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Motorola has applied for a patent for a bizarre wearable communication device that would be tattooed onto a person's throat.
No, it's not April 1. Motorola has genuinely applied for a patent that would lend the term 'wearable tech' to a whole new level.
In a proposal that trumps even owner Google's novel Google Glass effort, the proposed device "comprises an electronic skin tattoo capable of being applied to a throat region of a body."
Why would you want such a thing on your throat? Because it would contain a microphone that could pick up vibrations from your larynx, thus filtering out background noise. But of course.
In addition to a mic, the throat tattoo device would feature an antenna, a transceiver, Bluetooth, NFC, and a battery that "may or may not be rechargeable." We dread to think how that would need to be charged.
It could also, apparently, come with its own screen. Though one assumes it would be slightly awkward to see.
If all this wasn't bizarre enough, Motorola claims that the device could be used as a lie detector, picking up on the "galvanic skin response" of the user.
"It is contemplated that a user that may be nervous or engaging in speaking falsehoods may exhibit different galvanic skin response than a more confident, truth telling individual," reads the patent application.
The concept is, quite frankly, bonkers. But we love Motorola for it. Perhaps it's trying to impress Google with its own outlandish 'moon shot.'
Read More: Google Glass – The Privacy Problem
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Night 21
The Chuay's wait for the Sooks to return from TC.
Ted says he isn't going to sleep until he finds out who they kicked off.
Brian and Clay won't go to sleep until they see where Ted has settled for the night. Placement is everything when you're trying to stave off a grinding.
Brian is doing pretty well on Survivor wouldn't you say?
He is the understated ruler of the cave and all he surveys.
He would describe his reign as omnipotent, but cannot afford to be caught saying anything that sounds even remotely like "impotent".
The step-child and the randy old man.
Obviously the working title of Brian latest "skin flick" is on his mind as he refers to Shii Ann as Soon Yi.
When Ted informs the group that voting off Shii Ann would be an "emotional decision", Brian declares "correct" and jabs his index finger at Ted in a gun toting motion.
Duck Ted, that thing is loaded, Brian doesn't fire blanks.
The Sook Jai four is limping back to camp.
Penny suddenly feels the need to deliver the most ridiculous pep talk since Silas's "down on one knee" effort in Africa.
Penny Oooooooooooookay.
We're four, we're strong, we really get along.
Do you know why? Do you know why" We know why, coz we're Sook Jai.
The joke's on Shii Ann, I never was a fan.
She eats neck , she eats gut, booted her out on her butt.
Okay guys, we could still be competing as a tribe tomorrow so remember, be aggressive, be, be aggressive.
The remainder of her tribe reluctantly joins in a group hug.
Entering into camp, Jakes cry of "is the soup on?" sends Helen into hysterics.
"Soup for Soup Jai" ha ha ha ha!!!!
No one bothers to correct her.
Ken doesn't like to be threatened.
When the Chuay's ask who was booted, Ken says Shii Ann and goes on to explain that
Shii Ann told them that if they booted her the Chuay's would vote them off one by one.
Ken's not standing for that, you can't threaten him, so Shii Ann had to go.
Ha, you got the last laugh there didn't you Ken – you genius.
Jakes states that if the Chuay's do vote them off one by one they'll know Shii Ann was telling the truth.
Right Jake, and you'll get to feel all superior from your seat on the jury.
Ken insists the fact that the nine of them are at least on the jury, and 36 people before them have been in this exact situation, means tonight's tribal council left them in a "unique" position. You freakin' genius.
To bed, with a warning from Penny not to let the mosquito bugs bite.
How annoying you are Penny.
The Potential Jurors.
As Ken pointed out, it's not very often 45 people are in the unique situation of being (or have been) Survivor jurors.
Let's examine this year's batch. (no peremptory)
Penny Snotty little princess, tries to mesmerize men with the twin threats of her gigantic forehead and teeth. Better start wearing a bra unless she wants "perky" to be replaced by pendulum.
Erin Foolish, foolish Erin. Jugs = guaranteed screen time, but you have to go and spoil it by having a brain (and some might say, a penis)
Jake Wrenched the title of master chicken choker away from Brian.
Ken Clearly 'electrolycised' his rampant unibrow for an unobstructed view to post survivor endorsements – now he has a product "King of the crop, he's Banana Cop".
Clay Miserable midget. Lazy ass mini-golfer. You bitch, I love it.
Ted Rallied from the early embarrassment of "doing Ghandia like that".
Thinks he has a cast-iron alliance with Brian – he's all up on yah big guy.
Brian Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho
Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna
Hey B, hey B, you're alright by me.
Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar
Jan Or more accurately Jay-un. I'm willing to let the bat funeral go if you just scoop your ass back up into your bathing suit.
Helen The Charlton Heston of Tarutao.
Day 22
"Hey Ted, yoo talkin' to yer famileeeee?"
He is, and as he's far too polite to tell her to bog off he is temporarily sidetracked by Perky, anxious to join in his early morning exercise routine.
"Hey Ted, if I can get four others to join in can we try a pyramid?"
Perky departs the scene and Ted completes the biggest eye roll in recorded history.
Ted observes that Penny's super nice behaviour is at once "not genuine" and "fake".
Thanks for clearing that up Ted.
Penny is really working it, over time. She chats with Clay about coffee and despite the fact she hasn't brushed her teeth for six weeks, extends a spit slathered finger to remove some microscopic piece of dirt from Jan's face.
She's not fooling Clay though. Her inability to breech his impenetrable fortress has something to do with him being 46 – obviously beyond the age where you are susceptible to cheerleader "buttuh" – however thickly it might be spread. She ain't getting sh1t outta him.
Hmm, I wonder why CBS ensures the word sh1t is bleeped out.
Ted and Jake engage in a little takraw game while Banana Cop looks surly on the sidelines. Step away from the bananas Ken, they're perfectly safe.
There is, according to Ken, a strategic reason for the two tribes to get along.
No kidding. The fact that the two pre-merge tribes living together on the same beach really is a unique situation is lost on him though.
"Aussie Aus-born."
How do you become Australian?
1) You are born in Australia or,
2) You file for Australian citizenship through the appropriate channels.
You cannot "become" Australian simply by saying "no worries mate" in response to every question or circumstance – Helen.
Banana cop springs into action at the first mention of food so he can take full control of the rationing.
Ken Who wants a really soft one?
Brian None of you, eh ladies?
"I know what's going on. I am King. The tribes are just waiting to pick each other off.
Hear the wind call my name "Brrrrriiiiiiaaaaannnnn, Brrrrrrrrriiiiiiiaaaaaaannnnnn . I can see it, smell it, sense it, taste it, feel it, love it, hump it."
His sense of smell does not extend to Ken's latest bugbear – piss.
Ken takes full advantage of the CBS censor ushering "piss" through the door but slamming it in the face of "sh1t".
Piss man, it's everywhere. Piss, piss, pissidy piss. See that puddle? Piss.
They piss where they live, it's a pissfest.
Why Ken decides to lay barely a foot away from the offending liquid is a mystery.
He very bravely shuts up when Ted walks by - to piss.
Clay This is a cave. It smells like a cave. This is what caves smell like. This ain't Pier 1. This ain't your living room with candles burning.
Unless they're piss scented candles. I somehow don't see them as a big seller.
One final shot of the piss pools is followed by the rear end of Magilla slinking off into the trees. Hmm, way to apportion blame editor.
The ladies are washing the utensils, affording Brian the opportunity to relate his theory about women loving to do domestic chores to a whole new audience.
This, he believes, is like the "good old days". I'll gloss over that I think.
Raisins, sugar, flour, chocolate, nuts, more sugar, caramel chunks, chocolate chips, butterscotch, cook it up, cut it into squares, put it into lunch boxes.
Shut up, shut up Helen you mad incessantly babbling fool.
Desperate to escape the run down of "lunch box lovelies", Jake and Brian decide to go and try to catch some food instead of simply talking about it.
Jake makes a passing observations about Helen's constant droning, but Brian is far too shrewd a game player to confirm his statement. They are after all enemies.
The two of them circle each other like caged animals, looking for the smallest morsel of useable info about the opposition.
Brian finds Penny more attractive than Erin because Erin's Adams apple and big man hands are a turn-off. Aha, Jake commits this info to memory even though it is about one of his own tribe mates. Pickin's are slim when you're talking to the King.
Jake Sometimes me and Brian tell each other the truth and sometimes we're fudging a little bit. Did I say fudge? Damn Helen and her recipes.
Jake does feel he and Brian will be able to form and alliance of sorts.
Hmm, the sort of alliance that doesn't work because you're not on the same team. The sort of alliance pretty much doomed to failure – cool.
Back at camp, darkness has fallen.
Helen So you take more sugar and a cup of cocoa, not hot chocolate power, it has to be real cocoa…..
Ok Helen, what would happen if you used regular old drinking chocolate huh?
Would all the people in China jump up and down at once and send the world spinning off its axis? No.
Would it be the end of civilization as we know it? No
Would you pull a gun and start littering the place with bullets? Hmmmmmm…..
Ken leads Jake to the pissiest corner of the cave to discuss strategy.
I would think your first strategy would be to ensure you don't come across as a distant and constantly disapproving "snot" Ken, but hey whaddaIknow?
You're the nine in this unique position.
Jake informs him that they might be able to get Brian and Clay into a covert alliance.
Ken Cool, Brian's a used car dealer, he sells lemons and I'm always on the look out for fruit to police.
Day 23
Finally we get to see some tree mail.
What, no reward challenge? Straight into the IC?
Ugh, is this another example of "all new"?
Jake unveils a bottle of red liquid with a scale model of the immunity idol inside.
Jake You guys are going to go bonkers over this.
Brian Did someone say bonk?
A challenge for immunity,
Under water's where you'll be
And we're sure the girls agree
Spit don't swallow is the key.
A Jake confessional follows. He explains the importance of a Sook Jai immunity win by relating it to the fact that four is less than five. Listening Robb?
Jiff Ok guys, what is the first thing you do when someone says "don't look behind you?" Right, you look behind you. My advice to you here is don't panic, so you will immediately panic. Just stay calm, don't think about panicking. Here, let me take your mind off panicking. Anyone like movies? Good, me too. I really like Jodie Foster.
I loved her last movie, - Panic Room. Mwahahahahaha!!!
Have any of you met my father? He's a great guy, his name's Nicholas.
I usually introduce him as "my Pa Nick", Mwahahahahaha!!!
Jiff explains there are bamboo snorkels for each of the competing Survivors that do not offer a snug fit.
When he adds that the survivors might end up swallowing seawater, Helen decides to sit this one out. Hmmm, so she's the teammate with the least experience with salty fluids then?
Jiff You sitting this one out Helen?
Helen No worries mate.
Cumulative times of the four competing tribe mates will decide the winners, so every second counts.
Penny is a cheerleader and a sorority girl, surely she should have been able to go down for more than nine seconds. Ken should really be able to last longer than 15 seconds too.
The challenge comes to a showdown between Brian and Jake.
As expected, Brian shows the best technique and the Chuay's are victorious once again.
Lucky the Chicken.
When Lucky arrived at the Sook Jai camp he had two buddies. It surely can't have escaped his attention that he is now the sole poultry survivor. Do you think he ever associated the disappearance of his pals with the strange crunching and flapping sounds that followed? Clearly not, or he would have at least tried to stop Magilla stealing the tribes only other food source.
The survivor's arrive back at camp and Erin asks if there is any reason the lid is off the noodle pot. Banana cop Ken sets up a cordon and approaches the banana pot with extreme caution. The bananas have gone. Geez Ken, your sole responsibility on the island and you get out witted by a monkey. Great work Sipowitz.
He masks his disappointment by joking with the others that the chicken has gone too.
He gets a typically over the top reaction from Helen so he's happy.
We are then treated to a Helen confessional where she bangs on about having to eat rocks.
Thankfully she has five recipes for boulders, one for scree and a dozen more for gravel.
Despite outlasting his far younger teammates in the challenge Jake is having a "woe is me" moment and Erin steps in with the pep talk.
Erin Gotta do what we gotta do, blah blah, fate, hands of the Gods, yada yada, strong heart, build a team, ahem ahem. No one blames you for our crapness.
She snaps a wet towel across his ass and he leaves a wiser man.
The group discussion turns to the fact that the Chuays can't celebrate their win because they are living with the team that just lost. Unique situation wouldn't you think Ken?
Clay is staring at Erin string bikini briefs. The bead tie looks like a miniature abacus and Clay is wracking his brain to remember if he needs to calculate anything.
The Sook's go off for a group chat where they decide Lucky's fate.
Jake wants to cook him. Ken says "fine by me". He clearly has no further interest in the food supply since he was relieved of banana watch.
Penny says they need to "kick ass" if she's not here tomorrow. Erin says the same. Not because she agrees with the sentiment, more because she's still practicing the kinds of things girls say.
Jakes reply of "sounds erotic" at Penny's suggestion they all sleep together for their final night as a foursome falls as flat as Erin's chest once was.
Day 24
In the absence of a food challenge this week, the decision is made to kill Lucky today.
The cast gathers round to witness the event.
Jake Well, this is Lucky, he's become a firm favourite around camp, but it's time for him to go.
Clay Ok, kill him.
Jake It's at times like these when I remember the fact that we are all just here for a short time. Like the Dalai lama dining with the Pope and being interrupted by Jehovah's witnesses, I think we can all relate to that and to the importance that has in the life of Lucky.
(Does anyone else think he's losing it?)
Jake It's a time to be thankful for the richness we see in our lives.
We grow the grain, Lucky eats the grain and we eat lucky.
It's the circle of life, (crunch) it's the wheel of fortune (flap) it's a leap of faith (crunch , flap, flap, crunch)
Ted didn't want to take part in the killing but is more than happy to feast on Lucky, declaring that he taste just like chicken.
Jan decides to continue playing her strategy of "crazy granny".
One minute she's holding Lucky's feet as he writhes and thrashes, the next she's burying his head and feet beside Oliver in her corner of death. This will allow them to "play" together. Don't you feel that if either of them "woke up' the shock of seeing the other would kill them again anyway?
Tactful as ever, Helen suggests the Sook's might want to eat later what with them having to go to TC , saves on food you know.
The Sook's retire again to discuss life and it's strange ironies.
Jake So do we want to know who's getting booted tonight?
Penny Yes
Ken Yes
Jake Yes
Erin No.
Uh oh.
Penny I love you guys.
Erin Me too.
Jake Can you feel the love tonight?
Other's Toooooonii-ii-iight.
Jake It is where we are. It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer that we got this far.
Erin Huh? I thought you wanted us to be the final four.
Well, I do believe he wanted some of you to be in the final four Erin.
Tribal Council
Jiff So, feeling at home in the Chuay cave Ken?
Ken Sure, if your home stinks of piss.
They each in turn say why they shouldn't be booted.
Erin makes note of herself as an asset (or two) Penny claims she only lazes around if others are too. Ken says if he goes he takes the "hunk' factor with him and Jake points out that he's the only one who's any good at the challenges.
Safe on the knowledge the Texas alliance will see her right, Erin gives her vote to Ken.
Penny and Jake then pull the biggest switcheroo on her since her plastic surgeon and she is duly dispatched, blissfully unaware that her stint on the island will see her edited as this years Zoe.
Goodbye Erin, I really think you had balls – once.


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While we applaud his release, we cannot forget how Pastor Youcef was abused and falsely accused over the past 3 years. He was subject to intense interrogation. His wife was arrested, taken away from their two young sons for a period of time. His lawyer was arrested on trumped-up charges.
Earlier this year the House drew attention to this persecution when it overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for the immediate release of Pastor Youcef. We made it clear that the world was watching and would not tolerate the execution of an innocent man.
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Looking at 9mm and like the looks of this one. Does anyone have any info and reviews that could help me out?
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Looking at 9mm and like the looks of this one. Does anyone have any info and reviews that could help me out?
I've put approx. 1500 rounds through our P99, and I can say that it is hands down my favorite polymer semi-auto for range or home defense use (it's too big to carry concealed). It is just as accurate and reliable as our Glocks, Sigs, and H&K's. I also think it is a much nicer looking pistol than the other polymers out there, but of course this is purely a subjective opinion.
The hard part is finding one. BTW, you want the "AS" trigger, instead of the "QA" trigger. Not that the QA is bad as it isn't, but that the AS is a bit better in most people's opinions.
I've owned a P99 .40 for a long while now. It has and continues to be one of the most reliable semi autos that Ive owned. With the 3 different size back straps for the grip, its a good fit for most any size hand. And honestly the ergonomics cant be beat. POA is right on the mark and the reliability has been perfect with a few thousand rounds down range now, and it still functions flawlessly. The trigger is buttery smooth and breaks crisp and has gotten better with use. I thinks its also one of the nicest looking polymers out there and one of the best kept secrets in the polymer world, but has developed quiet a fan base during its short history. The only issue I've ever had with it and it was my fault is that once I removed the rear sight and the tiny detent spring went shooting out of there and I lost it, but they sent me another at no charge. I highly recommend the AS trigger, but they are getting hard to find. P99's in general are getting hard to find, at least in the Tampa Bay area. Its one that I dont ever imagine getting rid of. I know if I do I'll always regret it. I've been slightly distracted from my P99 lately because of my latest .40 purchase, A Beretta 90-Two .40 pictured under the P99. You can find a lot of info on it here at the Walther forum and a lot of info on it at Dr. Ken Lundes site here http://www.gunfaqs.org/P99FAQ/index.html
How much would you expect me to spend to get a new p99?
i bought my 9MM P99 compact two weeks ago at $660. another shop in st.pete florida had the regular size P99 AS for $670. my guess is that it falls in between the mid price range.
i agree with the above post. this is probably the best looking polymer pistol and the grip angle is just right. the quality is top notch but its a sleeper brand unlike the glock or springfield XD. the smaller adjustable backstrap [now common on most polymer frames] fits my smaller hand like a charm. and field strip is super easy once u have done it.
I've had mine for about 5 years and have never regretted buying it. Mine's an early version AS trigger in .40 cal with the Titanium finish. It's a solid shooter.
The Walther P99 is by far the nicest 9mm I have ever owned or shot. With the 3 provided back straps you can tune the grip to fit your hand whether it is smallish or largish. Being mostly polymer it is lightweight, yet substantial enough to not have excessive recoil. The slide being tapered on the sides help your eye in sight reacquisition while making snap shots or follow up shots fast and easy. The trigger (AS) copies the traditional DA/SA trigger pull in that you have a long trigger pull for the first shot and very short trigger pulls for the subsequent shots. The trigger is smooth and crisp. I can double tap faster and more accurately with my P99 than any other pistol I have shot. A unique feature overlooked a lot of the time is that the P99 has double strike capabilities. This means if you pull the trigger and it goes "click" you can pull the trigger again without having to shuck a round in the chamber. This may seem to be a menial feature but the US Government thought it was important enough to include it as a requirement when replacing the venerable Colt .45... Ever wonder why Glock was not in the line up?
I have several P99's now with never a bobble out of any of them, so reliability from mine has been 100%. The only other pistol that I have ever owned that I could say that about is my Sig Sauer P226. I prefer the P99 over the 226 for several reasons; the P99 is smaller (even though it carries 1 more round), lighter, faster double taps and fits my hand better.
The slide on the P99 is tenifer coated, like the Glock so rust is less of a factor than on my Sig too...
The cheap part on the P99 (again, like the Glock) is plastic, although I will admit, I have had no problems with them yet... The sights are adjustable for windage and elevation. The later by replacing the front blade with other provided blade(s) to make the POI fit you.
Over all, the Walther P99 is IMO the most overlooked pistol on the market, not to mention the nicest looking...
Great gun. ;)
I love the Walther/S&W 99 series of guns and have 3 different sizes in three different calibers.
Yeah, the P99 is a great gun. I actually just got the sights right again the other day and it's dead accurate again. Never jams, failure to load, failure to eject or anything like that, it's very reliable. Changeable grips as well for different hand sizes. Lightweight but not too light. Manageable recoil in 9mm. Overall a fantastic gun.
In response to the 2nd poster phil, he said it's too big to carry. I have to disagree. Although I don't carry, I have practiced concealing it with a Comptac Pro Undercover IWB holster and it is very concealed (the P99 is a mid size gun) IMO.
While the P99 is considered a "full sized" pistol and it does have the smaller compact to compliment it, I find it to be very concealable and have no need for a smaller gun. It's just a "little" heavy and "little" too big for deep deep concealment, but my personal needs generally don't run that extreme. I consider the P99 the best all around handgun I've ever had.
I love the gun! Just picked one up 2 weeks ago. I would have to say its as accurate as my FNP-9 and my P226
I have 2-P99's. 1 in 9mm and 1 in 40 and I like them very much.
I don't have a problem with the recoil in either caliber but of course the 40 has more snap.
My P99 was the first gun I bought. Im very happy with it.
All I wanted was a P99 OD green in 40 s&w. I could not shoot it well because of the 40 round being to snappy so I bought the compact in 9mm. I shot it well but not as good as a 1911 and I was trying to find a plastic pistol that I could shoot like the 1911. Then I got the mag cover for the full size mags that made the P99c seem like a P99 full size 9mm. I shoot it better than any of my other pistol unil I picked up the H&K p2000. I can see anyone who likes plastic liking the P99 in either combat mode or S/a D/A..
I watch this guy at my pistol range who has 6 P99 (overkill) and he shoots like a pro and never misses and steel so I took him back to to some sinerio shooting. I setup 4 targets in each burm with two of them being hosttges. That's eight targets with four he could not hit and the good guy in red were allways in front of the good guy in red. Just for a joke I drove 40 mph figuring he would hit non due to the holes we hit. He was shooting and by the end he was simling and saying that was a blast. We walked to find that he it all the bad guy two of them twice and not one badguy and only one round was not accountted for. I asked who taught him and he said he bought the walther because of there look and just sterted shooting by him self when Obama too office. Now it's a hobby for him and I have one more student to teach reloading to.


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Location: Wheat, Sorghum and Forage ResearchTitle: Determination of the structure and catalytic mechanism of Sorghum bicolor caffeic acid O-methyltransferase and the structural impact of three brown midrib12 mutations Author
|Green, Abigail
|Lewis, Kevin
|Barr, John
|Jones, Jeffrey
|Lu, Fuchuang
|Ralph, John
|Vermerris, Wilfred
|Sattler, Scott
|Kang, Chul Hee
Submitted to: Plant Physiology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/17/2014
Publication Date: 8/4/2014
Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/59513
Citation: Green, A.R., Lewis, K.M., Barr, J.T., Jones, J.P., Lu, F., Ralph, J., Vermerris, W., Sattler, S.E., Kang, C. 2014. Determination of the structure and catalytic mechanism of Sorghum bicolor caffeic acid O-methyltransferase and the structural impact of three brown midrib12 mutations. Plant Physiology. 165(4):1440-1456. DOI: 10.1104/pp114.241729. Interpretive Summary: In the U.S., sorghum biomass (stalks and leaves) serves as an important forage crop for livestock. In addition, sorghum is being developed as a renewable bioenergy crop for liquid biofuels. There are three main components of biomass: cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Lignin impedes conversion of biomass to both energy for livestock and fuel for bioenergy. Therefore, understanding lignin synthesis is critical for developing plants that are improved for bioenergy conversion. The sorghum caffeic O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a key enzyme in lignin synthesis. Mutations in the gene encoding this enzyme result in biomass that has reduced lignin content and improved digestibility for livestock and conversion to biofuels. We determined and examined the structure of this enzyme in order to understand its function in lignin synthesis. The structure of COMT was similar to enzymes found in other plants such as ryegrass and alfalfa. Our observations explain how the sorghum COMT and similar enzymes participate in lignin synthesis, and why COMT is only able to participate in one specific chemical reaction in this pathway. This information will provide new means to alter lignin content in sorghum and other plants, thereby leading to more efficient substrates for bioenergy and livestock conversion.
Technical Abstract: With S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) acting as the methyl donor, caffeic acid O-methyltransferase from Sorghum bicolor (SbCOMT) methylates the 5-hydroxyl group of its preferred substrate, 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde, to form sinapaldehyde. In order to determine the mechanism of SbCOMT and understand the reduction in activity observed in three brown midrib12 (bmr12) mutants that carry missense mutations in the COMT gene and that cause a significant reduction in the syringyl-to-guaiacyl (S/G) ratio in the lignin, we have determined the crystal structures of both the apo-form and the SAM binary complex SbCOMT, and established the ternary complex structure by molecular modeling. These structures have revealed many shared features with the COMTs from both the monocot ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and the dicot alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Steady-state kinetic and isothermal titration calorimetric data reveal that the phenylpropanoid and SAM substrates of SbCOMT enter the enzyme in arbitrary order before the products are released, suggesting a random bi-bi mechanism. Based on the structural, kinetic and thermodynamic results, we propose that the observed hierarchy among 4,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxycinnamyl (and 3,4-dihydroxycinnamyl) aldehyde, alcohol and acid substrates is due to the ability of the aldehyde substrate to stabilize, through electron delocalization, the anionic intermediate that results from deprotonation of the hydroxyl group ortho to the 4-OH by His267. The preferential formation of sinapaldehyde as a precursor for S-subunits in vivo, despite the presence of other phenylpropanoids for which SbCOMT has affinity, is a consequence of the narrow range in activity of SbCOMT towards 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde and the effective substrate inhibition of this compound. We propose that this substrate inhibition is due to the high rotational barrier around the bond connecting the vinyl and aldehyde portions of the substrate with the s-cis-form of these aldehydes having the capability to bind non-productively to the active site and inhibit productive binding of the s-trans-form.


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BMW has just announced that its 5-Series Gran Turismo will soon be available with the company's xDrive all-wheel drive system. The Bavarian automaker plans to show off the new running gear at the Beijing Motor Show at the end of this month. Eventually, you'll be able to order the xDrive option with any engine combination your heart so desires.
Starting in June, European buyers will have a shot at the 550i xDrive Gran Turismo and the 530d xDrive Gran Turismo. Shortly thereafter, in September, the 535i xDrive Gran Turismo and the 535d xDrive Gran Turismo will follow suit. BMW has also announced that its diesel-powered 740d sedan will receive available xDrive, but that particular model is confined to markets outside of North America, and it's likely to stay that way.
From where we sit, the all-wheel drive option will likely appeal to American buyers. As a population, we just can't seem to give up habits instilled by the SUV era, including the notion that you can't go anywhere without all four-wheels pulling. So far, BMW hasn't said exactly how much specifying xDrive will add to the Gran Turismo's price tag, or when such models will come to the North America. Judging by the company's current price structure, we're guessing the new models will check in at around $3,000 over the rear-wheel drive variants. Check out our high-res gallery below and the official press release after the jump


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- VCOM Employees: $200
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- VCOM Students: $200
- VCOM first, third and fourth year students must have valid VCOM e-mail to register. VCOM second year students will receive HeartCode® ACLS education and certification during Block 8 of their second year (no sign-up or payment required)
- VCOM Alumni: $200
- VCOM alumni must complete the online portion and obtain their certificate prior to the skills check (Alumni Weekend or another time). After online registration, you will be contacted by Simulation Center staff.
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Course Availability
HeartCode® ACLS is available at any time. Since HeartCode® ACLS is hosted online, technology offers participants 24/7 access to Part 1 course content. Parts 2 and 3 (skills testing) is only offered by scheduling an appointment with Simulation Center Faculty/Staff.
ACLS Course Content
HeartCode® ACLS is an approved AHA online course and contains the 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC, and ACLS core drugs. Rest assured, the online HeartCode® ACLS course and skills check provides medical professionals the certification they require and is accepted by all facilities in the United States. Most hospital systems only recognize AHA certifications and this is exactly what you will receive; an AHA ACLS Provider Certification.
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All study material is provided to you when you complete registration for HeartCode® ACLS. This eLearning course provides self-assessments to test knowledge of rhythm recognition and pharmacology, team dynamics, and ten patient care cases allowing the participant to treat various cardiac and stroke emergencies. At any time during or before beginning the ACLS online course, an electronic, read-only version of the student provider manual can be accessed, reviewed, and studied. Following the completion of the patient cases, a multiple choice exam is required to complete the cognitive assessment (Part 1). Participants are allowed unlimited attempts to successfully manage patient cases and also to pass the exam. eLearning content is available to all registered users for 2 years.
Obtaining ACLS Certification
Skills testing is required to obtain the AHA ACLS Provider Certification. Skills testing comprises an assessment at the Simulation Center in which participants will be evaluated on a Voice-Assist Manikin (VAM). The VAM assesses ventilation skills utilizing a bag-valve-mask (part 2) and compressions and ventilations (CPR) skills (part 3). Again, participants are provided unlimited attempts to successfully perform the skills testing. Note: Skills testing must be completed within 60 days of completing the eLearning portion of the course.
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AHA Provider certification cards are issued by Laerdal Medical Corporation. You will receive your ACLS card in the mail approximately 2-4 weeks following the course. If you need to provide documentation immediately, participants have the option to print certificates of completion to provide verification to their healthcare agency.
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Apart from today and a bit over the weekend I've not had much chance to write. When the sun's shining it's criminal not to be doing some gardening - and I was in a meeting all day yesterday, at my life drawing group last night and last week having more paid fun with leather shoes and handbags - this time in the middle of Denmark.
I thought I'd actually arrived in India now with the book, but Ginny, the wilful heroine, is having none of it and has dragged me back on board the Viceroy of India. I really must get on with the story though.


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My First U2 Gig- June 1, 1997I attended my first U2 concert on June 1, 1997 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. My boyfriend (now husband) got us tickets for my birthday. It was one of the most exciting days of my life as I had been wanting to see the band live for years. The fact that we had the worst seats (all the way up top) didn't take away from the magic of that night. I was just so happy to be seeing my favorite band finally! It was so much fun! They were awesome...and still are of course. I have seen U2 live every tour since then in three different states and they never disappoint. There's nothing like a U2 show! It was the best birthday gift ever!


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Liberty -vs- Tyranny
The deal, such as it is, the kicking the can down the road a piece was finally hammered out so at least for now, the "fiscal cliff" was avoided. The nation can thank Mich McConnell and Joe Biden for it getting done.
Yahoo NEWS - If John Kennedy had not written "Profiles in Courage," today we might have a more realistic understanding of political valor. But JFK's 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book so raised the bar for bravery in public life that it now seems obvious that no modern figure can measure up.
Who in the 21st century could possibly match Daniel Webster's oratory as he heroically struggled to save the Union? Or replicate Edmund Ross' moral fortitude as he destroyed his political career to cast the decisive vote against impeaching Andrew Johnson? Where once legislators risked being burned in effigy and physically threatened, these days the likely consequence of a courageous vote in Congress is a new career as a high-priced lobbyist.
This week's ungainly legislative compromise that merely delayed the fiscal apocalypse until March can be ridiculed as a Profile in Timidity. Rather than ratify a grand bargain that would reform taxes and spending for a decade, Congress in predictable fashion did as little as possible as late as possible. No one, Republican or Democrat, is going to brag in their memoirs about the fortitude they displayed, dangling over the abyss, as they scaled the Fiscal Cliff.
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner deserve credit for the last-minute fortitude they displayed in ending the dispiriting deadlock over extending the Bush tax cuts. It wasn't Kennedy-defined courage—and it doesn't erase the prior stubbornness on taxes by the Republican congressional leaders—but their political moxie should be noted.
On Sunday, with the countdown clock ticking, McConnell made a direct appeal to Joe Biden when his negotiations with Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid reached a dead end. Rather than setting up secret back-channel talks with Biden, a longtime colleague, McConnell announced on the Senate floor, "I also placed a call to the vice president to see if he could help jump-start the negotiations on his side."
The Biden-McConnell agreement challenged Republican orthodoxy in two major ways: It raised taxes on families earning more than $450,000, and it did not extract spending cuts from the Democrats. But the White House also made a big concession: Barack Obama abandoned his mantra since 2007 that families earning more than $250,000 should pay more in taxes. {Continue Reading}
Every so often in this charged political era we see something that gives reason for possible optimism. But then again...
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This is a kind reminder that registration is still open (deadline 30 June 2017) for those wishing to attend the 'Sea Level 2017' Conference (click here to register).
Users are informed that a new release of the MERCI Catalogue and Inventory (v2.4.1) with integration into the ESA EO Single Sign-On (EO-SSO) architecture is now available for access to the Envisat MERIS Full Resolution (FRS) as well as the Envisat and ERS (A)ATSR datasets.
Proba-V images Portuguese forest fire
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ESA's Proba-V minisatellite has captured the forest fire raging in central Portugal, revealing blackened scars and columns of smoke as well as pinpointing active fire hotspots.
Swarm Alpha and Bravo data from June regenerated
19 June 2017
We inform the Swarm users that because of an issue during the processing of the Swarm L1B Orbit and Attitude product of 03/06/2017 on Swarm Alpha and on 08/06/2017 on Swarm Bravo - i.e., available Level 0 data was not included in in the L1B processing - the L1B data production has been affected.
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Designed to return unique images of the Earth for five years, the German radar satellite TerraSAR-X has outdone itself. The satellite has been in operation for twice that time - and there is still no end in sight to its service.
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The Polar Thematic Exploitation Platform (PTEP) has now started the pre-operations phase. During this phase the PTEP community will investigate current and future iceberg risk in Baffin Bay, Greenland.
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The deadline for submission of proposals is 15 October 2017
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The SA350K includes 1/4 HP, 1 Phase Motor, cast-iron table with 4 1/2 in. long x 3/4 in., 1 in., 1 1/2 in., 2 in. and 3 in. rubber spindles, drum plates, abrasive sleeves and table inserts, dust bag, 3/16 in. Allen Wrench, 1/2 in. socket wrench. 3/4 in. spindle converts to 1/2 in. when rubber drum is removed.
|Motor: 1/4 HP, 120V, 1 Phase, 60 Hz, 1,725 RPM
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|Spindle Length: 4 1/2 in.
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|Table Insert: 4 in.
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DELTA will repair or replace, at its expense, and its option, any new DELTA machine, machine part, or machine accessory which in normal use has proven to be defective in workmanship or material, provided that the customer returns the product prepaid to a DELTA factory service center.Get more info on DELTA's Warranty
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I have owned a SA350K or BOSS for several years and it is a great performer. It is used on almost every project because it is capable of sanding curves to a line with great accuracy. I use it on Furniture as well as Jigs and Bent Wood Laminations. It helps in creating a beautiful piece of furniture or accurate Jig.
Nice addition to any shop. Makes sanding less painful and boring.
I am a knife maker and have two of these sanders. I live in an area of Alaska that is difficult to get bigger items to so i have one I use and a backup. They are great machines that work well and should last a lot of years. Easy sandpaper changing and always ready to work. It is a five star product. I wore out cheap sanders in three months but have been using my new Delta sander for two years.


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One minute you're married to the shiny, sparkly goddess that is J-Lo, the next you're at the grand unveiling of a bus, where ooh, around three people appear to have turned up and one of those is waiting to drive the number 73.
Still, er, at least he's got his face on the front with the word 'fame' above it, so that makes it alright doesn't it. No, it doesn't at all.
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Stunning reissue of the phenomenal worldwide bestseller: Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. Angela's Ashes is Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. It... read more is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and Limerick slums -- too many children, too little money, his mother Angela barely coping as his father Malachy's drinking bouts constantly brought the family to the brink of disaster. It is a story of courage and survival against apparently overwhelming odds. Written with the vitality and resonance of a work of fiction, and a remarkable absence of sentimentality, Angela's Ashes is imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's distinctive humour and compassion. Out of terrible circumstances, he has created a glorious book in the tradition of Ireland's literary masters, which bears all the marks of a great classic.
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Service Engine Soon Light
Looking for help in resetting the Service Engine Soon light. Ive had everything checked, but my shop does not know how to clear the light.
Ditto...if your shop can read the OBD II codes...then they should be able to reset the SES light. If they did, and the light returned...it means that there's still an issue. Reread the codes to see what it says this time. Even if they didn't reset the light...if the issue was fixed, or even went away on it's own...after a few drive cycles where the fault is no longer present...the light will turn itself off.
If you don't have a scanner/reader...I believe (in your state) that you can take your car to the local AutoZone or Advanced Auto or Pep Boys etc...and they can read your codes for free...many times they may reset the light for you (sometimes not). But at least you'll know which area (or sensor) is throwing the fault code.
In the chart below...you can see the various FTP (federal test protocols) that occur at different stages...all test may not be conducted during a drive...as you can see in the chart below:
The SES (service engine soon) and/or CEL (check engine light) illuminate for the same reason..engine electronic emissions. You can see which areas of your engine's management system that OBD II covers...it is a sensor in one of these areas that has registered a fault...which is the reason your SES light illuminated.
(take note of the 3rd & 4th bullet in the image below)
Thanks I will go to Auto Zone. Again thanks for the good info.
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Nothing wrong with them goals. Just keep practicing and you'll reach them. Good luck.
After the 12 gauge pattern test... I had some fun.
Browning Buck Mark
7.25" barrel, Tasco 1X20 scope, Walmart-Special 550-pack ammo:
I'm pulling them a little w/ the heavier triger on my Buck Mark (compared to my XDs).
This is 10M, offhand. From the bench, it tore a ragged hole the size of a quarter with 25-30 rounds at 10M.
Next month: New Tactical Solutions 10" aluminum alloy barrel, better scope mounts, and a new red-dot scope. The goal is ragged dime-size holes at 25M from the bench, and this group offhand at 25M.
Pics to come!
Nothing wrong with them goals. Just keep practicing and you'll reach them. Good luck.
If U shoot the buckmark on a sandbag - U will be surprised at the accuracy...
Try this fix... It will lighten the trigger...
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One of my favorite rides at Universal Studios Florida (in the Islands of Adventure park) is The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, which used a moving ride car integrated with 3D video effects to create a very fun ride. But since the ride is now almost 13 years old, some of the video technologies are starting to show their age.
Luckily, the theme park announced today that the ride is getting an upgrade. Here's a video report on the news, courtesy of Inside the Magic. Considering the crowds and technologies behind the Wizarding World of Harry Potter area, the Spider-man upgrades should definitely bring some visitor traffic back to the super-hero area. Read more of Keith Shaw's ITworld.TV blog and follow the latest IT news at ITworld. Follow Keith on Twitter at @shawkeith. For the latest IT news, analysis and how-tos, follow ITworld on Twitter and Facebook.


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/// Attention Start-Ups: Just Because Facebook Clones Your App, It Doesn't Mean You're Dead
It must be frightening to be a successful Web start-up, knowing that at any moment another giant tech company could come along and clone your idea. It happens all the time. Indeed, when I wrote that Facebook was to introduce its own version of a Snapchat app last week — a mobile messaging application that allows users to send self-destructing text, photo and video messages to one another — many began writing their Snapchat eulogies. Not so fast. While Facebook's new Poke app shot up to No. 1 in the App Store for its first few days on the market, it has settled back down to spot No. 39, according to the latest numbers on Apple's App Store leader board. Part of this has a simple explanation. For the first few days after Facebook released Poke, the company inserted links to the App Store into users' news feeds, prompting them to download the new app. That sort of distribution power is rivaled by few, as the news feed is literally front and center for every single one of Facebook's billion-plus users. That, combined with the release day press blitz, pushed the app to the top of the charts. But now Facebook seems to have taken that placement out of the feed. That'll obviously sink the download rates for the new app. And it has only been out for a few days, so it's not necessarily a measure of the app's long-term growth
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I'm currently building a data flow analysis tool, one of the goals of which is to trace malicious input as it moves through a program. I'm currently testing with XBMC and the 8.10 takescreenshot remote buffer overflow in XBMC\xbmc\cores\DllLoader\exports\emu_msvcrt.cpp (see http://milw0rm.com/exploits/8337 for more info).
I do this by monitoring the x86 instructions mov and rep (and their variants/combinations), but my application is losing track of the data read in by XBMC, somewhere between socketGetInput() and the vulnerability in emu_msvcrt.cpp. From the two stack traces below (one from a breakpoint on recv, and the other on the leave instruction right before the crash occurs) I'm guessing XBMC uses some data passing mechanism I'm missing.
They thread IDs that read the data and eventually execute the vulnerable code are the same, so I'm assuming the data isn't moving between processes. That would seem to indicate the data is being copied by a function that doesn't boil down to something like 'rep movsd' (memcpy, strcpy etc are essentially this).
I guess my question is, does such a function or method of data movement exist in XBMC?
=== Stack trace when the data is read ===
#0 0xb7526f50 in recv () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#1 0x08854f88 in socketGetInput (sid=1, buf=0x91fbbf0 "", toRead=2047, errCode=0xb2efdef0) at src/sockGen.c:455
#2 0x08853c52 in socketRead (sid=1, buf=0xb2efdf37 "", bufsize=1) at src/sock.c:172
#3 0x08853d9d in socketGets (sid=1, buf=0xb2efe074) at src/sock.c:235
#4 0x0885aa16 in websGetInput (wp=0x91fd490, ptext=0xb2efe0b4, pnbytes=0xb2efe0b0) at src/webs.c:608
#5 0x0885a4fc in websReadEvent (wp=0x91fd490) at src/webs.c:362
#6 0x0885a466 in websSocketEvent (sid=1, mask=2, iwp=153080976) at src/webs.c:319
#7 0x08855704 in socketDoEvent (sp=0x91fbae8) at src/sockGen.c:935
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Re: Book or Manual for 6?
Not exactly what you want but still a book for Mathematica 6...
Computer Simulations with Mathematica and Java
Wellin, Paul, Gayley, Todd
I also mentioned the book some time ago.
Note the comments I took...
"Annoyingly as usual, Springer has announced a book MANY months
the scheduled date of publication, and there's no guarantee the book
will actually appear by that date."
> As a long time 5.2 user, I want a *book* or a *manual* about 6
> -- one that will, at a minimum, list and explain and describe the
> changes and new features in 6 relative to 5
> --one that I can read, in the evening, in the living room with wife and
> dog, not back at the monitor on my desk, all by myself
> --one that I can turn pages back and forth in, and occasionally
> highlight or turn down a page corner, not have to "navigate" through by
> endlessly clicking links back forth (ever hear of anyone "navigating" a
> novel, or a biography?)
> Is such available? To my amazement, a search for "Mathematica 6" on
> amazon brought up nothing to buy; and a search on the Wolfram web sites
> brought up no manual or users guide that I could download *in one shot*,
> and then take down to Kinko's to get printed (as I've done with more
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Okay, my Z3 is a 97 and doesn't have a subwoofer that I can tell. It looks like this one is for Zs that have the roll hoops which mine also doesn't have.
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a (serious) question about character codes in Mathematica
Usually, my questions about character codes are more complaints than
anything else.
But, this time I just want info. I promise :-)
(52 in hex is 82 in decimal, so this is the 83rd character in the
Mathematica7 font - numbering starts from zero)
As shown below, Mathematica seems to map characters to non-standard
Unicode points.
In Unicode, the double struck capitol R is 0x211d in hex and 8477 in decimal[1].
But, Mathematica assigns this character to (the second argument is
optional here)
63413 in decimal and 0xf7b5 in hex does not map to any (regular)
glyph. In fact, the number is in the private use area of Unicode.
I know Mathematica has been around for a long time. Perhaps this code
point was in use for DoubleStruckCapitalR before that glyph had a code
point in regular Unicode. I am sure there is a perfectly good
I am interested in ways to acquire the common Unicode points for the
glyphs in Mathematica7 along with the stretchy characters for
parenthesis and lists from other Mathematica fonts. This can be done
by feeding the raw character into one of the lower level conversion
routines like
(I think this call is right, but I can't be sure because it's
undocumented - also, it must be enabled by exporting something first)
but it requires a lot of post processing to apply it to all the
characters in a particular font (because sometimes the result is a
plain character instead of an HTML entity string - and sometimes the
result is a semicolon...).
What is the best way to get the "real" Unicode points for the exotic
fonts in Mathematica?
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Santa Monica-based ThisNext, an online shopping discovery and community web site, has raised a round of venture debt, the firm told socalTECH Friday. The firm's CEO, Gordon Gould, said that ThisNext raised a round from Western Technology Inc., which will go towards giving the firm runway extension prior to the company's Series B funding in the fall. Gould said that the funding should give the firm a strong position and help boosts the firm's valuation in advance of its venture capital efforts. The funding will go towards operations at the company. ThisNext's site provides a social shopping site that allows consumers to share and recommend products with friends and others. ThisNext is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, and now has 11 employees.


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Gisselman has worked with three NCAA championship teams, and numerous top 10 finishers and ACC team champions as well. Along with those high achieving teams he has worked with multiple individual ACC champions and NCAA All-Americans. He has also had an opportunity to work with a select few NCAA individual champions, and Olympic athletes.
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New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte is clearly not satisfied with his injury-shortened return from a premature retirement. Does that mean he's coming back next year? Pettitte's not sure, but he's certainly not ruling it out.
"It seems like things don't work out like you envision them in life," he said. "I figured coming in here that I would pitch this year and I would fully exhaust myself of whatever I had left in me as far as for baseball or whatever. And as of this moment right now, I want to pitch more right now than I did when I first came to the big leagues. I got a chance to come back and start feeling really, really good. And really, my last few starts before I got hurt felt like I was back as far as finding my arm slot and getting my velocity up a little bit — you kind of build up over the course of a season – to where I wanted it, and then this happens."
Standing in the middle of the Yankees clubhouse, Pettitte, 40, met with the media initially to discuss his progress from the broken ankle that's kept him sidelined since June 27. He's confident he'll pitch again this season, but it's clear that he didn't come out of retirement expecting this sort of down time. He's pitched extremely well, going 3-3 in nine starts with a 3.22 ERA, but he's going to be limited to less than half a season.
Would he rule out one more season?
"No, I wouldn't," he said. "I'll go home and again talk to my family about it and pray about it and I'll just do what I feel is the right thing to do. I definitely can't tell you right now that I would say there's no way I'm going to play."
Pettitte is going to pitch off flat ground again tomorrow. He'll wear spikes and push off like he's on a mound, and if that goes well, he could be on an actual mound soon. Even his recovery doesn't happy quickly enough to get into minor league games, Pettitte believes he can use simulated games to get himself big league ready.
"Coming back here was to try to help us win another championship, and I still have an opportunity to do that," he said. "The light at the end of the tunnel for me with all of this is try to get healthy, get back and try to get myself prepared to try to help us get to the postseason, because we've got a lot of work to do still, and then hopefully get what we all want and that's to try to win another championship."
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I don't know the taxonomy of this group, but apparently there are only two species and, according to wikipedia, most garden ornamentals are derived from hybrids between the two species. The hybrid is named Laburnum x watereri.
Thanks Dick. The x does not seem to be in the database. I have changed it to L. watereri. Not sure whether I should just purge all these ornamentals and non-native invaders from my thoughts.
Since Laburnum watereri is not really a species, but only a named hybrid that is maintained in cultivation, the correct nomenclature is to place an "X" between the genus and hybrid name. iNaturalist and lots of non-technical literature simply drop the "X."


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Contraception mandates and religious freedom acts: the right and wrong of Rick Santorum
posted at 9:55 pm on February 16, 2012 by MadisonConservative
When the Obama Administration announced new rules requiring all employers, including religious organizations, to provide health insurance plans that included contraception coverage, I really wondered if he had just given up and was now intentionally trying to piss people off. I knew nobody on the right would be happy with it, and predicted that quite a few on the left would wonder what he was thinking. It was a foregone conclusion, however, that Rick Santorum would leap onto this like a starving jaguar with a t-bone. Now, I've made my qualms with Rick Santorum well known on this site, but this is one case where I strongly agreed with him, and not solely based on the principle of religious freedom.
While I do believe that this case does, in fact, infringe on the rights of religious organizations whose employees and employers oppose contraception on religious grounds, I also oppose the notion purely from an employers' rights standpoint. I see no reason why any employer should be forced to provide health insurance plans including contraception coverage, or, for that matter, health insurance at all. If they can't afford it, or can't afford a plan that satisfies their wants for their employees, the government should not be forcing them to do so. That's one of the arguments at the heart of the opposition to ObamaCare.
However, I also apply my philosophy to what I see as other infringements on the freedoms of employers. One of those is the Workplace Religious Freedom Act. It's a bipartisan bill that has been floating around Congress now for several years. Its intent is to address the supposed problem of employers refusing to make significant accommodations for those with requests based on their religious observances or tenets. Some of these instances include men not being allowed to have beards at work, or insufficient rescheduling efforts to make it possible for an employee to take time off to attend to a holy day of some sort. Many of these claims have been taken to court, and often a judgment was found for the employer. The way things are now, employers are only required to make allowances for the religious beliefs of their employees if those allowances incur only a minimal cost to the employer. Under the WRFA, employers would have to now prove a "significant difficulty" to the courts, broadening the rules such that employers are now on the defensive.
A huge amount of religious organizations of all types have supported the bill, while civil rights groups like the ACLU have opposed it. I fall on the side of the latter. To me, the situation is very similar to the contraception mandate. With WRFA, you have the government forcing an employer to take on a cost in order to cater to what lawmakers want their employees to have, without taking into account the rights of the employers. With the contraception mandate, the situation is the same. There are a number of differences, obviously.
The difference that sticks out most to me, however, is that Rick Santorum opposes the contraception mandate…and introduced the Workplace Religious Freedom Act. I consider both to be infringements on the rights of employers…both to be cases of big government overreach. It almost makes me think that Santorum is more concerned with keeping those with his religious beliefs happy than he is with preserving the freedoms of private businesses.
Then again, maybe I'm thinking that because I'm not a "traditional conservative".


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Lear Capital: What's In Store For Gold When Stimulus Runs Out?
Here's a little quiz for you. When was the last time we had a Federal Budget Deficit under $500 billion? In 2008 the budget deficit came in at a mere $438 billion. Since then we have been running deficits in excess of $1 trillion each year. In 2009 - $1.4 trillion, 2010 - $1.3 trillion, $1.5 trillion is written in for 2011 and now 2012 projects $1.1 trillion.
At the outset of 2009, increased deficit spending was said to be needed in order to stimulate the economy. That said, it is safe to conclude hundreds of billions more stimulus has been built into each subsequent year at least through 2012.
Yet, today, recovery is still uncertain. Were it not so, the Fed would not have pledged, last November, to buy $600 billion in Treasuries through June of 2011. That amounts to about $85 billion per month spent by the Fed to buy our own debt. Were there no other buyers? And, who will the buyers be once the program ends?
With $1 trillion plus annual deficits built into the budget through at least 2012, it looks to me like someone has to step in to continue what the Fed started. Even if we believe the deficit will be cut in half before this Presidential term is over, we're still talking hundreds of billions in deficits.
I just saw the statistic this morning that 16.2% of workers are still unemployed or underemployed. And let's not forget those who are now discouraged and have somehow escaped count once their unemployment benefits ran out. Throw in the self-employed who are out of work but not elligible to collect unemployment and the number of people still not earning full wages or any wages, is staggering.
In 2010, a record number of foreclosure filings were recorded. Weighing in at 2.9 million homes, that number is expected to rise in 2011.
Can we really look at data like this and say recovery is underway? Are we really just a few months away from completing our last round of quantitative easing/stimulus? Time always tells and time never lies.
The data suggests we are still a long way from recovery and more stimulus will be needed well beyond June when QE2 is supposed to come to an end. Should that be the case, inflation concerns heighten. Even today, Eric Bolen of Fox News and Fox Business Network, warns of inflation in clothing prices to set in this spring. Food prices are also inflating as are energy costs.
Historically, inflation and gold have walked hand in hand, as gold is used to hedge against it. This may explain why the predicted dip in gold prices, down to as low as $1225 per ounce, has yet to come to pass. Instead, gold bounced off the $1310 level and has quietly moved back near the $1400 an ounce level.
If stimulus does end, perhaps even more dire consequences await. If the Fed is currently printing enough money to, in effect, pay the bills, what happens when they stop? Who pays the bills then? Got gold?


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In today's world, the internet has made electronic billing and online ordering a fact of life. Most merchants will offer a host of payment options, and usually included in them is the ability to use a credit/debit card and the ability to pay via check or direct debit from your checking account.
Credit/Debit works by entering your 16 digit card number, expiration date and CVV2 (last 3 digits on back of card signature panel for Visa/Mastercard/Discover or 4 digits printed on front of card for American Express.) The merchant then uses that network (Visa/MasterCard/Discover/American Express) to authorize a charge, (and if it's out of a credit card account) lowers your available credit and puts an authorization "hold" in until the charge is completed and posted to your account. If the charge is using a debit card, the same merchant network is used but your available checking balance is reduced by the hold, and when the final charge is placed, the hold is released and replaced by the charge.
Online checks can be called a few things by a merchant, including electronic funds transfer (EFT), direct debit (DB) eCheck or automated clearing house (ACH). When you pay via EFT you enter your checking account routing number (this number identifies your bank) and your account number (this number identifies your account at the bank) and you authorize the money to be withdrawn. A few days after the authorization, the money is debited from your account at the bank and electronically transferred to the merchant.
So which is safer and why?
Using a check online (or even in a store) hands out all of your personal information someone would need to debit money out of your account without you ever saying anything. Banks have 10 days to investigate after you report an unauthorized ACH, and you must fill in written paperwork and affidavits that they were not authorized. Banks technically have to reverse charges if you submit a written request before 60 days expires and they must issue the credit by the 60th day (Regulation E. Section 205.6(b)(3) ).
Credit/Debit cards are significantly easier, with all the major merchant services (Visa/Mastercard/Discover/American Express) offering a zero liability guarantee and usually reversing charges before you even know they were unauthorized, due to computers constantly checking for things like geographic distance for swipes (you can't possibly use the same card 500 miles away within 20 minutes), known fraud patterns and other red flags. Having a charge reversed generally happens within 48 hours for most major credit cards, and the money is almost always recoverable for the bank. Credit/debit cards also have the ability to be reissued if there is any question over possible fraud, without paying for new checks.
So if credit cards are really more secure, why do online bill payments and merchants offer checks?
Well here is a really dirty secret… it's cheaper for the merchant! Credit cards charge a percent of the transaction to be processed while debits from your checking account usually carry a small flat fee.
So how do you protect yourself using either a credit/debit card or direct debit?
Here are some really simple rules:
- Install a virus scanner/firewall and keep it up to date.
- Make sure the page you actually enter your credit card number on is https:// or shows secure on your web browser.
- Use trusted online merchants. Companies who are legitimate pay a LOT of money to keep their systems secure.
- Use credit before direct debit if offered for the same price. (Some bill payments/online merchants charge a fee for credit/debit card.)
- Report ANY fraud you see on your account to the bank/credit card company as soon as possible.
- Check your individual bank/card policy on these situations. Some banks and card companies follow the minimum legal requirements, while others offer increased protection. Don't find out what your bank's policy on an unauthorized charge or check is after you're the victim of fraud.
Doing these simple things can keep your money secure and let you enjoy the convenience of online shopping and bill payment.
P.S. Most of these tips hold true for paying in the store! When you hand a check to a sales clerk, you're handing everything about your bank account over to them. Using a credit card at a swipe machine doesn't let them see any of the information, and if they ask to see the card to verify it's you, they would have to be pretty good to remember 16 digits, expiration date and a cvv2 code!


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