question. McCoy was derided as a too-careful coach who made the questionable call (as the Broncos' offensive coordinator) in last year's divisional playoffs at Sports Authority Field, a third-down running play by Ronnie Hillman that went nowhere and set up a comeback win by the Baltimore Ravens.
There've definitely been times in the course of his first season as a head coach that when it came to McCoy's game management, it came off more like risk management. Holding a 17-13 lead at Tennessee with little more than two minutes remaining, the Chargers ran Ryan Mathews on a third-and-9, didn't come close to the first down and wound up losing.
In November, the Chargers lost three straight games that could've been won if they'd scored touchdowns instead of field goals, dropping to 4-6 in the process and leading most everyone to believe the postseason was a ridiculous notion.


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Losing bidder questions Comelec on CF cards
MANILA, Philippines—Four months before the May 2013 elections, a disqualified bidder questioned before the Supreme Court the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision awarding the compact flash (CF) contract to Smartmatic which will be used in the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.
In a 13-page petition, LDLA Marketing urged the high court to issue a temporary restraining order on the implementation of the contract. At the same time, it also asked the high court to compel the Comelec to nullify Resolution No. 9600 and award to them the contract for the supply of CF cards.
The Comelec Resolution 9600 dated Dec. 27, 2012 is the awarding of the contract to Smartmatic.
Petitioner said the resolution was issued with "grave abuse of discretion."
"The instant case is a brazen award of a government contract without passing through a fair and open public bidding, as required by law. With the haste of Respondent Comelec to award the procurement contract…[it] has sadly failed its duty to the Republic to credibly and legally conduct elections through the due enforcement of all laws and regulations regarding the conduct of elections, plebiscite, initiative, and referendum," the petition stated.
LDLA said their disqualification came as a surprise considering that it previously supplied Smartmatic with 20,000 CF cards for the May 2010 elections.
LDLA said its bid was never opened. If the Comelec did, LDLA said, the government would have saved P100 million.
"Had it been otherwise, Petitioner's bid would have been the lowest responsive bid for all items, except for thermal paper. Too, Petitioner would have been the sole bidder for the CF Cards. Moreover, the acceptance of Petitioner's bid would have saved the government over One Hundred Million Pesos," the petitioner said.
Smartmatic got the contract for transmission modems as the sole bidder, while it got the contracts for transmission services and the CF cards through negotiated contracts after failed biddings.
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