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Topic Title: I HATE my Holland !!
Created on May 28, 2013 at 08:44 AM
I bought a Maverick 4/21/12. We can not get a smoke taste. I use the pellets from the dealer where I purchased the grill, and the food is greasy when it comes off the grill wether it be T-bone or ground round. I put the pellets in foil pouches and poke holes in them , I've even used 2 pouches at once. I might as well cook on my kitchen range because it tastes the same only no grease compared to the holland. I e-mailed and phoned Holland for help with this and NOTHING!!They are as worthless as there grill!! I am ready to send the Holland to the dump & buy a cheap one from Home Depot which I should have done in the first place. If you are thinking of buying a Holland PLEASE DO NOT. Save your money and a hassle !! $529.00 for what a piece of junk that was misrepresented.
Wow! Sounds like you just don't like the way it cooks and you wanted to return the grill to the dealer, and they would not take it back. I love mine alot! Even looking at getting a 2nd one. What state are you in Helen? I'll come by and take it off your hands!!
@ Helen
You have already been contacted by Holland to try to help. You need to call them with all the info they requested. Just complaining won't get you anywhere.
It may be something not set up correctly on the grill or it may be something you are doing or not doing. Did you do everything the manual tells you to do before cooking on the grill?
Remember, there are literally many thousands of Holland owners out there happily cooking away with great results. They are not idiots for liking the Holland grill concept & the results.
Call Holland & get it fixed.
Did you bother to read any of previous posts before yours? You are definately in the minority!
Did you do any research on Holland grills before buying one? They are different than flamethrower grills. That's the whole idea in the Holland concept.
One question? Where is the dealer in this situation? It would seem that they would help you get the grill set-up & adjusted properly so it cooks like a Holland should. We still don't know, with all the complaining, if the grill is getting hot enough. That's the kind of info Holland needs the most to help you.
I contacted the dealer in galesburg his office girl said she does not like her table top they bought for camping had it 2 years and finally getting a slight smoke taste. Rizzo you are right I do not like the way it cooks. I can cook in the house and have it taste the same as off the grill. The purpose of a grill is to have a grilled taste! Holland did not request any info! I told them what I wrote in this blog and what I was doing. He told me to do what I told him I was already doing!! He did say to put pellets directly on drain pan across front of grill!! What is the difference that or foil except his idea wouuld be a big mess to clean.Before I used it I preheated it 1/2 hr.,sprayed it with oil and cooked bacon first. The flame is blue the temp is 400-450. I DID NOT SAY ANYONE WAS A IDIOT IF THEY LIKED THERE GRILL!!!I purchased it because of NO Flair ups. The demo I went to did not use pellets but said you could for a smoke flavor.All I want is a smoke flavor to the food. I can continue to blot the meat with paper towels to get the grease out if I have to. I do not think its too much to ask for a smoke taste off the grill and not like I cooked it in the oven in my kitchen. I'll call the dealer again and also continue to call Holland until they get tired of me. The squeeky wheel gets the attention I guess. Thanks for your comments
I have a Holland and use it all the time. I don't see any need for spraying it with cooking oil? Maybe that's why your getting the greasy food off yours? Mine has the smoking drawer and I use Wood Chips without foil. That gives me a Great Smoke Taste. What are you cooking on your Holland that is greasy?
Mr. Cook
Pour liquid smoke over your food to get the desired flavor.
"Did you bother to read any of previous posts before yours? You are definately in the minority!
Did you do any research on Holland grills before buying one? They are different than flamethrower grills. That's the whole idea in the Holland concept."
Exactly !!!!!!!!! Well Put.
I have to ask but could this thread started by "Helen" be just to stir up bad press for Holland? I know for a fact people will leave bad reviews on a product they never purchased just to make it look bad. Especially if they work for a company or dealer who competes with a certain products.
Just a thought.
Dave Easley
Helen, My wife and I are still experimenting but we have found we can get lots of smoke for 20 minutes or so by making a ball of pellets in heavy duty foil and a flat pack of pellets in foil and placing them directly on the flame spreader below the drip pan. Poke only one or two holes in the foil with a toothpick. Raise the left side of the drip tray and place the ball on the left rear corner of the aluminum flame spreader and the flat pack on the left front. Make sure the pellets are not directly below the center channel of the drip pan and that the pan can rest level in its normal position. You will get smoke even if you fill the drip pan with water for steaming.
If you place the meat directly on the cooking grate, the fat will drip into the drip pan (also called the sizzle tray). When the fat hits the hot sizzle tray it will smoke and add its unique flavor to the meat.
Please don't give up. The Holland Grill is a different, better way of cooking and there is a learning curve but the final results are well worth it. You may want to try calling Holland again and hope you get a different person to help you. Everyone on this board will be happy to help you get the most delicious food you have ever tasted from your Holland grill. Please be patient, try again and let us help you reach your goal of culinary delight.
I agree with what Grillin said ! Sounds to me like a competitor ! I have to say that all my food I cook on my Holland is always a LOT LESS greasy because the grease drains into the pan. Meatloaf, sausage, sausage balls, etc. are NOT greasy when cooked on the Holland.
Probably a Weber fa who thinks burgers are supposed to taste like hockey pucks after 5-7 minutes!
I am not a secret spy from another company world or someone trying to BS you. I am what I appear to be a consumer who purchased a product and is trying to get help before I pitch the D--- thing. At the beginning of this blog Holland says it is to make comments, ask questions, get advice,or express yourself. It appears this is a man's site and I have P some of you off that was not my intention. Most of you do not like criticism and enjoy berating others I have worked with men like you and you have my sympathy. To those who belived what I said and tried to help me I want to thank you for being decent human beings. We are in a heat wave in Michigan as soon as it is over next week I will try what you suggested. I will let you know what works.
I'm sure Helen is not some wannabe that is here trying to rustle up trouble. She is certainly entitled to her opinion and hopefully we can get her over the hump so she will be a satisfied Holland griller. We all know that a Holland grill is a bit different and their is a learning curve.
As Helen is entitled to her opinion so is Larry who states Weber grills produce "hckey pucks". I can see his point though I don't agree with it. Thats whats great about this country we can agree to disagree.
Myself I think its the "cook" not the grill that produces good food.
I have to say this thread has given me cause to think more seriously about purchasing a Holland grill. I have been pretty much convinced by what I've read on this site that it is what I want but now I'm not so sure. I'm not an experienced griller nor am I an experienced cook. I love reading about the success that people have had cooking on a Holland grill but I'm not so sure that given my cooking skills that I can duplicate that success.
Mike Owens
Wayne...GO FOR IT !!!! I was NOT an experienced griller either. I HATED grilling because of having to stand there and constantly watch whatever I was cooking. To me, there was very little learning curve to grilling on the Holland. It is the easiest grilling you can imagine and I use it all I can. It's really hard to mess up foods on the Holland. Just pulled two big Butts of the grill for a party this evening.
Get the Holland but I suggest the cookbook that goes with it too. It has cooking time in it for different things. Maybe Helen needs the Holland Cookbook too! I use it as a guide and I always use my timer too! I put the food on, start my time then go back into the house where it's cooler!
I just bought the same grill and absolutly love it. I cooked steak, fresh fries, califlower, veggs, and even the apple dumpling on the grill over the weekend. I can't believe the versitility.
I honestly dont think that this grill is a beginner grill. You really have to have experience the cheaper grills from home dumpo to appreciate it.
Remember, cooking with indirect heat is much more different and takes more patience and skill. I'd recomend some cooking classes and trying some printed receipes before throwing the grill away.
Good luck, but best direct your frustration other places. Its very negative and doesn't benfit anybody here....
Follow the directions. If that doesn't work then you have regulator or grill issues. CALL Holland to get them resolved.
If you claim you have called Holland and not received a solution...the issue is you.
Sounds like Chad stopped short of calling Helen a Liar. That's a shame!
I started with a charcoal grill 40 yrs ago, then went to gas for about 10 years, I hated the fires so when I was told about the Holland I thought great! I do love the fact that I can walk away and no burned food when I get back. I really, really dislike not getting the smoke taste. I am not new to grills. I agree this is a different type of cooking and I am ok with that. It is just that I feel that the food should taste like smoke when it is done. The pellets are not even ashen when the food is done. So they have not all burned. It only smokes for about 20-30 minutes then stops. I use the pouch because the lady at the dealer told me to. I talked to a man this weekend who said he uses a blow torch to start the pellets burning. I called the dealer last Fri and was told to wet the pellets. I use a handful and leave the ones that previously did not burn in also. Am I using too much not enough pellets, should I use wood chips like Tony suggested? And how? Should I wet it? Should I but a torch? How clean should the drip pan be? I clean mine every time. The instruction book and this Holland site said not to let it get dirty because you will not get the correct heat. The thermostat on the lid runs between 400 and 450. I have read most of the cookbook on line and printed off the cook times. The food is done when it comes off the grill. Wayne do not NOT buy it because of one persons experience. Go to more then one demo and one dealer. Talk to as many people as possible before you purchase.I just never asked about the smoke taste. I assumed it would be there because of the wood pellets for the smoke. I am old enough I should know not to assume anything. I would appreciate any help. I am going to pitch the pouches and try the suggestions that some were nice enough to offer. The heat wave is gone so I can get outside and fire it up! Thanks
Another option for you may be the use of an "Olde Barbeque Smoke Cone". A product made by Rutland and can be found at Ace or True Value Hardware.
They are a bit pricey but go on sale and price isn't too bad in the Fall.
With these you would cold smoke the food for about 20-25 minutes. Then cook the food. If you have a second grill hanging around the 20-25 minutes lines up perfectly for you to cold smoke in the standby grill, while your Holland is warming up.
I've played with this product a couple of times and have pretty good success with it.
With my Holland my experience has been very limited smoke taste with the food cooked. You might want to try to add 1 lit/ashed over charcoal briquette or a small piece lump to your pellet drawer to see if that helps in keeping the pellets smoldering.
Try typing smoke in the search box at the top of the blog and read the older blog on this topic. This is a question I posted last year and I have to agree with you that I also have trouble producing smoke. I did have some success by wetting the flav-o-buds (not soaking) and I will get smoke, however it seems to diminish when I put the meat on the grill. You have to remember the Holland Grill is not a smoker but will add some smoke flavor. I love my Holland Grill for all the other features and my food always comes out very moist and tasty without having to watch it. I like the fact that I can do other things while I grill knowing that I am not burning up my meal. Also I have to say that the people at the Holland Grill Company are very friendly and helpful. I have called them and they have always responded to my questions and problems.
I have also tried the Rutland smoke cones. They really do a great job producing lots of smoke.
I hope this helps and you will have success with your new grill.
I cannot get smoke from my Heritage grill and I have followed all the suggested methods. I preheat for 30 minutes and use the chip tray set in the far left corner. I've tried both the flav-o-buds smoke pellets and small wood chips. I figured that during the winter the grill just wasn't getting hot enough. Today when I grilled it was 73 degrees so I figured it should be warm enough. I preheated for 30 minutes and the lid thermometer showed 420 degrees. I was using some flav-o-buds that had only blackened from the last time along with some fresh wood chips. I grilled for 90 minutes and never saw smoke come out the stacks. The chips only got black but never turned to white ash. I'm wondering if drilling some small holes in the chip tray might help. Is anyone else having so much trouble getting smoke?
Like I said I use wood chips. It's easy I just put the wood chips right in my chip drawer. I don't do anything to them. I don't wrap them or anything. I put them in the chip drawer I start my grill and let it preheat to 400 degrees then put my food on. You can buy a small bag of Wood chips at Kroger.
Andrew K
First, it's great that Holland lets us express our opinions on this page--sometimes good, sometimes bad but the main thing is they let us vent or praise. Helen, I was like you when I first got my Holland (Classic) It did not have a charcoaled taste to it like I was used to or wasnt "burned or charred" like I was used to on my Charbroil gas. However, over the years my family has grown to love several things about this grill--first is its simplicity--you don't have to really know how to cook to use it. Just get your times down on whatever it is you cook and it will all become second nature. As far as a smoky taste--I use their wood chips and get a slight taste but me personally--I don't like my food to tast or smell like burned wood. When our kids were younger, the best thing about the Holland was that we could put everything on there--chicken, baked potatoes, corn, casseroles, whatever--and didn't have to babysit it. Now and then I do like to slow smoke something and I will occasionally smoke a boston butt or ribs on a charcoal grill for 2 hours (you're overdoing it if you smoke for more than 2 hours) and then finish on the Holland. But we've become spoiled by the Holland because its so easy to use--I don't really like fooling with the wood and charcoal very much. I also came to love the fact that you can cook almost anything on it. We do whole turkeys all the time; country hams, pork loins--big stuff that I had never done on my other grils. I guess you'd have to say the Holland has it's own unique flavor--it doesn't taste like charcoal; it's not really a smokey taste--but it is very juicy, consistent and like I said it sure was great when our busy house had so many other things to do rather than sweat in a hot summer kitchen over dinner. Good luck Helen. Don't give up on it. Keep trying it. If after a year you still don't like it, I'm sure you can sell it to someone. There's a whole bunch of us Holland groupies out there. As our kids grew and started their own families, they all went ouut and got a Holland on their own.
Andrew K
Sorry I wrote so long
Very well said, Andrew. When switching from charcoal to a Holland it takes some folks a long time to adjust. After a while she will get used to the Holland's consistently perfect performance and will forget all about the days of creosote flavored meats and the acid indigestion that goes along with charcoal cooking. Good Luck Helen....don't give up!
I've had your exact experience as far as the smoke (can't understand the greasy aspect though - are you putting the meat directly on the grill grid?).
I LOVE using hard wood chips and they just didn't get hot enough in the smoker drawer. The Holland grill has a about a 1" space that runs around the drip pan. I soak hardwood chips (NOT CHUNKS) for about 20 mins, then drain and lay them in a double thick piece of aluminum foil. Roll up tight and leave the ends open for the smoke to escape. You want to put this foil gently into the 1" gap near the upper-left (northwest?) corner of the grill so that it sits in the gap but doesn't fall down into the grill. To facilitate this, when you're rolling the foil, think "big fat cigar".
I guarantee you will have an abundance of smoke and your food will be overflowing with deliciousness.
That last post was from me NOT Helen. The website errored when I was uploading. Sorry.
If you want smoke flavor your best off buying a Traegar grill that uses wood pellets for the heat. I am looking at buying a Holland and know people that have them. I have a total of 4 grills each does what it does best but 75%of cooking is done on the treager. we bbq all year long even in the winter and we live in colo.But if you want smoke flavor use a treager
While the Holland is a great grill, it does some things better than others and high temperature searing of steaks, chops and burgers isn't one of them. You gotta use the right tool for the job.
When you realize this it can take your efforts to a whole new level.
Where the Holland reigns supreme is with items that require longer cooking times such a chicken, turkey, roasts and ribs, the results will have your guests raving at your efforts.
What I like about the Holland is that when we have company I can put on a roast, turkey or chickens and not have to keep checking the grill, allowing me to spend more time with my friends. Doing a stuffed turkey is a good example. Place it in the grill with a digital thermometer inserted, when the buzzer goes off that's it. Remember don't open the lid until it's ready.
Good luck!
You can cook a steak to perfection on the Holland. You can cook a steak to perfection on charcoal. They will taste differently but equally delicious. Effort involved to achieved said results will differ as will cooking time. As for me I'll take the lower effort, longer cooking time great tasting steak.
You will never get the smoke flavor of a charcoal grill from a non charcoal Holland without a bit of help. Holland is superior in most aspects, but it is not a smoker. You can addnmore smokemto your holland by using a product like http://www.smokedaddyinc.com/ . I looked at their website and in the gallery pics someone has one hooked up to a Holland. All that being said, I love my Holland for all that it can do not what it can't. Oh and by the way it's almost 14 years old.
This is not a grill for burgers and steaks. This is more for slow cooking, like ribs, chicken, butts, etc. It does not get hot enough to sear a steak.
Tom Kirkman
After cooking steaks and burgers on the Holland, I'll never bother to sear another piece of meat. Searing just burns the outside and reduces the moisture content of the meat.
Obviously, people have different tastes and we each like what we like, but the steaks and burgers on the Holland are just so much more tender and juicy than they are when "seared."
I fill the chip tray with dry hickory chips before I light the grill. When the grill is warmed up open the chip drawer & use a long butane lighter to set the chips on fire. Close the chip drawer & they will smolder till nothing but ash. If you leave the drawer slightly open the chips will burn faster & make more smoke.
my father and I have sold Holland grills for over 16 yrs, successfully... with only 2 returns after 700+ sales! Patience is well worth the wait, without having to "fire-watch" your food. Besides having more and more grilling entepreneurs yielding frequent recipes and successful grillin' techniques, "the sky is the limit!" I used my old "Classic," over 20 years, without having to replace ANYTHING, except cleaning out the drip-pan. Being able to grill during rain, snow or Hurricane power outages, for a family of Five, along with neighbors "Shows, rather than Speaking."
The Maverick grill is not worth having. I have purchased three Holland grills and I hate this one. The drain pain will not drain!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Yooper Cooker
I have a large grill I purchased 15 years ago and I carry and use, a companion for my motorhome. I have cooked Turkey, chicken (whole, on a beer can, cut up, to mention a few, ham,fish, burgers, steak, pork chops, to mention a few items. Oh yeas, sausages, hot dogs, corn on the cob.
The only problem I ever had with a Holland Grill was the first issue of my companion and it was taken care of with a phone call.
I ablolutly love my holland and always get a smoky flavor when desired. I have a smoke drawer and use wood chips. I cook on mine at least 4 times a week I don't know what I ever done without it. My food has never been greasy.
"The Maverick grill is not worth having. I have purchased three Holland grills and I hate this one. The drain pain will not drain!!!!!!!!!!!!!1"
I have sold a number of these & have never had a customer say anything about draining.??
Helen, I am not sure where you got the idea that the drip pan needs to be clean. It really should season like a cast iron skillet. YOU do have to keep it scraped clean of build up foods, but it should not be cleaned back to its original state. I have a stainless steel model and I do clean it pretty clean once a year, but otherwise I just scrape the drip pan of debris. The smoke pellets will definately put smoke flavors in, but the grease dripping from the foods that you are cooking and hitting the hot drip tray puts smoke back up in the grill to season your foods with the smell from the grease smoking. I sell the Holland grills and have for almost 20 years. Your dealer should offer to come to your home and help you cook a meal, this way you will learn easier. I have to several of my customers before.
someone just like you got fed up with the Apex and gave it to me calling it a pile of junk . My grill of choice has always been Weber,since i started using my holland grill my weber is gathering dust. i have cooked meals for as many as 30 people and it has never let me down ,makes amazing corn bread
i will say this about a Holland. It is not magic in any way just simple. My wife hates to cook and she will be the first to admit not very good at it. She loves the Holland and has started cooking breakfast on it for the kids in the morning. A lot easier to clean up and in AZ you don't need to use the oven to heat the house up. Holland needs to step up and give a refund and take care of the dealer.
TO ALL NEW HOLLAND OWNERS. I have been grilling with my holland for 10 years. I also have never tried to smoke anything on my Holland. Whats the point. I put my own flavor in my meet. This grill is NOT for the newbe.
For the professional user: 2-3 beers during pre-heat, 1-2 beers while the meat is on depending on wind andtempature outside. Tip, if you need to slow down your cooking time because your meet is cooking fast or your not ready to eat yet. Just open the lid enough to pour some beer on the tray and you will throw some steam on your meet and buy yourself some more time to finish your beer or have another one! My HOLLAND will be in my will.
I purchased my Heritage in 2008, and have been happily cooking with it ever since. Yes, there are times you don't get a lot of smoke, but that depends on what you are cooking. It still has that great Holland taste, and I have cooked many meals for the family on this, and it is still going strong. Only grill I ever saw that you could cook chicken on and it wouldn't catch fire! Going to cook some chicken wings and legs this afternoon...yummmm! Trust me, it's worth the money.
If you really want a shock, if you think a Holland is expensive, look at what is running as competition for the Epic on the About grill survey, I looked up the Fire Magic, and literally choked when I saw the price...thousands more, and you still need a rotisserie! Not worth that much money. Holland is a great choice for thousands less. Oh, and BTW, I didn't see anything on their site about a No Flare Up guarantee, just a warning in the Safety section about fires...hmmm, makes me wonder how safe they are. That's ok, I'll stick with my Holland...I know it won't flare up...hasn't since I bought it :) Can't wait for the wings!
I've had my Holland grill for about seven years, and I love it. That said, I have to say that those of us who participate in this forum are a bit thin skinned when someone criticizes Holland. It's sort of like a cult following. I know the frustration of spending a lot of money on a product that is considered top of the line only to find out that it doesn't operate properly. This I is a very special grill unlike any other I've owned. You really have to get used to its system of grilling, and that takes a while. Once you do get used to it, there's no better grill.
I have had my Holland for about 20 years and it finally died. I have been researching Weber, etc...and I can't find anything that even comes close in construction or price to the Holland. I grill about 300 days a year and before we got our Holland I went through about a grill every 12 months. There's a big difference between smoking and getting that grilled flavor . If you want a smoker ...get a smoker. If you want a grill...get a Holland. I've had lots of success putting fresh cut rosemary, thyme or sage on the grill when I'm cooking lamb or beef.
i have owned a epic for four years, i love it so much i bought a second one, you have to remember the holland grill is not like any other grill, once you understand how it works and how to use it you will love it, hands down the best grill on the market...................................
I hate My Holland!! That's an eye catcher lololo!
Sounds like Helen must be in her 70s or 80s, if she has been grilling for over 50 years, and now got her self a new grill Holland. If Helen is so enthusiastic in smoking, get a "little chief smoker", and have something that is ment for smoking! You can pre-smoke your stuff and then on the grill to complete the cooking. Also if you have a grandchild, ask him/her for help. Thats what I do when I have computer problems! lolo
The Holland Co
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I love our Holland... got it for father's day 4 summers back.... all other grills got given away...
we use the little chip pan,, dunno how much more smoke you would want...
never dealt with holland support... never had to.. our grill performs flawlessly...
been told you'll never get that "charcoal" taste... LOL....
crushed a briquette, put in the chip pan.. everybody raved about the charcoal grill flavor... maybe i'll tell them some day...
nothing but holland grills from here on out for me...
Helen I am sure you are not around any longer. You never said you did anything to the steak. I marinade all my steaks. I like Basque marinade the best but use others. I have never had a steak taste like it was cooked in a house oven, ever. That being said I prefer to cook a rib eye. They are larger and I also inject the marinade into the meat. The Holland Grill is not the type of grill where you just throw it on the grill without doing a little prep work. Some people have recommended Liquid Smoke but I never cared for it's taste. Hands down the Holland Grill is the best grill, BBQ or whatever you want to call it.
@Tony - What temp does your grill max out at? I can't get smoke from chips in my drawer.
@HELEN - I get smoke using wood chips. I soak them for 20 mins, drain them and then lay out a strip of heavy duty foil. Roll up a long thin pile of chips (think long cigar) long enough to go from the front of the grill to the back. Make it wide enough that it does not fall down the crack between the drip pan and the side of the grill. Put the foil wrapped chips in the gap on the left side of the grill. This spot gets hot enough to make lots of yummy smoke by the time the grill preheats.


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Jul 13, 2006
Clicking Brick Syndrome update...
Brian Davis
9 comments:
- Rick Rhodes said...
The next dilemma (for those of us who suffered "clicking brick syndrome" and then got our bricks up and running) will be: should we install the patch or not?
If the patch resolves the BT connectivity issues (as well as the other stuff), then I'm in!
- Jul 13, 2006, 4:14:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
I'll try to get an answer from the folks in-the-know by the time the patch is released. I *suspect* that you will ultimately still need the patch (for the nxt time you need to update the firmware)... it seems that whatever is going wrong sometimes, occassionally, goes right, and you get a successful firmware download. If that's the case, those of you who have had the problem are likely to run into it on the next firmware download. Worse yet, those who *successfully* updated their firmware on the first attempt may still have the CBS problem, they just don't know it yet. But with a patch availible, we'll have a solution handy if we need it.
Brian Davis
- Jul 13, 2006, 5:18:00 AM
So what's the difference between version 1.1 and 1.3 anyway?
- Jul 13, 2006, 10:48:00 AM
- rb95403 said...
Good work, Brian!
- Jul 13, 2006, 12:37:00 PM
I bricked mine and fixed it. All I did was plug my USB cable into a port right on the motherboard, then reflashed in the NXT software.
Before the upgrade, my bluetooth ports would only connect one at a time. Now they both connect at once. Not sure what that means to the user, but hey.
The 1.03 version gives users more memory to store programs. I don't see any reason *not* to upgrade. Just don't try it over bluetooth.
- Jul 14, 2006, 9:08:00 AM
So did we ever determine that a upgrade via USB is 100% safe or is it hit-or-miss as well?
- Jul 14, 2006, 11:11:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Actually, the *only* way to upgrade the firmware is via USB. And yes, in some bricks it has resulted in the brick getting stuck in a despondant clicking forever mode. Hopefully very soon LEGO will release a patch and we will announce it here (&, for that matter, everywhere else we can possibly think of).
- Jul 14, 2006, 12:29:00 PM
The clicking is caused by the brick being in its 'recovery mode' firmware. This firmware is write protected and only contains the code needed to download new firmware. You can get to it by pressing the button in a hole on the same side as the battery holder.
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03/15/2013 7:41amGov. Gary Herbert is hinting that he may veto a bill passed by the legislature that allows Utah residents to carry a gun without a permit.
Radon bill passes Senate, will be put into action
03/15/2013 8:09amA resolution inspired by a KSL investigation made it through the Senate Thursday evening, the last night of the legislative session, and will soon be put into action.
Sen. Rand Paul: GOP is 'stale and moss covered'
03/15/2013 8:41amThe American Conservative Union kicked off their annual three-day Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday, focusing on several issues that conservatives have been criticized for losing grip on in the months since losing the presidential election.
Wyo. governor signs bill allowing lottery games
03/15/2013 9:35amWyoming residents can start thinking about their lucky numbers and dreaming about hitting the big one.
New Helper mayor chosen by picking name from a basket
03/15/2013 5:45pmThe city's new mayor was sworn in Friday after winning his seat by luck of the draw. After several votes ended in a tie, city council members resorted to drawing the winner's name from a basket.
Bishop Wester calls on governor to veto controversial gun bill
03/15/2013 10:20pmThe leader of Utah's Catholics, Salt Lake City's mayor and a mother who lost her daughter in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School have all added their voices to those asking Gov. Gary Herbert to veto a controversial gun bill.
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BT Fibre Broadband on Demand prices revealed: From £700 for FTTP
BT has revealed prices for its FTTP on Demand plans which show that prices for full fibre broadband start at £700 per installation.
The one-off cost to upgrade an FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) line to the full FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) service will include a £500 fixed fee with an extra cost based on distance - to reflect the cost of building the last mile connection to your home or business.
This distance-based cost will vary but will start at £200. Openreach estimates that in most cases (55 per cent), people will incur a distance cost between £200 and £1,000.
So in most cases if you're lucky enough to be connected to BT's FTTC network you can expect to pay between £700 and £1,500 if you want the real fibre deal.
For the other 45 per cent, things start to get really expensive. Openreach says that virtually all other places will need to pay anything between £1,400 and £3,500 for the fibre, on top of the £500 flat fee. This means for places located a good distance away from street cabinets, things will cost anything between £1,900 up to £4,000.
Note that these prices, all exclude VAT and reflect the cost that Openreach (not BT Retail) will set FTTP On Demand at. So, it'll be up to ISPs to decide how these charges will be passed on to you, the customer.
What's more is that installation won't be exactly speedy either. You're looking at a 60 day wait for things to be up and running. Then there's the £38/month cost on top of that for the actual broadband service.
Fibre to the Premises is more desirable than FTTC as it provides faster download speeds and is more future-proofed; tests have shown that BT's FTTP lines can handle speeds of up to 10Gbps. Top speeds currently available on BT's FTTP lines can reach 330Mbps.
While this is head and shoulders above what most home users need at the moment, businesses will no doubt find some use for a 330Mbps broadband line. And perhaps just as well - at those prices, most UK homeowners won't be able to entertain the idea of FTTP On Demand for a while yet.
From April 29 onwards, FTTP On Demand will launch in the wholesale space, meaning ISPs like Plusnet and Zen Internet, who've been trialling 330Mbps fibre services, could well launch their own FTTC-FTTP upgrade packages.


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First, being in the MDP was not a paid position, and so all this testing, learning, building, and playing had to go on around our "day jobs". In my case that was stay-at-home Dad for the summer, so I had a distinct advantage (in the fall I start teaching college-level physics again, and my on-line presence will certainly take a hit). While the MDP in general is a very very enthusiastic group, it was not a group of people with unlimited time - just a group of talented, enthusiastic folks trying to do as much as possible with the tools at hand. Yes, some of the MDP worked harder than others, because of interest or time constraints. And some undoubtably had other commitments come up later that reduced their contribution. I think that's probably standard for any group of people in this sort of situation.
Second, much of that time was spent doing exactly what LEGO asked us to do, things like testing the software intensely. Outside the MDP (and the NDA) this wasn't seen, but it took a good bit of time and is one of the reasons the finished product works as it does.
Third, as Jim mentioned, there's new stuff coming to light every day, and I suspect this will continue for some time. Not all of it will be through LEGO, however: for instance, Microsoft is jumping on the NXT bandwagon, and due to the MDP there is already someone to provide critical comment on some of their attempts (thanks Matthias). That's another continuing spin-off of the MDP.
Finally, the MDP was (and is!) very diverse group of people. We were actually not brought together to generate content for the LEGO MDP profiles - far from it! There are...
- Teachers, who have already developed curriculums or modified FLL coaches guides, provided feedback to LEGO as well as FLL and homeschooling communities, and in general jump-started the process, before product release, of how to apply it in an educational setting.
- Writers, some of whom already have books in progress (several, at last count), and some of whom are planning books, or helping as reviewers
- Extreme builders, who have tried their hand at building studless, and using new design elements like Hassenpins, in some cases putting these out in Brickshelf, or other forums.
- "Bare metal" types, who within hours of getting their NXT's, had opened them up to began the reverse engineering process to jump-start the hardware community.
- "Close to the metal" types, embedded systems programmers, who immediate began working on ways to reprogram the NXT at a very low level, first understanding and eventually hopefully replacing the firmware.
- Sensor builders, to design, protoype, build, & test, and then actually get production started on custom third-party sensors... all to be released nearly at the same time as LEGO launches the NXT, instead of years later.
- Higher-level programmers, developing environments for other languages, on various platforms (PC, Mac, PDA, cell phones), as well as third-party utilities to edit and create .rso files, .ric files, etc. Some of this is also already come to light, even though it's still before the "official" release date.
- Artists, to give their own view on a new technology and the consequences in a wider cultural context.
- Torture testers who spent time trying to break the new toy in different ways, to expose flaws in the hardware or software, reporting these back to LEGO or other members of the MDP to be addressed.
- Bloggers (such as Jim), to provide an on-line presence and link between all these seperate elements and the growing community of NXT users. And in some cases, folks like Jim have leveraged their ability be bringing new bloggers in to the field (like me).
As I said before, I am NOT upset by folks who feel "sour grapes" towards what the MDP has provided them with; you have every right to ask those questions and hold those opinions. But I wanted to present a larger picture of what (at least I feel) the MDP entailed. Now there are members of the MDP spread out all over the place as seeds of a diverse community... and if you are dissatisfied with the direction that is moving, good! Because it means you (yes you!) can help craft a stronger community. The MDP are seeds - time to join us.
Brian Davis


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Christianity: Not Just for Haters Anymore
John Shore and his wife Catherine had been attending the First Presbyterian Church of San Diego for six years when they were nominated to serve as deacons. But before they could be ordained, they were asked to sign a document agreeing that no person in a same-sex relationship should hold any position of authority within the church, which is one of the city's oldest. It was 1990. The couple had never heard the pastor or any of his fellow church-goers talk about homosexuality.
"At first I thought she was kidding," John says. "I said something to the effect of, 'Wouldn't it be funny if there really were a document like that?'" John and his wife refused to sign. A few days later, copies of an article the pastor had written calling acceptance of homosexuality a heresy were stacked at the church's entrances. "That's how we learned there was a whole world of Christians out there that doesn't condone homosexuality," he says.
Since then, John has dedicated himself to fighting the idea that being a good Christian means hating gay people. He has been blogging about faith and gay rights since 2007 on his own website. He also wrote a book on the subject, Unfair: Christians and the LGBT Question in 2011.
But his message is about to get a much bigger audience: He has teamed up with several prominent gay-rights activists—including sex columnist Dan Savage and Truth Wins Out founder Wayne Besen—to launch the NALT (Not All Like That) Christians Project. The project centers around notalllikethat.org, a website where gay-affirming Christians can upload video testimonials in support of LGBT people. The site, which went live today, takes its inspiration from the "It Gets Better" project, a similar media campaign started by Savage to counteract bullying of LGBT teens. Like "It Gets Better," the NALT Christians Project is also intended to serve as a resource for LGBT youth seeking guidance about the connection between themselves and their faith.
"Over the last 30 years, the Christian right has worked to make anti-gay bigotry almost the only defining feature of Christianity—you can be an adulterer like Newt Gingrich and get the support of fundamentalist Christians so long as you're anti-gay," says Savage, who coined the term "NALT Christians" after receiving e-mails from fans explaining that not all Christians were anti-gay. "Christians who are not anti-gay bigots need to speak out and come out."
The project is a call to arms for Christians who want to take back their faith from the religious right, which has sucked up much of the air in public debates on faith and policy. When conservatives like Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum become synecdoches for Christians writ large, it doesn't leave much room for people like John and Catherine Shore—those who mirror public opinion far more closely than the anti-gay Christians on Fox News.
Indeed, while polling shows support for gay rights varies by denomination, the majority of Catholics and mainline Protestants—the country's two largest Christian sects—favor same-sex marriage. But the anti-gay crowd seems to have won the public-relations war: In a well-known 2007 study of to 16- to 29-year-olds, 91 percent of non-Christians and 80 percent of active churchgoers described Christianity as "anti-homosexual." Savage and Shore attribute the disconnect on the religious right's well-funded media machine; when gay rights are in the news, media bookers turn reflexively to virulently anti-gay personalities like the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins or Pat Robertson. "Tony Perkins is very loud and the NALT Christians are very quiet," Savage says.
Fixing Christianity's anti-gay image is not just a cosmetic touch-up intended to make it more hip to young people; it's a matter of survival. "The conflation of Christianity and anti-gay bigotry is harming Christianity itself," Savage says. "People are walking away because of it." According to the Barna Group, a Christian polling organization, 59 percent of young Christians leave the faith because they perceive the church to be too exclusive, particularly when it comes to LGBT people. Religiosity has also declined overall. According to the most recent Census figures, from 1990 to 2008 the number of Americans who identified as Christian dropped from 86 to 76 percent while those with "no religion" doubled.
The project's goal is as much to change attitudes within the Christian community as outside of it. "The problem with the perception of pro-gay Christianity is that we're not really being Biblical, that somehow we're lax in the relationship to the fundamentals of our faith," Shore says. "Exactly the opposite is the case.I'm tired of Christians who are gay-affirming being placed on the defense; I'm as true a Christian as you are."
The success of the NALT Project, of course, hinges on participation. While organizers say it will be hard to match the response the "It Gets Better" campaign generated—which received 50,000 submissions, including many from celebrities and high-profile politicians—they are confident there are enough Christians frustrated with how their faith is perceived to generate a good response. "People roll their eyes and say 'these guys don't represent us,' but if you don't stand up and speak out, who's going to speak for you?" Besen says.
Wed, 2013-09-04 13:03
Wish I could meet far more people like the Shores, such extreme stances of ant-gay bigotry are among the things that push people away from the church. No one with a healthy view of themselves can take (or should take) the amount of venomous rhetoric some people in church leadership positions spew for very long.
Sun, 2013-09-08 10:34
We are fighting back. The Big Jesus puppet has been at three Prides so far this year and is the creation of Liberty Church Blackpool. He expresses the fact that we are all loved by Jesus exactly as we are. Check him out on twitter: @libertychurchbp, Facebook: Liberty Church Blackpool or our website: http://www.libertychurchblackpool.org.uk/newsletter.htm.
Sun, 2013-09-08 13:11
This is a cheap ploy to get tither's back in the pews. People are leaving christian churches because the churches ideals are finally being seen for what they truly are: antiquated, outmoded and hypocritical. No matter the denomination homosexuality has always been condemned (although secretly practiced - altar boys anyone?) and chastised throughout the christian community. Homosexuals have been judged, repressed, punished, beaten, bloodied and killed by self-righteous christians for almost two thousand years! They are the ones to BLAME for all the torture homosexuals have gone through and now they want us to be part of their team? All because they're losing attendance (read as cash). Oh please. I'm a gay man who's 35. I let go of the need to be accepted by bigoted people after years of introspection and self understanding. I learned how to guide my own moral compass without any of the bull that comes with organized christian religion and I didn't have to part with any of my hard earned cash to do it. If anything this "new stance" does bring me joy because I can laugh knowing the christian religion is no different than a corporation worried about their stock price plummeting. General Motors required a bailout. Seems like the christians are looking for theirs too. And this time from the very group they've been so outspokenly and acted so violently against for almost 20 generations. Well Joseph and Mary, you won't get it from me. It's time for you to drag your old, programmed minds out into an open field and die. Ashes to ashes and dust to dust - to borrow a phrase. This is the dawn of a new age and there's no room for you anymore.
Mon, 2013-09-16 08:55
I'm always happy to see anything positive about Christianity in the Prospect, and I'm elated to hear from this article and other sources that Christians are growing more tolerant and accepting of LGBT rights. That said, I have to take issue with some of the statistical assumptions here. It isn't quite true that 59% of millennials have left their churches due to disagreements on gay issues; while millennials are less affiliated with churches than previous generations, a large majority still are, as confirmed by this survey. It might be more accurate to say that 59% of millennials *who left their church* cited intolerance of gays as a reason. (A good source of information about religion and the millenials can be found at this address: http://www.pewforum.org/Age/Religion-Among-the-Millennials.aspx )
Furthermore, while the number of self-confirmed "nones" is larger and the number of Christians is smaller than in the past, Christians still constitute a substantial majority of the population–76%, according to this very article. American Christianity is (not for the first time) seeing a downward trend in membership that is worrisome; it is not seeing an existential crisis, any more than it did in the late 18th Century or the early 20th Century, two previous times when church membership decreased.
Liberals tend to fixate hopefully on any statistical evidence that "religiosity" is declining, but I think that they miss the big picture, which is that Christianity has endured ups and downs in membership without ever disappearing, or ceasing to be an influence in American culture. It reminds me of the way that conservatives look at population shifts away from cities and toward suburbs and exurbs and say that it's proof of the failure of urban liberalism; never mind that lots of people (a majority in some metro areas) still live in those big liberal cities, which often still dwarf the suburban counties in population even with losses, and never mind that the last census showed many liberal cities starting to grow again (a caution against assuming that the current trend will continue forever).
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Chess is fundamentally a dynamic game. Each move changes the situation and the possibilities for both sides. No piece is ever identically as valuable as any other, and their scope changes from move to move. The current generation of supergrandmasters plays unrelentingly dynamic chess, but a great deal of chess literature still deals with chess as if it were a predominantly static game. Much traditional chess teaching is based around rules of thumb that might work well 'on average' or in 'typical' situations, but these rules may not equip players for the specific and sometimes exceptional situations that they face in their games.
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Thinking methods are at the heart of the chess struggle, yet most players devote little conscious effort to improving their calculating ability. Much of the previous literature on the subject has presented idealized models that have limited relevance to the hurly-burly of practical chess, or else provide little more than ad hoc suggestions. Here, experienced trainer Valeri Beim strikes a balance by explaining how to use intuition and logic together to solve tactical problems in a methodical way. He also offers advice on when it is best to calculate 'like a machine', and when it is better to rely on intuitive assessment.
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Can You Mobilize Hidden Forces in your Chess?
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While Susan Ford admits she came into her cooking abilities later in life, her passion for culinary exploration drives her current kitchen concoctions.
"I remember helping my grandmother make biscuits on Sunday morning and baking a little with my mom," she said. "My mom is a great cook, but whenever she wanted me to help her I didn't have any interest. I guest you could call me a late bloomer."
Ford, a monthly contributing columnist for the Taste section, said she enjoys her occasional writing job and the opportunities it allows for experimenting in the kitchen.
"I really enjoy writing the column because it forces me to look at all of my best recipes and spurs me on to try new things," she said. "I approach cooking like painting, because I rarely make a recipe the same way twice and there is always room to improvise."
Inspired to create a seasonal spread, Ford was inspired by an autumn staple: the pumpkin.
"Nothing says fall or Thanksgiving like pumpkin, but I think it can get way too sweet for my pallet," she said. "I like a pumpkin recipe that balances the sweet with the salty."
Ford created three dishes: a pecan-pumpkin butter appetizer, a cheese ball shaped like a pumpkin and a pumpkin-flavored cheesecake.
"The pecan-pumpkin butter appetizer is something my two girlfriends, Grace and Mary Love, and I discovered at William Sanoma a few year ago while lusting over the bakeware and we all three have made it every fall since then," she said. "(The cheese ball recipe) I got out of Southern Living last fall… I took the cheese ball to a neighborhood Halloween party last year, but it would be great for a tailgate or Thanksgiving appetizer too."
Ford said she was nervous attempting her first try at making a cheesecake, but was pleased with the results she achieved.
"One of my best friends, Mary Love Tagert, is the queen of cheesecakes so I have never seen a reason to attempt one, but I saw this recipe and it was too perfect for the pumpkin theme," she said. "It turned out really well and it had a nice spiced flavor and was sweet, but not too much so."
Ford said while the cheesecake was created to help celebrate the birthday of her close friend, Karen Dabbs, the two did have a backup plan.
"I got to try a new recipe and toast a dear friend all at once," she said. "I just told her that if the cheesecake didn't turn out, we would just have champagne for dessert and she said that sounded delicious!"
Ford said she and her family enjoy entertaining others at their home, but claims the events are not always so formal.
"I am all about a fancy sit down dinner when I have some time on my hands, but usually we do easy things and tell everyone to bring their kids," she said. "I am not one of those women who stresses about the house being perfect when people come over. We have two kids and two dogs, so perfect isn't an option."
Ford said she cherishes the time she spends with her daughters in the kitchen and both are always good about helping.
"Both of my girls love to help in the kitchen, so I think my favorite times are making Valentine's cookies with them," she said. "Harper, my oldest, helps me make lasagna when I am taking one to a family for having a baby or some life change. I make the one to take, and she makes the one that our family eats."
Although she may deem herself the "Queen of messing up a dish," Ford said her advice to new cooks in the kitchen is to experiment while maintaining a plan in case a dish falls through.
"My advice would be to have fun, don't take it too seriously and memorize the number of your favorite pizza joint for backup," she said. "Mine is Dave's Dark Horse Tavern."
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A British woman has become one of the first to benefit from pioneering surgery that uses tissue taken from a cow's heart to rebuild the liver.
The operation brings the possibility of whole donor organs being taken from animals – known as xenotransplantation – ever closer.
Monday, December 31, 2012 - 15:26
Just about everyone has thought about it at least once. What if there were a pill or a shot that could safely burn body fat without any effort?
Besides making some researchers and pharmaceutical companies very rich, it could potentially do a lot for the health of the millions of Americans who are overweight or obese.
A team at Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center is one step closer to that reality, after its fat-burning shot eliminated 20 percent of belly fat in lab mice over an 80-day period in a recent study.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 - 15:47
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have pinpointed a molecular mechanism needed to unleash the heart's ability to regenerate, a critical step toward developing eventual therapies for damage suffered following a heart attack.
Friday, December 21, 2012 - 16:15
Before the advent of refrigeration, Russians had a neat trick for keeping their milk from spoiling. They'd drop a live frog in the milk bucket.
The Russians weren't sure how this amphibian dairy treatment worked, but they were convinced it did.
Since then, researchers have discovered that the goo some frogs secrete through their skin has antibacterial and antifungal properties.
One group of scientists led by a Russian chemist is trying to break down this frog goo at a molecular level. The researchers have found compounds they hope will lead to new medicines.
Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 15:29
Their reputations were attacked. Their homes were damaged. Their lives were threatened. But these UCLA scientists refused to back down in the face of assaults by anti-animal-research extremists.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 11:18
In guinea pigs, inserting a single gene can convert regular heart cells into pacemaker cells that regulate cardiac rhythm, hinting at the possibility of a biological alternative to artificial pacemakers for humans with failing hearts.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 12:53
A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers suggests that an existing HIV drug called maraviroc could be a potential therapy for Staphylococcus aureus, a notorious and deadly pathogen linked to hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations each year. Their study is published online this week in Nature.
Monday, December 17, 2012 - 16:26
Rare brain tumors emerging among raccoons in Northern California and Oregon may be linked to a previously unidentified virus discovered by a team of researchers, led by scientists from the University of California, Davis. Their findings, published today in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, could lead to a better understanding of how viruses can cause cancer in animals and humans.
Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 15:38
New discoveries by University researchers might mean it's time for your dog to take you to the doctor — not the other way around.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 16:40
The tip of a single quill on a North American porcupine holds as many as 700 backwards-facing barbs that can lodge into the flesh of any animal that wanders too close. For the first time, scientists have figured out how those barbs work together to make it is so easy for quills to penetrate tissue but so hard to pull them out.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 14:49
In a government lab where scientists slice open dead animals to study the exotic diseases that killed them, Carol Meteyer peered through a microscope at hundreds of little bats and started to notice something very weird.
The bats had managed to survive the white-nose fungus that had killed millions of other bats hibernating in caves, mostly in the Northeast. But they had succumbed to something else that had left their tiny corpses in tatters, their wings scorched and pocked with holes.
Meteyer finally realized what had happened: In the struggle to fight off the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, the bats were killed by their own hyperaggressive immune systems.
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 17:21
Yes, maggots are creepy, crawly, and slimy. But that slime is a remarkable healing balm, used by battlefield surgeons for centuries to close wounds. Now, researchers say they've figured out how the fly larvae work their magic: They suppress our immune system.
Friday, December 7, 2012 - 15:23
University of Illinois researchers have developed a model that uses neonatal piglets for studying infant brain development and its effect on learning and memory. To determine if the model is nutrient-sensitive, they have done some research on the effects of iron-deficient diets.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 16:07
The stereotypical picture of a scientist includes a white lab coat and a laboratory full of petri dishes, beakers and test tubes. However, some research questions can only be answered using the complexity of living, breathing multicellular organisms. In these cases, preliminary studies use animal models, and if successful, the final stages of development for a new drug or therapy are conducted using human subjects.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 15:53
Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Center for Drug Design have developed a synthetic compound that, in a mouse model, successfully prevents the neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 13:10
Mice with a condition that serves as a laboratory model for Down syndrome perform better on memory and learning tasks as adults if they were treated before birth with neuroprotective peptides, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 13:08
Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered a new cause of hydrocephalus, a devastating neurological disorder that affects between one and three of every 1,000 babies born. Working in mice, the researchers identified a cell signaling defect, which disrupts immature brain cells involved in normal brain development.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 15:28
Scientists have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose.
Monday, November 19, 2012 - 16:37
Intestinal issues are not just for us humans. Whereas the inflammatory bowel disease (IBS) now afflicts some 1.4 million people in the U.S., a similar condition often besets captive monkeys. But these animals are providing new insights about a cure for this condition in both species—and that cure is worms.
Friday, November 16, 2012 - 15:27
Parkinson's disease appears to spread through the brain by means of a simple, yet insidious mechanism, according to research to be published Friday by University of Pennsylvania scientists.
When molecules of a certain protein become corrupted in the brain, they can pass on their distorted shape to healthy proteins through nothing more than physical contact.
Like something out of a bad science-fiction movie, more and more healthy proteins latch onto the ones that have gone bad, adopting their "misfolded" configuration until deadly clumps build up in brain cell after brain cell, the Penn team found in its study of lab mice.
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Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt confirmed 23-year-old Deseane K. Robinson of 2011 Williams Road in Starkville died after a two-car head-on collision on Louisville Street early Friday morning.
Robinson was the passenger in a northbound 2004 Pontiac Grand Am that collided with a southbound 2007 Jeep Wrangler at 2:02 a.m. at the corner of Louisville Street and Boxwood Lane across from Starkville High School.
According to a Starkville Police Department release, the driver of the Jeep was 22-year-old Christopher James of 145 Chapel Lane in Madison. Jeree Blackwell, 25, of 118 Montgomery St. No. 5 in Starkville, was driving the Pontiac.
Both were transported to OCH Regional Medical Center. One of them was then transferred to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Both are in stable condition, Hunt said.
Starkville police officers and firemen responded to the scene to find the Grand Am had burst into flames. Firemen worked to extricate Robinson from the car after finding him pinned inside it, a Starkville Police Department release said.
He died as a result of the injuries but it is unclear if he died because of the impact with the other vehicle or the fire. An autopsy has not yet been completed.
James had been thrown from the vehicle and was found face down in a ditch full of water before officers rescued him from drowning, the release said.
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Mt. Pleasant – Iowa Wesleyan College (IWC) of Mount Pleasant and Southeastern Community College (SCC) will meet May 20 to launch enrollment agreements for four academic programs. The agreements will offer students at both institutions seamless, shared access to educational programs and services. Four "Memorandum of Articulation Agreements" will be completed which will provide a…Read details


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Humanitarian Activities
Humanitarian Activities | Oct 26 2010
Soka Gakkai Members Participate in Relief Activities in Amami, Japan
Record rainfall hit the Amami islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, starting October 20, causing extensive damage to the area. In response, over 100 Soka Gakkai members from Amami and throughout Kyushu gathered at the Soka Gakkai Amami Oshima Culture Center to organize volunteer efforts. In addition to helping clean ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Oct 21 2010
Taiwan Soka Association Provides Assistance to Flood Victims
In the wake of Typhoon Fanapi that swept across Taiwan on September 19 and caused severe flooding in areas around Kaohsiung and Pingtung, Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) members worked together with volunteers from other organizations to provide relief activities in affected areas. In Gangshan on September 20, TSA members gathered to ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Oct 14 2010
Taiwan Soka Association Choruses Perform in Nursing Homes
To commemorate Taiwan's Respect the Elderly Day, on September 9, members of the Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) choruses performed for residents in nursing homes throughout the country. This is part of TSA's annual community service activity. On October 12, TSA's Grand Earth and White Cloud choruses held a concert for more ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Oct 12 2010
Taiwan Soka Association Named Excellent Community Organization for 16th Consecutive Year
On October 12, Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) was given the Excellent Community Organization award by the Interior Ministry of Taiwan. TSA was among several organizations chosen from over 9,000 and the only organization to have been honored for 16 consecutive years. The ceremony was held at the Civil Service Development Institute, ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Sep 25 2010
Singapore Soka Association Holds First Community Mental Health Symposium
On September 25, Singapore Soka Association (SSA) held its inaugural Community Mental Health Symposium at the SSA Headquarters. The event was co-organized with Silver Ribbon Singapore and the World Federation for Mental Health. Approximately 400 attended the event. The symposium presented a series of talks and workshops addressing issues such as ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Aug 23 2010
SGI-Hong Kong and SGI-Macau Make Financial Donations for Mudslide Relief in China
On February 20, 2010, SGI-El Salvador youth members visited a nursing home in El Salvador City as part of their annual community out-reach efforts. ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Aug 11 2010
Taiwan Soka Association Supports Local Charitable Organizations
Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) purchased NT$100,000 (approximately US$3,145) worth of mooncakes--a festive pastry originally eaten around the time of the autumn equinox in Mandarin-speaking countries and regions, including China, Taiwan and Hong Kong--from several charitable organizations in Taiwan, in support of their efforts. The mooncakes were produced by social welfare groups ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Aug 1 2010
Soka Gakkai Malaysia Supports Humanitarian Activities
Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) regularly sponsors charity events to raise funds for causes such as local orphanages, hearing- and sight-impaired treatment centers and clinics for the treatment of patients with kidney and heart disease. For the past eight years, SGM members have been collecting newspapers every third Sunday of the month ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Jul 31 2010
Soka Gakkai Malaysia Participates in Hospis Malaysia's Charity Bazaar
Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) members were invited to volunteer for Hospis Malaysia's annual charity bazaar held on July 31. SGM Kuala Lumpur members from around Cheras worked at a food stall and sold bazaar coupons. Cik Rosehayati Noordin, general manager of Hospis Malaysia, stated that events such as the charity ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Jun 27 2010
Soka Gakkai Malaysia Youth Reach Out to Elderly
On June 27, more than 50 Soka Gakkai Malaysia youth members visited the Ping Hua senior citizens center in Klang, Malaysia. The young people cleaned the facility. They also met with the center's director and discussed the need for society to support facilities for the elderly. Before they left, the ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | May 16 2010
SGI-Iceland Members Volunteer in Aftermath of Volcanic Eruption
On May 16, 2010, SGI-Iceland officially participated in a clean-up effort to help residents in the town of Vík which was affected by the volcanic eruption on April 14 near Eyjafjallajoekull Glacier in Iceland. Wearing protective goggles and masks, SGI-Iceland General Director Eygló Jónsdóttir and members swept ash from streets, homes and ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Mar 17 2010
Soka Gakkai Malaysia Makes Donations for Haiti Earthquake Relief
On March 16, 2010, in response to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010, Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) donated RM (Ringgit Malaysia) 10,000 (US$ 3,138) to the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) 2010 Haiti Earthquake Children's Appeal. ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Feb 23 2010
Soka Gakkai Malaysia Continues Partnership with SMART Program
On February 23, 2010, the Tan Sri Tan Chin Tuan Foundation presented RM (Ringgit Malaysia) 120,000 (US$ 36,171) to Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) Johor. Since 2007, SGM has been overseeing distribution of financial aid, books, stationary, uniforms and various other items to needy students, as part of the ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Feb 20 2010
SGI-El Salvador Youth Members Visit Nursing Home
On February 20, 2010, SGI-El Salvador youth members visited a nursing home in El Salvador City as part of their annual community out-reach efforts. The young people performed music and dance for the elderly residents. The visit was reported on a national TV network in El Salvador. As part of ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Feb 10 2010
SGI-Thailand Makes Donation in Support of Haitian Relief Efforts
On February 10, 2010, SGI-Thailand (SGT) made a donation in the amount of THB 1,274,691 (approximately US$38,342) to assist relief efforts in Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake almost one month earlier in January. Several SGT representatives, including Executive Chair Somsak Likijariyanon, notified Culture Minister Teera Slukpetch at ... read more


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Anna Marie Pyle
William Edward Gilbert Prof of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology; Director, Division of Biological Sciences
Research Interests
Research Organizations
Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale
Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis
Structural Biology
Research Summary
RNA has many different important functions in the cell, from the transfer of genetic information to the catalysis of reactions that are essential for gene expression. Often it is the folded tertiary structure of an RNA, rather than its primary sequence, that is essential for function. Given the ubiquitous role of folded RNA in biology, we have set out to understand some basic principles: What are the building blocks for RNA tertiary structure and how is it energetically stabilized? What are pathways for reaching the folded state? How are RNA and ribonucleoprotein assemblies actively folded and unfolded by RNA remodeling enzymes such as helicases? Many of our studies focus on the self-splicing group II intron, which is a ribozyme that catalyzes its own excision from precursor mRNA and which has been shown to be a mobile genetic element that invades duplex DNA. The evolutionary impact, biological role and biotechnological applications of group II introns are of great interest. A rich source of information on RNA tertiary structure, these large ribozymes (~600 nts in size) assemble through complex networks of unusual tertiary interactions. They are excellent models for studying RNA folding because they fold directly to the native state through a series of structurally and energetically characterized intermediates. Using a combination of biophysical and chemogenetic techniques, we are identifying the molecular structure of group II introns and their folding intermediates, determining the energetic contribution of individual tertiary interactions, and monitoring the dynamic behavior of intermediates along the RNA folding pathway.
Extensive Research Description
Our research focuses on exploring the underlying principles that govern folding, dynamic rearrangement, and stability of RNA molecules and RNA-protein interfaces. To address these issues, we focus on three major problems: 1) Group II introns, which are large self-splicing ribozymes and mobile genetic elements. We are elucidating the folding pathway and tertiary structure of these highly structured RNA molecules, while also examining their interactions with proteins involved in transposition. 2) DExH/D proteins, which are a diverse family of enzymes that manipulate RNA conformation in an ATP-dependent manner. We are studying the motor function and mechanism of the NPH-II helicase from Vaccinia and the NS3/4B/5A replication complex from Hepatitis C Virus. 3) This experimental work is complemented by the development of new computational approaches for analyzing RNA conformation.
Selected Publications
- Dumont, S., et al. (2006). RNA translocation and unwinding mechanism of HCV NS3 helicase and its coordination by ATP. Nature 439:105-108.
- Solem, A., Zingler, N., and Pyle, A.M. (2006). A DEAD protein that activates intron self-splicing without unwinding RNA. Mol. Cell 24:611-617.
- Toor, N., Keating, K. S., Taylor, S. D. and Pyle, A. M. Crystal structure of a self-spliced group II intron. Science 320, 77-82 (2008)
- Pyle, A. M. Translocation and unwinding mechanisms of RNA and DNA helicases. Ann. Rev. Biophys. 37, 317-336 (2008)
- Group II Introns: Catalysis for splicing, genomic change and evolution. Anna Marie Pyle (2008) in Ribozymes and RNA Catalysis (ed. D. M. J. Lilley and F. Eckstein) pp. 201-228. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge